Chapter Summaries

Lu Yu used Cai Lin’s Nine-Colored Sky Swallowing Python essence blood and a Ninth-grade Treasure Pill to revive Mo You in a Five-star Dou Sheng body. Mo You awoke stronger than before and offered to join Spirit Treasure Pavilion as a Guest Elder.

• Cai Lin advanced to a level-four earth meridian and gave Lu Yu a drop of her origin essence blood to help revive Mo You.
• Lu Yu refined a Ninth-grade Treasure Pill over seven days, while his Pagoda Tower absorbed all nine bolts of the Black Demonic Lightning Tribulation.
• Lu Yu prepared the Five-star Dou Sheng body with Cai Lin’s essence blood, and Mo You swallowed the Bone-Generating Blood-Melding Pill before entering the skeleton.
• Lu Yu tempered Mo You’s newly formed flesh with the Living Flame until Mo You awakened in the body.
• Mo You discovered that he had reached the mid-stage of Five-star Dou Sheng and offered to serve Spirit Treasure Pavilion as a Guest Elder.

Lu Yu arranged the Spirit Treasure Pavilion’s betrothal gifts for the Ancient Clan and delegated affairs for his coming absence. Zi Yan then asked him to accompany her to the Great Void Dragon Clan’s islands to subdue rival Dragon Kings, and he agreed after hearing about treasures that could help his cultivation and Xian’er’s.

• Lu Yu and the Pavilion’s leaders selected three Ninth-grade Pills, a Heavenly Rank Fighting Skill, an array inheritance, and other treasures as betrothal gifts for the Ancient Clan.
• Lu Yu assigned Venerable Sky Flame to oversee the Pavilion while he traveled to the Ancient Realm at the beginning of the next month.
• While practicing the Zhou Tian Star Locking Spirit Array, Lu Yu discovered Zi Yan had entered his courtyard and heard that rival Dragon Islands were plotting against her rule as Dragon Emperor.
• Lu Yu advised Zi Yan to suppress the three rival Dragon Kings and spare clansmen willing to submit, easing her concern about internal casualties.
• Zi Yan persuaded Lu Yu to join her by mentioning treasures on West and South Dragon Islands that could aid his body cultivation and Xian’er’s progress.
• Lu Yu agreed to accompany Zi Yan, and she immediately set off with him for East Dragon Island.

Lu Yu and Zi Yan lured the three rival Dragon Kings into attacking East Dragon Island with a fake Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit, then trapped the invading forces in Lu Yu’s Zhou Tian Star Locking Spirit Array. Zi Yan defeated North Dragon Island’s reinforcements and left the captured elders bound as the battle continued.

• Zi Yan and Lu Yu learned that the other three dragon islands were secretly joining forces, so Lu Yu proposed luring them into a formation with news of a Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit.
• The North Dragon King persuaded the West and South Dragon Kings to attack East Dragon Island, while each secretly planned to betray the others.
• Lu Yu finished setting up the Zhou Tian Star Locking Spirit Array, and the three Dragon Kings led their armies onto East Dragon Island, where the West Dragon King wounded Elder Qing Shan.
• After Hei Qing reported that most enemy Dou Sheng experts had entered the island but Xuan Yan and three elders remained outside, Zi Yan went to bring them in while Lu Yu activated the array.
• The array sealed the invading forces inside, and Zi Yan shattered Xuan Yan’s defensive formation and knocked the four outside elders into Lu Yu’s starry chains.
• Xuan Yan asked whether Zi Yan was East Dragon Island’s new Dragon Emperor, and she challenged him to object.

Lu Yu and Zi Yan defeated the three Dragon Kings and reunited the Great Void Dragon Clan, then traveled to West Dragon Island so Lu Yu could train in its Dragon Blood Spirit Pool. As Lu Yu absorbed the pool’s essence, Zi Yan revealed that its dormant dragon blood had awakened their primal instincts and moved close to him.

• Lu Yu used the Zhou Tian Star Locking Spirit Array to suppress the three Dragon Kings while Zi Yan and Elder Qing Shan asserted her royal lineage and authority.
• Zi Yan killed the three Dragon Kings with the Dragon Slaying Sword, and the Dragon-Phoenix Fruit Tree absorbed blood from their corpses.
• Zi Yan subdued the remaining resistance, unified the Great Void Dragon Clan, and gave Lu Yu poison-attribute herbs before taking him to West Dragon Island.
• Lu Yu entered the Dragon Blood Spirit Pool to cultivate his Thunder Emperor Undying Body, while Zi Yan secretly brought Dragon Saliva Incense laced with suggestive ingredients.
• Lu Yu identified and destroyed the mixed-in ingredients, then began absorbing the pool’s dormant essence until Zi Yan approached and told him the dragon blood itself had awakened their primal instincts.

