Chapter Summaries

Ning Su accompanied Xiao Yi Xian back to Qingshan Town, where she reflected on how far she had moved beyond her past and chose not to return to her old life. After they left, the Snake-People Race continued celebrating Medusa’s return as neighboring powers hurried to show their goodwill.

• Ning Su and Xiao Yi Xian visited Qingshan Town, where Xiao Yi Xian recalled her years there as a physician and mercenary companion.
• Xiao Yi Xian told Ning Su she could not return to the person she had been, and Ning Su comforted her by promising to face the future together.
• Xiao Yi Xian said she had no reason to return to the Chuyun Empire or reclaim leadership of the Poison Sect, and she and Ning Su left Qingshan Town.
• The Snake-People Race continued its festivities for Medusa’s return, while surrounding empires and sects sent representatives to offer congratulations and goodwill.

Medusa asked Ning Su whether the Snake-People Race should move to the Central Continent, but he argued that the dangers and risks made it safer for them to stay in the Northwest Continent and receive resources from afar. After agreeing, Medusa sent Ning Su to keep Xiao Yi Xian company, where he discovered she was secretly preparing him a gift and they spent the night together.

• Medusa proposed moving the Snake-People Race to the Central Continent, but Ning Su argued that the journey and threats there could endanger the tribe.
• Medusa agreed that the Snake-People Race should remain in the Northwest Continent and receive heavenly treasures from Ning Su's group.
• Medusa told Ning Su to spend more time with Xiao Yi Xian, who might feel like a guest among the Snake-People Race.
• Ning Su returned to his palace and caught Xiao Yi Xian hiding a gift she was preparing for him.
• Xiao Yi Xian joined Ning Su in bed, and they spent the night together.

Hei Qing brought Ning Su to the Ancient Void Dragon Clan to help Zi Yan safely absorb the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit, and Ning Su also took Qing Lin in hopes the clan could help subdue the Ancient Heavenly Snake within her. They arrived at Dragon Island, where Zi Yan and Elder Zhu Li welcomed them.

• Hei Qing found Ning Su and asked him to refine Zi Yan's Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit with his Three Thousand Burning Flame.
• Ning Su agreed to help and brought Qing Lin along, while Medusa and Xiao Yi Xian stayed with the Snake-People Race.
• Ning Su, Qing Lin, and Hei Qing traveled through the void for five or six days before reaching the Ancient Void Dragon Clan's Dragon Island.
• Zi Yan rushed out to greet Ning Su and complained that life in the clan was dull and she missed the Central Continent.
• Zhu Li thanked Ning Su for protecting Zi Yan from the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan during the Ancient Ruins expedition, and Ning Su proposed discussing the matter at hand.

Ning Su learned that the Ancient Void Dragon Clan wanted him to refine the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit so Zi Yan could safely absorb it. He also asked Zhu Li for help with Qing Lin, who was carrying the soul of a Nine-Headed Ancient Heavenly Snake, and Zhu Li offered a way for her to absorb it more effectively.

• Zhu Li explained that the Ancient Void Dragon Clan had chosen Zi Yan to consume the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit but needed Ning Su to refine it with his Heavenly Flame.
• Ning Su agreed to help and asked Zhu Li about the Ancient Heavenly Snake Clan and its relationship with the Nine Netherworld Underworld Python Clan.
• Ning Su offered to act as an intermediary to improve relations between the Ancient Void Dragon Clan and the Nine Netherworld Underworld Python Clan.
• Ning Su introduced Qing Lin and asked Zhu Li how she could tame the Nine-Headed Ancient Heavenly Snake soul within her.
• Zhu Li said the Ancient Dragon Tomb could suppress the soul and help Qing Lin absorb it more effectively.

Ning Su used his Great Void Flame to refine the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit so Zi Yan could absorb its energy and grow stronger. After three days, Zi Yan reached One-Star Dou Sheng, and she continued absorbing the fruit’s remaining power with the aim of catching up to Ning Su.

• Zhu Li arranged for Qing Lin to enter the Ancient Dragon Tomb and sealed Ancient Dragon Island while Ning Su helped Zi Yan refine the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit.
• Ning Su used his Great Void Flame to slowly refine the fruit into liquid energy, which Zi Yan absorbed as it formed.
• After three days and nights, Zi Yan had absorbed half the fruit’s energy and advanced from Dou Zun to One-Star Dou Sheng.
• Zi Yan told Ning Su she wanted to catch up to him and protect him, while Ning Su urged her to absorb the remaining energy.

