Recaps

Ye Qifeng quieted his students with Spiritual Power and invited Jiang Zhu to ask a question during his first lesson. Jiang Zhu, who had raised her hand by accident, asked how old he was, while Liu Erlong observed and considered how to train her.

• Yin Shu watched Liu Erlong support Ye Qifeng and planned to step in if the students challenged him, hoping to gain her favor.
• Ye Qifeng silenced the noisy class by infusing his shout with Mental Pressure, briefly affecting the students and teachers.
• Liu Erlong sensed Ye Qifeng's Spiritual Power and admired his talent, then returned her attention to the lesson.
• Ye Qifeng invited Jiang Zhu, whose hand was raised accidentally, to stand and ask her question.
• Liu Erlong reviewed Jiang Zhu's file and noted that the timid Healing-type student should receive targeted training.
• Jiang Zhu asked Ye Qifeng how old he was.

After the students doubted that twelve-year-old Ye Qifeng could teach them, Tai Long challenged him to prove his ability in a fight. Ye Qifeng accepted, and Tai Long transformed into his Giant Strength Gorilla form as they prepared to face off.

• Ye Qifeng told Jiang Zhu that he was twelve, prompting the students to question whether someone his age could teach them.
• Tai Long slammed his desk, stood up, and challenged Ye Qifeng's qualifications, offering to acknowledge him as a teacher if Ye Qifeng could defeat him.
• Ye Qifeng accepted Tai Long's challenge, while Liu Erlong stopped Yin Shu from interfering and affirmed that Ye Qifeng was in charge of the class.
• The students and observing teachers watched as Ye Qifeng and Tai Long faced each other in the open space.
• Tai Long revealed his Level 25 Giant Strength Gorilla Martial Soul and transformed, while Ye Qifeng introduced his Dark Shadow Martial Soul without revealing his level.

Ye Qifeng demonstrated his strength at Blue Tyrant Academy, then began teaching combat skills to the students and training Rui Wen and Qian Renxue. Just as he planned an outing with Rui Wen, he learned that Dugu Bo had returned to Heaven Dou City.

• Ye Qifeng defeated Tai Long by repeatedly slamming him to the floor, and Tai Long surrendered and addressed him as Teacher Ye.
• Ye Qifeng revealed five Spirit Rings, shocking the students and teachers with what appeared to be a Soul King’s cultivation.
• Ye Qifeng began combat training with the students, calling Jing Ling forward when no one volunteered.
• Over the following days, Ye Qifeng helped Liu Erlong assess the students and taught Rui Wen and Qian Renxue combat and movement techniques.
• After Liu Erlong left the wooden cabin, Ye Qifeng learned that Dugu Bo had returned to Heaven Dou City.

Ye Qifeng learned that Dugu Bo had returned to Dugu Manor and prepared to meet him with Gui Mei and Chi Xue guarding him. He brought Rui Wen along, intending to obtain Dugu Bo’s Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, and knocked on the manor gate as Dugu Bo’s aura rushed toward him.

• Chi Xue reported that Dugu Bo had returned to Heaven Dou City and was staying at Dugu Manor.
• Ye Qifeng arranged for Gui Mei and Chi Xue to protect him if Dugu Bo attacked.
• Ye Qifeng told Rui Wen that he would help her obtain Spirit Rings, and she agreed to accompany him.
• Ye Qifeng and Rui Wen left a message for Liu Erlong before flying with Gui Mei and Chi Xue toward Dugu Manor.
• Gui Mei took Rui Wen into hiding while Ye Qifeng approached the closed manor gate and knocked.
• Dugu Bo’s aura withdrew, then surged toward the gate.

Ye Qifeng visited Dugu Bo to negotiate for the medicinal herb garden in Sunset Forest and hoped to bring the Poison Douluo under Spirit Hall’s banner. When Ye Qifeng revealed he knew about the garden, Dugu Bo reacted with suspicion and killing intent, while Ye Qifeng’s hidden allies waited nearby.

• Dugu Bo returned to Dugu Manor and suppressed the lingering backlash of the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Poison.
• Ye Qifeng deliberately let Dugu Bo sense him as an ordinary person, then introduced himself at the manor gate and followed Dugu Bo inside.
• Dugu Bo questioned Ye Qifeng about his identity and learned he had come to make a deal for something Dugu Bo possessed.
• Ye Qifeng mentioned the medicinal herb garden in Sunset Forest, prompting Dugu Bo to erupt with Soul Power and demand to know how he had learned of it.
• Ye Qifeng recognized that Dugu Bo’s pressure was weak against his true strength and signaled Gui Mei and Chi Xue to remain hidden.

