Chapter Summaries

Xiao Heng, Xiao Yan, and Xun Er reached the entrance to the Heaven Tomb’s second level after four months, and Xiao Yan began cultivating to break through to six-star Dou Zun. Hun Ya and Hun Chen appeared, but Xiao Heng’s threat and their assessment of the danger led them to leave without fighting.

• Xiao Heng spent the journey killing energy entities and passing most of their Energy Cores to Xiao Yan, while feeling exasperated by Xiao Yan and Xun Er’s closeness.
• After four months and three days, the group reached the Energy Wall marking the second level, and Xiao Yan began absorbing Energy Cores to break through while Xiao Heng and Xun Er guarded him.
• Xiao Heng sensed a sinister aura, and Hun Ya and Hun Chen emerged from the void as Xun Er moved to protect Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Heng and Hun Chen exchanged threats, while Xiao Heng told Xun Er that Hun Chen had once nearly killed him but no longer posed a threat.
• Hun Ya stopped Hun Chen from attacking, then accepted Xiao Heng’s warning and left with him; Xiao Heng explained their history to Xun Er before she resumed guarding Xiao Yan.

Xiao Heng parted from Xiao Yan and Xun Er on the second level, giving Xiao Yan an Eight-star Dou Zun Heavenly Demon Puppet for protection. Traveling alone, he hunted energy bodies for eight days to absorb their Energy Cores, steadily growing stronger as he approached the third level.

• Xiao Yan broke through to Six-star Dou Zun, and he, Xun Er, and Xiao Heng entered the second level.
• Xiao Heng gave Xiao Yan the Heavenly Demon Puppet, then separated from Xiao Yan and Xun Er to pursue Energy Cores alone.
• Xiao Heng used raw meat to lure energy bodies and destroyed them with his sword, collecting and absorbing their Energy Cores.
• Over eight days, Xiao Heng killed hundreds of energy bodies and advanced his strength while continuing toward the third level.
• As Xiao Heng traveled farther, he encountered fewer energy bodies, but their Energy Cores were higher-grade.

Xiao Heng hunted energy bodies across the Heaven Tomb’s second level, collecting a vast number of energy cores, including seventeen Level Nine cores. On the nineteenth day, a massive energy storm forced him to abandon his plans and race toward the entrance to the third level.

• Xiao Heng defeated a Level Nine energy body and absorbed its energy core, gaining a clear improvement in strength.
• Xiao Heng traveled along his planned route, hunting energy bodies and gathering eight Level Nine Energy Cores before continuing his search.
• Xiao Heng used his wings to move faster than other entrants and amassed seventeen Level Nine, thirty-two Level Eight, and many lower-level energy cores.
• Xiao Heng wondered how Xiao Yan and the others were faring, then noticed a huge energy storm sweeping toward him.
• Xiao Heng turned toward the third-level entrance and fled at full speed to avoid being caught in the storm.

Xiao Heng joined the fleeing survivors as an energy storm swept through the second level, and they gathered at the solidified barrier to the third level. The clans began breaking through it together, while Xiao Heng sensed that something about the barrier might be wrong as the storm drew closer.

• Xiao Heng caught up with Lei Feng and another Lei Clan member, and Lei Feng explained that they had to reach the third level to escape the energy storm.
• Xiao Heng and the Lei Clan members reached the crystal wall, where Xiao Yan and the others were waiting for the remaining survivors.
• Gu Qingyang organized the clans to take turns breaking through the solidified light curtain, warning them not to hold back.
• Gu Zhen and two others blasted a passage into the wall, and the Lei Clan members took over when the Ancient Clan group grew tired.
• Xiao Heng sensed the surrounding crystal wall and questioned whether it healed itself, while Xun Er confirmed that the barrier had always been solidified and was said to be a hundred zhang thick.

Xiao Heng discovered that Ancient Devouring Worms were repairing the crystal walls and trapping the group between them and an energy storm. Xiao Yan found that Heavenly Flames could burn the worms, and the group began organizing a way to escape, though Xiao Yan also demanded their Energy Cores.

