Chapter Summaries

Ning Fengzhi chose to protect the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s long-term partnership with the Profound Spirit Pill Sect rather than investigate Dugu Yao and the others’ concealed Soul Power Levels. As Dugu Bo’s group left for Profound Spirit City, they discussed the concealment and trusted that Ning Fengzhi would not pursue it.

• Chen Xin suggested that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect uncover the secret behind Dugu Yao and the others’ hidden Soul Power Levels, but Ning Fengzhi rejected the idea to preserve their partnership with the Profound Spirit Pill Sect.
• Ning Fengzhi argued that access to new pills could help the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect surpass the Clear Sky Sect and become the Number One Sect in the World.
• Chen Xin agreed with Ning Fengzhi, while the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s attempts to discover the pill-refining method remained unsuccessful.
• Ning Fengzhi withdrew from the discussion and went to play with Ning Rongrong.
• The next morning, Dugu Bo and his companions left the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect for Profound Spirit City.
• Dugu Yao said that Chen Xin had tried to probe their Soul Power Levels, and Ye Lingyu worried that the Nine Nether Poison Scripture’s concealment might arouse suspicion; Dugu Bo trusted that Ning Fengzhi would not investigate further.

Dugu Yan reached Soul Power Level 50, and Dugu Bo took her to the Star Dou Great Forest to obtain her fifth Soul Ring. She returned to Profound Spirit City at Rank 52 with a powerful new Soul Skill, while Ye Lingling resolved to keep cultivating.

• Dugu Yan took a pill and reached Soul Power Level 50, prompting Dugu Bo to test her Soul Ring limit at around twenty-four thousand years.
• Dugu Bo took Dugu Yan to the Star Dou Great Forest and found a twenty-four-thousand-year-old Black Abyss Scale Snake for her.
• Dugu Yan killed the weakened snake, absorbed its Soul Ring, and reached Rank 52 with the Soul Skill Black Poison Eruption.
• Dugu Yan returned to Profound Spirit City with Dugu Bo and described her new Soul Skill at dinner.
• Dugu Yao noticed that Dugu Yan's new Soul Skill resembled his own, while Ye Lingling resolved to reach Rank 29 and become a Soul Elder.

Ye Lingling reached Soul Power Level 33 after absorbing an 8,400-year Soul Ring, and Dugu Yao proposed checking the Nine Nether Cave Mansion for newly matured Immortal Herbs. The group set out for the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye to see whether any herbs suited Ye Lingling or Ye Qingxian.

• Dugu Bo tested Ye Lingling's Soul Ring limit and took her to Sunset Forest, where she absorbed an 8,400-year Soul Ring and reached Soul Power Level 33.
• Dugu Yan praised Ye Lingling's stronger healing ability and said her fourth Soul Ring might reach ten thousand years.
• Dugu Yao asked Dugu Bo whether any Immortal Herbs had matured in the Nine Nether Cave Mansion, and Dugu Bo recalled that several might have.
• Ye Lingling asked Dugu Yan whether an Immortal Herb could let her surpass her, and Dugu Yan insisted that it was impossible while privately feeling motivated to train harder.
• Dugu Bo, Ye Lingyu, Dugu Xin, Lin Wanqiu, Ye Qingxian, and the three Dugu Yao siblings set out for the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye to inspect the herbs.

At the Nine Nether Cave Mansion, Dugu Yao discovered two sets of Immortal Herbs suited to the Nine Heart Begonia Martial Soul, including Scarlet Begonia, which could trigger Martial Soul Evolution. Ye Qingxian and Ye Lingling chose their sets and began absorbing them.

