Chapter Summaries

Lu Yunxiao explained that the Tou She Ancient God had altered Nihility Devouring Flame and the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame’s memories, then revealed that he intended to seize the Emperor-grade Nascent Pill for its Origin Qi. Zhu Kun eagerly sought a chance to claim it, but Lu Yunxiao made the prize conditional on Zhu Kun subduing it himself.

• Lu Yunxiao speculated that the Tou She Ancient God had erased the flames’ memories of their agreement with the Emperor-grade Nascent Pill.
• The Emperor-grade Nascent Pill realized the group had come for its true body, and Lu Yunxiao openly confirmed it was one of their targets.
• Zhu Kun asked to make a move for the Emperor-grade Nascent Pill, and Lu Yunxiao said Zhu Kun could have it if he subdued it.
• Zi Yan rebuked Zhu Kun for wanting to compete with Lu Yunxiao after Lu Yunxiao had brought them into the cave dwelling.
• Lu Yunxiao calmed Zi Yan and told Zhu Kun he could claim the pill only if he defeated it, prompting Zi Yan to accuse Lu Yunxiao of sending Zhu Kun to get beaten.

Lu Yunxiao explained why Zhu Kun should try to subdue the Emperor-grade Nascent Pill before he intervened, balancing Zhu Kun’s desire with his obligations to Cloud Gate. The pill attacked, and Zhu Kun charged forward to face it.

• Lu Yunxiao told Zi Yan that Zhu Kun needed the chance to challenge the Emperor-grade Nascent Pill himself, and Zhu Kun’s reluctance to give it up confirmed his desire.
• Zi Yan apologized that the proud Ancient Void Dragon Clan could not join Cloud Gate, while Lu Yunxiao reassured her that her heart was enough for him.
• Lu Yunxiao and Zi Yan exchanged affectionate words as Zhu Kun watched resentfully, and the Emperor-grade Nascent Pill grew furious at their assumption that they could claim it.
• The Emperor-grade Nascent Pill unleashed a terrifying aura and roared at them, and Zhu Kun charged forward after seeing that Lu Yunxiao would not intervene.

The Emperor-grade Nascent Pill effortlessly weathered Zhu Kun’s attacks before unleashing its Emperor Pill Palm. Its blazing orb enveloped Zhu Kun, leaving his fate unresolved.

• The Emperor-grade Nascent Pill casually severed Zhu Kun’s energy torrent and neutralized his repeated attacks.
• Zi Yan mocked Zhu Kun’s struggle, while Lu Yunxiao reassured her and explained Zhu Kun’s strength.
• The Emperor-grade Nascent Pill ended its playful defense and warned that it would defeat Zhu Kun in one move.
• Lu Yunxiao sealed away the pill’s medicinal fragrance to protect Zi Yan and Queen Medusa.
• The Emperor-grade Nascent Pill unleashed Emperor Pill Palm, gathering the flames of heaven and earth into a destructive orb that engulfed Zhu Kun as he resisted.

Zhu Kun attacked the Emperor-grade Nascent Pill but was defeated, leaving Lu Yunxiao to handle it. Lu Yunxiao revealed Dou Di-level power, subdued the pill, and restored it to its original orb form.

• Zhu Kun struck the Emperor-grade Nascent Pill but was injured and hurled into a vast fissure.
• Zi Yan rushed to Zhu Kun, then scolded him for ignoring her warning and attacking the pill.
• Zhu Kun admitted the Emperor-grade Nascent Pill was beyond him and asked Lu Yunxiao to take over.
• Lu Yunxiao used the Heaven and Earth Rules to knock the pill down and dissolve its Emperor Pill Palm attack.
• The Emperor-grade Nascent Pill recognized Lu Yunxiao's Dou Di-level aura and tried to flee, but Lu Yunxiao captured it with the Innate Grand Five Elements Divine Light.
• Lu Yunxiao restored the captured Emperor-grade Nascent Pill from humanoid form to a multicolored orb.

Lu Yunxiao subdued the Emperor-grade Nascent Pill and explained that the Ancient Emperor's Legacy was sealed inside the statue and reserved for Gu Xun'er. As he gathered the cave's scrolls, he received his check-in rewards, including a Fire Qilin, Celestial Pivot, and two Dou Sheng Summoning Cards.

• Lu Yunxiao said the Emperor-grade Nascent Pill could help a Half-Emperor reach the Dou Di Realm and decided to give it to Sect Master of Moon Worship.
• Zi Yan asked about the Ancient Emperor's Legacy, and Lu Yunxiao revealed it was inside the Tou She Ancient God statue and reserved for Gu Xun'er.
• Zi Yan teased Queen Medusa about jealousy, prompting Queen Medusa to deny it and walk ahead.
• Lu Yunxiao put away the Heavenly-tier scrolls and completed a check-in at the Ancient Emperor's Cave Dwelling.
• The system awarded Lu Yunxiao a Fire Qilin, the Big Dipper Divine Weapon Celestial Pivot, and two Dou Sheng Summoning Cards.

