Chapter Summaries

Dugu Bo took Tang San and Yuan Yu through Sunset Forest toward his Medicine Garden, where they fought off poisonous creatures and faced a deadly poison formation. The chapter ended with Dugu Bo leading them into the green mist beyond the mountain wall.

• Xiao Wu insisted on going with Tang San, but he and Yuan Yu persuaded her to stay at Shrek Academy.
• Dugu Bo led Tang San and Yuan Yu through Sunset Forest, where they avoided traps and fought venomous snakes and a poisonous spider.
• Tang San studied the poisonous creatures and their properties as Dugu Bo watched without explaining them.
• Dugu Bo showed Tang San and Yuan Yu the poison formation guarding his Medicine Garden and warned them they could still turn back.
• Tang San and Yuan Yu prepared to enter, and Dugu Bo walked into the green mist and told them to follow.

Tang San and Yuan Yu crossed Dugu Bo’s poisonous formation by identifying its hazards and fighting the venomous creatures within it. Dugu Bo then opened the path to his Medicine Garden, where the two prepared to enter despite his warning not to touch anything.

• Tang San analyzed the poison formation, and Yuan Yu helped him defeat a giant snake that attacked from beneath the leaves.
• Tang San and Yuan Yu entered the fog with protective pills, used Yuan Yu’s Rosy Cloud Pattern to detect hidden dangers, and defeated three venomous scorpions.
• The pair fought a swarm of snakes and a larger mass of coiled snakes, with Tang San identifying the poisoned creature that held the mass together and Yuan Yu striking it down.
• Tang San suggested changing the formation’s creature placements, and Dugu Bo cleared the fog to reveal a passage into his Medicine Garden.
• Dugu Bo warned the two not to touch anything as he led them toward the garden, where heat and cold met and Yuan Yu’s Rosy Cloud Pattern glowed brighter.

Tang San and Yuan Yu entered Dugu Bo’s Medicine Garden and discovered the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, where Yuan Yu’s blade revealed a new inheritance trial. Tang San swallowed two dangerous herbs and plunged into the spring, while roars from the Valley signaled approaching trouble.

• Tang San recognized the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and explained that its opposing energies accelerated the growth of medicinal herbs.
• Yuan Yu’s Sun Wheel Blade announced the Rosy Cloud Pattern inheritance trial, which required him to discern the garden’s spirit ownership without damaging roots or taking what belonged to others.
• Tang San identified the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot as herbs that could be taken together with the spring’s help, and Dugu Bo warned him of the danger.
• Tang San carefully harvested and swallowed both herbs before leaping into the spring, while Yuan Yu stopped Dugu Bo from intervening.
• The Sun Wheel Blade glowed as cold and heat surged through the Valley, and Dugu Bo and Yuan Yu heard roars from deep within.

Tang San endured the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and emerged with improved resistance to heat, cold, and poison, while Yuan Yu defended the spring from two spirit beasts. Tang San then demanded the right to harvest herbs from Dugu Bo, leaving their negotiations tense.

• Tang San entered the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, and Yuan Yu convinced Dugu Bo not to interfere while he endured its opposing forces.
• A Red Centipede and an Ice-Blue Toad attacked the spring, and Yuan Yu fought them off as Dugu Bo watched over Tang San.
• The Ice-Blue Toad broke free and attacked Tang San, but Yuan Yu redirected its venom and Dugu Bo restrained it again.
• Tang San emerged from the spring and blocked Dugu Bo's poison with his improved resistance, though he said he had not fully refined his body.
• Tang San asked Dugu Bo for the right to harvest herbs, and Dugu Bo reacted coldly as Yuan Yu stood ready beside him.

Tang San negotiated with Dugu Bo for access to the Medicine Garden by diagnosing the poison affecting him and Dugu Yan, while Yuan Yu protected Tang San during Dugu Bo’s tests. Dugu Bo granted them seven days to prepare medicine and gather herbs, beginning their stay in the garden.

• Tang San described Dugu Bo’s poisoning and warned that Dugu Yan could suffer the same backlash, then demonstrated how the venom reacted to medicinal powders.
• Dugu Bo tested Tang San with poison, and Tang San dodged the attack and used Hidden Weapons to break through the poisonous mist.
• Yuan Yu intercepted Dugu Bo’s strikes and deflected a poison needle with his Rosy Cloud Pattern technique.
• Tang San asked for time to treat Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan, and Dugu Bo gave them seven days in the Medicine Garden to prepare medicine and gather herbs.
• Dugu Bo asked Yuan Yu to show him another blade move after seven days, and Yuan Yu joked about being paid extra.

