Chapter Summaries

Su Ran intervened to save the Whale Dragon God from the Sea God’s killing blow and negotiated for the whale’s soul to become a guardian spirit for Peach Blossom Spring Academy. When the Sea God demanded that Su Ran become his sworn brother and obey three requests after ascending, the Whale Dragon God rejected the bargain and sacrificed himself to give Su Ran his cultivation and divine bones.

• Su Ran deflected the Sea God Trident with his Peach Blossom Branch, shifting its strike and saving the Whale Dragon God’s divine soul from being destroyed.
• Su Ran confronted the Sea God and asked him to spare the Whale Dragon God’s soul as a guardian spirit for Peach Blossom Spring Academy.
• The Sea God agreed on condition that Su Ran become his sworn brother and obey three requests after entering the God Realm.
• The Whale Dragon God warned Su Ran that the Sea God intended to bind him, then chose to die rather than let Su Ran pay that price.
• The Whale Dragon God unleashed a Divine Beast Sacrifice, forming a Sacred Light Barrier and sending his cultivation and divine bones to Su Ran.

Su Ran absorbed the Whale Dragon God's sacrifice and broke through to the ten-ring Quasi-God Realm, then persuaded the Sea God to remove the priestess sacrifice from his disciples' inheritance trials. After the Sea God departed, Su Ran healed the injured sea creatures and gathered the souls of those he could not save.

• The Whale Dragon God sacrificed himself, giving Su Ran his million-year cultivation and divine torso bone, which transformed into armor as Su Ran reached the Quasi-God Realm.
• The Sea God congratulated Su Ran and offered to guide him in the Divine Realm, but Su Ran said he had no desire to ascend.
• Su Ran asked the Sea God to change the Sea God inheritance so that Great Priestess Bo Saixi would not have to die for his disciples to inherit the godhood.
• The Sea God gave Su Ran a Sea God Badge and made it a Ninth Trial that opened the inheritance path without requiring a priestess sacrifice.
• After the Sea God left, Su Ran healed injured Sea Soul Beasts with Begonia Flowers and stored the souls of the dead in his Soul Spirit Storage Ring.

After Su Ran gained the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's sacrifice, his disciples celebrated his power and discussed the Sea God inheritance. Tang San renounced revenge, swore allegiance to Sea God Island, and vowed never to return to the continent, while Bo Saixi hosted a banquet and served Su Ran wine.

• Su Ran told his disciples that whoever won the Sea God Trident's recognition, mastered the Thirteen Halberds of the Sea God, and opened the Path to Godhood could inherit the Sea God position.
• Tang San reflected on his failures, accepted that his past choices had helped destroy his clan, and begged Sea God to forgive him.
• Tang San swore to serve Sea God Island in exchange for a place to live and vowed never to set foot on the continent again.
• Bo Saixi held a banquet to celebrate Su Ran's breakthrough and invited him to the Priestess Hall balcony for wine.
• Bo Saixi urged Su Ran to drink sincerely, and after he finished his cup, she moved close and asked how he felt.

At a banquet, Shui Yue'er accidentally revealed that Meng Yiran and Dugu Yan secretly loved Su Ran, earning their furious teasing and pinches. Alone with Su Ran in the Priestess Hall, Bo Saixi confessed her feelings and tried to seduce him while intoxicated, but he stopped her and cleared her mind.

• Shui Yue'er wondered why Bo Saixi had summoned Su Ran, and Meng Yiran teased her about worrying that the Great Priestess wanted him.
• Shui Yue'er exposed Meng Yiran and Dugu Yan's secret love letters to Su Ran, and the two senior sisters threatened and pinched her as the banquet guests watched.
• Bo Saixi drank with Su Ran in the Priestess Hall and praised him for his connection to the Sea God and his disciples' inheritance approval.
• Bo Saixi admitted she had put intoxicating wine and a potent drug in their cups, then confessed she wanted to spend one night with Su Ran before she died.
• Bo Saixi began to touch Su Ran and reveal herself, but Su Ran restrained her and sent mind-clearing energy through her meridians.

Bo Saixi tried to seduce Su Ran because she believed she would have to sacrifice her life for the Sea God’s inheritance, but he explained that he had secured another way to complete the Ninth Trial. She confessed and kissed him, only for Shui Yue'er and the other disciples to catch them, leaving Bo Saixi mortified.

