Recaps

Dugu Yan arrived at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and learned that Ye Qifeng was cultivating beneath its deadly waters. While she waited and ate with Dugu Bo, Rui Wen, and Gui Mei, Ye Qifeng descended to the bottom of the spring and discovered the burial place of the Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King.

• Rui Wen explained to Dugu Yan that Ye Qifeng could safely cultivate in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and said he would be gone for several hours.
• Rui Wen invited Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan to eat roasted rabbit with her and Gui Mei.
• Dugu Bo introduced Gui Mei as a level 96 Super Douluo, and Gui Mei praised Dugu Yan's Rank 30 Soul Power and invited her to address him as Senior.
• After dinner, Gui Mei continued teaching Rui Wen while Dugu Bo guarded Dugu Yan as she cultivated her Poison Technique.
• Ye Qifeng absorbed Yin-Yang Power as he descended through the spring, reaching its deepest point ten thousand meters below the surface.
• Ye Qifeng arrived at the vast burial ground of the Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King, whose enormous bodies lay beneath the spring.

Ye Qifeng cultivated deep beneath the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, where the Dragon Kings’ lingering souls aided him after he promised to tell Gu Yuena where they rested. After emerging the next day and speaking with Rui Wen about her future studies, he was confronted by an angry Dugu Yan.

• Ye Qifeng sensed the Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King’s remains, promised to tell Gu Yuena where they rested, and received their aid as he cultivated.
• The boiling spring shook the valley, and Gui Mei and Dugu Bo failed to investigate its depths; Rui Wen revealed that Ye Qifeng was Spirit Hall’s Holy Son, angering Dugu Yan when she learned her grandfather had withheld the fact.
• After the spring calmed, Dugu Bo and Gui Mei returned to the cave with Dugu Yan and Rui Wen to rest.
• The next day, Ye Qifeng emerged from the well and told Rui Wen to prepare to attend Spirit Hall Academy and befriend Xiao Mingyue.
• Dugu Yan confronted Ye Qifeng with an angry tone as Dugu Bo arrived with her.

Dugu Yan met Ye Qifeng while still resentful over Dugu Bo's allegiance to him, but Ye Qifeng's appearance quickly softened her attitude. Ye Qifeng gave Dugu Bo the Snowy Swan Kiss and selected two Immortal Grade Herbs for Dugu Yan, who began absorbing the Earth Dragon Golden Melon to evolve her Martial Soul.

• Dugu Yan confronted Ye Qifeng over Dugu Bo's dealings with him, but she lost her resolve when she saw how handsome he was.
• Ye Qifeng led Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan away from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and revealed three Immortal Grade Herbs.
• Ye Qifeng gave Dugu Bo the Snowy Swan Kiss and warned him to refine the poison in his body with the Poison Technique before consuming it.
• Ye Qifeng gave Dugu Yan the Earth Dragon Golden Melon to evolve her Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul and the Seven-Absolute Jade Phosphorous Flower to aid her Poison Technique cultivation.
• Dugu Yan ate the Earth Dragon Golden Melon, kept its seed, and sat down to absorb its medicinal power.

Dugu Yan absorbed the Earth Dragon Golden Melon with Ye Qifeng’s help, evolving her Jade Phosphorous Serpent into the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor. Ye Qifeng revealed the history of the two dragon corpses beneath the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, then emerged from cultivation at night to find Dugu Yan waiting for him.

• Ye Qifeng used Yin-Yang Equilibrium to ease Dugu Yan’s pain as she absorbed the Earth Dragon Golden Melon and evolved her Martial Soul.
• After Dugu Yan’s absorption stabilized, Ye Qifeng told Dugu Bo, Gui Mei, and Rui Wen that two dragons from the God Realm lay beneath the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Ye Qifeng explained that the dragons’ fall created Sunset Forest’s valley and nourished the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, then asked them to keep the secret.
• Ye Qifeng returned to cultivating beneath the spring while Gui Mei continued teaching Rui Wen.
• After finishing his cultivation at night, Ye Qifeng found Dugu Yan waiting for him; she said Dugu Bo had gone to cultivate his Poison Technique and told her to wait.

