Chapter Summaries

Xun'er managed Demon Hall’s finances and operations while devoting herself to helping Xiao Yan, then went looking for him after worrying about An Ruoruo. Xiao Yan asked her whether she had anything of her own to do, leaving Xun'er stunned.

• Xun'er gave Hu Jia her Fire Crystal Card so Demon Hall could continue distributing Fire Energy to Freshmen.
• Hu Jia teased Xun'er for trusting Xiao Yan so completely, and Xun'er said he would run if he met someone he could not beat.
• After Hu Jia left, Xun'er organized Demon Hall’s affairs and wondered what Xiao Yan had been doing with An Ruoruo.
• Worried that An Ruoruo might be hiding something, Xun'er rushed to Xiao Yan’s Training Ground and found him alone.
• Xiao Yan asked Xun'er whether she had anything of her own to do, and she stood there in shock.

Xiao Yan told Xun'er that she needed pursuits and a life of her own beyond helping him, leaving her hurt but determined to find something for herself. As Xun'er left, a seven-colored glow appeared in the blood at her lip, hinting at the effects of her Dou Di bloodline.

• Xiao Yan flicked Xun'er's forehead and challenged her belief that he disliked her because of Ruoruo.
• Xiao Yan praised Xun'er's work for the Demon Hall but explained that helping him and managing his affairs were not pursuits of her own.
• Xiao Yan urged Xun'er to develop her own interests and opinions instead of centering her life on him.
• Xun'er thanked Xiao Yan, forced a smile, and hurried away with blood at the corner of her mouth.
• A seven-colored glow appeared in Xun'er's blood, and the narration noted that higher Dou Di bloodlines carried fewer emotions.

After Xiao Yan’s comment made Xun'er question whether she had any pursuits of her own, she visited a vendor’s stall and found herself unable to pay for a bracelet because she had given her Fire Crystal Card to Hu Jia. Hun Ruoruo intervened just as the vendor threatened her, then asked whether she had fallen out with Xiao Yan.

• After parting from Xiao Yan, Xun'er wandered the Inner Academy and wondered whether she had anything of her own to pursue.
• Xun'er examined a vendor’s goods and chose a Magic Core bracelet, while nearby students recognized her as Xiao Yan’s cousin.
• The gray-robed vendor demanded fifty Heavenly Fire Energy for the bracelet, and Xun'er realized she had lent her Fire Crystal Card to Hu Jia.
• The vendor grew furious when Xun'er could not pay, and she prepared to defend herself as the crowd fled.
• Hun Ruoruo arrived, paid for the bracelet, healed the bloodstain at Xun'er's lip, and asked whether she had disagreed with Xiao Yan.

Hun Ruoruo answered Xiao Yan’s request to comfort Xun'er and intervened when Xun'er was unable to pay for a Magic Crystal Bracelet. After Hun Ruoruo bought the bracelet for her, Lin Yan asked her to remove his fire poison.

• Xiao Yan asked Hun Ruoruo to talk sense into Xun'er, and Hun Ruoruo agreed to play the bad cop for him.
• Hun Ruoruo gently reassured Xun'er that she could pay with an item of equivalent value, and the vendor accepted the arrangement.
• Hun Ruoruo used Xiao Yan’s Green Fire Crystal Card to buy the bracelet and gave it to Xun'er, easing Xun'er's resentment toward her.
• Hun Ruoruo told Lin Yan he could call her junior sister, and Lin Yan offered a Spirit Treasure Wood Vine in exchange for her help removing his fire poison.

Lin Yan asked Hun Ruoruo to help remove his fire poison, but Xun'er explained that treatment would require an intimate method, prompting him to apologize and give Hun Ruoruo a gift. Later, Hun Ruoruo told Xun'er that even Xiao Yan would not be an exception to her boundaries and reminded her that a girl's first kiss was precious.

• Lin Yan asked Hun Ruoruo to use her unusual Water attribute Dou Qi to help expel his fire poison.
• Xun'er explained that the poison had reached Lin Yan's bones and marrow and that treatment would require Hun Ruoruo to disperse her Dou Qi within his body.
• Lin Yan realized the implication, apologized to Hun Ruoruo, and offered her his spoils from the Black Corner Region except for the Green Vine.
• Hun Ruoruo accepted Lin Yan's apology gift and told him how to remove the fire poison, while Xiao Yan's Heavenly Flames and alchemy could handle the treatment.
• Xun'er teased Hun Ruoruo as they walked, and Hun Ruoruo insisted she would not cross her boundaries for anyone, including Xiao Yan.
• Hun Ruoruo pressed a finger to Xun'er's lips and told her that a girl's first kiss was precious.

