Chapter Summaries

Zhu Zhuqing killed the Fire Slaves and spent a year digesting the Dou Sheng corpses, advancing to Three-star Dou Sheng. When Xiao Chen ambushed her, her divine armor reflected his attack and wounded him, leaving the two facing off.

• Zhu Zhuqing killed ten Fire Slaves, stored one Dou Sheng corpse for Xiao Yixian and Cai Lin, and began digesting the others.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame watched Zhu Zhuqing consume its Fire Slaves and the Demonic Flame Space, then made a decision.
• Over the next year, Zhu Zhuqing consumed eight One-star Dou Sheng corpses and advanced from Two-star to Three-star Dou Sheng.
• Xiao Chen attacked Zhu Zhuqing while she cultivated, but her divine armor blocked and reflected his axe strike, injuring him.
• Zhu Zhuqing recognized Xiao Chen and saw that he retained his own consciousness, while Xiao Chen resolved not to retreat.

Zhu Zhuqing fought Xiao Chen in the Demonic Flame Space and defeated him with Hanguang and Jueying. After learning that the Xiao Clan had been exterminated and he was its last bloodline, Xiao Chen was killed by Zhu Zhuqing.

• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame persuaded Xiao Chen to kill Zhu Zhuqing and leave the Demonic Flame Space, while secretly deceiving him about being able to escape.
• Zhu Zhuqing clashed with Xiao Chen, and her blades inflicted wounds that bypassed his defenses despite his great strength.
• Xiao Chen fled Zhu Zhuqing’s attacks until his injuries forced him to fall onto the sea of magma.
• Xiao Chen offered to stop competing for the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, but Zhu Zhuqing told him the Xiao Clan had been exterminated and he was its last bloodline.
• Xiao Chen rejected Zhu Zhuqing’s claim, and she cut off his head with Jueying.

Zhu Zhuqing spent another year cultivating in the Demonic Flame Space, then entered its second level and shattered the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame’s illusion. After revealing her power, she began attacking the Heavenly Flame with soul-targeting techniques.

• Zhu Zhuqing absorbed Xiao Chen’s corpse, reached the edge of the second level, and left the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame sealed there while she continued cultivating.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame prepared to resist Zhu Zhuqing, shaped a human figure, and spread the Nightmare Heavenly Mist Illusion.
• After another year of cultivation, Zhu Zhuqing reached the initial stage of Five-star Dou Sheng and used the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame Map to retrieve the memories within it.
• Zhu Zhuqing activated True World and dispersed the Nightmare Heavenly Mist Illusion, shocking the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame attacked Zhu Zhuqing with its power of purification, then fled when she showed it a flame containing Black Light.
• Zhu Zhuqing identified the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame’s purification law and unleashed a series of soul-targeting attacks against it.

Zhu Zhuqing destroyed the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame’s consciousness and began assimilating its power while expanding her Devouring Domain into the surrounding Small World. On the flying ship, Xiao Yixian and Cai Lin advanced through pill refinement and swallowed tribulations, then sensed Zhu Zhuqing’s return.

• Zhu Zhuqing shattered the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame’s consciousness with soul attacks, then merged its two lotus platforms into one flame.
• Zhu Zhuqing used Assimilation Absorption to devour the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame and began consuming the Demonic Flame Space.
• Xiao Yixian completed an eighth-grade poison pill, and Cai Lin devoured its five-colored Pill Tribulation, advancing from a five-star to a six-star Dou Zun.
• Xiao Yixian swallowed the Five-colored Poison Pill and advanced from a four-star to a five-star Dou Zun, then boasted that she would surpass Cai Lin.
• Yao Chen and the Spirit of the Flying Boat noticed violent spatial ripples beneath the ship, and the Spirit of the Flying Boat announced that its master had returned.

Zhu Zhuqing emerged from the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame Space at peak Seven-star Dou Sheng and reunited with Xiao Yixian and Cai Lin. After leaving a green sphere to restore the barren land, she departed aboard the flying ship, while Void Devouring Flame arrived too late and returned to prepare for the plan.

