Chapter Summaries

After contracting the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear, Xia Yan broke through to level fifty-five and discovered that his ten-thousand-year Blue Silver Emperor had awakened as Ah Yin, a gentle and obedient consciousness. He learned that Ah Yin could cultivate without soil and prepared to bring her outside.

• Xia Yan's Soul Power surged from level fifty to level fifty-five after the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear's power took effect.
• Xia Yan tested his enhanced strength and defense by stabbing, slashing, and crushing a refined-steel dagger with no injury to his hand.
• The ten-thousand-year Blue Silver Emperor called Xia Yan master, and Xia Yan named her Ah Yin as they communicated for the first time.
• Xia Yan learned that his evolved Blue Silver Domain could bind every target within six hundred meters and direct the Blue Silver Grass by thought.
• Ah Yin told Xia Yan she did not remember when her consciousness awakened and could cultivate without soil.
• Xia Yan appeared outside the Demon Suppressing Pagoda and called Ah Yin out.

Xia Yan followed Ah Yin’s directions to the hidden Blue Silver Forest, where its guardian and countless Blue Silver Grass recognized her as their returning emperor. Ah Yin remained confused and clung to Xia Yan as the forest celebrated her arrival.

• Ah Yin sensed the Blue Silver Forest and pointed Xia Yan toward it, so he returned her to the Demon Suppressing Pagoda before setting out.
• Xia Yan and the Jade Green Luan reached the secluded Blue Silver Forest after traveling deeper into the Star Dou Great Forest.
• The Blue Silver King called to Xia Yan as the forest’s plants sensed their emperor, and they opened a path for him.
• Xia Yan summoned Ah Yin before the Blue Silver King, whose people recognized her and erupted in celebration.
• Ah Yin nervously clung to Xia Yan when the Blue Silver King called her their mother, and Xia Yan reassured her that the plants were her subjects.

Ah Yin accepted her place as the Blue Silver Forest’s emperor, while the Blue Silver King pledged loyalty to both her and Xia Yan. Xia Yan brought them into the Demon Suppressing Pagoda and began moving the forest’s inhabitants there.

• Ah Yin connected with the Blue Silver Forest and awakened her immense Blue Silver Domain, becoming its accepted emperor.
• The Blue Silver King pledged loyalty to Ah Yin and Xia Yan, and Ah Yin eagerly offered to help her master.
• Xia Yan brought Ah Yin and the Blue Silver King into the Demon Suppressing Pagoda’s Fourth Layer and proposed relocating the forest’s plants there.
• The Blue Silver King agreed to the relocation, and the forest’s inhabitants communicated their willingness to follow their emperor.
• Xia Yan returned with Ah Yin and the Blue Silver King, then began the Blue Silver Forest’s relocation.

Xia Yan used his mental power to relocate nearly the entire Blue Silver Forest into the Demon Suppressing Pagoda, leaving the forest’s former home barren. Exhausted but pleased with the result, he reassured Ah Yin that she was an amazing emperor before the Blue Silver King joined the others inside.

• Xia Yan used the Blue Silver Forest’s mental resonance to move its grass from the outskirts into the Demon Suppressing Pagoda, filling floor after floor.
• The Blue Silver grass celebrated its new home and hailed Ah Yin as its emperor while Xia Yan continued relocating the forest’s oldest guardians.
• After the relocation, Xia Yan opened his eyes to find the forest’s former grounds reduced to empty pits, and Ah Yin wrapped her leaves around him as she sensed his exhaustion.
• Xia Yan invited the Blue Silver King into the pagoda, and it thanked him before relocating inside.
• Ah Yin asked whether she was truly an amazing emperor, and Xia Yan praised her and promised to work hard so he could protect her.

After nine months of hunting Wolf Bandits across the continent, Xia Yan had nearly cleared them out and discovered that the Man Faced Demon Spiders in his Demon Suppressing Pagoda had begun reproducing. He prepared to return and use updated records from Ning Fengzhi to find and eliminate the remaining Wolf Bandits.

• Xia Yan recalled killing nearly two thousand Wolf Bandits in Wangmasala Province and displayed two Spirit Bones taken from Wolf Bandits in the Star Luo Empire.
• Xia Yan reflected that he had hunted Wolf Bandits across the continent while avoiding Spirit Hall's heavily guarded border.
• Xia Yan described how the White Tiger had subdued the three Man Faced Demon Spiders in the Demon Suppressing Pagoda, and how two had mated with the smaller spider.
• Xia Yan noted that the smaller Man Faced Demon Spider's abdomen had begun to swell and expected it to lay eggs soon.
• Xia Yan decided to return and ask Ning Fengzhi for detailed Wolf Bandit records so he could track down the stragglers.
• Xia Yan summoned the ten-thousand-year Jade Green Luan and prepared to leave the South Sea.

