Chapter Summaries

Tang San speculated about Lin Hao’s connection to the Ruthless Empress while Ye Fan struggled with his stalled cultivation in a small town near Spirit Ruins Paradise. Ye Fan noticed a lost little girl carrying a strange golden, three-eyed beast, whose presence stirred his Sacred Body, and paused to watch them.

• Tang San argued that Lin Hao and the Ruthless Empress shared a significant but uncertain connection, though he doubted they were simply a couple.
• Oscar and Ning Rongrong wondered whether the group might someday meet the Ruthless Empress.
• Ye Fan despaired over his inability to cultivate as a Desolate Ancient Sacred Body, then rejected the idea of giving up and settling into an ordinary life.
• Ye Fan bought three meat buns and noticed a bewildered little girl holding a golden, three-eyed creature.
• The creature’s presence stirred Ye Fan’s Sacred Body slightly, and he stopped to observe the unusual pair.

The Heavenly Screen shifted to Qiu'er and Xiao Nannan in a marketplace, where Ye Fan approached them with steamed buns. Yu Xiaogang dismissed all three as ordinary background extras and sent Shrek Academy back to training, while students at Eastsea Academy wondered whether Ye Fan had sensed something unusual about the little golden-furred beast.

• The Heavenly Screen switched from Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun's livestream to Qiu'er and Xiao Nannan walking through a marketplace.
• Yu Xiaogang told Xiao Wu there was no evidence that Qiu'er or Xiao Nannan was special, then called them background extras.
• Tang San recognized Ye Fan as someone who had entered the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land with Li Dan, and Shrek's students watched as Ye Fan brought buns toward the girl.
• Yu Xiaogang judged Ye Fan to be an ordinary man without extraordinary opportunities and urged the Shrek Seven Devils to focus on cultivation.
• Tang San and the others returned to training, while Xie Xun, Tang Wulin, and Gu Yuena at Eastsea Academy speculated that Ye Fan had noticed the golden-furred beast was unusual.

Ye Fan approached the lost Xiao Nannan and her extraordinary companion, Qiu'er, and offered them food while trying to learn where they belonged. Observers across the Douluo world speculated about Ye Fan’s motives and ordered records of him, while Ye Fan was left deciding what to do with the two lost travelers.

• Gu Yuena identified Xiao Nannan’s golden beast as the rare Three-Eyed Golden Lion, an Emperor Auspicious Beast with the power of destiny, and suspected the girl had an unusual identity.
• Bibi Dong ordered Spirit Hall to record all footage and information about Ye Fan, while Ghost Douluo and Chrysanthemum Douluo speculated about his motives.
• Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong, along with members of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, discussed Ye Fan’s composure and the significance of his survival after the Nine Dragons Pulling a Coffin.
• Ye Fan approached Xiao Nannan and asked where her family was; she said she and Qiu'er had gotten lost and could not remember their home.
• Qiu'er bristled when Ye Fan mistook her for a puppy, declared herself an Emperor Auspicious Beast, and Xiao Nannan accepted a steamed bun from him.
• Ye Fan shared buns with Xiao Nannan and Qiu'er, then asked where they planned to go as he weighed whether to help them.

Ye Fan met Xiao Nannan and her talking beast Qiu'er, who insisted they needed to reach the Heavenly Court to see Lin Hao. Though he knew little about the Heavenly Court and feared the risks, Ye Fan agreed to help them seek information and escort them part of the way.

• Xiao Nannan told Ye Fan she and Qiu'er were going to the Heavenly Court to see Lin Hao, though she did not know why.
• Qiu'er asked Ye Fan to take them to the Heavenly Court, and he explained that he knew only rumors about its location in the White Jade Capital.
• Xiao Nannan said Ye Fan felt comfortable to her, while Qiu'er argued that his curiosity and sense of responsibility would make him help them.
• Ye Fan agreed to seek information and escort them part of the way, while warning that his knowledge and ability to protect them were limited.
• Xiao Nannan told Ye Fan her name but said she could not remember where she came from or why she needed to see the Heavenly Emperor.

Ye Fan returned to Lingxu Cave Heaven with Xiao Nannan and Qiu'er to report his plans and seek clues about the Heavenly Court. The sect could not guide him directly, but its leader pointed him toward White Emperor City, leaving Ye Fan determined to make the dangerous journey.

• Ye Fan traveled with Xiao Nannan and Qiu'er toward Lingxu Cave Heaven, learning that Xiao Nannan remembered little and could walk for hours without tiring.
• At Lingxu Cave Heaven's gate, Junior Brother Li warned Ye Fan that visitors from the Ji Family had recently unsettled the elders.
• Ye Fan asked the sect leader and elders for information about the Heavenly Court, but they said its location was hidden and difficult to find.
• The sect leader told Ye Fan that White Emperor City was the Heavenly Court's largest stronghold in the Eastern Wasteland and his best lead.
• The sect leader warned that White Emperor City was more than ten thousand li away and the journey would be deadly, but Ye Fan insisted he had to go.

