Chapter Summaries

Xiao Heng returned to Starfall Pavilion and removed the Netherworld Profound Water from Old Yao, whose suppressed Dou Qi surged and carried him to Two-star Dou Sheng. The group welcomed Xiao Heng back, and Old Yao and Venerable Wind began telling him what had happened during the past year.

• Xiao Heng returned to Starfall Pavilion, where Old Yao welcomed him and learned that he could remove the Netherworld Profound Water.
• Xiao Heng extracted the Netherworld Profound Water from Old Yao and absorbed its energy himself.
• Old Yao's released Dou Qi surged, advancing him from One-star Dou Sheng to Two-star Dou Sheng.
• Venerable Wind, Old Ancestor Huoyun, and Elder Lin arrived and congratulated Old Yao and Xiao Heng.
• Xiao Heng, Old Yao, and Venerable Wind discussed the Netherworld Profound Water before Old Yao and Venerable Wind began recounting the past year.

Xiao Heng discussed the growing threat of Soul Hall with Old Yao and Venerable Wind, then prepared to visit the Beast Region to investigate the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan. He learned that Xiao Yi Xian and Medusa remained safe, and promised Qing Lin he would help her find powerful giant snakes to control.

• Xiao Heng asked Old Yao to gather materials for his formation arrays, and Old Yao promised to find them within three days.
• Xiao Heng told Old Yao and Venerable Wind that he planned to visit the Beast Region and investigate the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan without provoking a direct conflict.
• Old Yao told Xiao Heng that the Poison Emperor had joined the Alliance as Deputy Alliance Leader, and Xiao Heng went to meet her with Qing Lin.
• Qing Lin reported that Xiao Yi Xian remained inside the Myriad Poison Cave and Medusa had shown little activity near the Nine Netherworld Yellow Spring.
• Xiao Heng promised to find Dou Sheng-level giant snakes for Qing Lin, who admitted she knew of a suitable Two-star Dou Sheng snake in the Beast Region.

Xiao Heng visited Nan He and learned that Xiao Yi Xian had likely reached the Dou Sheng realm. He removed Nan He’s soul mark, then kept his return hidden so the Soul Hall would remain wary of his movements.

• Nan He greeted Xiao Heng in the Myriad Poison Den’s grand hall, and he teased her before asking about Xiao Yi Xian.
• Nan He reported that a disturbance in the Myriad Poison Cave two months earlier had resembled a Dou Sheng breakthrough.
• Nan He asked Xiao Heng to remove her soul mark, but he warned her not to scheme against the Alliance or Xiao Yi Xian.
• Xiao Heng snapped his fingers and removed Nan He’s soul mark, then left with Qing Lin as Nan He cursed and wept after they were gone.
• Xiao Heng decided to conceal his return from most of the Alliance and the Soul Hall, while the Soul Hall Master gazed at the stars.

Xiao Heng collected the supplies he needed, reassured Old Yao that Xiao Yan was alive, and traveled with Qing Lin to the Nine Netherworld Underworld Python Clan. He checked on Medusa at the Nine Netherworld Yellow Spring and agreed to let Yao Ming host him discreetly.

• Old Yao gave Xiao Heng the gathered supplies, and Xiao Heng thanked him and Elder Feng before preparing for his trip to the Beast Region.
• Xiao Heng told Old Yao that Xiao Yan was still alive, then traveled with Qing Lin through a spatial rift to the Nine Netherworld Underworld Python Clan's territory.
• Yao Ming sensed Xiao Heng's arrival and hurried toward the Nine Netherworld Yellow Spring, while Xiao Heng and Qing Lin went there to check on Medusa.
• Xiao Heng sensed Medusa's stable aura in the spring and concluded that she had likely become a Dou Sheng.
• Yao Ming greeted Xiao Heng, confirmed that Medusa was doing well, and offered to host him; Xiao Heng asked that their meeting remain private.

Xiao Heng asked Yao Ming to help obtain a Nine Netherworld Underworld Python Magic Core and offered him a Ninth-grade Pill in return. After Qing Lin told him about Manba, a dangerous Two-star Dou Sheng snake, Xiao Heng set out with her to capture it.

• Xiao Heng asked Yao Ming for essence blood or a Magic Core from the Nine Netherworld Underworld Python Clan, and Yao Ming offered Yao Xiaotian's Magic Core.
• Xiao Heng gave Yao Ming a Ninth-grade Pill and asked him to find a better Magic Core and information about the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan.
• Yao Ming agreed to seek the clan elders' approval and left to arrange it.
• Qing Lin told Xiao Heng that Manba was a bloodthirsty Two-star Dou Sheng snake living in Black Canyon.
• Xiao Heng decided Manba would suit Qing Lin and tore open space to take her to Black Canyon.

