Recaps

Lu Yunxiao used a purple card to resurrect the Ancient Heavenly Phoenix, restoring its life force and reshaping its soul. After taking human form, the phoenix appeared identical to Phoenix Bath Spring, leaving Lu Yunxiao wondering whether she shared a similar origin to the Purifying Demonic Saint.

• Lu Yunxiao shattered the purple card, and auspicious phenomena appeared as the Ancient Heavenly Phoenix began to revive.
• Qing Yanjing and the Lord of Devouring sensed that the phoenix's life force was surging and its soul was being reshaped.
• Lu Yunxiao retreated with Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Yanjing as the phoenix's heartbeat and pressure grew stronger.
• The Ancient Heavenly Phoenix completed its resurrection, flew into the sky, and transformed into a graceful woman.
• Lu Yunxiao recognized that the woman's human form matched Phoenix Bath Spring's and considered whether she resembled the Purifying Demonic Saint.

Lu Yunxiao welcomed the revived Ancient Heavenly Phoenix, Huang Ling'er, who recognized him as her master. After learning her immense strength and potential, he planned to use Soul Hall’s stored Soul Origins to help her reach the Emperor Realm while reserving the Spirit of the Heavenly Tomb for his own advancement.

• Huang Ling'er bowed to Lu Yunxiao and addressed him as her master, accepting him as her new master after her revival.
• Lu Yunxiao accepted Huang Ling'er's wish to be called by name and let her rise.
• Lu Yunxiao scanned Huang Ling'er and discovered she had reached Peak Nine-Star Dou Sheng with a Half-step Emperor Realm soul at only 4,700 years old.
• Lu Yunxiao considered how Huang Ling'er could become a supreme powerhouse and strengthen his side against the Soul Clan.
• Lu Yunxiao resolved to seize Soul Hall's stored Soul Origins for Huang Ling'er and use the Spirit of the Heavenly Tomb to advance his own soul.

After escaping the Crimson Realm, Lu Yunxiao subdued the Northern Continent’s Barbarian Tribes and strengthened his forces with several Dou Saint-level fighters. Xiao Yi Xian then asked Huang Ling'er about the Phoenix Bath Spring, whose history with the Crimson Emperor proved more complicated than its accusations suggested.

• Lu Yunxiao and his companions returned safely from the sealed small world with Huang Ling’er’s guidance, then encountered the Red Phoenix Barbarian Chieftain and two Grand Elders.
• Over seven days, Lu Yunxiao subdued the Northern Continent’s Barbarian Tribes, including the Silver Dragon, Red Phoenix, Black Flood Dragon, and Fierce Tiger Barbarians.
• Lu Yunxiao gained several Dou Saint-level fighters, including the Red Phoenix Barbarian Chieftain, the Silver Dragon Barbarian Chieftain, and the Silver Dragon Barbarians’ Grand Elder.
• Xiao Yi Xian asked Huang Ling’er about the Phoenix Bath Spring and recounted its claims about her burial there.
• Huang Ling’er explained that the Phoenix Bath Spring had helped the Crimson Emperor but later became arrogant and bloodthirsty, and that he may have sealed it to prevent further disasters.
• Huang Ling’er admitted she had not expected the Crimson Emperor to bury her remains in the Phoenix Bath Spring.

After discussing Crimson Emperor’s treatment of Huang Ling’er and Phoenix Bath Spring, Lu Yunxiao suggested that Crimson Emperor had loved Huang Ling’er, leaving her and the others stunned. Half a month later, Lu Yunxiao and his companions reached Tianbei City and went to visit Han Yue’s family.