• Xiao Heng noticed the crystal wall was healing and showed everyone the Ancient Devouring Worms sealing their passage.
• Xun Er explained that the group had entered the worms' lair, while Gu Qingyang urged everyone to break through before they were trapped.
• The worms devoured Dou Qi and repaired the walls faster, and Hun Ya blamed Gu Qingyang before Xiao Heng silenced him.
• Xiao Yan used Heavenly Flames to burn the worms and melt the crystal wall, revealing that the flames could stop the repairs.
• Xiao Yan asked the Huo Clan woman and Yao Clan man to use their Heavenly Flames on the surrounding walls, while Xiao Heng offered to help; Xiao Yan then requested their Energy Cores.

Xiao Yan led the group through the crystal passage by burning back the regenerating walls and Ancient Devouring Worms with Heavenly Flames. As his energy ran low, the group began supplying him with rare Level Nine Energy Cores, but he still needed more to continue.

• Lei Luo and the other participants paid Xiao Yan with Energy Cores, and Hun Ya reluctantly handed over a bag after Xiao Yan threatened to leave the Soul Clan pair behind.
• Xiao Heng, Yao Xing Ji, and Huo Zhi used their Heavenly Flames to hold back the crystal walls and worms while Xiao Yan opened a passage ahead.
• Huo Zhi questioned Xiao Heng about his unusually unified fused flame, and Xiao Heng warned her not to be too curious.
• Xiao Yan’s Dou Qi and Energy Cores ran low as the group advanced, so Gu Qingyang, Huo Xuan, Lei Feng, and members of the Yao and Shi Clans gave him Level Nine Energy Cores.
• Xiao Yan said the donated cores were still insufficient and demanded three more, turning everyone’s attention to Hun Ya.

Xiao Yan and the others escaped the energy wall and reached the Heaven Tomb’s third level, where the Ancient Devouring Worms were destroyed by an unseen boundary. After the group split up, Xiao Heng, Xiao Yan, Xun Er, and the Ancient Clan members set out toward the depths to seek Xiao Xuan.

• Xiao Yan used six Level Nine Energy Cores to melt through the crystal wall, secretly storing an insect cocoon as he opened the way out.
• The group reached the third level and discovered that Ancient Devouring Worms pursuing them turned to ash when they crossed an invisible boundary.
• Gu Qingyang led the group away from the crystal wall, and the Soul Clan members had already departed.
• Huo Xuan, the Lei Clan members, and the other visitors said farewell and left, leaving the two Xiao Family members with the four Ancient Clan members.
• Gu Qingyang revealed that he and another Ancient Clan member had been tasked with protecting Xun Er, and the group agreed to travel toward the third level’s depths.
• As they walked, Xiao Heng joked with Gu Zhen about cultivating through near-death experiences and shared sweet fruit with the group.

After three months in the third layer, Xiao Heng, Xiao Yan, Xun Er, Gu Qingyang, Gu Zhen, and their companion grew close while facing increasingly powerful energy bodies. They chose a route toward Xiao Xuan's Tomb and attacked four energy bodies blocking their way.

• The six shared a lively meal around a bonfire and discussed the dangers deeper in the third layer.
• Xiao Yan suggested that he and Xiao Heng continue alone, but Gu Zhen and the others refused to abandon their friends.
• The group scouted nearby routes and found powerful energy bodies, including auras at or above Half Saint level.
• Xiao Heng and Gu Qingyang chose the northwest route as the closest way toward Xiao Xuan's Tomb.
• The six approached four energy bodies on a boulder and launched a coordinated attack.

Xiao Heng and his companions defeated four powerful energy forms before encountering the Half-Saint energy form known as the Blood Saber Saint. Xiao Heng met the Blood Saber Saint’s opening attack, and the group joined the fight against him.

