Chapter Summaries

Lu Yuan revealed himself as a Dou Wang and crushed the snakefolk forces attacking the Mo Tie Mercenary Group. He then offered Xiao Ding a favor in exchange for reviving the group’s fallen members, and the first revived mercenary awoke.

• Xiao Ding recognized Lu Yuan as Xiao Yan’s friend, and Lu Yuan ordered Xiao Ding to gather survivors while Xiao Li collected the dead.
• Lu Yuan’s silver wings revealed that he was a Dou Wang, shifting the battle’s morale as the snakefolk commander summoned nearby reinforcements.
• Lu Yuan gave the snakefolk Dou Ling a choice to flee or fight, then killed them all with a glance when they chose to resist.
• Xiao Ding and Xiao Li organized the mercenaries to collect the fallen, and Lu Yuan asked Xiao Ding whether he wanted them revived in exchange for a favor.
• Lu Yuan restored the Mo Tie Mercenary Group members’ bodies, returned their souls to them, and one mercenary awoke unharmed.

Lu Yuan revived the fallen Mo Tie Mercenary Group mercenaries and then revived the Sand Mercenary Group’s dead after Xiao Ding secured their merger with his group. The caravan set off for Black Mo City with Lu Yuan and the unconscious Queen Medusa aboard.

• The Mo Tie Mercenary Group’s dead mercenaries awakened, and Xiao Ding thanked Lu Yuan, who reminded him that he owed a favor.
• Xiao Ding ordered the mercenaries to gather supplies and prepare to leave, while Lu Yuan returned the captured Storage Rings to him.
• Luo Bu begged Lu Yuan to revive the Sand Mercenary Group’s fallen men, but Lu Yuan told him to negotiate with Xiao Ding instead.
• Xiao Ding demanded that the Sand Mercenary Group merge into the Mo Tie Mercenary Group, and Luo Bu agreed.
• Lu Yuan warned Luo Bu not to plot against the Mo Tie Mercenary Group and revived the Sand Mercenary Group’s fallen mercenaries.
• The caravan departed for Black Mo City with Lu Yuan and the unconscious Queen Medusa aboard.

After reaching Black Mo City, Lu Yuan sensed something unusual and left the mercenaries to find Qing Lin, a mixed-blood girl with an unawakened Azure Serpent Three Flower Pupils. He frightened and teased her, then told her to become his maid, leaving her to insist that he first ask Xiao Ding for permission.

• The mercenaries entered Black Mo City, and Lu Yuan used his senses to survey the city before leaving an afterimage and departing alone.
• Luo Bu explained how afterimages worked, while Xiao Ding and Luo Bu agreed the Sand Mercenary Group would return to its headquarters and settle the merger later.
• Lu Yuan found Qing Lin washing clothes at the Mo Tie Mercenary Group's base and noticed that her Azure Serpent Three Flower Pupils had not awakened.
• Qing Lin fell off her stool in fright when Lu Yuan appeared beside her, then threatened him by invoking Xiao Ding and the Mo Tie Mercenary Group.
• Lu Yuan teased Qing Lin and asked her to become his little maid; Qing Lin said he had to ask Xiao Ding first, and Lu Yuan agreed to speak with him.

Lu Yuan revealed Qing Lin’s Azure Serpent Three Flower Pupils and persuaded her to leave the Mo Tie Mercenary Group with him, while reassuring Xiao Ding about Xiao Yan’s lost Dou Qi. The chapter ended with a powerful, unknown force of Four-Winged Unicorns flying toward Wutan City, leaving Jia Xingtian alarmed.

• Xiao Ding and Xiao Li returned to Black Mo City with the Mo Tie Mercenary Group and their cargo, astonishing onlookers after they broke through the Snake-People blockade.
• Lu Yuan arrived with Qing Lin, told Xiao Ding he wanted to take her as his maid, and openly explained that he was seeking her Azure Serpent Three Flower Pupils.
• Lu Yuan described the pupils’ power to control Serpent Magical Beasts and absorb their cultivation, then assured Xiao Ding that Xiao Yan’s lost Dou Qi was not caused by such control and that Xiao Yan would recover.
• Qing Lin bid farewell to Xiao Ding and the Mo Tie Mercenary Group, accepted Lu Yuan as her Lord, and left with him.
• A vast force of Four-Winged Unicorns passed above the Gama Empire toward Wutan City, and Jia Xingtian watched them go with unease.

