Chapter Summaries

Qian Renyue battled the heart demon inside her, suppressing it after it emerged and threatened to seize control. The Nine Pity Sword quieted, but Qian Renyue collapsed with severe burns around her neck, while Green Yaxin knocked Xiao Wu unconscious.

• Qian Renyue's heart demon corrupted the Nine Pity Sword and unleashed black aura, forcing Green Yaxin and Jiu Lan to defend themselves while the restraints on Xiao Wu weakened.
• Qian Renyue used her Ice Lotus Soul Bone Skill, Splendorous Age, to attack the Nine Pity Sword and confronted the shadow that emerged from her body.
• Qian Renyue threatened to destroy the shadow unless it stayed inside her, then promised to seek a way to give it a new life; the shadow agreed to withdraw.
• The shadow vanished, and the black aura around the Nine Pity Sword disappeared, but Qian Renyue nearly collapsed from the burns she had inflicted on herself.
• Jiu Lan supported Qian Renyue and began healing her, while Green Yaxin stomped Xiao Wu unconscious as she tried to escape.

After Qian Renyue was badly injured while trying to subdue her heart demon, Guang Ling brought her back to Spirit Hall, where she remained unconscious for days. Green Yaxin revealed to Little Nine that Qian Renyue might be planning to use her divine-rune tribulation to separate herself from her heart demon.

• Guang Ling learned that Qian Renyue had injured herself while fighting her heart demon and carried her, along with Xiao Wu, back to Spirit Hall.
• A black-red light entered Tang San's lifeless body, and he briefly revived while calling Xiao Wu's name before losing consciousness again.
• Days later, Qian Renyue remained comatose in Bright Moon Hall while Guang Ling kept watch beside her.
• Little Nine and Green Yaxin discussed whether to tell Guang Ling that Qian Renyue had begun cultivating her divine runes, but Green Yaxin said Qian Renyue had asked them to keep quiet.
• Green Yaxin suggested that Qian Renyue might intend to use the heavenly tribulation to separate her heart demon from herself, shocking Little Nine.

While Qian Renyue continued cultivating Divine Runes in a coma, Guang Ling stayed by her side and she made steady progress toward awakening. A year later, Little Nine and Green Yaxin encountered Yu Xiaogang at Spirit Hall and began to suspect that unexpected events were approaching.

• Green Yaxin explained that Qian Renyue’s altered temperament might make her Divine Runes cultivation and coming Heavenly Tribulation more dangerous, while Little Nine vowed to protect her.
• Green Yaxin and Little Nine visited the confined Xiao Wu, whose execution had been postponed while Qian Renyue remained unconscious.
• Guang Ling kept vigil beside Qian Renyue for a year as she advanced more than halfway through her Divine Runes cultivation in the Divine Runes Realm.
• Bibi Dong remained unable to find Qian Renyue, while Yu Xiaogang recovered from his stroke, visited Bibi Dong, and left Spirit Hall with Liu Erlong after an argument.
• Little Nine and Green Yaxin saw Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong outside Spirit Hall, questioned how Yu Xiaogang had recovered and gained entry, and wondered whether Tang San was truly dead.

Qian Renyue endured the tribulation lightning and faced the heavenly tribulation, but the first strike left her gravely wounded. When the second strike threatened to kill her, Little Nine sacrificed his soul and Ice Phoenix Wings to protect her, leaving Qian Renyue weeping amid the shattered fragments.

• Green Yaxin brought Little Nine into the protected heart of Sunset Forest and explained how Qian Renyue's released soul power had made it safe.
• Tribulation lightning battered Qian Renyue as she used the Nine Pity Sword to withstand thirty-two bolts, completing half of her divine runes before facing three heavenly tribulation strikes.
• The first heavenly tribulation strike pierced Qian Renyue's chest, and Guang Ling failed to break through the barrier to reach her.
• Jiu Lan collapsed with the same wound as Qian Renyue, and Green Yaxin realized the two shared the same life.
• Little Nine returned to the Ice Phoenix Wings and absorbed most of the second strike, but the wings shattered and Qian Renyue cried out in grief.

Qian Renyue struggled to recover from Little Nine’s death as the third heavenly tribulation struck, while Green Yaxin and Guang Ling tried to keep Jiu Lan alive. Green Yaxin explained that Jiu Lan shared Qian Renyue’s life and reacted more intensely to the tribulation, leaving her at risk even if Qian Renyue survived.

