Chapter Summaries

Tang San discovered that his Blue Silver Grass had grown tougher and sharper after absorbing a Spirit Ring, and he revealed his first soul skill, Blue Silver Flying Blade. Xue Bingchen tested the attack with his icy power, leaving Xiao Wu astonished by Tang San’s skill and the blades’ destructive force.

• Xue Bingchen reminded Tang San to inspect the changes to his martial soul after his Soul Power increased.
• Tang San summoned his transformed Blue Silver Grass and found it was dark blue, tougher than before, and edged with lightning-patterned blades.
• Tang San named his first soul skill Blue Silver Flying Blade and launched the blades at Xue Bingchen using a Tang Sect throwing technique.
• Xue Bingchen froze the blades in midair, assessed their power, then vanished as the blades resumed their flight and pierced a large tree.
• Xiao Wu wondered who had taught Tang San his throwing technique as she stared at the damaged tree.

After Xue Bingchen helped Tang San absorb Golden Thunder Bamboo and gain a powerful first Soul Skill, Tang San vowed to repay his master’s kindness. Watching him kneel, Xiao Wu suspected that currying favor with Xue Bingchen was the secret to receiving his help and resolved not to lose to Tang San.

• Tang San admired Xue Bingchen’s strength and celebrated his new Blue Silver Flying Blade Soul Skill, which combined sharpened grass blades with Tang Sect Hidden Weapon techniques and lightning power.
• Tang San credited Xue Bingchen’s Whale Rubber and Soul Skill enhancement for helping him absorb the over-eight-hundred-year Golden Thunder Bamboo and gain his powerful first Soul Skill.
• Tang San knelt before Xue Bingchen, swore to cultivate diligently, and promised to repay his kindness even at the cost of his life.
• Xiao Wu was stunned by Tang San’s bow, then guessed that ingratiating himself with Xue Bingchen had earned him the benefits.
• Xiao Wu felt threatened by Tang San’s apparent favor with Xue Bingchen and resolved not to lose to him.

Xiao Wu competed with Tang San to flatter Xue Bingchen after Tang San obtained his first Spirit Ring. Xue Bingchen led them deeper into Sunset Forest to search for Immortal Herbs, leaving Tang San excited despite the dangerous Soul Beasts around them.

• Xiao Wu knelt beside Tang San, fawned over Xue Bingchen, and wiped his shoes while asking him to save her some Whale Rubber.
• Tang San decided Xiao Wu was his rival for Xue Bingchen’s favor, but Xue Bingchen told both children to get up and continue their journey.
• Xue Bingchen led Tang San and Xiao Wu deeper into Sunset Forest, where Tang San sensed powerful Soul Beasts and spotted enormous footprints.
• Xue Bingchen reminded Tang San that they had come to search for Immortal Herbs, and Tang San eagerly wondered whether they were like the treasures in the Tang Sect’s records.

Xue Bingchen searched Sunset Forest for the Poison Miasma surrounding the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, while guarding against Tang Hao’s possible interference. He found no sign of Tang Hao nearby and described the treasure ground to Tang San, leaving them to continue their search.

• Xue Bingchen spread his Mental Power through Sunset Forest to find the Poison Miasma and searched for signs of powerful humans.
• Xue Bingchen found no trace of Tang Hao, and Snow Empress confirmed that no powerful human was following them.
• Snow Empress revealed that she had noticed a Title Douluo watching Xue Bingchen and Tang San at Notting Academy, but had ignored him because he showed no killing intent.
• Tang San asked Xue Bingchen what kind of environment nurtured Immortal Herbs.
• Xue Bingchen described a natural treasure basin with an ice-and-fire spring, surrounded by deadly Poison Miasma.

Xue Bingchen found a vast Poison Miasma that Tang San recognized as guarding the legendary Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, and Tang San eagerly anticipated the treasures within. His confidence in overcoming the miasma faltered when he realized its scale and venom were beyond his preparations, and his test attack was quickly corroded.

• Tang San recognized Xue Bingchen's description of red and blue springs as the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and imagined the Immortal Herbs it might contain.
• Xue Bingchen located the vast Poison Miasma and sensed that Dugu Bo had strengthened it with Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor Poison.
• Tang San identified the miasma's potent snake venom and considered using realgar wine and fire, but saw that its size and their lack of fire powers made his plan impractical.
• Xiao Wu felt unable to help while Xue Bingchen and Tang San considered how to deal with the miasma.
• Tang San sent three Blue Silver Flying Blades into the Poison Miasma, and they began corroding almost immediately.