Ye Qifeng offered Dugu Bo a cure for the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Poison Recoil in exchange for the Medicinal Herb Garden in Sunset Forest. He revealed that Dugu Yan also suffered from the inherited poison, leaving Dugu Bo to weigh the deal against his granddaughter’s safety.

• Dugu Bo realized Ye Qifeng could withstand his Soul Power pressure and suspected the young man was a powerful Spirit Master.
• Ye Qifeng offered to reveal a cure for Dugu Bo’s poison recoil if Dugu Bo handed over the Medicinal Herb Garden in Sunset Forest.
• Dugu Bo was shocked when Ye Qifeng described his condition and explained that Spirit City’s records had revealed the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul’s poison recoil.
• Dugu Bo’s hostility toward Spirit Hall briefly stirred, but he withdrew his killing intent when Ye Qifeng confirmed he knew several ways to resolve the poison recoil.
• Dugu Bo hesitated to surrender the garden, which he relied on to suppress the poison and had planned to use to protect Dugu Yan.
• Ye Qifeng warned Dugu Bo that Dugu Yan had inherited the poison recoil and urged him to accept the deal for her sake.

Ye Qifeng explained two ways to manage Jade Phosphorous Serpent Poison backlash as Dugu Bo considered trading his medicinal herb garden for a cure that could protect his granddaughter, Dugu Yan. The first method could suppress the poison at a cost, while the second offered temporary relief but carried a potentially fatal risk.

• Dugu Bo agreed to give Ye Qifeng the medicinal herb garden in Sunset Forest if Ye Qifeng's method could resolve the poison backlash, and promised to take him there himself.
• Ye Qifeng described Aromatic Silk Beauty, an Immortal Grade Herb that could suppress Jade Phosphorous Serpent Poison but could only help one person, might reduce cultivation, and could not permanently remove the poison.
• Dugu Bo considered using Aromatic Silk Beauty for Dugu Yan, since it could preserve her life even if it limited her cultivation.
• Ye Qifeng proposed storing toxins in Spirit Bones as a second method, explaining that the bones had limited capacity and would eventually need to be replaced.
• Ye Qifeng warned that poison stored in Spirit Bones could seep into the skeleton and bone marrow, making a later backlash fatal, and Dugu Bo realized he had nearly tested the method himself.

Ye Qifeng explained ways to address the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Poison backlash, warning Dugu Bo that storing poison in his Head Spirit Bone could kill him. He then revealed a Poison Technique cultivation method that could resolve the poison backlash while preserving and potentially strengthening Dugu Bo’s cultivation, and offered the book to him.

• Ye Qifeng warned Dugu Bo that forcing poison into his Head Spirit Bone risked poisoning his brain, and Dugu Bo realized he had nearly made a fatal mistake.
• Ye Qifeng explained that purifying the poison could end the backlash but would strip away the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul’s poison attribute and all cultivation, which Dugu Bo was unwilling to sacrifice for himself.
• Dugu Bo asked where to find a way to purify the poison, and Ye Qifeng said he could do it but recommended a better method instead.
• Ye Qifeng described condensing the poison into a Poison Pill through a Poison Technique, and Dugu Bo showed him the Dan Bead he had already formed after his Martial Soul evolved.
• Ye Qifeng examined the Dan Bead, explained that Dugu Bo lacked a proper circulation method, and presented a Poison Technique cultivation book he had compiled to cure the backlash and protect the Dugu Lineage for generations.

Ye Qifeng traded Dugu Bo the Poison Technique for the Medicinal Herb Garden in Sunset Forest, and Dugu Bo confirmed that the method could control the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Poison without backlash. After Dugu Bo discovered that two Title Douluo guarded Ye Qifeng and guessed he was Spirit Hall’s Holy Son, he agreed to take him to the garden.

• Ye Qifeng offered Dugu Bo the Poison Technique in exchange for the Medicinal Herb Garden in Sunset Forest.
• Dugu Bo memorized the technique and cultivated it, condensing toxins into a Poison Pill and producing Soul Power that let him control his poison without triggering backlash.
• Dugu Bo warned Ye Qifeng that he could poison him, but Ye Qifeng stayed calm and revealed two hidden Title Douluo who suppressed Dugu Bo’s pressure.
• Dugu Bo guessed that Ye Qifeng was Spirit Hall’s mysterious Holy Son, and Ye Qifeng confirmed it before having the two Title Douluo withdraw their pressure.
• Dugu Bo agreed to give Ye Qifeng the Medicinal Herb Garden and offered to guide him through the Poison Miasma surrounding it.

