Chapter Summaries

Dugu Bo brought Ye Lingyu and Dugu Yao to the Nine Nether Cave Mansion to find an immortal herb that could strengthen Ye Lingyu. Dugu Yao found that the newly matured herbs offered limited benefits for Ye Lingyu, but began searching for a useful combination of herbs and spirit grasses.

• Dugu Bo told Ye Lingyu that consuming immortal herbs had restored his youthful appearance and evolved his Martial Soul into the Jade Phosphor Poison Dragon Emperor Martial Soul.
• Dugu Bo explained that he had brought Dugu Yao to find an immortal herb suited to Ye Lingyu, and Ye Lingyu considered how he might repay his old friend.
• Dugu Yao used Spirit Sensing on the newly matured immortal herbs and found few that suited Ye Lingyu's Nine Heart Begonia Martial Soul.
• Ye Lingyu declined to wait for more suitable herbs, saying future herbs should be saved for Qingxian and Lingling.
• Dugu Bo agreed, and Dugu Yao began searching for a combination of immortal herbs and top-grade spirit grasses for Ye Lingyu.

Dugu Yao selected two Immortal Herbs and a Top-grade Spirit Grass for Ye Lingyu, who absorbed them and gained two Soul Power levels, renewed vitality, and stronger healing from his Nine Heart Begonia Martial Soul. After Dugu Bo took Ye Lingyu back to Profound Spirit City, he returned to refine pills from newly ripened Immortal Herbs.

• Dugu Yao gave Ye Lingyu Jade Orchid, Appearance Root-Strengthening Grass, and Ninth-Grade Purple Gold Brocade, and Ye Lingyu consumed them as instructed.
• Dugu Bo asked about the herbs' limited effects, and Dugu Yao explained that they were only less suited to Ye Lingyu than other Immortal Herbs might be.
• After refining the herbs until nightfall, Ye Lingyu found that his Soul Power Level had risen from 83 to 85, his appearance had returned to middle age, and his Nine Heart Begonia's healing power had increased.
• Ye Lingyu asked Dugu Yao to carefully choose spirit grasses for Ye Qingxian and Ye Lingling, and Dugu Yao agreed.
• Dugu Bo took Dugu Yao and Ye Lingyu back to Profound Spirit City, then returned to refine pills from newly ripened Immortal Herbs.

Ye Lingyu returned from the Nine Nether Cave Mansion rejuvenated and stronger, while the Profound Spirit Pill Sect’s members continued to grow through training and Immortal Herbs. After Dugu Yao, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling accepted Xue Qinghe’s invitation to his residence, Dugu Yao suspected the invitation might be connected to Qian Renxue but decided not to interfere with Spirit Hall’s plans.

• Ye Lingyu’s Soul Power rose from level 83 to 85, and an Immortal Herb restored his appearance to that of a middle-aged man.
• Dugu Yao promised Ye Qingxian and Ye Lingling suitable Immortal Herbs, and Lin Wanqiu reassured Ye Qingxian that the gift would benefit their allied families.
• Ye Lingling trained to level 20, absorbed a roughly 6,600-year Spirit Ring in Sunset Forest, and reached level 24; other members of the Profound Spirit Pill Sect also increased their Soul Power.
• Dugu Yao, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling met Xue Qinghe after reporting to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and Xue Qinghe earnestly invited them to his residence.
• Dugu Yao recognized the plain-looking girl as Qian Renxue and used Spirit Sensing to learn that a hereditary Qian Family soul bone concealed her appearance.
• On the way home, Dugu Yao considered whether Xue Qinghe had invited them to gain access to the Profound Spirit Pill Sect’s alchemy methods, but resolved to leave Spirit Hall’s plans alone.

After months of peace, Dugu Bo gathered his family and associates to tell them the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had invited them to Ning Fengzhi’s daughter’s Full Moon Banquet. They agreed to attend and chose a batch of Second-grade Pills as their gift.

