Chapter Summaries

Chen Mo attended the Spatial Trade Fair in disguise as Mo Cheng and sat beside Gu Xun'er, who confided her hatred of Chen Mo without realizing who he was. As the auction began, they continued flirting while Gu Xun'er warned him to be cautious about confronting her supposed enemy.

• Chen Mo joined Gu Xun'er at the fair, introduced himself to Gu Hong as Mo Cheng, and secretly held Gu Xun'er's hand.
• Gu Hong raised the possibility that Chen Mo was disguised among the attendees, and Gu Xun'er ordered him to keep watch for her enemy.
• Chen Mo asked Gu Xun'er why she bore a grudge against Chen Mo while the fair's host opened the event.
• Gu Xun'er listed the deaths and attacks she blamed on Chen Mo, then told Mo Cheng she had forgotten Xiao Yan and loved only him.
• Chen Mo offered to help Gu Xun'er kill Chen Mo, and she urged caution before agreeing to notify him when her father was ready to act.
• The trade fair began auctioning a low-grade Heaven-tier Dou Skill called the Vajra Glazed Body.

At the Spatial Trade Fair, Chen Mo acquired the Heavenly Nether Poison Codex and learned that the second-to-last item was a map fragment linked to the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame. Bidding for the fragment escalated, and Yao Jianyan raised the offer as Chen Mo resolved to obtain it.

• A red-robed bidder exchanged a water-element cultivation method and an Eighth Grade Pill for the Vajra Glazed Body, while Yao Jianyan obtained the Azure Essence Cauldron.
• Gu Xun'er traded a Heaven Tier Low Grade metal-element Dou Technique for Heavenly Breaking Steps, and Old Ancestor Huoyun failed to secure an auction item.
• Chen Mo exchanged two Five-colored Pill Lightning Eighth Grade Pills for the Heavenly Nether Poison Codex and confirmed it was genuine.
• Chen Mo comforted Gu Xun'er when she felt distant and bored during the auction.
• Elder Baoshan revealed that the map fragment was connected to the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, prompting Chen Mo to decide he would obtain it.
• Gu Xun'er bid five Six-Colored Pill Lightning Eighth Grade Pills for the fragment, but Yao Jianyan raised the offer to one Seventh Grade Eighth Grade Pill.

At the Spatial Trade Fair, Chen Mo outbid Yao Jianyan and Huo Zhi to buy a fragmentary map, then heard that the Ancient Bodhi Tree had appeared again after ten thousand years. The announcement stirred the hall, and the chapter left the location of the legendary tree undisclosed.

• Yao Jianyan and Huo Zhi competed for the fragmentary map, raising the price to two Eighth Grade Pills with nine-colored pill lightning.
• Chen Mo bid three Eighth Grade Pills with nine-colored pill lightning, verified the pills, and received the fragmentary map.
• Elder Baoshan announced that the Ancient Bodhi Tree had appeared again after ten thousand years, prompting high-level Half-Saints in the hall to rise in excitement.
• Elder Baoshan described the legend that consuming a Bodhi Heart could allow someone to become a Saint on the spot.

Elder Baoshan revealed that the Ancient Bodhi Tree had appeared in the dangerous Primeval Ancient Region, and Chen Mo left the Spatial Trade Fair with Gu Xun'er. They discussed his plans to enter the region and her invitation to meet her father, Gu Yuan, before Chen Mo began kissing her in a secluded mountain clearing.

• Elder Baoshan announced that the Ancient Bodhi Tree had appeared in the Primeval Ancient Region beneath the Endless Rock Desert, prompting alarm among the gathered experts.
• Chen Mo took Gu Xun'er by the hand and left the trade fair after she sent Gu Hong away; Chen Mo also asked Old Ancestor Huoyun to return without them.
• Chen Mo and Gu Xun'er flew out of the Endless Rock Desert and settled on a green mountain, where Chen Mo said he would enter the Primeval Ancient Region.
• Gu Xun'er invited Chen Mo to visit the Ancient Realm and meet her father, Gu Yuan, while Chen Mo worried that Gu Yuan might see through his mask.
• Chen Mo teased Gu Xun'er about marrying him, then kissed her and began to loosen her robe; she asked him not to do it there.

