Chapter Summaries

Gu Ci resumed cultivating Soul Power and visited the Heavenly Workshop after a year and a half away. He showed Qian Sihai and Zhao Tieshan the rare materials he had gathered and the Fifth-Grade Soul Armor he had forged, leaving Qian Sihai stunned by his skill.

• Gu Ci cultivated for two hours with his four Soul Spirits nearby and felt his progress toward Level 51 improve.
• Gu Ci went to the Heavenly Workshop, where Qian Sihai and Zhao Tieshan welcomed him back after his year-and-a-half absence.
• Gu Ci laid out five rare materials and the Fifth-Grade Soul Armor he had forged himself.
• Qian Sihai examined the armor’s layered formations and marveled that Gu Ci had already reached a level of Soul Tool crafting he had never approached.

Gu Ci returned to the Heavenly Workshop with a Fifth-Grade Soul Tool, astonishing Qian Sihai and Zhao Tieshan with its craftsmanship. After Gu Ci explained how its five arrays worked together, Qian Sihai recognized that Gu Ci’s approach was the right path.

• Qian Sihai trembled as he recognized the armor Gu Ci had brought as a Fifth-Grade Soul Tool.
• Zhao Tieshan examined the armor’s precise five-layer array work and admitted that he and Qian Sihai could not keep up with Gu Ci.
• Gu Ci thanked Zhao Tieshan and Qian Sihai for teaching him the fundamentals that made his achievement possible.
• Qian Sihai set aside his emotion and asked Gu Ci to explain the armor’s arrays and Charging Core.
• Gu Ci drew the design and explained how the five arrays combined their elemental properties into a self-consistent system.
• Qian Sihai said the five arrays succeeded through harmony rather than complexity and affirmed that Gu Ci’s approach was right.

Gu Ci reviewed the Heavenly Workshop’s Soul Tools, improved their designs, and proposed a more efficient way to produce Fifth-Grade Soul Tools. After leaving his Fifth-Grade Soul Armor with Qian Sihai and Zhao Tieshan, he returned to the Marquis Mansion and found Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, and Ning Tian sparring.

• Gu Ci told Qian Sihai how many materials he had wasted while developing the Soul Armor, then spent the day inspecting the Heavenly Workshop’s Soul Tools.
• Gu Ci redesigned a Level 4 Soul Pulse Crossbow’s Charging Array with Spiral Circuits, reducing its charging time from five breaths to three.
• Gu Ci suggested dividing Fifth-Grade Soul Tool production into stages, and promised to teach the Heavenly Workshop’s smiths how to make arrays.
• Gu Ci left his Fifth-Grade Soul Armor with Qian Sihai and Zhao Tieshan to study, mentioning that he would need their help when he made a Sixth-Grade Soul Tool.
• Gu Ci returned to the Marquis Mansion and found Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, and Ning Tian sparring; Ning Tian stopped when she saw him.

Gu Ci reunited with Ning Tian, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling after returning home and took them to dinner at Heavenly Fragrance Pavilion. As they caught up over the meal, the chapter left them discussing how their abilities had grown during his year and a half away.

• Ning Tian reminded Gu Ci that he had missed the tournament celebration banquet, and he agreed to treat her and the others to dinner.
• Dugu Yan happily joined Gu Ci, Ning Tian, and Ye Lingling as they left the Marquis Mansion and walked toward Heavenly Fragrance Pavilion.
• The proprietor recognized Gu Ci and escorted the group to the restaurant's finest private room overlooking Vermilion Bird Street.
• Dugu Yan and Ning Tian ordered several dishes, while Ye Lingling ordered only a few; Gu Ci added more food to the meal.
• Dugu Yan, Ning Tian, and Ye Lingling told Gu Ci about their new levels and the progress of their Martial Souls and abilities.