Chapter Summaries

Gu Wuchen returned to Ice Arrival City after visiting the Snow Empress and Ice Empress, where he found Qian Renxue disguised as Crown Prince Xue Qinghe seeking a business partnership. He refused to break the Gu Clan’s sales rules but revealed its upcoming Ice Lotus Wuchen Fragrance line, which interested Qian Renxue.

• The Snow Empress and Ice Empress escorted Gu Wuchen to the Far North’s outskirts before he hurried back to Ice Arrival City.
• Gu Wuchen arrived at the Gu Clan residence and recognized Qian Renxue, who was disguised as Crown Prince Xue Qinghe.
• Gu Wuchen told Gu Linchuan that his second Soul Ring was six thousand eight hundred years old.
• Qian Renxue asked for Wuchen Soap sales rights, but Gu Wuchen refused to make an exception to the Gu Clan’s rules.
• Gu Wuchen described the upcoming Ice Lotus Wuchen Fragrance products, and Qian Renxue recognized their potential appeal to nobles.

Qian Renxue visited Gu Wuchen, witnessed his strength, and stayed for dinner with the Gu Clan. After testing the Snow Empress’s power, Gu Wuchen awakened Snow Shadow Instant Movement, a swift, traceless ability to move through ice and snow, and the Snow Empress returned to his body.

• Qian Renxue invited Gu Wuchen to study in Heaven Dou City, but he declined and demonstrated his two Thousand-Year Soul Rings and Dustless Sword.
• Qian Renxue agreed to stay overnight at the Gu Clan after Shen Suwei invited her to dinner.
• The Snow Empress asked Gu Wuchen to bring her food, and he hurriedly carried hot dishes and meat buns to his room.
• Gu Wuchen tested the Snow Empress’s power in the snowy courtyard and awakened Snow Shadow Instant Movement.
• The Snow Empress finished eating, entered Gu Wuchen’s body, and silently ignored his request that she leave.

Gu Wuchen settled into the residence his mother had prepared in Heaven Dou City and used the Gu Clan’s reputation to attract Dugu Bo, who sought help for his poison. The chapter ended with Dugu Bo startled that Gu Wuchen had recognized his condition at a glance.

• Qian Renxue left, and Gu Wuchen set out for Heaven Dou City with Ye Yuan'er accompanying him.
• Gu Wuchen arrived at the residence Shen Suwei had arranged and reviewed the Heaven Dou City store’s sales with Su Wen.
• Gu Wuchen told Su Wen to spread word that the Gu Clan could cure poisons that healing-type Soul Masters could not.
• After hearing the news, Dugu Bo visited the store and followed Su Wen to Gu Wuchen’s residence.
• Gu Wuchen recognized that Dugu Bo was seriously afflicted by poison, leaving Dugu Bo astonished.

Gu Wuchen identified Dugu Bo's Jade Phosphor Snake Venom and offered ways to cure it, including helping his Martial Soul evolve with a rare medicinal catalyst. Dugu Bo agreed to join the Gu Clan and planned to bring Dugu Yan to meet Gu Wuchen the next day, while Ye Yuan'er prepared a meal and the Snow Empress praised Gu Wuchen.

• Gu Wuchen explained that Dugu Bo was poisoned by his own Jade Phosphor Snake Venom and described several possible cures.
• Gu Wuchen proposed evolving Dugu Bo's Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor Martial Soul with a rare medicinal catalyst, which could also help Dugu Yan's mildly poisoned Martial Soul evolve.
• Dugu Bo agreed to join the Gu Clan without restrictions on his freedom and promised to bring Dugu Yan to Gu Wuchen the next day.
• Ye Yuan'er returned with groceries and said she had learned dishes from Madam Gu to cook for Gu Wuchen.
• The Snow Empress praised Gu Wuchen's confidence and offered to help the Gu Clan, and Gu Wuchen asked her to stop being suspicious.

