Chapter Summaries

Xiao Ze’s group hunted Rock Demons in the polluted core region and evenly distributed their Rock Demon Cores for refining. While the others cultivated, Xiao Ze sensed Gu Qingyang’s group being chased by three Peak Dou Venerate Rock Demons and went to investigate.

• Xiao Ze observed that the core region’s heavy pollution coincided with greater numbers and stronger Rock Demons.
• Xun'er and the others defeated a medium-sized Rock Demon cluster, and Xiao Ze divided their accumulated Rock Demon Cores evenly among the group.
• Xiao Ze summoned four Thunder Bodies to guard the women as they refined their cores.
• Xiao Ze sensed Gu Qingyang’s group being pursued by three Peak Dou Venerate Rock Demons and decided to see what had provoked them.

Gu Qingyang and his group fled a horde of Rock Demons while carrying a mysterious Red Heart, but he abandoned it when the demons joined forces to pursue them. The heart landed in Xiao Ze’s hands, drawing the Rock Demons toward his hidden position as Gu Qingyang wondered who was concealed there.

• Gu Qingyang’s group discovered that Nine-Star Rock Demons were pursuing them for the Red Heart, which could not be stored in a storage ring.
• A burly member of the group raised a stone wall to block the Rock Demons’ attacks, but a Nine-Star Rock Demon shattered it.
• The Nine-Star Rock Demons used their Link Talent to amplify their strength, and Gu Qingyang decided the group could not escape while carrying the heart.
• Gu Qingyang hurled the Red Heart away and led his group in the opposite direction as the Rock Demons charged after it.
• Xiao Ze caught the Red Heart, and its power revealed his hidden presence to the Ancient Clan group and attracted the Rock Demons.

Xiao Ze used a lightning technique to destroy the Rock Demons pursuing the Red Heart while Gu Qingyang’s group watched from nearby. Gu Qingyang led the Ancient Clan members away, and Xiao Ze let them go because they were Xun'er’s clansmen.

• Gu Qingyang agreed to stop with the Ancient Clan group and watch the battle from a nearby mountain.
• Xiao Ze examined the Red Heart and suspected it could help the Rock Demon Clan break through to the Dou Saint realm.
• As six Peak Dou Venerate Rock Demons and a horde of others charged, Xiao Ze formed and tossed out a lightning sphere.
• The sphere unleashed a vast lightning domain that killed every Rock Demon in less than ten breaths, shocking Gu Qingyang and his group.
• Gu Qingyang ordered the Ancient Clan members to leave, and Xiao Ze watched them depart without attacking.

Xiao Ze defeated a group of powerful Rock Demons, collected their cores, and examined the Red Heart, which he believed could help someone advance toward sainthood. He gave the Red Heart to Xun'er and began refining it while she and the others prepared to cultivate.

• Xiao Ze gathered six nine-star Rock Demon Cores and sealed the Red Heart inside a box made from Golden Tree Root.
• Xun'er reunited with Xiao Ze, and he told her, Queen Medusa, Xiao Yi Xian, and Azure Scales how he had defeated Gu Qingyang's attackers and slaughtered the Rock Demons.
• Xiao Ze showed the group the Red Heart and guessed that it was a supreme Rock Demon treasure that could help its bearer enter sainthood.
• Xiao Yi Xian, Azure Scales, and Queen Medusa encouraged Xiao Ze to give the Red Heart to Xun'er, and he agreed while distributing the Rock Demon Cores to the others.
• Xiao Ze entered a cave to refine the Red Heart, while Xun'er offered to keep watch and urged Xiao Yi Xian to refine her cores.

Xiao Ze began refining the Rock Demon heart while Xun'er and the others guarded his cave. When Azure Scales spotted Gu Qingyang's group fleeing the Core Region, Xun'er learned that powerful Rock Demons were uniting to seize control of the region and returned to warn her friends.