Lu Yunxiao received several rewards, including a Fire Qilin, the Tian Shu Sword, and Tongtian’s Heaven-Reaching Array Dao inheritance, which he considered sharing with Qing Yanjing. After completing the Check-in Mission, he took the Heavenly Flame Square and Ancient Emperor Stone Statue with him and led the others away.

• Lu Yunxiao examined his rewards and learned that the Fire Qilin was a juvenile Quasi-Heavenly Sovereign, the Tian Shu Sword was an immortal artifact, and the system had also granted him summoning and resurrection cards.
• Lu Yunxiao discovered he had obtained Sect Master Tongtian’s Heaven-Reaching Array Dao, completing his collection of the Three Pure Ones’ inheritances, and thought of passing some of it to Qing Yanjing.
• Zi Yan teased Lu Yunxiao about grinning, and their exchange ended with her realizing she had cursed herself when she said his whole family was mute.
• Lu Yunxiao told Queen Medusa and the others they should leave after the Check-in Mission was completed, then ordered everyone off the square.
• Lu Yunxiao shrank the Heavenly Flame Square and stored it, placed the Ancient Emperor Stone Statue in his Inner World, and led the others away.

Lu Yunxiao returned from the Magma World with Queen Medusa, Zi Yan, and Zhu Kun, whom he introduced to Su Qian as the rescued Old Dragon Emperor. Back in his room, Lu Yunxiao opened the Heaven-Reaching Array Dao inheritance and was overwhelmed by the killing aura of the Immortal Slaying Sword Array before the World Tree protected him.

• Lu Yunxiao and his companions emerged from the Magma World, and Su Qian and the others greeted them.
• Lu Yunxiao introduced Zhu Kun to Su Qian and explained that Su Qian had once cared for Zi Yan.
• Lu Yunxiao told Su Qian that rescuing Zhu Kun had been one purpose of the trip, then left with the group for the Inner Court.
• Lu Yunxiao entered his sea of consciousness and examined the newly acquired Heaven-Reaching Array Dao tome.
• Lu Yunxiao opened the tome and was nearly consumed by the killing aura of the Immortal Slaying Sword Array, but the World Tree protected him.

Lu Yunxiao studied the basics of the Array Dao after discovering the Immortal Slaying Sword Array was beyond his current strength. He used two Dou Sheng Summoning Cards to summon Mo Yixi and Dong Wushang, then reflected on Mo Yixi’s power and Sword Immortal legend.

• Lu Yunxiao realized he could not withstand the killing intent of the Immortal Slaying Sword Array and found that the foundational teachings of Heaven-Reaching Array Dao were at the end.
• Lu Yunxiao read the Array Dao foundations, tested a beginner Spirit Gathering Array, and decided to study array formation alongside alchemy and tool refinement.
• Lu Yunxiao crushed two Dou Sheng Summoning Cards and summoned the Wine Sword Immortal, Mo Yixi, and the Sovereign of Blades, Dong Wushang.
• Mo Yixi and Dong Wushang bowed to Lu Yunxiao, who welcomed them and considered Mo Yixi’s Wine God Incantation and strength.

Lu Yunxiao reviewed Dong Wushang and Gu Duhang’s strength and his growing roster of powerful attendants, then concluded that Cloud Gate still needed to build its strength to match the Great Thousand World’s top factions. A familiar visitor arrived at his door.

• Lu Yunxiao sent Dong Wushang and Gu Duhang away after assessing their formidable combat abilities.
• Lu Yunxiao checked his information panel and saw that his attendants included numerous fighters with Nine-Star Dou Sheng or greater strength.
• Lu Yunxiao celebrated his growing force but reminded himself that Cloud Gate still could not rival the Great Thousand World’s top factions.
• Lu Yunxiao reflected that the nine Hall Guardians of Heavenly King Hall were nearly complete before someone knocked at the door.

Lu Yunxiao reunited with Queen Medusa in private and discussed visiting the Snake-people Race and supporting them without granting special favors. After revealing he had achieved Five Elements Perfection, he and Medusa closed themselves away together, leaving their plans for the visit unresolved.

• Queen Medusa visited Lu Yunxiao, and they embraced while discussing Zi Yan spending time with her father, Zhu Kun.
• Lu Yunxiao suggested visiting the Snake-people Race and moving them to the Central Continent, but Queen Medusa declined special treatment for her people.
• Lu Yunxiao offered to support the Snake-people Race privately, and Queen Medusa agreed to let him do as he wished.
• Lu Yunxiao told Queen Medusa he had achieved Five Elements Perfection, and she blushed at the prospect of having a child with him.
• Lu Yunxiao sealed the room and drew Queen Medusa close as they gave in to their passion.

