Chapter Summaries

Huo Wu and Tang Ya discovered that the library’s everyday tools and books were impossibly heavy, then Huo Wu’s half-brother Dai Huabin provoked him until the library’s mechanical arm expelled Dai Huabin and banned him for a month.

• Huo Wu told Director Tao that the Peach Pattern Emblem had helped him break through to rank thirteen Soul Power, but Director Tao showed little concern.
• Huo Wu and Tang Ya struggled to mop and sort books because the library’s equipment and books weighed hundreds of jin.
• Huo Wu and Tang Ya switched tasks, only to find that both mopping and lifting books were painfully difficult.
• Dai Huabin insulted Huo Wu and his mother, and Huo Wu restrained himself from fighting inside the library.
• The library announced Dai Huabin’s one-month ban for disturbing the peace, then seized him with a mechanical arm and threw him out a window.

Tang Ya and Huo Wu learned that the Library Emblem made library objects a thousand times heavier because their bodies were too weak, and Su Ran explained that the library aimed to train its apprentices into Titled Douluo. He set them a one-month transformation goal: Huo Wu had to surpass Dai Huabin, while Tang Ya had to break Blue Silver Grass’s low-level Martial Soul limits.

• Tang Wutong and Xiao Xiao watched Dai Huabin get thrown from the library and grew more suspicious of the place.
• Tang Ya complained to Su Ran that library objects had become unbearably heavy, and he explained that the Library Emblem multiplied their weight because the apprentices were physically weak.
• Su Ran told Tang Ya and Huo Wu that the library intended to train them into powerful managers and eventual Titled Douluo.
• Huo Wu apologized for nearly bringing trouble to the library and vowed to strengthen himself so he could face Dai Huabin.
• Su Ran announced a one-month transformation period and ordered Huo Wu to surpass Dai Huabin while Tang Ya broke Blue Silver Grass’s low-level Martial Soul limits.

Director Su Ran explained his teaching philosophy to Huo Wu and Tang Ya, then sent them to find the techniques chosen for them by the Peach Blossom Ancestor. They found manuals for the Longevity Immortal Art and Sharingan, but had not yet begun studying them.

• Huo Wu and Tang Ya doubted they could raise Huo Wu’s soul power and defeat Dai Huabin in one month, but Su Ran said teachers should guide students according to their aptitude rather than merely screen them.
• Tang Ya wanted to learn Ancestor Mu’s Acupoint Sealing Technique, while Huo Wu wanted Ancestor Wang Sheng’s Subduing Tiger Fist; Su Ran said neither technique suited their immediate needs and directed them to follow the numbers on their Library Emblems.
• Tang Ya used her Blue Silver Grass to retrieve manual No. 8-1086 and discovered it was titled Longevity · Immortal Art.
• With Tian Meng’s help, Huo Wu retrieved manual No. 5-0505 and discovered it was titled Sharingan.

Tang Ya and Huo Wu received Peach Blossom Spring secret manuals, and Huo Wu experienced the Sharingan’s Tsukuyomi illusion of his childhood trauma. He awoke with improved Soul Power and Spiritual Power and the beginnings of One Tomoe, while Tang Ya became captivated by the Ancestor and vowed to confess to him.

• Tang Ya and Huo Wu opened their secret manuals and witnessed visions of the Longevity Art and Sharingan ultimate arts.
• Huo Wu was trapped in Tsukuyomi, reliving his childhood and his mother’s death, before waking at dawn in the library.
• Tian Meng identified the vision as Tsukuyomi and told Huo Wu that his Spiritual Eyes had begun developing One Tomoe.
• Huo Wu noticed that his Soul Power and Spiritual Power had increased after the experience.
• Tang Ya asked Huo Wu about the Ancestor’s appearance, then praised his beauty and declared that she would confess to him if they met.

After a month of grueling library work and cultivation, Huo Wu had grown stronger and agreed to face Dai Huabin in the Soul Fighting Arena. The chapter ended as teachers and students gathered to watch the freshman duel, while Xu Sanshi provoked Jiang Nannan in the audience.

• Huo Wu and Tang Ya endured demanding daily schedules, and their strength and speed increased as Huo Wu's Spirit Eyes began to develop a second tomoe.
• Dai Huabin regained access to the library and challenged Huo Wu to a duel, offering one thousand Gold Soul Coins; Huo Wu accepted after asking Su Ran for a day off.
• Zhou Yi and Mu Jin arrived to watch the freshman Soul Fighting Competition and argued over Huo Wu's prospects and library apprenticeship.
• Tang Wutong and Xiao Xiao joined the audience, and Jiang Nannan also arrived as spectators gathered for the match.
• Xu Sanshi sat beside Jiang Nannan, suggested a date, and teased her about the Xuanwu Ritual; Jiang Nannan warned him to stop or face her in the Soul Fighting Arena.