Xiao Heng subdued a murderous Two-star Dou Sheng serpent and helped Qing Lin use her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils to control it. Qing Lin completed the mark but collapsed from the strain, leaving Xiao Heng to watch over her as she recovered.

• The great serpent threatened Xiao Heng and Qing Lin, then tried to flee when it realized Xiao Heng was far stronger than it expected.
• Xiao Heng struck the serpent into the canyon, pinned it down with enormous vines, and sealed its jaws.
• Qing Lin used her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils to control the serpent, while Xiao Heng suppressed its resisting soul.
• Qing Lin completed the jade-green mark but spat blood and fell backward from exhaustion.
• Xiao Heng caught Qing Lin, gave her a medicinal pill, and watched as she began recovering; the subdued serpent looked at him fearfully.

Qing Lin subdued a wounded mid-stage Two-star Dou Sheng giant snake with Xiao Heng’s help, then returned with him to negotiate a trade with the Nine Netherworld Underworld Python Clan. Elder Yue agreed to exchange the clan’s Five-star Dou Sheng Magic Core for a Ninth-grade Pill, leaving Yao Ming to settle the remaining terms.

• Qing Lin bound the giant snake with her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils and drew it into her special space after Xiao Heng released his restraints.
• Qing Lin thanked Xiao Heng for helping her subdue the snake, and he warned her to guard against backlash until she could strengthen her control.
• Xiao Heng and Qing Lin returned to the clan’s territory, where Yao Ming introduced Xiao Heng to Supreme Elder Yue.
• Xiao Heng confirmed that he wanted to trade a Ninth-grade Pill for a high-grade Magic Core, while Elder Yue explained that the clan’s best available core came from a Five-star Dou Sheng.
• Xiao Heng and Yao Ming feigned reluctance over the pill’s cost, and Elder Yue agreed to provide the Five-star Dou Sheng Magic Core while leaving the remaining terms to Yao Ming.

Yao Ming took Xiao Heng and Qing Lin to the Snake Tomb in Underworld Valley so Xiao Heng could retrieve a Magic Core. After passing through the tomb’s outer regions, they reached a chamber filled with eighth-tier Magic Cores, while the tomb’s core still lay ahead.

• Yao Ming dismissed Elder Yue after confirming that Xiao Heng could take a Magic Core from the Snake Tomb, and offered to let him take more if needed.
• Yao Ming led Xiao Heng and Qing Lin to Underworld Valley and explained how its snake swarms and formation protected the tomb.
• Yao Ming used his blood to open a Space Gate at the valley’s altar, and the three entered the Snake Tomb.
• Yao Ming guided Xiao Heng and Qing Lin through chambers of increasingly powerful snake remains and Magic Cores.
• The three reached a furnished chamber containing at least ten thousand snake skeletons and eighth-tier Magic Cores.

Xiao Heng entered the Nine Netherworld Underworld Python Clan’s Snake Tomb with Yao Ming and Qing Lin to obtain a Magic Core and clan essence blood. Yao Ming gave him two Magic Cores and two precious drops of essence blood, and Xiao Heng began considering what he could offer in return.

• Yao Ming opened the Snake Tomb’s bronze door with his clan’s bloodline, and Xiao Heng and Qing Lin entered with him.
• Yao Ming led Xiao Heng through the tomb and removed a Five-star Dou Sheng Magic Core for him.
• Xiao Heng examined the Magic Core and accepted it, agreeing that it would serve his needs despite its lost energy.
• Yao Ming gave Xiao Heng a second Magic Core that had belonged to Yao Xiaotian.
• Yao Ming offered Xiao Heng two drops of his clan’s purest essence blood, and Xiao Heng accepted them, moved by the gift.
• Xiao Heng wondered what he could give Yao Ming in return, remembered something useful, and called out to the Little Grass God.

Xiao Heng used Yao Ming’s blood, a Shape-Shifting Grass, and a formation to cultivate a bloodline-enhancing fruit in the Nine Netherworld Underworld Python Clan’s ancestral tomb. Yao Ming accepted the cost to the tomb and learned the fruit would be ready in ten years, leaving him excited about the clan’s prospects.

• Xiao Heng obtained a bloodline-enhancing fruit from Little Grass and told Yao Ming to provide ordinary blood.
• Xiao Heng used Yao Ming’s blood, Spirit Stones, a Shape-Shifting Grass, and a formation to draw the tomb’s energy into the fruit.
• Xiao Heng explained that the fruit could transform the clan’s bloodline after ten years, though cultivating it would make the tomb’s energy dissipate faster and its bones decay sooner.
• Yao Ming bowed to his ancestors and father, accepting the cost for the sake of the clan.
• Yao Ming asked whether they could cultivate more fruits, and Xiao Heng said lower-quality ones could be grown elsewhere in five years.

