Chapter Summaries

Hai Bodong began draining Blackwater Lake's icy power after Bing Kuang sealed the cave, while Flowing Cloud, Qu Ming, and Chu Donghai fought to keep Bing Kuang from interrupting him. As the lake's level began to drop, Bing Kuang feared Hai Bodong would ruin Ice River Valley's Thousand-year Grand Plan.

• Hai Bodong regretted that the Black Ice Cold Power had been cut off, and Flowing Cloud realized Bing Kuang had sealed the cave.
• Flowing Cloud asked Hai Bodong if he could withstand entering Blackwater Lake directly, and Hai Bodong agreed to cultivate there.
• Flowing Cloud, Qu Ming, and Chu Donghai returned to the cave and broke Bing Kuang's seal, releasing the lake's cold air.
• Bing Kuang attacked the group with a black ice dragon while Hai Bodong began absorbing Black Ice Cold Power above them.
• Flowing Cloud, Qu Ming, and Chu Donghai blocked Bing Kuang's attack as Hai Bodong drained the lake, prompting Bing Kuang to fear for Ice River Valley's Thousand-year Grand Plan.

Flowing Cloud negotiated with Bing Kuang to let Hai Bodong absorb Blackwater Lake’s frigid power for one day in exchange for returning Bing Kuang’s body. Hai Bodong broke through to Four-star Dou Zun, while Bing Kuang and the revived elders watched and mocked him.

• Bing Kuang revived four Ice River Valley elders from ice cocoons, adding four Half-Saints to his side.
• Flowing Cloud threatened to destroy Bing Kuang’s body unless Bing Kuang let Hai Bodong cultivate safely for one day.
• Bing Kuang agreed to the deal, and Flowing Cloud, Chu Donghai, and Qu Ming guarded Hai Bodong as he absorbed the lake’s frigid power.
• Hai Bodong’s cultivation rose from Three-star Dou Zun to Four-star Dou Zun in less than three hours, and his absorption accelerated.
• Bing Kuang and the four revived elders mocked Hai Bodong for devouring frigid power so recklessly.

Hai Bodong absorbed the icy power beneath Bing He's Tomb and advanced to Five-star Dou Zun, while Flowing Cloud kept his promise to return Bing Kuang's body. After Flowing Cloud's group escaped Ice River Valley, Bing Kuang regained his Dou Sheng strength, and Flowing Cloud suspected the valley concealed an even greater power.

• Hai Bodong continued absorbing the Blackwater Lake's icy power as Bing Kuang mocked him and warned that he would die.
• A black vortex drew power from the lake into Hai Bodong, who emerged from cultivation at Five-star Dou Zun after advancing from Three-star Dou Zun in a day.
• Flowing Cloud promised to return Bing Kuang's body, then led his group out of the cave and constructed a Space Wormhole with Duan San and the Bai Yi sisters.
• Flowing Cloud tossed Bing Kuang's Storage Ring toward the great white hall before his group left through the Space Wormhole.
• Bing Kuang's Soul Power recovered the ring, and he shattered it, reunited with his Saint body, and regained the strength of a Dou Sheng.
• Flowing Cloud's group traveled toward the Pill Domain, while Flowing Cloud suspected Ice River Valley was guarding something more important than Bing Kuang's body.

After leaving Ice River Valley, Flowing Cloud and Hai Bodong discussed the Yellow Springs Ascension Art and planned to head to the Pill Domain. Meanwhile, Xiao Yan arrived at Misty Cloud Sect to fulfill the three-year agreement with Nalan Yanran, though he felt calm and wanted to return to Wutan City afterward.

