Chapter Summaries

Ning Weiyang learned that Heaven Dou Royal Academy might send exchange students to Spirit Hall Academy and considered asking the Education Committee to choose her. Over a hot pot meal with Dugu Yan, Yu Tianheng, Ye Lingling, Yu Feng, and Osler, she grew closer to her classmates.

• Ning Weiyang told Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling that hearing about the exchange program had made her thoughtful, and Dugu Yan explained how the selection would work.
• Ning Weiyang decided she would speak to the Education Committee about becoming an exchange student and mention that her martial soul had evolved.
• Yu Tianheng and the others brought hot pot ingredients, and Dugu Yan introduced them to Ning Weiyang as future teammates who would help her if needed.
• Yu Feng offered to protect Ning Weiyang from Goreya, while Ye Lingling teased him about his fighting ability and fed him meat.
• Dugu Yan shared cooked meat with Ning Weiyang, and the meal helped Ning Weiyang become closer to the group.

Ning Weiyang volunteered to become the final exchange student to Spirit Hall Academy, revealing that her Martial Soul had evolved and she had reached Soul Power Level thirteen. The Education Committee agreed she could fill the opening, but Meng Shenji planned to consult Crown Prince Xue Qinghe before deciding.

• Ning Weiyang told Meng Shenji, Zhi Lin, and Bai Baoshan that she was serious about volunteering as an exchange student.
• Ning Weiyang explained that her Martial Soul had evolved in the Mimicry Forest and that she had obtained her first soul ring.
• Meng Shenji checked Ning Weiyang's Soul Power and discovered she had reached Level thirteen.
• Meng Shenji told Ning Weiyang he would discuss her candidacy with Xue Qinghe and arranged for her to register in Class C the next day.
• After Ning Weiyang left, Meng Shenji and the other committee members agreed she could solve their candidate shortage and planned to provide protective items if she went to Spirit Hall Academy.

Ning Weiyang awakened her first Soul Skill, Glorious Radiance, which restored and enhanced her while weakening everyone within its wide area, and discovered that the sea of flowers accelerated her cultivation. Meanwhile, a Peony Flower manifested above her in the dormitory as Meng Shenji arrived to meet Xue Qinghe at the Heaven Dou Royal Palace.

• Ning Weiyang sensed her Soul Power in the sea of flowers and saw a Seven-Colored Peony emerge from her Peony God Seal.
• Ning Weiyang awakened Glorious Radiance, which restored and enhanced her while weakening others within five hundred meters.
• Ning Weiyang discovered that the sea of flowers was a Mimetic Environment where she could cultivate ten times faster without consuming Soul Power.
• A Peony Flower blossomed above Ning Weiyang in the girls' dormitory as the light of her Peony God Seal filled the room.
• Meng Shenji was escorted to Xue Qinghe's study at the Heaven Dou Royal Palace and greeted him.

Meng Shenji asked Xue Qinghe whether Ning Weiyang could join Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s exchange study program at Spirit Hall Academy, and Xue Qinghe approved and prepared gifts for her. Meng Shenji found Ning Weiyang struggling through extra training in the scorching sun and told her to stop.

• Meng Shenji told Xue Qinghe that Ning Weiyang wanted to join the exchange study program at Spirit Hall Academy and asked for his opinion.
• Xue Qinghe agreed to let Ning Weiyang go and ordered a thousand-year-old ginseng and a Storage Spirit Tool for her.
• Meng Shenji received the gifts and went to Heaven Dou Royal Academy to find Ning Weiyang.
• Meng Shenji saw Ning Weiyang running laps in the heat, called her to stop, and asked what had happened.

After Meng Shenji sent Ning Weiyang back to rest and gave her Xue Qinghe’s gifts, she discovered that the scented pouch was a Storage Spirit Tool. Teacher Zhi confronted her for leaving training, and Ning Weiyang answered with a cutting remark.

