Arc 5The Jade Seal and the Grotto-Heaven

Zhou You’s Carefree Sect took possession of the genuine Imperial Heirloom Seal as the Demon Alliance hunted Lian Yi and the Seven Kings guarded the school. With the Azure Mysterious Grotto-Heaven about to open, Zhou You prepared to enter with Chu Xiaoyao, Nuomi, and the Jade Seal.

  • Zhou You and Chu Xiaoyao frightened the Soul King into conceding that Li Cunxiao was stronger than Lü Bu, while the Seven Kings and the Professor interpreted the encounter as a warning to stay out of Heavenly Calamity’s plans.
  • Nuomi stopped Ghost King Zhenyue from stealing the Jade Seal, then questioned him about the fall of the Ming Dynasty as the Ghost Kings gathered around her and argued over history.
  • Duan Yuxian secretly replaced the reward in Zhou You’s mystery box with a True Martial Combat Method book and began teaching him its techniques.
  • The Demon Alliance searched for Lian Yi after she missed a message, but the Red King’s group killed Blood Cloud and Red Mist, and Ghost King Chongzhen killed Mang Shan, and the Ninth Elder then declared Lian Yi wanted.
  • Zhou You learned that the Jade Seal was the genuine Imperial Heirloom Seal, kept it despite its offers and escape attempts, and discovered that the Azure Mysterious Grotto-Heaven was an inheritance site open to Qi Refining cultivators.
  • Duan Yuxian and Su Tingxue helped Zhou You prepare for the grotto-heaven, while he arranged protection for his mother and planned cover stories for the trip.
  • Zhou You agreed to bring Chu Xiaoyao, Nuomi, and the Jade Seal into the grotto-heaven, then left Chu Xiaoyao with the Carefree Sect Seal as she prepared to take Nuomi home for the break.
  • The Mind Master, Force Wielder, and Red King chose not to follow the group, while Ghost King Zhenyue searched the school for the missing Jade Seal and sent the Three Ghost Kings away for two days.
Chapters 101–125 Vol. 2 Read

Ch. 101A challenge to a fight

The Soul King challenged a fellow history enthusiast to an offline fight after losing their argument over Li Cunxiao and Lü Bu, while Ghost King Zhenyue hired a helper to appear in his place. Zhou You answered the bounty post, and Ghost King Zhenyue asked him which warrior he thought was stronger.

  • The Soul King and his WeChat opponent argued about Li Cunxiao and Lü Bu, traded insults, and agreed to meet for a fight in Chang'an City.
  • Ghost King Zhenyue, furious after his own online argument, posted a Cultivation Forum bounty seeking someone to scare a mortal at their arranged fight.
  • Duan Yuxian returned from her first day delivering takeout and shared a warm grilled meat rice meal with Zhou You.
  • Zhou You browsed the forum for commissions and messaged Ghost King Zhenyue about the bounty.
  • Ghost King Zhenyue asked Zhou You whether Li Cunxiao or Lü Bu was stronger, and Zhou You chose Li Cunxiao.

Ch. 102Soul King: Would He Live to See Tomorrow?

Zhou You agreed to scare a mortal on behalf of Ghost King Little Town, then brought Chu Xiaoyao along to meet the man behind an online argument. The man turned out to be Soul King, who recognized Zhou You and Heavenly Calamity and tried to appease them by declaring Li Cunxiao stronger than Lanzhou hand-pulled noodles.

  • Ghost King Little Town gifted Zhou You Spirit Jade and asked him to scare the mortal who had challenged him over whether Li Cunxiao or Lü Bu was stronger.
  • Su Tingxue gave Zhou You the five spirit stones she had promised, while Chu Xiaoyao and Nuomi learned he planned to go out that night.
  • Zhou You agreed to let Chu Xiaoyao accompany him but ordered Nuomi to stay home and study history.
  • Soul King left Red King and traveled to a Starbucks to meet Ghost King Zhenyue, confident he could easily handle the mortal challenger.
  • Zhou You and Chu Xiaoyao arrived at the Starbucks, and Soul King recognized them as Heavenly Calamity and Zhou You.
  • Soul King panicked and tried to show goodwill by saying Li Cunxiao was much stronger than Lanzhou hand-pulled noodles.