After nearly ten months apart, Xia Yan returned to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and reunited with Ning Rongrong on a mountain bridge. She forgave him for leaving without her, accepted his necklace, and stayed in his arms as he praised her.

• Ning Rongrong walked toward Zhu Zhuqing’s training cave and reread Xia Yan’s last letter, remembering how long he had been gone.
• Xia Yan appeared behind Ning Rongrong, and she turned around and threw herself at him.
• Ning Rongrong stomped on Xia Yan’s foot for leaving without her, then clung to him and cried about how much she had missed and worried about him.
• Xia Yan apologized and gave Ning Rongrong a blue butterfly necklace engraved with their names.
• Ning Rongrong insisted Xia Yan put on the necklace while she held onto him, and Xia Yan told her she looked beautiful.

Xia Yan reunited with Zhu Zhuqing and gave her a personalized crescent-moon necklace, then took her and Ning Rongrong to a cliffside pavilion to hear about events in Heaven Dou City. Ning Rongrong began recounting how the factions had reacted to Xia Yan’s absence.

• Zhu Zhuqing noticed Ning Rongrong and Xia Yan acting strangely as she welcomed Xia Yan after eight months apart.
• Xia Yan gave Zhu Zhuqing a necklace engraved with their names, and she tearfully accepted it.
• Xia Yan put the necklace on Zhu Zhuqing and reassured her as Ning Rongrong watched.
• Xia Yan, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing flew on Jade Green Luan to a cliffside pavilion.
• Ning Rongrong told Xia Yan that Crown Prince Brother had asked about him seven times, but Ning Fengzhi had not revealed where he had gone.

Xia Yan reunited with Zhu Zhuqing and gave her a crescent-moon necklace engraved with their names, then took her and Ning Rongrong to a cliffside pavilion. The three settled in to discuss events in Heaven Dou City, beginning with Xue Qinghe’s repeated inquiries about Xia Yan.

• Zhu Zhuqing clung to Xia Yan when he arrived, while she and Ning Rongrong acted strangely around him.
• Xia Yan gave Zhu Zhuqing a crescent-moon necklace engraved with their names, and she tearfully accepted it.
• Xia Yan put the necklace on Zhu Zhuqing and told her that he had designed and made it himself, as he had Ning Rongrong’s Blue Butterfly Necklace.
• Xia Yan took Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing to a cliffside pavilion on the Jade Green Luan and asked about events during his absence.
• Ning Rongrong said Xue Qinghe had asked about Xia Yan seven times, but Ning Fengzhi had not told him where Xia Yan went.

Ning Rongrong told Xia Yan about the political turmoil and rumors that followed his departure, including competing offers from Spirit Hall and both imperial families to recruit him. She also recounted changes at Shrek Academy and the transformations of Dugu Yan and Dugu Bo, leaving Xia Yan informed of events across the continent.

• Ning Rongrong told Xia Yan that the Heaven Dou Emperor had asked about him before his health worsened and that state affairs had passed to the Crown Prince and Prince Xue Xing.
• Ning Rongrong explained that Spirit Hall, the Heaven Dou Imperial Family, and the Star Luo Imperial Family had each announced major tournament rewards aimed at recruiting Xia Yan.
• Ning Rongrong said Xue Xing had searched for Xia Yan and described how Shrek Academy had joined with Morning Water Academy, where Yu Xiaogang had become a teacher and Yu Tianheng had remained.
• Ning Rongrong told Xia Yan that the Imperial Heaven Dou Battle Team had continued training but lacked motivation without him, and that Dugu Yan had returned with changed looks and temperament.
• Ning Rongrong reported that Dugu Bo had emerged from seclusion with white hair, eyes, nails, and eyebrows, appearing healthier and having changed in personality.

Xia Yan returned to Heaven Dou City after nine months away, drawing attention from factions across the continent. Qian Renxue and Bibi Dong reacted to his return, and Xue Qinghe visited him at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect with a costly gift while concealing their mutual hostility.

• Xia Yan went to Heaven Dou City with Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing, and crowds recognized him as soon as he appeared.
• Qian Renxue considered Xia Yan a threat but had avoided attacking him because Chen Xin and Gu Rong might be protecting him, risking war before she took the throne.
• Bibi Dong learned that Xia Yan had returned and reflected on her preparations and the factions she intended to destroy.
• Ning Fengzhi and Xue Qinghe visited Xia Yan at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, where Xue Qinghe presented him with an ice wyrm inner core.
• Xia Yan and Xue Qinghe exchanged warm, familiar words while hiding their true hostility, and Xue Qinghe left to handle state affairs.

