Chapter Summaries

Lu Yuan fought the Hong Family Old Ancestor in Tianbei City, turning aside his attacks and defeating him with control over metal. The Hong Family Old Ancestor died, and Lu Yuan pulled out his soul and explained how he had destroyed his heart.

• Lu Yuan summoned weapons from across Tianbei City with Ten Thousand Blades, but the Hong Family Old Ancestor shattered them with his Dou Qi and attacked from behind.
• Lu Yuan broke the Hong Family Old Ancestor's arm and threw him into the ground, prompting the ancestor to heal himself and counterattack with a saber and Blade Qi.
• Lu Yuan blocked the Blade Qi with a dark barrier, returned the attacks, and took control of the Hong Family Old Ancestor's saber.
• The Hong Family Old Ancestor flew into the air and struck Lu Yuan with Flame Shattering Blade, but his saber exploded and metal inside his body destroyed his heart.
• Lu Yuan pulled the Hong Family Old Ancestor's soul from his body and explained how he had used metal elements inside the man's body to kill him.

Lu Yuan killed the Hong Family Old Ancestor and carried his corpse through Tianbei City to the Han Family, leaving the Hong Family in chaos and the city fearful of him. Han Xue and the Han elders welcomed him into their main hall, where he faced the ailing Han Family leader and the assembled elders.

• The Wind and Thunder Pavilion Dou Zong reflected that the Hong Family Old Ancestor had died because Lu Yuan’s internal attack forced him to fight cautiously and sealed away his strongest techniques.
• Lu Yuan left the Hong Family to collapse into internal chaos and carried the Hong Family Old Ancestor’s corpse through Tianbei City toward the Han Family.
• The Wind and Thunder Pavilion Dou Zong followed Lu Yuan to guard against trouble at the Han Family.
• Han Xue and the Han Family members returned just as Lu Yuan reached their gates with the corpse, and the Seventh Elder hurriedly invited him inside.
• Han Xue led Lu Yuan and two Han elders to the Han Family Main Hall, where Lu Yuan greeted the assembled elders and turned toward their ailing leader.

Han Xue explained that Lu Yuan had killed three Hong Family Dou Wang elders and agreed to help the Han Family in exchange for making it his vassal. When several elders denounced the deal and called Lu Yuan a swindler, the Han Family old ancestor killed one of them, leaving the family confronted with Lu Yuan’s claim to its allegiance.

• Han Xue tried to explain the Hong Family attack, but Fourth Elder interrupted and challenged her right to speak.
• After Han Xue insulted Fourth Elder, the Han Family old ancestor ordered her to continue and broke Fourth Elder’s arm when he insulted Lu Yuan.
• Han Xue told the elders that Lu Yuan had killed three Hong Family Dou Wang elders and that she had promised to make the Han Family his vassal in return for his help.
• The elders erupted in anger, accusing Han Xue of selling out the family and calling Lu Yuan a swindler.
• The Han Family old ancestor killed an elder who had demanded Lu Yuan be punished.

Lu Yuan secured Han Xue’s position as head of the Han family and assured her he could suppress any Wind and Thunder Pavilion backlash over the Hong family’s defeat. After Han Xue outlined her plan to absorb the Hong family, Lu Yuan left her to take control.

• The Han Family Old Ancestor killed a Han family Dou Huang elder, then negotiated with Lu Yuan about the family’s future and the Wind and Thunder Pavilion’s possible retaliation.
• Lu Yuan ordered the Han family members to obey Han Xue as their new head, then stayed behind with her after the others dispersed.
• Lu Yuan revealed that he was a Wind and Thunder Pavilion disciple, was on good terms with Feng Qing Er, and could suppress complaints over Hong Chen’s death.
• Lu Yuan explained that Han Xue’s sister had given him the Jade Pendant and wanted the Han family rescued and her Marriage Contract dissolved.
• Han Xue proposed using the Han family’s old diehards in the first assault on the weakened Hong family, allowing them to fight the Hong family’s remaining elites while the Han family absorbed its territory.
• Lu Yuan approved Han Xue’s plan, asked her to give Han Yue his regards, and left.