• Dugu Yao reached Soul Power level 57, while Dugu Yan reached level 45 and Ye Lingling reached level 26.
• Dugu Bo returned from Sunset Forest and called everyone together at the Profound Spirit Pill Sect.
• Dugu Bo announced that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had invited them to Ning Fengzhi’s daughter’s Full Moon Banquet.
• Dugu Bo said the family would attend and encouraged the younger generation to meet the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s youth, including Ning Fengzhi’s daughter.
• Dugu Yao suggested gifting the sect a batch of Second-grade Pills, and Dugu Bo approved the plan.

Dugu Bo and his family traveled to Seven Treasures City for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's Full Moon Banquet, where they marveled at the sect's wealth and grand city. After exploring the city, Dugu Yao, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling returned to the hotel to prepare for the banquet.

• Dugu Bo and his companions arrived in Seven Treasures City to attend Ning Fengzhi's daughter's Full Moon Banquet.
• Dugu Yan admired the city's grand buildings, and Dugu Xin explained the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's wealth and the Profound Spirit Pill Sect's plans for Profound Spirit City.
• Dugu Bo remarked that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's wealth was matched by its strength and said the Profound Spirit Pill Sect had avoided trouble by sharing pill profits.
• The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect welcomed Dugu Bo's group and lodged them in the city's most luxurious hotel.
• Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling took Dugu Yao sightseeing and shopping until an hour before the banquet, then returned to the hotel with him.

Dugu Bo and Ye Lingyu presented the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect with Second-grade Pills and agreed on terms for future cooperation, while their recent advances amazed Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong. Ning Fengzhi began Ning Rongrong’s Full Moon Banquet amid congratulations from representatives of the major powers.

• Dugu Bo and Ye Lingyu gave Ning Fengzhi Second-grade Pills for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and agreed that the sect would receive ten percent of their revenue in exchange for first access to Dugu Bo’s future pills.
• Chen Xin noticed that Dugu Bo had reached Soul Power Level 95, while Ning Fengzhi and the others were astonished that Ye Lingyu had broken the Nine-Heart Begonia Curse and grown younger.
• Chen Xin urged Ning Fengzhi to strengthen cooperation with the Profound Spirit Pill Sect, whose power included Dugu Bo, Ye Lingyu, the Breaking Clan, and the Defense Clan.
• Ning Fengzhi gathered up the pills and left with Chen Xin and Gu Rong to begin Ning Rongrong’s Full Moon Banquet.
• Representatives of the major powers congratulated Ning Fengzhi as he greeted them with Ning Rongrong in his arms.

At Ning Rongrong’s Full Moon Banquet, Ning Fengzhi welcomed guests and toasted Dugu Bo, while Dugu Yao observed the gathering and considered the growing power of Spirit Hall. After the banquet, Dugu Yao spoke with Xue Qinghe, and Dugu Bo accepted Prince Xue Xing’s invitation to visit his manor.

• Ning Fengzhi introduced infant Ning Rongrong to Dugu Bo and toasted the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s partnership with the Profound Spirit Pill Sect.
• Dugu Yao watched the guests, noted Yu Tianheng’s hostility, and reflected on Spirit Hall’s strength and plans for the Heaven Dou and Star Luo Empires.
• The banquet ended at midnight, and Dugu Yao chatted with Xue Qinghe as the guests departed.
• Dugu Bo asked whether Dugu Yao knew Xue Qinghe well, and Dugu Yao explained that they met at Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Prince Xue Xing enthusiastically greeted Dugu Bo and invited him to visit his manor, an invitation Dugu Bo accepted.

After the Full Moon Banquet, Dugu Bo and Ye Lingyu discussed the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s growing influence and the Profound Spirit Pill Sect’s prospects. They resolved to focus on developing their sect while Dugu Yao, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling cultivated, and the group prepared to return to Profound Spirit City the next morning.

• Dugu Bo said the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was gaining strength, though he doubted it could match the Clear Sky Sect at its peak without a level 99 ancestor.
• Dugu Bo and Ye Lingyu recalled the Clear Sky Sect’s arrogance and discussed how others had hoped to profit from its decline.
• Dugu Bo explained that the Profound Spirit Pill Sect had recruited the Breaking Clan and Defense Clan, while attempts to recruit the Speed Clan and Strength Clan had failed.
• Dugu Bo and Ye Lingyu agreed that the Profound Spirit Pill Sect needed to develop its strength and recruit more disciples.
• Dugu Yao, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling refined their Soul Power while the others rested before their return to Profound Spirit City.

