Arc 5Return from the Ice and Fire Well

Ye Lin and Yu Xiaogang survived Dugu Bo’s test, treated his poison, and returned to Shrek Academy with powerful gains and immortal herbs for the students. The students gained new strength, while Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu each openly pursued Ye Lin.

  • Dugu Bo’s attack destroyed Ye Lin’s clone, but Yu Yuanzhen arrived and Ye Lin revealed he was safe, prompting Dugu Bo to agree to Yu Xiaogang’s treatment in exchange for five favors.
  • Yu Xiaogang brought the group to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, where Ye Lin absorbed the opposing ice and fire herbs and his dragon bloodline transformed his body and Spirit Bones.
  • Yu Xiaogang made an antidote from Ye Lin’s rapidly healing blood, and Dugu Bo drank it before Ye Lin swallowed Dugu Bo’s Inner Core as a precaution.
  • Ye Lin reached level forty after consuming the spring’s dew, then absorbed a Titan Giant Ape’s spirit ring and rose to level forty-two.
  • Tang San visited Dugu Bo, offered to cure his poison, and asked for help obtaining Xiao Wu’s sacrifice, but Dugu Bo rejected him and sent him away.
  • Yu Xiaogang treated Dugu Yan with an herb, while Ye Lin spent six months cultivating and training until he reached level forty-six and mastered Spiritual Energy Basin Creation.
  • Dugu Bo completed his detoxification, reached level ninety-two, and evolved his Martial Soul before Ye Lin and Yu Xiaogang returned to Shrek Academy, where their friends welcomed them.
  • Ye Lin distributed immortal herbs to the students, and Oscar, Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu gained strength while Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing declared they would pursue him and Xiao Wu asked him never to leave.
Chapters 101–125 Vol. 2 Read

Ch. 101Radiant Sacred Dragon vs. Dugu Bo

Yu Xiaogang, Liu Erlong, and Flender combined their power to summon the Radiant Sacred Dragon and battle Dugu Bo’s Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor. Dugu Bo turned the fight against them by targeting Ye Lin, and his soul skill crushed Ye Lin to pieces.

  • Yu Xiaogang, Liu Erlong, and Flender formed the Radiant Sacred Dragon, whose might forced Dugu Bo to summon his Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor.
  • The Radiant Sacred Dragon and Dugu Bo’s serpent fought evenly, while the dragon shielded Yu Xiaogang, Liu Erlong, and Flender from poisonous breath with Body-Protecting Golden Light.
  • Dugu Bo realized the three companions were protected and decided to attack Ye Lin instead.
  • Yu Xiaogang warned Ye Lin to run, and Ye Lin tried to escape as the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor attacked the dragon.
  • Dugu Bo’s Crimson-Forged Iron Python Strangulation erupted from the ground and crushed Ye Lin into fragments.

Ch. 102How Was It Another Clone Again?!

Ye Lin used a clone to deceive Dugu Bo and escape, but discovered that Dugu Bo had seen through the trick and was still holding him in danger. As Yu Xiaogang and the others fought desperately, Ye Lin was caught by an unseen pursuer, leaving Yu Xiaogang to gamble everything on a final assault.

  • Ye Lin's clone appeared to die, but Yu Xiaogang realized it had been another of Ye Lin's clones and mocked Dugu Bo for being fooled.
  • Dugu Bo revealed that he had recognized the clone and had played along, convincing Yu Xiaogang that Ye Lin was still in danger.
  • Ye Lin emerged from hiding near Dugu Bo's cave and realized his escape plan had endangered Yu Xiaogang, Liu Erlong, and Flender.
  • Ye Lin decided to use his Immortal Herb Redemption Code to save his teacher, but an unseen person approached from behind and stopped him.
  • Yu Xiaogang attacked the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor with the Radiant Sacred Dragon, trading defense for a desperate barrage of strikes.

Ch. 103Yu Yuanzhen Appeared

Yu Xiaogang, Liu Erlong, and Flender risked their lives fighting Dugu Bo to rescue Ye Lin until Yu Yuanzhen intervened and stopped their ultimate attack. Ye Lin reunited with his teacher and explained that Yu Yuanzhen had appeared behind him, leaving the reason for the elder’s arrival for him to explain.

