Chapter Summaries

Lu Yuan returned to the Snake-People Royal City, praised Queen Medusa for easing tensions between the Snake-People Tribe and humans, and asked what she wanted. Queen Medusa asked him to revive her younger sister Die, and Lu Yuan agreed on the condition that she settle the cost with Hai Bodong.

• Lu Yuan explored the prosperous Snake-People Royal City before appearing in its royal hall, where Queen Medusa ordered the guards to stand down.
• Queen Medusa invited Lu Yuan to her private chamber, served him food and tea, and asked how she could help him.
• Lu Yuan told Queen Medusa that he approved of her efforts to ease conflict between the Snake-People Tribe and humans and asked what she wanted in return.
• Queen Medusa asked Lu Yuan to revive her younger sister, Die.
• Lu Yuan agreed, explaining that Queen Medusa would need to make up the difference with Hai Bodong or owe him a favor, and Queen Medusa went to find him.

Lu Yuan explained that true revival required traveling through time and changing Snake Woman Die’s fate, then led Queen Medusa and Hai Bodong to the moment she died. He gave them rules and memory-sealing instructions before they began their attempt to save her.

• Lu Yuan told Queen Medusa and Hai Bodong that revival required obeying his Three-Chapter Law, altering memories, and keeping the process secret.
• Queen Medusa and Hai Bodong agreed to the conditions, and Queen Medusa gave Lu Yuan a drop of blood.
• Lu Yuan used time and space power to trace Queen Medusa’s blood back more than twenty years and found the valley where Snake Woman Die had died.
• Lu Yuan explained that they would enter the past, capture their past selves and Die, and alter or seal their memories without revealing their faces, speaking, or killing anyone.
• Lu Yuan gave Queen Medusa and Hai Bodong light spheres containing their targets’ seals and told them to return to him if they failed to change fate.

Queen Medusa and Ice Emperor Haibodong fought over Snake Woman Die, each unaware that the other was trying to protect her. Just as their ultimate attacks and a Snake-People elder’s arrow threatened Snake Woman Die, two black-robed figures arrived from a Spatial Rift, one of whom faced Haibodong with a mirrored version of his own techniques.

• Queen Medusa revealed her identity, and Haibodong realized she was the Snake-People Tribe’s sole Dou Emperor.
• Queen Medusa and Haibodong continued fighting while each believed the other threatened Snake Woman Die.
• Snake Woman Die used a spatial Secret Technique to enter the battle and try to stop them, while a Snake-People elder fired a cold arrow.
• A black-robed woman emerged from a Spatial Rift, threw another black-robed figure toward Haibodong, and shielded Snake Woman Die from the attacks.
• The second figure summoned ice dragons and an Ice Mirror, confronting Haibodong with an almost perfect replication of his techniques.

Queen Medusa from the future protected Snake Woman Die, subdued her past self, and wiped out nearly all the Snake-People present. She then knocked out Hai Bodong and wrote down two possible loopholes in the rules, leaving their consequences unresolved.

• Hai Bodong from the future failed to stop his past self from dispersing the Ice Dragons, but Queen Medusa from the future suppressed the Fire Python and the sneak arrow with her Myriad Flower Ice Mirror.
• The future Queen Medusa shielded Snake Woman Die inside layers of scarlet Dou Qi and Ice, then crossed the battlefield and slapped her past self twice before knocking her unconscious.
• When Yue Mei attacked, the future Queen Medusa caught her spear and hurled it into a Snake-People elder, killing him.
• The future Queen Medusa crushed everyone present except Yue Mei, then knocked Hai Bodong unconscious.
• Queen Medusa took out paper and wrote that written words and knocking out their past selves might be loopholes in the rules against communication and revealing their appearances.

Hai Bodong and Queen Medusa tested the restrictions by communicating in writing, then revealed themselves to Yue Mei and Snake Woman Die. After explaining what had happened and preparing the younger versions of themselves, they sealed Snake Woman Die in the canyon and set off home, leaving Yue Mei to guard the place.

• Hai Bodong proposed that he test the second rule himself, and Queen Medusa agreed after reading his note.
• Hai Bodong removed his cloak and revealed his youthful appearance, while Queen Medusa also showed herself to Yue Mei and Snake Woman Die.
• Queen Medusa sent Snake Woman Die the written explanation, and Snake Woman Die tearfully apologized to her sister.
• Yue Mei accepted a restriction against revealing what had happened, and Queen Medusa and Hai Bodong placed balls of light into their younger selves and Snake Woman Die.
• Hai Bodong triggered the lifespan-burning Forbidden Technique in his younger self, while Queen Medusa sealed his younger self's cultivation with a controlled Fire Python attack.
• Queen Medusa and Hai Bodong sealed Snake Woman Die in the canyon, appointed Yue Mei its guardian, and began their journey home.

