Chapter Summaries

After the Void Ancient Dragon forces were defeated, Lu Yuan took the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit and revealed that he had never truly been Feng Qing Er’s Junior Brother Li. He summoned Zi Yan to awaken the Void Ancient Dragon Ancestor Soul, leaving Feng Qing Er betrayed and surrounded.

• Feng Qing Er and the Ancient Sky Phoenix routed the Void Ancient Dragons, while the remaining Death Guards were too injured to fight effectively.
• Lu Yuan left the Dou Saint-level Void Ancient Dragon stone statue, flew to the floating island, and took the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit.
• Feng Qing Er questioned Lu Yuan, who admitted that the Junior Brother Li she knew was only the identity of Li Feiyu.
• Lu Yuan called for Zi Yan, and the Void Ancient Dragon stone statue began awakening its Ancestor Soul.
• Feng Qing Er accused Lu Yuan of betrayal and demanded an explanation, while the surviving Death Guards listened and supported the match between Lu Yuan and Zi Yan.

Feng Qing Er’s attempt to seize the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit collapsed after Lu Yuan caught her, treated the injured Ancient Void Dragons, and revealed his identity and plans. He knocked Feng Qing Er unconscious and placed her inside the Ancient Sky Phoenix’s corpse as part of a transaction with the World Consciousness.

• Feng Qing Er lost control of the Ancient Sky Phoenix statue after Lu Yuan taunted her, and he caught her when the statue crashed to the ground.
• Zi Yan took the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit and guarded Feng Qing Er while Lu Yuan gave the injured Ancient Void Dragons pills from his own storage space.
• Zi Yan revealed that Lu Yuan was a Human-Dragon Hybrid and her fiancé, then named Gu Xun’er as his rival.
• Lu Yuan told Feng Qing Er his name and explained how he had made an arrangement with Gu Xun’er to protect his sect from the Soul Hall, later gaining the strength to challenge the Gu and Soul Clans.
• Feng Qing Er asked whether she had been used as a pawn, and Lu Yuan knocked her unconscious before placing her inside the Ancient Sky Phoenix’s corpse as part of a transaction with the World Consciousness.

Lu Yuan restored Feng Qing Er’s bloodline with the Ancient Sky Phoenix’s body, then reassured Zi Yan that she should keep the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit. Zi Yan accepted it and showed her affection for Lu Yuan before they rejoined the Death Guards, who were gathering their fallen comrades for burial on Dragon Island.

• Lu Yuan confirmed that Feng Qing Er had entered the Ancient Sky Phoenix’s body so her bloodline could recover and potentially evolve.
• Zi Yan offered Lu Yuan the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit because she felt it belonged to him and was troubled by learning the Void Ancient Dragon Clan’s role in events.
• Lu Yuan explained why he had no intention of deceiving Zi Yan and urged her to trust him and keep the fruit as her destined item.
• Zi Yan accepted the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit, stored it in her Storage Ring, and kissed Lu Yuan before flying ahead.
• Zi Yan and Lu Yuan returned to the recovering Death Guards, who had collected their fallen comrades’ bodies in wooden boxes to carry them to the cemetery on Dragon Island.

Lu Yuan set aside his doubts about the World Consciousness and left the Dou Sheng Remains with Zi Yan and the survivors. Outside, the Gu Clan fought the remaining Ancient Void Dragons, drawing the Soul Clan and other ancient clans into a tense standoff.

• Lu Yuan reasoned that someone had been watching over him, resolved to keep moving forward, and entered the Spatial Vortex gate with Zi Yan and the others.
• The Gu Clan captured several Ancient Void Dragon Dou Emperors and let its younger members fight the remaining Dou Wangs for combat experience.
• Gu Xun'er ordered the Gu Clan to fight the Ancient Void Dragons, believing the lack of Dou Zongs and their panicked retreat suggested something was wrong.
• The Gu Clan members activated their Clan Tattoos, and the Soul Clan and other ancient clans sensed the resulting fluctuations and hurried toward the conflict.
• Lu Yuan, Zi Yan, and the survivors emerged to find the Gu Clan facing the Soul Clan, while the Yao Clan and other clans arrived nearby.

