Chapter Summaries

Lu Ye demonstrated phones to Ning Fengzhi and the elders of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, then filmed Chen Xin striking a cliff with his Seven Kill Sword and posted the video under Chen Xin’s account. Gu Rong asked Lu Ye to film him next, promising to show him a Bone Dragon.

• Lu Ye showed Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong how a phone could record and share videos with other phones.
• Lu Ye explained that people would pay to watch famous Soul Masters in action, and Chen Xin agreed to let him film a sword strike.
• Chen Xin struck a cliff with his Seven Kill Sword, and Lu Ye edited the footage with music that impressed Chen Xin and Gu Rong.
• Lu Ye created the Sword Dao Chen Xin account and posted the video, which Chen Xin watched as its first like appeared.
• Gu Rong asked Lu Ye to change the music and film him demonstrating a Bone Dragon.

Lu Ye filmed Gu Rong’s Bone Dragon for a phone video, and Ning Fengzhi confirmed that people at the foot of the mountain could watch the clips and speak through the phones. After realizing the sect needed a steady supply of videos to attract buyers, Lu Ye planned to recruit performers in Heaven Dou City.

• Gu Rong summoned his Bone Dragon for Lu Ye to film, and after an awkward first take, they recorded a dramatic video that Gu Rong approved for posting.
• Lu Ye created an account named Bone Douluo and posted Gu Rong’s video; Gu Rong watched its likes rise as Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin responded.
• Ning Fengzhi called a disciple at the tea stall through the phone and learned that people there could watch the Sword Douluo’s and Bone Douluo’s videos.
• Lu Ye showed Ning Fengzhi that the small number of available clips would soon be exhausted, while Gu Rong and Chen Xin declined to film every day.
• Lu Ye decided to recruit performers in Heaven Dou City to make videos and help bring Douyin to life.

Lu Ye introduced Shen Qilan and her performers to phones, showing them how to record and publish videos of their music and dancing. After they enthusiastically began filming, he warned them to protect people’s privacy and designed a new performance outfit called a qipao.

• Lu Ye showed Shen Qilan videos of Sword Douluo and the Bone Dragon, then filmed her to demonstrate how a phone captured and replayed people.
• Shen Qilan gathered seven or eight performers, and Lu Ye gave them phones and taught them to use the camera, filters, and special effects.
• The performers experimented with selfies and effects, while Liu Ruyan tried filming herself with music.
• Lu Ye filmed and published a short video of Shen Qilan, then showed the performers how they could record and publish their own clips.
• Lu Ye reminded Shen Qilan to keep private matters out of videos and drew a new outfit for the performers, calling it a qipao.

Lu Ye introduced qipaos and costume-change videos to the Cloud Sound Workshop, then expanded the chamber of commerce’s phone trial. After discussing plans to sell the first hundred phones, he left the story poised for their launch the next day.

• Shen Qilan and Liu Ruyan tried on qipaos made from Lu Ye’s design, and the musicians admired how they looked.
• Lu Ye showed Liu Ruyan how to film a costume change, then explained that short videos could promote the Cloud Sound Workshop and help sell phones.
• Lu Ye distributed trial phones to people in different trades, including a stable hand who filmed a sleeping cat.
• At Ning Fengzhi’s place, Gu Rong and Ning Rongrong watched the cat video, and Ning Fengzhi discussed the first batch of phones with Lu Ye.
• Lu Ye said he would sell a hundred phones the next day and hoped phones would let people communicate with family and follow performers from afar.

Lu Ye distributed trial phones around the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and persuaded Ning Fengzhi to begin selling them in Heaven Dou City. The shop opened with a hundred phones, and Lu Ye received a letter from Qian Renxue just as the first customers arrived.

• Lu Ye filmed Xu Cheng and several workers demonstrating their crafts, cooking, cleaning, and martial practice, then gave them phones to use.
• Ning Rongrong and Gu Rong watched a kitten video, while Ning Fengzhi reviewed the trial footage and agreed to sell the first hundred phones in Heaven Dou City.
• Lu Ye arranged to supply phones to the Seven Treasure Shop on East Street for two Gold Soul Coins each and taught Chen Shun how to operate one.
• Lu Ye received a letter from Qian Renxue and greeted two young men who stopped to ask about the phone's low price.

Lu Ye demonstrated the new phones by showing customers videos of Sword Douluo, Bone Douluo, and Liu Ruyan, then told them they had to buy a phone to keep watching. Yu Feng, Osler, and several others bought phones, while more customers gathered around the counter.

