Chapter Summaries

Tianlin brought his group to Gengxin City to recruit Lou Gao and strengthen the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect with powerful forged weapons. After exposing a fraud who used Lou Gao’s name, the group settled at an inn, while the fraud set his sights on Ning Rongrong and Bai Chenxiang.

• Tianlin explained Gengxin City’s blacksmithing trade and said he intended to recruit Lou Gao to forge weapons for the sect.
• Tianlin described how blacksmiths could mass-produce soul-infused weapons, while powerful Soul Masters needed stronger weapons that would not break in battle.
• The group found a man falsely claiming to sell a sword forged by Lou Gao’s disciple, and Tianlin secretly destroyed its blade with sword qi.
• The sword seller recognized Tianlin’s group as powerful Soul Masters and refrained from confronting them, then coveted Ning Rongrong and Bai Chenxiang to win favor with his Spirit Hall superior.
• Tianlin’s group checked into an inn and planned to visit the Blacksmith Association the next morning.

Myers learned that a group of soul masters had disrupted his scheme at the blacksmith shop and planned to seize the two beautiful women among them. The next morning, Tianlin's group reached the Blacksmith Association headquarters and gained access to its VIP floor through Dragon Duke Meng Shu's Titled Douluo status.

• A Qi told Myers that suspected soul masters had ruined his sword-forging promotion and praised the two women traveling with them.
• Myers ordered his men to watch the group and planned to visit the women the following day, then took the two women in his arms into the hall.
• Bai Chenxiang explained the Blacksmith Association's five floors as Tianlin's group headed directly to the fourth-floor VIP area.
• The guards stopped the group for lacking passes, and Dragon Duke Meng Shu revealed his nine Soul Rings and identified himself as Dragon Serpent.
• Si Long recognized Dragon Duke, reported his arrival, and returned to escort the group to meet Lou Gao in the forging room.

Jun Tianlin met Lou Gao at the Blacksmith Association and discussed the divine smith’s attempt to forge a divine artifact. After examining Lou Gao’s Peerless Sword and Bai Chenxiang’s twin swords, Tianlin explained that a weapon needed a soul and spirit to become a true divine artifact.

• Si Long led Jun Tianlin’s group through a concealed alloy door to Lou Gao’s private forging room.
• Lou Gao welcomed the Dragon Duke, then learned that Jun Tianlin and Ning Rongrong had come to meet him.
• Tianlin introduced himself as Sword Douluo Chen Xin’s disciple and asked to see the sword Lou Gao was forging.
• Lou Gao showed Tianlin the Peerless Sword and explained his ambition to forge a divine artifact by human hands.
• Tianlin identified the sword’s Extreme Ice Soul but said it lacked a soul and spirit, then had Bai Chenxiang show Lou Gao her Flying Waterfall Water Song swords.
• Lou Gao discovered the twin swords’ special abilities, and Tianlin said they were still far from true divine artifacts.

Tianlin showed Lou Gao divine weapon blueprints, then took Ning Rongrong and the others to explore the Metal Capital. Outside the Blacksmith Association, Myers’s Spirit Hall forces tried to seize them, and Tianlin suppressed the group before presenting two plaques to Myers.

• Tianlin gave Lou Gao the blueprints for Flying Rainbow Renewing Sun and Heaven's Awe, and Lou Gao became absorbed in studying them.
• Tianlin left Lou Gao at the Blacksmith Association and took Ning Rongrong, Bai Chenxiang, Ma Hongjun, and the others toward the market.
• Myers surrounded Tianlin’s group with Spirit Hall soul masters and accused them of harassing Lou Gao’s disciple.
• Ning Rongrong denied Myers’s accusation, and Myers ordered his men to take the group in and kill anyone who resisted.
• Tianlin released his Soul Power and killing intent, immobilizing the soul masters and frightening some unconscious.
• Tianlin told Myers he would turn himself in for accidentally killing two people, then tossed two plaques to the ground and asked whether Myers recognized them.