Gu Xun'er chose to protect Lu Yuan, Zi Yan, and their allies despite the risks, then learned they had obtained the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit and were trapped in a dangerous standoff. She decided the Gu Clan would defend their position and asked Lu Yuan to help bring the traitors back into the fold before they attacked the Soul Clan.

• Gu Xun'er weighed the danger of protecting Zi Yan and Lu Yuan’s group, knowing the other ancient clans might target them if they suspected they had found a supreme treasure.
• Lu Yuan and Zi Yan revealed their gains to Gu Xun'er, including the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit, and blamed her for attracting the ancient clans by activating the Clan Tattoo.
• Gu Xun'er refused to hand them over and learned that Lu Yuan had also promised a Heavenly Demon Phoenix compensation for its evolution.
• Gu Xun'er decided the Gu Clan would defend their position and focus on defeating the Soul Clan first.
• Gu Xun'er asked Lu Yuan to persuade the traitors to surrender so the Gu Clan could free up guards and strengthen its forces.

Gu Xun'er rejected the Yao Clan’s demand that the Ancient Clan move aside, choosing to trust Lu Yuan despite the casualties his plan might cause. Lu Yuan promised that helping him would not be meaningless, and Gu Xun'er reaffirmed her faith in him.

• Gu Xun'er sent Zi Yan and Lu Yuan to deal with the Void Ancient Dragons while she pursued negotiations with the other Ancient Clans.
• The Yao Clan rejected Gu Xun'er’s request and demanded that the Ancient Clan withdraw so the Yao Clan could remain neutral.
• Lu Yuan and Zi Yan returned, and Gu Xun'er showed Lu Yuan the Yao Clan’s conditions, explaining that accepting them would force the Ancient Clan to abandon its objective.
• Lu Yuan asked whether Gu Xun'er would accept Ancient Clan casualties for his personal desire, and she admitted she was unwilling but would still help because she trusted him.
• Lu Yuan promised that her help would not be a meaningless sacrifice, and Gu Xun'er smiled and said she still believed in his promise.

Gu Xun'er persuaded the Gu Clan Dou Zuns to protect the Void Ancient Dragon Clan for a day by revealing the chance of an inheritance beyond Dou Sheng and implying her closeness to Lu Yuan. The forces agreed on a battle plan, and the Gu Clan’s attack on the Soul Clan began.

• A Gu Clan Dou Zun challenged Gu Xun'er’s plan to protect the Void Ancient Dragon Clan while risking conflict with the Yao Clan.
• Gu Xun'er argued that Void Ancient Dragons might remain inside, and Lu Yuan said their evolution would take at least one day.
• Gu Xun'er revealed that the secret realm held an inheritance beyond Dou Sheng and kissed Lu Yuan, prompting the Dou Zuns to withdraw their objections.
• Gu Xun'er assigned most Entering Dou Zuns to fight the Soul Clan and kept Lu Yuan, Zi Yan, and the remaining Void Ancient Dragon forces with her against the Yao Clan.
• A Dou Zun facing the Soul Clan struck first, beginning the melee.

The Gu Clan used coordinated tactics and Lu Yuan’s strength to devastate the Yao Clan’s Dou Zong forces, while the Gu and Soul Clans remained locked in a brutal stalemate. After Lu Yuan killed a Yao Clan Dou Zun and the Yao Clan prepared to retreat, the Thunder Clan arrived and offered the Yao Clan its help.

• Lu Yuan and Gu Xun'er led the Gu Clan’s assault, while Zi Yan crushed a Yao Clan Dou Wang with a single punch.
• Lu Yuan’s domain caused the Yao Clan Dou Zongs’ blood and Qi to erupt, helping the Gu Clan eliminate roughly one-fifth of them in the first exchange.
• The Gu Clan’s Dou Zongs continued to outmatch the Yao Clan, and Lu Yuan killed a Yao Clan Dou Zong before a Gu Clan Dou Zun could intervene.
• The Gu and Soul Clans fought to a stalemate, while Yao Clan fighters grew dissatisfied as their losses mounted.
• A Yao Clan Dou Zun entered the Dou Zong battlefield, but Lu Yuan killed him with his Years Blade, prompting the Yao Clan Dou Zuns to prepare to retreat.
• The Thunder Clan arrived, and its young leader offered the Yao Clan help against the Gu Clan.