Xun'er questioned Hun Ruoruo about her feelings for Xiao Yan, but Hun Ruoruo firmly denied being interested in him and helped Xun'er find something of her own to do. Xiao Yan revealed that he had been hiding nearby and explained that he wanted Xun'er to develop an independent life; afterward, Hun Ruoruo suspected his injuries had flared up because he was jealous.

• Xun'er apologized to Hun Ruoruo for questioning her, then left to cultivate in the Heaven Burning Qi Refining Tower.
• After Xun'er left, Hun Ruoruo dropped her friendly act and teased her before revealing that Xiao Yan had been hiding nearby.
• Xiao Yan thanked Hun Ruoruo for helping Xun'er and said he wanted her to develop her own interests and personality.
• Hun Ruoruo reflected on how much Xiao Yan had matured and how dependable she felt he had become.
• Xiao Yan told Hun Ruoruo that his injuries had flared up again, prompting her to wonder if he was jealous.

Xiao Yan struggled to keep his composure as Hun Ruoruo teased him while bathing and asked him to bring her clothes. After he fled when she began putting on her undergarments, Hun Ruoruo wondered whether he was jealous and why she wanted to test his feelings.

• Xiao Yan reflected that Hun Ruoruo was nearing the Late Spirit Realm and would soon practice the Spirit Ascension Technique.
• Hun Ruoruo called from the bathroom for Xiao Yan to bring her forgotten dress, and he nervously picked it up.
• Hun Ruoruo teased Xiao Yan about sniffing her dress and invited him to watch her change.
• Xiao Yan stayed by the bathroom door as Hun Ruoruo put on the dress, but fled when she began putting on her undergarments.
• Hun Ruoruo dressed and wondered whether Xiao Yan was jealous, admitting to herself that she wanted to know how he truly felt about her.

Xiao Yan recovered under Hun Ruoruo’s care, and the two teased each other before discussing her plans for Yun Shan’s soul. Hun Ruoruo revealed that refining it would unlock her Protector Soul Token’s full permissions, which she needed to search for someone important.

• Hun Ruoruo teased Xiao Yan about clutching and wrinkling her dress, then accidentally exposed herself while leaning over him.
• Xiao Yan fled to the bathroom after Hun Ruoruo’s accidental display made his nose bleed.
• Hun Ruoruo treated Xiao Yan, whose wounds and Dou Qi were steadily improving, and reproached him for risking his life.
• Xiao Yan asked why Hun Ruoruo was so intent on devouring Yun Shan’s soul and waiting to use the Spirit Ascension Technique.
• Hun Ruoruo explained that refining Yun Shan’s soul would unlock all permissions on her Protector Soul Token, which she needed to search for someone very important.

Xiao Yan misread Hun Ruoruo’s tender expression as longing for a rival, but she teased him for being jealous of her mother. When his playful retaliation turned into a way to restore her depleted vitality, Hun Ruoruo was left embarrassed and furious beneath a blanket.

• Xiao Yan wondered who had made Hun Ruoruo so sad, and she told him not to compete with her mother.
• Hun Ruoruo teased Xiao Yan for being jealous, and he trapped her leg between his own when she provoked him.
• Xiao Yan reached for Hun Ruoruo’s foot despite her pleas, then used the opportunity to send refined vitality into her through its sole.
• Hun Ruoruo abandoned her attempt to fight back as the treatment restored her strength, and Xiao Yan covered her with a blanket afterward.
• Hun Ruoruo hid beneath the blanket and silently resented Xiao Yan for taking advantage of her.

Xiao Yan persuaded Hun Ruoruo to accept more treatment for her depleted blood and qi, then fled when an elder came looking for him. After discovering the Heavenly Flame warmth eased her pain but could not restore her special bloodline, Hun Ruoruo reflected on Xiao Yan’s concern and fell into a peaceful sleep.

• Hun Ruoruo drove Xiao Yan from her courtyard, but he convinced her to accept another treatment using Heavenly Flame origin.
• An elder arrived searching for Xiao Yan, and Hun Ruoruo secretly misdirected him so Xiao Yan would be chased away from his hiding place.
• Hun Ruoruo found that the Ten Thousand Beast Origin warmed her body but could not replenish her depleted divine-grade Dou Di bloodline.
• Hun Ruoruo realized Xiao Yan had sensed her sadness about Mother and had tried to comfort her, though she still intended to rely on his help in the future.
• Hun Ruoruo removed the bracelet by her scar and fell asleep, comforted by the hope of healing her soul injury and finding Mother.

Hun Ruoruo worried that her rapidly accelerating cultivation was tied to the Dou Di bloodline she had once stripped away. After discussing her concerns with Old Man Yao, she suggested that the bloodline had awakened again, leaving him shocked.

