Chapter Summaries

Lu Yunxiao reunited with Gu Yuan, Gu Xun'er, and Elder Tongxuan at the Pill Tower, where Gu Yuan apologized for the Gu Clan's past treatment of him. Lu Yunxiao said he held no resentment and outlined his plans to eradicate the Soul Hall, develop his forces, and reach the Half-Saint realm.

• Lu Yunxiao told Zi Yan and the others to pack so they could leave the next day.
• Lu Yunxiao visited the Gu Clan's hall at the Pill Tower with Lord of Devouring and Gu Duhang.
• Lu Yunxiao greeted Gu Yuan, Gu Xun'er, and Elder Tongxuan, recalling Elder Tongxuan's care during his childhood.
• Gu Yuan apologized for the Gu Clan's past treatment of Lu Yunxiao, and Lu Yunxiao said he had long since let it go.
• Gu Yuan asked about Lu Yunxiao's plans, and Lu Yunxiao said he intended to eradicate the Soul Hall, develop his forces, and break through to the Half-Saint realm.

Lu Yunxiao explained the origins and purpose of the Flame Mantra to Gu Yuan, revealing its connection to the Tou She Ancient God and the Ancient Emperor’s Legacy. He told Gu Yuan not to interfere with the Ancient Emperor’s Cave Dwelling and assured him that Gu Xun’er would inherit the legacy and lead the Gu Clan to a Dou Di.

• Gu Yuan asked Lu Yunxiao about Gu Xun’er’s unusual cultivation method, and Lu Yunxiao admitted that he had taught her the Flame Mantra.
• Lu Yunxiao explained that his own ability to fuse Heavenly Flames came from his special physique rather than the Flame Mantra.
• After Elder Tongxuan withdrew, Lu Yunxiao revealed that the Flame Mantra was the cultivation method once practiced by the Tou She Ancient God and was connected to the Ancient Emperor’s Legacy.
• Gu Yuan realized that Lu Yunxiao had given the Flame Mantra to Gu Xun’er so she could inherit the legacy.
• Lu Yunxiao warned Gu Yuan not to involve himself in the Ancient Emperor’s Cave Dwelling and said Gu Xun’er would bring the Gu Clan a Dou Di.

Lu Yunxiao chose Gu Xun'er to receive the Ancient Emperor's Legacy and promised Gu Yuan that he would formally marry her once she became a Dou Sheng. The chapter ended with Lu Yunxiao pledging to cherish Gu Xun'er and never betray her.

• Lu Yunxiao decided to give the Ancient Emperor's Legacy to Gu Xun'er and keep the Plane Passage secret from Gu Yuan for now.
• Gu Yuan accepted Lu Yunxiao's choice, despite his disappointment, and teased him about benefiting from Gu Xun'er joining his family.
• Gu Yuan demanded that Lu Yunxiao formally ask for Gu Xun'er's hand and ensure she suffered no grievance.
• Lu Yunxiao promised to marry Gu Xun'er in a grand ceremony after she became a Dou Sheng and swore never to betray her.
• The Lord of Devouring muttered that the Lightning Ancestral Talisman might keep Lu Yunxiao from being struck dead, and Lu Yunxiao silenced him with a glare.
• Gu Yuan urged Lu Yunxiao to cherish Gu Xun'er, and Lu Yunxiao declared that she was the light and dream of his life.

Lu Yunxiao reunited with Gu Xun'er, reassured Gu Yuan of his feelings for her, and gave her the Three Thousand Burning Flame and the Movement Character Secret. The couple parted with Gu Xun'er carrying two powerful gifts and instructions to keep the secret technique confidential.

• Lu Yunxiao declared his feelings for Gu Xun'er, satisfying Gu Yuan, who then left the hall with Lord of Devouring and Gu Duhang.
• Lu Yunxiao and Gu Xun'er embraced and kissed after the others departed.
• Lu Yunxiao gave Gu Xun'er the Three Thousand Burning Flame and told her to refine it carefully.
• Lu Yunxiao taught Gu Xun'er the Movement Character Secret and warned her not to pass it on to anyone.
• Lu Yunxiao urged Gu Xun'er to practice the secret technique as a way to escape danger and preserve her life.

