Chapter Summaries

Summary

After dinner, Qin Jiuxiao brings several Immortal Herbs to the villa shared by Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and the other girls. He explains that the rare plants can strengthen their bodies and talents and raise their Soul Power. The girls are eager to receive them.
Passing nearby, Tang San overhears the conversation and secretly leads Yu Xiaogang to spy through a gap in the curtains. Tang San recognizes the herbs and realizes Qin has several exceptionally valuable specimens. Jealous that Qin seems to possess the luck and advantages Tang San believes should be his, he also sees the herbs as a possible way to overcome his own limitations.
Yu Xiaogang is especially captivated by the prospect of breaking through his level-29 bottleneck. Since neither he nor Tang San expects Qin to share the herbs willingly, Tang San proposes using a beautiful woman to gain Qin’s trust and trick him into handing some over. Yu Xiaogang considers his former acquaintances Liu Erlong and Bibi Dong, dismisses Bibi Dong as too dangerous, and decides Liu Erlong may be persuaded because of her devotion to him.

Character developments and interactions

• Qin Jiuxiao presents the herbs generously to the girls, showing his care for his companions.
• The girls respond with curiosity and anticipation, though they do not yet grasp the herbs’ full value.
• Tang San moves from surprise to envy and resentment, then turns those feelings into a calculated scheme.
• Yu Xiaogang shifts from hope of personally overcoming his bottleneck to willingness to exploit Liu Erlong’s affection.
• Tang San and Yu Xiaogang bond over their desire for the herbs, but their plan depends on manipulating Qin through a third party.

Significant themes

The chapter highlights envy and perceived unfairness, as Tang San resents Qin’s apparent good fortune; desperation for power and advancement, especially Yu Xiaogang’s longing to break his bottleneck; and manipulation, as the pair contemplate using Liu Erlong’s feelings to obtain what they cannot ask for directly.

Key plot points and events

• Qin Jiuxiao distributes four immortal herbs to the women with him:
  • Zhu Zhuqing receives the Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone, which strengthens her body, defense, and speed.
  • Zhu Zhuyun receives the Netherworld Wind-Chasing Grass, suited to her Hell Spirit Cat abilities.
  • Xiao Wu receives the Moon-Chasing Nine-Star Flower, which improves her overall abilities.
  • Ning Rongrong receives the Aromatic Silk Beauty, which may evolve her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda into the legendary Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, removing its seven-ring limit.
• The women begin absorbing their herbs. Three herbs remain, including the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew and the Nine-Grade Purple Ganoderma.
• Tang San and Yu Xiaogang have been spying outside. Tang San urges his teacher to obtain the remaining herbs, especially the ones that could help him advance.
• Yu Xiaogang abandons his hesitation and decides to contact Liu Erlong, while Tang San stays behind to watch Qin Jiuxiao.

Character developments

• Qin Jiuxiao shows generosity and confidence, carefully matching herbs to each woman’s abilities.
• Ning Rongrong becomes emotional at the prospect of achieving the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda and potentially reaching Titled Douluo status.
• Tang San’s desire for the herbs grows into urgent envy and opportunism.
• Yu Xiaogang puts personal ambition ahead of his relationship with Liu Erlong, rationalizing that he can give her up if it helps him become stronger.

Significant themes

• Power and opportunity: The herbs represent rare chances to overcome personal and inherited limits.
• Ambition over attachment: Yu Xiaogang’s pursuit of strength overrides his feelings and loyalty.
• Generosity versus greed: Qin Jiuxiao shares the herbs openly, while Tang San and Yu Xiaogang scheme to claim what remains.

Character interactions

• Qin Jiuxiao explains each herb’s benefits and shares affectionate, playful moments with the women, who respond with gratitude and kisses.
• Tang San presses Yu Xiaogang to use his connections, framing the herbs as essential to their future.
• Yu Xiaogang instructs Tang San to keep watch while he goes to contact Liu Erlong.

