Arc 7The Blood-Colored Sword Tip

Luo Can and Qian Renxue recruited Yue Guan, deceived Bibi Dong, and placed the Blood-Colored Sword Tip in Qian Daoliu’s hands. As Fate Defying Valley prepared its disciples and expanded its Soul Tool work, Ji Juechen’s duel with Chen Xin drew attention across the region, with its result still unknown.

  • Qian Renxue fused with Luo Can’s Dark Angel Battle Armor and tested its power, while Luo Can inspected Ju Zi’s first Soul Tool Mecha prototype and named it Fire Starter Mark I.
  • Tang San arrived in Nuoding City, became Yu Xiaogang’s disciple, and began training while Spirit Hall investigated the battle site and the sinister Blood-Colored Sword Tip.
  • Luo Can and Qian Renxue trapped Yue Guan, revealed Qian Renxue’s identity and future knowledge, and won his loyalty by showing him Gui Mei’s and his own deaths at Tang San’s hands.
  • Yue Guan helped Ju Zi switch the real Blood-Colored Sword Tip for a convincing fake before Bibi Dong collected it, and Qian Renxue gave the genuine tip to Qian Daoliu.
  • Qian Daoliu agreed to seal the real tip, monitor Bibi Dong, and protect Yue Guan as Qian Renxue continued her plan to change the future while remaining hidden.
  • Luo Can stored the Ten-Thousand-Year Mysterious Ice Marrow in an ice cave built by the Ice Jade Scorpion, and he continued training his disciples and preparing Xiao Xiao’s first Spirit Ring.
  • Xue Ye chose to continue the joint investigation with Spirit Hall while secretly investigating with Dugu Bo and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and Ji Juechen challenged Chen Xin to a duel.
  • Luo Can expanded recruitment and cultivation at Fate Defying Valley as Ji Juechen and Chen Xin fought outside Sunset Forest, leaving the duel’s outcome unknown as its sword lights drew attention across the region.
Chapters 151–175 Vol. 2 Read

Ch. 151Three-Word Battle Armor: Dark Angel

Luo Can and Qian Renxue caught the red-grade Dark Angel Three-Word Battle Armor while fishing, and Qian Renxue claimed it as her own. As it fused with her Spirit Bones, the armor began advancing toward Four-Word Battle Armor, leaving her newly empowered to face powerful enemies alongside Luo Can.

  • Luo Can and Qian Renxue fished together, celebrating each catch before finally pulling a major red from the lake.
  • Luo Can inspected the Dark Angel Three-Word Battle Armor and discovered its powerful abilities, including its Fallen Saint Domain and Sin Judgment.
  • Qian Renxue asked Luo Can for the armor, and he agreed to give it to her.
  • The Dark Angel armor fused with Qian Renxue, spreading over her body and forming three pairs of wings.
  • Qian Renxue tested the armor's power and sensed it rapidly fusing with her six Spirit Bones and advancing toward Four-Word Battle Armor.
  • Qian Renxue said the armor would help her avoid leaving Luo Can alone against powerful enemies, then returned it to her body.

Ch. 152Battle Armor Testing and Soul Tool Progress

Luo Can helped Qian Renxue test her new Battle Armor, then spent the following days recovering and preparing Ji Juechen to visit the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well. Ju Zi announced that the first-generation Soul Tool Mecha prototype was assembled, leaving Luo Can eager to inspect it.

  • Qian Renxue used her Battle Armor to fight Luo Can, demonstrating its dark and holy forms and powerful defensive and offensive abilities.
  • Luo Can told Qian Renxue that her strength could now challenge a level ninety-nine Limit Douluo, and the two returned to the Wooden House.
  • Luo Can rested in The Valley, trained his disciples, and checked on Yu Xiaogang, who had reached level thirty-five Soul Power while continuing to seek disciples outside Nuoding Academy.
  • Luo Can told Ji Juechen that Dugu Bo would arrive in a couple of days and that Qian Renxue would escort Ji Juechen out of The Valley the next day.
  • Ju Zi interrupted Luo Can and Qian Renxue to announce that Old Lou, his disciples, and blacksmiths had assembled the first-generation Soul Tool Mecha prototype.
  • Luo Can asked Ju Zi to bring the Soul Tool Mecha for him to inspect.

