Chapter Summaries

Xun'er worried that someone had eaten the late-night snacks she had tampered with, while Xiao Yi Xian searched for the missing Zi Yan. Xiao Yi Xian found Zi Yan asleep naked beside Xiao Yan and realized Xun'er's plan had likely caused the situation.

• Xun'er asked Xiao Yi Xian whether she had gone to the kitchen after discovering that her two late-night snacks had vanished.
• Xun'er saw Yun Yun caring for the children and felt defeated by her place in Xiao Yan's household.
• Xiao Yi Xian noticed Zi Yan was missing and searched her room, then hurried to tell Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yi Xian found Zi Yan naked and asleep beside Xiao Yan, who said he had eaten the snacks Zi Yan brought him but could not remember what happened afterward.
• Xiao Yi Xian connected Xiao Yan's story to Xun'er's missing snacks and realized Xun'er's plan had led to the situation.

Xiao Yi Xian questioned Xun'er about the drugged meals and urged her to tell Xiao Yan the truth about why she had been sent to the Xiao Family. After arranging to bring them closer for the Tianhe Alliance’s sake, Xiao Yi Xian confronted Zi Yan and learned she had knowingly deceived everyone, then attacked her in anger.

• Xiao Yi Xian told Xun'er that Zi Yan had eaten the meals and advised her to explain her past to Xiao Yan, while promising to help them spend time together.
• Xiao Yi Xian reasoned that Xiao Yan needed the Gu Clan’s support and decided to help him and Xun'er grow closer.
• Xiao Yi Xian found Xiao Yan and Zi Yan together, sent Xiao Yan out, and questioned Zi Yan behind a soundproof barrier.
• Xiao Yi Xian exposed that Xun'er's food could not affect a Dou Sheng, and Zi Yan admitted she had been conscious and pretending to be childlike since she first grew up.
• Xiao Yi Xian revealed that she had tricked Zi Yan into confessing, then grabbed her and threatened to beat her up.

Yao Chen convinced Xiao Yan that what happened with Zi Yan was an accidental side effect of the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit, concealing Xun'er’s involvement until after the Bodhi Ancient Tree matter. Meanwhile, Ya Fei brought Yao Ye and members of the Xiao Family to Falling Star City, where she urged Yao Ye to pursue her feelings for Xiao Yan rather than return to the Black Corner Region.

• Xiao Yan questioned Yao Chen about the previous night, and she explained that Zi Yan’s absorption of the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit had caused the incident and his unconsciousness.
• Yao Chen persuaded Xiao Yan to keep Zi Yan’s situation quiet until after the Bodhi Ancient Tree matter, intending to protect Xun’er and prepare the other women for the truth.
• Ya Fei, Yao Ye, Xiao Ning, Xiao Mei, and the others arrived in Falling Star City, and Xiao Ning found them lodging while leading the Xiao Family men out for entertainment.
• Ya Fei confronted Yao Ye about her feelings for Xiao Yan and argued that remaining in the Black Corner Region would leave her with no chance to grow closer to him.
• Ya Fei offered to help Yao Ye pursue Xiao Yan if she refused to give up, and Yao Ye listened in astonishment.

At Huan Chun Lou, Xiao Ning clashed with Gu Zhen after the Gu Clan commander tried to force the guests out, and the two agreed to fight without Dou Skills. Meanwhile, Xiao Mei’s shopping dispute with Gu Yuelan escalated after Gu Yuelan insulted Xiao Yan, and their first exchange left Gu Yuelan astonished by Xiao Mei’s strength.

• Gu Zhen forced his way into Huan Chun Lou and demanded that Xiao Ning and the others leave, but Xiao Ning refused.
• Gu Zhen struck Xiao Ning and sent him crashing into a wall, so Xiao Ning retaliated with a wine jar and a kick that sent Gu Zhen flying.
• Xiao Ning challenged Gu Zhen to fight without Dou Skills, and Gu Zhen ordered the Black Seal Army to obey the same restriction.
• Xiao Mei and Gu Yuelan reached for the same outfit in a shop, and Gu Yuelan gave it to Xiao Mei after hearing her mention Xiao Yan.
• Gu Yuelan insulted Xiao Yan and shoved Xiao Mei aside, prompting Xiao Mei to block her and attack.
• Gu Yuelan countered Xiao Mei’s palm strike and was stunned by the strength of someone she had thought was only a peak Dou Zong.