• Hun Ruoruo reached the bottleneck of the Late Spirit Realm and wondered whether her Dou Di bloodline was affecting her cultivation.
• Hun Ruoruo noticed that she had advanced to Six-star Dou Huang unusually quickly and suspected Xiao Yan’s blood and qi nourishment might have contributed.
• Old Man Yao emerged from his Storage Ring and asked Hun Ruoruo to tell him what was troubling her.
• Hun Ruoruo explained that her recent cultivation felt like the acceleration she had experienced while possessing Bloodline Power.
• Old Man Yao asked whether the Dou Di bloodline within Hun Ruoruo had awakened again.

Old Man Yao and Hun Ruoruo discussed the Dou Di bloodline, their shared mistreatment by the Eight Clans, and the possibility that Ruoruo’s bloodline had awakened. They concluded that bloodline strength could increase with age and wondered how far Ruoruo’s Divine Bloodline might rise after a second awakening.

• Old Man Yao admitted that his thin bloodline had left him ignorant of its secrets, and Hun Ruoruo promised to seek justice for him and herself.
• Hun Ruoruo said she had stopped resisting her innate bloodline, though she still wanted to defeat the Eight Clans without relying on its power.
• Hun Ruoruo recalled that her unusual strength may have first appeared after the battle at the Misty Cloud Sect, before Xiao Yan discussed treating her with the Ten Thousand Beast Origin.
• Old Man Yao remembered that his own talent and alchemy had improved sharply around her age, suggesting that his bloodline might have awakened then.
• Old Man Yao explained that Dou Di bloodline power increased as clan members matured, and Hun Ruoruo realized her Divine Bloodline might advance even further after another awakening.

Hun Ruoruo sought an opportunity to advance her Soul Force and asked Xiao Yan to take a walk with her. He brought her to Demon Hall, where his faction duties kept him occupied, and she realized he had forgotten their date.

• Hun Ruoruo failed to break through to the Late Spirit Realm after repeated attempts and decided to look for an opportunity in the Inner Academy.
• Hun Ruoruo asked Xiao Yan to take a walk with her, but he hesitated because he had promised someone else his time.
• Xiao Yan agreed to take Hun Ruoruo along and led her to Demon Hall, explaining that he was managing the faction while Xun'er cultivated in the Heaven Burning Qi Refining Tower.
• Xiao Yan left Hun Ruoruo with Hu Jia so he could handle faction affairs, and Hun Ruoruo remarked that he had forgotten their date.

Hun Ruoruo visited the Demon Hall and watched Xiao Yan’s exhausting daily routine, finding a chance to settle her own thoughts. That evening, she revealed that she had altered his Fire Crystal Card to mark his eighteenth birthday, and stepped into the Late Spirit Realm.

• Hun Ruoruo asked Hu Jia about Xiao Yan and learned that he was busy managing the Demon Hall, facing challengers, and refining medicine with Elder Huo.
• Hu Jia guided Hun Ruoruo around the Demon Hall, where she watched Xiao Yan work, refine medicine, and defeat challengers throughout the day.
• Hun Ruoruo reflected that observing ordinary student life and settling herself might help her break through her cultivation shackles.
• As Xiao Yan walked home with Hun Ruoruo, he complained about the challengers and asked about the Fire Crystal Card she had been examining.
• Hun Ruoruo explained that she had changed the card’s guaranteed number, and Xiao Yan discovered it displayed his eighteenth birthday.
• Hun Ruoruo wished Xiao Yan a happy birthday and broke through into the Late Spirit Realm.

Hun Ruoruo surprised Xiao Yan on his birthday, and the two teased each other as they reminisced about their first meeting. When Xiao Yan asked for a gift, he wished that Hun Ruoruo would not hate him after her soul recovered, and she promised she would not.

• Hun Ruoruo waved a glowing Fire Crystal Card at Xiao Yan and prompted him to react to her birthday surprise.
• Hun Ruoruo revealed that she had remembered Xiao Yan's birthday from the day he tested at Third Stage Dou Qi and they first met.
• Xiao Yan tried to stop Hun Ruoruo from teasing him, but she toppled onto him and they laughed together.
• Hun Ruoruo asked Xiao Yan what gift he wanted and offered to make his wish come true.
• Xiao Yan wished that Hun Ruoruo would not hate him after her soul recovered, and she promised to fulfill his wish.

Xiao Yan replenished Hun Ruoruo’s vitality, but she feared she would never gain enough physical strength to use the Spirit Ascension Technique. Old Man Yao appeared and said the technique had a feasible solution, leaving Xiao Yan to ask what it was.