Ye Qifeng persuaded Dugu Bo to take him, Gui Mei, and Rui Wen to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, where Rui Wen could obtain her first Spirit Ring. The group reached the mist-covered mountain near the well, and Dugu Bo led them down toward it.

• Dugu Bo stored his Poison Technique manual, and Ye Qifeng noticed the Wishful Treasure Pouch at his waist.
• Ye Qifeng summoned Gui Mei and Rui Wen from the shadows, and Dugu Bo recognized Gui Mei as his longtime adversary’s partner.
• Ye Qifeng explained Rui Wen’s unusual background and her Innate Full Soul Power, then said she would obtain her first Spirit Ring at Sunset Forest.
• Dugu Bo asked about the absent Title Douluo, and Ye Qifeng explained that the senior had already left without revealing Chi Xue’s identity.
• Dugu Bo led Ye Qifeng, Gui Mei, and Rui Wen on a long flight to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Dugu Bo descended into the white mist near the well, and Ye Qifeng sensed its extreme cold and heat energies.

Ye Qifeng arrived with Gui Mei and Rui Wen at Dugu Bo’s valley and identified its spring as the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, a treasure basin that greatly enhanced rare herbs. After Dugu Bo gave him the valley and all its plants, Ye Qifeng planned to harvest the Immortal Grade Herbs and secure the site against Tang San, while Dugu Bo warned him about the spring and poisonous plants; the chapter ended as Ye Qifeng called Dugu Bo back.

• Gui Mei carried Ye Qifeng and Rui Wen after Dugu Bo through the mist and down into the mountain hollow.
• Ye Qifeng identified the two-colored spring as the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and explained its power to nurture rare herbs.
• Dugu Bo acknowledged that the valley enhanced herbs’ growth and efficacy, then gave Ye Qifeng the valley and all its plants.
• Ye Qifeng resolved to harvest every mature herb and later station a powerful Title Douluo at the valley to keep Tang San away.
• Dugu Bo warned Ye Qifeng not to touch the spring or casually pick the poisonous plants, then prepared to leave.
• Ye Qifeng called out to stop Dugu Bo as he turned to go.

Ye Qifeng assigned Dugu Bo and Gui Mei to harvest herbs around the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well while he prepared to collect the Immortal Grade Herbs himself. After Dugu Bo learned Ye Qifeng was a twelve-year-old Soul King and tried to match him with Dugu Yan, Ye Qifeng redirected him to the harvesting task.

• Ye Qifeng gave Dugu Bo and Gui Mei Herb Scrolls and asked them to harvest the mature herbs, while Rui Wen stayed beside Gui Mei for protection.
• Dugu Bo agreed to help and was allowed to keep any ordinary herbs that interested him; he then learned Ye Qifeng had reached Level 53 at age twelve.
• Dugu Bo proposed introducing Ye Qifeng to his granddaughter Dugu Yan, but Ye Qifeng changed the subject and asked him to gather herbs instead.
• Ye Qifeng instructed Dugu Bo and Gui Mei to preserve roots or seeds, and they began harvesting High Grade and supreme grade herbs across the valley.
• Ye Qifeng went to collect the Immortal Grade Herbs and chose Lovesick Heartbreak Red and Aromatic Silk Beauty first.

Ye Qifeng harvested dozens of immortal grade herbs from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, including Lovesick Heartbreak Red and the poisonous octagonal mysterious ice grass and infernal delicate apricot. As he sorted his finds, he reflected on how Tang San had squandered or withheld the valley’s treasures, leaving Ye Qifeng with a vast collection of rare herbs.

• Ye Qifeng searched the valley, found Lovesick Heartbreak Red, and carefully dug it up with its Wujue Stone before storing it in his Purple Jade Crystal Ring.
• Ye Qifeng located aromatic silk beauty and harvested one immortal grade herb after another throughout the valley.
• Ye Qifeng used his Yin-Yang power to harvest octagonal mysterious ice grass and infernal delicate apricot, then stored those and the other poisonous herbs in his Yin-Yang Space.
• Dugu Bo watched Ye Qifeng harvest the two poisonous herbs without difficulty and was shocked to realize Ye Qifeng was unaffected by the ice and fire poison.
• Ye Qifeng counted dozens of harvested immortal grade herbs and considered why Tang San had brought so few herbs out of the valley, concluding that Tang San had used many to make poisons and kept the rest for himself.