Gu Qingyang led the Black Submerging Army toward Wutan City, assessing the Soul Hall threat and wondering whether a young Dou Huang from the Yun Lan Sect might lead a new era. Meanwhile, the Soul Hall’s Great Heavenly Venerate gathered five allies and weighed the danger of capturing Gu Xun'er as the Black Submerging Army drew near.

• Gu Qingyang’s Black Submerging Army advanced toward Wutan City, and he considered the Soul Hall’s strength and the possibility that the young Yun Lan Sect Dou Huang could become a leading figure of a new era.
• Six streams of black smoke arrived near the Yun Lan Sect, where Soul Hall members mocked the wounded Sixth Heavenly Venerate and argued over his use of Mu Gu as a shield.
• The Sixth Heavenly Venerate defended his actions, saying he had risked Mu Gu to capture Gu Xun'er, while the Fourth Heavenly Venerate questioned the cost if the mission failed.
• Great Heavenly Venerate stopped the dispute and warned that the Ancient Clan’s forces, including Gu Qingyang and the Black Submerging Army, made delay dangerous.
• Gu You noted that Gu Lie would not appear, but Great Heavenly Venerate countered that Gu Qingyang and the Black Submerging Army could still trap them, then vowed revenge on the factions that had obstructed the Soul Hall.

Gu Qingyang arrived at the Xiao Family to escort Gu Xun'er, who explained how Lu Yuan had maneuvered the Gu Clan and Soul Clan into conflict while keeping the Tuo She Ancient Emperor Jade. Gu Qingyang concluded that the greatest danger was Lu Yuan giving the jade to the Soul Clan.

• Gu Qingyang entered the Xiao Family with Ling Quan and other Black Submerging Army commanders, greeted Gu Xun'er, and arranged for the courtyard to be secured.
• Gu Qingyang reflected on Gu Xun'er's exceptional bloodline and suspected that her interest in Lu Yuan meant he had outmaneuvered her.
• Xiao Xun'er explained that Lu Yuan had exposed her presence to the Soul Hall, prompting events that forced the Gu Clan and Soul Clan toward confrontation.
• Xiao Xun'er revealed that Lu Yuan had obtained the Xiao Family's Tuo She Ancient Emperor Jade and could use it to prevent either clan from safely backing down.
• Ling Quan suggested threatening Lu Yuan through the Yun Lan Sect, but Gu Qingyang argued that the jade was difficult to destroy and that the real danger was Lu Yuan handing it to the Soul Clan.

Gu Qingyang reprimanded Ling Quan for insulting Lu Yuan and explained how the Gu Clan planned to face the Soul Hall, but the Great Heavenly Venerate arrived sooner than expected. Gu Qingyang engaged him above Wutan City as Xiao Yan watched the sky with Yao Chen and was urged to keep cultivating.

• Xiao Xun'er argued that Lu Yuan's mysterious background and talent warranted further investigation, while Ling Quan dismissed him as an insignificant nobody.
• Xiao Xun'er attacked Ling Quan with the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame, but Gu Qingyang blocked it and ordered Ling Quan to apologize to her.
• Gu Qingyang explained that the Soul Hall would likely target Xiao Xun'er and outlined his plan to protect her and Wutan City, though the Great Heavenly Venerate could disrupt it.
• Gu Qingyang sensed that the Soul Hall had arrived, and Xiao Xun'er withdrew as he went to confront the Great Heavenly Venerate above Wutan City.
• Gu Qingyang and the Great Heavenly Venerate began fighting, while Yang Hao sounded the horn for the wider battle and Yao Chen used the spectacle to encourage Xiao Yan to broaden his horizons.

Lu Yuan brought Queen Medusa to Mo City and arranged for her to negotiate with Hai Bodong about lifting his seal, while Qing Lin trained by leading the way through the desert. Hai Bodong welcomed them and prepared to bargain for the return of his Dou Huang cultivation.

• Lu Yuan traveled on foot with Qing Lin and the captive Queen Medusa, explaining that the Snake-People Tribe had sealed the desert because their queen had been kidnapped.
• Queen Medusa guessed that Lu Yuan had captured Qing Lin for her Azure Serpent Three Flower Pupils and tried to use that knowledge as leverage, but Lu Yuan warned her not to interfere with Qing Lin.
• Lu Yuan gave Qing Lin a map and had her lead the group toward Mo City while Queen Medusa walked between them.
• In Mo City, Qing Lin told Hai Bodong that Lu Yuan had brought Queen Medusa and promised not to kill her if she lifted Hai Bodong's seal.
• Hai Bodong recognized Queen Medusa's aura and eagerly welcomed the group, while Lu Yuan left the two of them to negotiate and began making tea with Qing Lin.

