Chapter Summaries

Ning Rongrong used the Glazed Tile Merchant Association to find Meng Yiran at a dessert shop in southern Heaven Dou City. Ye Xiao and Ning Rongrong arrived and shared desserts nearby, leaving Meng Yiran curious about them as they delayed approaching her.

• Ye Qianxue urged Ye Xiao to find Meng Yiran, and Ning Rongrong offered to use the Glazed Tile Merchant Association to locate her.
• The association's Heaven Dou City manager reported that Meng Yiran was eating sweets alone at the Dessert House in the southern part of the city.
• Ye Xiao and Ning Rongrong went to the Dessert House and spotted Meng Yiran surrounded by desserts.
• Ning Rongrong ordered the shop's signature desserts, and she and Ye Xiao fed each other while Meng Yiran watched curiously.
• Ye Xiao pointed out Meng Yiran's curiosity, but Ning Rongrong said they would let her wait until they had finished their desserts.

Ning Rongrong and Ye Xiao approached Meng Yiran and offered to help her become stronger if she came with them. Intrigued by Ning Rongrong’s claim that she was already a Soul Ancestor, Meng Yiran accepted their offer and agreed to go with them.

• Ning Rongrong introduced herself to Meng Yiran as the daughter of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and introduced Ye Xiao as her boyfriend.
• Ning Rongrong asked Meng Yiran to come home with her, promising to teach her what others did not know and help her grow stronger.
• Ning Rongrong revealed that she was younger than Meng Yiran yet had already become a Soul Ancestor, leaving Meng Yiran astonished.
• After weighing the opportunity against the risks of trusting strangers, Meng Yiran agreed to go with Ning Rongrong and Ye Xiao.

Ning Rongrong and Ye Xiao brought Meng Yiran to meet their companions, who revealed that she would become Ye Xiao’s woman and introduced her to Spirit Souls and Battle Armor. Meng Yiran, astonished by Dugu Yan’s four Ten Thousand Year Spirit Rings, began to believe they could help her grow stronger and asked about the future they spoke of.

• Ning Rongrong introduced Meng Yiran to Huo Wu, Ye Lingling, Dugu Yan, Shui Yue'er, and the others at the residence.
• Ye Lingling told Meng Yiran that she would become Ye Xiao’s woman in the future, leaving Meng Yiran shocked and doubtful.
• Dugu Yan revealed her four Ten Thousand Year Spirit Rings and explained how her Spirit Soul could provide them.
• Ning Rongrong offered to tell Meng Yiran about Spirit Souls, Immortal Herbs, and Battle Armor, and Meng Yiran began to believe they could help her become stronger.
• Ning Rongrong explained that Spirit Souls and One-Word Battle Armor came from descendants in the future, prompting Meng Yiran to look toward Ye Xiao.

Meng Yiran was shown proof that Ye Xiao’s family knew the future and agreed to stay at his residence while she considered joining them. As she settled into their warm household, she learned more about Ye Xiao’s extraordinary strength and the opportunities he could offer.

• Ning Rongrong told Meng Yiran that she would become Ye Xiao’s woman, and Ye Xiao summoned their grandson Ye Kaining to prove their claims about the future.
• Convinced by the Ten Thousand Year Spirit Rings, Spirit Souls, and Ye Kaining’s arrival, Meng Yiran declined to become sisters with the women for now but agreed to stay at Ye Xiao’s residence.
• Ning Rongrong showed Meng Yiran to her room, and Meng Yiran gradually grew comfortable with the household’s harmonious daily life and the women’s affection for Ye Xiao.
• Ye Xiao displayed six Ten Thousand Year Spirit Rings when the women asked to see his strength, and Ning Rongrong explained that his Soul Power was close to the Spirit Saint level.

Meng Yiran struggled to hide her affection for Ye Xiao, while Ning Rongrong urged him to help her overcome her shyness. Ye Xiao went to sit beside Meng Yiran, leaving her flustered as he gently started a conversation.

• Meng Yiran watched Ye Xiao with the women and admitted to herself that she had fallen for him, though she remained too shy to tell him.
• Ning Rongrong noticed Meng Yiran's feelings and whispered to Ye Xiao that he should take the initiative.
• Ye Xiao agreed to approach Meng Yiran, and she overheard their whispers and blushed, wondering if he had seen through her feelings.
• After chatting and teasing Ye Xiao, Ning Rongrong encouraged him to go to Meng Yiran.
• Ye Xiao sat beside Meng Yiran and asked whether she was bored; she stammered that she was fine.

Ye Xiao’s attempt to comfort the shy Meng Yiran only made her more flustered, but Ning Rongrong took her hand and declared them a couple. Meng Yiran quietly accepted Ye Xiao’s promise to treat her well, and the others left them alone together.