Lu Yu and Zi Yan cultivated together in the Dragon Blood Spirit Pool, advancing their strength before Lu Yu began a new simulation as a gifted son of the Futu Ancient Clan. The simulation ended with him at Ninth-grade Supreme and choosing one of three rewards.

• Zi Yan admitted she had lied about Xian'er agreeing, and Lu Yu accepted her affection as they cultivated together in the blood pool.
• Several days later, Lu Yu reached the four-patterned Lightning Body, while Zi Yan advanced to middle-stage Five-star Dou Sheng and the pool's dragon-blood essence was exhausted.
• Lu Yu chose the Futu Young Master identity and was born into the Ink Vein with Seven Divine Veins, receiving lavish gifts and declaring that he would surpass Futu Ancestor.
• Lu Yu created the Futu Pill, advanced his cultivation, awakened the Crimson Eye Heavenly Gaze, and developed two Great Perfection divine arts.
• Lu Yu offered the Futu Pill formula to the clan, received a Mysterious Heaven Fetal Breath Pill made with Ancestor Qi, and rose to early Ninth-grade Supreme.
• The simulation ended, and Lu Yu was offered the Bodhi Tree Seed, Mysterious Heaven Fetal Breath Pill, or his Inheritance Jade Slip.

Lu Yu chose the Mysterious Heaven Fetal Breath Pill and prepared valuable gifts for his planned visit to the Ancient Clan, while Zi Yan persuaded him to take her along. After refining three Supreme Pills, he realized the Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit needed a power comparable to Ancient Void Dragon essence and decided to seek the Sky Demon Phoenix Clan’s Natal Beast Fire.

• Lu Yu chose the Mysterious Heaven Fetal Breath Pill, deciding to save it until his cultivation or Thunder Emperor Undying Body could withstand its power.
• Zi Yan reunited with Lu Yu, asked to accompany him to the Ancient Clan, and got him to agree on the condition that she follow three rules and obtain Xian'er’s approval.
• Lu Yu entered seclusion to refine the Soul Hall Vice Hall Master’s body, then created three Supreme Pills and prepared spirit-array and cultivation inheritances as gifts for the Ancient Clan.
• Lu Yu realized that his Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit lacked a balance of Ancient Heavenly Phoenix power and resolved to seek the Sky Demon Phoenix Clan’s Natal Beast Fire, using courtesy first and force if necessary.

Lu Yu and Zi Yan traveled to the Sky Demon Phoenix Clan’s ancestral land to negotiate for three Natal Beast Fires in exchange for a Supreme Pill. After Phoenix refused the trade, Eagle Phoenix attacked Lu Yu to seize the pill, leaving the confrontation on the verge of violence.

• Lu Yu rejected Grand Elder Qingshan’s warning and set out with Zi Yan for the Sky Demon Phoenix Clan, while Qingshan secretly sent Dragon Guards to follow them.
• At Phoenix Perch Mountain, a clan guard recognized Lu Yu as the man who had defeated Kun Huang and raised the clan’s defenses.
• Phoenix, Kun Huang, and Eagle Phoenix confronted Lu Yu and Zi Yan, and Lu Yu offered a Supreme Pill for their three Natal Beast Fires.
• Phoenix rejected the offer, but Eagle Phoenix ignored her and lunged at Lu Yu to take the pill.

Lu Yu defeated the Three Heavenly Demon Phoenixes, then faced the Sky Demon Phoenix Clan leader Huang Tian at Phoenix Perch Mountain Range. After raising his strength to the Five-patterned Lightning Body, Lu Yu survived Huang Tian’s strongest attack with the Zhou Tian Star Locking Spirit Array, leaving their battle unresolved.

• Lu Yu used his Four-patterned Lightning Body to defeat Eagle Phoenix, Kun Huang, and Fire Phoenix.
• Huang Tian emerged from the clan’s Ancestral Land and challenged Lu Yu, who activated Spirit Burning Transformation and fought him one-on-one.
• Huang Tian wounded Lu Yu, prompting Lu Yu to activate Heaven Burning Transformation and form the Five-patterned Lightning Body.
• Lu Yu resisted Huang Tian’s Heavenly Phoenix World Burning Seal and matched his Sky Demon Phoenix true form in a physical battle.
• Huang Tian unleashed the Heaven Tier High-grade Heavenly Phoenix World Destroying Light, but Lu Yu blocked it with the Zhou Tian Star Locking Spirit Array and taunted him.

