Recaps

Old Ghost Zhaixing and his Soul Hall allies turned the battle over Nine Marvelous Jade Crystal Bamboo in Soul Hall’s favor, forcing Venerable Feng and the other factions into a desperate fight. As Soul Hall began to overpower them, Lu Yunxiao watched with Xiao Yi Xian and hinted that he might intervene.

• Venerable Yellow Spring tried to appease Soul Hall by yielding the Nine Marvelous Jade Crystal Bamboo, but Venerable Heitian declared that everyone who had offended Soul Hall would die.
• Old Ghost Zhaixing and the other Soul Hall experts attacked, and Venerable Feng, Venerable Lei, and the other Dou Zuns fought back as the battle devastated the entrance to Wood Emperor Mountain.
• Xiao Yi Xian asked Lu Yunxiao whether he would help Venerable Feng, and Lu Yunxiao responded mysteriously while predicting the factions would lose.
• Soul Hall's fighters began driving back their opponents, and Venerable Divine Sword was blasted away as Venerable Baitian continued to crush Venerable Feng.
• Venerable Caiyin and the Wood Emperor Sect Master resolved to defeat Venerable Nine Heavens, but he raised his aura and their clash reached its fiercest stage.

Lu Yunxiao entered the battle against the Soul Hall and killed Venerable Heitian with a surprise sword strike. After effortlessly breaking Venerable Baitian’s attack, he faced the Soul Hall Dou Zun as Venerable Feng praised his courage.

• Old Ghost Zhaixing killed Venerable Yellow Spring and struck Venerable Lei into the mountains, while Venerable Lei’s thunder illusion bodies helped him survive.
• Venerable Baitian attacked Venerable Feng, and their clash sent a Sound Valley Elder flying.
• Lu Yunxiao suddenly stabbed Venerable Heitian, destroyed his heart and soul, and took his ring.
• Venerable Baitian abandoned Venerable Feng and attacked Lu Yunxiao, but Lu Yunxiao split the giant ghost claw with one sword strike.
• Lu Yunxiao told Venerable Baitian that he was a dying man, and Venerable Feng praised Lu Yunxiao’s courage.

Lu Yunxiao faced Venerable Baitian, Old Ghost Zhaixing, and Old Ghost Heishan after Soul Hall's three Heavenly Venerates moved to kill him. Their fierce battle carried into the sky, while Xiao Yi Xian resolved to enter seclusion and break through to Dou Zong.

• Venerable Baitian, Old Ghost Zhaixing, and Old Ghost Heishan surrounded Lu Yunxiao, while Venerable Bloodheart blocked Venerable Feng from helping him.
• The other Dou Zuns refused to intervene, and Qing Yanjing reassured Zi Yan that the three attackers could not threaten Lu Yunxiao.
• Venerable Baitian ordered the attack, and all three Soul Hall Heavenly Venerates charged Lu Yunxiao.
• Lu Yunxiao met their assault with the Demon Suppressing Sword, and the four fought fiercely until they rose more than ten thousand meters into the sky.
• Xiao Yi Xian watched the battle and decided to enter seclusion to break through to the Dou Zong realm.

Lu Yunxiao used the Jie Character Secret and Heaven-Slaying Sword Drawing Technique to kill Venerable Baitian, Old Ghost Zhaixing, and Old Ghost Heishan with one strike. The stunned spectators watched as he returned, while Feng Qing'er concluded that he must come from an Ancient Clan.

• Xiao Yi Xian silently resolved to stop holding Lu Yunxiao back as he fought the three Dou Zuns.
• Venerable Feng, the White Veil Lady, and Feng Qing'er watched in shock as Lu Yunxiao held his own against Venerable Baitian, Old Ghost Zhaixing, and Old Ghost Heishan.
• Lu Yunxiao activated the Jie Character Secret and unleashed the Heaven-Slaying Sword Drawing Technique against the three opponents.
• The sword strike erased Venerable Baitian, Old Ghost Zhaixing, and Old Ghost Heishan, destroying their bodies and souls.
• Lu Yunxiao recovered and returned to the spectators, while Feng Qing'er identified his attack as a Heaven-tier Dou Skill and concluded he belonged to an Ancient Clan.