Jun Tianlin confronted Myers after the Spirit Hall Main Hall Master threatened him and his companions, then forced Myers to publicly declare that Spirit Hall would never control the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Myers fled in disgrace, and Tianlin reminded Ma Hongjun and Bai Chenxiang to treat decent Spirit Hall members with courtesy without submitting to them.

• Myers mistook Tianlin’s sarcasm for surrender and threatened to interrogate the two women, prompting Tianlin to mock him and insult the former Pope Qian Xunji.
• Myers recognized the Heaven Dou Six Imperial Token and Pope Token, learned Tianlin was Jun Tianlin, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s Sword Prince, and immediately tried to retreat.
• Tianlin dragged Myers back, pinned him underfoot, and demanded that he admit Spirit Hall could not control the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Myers shouted three times that Spirit Hall would never control the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and Tianlin kicked him away before he fled.
• Ma Hongjun and Bai Chenxiang praised Tianlin, who told them not to hate every Spirit Hall member but to remain respectful without obeying them.

Tianlin explained why Spirit Hall was unlikely to attack him immediately and predicted that Bibi Dong might seek him out, while reassuring Ning Rongrong about his feelings. In Gengxin City, Ning Rongrong used her appraisal ability to find valuable ores, leaving Si Long eager to recruit her into the Blacksmith Association.

• Tianlin told Bai Chenxiang and Ma Hongjun they would only need to show goodwill toward any decent Spirit Hall Main Hall Master, not obey him.
• Tianlin predicted Spirit Hall would avoid a direct attack and that Bibi Dong would probably come meet him; he admitted to Ning Rongrong that he still had feelings for her and promised Rongrong would remain most important to him.
• Si Long thanked Tianlin for protecting the Blacksmith Association from Myers and offered to guide the group through the ore market.
• Ning Rongrong selected stones from several shops, and Tianlin assured Si Long that her choices were all valuable.
• Si Long appraised the stones and uncovered rare ores, then enthusiastically invited Ning Rongrong to join the Blacksmith Association, but she declined because she was expected to inherit her sect.

Lou Gao became Tianlin’s disciple after learning that Tianlin would teach him the Shushan divine-art forging method. Meanwhile, Myers killed A Qi and summoned a Titled Douluo to pursue Tianlin, who stayed in Gengxin City and began teaching Lou Gao.

• Lou Gao rushed to Tianlin and demanded the missing steps in the Soul Injection and Spirit Guiding Method, then kowtowed and insisted on becoming his disciple.
• Si Long paid respects to Tianlin and Ning Rongrong as his grandmaster and grandmaster’s wife, while Tianlin reluctantly agreed to teach Lou Gao.
• Myers killed A Qi, then sent a fast flying Soul Master to report Tianlin’s location to Spirit City and seek a Titled Douluo’s help.
• Tianlin remained in Gengxin City, expecting to meet someone in the coming days, and began teaching Lou Gao to forge divine weapons.
• Lou Gao asked about the relationship between the Dark Star Sword and Flying Rainbow Renewing Sun, and Tianlin explained the sword’s concealed edge and explosive power.

After learning that Tianlin and Ning Rongrong were in Gengxin City, Spirit Hall debated whether to attack them, but Qian Renxue opposed sending the Worship Hall. She decided to meet Tianlin herself, confident he would not attack her.

• Luoer Diara told Bibi Dong and the elders that Tianlin and Ning Rongrong had appeared in Gengxin City, and Ghost Leopard Douluo urged them to kill Tianlin.
• Gui Mei warned that Tianlin might have protectors nearby, including Chen Xin, and that attacking could destroy Spirit Hall’s forces.
• Qian Renxue entered the Pope’s Palace and refused to send the Worship Hall, citing her grandfather’s oath and the danger Chen Xin posed.
• Qian Renxue challenged Bibi Dong by offering to kill Yu Xiaogang, provoking Bibi Dong’s anger without being intimidated by her Soul Power.
• Qian Renxue said she would go to Gengxin City to meet Tianlin, and told Bibi Dong that he would not attack her.

