Chapter Summaries

Qian Renyue revealed to Xue Qinghe that she was the Flower God’s daughter and Guang Ling’s beloved. Xue Qinghe accepted the revelations but asked to keep their usual forms of address, while Qian Renyue hinted that she had another reason for visiting.

• Guang Ling introduced Xuan Mingyue, also known as Qian Renyue, as his beloved, leaving Xue Qinghe stunned.
• Qian Renyue told Xue Qinghe she had come to explain her relationship with Guang Ling and her origins.
• Qian Renyue explained that her mother, Jiu Xian'er, was the previous Flower God and that she had been born after spending over eighty years inside a flower bud.
• Xue Qinghe connected Qian Renyue’s survival of a heavenly tribulation to her divine heritage and accepted her explanation.
• Xue Qinghe asked Qian Renyue to keep their usual forms of address, and she agreed while teasing him about their ages.

Qian Renyue told Xue Qinghe that she and Guang Ling were together, then explained that her conflict with Tang San and Tang Hao had become a fight to the death. She left the immediate plan focused on taking control of the Heaven Dou Empire while she devoted herself to cultivation.

• Xue Qinghe recovered from his surprise when Qian Renyue confirmed her relationship with Guang Ling.
• Qian Renyue and Xue Qinghe discussed Tang San, Ning Fengzhi, and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s support for Tang San.
• Qian Renyue said she, Tang San, and Tang Hao could only fight to the death because of their opposing sides and past grievances.
• Xue Qinghe asked whether they should issue a wanted notice, but Qian Renyue rejected the idea.
• Qian Renyue said they should focus on gaining control of the Heaven Dou Empire and seizing the throne while she cultivated to honor Yaxin and the others who died for her.

Qian Renyue reassured Xue Qinghe that she would support his claim to the Heaven Dou throne and warned him not to rush the takeover. The two discussed their inability to find Tang San and Tang Hao before Qian Renyue joked about Guang Ling being beaten by the Worship Hall elders.

• Xue Qinghe asked Qian Renyue whether she would help him seize the throne, and she pledged her allegiance to Spirit Hall.
• Qian Renyue said they should not waste resources searching for Tang San and Tang Hao because someone was hiding them.
• Qian Renyue warned Xue Qinghe to follow his own judgment and avoid rushing the throne seizure.
• Xue Qinghe asked whether the Worship Hall elders had rewarded Qian Renyue for providing immortal herbs, and she said she had asked them to go easy on Guang Ling when they beat him.

Qian Renyue told Xue Qinghe she planned to meet Yu Tianheng before leaving, hoping to avoid making an enemy of someone who had helped her. She warned Xue Qinghe not to launch the palace coup early, and they promised to support each other.

• Xue Qinghe asked Qian Renyue when she planned to leave, and she said she needed to see Yu Tianheng first.
• Guang Ling questioned why he had never heard of Yu Tianheng, and Qian Renyue reminded him that two years had passed.
• Qian Renyue explained that Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan had helped her, so she wanted to give Yu Tianheng a chance to stay out of her conflict with Yu Xiaogang.
• Qian Renyue warned Xue Qinghe that the continent would face upheaval in five years and told him not to launch the palace coup before he was certain of success.
• Xue Qinghe and Qian Renyue promised to stand by each other no matter what happened.

Qian Renxue and Qian Renyue spent the night together at the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace after Guang Ling reluctantly gave them privacy. Qian Renxue revealed that she had found a diary in the Forbidden Palace and suspected Qian Renyue’s father had written it.

• Xue Qinghe insisted that Qian Renxue share his bed with Qian Renyue, and Guang Ling reluctantly agreed after Qian Renxue returned to her original appearance.
• Qian Renxue recalled her loneliness while preparing for bed, then asked Qian Renyue about the divine runes on her body.
• Qian Renyue said she knew about divine runes from a diary, leaving Qian Renxue silent.
• After Qian Renyue finished bathing, Qian Renxue lent her a Hair-Drying Cap and led her to the sofa.
• Qian Renxue told Qian Renyue that she had found a Diary in the Forbidden Palace and suspected her father had written it.

Qian Renxue returned a diary to Qian Renyue after realizing it was connected to Qian Renyue’s father and Green Yaxin. Qian Renyue revealed that her father had died before he could meet her, and Qian Renxue comforted her.