• Huang Ling’er explained that Phoenix Bath Spring had been sealed and bound to her, destined to lose its consciousness if her remnant spirit vanished.
• Lu Yunxiao suggested that Crimson Emperor had treated Huang Ling’er differently because he loved her, and Huang Ling’er reacted with disbelief.
• Qing Yanjing proposed that Crimson Emperor might have regarded Huang Ling’er as a daughter, but Lu Yunxiao argued that Phoenix Bath Spring fit that role better.
• After half a month of travel, Lu Yunxiao and his companions arrived at Tianbei City, where Xiao Yi Xian suggested they visit Han Yue.
• Lu Yunxiao agreed, and the group crossed the city to the Han Family estate.

Lu Yunxiao arrived at the Han Family residence and reunited with Han Yue, who was overjoyed to see him. He learned the Han Family was being pressured by the Hong Family, but the chapter ended before he responded to their predicament.

• Lu Yunxiao introduced himself at the Han Family gates and asked to see Han Yue.
• Han Yue, Han Xue, and their father discussed the Hong Family's demand that Han Yue and Han Xue marry Hong Chen, and feared the threat posed by the Hong Family's alliance with the Wind-Lightning Northern Pavilion.
• A guard reported that Lu Yunxiao had come to see Han Yue, and she rushed out to meet him.
• Han Yue embraced Lu Yunxiao, then playfully bickered with him after he teased her about the hug.
• Han Yue asked how long Lu Yunxiao had been in the Central Continent, and he replied that it had been more than two years.

Lu Yunxiao reunited with Han Yue at her manor, where she learned about his travels and Xiao Yi Xian's recovery. Han Xue stayed behind with her father, who questioned Lu Yunxiao's identity, while she resolved to judge whether he deserved her sister's admiration.

• Han Yue questioned why she had never heard news of Lu Yunxiao, and he left the reason for his low profile unexplained.
• Han Yue greeted Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Yanjing, then asked where they had traveled during the past two years.
• Xiao Yi Xian said they had traveled through the Southern Region, Beast Region, and Central Region to treat her illness, which Lu Yunxiao had cured.
• Lu Yunxiao prompted Han Yue to invite them inside, and she eagerly led him and Xiao Yi Xian into the manor as Qing Yanjing followed.
• Han Yue's father asked Han Xue why Han Yue had reacted so strongly to Lu Yunxiao's name, and Han Xue decided to evaluate whether he was worthy of her sister.

Han Yue introduced Lu Yunxiao, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Yanjing to her father Han Chi and sister Han Xue, who were astonished by Lu Yunxiao's bearing and accomplishments. Han Chi began to see him as a possible solution to the Han Family's crisis, while Han Xue reacted with shock to his strength and alchemy.

• Han Chi dismissed Han Yue's junior brother as too young to help the Han Family, but welcomed him because Yue'er was excited to see him.
• Han Yue brought Lu Yunxiao, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Yanjing into the hall, and Han Chi and Han Xue were immediately struck by Lu Yunxiao's presence.
• Han Yue introduced Lu Yunxiao to Han Chi and Han Xue, while Han Xue grew wary of the two women accompanying him.
• Han Yue praised Lu Yunxiao as Jia Nan Academy's greatest Inner Court student, a seventh-tier alchemist, and a fighter who had killed a seven-star Dou Zong at eighteen.
• Han Xue gasped at Lu Yunxiao's accomplishments, and Han Yue hinted that his abilities might have advanced even further.

Lu Yunxiao reunited with Han Yue and learned that the Han Family faced possible destruction because of the Hong Family in Tianbei City. Han Yue began explaining the crisis, leaving its details to be revealed.

• Han Chi and Han Xue reacted with shock to Han Yue's account of Lu Yunxiao's strength and alchemy skills.
• Han Xue asked how powerful Lu Yunxiao was, and he answered vaguely while Han Yue guessed he could contend with Dou Zuns.
• Lu Yunxiao noticed Han Yue's troubled expression and offered to help the Han Family.
• Han Yue told Lu Yunxiao that the Han Family faced a major crisis and identified the Hong Family as the culprit.

