Chapter Summaries

Chen Guan brought Tang Xi and Tang Zi to the hidden chamber beneath the lake where his own fate had changed, and formally accepted them as his disciples in Puppet Mastery. He introduced them to the Heaven Puppet Sect and arranged for them to receive cultivation instruction and resources.

• Chen Guan led Tang Xi and Tang Zi to the lake and had them wash and change before guiding them to meet someone.
• Chen Guan opened a passage through the lake and led the siblings into the hidden stone chamber beneath it.
• Tang Xi and Tang Zi saw Chen Guan pay respects at his master's memorial tablet and followed his example.
• Chen Guan had the siblings kneel and formally accepted them as his disciples, explaining that he would teach them Puppet Mastery.
• Chen Guan told Tang Xi and Tang Zi that their first task was to cultivate Dou Qi quickly with help from instructors and resources he would provide.

After the Lion Underworld Sect's destruction stirred fear among Northwestern factions, Chen Guan spent his days visiting allies and supporting them with resources. His quiet night at Hai Bodong's home ended when Ya Fei unexpectedly came to his door.

• News of the Lion Underworld Sect's destruction spread, and factions prepared gifts for Queen Medusa's impending birth to test the Heavenly Alliance's intentions.
• Chen Guan visited Fama, who soon entered seclusion after benefiting from their alchemy discussions.
• Chen Guan found Yun Shan in a secret chamber, shared tea and conversation with him, and gave him resources.
• Chen Guan met Hai Bodong in the Imperial Capital, gave him Heavenly Cold Crystals, and stayed at his home for the night.
• Ya Fei knocked on Chen Guan's door while he was cultivating, leaving him astonished.

Ya Fei asked Chen Guan for a Heaven Mending Pill to overcome her poor talent, and he agreed to refine one for her in the future if he had enough. When he examined the resources she left as a deposit, Chen Guan discovered rare materials that could support his plans for the Heavenly Alliance and for refining Spirit Nourishing Dust.

• Ya Fei explained her work in the Black Corner Region and asked Chen Guan for a Heaven Mending Pill, offering her resources and herself in exchange.
• Chen Guan said Ya Fei's prepared resources were not enough, but promised to refine an extra pill for her if one remained after making pills for Yaoye and others.
• Ya Fei left her storage ring as a deposit and departed after thanking Chen Guan.
• Chen Guan discovered a large piece of Soul Heart Jade in the ring, enough to support the creation of more than a dozen Dou Venerate Level puppets.
• Chen Guan found Heart Nourishing Marrow among the medicinal ingredients and recognized it as a crucial ingredient for Spirit Nourishing Dust.

Chen Guan distributed Spirit Nourishing Dust to the Heavenly Alliance’s leaders and members in recognition of their contributions. Meanwhile, powerful visitors arrived at the Magical Beast Mountain Range to offer congratulations and seek an audience with him and Queen Medusa.

• Chen Guan explained the benefits of Spirit Nourishing Dust and warned the gathered leaders to keep it secret.
• Chen Guan distributed all thirty-eight grains among the Heavenly Alliance members according to their contributions, including Yaoyue, Yaoye, Nalan Jie, and Nalan Yanran.
• A powerful group of uninvited guests arrived outside the Magical Beast Mountain Range, and Hua She'er ordered them to halt.
• Lin Xiuyun introduced himself, the Heavenly Star Empire’s emperor, and the other visitors, who said they had come to offer congratulations and pay their respects.

Chen Guan received powerful Northwestern Region factions who offered gifts and pledged to follow the Heavenly Alliance, then welcomed Venerable Skyfire’s report that a Soul Hall Branch Hall had been destroyed. The returning group also brought Venerable Heavenly Snake, the head of Heavenly Snake Manor, to meet him.

• Hua She'er escorted Xing Yu and the other faction leaders into Medusa's Temple, where they were stunned by the Heavenly Alliance's powerful guards and leaders.
• Xing Yu and the rulers of the Flowing Cloud Empire, Stay Immortal Sect, and Savage Mountain Manor offered gifts and declared their friendship with Chen Guan.
• Chen Guan invited the visitors to stay for Dieyi's upcoming celebration, leaving them uncertain about his intentions.
• Venerable Skyfire returned with Qing Lin and the others and reported that they had destroyed Soul Hall's Branch Hall in the Mist Shadow Mountain Range.
• Qing Lin introduced the unfamiliar Dou Venerate as Venerable Heavenly Snake, the head of Heavenly Snake Manor.

Chen Guan strengthened the Heavenly Alliance’s ties with Northwestern factions and arranged for Spatial Wormholes to be built, while he anxiously tried to choose a name for Dieyi’s imminent child. A sudden thunderclap startled the Magical Beast Mountain Range and drew Chen Guan’s attention toward Medusa’s Temple.