• Zhu Zhuqing’s emergence unleashed a powerful pillar of light that shook the Nine-tier flying ship and revealed her distinctive aura to Xiao Yixian, Cai Lin, and Yao Chen.
• Zhu Zhuqing assessed her peak Seven-star Dou Sheng strength and said she could face a Nine-star Dou Sheng, especially with Hanguang and Jueying.
• Cai Lin rushed into Zhu Zhuqing’s arms, and Xiao Yixian greeted her respectfully before Zhu Zhuqing praised both of their progress.
• Zhu Zhuqing arranged a celebration aboard the flying ship, tossed a green sphere onto the barren land, and left through a Space Gate with Xiao Yixian and Cai Lin.
• Void Devouring Flame arrived half an hour later, found the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame gone, and returned to prepare for the plan.

Zhu Zhuqing returned from her inheritance trial as a Seven-star Dou Sheng and fulfilled her promise to resurrect Yao Chen, restoring his body and raising him to Half-Saint. She then sent him away, leaving him grateful and Xiao Yixian reluctant to part with her teacher.

• Xiao Yixian asked Zhu Zhuqing about her journey, and Zhu Zhuqing revealed she had reached Seven-star Dou Sheng.
• Zhu Zhuqing promised to resurrect Yao Chen now that he had trained Xiao Yixian and passed on his alchemy techniques.
• Zhu Zhuqing used Flesh and Blood Regeneration to restore Yao Chen's physical body and raise his cultivation to Half-Saint.
• Zhu Zhuqing told Yao Chen his task was complete and sent him away, so Xiao Yixian escorted her teacher out.

Xiao Yixian parted from Yao Chen and received a share of Zhu Zhuqing’s spoils, while Zhu Zhuqing consumed four years of accumulated Emotional Energy and advanced to an early Eight-star Dou Sheng. She then prepared to target the Spirit Clan and Shi Clan as the Soul Clan’s plan approached.

• Xiao Yixian told Yao Chen that Zhu Zhuqing disliked interacting with men, and Yao Chen said he would return to Starfall Pavilion.
• Zhu Zhuqing gave Xiao Yixian and Cai Lin the corpse of a One-star Peak Dou Sheng Ten Thousand Poisons Annihilation Centipede to divide.
• Xiao Yixian claimed the centipede’s poison, while Cai Lin agreed to take the rest.
• Zhu Zhuqing opened her Small World and absorbed its accumulated Emotional Energy, breaking through to early Eight-star Dou Sheng.
• Zhu Zhuqing set her sights on the Spirit Clan and Shi Clan, and the flying ship announced that it had arrived.

Zhu Zhuqing infiltrated the Stone Realm after the Soul Clan destroyed the Shi Clan and seized its Ancient Emperor Tuoshe Jade. After Void Devouring Flame left to attack the Ling Clan, Zhu Zhuqing emerged and collected the Shi Clan’s Negative Energy.

• Zhu Zhuqing left her spaceship hidden far from the Stone Realm and used her laws to slip inside.
• Void Devouring Flame subdued Shi Tian and demanded the Ancient Emperor Tuoshe Jade to spare the Shi Clan.
• After Shi Tian handed over the jade, Void Devouring Flame betrayed him, captured the Shi Clan members, and sealed the Stone Realm.
• Void Devouring Flame left with Hun Lian to attack the Ling Clan, unaware that Zhu Zhuqing had marked his robe with a Space Imprint.
• Zhu Zhuqing emerged after the Soul Clan departed and absorbed the Negative Energy drifting through the Stone Realm.

Zhu Zhuqing looted and devoured the Stone Realm, reaching the peak of Eight-star Dou Sheng before setting her sights on the Spirit Realm. Meanwhile, Void Devouring Flame massacred the Spirit Clan and took its Ancient Emperor Tuoshe Jade, unaware that Zhu Zhuqing had left a Space Imprint behind as a special power began spreading through the Spirit Realm.

