Recaps

Lu Yunxiao and Queen Medusa argued over her wish to take medicine to conceive, then reconciled and decided to have a child. They ended the chapter playfully debating whether they wanted a son or daughter.

• Lu Yunxiao urged Queen Medusa not to take conception medicine and promised to spend more time with her, but she doubted he could keep that promise.
• Lu Yunxiao tickled Queen Medusa, and the two tussled playfully on the bed.
• Lu Yunxiao promised to keep Queen Medusa with him and agreed to help her have a child rather than force her to give up her wish.
• Queen Medusa said she wanted a son to inherit Lu Yunxiao's legacy, but Lu Yunxiao teased that he preferred a daughter.
• Queen Medusa realized Lu Yunxiao had been teasing her and pounced on him again.

Lu Yunxiao confessed to Queen Medusa that he had become involved with Zi Yan on Ancient Dragon Island. Queen Medusa erupted in fury, leaving Lu Yunxiao injured in the corridor.

• Lu Yunxiao combed Queen Medusa's hair and tried to brush off her suspicion that he had betrayed her.
• Queen Medusa demanded the truth, and Lu Yunxiao admitted that he and Zi Yan had become involved on Ancient Dragon Island.
• Queen Medusa kicked Lu Yunxiao through the room door and attacked him in the corridor.
• Queen Medusa called Lu Yunxiao a bastard for not sparing Zi Yan, whom she considered a child, then bit his wrist until it bled.

Lu Yunxiao brought Queen Medusa into his Inner World after she caught him with Zi Yan and angrily accused him of being a pervert. He explained that Zi Yan had pursued him after becoming a Dou Saint and forced the relationship, leaving Queen Medusa able to understand his choice but still embarrassed by her accusations.

• Lu Yunxiao brought Queen Medusa into his Inner World, where she condemned him for his relationship with Zi Yan.
• Queen Medusa’s anger eased when Lu Yunxiao explained that Zi Yan had become a Dou Saint, though she still accused him of pursuing his younger sister.
• Lu Yunxiao recounted how Zi Yan had forced herself on him while he was weakened and publicly declared him her husband.
• Queen Medusa realized Zi Yan had taken the initiative and understood why Lu Yunxiao had accepted responsibility, but she still blamed him for his part.
• Lu Yunxiao teased Queen Medusa about calling him scum and asked what she would do to make amends, leaving her flustered.

Lu Yunxiao teased Queen Medusa about sharing a night with Ya Fei, then stopped when he saw how deeply his threat had hurt her. Queen Medusa realized he had been joking, drew the Cai Xiao Sword, and chased him through the Inner World to teach him a lesson.

• Lu Yunxiao asked Queen Medusa how she wanted him to handle her mistake, then teased her by suggesting she and Ya Fei attend him together.
• Queen Medusa rejected the suggestion and became visibly hurt when Lu Yunxiao acted as if he might force her.
• Lu Yunxiao saw her distress, abandoned the teasing, and gently reassured her.
• Queen Medusa realized Lu Yunxiao had been joking, summoned the Cai Xiao Sword, and attacked him.
• Lu Yunxiao fled through the Inner World as Queen Medusa chased him, determined to beat him.

Lu Yunxiao teased Queen Medusa until she chased and punished him, then soothed her with praise and affection. Their playful reconciliation ended with him mentioning Zi Yan and Queen Medusa stomping on his foot in anger.

• Lu Yunxiao raced through the Inner World while Queen Medusa pursued him with the Cai Xiao Sword.
• Queen Medusa caught Lu Yunxiao and punished him with bruises and ear-pinching, warning him not to tease her again.
• Lu Yunxiao apologized and embraced Queen Medusa, praising her until her anger faded.
• Lu Yunxiao complained that he missed Zi Yan, prompting Queen Medusa to stomp on his foot.

Lu Yunxiao reunited with Yun Yun in a pavilion above the Cloud Sea, where they teased each other and shared a long-awaited kiss. He asked her to give him a few more years, promising that after he swept across the continent, he would enjoy a peaceful life with her and his other wives.

• Lu Yunxiao found Yun Yun gazing at the Cloud Sea and embraced her from behind.
• Yun Yun asked whether Queen Medusa had beaten him, and Lu Yunxiao admitted there had been a small misunderstanding.
• Lu Yunxiao teased Yun Yun about missing him, then kissed her passionately after their three-year wait.
• Lu Yunxiao told Yun Yun to give him a few more years before he swept across the continent and lived peacefully with her and his other wives.

