Chapter Summaries

Ning Luo reached the depths of the Heavenly Eye Mountain Range and rescued Nalan Yanran from three men of the Earth Spirit Sect. After reuniting with his junior sister, he defeated the attackers with a single move.

• Ning Luo rested briefly, sensed the dense energy of the mountain range, and realized he had reached its depths.
• Ning Luo heard a familiar woman's voice and found Nalan Yanran fighting three men while protecting a small white fox.
• Ning Luo blocked the men's earth dragon attack and reunited with Nalan Yanran, who recognized him as her elder brother.
• Ning Luo dispelled the black energy affecting Nalan Yanran and declared that the men would die for targeting his junior sister.
• Ning Luo struck Huang Tian and the other two men, defeating all three four-star Dou Emperors in one move.

Ning Luo reunited with Nalan Yanran, defeated Wang Chen, and protected her and the Spiritual White Fox as they approached the maze leading to the Heavenly Mountain Blood Pool. When a crowd tried to seize the fox, Ning Luo killed their instigator and fled through the tree gate with Nalan Yanran.

• Ning Luo defeated Wang Chen with a Heavenly Flame, and Wang Chen fled after their brief clash.
• Nalan Yanran reunited with Ning Luo and explained that her Master was cultivating in seclusion, so she had traveled alone with the Spiritual White Fox.
• Ning Luo and Nalan Yanran reached the tree gate near Heavenly Eye Mountain, where a crowd recognized the fox and coveted its help reaching the Heavenly Mountain Blood Pool.
• Ning Luo warned the crowd to stay back and killed a man who charged at them.
• Ning Luo killed the man inciting the crowd, burned his body to ash, and rushed through the tree gate with Nalan Yanran.

Ning Luo fought through the traps guarding the tree gate, entered the maze with Nalan Yanran, and received Jin Gu’s help. They emerged onto Heavenly Eye Mountain’s trial platform, where Ning Luo sized up the other contestants as the trial began.

• Ning Luo carried Nalan Yanran past the stone spikes, then held off the attackers with his sword so she could enter the tree gate first.
• Ning Luo defeated the remaining attackers with Heaven and Earth One Sword, then offered Jin Gu Qi Cultivation Pills and learned that the old man would arrange extra help for him.
• Nalan Yanran used the Spiritual White Fox to guide Ning Luo through the maze formation, and they emerged on the platform below Heavenly Eye Mountain’s summit.
• Ning Luo and Nalan Yanran arrived as the trial was beginning and drew the attention of Miss Feng, Tang Ying, and Wang Chen.
• Nalan Yanran warned Ning Luo that the green-clad girl on the platform was Starfall Pavilion’s most outstanding young member.

Ning Luo and Nalan Yanran watched candidates attempt the Gold Devouring Rats’ soundwave trial, and Ning Luo recalled a soundwave technique he might use. After Feng Qing'er and Tang Ying passed, Wang Chen stepped forward and sneered at Ning Luo as he prepared to try.

• Nalan Yanran explained that candidates needed powerful Dou Qi or a soundwave Dou Technique to withstand the Gold Devouring Rats’ attacks.
• Hu Ya and Hu Cheng failed the trial, and a group of four candidates failed afterward.
• Feng Qing'er used her speed to reach the mountaintop and passed the trial.
• Ning Luo promised to lead Nalan Yanran through the trial and took her hand as they approached the stairs.
• Tang Ying rode his sword through the soundwaves and passed the trial.
• Wang Chen stepped forward, sneered at Ning Luo, and introduced himself to Jin Shi.

Ning Luo carried Nalan Yanran through the Soundwave Array by shattering the Gold Devouring Rats’ sonic attack with a dragon’s roar. After reaching the mountaintop, he faced the other challengers as Mu Qingluan and Feng Qing’er exchanged pointed remarks about their upcoming contest.

• Wang Chen and Mu Qingluan passed the Soundwave Array and reached the mountaintop.
• Ning Luo took Nalan Yanran into the array, endured the sonic assault, and used his Three Thousand Lightning Movement to reach her.
• Ning Luo unleashed a dragon’s roar that destroyed the Gold Devouring Rats’ combined sonic attack, then carried Nalan Yanran safely to the summit.
• Jin Shi declared Ning Luo’s trial passed, and Ning Luo gave Nalan Yanran a medicinal pill.
• Tang Ying congratulated Ning Luo, while Mu Qingluan questioned his mastery of Three Thousand Lightning Movement and provoked Feng Qing’er about their upcoming contest.

Ning Luo secured Nalan Yanran’s place in the Heavenly Mountain Blood Pool by attacking the man who wanted her to withdraw, then entered the pool with her. He used a dark-golden skull to open a passage through the Spatial Mirror and prepared to go deeper.

