Chapter Summaries

Dugu Yan helped Meng Yiran prepare to pursue Gu Linyuan, despite warning her that his cultivation might be unstable. The next morning, Meng Yiran appeared at Gu Linyuan’s door in a striking dress, leaving him stunned.

• Dugu Yan teased Meng Yiran about liking Gu Linyuan, and Meng Yiran admitted she wanted to pursue him.
• Dugu Yan warned Meng Yiran that Gu Linyuan’s cultivation had stalled for six years and might fail again, but Meng Yiran insisted she did not want to wait.
• Dugu Yan agreed to help Meng Yiran and took her to Jinxiu Workshop to choose an outfit.
• Dugu Yan selected a revealing black gown for Meng Yiran and encouraged her to trust the look.
• Gu Linyuan finished cultivating the next morning and opened the door to find Dugu Yan and a transformed Meng Yiran waiting outside.

Meng Yiran recognized Gu Linyuan and insisted on becoming his maidservant so she could follow him, and he accepted her. Dugu Yan served Gu Linyuan wine laced with the Dugu Family's sleeping drug to investigate his secrets, but he pretended to fall asleep.

• Meng Yiran recognized Gu Linyuan by his aura and asked to speak with him alone.
• Meng Yiran offered to follow Gu Linyuan as a maidservant, and he accepted after warning her that the work could interfere with her cultivation.
• Dugu Yan watched Meng Yiran's happiness and wondered what made Gu Linyuan so appealing to her.
• Dugu Yan poured Gu Linyuan her homemade wine, which contained the Dugu Family's exclusive sleeping drug.
• Meng Yiran fell asleep after drinking, and Gu Linyuan pretended to succumb to the drug as Dugu Yan prepared to investigate his secrets.

Dugu Yan poisoned Gu Linyuan while he pretended to sleep, intending to control him and make him her servant. When he revealed he was awake, he slapped her and confronted her, and she attacked him in fury.

• Dugu Yan admired the seemingly sleeping Gu Linyuan and forced a poison pill down his throat, believing it would let her control him.
• Dugu Yan imagined making Gu Linyuan serve her and become her male pet, promising to spare his life because Meng Yiran liked him.
• Gu Linyuan revealed he had been pretending to sleep and rebuked Dugu Yan for poisoning him.
• Gu Linyuan slapped Dugu Yan twice as she staggered in shock and anger.
• Dugu Yan recovered from her shock, vowed to fight Gu Linyuan, and pounced at him.

Gu Linyuan subdued Dugu Yan by spanking her until she cried, then revealed that he was immune to poison and could cure it. Dugu Yan was left shaken after learning her poison could not harm him and that he knew about her poisoned condition.

• Gu Linyuan pinned Dugu Yan across his lap and spanked her despite her threats and pleas.
• Dugu Yan broke down crying, and Gu Linyuan released her after warning her to stop.
• Dugu Yan threatened to withhold the antidote because Gu Linyuan had swallowed her poison pill.
• Gu Linyuan said he had a Poison-Immunity Physique and had not been poisoned.
• Gu Linyuan claimed he could cure all poisons and indicated that Dugu Yan was deeply poisoned.

Gu Linyuan warned Dugu Yan that her poison was life-threatening and discovered he could use his Eight Spider Lances to store deadly poison. After Dugu Yan confirmed her grandfather had concealed the truth, she returned to Gu Linyuan in tears, leaving their conflict unresolved.

• Gu Linyuan told Dugu Yan she would die within a year or two without detoxification, but she rejected his warning and left after threatening him.
• Gu Linyuan tested the Eight Spider Lances’ devouring ability and decided to temper them with poison to strengthen himself against enemies such as Zhao Wuji.
• Dugu Bo noticed Dugu Yan was hurt and troubled, but claimed her health problems were minor when she asked him about them.
• Dugu Yan realized Dugu Bo was hiding the truth and feared Gu Linyuan had been right about her impending death.
• The next day, Dugu Yan confronted Gu Linyuan in tears, and he reminded her that she had secretly poisoned him and tried to make him her male consort.

Gu Linyuan agreed to detoxify Dugu Yan in exchange for access to Dugu Bo’s medicinal garden. He used his Eight Spider Lances to draw out her poison, while Dugu Bo arrived and heard her moan in comfort.