• Bo Saixi pressed herself against Su Ran and confessed that she wanted to enrich her life before dying of her supposed terminal illness.
• Su Ran explained that Bo Saixi no longer needed to sacrifice herself because he had arranged for the Sea God Badge to serve as the divine conduit for the Ninth Trial.
• Bo Saixi realized that she had made her advances without the excuse of impending death and became embarrassed, but Su Ran assured her he would treat her words as drunken nonsense.
• Bo Saixi insisted Su Ran had to hear her confession, then kissed him on the cheek.
• Shui Yue'er, Meng Yiran, Xue Wu, and the other disciples caught Su Ran and Bo Saixi together, and Shui Yue'er fell while accusing her teacher of betraying them.

Shui Yue'er, Meng Yiran, and Xue Wu sulked after witnessing Su Ran with the Great Priestess, while his other students confronted him about it. Su Ran offered to grant them any demand to earn their forgiveness, and Shui Yue'er eagerly seized the opening.

• Shui Yue'er, Meng Yiran, and Xue Wu despaired over what they had seen with the Great Priestess.
• Shui Yue'er sarcastically accused Su Ran of favoring the Great Priestess, and Shui Bing'er realized the girls were jealous.
• Shui Bing'er, Dugu Yan, and the other students surrounded Su Ran and demanded to know what had happened.
• Su Ran said he and the Great Priestess had discussed the Sea God trials and offered to fulfill any demand the students made.
• Shui Yue'er perked up and asked whether Su Ran really meant that any demand was fine.

On Sea God Island, Su Ran’s disciples demanded special affection after suspecting he had shown the Great Priestess more care. He agreed to give them kisses and spend the night with them, then kissed Shui Yue’er on the forehead, prompting the others to ask for kisses too.

• Su Ran offered his disciples precious liquids, Soul Bones, and unique skills, but they insisted they wanted personal concern reserved for them.
• Shui Yue’er demanded a kiss and for Su Ran to sleep beside her, and the other disciples watched hopefully.
• Su Ran tried to delay her request until she finished her apprenticeship, but Shui Yue’er and the others rejected his excuse.
• Su Ran agreed to their demands, and Shui Yue’er eagerly stepped forward to receive a kiss.
• Su Ran kissed Shui Yue’er on the forehead, and Shui Bing’er, Meng Yiran, Dugu Yan, Xue Wu, Gu Qingbo, and the others surrounded him asking for kisses.

Su Ran placated his disciples after their trials, while Sea God Island’s guardians recalled how badly the examinees had defeated them. He then took Shui Yue'er onto the ocean waves to rest together, as Bo Saixi watched with jealous uncertainty.

• Shui Bing'er, Meng Yiran, Dugu Yan, and the other disciples basked in Su Ran’s reward while Sea God Island’s guardians wondered what had happened.
• Sea Witch and Sea Ghost Douluo traded barbs about their past defeats, and the guardians recalled how the examinees had overwhelmed them during the trials.
• Bo Saixi apologized to Su Ran for the trouble his disciples caused, but he stopped her from explaining and said he would keep his promise to them.
• Su Ran told Bo Saixi he would fulfill the disciples’ requests, then left her alone with jealous doubts.
• Su Ran led Shui Yue'er along the shore and said they would rest on the waves, and she followed him across the water.

Shui Yue'er returned exhausted and revealed that Su Ran had made her drift at sea all night instead of sharing the intimate night she expected. Meng Yiran took her turn next, and Su Ran prepared to take her out over the sea on a peach blossom branch.

• Meng Yiran and the other students waited on the beach, eager to hear how Shui Yue'er’s night with Su Ran had gone.
• Shui Yue'er returned exhausted and explained that she had drifted at sea all night, run out of Soul Power, and been chased by Ten Thousand Year Soul Beasts.
• Shui Yue'er told the others to let things happen naturally, then learned Meng Yiran had drawn the next turn and wished her luck.
• Shui Yue'er bathed, changed, and vented her anger at Su Ran before falling asleep.
• The next day, Meng Yiran met Su Ran at the shore, and he brought out two Peach Blossom Branches for their outing over the sea.

Meng Yiran and the other students discovered that Su Ran’s promised private time meant exhausting outdoor training and dangerous places to sleep. Though they complained about his tricks, they recognized the benefits of his instruction and resolved to endure their turns.

• Meng Yiran returned from a stormy night with Su Ran exhausted and vowed to invent a Soul Tool that could restrain him.
• Shui Yue'er warned Shui Bing'er, Dugu Yan, and the others that Su Ran slept wherever nature took him, making their nights with him grueling rather than romantic.
• Dugu Yan persuaded the students to accept their turns as one-on-one training, and they encouraged one another to face Su Ran’s challenges.
• Over the following days, Su Ran took the students to sleep among dangerous clouds, an undersea volcano, and other harsh places, leaving them battered but improved.
• The students realized Su Ran’s words could not be trusted and secretly vowed to work him hard in return the following year.

