Recaps

Soul Emperor fell into demonhood and reached the Half-Emperor realm, forcing Gu Yuan and Lord of Devouring onto the defensive while battles raged across the battlefield. Soul Emperor’s overwhelming attacks began to wear down Lord of Devouring, leaving their side at a disadvantage.

• Nihility Devouring Flame transformed into a more sinister form and attacked Huang Ling'er to keep her from helping the others.
• Soul Emperor caught up with Xiao Xuan, and the four-way battle between Soul Emperor, Xiao Xuan, Sect Master of Moon Worship, and the Black-Robed Figure shook the heavens and earth.
• Gu Duhang intensified his assault on Lei Ying and Yan Jin, forcing them to use everything they had to withstand him.
• Gu Yuan realized Soul Emperor had reached the Half-Emperor realm, while Lord of Devouring recognized his demonic aura and prepared to fight.
• Soul Emperor attacked Gu Yuan and Lord of Devouring, who fought together in the void but could only defend against his power.
• Lord of Devouring neared his limit, and the battle began turning against him and Gu Yuan.

Soul Emperor overwhelmed Gu Yuan, Lord of Devouring, and the other fighters, then tried to seize Yun Yun to force Lu Yunxiao to appear. Just as his giant black hand was about to reach her, Lu Yunxiao’s threat rang across the battlefield.

• Soul Emperor broke through Lord of Devouring’s Devouring Demon vortex, defeated him and Gu Yuan, and sent them flying into the void.
• Soul Emperor struck Huang Ling’er down, and Nihility Devouring Flame blasted her into the Heavenly Burial Mountain Range, crushing the surrounding area.
• Soul Emperor tried to capture Yun Yun while the Black-Robed Figure held back Sect Master of Moon Worship and Xiao Xuan.
• Gu Duhang broke free and attacked Soul Emperor, but Soul Emperor casually struck him thousands of miles away.
• Soul Emperor destroyed several Seven-Star Dou Sheng puppets and reached for Yun Yun with a massive black hand.
• Lu Yunxiao threatened to wipe out the Soul Clan if Soul Emperor harmed Yun Yun.

Lu Yunxiao emerged from seclusion and rescued Yun Yun from Soul Emperor, reuniting with her before turning to confront his enemy. He sent Hongyu to protect Yun Yun and faced Soul Emperor with cold intent.

• Soul Emperor tried to seize Yun Yun, but a silver river swept across the sky and dispelled the Darkness Sky Veil.
• Lu Yunxiao appeared above the Heavenly Burial Mountain Range and pulled Yun Yun into his embrace.
• Lu Yunxiao comforted Yun Yun as she wept with relief and apologized for leaving her to bear Cloud Gate's burdens.
• Soul Emperor grew angry at being ignored, and Lu Yunxiao promised Yun Yun he would deal with him.
• Lu Yunxiao summoned Hongyu, ordered her to protect Yun Yun, and turned toward Soul Emperor and his companions.

Lu Yunxiao emerged from seclusion and returned to the battlefield, where the six clans had badly wounded his allies. He confronted Soul Emperor and effortlessly suppressed Nihility Devouring Flame with Heavenly Origin Divine Water.

• Lu Yunxiao found Huang Ling'er severely injured, healed her, and pulled Lord of Devouring and Gu Yuan out of the void.
• Gu Yuan explained that two Black-robed Men and Soul Emperor's transformation into a Half-Emperor had turned the battle against them.
• Lu Yunxiao confronted Soul Emperor and dismissed his Half-Emperor strength as insufficient.
• Nihility Devouring Flame attacked Lu Yunxiao with a sea of black flames, but Lu Yunxiao extinguished it with a silver ocean formed from Heavenly Origin Divine Water.

Lu Yunxiao revealed that he possessed the Heavenly Origin Divine Water, overwhelming Nihility Devouring Flame and thwarting Soul Emperor’s attempt to save it. He then shattered Soul Emperor’s attack with a finger and unveiled an aura that made the entire Central Continent submit, leaving everyone convinced he had become a Dou Di.