Lu Yunxiao distributed Demonic Saint Essence Blood to his women so they could strengthen their cultivation, then began preparing a body to resurrect Yao Chen. He replaced three ribs in a Dou Saint skeleton and brought out a Jade Bottle to continue the process.

• Lu Yunxiao summoned Ya Fei, Queen Medusa, Nalan Yanran, Yun Yun, and the others to Cloud Gate’s side hall.
• Lu Yunxiao explained the power of the Yellow Spring Demonic Saint’s essence blood and distributed portions suited to each person’s cultivation.
• The women entered seclusion to refine the essence blood, while Lu Yunxiao went to prepare a body for Yao Chen.
• Lu Yunxiao removed three ribs containing the Great Heaven Creation Palm from a Dou Sheng Skeleton and replaced them with spare bones.
• Lu Yunxiao set the skeleton aside and produced an exquisite white Jade Bottle.

Lu Yunxiao refined a new body for Yao Chen from a Dou Saint-level skeleton, powerful beast blood, and a rare pill, then used Innate Separation Fire to complete its tempering. Yao Chen began fusing with the body as Lu Yunxiao left to oversee Cloud Gate’s affairs.

• Lu Yunxiao placed Yao Chen’s soul into the skeleton and gave him the Bone-Melding Blood-Fusing Pill for the fusion.
• Lu Yunxiao poured the Half-Saint-level Heavenly Scorpion Poison Dragon Beast’s essence blood over the skeleton and tempered it with Heavenly Flames for nearly a day.
• Yao Chen swallowed the pill and entered the skeleton as its bones began to grow flesh and blood.
• Lu Yunxiao used Innate Separation Fire to burn and regrow the body until skin formed, then left Yao Chen to complete the final fusion.
• Lu Yunxiao returned to the main hall and presided over Cloud Gate’s regular meeting while its experts and resources continued assembling.

Three months after Yun Yun and the others entered seclusion, Lu Yunxiao offered Xiao Yu a Great Marrow Cleansing Pill to transform her poor talent. He said he had a plan that required her help and promised he could raise her to Dou Zun within two years if she agreed.

• Lu Yunxiao noted that Cloud Gate had recalled most of its people and that Xiao Yu had returned from the Black Corner Region as an eight-star Dou Wang.
• Lu Yunxiao praised Xiao Yu’s beauty and presented her with a Great Marrow Cleansing Pill that could greatly improve her talent.
• Xiao Yu tried to refuse the precious Ninth-Grade Treasure Pill, but Lu Yunxiao placed it in her hand and said he would need her help in the future.
• Lu Yunxiao offered to help Xiao Yu reach Dou Zun within two years without damaging her foundation.
• Xiao Yu eagerly agreed to help Lu Yunxiao but asked what she could possibly do for him.

Lu Yunxiao explained that he was nurturing Xiao Yu so she could help him meet an ancestor of the Xiao Clan, and urged her to focus on cultivating. He then checked his status and reflected on reaching Peak Nine Revolutions Dou Zun, still short of Half-Saint.

• Lu Yunxiao told Xiao Yu that he needed a powerful and talented Xiao Clan member to help him meet one of her ancestors, and that he was nurturing her for this purpose.
• Lu Yunxiao withheld further details because Xiao Yu was too weak, and Xiao Yu accepted that she needed to cultivate before learning more.
• Xiao Yu poured Lu Yunxiao another cup of tea, and he drank it.
• Lu Yunxiao checked his system information panel and saw that his cultivation had reached Peak Nine Revolutions Dou Zun.
• Lu Yunxiao reflected that reaching Half-Saint would be difficult in the near future because it required a qualitative transformation.

Lu Yunxiao reflected on his cultivation bottlenecks and his plans to seek the Bodhi Ancient Tree after the Pill Gathering. Yun Yun and the others emerged from seclusion with greatly increased strength, and the chapter ended with Ya Fei eagerly agreeing to warm Lu Yunxiao's bed.

• Lu Yunxiao considered how much cultivation and soul energy he still needed, and resolved to seek the Bodhi Ancient Tree after the Pill Gathering.
• Lu Yunxiao noted that he was twenty-two and wondered when Cai'er and the others would emerge from seclusion.
• Several powerful light pillars rose over Misty Cloud Mountain as the women and others broke through and emerged from seclusion.
• Nalan Yanran joyfully told Lu Yunxiao she had reached Six-Star Dou Zun, and he praised her.
• Ya Fei credited Lu Yunxiao for helping her reach Eight-Star Dou Zun, and Lu Yunxiao teased her about warming his bed that night; she happily agreed.