Gu Wuchen took Ye Yuan'er to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well with Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan, where he revealed his knowledge of the Immortal Herbs and the poison afflicting the Dugu family. The chapter ended with Dugu Yan realizing that her parents may also have suffered from the Jade Phosphorus Snake Venom.

• The Snow Empress teased Gu Wuchen before cutting off their connection as the Ice Empress approached.
• Ye Yuan'er cooked dinner for Gu Wuchen, and he agreed to call her Sister Yuan'er.
• Dugu Bo brought Dugu Yan to meet Gu Wuchen, and the four set out for the Sunset Forest with Ye Yuan'er.
• Dugu Bo led the group through the poisonous mist to his hidden valley, where Gu Wuchen identified the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and its Immortal Herbs.
• Gu Wuchen explained how the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot could help make someone impervious to ice, fire, and poison.
• Dugu Bo admitted that the Jade Phosphorus Snake carried poison that spread with cultivation, leaving Dugu Yan alarmed about her parents.

Gu Wuchen used an Earth Dragon Golden Melon to cure Dugu Bo’s inherited poison and evolve his Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor into a Jade Phosphor Poison Dragon, raising his strength to level ninety-three. Dugu Yan began taking the second melon to cure her poison and evolve her Martial Soul as Gu Wuchen selected Immortal Herbs.

• Gu Wuchen explained that the Dugu Family’s Jade Phosphorus Snake Martial Soul passed its poison down through generations, then gave Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan an Earth Dragon Golden Melon each.
• Dugu Bo swallowed his melon and circulated Soul Power as the accumulated poison left his body and his Martial Soul transformed into the Jade Phosphor Poison Dragon.
• Dugu Bo’s poison was cured, his Martial Soul evolved for a second time, and his Soul Power reached level ninety-three.
• Gu Wuchen told Dugu Yan to swallow her melon so she could cure her poison and absorb her third Soul Ring, and predicted that her Martial Soul would become the Jade Phosphorus Dragon Emperor.
• Dugu Yan began eating her melon, Dugu Bo agreed that her shift from poison attacks to strength attacks was acceptable, and Gu Wuchen started selecting Immortal Herbs, beginning with the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower.

Gu Wuchen swallowed two Immortal Herbs and jumped into the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to temper his body, while the Snow Empress helped stabilize the conflicting powers with her primordial essence. After nearly four hours, he continued refining the herbs at the bottom of the lake as Ye Yuan'er anxiously waited on shore.

• Gu Wuchen had Ye Yuan'er uproot the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot, then swallowed both herbs and leaped into the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Gu Wuchen absorbed the well's extreme ice and fire, while the Snow Empress appeared beside him and began easing his pain with her power.
• The Snow Empress transferred her primordial essence to Gu Wuchen through a kiss, stabilizing the herbs' conflicting powers and strengthening his body as his Soul Power rose.
• Ye Yuan'er paced anxiously on shore, and Dugu Bo tried to reassure her while admitting he was uncertain about Gu Wuchen's safety.
• After nearly four hours, the Snow Empress parted from Gu Wuchen and urged him to focus on refining the medicinal power, promising to protect him.

Gu Wuchen refined the Snow Empress’s power and the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well’s medicinal energy, gaining a body impervious to ice and fire. After he revealed that the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings lay beneath the lake, Dugu Yan completed her Martial Soul evolution and prepared to seek a Soul Ring.

• Gu Wuchen finished tempering his body with the three powers, while the Snow Empress noticed his strength had risen close to the Soul Elder level.
• Gu Wuchen told the Snow Empress that the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings’ skeletons lay at the bottom of the lake, and they agreed to explore them later with Bing’er as an added safeguard.
• Gu Wuchen returned to shore, where Ye Yuan'er checked on him and Dugu Bo asked about his experience in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Dugu Yan’s Jade Phosphorus Snake evolved into the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor, and Gu Wuchen noted that her Soul Power had reached rank thirty.
• Dugu Yan thanked Gu Wuchen, who advised her and Dugu Bo to seek a strong assault-type dragon Soul Beast for her Soul Ring before they departed with Ye Yuan'er.