• Qian Renyue grieved over Little Nine’s sacrifice, and Heart Demon Yue urged her to endure the third heavenly tribulation.
• Qian Renyue remembered her promises to Heart Demon Yue and Guang Ling, then rose and joined hands with Heart Demon Yue as the third tribulation descended.
• The black lightning struck Qian Renyue and Heart Demon Yue, but their connecting thread remained, and Heart Demon Yue realized the tribulation was falling on them in repeated strikes.
• Qian Renyue struggled to dodge the increasingly frequent lightning as Jiu Lan’s life force weakened despite Green Yaxin’s efforts.
• Guang Ling checked Jiu Lan’s pulse, and Green Yaxin explained that Jiu Lan shared Qian Renyue’s life and suffered a stronger reaction to the heavenly tribulation.

Guang Ling learned that Green Yaxin intended to sacrifice herself to open Qian Renyue’s divine test, while a massive heavenly tribulation shook the continent. After Qian Renyue’s martial soul shattered during its third awakening, Green Yaxin gave up her soul to complete it, leaving the awakening successful but her fate uncertain.

• Green Yaxin told Guang Ling she was the key to opening Qian Renyue’s divine test and offered him the Jiang Mo Pestle to pass on to Jiang Mo.
• The tribulation over Sunset Forest drew attention across the continent, and Qian Daoliu concluded that Qian Renyue might be undergoing a divine test.
• After two days and a night of tribulation, Qian Renyue’s divine runes appeared and her Nine-Petal Immortal Lotus began its risky third awakening.
• Green Yaxin restrained Heart Demon Yue and slashed her face when she refused to leave Qian Renyue’s side.
• When the lotus shattered, its fragments began to reassemble, and Green Yaxin merged her soul into its final missing piece.
• Qian Renyue’s Nine-Petal Immortal Lotus completed its third awakening, glowing with divine runes and powerful life force.

After the deaths of Little Nine, Yaxin, and Jiu Lan, Qian Renyue grieved in Sunset Forest while Guang Ling stayed by her side. When the Jade Pendant went dark, she learned that her father, Xuan Ling, had also died, leaving her overwhelmed by grief and regret.

• Qian Renyue woke from a nightmare and found the mimicry environment ruined and her companions gone, then lost control of her flames until Guang Ling calmed her.
• Guang Ling stayed with Qian Renyue as she mourned Little Nine, Yaxin, and Jiu Lan and struggled with guilt over their deaths.
• Tang San recovered after Qian Renyue had pierced his heart, and he remained determined to find Xiao Wu while Yu Xiaogang refused to take him into Spirit Hall.
• Bibi Dong questioned Yu Xiaogang about Xiao Wu, then visited the dying Xuan Ling in the Rakshasa Secret Realm and watched him die.
• Qian Renyue found that the Jade Pendant had lost its glow, understood that Xuan Ling was dead, and collapsed in grief as Guang Ling comforted her.

Qian Renyue returned to Spirit Hall after learning Tang San had revived and faced Bibi Dong during the tournament. She won a wager for her father's Soul Bone, then reunited with Zhu Zhuqing, whose embrace brought her grief to the surface.

• After learning Tang San had entered the tournament, Qian Renyue and Guang Ling hurried back to Spirit Hall and watched him face Spirit Hall Academy.
• Qian Renyue confronted Bibi Dong about Xuan Ling's Soul Bone, and they agreed to wager it against Qian Renyue's hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast on the match's outcome.
• Tang San led Shrek Academy to victory, so Qian Renyue won the wager and demanded that Bibi Dong deliver the Soul Bone to Bright Moon Hall within three days.
• Qian Renyue reunited with Zhu Zhuqing at the Worship Hall and broke down as Zhu Zhuqing comforted her.

Qian Renyue found a possible way to resurrect the companions who sacrificed themselves for her and absorbed Xiao Wu’s Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, giving Xiao Wu’s soul bone to Zhu Zhuqing. After the tournament, Yu Xiaogang confronted Bibi Dong about Xiao Wu, and Qian Renyue arrived at the Papal Hall with Guang Ling.

• Zhu Zhuqing comforted Qian Renyue, who found an illustration suggesting the divine-rune nine-petal immortal lotus could produce petals infused with divine power to bring back Yaxin and Jiu Lan.
• Qian Renyue killed Xiao Wu, gave her Right Arm Soul Bone to Zhu Zhuqing, and began absorbing her Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring while Guang Ling guarded her.
• Jiang Mo visited Bright Moon Hall but left without seeing Qian Renyue or learning where Green Yaxin was.
• After Bibi Dong lost her tournament wager, Yu Xiaogang visited her and demanded help finding Xiao Wu, but she told him to ask Qian Renyue at the Worship Hall.
• Qian Renyue and Guang Ling entered the Papal Hall, where Bibi Dong reacted with alarm to their arrival.

