Chapter Summaries

The chapter described the Ancient Void Dragon Clan’s hidden True Dragon Secret Realm, where seven elders nourished a True Dragon Egg that they believed could restore the magical beast faction’s power. It ended with Zhu Kun still trapped in the Ancient Emperor’s Cave Abode, hoping the True Dragon’s rebirth would eventually let him escape.

• The chapter outlined the strengths of the Ancient Eight Clans and the magical beast factions, identifying the Ancient Void Dragon Clan as a major power.
• The seven remaining elders in the True Dragon Secret Realm gathered around the True Dragon Egg and poured Dou Qi into it to hasten its hatching.
• Zhu Gen blamed Tou She Ancient God for exhausting the world’s Source Qi and giving humanity the Eight Jade, while the elders worried about Zhu Kun’s absence.
• The elders decided not to leave the secret realm because Zhu Kun’s life tablet remained intact, and they focused on nurturing the True Dragon Egg.
• Trapped in the Ancient Emperor’s Cave Abode, Zhu Kun regretted his failed attempt to seize the inheritance but hoped the reborn True Dragon would attain Dou Di and help him escape.

Ao Qing was born from the True Dragon egg in the True Dragon Secret Realm and learned that he had been reborn into the Dou Qi Continent. After the elders led him to receive the True Dragon’s inheritance, the Three Great Dragon Kings investigated the bloodline pressure and grew wary of hidden Ancient Void Dragon experts.

• The seven elders poured their Dou Qi into the True Dragon egg, and Ao Qing hatched as a Five-Clawed Golden Dragon with the bloodline pressure of a Dou Saint.
• Ao Qing remembered his lonely life on Earth, questioned the elders about his surroundings, and confirmed that he had been reborn in the Dou Qi Continent.
• Grand Elder Zhu Qian introduced the seven elders and explained the Ancient Void Dragon Clan’s strength and the major human clans.
• Ao Qing greeted the elders and followed them deeper into the True Dragon Secret Realm to receive Lord True Dragon’s inheritance.
• The Three Great Dragon Kings traced the bloodline pressure to the Void Thunder Pool, suspected hidden experts remained in the Ancient Void Dragon Clan, and began planning to cover up their past actions.

Ao Qing entered the True Dragon Secret Realm, claimed its three inherited treasures, and learned that the Dragon Pearl’s Source Qi could eventually help him reach Dou Emperor. After taking human form, he began secluded cultivation while Xiao Yan was born in Wutan City.

• Ao Qing entered the inheritance grounds alone after the seven elders stopped at the entrance.
• Ao Qing claimed the True Dragon Nine Transformations cultivation method and the Soul Shocking Spear with its True Dragon Spear Technique.
• The Dragon Pearl’s artifact spirit explained that it contained Source Qi and could help Ao Qing break through to Dou Emperor once he reached the peak of Dou Saint.
• The artifact spirit helped Ao Qing take human form, and more than a month later Ao Qing emerged as a young man.
• Ao Qing asked the seven elders to find him a secluded cultivation site, then began mastering his One-Star Dou Saint power and inherited techniques.
• Xiao Yan was born in the Xiao Clan of Wutan City as Ao Qing began secluded cultivation.

Ao Qing completed the first transformation of the True Dragon Nine Transformations during three years of secluded cultivation, stabilized his One-Star Dou Saint strength, and began mastering spear techniques. After emerging, he asked the seven elders to gather books about the continent and locate the Second Elder.

• Ao Qing cultivated the True Dragon Nine Transformations, condensed a Dragon Pearl, and strengthened his Five-Clawed Golden Dragon body.
• Ao Qing completed the first transformation and devoted himself to practicing spear techniques while learning to control his power.
• Ao Qing ended his three-year seclusion, and the seven elders found his aura more stable.
• Ao Qing told the elders he needed to study the True Dragon Inheritance and learn about the continent before making plans.
• The Grand Elder assigned the Eighth Elder to gather information from the Ancient Void Dragon Clan and find out where the Second Elder had gone.

Eighth Elder Zhu Kan arrived at the Four Dragon Islands, learned that Zhu Kun had disappeared while seeking the Ancient Emperor’s Inheritance, and tasked the Ancient Void Dragons with gathering news about the continent. He appointed the North Dragon King to lead the clan and, after receiving the requested information, left for the True Dragon Secret Realm to aid Ao Qing.

• Zhu Kan summoned the Three Dragon Kings and East Dragon Island’s elders, introduced himself as Zhu Kun’s younger brother, and asked about the Dragon Emperor’s whereabouts.
• An East Dragon Island elder told Zhu Kan that Zhu Kun had sought an opportunity to reach the supreme realm and had not returned; Zhu Kan suspected he was trapped while pursuing the Ancient Emperor’s Inheritance.
• Zhu Kan asked the Dragon Kings to gather information about major events across the continent and learned that the Ancient Void Dragon Clan had split into factions.
• Zhu Kan forgave the Dragon Kings, appointed the North Dragon King to manage the clan, and ordered them to keep his arrival secret.
• After three days, the North Dragon King delivered the gathered materials, and Zhu Kan left the Ancient Dragon World for the True Dragon Secret Realm.