After leaving the Star Dou Great Forest, Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan discussed joining the Gu Clan, while Gu Wuchen returned home and celebrated his physique breakthrough with Ye Yuan'er. The Snow Empress teased him, and after Ye Yuan'er nearly caught them, Gu Wuchen got the last word before she sulked in his Sea of Consciousness.

• Dugu Bo told Dugu Yan that Gu Wuchen was extraordinarily gifted and had promised the Gu Clan would help them with anything they needed after they joined.
• Gu Wuchen rested at home until the Snow Empress teased him, pulled him into her arms, and took his Dustless Sword.
• When Ye Yuan'er entered carrying ingredients, the Snow Empress returned the sword and hid in Gu Wuchen's forehead, leaving him to pretend he had been practicing.
• Gu Wuchen mocked the Snow Empress for fleeing when Ye Yuan'er arrived, then blocked her messages and left her sulking in his Sea of Consciousness.
• Ye Yuan'er finished preparing a balanced celebratory meal and brought it to the table.

Gu Wuchen gave Ye Yuan'er a Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower, helping her break through to Level 90 and evolve her Blazing Spirit Kite into a phoenix. He planned to take her after a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, with Dugu Bo and others assisting.

• Gu Wuchen praised Ye Yuan'er's cooking and promised to help her break through to Titled Douluo.
• Ye Yuan'er swallowed the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower and endured its intense, burning power as Gu Wuchen concealed the transformation.
• Ye Yuan'er reached Level 90 and excitedly embraced Gu Wuchen, then realized the herb had burned away her clothes and changed her appearance.
• Ye Yuan'er released her Martial Soul and discovered that the Blazing Spirit Kite had evolved into a Blazing Fire Phoenix.
• Gu Wuchen said they would delay telling the Great Enshrined and planned to hunt a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast with Dugu Bo and other allies.

Gu Wuchen and Ye Yuan'er prepared to hunt a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast after Ye Yuan'er broke through to Level 90. After the Snow Empress teased Gu Wuchen during the night, he asked Dugu Bo to accompany them to the Star Dou Great Forest, and Dugu Bo agreed.

• Gu Wuchen and Ye Yuan'er planned to seek help from Dugu Bo and Salas before hunting a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.
• The Snow Empress secretly drew a snowflake, a sword, and the words "little fool" on Gu Wuchen's face while he slept.
• Gu Wuchen got the Snow Empress to remove the marks by calling her the most beautiful woman in the world and in his heart.
• Gu Wuchen and Ye Yuan'er traveled to Dugu Bo's residence after breakfast and asked him to accompany them to the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Dugu Bo agreed to help after hearing that Ye Yuan'er had reached Level 90.

Gu Wuchen used the Angel Token to make Salas assemble Spirit Hall forces for a trip to the Star Dou Great Forest, where Ye Yuan'er planned to hunt a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast. The group set out with Dugu Bo, while Porcupinefish Douluo learned of their mission and reacted to the Angel Token.

• Gu Wuchen and Ye Yuan'er asked Salas to mobilize the Heaven Dou City branch, but Salas refused because Ye Yuan'er was not yet an elder.
• Gu Wuchen presented the Angel Token, and Salas bowed and agreed to gather the branch's Soul Masters.
• Gu Wuchen explained that Dugu Bo would join the trip, then left with Ye Yuan'er and summoned Su Wen to accompany them.
• An hour later, Salas brought two Soul Saints, ten Soul Emperors, and twenty Soul Kings to the city gates, and the group departed for the Star Dou Great Forest with Dugu Bo.
• Porcupinefish Douluo noticed the group and questioned Lu Weibing at the branch, then exclaimed at the mention of the Angel Token.

Porcupinefish Douluo reported that Ye Yuan'er had reached level 90, and Qian Renxue ordered him to follow her group into the Star Dou Great Forest. There, Gu Wuchen’s party defeated the Heavenly Flame Fire Dragon King after its tribulation, leaving Ye Yuan'er with its Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring.