Plot points and events

• Liu Erlong tends the secluded garden behind Blue Tyrant Academy, reflecting on her long, unsuccessful search for Bi Ji, who once saved her.
• Now the academy’s headmistress, Liu has built the school into a substantial advanced academy. It stands out for admitting commoners rather than favoring wealthy or noble students.
• A steward rushes in, initially making Liu suspect a challenge to the academy. Instead, he reports that Yu Xiaogang has arrived and insists she will see him if she hears his name.
• Liu is shaken: Yu’s departure more than ten years earlier left her humiliated and unable to move on. She immediately hurries to meet him.

Character developments

• Liu Erlong is shown as a fiercely protective, principled leader who cares for her students and gives commoners opportunities. Beneath her confident exterior, she remains emotionally vulnerable over Yu Xiaogang and uncertain whether she wants him back or simply needs closure.
• The steward deeply respects Liu for her fairness and devotion to the academy’s students. His surprise at her reaction reveals how little he knows about her past.

Significant themes

• Lingering heartbreak and unresolved attachment: Liu has carried the pain of Yu’s abandonment for over a decade.
• Fairness and opportunity: Her refusal to privilege nobles makes Blue Tyrant Academy distinct.
• Reputation versus private vulnerability: The formidable “Beautiful Female Tyrant” is composed in public, but Yu’s name unsettles her completely.

Character interactions

• Liu’s protective reputation is conveyed through the steward’s account of her confronting challengers who mistreated students.
• The steward disparages Yu as a low-level Soul Master and assumes he must be a relative or old friend, while Liu’s urgent response suggests a much deeper connection.

Plot points and events

• Liu Erlong meets Yu Xiaogang in a secluded courtyard at Blue Tyrant Academy, where he has arranged to speak privately.
• Yu Xiaogang has been teaching at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, but he is dissatisfied with his assignment and worries that the academy’s indulgent students are weakening his disciples’ discipline.
• He returned to Liu Erlong because he wants an Immortal Herb owned by Qin Jiuxiao, a student he claims is extraordinarily powerful.
• Yu Xiaogang tells Liu Erlong that he left her because he felt unworthy, having remained stuck at level twenty-nine while searching for a way to change his fate. Liu Erlong believes him and is moved.
• After emphasizing Qin Jiuxiao’s strength, Yu Xiaogang asks Liu Erlong to approach him and obtain the herb by using her beauty. He promises to take her back afterward and says he will not “hold it against” her.
• Liu Erlong is stunned, and the revelation destroys the image of Yu Xiaogang she had cherished.

Character developments and interactions

• Yu Xiaogang presents himself as remorseful and wounded, but his thoughts reveal that he is calculating and intends to exploit Liu Erlong’s lingering love. He cares more about gaining the herb than rebuilding their relationship.
• Liu Erlong begins with hope that Yu Xiaogang has finally returned to her, then readily offers to help when she believes he sacrificed their love out of shame. His degrading request forces her to confront his selfishness.
• Their conversation moves from tentative reunion to emotional manipulation: Yu Xiaogang frames his past departure as noble, lets Liu Erlong volunteer to help, then asks her to compromise herself for his benefit.

Significant themes

• Love and exploitation: Liu Erlong’s devotion makes her vulnerable to Yu Xiaogang’s manipulation.
• Disillusionment: Her cherished memory of Yu Xiaogang collapses when his true motive becomes clear.
• Pride and self-interest: Yu Xiaogang disguises ambition as regret, using his perceived inadequacy to justify his actions.

Key plot points and events

• Yu Xiaogang urges Liu Erlong to seduce or deceive Qin Jiuxiao into giving her an immortal herb, claiming it will let him break through his rank-29 bottleneck and that they can be together afterward.
• Liu Erlong is disgusted by his proposal and reconsiders their history. She suspects Yu may have recognized her mutated Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon martial soul from the start and questions whether his earlier relationship with Bibi Dong influenced his choices.
• Rather than expose her doubts, Liu Erlong agrees to help—but asks Yu to gather detailed information about Qin Jiuxiao. Secretly, she plans to meet Qin herself, possibly recruit him to Blue Tyrant Academy, and perhaps pursue him.
• Meanwhile, Ning Rongrong and the others finish absorbing their immortal herbs. Zhu Zhuqing reaches rank 41, Zhu Zhuyun rank 49, and Xiao Wu rank 42.
• Ning Rongrong also reaches rank 41, but her greatest surprise is that her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda evolves into a Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda. She wants to tell her family, but Qin Jiuxiao advises her to wait until the group obtains their next soul rings.
• The girls joke about immortal herbs and Qin’s fondness for shortcuts, ending in playful teasing and laughter.

