Chapter Summaries

Ye Qifeng sought to recruit Lou Gao and the Blacksmith Association to restore Soul Tool crafting for Spirit Hall, offering Lou Gao a blueprint of a Soul Sleeve Arrow. At Lou Gao’s forge, Ye Qifeng also recognized the Eight-Treasure Ruyi Soft Armor and decided he wanted it before Tang San could obtain it.

• Ye Qifeng explained that Spirit Hall needed Soul Tool weapons and that Lou Gao could use the analyzed blueprints to revive their crafting techniques.
• Lou Gao dismissed Si Long and Chris, then led Ye Qifeng and Ni Huang into his forging room while clutching the Soul Sleeve Arrow blueprint.
• Ye Qifeng recognized the Eight-Treasure Ruyi Soft Armor on a platform and decided to claim it before Tang San could give it to Rabbit.
• Lou Gao asked to keep the blueprint and offered payment, but Ye Qifeng said he would provide it for free in exchange for Lou Gao joining Spirit Hall and bringing the Blacksmith Association and its metal resources with him.

Ye Qifeng persuaded Lou Gao to bring the Blacksmith Association into Spirit Hall by promising support for Soul Tool research and revealing detailed blueprints. The association joined secretly, while Spirit Hall began planning its relocation and strengthening its control of Gengxin City.

• Lou Gao initially rejected Ye Qifeng’s demand, but became interested when Ye Qifeng proposed that blacksmiths could develop Soul Tools and gain recognition as Soul Engineers.
• Ye Qifeng offered the Blacksmith Association higher status and income, access to Spirit Hall’s Soul Tool records and artifacts, research funding, and detailed blueprints; Lou Gao agreed to join Spirit Hall with the association.
• Lou Gao gave Ye Qifeng the Eight-Treasure Ruyi Soft Armor, which Ye Qifeng offered to Ni Huang; she declined it and teased him about giving it to Hu Liena or Huo Wu.
• Lou Gao summoned the Blacksmith Association’s senior members, who agreed to join Spirit Hall after he showed them Ye Qifeng’s Soul Tool blueprints.
• After several days of negotiations, Si Long helped finalize the association’s secret agreement with Spirit Hall, which planned to relocate its headquarters and build a Soul Tool research institute in Spirit City while keeping a branch in Gengxin City.

Ye Qifeng brought Lou Gao and the Blacksmith Association under Spirit Hall’s control, then returned to Spirit City and settled Feng Xian into Yue Guan’s care and Spirit Hall Academy. He entered the Yin-Yang Space to begin dealing with Ah Yin, who greeted him affectionately.

• Ye Qifeng left Gengxin City with Lou Gao, Ni Huang, Qin Lan, and Feng Xian, while Si Long took over as president of the Blacksmith Association.
• Bibi Dong appointed Lou Gao dean of Spirit Hall’s Soul Tool Research Institute and assigned a Spirit Hall craftsman as vice dean.
• Ye Qifeng introduced Feng Xian to Yue Guan, who accepted her as his disciple, and Qin Lan moved into his courtyard to tend the rare plants.
• Ye Qifeng enrolled Feng Xian in Spirit Hall Advanced Spirit Master Academy’s Elite Class alongside Rui Wen, Mingyue, Bai Chenxiang, and Jin Yue'er.
• After finishing his duties in Spirit City, Ye Qifeng entered the Yin-Yang Space, where Ah Yin eagerly welcomed him.

Ye Qifeng began helping Ah Yin transform into a true human using her returned Blue Silver Emperor Spirit Bone, Transformation Grass, and his Yin-Yang Creation skill. As the transformation started, he witnessed Ah Yin’s past and learned how her kindness had led to her betrayal and death.

• Ye Qifeng offered to help Ah Yin become a true human, and she agreed after he assured her she could remain by his side.
• Ye Qifeng gave Ah Yin her 100,000-Year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone and used Transformation Grass and Yin-Yang Creation to alter her life form.
• Ah Yin’s mature human phantom appeared as her transformation began, while Ye Qifeng maintained the technique.
• Ye Qifeng connected with Ah Yin’s consciousness and saw that she had grown from Blue Silver Grass into a kind-hearted Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.
• Ye Qifeng learned that Tang Xiao and Tang Hao had drawn Ah Yin into human society, that Tang Hao had deceived her into loving him, and that she had sacrificed herself to save him.
• Ye Qifeng understood that Ah Yin had survived as a seed, but Tang Hao had left it in a dark cave until Ye Qifeng rescued her.