• Lu Yunxiao used the Heavenly Origin Divine Water to suppress Nihility Devouring Flame and expose it beneath the silver waves.
• Soul Emperor rushed to rescue Nihility Devouring Flame, but Lu Yunxiao’s water forced him back, and Soul Emperor attacked Lu Yunxiao.
• Lu Yunxiao shattered Soul Emperor’s demonic shadow with one finger, stunning the fighters and the two Black-Robed Figures.
• Lu Yunxiao released an overwhelming aura that spread across the Central Continent and forced nearly everyone to kneel.
• Lei Ying and Yan Jin despaired over their choices, while Soul Emperor and the two Black-Robed Figures struggled to believe Lu Yunxiao had reached the Dou Di realm.

Lu Yunxiao purified and consumed Nihility Devouring Flame, then summoned the Lightning Sea to attack Soul Emperor, who had transformed into a gigantic black flood dragon. Soul Emperor was grievously wounded by the lightning barrage as the battle continued.

• Soul Emperor unleashed his demonic qi and merged with it to form a colossal black flood dragon.
• Lord of Devouring explained that Soul Emperor had lost hope of becoming a Dou Di after seeing Lu Yunxiao's power.
• Lu Yunxiao purified Nihility Devouring Flame, erased its evil consciousness, and consumed its origin.
• Soul Emperor's flood dragon attacked Lu Yunxiao, who summoned the Lightning Sea and struck it with a massive bolt.
• Lu Yunxiao sent repeated bolts of lightning at Soul Emperor, grievously injuring him and alarming Yan Jin, Lei Ying, and the two Black-Robed Figures.

Lu Yunxiao destroyed Soul Emperor with a world-shattering lightning strike, ending the Half-Emperor's reign and crushing the allied army's morale. He then ordered Sect Master of Moon Worship and Xiao Xuan to withdraw from their fight with the two Black-Robed Figures.

• The two Black-Robed Figures tried to reach Soul Emperor, but Sect Master of Moon Worship and Xiao Xuan intensified their attacks and held them back.
• Lu Yunxiao battered Soul Emperor's flood-dragon form with lightning until it was gravely weakened and covered in wounds.
• Lu Yunxiao struck Soul Emperor with a gigantic bolt of lightning that vaporized him completely.
• Gu Yuan, Yan Jin, Yun Yun, and Gu Xun'er reacted to Soul Emperor's death as the allied army and Soul Clan were left shaken.
• Lu Yunxiao ordered Sect Master of Moon Worship and Xiao Xuan to withdraw, and they forced the two Black-Robed Figures back before retreating.

Lu Yunxiao confronted two Evil Race members from beyond the Domain and demanded to know how they had entered the Dou Qi Continent. When they refused to answer, he attacked and overwhelmed them, leaving them grievously injured in the ruins of the Heavenly Burial Mountain Range.

• Lu Yunxiao questioned the two Black-Robed Figures about how they had entered the Dou Qi Continent, but they demanded to know which ancient divine clan he belonged to and refused to answer.
• Lu Yunxiao unleashed two massive bolts of lightning, forcing the Black-Robed Figures to reveal their Fiendish Demon True Bodies and attack him with Demonic Qi.
• The demons' attacks failed to stop Lu Yunxiao's lightning, which wounded them and scattered their black qi.
• Lu Yunxiao imprisoned the surrounding space when the demons tried to flee, then struck them again with lightning.
• The lightning blasted both demons into the ground, devastating half of the Heavenly Burial Mountain Range as Cloud Gate's people watched in shock.

Lu Yunxiao confronted the two Black-Robed Figures, who activated Demonic Seeds planted in the Six Clans Allied Army and sacrificed countless soldiers to empower themselves. As the nearly Emperor-level demons spread darkness over the battlefield, Lu Yunxiao remained calm and prepared to face them.

