Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yi Xian fought Venerable Thunder and Qing Hai while Heavenly Flame Venerable battled Ice Venerable. She trapped her two opponents in the Heavenly Poison Prison Realm, while the clash between the venerables escalated into their strongest techniques.

• Venerable Thunder and Qing Hai realized Xiao Yi Xian's Calamity Poison Gas was dangerous and decided to stall her until Ice Venerable won.
• Xiao Yi Xian attacked Qing Hai fiercely, took a wound from Venerable Thunder, and poisoned both men during their exchanges.
• Xiao Yi Xian revealed a deathly aura and used the Heavenly Poison Prison Realm to trap herself, Venerable Thunder, and Qing Hai inside a massive gray prison.
• Ice Venerable tried to persuade Heavenly Flame Venerable to surrender the Calamity Poison Body, but Old Yao refused and continued fighting.
• Ice Venerable unleashed Ice River Storm while Old Yao answered with Blazing Fire Burn the Heavens, surrounding Ice Venerable with a vast sea of flames.

As Xiao Yan fought Protector Wu to avenge Yao Chen, Elder Yuan battled Venerable Di Ming above Ye City. Xiao Yan raised his strength with the Heavenly Fire Three Profound Transformations, leaving Protector Wu rushing to stop him.

• Elder Yuan and Venerable Di Ming traded attacks while recalling their old feud and the injuries they had inflicted on each other.
• Xiao Yan sent two silver puppets after Protector Wu, and Xiao Heng paralyzed Wu’s soul body by channeling thunder along a chain.
• Tianming Sect members intervened to hold off the puppets, allowing Protector Wu to escape and face Xiao Yan directly.
• Xiao Yan blocked Protector Wu’s chains and spear with the Six Body Merging Travel Ruler, then retreated and began the Heavenly Fire Three Profound Transformations.
• Protector Wu recognized Xiao Yan’s secret technique and hurried after him to stop its effects.

Xiao Yan used the Heavenly Fire Three Profound Transformations to raise his strength to Seven-Star Dou Zong and battled Protector Wu, ultimately destroying his black python technique with powerful Dou Techniques. He detonated a three-colored fire lotus to collect his teacher’s debt, but Protector Wu’s illusory soul survived at the edge of the flames while Xiao Yan reappeared with his aura weakened but no obvious injuries.

• Xiao Yan completed all three transformations, reaching Seven-Star Dou Zong strength, and turned to confront Protector Wu.
• Xiao Yan attacked Protector Wu with the Flame Splitting Wave Ruler and Six Body Merging Travel Ruler, Six Harmonies Fire, but Protector Wu’s black python endured.
• Xiao Yan struck the black python with the Mountain Splitting Seal and Overturning Sea Seal, forcing Protector Wu to destroy his own technique.
• Xiao Yan appeared before Protector Wu with a three-colored fire lotus and unleashed it, engulfing the area in a vast sea of fire.
• Protector Wu’s illusory soul reappeared at the edge of the flames, and Xiao Yan also emerged with a weakened aura but no obvious injuries.

Xiao Heng and Hun Chen pushed each other to the peak of the Dou Zong realm by drawing on their bloodline powers, then resumed their fierce duel. Xiao Heng wounded Hun Chen and unleashed another explosive attack, but he remained wary as the blast concealed the outcome.

• Xiao Heng endured Hun Chen's hundred blood shadows and countered with sword strikes that destroyed them.
• Hun Chen awakened his bloodline power, raising his strength close to the Dou Zun realm, and Xiao Heng responded by drawing on his own bloodline.
• Both fighters reached the peak of the Dou Zong realm, and Xiao Heng used his speed and strength to kick Hun Chen and stab him through the abdomen.
• Hun Chen fired a blood-powered beam into Xiao Heng's chest, but Xiao Heng's reverse scale deflected it from his heart.
• Xiao Heng detonated his sword and followed with ice and fire lotus attacks, then watched the explosion without knowing whether Hun Chen had survived.