Lu Yunxiao killed Venerable Baitian, Old Ghost Zhaixing, and Old Ghost Heishan, then turned his sword on Venerable Bloodheart and Venerable Netherworld. Venerable Nine Heavens attacked him in fury, while Venerable Caiyin and the Wood Emperor Sect Master held back to pursue the Nine Marvelous Jade Crystal Bamboo.

• Feng Qing'er suspected Lu Yunxiao was from the Gu Clan and decided not to risk offending him.
• Lu Yunxiao dismissed the other Dou Zuns' attempts to seize the Nine Marvelous Jade Crystal Bamboo and told Venerable Bloodheart and Venerable Netherworld they were next.
• Lu Yunxiao wounded Venerable Bloodheart and Venerable Netherworld, then struck at them with Myriad Swords Return to Origin.
• Venerable Nine Heavens broke free of the Wood Emperor Sect Master and Venerable Caiyin and attacked Lu Yunxiao to save the two Soul Hall Dou Zuns.
• The Wood Emperor Sect Master stopped Venerable Caiyin from helping Lu Yunxiao so they could take advantage of the fight over the Nine Marvelous Jade Crystal Bamboo.

Lu Yunxiao killed Venerable Bloodheart and Venerable Netherworld while Venerable Nine Heavens attacked him, but Qing Yanjing intervened and joined him in the fight. Together, they overwhelmed Venerable Nine Heavens, leaving the Wood Emperor Sect Master and his companion too afraid to help.

• Lu Yunxiao's Demon Suppressing Sword killed Venerable Bloodheart and Venerable Netherworld as Venerable Nine Heavens's attack closed in.
• Qing Yanjing appeared beside Lu Yunxiao and knocked Venerable Nine Heavens back with a palm strike.
• Lu Yunxiao and Qing Yanjing exchanged a few words, then joined forces to attack Venerable Nine Heavens.
• Lu Yunxiao and Qing Yanjing used the Jie Character Secret during their assault and beat Venerable Nine Heavens until he was badly injured.
• The Wood Emperor Sect Master and another man froze in place, afraid to intervene.

Lu Yunxiao and Qing Yanjing killed Venerable Nine Heavens at Wood Emperor Mountain and left with Xiao Yi Xian and Zi Yan. As they traveled toward the Beast Region by a remote land route to avoid Soul Hall pursuit, the Soul Hall Master learned of the deaths and ordered an investigation.

• Lu Yunxiao used Supreme Elemental Slash to kill Venerable Nine Heavens, an Eight-Star Dou Zun, while Qing Yanjing supported him.
• Lu Yunxiao and Qing Yanjing departed Wood Emperor Mountain with Xiao Yi Xian and Zi Yan, ignoring the White Veil Lady's plea about the Nine Marvelous Jade Crystal Bamboo.
• Lu Yunxiao chose to cross the Southern Region on foot rather than risk Soul Hall surveillance at a Spatial Wormhole, and the group set out for the Beast Region.
• The Soul Hall Master examined the shattered jade tablets and ordered an investigation into Venerable Nine Heavens's death.

After dinner in the Southern Region, Lu Yunxiao and his companions were approached by Hei Qing and other Ancient Void Dragons, who had tracked down Zi Yan. Hei Qing recognized Zi Yan as their princess, leaving Lu Yunxiao’s group facing her reunion with the Ancient Void Dragon Clan.

• The Soul Hall Master crushed a jade token and demanded to know whether Pill Tower or the Gu Clan had killed his people.
• Lu Yunxiao cooked dinner for Zi Yan, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Yanjing, and Zi Yan eagerly ate the remaining meat.
• Lu Yunxiao and Qing Yanjing sensed someone approaching from the southwest and prepared to defend the group.
• Hei Qing and seven or eight Ancient Void Dragons emerged, and Lu Yunxiao drew the Demon Suppressing Sword.
• Hei Qing knelt before Zi Yan, declared his allegiance to the Ancient Void Dragon Clan, and addressed her as their Highness.
• Lu Yunxiao recognized Hei Qing’s clan and concluded that the group could help Zi Yan return to East Dragon Island.