Ye Qifeng assessed Dugu Yan after she absorbed the Earth Dragon Golden Melon and confirmed she could safely take a Third Spirit Ring under five thousand years old. Over the following seven days, she became a Soul Ancestor after absorbing a nearly five-thousand-year Third Spirit Ring and, with Ye Qifeng’s help, a ten-thousand-year Fourth Spirit Ring, while growing increasingly attentive to him.

• Dugu Yan thanked Ye Qifeng for the Poison Technique cultivation method and Immortal Grade Herbs, then told him that the Earth Dragon Golden Melon had evolved her Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul into the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor.
• Ye Qifeng examined Dugu Yan and told her that her strengthened physique could handle a Third Spirit Ring under five thousand years old.
• Dugu Yan asked to stay by Ye Qifeng’s side and persuaded him to call her Miss Yan, while Ye Qifeng hurried away to speak with Gui Mei and Rui Wen.
• During the next seven days, Dugu Yan absorbed a nearly five-thousand-year Third Spirit Ring and reached level 40 Soul Power.
• With Ye Qifeng’s assistance, Dugu Yan absorbed a ten-thousand-year Fourth Spirit Ring and reached level 42, delighting Dugu Bo.

Ye Qifeng noticed Dugu Yan’s affection for him and resolved to keep her from becoming involved with Yu Tianheng. He then uncovered conflicting accounts of how Dugu Bo and Yue Guan became enemies, while Gui Mei explained that Yue Guan had doubted Dugu Bo was responsible for poisoning his team but stopped investigating after Dugu Bo repeatedly provoked him.

• Dugu Yan shyly watched Ye Qifeng, and he realized she had fallen for him; he decided to prevent Yu Tianheng from winning her over.
• Ye Qifeng asked why Dugu Bo had dyed his beard and hair green again, and Dugu Bo said he preferred the look and wanted to conceal his rejuvenation.
• Dugu Bo revealed that Yue Guan had attacked and gravely wounded him years earlier, leading him to suspect Spirit Hall had targeted him for refusing to join.
• Ye Qifeng explained that Yue Guan had blamed Dugu Bo for poisoning his team with Jade Phosphorous Serpent Poison, while Dugu Bo denied the accusation.
• Gui Mei said Yue Guan had investigated the poisoning and doubted Dugu Bo was responsible, but gave up after Dugu Bo continued provoking him.
• Gui Mei claimed Yue Guan had spared Dugu Bo in later fights out of guilt, while Dugu Bo stubbornly insisted he was not afraid of him.

Ye Qifeng proposed that Dugu Bo had been framed by someone using his poison, prompting Dugu Bo to suspect Prince Xue Xing and the Heaven Dou Imperial Family. He asked Dugu Yan to pass Ye Lingling a secret message about curing her Curse, then realized Dugu Yan had developed feelings for him and resolved to keep Yu Tianheng away from her.

• Gui Mei warned Dugu Bo that Spirit Hall could easily kill him, and Ye Qifeng suggested someone had used Dugu Bo's poison to provoke a conflict with Ju Hua Guan.
• Dugu Bo suspected Prince Xue Xing or the Heaven Dou Imperial Family had framed him and said he would investigate.
• Ye Qifeng asked Dugu Yan to tell Ye Lingling that he could resolve her Curse and told her to keep the message secret from everyone except Dugu Bo.
• Ye Qifeng asked Dugu Yan about Yu Tianheng, and she insisted they were only classmates and promised to avoid him.
• Dugu Yan declared that she would let no man near her except Ye Qifeng, leaving him to realize she had fallen for him and consider how to prevent Yu Tianheng from winning her over.

