Chapter Summaries

Lu Yunxiao revealed that he sought the Heavenly Tomb Soul’s vast Soul Origin to reach the Emperor Realm Soul, with Xiao Xuan agreeing to help him subdue it. Xiao Xuan rose to confront the Heavenly Tomb Soul, and the chapter ended as its enormous face appeared in the sky.

• Xiao Xuan explained that the Heavenly Tomb Soul held enough Soul Origin to help Lu Yunxiao break through to the Emperor Realm Soul.
• Lu Yunxiao admitted that he had come for the Heavenly Tomb Soul’s Soul Origin and said Xiao Xuan had agreed to help him subdue it.
• Xiao Xuan reminded Lu Yunxiao of their deal, then rose into the sky as his pressure spread across the Heavenly Tomb.
• Xiao Xuan promised the Energy Entities that he would destroy the Heavenly Tomb Soul, and they knelt before him in hope.
• A tremendous soul fluctuation emerged from the void, and the enormous face of the Heavenly Tomb Soul appeared before Lu Yunxiao and Gu Xun'er.

Xiao Xuan confronted the Heavenly Tomb Soul and used Soul Self-Immolation to overpower it, alarming Xiao Yu, who feared he would vanish forever. Lu Yunxiao promised he could save Xiao Xuan, while the Heavenly Tomb Soul was left badly injured and weakened.

• Xiao Xuan accused the Heavenly Tomb Soul of being a distorted lifeform born from the remnants of souls, enraging it.
• The Heavenly Tomb Soul attacked Xiao Xuan with a Soul Storm, but the attack vanished as Xiao Xuan advanced.
• Xiao Xuan began Soul Self-Immolation and demanded the Heavenly Tomb Soul's Soul Origin.
• Xiao Yu grieved over the cost of Xiao Xuan's self-immolation, and Lu Yunxiao assured her he could save him.
• Xiao Xuan overwhelmed the Heavenly Tomb Soul with his burning soul, leaving it injured and weakened.

Xiao Xuan defeated the Heavenly Tomb Soul by burning his own soul, extracted its Soul Origin, and gave it to Lu Yunxiao. Lu Yunxiao then brought Xiao Xuan, Xiao Yu, and Gu Xun'er into his Inner World, where Xiao Xuan was stunned by the World Tree.

• Xiao Xuan used Soul Self-Immolation to bind the Heavenly Tomb Soul in a fiery formation and pull out its Soul Origin.
• The Heavenly Tomb Soul began burning its soul, but Xiao Xuan struck it down, and the Energy Entities attacked until it vanished.
• The Energy Entities’ blood-red eyes cleared, and Xiao Xuan gave the Soul Origin to Lu Yunxiao.
• Lu Yunxiao led Xiao Xuan, Xiao Yu, and Gu Xun'er through a golden vortex into his Inner World.
• Xiao Xuan saw the World Tree and was awed by its vast, ancient aura.

Lu Yunxiao used a Resurrection Card to revive Xiao Xuan beneath the World Tree, while Gu Xun'er and Xiao Yu learned of the card’s power. The revival continued inside brilliant purple light as Xiao Xuan’s vitality and pressure rose toward his former strength.

• Xiao Xuan asked about the World Tree, and Lu Yunxiao identified it before bringing him beneath its branches.
• Lu Yunxiao explained that the Resurrection Card could restore anyone below the Dou Di realm to their peak state, and Gu Xun'er and Xiao Yu reacted with shock.
• Lu Yunxiao confirmed that the card had also revived Huang Ling'er, then shattered the card to begin reviving Xiao Xuan.
• Purple motes extinguished the flames consuming Xiao Xuan’s soul and concealed him as his vitality grew stronger.
• Xiao Xuan’s pressure reached the level of a Nine-Star Dou Saint, so Lu Yunxiao shielded Gu Xun'er and Xiao Yu and used the World Tree to contain the force.
• After another half hour, the purple light still concealed Xiao Xuan, whose vitality had become immense.