Huo Wu used mental illusions and a self-created attack taught by Director Teacher to defeat Dai Huabin in a soul duel, while Yan Shaozhe noticed the mysterious library director. Afterward, Jiang Nannan told Xu Sanshi that she already had a boyfriend and did not like him.

• Students gathered to watch Huo Wu challenge Dai Huabin, and the spectators loudly encouraged Huo Wu while jeering at Dai Huabin's White Tiger Martial Soul.
• Huo Wu used Mental Probe to dodge Dai Huabin's attacks, then trapped him in an illusion that made him believe his White Tiger Fierce Light Wave had struck Huo Wu.
• Huo Wu attacked Dai Huabin from behind and hit him with Spiral—Hand Pill, defeating him before the referee stopped the duel.
• Yan Shaozhe watched the fight and concluded that Huo Wu's unusual attack had been taught by the library director, whom he considered recruiting as an academy teacher.
• Jiang Nannan left the arena and told Xu Sanshi to stop following her because she already had a boyfriend and did not like him.

Jiang Nannan pretended Su Ran was her boyfriend to deter Xu Sanshi, but Xu challenged Su Ran and was swiftly killed by his overwhelming power. Astonished by Su Ran’s strength, Jiang Nannan offered herself to him in gratitude for saving her mother.

• Jiang Nannan claimed Su Ran was her boyfriend and asked him to help stop Xu Sanshi from harassing her.
• Xu Sanshi accused Su Ran of abusing his authority and challenged him to a fight.
• Su Ran froze the space around Xu Sanshi, shattered his shield with a finger, and sent him crashing to the ground, dead.
• Huo Wu, Tang Ya, and Jiang Nannan witnessed Su Ran’s strength and were stunned.
• Jiang Nannan praised Su Ran and offered herself to him because she could not repay his kindness in saving her mother.

Sea God Pavilion members discussed Director Tao’s use of spatial power and Xuan Zi’s Peach Blossom Spring Secret History, which Cai Meier and Xian Lin'er later sneaked off to read together. Xu Sanshi complained to Yan Shaozhe about being beaten, but Yan Shaozhe expelled him for harassing female students and disrespecting teachers.

• Sea God Pavilion members discussed the strange power fluctuation from the Outer Court, and Xuan Zi said Director Tao was acknowledged by Peach Blossom Forest and refused to intervene.
• Xuan Zi showed the pavilion members his Peach Blossom Spring Secret History and refused to hand it over, prompting them to condemn the book and demand he quit reading.
• Cai Meier and Xian Lin'er sneaked into the Sea God Pavilion at midnight and read the confiscated book together.
• Xu Sanshi went to Yan Shaozhe to complain that Director Tao had bullied him and demand the director be expelled.
• Yan Shaozhe expelled Xu Sanshi for harassing female students and disrespecting the academy's teachers.

Su Ran demonstrated overwhelming strength, rejected Huo Wu’s reward, and sent her to clean the library basement. After he rescued Jiang Nannan from Xu Sanshi and advised her to grow stronger, Jiang Nannan asked him to take her as his disciple.

• Huo Wu and Tang Ya praised Su Ran after he used spatial stasis to immobilize the academy’s powerful teachers and students.
• Huo Wu offered Su Ran most of the Gold Soul Coins she had won from Dai Huabin, but he refused and tasked her with clearing the library basement of cockroaches and rats.
• Jiang Nannan admired Su Ran for defeating Xu Sanshi without asking anything from her, and she listened as he urged her to cultivate so she could protect herself.
• Jiang Nannan asked Su Ran to take her as his disciple so she could improve quickly.

Su Ran offered Jiang Nannan a chance to become his student if she could find two stalks of rare Sun-Hanging Ginseng before the academic year ended. After months of searching cliffs across the continent, Jiang Nannan spotted one growing in Eagle Sorrow Ravine.

• Su Ran refused to accept Jiang Nannan as a student outright, but gave her a prescription and set the condition that she find two stalks of Sun-Hanging Ginseng before the academic year ended.
• Jiang Nannan accepted the challenge, prepared medicine for her mother, and left Shrek City to search for the herb.
• For dozens of days, Jiang Nannan climbed dangerous cliffs and endured harsh weather while looking for Sun-Hanging Ginseng.
• In Eagle Sorrow Ravine, Jiang Nannan spotted a golden Sun-Hanging Ginseng growing from a rock crevice at dawn.