Character developments and interactions

• Liu Erlong sheds her idealized view of Yu Xiaogang, becoming clear-eyed and calculating. She turns his scheme to her own advantage.
• Yu Xiaogang reveals his selfish ambition and remains convinced he can manipulate Liu Erlong into obtaining an herb for him.
• Ning Rongrong is delighted by her power increase and her martial soul’s evolution, while Qin Jiuxiao acts as a practical guide and cautions her against relying on shortcuts.
• The girls celebrate one another’s improvements and share affectionate, teasing camaraderie.

Significant themes

• Disillusionment and betrayal: Liu Erlong confronts the gap between Yu Xiaogang’s romantic claims and his self-serving actions.
• Agency and revenge: She shifts from being manipulated to quietly planning her own course—and possible payback.
• Growth through cultivation: The immortal herbs offer dramatic gains, but Qin emphasizes that lasting progress still depends on personal effort.
• Companionship and humor: The group’s celebratory banter contrasts with the mistrust and scheming elsewhere.

Key plot points and events

• After roughhousing, Ning Rongrong notices two Immortal Herbs and asks Qin Jiuxiao whether he has more hidden away for another girl. Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing join in the teasing.
• Qin Jiuxiao says he brought back many other rare herbs, including the Lovesick Heartbreak Red, and reveals that they came from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, a hidden treasure ground where medicinal plants grow extraordinarily fast.
• He promises to take the girls there someday. Ning Rongrong confirms that even the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s extensive gardens contain nothing comparable.
• Outside the window, Tang San overhears everything. He recognizes the herbs and the well, and fixates on the poisonous plants there, which could help him make the deadly hidden weapon Yama’s Invitation.
• Qin Jiuxiao deliberately adds that he plans to give the herbs to other people to strengthen the team for the Advanced Soul Master Tournament. Tang San, believing the herbs he wants are being taken away, blurts out “No!”
• The girls spot him and bring him inside after beating him up. Qin Jiuxiao mocks him for eavesdropping, while the others surround him.

Character developments

• Qin Jiuxiao shows himself to be perceptive and mischievous: he knows Tang San is listening and intentionally provokes him.
• Tang San is consumed by jealousy, resentment, and entitlement. He believes the herbs should have been his and loses control when he hears they may go to someone else.
• Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing are now far stronger after taking Immortal Herbs, reaching levels 42 and 41. Their increased strength makes Tang San’s weakness more apparent; he is only level 31.
• Ning Rongrong is impressed by the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well’s value and openly participates in the teasing.

Significant themes

• Jealousy and entitlement: Tang San’s belief that he deserves the treasures fuels his anger and leads him to expose himself.
• Power and opportunity: The herbs have widened the gap between the girls and Tang San, highlighting how access to resources can shape strength.
• Manipulation and comic reversal: Qin Jiuxiao uses Tang San’s greed against him, turning a secret eavesdropping attempt into a humiliating confrontation.

Character interactions

• Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing tease Qin Jiuxiao about whether he is hiding herbs for another girl.
• Qin Jiuxiao shares the well’s secrets with the girls while subtly ensuring Tang San can hear.
• Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing catch and beat Tang San; Rongrong and Zhu Zhuyun block the doorway as the group corners him.
• When Qin Jiuxiao asks whether Tang San was eavesdropping, Tang San nervously claims he was “just passing by.”

Summary

Key plot points and events

• To avoid another beating, Tang San clings to Qin Jiuxiao’s leg and claims he has been staying nearby to learn from him, praising Qin as the greatest genius he has ever seen.
• Qin mocks Tang San’s humiliation and pretends that his earlier beatings and setbacks were intended to strengthen Tang’s character. Tang San, furious but determined to obtain the Immortal Herbs, thanks him through gritted teeth.
• Qin demands Tang San’s secret techniques—including his hidden-weapon methods and Purple Demon Eye—offering to improve them. When Tang hesitates, Qin threatens to leave and give the Immortal Herbs to others.
• Fearing he will lose his chance, Tang San gives Qin two manuals: Tang Sect Hidden Weapons Techniques and Purple Demon Eye. Qin accepts them and tells Tang he may stay nearby and run errands while Qin studies.
• Tang leaves outwardly submissive but privately vows revenge for the humiliation.