Zi Yan reunited with members of the Ancient Void Dragon Clan, who invited her and her companions to return with them to East Dragon Island. Lu Yunxiao agreed, and the group traveled through a spatial passage toward the clan.

• Hei Qing and the other Ancient Void Dragons recognized Zi Yan as their princess and asked her to return to the clan.
• Zi Yan asked to bring her friends, and Hei Qing agreed to welcome them.
• Zi Yan revealed Little Star, whose mutated Ancient Void Dragon bloodline and Star Power impressed Hei Qing; he also agreed to bring her along.
• Lu Yunxiao approved the journey, and Zi Yan took his hand as the group entered the Space Rift with Hei Qing and the others.
• As they traveled through the spatial passage, Lu Yunxiao reflected on the Ancient Void Dragons' spatial abilities and his sealed space element.

Lu Yunxiao and his companions arrived at East Dragon Island, where Zi Yan felt the island’s Dragon Qi and a sense of belonging. The Grand Elder welcomed her home after recognizing her Royal Bloodline.

• After traveling through space for seven or eight hours, Lu Yunxiao followed Hei Qing through a silver halo to Ancient Dragon Island.
• Lu Yunxiao explained to Qing Yanjing that East Dragon Island held a powerful force of Ancient Void Dragons, while Zi Yan felt comfortable in the island’s Dragon Qi.
• Hei Qing led Lu Yunxiao and the others to a central mountain peak, where the Grand Elder, Second Elder, and Third Elder appeared.
• Hei Qing introduced Lu Yunxiao’s group and reported that he had brought Zi Yan back.
• The Grand Elder recognized Zi Yan’s Royal Bloodline and welcomed her home, making her eyes redden with emotion.

Zi Yan found a home among the Ancient Void Dragon Clan and leaned on Lu Yunxiao for comfort as the Grand Elder welcomed him to East Dragon Island. The Grand Elder recognized the extraordinary talents and circumstances of Lu Yunxiao’s companions and learned that Little Star had come to return to her roots.

• Zi Yan became tearful after the Grand Elder welcomed her home, and Lu Yunxiao comforted her as she nestled into his embrace.
• The Grand Elder asked Lu Yunxiao who he was, then thanked him for bringing Zi Yan back and declared him an eternal friend of East Dragon Island.
• The Grand Elder praised Qing Yanjing’s talent and warned Lu Yunxiao about the dangers of Xiao Yi Xian’s Body of Demonic Poison, but Lu Yunxiao said he had a way to handle it.
• Lu Yunxiao introduced Little Star as a former Starry Sky Flood Dragon who had evolved into an Ancient Void Dragon, explaining that she had come to return to her roots.

Lu Yunxiao and his companions settled on Ancient Dragon Island after the Grand Elder welcomed Little Star into the clan and arranged Zi Yan’s return to her ancestors. Three days later, Lu Yunxiao harvested the Nine Marvelous Jade Crystal Bamboo’s flowers, leaves, stalks, and liquid, distributing the bamboo liquid among his companions and leaving the story with Qing Yanjing receiving the largest share.

• The Grand Elder accepted Little Star as one of Ancient Dragon Island’s people and arranged for Zi Yan to acknowledge her ancestors and return to the clan the next day.
• Three days later, Zi Yan completed her ceremony and became the Ancient Dragon Clan’s little princess while studying the clan’s secrets and inherited arts.
• Lu Yunxiao harvested the Nine Marvelous Jade Crystal Bamboo’s flowers and leaves, then cut its stalk into sections to collect its bamboo liquid.
• Lu Yunxiao filled four Jade Bottles with the bamboo liquid and kept the bamboo stalk sections for possible future use.
• Lu Yunxiao gave one bottle each to himself and Xiao Yi Xian and the two fullest bottles to Qing Yanjing, explaining that Zi Yan already had plenty of resources.

Lu Yunxiao received the Inner World Method and a World Tree Sapling, then spent three months refining the tree to break his wood-element seal. The World Tree’s spiritual aura strengthened him, leaving him at six-star Dou Zong and still rising.