Over half a year, Huo Wu and Tang Ya improved their strength while training in the library, and Huo Wu invited Su Ran and Tang Ya to watch the freshman competition. As the tournament began, the students learned that the champion team would receive its award personally from Immortal Master Su.

• Tang Ya showed Su Ran that her Blue Silver Grass had developed a silver pattern, increasing its toughness and her reaction speed.
• Huo Wu invited Su Ran and Tang Ya to watch the upcoming freshman competition, hoping for Su Ran's acknowledgment of his Sharingan training.
• Su Ran worried that Jiang Nannan had not returned from searching for the Sun-Hanging Ginseng.
• The freshman assessment began, with class assignments and future opportunities at stake for the students.
• Yan Shaozhe announced that Immortal Master Su would personally present the champion team's award, stunning the venue.

Shrek Academy announced that Su Ran would personally present the freshman competition championship award, sparking excitement among students and teachers. Tang Wutong rallied her Class One teammates to win, while a young man nearby questioned when he had agreed to present the award.

• Yan Shaozhe and Xian Lin'er announced that Immortal Master Su would personally present the championship award, stirring the venue.
• Zhou Yi and Mu Jin debated their classes' chances, with Mu Jin backing Class Nine and Zhou Yi defending Class One.
• Tang Wutong urged Xiao Xiao and Huo Wu to win the championship so they could meet Su Ran, and the three chanted their resolve.
• A young man by the Red Maple Tree wondered when he had said he would present the award to the freshman champion.

Jiang Nannan returned to Shrek Academy carrying herbs for her mother, but Xu Sanshi and Xuanming Sect disciples tried to abduct her for the Xuanwu Ritual. A mysterious attacker from the Peach Blossom Forest intervened, leaving Xu Sanshi’s group wounded and alarmed.

• Jiang Nannan reached the Peach Blossom Spring boundary after searching the mountains for Sun-Hanging Ginseng to help treat her mother.
• Xu Sanshi blocked Jiang Nannan and urged her to return with him to the Xuanming Sect, but she refused and tried to continue to the academy.
• Xu Sanshi ordered his disciples to seize Jiang Nannan, claiming her earlier registration for the Xuanwu awakening ceremony gave the sect a legitimate claim to her.
• The Xuanming Sect disciples surrounded Jiang Nannan and threw a Mystic Turtle Rope Net over her as she struggled to protect her basket of herbs.
• A peach blossom petal cut through the net and struck the disciples with a sweeping attack, prompting them to recognize the Peach Blossom Forest and flee.

Jiang Nannan returned to Shrek Academy after surviving an encounter with the Xuanming Sect and became Su Ran’s disciple after bringing him a Moon-Hanging Ginseng. As peach blossoms appeared near the freshman assessment, she urged Su Ran to go see whether Ancestor Su was alive.

• Jiang Nannan returned to Shrek Academy and told Su Ran that peach blossoms had appeared to protect her from the Xuanming Sect.
• Su Ran reminded Jiang Nannan that lasting safety depended on cultivating her own strength, then examined the ginseng she had gathered.
• Su Ran found a Moon-Hanging Ginseng and transformed it into a Sun-Hanging Ginseng, explaining that the moon-nurtured herb was unsuitable for treating Jiang Nannan’s mother.
• Su Ran offered the Moon-Hanging Ginseng as an apprenticeship gift, and Jiang Nannan bowed to become his disciple.
• Su Ran gave Jiang Nannan a Sea Moon Ring, and peach blossoms appeared as students at the freshman assessment called for Immortal Master Su.
• Jiang Nannan caught a peach blossom petal and asked Su Ran to go with her to see whether Ancestor Su was alive.

Tang Wutong, Xiao Xiao, and Huo Wu won the freshman assessment, and Yan Shaozhe summoned the Peach Blossom Spring Immortal Master to present the awards. Su Ran appeared in a dramatic vision inside the academy, while the real Su Ran watched from outside with Jiang Nannan, bored.

• Tang Wutong, Xiao Xiao, and Huo Wu defeated Ning Tian's Golden Bell Team after Huo Wu's Sharingan caused Ning Tian to misdirect her support, winning the championship.
• Yan Shaozhe announced that the Class One trio had won and invited Immortal Master Su to present the rewards.
• Yan Shaozhe rang the Peach Blossom Bell and respectfully called for Immortal Master Su to descend.
• Peach blossoms filled Shrek Academy, and a beautiful figure emerged, congratulated the students, and praised their performances.
• The real Su Ran stood outside the ceremony with Jiang Nannan, unimpressed by the spectacle.

