Chapter Summaries

Nalan Ye used the awakened Dou Sheng Remains’ shockwave to weaken Ice River Valley’s elders, then joined forces with the Heavenly Demon Puppet and allied elders to kill Tian Shuangzi. The chapter ended with Tian Shuangzi dead and the survivors stunned by Nalan Ye’s strength.

• The awakened Dou Sheng Remains shattered half the Bronze Ancient Hall and blasted its occupants across the plaza.
• The Heavenly Demon Puppet killed two wounded Ice River Valley Elders, while Ye Lao Na extracted and sealed their souls.
• Nalan Ye spotted the injured Tian Shuangzi and ordered the Toxic Sect and Burning Flame Valley Elders to help kill him.
• The Heavenly Demon Puppet fought Tian Shuangzi as Nalan Ye gathered seven streams of Dou Qi and fired a powerful Colored Energy Beam.
• Tian Shuangzi’s ice barrier failed under the attack, and the Heavenly Demon Puppet pierced his glabella with its Golden Spear.
• The onlookers were shocked that Nalan Ye had killed the newly advanced Nine Star Dou Zong.

After the Bronze Ancient Hall collapsed, the survivors were attacked by Ancient Human Puppets, and the narrator’s group tried to escape the ruins. The channels sealed shut, and the Dou Sheng Remains emerged from the shattered hall, trapping everyone in the plaza with a death threat.

• Huang Yan survived the hall’s destruction with grave injuries and summoned his companions while fighting a Venerate-level Ancient Human Puppet.
• The narrator had Ye Lao Na collect Tian Shuangzi’s soul and loot the fallen elders, then helped the Heavenly Demon Puppet retreat through the battle.
• The narrator urged Xiao Yan and the others to leave, but an energy barrier sealed all forty-eight channels.
• Luo Zhen concluded that the connected barriers would require a Dou Sheng-level strike to break.
• Footsteps sounded from the shattered hall, and the blood-red Dou Sheng Remains emerged and declared that everyone who entered the ruins would die.

Nalan Ye organized the trapped cultivators to join forces against the awakened Dou Sheng Remains and the Ancient Human Puppets. The battle began, with the skeleton proving strong enough to overpower Venerate-level fighters as Nalan Ye called on Seventh Heavenly Venerate to keep fighting alongside him.

• The Dou Sheng Remains awakened, sealed the plaza’s exit, and sent the crowd into panic.
• Nalan Ye argued with Huang Xuan and Huang Yan over blame, then assigned the Venerates and other fighters to restrain the puppets and attack the skeleton.
• Seventh Heavenly Venerate launched the first attack, but the Dou Sheng Remains corroded his strike and knocked him back.
• An unknown Venerate charged the skeleton, and Nalan Ye joined the fight with the Heavenly Demon Puppet to help even the odds.
• Nalan Ye asked Seventh Heavenly Venerate to continue fighting with them.

The narrator and three Venerates battered the Dou Sheng Remains until its crimson aura faded, but the narrator’s instincts warned of danger. The remains unleashed the Heaven Rank Great Heaven Creation Palm, and its black ring of energy began erasing everyone it touched as the survivors fled.

• The narrator, the unidentified Venerate, the Seventh Heavenly Venerate, and the Heavenly Demon Puppet attacked the Dou Sheng Remains until cracks spread across its bones.
• The Seventh Heavenly Venerate seized the remains with his Myriad Manifestation Soul Hand and claimed it was only a soul imprint.
• The narrator sensed mortal danger, warned the others, and retreated with Xiao Yan, Zi Yan, Feng Qing'er, Luo Zhen, Tang Wu, and the rest toward the plaza’s edge.
• The Dou Sheng Remains chanted Great Heaven Creation Palm, prompting the Seventh Heavenly Venerate, the unidentified Venerate, and Huang Yan to flee as panic spread through the plaza.
• The remains gathered its crimson aura into its right palm and struck the ground, sending out a black ring that silently annihilated everyone it caught.

