Chapter Summaries

Lu Yan revealed that the Dugu Family’s Jade Scale Snake bloodline carried a deadly poison that had killed Dugu Yan’s parents and was affecting her and Dugu Bo. He promised he could cure it, and Dugu Yan began taking an immortal herb to purge the poison as Dugu Bo watched.

• Lu Yan identified signs that Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan had been poisoned by the Green Phosphorus Snake Poison.
• Dugu Bo confirmed that the poison came from the Dugu Family’s bloodline and had killed Dugu Yan’s parents.
• Dugu Bo warned Lu Yan that intimacy with Dugu Yan would poison him, but Lu Yan declared that he could cure the poison.
• Lu Yan gave Dugu Yan a Snake-shaped Dragon Blood Orchid to cleanse her body and potentially transform her Jade Scale Snake Martial Soul.
• Dugu Yan swallowed the flower, and the Green Phosphorus Snake Poison began streaming from her body as green mist.

Dugu Yan consumed the Snake-shaped Dragon Blood Orchid, breaking through to Level 30, shedding her poison, and evolving her Martial Soul toward a dragon. Lu Yan warned that Dugu Bo’s deeply entwined poison could not be safely removed, but offered a temporary way to ease its flare-ups while they searched for a cure.

• Lu Yan explained that the Snake-shaped Dragon Blood Orchid would strengthen Dugu Yan’s foundation as her soul power surged to Level 30 and her Green Phosphorus Snake transformed.
• Dugu Bo accepted Lu Yan as his grandson, and Dugu Yan woke, embraced Lu Yan, and celebrated her breakthrough.
• Dugu Bo examined Dugu Yan and found that the Green Phosphorus Snake Poison had vanished; Dugu Yan’s Martial Soul had evolved toward a dragon.
• Lu Yan suggested that Dugu Yan seek a dragon-blooded soul beast for her Third Soul Ring, and Dugu Bo agreed.
• Lu Yan warned Dugu Yan that removing Dugu Bo’s poison could endanger his life, then revealed he knew a temporary way to ease its flare-ups.

Lu Yan refined his body by swallowing the Infernal Delicate Apricot and Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye, then emerged transformed. He tested his blood on Dugu Bo and confirmed that it could suppress the Green Phosphorus Snake Poison, leaving them ready to continue the treatment.

• Lu Yan used Dream Projection to summon Tang San’s appearance, pulled the two Immortal Herbs from the pools, and swallowed them.
• The herbs’ opposing powers tore through Lu Yan’s body, so he plunged into the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye to temper himself.
• Dugu Bo stopped Dugu Yan from disturbing Lu Yan and watched over him as he remained submerged for seven days and nights.
• Lu Yan erupted from the pool, and Dugu Yan and Dugu Bo realized he had survived the refinement.
• Lu Yan gave Dugu Bo a drop of his blood, which eased the poison’s pressure and allowed Dugu Bo to confirm that the treatment method worked.

Lu Yan used the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye’s herbs to strengthen his body and awaken powerful spiritual abilities, then returned to Heaven Dou City. Tang Yuehua rushed to the Heaven shop after seven days of fearing he had vanished, and found him safe.

• Lu Yan gave Dugu Bo Dragon Blood Yang Ginseng to restore the damage from years of Green Phosphorus Snake Poison, and Dugu Bo entrusted his Medicine Garden and Dugu Yan to him.
• Lu Yan swallowed the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew while Dugu Yan guarded him, greatly expanding his Spiritual Power and awakening Soul Impact through his Dream Butterfly Martial Soul.
• Lu Yan reached the Mustard Seed Realm with his Purple Demon Eyes, and Dugu Bo sensed that his Spiritual Power was nearing the level of a Soul King.
• Dugu Bo escorted Lu Yan and Dugu Yan back to Heaven Dou City, where Lu Yan began examining the changes to his Martial Soul at the Heaven shop.
• Tang Yuehua arrived at the shop, relieved to find Lu Yan safe after searching and worrying for seven days.

Lu Yan tested the awakened Dream Butterfly’s ability to plant emotions in Tang Yuehua through a dream, leaving her confused by her feelings for him. At the Heaven Dou Great Spirit Arena, Yu Tianheng challenged Lu Yan to a rematch after advancing to Soul Elder, and the chapter ended as their fight drew a crowd.

• Lu Yan apologized to Tang Yuehua for worrying her and gave her a Hundred-Year Purple Ginseng while explaining where he had been.
• Lu Yan used Calming Incense and the Dream Butterfly’s awakened Love Emotion ability in Tang Yuehua’s dream, causing her to wake with lingering affection and confusion.
• Lu Yan encountered the Heaven Dou Team at the arena, where Yu Tianheng challenged him to another duel.
• Lu Yan used Purple Demon Eyes to see that Yu Tianheng had become a Soul Elder with a Thousand-Year Soul Ring, but accepted the challenge despite Ye Lingling’s warning.
• The arena crowd and Yu Tianheng’s teammates debated the likely outcome as Lu Yan and Yu Tianheng prepared to fight.