  • Dugu Bo struggled to evade the Golden Iron Triangle’s attacks as Yu Xiaogang, Liu Erlong, and Flender declared they would rather die than let Ye Lin be killed.
  • Yu Xiaogang unleashed the Radiant Sacred Dragon’s ultimate art, Sacred Dragon True Form, forcing Dugu Bo to call for the “Old Dragon” to intervene.
  • Yu Yuanzhen arrived in a bolt of lightning and neutralized the Radiant Sacred Dragon’s attack with a precisely measured punch.
  • The Golden Iron Triangle ended its Martial Soul Fusion Skill, and Dugu Bo dismissed his Martial Soul Avatar as Yu Xiaogang demanded to know where Ye Lin was.
  • Ye Lin came out of the darkness and reassured Yu Xiaogang that he was safe and in his real body.
  • Ye Lin explained that his clone had led Dugu Bo to the others and said Yu Yuanzhen had appeared behind him, asking his grandfather to explain what had happened.

Ch. 104Why Did Teacher Use the Immortal Herb Redemption Code?

Yu Yuanzhen explained how he had followed Dugu Bo to the Sunset Forest and tested Ye Lin, while Yu Xiaogang revealed that he knew the details of Dugu Bo’s poison. Ye Lin wondered how his teacher knew what he had planned to trade using the Immortal Herb Redemption Code, and Yu Xiaogang left Dugu Bo to justify why he deserved help.

  • Yu Yuanzhen told Yu Xiaogang that he had taken the hidden-weapon blueprints to Lou Gao and Tai Tan, then followed Dugu Bo to his cave to test Ye Lin.
  • Yu Yuanzhen praised Ye Lin’s resourcefulness and courage, while Ye Lin modestly said his tricks were nothing before a Titled Douluo.
  • Dugu Bo asked Ye Lin whether he could cure his poison, and Ye Lin said he knew a little but credited Yu Xiaogang with teaching him.
  • Yu Xiaogang described Dugu Bo’s symptoms and declared that he could cure the poison, leaving Dugu Bo stunned and Ye Lin wondering how his teacher knew so much.
  • Yu Xiaogang asked Dugu Bo why he should help after Dugu Bo had targeted Shrek Academy and abducted Ye Lin.

Ch. 105Three things? No, five!

Yu Xiaogang forced Dugu Bo to agree to five favors in exchange for attempting to cure his poison, then followed him and the others to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. There, Yu Xiaogang recognized the medicinal herbs Tang San had described and stopped before a patch of red-and-blue plants.

  • Dugu Bo admitted fault for driving Yu Xiaogang away and abducting Ye Lin, then offered three favors if Yu Xiaogang cured his poison.
  • Yu Xiaogang demanded five favors to settle the two incidents, and Dugu Bo agreed.
  • Dugu Bo led Yu Xiaogang, Yu Yuanzhen, Liu Erlong, Flender, and Ye Lin through the forest to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
  • The valley's toxins affected Yu Xiaogang, Liu Erlong, and Flender, while Yu Yuanzhen's Soul Power shielded him and Ye Lin's spider legs filtered the poison.
  • Yu Xiaogang gave antidote pills to himself, Liu Erlong, Flender, and Ye Lin, then recognized Tang San's described herbs and stopped before a patch of red-and-blue plants.

Ch. 106Dugu Bo: You're insulting my integrity!

Yu Xiaogang found dragon-blooded grass at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and explained ways to treat Dugu Bo’s poison. Dugu Bo agreed to Yu Xiaogang’s Spirit Bone method, then reluctantly left so Yu Xiaogang could prepare the medicine in private.

  • Yu Xiaogang recognized the two-colored grass as an immortal herb containing a pure dragon bloodline, and Dugu Bo offered to let him take it.
  • Yu Xiaogang identified the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot as a way to remove Dugu Bo’s poison, but warned they would also destroy his poison cultivation.
  • Yu Xiaogang proposed gradually transferring Dugu Bo’s poison into a Spirit Bone with medicinal help, preserving his cultivation while reducing his pain.
  • Dugu Bo agreed to the treatment and offered Yu Xiaogang the medicinal plants in the valley.
  • Yu Xiaogang told Dugu Bo not to watch and to leave; Dugu Bo protested that the request insulted his integrity but went anyway.