Lei Dong challenged the Gu Clan to a duel over access to the secret realm, and Lu Yuan stepped forward to face him instead. Lu Yuan bet that he could defeat Lei Dong in one move, then struck so swiftly that his blade was already at Lei Dong’s neck.

• The Thunder Clan arrived and mocked the Yao and Gu Clans, but neither clan responded to the taunts.
• Lei Dong offered to explore the secret realm alongside the Gu Clan if they opened the way, and Gu Xun'er refused.
• Lei Dong proposed a one-on-one duel, promising to withdraw if his opponent defeated him; Gu Xun'er could not find a suitable fighter among the exhausted Gu Clan forces.
• Lu Yuan volunteered and challenged Lei Dong to a bet: if he won in one move, Lei Dong would help hold back their enemies; if he lost, Lu Yuan would share what he knew about the secret realm.
• Lei Dong accepted, but before he could act, Lu Yuan's silent slash left a blade against his neck.

Lu Yuan defeated Lei Dong with Years Slash, then led Gu Xun'er and Zi Yan to reinforce the Gu Clan against the Soul Clan. He killed Hun Feng with another slash, leaving the battlefield stunned.

• Lu Yuan defeated Lei Dong with one strike and explained that Years Slash could freeze consciousness and erase its target from time.
• Lei Dong accepted his defeat and honored his promise, while Lu Yuan left a guard force with Gu Xun'er to watch the Thunder Clan and Yao Clan.
• Lu Yuan, Gu Xun'er, Zi Yan, and their companions went to support the Gu Clan against the Soul Clan.
• Lu Yuan targeted Hun Feng and killed him with Years Slash, silencing the battlefield.

Lu Yuan used the Power of Destiny and the Years Blade to kill seven Soul Clan Dou Zuns, shattering the Soul Clan’s morale and helping the Gu Clan hold back their forces. The Soul Clan began fleeing through the Dou Sheng Remains, while Lu Yuan’s name spread among the witnesses.

• A Soul Clan Dou Zun stepped forward to rally his camp, but Lu Yuan killed him with a single slash that destroyed both body and soul.
• With the Soul Clan’s Young Clan Leader dead and no one commanding them, Soul Clan cultivators began considering retreat as the Gu Clan pursued those they could safely hold back.
• Gu Xun’er ordered the Gu Clan not to risk excessive losses, and its fighters delayed the Soul Clan while allowing some escapees to flee.
• Lu Yuan shifted his attacks to the Soul Clan Dou Zuns, killing seven with the Years Blade and freeing Gu Clan forces to overwhelm the remaining Soul Clan fighters.
• A Gu Clan Dou Zun predicted that Lu Yuan’s name would spread throughout the world, while quietly wondering whether the Void Ancient Dragon Clan’s genius was a blessing or a curse.

After the Gu Clan defeated the Soul Clan, Gu Xun'er managed the exhausted allies’ camp while the other ancient clans withdrew under Lei Dong’s persuasion. Lu Yuan kept watch overnight, then checked Feng Qing Er’s condition and led the Gu Clan and Void Ancient Dragon Clan away before she emerged from seclusion.

• Gu Xun'er had the Gu Clan clean up the battlefield and rest under guard while the Yao Clan and other ancient clans withdrew.
• Lei Dong informed Gu Xun'er that the Thunder Clan was leaving, and she sent word thanking him for their cooperation before accepting their departure.
• Lu Yuan told Gu Xun'er he would take watch and urged her to sleep; Zi Yan joined them by the bonfire, and both women rested under his blankets.
• Lu Yuan entered the mysterious space at midnight and dawn to check Feng Qing Er and the Ancient Sky Phoenix, then alerted Gu Xun'er to leave.
• The Gu Clan and Void Ancient Dragon Clan packed up and departed in under ten minutes, leaving Feng Qing Er unable to find them when she emerged.

