Chapter Summaries

Su Ming told Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu to help him practice a secret trump card, while asking Ning Rongrong to conceal that she had mastered Lingbo Weibu. The next day, the girls went to meet him and ran into Yu Xiaogang and Flender, who were trying to check Ning Rongrong's progress.

• Su Ming asked Ning Rongrong to keep his upcoming training secret and to pretend she had not learned Lingbo Weibu if Yu Xiaogang or Tang San asked.
• Ning Rongrong told Xiao Wu about Su Ming's secret training, and Zhu Zhuqing overheard while they were together.
• Su Ming considered how he might eventually help Zhu Zhuqing escape her engagement to Dai Mubai, but decided not to give her his valuable cultivation techniques yet.
• The next morning, Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu headed to meet Su Ming and encountered Yu Xiaogang and Flender, who had been waiting nearby to learn how Ning Rongrong's training was going.

Yu Xiaogang tried to learn about Ning Rongrong’s progress with Su Ming’s Lingbo Weibu and hinted that Su Ming should share the technique. Ning Rongrong refused to reveal how much she had learned, then told Su Ming about the encounter.

• Yu Xiaogang stopped Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu and offered to guide Ning Rongrong’s training.
• Ning Rongrong said she had made progress, challenged Yu Xiaogang’s ability to teach Lingbo Weibu, and left with Xiao Wu.
• Yu Xiaogang told Flender he wanted to understand Lingbo Weibu and hoped Su Ming would share it with the team.
• Flender worried that Yu Xiaogang was overreaching and might provoke Su Ming into leaving the academy.
• Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu reached Su Ming and told him Yu Xiaogang had tried to find out about Lingbo Weibu.

Su Ming explained why he had hidden Ning Rongrong’s mastery of Lingbo Weibu and warned her about the dangers of teaching it without guidance. He then prepared to begin Sage Mode training with Rongrong and Xiao Wu guarding him, leaving them ready to strike him with the Dog-Beating Stick if he began turning into a toad.

• Su Ming told Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu that Yu Xiaogang had long coveted Lingbo Weibu and that he would demand a price before sharing even part of the technique.
• Su Ming explained meridians and the risks of incorrect Soul Power circulation, convincing Ning Rongrong not to ask him to teach her father Lingbo Weibu.
• Su Ming raised wooden planks around himself, Ning Rongrong, and Xiao Wu to conceal his training and explained that he would cultivate Sage Mode.
• Su Ming gave Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu the Dog-Beating Stick and instructed them to strike him if he started turning into a toad.

Su Ming prepared to cultivate Sage Mode with Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong guarding him against its dangerous effects. After an hour of repeated transformations, the two were already exhausted, but they continued watching over him.

• Su Ming explained Natural Energy and Sage Mode to Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong.
• Su Ming asked Ah Yin to watch for intruders through Blue Silver Grass while he cultivated, and she agreed to warn him.
• Su Ming applied Toad Oil, which made bumps appear on his arm, and warned Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong to strike him if he began turning into a toad.
• Su Ming created nine Wood Clones and began sensing Natural Energy alongside them.
• Natural Energy flooded Su Ming and his clones uncontrollably, forcing Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong to strike them repeatedly to prevent them from becoming toad-shaped stones.
• After an hour of guarding Su Ming, Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong felt numb and mentally exhausted but stayed alert.

Su Ming paused his Natural Energy training with Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu, then confronted Yu Xiaogang and Tang San when they arrived. Su Ming’s mention of damaged meridians made Tang San suspect that Su Ming was also a transmigrator, while the others wondered how both boys knew about meridians.

• Su Ming stopped cultivating after an hour, restored Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu’s strength, and prepared to continue training.
• Ah Yin warned Su Ming that Tang San, Oscar, Yu Xiaogang, and Flender were approaching, so the group pretended to be resting.
• Yu Xiaogang questioned Su Ming’s break, and Su Ming rebuked him for risking a disturbance during Ning Rongrong’s training.
• Su Ming warned Tang San that interrupting Lingbo Weibu could damage meridians, prompting Tang San to suspect Su Ming was a transmigrator with his own cultivation method.
• Tang San explained meridians to the others, leaving Yu Xiaogang curious about the secrets Su Ming and Tang San possessed.

Yu Xiaogang left after asking Su Ming to teach Ning Rongrong Lingbo Weibu, while Su Ming made clear he would only exchange the technique for something of equal value. Ning Rongrong then realized her sect’s Heart Separation Control might help Su Ming overcome Sage Mode’s limits, and she asked whether he could gather Natural Energy while fighting.

