Chapter Summaries

Lu Yuan and Mu Qingluan struggled to decide how to address each other because their seniority, strength, and personal ties suggested different titles. Lu Yuan settled the awkwardness by greeting her as Senior Sister Qingluan.

• The chapter explained that Mu Qingluan was the Starfall Pavilion's Senior Sister and a Close Disciple of Wind Venerable, while Xiao Yan was its Young Pavilion Master.
• It outlined the sect hierarchy and contrasted the roles of Close Disciples, Inner Sect Senior Brothers, and Young Sect Leaders.
• The chapter described how Yao Lao's return left Wind Venerable's official position as Vice Pavilion Master unchanged and made Xiao Yan the Pavilion Master's disciple.
• Mu Qingluan weighed whether to call Lu Yuan Junior Brother, Senior, or Brother Lu based on their masters, their relative strength, and their personal connections.
• Lu Yuan landed before Mu Qingluan, cupped his hands, and greeted her as Senior Sister Qingluan.

Lu Yuan reunited with Mu Qingluan, whose respect for his growing power made her unsure how familiarly she could address him. After he teased her into relaxing, she asked where he had been and why Starfall Pavilion had been unable to find him.

• Mu Qingluan reflected on Lu Yuan's reputation and the battle records behind his standing as the strongest member of the younger generation.
• Mu Qingluan considered the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan's bloodline hierarchy and why the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit had inspired Feng Qing Er and the other phoenixes to fight for it.
• Lu Yuan called Mu Qingluan "Senior Sister Qingluan," and she hesitated before replying to him as Junior Brother.
• Lu Yuan joked that Mu Qingluan's distant tone made him feel more like a stern Senior Brother than her Junior Brother.
• Mu Qingluan relaxed and asked where Lu Yuan had been for the past few years, since Starfall Pavilion's intelligence network had found no trace of him.

Lu Yuan walked with Mu Qingluan toward Yao Lao’s residence and explained his journey through the Myriad Heavens, its vast worlds, and its cultivation realms. He revealed that he had returned by accident after cultivating a Supreme Dharmakaya and planned to resolve unfinished business before going back, leaving Mu Qingluan astonished when he disclosed that he had reached Earth Supreme, equivalent to Dou Emperor.

• Mu Qingluan explained that Starfall Pavilion was being managed by her while Yao Lao, Xiao Yan, and others were in seclusion, and she mentioned the Flower Sect’s visit.
• As they walked, Lu Yuan told Mu Qingluan that the Myriad Heavens contained over ten thousand continents and described how its cultivation realms compared with those of the Dou Qi Continent.
• Mu Qingluan pointed out that comparing the worlds’ upper limits was unfair because Dou Emperors had vanished from the Dou Qi Continent, while Heavenly Sovereigns still existed in the Myriad Heavens.
• Lu Yuan said he had returned accidentally after cultivating a Supreme Dharmakaya and intended to settle unfinished business, including helping Yao Lao resurrect his wife.
• Lu Yuan offered to take Mu Qingluan back to the past if she had regrets, then revealed that he had reached Earth Supreme, equivalent to Dou Emperor.

Mu Qingluan considered how remarkable Lu Yuan’s rise was given his humble origins, then joked about relying on him when she got into trouble. Lu Yuan promised to help whenever he was present, but warned that his journeys could keep him away for years or longer.

• Mu Qingluan reflected on how Yun Potian and Xiao Yan had struggled to obtain resources, and how Lu Yuan had reached the Earth Supreme realm from an even lower starting point.
• Lu Yuan explained that the ranking of the Central Plains’ major forces did not fully represent their strength, comparing the Flower Sect, Burning Flame Valley, Danta, and the Soul Hall.
• Mu Qingluan imagined a future in which she remained the useless senior sister beside increasingly powerful junior brothers, then arrived with Lu Yuan outside Yao Lao’s residence.
• Mu Qingluan joked that Lu Yuan should stand up for her if she was wronged, and Lu Yuan promised to help when he was around while warning that he might be away for a long time.
• Mu Qingluan heard Lu Yuan’s sincerity, punched him lightly, and said she would save up her troubles until he returned.