Lu Yu defeated Huang Tian and received the Sky Demon Phoenix clan leader’s Natal Beast Fire, then returned with Zi Yan to Dragon Island. At Sky Dragon Abyss, he used the fire to perfect a Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit and began refining another Dragon-Phoenix Supreme Pill.

• Huang Tian admitted defeat, gave Lu Yu his Natal Beast Fire, and received a Supreme Pill in return.
• Huang Tian ordered the Sky Demon Phoenix Clan not to antagonize the Spirit Treasure Pavilion and kept the clash secret.
• Lu Yu and Zi Yan returned to Dragon Island, where Grand Elder Qingshan directed Lu Yu to refine pills at Sky Dragon Abyss.
• Lu Yu used the Three Yang Radian Thunder Method to fuse Huang Tian’s beast fire into the Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit, which became half-golden and half-black.
• Lu Yu placed the altered fruit and other ingredients into his Medicine Cauldron and began refining a Ninth-Grade Profound Dragon-Phoenix Supreme Pill.

Lu Yu refined the Dragon-Phoenix Supreme Pill, reaching Peak Four-star Dou Sheng, and prepared to travel with Zi Yan to the Ancient Clan. Back at Spirit Treasure Pavilion, Zi Yan abruptly announced to Little Fairy Doctor and Cai Lin that she and Lu Yu were together, leaving him facing their questions.

• Lu Yu watched the Ninth-Grade Profound Pill endure nine bolts of pill lightning, then seized it when it tried to flee.
• With Zi Yan guarding Sky Dragon Abyss, Lu Yu consumed the pill and broke through to Peak Four-star Dou Sheng.
• Lu Yu and Zi Yan asked Grand Elder Qingshan for permission to leave Dragon Island and travel to the Ancient Clan, and he agreed while urging Lu Yu to look after her.
• Several days later, Lu Yu and Zi Yan returned to Spirit Treasure Pavilion, where Venerable Sky Flame reported that Little Fairy Doctor and Cai Lin were playing chess.
• Zi Yan told Little Fairy Doctor and Cai Lin that she and Lu Yu were together, prompting both women to ask Lu Yu to explain what had happened.

Lu Yu settled tensions among Zi Yan, Little Fairy Doctor, and Cai Lin, then prepared to travel to the Ancient Clan to propose marriage. Yao Chen and Xiao Yan arrived at Spirit Treasure Pavilion to accompany him, and the group set out for the proper business.

• Little Fairy Doctor and Cai Lin revealed that they already knew about Lu Yu and Zi Yan, teased him, and joined forces to send him to the side hall for the night.
• Little Fairy Doctor visited Lu Yu with pastries, shared a tender reunion with him, and accepted a Supreme Pill to help her advance from Half-Saint to Dou Sheng.
• The next morning, Little Fairy Doctor asked to accompany Lu Yu to the Ancient Clan and help explain matters to Xun'er.
• Lu Yu decided to travel with Zi Yan, Little Fairy Doctor, and Yao Chen, while Cai Lin stayed behind and the pavilion elders prepared the betrothal gifts.
• Several days later, Yao Chen and Xiao Yan arrived at Spirit Treasure Pavilion, where Lu Yu welcomed them before they set out together.

At a banquet, Lu Yu stunned Old Man Yao and Xiao Yan by revealing his peak Four-star Dou Sheng cultivation and ability to refine Ninth-Grade Profound Pills. Lu Yu then led the group through a spatial passage to the Eastern Region, where they arrived at the Ancient Stone Plaza and learned they needed an Ancient Clan invitation to enter Ancient Sage City.

• Lu Yu declined Old Man Yao’s Nine Revolutions Sacred Pill, revealing that he had reached peak Four-star Dou Sheng and could refine Ninth-Grade Profound Pills.
• Xiao Yan was shocked by Lu Yu’s achievements, then resolved to work harder as Lu Yu encouraged him to keep pursuing alchemy.
• Lu Yu, Old Man Yao, Xiao Yan, Little Fairy Doctor, and Zi Yan set off through a Space Rift toward the Ancient Clan.
• The group arrived at the Ancient Stone Plaza in the Eastern Region, where Old Man Yao identified the city ahead as Ancient Sage City.
• Old Man Yao explained that outsiders needed an official Ancient Clan invitation to enter Ancient Sage City and asked Lu Yu whether he had an entry token.