Lu Yunxiao learned that the Hong Family was pressuring the Han Family into a marriage alliance backed by Hong Chen’s status in the Wind-Lightning Northern Pavilion. The conversation turned to Venerable Lei’s survival, while Lu Yunxiao kept the details of the battle that had nearly killed him secret to protect the Han Family.

• Han Yue told Lu Yunxiao that the Hong Family wanted her and Han Xue to marry Hong Chen and had threatened to destroy the Han Family if they refused.
• Han Yue explained that Hong Chen’s position as an Inner Disciple of the Wind-Lightning Northern Pavilion left the Han Family unable to resist the alliance.
• Lu Yunxiao remarked that Fei Tian was only an eight-star Dou Zong, prompting Han Yue and her family to react to his casual dismissal of such power.
• Han Yue said Venerable Lei was alive and had reportedly appeared at the Wind-Lightning Eastern Pavilion, surprising Lu Yunxiao.
• Lu Yunxiao revealed that he had seen someone beat Venerable Lei senseless and smash him into a mountain, but refused to disclose where it happened.
• Han Yue accepted Lu Yunxiao’s refusal to explain, trusting that he had a good reason to keep the details from her.

Lu Yunxiao agreed to fight Hong Chen on the Arena Stage to protect the Han Family from being forced into marriage and threatened with destruction. After learning that winning the match would only delay the danger, he promised Han Yue he would deal with the Hong Family and its backing so the family would face no future trouble.

• Han Yue explained that Hong Chen had challenged the Han Family to find someone who could defeat him on the Arena Stage or make Han Yue and Han Xue marry him.
• Lu Yunxiao agreed to fight Hong Chen after Han Yue asked for his help.
• Han Chi hosted a welcoming banquet, and Han Yue later thanked Lu Yunxiao for coming to the Han estate.
• Han Yue admitted she would have faced Hong Chen herself despite having little chance of winning.
• Lu Yunxiao warned that defeating Hong Chen would only postpone the Han Family's troubles, then promised to settle the matter completely.

Han Yue thanked Lu Yunxiao for agreeing to help the Han Family and worried about the danger posed by Venerable Lei, but Lu Yunxiao assured her he could handle him. As Han Yue massaged him, she flirted with him and offered to introduce her younger sister Xue'er, while Lu Yunxiao warned her against falling for him.

• Han Yue worried that confronting the Hong Family could draw Venerable Lei into a fight, but Lu Yunxiao said he could have handled someone like him three years earlier.
• Han Yue massaged Lu Yunxiao's shoulders and admitted she wished he would accept her, while he reminded her that he was married.
• Han Yue asked whether Lu Yunxiao found her younger sister Xue'er beautiful and offered to introduce them.
• Lu Yunxiao declined, saying he already had too many women and that falling for him would not be worthwhile.
• Han Yue pushed Lu Yunxiao back into his seat and continued massaging him as he gave up trying to dissuade her.

Lu Yunxiao explained to Xiao Yi Xian that he had promised Gu Xun'er not to pursue anyone else in the Central Continent before seeing her again. Three days later, he joined Han Yue and Han Xue on their way to the Heavenly Stone Platform, where Han Yue would face Hong Chen.

• Lu Yunxiao told Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Yanjing that he would honor his promise to Gu Xun'er and refrain from finding another woman in the Central Continent until he reunited with her.
• Hong Li learned that the Han Family had accepted an arena match in three days and ordered Hong Chen to defeat Han Yue while preparing the Hong Family to seize the Han Family's assets by force if necessary.
• Han Yue and Han Xue waited for Lu Yunxiao, and Han Yue reassured her sister that she trusted him to help them.
• Lu Yunxiao emerged from his room, said he planned to leave for home after dealing with the Hong Family, and led Han Yue and Han Xue toward the Heavenly Stone Platform.
• Lu Yunxiao met Han Chi and the others, and the group left the estate for the arena match.

At the Heavenly Stone Platform, Lu Yunxiao represented the Han Family against Hong Chen, whose arrogance and jealousy drove him to attack. Lu Yunxiao effortlessly killed Hong Chen with one finger, leaving the Hong Family and the Wind-Lightning Northern Pavilion elder stunned.