Ye Qifeng explained to Dugu Yan that Yu Tianheng had pursued her partly to draw her grandfather, Dugu Bo, into the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, and asked her to keep her distance from him. Dugu Yan agreed, then confessed her feelings to Ye Qifeng, who gently rejected her because they had known each other only a few days.

• Ye Qifeng explained that Spirit Hall and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan were hostile, so he wanted Dugu Yan to avoid becoming too close to Yu Tianheng.
• Ye Qifeng told Dugu Yan that Yu Tianheng had attended Heaven Dou Royal Academy partly to recruit Dugu Bo through her, and Dugu Yan recognized suspicious signs in Yu Tianheng's past behavior.
• Dugu Yan promised Ye Qifeng that she and Dugu Bo would remain loyal to him and that she would keep her distance from Yu Tianheng.
• Ye Qifeng offered to grant Dugu Yan a reasonable request, and she asked him to be with her.
• Ye Qifeng rejected Dugu Yan's confession, explaining that he admired her but did not yet like her, and Dugu Yan felt disappointed.

Ye Qifeng gently rejected Dugu Yan because he planned to leave Heaven Dou City and could not return her feelings, but Dugu Bo encouraged his granddaughter to keep pursuing him. Ye Qifeng then took Ah Yin from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and placed her in the Yin-Yang Space before preparing to leave.

• Ye Qifeng explained to Dugu Yan that he already liked someone and did not want to begin a relationship while they were young and he would soon be away.
• Dugu Bo learned that Dugu Yan had been rejected and urged her to keep pursuing Ye Qifeng, cheering her up and offering to help.
• Ye Qifeng planned to return to Heaven Dou City, give Immortal Grade Herbs to Sister Er Long and Xue'er, resolve Ye Lingling's matter, and then return to Spirit City to see Bibi Dong.
• Ye Qifeng asked Ah Yin whether she wanted to leave the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, and she chose to go with him.
• Ye Qifeng dug up Ah Yin and sent her to the Yin-Yang Space, then returned to the group and noticed Dugu Yan seemed more cheerful.

Ye Qifeng left the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well with Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan, warning Dugu Yan to conceal her strength and distrust Qin Ming. Near Heaven Dou City, he revealed his connection to Blue Tyrant Academy and invited Dugu Bo to become a consultant, leaving Dugu Bo to consider the offer.

• Ye Qifeng told Dugu Bo to guard the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well until Spirit Hall sent a Title Douluo, while allowing Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan to keep using it.
• Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan chose to accompany Ye Qifeng to Heaven Dou City, and Ye Qifeng asked Dugu Yan to deliver a message to Ye Lingling and hide her increased strength from others.
• Ye Qifeng warned Dugu Yan not to let Qin Ming learn about her Immortal Grade Herb, and Dugu Bo urged her to follow Ye Qifeng's instructions without questioning him.
• Gui Mei flew Ye Qifeng and Rui Wen from the valley, while Dugu Bo carried Dugu Yan; after several hours, they neared Heaven Dou City.
• Ye Qifeng told Dugu Bo that Blue Tyrant Academy was founded by his sworn sister Liu Erlong and invited him to take a nominal Senior Consultant or Honorary Vice Dean position.

Ye Qifeng secured Dugu Bo’s support for Blue Tyrant Academy and parted from him and Dugu Yan, who planned to meet Ye Qifeng again through Leng Leng. Back at the academy, Ye Qifeng reunited with Liu Erlong, who pulled him into an embrace and asked to hold him for a while.

• Ye Qifeng persuaded Dugu Bo to serve as Blue Tyrant Academy’s Senior Consultant and Honorary Vice Dean, while Dugu Bo decided Dugu Yan should remain at Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Ye Qifeng told Dugu Yan to deliver a message to Leng Leng and suggested she could visit him at Blue Tyrant Academy; Dugu Yan regained her spirits and planned to see him again.
• Ye Qifeng, Rui Wen, and Gui Mei said goodbye to Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan, then flew back to Blue Tyrant Academy.
• Dugu Bo comforted Dugu Yan by suggesting she could meet Ye Qifeng through Leng Leng or visit him, and she eagerly asked to see Leng Leng the next morning.
• Ye Qifeng and Rui Wen returned to the secluded wooden house, where Liu Erlong rushed to embrace Ye Qifeng and asked to hold him for a while.