Lu Yunxiao took Queen Medusa back to the Snake-people Race, where they saw how much it had grown and how relations with humans had improved. The Snake-people celebrated Queen Medusa’s return, and Lu Yunxiao gave the race pills, Cultivation Techniques, and Dou Skills.

• Lu Yunxiao teased Queen Medusa as they woke, then agreed to take her back to the Snake-people Race.
• Queen Medusa briefly revived her old commanding manner, and she and Lu Yunxiao laughed together about how their relationship had changed.
• The Snake-people Race had expanded across much of the Magical Beast Mountain Range and established trade and marriage ties with humans.
• The Snake-people celebrated Queen Medusa’s return, and she approved of the race’s progress and its six Dou Zong experts.
• Lu Yunxiao gifted the Snake-people Race medicinal pills, Cultivation Techniques, and Dou Skills.

Lu Yunxiao celebrated the Snake-people Race’s acceptance of him and agreed to stay while Queen Medusa made arrangements for her clan. He then presented her with the Tian Shu Sword, an immortal artifact more powerful than the Red Jade Sword.

• Lu Yunxiao rejoiced that the Snake-people Race believed Queen Medusa had married the right man, and Queen Medusa understood why their approval mattered to him.
• Queen Medusa asked to spend several days arranging matters for the Snake-people Race, and Lu Yunxiao agreed to wait until she was finished.
• Lu Yunxiao revealed the Tian Shu Sword, whose sudden appearance caused strange phenomena across the Northwest Continent before he suppressed them.
• Lu Yunxiao explained that the Tian Shu Sword was a Big Dipper Divine Weapon with formidable offensive power and surpassed the Red Jade Sword.
• Queen Medusa was astonished to learn that the Tian Shu Sword was even stronger than the Red Jade Sword.

Lu Yunxiao gave Queen Medusa the Tian Shu Sword, and she claimed it as her own. After warning her not to overestimate what she could do with it, he told her the sword was one of seven immortal swords, though he did not know where the other six were.

• Lu Yunxiao explained the Tian Shu Sword’s power and limits to Queen Medusa.
• Queen Medusa bound the Tian Shu Sword with her blood and felt its immense boost to her strength.
• Queen Medusa claimed she might use the sword to let a Dou Zun kill a Dou Saint, and Lu Yunxiao scolded her for being overconfident.
• Queen Medusa beat Lu Yunxiao after he mocked her strength, then straightened his clothes and combed his hair.
• Lu Yunxiao named the other six Big Dipper immortal swords and said he did not know where they were.

Lu Yunxiao visited the Snake-people Race and Misty Cloud Mountain, strengthening their future prospects before returning to Jia Nan Academy with Queen Medusa. He and Zi Yan then prepared to leave for Ancient Dragon Island, where Zhu Kun’s return had major implications for the Ancient Dragon Clan.

• Lu Yunxiao visited Cloud Gate on Misty Cloud Mountain and left behind powerful Dou Zun puppets to protect it.
• Queen Medusa made follow-up arrangements for the Snake-people Race after reviewing its development plans.
• Lu Yunxiao teased Zi Yan about bonding with Zhu Kun, then told her they would leave Jia Nan Academy that afternoon.
• Zi Yan agreed they should return to Ancient Dragon Island because Zhu Kun’s return was important for the Ancient Dragon Clan, and Lu Yunxiao promised to go with her.
• Lu Yunxiao said farewell to Su Qian, Wu Hao, and the others, leaving scrolls and medicinal pills for Jia Nan Academy before departing with his companions.

Lu Yunxiao decided to travel to the Barren Ancient Region to claim the Bodhi Ancient Tree itself, then headed toward the forest where he sensed Yun Yun and his Innate Separation Fire. At the tree, Yun Yun remained inside its body, apparently receiving the chance to attain enlightenment beneath it.

• Lu Yunxiao told Zi Yan and Queen Medusa that he would visit the Barren Ancient Region before going to the Beast Region, intending to take the Bodhi Ancient Tree for himself.
• Lu Yunxiao used Space Power to bring his companions to Manghuang Town, where he sensed Yun Yun's Innate Separation Fire deep in the Barren Ancient Region.
• Lu Yunxiao and his companions entered the forest, believing Yun Yun was already using the Innate Separation Fire and would soon obtain the Bodhi Heart.
• Cloud Gate's Strong Persons saw Yun Yun inside the Bodhi Ancient Tree and feared for her safety.
• Feng Qing'er reassured them that Yun Yun was protected by Lu Yunxiao's means and was likely receiving the opportunity for enlightenment beneath the Bodhi tree.