Ch. 103Li Cunxiao Truly Was the Greatest Warrior of All Time

Zhou You and Chu Xiaoyao met with the Soul King to settle his argument with Ghost King Little Town, and their presence left him terrified. After they left for a nearby mall, Red King came over to check on the shaken Soul King.

  • Zhou You and Chu Xiaoyao sat down with the Soul King, who grew nervous as Zhou You crushed walnuts in one hand and made Chu Xiaoyao eat them.
  • Zhou You explained he had come on someone else's behalf and advised the Soul King to keep arguments online; the Soul King quickly declared Li Cunxiao was greater than Lü Bu.
  • Zhou You warned the Soul King that a vengeful ghost might come for him if he argued with Ghost King Little Town again, while Chu Xiaoyao's intimidating smile heightened his fear.
  • Zhou You and Chu Xiaoyao left the Starbucks and headed for a nearby mall after ordering drinks, while the Soul King was too frightened to stand and see them off.
  • Red King approached the Soul King after making sure Zhou You and Chu Xiaoyao had left.

Ch. 104My lords, I don't think this was a coincidence

After Soul King returned from meeting Heavenly Calamity, Force Wielder interpreted the encounter as permission for the Seven Kings to pursue the Jade Seal without disturbing her school life. The Professor confirmed that Ghost King Zhenyue was Li Cunxiao and conceded that Force Wielder’s analysis might be right.

  • Red King helped Soul King back to the rooftop, where Soul King recounted meeting Heavenly Calamity at Starbucks.
  • Force Wielder argued that the meeting was no coincidence and that Heavenly Calamity wanted the Seven Kings to fight Ghost King Zhenyue over the Jade Seal away from her school.
  • Force Wielder concluded that Heavenly Calamity did not care who claimed the Jade Seal and wanted the Professor to stay out of the conflict.
  • Red King called the Professor and relayed Force Wielder’s interpretation of the meeting and his suspicion that Ghost King Zhenyue was Li Cunxiao.
  • The Professor confirmed that a Northern Song text identified Ghost King Zhenyue as Li Cunxiao and said Force Wielder’s analysis had merit.

Ch. 105Were You Good at History?

The Professor ordered all Seven Kings to mobilize while Ghost King Zhenyue tried to steal the Jade Seal from Chu Xiaoyao’s classroom. Nuomi caught him, spared him, and asked whether he knew why the Ming Dynasty fell; Zhenyue offered to call Ghost King Group members who might know.

  • The Professor praised Red King’s talent for recognizing Force Wielder’s potential and decided to mobilize all Seven Kings for a show against Ghost King Zhenyue.
  • Zhou You reported that he had impressed Zhenyue by praising Li Cunxiao, and Zhenyue tipped him extra Spirit Jade and transferred his expenses.
  • Nuomi studied conflicting history claims while waiting for her phone to charge, and Zhenyue secretly entered the classroom to steal the Jade Seal.
  • Nuomi spotted Zhenyue, kicked him across the classrooms, and stopped beating him after recognizing him as the Ghost King she had once driven from the Old Dormitory Building.
  • Zhenyue denied that he had come for the Jade Seal and said he wanted the Carefree Sect’s spirit stones, but Nuomi refused to give them to him.
  • Nuomi asked whether Zhenyue knew why the Ming Dynasty fell, and he offered to summon people from the Ghost King Group who might know.

Ch. 106A trip to the mall (thanks to Taishang Hongmeng Zushi for becoming an Alliance Leader)

During a night shift, the Mind Master saw Nuomi stop Ghost King Zhenyue from stealing the Jade Seal, while Soul King and Red King wrongly assumed Heavenly Calamity had ordered Nuomi to let him go. Later, Zhou You and Chu Xiaoyao went to the mall, where delivery rider Duan Yuxian spotted Zhou You with Chu Xiaoyao.

  • The Mind Master saw Ghost King Zhenyue try to steal the Jade Seal, but Nuomi kicked him down and then spoke with him.
  • The Mind Master woke Soul King and Red King, who arrived too late to see the fight and decided Heavenly Calamity must have wanted the Ghost King spared.
  • Zhou You and Chu Xiaoyao wandered through the mall, shared slushie and sugar snowballs, and passed on the petting zoo.
  • Duan Yuxian saw Zhou You walking and laughing with Chu Xiaoyao, began to greet him, then lowered her hand without finishing his name.