• Xiao Heng and the others destroyed four Nine Star Dou Zun energy forms and collected their energy cores.
• After traveling for about two hours, the group encountered a Half-Saint energy form on a solitary peak and considered going around him.
• The Blood Saber Saint noticed the group, introduced himself, and attacked as the six prepared to fight.
• Xiao Heng intercepted the Blood Saber Saint’s strike, and Gu Zhen, Xun Er, Xiao Yan, and the others launched their attacks together.

Xiao Heng, Xiao Yan, and their allies battled the Half Saint Blood Saber Saint, but he abruptly stopped fighting after Xiao Heng’s Heavenly Rank Combat Skill broke his saber and he recognized Xiao Yan as a member of the Xiao Clan. The Blood Saber Saint let them go and pointed them toward a route west through the Heaven Tomb.

• The Blood Saber Saint overwhelmed the group’s attacks, while Xiao Heng joined the fight with the Four Symbols Sword Array.
• Xiao Heng endured the Blood Saber Saint’s saber storm with his dragon scales and struck back with Heaven and Earth... One Line, which broke the Ghost Head saber before the Saint finally shattered the attack.
• The Blood Saber Saint noticed the pattern on Xiao Yan’s forehead, asked whether he belonged to the Xiao Clan, and halted the battle.
• Xiao Heng suspected that Senior Xiao Xuan in the depths of the Heaven Tomb had frightened the Blood Saber Saint into sparing them.
• The Blood Saber Saint told the group they could leave and directed them west through a gap toward their destination.

Xiao Yan and his companions escaped Blood Saber Saint, who spared them because he feared Xiao Xuan, and continued toward Xiao Xuan's tomb. Hun Ya and Hun Chen then ambushed them with two Dou Sheng energy bodies, leaving the group facing overwhelming danger.

• Blood Saber Saint let Xiao Yan and the others flee, then followed them to escort them farther through the Heaven Tomb.
• Gu Qingyang noticed Xiao Yan's Xiao Clan mark, and Xiao Heng deduced that Xiao Xuan's presence had made Blood Saber Saint spare them.
• The group traveled deeper into the Heaven Tomb, rested among jagged rocks, and prepared to continue toward Xiao Xuan's tomb.
• Hun Ya and Hun Chen appeared and confronted the group, with Hun Chen declaring that he wanted to kill Xiao Heng himself.
• Hun Ya summoned two gray-robed Soul Clan Dou Sheng energy bodies, and Gu Qingyang warned everyone to flee for their lives.

Hun Diao and another Dou Sheng attacked Xiao Heng and his companions, trapping them with power over space and time and then unleashing a giant black python. The Blood Saber Saint intervened to help them escape, but Hun Diao shattered his saber and moved in to kill him.

• Hun Ya urged the two gray-robed elders to eliminate Xiao Heng and the others before the Xiao Clan could rise again, and Hun Diao agreed.
• Gu Qingyang and the others tried to flee, but Hun Diao froze space and time; Xiao Heng and Xiao Yan broke through the stasis, allowing the group to escape it.
• Hun Diao sent a giant black python after them, and Xiao Heng, Xiao Yan, Xun Er, Gu Qingyang, Gu Zhen, and Gu Hua struck it with their strongest techniques.
• The black python survived their assault and healed its damaged head as it lunged at the group again.
• The Blood Saber Saint appeared and struck the python, then tried to carry everyone away, but Hun Diao froze space and time, shattered his saber with a punch, and attacked his throat.

Xiao Xuan’s projection appeared in the Heaven Tomb and killed Hun Diao and the other Soul Clan Dou Sheng, rescuing Xiao Yan and his companions. He welcomed Xiao Yan as his descendant and invited the group to his tomb residence, where he promised to answer their questions.