• Jin Shi told the nine people at the summit that only eight could enter the Heavenly Mountain Blood Pool, leaving them to decide who would give up a spot.
• When a white-clad man argued that Nalan Yanran should withdraw, Ning Luo struck him down and declared that there were now eight people left.
• As the energy tide reached its peak, Jin Shi ordered the group to enter the Blood Pool, and Ning Luo led Nalan Yanran inside.
• Ning Luo swam deep into the Blood Pool, using jade-green flames to ward off its fire poison as the dark-golden skull in his hand grew hot.
• Ning Luo found the Spatial Mirror at the pool’s bottom and used the skull to open a passage through it.

Ning Luo cultivated at the bottom of the Heavenly Mountain Blood Pool, absorbing its energy and discovering that it could strengthen his soul and his clone. After two and a half months, the pool’s energy was nearly depleted, and Jin Shi prepared to investigate Ning Luo’s disappearance just as a powerful energy surge erupted.

• Ning Luo resisted the Heavenly Mountain Fire Toxin with his emerald-green flames and absorbed the blood-red energy, steadily advancing toward the Dou Zun realm.
• After nearly ten days of cultivation, Ning Luo summoned his Three Thousand Lightning Illusory Body clone and found that it could absorb the pool’s energy while expelling its fire toxin.
• Ning Luo resumed cultivating alongside his clone and lost track of time as they continued absorbing energy at the bottom of the pool.
• Over two and a half months, the blood pool’s energy dwindled; Feng Qing'er and the others left, and Nalan Yanran departed after waiting nearly two months for Ning Luo.
• Jin Shi decided to enter the pool and investigate Ning Luo, but a thunderous energy surge erupted around the volcanic crater.

Ning Luo emerged from the Heavenly Mountain Blood Pool after two months of cultivation and revealed that he had advanced to Dou Zun, earning the Gold Devouring Rat clan’s reverence. He learned that Nalan Yanran had gone to wait for him at the Flower Sect and asked Jin Shi about the powerful Gu Clan and its hidden Ancient Realm.

• Jin Shi and Jin Gu sensed a tremendous surge of energy from the Blood Pool and realized Ning Luo was absorbing it.
• Ning Luo burst from the Blood Pool with the aura of a Dou Zun, astonishing everyone gathered at Heavenly Eye Mountain.
• The Gold Devouring Rat clan prostrated themselves and greeted Ning Luo as a Venerable, and Jin Shi told him he had cultivated for more than two months.
• Jin Gu told Ning Luo that Feng Qing'er and the others had left and that his friend had departed anxiously, while Jin Shi said Nalan Yanran was waiting at the Flower Sect.
• Ning Luo asked Jin Shi about the Gu Clan, and Jin Shi explained its ancient Dou Di bloodline, immense strength, and residence in the Ancient Realm of the eastern Central Plains.

Ning Luo learned more about the Gu Clan and helped Jin Shi expel most of the Heavenly Mountain Fire Toxin. After giving Jin Shi the medicine to finish the treatment, Ning Luo left Heavenly Eye Mountain to attend the Four Pavilion Grand Assembly.

• Jin Shi explained that the Gu Clan's Ancient Realm had been built and expanded by its Dou Saint experts, though he knew little about how to enter it.
• Ning Luo used his Heavenly Flame to draw fire toxin from Jin Shi and said the remaining toxin could be cleared with medicinal liquid over two or three months.
• Ning Luo gave Jin Shi medicinal liquid and pills before announcing that he would leave the next day.
• Jin Shi and Jin Gu thanked Ning Luo and offered him their help if he encountered trouble.
• Ning Luo departed for the East Pavilion, where the Four Pavilion Grand Assembly was to be held.

Ning Luo reached Wind Thunder Pavilion's East Pavilion for the Four Pavilion Grand Assembly and concealed his appearance to avoid trouble with the Wind Thunder Pavilion. After Fire Elder recognized his strength and let him proceed, Ning Luo reached the assembly grounds, spotted Fei Tian and Thunder Venerable, and watched Sword Venerable arrive.

• Ning Luo arrived at the Wind Thunder Mountain Range after four days of travel and altered his appearance before joining the crowd seeking entry to the assembly.
• Fire Elder stopped Ning Luo and invited him to take the qualification path, while other challengers were easily knocked away.
• Ning Luo climbed the long stone path at an unhurried pace as lightning struck and the Wind Thunder Pavilion's four pavilion masters appeared.
• Ning Luo recognized Fei Tian among the pavilion masters and identified Thunder Venerable as the Wind Thunder Pavilion's pavilion master.
• Sword Venerable arrived above the plaza on a massive sword, and Thunder Venerable greeted him.

