Chapter Summaries

Xiao Heng watched the battle over Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame and considered Hun Chen’s offer to help him obtain Hun Feng’s Nihility Devouring Flame Child Flame. After the Fire Slaves self-destructed and injured many fighters, the Soul Hall Master activated a massive formation around Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame and called on everyone to lend him their strength.

• Xiao Heng coveted Hun Feng’s Nihility Devouring Flame Child Flame, and Hun Chen suggested he might help Xiao Heng obtain it as repayment for saving his life.
• Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame made the remaining Fire Slaves self-destruct, engulfing the battlefield in flames and shockwaves.
• Xiao Heng shielded his allies with a Five Elements Barrier, while Xiao Yan arrived controlling a Two-star Dou Sheng Fire Slave.
• The explosions left the Soul Hall Vice Hall Master, Huo Xuan, members of the Lei Clan, and many others injured or dead.
• As seven powerful Dou Shengs pressed Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, the Soul Hall Master released a colossal formation around him and asked everyone to lend their strength.

The Soul Hall Master and six other Dou Sheng experts sealed the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame with the Heavenly Net Demon Sealing Array, but their alliance collapsed as they fought to claim it. Xiao Heng suspected the flame had allowed itself to be sealed and told Xiao Yan, Zi Yan, and Gu Nan Hai to wait for a chance to act; the struggle for the sealed flame continued, claiming another Dou Sheng.

• Xun Er identified the Soul Clan’s Heavenly Net Demon Sealing Array as the formation that could seal the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame.
• The Soul Hall Master and six others poured in their power and origin blood to suppress the flame, ultimately sealing it inside a one-zhang black pillar.
• Xiao Heng told Zi Yan to conserve her strength and told Xiao Yan not to rush, while he suspected the flame had allowed itself to be sealed.
• The Soul Hall Master tried to claim the pillar, but the other experts attacked and knocked it away, ending their cooperation.
• The contenders repeatedly fought over the pillar, and one Dou Sheng died after grabbing it; Xiao Heng explained his suspicions to Zi Yan and gave her and Gu Nan Hai Jade Bottles.

Xiao Heng held off the Soul Hall Vice Hall Master while Xiao Yan pursued Hun Feng for the black pillar of light sealing the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame. Xiao Yan wounded Hun Feng with a soul attack and seized the pillar, but his expression changed in alarm immediately afterward.

• Hun Feng took the black pillar of light and fled as the Soul Hall Vice Hall Master blocked Xiao Yan, while Xiao Heng stepped in to fight the Vice Hall Master.
• Xiao Heng overwhelmed the Soul Hall Vice Hall Master with repeated sword attacks, then changed direction as he saw trouble near Zi Yan and Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yan caught Hun Feng and fought him through exchanges of combat skills and flames, with neither gaining a clear advantage.
• Xiao Yan used Yellow Springs Heavenly Wrath to severely wound Hun Feng’s soul, then punched him away and grabbed the black pillar of light.
• Xiao Yan smiled and said he had obtained the pillar, but his expression changed drastically in the next instant.

Xiao Heng fought the Soul Hall Master after protecting Xiao Yan, and the two matched each other through a fierce battle. Their final exchange sent them both crashing into the milky-white magma, leaving their fates unknown.

• Xiao Heng intercepted the Soul Hall Master as he attacked Xiao Yan and told Xiao Yan to retreat with the black pillar of light.
• Xiao Heng and the Soul Hall Master traded powerful attacks, each injuring the other as their battle shook the sky.
• Xiao Heng unleashed Star Shatter, but the Soul Hall Master countered with Great Heaven Annihilation Claw and sent Xiao Heng falling toward the magma.
• Xiao Heng struck the Soul Hall Master's mind with a sound wave and Soul Power, but the Soul Hall Master punched him in the chest before both fell into the magma.

Xiao Heng and Zi Yan fought the Soul Hall Master until Xiao Chen intervened and revealed strength above the weakened Five-star Dou Sheng. Xiao Chen’s Blood Axe attacks broke through the Soul Hall Master’s defenses and left him badly weakened, but the battle continued.

• Zi Yan rescued the wounded Xiao Heng from the magma as the Soul Hall Master rose and revealed his Five-star Dou Sheng strength.
• The Soul Hall Master attacked Zi Yan, but Xiao Heng struck him with Starfall and sent him crashing into the magma.
• Xiao Heng prepared to unleash his ultimate move, but Xiao Chen appeared and took over the fight.
• The Soul Hall Master recognized Xiao Chen as a survivor of the Xiao Clan, while Xiao Chen’s aura surged to mid-stage Five-star Dou Sheng.
• Xiao Chen split the Soul Hall Master’s black energy sphere with his Blood Axe and attacked with Sky Breaking Three Axes.
• The Soul Hall Master used Soul Burial Technique to defend himself, but Xiao Chen’s final strike shattered the black cloud and left him severely weakened.