Lu Yunxiao reassured Gu Xun'er that he would wait until her bloodline was stable before they took the final step, and she confessed her enduring love for him. After two months of seclusion, Lu Yunxiao broke through to the Initial Half-Saint realm.

• Lu Yunxiao teased Gu Xun'er, then comforted her and promised not to jeopardize her potential while her bloodline stabilized.
• Gu Xun'er said she felt ashamed that she could not give Lu Yunxiao everything, and he told her she was important enough to be the grand finale.
• Gu Xun'er openly told Lu Yunxiao she had always loved him and would continue to love him.
• After two months in seclusion, Lu Yunxiao broke through from Dou Zun to Initial Half-Saint and sensed his greatly increased power.

After reaching Half-Saint, Lu Yunxiao spent months comprehending Swordsmanship and created a powerful new sword strike. He returned to Cloud Sect, whose influence had grown rapidly, and found many unfamiliar auras in the Star Domain.

• Lu Yunxiao assessed his new strength, vowed to kill Soul Emperor, and noted that his soul realm remained at Half-step Heaven Realm Great Perfection.
• Lu Yunxiao began comprehending Swordsmanship, hoping it would deepen his understanding of Severing the Dao to See Myself.
• After two months of meditation in the Inner World, Lu Yunxiao created the Emperor-tier sword strike Sword Divides the Universe.
• Lu Yunxiao ended his seclusion after four months and returned to Cloud Sect in the Star Realm.
• Lu Yunxiao sensed many unfamiliar auras in the livelier Star Domain and appeared in a Cloud Sect side hall before Yun Yun, Queen Medusa, and the other women.

After breaking through to the Half-Saint realm, Lu Yunxiao reunited with Yun Yun and Queen Medusa and learned what their companions had been doing. He left the Cloud Sect’s affairs in their hands, but promised to arrange opportunities for them as the story turned to Nalan Yanran’s Dou Saint inheritance.

• Lu Yunxiao emerged from four months of seclusion and embraced and teased Yun Yun and Queen Medusa.
• Yun Yun told Lu Yunxiao that Zi Yan had returned to Ancient Dragon Island, Jing'er had entered seclusion, and Xiao Yi Xian and Ya Fei had gone to manage the Cloud Sect’s recruited factions.
• Yun Yun explained that Nalan Yanran had found a fallen Dou Saint’s burial ground and was receiving its inheritance under the protection of two Dou Sheng Puppets.
• Lu Yunxiao worried that the Cloud Sect’s affairs had slowed Yun Yun and Queen Medusa’s cultivation, while they said they were happy to share his burdens.
• Lu Yunxiao promised Yun Yun and Queen Medusa that he would not let them down and had already planned opportunities for them.

Yun Yun and Queen Medusa told Lu Yunxiao how rapidly Cloud Gate had expanded and which powerful recruits had joined. The news ended with the arrival of Blue Sword Saint, who had joined to repay Cloud Gate for avenging her husband.

• Yun Yun told Lu Yunxiao that Cloud Gate had accepted several hundred people at its headquarters and brought nearly half the Southern Region of Central Plains under its jurisdiction.
• Yun Yun explained that Queen Medusa had assessed the recruits, including talented youths, more than two hundred Dou Zong Strong Persons, and over a hundred Dou Zun Strong Persons.
• Queen Medusa reported that more than twenty Dou Zun Peak Strong Persons and five Half-Saints had joined, drawn by Cloud Gate’s resources and the Nine-Revolutions Saint-Breaking Pill.
• Queen Medusa told Lu Yunxiao that Blue Sword Saint had joined Cloud Gate to repay a debt of gratitude after Cloud Gate avenged her husband, whom Soul Miexing had killed.