Queen Medusa and Haibodong argued over his seal and their painful past until Lu Yuan revealed that powerful beings could potentially revive the dead and change past tragedies. His words gave them hope of bringing back Die, and Queen Medusa agreed to remove Haibodong’s seal under strict conditions.

• Queen Medusa refused to bargain with Haibodong, while he rejected her attempts to sow suspicion and warned that he could force her to cooperate.
• Haibodong regretted what had happened to Die, but Queen Medusa demanded tangible benefits instead of emotional appeals and reminded him of their roles as captor and captive.
• Lu Yuan explained to Qing Lin that sufficiently powerful beings could revive the dead and alter past tragedies, then used tea cups to illustrate that he could control the lives within a world he created.
• Queen Medusa and Haibodong realized Lu Yuan might help them bring Die back, and he urged them to resolve their conflict because the deepest obstacle between them no longer existed.
• Queen Medusa agreed to remove Haibodong’s seal on the condition that he never enter the Tagor Desert, except that Die could return if she came back; Haibodong accepted and led them to a hidden room.

Lu Yuan returned to the Yun Lan Sect with Qing Lin and reflected on the limits of reviving Snake Woman Die before encountering Xiao Xun'er and her escort. After confronting Ling Quan and learning the Soul Hall’s attack had been stopped, Lu Yuan began ascending the mountain, determined to reform the sect.

• Lu Yuan explained that Snake Woman Die’s soul was likely gone and that recovering it required power over reincarnation that he did not yet possess.
• Qing Lin sensed Lu Yuan’s unhappiness, took his hand, and promised to stay by his side, while he reassured her and continued teasing her.
• Xiao Xun'er emerged from hiding with Ling Quan and questioned Lu Yuan about Qing Lin; Ling Quan warned her against trusting him.
• Lu Yuan called Ling Quan a dog and warned Xiao Xun'er that his behavior could lead to trouble, prompting her to order Ling Quan to receive punishment from Gu Qingyang.
• Xiao Xun'er told Lu Yuan that the Gu Clan had intercepted six Soul Hall Heavenly Venerates and thanked him for protecting the Yun Lan Sect.
• Lu Yuan said the Yun Lan Sect’s roots had begun to rot and that he intended to force the painful changes needed to preserve what remained of its former beauty.

Lu Yuan returned to the Yun Lan Sect with Qing Lin, explaining blood manipulation and preparing to confront the sect in order to remove threats and preserve its future. He entered the sect, where Nalan Yanran welcomed him back and questioned his strength and rapid cultivation.

• Lu Yuan subdued a Yun Lan Sect Outer Sect Disciple without killing him, then explained to Qing Lin how blood manipulation could incapacitate or kill an opponent.
• Lu Yuan and Qing Lin passed unconscious Yun Lan Sect Disciples on the mountain path, and Lu Yuan warned that blood manipulation could be resisted by superior strength.
• Lu Yuan gave Qing Lin a Mask before entering the Yun Lan Sect, intending to deal a severe blow to the sect and eliminate threats to its survival.
• Nalan Yanran rushed over, told Lu Yuan that Yun Yun had been furious and worried during his absence, and asked who Qing Lin was.
• Lu Yuan introduced Qing Lin as his maid and told Nalan Yanran that diligent cultivation could let her reach his level, while Qing Lin struggled to hide her laughter.

Lu Yuan tested Nalan Yanran’s judgment and explained why her grandfather had not supported her, then declared that he intended to leave the Yun Lan Sect and give her the Young Sect Leader position. He left her with lessons in concealment and political resolve before going to see Yun Shan, whom he feared might have gone too far astray.

• Lu Yuan asked Nalan Yanran how she would respond if he betrayed the sect and what she would do if she led it, then explained how the Gama Imperial Family’s suspicions had constrained Nalan Jie from supporting her.
• Lu Yuan pressed Nalan Yanran to recognize her place in the Yun Lan Sect’s succession struggle, and she acknowledged that becoming Young Sect Leader was a conflict she could not avoid.
• Lu Yuan challenged Nalan Yanran to form her own judgment instead of yielding to others’ interests, and she answered ambiguously rather than openly choosing a side.
• Lu Yuan told Nalan Yanran that he was giving her the Young Sect Leader position because he planned to betray the Yun Lan Sect and did not want a mediocrity to take over; her shock cracked her teacup.
• Lu Yuan taught Nalan Yanran about concealing her thoughts and attacking others’ defenses, then went to visit Yun Shan and worried that he might have murdered the Grandmaster.