West Dragon Island and South Dragon Island attacked East Dragon Island to seize Zi Yan, the bearer of the Royal Bloodline, while she and Ning Su were completing their refinement of the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit. The battle reached the palace protecting them, where Xia Sha broke through Hei Qing’s defense.

• Xia Ao and Man Yan led the Dragon Armor Army and Savage Dragon Army to East Dragon Island, claiming they had come to invite Zi Yan to West Dragon Island.
• Zhu Li refused to hand Zi Yan over, and Xia Ao and Man Yan ordered their forces to attack East Dragon Island.
• Ning Su and Zi Yan heard the fighting, but Ning Su persuaded Zi Yan to keep refining the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit rather than interrupt the process.
• Man Yan sensed Zi Yan inside the palace and ordered the attackers to charge, while Hei Qing fought to protect it.
• Xia Sha broke through Hei Qing’s defense and advanced toward the palace.

Ning Su defended Zi Yan while refining the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit as the Three Great Dragon Islands attacked East Dragon Island. After killing Qing Yan, he emerged from the hall and challenged the remaining attackers to face him together.

• Hei Qing and Xia Sha fought while Zhu Li battled Man Yan, who urged him to surrender the Royal Bloodline.
• Qing Yan arrived with reinforcements from North Dragon Island, and Man Yan revealed that the Royal Bloodline was inside the central stone hall.
• Qing Yan entered the hall, attacked Ning Su and Zi Yan, and was burned to ashes by Ning Su's Great Void Flame.
• Ning Su finished refining the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit and told Zi Yan to absorb its energy while he went outside to help.
• Ning Su emerged as attackers were thrown back from the hall, then summoned a Nine-Colored Sky-Swallowing Python Sacred Elephant and challenged them all at once.

Ning Su defeated the Three Great Dragon Islands' commanders and spared their armies, then returned to watch over Zi Yan as she absorbed the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit. On the third night, her protective sphere began to fade and she started evolving into the Dragon Phoenix Body.

• Ning Su revealed that he had burned Qing Yan to ashes, then instantly killed Xia Ao when he attacked.
• Ning Su killed Man Yan, Xia Sha, and the other leading commanders, while Zhu Li asked him to spare the fleeing armies.
• Ning Su learned that Zi Yan had not finished absorbing the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit and returned to guard her in the palace.
• Over the next two days, Zi Yan's aura rose from initial One-Star Dou Sheng to early Three-Star Dou Sheng.
• On the third night, Ning Su sensed Zi Yan's change, set up a barrier, and watched her protective sphere dissipate as she began evolving into the Dragon Phoenix Body.

Zi Yan completed her evolution, awakened her Royal Bloodline, and became the Ancient Void Dragon Clan’s new Dragon Emperor. After East Dragon Island celebrated her ascension, she planned to reunite the clan by recalling scattered elders and subduing the Three Great Dragon Islands, with Ning Su offering his help.

• Zi Yan’s dual bloodlines fully awakened, and she broke through to the early stage of Four-Star Dou Sheng.
• Zi Yan celebrated her breakthrough with Ning Su and teased him about whether she could now defeat him.
• Zhu Li and the elders held a grand ceremony on East Dragon Island, where Zi Yan was crowned Dragon Emperor and welcomed by the clansmen.
• Zi Yan insisted that Ning Su sit beside her during the celebration, and they discussed reunifying the Ancient Void Dragon Clan.
• Zi Yan planned to recall the elders scattered in the void before confronting the Three Great Dragon Islands, while Ning Su offered his help and proposed asking the Nine Netherworld Underworld Python Clan for support.

Qing Lin emerged from the Ancient Dragon Tomb after refining the Ancient Heavenly Snake’s soul and reached Peak Dou Zun, while Zi Yan completed her evolution and prepared to lead the Ancient Void Dragon Clan. Ning Su and Qing Lin left Ancient Dragon Island, and Ning Su decided to find a permanent base in the Central Continent as they waited for their companions.

• Ning Su visited the Ancient Dragon Tomb with Hei Qing and Zhu Li as Qing Lin completed her cultivation inside.
• Qing Lin emerged at Peak Dou Zun, thanked Zhu Li for access to the tomb, and reunited with Ning Su.
• Ning Su said he would help Zi Yan if she fought the Three Great Dragon Islands, and Zi Yan embraced him before he and Qing Lin departed.
• Zi Yan gathered the elders to plan how to subdue the Three Great Dragon Islands.
• Ning Su told Qing Lin that Medusa, Xiao Yi Xian, and the others were coming to the Central Continent, and he decided to find a place there to establish his own force.

