Chapter Summaries

During his transformation, Mo Tang awakened the Heavenly Phoenix Demonic Sound, a bloodline ability that froze people and the surroundings for several breaths. He discovered that his Ancient Heavenly Phoenix Bloodline had risen to 10 and, after checking on Xiao Yi Xian, turned his attention back to the situation in the Black Corner Region.

• Mo Tang's transforming body gathered Dou Qi into a powerful sound wave that surged from his throat as a phoenix cry, freezing everything nearby.
• Xiao Yi Xian recovered after two breaths, while Wind Thunder Alliance disciples and powerful fighters reacted with confusion and fear.
• Mo Tang checked his status and found his Sky Demon Phoenix Bloodline had risen to 70 and his Ancient Heavenly Phoenix Bloodline to 10.
• Mo Tang concluded that the Heavenly Phoenix Demonic Sound could give him a decisive advantage in battle and decided to keep the remaining Origin Qi in reserve.
• Mo Tang left seclusion, reassured himself that Xiao Yi Xian was unharmed, and wondered whether he could profit from the turmoil in the Black Corner Region before going to the Central Plains.

Mo Tang considered attacking the Black Emperor Sect when Elder Yingshan arrived at the Wind Thunder Alliance and proposed they seize it together. Elder Yingshan explained that he wanted revenge on Mo Tianxing and compensation from the sect, and feared Mo Tang after witnessing his Heaven Demon Phoenix power.

• Mo Tang discussed how the Wind Thunder Alliance could take advantage of the Black Emperor Sect’s weakened position.
• Elder Yingshan appeared at the Wind Thunder Alliance, and Mo Tang stopped Xiao Yi Xian from attacking him after detecting his friendly intentions.
• Elder Yingshan proposed joining forces with Mo Tang to seize the Black Emperor Sect.
• Mo Tang questioned Elder Yingshan’s motives, and Elder Yingshan said he had witnessed Mo Tang fight Mo Tianxing and no longer coveted the Bodhi Body Saliva.
• Elder Yingshan revealed that he wanted compensation from the Black Emperor Sect for Mo Tianxing’s schemes and feared Mo Tang after recognizing his Heaven Demon Phoenix power.

Mo Tang led the Wind Thunder Alliance to Black Emperor City and joined forces with Elder Yingshan to destroy the Black Emperor Sect. As the Alliance finished its assault, the Magic Flame Valley’s three Great Elders watched from nearby, and the Second Elder asked Fang Yan whether they would intervene.

• Mo Tang assembled the Wind Thunder Alliance’s forces and marched on Black Emperor City with Xiao Yi Xian and Elder Yingshan.
• Mo Ya learned the Alliance was approaching and gathered the Black Emperor Sect’s elders to prepare for a direct fight.
• Mo Tang confronted Mo Tianxing, and Elder Yingshan rejected Mo Tianxing’s attempt to turn him against the Alliance.
• Elder Yingshan and Xiao Yi Xian attacked Mo Tianxing while the Alliance’s other experts fought Mo Ya and the Black Emperor Sect’s remaining defenders.
• The Wind Thunder Alliance stormed Black Emperor City and encircled the surviving sect disciples as the Magic Flame Valley’s three Great Elders watched.
• The Second Elder asked Fang Yan whether they would let the Wind Thunder Alliance take the Black Emperor Sect without intervening.

Mo Tang, Xiao Yi Xian, and Elder Yingshan fought Mo Tianxing and the Black Emperor Sect, and Xiao Yi Xian’s poison helped Elder Yingshan kill Mo Tianxing. A Soul Hall Protector appeared, seized Mo Tianxing’s soul, and turned his attention to Mo Tang.

• Elder Yingshan and Mo Tianxing clashed, and Mo Tianxing briefly gained the upper hand with his Black Demon Palm.
• Xiao Yi Xian poisoned Mo Tianxing’s hand with the Calamity Poison Force, forcing him to cut it off.
• Elder Yingshan pierced Mo Tianxing’s chest while he was weakened, killing him.
• Mo Tang warned Xiao Yi Xian and Elder Yingshan as he detected a hidden Soul Hall Protector and struck at it with his Black Dragon Iron Spine Arrow.
• The Soul Hall Protector blocked Mo Tang’s arrow, extracted Mo Tianxing’s soul with a Soul Locking Chain, and focused its attention on Mo Tang.

