Chapter Summaries

Dugu Yao, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling visited Xue Qinghe, who told them his enthronement ceremony was approaching and asked them to remain his friends. The chapter ended with the three congratulating him and leaving his residence.

• Dugu Yao, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling checked in at Heaven Dou Royal Academy before accepting Xue Qinghe's invitation to his residence.
• Ye Lingling asked Xue Qinghe about the maid who had often accompanied him, and he claimed she had died in Sunset Forest during a Spirit Beast hunt.
• Xue Qinghe revealed that his enthronement ceremony would take place in a few days, effectively confirming his coming appointment as Crown Prince.
• Dugu Yao, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling congratulated Xue Qinghe, who urged them not to grow distant after his status changed.
• Xue Qinghe saw the three visitors out after their meeting.

Dugu Yao explained that Xue Qinghe’s invitation to the Enthronement Ceremony was a bid to win over the Profound Spirit Pill Sect, and he recognized that the current Xue Qinghe was actually Qian Renxue. After consulting Dugu Bo, the group decided to follow the Three No's Principle and stay out of Heaven Dou’s imperial disputes.

• Ye Lingling asked Dugu Yao why Xue Qinghe had asked them to relay the ceremony invitation to their elders, and Dugu Yao explained that Xue Qinghe was showing them goodwill.
• Dugu Yan noted that supporting the Profound Spirit Pill Sect could help Xue Qinghe secure his position as Crown Prince, and Dugu Yao agreed that he was trying to win them over.
• Dugu Yao realized that the current Xue Qinghe was Qian Renxue, who had replaced the real Xue Qinghe during their trip to Sunset Forest.
• Dugu Yao considered Qian Renxue’s likely actions against Xue Ye’s sons and concluded that the imperial succession did not need to affect their sect.
• Dugu Bo advised the group to maintain their current relationship with Xue Qinghe without getting involved in imperial affairs.
• Dugu Yao summarized their approach as the Three No's Principle: they would not reject Xue Qinghe’s goodwill, declare support, or initiate contact.

The Profound Spirit Pill Sect and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect prepared to attend Xue Qinghe's Enthronement Ceremony, with Dugu Bo choosing a rare Top-grade Spirit Grass as a gift. Ning Rongrong eagerly set out with Chen Xin after learning the Profound Spirit Pill Sect's children would also be there.

• Dugu Bo chose a Top-grade Spirit Grass that could benefit the Snow Swan Martial Soul as the Profound Spirit Pill Sect's congratulatory gift for Xue Qinghe.
• Dugu Bo gathered the sect's upper ranks and set off for Heaven Dou City to attend the ceremony.
• Ning Fengzhi invited Ning Rongrong to the ceremony, and she asked whether the three children from the Profound Spirit Pill Sect would be there.
• Ning Fengzhi confirmed they would attend, making Ning Rongrong beam with excitement.
• Chen Xin carried Ning Rongrong onto his Seven Killing Sword and flew ahead, leaving Ning Fengzhi behind.

Dugu Yao accompanied Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling around Heaven Dou City while they waited for the Crown Prince’s Enthronement Ceremony. At the hotel, Bai He considered approaching Old Ape about joining the Profound Spirit Pill Sect, but Yang Wudi warned him against it.

• Dugu Yao, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling left their hotel to shop and sightsee in Heaven Dou City before the ceremony.
• Dugu Yan complained that Dugu Yao was too devoted to cultivation, and Ye Lingling playfully promised to surpass Dugu Yan.
• Dugu Yao accompanied the two women as they browsed the streets and paid for their purchases.
• Bai He asked Yang Wudi and Niu Gao whether they should visit Old Ape, hoping to recruit him into the Profound Spirit Pill Sect.
• Niu Gao said Old Ape would never join them, and Yang Wudi warned Bai He that approaching him could displease the Sect Master.

Niu Gao and Yang Wudi explained why they hated Clear Sky Sect and supported Bai He's decision to join the Profound Spirit Pill Sect. Bai He accepted that he could not help Titan, whose loyalty to Clear Sky Sect kept him from joining them.

• Niu Gao said his clan and Yang Wudi's had suffered devastating losses after Clear Sky Sect abandoned them, so they had joined the Profound Spirit Pill Sect without hesitation.
• Niu Gao argued that Titan remained devoted to Clear Sky Sect and would never join the Profound Spirit Pill Sect, while Yang Wudi said Clear Sky Sect could no longer become the world's strongest sect.
• Yang Wudi and Niu Gao urged Bai He not to get entangled with Titan and suggested helping him financially if an opportunity arose.
• Bai He admitted that Titan's persistence was difficult to understand and recalled joining the Profound Spirit Pill Sect because Clear Sky Sect had offered his clan no help.