Lu Yunxiao and the others witnessed Xiao Xuan’s resurrection, and the revived Half-Emperor pledged loyalty to Lu Yunxiao. Xiao Xuan joined Cloud Gate while Xiao Yu was assured she could still help rebuild the Xiao Clan, and he revealed that his three Heavenly Flames had returned.

• Lu Yunxiao used the World Tree’s power to shield Gu Xun'er and Xiao Yu as Xiao Xuan’s aura grew to Half-Emperor strength.
• The purple barrier shattered, and Xiao Xuan emerged from golden light, then bowed and declared his allegiance to Lu Yunxiao.
• Xiao Xuan recognized Xiao Yu and told her they would now be in the same sect.
• Lu Yunxiao told Xiao Yu that joining Cloud Gate would not prevent her from revitalizing the Xiao Clan, and she pledged to remain loyal to him.
• Lu Yunxiao asked about Xiao Xuan’s former Heavenly Flames, and Xiao Xuan confirmed that all three had returned.

Lu Yunxiao acquired Xiao Xuan’s three Heavenly Flames and distributed two of them to Gu Xun’er, keeping the Flame of Life. He compensated Xiao Yu with a ninth-grade whip and Xiao Xuan with the Movement Character Secret.

• Xiao Xuan told Lu Yunxiao that he possessed the Bone Chilling Flame, the Nine Nether Golden Ancestral Flame, and the Flame of Life, but had only suppressed them rather than refining them.
• Lu Yunxiao offered Xiao Xuan a powerful technique in exchange for the three Heavenly Flames, and Xiao Xuan agreed.
• Lu Yunxiao subdued the Heavenly Flames with his Innate Separation Fire and gave the Nine Nether Golden Ancestral Flame and Bone Chilling Flame to Gu Xun’er.
• Lu Yunxiao kept the Flame of Life and gave Xiao Yu a ninth-grade long whip because she lacked the Fire Element needed to refine a Heavenly Flame.
• Lu Yunxiao taught Xiao Xuan the Movement Character Secret as compensation for the three Heavenly Flames.

Lu Yunxiao refined the Flame of Life, strengthening his fused Heavenly Flames and bringing himself to the brink of the Dou Saint realm. He then entered the Heavenly Tomb Soul's Soul Origin to try to advance his soul to the Emperor Realm, while Xiao Xuan anticipated his return would make him powerful enough to stand at the continent's peak.

• Lu Yunxiao gave Xiao Xuan the Movement Character Secret and asked Gu Xun'er and Xiao Yu to cultivate in his Inner World.
• Lu Yunxiao refined the Flame of Life and fused it with his other Heavenly Flames, increasing his strength to the Half-step Dou Saint level.
• Lu Yunxiao brought Feng Qing'er and Qing Lin into his Inner World to cultivate beneath the World Tree.
• Lu Yunxiao entered the Heavenly Tomb Soul's Soul Origin, hoping to advance his Heaven Realm Great Perfection soul to the Emperor Realm.
• Xiao Xuan watched Lu Yunxiao enter the Soul Origin and expected him to emerge with strength enough to stand at the Peak of the Continent.

Two mysterious Black-Robed Figures confronted Soul Emperor and Nihility Devouring Flame in the Soul Realm, overwhelming Nihility Devouring Flame and offering Soul Emperor a path to revenge and Dou Di power. Soul Emperor agreed to cooperate with them, even though their ambition was to rule the continent.

• Soul Emperor and Nihility Devouring Flame absorbed blood essence and souls on an altar before two Black-Robed Figures appeared and mocked them.
• Nihility Devouring Flame attacked one Black-Robed Figure with Devour Heaven and Earth, but the figure shattered his attack and destroyed his body with a casual gesture.
• Soul Emperor questioned the Black-Robed Figures about their purpose, and one offered to help him take revenge despite the opposing side having a Half-Emperor.
• The Black-Robed Figure said they wanted to rule the continent and promised to help Soul Emperor become a Dou Di if he cooperated.
• Soul Emperor accepted the deal, choosing the promise of becoming a Dou Di despite the threat that refusal meant death.