Xiao Heng and Hun Chen unleashed their strongest techniques in a battle that shook Ye City, and a massive explosion swallowed them both. As the onlookers wondered who had survived, Elder Yuan and Venerable Di Ming continued their fight, which ended with Venerable Di Ming’s confidence suddenly faltering.

• Xiao Heng formed the Four Symbols Sword Array while Hun Chen summoned and merged with the Eight-Armed Divine Demon.
• Xiao Heng pierced through the demonic god and stabbed Hun Chen, but blood blades also struck Xiao Heng as their powers reached their limits.
• The sword array and demonic god collapsed in a huge explosion that swallowed Xiao Heng and Hun Chen, leaving their fate unclear.
• Elder Yuan and Venerable Di Ming continued fighting as spectators and combatants marveled at the power of Xiao Heng and Hun Chen.
• Elder Yuan summoned the Tree God and clashed with Venerable Di Ming’s Mysterious Underworld Demonic Transformation Arm, which began corroding the treant’s fist.
• Venerable Di Ming taunted Elder Yuan about the Thousand-Year Corpse Poison, but his smile froze.

Xiao Yan used the Five Rounds Blazing Fire Method to trap the Tianming Sect leader Yue Ming and eight other Dou Zong experts inside a blazing array of five fire spirits. The Tianming Realm barrier collapsed under the flames, leaving the battle engulfed in a thousand-meter sea of fire.

• Elder Yuan severed the wooden figure’s corroded arm, then blasted Venerable Di Ming away with a punch.
• Tianming Sect experts surrounded Xiao Yan, but his two Earth Demon Puppets blocked their attacks while he prepared his technique.
• Xiao Yan formed five fire spirits from the Yang Flame and four other flames, then sealed the Tianming Sect fighters inside their array.
• Yue Ming gathered the eight other fighters and used the Tianming Realm to form a black barrier against the flames.
• The barrier cracked and shattered, and the five fire spirits burst apart into a thousand-meter sea of fire.

Xiao Yan defeated Venerable Yue Ming and captured Protector Wu, while Xiao Heng overcame Hun Chen in their duel. As Xiao Heng prepared to finish him, the surrounding space suddenly froze.

• Xiao Yan emerged from the sea of fire, swallowed a Seventh-Rank Pill, and pursued Protector Wu while Venerable Yue Ming remained too weak to attack.
• Xiao Yan burned Protector Wu's soul with the Fallen Heart Flame, sealed his Soul Origin in a jade bottle, and collapsed from exhaustion.
• Xiao Heng and Hun Chen emerged from their battle badly wounded, and Xiao Heng repeatedly beat Hun Chen in their final clash.
• Hun Chen admitted defeat and said they might have been friends if Xiao Heng had joined the Soul Hall, while Xiao Heng refused to spare him.
• Hun Chen said he would spare Xiao Heng next time, but the surrounding space froze as Xiao Heng moved to kill him.

Xiao Heng defeated Hun Chen but spared him, then returned to the battlefield as Heavenly Flame Venerable struggled against Ice River and Xiao Yi Xian emerged from her poison cage. The chapter ended with Xiao Heng rescuing Xiao Yi Xian from a lightning strike and a huge palm attack.

• Hun Chen escaped after declaring Xiao Heng his opponent, while Xiao Heng vowed to defeat him again next time.
• A white-haired old man and a girl in a jade-green gown watched Xiao Heng, and the old man chose not to intervene yet.
• Xiao Heng rejoined Xiao Yan, who said he had no strength left, while Xiao Heng worried over Xiao Yi Xian fighting two Dou Zun experts inside her cage.
• Ice River gradually gained the advantage over Heavenly Flame Venerable, who used the Five Rounds Blazing Fire Method again and then fought Ice River at close range.
• Xiao Yi Xian broke out of the gray cage and fell as a huge lightning bolt descended, so Xiao Heng used his Ice Lotus and fire lotus before catching her and vanishing just before a huge palm struck.