Ch. 107These Are My Upstairs and Downstairs Neighbors

Zhou You and Chu Xiaoyao ran into Duan Yuxian while she was delivering takeout, then spent the evening at the mall before Zhou You returned home and shared sugar-coated hawthorn balls with her. He reported his commission to Ghost King Little Town, who reimbursed him, while Ghost King Zhenyue wondered if his luck might let him steal the Jade Seal back.

  • Duan Yuxian recognized Zhou You at the mall but hid her identity from Chu Xiaoyao by introducing herself as Su Xian, his new neighbor.
  • Duan Yuxian left to deliver her order, and Chu Xiaoyao wondered whether she had met the masked girl before.
  • Zhou You and Chu Xiaoyao browsed the mall, read at a bookstore, and then Zhou You dropped Chu Xiaoyao off at home.
  • Zhou You bought sugar-coated hawthorn balls for Duan Yuxian, who later sneaked into his bedroom and ate them with him.
  • Zhou You reported his commission to Ghost King Little Town and received a hundred-yuan reimbursement without needing to submit receipts.
  • Ghost King Zhenyue felt pleased by Zhou You's praise and wondered whether he could steal the Jade Seal back.

Ch. 108Carefree Sect Rules

Zhou You browsed the Heavenly Market and decided to spend ten Spirit Jade on a mystery box after Duan Yuxian recommended it. At school, he established rules for the Carefree Sect after hearing Chu Xiaoyao boast and Nuomi offer a wildly inaccurate explanation of the Ming Dynasty’s fall.

  • Zhou You found a ten-Spirit-Jade mystery box in the Heavenly Market and asked Duan Yuxian about it.
  • Duan Yuxian described the mystery box’s potential rewards and encouraged Zhou You to try one.
  • Zhou You decided to buy a mystery box and learned from Duan Yuxian how to have the forum courier deliver it through his bedroom window.
  • Chu Xiaoyao entertained Nuomi at school with an exaggerated account of the previous night, and Zhou You established the sect rule to seek truth and stay grounded.
  • Nuomi explained that Huang Taiji was Zhu Yuanzhang and that the Ming Dynasty’s fall was part of his cultivation, so Zhou You established the second sect rule: study properly.

Ch. 109Mystery Box

Zhou You opened his first Mystery Box with Duan Yuxian and found a True Martial Combat Method, which she claimed was reserved for True Martial Hall disciples. Duan Yuxian offered to teach him, hoping his talent would earn him a place in the sect.

  • Zhou You invited Duan Yuxian to open the Mystery Box with him after returning home.
  • Duan Yuxian had secretly replaced the box’s guaranteed spirit stone fragment with a cultivation book, though she could not restore its protective formation.
  • Zhou You opened the box and found a book titled True Martial Combat Method.
  • Duan Yuxian told Zhou You the book was for True Martial Hall disciples and warned him not to reveal that he had obtained it.
  • Zhou You struggled to understand the book, so Duan Yuxian offered to teach him and hoped he would join the True Martial Inner Sect.

Ch. 110Sister Nuomi

The Curse King arrived in Chang'an City and clashed with Ghost King Chongzhen, while Ghost King Zhenyue gathered three ghost kings to meet a powerful female ghost. The chapter ended with Chongzhen recognizing her as White Rainbow before Zhenyue reminded them to call her Sister Nuomi.

  • The Curse King landed at Chang'an City Airport and encountered Ghost King Chongzhen, who challenged him after he insulted Chongzhen's mother.
  • The Curse King used a curse against Ghost King Chongzhen, but Chongzhen broke it and dismissed its power before leaving for a gathering.
  • Ghost King Zhenyue summoned Ghost King Chongzhen, Ghost King Chuang, and the Loyalty and Righteousness Ghost King to meet someone he called Sister Nuomi.
  • The three ghost kings sensed that Sister Nuomi's ghost domain suppressed their cultivation as they approached her classroom.
  • Ghost King Chongzhen recognized the female ghost as White Rainbow, and Ghost King Zhenyue told the three to greet her as Sister Nuomi.

