Chapter Summaries

Ye Tian visited Qian Renxue after learning Spirit Hall had sent people to attack the Clear Sky Sect, and comforted her as she grieved for Qian Xunji. He left her with the hope that reaching godhood might allow the dead to be resurrected.

• Ye Tian reflected that Qian Daoliu would spare the Clear Sky Sect and that Spirit Hall's leaders had repeatedly made foolish decisions.
• Jin Yue'er accompanied Ye Tian to Qian Renxue's courtyard, declined the pills he offered, and urged him to go inside.
• Ye Tian found Qian Renxue crying and disheveled in her bedroom, and she ran into his arms, grieving that she had lost her father.
• Qian Renxue blamed herself for failing to understand Ye Tian sooner, but Ye Tian told her not to blame herself for the past.
• Ye Tian told Qian Renxue that legendary god-level experts might be able to resurrect the dead, and she looked at him in astonishment.

Ye Tian comforted Qian Renxue by telling her that she could become a god and might have a chance to revive her father, helping her grieve and regain her resolve. After she rested, he invited her to leave Spirit City with him to clear her head.

• Ye Tian encouraged Qian Renxue to pursue godhood and believe that her father might be brought back to life.
• Qian Renxue cried in Ye Tian's arms, calling for her father, while Jin Yue'er waited outside and fantasized about defeating the Clear Sky Hammer Sect.
• Ye Tian carried the exhausted Qian Renxue to bed and covered her with a Daoist robe.
• Qian Renxue asked when Ye Tian had learned her identity, and he explained how he had guessed it from her status in Spirit City.
• Ye Tian reminded Qian Renxue to think carefully and consider the consequences before acting.
• Ye Tian invited Qian Renxue to leave Spirit City with him to clear her head.

Ye Tian told Qian Renxue that Immortal Herbs existed and invited her to search for them with him, encouraging her to believe she could become a god. After arranging to meet the next day, he left to seek permission from Bibi Dong to travel.

• Ye Tian told Qian Renxue about the legendary Immortal Herbs and asked whether she believed she could become a god with their help.
• Qian Renxue agreed to go with Ye Tian, and they arranged to meet at noon the next day with Jin Yue'er.
• Ye Tian left two bottles of pills for Qian Renxue, then went outside and reassured Jin Yue'er that she had stopped crying.
• Ye Tian told Jin Yue'er to come along the next day, then headed to Wisteria Residence to persuade Bibi Dong to let him leave.

Ye Tian returned to Wisteria Residence after meeting Qian Renxue and shared lunch with Bibi Dong and Hu Liena. Bibi Dong asked whether Ye Tian wanted to become Pope and warned that without his interest, she might use Spirit Hall as a consumable.

• Ye Tian returned to Wisteria Residence after taking Marrow Cleansing Pills and running until his Soul Power was exhausted.
• Bibi Dong teased Ye Tian about their impulsive moment that morning, and he joined Hu Liena in serving lunch.
• Bibi Dong asked Ye Tian how Qian Renxue was doing, and he said she had calmed down but had not mentioned Bibi Dong.
• Bibi Dong asked whether Ye Tian wanted to become Pope and said she might treat Spirit Hall as a consumable if he did not want the position.
• Ye Tian swallowed and asked Bibi Dong whether she was serious.

Ye Tian advised Bibi Dong on how to secure her position as Pope and restore Spirit Hall’s prestige after the previous Pope’s death. Bibi Dong listened to his plan to challenge Clear Sky Sect, while Hu Liena realized the scale of the coming conflict.

• Bibi Dong asked whether Ye Tian wanted to become Pope, but he said he preferred being a hands-off boss.
• Bibi Dong asked Ye Tian to advise her on how to secure the Pope’s position, and he agreed to help strengthen Spirit Hall.
• Ye Tian explained that the previous Pope’s defeat and death had damaged Spirit Hall’s prestige, while Tang Hao’s reputation had boosted Clear Sky Sect.
• Hu Liena realized that the Pope had died and understood that Spirit Hall and Clear Sky Sect were heading toward a bloody conflict.
• Ye Tian urged Bibi Dong to reach the Titled Douluo realm, defeat Tang Hao’s father before the public, and avenge the Pope to restore Spirit Hall’s face and legitimize her rule.

Ye Tian persuaded Bibi Dong to challenge the Clear Sky Sect Master and prepare to hunt for a hundred-thousand-year soul ring, then arranged to take Qian Renxue to Heaven Dou City. Qian Daoliu agreed to let Qian Renxue travel with Jin E and set out to pursue Tang Hao, leaving Azure Luan in charge of Spirit City.