Xiao Heng faced the wounded Qing Hai alone after sending the badly weakened Xiao Yi Xian away. Qing Hai overwhelmed him and began crushing him with a spatial technique as Xiao Yi Xian, Xiao Yan, and the Heavenly Flame Venerable rushed to help.

• Xiao Yi Xian urged Xiao Heng to escape, but he refused to leave her behind and confronted Qing Hai when he charged at them.
• Xiao Heng flung Xiao Yi Xian toward safety and drew Qing Hai away, while Xiao Yan reached her with two Heavenly Demon Puppets.
• Qing Hai struck Xiao Heng with a massive palm, and Xiao Heng shattered it but was badly injured and stopped trying to flee.
• Xiao Heng endured Qing Hai's Dou Qi assault with a faint aura, severed wings, and a flickering gray mark on his collar.
• Qing Hai trapped Xiao Heng in distorted space and prepared to crush him as Xiao Yi Xian, Xiao Yan, and the Heavenly Flame Venerable hurried to rescue him.

Xiao Heng used the Six Soul Dread Curse to free himself and badly wounded Qing Hai with Sword Raising to Sever Heaven, but the group remained outnumbered by Ice River’s forces. As Ice River demanded that Xiao Yi Xian surrender, Old Yao prepared to hold off their enemies so the others could escape.

• Xiao Heng activated the mark Xiao Yi Xian had planted in Qing Hai, escaped his restraints, and struck him with Sword Raising to Sever Heaven.
• The Heavenly Demon Puppet caught the exhausted Xiao Heng, and Xiao Yan gave him a medicinal pill as Heavenly Flame Venerable and the others regrouped.
• Ice River rescued the grievously wounded Qing Hai, and Heavenly Flame Venerable urged the group to find a chance to flee.
• Ice River demanded that Xiao Yi Xian come with him in exchange for letting the others leave, but the group recognized the offer as a trap.
• Xiao Yi Xian told Xiao Yan to take Xiao Heng and leave, while Old Yao offered to stay behind and hold off their enemies.

Xiao Heng’s side gained powerful reinforcements when Lin Xiao Yi and Bai Chao arrived, and Bai Chao forced Bing He’s group to retreat. Xiao Heng recognized Bai Chao as his third grandfather but awkwardly failed to remember Lin Xiao Yi’s name, leaving their reunion unresolved.

• Xun Er arrived with two powerful elders and reunited with Xiao Yan, while Lin Xiao Yi emerged from hidden space and hurried toward Xiao Heng.
• Xiao Yi Xian blocked Lin Xiao Yi, but Xiao Heng recognized her as an old friend and reassured Xiao Yi Xian that she meant no harm.
• Bai Chao appeared beside Xiao Heng, revealed their shared clan bloodline, and told Xiao Heng to call him third grandpa.
• Bai Chao offered to let Bing He’s group leave, but Venerable Di Ming challenged him and was slapped away.
• Venerable Thunder fled after Bai Chao ordered him to leave, and Bing He also withdrew when Bai Chao challenged him.

After the battle, Xiao Heng and his companions recovered at the Ye Family estate while Bai Chao prepared to bring Xiao Heng back to his clan. Xiao Heng treated his injuries alongside Xiao Yi Xian, who watched over him as he fell asleep, while Xiao Yan healed separately.

• Bing He and his group left Xiao Heng to Bai Chao, and Lin Xiao Yi stomped the dying Qing Hai to death.
• Ye Zhong offered the Ye Family's medicinal ingredients and resources to Xiao Heng and his injured companions.
• Lin Xiao Yi waited outside the secret chamber, fretting that Xiao Heng had forgotten her and wondering whether he would return with Bai Chao.
• Xiao Heng prepared medicinal liquid for himself and Xiao Yi Xian, then climbed into the tub with her to heal their injuries.
• Exhausted, Xiao Heng fell asleep holding Xiao Yi Xian's hand, and she leaned against him and quietly expressed her gratitude.
• Xiao Yan cultivated in another secret chamber while recovering from his injuries.