Ye Fan left Lingxu Cave Heaven with Pang Bo, Xiao Nannan, and Qiu'er to travel to White Emperor City and seek the Heavenly Court. On the way, they learned that Qing Emperor's Tomb had appeared, while Bibi Dong and the Spirit Hall elders discussed what the tomb might mean.

• Ye Fan accepted a map to White Emperor City from the sect leader, who warned him to take care after leaving Lingxu Cave Heaven.
• Pang Bo decided to accompany Ye Fan after hearing about his mission to White Emperor City.
• Ye Fan, Pang Bo, Xiao Nannan, and Qiu'er left Lingxu Cave Heaven and traveled east toward White Emperor City.
• On the seventh day, Ye Fan and Pang Bo noticed cultivators heading east and asked a passing man what had happened.
• The man told Ye Fan and Pang Bo that Qing Emperor's Tomb had appeared.
• Bibi Dong and the Spirit Hall elders discussed the tomb and wondered whether its appearance was tied to Ye Fan's journey.

News of the Azure Emperor’s tomb spread across the Shrouding the Heavens World, and Ye Fan decided to investigate its outskirts after Qiu'er sensed a strange presence to the east. The chapter left Ye Fan and his companions heading toward the Demon Emperor’s Tomb while Zhu Zhuyun and Zhu Zhuqing rested in the Nine Heavenly Pool.

• Ning Fengzhi, Gu Rong, Yu Yuanzhen, and the Shrek Academy members discussed the dangers and opportunities surrounding the Azure Emperor’s tomb.
• A cultivator told Ye Fan and Pang Bo that the Demon Emperor’s Tomb had appeared in the Southern Region of the Eastern Wasteland, drawing powerful factions from across the region.
• Ye Fan initially chose to continue toward White Emperor City rather than risk entering the crowded tomb grounds, while keeping Xiao Nannan and Qiu'er with them.
• Qiu'er sensed a familiar presence near the tomb and described it as connected to karma, prompting Ye Fan to change course and investigate from the outskirts.
• Zhu Zhuyun and Zhu Zhuqing relaxed in the Nine Heavenly Pool at White Jade Capital.

Zhu Zhuyun and Zhu Zhuqing enjoyed the Nine Heavenly Pool and reflected on how fortunate they were to cultivate in the Heavenly Court. When Lin Hao arrived, they realized their three-month deadline had come and planned to request leave to handle matters at home.

• Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun marveled at how the spiritual spring strengthened their bodies, souls, and cultivation.
• Zhu Zhuyun splashed Zhu Zhuqing, and the sisters played together in the pool, relaxing as they had not since childhood.
• Lin Hao arrived, and Zhu Zhuyun and Zhu Zhuqing stopped playing and greeted him nervously.
• Zhu Zhuyun told Lin Hao they had been in the Heavenly Court for almost three months, prompting the sisters to consider their choice to return temporarily rather than leave permanently.
• Zhu Zhuyun and Zhu Zhuqing told Lin Hao they might need a few days of leave to handle matters at home.

Lin Hao agreed to Zhu Zhuyun and Zhu Zhuqing’s request to return to the Star Luo Empire, then invited them to join him on a trip to Qing Emperor’s Tomb. As they prepared to leave in three days, the sisters attended to Lin Hao in the bath while Zhu Zhuyun asked about the tomb’s danger.

• Zhu Zhuyun asked Lin Hao for seven days to return home with Zhu Zhuqing, and he agreed.
• Lin Hao told the sisters that Qing Emperor’s Tomb had appeared in the Eastern Wasteland’s Southern Region and invited them to accompany him.
• Zhu Zhuyun and Zhu Zhuqing eagerly accepted, and Lin Hao set their departure for three days later.
• Lin Hao reflected on needing system rewards to extend Tantai Guyue’s lifespan and decided the trip would relieve his boredom.
• The sisters helped Lin Hao bathe, and he assured Zhu Zhuyun that they would be safe with him at Qing Emperor’s Tomb.

Lin Hao formally took Zhu Zhuyun and Zhu Zhuqing as nominal disciples, earning system rewards as their reverence and dependence increased. He told them to meet him the next morning, when he would introduce them to a fellow countryman.