Lu Yan defeated Yu Tianheng with a single Spiritual Power attack, then continued honing Dream Butterfly’s abilities at Heaven. When Ning Rongrong arrived after Heaven had closed, she tried to buy Dugu Yan’s guest spot, but Dugu Yan refused.

• Yu Tianheng unleashed his third Soul Skill, but Lu Yan struck his Sea of Consciousness with Soul Impact, dispelled his Martial Soul Possession, and defeated him with one punch.
• The referee declared Lu Yan the victor, and Qin Ming recognized that Lu Yan’s Spiritual Power control had reached perfection.
• Lu Yan spent the following days testing Dream Butterfly’s abilities on guests at Heaven, which accepted only ten guests each day.
• Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling visited Lu Yan, and he told them they could come to Heaven whenever they wanted.
• Ning Rongrong arrived after Heaven had closed and offered Dugu Yan Gold Soul Coins for her guest spot, but Dugu Yan refused.

Ning Rongrong tried to force Lu Yan to let her experience Dream Entry, but he refused and stood by Dugu Yan. Ning Fengzhi arrived to apologize for his daughter, and the confrontation escalated when Dugu Bo appeared to protect his juniors.

• Ning Rongrong offered increasingly large sums and threatened Lu Yan with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s status, but he refused to break his shop’s rules.
• Ning Rongrong ordered her guards to seize Lu Yan and Dugu Yan, prompting Lu Yan, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling to prepare to fight.
• Ning Fengzhi stopped the guards, reprimanded Ning Rongrong, and apologized to Lu Yan, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling.
• Lu Yan asked Ning Fengzhi to keep Ning Rongrong from disturbing the shop again, while Ning Fengzhi considered recruiting him.
• Chen Xin questioned whether Ning Fengzhi had brought Sword Douluo to bully the juniors, and Dugu Bo appeared to check on Lu Yan and Dugu Yan.

Lu Yan refused Ning Fengzhi’s offer to join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and later used Dream Entry to turn Ning Rongrong’s dream against her. After advancing to level 27, he went to Moonlight Pavilion with Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling to attend class.

• Ning Rongrong reluctantly apologized to Dugu Yan, and Ning Fengzhi offered Lu Yan the sect’s full support, including a future Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring.
• Lu Yan declined to join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, explaining that its promises were too distant and Ning Rongrong’s behavior had displeased him.
• Ning Rongrong returned to Heaven for three days before getting a Dream Entry slot, and Lu Yan changed her dream so she served him as a maid.
• Ning Rongrong woke embarrassed and angry, then fled while Lu Yan continued training Dream Butterfly Power in other customers’ dreams.
• Lu Yan broke through to level 27, and Dugu Bo marveled at his cultivation speed.
• Lu Yan went to Moonlight Pavilion with Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling to attend class.

Lu Yan returned to Moonlight Pavilion after escorting Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan away, reassuring Tang Yuehua that he had not forgotten his promise to help her sleep. He used his Dream Butterfly Martial Soul to guide her into sleep and planted a seed of attachment, pleased by how quickly his plans were progressing.

• Tang Yuehua welcomed Lu Yan, Ye Lingling, and Dugu Yan to Moonlight Pavilion, though Dugu Yan's closeness to Lu Yan stirred her jealousy.
• Lu Yan played the harp during Tang Yuehua's lesson, and Dugu Yan praised him and asked him to teach her.
• Tang Yuehua interrupted Lu Yan and Dugu Yan, then watched them leave and felt lonely when Lu Yan did not stay.
• Tang Yuehua fell asleep on the couch she had prepared for Lu Yan, then woke when he returned to her room.
• Lu Yan reassured Tang Yuehua that he had returned to keep his promise, then used his Dream Butterfly Martial Soul to put her to sleep and instill attachment.
• Lu Yan lay on the couch and realized his plans were progressing faster than he had expected.

After waking from a dream in which Lu Yan had left her, Tang Yuehua found him returning with hot water and grew more aware of her dependence on him. Their tender exchange left her pleased when Lu Yan admitted he thought her legs were beautiful, while her feelings for him continued to intensify.

• Tang Yuehua woke to find Lu Yan gone and felt abandoned until he returned with hot water.
• Lu Yan explained that he had fetched warm water because she seemed overheated, and Tang Yuehua embraced him gratefully.
• Lu Yan promised that she would always be able to find him, and Tang Yuehua realized she wanted him to keep her company more often.
• Tang Yuehua noticed Lu Yan looking toward her feet and teased him about what he was thinking.
• Lu Yan said her legs were beautiful, then fled in embarrassment, leaving Tang Yuehua delighted and filled with growing desire.