Xiao Chen’s fight with Hun Miesheng was interrupted when Soul Demon Old Man arrived, prompting the Old Ancestor of Pill Tower to reveal himself and oppose the Soul Clan. As the two sides faced off, Xiao Yan handed the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame’s origin to the Green Ox Shepherd Boy at Xiao Heng’s urging.

• Xiao Chen prepared to strike Hun Miesheng again, but Hun Miesheng used medicinal liquid to trap them in a misty cage and summoned Soul Demon Old Man.
• Soul Demon Old Man revealed himself and dismissed the agreement with the Ancient Races, while Xiao Chen withdrew to protect Xiao Yan and the others.
• Soul Demon Old Man called out the Old Ancestor of Pill Tower, who emerged riding a green ox as the Green Ox Shepherd Boy and refused to let the Soul Clan take the Demonic Flame’s origin unopposed.
• Xiao Chen broke free of the cage and rejoined Xiao Yan’s group, while the wounded Hun Miesheng returned to Soul Demon Old Man’s side.
• Soul Demon Old Man tried to persuade Xiao Heng to submit, but Xiao Heng refused, and the Green Ox Shepherd Boy asked Xiao Yan for the Demonic Flame’s origin.
• At Xiao Heng’s urging, Xiao Yan gave the black pillar containing the origin to the Green Ox Shepherd Boy, who praised Xiao Heng’s discernment.

Green Ox Shepherd Boy exposed the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame’s staged sealing and fought it to prevent its escape, while Soul Demon Old Man refused to help. The flame revealed that it had mastered the Heaven Refining Ancient Array, leaving Xiao Heng unable to find a flaw and noticing a change in Xiao Yan.

• Green Ox Shepherd Boy shattered the black pillar and forced the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame to reveal itself after it had faked being sealed.
• Green Ox Shepherd Boy warned that the flame could not leave, but Soul Demon Old Man refused to join the fight and waited for them to weaken each other.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame formed the Demonic Flame Divine Statue and attacked Green Ox Shepherd Boy, who blocked its punch and melted much of the statue with azure blood.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame summoned the Heaven Refining Ancient Array and claimed it had mastered the array over a thousand years.
• Xiao Heng searched for a weakness in the array but found none, then noticed that Xiao Yan seemed to have changed.

The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame completed the Heaven Refining Ancient Array and began refining everyone trapped inside, overpowering the defenders. As Xiao Yan’s ancient aura awakened, the Netherworld Lotus Saint appeared through him, leaving the battle poised for a new turn.

• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame sealed the array, trapping Xiao Yan’s group and the Soul Hall forces inside.
• Xiao Heng found no way to break the perfected array, so Green Ox Shepherd Boy and Soul Demon Old Man joined forces to resist it.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame rotated the array and unleashed pillars of white fire, killing several experts and overwhelming both groups’ defenses.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame rejoiced at its apparent freedom and prepared to refine the survivors as Xiao Yan’s Sea of Consciousness erupted with light.
• The Netherworld Lotus Saint’s illusory figure emerged before Xiao Yan and merged with him, and Xiao Heng warned the others that the figure before them was no longer Xiao Yan.

Netherworld Lotus Saint took control of the Heaven Refining Ancient Array and stopped Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame’s attack, but the enraged flame erupted and trapped Xiao Yan inside. The others escaped through a Space Passage, while Xiao Heng remained confident that Xiao Yan would survive and refine the flame.

• Xiao Heng watched as Netherworld Lotus Saint confronted Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame through Xiao Yan’s body.
• Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame attacked with the Heaven Refining Ancient Array, but Netherworld Lotus Saint took control of it and dispersed the beam.
• Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame lost control and exploded into milky white flames, threatening everyone in the space.
• Netherworld Lotus Saint opened a Space Passage and urged the others to escape, and Xun Er chose to remain with Xiao Yan before Gu Nan Hai pulled her through.
• Old Yao and the others emerged from the passage and left for Starfall Pavilion, while Xiao Heng assured them Xiao Yan would survive and refine Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame.
• Xiao Heng looked at the glowing broken piece of Ancient Emperor Jade as he traveled through the Space Passage with Zi Yan.

With Xiao Yan still missing, Old Yao made Xiao Heng his disciple and decided to take him to a dangerous ruin to obtain something for him. The chapter ended with Old Yao preparing to revisit the place tied to the Burning Art and the Ancient Emperor Jade.