• Lin Hao emerged from the spirit spring and praised Zhu Zhuyun and Zhu Zhuqing for accompanying him to the Qing Emperor's Tomb.
• Lin Hao took both sisters as nominal disciples, and they knelt to accept his tutelage.
• The sisters' favorability increases triggered system rewards for Lin Hao, including lifespan pills and a basic Faith Condensation Method.
• Lin Hao instructed Zhu Zhuyun and Zhu Zhuqing to meet him at the hour of the dragon to meet a fellow countryman.
• The sisters left the hall excited about their new status, while Lin Hao opened his palm after they had gone.

Lin Hao examined the Faith Condensation Method and decided it was unsuitable for his own cultivation, though it might benefit others in the Heavenly Court. He went to Bright Moon Palace to see Tantai Guyue and found her troubled by a black jade slip.

• Lin Hao received two Hundred-Year Lifespan Pills, a Thousand-Year Lifespan Pill, and the Faith Condensation Method.
• Lin Hao studied the method and judged that refining impure faith power could harm his nearly perfected Dao Fruit.
• Lin Hao considered offering the method to cultivators in the Heavenly Court and showing it to Guyue for her assessment.
• Lin Hao appeared at Bright Moon Palace and found Tantai Guyue working in her study.
• Lin Hao embraced Tantai Guyue from behind, and she told him she was busy before turning solemn.

Lin Hao gave Tantai Guyue a Thousand-Year Lifespan Pill to ease her worries about her dwindling lifespan. After taking it, she felt her life force grow stronger and shared a teasing, affectionate kiss with him.

• Tantai Guyue told Lin Hao she planned to use the unrest around the Primordial Ancient Mine to give the Heavenly Court's younger generation experience.
• Lin Hao noticed her sorrow over aging and the loss of her old comrades, then offered her a Thousand-Year Lifespan Pill.
• Tantai Guyue recognized the pill's extraordinary life-extending power, accepted it, and felt her life force strengthen as she absorbed it.
• Lin Hao teasingly asked Tantai Guyue for a reward, and she playfully pretended to object before allowing him to kiss her.
• After their long kiss, Lin Hao thanked her for her supposed offering, and Tantai Guyue rebuked him.

After spending the night together, Lin Hao gave Tantai Guyue the Faith Condensation Method and explained how it used belief to cultivate power and prolong life. Guyue recognized its potential uses for herself and the Heavenly Court as she prepared to enter seclusion to refine the Thousand-Year Lifespan Pill.

• Tantai Guyue woke sore and exhausted in Lin Hao's arms, and the two shared a quiet morning together.
• Guyue said she needed to assess the intelligence about the Primordial Ancient Mine and enter seclusion to absorb the Thousand-Year Lifespan Pill.
• Lin Hao told Guyue that Ziyi could handle the Heavenly Court's affairs while she cultivated.
• Lin Hao showed Guyue the Faith Condensation Method and explained that it gathered faith to form power that could aid cultivation and extend the soul's life.
• Guyue studied the method and concluded that a stable network of faith could offer an alternative form of longevity, including for the Heavenly Court.

At the Heavenly Court’s Martial Training Hall, Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun waited with the Snow Empress while Shrek Academy feared Lin Hao might punish the sisters for concealing their origins. The three women sensed a strange resonance between their powers before Lin Hao arrived.

• Qian Renxue and the people at Shrek Academy watched the Snow Empress, Zhu Zhuqing, and Zhu Zhuyun head toward the same destination.
• Flender and the Shrek Academy group worried that Lin Hao had discovered the sisters came from another world and might hold their failure to disclose it against them.
• Lin Hao left the Bright Moon Palace after Tantai Guyue arranged a supervised trial of the Faith Condensation Method, then headed for the Martial Training Hall.
• Zhu Zhuqing, Zhu Zhuyun, and the Snow Empress gathered outside the Martial Training Hall and silently studied one another.
• Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun sensed an unusual resonance between their Nether Civet Martial Souls and the Snow Empress’s primal power.

Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun discovered that Snow Empress came from Douluo Continent, and Lin Hao reassured them that he did not blame them for hiding their origins. Their increased favorability earned Lin Hao the Thunder Emperor's Precious Technique and an Extreme Cold Origin Crystal, while observers at Shrek Academy watched with relief until Ma Hongjun interrupted.

• Snow Empress recognized Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun as fellow natives of Douluo Continent, explaining that she came from the Far North.
• Lin Hao appeared, and Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun apologized for not revealing their homeland; he told them their caution was understandable.
• The system increased Zhu Zhuqing, Zhu Zhuyun, and Snow Empress's favorability toward Lin Hao, rewarding him with Thunder Emperor's Precious Technique and an Extreme Cold Origin Crystal.
• Lin Hao invited the three women to follow him into the Martial Training Hall.
• At Shrek Academy, Flender, Zhao Wuji, Ning Rongrong, and Oscar expressed relief that Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun were safe and that Lin Hao seemed unhostile.
• Ma Hongjun suddenly shouted, "Wait!"