Xia Yan returned to Heaven Dou City with Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing, drawing attention from every faction. Qian Renxue and Bibi Dong considered his return, while Xue Qinghe visited him at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and gave him an ice wyrm inner core before departing.

• Xia Yan, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing entered Heaven Dou City, where crowds recognized Xia Yan and news of his return spread to every faction.
• Qian Renxue considered Xia Yan’s return and recalled why she had not dared to arrange his assassination while Chen Xin and Gu Rong were missing.
• Bibi Dong learned that Xia Yan was back and thought about her plans for the sects and the continent.
• Xue Qinghe visited Xia Yan at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect with Ning Fengzhi and gave him an ice wyrm inner core as a welcome-back gift.
• Xia Yan and Xue Qinghe exchanged friendly words while concealing their hostility, and Xue Qinghe left to handle state affairs.

Xia Yan received the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud from Xue Xing, who pleaded with him not to help Xue Qinghe kill him. Xia Yan left without taking sides, while Tang Hao stood on a mountain remembering Ah Yin and the stolen Spirit Bone.

• Xue Xing gave Xia Yan the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, and Xia Yan eagerly inspected the treasure.
• Xue Xing claimed he had given it out of concern for Xia Yan, then asked whether the treasure could make him stay and talk.
• Xue Xing pleaded with Xia Yan not to help Xue Qinghe kill him, promising the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud could remain Xia Yan's.
• Xia Yan said he was not on Xue Qinghe's side and would not act against Xue Xing unless Xue Xing schemed against him, then left.
• Xue Xing privately believed Xia Yan had revealed the truth and hoped he would probe the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud with spiritual power.
• Tang Hao stood on a mountain looking toward Holy Soul Village and mourned Ah Yin, blaming a thief for stealing the Spirit Bone she had left behind.

Tang Hao blamed Spirit Hall for his losses but also regretted not absorbing the Spirit Bone, while Xia Yan began bonding with the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud. Xia Yan lost consciousness as the artifact’s power transformed his body and soul, leaving him in a strange state of heightened awareness.

• Tang Hao resolved to destroy Spirit Hall and use its defeat to bring the Clear Sky Sect out of seclusion, then regretted not absorbing the Spirit Bone earlier.
• Xia Yan returned to his detached house and told the Datura Snake to stay quiet while he examined the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud.
• Xia Yan activated the Shroud and let it pierce his palm, whereupon it reshaped itself and drew his blood.
• The Shroud released immense spiritual power into Xia Yan, causing him to lose consciousness as the Datura Snake anxiously watched over him.
• The Sea God’s voice praised Xia Yan’s blood, while Xia Yan experienced his body and soul being torn apart before sensing his organs, bones, meridians, and circulating blood with unusual clarity.

Xia Yan awakened the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud and learned its four soul skills, including one that concealed all traces of his presence. He traveled to Morning Water Academy under its protection, while Liu Erlong despaired over Flender and Yu Xiaogang’s refusal to answer her longing.

• Xia Yan awakened after two nights and learned the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud’s four soul skills, gaining nine soul skills in total.
• Xia Yan used the Vast Sea Protective Shroud to conceal himself and the Datura Snake, then set out to find Xiao Wu.
• Liu Erlong read Flender’s letter and concluded that her relationship with him had become impossible after Yu Xiaogang ignored her letters and Flender avoided her.
• Xia Yan reached Morning Water Academy in Northfrost City, surveyed its small campus, and overheard two students discussing the next May competition and Shrek’s lack of unity.

Xia Yan investigated Shrek Academy and found Tang San undergoing a risky medicinal cultivation treatment under Yu Xiaogang’s supervision. Yu Xiaogang urged Tang San to abandon his attempt to reach level forty before the Soul Master Tournament, while privately fearing the consequences if Tang San was harmed.

• Xia Yan overheard two Morning Water Academy students discuss Shrek’s powerful students and teachers, including Yu Tianheng, Dai Mubai, Tang San, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun.
• Xia Yan followed Tang San’s aura to a detached building and saw him soaking in a medicinal bath with silver needles inserted into his meridian points as Yu Xiaogang paced outside.
• Tang San finished absorbing the medicinal liquid, removed the needles, and emerged to reassure Yu Xiaogang that his cultivation was under control.
• Tang San condemned the insults directed at Yu Xiaogang and vowed to work hard and impress everyone at the Soul Master Tournament.
• Yu Xiaogang warned that Tang San’s plan to advance from level thirty-seven to level forty in eight months was dangerous and urged him to wait for a later tournament.