A terrifying black ring unleashed by the Dou Saint Remains killed many people, but the survivors escaped its reach and the remnant’s soul imprint faded. The Seventh Heavenly Venerate declared his intention to claim the remains, leaving the survivors facing a new contest for the prize.

• A black ring swept across the plaza, annihilating many people and trapping the Seventh Heavenly Venerate, but I blasted apart the force pulling him in and saved him.
• Huang Yan flew to safety as Xiao Yan, Zi Yan, Luo Zhen, Tang Wu, and the others prepared defensive Dou Skills near the blocked passage.
• The black ring stopped short of the plaza’s edge and dissipated, leaving an enormous pit and the Dou Saint Remains hovering above it.
• Huang Yan said the remains’ lingering soul imprint had disappeared, and the surviving crowd turned from fear to greed as the alliance fell apart.
• The Seventh Heavenly Venerate told everyone that he was determined to claim the Dou Saint Remains.

Nalan Ye organized the survivors to break the Ancient Ruins’ channel barriers, then led his allies away rather than fight over the Dou Sheng Remains. They escaped with their gains, including Zi Yan’s Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit, while the remaining experts battled in the square.

• Nalan Ye explained that saving Seventh Heavenly Venerate had helped the group survive the Dou Sheng Remains’ attack, then urged the survivors to break the linked barriers over the channels.
• Nalan Ye assigned the survivors to all forty-eight channels and commanded them to attack together, shattering every light barrier.
• Seventh Heavenly Venerate, Huang Yan, and other experts charged toward the Dou Sheng Remains, but Nalan Ye chose to leave with Xiao Yan, Luo Zhen, Tang Wu, and their allies.
• Nalan Ye’s group hurried toward the Ancient Ruins’ exit while other survivors also abandoned the fight.
• Nalan Ye reflected on the expedition’s deadly toll and counted the group’s gains, including Zi Yan’s Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit.

The narrator and his companions encountered Heaven Demon Phoenix reinforcements as they tried to leave the Ancient Ruins, and a Venerable accused the narrator of carrying an ancient Phoenix aura. Just as the Phoenixes moved to seize him, a powerful Ancient Void Dragon arrived and claimed the group as his friends, leaving their enemies stunned.

• More than a dozen Heaven Demon Phoenixes, led by two Venerables, entered the Ancient Ruins in search of Huang Yan.
• The narrator told the Phoenix Venerables that powerful experts were fighting over Dou Sheng Remains, then tried to leave with Xiao Yan, Zi Yan, and the others.
• An eagle-nosed Venerable sensed an ancient, pure Heaven Demon Phoenix aura on the narrator and demanded that he hand over whatever he had found.
• The Heaven Demon Phoenixes surrounded the group, and their Venerable reached out to seize the narrator as the Alliance members called for orders.
• A burly Ancient Void Dragon entered the passage and warned the Phoenixes not to harm his friends.
• The eagle-nosed Venerable questioned whether the Ancient Void Dragon had mistaken the human narrator for someone else.

Nalan Ye and his companions faced down the Heaven Demon Phoenixes with help from Hei Qing, an Ancient Void Dragon, and a Venerable-level puppet. After the Phoenixes withdrew, Hei Qing reunited with Zi Yan, and the group left the Ancient Ruins.

• Hei Qing restrained the hawk-nosed old man with spatial power and slapped him, prompting the Heaven Demon Phoenix Elder to break free and prepare a counterattack.
• Nalan Ye revealed the merged Heavenly Demon Puppet’s Venerable-level aura, and the Black-Robed Old Man stopped the Phoenixes from escalating the fight so they could focus on rescuing Huang Yan, Huang Xuan, and Feng Qing'er.
• The hawk-nosed old man withdrew with the Heaven Demon Phoenixes after trading threats with Zi Yan and Hei Qing.
• Hei Qing introduced himself to Nalan Ye, then scolded Zi Yan for leaving Dragon Island and praised Qiu Yin and Qiu Si for finding and protecting her.
• Nalan Ye urged everyone to leave the Ancient Ruins, and the group flew away from the Skeleton Mountain Range.