• Xiao Ze spent five days refining medicinal ingredients before placing the Rock Demon heart in the Golden Fire Cauldron and suppressing its violent resistance with the Origin Emperor Flame.
• Xiao Yi Xian, Queen Medusa, and the others guarded the cave after refining Rock Demon Cores, while Azure Scales watched the surrounding area.
• Azure Scales spotted Gu Qingyang's group fleeing the depths of the Core Region, so Xun'er went to investigate.
• Gu Qingyang told Xun'er that several powerful Rock Demons had joined forces to forcibly unify the Core Region.
• Xun'er advised Gu Qingyang's group to retreat to the central region and hurried back to inform her friends.

Gu Qingyang’s group withdrew from the Core Region as a Rock Demon riot spread, while Hun Yu revealed the Soul Clan’s plans and left. Xun’er and her companions learned of the threat and chose to defend Xiao Ze while he continued refining.

• Gu Qingyang led the Ancient Clan group away from the Rock Demon hordes and suspected the spreading riot was unusual.
• Hun Yu explained that the Soul Clan’s arrangements in the Rock Demon Realm relied on the Stone Clan’s experts staying out, then injured a subordinate for questioning him.
• Hun Yu and his two subordinates crushed their Spatial Stones and departed, with Hun Yu regretting that he had not encountered Xun’er to eliminate her.
• Xun’er returned to Xiao Yi Xian and the others and reported that several Rock Demons were joining forces to unify the Core Region.
• Xun’er, Queen Medusa, and the others decided to hold off the Rock Demon army rather than risk interrupting Xiao Ze’s refinement.

While Xiao Ze continued refining the Rock Demon Core, he protected Xun'er and the others with layered concealment and sent three Thunder Bodies to investigate the core region. A Half-Saint Rock Demon led an enormous army past their hiding place without detecting them.

• Xiao Ze contacted Xun'er and the others through the Golden Sapling, then sent three Thunder Bodies toward the core region and left one to guard the cave.
• The remaining Thunder Body used an Origin Tree Root and lightning runes to hide the group beneath Illusionary Power and an enormous Space Seal.
• Xun'er, Xiao Yi Xian, and the others began cultivating while Xiao Ze continued refining the Rock Demon Core, which he expected to finish in three days.
• A black-light Rock Demon led a powerful army through the core region, crushing tribes that refused to join it.
• Xun'er and the others saw that the leader had reached Half-Saint strength, but the concealed group went unnoticed as the army passed by.

Xiao Ze completed refining the Red Heart and sent Xun'er to refine it while he investigated the Rock Demon army. Discovering that Nihility Devouring Flame had corrupted six Rock Demons as part of the Soul Clan’s scheme against the Stone Realm, he attacked the army and struck its Half-Saint leader with the Great Heaven Creation Palm.

• Xun'er and the others resumed cultivating after confirming Xiao Ze’s power source could evade a Half-Saint’s perception.
• Xiao Ze emerged from the cave with the refined Red Heart and told Xun'er to refine it while the others protected her.
• Xiao Ze left the sealed space and followed his Thunder Bodies’ reports to the Rock Demon army in the Core Region.
• Xiao Ze recognized Nihility Devouring Flame’s aura in the towering Rock Demon and concluded the Soul Clan was using its child flame to erode the Stone Realm.
• Xiao Ze decided to destroy the six corrupted Rock Demons and launched the Great Heaven Creation Palm at the army, tearing apart the Half-Saint Rock Demon’s fist.

Xiao Ze hunted down the Half-Saint Rock Demons in the Rock Demon Realm and collected their cores, while Hun Yu noticed that a strand of flame power had vanished and quietly left to strengthen the Soul Clan’s preparations in the Stone Realm. Xiao Ze ended his sweep with six Half-Saint cores and wondered why they contained no Nihility Devouring Flame power.