Su Ran watched his students arrive at the East Coast Testing Ground to measure their progress with the Thirteen Halberds of the Sea God, and he expected them to have learned more than five moves. There, Tang San explained that he had submitted to Sea God Island and was serving as a test-ground attendant.

• Su Ran told Bo Saixi that Shui Bing'er, Shui Yue'er, and the other students might surprise her with how many halberds they could perform.
• Su Ran reflected that his training had improved the students’ Soul Power, Soul Rings, Soul Bones, foundations, and physiques.
• Shui Yue'er recognized Tang San at the testing ground and questioned why he was working there instead of undergoing Tidal Body Refining.
• Tang San said he had accepted Lord Sea God's will, stayed on Sea God Island, and received permission to attempt the third trial by earning an A-rank score.
• Shui Yue'er warned Tang San not to plot against them, and Shui Bing'er asked him to explain how the testing platform worked.
• Tang San explained that the platform measured multiple attributes and assigned a rating from D- to S+, and that his own result was B-rank.

Shui Bing'er and the other students demonstrated their mastery of the Thirteen Halberds of the Sea God, while Tang San resigned himself to remaining a slave on Sea God Island. Shui Bing'er reached the eleventh halberd and earned an exceptional score, but Su Ran discovered she had kept his missing underwear, leaving him stunned by her hidden feelings.

• The Peach Blossom Spring students took the testing platform and used the Thirteen Halberds of the Sea God to earn scores ranging from S to S+, while Tang San watched and struggled with envy before accepting his place as a slave.
• Meng Yiran cleared the Red Trial test, and Shui Yue'er, Shui Bing'er, and Dugu Yan prepared to compete for the right to retrieve the Sea God Badge and inherit the Sea God's divine seat.
• Shui Bing'er demonstrated eleven halberds in less than two months, astonishing Bo Saixi and earning praise from Su Ran.
• Bo Saixi returned a pair of men's underwear found among the students' laundry, and Su Ran recognized it as his missing pair, embroidered with the character “Bing.”
• Su Ran realized Shui Bing'er had secretly kept his underwear, while Bo Saixi offered to wash his clothes and privately indulged her own infatuation with him.

After losing the peach-white panties she secretly treasured, Shui Bing'er feared that Teacher had discovered the mistake she had made in his room. She went to meet him alone, unsure what awaited her.

• After the tests, Shui Bing'er searched for her missing peach-white panties and asked Shui Yue'er and the others if they had seen them.
• Shui Yue'er showed off her embroidered panties, while Shui Bing'er claimed the missing pair was a coming-of-age gift from Mother.
• A purple-robed deacon told Shui Bing'er that Immortal Master Su had summoned her alone.
• Shui Bing'er panicked after the others left, recalling the mistake she had made while tidying Teacher's room.
• Shui Bing'er steeled herself and went to meet Teacher, considering giving him her panties to keep.

Su Ran spoke with Shui Bing'er about the students’ wellbeing, unaware that she felt guilty about secretly hiding his underwear. Moved by his trust, Bing'er confessed that she would tell him what Shui Yue'er, Ruo Shui, and the others had been doing.

• Su Ran invited Shui Bing'er to sit beside him in the peach tree and asked about the girls’ mental state and any troubles they had.
• Shui Bing'er felt guilty about hiding Su Ran’s underwear and began crying when he comforted her.
• Shui Yue'er secretly watched Bing'er throw herself into Su Ran’s arms and imagined joining them.
• After Su Ran reassured Bing'er, she left his embrace and promised to tell him about Shui Yue'er, Ruo Shui, and the others.

Shui Bing'er told Su Ran about the marriage pressures and feelings of his students, leaving him alarmed by how many might see him as a suitable husband. After catching Shui Yue'er spying, Su Ran announced a meeting for the nine girls, and Shui Yue'er learned her sister had revealed her crush on him.

• Shui Bing'er told Su Ran that Qiu Ruoshui's clan required women to marry someone with superior spear skills, and that Ruoshui believed Su Ran was the only one who could defeat her.
• Shui Bing'er described the marriage expectations facing several students from prominent families and told Su Ran that Shui Yue'er talked about conquering and ravaging him.
• Shui Yue'er spied on Shui Bing'er and Su Ran with a telescope until Su Ran caught her with a Peach Blossom Branch.
• Su Ran ordered Shui Yue'er to return to her room and told her he would hold a meeting for the nine girls the next morning.
• Shui Yue'er asked Shui Bing'er what she had told Su Ran, then panicked when her sister admitted she had revealed Yue'er's crush on him.

