Chapter Summaries

Gu He captured and controlled Protector Qing, a Soul Hall member sent to pursue the Xiao Family's Ancient Jade, while Xiao Yan and Elder Yao continued toward Jia Nan Academy. Gu He learned that another Soul Hall Protector had entered the Jia Ma Empire and planned to control him as well, leaving the Soul Hall's scheme under his watch.

• Gu He used spatial force to trap Protector Qing and had the Black Scaled Cold Flood Dragon swallow him.
• Gu He used the Ancient Puppet Seed Art to control Protector Qing as the dragon flew away.
• Elder Yao warned Xiao Yan that the Soul Hall was a powerful faction, then returned to Xiao Yan's ring and directed him toward Jia Nan Academy by a detour.
• Gu He learned from Protector Qing's memories that two Soul Hall Protectors had come from the Central Plains to seek the Xiao Family's Ancient Jade.
• Gu He decided not to turn back, reasoning that he could control the other Protector and delay the Soul Hall's plans.

As Gu He and Yun Yun traveled through the Black Corner Region, a mysterious Soul Hall figure infiltrated Misty Cloud Sect to investigate its strength. Yun Shan mistook the visitor for Vulture Protector and tried to lead him away to seek Gu He's protection, but the visitor's surprise revealed that he was not Vulture Protector.

• Gu He told Yun Yun that his disciples Zi Yan and Han Yue were training in the Central Plains, and she worried about their safety.
• A black-mist-cloaked Four-star Dou Zong approached Misty Cloud Sect, and Cai'er alerted Nalan Yanran, Qing Lin, and the Crimson Flood Dragon.
• Nalan Yanran persuaded the others to wait and learn why the intruder had come before attacking.
• The intruder went to Yun Shan's secluded cultivation site, where Yun Shan mistook him for Vulture Protector.
• Yun Shan claimed he had gathered the Sixth-Grade Spirit Medicine Vulture Protector had requested and offered to retrieve it, hoping to escape and find Gu He.
• The black-mist figure said Vulture Protector had not asked Yun Shan for spirit medicine, and Yun Shan realized the visitor was someone else.

Yun Shan rejected Feng Protector’s attempt to make another deal and tried to escape toward Gu He’s courtyard, hoping to get his help. Nalan Yanran and Qing Lin intervened when Feng Protector attacked, leaving Yun Shan worried for their safety.

• Yun Shan realized Feng Protector belonged to the same force as Vulture Protector and decided to rely on Gu He to handle the matter.
• Nalan Yanran, Qing Lin, the Crimson Flood Dragon, and Cai'er secretly listened as Yun Shan and Feng Protector spoke.
• Yun Shan refused to cooperate with Feng Protector and demanded that he leave Misty Cloud Sect after receiving the Sixth-Grade Spirit Medicine.
• Feng Protector threatened Yun Shan, who attacked with Great Sorrow Wind Tearing Hand and tried to flee toward Gu He's courtyard.
• Nalan Yanran and Qing Lin appeared to defend Yun Shan, and he urged Yan Ran to take her junior sister away.

Crimson Flood Dragon saved Yun Shan from Feng Protector and captured the Soul Hall agent alive. Nalan Yanran questioned Feng Protector about the Soul Hall’s purpose, learning of its immense power as Yun Shan worried for the Misty Cloud Sect’s safety.

• Crimson Flood Dragon shattered Feng Protector’s black chains, then captured him after Nalan Yanran ordered him not to kill Feng Protector.
• Yun Shan learned that Crimson Flood Dragon served Gu He and Yun Yun, and thanked him for the rescue.
• Yun Shan told Nalan Yanran that he had only dealt with Vulture Protector before and knew little about the Soul Hall, then urged her to inform Gu He and Yun Yun.
• Nalan Yanran explained that Gu He and Yun Yun were away traveling, then demanded that Feng Protector explain the Soul Hall and its purpose at the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Crimson Flood Dragon forced Feng Protector to describe the Soul Hall’s high standing among the Central Plains factions, and Nalan Yanran asked whether it had several Dou Zun experts.