Ch. 153Tang San Leaves the Village

After Tang Hao left Holy Soul Village, Tang San set out for Nuoding City, determined to grow stronger despite the harm his theft had caused Doctor Luo. Meanwhile, Bibi Dong sent Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo to investigate strange battle traces, and Luo Can fished a hundred-thousand-year Ice Jade Scorpion from Fate-Defying Lake and asked if it wanted to survive its heavenly tribulation.

  • Tang San found Tang Hao's letter and the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer, then left for Nuoding City after resolving to become stronger and avenge the blood feud.
  • Tang San remembered that Doctor Luo had been blamed for the stolen Thousand-Year Ginseng, but pushed aside his guilt and continued toward the city with the ginseng.
  • Bibi Dong ordered Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo to investigate the battle traces in Fasinuo Province and search Nuoding City and its surroundings for unknown Spirit Masters or forces.
  • Luo Can caught a hundred-thousand-year Ice Jade Scorpion while fishing at Fate-Defying Lake and assured it he did not want its Spirit Ring or Spirit Bone.
  • Luo Can called Xiong Da to meet the wary Ice Jade Scorpion, then asked whether it wanted to survive its heavenly tribulation.

Ch. 154Ice Jade Scorpion and the Soul Tool Mecha

Luo Can persuaded the Ice Jade Scorpion to join Fate Defying Valley by promising it could meet the Ice Empress, then welcomed the first Soul Tool Mecha prototype for testing. The prototype performed impressively, and Luo Can asked Ju Zi how many could be mass-produced each month.

  • Luo Can convinced the Ice Jade Scorpion that it was stranded ten thousand years in the past and promised it a meeting with the Ice Empress in exchange for joining Fate Defying Valley.
  • The Ice Jade Scorpion agreed to join after meeting the Ice Empress, and Xiong Da took it to see the valley and arrange a place for it to stay.
  • Luo Can received 15,000 Points from his Fishing session and decided he needed to speed up his progress toward leveling up.
  • Qian Renxue and Ju Zi brought the first-generation Soul Tool Mecha prototype to the valley, where Ju Zi explained its capabilities to Luo Can and the disciples.
  • Ye Lingling tested the mecha, piloting it around the clearing and firing its cannons before she ran out of mental power; Dugu Yan took her turn next.
  • Luo Can asked Ju Zi how many mechas could be produced monthly if the design was finalized.

Ch. 155Fire Starter Mark I

Luo Can named the Soul Tool Hall’s new mech Fire Starter Mark I and learned that mass production would remain limited for now. Later, he settled a dispute between the Ice Jade Scorpion and the immortal herbs, checked on the Blue Silver Emperor, and earned thirty thousand Points through Fishing and dismantling items.

  • Ju Zi told Luo Can that the Soul Tool Hall could produce one mech every two months at first, with output increasing as its blacksmiths gained experience and the number of master-level blacksmiths grew.
  • Luo Can named the prototype Fire Starter Mark I, and he told Xiao Xiao and Tang Ya they could try it once they became Soul Grandmasters.
  • The Ice Jade Scorpion bit a leaf from Luo Lan and was surrounded by the immortal herbs, so Luo Can soothed Luo Lan and explained that he had raised the plant spirits.
  • Luo Can checked with Luo Youyou that the Blue Silver Emperor had been behaving well, then spent five hours Fishing and received a Good+ rating.
  • Luo Can dismantled seven items for fifteen thousand Points and gained another fifteen thousand Points from Fishing.

Ch. 156Tang San Takes a Master, the Plot Advances Early

Luo Can watched Tang San arrive early in Nuoding City and become Yu Xiaogang’s disciple, while Yu Xiaogang recognized his Twin Martial Souls and warned him to keep the Clear Sky Hammer secret. The chapter ended with Luo Can discovering that Tang San had come two months before Nuoding Academy began.

  • Qian Renxue and Ju Zi woke beside Luo Can, then went to Fate Defying Pavilion while he taught his four disciples.
  • Tang San arrived in Nuoding City and heard pedestrians denounce Yu Xiaogang as a disgraced fraud, but he followed his father’s instructions to seek him out.
  • Yu Xiaogang examined Tang San’s Spirit Proof, inferred that he had Twin Martial Souls, and persuaded him to become his disciple by explaining Martial Soul theory.
  • Tang San revealed his Clear Sky Hammer, and Yu Xiaogang told him to conceal it and never attach Spirit Rings to it without permission.
  • Luo Can used the Dragon Seal to observe Yu Xiaogang and was shocked to see Tang San take him as a master two months ahead of schedule.

