Chapter Summaries

Ye Tian killed the Gluttonous Snake and absorbed its nearly sixteen-hundred-year soul ring, using his pill and martial soul to endure the strain. He reached spirit master level 14 and discovered that his First Soul Skill could cleanse his bones and marrow, shocking Bibi Dong.

• Ye Tian killed the helpless Gluttonous Snake, and its corpse produced a purple soul ring.
• Bibi Dong took Ye Tian away from the bloody clearing so he could absorb the ring in an open area.
• Ye Tian absorbed the soul ring with the help of his pill and martial soul, stopping the tearing pain in his body.
• Ye Tian successfully gained a purple First Soul Ring and his soul power rose to level 14.
• Ye Tian tested his First Soul Skill on three pills and discovered it cleansed his bones and marrow, leaving Bibi Dong astonished.

Ye Tian demonstrated that his First Soul Skill, Bone and Marrow Cleansing, could restore him and gradually improve a Spirit Master's body and talent. Bibi Dong recognized the significance of his theory about how Spirit Beast characteristics shape Spirit Skills, then confronted him for not sharing it sooner.

• Ye Tian claimed his pill could restore Soul Power and stamina, heal injuries, satisfy hunger, strengthen the body, and improve talent.
• Bibi Dong swallowed one pill, felt its brief effects, and asked for another to examine herself more closely.
• After the second pill, Bibi Dong discovered it could remove impurities and reshape sinews and bones, and Ye Tian explained that his theory had helped him choose the Gluttonous Snake Soul Ring.
• Bibi Dong praised Ye Tian's Spirit Beast Characteristics Theory as a major insight that could help Spirit Masters tailor their Spirit Skills.
• Bibi Dong grabbed Ye Tian by the neck and demanded to know why he had not told her about the theory earlier.

As Bibi Dong carried Ye Tian out of the Star Dou Great Forest, he demonstrated his Marrow Cleansing Pill Soul Skill and explained its name and effects. Bibi Dong demanded half the pills and offered to pay, but she reacted furiously when Ye Tian asked for one Gold Soul Coin per pill.

• Bibi Dong threatened to throw Ye Tian out to distract any spirit beasts, then asked him about the name of his First Soul Skill.
• Ye Tian named his skill Marrow Cleansing Pill and his martial soul the Flawless Embryonic Pill before producing pills until he was nearly exhausted.
• Bibi Dong asked Ye Tian to give her half of his fifteen Marrow Cleansing Pills, and Ye Tian handed her eight.
• Bibi Dong tucked Ye Tian against her waist as she carried him and said she would pay for the pills.
• Ye Tian proposed one Gold Soul Coin per pill, and Bibi Dong angrily accused him of wanting money too much.

Ye Tian and Bibi Dong agreed on a daily price for Marrow Cleansing Pills, then returned from the Star Dou Great Forest to Spirit City. Ju Douluo summoned them to the Pope's Palace, where Bibi Dong and Ye Tian were headed to meet His Majesty.

• Bibi Dong agreed to buy ten Marrow Cleansing Pills from Ye Tian each day for ten Gold Soul Coins, with five more added to her allotment for every Soul Ring he obtained.
• Ye Tian produced and consumed Pills through the night while Bibi Dong regretted negotiating for such a small daily supply.
• Ye Tian and Bibi Dong left the forest at dawn, shared Pills on the way, and returned to Spirit City by carriage.
• Ju Douluo met them and said His Majesty wanted to see Bibi Dong and her disciple.
• Bibi Dong carried Ye Tian toward the Pope's Palace with Ju Douluo following, and Ye Tian saw the palace for the first time.

Bibi Dong brought Ye Tian to the Pope’s Palace, where he struck up a conversation with Ju Douluo about flower cultivation. Ye Tian’s observations impressed Ju Douluo and left Bibi Dong astonished.

• Bibi Dong carried Ye Tian into the palace square, ignored Ju Douluo’s greeting, and continued toward the Pope’s Palace with him.
• Bibi Dong put Ye Tian down after he asked to walk, and he fell into step beside Ju Douluo.
• Ye Tian introduced himself to Ju Douluo and asked whether he loved flowers and plants.
• Ye Tian described how red-flower seeds sometimes produced blue flowers while blue-flower seeds rarely produced red ones.
• Ju Douluo recognized the pattern from his planting records and grew eager to discuss cultivation with Ye Tian, while Bibi Dong watched in disbelief.

Ye Tian met with Ju Douluo before entering the Pope's Palace, where Qian Xunji inspected his first Spirit Ring and praised his rapid progress. Bibi Dong grew wary of Qian Xunji's interest in her Disciple, while Ye Tian hoped to claim the reward she refused.

