Vol. 2Dragon Veins and Ghost Kings

Jiang Nuo and Si Yan battled ghosts, jiangshi, and Lin Yu while restoring Dragon Veins and growing closer. The volume ended with Si Yan’s treatment completed and his body remaining warm, as the next Dragon Vein mission involved a contest against Wa Country.

  • Jiang Nuo exposed Ma Ye’s false godhood and returned the stolen living souls to the Bone Witch Tribe.
  • Jiang Nuo refined Zhang Quan into a Half-Corpse Soul, and he and Si Yan went to confront Lin Yu.
  • Jiang Nuo and Si Yan destroyed the village’s zombie and uncovered the forces behind its strange rituals.
  • Lin Yu planned to kill Si Yan, but Wu Chou noticed him hiding in a cracking tree.
  • Jiang Nuo and Si Yan defeated He Jiu, Lin Yu, and the ghost bride, then repaired the Dragon Vein and completed the exploration.
  • Jiang Nuo confronted Si Yan for trying to separate the soul inside the Spirit-Suppressing Stone and reassured him about their relationship.
  • Jiang Nuo and Si Yan defeated the Ghost Lord and learned that their next Dragon Vein restoration would involve a contest against Wa Country.
  • Si Yan wounded Si Yong over his father’s death, then underwent treatment after which his body stayed warm.
Chapters 101–200 Read from Ch. 101

Arc 5The Half-Corpse Soul

Jiang Nuo exposed Ma Ye’s control of the Bone Witch Tribe, then faced a series of supernatural attacks tied to Lin Yu and the Ghost King. After refining Zhang Quan into a Half-Corpse Soul, Jiang Nuo went to confront Lin Yu while Si Yan followed him.

  • Jiang Nuo exposed Ma Ye’s false godhood, returned the stolen living souls to the Bone Witch Tribe, and helped the expedition leave safely.
  • Jiang Nuo’s fame rose, but rumors spread after Zhang Quan collapsed on set, and Jiang Nuo learned that Zhang Quan had been turned into a human-shaped jiangshi.
  • Jiang Nuo freed Zhang Quan from Lin Yu’s Puppet Thread and offered to refine him into a Half-Corpse Soul so he could avenge his murdered family.
  • Si Yan investigated Qian Sen’s possession and discovered a torn archive record mentioning a system and an uncompleted mission, while Jiang Nuo revealed the jade ruyi he had taken from Zhou Yize.
  • Jiang Nuo and Si Yan confronted the Resentful Sha Woman haunting Cui Ming, and Li Dan’s soul dispersed after she confessed her abuse and learned to let go of her search for love.
  • Jiang Nuo refined Zhang Quan into a Half-Corpse Soul, gave him the jade ruyi to guide him toward the Ghost King, and confronted Si Yan about his ties to the Dao Xuan Association.
  • Zhang Quan survived and broke into Lin Yu’s home, where Jiang Nuo used the jade bone to help him shatter a hidden mirror and then went to confront Lin Yu as Si Yan followed.
Chapters 101–12525 summaries Read

Arc 6Fragrant Tree Village

Jiang Nuo and Si Yan investigated the village’s jiangshi attacks and discovered that gu poison, ghost children, and a controlled zombie were tied to the village’s strange rituals. The zombie was destroyed, but the Guiding Soul prophecy continued, and Lin Yu plotted to kill Si Yan before Jiang Nuo.