Ch. 157Blood Edge's Strangeness

Luo Can learned that Yu Xiaogang was training Tang San to become a weapon against Spirit Hall, while signs suggested Tang Hao was still alive. At the crater where an unknown battle had taken place, Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo discovered a Blood-Colored Sword Tip that drove its wielder to attack.

  • Yu Xiaogang gave Tang San a medicinal bath prescription and planned to train him for two months before taking him to hunt his First Spirit Ring.
  • Luo Can watched Tang San's rigorous training and inferred that Tang Hao had eaten much of the stolen Thousand-Year Ginseng and was probably alive.
  • Luo Can told Qian Renxue and Ju Zi that Yu Xiaogang intended to train Tang San for revenge against Spirit Hall, but the women dismissed the threat.
  • Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo examined the crater and sensed traces of at least three unknown Title Douluos, including a fire-element fighter and a violent swordsmanship expert.
  • Two investigating Soul Douluos returned in a frenzy, and Beiluo'er used a Blood-Colored Sword Tip to draw the dead deacons' blood toward itself.
  • Chrysanthemum Douluo subdued Beiluo'er, and he and Ghost Douluo noticed the Blood-Colored Sword Tip's sinister power.

Ch. 158The Sinister Blood Edge and Chrysanthemum Douluo's Visit

Yue Guan and Ghost discovered that a Blood-Colored Sword Tip drained two Soul Douluo and nearly took over Ghost’s mind, so Yue Guan ordered it guarded while he investigated its origins. Clues led him to Luo’s Herb Shop, where he asked to meet the physician accused of stealing its Thousand-Year Ginseng.

  • Ghost pulled the Blood-Colored Sword Tip from Beiluo'er, and Beiluo'er and another Soul Douluo withered into corpses as Ghost was overcome by its killing intent.
  • Yue Guan blasted the Sword Tip from Ghost’s hand, and Ghost recovered enough to warn that it had tried to invade his Sea of Consciousness.
  • Yue Guan sent Ghost to report to the Pope, ordered the Black-Clad Deacons to guard the Sword Tip, and questioned Ma Xiunuo about Nuoding City’s recent events.
  • Ma Xiunuo told Yue Guan about Luo Yan, the physician whose wife had debated Yu Xiaogang and whose family had been escorted away after a Thousand-Year Ginseng was stolen.
  • Yue Guan visited Luo’s Herb Shop and asked Bai Chen to take him to the main shop so he could meet the alleged thief.

Ch. 159Chrysanthemum Douluo Comes Calling, Thoughts of Defection

Bai Chen reported a visit from Yue Guan, a Spirit Hall elder who sought the main store and bought two rare herbs. After learning that the elder might be investigating Luo Can’s past disguise, Luo Can and Qian Renxue considered recruiting Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo, and Ju Zi joined them for a nighttime fishing trip.

  • Yue Guan pressured Bai Chen to reveal the location of the main store, then bought the Ziyang Ginseng and Snow Silkworm for 3,500 Gold Soul Coins.
  • After Yue Guan left, Bai Chen sent a report to the main store, and Bai Ningshuang forwarded it to Fate Defying Pavilion in Baican Village.
  • Luo Can and Qian Renxue read the report and suspected that Chrysanthemum Douluo or Ghost Douluo was investigating Luo Can’s former disguise as Luo Yan.
  • Luo Can proposed bringing Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo to their side, and Qian Renxue agreed to try recruiting them or eliminate them if they refused.
  • Ju Zi interrupted Luo Can and Qian Renxue, joined them, and later accompanied Luo Can to Fate-Defying Lake to go Fishing.

Ch. 160Gathered Together

Luo Can inspected Fate Defying Pavilion’s cultivation grounds and workshops, then gathered the others to discuss a Spirit Hall elder investigating the herb shop. The chapter ended with Ye Qingyu asking how they would handle the elder’s likely arrival at the main shop in Yaowang Town.