Ye Qifeng reunited with Liu Erlong and Rui Wen, shared dinner with them, and told Liu Erlong about Rui Wen’s extraordinary Spirit Ring breakthroughs and Dugu Bo’s appointment at Blue Tyrant Academy. Late that night, he revealed an Immortal Grade Herb called Crimson Fire Dragon Ganoderma as a gift for Liu Erlong, explaining its effects and why it suited her Fire Dragon Martial Soul.

• Liu Erlong hugged Ye Qifeng before Rui Wen emerged and teased her, prompting Liu Erlong to hug Rui Wen instead.
• Liu Erlong prepared a rabbit feast for Ye Qifeng and Rui Wen, and Ye Qifeng told her that Dugu Bo had agreed to serve as Blue Tyrant Academy’s Senior Consultant and honorary Vice Dean.
• Liu Erlong learned that Rui Wen had absorbed two Spirit Rings beyond the Spirit Master Theoretical Limit and reached the twenty-third rank as a Soul Grandmaster, then Ye Qifeng helped ease her discomfort after she overeaten.
• Liu Erlong secretly entered Ye Qifeng’s room late at night because he had promised her a gift.
• Ye Qifeng showed Liu Erlong the Crimson Fire Dragon Ganoderma, explained its powers and compatibility requirements, and offered it to her because it suited her Fire Dragon Martial Soul.

Ye Qifeng helped Liu Erlong absorb the Crimson Fire Dragon Ganoderma, strengthening her and raising her Soul Power to rank eighty, and she kissed his cheek in gratitude. He then set out to visit Qian Renxue, but learned she had returned to the imperial palace and encountered Tang Yuehua on the way.

• Ye Qifeng explained that the Crimson Fire Dragon Ganoderma suited Liu Erlong but would not resolve the emotional knot behind her condition, then guided her through absorbing it.
• Liu Erlong absorbed the herb in under four hours with Ye Qifeng's help, improving her Martial Soul, physique, and control of Yin Fire while reaching rank eighty Soul Power.
• Liu Erlong excitedly kissed Ye Qifeng's cheek, then fled to her room in embarrassment; later, she joined Ye Qifeng and Rui Wen for an awkward breakfast.
• Ye Qifeng told Liu Erlong he was going to visit Qian Renxue and asked her to look after Rui Wen; Liu Erlong agreed and waited for his return.
• Ye Qifeng went to the Crown Prince's Mansion, learned Qian Renxue had moved back into the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace, and changed course toward the palace.
• Ye Qifeng encountered Tang Yuehua's carriage convoy near the imperial palace and recognized her as a direct descendant of the Clear Sky Sect.

Ye Qifeng infiltrated the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace by hiding in Tang Yuehua’s convoy and entered Princess Xue Ke’s birthday banquet to find Qian Renxue. He finally approached her while she was disguised as Crown Prince Xue Qinghe, leaving her flustered beneath her disguise.

• Tang Yuehua noticed Ye Qifeng’s unusual bearing but lost sight of him before her convoy entered the palace.
• Ye Qifeng hid in the Shadow Realm, learned the convoy was attending Princess Xue Ke’s birthday banquet, and followed it into the imperial palace.
• Ye Qifeng took a Crown Prince Token from Snake Lance Douluo She Long and used it to enter the banquet hall, where he waited for Qian Renxue while enjoying the food.
• Emperor Xue Ye arrived with Xue Qinghe, Tang Yuehua, and Princess Xue Ke, and the banquet began with Tang Yuehua’s harp performance and other acts.
• Ye Qifeng approached Qian Renxue and told her he had come specifically to find her, making her blush beneath her Xue Qinghe disguise.

