Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yan studied Xiao Xuan’s Fourth Transformation of the Three Mysterious Transformations of Heavenly Flame and entered the Blood Pool to awaken his bloodline. After three days and nights, he emerged with a God-Rank Bloodline, giving Xiao Xuan hope that the Xiao Clan could be revived.

• Xiao Xuan explained the Fourth Transformation to Xiao Yan and told him to ask for help if he had questions.
• Xiao Xuan chatted with Lu Yuan and the others, learning about the Nine-tailed Fox Clan’s departure and the alliances Lu Yuan had formed against the Soul Clan.
• Lu Yuan told Xiao Xuan that Hu Jiu Jiu now led the Nine-tailed Fox Clan, which had established itself in another world rather than being destroyed.
• Xiao Yan finished studying the Fourth Transformation, confirmed it with Xiao Xuan, and entered the Blood Pool.
• After three days and nights, Xiao Yan emerged with his clan tattoo manifested, and Xiao Xuan recognized his bloodline as God-Rank.

After Xiao Yan successfully used the fourth transformation to awaken his Xiao Clan bloodline, Xiao Xuan explained how the technique worked and planned to help Xiao Yan strengthen it further. Lu Yuan then revealed that he had found a living Xiao Clan Dou Saint and traces of the Purification Lotus Demon Fire in another space, leaving the group with a new destination.

• Xiao Yan celebrated his newfound strength, and Xiao Xuan confirmed that his bloodline awakening had succeeded.
• Xiao Xuan explained that the fourth transformation improved the Xiao Clan’s bloodlines but had not yet completed Xiao Yan’s spirit awakening.
• Xiao Xuan planned for Xiao Yan to hunt Energy Bodies until he reached Nine Star Dou Zun, then use a powerful brush to awaken his spirit.
• Lu Yuan proposed finding the Purification Lotus Demon Fire so Xiao Yan could raise Fen Jue to the Heaven Tier after reaching Dou Zun.
• Lu Yuan revealed bloodline threads pointing to a living Xiao Clan Dou Saint, likely Xiao Chen, in the space where the Purification Lotus Demon Fire was located.

Lu Yuan tracked Xiao Chen to the space controlled by the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame and explained the threat posed by its illusions. The group reached the flame’s domain, where they found Xiao Chen standing among the Fire Slaves, and Lu Yuan confronted the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame.

• Xiao Xuan realized Lu Yuan could gauge spatial power at a level approaching that of a Dou Emperor, while Gu Xun'er recognized his Red Dust Threads.
• Lu Yuan explained that the Red Dust Threads could be resisted by a Saint Grade Heavenly Sovereign, and Gu Xun'er deduced that Tou She Ancient Emperor's Cave Abode occupied an inner space beneath Jia Nan Academy.
• Lu Yuan sensed that Xiao Chen was alive, roughly at the late Five Star Dou Sheng stage, but trapped in the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame's illusion-filled space.
• Lu Yuan took Xiao Yan, Gu Xun'er, and the others to the flame's domain, while Yao Lao, Xuan Yi, Azure Fairy, and Heavenly Flame Old Ancestor remained in the Heavenly Tomb.
• Gu Xun'er recognized Xiao Chen by his great axe, and Lu Yuan revealed that he had become a Fire Slave before addressing the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame.

Lu Yuan, Gu Xun'er, and Xiao Yan confronted the Purification Lotus Demon Fire, which tried to threaten them before the Purification Lotus Demon Saint's remnant soul appeared and restrained it. The Purification Lotus Demon Saint sought someone without a clan to inherit his opportunity, but his attempt to reach Lu Yuan was stopped by Lu Yuan's powerful soul.

• Gu Xun'er recognized the Purification Lotus Demon Fire as a Heavenly Flame that had taken human form, and it mocked her while boasting of its strength.
• Gu Xun'er inferred that the Purification Lotus Demon Fire was trapped in the space, and Xiao Yan pointed out that it could not leave if it had questioned how they entered.
• The Purification Lotus Demon Fire attacked Lu Yuan and the others, but the Purification Lotus Demon Saint's remnant soul emerged and suppressed it.
• The Purification Lotus Demon Saint looked from Gu Xun'er to Xiao Yan before choosing Lu Yuan, who had no clan, as the recipient of his opportunity.
• The Purification Lotus Demon Saint's attempt to reach Lu Yuan rebounded against Lu Yuan's powerful soul and left him staring in surprise.