Ye Qifeng erased Ah Yin’s painful memories, helped her become human, and named her Ye Lan, then arranged her life in Spirit City and Spirit Hall. Three years later, Ye Qifeng had reached Soul Saint cultivation while Ye Lan and five other girls had joined his Martial Soul Special Forces team as Soul Ancestors.

• Ye Qifeng erased Ah Yin’s memories of Tang Xiao, Tang Hao, and her sacrifice, then helped her transform into a nine-year-old human and strengthen her Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul with an Immortal Grade Herb.
• Ye Qifeng named Ah Yin Ye Lan, brought her into the real world, and arranged clothes, an identity, and enrollment at Spirit Hall Academy with Bibi Dong’s approval.
• Ye Qifeng enrolled Ye Lan at Spirit Hall Academy and asked Rui Wen, Feng Xian, Jin Yue'er, Bai Chenxiang, and Xiao Mingyue to help her adjust to human life.
• Three years passed, during which Ye Qifeng reached Soul Saint cultivation and the six girls graduated from Spirit Hall Academy as Soul Ancestors.
• Ye Qifeng kept Rui Wen, Feng Xian, Ye Lan, Jin Yue'er, Bai Chenxiang, and Xiao Mingyue together as a team in his Martial Soul Special Forces.

Ye Qifeng and Bibi Dong formed rival teams for the next Elite Spirit Master Tournament, while Yu Xiaogang arrived in Spirit City carrying the Pope Token Tang Hao had given him. He entered the city convinced the token made him untouchable and planned to search Spirit Hall’s Archives for a way to resolve the conflict between Tang San’s Twin Martial Souls.

• Ye Qifeng and Bibi Dong bet that the leader of the winning tournament team could impose one condition on the loser, and Bibi Dong took Hu Liena, Xie Yue, Yan, and other talented Spirit Hall students for her team.
• Ye Qifeng’s team remained one member short, while Yue Guan and Gui Mei were assigned to train the two teams.
• Yu Xiaogang arrived outside Spirit City and recalled his past humiliation by a City Guard, then reassured himself by touching the Pope Token Tang Hao had given him.
• Yu Xiaogang imagined that Tang Hao’s having knelt before him proved his own superiority, and planned to investigate Twin Martial Souls in Spirit Hall’s Archives before seeking Bibi Dong’s help if necessary.
• After the carriage driver demanded his fare, Yu Xiaogang paid and entered Spirit City by displaying the Pope Token, unaware that he could have entered by simply joining the queue.

Yu Xiaogang entered Spirit City with a Pope Token and searched the Spirit Hall Archives for a way to resolve Tang San's Twin Martial Souls conflict, but became absorbed in copying Martial Soul theories. Ye Qifeng discovered him and ordered a knight squad to break his legs, take the token, and throw him out of Spirit City.

• The city guard commander verified Yu Xiaogang's Pope Token and reported his arrival to Bibi Dong, who let him proceed to the Archives.
• Yu Xiaogang found no solution for Twin Martial Souls in the Archives but began copying newly collected Martial Soul theories for himself.
• Ye Qifeng arrived to search for Soul Tool materials, recognized Yu Xiaogang copying books, and suspected he had come to help Tang San.
• Ye Qifeng quietly told Old Scholar and a patrolling knight squad what Yu Xiaogang was doing, then led the knights back into the Archives.
• Ye Qifeng ordered the knights to break Yu Xiaogang's legs, take his Pope Token, and throw him out of Spirit City.

Lin Hai caught Yu Xiaogang copying Spirit Hall’s Martial Soul theories and seized his Pope Token, then dragged him away for punishment on Ye Qifeng’s orders. Ye Qifeng rewarded Lin Hai, while Yu Xiaogang’s miserable cries echoed from the foot of Central Mountain.