Tang San, Yuan Yu, and Dugu Bo guarded the Medicine Garden as creatures and a vine tried to steal Tang San’s herbs. Yuan Yu cultivated with the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, reached Level fifty-seven, and remained at five Spirit Rings as the night ended with the herbs safe.

• Tang San harvested herbs through the night while Yuan Yu and Dugu Bo kept watch in the Medicine Garden.
• A Frost-Scaled Centipede and three Red-Backed Poison Scorpions attacked the gathered herbs, and Yuan Yu and Tang San drove them back while Dugu Bo froze the scorpions with poison.
• A Medicine-Eating Vine struck from beneath the basket, but Yuan Yu scorched it and Tang San used medicinal powder to drive away other vines.
• The Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well sent cold and hot currents into Yuan Yu’s Sun Wheel Blade, helping him cultivate while Tang San watched over him.
• Yuan Yu’s Soul Power rose to Level fifty-seven, but he still had five Spirit Rings and could not bypass his Sixth Trial to gain another.
• Tang San sealed the herbs safely, Dugu Bo let the pair remain, and Tang San stopped Yuan Yu from drinking until morning.

Tang San prepared immortal herbs for his Shrek companions and medicine for Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan before Yuan Yu demonstrated his strength in a three-move bout. Yuan Yu won Dugu Bo’s respect and left the Medicine Garden with Tang San, promising to return.

• Tang San assigned immortal herbs to Dai, Oscar, Fatty, Zhuqing, Rongrong, and Xiao Wu, and gave Dugu Bo medicine for Dugu Yan and a prescription for himself.
• Yuan Yu explained that his Divine Trial forbade him from taking another’s opportunities or damaging the herbs, and Dugu Bo learned he had reached level fifty-seven.
• Dugu Bo challenged Yuan Yu to make him retreat half a step in three moves, while Tang San watched from the herb beds.
• Yuan Yu used his breathing forms and blade to deflect Dugu Bo’s attacks, then struck at the poisonous energy beneath his feet and made him retreat half a step.
• Dugu Bo let Tang San and Yuan Yu take the jade boxes and invited them to return, and Tang San promised to bring more medicine in seven days.

Yuan Yu and Tang San returned to Shrek with immortal herbs and guided their companions as they took the remedies suited to them. Ning Rongrong awakened a nine-tiered Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, and Ma Hongjun subdued the flames from his herb with Tang San and Yuan Yu's help, leaving Shrek strengthened.

• Xiao Wu checked Yuan Yu and Tang San for injuries, then the Shrek group gathered as Tang San explained that each immortal herb had to be taken carefully.
• Tang San gave Dai Mubai the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, Zhu Zhuqing the Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone, and Oscar the Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid, and they began taking them.
• Tang San gave Ning Rongrong the Aromatic Silk Beauty, which transformed her Martial Soul into a nine-tiered Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, while Xiao Wu kept the Lovesick Heartbreak Red without taking it.
• Ma Hongjun took the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower, and its surging flames threatened to set the room alight.
• Tang San guided the herb's medicinal power while Yuan Yu used his Flame Pattern and Water Pattern to contain Ma Hongjun's fire until it settled and improved.

The Shrek students tested their strength after taking the immortal herbs, with Yuan Yu serving as their target. Xiao Wu won the challenge by touching his clothes, and Qin Ming arrived to find that Heaven Dou Royal Academy would need to offer Shrek more to accept its invitation.

• Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and the others joined Yuan Yu for a courtyard combat test, with Tang San directing their attacks and Ning Rongrong providing support.
• Zhu Zhuqing, Dai Mubai, and Ma Hongjun pressed Yuan Yu with improved speed, strength, and flames, while he dodged them and tapped Ma Hongjun on the forehead.
• Oscar used a Recovery Sausage and Ning Rongrong's speed boost to flee from Yuan Yu, but Yuan Yu caught and tapped him with his scabbard.
• Tang San coordinated a combined assault with Blue Silver Grass, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu, while Ning Rongrong stacked her boosts.
• Xiao Wu used the opening created when Yuan Yu protected his Wine Gourd to kick the hem of his robe, winning lunch for the group.
• Qin Ming arrived during the celebration, and Flender indicated that Heaven Dou Royal Academy would need to make a better offer to recruit Shrek.

Qin Ming told Flender that Heaven Dou Royal Academy would offer Shrek resources, but warned that royal and noble influence could not be avoided. After Cheng Su's faction threatened Shrek and sent attackers to the academy, Flender and the students decided to leave for Heaven Dou with their heads held high.

