Chapter Summaries

Ning Luo and Gu Yao escalated their battle, with Ning Luo unleashing five Heavenly Flames in the Five-Ring Separation Fire Method and Gu Yao answering with the Gu Clan’s Great Annihilation Technique. The chapter ended as Gu Yao’s enormous black finger collided with Ning Luo’s fire disk.

• Ning Luo battered Gu Yao with successive magma pillars until Gu Yao countered with a wave of icy force.
• Ning Luo summoned five Heavenly Flames and formed them into Flame Spirits for the Five-Ring Separation Fire Method.
• Ning Luo launched the Five-Ring Separation Fire Disk before Gu Yao could finish gathering power.
• Gu Yao unleashed the Great Annihilation Finger, sending a thousand-foot black finger down through the clouds.
• Gu Yao’s black finger struck Ning Luo’s five-colored fire disk, unleashing a destructive collision that shook the Dou Qi barrier.

Ning Luo defeated Gu Yao with a concealed Flame Lotus, and Elder Tong Xuan stopped him from killing his opponent. The ceremony continued with Xun'er revealing a Nine-Star Bloodline, marking her potential to become a Dou Saint.

• Gu Shan ordered Gu Qian and Gu Xu to reinforce the failing barrier as Ning Luo's clash with Gu Yao reached its final moment.
• Ning Luo revealed a five-flame lotus that destroyed Gu Yao's Black Finger, then launched it at his stunned opponent.
• Elder Tong Xuan intervened before the lotus struck Gu Yao, and Gu Yao reluctantly admitted defeat.
• Elder Tong Xuan ended the contest, restored the damaged plaza, and called Xun'er forward for the bloodline ceremony.
• Xun'er touched the Star Chart, which revealed her Nine-Star Bloodline and potential to advance to Dou Saint.

Xun'er awakened a Divine Bloodline and received the Gu Clan's Seven-Colored Clan Mark, then used her authority to secure Ning Luo a place in the Heavenly Tomb. The chapter ended with Elder Tong Xuan approving Ning Luo's entry, two days before the tomb opened.

• Xun'er's bloodline power revealed a tenth star, shattered the Star Chart, and proved to be a Divine Bloodline.
• Elder Tong Xuan used the Seven-Colored Heavenly Emperor Brush to inscribe the Seven-Colored Clan Mark on Xun'er, whose power forced several Gu Clan members to kneel.
• Xiao Yi Xian told Ning Luo that Xun'er had returned to the Gu Clan and that the Heavenly Tomb would open in two days.
• Xun'er confronted Gu Shan and Gu Qian when they objected to her entering the elders' deliberation and excluding Ning Luo from the Heavenly Tomb quota.
• Elder Tong Xuan agreed to add Ning Luo to the Heavenly Tomb quota, and the other elders accepted his decision.

The Gu Clan approved Ning Luo’s place in the Heavenly Tomb, and Gu Yuan met him to discuss Xun’er and the Xiao Clan. Two days later, the Heavenly Tomb was about to open.

• Elder Tong Xuan announced that the Heavenly Tomb would open in two days and told Xun’er to have Ning Luo prepare.
• Gu Yuan appeared before Ning Luo on the mountain, revealed that he was Xun’er’s father, and said he would not oppose their relationship if Xun’er was willing.
• Xun’er hurried to Ning Luo, learned that Gu Yuan had not tried to stop them, and told him he had obtained a place in the Heavenly Tomb.
• Ning Luo and Xun’er spent the next two days together without interruption from the Gu Clan.
• On the morning of the third day, Xun’er told Ning Luo that the Heavenly Tomb was opening.

Ning Luo and Xun'er entered the Heavenly Tomb and began hunting Energy Bodies to collect Energy Cores. After absorbing their first haul, Ning Luo found his strength had improved only slightly and decided they needed higher-grade cores.

• Xun'er explained the Heavenly Tomb and warned Ning Luo about Hun Ya, whom they encountered among the gathered clans.
• Elder Tong Xuan announced the rules as the Heavenly Tomb gate opened, and Ning Luo and Xun'er entered together.
• Ning Luo said he hoped to reach Xiao Xuan's tomb residence on the third level, and Xun'er challenged him to see who could obtain more Energy Cores over three years.
• Ning Luo and Xun'er fought Energy Bodies, collecting five and six Energy Cores respectively.
• Xun'er gave her cores to Ning Luo to absorb, but he gained only a slight improvement and concluded they needed high-grade Energy Cores.

Ning Luo reached the entrance to the Heavenly Tomb’s second level and began cultivating while Xun'er guarded him. Hun Ya and Hun Li ambushed them, and Ning Luo joined Xun'er in fighting back, leaving Hun Li badly wounded as Xun'er launched a golden spear at him.