Lu Yuan finished dealing with the Hong Clan and prepared to return to the Wind and Thunder Pavilion, where Feng Qing Er intercepted him with an invitation to visit the Tianshan Blood Pool. After she explained the dangerous trials and its cultivation benefits, Lu Yuan joined her aboard the Spatial Spaceship and headed for the Heavenly Eye Mountain Range.

• The Wind and Thunder Pavilion Dou Zong secretly observed Lu Yuan but could not overhear his conversation with Han Xue through Lu Yuan's Soundproof Barrier.
• Feng Qing Er arrived outside Tianbei City aboard a Spatial Spaceship and told Lu Yuan that her Master had sent her to take him to the Tianshan Blood Pool.
• Feng Qing Er explained that the blood pool in the Heavenly Eye Mountain Range could help cultivators break through and consolidate their foundations, but its trials had a high death rate.
• Lu Yuan said he had handled the Hong Clan and that others would take care of the remaining matters.
• Lu Yuan, Feng Qing Er, and the Wind and Thunder Pavilion Dou Zong boarded the Spatial Spaceship and traveled toward the Heavenly Eye Mountain Range.

A Wind and Thunder Pavilion Vice Pavilion Master discussed Lu Yuan’s value and urged Feng Qing Er to keep him close, while Feng Qing Er explained the Tianshan Blood Pool’s limits and advised him to prioritize cultivation. The group continued toward the Heavenly Eye Mountain Range, with the competition for the blood pool still ahead.

• A Wind and Thunder Pavilion Dou Zun concluded that Lu Yuan was too valuable to antagonize and asked whether Feng Qing Er knew about his recent display of strength.
• The Vice Pavilion Master told a subordinate to make sure Feng Qing Er held onto Lu Yuan, warning that Mu Qingluan could become a rival for his attention.
• Feng Qing Er explained that ten Dou Huangs could enter the Tianshan Blood Pool without diluting its benefits, and that entrants could claim resources faster than others absorbed them.
• Feng Qing Er said hundreds or even over a thousand Dou Huangs might gather at the Heavenly Eye Mountain Range, then advised Lu Yuan to focus on cultivation rather than Three Thousand Thunders Movement.
• Lu Yuan listened without taking offense, already knowing the pool’s opportunities and the importance of raising his realm.

Feng Qing Er explained why the group would stay in Bone Transformation City before entering the Heavenly Eye Mountain Range for Tianshan Blood Pool, including the Bone Transformation Sect’s ruthless methods. An Inner Disciple summoned Feng Qing Er to Elder Fei, leaving Lu Yuan with the map as the Spatial Spaceship continued toward its destination.

• Feng Qing Er showed Lu Yuan a regional map and explained that Bone Transformation City was the best place to prepare for Tianshan Blood Pool.
• Feng Qing Er described the Heavenly Eye Mountain Range’s snowy terrain and said that increasing vitality could help travelers locate the mountain bearing Tianshan Blood Pool.
• Feng Qing Er warned Lu Yuan that the Bone Transformation Sect bullied the weak and used vicious water-element techniques, though it lacked powerful experts.
• An Inner Disciple arrived and said Elder Fei had ordered Feng Qing Er to come see him.
• Feng Qing Er left the map with Lu Yuan and went to meet Elder Fei, while Lu Yuan studied the names Bone Transformation City and Bone Transformation Sect.

Lu Yuan and the Wind and Thunder Pavilion arrived at Bone Transformation City and prepared to climb the Heavenly Eye Mountain Range for the Tianshan Blood Pool assessment. After Feng Qing Er invited him to team up, Lu Yuan accepted, and they set out with the Pavilion’s protections in place.

• Lu Yuan surveyed Bone Transformation City and reflected on the harsh rules governing power and morality in the Dou Qi Continent.
• The Wind and Thunder Pavilion learned that the Ten Thousand Swords Pavilion and Starfall Pavilion had already departed, then chose to send its disciples up the mountain in groups rather than continue by Spatial Spaceship.
• The Pavilion arranged for low-level Dou Zong elders to rescue disciples who crushed their jade tokens in mortal danger.
• Feng Qing Er learned of Lu Yuan’s strength, showed him her Seven-Colored Spirit Crane, and invited him to form a team.
• Lu Yuan accepted Feng Qing Er’s invitation and politely asked her to look after him.