  • Luo Can checked the Core Disciples’ progress and gave diluted Fate Reversal Water to the Associate Inner Pavilion Disciples, boosting their Soul Power.
  • Luo Can inspected the expanding Soul Tool factory and learned that it would sell only everyday-use Soul Tools outside the pavilion.
  • Luo Can introduced Dugu Bo to Ji Juechen and said they would guard the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well together.
  • Ye Shengxin reported that a Spirit Hall elder had questioned the Nuoding City herb shop about the supposedly stolen Thousand-Year Ginseng.
  • Luo Can revealed that Tang San had stolen the ginseng and that he had fought Tang Hao after taking compensation from him.
  • Ye Qingyu asked Luo Can how to respond when the Spirit Hall elder reached the main shop in Yaowang Town.

Ch. 161Chrysanthemum Douluo Takes the Bait

Luo Can and Qian Renxue planned to recruit Spirit Hall elder Yue Guan by luring him to Yaowang Town, while Qian Renxue revealed her identity and her desire to bring down Bibi Dong. Yue Guan followed Ye Shengxin into a deserted mountain forest, unaware that Luo Can and the others had laid a trap for him.

  • Qian Renxue revealed that she was Qian Xunji’s daughter and explained that she wanted to bring down Bibi Dong, not become Pope.
  • Luo Can organized a trap for the approaching Spirit Hall elder, and the group agreed to capture him.
  • Yue Guan arrived at Yaowang Town and found Luo’s Herb Shop’s main branch, where he examined its prized medicinal herbs.
  • Yue Guan demanded to meet the person who had stolen the Thousand-Year Ginseng, so Bai Ningshuang summoned Ye Shengxin.
  • Ye Shengxin led Yue Guan out of town toward a deserted mountain forest while Luo Can, Qian Renxue, Dugu Bo, Cheng Gang, and Ji Juechen watched through a Camera Soul Tool.

Ch. 162Catching "Chrysanthemum" in a Jar

Yue Guan became trapped in a looping Mu Jin forest created by Qian Renxue’s Darkness Domain, while Luo Can waited for his resistance to break. Luo Can revealed himself as the Pavilion Master of Fate Defying Pavilion and a Peerless Douluo, then offered Yue Guan submission or imprisonment forever.

  • Yue Guan repeatedly tried and failed to escape the Mu Jin forest, and his attacks left its rocks unchanged.
  • Qian Renxue explained that her Darkness Domain amplified Yue Guan’s negative emotions and distorted space, and she told Luo Can to make his entrance once Yue Guan was near breaking.
  • Yue Guan entered a valley and met a young man by the pool, whom he recognized as Luo Yan.
  • The young man identified himself as Luo Can, the Pavilion Master of Fate Defying Pavilion, and released an aura that forced Yue Guan to his knees.
  • Luo Can gave Yue Guan a choice: submit to him or remain trapped forever.

Ch. 163Future Secrets

Luo Can and Qian Renxue confronted Yue Guan, and Qian Renxue revealed that she had come from the future to recruit him. She left him shaken by warning that Bibi Dong would destroy Spirit Hall and asking what he would do if Ghost died.

  • Luo Can suppressed Yue Guan, then revealed Qian Renxue, who identified herself as the Young Master from the future and demonstrated her Dark Six-Winged Angel and nine Spirit Rings.
  • Qian Renxue offered Yue Guan a Spirit Bone in exchange for his support, but he refused to choose sides until she became Pope.
  • Qian Renxue called out Dugu Bo, who pinned Yue Guan down and beat him with poisoned punches while Luo Can's aura restricted his resistance.
  • Yue Guan broke free and argued that Qian Renxue already had the Worship Hall's support, so she did not need to force him to join her.
  • Qian Renxue told Yue Guan that Bibi Dong's premature Soul Hunting Plan would turn the Upper Three Sects and both empires against Spirit Hall, and that Bibi Dong treated him and Ghost as expendable tools.
  • When Yue Guan defended Bibi Dong by citing his Martial Soul Fusion Skill with Ghost, Qian Renxue asked what would happen if Ghost died, leaving him frozen.

Ch. 164Chrysanthemum Douluo Pledges His Loyalty

Qian Renxue convinced Yue Guan that Tang San would kill Gui Mei and eventually kill him, then won Yue Guan’s loyalty by promising to change the future. Yue Guan agreed to remain beside Bibi Dong as Qian Renxue’s informant and pledged to bring Gui Mei over to their side.