Hai Bodong and Queen Medusa recovered memories of their journey through time, then Hai Bodong told Lu Yuan how Xiao Yan and the surrounding factions had developed over the past two years. The chapter left the next Three-Year Agreement approaching, with the Xiao Family expected to host the duel and the Yun Lan Sect rapidly growing in strength.

• Hai Bodong struggled with doubts about whether his restored memories were real, while Queen Medusa accepted Lu Yuan's power and focused on returning to check her sister's seal.
• Queen Medusa mocked Hai Bodong for hesitating, then Lu Yuan asked him for an update on Xiao Yan.
• Hai Bodong reported that Xiao Yan had become a Four Star Dou Huang, ranked first in the Canaan Academy Inner Academy, and had surpassed his need for Hai Bodong's protection.
• Hai Bodong explained that Xiao Yan had stationed him with the Mitre Family to guard Ya Fei and protect the family's role as Xiao Yan's rear base.
• Hai Bodong described the approaching Three-Year Agreement, Nalan Yanran's recent breakthrough to Dou Huang, and the Yun Lan Sect's growing power under Yun Shan and Yun Yun.
• Hai Bodong said Xiao Yan led the Inner Academy Strong Ranking ahead of Lin Xiuya and Han Yue, while most of the remaining students were Dou Ling.

Lu Yuan crossed the Tagor Desert toward Gama Imperial City, reflecting on Hai Bodong’s advice and planning visits to old acquaintances, including Ya Fei and Gu Xun’er. He reached the capital after observing Xiao Yan’s brothers at the border and headed to see Mittel Ya Fei.

• Lu Yuan decided Hai Bodong’s account of recent years was only a reference and resolved to visit old acquaintances himself.
• Lu Yuan planned to travel through the Yun Lan Sect and Canaan Academy before continuing to the Central Plains, where he intended to meet Qing Lin, Little Fairy Doctor, and Zi Yan and apologize to Gu Xun’er.
• Lu Yuan heard that Xiao Yan had become a famed young Dou Huang and alchemist, while Xiao Ding and Xiao Li had gained influence along the border.
• Lu Yuan observed Xiao Ding and Xiao Li in Black Mo City and considered how Xiao Yan’s strength, Queen Medusa’s support, and Nalan Jie’s connections had helped them.
• Lu Yuan used spatial power to arrive at Gama Imperial City and went to see Mittel Ya Fei.

Lu Yuan visited Ya Fei after hearing about her from Haibodong and asked whether she would consider a relationship with him despite their differences in lifespan and cultivation. Ya Fei refused to pursue a fate she believed would end in tragedy, so Lu Yuan offered to try changing her aptitude and reached out to her.

• Lu Yuan paid for tea with a small gold bead, traveled to the Mitre Family estate, and visited Ya Fei late at night.
• Ya Fei welcomed Lu Yuan into her room, where they talked about his growth and her preference for his calmer nature.
• Lu Yuan said he had come to ask Ya Fei a question or apologize, but she told him she did not regret choosing to serve him.
• Ya Fei explained that their vastly different lifespans and paths made her unwilling to choose a relationship she expected to end painfully.
• Lu Yuan openly asked why they could not be together and offered to try changing Ya Fei's aptitude, extending his hand to her.

Ya Fei reflected on how Lu Yuan’s support had helped her rise from a vulnerable position to become indispensable to the Mitre Family, and explained why she remained loyal to him. She refused to ask for a formal status, but Lu Yuan promised to give her one and hoped she would attend his wedding in a wedding dress.

• Ya Fei judged herself to be at the bottom of Lu Yuan’s circle and recalled how the Mitre Family had once treated her as a disposable asset after she refused a marriage alliance.
• Ya Fei remembered grasping at Lu Yuan’s protection in Wutan City and recognized how his support had helped her build influence through the Mitre Family, Xiao Yan, the Nalan Family, and the Yun Lan Sect.
• Ya Fei explained that her loyalty came from trusting those who had treated her well, and said she would ask for no status, keeping their relationship a secret between them.
• Lu Yuan told Ya Fei that he would give her an identity to spare her trouble, then promised he hoped she would attend his wedding wearing a wedding dress.

Lu Yuan returned to the Yun Lan Sect after leaving Ya Fei behind with his blood essence to improve her cultivation talent. As he revisited the camp and climbed the familiar mountain road, he reflected on the past before declaring himself home at the sect gate.

• Lu Yuan refused to rush into a wedding with Ya Fei, gave her a drop of his blood essence, and left the next day to continue his journey.
• Lu Yuan traveled toward the Yun Lan Sect and passed through its bustling camp, reflecting on how it had changed and on his own transformations over time.
• Lu Yuan recalled his memories of the Yun Lan Sect and the mountain road, then explained that retracing his former path would make any heart demons collapse.
• Lu Yuan reached the Yun Lan Sect gate, looked at its plaque, declared that he was back, and continued up the mountain.