• Ye Xiao fed Meng Yiran a Crispy Milk Roll and brushed crumbs from her mouth, making her blush and hide from the others’ teasing looks.
• Ye Xiao tried to reassure Meng Yiran by saying some people her age already had children, leaving her stunned and even more embarrassed.
• Ning Rongrong and Huo Wu teased Ye Xiao about his awkward way of comforting girls.
• Ning Rongrong placed Meng Yiran’s hand in Ye Xiao’s and declared them a couple; Meng Yiran curled her fingers around his to show her agreement.
• Ye Xiao promised to treat Meng Yiran well, and Ning Rongrong led the women away to leave them alone.

Ye Xiao gave Meng Yiran a Purple Rhyme Spirit Snake Grass to strengthen her Serpent Cane Martial Soul and raise her Soul Power. As she absorbed it, her Soul Power reached level 30 and her Martial Soul erupted in purple light, beginning a major transformation.

• Ye Xiao spent a quiet evening with Meng Yiran in the garden, holding her as they watched the moon.
• The next morning, Ye Xiao woke Meng Yiran and gave her a Purple Rhyme Spirit Snake Grass suited to her Serpent Cane Martial Soul.
• Ye Xiao explained that the herb could improve Meng Yiran's cultivation and help her reach at least level 35 by the time she absorbed her third Spirit Ring.
• Meng Yiran followed Ye Xiao's instructions and began absorbing the herb while he watched over her.
• As the medicinal power nourished her body and Martial Soul, Meng Yiran's Soul Power rose from the twenties to level 30.
• Meng Yiran's Serpent Cane Martial Soul burst into dazzling purple light and began undergoing a dramatic transformation.

Meng Yiran’s Serpent Cane evolved into the Serpent Emperor Cane, and she reached level 35 after absorbing a millennium Spirit Snake’s ring. When she and Ye Xiao returned to Heaven Dou City, they found more than a hundred faction elites gathered at their residence to learn alchemy and Soul Tools.

• Meng Yiran absorbed the Immortal Herb’s remaining medicinal energy, evolved her Martial Soul into the Serpent Emperor Cane, and reached level 30.
• Ye Xiao took Meng Yiran to a forest near Heaven Dou City, where she absorbed a millennium Spirit Snake’s Spirit Ring and advanced to level 35.
• Ye Xiao and Meng Yiran returned to their residence and found more than a hundred people gathered in the courtyard.
• Ning Rongrong told Ye Xiao that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Spirit Hall, and other factions had sent three hundred elites, some of whom she had arranged to train in alchemy and Soul Tools.
• Hu Liena explained that Xue Ye had been poisoned and the court was in chaos, reassuring Ye Xiao that the gathering would not cause trouble.

Ye Xiao moved a hundred recruits into the Myriad Soul Illusionary Realm to cultivate and learn alchemy and Soul Tool production. Six months later, most had mastered Rank 1 production, and Ye Xiao and Ning Rongrong went to check the first day's sales in Heaven Dou City.

• Ye Xiao led the recruits through a gateway into the Myriad Soul Illusionary Realm and told them to train there.
• Ye Xiao assigned Ning Rongrong to arrange the recruits' accommodations and studies, and set a goal of producing Rank 1 Soul Tools and Elixirs within half a year.
• After six months, ninety percent of the three hundred elites had become Rank 1 Soul Engineers or Alchemists, and their products filled the realm's warehouses.
• Ning Rongrong's Glazed Tile Merchant Association received the first batch of Soul Tools and Elixirs for sale in Heaven Dou City, with proceeds to be shared among Ye Xiao, Spirit Hall, and the others.
• Ning Rongrong invited Ye Xiao to visit the merchant association on the first day of sales, and he agreed to see whether local Soul Masters would accept the products.

Ye Xiao and Ning Rongrong saw the Glazed Tile Merchant Association overwhelmed by demand for its first-rank Soul Tools and elixirs, and Ye Xiao planned to expand production and release second-rank products. Meanwhile, Tang Yuehua tried a Soul Power Pill and began attempting to cultivate.

• Ning Rongrong and Ye Xiao entered the Glazed Tile Merchant Association through a rear entrance after seeing a long queue of Soul Masters carrying Gold Soul Coins.
• The manager told Ning Rongrong and Ye Xiao that demonstrations had drawn crowds to buy the first-rank Soul Tools and elixirs, especially Soul Masters and Soul Grandmasters.
• Ye Xiao dismissed concerns about others copying the products and said the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and Spirit Hall backed their business.
• Ning Rongrong and Ye Xiao discussed expanding production in the Illusionary Realm and releasing second-rank products after the current stock sold out.
• Tang Yuehua examined the Soul Power Pills and first-rank Soul Tools, then took a pill and felt its gentle Soul Power nourish her meridians.
• Tang Yuehua sat cross-legged and tried to circulate and refine the Soul Power, hoping to begin cultivating.