• Xiao Xuan appeared beside Xiao Yan and stopped Hun Diao from striking the Blood Saber Saint.
• Xiao Xuan crushed Hun Diao and the other Soul Clan Dou Sheng with a giant palm, though they threw Hun Ya and Hun Chen away before dying.
• Xiao Yan knelt to greet his ancestor, and Xiao Xuan praised him for his performance in the Heaven Tomb.
• Xiao Xuan addressed Xiao Heng and Gu Qingyang, remarked on the Ancient Clan’s agreement, and recognized Xun Er as Gu Yun’s daughter.
• Xiao Xuan assured the Blood Saber Saint that he could remain in the Heaven Tomb, and the Blood Saber Saint departed.
• Xiao Xuan explained that he was only a projection bound to his tomb residence and invited Xiao Yan and the others to come with him.

Xiao Xuan explained the Xiao Clan’s downfall to Xiao Yan and prepared the clan’s last Bloodline Power for him. Xiao Yan began the painful blood replacement ritual while Xiao Heng and Xun Er waited nearby.

• Xiao Xuan brought Xiao Yan, Xiao Heng, and Xun Er into the hall beneath his tomb and asked Xiao Yan about the Xiao Clan’s current situation.
• Xiao Yan explained that the Xiao Clan had fallen after Xiao Xuan’s failed attempt to reach Dou Di and the Soul Clan’s attack, leaving Xiao Yan without Bloodline Power.
• Xiao Xuan transferred his remaining Bloodline Power into the pool and told Xiao Yan to inherit the Xiao Clan’s final gift.
• Xiao Yan entered the pool, endured the removal of his blood, and began receiving blood infused with the clan’s Bloodline Power.
• Xun Er worried that Xiao Yan’s sudden increase in strength might hinder his future advancement, but Xiao Xuan trusted him to handle it.
• Xiao Xuan asked Xiao Heng why he was not worried, and Xiao Heng said he trusted Xiao Yan to survive and viewed the pain as worthwhile.

While Xiao Yan stabilized in the blood pool, Xiao Heng explained his Bai Clan origins to Xiao Xuan and asked for guidance on reaching Dou Sheng. Xiao Xuan helped him glimpse the passage of time, leaving Xiao Heng with an unsettling but promising insight.

• Xiao Heng told Xiao Xuan that he was adopted by the Xiao Family, belonged to the Bai Clan, and believed Xiao Yan would survive.
• Xiao Heng asked Xiao Xuan how to break through to Dou Sheng, and Xiao Xuan explained that it required sensing and grasping the Power of Time.
• Xiao Xuan advised Xiao Heng to cultivate steadily and observe the passage of time, then offered to share his experience.
• Xiao Xuan placed a hand on Xiao Heng's head, causing Xiao Heng to experience his body aging and see himself near death.
• Xiao Heng recognized the wrinkles on his face as traces left by time, and the vision ended as the hall returned to normal.

After gaining insight from Xiao Xuan, Xiao Heng left the Heaven Tomb to seek opponents and improve his strength. With the Blood Saber Saint as his guide, he challenged Shui Yuan, whose suspicion grew when he sensed Xiao Heng’s unusual aura.

• Xiao Xuan told Xiao Heng that he might find an opportunity to break through to Dou Sheng within thirty years, and Xiao Heng left to seek training opponents.
• Xiao Heng reassured Gu Qingyang that Xun Er and Xiao Yan were safe, then flew out of the Heaven Tomb.
• Xiao Heng persuaded the Blood Saber Saint to guide him to Half-Saint energy bodies, offering to repair and strengthen his broken saber.
• The Blood Saber Saint led Xiao Heng to Shui Yuan and attacked him, while Xiao Heng prepared to join the fight.
• Shui Yuan dismissed Xiao Heng as a mere Dou Zun until he recalled the powerful aura he had sensed and began to scrutinize him.

Xiao Heng challenged the blue-robed Half Saint to a one-on-one fight, insisting that Blood Saber Saint would not intervene. After a fierce exchange in which neither fighter gained the advantage, Xiao Heng summoned the Five-Wheel Lihuo Array and engulfed the battlefield in flames.

