Chapter Summaries

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.

Lu Yunxiao returned to Jia Nan Academy after more than five years away and reunited with his old friends Wu Hao and Hu Jia. The chapter ended with the three greeting one another in midair, surprised and delighted by his unexpected arrival.

• Hu Jia and Wu Hao watched the academy’s student battles and talked about how far Lu Yunxiao might have progressed since leaving for the Central Continent.
• Hu Jia pointed out Lu Yunxiao’s statue, and Wu Hao noticed three people standing on it.
• Lu Yunxiao returned to Jia Nan Academy with Zi Yan and another companion, remarking on how the school had not changed.
• Zi Yan dismissed the Inner Court students as weak, and Lu Yunxiao teased her about her old reputation as its big sister.
• Wu Hao and Hu Jia spotted Lu Yunxiao, hurried to the statue, and excitedly asked why he had returned without warning.

Lu Yunxiao reunited with Wu Hao and Hu Jia at Jia Nan Academy, then used his Space Power to take them to Su Qian’s courtyard. Su Qian warmly welcomed Lu Yunxiao and was surprised by the grown Zi Yan, whom he did not recognize.

• Lu Yunxiao teased Hu Jia about her appearance, reassured her that he would never betray Gu Xun’er, and explained that Xun’er remained in seclusion refining Heavenly Flames.
• Wu Hao suggested they leave the crowded statue, and Lu Yunxiao transported Wu Hao and Hu Jia to the Grand Elder’s courtyard using Space Power.
• Lu Yunxiao, Zi Yan, Queen Medusa, Hu Jia, and Wu Hao entered Su Qian’s room after he invited them in.
• Su Qian recognized Lu Yunxiao, greeted him warmly, and asked about his return.
• Su Qian noticed Zi Yan’s regal appearance but did not recognize her, so Lu Yunxiao asked whether he knew who she was.

Lu Yunxiao revealed that Zi Yan had grown into the Dragon Emperor of the Ancient Void Dragon Clan and reached Five-Star Dou Sheng. He then shocked Su Qian, Hu Jia, and Wu Hao by disclosing that he had reached Early-stage Seven-Star Dou Sheng.

• Zi Yan revealed herself to Su Qian, who recognized her as the little girl he had once known and was astonished by her transformation.
• Lu Yunxiao explained that Zi Yan had entered her mature stage through a bloodline evolution and had found her clan.
• Lu Yunxiao told Su Qian that Zi Yan was now the Dragon Emperor of the Ancient Void Dragon Clan and a Five-Star Dou Sheng, shocking everyone present.
• Hu Jia asked Lu Yunxiao about his cultivation, and he revealed that he had reached Early-stage Seven-Star Dou Sheng.
• Zi Yan teased Lu Yunxiao for showing off, while he playfully pinched her cheek and rubbed her head.

Lu Yunxiao reunited with Su Qian, Wu Hao, and Hu Jia, who were stunned by his Seven-Star Dou Sheng strength and the rapid progress of the people around him. He explained the Dou Zun Nine Revolutions realm and left Hu Jia and Wu Hao facing the vast gap between their cultivation and Xiao Yu’s Three Revolutions Dou Zun level.

• Su Qian celebrated Jia Nan Academy’s prestige after learning Lu Yunxiao was a Seven-Star Dou Sheng, while Wu Hao praised Lu Yunxiao’s progress.
• Lu Yunxiao said he was still far from his goal, prompting Zi Yan, Queen Medusa, and Hu Jia to criticize his false modesty.
• Hu Jia asked about Gu Xun’er and Xiao Yu, and Lu Yunxiao said Gu Xun’er was in seclusion to break through to Dou Saint.
• Queen Medusa revealed that Xiao Yu had reached Three Revolutions Dou Zun, and Lu Yunxiao explained how the Nine Revolutions led to sainthood.
• Wu Hao and Hu Jia were shocked by Xiao Yu’s cultivation, and Lu Yunxiao explained that her Xiao Clan bloodline and fortuitous opportunity had helped her progress.

Lu Yunxiao explained the Xiao Clan’s Ancient Clan origins and revealed how powerful Cloud Gate had become, then told Su Qian he had returned to visit the underground Magma World. The chapter ended with Su Qian reacting in astonishment to Lu Yunxiao’s destination.

• Lu Yunxiao explained that Xiao Yu’s rise came from her Xiao Clan inheritance, exceptional bloodline, and opportunities.
• Lu Yunxiao recounted how the Xiao Clan descended from one of the Eight Ancient Clans before the Soul Clan destroyed it.
• Zi Yan and Queen Medusa said Cloud Gate now surpassed the Eight Ancient Clans, and Lu Yunxiao told Su Qian he had beaten the Lei Clan and taken compensation.
• Su Qian asked why Lu Yunxiao had returned to the Black Corner Region, and Lu Yunxiao said he wanted to revisit the underground Magma World beneath the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower.
• Su Qian reacted with astonishment when Lu Yunxiao mentioned the Magma World.