• Zhu Zhuqing ordered her Black Shadow Soldiers to gather the Stone Realm’s resources and transfer them to her Second Spirit World.
• Zhu Zhuqing devoured the Stone Realm over a month, raising her strength to the peak of Eight-star Dou Sheng but falling short of a breakthrough.
• Zhu Zhuqing discovered that Void Devouring Flame had reached the Spirit Clan and slipped through the void to avoid the seal at the Stone Realm’s spatial anchor.
• Void Devouring Flame defeated the Spirit Clan, took its Ancient Emperor Tuoshe Jade from Ling Xuan, and burned Ling Xuan to ashes after accepting his feigned loyalty.
• Void Devouring Flame sent the Soul Clan army to plunder the Stone and Spirit Realms, then returned to the Battle Qi Continent with the two Ancient Emperor Tuoshe Jades.
• A Space Imprint fell from Void Devouring Flame’s robe and merged with the Realm Gate, after which a special power appeared in the Spirit Realm and spread across it.

Zhu Zhuqing devoured the Spirit Realm, advancing to mid-stage Nine-star Dou Sheng before returning to the Battle Qi Continent. After Hun Tiandi learned Hun Lian had died, he and Void Devouring Flame rushed to attack the remaining clans, while Zhu Zhuqing prepared to take Xiao Yixian and Cai Lin somewhere to accelerate their cultivation.

• Zhu Zhuqing killed the Soul Clan team looting the Spirit Realm, extracted their souls, and devoured the world’s energy.
• After a month of cultivation, Zhu Zhuqing reached mid-stage Nine-star Dou Sheng and brought her Laws close to perfection.
• Hun Tiandi discovered Hun Lian was dead and, after conferring with Void Devouring Flame, ordered attacks on the Medicine, Thunder, Flame, and Ancient Clans to seize their Ancient Jades.
• Zhu Zhuqing returned to the flying boat, praised Xiao Yixian and Cai Lin’s progress, and urged them to complete the Dou Zun Nine Revolutions before breaking through.
• Zhu Zhuqing offered to take Xiao Yixian and Cai Lin to a place where they could accelerate their cultivation.

Zhu Zhuqing visited the Ancient Clan with Xiao Yixian and Cai Lin and asked Gu Yuan to let them use the Heavenly Tomb. Gu Yuan delayed his answer to consult the clan elders, and Zhu Zhuqing left to see Gu Xun'er while Gu Yuan was left with an ominous premonition.

• Zhu Zhuqing brought Xiao Yixian and Cai Lin to the Ancient Realm, where Gu Yuan welcomed them and showed them around.
• Zhu Zhuqing stopped the tour and asked Gu Yuan to lend the Heavenly Tomb to Xiao Yixian and Cai Lin.
• Gu Yuan noticed Xiao Yixian and Cai Lin's rapid cultivation and said he needed to consult the clan elders before deciding.
• Zhu Zhuqing agreed to wait, then took Xiao Yixian and Cai Lin to find Gu Xun'er.
• Gu Yuan confirmed Zhu Zhuqing had gone to Gu Xun'er and felt an ominous premonition after delaying his answer.

After the Ancient Clan declined Zhu Zhuqing’s offer to borrow the Heavenly Tomb, she watched the Soul Clan attack the Medicine and Thunder Clans and revealed that she had reached Nine-star Dou Sheng. Hun Tiandi took the Thunder Clan’s Ancient Emperor Tuoshe Jade, and Zhu Zhuqing set out for the now-empty Thunder Realm.

• Xiao Yixian asked why Zhu Zhuqing had left the Ancient Realm without borrowing the Heavenly Tomb, and Zhu Zhuqing said she would make one herself.
• Zhu Zhuqing showed Xiao Yixian and Cai Lin the Soul Clan’s attacks on the Medicine and Thunder Clans and explained that Hun Tiandi and Void Devouring Flame sought the Ancient Emperor Tuoshe Jade.
• Xiao Yixian and Cai Lin urged Zhu Zhuqing not to risk helping the Ancient Clan, and Zhu Zhuqing revealed she had advanced to Nine-star Dou Sheng.
• Yao Dan summoned the Medicine Emperor’s projection as a deterrent, then surrendered the Medicine Clan’s jade to Void Devouring Flame, who trapped the clan beneath a dark canopy.
• Hun Tiandi devastated the Thunder Realm, defeated its defenders, and took its jade before heading toward the Flame Realm.
• Zhu Zhuqing opened a spatial rift and took Xiao Yixian and Cai Lin toward the abandoned Thunder Realm.