After the Ancient Ruins expedition, Zi Yan agreed to return to Dragon Island with Hei Qing to complete her inheritance, leaving Nalan Ye and the others to head back to the Central Plains. The group left the Beast Region and entered Rock City's Space Wormhole to return to Starfall Pavilion.

• Hei Qing thanked Nalan Ye for caring for Zi Yan and promised the Ancient Void Dragon Clan would repay him.
• Hei Qing said Zi Yan had to return to Dragon Island, but she resisted until Nalan Ye urged her to cultivate for her own safety.
• Zi Yan agreed to go with Hei Qing and promised to fight the Hall of Souls with Nalan Ye after her training.
• Hei Qing, Zi Yan, Qiu Yin, and Qiu Si departed, while Nalan Ye and the others set off north toward the Central Plains.
• After traveling for three days, Nalan Ye's group reached Rock City and entered its Space Wormhole for Starfall Pavilion.

Nalan Ye returned to Starfall Pavilion with the Ancient Ruins party and reunited with Little Fairy Doctor, Mu Qingluan, and Tang Huo'er. He used his Heavenly Realm soul to speak with all three at once, then followed Wind Venerable to the main peak, where his influence over the gathered experts became apparent.

• The completed Great Love Alliance headquarters stood ready as Mu Qingluan worried that Zhou Chuan was gaining power in Starfall Pavilion.
• Nalan Ye and the others returned through the Star Gate, and Little Fairy Doctor, Mu Qingluan, and Tang Huo'er rushed to greet him.
• Nalan Ye used his Heavenly Realm soul to answer the three women simultaneously and told them about his gains in the Ancient Ruins.
• Wind Venerable arrived, and Nalan Ye reported the two deaths from the expedition before Wind Venerable reassured him about the losses.
• Wind Venerable said Yao Chen's physical body was nearly ready and led Nalan Ye toward Starfall Pavilion Main Peak.
• Wind Venerable noticed that the experts from several sects followed Nalan Ye obediently and wondered whether they had all joined his side.

Nalan Ye returned to Starfall Pavilion with the group and found Zhou Chuan newly confident in his strength and jealous of his closeness with Tang Huo'er. After the group confronted Zhou Chuan over his conduct and lack of progress in alchemy, Nalan Ye proposed an Opening Alliance Ceremony to Wind Venerable, leaving its details to be discussed.

• Zhou Chuan showed off his recent cultivation breakthrough and grew jealous when he saw Tang Huo'er welcoming Nalan Ye warmly.
• Mu Qingluan and Tang Huo'er rebuked Zhou Chuan for fighting with Starfall Pavilion disciples and neglecting his alchemy studies.
• Nalan Ye defended Zhou Chuan and eased the confrontation, while Tang Huo'er pointed out that he had not become a Fifth-Rank Alchemist.
• Nalan Ye proposed holding an Opening Alliance Ceremony for the Great Love Alliance and inviting Central Plains factions to join forces against the Hall of Souls.
• Nalan Ye suggested competitions at the ceremony, offering rewards from his gains in the Ancient Ruins, and Wind Venerable agreed that the idea was worth discussing.

Nalan Ye persuaded Wind Venerable and Tang Zhen to use Ancient Ruins treasures and sect resources as prizes for the Great Love Alliance’s Opening Alliance Ceremony, which was scheduled for the first day of next month. As preparations began, Zhou Chuan vowed to win the competition, while Nalan Ye reunited with the alliance’s leaders and heard confidence that the event could be organized in just twenty days.

• Nalan Ye convinced Wind Venerable that Ancient Ruins treasures would draw crowds to the Opening Alliance Ceremony, and the Starfall Pavilion disciples celebrated the alliance’s growing reputation.
• Nalan Ye privately told Little Fairy Doctor that she had been the greatest treasure he found in the Monster Mountain Range, leaving her blushing.
• Nalan Ye encouraged Zhou Chuan to prove himself in the ceremony’s competition, and Zhou Chuan vowed to take first place despite Xiao Yan mocking his chances.
• Nalan Ye joined the alliance leaders in the hall, where Tang Zhen mourned a Burning Flame Valley Elder who had died in the Ancient Ruins expedition.
• Tang Zhen and Wind Venerable agreed to provide competition rewards, and Little Fairy Doctor, Mu Qingluan, and Tang Huo'er set the ceremony for the first day of next month.