After recovering from his injuries, Xiao Heng visited Bai Chao to ask about his missing parents and learned that the Bai Clan had found no trace of them. Bai Chao told Xiao Heng to prepare to return to the clan in three days for a further Bloodline Awakening, leaving Xiao Heng to settle his affairs before the journey.

• Xun Er refused to let two gray-robed elders investigate Xiao Heng and said that Xiao Yan likely knew nothing about him either.
• After five days of recovery, Xiao Heng emerged from the secret chamber and exchanged teasing farewells with Xiao Yi Xian.
• Xiao Heng visited Bai Chao and asked about his parents, but Bai Chao said the clan had found no news of them.
• Bai Chao told Xiao Heng to return to the Bai Clan with him in three days and said Xiao Heng would undergo an intermediate Bloodline Awakening.
• Xiao Heng asked whether his companions could come and whether he could still attend the Pill Gathering, but Bai Chao said the clan's rules and the timing remained uncertain.

Xiao Heng left with Bai Chao and Lin Xiao Yi to travel to the clan grounds, expecting the month-long journey to be a brief visit before the Pill Gathering. As he healed and cultivated aboard the Space Ship, Lin Xiao Yi began telling him about the clan so he would be prepared for what awaited him.

• Bai Chao arranged for Xiao Heng to return to the clan, and Xiao Heng shared a moonlit farewell with Xiao Yi Xian before departing the next morning.
• Bai Chao opened a Space Wormhole, and he, Xiao Heng, and Lin Xiao Yi boarded a Space Ship for the month-long trip to the clan grounds.
• Xiao Heng used Spirit Stones to power the ship, gave some to Bai Chao, and gave Lin Xiao Yi a share for cultivation.
• During the journey, Xiao Heng focused on healing, cultivation, and practicing Sword Raising to Sever Heaven while Lin Xiao Yi tried to chat with him.
• Lin Xiao Yi reassured Xiao Heng that most people in the clan were good, and Xiao Heng asked her to explain the clan's situation.

Lin Xiao Yi told Xiao Heng about the Bai Clan before they reached its secluded Bai Realm, where Bai Chao brought him to the clan and instructed him to use the surname Bai. Xiao Heng and Lin Xiao Yi then set off for North Peak to visit her teacher, the Great Elder.

• Lin Xiao Yi described the Bai Clan’s isolation, elders, and powerful younger generation to Xiao Heng.
• After more than a month aboard the Space Ship, Lin Xiao Yi woke Xiao Heng as they neared the Bai Realm.
• Xiao Heng, Lin Xiao Yi, and Bai Chao emerged from the Space Wormhole onto a guarded square in the Bai Clan’s archipelago.
• Bai Chao told Xiao Heng to use the surname Bai within the clan, then left him in Lin Xiao Yi’s care.
• Lin Xiao Yi led Xiao Heng toward North Peak, and Xiao Heng surveyed the islands, settlements, farmland, and Demonic Beasts below.

Xiao Heng explored the isolated Bai Realm with Lin Xiao Yi and learned about the Bai Clan’s history before confronting Bai Xiang, an Enforcement Captain who tried to intimidate him. After Xiao Heng injured Bai Xiang and sent him away, he and Lin Xiao Yi continued toward her Teacher’s mountain as several elders, including Bai Chao, emerged from nearby space.

• Xiao Heng and Lin Xiao Yi discussed the Bai Realm’s peaceful isolation, abundant spiritual energy, and the Clan Leader who had moved an island into it.
• Bai Xiang arrived with Enforcement Team members, insulted Xiao Heng as an outsider, and warned him to stay away from certain people.
• Xiao Heng stopped Lin Xiao Yi from attacking, then broke both of Bai Xiang’s wrists when Bai Xiang refused to remove his hand from Xiao Heng’s shoulder.
• Bai Xiang ordered his team not to attack, acknowledged the lesson, and left with his members after Xiao Heng released him.
• Xiao Heng reassured Lin Xiao Yi, and the two continued toward her Teacher’s mountain at increased speed.
• Several old men emerged from rippling space after Xiao Heng and Lin Xiao Yi left, with Bai Chao among them.