• Everyone entered the Nine Nether Cave Mansion and felt the Pure World White Lotus cleansing their minds and strengthening their souls and bodies.
• Dugu Yao used Xiangliu's Spirit Sensing to inspect the newly matured Immortal Herbs and found a Scarlet Begonia compatible with the Nine Heart Begonia Martial Soul.
• Dugu Yao explained that Scarlet Begonia could evolve the martial soul but was fatally poisonous unless paired with other Immortal Herbs.
• Dugu Yao assembled two sets of herbs: one with Scarlet Begonia for evolution and another with Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid for Ye Qingxian.
• Ye Qingxian chose the second set for herself and gave the Scarlet Begonia set to Ye Lingling; both began absorbing their herbs.

Ye Qingxian completed absorbing an Immortal Herb, raising her Soul Power Level from 74 to 78 and strengthening her healing ability. After a long and painful absorption, Ye Lingling finally finished absorbing the Scarlet Begonia and opened her eyes with a smile.

• Ye Qingxian absorbed her Immortal Herb in half a day, gained four Soul Power Levels, and said its remaining medicinal power would continue to aid her cultivation.
• Ye Lingyu, Dugu Yao, and Dugu Yan congratulated Ye Qingxian, who looked forward to seeing how the Scarlet Begonia would evolve Ye Lingling's Martial Soul.
• Ye Lingyu worried when Ye Lingling continued absorbing the Scarlet Begonia into the night, but Dugu Yao reassured him that its poison and higher quality made the process slower.
• Ye Lingling endured the Scarlet Begonia's agonizing poison, relying on the Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone and Healing Crown Sunflower to help neutralize it.
• After a full day and night, Ye Lingling finished absorbing the Scarlet Begonia, opened her eyes, and smiled at everyone.

After absorbing the Scarlet Begonia, Ye Lingling’s Nine-Heart Begonia evolved into the Twin Begonia Martial Soul, giving her both healing and wide-area poison abilities. The group returned to Profound Spirit City to celebrate the successful Immortal Herb absorptions and Ye Qingxian’s likely advancement to Soul Fighting Douluo.

• Ye Lingling said her Soul Power rose from level 33 to level 38 after absorbing the Immortal Herbs.
• Ye Lingling revealed that her Nine-Heart Begonia could switch into a crimson Scarlet Begonia form, whose poison grew stronger alongside her healing ability.
• Dugu Yao suggested calling Ye Lingling’s evolved Martial Soul the Twin Begonia, and she agreed to keep its abilities secret from outsiders.
• Ye Lingling teased Dugu Yan about catching up, and Dugu Yan vowed to cultivate twice as hard.
• Dugu Yao and the others returned to Profound Spirit City and celebrated Ye Qingxian and Ye Lingling’s gains.

After absorbing a fourth Soul Ring, Ye Lingling reached Soul Power Level 43, while the Profound Spirit Pill Sect continued to grow. Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling planned a sightseeing trip through the Heaven Dou Empire, with Dugu Yao joining them.

• Ye Lingling took a Profound Breaking Pill, passed Dugu Bo's test, and absorbed a fourth Soul Ring in Sunset Forest, raising her Soul Power Level to 43.
• Ye Lingyu advanced to Soul Power Level 86, Dugu Xin and Lin Wanqiu neared level 82, and the Profound Spirit Pill Sect's membership surpassed a thousand disciples.
• Dugu Yan marveled at Ye Lingling's rapid progress, and the two joked about whether Ye Lingling would catch up to her.
• Dugu Yan reflected that Dugu Yao might become a Soul Sage before she became a Soul Emperor, while the group discussed keeping their unusual Soul Power Levels and Soul Rings secret.
• Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling decided to tour the Heaven Dou Empire, and Dugu Yao agreed to accompany them.

Dugu Yao, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling visited Xue Qinghe and explored Heaven Dou City, where Dugu Yao crossed paths with Qian Renxue. Qian Renxue planned to act on an opportunity to replace Xue Qinghe and later approach the siblings, while Dugu Yan teased her brother about the maid.