Lu Yunxiao decided that Moon Worship should give Cloud Gate members monthly ideological instruction to build loyalty and prevent betrayal. Queen Medusa and Yun Yun voiced concerns about Moon Worship’s influence, but Lu Yunxiao assured them he was loyal to him and the sect.

• Queen Medusa told Lu Yunxiao that Moon Worship had tested Cloud Gate’s new members and found no abnormalities.
• Lu Yunxiao ordered monthly ideological baptisms for Cloud Gate members, and he and Yun Yun discussed how her loyalty to the Misty Cloud Sect might once have put her between him and her home.
• Lu Yunxiao argued that Moon Worship was far more skilled than Yun Shan at fostering devotion, while Queen Medusa called the practice brainwashing.
• Queen Medusa warned that Moon Worship could threaten Lu Yunxiao’s position, but Lu Yunxiao reassured her that Moon Worship was completely loyal to him.

Lu Yunxiao reunited with Yun Yun and Queen Medusa, taught them two powerful techniques, and learned that Cloud Gate had destroyed Soul Hall and recovered its vast stores of Soul Origin. He purified the Soul Origin of lingering negative influences, preparing to use it to break through to Heaven Realm Great Perfection.

• Lu Yunxiao embraced Yun Yun and Queen Medusa, then passed them the Movement Character Secret and Grass Character Sword Art.
• At Cloud Gate, Huang Ling'er reported that the campaign had destroyed 1,041 Soul Hall branch halls and killed more than 1,900 Dou Zun-level experts.
• Huang Ling'er gave Lu Yunxiao a Storage Ring containing Soul Hall's seized resources and a vast amount of Soul Origin.
• Lu Yunxiao ordered some seized resources sent to the Pill Tower as compensation for the damage to Holy Pill City.
• In the Star Realm, Lu Yunxiao soothed the negative emotions within the Soul Origin and refined away the hidden black energy with Heavenly Flames.

Lu Yunxiao absorbed the soul light orb’s vast Soul Origin and broke through to Heaven Realm Great Perfection, astonishing the experts watching in the Star Realm. His breakthrough strengthened Cloud Gate’s followers’ devotion, while Queen Medusa and Yun Yun wondered whether he had chosen to cultivate in public to win their loyalty.

• Lu Yunxiao absorbed the soul light orb’s Soul Origin until a crystalline layer formed over his soul and his Soul Power ripples spread across the mountain.
• The immense pressure made the mountain’s creatures tremble and drew the attention of powerful experts throughout the Star Realm.
• Yao Chen and Venerable Xuan Yi recognized Lu Yunxiao’s breakthrough to Heaven Realm Great Perfection and praised his unmatched alchemy skills.
• New Cloud Gate members were awed by Lu Yunxiao’s power and felt fortunate to have joined the sect.
• Queen Medusa and Yun Yun speculated that Lu Yunxiao might have cultivated in the Back Mountain on purpose to earn the crowd’s loyalty.

Lu Yunxiao completed his breakthrough to Heaven Realm Great Perfection and formed a powerful Soul Clone. After returning to Cloud Gate, he joked with his wives while they handled their work, and Yun Yun reminded them that he would soon be leaving again.

• Over two months, Lu Yunxiao's growing soul pressure spread across the Star Realm, tempering the Soul Power of its inhabitants.
• Lu Yunxiao's crystal-wrapped clone absorbed the remaining Soul Origin and awakened as his Soul Power reached Heaven Realm Great Perfection.
• Lu Yunxiao sensed the thoughts and emotions of people throughout the Star Realm, formed a lifelike Soul Clone, and then returned to Cloud Gate.
• At Cloud Gate, Queen Medusa, Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Yanjing, and Ya Fei scolded Lu Yunxiao for lounging while they worked.
• Yun Yun told the others to let Lu Yunxiao rest because he would be leaving again soon.