Lu Yuan passed through the Misty Cloud Sect and reflected on its layout, history, and revival after Yun Shan broke through to Dou Zong. He encountered young disciples reminiscing about the pavilion where he and Nalan Yanran had once spent time, leaving them awkwardly silent as they struggled to describe his achievements.

• The chapter described the Misty Cloud Sect’s seven areas and explained how its Dou Zong protector could deter far stronger groups of Dou Emperors.
• The chapter outlined the sect’s history, its mountain-top setting, and the cultivation caves and facilities that formed its core.
• The chapter explained how Lu Yuan had arranged Spirit Gathering Arrays in Inner Disciples’ caves and described the sect’s mountain gates, road, and Yun Lan Camp.
• Lu Yuan passed a pavilion where young Misty Cloud Sect disciples discussed Nalan Yanran’s rise to Dou Emperor and recalled that she and Lu Yuan had once been there.
• The disciples faltered while trying to describe Lu Yuan’s accomplishments, and Lu Yuan laughed as he continued on his way.

Yun Shan recounted how Lu Yuan’s defeat had freed him from his heart demon and made him hope Lu Yuan would inherit the Yun Lan Sect. He was astonished to learn that Lu Yuan had become a Three-Star Dou Sheng, then reflected on Yun Yun’s leadership and decided to assess his grand-disciple on her behalf.

• Yun Shan explained the Yun Lan Sect’s history, its damaged cultivation inheritance, and his obsession with reviving the sect.
• Yun Shan admitted that Lu Yuan’s defeat had shattered his heart demon and led him to hope Lu Yuan would become the next sect leader.
• Yun Shan described how accepting his limitations helped him break through to Dou Zong, and said he had wanted to fight Lu Yuan again.
• Yun Shan revealed his shock that Lu Yuan had advanced from Dou Zun to Three-Star Dou Sheng in two years, while Lu Yuan chose not to explain how.
• Yun Shan recalled entrusting Yun Yun with the sect’s authority and resolved to assess Lu Yuan as her master and adoptive father.

Lu Yuan reassured Yun Yun that his status as a Dou Saint did not make her unworthy of him, then directly asked whether she loved him. Yun Yun admitted that she did, despite their master-disciple relationship, and Lu Yuan pointed out that he had already betrayed the sect.

• Yun Yun tried to comfort Lu Yuan after Yun Shan approved their relationship and left them alone together.
• Lu Yuan reflected on how Gu Xun'er and the Black Smoke Army had been drawn into the conflict around the Yun Lan Sect, and on how his outlook had changed during his travels.
• Lu Yuan told Yun Yun that her cultivation and status did not determine her worth, and asked whether she liked him.
• Yun Yun confessed that she loved Lu Yuan but said their identities made the relationship wrong.
• Lu Yuan replied that he had already betrayed the sect.

Lu Yuan left Yun Lan Sect after parting from Yun Yun and traveled on foot toward Canaan Academy as part of his effort to retrace the Path of the Mortal World and steady his mental state. Near Canaan Academy, he rescued a group of new students from attackers, and they mistook him for a fellow enrollee.

• Yun Yun told Lu Yuan she wanted to focus on her breakthrough to Dou Zong, and Lu Yuan accepted her reason and prepared to leave.
• Lu Yuan bid farewell to Yun Yun and Yun Shan, then set out for Canaan Academy without flying or using a spatial passage.
• As he traveled, Lu Yuan reflected on the Dou Qi Continent’s currency, the value of cultivation techniques and medicinal pills, and the Black-Corner Region’s rule that the strong held power.
• Near Canaan Academy, Lu Yuan killed a Dou Master who was attacking a group of new students.
• The rescued students thanked Lu Yuan and assumed he was an incoming Canaan Academy student like them.

Lu Yuan corrected the new students’ mistaken belief that he was their peer, accepted their invitation and a junior sister’s bracelet, and led them to Peaceful Town outside Canaan Academy. There, Wu Hao recognized him and respectfully began to address him.

• Lu Yuan explained that he was a senior from Canaan Academy who had returned to visit, and the freshmen accepted his claim after considering his strength and age.
• The freshmen invited Lu Yuan to travel with them and offered him a bracelet set with a First Order Magic Core; he accepted it to avoid embarrassing them.
• Lu Yuan led the exhausted group from dawn until dusk to Peaceful Town outside Canaan Academy.
• Wu Hao, now an enforcement squad captain, recognized Lu Yuan, approached with several Enforcement Team members, and respectfully began to speak to him.