• Xiao Ze used the Great Heaven Creation Palm to crush a Half-Saint Rock Demon and concluded that its scarlet energy came from the Rock Demons’ Pollution Talent, not a true Nihility Devouring Flame Sub-Flame.
• Xiao Ze collected the Rock Demon Cores left in the basin and hurried onward to sabotage the Soul Clan’s plan.
• Hun Yu sensed that a strand of Sub-Flame power in the Rock Demon Realm had disappeared, then left with two Soul Clan members to make further preparations in the Stone Realm.
• Xiao Ze annihilated another Half-Saint Rock Demon and its army with silver lightning, harvesting their Rock Demon Cores.
• Xiao Ze confirmed that the six Half-Saint-level cores held no Nihility Devouring Flame power and wondered whether the Soul Clan had made any major moves.

Xiao Ze returned from defeating the six Half-Saint Rock Demons, while cultivators in the Center Region mistook the terrifying auras of his battles for threats and stayed away from the Core Region. He distributed the Rock Demon Cores to his companions and focused on the greater power he expected from Xun'er refining the Rock Demon Heart.

• Cultivators gathered outside the Core Region felt terrifying auras spread from within, and each vanished Half-Saint Rock Demon aura convinced them to avoid entering.
• Xiao Ze returned to Xun'er and the others with a full storage ring and explained that the Soul Clan had caused the upheaval before leaving the Rock Demon Realm.
• Xiao Ze explained that the Link Talent had limits and that the Half-Saint Rock Demons had been forced to separate their armies.
• Azure Scales, Xiao Yi Xian, and Queen Medusa discovered the ring held mountains of Rock Demon Cores, including six Half-Saint cores.
• Xiao Ze gave the three women two Half-Saint Rock Demon Cores each and told them to divide the remaining cores with Xun'er.
• Xiao Ze judged the cores of little use to his own breakthrough and looked forward to the Tenfold Return from Xun'er refining the Rock Demon Heart.

Xiao Ze prepared for Xun'er’s return and the refinement of a Grade 9 pill while his companions absorbed Rock Demon Cores. After Xun'er reached Nine Star Dou Venerate, her refinement triggered a return that upgraded Xiao Ze’s Innate Body Cultivator talent to Supreme Body Cultivation.

• Xiao Ze divided the Rock Demon Cores among his companions and organized the ingredients for the Holy Heart Glazed Pill, deciding to postpone refining it until after they left the Rock Demon Realm.
• Over the next month, Xiao Yi Xian, Queen Medusa, and the others refined their Half-Saint-level Rock Demon Cores, while Xiao Ze memorized the Holy Heart Glazed Pill’s refinement process.
• Xun'er emerged from the cave at Nine Star Dou Venerate and learned that Xiao Ze had hunted nearly the entire Rock Demon army.
• Xun'er began refining the Rock Demon Cores Xiao Ze had saved for her, and Xiao Ze received Tenfold Returns for her improved cultivation and physique.
• The physique return upgraded Xiao Ze’s Innate Body Cultivator talent to Supreme Body Cultivation, which promised nearly limitless potential, almost no bottlenecks, and growth from every movement.

After half a year in the Rock Demon Realm, Xiao Ze and his companions reached Peak Dou Venerate and prepared to leave before their Spatial Stones lost their sealing power. Back in the Ring Mountain Range, Xiao Ze found no sign of the Soul Clan, and Elder Tong Xuan arrived to take Xun'er back to the Ancient Clan.

• Xiao Ze tested his Supreme Body Cultivation Talent and destroyed every standing peak in a mountain range with his physical strength.
• Xun'er, Xiao Yi Xian, Queen Medusa, and their companion awoke after half a year of cultivation, and all four had reached Peak Dou Venerate.
• Xiao Ze told the women to keep their accounts consistent and conceal what they had learned about the Core Region, then they crushed their Spatial Stones to leave the Rock Demon Realm.
• Xiao Ze emerged in the Ring Mountain Range and noticed that the Soul Clan was absent, suspecting that he had disrupted its plans against the Stone Clan.
• Elder Tong Xuan appeared and told Xun'er it was time to return to the Ancient Clan.

