Chapter Summaries

Gu Xiao, a boy with a sealed physique and a system relying on him as its final chance at transcendence, broke through to the Fourth Stage Dou Disciple in the Ancient Realm. He reunited with Gu Xun'er, who had stayed in the realm rather than go to the Xiao Clan, and asked about her recovery from fusing the Golden Emperor Sky-Burning Flame.

• Gu Xiao advanced to the Fourth Stage Dou Disciple while his system praised his talent and revealed that he was its last hope after eight failed choices.
• Gu Xiao accused the system of setting him up, saying that was why he had ended up in the Ancient Realm.
• Gu Xun'er greeted Gu Xiao and asked about his breakthrough, and he encouraged her to keep cultivating.
• Gu Xiao reflected that Gu Xun'er had stayed in the Ancient Realm because she did not want to be separated from him.
• Gu Xiao walked with Gu Xun'er and asked whether she had recovered from the after-effects of fusing the Golden Emperor Sky-Burning Flame.

Gu Xiao gave Gu Xun'er the Yin-Yang Profound Heart Pendant and concealed his plan to leave the Ancient Realm. Meanwhile, Gu Yuan's elders debated sending Xun'er to the Xiao Clan to retrieve the Tou She Ancient God Jade, but they insisted Gu Xiao must remain in the Ancient Realm.

• Gu Xiao reflected on his decision to leave the Ancient Realm and argued with the system about the trouble it had caused him.
• Gu Xun'er told Gu Xiao that the Yin Pendant had healed the after-effects of fusing with the Golden Emperor Sky-Burning Flame.
• Gu Xiao explained that their matching Yin-Yang Profound Heart Pendants could help them recognize each other if they were separated, making Gu Xun'er suspect he might leave.
• Elder Gu Lan urged Gu Yuan to send Xun'er to the Xiao Clan so the Gu Clan could retrieve the Tou She Ancient God Jade.
• Gu Yuan said he did not want to force Xun'er to leave Gu Xiao, and another elder suggested sending Gu Xiao with her.
• The elders rejected that suggestion and warned Gu Yuan that Gu Xiao's mysterious origins and secrets made it essential for him to stay in the Ancient Realm.

Gu Yuan recalled the extraordinary signs surrounding Gu Xiao’s birth and decided to keep him within the Ancient Realm, then ordered the clan to choose another girl to go to the Xiao Clan for its Ancient God Jade. Gu Xiao and Gu Xun'er spent time together before Gu Yuan appeared at their pavilion.

• Gu Dao urged Gu Yuan not to let Gu Xiao leave the Ancient Realm, and Gu Yuan agreed.
• Gu Yuan remembered finding infant Gu Xiao on a Twelve-Colored Lotus amid extraordinary phenomena and suspected he might hold an Opportunity to Become Emperor.
• Gu Yuan accepted Elder Gu Lin’s proposal to choose another candidate to go to the Xiao Clan in Xun'er's place and obtain the Tou She Ancient God Jade.
• Gu Xiao asked Gu Xun'er whether Gu Yuan had brought up sending her to the Xiao Clan, and she said he had not mentioned it since she cried over the matter.
• Gu Xiao and Gu Xun'er ate pastries together in a pavilion, where Gu Yuan appeared and Xun'er embraced him.

Gu Yuan spoke with Gu Xiao and Gu Xun'er about Gu Xiao’s cultivation and talent, while Gu Xiao concealed his awareness of the Gu Clan’s attempts to monitor and contain him. The Soul Emperor arrived with Soul Clan forces, and Gu Yuan summoned the Gu Clan’s defenders to face them.

• Gu Yuan praised Gu Xiao for reaching the Fourth Stage Dou Disciple and advised him to build a steady foundation.
• Gu Xun'er told Gu Yuan that Gu Xiao had mastered the High Profound-tier Tide-Watching Fist in one afternoon.
• Gu Xiao reflected that he had noticed the Gu Clan’s surveillance and was only genuinely close to Gu Xun'er.
• Gu Yuan sensed the Soul Emperor and challenged him to stop hiding.
• The Soul Emperor emerged from a Space Gate with Soul Clan Dou Saints, and Gu Yuan gathered the Three Immortals of the Ancient Clan, other Dou Saints, and Gu Lie’s Black Smoke Army to confront them.

Soul Emperor arrived at the Gu Clan and demanded that Gu Xiao accompany him to the Soul Clan, but Gu Xiao refused under Gu Yuan’s protection. As the Soul Clan and Gu Clan forces gathered for battle, Gu Xiao stayed behind Gu Yuan with Gu Xun'er, and the peak battle was about to begin.