• Zhong Gu greeted Chen Guan and thanked him for welcoming Heavenly Snake Manor, while Chen Guan warmly acknowledged Zhong Gu’s care for Qing Lin.
• Queen Medusa proposed consolidating the Northwestern Region under the Heavenly Alliance, and Chen Guan tasked Old Monster You Du with opening Spatial Wormholes to Holy Pill City and Jia Nan Academy.
• Chen Guan delegated visiting factions to Jia Xingtian and the others while pacing anxiously over what to name Dieyi’s child.
• Yaoye explained Chen Guan’s worry to Qing Lin and Zi Yan, prompting the women to laugh at him.
• A sudden thunderclap shook the clear sky, and Chen Guan turned toward Medusa’s Temple.

Chen Guan and the others protected Medusa’s Temple from a fierce lightning storm as she gave birth to their daughter. After meeting the newborn and learning the Little Sky-Swallowing Python had been born with her, Chen Guan named her Chen Qing Yan.

• Dark clouds and lightning gathered over the Holy City, and Chen Guan led nearly twenty Dou Venerate fighters in protecting it while Medusa gave birth.
• The storm cleared after a cry came from the temple, and Yun Yun and Yaoye told Chen Guan the birth had succeeded.
• Chen Guan entered Medusa’s room and met their newborn daughter, who had a Seven-Colored Little Snake coiled around her wrist.
• Chen Guan admired the baby and joked that she looked ugly, prompting Medusa and the others to laugh and the midwife to defend the Little Princess.
• Medusa asked Chen Guan to name their daughter, and he called her Qing Yan, Chen Qing Yan.

After Little Qing Yan’s birth, Chen Guan prepared to leave the Northwestern Region with Medusa and Zi Yan for the Central Plains. A warning revealed that the Soul Hall planned an ambush on their return journey, so Chen Guan sent Venerable Skyfire ahead to seek help from their allies.

• Chen Guan and Medusa sealed Little Qing Yan’s power after her uncontrolled strength nearly caused an accident.
• Two months later, Old Monster You Du and the puppets connected a Spatial Wormhole to Holy Pill City, and Chen Guan told Jia Xingtian and the others that he planned to leave with Medusa.
• Medusa shared the elders’ concerns about taking Qing Yan to the Central Plains, but Chen Guan insisted their daughter could reach beyond the rank of Saint.
• Chen Guan told Medusa he would take Zi Yan to Jia Nan Academy before returning to the Central Plains.
• Chen Guan received word that the Soul Hall planned to ambush them and realized the warning meant their forces faced the threat of being wiped out.
• Chen Guan asked Venerable Skyfire to leave at once for the Pill Tower, Starfall Pavilion, and Sound Valley.

Chen Guan visited Jia Nan Academy with Zi Yan, arranged for a Spatial Wormhole, and learned that Zhao Gang had grown into a prominent Inner Academy student. He told Zi Yan he knew where her father was, but she refused to see him, and Chen Guan left her time to process the news.

• Chen Guan brought Zi Yan to Jia Nan Academy to visit Su Qian and discuss building a Spatial Wormhole.
• Su Qian agreed to the wormhole, and he told Chen Guan that Zhao Gang had reached the seven-star level and could graduate at any time.
• Chen Guan asked Zi Yan whether she wanted to see her father and admitted that he had leads on his whereabouts.
• Zi Yan said she did not want to see her father, so Chen Guan left the study room and went into the Heavenly Flame Refining Pagoda.
• Zi Yan emerged from the void, rushed into Chen Guan's arms, and buried her head against him.

Chen Guan brought Zi Yan through the Lava World toward Tou She Ancient God's Cave Mansion, avoiding the Flame Lizardmen with illusions and a decoy. They entered the Strange Space, where Chen Guan recognized the cave mansion, leaving them at its threshold.

• Chen Guan visited the tenth floor of the Heavenly Flame Refining Pagoda, fed Little Fallen Heart Flame some of his Heavenly Flames, and asked Elder Tan to open the passage to the Lava World.
• Chen Guan and Zi Yan traveled through the lava, avoiding groups of Flame Lizardmen until their numbers made stealth impossible.
• Chen Guan used Great Soundless Sound to hide himself and Zi Yan from the Lizardmen, then sent two Tier 8 Puppets in opposite directions to draw away the two strongest experts.
• Chen Guan grabbed Zi Yan and raced deeper into the lava, ignoring the Lizardmen experts' warnings about God's Tomb.
• Chen Guan and Zi Yan entered a Strange Space, and Chen Guan recognized Tou She Ancient God's Cave Mansion.

Chen Guan and Zi Yan reached the Ancient Emperor's Cave, where the awakened Old Dragon Emperor, Zhu Kun, recognized Zi Yan as his daughter. After Zi Yan defended Chen Guan from Zhu Kun's jealous anger, Zhu Kun turned his fury on the cave doors and blamed Tou She Ancient God.