Bai He accepted his low-ranking position in the Profound Spirit Pill Sect and vowed to sever ties with the Clear Sky Sect. While waiting for Xue Qinghe’s coronation, Dugu Yao and his companions reunited with Ning Rongrong and Sword Douluo Chen Xin, then separated to prepare for the ceremony.

• Niu Gao warned Bai He not to retain divided loyalties, and Bai He said he regretted not joining the Profound Spirit Pill Sect earlier.
• Dugu Yao, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling explored Heaven Dou City while waiting for Xue Qinghe’s coronation.
• Ning Rongrong and Chen Xin arrived in the city and encountered Dugu Yao and his companions.
• Ning Rongrong reunited with the group, showed them the teddy bear Dugu Yao had given her, and offered Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling her Gold Soul Coins.
• As noon approached, Dugu Yao’s group returned to their hotel, while Ning Rongrong and Chen Xin went to meet Ning Fengzhi before the guests headed toward the coronation venue.

Xue Qinghe was crowned in a public ceremony in Heaven Dou City, while Dugu Yao spent the day exploring the city with Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling. After meeting Ning Fengzhi, Dugu Bo returned and explained that Ning Fengzhi had asked about Third-grade Pills, which he had no intention of selling yet.

• Xue Qinghe received his crown at a brief ceremony attended by crowds and guests from across the city.
• Ning Fengzhi invited Dugu Bo to visit him, while Dugu Yao, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling went to a flower garden owned by the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Dugu Yao complained that Heaven Dou City was dull and said he preferred cultivating or watching spirit battles at the Spirit Dueling Arena.
• Dugu Bo returned from meeting Ning Fengzhi and said Ning had asked about Third-grade Pills.
• Dugu Bo told his family he would not sell Third-grade Pills yet, explaining that developing pills became more difficult at higher grades.

Dugu Bo told his family that Ning Fengzhi planned to take Xue Qinghe as a nominal disciple and support his claim to the throne, while also seeking the Profound Spirit Pill Sect’s backing. Dugu Bo refused, and the family waited for the evening banquet, expecting the alliance to cause a major stir.

• Dugu Bo explained that Ning Fengzhi intended to take Xue Qinghe as his disciple and support him to strengthen the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Dugu Yao identified Ning Fengzhi’s goal of gaining imperial influence and turning the sect into the Heaven Dou Empire’s national protector.
• Dugu Bo revealed that Ning Fengzhi had asked the Profound Spirit Pill Sect to support Xue Qinghe, but he had refused.
• Dugu Bo said the Profound Spirit Pill Sect would avoid entanglement with the imperial family and focus on developing steadily.
• Dugu Bo and his family waited for the evening banquet, anticipating the uproar that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s support for Xue Qinghe would create.

The Profound Spirit Pill Sect arrived at a banquet attended by Heaven Dou Empire nobles and influential factions, drawing attention with its powerful leadership. As Dugu Yao judged the empire’s ruling class and reflected on Spirit Hall’s failed attempt to unify the continent, the banquet continued ahead of the remaining guests’ arrival.

• Dugu Bo, Ye Lingyu, Dugu Xin, Lin Wanqiu, Ye Qingxian, Yang Wudi, Niu Gao, Bai He, Dugu Yao, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling arrived at the banquet hall.
• The guests rose and applauded as the Profound Spirit Pill Sect’s leaders were announced, and several remarked on the sect’s growing strength.
• Dugu Xin criticized the corruption among the nobles, while Lin Wanqiu and Dugu Yao agreed that the empire’s powerful figures were tied to its hidden abuses.
• Dugu Yao reflected that Spirit Hall’s plan to establish a unified empire might have improved the continent, but he had no desire to challenge the existing order himself.

Dugu Yao reflected on how his arrival had changed the world while the guests awaited the banquet’s protagonists. The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan arrived, and Dugu Yan and her companions discussed their dislike of Yu Tianheng and the clan’s declining prospects.

• Dugu Yao considered how his influence had strengthened the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and affected the wider timeline.
• Yu Yuanzhen, Yu Tianheng, and several Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan elders arrived at the banquet and were welcomed by the guests.
• Yu Tianheng recognized familiar people, recalled an old grievance, and sat down without greeting them.
• Dugu Yan criticized Yu Tianheng and said she wanted to beat him, while Dugu Xin told her she could challenge the clan when they were grown.
• Ye Lingling promised to join Dugu Yan, and Dugu Bo and Ye Lingyu joked about Yu Tianheng’s lingering resentment.
• The guests continued chatting, while Lin Wanqiu and Ye Qingxian excluded Dugu Xin from their conversation.

