Chapter Summaries

Chen Xi met Tian Yao, Second Worship’s granddaughter, and the two tested each other’s strength after Guang Ling playfully stirred up their competitive sides. Guang Ling then took them around Spirit City, where Chen Xi and Tian Yao grew more familiar as they sampled snacks together.

• Yue Guan suggested that Chen Xi write letters to Qian Renxue about life in Spirit Hall, and Chen Xi left for the Worship Hall.
• Guang Ling introduced Chen Xi to Tian Yao, Second Worship’s granddaughter, and praised Chen Xi’s exceptional talent.
• Tian Yao and Chen Xi competed in a hand-grip contest, then sincerely acknowledged each other and agreed to get along.
• Tian Yao recognized that Guang Ling had provoked their rivalry, and Guang Ling admitted it while offering to pay for their outing.
• Guang Ling took Chen Xi and Tian Yao through Spirit City, buying them snacks as they chatted and became more comfortable with each other.

Chen Xi returned to the Worship Hall, where he gave Azure Luan pastries and learned he would attend a lesson the next morning. That night, Bibi Dong visited Chen Xi to ask what he had seen of Qian Renxue’s fate, then left after hearing his predictions.

• Chen Xi gave Azure Luan pastries from Spirit City, while Tian Yao handed Golden Crocodile a receipt for clothes she had ordered.
• Azure Luan told Chen Xi to meet him in his study at nine the next morning, and Golden Crocodile arranged for Tian Yao to attend the lesson.
• Chen Xi and Tian Yao walked back to their rooms, sharing fruit and conversation along the way.
• Bibi Dong visited Chen Xi and asked whether Qian Renxue had requested a glimpse of her fate and what Chen Xi had seen.
• Chen Xi told Bibi Dong that Qian Renxue had received the predictions, “one careless move, and the whole game is lost” and “lie low for twenty years,” after which Bibi Dong left.

Bibi Dong decided to accelerate Qian Renxue’s mission rather than wait twenty years, while Azure Luan taught Chen Xi and Tian Yao strategy. The lesson ended with Golden Crocodile testing them on how to defend Jialing Pass, and Chen Xi was still considering his answer.

• Bibi Dong rejected the idea of ending her plan and began drafting a way to move up the time for Xue Er to complete her mission.
• Azure Luan taught Chen Xi and Tian Yao about strategy and the bigger picture throughout the morning.
• Tian Yao struggled to remember the lesson, while Chen Xi told her he had understood seventy or eighty percent.
• Azure Luan praised Chen Xi and Tian Yao to Golden Crocodile, saying they had shown talent for strategy.
• Golden Crocodile asked how they would defend Jialing Pass against a larger enemy army, and Tian Yao answered that they should open the gates and beat them up.
• Chen Xi considered his answer while Golden Crocodile and Azure Luan waited.

Chen Xi explained his strategy for defending Jialing Pass and continued training under Azure Luan while Tian Yao trained with Golden Crocodile. Five years later, Chen Xi prepared to leave on an experience journey and revealed that he would also carry out a plan devised by the Pope, with Yang Wushuang expected to return before he departed.

• Chen Xi outlined how to defend Jialing Pass under different military conditions, including burning the pass if its fall became inevitable, and Azure Luan praised his answer.
• Chen Xi and Tian Yao ate spirit-beast meat before training their Mental Power and physique with Azure Luan and Golden Crocodile.
• Over five years, Chen Xi reached Rank 47 Soul Ancestor, gained a Ten-Thousand Year Phantom Enchantress Fox soul ring, and brought his Mental Power close to Soul Emperor level.
• Tian Yao asked when Chen Xi would leave to gain experience, and Chen Xi said he was waiting for Yang Wushuang to return from Heaven Dou City.
• Chen Xi told Tian Yao that he would carry out a plan proposed by the Pope and refined by his teacher while gaining experience; Tian Yao said she had to wait until she became a four-ring Soul Ancestor before going out.

Chen Xi and Tian Yao exchanged precious parting gifts before Chen Xi prepared to leave for experience. Yang Wushuang returned early and reunited with Chen Xi beneath the ancient tree.

• Chen Xi offered Tian Yao the Earth Dragon Golden Gourd, and Tian Yao gave him a two-hundred-thousand-year Azure Jade Phoenix Skull in return.
• Chen Xi and Tian Yao accepted each other's gifts after Tian Yao explained that Golden Crocodile had approved her gift.
• Golden Crocodile and Qingluan watched the pair, and Qingluan left to prepare for Chen Xi's journey while Golden Crocodile returned to the Worship Hall.
• Yang Wushuang arrived several days early, greeted Tian Yao, and reunited with Chen Xi after six years apart.