The Four Pavilion Grand Assembly began at Thunder Mountain, drawing four Dou Venerables and fifty-three contestants into a brutal melee. Ning Luo recognized Lin Yan among the fighters just as the battle erupted.

• Sword Venerable arrived with Tang Ying, followed by the black-robed elder of Yellow Springs Pavilion and Wang Chen.
• Venerable Wind arrived, bringing the number of attending Dou Venerables to four.
• Thunder Venerable announced that the melee would continue until only eight contestants remained, and Mu Qingluan, Tang Ying, Wang Chen, and Feng Qing'er entered the arena.
• Ning Luo spotted Lin Yan, recognized his familiar profile, and saw that he had reached four-star Dou Emperor strength.
• A contestant attacked another, breaking the tension and plunging the fifty-three participants into a chaotic battle.

Ning Luo intervened when Wang Chen attacked the injured Lin Yan, then accepted Wang Chen’s challenge after Yellow Springs Venerable demanded a fight. The contestants cleared the arena as Ning Luo and Wang Chen prepared to battle.

• Ning Luo spotted Lin Yan among the remaining contestants as Wang Chen’s strike sent Lin Yan crashing across the arena.
• Ning Luo appeared beside Lin Yan and reminded Wang Chen that the rules forbade attacking someone who had conceded.
• Ning Luo insulted Yellow Springs Pavilion, and Yellow Springs Venerable challenged him to fight Wang Chen.
• Ning Luo accepted the challenge, while Lin Yan vowed to protect him if Wang Chen tried to hurt him.
• Wang Chen demanded that Ning Luo concede and kowtow, but Ning Luo told him to fight.

Ning Luo defeated Wang Chen at the Thunder Mountain gathering, revealing his Dou Zong strength. Wang Chen exposed Ning Luo’s identity, and Fei Tian demanded that he remove his disguise before the Wind Thunder Pavilion’s assembled experts.

• Wang Chen attacked Ning Luo with his daggers and bone-eroding techniques, but Ning Luo revealed overwhelming Dou Zong strength and knocked him down.
• Ning Luo tried to leave after fulfilling his agreement, but Wang Chen stopped him and identified him as Ning Luo, the Wind Thunder Pavilion’s enemy.
• The crowd, including Tang Ying, Mu Qingluan, and Feng Qing'er, reacted with shock as Ning Luo’s identity became known.
• Thunder Venerable questioned Fei Tian about Ning Luo, and Fei Tian stood and demanded that Ning Luo remove his disguise.

Ning Luo revealed his identity at Thunder Mountain and used the Bone Spirit Cold Flame to win Venerable Wind’s protection from the Wind Thunder Pavilion. The conflict shifted to a younger-generation duel when Feng Qing’er challenged him, and Ning Luo agreed on the condition that she become his wife if she lost.

• Ning Luo revealed his true face and evaded Fei Tian’s lightning attack, then criticized the Wind Thunder Pavilion for relying on strength and numbers.
• Ning Luo showed Venerable Wind the Bone Spirit Cold Flame and offered to tell him about Yao Lao in exchange for his support; Venerable Wind agreed and threatened war if the pavilion harmed Ning Luo.
• Thunder Venerable proposed letting Fei Tian and Ning Luo settle the matter without interference, but Sword Venerable suggested a duel between Feng Qing’er and Ning Luo instead.
• Feng Qing’er challenged Ning Luo, who accepted on the condition that she become his wife if she lost; she rejected the condition, and Fei Tian returned to his seat under Thunder Venerable’s ruling.

Ning Luo fought Feng Qing'er in the arena after trading insults, and their clash escalated into powerful Dou Techniques. Ning Luo’s Jade-Green Fire Lotus overcame Feng Qing’er’s attacks and shattered her phoenix shield, leaving her injured and disheveled as she prepared to respond.

• Ning Luo taunted Feng Qing'er, and Feng Qing'er answered with a deadly aura and blue-silver eyes.
• Feng Qing'er attacked Ning Luo with lightning-charged ribbons, but he evaded them and tore them apart.
• Feng Qing'er formed a huge colorful phoenix and fired a blue-silver beam at Ning Luo.
• Ning Luo’s Jade-Green Fire Lotus defeated the beam and struck Feng Qing'er’s seven-colored shield, shattering it and blasting away her phoenix.
• Feng Qing'er avoided the remaining flames, landed on her damaged phoenix, and pressed her bleeding finger against its back.

Feng Qing'er revealed the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan's bloodline power and attacked Ning Luo with her Demon Phoenix Sacred Image. Ning Luo countered with a Three-Colored Fire Lotus, which struck Feng Qing'er's Demon Phoenix Bell as the clash continued.