• Ning Luo asked Xun'er to guard him as he sat down to cultivate near the entrance to the second level.
• Xun'er sensed Hun Ya and Hun Li approaching and confronted the two Soul Clan members.
• Hun Ya and Hun Li attacked Xun'er, who used her golden flames to repel their strikes.
• Ning Luo opened his eyes and hit Hun Li with the Great Heaven Creation Palm, forcing him to unleash black mist and retreat.
• Ning Luo struck again and sent Hun Li flying, and Xun'er aimed a golden spear at his head.

Ning Luo and Xun'er escaped the second-level energy curtain’s pressure, gathered Energy Cores, and tracked Hun Ya and Hun Li across the Heavenly Tomb. They discovered a nine-star Energy Body’s territory and prepared to sneak in for its Energy Core.

• Hun Ya escaped with the injured Hun Li after a burst of souls drove Xun'er back, and Ning Luo meditated to recover from his breakthrough’s backlash.
• Ning Luo and Xun'er crossed the energy curtain toward the second level, where Xun'er warned Ning Luo of an attack as they emerged.
• Ning Luo and Xun'er continued through the second level, collecting Energy Cores and finding signs that Hun Ya and Hun Li had killed an eight-star Energy Body.
• Ning Luo sensed a hidden energy pressure to the northeast and led Xun'er toward it, choosing to pursue the source rather than Hun Ya and Hun Li.
• Xun'er identified the area as territory belonging to a nine-star Energy Body, and Ning Luo and Xun'er concealed themselves before sneaking toward it.

Ning Luo and Xun'er cornered Hun Ya and Hun Li, who had been fleeing them, and the battle split into two fights. Ning Luo tested his fully enhanced Heavenly Demon Puppet against Hun Li, which proved powerful enough to contend with a Nine-Star Dou Zun expert.

• Ning Luo and Xun'er arrived at a Nine-Star Energy Body and attacked it together.
• Hun Ya and Hun Li ambushed Ning Luo, but he used a decoy and reappeared behind them.
• Hun Ya and Hun Li split up, with Hun Li attacking Xun'er and Hun Ya facing Ning Luo.
• Ning Luo sent streams of flame against Hun Ya's black chains and drew Hun Li into a fight.
• Ning Luo unleashed the Heavenly Demon Puppet, which shattered Hun Li's Soul Shattering Nether Palm and fought him inside the black clouds.

Ning Luo and his companions fled a deadly Energy Storm toward the third level of the Heavenly Tomb, where Gu Qingyang organized a group effort to break through the energy barrier. They began excavating a passage as the storm closed in.

• Xun'er struck Hun Ya and spotted the approaching Energy Storm, prompting Ning Luo, Huo Xuan, Hun Ya, and Hun Li to flee.
• Xun'er led the group toward the third-level entrance, and Ning Luo accelerated ahead when they sensed it nearby.
• Gu Qingyang explained that the entrance's thick energy curtain had solidified and proposed taking turns breaking through it, assigning Ning Luo and Xun'er to guard the rear.
• Gu Qingyang and three others excavated a passage for about ten minutes before Lei Clan members took over with lightning-charged blows.
• The group continued clearing the barrier as the Energy Storm drew closer.

Ning Luo and the others fled through a crystal passage as the Energy Storm struck, only to discover the walls were closing in and filled with Ancient Devouring Worms. Ning Luo used his Heavenly Flames to burn through the crystals and demanded Energy Cores to continue, then revealed his own powerful flame beside Huo Zhi’s Red Lotus Karmic Fire and Yao Xingji’s Nine Nether Wind Flame.

• The Energy Storm battered the barrier while Gu Qingyang urged the group to hurry through the crystal passage.
• Ning Luo sensed that the crystal walls were closing in, and Gu Zhen discovered Ancient Devouring Worms inside them.
• Gu Qingyang ordered everyone to attack without holding back as more worms gathered and their efforts barely damaged the walls.
• Ning Luo burned a deep hole through the crystal wall with Heavenly Flame and demanded Energy Cores from the group to keep breaking through.
• Huo Zhi revealed her Red Lotus Karmic Fire, Yao Xingji revealed his Nine Nether Wind Flame, and Ning Luo displayed his own multicolored flame, making Huo Zhi’s fire ripple.

Ning Luo led the group through the crystal wall into the Heavenly Tomb’s third layer, where the Ancient Devouring Worms pursuing them disintegrated. The group later scouted the surrounding routes and debated how to proceed, with the northwest appearing least dangerous despite a nearby Half-Saint-level aura.