After absorbing the Azure Jade Phoenix skull bone, Chen Xi gained two soul bone skills and reached a Soul Power bottleneck. Tian Yao revealed that the Earth Dragon Golden Gourd had evolved her Martial Soul, while Azure Luan gave Chen Xi an Elder Token before Chen Xi planned to leave for experience the next morning.

• Chen Xi absorbed the Azure Jade Phoenix skull bone over three days, improving his Mental Power, strength, and speed and gaining Azure Jade Hurricane and Phoenix Cry Skies.
• Tian Yao showed Chen Xi her evolved Martial Soul, the Apex Golden Crocodile Emperor, and said Azure Luan wanted to see him.
• Azure Luan gave Chen Xi an Elder Token that allowed him to exercise an Elder's authority over Platinum Bishops and those below them.
• Chen Xi declined to ask Azure Luan for anything and said he would set out to gain experience the next morning.

Chen Xi left the Papal Hall with Yang Wushuang to find a Soul Beast Forest and then visit the Breaking Clan, hoping to recruit Yang Wudi into a force she had not yet established. Near the forest, they found an injured, unconscious girl and brought her into the carriage for treatment.

• Chen Xi said goodbye to Tian Yao and left the Papal Hall with Yang Wushuang.
• Chen Xi told Yang Wushuang she wanted to recruit Yang Wudi into a new force and offered him a high-ranking position.
• Chen Xi said she could win Yang Wudi over with the Aromatic Silk Beauty and the chance to kill Tang Hao, prompting Yang Wushuang to ask to join in killing him.
• The carriage reached a Soul Beast Forest in the Star Luo Empire, where Yang Wushuang spotted an unconscious girl by a river.
• Chen Xi and Yang Wushuang brought the injured girl into the carriage, and Yang Wushuang found her wounds were not serious.

Chen Xi and Yang Wushuang rescued the injured Zhu Zhuqing, who joined them on their journey toward the Heaven Dou Empire. After they entered the Soul Beast Forest to find a soul ring, Yang Wushuang spotted a suitable unicorn and asked Chen Xi whether they should take it.

• Chen Xi examined the token that fell from the unconscious girl's body and guessed at her identity.
• Yang Wushuang treated the girl's wounds, then caught fish and grilled them while Chen Xi waited for her to wake.
• The girl introduced herself as Zhu Zhuqing, accepted food from Chen Xi and Yang Wushuang, and agreed to travel with them toward Suotuo City.
• Chen Xi and Yang Wushuang entered the Soul Beast Forest to obtain a soul ring, and Zhu Zhuqing went with them despite her injuries.
• Yang Wushuang sensed a unicorn of suitable age and asked Chen Xi whether they should choose it or keep searching.

Chen Xi absorbed a ten-thousand-year unicorn soul ring, becoming a Level 53 Soul King and gaining her fifth soul skill. She then set out with Zhu Zhuqing and Yang Wushuang for the Breaking Clan before continuing to the Heaven Dou Empire, while Zhu Zhuqing reflected on her envy of Chen Xi's talent.

• Chen Xi killed a thousand-year Ghost Panther with a single kick, surprising Zhu Zhuqing after claiming she had little combat ability.
• Yang Wushuang brought Chen Xi a half-dead unicorn, and Chen Xi absorbed its ten-thousand-year soul ring while the Pen of Destiny dispelled its soul shock.
• Chen Xi reached Level 53 and gained the fifth soul skill Destiny Prayer, which protected her from negative effects and fatal damage.
• Chen Xi told Yang Wushuang and Zhu Zhuqing they would visit the Breaking Clan and then travel to the Heaven Dou Empire.
• In the carriage, Zhu Zhuqing admitted she envied Chen Xi's talent because it might have helped her survive the Star Luo Imperial Family's cruel rules.

Chen Xi and Yang Wushuang reached the Breaking Clan's residence in Dragon Rise City, where Yang Wudi welcomed his brother and heard how he had escaped Spirit Hall. Chen Xi invited the Breaking Clan to join him and offered Yang Wudi an Aromatic Silk Beauty, leaving Yang Wudi eager to accept.

• Yang Wushuang brought Chen Xi and Zhu Zhuqing to the Breaking Clan's residence in Dragon Rise City.
• Yang Wudi embraced Yang Wushuang, learned who Chen Xi and Zhu Zhuqing were, and sent Zhu Zhuqing to have her injuries examined.
• Yang Wushuang recounted his escape from Spirit Hall and invited Yang Wudi to bring the Breaking Clan to join Chen Xi.
• Chen Xi offered Yang Wudi an Aromatic Silk Beauty as a meeting gift, and Yang Wudi eagerly stared at the rare plant until Yang Wushuang reminded him to compose himself.

Chen Xi won Yang Wudi and the Breaking Clan over to Frost Snow Hall by promising a fast-growing medicinal garden and a chance for Yang Wudi to kill Tang Hao within ten years. The chapter left Chen Xi pursuing a purchase of the Speed Clan’s Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng and Yang Wushuang wondering about the promised garden, which did not yet exist.

