Chapter Summaries

Qian Renyue discovered that the portrait and Divine Rune Cultivation Principles contained clues that her father, Xuan Ling, was still alive, and resolved to cultivate divine runes to find him. The next day, Guang Ling found her ready to leave and pulled her into an embrace, telling her how beautiful he thought she was.

• Guang Ling and Qian Renyue examined a portrait painted by Jiu Xian'er that confirmed Xuan Ling was Qian Renyue's father, then found a book titled Divine Rune Cultivation Principles.
• Qian Renyue had Little Phoenix help her read the book using soul power, and her right eye hurt after she skimmed its contents.
• Qian Renyue found a glowing jade pendant hidden in the book and realized it held her father's life force, meaning Xuan Ling was still alive.
• Despite Little Phoenix's concerns about the dangers of divine rune cultivation, Qian Renyue resolved to find her father, and Little Phoenix promised to stay by her side.
• After Qian Renyue slept late, Guang Ling waited outside her room until she emerged dressed for action, then pulled her into his arms and told her he wanted to keep her close.

Guang Ling and Qian Renyue headed to Second Brother’s to learn about Xuan Ling, while Jiang Mo and Xin bickered over his failed explosives and his soot-covered appearance. After Qian Jun left, Jiang Mo asked Xin for a favor as he prepared to wash.

• Guang Ling took Qian Renyue toward Second Brother’s, saying he had asked Big Blue Bird to meet them and that Second Brother might know about Xuan Ling.
• Jiang Mo’s excessive explosive mixture blew up, and Little Ya transformed into Xin, who scolded him for wasting rare ingredients.
• Qian Jun arrived to fetch Yaxin, but Xin bound Jiang Mo with Green Vine and later agreed to go with Qian Jun to meet Qian Renyue.
• Jiang Mo and Xin argued over whether he bullied Little Ya, and Qian Jun left after telling Jiang Mo to take Xin to Second Brother’s.
• Xin hinted that Jiang Mo should wash before taking her to see Qian Renyue, and Jiang Mo asked her to do him a favor.

Qian Renyue asked Golden Crocodile about her father, Xuan Ling, and learned about his years in Spirit Hall and his search for Jiu Xian'er. She doubted the official account of his death, then went to meet the Pope at the request of Xie Yue, leaving Xin'er worried.

• Qian Renyue told Golden Crocodile that Xuan Ling was her father and revealed that she was around eighty or ninety years old because her mother was a Soul Beast.
• Golden Crocodile explained that Xuan Ling had become a Papal Hall Elder and later sent people searching for Jiu Xian'er, whom Qian Renyue confirmed was her mother.
• Golden Crocodile said Xuan Ling had died from wounds Tang Hao inflicted while they captured the Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor, but Qian Renyue questioned whether he was truly dead.
• Qian Renyue left Golden Crocodile Hall with Xin'er and Jiang Mo, while Azure Luan kept Guang Ling behind to answer questions.
• Xie Yue told Qian Renyue that the Pope wanted to see her, and she went with him and Hu Liena despite Xin'er's concern.

Qian Renyue learned from Bibi Dong that Xuan Ling had vanished after setting out to find Tang Hao, while Bibi Dong secretly revealed that she had imprisoned and drained Xuan Ling and intended to capture his daughter. Back at Bright Moon Hall, Little Phoenix unexpectedly took human form, leaving Qian Renyue wondering whether his transformation was connected to the heavenly tribulation.

• Bibi Dong told Qian Renyue that Xuan Ling had disappeared after leaving to search for Tang Hao, and suggested Tang Hao might know what happened to him.
• Qian Renyue left the Papal Hall unconvinced, while Bibi Dong went to the Rakshasa Secret Realm and threatened the imprisoned Xuan Ling with making Qian Renyue his next companion.
• Qian Renyue returned to Bright Moon Hall, where Little Phoenix emerged in human form and surprised her and Xin.
• Little Phoenix greeted Xin as Xiao Lu Vine, prompting Jiang Mo to question Xin before she left the room.
• Qian Renyue took Little Phoenix to her bedroom, where he happily ate peaches as she thought about the heavenly tribulation.

Little Phoenix warned Qian Renyue that the purple-haired woman had an unusually evil aura, but Qian Renyue said she would keep her focus on studying divine markings. After an hour, Jiu Lan announced that the Saintess had arrived.