• The Hong Family and Han Family gathered at the Heavenly Stone Platform to settle their dispute, with Hong Chen representing the Hong Family.
• Han Yue sent Lu Yunxiao to fight Hong Chen and acted intimately with him, inflaming Hong Chen's jealousy.
• Lu Yunxiao dismissed Hong Chen's demands for his name and provoked him into attacking.
• Hong Chen unleashed lightning attacks, but Lu Yunxiao shattered them with ease, and the Wind-Lightning Northern Pavilion elder recognized that Lu Yunxiao was likely a Dou Zong.
• Hong Chen charged at Lu Yunxiao in a lightning orb, and Lu Yunxiao stopped it with one finger, causing Hong Chen to explode into flesh and blood.

Lu Yunxiao killed Hong Li after killing Hong Chen, then dismissed the gray-robed elder of the Wind-Lightning Northern Pavilion and challenged the pavilion’s importance. The elder confronted him over his provocation, leaving tensions with the powerful faction unresolved.

• Hong Li charged at Lu Yunxiao in rage over Hong Chen’s death, and Lu Yunxiao killed him with one finger.
• The crowd erupted in shock as Hong Chen and Hong Li lay dead, and the gray-robed elder realized Lu Yunxiao was likely a powerful Dou Zong.
• The gray-robed elder asked Lu Yunxiao about his identity and background, but Lu Yunxiao said the elder was not worthy of knowing.
• The gray-robed elder accused Lu Yunxiao of provoking the Wind-Lightning Northern Pavilion, and Lu Yunxiao asked whether the pavilion was really that impressive.

Lu Yunxiao dismissed the Wind-Lightning Northern Pavilion and angered its gray-robed elder. Hong Tianxiao arrived at the Heavenly Stone Platform to avenge the Hong Family, and Lu Yunxiao prepared to face him.

• Lu Yunxiao mocked the Wind-Lightning Northern Pavilion, calling its members arrogant and ignorant of their limitations.
• The gray-robed elder grew furious at Lu Yunxiao's insults and prepared to retaliate.
• Hong Tianxiao roared that he would avenge the Hong Family after Lu Yunxiao killed its members, shocking the crowd at Tianbei City.
• Han Chi identified Hong Tianxiao as a Dou Zong, while Han Yue remained calm and said he had come to die.
• The gray-robed elder welcomed Hong Tianxiao and declared that they would kill Lu Yunxiao together.
• Hong Tianxiao appeared at the Heavenly Stone Platform, and Lu Yunxiao's killing intent rose.

Lu Yunxiao faced Hong Tianxiao and Shen Yun after they joined forces to avenge the Hong Family and kill him. He revealed that he had reached the Dou Zun realm, killed both men with ease, and left the onlookers stunned.

• Hong Tianxiao arrived and confronted Lu Yunxiao over the deaths of Hong Chen and Hong Li, then joined Shen Yun in attacking him.
• Lu Yunxiao’s aura revealed that he was a Dou Zun, forcing Shen Yun and Hong Tianxiao to their knees under his pressure.
• Lu Yunxiao killed Hong Tianxiao with a single finger, leaving the Hong Family in despair.
• Lu Yunxiao dismissed Shen Yun’s appeal to the Wind Lightning Pavilion and killed him as well.
• The crowd watched Lu Yunxiao in awe after he effortlessly killed the two Dou Zong strong persons.

After Lu Yunxiao helped the Han Family destroy the Hong Family, Han Yue thanked him and learned he had reached the Nine-Star Dou Zun Peak, Three-Revolution. She gave him a handmade sachet containing Peace Jade, while he planned to visit the Wind-Lightning Northern Pavilion to protect the Han Family from retaliation.