Lu Yu led Xiao Yan, Old Man Yao, and their companions into the Ancient Clan’s territory using Gu Yuan’s token, then met Gu Yuan at the Ancient Sage Mountain Range. Gu Yuan took Lu Yu aside for a private walk while Elder Tong Xuan escorted the others to rest.

• Lu Yu showed Old Man Yao Gu Yuan’s jade token, and the group set out for Ancient Sage City.
• Lu Yu used spatial power to appear above the city gate, triggering the defenses, then showed his token and explained that he had come at his father-in-law’s command.
• Elder Tong Xuan led Lu Yu’s group through the city and opened a spatial gate to the Ancient Sage Mountain Range.
• Gu Yuan appeared, greeted Lu Yu, and ordered Elder Tong Xuan to host the other guests before taking Lu Yu for a walk.
• Xiao Yan asked Old Man Yao about Gu Yuan, and Elder Tong Xuan led the guests toward the Guest Reception Pavilion.

Gu Yuan tested Lu Yu’s resolve to marry Xun’er and gave him a chance to prove himself at the Black Seal Army selection ceremony. Meanwhile, Xun’er invited Little Fairy Doctor to talk, but Zi Yan’s blunt explanation of her relationship with Lu Yu left Xun’er stunned and disbelieving.

• Gu Yuan told Lu Yu about Xun’er’s upbringing and Divine Bloodline, then accepted Lu Yu’s declaration that he would not fail her.
• Gu Yuan set the elders’ test at the selection ceremony three days away and gave Lu Yu a list of likely opponents, including Gu Yang, whom Lu Yu suspected was a Soul Clan impostor.
• Ling Ying invited Little Fairy Doctor to meet Xun’er, and Zi Yan persuaded him to let her come along.
• Xun’er welcomed Little Fairy Doctor and Zi Yan into the Bamboo House and praised Little Fairy Doctor’s Half-Saint cultivation.
• Little Fairy Doctor said dual cultivation with Lu Yu had helped her, and Zi Yan claimed she and Lu Yu had completed the same act on Dragon Island.
• Xun’er learned that Lu Yu had been intimate with Little Fairy Doctor, Zi Yan, and Cai Lin, and reacted with shame, anger, and disbelief.

Little Fairy Doctor and Zi Yan explained their relationships with Lu Yu to Xun'er, who agreed to the marriage proposal while leaving the arrangements to her father. As Xun'er kept the two women with her for several days, Lu Yu prepared for the upcoming trial by mastering and attempting to improve a powerful spirit array.

• Little Fairy Doctor explained to Xun'er how Cai Lin and Zi Yan had become involved with Lu Yu, and Xun'er accepted the circumstances despite feeling a pang of jealousy.
• Little Fairy Doctor and Zi Yan proposed marriage to Xun'er on Lu Yu's behalf, and Xun'er agreed while saying her father would decide the arrangements.
• Little Fairy Doctor gave Xun'er a Supreme Pill that Lu Yu had refined to help her break through to the Dou Sheng realm.
• Ling Ying told Lu Yu that Xun'er had invited Little Fairy Doctor and Zi Yan to stay for several days and would meet him in three days, and Lu Yu agreed to visit her then.
• Lu Yu mastered the Great Nirvana Thunder Sound Sword Array and began combining it with the Leaving Fire Sky Burning Sword Array to increase its power before the trial.

Xun'er learned that Gu Dao might oppose her marriage to Lu Yu, but she resolved to protect it. Three days later, Lu Yu arrived at the Black Seal Army selection ceremony, reunited with Xun'er, and revealed his Four-star Dou Sheng strength before the Ancient Clan's leaders opened the selection.

• Ling Ying told Xun'er that Gu Dao had objected to her marriage, and she set out to question Gu Yuan and defend the match.
• Three days later, Ling Ying led Lu Yu, Xiao Yan, and Old Man Yao to the Black Seal Army selection ceremony.
• Xun'er greeted Lu Yu affectionately and walked with him to the honored seats, drawing attention from the Ancient Clan guests.
• Lu Yu's Four-star Dou Sheng aura silenced the murmuring crowd and astonished the elders and Black Seal Army soldiers.
• Gu Dao, Gu Yuan, Gu Lie, and other Ancient Clan elders arrived, and Lu Yu took his seat beside Xun'er, Little Fairy Doctor, and Zi Yan.
• Gu Lie announced the start of the Black Seal Army selection as armored squads entered the Training Ground.