Ao Qing spent three years growing stronger in the True Dragon Secret Realm as the Ancient Void Dragon Clan consolidated its power and the Dou God Clans began pursuing the Ancient Jade. After leaving seclusion with seven elders, Ao Qing arrived at East Dragon Island, where the North Dragon King and other leaders learned that the mysterious visitor was accompanied by hidden clan powerhouses.

• The Ancient Void Dragon Clan recalled its members and merged the Four Dragon Islands under the North Dragon King's temporary leadership.
• Ao Qing spent three more years cultivating, reached the peak of One-Star Dou Saint, mastered the True Dragon Spear Technique, and gained two innate talents through the second transformation of True Dragon Nine Transformations.
• The Three Dragon Kings reached Four-Star Dou Saint, while the North Dragon King advanced to the middle stage of Four-Star Dou Saint.
• Xiao Yan began cultivating at six years old, the Soul Clan's Soul Hall continued gathering Soul Origin, and Gu Yuan prepared to send Gu Xun'er to the Xiao family for its Ancient Jade.
• Ao Qing left the True Dragon Secret Realm with the seven elders and arrived at East Dragon Island, where the North Dragon King, two Dragon Kings, and Grand Elder greeted them.
• The Eighth Elder introduced Zhu Qian as his eldest brother and the Grand Elder, revealing that Zhu Qian had long been a Nine-Star Peak Dou Saint.

Ao Qing was named Young Master of the Ancient Void Dragon Clan and persuaded the elders to let him travel the continent without an escort. He set out for the Northwest Continent to seek the Xiao Clan’s Ancient Jade and Heavenly Flames.

• The elders introduced themselves to the Dragon Kings and revealed that Zhu Kun, their missing second brother, had been the previous Dragon Emperor.
• The Grand Elder named Ao Qing, who possessed True Dragon Bloodline, the clan’s Young Master, and the Dragon Kings pledged their loyalty to him.
• Ao Qing asked to travel the continent alone, and the elders agreed on the condition that he accept life-saving means and report his safety regularly.
• Ao Qing chose the Northwest Continent as his first destination, intending to obtain the Xiao Clan’s Ancient Jade and seek Heavenly Flames.
• When the day of departure arrived, Ao Qing opened a spatial tunnel and left the Ancient Dragon World.

After spending more than two months traveling, Ao Qing reached the Northwest Continent and headed for the Misty Cloud Sect while pursuing the Heavenly Flames and Ancient Jade. The sect was preparing for Yun Yun’s Succession Ceremony, where she was about to meet the man who would change her fate.

• Ao Qing wandered across the Dou Qi Continent, experienced its customs, and killed several people who tried to rob or challenge him.
• Ao Qing arrived in the Northwest Continent and sensed that its Dou Qi was far thinner than that of the Central Continent and Beast Realm.
• Ao Qing chose to seek out the Misty Cloud Sect before approaching the Xiao Clan, partly because he wanted to avoid the Gu Clan for now.
• The Misty Cloud Sect prepared for Yun Yun’s Succession Ceremony, unaware that Ao Qing was approaching.
• Yun Yun had not yet met Xiao Yan, and Ao Qing’s arrival at her ceremony was poised to alter her fate.

Ao Qing arrived at the Misty Cloud Sect shortly before Yun Yun’s Succession Ceremony and chose to observe the sect while he assessed the situation. Yun Yun prepared to take responsibility for the sect as Yun Shan faced a risky attempt to break through to Dou Zong.

• The Misty Cloud Sect prepared for Yun Yun’s Succession Ceremony as guests and faction representatives arrived.
• Yun Shan told Yun Yun he trusted her to lead the sect and urged her to consider marrying Gu He, but she rejected the proposal.
• Yun Shan admitted he had less than a thirty percent chance of reaching Dou Zong and told Yun Yun to conceal any news of his failure.
• Ao Qing learned about the ceremony, entered the Misty Cloud Sect unnoticed, and decided to observe rather than rush into his plans.
• Jia Xingtian, the Alchemist Guild president, and other guests attended as the preparations continued into the night.
• Yun Yun soaked in a rose bath and privately struggled with inheriting leadership of a sect she did not want to rule.

Ao Qing attended Yun Yun’s succession ceremony at Misty Cloud Sect, where Yun Yun became the new Sect Leader and took an interest in his aloof demeanor. He asked her about the Xiao Clan in Wutan City, and her answer about Nalan Yanran’s marriage arrangement gave him confidence that he could obtain the Xiao Clan’s Ancient Jade without drawing the major Emperor Clans’ attention.