• The Han Family wiped out the Hong Family and took control of Tianbei City.
• Han Yue teased Lu Yunxiao about accepting her and her younger sister, but he asked whether he could get it for free and declined when she objected.
• Han Yue asked what Lu Yunxiao would do about the Wind-Lightning Northern Pavilion, and he said he would go there to warn them rather than destroy them and risk endangering the Han Family.
• Lu Yunxiao told Han Yue he was at the Nine-Star Dou Zun Peak, Three-Revolution, astonishing her with his strength.
• Han Yue gave Lu Yunxiao a handmade sachet with Peace Jade and wished him a safe and joyful life.

Lu Yunxiao bid farewell to the Han Family after giving Han Yue a Heavenly Demon Puppet to protect her and strengthen the family. As he flew away, Han Yue accepted the gift and watched him go.

• Han Chi asked Lu Yunxiao to stay longer, and Lu Yunxiao said he missed home but promised Han Yue he would visit again.
• Lu Yunxiao summoned a Heavenly Demon Puppet with strength comparable to a three-star Dou Zun and offered it to Han Yue.
• Han Yue hesitated because the puppet was precious, but accepted after Lu Yunxiao explained that the Han Family needed a powerful trump card.
• Lu Yunxiao passed the puppet's control method to Han Yue, bid farewell to the Han Family, and flew away.
• Han Yue thanked Lu Yunxiao quietly and walked toward the Heavenly Demon Puppet to accept his gift.

Lu Yunxiao brought Venerable Lei into his own world and confronted him over the Wind Lightning Pavilion's actions. Venerable Lei pretended to accept Lu Yunxiao's account, while Lu Yunxiao saw through his flattery and hinted at the Pavilion's domineering ways.

• Lu Yunxiao arrived at Thunder Mountain and considered making the Wind Lightning Pavilion's territory a future foundation site for Cloud Gate.
• Lu Yunxiao slipped through the Eastern Pavilion's defenses and brought Venerable Lei into his world.
• Venerable Lei reacted with shock and fear at Lu Yunxiao's power, then respectfully asked why he had been summoned.
• Lu Yunxiao explained the dispute involving the Hong Family and Shen Yun, and Venerable Lei claimed their deaths were justified and the Wind Lightning Pavilion had no objections.
• Venerable Lei privately planned to contact the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan after leaving, then praised Feng Qing'er as kindhearted.
• Lu Yunxiao challenged Venerable Lei's claims about the Pavilion's conduct and recognized the possible threat behind his mention of Feng Qing'er.

Lu Yunxiao forced Venerable Lei into his service, resolving the threat to the Han Family, and considered returning to the Northwest Continent. After hearing that a Dou Sheng Remnant had emerged early in the Beast Region, he decided to delay the return and go there instead.

• Lu Yunxiao saw through Venerable Lei’s concealed resentment and demanded a wisp of his soul, forcing him into his service.
• Lu Yunxiao concluded that the Han Family’s troubles were settled and considered returning to the Northwest Continent.
• At a restaurant in Wanjing City, Xiao Yi Xian told Lu Yunxiao that the Han Family had gained prestige after Fei Tian fled the Heavenly Demon Puppet.
• Lu Yunxiao heard diners discussing a newly emerged Dou Sheng Remnant in the Beast Region.
• Lu Yunxiao told Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Yanjing that they would delay their return and go to the remnant.

Lu Yunxiao decided to travel to the Beast Region to claim the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit for Zi Yan and the Dou Sheng Skeleton to strengthen Old Yao after his resurrection. He and Qing Yanjing reached the Beast Region with their companions and headed toward the Ancient Ruins in the Boneyard Mountain Range as other experts converged there.