Yun Yun entered an enlightenment beneath the Bodhi Ancient Tree, beginning a legendary Hundred Lifetimes Reincarnation that could strengthen her path toward the Dou Di realm. Lu Yunxiao arrived in the tree’s sealed space, reunited with Feng Qing'er, and saw that Yun Yun’s enlightenment was going well.

• Feng Qing'er organized Cloud Gate experts to guard Yun Yun as she meditated inside the Bodhi Ancient Tree.
• Huo Xuan and members of the Lei Clan recognized Yun Yun’s rare opportunity, while Gu Qingyang warned the gathered Ancient Clans not to act rashly.
• The Bodhi Ancient Tree’s space trembled, and Lu Yunxiao arrived with two women and an imposing middle-aged man.
• Feng Qing'er joyfully greeted Lu Yunxiao, who asked about Yun Yun’s condition and approved of her progress.

Lu Yunxiao met Gu Qingyang and learned that Xun'er remained in seclusion after receiving the Heavenly Flames he had sent her. He then reunited with Cao Ying at the Bodhi Ancient Tree and invited her to join Cloud Gate.

• Lu Yunxiao watched Yun Yun benefit from her enlightenment beneath the Bodhi Tree, then received respectful greetings from the gathered factions.
• Gu Qingyang told Lu Yunxiao that Xun'er was still in seclusion, and Lu Yunxiao asked him to tell Gu Yuan that Cloud Gate would send people to welcome her as a bride once she emerged.
• Lu Yunxiao found Cao Ying, who explained that she had come for a Bodhi Seed rather than the Bodhi Heart and was preparing for the future possibility of refining a Bodhi Pill.
• Lu Yunxiao sat beside Cao Ying, caught up with her, and suggested that she join Cloud Gate so they could see each other more often.

Lu Yunxiao tried to recruit Cao Ying to Cloud Gate as its Pill Hall Master, but she refused because she could not bear to leave the Pill Tower. When he mentioned an alchemy genius from the Yao Clan, Cao Ying’s competitive spirit stirred.

• Lu Yunxiao offered Cao Ying the position of Cloud Gate Pill Hall Master and promised her guidance from its Rank 9 alchemists.
• Cao Ying declined the offer, saying she did not want to leave the Pill Tower, though she hoped Lu Yunxiao might still guide her.
• Lu Yunxiao joked that he would not guide her for free, then pretended to threaten her when she continued to refuse.
• Cao Ying said she could not leave her master, and Lu Yunxiao claimed Cloud Gate had alchemists more talented than her.
• Cao Ying asked about the other genius, and Lu Yunxiao said she had been sent by the Yao Clan and was close to becoming a Rank 9 Alchemist.

Lu Yunxiao waited in the Barren Ancient Region while Yun Yun underwent the Bodhi Ancient Tree’s Hundred Lifetimes Reincarnation, tempering her soul and foundation. After a month and a half, Yun Yun opened her eyes, beginning the awakening of her Innate Wind God Physique.

• Lu Yunxiao teased Cao Ying about her alchemy talent, and she vowed to surpass the Yao Clan’s alchemist.
• Cao Ying asked why Lu Yunxiao had come to the Barren Ancient Region, and he indicated the Bodhi Ancient Tree.
• The gathered factions cultivated as they waited, while Lu Yunxiao tempered his Origin Power and watched over Yun Yun.
• Lu Yunxiao sensed that Yun Yun’s soul power and control over her strength had improved through the Hundred Lifetimes Reincarnation.
• After another half month, Lu Yunxiao finished tempering his Origin Power, and Yun Yun opened her eyes inside the Bodhi Ancient Tree.

Yun Yun emerged from the Bodhi Ancient Tree after experiencing Hundred Lifetimes Reincarnation and revealed that she had gained the strength to slay a Dou Saint. Lu Yunxiao discussed the possibility of Queen Medusa gaining similar insight, and she realized he had come to claim the tree for its power to aid their cultivation.

• Yun Yun awoke inside the Bodhi Ancient Tree, recognized Lu Yunxiao, and emerged to greet him.
• Yun Yun told Lu Yunxiao that her experience had been perilous but that she could now easily slay a Dou Saint.
• Lu Yunxiao praised Yun Yun's new confidence and inferred that she had gained insight into her physique or the Grass Character Sword Art.
• Queen Medusa sensed the pressure of Yun Yun's soul and questioned whether Hundred Lifetimes Reincarnation was truly so miraculous.
• Lu Yunxiao told Queen Medusa that the Tian Shu Sword and the Grass Character Sword Art might let her kill a One-Star Dou Sheng if she gained insight.
• Queen Medusa realized Lu Yunxiao intended to take the Bodhi Ancient Tree because it offered a rare chance for comprehension.