The Great Love Alliance planned its Opening Alliance Ceremony while Nalan Ye used a roster of rescued souls to rally support against the Hall of Souls. He revealed that the ceremony was also meant to lure the Hall of Souls into a fight, then asked Tang Zhen whether Burning Flame Valley had a hidden Dou Sheng expert.

• Starfall Pavilion and Burning Flame Valley assigned responsibilities for the ceremony and planned to invite the Central Plains’ major factions.
• Nalan Ye gave Wind Venerable a roster of 473 rescued souls so invitations could also be sent to their families and sects.
• The gathered leaders condemned the Hall of Souls, and Tang Zhen noted that publicizing the roster could win the alliance support from many factions.
• Nalan Ye explained that the Hall of Souls would likely attack during the ceremony and that he intended to force them into the open.
• Mu Qingluan warned that the alliance might be too weak to defeat the Hall of Souls, and Nalan Ye asked Tang Zhen about Burning Flame Valley’s rumored hidden Dou Sheng expert.

The narrator revealed that Heavenly Flame Venerable had survived and become a Dou Sheng, offering his support to the Great Love Alliance. Tang Zhen admitted Burning Flame Valley had its own Dou Sheng ancestor but warned that involving Dou Shengs would bring all-out war with the Hall of Souls, and the narrator insisted they had no choice but to fight.

• The narrator showed Tang Zhen and the others a fire seed containing Dou Sheng-level power and said he knew a Dou Sheng.
• The narrator identified that senior as Heavenly Flame Venerable, who Tang Zhen recalled had been rumored dead.
• The narrator explained that Heavenly Flame Venerable was alive, had become a Dou Sheng, and would join the Great Love Alliance if invited.
• Wind Venerable celebrated the prospect of gaining a Dou Sheng ally, while Tang Zhen admitted Burning Flame Valley had a Dou Sheng ancestor in seclusion.
• Tang Zhen warned that deploying a Dou Sheng would provoke the Hall of Souls to deploy its own experts and escalate the conflict.
• The narrator told Tang Zhen that the Hall of Souls would not spare them and that they had only one choice: fight.

Nalan Ye persuaded Tang Zhen that Burning Flame Valley had to prepare for a fight against the Hall of Souls, then showed Little Fairy Doctor the nearly completed Great Love Alliance headquarters. He gave her a deadly Netherwyrm Cricket from the Ancient Ruins, and she handled the poisonous insect without harm.

• Nalan Ye urged Tang Zhen to ready Burning Flame Valley's Dou Sheng and said he would contact Heavenly Flame Senior.
• Nalan Ye sent Mu Qingluan away with a promise of a gift so he could speak privately with Little Fairy Doctor.
• Little Fairy Doctor showed Nalan Ye the newly completed Great Love Alliance headquarters, and he suggested building wooden bridges between its three peaks.
• Nalan Ye and Little Fairy Doctor went to the chief's residence, where he gave her the Netherwyrm Cricket he had caught in the Ancient Ruins.
• Little Fairy Doctor grabbed the poisonous insect unharmed and thanked Nalan Ye for the rare creature.

Nalan Ye gave Little Fairy Doctor gifts and urged her to strengthen her cultivation while he prepared to seek Heavenly Flame Venerable. He then confronted Mu Qingluan over her failure to handle Zhou Chuan and dragged her into a cultivation chamber to punish her.

• Nalan Ye offered Little Fairy Doctor ten Earth Demon Puppets, but she refused them, so he gave her rare medicinal herbs instead.
• Nalan Ye told Little Fairy Doctor to refine the Netherwyrm Cricket and leave the Opening Alliance Ceremony to Mu Qingluan and Tang Huo'er.
• Little Fairy Doctor reported that Wu Protector had sent no news, leaving Nalan Ye worried that he might have been exposed by the Hall of Souls.
• Nalan Ye left to seek Heavenly Flame Venerable and went to Mu Qingluan's courtyard to ask about her task involving Zhou Chuan.
• Mu Qingluan began explaining that Zhou Chuan had suddenly changed, but Nalan Ye cut her off and dragged her into the cultivation chamber to punish her.