• Ning Luo used his Heavenly Flames to break through the crystal wall, accepting Energy Cores from Gu Qingyang, Huo Xuan, the Lei Clan man, and the Stone Clan men to keep going.
• Ning Luo grabbed a jade-like object from the wall as it shattered, stored it in his Ring of Holding, and led the group into the third layer.
• The Ancient Devouring Worms poured through the opening but burst into white powder, and Huo Xuan and Huo Zhi departed to cultivate.
• Ning Luo, Xun'er, Gu Qingyang, Gu Hua, and Gu Zhen surveyed the third layer and found dangerous Energy Bodies in every direction.
• Xun'er sensed a Half-Saint-level aura in the northwest, and Gu Hua said that route seemed the least likely to draw a surrounding swarm if they fought.

Ning Luo and his companions confronted the intelligent Half-Saint Blood Saber Saint, who revealed a safe route through the Heavenly Tomb instead of fighting them to the death. Following his directions, they crossed a dangerous gap between powerful Energy Bodies and reached the true deepest region, where they hoped to find answers about Senior Xiao Xuan.

• Ning Luo and his companions ambushed and defeated several Energy Bodies, then sensed a Half-Saint ahead.
• The Blood Saber Saint rose from his throne and attacked Ning Luo and the others, sending them crashing into rocks.
• The Blood Saber Saint told the group to head west through a narrow gap between powerful beings' territories, and they thanked him before leaving.
• Xun'er wondered whether Senior Xiao Xuan might still remain in the Heavenly Tomb, and Ning Luo urged the group onward to their destination.
• Ning Luo and his companions followed the Blood Saber Saint's route, avoided stronger Energy Bodies, and stopped to rest in what Gu Qingyang believed was the deepest region of the Heavenly Tomb.

Ning Luo and the others were ambushed by Hun Ya and Hun Li, who had brought two powerful Soul Clan Dou Saint Energy Bodies. The Blood Saber Saint rescued them, and Xiao Xuan appeared to crush the space around their attackers as Soul Diao and the others fled.

• Gu Hua and the others realized how dangerous the Heavenly Tomb was as they continued toward Xiao Xuan's Tomb Mansion.
• Hun Ya and Hun Li confronted Ning Luo's group alongside two gray-robed Soul Clan Dou Saint Energy Bodies.
• Soul Diao froze the surrounding space, prompting Ning Luo, Xun'er, Gu Qingyang, and the others to flee and unleash their combat skills.
• The Blood Saber Saint carried Ning Luo's group away, and the Soul Clan elders recognized the green-robed man as Xiao Xuan.
• Xiao Xuan collapsed the space around Soul Diao and the others, who grabbed Hun Ya and Hun Li and tried to escape the giant black hand.

Xiao Xuan rescued Ning Luo and the others, then brought them to his tomb residence in the deepest part of the Heavenly Tomb. When Ning Luo entered the blood pool to restore himself, a violet-gold radiance revealed that he possessed the legendary Dragon Phoenix Bloodline Power.

• Xiao Xuan’s projected hand killed Hun Diao and his companion, while their remaining force sent Hun Ya and his companion flying away.
• Gu Qingyang and the others paid their respects to Xiao Xuan, who reminded them that the Gu Clan had not fully honored their old agreement.
• Xiao Xuan allowed the Blood Saber Saint to remain in the Heavenly Tomb and led Ning Luo, Xun'er, and the others to his tomb residence.
• Gu Qingyang, Gu Zhen, and the others began cultivating outside the stone stele while Ning Luo and Xun'er entered Xiao Xuan’s ancient palace.
• Xiao Xuan prepared the blood pool, and Ning Luo entered it as its energy rapidly restored his pale, shriveled body.
• Violet-gold radiance blocked the blood threads around Ning Luo, and Xiao Xuan identified the power as the legendary Dragon Phoenix Bloodline Power.

Xiao Xuan fused Ning Luo’s two Dou Di bloodlines with the Dragon Phoenix bloodline, then Ning Luo absorbed the energy in the blood pool for a year and a half. He emerged at peak Dou Zun, and Xiao Xuan warned him to beware of the mysterious Soul Clan.

• Xiao Xuan began condensing the blood pool’s powers to combine Ning Luo’s bloodlines, while Xun'er waited beside him.
• After nearly a month, Xiao Xuan successfully formed a new violet-red bloodline from Ning Luo’s two Dou Di bloodlines and the Dragon Phoenix bloodline.
• Ning Luo absorbed the blood pool’s energy for a year and a half as Xun'er kept watch.
• Ning Luo’s aura rose to peak Dou Zun, and he opened his eyes, blasting a stone pillar apart with violet-red beams.
• Ning Luo emerged from the pool, celebrated his strength, and said he could now defeat Gu Yao within twenty exchanges even without Dou Skills.
• Xiao Xuan warned Ning Luo to remain wary of the mysterious Soul Clan.

Xiao Xuan warned Ning Luo and Xun'er about the Soul Clan, then gave Ning Luo the complete Heavenly Fire Three Profound Changes to cultivate during his final year in the Heavenly Tomb. As the three-year stay neared its end, Xiao Xuan revealed that Ning Luo had unknowingly taken the dormant Half-Saint-level queen of the Ancient Devouring Worms.

