Chapter Summaries

Yun Xi and Xun'er crossed Saint Pill City, killing Soul Hall pursuers with the Fallen Heart Flame as they headed for Pill Tower. Yun Xi rescued the Three Giants of Pill Tower from Soul Hall, leaving the surviving experts terrified of him.

• Yun Xi and Xun'er walked through the panicked crowd while Yun Xi burned a black-robed Soul Hall member to blue smoke.
• Yun Xi killed a Dou Zong and five Dou Huangs who approached them, and the remaining Soul Hall experts watched them continue toward Pill Tower.
• A Soul Hall Dou Sheng injured Xuan Kongzi and restrained Tian Leizi, while Xuan Yi cried out as the chain neared Xuan Kongzi's forehead.
• Yun Xi stopped the chain, burned the Soul Hall Dou Sheng to blue smoke, and freed Xuan Kongzi, Tian Leizi, and Xuan Yi from the Black Mist and chains.
• Yun Xi condemned Soul Hall for collecting innocent souls and killed another Soul Hall member who questioned why he had intervened.

Yun Xi saved the Pill Tower by killing its Soul Hall attackers and refining them into a pill. Hun Miesheng and Old Man Hun Mo emerged from the Four Directions Barrier and realized the black pill contained their missing subordinates.

• Yun Xi refused to take the Yin Yang Life Renewal Pill formula until Xuan Kongzi had refined the pill, and the Pill Tower leaders and elders begged him to help them.
• Yun Xi freed the kneeling crowd and burned a Soul Hall attacker who tried to ambush him.
• Yun Xi used his power and Dark White flames to refine the remaining Soul Hall experts into a black pill.
• The Four Directions Barrier broke, and Hun Miesheng and Old Man Hun Mo emerged after discovering that the powerful Soul Body they had fought was only a projection.
• Hun Miesheng and Old Man Hun Mo spotted Yun Xi holding a pill that carried the familiar energy of their missing Soul Hall experts.

Yun Xi effortlessly defeated the Soul Hall experts, killing Old Man Hun Mo and absorbing Hun Miesheng into a pill. As the Soul Hall forces surrendered, the Space Channel exploded and two figures were thrown out.

• Old Man Hun Mo attacked Yun Xi with Nine Netherworld Yama Thorns, but Yun Xi shattered the chains with a word and destroyed Hun Mo's soul with his soul power.
• Yun Xi imprisoned Hun Miesheng, sealed his escape, and absorbed him into the pill made from the Soul Hall experts.
• Yun Xi also absorbed Old Man Hun Mo's corpse into the pill.
• The Space Channel exploded, hurling two figures out into the open.

Yun Xi helped Pill Tower defeat the Soul Clan forces and captured Hun Qianmo’s physical body while Hun Qianmo’s soul escaped. With Pill Tower’s crisis resolved, Yun Xi asked the Pill Tower Three Giants to finish refining the pills he had entrusted to them.

• Hun Qianmo discovered that Yun Xi had fused the Soul Clan experts into a jet-black pill and fled through a space crack after threatening Pill Tower.
• Yun Xi used his soul power to seize Hun Qianmo’s physical body, while Hun Qianmo’s soul escaped and Scholar’s aura vanished.
• Pill Tower’s people thanked Yun Xi, and he used his power to make them rise from their knees.
• The Pill Tower Old Ancestor offered Yun Xi Pill Tower’s help, and Yun Xi asked the Three Giants to finish refining his pills.

After Yun Xi ended the crisis at Pill Tower, he and Xun'er returned to their inn, where Yun Xi sensed that Scholar had been reborn and began refining Hun Qianmo's corpse as a new body. Meanwhile, Pill Tower mourned its casualties and the loss of the Old Ancestor's remnant soul.

• Yun Xi ordered the Three Giants of Pill Tower to deliver the completed pills to the inn north of Saint Pill City Outer Domain in three days.
• Xun'er declined the Pill Tower Old Ancestor's invitation for the night and left for the inn, promising to visit the next day.
• Yun Xi told Xun'er that Scholar's aura had returned and that Scholar might have regained or surpassed his former strength.
• Yun Xi began replacing Hun Qianmo's corpse's internal systems with pale golden light to prepare it as a body for his soul.
• Xun'er read the Eight Desolations Body Forging Art and recalled Yun Xi's promise to protect her for life.
• The Pill Tower Old Ancestor mourned the dispersed remnant soul within the statue as the Great Elder reported the attack's casualties.