Ye Qifeng visited Qian Renxue at the imperial banquet, told her Gui Mei had reached level 96, and then slipped away unnoticed. Outside, he spotted Ning Fengzhi arriving with Sword Douluo Chen Xin and the young Ning Rongrong.

• Ye Qifeng explained to Qian Renxue that he had entered using her Crown Prince Token and revealed Gui Mei had become a level 96 Super Douluo.
• Ye Qifeng and Qian Renxue discussed Tang Yuehua, whose attention had lingered on Ye Qifeng during the banquet.
• Ye Qifeng told Qian Renxue he would wait in her bedchamber, then vanished into the Shadow Realm while she watched.
• Ye Qifeng saw Ning Fengzhi arrive at the palace with Chen Xin and Ning Rongrong.

Ye Qifeng watched Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo Chen Xin, and Ning Rongrong enter Princess Xue Ke’s banquet, then rested in Qian Renxue’s bedchamber. After Qian Renxue returned, they went to her Secret Room, where Ye Qifeng explained that Gui Mei’s strength had surged after consuming an Immortal Grade Herb.

• Ning Fengzhi reminded Ning Rongrong to behave properly when meeting the emperor and present the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s gift to Princess Xue Ke.
• Sword Douluo Chen Xin sensed a possible observer, but Ning Fengzhi concluded that hidden palace experts were likely watching them, and the three entered the banquet hall.
• Ye Qifeng watched the group from the Shadow Realm, considered the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s vulnerability, and went to Qian Renxue’s bedchamber to sleep.
• Qian Renxue returned, found Ye Qifeng asleep on her bed, and spoke with him after he woke; she then led him into her Secret Room.
• Ye Qifeng told Qian Renxue that Gui Mei’s sudden increase in strength came from consuming an Immortal Grade Herb, leaving her astonished.

Ye Qifeng told Qian Renxue that the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud was the core of a divine artifact placed on Douluo Continent by the Sea God to cultivate a successor and gain faith. He argued that it threatened the Angel God’s foundation, and Qian Renxue resolved to destroy it, though its location remained unknown.

• Ye Qifeng explained that he had obtained the Immortal Grade Herbs from Dugu Bo and subdued Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan; Qian Renxue accepted that he was keeping some of his knowledge secret.
• Qian Renxue reported that the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud was likely in the Heaven Dou Imperial Family’s national treasury, which Emperor Xue Ye still controlled.
• Ye Qifeng revealed that the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud was the core of a divine artifact deliberately placed on Douluo Continent by the Sea God.
• Qian Renxue reasoned that the Sea God sought to extend her faith beyond the Endless Sea and undermine the Angel God’s influence on Douluo Continent.
• Qian Renxue seized Ye Qifeng’s hand and insisted that they find and destroy the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud.

Ye Qifeng warned Qian Renxue to avoid the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud because it contained the Sea God's hostile divine consciousness, and promised to deal with it himself. He gave her two Spiritual Power-enhancing Immortal Grade Herbs and had her meditate to refine them, planning to teach her additional techniques afterward.

• Ye Qifeng warned Qian Renxue not to approach the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, explaining that the Sea God's divine consciousness could discover her identity and threaten her.
• Qian Renxue agreed to find the Shroud's location and stay away from it while Ye Qifeng handled its destruction.
• Ye Qifeng gave Qian Renxue Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew and God-Lock Purple Cone Chrysanthemum, explaining how their medicinal effects would strengthen her Spiritual Power.
• Ye Qifeng used Spiritual Power to feed Qian Renxue the herbs' droplets and petals, and she began meditating to refine them.
• Ye Qifeng resolved to teach Qian Renxue the Guiyuan Meditation Technique and Psychic Object Manipulation after she absorbed the herbs.

After helping Qian Renxue absorb two Immortal Grade Herbs, Ye Qifeng promised to stay in touch while preparing to leave Heaven Dou City and supplied her with herbs for her guards and plans. Back at Blue Tyrant Academy, he found Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan waiting in Liu Erlong's office.