• Soul Emperor told Gu Yuan that he had come to invite Gu Xiao to the Soul Clan, and Gu Yuan refused to surrender him.
• Gu Xiao reassured Gu Xun'er and warned her to keep the Yin Pendant safe in case danger arose.
• Soul Emperor pressured Gu Xiao to come with him, but Gu Xiao declined despite feeling the force of Soul Emperor’s gaze.
• Soul Emperor’s Dou Saints and army gathered their power, and Gu Yuan summoned the Gu Clan’s fighters and Black Smoke Army.
• Gu Xiao and Gu Xun'er took shelter behind Gu Yuan as the two clans prepared to fight.

The Soul Clan and Gu Clan armies clashed in the Ancient Realm, while Gu Xiao watched and resolved to grow strong enough to protect himself. As Gu Yuan fought Soul Emperor, the Four Demonic Saints blocked Gu Dao from taking Gu Xiao and Gu Xun'er away.

• The Soul Clan army formed the Seal of Destruction, and the Black Smoke Army answered with the Ancient Emperor's Mirror; their collision shattered the Ancient Realm's space and devastated the surrounding area.
• Gu Xiao reminded the System to be ready to escape and comforted the frightened Gu Xun'er.
• Soul Emperor challenged Gu Yuan, who entrusted Gu Xun'er and Gu Xiao to Gu Dao before confronting him.
• Gu Yuan and Soul Emperor fought with attacks that smashed the Ancient Realm's space.
• Gu Dao tried to take Gu Xun'er and Gu Xiao away, but the Four Demonic Saints of the Soul Clan blocked his path.

The Gu Clan and Soul Clan clashed in a fierce battle as Gu Yuan and Soul Emperor fought above them. Just as Gu Xiao and Gu Xun'er were left in the care of two hidden elders, the Soul Clan revealed it had replaced Gu Lan and moved to seize them.

• Gu Lie and the Gu Clan's Dou Saints joined the Three Immortals of the Ancient Clan to meet the Soul Clan's attack.
• The Three Immortals fought three of the Soul Clan's Demonic Saints while Gu Lie confronted Soul Fiend and two hidden elders, Gu Zheng and Gu Lan, guarded Gu Xiao and Gu Xun'er.
• Gu Yuan sensed Soul Emperor had prepared another move, and Gu Lan suddenly struck Gu Zheng from behind.
• Gu Xiao warned Gu Zheng and identified Gu Lan as an impostor whose body was occupied by a Soul Clan member.
• The impostor attacked Gu Xiao and Gu Xun'er while Soul Emperor held Gu Yuan back and explained that the Soul Clan had extracted the real Gu Lan's soul and replaced it.

Gu Xiao used the Yin Pendant to protect himself and Gu Xun'er from Gu Lan, then left the Ancient Realm on a Twelve-Colored Lotus. Gu Xun'er watched him disappear through a vortex, crying as he promised to return once he was strong enough.

• Gu Xun'er’s Yin Pendant formed a black taiji barrier that repelled Gu Lan’s attack and protected her and Gu Xiao.
• Gu Lan struck the barrier with his full Four-Star Dou Sheng strength, but the Yin Pendant bounced him away again.
• Gu Xiao told Gu Xun'er he was leaving the Ancient Realm and said the pendant would protect her for a quarter of an hour.
• Gu Xiao rose on a Twelve-Colored Lotus, which blocked Gu Lan’s attempt to stop him and carried him toward a colored vortex.
• Gu Xiao told Gu Xun'er to stay away from men with ulterior motives, then vanished into the vortex as she cried.

After Gu Xiao escaped through the vortex, Gu Yuan and Soul Emperor ended their battle and vowed to find him before the other. Gu Xiao emerged in a desert, where he met a strange white-haired old man, leaving the two glaring at each other.

• Gu Yuan searched the space for Gu Xiao while Soul Emperor concluded that the escape might make Gu Xiao easier for the Soul Clan to capture.
• Soul Emperor and Gu Yuan withdrew their forces and each declared that their clan would find Gu Xiao first.
• Soul Emperor left through a spatial gate, and Gu Yuan destroyed the Soul Clan spy disguised as "Gu Lan" before approaching Gu Xun'er.
• A white-haired old man in the desert gathered ingredients for a Calamity Breaking Pill and worried about his weakened strength and the need for a Heavenly Flame.
• Gu Xiao flew out of a vortex on the Twelve-Colored Lotus Platform, landed in the desert, and exchanged a sharp retort with the old man.

Gu Xun'er chose to stay with the Xiao Clan so she could search for the missing Gu Xiao, while Gu Yuan warned her to be careful and promised to continue the search. That night, Xiao Yan tried to touch her while she slept, and she ordered Ling Ying to break both his legs.

