Recaps

Dai Tianfeng warned Dugu Yan that her Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul had poisoned her, and Ye Qingxin could only relieve her symptoms. At Dugu Manor, Dugu Bo confirmed that Dai Tianfeng had removed his own poison by transferring it to a Soul Bone, leaving Dugu Yan stunned to learn the warning was true.

• Dai Tianfeng told Dugu Yan that her Martial Soul had poisoned her, but she refused to believe him until her symptoms returned.
• Dugu Bo arrived, and Ye Qingxin used her Nine Heart Begonia to ease Dugu Yan's pain, though she said the symptoms would return unless Dugu Yan stopped cultivating.
• Dugu Bo invited Ye Qingxin to Dugu Manor to discuss the poison, while Dai Tianfeng checked Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan's favorability ratings.
• At Dugu Manor, Dugu Bo made Dugu Yan apologize to Dai Tianfeng and said Dai Tianfeng had saved his life and would save hers too.
• Dugu Bo explained that Dai Tianfeng had transferred his poison into a Soul Bone, and Dugu Yan realized that Dai Tianfeng had been right about her being poisoned.

Dugu Bo urged Ye Qingxin to join the Star Luo Empire for protection, but she hesitated because her bloodline had always stayed neutral. Dai Tianfeng suggested Immortal Herbs might break the Nine Heart Begonia curse, and Ye Qingxin found an ancestor’s account linking a strange flower to the curse’s temporary removal.

• Dugu Bo told Ye Qingxin that he could no longer protect her and Ye Lingling while serving the Star Luo Empire, and urged her to join it.
• Ye Qingxin hesitated, explaining that neutrality had sustained the Nine Heart Begonia bloodline, while Ye Lingling silently reacted to mention of her dead father.
• Dai Tianfeng asked whether Ye Qingxin knew about Immortal Herbs and suggested one might break the Nine Heart Begonia curse.
• Ye Qingxin recalled an ancestor who had escaped the curse and showed his account of consuming a strange flower before his Martial Soul evolved.
• Dai Tianfeng suspected the flower was Aromatic Silk Beauty, but wondered how it could have lifted the curse.