• Yun Shan announced Yun Yun as Misty Cloud Sect’s new Sect Leader, and Yun Yun vowed to lead the sect toward a more powerful future.
• Yun Yun noticed Ao Qing among the guests and became curious about his cold, indifferent manner, while he remained uninterested in her.
• After the ceremony, Yun Yun approached Ao Qing at his table and asked why he had stayed behind.
• Ao Qing asked Yun Yun where the Xiao Clan of Wutan City was, and she told him her seven-year-old disciple Nalan Yanran had a marriage arrangement with the clan.
• Ao Qing concluded that Nalan Yanran’s young age gave him confidence he could obtain the Xiao Clan’s Ancient Jade without alerting the major Emperor Clans.

Ao Qing clashed with Yun Yun and the Misty Cloud Sect after demanding their cooperation regarding the Xiao Clan. After defeating them without killing anyone, he offered to spare the sect in exchange for its obedience, leaving Yun Yun and Yun Shan to hear his terms.

• Yun Yun questioned Ao Qing about the Xiao Clan, then attacked him when he threatened the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Ao Qing effortlessly stopped Yun Yun, and Yun Shan arrived with the sect’s experts to confront him.
• Yun Shan ordered the Cloud Mist Sun-Covering Grand Formation and attacked Ao Qing, who sent him flying and shattered the formation, injuring the disciples.
• Yun Yun accused Ao Qing of bullying the weak, but he explained that he had spared the sect members’ lives and left them with only temporary injuries.
• Yun Shan apologized and asked Ao Qing to spare the Misty Cloud Sect, and Ao Qing offered to do so if the sect agreed to follow his arrangements.

Ao Qing made the Misty Cloud Sect submit, but allowed Yun Yun to remain its leader and asked the sect to gather intelligence for him. The sect agreed to watch the Xiao Clan in Wutan City, leaving its future under its own efforts.

• Ao Qing demanded that the Misty Cloud Sect obey his orders, and Yun Shan agreed on the sect's behalf.
• Ao Qing ordered the sect to gather its Dou Ling-rank and stronger members and told them to act discreetly while expanding their influence and establishing an Information Hall.
• Ao Qing said Yun Yun would remain sect leader and that he would not interfere in the sect's affairs as long as it helped him when needed.
• Yun Shan asked what intelligence Ao Qing wanted, and Ao Qing told the sect to keep track of anything that happened to the Xiao Clan without investigating it deliberately.

Ao Qing learned that the Xiao Clan held an Ancient Jade and that Gu Xun'er was living there, so he chose to wait for Xiao Yan’s future decline rather than risk taking the jade by force. He sent Misty Cloud Sect disciples to search the Tagor Desert for the Green Lotus Core Flame, while Xiao Yan and Xiao Xun'er grew closer and the sect expanded its influence in Wutan City.

• Yun Yun delivered the Misty Cloud Sect’s report, which revealed Xiao Yan’s early cultivation and Gu Xun’er’s presence in the Xiao Clan.
• Ao Qing decided that taking the Ancient Jade by force could provoke the Gu Clan and humanity, and planned to wait for Xiao Yan’s Dou Qi to begin draining away.
• Ao Qing ordered Yun Yun to send people into the Tagor Desert to search for the Green Lotus Core Flame, then began cultivating while Yun Shan entered seclusion with a Breakthrough Pill.
• Xiao Yan visited Xiao Xun’er daily, and she explained that her powerful family would not accept him unless he became strong enough.
• Three months passed without major changes in the Xiao Clan, while Misty Cloud Sect expanded its influence and cooperation with Wutan City’s three great clans.

Hai Bodong revealed himself to Yun Leng and offered information about the Heavenly Flames in exchange for a sixth-tier Po E Dan. Yun Yun accepted the deal and ordered the group to locate the flames and wait for Ao Qing.

• Yun Leng led Misty Cloud Sect disciples through the desert in search of Heavenly Flames and stopped at Hai Bodong's shop for food and water.
• Hai Bodong recalled how he had met Die, fallen in love with her, and lost her after Queen Medusa's attack sealed his Dou Qi and caused him to age.
• After learning that Yun Leng was searching for Heavenly Flames, Hai Bodong identified himself as the Ice Emperor and offered information in exchange for a sixth-tier Po E Dan.
• Yun Leng sent Hai Bodong's request to Yun Yun, who agreed to the exchange and instructed the group to find the Heavenly Flames and wait for Ao Qing.

Yun Leng and Hai Bodong searched the desert for a Heavenly Flame and found the Green Lotus Core Flame in an underground magma chamber. Medusa attacked them for trespassing, but a spatial rift appeared just as they faced danger.

