Chapter Summaries

Baihuaxiang appeared before Su Mingyue and demanded that she hand over Tang San, whom she identified as a human-demon half-blood. As observers learned of Tang San’s Soul Beast heritage and his parents’ past, Su Mingyue refused to surrender him because he was a wanted criminal.

• Baihuaxiang revealed that she had subdued the Primordial Sect disciples and asked Su Mingyue to address her as a senior.
• Ning Fengzhi explained to the Douluo Continent observers that Tang San was born to Tang Hao and the transformed Blue Silver Emperor, who had sacrificed herself to save Tang Hao.
• A Soul Master called Tang San a bastard, prompting Yu Xiaogang to defend his disciple and Qian Daoliu to renew his hatred of Tang San over Qian Xunji’s death.
• Su Mingyue secretly prepared to alert the Primordial Sect while Baihuaxiang said she wanted Tang San because she was curious about his mixed human and demon blood.
• Baihuaxiang warned Su Mingyue to hand Tang San over, but Su Mingyue refused because he had many lives on his hands.

Baihuaxiang confronted Su Mingyue after she refused to release Tang San, but Ye Lingtian appeared from hiding before the dispute could escalate. As the onlookers debated how the Primordial Sect had tracked Soul-Devouring Zhenren, Baihuaxiang praised Ye Lingtian’s spiritual sense for reaching the Nascent Soul Stage despite his Golden Core cultivation.

• Su Mingyue refused Baihuaxiang’s demand and warned that Primordial Sect reinforcements were on their way, prompting Baihuaxiang to respond angrily.
• Baihuaxiang noticed Ye Lingtian at the entrance and called him out, revealing that he had been secretly watching.
• Ning Fengzhi concluded that the Primordial Sect had deliberately tracked Soul-Devouring Zhenren, while Yu Xiaogang argued that Tang San’s escape had revealed the target’s whereabouts.
• Su Mingyue asked Ye Lingtian how he had returned, and Baihuaxiang remarked that his spiritual sense rivaled a Nascent Soul cultivator’s.

Ye Lingtian challenged Baihuaxiang’s attempt to take Tang San, and Baihuaxiang struck and fled with him. Ye Lingtian activated a vast formation that stopped her mid-flight, leaving her testing its defenses.

• Ye Lingtian used his sect’s influence to warn Baihuaxiang against taking Tang San, while Baihuaxiang argued that the Primordial Sect would not risk a conflict over a half-demon.
• Yu Xiaogang condemned Ye Lingtian, but observers including Ning Fengzhi, Gu Rong, and Qian Daoliu praised his composure and judgment.
• Baihuaxiang attacked, sent Tang San out of the prison with wooden vines, and fled with him before Su Mingyue could react.
• Ye Lingtian activated a huge formation that froze Baihuaxiang more than ten li away, and she attacked it with thick wooden vines.

Ye Lingtian trapped Baihuaxiang and Tang San inside a formation, refusing to release them as Baihuaxiang demanded. When Baihuaxiang attacked with deadly poison, Ye Lingtian shielded Su Mingyue and dodged, while observers on the Douluo Continent witnessed her power.

• Baihuaxiang attacked Ye Lingtian's formation, but it remained intact, and Su Mingyue identified it as a modified formation powered by Yin and Yang Qi.
• Ye Lingtian refused Baihuaxiang's demand to open the formation and claimed he could not control it because it absorbed surrounding spiritual Qi.
• Baihuaxiang erupted in anger and unleashed poisonous pollen at Ye Lingtian and Su Mingyue.
• Ye Lingtian grabbed Su Mingyue and used the Heavenly Dipper Sword Shield to dodge as Baihuaxiang's poison destroyed a mountain.
• Ning Fengzhi, Xue Ye, Qian Daoliu, Di Tian, and others reacted with shock to Baihuaxiang's destructive strike.

Baihuaxiang overwhelmed Ye Lingtian and Su Mingyue with her poison and attacks, but Ye Lingtian used his final strike to break her petal defense and wound her. As Baihuaxiang unleashed a deadly blow at the exhausted Ye Lingtian, he reached into his storage pouch.