  • Yue Guan struggled to believe Qian Renxue’s account of Gui Mei’s death and his own future death at Tang San’s hands.
  • Qian Renxue used a crystal projection to show Yue Guan images of Gui Mei and Yue Guan being killed by Tang San.
  • Yue Guan knelt before Qian Renxue and pledged his loyalty, asking her to prevent Gui Mei’s death.
  • Qian Renxue told Yue Guan to stay beside Bibi Dong and report her movements, and Yue Guan agreed.
  • Qian Renxue introduced Ji Juechen, Cheng Gang, and her husband Luo Can to Yue Guan.
  • Yue Guan vowed to bring Gui Mei to their side, and Luo Can asked whether Yue Guan had found anything in Nuoding City.

Ch. 165Monitor

Luo Can confirmed that a dangerous Blood-Colored Sword Tip bearing a trace of Asura God's power had been left behind after the battle, then sent Yue Guan back with a cover story and a Soul Guidance Monitor. After Dugu Bo learned how his future actions had harmed Qian Renxue, he fled to avoid sparring, and Luo Can, Qian Renxue, and Ju Zi returned to Fate Defying Valley.

  • Yue Guan told Luo Can and Qian Renxue that the Blood-Colored Sword Tip found at the battle site had controlled two Soul Douluo and nearly overwhelmed Ghost, and Luo Can warned him to guard it and keep their existence secret.
  • Qian Renxue gave Yue Guan a cover story about finding no useful clues in Yaowang Town and buying spiritual herbs, then dispelled her domain.
  • Ju Zi delivered a Soul Guidance Monitor, which Luo Can gave Yue Guan, and Qian Renxue rewarded him with a thirty-thousand-year right leg bone.
  • Yue Guan thanked Qian Renxue and flew to Yaowang Town to maintain his cover, while Luo Can explained to Dugu Bo why Yue Guan had surrendered for Ghost.
  • Dugu Bo learned that he had sided with Tang San during the Heaven Dou Palace Coup and helped expose Qian Renxue's identity, then fled with Ji Juechen to avoid sparring with her.
  • Luo Can sent Cheng Gang back to the Fate Defying Pavilion, then he, Qian Renxue, and Ju Zi flew toward Fate Defying Valley.

Ch. 166Bibi Dong's Arrival

Luo Can worried that Bibi Dong would use the Blood-Colored Sword Tip’s sinister power to corrupt Spirit Hall, while Yue Guan returned to guard it and concealed his defection from Ghost. Bibi Dong planned to come claim the sword tip, and Luo Can continued training his disciples at Fate Defying Valley.

  • Luo Can, Qian Renxue, and Ju Zi discussed Yue Guan’s defection and the danger that Bibi Dong might exploit the Blood-Colored Sword Tip; Qian Renxue offered to contact Qian Daoliu about securing it.
  • Luo Can completed his fishing session, gained 15,000 Points, and began his disciples’ lessons and medicinal baths.
  • Yue Guan returned to the battle site outside Nuoding City and guarded the Blood-Colored Sword Tip while hiding his new allegiance.
  • Ghost told Yue Guan that Bibi Dong had ordered them to guard the sword tip and would come take it herself.
  • Yue Guan gave Ghost a false account of his investigation and herbs, then quietly wondered whether Luo Can could see what was happening.

Ch. 167Lure the Tiger from the Mountain, Swap the Fake Sword for the Real One

Luo Can learned that Bibi Dong would arrive in Nuoding City to claim the Blood-Colored Sword Tip and investigate the battle traces. He devised a plan to distract her with Yu Xiaogang and replace the real sword tip with a fake before she arrived.

  • Xiao Xiao practiced the Thunderclap Bombardment Fist, impressed Luo Can, and earned permission to spend the next few days playing and enjoying treats and storybooks.
  • Ju Zi told Luo Can that Bibi Dong would reach Nuoding City within two days to take the Blood-Colored Sword Tip.
  • Qian Renxue explained that Qian Daoliu would provide support from the shadows but could not openly confront Bibi Dong.
  • Luo Can proposed that Yue Guan distract Bibi Dong by telling her Yu Xiaogang was at Nuoding Academy while Ju Zi made a convincing fake sword tip.
  • Ju Zi sent Yue Guan the plan, and he began preparing to switch the real sword tip while Ghost remained unaware.

Ch. 168Switching the Pillar

Ju Zi forged a convincing fake Blood-Colored Sword Tip, and Qian Renxue delivered it to Yue Guan in Nuoding City. Yue Guan tricked Bibi Dong into leaving the deep pit, swapped the sword tips while Ghost was away, and left the fake under guard.