• Lu Yunxiao reassured Zi Yan about her cultivation and comforted Qing Yanjing, who confessed her devotion to him.
• After distributing Nine Marvelous Bamboo Liquid, Lu Yunxiao prepared to undo his seal and claimed the Inner World Method and World Tree Sapling from the System.
• Lu Yunxiao began refining the World Tree and imprinting it with his Soul Power.
• Three months later, Lu Yunxiao finished refining the World Tree, and his wood-element seal crumbled.
• The World Tree’s spiritual aura nourished Lu Yunxiao, raising his cultivation to six-star Dou Zong as his strength continued to climb.

After the World Tree Sapling raised Lu Yunxiao to nine-star Dou Zong, he used Nine Marvelous Jade Crystal Bamboo flower wine to enter the Dao Realm and create a Heaven-tier High-grade Dou Skill. He named it Spirit Severing Sword and received powerful rewards, while the Ancient Dragon Clan realized the phenomenon came from his seclusion.

• The World Tree Sapling’s nourishment raised Lu Yunxiao from four-star to nine-star Dou Zong, and he saved the Nine Marvelous Bamboo Liquid for Jing'er.
• Lu Yunxiao drank wine infused with the Nine Marvelous Jade Crystal Bamboo flower and spent three days comprehending the Dao.
• A vast heavenly phenomenon appeared over Ancient Dragon Island, and the Grand Elder identified it as a sign that someone was creating a Heaven-tier technique or Dou Skill.
• The Grand Elder concluded the phenomenon came from Lu Yunxiao’s seclusion, astonishing Hei Qing.
• Lu Yunxiao created a Heaven-tier High-grade Dou Skill and received Eternal Azure Gold, Shouyang Mountain Copper, and a Dou Sheng Summoning Card.
• Lu Yunxiao named the new Dou Skill Spirit Severing Sword.

After more than three months of seclusion, Lu Yunxiao reviewed his gains, including a new soul-targeting sword technique and progress in the Jie Character Secret. He left his chamber and reunited with Qing Yanjing, whose cultivation had reached Six-Star Dou Zun.

• Lu Yunxiao reflected on the Spirit Severing Sword he had created and the near-mastery of the Jie Character Secret.
• Lu Yunxiao checked his information panel and noted his improved soul realm and the advances in his companions’ cultivation.
• Lu Yunxiao decided to leave seclusion and postpone further work on the Inner World Method.
• Lu Yunxiao emerged into the courtyard, where Qing Yanjing sensed him and appeared before him.
• Lu Yunxiao embraced Qing Yanjing as she joyfully welcomed him out of seclusion.

Qing Yanjing and Lu Yunxiao shared their breakthroughs and discussed his growing strength. In the Soul Realm, Soul Emperor ordered a continent-wide search for Lu Yunxiao, while Nihility Devouring Flame urged him to prioritize gathering the Ancient Jade.

• Lu Yunxiao praised Qing Yanjing's talent after she reached Six-Star Dou Zun, and she asked about his progress.
• Lu Yunxiao revealed that he had removed the Wood Element seal and reached Nine-Star Dou Zong.
• Soul Miexing reported to Soul Emperor that the Soul Hall had found no trace of the blue-clothed youth after three months of searching.
• Soul Emperor ordered every Soul Hall across the continent to search for Lu Yunxiao and report any suspicious discoveries.
• Nihility Devouring Flame questioned the search and urged Soul Emperor to focus on collecting the Ancient Jade and pursuing the Emperor-grade Nascent Pill.
• Soul Emperor insisted that he would seek both the Ancient Jade and the Divine Son, noting that Gu Yuan held the Gu Clan's and Xiao Clan's Ancient Jade.

Soul Emperor planned to use Lu Yunxiao’s loved ones as leverage to capture him, while Gu Yuan learned that Lu Yunxiao had appeared in the Southern Region and discussed his return with Gu Xun’er. The chapter ended with Gu Xun’er happy that Lu Yunxiao had reached the Central Continent but worried that the Soul Clan was hunting him.