Nalan Yanran interrogated Feng Protector about the Soul Hall, then had Crimson Flood Dragon imprison him while the Misty Cloud Sect investigated the threat. As Gu He learned Feng Protector had reached the sect, he ordered Protector Qing to wait, but a crushed Void Jade Talisman summoned him away.

• Feng Protector claimed the Soul Hall had many Dou Zun experts and several Saints, and Crimson Flood Dragon nearly destroyed his soul before Nalan Yanran stopped him.
• Nalan Yanran pressured Feng Protector for his mission, but he only warned that the Soul Hall would trace his death through his soul imprint.
• Nalan Yanran ordered Crimson Flood Dragon to imprison Feng Protector and told the sect to watch Misty Cloud Mountain and investigate the Soul Hall.
• Protector Qing reported to Gu He that Feng Protector had climbed Misty Cloud Mountain, and Gu He told him to stay put until Gu He's avatar arrived.
• A Void Jade Talisman was crushed, and Gu He was projected away.

Han Yue was badly injured while training in the Northern Region mountains and was rescued by the newly advanced Sixth-tier Purple Demon Vulture. After the vulture wounded the Earth Demon Bear, the bear warned that the mountain range’s ruler would be angered if it kept helping her.

• Han Yue fled an Earth Demon Bear while training in the mountains, then whistled for the Purple Demon Vulture.
• The Earth Demon Bear struck Han Yue with a blast that shattered a boulder, and flying fragments wounded her badly.
• The Purple Demon Vulture arrived and forced the Earth Demon Bear back with a purple energy beam.
• The Purple Demon Vulture pushed Han Yue out of danger and fought the bear, tearing a deep wound across its shoulder.
• The Earth Demon Bear warned the Purple Demon Vulture that Han Yue had angered the mountain’s magical beasts and that their ruler might retaliate.

Han Yue and the Purple Demon Vulture were cornered by the Azure Wolf King, so Han Yue crushed the Void Jade Talisman Gu He had given her. Gu He’s projection arrived and overwhelmed the Azure Wolf King, leaving Han Yue relieved that her master had come.

• Han Yue sensed that the Earth Demon Bear feared a powerful beast and tried to leave with the Purple Demon Vulture.
• The Azure Wolf King arrived with a group of flying beasts and confronted Han Yue and the Purple Demon Vulture.
• Han Yue crushed the Void Jade Talisman as the Azure Wolf King attacked.
• The Azure Wolf King struck at the spatial fluctuation, but a streak of silver light hit him and forced him back.
• Gu He stepped out of the distorted space, his aura pressing down on the surrounding beasts, and Han Yue greeted him as her master.

Gu He arrived after Han Yue was injured and treated her while intimidating the magical beasts around them. After the Earth Demon Bear tried to flee and was instantly killed, Gu He asked Han Yue whether the beasts had caused her injuries, leaving the Azure Wolf King terrified of her answer.

• Gu He appeared before the injured Han Yue, and the Azure Wolf King and the other beasts bowed and begged him for mercy.
• Gu He silenced the beasts, removed the rubble from Han Yue's wound, and searched her Storage Ring for medicinal ingredients.
• The Earth Demon Bear tried to escape, but Gu He killed it instantly, reducing it to a cloud of blood mist.
• Gu He concocted medicinal liquid and applied it to Han Yue's wound, which began closing.
• Gu He asked Han Yue whether the magical beasts had injured her, and the Azure Wolf King trembled in fear.

Gu He rescued Han Yue from the Azure Wolf King’s siege and planted a Puppet Seed in the beast king, then discussed Han Yue’s training and promised to visit her in two months. After his projection vanished, Gu He and Yun Yun continued toward the Central Plains, where he planned to guide Han Yue in person.