Feng Qing Er and Lu Yuan traveled toward the Tianshan Blood Pool on a Seven-Colored Spirit Crane, where Mu Qingluan of Starfall Pavilion intercepted them. Mu Qingluan challenged Feng Qing Er’s strength and asked who Lu Yuan was, leaving their encounter poised for a confrontation.

• Feng Qing Er and Lu Yuan rode a Seven-Colored Spirit Crane toward the Tianshan Blood Pool as Lu Yuan reflected on spatial travel and the strengths of magical beast clans.
• Mu Qingluan led Starfall Pavilion disciples toward Feng Qing Er on an Eight-Winged Black Serpent Queen, despite a disciple warning her against provoking the Wind and Thunder Pavilion.
• Feng Qing Er recognized Mu Qingluan and slowed the Seven-Colored Spirit Crane to ask what Starfall Pavilion wanted.
• Mu Qingluan said she wanted to meet Feng Qing Er and test her strength, then asked who Lu Yuan was.

Mu Qingluan and Feng Qing Er prepared to fight over their rivalry, but Wang Chen arrived and provoked them both. The three factions set aside their clash and flew toward the Tianshan Blood Pool, leaving their hostility unresolved.

• Lu Yuan introduced himself to Mu Qingluan as Li Feiyu, and Mu Qingluan taunted Feng Qing Er about the difference between their spirit pets.
• Feng Qing Er weighed the rivalry against her ties to Lu Yuan and decided she could not back down from Mu Qingluan.
• Wang Chen arrived on a half-dead flood dragon and mocked Feng Qing Er and Mu Qingluan for squabbling before the formation challenge.
• Mu Qingluan and Feng Qing Er considered joining forces against Wang Chen but refrained to conserve their strength.
• Feng Qing Er, Mu Qingluan, and Wang Chen led their factions toward the Tianshan Blood Pool in a tense silence.

Wang Chen traveled toward the Tianshan Blood Pool while keeping the Yellow Springs Pavilion disciples wary of him and considering how the sect’s brutal rules shaped their behavior. The chapter explained the competition for the Blood Pool’s ten places and the power structure of the Central Plains as the younger generation approached their destination.

• Wang Chen rode his river-crossing flood dragon toward the Tianshan Blood Pool and carefully provoked Feng Qing Er and Mu Qingluan without crossing their limits.
• Wang Chen considered how the Yellow Springs Pavilion’s survival-of-the-strongest rules required him to deter his Junior Brothers and Junior Sisters by displaying his strength against outsiders.
• Feng Qing Er, Mu Qingluan, and Wang Chen traveled to the Blood Pool on flying magical beasts while independent cultivators had to make their own way there.
• The chapter explained that the Four Pavilions opened the Blood Pool competition to avoid provoking Dou Huang cultivators and to recruit independent cultivators who reached Dou Zong.
• The chapter outlined the hierarchy of Central Plains factions, from the Four Pavilions to the Three Valleys and Two Sects, and established that Dou Zongs were the minimum rank for earning influence and invitations.

Feng Qing Er landed at the Four Pavilions gathering, where the leaders maintained their political balance and the younger disciples prepared for their customary rivalries. Lu Yuan reflected on how major factions gave their disciples advantages over independent cultivators, leaving the gathering poised to test the younger generation.

• Feng Qing Er landed her spirit crane beside the Wind and Thunder Pavilion to avoid provoking the gathered Dou Zuns.
• Mu Qingluan and Wang Chen held back from threatening their rivals while they waited for Tang Ying to arrive.
• The Four Pavilions' Dou Zuns maintained their balance while watching the younger generation and assessing possible allies and opponents.
• The gathered disciples took their places, with Feng Qing Er, Mu Qingluan, Wang Chen, and Lu Yuan near their pavilion masters.
• Lu Yuan considered how major factions equipped their disciples with healing pills and support, while independent cultivators needed intelligence, social awareness, and ruthlessness to survive and seize opportunities.

Thunder Venerable introduced Lu Yuan as a sixteen-year-old Dou King and Fifth-Rank Alchemist, revealing his ties to both the Wind and Thunder Pavilion and Xuan Yi. The gathered Dou Zuns reacted with surprise, while Feng Xian quietly wondered why Xuan Yi’s disciple had joined the Pavilion; Thunder Venerable left Lu Yuan’s future choice open and said he had brought him to broaden his horizons.