• Hai Bodong thanked Flowing Cloud for his opportunity, and he said absorbing all the icy power in Blackwater Cold Lake might let him become a Dou Sheng.
• Chu Donghai asked Hai Bodong how he had advanced so quickly, and Hai Bodong revealed that he cultivated the Yellow Springs Ascension Art.
• Qu Ming and Duan San connected the art to the Yellow Springs Demon Saint, while Flowing Cloud decided to seek the Demon Saint's Yellow Springs Heavenly Wrath in the Beast Domain.
• Flowing Cloud decided to sell Soul Annihilation Spear, Green Meat, and other treasures, then led the group toward the Pill Domain.
• Xiao Yan arrived at Misty Cloud Sect exactly three years after making his agreement with Nalan Yanran and began climbing the mountain steps to face her.

Nearly a thousand Misty Cloud Sect disciples gathered on the mountaintop as Nalan Yanran and Xiao Yan prepared to face each other. After Yue Yun said Xiao Yan could defeat an Eight-star Dou Wang, Xiao Yan arrived at the plaza and announced himself, leaving the duel about to begin.

• Fa Ma, Mu Chen, Nalan Jie, and two Cloud Alliance hall masters arrived at the plaza and praised the Misty Cloud Sect disciples' discipline.
• Mu Chen praised Nalan Yanran's progress, but Yue Yun said Xiao Yan could defeat an Eight-star Dou Wang.
• The sun reached its peak as footsteps from the Blue Stone Platform drew the attention of the disciples, elders, and Nalan Yanran.
• Xiao Yan climbed the final stairs, looked toward Nalan Yanran, and calmly announced, "Xiao Clan, Xiao Yan!"

Xiao Yan faced the Misty Cloud Sect disciples with composure, surprising those who had believed the rumors that he was worthless. As Nalan Yanran formally identified herself, the observers wondered at Xiao Yan’s hidden cultivation and maturity, while Nalan Jie hoped the Three-year agreement might ease the feud between the two families.

• The Misty Cloud Sect disciples watched Xiao Yan calmly withstand their combined aura, and some began to doubt the rumors mocking him.
• Nalan Yanran studied Xiao Yan, wondered whether he had been the black-cloaked man at the Mittel Auction House, and introduced herself.
• Mu Chen and Fama remarked that Xiao Yan’s bearing was extraordinary and that his concealed cultivation prevented them from judging his strength.
• Mu Chen teased Nalan Jie about Xiao Yan, and Nalan Jie reflected on Xiao Yan’s potential and hoped he would let go of his resentment toward the Nalan family.
• The white-robed elders opened their eyes and studied Xiao Yan, surprised that he seemed unlike the Xiao Clan trash they had heard about.

Yun Shan arrived to oversee Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran’s duel, which began as both revealed strength that astonished the watching experts. The fight continued after they separated, each surprised by the other’s abilities.

• Yun Shan appeared at the Misty Cloud Sect plaza, where he greeted the gathered leaders and met Cloud Alliance hall masters Yue Yun and Feng Kaishan.
• Yun Lei announced that he would preside over the duel and told Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran to stop when appropriate; Xiao Yan privately recalled that Yun Leng had been stripped of his position after an embarrassing incident.
• Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran agreed to the rules, and Yun Lei declared the match begun.
• Nalan Yanran charged Xiao Yan with her sword as both fighters unleashed power that left the watching experts astonished.
• Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran separated and stared at each other, both surprised by their opponent’s strength.

Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran fought fiercely in the arena, with Xiao Yan gaining the advantage through his close-quarters combat and experience. Nalan Yanran began gathering energy for a powerful technique, and Xiao Yan prepared to answer with one of his own.

• Xiao Yan charged Nalan Yanran and countered her Wind Blades and sword strikes with his Mysterious Black Ruler.
• Nalan Yanran unleashed dozens of sword shadows, but Xiao Yan broke through them and continued to pressure her.
• Mu Chen and the Third Hall Master of Cloud Alliance noted Xiao Yan’s advantage, while Yun Shan said Nalan Yanran had not yet fought seriously.
• Nalan Yanran admitted Xiao Yan had greater combat experience, then distanced herself and began gathering energy in midair.
• Nalan Yanran’s sword blazed with gathered sunlight as she challenged Xiao Yan to face her move, and he declared that he also had a powerful Dou Technique.