• Yu Feng and Osler watched videos of Chen Xin and Bone Douluo on Lu Ye's demo phone.
• Lu Ye showed them Liu Ruyan's outfit-changing video, drawing Gu Zheng and his companions over to watch.
• Lu Ye stopped the video and told the customers they had to pay two Gold Soul Coins for their own phones to keep watching.
• Yu Feng and Osler bought phones, followed by Gu Zheng's two companions.
• One companion gave Gu Zheng a phone as a thank-you gift, and Gu Zheng accepted it while claiming its recording feature would help with practice.
• Chen Shun put the payments in the cash box as more customers gathered near the counter.

Lu Ye’s phones became an unexpected hit in Heaven Dou City, with all one hundred selling out before evening. After Ning Fengzhi agreed to order five hundred more, Gu Zheng and others continued exploring the phones and their videos.

• Curious Soul Masters crowded around Gu Zheng, Yu Feng, and Osler to watch their phones, then bought phones of their own after Lu Ye confirmed public videos could be watched freely.
• News of the phones spread through the city, and Chen Shun struggled to handle the growing crowd as customers bought the stock.
• Chen Shun discovered that all one hundred phones had sold, and Lu Ye promised waiting customers that more would arrive the next day.
• Ning Fengzhi called Lu Ye, learned how quickly the phones had sold, and agreed to add five hundred to the order.
• Ning Fengzhi liked the recording Lu Ye had posted while Gu Rong and Chen Xin compared their phones, and Gu Zheng picked his up to check whether Liu Ruyan had posted another video.

Lu Ye tested Yu Tianheng's team, exposing gaps in their teamwork before helping them improve their defensive coordination. Afterward, he filmed Yu Feng performing a dance with a ball, and Yu Feng posted the video online.

• Lu Ye used a flag-protection exercise to slip past Yu Tianheng's team, then explained how their pursuit had left the rear undefended.
• Yu Tianheng's team adapted in a second round, communicating better and holding their formation until Qin Ming ended the exercise.
• Lu Ye declined to film the team's tactics and instead helped Yu Feng record a ball dance, which Osler posted on Yu Feng's account.
• Yu Tianheng asked about recording future practice sessions so the team could review their coordination, and Lu Ye suggested leaving a phone by the field.
• Lu Ye told Qingxue how the training had gone, while Yu Feng noticed that someone had liked his newly posted video.

Lu Ye held Douyin’s first Creator Class livestream, teaching users how to make focused videos and offering advice tailored to their skills. Han Chi learned to showcase his unusual forged goods, and the chapter ended with phones selling well and customers asking for another class.

• Han Chi enjoyed attention from his Douyin videos, took offense at Peng Jun’s criticism, and decided to attend Lu Ye’s Creator Class.
• Lu Ye explained Douyin’s purpose and taught viewers to focus their videos on a particular subject, then advised Tao He to make herb-identification videos and Zhao Xingzhou to become a travel blogger.
• Lu Ye gave other callers content suggestions suited to their interests and explained how focused videos could attract viewers and support advertising.
• Han Chi sent Lu Ye a flower and asked what videos he should make, so Lu Ye encouraged him to showcase his unusual forging work and finished implements.
• Lu Ye demonstrated how the product showcase worked, and Han Chi realized his shelves held plenty of goods to sell.
• After the livestream, Chen Shun reported that the phones were selling well and customers wanted another class the following evening.

Han Chi filmed Lu Zhuo transporting an enormous load of bananas on an ordinary cargo bike, and the video drew attention from Yu Feng and others. He realized viewers were interested not only in the bike itself but also in how Lu Zhuo handled it, and returned to his workshop encouraged by the response.

• Han Chi went to the freight company and filmed Lu Zhuo riding and pushing a cargo bike piled high with bananas.
• Yu Feng watched the video with Osler and studied how Lu Zhuo kept control of the heavily loaded bike around a bend.
• Yu Tianheng cautioned Yu Feng not to copy the riding without practice, and Yu Feng acknowledged that skill mattered beyond Soul Power.
• Han Chi posted the footage, answered viewers' questions about the bike, and decided to show more of how Lu Zhuo used it.

Lü Chengan’s carpet-cleaning video unexpectedly captivated viewers, while Han Chi discovered that Douyin’s product showcase could sell physical goods instantly. The chapter ended with Shao Ping realizing his forge could use the same feature to sell its unsold wares.