Lu Yunxiao prepared to visit the Gu Clan for its Coming-of-Age Ceremony and present betrothal gifts to Gu Xun'er, while his wives worried about his safety and envied the lavish gifts. He settled on traveling with Lord of Devouring and Gu Duhang, leaving the visit and the wives' jealousy unresolved.

• Yun Yun explained that the Gu Clan had invited Lu Yunxiao to its Coming-of-Age Ceremony and that he planned to bring betrothal gifts for Gu Xun'er.
• Xiao Yi Xian and Queen Medusa worried about Lu Yunxiao entering the Gu Clan, but he reassured them that Lord of Devouring and Gu Duhang would accompany him.
• Yun Yun reminded Queen Medusa that Lu Yunxiao could escape with his Wind-Lightning Wings and Movement Character Secret, easing her concern.
• Lu Yunxiao proposed betrothal gifts of rare pills, cultivation techniques, and Dou Skills, leaving Yun Yun, Queen Medusa, Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Yanjing, and Ya Fei envious.
• Lu Yunxiao explained that he wanted to honor Gu Xun'er after she had waited nearly twenty years for him.

Lu Yunxiao’s wives challenged him over the extravagant betrothal gifts he planned for Gu Xun’er. He promised to hold a second wedding for each of them to make up for the past, and they accepted his explanation.

• Yun Yun and Xiao Yi Xian questioned Lu Yunxiao’s plan to give Gu Xun’er a Ninth-Grade Profound Pill as a betrothal gift.
• Queen Medusa accused Lu Yunxiao of favoring Ya Fei, and the women teased him about neglecting his older loves.
• Lu Yunxiao reminded the women of the gifts he had given each of them and argued that those gifts had changed their fates.
• Lu Yunxiao admitted he could not match Gu Xun’er’s betrothal gifts in the past and promised each woman a second wedding.
• Queen Medusa, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Yanjing accepted his promise, and Yun Yun stopped objecting after learning Gu Xun’er had waited nearly twenty years for him.

Lu Yunxiao joked and flirted with his wives, then ended up pinned down by them after Queen Medusa and the others decided to discipline him. The chapter left him facing a beating from the women.

• Queen Medusa and the other women accepted Lu Yunxiao’s explanation, and he asked whether they had any more questions.
• Lu Yunxiao offered to transfer Innate Poison Qi Origin to Xiao Yi Xian, teasing her until she blushed and punched at him.
• Queen Medusa scolded Lu Yunxiao and grabbed his ear, but he tickled her, escaped, and pinned her down.
• Yun Yun punched Lu Yunxiao in one eye, Xiao Yi Xian struck the other, and Ya Fei, Queen Medusa, and Qing Yanjing helped restrain him.
• Xiao Yi Xian and Queen Medusa declared that Lu Yunxiao was getting a beating for his misbehavior.

Lu Yunxiao's five wives beat him for flirting, but he turned the scolding into playful kisses and regained control of the group. He teased Ya Fei, Qing Yanjing, and Xiao Yi Xian about spending the night together, leaving Xiao Yi Xian annoyed as he grew serious.

• Queen Medusa, Yun Yun, Xiao Yi Xian, Ya Fei, and Qing Yanjing pounced on Lu Yunxiao and beat him, deliberately targeting his face.
• Lu Yunxiao kissed Queen Medusa and then pulled Yun Yun into his embrace to kiss her, stopping the women from attacking him further.
• Lu Yunxiao healed the marks on his face and told Ya Fei to warm his bed that night.
• Lu Yunxiao teased Qing Yanjing about tasting the Fairy's flavor and Xiao Yi Xian about joining them, while mentioning that he still needed to transfer the Innate Poison Origin to her.
• Xiao Yi Xian rejected Lu Yunxiao's teasing, and his expression turned serious as he looked her over.