• Qin Ming explained that Heaven Dou Royal Academy would accept Shrek's teachers and students as a group and provide access to its resources, though nobles could still interfere.
• Yuan Yu said Shrek could go only if it was treated with respect, and Zhao Wuji urged Flender to put the students' future before the academy's dilapidated grounds.
• An arrow delivered a threat warning that Shrek might not reach Heaven Dou, and Yuan Yu linked it to Cheng Su's faction.
• Tang San, Zhu Zhuqing, Dai Mubai, and the others defeated three Soul Ancestors who attacked the courtyard, while Yuan Yu captured an archer outside the wall.
• Flender agreed to take Shrek to Heaven Dou, and the students prepared to set out.

Shrek Academy left Suotuo City for Heaven Dou Royal Academy, but masked attackers ambushed the convoy on the road. Yuan Yu defeated their leader and found a token marked “Su,” leaving the group to suspect someone in Heaven Dou had arranged the attack.

• Flender, Qin Ming, and the Shrek students packed their belongings and set out for Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Qin Ming described the royal academy as the group traveled, while Flender and Ma Hongjun focused on its free dormitories and meals.
• Tang San noticed the roadside woods had gone quiet, and masked Soul Masters attacked the convoy with crossbow bolts and Spirit Skills.
• Dai Mubai, Tang San, Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu, Ma Hongjun, and Ning Rongrong fought back while Yuan Yu protected the carriage.
• Yuan Yu used Thunder Breathing to disable the attackers’ Soul Ancestor leader and found a copper token engraved with “Su.”
• Tang San and Qin Ming examined the token as the group spotted Heaven Dou City ahead.

Shrek Academy encountered repeated attempts to divert them from Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and Yuan Yu helped the group break through a blockade on the Official Road. After learning that a prince had ordered them kept from the mountain, Flender led Shrek onward to confront whoever controlled access to the academy.

• Zhao Wuji questioned the captured Soul Masters, and Tang San found a burned letter ordering Shrek to change routes and avoid the mountain gate.
• Flender left the attackers at a post station, and Shrek continued until Prince's Residence guards blocked the Stone Bridge.
• Qin Ming explained that Shrek had been invited, but the gray-robed official still ordered them to take another road and wait for permission.
• When a Soul Sage charged Yuan Yu, Yuan Yu, Tang San, Dai Mubai, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong worked together to halt him.
• Tang San found a second letter ordering Shrek not to enter the mountain, and a guard revealed that the prince would hear they had arrived.
• Flender told the group to proceed, and Yuan Yu declared they would see who truly controlled access to Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

Shrek's group entered Heaven Dou City after Yuan Yu stopped a noble student from the Heaven Dou Royal Academy from attacking them. Qin Ming led them toward the academy, where the group prepared to show what Shrek could do.

• Tang San told Xiao Wu to stay close to him in the crowded city, while Yuan Yu blocked nobles' stares with his Wine Gourd.
• A group of Heaven Dou Royal Academy students mocked Shrek, and their leader challenged the group at the city gate.
• Yuan Yu deflected the student's wind-feather attack and knocked him off his horse with the sheathed Sun Wheel Blade.
• Qin Ming ordered the students to report to the Discipline Office, and the guards let Shrek's carriages enter Heaven Dou City.
• Qin Ming led the group toward Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and Yuan Yu said they would make noise in its training grounds.

Qin Ming showed the Shrek group the Royal Academy’s facilities, including its lavish dining hall, before Lin Ze challenged them to a sparring match. Shrek won decisively, and an elderly man summoned them to meet the Three Education Committee Members.

• Qin Ming led the Shrek group through the Royal Academy, and Tang San, Ning Rongrong, and Yuan Yu admired its cultivation facilities.
• Ma Hongjun and Oscar marveled at the unlimited food in the dining hall, while Flender argued with Yuan Yu over whether the meal counted as wasted resources.
• Lin Ze accused the Shrek students of entering through connections and challenged them to spar at the Training Ground.
• Dai Mubai, Tang San, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, Ma Hongjun, Oscar, and Ning Rongrong defeated Lin Ze and the other Soul Elders, while teachers noticed Ning Rongrong’s nine-level pagoda.
• An elderly man arrived and told the Shrek group that the Three Education Committee Members wanted to see them.

The Three Education Committee Members tested Shrek Academy's students and were impressed by Tang San's endurance and Yuan Yu's strength. They offered Shrek resources and tournament places, while Flender hesitated and the group agreed to a formal trial the next day.

• Meng Shenji invited Shrek Academy to demonstrate its abilities, and the students reported their Soul Power levels.
• Zhi Lin tested Tang San with Soul Power pressure, but Tang San endured it without bending and impressed the committee members.
• Yuan Yu asked for a test and withstood Bai Baoshan's heavy pressure without using a Soul Skill, strengthening the elemental patterns on his blade.
• Meng Shenji offered Shrek resources, teaching positions, and tournament places if it joined Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Flender hesitated, so Meng Shenji proposed a formal trial for the next day, and Yuan Yu welcomed the chance to prove Shrek's worth.