• Lu Yunxiao struck the two wounded Black-Robed Figures with a Lightning Dragon, prompting them to activate Demonic Seeds hidden in the allied army.
• The Demonic Seeds drained the vitality of nearly half the allied forces, enraging Lei Ying, Yan Jin, Yao Dan, and the other clan leaders.
• Lu Yunxiao condemned the clans for siding with the Evil Race from Beyond the Domain, and the surviving leaders charged the two demons but were swiftly defeated.
• The Black-Robed Figures recalled the Demonic Seeds, killing countless soldiers and absorbing their power until they nearly reached the Emperor realm.
• The two demons broke through Lu Yunxiao’s Lightning Sea and covered the sky in darkness, while Lu Yunxiao stayed composed beneath his glowing five-colored mark.

Lu Yunxiao revealed the Innate Grand Five Elements Divine Light and used it to strip two demons of their power and origins. After they died, he dismissed their threat that the Demon Emperor would avenge them and cleared away the remaining Demonic Qi.

• The two demons boosted themselves to Quasi-Emperor strength and attacked Lu Yunxiao with the Seven Fiend Demon Fingers and Heavenly Fiend Soul Shock Kill.
• Lu Yunxiao unveiled the Five-Colored Radiant Aura, which absorbed both attacks and weakened the demons back below Half-Emperor level.
• Lu Yunxiao used Five Elements Demon Extermination to strip the demons of their Evil Race origins, leaving them to die.
• Lu Yunxiao identified his technique as the Innate Grand Five Elements Divine Light, and the demons died after warning that their Emperor would take revenge.
• Lu Yunxiao declared that he would face the Demon Emperor and swept away the remaining Demonic Qi.

After Cloud Gate and the Gu Clan won the battle, Lu Yunxiao reunited with the women and apologized for leaving them to carry the burden while he was in seclusion. He checked on their progress and learned where Ya Fei and Nalan Yanran were, then ended the chapter by comforting the overlooked Zi Yan.

• Lu Yunxiao reunited with Yun Yun, Gu Xun'er, Queen Medusa, and the others, asked if they were all right, and apologized for arriving late.
• Lu Yunxiao affectionately touched Queen Medusa's face, and the others pretended not to notice while Yun Yun teased him.
• Lu Yunxiao noted Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Yanjing's cultivation progress and learned that Ya Fei had stayed at Cloud Gate while Nalan Yanran was still receiving her inheritance.
• Lu Yunxiao overlooked Zi Yan at first, then praised her Five-Star Dou Sheng cultivation when she complained that he had forgotten her.
• Lu Yunxiao invited Zi Yan over and gently caressed her cheek as the women laughed.

Lu Yunxiao considered how to punish the defeated allied clans after they attacked Cloud Gate, weighing the women’s views against the need for justice. He rejected exterminating the clans but demanded their inherited techniques, resources, and treasures, leaving the clans shocked by the price of their survival.

• Yun Yun asked Lu Yunxiao how to deal with the remnants of the Six Clans Allied Army, and the women debated whether to kill them or spare them.
• Gu Xun'er, Qing Yanjing, and Yun Yun argued against exterminating the clans, while Queen Medusa, Xiao Yi Xian, and Zi Yan favored killing them.
• Lu Yunxiao decided not to wipe out the clans but to impose severe punishment, then confronted their leaders.
• Yan Jin, Lei Ying, and the other leaders begged Lu Yunxiao to spare their clans and offered to atone with their lives.
• Lu Yunxiao demanded the clans’ inherited techniques, resources, and treasures, including the Flame Clan’s Heavenly Flames, the Yao Clan’s Medicine Mountain, and the Lei Clan’s special lightning.
• The allied clans erupted in protest at Lu Yunxiao’s demands.

Lu Yunxiao forced the leaders of the five Ancient Clans to surrender their clan inheritances and resources, then set a deadline for delivering them. Afterward, he turned his attention to investigating the Lei Clan’s lightning pool and ordered the Soul Clan’s complete destruction.

• Yan Jin and the other leaders begged Lu Yunxiao not to demand their inherited Cultivation Techniques and Dou Skills, but he threatened to exterminate their clans if they refused.
• Yan Jin and the other leaders accepted Lu Yunxiao’s terms, and he gave them half a month to deliver everything he had demanded.
• Lu Yunxiao asked Lei Ying whether the Primordial Violet Lightning was in the Lei Clan’s lightning pool; Lei Ying denied it, but Lu Yunxiao said he would investigate for himself.
• Lu Yunxiao told Yun Yun that the Soul Clan must be wiped out, and Yun Yun agreed that no member of the clan should remain.