• Meng Shenji let Ning Weiyang leave the field to rest and told her to report any further demands from Teacher Zhi to him.
• Meng Shenji gave Ning Weiyang a thousand-year-old ginseng and a scented pouch from Xue Qinghe, and told her she would soon transfer to Spirit Hall Academy as an exchange student.
• Ning Weiyang bathed, examined the gifts, and discovered that the scented pouch was a Storage Spirit Tool.
• Teacher Zhi came to Ning Weiyang’s dormitory and scolded her for leaving training, insulting her Soul Power and threatening her place in Class C.
• Ning Weiyang told Teacher Zhi that her teeth were so far apart she whistled when she talked.

Teacher Zhi challenged Ning Weiyang’s claim that the Education Committee had told her to rest, refusing to believe her reported Soul Power Level Thirteen. She brought Ning Weiyang to confront the committee, where Meng Shenji recognized the reason for the visit.

• Ning Weiyang corrected Teacher Zhi, saying she was not Innate Spirit Power Level Three and that her Soul Power was already Level Thirteen.
• Teacher Zhi accused Ning Weiyang of lying to avoid studying, but Ning Weiyang said the Education Committee had told her to rest.
• Ning Weiyang realized Teacher Zhi was targeting her and decided to take the matter to Meng Shenji.
• Teacher Zhi led Ning Weiyang to the Education Committee office and demanded that the committee judge whether she should remain at the academy.
• Bai Baoshan greeted Ning Weiyang warmly, and Meng Shenji asked Teacher Zhi if she had brought her there to question why she had gone to rest.

Ning Weiyang exposed Teacher Zhi’s mistreatment of her to the Education Committee. The committee listened to Ning Weiyang’s account, leaving Teacher Zhi facing their judgment.

• Teacher Zhi faltered under the Education Committee’s scrutiny and apologized, calling the incident a misunderstanding without mentioning Ning Weiyang.
• Bai Baoshan refused to let Teacher Zhi’s explanation pass and invited Ning Weiyang to describe what had happened.
• Ning Weiyang recounted Teacher Zhi’s disbelief in her Soul Power and her demand that Ning Weiyang keep running laps, presenting herself as upset and exhausted.

Teacher Zhi faced the Education Committee after Ning Weiyang revealed her hurtful remarks, and the committee defended the young genius. After Meng Shenji threatened to transfer Teacher Zhi, she apologized and asked for another chance.

• Zhi Lin and Meng Shenji rebuked Teacher Zhi for looking down on Ning Weiyang and refusing to teach her.
• Bai Baoshan comforted Ning Weiyang, who resolved to cultivate hard and prove herself with her results.
• Meng Shenji decided to transfer Teacher Zhi away from Class C because of her prejudice and poor judgment.
• Teacher Zhi realized her backing could not protect her from the consequences and apologized to Ning Weiyang and the Education Committee, asking for another chance.

Ning Weiyang saw Teacher Zhi admit her mistake and avoid serious punishment, then asked Meng Shenji why the teacher had targeted her. Meng Shenji revealed that Teacher Zhi was Ge Zhi, the niece of Marshal Golong, and explained that her contempt likely stemmed from the continent’s reverence for strength.

• Teacher Zhi admitted her mistake, and Meng Shenji kept her at the academy while assigning another teacher to manage Class C with her.
• Bai Baoshan and Zhi Lin took Ning Weiyang to eat, while Meng Shenji watched her with a complicated expression.
• After the meal, Meng Shenji told Ning Weiyang to return to her dormitory, attend the morning theory lecture, and go to Class C the next afternoon.
• Ning Weiyang asked why Teacher Zhi disliked her, and Meng Shenji revealed that Teacher Zhi's real name was Ge Zhi and that she was Marshal Golong's niece.

Ning Weiyang learned that Goreya had used Teacher Zhi to target her and decided to strike back. After overhearing Goreya and his lackeys mock her on the bridge, she kicked him into the lotus pond.

• Ning Weiyang realized Teacher Zhi had targeted her because of Goreya and resolved not to keep tolerating his behavior.
• Ning Weiyang heard Goreya's lackeys praise his scheme and boast that Teacher Zhi would keep her from advancing.
• Goreya said he would forgive Ning Weiyang if she apologized and promised to behave.
• Ning Weiyang kicked Goreya off the bridge and into the water.