Lu Yunxiao told Su Qian and Queen Medusa that the Magma World concealed the Ancient Emperor's Cave Dwelling, but warned them to keep its location secret to protect Jia Nan Academy. He agreed to enter the Magma World the next day and met the Inner Court students, whose enthusiastic welcome left him scrambling to escape.

• Lu Yunxiao told Su Qian that the Magma World held an earth-shattering secret and that revealing it could endanger Jia Nan Academy.
• Queen Medusa recognized the secret as the Ancient Emperor's Cave Dwelling, and Lu Yunxiao warned her not to speak of it; Zi Yan was left curious.
• Su Qian suggested Lu Yunxiao enter the Magma World the following day and meet his Junior Brothers and Junior Sisters first, and Lu Yunxiao agreed.
• Su Qian arranged Lu Yunxiao's appearance in the Inner Court, where the students greeted him with overwhelming excitement.
• Lu Yunxiao escaped the excited crowd, and Su Qian teased him about his popularity.

Lu Yunxiao returned to the Magma World with Queen Medusa and Zi Yan to reach the Ancient Emperor's Cave Dwelling beneath it. As they descended past the Flame Lizardmen, he hinted that a more complicated guardian awaited them, leaving Zi Yan close to reuniting with her father.

• Lu Yunxiao gathered the juvenile Fallen Heart Flame and returned it to the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower after Su Qian praised its benefits to Jia Nan Academy.
• Lu Yunxiao, Queen Medusa, and Zi Yan entered the Magma World, where he confirmed that the Ancient Emperor's Cave Dwelling lay beneath the magma.
• Lu Yunxiao parted the magma with his power and led the two women down through a ravine.
• Zi Yan noticed the Flame Lizardmen living in the magma, and Lu Yunxiao explained that Tou She Ancient God had left them to guard the cave dwelling.
• Zi Yan questioned whether the cave dwelling had a stronger guardian, and Lu Yunxiao hinted that the guardian's role was complicated while privately anticipating her reunion with her father.

Lu Yunxiao, Zi Yan, and Queen Medusa crossed the magma world and entered a hidden space beneath it, where they found the Ancient Emperor's Cave Dwelling. As Zi Yan felt a summons from her bloodline, Lu Yunxiao illuminated the cavern and called for someone concealed in the darkness to come out.

• Lu Yunxiao took Zi Yan's hand and led her and Queen Medusa deeper into the magma world, shielding them from its heat.
• The three reached the reddish-black magma near the bottom, where Zi Yan sensed something unusual and Lu Yunxiao revealed a hidden space.
• Zi Yan discovered that the magma concealed a spatial passage, and Lu Yunxiao led both women through it.
• Inside the ancient, empty space, Zi Yan felt a summons from within her bloodline as the group approached a vast stone gate.
• Lu Yunxiao and the others saw the inscription identifying the gate as the Ancient Emperor's Cave Dwelling, and Lu Yunxiao called out to someone hidden in the darkness.

Lu Yunxiao, Queen Medusa, and Zi Yan encountered the Old Dragon Emperor, whose bloodline resonated with Zi Yan’s and revealed their connection. Zi Yan reached out to him, and their bloodlines fully resonated.

• Lu Yunxiao saw the enormous Ancient Void Dragon Emperor awaken and dispelled the pressure he unleashed.
• The Old Dragon Emperor’s gaze terrified Queen Medusa, but Lu Yunxiao protected her and warned the creature not to harm her.
• The Old Dragon Emperor sensed Zi Yan’s bloodline and realized she was his child.
• Lu Yunxiao confirmed Queen Medusa’s suspicion that the creature was Zi Yan’s missing father.
• The Old Dragon Emperor transformed into a middle-aged man and told Zi Yan that she resembled her mother.
• Zi Yan took the man’s hand, and their bloodlines resonated as golden light surged around them.

Zi Yan discovered that the middle-aged man in the Ancient Emperor's Cave Dwelling was her father, the missing Old Dragon Emperor, but she struggled with the pain of growing up without him. Lu Yunxiao admitted he had known the man was there and tried to persuade Zi Yan to give her father a chance.

• Zi Yan recognized the matching Ancient Dragon Clan bloodlines and realized the middle-aged man was her father, the Old Dragon Emperor.
• The Old Dragon Emperor apologized for being trapped in the Ancient Emperor's Cave Dwelling and pleaded with Zi Yan to forgive him.
• Zi Yan cried over her lonely childhood while Lu Yunxiao comforted her.
• Zi Yan confronted Lu Yunxiao about knowing her father was there, and he explained that revealing the cave dwelling had been too dangerous.
• Lu Yunxiao urged Zi Yan to give the Old Dragon Emperor a chance to prove his love for her.

Zi Yan softened toward Zhu Kun after Lu Yunxiao urged her to give her father a chance to make amends. When the group turned to the Ancient Emperor’s Cave Dwelling, Lu Yunxiao stepped up to enter without the Ancient Jade, leaving Zhu Kun doubtful that he could breach its gate.