Nalan Yanran and Xiao Yan unleashed powerful attacks that left both nearly drained of Dou Qi, then sat down to recover with pills. As their duel turned into a contest of recovery speed, Flowing Cloud and Yun Yun hurried toward the Misty Cloud Sect while two Gu Clan Dou Sheng elders followed them.

• Nalan Yanran struck with Extreme Wind: Setting Sun Radiance, and Xiao Yan countered with Flame Splitting Wave Ruler, their attacks colliding in a massive explosion.
• Mu Chen praised the fighters’ strength, while Yue Yun wondered why Xiao Yan had not shown the combat power described in reports.
• Nalan Jie asked Yun Shan whether the duel should end, but Yun Shan left the decision to the fighters.
• Flowing Cloud and Yun Yun flew toward the Misty Cloud Sect, with Flowing Cloud privately questioning why two Gu Clan elders were following him.
• Nalan Yanran and Xiao Yan swallowed recovery pills and began circulating Dou Qi, and Ma pointed out that she had taken a fifth-tier pill while Xiao Yan had taken a third-tier one.
• Feng Kaishan argued that Nalan Yanran’s preparation of a better recovery pill was fair because it showed foresight.

Nalan Yanran won the duel after Xiao Yan chose not to continue fighting, and Xiao Yan began to leave the Misty Cloud Sect. Flowing Cloud and Yun Yun arrived at the plaza, where Nalan Yanran greeted them as her master and mistress.

• Mu Chen questioned whether Nalan Yanran's recovery pill gave her an unfair advantage, but Feng Kaishan argued that preparing it showed foresight.
• Old Yao regretted that the Fen Jue had hindered Xiao Yan, while Xiao Yan reassured him that he still believed in the cultivation technique.
• Nalan Yanran asked Xiao Yan whether he would continue, and Xiao Yan declined because she had spared him an opportunity to attack.
• Yun Lei declared Nalan Yanran the winner, and Xiao Yan turned to leave the plaza without appearing defeated.
• Flowing Cloud and Yun Yun arrived at the plaza, and Nalan Yanran joyfully greeted them.

Flowing Cloud and Yun Yun reunited with Xiao Yan after his duel with Nalan Yanran, but Xiao Yan declined their invitation and left the Misty Cloud Sect. After the Gu Clan observers abandoned their investigation of Flowing Cloud, they turned their attention to news that Ice River Valley had placed a bounty on Hai Bodong and five others.

• Flowing Cloud and Yun Yun arrived at the plaza, where Nalan Yanran and the Misty Cloud Sect welcomed them.
• Flowing Cloud greeted Xiao Yan as a brother and introduced Yun Yun as his companion, prompting Xiao Yan to call her Sister-in-law.
• Flowing Cloud and Yun Yun invited Xiao Yan to stay, but Xiao Yan declined because he had urgent matters at home and departed the Misty Cloud Sect.
• The two Dou Sheng experts from the Gu Clan found no unusual methods from Flowing Cloud and eventually lost interest in investigating him.
• Gu Ren and his companion learned that Ice River Valley had a Dou Sheng and four Half-Saint experts offering rewards for four men and two women, including Hai Bodong.
• Flowing Cloud sensed that the Gu Clan observers had left and finally felt relieved.

Flowing Cloud’s group arrived at Sacred Pill City as the Pill Gathering approached and learned about the city’s enormous outer and inner regions. After they discussed concealing their identities, an extravagant carriage drew the crowd’s attention, prompting Chu Donghai and Duan San to recall their youthful misadventures.