Character developments

• Tang San shows how far he will go for the Immortal Herbs, sacrificing his pride and violating his sect’s secrecy to remain close to Qin. He rationalizes the decision by believing no one can match his mastery of the techniques.
• Qin Jiuxiao demonstrates his control over Tang through mockery and calculated pressure, securing the manuals while keeping Tang hopeful that he may still obtain the herbs.
• Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong view Tang with contempt, reinforcing his isolation and loss of standing.

Significant themes

• Pride versus ambition: Tang suppresses his dignity and principles in pursuit of power.
• Manipulation and revenge: Qin exploits Tang’s desperation, while Tang’s outward compliance conceals lasting resentment.
• Power and knowledge: The secret manuals become bargaining chips in Qin’s effort to strengthen himself and his companions.

Character interactions

• Tang flatters Qin and thanks him despite his anger; Qin answers with patronizing “advice” and an ultimatum.
• The women silently or openly condemn Tang’s shameless behavior and defer to Qin’s decision.
• Qin takes the manuals and assigns Tang a subordinate role, while Tang accepts publicly and vows to repay him later.

Plot points and events

• Ning Rongrong realizes Qin Jiuxiao had recognized Tang San earlier and deliberately prolonged his act to obtain Tang San’s two secret manuals.
• Qin studies the Purple Demon Eye and Hidden Weapon techniques, then uses his exceptional comprehension to rewrite and improve both within hours.
• The improved Purple Demon Eye can use Soul Power to nourish and train the eyes when dawn’s purple light is unavailable. It also includes a mental attack that can briefly disorient an enemy.
• Qin simplifies the Hidden Weapon methods so they are faster to learn, while cautioning that they work best as surprise attacks, ambushes, or escape tools—not in a direct fight. He tells the women to train before their next Soul Ring hunt.
• At Blue Tyrant Academy, Liu Erlong leaves the administrator in charge while she goes elsewhere in Heaven Dou City. After he accidentally gives her an ominous-sounding farewell, she threatens to make him clean the toilets if he neglects the academy.

Character developments and interactions

• Ning Rongrong shows her growing perceptiveness by figuring out Qin’s plan, though she remains playful and admiring toward him.
• Qin demonstrates both his ingenuity and his role as a demanding mentor: he equips the women with powerful techniques but insists they master them.
• Zhu Zhuqing responds to the improved manuals with admiration, while the women collectively resolve to train hard and repay Qin’s trust.
• Liu Erlong’s blunt, fiery nature comes through in her banter with the nervous administrator, who is relieved to learn she will remain nearby.

Significant themes

• Adaptation and innovation: Qin reshapes techniques from another tradition to suit a world where Soul Power is available.
• Preparation and practical combat: The manuals offer tactical advantages, but success depends on training and knowing when to use them.
• Mentorship and responsibility: Qin provides his students with valuable tools and expects them to put in the work; Liu Erlong likewise makes the administrator accountable for the academy.

Plot and key events

• Qin Jiuxiao dresses in the Heaven Dou Royal Academy uniform and heads to class with Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Zhu Zhuyun.
• He learns that Bi Ji is visiting the Ye Family after Ye Lingling invited her. He assumes their shared interest in healing makes them a good match.
• Qin and the four girls arrive at Heaven Class One, the academy’s top class. Their close, affectionate behavior toward him stuns the students, many of whom had hoped to court the girls.
• Yu Tianheng and former teammates discuss what they have learned about Qin: he is an exceptionally gifted earl whose family received an unusually powerful, autonomous territory. Yu also knows that the crown prince and multiple powerful figures have warned his clan not to provoke Qin.
• Princess Xue Ke greets Qin warmly in front of the class. Since she is usually distant and highly prized as a potential marriage alliance, her familiarity with him further alarms the students.