• Dugu Yao's Soul Power reached Level 66, while Dugu Yan advanced to Level 55 and Ye Lingling to Level 46.
• After visiting Xue Qinghe, Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling took Dugu Yao around Heaven Dou City.
• Dugu Yao recognized Xue Qinghe's maid at a roadside shop, and she turned out to be Qian Renxue in disguise.
• Qian Renxue told a Soul King merchant that Dugu Yao and Dugu Yan were mysteries and instructed him to inform her grandfather that she needed help with an opportunity to replace Xue Qinghe.
• Dugu Yan teased Dugu Yao for supposedly being interested in Qian Renxue's ordinary-looking disguise, then ran off with Ye Lingling.

Ye Qingxian reached Soul Power Level 80 after breaking through to level 79 and taking the Saint Breaking Pill, becoming eligible to advance to Soul Fighting Douluo after obtaining a Soul Ring. Dugu Bo and the others left for the Star Dou Great Forest to find her a high-year Spirit Beast, while Dugu Yao, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling stayed behind to cultivate.

• Ye Qingxian announced that the Saint Breaking Pill had raised her Soul Power Level to 80, and Dugu Yao, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling congratulated her.
• Ye Qingxian revealed that Dugu Xin and Lin Wanqiu had also reached Soul Power Level 82, bringing the Profound Spirit Pill Sect to six Soul Fighting Douluos.
• Dugu Bo reflected on the sect’s growth and its strength, crediting Dugu Yao’s inheritance, resources, and pills for its rise.
• Dugu Bo told Dugu Yao, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling to cultivate while he and the others went to find Ye Qingxian a high-year Spirit Beast.
• Dugu Bo, Ye Lingyu, Dugu Xin, Lin Wanqiu, and Ye Qingxian departed from Profound Spirit City for the Star Dou Great Forest.

Ye Qingxian became a Soul Fighting Douluo, giving the Profound Spirit Pill Sect six such powerhouses and spreading news of its rapid rise. Ning Fengzhi and Qian Renxue assessed the sect’s growing influence and considered how to maintain ties with it or learn its pill-making secrets.

• Dugu Bo and the others spent half a month in the Star Dou Great Forest helping Ye Qingxian hunt a Spirit Beast, and she reached Soul Power Level 81.
• The Profound Spirit Pill Sect celebrated Ye Qingxian’s advancement, bringing its number of Soul Fighting Douluo to six and drawing attention across the soul master world.
• Ning Fengzhi noted that the Profound Spirit Pill Sect had become a major force in less than four years, while Chen Xin pointed out how inexplicably quickly its members had grown stronger.
• Ning Fengzhi decided that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect should remain on good terms with the Profound Spirit Pill Sect rather than investigate its unusual development.
• Qian Renxue learned of Ye Qingxian’s advancement and planned to approach Dugu Yao and Dugu Yan in hopes of discovering the secret of the sect’s pills.

Qian Renxue weighed her plans to replace Xue Qinghe and warned that the rapidly growing Profound Spirit Pill Sect might become a threat to Spirit Hall. Meanwhile, Bai He regretted rejecting the sect and other potential allies as the Speed Clan continued to decline and the Clear Sky Sect remained sealed away.

• Qian Renxue considered seeking the pill-refining methods through her future position as Heaven Dou's emperor, but resolved to replace Xue Qinghe cautiously.
• Qian Renxue decided that her grandfather should watch the Profound Spirit Pill Sect, whose growth and ties to major powers were reshaping the balance of power.
• Bai He reflected on how the Breaking Clan and Defense Clan prospered after joining the Profound Spirit Pill Sect while the Speed Clan languished.
• Bai He regretted rejecting the Profound Spirit Pill Sect and other forces, and recognized that the Speed Clan remained loyal to the Clear Sky Sect despite being abandoned.

Bai He considered leaving the Clear Sky Sect’s orbit and seeking refuge with the Profound Spirit Pill Sect, while Dugu Bo prepared Dugu Yao and the others to attend a cooperation banquet with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. The chapter ended with the three accepting that they would go to the banquet, which was meant to strengthen ties rather than begin a new pill trade.