• Qian Renyue questioned Little Phoenix about why he had suddenly taken human form, and he said it had simply been time.
• Little Phoenix admitted that he had appeared because he sensed a strange, evil aura from the purple-haired woman and urged Qian Renyue to keep her distance.
• Qian Renyue teased Little Phoenix, then assured him she would avoid much contact with the woman and focus on divine markings.
• Qian Renyue studied a manual on cultivating divine markings for an hour.
• Jiu Lan knocked and told Qian Renyue that the Saintess was there.

Qian Renyue prepared to receive a guest and discussed Little Phoenix’s appearance and lack of a name with him. The chapter ended with Little Phoenix rejecting the name Little Fierce and asking Qian Renyue for something less tacky.

• Qian Renyue told Little Phoenix a guest was coming, corrected his mistaken name for a peach, and said she would buy him new clothes.
• Qian Renyue asked Little Phoenix whether he had a name, and he explained that Soul Beasts named themselves after gaining higher intelligence.
• Little Phoenix asked Qian Renyue to give him a fierce name.
• Qian Renyue suggested Little Fierce, but Little Phoenix called it tacky and asked what would not be tacky.

Hu Liena and Xie Yue visited Qian Renyue at Bright Moon Hall, where Little Phoenix continued asking for a proper name. Their visit ended with an invitation for Qian Renyue to join Spirit Hall Academy and compete in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament three years later.

• Little Phoenix complained that Qian Renyue had given Xiao Lu Vine and the Blue Silver Emperor prettier names, but refused to ask Yaxin to name him.
• Qian Renyue promised to give Little Phoenix a good name if he behaved well as Jiu Lan brought Hu Liena and Xie Yue in.
• Hu Liena and Xie Yue greeted Qian Renyue and said they had come to visit and make friends.
• Qian Renyue served them tea and asked whether they had another reason for coming.
• Hu Liena invited Qian Renyue to join Spirit Hall Academy and compete in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament three years later.

Qian Renyue refused Hu Liena’s invitation to the Continental Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament after learning that Xuan Ling’s Soul Bone had been added to the prize. She suspected Bibi Dong was using the Soul Bone as bait and renamed Little Phoenix Little Nine.

• Hu Liena told Qian Renyue that the tournament’s champion prize included Elder Xuan Ling’s Soul Bone.
• Qian Renyue questioned how her father’s Soul Bone had ended up with Spirit Hall, but Hu Liena said she did not know.
• Qian Renyue refused to enter the tournament, saying she had more important things to do.
• Hu Liena and Xie Yue left Bright Moon Hall after Qian Renyue saw them out.
• Little Phoenix asked whether he should verify Hu Liena’s claim, and Qian Renyue said the Soul Bone was likely real bait from Bibi Dong.
• Qian Renyue renamed Little Phoenix Little Nine.

Qian Renyue considered the danger of cultivating divine runes when Guang Ling arrived and met Little Nine, who had taken human form. Guang Ling recognized him as Dead Phoenix and lifted him into the air before Little Nine could finish showing off.

• Qian Renyue told Little Nine to wait before checking the bait left by the two people, warning that he might not return.
• Qian Renyue thought about the year-long cultivation of divine runes and whether her divine thread could protect her from the heavenly tribulation.
• Guang Ling entered and took the cleaning cloth from Qian Renyue, then mistook Little Nine for a child laborer.
• Guang Ling recognized Little Nine as Dead Phoenix after Little Nine introduced himself as Little Nine.
• Guang Ling lifted Little Nine off the ground, and Little Nine yelled at him.

Qian Renyue let Guang Ling drag Little Nine away, then pondered Tang Hao’s disappearance and the mystery surrounding Xuan Ling’s Soul Bone. As she struggled to find a way to locate her father, her jade pendant transported her into an emerald-green Heartscape.

• Guang Ling carried Little Nine out while Qian Renyue told them not to disturb her cultivation.
• Qian Renyue considered whether Tang Hao might be hiding in the Star Luo Empire and wondered what Bibi Dong intended by mentioning Xuan Ling’s Soul Bone.
• Qian Renyue reflected that cultivating the divine markings could take two to five years and slow the growth of her soul power.
• Qian Renyue’s jade pendant shone brightly and brought her into an emerald-green Heartscape.

Qian Renyue followed the jade pendant through a mysterious heartscape and found Jiu Xian'er beneath a glowing tree. After the pendant entered Jiu Xian'er and Qian Renyue collapsed, she awoke with her head in the white-robed woman’s lap and asked if she was her mother.