Tianlin stayed in Gengxin City to teach Lou Gao while waiting for Qian Renxue, who arrived with She Long and Ghost Leopard. At the Spirit Hall Main Hall, Myers pleaded for mercy and accused Tianlin of insulting both the current and previous Popes, prompting Qian Renxue to question what he had said.

• Tianlin taught Lou Gao forging methods and the Refining Method, and Lou Gao accepted him wholeheartedly as his master.
• Lou Gao appointed Si Long president of the Blacksmith Association and prepared to return to the sect with other blacksmiths.
• Qian Renxue arrived in Gengxin City with She Long and Ghost Leopard, hoping to meet Tianlin as a friend.
• Myers knelt before the visitors and claimed he had submitted to Tianlin to survive and report Tianlin's presence to Spirit Hall.
• Ghost Leopard condemned Myers and prepared to kill him, but Myers begged for mercy and accused Tianlin of insulting two Popes.
• Qian Renxue asked what Tianlin had said, while She Long stopped her from addressing him too familiarly in front of Spirit Hall members.

Qian Renxue arrived with Spirit Hall elders to confront Jun Tianlin, but their reunion revealed that they were still close sworn siblings. After Qian Renxue invited Tianlin to meet her outside the city, he left Ning Rongrong behind to wait for him.

• Qian Renxue ordered Myers to lead her to Jun Tianlin, intent on settling their score with him.
• Myers and Spirit Hall's group forced their way into the Blacksmith Association, where Tianlin and Ning Rongrong were visiting.
• Tianlin and Qian Renxue each slapped Myers after he insulted Tianlin, and Qian Renxue declared that they were sworn siblings.
• Qian Renxue asked Tianlin to meet her outside the city so they could speak alone, and he agreed.
• Ning Rongrong reluctantly let Tianlin leave and waited for his return.

Qian Renxue and Tianlin fought outside the city after she challenged him for insulting her father. Their duel escalated from a contest of spirit skills into an argument about how much Tianlin had learned about her during their years of cultivation, leaving Qian Renxue furious and ready to unleash her full power.

• Myers suggested taking Ning Rongrong hostage while Tianlin was away, but She Long and Ghost Leopard warned him that Chen Xin would retaliate and Myers backed down.
• Qian Renxue and Tianlin met outside the city, where she demanded a fight over his insults about her father and he warned that he would still explain himself afterward.
• Qian Renxue revealed eight spirit rings, including a red Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Ring, and opened the fight with Angel Assault.
• The two traded attacks, and Qian Renxue surprised Tianlin by using Seven Kill Swordplay, which she had learned by watching him practice.
• Tianlin broke Qian Renxue's Angel Light Shield with a sacred-power technique and explained that their shared cultivation had let him learn the Qian Family's methods.
• Tianlin revealed that he could see through Qian Renxue and teased her about her appearance and the night she had used him as a body pillow, making her erupt in anger and activate her seventh and eighth spirit skills.

Tianlin defeated Qian Renxue in their fight, then discussed cooperating to unify the continent. Qian Renxue offered to let the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect retain autonomy if it surrendered to Spirit Hall, but Tianlin refused.

• Qian Renxue used her Angel Avatar, Angel Domain, and eighth soul skill to attack Tianlin, while both sides held back.
• Tianlin countered with Feng Shui Circulation and the Demon Suppression Domain, then defeated Qian Renxue with the Seven Kill Sword Dao.
• Qian Renxue admitted defeat and demanded that Tianlin explain why he had insulted her father.
• Tianlin proposed cooperating with Qian Renxue if the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect could remain free from restraint and develop independently.
• Qian Renxue rejected that condition and offered the sect autonomy in exchange for surrendering to Spirit Hall.
• Tianlin firmly refused to surrender.