• Lu Yunxiao resolved to obtain the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit for Zi Yan and the Dou Sheng Skeleton to help Old Yao become far stronger after resurrection.
• Qing Yanjing agreed to join Lu Yunxiao despite the possibility of encountering the Soul Hall, and Lu Yunxiao said he would kill its members if they crossed paths.
• After roughly ten days of flight, Lu Yunxiao's group arrived at the Beast Region and set off for the Ancient Ruins in the Boneyard Mountain Range.
• Xiao Yi Xian asked whether the Gu Clan would send anyone to the ruins, and Lu Yunxiao said the early-stage Dou Sheng inheritance would not interest the Eight Ancient Clans.
• Xiao Yi Xian criticized the Ancient Clans' arrogance, and Lu Yunxiao agreed that their closed-mindedness could leave them behind.

Lu Yunxiao reflected on the Ancient Clans and the threat posed by Soul Emperor as he traveled with Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Yanjing to the Ancient Ruins. They camped near the sealed ruins and waited for the barrier to collapse, hoping Zi Yan would arrive so they could obtain the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit for Huang Ling'er.

• Lu Yunxiao considered the weaknesses of the Ancient Clans and recognized Soul Emperor as a formidable opponent he might eventually face.
• After a day crossing the Beast Region, Lu Yunxiao and his companions reached the crowded mountains surrounding the Ancient Ruins and set up camp on a remote hill.
• Lu Yunxiao sensed the ruins' barrier but chose not to break it, while Qing Yanjing estimated it would collapse within five days.
• Xiao Yi Xian wondered whether Zi Yan would come, and Lu Yunxiao explained that the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit could help Huang Ling'er reach the Half-Emperor realm.

Lu Yunxiao waited with his companions for the Ancient Ruins’ spatial seal to disappear, hoping Zi Yan would arrive in time to claim the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit. As the seal neared its end, Zi Yan appeared with Hei Qing and joyfully reunited with Lu Yunxiao.

• Lu Yunxiao decided that the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit would belong to Zi Yan if she came, while Huang Ling'er could claim it if Zi Yan did not.
• Lu Yunxiao and his companions camped on a secluded hill, and he drove off groups who tried to cause trouble or seize their campsite.
• Over three days, powerful factions crowded the Boneyard Mountain Range, and the spatial seal over the Ancient Ruins steadily weakened.
• Lu Yunxiao sat beneath the moon, thinking about Xun'er, Cai'er, and Yun'er, before Zi Yan called him fickle-hearted.
• Zi Yan and Hei Qing emerged from a spatial crack, and Zi Yan rushed into Lu Yunxiao's arms and kissed his face.

Lu Yunxiao reunited with Zi Yan and agreed to take her with him, while Hei Qing worried that the other dragon islands would target her. Lu Yunxiao revealed a Dou Saint ally to reassure Hei Qing, who accepted that Zi Yan would be safer at his side.

• Zi Yan scolded Lu Yunxiao for leaving her on Ancient Dragon Island, and he promised not to leave her behind again.
• Hei Qing warned that Zi Yan could not safely leave East Dragon Island while the other three great dragon islands threatened them.
• Lu Yunxiao explained that his former appearance had been a disguise and demonstrated a summoned Dou Saint's power to Hei Qing.
• Hei Qing agreed that Zi Yan would be safer traveling with Lu Yunxiao, and Zi Yan celebrated the chance to stay by his side.

Lu Yunxiao reunited with Zi Yan, who had advanced to Four-Star Dou Zun, and the two teased and played together while awaiting the ruins to open. When the long-awaited morning arrived, Lu Yunxiao led his group toward the center of the mountain range as countless other cultivators raced there too.

• Lu Yunxiao asked Zi Yan about her progress, and she proudly revealed that she had reached Four-Star Dou Zun after two years of cultivation.
• Lu Yunxiao told Zi Yan he had reached the third transformation of Nine-Star Dou Zun Peak, and she angrily bit his neck in response.
• Zi Yan drove away the forces around Lu Yunxiao's hill, and Lu Yunxiao handled the fights that followed.
• After two days, countless figures flew toward the center of the mountain range as the ruins were about to open.
• Lu Yunxiao led Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Yanjing, Zi Yan, and the rest of his group toward the ruins.