Lu Yunxiao announced that Cloud Gate would relocate to the Central Continent and that he would attend the Alchemist Grand Assembly with the women. He proposed Thunder Mountain or the Star Realm as Cloud Gate’s new base, then revealed that Venerable Lei was already on his side, making Thunder Mountain an available choice.

• Ya Fei happily agreed to stay by Lu Yunxiao’s side, while Yun Yun felt slighted by his casual remark about Ya Fei warming his bed.
• Lu Yunxiao told the women that Cloud Gate was nearly ready to relocate and invited them to accompany him to the Pill Gathering in less than two months.
• Lu Yunxiao named Thunder Mountain and the Star Realm as possible new homes for Cloud Gate, and Yun Yun worried that both places already belonged to others.
• Lu Yunxiao teased Yun Yun about taking the Amethyst Crystal, then reassured her that Venerable Lei, the Wind Lightning Pavilion’s master, was already one of his people.

Lu Yunxiao revealed that Yao Chen was the true master of the Starfall Pavilion and arranged for Cloud Gate to establish itself in the Star Realm. Later, he visited Yun Yun in her room after spending time with Ya Fei.

• Lu Yunxiao summoned Yao Chen and introduced him as the Starfall Pavilion’s true master and a Two-Star Dou Saint known as Medicine Saint.
• Yao Chen explained that he and Feng Xian had founded the Starfall Pavilion and offered to persuade Feng Xian to welcome Cloud Gate.
• Yun Yun and Queen Medusa disagreed over whether Cloud Gate should settle in the Star Realm or at Thunder Mountain, and most of the women favored the Star Realm.
• Lu Yunxiao chose the Star Realm, told Yao Chen to prepare the Starfall Pavilion, and ordered Cloud Gate to gather at Misty Cloud Mountain in three days.
• After visiting Ya Fei, Lu Yunxiao entered Yun Yun’s room; she woke and drew her sword before realizing who he was.

Lu Yunxiao reunited with Yun Yun, then opened a passage into his Inner World to lead Cloud Gate’s strongest members toward Central Continent. He left the passage open as his Inner World’s growing power promised to become a realm of its own.

• Lu Yunxiao visited Yun Yun at night, and the two spent the night together.
• Three days later, Lu Yunxiao opened a vortex in the Cloud Sea on Misty Cloud Mountain and ordered Cloud Gate’s Dou Wang and stronger disciples to enter.
• Cloud Gate’s stewards and Elders followed, including Venerable Skyfire and the newly strengthened Hai Bodong.
• Qing Lin, Yao Ye, Yao Yue, and Xiao Yu entered the vortex at Lu Yunxiao’s command.
• Lu Yunxiao explained that the passage led into his vast Inner World, which could become a true small world when he reached the Dou Saint level.

Lu Yunxiao brought Yun Yun and the others to Starfall Pavilion and entered its naturally formed Starfall Grand Array. Inside, Yao Chen sensed their arrival and went with Venerable Feng to greet them as a group of pavilion members approached.

• Lu Yunxiao dispelled the clouds over Misty Cloud Mountain and flew toward the Central Plains with Yun Yun and the others on the Wind-chasing Sky-howling Eagle.
• After traveling through space for ten days, Lu Yunxiao led the group to the Heavenly Star Mountain Range and explained how the Starfall Grand Array concealed Starfall Pavilion.
• Lu Yunxiao opened a starlit spatial gate, and the group entered Starfall Pavilion.
• Yao Chen sensed Lu Yunxiao's arrival and told Venerable Feng that the sect master had come.
• Venerable Feng doubted whether Lu Yunxiao could enter the array, but agreed to go meet him with Yao Chen.
• A group of Starfall Pavilion members approached Lu Yunxiao and the others after they appeared inside the array.

Lu Yunxiao met Yao Chen, Venerable Feng, and Mu Qingluan as Starfall Pavilion came under Cloud Gate’s rule. Venerable Feng’s resistance gave way to awe when Lu Yunxiao reminded him of their past encounter at Wood Emperor Mountain.

• Yao Chen introduced Venerable Feng to Lu Yunxiao, while Mu Qingluan and Venerable Feng stood apart from the others and refused to bow.
• Venerable Feng questioned Lu Yunxiao’s identity, and Queen Medusa rebuked him for addressing the sect master by name.
• Queen Medusa’s terrifying aura frightened Venerable Feng, who changed how he addressed Lu Yunxiao and treated him with greater respect.
• Lu Yunxiao reminded Venerable Feng that they had met at Wood Emperor Mountain, where Venerable Feng had helped hold off Soul Hall experts.
• Venerable Feng recognized Lu Yunxiao as the youth who had killed Demonic Rain, and his resistance toward him faded.