• Xiao Xuan cautioned Ning Luo and Xun'er that the mysterious Soul Clan might be stronger than the Gu Clan and warned Ning Luo to guard the Tou She Ancient God Jade.
• Xiao Xuan gave Ning Luo the complete Heavenly Fire Three Profound Changes scroll and explained how he had once forcibly suppressed three Heavenly Flames.
• Ning Luo absorbed the scroll's knowledge and activated the technique, then spent more than half a year cultivating.
• Xun'er told Ning Luo that about five days remained before their three years in the Heavenly Tomb were up.
• Xiao Xuan drew a light sphere from Ning Luo's Ring of Holding and revealed the dormant Ancient Devouring Worm queen inside was equivalent to a human Half-Saint.
• Xiao Xuan warned that the awakened queen could hide inside Ning Luo and devour his Dou Qi unless a Dou Saint intervened.

Ning Luo and Xun'er entered the Heavenly Tomb to kill Hun Ya and Hun Li, then returned to Xiao Xuan as the three-year period ended. The clans began emerging from the tomb, while Ning Luo's return remained pending.

• Xiao Xuan opened a spatial passage that brought Ning Luo and Xun'er near Hun Ya and Hun Li, leaving Ning Luo to handle them.
• Ning Luo ambushed Hun Li and Hun Ya, killing both before they could escape.
• Ning Luo and Xun'er returned to the ancient hall, where Xiao Xuan noted that it was time for them to leave the Heavenly Tomb.
• Elder Tong Xuan and the other clan members waited outside as people began emerging from the Heavenly Tomb.
• Members of the Lei, Yao, Yan, and Stone Clans came out with improved strength, including a Stone Clan member who advanced to eight-star Dou Zun.

Ning Luo and Xun'er emerged from the Heavenly Tomb, where Hun Ya and Hun Li had died, and the Soul Clan elders threatened revenge before departing. Ning Luo learned that Xiao Yi Xian and the others had returned to Starfall Pavilion and that the Spirit Realm had suddenly sealed itself off, prompting him to urge Xun'er to stay in the Ancient Realm.

• Gu Qingyang and the others emerged from the Heavenly Tomb and recognized Hun Ya and Hun Li's corpses, suspecting Ning Luo had killed them.
• Ning Luo and Xun'er appeared, and Huo Xuan greeted Ning Luo and remarked on his greatly increased strength.
• Hun Lin and another Soul Clan elder attacked Ning Luo, then warned that the Soul Clan would avenge Hun Ya and Hun Li before leaving.
• Ning Luo asked Elder Tong Xuan about Xiao Yi Xian and the others and learned they had returned to Starfall Pavilion three months after he entered the Heavenly Tomb.
• Elder Tong Xuan revealed that the Spirit Realm had suddenly closed off, and Ning Luo advised Xun'er to remain in the Ancient Realm for safety.

Ning Luo reconciled with Xun'er before leaving the Ancient Realm, then returned to the Star Realm and headed for Starfall Pavilion. He broke through the elders' attempt to stop him as he arrived.

• Ning Luo accepted Elder Tong Xuan's offer to stay in the Ancient Realm overnight before leaving the next day.
• Xun'er admitted she knew about Cai Lin, bit Ning Luo in anger, and then welcomed his kiss.
• Gu Yuan told Ning Luo that Xun'er could not leave the Ancient Realm because of the Ling Clan and warned him to be careful.
• Ning Luo left the Ancient Realm with the departing warships and hurried toward Starfall Pavilion.
• Ning Luo entered the Star Realm, where several elders tried to freeze him in place, but he accelerated through their barrier and appeared behind them.

Ning Luo returned to Starfall Pavilion and learned that the Lion Nether Sect, backed by Soul Hall experts, had conquered much of the Northwestern Continent, prompting him to prepare to return to the Luo Alliance. While waiting for Yao Lao to finish a Space Wormhole, Ning Luo offered guidance to the disciples and met the talented young disciple You Quan.

• Ning Luo returned to Starfall Pavilion, where Yao Lao and the elders welcomed him as the Young Pavilion Master.
• Yao Lao told Ning Luo that Xiao Yi Xian and the others had gone to the Utan Empire after the Lion Nether Sect invaded the Northwestern Continent with Soul Hall experts.
• Ning Luo resolved to return to the Luo Alliance, thinking of Medusa and the child he believed might already be four or five years old.
• Ning Luo stayed at Starfall Pavilion for three days while Yao Lao constructed a Space Wormhole, occasionally guiding the disciples.
• You Quan's fellow disciple encouraged her to ask Ning Luo for guidance, and You Quan approached him on the training ground.
• Ning Luo recognized You Quan, a gifted disciple who had reached the Dou Wang level before turning seventeen.