• Nihility Devouring Flame questioned whether Soul Hall could catch Lu Yunxiao, but Soul Emperor insisted that they investigate his associates and use them as leverage.
• Soul Emperor argued that Lu Yunxiao would become harder to hide as his cultivation grew, and Nihility Devouring Flame remained doubtful.
• Gu Yuan told Gu Xun’er that Lu Yunxiao had appeared in the Wood Emperor Mountain Range three months earlier and killed five Dou Zun experts, including Venerable Nine Heavens.
• Gu Yuan admitted that the Gu Clan had made mistakes and asked whether Gu Xun’er resented Lu Yunxiao for leaving; she said her resentment had faded after their reunion in Wu Tan City.
• Gu Xun’er was glad Lu Yunxiao had reached the Central Continent but worried that the Soul Clan might endanger him.

Gu Xun'er worried that revealing Lu Yunxiao’s whereabouts to the Gu Clan could endanger his freedom and the people he loved, while Gu Yuan reassured her and urged her to strengthen herself. He then told her that Elder Tongxuan had found traces of a Nine Dragon Lightning Gang Fire, a Heavenly Flame that could help her cultivation.

• Gu Xun'er kept Lu Yunxiao’s whereabouts secret because she feared the Gu Clan might use his loved ones to control him.
• Gu Yuan reassured Gu Xun'er that the Gu Clan was monitoring the Soul Clan and that Lu Yunxiao was clever enough to stay safe.
• Gu Yuan teased Gu Xun'er about being left behind by Lu Yunxiao, prompting her to insist he would never think poorly of her.
• Gu Yuan encouraged Gu Xun'er to improve her cultivation by reminding her that Lu Yunxiao was surrounded by talented women.
• Gu Yuan told Gu Xun'er that Elder Tongxuan had found traces of the Nine Dragon Lightning Gang Fire.

Gu Xun'er learned that she could obtain the Nine Dragon Lightning Gang Fire and prepared to set out with Elder Tongxuan. After emerging from seclusion, Lu Yunxiao reunited with Zi Yan and revealed his newly created Heaven-tier High-grade Spirit Severing Sword, leaving her shocked.

• Gu Xun'er agreed to pursue the Nine Dragon Lightning Gang Fire, and her father arranged for Elder Tongxuan to accompany her.
• Zi Yan rushed into Lu Yunxiao's arms after more than three months apart, and he noted that she had reached four-star Dou Zong.
• The Grand Elder congratulated Lu Yunxiao for creating Heaven-tier Cultivation Techniques and Dou Skills, surprising Zi Yan.
• Lu Yunxiao explained that his Spirit Severing Sword ignored physical defenses and attacked the soul.
• Lu Yunxiao revealed that Spirit Severing Sword was Heaven-tier High-grade, astonishing Zi Yan and the others.

Lu Yunxiao learned that the Spirit Severing Sword was a Heaven-tier High-grade Dou Skill, impressing the Grand Elder, before sensing that Xiao Yi Xian’s Body of Demonic Poison had erupted. He reached her in the secret chamber and found her overwhelmed by the poison, leaving her condition uncertain.

• The Grand Elder marveled that Lu Yunxiao had created a Heaven-tier High-grade Dou Skill and considered his future prospects.
• Zi Yan teased Lu Yunxiao for boasting about the skill, and he playfully scuffled with her while Qing Yanjing watched.
• Lu Yunxiao sensed that something had happened to Xiao Yi Xian and hurried to her secret chamber with Zi Yan and Qing Yanjing following.
• Lu Yunxiao entered the chamber through the dense poison fog and found Xiao Yi Xian curled on her bed as poison poured from her body.
• Xiao Yi Xian told Lu Yunxiao that her Body of Demonic Poison had erupted early after she overused the Netherworld Pearl’s power, and she feared she was beyond saving.

Lu Yunxiao reassured Xiao Yi Xian that her erupting Body of Demonic Poison could be treated and revealed he had prepared a method in advance. After Qing Yanjing sealed the secret chamber against the Calamity Poison Qi, Lu Yunxiao began applying the Heavenly Capital Fire Seal.