Lu Yunxiao visited Starfall Pavilion with Yao Chen and won Venerable Feng's respect after revealing that he had slain Demonic Rain. He inspected the Pavilion's Star Power cultivation site, then summoned his powerful allies to the main square to assert Cloud Gate's control.

• Mu Qingluan recognized Lu Yunxiao as the man who had slain Demonic Rain, and her resistance to his takeover of Starfall Pavilion faded.
• Venerable Feng learned that Lu Yunxiao had killed Demonic Rain and accepted his strength, then Yao Chen led the group into Starfall Pavilion.
• Yao Chen showed Lu Yunxiao the Back Mountain stone tower where Star Power gathered, and Lu Yunxiao approved of it as a cultivation site for Cloud Gate's disciples.
• Lu Yunxiao gathered Starfall Pavilion's disciples and elders in the main square to establish his authority and released a Spatial Vortex.
• Hai Bodong, Venerable Skyfire, Jia Xingtian, Yun Shan, and other powerful allies emerged, leaving Venerable Feng wary of their strength.

Lu Yunxiao revealed Cloud Gate’s formidable ranks to the former Starfall Pavilion, leaving Venerable Feng, Mu Qingluan, and the disciples stunned. As the pavilion’s doubts faded, the chapter established that Cloud Gate had become a major force, though Lu Yunxiao only considered the Soul Clan and Gu Clan worthy of his attention.

• Venerable Feng watched eight Dou Zun experts emerge for Cloud Gate and was shocked by the strength of Lu Yunxiao’s companions, including Qing Lin, Yun Yun, and Xiao Yi Xian.
• Starfall Pavilion’s disciples reconsidered their resistance to joining Cloud Gate after seeing its overwhelming experts, while Mu Qingluan’s opposition weakened.
• Cloud Gate displayed dozens of Dou Zong experts and more than a hundred Dou Emperors, revealing a foundation capable of dominating the Northwest Continent.
• Venerable Feng recognized Cloud Gate as a first-rate force, while Lu Yunxiao regarded the Soul Clan and Gu Clan as the only powers worth his attention.

Lu Yunxiao put Yao Chen and Venerable Feng in charge of integrating Starfall Pavilion into Cloud Gate. A month later, the former Starfall Pavilion had been renamed and reorganized, while Lu Yunxiao kept plans for a higher rank of experts secret.

• Lu Yunxiao entrusted Yao Chen with handling Starfall Pavilion's people, and Yao Chen asked Venerable Feng to arrange their settlement.
• Venerable Feng accepted Cloud Gate's takeover, convinced that the former Starfall Pavilion disciples would be better off under Lu Yunxiao.
• Venerable Feng led Cloud Gate's members into Starfall Pavilion to begin integrating its people and industries.
• A month later, Starfall Pavilion had officially become Cloud Gate, and its original disciples had adjusted to the new organization.
• Lu Yunxiao's hierarchy placed Yun Yun and Queen Medusa as Vice Sect Masters, with elders and disciples ranked according to their strength and status.
• Lu Yunxiao decided to postpone establishing a Heavenly King Hall and its Nine Heavenly King Palaces so he would not reveal Cloud Gate's full foundation.

Lu Yunxiao set unifying the Southern Region as Cloud Gate’s long-term goal and revealed that the sect had another Dou Saint. He then arranged for Hai Bodong to oversee Cloud Gate while he and several senior members traveled to the Pill Region for the Pill Gathering.

• Lu Yunxiao declared that Cloud Gate would expand its influence and eventually unify the Southern Region.
• Venerable Feng warned that the region had many powerful factions and Dou Saints, but Lu Yunxiao said Cloud Gate had another Dou Saint besides Yao Chen.
• Lu Yunxiao ordered Cloud Gate’s departments to work toward unifying the Southern Region, and the Elders accepted the goal.
• Lu Yunxiao announced that he would attend the upcoming Pill Gathering in the Pill Region with the two Vice Sect Masters and several Grand Elders.
• Lu Yunxiao placed Hai Bodong in charge of Cloud Gate during their absence and appointed Venerable Feng as his assistant.