The Pill Tower learned that the mysterious lord wanted the Yin Yang Life Renewal Pill to create a physical body, and arranged for its elders to refine it while accepting the loss of Three Thousand Burning Flame. In the Soul Clan, Scholar punished Hun Qianmo for fleeing and was ordered by an ancient voice to kill the lord or return to the Demon Plane.

• The Pill Tower Old Ancestor learned that the mysterious lord had requested the Yin Yang Life Renewal Pill and ordered the Small Pill Tower Elders to refine it together.
• Xuan Kongzi reported that the lord had taken Three Thousand Burning Flame, and the Pill Tower Old Ancestor said its removal would prevent a catastrophe.
• Hun Qianmo recounted the defeat to Scholar, who accused him of being a deserter and let black insects devour him.
• An ancient voice ordered Scholar to kill the mysterious lord or return to the Demon Plane, and Scholar accepted the task.

Yun Xi began his rebirth ritual with the Yin Yang Life Renewal Pill and Ancient Void Dragon essence blood, uncertain whether he or the other self within him would awaken. As he entered the body prepared for rebirth, Scholar sensed his hidden aura and headed toward the mountain range.

• Yun Xi admired his newly tempered Dou Di Body and noticed that Xun'er had advanced to Six Star Dou Huang.
• Yun Xi questioned whether rebirth would revive him or the other self whose power he feared he depended on, while he and Xun'er spent several peaceful days in Saint Pill City.
• The Pill Tower Old Ancestor and the elders delivered the pill, and Yun Xi took Xun'er to a remote cave in the Extreme Northern Region of Central Continent.
• Yun Xi asked Xun'er to guard the cave entrance, and she embraced him before he concealed her aura with his spiritual power.
• Yun Xi swallowed the Yin Yang Life Renewal Pill, made his body illusory, and charged into the prepared body.
• Scholar arrived above Saint Pill City, sensed Yun Xi's aura across Central Continent, and headed toward the mountain range.

Xun'er confronted a grotesque monster that appeared during a sudden storm of black rain and fought it with her Heavenly Flames. After weakening the creature, she was caught by its blood and struck by its chain, leaving her badly injured against the cave wall.

• Xun'er saw the sky darken, black rain fall, and strange creatures emerge from the forest.
• Xun'er used her Fallen Heart Flame and golden palm strikes against a huge, faceless monster.
• Xun'er attacked the monster with the five Heavenly Flames, shrinking its body and burning its embedded heads.
• The monster's blood seized Xun'er's legs, and its iron chain smashed through her Flame Shield.
• The chain struck Xun'er and sent her crashing into the stone wall, spraying blood from her mouth.

Xun'er defeated a powerful monster but was then forced to fight a horde of Plane Creatures while Yun Xi completed his rebirth inside a cave. Scholar revealed that he had raised the monsters to attack Yun Xi, and as Xun'er rushed to defend the barrier, it began to drain away under their assault.

• Xun'er found the weak point on a Five-Star Dou Zong monster and destroyed it with her Nine Phoenix Sacred Flame Palm.
• A crowd of grotesquely twisted monsters emerged from the forest and targeted Xun'er.
• Scholar watched Yun Xi prepare to be reborn and revealed that he had captured and raised Plane Creatures to attack him.
• Xun'er fought through waves of monsters, but sustained a wound and began to run low on Dou Qi.
• Xun'er saw the monsters charging toward Yun Xi's cave, where one clung to the barrier as its blood mist rapidly consumed the barrier's energy.

Xun'er protected Yun Xi's rebirth with the Ancient Halberd as Scholar watched, and Yun Xi emerged reborn with power that drew attention across the Dou Qi Continent. Meanwhile, Soul Emperor and Nihility Devouring Flame finished destroying the Yao Clan and discussed the mysterious lord whose recovery they were aiding.

• Xun'er used the Ancient Halberd to slaughter the monsters and sealed Yun Xi's cave entrance with fallen boulders.
• Scholar recognized the Ancient Halberd and reflected on how the Demon Scythe had been given to him by a powerful lord.
• A pillar of golden energy erupted from the mountain, and Yun Xi emerged to face Scholar after both had reforged their bodies.
• Xun'er saw Yun Xi in the sky and wondered whether he was still himself, while powerful clans across the Dou Qi Continent sensed his Emperor Realm energy.
• Nihility Devouring Flame swallowed the Medicine Emperor Remnant Soul as Soul Emperor and the Soul Clan completed the slaughter of the Yao Clan.
• Soul Emperor and Nihility Devouring Flame discussed whether the lord they served would help them reach Dou Di after recovering.