Lu Yuan returned to Starfall Pavilion with Mu Qingluan and went to find Yao Lao, who had been tending the Medicine Field. The chapter ended with them finding Yao Lao studying the soil, covered in dust.

• The chapter explained how Wind Venerable persuaded Yao Lao to live in a grand pavilion while keeping a modest courtyard beside his Medicine Field.
• Wind Venerable advised Yao Lao that Starfall Pavilion's luxurious residence projected stability, while his work in the Medicine Field encouraged its members to keep improving.
• Mu Qingluan brought Lu Yuan into Starfall Pavilion and explained that Yao Lao was likely tending the spiritual herbs because Xiao Yan was secluded in the main tower.
• Mu Qingluan led Lu Yuan to the Medicine Field, where they found Yao Lao studying the soil in a dusty, disheveled state.

Lu Yuan returned with Mu Qingluan and revealed that he had reached the Earth Supreme realm before offering to take Yao Lao back through time to the day Han Shanshan died. Yao Lao eagerly agreed to face the risks, hoping to change the past and revive her.

• Yao Lao greeted Lu Yuan and Mu Qingluan, then joked about the rivalry among Lu Yuan's confidantes.
• Mu Qingluan told Yao Lao that Lu Yuan had reached the Earth Supreme realm, and Lu Yuan explained how it compared with Dou Emperors and other powerful cultivators.
• Lu Yuan described several formidable geniuses from the Myriad Heavens, including Qing Yan Jing of the Floating Tu Ancient Clan.
• Lu Yuan offered to take Yao Lao back to the time of Han Shanshan's death so Yao Lao could act and rewrite history.
• Yao Lao asked about the risks and agreed to take them on, wanting the chance to bring Han Shanshan back.

Lu Yuan explained why Yao Lao could not bring helpers when traveling back to rescue Han Shanshan, and warned that the Medicine Emperor Remnant Soul could threaten even a powerful Dou Sheng. Yao Lao chose to try anyway, and Lu Yuan gave him a spiritual-energy technique capable of delivering one of Lu Yuan’s full-power strikes.

• Lu Yuan told Yao Lao and Mu Qingluan how Zhu Kun had been trapped by the Tuo She Ancient Emperor’s formation, showing why confronting a remnant soul from that era was so dangerous.
• Mu Qingluan suggested intervening before the Medicine Emperor was summoned, but Lu Yuan explained that changing the past could worsen the outcome and that only someone directly tied to the fate could alter it.
• Lu Yuan explained that Yao Lao had to face the Medicine Emperor Remnant Soul alone, though Lu Yuan could pull him back if the attempt became too dangerous.
• Yao Lao decided to try rescuing Han Shanshan and promised Lu Yuan he would not act recklessly or betray her choice to save his life.
• Lu Yuan infused Yao Lao’s palm with enough spiritual energy to unleash one of his own full-power strikes, warning that using it would damage Yao Lao’s hand.

Lu Yuan brought Yao Lao through the River of Time to confront the Medicine Emperor Remnant Soul, and Yao Lao destroyed it with a single attack. Hun Tiandi and Void Swallowing Flame sensed the disturbance and concluded that a stronger existence had destroyed a Dou Emperor's lingering will.

• Lu Yuan left Mu Qingluan behind and traveled with Yao Lao through the River of Time to the chosen point in the past.
• Yao Lao put on a Mask and struck the Medicine Emperor Remnant Soul with a vast pillar of Bone Spirit Cold Fire.
• The Medicine Emperor Remnant Soul gathered Heaven and Earth Power, causing Dou Qi to drain across the continent and drawing the attention of Hun Tiandi and Void Swallowing Flame.
• Void Swallowing Flame explained how descendants of Dou Emperors could summon an ancestor's lingering will, and Hun Tiandi described the costs and limits of the technique.
• A second, overwhelming aura appeared and vanished, after which the gathered Heaven and Earth Power dispersed; Hun Tiandi concluded that a stronger being had destroyed the lingering will.