Lu Yuan defeated the Purification Lotus Demon Fire, recruited its former master, the Remnant Soul of Purification Lotus Demon Saint, as Xiao Yan’s Guardian of the Dao, and took the flame for Xiao Yan. After rescuing Xiao Chen, the group left the collapsing space and reached the Xiao Clan’s tombs in the Heavenly Tomb.

• Lu Yuan offered the Remnant Soul of Purification Lotus Demon Saint revival in exchange for serving as Xiao Yan’s Guardian of the Dao, and the remnant soul accepted.
• Lu Yuan erased the Purification Lotus Demon Fire’s consciousness with one strike and retained its Core Flame.
• Xiao Chen tried to pull Xiao Yan to safety, but Xiao Yan introduced him to Lu Yuan, Gu Xun’er, and the Remnant Soul of Purification Lotus Demon Saint.
• Lu Yuan killed the Dou Shengs and Dou Zuns who rushed to seize the Purification Lotus Demon Fire, then sealed the flame in a glass bottle and gave it to Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Chen agreed to leave with Lu Yuan and the others, and they reached Xiao Xuan and the Xiao Clan’s gravestones in the Heavenly Tomb.

Xiao Chen learned that the tombstones marked the Xiao Clan members who died a thousand years ago, while Xiao Xuan told him the surviving clan’s burden rested on him. As Xiao Yan prepared to absorb the Purification Lotus Demon Fire and revive its Demon Saint, Lu Yuan left Hun Tiandi as a future challenge for him before departing for the Myriad Heavens.

• Xiao Xuan confirmed that the tombstones belonged to the fallen Xiao Clan and told Xiao Chen he might be the clan’s only surviving Dou Sheng.
• Xiao Xuan introduced Xiao Yan, Gu Xun'er, Lu Yuan, and the others before he and Xiao Chen began discussing the Xiao Clan’s past.
• Yao Chen gave Xiao Yan the materials to refine a Flesh Bone Blood Fusion Pill independently as a test of his alchemy and strength.
• The Purification Lotus Demon Saint urged Xiao Yan to absorb the Purification Lotus Demon Fire before nourishing his remnant soul so he could guide him through the danger.
• Lu Yuan encouraged Xiao Yan to grow strong enough to kill Hun Tiandi, then said he was leaving for the Myriad Heavens and left Hun Tiandi for Xiao Yan to deal with.
• Xiao Yan sat down and began absorbing the Purification Lotus Demon Fire.

Gu Xun'er questioned Lu Yuan about his departure and whether someone in the Myriad Heavens had changed his outlook, warning him to be wary of manipulation. Lu Yuan reassured her that he chose to trust her, and Gu Xun'er kissed him and declared that he belonged to her before he left.

• Gu Xun'er asked Lu Yuan whether he would leave her any means to control or monitor her, and he said he would rather trust her.
• Gu Xun'er analyzed Lu Yuan's confidantes and concluded that a woman in the Myriad Heavens had likely influenced his personality.
• Gu Xun'er warned Lu Yuan that someone might use feelings to manipulate him, and he promised to judge his growth for himself while learning to trust her.
• Gu Xun'er told Lu Yuan to close his eyes, kissed him, and declared that he belonged to her.

Xiao Yan developed a powerful Five-Colored Fire Lotus in the Heavenly Tomb and received guidance from Xiao Xuan and the Purification Lotus Demon Saint. As the others prepared to leave, Lu Yuan offered Yao Chen a Beacon that would let him visit Xiao Yan with Xiao Xuan's permission.