• Gu Xun'er told Gu Yuan she had chosen to stay in the Xiao Clan because she hoped to find Gu Xiao, who had been missing for more than three months.
• Gu Yuan promised to search for Gu Xiao, reminded Gu Xun'er she could rely on Ling Ying and Lin Ye, and told her not to force herself to obtain the Ancient Jade.
• After Gu Yuan left, Xiao Yan sneaked into Gu Xun'er's room and reached toward her while she slept.
• Gu Xun'er awoke, recognized Xiao Yan as the Xiao Clan's Third Young Master, and ordered Ling Ying to break both his legs.
• Ling Ying dragged Xiao Yan away and broke both his legs as Xiao Yan cried for his father.

Gu Xun'er missed Gu Xiao while he lived under the name Lu Yunxiao in Mo City, where he prepared to break through to Dou Zhe after five years of strengthening his body and meridians. At fourteen, he had finally completed his preparations and planned to advance that afternoon.

• Gu Xun'er regretted that she could not punish the person who had wronged her and quietly longed for Gu Xiao.
• Lu Yunxiao arrived in Mo City and sold dozens of first-tier Magical Cores at Myriad Treasure Pavilion.
• Lu Yunxiao bought a Storage Ring, receiving the remaining twenty thousand Gold Coins on a card.
• Lu Yunxiao reflected that eight years had passed since he left the Ancient Realm and that he had spent five years at nine stages of Dou Qi refining his foundation.
• Lu Yunxiao planned to buy meat for the old man at home and break through to Dou Zhe that afternoon.

Lu Yunxiao visited Hai Bodong at the Ancient Map shop and decided to end his five years of tempering by breaking through to Dou Zhe that afternoon. Hai Bodong gave him Qi Gathering Powder, while his identity and the seal restricting his strength were revealed.

• Lu Yunxiao told the system that he had restrained his desire for strength to build a solid foundation and ultimately reach the continent’s peak.
• Lu Yunxiao arrived at the Ancient Map shop and carried ingredients inside so Hai Bodong could have lunch.
• Hai Bodong questioned Lu Yunxiao’s decision to keep delaying his breakthrough, and Lu Yunxiao said he would break through to Dou Zhe that afternoon.
• Hai Bodong gave Lu Yunxiao a fourth-tier Qi Gathering Powder, but Lu Yunxiao said he would sell it to raise money for his new Storage Ring.
• The chapter revealed that Hai Bodong was the former Dou Emperor known as the Ice Emperor, whose Dou Qi Queen Medusa had sealed with the Snake Curse Seal.

Lu Yunxiao broke through to the Dou Zhe realm in a secluded chamber and received a sword and sword technique from the system. He learned Immortal's Flight Beyond the Heavens and admired its power and beauty.

• Lu Yunxiao and Hai Bodong shared a meal after Hai Bodong finished drawing a map.
• Lu Yunxiao cultivated in a secret chamber and gathered enough Dou Qi to begin condensing a Dou Qi Cyclone.
• Lu Yunxiao compressed the Dou Qi in his lower abdomen until it solidified and revolved, completing his breakthrough to Dou Zhe.
• The system rewarded Lu Yunxiao with the Flying Rainbow Sword and Immortal's Flight Beyond the Heavens.
• Lu Yunxiao comprehended the sword technique and judged it powerful, though he especially valued its beauty.

After becoming a Dou Zhe, Lu Yunxiao began breaking the seal on his Innate Elemental Physique, hoping to unseal the Fire Element. The system instead unsealed the Gold Element, flooding his body with powerful Innate Gold Qi.

• Lu Yunxiao admired the Flying Rainbow Sword and noted how much the divine weapon enhanced his strength.
• Lu Yunxiao asked the system to begin breaking the seal on his Innate Elemental Physique.
• The system asked which element Lu Yunxiao wanted, and he chose Fire, though the outcome was random.
• The system unsealed the Gold Element, and golden light and energy surged through Lu Yunxiao's body.
• Lu Yunxiao felt the sharp, tyrannical Innate Gold Qi transform his Dou Qi and turn his Dou Qi Cyclone gold.

After awakening the Gold Element, Lu Yunxiao examined his strengthened Innate Gold Qi and enhanced perception, then extracted the Elemental Scripture from the system. The system explained its staged cultivation and higher forms, leaving Lu Yunxiao ready to begin practicing it.

• Lu Yunxiao sensed that the Gold Element had converted his Dou Qi into Innate Gold Qi, strengthening his energy, physique, and perception.
• As the golden phenomenon faded, Lu Yunxiao returned to his usual demeanor and asked the system to extract the Elemental Scripture.
• The system granted Lu Yunxiao the upper section of the Elemental Scripture, a Mysterious-tier Mid-grade technique, and explained that it had three sections suited to different cultivation stages.
• The system described the Elemental True Scripture, Elemental Immortal Scripture, and Elemental Dao Scripture as higher techniques Lu Yunxiao could obtain later.
• Lu Yunxiao accepted the system's explanation and prepared to cultivate the Elemental Scripture.