• Yu Xiaogang led the others away, eager to learn Lingbo Weibu but wary of risking Ning Rongrong’s safety during training.
• Su Ming told Ning Rongrong he would trade Lingbo Weibu for Yu Xiaogang’s Dragon Transformation Secret Method or something of equal value, and said Tang San should offer the Mysterious Heaven Skill if anyone demanded he share it.
• Ning Rongrong considered whether Heart Separation Control could let Su Ming gather Natural Energy while fighting and extend Sage Mode beyond its five-minute limit.
• Su Ming explained that he lacked the confidence to balance Natural Energy, Soul Power, and Spiritual Power during battle without risking a dangerous failure.
• Ning Rongrong recognized that Su Ming’s difficulty was dividing his attention, while Su Ming wondered why she had asked about it.

Ning Rongrong offered to seek permission to teach Su Ming the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's Mind-Splitting Control Secret Method, which might help him manage Sage Mode. After she left to speak with her father, Su Ming planned to give her a protective item, while he continued training in Natural Energy.

• Ning Rongrong asked whether her sect's Mind-Splitting Control Secret Method could help Su Ming control three types of energy, and the system encouraged him to try it.
• Ning Rongrong resolved to return to her sect that afternoon and persuade Ning Fengzhi to let her teach Su Ming the secret method.
• Su Ming accepted her offer, and Xiao Wu urged him not to reject Ning Rongrong's kindness.
• Su Ming, Ning Rongrong, and Xiao Wu agreed to let Flender and the others wonder why Ning Rongrong was returning to her sect.
• Su Ming made progress drawing in Natural Energy, then paused training for lunch and promised to give Ning Rongrong a protective item before she left.

Su Ming gave Ning Rongrong a rare defensive Soul Tool before she returned to her sect, and her grateful embrace brought their relationship beyond friendship. Earlier, the group learned that Master had arranged better meals at Shrek Academy, which Su Ming suspected was mainly for Tang San.

• Su Ming teased Xiao Wu about giving her a separate reward, and she suspected his promise had an intimate meaning.
• Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing found that the cafeteria was serving richer meals, and Master said the improved food would be served every day.
• Su Ming told Xiao Wu he suspected Master had improved the meals chiefly for Tang San, while Master warmly urged Su Ming and Ning Rongrong to eat well.
• As Ning Rongrong prepared to return to her sect, Su Ming gave her the Reverse Invincible Shield, which could trap Soul Masters below Soul Douluo for fifteen minutes.
• Ning Rongrong hugged Su Ming, realizing her feelings for him had grown beyond friendship.

Ning Rongrong left for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect after making a bold move toward Su Ming, while Su Ming trained in Sage Mode and achieved an imperfect form. The chapter ended with Master noticing Ning Rongrong's absence and asking Su Ming where she was.

• Ning Rongrong left Su Ming after their intimate moment and said she would bring back good news; Xiao Wu revealed that she had been hiding nearby.
• Ning Rongrong told Zhu Zhuqing she was returning to her sect, and Zhu Zhuqing learned about the plan involving Su Ming and the sect.
• Su Ming trained on a narrow pillar, sensed Natural Energy, and entered an imperfect Sage Mode with faint markings and a few bumps.
• Xiao Wu congratulated Su Ming after birds gathered around him, and he explained that his three energies had not yet reached balance.
• Ning Rongrong traveled with her Flight System Soul Master guards and covered half the journey to her sect in half a day.
• Master noticed Ning Rongrong was missing at the cafeteria and asked Su Ming where she was.

Su Ming let Yu Xiaogang worry over Ning Rongrong’s sudden return to her sect, while Tang San grew suspicious that Su Ming came from another world and resolved to investigate him through Xiao Wu. After reading Su Ming’s Diary, the women learned about meridians and Ning Rongrong’s plan to obtain Distracting Control for him, leaving them to wonder whether Yu Xiaogang would trade the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan’s Dragon Transformation Secret Method for Lingbo Weibu.

• Su Ming told Yu Xiaogang that Ning Rongrong had returned to her sect, then reminded him that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect likely had people secretly protecting her.
• Yu Xiaogang left the cafeteria to find Flender, while Tang San suspected Su Ming was a transmigrator and planned to probe Xiao Wu for information.
• Su Ming and Xiao Wu returned to their dormitory, where Su Ming wrote that day’s events in his Diary.
• After reading the Diary, Bibi Dong and the other women learned about meridians and considered whether Su Ming would leave Shrek for Heaven Dou Royal Academy or Spirit Hall.
• Bibi Dong and Liu Erlong were shocked that Ning Rongrong intended to obtain Distracting Control for Su Ming, and Liu Erlong wondered whether Yu Xiaogang would demand Lingbo Weibu in exchange for the Dragon Transformation Secret Method.