After a year of peace, Dugu Bo expanded the Profound Spirit Pill Sect’s pill trade through deals with major powers and entrusted the Breaking Clan with refining First-grade Pills. The Breaking Clan and Defense Clan prospered within the sect, while the Speed Clan and Strength Clan struggled apart, and Titan remained devoted to the fallen Clear Sky Sect.

• Dugu Bo and his companions returned to Profound Spirit City, where Dugu Bo resumed pill refining and the others managed the sect’s affairs.
• Dugu Bo continued visiting Prince Xue Xing and promised to help him with his last remaining chance to call on him.
• Dugu Bo arranged for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, both imperial families, and Spirit Hall to receive shares of the Second-grade Pill profits, while excluding the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
• Dugu Bo gave Yang Wudi and the Breaking Clan the method for refining First-grade Pills, and entrusted the Defense Clan with building Profound Spirit City.
• Bai He regretted the Speed Clan’s hardship, while Titan condemned the Breaking Clan and Defense Clan for joining Dugu Bo and vowed the Clear Sky Sect would rise again.

Dugu Yao reached Soul Power Level 60 after taking a King Breaking Pill and a Foundation Building Pill, and his family gathered to discuss his rapid cultivation. He entered the Otherspace to claim his Sixth Inheritance Reward before Dugu Bo planned to take him hunting for a Spirit Beast.

• Dugu Yao swallowed a Fifth-grade King Breaking Pill and a Second-grade Foundation Building Pill, reaching level 60 while stabilizing his Soul Power.
• Dugu Yao reflected on his coming Sixth Soul Ring and fell asleep ahead of claiming the Sixth Inheritance Reward.
• Dugu Bo returned to the Reception Hall, where Dugu Yan, Dugu Xin, and Lin Wanqiu learned Dugu Yao had reached level 60.
• Dugu Yan lamented the gap between her cultivation and Dugu Yao's, while Dugu Xin and Dugu Bo discussed their remarkable progress.
• Dugu Bo told Dugu Yao to claim the Sixth Inheritance Reward before they hunted for a Spirit Beast, and Dugu Yao entered the Otherspace.

Dugu Yao received the Fierce God's sixth inheritance, the Pure World White Lotus seed, which could gradually purify and strengthen the body and soul without an upper limit. After explaining its effects to his family, he proposed testing his physical strength before planting it in the Nine Nether Cave Mansion.

• Dugu Yao entered Otherspace with Xiangliu, climbed the Five Emperors Platform, and received the Pure World White Lotus seed from the ancient voice.
• Dugu Yao returned to the Reception Hall and told everyone that cultivating near the blooming lotus could purify and gradually strengthen the body and soul without limit.
• Dugu Xin and Dugu Bo reacted with astonishment to the lotus's effects, while Lin Wanqiu watched Dugu Yao with pride.
• Dugu Yao asked his grandfather to test his physical strength to see whether he could absorb a fifty-thousand-year Soul Ring, then planned to plant the seed in the Nine Nether Cave Mansion.

After testing Dugu Yao's strength, Dugu Bo took him to plant the Pure World White Lotus seed and then brought him to the Star Dou Great Forest to search for a fifty-thousand-year Black Abyss Scale Snake for his Sixth Soul Ring. After days of searching, they finally cornered one just over fifty thousand years old.

• Dugu Bo confirmed Dugu Yao could absorb a Soul Ring of around fifty thousand years.
• Dugu Yao planted the Pure World White Lotus seed in the Nine Nether Cave Mansion, where it took root.
• Dugu Bo explained that Dugu Yao's next Soul Ring should come from a dark-attribute Black Abyss Scale Snake and that his seventh Soul Ring would be light attribute.
• Dugu Bo and Dugu Yao traveled to the Star Dou Great Forest and searched for several days without finding a suitable snake.
• Dugu Bo finally cornered a Black Abyss Scale Snake just over fifty thousand years old against a mountainside.