Xiao Ze persuaded Elder Tong Xuan to let Xun'er stay while he refined a Grade 9 Treasure Pill for her. After moving to a secluded location, Xiao Ze prepared to refine the Holy Heart Glazed Pill as Elder Tong Xuan stood guard.

• Xun'er asked Elder Tong Xuan to delay taking her back to the Ancient Realm so she could spend more time with Xiao Ze.
• Xiao Ze told Elder Tong Xuan that he intended to refine a Grade 9 Treasure Pill for Xun'er, astonishing Xun'er and everyone present.
• Elder Tong Xuan led the group to a secluded place and agreed to guard Xiao Ze while he refined the pill.
• Xiao Ze summoned the Origin Emperor Flame and brought out the ingredients for the Holy Heart Glazed Pill, including the unfamiliar Source Blood Heart and Glazed Bead.

Xiao Ze refined the main ingredients and medicinal materials for the Holy Heart Glazed Pill, bringing a Grade 9 nascent pill to form. Black Demonic Thunder gathered above the Golden Fire Cauldron, and Elder Tong Xuan recognized that Xiao Ze had reached the rank of Grade 9 Alchemy Great Grandmaster.

• Xiao Ze used the Origin Emperor Flame to refine the Source Blood Heart and fused nearly thirty grains of Spirit Nurturing Dust into it.
• Xiao Ze refined the Glazed Bead alongside nearly five hundred medicinal ingredients, while Elder Tong Xuan watched in surprise.
• Xiao Ze refined the remaining ingredients and prepared the pill mixture until the nascent pill's energy shook the Golden Fire Cauldron.
• The nascent pill released energy through Elder Tong Xuan's Space Seal, and black clouds gathered as Black Demonic Thunder began brewing.
• Elder Tong Xuan watched Xiao Ze and recognized him as a Grade 9 Alchemy Great Grandmaster.

Xiao Ze continued refining the Holy Heart Glazed Pill for Xun'er while confronting the Black Demonic Thunder to evolve his Thunder Power. After enduring its attacks, he left the pill refinement intact and strengthened his silver lightning with a faint black sheen.

• Elder Tong Xuan offered to step in, but Xun'er trusted Xiao Ze to decide how to handle the Black Demonic Thunder.
• Xiao Ze kept refining the Holy Heart Glazed Pill for Xun'er and told Elder Tong Xuan he wanted to test the thunder himself.
• Xiao Ze rose beneath the thunderclouds and met the first bolt of Black Demonic Thunder with his silver lightning.
• Xiao Ze used the Origin Emperor Flame to destroy later bolts while his silver lightning gradually wore down the first.
• Xiao Ze extinguished the final bolt and gained silver lightning with a faint black sheen and greatly increased power.

Xiao Ze subdued the human-form Grade 9 Treasure Pill, the Holy Heart Glazed Pill, and gave it to Xun'er before setting out with her and the others toward the Eastern Region of Central Plains. More than half a month into their leisurely journey, they learned that Dou Saint Ruins had been discovered in the Beast Region, drawing Central Plains factions toward the site.

• Xiao Ze shattered the Grade 9 Treasure Pill's Glazed Giant Beast form and suppressed it after it transformed into a young woman.
• Xiao Ze identified the pill as the Holy Heart Glazed Pill, explained its effects, and handed it to Xun'er.
• Elder Tong Xuan thanked Xiao Ze, gave him a Space Jade Slip, and suggested he travel with Xun'er toward the Eastern Region of Central Plains.
• Xiao Ze and the women began their journey together, planning to take their time on the way back.
• More than half a month later, Xiao Ze and the women heard that Dou Saint Ruins had been discovered in the Hundred Thousand Mountains of the Beast Region.

In a private room in Tianhuang City, Xiao Ze and his companions discussed rumors about the Dou Saint Ruins they had already explored and shared a feast. Afterward, Xiao Ze gave Xun'er and the others Golden Spirit Saliva so they could temper their palms and begin cultivating the Great Heaven Creation Palm.