Xue Bingchen led Tang San and Xiao Wu through Dugu Bo’s poisonous miasma by freezing it with his Ultimate Ice. Dugu Bo appeared and saw through Xiao Wu’s disguise, recognizing her true form.

• Tang San tested the poisonous miasma with Blue Silver Grass and realized that it could dissolve even metal.
• Xue Bingchen entered the miasma and froze the poisonous fog into harmless shards, clearing a safe path for himself, Tang San, and Xiao Wu.
• The three continued toward the core of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well as Xue Bingchen sensed a Title Douluo approaching.
• Dugu Bo appeared above them, was surprised by Xue Bingchen’s control of ice, and dismissed Tang San as an unremarkable Soul Master.
• Dugu Bo looked at Xiao Wu, saw through her disguise, and reacted with shock as he recognized her true form.

Dugu Bo discovered that Xiao Wu was a juvenile Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast and prepared to seize her, while Xue Bingchen remained confident that he could control the situation with his Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well Immortal Herb Redemption Code. As Tang San noticed signs that Dugu Bo was suffering from his own poison, Xue Bingchen spoke, but the chapter ended before revealing what he said.

• Dugu Bo recognized Xiao Wu as a juvenile Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast and regretted that he could no longer absorb her Spirit Ring and Soul Bone.
• Xiao Wu feared Dugu Bo and hoped Xue Bingchen would call on the Snow Empress, but Xue Bingchen stayed calm and chose not to summon her.
• Xue Bingchen relied on his Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well Immortal Herb Redemption Code, believing he could make Dugu Bo submit without a fight.
• Dugu Bo confirmed his identity as Poison Douluo and released a powerful wave of poisonous Soul Power.
• Tang San sensed disorder and pain in Dugu Bo's Soul Power and suspected that the poison master was suffering from accumulated toxins.
• Xue Bingchen began to speak before Tang San could use Dugu Bo's apparent weakness to negotiate.

Xue Bingchen revealed that Dugu Bo and his granddaughter Yanyan suffered from Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor backlash, startling the Title Douluo and making him reconsider killing them. Dugu Bo remained too proud to ask for help and attacked Xue Bingchen to test his strength.

• Dugu Bo unleashed his killing intent after Xue Bingchen exposed his painful martial-soul backlash, while the Snow Empress offered to intervene and Xue Bingchen stopped her.
• Xue Bingchen described Dugu Bo’s symptoms and warned that Yanyan would suffer the same torment, leaving Dugu Bo shocked and uncertain whether to kill him.
• Dugu Bo dispersed the poison gathered in his palm as he thought of Yanyan and wondered whether Xue Bingchen could cure them.
• Dugu Bo concealed his desire for a cure, challenged Xue Bingchen, and lashed a ribbon of poisonous gas toward his face.

Xue Bingchen effortlessly blocked Dugu Bo’s probe, then Snow Empress’s terrifying aura made Dugu Bo believe Xue Bingchen might be a Peerless Fierce Beast in human form. Xue Bingchen denied being a transformed Soul Beast, but discovered that Tang San and Xiao Wu had fainted from the pressure.

• Xue Bingchen froze Dugu Bo’s poisonous attack with an ice shield, leaving Dugu Bo startled by how easily the Soul Emperor resisted him.
• Snow Empress released a trace of her Seven-Hundred-Thousand-Year Fierce Beast aura, terrifying Dugu Bo and overwhelming Tang San and Xiao Wu.
• Dugu Bo jumped down from the tree and warily demanded to know Xue Bingchen’s true form.
• Xue Bingchen denied being a transformed Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast but admitted to close ties with powerful Soul Beasts.
• Dugu Bo pointed out that Tang San and Xiao Wu had collapsed, and Xue Bingchen looked down to find them unconscious at his feet.

Xue Bingchen used Snow Empress’s aura to terrify Dugu Bo, then claimed he came from the Far North and warned Dugu Bo not to harm Xiao Wu. Dugu Bo accepted the warning, and Xue Bingchen began to reveal more about their backgrounds.

• Snow Empress’s released aura knocked Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong unconscious and left Dugu Bo shaken before she withdrew it.
• Xue Bingchen told Dugu Bo that he came from the Far North, leading Dugu Bo to connect his claim with his extraordinary ice powers and aura.
• Xue Bingchen declared that Xiao Wu had joined the Far North and was protected by him and its people, forbidding Dugu Bo from targeting her Spirit Ring or Spirit Bone.
• Dugu Bo agreed not to harm Xiao Wu, prioritizing his and Yanyan’s safety over the chance to claim her powers.
• Xue Bingchen nudged the unconscious Tang San and began to reveal more about their backgrounds.