Mo Tang rejected a Soul Hall Protector’s offer to join, then led the Wind Thunder Alliance to surround Black Emperor City and search the Black Emperor Sect’s treasure vault. In the vault’s strange third-floor space, Xiao Yi Xian pointed out that the drifting lights contained the sect’s rarest treasures.

• A Soul Hall Protector offered Mo Tang a place in Soul Hall and promised rapid advancement, but Mo Tang politely refused.
• After the Protector vanished, Mo Tang worried that Soul Hall and the Soul Clan might be acting ahead of schedule and resolved to grow stronger and build a force to oppose them.
• Mo Tang reassured the Wind Thunder Alliance members, then led more than a thousand of them into Black Emperor City to surround the Black Emperor Sect headquarters.
• Mo Tang ordered onlookers to withdraw beyond fifty li, and the Wind Thunder Alliance’s powerful auras drove them away.
• Mo Tang and his group searched the Black Emperor Sect’s three-floor Stone Tower vault, finding the third floor filled with drifting lights that held the sect’s rare treasures, as Xiao Yi Xian explained.

After collecting the Black Emperor Sect’s treasures, Mo Tang absorbed their energy and advanced to Nine-star Dou Huang. He planned to join the Wind Thunder Pavilion, take control of the Four Directions Pavilion, and eventually challenge the Soul Hall, while leaving the group with Su Mei’s teasing and his blunt reply.

• Mo Tang let Elder Yingshan collect his share of the floating treasures first, then had Xiao Yi Xian gather the rest for him and Su Mei’s group.
• Mo Tang selected several Earth Tier techniques and combat skills, absorbed medicinal pills and Magic Cores, and advanced to Nine-star Dou Huang.
• Mo Tang planned to join the Wind Thunder Pavilion as Venerable Lei’s disciple, gain control of the Four Directions Pavilion, and build ties with the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan.
• Mo Tang considered seeking the Fallen Heart Flame beneath Jia Nan Academy’s Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower, but decided to wait until Venerable Lei could help him confront the Thousand Hundred Elders.
• After ending his cultivation, Mo Tang heard Su Mei congratulate him and ask for cultivation advice, then told her she could try being born into a better body in her next life.

Mo Tang recruited Elder Yingshan to oversee the Wind Thunder Alliance while he and Xiao Yi Xian prepared to leave for Central Plains. After strengthening the alliance and sharing a quiet farewell, Mo Tang and Xiao Yi Xian set out for Tianya City to travel through its Space Wormhole.

• Mo Tang persuaded Elder Yingshan to join the Wind Thunder Alliance by offering him the chance to visit the Wind Thunder Pavilion in Central Plains.
• Xiao Yi Xian advanced to Three-star Dou Zong, while the Wind Thunder Alliance gained powerful fighters and two Fifth-grade Alchemists and rose to rival Magic Flame Valley.
• Mo Tang told Xiao Yi Xian that he feared their journey to Central Plains would end their quiet time together, and she promised to remain by his side.
• Mo Tang arranged for the alliance's original four members to manage its affairs and directed them to seek Elder Yingshan's help with difficult matters.
• Mo Tang and Xiao Yi Xian departed for Tianya City, the Black Corner Region's city with a Space Wormhole to Central Continent.

Mo Tang and Xiao Yi Xian bought a fourth-grade Space Ship in Tianya City and crossed the Space Wormhole safely into the Central Plains. They arrived near Huagu City, where Mo Tang recognized the place and wondered whether their arrival was an unlikely coincidence.

• Mo Tang and Xiao Yi Xian explored Tianya City, and Mo Tang bought a fourth-grade Space Ship and stocked up on resources.
• Mo Tang and Xiao Yi Xian paid the Luo Family guards and entered the Space Wormhole.
• Mo Tang summoned the Space Ship, and he and Xiao Yi Xian took turns piloting and cultivating during the quiet journey.
• Mo Tang and Xiao Yi Xian emerged from the spatial passage without incident and looked for a city where they could buy a map of the Northern Domain of Central Plains.
• Mo Tang saw the name Huagu City on the city walls, recognized it, and wondered if their arrival was a coincidence.