• Lü Chengan filmed himself scraping mud from a carpet, washing it, and cleaning the courtyard floor.
• Lu Ye watched the carpet-cleaning video, enjoyed its satisfying progress, and promoted it to more viewers.
• Lü Chengan found viewers eagerly asking him to keep washing carpets and film more of the work.
• Han Chi unlocked the product showcase, listed a small hammer, and sold it to Shao Ping within minutes.
• Shao Ping received the hammer instantly and hurried to tell his master that the forge could sell its unsold goods through Douyin.

Lu Ye chose Liu Ruyan to be the first talent streamer after discovering her popular, carefully produced videos, and began preparing her for a livestream. In Nuoding City, Xiao Wu bought three phones and set off for home, eager to show Er Ming the bone dragon video.

• Lu Ye visited the Cloud Sound Workshop and selected Liu Ruyan, whose account had 438 followers, to lead its first talent livestream.
• Lu Ye showed Liu Ruyan how to use the front-facing camera and read comments, asked Shen Qilan to choose pieces for her, and gave Shen Qilan two clothing designs to show Master He.
• Phones arrived at a Seven Treasure Chamber of Commerce shop in Nuoding City, where Xiao Wu bought three and learned how to film and post videos.
• Xiao Wu left Nuoding City for home after Tang San saw her off, carrying the phones and wondering how Er Ming would react to the bone dragon video.

Shao Ping convinced Shi Wanjun that Han Chi’s phone showcase could help sell the forge’s unsold weapons, and Shi Wanjun became engrossed in Douyin after taking the phone. The next day, Lu Ye learned that Ning Rongrong had gone missing and hurried back to the sect.

• Shao Ping explained how Han Chi’s phone and showcase could advertise the forge’s wares, and Shi Wanjun agreed to send samples while taking Shao Ping’s phone for himself.
• Shi Wanjun watched Douyin videos, told Shao Ping to buy another phone, and insisted that his own age made watching videos different from distracting a young cultivator.
• Shao Ping bought a new phone, secured it against theft, and set up a separate account for Shi Wanjun.
• Lu Ye checked shipments at the merchant association and allowed a new dealer to bring his sons to learn about selling phones.
• A sect disciple told Lu Ye that Ning Rongrong was missing, with only a letter left in her room, and Lu Ye rushed back to the sect.

Lu Ye learned that Ning Rongrong had left for Shrek Academy to prove herself, and Ning Fengzhi asked him to protect her without undermining her independence. Lu Ye arranged a discreet journey to Soto and prepared to keep watch while continuing his other work.

• Ning Fengzhi refused Gu Rong's request to bring Ning Rongrong home and asked Lu Ye to watch over her without helping her avoid hardship.
• Ning Rongrong called her father, insisted she was going to school, and promised to tell the family if something happened.
• Lu Ye arranged to travel toward Soto with the chamber of commerce caravan and instructed its staff not to give Ning Rongrong special treatment or interfere with her journey.
• Lu Ye told Shen Qilan and Liu Ruyan he was leaving, arranged for them to send him recordings of Liu Ruyan's practice, and encouraged her to keep making videos.
• Lu Ye told Qian Renxue that he would protect Ning Rongrong but would not use her to advance other matters, then prepared to leave the next day.

Lu Ye watched Han Chi promote his homemade Swift Travel Shoes and sell Shi Wanjun’s protective gear through the phone showcase. After Cheng Yue used a newly purchased shield to hold off a Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent, Zheng Weishan decided to visit the phone shop, while Lu Ye set out ahead of the caravan toward Rongrong.

• Lu Ye saw Han Chi demonstrate Swift Travel Shoes, nearly crash into a courtyard wall, and then sell shields and short blades through his product showcase.
• Cheng Yue bought a round shield through his phone and used it with his companions to block a Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent while they sheltered in a rock crevice.
• Zheng Weishan arrived, drove the serpent away, and warned Cheng Yue that the shield could not protect him if he used it recklessly.
• Cheng Yue posted footage of the encounter and explained how the shield had appeared after he bought it through the phone.
• After reading Cheng Yue’s account, Zheng Weishan decided to return to River Bend Town to see the phones for himself.
• Lu Ye finished his noodles, left the caravan to continue its route, and rode ahead toward Rongrong.

Zheng Weishan bought phones for the Qinglan Soul Hunting Team and posted a Soul Beast guide that Lu Ye promoted to the trending page. Meanwhile, Lu Ye continued tracking Ning Rongrong toward Soto, and Xiao Wu returned to Da Ming and Er Ming with phones and videos to show them.