Tianlin refused to let the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect surrender, even in name, because he feared Spirit Hall could use that status to control or destroy the sect in the future. He and Qian Renxue agreed to remain allies against the Fallen Angels for now, and Tianlin began revealing the secret behind her father’s death in exchange for a promise.

• Tianlin explained that nominal surrender could let future Spirit Hall leaders interfere with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and brand its descendants traitors, and he firmly refused to surrender.
• Qian Renxue accepted Tianlin’s family-protective ideal but acknowledged that they might eventually become enemies; they agreed to remain allies until they uncovered the truth about the Fallen Angels and the deaths at the border.
• Qian Renxue asked why Tianlin had insulted her father, and Tianlin offered to trade a secret for a promise that did not violate her principles.
• Tianlin told Qian Renxue that Qian Xunji’s disciple fell in love with a low-talent Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan soul master, and that Qian Xunji assaulted her and forced her to bear a daughter.
• Tianlin revealed that Qian Xunji’s disciple later killed him while he was gravely wounded, devouring his soul power and martial soul before becoming the new Pope.

Tianlin revealed that Qian Xunji had raped Bibi Dong and that Qian Renxue was their daughter, prompting Qian Renxue to grieve and reconsider her mother’s past. She resolved to reach out to Bibi Dong and seek justice for abused women, while Tianlin asked her to promise that Spirit Hall would never massacre cities.

• Qian Renxue rejected Tianlin’s revelation about Qian Xunji, Bibi Dong, and her own birth, but accepted that it was true and broke down in grief.
• Tianlin comforted Qian Renxue and explained that Qian Xunji had deserved to die, while Qian Renxue remained innocent and could apologize to Bibi Dong on behalf of the Qian Family.
• Tianlin compared Bibi Dong’s suffering with that of women abused by powerful men, and Qian Renxue resolved to help her mother move beyond hatred and seek justice for other victims.
• Qian Renxue vowed to punish Xue Beng for the commoner girl he had abused, then asked why Tianlin wanted to reconcile her with Bibi Dong.
• Tianlin asked Qian Renxue to promise never to massacre cities, warning that Bibi Dong might target Gengxin City because its blacksmiths had helped the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Tianlin told Qian Renxue that Bibi Dong’s Rakshasa inheritance was fueling her hatred, and the two agreed to protect civilians and keep her past secret. While they staged a public rivalry, Tang Hao tracked Tianlin’s brother O'sro in the Star Dou Great Forest and prepared to take revenge on him.

• Tianlin explained Bibi Dong’s Rakshasa inheritance and convinced Qian Renxue that her mother still cared for her.
• Qian Renxue promised that Spirit Hall would not harm innocent civilians, and Tianlin promised to keep Bibi Dong’s past secret.
• Tang Hao traced the Clear Sky Sect’s attack to O'sro and followed him into the Star Dou Great Forest, intending to settle the score.
• Tianlin and Qian Renxue returned to the Blacksmith Association and pretended they had fought a life-and-death battle.
• Qian Renxue left to ask Qian Daoliu to confirm the truth about Bibi Dong, while Tianlin urged her to be patient.

After Qian Renxue left, Tianlin read Ning Fengzhi’s plan to help him break free from the sect and become emperor. He agreed to nearly all of it and began preparing for the larger struggle ahead.

• Qian Renxue departed, and Tianlin prepared to return to the sect after deciding Myers could no longer be allowed to live.
• Ning Rongrong stayed beside Tianlin as he struggled with the prospect of a future clash between the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and Spirit Hall.
• Dragon Duke explained that Ning Fengzhi had left Tianlin a letter with a plan contingent on whether Tianlin accepted its proposal.
• Tianlin read Ning Fengzhi’s call for him to become emperor, recognizing that the sect could protect itself by surpassing Spirit Hall rather than seeking its mercy.
• Tianlin agreed to ninety-nine percent of Ning Fengzhi’s plan, then asked Dragon Duke to recruit more blacksmiths and deliver a letter.