Yao Lao reflected on Han Shanshan’s talent and personality while recovering from the force of his strike. When Han Shanshan recognized that he knew her too well, she asked whether the masked senior was also called Yao Chen.

• Yao Lao examined his bruised palm and watched the shattered void repair itself.
• Yao Lao recalled the differences between Han Shanshan, Xuan Yi, and other alchemists, and considered Han Shanshan’s talent and cultivation limits.
• Yao Lao looked at Han Shanshan and remembered the people from his past whom he could never forget.
• Han Shanshan asked the masked senior whether he seemed to know her.
• Yao Lao told Han Shanshan he had heard of her as one of Danta’s outstanding talents, and she asked whether his name was also Yao Chen.

Yao Lao and Han Shanshan reunited in the Bone Spirit Cold Fire space after she recognized him despite his disguise. Lu Yuan explained that they had come from the future to change the tragedy ahead, and the chapter ended with Han Shanshan offering to help Yao Lao deal with what came next.

• Han Shanshan guessed that the masked stranger was Yao Lao and described how his hesitation had confirmed her suspicion.
• Lu Yuan descended as a Split Soul, introduced himself to Han Shanshan, and explained that they needed her cooperation to alter history.
• Yao Lao removed his mask and asked how Han Shanshan had recognized him, and she explained that his eyes, the mask, and the circumstances gave him away.
• Yao Lao told Han Shanshan that he was glad she was alive, and she comforted him by saying their devotion had been mutual.
• Han Shanshan asked Yao Lao how he planned to resolve the situation and offered to help.

Yao Lao explained how he would preserve the Bone Spirit Cold Fire and his younger self while restoring the original course of history. After Han Shanshan helped him complete the plan, he revealed that he was a Dou Sheng from the future and described his powerful disciples, leaving her astonished by how far the world extended beyond the Dou Qi Continent.

• Yao Lao asked Han Shanshan to place a trace of her soul origin inside the Bone Spirit Cold Fire after he erased its consciousness, so it could serve as a medium for their return and protect his younger self.
• Han Shanshan extracted a trace of her soul origin and gave it to Yao Lao.
• Yao Lao erased the Bone Spirit Cold Fire's consciousness, branded it with Han Shanshan's soul origin, and placed it inside his younger self.
• Yao Lao infused his younger self with Dou Qi, and the young Yao Chen's body absorbed the Heavenly Flame and began restoring its bloodline and Dou Qi.
• Han Shanshan asked about Yao Lao's realm, and he revealed that he was a Dou Sheng and Ninth-Rank Alchemist who had returned from the future with help from Lu Yuan.
• Yao Lao described Lu Yuan and Xiao Yanzi's teachers and abilities, then told Han Shanshan that worlds and realms existed beyond the Dou Qi Continent.

Yao Lao reflected on why Han Feng had betrayed him and how his harsh teaching may have fueled Han Feng’s resentment. After his younger self absorbed the Heavenly Flames, Yao Lao sealed Han Shanshan’s body and memories inside a hidden Small World, promising to return and unseal her centuries later.

• Han Shanshan discussed Yao Lao’s rare praise, and the narration examined how Han Feng’s admiration and rebelliousness had contributed to his betrayal.
• Yao Lao finished refining the Heavenly Flames for his younger self, and the flames merged completely into his body.
• Yao Lao proposed sealing Han Shanshan’s body and memories so she would survive without disrupting history.
• Han Shanshan calmly agreed and asked Yao Lao to return and unseal her several hundred years later.
• Yao Lao embraced Han Shanshan, sealed her memories, placed her unconscious body in a hidden Small World, and erased every trace of it.

Lu Yuan reinforced Han Shanshan’s seal with an Array Disk before bringing Yao Lao back to the present. They returned to Starfall Pavilion, where Wind Venerable, Xiao Yan, Xuan Yi, Xuan Kongzi, and Tian Leizi were waiting to welcome them.