Prince Xue Xing and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect arrived at the banquet, where nearly all the guests gathered to await its protagonist. Ning Rongrong joined Dugu Yao, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling, while the story left the banquet poised for Xue Qinghe and Xue Ye to make their entrance.

• Prince Xue Xing arrived with members of the Heaven Dou Imperial Family and took his seat near Dugu Bo.
• Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling examined the two princes, while Dugu Yao considered their future under Qian Renxue’s plans.
• Ning Fengzhi arrived with Ning Rongrong, Sword Douluo Chen Xin, and Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect elders, receiving an enthusiastic welcome.
• Ning Rongrong ran to Dugu Yao’s group, and Ning Fengzhi let her play with them until the guests had all arrived.
• Ning Rongrong invited Dugu Yao, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling to visit the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and Ye Lingling invited her to Profound Spirit City.

At Xue Qinghe’s banquet, Xue Ye and the Crown Prince received gifts from the empire’s powerful figures. The Profound Spirit Pill Sect presented Xue Qinghe with Top-grade Spirit Grass suited to his Snow Swan Martial Soul, and Dugu Xin explained its potential to enhance it.

• Xue Ye arrived at the banquet with Xue Qinghe, and the guests welcomed them with thunderous applause.
• Xue Ye delivered the opening remarks before staff brought the guests’ congratulatory gifts to the platform.
• Xue Ye asked for the Profound Spirit Pill Sect’s jade box to be opened, revealing a snow-white flower surrounded by crystalline snowflakes.
• Xue Qinghe asked Dugu Bo to identify the flower, but Dugu Xin stood and named it Top-grade Spirit Grass.
• Dugu Xin explained that the rare spirit grass suited Xue Qinghe’s Snow Swan Martial Soul and could considerably enhance it when consumed.

At Xue Qinghe’s birthday banquet, Dugu Bo’s top-grade spirit grass astonished the guests with its potential to enhance a soul master’s Martial Soul. Xue Qinghe then gave the precious grass to his second brother, leaving him and the assembled guests stunned.

• Ning Fengzhi asked Chen Xin about the grass’s effects, and Chen Xin advised him to seek one compatible with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Martial Soul.
• The guests considered asking Dugu Bo for spirit grasses, while Xue Qinghe realized the gift suited the Snow Swan Martial Soul but not his true Six-winged Angel Martial Soul.
• Xue Qinghe thanked Dugu Bo and said his own poor talent meant the grass would be more valuable to his second brother.
• Xue Qinghe carried the jade box to the Heaven Dou Imperial Family’s seats and gave the spirit grass to his second brother, saying they were brothers with no distinction between them.

Xue Qinghe gave the spirit grass from the Profound Spirit Pill Sect to her second brother, winning his loyalty and impressing the banquet guests. The chapter left Xue Qinghe’s political standing strengthened, while Ning Fengzhi considered an alliance between the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the Heaven Dou Imperial Family.

• Xue Qinghe told the Second Prince that the spirit grass suited him better and urged him to become the strongest Soul Master of the Heaven Dou Imperial Family.
• The Second Prince accepted the jade box and vowed to protect the Heaven Dou Empire, becoming Xue Qinghe’s unwavering supporter.
• Xue Ye and the guests praised the brothers’ affection, while Ning Fengzhi was pleased with Xue Qinghe’s apparent devotion to family.
• Ning Fengzhi told Chen Xin that he hoped to make the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect the Heaven Dou Empire’s guardian sect and lead it to become the world’s top sect.
• Dugu Bo and Dugu Xin praised Xue Qinghe’s choice, while Dugu Yao recognized that she had used the unsuitable spirit grass to win people over.

Xue Qinghe gave the spirit grass to the Second Prince, earning his loyalty and Xue Ye’s approval as the perfect heir. As the banquet began, Ning Rongrong joined the Profound Spirit Pill Sect’s table, where Dugu Bo spoiled her with spirit grass gifts.

• Xue Qinghe gave the Second Prince the spirit grass, and he vowed to become his brother’s strongest supporter and sword.
• Dugu Yao suspected that Qian Renxue would still kill the Second Prince despite the changed relationship between the brothers.
• Xue Ye praised Xue Qinghe and approved of him as the perfect heir before opening the banquet.
• Ning Rongrong left Ning Fengzhi’s table to visit Dugu Yao and the others, while Chen Xin complained that she was growing too close to them.
• Dugu Bo happily gave Ning Rongrong several spirit grasses after she called him Grandpa Poison.

At a banquet hosted by the Profound Spirit Pill Sect, Ning Rongrong shared spirit herbs with Dugu Yao, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling while the guests celebrated their growing alliances. As the feast ended, Xue Ye announced that he had an important matter concerning Xue Qinghe, leaving the guests curious about what he would reveal.