• Lin Hai caught Yu Xiaogang copying books in Spirit Hall’s Archives and recognized him from their encounter twelve years earlier.
• Lin Hai confronted Yu Xiaogang over stealing Spirit Hall’s knowledge and took the Pope Token from his clothes.
• Yu Xiaogang claimed the token entitled him to respect, but Lin Hai slapped him twice and confiscated it.
• Lin Hai’s knights dragged Yu Xiaogang from the Archives as he begged and cursed.
• Lin Hai gave Ye Qifeng the token, books, and manuscript; Ye Qifeng rewarded him with Gold Soul Coins and a Supreme Grade Herb, then ordered him to punish Yu Xiaogang away from the mountain.
• Yu Xiaogang’s distant wails sounded from the foot of Central Mountain.

Ye Qifeng watched Yu Xiaogang suffer for trying to steal Spirit Hall knowledge, while Bibi Dong chose not to intervene and Qian Daoliu approved. A month later, Ye Qifeng arrived in Suotuo City as Tang San and Xiao Wu entered from another gate, bringing their paths close to Shrek Academy.

• Bibi Dong sensed Yu Xiaogang's screams and discovered Ye Qifeng watching him, but decided not to save her former lover.
• Qian Daoliu learned that Ye Qifeng had broken Yu Xiaogang's legs and praised him, then considered using Ye Qifeng to change Bibi Dong's feelings about Yu Xiaogang.
• Yu Xiaogang was thrown outside Spirit City, received treatment from a Healing-type Spirit Master, and vowed to destroy Spirit Hall.
• Ye Qifeng returned to the Archives and thought about Tang San and Xiao Wu's expected journey to Shrek Academy.
• One month later, Ye Qifeng entered Suotuo City through the East Gate as Tang San and Xiao Wu arrived through the West Gate.

Zhu Zhuqing followed Dai Mubai in Suotuo City and discovered that he had abandoned cultivation for a life of pleasure, leaving her despairing and unsure where to turn. As she wandered the streets, someone called her name.

• Ye Qifeng, Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Ning Rongrong entered Suotuo City together while Zhu Zhuqing had already arrived there.
• Zhu Zhuqing secretly followed Dai Mubai and saw him spend his days pursuing women instead of cultivating.
• Tang San and Xiao Wu explored the city and entered the Rose Hotel, where Dai Mubai soon arrived with twin women.
• Zhu Zhuqing watched Dai Mubai enter the hotel with the twins, lost faith in him, and left in despair.
• Zhu Zhuqing wondered where she could go or what future remained for her until a gentle voice called, "Zhuqing?"

Ye Qifeng found Zhu Zhuqing in Suotuo City, where she was grieving after learning of Dai Mubai’s behavior. After hearing about her escape from the Zhu Family and her fears of becoming a burden to Spirit Hall, he invited her to join him, and she agreed to return to Spirit City with him.

• Ye Qifeng searched Suotuo City for Flender’s shop and unexpectedly encountered Zhu Zhuqing.
• Zhu Zhuqing recognized Ye Qifeng, embraced him, and cried as he comforted her.
• Zhu Zhuqing told Ye Qifeng about escaping the Zhu Family, reaching Suotuo City, and discovering Dai Mubai’s true nature.
• Ye Qifeng learned Zhu Zhuqing had avoided seeking him out because she feared bringing political trouble to him and Spirit Hall.
• Ye Qifeng invited Zhu Zhuqing to join Spirit Hall and promised she could grow strong enough to control her own fate.
• Zhu Zhuqing trusted Ye Qifeng and agreed to go with him to Spirit City.

Ye Qifeng comforted Zhu Zhuqing and took her to the Rose Hotel to watch Dai Mubai and help her vent her anger. As Ye Qifeng and Zhu Zhuqing headed there, Tang San and Dai Mubai began a duel in the hotel lobby, just as two newcomers arrived.

• Zhu Zhuqing released Ye Qifeng after noticing the onlookers, then told him Dai Mubai was at the Rose Hotel.
• Ye Qifeng offered to take Zhu Zhuqing to watch a show and help her vent her anger, and he demonstrated Psychic Object Manipulation on his clothes.
• Ye Qifeng promised to introduce Zhu Zhuqing to a powerful teacher and revealed an aura that she thought matched a Soul Saint's.
• At the Rose Hotel, Tang San and Xiao Wu booked one room before Dai Mubai arrived with twin beauties and argued with them.
• Tang San and Dai Mubai fought in the lobby; Dai Mubai summoned his White Tiger martial soul and three spirit rings, and Tang San revealed his Blue Silver Grass martial soul and two rings.
• Two young people entered the Rose Hotel lobby as Tang San and Dai Mubai faced off.