Shrek defeated Heaven Dou Royal Academy's Elite Team in a public trial, impressing the spectators and securing the Three Education Committee Members' approval. As the team prepared to leave, Prince Xue Xing arrived with Xue Beng, bringing a new confrontation to the grounds.

• Qin Ming and Flender watched as Shrek faced Heaven Dou Royal Academy's Elite Team in a trial before students and teachers.
• Tang San coordinated the fight as Dai Mubai, Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar disrupted the opposing team's formation.
• Ning Rongrong revealed the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda and boosted Dai Mubai, Zhu Zhuqing, and Tang San, turning the fight decisively in Shrek's favor.
• Yuan Yu stopped the Soul King teacher from intervening by using his breathing techniques to deflect the teacher's staff without injuring him.
• Shrek defeated the Elite Team, and the crowd applauded as the Three Education Committee Members accepted their strength.
• Xue Beng arrived with Prince Xue Xing, whose presence made Qin Ming uneasy and caught Yuan Yu's attention.

Prince Xue Xing challenged Shrek over its alleged violations and ordered Yuan Yu to withstand a strike from a Soul Sage guard. Yuan Yu turned aside the hammer blow and countered, but before he could continue speaking, Dugu Bo arrived at the Trial Grounds.

• Prince Xue Xing accused Shrek of causing trouble and dismissed Qin Ming's explanation that the Prince's Mansion's men had attacked first.
• Yuan Yu mocked Prince Xue Xing and Xue Beng, prompting the prince to challenge him to withstand one strike from a black-clad Soul Sage guard.
• Yuan Yu used the Sun Wheel Blade's Rock and Thunder Patterns to evade the hammer's full force, then used a Flame Breathing strike to disarm the guard.
• Yuan Yu stopped his blade near the guard's chest and asked Prince Xue Xing if he could speak, while the hammer strike slightly loosened his bottleneck at level fifty-seven.
• Dugu Bo arrived at the Trial Grounds amid poisonous green mist, and Prince Xue Xing greeted him as Mr. Dugu.

Dugu Bo backed Shrek Academy against Prince Xue Xing, helping expose evidence linking the obstruction to Cheng Su’s people. Prince Xue Xing called off the confrontation, but Flender chose to leave Heaven Dou Royal Academy with the Shrek group.

• Prince Xue Xing accused Shrek Academy of injuring Prince’s Residence External Affairs personnel and demanded they answer for it.
• Yuan Yu presented a token and letter as evidence, and Dugu Bo confirmed the token was genuine but associated it with Cheng Su’s steward.
• Dugu Bo invoked Tang San’s promised prescription and made clear he would protect him from being driven away.
• Yuan Yu pointed out signs that the letter’s writer had an old wrist injury, and Prince Xue Xing said he would investigate Cheng Su.
• Flender rejected the academy’s offer to discuss matters further, and the Shrek group prepared to leave while Dugu Bo departed.

After rejecting Meng Shenji’s offer to join Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Flender led Shrek through Heaven Dou City in search of affordable lodging and another academy. They found Blue Tyrant Academy, where the students’ display of power sent a teacher running to summon the dean, Liu Erlong.

• Flender refused the Three Education Committee Members’ offer, and Qin Ming apologized for bringing Shrek to the Royal Academy.
• Shrek searched for lodging in Heaven Dou City, but Flender rejected the expensive inns and Ning Rongrong’s offer to use a Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect property.
• The group found Blue Tyrant Academy’s sign advertising teacher positions and transfer places, and Qin Ming identified its dean as Liu Erlong.
• Teacher Sun agreed to test the applicants, but Dai Mubai and the others revealed their Martial Souls and Spirit Rings, with Yuan Yu displaying five Spirit Rings.
• Teacher Sun ran inside to fetch the dean as Flender scolded Yuan Yu.

Flender brought the Shrek group to Blue Tyrant Academy, where Liu Erlong tested their students and accepted them. Yuan Yu broke through to rank fifty-eight, and Liu Erlong challenged him to test his blade in the back mountain that night.

• Liu Erlong confronted Flender at Blue Tyrant Academy and agreed to judge the Shrek teachers and students through matches.
• Shrek's students defeated Blue Tyrant Academy's senior team, with Yuan Yu stopping the captain from reaching Ning Rongrong.
• Liu Erlong accepted all the students and invited Yuan Yu to fight her in the back mountain that night.
• Yuan Yu absorbed the heat from the battle and broke through from rank fifty-seven to rank fifty-eight.
• Liu Erlong welcomed the Shrek group to Blue Tyrant Academy and told Flender he could hang the Shrek sign by her gate.