Viewers on the Douluo Continent learned that Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun had become Lin Hao’s nominal disciples, leaving Tang San and the others stunned and envious. At Eastsea Academy, Gu Yuena questioned why Lin Hao had chosen the two sisters, and the reason remained unknown.

• Ma Hongjun and the others realized from the heavenly screen that Lin Hao had called Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun his nominal disciples.
• Yu Xiaogang wondered why Lin Hao had taken the sisters as disciples and suspected he treated people from the Douluo Continent differently.
• Tang San felt bitter as he compared his own standing with Zhu Zhuqing’s new connection to Lin Hao.
• Tang Wulin and Xie Xie joked about becoming Lin Hao’s maid before Gu Yuena asked why he had chosen Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun.
• Gu Yuena reasoned that Lin Hao had no romantic intentions toward the still-virgin sisters, but she and the others could not explain his choice.

Gu Yuena theorized that Lin Hao accepted Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun partly to study Douluo Continent’s longevity and cultivation rules. A system announcement then revealed that the surviving chosen ones could return to Douluo Continent temporarily or permanently, leaving everyone stunned that Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun could come back the next day with their new strength.

• Gu Yuena told Tang Wulin and Xie Xie that Lin Hao might be studying how Douluo Continent’s long-lived people would fare in the Shrouding the Heavens World.
• Tang Wulin worried that Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun were being used as test subjects, but Gu Yuena argued that Lin Hao would teach them sincerely and that their status as his nominal disciples still benefited them.
• The heavenly screen announced that surviving first- and second-batch chosen ones could choose to return to Douluo Continent temporarily for up to thirty days or permanently.
• Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu rejoiced at the chance to see Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun again.
• Tang San and Yu Xiaogang pointed out that the sisters were the only survivors eligible to return and would bring back the strength they had gained over three months.

Shrek Academy and the factions across the Douluo Continent anticipated Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun’s return after three months of cultivation in the Shrouding the Heavens World. The chapter left the Star Luo Empire facing their homecoming as the continent prepared to watch what power the sisters would bring back.

• At Shrek Academy, Tang San, Oscar, Ma Hongjun, Ning Rongrong, and the others debated whether Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun had adapted to the foreign cultivation system and how much of its power they could retain.
• Zhao Wuji predicted that the sisters’ return would shake the entire Douluo Continent.
• Emperor Xue Ye ordered Xue Qinghe to attend Shrek Academy and welcome the sisters with the highest honors, and Xue Qinghe privately reflected on their status as the Heavenly Emperor’s nominal disciples.
• Ning Fengzhi decided to go to Shrek Academy himself, and Gu Rong agreed to accompany him.
• Bibi Dong ordered Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo to accompany her to Shrek Academy and arrange an appropriate welcome for the Pope.
• The narration noted that the Star Luo Empire was in an awkward position as the entire continent prepared for the sisters’ return.

Dai Tianfeng sent Dai Weisi to Shrek Academy to judge Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun’s new power and decide whether to pressure them or court them. In the Shrouding the Heavens World, the sisters learned they could return to Douluo Continent temporarily or permanently, and Lin Hao left the choice to them.

• Dai Tianfeng ordered Dai Weisi to assess the sisters’ strength and either remind them of the empire’s authority or show them respect, depending on what he found.
• Dai Tianfeng told Dai Weisi to raise Dai Mubai’s release from the imperial prison during his visit.
• The continent’s major powers turned their attention to Shrek Academy and the sisters’ return.
• Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun received a system notice allowing them to return to Douluo Continent for up to thirty days or permanently.
• Lin Hao asked the sisters which option they intended to choose and calmly described the advantages and uncertainties of each path.

Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun reaffirmed that they would remain Lin Hao’s maids and seek the Dao, despite returning to the Douluo Continent for a month to visit their parents. Lin Hao took them and the Snow Empress to his new training ground and explained how its illusion trials would cultivate their understanding of the Dao.

• Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun told Lin Hao they would not return permanently to the Star Luo Empire and would remain by his side.
• The sisters asked Lin Hao for thirty days’ leave to visit their parents in the Douluo Continent, and he agreed, saying he would take the Snow Empress to the Qing Emperor's Tomb instead.
• Lin Hao led the Snow Empress, Zhu Zhuqing, and Zhu Zhuyun to a hall containing a training ground filled with bubbles, each representing a distinct cultivation environment.
• Lin Hao explained that the training ground’s Illusion Realm Fortune created trials suited to each cultivator’s needs and would provide guidance through a strand of his divine sense.