Ye Qifeng explained to Zhu Zhuqing why innate talent limits Spirit Masters, then watched Tang San and Dai Mubai fight at the Rose Hotel. After Dai Mubai defeated Tang San and tried to seduce Zhu Zhuqing, she told him to get lost.

• Ye Qifeng told Zhu Zhuqing that Martial Soul quality and innate Soul Power limited a Spirit Master's potential, and identified Tang San as the Trash Grandmaster's disciple.
• Tang San and Dai Mubai fought in the Rose Hotel lobby, with Tang San using Blue Silver Grass to restrain Dai Mubai and Dai Mubai answering with his White Tiger Martial Soul.
• Dai Mubai used White Tiger Vajra Transformation to break through Tang San's Blue Silver Grass, while Xiao Wu nearly joined the fight and Tang San secretly reached for his Godly Zhuge Crossbow.
• Dai Mubai stopped attacking, boasted about his Spirit Skill, and left the hotel with the twin sisters after promising to look out for Tang San and Xiao Wu at Shrek Academy.
• Dai Mubai noticed Zhu Zhuqing, abandoned the twins' attention, and hit on her, then offered to pay double when he mistook her for a woman accompanying Ye Qifeng.
• Zhu Zhuqing reacted with disgust and told Dai Mubai to get lost.

Dai Mubai tried to buy Zhu Zhuqing from Ye Qifeng and then offered him the twin sisters, but Zhu Zhuqing blocked them and rejected his advances. In the hotel lobby, Tang San turned Xiao Wu against Ye Qifeng and Zhu Zhuqing by claiming they had mocked Grandmaster, and Xiao Wu insulted Zhu Zhuqing until Ye Qifeng warned her to watch her mouth.

• Dai Mubai offered Ye Qifeng money and the twin sisters in exchange for Zhu Zhuqing, but Ye Qifeng refused each offer.
• Zhu Zhuqing stepped in front of Ye Qifeng and stopped the twin sisters from approaching him.
• Tang San told Xiao Wu that Ye Qifeng and Zhu Zhuqing had mocked Grandmaster's martial soul theories, and Xiao Wu pretended to agree with him.
• Tang San portrayed Ye Qifeng and Zhu Zhuqing as disreputable people seeking pleasure at the hotel, and Xiao Wu insulted Zhu Zhuqing in the lobby.
• Ye Qifeng heard Xiao Wu's insult and warned her that he would teach her how to behave if she did not watch her mouth.

Ye Qifeng warned Xiao Wu that he would teach her to behave, prompting her to challenge him before Tang San intervened. Zhu Zhuqing then asked to fight Xiao Wu, and Ye Qifeng briefed her on Xiao Wu’s abilities and hidden weapon; Zhu Zhuqing went to face her with Ye Qifeng watching over Tang San and Dai Mubai.

• Ye Qifeng taunted Xiao Wu, who emerged from behind Tang San and threatened to beat him.
• Tang San stopped Xiao Wu and offered to handle Ye Qifeng, but Xiao Wu insisted on fighting because Tang San was exhausted from facing Dai Mubai.
• Tang San reluctantly allowed Xiao Wu to fight and reminded her she could use the Silent Sleeve Arrow.
• Zhu Zhuqing asked Ye Qifeng to let her fight Xiao Wu, and he agreed after explaining Xiao Wu’s skills, strengths, and weaknesses.
• Ye Qifeng warned Zhu Zhuqing about the Silent Sleeve Arrow strapped to Xiao Wu’s left wrist and promised to watch Tang San and Dai Mubai.
• Zhu Zhuqing thanked Ye Qifeng and went to face Xiao Wu.

Zhu Zhuqing fought Xiao Wu at the Rose Hotel while Tang San coached Xiao Wu from the sidelines. When Tang San secretly prepared a Bone-Piercing Nail, Ye Qifeng stopped him, struck him, and crushed his hand before demanding to see what he was holding.