• Flowing Cloud’s clone led Hai Bodong, Duan San, Qu Ming, Chu Donghai, and the Hong Yi sisters from Ice River Valley toward Sacred Pill City.
• Flowing Cloud’s group emerged from a Space Wormhole into one of Sacred Pill City’s eight vast outer-region plazas, where Chu Donghai explained that the Pill Tower occupied the inner region.
• Duan San and Chu Donghai warned Hai Bodong to conceal his identity because news of Ice River Valley and the bounty on him had spread across the Central Plains.
• A snow-white carriage pulled by rare Void Sky Pegasus Beasts appeared, attracting the crowd’s attention.
• Chu Donghai and Duan San joked about having robbed a carriage belonging to a junior from the Dan Family in their youth.

Flowing Cloud's group killed a Yu Family young master and one of his guards after they harassed Hong Yi, drawing the attention of the Lin Family patriarch, Lin He. Flowing Cloud recognized Lin He's resemblance to Lin Hai and asked what Lin Hai was to him.

• Flowing Cloud's group entered Four Seas Pavilion in Sacred Pill City's outer district and ordered food and wine.
• A blue-clad Yu Family young master approached Hong Yi and was killed by an unseen force; Chu Donghai then killed one of his guards.
• Flowing Cloud told Chu Donghai to leave one person alive to collect the bodies, and the surviving guard fled with them.
• Lin He arrived at Four Seas Pavilion after the Yu Family pressured him to identify Flowing Cloud's group.
• Flowing Cloud and Hai Bodong noticed Lin He's resemblance to Lin Hai, and Flowing Cloud asked Lin He how he was related to Lin Hai.

Flowing Cloud learned that Lin Hai was missing and that the Yu Family planned to use Yu He's death as an excuse to threaten the Lin Family. He agreed to protect Lin Hai’s descendants, and his group decided to disguise themselves as Lin Hai.

• Flowing Cloud questioned Lin He about Lin Hai, then left the restaurant and sent Duan San to investigate the Lin and Yu Families.
• Yu Tianxu grieved over Yu He’s death and vowed to make the Lin Family answer for it, relying on the Yu Family’s Dou Zun Old Ancestor.
• Lin He told Lin Xi that the Lin Family’s Old Ancestor had disappeared, leaving them vulnerable to the Yu Family.
• Duan San reported that Lin Hai was absent and the Lin Family could not resist the Yu Family, while Flowing Cloud worried about Lin Hai’s safety.
• Flowing Cloud agreed to help Lin Hai’s descendants, and his companions proposed disguising themselves as Lin Hai.

Flowing Cloud and his companions went to the Lin Family residence and convinced Lin He that they would protect the family from the Yu Family by impersonating Lin Hai. Meanwhile, Yu Tianxu learned that the group had disappeared and went to meet the Yu Family Old Ancestor.

• Flowing Cloud proposed posing as Lin Hai so others would believe Lin Hai had returned, and Duan San opened a spatial rift to take the group to the Lin Family.
• Flowing Cloud told Lin He he had come to help the Lin Family and proved his connection to Lin Hai by using the Lin Family's Magic Cloud Palm.
• Lin He accepted Flowing Cloud as his grandfather, and Lin Xi greeted him as his great-grandfather; Flowing Cloud changed his appearance to resemble Lin Hai and told them to continue their usual activities.
• Yu Tianxu ordered his subordinates to keep searching for the seven people after they disappeared from the city's outer region.
• Yu Tianxu entered the Yu Family's forbidden courtyard, where the Old Ancestor asked whether he had found the people who killed Yu He.

The Yu Family Old Ancestor attacked the Lin Family, but Flowing Cloud, disguised as the supposedly dead Lin Hai, drove him off with a modified Magic Cloud Palm. The Yu Family Old Ancestor died soon afterward, and news of Lin Hai’s return as a Dou Zun spread through the outskirts of Sacred Pill City.