• Xiao Yan struggled to add the Purification Lotus Demon Fire to his Angry Buddha Fire Lotus while Xiao Xuan and the Purification Lotus Demon Saint disagreed over whether he should focus on the technique or advance to Dou Zong.
• Lu Yuan suggested using the Purification Lotus Demon Fire as the Fire Lotus's main body, and Xiao Yan formed a new Five-Colored Fire Lotus powerful enough to injure a Dou Zun.
• Xiao Xuan gave Xiao Yan the Xiao Clan's Dou Techniques and told him to fight from the Heavenly Tomb's First Layer to its Third Layer; Xiao Yan vowed to reach him.
• Blood Axe Xiao Chen and Heavenly Flame Old Ancestor departed, and Yao Chen urged Azure Fairy to return to the Flower Sect.
• Xiao Yan asked Lu Yuan to help Yao Chen visit him, and Lu Yuan offered Yao Chen a Beacon that would grant entry to the Heavenly Tomb with Xiao Xuan's permission.

Lu Yuan explained to Xiao Xuan why his command of space surpassed that of a Nine Star Dou Sheng, then insisted on greeting him properly before leaving the Heavenly Tomb. Xuan Yi and Yao Chen watched him return to the Myriad Heavens and speculated that someone, perhaps a young woman, had helped heal his emotional scars.

• Xiao Xuan questioned how Lu Yuan could control the Heavenly Tomb's space, and Lu Yuan's strength was explained as the result of the different rules and power systems of the Myriad Heavens.
• Lu Yuan argued that the Luo God Clan's troubles could have been eased if powerful allies had chosen to intervene, and acknowledged that his spiritual energy could match that of Nine Star Dou Shengs despite his lower realm.
• Lu Yuan chose to greet Xiao Xuan out of respect, and Yao Chen supported his decision.
• Xuan Yi teased Lu Yuan about calling her his master's wife after taking Yao Chen as his teacher, then watched Lu Yuan leave through the void.
• Xuan Yi and Yao Chen watched Lu Yuan return to the Myriad Heavens and wondered who had helped improve his outlook.

Lu Yuan survived a Space-Time Storm and discovered that he had landed in the Northern Heavens Realm, where his presence alarmed Bei Ming Dragon Kun. Bei Ming Dragon Kun rushed to stop him from attacking, leaving Lu Yuan awkwardly holding the Years Blade after drawing it in self-defense.

• Lu Yuan escaped the Space-Time Storm, changed clothes from his Storage Ring, and sensed that he had arrived in the Northern Heavens Realm.
• Lu Yuan recognized the forest where he and Qing Yan Jing had once hunted and scanned the realm, including its unopened gate and inactive Teleportation Arrays.
• Bei Ming Dragon Kun noticed Lu Yuan's perception, then withdrew it when their eyes met, triggering a brief burst of oppressive might across the Northern Heavens Continent.
• Bei Ming Dragon Kun returned through a tear in space and slid toward Lu Yuan, pleading with him not to attack.
• Lu Yuan explained to himself that he had drawn the Years Blade instinctively and was surprised that Bei Ming Dragon Kun had been frightened.

Lu Yuan met Bei Ming Dragon Kun at Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy and declined special treatment that would break the examination rules. He accepted a proctor position so he could observe the candidates he knew, leaving to join the ongoing examination.

• Lu Yuan put away the Years Blade and questioned Bei Ming Dragon Kun about why he had avoided meeting him before; Bei Ming Dragon Kun explained that he had mistaken Lu Yuan for a descendant.
• Bei Ming Dragon Kun asked whether Lu Yuan wanted to revisit the academy, learn Qing Yan Jing's whereabouts, visit Ling Xi, or meet Luo Li, who was taking the entrance examination.
• Lu Yuan said he wanted to see how the academy had changed, already knew roughly where Qing Yan Jing was, and planned to visit Ling Xi later.
• Lu Yuan asked for a position that would let him observe familiar candidates without interfering with the examination, and Bei Ming Dragon Kun offered him the role of proctor.
• Lu Yuan accepted the proctor token and vanished, while Bei Ming Dragon Kun cautiously relaxed.

Mu Chen, Tang Qian'er, and Mo Ling arrived at Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy's examination ground and took stock of the fierce competition ahead. As the crowd gathered, Tai Cang appeared in a projection to begin revealing the assessment.