• Lu Yuan and Yao Lao decided to strengthen Han Shanshan’s seal so no passing Dou Saint could disturb the resurrection plan.
• Lu Yuan used an Earth Supreme-level Array Disk from the Western Heaven Battle Emperor’s treasury to conceal and protect the seal.
• After confirming the Array Disk was in place, Lu Yuan took Yao Lao across time and space back to the present.
• Wind Venerable, Mu Qingluan, Xiao Yan, Xuan Yi, Xuan Kongzi, and Tian Leizi waited for Lu Yuan and Yao Lao at Starfall Pavilion.

Lu Yuan reunited with Yao Lao, Xuan Yi, Xiao Yan, and the others after years away, while Xuan Kongzi and Tian Leizi reassessed him in light of his power and influence. The guests departed, leaving Xuan Yi to scold Lu Yuan, Yao Lao, and Xiao Yan for disappearing and causing her worry.

• Xuan Kongzi and Tian Leizi visited with Wind Venerable, but recognized that Lu Yuan's status and strength had changed greatly since they last knew him.
• Xuan Kongzi and Tian Leizi exchanged pleasantries with Lu Yuan, then left with Wind Venerable rather than press for a closer relationship.
• After the guests departed, Xuan Yi grabbed Lu Yuan's ear and scolded him for vanishing for years without sending word.
• Yao Lao tried to explain that Lu Yuan had been unable to send messages from the Myriad Heavens, but Xuan Yi glared him into silence.
• Xuan Yi scolded Yao Lao for leaving before Lu Yuan returned and threatened to tell Cao Ying that Xiao Yan had emerged from seclusion.

Xuan Yi explained why she had to handle the younger generation’s romantic and social entanglements at Starfall Pavilion, while Xiao Yan avoided visits from Cao Ying and Dan Chen. The chapter ended with Xuan Yi having to scold Xiao Yan and Lu Yuan for leaving her to manage their troubles.

• Xuan Yi dealt with Cao Ying’s request to speak with Xiao Yan about their elders’ marriage arrangement and their own feelings.
• The chapter recounted how Xiao Yan had clashed with Cao Ying and other Danta youths, then defeated them with his stronger skills and backing from Yao Lao.
• Cao Ying repeatedly challenged Xiao Yan after her defeat, but Xiao Yan stayed focused on cultivating and seeking vengeance for the Xiao Clan.
• Dan Chen visited Starfall Pavilion to see Xiao Yan and discuss alchemy, leaving Xuan Yi to manage the awkward situation because Xiao Yan did not recognize her feelings.
• Xuan Yi recalled separating Zi Yan and Feng Qing Er when they fought over Lu Yuan, then scolded Lu Yuan and Xiao Yan for making her handle their problems.

Xuan Yi learned that Lu Yuan had endured great hardship in the Myriad Heavens and that he and Yao Lao had revived Han Shanshan, then accepted Yao Lao's apology for keeping the plan from her. When Xuan Yi asked to meet Han Shanshan, Lu Yuan opened a space passage to the Fallen God Icefield.

• Xiao Yan, Mu Qingluan, Lu Yuan, and Yao Lao tried to soothe Xuan Yi and explain why Lu Yuan and Xiao Yan had been absent.
• Yao Lao recounted Lu Yuan's hardships in the Myriad Heavens and revealed that Lu Yuan had helped him change Han Shanshan's fate.
• Xuan Yi apologized to Lu Yuan for scolding him and confronted Yao Lao for not trusting her with the plan.
• Yao Lao admitted his mistake and apologized, while Wind Venerable recalled Xuan Yi's past attempt to drug Yao Lao to keep him from leaving.
• Xuan Yi said she wanted to meet Han Shanshan, and Lu Yuan opened a passage to the Fallen God Icefield.

Lu Yuan reflected on the tangled history between Yao Lao, Feng Xian, Hu Jiu Jiu, and Han Shanshan, including the rivalries that shaped their relationships. The chapter ended with Lu Yuan caught between his loyalties to Xuan Yi and Yao Lao, since he was both Xuan Yi’s Close Disciple and Yao Lao’s disciple.