• Chen Guan used the Tou She Ancient God Jade to withstand the pressure as he and Zi Yan approached the Ancient Emperor's Cave.
• Chen Guan saw that the purple-gold sky was actually the immense body of a dragon, whose eyes opened and addressed the intruders.
• Chen Guan denied possessing the Ancient Jade, and the Old Dragon Emperor began to threaten them before recognizing Zi Yan.
• Zhu Kun appeared in human form and tried to approach Zi Yan, but she clung to Chen Guan and regarded Zhu Kun with hurt and hostility.
• Zhu Kun directed his anger at the Ancient Emperor's Cave doors, pounding them and shouting that Tou She Ancient God deserved to die.

Zhu Kun reunited with Zi Yan and explained how his attempt to force open Tou She Ancient God's Cave had trapped him for over a thousand years. After learning Dragon Island had weakened while searching for him, he began preparing a way to help Zi Yan develop her Dragon Emperor Bloodline, demonstrating his overwhelming power.

• Zhu Kun apologized to Chen Guan and tried to win Zi Yan over, but Zi Yan said she had grown up alone and buried her tears against Chen Guan.
• Chen Guan comforted Zi Yan and gave Zhu Kun an opening to explain that Tou She Ancient God had trapped him after he tried to force open the cave, leaving him no choice but to send Zi Yan away.
• Zhu Kun offered to help Zi Yan strengthen her Dragon Emperor Bloodline, while Zi Yan told him that many Dragon Island elders had disappeared searching for him and the tribe had become vulnerable.
• Zhu Kun used his power to form a Spatial Pool, gathered dense Dou Qi above it, and crushed four Dou Venerate-level Flame Lizardmen fire beads into the pool.

Zhu Kun used the Spatial Pool to develop Zi Yan’s Dragon Emperor Bloodline and gave Chen Guan Ancient Void Dragon blood to strengthen his body. Zi Yan emerged with control over her size, and Chen Guan broke through to Two-Star Dou Venerate.

• Zhu Kun added Lizardman Fire Core essence blood to the Spatial Pool and urged Zi Yan to undergo its baptism.
• At Chen Guan’s urging, Zi Yan entered the pool, and Zhu Kun spent five days hearing about the outside world from Chen Guan.
• Zhu Kun fed Chen Guan several drops of Ancient Void Dragon blood, toughening his body and pushing his Dou Qi to the peak of One-Star Dou Venerate.
• Zi Yan emerged from the Spatial Pool with her Dragon Emperor Bloodline developed and learned to change her size at will.
• After another half day of tempering, Chen Guan drew in World Energy and advanced to Two-Star Dou Venerate.

Chen Guan and Zi Yan returned from the underground Lava World after Zhu Kun gave Chen Guan a token and Zi Yan advanced to the eighth tier. Back at the Snake People Race's Holy City, Medusa warned Chen Guan to keep Zi Yan in line, then he mentioned a letter from Old Man Mu Gu.

• Chen Guan thanked Zhu Kun for helping him advance to two-star Dou Zun, while Zi Yan reached the eighth tier.
• Zhu Kun gave Chen Guan a crimson token to protect them from the Flame Lizardmen and offered to help them from the underground Lava World.
• Chen Guan and Zi Yan returned to the Inner Academy, and Zi Yan revealed she could freely change her size before clinging to him on their journey home.
• At the Holy City, Zi Yan shrank down and hurried off to visit Tang Xi and Tang Zi before Medusa could question her.
• Chen Guan told Medusa about Zi Yan's new ability, and Medusa warned him to behave himself and teach Zi Yan about being grown up.
• Chen Guan told Medusa that a letter had arrived from Old Man Mu Gu.

Chen Guan learned that the Soul Hall had sent the Eighth and Ninth Heavenly Venerables toward the Northwestern Region, and he prepared the Heavenly Alliance for possible retaliation while deciding not to split up his family. After his allies chose to remain in the region for now and Venerable Skyfire returned from his mission, Chen Guan was ready to head back to the Central Plains.

• Chen Guan and Medusa inferred that the Soul Hall had uncovered Mu Gu’s deception and was using a misleading report to lure them into lowering their guard before an ambush.
• Chen Guan rejected Medusa’s suggestion to send their companions and children ahead, choosing to travel together and remain alert for the Soul Hall’s retaliation.
• During a peaceful month, Chen Guan warned Jia Xingtian, Fama, Yun Shan, and Hai Bodong about the risks of staying in the Northwestern Region, but all four chose to remain for now.
• Yun Shan asked Chen Guan to take Nalan Yanran to the Central Plains, while Jia Xingtian asked him to take Yue'er; both Yun Shan and Jia Xingtian planned to stay in the Northwestern Region.
• Venerable Skyfire returned to the Holy City and reported that his mission had gone smoothly, prompting Chen Guan to prepare to return to the Central Plains.