Character developments and interactions

• Qin Jiuxiao enters school with growing confidence and status, though he remains casually unconcerned about Bi Ji’s whereabouts and the attention surrounding him.
• Ning Rongrong and the other girls openly admire and surround Qin, making their attachment unmistakable to their classmates.
• Yu Tianheng is wary rather than confrontational. His investigation and warnings from powerful authorities have made him realize Qin may be far more influential than he first assumed.
• The noble students reassess Qin after seeing the girls’ affection and Princess Xue Ke’s greeting; they choose to watch and gather information instead of challenging him.
• Xue Ke shows unusual warmth toward Qin, signaling their connection and adding to his perceived importance.

Significant themes

• Status and influence: Qin’s noble title, imperial connections, and powerful protectors shape how others treat him.
• Reputation versus reality: The students’ rumors about Qin and the girls are confirmed by their public closeness.
• Social ambition and marriage politics: Noble families place students in the class hoping to gain influence through friendships or romantic ties.
• Caution in the face of power: Even proud heirs hold back when they sense Qin is protected by forces beyond their reach.

Key plot points and events

• Qin Jiuxiao attends class at Heaven Dou Royal Academy with Zhu Zhuqing and the others, where Xue Ke is delighted to see him after several days away.
• During the lesson, Xue Ke boasts of Qin’s standing and strength. When a rival noblewoman insults him and the women with him, Xue Ke firmly warns her that Qin’s power makes social rank and family status meaningless—and that she should not provoke him.
• After class, Xue Ke offers to take Qin and his companions shopping around Heaven Dou City.
• Crown Prince Xue Qinghe arrives with a distraught Ye Lingling, who tells Qin that something has happened to Bi Ji and begs him to return with her to the Ye Family. Qin immediately leaves with Ye Lingling.

Character developments and interactions

• Xue Ke shows how fond and protective she is of Qin. Her defense of him is composed but forceful, revealing both her confidence and her awareness of his formidable influence.
• Qin Jiuxiao is attentive and curious during class, but Ye Lingling’s news abruptly turns him cold and urgent. He sends his companions home so he can travel faster.
• Zhu Zhuqing wants to accompany Qin but respects his decision after he insists he must go alone.
• Ye Lingling arrives visibly frightened and tearful, signaling the seriousness of Bi Ji’s situation.
• Xue Qinghe accompanies Ye Lingling but does not speak before Qin departs.
• The rival noblewoman resents Xue Ke and the newly arrived women, but is silenced by Xue Ke’s warning.

Significant themes

• Power versus rank: Xue Ke argues that strength outweighs noble status and social hierarchy.
• Loyalty and protection: Xue Ke defends Qin, while Zhu Zhuqing is ready to stand by him; Qin, in turn, responds instantly to Bi Ji’s apparent danger.
• A shift from lightness to urgency: The scene moves from classroom rivalry and social banter to alarm as news of Bi Ji changes Qin’s mood and priorities.

Qin Jiuxiao and Qian Renxue hurried to the Ye Family estate after Bi Ji was pulled into its awakened secret realm and fell unconscious. They found her in an underground space with a mysterious divine-power mark on her forehead, leaving Qin Jiuxiao to face the danger of the unknown realm.

• Qian Renxue joined Qin Jiuxiao to investigate, while Xue Ke stayed behind and Zhu Zhuqing and the others resolved to cultivate harder.
• Ye Lingling told Qin Jiuxiao that the Ye Family's secret realm had awakened and sucked Bi Ji inside, where a blood-red mark appeared on her forehead and left her unconscious.
• Qin Jiuxiao and Qian Renxue entered the sealed Ye Family estate, where family head Ye Wanrou apologized and led them to Bi Ji.
• Ye Wanrou revealed a hidden entrance beneath a rockery and guided them into an underground realm filled with life energy and ancient runes.
• Qin Jiuxiao found Bi Ji lying on an ice bed and sensed divine power from the blood-red flower-shaped mark on her forehead.