Ch. 111History repeated (thanks to alliance leader 20200410002133792)

Ghost King Zhenyue brought Ghost King Chongzhen, Ghost King Chuang, and the Loyalty and Righteousness Ghost King to meet Nuomi, where an argument over the fall of the Ming Dynasty turned into a fight. Meanwhile, the Seven Kings observed the meeting, and Zhou You later quizzed Nuomi on history before asking her to practice martial arts with him.

  • Ghost King Chongzhen recognized Nuomi as the White Rainbow Dao Lord, and Ghost King Chuang and the Loyalty and Righteousness Ghost King followed his lead in respectfully calling her Sister Nuomi.
  • Ghost King Chuang, Ghost King Chongzhen, and the Loyalty and Righteousness Ghost King argued over why the Ming Dynasty fell, then Ghost King Chuang and Ghost King Chongzhen fought while Nuomi watched.
  • Ghost King Zhenyue pulled the three Ghost Kings away, and the Red King, Soul King, and Curse King watched the meeting from a rooftop as the Force Wielder concluded the fight was a rehearsal.
  • Zhou You arrived at school still aching from practicing the True Martial Combat Art with Duan Yuxian, then asked Nuomi what had caused the Ming Dynasty to fall.
  • Nuomi answered that King Chuang, Li Zicheng, had defeated the Chongzhen Emperor, and Zhou You praised her before asking her to practice martial arts with him.

Ch. 112The ways of the world

Zhou You sparred with Nuomi while Mind Master and Lian Yi drew their own conclusions from the fight. After Lian Yi’s teacher confiscated her phone before she could read a Demon Alliance message, the Ninth Elder suspected she had betrayed the alliance and sent people to investigate her school and residence.

  • Zhou You defeated Nuomi in a second sparring match, then praised her effort and gave her a few days off from studying.
  • Mind Master watched the fight and concluded that Nuomi was deliberately yielding to Zhou You because he outranked her in the Carefree Sect.
  • Lian Yi recognized Zhou You’s moves as techniques from the True Martial Hall and spent the day trying to interpret Chu Xiaoyao’s reaction.
  • Lian Yi entered the wrong password while opening a Demon Alliance message, and her homeroom teacher confiscated her phone during evening study.
  • The Ninth Elder learned that Lian Yi had replied with the wrong password and was unreachable, suspected she had betrayed the Demon Alliance, and ordered investigations at Chang'an No. 2 High School and her residence.

Ch. 113They Had Hit an Iron Wall

The Emissary sent four Demon Alliance members to investigate Lian Yi’s disappearance, while Blood Cloud and Red Mist encountered Red King and his companions near Second High School. After Red King subdued them and Mind Master forced out a few answers, the Kings realized the Demon Alliance might be seeking the Imperial Heirloom Seal.

  • The Emissary told Mang Shan, Blood Cloud, Red Mist, and San He to investigate Lian Yi’s disappearance and warned them how important she was to the Ninth Elder.
  • Mang Shan split the group into three teams, assigning himself to investigate Second High School while San He went to Lian Yi’s Temporary Residence.
  • Blood Cloud and Red Mist questioned Red King, Mind Master, and Force Wielder on a rooftop, then attacked Red King when he refused to cooperate.
  • Red King trapped Blood Cloud and Red Mist in Netherworld Flame and destroyed their Blood-Red Heavenly Demon Blade, while Soul King and Curse King joined him.
  • Mind Master hypnotized the delirious cultivators, who revealed that they belonged to the Demon Alliance and had been sent to investigate a supreme treasure that could advance cultivation.
  • The three Kings wondered whether the Demon Alliance knew about the Imperial Heirloom Seal.

Ch. 114Second High School, a Dragon's Pool and Tiger's Den

The Red King’s group concluded that the Demon Alliance was a threat to the Jade Seal and praised the Force Wielder for interpreting Heavenly Calamity’s intentions. At Second High School, Mang Shan passed the Loyalty and Righteousness Ghost King’s test but was trapped and killed by Ghost King Chongzhen.