• Qian Renyue explored a heartscape filled with green vitality and watched the jade pendant absorb its power.
• Green threads formed a flourishing tree on the pendant and urged Qian Renyue to follow it.
• Qian Renyue followed the pendant to a glowing tree, where she saw Jiu Xian'er beneath it.
• The jade pendant flew into Jiu Xian'er, and its bright light made Qian Renyue collapse.
• Qian Renyue awoke in the white-robed woman’s lap, asked if she was her mother, and heard the woman apologize for leaving her to face a difficult road alone.

Qian Renyue met her mother, Jiu Xian'er, through a barrier opened by the Goddess of Life's divine power. Jiu Xian'er revealed she was only a fading divine soul and urged Qian Renyue to abandon the kindness divine trial.

• Jiu Xian'er introduced herself as Qian Renyue's mother and placed a lotus mark on her brow.
• Qian Renyue learned that the Goddess of Life's divine power came from within her and had opened a barrier for her to meet Jiu Xian'er.
• Jiu Xian'er summoned a tiny kitten from pale green energy and explained how the divine power had enabled their meeting.
• Jiu Xian'er confirmed she was a god whose remaining divine soul would eventually fade, then told Qian Renyue to give up the kindness divine trial.

Jiu Xian'er urged Qian Renyue to abandon the Kindness Divine Trial and consider the Flower God’s divine position, explaining that her own divine trial had forced her to choose between godhood and love. The meeting ended with Jiu Xian'er warning that her time in the barrier was nearly over and advising Qian Renyue to obtain the Flower God’s divine artifact before completing her divine rune cultivation.

• Jiu Xian'er told Qian Renyue she could not pass the Kindness Divine Trial and said the awakened Flower God lineage might suit her better.
• Qian Renyue asked why Jiu Xian'er and Xuan Ling had not stayed together, and Jiu Xian'er explained that her divine test made her choose between godhood and the person she loved.
• Jiu Xian'er told Qian Renyue that fate had left her and Xuan Ling with no future together, whatever she chose.
• Jiu Xian'er said she had almost no time left in the barrier and advised Qian Renyue to obtain the Flower God's divine artifact to help shield her from the tribulation caused by cultivating divine runes.

Qian Renyue returned to her room with a kitten and named it Yiyi. Guang Ling and Little Nine arrived, and Guang Ling eagerly accepted the kitten when Qian Renyue offered it to him.

• Qian Renyue returned to her room after Jiu Xian'er vanished, noticed her jade pendant glowing, and named the white kitten Yiyi.
• Qian Renyue gave Yiyi nuts to eat while sitting with it on the sofa.
• Guang Ling carried Little Nine into the room as Little Nine shouted for Qian Renyue to save him.
• Yiyi startled at their noise and hid in Qian Renyue's arms, so Qian Renyue told Guang Ling and Little Nine to be quiet.
• Qian Renyue offered Yiyi to Guang Ling, who took the kitten and remarked that it seemed a little fat.

Qian Renyue told Guang Ling that she had met her mother, Jiu Xian'er, and planned to cultivate in seclusion after learning she could not continue the Kindness Divine Trial. She also revealed that her mother had been the Flower God and that a jade pendant showed her father, Xuan Ling, was still alive, so Guang Ling proposed asking Eldest Brother for the truth.

• Qian Renyue sent Little Nine out with Yiyi so she could speak privately with Guang Ling.
• Qian Renyue told Guang Ling that she had met Jiu Xian'er through the divine power in her jade pendant and intended to cultivate in seclusion.
• Qian Renyue explained that an inner demon from the Kindness Second Test prevented her from passing the Kindness Third Test, and that she would instead receive the Flower God divine tests.
• Qian Renyue revealed that her mother had been the previous Flower God and that she wanted to learn where her father was.
• Qian Renyue explained that the jade pendant still glowed, proving Xuan Ling was alive, and Guang Ling concluded Golden Crocodile Douluo had concealed the truth.
• Guang Ling suggested that they ask Eldest Brother what Golden Crocodile Douluo knew.

Qian Renyue explained why she would not confront Grandpa Golden Crocodile and Grandpa Qian about her father, and told Guang Ling about her divine runes and planned martial soul awakening. The chapter ended with Guang Ling promising to support her and Qian Renyue hesitating as he asked what was wrong.