• Xiao Ze and his companions listened as people below speculated that a powerful faction had entered the Dou Saint Ruins in advance and taken its treasures.
• Xiao Yi Xian, Azure Scales, Queen Medusa, and Xun'er recalled their gains from exploring the ruins, while Xiao Ze admitted he had selected its most valuable rewards.
• The group finished their Monster Beast Feast as discussions in the inn continued, including suspicions that the Alchemist Tower had claimed the ruins' treasures.
• Xiao Ze gave Xun'er and the others a bottle of Golden Spirit Saliva each to temper their palms for the Great Heaven Creation Palm.
• Xun'er and the others chose to temper their palms in the private room, and Xiao Ze wondered who would successfully cultivate the Heaven Tier Dou Skill.

Xiao Ze and his companions spent three months traveling around Tianhuang City and other cities before Xun'er returned to the Ancient Clan with Elder Tong Xuan. After she left, Xiao Ze continued east with the others while preparing to break through to Dou Saint and searching for the Soul Clan's Spirit Devouring Life Extinguishing Array.

• Xun'er completed tempering her palm with the Golden Spirit Saliva, and Xiao Ze warned her to expand her meridians fully before cultivating the Great Heaven Creation Palm.
• Xiao Ze, Xun'er, Queen Medusa, Xiao Yi Xian, and Azure Scales stayed in Tianhuang City and traveled to nearby cities while the women expanded their hand meridians.
• Three months after Xiao Ze refined the Holy Heart Glazed Pill, Elder Tong Xuan arrived and told Xun'er it was time to return to the Ancient Clan.
• Xun'er said farewell to Xiao Ze and the others, and Xiao Ze urged her to take the Holy Heart Glazed Pill as soon as possible.
• After Xun'er departed, Xiao Ze continued traveling with Queen Medusa, Xiao Yi Xian, and Azure Scales while preparing for a Dou Saint breakthrough and searching for the Soul Clan's array.

Xun'er refined the Holy Heart Glazed Pill while Xiao Ze’s companions mastered the Great Heaven Creation Palm. Xiao Ze began his breakthrough to Dou Saint, and the energy he absorbed widened the Tree of Origin enough to shatter his bottleneck.

• Xun'er returned to the Ancient Realm and, with Gu Yuan’s help, began refining the Holy Heart Glazed Pill.
• Azure Scales, Xiao Yi Xian, and Queen Medusa each mastered the Great Heaven Creation Palm and continued practicing separately.
• Xiao Ze received energy and talent returns from Xun’er’s pill, then told his companions he would attempt a breakthrough to Dou Saint in the mountain range.
• Xiao Ze claimed his stored energy returns and absorbed a vast surge of energy as Xiao Yi Xian, Queen Medusa, and Azure Scales watched over him.
• Xiao Ze’s Tree of Origin reached a diameter of one thousand meters, shattering his Dou Saint bottleneck, then grew beyond one hundred thousand meters tall.

While Xiao Ze continued transforming the Tree of Origin during his breakthrough, Saint Spirit Saint cultivated in the Nether Sea and reached the Late One-Star Dou Saint stage. The Great Heavenly Venerate of Soul Hall tried to force her to join, and she answered his threat with a burst of golden light and surging waves.

• Xiao Ze sensed the Tree of Origin surpass one hundred thousand meters, triggering Xun'er's special reward and a transformation that expanded and solidified the Void Space.
• Xiao Yi Xian, Azure Scales, and Queen Medusa arranged rotating watches while Xiao Ze continued cultivating, and six months passed.
• Saint Spirit Saint cultivated at the Nether Sea's sea eye, reaching Late One-Star Dou Saint while carefully balancing the Netherworld and Saint Spirit powers within her.
• The Great Heavenly Venerate emerged from a black-mist domain and invited Saint Spirit Saint to join Soul Hall.
• Saint Spirit Saint refused, and the Great Heavenly Venerate threatened to take her by force before reaching for her with a skeletal hand.
• Saint Spirit Saint unleashed dazzling golden light, causing the Nether Sea to surge into waves thousands of feet high.