• Chen Xi offered Yang Wudi care of a medicinal garden where herbs would grow far faster and promised he could personally kill Tang Hao within ten years.
• After Yang Wushuang confirmed Chen Xi was serious, Yang Wudi agreed to join Frost Snow Hall, provided Chen Xi kept his promise about Tang Hao.
• Chen Xi explained that Frost Snow Hall would likely be built in Heaven Dou City and planned to invite the Defense Clan.
• Yang Wudi said he could persuade the Defense Clan to join and offered to have them build Frost Snow Hall.
• Chen Xi asked Yang Wudi to help buy the Speed Clan’s Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng, and Yang Wudi agreed to write Bai He a letter.
• After Yang Wudi left, Chen Xi admitted to Yang Wushuang that the medicinal garden did not exist yet, but said he knew where it would be in the future.

Chen Xi stayed with the Breaking Clan while Zhu Zhuqing recovered, and Yang Wudi agreed to follow him after hearing about his talent and unusual abilities. Three days later, Niu Gao arrived to discuss Yang Wudi’s letter and mistook Chen Xi for Yang Wudi’s daughter.

• Zhu Zhuqing thanked Chen Xi for saving her and agreed to stay with him at the Breaking Clan until her injuries healed.
• Yang Wudi hosted a feast and let Chen Xi take the seat of honor, explaining that he had decided the Breaking Clan would follow him.
• Yang Wushuang told Yang Wudi about Chen Xi’s hidden backing, powerful teacher, rare talent, and ability to see fate and write the future.
• Yang Wudi vowed to help Chen Xi establish himself in the Heaven Dou Empire and said he would owe Chen Xi his life if he could kill Tang Hao himself.
• Three days later, Niu Gao arrived at the Breaking Clan residence and asked Yang Wudi whether his letter was true.
• Niu Gao noticed Chen Xi in the seat of honor and mistook him for Yang Wudi’s daughter.

Chen Xi secured Niu Gao and the Defense Clan’s agreement to join Frost Snow Hall, with the promise of taking down Tang Hao helping overcome their lingering resentment toward the Clear Sky Sect. He then waited for news from Bai He, hoping to buy the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng from the impoverished Speed Clan at a fair price.

• Yang Wudi invited Niu Gao to join Frost Snow Hall and promised they would take down Tang Hao within ten years; Niu Gao agreed and asked to join the effort against Tang Hao.
• Niu Gao sensed Chen Xi’s Soul King-level power and heard Chen Xi explain Frost Snow Hall’s benefits, then said he would prepare the Defense Clan to move to the Heaven Dou Empire when summoned.
• Yang Wushuang explained that the Clear Sky Sect had abandoned the Single Attribute Four Sects when it went into hiding, deepening their hatred of the sect and Tang Hao.
• Chen Xi promised he would never run ahead of his followers and would die before them, impressing Yang Wudi when he overheard the words.
• Yang Wudi said the Speed Clan was extremely poor and might sell the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng; Chen Xi promised to offer Bai He a fair price.

Chen Xi agreed to buy the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng from Bai He for eight hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins as the Breaking Clan prepared to relocate. The transaction was completed, leaving Chen Xi with the rare herb and Bai He with the payment.

• Yang Wudi began arranging the Breaking Clan's relocation while Chen Xi completed his morning training with Zhu Zhuqing and advised her to emphasize attack power.
• Bai He arrived at the Breaking Clan and reflected that its relocation meant it would never return to the Clear Sky Sect.
• Yang Wudi confirmed to Bai He that both the Breaking Clan and the Elephant Armored Clan had decided to relocate.
• Bai He offered the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng to Chen Xi for eight hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins, and Chen Xi accepted the price.
• Chen Xi paid Bai He, who handed him the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng and returned the Gold Soul Card.

After completing a transaction with the Breaking Clan, Chen Xi traveled to Heaven Dou City with Zhu Zhuqing and Yang Wushuang. She returned to her old residence, prepared an invitation for Dugu Bo, and planned to handle business before continuing to Suotuo City.

• Chen Xi accepted the Gold Soul Card and Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng, then Yang Wudi invited Bai He to a feast.
• The next morning, Chen Xi and Zhu Zhuqing left the Breaking Clan with Yang Wushuang, and Yang Wudi told him to protect Chen Xi.
• After a two-month journey, Chen Xi arrived in Heaven Dou City, where Xue Qinghe learned of her return and prepared to visit the residence.
• Chen Xi returned to her old residence, found her former room spotless, and settled Zhu Zhuqing there temporarily.
• Chen Xi sent Yang Wushuang to deliver an invitation to Dugu Bo and said she planned to stay in Heaven Dou City for two weeks to a month before going to Suotuo City.