After harvesting the herbs at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Ye Qifeng prepared powerful herbs for Gui Mei and Rui Wen to consume while arranging for Dugu Bo to guard them. He entered the Yin-Yang Space to select and purify the herbs, while Dugu Bo began cultivating his Poison Technique nearby.

• Ye Qifeng and the others finished gathering the valley's herbs, and Ye Qifeng collected a Nine-Grade Purple Ganoderma among them.
• Gui Mei and Dugu Bo handed Ye Qifeng their gathered herbs; Ye Qifeng returned the Wishful Treasure Pouch to Dugu Bo and let him keep several poisonous herbs.
• Ye Qifeng asked Dugu Bo to guard Gui Mei and Rui Wen while they absorbed herbs, and both Dugu Bo and Gui Mei agreed.
• Ye Qifeng explained that Dugu Bo could cultivate his Poison Technique at the well and potentially absorb its Ice and Fire Poisons.
• Ye Qifeng entered the Yin-Yang Space to choose herbs for Gui Mei and Rui Wen, while Dugu Bo began cultivating nearby.

Liu Erlong discovered that Ye Qifeng and Rui Wen had left to hunt Rui Wen’s Spirit Ring and feared they would soon leave her behind. At the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Dugu Bo tested the Poison Technique and resolved to repay Ye Qifeng, while Ye Qifeng found that Ah Yin’s childlike consciousness had begun to recover and prepared a Magic Nether Grass for Gui Mei.

• Liu Erlong returned to her courtyard with two Soft Bone Rabbits and found notes saying Ye Qifeng and Rui Wen had gone to hunt a Spirit Ring and would be away for several days.
• Liu Erlong worried that Ye Qifeng and Rui Wen might soon leave Heaven Dou City and Blue Tyrant Academy, then visited Ye Qifeng’s empty room feeling bereft.
• Dugu Bo cultivated the Poison Technique at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, producing Three-Colored Poison and gaining Soul Power without a poison backlash.
• Dugu Bo considered ways to repay Ye Qifeng for the Poison Technique and persuaded himself that offering his loyalty might be worthwhile.
• Ye Qifeng sensed Ah Yin’s weak, childlike consciousness, moved the toxic Immortal Grade Herbs away from her, and soothed her with Nutrient Liquid.
• Ye Qifeng summoned a Magic Nether Grass, an Immortal Grade Herb he had selected for Gui Mei.

Ye Qifeng gave Gui Mei the purified Magic Nether Grass to help him improve his talent and break through his Soul Power bottleneck, and gave Rui Wen the Ink Jade Divine Bamboo to strengthen her Martial Soul and form her First Spirit Ring. The chapter ended as Rui Wen absorbed the herb and a ring-shaped halo began gathering around her Blade of Exile.

• Ye Qifeng purified the Magic Nether Grass and Ink Jade Divine Bamboo, removing their toxins and impurities.
• Ye Qifeng gave Gui Mei the Magic Nether Grass and explained that it could enhance his Martial Soul, raise his talent, and help him break through to level 95.
• Gui Mei thanked Ye Qifeng and accepted the herb, while Ye Qifeng gave Rui Wen the Ink Jade Divine Bamboo and explained its effects.
• Dugu Bo noticed the herbs, learned they were Immortal Grade Herbs, and agreed to protect Rui Wen as she absorbed hers.
• Gui Mei began refining the Magic Nether Grass, while Rui Wen swallowed the Ink Jade Divine Bamboo and absorbed its medicinal power as a Spirit Ring began forming around her Blade of Exile.

Ye Qifeng helped Rui Wen absorb the Ink Jade Divine Bamboo and form a nearly eight-hundred-year Spirit Ring, while Gui Mei broke through to level 95 after consuming the Magic Nether Grass. After learning that Ye Qifeng had collected several dozen Immortal Grade Herbs, Dugu Bo offered to become his subordinate in exchange for an herb for Dugu Yan, but insisted he would serve Ye Qifeng personally rather than Spirit Hall.