After securing the Nine Netherworld Underworld Python Clan’s help, Xiao Heng prepared an offering for Huang Tian and traveled alone to the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan’s territory. He reached the Phoenix Perch Mountain Range and moved toward its heartland, where a great Formation Array blocked his path.

• Xiao Heng planted fruits in the Nine Netherworld Underworld Python Clan’s burial chambers and received a Four-star Dou Sheng Magic Core and other rewards from Yao Ming.
• Xiao Heng refined materials into a form Huang Tian desired and left the Nine Netherworld Yellow Spring with intelligence about the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan.
• Xiao Heng traveled alone to the Phoenix Perch Mountain Range, wary of exposing himself or bringing the clan into conflict with his alliance.
• Xiao Heng entered the crimson mountain range under concealment, spotted a Heaven Demon Phoenix, and joked about catching one as a mount.
• Xiao Heng advanced toward the mountain range’s heartland and encountered a great Formation Array.

Xiao Heng infiltrated the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan and entered its ancestral tomb, Falling Phoenix Peak, hoping to find the clan’s Magic Cores. He left the guards unaware that he had slipped inside.

• Xiao Heng used the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan’s aura to pass through its protective array, then bargained with Little Grass for a share of the treasury spoils.
• Xiao Heng followed a map through the clan’s territory toward Falling Phoenix Peak, relying on his soul perception and Little Grass’s concealment technique to avoid detection.
• Xiao Heng reached the ancestral tomb and bypassed its spatial barrier while two Dou Zun guards failed to notice him.
• Xiao Heng opened the Crimson Meteor Gold gate with Heaven Demon Phoenix blood and entered the tomb as the guards dismissed their brief unease.

Xiao Heng searched the Heavenly Phoenix Tomb for usable Heaven Demon Phoenix remains and uncovered a Phoenix Dragon Crystal after a dangerous encounter with the tomb’s final corpse. Little Grass God concealed his aura and urged him to refine the Phoenix Bead inside the tomb.

• Xiao Heng explored the tomb’s altars and collected a well-preserved Dou Sheng-level Heaven Demon Phoenix corpse and the previous clan leader Huang Quan’s remains.
• Xiao Heng opened the final coffin and was struck by a golden remnant that transformed into a Phoenix Dragon before burrowing into his chest; he erased it, though a trace of its energy secretly fused with his meridian.
• The Phoenix Dragon corpse crumbled into ash, leaving behind a Phoenix Dragon Crystal that Xiao Heng recognized as pure origin energy capable of producing a Dragon-Phoenix Body.
• Little Grass God revealed that he had concealed Xiao Heng’s aura and told him to refine the Phoenix Bead in the tomb, where the dense Heaven Demon Phoenix aura could improve it.

Xiao Heng refined the Heaven Demon Phoenix corpse and Phoenix Dragon Crystal into a Phoenix Bead, then secretly placed it in Heavenly Demon Volcano to charge. After finding no treasures in the magma, he began cultivating there to advance his Fire Element.

• Xiao Heng refined the Heaven Demon Phoenix corpse and Phoenix Dragon Crystal into a Phoenix Bead after more than a month of work.
• Xiao Heng concluded that the Phoenix Bead needed to be charged in Heavenly Demon Volcano before it could serve as a core of the Three Talents Formation.
• Xiao Heng entered Heavenly Demon Volcano's magma and set up Formation Arrays to draw in energy and charge the Phoenix Bead.
• Xiao Heng searched deep in the volcano for treasures, but Little Grass told him none had formed there.
• Xiao Heng decided the volcano's dense, pure fire-element energy could help his Fire Element transform, so he set up a Formation Arrays and began cultivating.

Xiao Heng cultivated for five months in the fire sea until his Fire Element transformed and gained a powerful Indestructible Attribute. He then infiltrated the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan’s territory, learned the Treasure Pavilion’s location, and reached its heavily guarded entrance.

• Xiao Heng absorbed the earth vein fire’s energy until his Fire Element transformed to a level comparable to the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame.
• The Indestructible Attribute strengthened Xiao Heng’s flames and made his body more difficult to kill, so he left the volcano.
• Xiao Heng searched the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan’s territory for its Treasure Pavilion and Scripture Pavilion but could not find them using Yao Ming’s map.
• Xiao Heng captured a middle-aged clan member, killed him with Netherworld Profound Water, and read his memories to learn the locations of the clan’s repositories.
• Xiao Heng slipped past patrols and reached the Treasure Pavilion, which was built into a mountain in the eastern part of the clan’s territory.