• Ye Tian teased Ju Douluo with the promise of explaining his theory later, and Bibi Dong recognized his Feigned Evasion.
• Bibi Dong and Ye Tian entered the Pope's Palace and greeted Qian Xunji, who dismissed Ju Douluo and Gui Mei.
• Qian Xunji asked to see Ye Tian's first Spirit Ring, and Ye Tian revealed his purple Soul Ring and level 14 cultivation.
• Qian Xunji praised Ye Tian's Millennium Spirit Ring and offered rewards to him and Bibi Dong.
• Bibi Dong refused her reward, and Ye Tian signaled that she should pass it to him.

Ye Tian asked Qian Xunji for rewards and secured Ten Thousand Year Whale Rubber and ten thousand Gold Soul Coins after an audacious request for Soul Bones. As Bibi Dong resolved to keep Ye Tian for herself, Qian Xunji asked about his First Soul Skill, and Ye Tian produced several Marrow Cleansing Pills for him to try.

• Bibi Dong offered Ye Tian her share of the reward, and Qian Xunji invited him to name what he wanted.
• Ye Tian requested two Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones, then accepted Qian Xunji's refusal and changed his request.
• Qian Xunji granted Ye Tian Ten Thousand Year Whale Rubber and ten thousand Gold Soul Coins, promising to send them the next day.
• Bibi Dong decided that Ye Tian should belong to her rather than Spirit Hall or the Qian Family.
• Qian Xunji asked Ye Tian to explain his First Soul Skill, and Ye Tian said it was the Marrow Cleansing Pill before producing several pills.

Ye Tian left the Pope’s Palace with Bibi Dong after Qian Xunji accepted one of his Marrow Cleansing Pills and secretly tested it. On the way home, Bibi Dong offered Ye Tian a possible way to obtain a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone, leaving him uneasy about her intentions.

• Qian Xunji inspected Ye Tian’s Marrow Cleansing Pills, then let Bibi Dong take Ye Tian away when she showed her displeasure.
• Qian Xunji watched Bibi Dong leave, reflected on her past and his own burdens as Pope, and sent Gui Mei to the Worship Hall with the message that the plan was feasible.
• Qian Xunji swallowed one of Ye Tian’s pills and felt a brief, pleasurable sensation before it restored some Soul Power and physical strength.
• Bibi Dong carried Ye Tian toward their residence and scolded him for casually asking Qian Xunji for a Soul Bone.
• Bibi Dong gently stroked Ye Tian’s hair and said that obtaining a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone was possible, making Ye Tian fear what she meant.

Bibi Dong forced Ye Tian to promise not to side with Qian Xunji and insisted that he accept the Soul Bone she had promised him. After she left, Ye Tian decided to develop a way to protect himself with ballistics and began testing it inside Wisteria Residence.

• Bibi Dong confronted Ye Tian and warned that she could provide what the Pope could not, then demanded his loyalty.
• Ye Tian claimed he supported Bibi Dong but still wanted to accept a Soul Bone from the Pope and avoid taking sides.
• Bibi Dong threatened to kill Ye Tian if he sided with Qian Xunji and ordered him not to refuse her promised Soul Bone.
• Bibi Dong left Wisteria Residence, and Ye Tian resolved to become stronger and prepare a means of self-defense.
• Ye Tian took a glass jar from his wrist guard, activated his Spirit Skill, and squeezed through the door crack to begin his experiment.

Ye Tian received his monthly pay from Bibi Dong and planned experiments to see whether Marrow Cleansing Pills could raise or grant Soul Power. At Worship Hall, Qian Renxue brought her frail friend Jin Yue'er to meet Qian Daoliu and learned that Ye Tian had succeeded, so her Soul Hunting was set for the next day.

• Bibi Dong paid Ye Tian five hundred Gold Soul Coins and urged him to register as a Spirit Master for a monthly subsidy.
• Ye Tian collected several unwashed jars to make more Marrow Cleansing Pills and considered testing whether they could increase or grant Soul Power.
• Qian Renxue carried Jin Yue'er to Worship Hall and introduced her as her first good friend.
• Qian Daoliu told Qian Renxue that Ye Tian had succeeded and arranged for her to go Soul Hunting the next day with the Whale Rubber ready.

Qian Daoliu promised to awaken Jin Yue'er's martial soul if her health improved, despite the danger her congenital weakness made awakening pose. Meanwhile, Ye Tian delivered food to a calmer Bibi Dong and began documenting the Law of Inheritance while tracking his recovery with Marrow Cleansing Pills.