• Baihuaxiang claimed she had used only thirty percent of her strength and sent a wave of poison at Ye Lingtian and Su Mingyue.
• Su Mingyue and Ye Lingtian were repeatedly injured as their attacks and treasures failed to break through Baihuaxiang's petal defense.
• Ye Lingtian poured his remaining spiritual power into the Clear Profound Sword and shattered one of Baihuaxiang's petals with his final strike.
• Ye Lingtian scattered the sword Qi into threads that cut Baihuaxiang's face and wounded Tang San, who screamed before Baihuaxiang knocked him unconscious.
• Baihuaxiang shattered the Clear Profound Sword and launched a full-strength attack at the helpless Ye Lingtian, who reached into his storage pouch.

Su Mingyue sacrificed herself to save Ye Lingtian, but he protected her with his true natal dharma treasure, the Lingtian Sword. Its power stunned observers across the Douluo Continent, including Qian Daoliu, the King of Slaughter, and Di Tian.

• Su Mingyue pushed Ye Lingtian out of the light blade's path and faced Baihuaxiang's attack herself.
• Baihuaxiang's strike raised a cloud of dust, but Su Mingyue survived inside Ye Lingtian's embrace.
• Ye Lingtian revealed that his Lingtian Sword had blocked the attack without taking damage.
• Chen Xin, Qian Daoliu, the King of Slaughter, and Di Tian sensed the sword's immense power and reacted with shock.
• Yu Xiaogang cursed Ye Lingtian for possessing such a terrifying weapon as a Golden Core cultivator.

Daoist Qingxu emerged from an External Avatar Talisman and intervened after Baihuaxiang injured Ye Lingtian and Su Mingyue. He stopped Baihuaxiang from fleeing and killed her despite her threats, while Tang San escaped with her.

• The talisman above the Lingtian Sword shone, and Daoist Qingxu appeared before Ye Lingtian and Su Mingyue.
• Daoist Qingxu praised the two disciples and confronted Baihuaxiang, who realized Ye Lingtian had carried his External Avatar Talisman.
• Baihuaxiang tried to placate Daoist Qingxu, then grabbed Tang San and fled when he did not respond.
• Daoist Qingxu appeared in Baihuaxiang's path and immobilized her, ignoring her pleas and threat that Demon Venerable Wanhai would retaliate.
• Daoist Qingxu declared that Baihuaxiang would die, and her body exploded in midair.

Daoist Qingxu destroyed Baihuaxiang’s body, forcing her Nascent Soul to flee, then disappeared after telling Ye Lingtian and Su Mingyue to return to the sect. As they recovered, Ye Lingtian discovered Tang San was missing and suspected Baihuaxiang had taken him; Su Mingyue woke and asked where he was.

• Daoist Qingxu let Baihuaxiang’s Nascent Soul escape so Ye Lingtian and Su Mingyue could settle their own karma with her later.
• Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, Di Tian, Qian Daoliu, Bibi Dong, and Emperor Xue Ye reacted with fear and awe, and Xue Ye ordered a shrine built for Daoist Qingxu.
• Daoist Qingxu told Ye Lingtian and Su Mingyue to return to the sect because someone was waiting for them, then vanished.
• Ye Lingtian treated Su Mingyue, concealed them with an array, and recovered before searching the battlefield and collecting his broken Clear Profound Sword.
• Ye Lingtian found petals where Tang San had fallen and concluded Baihuaxiang had taken him; Su Mingyue then woke and asked where he was.

After escaping Ye Lingtian and Su Mingyue, Baihuaxiang examined Tang San and entered his body, prompting the people watching the heavenly screen to suspect she intended to take it over. The chapter ended with Yu Xiaogang denying that a Soul Beast could possess a complete soul.

• Ye Lingtian and Su Mingyue returned toward their sect after waking the disciples and deciding to resume the search if they found new clues.
• Baihuaxiang rose from underground with Tang San and blamed him for her lost Nascent Soul cultivation, then woke him with a lash of spiritual light.
• Tang San discovered that Ye Lingtian’s sword Qi had cut off his manhood and broke down in despair as the Douluo Continent watched.
• Baihuaxiang examined Tang San’s half-demon physique and judged that his body could make up for his impure spiritual root and low cultivation.
• Baihuaxiang’s Nascent Soul entered Tang San’s body, and Ning Fengzhi suggested she planned to become him.
• Ning Fengzhi explained that a complete soul entering a person’s sea of consciousness could be dangerous, but Yu Xiaogang rejected the idea that Soul Beasts had complete souls.