Ye taught Mu Qingluan an Inheritance Dou Skill of the Ancient Heavenly Phoenix Tribe and named it Heavenly Feather Dragon Slaying Dance. He then left Starfall Pavilion with all six Poison Sect Dou Zong Elders to find Heavenly Flame Venerable, while Mu Qingluan remained behind with orders to keep suppressing Zhou Chuan.

• Ye told Mu Qingluan to continue targeting Zhou Chuan without exposing him or killing him, then taught her the Ancient Heavenly Phoenix Tribe's Inheritance Dou Skill.
• Ye named the skill Heavenly Feather Dragon Slaying Dance, and Mu Qingluan praised its name.
• The next morning, Mu Qingluan's young attendants misunderstood their long stay in the quiet chamber, and she claimed Ye had spent the day teaching her a Dou Skill.
• Ye said farewell to Wind Venerable and gathered the six surviving Poison Sect Dou Zong Elders for his journey.
• Little Fairy Doctor insisted Ye take all six Elders with him, and he left Starfall Pavilion to seek Heavenly Flame Venerable.

The narrator and six Poison Sect elders traveled to an ancient forest to find Heavenly Flame Venerable, who opened a spatial fissure and welcomed them into his small world. The elders were awed by the Dou Sheng, while the narrator entered his shabby cottage and teased him about his austere life.

• The narrator led Green Luo and the other six Poison Sect elders through Space Wormholes to the ancient forest where he had met Xun Er.
• The group searched the forest until Heavenly Flame Venerable sensed them and opened a spatial fissure from his small world.
• The narrator recognized Heavenly Flame Venerable and entered the fissure, then called the six stunned Dou Zong elders inside.
• Green Luo asked whether the white-robed elder was a legendary Dou Sheng, and the narrator reassured her that joining the Poison Sect had been the right choice.
• The narrator entered Heavenly Flame Venerable's dilapidated Thatched Cottage, complained about its condition, and teased him about living like an ancient sage.

The narrator recounted his recent exploits to Heavenly Flame Venerable and invited him to join the Great Love Alliance against the Hall of Souls. Heavenly Flame Venerable accepted, and the narrator planned to improve the secluded small world and connect it to Starfall Pavilion.

• The narrator served Heavenly Flame Venerable Spirit Tea and explained why he had come to invite him out of seclusion.
• The narrator told Heavenly Flame Venerable about his recent battles, alliances, and exploration of the Ancient Ruins, while leaving out Wu Protector.
• Heavenly Flame Venerable was astonished by the narrator’s achievements and Six Star Dou Zong cultivation, and the listeners outside discussed what had happened in the Ancient Ruins.
• Heavenly Flame Venerable agreed to join the Great Love Alliance and asked for the narrator and several women, including Cai Lin, to visit him.
• The narrator promised to build proper houses and a Space Wormhole connecting the small world to Starfall Pavilion, and vowed to help Heavenly Flame Venerable advance to Dou Di someday.

Zhou Chuan sought out the Black Shadow Man, hoping to gain access to Yao Chen’s Flame Mantra, while Little Fairy Doctor advanced to late Five Star Dou Zong by refining a powerful poison. The Black Shadow Man met Zhou Chuan in the hidden cave, where Zhou questioned how he had found him.

• After Starfall Pavilion disciples defeated him again, Zhou Chuan resented Xiao Yan’s favored position and decided to seek the Black Shadow Man’s help in learning the Flame Mantra.
• Zhou Chuan left Starfall Pavilion and waited for the Black Shadow Man in a concealed cave in the valley.
• Little Fairy Doctor refined the Netherwyrm Cricket’s poison and broke through to late Five Star Dou Zong.
• Little Fairy Doctor stored the weakened Netherwyrm Cricket, then heard reports from Poison Sect stewards about recent events.
• The Black Shadow Man arrived at the cave, and Zhou Chuan asked whether he had been watching Starfall Pavilion.