  • Jiang Nuo killed Lin Yu, but An Yin brought Lin Yu back in his original body and tasked him with killing Si Yan.
  • Jiang Nuo discovered that Si Yan’s Spirit-Suppressing Stone contained his missing Love Soul, and he sent Si Yan home before they reunited as guests on the Fragrant Tree Village expedition.
  • Jiang Nuo led the guests through the forest and into the village, where Shuishui pointed four fingers at Li Ta and the group learned that the village’s victims were being marked by a prophecy.
  • Jiang Nuo found a chained woman and an infant-shaped vase in the forbidden room, while Si Yan and the others encountered jiangshi, gu poison, and visions of the Guiding Souls.
  • Jiang Nuo accused Lin Yu of planting evidence, then found a man who was both human and ghost and freed Shuishui from her aunt’s abuse.
  • Jiang Nuo and Si Yan lured the zombie into a ghost-subduing formation, but it grew stronger at midnight as the villagers transformed and attacked.
  • Jiang Nuo destroyed the zombie with Lin Yu’s pulsed electron energy cannon, then kissed Si Yan as monstrous villagers swarmed the area.
  • The Mourning-clad Sha’s bridal sedan struck Pu Sang, but her talisman transferred the blow to a female villager, and Si Yan identified Li Ta as the missing fourth person who had followed the sedan.
  • Lin Yu decided to kill Si Yan first, but the tree he was hiding in cracked and Wu Chou noticed him.
Chapters 126–15025 summaries Read

Arc 7The Ghost King’s Wedding

Jiang Nuo and Si Yan uncovered the truth behind Fragrant Tree Village’s ghost wedding, defeated the Ghost King and Lin Yu, and repaired the Dragon Vein. After completing the exploration, they returned home and made up over Si Yan’s attempt to separate the soul in the Spirit-Suppressing Stone.

  • Jiang Nuo and the others found the deserted village transformed by the Ghost King’s illusion and split up, with Jiang Nuo and Si Yan investigating while the others prepared for the wedding.
  • Jiang Nuo and Si Yan confronted the ghostly wedding, survived illusions designed to trap them, and discovered that the Ghost King was He Jiu.
  • Lin Yu joined forces with He Jiu and attacked Jiang Nuo, while the ghost bride gave birth to a rapidly growing ghost fetus.
  • Jiang Nuo and Si Yan restored the Dragon Vein Golden Spirit, allowing Jiang Nuo to defeat He Jiu and kill Lin Yu, though the clash of spiritual power and demonic qi caused him to collapse.
  • Jiang Nuo and Si Yan escaped the overlapping illusions, defeated the ghost bride, and learned that He Jiu and Meijuan had been forced into a ghost marriage after the villagers’ cruelty led to their deaths.
  • The villagers explained the history of the witches, the zombies, and the ghost marriage, and Jiang Nuo and his companions completed the exploration mission and left Fragrant Tree Village.
  • Jiang Nuo’s side quest ended with the Dragon Vein repaired, and he and Si Yan returned home together.
  • Jiang Nuo caught Si Yan trying to separate the soul inside the Spirit-Suppressing Stone, scolded him for risking himself, and told him that finding the Love Soul would not change their relationship.
Chapters 151–17525 summaries Read

Arc 8The Mirror Ghost and Dragon Vein

Jiang Nuo and Si Yan joined a dating show that turned into a battle against mirror ghosts and a powerful Ghost Lord, then learned more about the next Dragon Vein mission and Si Yan’s family history. After Si Yan’s treatment, his Spiritual Power had changed and his body remained warm.

  • Jiang Nuo agreed to restore a damaged Dragon Vein with Si Yan, and they joined Heartbeat Infinitive as guest stars.
  • Jiang Nuo and Si Yan investigated strange doubles at the cottage, where mirror copies attacked the guests and Jiang Nuo destroyed the copy of himself.
  • Jiang Nuo and Si Yan entered a tomb to rescue Han Wenche, then Jiang Nuo lured out and trapped the Ghost Lord while Si Yan destroyed the Dark Power in the woods.
  • Jiang Nuo completed the formation and defeated the Ghost Lord with Si Yan’s help, then recovered his Spiritual Power and learned the next Dragon Vein restoration would involve a contest against Wa Country.
  • Si Mingde explained that Si Yong had caused Si Yan’s father’s death, and Si Yan wounded Si Yong after he boasted about Wa Country’s illusion arts.
  • Jiang Nuo comforted Si Yan during his treatment, and Si Yan noticed afterward that his body stayed warm.
Chapters 176–20025 summaries Read
Volume 2 of 4
Volume 2 of 4