Xiao Heng looted the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan’s treasure vault, but a trace of energy left behind by the restriction exposed him to Huang Tian. After clashing with the clan leader, Xiao Heng escaped the pavilion and was met by attacks from the clan’s Dou Sheng experts.

• Xiao Heng secretly collected the treasures in the vault, unaware that a hidden strand of energy had marked him.
• Huang Tian sensed a disturbance, entered the vault, and discovered it was empty.
• Huang Tian used the Blood Summoning Technique to expose Xiao Heng’s hiding place, then fought him inside the pavilion.
• Xiao Heng used Water Vortex Slash to cut through the pavilion’s defenses and Teleported away as Huang Tian pursued him.
• Several Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan Dou Sheng experts attacked Xiao Heng as he emerged from the pavilion.

Xiao Heng fought to escape the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan after robbing its treasury, but Huang Tian and the clan’s formation trapped him and forced him into a fierce battle. As Huang Tian pressed his advantage with the formation’s power, Xiao Heng launched a powerful spear technique to counterattack.

• Xiao Heng survived the elders’ combined assault, killed two opponents with water arrows, and tried to break out before Huang Tian intercepted him.
• Huang Tian ordered the elders and Demon Phoenix Guard to form the Heavenly Phoenix Demon Formation, trapping Xiao Heng and blocking his escape.
• Xiao Heng summoned a black spear and struck the formation, but Huang Tian drew its energy into himself and raised his strength to the Six-star Dou Sheng level.
• Huang Tian and Xiao Heng exchanged more than a hundred attacks, and Huang Tian wounded Xiao Heng while Xiao Heng’s emerald vines injured Huang Tian’s leg.
• Huang Tian demanded to know Xiao Heng’s identity, but Xiao Heng refused and unleashed Profound Water, Star Shatter with his spear.

Xiao Heng escaped the Heaven Demon Phoenix Realm after a devastating battle with Huang Tian, but both men suffered serious injuries. The Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan discovered that Xiao Heng had stolen its treasures and the former Clan Leader’s corpse, and Huang Tian declared him the clan’s eternal enemy.

• Xiao Heng broke through the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan’s defenses and escaped into the void after clashing with Huang Tian, leaving the realm badly damaged.
• Huang Tian returned empty-handed and learned that three Dou Sheng elders had died, eight were severely injured, and the Treasure Pavilion had been emptied.
• The elders discovered that the former Clan Leader’s corpse had been stolen from the clan tomb, so Huang Tian issued the Heavenly Demon Order and offered rewards for information about Xiao Heng.
• Huang Tian revealed that black deathly energy from the battle had entered his body and soul, leaving him seriously injured.
• Xiao Heng emerged from a spatial crack in a forest, spat blood, and revealed that he had also been badly hurt.

Xiao Heng recovered after escaping Huang Tian and the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan, then crossed the Beast Region while the clan hunted for him. He reached the Nine Netherworld Underworld Python Clan, learned Qing Lin had returned to the alliance, and prepared to head back himself.

• Xiao Heng healed his injuries, reflected on his fight with Huang Tian, and accepted Little Grass’s warning to treat unknown dangers with reverence.
• Little Grass told Xiao Heng that his battle had improved his control of his new energy and that he could approach a breakthrough to Six-star Dou Sheng by checking his collected items.
• The Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan spread a search across the Beast Region and Central Continent, offering powerful combat skills for information about Xiao Heng as rumors about its losses multiplied.
• Xiao Heng evaded the search and returned to the Nine Netherworld Underworld Python Clan, where Yao Ming told him Qing Lin had broken through to Dou Sheng and left for the alliance.
• Xiao Heng checked the Nine Netherworld Yellow Spring, confirmed the Snake Bead and Medusa were safe, and decided to return to the alliance.

After returning to Starfall Pavilion, Xiao Heng used treasures from the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan and the rapid growth following his Fire Element transformation to cultivate in seclusion. Four months later, he broke through to Six-star Dou Sheng.

• Xiao Heng returned to Starfall Pavilion, met Old Yao, and began secluded cultivation while the Heavenly Mansion Alliance and Soul Hall continued to clash.
• Xiao Heng brought out the Heaven Demon Phoenix Fire and fed it Heaven Demon Phoenix essence blood to increase its strength.
• Xiao Heng devoured the strengthened flame and absorbed large quantities of Spirit Stones to push his cultivation toward its limit.
• Xiao Heng continued cultivating for four months as energy accumulated within him.
• Xiao Heng broke through the barrier and reached Six-star Dou Sheng.