• Bai He reflected on the Clear Sky Sect’s decline and considered offering the Speed Clan’s Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng to the Profound Spirit Pill Sect if his clan could no longer survive.
• Yang Wudi and Niu Gao remained comfortable in the Profound Spirit Pill Sect and resented the Clear Sky Sect for abandoning their clans.
• Dugu Bo told Dugu Yao and the others that they would attend a cooperation banquet with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Dugu Yan asked whether the Profound Spirit Pill Sect would sell Third-grade Pills, and Dugu Bo said the banquet was only to strengthen their relationship.
• Dugu Xin explained that banquets could bring major factions closer, and Dugu Yao accepted the event as a break from cultivation.

Dugu Bo and the Profound Spirit Pill Sect’s senior figures arrived in Seven Treasures City for a cooperation banquet with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. As Dugu Yao explored the city with Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling, he wondered how Spirit Hall had once penetrated the sect’s defenses and whether his own sect might have spies.

• Dugu Bo and nearly all of the Profound Spirit Pill Sect’s upper ranks traveled to Seven Treasures City and were received by a Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect elder.
• Ning Fengzhi learned that the Profound Spirit Pill Sect’s six Soul Fighting Douluo had arrived, then explained the sect’s importance to Ning Rongrong.
• Ning Fengzhi encouraged Ning Rongrong to meet Dugu Yao, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling at the banquet.
• Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling took Dugu Yao shopping around Seven Treasures City.
• Dugu Yao considered how Spirit Hall had once reached the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s headquarters and worried that spies might be present in either sect.
• Dugu Yan called Dugu Yao to catch up after he fell behind while thinking.

At a banquet hosted by the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Dugu Bo gave Ning Rongrong a Pink Jade Fragrance Flower and discussed the development of Third-grade Pills with Ning Fengzhi. The Profound Spirit Pill Sect promised to supply the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect first once the pills were ready, though their development would take a long time.

• Dugu Bo attended the banquet with Dugu Yao, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling, while Ning Fengzhi arrived with Ning Rongrong and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's two guardian Douluo.
• Ning Fengzhi introduced Dugu Bo to Ning Rongrong as Grandpa Poison, and Dugu Bo gave her a Pink Jade Fragrance Flower.
• Ning Fengzhi sent Ning Rongrong to join Dugu Yao, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling while he spoke privately with Dugu Bo.
• Ning Fengzhi asked when Third-grade Pills would be developed and requested that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect receive the first supply.
• Dugu Bo said Third-grade Pills for Soul Elders would take a long time to develop but promised to supply Ning Fengzhi's sect first.

Ning Rongrong, still a shy toddler, met Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, and Dugu Yao after Ning Fengzhi sent her to play with them. Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling quickly doted on her and chatted with her, while Dugu Yao reflected on her privileged status and future reputation.

• Dugu Yao recognized the Pink Jade Fragrance Flower Ning Rongrong carried and guessed she was Ning Fengzhi's daughter.
• Ning Rongrong introduced herself and asked the three older children to play with her.
• Dugu Yan picked Ning Rongrong up and welcomed her, while Ye Lingling also warmed to the little girl.
• Dugu Yan introduced herself, Ye Lingling, and Dugu Yao, then told Ning Rongrong they had met at her Full Moon Banquet.
• Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling happily chatted with Ning Rongrong as Dugu Yao watched their easy closeness.

At a banquet, Dugu Yao and the others befriended Ning Rongrong, strengthening ties between the Profound Spirit Pill Sect and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Afterward, Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling took Dugu Yao to see Seven Treasures Arena before he returned to cultivation.

• Ning Fengzhi and Dugu Bo discussed the warm relationship between Ning Rongrong and Dugu Yao’s group and the mutual benefits of their sects’ business partnership.
• Dugu Yao gave Ning Rongrong a pink teddy bear, and Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling gave her food gifts; Ning Rongrong asked her father if she could visit them again.
• After the banquet, Ning Fengzhi left with Ning Rongrong, while Dugu Bo asked the others what they thought of her.
• Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling took Dugu Yao to Seven Treasures Arena, where the three admired the lavish venue.
• Dugu Yao returned to the hotel and resumed cultivating, wondering whether he could reach Soul Sage before turning twelve.