After Cloud Gate and the Gu Clan defeated the Six Clans Allied Army, Lu Yunxiao returned to Cloud Gate and spent a quiet morning with Yun Yun. He planned to ease Yun Yun and Queen Medusa’s duties so they could focus on cultivation, and the chapter ended as the couple joined the others for breakfast.

• The Six Clans Allied Army suffered heavy losses, and the five surviving clans were forced to compensate Cloud Gate and the Gu Clan.
• Lu Yunxiao woke beside Yun Yun and told her he wanted her and Queen Medusa to spend less time managing Cloud Gate and more time cultivating.
• Yun Yun questioned whether Ya Fei or Qing Yanjing could take over her responsibilities, and Lu Yunxiao assigned Qing Yanjing to fill in while Yao Chen helped with Queen Medusa’s duties.
• Lu Yunxiao and Yun Yun dressed, left their room, and joined Queen Medusa and the others for breakfast.
• Hai Bodong and Yun Shan warmly welcomed Lu Yunxiao when he arrived at the dining hall.

Over breakfast, Lu Yunxiao reviewed the Soul Clan’s defeat and the other ancient clans’ tribute, then set Cloud Gate’s plans for distributing the spoils and expanding its territory. He arranged Heavenly Flames for Gu Xun’er and Yao Chen, leaving Cloud Gate to consolidate its power as he prepared to announce something else.

• Queen Medusa reported that the Soul Clan had been exterminated and its techniques and skills added to Cloud Gate’s reserves.
• Ya Fei said the Flame Clan had delivered its inheritance and five Heavenly Flames, while Lu Yunxiao asked about the other clans’ responses.
• Lu Yunxiao said Cloud Gate would focus on taking over the Southern Region and gradually receive the Soul Clan’s former Western Region territory.
• Lu Yunxiao instructed Ya Fei to send part of the spoils and the Flame Clan’s five Heavenly Flames to the Gu Clan for its help in the decisive battle.
• Lu Yunxiao set aside the Nine Nether Golden Ancestral Flame for Yao Chen and planned to send it with the Yao Clan’s Turtle Spirit Earth Fire to Gu Xun’er.
• Lu Yunxiao told the gathered women that he had one more thing to announce.

Lu Yunxiao reassigned Cloud Gate’s administrative work so Yun’er and Cai’er could focus on cultivation, appointing Qing Yanjing to replace Yun’er and Yao Chen to replace Cai’er. He left Ya Fei in her current role and promised to help her cultivation with pills before everyone finished breakfast and returned to the main hall.

• Lu Yunxiao told everyone that Yun’er and Cai’er had been delayed in their cultivation by managing Cloud Gate and planned for them to focus on breaking through to Dou Saint.
• Lu Yunxiao appointed Qing Yanjing to take over Yun’er’s position and assigned Yao Chen to take over Cai’er’s work, with Huang Ling’er supporting Qing Yanjing.
• Qing Yanjing accepted the appointment after Lu Yunxiao reassured her and promised support.
• Ya Fei agreed to keep working in her current position, and Lu Yunxiao promised to refine pills to help improve her cultivation.
• Lu Yunxiao called everyone to continue breakfast, and after they finished, the group returned to the main hall.

Lu Yunxiao installed Qing Yanjing as Cloud Gate’s leader and focused on growing stronger because the Evil Race from Beyond the Domain might attack again. After refining the Nihility Devouring Flame, he gained a new spiritual entity and watched his Inner World grow stronger.

• Lu Yunxiao appointed Qing Yanjing to lead Cloud Gate, with Yao Chen and Huang Ling'er assisting her while Yun Yun and Queen Medusa handed over their work.
• Lu Yunxiao entered his Inner World, wary that the Evil Race from Beyond the Domain could return after their agents appeared despite the sealed Plane Passage.
• Lu Yunxiao refined the Nihility Devouring Flame over half a month and incorporated its power into his Heavenly Flames.
• The Nihility Devouring Flame transformed into a lively infant spirit and flew into Lu Yunxiao's embrace.
• Lu Yunxiao sent the flame spirit to the sun in his Inner World and reflected on how his spiritual treasures strengthened the world through their mutual nourishment.