Xue Bingchen revealed Tang San’s identity as Tang Hao’s son, terrifying Dugu Bo into abandoning his hostility and trying to apologize. Xue Bingchen then unveiled his Heavenly Snow Woman martial soul and six Spirit Rings, leaving Dugu Bo horrified by the Hundred-Thousand-Year Ring in the sixth position.

• Xue Bingchen told Dugu Bo that Tang San was the son of Tang Hao, the Clear Sky Douluo who had nearly killed Spirit Hall’s previous Pope, Qian Xunji.
• Dugu Bo recalled Tang Hao’s history and feared the consequences of attacking the son of a powerful Title Douluo and a transformed Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.
• Dugu Bo withdrew his Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor martial soul and tried to apologize to Xue Bingchen.
• Xue Bingchen released his Heavenly Snow Woman martial soul, unleashing an extreme icy aura and revealing six Spirit Rings.
• Dugu Bo saw that Xue Bingchen’s sixth Spirit Ring was crimson and realized it was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring.

Xue Bingchen intimidated Dugu Bo with his extraordinary Spirit Rings and offered to cure the poison afflicting him and Dugu Yan without weakening his Soul Power. Dugu Bo became desperate to believe him as Xue Bingchen began explaining why he had come to Sunset Forest.

• Dugu Bo disbelieved Xue Bingchen's Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring, but the display left him terrified and unwilling to fight.
• Xue Bingchen dismissed his Martial Soul and told Dugu Bo he could cure the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor Poison affecting him and his granddaughter without sacrificing his Soul Power.
• Dugu Bo excitedly asked whether Xue Bingchen's cure was genuine and resolved to serve him if it worked.
• Xue Bingchen insisted he did not make empty boasts, then explained that he had come to Sunset Forest to find several precious medicinal herbs.

Xue Bingchen struck a deal with Dugu Bo, who agreed to guide him into a hidden valley and let him gather herbs in exchange for help curing his and his granddaughter’s poison. After Xue Bingchen woke Tang San and Xiao Wu, the group entered the valley, while Dugu Bo secretly coveted Xiao Wu’s soul bone but feared the powerful being protecting her.

• Xue Bingchen told Dugu Bo that curing their poison would require rare medicinal treasures, and Dugu Bo offered him free access to the herbs in his valley.
• Xue Bingchen woke Tang San and Xiao Wu, then explained that he had settled the misunderstanding with Dugu Bo and they would collect herbs together.
• Tang San marveled that Dugu Bo was treating his six-ringed master with deference, while Dugu Bo praised Xue Bingchen’s strength and protection.
• Dugu Bo led Xue Bingchen, Tang San, and Xiao Wu through the Poison Miasma into the hidden valley.
• Dugu Bo eyed Xiao Wu and coveted her Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone, but remembered the terrifying aura protecting her and decided not to provoke her.

Xue Bingchen, Tang San, and Xiao Wu reached the valley’s Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, where rare Immortal Herbs grew amid extreme cold and heat. Xue Bingchen identified the place for Dugu Bo, who realized he had been guarding a legendary treasure without knowing its name.

• Dugu Bo suppressed his greed and led the group of four to the deepest part of the valley.
• Tang San and Xiao Wu saw the vivid plants and the lake split between icy blue and blazing crimson water.
• Tang San recognized the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and identified the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, the Infernal Delicate Apricot, and other Immortal Herbs.
• Snow Empress admired the lake’s interwoven ice and fire energies, while Xue Bingchen said his search for Immortal Herbs had gone well.
• Dugu Bo asked Xue Bingchen about the place, and Xue Bingchen explained that it was one of the Three Great Treasure Basins and named it the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

At the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Tang San admired Xue Bingchen for recognizing the legendary treasure, then secretly plotted to make Dugu Bo die from poisoned Spirit Bones so he could claim the Immortal Herbs. Xue Bingchen saw through the scheme and resolved to steer his disciple away from his ruthless ways.

• Tang San marveled that Xue Bingchen knew about the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and assumed his master already knew every Immortal Herb there.
• Tang San coveted the Immortal Herbs and considered ways to take them from Dugu Bo, who owned the treasure site.
• Tang San devised a plan to have Xue Bingchen guide Dugu Bo's poison into his Spirit Bones, believing the poison would eventually kill him and leave his treasures to Tang San.
• Xue Bingchen recognized Tang San's murderous intentions and reflected on his disciple's past as a ruthless member of the Bashu Tang Sect.
• Xue Bingchen decided he could not let Tang San continue down his dark path.