• Han Yue told Gu He that the Azure Wolf King had led magical beasts to attack her and A Zi.
• Gu He planted a Puppet Seed in the Azure Wolf King's soul, making him loyal, and ordered the beasts to leave.
• Gu He told Han Yue that he could visit in two months to pass on his cultivation, and Han Yue chose to keep training until then.
• Han Yue introduced A Zi to Gu He, who praised the Purple Demon Vulture and promised it a treat on his next visit.
• Gu He reminded Han Yue to remain in the mountain range or at the Han Family after her Void Jade Talisman shattered, then his projection disappeared.
• Gu He told Yun Yun he was heading through the Central Plains to guide Han Yue and continued traveling on the Black Scaled Cold Flood Dragon.

Gu He’s avatar reached the Misty Cloud Sect, turned Feng Protector into his puppet, and explained Soul Hall’s power and plans to his disciples. He encouraged Nalan Yanran and the others to believe they could eventually reach Saint-level strength.

• Gu He’s avatar entered the Nine-Colored Valley and asked Nalan Yanran to bring out Feng Protector.
• Gu He used the Ancient Puppet Seed Art to control Feng Protector, then planned for him and Protector Qing to remain hidden in the Jia Ma Empire.
• Gu He explained that Soul Hall was a peak faction with Dou Saint experts and that it had come to the Jia Ma Empire for another purpose, not to target the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Nalan Yanran worried about Soul Hall’s strength, and Gu He reassured her that his disciples could grow powerful enough to face it.
• Gu He told Nalan Yanran to have faith in her talent and declared that every one of his disciples was destined to become exceptional.

Nalan Yanran, Liu Ling, and Xiao Yi Xian strengthened their positions while Gu He's clone remained in Nine-Colored Valley. The chapter ended with Xiao Yi Xian and the others returning to the valley and learning that the figure cultivating there was Gu He's clone.

• Nalan Yanran declared that she would compete for the position of Saint, and Gu He gave her eight Void Jade Talismans for protection.
• Gu He's clone sent Protector Qing and Feng Protector to guard separate locations before continuing to cultivate in Nine-Colored Valley.
• Nalan Yanran gained prestige in the Misty Cloud Sect, while Liu Ling expanded the Senior Disciple Mercenary Group and defeated Yue Mei before leaving the desert with plans to return with a Shapeshifting Pill.
• Xiao Yi Xian used her own strength to consolidate the Poison Sect, absorb the Cloud Mist Empire's other forces, and begin gathering resources from the Poison Sage Ruins.
• Xiao Yi Xian and Little Silver returned to Nine-Colored Valley, where Nalan Yanran explained that the figure cultivating there was Gu He's clone.
• Xiao Jin and Liu Ling returned to Nine-Colored Valley, but Liu Ling did not recognize Gu He's blurry clone as the man who had fought Gu He outside Stone Desert City.

Xiao Yi Xian, Liu Ling, Nalan Yanran, and Qing Lin resolved to cultivate hard enough to become Saints and repay Gu He's investment in them. After arriving in the Central Continent's Northern Region, Gu He learned of Han Yue's progress and saw her encounter Wind Thunder Pavilion disciples while fighting a magical beast.

• Xiao Yi Xian, Liu Ling, Nalan Yanran, and Qing Lin agreed to strive to become Saints and protect those they cared about.
• Gu He arrived in the Northern Region after traveling with Yun Yun for two months and learned that Han Yue had reached the peak of Eight-star Dou King through daily battles.
• Han Yue challenged the Black Wolf King, froze its foreleg, and chased after it when it fled.
• Han Yue stopped pursuing the Black Wolf King and spotted a group of Wind Thunder Pavilion disciples in its path.

Han Yue used Three Thousand Lightning Movement while fleeing a Black Wolf King, drawing the attention of Wind Thunder Pavilion disciple Tian Xing. After Tian Xing exposed his suspicion that she was not one of their disciples, Han Yue fled and he pursued her.