  • Ju Zi finished forging a fake Blood-Colored Sword Tip, which Luo Can judged nearly indistinguishable from the real one.
  • Qian Renxue delivered the fake sword tip to Yue Guan outside Nuoding City, and he returned to the deep pit with it hidden on him.
  • Bibi Dong arrived early, but Yue Guan distracted her by reporting that Yu Xiaogang was at Nuoding Academy and had taken a Blue Silver Grass Spirit Master as his disciple.
  • Bibi Dong went to Nuoding Academy alone, and Yue Guan returned to the pit and sent the deacons and Ghost away on errands.
  • Yue Guan exchanged the real sword tip for the fake one, and Ghost returned and restored the Barrier without noticing the switch.

Ch. 169The True Sword Tip in Hand, the Grand Enshrined Appears

Qian Renxue obtained the genuine Blood-Colored Sword Tip and waited with Luo Can for Qian Daoliu to arrive, while Bibi Dong unknowingly took away a convincing fake. The chapter ended as Qian Daoliu appeared on a nearby hill.

  • Bibi Dong watched Yu Xiaogang teach Tang San at Nuoding Junior Soul Master Academy, then left without revealing herself.
  • Yue Guan gave Qian Renxue the genuine Blood-Colored Sword Tip, and she rewarded him with a pill before sending him back.
  • Qian Renxue and Luo Can discussed how she would explain her return from the future to Qian Daoliu, then hid in a mountain hollow to wait for him.
  • Bibi Dong collected the fake Blood-Colored Sword Tip without recognizing the deception and ordered Yue Guan and Ghost to return to Spirit City.
  • Qian Renxue sensed Qian Daoliu's arrival, and she and Luo Can saw him standing on a hill to the northeast.

Ch. 170Grandfather and Granddaughter Reunite

Qian Renxue reunited with her grandfather, Qian Daoliu, and revealed that she had traveled back from a future in which Spirit Hall was destroyed. She convinced him to guard the Blood-Colored Sword Tip and keep Bibi Dong in check, while she and Luo Can continued building strength in secret.

  • Qian Renxue revealed her identity and future origins to Qian Daoliu, showing him her dark Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul and Spirit Rings.
  • Qian Renxue told Qian Daoliu that Tang San destroyed Spirit Hall in the future and that Bibi Dong's actions would lead the organization toward ruin.
  • Qian Renxue gave Qian Daoliu the Blood-Colored Sword Tip and warned him not to let Bibi Dong obtain it.
  • Qian Daoliu offered to make Qian Renxue Pope, but she refused to reveal herself and said she planned to merge with her present self and repeat the Angel God Trial.
  • Qian Daoliu challenged Luo Can for his approval, but Qian Renxue defended her husband and Luo Can assured him that she would remain hidden and grow stronger with him.

Ch. 171Ten-Thousand-Year Mysterious Ice Marrow, the Ice Scorpion's Loyalty

Qian Renxue chose to stay hidden and build her strength, while Qian Daoliu agreed to support her and Luo Can against Bibi Dong. Back in Fate Defying Valley, Luo Can caught a rare ice treasure and promised the Ice Jade Scorpion a share if it built a proper ice cellar.

  • Qian Renxue affirmed her plan to change the future, and Qian Daoliu accepted her decision and asked Luo Can to treat her well.
  • Qian Daoliu promised to seal the Blood-Colored Sword Tip, secretly monitor Bibi Dong, and protect Yue Guan as Qian Renxue's informant.
  • Qian Daoliu vanished after promising to conceal Qian Renxue's movements, and Qian Renxue flew with Luo Can back to Fate Defying Valley.
  • Luo Can and Qian Renxue fished for five hours and caught a Red-Grade Body Refining Pill and a piece of Ten-Thousand-Year Mysterious Ice Marrow.
  • The Ice Jade Scorpion asked for some of the Mysterious Ice Marrow after its heavenly tribulation, and Luo Can offered it a share in exchange for building an ice cellar and guarding the treasure.
  • Luo Can stored the Mysterious Ice Marrow, collected fishing and dismantling rewards, and returned to the Wooden House with Qian Renxue.

Ch. 172Daily Life in the Valley

The Ice Jade Scorpion built an icy cave to store the Ten-Thousand-Year Mysterious Ice Marrow while Luo Can and Qian Renxue discussed the sword tip and Bibi Dong. After training Xiao Xiao in combat, Luo Can took her to a nearby town as promised.