• Ye Qifeng helped Qian Renxue refine two Immortal Grade Herbs, raising her Spiritual Power to the Spirit Douluo level and her Soul Power Level to 66.
• Ye Qifeng told Qian Renxue he planned to leave Heaven Dou City and promised to return before the next Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament and write to her monthly.
• Ye Qifeng left Qian Renxue herbs, including two Immortal Grade Herbs for She Long and Chi Xue, then returned to Blue Tyrant Academy.
• Jiang Zhu told Ye Qifeng that Liu Erlong wanted him in the dean's office because an important guest had arrived.
• Ye Qifeng entered Liu Erlong's office and found Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan waiting for him.

Ye Qifeng reunited with Ye Huiyin and Ye Lingling at Dugu Manor and revealed that he could cure the Nine Heart Begonia Martial Soul’s inheritance defect. He showed them the Jade Blossom Heavenly Begonia, an Immortal Grade Herb capable of dispelling the curse, leaving the mother and daughter with hope of breaking their Martial Soul’s restriction.

• Dugu Yan told Ye Qifeng that Ye Lingling and Ye Huiyin had come to Dugu Manor to meet him.
• Dugu Bo agreed to become Blue Tyrant Academy’s Senior Consultant and honorary Vice Dean, and Ye Qifeng left with him and Dugu Yan.
• Ye Qifeng met Ye Lingling and Ye Huiyin at Dugu Manor, where he revealed that he was Spirit Hall’s Holy Son.
• Ye Huiyin asked whether Ye Qifeng could resolve the Nine Heart Begonia Martial Soul’s inheritance defect, and he confirmed that he could.
• Ye Qifeng produced the Jade Blossom Heavenly Begonia and explained that the Immortal Grade Herb could dispel the curse restricting the Nine Heart Begonia’s inheritance.

Ye Qifeng offered the Jade Blossom Heavenly Begonia to Ye Huiyin and Ye Lingling in exchange for the Nine Heart Begonia Ye Clan secretly pledging loyalty to Spirit Hall. Ye Huiyin agreed, and Ye Lingling began consuming the herb to resolve the martial soul’s flaw as Ye Qifeng watched over her.

• Ye Huiyin offered the Ye Clan’s wealth and businesses for the Jade Blossom Heavenly Begonia, but Ye Qifeng asked the clan to submit to Spirit Hall instead.
• Ye Huiyin agreed to pledge the Ye Clan’s loyalty in secret, and Ye Qifeng promised Spirit Hall would support and protect the clan without interfering in its affairs or demanding tribute.
• Ye Huiyin insisted that Ye Lingling take the herb because of her talent and the clan’s inheritance, while Ye Qifeng promised to give Ye Huiyin another if he cultivated one in the future.
• Dugu Bo led Ye Qifeng, Ye Huiyin, Ye Lingling, and Dugu Yan to a soundproof quiet room so Ye Lingling could take the herb.
• Ye Lingling removed her black gauze, revealed her face, and followed Ye Qifeng’s instructions to consume the Jade Blossom Heavenly Begonia and begin refining its medicinal power.

With Ye Qifeng's help, Ye Lingling refined the Jade Blossom Heavenly Begonia and cured the curse afflicting her Nine Heart Begonia Martial Soul, which evolved and awakened an Innate Domain. The chapter ended with Ye Lingling naming her new Martial Soul the Jade Heart Begonia and smiling for the first time in years.