Xiao Mei challenged Gu Yuelan to defend Xiao Yan’s reputation and overwhelmed the One-star Dou Zun despite being a peak Dou Zong. As Gu Yuelan prepared to use the Emperor Seal Art, Gu Qinghan appeared and stopped her.

• After Gu Yuelan refused to retract her insult against Xiao Yan, Xiao Mei challenged her to a one-on-one fight.
• Xiao Mei matched Gu Yuelan’s attacks and knocked her into the ground with a kick.
• Xiao Mei struck Gu Yuelan in the abdomen and offered to end the fight as a draw if she took back her words.
• Enraged, Gu Yuelan began using the Emperor Seal Art: Mountain Opening Seal, but Gu Qinghan grabbed her wrist and cut off her Dou Qi.

Gu Qinghan reunited with Gu Yuelan and settled a clash between the Black Seal Army and Xiao Ning’s group at Huan Chun Lou. After the two groups made peace over drinks and caused damage to the brothel, Xiao Yan and Xun'er arrived to find everyone bruised, while Xiao Mei eagerly reunited with Xun'er.

• Gu Qinghan reprimanded Gu Yuelan for nearly using the Emperor Seal Art on Xiao Mei, then praised her growth and greeted Xiao Mei.
• Gu Qinghan learned that Gu Zhen and the other Black Seal Army men had gone to Huan Chun Lou, and she, Gu Yuelan, and Xiao Mei hurried there after hearing of a fight.
• Gu Yuelan and Xiao Mei found Xiao Ning and Gu Zhen drinking together after their fight, and Xiao Mei kicked Xiao Ning into a wall when he invited Gu Qinghan to drink.
• Gu Qinghan and the others apologized to the proprietress and paid for the damage, while Gu Yuelan and Xiao Mei kept the two groups in line.
• Xiao Yan and Xun'er arrived, Xiao Mei enthusiastically embraced Xun'er, and Xiao Ning sprang up to greet them before Xiao Yan asked what had happened.

Yao Chen told Xiao Yan’s wives about Zi Yan, and Cai Lin warned Zi Yan to consider Xiao Yan’s feelings. Zi Yun emerged from the Back Mountain with greater strength, then kept Xiao Yan with her for three days; afterward, Cai Lin told him the Bodhi Ancient Tree’s location was confirmed and that he needed to head to the Tianhe Alliance.

• Yao Chen explained Zi Yan’s situation to Xiao Yan’s wives, and Cai Lin reprimanded Zi Yan while they agreed to let Xiao Yan believe it had been an accident.
• Zi Yun’s bloodline stabilized with Han Feng’s help, raising her strength to early Three-star Dou Sheng.
• Xiao Yan returned to Starfall Pavilion with Xun'er and Gu Qinghan, but Zi Yun immediately took him away.
• After three days with Zi Yun, Xiao Yan left the room and encountered Cai Lin, who teased him about his many wives.
• Cai Lin told Xiao Yan that Elder Yao and Pavilion Master Feng had confirmed the Bodhi Ancient Tree’s location and were waiting for him at the Tianhe Alliance.

Xiao Yan convened a temporary Tianhe Alliance meeting to address the Xuan Ming Sect's destruction and Luo Ming's disappearance, urging the members to wait for evidence before blaming anyone. The meeting left the Soul Hall as a suspected force, but Xiao Yan refused to let the Alliance condemn it without proof.

• Gu Qinghan brought the Xiao Family Siblings and the Black Seal Army to the Tianhe Alliance, where Zijing welcomed them and led them to the reception hall.
• Xiao Yan arrived with Cai Lin and Zi Yun, then reviewed Zijing's documents about the Xuan Ming Sect, Luo Ming, and the Bodhi Ancient Tree matter before entering the meeting.
• Xiao Yan told the meeting that the Xuan Ming Sect had spread information about the Joyful Desire Venerables under orders from a mysterious force, and acknowledged that members might doubt his account.
• Xiao Yan reported that Luo Ming had disappeared around the same time the Xuan Ming Sect was destroyed, suggesting the incidents could be connected.
• A meeting attendee identified the Soul Hall as the likely force behind both incidents, but Xiao Yan insisted that the Tianhe Alliance needed evidence before judging any force.

Xiao Yan concluded the Tianhe Alliance meeting and agreed to visit Xun’er's father after the Bodhi Ancient Tree matter, while Xun’er hoped to win the Gu Clan’s approval for their future together. The chapter ended with Qing Lin and Lv Man fleeing the Nine Nether Nether Python in the Eastern Region.