• Zheng Weishan bought seven phones and decided to make videos explaining Soul Beasts.
• Lu Ye watched Zheng Weishan's Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent video, approved of his careful explanations, and recommended it to more users.
• Zheng Weishan's video reached the trending page, and Cheng Yue advised him to keep making Soul Beast videos.
• Lu Ye checked Ning Rongrong's progress toward Soto and reported to Ning Fengzhi that she was safe and had bought snacks.
• Xiao Wu returned to Da Ming and Er Ming and showed them a carpet-cleaning video, which they watched intently.

Er Ming posted a video of two Soul Beasts fighting, but Di Tian borrowed his phone for the Silver Dragon King, who ordered more phones for the lake’s residents. Xiao Wu left for Nuoding, while Lu Ye arrived outside Suotuo City to investigate what people there were watching on their phones.

• Xiao Wu taught Er Ming to film and edit a video of a feline and canine Soul Beast fighting, and he posted it online.
• Er Ming laughed at viewers who changed their predictions after the canine won, until Di Tian arrived and borrowed his phone for the Silver Dragon King.
• The Silver Dragon King watched videos and asked Di Tian to buy more phones, leaving Er Ming without his original device.
• Di Tian bought four phones and distributed them among Er Ming, himself, Bi Ji, and Xiong Jun, while Xiao Wu helped them use the devices.
• Xiao Wu departed for Nuoding after telling Da Ming and Er Ming they could talk with her without waiting for her return.
• Lu Ye reached the outskirts of Suotuo City and set out to see what its residents watched on their phones.

Lu Ye arrived at Shrek Academy to observe Ning Rongrong’s entrance tests without interfering, while Tang San and Xiao Wu also joined the candidates. Ning Rongrong passed the initial tests on her own, and the chapter left her facing Zhao Wuji for the fourth test as Lu Ye watched.

• Lu Ye visited his Suotuo City sales outlets, then set out for Shrek Academy after learning Ning Rongrong was traveling there.
• Tang San and Xiao Wu reached Shrek Academy, where Li Yusong enforced the age and Soul Power requirements and revealed his six Soul Rings.
• Lu Ye asked to watch the tests and promised Dai Mubai he would not interfere, then observed Ning Rongrong enter without using her family’s status.
• Tang San, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing revealed their Soul Power levels, and Ning Rongrong chose to continue without relying on Lu Ye to speak for her.
• Lu Ye recognized Zhao Wuji as he prepared to conduct the fourth test for the four candidates.

Zhao Wuji personally tested Tang San, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong, and their teamwork could not overcome the gap in strength. After Xiao Wu fell unconscious and Zhu Zhuqing was injured, Tang San asked to continue alone, while Lu Ye made sure the others were moved out of danger.

• Zhao Wuji revealed that he was a Soul Saint, and Ning Rongrong recognized him as the Immovable Wisdom King.
• Tang San assigned roles to the four, and Ning Rongrong boosted their strength and speed as they attacked Zhao Wuji together.
• Zhao Wuji countered with his Soul Skills, injuring Zhu Zhuqing, knocking Xiao Wu unconscious, and forcing Tang San and Ning Rongrong to struggle to keep up.
• Tang San caught Xiao Wu and asked Zhao Wuji to let him try again alone.
• Lu Ye told Tang San to move the injured companions out of the clearing first, then checked Ning Rongrong and asked her to rest.

Tang San and the others completed Zhao Wuji’s assessment, and Lu Ye revealed that he was a Soul Saint before exchanging blows with Zhao Wuji. Ning Rongrong left with the group after helping care for Xiao Wu, while Lu Ye stayed behind, satisfied that she had passed and begun relying on herself.

• Tang San used Hidden Weapons, Blue Silver Grass, and evasive footwork against Zhao Wuji, eventually forcing him to let Tang San remove concealed needles from his wounds.
• Lu Ye deflected a fragment of stone before it could hit Zhu Zhuqing, and Zhao Wuji ended the assessment and approved the students’ enrollment.
• Lu Ye introduced himself as an envoy from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and explained that he had watched to see whether Zhao Wuji would know when to stop; he then revealed his seven Soul Rings.
• Lu Ye and Zhao Wuji exchanged blows on empty ground, with Lu Ye redirecting some attacks but ultimately feeling the gap between their strength and experience.
• After the others rested, Lu Ye asked Ning Rongrong to help care for Xiao Wu, and she wiped Xiao Wu’s face and brought water to Tang San.
• Ning Rongrong asked if she had been useless, and Lu Ye reminded her of her role as a support Soul Master; she then walked away with the group on her own.