Ning Su decided to establish a small faction in the Central Region so he and his companions could have a home in the Central Continent. After spending the night with Qing Lin, he reunited with Medusa and Xiao Yi Xian, who went to inspect possible locations.

• Ning Su decided to establish a faction in the Central Region, about the size of the Snake-People Race's Royal City or smaller.
• Qing Lin agreed with Ning Su's plan and said she wanted a place where they could settle down; she later asked to spend the night with him, and they became intimate.
• Medusa and Xiao Yi Xian arrived after Ning Su summoned them, and Medusa expressed regret that he had not brought members of the Snake-People Race.
• Ning Su explained that the idea had come to him only recently and asked Medusa and Xiao Yi Xian to help choose a location.
• Medusa took Xiao Yi Xian to inspect possible sites while Ning Su considered bringing some of the Snake-People Race's stronger members over later.

Ning Su and his companions built a large new sect near a city, but the Withering Bone Sect’s Ku Jiang arrived to demand tribute and threaten them. Before Ning Su responded, Valley Master Tang of the Blazing Flame Valley arrived at the mountain gate.

• Ning Su and his companions chose a site near a large city and began building a sect with more than two hundred workers.
• Ning Su’s group completed the sect in just over a month and planned a private completion ceremony with the workers.
• Ku Jiang and members of the Withering Bone Sect confronted Ning Su, demanding that he pay respects and hand something over.
• Ning Su refused Ku Jiang’s demands and told him to leave.
• Valley Master Tang of the Blazing Flame Valley arrived at the mountain gate.

Ning Su’s sect-opening gathering drew unexpected congratulations from Tang Zhen of the Blazing Flame Valley and Xuan Kongzi of the Pill Tower, astonishing the guests and stopping Ku Jiang from attempting to extort Ning Su. The chapter ended as Yao Ming of the Nine Netherworld Underworld Python Clan arrived.

• Tang Zhen arrived with Tang Huo'er and lavish gifts to congratulate Ning Su, and he recognized Ku Jiang, who concealed that he had come to rob and extort the new sect.
• Xuan Kongzi arrived with Cao Ying and Dan Chen to congratulate Ning Su, explaining that he had come because Ning Su had not invited anyone.
• Tang Zhen respectfully greeted Xuan Kongzi, while Cao Ying teased Dan Chen about eagerly coming to see Ning Su.
• Ning Su asked Dan Chen about her recovery, and she said she had come to thank him again.
• Yao Ming, Clan Chief of the Nine Netherworld Underworld Python Clan, was announced as the next arrival.

Ning Su’s sect-founding ceremony drew personal congratulations from Blazing Flame Valley, the Pill Tower, and the Nine Netherworld Underworld Python Clan, forcing Ku Jiang to abandon his threats. Ning Su unveiled the name Changle Sect and began the celebratory banquet.

• Yao Ming arrived to congratulate Ning Su, and he exchanged courteous greetings with Xuan Kongzi.
• Ning Su invited the guests inside, and Ku Jiang apologized for his earlier behavior before fleeing with his men.
• Ning Su revealed the plaque naming the new sect Changle Sect and explained the name’s wish for lasting happiness.
• Ning Su began the banquet and toasted the Nine Netherworld Underworld Python Clan, the Pill Tower, and Blazing Flame Valley in turn.

After Changle Sect’s reputation drew a flood of recruits and gifts, Ning Su allowed Medusa and Xiao Yi Xian to build the sect into a force of its own. Dan Feng then visited with Dan Chen and a large gift, asking Ning Su to teach his daughter to control her growing Soul Power.

• Ning Su accepted the need to recruit disciples, while Medusa and Xiao Yi Xian managed Changle Sect’s development and set character as the foremost requirement.
• Changle Sect took shape over more than a month, growing to two or three hundred members as factions across the Central Continent delivered gifts and paid visits.
• Dan Feng arrived with Dan Chen and chests of medicinal ingredients, thanking Ning Su for helping his daughter in the past.
• Dan Feng explained that Dan Chen’s Soul Power had grown beyond her control and asked Ning Su to guide her.
• Ning Su agreed to teach Dan Chen how to control her Soul Power.