• Lu Yuan considered Hu Jiu Jiu a formidable rival for Xuan Yi because of her bond with Yao Lao, her strength, and her standing.
• Hu Jiu Jiu rescued Yao Lao from Yao Clan pursuers, and she, Yao Lao, and Feng Xian formed a close bond while fleeing together.
• Yao Lao and Feng Xian went to the Danta, where Feng Xian began building the organization that became Starfall Pavilion.
• After Han Shanshan died, Feng Xian tried to bring Yao Lao and Hu Jiu Jiu together, but the destruction of the Nine-tailed Fox Clan disrupted their future.
• Lu Yuan recalled the complicated rivalry between Yao Lao and Old Man Mu Gu over Han Shanshan and Fen Jue.
• Lu Yuan realized that he was caught between helping his Master, Xuan Yi, and supporting his other master, Yao Lao.

Lu Yuan weighed the possible consequences of helping Yao Lao revive Han Shanshan and concluded that he would help regardless of Xuan Yi’s response. After retrieving the Array Disk and returning to Starfall Pavilion, he gave it to Wind Venerable and explained what it could do.

• Lu Yuan reasoned that even if Xuan Yi opposed him, he would help Yao Lao and bear any consequences himself.
• Xuan Yi confronted Yao Lao while Lu Yuan retrieved the concealed Array Disk, then he returned to Starfall Pavilion through the Spatial Tunnel.
• Wind Venerable asked about Yao Lao and Xuan Yi, and Lu Yuan said he trusted his teacher to remain rational and could take him back in time if matters went badly.
• Lu Yuan gave the Array Disk to Wind Venerable, who recognized it, and Lu Yuan explained that it let people use formations without understanding how to make them.

Feng Xian explained how he and Yao Chen learned the basics of arrays from Hu Jiu Jiu while hiding from Dou Zongs, and why he never advanced beyond them. He traced the Dou Qi Continent’s array inheritance gap to the Nine-tailed Fox Clan’s departure, leaving advanced formation knowledge scarce and the chapter ending with the challenge of restraining high-level cultivators.

• Mu Qingluan called the array disk a weapon for killing enemies, and Lu Yuan explained that array disks were common in the Myriad Heavens.
• Feng Xian said he recognized the array disk because Hu Jiu Jiu had taught him and Yao Chen basic arrays while they hid together from Dou Zongs.
• Feng Xian recalled that Hu Jiu Jiu used a slowly divided apple to help them endure three days and two nights in hiding.
• Lu Yuan explained that Feng Xian and Yao Chen had no time to continue learning arrays after they were separated from Hu Jiu Jiu, as Yao Chen studied alchemy and Feng Xian managed Starfall Pavilion.
• Feng Xian described how the Nine-tailed Fox Clan’s flight caused a generational break in array knowledge on the Dou Qi Continent.
• The chapter established that existing array records could restrain Dou Huangs but not Dou Zongs, leaving advanced arrays capable of countering stronger cultivators largely lost.

Mu Qingluan complained that Xiao Yan’s suggestion to learn formations from Hu Jiu Jiu after ascending would only add to her workload. The chapter described how her administrative responsibilities had grown as Starfall Pavilion expanded and positioned her as a future leader, leaving her overwhelmed by the burdens of its internal and external affairs.

• Xiao Yan suggested that he and his fellow disciples could learn formations from Hu Jiu Jiu after ascending, while Little Senior Sister took over Starfall Pavilion’s affairs.
• Mu Qingluan protested that she was already exhausted by her expanded duties and objected to being treated as younger than Xiao Yan.
• Feng Xian assigned Mu Qingluan responsibility for both Inner Disciple affairs and Outer Sect matters, while elders guided her in preparation for future leadership.
• Starfall Pavilion members rallied around Xiao Yan and Mu Qingluan, while its leaders continued regular meetings that helped keep the organization united.
• Starfall Pavilion’s growth, strong internal loyalty, and expanding external affairs left Mu Qingluan carrying a heavy administrative burden.