• Ye Tian argued that the ailing Clear Sky Sect Master would accept a challenge rather than die of sickness, and Bibi Dong praised his plan.
• Bibi Dong announced she would depart that afternoon to seek the Hundred Thousand Year Death Spider Emperor in Death Canyon.
• Ye Tian told Bibi Dong he planned to take Qian Renxue and Yue'er to Heaven Dou City, but Bibi Dong refused to let Hu Liena accompany him.
• Qian Daoliu agreed to let Qian Renxue leave with Jin E and said he would seek justice for Ji'er.
• Qian Daoliu set out on a long journey to hunt Tang Hao and put Azure Luan in charge of Spirit City.

Bibi Dong secretly left Spirit City for Death Canyon while Spirit Hall’s campaign against Clear Sky Sect stalled behind its defenses. Ye Tian met Qian Renxue, Jin Yue'er, and Douluo Jin E, then led them toward Heaven Dou City.

• Bibi Dong received approval from Qian Jun Douluo and secretly departed for Death Canyon with three Elders.
• Spirit Hall drove the Four Single Attribute Clans back behind Clear Sky Sect’s defensive line, and its ultimatum demanding Tang Hao’s surrender remained in effect.
• Ye Tian arrived at the sand dune and impressed Douluo Jin E by recognizing him and responding modestly to his praise.
• Qian Renxue asked Ye Tian where they were going, and he said Heaven Dou City.
• Qian Renxue, Jin Yue'er, and Douluo Jin E set out with Ye Tian leading the journey.

Ye Tian, Qian Renxue, Jin Yue'er, and Douluo Jin E traveled by carriage toward Heaven Dou City while Qian Renxue and Jin Yue'er competed for Ye Tian's attention. After three days on the road, they reached the outskirts of the city, where Qian Renxue asked Ye Tian what they should do next.

• Douluo Jin E drove the carriage off at high speed, causing Jin Yue'er to fall onto Ye Tian before Ye Tian moved her to the seat beside him.
• Qian Renxue leaned on Ye Tian's shoulder, while Jin Yue'er later rested against him as he cultivated during the journey.
• The group took detours and changed carriages and horses for three days to avoid attention from the major factions.
• After Jin Yue'er gave up her spot beside Ye Tian, Qian Renxue took it and later woke startled, leaving both girls embarrassed around him.
• Douluo Jin E stopped the carriage in a forest near Heaven Dou City, and Qian Renxue asked Ye Tian where they should go next.

Ye Tian told Qian Renxue and Jin Yue'er that a senior unknowingly guarded the Immortal Herbs they sought, and the group planned to visit him in Heaven Dou City. Ye Tian and Douluo Jin E agreed that they might have to take the treasure by force, leaving Qian Renxue uneasy about the plan.

• Ye Tian revealed that the group would visit an old senior after lunch and said the senior possessed the treasured land they sought.
• Ye Tian explained that the senior, Dugu Bo, knew medicinal theory but had failed to recognize the Immortal Herbs on his land.
• Ye Tian recalled that Dugu Bo would break through to level 90 while his son Dugu Xin died from untreated snake venom.
• Jin Yue'er suggested that Douluo Jin E could defeat Dugu Bo and take the treasure, and Douluo Jin E approved.
• Qian Renxue questioned whether taking the treasure by force was appropriate, but Ye Tian insisted it could be necessary to keep others from claiming it.

Ye Tian persuaded Qian Renxue to think through the consequences before acting, then revealed his plan involving Dugu Bo and the immortal herbs. The group arrived at Heaven Dou City, while a new variable emerged on the distant battlefield three days later.

• Qian Renxue agreed that they should eliminate future threats, but Ye Tian revealed he had a better plan than taking the herbs by force.
• Ye Tian told Douluo Jin E that the senior he meant was Dugu Bo, an 87th-level Soul Douluo and head of the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Dugu Family.
• Ye Tian said Dugu Bo could become a Titled Douluo and work for Spirit Hall, hinting that an immortal herb and medicine were involved.
• Qian Renxue asked how Ye Tian knew Dugu Bo did not know about immortal herbs, and Ye Tian said she would understand when they met him.
• Douluo Jin E drove the group to Heaven Dou City, and a variable appeared on the distant battlefield three days later.

Ye Tian and his companions arrived in Heaven Dou City, where Jin Yue'er was mocked for her hairstyle and Douluo Jin E defended her. At dinner, Jin E shared news that Bibi Dong had turned the Clear Sky Sect’s retreat into a temporary truce, while Qian Jun Falling Devil was set to lead Spirit Hall’s final assault.