• Xiao Heng refused the blue-robed old man's offer of ten Level Nine Energy Cores and demanded that they fight, while Blood Saber Saint promised not to interfere.
• The blue-robed old man attacked Xiao Heng with water-based techniques, but Xiao Heng blocked and countered with his golden scales, sword, and bloodline power.
• Xiao Heng and the old man traded powerful attacks across the ruined forest, tearing open space and ravaging the ground without either gaining the advantage.
• Xiao Heng's Four Symbols Sword Array was absorbed and worn away by the old man's Waterflow Shield and Water Spiral.
• Xiao Heng summoned five fire spirits with the Five-Wheel Lihuo Array, surrounding the old man as flames spread across the battlefield.

Xiao Heng battled the blue-robed elder, whose Vast Sea Armor let him withstand Xiao Heng’s strongest attacks and steadily overpower him. As Xiao Heng faced defeat, he secretly gathered four attributes into a Four-Colored Longsword, leaving the elder and the Blood Saber Saint shocked by its power.

• Xiao Heng’s Li Fire Great Array failed to overcome the blue-robed elder’s Water Flow Vortex, and the elder charged him while he restored his Dou Qi.
• Xiao Heng used Sea and Sky... One Line to drive the elder into the ground, but the elder survived with Vast Sea Armor and regenerated his trident’s missing prongs.
• The blue-robed elder’s armor stopped Xiao Heng’s attacks, and his counterattacks wounded Xiao Heng despite his dragon scales and Third Eye.
• Xiao Heng fell behind in their exchanges and considered using Sword Raising to Sever Heaven, but instead began gathering four attributes into a self-created sword strike.
• The elder pierced Xiao Heng’s waist with his trident, and Xiao Heng grabbed its shaft as a Four-Colored Longsword appeared in his left hand, startling the elder and the Blood Saber Saint.

Xiao Heng killed a Half Saint energy body, then returned badly injured to Xiao Xuan’s great hall and spent months recovering. When he awoke, Xiao Yan’s blood replacement was complete, though Xiao Yan remained unconscious while absorbing Xiao Xuan’s energy.

• Xiao Heng cut through the blue-robed elder’s armor and killed him, taking his Energy Core before using medicinal pills to steady himself.
• Xiao Xuan praised Xiao Heng, while Gu Qingyang and the others witnessed the sword light and suspected Xiao Heng had slain a Half Saint.
• The Blood Saber Saint cleared away the surviving energy bodies, gathered their Energy Cores, and carried the wounded Xiao Heng back toward Xiao Xuan’s tomb residence.
• Gu Qingyang and Gu Hua helped Xiao Heng reach the tombstone, and Xiao Heng entered the great hall to treat his injuries.
• Four months passed as Xiao Heng recovered and Xiao Yan’s blood replacement finished; Xiao Yan remained unconscious while absorbing the energy in the pool.
• Xiao Heng awoke stronger, thanked Xiao Xuan for protecting him, and learned that Xiao Yan’s transformation was still progressing.

After recovering from his injuries, Xiao Heng absorbed a Half Saint Energy Core and strengthened his cultivation before returning to the Blood Saber Saint to reforge the Ghost Head saber. The reforged saber proved far more powerful, and Xiao Heng left the Blood Saber Saint with a weapon that could unleash a devastating slash.

• Xiao Heng told Xun Er that he had killed a Half Saint energy entity, then absorbed its Energy Core and advanced to the peak of the sixth transformation, just short of the seventh.
• After two more months of recovery, Xiao Heng left the great hall, and Gu Qingyang, Gu Hua, and Gu Zhen discussed his strength as he departed.
• Xiao Heng returned to the Blood Saber Saint and agreed to repair the broken Ghost Head saber, asking the Saint to guard him while he worked.
• Xiao Heng spent three days reforging the saber in his Medicine Cauldron, adding materials and runes to strengthen it.
• The Blood Saber Saint tested the reforged Ghost Head saber, releasing a crimson slash that carved a huge trench through the ground.