• Ye Qifeng helped Ye Lingling refine the Immortal Grade Herb while Ye Huiyin and Dugu Yan waited nearby.
• Ye Lingling awakened and revealed that her transformed Martial Soul could heal, restore Soul Power, and create a domain that strengthened allies and weakened enemies.
• Ye Qifeng and Ye Huiyin identified the ability as an Innate Domain, and Ye Qifeng explained domains and Martial Soul grades to the others.
• Ye Qifeng reassured Dugu Yan that her Immortal Grade Herbs gave her a strong chance of awakening an Innate Domain in the future.
• Ye Lingling discovered that her domain was called the Jade Heart Domain, then renamed her evolved Martial Soul the Jade Heart Begonia at Ye Qifeng's suggestion.
• Ye Lingling smiled for the first time in years, bringing joy to Ye Huiyin and Ye Qifeng.

Ye Qifeng warned Ye Huiyin and Ye Lingling to keep the cure for the Nine Heart Begonia’s curse and Ye Lingling’s evolved Martial Soul secret, then invited Ye Lingling to join him and Liu Erlong in the Sunset Forest. As the group left, Ye Lingling asked him to call her by name, leaving Ye Qifeng worried that she and Dugu Yan were developing feelings for him like Huo Wu had.

• Ye Qifeng advised Ye Huiyin and Ye Lingling to hide the Immortal Grade Herb’s ability to cure Martial Soul defects, and Ye Huiyin promised that only she and her daughter would know.
• Ye Qifeng told Ye Lingling to conceal her Jade Heart Begonia Martial Soul and Innate Domain, then offered to take her to the Sunset Forest to obtain a Spirit Ring.
• Ye Lingling agreed to join Ye Qifeng and Liu Erlong on the hunt after Ye Huiyin gave her approval.
• Ye Qifeng warned Ye Lingling to be wary of Qin Ming, and she accepted his advice after confirming it with Dugu Yan.
• Ye Lingling asked Ye Qifeng to call her Leng Leng instead of Miss, while Ye Huiyin encouraged him to do so.
• Ye Qifeng reflected that Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan seemed to be growing attached to him like Huo Wu had.

Ye Qifeng brought Ye Huiyin, Ye Lingling, and Dugu Yan together under his command and invited them to cultivate at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, warning Ye Huiyin about its dangers. Unable to offer her a suitable Immortal Grade Herb yet, he gave her more than a dozen Supreme Grade Herbs, but she tried to return them.

• Dugu Yan asked Ye Qifeng to call her Yanyan, and he agreed to call her and Ye Lingling by their names.
• After they left the quiet room, Ye Qifeng invited Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling to cultivate at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and cautioned Ye Huiyin to limit her visits because she had not taken an Immortal Grade Herb.
• Dugu Yan explained the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well's spiritual energy, medicinal treasures, and dangers to Ye Huiyin and Ye Lingling.
• Ye Qifeng told Ye Huiyin he could not yet provide a suitable Immortal Grade Herb to resolve the Nine Heart Begonia's flaw, so she would have to wait for another Jade Blossom Heavenly Begonia.
• Ye Qifeng gave Ye Huiyin more than a dozen Supreme Grade Herbs to help her endure cultivation at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, but she said they were too precious and offered them back.

Ye Qifeng returned to Blue Tyrant Academy and told Liu Erlong that Rui Wen would soon leave for Spirit City to study at Spirit Hall Academy. Liu Erlong accepted Rui Wen’s departure with Ye Qifeng’s comfort, while her feelings for him continued to shift beyond those of a younger brother.

• Ye Qifeng gave Ye Huiyin supreme grade herbs, arranged to hunt for Ye Lingling’s Spirit Ring, and returned to Blue Tyrant Academy with Gui Mei.
• Liu Erlong greeted Ye Qifeng with relief, while Rui Wen told him she was troubled about telling Liu Erlong she would leave for Spirit City.
• After dinner, Ye Qifeng explained Rui Wen’s plans to Liu Erlong, who grieved over Rui Wen’s departure and feared Ye Qifeng would leave as well.
• Ye Qifeng comforted Liu Erlong until she fell asleep, and she woke the next morning embarrassed by her hazy memories of the night before.
• Liu Erlong prepared breakfast and behaved affectionately toward Ye Qifeng, whose growing importance to her had become more than that of a younger brother.