Lu Yunxiao told Xiao Yi Xian to seek the inheritance of the previous Body of Demonic Poison, where she could gain control of her poison and advance toward Half-Saint. He also revealed Qing Yanjing’s exceptional bloodline and origins in the Great Thousand World, leaving the women astonished by her potential.

• Lu Yunxiao explained that Xiao Yi Xian’s snow-white hair showed she had not fully controlled her poison, and sent her to find the former Body of Demonic Poison’s inheritance.
• Lu Yunxiao said Xiao Yi Xian could use her accumulated toxins to break through to Half-Saint, and she agreed to go.
• Qing Yanjing told Lu Yunxiao that she had reached Peak Nine Revolutions Dou Zun and might soon enter seclusion again as her bloodline developed.
• Lu Yunxiao explained that Qing Yanjing’s bloodline surpassed the Dou Di Bloodlines and could let her reach and even surpass the Dou Di realm.
• Lu Yunxiao revealed that Qing Yanjing was the Saintess of the Ancient Futu Clan in the Great Thousand World and praised her as one of its foremost talents.

Lu Yunxiao reassured Qing Yanjing that he would overcome the Ancient Futu Clan’s opposition to their marriage, and his women pledged their support. He then revealed that he needed Xiao Yu for a plan involving the Gu Clan and ordered her strength raised to Dou Zun before the group departed.

• Lu Yunxiao promised Qing Yanjing that he would become strong enough to bring her openly into the Ancient Futu Clan and suppress anyone who opposed them.
• Lu Yunxiao's women supported Qing Yanjing and said they would stand with her if the Ancient Futu Clan challenged their marriage.
• Lu Yunxiao asked Yun Yun to summon Ling'er and said Xiao Yu needed to accompany them to the Gu Clan.
• Yun Yun reported that Xiao Yu had reached five-star Dou Zong after taking the Great Marrow Cleansing Pill and receiving Cloud Gate's resources.
• Lu Yunxiao planned to use pills and the World Tree to raise Xiao Yu to Dou Zun within a few months, and Yun Yun went to fetch her and Ling'er.

Lu Yunxiao gave Huang Ling'er the Soul Origin taken from Soul Hall so she could advance to an Emperor Realm Soul and become another supreme expert for Cloud Gate. He also named her one of the Nine Heavenly King Palaces' Hall Guardians.

• Yun Yun brought Xiao Yu and Huang Ling'er to meet Lu Yunxiao in Cloud Gate's side hall.
• Lu Yunxiao gave Huang Ling'er the Soul Origin collected after Soul Hall was wiped out and urged her to refine it.
• Lu Yunxiao explained that Huang Ling'er could use the Soul Origin to reach an Emperor Realm Soul and strengthen Cloud Gate.
• Lu Yunxiao reassured Huang Ling'er that he had his own plans for reaching the Emperor Realm and called the gift compensation for giving Zi Yan the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit.
• Lu Yunxiao told Huang Ling'er she was one of the nine Hall Guardians of the Nine Heavenly King Palaces.

Lu Yunxiao discussed his plans for Cloud Gate’s Nine Heavenly King Palaces and summoned Xiao Yu to join his upcoming trip to the Gu Clan. After ordering her to reach Dou Zun within five months, he learned that Sound Valley’s master had come seeking an audience and went to meet them.

• Lu Yunxiao named several candidates for the Nine Heavenly King Palaces and praised Huang Ling’er’s understanding of his ambitions.
• Lu Yunxiao praised Xiao Yu’s progress and told her to accompany him to the Gu Clan, where she might gain a major opportunity.
• Lu Yunxiao instructed Xiao Yu to break through to Dou Zun within five months and arranged for her to cultivate in his Inner World with pills from Yun Yun.
• Yao Chen reported that the master of Sound Valley had arrived seeking an audience, and Lu Yunxiao agreed to meet them.
• Lu Yunxiao sent Huang Ling’er and Xiao Yu away, then vanished from the side hall to meet Sound Valley’s people.