• Thunder Venerable clarified that Feng Qing Er was his Close Disciple and that Lu Yuan was a direct disciple of the Wind and Thunder Pavilion, as Feng Xian questioned the unexpected addition.
• Thunder Venerable revealed that Lu Yuan was also Xuan Yi’s eldest disciple and Close Disciple, prompting Feng Xian, Sword Venerable, and Yellow Spring Venerable to scrutinize him.
• Sword Venerable asked Lu Yuan’s age, and Thunder Venerable answered that he was sixteen, leaving the Dou Zuns impressed by his cultivation and alchemy talent.
• Feng Xian wondered why Xuan Yi’s disciple had joined the Wind and Thunder Pavilion instead of the Starfall Pavilion or Danta, but kept his suspicions to himself.
• Lu Yuan thought about Xiao Xun’er and trusted that she would not cause trouble at Canaan Academy before he returned.
• Sword Venerable praised Lu Yuan, and Thunder Venerable modestly said he had brought him to broaden his horizons and seek an opportunity for Yi Jin Xi Sui.

The Tianshan Blood Pool candidates gathered as Jin Shi explained the selection rules and the Four Pavilions’ arrangement with the Gold Devouring Rat Clan. The trial began with a three-hour deadline to reach the summit, while strange beast roars signaled that the climb would be dangerous.

• Tang Ying greeted Feng Qing Er, Mu Qingluan, and Wang Chen as the candidates gathered on the mountain platform.
• Feng Qing Er drew Lu Yuan aside behind a Soundproof Barrier to discuss the trial and verify what they knew about it.
• The Four Pavilion leaders and their disciples met Jin Shi, whose Gold Devouring Rat Clan managed the Tianshan Blood Pool and reserved one guaranteed slot for each opening.
• Jin Shi rang the bronze bell and announced that candidates had three hours to reach the summit, with excess arrivals competing for the ten available spots.
• Jin Shi sent a sharp-featured youth away, and roars from magical beasts spread across the mountain as the candidates withdrew to its foot.

As the candidates prepared to climb toward the Tianshan Blood Pool, Lu Yuan reflected on the dangers and uncertainties of pursuing cultivation opportunities. Feng Qing Er and Lu Yuan followed a route arranged by Wind and Thunder Pavilion disciples, while the chapter explained the Pavilion’s structure and the differing status of its personal disciples.

• Lu Yuan considered why cultivators chose among uncertain opportunities and recalled how desire had led Han Feng and Old Man Mu Gu to target Yao Chen and the Fen Jue.
• Feng Qing Er followed the Gold Devouring Rat Clan patriarch’s orders and withdrew to the foot of the mountain with Lu Yuan and other Wind and Thunder Pavilion Dou Huangs.
• Wind and Thunder Pavilion disciples yielded Feng Qing Er a relatively easy route, and she accepted their consideration before leading Lu Yuan and several young Dou Kings onward.
• The chapter described the Wind and Thunder Pavilion’s four divisions and compared the organization of its pavilions with other sects.
• The chapter outlined the rank differences among Wind and Thunder Pavilion personal disciples, with Feng Qing Er at the top and talented disciples still able to rise in status.

Feng Qing Er led the Wind and Thunder Pavilion disciples through the Heavenly Eye Mountain Range trial, hoping to conserve their strength for a possible second assessment. An Earth Demon Scorpion blocked their way, but Lu Yuan recognized that its Dragon bloodline made it subject to his own, leaving him with an unexpected advantage over the beast.

• Feng Qing Er explained that the trial’s second assessment would likely be fierce, so the group should avoid unnecessary fights and save their Dou Qi.
• An Earth Demon Scorpion emerged from underground and refused Feng Qing Er’s request to let the group pass, citing its duty to hold them back.
• Feng Qing Er unleashed her bloodline pressure, but the Earth Demon Scorpion resisted it and then offered to let the disciples pass if they defeated it.
• Lu Yuan realized the Earth Demon Scorpion was a Dragon Blood Breed whose awakened Dragon bloodline made it submit to his flood dragon bloodline.