Su Ming completed his Sage Mode cultivation and tested how it strengthened his Wood Dragon. The test showed that Sage Mode made the dragon absorb Soul Power five times faster.

• Su Ming received the Nine Revolutions Soul Transformation Instrument and its blueprint, while Ning Rongrong received a reward that raised all her Soul Ring ages to ten thousand years.
• Xiao Wu admitted to Zhu Zhuqing that she felt jealous but supported Su Ming’s relationships as long as she had a place in his heart.
• After cultivating through the night and for two more hours, Su Ming achieved perfect Sage Mode without developing any bodily bumps.
• Su Ming said Sage Mode should make his physique comparable to a Titled Douluo’s and allow him to withstand absorbing a hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring.
• Su Ming and Xiao Wu tested his Wood Dragon, and the Sage Mode version absorbed her Soul Power at five times the rate of the ordinary one.

Su Ming tested Sage Mode, then spent the morning with Xiao Wu before deciding to enter seclusion to improve his talismans. Meanwhile, Tang San went into the city to find a blacksmith and planned to use Hidden Weapons to approach Ning Rongrong and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

• Su Ming gauged Sage Mode's stamina and power, dismissed his Wood Dragons, and discussed the enhancement with Xiao Wu.
• Su Ming and Xiao Wu secluded themselves in a wooden house and spent two hours cultivating together.
• Tang San gave up teaching Oscar Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track and went into the city to seek a blacksmith shop for making Hidden Weapons.
• Tang San planned to give Hidden Weapons to Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong, hoping to gain their favor and contact the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• After learning Tang San was away, Su Ming told Xiao Wu that he would enter seclusion to improve his talismans.

Su Ming focused on talisman crafting and went into seclusion, leaving the girls without their Diary rewards. Ning Rongrong hurried back to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, where her family wondered why she had returned so urgently.

• Su Ming spent the day learning to craft talismans and did not write in the Diary.
• Xiao Wu explained to Zhu Zhuqing that Su Ming had gone into seclusion to study talismans, and they resolved to cultivate diligently too.
• Ning Rongrong returned to the sect after pushing her flight escorts through a day and a half of travel.
• Gu Rong, Chen Xin, and Ning Fengzhi heard Ning Rongrong arrive and hurried to greet her.
• Ning Fengzhi suspected Ning Rongrong had returned because of Su Ming and wanted to learn what had prompted her rush.

Ning Rongrong returned to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and reunited with Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong, who teased her about Su Ming. She said she had come back to discuss something important and asked Chen Xin to test something with her.

• Ning Rongrong happily reunited with Chen Xin and Gu Rong, while the two grandfathers argued over who was happier to see her.
• Ning Fengzhi welcomed Ning Rongrong home and agreed to reward the women who had escorted her back.
• Ning Fengzhi guessed that Rongrong's urgent return was related to Su Ming, and she admitted they were currently just friends.
• Chen Xin and Gu Rong worried that Rongrong had already fallen for Su Ming, whom they considered a potential but untested match for her.
• Ning Rongrong said she had something important to discuss and asked Chen Xin to test something with her.

Ning Rongrong demonstrated that Lingbo Weibu let her evade Chen Xin’s sword qi, astonishing her father and grandfathers. After testing its limits, they asked where she had learned the technique and whether Su Ming had taught it.

• Ning Rongrong asked Chen Xin to attack her while Gu Rong stood ready to protect her, and Ning Fengzhi approved the test.
• Chen Xin launched a low-powered sword qi attack, and Ning Rongrong used Lingbo Weibu to dodge it as an afterimage.
• Chen Xin increased the difficulty, and the group found that Ning Rongrong could evade attacks below level forty.
• Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong rushed to ask Ning Rongrong what the technique was called and whether Su Ming had taught it.

Ning Rongrong told Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong that she wanted to teach Su Ming the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s Mind-Splitting Control Secret Method in return for the valuable Lingbo Weibu he had taught her. Ning Fengzhi agreed, hoping to win Su Ming over and meet him when Rongrong returned to the academy.