• Ye Qifeng used the Yin-Yang Heavenly Technique to stabilize Rui Wen's absorption of the Ink Jade Divine Bamboo, allowing her Blade of Exile to form a Spirit Ring approaching eight hundred years.
• Gui Mei broke through to level 95 after absorbing the Magic Nether Grass, and Ye Qifeng explained the effects of the herbs to Dugu Bo.
• Ye Qifeng revealed that he had collected several dozen Immortal Grade Herbs from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, including the Aromatic Silk Beauty, which he would keep for his own purposes.
• Dugu Bo asked Ye Qifeng for an Immortal Grade Herb for Dugu Yan and offered to trade for it.
• Dugu Bo offered to work under Ye Qifeng and take him as his master, then clarified that he would serve Ye Qifeng rather than Spirit Hall.

Ye Qifeng secured Dugu Bo’s loyalty by promising Immortal Grade Herbs for him and Dugu Yan, then brought Ah Yin to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to plant her and cultivate. As Ye Qifeng absorbed the spring’s immense Yin-Yang Power, Dugu Bo sensed the terrifying energy and watched in shock.

• Ye Qifeng accepted Dugu Bo’s offer of allegiance and promised suitable Immortal Grade Herbs for Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan.
• Dugu Bo formally knelt to offer his loyalty and secretly planned to bring Dugu Yan to meet Ye Qifeng.
• Ye Qifeng asked Dugu Bo to protect Rui Wen while he purified the herbs and cultivated at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Ye Qifeng brought Ah Yin out of Yin-Yang Space, protected her from the spring’s poisons with Yin-Yang Power, and planted her at a suitable spot.
• Ye Qifeng began absorbing the dense Yin-Yang Power above the spring, and Dugu Bo watched the strange black-and-white energy gather around him in alarm.

Ye Qifeng cultivated at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well while the Yin-Yang Space absorbed most of the power he generated, and Gui Mei broke through to rank 96 after refining the Magic Nether Grass. Rui Wen awoke as a Spirit Master with a powerful First Spirit Skill, while Dugu Bo left to bring his granddaughter Dugu Yan to Ye Qifeng.

• Ye Qifeng cultivated in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well for five hours, and the Yin-Yang Space expanded as his Soul Power rose by about one level.
• Gui Mei finished refining the Magic Nether Grass and broke through to rank 96, shocking Dugu Bo.
• Dugu Bo handed Rui Wen's protection to Gui Mei and left for Heaven Dou City to bring Dugu Yan to Ye Qifeng.
• Gui Mei took over Rui Wen's protection and watched Ye Qifeng cultivate with gratitude and respect.
• Rui Wen awakened after absorbing the Ink Jade Divine Bamboo's medicinal power, gaining the Broken Wings First Spirit Skill and reaching above level twenty.

Ye Qifeng and his companions settled in at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well while he planned to explore its depths and cultivate. The story then shifted to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, where Xue Beng and Yu Tianheng competed to court Dugu Yan.

• Ye Qifeng learned that Dugu Bo had returned to Heaven Dou City and kept the purified Immortal Grade Herbs intended for him and Dugu Yan.
• Gui Mei and Rui Wen told Ye Qifeng about their gains from the Immortal Grade Herbs, and the three shared a meal after nearly a day without food.
• Ye Qifeng decided to remain at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to cultivate and investigate whether the Water Dragon King and Fire Dragon King were buried beneath it.
• Gui Mei trained Rui Wen in her Martial Soul, Spirit Skills, and combat techniques while Ye Qifeng continued cultivating.
• At Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Xue Beng pursued Dugu Yan with roses and love lines while Yu Tianheng followed with confidence that his talent and strength would win her over.

Dugu Yan rejected Xue Beng and told Yu Tianheng to stop following her, while both men continued toward the cafeteria behind her. Dugu Bo returned to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, learned Dugu Yan had reached level thirty, and warned Xue Beng and Yu Tianheng that she already had a husband.

• Dugu Yan slapped Xue Beng's rose to the ground, rejected him publicly, and told him not to bother her again.
• Dugu Yan told Yu Tianheng not to follow her or call her Yanyan, then left with Ye Lingling; Yu Tianheng and Xue Beng both followed, each claiming to be headed to the cafeteria.
• Dugu Bo arrived at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, embraced Dugu Yan, and learned that she had reached level thirty and was ready to hunt for a Spirit Ring.
• Dugu Bo told Dugu Yan he would take her to meet someone important, but Xue Beng and Yu Tianheng interrupted to greet him.
• Dugu Bo warned Xue Beng and Yu Tianheng to stop pursuing Dugu Yan, displayed his venom, and declared that she already had a husband.