Tang Yuehua failed to cultivate because her Martial Soul absorbed her Soul Power, so she sent the Clear Sky Sect a report on the new Elixirs and Soul Tools at the Glazed Tile Merchant Association. Ye Xiao and Ning Rongrong left the crowded merchant association and discussed production limits and how to keep rival sects from focusing on their new products.

• Tang Yuehua tried to circulate Soul Power, but her Martial Soul absorbed it before she could use it.
• Tang Yuehua wrote a report on the Elixirs, Soul Tools, and crowds at the Glazed Tile Merchant Association, then sent it to the Clear Sky Sect's Sect Master.
• Tang Yuehua worried that the new products could disrupt Heaven Dou City's peace and shift the continent's balance of power.
• Ye Xiao and Ning Rongrong left the merchant association after seeing customers crowd in to buy its goods.
• Ning Rongrong worried that three hundred refiners could not meet demand, and Ye Xiao proposed daily supply limits to stabilize the market.
• Ye Xiao said the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Spirit Hall, the Ye Family, and other forces would soon announce an alliance to divert attention from the first-level products.

Ye Xiao and Ning Rongrong told the Speed Clan and the elite craftsmen that Soul Tools and Elixirs had sold far beyond expectations. Ye Xiao then proposed building a town near Spirit City to train more Soul Engineers and Alchemists, and they began discussing where to build it.

• Ning Rongrong reported that the Soul Tools and Elixirs had drawn huge crowds and sold better than expected.
• Bai He, Huo Wu, Yang Wudi, and the elite representatives celebrated the success of their six months of work.
• Ye Xiao proposed building a dedicated learning and refining base, with the three hundred elites serving as its first teachers.
• Ye Xiao required the teachers to train newcomers while continuing to improve their cultivation and crafting skills.
• Ye Xiao explained that the base should be near Spirit City for protection and convenient transport, and he and Ning Rongrong discussed possible locations with the others.

The group chose a secluded valley near Spirit City for their new city, and Ning Rongrong arranged for its construction through the Glazed Tile Merchant Association. At the Blue Electric Tyrant Dragon Sect, Yu Yuanzhen examined the new Soul Tools and Elixirs, then learned that Spirit Hall was among the factions that developed and sold them.

• The group selected a defensible valley east of Spirit City as the site for their new city.
• Ning Rongrong volunteered to fund and organize construction, with future profits from Soul Tools and Elixirs set to repay the Glazed Tile Merchant Association.
• Ye Xiao and the others arranged for workers and building materials to be prepared.
• Yu Yuanzhen tested a first-grade Soul Tool saber and examined a Soul Power Pill, recognizing their value to low-level Soul Masters.
• A disciple told Yu Yuanzhen that the products were jointly developed and sold by several factions, including Spirit Hall.

Yu Yuanzhen and Tang Xiao learned that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had joined Spirit Hall and other forces to produce and sell soul tools and elixirs. They worried that the alliance and the continent would change, while the Clear Sky Sect elders reacted with outrage to the news.

• Yu Yuanzhen erupted in anger after learning the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was cooperating with Spirit Hall, then admitted the Blue Electric Tyrant Dragon Sect was too weak to confront them and resolved to prepare for change.
• Tang Xiao showed six Clear Sky Sect elders the Rank 1 Soul Tools and Soul Power Pills Tang Yuehua had bought from the Glazed Tile Merchant Association.
• The elders dismissed the soul tools as useless, but recognized that the pills could help the sect's younger disciples cultivate.
• Tang Xiao told the elders that the products were jointly made by the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Spirit Hall, Blazing Fire Academy, the Dugu Family, the Nine Heart Begonia family, and others, and that Spirit Hall would sell them widely.
• The elders were shocked and furious, condemning Ning Fengzhi for cooperating with Spirit Hall and betraying the Upper Three Sects.

The Clear Sky Sect’s elders worried about the alliance between Spirit Hall and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, while Tang Yuehua secretly pursued Ye Xiao’s cultivation secret. After Tang Yuehua invited Ye Xiao to Moonlight Pavilion, he decided to meet her, suspecting she wanted to question him about the Soul Tools and Elixirs.

• Third Elder angrily condemned Ning Fengzhi, but First Elder warned that the Clear Sky Sect could not safely challenge him and Spirit Hall.
• Tang Xiao and the elders discussed the growing threat of the alliance and agreed to have Tang Yuehua monitor the Glazed Tile Merchant Association and report developments.
• Tang Yuehua secretly investigated Ye Xiao because the rapid cultivation of the women around him gave her hope of overcoming her inability to cultivate.
• Ning Rongrong told Ye Xiao that Tang Yuehua had invited him alone to Moonlight Pavilion.
• Ye Xiao suspected Tang Yuehua had identified him as the force behind the Soul Tools and Elixirs, and agreed to meet her.