Qian Renyue had Yu Xiaogang imprisoned after accusing him of stealing Spirit Hall’s knowledge, then planned to curb Tang San and remove Bibi Dong from power. At the dungeon, she offered Yu Xiaogang food in exchange for information, and he tried to bargain with what he knew about her father, Xuan Ling.

• Qian Renyue slapped Yu Xiaogang, accused him of plagiarizing Spirit Hall, and Bibi Dong agreed to have him imprisoned instead of killed.
• Qian Renyue planned to grow strong enough to become Pope, stop Bibi Dong’s ambitions, and prevent a great war by curbing Tang San’s rise.
• At Shrek Academy, Liu Erlong feared Yu Xiaogang had been detained, while Flender and Zhao Wuji avoided getting involved.
• Qian Renyue visited the hungry Yu Xiaogang in the dungeon and taunted him about Tang San abandoning him.
• Yu Xiaogang offered to reveal what he knew about Xuan Ling in exchange for his release and protection, and Qian Renyue agreed to hear the deal.

Qian Renyue learned from Yu Xiaogang that Bibi Dong had Xuan Ling, strengthening her suspicion that Bibi Dong was connected to her father's disappearance. She planned to cultivate in Sunset Forest and left Zhu Zhuqing in Azure Luan's care, while Yu Xiaogang was paraded through the streets until a woman recognized him.

• Qian Renyue questioned Yu Xiaogang, who claimed that Xuan Ling was in Bibi Dong's hands but could not provide an exact location.
• Qian Renyue ordered Yu Xiaogang paraded through the streets, where Hu Liena and Xie Yue beat him near the Papal Hall.
• Qian Renyue returned to the Bright Moon Hall and decided to pursue cultivation so she could confront Bibi Dong and uncover the truth about Xuan Ling.
• Qian Renyue told Zhu Zhuqing she planned to cultivate in Sunset Forest and asked Azure Luan to take Zhu Zhuqing along and help her train.
• Yu Xiaogang was paraded through the city with a sign calling him shameless, and a woman recognized him as Xiaogang.

Liu Erlong tried to rescue Yu Xiaogang from Spirit City, but Qian Renyue and Guang Ling captured them and locked them in a dungeon. Qian Renyue began testing Yu Xiaogang’s claims about Xuan Ling, while his declaration of love for Liu Erlong left her questioning his supposed devotion.

• Liu Erlong freed Yu Xiaogang from public display and tried to flee with him, but Qian Renyue stopped them at the border.
• Qian Renyue fought Liu Erlong, used her flames and poison to weaken her, and Guang Ling arrived to pin her down with the Light Feather Divine Bow.
• Qian Renyue and Guang Ling took Liu Erlong and Yu Xiaogang back to Spirit Hall and locked them together in a dungeon cell.
• Qian Renyue and Guang Ling waited outside the cell, then Qian Renyue challenged Yu Xiaogang to prove that his claims were true.
• Yu Xiaogang swore on his martial soul and Liu Erlong’s life, calling her the woman he loved most, and Qian Renyue asked whether he thought that made him devoted.

Qian Renyue pressured Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong in the dungeon, hoping to expose Yu Xiaogang's true nature and turn Liu Erlong against him. Just as Guang Ling prepared to beat Yu Xiaogang, he revealed that he knew where Xuan Ling was, leaving Qian Renyue demanding the location.

• Liu Erlong accused Qian Renyue of trying to drive a wedge between her and Yu Xiaogang, and Guang Ling slammed her against the wall with his pressure.
• Yu Xiaogang pretended to comfort Liu Erlong and accused Qian Renyue and Guang Ling of mistreating her.
• Qian Renyue offered to release Liu Erlong if Yu Xiaogang told her something useful, but Yu Xiaogang demanded that she release them both.
• Guang Ling offered to kill Yu Xiaogang, and Qian Renyue told him to beat Yu Xiaogang without killing him.
• Yu Xiaogang blurted out that he knew where Xuan Ling was, and Qian Renyue demanded that he tell her.

Bibi Dong arrived in the Dungeon while Qian Renyue questioned Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong, and Qian Renyue used Yu Xiaogang's accusations to provoke her. Bibi Dong threatened to kill Yu Xiaogang, while Qian Renyue resolved to keep him alive until she learned the truth.

• Bibi Dong entered the Dungeon and challenged Qian Renyue over her accusations against Yu Xiaogang.
• Qian Renyue asked Bibi Dong how she would deal with Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong.
• Bibi Dong suggested killing Liu Erlong, and Qian Renyue reminded her that Yu Xiaogang had defended Liu Erlong and slandered Bibi Dong.
• Yu Xiaogang abandoned Liu Erlong and insisted that Bibi Dong was perfect, prompting Bibi Dong to grow more furious.
• Bibi Dong ignited a red flame and declared that she would kill Yu Xiaogang.