Mo Tang and Xiao Yi Xian arrived in Huagu City, where Mo Tang bought rare resources from Water Clarity Pavilion’s manager, Ru Yu. He learned that the Sky Mountain Blood Pool would open in one month, setting up his next destination.

• Mo Tang and Xiao Yi Xian reached Huagu City and visited Water Clarity Pavilion to seek seventh-grade ingredients, pills, and Seventh-tier Magic Cores.
• Ru Yu, the pavilion’s manager and a Four-star Dou Zong, showed Mo Tang the available stock, and he bought seven Spirit Medicines, two pills, and two Magic Cores for over twenty million Gold Coins.
• Mo Tang asked Ru Yu about Sky Eye Mountain and the Sky Mountain Blood Pool.
• Ru Yu revealed that the Sky Mountain Blood Pool would open in one month and attract prodigies from across the Northern Domain and beyond.

Mo Tang and his companion traveled toward Sky Eye Mountain, stopping to search the forests for valuable resources. After Mo Tang took a Wuji Berry guarded by the Azure Wolf King and defeated him in a fight, the wolf mistook Mo Tang for a member of the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan and begged for forgiveness.

• Mo Tang and his companion left Huagu City for Sky Eye Mountain, taking their time to search energy-rich forests along the way.
• Mo Tang took a Wuji Berry that the Azure Wolf King had guarded for over a hundred years, and the enraged king attacked him.
• Mo Tang evaded the Azure Wolf King's attacks and beat him in a contest of strength, crushing the wolf's fist and sending him into a pit.
• Mo Tang revealed his large wings, and the Azure Wolf King mistook him for a member of the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan.
• The Azure Wolf King dropped his threats and hurried over to beg Mo Tang to forgive his offense.

Mo Tang persuaded the Azure Wolf King to become his follower by promising to help him grow stronger and improve his clan’s standing. After revealing that he had not yet joined the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan, Mo Tang set off with Xiao Yi Xian and Azure Wolf for the Tianmu Mountain Range, where the Sky Mountain Blood Pool was about to open.

• Mo Tang learned that the Azure Wolf Clan was a minor subordinate clan of the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan and that the Azure Wolf King had guarded the Wuji Berry to improve his bloodline.
• Mo Tang offered to cultivate the Azure Wolf King and help raise his clan’s status, and the Azure Wolf King agreed to follow him as his first lackey.
• Mo Tang told Azure Wolf to call him Young Master and introduced Xiao Yi Xian as his wife, prompting Azure Wolf to warn that the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan opposed members marrying humans.
• Mo Tang admitted he had not yet visited or been accepted by the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan, leaving Azure Wolf worried about his new master’s prospects.
• After searching the mountain range, Mo Tang headed with Xiao Yi Xian and Azure Wolf toward the Tianmu Mountain Range for the approaching Sky Mountain Blood Pool opening.

Mo Tang, Xiao Yi Xian, and the Azure Wolf King reached the Tianmu Mountain Range ahead of the Sky Mountain Blood Pool event. When Feng Qing'er arrived on a Seven-Colored Spirit Crane, Mo Tang and Feng Qing'er noticed each other and met eyes.

• Mo Tang left another mountain range after killing a Seventh-tier Purple Striped Black Bear, while the Azure Wolf King trembled at the memory.
• Mo Tang and Xiao Yi Xian discussed regretting that they could not keep the bear’s paws to eat.
• Mo Tang, Xiao Yi Xian, and the Azure Wolf King arrived at the crowded Tianmu Mountain Range with three days left before the deadline.
• The Azure Wolf King explained that most people at the entrance were spectators and that only three safe entry points led into the mountain range.
• Feng Qing'er arrived on a Seven-Colored Spirit Crane, and Mo Tang and Feng Qing'er turned toward each other and met eyes.