• Old Yao and Xiao Heng discussed Xiao Yan’s disappearance, and Old Yao asked Xiao Heng to call him teacher.
• Old Yao told Xiao Heng to prepare for a trip the next day, insisting that only the two of them would go.
• Venerable Wind warned Old Yao that the ruin had nearly killed him before, but Old Yao resolved to return for Xiao Heng’s sake.
• Old Yao revealed that a mysterious token had helped him seize the Burning Art and escape the ruin, where he had also seen something he was not strong enough to claim.
• Xiao Heng returned to his courtyard and examined the fragment of jade Xiao Yan had given him, recognizing it as the Ancient Emperor Jade.

Old Yao brought Xiao Heng to the Ancient Relic where he had found the Burning Art and revealed a hidden passage concealing something he had once been unable to take. He led Xiao Heng into the passage on the right, intending to give him whatever lay beyond.

• Old Yao left Starfall Pavilion with Xiao Heng and traveled with him to the Thousand Mountain Range.
• Xiao Heng opened a hidden space in the ruins, and Old Yao explained that this Ancient Relic was where he had obtained the Burning Art.
• Old Yao recounted how he and Feng Xian escaped through a Space Passage after he claimed the Burning Art from other Dou Zun experts.
• Old Yao placed a token in an indentation inside the ruined hall, revealing two hidden Space Passages.
• Old Yao told Xiao Heng that the left passage led outside and that the right passage concealed a valuable item he wanted to give him.
• Old Yao and Xiao Heng entered the passage on the right.

Xiao Heng and Old Yao reached an ancient gate that might contain the Netherworld Profound Water, a treasure capable of rivaling the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame. After learning that the power inside had reached Six-star Dou Sheng strength and that opening the gate carried a price, Xiao Heng chose to enter anyway.

• Old Yao explained that the gate depicted the Netherworld Profound Water, which he believed was sealed beyond it.
• Xiao Heng asked Little Grass to assess the gate, and Little Grass confirmed that the treasure inside could raise Xiao Heng's strength by two or three stars.
• Little Grass warned that the Netherworld Profound Water had reached Six-star Dou Sheng strength and that Xiao Heng would need to refine it himself.
• Little Grass suggested that Xiao Heng might defeat it with a properly timed strike from his nurtured sword, while Old Yao remained silent about the price required to open the gate.
• Xiao Heng accepted the risk and told Old Yao he would proceed.

Old Yao sacrificed his blood, soul, strength, and lifespan to open the sealed gate for Xiao Heng, leaving himself gravely weakened. Inside, Xiao Heng discovered a vast ocean of deathly Netherworld Profound Water and learned he had to defeat its guardian to save his teacher and himself.

• Old Yao used his blood and soul to open the gate, allowing the deathly energy to drain his strength and damage his life force.
• Xiao Heng entered the gate, and Old Yao stopped the ritual, stabilized himself with medicinal pills, and left without revealing the price he had paid.
• Little Grass told Xiao Heng that Old Yao's condition could be reversed if Xiao Heng succeeded, but failure would leave them both doomed.
• Xiao Heng examined the black ocean inside the gate and learned from Little Grass that its Netherworld Profound Water carried death and could rival the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame.

Xiao Heng confronted the Netherworld Death Water’s human form in the Sea of Death and learned that it could draw on the entire sea’s energy. Their battle began with Xiao Heng facing a powerful foe who intended to kill him, and the chapter ended with Xiao Heng crushed beneath the sea by a massive palm strike.

• Little Grass explained that the deathly water could make living energy die and urged Xiao Heng to obtain it by defeating its guardian.
• Xiao Heng stepped onto the Sea of Death, where black Shore Flowers bloomed and the black-clothed man emerged.
• The man identified himself with the Netherworld Death Water, gathered the sea’s energy, and reached the peak of Five-star Dou Sheng.
• Little Grass warned Xiao Heng not to fight a battle of endurance because the man could recover from the sea’s vast reserves.
• Xiao Heng exchanged close-range attacks with the man and struck his water wall with Mountain Shaking Fist, but failed to break through.
• The man blasted Xiao Heng into the air and slammed him beneath the sea with a thousand-zhang palm imprint.

Xiao Heng fought the black-robed man in a desperate battle over the sea, surviving a devastating attack and defeating him with the Five Elements Sword Array. After the black-robed man fell, a black Shore Flower formed from the remaining Netherworld Profound Water.

• The black-robed man overwhelmed Xiao Heng with Netherworld Profound Water attacks, but Xiao Heng wounded him with his sword.
• The black-robed man fired a concentrated Netherworld Water Bullet that pierced Xiao Heng’s chest, and Xiao Heng used the Power of Time to evade a fatal hit.
• Xiao Heng emerged from the sea and struck the black-robed man with Yellow Springs Heavenly Wrath and a sword slash.
• Xiao Heng used a Ninth-grade Pill and the Five Elements Sword Array to bombard the black-robed man until his body exploded.
• Xiao Heng collapsed into the sea, while black rain fell and the remaining water transformed into a Shore Flower.