Ch. 107If love endures, what need is there for days and nights together?

Yu Xiaogang sent Liu Erlong, Flender, and Yu Yuanzhen away after they helped secure the valley, then explained the dragon soul grass to Ye Lin. He told Ye Lin to absorb two rare herbs in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, but Ye Lin urged Yu Xiaogang to take them instead.

  • Yu Xiaogang asked Liu Erlong and Flender to return to the academy, and Liu Erlong entrusted Ye Lin with caring for him before leaving with Flender.
  • Yu Xiaogang thanked Yu Yuanzhen, who promised that Tai Tan would follow his instructions, and Yu Yuanzhen departed after giving Ye Lin a farewell.
  • Dugu Bo left after warning Yu Xiaogang to have his medicine ready by the next day.
  • Ye Lin sensed dragon aura in the two-colored grass, and Yu Xiaogang identified it as dragon soul grass and prioritized preparing Dugu Bo's antidote.
  • Yu Xiaogang told Ye Lin to combine the octagonal mysterious ice grass and infernal delicate apricot, swallow them, and absorb them in the spring; Ye Lin asked Yu Xiaogang to take the herbs instead.

Ch. 108Afraid of danger? Teacher, that excuse is a little shallow

Ye Lin harvested the two extreme herbs and swallowed them before plunging into the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to absorb their power. Yu Xiaogang watched over him, then prepared Dugu Bo’s supporting medicine and gathered more herbs while Ye Lin remained submerged.

  • Ye Lin teased Yu Xiaogang for pretending to fear danger, then followed his instructions to cut the octagonal mysterious ice grass with metal and the infernal delicate apricot with jade.
  • Ye Lin pressed the two herbs together until their opposing forces stabilized, then swallowed them, stripped off his clothes, and entered the spring.
  • Ye Lin endured the spring’s freezing and burning pain while circulating the Mysterious Heaven Skill, sensing warmth spread from his Right Arm Soul Bone through his other Spirit Bones.
  • Yu Xiaogang watched the still spring for a quarter of an hour, then trusted Ye Lin was safe and prepared the rest of Dugu Bo’s supporting medicine.
  • Yu Xiaogang pulled up and stacked dragon soul grass, intending to save the herbs for future disciples.

Ch. 109Did Tang San Steal the Detoxification Method from Grandmaster?

Liu Erlong and Flender returned to Blue Tyrant Academy without Grandmaster or Ye Lin, and they told the worried students that the two had gone away to train. Tang San believed they had died at Dugu Bo’s hands, while the others suspected Grandmaster was helping cure Dugu Bo’s poison; Tang San then began planning to make Xiao Wu sacrifice herself for him.

  • Liu Erlong and Flender returned to the academy before dawn, and Tang San concluded from their return that Grandmaster and Ye Lin had been killed by Dugu Bo.
  • Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Dai Mubai asked where Grandmaster and Ye Lin were, while Flender said they had gone away to train.
  • Tang San inwardly believed the others had died because no one knew how to cure Dugu Bo’s poison, and Oscar and Ma Hongjun suspected Grandmaster was treating him while Tang San took credit for the method.
  • Oscar, Ma Hongjun, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing accepted the explanation that Grandmaster and Ye Lin were training, and Flender sent everyone away to rest.
  • Tang San left with the others and decided to plan how to make Xiao Wu sacrifice herself, intending to rely on Dugu Bo.

Ch. 110An Ancient Dragon King Lay Buried Beneath the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well

Tang San planned to gain strength quickly so Xiao Wu could sacrifice herself safely, while Ye Lin emerged from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well with increased soul power and a powerful true dragon bloodline. Yu Xiaogang suspected an Ancient Dragon King was buried beneath the pool and asked Ye Lin for blood to catalyze an antidote.