• The Yu Family Old Ancestor rebuked Yu Tianxu for failing to identify He'er's killers and decided to attack the Lin Family.
• The Yu Family Old Ancestor arrived at the Lin Family residence and launched a Water Spear at Lin He.
• Flowing Cloud appeared disguised as Lin Hai and swallowed the attack with a black cloud, revealing himself as the Lin Family's returned Old Ancestor.
• Flowing Cloud used a modified Magic Cloud Palm to repel the Yu Family Old Ancestor and secretly planted a force that would make him explode after half an hour.
• The Yu Family Old Ancestor exploded to death, and news of Lin Hai's return as a Dou Zun spread through the outskirts of Sacred Pill City.

After the Yu Family’s leaders died, Lin He took over its properties and reopened the Lin Family Auction House at Flowing Cloud’s command. Flowing Cloud began cultivating the Indestructible Vajra Body, and by the third day his transformations had grown so immense that they cracked the secret chamber.

• Yu Tianxu and three Dou Zong elders died, leaving the Yu Family without its high-level fighters, and Lin He took control of its properties.
• Flowing Cloud ordered Lin He to renovate the Lin Family Auction House and announce its reopening in three days.
• Flowing Cloud entered Lin Hai’s secret chamber and began cultivating the Indestructible Vajra Body, enduring painful bodily transformations.
• Flowing Cloud repeatedly expanded and shrank his body while cultivating, and by the third day he had grown five zhang tall and cracked the chamber.

Flowing Cloud emerged from seclusion after mastering the Indestructible Vajra Body and promised his companions Heaven-tier Dou Techniques. Disguised as Lin Hai, he attended the reopened Lin Family Auction House, where the first item offered was the Earth Tier Advanced Dou Technique Eight Extremes Fist.

• Flowing Cloud caused a massive tremor as he emerged from underground, then returned to normal size and was congratulated on mastering the Indestructible Vajra Body.
• Flowing Cloud promised Hai Bodong an ice-type Heaven-tier Dou Technique and said everyone would eventually receive a Heaven-tier Dou Technique.
• Flowing Cloud shared the Indestructible Vajra Body scroll with companions who wanted to study it before they left for the auction.
• Flowing Cloud entered the auction disguised as Lin Hai, ignored two Dou Zun elders who recognized the name, and sealed his private room.
• Lin He opened the auction by presenting the Earth Tier Advanced Dou Technique Eight Extremes Fist with a starting price of three million gold coins.

At the Lin Family auction, the Cao Family’s Cao Ying bought the Earth Tier Advanced Dou Technique Eight Extremes Fist for two Eighth-grade medicinal pills. Flowing Cloud received a system reward of the Heaven-tier High-grade Dou Technique Shattering Star Fist as Lin He brought out the next auction item.

• Bidders raised the price of Eight Extremes Fist from three million Gold Coins to one Eighth-grade medicinal pill that had endured Four-Colored Pill Lightning.
• A Black Robed Elder entered the auction with Cao Ying and bid two Eighth-grade medicinal pills for the technique.
• Lin He sold Eight Extremes Fist to the Cao Family, and the Black Robed Elder exchanged the pills for its scroll.
• Flowing Cloud received the system reward Shattering Star Fist, a Heaven-tier High-grade Dou Technique.
• Lin He brought out the second auction item while Chu Donghai, Qu Ming, and Hai Bodong examined Indestructible Vajra Body.

Flowing Cloud watched the auction of Green Meat, which the Cao Family won with a high-grade Eighth-grade pill. After receiving ten thousand portions through his system, he prepared to auction the Indestructible Vajra Body technique in exchange for other Heaven-tier Dou Techniques.

• Lin He presented Green Meat at the auction, and alchemists competed for the soul-strengthening plant.
• Cao Ying bid an Eighth-grade medicinal pill refined with Six-Colored Pill Lightning, and the Cao Family won the Green Meat.
• Flowing Cloud received ten thousand portions of Green Meat from the system, though he had hoped for a greater soul treasure.
• Flowing Cloud confirmed that Chu Donghai, Qu Ming, and Hai Bodong had memorized the Indestructible Vajra Body technique and said he would auction it.
• Flowing Cloud took the technique scroll and left the private room to bring it to the auction.