• Lu Yunxiao reassured Zi Yan that Zhu Kun was sincere, and she agreed to give her father a chance to make amends.
• Zhu Kun promised to do everything he could for Zi Yan, who cautiously accepted his offer.
• Lu Yunxiao introduced himself and Cai'er to Zhu Kun, who objected to Lu Yunxiao having two wives until Zi Yan told him to stop interfering.
• Zi Yan changed the subject to the Ancient Emperor’s Cave Dwelling, and Zhu Kun explained that it could not be opened without the Ancient Jade.
• Zi Yan said they could force their way inside, and Lu Yunxiao stepped toward the enormous gate as Zhu Kun doubted even a Peak Nine-Star Dou Sheng could damage it.

Lu Yunxiao broke through the Dou Di power protecting the Ancient Emperor's Cave Dwelling and shattered its stone gate with one palm. As the passage opened and magma flooded toward them, he held it back, leaving Zhu Kun stunned by his power.

• Lu Yunxiao struck the stone gate, triggering the cave dwelling's immense protective pressure, while Zhu Kun retreated with Zi Yan and Queen Medusa.
• Lu Yunxiao released his supreme aura, shattered the protective power, and broke the stone gate, freeing Zhu Kun from the bound space.
• Zhu Kun raised a barrier to protect Zi Yan and Queen Medusa as the Magma World churned and magma rushed toward the cave dwelling.
• Lu Yunxiao commanded the magma to retreat and held it back, prompting Zhu Kun to wonder if Lu Yunxiao was a Dou Di.
• Zi Yan told Zhu Kun that Lu Yunxiao was still only a Dou Sheng, and she and Queen Medusa walked toward the opened passage.

Lu Yunxiao led Zi Yan, Queen Medusa, and Zhu Kun into the Ancient Emperor's Cave Dwelling and used his extraordinary power to guide them to the Heavenly Flame Square. As the group explored the square, a system check-in began, and they spotted the Profound Yellow Flame burning atop a stone pillar.

• Lu Yunxiao, Zi Yan, and Queen Medusa entered the Ancient Emperor's Cave Dwelling, followed by Zhu Kun.
• Zi Yan and Queen Medusa found that the strange space restricted Soul Power, while Lu Yunxiao identified their route and transported the group to a distant Stone Hall.
• Zhu Kun questioned Lu Yunxiao's ability to manipulate space, and Lu Yunxiao said he could do everything a Dou Di could despite being a Seven-Star Dou Sheng.
• Lu Yunxiao identified the treasures within the cave as an Emperor-grade Nascent Pill and the Ancient Emperor's Legacy, then led the group onto the Heavenly Flame Square.
• The system began a half-hour check-in when Lu Yunxiao stepped onto the square, and the group soon saw the Profound Yellow Flame burning atop a stone pillar.

Lu Yunxiao and his companions explored Heavenly Flame Square, where the Tou She Ancient God had once gathered the Heavenly Flames. They reached the Stone Hall, revealed a gigantic statue of the Tou She Ancient God, and Lu Yunxiao suppressed the statue’s oppressive aura.

• Lu Yunxiao explained that the Tou She Ancient God had drained most of the power from the Profound Yellow Flame, leaving Zhu Kun astonished by his knowledge.
• Nihility Devouring Flame appeared on Lu Yunxiao’s shoulder, recognized the square, and recalled only fragments of having been there before.
• Lu Yunxiao and his companions passed rows of stone pillars bearing Heavenly Flames, including the Golden Emperor Sky-Burning Flame, while Lu Yunxiao explained that the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame and Nihility Devouring Flame had escaped with help.
• Lu Yunxiao had Nihility Devouring Flame swallow the mist covering the Stone Hall, revealing a colossal statue of the Tou She Ancient God.
• The statue’s pressure made Queen Medusa and Zi Yan tremble, but Lu Yunxiao drove the oppressive aura back into the statue and protected Queen Medusa.

Lu Yunxiao and his companions explored the Stone Hall’s vast collection of Heaven-tier techniques and skills before the Emperor-grade Nascent Pill appeared in Tou She Ancient God’s likeness. The pill accused Nihility Devouring Flame of abandoning a promise to free it, then suspected Tou She Ancient God had caused its lost memories.

• Lu Yunxiao, Zi Yan, and Queen Medusa surveyed the Light Orbs and recognized that the Stone Hall held more than a hundred powerful Heaven-tier techniques and skills.
• Queen Medusa noted that the collection could greatly strengthen Cloud Gate, while Lu Yunxiao and Zhu Kun remained relatively unmoved by the treasures.
• An aged figure appeared on the stone statue’s shoulder, and Zi Yan recognized him as the Emperor-grade Nascent Pill rather than Tou She Ancient God.
• The Emperor-grade Nascent Pill accused Nihility Devouring Flame of breaking its promise to rescue it after it helped Nihility Devouring Flame and Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame escape.
• Nihility Devouring Flame said it could not remember the promise, prompting the Emperor-grade Nascent Pill to accuse Tou She Ancient God of being behind the matter.