Dugu Bo announced that he had found Dugu Yan an excellent husband, silencing the students at Heaven Dou Royal Academy with his Title Douluo pressure before taking her to Sunset Forest for her Third Spirit Ring. During the flight, Dugu Yan pressed him for an explanation, and he began describing the young man he wanted her to marry.

• Dugu Bo told the academy students that Dugu Yan already had a husband, prompting shock from Yu Tianheng, Xue Beng, Ye Lingling, and the others.
• Dugu Bo released his Title Douluo pressure to stop the students from gossiping, then took Dugu Yan toward Sunset Forest to hunt for her Third Spirit Ring.
• The Three Education Committee Members arrived too late to meet Dugu Bo, received his message about Dugu Yan's leave, and warned the students to keep the matter quiet.
• Yu Tianheng explained what had happened to the committee members, while Ye Lingling went to lunch and Yu Tianheng remained gloomy after the others dispersed.
• Dugu Yan demanded to know who her supposed husband was, and Dugu Bo began explaining that he had met a remarkable young man he wanted her to marry.

Dugu Bo told Dugu Yan about the twelve-year-old Level 53 Soul King he wanted her to marry and urged her to win him over, while she resolved to judge the young man for herself. As they flew toward Sunset Forest, Dugu Bo gave her a Poison Technique manual and began guiding her through it.

• Dugu Yan learned that Dugu Bo had genuinely found her a husband: a twelve-year-old Soul King with Level 53 Soul Power, whose talent and strength astonished her.
• Dugu Bo urged Dugu Yan to take the initiative and win the young man over, but she insisted she would first judge his appearance and character for herself.
• Dugu Bo claimed the young man surpassed Yu Tianheng in appearance and character, then warned Dugu Yan that he might not take a liking to her.
• While carrying Dugu Yan toward Sunset Forest, Dugu Bo gave her a Poison Technique manual and said he had obtained it recently and intended to pass it on to her.
• Dugu Yan eagerly studied and memorized the Poison Technique as Dugu Bo guided her during their flight.

Dugu Bo told Dugu Yan that the Poison Technique could cure the Jade Phosphorous Serpent poison recoil that had killed her parents and threatened them both. He revealed that he had traded the Sunset Forest Medicinal Herb Garden for the technique, then left Dugu Yan stunned after she realized he and her grandmother had been clansmen of the same generation.

• Dugu Yan memorized the Poison Technique, completed her first circulation, and condensed a rice-grain-sized Poison Pill in her dantian.
• Dugu Bo explained that her parents had died from Jade Phosphorous Serpent poison recoil and revealed the Dugu Clan’s inherited flaw.
• Dugu Bo admitted that poison recoil had caused his past disappearances and that Dugu Yan’s symptoms showed the poison was already eroding her body.
• Dugu Bo said the Poison Technique had been exchanged for the Sunset Forest Medicinal Herb Garden and could cure the poison recoil, protect future descendants, and extend his own life.
• Dugu Yan learned that her grandmother had died of illness, then realized Dugu Bo and her grandmother had belonged to the same generation.

Dugu Bo brought Dugu Yan through Sunset Forest to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, warning her about close-relative marriages and urging her to meet Ye Qifeng while she resisted his matchmaking. There, Dugu Yan met Rui Wen and learned that Ye Qifeng was cultivating beneath the spring.

• Dugu Bo explained to Dugu Yan that his marriage to her grandmother involved no close blood relation and warned her that close-relative marriages could cause harmful Martial Soul mutations.
• Dugu Bo told Dugu Yan they were traveling to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, where Ye Qifeng was staying, and pressed her to give him a chance; she insisted she would decide for herself.
• During the journey, Dugu Yan continued cultivating the Poison Technique, while Dugu Bo privately considered using a drug to force her and Ye Qifeng together if necessary.
• Rui Wen absorbed her 1,800-year Second Spirit Ring with Ye Qifeng's help, reached Soul Grandmaster level twenty-three, and gained the attack-and-control skill Soul-Suppressing Wrath.
• Dugu Bo arrived at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well with Dugu Yan and introduced her to Gui Mei and Rui Wen.
• Rui Wen noticed Dugu Yan searching for Ye Qifeng and told her that he was cultivating beneath the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.