• Jin Yue'er longed to awaken her martial soul, and Qian Daoliu promised to do it in six months if her body became healthier.
• Qian Renxue and Jin Yue'er left together to rest and prepare for absorbing Whale Rubber before traveling to the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Qian Daoliu offered to nourish Jin Yue'er's meridians, while he and Douluo Jin E acknowledged that her fragile condition made martial-soul awakening potentially fatal.
• Ye Tian brought food to Bibi Dong, who asked him to come to her room that night and reminded him to balance cultivation with rest.
• Ye Tian made Marrow Cleansing Pills, set up an hourglass and jar, and repeatedly drained his Soul Power while writing the Law of Inheritance and recording his recovery.

Ye Tian continued making Marrow Cleansing Pills and gave Bibi Dong enough to cultivate, while Bibi Dong’s disillusionment with the Ten Core Competencies turned into hatred for the Yu Family. The chapter ended with Ju Douluo arriving at Wisteria Residence and Qian Renxue training in the Star Dou Great Forest under Qian Daoliu’s protection.

• Ye Tian produced more Marrow Cleansing Pills and swallowed ten while storing the rest.
• Bibi Dong reread the Ten Core Competencies, decided its author had ruined her life, and vowed to kill the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and the Yu Family.
• Ye Tian brought Bibi Dong food and twenty Marrow Cleansing Pills, but she refused the meal and began cultivating after taking the pills.
• Ye Tian and Bibi Dong cultivated through the night, with Ye Tian periodically making more pills.
• Ju Douluo arrived at Wisteria Residence the next morning as Qian Daoliu guarded Qian Renxue in the Mixed Zone of the Star Dou Great Forest.

Qian Renxue absorbed a Dawn Spirit Bird’s Soul Ring, reached Level 25, and gained the Wings of Void skill. In Spirit City, Ju Douluo received Ye Tian’s Law of Inheritance and eagerly offered to grant him a favor.

• Qian Renxue absorbed the Dawn Spirit Bird’s Soul Ring and reached Level 25, awakening Wings of Void.
• Qian Daoliu was astonished by Qian Renxue’s talent and believed she could fulfill the Qian Family’s hope of restoring the Angel’s glory.
• Ju Douluo delivered Ye Tian’s Ten Thousand Year Whale Rubber and ten thousand Gold Soul Coins to Wisteria Residence.
• Ye Tian gave Ju Douluo his written Law of Inheritance, including its deduction process and the concept of genes.
• Ju Douluo praised the theory and asked Ye Tian what he wanted, promising to help as long as Spirit Hall’s interests were not affected.

Ye Tian won Moon Pass's protection by giving him the Law of Inheritance, then returned to cultivate with Bibi Dong. That evening, Qian Renxue and Jin Yue'er secretly entered Wisteria Residence while Ye Tian was away.

• Ye Tian gave Moon Pass the opening of his Law of Inheritance, earning his promise to protect him and advice to stay out of the conflict between Bibi Dong and the Saintess.
• Moon Pass returned to Pope's Palace, leaving Bibi Dong curious about what Ye Tian had shown him.
• Ye Tian told Bibi Dong he would let her read the completed theory, then agreed to register as a Spirit Master that evening.
• Ye Tian and Bibi Dong cultivated together until evening, when Ye Tian left.
• Qian Renxue and Jin Yue'er sneaked into Wisteria Residence without announcing themselves to Bibi Dong.

Qian Renxue and Jin Yue'er sneaked into Wisteria Residence, where Bibi Dong confronted them and grabbed Qian Renxue by the collar. Ye Tian arrived with food and found Bibi Dong holding Qian Renxue aloft beside Jin Yue'er.

• Qian Renxue led Jin Yue'er into Wisteria Residence, where they found Bibi Dong waiting for them.
• Bibi Dong ordered them to leave, but Qian Renxue showed off her Level 25 Soul Grandmaster rank and two purple Soul Rings.
• Bibi Dong called Qian Renxue disgusting and grabbed her by the collar, while Jin Yue'er fell after bumping into Bibi Dong.
• Bibi Dong said Qian Renxue's sight made her want to vomit, and Qian Renxue began to cry.
• Ye Tian opened the door carrying a food box and froze at the sight of Bibi Dong holding Qian Renxue aloft.

Bibi Dong ordered Ye Tian to remove Qian Renxue and Jin Yue'er from Wisteria Residence after Qian Renxue’s confrontation with her. Ye Tian carried Qian Renxue outside, then returned and was thrown out himself, leaving Qian Renxue’s resentment toward Bibi Dong gone.