• Dugu Yan tried to persuade Gu Linyuan to detoxify her by offering herself to him, but he refused the bargain.
• Meng Yiran appeared, and Dugu Yan pleaded with her for help after their argument over Dugu Yan drugging her.
• Gu Linyuan agreed to detoxify Dugu Yan on the condition that he could take medicinal plants from her grandfather’s garden.
• Dugu Yan agreed and asked Gu Linyuan to prove he could detoxify her.
• Gu Linyuan used his Eight Spider Lances to draw poison from Dugu Yan through her buttocks, explaining the process to her and Meng Yiran.
• Dugu Bo arrived quietly and heard Dugu Yan moan, fearing for what was happening to his granddaughter.

Dugu Bo interrupted Gu Linyuan, Dugu Yan, and Meng Yiran, mistook their situation for his granddaughter being manipulated, and attacked Gu Linyuan. After Gu Linyuan survived the clash and purified Dugu Bo’s poison, Dugu Bo discovered his twin Martial Souls and extraordinary Soul Rings, then reconsidered his objections to him.

• Dugu Bo saw Dugu Yan and Meng Yiran with Gu Linyuan and angrily accused him of bullying his granddaughter.
• Dugu Yan tried to stop Dugu Bo from attacking, but he threw her aside and struck at Gu Linyuan with his poisonous palm.
• Gu Linyuan summoned the Ancient Tree of Life and Scepter of Destruction and met Dugu Bo’s attack head-on.
• The collision devastated the courtyard, but Gu Linyuan’s life power purified the poison that had entered his body.
• Dugu Bo recognized Gu Linyuan’s twin Martial Souls and unusual Soul Ring configuration, then decided his strange preferences might be acceptable if he cared for Dugu Yan.

Dugu Bo discovered Gu Linyuan’s extraordinary talent and learned that he had been treating Dugu Yan’s poison, then offered Dugu Yan and the Dugu family’s support to win him over. He promised the family’s medicinal garden as a dowry, leaving Gu Linyuan to consider the offer.

• Dugu Bo recognized Gu Linyuan’s Twin Martial Souls, powerful Soul Rings, and exceptional cultivation after sensing his abilities.
• Dugu Yan told Dugu Bo that Gu Linyuan had been removing her poison with an External Soul Bone, clearing up his misunderstanding about what he had seen.
• Dugu Bo insisted that Gu Linyuan take responsibility for seeing Dugu Yan exposed, despite her protests and his own misunderstanding.
• Dugu Bo offered Gu Linyuan marriage to Dugu Yan, the Dugu family’s support, and the family’s medicinal garden as her dowry.

Dugu Bo tried to secure Gu Linyuan as a worthy future partner for Dugu Yan, while Gu Linyuan teased her about becoming his pet. At the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Ning Fengzhi learned Gu Linyuan could cultivate again and wanted him back, but Ning Rongrong said she had already fallen for Long Yuan.

• Dugu Bo urged Gu Linyuan to consider Dugu Yan, explaining that he wanted someone trustworthy to care for her, then left when Dugu Yan protested.
• Gu Linyuan told Dugu Yan he might accept her as a pet, and Meng Yiran listened while hoping she might have a chance with him later.
• Ning Fengzhi read news that Gu Linyuan could cultivate again and discussed bringing him back with Sword Douluo Chen Xin.
• Ning Fengzhi planned to have Ning Rongrong apologize for breaking up with Gu Linyuan, but Ning Rongrong said their relationship was impossible and declared that she liked Long Yuan instead.

Ning Rongrong told Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin that she loved Long Yuan and wanted the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to recruit him, dismissing Gu Linyuan’s future prospects. Meanwhile, Gu Linyuan relaxed with Dugu Yan and Meng Yiran, and Dugu Yan asked whether he would consider marrying her.

• Ning Rongrong described Long Yuan’s Twin Martial Souls, Soul Elder rank, and ability to withstand Zhao Wuji’s attack, then declared she would marry no one else.
• Ning Fengzhi considered recruiting Long Yuan, while Ning Rongrong said she saw Gu Linyuan only as an older brother and believed his lost cultivation years limited his future.
• Gu Linyuan rested with his head on Dugu Yan’s lap as Meng Yiran brought him tea, and he praised her new outfit.
• Dugu Yan asked Gu Linyuan what he thought of her grandfather’s suggestion, and Gu Linyuan said he would consider it if she accepted that he would have multiple wives and concubines.

Dugu Yan and Meng Yiran both kissed Gu Linyuan and became close to him. Later, the three encountered Ning Rongrong in Heaven Dou City, where she was shocked to see Gu Linyuan with the two women.