Dugu Yao absorbed a fifty-thousand-year Black Abyss Scale Snake Soul Ring and gained the sixth Soul Skill, Dark Corrosion, as well as two Soul Power levels. Dugu Bo flew him out of the Star Dou Great Forest and planned to make Dugu Yan train harder when they returned.

• Dugu Bo defeated the Black Abyss Scale Snake and told Dugu Yao to kill it and absorb its Soul Ring.
• Xiangliu poisoned the wounded Black Abyss Scale Snake, and Dugu Yao swallowed the Supreme Soul Protecting Pill before absorbing its Soul Ring.
• Dugu Yao gained the Dark Corrosion Soul Skill and rose from Soul Power level 60 to level 62.
• Dugu Bo explained that Soul Rings would provide smaller Soul Power increases as Dugu Yao grew stronger.
• Dugu Bo flew Dugu Yao out of the Star Dou Great Forest and said he would push Dugu Yan to cultivate harder when they returned.
• Dugu Yao agreed to keep an eye on Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling's cultivation.

Dugu Yao’s new Soul Skills prompted Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling to take their cultivation more seriously, while Dugu Yao described the Profound Spirit Pill Sect’s promising future. Days later, Dugu Xin and Lin Wanqiu advanced to level 80 and left to hunt Spirit Beasts, and Yang Wudi and Niu Gao discussed the sect’s growing strength and their lingering resentment toward the Clear Sky Sect.

• Dugu Yao teased Dugu Yan about her cultivation, and she joked that his strength—not her lack of effort—made their gap seem so large.
• Dugu Yao encouraged Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling to cultivate, and after lunch they returned to their rooms to practice.
• Dugu Yao predicted Ye Lingling’s cultivation would speed up once she absorbed a suitable spirit herb, and the family discussed the Profound Spirit Pill Sect’s future.
• Dugu Xin and Lin Wanqiu reached level 79, took pills to raise their Soul Power Levels to 80, and set out for the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt Spirit Beasts.
• Yang Wudi and Niu Gao celebrated the Profound Spirit Pill Sect’s growing strength and criticized the Clear Sky Sect for abandoning them.

After Dugu Xin and Lin Wanqiu reached Soul Fighting Douluo, they agreed to test their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Extreme Poison Aurora, against Dugu Bo. The Profound Spirit Pill Sect gathered to watch as the pair prepared to face Dugu Bo, who challenged them to use their full strength.

• Dugu Xin and Lin Wanqiu absorbed Spirit Rings in the Star Dou Great Forest and returned to Profound Spirit City at Soul Power Level 81.
• Dugu Yao suggested that Dugu Xin and Lin Wanqiu test their strengthened Martial Soul Fusion Skill against Dugu Bo.
• Dugu Bo accepted the challenge, and the family went to the sect's open grounds.
• Yang Wudi, Niu Gao, and the sect disciples gathered to watch the test.
• Dugu Xin and Lin Wanqiu stood ready as Dugu Bo urged them to use all their strength.

Dugu Xin and Lin Wanqiu used their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Extreme Poison Aurora, against Dugu Bo, but its physical and spiritual poison spread across the sect and incapacitated many disciples. Dugu Bo stopped the attack before the sect was destroyed, leaving the poisoned disciples to recover and the exhausted onlookers shaken by the skill’s power.

• Dugu Xin and Lin Wanqiu unleashed Extreme Poison Aurora, combining physical poison with a wide-reaching spiritual attack against Dugu Bo.
• Dugu Bo protected himself with Water Guardian Barrier while Ye Lingyu, Ye Qingxian, Yang Wudi, and Niu Gao tried to contain the spreading poison mist.
• Dugu Yao retreated with Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling, and Ye Lingling used her Martial Soul to ease their exposure to the spiritual poison.
• The poison overwhelmed sect disciples and left the defenders exhausted, though Ye Lingyu and Ye Qingxian limited the harm to temporary spiritual exhaustion.
• Dugu Bo kicked Dugu Xin and interrupted the Martial Soul Fusion Skill, ending the attack before it could destroy the sect.
• Yang Wudi and Niu Gao admitted they could not effectively defend against the spiritual poison except by enduring it with strong spiritual power.