• Ye Tian and his companions entered Heaven Dou City and compared its size with Spirit City.
• Jin Yue'er complained that people had mocked her high ponytail, and Douluo Jin E said he had taught them a lesson.
• Ye Tian and Qian Renxue tried to comfort Jin Yue'er, and Ye Tian played with her hair until she threatened to bite him.
• Douluo Jin E brought the group to a hidden Spirit Hall safehouse, where they ate dinner after their journey.
• Douluo Jin E reported that Bibi Dong had revealed her hundred-thousand-year Ninth Soul Ring, killed three Soul Douluo, and forced the Clear Sky Sect to retreat into a temporary truce.
• Douluo Jin E added that the three-day deadline had passed and Qian Jun Falling Devil would lead the final assault.

After Bibi Dong’s new strength and hundred-thousand-year soul bones were revealed, she challenged Clear Sky Sect Master Tang Zhen to a fight to the death. Meanwhile, Ye Tian and Jin Yue’er visited the empty Dugu residence, where someone’s agonized screams rang from the rear courtyard.

• Qian Renxue struggled with her feelings about Bibi Dong, and Ye Tian encouraged her to believe she could surpass her teacher.
• Bibi Dong’s assault on Clear Sky Sect had killed four Soul Douluos, and a Hundred-Thousand-Year Death Spider Emperor had dropped two hundred-thousand-year soul bones for her.
• Bibi Dong challenged Tang Zhen to a fight to the death, invoking Tang Hao’s defeat of her teacher and taunting Clear Sky Sect as cowards.
• A voice inside Clear Sky Sect urged Tang Zhen not to accept Bibi Dong’s challenge.
• Ye Tian and Jin Yue’er entered the empty Dugu residence, where screams came from the rear courtyard.

Ye Tian brought Qian Renxue and Jin Yue'er to the Dugu Family after claiming Dugu Xin was suffering from his own snake venom. Douluo Jin E revealed his strength to Dugu Bo, who recognized him and backed down, while Dugu Xin remained in danger inside.

• Ye Tian said Dugu Xin's snake venom attack had flared up, and Douluo Jin E agreed to take the group to investigate.
• The group reached the Dugu Family as Dugu Bo tried to suppress Dugu Xin's venom and sent Dugu Yan to fetch medicine.
• Dugu Yan spotted the visitors, screamed, and dropped the medicinal soup, alerting Dugu Bo to their presence.
• Dugu Bo rushed outside and challenged the group, but Douluo Jin E released his Golden Crocodile King Martial Soul and eight Soul Rings.
• Dugu Bo recognized Douluo Jin E, bowed, and acknowledged the vast difference in their strength.

Ye Tian and his companions visited Dugu Bo, who was guarding his injured son, Dugu Xin. Ye Tian revealed that he knew about the family’s venom problem and offered medicine, leaving Dugu Bo astonished by Ye Tian’s unusual Spirit Rings and apparent power.

• Jin Yue'er helped Dugu Yan up, and Dugu Bo sent his granddaughter inside while Dugu Xin continued screaming.
• Dugu Bo asked Jin E why he had come, then recognized Ye Tian as the group’s true host and asked his purpose.
• Ye Tian asked Dugu Bo to bring his son and granddaughter to the Herb Garden, which Dugu Bo realized Ye Tian knew about.
• Ye Tian told Dugu Bo that Dugu Xin’s Snake Venom Attack had come at a convenient time and that he had medicine.
• Dugu Bo saw Ye Tian holding a jade-like pellet and displaying two purple Spirit Rings, and stared in disbelief at his apparent power.

Ye Tian gave Dugu Bo pills to treat his family’s Snake Venom Backlash and revealed that the Dugu family suffered from a Martial Soul Defect Disease. As Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan tried the pills, Ye Tian explained why he had come to recruit Dugu Bo and left them reacting to the treatment’s effects.

• Ye Tian used his Flawless Embryonic Pill Martial Soul to create Bright Spirit Nourishing Pills and Marrow Cleansing Pills, then warned Dugu Bo that he knew the herb garden was in the depths of Sunset Forest.
• Dugu Bo accepted the pills and went inside with Dugu Yan to try them, while Qian Renxue asked Ye Tian how he knew where the Immortal Herbs were.
• Ye Tian explained that he had come to recruit Dugu Bo as a potential Titled Douluo and had suspected Dugu Xin was poisoned from his hair and eye color.
• Douluo Jin E realized the Dugu family’s green hair and eyes suggested Dugu Bo was poisoned too, and Ye Tian confirmed that Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan had inherited the Martial Soul Defect Disease from birth.
• Ye Tian agreed to cure the Dugu family before bringing them into the group, and Qian Renxue inferred that their unchanged eye color showed they did not understand the Immortal Herbs’ effects.
• Dugu Yan found her father trembling on the bed and exclaiming about how good the pills felt.

Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan watched Dugu Xin react ecstatically to Ye Tian’s pills, which relieved his pain while his snake venom remained active. Dugu Bo concluded that the pills had healing and pain-relief effects, then left for the Herb Garden while Dugu Xin was ordered to study them.

• Dugu Xin took Ye Tian’s pills and found that their effects made the pain of his active snake venom feel pleasurable.
• Dugu Bo examined Dugu Xin and determined that the pills rapidly healed damage while relieving pain, though he remained unsure why Dugu Xin became increasingly excited.
• Dugu Bo warned Dugu Yan not to pry into Ye Tian’s secrets and promised to protect her and Dugu Xin.
• Dugu Bo prepared to leave with Dugu Yan for the Herb Garden, but struck Dugu Xin with a ruler after he ignored them while drooling and crying out.
• Dugu Bo ordered Dugu Xin to identify the pills’ effects so he could improve his medicinal soup, then left with Dugu Yan.

Dugu Bo agreed to take Ye Tian and the others to Sunset Forest while grappling with the revelation that they knew about the Dugu Family’s Martial Soul flaw. Dugu Yan secretly ate a Marrow Cleansing Pill, and Dugu Bo returned to find Dugu Xin in a startling condition.

• Ye Tian gave Dugu Bo two bottles of pills for Dugu Xin to take during the journey, and Dugu Bo agreed to prepare a carriage for Sunset Forest.
• Jin Yue'er gave Dugu Yan ten Marrow Cleansing Pills and said Ye Tian could cure her illness, leaving Dugu Bo shocked that they knew the Dugu Family’s secret.
• Dugu Yan accepted the bottle, then slipped away to arrange the carriage while Dugu Bo took medicine to her father.
• Around the corner, Dugu Yan secretly swallowed a pill and ran off after feeling warmth spread through her body.
• Dugu Bo went to check on Dugu Xin and was shocked by what he saw.

Dugu Bo discovered Dugu Xin diluting Ye Tian’s pills in hot water and learned how their effects eased the pain of Snake Venom Backlash. After trying both pills himself, Dugu Bo recognized Ye Tian’s extraordinary talent, while Dugu Xin revealed that he was saving the pills for Yan Yan.

• Dugu Bo found Dugu Xin drinking steaming water and learned that he had put the pills in it to make them last longer.
• Dugu Xin excitedly showed Dugu Bo the pills and urged him to try them.
• Dugu Bo took the Marrow Cleansing Pill and the Bright Spirit Nourishing Pill, experiencing their effects on his body and soul.
• Dugu Bo realized the pills countered Snake Venom Backlash and praised Ye Tian’s talent.
• Dugu Bo asked whether Dugu Xin had suppressed his Snake Venom, and Dugu Xin said he was saving the pills for Yan Yan.

Dugu Bo and Dugu Xin discussed Spirit Hall’s visit, the coming conflict with the Clear Sky Sect, and Ye Tian’s claim that he could cure the Dugu Family’s illness. After Dugu Bo grew more confident in Ye Tian, he brought Dugu Xin outside, where the group prepared to leave for the Herb Garden.

• Dugu Bo warned Dugu Xin that the pills might require many doses to improve talent, and Dugu Xin said he could save them for himself.
• Dugu Xin told Dugu Bo that Spirit Hall’s Pope had been declared dead and that Spirit Hall and the Clear Sky Sect had already begun fighting.
• Dugu Bo explained that Ye Tian had come with several children to take items from the Herb Garden and knew the secrets of the Dugu Family’s Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul.
• Dugu Bo told Dugu Xin that Ye Tian was a Soul Grandmaster with two Purple Soul Rings and had offered to cure the family’s illness.
• Dugu Bo brought Dugu Xin outside, where Dugu Yan had returned and Ye Tian’s group prepared to depart.

Ye Tian and his companions prepared to travel to Sunset Forest, while Dugu Xin recognized Ye Tian as Spirit Hall’s Saintess Disciple and considered the political influence he might one day gain. The group set off with Dugu Xin’s Snake Venom suppressed, and Ye Tian handed out more pills during the journey.

• Dugu Yan prepared a carriage, and Qian Renxue and Ye Tian set off with Jin E and Jin Yue'er while the Dugu family followed.
• Dugu Xin recognized Ye Tian as Spirit Hall’s Saintess Disciple and suggested he might someday become the Saint and a candidate for Pope, but Dugu Bo warned against political entanglements.
• Dugu Bo carried Dugu Xin into the carriage, and the group traveled toward Sunset Forest.
• Dugu Xin asked Ye Tian for more medicine when his Snake Venom stirred, and Ye Tian gave him two bottles of pills that could keep for years if sealed.
• Jin Yue'er imitated Dugu Xin to ask for pills, and Ye Tian gave her two bottles before placing two more in Qian Renxue’s arms.