Ning Weiyang fought the lackeys who had attacked her and revealed the power of her Seven-Colored Peony Martial Soul. After defeating their assault, she threatened the remaining lackeys and asked whether they would jump into the water themselves or let her help them.

• A lackey with a Fire Leopard Martial Soul charged Ning Weiyang, but she dodged his attack and kicked him off the arched bridge with her first soul skill, Glorious Radiance.
• The other lackeys surrounded Ning Weiyang and attacked her with their soul skills.
• Ning Weiyang raised a protective barrier with her Seven-Colored Peony Martial Soul and stopped every attack.
• Ning Weiyang withdrew the barrier, pressed a sharp peony petal against a lackey's throat, and demanded that the remaining lackeys jump down or let her throw them.

Ning Weiyang confronted Goreya after he spread rumors about her, revealing a transformed appearance and overwhelming him with her Glorious Radiance. She left him on the ground, demanding an explanation for his actions.

• Ning Weiyang drove Goreya’s lackeys off the arched bridge and into the water with the sharp petals of her Martial Soul.
• Goreya leapt out of the water and demanded to know where Ning Weiyang was, failing to recognize her transformed appearance.
• Ning Weiyang punched Goreya to the ground and weakened him with Glorious Radiance.
• Ning Weiyang confronted Goreya about spreading rumors and told him to donate his eyes if he did not need them.
• Goreya realized the woman before him was Ning Weiyang and struggled to understand how she had become so powerful.

Ning Weiyang confronted Goreya after he threatened her, using her spirit skill to suppress him and warn him to stop spreading rumors. She threw him into the water and left, while Goreya was left wondering about her strength and martial soul.

• Goreya recognized Ning Weiyang and threatened her by invoking his grandfather, the Imperial Marshal.
• Ning Weiyang suppressed Goreya with her martial soul and warned him she would blame him for any unpleasant rumors about her.
• Ning Weiyang grabbed Goreya and threw him beneath the arched bridge, while his lackeys fled.
• Ning Weiyang withdrew her martial soul and left to return to her dormitory and sleep.
• Goreya crawled out of the water and wondered how Ning Weiyang had become a One-Ring Spirit Master with such a powerful martial soul.

Goreya worried that his grandfather would learn he had been beaten by Ning Weiyang, while Ning Weiyang returned to her dormitory after the Education Committee settled her exchange-student assignment. She told Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling that Xue Qinghe had backed the decision, leaving her friends to believe he had helped choose her.

• Goreya resolved to keep the rumors from reaching Ning Weiyang and worried that his grandfather would discover their fight.
• Ning Weiyang returned to the girls' dormitory, where Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling asked about her long absence.
• Ning Weiyang explained that the Education Committee had settled the exchange-student matter and chosen her as Class C's representative.
• Ning Weiyang told Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling that Xue Qinghe had recommended her and that she wanted to visit other academies.
• Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling pitied Ning Weiyang, while she privately decided to let Xue Qinghe take some of the blame.

Ning Weiyang prepared to become an exchange student at Spirit Hall Academy while Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling worried she might be bullied. Half a month later, she received her enrollment notice and Meng Shenji gave her a protective gift before her departure.

• Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling cautioned Ning Weiyang to be careful at Spirit Hall Academy, and Dugu Yan promised to find her something to defend herself with.
• Ning Weiyang spent her free time cultivating in the Peony Flower Sea after discovering it was a Mimetic Environment that accelerated cultivation.
• Half a month later, Meng Shenji delivered Spirit Hall Academy's enrollment notice to Ning Weiyang outside her dorm room.
• Meng Shenji advised Ning Weiyang to tell her accompanying teacher if anything happened and offered her a wooden treasure box containing a weapon and medicinal supplies.

Ning Weiyang prepared to leave for Spirit Hall Academy and spent her last day in Heaven Dou City with Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling. Dugu Yan treated her to a stroll and offered to buy her anything she liked, while Ning Weiyang tried to keep her from spending too much.