• Ning Rongrong demonstrated Lingbo Weibu, and Ning Fengzhi praised Su Ming’s talent while the three men suspected he was interested in her.
• Ning Fengzhi said he would not object to Rongrong seeing Su Ming and proposed that he, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong visit the academy to meet him.
• Ning Rongrong revealed that she wanted to teach Su Ming the sect’s secret Mind-Splitting Control Method, and clarified that Su Ming had not asked her for it.
• Ning Rongrong explained that the technique could help Su Ming support his teammates, concealing that she wanted to keep his Sage Mode secret.
• Ning Fengzhi agreed to let Rongrong teach Su Ming the technique, partly hoping to recruit him and partly hoping Su Ming would teach him Lingbo Weibu.

Ning Rongrong returned to Shrek Academy with Ning Fengzhi, who came to meet Su Ming and subtly confront Yu Xiaogang and Flender over their interference with Rongrong’s cultivation. Su Ming remained in seclusion, and the chapter ended as Ning Fengzhi addressed the academy’s leaders.

• Ning Rongrong told Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong about her time at Shrek Academy and Su Ming’s accomplishments before preparing to return.
• Ning Fengzhi accompanied Ning Rongrong to the academy, promising that Chen Xin and Gu Rong would stay out of sight while he met Su Ming.
• Tang San returned to Shrek Academy after completing a set of Hidden Weapons, including a Zhuge Crossbow, and learned that Su Ming was still in seclusion.
• Yu Xiaogang and Flender gathered the students to discuss the next day’s spirit battles and asked Oscar whether Su Ming had left his room.
• Ning Rongrong arrived with Ning Fengzhi, introduced him as the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s Sect Master, and reunited with Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing.
• Ning Fengzhi greeted Yu Xiaogang and Flender while intending to intimidate them over their earlier disruption of Rongrong and Su Ming’s cultivation.

Ning Fengzhi confronted Flender and Yu Xiaogang over their treatment of Ning Rongrong, then punished Dai Mubai for threatening her. After Dai Mubai slapped himself twenty times, Ning Fengzhi let the matter go and warned him to behave.

• Ning Fengzhi arrived at Shrek Academy and confronted Flender and Yu Xiaogang about ignoring Ning Rongrong’s advice and mistreating her.
• Ning Fengzhi pinned Dai Mubai to the ground with Soul Power pressure and demanded an apology for threatening Ning Rongrong.
• Flender pleaded for Dai Mubai, but Ning Fengzhi ordered him to slap himself twenty times without using Soul Power for protection.
• Dai Mubai slapped himself until his face was badly swollen and bruised, while Tang San chose not to intervene.
• Ning Fengzhi accepted Dai Mubai’s apology, ended the punishment, and warned him to conduct himself properly.

Su Ming successfully crafted Level 4 Space Transfer Talismans and discovered the Learning Space shop, where the rare materials proved prohibitively expensive. Meanwhile, Ning Fengzhi confronted Flender and Yu Xiaogang at the academy over their interference with Ning Rongrong’s cultivation and demanded they punish themselves.

• Su Ming made his first Level 4 Space Transfer Talismans, which could move someone one thousand meters, and learned that crafting them required rare, costly materials.
• The system unlocked the Learning Space shop, where Su Ming found that Space-type blood essence cost thousands of Gold Soul Coins and decided to seek materials through the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect instead.
• Su Ming considered selling talismans and using a Charging Soul Tool blueprint to recruit a craftsman and gain support from their faction.
• Ning Fengzhi confronted Flender and Yu Xiaogang at the academy for disturbing Su Ming while he helped Ning Rongrong cultivate.
• Yu Xiaogang appealed to their supposed ties as members of the Upper Three Sects, but Ning Fengzhi rejected his excuse and told him and Flender to slap themselves five times.

Ning Fengzhi punished Flender and Yu Xiaogang before meeting Su Ming, whose seclusion had ended. Grateful that Su Ming taught Ning Rongrong Lingbo Weibu, Ning Fengzhi offered to teach him the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's Mind-Splitting Control Secret Method.

• Flender and Yu Xiaogang each slapped themselves five times to satisfy Ning Fengzhi's punishment.
• Ning Rongrong told Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing that Su Ming was in seclusion, and Ning Fengzhi offered to help the two girls for Rongrong's sake.
• Su Ming emerged from seclusion and told Xiao Wu he had made progress toward creating useful things.
• Su Ming greeted Ning Fengzhi and guessed that Ning Rongrong had demonstrated Lingbo Weibu to secure her father's agreement.
• Yu Xiaogang asked Ning Rongrong about learning Lingbo Weibu, and Ning Fengzhi praised Su Ming before offering him the Mind-Splitting Control Secret Method.