• Xiao Yan explained the Ancient Void Dragon’s temporary stay and the Bodhi Ancient Tree, then asked Yun Ying to handle the Xuan Ming Sect, Luo Ming’s murder, and arrangements for the dragons.
• Xiao Ning, Xiao Mei, Hu Jia, and the others praised Xiao Yan after watching his meeting through a Projection Crystal.
• Xun’er asked Xiao Yan to visit her father after the Bodhi Ancient Tree matter, and he agreed to meet Gu Yuan.
• Xun’er revealed that she hoped Xiao Yan’s strength and standing would persuade Gu Yuan and the Gu Clan Elders to accept their relationship.
• Qing Lin and Lv Man fled through the Eastern Region while a Nine Nether Nether Python Dou Sheng pursued them for Qing Lin’s Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils.

Qing Lin and Lv Man were cornered by Yao Shan and the Nine Nether Nether Pythons after he trapped them inside a barrier and overpowered Qing Lin. Just as Qing Lin prepared to sacrifice herself to save Lv Man, Nalan Yanran cut through the barrier and confronted Yao Shan.

• Yao Shan trapped Qing Lin and Lv Man inside the Nine Nether Sky Prison, then demanded Qing Lin hand over her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils.
• Qing Lin released three spirit beasts and fought Yao Shan, but he tore apart her illusion attack and his forces defeated her spirit beasts.
• Three Half-Saints joined the fight, and Yao Shan wounded Qing Lin; Lv Man caught her and was injured when they crashed into the barrier.
• Qing Lin decided to self-detonate so Lv Man could escape, but Yao Shan rushed to stop her.
• Nalan Yanran pierced the barrier with her crimson longsword, entered, and stood between Qing Lin and Yao Shan.

Nalan Yanran slaughtered Yao Shan’s pursuing Nine Nether Nether Pythons, then reunited with Qing Lin and learned the clan still meant to claim the Bodhi Ancient Tree. Qing Lin enslaved the wounded Yao Shan and opened a Space Gate, and Nalan Yanran entered the Nine Nether Nether Python Region with Qing Lin and Lv Man to settle the conflict.

• Nalan Yanran killed Yao Shan’s subordinates and severely wounded him until he fled and she captured him.
• Nalan Yanran recognized Qing Lin, then explained that she wanted to confront the Nine Nether Nether Python Clan because its members kept accusing her of taking something and attacking her.
• Qing Lin used her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils to enslave the injured Yao Shan and ordered him to open a Space Gate to the clan’s territory.
• Nalan Yanran agreed to let Qing Lin and Lv Man accompany her, and the group entered the Space Tunnel with Yao Shan.
• Yao Xiaotian led a group of Nine Nether Nether Pythons elsewhere in Central Continent and declared that they would obtain the Bodhi Ancient Tree.

Xiao Yan’s allies prepared to accompany her into the dangerous Barbaric Ancient Region to seek the Bodhi Ancient Tree, while Xun'er planned to support them from outside. Meanwhile, Huang Tian ordered the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan to aid Xiao Yan and secretly began arranging Phoenix’s wedding.

• Yun Ying revealed that the Bodhi Ancient Tree would descend in the Barbaric Ancient Region, and Xuan Yi and Yao Chen explained the region’s deadly hazards.
• Yao Chen, Cai Lin, Zi Yun, Yao Tianhuo, and Ancestor Huoyun volunteered to accompany Xiao Yan, while Yao Chen refused Hua Yu’s request to join.
• Xun'er decided to remain outside the Barbaric Ancient Region and cover Xiao Yan rather than defy the Black Seal Army and the Gu Clan.
• Huang Tian assigned Phoenix and the others to the Bodhi Ancient Tree expedition, ordering them to yield the opportunity to Xiao Yan and help her to build ties with the Tianhe Alliance.
• Huang Tian questioned Phoenix about Xiao Yan and Feng Qing'er, then ordered preparations for Phoenix’s grand wedding ceremony.

Xiao Yan entrusted the Tianhe Alliance and the Barbaric Ancient Region’s outskirts to Yun Ying, Ya Fei, and Gu Qinghan while he led a group into the region’s depths to pursue the Bodhi Ancient Tree. After sensing its growing danger and learning of the tree’s dark history, Xiao Yan promised Cai Lin he would not act recklessly, and she assigned Zi Yun to watch him.