After refining the Nihility Devouring Flame, Lu Yunxiao reached Early-stage Seven-Star Dou Sheng and Late-stage Emperor Realm soul, gaining several rewards and unlocking the earth element. With all Five Elements united, he gained strength that let him fight Dou Di and Heavenly Sovereign opponents as a Dou Saint.

• Lu Yunxiao checked his system panel and saw his cultivation and soul had advanced after refining the Nihility Devouring Flame.
• Lu Yunxiao reviewed his rewards, including the Red Jade Sword, the Talisman of Time and Space, Five Elements Immortal Gold, and the Heal Character Secret.
• Lu Yunxiao considered having Hongyu guard Yun Yun and the others after recognizing the need to strengthen their protection.
• Lu Yunxiao gained the earth element, completing the Five Elements within his body and greatly increasing his cultivation, Soul Power, life energy, and combat strength.
• Lu Yunxiao concluded that uniting the Five Elements had made him capable of fighting Dou Di or Heavenly Sovereign opponents as a Dou Saint.

After the five elements merged, Lu Yunxiao reflected on the growing power of his Innate Elemental Physique and received a new check-in mission at the Ancient Emperor's Cave Dwelling. Meanwhile, Yun Yun and Queen Medusa discussed Cloud Gate's management and who might eventually take charge.

• Lu Yunxiao realized that the five elements' merger had greatly accelerated his cultivation and anticipated the power he would gain by unsealing the remaining elements.
• The system gave Lu Yunxiao a check-in mission at the Ancient Emperor's Cave Dwelling, to be completed within one month, and he decided to go there.
• Yun Yun and Queen Medusa observed Qing Yanjing, Huang Ling'er, and Ya Fei managing Cloud Gate and discussed their strengths and limitations.
• Yun Yun regretted that Zi Yan could not take over Cloud Gate, while Queen Medusa said her duties as leader of the Ancient Void Dragon made her unsuitable.

Queen Medusa explained why Cloud Gate should keep its leadership independent of outside forces, while Yun Yun argued that Lu Yunxiao and Zi Yan’s relationship made the danger unlikely. Their conversation turned to Zi Yan’s past boldness with Lu Yunxiao before he suddenly embraced them, leaving the women teasing and scolding him.

• Queen Medusa argued that Cloud Gate’s primary leader should have no outside forces behind them and judged Yun Yun, Qing Yanjing, and Xiao Yi Xian as the only suitable candidates besides herself.
• Yun Yun said Lu Yunxiao’s strength and Zi Yan’s affection for him made Queen Medusa’s fears unlikely, but Queen Medusa insisted Cloud Gate needed rules to prevent future conflicts.
• Yun Yun and Queen Medusa speculated that Lu Yunxiao would not entrust Cloud Gate to Zi Yan because he still saw her as reckless.
• Lu Yunxiao suddenly embraced Yun Yun and Queen Medusa, startling them before they recognized him and lowered their guard.
• Yun Yun scolded Lu Yunxiao for sneaking up on them, and Queen Medusa rebuked him for nearly provoking an attack.

After refining the Nihility Devouring Flame, Lu Yunxiao explained his cultivation breakthrough and unusual power to Yun Yun and Queen Medusa, then joined Qing Yanjing to handle Cloud Gate's affairs. The workload made him realize that Yun Yun and Queen Medusa needed more help so they could cultivate.

• Lu Yunxiao told Yun Yun and Queen Medusa that refining the Nihility Devouring Flame had raised him to Early-stage Seven-Star Dou Sheng.
• Lu Yunxiao explained that his Source Sea required more energy to advance, but his superior constitution let him cultivate far faster than ordinary people.
• Lu Yunxiao reviewed Qing Yanjing's work, praised her, and sat beside her to help process Cloud Gate documents.
• Lu Yunxiao asked Queen Medusa to bring Zi Yan to the side hall, while Yun Yun went to help Ya Fei.
• Lu Yunxiao recognized how much Cloud Gate's paperwork burdened Yun Yun and Queen Medusa and decided Qing Yanjing would need additional help.