Zhu Zhuqing destroyed the Thunder Realm to create a Time Distortion Field, allowing Xiao Yixian and Cai Lin to cultivate for two and a half years while only five days passed outside. After they reached Peak Nine-turn Dou Zun, she opened a Space Gate to the Flame Realm to help them advance further and strengthen herself.

• Zhu Zhuqing told Xiao Yixian and Cai Lin that she could match Hun Tiandi's power, then enveloped them in a silver barrier and used the Thunder Realm's destruction to distort time for their cultivation.
• Zhu Zhuqing devoured the Thunder Realm's energy, advanced from Mid-stage Nine-star Dou Sheng to late-stage Nine-star Dou Sheng, and watched Hun Tiandi and Void Devouring Flame seize the Flame Realm.
• Hun Tiandi and the Soul Clan prepared to attack the Ancient Clan after their battles, while Xiao Yixian and Cai Lin cultivated inside Zhu Zhuqing's Time Distortion Field.
• Zhu Zhuqing ended the field after five outside days, revealing that Xiao Yixian and Cai Lin had spent two and a half years cultivating and reached Peak Nine-turn Dou Zun.
• Zhu Zhuqing opened a Space Gate to the Flame Realm so Xiao Yixian and Cai Lin could continue cultivating and she could consume its energy.

Hun Tiandi and Void Devouring Flame led the Soul Clan army into the Ancient Realm to seize its Ancient Emperor Tuoshe Jade. Gu Yuan fought Hun Tiandi and his Dou Sheng forces, but the Soul Clan’s growing advantage threatened to overwhelm the Ancient Clan as a black flame carried something toward Hun Tiandi.

• Hun Tiandi and Void Devouring Flame gathered the Soul Clan’s forces and entered the Spatial Turbulence.
• Hun Tiandi tore open the Ancient Realm and demanded that Gu Yuan surrender the Ancient Emperor Tuoshe Jade.
• Gu Yuan refused, and Hun Tiandi led the Soul Clan in an attack on the Ancient Clan.
• Gu Yuan held Hun Tiandi and more than a dozen Dou Sheng at bay while the Soul Clan slaughtered the Ancient Clan and consumed fallen souls to grow stronger.
• A black flame carried an object toward Hun Tiandi, and Gu Yuan’s aura surged as he saw it.

The Soul Clan attacked the Ancient Realm, and Void Devouring Flame captured Gu Xun'er after failing to find the Ancient Emperor Tuoshe Jade. Hun Tiandi gave Gu Yuan ten breaths to choose between surrendering the jade and losing his daughter, while Void Devouring Flame prepared to help destroy the Ancient Clan.

• Gu Yuan clashed with Hun Tiandi, and their attacks tore open a Space Rift that Gu Yuan had to suppress.
• Void Devouring Flame revealed that he had failed to find the Ancient Emperor Tuoshe Jade but had captured the unconscious Gu Xun'er.
• Hun Tiandi threatened Gu Yuan with Gu Xun'er and demanded the Ancient Emperor Tuoshe Jade, while Gu Yuan refused to yield.
• Hun Tiandi began counting down as the Soul Clan and Ancient Clan gathered for battle, and Void Devouring Flame revealed his Nine-star Dou Sheng strength.
• Void Devouring Flame spread a Dark Sky Curtain across the Ancient Realm as Hun Tiandi's countdown reached seven.

Gu Yuan surrendered the Ancient Emperor Tuoshe Jade to Hun Tiandi in exchange for Gu Xun'er, but Hun Tiandi refused to let the Ancient Clan go. The Soul Clan attacked again, leaving Gu Yuan fighting for his life as his clan suffered heavy casualties.

• The Second Elder urged Gu Yuan to stop fighting and preserve the Ancient Clan, and Gu Yuan agreed to hand over the Ancient Jade to save Gu Xun'er.
• Hun Tiandi demanded the Ancient Jade first, and Gu Yuan threw it to him before Void Devouring Flame returned Gu Xun'er.
• Gu Yuan ordered the Soul Clan to leave, but Hun Tiandi declared that their agreement had not included their departure.
• Hun Tiandi and Void Devouring Flame attacked Gu Yuan while Soul Clan Dou Shengs overwhelmed the Ancient Clan and slaughtered its lower-ranking members.
• Gu Yuan fought recklessly as Hun Tiandi and Void Devouring Flame unleashed their full strength and Soul Clan Dou Shengs provided support.