• Dugu Yan impulsively kissed Gu Linyuan, and he embraced her.
• Meng Yiran overcame her hesitation, kissed Gu Linyuan, and asked him to love her too.
• Gu Linyuan pulled Meng Yiran into his arms.
• Afterward, Dugu Yan and Meng Yiran walked arm in arm with Gu Linyuan through Heaven Dou City.
• Ning Rongrong saw Gu Linyuan with the two women, dropped her brocade box, and asked why he was there.

Gu Linyuan reunited with Ning Rongrong, who grew jealous when she saw him with Dugu Yan and Meng Yiran and claimed she was dating Long Yuan. Gu Linyuan left with the two girls, while Ning Rongrong resolved to pursue Long Yuan and have him defeat Gu Linyuan, still hurt by their breakup.

• Gu Linyuan encountered Ning Rongrong in Heaven Dou City and wondered whether Shrek Academy would arrive earlier than in the original plot.
• Ning Rongrong confronted Gu Linyuan, and Dugu Yan and Meng Yiran defended him and challenged her claims.
• Ning Rongrong declared that she was with Long Yuan, a twin-Martial-Soul Soul Elder, and said he was better than Gu Linyuan.
• Gu Linyuan told Ning Rongrong to stop concerning herself with his affairs, then left with Dugu Yan and Meng Yiran.
• Ning Rongrong vowed to make Long Yuan her boyfriend and have him defeat Gu Linyuan, but wondered whether Gu Linyuan had ever liked her.

Ning Rongrong admitted she wanted to pursue Long Yuan after learning that Gu Linyuan was involved with Dugu Yan and Meng Yiran, while Zhu Zhuqing agreed to help her meet him. At the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, Gu Linyuan thanked Dugu Bo for bringing him there, and the Goddess of Life appeared, pleased by the immortal herbs.

• Ning Rongrong told Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu, and Oscar that Gu Linyuan had found other women, then said she wanted to get together with Long Yuan.
• Ning Rongrong asked Zhu Zhuqing to bring her to meet Long Yuan, and Zhu Zhuqing agreed.
• Gu Linyuan followed Dugu Bo to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, where Dugu Bo offered the treasured land as a dowry for Dugu Yan.
• Gu Linyuan thanked Dugu Bo, and Dugu Bo asked him to treat Dugu Yan well in return.
• The Goddess of Life appeared at the valley and said the immortal herbs could be blessed to provide suitable Soul Rings for Gu Linyuan's Tree of Life Martial Soul.

The Goddess of Life visited Gu Linyuan and met Dugu Yan and Meng Yiran, whom she warmly accepted as his girlfriends. She used her life energy to heal and strengthen the two women, leaving Dugu Yan at level forty and Meng Yiran at level thirty-six.

• The Goddess of Life appeared beside Gu Linyuan and teased him about having two beautiful girlfriends.
• She introduced herself to Dugu Yan and Meng Yiran, who nervously called her Aunt Green.
• The Goddess of Life sent life energy into Dugu Yan, healing her injuries and raising her cultivation to level forty.
• She sent life energy into Meng Yiran, cleansing and strengthening her body and raising her cultivation to level thirty-six.
• Gu Linyuan asked for the same gift, and the Goddess of Life explained that she had improved the girls' bodies and expected them to develop their potential.

The Goddess of Life revealed her overwhelming power to Dugu Yan and Meng Yiran, then took Gu Linyuan into the valley and showered him with long-missed maternal affection. Dugu Bo concluded that Gu Linyuan was the son of a powerful god and urged Dugu Yan to secure her future with him.

• The Goddess of Life casually enhanced Dugu Yan and Meng Yiran’s cultivation, bodies, meridians, and Martial Souls.
• Meng Yiran asked whether Aunt Green was an immortal, and the Goddess of Life playfully avoided answering.
• Dugu Bo recognized the Goddess of Life as a true god and decided Gu Linyuan’s divine origins made him an ideal match for Dugu Yan.
• Dugu Bo urged Dugu Yan to get closer to Gu Linyuan and even hoped she would become pregnant with his child.
• The Goddess of Life enclosed the valley, took Gu Linyuan inside, embraced and kissed him, and thanked him for appearing in her life.

The Goddess of Life showed Gu Linyuan that she had restored Blue Silver Emperor Ah Yin and explained how fortune energy could help him grow stronger before becoming a god. She urged him to take fortune from Tang San and other favored people, leaving him resolved to target Tang San’s family.