Lu Yuan returned to Yun Yun and told her he intended to betray the Yun Lan Sect, warning that they might become enemies. The chapter left Yun Yun stunned as he prepared to depart, while the sect’s disciples and attendants lay unconscious in his wake.

• Lu Yuan left Nalan Yanran unconscious in a sealed pavilion and took Qing Lin with him.
• Lu Yuan’s Dou Qi caused Yun Lan Sect disciples, stewards, and maids to faint as he crossed the sect.
• Lu Yuan entered Yun Yun’s residence, where she scolded him for leaving without telling her and using a clone to deceive her.
• Yun Yun offered to keep Qing Lin with her while she investigated the girl’s identity and urged Lu Yuan to be cautious.
• Lu Yuan told Yun Yun he had come to say farewell because he planned to betray the Yun Lan Sect and warned that they might meet as enemies.

Lu Yuan declared that he was defecting from the Yun Lan Sect and entered Qi Deviation, forcing Yun Yun and the elders to face his overwhelming power. Yun Shan arrived to protect Yun Yun, but he mistook Lu Yuan for her exceptionally gifted disciple and underestimated the danger.

• Yun Yun tried to restrain Lu Yuan, but he broke her chains and revealed that he was suffering from Qi Deviation.
• Lu Yuan overwhelmed Yun Yun and demonstrated that he could transform his silver Dou Qi into the Yun Lan Sect’s Wind Attribute Dou Qi.
• Xiao Xun'er told Yang Hao to test Lu Yuan after the fight, without using a Forbidden Technique or delivering a killing blow.
• Lu Yuan said the other Yun Lan Sect Disciples had lost their ability to fight, and Yun Yun called for Yun Shan instead of attempting the Cloud and Mist Sun-Veiling Array.
• Yun Shan arrived and exchanged blows with Lu Yuan, then recognized the cloud pattern on Lu Yuan’s robe and assumed he was Yun Yun’s young Dou Huang disciple.

Lu Yuan revealed that his apparent Qi Deviation was a cover as he confronted Yun Shan over his alliance with the Hall of Souls and his obsession with breaking through. The chapter ended with Lu Yuan combining black and white flames into a crude lotus and throwing it toward Yun Shan.

• Yun Shan misread Lu Yuan and Yun Yun’s intimacy, blamed Yun Yun’s guidance for Lu Yuan’s condition, and promised to take responsibility for suppressing him.
• Lu Yuan claimed he was not Yun Shan’s opponent and explained that another version of himself had handed over the body to remove the danger.
• Lu Yuan used the Flesh and Blood Rule to disrupt the cultivation of Yun Leng and the other onlookers, while Yun Shan remained mostly unaffected.
• Lu Yuan accused Yun Shan of colluding with the Hall of Souls to satisfy his obsession with advancing, and Yun Shan attacked him with Azure Sword Qi.
• Lu Yuan blocked Yun Shan’s attack with ice, condemned his compromises, and argued that killing him was the only way to end his obsession.
• Yang Hao arrived at the foot of the Yun Lan Sect mountain as Lu Yuan formed a black-and-white fire lotus and hurled it toward Yun Shan.

Lu Yuan fought Yun Shan above the Yun Lan Sect, using mental techniques and overwhelming physical strength to defeat him despite the sect master's Dou Zong realm. The battle ended with the sect heavily damaged but still standing, and Lu Yuan turned his attention to what the world had to offer next.

• Lu Yuan's fire lotus collided with Yun Shan's cyan sword formation, while the flames stirred Yun Shan's heart demon and unsettled those nearby.
• Xiao Xun'er concluded that Lu Yuan's powers confirmed he was not from this world and believed he could cooperate with her.
• Lu Yuan rejected Yun Shan's accusations of using unorthodox methods and attacked him at close range, overwhelming him with his physical strength.
• Lu Yuan expanded the battle across the Yun Lan Sect, leaving many injured or dead as Yun Yun tried to rescue the disciples caught in the destruction.
• After half an hour, Lu Yuan defeated Yun Shan, shook Yun Yun away, and used Mental Power to destroy Yun Shan's obsession and alter some of his memories.
• Lu Yuan declared the battle over, confirmed that the Yun Lan Sect remained, and looked toward the mountain's foot as he prepared to see what the world had to offer.

Lu Yuan refused Xiao Xun'er’s request to take her and the Gu Clan to the Myriad Heavens, explaining that he distrusted her and considered her too ruthless to risk bringing along. After discussing the battle against the Soul Hall, he changed his appearance and headed for Canaan Academy to seek the Fallen Heart Flame, while Xiao Xun'er returned to the Xiao Family.