  • The Ice Jade Scorpion finished an ice cave on Lake Heart Island and explained its duties to Xiong Da.
  • Ju Zi told Luo Can and Qian Renxue that Qian Daoliu had been entrusted with the sword tip, and that Yue Guan had not yet sent news.
  • Xiao Xiao persuaded Luo Can and Qian Renxue to take her out, and Luo Can required her to complete her cultivation first.
  • Luo Can had Xiao Xiao spar with the Ghost Tiger for the time it took an incense stick to burn, then advised her on her fighting weaknesses.
  • Luo Can took Xiao Xiao to a nearby town, where she enjoyed snacks, bought storybooks, and listened to his stories before they returned to Fate Defying Valley at sunset.

Ch. 173Ice Cellar Completed

The Ice Jade Scorpion completed the Ice Cave, and Luo Can began planning his next steps, including preparing Xiao Xiao’s First Spirit Ring. In Heaven Dou City, Dugu Bo joined Xue Ye’s meeting about Spirit Hall’s secretive investigation, where Ji Juechen and Chen Xin recognized each other as formidable swordsmen; Xue Ye asked whether their cooperative investigation with Spirit Hall should end.

  • The Ice Jade Scorpion told Luo Can that it had stabilized the Ice Cave and divided it into three temperature zones, and Luo Can moved the Ten-Thousand-Year Mysterious Ice Marrow inside.
  • Luo Can planned to focus on strengthening himself and hunting Xiao Xiao’s First Spirit Ring, while Qian Renxue offered to help.
  • Dugu Bo learned that Xue Ye wanted to discuss a battle near Nuoding City and Spirit Hall’s secretive actions, then invited Ji Juechen to accompany him to the palace.
  • At the palace, Ji Juechen and Chen Xin clashed with their sword pressure, and Chen Xin judged Ji Juechen’s swordsmanship to be comparable to his own.
  • Xue Ye told Dugu Bo, Ning Fengzhi, and the others that Spirit Hall had concealed information about the battle and asked whether they should end their cooperative investigation.

Ch. 174A Pact Between Two Swords

The Heaven Dou court decided to keep its cooperation with Spirit Hall while secretly investigating on its own, and Ji Juechen arranged a duel with Chen Xin. At Fate Defying Valley, Ju Zi completed a prototype thunder-resistant Soul Tool, and Luo Can prepared to take Xiao Xiao to hunt her first Spirit Ring the next day.

  • Xue Ye accepted Xue Qinghe's proposal to continue the joint investigation with Spirit Hall while secretly investigating alongside Dugu Bo and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
  • Ji Juechen challenged Chen Xin to a sword duel, and Chen Xin agreed to meet him outside Sunset Forest in three days.
  • Ju Zi showed Luo Can and Qian Renxue her prototype thunder-resistant Soul Tool, which Luo Can praised as an excellent design.
  • Luo Can examined Xiao Xiao after she reported increased strength and told her he would take her to Star Dou Forest to hunt her first Spirit Ring the next day.
  • Luo Can told Qian Renxue that he had prepared a Blue Silver Emperor Spirit Ring for Tang Ya, which might advance her martial soul.

Ch. 175Daily Life in the Pavilion

Luo Can guided his disciples and expanded the Fate Defying Pavilion’s work in Baican Village while Yang Wudi advanced his pill refining. Outside Sunset Forest, Ji Juechen and Chen Xin fought a devastating sword duel that drew attention from across the region, with its outcome unknown.

  • Luo Can sent Xiao Xiao with Qian Renxue to hunt for a Spirit Ring and encouraged Tang Ya to keep cultivating until she reached level ten.
  • Luo Can inspected Yang Wudi’s Injury Recovery Pills, praised their quality, and let him study a Mystic Water Pill while promising its recipe later.
  • Luo Can asked Ye Qingyu to gather children with White Silkworm Martial Souls and recruit promising awakened children from nearby villages for training.
  • Luo Can finished a night of Fishing and dismantled useless items, raising his Points to eight hundred thousand.
  • Ji Juechen and Chen Xin clashed in a fierce sword battle outside Sunset Forest, leveling much of the surrounding forest as Dugu Bo watched from a distance.
  • The sword duel’s outcome remained unknown, but its sword lights were seen by Spirit Masters and factions across the region.
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Arc 7 of 20