Tang San insisted on using his painful cultivation method and asked Yu Xiaogang to find a high-year Blue Silver Grass, while Xia Yan considered the limits of Tang San’s hidden weapons and searched for Xiao Wu. Xia Yan found Xiao Wu cultivating in a forest east of Morning Water Academy, where she sensed a familiar aura.

• Tang San refused Yu Xiaogang’s warning and vowed to reach rank forty before the tournament by cultivating constantly.
• Tang San asked Yu Xiaogang to find a three- or four-thousand-year Blue Silver Grass and privately blamed his Martial Soul for his troubles.
• Xia Yan reflected on the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record, dismissed Tang San’s prospects, and left the detached residence.
• Xia Yan searched Shrek Academy’s grounds, found Xiao Wu’s empty residence, and discovered several others were away or occupied.
• Xia Yan used his spiritual power to search outside the academy and located Xiao Wu cultivating in a forest forty li east.
• Xiao Wu sensed a familiar aura in the grass ahead.

Xia Yan secretly reunited with Xiao Wu and used the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud to prove Tang Hao could not detect him. He gave Xiao Wu the Lovesick Heartbreak Red to conceal her aura and promised she would be safe after the Soul Master Tournament.

• Xia Yan found Xiao Wu beneath a tree, and they embraced as she feared Tang Hao would discover him.
• Xia Yan demonstrated the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, which concealed his body and aura from Xiao Wu's senses.
• Xiao Wu wept as she told Xia Yan how much she had missed him and feared Tang Hao.
• Xia Yan promised to protect Xiao Wu when Tang Hao and Tang San faced Spirit Hall at the Soul Master Tournament in eight months.
• Xia Yan gave Xiao Wu the Lovesick Heartbreak Red and explained that she needed to drip her blood onto it and nourish it with true love.

Xia Yan and Xiao Wu reunited, and he helped her awaken the Lovesick Heartbreak Red before leaving her with promises of protection and a future together. After he returned to Royal Heaven Dou Academy, his teammates prepared to obtain Soul Rings, while Tang Hao decided it was time to take Tang San to the Blue Silver Forest.

• Xiao Wu gave the Lovesick Heartbreak Red a drop of blood, freeing it from the Black Severing Stone, and Xia Yan warned her to keep it close and hidden.
• Xia Yan gave Xiao Wu the unfinished wooden rabbit carving from her dormitory, and they shared stories about their years apart beneath the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud.
• As the sun set, Xia Yan promised to return after the Soul Master Tournament and left Xiao Wu, who vowed to take care of herself.
• Xia Yan returned to Royal Heaven Dou Academy, where Dugu Yan's hair and pupils had returned to black and most of the Imperial Heaven Dou Battle Team had reached level forty.
• Twenty-six days after the team left to obtain Soul Rings, the new year passed and winter ended.
• Seeing Tang San nearing level forty, Tang Hao decided to take him to the Blue Silver Forest.

Tang Hao traveled to the Blue Silver Forest to prepare a path for Tang San, but found the ancient forest destroyed and the Blue Silver King missing. The discovery left him trembling in a pit, fearing that the unknown culprit who erased the forest had also taken Ah Yin and her Spirit Bone.

• Tang Hao planned to have Tang San absorb a Four-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Grass so he could awaken the Blue Silver Emperor and join him in taking revenge on Spirit Hall.
• Tang Hao flew toward the Blue Silver Forest, struggling with guilt over Ah Yin and fear of facing the Blue Silver King.
• Tang Hao reached the forest and found only open ground and young plants where the ancient Blue Silver Forest had stood.
• Tang Hao called for the Blue Silver King and flew toward the forest's heart, where he found enormous pits left by uprooted plants.
• Tang Hao fell into a root pit and wondered who had destroyed the forest, taken Ah Yin, and stolen her Spirit Bone.

Tang San reached level forty at fifteen and celebrated with Yu Xiaogang, who urged him to prepare for the upcoming competition. Tang San remained determined to surpass Xia Yan and asked when they would find his next Blue Silver Grass Soul Ring.

• Tang San sprinted to Yu Xiaogang's residence and announced that he had reached level forty.
• Oscar heard the news and recognized Tang San's achievement as extraordinary for a fifteen-year-old with Blue Silver Grass.
• Yu Xiaogang congratulated Tang San and told him to prepare to win the competition alongside Yu Tianheng.
• Tang San recalled that Xiao Wu had obtained her fourth Soul Ring in the Sunset Forest after finding two wounded beasts fighting.
• Tang San chose Yu Tianheng's side in his conflict with Dai Mubai, following Yu Xiaogang's advice.
• Tang San asked Yu Xiaogang when they would go find the four-thousand-year Blue Silver Grass Soul Ring.