Su Ran appeared at Shrek to present the freshman assessment prizes, stunning the students and staff with his beauty and prestige. After praising the champion team and signing Tang Wutong’s strap, he offered to take Tang Wutong, Xiao Xiao, and Huo Wu as disciples, leaving everyone shocked.

• Su Ran emerged amid peach blossoms, and Shrek students and staff reacted with excitement and awe.
• Yan Shaozhe and Xian Lin'er led the students in paying respect to Su Ran, who praised the champions’ abilities.
• Xiao Xiao asked Su Ran for an autograph, and Tang Wutong persuaded him to sign her shoulder strap.
• Su Ran gave the champions their rewards and invited Tang Wutong, Xiao Xiao, and Huo Wu to become his disciples.
• Yan Shaozhe, Xian Lin'er, and the onlookers were stunned by Su Ran’s offer to take the three students as his disciples.

Su Ran’s daughter Su Jinli appeared as Immortal Master Su to investigate unusual powers at Shrek Academy and considered taking Tang Wutong, Xiao Xiao, and Huo Wu as disciples. When Huo Wu claimed she had taught him the Sharingan, Su Jinli pretended to remember and asked where the lesson had happened.

• Su Ran’s identity as the library director and his plan to keep Su Jinli secluded were explained as he urged Jiang Nannan to begin cultivation.
• Su Jinli examined Tang Wutong, Xiao Xiao, and Huo Wu at Sea God Pavilion, making Huo Wu nervous about whether he had offended her.
• Huo Wu knelt before Su Jinli, thanked her for teaching him a supreme art, and apologized for not acknowledging her at the award ceremony.
• Tang Wutong and Xiao Xiao realized Huo Wu had the Sharingan and assumed Immortal Master Su had taught it to him.
• Su Jinli questioned Huo Wu about the Sharingan and, after pretending to remember teaching him, asked where and how she had taught him.

Su Ran began training Jiang Nannan in the Dragon-Coiling Eight Trigrams Palm, explaining that its demanding footwork would improve her close-combat movement. He demonstrated increasingly difficult tile-and-stake exercises and the palm art’s techniques, leaving Jiang Nannan impressed by his skill.

• Su Ran made Jiang Nannan walk across a ring of fragile tiles and challenged her to complete three laps before a falling maple leaf landed.
• Su Ran explained that Jiang Nannan’s Soft Bone Rabbit Martial Soul required strong coordination and movement, and said Xiao Wu had also endured basic training before learning Tai Chi.
• Su Ran revealed that he knew Peach Blossom Spring Academy’s old secrets as its library director and named Jiang Nannan’s training art the Dragon-Coiling Eight Trigrams Palm.
• Su Ran demonstrated balancing on upright tiles while carrying tofu, then moved through a stake formation and struck the stakes with different palm techniques.
• Su Ran described the palm art’s levels of mastery, and Jiang Nannan praised his ability.

Jiang Nannan began training under Director Teacher, while Tang Ya received the Five Animal Fist and Huo Wu delivered Immortal Master Su’s invitation. The chapter ended with Su Ran learning that Immortal Master Su wanted to meet him at Sea God Pavilion the next day.

• Jiang Nannan admitted she had not understood Director Teacher’s demonstration, and he set her a six-month goal for the Dragon-Coiling Eight Trigrams Palm.
• Tang Ya entered the courtyard and asked Su Ran for a combat technique, so he gave her the Five Animal Fist to practice alongside the Longevity Art.
• Huo Wu apologized for telling Ancestor Su that he had bowed to Ancestor Su’s portrait, and Su Ran told him it was fine.
• Huo Wu told Su Ran that Immortal Master Su wanted to meet him at Sea God Pavilion the next day, leaving Su Ran visibly unhappy.

Su Jinli disguised herself as Immortal Master Su and tried to recruit and flirt with Tang Wutong to provoke her father, Tang San, into appearing. Their conversation was interrupted when Ma Xiaotao lost control of her Evil Fire and rushed toward Su Jinli, while Mu En let events unfold to gauge Su Jinli’s abilities.

• Su Jinli questioned Tang Wutong about her home, allegiance, and parents, then offered to take her as a disciple.
• Tang Wutong eagerly accepted and planned to use her charm to get closer to Su Jinli.
• Ma Xiaotao’s Evil Fire erupted, and she flew toward Su Jinli while Yan Shaozhe tried to stop her.
• Mu En held Yan Shaozhe back, reasoning that Su Jinli could handle Ma Xiaotao and might cure her Evil Fire.
• Ma Xiaotao crossed the burning lake and invited Su Jinli to enjoy himself with her.