Chen Guan led Medusa, Yun Yun, and their companions from the Northwestern Region toward the Central Plains aboard a Spatial Ship. As the Soul Hall Heavenly Venerables prepared an ambush in the Spatial Wormhole, Chen Guan’s group continued toward them.

• Chen Guan entrusted Yaoye with the Spatial Wormholes and bid farewell to those remaining behind before leading the group into the Spatial Ship.
• Chen Guan set the ship on course with a puppet and used his Spiritual Power to shield it as the group traveled through the Spatial Wormhole.
• After twenty days of travel, Old Monster You Du predicted they were nearing the Central Plains, and the group sensed a disturbance in the Spatial Power ahead.
• Ninth Heavenly Venerable Demonic Rain, Eighth Heavenly Venerable Imprisoned Earth, Fourth Heavenly Venerable Blood River, and Third Heavenly Venerable prepared to intercept Chen Guan’s ship.
• Third Heavenly Venerable sealed the surrounding space except for one entrance, intending to trap the approaching group.

Chen Guan gathered allies to intercept Soul Hall’s four Heavenly Venerables in the Spatial Wormhole while Zi Yan evacuated the others to safety. The two groups met in a sealed space, and Chen Guan’s side launched an all-out attack.

• Chen Guan stopped the Spatial Ship near the turbulence and sent Zi Yan to evacuate Yaoyue, Nalan Yanran, the Tang Siblings, Yun Yun, and Medusa through a spatial passage.
• Chen Guan summoned the Sound Valley Master, Tian Leizi, Yao Chen, and Tang Zhen, then continued toward Soul Hall with his assembled fighters.
• The Sound Valley Master sealed the surrounding space as Chen Guan declared that he wanted all four Heavenly Venerables killed.
• The Third Heavenly Venerable recognized the formidable lineup and tried to flee, but found the space sealed.
• Chen Guan’s fighters charged the four Heavenly Venerables and began the battle without negotiation.

Valley Master Ran and Tian Leizi’s side overwhelmed the Soul Hall Heavenly Venerables, killing three of them as the Third Heavenly Venerable tried to negotiate for his life. The chapter left Valley Master Ran rejecting his appeal and preparing to finish him off.

• Valley Master Ran shattered the Third and Fourth Heavenly Venerables’ attacks and badly wounded them, while Tian Leizi and the others overpowered Imprisoned Earth and Demonic Rain.
• Tian Leizi crushed the Eighth Heavenly Venerable’s defenses, and Chen Guan’s allies burned him away with fire dragons.
• Demonic Rain self-destructed, but Chen Guan and the others contained the blast with layers of spatial seals.
• Valley Master Ran used Heavenly Sound Pure Form to freeze the blood mist and extinguish the Fourth Heavenly Venerable’s soul.
• The Third Heavenly Venerable asked to end the fight, then invoked his connection to Gu You, but Valley Master Ran said she had no feelings for him.

After defeating four Soul Hall Heavenly Venerables, Chen Guan returned toward the Pill Tower with his allies, knowing Soul Hall would target him more fiercely. He settled Medusa and the others at Qingce Manor outside Holy Pill City and prepared to bring Yaoyue to the Pill Tower.

• Yao Chen warned Chen Guan that Soul Hall would suspect him after the four Heavenly Venerables died, and Tian Leizi invited him to see the Pill Tower's true foundation.
• The Sound Valley Master and Tang Zhen parted ways with the group, while Yao Chen invited Tang Zhen to visit Starfall Pavilion and guide Xiao Yan.
• Five days later, Chen Guan and the others arrived outside Holy Pill City, where Tian Leizi told him to settle his family before coming to the Pill Tower.
• Chen Guan brought Medusa and the others to Qingce Manor, and Medusa led them inside to choose rooms.
• Chen Guan asked Yaoyue to come with him to the Pill Tower after she settled in, and he decided to keep the manor's name despite Venerable Skyfire's concern about You Du's enemies.

Chen Guan brought Yaoyue to the Pill Tower and introduced her to Cao Ying as a potential apprentice, leaving her to be tested. He then went to Xuan Kongzi’s study room for his own test.

• Chen Guan offered Yaoyue a choice between Xuan Yi and Cao Ying as a teacher, and Yaoyue chose Cao Ying.
• Chen Guan visited Cao Ying and praised Yaoyue’s alchemy talent and Soul Perception to persuade her to consider taking a disciple.
• Cao Ying agreed to assess Yaoyue, and Chen Guan introduced Yaoyue as his younger sister before leaving them alone.
• Chen Guan headed to Xuan Kongzi’s study room, where he faced his own test.