Lu Yan brought blueprints for Tang Sect Hidden Weapons to Taino’s forge in Heaven Dou City, intending to have them made from rare ores. Tailong recognized Lu Yan as the famed Dream Master, and Taino agreed to forge the weapons for a fee; Lu Yan asked when the work could be completed.

• Lu Yan decided to have mechanical Hidden Weapons forged and headed to Heaven Dou City’s most reputable forge.
• Lu Yan gave Taino the weapon blueprints and said he would not reveal what the components were for.
• Tailong recognized Lu Yan as the Dream Master and excitedly recounted his victories at the Heaven Dou Great Spirit Arena.
• Taino checked the blueprints, quoted a forging fee of one hundred Gold Soul Coins if Lu Yan supplied the materials, and watched as Lu Yan produced rare ores.
• Lu Yan asked Taino when the weapons could be completed.

Lu Yan accepted Qian Renxue’s mission to grow stronger and defeat Hu Liena, then returned to find Tang Yuehua waiting for him. Tang Yuehua encouraged his admiration of her while privately growing more attached to him.

• Taino promised to forge Lu Yan’s hidden weapons in seven days, and Tailong told Lu Yan he would make him his goal.
• Lu Yan received Green Phosphorus Snake Poison from Dugu Bo, confident that his Ice and Fire Body Refining made him immune to it.
• Qian Renxue ordered Lu Yan to reach Soul Elder within a year and defeat Hu Liena in Spirit City, promising him a Spirit Ring if he succeeded.
• Lu Yan played the harp for Qian Renxue and received a Spirit Nurturing Fruit as his reward.
• Tang Yuehua welcomed Lu Yan back, praised him for admiring her, and urged him to treat other women respectfully as her feelings for him deepened.

Lu Yan deepened Tang Yuehua’s attachment to him through dreams and accepted the medicinal herbs she had prepared, while promising to find Spirit Grass that might help her cultivate. Over the next half year, he armed himself with poisoned Hidden Weapons, and the story left him gently combing Tang Yuehua’s hair as their intimacy grew.

• Tang Yuehua asked Lu Yan to use Dream Entry so she could dream of him, and she woke with a growing desire to kiss him.
• Tang Yuehua gave Lu Yan rare medicinal herbs, and he promised to seek Spirit Grass that could help her cultivate.
• Five days later, Lu Yan installed two upgraded Godly Zhuge Crossbows and a Sleeve Arrow, which he could coat with Green Phosphorus Snake Poison.
• Half a year passed, and Tang Yuehua praised Lu Yan’s appearance before asking him to comb her hair.
• Lu Yan combed Tang Yuehua’s hair as she watched him with tender affection.

Lu Yan advanced to level 30 and told Tang Yuehua he was leaving to hunt for his Third Soul Ring, prompting her to kiss his forehead before he departed. The next day, he and Dugu Bo entered Sunset Forest, where Lu Yan revealed he planned to absorb a six- or seven-thousand-year Soul Ring.

• Tang Yuehua asked Lu Yan to massage her shoulders, then kissed his forehead as a blessing before his trip to hunt for his Third Soul Ring.
• Lu Yan left Moonlight Pavilion, and Tang Yuehua watched him go, pleased by their kiss and longing for his return.
• The next day, Lu Yan and Dugu Bo traveled from Heaven Dou to Sunset Forest to seek a Dream-Shattering Tapir or Heart-Bewitching Butterfly.
• Dugu Bo asked how old a Soul Ring Lu Yan intended to absorb, and Lu Yan answered that he aimed for one six or seven thousand years old.

Lu Yan persuaded Dugu Bo to let him absorb an eight-thousand-year Heart-Bewitching Butterfly Soul Ring at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye. As Lu Yan fought to withstand the ring’s power, an External Soul Bone appeared, while the absorption remained underway.

• Lu Yan demonstrated his immense physical strength to convince Dugu Bo that he could attempt a Soul Ring beyond the normal limit.
• After days of searching, Lu Yan found an eight-thousand-year Heart-Bewitching Butterfly, and he persuaded Dugu Bo to bring it to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye.
• Dugu Bo subdued the butterfly, and Lu Yan killed it before plunging into the spring and absorbing its Soul Ring.
• Lu Yan used the spring’s opposing energies and the Mysterious Heaven Skill to suppress the Soul Ring’s rampage and withstand its spiritual attack.
• A glowing stream from the butterfly’s corpse entered Lu Yan’s forehead, and Dugu Bo recognized the resulting mark as an External Soul Bone.
• Lu Yan continued guiding the Mysterious Heaven Skill and Ice-Fire Power to subdue the Soul Ring’s energy.