Xiao Heng met Elder Qu, who offered him generous access to the Bai Clan’s resources and techniques before the Bloodline Awakening ceremony. Xiao Heng accepted the offer after reconsidering Elder Qu’s intentions, while Lin Xiao Yi tried to grow closer to him and then took him to find a place to rest.

• Bai Chao proudly praised Xiao Heng, and the elders teased him for taking credit for the Great Elder’s discovery.
• Xiao Heng met Bai Qufeng, discussed his past and his missing parents, and declined the offer to search for them.
• Bai Qufeng offered Xiao Heng clan resources, equal treatment to Lin Xiao Yi, and access to techniques, including a Heavenly Rank selection.
• Lin Xiao Yi clung to Xiao Heng’s arm and tried to flirt with him, but he saw through her act and reminded her he was married.
• Xiao Heng decided to accept the Bai Clan’s generosity and asked Lin Xiao Yi to show him somewhere to rest before he sought resources he needed.

Xiao Heng stayed at Lin Xiao Yi’s island residence, where her attempts to grow closer to him met with teasing and gentle rejection. Lin Xiao Yi told him that the Bloodline Awakening ceremony was twenty days away and described the Bai Clan’s Grand Competition, leaving Xiao Heng considering whether to enter and visit the Scripture Pavilion.

• Lin Xiao Yi invited Xiao Heng to share her room, but he found another room in her pavilion instead.
• Xiao Heng cultivated by the sea through the night while Lin Xiao Yi sat beside him, then practiced swordsmanship at dawn as she watched.
• Lin Xiao Yi asked Xiao Heng to kiss her in exchange for information, but he flicked her forehead and learned the Bloodline Awakening ceremony would take place on Tian Yuan Day in twenty days.
• Lin Xiao Yi explained that the Bai Clan Grand Competition would be held the day before the ceremony, with an Earth-tier High Grade combat skill awarded to the champion.
• Lin Xiao Yi asked whether Xiao Heng would enter the competition and visit the Scripture Pavilion to exchange for a Heavenly Rank combat skill or cultivation method.

Xiao Heng accompanied Lin Xiao Yi to the Bai Clan’s Scripture Pavilion to browse its vast collection and choose a Heavenly Rank cultivation method or combat skill. After meeting its guardian, Grandpa Gui, they entered the upper floors, where the clan restricted access according to rank.

• Xiao Heng noticed the spatial barrier around the Scripture Pavilion, and Lin Xiao Yi opened its entrance with a silver token.
• Xiao Heng and Lin Xiao Yi greeted Grandpa Gui, who allowed Xiao Heng to enter and reminded them to register when they left.
• Lin Xiao Yi showed Xiao Heng the first six floors, which held thousands of cultivation methods, combat skills, and Pill Recipes below the Earth Rank.
• Lin Xiao Yi explained the Bai Clan’s floor-access rules and used her token to bring Xiao Heng onto the seventh floor.

Xiao Heng and Lin Xiao Yi explored the Bai Clan’s upper library floors, where Lin Xiao Yi chose an Earth-tier High Grade ice sword technique. They were interrupted by Bai Yi Fan, who made Bai Xiang apologize before challenging Xiao Heng to a battle in three days and warning them not to enter the top floors.

• Lin Xiao Yi showed Xiao Heng the seventh through tenth floors and explained the library’s rules and the ranks of its contents.
• Xiao Heng helped Lin Xiao Yi choose the Earth-tier High Grade sword technique Ice Extremity—Cloud Icefall.
• Bai Yi Fan arrived with Bai Xiang, struck his younger brother, and ordered him to apologize to Xiao Heng.
• Bai Yi Fan challenged Xiao Heng to fight at the battle platform at noon in three days, saying their grievance would end afterward.
• Bai Yi Fan warned Xiao Heng and Lin Xiao Yi that they were not qualified to enter the upper floors, while Xiao Heng teased him about having fought often as a child.