Su Ran announced an Ocean Festival and signed his disciples up for its Sea God Fate Blind Date Convention, hoping they would relax and meet more people. When they insisted he participate too, he faced pressure to join the matchmaking event alongside them.

• Shui Yue'er arrived exhausted and nervous after her sister had revealed her embarrassing fantasies about Su Ran.
• Su Ran told his disciples that a grand Ocean Festival would soon take place, giving them a break from their Sea God Assessment.
• Su Ran announced that the Ocean Festival would include a Sea God Fate Blind Date Convention and revealed that he had registered his disciples.
• Meng Yiran and the other disciples insisted that Su Ran join the convention too, and Shui Yue'er hoped she could go on a blind date with him.

At Matchmaking Island during the Ocean Festival, Shui Yue'er and the other young women learned how the Sea God Fate Blind Date Convention worked and decided to pursue their teacher, Su Ran. They formed the Sea God Fate Peach Immortal Teacher Hunting Squad and infiltrated Matchmaking Island in disguise, waiting to ambush him.

• Shui Bing'er, Dugu Yan, Shui Yue'er, Meng Yiran, Purple Pearl, and the others visited Matchmaking Island and learned that its Matchmaking Fish were drawn to attractive soul masters with good romantic prospects.
• Purple Pearl explained that Sea God Fate required participants to wear matching clothes and masks, leading Shui Yue'er and the others to realize they could seek Su Ran at the blind date convention.
• Shui Yue'er proposed forming a squad to pursue Su Ran, and Meng Yiran, Qiu Ruoshui, Shui Bing'er, Dugu Yan, and Purple Pearl joined her.
• The young women changed clothes, put on masks, and infiltrated Matchmaking Island to wait for Su Ran.

The Sea God Fate Blind Date Convention began, and Shui Yue'er tried to identify her teacher, Su Ran, among the masked participants. She approached him but fled after recognizing his foolish act, while Su Ran stayed disguised and looked for somewhere quieter to watch the festivities.

• The Sea Marriage Matriarch and Sea Matchmaker explained the three-day convention and its rules beneath the Concentric Tree.
• The Matriarch and Matchmaker announced that the famous Top Red Trialists and a mysterious teacher would take part, stirring excitement among the men and women on Matchmaking Island.
• Shui Yue'er decided she could recognize Su Ran and searched for a calm, unassuming man in blue robes.
• Shui Yue'er approached Su Ran, but he pretended to be a foolish man hoping to find a wife and have a baby.
• Shui Yue'er made an excuse and hurried away, while Su Ran wondered which disciple had recognized him and sought a less crowded place to wait out the rush.

Dugu Yan struggled to find Su Ran among the masked participants on Matchmaking Island, so she poisoned a pot of Matchmaking Water to create a disturbance that might draw him out. After a dozen or more people drank the water and showed symptoms, the crowd fled, leaving the Matchmaking Well in panic.

• Dugu Yan decided she would lure Su Ran to her instead of searching for him among the crowds on Love Street.
• Dugu Yan learned from a shop employee that people sought Matchmaking Water from a well at the foot of Matchmaking Mountain.
• An old woman at the well guessed that Dugu Yan had unresolved feelings for someone, and Dugu Yan accepted a cup of water from her.
• Dugu Yan secretly added Calamity-Turning-to-Fortune Poison to the kettle, drank her own cup, and waited nearby.
• A dozen or more people who drank the poisoned water developed symptoms, and someone warned the crowd that the Matchmaking Water contained poison.

Dugu Yan poisoned the Matchmaking Well to draw out Su Ran, but she and the other students failed to recognize him among the onlookers. After detoxifying the victims, the students rested beneath the Concentric Tree while Bo Saixi invited Su Ran to exchange red cords with her.

• Dugu Yan’s poison caused panic at the Matchmaking Well, and Shui Bing’er and the other students suspected her handiwork.
• The healers could not cure the poisoned victims, but the Sea Matchmaker assured everyone that the poison was not fatal and the well water could still be used.
• Dugu Yan, Shui Bing’er, and Xue Wu tried to identify Su Ran among the men watching the well, but they encountered several unsettling strangers instead.
• Su Ran watched the commotion from a pavilion with Bo Saixi, who said she had figured things out and wanted to use Sea God’s Fate to deepen her feelings for him.
• Dugu Yan and the other students eventually detoxified the victims and cleared their meridians before collapsing beneath the Concentric Tree.
• Bo Saixi offered Su Ran her red cord and asked him to exchange cords with her and join hearts.