Yun Xi and Scholar entered a desolate continent and clashed, testing their power as Yun Xi used Heavenly Flames and Flame Lightning to break Scholar’s giant blood-colored palm. Their battle continued with both now aware of the other’s strength.

• Yun Xi opened a space tunnel to settle his old and new scores with Scholar, then left after Xun'er urged him to pursue.
• Yun Xi and Scholar emerged on a ruined, sand-covered continent and exchanged attacks, with Yun Xi’s palm strike forcing Scholar to retreat.
• Scholar summoned corrosive blood rain and formed a giant blood-colored palm to attack Yun Xi.
• Yun Xi summoned five Heavenly Flames and struck the palm with Flame Lightning, which Scholar initially shattered by strengthening his attack with black mist.
• Yun Xi sent hundreds of Flame Lightning bolts against the weakened palm, then snapped his fingers and made it explode.

Yun Xi and Scholar fought a devastating battle, trading immense attacks and clashing with the Ancient Halberd and Demon Scythe. Scholar was forced onto the defensive, but he unleashed Blood Lightning Shakes the Heavens as the fight continued.

• Yun Xi bombarded Scholar with Flame Lightning, but Scholar absorbed the attacks with the Senluo Shield and returned them in a golden blast that Yun Xi split apart.
• Yun Xi summoned a giant flaming finger and struck where Scholar had stood, destroying much of the continent, but Scholar escaped through a space crack.
• Yun Xi summoned the Ancient Halberd and struck at Scholar, who emerged from the space with the Demon Scythe and resisted the blow.
• Yun Xi and Scholar exchanged repeated halberd and scythe blows, shattering and healing the surrounding space as their fight threatened anyone nearby.
• Scholar was knocked back by Yun Xi, spat blood, and unleashed Blood Lightning Shakes the Heavens while Yun Xi declared that Scholar would die that day.

Yun Xi struggled against Scholar while his body and two souls began rejecting one another, leaving him unable to fight at full strength. As he lost consciousness, Xun'er’s cries revived him, and a familiar voice promised to block the calamity for him.

• Scholar swallowed the continent-wide black mist, grew into a colossal armored giant, and struck Yun Xi with a punch that destroyed the continent.
• Yun Xi realized his body and two souls were rejecting each other, and that resisting the other consciousness would cost him his Dou Di strength.
• Scholar battered Yun Xi with repeated attacks, then launched a devastating blow that Yun Xi could not withstand in his weakened state.
• Yun Xi recalled his promise to protect Xun'er and lost consciousness as Scholar’s final attack descended.
• Xun'er’s cries reached Yun Xi, reviving his consciousness and strengthening the immense power within him.
• A familiar voice spoke across heaven and earth, promising to block the calamity for Yun Xi.

Scholar’s attack split the continent and seemingly killed Yun Xi, but a crimson Soul Body identical to Yun Xi emerged and fought Scholar. Inside a blood-red world, the crimson figure chose to give Yun Xi his life, leaving their fate unresolved.

• Xun'er felt a stabbing pain in her chest and wept as she remembered Yun Xi’s promise to protect her.
• Scholar struck Yun Xi into an abyss, but a crimson Soul Body emerged with Yun Xi suspended in a sphere of light.
• Scholar attacked the crimson Soul Body, which fought back as its form gradually faded.
• Yun Xi opened his eyes in a blood-red world and saw a golden figure merging with a crimson one.
• The crimson figure reflected on Yun Xi’s feelings and said he would give Yun Xi his life.

Yun Xi returned to life after the red figure sacrificed himself, then overwhelmed Scholar with his restored power. Scholar unleashed the Demon Scythe and destroyed the plane, but Yun Xi used Plane Power to pierce Scholar’s heart and shatter his Dou Di Body.

• The red figure pulled Yun Xi from the golden Yun Xi and sacrificed himself, pouring his crimson energy and life force into Yun Xi.
• Yun Xi awakened with immense power, and Scholar’s punch failed to move him; Yun Xi shattered Scholar’s right arm and prevented it from regenerating.
• Scholar gathered the Blood Rain and black threads into the Demon Scythe, then raised it to strike Yun Xi.
• Yun Xi summoned the Heavenly Spirit Ancient Halberd and vanished as Scholar’s strike destroyed the plane and sent its continent falling into the void.
• Scholar recognized that Yun Xi controlled Plane Power, but Yun Xi pierced his heart with golden light and caused his Dou Di Body to fracture.

Yun Xi defeated Scholar, but Scholar sacrificed his soul to summon the Demon Lord, who battled Yun Xi before escaping as a clone. The Demon Lord’s severed finger fell into a Small World, where a surge of Demonic Qi alerted Lin Dong at the Dao Sect.