Mo Tang waited for Sky Eye Mountain to open, then entered ahead of the other contenders while Xiao Yi Xian and the Azure Wolf King stayed behind. Feng Qing'er sensed that Mo Tang carried the aura of her clan and pursued him, determined to uncover his identity.

• Feng Qing'er noticed Mo Tang and felt an inexplicable familiarity with him, while Elder Mu and Elder Huo recognized that two Dou Zong experts guarded him.
• Elder Mu told Feng Qing'er that Tang Ying, Wang Chen, and Mu Qingluan had come to compete for the Sky Mountain Blood Pool.
• After waiting three days, Mo Tang told Xiao Yi Xian and the Azure Wolf King to remain outside Sky Eye Mountain.
• Mo Tang transformed into a gust of wind and became the first to enter, astonishing the crowd and revealing an aura Feng Qing'er recognized as belonging to the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan.
• Feng Qing'er followed Mo Tang into Sky Eye Mountain using Three Thousand Lightning Movement, and the crowd outside anticipated a confrontation.

Mo Tang and Feng Qing'er raced through the Tianmu Mountain Range, where the dense, energy-laced fog obstructed their progress. Feng Qing'er discovered that Mo Tang shared the Sky Demon Phoenix bloodline, and he left her questioning how he could exist outside the clan and also have human blood.

• Mo Tang entered the Tianmu Mountain Range and noticed Feng Qing'er pursuing him on the Minimap.
• Feng Qing'er used her Sky Demon Phoenix Wings to catch up, but Mo Tang revealed his own azure wings and sped ahead.
• Mo Tang became lost in the thick fog, stopped, and waited for Feng Qing'er, who had tracked him through their bloodline resonance.
• Feng Qing'er confronted Mo Tang about being a Sky Demon Phoenix, and he admitted that he had never been to the clan's Demon Phoenix Space.
• Mo Tang told Feng Qing'er that he also possessed a portion of human bloodline, leaving her stunned.

Mo Tang followed Feng Qing'er to the final trial for reaching the Sky Mountain Blood Pool and watched her and the other successors attempt the Gold Devouring Rat Clan’s sound-wave formation. Their attention toward him stirred rumors among the spectators, leaving his identity a mystery to the crowd.

• Feng Qing'er took Mo Tang to the Sky Mountain Platform and told him the clan would decide what to do about him.
• Jin Shi began the final trial, and Feng Qing'er warned Mo Tang about the Gold Devouring Rats’ sound waves before rushing through the formation with her speed.
• Other challengers failed to cross the stone steps, while Mu Qingluan passed through after winking at Mo Tang.
• Wang Chen and Tang Ying also looked toward Mo Tang as they attempted the trial, prompting spectators to wonder who he was and why the Four Directions Pavilion successors seemed interested in him.
• Mo Tang realized the crowd’s curiosity stemmed from his earlier intimate-seeming interaction with Feng Qing'er.

Mo Tang crossed the sound-wave formation at Sky Eye Mountain using his Heavenly Phoenix Demonic Sound, impressing Jin Shi and reaching the summit. After teasing him about his relationship with Feng Qing'er, Mu Qingluan watched as Mo Tang and the other selected cultivators entered the blood pool.

• Mo Tang entered the Gold Devouring Rat Clan's sound-wave formation while avoiding techniques that might expose his abilities or cause trouble with the Wind Thunder Pavilion.
• As the formation's sound waves overwhelmed him, Mo Tang unleashed a phoenix cry that shook the crowd and weakened the formation.
• Jin Shi recognized the sound's soul pressure, admired Mo Tang's talent, and watched him reach the mountaintop, where Feng Qing'er checked on him.
• Mu Qingluan teased Feng Qing'er by asking if Mo Tang was her boyfriend, and Feng Qing'er warned her to be careful what she said.
• The eight spots were filled, the blood-pool Energy Tide descended, and Mo Tang and the other seven selected cultivators entered the pool alongside two Gold Devouring Rat Clan members.

Mo Tang cultivated in the Sky Mountain Blood Pool and absorbed its energy at a startling rate as he approached a breakthrough. Feng Qing'er recognized that his cultivation method resembled the Wind Thunder Pavilion's secret Wind Thunder Gangsha, leaving her alarmed by how he could know it.