• Reception Arrays and Teleportation Arrays brought examinees into the Northern Heavens Realm, with seed students receiving safer arrivals and special privileges.
• Mu Chen reassured Mo Ling and agreed with Tang Qian'er that the three of them would support one another during the assessment.
• Mu Chen reflected on his Red Dust Threads and his reasons for choosing Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy, including finding Luo Li and protecting himself.
• More examinees gathered on the platform, and Mu Chen noticed that nearly all had reached the Spirit Wheel Realm, with several at the late stage.
• The central Stone Tablet projected Tai Cang, who began to unveil the competition ahead.

Dean Tai Cang explained the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy examination rules, including the Spirit Seal elimination system and a sponsored opportunity that could raise a student’s seal to Level Nine. As the examination began, Mu Chen set out with Tang Qian’er and Mo Ling to seek the opportunity, while Luo Li resolved to follow clues toward Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy, Ling Xi, the Red Dust Threads, and Lu Yuan.

• Tai Cang announced that over four hundred thousand examinees were divided among four Northern Heavens Realms, each with its own quota and route to Northern Heavens Hall.
• Tai Cang explained that examinees had to reach Spirit Seal Level Four to pass, could raise their seals by gathering resources or defeating other students, and would be protected from attacks in Reception Arrays for one day and one night.
• Tai Cang revealed that an outstanding graduate had placed a great opportunity in one of the realms, and whoever found it would receive a Level Nine Spirit Seal before he ended the announcement and started the examination.
• Mu Chen received a Level Five Spirit Seal and led Tang Qian’er and Mo Ling out to strengthen their seals and search for the opportunity.
• Luo Li received a Level Five Spirit Seal and decided to follow clues to Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy, Ling Xi, the Red Dust Threads, and Lu Yuan.

Lu Yuan agreed to turn some of his Earth Supreme treasures into rewards for the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy examination, then told Luo Li how he had traveled through time and confirmed that he was the same Lu Yuan she had met in the Spirit Road. The chapter ended with Luo Li asking why he had given her the Red Dust Threads, and Lu Yuan offering three reasons.

• Lu Yuan agreed to offer spiritual arts, weapons, and cultivation techniques as competition rewards for examinees with Spirit Seals at Level Seven or above.
• Tai Cang adjusted the examination system to list Lu Yuan's rewards, then asked to choose some cultivation techniques for himself after the examination.
• Luo Li declined to choose her special reward immediately and asked Lu Yuan about his identity.
• Lu Yuan explained that the Space-Time Whale had transported him more than five hundred years into the past and later brought him to the Spirit Road.
• Luo Li confirmed that Lu Yuan was the same person she had encountered across the different periods of his life.
• Lu Yuan said he had given Luo Li the Red Dust Threads because they had fought together, because she was beautiful, and because he wanted to.

Lu Yuan and Luo Li discussed why she had chosen the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy, including the Red Dust Threads, her clan’s troubles, and her feelings for him. After Lu Yuan admitted he had been drawn to her at first sight, Luo Li proposed that they try getting along.

• Luo Yuan asked why Luo Li had joined the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy, and she explained her personal and practical reasons.
• Luo Li described how the Red Dust Threads had brought danger to her and her clan, while Lu Yuan realized the Holy Spirit Academy had been testing his response.
• Luo Li explained the Luo God Clan’s losses in its long war with the Blood God Clan and the pressure she faced over the Western Heaven Battle Emperor.
• Lu Yuan offered to help resolve the Blood God Clan problem, and Luo Li pointed out that his involvement would make their relationship appear romantic.
• Lu Yuan confessed that Luo Li’s beauty had first drawn him to her and asked why they could not try getting along.
• Luo Li launched a Divine Skill Flash Strike and proposed that they try a relationship.

Lu Yuan and Luo Li discussed their feelings, and Luo Li chose to trust him and rest against his shoulder. Meanwhile, Tai Cang’s offer of powerful rewards for eliminating Level Seven Spirit Seal examinees sparked a battle among the students, drawing Mu Chen into the coming conflict.