• Xiao Yan spent nearly an hour channeling vitality into Hun Ruoruo to help restore her depleted body.
• Hun Ruoruo explained that the Spirit Ascension Technique required physical strength she lacked and feared she might not live long enough to use it.
• Hun Ruoruo told Xiao Yan she would continue pursuing her goal of becoming stronger, even if it meant devouring souls, and asked whether he and Old Man Yao would still accept her.
• Old Man Yao emerged from Hun Ruoruo’s ring, reassured her that neither he nor Xiao Yan would hate her, and teased them about being pressed together.
• Xiao Yan asked Old Man Yao whether he had found a way around the Spirit Ascension Technique’s physical requirements, and Old Man Yao said a feasible path existed.

Hun Ruoruo asked Old Man Yao how she could withstand the Spirit Ascension Technique, and he proposed using body-tempering treasures and the Ten Thousand Beast Origin to support her. When Xiao Yan revealed that their last bottle of Companion Purple Crystal Source was gone and Jia Nan Academy had no substitutes, Hun Ruoruo said she knew where to find suitable Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures.

• Old Man Yao scolded Hun Ruoruo for letting her impatience cloud her judgment and urged her to steady herself before attempting Spirit Ascension.
• Old Man Yao drew the Myriad Beasts Spirit Flame Origin from Xiao Yan and asked him to recall how he had crossed into body cultivation.
• Xiao Yan realized Old Man Yao wanted to use the Companion Purple Crystal Source, Magic Cores, and the Void Spirit Devouring Flame to provide Hun Ruoruo with qi and blood.
• Old Man Yao proposed using the Companion Purple Crystal Source and the Ten Thousand Beast Origin to help Hun Ruoruo endure Spirit Ascension.
• Xiao Yan told Old Man Yao that Medusa Xiao Cai had drunk their last bottle of Companion Purple Crystal Source and that Jia Nan Academy had no comparable treasures.
• Hun Ruoruo reassured Old Man Yao and Xiao Yan by saying she knew where to find body-tempering Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures.

Xiao Yan and Hun Ruoruo sneaked into the forest to find a body-tempering treasure and discovered a Snow Ape guarding Earth Core Body Tempering Milk. The chapter ended with them hiding nearby as the ape fought six humans for the treasure.

• Xiao Yan and Hun Ruoruo traveled cautiously through the forest while searching for a body-tempering treasure.
• Hun Ruoruo explained that she had found a special aura while sweeping the border region with her Soul Force.
• Xiao Yan and Hun Ruoruo heard a Dou Wang-level Magical Beast roar and secretly approached its lair.
• A Snow Ape confronted six humans who were trying to take the Earth Core Body Tempering Milk.
• Xiao Yan and Hun Ruoruo hid in a haystack and realized the humans were fighting over the treasure they sought.

Xiao Yan found Earth Core Body Tempering Milk and prepared to sneak attack the Snow Sky Demonic Ape after it awakened its Rampage Bloodline. He activated the Heavenly Flames Three Profound Transformations as the ape battled the Inner Academy students.

• Xiao Yan recognized the Earth Core Body Tempering Milk and told Hun Ruoruo it could help restore her vitality and ease her breakthrough.
• Hun Ruoruo teased Xiao Yan about leaving him to handle the Snow Sky Demonic Ape, so he resolved to prove himself by joining the fight.
• Xiao Yan watched the Inner Academy students and their green-robed leader battle the fifth-order Snow Sky Demonic Ape, whose strength was near Dou Wang level.
• The Snow Sky Demonic Ape awakened its Rampage Bloodline, and Hun Ruoruo told Xiao Yan its strength would plunge when the bloodline faded.
• Xiao Yan concealed his aura, asked Hun Ruoruo to keep the students alive, and slipped toward the battle to attack the ape.
• Xiao Yan activated the Heavenly Flames Three Profound Transformations as he prepared to confront the Snow Sky Demonic Ape.

Xiao Yan defeated the weakened Snow Sky Demonic Ape and obtained the Earth Core Body Tempering Milk with Hun Ruoruo. As they prepared to use the Spirit Ascension Technique, Hun Ruoruo secretly gathered more of the treasure and worried about how the procedure might change her and her relationship with Xiao Yan.

• Xiao Yan used the Heavenly Flames Three Profound Transformations to raise his strength to Seven-star Dou Ling and ambushed the weakened Snow Sky Demonic Ape.
• The Snow Sky Demonic Ape fled after Xiao Yan badly wounded it, and Xiao Yan collapsed from exhaustion before recovering with pills.
• Xiao Yan found Hun Ruoruo in the cave, where she revealed that she had taken the Earth Core Body Tempering Milk and gave him a share.
• Xiao Yan and Hun Ruoruo left the cave to prepare for the Spirit Ascension Technique, but Hun Ruoruo stayed behind to collect more of the liquid.
• Hun Ruoruo left most of the remaining Earth Core Body Tempering Milk untouched, worried about the Spirit Ascension Technique and her future with Xiao Yan, and thanked him quietly.