After cultivating the Elemental Scripture, Lu Yunxiao learned that he could unseal his remaining elemental affinities through system rewards, matching spiritual treasures, or deep elemental insight. He resolved to seek powerful treasures when necessary, then reviewed his status as a Four-Star Dou Practitioner and felt eager to test his strength.

• Lu Yunxiao converted his Dou Qi to the Elemental Scripture and found that his cultivation and control of Innate Geng Metal Dou Qi had improved.
• The system explained that lifting the Gold seal had released traces of other elemental Dou Qi, and that Lu Yunxiao could unseal affinities through rewards, matching treasures, or elemental insight.
• Lu Yunxiao learned that unsealing Fire could let him become an alchemist, but he would need to risk obtaining a suitable treasure such as a Heavenly Flame.
• Lu Yunxiao declared that he was willing to take risks to grow stronger and asked the system to display his panel.
• Lu Yunxiao saw that he had reached Four-Star Dou Practitioner with Mortal Realm Middle soul strength and became eager to test his abilities.

After advancing to a Four-Star Dou Practitioner, Lu Yunxiao received the Primal Geng Sword Art from Hai Bodong and set out the next morning to train in the Tagore Desert. He killed a Desert Scorpion with one strike and continued deeper into the desert to test his strength.

• Lu Yunxiao emerged from cultivation, and Hai Bodong recognized his breakthrough to a Four-Star Dou Practitioner.
• Hai Bodong gave Lu Yunxiao the Primal Geng Sword Art and its matching sword-fighting Dou Technique.
• Lu Yunxiao accepted the gift, then prepared dinner for Hai Bodong as evening fell.
• The next morning, Lu Yunxiao entered the Tagore Desert for a longer training trial, carrying supplies in his Storage Ring.
• Lu Yunxiao detected and killed an ambushing Desert Scorpion with one sword strike, but found no Magical Core.
• Lu Yunxiao judged that the kill did not reveal his full strength and continued deeper into the desert.

Lu Yunxiao wiped out a swarm of Desert Ghoul Ants and searched for stronger first-tier Magical Beasts to test his combat strength. After collecting eight Magical Cores and settling down at dusk, he heard a faint hissing in the dark and prepared for danger.

• Lu Yunxiao used his sword techniques and swift movement to kill more than fifty Desert Ghoul Ants without letting any escape.
• Lu Yunxiao assessed the battle and agreed with the system that he needed to find stronger first-tier Magical Beasts.
• Lu Yunxiao searched the ant corpses and found eight Magical Cores before continuing his hunt.
• At dusk, Lu Yunxiao found a secluded place, lit a fire, and ate dry rations.
• Lu Yunxiao heard faint hissing in the night, drew his sword partway, and went on alert.

Lu Yunxiao detected and fought a Red-tailed Blazing Sand Snake in the desert, using his sword and Innate Geng Metal Dou Qi to wound the powerful juvenile beast. After a fierce exchange, he rose into the air and prepared to unleash Immortal's Flight Beyond the Heavens.

• Lu Yunxiao used his awakened Gold Element detection ability to locate a hidden Red-tailed Blazing Sand Snake near his camp.
• Lu Yunxiao recognized the snake as a formidable first-order Magical Beast and attacked it with sword qi.
• Lu Yunxiao strengthened his Flying Rainbow Sword with Innate Geng Metal Dou Qi and pierced the snake's scales while dodging its venom.
• The snake struck Lu Yunxiao with its tail, but he countered with his sword and split the flame mark on its head.
• Lu Yunxiao blocked the snake's rapid attacks and wounded it repeatedly before rising into the air to unleash Immortal's Flight Beyond the Heavens.

Lu Yunxiao killed a Red-tailed Blazing Sand Snake and used the fight to assess his strength before completing two months of training as a Six-Star Dou Practitioner. He began battling a Second-rank Sand Spider, and the chapter left them exchanging blows.

• Lu Yunxiao used Immortal's Flight Beyond the Heavens to split the Red-tailed Blazing Sand Snake in two, then recovered its Magical Core.
• Lu Yunxiao concluded that his abilities made him a formidable opponent in the Dou Zhe realm, though he still sought true invincibility among those of the same rank.
• After two months of training, Lu Yunxiao reached Six-Star Dou Practitioner and chose a Second-rank Sand Spider as his final challenge.
• Lu Yunxiao attacked the Sand Spider, dodged its strikes and spiderweb, and exchanged sword blows with its legs.
• Lu Yunxiao's Flying Rainbow Sword shone with golden light as he brought it down in a fierce slash.