• Porcupinefish Douluo told Qian Renxue that Ye Yuan'er had broken through to level 90 and was hunting a hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast with Salas.
• Qian Renxue explained that Gu Wuchen was Qian Daoliu’s disciple and ordered Porcupinefish Douluo to follow the group and help if needed.
• Gu Wuchen led the party into the Star Dou Great Forest, where they spotted a Soul Beast undergoing its hundred-thousand-year tribulation above a volcano.
• After the Heavenly Flame Fire Dragon King survived the tribulation, Gu Wuchen ordered the group to attack while it was weakened.
• Dugu Bo and the others battered the Heavenly Flame Fire Dragon King, and Ye Yuan'er delivered the final blow, gaining its Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring.

Ye Yuan'er absorbed the Heavenly Flame Fire Dragon King's Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring and advanced to level ninety-two, while Gu Wuchen recovered its right arm Soul Bone and shared its meat. Back at the villa, Gu Wuchen offered Ye Yuan'er the Soul Bone, but she refused and told him to keep it for himself.

• Ye Yuan'er began absorbing the Fire Dragon King's Soul Ring while Gu Wuchen and the others guarded her.
• Gu Wuchen found the Fire Dragon King's scarlet right arm Soul Bone and roasted some of its meat; the Snow Empress complained that she wanted a taste.
• Dugu Bo thanked Gu Wuchen for his help and accepted meat for Yeyuan, then Gu Wuchen congratulated Ye Yuan'er when she finished absorbing the ring and reached level ninety-two.
• The group returned to Heaven Dou City, where Salas and Dugu Bo went their separate ways.
• At the villa, Gu Wuchen showed Ye Yuan'er the right arm Soul Bone, but she refused to take it and told him to absorb it himself.

Gu Wuchen gave Ye Yuan'er the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone, and she went to absorb it. While she was away, the Snow Empress teased and kissed Gu Wuchen before sensing Ye Yuan'er nearby and returning to his Sea of Consciousness.

• Gu Wuchen refused Ye Yuan'er's offer of the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone and urged her to absorb it herself.
• Ye Yuan'er thanked Gu Wuchen and entered a side room to absorb the Soul Bone.
• The Snow Empress emerged from Gu Wuchen's Sea of Consciousness and pinned him down after he tricked her.
• The Snow Empress kissed Gu Wuchen, then returned to his Sea of Consciousness when she sensed Ye Yuan'er nearby.
• Someone knocked on Gu Wuchen's door after he had gathered his thoughts.

Gu Wuchen refined the second form of Dustless Sword Song while preparing to challenge a Soul Elder, then brought a new line of Ice Lotus Wuchen Fragrance to the Gu Clan’s shop in Heaven Dou City. The fragrance drew a crowd, and Qian Renxue arrived to ask for samples.

• Ye Yuan'er thanked Gu Wuchen for the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone and received two Soul Bone Skills after absorbing it.
• Gu Wuchen tried to form the second form of Dustless Sword Song, but made no progress before sharing Soul Beast meat with Ye Yuan'er and the Snow Empress.
• Gu Wuchen and Ye Yuan'er went to the Gu Clan’s shop, where Su Wen received a shipment that included the new Ice Lotus Wuchen Fragrance line.
• Gu Wuchen tested the fragrances, explained their different uses, and instructed Shopkeeper Wu to begin sales and preorders and send a set to Dugu Manor for Miss Yanyan.
• Ye Yuan'er accepted a fragrance set, and Qian Renxue arrived at the crowded shop asking Gu Wuchen for samples.

Gu Wuchen turned away Qian Renxue’s request for a beauty set, then returned to his residence, where Ning Fengzhi and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect delegation sought a business partnership. After learning that Ye Yuan'er had become a Titled Douluo and that Gu Wuchen was Qian Daoliu’s disciple, Chen Xin asked to see Gu Wuchen’s sword Martial Soul.