  • The Red King’s group burned the two Demon Alliance cultivators and discussed how to stop the Alliance from reaching Second High School.
  • The Force Wielder argued that Heavenly Calamity had not authorized the Demon Alliance to seize the Jade Seal, and the three kings agreed to deal with any intruders themselves.
  • Mang Shan infiltrated Second High School and met the Loyalty and Righteousness Ghost King fishing beside Big Stone Lake.
  • The Loyalty and Righteousness Ghost King asked Mang Shan whether the Qing Dynasty or the Ming Dynasty was better, then let him pass after Mang Shan chose the Qing Dynasty.
  • Ghost King Chongzhen challenged Mang Shan with the same question, trapped him in a ghost domain, and forced him to use a beast core to enter the pseudo-golden core realm.
  • Ghost King Chongzhen’s domain overcame Mang Shan, and Mang Shan hanged himself from a crooked-necked tree that appeared on his mountain phantom.

Ch. 115The Consequences of Not Checking Your Phone for Three Evening Study Sessions

While searching for Lian Yi, San He encountered Duan Yuxian and escaped her sword attack using a Water Mirror Substitute, then reported his suspicions to the Demon Alliance. The Ninth Elder issued a deadly wanted notice blaming Lian Yi for several deaths, and Lian Yi discovered it after getting her phone back from her teacher.

  • San He searched two suspicious homes in Building Eight but found no sign of Lian Yi.
  • Duan Yuxian attacked San He after realizing he recognized Yu Haochen's name, but he escaped by sacrificing a Water Mirror Substitute.
  • San He told the Emissary that Lian Yi had joined forces with the True Martial Hall and murdered Yu Haochen, while the Emissary revealed that Mang Shan, Blood Cloud, and Red Mist were also dead.
  • The Ninth Elder ordered a wanted notice for Lian Yi and prioritized opening the Azure Mysterious Grotto-Heaven to gather negative emotions.
  • After three evening study sessions, Lian Yi got her phone back and found a wanted notice accusing her of betraying the Demon Alliance and killing four members.

Ch. 116Shocking Revelations

Lian Yi publicly attacked the Demon Alliance online after being put on its wanted list, while Zhou You and Duan Yuxian prepared for the Alliance to target them at home. Duan Yuxian discovered Zhou You had the prized Ming King Body-Refining Art, and the chapter ended with them reading rumors about a newly discovered grotto-heaven and the Demon Alliance’s scandal involving Lian Yi.

  • Lian Yi used borrowed forum accounts to post claims that the Demon Alliance had gathered in Chang'an City and that its Ninth Elder had put her on the wanted list after she mocked him.
  • Duan Yuxian told Zhou You that she had spotted a Demon Alliance member sneaking out of his room, and Zhou You worried that his mother might be in danger.
  • Zhou You and Duan Yuxian practiced the True Martial Combat Art, and Zhou You showed her his Ming King Body-Refining Art.
  • Duan Yuxian bought materials for a sword formation and Sword Pellets, then showed Zhou You a forum post about an unknown grotto-heaven in Chang'an City.
  • Duan Yuxian and Zhou You discussed the grotto-heaven and forum rumors accusing the Ninth Elder of impotency and blaming Lian Yi for multiple deaths.
  • Zhou You told Duan Yuxian that he had met Lian Yi while doing a commission a little over half a month earlier.

Ch. 117The furious Ninth Elder

The Ninth Elder tried to divert attention from rumors about his impotence and alleged ties to the righteous path by publicizing the Azure Mysterious Grotto-Heaven. At school, Zhou You asked Su Tingxue for protective talismans and learned that only Qi Refining cultivators could enter the newly discovered grotto-heaven, then used the Jade Seal as a punching bag while practicing.

  • The Ninth Elder grew furious over the forum rumors, summoned the emissary, and ordered him to accelerate publicity for the Azure Mysterious Grotto-Heaven.
  • Zhou You used Soul Projection to visit Su Tingxue at school and asked her for a defensive talisman to protect his family from Lian Yi's possible revenge.
  • Su Tingxue agreed to make the talismans by the next day and told Zhou You that only Qi Refining cultivators could enter the grotto-heaven.
  • Zhou You returned to his body, practiced the True Martial Combat Art through Zhou You Two, and traded the eraser to Chu Xiaoyao and Nuomi for the Jade Seal to use as a punching bag.