Dan Feng left Dan Chen at the Changle Sect so Ning Su could guide her Soul Power training and, more importantly, grow closer to her. The next morning, Ning Su began her instruction in a quiet courtyard, asking Dan Chen to explain her cultivation bottleneck.

• Dan Feng left Dan Chen with Ning Su, then told his elders that he hoped she would learn from Ning Su and bring the Dan Family closer to him.
• Dan Feng explained that he also hoped Ning Su might take an interest in Dan Chen and become someone she could rely on.
• Medusa suspected the Dan Family had ulterior motives, but told Ning Su to handle Dan Chen’s stay himself.
• Ning Su checked on Dan Chen that night, and she said she was comfortable alone and ready to train whenever he was free.
• Dan Chen met Ning Su early the next morning and chose to train in the quiet courtyard rather than a crowded place.
• Ning Su asked Dan Chen to describe her Soul Power cultivation bottleneck so he could guide her.

Dan Chen asked Ning Su to examine why her rapidly growing Soul Power was difficult to control. He discovered that power left behind by the Soul Devouring Beast was still being released and explained that Dan Chen could either wait for it to finish or learn to control it now, while Rank Eight alchemy would be risky for one or two years if she waited.

• Dan Chen told Ning Su that her Soul Power had reached the Great Perfection of the Spirit Realm but was difficult to control while refining medicine.
• Ning Su examined Dan Chen's soul as she cooperated and leaned against him.
• Ning Su found that the Soul Devouring Beast's remains had left a mass of compressed Soul Power that was gradually merging with Dan Chen's own.
• Ning Su explained that Dan Chen could wait one or two years for the excess power to be released or start learning to control it now, and that waiting would make Rank Eight elixirs risky.
• Dan Chen asked Ning Su which option he thought she should choose.

Ning Su gave Dan Chen the Yin Yang Soul Art to help her control her excess Soul Power and invited her to cultivate at the Changle Sect. After checking her progress, he agreed to accompany her to a nearby city when she admitted she was nervous about going alone.

• Ning Su advised Dan Chen to learn to control her excess Soul Power instead of delaying her alchemy, then gave her the Yin Yang Soul Art.
• Dan Chen accepted the art and stayed at the Changle Sect to cultivate, with Ning Su offering to help if she encountered problems.
• Ning Su established Dou Emperor, Dou Zong, and Dou Zun secret realms at the sect, filling them with trials and rewards for disciples.
• Ning Su checked Dan Chen's progress, and she told him that she wanted to visit a nearby city but felt uneasy about going alone.
• Ning Su offered to accompany Dan Chen to the city, and she happily accepted.

Ning Su took Dan Chen on a daylong outing in Anyang City, where she enjoyed the freedom to explore its stalls, food, and performances. They watched fireworks together on a quiet hillside, where Dan Chen leaned against Ning Su’s shoulder.

• Ning Su and Dan Chen strolled through Anyang City, and Ning Su slowed down so Dan Chen could browse the street stalls.
• Dan Chen chose a rattan hairpin and bracelet but realized she had no money, so Ning Su bought them and put them on her.
• Ning Su took Dan Chen around the city to try snacks and watch street performances, and she enjoyed herself without worrying about her status.
• Ning Su brought Dan Chen to a hillside outside the city to watch the fireworks away from the crowds.
• Dan Chen nervously leaned against Ning Su’s shoulder, and he did not pull away.

After the Bodhi Ancient Tree emerged in the Barbaric Ancient Region, Ning Su decided to lead the Changle Sect’s experts there, hoping to help Qing Lin, Xiao Yi Xian, and the others advance. Before leaving, he told Dan Chen about the journey and asked whether she would return home while he was away.

• After the fireworks, Ning Su walked Dan Chen back to her courtyard while holding her hand, and she returned to her room flustered and excited.
• News spread across Central Continent that the Bodhi Ancient Tree had emerged, promising a rare chance to become a Dou Saint and drawing the attention of countless factions.
• Medusa and Xiao Yi Xian described the dangers of the Barbaric Ancient Region, but Ning Su decided the group would travel there once they were ready.
• Ning Su visited Dan Chen while she was cultivating and told her he planned to leave for the Barbaric Ancient Region.
• Dan Chen asked if she could return to the Changle Sect after going home, and Ning Su assured her she could come whenever she wanted.