• Scholar lost his Dou Di Body, then ate the eye embedded in the Demon Scythe and died as his soul vanished.
• Scholar’s corpse revived under the control of the Demon Lord, who revealed that Scholar had sacrificed his soul and took possession of his body.
• The Demon Lord transformed into Xun’er’s likeness and fought Yun Xi to a standstill in the Plane Crack.
• The Demon Lord withdrew after warning Yun Xi that their next encounter would be different, and Yun Xi severed one of his fingers before he vanished.
• The severed finger fell into a Small World as monstrous Demonic Qi briefly surged over an ancient sect.
• Lin Dong sensed the evil aura, and he vowed that the Dao Sect would not let the Otherworldly Demons advance.

Yun Xi returned to the forest after Xun’er defeated the otherworldly creatures and comforted her as she woke. They reunited emotionally, and Yun Xi left her embarrassed by teasing her about the wish she owed him.

• Xun’er fell asleep from exhaustion beside a withered tree after defeating hundreds of Dou Zong-level monsters.
• Yun Xi arrived, held Xun’er, and used his Dou Qi to ease her fatigue as the forest’s black mist and the creatures’ remains disappeared.
• Xun’er awoke in Yun Xi’s arms and struck at him, then recognized him and broke down crying over the danger he had faced.
• Yun Xi reassured Xun’er, kissed her, and teased her about the wish she still owed him.
• Yun Xi held Xun’er and told her he had wanted to give her a proper hug after being reborn.

A powerful being rebuilt his body in the Soul World and set a trap for the Soul Clan, while Yun Xi and Xun'er traveled toward the Gu Clan and gathered two Heavenly Flames. The chapter ended with Xun'er reaching Nine Star Dou Zun Peak and kissing Yun Xi as Gu Yuan and the Gu Clan watched in shock.

• A mysterious being recovered his body using the Plane Womb, entered the Soul World, and concealed himself after crushing Soul Emperor's token to lure the Soul Clan.
• Yun Xi told Xun'er they were going to the Gu Clan to ask her father for clues about Heavenly Flames.
• Yun Xi found and swallowed the Water Cloud Flame and the Wind Lightning Rage Flame, strengthening the Heavenly Spirit Ancient Halberd within him.
• Xun'er's strength surged from Eight Star Dou Huang to Nine Star Dou Zun Peak after Yun Xi swallowed the Heavenly Flames.
• Xun'er hugged and kissed Yun Xi at the Gu Clan without noticing Gu Yuan, the Elders, and the clan's prodigies watching them.

Xun'er returned to the Gu Clan and reunited with her father, Gu Yuan, while her intimacy with Yun Xi stunned the clan’s younger generation. Yun Xi revealed that he had surpassed Dou Di, leaving Gu Yuan shocked by the strength of Xun’er’s powerful Guardian Spirit.

• Xun'er kissed Yun Xi in front of the gathered Gu Clan members, then hid behind him when she noticed the crowd.
• Gu Yuan and the Elders knelt to greet Yun Xi, and Gu Yuan ordered the younger clansmen to leave and cultivate.
• When the clansmen questioned Yun Xi’s strength, Yun Xi released a controlled wave of pressure that forced everyone except Xun'er and Gu Yuan to the ground.
• Xun'er came out from behind Yun Xi and reunited with Gu Yuan, who was astonished to learn she had reached Nine Star Dou Zong Peak.
• Gu Yuan thanked Yun Xi for helping Xun'er, then asked about his strength, and Yun Xi said he had surpassed Dou Di.

Yun Xi arrived at the Gu Clan’s main hall with Xun’er and took the seat of honor beside her, while Gu Yuan summoned the Yan and Thunder Clan leaders. Yan Jin arrived, and Yun Xi identified two Heavenly Flames within him, leaving Yan Jin wary and suspicious.

• Gu Yuan led Yun Xi to the Gu Clan’s main hall and offered him the seat of honor.
• Yun Xi sat with Xun’er and pulled her back into his arms when she tried to stand, embarrassing her before the Elders.
• Gu Yuan sent a guard to deliver tokens to the Yan Clan and the Thunder Clan leaders.
• Yan Jin entered the hall, and Yun Xi recognized the Nine Netherworld Golden Ancestral Flame and Volcanic Rock Flame within him.
• Yan Jin challenged Yun Xi for staring at him, and Gu Yuan rebuked him.
• A middle-aged man descended from the sky amid surging bolts of lightning.