Tianlin arranged for Lou Gao to recruit blacksmiths and realized Ning Fengzhi had already made plans to secure the support needed to challenge Spirit Hall. Before leaving Gengxin City, Tianlin killed Myers and discovered two peerless divine stones hidden in his treasure chamber.

• Tianlin wrote a letter seeking help with his plans, but Dragon Duke revealed that Ning Fengzhi had already contacted the recipient’s father, so Tianlin withdrew it.
• Tianlin decided the younger generation would be key to surpassing Spirit Hall and accepted that he and Qian Renxue would have to face each other as enemies on the battlefield.
• Tianlin entered the Spirit Hall Main Hall at night and killed Myers before he could call for help.
• Tianlin found Myers’s hoard, stored its money and valuables to support the Blacksmith Association and return wealth to Gengxin City’s people, and discovered a Nine Luminaries Spirit Soul and a likely Fallen Dragon Divine Iron.

Tianlin obtained the Nine Luminaries Spirit Soul and Fallen Dragon Divine Iron, which the Descendant of Nüwa identified as materials for forging immortal artifacts. She revealed that the stones could help restore the Illuminating Courage Divine Sword and strengthen Tianlin against a future enemy, while Tianlin returned to the Blacksmith Association and protected it from repercussions over Myers's death.

• Tianlin accepted the Nine Luminaries Spirit Soul and Fallen Dragon Divine Iron, but could not store or use them with the tools and smithing methods available in his world.
• The Descendant of Nüwa explained that the stones were rare immortal-artifact materials and said they could help restore the Illuminating Courage Divine Sword alongside the Demon Sword.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm revealed that he knew where the Illuminating Courage Divine Sword was, and the Descendant of Nüwa urged Tianlin to seek it from Di Tian once he became a Titled Douluo.
• Tianlin returned Myers's unpaid auction money to the Blacksmith Association, and Si Long kept the association's share and donated the rest.
• Tianlin told Si Long to blame Myers's death on him if Spirit Hall investigated, arguing that Spirit Hall could not act against him without risking exposure of the Soul Hunting Operation.

Qian Renxue learned that her father had violated Bibi Dong and that Bibi Dong had killed him, then resolved to help her mother escape her hatred. She confronted Bibi Dong and called her “Mother,” but Bibi Dong angrily rejected her.

• Qian Renxue asked Qian Daoliu whether Bibi Dong had killed her father, and he confirmed the truth through his reaction.
• Qian Renxue told Qian Daoliu that Jun Tianlin had urged her to help Bibi Dong and prevent Spirit Hall from becoming a force that destroyed the continent.
• Qian Daoliu realized Tianlin had revealed the secret to mend the rift between Qian Renxue and Bibi Dong, not to hurt her.
• Qian Renxue told Bibi Dong that Jun Tianlin had firmly refused to let the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect nominally join Spirit Hall.
• Qian Renxue called Bibi Dong her mother, but Bibi Dong rejected her and insisted that Na Na was the one she regarded as a daughter.

Qian Renxue gradually softened Bibi Dong’s hatred by caring for her and offering to give up the Spirit Hall heir position, while Hu Liena also competed for Bibi Dong’s affection. Bibi Dong began accepting their care, but still demanded to know who had revealed her past, and Qian Renxue blamed Qian Daoliu to protect Tianlin.

• Qian Renxue apologized to Bibi Dong for Qian Xunji’s actions and offered to surrender her claim to the Pope’s position, but Bibi Dong ordered her to leave.
• Qian Renxue continued visiting and caring for Bibi Dong, who gradually accepted her food and occasionally answered her.
• Hu Liena grew jealous of Qian Renxue’s closeness to Bibi Dong and began competing for Bibi Dong’s affection, further warming Bibi Dong toward both daughters.
• Bibi Dong asked Qian Renxue how she had learned about the past, and Qian Renxue claimed Qian Daoliu had told her.
• Bibi Dong threatened to punish Qian Daoliu if he revealed the secret to anyone else, while Qian Daoliu mistakenly blamed his sneeze on Chen Xin’s sword qi.