• Ye Tian arrived with dinner and tried to calm Bibi Dong, but she told him to be quiet and tossed Qian Renxue into his arms.
• Bibi Dong ordered Ye Tian to throw Qian Renxue and Jin Yue'er out, and he struggled to get Qian Renxue on her feet before carrying her toward the door.
• Jin Yue'er opened the door after Ye Tian reminded her his hands were occupied, then collapsed beneath Qian Renxue outside.
• Ye Tian returned to report to Bibi Dong, who ordered him out and sent him flying through the door.
• Qian Renxue apologized to Ye Tian, and he told her not to touch his head.

Ye Tian tried to comfort Qian Renxue, then gave Jin Yue'er a Marrow Cleansing Pill despite Qian Renxue's warning that her fragile body could not withstand soul power. The pill caused Jin Yue'er no harm, and she got up with Qian Renxue's help as the sun began to set.

• Qian Renxue mistook Ye Tian's complaint about head-patting for a joke meant to cheer her up and thanked him.
• Qian Renxue remembered Jin Yue'er was still lying on the ground and tried to wake her, but Jin Yue'er remained drowsy.
• Ye Tian gave Jin Yue'er a Marrow Cleansing Pill, and Qian Renxue warned that even a little soul power could kill her.
• Jin Yue'er laughed when Ye Tian tickled her, then swallowed another pill and said her stomach felt warm and comfortable.
• Ye Tian tugged Jin Yue'er's ponytail, teased her, and urged her to get up before she caught a chill.
• Qian Renxue helped Jin Yue'er to her feet as Jin Yue'er protested that she was not sickly.

Ye Tian revealed that his First Soul Skill produced pills that cleansed impurities and strengthened the body and talent. Qian Renxue and Jin Yue'er each took a pill, leaving Jin Yue'er excited by its effects.

• Jin Yue'er recovered after taking Ye Tian's pill, and Qian Renxue pressed him to explain his Spirit Skill.
• Jin Yue'er introduced herself as the granddaughter of Spirit Hall's Second Worship, Douluo Jin E, and argued with Ye Tian when she thought he was looking down on her.
• Ye Tian offered Qian Renxue a Marrow Cleansing Pill and invited her to experience his First Soul Skill.
• Qian Renxue took the pill and felt its pleasant effects, while Ye Tian explained that it removed impurities and strengthened the body and talent.
• Ye Tian gave Jin Yue'er a pill, and she was stunned and excited by the sensation after swallowing it.

Ye Tian revealed that his Spirit Skill could improve physical constitution and talent, prompting Jin Yue'er to eagerly demand Marrow Cleansing Pills and Qian Renxue to ask for one as well. After giving each girl a pill, Ye Tian sat with them outside Wisteria Residence and considered going down the mountain to buy furniture and clothes.

• Ye Tian confirmed to Jin Yue'er and Qian Renxue that his Spirit Skill could improve physical constitution and talent.
• Jin Yue'er excitedly clung to Ye Tian and pleaded for a pill until he agreed to give her one.
• Ye Tian gave Jin Yue'er a Marrow Cleansing Pill, which she eagerly took, biting his hand in the process.
• Ye Tian gave Qian Renxue a Marrow Cleansing Pill, and she accepted it without taking it.
• Jin Yue'er asked Ye Tian for another pill, but Qian Renxue pushed her away and said Ye Tian needed to keep some for himself.

Ye Tian gave Qian Renxue and Jin Yue'er Marrow Cleansing Pills for free, insisting that their friendship mattered more than money. After the two girls crowded close to smell his medicinal fragrance, he sent them off with pills and planned to arrange Daoist robes and an alchemy furnace; Qian Renxue then caught Jin Yue'er exceeding their agreed daily dose.

• Qian Renxue asked how long the Marrow Cleansing Pills could be stored and whether Ye Tian would sell her some, but he offered them for free because they were friends.
• Jin Yue'er hugged Ye Tian and sniffed his medicinal fragrance, and Qian Renxue joined her before Ye Tian pushed them away with two smacks.
• Ye Tian gave Qian Renxue and Jin Yue'er twenty pills each and told them to start with five per day; Qian Renxue offered him Gold Soul Coins, but he declined.
• Jin Yue'er asked whether becoming Ye Tian's teammate would earn her free food for life, and he told her to wait until she awakened her martial soul.
• Qian Renxue invited Ye Tian to stay with them, but he declined so he could order Daoist robes and an alchemy furnace.
• As Qian Renxue turned to take Jin Yue'er home, she noticed that Jin Yue'er had taken more than the agreed five pills that day.