Qin Jiuxiao summoned Gu Yuena to examine the divine mark that appeared on Bi Ji, and she identified it as the Flower God's mark and a bloodline curse. Gu Yuena recognized Qian Renxue as the Angel God's inheritor, while Ye Wanrou realized the Heaven Dou crown prince was tied to Spirit Hall's Qian Family.

• Qin Jiuxiao questioned Ye Wanrou about the Secret Realm, and she explained that it held her family's divine inheritance but had long been abandoned.
• Qin Jiuxiao used his blood to activate Gu Yuena's Heart-Protecting Scale and summon her to inspect Bi Ji.
• Gu Yuena identified the mark on Bi Ji as the Flower God's mark and said it likely came from a Bloodline Curse left after the Flower God killed someone who refused her mark.
• Gu Yuena recognized Qian Renxue as the Angel God's inheritor and claimed she had once subdued the Angel God with a single slap.
• Qian Renxue revealed her true appearance, and Ye Wanrou realized the crown prince Qin Jiuxiao belonged to Spirit Hall's Qian Family.

Qin Jiuxiao entered Bi Ji’s spiritual world to destroy the Flower God Mark and rescued her from the Flower God’s avatar. After wounding the avatar with his sword energy, he left her shocked and asking who he was.

• Gu Yuena explained that Qin Jiuxiao needed to destroy the Flower God Mark’s core and sent him into Bi Ji’s spiritual world after taking two drops of his blood essence.
• Qin Jiuxiao found Bi Ji fighting the Flower God’s avatar and used his Heavenly Punishment Lightning to break the vines and drive the avatar back.
• Bi Ji welcomed Qin Jiuxiao, and he shielded her while she recovered her soul power.
• The Flower God tried to turn Qin Jiuxiao against Bi Ji by calling her an evil soul beast, but he attacked instead.
• Qin Jiuxiao’s sword energy severed the Flower God’s thorn and wounded her, leaving her to demand, “Who exactly are you?”

Qin Jiuxiao rejected the Flower God's offer of inheritance and destroyed her mental imprint in battle. Afterward, he assured Bi Ji that he was unharmed.

• The Flower God recognized Qin Jiuxiao's potential and greedily planned to use him as nourishment, but offered to make him her successor and grant him her mark.
• Qin Jiuxiao and Bi Ji dismissed the Flower God's offer, and Qin Jiuxiao slapped her when she threatened them.
• Qin Jiuxiao revealed six hundred-thousand-year soul rings and broke through the Flower God's petal shield with True Dragon Heaven-Splitting Claw.
• Qin Jiuxiao struck the Flower God with Lightning Dragon and repeatedly stomped her with Nine Qilin Strides until her mental imprint dissolved.
• Bi Ji stared in disbelief, and Qin Jiuxiao joked with her before assuring her that the fight had not harmed him.

After Qin Jiuxiao shattered her mark, the Flower God sought Poseidon’s help to deal with him and share his secrets. She left after provoking Poseidon with the threat of acting without him, and he stopped her before she departed.

• The Flower God erupted in anger after Qin Jiuxiao shattered her spiritual mark and vowed not to let the matter rest.
• The Flower God visited Poseidon at the Sea God Temple and offered him Hundred Flowers Wine.
• The Flower God proposed that she and Poseidon work together against Qin Jiuxiao and share his secrets.
• Poseidon questioned whether the Flower God was qualified to work with him and noted that the God Kings had forbidden premature action.
• The Flower God appealed to Poseidon’s grievance over his pawn on the Douluo Continent and warned that she would pursue Qin Jiuxiao with other allies.
• As the Flower God began to leave, Poseidon called for her to wait.

Poseidon agreed to help the Flower God’s plan against Qin Jiuxiao, while the Asura God King criticized his handling of Tang San and agreed to act only in secret. After seeing Tang San beg Qin Jiuxiao for an Immortal Herb, Poseidon resolved to intervene.