Lu Yan absorbed an eight-thousand-year Soul Ring, gained an External Soul Bone and reached level thirty-four after enduring Dugu Bo’s pressure while refining it. Qian Renxue then challenged him to prove himself before she sent him to Spirit City, and Lu Yan accepted, intending to defeat her.

• Lu Yan successfully absorbed an eight-thousand-year Soul Ring, gained an External Soul Bone, and discovered that it gave him 360-degree vision and a major increase in Spiritual Power.
• Dugu Bo helped Lu Yan refine the External Soul Bone under three days of intense Soul Power pressure, during which Lu Yan advanced to level thirty-four and learned the Dream Phantom Shadow skill.
• Lu Yan and Dugu Bo returned to Heaven Dou City, where Snake Lance Douluo soon brought Lu Yan to meet Qian Renxue.
• Qian Renxue, now a Soul King, said Lu Yan had to withstand fifty moves from her while she limited herself to her first three Soul Skills and Soul Elder-level power to qualify to represent her in Spirit City.
• Lu Yan accepted Qian Renxue’s challenge and resolved to defeat her rather than merely endure fifty moves.

Lu Yan fought Qian Renxue and used his spiritual power and refined soul skills to catch her off guard, forcing her to take him seriously. Qian Renxue then unleashed her full strength and launched a faster assault, appearing directly in front of him.

• Lu Yan activated his Dream Butterfly possession and attacked Qian Renxue with Mental Severance, but her Angel Assault dispelled the silver lights.
• Lu Yan redirected the scattered silver lights into sharp streaks and struck Qian Renxue’s Sea of Consciousness with Purple Demon Eyes, briefly stunning her.
• The silver streaks pierced Qian Renxue’s Angel Soul Power and entered her body, leaving her with a slight loss of control as she retreated.
• Qian Renxue abandoned her underestimation of Lu Yan, gathered her golden soul power, and vowed not to give him another chance.
• Qian Renxue activated Angel’s Might, accelerated toward Lu Yan, and appeared directly before him.

Lu Yan defeated Qian Renxue in three moves by trapping her in an illusion that exploited her painful feelings about Bibi Dong and Hu Liena. After she sent him to Spirit City with a letter for the Elder Hall, Tang Yuehua visited him and began to suspect he shared her forbidden affection.

• Lu Yan used Illusionary Dream Domain to make Qian Renxue relive her fear of being rejected by Bibi Dong in favor of Hu Liena, breaking her composure.
• Qian Renxue broke free by unleashing her full Soul King power, but admitted defeat and told Lu Yan to prepare for their journey to Spirit City.
• Qian Renxue gave Lu Yan a letter and an angel-engraved token for the Elder Hall, asked him to defeat Hu Liena, and promised Bibi Dong would not harm him.
• Lu Yan reflected on the illusion’s power and wondered what Qian Renxue had seen before Tang Yuehua arrived at his shop.
• Tang Yuehua read Lu Yan’s suppressed affection as evidence that he returned her feelings, and her surging emotions overcame her caution.

Tang Yuehua confessed her romantic and physical desires to Lu Yan after he pushed her away to restrain himself. She told him he no longer needed to hold back and declared that she belonged only to him.

• Tang Yuehua embraced Lu Yan, and his touch left her overwhelmed with desire.
• Lu Yan abruptly pushed Tang Yuehua away and turned his back, leading her to realize he was trying to restrain himself.
• Tang Yuehua locked the shop door and confronted Lu Yan, who claimed he needed to use the restroom.
• Tang Yuehua asked whether Lu Yan liked her as a woman, and he answered that he did.
• Tang Yuehua confessed that she wanted him to hold, kiss, and possess her, then gave him permission to do anything and declared herself his alone.

Lu Yan and Tang Yuehua confessed their love and became intimate in Moonlight Pavilion. Afterward, Lu Yan told her he planned to leave Heaven Dou City to gain experience and find Spirit Grass for her, and the chapter ended with Tang Yuehua torn between going with him and her duties to the sect.

• Lu Yan answered Tang Yuehua's confession by kissing her, and they consummated their relationship in a sealed room.
• Afterward, Tang Yuehua repeatedly told Lu Yan she loved him, and he returned her words while silently resolving to keep her as his Aunt Yue.
• Lu Yan told Tang Yuehua he planned to leave Heaven Dou City to gain experience, grow stronger, and find Spirit Grass that could help her cultivation.
• Lu Yan invited Tang Yuehua to travel with him, but she hesitated because Moonlight Pavilion and the sect's intelligence network depended on her.
• Tang Yuehua said she would wait for Lu Yan at Moonlight Pavilion, then began lowering herself toward him.