Lu Yuan stepped forward to fight the Sixth Order Earth Demon Scorpion and revealed the Darkness Domain, a Dou Skill he created that summoned shadow creatures and weakened anyone trapped inside it. The domain boosted the shadows to Dou Huang strength while draining the Scorpion, and Lu Yuan sent them to attack as the battle continued.

• Feng Qing Er stopped the Wind and Thunder Pavilion disciples from joining the fight, trusting Lu Yuan's strength against the Scorpion.
• Lu Yuan told the Earth Demon Scorpion to surrender if it could not take the fight, then spread a vast Darkness Domain beneath him.
• Dozens of Dou Wang-strength shadow creatures rose from the domain, and Lu Yuan explained that his Dark Attribute Dou Skill created and controlled them.
• Lu Yuan showed that the shadows could transform their hands into blades and attack the Scorpion through its own shadow.
• Lu Yuan explained that the Darkness Domain drained the Scorpion's Dou Qi, distributed that power to the shadows, and let them teleport within its bounds.
• As the Scorpion weakened and several shadows rose to Dou Huang strength, Lu Yuan sent them rushing at it.

Lu Yuan and the Earth Demon Scorpion staged a restrained fight while the Four Pavilion leaders watched from the Tianshan Blood Pool platform. When Starfall Pavilion and Yellow Springs Pavilion disciples arrived, the battle stopped, leaving Lu Yuan facing a tense gathering of rival factions.

• Lu Yuan reflected the Earth Demon Scorpion’s attack back at its shell, and the spectators realized the beast was deliberately holding back.
• Jin Shi projected the examinees’ battles onto a Water Curtain, while the Four Pavilion leaders discussed the Gold Devouring Rat Clan’s role in overseeing the assessment and preventing deaths.
• Wind Venerable and Yellow Spring Venerable noticed that Starfall Pavilion and Yellow Springs Pavilion disciples were approaching Lu Yuan’s group, and Thunder Venerable worried Lu Yuan might kill them.
• A Close Disciple hurried back to warn Feng Qing Er as the Starfall Pavilion and Yellow Springs Pavilion groups arrived before Lu Yuan’s fight had ended.
• Lu Yuan and the Earth Demon Scorpion exchanged a glance and stopped fighting; Lu Yuan returned to Feng Qing Er while the scorpion burrowed away.

Feng Qing Er and Mu Qingluan fought after Mu tried to recruit Lu Yuan to Starfall Pavilion, drawing their disciples into a wider battle. Lu Yuan tried to stop the fighting, then slashed Yellow Springs Pavilion when its disciples laughed, and threatened to strike again unless the combatants stopped.

• Wang Chen forced a Yellow Springs Pavilion disciple to apologize after the disciple questioned the chaotic scene.
• Mu Qingluan praised Lu Yuan and invited him to join Starfall Pavilion, provoking Feng Qing Er.
• Feng Qing Er and Mu Qingluan argued and then began fighting, while Starfall Pavilion and Wind and Thunder Pavilion disciples clashed around them.
• Lu Yuan called for the disciples to stop fighting, and some Starfall Pavilion and Wind and Thunder Pavilion disciples withdrew while the rest continued.
• After Yellow Springs Pavilion disciples laughed, Lu Yuan struck them with a powerful blade slash that sent them flying and devastated their formation.
• Lu Yuan aimed his blade at the ongoing battle and warned everyone to stop or face another slash.

Li Feiyu used a sudden slash to devastate Yellow Springs Pavilion, then stopped the battle between Starfall Pavilion and Wind and Thunder Pavilion before their disciples joined forces against Wang Chen. The chapter left Wang Chen crushed into the ground by Li Feiyu’s next slash, with the observers on Mountain Top watching in shock.

• Li Feiyu’s slash killed six or seven Yellow Springs Pavilion disciples and seriously wounded several more, prompting Wang Chen to roar in fury.
• Li Feiyu pointed his blade toward the Wind and Thunder Pavilion fighters, forcing them to stop their battle with Starfall Pavilion.
• Wang Chen ordered the remaining Yellow Springs Pavilion disciples to attack Li Feiyu together.
• Feng Qing Er and Mu Qingluan agreed to turn their disciples against Yellow Springs Pavilion, surrounding Wang Chen and his weakened followers.
• Wang Chen challenged Li Feiyu to fight him, and Li Feiyu struck him with another slash that drove him into the ground.