• A Wind Thunder Pavilion woman asked Tian Xing to help her fight the Black Wolf King, but he noticed Han Yue’s lingering afterimages and recognized her use of Three Thousand Lightning Movement.
• Tian Xing struck the Black Wolf King with lightning attacks, leaving the beast gravely wounded as the Wind Thunder Pavilion disciples praised him.
• Tian Xing approached Han Yue and offered to help her claim the Black Wolf King, but she refused and tried to leave without revealing her name or teacher.
• Han Yue reasoned that Tian Xing might turn hostile if he learned she was not from the pavilion, so she avoided answering his questions directly.
• Tian Xing suspected Han Yue had learned Three Thousand Lightning Movement elsewhere, called after her, and chased her when she fled.

Han Yue tried to escape the Wind Thunder Pavilion disciples with the help of the Purple Demon Vulture, but Elder Liu intercepted them and demanded to know how she learned Three Thousand Lightning Movement. She agreed to go to the Wind Thunder Pavilion after Elder Liu promised to leave A Zi alone.

• Han Yue summoned the Purple Demon Vulture with her whistle and tried to flee on its back.
• The young man Tian Xing attacked, but the Purple Demon Vulture's beam forced him back before it flew away.
• Elder Liu appeared and stopped Han Yue, asking where she had learned Three Thousand Lightning Movement.
• Han Yue refused to go with Elder Liu, who threatened to take her by force.
• Han Yue agreed to return to the Wind Thunder Pavilion after Elder Liu said he would not harm the Purple Demon Vulture.

The Azure Wolf King intervened when Elder Liu tried to take Han Yue to Thunder Mountain for questioning over the Three Thousand Lightning Movement. Their confrontation escalated into a fight, leaving Han Yue caught between two Dou Zong powerhouses as Gu He rushed to her aid.

• The Azure Wolf King spotted Han Yue and the Purple Demon Vulture being stopped by Elder Liu and another Wind Thunder Pavilion figure, then alerted Gu He.
• Elder Liu told Tian Xing to lead the training group and began escorting Han Yue back to Thunder Mountain, despite her reluctance to leave the Purple Demon Vulture behind.
• The Azure Wolf King arrived and refused to let Elder Liu take Han Yue, while Elder Liu accused her of stealing the Wind Thunder Pavilion's secret art.
• Gu He ordered the Azure Wolf King to make Elder Liu release Han Yue and used the Void Thunder God Flash to hurry toward them, sending Yun Yun and the Black Flood Dragon ahead.
• Elder Liu attacked the Azure Wolf King, who was blasted back but traded blows with him and then moved to reach Han Yue.
• Elder Liu pursued the Azure Wolf King as Han Yue stood between them, while Wind Thunder Pavilion disciples blocked the Purple Demon Vulture from reaching her.

Gu He arrived in time to stop the Wind Thunder Pavilion disciples from attacking Han Yue and the Purple Demon Vulture. After killing Tian Xing and four disciples and healing the vulture, he left the fate of the survivors to Han Yue.

• Tian Xing ignored Elder Liu’s orders and continued injuring the Purple Demon Vulture while Han Yue rushed to help it.
• Tian Xing ordered four Wind Thunder Pavilion disciples to attack Han Yue, but Gu He appeared and halted their strikes.
• Gu He killed Tian Xing and the four disciples, then silenced the remaining Wind Thunder Pavilion disciples with a threat.
• Gu He gave the Purple Demon Vulture medicine, and it quickly recovered and flew to Han Yue.
• Han Yue explained the Wind Thunder Pavilion’s reason for pursuing her, and Gu He let her decide whether the survivors would live or die.

Gu He rescued Han Yue from Elder Liu and the Wind Thunder Pavilion disciples, then agreed to spare them at her request. He transmitted power to Han Yue, helping her break through from Dou King to Dou Emperor.