Tang San’s Blue Silver Emperor shattered and was replaced by flowering branches that enclosed him in a wooden cocoon, after which his sky screen went dark. On Qian Renxue’s sky screen, an unknown female Nascent Soul cultivator arrived at Sword-Seeking Peak, leaving Qian Renxue and the onlookers wondering who she was.

• Xiao Wu woke and saw Baihuaxiang’s Nascent Soul enter Tang San, while Di Tian and Tang San’s companions wondered whether she was taking over his body.
• Tang San’s evolved Blue Silver Emperor appeared, cracked apart, and vanished as a flowering branch grew from his hand and wrapped him in a wooden cocoon.
• Tang San’s sky screen went dark, and the onlookers switched to Qian Renxue’s feed, where she had begun cultivating after sensing Qi.
• Qian Renxue finished cleaning Sword-Seeking Peak and saw a beautiful female cultivator fly toward her on a sword.
• The woman walked through the air, prompting Qian Renxue to suspect she was a powerful senior and the onlookers to identify her as another Nascent Soul cultivator.

Xie Ningshuang returned to Sword-Seeking Peak, welcomed Qian Renxue as one of their own, and learned that Ye Lingtian had nearly died fighting Baihuaxiang. Ye Lingtian and Su Mingyue arrived back at the sect, where Xie Ningshuang waited to confront them.

• Xie Ningshuang told Qian Renxue that the sect allowed Ye Lingtian to share his own cultivation manual and introduced herself as his master.
• Xie Ningshuang reassured Qian Renxue that Ye Lingtian was safe, then gave her Qi Condensation Pills and a Gentle Water Sword Manual.
• Qian Daoliu celebrated Qian Renxue’s support from the sect master, Ye Lingtian, and Xie Ningshuang, while Yu Xiaogang reacted sourly.
• Ye Lingtian and Su Mingyue flew back toward the sect, and Ye Lingtian explained that he had tried to test his limits before using his hidden trump cards against Baihuaxiang.
• Daoist Qingxu sent a talisman warning Ye Lingtian and Su Mingyue that Xie Ningshuang had waited at the mountain gate and was ready to punish them.
• Ye Lingtian and Su Mingyue landed at the mountain gate and found Xie Ningshuang waiting with Qian Renxue beside her.

Xie Ningshuang and Yan Song reunited with their disciples after the battle and praised their courage while ordering them to recover and advance to the Nascent Soul Stage. At Sword-Seeking Peak, Xie Ningshuang gave Ye Lingtian gold essence for his Clear Profound Sword, only to discover that the sword had lost its spirituality and would need to be reforged.

• Xie Ningshuang scolded Ye Lingtian for risking his life and gave Su Mingyue healing pills, while Yan Song reprimanded Su Mingyue and secretly gave her a new dharma robe.
• Daoist Qingxu awarded Ye Lingtian and Su Mingyue three treasures each for helping restrain Baihuaxiang and told them to focus on reaching the Nascent Soul Stage.
• Daoist Qingxu explained that Baihuaxiang intended to cultivate anew in a half-demon body and advised the disciples to leave her alone for now.
• Yan Song took Su Mingyue away to recover, and Xie Ningshuang led Ye Lingtian and Qian Renxue back to Sword-Seeking Peak.
• Xie Ningshuang gave Ye Lingtian gold essence to nourish his Clear Profound Sword, but Ye Lingtian showed her the broken sword, whose lost spirituality made it difficult to repair.

Ye Lingtian explained spirit springs to Qian Renxue, gave her a flying sword, and obtained permission from Daoist Qingxu to use the sect’s spirit spring while preparing to break through to Nascent Soul. At the spring’s secret realm, he unexpectedly came face-to-face with Senior Sister.

• Ye Lingtian explained that spirit springs formed where spiritual Qi gathered in liquid form and that access to the Great Qin Dynasty’s only spirit spring required the sect master’s permission.
• Ye Lingtian gave Qian Renxue a flying sword as a gift for entering the Dao, and she accepted it with a fluttering heart.
• Ye Lingtian went to Daoist Qingxu, who handed him a spirit spring token and urged him to heal his injuries and break through to Nascent Soul.
• Ye Lingtian used the token to enter the spirit spring’s secret realm and found Senior Sister there.