Ch. 118The Jade Seal Spoke

Zhou You discovered that the Jade Seal could speak and learned it was the genuine Imperial Heirloom Seal, a Human Dao Supreme Treasure. He decided the Carefree Sect would keep it, while Nuomi’s faint recognition of the seal remained unexplained and Lian Yi was shocked by how casually the sect treated it.

  • After Zhou You used the Jade Seal as a punching bag, it spoke in his mind and demanded better treatment.
  • Zhou You showed the Jade Seal to Chu Xiaoyao and Nuomi, and it revealed that it was the genuine Imperial Heirloom Seal.
  • Zhou You considered selling the seal to Kunlun Mountain for a reward, but chose to keep it in case it helped Nuomi recover her memories.
  • Nuomi said the Jade Seal felt familiar, but the seal denied knowing her.
  • Chu Xiaoyao used the Imperial Heirloom Seal to weigh down a test paper, and Zhou You told it to stay quiet when class began.
  • Lian Yi overheard the group discussing the talking Human Dao Supreme Treasure and wondered at the Carefree Sect’s origins.

Ch. 119The Human Dao Supreme Treasure's abilities

The Jade Seal tried to convince the Carefree Sect that it could grant wishes in exchange for offerings, but the students dismissed its powers and mocked its claims. It ended the chapter desperate to escape the sect, promising to grant any wish to whoever rescued it.

  • The Jade Seal announced that it could grant wishes in exchange for offerings, but Chu Xiaoyao offered seal paste and Zhou You offered a yuan for spicy strips.
  • The Jade Seal offered power, and Chu Xiaoyao taught Zhou You and Nuomi that cultivation was a better way to gain it.
  • Zhou You asked the Jade Seal to help Chu Xiaoyao enter Chang'an University and then to restore Nuomi's memories, but it rejected both wishes.
  • The Jade Seal offered to make them emperors, but Zhou You warned the others not to follow its feudal ideas.
  • Chu Xiaoyao claimed she had become an Immortal Emperor after cultivating for ten thousand years on the Hongmeng Continent, and Zhou You mocked the Jade Seal for doubting her.
  • The Jade Seal pleaded for someone to rescue it from the Carefree Sect and promised to grant any wish in return.

Ch. 120Lady Heavenly Calamity's test

Lian Yi stole the Imperial Heirloom Seal after it offered to become her master, but the Red King and the other kings intercepted her outside the school. They returned the Jade Seal to the Carefree Sect, refusing its pleas to escape because they believed Lady Heavenly Calamity was testing their loyalty.

  • The Jade Seal secretly asked Lian Yi to take it away from the Carefree Sect and promised to acknowledge her as its holder.
  • After class, Lian Yi took the Jade Seal from Chu Xiaoyao's desk and left the school grounds.
  • The Force Wielder persuaded the Red King, the Soul King, and the Curse King that stealing the Jade Seal would fail Lady Heavenly Calamity's test.
  • The Red King and his companions confronted Lian Yi outside the school and made her hand over the Jade Seal.
  • The Jade Seal begged the five to take it away, but the Red King and his companions refused and decided to return it.

Ch. 121Failed to escape the Carefree Sect

The Jade Seal failed to tempt the Carefree Sect into keeping it, while Lian Yi stayed at school and worried about her theft. Zhou You learned more about the seal, considered Nuomi’s past, and discovered that the Chang'an grotto-heaven was the Azure Mystic Sect’s lost inheritance site.

  • The Jade Seal offered to grant wishes, but the Red King and his companions returned it to Lian Yi after it dismissed Chu Xiaoyao as an easy opponent.
  • The Jade Seal grew quiet at school as it plotted an escape, while Lian Yi decided the Carefree Sect’s protection made the school the safest place for her.
  • Duan Yuxian gave Zhou You two Sword Pellets and explained the Jade Seal’s history, including its connection to the White Rainbow Dao Lord.
  • Zhou You asked Su Tingxue about the Jade Seal, then wondered which past holder Nuomi had been and considered having her study history.
  • Zhou You found a forum post identifying the Chang'an grotto-heaven as the Azure Mystic Sect’s lost inheritance site, open to Qi Refining cultivators.