Lu Yuan bypassed Canaan Academy’s killing-intent pill check, and Wu Hao let him pass rather than risk offending the powerful former student. Wu Hao explained Lu Yuan’s history and standing to the recruits, then offered to take them to Pan Gate.

• An Enforcement Team member reminded Wu Hao that Lu Yuan was supposed to take a pill before entering, but Wu Hao quietly put it away and let Lu Yuan leave without a check.
• A freshman recognized Wu Hao, who greeted him and explained that he had recruited the boy during a trip through the eastern Gama Empire.
• When his subordinates asked why he had made an exception for Lu Yuan, Wu Hao said he was a member of Pan Gate, and the Enforcement Team members described the club’s influence.
• Wu Hao revealed that Lu Yuan had once held the top Strong Ranking position, had become a Dou Huang at fifteen, and had mentored Xiao Yan.
• Wu Hao told the new students to come with him and arranged to show them Pan Gate hospitality.

Lu Yuan returned to Canaan Academy and was recognized by Han Yue, who understood his growing influence amid the conflict over Zi Yan’s transformation into a Primordial Dragon Phoenix. After Han Yue learned he had come to find his former self and see Xiao Yan, she led him toward Pan Gate’s headquarters.

• Lu Yuan entered Canaan Academy unnoticed by its experts, then crossed the Inner Academy forest and encountered Han Yue.
• Han Yue recognized Lu Yuan and recalled how the Han Clan had risen with his support and gathered intelligence about his power and ties to Zi Yan.
• Han Yue connected reports about Feng Qing Er, the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit, and Lu Yuan’s relationship with Zi Yan, concluding that the Han Clan’s allegiance to Lu Yuan could protect it amid the conflict.
• Lu Yuan told Han Yue he had returned to look for his former self and see Xiao Yan, and Han Yue instructed her assistants before leading him to Pan Gate’s headquarters.

Han Yue brought Lu Yuan to meet Xiao Yan at Pan Gate, where the two reunited and discussed Gu Xun'er and Xiao Yan's plans to revive his teacher. Lu Yuan said he would speak with Gu Xun'er and help resolve their past conflict, leaving Xiao Yan's revival plans in Lu Yuan's hands.

• Han Yue explained how Xiao Yan had founded Pan Gate and how the Spirit Guild's alliance had helped it withstand rival factions.
• Han Yue brought Lu Yuan to Pan Gate, where Xiao Yan recognized him and greeted him warmly.
• Xiao Yan teased Lu Yuan about Gu Xun'er and admitted that his past experiences with her still haunted him.
• Lu Yuan promised to speak with Gu Xun'er and bring her to talk things through with Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yan described the difficult requirements for finding a suitable body and refining the pill needed to revive his teacher.

Lu Yuan reunited with Xiao Yan and Yao Lao, explained the power hierarchy of the Myriad Heavens, and revealed that he had restored Yao Lao’s connection to Hu Jiu Jiu. The chapter ended with Yao Lao overwhelmed by the letter she had written centuries earlier.

• Xiao Yan learned that Lu Yuan had reached Three-Star Dou Sheng, and he and Yao Lao playfully tested how Lu Yuan would respond to them.
• Lu Yuan reassured Xiao Yan and Yao Lao that he had reconciled with his past and understood their efforts to reconnect with him.
• Lu Yuan explained the Myriad Heavens’ cultivation realms and said that, despite his Three-Star Dou Sheng equivalent realm, no Nine Star Dou Sheng could defeat him.
• Lu Yuan revealed that he had restored Yao Lao’s connection to Hu Jiu Jiu by bringing him a letter she had written more than five hundred years earlier.
• Yao Lao read Hu Jiu Jiu’s letter, struggled to contain his emotions, and bowed deeply to Lu Yuan for delivering it.

Lu Yuan explained his plan to revive Han Shanshan by using time manipulation to return to the past and save her, but warned that Yao Lao would need great strength to face the Medicine Emperor’s projection. The group agreed to divide the work: Lu Yuan would gather the revival materials, while Xiao Yan would grow strong enough to accompany Yao Lao on the mission.

• Lu Yuan clarified that he meant to revive Han Shanshan, and explained that she remained alive in the memories of those who remembered her.
• Lu Yuan said he could use Time Force to return to the past and save Han Shanshan, but he would have to remain behind as an anchor while others carried out the plan.
• Yao Lao explained the immense gap between Dou Zun, Dou Sheng, and Dou Emperor strength, and Lu Yuan warned that even a Dou Emperor projection would be formidable.
• Xiao Yan proposed dividing the plan into reviving Yao Lao, raising his strength, and rescuing Han Shanshan; Lu Yuan agreed to gather the materials.
• Xiao Yan promised to reach Dou Sheng and accompany Yao Lao on the journey to save Han Shanshan.