• Xiao Yi Xian feared her poison body's eruption would leave her with no future, but Lu Yunxiao assured her he could save her.
• Lu Yunxiao explained he had anticipated the eruption and prepared a way to treat her poison body, while Xiao Yi Xian apologized for bringing it on sooner by overusing the Netherworld Pearl.
• Qing Yanjing asked about Xiao Yi Xian, then used Space Power to seal the secret chamber and contain the Calamity Poison Qi.
• Lu Yunxiao told Xiao Yi Xian to remove her clothes so he could apply his sealing method, and she reluctantly agreed.
• Lu Yunxiao supported Xiao Yi Xian as she lay down, then prepared his fiery red flame and began the Heavenly Capital Fire Seal.

Lu Yunxiao used the Heavenly Capital Fire Seal and his Innate Separation Fire to suppress Xiao Yi Xian’s Body of Demonic Poison. The seal stabilized her condition, and she advanced to four-star strength; she said it should prevent another eruption for three or four years.

• Lu Yunxiao traced the Heavenly Capital Fire Seal across Xiao Yi Xian’s body while enduring and absorbing the poison qi she released.
• Lu Yunxiao activated the completed seal, suppressing Xiao Yi Xian’s Body of Demonic Poison.
• Xiao Yi Xian swallowed the poisonous mist and broke through to the four-star level.
• Xiao Yi Xian told Lu Yunxiao that she felt fine and that the seal should keep her poison body from erupting for three or four years.

After Xiao Yi Xian’s poison body was sealed, Lu Yunxiao planned to comprehend the Inner World Method before leaving Ancient Dragon Island to find the Heavenly Scorpion Poison Dragon Beast. Zi Yan agreed to remain behind as the Ancient Void Dragons’ future leader while Lu Yunxiao entered seclusion to sense his Inner World.

• Lu Yunxiao reassured Xiao Yi Xian that the seal would give them time to find the Heavenly Scorpion Poison Dragon Beast and help her control her poison body.
• Lu Yunxiao and Xiao Yi Xian left the room, and Qing Yanjing removed the barrier after confirming Xiao Yi Xian was safe.
• Lu Yunxiao told Qing Yanjing that he would comprehend the Inner World Method, then leave Ancient Dragon Island to search for the beast.
• Zi Yan asked to join the search, but Lu Yunxiao persuaded her to stay and take responsibility for the Ancient Void Dragon Clan.
• After spending several days with Zi Yan, Lu Yunxiao entered the secret chamber and began trying to sense his Inner World.

Lu Yunxiao opened his Inner World and used Five Elements treasures to expand and enrich it. After planting the World Tree Sapling at its center, he left it as a vast, living world capable of sustaining life.

• Lu Yunxiao meditated for twelve days before sensing his Inner World and entering its crude, thirty-meter expanse.
• Lu Yunxiao poured Earth Core Body Tempering Milk into the Inner World and combined its earth energy with his metal, wood, water, and fire Elemental Power to establish Five Elements Mutual Generation.
• Lu Yunxiao infused the Inner World with four Heavenly Flames and Star Spirit Gold, expanding it to three kilometers across and forming hills, shrubs, metal, and a sun.
• Lu Yunxiao planted the World Tree Sapling at the center of the Inner World, and it grew to three hundred meters tall and expanded the world to several hundred kilometers.
• The Inner World filled with plants and wildlife, and its small pool became a lake where fish and shrimp lived.

After opening his Inner World, Lu Yunxiao emerged from seclusion with a new sense of unity with heaven and earth and planned to leave Ancient Dragon Island the next day to find the Heavenly Scorpion Poison Dragon Beast for Xiao Yi Xian. Zi Yan resented his promise to return, remembering that he had once stayed away for two years.

• Lu Yunxiao emerged from sixteen days of seclusion after opening his Inner World and reached the realm of Unity of Heaven and Man.
• Lu Yunxiao explained that he would spend several months mastering his increased strength before breaking through to Dou Zun.
• Qing Yanjing recognized the changes in Lu Yunxiao, and he described some of the benefits of his Inner World.
• Lu Yunxiao told Qing Yanjing and Xiao Yi Xian that they would leave Ancient Dragon Island the next day to seek the Heavenly Scorpion Poison Dragon Beast and resolve Xiao Yi Xian's poison body.
• Zi Yan objected to Lu Yunxiao's promise to return, recalling his two-year absence, then pounced on him in frustration.