Dugu Yao and his family cultivated at the Profound Spirit Pill Sect for four months, while Dugu Yan felt pressured by Ye Lingling’s rapid progress and gave up trying to catch up with her brother. Dugu Yao remained focused on cultivation as his family gathered around the Pure World White Lotus.

• Dugu Yao resolved to devote himself to cultivation and spent the night cultivating before traveling with the others to the Profound Spirit Pill Sect.
• Over four months, Dugu Yao advanced to Soul Power Level 67, Dugu Yan reached level 57, and Ye Lingling reached level 48.
• Dugu Bo and the others built a courtyard around the Pure World White Lotus so they could cultivate near it.
• Ye Lingling teased Dugu Yan about soon becoming a Soul King, while Dugu Yan complained that Dugu Yao’s cultivation speed made him impossible to catch up to.
• Dugu Yao left the living room and returned to his room while his family continued cultivating around the Pure World White Lotus.

Dugu Yao, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling arrived at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, encountered Yu Tianheng, and spent the day shopping. Dugu Yao remained wary of Xue Qinghe’s ordinary-looking maid, while Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling suspected he was interested in her.

• Dugu Yan complained about Yu Tianheng’s arrogance, and Dugu Yao privately anticipated the danger Spirit Hall’s Spirit Hunting Operation could bring to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
• Dugu Yao, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling declined Xue Qinghe’s invitation to visit his residence and went shopping instead.
• Dugu Yao paid for Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling’s purchases until he suggested they stop for lunch.
• Dugu Yao chose the Seven Treasures Restaurant, then noticed Xue Qinghe’s maid speaking with a merchant.
• Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan teased Dugu Yao about repeatedly watching the maid, but he denied being interested and walked ahead.

Qian Renxue told a Spirit Hall merchant that she planned to replace Xue Qinghe when he left to hunt a thousand-year Spirit Beast for his second Soul Ring. She left confident that the plot was ready, while considering Dugu Yao and the Profound Spirit Pill Sect potential allies in her future rule.

• The merchant worried that Dugu Yao had seen through Qian Renxue's disguise, but she insisted only a limit Douluo could uncover it.
• Qian Renxue explained that Xue Qinghe would soon reach Soul Power Level 20 and take her along to hunt for his second Soul Ring, giving her a chance to kill him and take his place.
• She instructed the merchant to inform the Great Enshrined and arrange personnel to assist her during the hunt.
• After leaving, Qian Renxue reflected that Xue Qinghe's death was the first step in Spirit Hall's plan and decided his younger brothers could not be left alive.
• Qian Renxue encountered Dugu Yao and his group, resolved to build lasting ties with them, and considered the Profound Spirit Pill Sect a possible source of support.

After Dugu Yan described Yu Tianheng’s continued resentment, Dugu Bo and the others dismissed him and criticized the decline of the Upper Three Sects. The family finished dinner and went to cultivate in the Nine Nether Cave Mansion.

• Dugu Yao, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling watched several spirit duels at the Great Soul Arena before returning to Dugu Manor.
• At dinner, Dugu Yan told Dugu Bo about Yu Tianheng’s resentment toward her and Dugu Yao.
• Dugu Bo said the family should ignore Yu Tianheng and keep Dugu Yao and Dugu Yan’s Soul Ring configurations secret.
• Dugu Xin mocked the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan’s level 0.5 Innate Soul Power member, and Dugu Yao laughed at his claim that there were no trash Martial Souls.
• Dugu Bo said the Upper Three Sects were declining, while Spirit Hall was flourishing and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect showed signs of becoming the Number One Sect in the World.
• After dinner, everyone went to cultivate in the Nine Nether Cave Mansion.