Xue Bingchen exposed Tang San’s plan to poison Dugu Bo and seize the Immortal Herbs, then taught him to act openly and honorably. Tang San repented and vowed to follow his master’s principles, and Xue Bingchen approved of his change.

• Xue Bingchen used Mental Power to awaken Tang San from his thoughts of sabotaging Dugu Bo’s antidote and taking the Immortal Herbs.
• Xue Bingchen condemned betrayal and underhanded schemes, explaining that he would honor his fair deal with Dugu Bo.
• Tang San felt ashamed and reconsidered his earlier schemes, recalling how Xue Bingchen had answered Yu Xiaogang’s insults with strength and knowledge rather than violence.
• Tang San bowed to Xue Bingchen and vowed to conduct himself openly and honorably.
• Xue Bingchen sensed Tang San’s sincere change and said he could still be taught.

Xue Bingchen reprimanded Tang San for his twisted plan, then assured Dugu Bo that Immortal Herbs from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well could cure the poison in Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan while transforming their Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Souls. Dugu Bo eagerly awaited the treatment as Xue Bingchen prepared to choose the herbs.

• Dugu Bo inferred that Xue Bingchen had severely disciplined Tang San and realized how completely Tang San obeyed his master.
• Dugu Bo reflected that Xue Bingchen had unknowingly saved him and Dugu Yan from dying when the poison destroyed Dugu Bo's Spirit Bone.
• Dugu Bo approached Xue Bingchen respectfully and asked whether his herb garden was worthy of the young man's interest.
• Xue Bingchen agreed that the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well held rare treasures and said he would reveal how he planned to cure Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan.
• Xue Bingchen declared that he would select Immortal Herbs suited to their Martial Souls to remove their toxins and transform their Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Souls.

Dugu Bo offered Xue Bingchen and Tang San the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and its Immortal Herbs if they cured his and Dugu Yanyan’s poison and martial-soul flaws. Xue Bingchen sent Tang San to search for a suitable herb, and Tang San found the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum.

• Dugu Bo explained that he had feared using the Immortal Herbs and offered the entire treasured land to Xue Bingchen and Tang San in exchange for a cure.
• Tang San felt ashamed of his earlier plan to kill Dugu Bo and take the herbs, and resolved to make amends.
• Xue Bingchen asked Tang San to find an Immortal Herb that could counter Dugu Bo’s poison and improve his martial soul.
• Tang San activated his Purple Demon Eye and searched among the herbs.
• Tang San discovered the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum.

Tang San harvested several Immortal Herbs from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, including herbs for Xiao Wu and Xue Bingchen, then gave Dugu Bo a Jade Phosphorus Seven Absolute Flower to treat his and Dugu Bo Yan's toxins. Dugu Bo planned to bring Yan'er to the valley for detoxification and offered its herbs to Xue Bingchen and Tang San as thanks.

• Tang San harvested the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum for himself and the Aromatic Silk Beauty to conceal Xiao Wu's aura.
• Tang San collected the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot for his master, Xue Bingchen.
• Tang San presented Dugu Bo with a Jade Phosphorus Seven Absolute Flower, explaining that Dugu Bo and his granddaughter could split it to purge their toxins and improve their martial souls.
• Tang San volunteered to guard and assist Dugu Bo and Yan'er during their seclusion, and Xue Bingchen approved.
• Dugu Bo decided to bring Yan'er to the valley and offered every herb there to Xue Bingchen and Tang San as a token of appreciation.

Dugu Bo gave Xue Bingchen a Wishful Hundred Treasure Pouch, then Tang San offered him rare Immortal Herbs he had found in the valley. Xue Bingchen accepted the herbs that suited him and returned the Lethe Autumn Water Dew to Tang San, leaving his disciple deeply grateful and devoted.

• Dugu Bo presented Xue Bingchen with the Wishful Hundred Treasure Pouch so he could preserve the Immortal Herbs, and Xue Bingchen accepted it.
• Dugu Bo left to bring Yan'er to the valley.
• Tang San offered Xue Bingchen the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot, and Xue Bingchen accepted them.
• Tang San offered Xue Bingchen the Lethe Autumn Water Dew, but Xue Bingchen returned it for Tang San to use with his eye technique.
• Tang San gratefully accepted the Lethe Autumn Water Dew and reaffirmed his devotion to Xue Bingchen.