After defeating Netherworld Profound Water’s body, Xiao Heng discovered its spirit had survived and seized its origin while Little Grass erased its consciousness. Unable to recover normally, Xiao Heng swallowed the origin and began refining it, though its deathly aura was rapidly destroying his vitality.

• Xiao Heng lay severely injured after exhausting his power to shatter Netherworld Profound Water’s body.
• Netherworld Profound Water awakened in the form of a black Shore Flower and revealed that its origin and consciousness had survived.
• Xiao Heng walked over and grabbed the Shore Flower, but Little Grass erased its consciousness when its deathly aura worsened his injuries.
• Xiao Heng used thousands of Spirit Stones to recover, but the deathly aura and Netherworld Profound Water’s power prevented him from healing.
• Little Grass urged Xiao Heng to refine Netherworld Profound Water’s origin before it recovered, and Xiao Heng swallowed it after taking several Eighth-grade Pills.
• Xiao Heng struggled to circulate the origin through his cultivation route as its deathly aura attacked his body, managing only one percent of the route in several minutes.

With Little Grass’s vitality reviving his damaged body, Xiao Heng refined the Netherworld Profound Water and began absorbing the Dead Sea’s energy. The water’s power transformed his balanced Five Elements and rapidly strengthened him, bringing him closer to a major breakthrough.

• Little Grass sent vitality into Xiao Heng, restoring his body enough for him to resume refining the Netherworld Profound Water.
• Xiao Heng used his Five Elements energy and the Ninth-grade Pill’s power to overcome the water’s resistance and push it through his meridians.
• After more than a month, the Netherworld Profound Water stopped resisting and began transforming Xiao Heng’s balanced Five Elements.
• The Water Element broke through a boundary and began helping the Wood Attribute transform through the Five Elements cycle.
• Xiao Heng absorbed energy from the Dead Sea as his Dou Qi and Five Elements origins grew stronger, while a major breakthrough drew near.

The Myriad Poison Den joined the Heavenly Mansion Alliance as the Alliance prepared for its escalating conflict with Soul Hall. Old Yao then revealed that the Shi Clan had been destroyed, leaving the Alliance to suspect the Ancient Clan or the Soul Clan.

• Old Yao introduced Nan Lu, the Myriad Poison Den’s Great Elder, and announced that the sect was joining the Alliance.
• The Alliance approved a Vice Alliance Leader position for Nan Lu and two Elder positions for the Myriad Poison Den.
• Old Yao told the assembled leaders that the Shi Clan had been destroyed, the second Ancient Race to fall after the Spirit Clan.
• The Alliance learned that the Shi Clan’s Stone Realm was barren and suspected the Ancient Clan or the Soul Clan was responsible.

After a year cultivating in the deadwater, Xiao Heng awakened with his strength stabilized at mid Five-star Dou Sheng and his Five Elements origin greatly improved. Little Grass revealed that he had grasped a strand of the Law of Death, and Xiao Heng prepared to leave and learn what had happened outside.

• As the Alliance and Soul Hall resumed their war, Xiao Heng continued strengthening himself in the deadwater for a year.
• Xiao Heng awakened and suppressed his surging power until his aura stabilized at mid Five-star Dou Sheng.
• Xiao Heng inspected his Five Elements origin and found that Water and Wood had reached the level of the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, while Fire was close behind.
• Little Grass told Xiao Heng that he had grasped a strand of the Law of Death and advised him to focus on improving all five elements.
• Xiao Heng accepted Little Grass's promise of a future gift and headed for the exit to check on the outside world and Xiao Yan.

Xiao Heng and Little Grass enjoyed a rare, relaxed flight together before discussing the Three Talents Formation and Xiao Heng’s plans to draw power from three clans’ sacred locations. They left the formation’s difficult Heaven Demon Phoenix component unresolved, but Xiao Heng planned to investigate further after checking on the alliance.

• Xiao Heng and Little Grass bantered as they flew, and Xiao Heng reflected on how long Little Grass had stayed by his side.
• Little Grass urged Xiao Heng to cultivate diligently so they could remain together longer, then asked whether he had finished studying the Three Talents Formation.
• Xiao Heng explained that he hoped to connect the Void Lightning Pool, the Nine Netherworld Yellow Spring, and a Heaven Demon Phoenix site through a modified Three Beasts Formation.
• Little Grass proposed using the three clans’ essence blood to activate the formation, while noting that three Dou Sheng-level Magic Cores would be needed for substantial power.
• Xiao Heng said he would check whether the alliance was safe and investigate the incomplete map from the Yellow Springs Demon Sage, and Little Grass tacitly agreed to save him if necessary.