Soul Emperor accepted the Black-Robed Figures’ offer to heal and empower him, while Lu Yunxiao refined the Heavenly Tomb’s Soul Origin. After three months, Gu Xun’er reached the Half-Saint realm, but Lu Yunxiao had still not emerged from seclusion.

• Soul Emperor agreed to let the Black-Robed Figures use their black mist to restore and strengthen him and Nihility Devouring Flame.
• Lu Yunxiao entered the Soul Origin ocean and used his fused Heavenly Flame to refine its impurities and absorb its power.
• Lu Yunxiao’s soul grew stronger as he continued absorbing the Soul Origin, advancing toward the Emperor Realm.
• Gu Xun’er refined the Bone Chilling Flame and the Nine Nether Golden Ancestral Flame, reaching peak initial Half-Saint.
• Gu Xun’er asked whether Brother Gu Xiao had emerged from seclusion, and Xiao Yu and the others watched the soul halo with concern.

Lu Yunxiao absorbed the Heavenly Tomb Soul's Soul Origin and broke through to the Emperor Realm Soul after nearly half a year of seclusion. He emerged with immense power and received several system rewards, including Heavenly Manifestation and Earthly Embodiment.

• Xiao Xuan reassured Gu Xun'er and the others that Lu Yunxiao needed time to absorb the Heavenly Tomb Soul's vast Soul Origin.
• Lu Yunxiao's soul phantom grew into a massive giant and absorbed the soul energy for months while Gu Xun'er waited anxiously.
• A powerful fluctuation shook the Inner World, and Xiao Xuan recognized that Lu Yunxiao had entered the Emperor Realm Soul.
• Lu Yunxiao emerged from the shattered sphere and spread his Soul Power across the Inner World and the Heavenly Tomb, judging that he could fight Nihility Devouring Flame.
• The system rewarded Lu Yunxiao with Heavenly Manifestation and Earthly Embodiment, Dragon-Patterned Black Gold, Heavenly Origin Divine Water, and a Devouring Ancestral Talisman.

Lu Yunxiao examined the rewards he had received, especially the Heavenly Origin Divine Water, which could help him break through to Dou Saint. After successfully reaching the Emperor Realm Soul, he reunited with Gu Xun'er and Xiao Xuan beneath the World Tree.

• Lu Yunxiao recognized the rewards, prized the Heavenly Origin Divine Water for its potential to advance his cultivation, and considered the power of the Devouring Ancestral Talisman.
• Lu Yunxiao withdrew his colossal soul body and returned beneath the World Tree to greet the people who had been waiting for him.
• Gu Xun'er rushed to Lu Yunxiao, and he reassured her and gently stroked her hair.
• Xiao Xuan congratulated Lu Yunxiao on reaching the Emperor Realm Soul, and Lu Yunxiao said his effort in the Heavenly Tomb had paid off.
• Gu Xun'er praised Lu Yunxiao and showed her admiration for him, while Xiao Xuan declared his talent greater than that of a Dou Di's child.

Lu Yunxiao decided to enter seclusion in the Heavenly Tomb to refine the Heavenly Origin Divine Water and break through to Dou Saint. He ordered Gu Xun'er, Qing Lin, Feng Qing'er, and Xiao Yu to return to Cloud Gate before the three-year deadline, but they all wanted to stay with him.

• Lu Yunxiao told Gu Xun'er he intended to enter seclusion and become a Dou Saint after spending a few days resting with her.
• Lu Yunxiao spent time with Gu Xun'er and checked on Feng Qing'er, Qing Lin, and the others, while testing his Emperor Realm Soul against powerful Energy Entities.
• After half a month, Lu Yunxiao announced that he would enter lengthy seclusion and told the four girls to leave if the three-year deadline arrived.
• Gu Xun'er, Qing Lin, Feng Qing'er, and Xiao Yu each insisted on staying with Lu Yunxiao.
• Lu Yunxiao argued that they needed to return to inform Cloud Gate and sent them several powerful puppets, insisting they all leave together.