  • Tang San resolved to use the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well’s immortal herbs, recruit Dugu Bo, and prepare Xiao Wu to sacrifice herself after gaining strength.
  • Yu Xiaogang watched Ye Lin emerge from the pool, and Ye Lin reported that his soul power had risen to rank thirty-nine.
  • Yu Xiaogang probed Ye Lin and sensed an exceptionally powerful true dragon bloodline that had transformed his Spirit Bones and body.
  • Yu Xiaogang concluded that an Ancient Dragon King might be buried beneath the pool and told Ye Lin to keep the discovery secret.
  • Yu Xiaogang gave Ye Lin a jade vial and asked him to cut his palm so his herb-infused blood could catalyze an antidote.

Ch. 111Dark Gold Dragon Claw

Ye Lin used his newly sharpened Dark Gold Dragon Claw to draw four-colored blood, which Yu Xiaogang collected to make an antidote for Dugu Bo. After secretly watching their efforts, Dugu Bo returned that evening and made Ye Lin swallow his inner core as insurance before taking the antidote.

  • Ye Lin found that his bare palm resisted a dagger, but his Dark Gold Dreadclaw had evolved into the sharper Dark Gold Dragon Claw and cut him.
  • Ye Lin repeatedly opened his palm with the Dragon Claw while Yu Xiaogang collected his rapidly healing, four-colored blood and explained its origins and dragon-blood properties.
  • Dugu Bo secretly watched Ye Lin endure the repeated cuts and reconsidered their efforts to cure him.
  • That evening, Yu Xiaogang gave Dugu Bo a bottle of antidote, and Dugu Bo demanded that Ye Lin swallow his inner core as a precaution.
  • Ye Lin swallowed Dugu Bo's inner core, and Dugu Bo challenged Yu Xiaogang to decide whether he still wanted him to take the antidote.

Ch. 112I'll Help You Obtain Your Fourth Spirit Ring

Yu Xiaogang’s antidote shifted Dugu Bo’s toxins and loosened his cultivation bottleneck, while Ye Lin and Yu Xiaogang gained strength from rare herbs. After Ye Lin reached level forty, Dugu Bo offered to help him obtain a fourth spirit ring.

  • Dugu Bo drank Yu Xiaogang’s antidote, found that it moved the toxins away from his meridians, and felt his level-ninety-one bottleneck loosen.
  • Yu Xiaogang told Ye Lin to consume the dew from the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew, then used Luo Sanpao to absorb Dragon Soul Grass for himself.
  • Ye Lin awakened with his Purple Demon Eyes at the third realm and his cultivation at level forty, while Yu Xiaogang reached level fifty-two and Luo Sanpao grew larger.
  • Yu Xiaogang advised Ye Lin to wait until they returned to Shrek Academy to obtain his fourth spirit ring.
  • Dugu Bo appeared at the valley entrance and offered to help Ye Lin find a suitable spirit ring.

Ch. 113You Brat, You're Nothing but Schemes

Dugu Bo helped Yu Xiaogang and Ye Lin search for a Titan Giant Ape to provide Ye Lin with his fourth spirit ring, believing it was only about five thousand years old. At the marsh, Yu Xiaogang identified it as at least fifteen thousand years old, and Dugu Bo kicked Ye Lin after the brat teased him about pretending to know its age.

  • Dugu Bo offered to help Ye Lin hunt a Titan Giant Ape as one of the five requests he owed Yu Xiaogang.
  • Yu Xiaogang explained that Ye Lin needed a powerful fourth spirit ring and agreed that hunting the Titan Giant Ape would count as one request.
  • Dugu Bo found the creature's tracks in the northern marshland and led Yu Xiaogang and Ye Lin there.
  • Yu Xiaogang recognized that the Titan Giant Ape was at least fifteen thousand years old, not five thousand as Dugu Bo had claimed.
  • Ye Lin reminded Dugu Bo that he had peeked at the medicine preparation, and Dugu Bo kicked him and accused him of being full of schemes.