• Qian Renyue examined the diary and recognized clues linking its contents to her father and Green Yaxin.
• Qian Renxue explained why she had taken the diary from the Forbidden Palace and returned it to Qian Renyue.
• Qian Renyue worried that evidence about Xuan Ling’s death could damage her relationship with Qian Renxue because Bibi Dong was Qian Renxue’s mother.
• Qian Renxue asked whether Qian Renyue’s father was alive, and Qian Renyue said he had died before he could see her.
• Qian Renxue reached out to comfort Qian Renyue and told her she was glad she was all right.

Qian Renyue confided in Qian Renxue that she feared losing the family and affection she had found, while struggling with the painful conflict surrounding her parents and Bibi Dong. Qian Renxue comforted her and urged her to think carefully before making any decision, leaving Qian Renyue still unable to resolve the matter involving Qian Renxue.

• Qian Renxue and Qian Renyue went to bed together, keeping some distance between them.
• Qian Renyue embraced Qian Renxue and admitted she was afraid their bond and happiness might be a dream.
• Qian Renxue comforted Qian Renyue and said that she was luckier because she had been given special affection.
• Qian Renyue reflected on her parents, her desire to avenge her father, and the possibility that Bibi Dong had kept her parents apart, even though Bibi Dong was Qian Renxue's birth mother.
• Qian Renxue urged Qian Renyue to think carefully whenever she made a decision so she would not be left with regrets.
• Qian Renyue lay in Qian Renxue's arms and gazed at the moon, still unable to make sense of the matter concerning her.

Qian Renxue woke after a late night talking with Qian Renyue and asked Guang Ling how he and Qian Renyue had become a couple. Guang Ling said they had simply let nature take its course because they liked each other.

• Qian Renxue emerged from the bedroom while Qian Renyue continued sleeping, and Guang Ling asked why she had slept so late.
• Qian Renxue explained that she and Qian Renyue had stayed up talking past midnight.
• Qian Renxue asked Guang Ling how he and Qian Renyue had gotten together.
• Guang Ling struggled to explain, then said their feelings had been mutual and they had let nature take its course.

Qian Renxue teased Guang Ling about his relationship with Qian Renyue, then asked him to tell her how they got together. Guang Ling agreed, leaving their story about to begin.

• Qian Renxue pressed Guang Ling for details about his mutual affection with Qian Renyue.
• Qian Renxue joked that she might wake Qian Renyue to ask her directly, and Guang Ling protested.
• Qian Renxue reflected on her lonely life undercover in the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace and asked Guang Ling to satisfy her curiosity.
• Guang Ling agreed to explain how he and Qian Renyue got together.

Guang Ling told Qian Renxue how he fell in love with Qian Renyue and confessed that he feared their life together might be a dream. Qian Renxue reassured him before Xue Ke arrived, saying the emperor wanted to see Qian Renyue.

• Guang Ling told Qian Renxue that he first glimpsed Qian Renyue’s adult appearance when she was young, then developed feelings for her through dreams and an encounter with an illusion-wielding Soul Beast.
• Guang Ling admitted that Qian Renyue often feared her experiences were only a dream, and that her worries had made him afraid too.
• Qian Renxue insisted that their memories were real and could not be forgotten, and Guang Ling accepted her reassurance.
• Qian Renxue disguised herself as Xue Qinghe and ate lunch with Guang Ling.
• Xue Ke arrived looking for Qian Renyue and said the emperor wanted to see her, hoping her visit would make him feel better.

Qian Renyue woke to find Guang Ling listening to Xue Qinghe and Xue Ke talking outside, then he carried her to the bathroom. The chapter ended with their intimate moment left off-page.

• Xue Qinghe told Xue Ke that A Yue had already left, and Xue Ke guessed she was still angry.
• Qian Renyue woke and teased Guang Ling for listening to the conversation outside.
• Guang Ling pulled Qian Renyue onto his lap and told her he wanted to hear her instead.
• Guang Ling carried Qian Renyue into the bathroom and assured her that he would wait until they were married.

