Chapter Summaries

Lu Yu revealed his suspicion that Gu Yang carried the aura of the Void Devouring Flame, leading Gu Yuan and the elders to prepare a secret trap. Before they could act, Hun Tiandi invaded the Ancient Realm with Gu Yang and demanded the Tuoshe Ancient God Jade in exchange for the captured guardian of the Ancestral Hall.

• Lu Yu presented the Ancient Clan with his betrothal gifts, and Gu Yuan gave him pill ingredients and formulas in return.
• Lu Yu told Gu Yuan, Gu Dao, and Gu Lie that he sensed the Void Devouring Flame on Gu Yang, and they trusted his warning.
• Gu Yuan ordered Gu Dao to summon Gu Yang discreetly, Gu Lie to seal the Ancient Realm, and himself to check on the Ancestral Hall’s treasure.
• The Ancient Realm’s barrier was torn open, and Hun Tiandi’s forces invaded as Gu Yuan and the Ancient Clan’s experts moved to defend it.
• Hun Tiandi appeared with Gu Yang beside him and held the Ancestral Hall’s great elder captive, demanding the Tuoshe Ancient God Jade for his release.

After Hun Tiandi captured the Ancient Clan’s grand elder and threatened to disrupt Lu Yu and Xun’er’s wedding, Gu Yuan postponed the ceremony and gave the clan one month to plan. Lu Yu began a simulation as a Martial Realm True Disciple, gaining the Great Desolation Prison Heaven Finger and reaching Earth Supreme before choosing a reward to bring back.

• Hun Tiandi withdrew with the captured grand elder, warned Gu Yuan that he would return in a month, and threatened to attend Lu Yu and Xun’er’s wedding.
• Gu Lie explained that Gu Yang had been exposed as a traitor, and Xun’er learned Hun Tiandi had seized the grand elder after Gu Yuan recovered the Tuoshe Ancient God Jade.
• Gu Yuan postponed Lu Yu and Xun’er’s wedding, while Lu Yu proposed using the month to refine Profound Pills and plan a response.
• Lu Yu sealed himself in a quiet chamber and chose the Martial Realm True Disciple identity for his simulation.
• In the simulation, Lu Yu married Lin Xue, received Martial Ancestor’s Great Desolation Prison Heaven Finger inheritance, and joined Lin Xue and Lin Jing in defeating Profound Heaven Hall with Mandala’s help.
• Lu Yu reached Earth Supreme in the simulation and was offered a choice between Martial Ancestor’s Jade Talisman, his Inheritance Jade Slip, and the Profound Heaven Canon.