• Xiao Yan left Yun Ying in charge of the Tianhe Alliance and agreed that Xun'er, the Black Seal Army, and the Xiao siblings would explore only the outskirts of the Barbaric Ancient Region.
• Xiao Yan gave Gu Qinghan the Lei clan Elder Token and left her to manage the outside affairs with Yao Ye and the other experts.
• Xiao Yan led his group through the Spatial Teleportation Gate, where Zi Yun detected signs that the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan and an unfamiliar Magical Beast had already entered the region.
• Xiao Yan, Yao Chen, and the others entered the Barbaric Ancient Region’s depths, and Yao Chen connected its increased danger to the Bodhi Ancient Tree.
• Ancestor Huoyun recounted records claiming the Bodhi Ancient Tree once helped a Dou Di kill another Dou Di, whose resentful soul later contaminated the tree.
• Cai Lin warned Xiao Yan not to act recklessly and ordered Zi Yun to keep watch over him.

Gu Qinghan reprimanded Xiao Ning and Gu Zhen for considering a drink while on duty, then the Gu Clan group met disciples from the Yan, Yao, and Thunder Clans outside the Barbaric Ancient Region. Xun'er rejected Lei Dong's presumed engagement and warned him away from the person she loved, but Lei Dong decided to enter the region and find him.

• Xiao Ning tried to persuade Gu Zhen to drink, but Xiao Mei kicked him down and Gu Qinghan warned the Black Seal Army to stay disciplined on duty.
• Xun'er, Xuan Yi, and Han Feng sensed approaching groups, and Gu Qinghan recognized disciples from the Thunder, Yan, and Yao Clans.
• The Yan and Yao Clan groups considered leaving the dangerous region while seeking a chance to contact the Tianhe Alliance and Xiao Yan.
• Lei Dong approached Xun'er, but she evaded him and insisted he call her Lady Gu; Gu Zhen told Xiao Ning and Xiao Mei that the elders had discussed an engagement between them.
• Xun'er denied accepting the engagement and said she already loved someone, while Hu Jia wondered why Lei Dong's attention to Xun'er did not upset her.
• Lei Dong inferred that Xun'er's beloved was inside the Barbaric Ancient Region and announced he would go in to find him, prompting Xun'er to threaten him.

Xun'er defended Xiao Yan’s opportunity beneath the Bodhi Ancient Tree by confronting Lei Dong, and the two began fighting until Soul Hall Great Heavenly Venerate Hun Ming appeared with an order to slaughter everyone. The chapter ended with Hun Ming and several black-robed figures surrounding the group.

• Xun'er revealed her early stage Two-star Dou Sheng strength and warned Lei Dong not to force his way past her.
• Gu Zhen explained that Lei Jing, Lei Dong’s exceptionally talented sister and Xun’er’s childhood friend, had died from a congenital illness.
• Xun'er declared that she would die for Xiao Yan, then attacked Lei Dong with the Mountain Opening Seal after he vowed to enter the Barbaric Ancient Region.
• Lei Dong blocked Xun’er’s attack while the Yan, Yao, Gu, and Xiao groups began evacuating from the battle.
• A mass of Black Mist appeared behind Xun'er, and Lei Dong warned her before she drove it back with her Golden Emperor Blazing Heaven Flame.
• Hun Ming of Soul Hall appeared with several black-robed figures and announced that he had orders to slaughter everyone present.

Soul Hall Great Heavenly Venerate Hun Ming trapped the gathered clans and Tianhe Alliance in a prepared Myriad Souls Devouring Spirit Array and attacked them. As Xun'er and Lei Dong fought Hun Ming, Xun'er realized Lei Dong was an assumed identity, and Hun Ming revealed that he carried an exceptionally potent Divine Bloodline.

• Hun Ming admitted that the Soul Clan backed the Soul Hall and ordered the gathered disciples killed, triggering the Myriad Souls Devouring Spirit Array.
• Xuan Yi and Han Feng deduced that someone had leaked the group's movements, while the clans and Tianhe Alliance organized to fend off waves of vengeful souls.
• Yao Ye coordinated Xiao Yan's siblings as Xuan Yi, Han Feng, and others helped defend them, while Hun Ming waited for the defenders to tire.
• Hun Ming overpowered Lei Dong in combat, and Xun'er struck back with the Ancient Emperor Seal before Hun Ming counterattacked.
• Lei Dong shoved Xun'er out of harm's way and took Hun Ming's palm strike; Xun'er guessed he had used a seal and promised to keep his secret.
• Hun Ming recognized that Lei Dong's identity did not exist and revealed that his Divine Bloodline was even stronger than Xun'er's.