• Qian Renyue argued that Grandpa Golden Crocodile and Grandpa Qian might not know whether her father was truly dead, so there was no point asking them now.
• Qian Renyue told Guang Ling that she had entered seclusion to cultivate divine runes that could guide her to Xuan Ling and enable her martial soul's third awakening.
• Guang Ling was astonished by Qian Renyue's plans but promised to stay by her side and asked her to tell him about any dangers.
• Qian Renyue hesitated, and Guang Ling stroked her cheek and asked what was wrong.

Qian Renyue prepared to cultivate divine runes while Guang Ling planned to find her a suitable soul beast. Xin'er and Jiang Mo returned from the Sunset Forest after a bickering night, then traveled with Qian Renyue’s group to Heaven Dou City, where Jiang Mo ended up alone on the carriage’s cold bench.

• Qian Renyue told Guang Ling she intended to focus on mastering divine runes, and he suggested they ask Yaxin whether external aids could help.
• Guang Ling reminded Qian Renyue that he had found a soul beast suited to her in the Star Dou Great Forest and offered to catch it with her.
• Jiang Mo followed Xin'er into the Sunset Forest, stopped her from entering the Core Area, and walked back toward Spirit City with her while they argued.
• Xin'er shut Jiang Mo outside Jiang Mo Hall, then invited him to visit Heaven Dou City with her while Qian Renyue’s group went to see the Young Master.
• Jiang Mo joined Qian Renyue, Guang Ling, Azure Luan, Jiu Lan, Xin'er, and Little Nine in the carriage, mistook Little Nine for Guang Ling’s illegitimate child, and was left alone on a cold bench.

Qian Renyue and the others continued to the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace while Xin'er and Jiang Mo stayed behind to explore Heaven Dou City. Xin'er and Jiang Mo headed off to shop together, leaving their relationship poised to develop further.

• Jiang Mo and Xin'er left the carriage after it crossed into the Heaven Dou Empire, and Qian Renyue gave Xin'er money for shopping.
• Jiu Lan laughed at the pair while Little Nine asked why, and Yiyi slept in Jiu Lan's arms.
• Xin'er reminded Qian Renyue to contact her if anything happened, then watched the carriage leave with Jiang Mo.
• Jiang Mo offered to show Xin'er around Heaven Dou City, and she asked to visit the places he had been.
• Xin'er said she wanted to buy accessories and mentioned a bracelet she had missed on her previous visit.
• Jiang Mo took Xin'er by the arm and led her toward the shopping street.

Xin'er teased Jiang Mo during a day out in Heaven Dou City, then recognized Xiao Wu and Tang San at a market and secretly marked their coins with her aura. She watched them return to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, where Yu Xiaogang might suffer from the trace she planted, but an unseen hand reached for her as she prepared to leave.

• Xin'er and Jiang Mo shared a playful morning together, and Xin'er realized Jiang Mo had developed feelings for her.
• Xin'er sent Jiang Mo to buy candied hawthorns and went to purchase a miniature Jiang Mo Pestle as a surprise.
• Xin'er encountered Xiao Wu, Tang San, and Liu Erlong at a stall, bought the pestle, and recognized Xiao Wu as a Soul Beast.
• Liu Erlong suspected Xin'er was the Green Vine who had taken Yu Xiaogang, while Tang San silently developed killing intent toward her.
• Xin'er followed Xiao Wu, Tang San, and Liu Erlong back toward the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan after secretly infusing their pouch of Copper Soul Coins with her aura.
• Xin'er watched from an alley and anticipated that the marked coins might bring Yu Xiaogang trouble, but a hand suddenly reached out from behind her.

Xin'er investigated a woman's claim that Soul Masters were killing and eating people in an alley, then accidentally injured Jiang Mo twice. Meanwhile, Qian Renyue and her companions delivered Azure Luan's fiery fox, Si Qing, to Xue Qinghe at the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace, where Si Qing met Yiyi.

• A frightened woman told Xin'er that someone in an alley was killing and eating people, then fled before Xin'er could question her further.
• Jiang Mo arrived behind Xin'er, and she reflexively threw him to the ground; he could detect no killing intent in the alley.
• Jiang Mo touched Xin'er's waist to test whether she had been tricked, and she punched him in the nose.
• Qian Renyue, Jiu Lan, Guang Ling, and Azure Luan brought the newborn fox Si Qing to Xue Qinghe at the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace.
• Qian Renyue gave Xue Qinghe an Immortal Herb to protect him from Si Qing's flames, and Yiyi woke and greeted the fox.