• The Goddess of Life restrained her affection for Gu Linyuan and showed him Blue Silver Emperor Ah Yin, whom she had brought to the God Realm and nurtured until she neared Limit Douluo strength.
• The Goddess of Life explained that Ah Yin possessed great fortune energy and could help Gu Linyuan before eventually becoming his Soul Ring.
• The Goddess of Life warned Gu Linyuan that fortune was difficult to gain after becoming a god and that he needed to collect it while still in the lower world.
• Gu Linyuan recognized that the Heavenly Dao would not favor him and accepted that he would need to seize fortune by defeating its favored children.
• The Goddess of Life noted that Tang San’s family had consumed half of the Douluo Continent’s fortune energy.

Gu Linyuan learned that Fortune could determine a god’s potential and that he could obtain it by defeating or possessing its bearers. The Goddess of Life urged him to pursue Tang San’s family and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, then left him with Ah Yin as Dugu Yan and Meng Yiran eagerly sought a relationship with him.

• Gu Linyuan learned from the Goddess of Life that Tang San’s Fortune had raised his potential, and he resolved to drain Tang San’s family of theirs.
• The Goddess of Life told Gu Linyuan to seize the Three-Eyed Golden Lion’s Fortune and hinted at another important target in the Star Dou Great Forest.
• The Goddess of Life explained that Gu Linyuan could claim Fortune by defeating someone or possessing them, and encouraged him not to suppress his interest in women.
• The Goddess of Life left Ah Yin behind after speaking privately with Dugu Yan and Meng Yiran, who then viewed Gu Linyuan as a path to divine blessings.
• Dugu Yan pounced at Gu Linyuan and begged him to sleep with her, hoping to gain the Goddess of Life’s blessing and become a goddess.

Gu Linyuan and Dugu Yan became a couple, and Dugu Bo approved of their relationship. Gu Linyuan then returned to the transformed Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well and chose the Aromatic Silk Beauty to absorb into his Tree of Life martial soul.

• Dugu Yan asked Gu Linyuan to take her as his lover, and they spent the night together.
• Dugu Yan told Gu Linyuan she was glad they had met, then fell asleep in his arms.
• Dugu Bo listened outside the courtyard, praised his granddaughter, and told Gu Linyuan not to bully her.
• Gu Linyuan assured Dugu Bo he would treat Dugu Yan well, then returned to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.
• Gu Linyuan found that the Goddess of Life's changes had raised several immortal herbs to the ten-thousand-year level and chose the Aromatic Silk Beauty for his Tree of Life martial soul.

Gu Linyuan broke the Aromatic Silk Beauty and absorbed its Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring, gaining a god-level Life Domain called Forest of Life. He discovered that the domain could nurture immortal herbs and strengthen his Tree of Life, while the Destruction Domain remained sealed.

• Gu Linyuan chose the Aromatic Silk Beauty for his Tree of Life Martial Soul and snapped its stem, causing the valley and the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well to react.
• The Aromatic Silk Beauty withered, then gathered into a black Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring that Gu Linyuan absorbed.
• As the Soul Ring transformed Gu Linyuan, his cultivation rose from level thirty-three to level thirty-five, and he gained the Soul Skill Dance of Fragrant Bloom.
• Gu Linyuan awakened the god-level Life Domain, Forest of Life, which filled the valley with life energy and revived its vegetation.
• Gu Linyuan saw the Tree of Life grow and the Aromatic Silk Beauty take root within the domain, and realized that plant retainers would strengthen it.
• Gu Linyuan concluded that his Life Domain had been unsealed early by his mother and hoped his father would unlock his Destruction Domain.

Gu Linyuan awakened his Life Domain and Divine Mark, revealing more of his God King Bloodline’s aura. After returning to the Dugu Family with Meng Yiran, he accepted Gu Rong’s invitation to spar and test his strength.

• Gu Linyuan examined the Divine Mark that appeared on his forehead after awakening his Life Domain.
• Meng Yiran arrived, admired Gu Linyuan’s changed aura, and he embraced her.
• Gu Linyuan and Meng Yiran returned to the Dugu Family, where Gu Rong welcomed them.
• Gu Rong gave Meng Yiran a family jade pendant and challenged Gu Linyuan to a spar.
• Gu Linyuan accepted Gu Rong’s challenge, eager to test his strength.