Lu Yunxiao entered the World Tree’s inner space to refine the Heavenly Origin Divine Water, whose Nine Heavens Silver Dragon spirit possessed Half-Emperor strength. With the World Tree helping to suppress it, he began the refinement while the others cultivated outside and waited for him.

• Lu Yunxiao asked Xiao Xuan to escort the women back and sent them through a Spatial Vortex, then entered the World Tree’s inner space.
• Lu Yunxiao asked the World Tree to suppress the Heavenly Origin Divine Water and used the system to release it.
• A vast silver river appeared, and Lu Yunxiao recognized its enormous dragon spirit as a Half-Emperor-level Nine Heavens Silver Dragon.
• Lu Yunxiao summoned the dragon with his Innate Water Kan Power, and it shrank before approaching him.
• The World Tree enveloped Lu Yunxiao and the dragon in a green light pillar as Lu Yunxiao began refining the water within a silver barrier.
• While the silver sphere drifted through the river, the others cultivated beneath the World Tree.

In the Soul Realm, Soul Emperor and Nihility Devouring Flame recovered their strength with the black-robed figure’s black mist and agreed to cooperate against Cloud Gate and the Gu Clan. Soul Emperor planned to lure the other Ancient Clans into the war, while he and Nihility Devouring Flame resolved to use their mysterious allies for their own goal of becoming Dou Di.

• The black-robed figure watched Soul Emperor and Nihility Devouring Flame absorb the black mist and recover their strength.
• The black-robed figure demanded that Cloud Gate, the Gu Clan, and the other factions be destroyed, and Soul Emperor agreed to cooperate.
• Soul Emperor proposed spreading word that Lu Yunxiao possessed the Secret of Dou Di to draw the other Ancient Clans into attacking Cloud Gate and the Gu Clan.
• The black-robed figure accepted Soul Emperor’s plan and left with his companion, assigning Soul Emperor to handle the Ancient Clans.
• Nihility Devouring Flame questioned whether Soul Emperor trusted the two newcomers, and Soul Emperor said he would use their strength to pursue the Ancient Jades and become Dou Di.

Soul Emperor and Nihility Devouring Flame embraced the dangerous black power and planned to recruit the Ancient Clans to attack Cloud Gate and the Gu Clan. Soul Emperor then approached Lei Ying, who agreed that the Secret of Dou Di was tempting but doubted the Soul Clan could be trusted.

• Soul Emperor and Nihility Devouring Flame decided to use the black power and concluded that they would exploit its mysterious providers in return.
• Soul Emperor sent Nihility Devouring Flame to invite the Spirit Clan and Stone Clan, while he planned to approach the other three clans and threaten any who refused.
• Soul Emperor met Lei Ying in the Thunder Realm and promised that Lu Yunxiao possessed the Opportunity to Become Emperor.
• Lei Ying admitted he wanted the Secret of Dou Di but questioned whether cooperating with the weakened Soul Clan could succeed.
• Soul Emperor warned Lei Ying that Cloud Gate and the Gu Clan threatened the other Ancient Clans, urging him to join forces against them.

Soul Emperor formed an alliance with the other five Ancient Clans and planned to attack Cloud Gate and the Gu Clan in half a month. After learning the clans had demanded Lu Yunxiao’s surrender, Gu Yuan refused and ordered his people to prepare for war.

• Soul Emperor warned Lei Ying that Lu Yunxiao’s growing strength threatened the Ancient Clans and persuaded him to join an alliance against Cloud Gate and the Gu Clan.
• Soul Emperor told Lei Ying that he had secured the Yao Clan and Flame Clan, while Void had approached the Spirit Clan and Stone Clan, forming an alliance of six clans.
• Soul Emperor set the alliance’s attack for half a month later and declared his intent to seize the Secret of Dou Di.
• Gu Yuan received Soul Emperor’s demand to hand over Lu Yunxiao or face war and refused to surrender his son-in-law.
• Gu Yuan ordered Gu Dao to contact Cloud Gate, mobilize troops, and prepare for battle, while detaining the other clans’ visitors without harming them.