• Ning Rongrong thanked Dugu Bo for four spirit herbs and gave three to Dugu Yao, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling.
• Dugu Yao praised Ning Rongrong for sharing, while the Profound Spirit Pill Sect's leaders welcomed her growing bond with the group.
• Yang Wudi complained about Spirit Hall, the Clear Sky Sect, and Titan as Niu Gao reassured him that Titan would regret rejecting the Profound Spirit Pill Sect.
• Ning Fengzhi anticipated that Xue Qinghe would take him as his master and planned to support him beyond a nominal alliance.
• Xue Ye announced that he had an important matter concerning his son Xue Qinghe, surprising and intriguing most of the guests.

Xue Qinghe became Ning Fengzhi’s disciple, and Xue Ye named Ning Fengzhi Imperial Tutor, binding the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to the Heaven Dou Empire. Dugu Bo and his companions discussed the alliance’s impact and decided the Profound Spirit Pill Sect should avoid getting caught up in future conflicts.

• Xue Qinghe announced that he would take Ning Fengzhi as his teacher, shocking the banquet guests.
• Xue Ye declared Ning Fengzhi the Heaven Dou Empire’s Imperial Tutor and confirmed the alliance between the imperial family and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• The guests applauded as they considered how the alliance could strengthen the Heaven Dou Empire against the Star Luo Empire and Spirit Hall.
• Dugu Bo said the alliance could reshape the soul master world, and Dugu Xin noted that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would be expected to fight for the empire.
• Ye Lingyu urged the Profound Spirit Pill Sect to stay out of major conflicts and benefit from events where possible.

Yu Yuanzhen worried that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan was declining while the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and Profound Spirit Pill Sect grew stronger. Yu Tianheng vowed to restore his clan and surpass both rivals, but Yu Yuanzhen doubted he understood how difficult that would be.

• Yu Yuanzhen realized the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect planned to use its partnership with the Heaven Dou Imperial Family to become the Number One Sect in the World.
• Yu Yuanzhen compared his clan’s lack of capable successors with the Profound Spirit Pill Sect’s promising next generation and regretted his past conflict with Dugu Bo.
• Yu Yuanzhen told Yu Tianheng that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan had changed little while the other sects had risen dramatically.
• Yu Tianheng vowed to lead his clan to rise again and crush the Profound Spirit Pill Sect and surpass the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Yu Yuanzhen doubted Yu Tianheng could overcome the two powerful sects and thought his grandson would eventually understand the challenge.

Xue Qinghe completed his apprenticeship ceremony under Ning Fengzhi and used the banquet to strengthen ties with the major sects and the Heaven Dou Imperial Family. After the celebrations ended, Dugu Yao went with Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling to watch spirit duels, where he won money while they lost.

• Xue Qinghe offered Ning Fengzhi tea in a formal apprenticeship ceremony, and Ning Fengzhi gave him the Six-Star Sword as his apprenticeship gift.
• Xue Qinghe visited the Profound Spirit Pill Sect and reassured Dugu Yao that their friendship would remain unchanged despite his status as Crown Prince.
• Dugu Yao thought that Xue Qinghe's soul-bone disguise concealed his replacement so completely that even Xue Ye could not see through it.
• Ning Rongrong joined Dugu Yao and the others, while Ning Fengzhi considered how his alliance with the Heaven Dou Imperial Family might affect the soul master world's balance and Spirit Hall's response.
• After the banquet ended, the guests departed, and Dugu Bo's top-grade spirit grass was recognized as the most valuable congratulatory gift.
• Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling took Dugu Yao to watch spirit duels and bet on the matches; Dugu Yao won while the two girls repeatedly lost.

Dugu Yao reflected on the shifting balance of power and cultivated as he neared Soul Power Level 68, while Dugu Bo and Ye Lingyu discussed the future of their sect. Dugu Bo revealed that he expected to advance from Level 95 to Level 96, leaving Ye Lingyu hopeful that he would eventually become a Titled Douluo.

• Dugu Yan, Dugu Yao, and Ye Lingling returned to the hotel and found Dugu Bo and Ye Lingyu drinking together.
• Dugu Yao considered the Clear Sky Sect's fall, Xue Qinghe's death, and the alliance between Heaven Dou and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect before cultivating near Soul Power Level 68.
• Dugu Yao released Xiangliu to play, then let it sleep on his head after it had eaten top-grade spirit grass.
• Dugu Bo and Ye Lingyu discussed the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's growing influence and the Profound Spirit Pill Sect's potential to surpass it and Spirit Hall.
• Dugu Bo said his Soul Power Level 95 was nearing a natural advance, and Ye Lingyu congratulated him on the prospect of reaching Level 96.