• Xiao Xun'er challenged Lu Yuan’s claim that he felt no heartache over breaking with the Yun Lan Sect, but he warned her against probing his weaknesses.
• Xiao Xun'er offered any price for a place in the Myriad Heavens, but Lu Yuan refused, citing Xiao Yan, his distrust of her, and the danger of her ruthless schemes.
• Lu Yuan exposed Xiao Xun'er’s crude attempt to poison him, warned her to value herself, and asked about the Gu Clan’s progress after the battle.
• Xiao Xun'er reported that the Soul Hall had suffered heavy losses and that the Gu Clan had become a target of the Soul Clan, then promised to prove her intentions through her actions.
• Lu Yuan changed his appearance and announced that he was going to Canaan Academy to see the Fallen Heart Flame; Xiao Xun'er returned to the Xiao Family, wondering what name he would use next.

Lu Yuan explained why he planned to join Canaan Academy and revealed the truth behind Yao Chen’s lingering grief over Han Shanshan. The chapter left Yao Chen learning that Han Shanshan had sacrificed herself to save him and erased herself from his memories.

• Xiao Yan asked why Lu Yuan planned to join Canaan Academy, and Lu Yuan explained that its Fallen Heart Flame could be a safer future target than the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame.
• Lu Yuan advised Xiao Yan to build his strength gradually, and Xiao Yan joked with Yao Chen about finding him a companion after he was revived.
• Lu Yuan revealed that Yao Chen’s old confidante Han Shanshan had died while helping him subdue the Bone Spirit Cold Fire, and Yao Chen agreed to hear the details.
• Lu Yuan questioned whether Yao Chen could truly have reached the Ninth Revolutions Dou Zun realm by sacrificing his Dou Emperor bloodline, and Yao Chen realized something was wrong.
• Lu Yuan revealed that Han Shanshan had sacrificed her soul to save Yao Chen and asked the Medicine Emperor to erase her from Yao Chen’s and Feng Xian’s memories.

Lu Yuan revealed that a fragment of Han Shanshan’s soul had survived inside the Bone Spirit Cold Fire and explained the difficult conditions for bringing her back. After Xiao Yan offered Lu Yuan a favor, Lu Yuan agreed to pursue her revival, though he warned that reconstructing her body would be Yao Chen’s responsibility.

• Xiao Yan asked whether Han Shanshan could be revived, and Lu Yuan explained that creating a replacement soul would not restore the real person.
• Lu Yuan revealed that the Medicine Emperor had overlooked Yao Chen’s fusion with the Bone Spirit Cold Fire, allowing him to survive and gain control of it.
• Lu Yuan said Han Shanshan had left a faint soul imprint inside the Bone Spirit Cold Fire, then used his Eye of Fate to reveal the imprint in the past.
• Lu Yuan explained that the imprint might preserve only incomplete memories and that retrieving Han Shanshan’s soul from the past would require overcoming fate, time, space, and possibly the World Will.
• Xiao Yan offered Lu Yuan a favor on Yao Chen’s behalf, and Lu Yuan agreed to handle the revival effort while leaving Han Shanshan’s body reconstruction to Yao Chen.
• Lu Yuan left to alter several people’s memories and make his identity more credible.

As the Xiao Family grew stronger, Xiao Yan set his sights on becoming the strongest being in the Myriad Heavens while Lu Yuan settled into his new identity. When Canaan Academy’s recruitment team arrived and Xiao Yu returned, Lu Yuan’s teasing description of her provoked Xiao Ning, whom Lu Yuan quickly warned.

• Xiao Zhan used the Xiao Family’s newfound influence to seize shops and land from the Gale Family and Oba Family, while Xiao Yan advanced to the sixth stage of Dou Zhi Qi and built a pill-trading connection with Ya Fei.
• Xiao Yan resolved to pursue power across the Myriad Heavens, and Xiao Zhan’s trust helped Lu Yuan maintain his concealed identity within the Xiao Family.
• Xiao Xun'er focused her attention on Lu Yuan, while Xiao Ning and other young members of the Xiao Family grew jealous of his closeness with her.
• Xiao Xun'er told Lu Yuan that Canaan Academy’s recruitment team had arrived and that Xiao Yu had returned, prompting Lu Yuan to identify Xiao Yu by her long legs.
• Xiao Ning became angry at Lu Yuan’s remark about Xiao Yu, but Lu Yuan stopped him with a look and warned him to watch his words.