Ye Xiao went to Moonlight Pavilion to meet Tang Yuehua while Ning Rongrong waited at Wangyun Hotel across the street. Tang Yuehua welcomed him with music and tea, but Ye Xiao remained wary of her purpose as their meeting began.

• Ning Rongrong accompanied Ye Xiao to Moonlight Pavilion and waited at Wangyun Hotel, asking him to contact her if anything happened.
• The attendants welcomed Ye Xiao into Moonlight Pavilion and a maid led him to Tang Yuehua's private room on the third floor.
• Ye Xiao recognized the guqin piece Tang Yuehua played as one he had taught her and suspected she was trying to lower his guard.
• Tang Yuehua asked Ye Xiao to assess her playing, and he praised her improvement as she invited him to drink tea.
• Ye Xiao sampled the hot tea, found it did not suit his taste, and set the cup down while considering Tang Yuehua's intentions.

Ye Xiao told Tang Yuehua that he had developed the Glazed Tile Merchant Association’s Soul Tools and Elixirs, then rejected the possibility of cooperation with the Clear Sky Sect. He left Tang Yuehua facing the sect’s isolation and weakness while exchanging a playful look with Ning Rongrong across the street.

• Ye Xiao asked Tang Yuehua why she had invited him to Moonlight Pavilion, and she admitted she wanted to discuss the Glazed Tile Merchant Association’s Soul Tools and Elixirs.
• Ye Xiao confirmed that he had developed them, surprising Tang Yuehua, who worried he might be giving the Clear Sky Sect information that could cause trouble.
• Ye Xiao explained that Spirit Hall and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect cooperated because of shared interests, but said the Clear Sky Sect could not sincerely cooperate with other factions.
• Tang Yuehua felt embarrassed as Ye Xiao pointed out her sect’s stubbornness and her own isolation within it.
• Ye Xiao prepared to leave and spotted Ning Rongrong eating at Wangyun Hotel; she noticed him and waved with a playful smile.

Tang Yuehua asked Ye Xiao for stronger Soul Power Pills, hoping to overcome her inability to cultivate. Ye Xiao explained that her mutated Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul had an incomplete origin and left her with a faint hope of a solution.

• Tang Yuehua asked Ye Xiao whether he had stronger, purer Soul Power Pills than the Level One pills he sold.
• Ye Xiao realized she had invited him to Moonlight Pavilion because she wanted to break through her cultivation restriction.
• Ye Xiao explained that Tang Yuehua's inability to cultivate stemmed from her mutated Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul's incomplete origin, comparing it to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda and Nine Heart Begonia.
• Tang Yuehua called herself useless because she could not retain Soul Power, and Ye Xiao privately agreed that her situation was worse than Yu Xiaogang's.
• Tang Yuehua asked Ye Xiao whether he could help her cultivate, and Ye Xiao laughed, satisfied that he had given her hope.

Ye Xiao revealed that Ning Rongrong’s Martial Soul had become the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda and offered Tang Yuehua a chance to change her own flaw in exchange for leaving the Clear Sky Sect and staying with him. He then summoned Ye Shuya, his descendant with Tang Yuehua, leaving Tang Yuehua stunned and confused.

• Ye Xiao told Tang Yuehua that Ning Rongrong’s Martial Soul had become the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda and Ye Lingling’s Nine Heart Begonia had overcome its inherited limitation.
• Tang Yuehua begged Ye Xiao to change her Martial Soul so she could cultivate, but he asked what reason she had for him to help.
• Tang Yuehua offered money or anything else she could provide, and Ye Xiao replied that she could not offer him anything Ning Rongrong could not.
• Ye Xiao told Tang Yuehua he wanted her to leave the Clear Sky Sect, remain by his side, and become his.
• Ye Xiao summoned Ye Shuya, his descendant with Tang Yuehua, and Tang Yuehua recoiled in shock and asked who she was.

Ye Xiao revealed that Ye Shuya was his and Tang Yuehua’s descendant from the future, convincing Tang Yuehua to join him and cultivate. The chapter ended with Tang Yuehua holding an Immortal Herb and asking how to use it.

• Ye Shuya greeted Ye Xiao and Tang Yuehua as her ancestors, and Ye Xiao revealed that she descended from them.
• Ye Xiao explained that he could summon descendants from the future, while Ye Shuya confirmed that Tang Yuehua and Ye Xiao had three children.
• Tang Yuehua agreed to Ye Xiao’s help after asking him to spare her eldest and second brothers if he clashed with the Clear Sky Sect, and Ye Xiao agreed to seal their Soul Power.
• Ye Shuya explained why Tang San might not be Tang Hao’s son, and Tang Yuehua accepted Ye Xiao’s decision not to spare him.
• Ye Xiao gave Tang Yuehua an Immortal Herb to help her cultivate, and she asked how to use it.