Ch. 114A Ten-Thousand-Year Titan Giant Ape as the Fourth Ring

Dugu Bo subdued the Titan Giant Ape, allowing Ye Lin to absorb its spirit ring at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. Ye Lin reached rank forty-two but struggled to control his increased strength, and Yu Xiaogang’s first training exercise ended with a broken basin.

  • Yu Xiaogang told Dugu Bo to subdue the Titan Giant Ape, and Dugu Bo defeated it after its resistance broke through his poison and soul skills.
  • Yu Xiaogang had Dugu Bo bring the dying Titan Giant Ape to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well for Ye Lin to absorb.
  • Ye Lin absorbed the Titan Giant Ape’s black spirit ring in the spring, raising his soul power from rank forty to rank forty-two.
  • Ye Lin’s increased strength cracked rocks beneath his feet, and Yu Xiaogang gave him dough to knead as a control exercise.
  • Ye Lin broke the earthenware basin as soon as he touched the dough.

Ch. 115Tang San Came to Use His Immortal Herb Redemption Code

Ye Lin practiced controlling his strength with a heavy iron bowl while Dugu Bo took Yu Xiaogang’s antidote and felt his poison symptoms ease. Tang San arrived to bargain with Dugu Bo, claiming he could cure his poison, while Dugu Bo heard Tang San’s unspoken thoughts about collecting the immortal herbs.

  • Yu Xiaogang told Dugu Bo to get Ye Lin a sturdier bowl, and Dugu Bo brought back one forged from meteoric iron by Tai Tan.
  • Dugu Bo drank Yu Xiaogang’s antidote, felt his pain lessen, and sensed another crack in the barrier within his dantian.
  • Tang San called out from beyond the Poison Formation, and Dugu Bo went to meet him while Yu Xiaogang realized Tang San had come for the immortal herbs.
  • Dugu Bo heard Tang San’s inner thoughts about his previous life and his plan to take the immortal herbs, though Tang San had not spoken them aloud.
  • Tang San described Dugu Bo’s worsening symptoms and claimed he could cure his poison.

Ch. 116Snake Spirit, I Want You to Help Me Cultivate

Tang San tried to bargain with Dugu Bo by offering to cure his poison, but Dugu Bo heard his thoughts and learned that Tang San claimed to know a previous life. The chapter ended with Tang San asking Dugu Bo to help him make Xiao Wu sacrifice herself as a hundred-thousand-year soul beast.

  • Tang San recited Dugu Bo’s symptoms, startling him with details Grandmaster had once described.
  • Dugu Bo heard Tang San’s thoughts and learned that Tang San claimed to remember a previous life and expected Dugu Bo to protect him later.
  • Tang San offered to cure Dugu Bo’s poison and asked him for help obtaining a Soul Ring, the Wishful Hundred Treasure Pouch, and herbs from his garden.
  • Tang San revealed that Xiao Wu was a hundred-thousand-year soul beast in human form and asked Dugu Bo to help him trap her into sacrificing herself.

Ch. 117You're Lusting After Her Spirit Ring and Spirit Bone, You Despicable Wretch!

Tang San tried to recruit Dugu Bo to help him trick Xiao Wu into sacrificing herself, but Dugu Bo rejected him and drove him away. Tang San left the Poison Formation injured and vowing revenge, unaware that Tang Hao had watched from the trees.

  • Tang San told Dugu Bo he wanted Xiao Wu to sacrifice herself and claimed it would prove their love.
  • Dugu Bo accused Tang San of coveting Xiao Wu’s Spirit Bone and Spirit Ring, then struck him and ordered him to leave.
  • Dugu Bo spared Tang San for Ye Lin and Grandmaster’s sake and disappeared into the Poison Formation.
  • Tang San limped away, cursing Dugu Bo and reconsidering how to make Xiao Wu sacrifice herself.
  • Tang Hao watched Tang San leave from the branches of a nearby tree.

Ch. 118Tang Hao's Thoughts

Tang Hao followed Tang San through Sunset Forest and decided to keep protecting him from the shadows, while Dugu Bo brought Dugu Yan to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well for Yu Xiaogang to help her. Dugu Yan recognized Ye Lin and attacked him, but he caught her wrist and stopped her from falling before letting her go.