• Meng Shenji gave Ning Weiyang a box, which she stored before returning to the dormitory to pack her belongings.
• Ning Weiyang packed two large suitcases, including the many clothes Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling had bought for her.
• Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling returned after class and invited Ning Weiyang to explore Heaven Dou City, with Dugu Yan showing off the leave slips she had prepared.
• The three left the academy and wandered through Heaven Dou City's shops, where Dugu Yan offered to buy Ning Weiyang whatever she wanted.
• Ning Weiyang declined to buy things because she already had too much to carry and did not want Dugu Yan to spend her money.

Dugu Bo visited Dugu Yan and met her roommate Ning Weiyang, whom Dugu Yan wanted to protect at Spirit Hall Academy. He gave Ning Weiyang a Nine-Section Jade Serpent to defend herself with if anyone bullied her.

• Dugu Bo surprised Dugu Yan at an antique shop and lifted her up, remarking that she seemed lighter than before.
• Dugu Yan introduced Ning Weiyang to Dugu Bo and stepped in when he stared at the six-year-old girl.
• Dugu Yan explained that Ning Weiyang was going to Spirit Hall Academy through an exchange student program and needed protection from bullies.
• Dugu Bo produced a Nine-Section Jade Serpent and told Ning Weiyang to let it bite anyone who bullied her.

Dugu Bo teased Ning Weiyang with his Nine-Section Jade Serpent, then noticed that her sachet was a royal-family item. Ning Weiyang revealed it had been bestowed by the Crown Prince, prompting a sharp reaction from Dugu Bo.

• Dugu Yan stopped Dugu Bo from teaching Ning Weiyang his dangerous methods.
• Dugu Bo put the Nine-Section Jade Serpent on Ning Weiyang's shoulder, frightening her until Dugu Yan took it away.
• Dugu Bo asked whether Ning Weiyang had a Storage Spirit Tool that could store living creatures.
• Dugu Bo recognized Ning Weiyang's sachet as an item exclusively used by the Heaven Dou Royal Family.
• Ning Weiyang said the Crown Prince had bestowed the sachet through Meng Shenji, and Dugu Bo's eyes flashed sharply.

Dugu Bo questioned Ning Weiyang about her connection to the Crown Prince and the royal Soul Tool, while Dugu Yan tried to protect her feelings. Ning Weiyang explained that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect expelled her for her poor talent, and she left Dugu Yan and Dugu Bo feeling sorry for her.

• Dugu Bo asked Ning Weiyang about her relationship with the Crown Prince and why he had given her a royal Soul Tool.
• Ning Weiyang said she had no relationship with Xue Qinghe and did not know why he had helped her.
• Dugu Yan told Dugu Bo that Ning Weiyang used to belong to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Dugu Yan tried to keep Ning Weiyang's family matters private, but Ning Weiyang said the sect had expelled her for low Innate Soul Power and not awakening either of her parents' martial souls.
• Ning Weiyang said Xue Qinghe had taken pity on her and brought her to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, prompting Dugu Yan and Dugu Bo to feel distressed and guilty.

Dugu Bo invited Ning Weiyang to stay near his herb garden and offered to help her tame the Nine-Section Jade Serpent, despite her upcoming exchange at Spirit Hall Academy. He then accompanied Ning Weiyang and Dugu Yan shopping and paid for everything, only to leave their dormitory wondering if something was off.

• Dugu Bo gave Ning Weiyang a Storage Spirit Tool for the Nine-Section Jade Serpent and offered to teach her how to tame it.
• Dugu Bo invited Ning Weiyang to spend time in his herb garden, and she eagerly accepted.
• Dugu Yan reminded them that Ning Weiyang would leave for Spirit Hall Academy the next day and live in its dormitories.
• Dugu Bo said he would make extra trips to bring Ning Weiyang to the garden despite her academy schedule.
• Dugu Bo accompanied Ning Weiyang and Dugu Yan shopping, paid for everything, and carried their bags back to the dormitory.
• Dugu Bo left the dormitory feeling that something was off.