Qian Renyue prepared to leave for half a year to create the Mimicry Environment, while Guang Ling worried about their separation and his own chances of becoming a god. They parted with a kiss, and Qian Renyue urged him to absorb the Lovesick Heartbreak Red, but he joked about keeping it as a family heirloom.

• Qian Renyue dressed after spending time with Guang Ling, and he clung to her before reluctantly letting her go.
• Qian Renyue reassured Guang Ling that she would avoid taking reckless risks while Yaxin and the others were away.
• Qian Renyue said she would leave for half a year and expected to reach the Titled Douluo realm within five years.
• Guang Ling worried about being apart from Qian Renyue and wondered how he could become a god.
• Qian Renyue urged Guang Ling to absorb the Lovesick Heartbreak Red, but he joked that he wanted to keep it as a family heirloom.

Qian Renyue and Guang Ling agreed to pursue godhood together, while Yu Tianheng, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling waited at Heaven Dou Royal Academy and discussed Qian Renyue. Dugu Yan made clear she would stand by her friend, and then invited Ye Lingling to come home with her.

• Guang Ling agreed to seek godhood alongside Qian Renyue, and they sealed their promise with a pinky swear.
• After Qian Renyue left the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace, Guang Ling returned to Spirit Hall to handle a matter for her.
• At Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Dugu Yan asked Yu Tianheng whether he believed Qian Renyue or his uncle, and he said he believed only what he saw himself.
• Dugu Yan warned Yu Tianheng that she would stand with Qian Renyue if he became her enemy, and he insisted he would not.
• Dugu Yan asked Ye Lingling whether she planned to return to the Ye Family, then invited her to come home with her.

Qian Renyue reunited with Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling, revealed her level and evolved martial soul, and persuaded Ye Lingling to go with her. She asked Yu Tianheng to consider an alliance and left him undecided, while Ye Lingling revealed her family’s history with the nine-petal immortal lotus.

• Qian Renyue reunited with Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling, then told Ye Lingling she was serious about inviting her home.
• Qian Renyue revealed she was level sixty-five and that her martial soul had evolved, prompting Ye Lingling to ask about the nine-petal immortal lotus.
• Ye Lingling agreed to go with Qian Renyue, and Qian Renyue urged Yu Tianheng to consider working with her as the continent’s power balance shifted.
• Qian Renyue asked Dugu Yan to pass a message to Senior Dugu, then left with Ye Lingling for Sunset Forest while Dugu Yan returned with Yu Tianheng.
• Ye Lingling told Qian Renyue that her grandfather had once performed a Martial Soul Fusion Skill with a Soul Master whose martial soul was the nine-petal immortal lotus.

Qian Renyue explained the connection between the Nine-Petal Immortal Lotus and the Nine Heart Begonia to Ye Lingling, then gave her an immortal herb to absorb on their way to Sunset Forest. Meanwhile, Guang Ling and Jiang Mo searched the Papal Hall for the secret chamber where Bibi Dong had imprisoned Xuan Ling.

• Ye Lingling told Qian Renyue that the Nine-Petal Immortal Lotus and the Nine Heart Begonia shared an origin and that their bearers could perform a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Qian Renyue invited Ye Lingling to try a Mimicry Cultivation Environment in Sunset Forest and said she might reach the Soul Douluo realm within five years.
• Qian Renyue gave Ye Lingling an Aromatic Silk Beauty, which Ye Lingling began absorbing during the carriage ride.
• Guang Ling persuaded Jiang Mo to help search the Papal Hall for a secret chamber by claiming the search was connected to Green Yaxin.
• Guang Ling told Jiang Mo that Bibi Dong had imprisoned Xuan Ling, whose Martial Soul matched Green Yaxin's, and Jiang Mo challenged his excuse for bringing him along.

Jiang Mo and Guang Ling searched the Papal Hall for a secret chamber while discussing Jiang Mo’s feelings for Green Yaxin and learning that she liked him. Inside, they found an apparently abandoned room, leaving them unsure whether Xuan Ling had ever been held there.

• Jiang Mo said he missed Green Yaxin, and Guang Ling revealed that she had told him she liked Jiang Mo.
• Jiang Mo dismissed Guang Ling’s claim before finding and pressing a hidden switch in the Papal Hall wall.
• Guang Ling explained that Yu Xiaogang had said Xuan Ling was in Bibi Dong’s hands, prompting Qian Renyue to send him to investigate.
• Jiang Mo and Guang Ling entered the secret chamber and found a small room furnished with a bed and everyday necessities.
• Jiang Mo noticed the room’s fragrance and layers of dust and questioned whether it was the Pope’s private space or a place where anyone had been kept.