Lu Yunxiao ordered Cloud Gate to locate every Soul Hall branch, while Gu Xun'er broke through to Nine-Star Dou Zun in the Ancient Realm. Gu Yuan wondered about her secret technique and her devotion to Lu Yunxiao, unaware that the two had already met again.

• Lu Yunxiao ordered Venerable Feng and Cloud Gate's Elders to investigate the locations of all Soul Hall branches, especially the important ones.
• Gu Xun'er broke through to Nine-Star Dou Zun and destroyed a distant mountain peak with the golden light from her eyes.
• Gu Yuan praised Gu Xun'er and questioned the source of the technique that could multiply her attack power.
• Gu Xun'er said Lu Yunxiao was stronger than her and insisted he would appear again.
• Gu Yuan reflected on Gu Xun'er's attachment to Lu Yunxiao, not knowing they had already reunited.

Gu Yuan arranged for Gu Xun'er to attend the Pill Gathering and try to obtain Three Thousand Burning Flame, while she hoped to see Lu Yunxiao there. In Holy Pill City, Lu Yunxiao led his companions toward a place to stay, and the women teased him about his ties to Cao.

• Gu Yuan told Gu Xun'er that the Pill Gathering offered a chance to subdue Three Thousand Burning Flame and offered to arrange her participation.
• Gu Xun'er agreed to travel to the Pill Region, hoping she might see Lu Yunxiao.
• Lu Yunxiao arrived in Holy Pill City with Yun Yun, Queen Medusa, Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Yanjing, and Ya Fei as the city filled with visitors for the Pill Gathering.
• Lu Yunxiao said he would take the women somewhere to stay despite the crowded inns, and they teased him about Cao's affection for him.
• Lu Yunxiao hurried ahead while Queen Medusa scoffed at his excuse that it was getting late.

Cao Ying waited for Lu Yunxiao to honor his promise to attend the Pill Gathering with her, unaware that he was already arriving at Cao Courtyard. She reunited with him and learned the identities of the three women accompanying him.

• Cao Ying reflected on Lu Yunxiao’s absence and her progress as an eighth-tier alchemist before a guard reported that a handsome man with Heavenly Flames had come to see her.
• Cao Ying hurried to the gates of Cao Courtyard and recognized Qing Yanjing, then suspected that Lu Yunxiao was the Xiao Yunlu she had known before.
• Lu Yunxiao explained that he had disguised his appearance for safety, and Cao Ying admitted that she preferred his current looks.
• Cao Ying asked about Yun Yun and Queen Medusa, and Lu Yunxiao introduced them as his wives.

Lu Yunxiao told Cao Ying that he already had wives and revealed that his real name was Lu Yunxiao, not Xiao Yunlu. They revisited their promise to compete in pill refinement at the Pill Gathering, and Cao Ying vowed that she had improved.

• Lu Yunxiao said he had no intention of pursuing more women and acknowledged that marrying Yun Yun, Cai'er, and his other wives was his good fortune.
• Cao Ying reacted with heartache to learning Lu Yunxiao had wives, then complimented his good fortune.
• Lu Yunxiao admitted that Xiao Yunlu was an alias and revealed his real name to Cao Ying.
• At the Cao Courtyard, Cao Ying reproached Lu Yunxiao for deceiving her with his false name and appearance.
• Cao Ying reminded Lu Yunxiao of their agreement to compete at the Pill Gathering and warned him not to underestimate her progress.
• Lu Yunxiao accepted the challenge, confident that his pill-refining ability had reached the continent's peak.

Lu Yunxiao asked Cao Ying about recent events in Holy Pill City, learning that the Ye Clan had been expelled from the Five Great Clans and that mysterious guests had arrived for the Pill Gathering. Cao Ying invited him to visit Xuan Kongzi, while the Pill Tower Three Giants continued to speculate that Lu Yunxiao was connected to the Pill Tower's Little Ancestor.

• Lu Yunxiao and Cao Ying discussed their spar and the upcoming Pill Gathering.
• Cao Ying told Lu Yunxiao that the Cao Clan had dissolved its marriage arrangement with the Ye Clan, which was subsequently expelled from the Five Great Clans.
• Cao Ying said the Pill Gathering had drawn unusually skilled alchemists and that special guests were staying in the inner city.
• Cao Ying invited Lu Yunxiao to visit Xuan Kongzi, saying that he and the other Pill Tower leaders had been talking about him.
• Xuan Kongzi, Xuan Yi, and Tian Leizi mistook Lu Yunxiao's made-up name Dan Xiang as evidence that he might be the successor of Pill Tower's Little Ancestor.