Lu Yuan escorted Zi Yan and the surviving Void Ancient Dragons out of the Dou Sheng Remains after Zi Yan secured the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit, while Gu Xun'er and the Gu Clan chose to remain with him. Rumors of Lu Yuan killing Dou Zuns spread rapidly, leaving him amused by how far the stories had strayed from the truth.

• Lu Yuan left Feng Qing Er with five peak Dou Zong Earth Demon Puppets and a chance to evolve into an Ancient Sky Phoenix, while accepting that she would blame him for losing the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit.
• Zi Yan and the Void Ancient Dragons prepared to leave with the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit, and Gu Xun'er agreed to escort Lu Yuan's group out as the Gu Clan followed his lead.
• Lu Yuan let the surviving Void Ancient Dragon rebels live after their losses in the battles against the Yao Clan, while they followed Zi Yan obediently under the Death Guard's watch.
• Stories praising Lu Yuan's victories over the Yao Clan, Soul Clan, and Lei Dong spread through the Dou Sheng Remains, drawing attention from Thunder Venerable and other factions.
• Gu Xun'er and Lu Yuan waited for the Gu Clan Dou Zuns to return after Zi Yan departed, and Lu Yuan joked that he hoped the increasingly distorted rumors would stop.

Lu Yuan captured and consumed an intelligent Eighth Grade Pill, then prepared to break through by condensing the Three Flowers. With Gu Xun'er guarding him and the Gu Clan securing the area, he began cultivating without relying on the Eye of Fate, leaving the outcome of his attempt unknown.

• Lu Yuan and Gu Xun'er divided the cave’s spoils, with Lu Yuan receiving the Eighth Grade Pill and copies of the Pill Formulas while the Gu Clan kept the originals.
• Gu Xun'er secured the area and organized the Gu Clan members into a defensive search formation while Lu Yuan prepared to break through.
• Lu Yuan swallowed the resisting Eighth Grade Pill and relied on its energy to support his cultivation.
• Lu Yuan decided that the Eye of Fate could not reveal how to condense the Three Flowers and chose to rely on practice and confidence instead.
• Under Gu Xun'er’s protection, Lu Yuan followed the inheritance’s instructions, formed an internal cycle of Essence, Qi, and Spirit, and began his breakthrough.

As Gu Yuan and Hun Tiandi ambushed Zhu Kun over the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit, the assembled Dou Sheng learned why they had attacked and prepared for a confrontation. Zi Yan ate the fruit before either side could act, leaving both factions with a way to avoid fighting over it.

• Gu Xun'er concealed the strange phenomena surrounding Lu Yuan's breakthrough while more than twenty Dou Sheng gathered outside the Dou Sheng Remains.
• Yao Xiaotian asked Gu Yuan, Hun Tiandi, and Zhu Kun why they had attacked, and Hun Tiandi told Zhu Kun to reveal what he had obtained.
• Zhu Kun displayed the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit, prompting the human Dou Sheng to side against him and the magical beast Dou Sheng to support him.
• Huang Tian considered using the standoff to secure the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit for the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan.
• Zi Yan took out the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit and ate it before the assembled Dou Sheng could react.
• Zhu Kun remained calm, having expected Zi Yan to eat the fruit and believing her action gave both sides a chance to back down.

After Zi Yan ate the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit, Gu Yuan, Hun Tiandi, and Zhu Kun avoided further conflict and established a tense truce around the Dou Sheng Remains. Inside the remains, Lu Yuan completed his Three-Flower Manifestation and emerged as a Dou Zun.

• Zi Yan ate the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit at Zhu Kun's suggestion, leaving Gu Yuan, Hun Tiandi, and the others stunned.
• Gu Yuan and Hun Tiandi recognized that Zhu Kun would not become a Dou Emperor, and the clans shifted their plans toward the coming Era of Great Strife.
• Zhu Kun, Gu Yuan, and Hun Tiandi ended their brief clash and withdrew, while the clans left Half-Saints near the remains to guard their people.
• Feng Qing Er reunited with Jiu Feng and revealed her Ancient Sky Phoenix bloodline, while Soul Clan members struggled to survive without their main force.
• Lu Yuan withdrew his Three-Flower Manifestation, rose to his feet, and revealed an aura at the Dou Zun realm.