Gu Yuan fought Hun Tiandi, Void Devouring Flame, and more than thirty Soul Clan Dou Shengs while trying to protect Gu Xun'er and escape. After Gu Xun'er was exposed and both were engulfed in an hour-long barrage, Void Devouring Flame entered the storm’s center and was shocked by what he found.

• Gu Yuan attacked the Soul Clan forces but was repeatedly forced back by their numbers and their willingness to risk mutual destruction.
• Hun Tiandi and Void Devouring Flame fought Gu Yuan together, then the Soul Clan Dou Shengs bombarded him as his injuries worsened.
• An attack tore open Gu Yuan’s sleeve, revealing the unconscious Gu Xun'er and exposing her to the battlefield.
• The Soul Clan unleashed a full-power barrage on Gu Yuan and Gu Xun'er for an hour before Hun Tiandi ordered it stopped.
• Void Devouring Flame split off a weaker avatar and sent it into the energy storm’s center, where it abruptly widened its eyes.

Gu Xun'er was pulled out of time by Zhu Zhuqing as the Soul Clan's attack left the Ancient Realm in ruins. Zhu Zhuqing explained that she could not reach Gu Xun'er, then told her she had only two choices.

• Gu Xun'er awoke in a separate timeline and found herself trapped as the Soul Clan's attacks hung over the ruined Ancient Realm.
• Gu Xun'er activated the Black Cat mark on her wrist, allowing Zhu Zhuqing to project herself before her.
• Zhu Zhuqing explained that Hun Tiandi had invaded the Ancient Clan and that only Gu Xun'er and Gu Yuan remained alive.
• Zhu Zhuqing said she could not cross the distance from the Flame Realm while time was stopped, and ending the pause would leave Gu Xun'er and Gu Yuan to die.
• Gu Xun'er asked what they could do, and Zhu Zhuqing told her she had only two choices.

Zhu Zhuqing gave Gu Xun'er a choice between living indefinitely in a powerless Timeline Branch and borrowing Zhu Zhuqing's strength for one final battle, and Gu Xun'er chose the latter. As Gu Yuan faced more than thirty Dou Shengs attacking him, Gu Xun'er used Temporal Power to become untouchable, while Gu Yuan burned his vital blood and shielded her from the assault.

• Zhu Zhuqing explained that she could either prolong Gu Xun'er's life inside the Timeline Branch or transfer her own power through the Black Shadow Mark at the cost of Gu Xun'er's body and soul.
• Gu Xun'er chose the power transfer, and Zhu Zhuqing raised her strength to the late stage of Nine-star Dou Sheng while black patterns held her cracking body together.
• Zhu Zhuqing used “Time: Zero!” to halt their own time and shift their timeline beyond the reach of ordinary attacks.
• Gu Yuan recognized Zhu Zhuqing's mark and Gu Xun'er's Temporal Power, then realized Gu Xun'er was staking her life on the borrowed strength.
• Gu Yuan ignited his vital blood, surrounded Gu Xun'er with flames and layers of barriers, and expanded his body to shield her from the attackers' overwhelming assault.

After Gu Yuan died protecting Gu Xun'er, Zhu Zhuqing used the Dou Di Bloodline he left behind to heal Gu Xun'er's body and began taking revenge on the Soul Clan. Gu Xun'er killed twenty Soul Clan Dou Shengs before Hun Tiandi attacked her, leaving the fight poised to escalate.

• Gu Xun'er escaped Time Zero and learned from Zhu Zhuqing that Gu Yuan had died after holding off more than thirty Soul Clan Dou Shengs for an hour.
• Zhu Zhuqing drew Gu Yuan's Dou Di Bloodline into Gu Xun'er, healing the smaller cracks in her body, and Gu Xun'er resolved to make the Soul Clan pay.
• Void Devouring Flame entered the energy storm and lost a One-star Dou Sheng incarnation to Gu Xun'er.
• Gu Xun'er appeared before the Soul Clan and killed twenty of its low-tier Dou Shengs while their Dou Qi was nearly exhausted.
• Hun Tiandi attacked Gu Xun'er from behind as she seized a Four-star Dou Sheng.