Lu Yunxiao reviewed Cloud Gate’s affairs, considered who could take on more responsibility, and learned that the Yao Clan had sent Yao Ling as part of its compensation. Qing Yanjing reported that the Bodhi Ancient Tree might have emerged in the Barren Ancient Region, drawing Lu Yunxiao’s immediate attention.

• Lu Yunxiao considered assigning Qing Lin, Xiao Yu, and Xing'er to help manage Cloud Gate’s affairs while resolving to train more capable subordinates.
• Lu Yunxiao discovered that the clans’ compensation included enough cultivation resources and techniques to greatly strengthen Cloud Gate.
• Lu Yunxiao and Qing Yanjing discussed Yao Ling, and Lu Yunxiao decided to keep her so Yao Chen could cultivate her alchemy talent.
• Qing Yanjing told Lu Yunxiao that the Bodhi Ancient Tree was suspected to have emerged in the Barren Ancient Region, and Lu Yunxiao eagerly took the report.

Lu Yunxiao learned that the Bodhi Ancient Tree had appeared and decided Cloud Gate would send Yun Yun to the Barren Ancient Region while he handled other matters. He equipped her with the Red Jade Sword, its Sword Spirit Hongyu, a Bodhi Seed, and Innate Separation Fire, leaving her to prepare for the journey.

• Lu Yunxiao explained the Bodhi Ancient Tree's treasures and assigned Yun Yun to lead Cloud Gate's expedition to the Barren Ancient Region and obtain the Bodhi Heart.
• Lu Yunxiao gave Yun Yun the Red Jade Sword and introduced its Sword Spirit, Hongyu, who agreed to protect her.
• Lu Yunxiao gave Yun Yun a Bodhi Seed and placed Innate Separation Fire within her, telling her the reason would become clear when she met the Bodhi Ancient Tree.
• Yun Yun accepted the gifts and left to prepare for the expedition, hoping to reach the Dou Saint realm and better support Lu Yunxiao.

Lu Yunxiao and Qing Yanjing finished reviewing Cloud Gate’s documents and discussed training trusted allies to share the administrative workload. They sensed Queen Medusa’s return with Zi Yan and went to greet them, where Zi Yan immediately rushed into Lu Yunxiao’s arms.

• Lu Yunxiao promised Qing Yanjing he would forge suitable weapons for her and the others, then finished reviewing documents with her.
• Lu Yunxiao proposed training Qing Lin, Xiao Yu, Qing'er, and Xing'er to help manage Cloud Gate, with Yanran and Xian'er joining after breakthroughs.
• Lu Yunxiao and Qing Yanjing walked through the Star Realm and discussed the powerful figures living in its Back Mountain, including Gu Duhang’s potential to become a Saint-grade Heavenly Sovereign.
• Lu Yunxiao sensed the Star Realm’s protective formation react and realized Queen Medusa had returned with Zi Yan.
• Queen Medusa arrived with Zi Yan, who rushed into Lu Yunxiao’s arms.

Lu Yunxiao gathered Zi Yan and Queen Medusa to travel with him to the Black Corner Region, where he planned to handle business and visit old friends. He promised Queen Medusa that he would take her to a place where an opportunity awaited her, while Yun Yun prepared to seek the Bodhi Ancient Tree in the Barren Ancient Region.

• Lu Yunxiao used Spatial Displacement to bring Zi Yan, Qing Yanjing, and Queen Medusa to an empty side hall.
• Lu Yunxiao told Zi Yan he was heading to the Black Corner Region and invited her to come along to see Wu Hao, Hu Jia, and Su Qian.
• Zi Yan agreed to accompany Lu Yunxiao, and they kissed after she teased him for rarely thinking of her.
• Lu Yunxiao invited Queen Medusa to join the trip, and she asked about Yun Yun.
• Lu Yunxiao explained that Yun Yun had set off for the Barren Ancient Region because the Bodhi Ancient Tree had appeared, then promised Queen Medusa a rewarding opportunity after their trip.