• Yun Leng and Hai Bodong set out to investigate three possible Heavenly Flame locations after Hai Bodong showed them his map.
• The pair found nothing at the first site, then traveled to an underground magma chamber that Hai Bodong believed was the likeliest location.
• Yun Yun reported the search’s progress to Ao Qing, who tore through space and headed for the Tagor Desert with Little Fox.
• Yun Leng and Hai Bodong fought off a Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake and found the Green Lotus Core Flame beyond it.
• Medusa confronted Yun Leng and Hai Bodong, attacked them for coveting her Heavenly Flame, and stopped when a spatial ripple appeared before them.

Ao Qing arrived in the underground magma chamber and subdued Medusa, then demanded that she become Little Fox’s servant in exchange for sparing the Snake-People Race. Medusa accepted to protect her people, and Ao Qing turned his attention to the Green Lotus Core Flame.

• Ao Qing praised Yun Leng for finding the Heavenly Flame and promised to reward him, while also offering to remove Hai Bodong’s seal.
• Medusa realized she could not escape or defeat Ao Qing, and his pressure injured her severely.
• Ao Qing offered to spare Medusa and the Snake-People Race if she served as Little Fox’s caretaker, threatening to destroy her people if she refused.
• Medusa agreed to serve Ao Qing to protect the Snake-People Race.
• Ao Qing looked toward the Green Lotus Core Flame with interest.

Ao Qing subdued the Green Lotus Core Flame and returned to the Misty Cloud Sect with Medusa, Yun Leng, and Hai Bodong. He left Little Fox with Medusa and began secluded cultivation to refine the flame.

• Ao Qing approached the Green Lotus Core Flame and suppressed its eruption with a wave of his hand.
• Ao Qing drew the green lotus into his hand while Medusa, Yun Leng, and Hai Bodong recovered from the heat.
• Ao Qing brought Medusa and the others through space back to the Misty Cloud Sect, where they found Yun Yun in his residence.
• Yun Yun claimed she had wanted to clean for Ao Qing, and he let the excuse pass.
• Ao Qing handed Little Fox to Medusa and began secluded cultivation to refine the Green Lotus Core Flame.

Ao Qing refined the Green Lotus Core Flame, triggering a dangerous surge of Heaven and Earth Source that forced him to break through to Two-Star Dou Saint. He survived but was badly injured, and remained in seclusion to recover.

• Ao Qing swallowed and refined the Green Lotus Core Flame, intending to make it part of his innate flame-controlling talent.
• A strange force within the Heavenly Flame drew vast amounts of Dou Qi into Ao Qing and made his body grow and crack under the pressure.
• Yun Yun, Yun Shan, Hai Bodong, and Medusa led the Misty Cloud Sect disciples away from Ao Qing’s unstable secluded space for safety.
• Ao Qing forced himself to break through the Two-Star Dou Saint barrier and absorbed the violent Dou Qi after succeeding.
• Ao Qing’s True Dragon Nine Transformations reached the Fourth Transformation, but he stayed in seclusion to heal his battered body as the outside world returned to calm.

After emerging from seclusion, Ao Qing found Medusa and Yun Yun fighting over Little Fox and watched until his arrival stopped the battle. That night, he quietly left the Misty Cloud Sect for the Ancient Dragon World to ask the Elders about the Heavenly Flames refinement.

• Ao Qing emerged from a month of seclusion, while Medusa continued caring for Little Fox and keeping Yun Yun away from her.
• Yun Yun challenged Medusa after finding her with Little Fox, and the two women fought in the sky above the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Medusa overwhelmed Yun Yun without seriously injuring her, while Yun Shan watched and prepared healing medicine for his disciple.
• Ao Qing appeared with Little Fox and teased the fighters, prompting Yun Yun to flee and Medusa to return to his residence.
• After night fell, Ao Qing left for the Ancient Dragon World to question the Elders about the Heavenly Flames refinement.

Ao Qing returned to the Ancient Dragon World, where the seven elders welcomed him and helped him investigate the strange energy he encountered while refining the Green Lotus Core Flame. After several days with the elders, he departed with blood essence for Medusa, while the mystery of the energy remained unresolved.

• Ao Qing reunited with the seven elders, who asked about his travels and welcomed him as family.
• Ao Qing described the strange energy he had encountered refining the Green Lotus Core Flame, and the elders connected it to a secret chronicle about spirits, the world’s source, and immortals above Dou Emperors.
• The elders decided to retrieve Three Thousand Burning Flame and test whether refining it produced the same strange energy.
• Ao Qing spent several days in the True Dragon Secret Realm sharing stories with the elders, while the North Dragon King arrived too late to see their gathering.
• Ao Qing bid farewell to the elders, and the Grand Elder gave him Nine Nether Earth Python blood essence for Medusa.