Recaps

Dugu Bo brought Ling Yu to a hidden herb garden in Sunset Forest and had him appraise its rare plants, hoping to learn their properties. Ling Yu’s spiritual power ran out before he could finish, and Dugu Bo let him stay at a nearby house and agreed to deliver his letter to the Crown Prince.

• Su Yao worried that Dugu Bo would harm Ling Yu, but Ling Yu reassured her and swore not to reveal what Dugu Bo wanted him to appraise.
• Dugu Bo took Ling Yu into Sunset Forest and revealed a secluded garden centered around a strange spring, then asked him to appraise its herbs.
• Ling Yu used his second Soul Skill to identify the age and properties of several plants, including the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, exciting Dugu Bo with the possibility of finding a way to cure his poison.
• Ling Yu said his spiritual power was exhausted and asked Dugu Bo to inform the Crown Prince and Sect Master Ning that he was away.
• Dugu Bo agreed to send the letter and directed Ling Yu to stay in a dilapidated house near the garden.

Ling Yu chose two Immortal Herbs from Dugu Bo’s garden, ate them, and entered the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well while Dugu Bo went to deliver his letter. At Heaven Dou City, Xue Qinghe read Ling Yu’s message saying he was safe and would return in a few days.

• Ling Yu asked for four herbs and identified the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot as Immortal Herbs that could let him enter the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Dugu Bo pressured Ling Yu into revealing that the Yang Family of the Breaking Clan might know about Immortal Herbs, then agreed to harvest his two chosen plants.
• Ling Yu ate both Immortal Herbs and plunged into the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well as Dugu Bo watched anxiously.
• Dugu Bo carried Ling Yu’s letter to Xue Qinghe at the crown prince’s residence and then left.
• Xue Qinghe read Ling Yu’s message and decided to settle the score with him when he returned.

Ling Yu emerged from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and revealed that his blood could help cure Dugu Bo’s poison. After confirming the medicine worked, Ling Yu returned to cultivating in the spring, having sensed a dragon within it.

• Ling Yu woke in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well after a day and a night, then gave Dugu Bo a bottle of his blood as a medicinal catalyst.
• Ling Yu explained how the Ice and Fire Immortal Herbs had made his blood capable of neutralizing poison and reassured Dugu Bo about Dugu Yan and his own condition.
• Dugu Bo went to refine medicine while Ling Yu considered his next steps and used Spiritual Appraisal on the spring, sensing a dragon below.
• Ling Yu submerged himself in the spring to cultivate, and Dugu Bo returned the next morning to report that the medicine had reduced his accumulated poison and loosened his bottleneck.

Dugu Bo took Ling Yu as his disciple after Ling Yu agreed to help with his recurring poison problem, and the two discussed ways to improve Dugu Yanyan’s Martial Soul. After cataloging the medicinal garden, Dugu Bo prepared to take Ling Yu back to school and welcomed him to visit Dugu Manor.

• Dugu Bo asked Ling Yu to become his disciple, and Ling Yu accepted the ceremony.
• Dugu Bo offered Ling Yu free access to the medicinal garden, but Ling Yu suggested waiting until they consulted the Yang Family about immortal herbs.
• Dugu Bo warned Ling Yu to keep his Spiritual Appraisal secret and discussed the difficulty of finding dragon-type Soul Beasts.
• Ling Yu told Dugu Bo about the Speed Clan’s Crystal Dragon Blood Ginseng, and Dugu Bo considered seeking the clan to help Dugu Yanyan.
• Ling Yu and Dugu Bo cataloged the garden’s herbs, finding none with dragon-blood attributes.
• Dugu Bo gave Ling Yu books on poison, reusable antidote pills, and directions through the poison formation, then invited him to Dugu Manor before returning him to school.

Ling Yu settled into life as Dugu Bo’s disciple, shared a family dinner with Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan, and discussed finding a Silver Ying Beast for his third Soul Ring. The next morning, he visited Qian Renxue, reassured her that he was safe, and arranged to obtain Yang Wushuang’s medicinal writings before traveling to the Star Luo Empire.

• Dugu Yan teased Ling Yu about becoming her junior brother, and Dugu Bo welcomed him into the manor as his disciple.
• While the three prepared dinner, Dugu Yan noticed Dugu Bo’s hair turning black again and thanked Ling Yu for helping him recover.
• At dinner, Ling Yu told Dugu Bo he hoped to find a Silver Ying Beast for his third Soul Ring, and Dugu Bo offered to search the Star Dou Great Forest with him.
• Dugu Yan learned about immortal herbs and asked Dugu Bo to reserve one for Ye Lingling, while Ling Yu explained that he would travel with Dugu Bo to meet the Yang Family.
• The next morning, Ling Yu visited Qian Renxue, reassured her that he was safe, and promised to return for her birthday.
• Qian Renxue offered to obtain Yang Wushuang’s medicinal writings for Ling Yu, who said he still planned to travel to the Star Luo Empire.