• Dai Mubai watched Xiao Wu insult Zhu Zhuqing, hoping to use the fight to punish Zhu Zhuqing and Ye Qifeng before rescuing her.
• Zhu Zhuqing blocked Xiao Wu's opening kick, then released her Hell Spirit Cat martial soul and attacked her with speed and sharp claws.
• Tang San used Purple Demon Eye to track Zhu Zhuqing and called warnings to Xiao Wu, who struggled against Zhu Zhuqing's attacks and could not land her Soft Technique.
• As Xiao Wu neared defeat, Tang San secretly took out a Bone-Piercing Nail and prepared to throw it at Zhu Zhuqing.
• Ye Qifeng appeared beside Tang San, struck him in the stomach, crushed his hand, and demanded to see what he was holding.

Ye Qifeng overpowered Tang San and Xiao Wu in the Rose Hotel lobby, taking Xiao Wu’s Sleeve Arrow and knocking her to the floor. Tang San vowed to kill him, and Ye Qifeng waited to see whether he would reveal more hidden weapons.

• Ye Qifeng took Tang San’s Bone-Piercing Nail and warned that he could use it against Xiao Wu, while Tang San denied intending to interfere in the fight.
• Xiao Wu abandoned her fight with Zhu Zhuqing to attack Ye Qifeng, but he resisted her Waist Bow, seized her, and dodged and confiscated her Sleeve Arrow.
• Tang San bound Ye Qifeng with blue silver grass, but Ye Qifeng shattered the vines and threw Xiao Wu into Tang San, sending them both crashing into a pillar.
• Tang San and Xiao Wu joined forces against Ye Qifeng, but he slapped Xiao Wu onto the stone floor, leaving her motionless.
• Tang San threatened to kill Ye Qifeng, who hoped the fight would make Tang San reveal his Godly Zhuge Crossbow.

Ye Qifeng defeated Tang San, injured Xiao Wu, and stole Tang San’s Sleeve Arrow and Godly Zhuge Crossbow. Tang Hao watched from the shadows, chose not to intervene, and wondered who Ye Qifeng was.

• Xiao Wu recovered enough to call to Tang San, who comforted her and promised to avenge her injuries.
• Tang San attacked Ye Qifeng with the Godly Zhuge Crossbow, but Ye Qifeng dislocated his arm and took the weapon.
• Tang San charged Ye Qifeng in anger, and Ye Qifeng kicked him into a wall, leaving him in pain but not seriously injured.
• Tang San admitted he could not defeat Ye Qifeng, while Xiao Wu demanded to know how they could recover their stolen weapons.
• Tang Hao observed the encounter from hiding, decided to let Tang San learn from the defeat, and questioned Ye Qifeng’s identity and strength.

Tang Hao watched Ye Qifeng defeat Tang San and Xiao Wu but chose not to intervene, then turned his attention to Ah Yin. At the Rose Hotel, Dai Mubai confronted Zhu Zhuqing, who rejected his accusations and declared their engagement over.

• Tang Hao considered seizing Ye Qifeng for his secret art but decided to stay hidden to protect Tang San, whom he believed needed to cultivate harder.
• Dai Mubai recognized Zhu Zhuqing as his fiancée and, after leaving the twin sisters behind, went to confront her.
• Zhu Zhuqing tried to return to Ye Qifeng, but Dai Mubai blocked her and demanded to know why she was with him.
• Dai Mubai accused Zhu Zhuqing of finding another man, and she rebuked him for bringing twin sisters to the hotel and living a dissolute life.
• Zhu Zhuqing told Dai Mubai she would not die alongside him and ended their engagement, saying they had nothing more to do with each other.

Zhu Zhuqing declared her engagement to Dai Mubai dissolved and refused to explain her relationship with Ye Qifeng. Dai Mubai rejected her decision, released his martial soul, and prepared to attack her.

• Zhu Zhuqing mocked Dai Mubai and declared their engagement over, drawing courage from Ye Qifeng’s support.
• Tang San and Xiao Wu discussed Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing’s engagement, and Tang San argued that Zhu Zhuqing was at fault while men could take multiple wives.
• Xiao Wu warned Tang San not to pursue other women, and Tang San assured her that she was the only girl he cared about.
• Dai Mubai blocked Zhu Zhuqing from leaving, released his White Tiger Martial Soul and demanded an explanation about Ye Qifeng.
• Zhu Zhuqing challenged Dai Mubai to attack, and he vowed to subdue her and Ye Qifeng.