• Gu Wuchen told Qian Renxue that no beauty sets remained and explained that she could not receive one ahead of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s turn.
• Ye Yuan'er carried Gu Wuchen back to their residence, where they found Ning Fengzhi, Gu Rong, Chen Xin, and Ning Rongrong waiting.
• Gu Wuchen welcomed the delegation and told Ning Fengzhi that the Gu Clan would not alter its one-month wait rule for new business partners.
• Ning Fengzhi tasted the Gu Clan’s ice lotus tea and discovered its restorative effect.
• Gu Wuchen revealed that Ye Yuan'er was a Titled Douluo and that Qian Daoliu had taken him as his disciple, astonishing Ning Fengzhi, Gu Rong, and Chen Xin.
• Chen Xin sensed Gu Wuchen’s sword intent and asked to see his sword Martial Soul.

Gu Wuchen sparred with Chen Xin, demonstrating his rare Thousand-Year Soul Rings and precise ice swordsmanship. Under Chen Xin’s pressure, he comprehended the second level of Sword Intent and ended the spar with his blade held inches from Chen Xin.

• Gu Wuchen agreed to spar with Chen Xin, who summoned his Seven Kill Sword and revealed his rank ninety-six Titled Douluo strength.
• Gu Wuchen showed two Thousand-Year Soul Rings, shocking Chen Xin and Ning Rongrong.
• Gu Wuchen steadied himself against Chen Xin’s killing aura with Dustless in One Thought, then used Dustless Fleeting Shadow to launch an icy surprise attack.
• Gu Wuchen exchanged precise, increasingly fierce attacks with Chen Xin, who calmly blocked each strike and admired his swordsmanship.
• When Chen Xin sent sword Qi at him, Gu Wuchen comprehended the second level of Sword Intent and used Frost Blade Breaks Dust to pierce it and break Chen Xin’s protective Soul Power.
• Gu Wuchen stopped his sword three inches from Chen Xin, who praised him as a dazzling sword genius.

Gu Wuchen impressed the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect with his swordsmanship, then returned to Spirit Hall with Ye Yuan'er, whose strength had advanced to Titled Douluo. The chapter ended with Qian Daoliu asking what opportunity had brought about her breakthrough.

• Gu Wuchen shattered Chen Xin's sword Qi and displayed a new Sword Intent, earning Chen Xin's admiration and Ning Rongrong's praise.
• Ning Fengzhi discussed the theory that a First Soul Ring could not exceed 423 years, and Gu Wuchen challenged Yu Xiaogang's credibility.
• Ning Rongrong asked Gu Wuchen to teach her sword moves, and he agreed to do so when they next met.
• After Ning Fengzhi and the others left, Gu Wuchen reflected on the second form of Dustless Sword Song, Frost Blade Breaks Dust, then flew back to Spirit Hall with Ye Yuan'er.
• Qian Daoliu sensed Ye Yuan'er's Titled Douluo presence and asked Gu Wuchen what opportunity had helped her break through.

Gu Wuchen returned to Spirit Hall with Ye Yuan'er, whose Martial Soul had evolved into a Phoenix and who had gained a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring. Qian Daoliu rewarded Gu Wuchen with a Soul Bone and proposed appointing him Holy Son, then took him and Ye Yuan'er to the Pope's Palace to formalize Ye Yuan'er's appointment as an elder.

• Ye Yuan'er revealed her evolved Phoenix Martial Soul and nine Soul Rings, including a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, astonishing Qian Daoliu and the other enshrined.
• Ye Yuan'er explained that Gu Wuchen had given her an Immortal Herb and helped her hunt a hundred-thousand-year Heavenly Flame Fire Dragon King.
• Qian Daoliu praised Gu Wuchen and, after hearing about his trip to Heaven Dou City, offered him an eighty-thousand-year Soul Bone.
• Qian Daoliu proposed making Gu Wuchen Spirit Hall's Holy Son, and Golden Crocodile Douluo promised to teach him body-strengthening techniques and his accumulated insights.
• Qian Daoliu ordered Ye Yuan'er to become an elder and assist Gu Wuchen, then led them to the Pope's Palace.