• The Flower God persuaded Poseidon to lend his help once she had gathered everyone for her plan.
• The Asura God King appeared, warned Poseidon about interfering in the lower realm, and revealed he had kept Tang Hao as a backup pawn for Tang San.
• The Asura God King criticized Poseidon for letting Qin Jiuxiao repeatedly take Tang San’s opportunities and threatened him if he ruined their plans.
• The Asura God King refused to join the Flower God’s plan openly, then left before Destruction could investigate his absence.
• Poseidon checked Tang San’s recent performance, saw him kneeling to Qin Jiuxiao for an Immortal Herb, and decided it was time to intervene.

After Qin Jiuxiao freed Bi Ji from the Flower God’s mental imprint, Gu Yuena warned him to grow stronger for dangers and opportunities ahead. At the Ye Family estate, Qian Renxue secured the family’s silence about her identity, while Qin Jiuxiao said the Flower God might still need to be killed to lift the Ye Family’s bloodline curse.

• Bi Ji woke after Qin Jiuxiao dispersed the divine mark, and Gu Yuena advised her to refine its remaining power while warning Qin Jiuxiao to prepare for future danger.
• Qin Jiuxiao and Bi Ji left the Secret Realm, where Ye Lingling welcomed Bi Ji back and apologized for the danger she had faced.
• Ye Wanrou asked Qin Jiuxiao whether the Flower God had killed the Ye Family ancestor and whether the family curse was lifted, and he said the imprint was gone but the curse might require killing the Flower God.
• Ye Wanrou promised to conceal Qian Renxue’s identity and declared the Ye Family’s support for Qin Jiuxiao.
• After Qin Jiuxiao approved, Qian Renxue warned Ye Wanrou that she would eliminate anyone who revealed her secret, even if Qin Jiuxiao tried to stop her.

After Qin Jiuxiao left, Ye Wanrou urged Ye Lingling to pursue a closer relationship with him for the Ye Family’s benefit, and Lingling reluctantly agreed to try. In Star Dou Forest, Tang San joined Huang Yun’s hunting party and set his sights on a rare external soul bone after it appeared, preparing to seize it.

• Ye Wanrou asked Ye Lingling to get closer to Qin Jiuxiao, and Ye Lingling blushed but agreed to try.
• Tang San joined Huang Yun’s soul-beast hunt because he urgently needed money for hidden-weapon materials.
• Huang Yun’s party killed a Hammer Dragon, and Huang Yun absorbed its thousand-year soul ring.
• A dark-gold tail-shaped soul bone emerged from the Hammer Dragon’s corpse, and the hunters argued over who owned it.
• Tang San recognized the treasure as an external soul bone and secretly readied his Silent Sleeve Sword and poisoned steel needles.

Tang San stayed out of the main fight while Huang Yun persuaded several Soul Masters to help protect him in exchange for rewards, splitting the group into opposing factions. As the factions clashed, Tang San conserved his strength and waited to claim the soul bone and other spoils afterward.

• Tang San held back as the Soul Masters argued over who would get the soul bone, planning to wait until the others were exhausted.
• Huang Yun offered Gold Soul Coins, positions at the Earl's Residence, and academy places for their children to recruit help.
• Several Soul Masters joined Huang Yun's side, and Tang San collected an advance of a hundred Gold Soul Coins while hiding his true intentions.
• Five ruthless Soul Masters led by a burly Soul Ancestor rejected Huang Yun's offer and attacked his group.
• Tang San skirted the battlefield, using hidden weapons and retreating to conserve his strength while plotting to take the soul bone and loot afterward.

Tang San secretly manipulated a battle over a Soul Bone, then waited until both sides were exhausted before revealing himself. He poisoned the survivors and claimed the spoils, including two Soul Bones.

• Huang Yun’s side gained the advantage after nine fighters died, and Huang Yun promised his remaining allies greater rewards.
• The burly man and the level-thirty-nine Soul Elder revealed their trump cards, including a Soul Bone skill, and joined forces against Huang Yun’s group.
• Tang San hid behind a tree while the fighters clashed, then emerged after the burly man and the level-thirty-nine Soul Elder had exhausted their Soul Power and Huang Yun’s allies had fallen.
• Tang San poisoned the burly man and the level-thirty-nine Soul Elder with needles, then accepted Huang Yun’s offer of a reward before poisoning him as well.
• Tang San thanked Huang Yun for the gains and claimed two Soul Bones.