  • Tang Hao watched Tang San travel through Sunset Forest, dealt silently with two ten-thousand-year soul beasts, and decided to remain hidden until Tang San asked for help.
  • Dugu Bo returned to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and told Yu Xiaogang that the noise outside had come from a soul beast.
  • Yu Xiaogang offered to help Dugu Yan improve her constitution and remove her toxins, persuading Dugu Bo to bring her to the valley.
  • Dugu Bo arrived at the valley the next morning with Dugu Yan, who complained about being there until she spotted Ye Lin and recognized him.
  • Dugu Yan charged at Ye Lin and punched him, but he caught her wrist, dodged her kick, and swept her planted leg.
  • Ye Lin caught Dugu Yan as she pitched forward, then released her and covered his eyes.

Ch. 119He was playing dumb!

Dugu Yan attacked Ye Lin but could not hurt him, then accepted his apology and ate a nine-grade purple ganoderma to cultivate. Dugu Bo left her in Ye Lin and Yu Xiaogang’s care, and Ye Lin entered the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to continue his cultivation.

  • Dugu Yan charged Ye Lin and punched and kicked him, but he stood unmoved and teased her until she began to cry.
  • Dugu Yan sought comfort from Dugu Bo, while he and Ye Lin shared a brief, concealed laugh.
  • Ye Lin offered Dugu Yan a nine-grade purple ganoderma and a handkerchief as an apology, and she accepted both after he asked her to.
  • Dugu Yan ate the bitter herb and began circulating her Soul Power beside the spring.
  • Dugu Bo left Dugu Yan in Ye Lin and Yu Xiaogang’s care and flew away from the valley.
  • Ye Lin undressed beside the spring and jumped into the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to cultivate.

Ch. 120Cover Your Eyes Properly!

Dugu Yan reached level forty and accidentally saw Ye Lin emerge naked from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, leading to an embarrassed argument. Six months later, Ye Lin had advanced his cultivation and basin-making technique, while Dugu Bo finished his antidote and reached level ninety-two with an evolved Martial Soul.

  • Dugu Yan noticed her soul power had reached level forty and saw grime covering her skin after cultivation.
  • Ye Lin emerged naked from the spring, and Dugu Yan angrily accused him of being a pervert before taking water to wash behind a thicket.
  • Ye Lin spent the next six months alternating between kneading dough and soaking in the spring, eventually mastering Spiritual Energy Basin Creation and reaching level forty-six.
  • Ye Lin absorbed more of the true dragon bloodline in his Right Arm Soul Bone, strengthening his other Spirit Bones as well.
  • Dugu Bo drank his final dose of antidote and reported that his detoxification had ended, his soul power had reached level ninety-two, and his Martial Soul had evolved into the Jade Phosphorous Flood Dragon Emperor.
  • Yu Xiaogang encouraged Dugu Bo to keep eating dragon soul grass, which Luo Sanpao had grown large enough to eat.

Ch. 121Was Disaster About to Strike the Academy?

Ye Lin and Yu Xiaogang left the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well after Dugu Bo reclaimed his Inner Core, and Dugu Yan asked whether she could visit Ye Lin at Shrek Academy. They returned to the academy, where Yu Xiaogang reunited with Liu Erlong and Ye Lin was welcomed by Xiao Wu.

  • Dugu Bo reclaimed his Inner Core from Ye Lin, and its time inside Ye Lin had strengthened the true dragon bloodline in both of them.
  • Dugu Yan asked Ye Lin if she could visit him at Shrek Academy, and he agreed.
  • Ye Lin and Yu Xiaogang departed the valley on Luo Sanpao, while Dugu Bo welcomed them to return.
  • Luo Sanpao landed in Shrek Academy's courtyard, startling the students before they realized the dragon was not attacking.
  • Liu Erlong embraced Yu Xiaogang, and Xiao Wu used Teleportation to rush to Ye Lin and hug him.

Ch. 122My Fiancée Is About to Have a Boyfriend

Ye Lin and Yu Xiaogang returned to the academy after half a year, surprising Tang San with how much Yu Xiaogang had changed. The group welcomed Ye Lin at dinner, where Yu Xiaogang announced that Ye Lin had brought medicinal herbs for everyone.

  • Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing welcomed Ye Lin, while Tang San privately struggled to understand Yu Xiaogang’s powerful dragon and five-ring cultivation.
  • Flender welcomed Yu Xiaogang and Ye Lin back, then asked Yu Xiaogang not to fly Luo Sanpao over the academy and scare the new recruits.
  • Ye Lin walked into the academy surrounded by Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing, while Dai Mubai worried that his fiancée was about to get a boyfriend.
  • Flender hosted a dinner for the returning pair, and Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong sat together while the others ate and talked.
  • Yu Xiaogang told everyone that Ye Lin had brought medicinal herbs to help them overcome bottlenecks and improve their Soul Power and talent.
  • Ye Lin recalled that Yu Xiaogang had explained each herb to him during their journey and said he should have given them himself; Yu Xiaogang replied that Ye Lin could earn their gratitude.

Ch. 123There Was a Second Lovesick Heartbreak Red!

Ye Lin distributed immortal herbs to the academy students at Liu Erlong’s secluded cabin, where Oscar, Ma Hongjun, Dai Mubai, and Ning Rongrong began refining theirs. Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu each plucked a Lovesick Heartbreak Red, leaving Tang San stunned by how much had changed in this life.

  • Liu Erlong led Ye Lin and the others to her cabin in the woods so they could absorb their immortal herbs undisturbed.
  • Ye Lin gave the Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid to Oscar, the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower to Ma Hongjun, the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum to Dai Mubai, and the Aromatic Silk Beauty to Ning Rongrong, and they began refining them.
  • Ye Lin explained how to pluck the Lovesick Heartbreak Red, and Zhu Zhuqing used her heart’s blood to claim the first flower before beginning to refine it.
  • Tang San wondered whether Zhu Zhuqing had been thinking of Ye Lin and fretted that Xiao Wu would no longer sacrifice herself for him.
  • Ye Lin revealed a second Lovesick Heartbreak Red for Xiao Wu, who plucked it with her heart’s blood and began refining it.
  • Tang San was surprised there had been a second flower in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, then decided Xiao Wu could still sacrifice herself to him.

Ch. 124Everyone else gets immortal herbs, but I get a weed?

Ye Lin gave Tang San Dragon Soul Grass, which Tang San recognized from his previous life as common grass from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, though it helped him break through to level thirty. Tang Hao watched from outside and mistakenly believed Tang San had secretly planned the breakthrough.

  • Ye Lin gave Tang San Dragon Soul Grass and claimed it could grant Blue Silver Grass a true dragon bloodline.
  • Tang San hid his anger, accepted the grass, and swallowed it while wondering whether it might have unusual effects.
  • Ye Lin recalled that Yu Xiaogang had told him to give Tang San the lesser herb because Tang San's heart was crooked.
  • Tang San absorbed the Dragon Soul Grass and broke through to level thirty as the others stood guard.
  • Tang San saw faint golden markings on his thicker Blue Silver Grass and thanked Ye Lin, while Tang Hao watched and praised Tang San's supposed secret plan.

Ch. 125Three kisses

After their cultivation, Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing thanked Ye Lin for transforming their martial souls and declared they would pursue him, while Xiao Wu reaffirmed her love and secured his promise not to leave her. The three women left the cottage together, letting the others continue cultivating.

  • Oscar woke first, discovered his soul power had risen five levels to level thirty-eight, and celebrated outside after Flender threw him out of the room.
  • Ning Rongrong found that her soul power had reached level thirty-seven and her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda had evolved to nine stories, then kissed Ye Lin and said she would pursue him.
  • Zhu Zhuqing thanked Ye Lin for raising her soul power nine levels, kissed his cheek, and declared that she would break free of her family’s restrictions and pursue him.
  • Xiao Wu hugged and kissed Ye Lin, told him she would die if he left her behind, and received his promise that he would never leave.
  • Xiao Wu led Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing out of the cottage so they would not disturb the others’ cultivation.
Arc 5 of 7
Arc 5 of 7