Liu Erlong confronted Yu Xiaogang over his lingering feelings for Bibi Dong, while Qian Renyue tried to drive them apart. Bibi Dong considered how to keep Yu Xiaogang from revealing her secrets as Qian Renyue offered Liu Erlong to her.

• Liu Erlong pinned Yu Xiaogang down and demanded to know whether his earlier promises to cut ties with Bibi Dong had been lies.
• Guang Ling mocked Liu Erlong and Yu Xiaogang for going from affectionate to fighting, prompting Liu Erlong to recognize how fragile their relationship was.
• Liu Erlong accused Qian Renyue of deliberately provoking her and separating her from Yu Xiaogang, but insisted she would never leave him despite their forbidden kinship.
• Qian Renyue offered Liu Erlong to Bibi Dong to deal with, claiming she had only arrested the Shrek Academy vice dean after finding her.
• Bibi Dong privately focused on taking Yu Xiaogang before he could reveal her secrets and believed Qian Renyue would not risk acting against her.

Qian Renyue pressured Yu Xiaogang for evidence against Bibi Dong and learned that Xuan Ling was being held in a secret chamber beneath the Papal Hall. She warned Yu Xiaogang that she would kill him if he had lied.

• Qian Renyue claimed the Great Enshrined had given her authority over Yu Xiaogang and told Bibi Dong to spare Liu Erlong's life.
• After Bibi Dong left with Liu Erlong, Qian Renyue demanded that Yu Xiaogang continue explaining what he knew about Xuan Ling.
• Yu Xiaogang said the matter involved Bibi Dong, and Qian Renyue told him she needed evidence before acting against the Pope.
• Guang Ling sent cold into Yu Xiaogang's body, prompting him to reveal that Bibi Dong kept Xuan Ling in a secret chamber in the Papal Hall.
• Qian Renyue warned Yu Xiaogang that she would kill him if he was lying.

Qian Renyue left the Dungeon determined to investigate Yu Xiaogang’s claim and kill Bibi Dong if she had murdered Xuan Ling. As Guang Ling worried over the consequences, Qian Renyue drew him close and teased him about his intentions in public.

• Qian Renyue told Guang Ling she would investigate Yu Xiaogang’s claim and kill him if it proved false.
• Qian Renyue said she would kill Bibi Dong if she had killed Xuan Ling, regardless of the cost to Spirit Hall.
• Guang Ling wondered whether Qian Daoliu and Golden Crocodile knew the truth and worried about how Qian Renxue and Spirit Hall would be affected.
• Guang Ling, distracted by his thoughts, bumped into Qian Renyue and apologized as he caught her hand.
• Qian Renyue pulled Guang Ling close, and she teased him by asking what he was trying to do in public.

Guang Ling and Qian Renyue teased each other before she asked him to investigate the secret chamber Yu Xiaogang had mentioned. At Bright Moon Hall, she said she could postpone her trip to Sunset Forest, but left her thought unfinished.

• Qian Renyue teased Guang Ling about being older and tried to make him call her Big Sister.
• Qian Renyue asked Guang Ling to inspect the secret chamber Yu Xiaogang had mentioned because she needed to go to Sunset Forest that night.
• Guang Ling agreed to investigate and promised to give Qian Renyue an answer when she returned.
• At Bright Moon Hall, Guang Ling asked whether Qian Renyue had to leave that night, and she replied that tomorrow would also work, but...

Qian Renyue asked Guang Ling to accompany her to the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace, and he reacted angrily when he thought she was hiding something from him. After they kissed, Qian Renyue teased him about having an ex, and his evasive reply left the question unresolved.

• Qian Renyue said she planned to visit the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace that night and invited Guang Ling to come with her.
• Guang Ling seized Qian Renyue's wrists and kissed her after becoming angry at her apparent pretense.
• Guang Ling teased Qian Renyue about forgetting to breathe after their kiss.
• Qian Renyue questioned whether Guang Ling had an ex, and Guang Ling turned away and began to explain.

Qian Renyue asked Guang Ling about his romantic past, then went with him to the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace to meet Qian Renxue. Their reunion began with Qian Renxue barely recognizing how much Qian Renyue had changed.

• Qian Renyue asked Guang Ling whether he or the other Spirit Hall elders had romantic histories, and Guang Ling said he had never had a partner.
• Qian Renyue and Guang Ling left for the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace, where Spirit Hall soldiers had replaced the palace guards and Xue Ye remained bedridden.
• Qian Renxue saw Qian Renyue and briefly stared at her, noticing how much her appearance and bearing had changed.
• Qian Renxue softly addressed Qian Renyue as “A Yue,” and Guang Ling interrupted to introduce her again.