After six years of resenting the insult left at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Dugu Bo received an invitation praising his skill with poison and agreed to meet Qian Renxue. Chen Xi then discussed a Spirit Hall plan with Qian Renxue, explaining that his efforts to bring the Breaking Clan and Defense Clan to Heaven Dou City were stalled by a lack of money and land.

• Dugu Bo recalled the words carved at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and the lack of progress in Prince Xue Xing's investigation.
• Yang Wushuang delivered Dugu Bo an invitation card from Qian Renxue, and Dugu Bo accepted it and agreed to await her the next day.
• Qian Renxue returned to the residence, met Zhu Zhuqing, and asked She Long to arrange a room for her.
• Chen Xi told Qian Renxue that Zhu Zhuqing came from the Netherclaw Dukedom and might be worth winning over, then showed her the plan from Your Majesty the Pope and Teacher.
• Chen Xi explained his work to win over the Breaking Clan and Defense Clan, but said he lacked money and a place to build.

Chen Xi visited Dugu Bo, hoping to recruit the Titled Douluo by offering to cure the Jade Serpent Venom affecting him and his granddaughter. The meeting ended with Dugu Bo threatening Chen Xi after she identified the backlash poisoning him, while Yang Wushuang shielded her from his pressure.

• Qian Renxue offered to find a suitable location for Chen Xi’s new force, and Chen Xi said he planned to recruit Dugu Bo by curing his poison.
• Yang Wushuang told Chen Xi that Dugu Bo had accepted the invitation, and Chen Xi prepared gifts for the visit.
• Chen Xi and Yang Wushuang arrived at Dugu Bo’s courtyard, where Dugu Bo served poisoned tea and praised Chen Xi for noticing it.
• Chen Xi told Dugu Bo that his condition was Jade Serpent Venom backlash, and Dugu Bo threatened her as Yang Wushuang blocked his pressure.

Chen Xi persuaded Dugu Bo to join her planned force by promising to cure his snake venom backlash and protect his granddaughter from the same danger. Dugu Bo agreed to take Chen Xi and Yang Wushuang to his herb garden in Sunset Forest, which Yang Wushuang suspected was the garden they had raided six years earlier.

• Chen Xi told Dugu Bo she could cure his snake venom backlash and prevent his granddaughter from suffering it.
• Chen Xi invited Dugu Bo to join her new force as someone who could hold the fort, and he agreed on the condition that ordinary matters would not trouble him.
• Dugu Bo revealed that he had a herb garden where medicinal herbs grew dozens of times faster, and Yang Wushuang connected it to the garden he and Ci Xue had raided six years earlier.
• Chen Xi accepted Dugu Bo's offer to inspect the garden, and the three left Heaven Dou City for Sunset Forest.
• Dugu Bo led Chen Xi and Yang Wushuang deeper into Sunset Forest and warned them to stay close as they approached the poison formation guarding his herb garden.

Chen Xi visited Dugu Bo’s medicine garden and secured his agreement to join her, along with permission to harvest its herbs, in exchange for eventually curing his snake venom backlash. After returning to Heaven Dou City, she rejected Yu Tianheng’s request for a rematch and told Qian Renxue how the negotiations had gone.

• Dugu Bo showed Chen Xi his depleted medicine garden and offered her whatever herbs she needed if she could cure his venom backlash.
• Chen Xi had Yang Wushuang gather herbs from her list, leaving the roots, and promised Dugu Bo she would return once she found the remaining ingredients.
• Dugu Bo agreed to wait for Chen Xi to prepare the cure, and she and Yang Wushuang headed back to Heaven Dou City.
• Yu Tianheng recognized Chen Xi from their encounter at the Heaven Dou Great Spirit Arena and challenged her to another fight, but she declined and walked away with Yang Wushuang.
• Chen Xi told Qian Renxue that Dugu Bo had agreed to join them and let her have his medicine garden, then recounted what had happened.

Chen Xi asked Qian Renxue to obtain the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, which was connected to a god, and Qian Renxue immediately set out to secure it. The next morning, Chen Xi accepted Yu Tianheng’s challenge and defeated him decisively, leaving him to return to his clan for treatment.

• Chen Xi told Qian Renxue she wanted the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, and Qian Renxue recognized its connection to a god and decided to retrieve it.
• Qian Renxue left with She Long to return to the palace and find a way to obtain the treasure.
• The next morning, Yu Tianheng challenged Chen Xi to another match, and Chen Xi agreed after breakfast.
• Chen Xi used her Pen of Destiny and First Spirit Skill, Heavenly Blessing, to overpower Yu Tianheng and knock him into the pavement.
• Yu Tianheng admitted defeat, and Chen Xi returned to Zhu Zhuqing while he headed to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan for treatment.