Yun Yun and Queen Medusa learned that Soul Emperor and the Eight Ancient Clans demanded Lu Yunxiao’s surrender, so Cloud Gate gathered allies and prepared for war. At the Heavenly Burial Mountain Range, their forces assembled while Lu Yunxiao remained in the Heavenly Tomb, expected to emerge soon.

• Gu Yuan withdrew after declaring that he would fight Soul Emperor properly.
• Yun Yun and Queen Medusa read a letter revealing that Soul Emperor and the Eight Ancient Clans demanded Lu Yunxiao, and they vowed to resist.
• Cloud Gate’s leaders unanimously approved going to war, and Yun Yun sent letters to allied factions to assemble their forces.
• Half a month later, allied forces gathered at the Heavenly Burial Mountain Range, the site chosen for the decisive battle.
• Zi Yan asked where Lu Yunxiao was, and Yun Yun said he remained in the Heavenly Tomb but should emerge soon.
• Queen Medusa complained that Lu Yunxiao had taken several powerful puppets into the Heavenly Tomb, while Yun Yun defended his decision.

As Cloud Gate prepared to face Soul Emperor and the Six Clans Allied Army, Yun Yun’s confidence rose when the Gu Clan arrived with Gu Yuan, the Lord of Devouring, and Gu Duhang. Lu Yunxiao remained absent, but the returning allies strengthened Cloud Gate as the confrontation approached.

• Yun Yun, Queen Medusa, Zi Yan, and Xiao Yi Xian discussed Lu Yunxiao’s absence and prepared Cloud Gate for the coming battle.
• Yun Yun ordered Cloud Gate’s forces to search the mountain range, and they found no signs of an ambush.
• Qing Yanjing sensed the Gu Clan approaching from the north with a massive force.
• Gu Yuan met Yun Yun, and they agreed that the Gu Clan and Cloud Gate would join forces against their enemies.
• The Lord of Devouring and Gu Duhang appeared and greeted Yun Yun and the other women, bolstering Cloud Gate’s strength.

The Gu Clan and Cloud Gate gathered their forces at the Heavenly Burial Mountain Range to face Soul Emperor’s declaration of war. Soul Emperor and the Six Clans Allied Army arrived, and the two sides prepared to meet in battle.

• Lord of Devouring and Lone Walker joined Gu Yuan’s forces, while Huang Ling'er revealed that Lu Yunxiao had helped her attain an Emperor Realm Soul.
• Gu Yuan asked about Sect Master of Moon Worship, and Yun Yun said he would appear when the battle began.
• The Gu Clan and Cloud Gate assembled their experts across the Heavenly Burial Mountain Range and waited for the enemy.
• Soul Emperor and Nihility Devouring Flame emerged from a black-mist space channel with the remaining Soul Clan troops.
• Spatial gates opened across the distant sky, releasing the Six Clans Allied Army and its powerful leaders.

Gu Yuan confronted Soul Emperor and the allied forces as the battle between their armies began to loom. In the Heavenly Tomb, Gu Xun'er and the others were expelled when their time ran out, while Lu Yunxiao remained in seclusion beside the growing World Tree.

• Gu Yuan rejected Lei Ying, Yan Jin, and Soul Emperor’s demands to hand over Lu Yunxiao and the Secret of Dou Di.
• Yun Yun defied Soul Emperor, and the armies of the six clans formed up against Cloud Gate, the Gu Clan, and their allies as both sides unleashed their auras.
• In the Heavenly Tomb’s Inner World, Gu Xun’er and the others saw the World Tree’s rapid growth, which Xiao Xuan said indicated Lu Yunxiao was in excellent condition and had likely become a Dou Sheng.
• When their time in the Heavenly Tomb ended, Xiao Xuan sent Gu Xun’er and the others out of the Inner World, and the Heavenly Tomb’s suction pulled him out after them.