Ch. 122The Sect Master Was the Sensible One After All

Zhou You prepared to enter the Azure Mysterious Grotto-Heaven during the school break, with Duan Yuxian and Su Tingxue giving him advice and protective talismans. Chu Xiaoyao, Nuomi, and the Jade Seal volunteered to join him, but Zhou You questioned whether any of them qualified to enter.

  • Duan Yuxian told Zhou You that the Azure Mysterious Grotto-Heaven would open in three days and encouraged him to seek its inheritance.
  • Zhou You walked to school with Tang Shiyin, then met Su Tingxue, who gave him talismans for himself and his mother.
  • Chu Xiaoyao and Nuomi decided to visit a haunted house during the break, but Zhou You said he had other plans.
  • Zhou You explained that only Qi Refining cultivators could enter the grotto-heaven and said he intended to try for its inheritance.
  • Chu Xiaoyao, Nuomi, and the Jade Seal volunteered to accompany Zhou You, who wondered which of them was a Qi Refining cultivator.

Ch. 123My strength uprooted mountains, my spirit towered over the world

Zhou You agreed to bring Chu Xiaoyao, Nuomi, and the Jade Seal into the Azure Mysterious Grotto-Heaven, giving Chu Xiaoyao a Sword Pellet for protection. During history class, the Jade Seal revealed its account of Xiang Yu’s cultivation and claimed his famous final poem had been passed down incorrectly.

  • Chu Xiaoyao insisted she could enter the grotto-heaven and promised to protect Zhou You, so he gave her a Sword Pellet disguised as a defensive Magical Treasure.
  • Nuomi convinced herself she was an ordinary little ghost who could enter, and Zhou You agreed to bring her along.
  • The Jade Seal asked to join the trip so it could teach the group about the Cultivation World, and Zhou You agreed.
  • During history class, the Jade Seal interrupted the teacher and claimed Xiang Yu had been a powerful Body Cultivator who severed Great Qin’s dragon vein.
  • The Jade Seal said Xiang Yu’s final poem was “My strength uprooted Shaanxi, my spirit towered over the world,” and Zhou You struggled to process its account.

Ch. 124Giving a Scented Sachet

Zhou You gave his mother a protective scented sachet and prepared for the Azure Mysterious Grotto-Heaven with Duan Yuxian’s help. He and Chu Xiaoyao arranged a cover story with Su Tingxue, while Wei Hang overheard their conversation and lamented that it was useless for the school newspaper.

  • Zhou You gave his mother a scented sachet containing protective talismans and a Sword Pellet, then told her he would stay at Zhao Zhuo’s to tutor him.
  • Duan Yuxian told Zhou You that she had finished setting up a sword formation to protect their home, then guided his True Martial Combat Art practice.
  • Zhou You browsed forum posts about the Azure Mysterious Grotto-Heaven and learned that cultivators from major sects were planning to enter it.
  • Zhou You and Chu Xiaoyao discussed their plans to enter the grotto-heaven and agreed that Chu Xiaoyao would claim she was staying at Su Tingxue’s home.
  • Su Tingxue agreed to provide Chu Xiaoyao with a cover story, and Wei Hang overheard them but complained that the news was not useful for the school newspaper.

Ch. 125Time off (Happy Mid-Autumn Festival!)

Zhou You and Chu Xiaoyao prepared to spend the school break at the Azure Mysterious Grotto-Heaven, while Chu Xiaoyao took the Jade Seal and invited Nuomi to stay with her. Their absence left Ghost King Zhenyue worried that the Jade Seal had bewitched them, and the Three Ghost Kings were relieved to get a break from teaching Nuomi history.

  • Zhou You gave Chu Xiaoyao the Carefree Sect Seal to take home, and the Jade Seal protested before Chu Xiaoyao put it in her schoolbag.
  • Chu Xiaoyao invited Nuomi to her home, and Nuomi left a note for Vengeful Ghost Little Li saying she was taking three days off.
  • Mind Master, Force Wielder, and Red King speculated about the group's plans and decided not to follow them during the break.
  • Ghost King Zhenyue found Nuomi's note, searched the school for the missing Jade Seal, and feared it had bewitched someone.
  • Ghost King Zhenyue sent the Three Ghost Kings away for two days, and Ghost King Chuang rebuked Ghost King Chongzhen for wondering whether Zhu Yuanzhang and Huang Taiji were the same person.
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