The Ancient Clan tested candidates for the Black Seal Army and selected its commanders and leaders before beginning ranking battles. Xiao Yan requested a chance to spar with the clan’s younger generation, and Gu Lie approved, leaving Xiao Yan facing Gu Zhen in the Training Ground.

• Gu Zhao qualified as a Three-star Dou Huang, and Lin Xiu earned a commander position as a Five-star Dou Zong.
• Gu Yao became a grand commander, while Gu Hua, Gu Xing, and Gu Qingyang were selected as commanders; Gu Qingyang tested at Three-star Dou Zun.
• After the selection ended, Gu Lie announced ranking battles, and Xiao Yan asked to spar with the Ancient Clan’s prodigies.
• Elder Gu Yang objected, but Lu Yu challenged his reasoning, and Gu Yuan reprimanded him before Gu Lie permitted Xiao Yan to compete.
• Gu Lie chose Gu Zhen, a Seven-star Dou Zong, as Xiao Yan’s first opponent, and the two entered the Training Ground to begin their duel.

Xiao Yan defeated Gu Zhen and then Gu Hua at the Black Seal Army Ceremony, showcasing his control over multiple Strange Fires before withdrawing to recover. After the ceremony ended, Gu Yuan announced that he would betroth Xun'er to Lu Yu.

• Xiao Yan used four Strange Fires to defeat Gu Zhen with a single strike, leaving him unable to move.
• Gu Qingyang sent Gu Hua to test Xiao Yan, and Gu Hua evaded his attacks while waiting for the Heavenly Flames Three Profound Transformations to expire.
• Xiao Yan trapped Gu Hua in a four-colored fire lotus and defeated him, then withdrew from further challenges because of the technique's backlash.
• Gu Yun treated Gu Hua, and Lu Yu and Old Man Yao gave Xiao Yan pills to help him recover.
• The Black Seal Army Ceremony concluded with Gu Zhen ranked third among the eight commanders and Gu Hua fourth among the chief commanders.
• Gu Yuan announced that he had decided to betroth Xun'er to Lu Yu, startling the venue.

Lu Yu’s marriage to Xun’er faced objections from Ancient Clan elders, but he proved his strength by defeating Gu Yun with one sword. Gu Dao then challenged him to withstand one move, and the chapter ended as they prepared to fight above the Ancient Sage Mountain Range.

• Xun’er declared she willingly accepted marriage to Lu Yu, and Lu Yu openly acknowledged his other romantic partners while swearing to treat her sincerely.
• Gu Yun challenged Lu Yu to withstand three moves, but he swiftly broke her defenses and stopped his sword at her neck.
• Gu Yuan asked whether anyone else wished to test Lu Yu, and Gu Dao stepped forward, insisting on a further trial.
• Xun’er defended Lu Yu and challenged Gu Dao’s right to oppose Gu Yuan’s decision, so Gu Yuan limited the test to one move.
• Lu Yu accepted Gu Yuan’s agreement to withstand Gu Dao’s strike, and Gu Yuan and Gu Lie raised a barrier above the Ancient Sage Mountain Range as Gu Dao began gathering his strength.

Lu Yu endured Elder Gu Dao’s Mysterious Sky Hand and shattered it with a sword strike, proving himself worthy of marrying Xun'er. The Ancient Clan approved the marriage, while Gu Yang, secretly a Soul Clan spy, recognized Lu Yu as a threat and resolved to report him.

• Lu Yu faced Elder Gu Dao’s attack as Gu Dao summoned his Heavenly Rank Mysterious Sky Hand, alarming Xun'er and the spectators.
• Lu Yu raised his cultivation with secret arts and fused his Exotic Flames, lightning, and other powers into a sword strike that split Gu Dao’s palm seal.
• Gu Yuan and Gu Lie marveled at Lu Yu’s strength, while Lu Yu suspected Gu Dao had held back.
• Gu Dao declared Lu Yu qualified to become the Ancient Clan’s son-in-law, but Gu Yang objected to settling the marriage.
• Gu Yuan questioned Gu Yang’s motives and confirmed the marriage, leaving Gu Yang to conceal his anger.
• Gu Yang resolved to send word to the Soul Clan that Lu Yu’s strength and alchemy threatened its plans.