• Lu Yuan cautioned Luo Li about his many confidantes and urged her to consider whether she wanted to share a Dao Companion.
• Luo Li explained why she had chosen to confess her feelings, rejected the idea that sincerity was cheap, and asked Lu Yuan to risk trusting her.
• Lu Yuan said he did not want to gamble with their sincerity and admitted that Luo Li had moved him; she leaned against his shoulder.
• A Level Seven examinee learned that eliminating other Level Seven examinees could earn Supreme spiritual arts, weapons, and cultivation techniques offered by Tai Cang.
• The examinee and other students resolved to fight for the rewards, beginning a battle that Mu Chen could not avoid.

Mu Chen decided to hunt other examinees so his group could reach Spirit Seal Level Seven and claim the limited rewards. Lu Yuan and Luo Li prepared to receive the first qualified examinees, with Lu Yuan establishing rules for the temporary Safe Zone.

• Mu Chen analyzed the limited rewards and told Tang Qian'er and Mo Ling they needed to grind levels by defeating other examinees.
• Lu Yuan let Luo Li choose several Earth Supreme Spirit Arts suited to her sword style, while she declined cultivation methods and weapons.
• Luo Li remained beside Lu Yuan as the first group of qualified examinees climbed to the mountain peak.
• Lu Yuan barred fighting in the Safe Zone, ordered the examinees to line up, and invited them to ask questions.

Mu Chen and his companions reached Lu Yuan’s exchange point and waited in line for a chance to choose a Supreme-level Spiritual Art. When Mu Chen finally met Lu Yuan and Luo Li again, they exchanged greetings, and Lu Yuan revealed his connection to the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy.

• Examinees formed an orderly line to choose Spiritual Arts and weapons from Lu Yuan, while Mu Chen decided to wait his turn with Tang Qian'er and Mo Ling.
• Mu Chen learned that he was roughly eighty-first in line and waited as the examinees ahead of him made their selections.
• When his turn arrived, Mu Chen recognized Lu Yuan from the Spirit Road and greeted him, startling Tang Qian'er, Mo Ling, and the examinees behind him.
• Mu Chen and Luo Li exchanged greetings, and Mu Chen explained that he had joined the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy as a seed student from the Northern Spirit Institute.
• Lu Yuan told Mu Chen that Dean Tai Cang had classified him among the academy’s graduates because he had been away for a long time and was too powerful to remain a student.

Lu Yuan explained why he was willing to distribute powerful Spiritual Arts and Weapons, then let the examinees continue choosing their rewards. Mo Ling recognized Lu Yuan as a former master of the Heaven Evolution Pavilion through a family connection, and Lu Yuan granted him an extra resource before the selection continued.

• Lu Yuan reasoned that the examinees would have little incentive to trade or reveal their rare, high-quality Spiritual Arts, and that he was strong enough not to fear their spread.
• Lu Yuan calculated how much time remained to visit the other Northern Heavens Realms and allowed Mu Chen to choose a Supreme-level Spiritual Art.
• Mu Chen helped Tang Qian'er select a Spiritual Art, then advised Mo Ling to take a weapon so their team could redistribute its resources.
• Mo Ling asked whether Lu Yuan was the master of the Heaven Evolution Pavilion, explaining that his distant clan uncle had seen Lu Yuan and had directed him to seek out Mu Ling.
• Lu Yuan confirmed that he knew Mu Ling and, because of Mo Ling's connection to him, allowed Mo Ling to choose an additional resource; Mo Ling selected a Supreme-level Spiritual Art and a weapon.

Lu Yuan returned to Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy with Luo Li, Mu Chen, and the others as the entrance examination neared its end. Guided by Mu Ling, he revisited the academy and heard how the Heaven Evolution Pavilion had fared since Qing Yan Jing left, leaving him moved and quietly improving his mental state.

• Lu Yuan's final exchange period intensified competition across the Northern Heavens Realms, and five examinees in the Northern Heavens Realm earned Earth Supreme cultivation techniques by eliminating a hundred opponents.
• Tai Cang decided not to welcome Lu Yuan publicly and arranged for Mu Ling, an instructor and former member of the Heaven Evolution Pavilion, to guide him and the others.
• Mu Ling explained that the Heaven Evolution Pavilion had recovered its first-place position on the Heaven Ranking under Ling Xi and was now led by Su Xuan.
• Lu Yuan revisited the academy as he had with Qing Yan Jing more than twenty years earlier, and the memories moved him and improved his mental state.