After completing Three Flowers Gather on the Crown, Lu Yuan gained a unified body, soul, and supernatural power that let him survive bodily destruction and freely convert between different powers. He left seclusion with Gu Xun'er to return for the Three-Year Agreement, while putting his planned counterattack against the Soul Clan on hold.

• Lu Yuan assessed his strength and concluded he could now contend with the Soul Clan, though he postponed revenge while considering ways to avoid a direct feud with Xiao Yan.
• Lu Yuan examined his new abilities, including precise control over his cells, survival through his soul if his body was destroyed, and the ability to convert between supernatural powers without loss.
• Lu Yuan left his cultivation cave and decided to return for the approaching Three-Year Agreement before beginning his counterattack.
• Lu Yuan asked Gu Xun'er how long he had been in seclusion, and she told him it had lasted twenty-seven days and that they had been there about forty days in total.
• Lu Yuan invited Gu Xun'er to accompany him to the Three-Year Agreement, and she gladly agreed.

Nalan Yanran reflected on the Three-Year Agreement and her choice to face Xiao Yan despite doubts, while Yun Yun discussed Lu Yuan's apparent betrayal of the Yun Lan Sect. The chapter ended with Nalan Yanran accepting that Lu Yuan had acted for his own reasons and heading toward the mountaintop.

• The Yun Lan Sect prepared for Nalan Yanran's upcoming Three-Year Agreement with Xiao Yan and celebrated her breakthrough to Dou Wang at eighteen.
• Nalan Yanran revisited the pavilion where Lu Yuan had once knocked her unconscious and reflected on her growth, her doubts about facing Xiao Yan, and why she would still honor the agreement.
• Yun Yun appeared and Nalan Yanran asked whether Lu Yuan was truly a traitor to the Yun Lan Sect.
• Yun Yun explained that Lu Yuan had reasons for his actions, while the sect's leaders had concealed the truth and allowed others to believe he had betrayed them.
• Nalan Yanran praised Lu Yuan's insight into Xiao Yan and left the pavilion, saying the Yun Lan Sect might not have been destined to keep such an outstanding person.

Xiao Yan approached the Misty Cloud Sect for his Three-Year Agreement with Nalan Yanran after reflecting on his past and steadying his resolve. Yao Lao warned him about Nalan Yanran's advantages but promised not to intervene, and Xiao Yan finally strode toward the sect as Lu Yuan watched from the mountaintop.

• Xiao Yan reflected on the bloodshed of his journey, accepted that no one was entirely clean, and reaffirmed that he pursued strength to protect those he cared about.
• Yao Lao emerged from Xiao Yan's Storage Ring and explained how Nalan Yanran's techniques and Lu Yuan's combat style could make the coming battle difficult.
• Yao Lao cautioned Xiao Yan against relying too heavily on the Angry Buddha Fire Lotus and asked whether it could have defeated Lu Yuan three years earlier; Xiao Yan admitted he was not confident.
• Yao Lao vowed not to help Xiao Yan or lend him the Bone Spirit Cold Fire during the battle, and Xiao Yan teased him about secretly absorbing his Dou Qi.
• Xiao Yan adjusted the Xuan Heavy Ruler on his back and walked toward the Misty Cloud Sect while Lu Yuan watched from the mountaintop and sang.

Lu Yuan explained to Gu Xun'er why he resisted romance, revealing his uncertain origins, painful past, and the people who helped him recover. He left the choice of pursuing a relationship to Gu Xun'er and Yun Yun, while making clear that faithfulness to his existing wives was his bottom line.

• Gu Xun'er challenged Lu Yuan about avoiding Nalan Yanran and pressed him about his feelings for her.
• Gu Xun'er confessed that she wanted to pursue Lu Yuan despite the complexity of her motives and told him she would not give up.
• Lu Yuan offered to tell Gu Xun'er a story that might change her mind, while acknowledging that Yun Yun was listening too.
• Lu Yuan recounted his uncertain origins, his childhood conflict and years of survival in the mountains, and the people who helped heal and change him.
• Lu Yuan told Gu Xun'er and Yun Yun that he resisted love to avoid hurting his wives and would leave the decision to them, but would not accept a relationship that required him to be unfaithful.