• Feng Qing'er absorbed the bloodline power and summoned a black Phoenix Sacred Image to attack Ning Luo.
• Ning Luo recognized that Feng Qing'er might belong to the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan while dodging the Sacred Image's relentless black beam.
• Ning Luo formed a Three-Colored Fire Lotus and launched it at Feng Qing'er.
• Feng Qing'er condensed the black light into the Sacred Image Demon Phoenix Bell, a signature technique of the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan.
• Ning Luo's fire lotus crashed into the Demon Phoenix Bell, unleashing a thunderous chime and vast sound waves.

Ning Luo’s Three-Colored Fire Lotus shattered Feng Qing’er’s Demon Phoenix Bell and defeated her. After suppressing the black flames she released, Feng Qing’er sensed Ancient Phoenix Blood Essence in Ning Luo’s Ring of Holding and recognized it.

• Ning Luo’s Three-Colored Fire Lotus spread across the sky and began cracking Feng Qing’er’s Demon Phoenix Bell.
• The fire lotus smashed the bell, and Ning Luo seized Feng Qing’er and drove her into the plaza floor.
• Ning Luo held Feng Qing’er at the neck and declared that she had lost.
• Feng Qing’er released strange black flames, but Ning Luo’s Glazed Lotus Heart Flame forced them back into her body.
• Feng Qing’er sensed Ancient Phoenix Blood Essence in Ning Luo’s Ring of Holding and identified it aloud.

Feng Qing'er accused Ning Luo of possessing Ancient Phoenix Blood Essence, but her search found nothing and she was forced to apologize. After the gathering, Ning Luo revealed Han Feng's soul to Venerable Wind, who learned that the Soul Hall had taken Yao Chen and suspected its interest in Yao Chen's alchemy abilities was tied to a larger plan.

• Feng Qing'er accused Ning Luo of stealing Ancient Phoenix Blood Essence and demanded to search his Ring of Holding.
• Ning Luo agreed to the search and demanded an apology if Feng Qing'er found nothing; when her technique failed, she apologized before the crowd.
• Venerable Wind departed with Ning Luo, Mu Qingluan, and Lin Yan on a giant gale eagle, then asked Ning Luo where Yao Chen was.
• Ning Luo released Han Feng's soul from a bottle, and Venerable Wind confronted Han Feng over his betrayal of Yao Chen.
• Han Feng blamed the Soul Hall, and Ning Luo told Venerable Wind that Yao Chen had also fallen into its hands.
• Venerable Wind said the Soul Hall might want Yao Chen's alchemy skills for a large plan and connected its interest to the battle over the Ancient Cave Mansion.

Ning Luo learned where Yao Chen was imprisoned and set out with Lin Yan for Pill City to enter the Pill Gathering. In the Ancient Realm, a girl identified Ning Luo and ordered her departure, while Ning Luo and Lin Yan arrived at Sky Maple City’s Space Wormhole.

• Venerable Wind questioned Han Feng about Yao Chen’s location, learned he was held in Nether City, and sealed Han Feng inside a bottle.
• Ning Luo told Venerable Wind he planned to attend the Pill Gathering, then asked Lin Yan to guide him toward Pill City.
• Elder Ling informed the girl in the Ancient Realm that Ning Luo might have appeared in the Central Plains, and she ordered, “I am leaving the Ancient Realm!”
• Lin Yan warned Ning Luo to conceal his appearance because Feng Qing'er might still pursue him, and Ning Luo put on a disguise.
• Ning Luo and Lin Yan reached Sky Maple City, where Lin Yan explained that its Space Wormhole had been built by two Dou Zun experts.

Ning Luo and Lin Yan traveled through a Space Wormhole toward the Central Region, where they planned to continue on to the Pill Region. After Ning Luo completed a long period of cultivation, they arrived in the southwestern Central Region and decided to visit Liu Qing along the way.

• Ning Luo asked Lin Yan about his movement technique, and Lin Yan explained that his Bat Duck Fire Evasion Steps came with the low-tier Earth-class Fire Bat Technique.
• Ning Luo and Lin Yan boarded a Space Ship and entered the Space Wormhole, where Lin Yan piloted while Ning Luo cultivated.
• After twenty days, Ning Luo awoke from cultivation and displayed three small flames around his fingers.
• Ning Luo and Lin Yan emerged into the Central Region, and Lin Yan explained the local powers and revealed that Fen Yan Valley possessed the Heavenly Flame Nine Dragon Thunder Gang Flame.
• Lin Yan said they could reach the Pill Region in six or seven days by short-range Space Wormholes, and Ning Luo agreed to visit Liu Qing in Tian Huang City on the way.