Dugu Xin and Lin Wanqiu’s newly evolved Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Extreme Poison Aurora, overwhelmed their sect during a test, leaving disciples unconscious and the training ground wrecked. Dugu Bo and the others treated the injured, and the chapter ended with them clearing away the lingering poison.

• Dugu Yao took Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling to check on Dugu Xin and Lin Wanqiu after Dugu Bo interrupted their Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• The poison mist left Dugu Xin injured, the field corroded, and many sect disciples unconscious; Dugu Bo took a Spirit Melting Pill to ease the mental toxin’s effects.
• Dugu Bo gave Ye Lingyu healing pills for the disciples, while Ye Lingyu and Ye Qingxian helped them recover.
• Dugu Xin learned that his and Lin Wanqiu’s Extreme Poison Aurora had caused the damage, and Dugu Bo explained that his Million-Year Soul Bone Skill blocked the physical poison but not the mental toxin.
• The disciples, Yang Wudi, and Niu Gao recovered and departed, while Dugu Bo and the others cleaned the remaining toxins from the field.

After Dugu Xin and Lin Wanqiu’s poison-powered Martial Soul Fusion Skill nearly devastated the Profound Spirit Pill Sect, Ye Lingyu warned them never to test it there again. Dugu Bo revealed that his own poison could kill nearly everyone in a city or even destroy a nation, leaving Ye Lingyu and Ye Qingxian stunned by the scale of the threat.

• Ye Lingyu scolded Dugu Xin for testing his and Lin Wanqiu’s Martial Soul Fusion Skill inside the sect, and Dugu Bo agreed that they must not risk the disciples again.
• Dugu Yao recognized that his suggestion had partly led to the destructive test and felt responsible for the damage.
• Ye Lingyu asked Dugu Bo how powerful his poison arts were, and Dugu Bo warned that their full strength was frightening.
• Dugu Bo said that unleashing his poison at full power could kill almost everyone in Heaven Dou City and wipe out a million-strong army.
• Ye Lingyu and Ye Qingxian realized that Dugu Bo was a Humanoid Disaster, while Dugu Bo thought Dugu Yao might one day become even more dangerous.

Dugu Yan’s diligent cultivation raised her Soul Power Level to 48, while she, Dugu Yao, and Ye Lingling visited Xue Qinghe and returned to see Profound Spirit City’s growth. The chapter ended with Dugu Bo and Ye Lingyu drinking together after the younger generation went to cultivate.

• Dugu Yan raised her Soul Power Level from 47 to 48 by taking cultivation more seriously, and Ye Lingling followed her example.
• Dugu Yao, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling checked in at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, where Xue Qinghe invited them to his residence again.
• Dugu Yao and Dugu Yan discussed Xue Qinghe’s frequent invitations and agreed that maintaining a relationship with him could benefit the Profound Spirit Pill Sect.
• Dugu Yao, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling returned to Profound Spirit City and admired how it had grown around the Profound Spirit Pill Sect.
• After dinner, Dugu Yao, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling went to cultivate while Dugu Bo and Ye Lingyu stayed behind to drink together.

Dugu Bo’s group visited the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to strengthen their alliance, where Ning Fengzhi met the three children and tried to learn their cultivation levels. The chapter ended with Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin wondering what concealed their Soul Power Levels and what Dugu Bo was hiding.

• Dugu Bo told Dugu Yao, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling they would accompany him to visit the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and Dugu Xin explained the visit would strengthen the sects’ partnership.
• Dugu Bo discussed how the Profound Spirit Pill Sect benefited from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s sales channels while giving it only ten percent of the profits.
• Dugu Yao, Ye Lingyu, Lin Wanqiu, Ye Qingxian, and the three children traveled to Seven Treasures City and attended Ning Fengzhi’s banquet with Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo.
• Ning Fengzhi asked about the children’s Soul Power Levels, but Dugu Bo gave no details because the Nine Nether Poison Scripture concealed their levels.
• Ning Fengzhi asked Chen Xin whether he could see through the children’s concealment, and Chen Xin confirmed that their Soul Power Levels appeared shrouded in mist.