Guang Ling and Jiang Mo searched Bibi Dong’s secret chamber for evidence that Xuan Ling had been hidden there, but found no trace. Guang Ling later confronted Yu Xiaogang in the Dungeon, where Yu Xiaogang’s strange aura suggested he might have become a fallen soul master.

• Jiang Mo found that dust on the chamber floor showed no one had lived there recently, and Guang Ling agreed there was no sign of Xuan Ling.
• Jiang Mo suggested getting Second Brother drunk to learn the truth, but Guang Ling decided to wait until Qian Renyue returned.
• Jiang Mo asked Guang Ling where Green Yaxin was, but Guang Ling said he did not know and told him to ask Qian Renyue.
• Guang Ling went to the Dungeon and told Yu Xiaogang that the search had found no trace of Xuan Ling in Bibi Dong’s chamber.
• Yu Xiaogang insisted Bibi Dong had told him Xuan Ling was there, then panicked when Guang Ling pinned him down with Titled Douluo pressure.
• Yu Xiaogang’s demeanor shifted and an evil aura surrounded him, leading Guang Ling to suspect he had become a fallen soul master.

Guang Ling interrogated Yu Xiaogang about Xuan Ling’s disappearance and how Yu Xiaogang recovered, then left to verify his claims. Six months later, Qian Renyue emerged from secluded cultivation at level seventy, learned Ye Lingling had reached level fifty-five, and welcomed a familiar visitor to the mimicry environment.

• Yu Xiaogang told Guang Ling that Bibi Dong had taken Xuan Ling and might have devoured him, and Guang Ling questioned him about recovering from his stroke.
• Yu Xiaogang said Tang San had cured him with an immortal herb, and Guang Ling suspected it came from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well before leaving to confirm the information.
• After half a year of secluded cultivation, Qian Renyue emerged with her soul power at level seventy and embraced Ye Lingling.
• Ye Lingling revealed that her soul power had reached level fifty-five, and Qian Renyue agreed to visit her grandfather with her.
• Qian Renyue sensed news from the vines as they parted at the cave entrance, and she greeted a familiar figure.

Qian Renyue showed Dugu Bo her newly created Lotus Cage soul skill and discussed its strength. Dugu Bo reported seeing Tang San with Tang Hao, while a vine delivered Qian Renyue an unknown message.

• Dugu Bo brought Spicy Rabbit Head for Qian Renyue and cake for Ye Lingling, then followed Qian Renyue into the flower bud to discuss business.
• Qian Renyue demonstrated her Lotus Cage soul skill, trapping Dugu Bo for thirty seconds before he broke free.
• Qian Renyue explained that Flower Rain could restrain multiple opponents and that the Nine Pity Sword could strengthen the skill.
• Dugu Bo told Qian Renyue he had seen Tang San in a valley with Tang Hao, who had injured her before.
• Qian Renyue said catching Tang San was not simple, as a green vine approached her ear to convey a message.

Qian Renyue invited Dugu Bo to accompany her to Heaven Dou City, then returned to Spirit City, where Guang Ling and Azure Luan awaited her. As Zhu Zhuqing watched for Qian Renyue, Azure Jade fell for Azure Luan again, and Azure Luan pressed Guang Ling about Green Yaxin and Jiu Lan.

• Qian Renyue asked Dugu Bo to travel with her to Heaven Dou City and protect Ye Lingling while she met someone.
• Qian Renyue flew toward Spirit City as Jiang Mo waited above Spirit Hall for Green Yaxin and Guang Ling came out to meet her return.
• Zhu Zhuqing waited near the Azure Luan Hall, expecting Qian Renyue to return when Guang Ling appeared.
• Azure Jade backed away from Guang Ling, fell from Azure Luan's shoulder, and was caught and comforted by Azure Luan.
• Azure Luan asked Guang Ling why Qian Renyue had returned without Green Yaxin and Jiu Lan, and Guang Ling wondered whether Azure Luan liked Jiu Lan.