Xun'er trapped Hun Ming in an isolated space while Lei Dong removed his seal and revealed his true strength and identity. Lei Dong killed Hun Ming, then resealed himself before the space collapsed, and Xun'er greeted him after he caught her.

• Lei Dong and Xun'er realized Hun Ming knew about Lei Dong's concealment, and Xun'er secretly prepared a way to isolate them while Lei Dong kept Hun Ming talking.
• Hun Ming revealed that the Soul Clan had destroyed the Shi and Ling Clans and planted experts in the Barbaric Ancient Region to attack the Tianhe Alliance.
• Xun'er used Myriad Ancient Prison Lock to trap herself, Lei Dong, and Hun Ming in an independent space.
• Lei Dong removed his seal, revealed his Mid Four-star Dou Sheng strength, and caused Hun Ming to recognize him as the supposedly dead target the Soul Clan had long sought to kill.
• Lei Dong killed Hun Ming with a single strike, then restored his seal as Xun'er struggled to hold the space together.
• The space shattered, Lei Dong returned to Late stage One-star Dou Sheng, and he caught the exhausted Xun'er as she told him, "Long time no see."

Lei Dong and Xun'er destroyed the Soul Hall forces and the Myriad Souls Devouring Spirit Array, then headed into the Barbaric Ancient Region to aid Xiao Yan. Gu Qinghan stayed behind and defied the Gu Clan’s orders to keep Xun'er safe, preventing the Black Seal Army from following and stopping Gu Zhen from notifying the clan.

• Xun'er asked Lei Dong to help Xiao Yan in the Barbaric Ancient Region, and Lei Dong agreed because he wanted to help her.
• Lei Dong killed the Soul Hall Protector and the Soul Hall members stationed by the Myriad Souls Devouring Spirit Array, while Xun'er burned away the array and its vengeful souls.
• Xun'er told Gu Qinghan that Soul Hall had ambushed the Barbaric Ancient Region and that the Shi Clan and Ling Clan had been destroyed by the Soul Clan.
• Xun'er and Lei Dong left for the Barbaric Ancient Region, while Gu Qinghan promised to stop the Gu Clan forces from notifying their clan.
• Gu Qinghan ordered the Black Seal Army to stay behind and took Gu Zhen's Communication Token before he could alert the Gu Clan.

Xiao Yan and his companions encountered illusions caused by the Bodhi Ancient Tree’s lingering resentment, while the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan’s Three Phoenixes were overwhelmed by ferocious beasts. Xiao Yan arrived to help Phoenix as she prepared to hold off the beast horde.

• Yao Chen noticed the unnatural absence of ferocious beasts, and Xiao Yan saw an illusion in which a shadow killed her and a beast swallowed her.
• Xiao Yan attacked Zi Yun while trapped in the illusion, but Yao Chen awakened him and explained that a Dou Di’s lingering resentment had clouded his mind.
• Yao Chen advised Xiao Yan to shield himself with Soul Power, then led the group toward distant bursts of Dou Qi.
• Phoenix, Kun Huang, and Eagle Phoenix fought thousands of ferocious beasts after Jiu Feng was affected by an illusion and knocked unconscious.
• Phoenix ordered Kun Huang and Eagle Phoenix to escape with Jiu Feng while she held back the beasts.
• Xiao Yan arrived and called out that he would help Phoenix.

Xiao Yan rushed to protect Phoenix from a beast tide, prompting Cai Lin to scold him for risking himself despite the difference in their strength. After the beasts were defeated, Phoenix learned why Yao Chen’s group had come to the Barbaric Ancient Region and agreed to help Xiao Yan seek the Bodhi Ancient Tree’s opportunity; meanwhile, Eagle Phoenix mistook Phoenix’s support for proof that she and Xiao Yan were romantically involved.

• Xiao Yan shielded Phoenix from a ferocious beast, and Cai Lin punched him, dragged him back, and ordered him to stay out of the fight.
• Phoenix, Cai Lin, Yao Chen, and the others exterminated the beast tide while Xiao Yan guarded the unconscious Jiu Feng.
• Cai Lin questioned Xiao Yan about his reckless intervention, and he admitted Phoenix probably had not needed his help, but Cai Lin held back from striking him again.
• Yao Chen told Phoenix that her group had come to help Xiao Yan obtain the Bodhi Ancient Tree’s opportunity so he could break through to Half-Saint and eventually gain Huang Tian’s approval.
• Phoenix agreed to assist Xiao Yan, and Eagle Phoenix interpreted her support as evidence that she was Xiao Yan’s lover, spreading the misunderstanding to Kun Huang.