After recovering from their battle in a spiritual spring, Ye Lingtian told Su Mingyue that he planned to break through to Nascent Soul, leaving her wondering how she could catch up. Once their injuries were healed, he waited for her outside the spring and asked what she planned to do next.

• Ye Lingtian and Su Mingyue awkwardly entered the spiritual spring together and discussed Ye Lingtian's new maid, her cultivation talent, and their injuries.
• Su Mingyue thanked Ye Lingtian for helping her survive their battle, and he said he planned to enter seclusion and break through to Nascent Soul.
• Su Mingyue murmured that she wondered how she could catch up to Ye Lingtian, who explained that a higher cultivation realm mattered against stronger opponents.
• Two days later, Ye Lingtian expelled the last of Baihuaxiang's flower poison, while Su Mingyue replenished her depleted foundations in the spring.
• Ye Lingtian left the spring first but waited outside for Su Mingyue; after she emerged, he asked what she planned to do next.

Ye Lingtian prepared to break through to the Nascent Soul Stage with Daoist Qingxu’s support, while Daoist Qingxu recognized that Desolate Soldiers had reappeared. In Tang San’s sea of consciousness, Desolate Qi overwhelmed Baihuaxiang and began devouring her Nascent Soul, leaving Tang San’s soul unattended.

• Ye Lingtian told Daoist Qingxu that his injuries had healed and asked how the sect would arrange his Nascent Soul breakthrough.
• Daoist Qingxu directed Ye Lingtian to prepare in the rear mountain’s quiet chamber, offered to repair his broken Clear Profound Sword, and gave him pills, spirit fruits, and a magic treasure.
• Daoist Qingxu read about Desolate Soldiers and recognized that they had appeared again.
• The sky screen showed black patterns spreading across Tang San’s flower cocoon as Desolate Qi contaminated his sea of consciousness.
• Baihuaxiang realized the Desolate Qi had appeared while she was attempting to possess Tang San, but she could neither suppress it nor escape.
• The Desolate Qi seized Baihuaxiang’s Nascent Soul and began devouring it, while Tang San’s soul remained ignored.

Tang San survived Baihuaxiang’s invasion, though a mysterious fissure appeared in his hand and his Martial Soul was gone. At the Primordial Sect, Xie Ningshuang suggested Ye Lingtian take Qian Renxue as his disciple, but Ye Lingtian hesitated, leaving Qian Renxue worried he did not want her.

• Tang San sat up unharmed after the flower cocoon shattered, and Yu Xiaogang insisted he was still himself when Tang San mentioned his Martial Soul.
• Di Tian suspected the fissure in Tang San’s hand had saved him and said Daoist Qingxu might surpass even the Dragon God.
• Xie Ningshuang confirmed Ye Lingtian had recovered and praised Qian Renxue’s talent after she reached the second layer of Qi Refining.
• Xie Ningshuang suggested Ye Lingtian take Qian Renxue as his disciple once her identity was resolved, and Qian Renxue said she had no objections.
• Ye Lingtian said he had no time to teach a disciple, so Qian Renxue worried he was refusing her and offered to cultivate on her own.

Ye Lingtian told Xie Ningshuang that he planned to enter seclusion and break through to the Nascent Soul Stage, and she equipped him with protective treasures. Qian Renxue agreed to wait to become his disciple, while Xie Ningshuang learned the sect master had heard the news before she did.

• Ye Lingtian told Xie Ningshuang his bottleneck had loosened and that he would enter seclusion within three days to attempt the Nascent Soul Stage breakthrough.
• Xie Ningshuang accepted his news as true, celebrated his progress, and gave him the Mind-Calming Pearl, defensive talismans, and a tortoise-shell magic seal.
• Qian Renxue realized Ye Lingtian had not rejected her as a disciple and said she would wait until he emerged from seclusion to perform the ceremony.
• On the Douluo Continent, Qian Daoliu, Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, Yu Xiaogang, and Di Tian reacted to Ye Lingtian's coming breakthrough and its implications for his strength.
• Ye Lingtian urged Qian Renxue to reach the Third Layer of Qi Refining while he was secluded, then revealed that the sect master already knew about his breakthrough before Xie Ningshuang did.