• Mo Tang entered the Sky Mountain Blood Pool and began cultivating after discovering his system could not absorb its energy directly.
• Mo Tang intensified his cultivation method and drained the Blood Pool so rapidly that the other cultivators awakened and rushed to absorb what remained.
• Feng Qing'er watched Mo Tang's absorption and suspected he practiced a cultivation method comparable to her own.
• Feng Qing'er recognized that Mo Tang's method resembled the Wind Thunder Gangsha, a secret art known only within the Wind Thunder Pavilion.
• Feng Qing'er recalled how her father had arranged for her to train under Venerable Lei so she could use the Wind Thunder Gangsha and Three Thousand Lightning Illusory Body to overcome her bloodline's limits.

Mo Tang broke through to the peak of one-star Dou Zong in the Sky Mountain Blood Pool, astonishing the gathered young talents and drawing Feng Qing’er’s attention. After leaving Sky Eye Mountain, he was joined by his companions, and Feng Qing’er told him to come with her.

• Mo Tang’s breakthrough stirred the Sky Mountain Blood Pool and drained its remaining energy, alarming Jin Shi and the gathered cultivators.
• Mo Tang’s aura revealed that he had advanced straight to the peak of one-star Dou Zong, astonishing Feng Qing’er, Mu Qingluan, and the others.
• Jin Shi sent the other cultivators away, while Feng Qing’er stayed to watch Mo Tang test his new strength and descend from the air.
• Mo Tang thanked Jin Shi and left Sky Eye Mountain with Feng Qing’er accompanying him.
• Xiao Yi Xian, the Azure Wolf King, and the two elders of Fire and Wood hurried to meet Mo Tang, and Feng Qing’er told him to come with her.

Mo Tang traveled with Xiao Yi Xian and Feng Qing'er to the Wind Thunder Pavilion’s East Pavilion, where Feng Qing’er planned to ask Venerable Lei about his Wind Thunder Gangsha. After learning Mo Tang had awakened the Demon Phoenix Sacred Image unusually early, Feng Qing'er brought the group to the Myriad Thunder Pagoda and asked them to wait outside while she fetched her master.

• Mo Tang told Xiao Yi Xian about his Demon Phoenix Bloodline and Wind Thunder Gangsha, and Xiao Yi Xian wondered if his parents had picked him up.
• Feng Qing'er asked when Mo Tang awakened his bloodline, then reacted with shock when he said he could use the Demon Phoenix Sacred Image by the peak of the Dou Emperor realm.
• Feng Qing'er said the group would visit Venerable Lei to discuss Mo Tang's Wind Thunder Gangsha and led them into the Wind Thunder Mountain Range.
• Mo Tang sensed the dense wind and lightning energy and spotted powerful Wind Thunder Pavilion experts guarding the mountain range.
• Feng Qing'er brought the group to the Myriad Thunder Pagoda and said she would go find Venerable Lei while they waited outside.

Mo Tang revealed that he had inherited the Wind Thunder Gangsha from the Wind Thunder Emperor, whom Venerable Lei recognized as his long-lost elder brother. Venerable Lei accepted Mo Tang as his disciple and planned to visit the ruins before holding a formal apprenticeship ceremony at the Four Pavilions Conference.

• Venerable Lei questioned Mo Tang about the Wind Thunder Gangsha and demanded to know where he had learned it.
• Mo Tang showed Venerable Lei the Wind Thunder Emperor's life-recording scroll, and Venerable Lei recognized the deceased emperor as his elder brother.
• Mo Tang recounted finding the ruins, and Venerable Lei accepted him as his disciple, making Feng Qing'er his senior sister.
• Venerable Lei promised to protect Mo Tang from the Sky Demon Phoenix Clan and planned to move his brother's remains to the Wind Thunder Pavilion.
• Venerable Lei proposed visiting the ruins and holding Mo Tang's formal apprenticeship ceremony at the Four Pavilions Conference, while Mo Tang considered how the alliance could benefit his factions.