• Elder Liu explained that he had wanted to question Han Yue about her Three Thousand Lightning Movement, but Gu He severed his left arm and rebuked him.
• Han Yue asked Gu He to spare the Wind Thunder Pavilion disciples who had only tried to stop A Zi, and Gu He let them leave.
• Han Yue thanked the Azure Wolf King for alerting Gu He, who explained that he had traveled through the void ahead of his wife to reach her.
• Gu He praised Han Yue's progress and asked if she was ready to receive his transmission of power.
• Gu He transmitted energy into Han Yue, raising her cultivation to Nine-star Dou King and then helping her break through to Dou Emperor.

After Han Yue reached Four-star Dou Emperor through Gu He's empowerment, she traveled with Gu He and Yun Yun toward Tianbei City. Along the way, Gu He transformed the Purple Demon Vulture into a little girl, whom Han Yue eagerly cared for.

• Han Yue absorbed two days of Gu He's cultivation and broke through to Four-star Dou Emperor, while Gu He received eleven years of cultivation in return.
• Gu He encouraged Han Yue to aim for Dou Zong, and she vowed to work toward that breakthrough.
• Yun Yun arrived, and Han Yue invited her and Gu He to visit her home; Yun Yun accepted.
• Han Yue toured the Black Scale Cold Flood Dragon's home and noticed Yun Yun and Gu He's private clothing before Yun Yun led her away.
• During the journey to Tianbei City, Gu He refined a Shapeshifting Pill for the Purple Demon Vulture, which transformed into a three-year-old girl.
• Han Yue made clothes for the transformed Purple Demon Vulture and carried her around, while the little girl retained the strength of a Dou Emperor.

Gu He and Yun Yun learned that Yun Yun was pregnant and settled at the Han Residence while she rested. Two months later, Hong Li arrived to propose a marriage between Hong Chen and Han Yue, leaving the decision to Han Yue.

• Yun Yun told Gu He she believed she was pregnant, and he decided to stop traveling so she could rest.
• Gu He, Yun Yun, Han Yue, and A Zi arrived at the Han Residence, where Han Yue introduced Han Xue to her Master and Master's Wife.
• Gu He sealed Han Yue and Han Xue's courtyard, accepted Han Xue as his eighth disciple, and spent the next two months refining his cultivation as Yun Yun's pregnancy progressed.
• Gu He's cultivation reached the peak of Four-Star Dou Zun, while Yun Yun began to feel movement from the child.
• Hong Li visited the Han Residence to propose that Han Yue marry his son Hong Chen, and Han Chi said the decision depended on Han Yue's wishes.

Hong Li abandoned his family’s marriage proposal after learning that Han Yue was a peak Four-star Dou Emperor with a Seventh-Grade Alchemist as her master, and warned Hong Chen that the Han Family might soon threaten them in Tianbei City. After the Void Beast became an eighth-rank magical beast, Xiao Yi Xian decided to travel to the Central Plains for training and persuaded Nalan Yanran to go with her.

• Han Yue revealed her Dou Emperor cultivation, prompting Hong Li to withdraw the Hong Family’s marriage proposal and leave with Hong Chen.
• Hong Li told Hong Chen that Han Yue had reached the peak of the Four-star Dou Emperor realm and that her master was a Seventh-Grade Alchemist.
• Hong Li warned Hong Chen that the Han Family could eventually drive the Hong Family out of Tianbei City, and Hong Chen vowed to become an inner pavilion disciple.
• Gu He learned that Liu Ling, Xiao Yi Xian, Nalan Yanran, and Qing Lin had made progress in cultivation, while the Void Beast had become an eighth-rank magical beast.
• Xiao Yi Xian decided to travel to the Central Plains and persuaded Nalan Yanran to join her, then instructed Qing Lin to inform Gu He's avatar when it finished seclusion.