After parting from Gu Xun'er, Chen Mo assembled the five ancient map fragments and uncovered the hidden message inside. The map revealed the Purifying Demonic Lotus Saint, who recognized Chen Mo's seven Heavenly Flames and questioned whether the continent had changed since his death.

• Chen Mo and Gu Xun'er reconciled after their encounter, and Chen Mo promised to visit the Ancient Realm after the Ancient Bodhi Tree matter was over.
• Chen Mo asked what Gu Xun'er would do if someone she loved deceived her, and she warned that she would roast him with her Golden Emperor Sky Burning Flame.
• Chen Mo joined the five map fragments and used Heavenly Flames to reveal the omen of the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame's emergence.
• Chen Mo blocked the map's attack with soul force and called for the Purifying Demonic Lotus Saint to appear.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Saint emerged, identified Chen Mo's seven Heavenly Flames, and wondered whether the continent had undergone a great change since his death.

Chen Mo negotiated with Purifying Demonic Lotus Saint, offering to restore his body in exchange for help against the Soul Clan. Purifying Demonic Lotus Saint accepted, shared two powerful techniques with Chen Mo, and became an ally of Heavenly Sun Manor.

• Purifying Demonic Lotus Saint said the path to Dou Emperor would soon reappear, but warned Chen Mo that he could not enter the Demonic Flame Space until Demonic Flame Descends weakened the seal.
• Chen Mo offered to refine a body for Purifying Demonic Lotus Saint in exchange for his help fighting the Soul Clan, and promised him Heavenly Flames, a Soul Infant Fruit, and rare blood essences.
• Purifying Demonic Lotus Saint accepted the deal after Chen Mo gave him the Soul Infant Fruit and pledged to help him fight the Soul Clan.
• Purifying Demonic Lotus Saint taught Chen Mo the Heaven Refining Ancient Array and Demonic Flame Hell, a technique he described as pseudo-Emperor-tier.

Chen Mo returned to Pillar Tower and learned that Yun Yun and Qing Mo were pregnant, then agreed to travel to Ancient Dragon Island to help Zi Yan. Meanwhile, Gu Xun'er learned that the Heavenly Tomb would open soon and was told to remain in the Ancient Realm, leaving her meeting with Mo Cheng uncertain.

• Chen Mo returned to Pillar Tower, learned that Yun Yun and Qing Mo were pregnant, and hurried to visit them.
• Chen Mo gave Qing Mo a Nine-Colored Raw Stone and gave Yi Qingyao the Nine Nether Poison Manual.
• After several days with the women, Chen Mo remembered Qi You's message and agreed to go with him to Ancient Dragon Island to help Zi Yan.
• Gu Yuan told Gu Xun'er that the Heavenly Tomb would open within days and instructed her not to leave the Ancient Realm.
• Gu Xun'er accepted that Gu Nanhai and other elders would go to the Ancient Bodhi Tree, and Gu Yuan asked whether she wanted to see Xiao Yan's father.

Chen Mo traveled with Qi You to Ancient Dragon Island to help save Zi Yan and support her claim to reunify the Ancient Void Dragon Clan. After finding her encased in a Dragon Phoenix Crystal Layer, Chen Mo began refining it with his Heavenly Flame, leaving the rescue underway.

• Qi You explained that the Ancient Void Dragon Clan had split into four islands after Zi Yan's father disappeared, and that the elders wanted Chen Mo to help Zi Yan absorb the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit's energy.
• Chen Mo arrived at Ancient Dragon Island with Qi You and met Zhu Li, who welcomed him and led him to Zi Yan.
• Chen Mo saw that Zi Yan had crystallized inside and agreed to help her.
• Zhu Li brought Zi Yan to a volcanic crater and placed her in a Great Cauldron, giving Chen Mo five drops of Ancient Dragon Essence Blood to restore his Dou Qi if needed.
• Chen Mo summoned a purple-black flame, shaped it into a fire dragon, and began refining Zi Yan's Dragon Phoenix Crystal Layer.

Chen Mo refined the Dragon Phoenix Crystal Layer from Zi Yan, allowing her royal bloodline to mature and awaken. Meanwhile, a mysterious lightning cultivator attacked Soul Hall branch halls to find the Purple Lightning Saint, and Soul Hall leaders suspected Chen Mo was responsible.

• Chen Mo used his Heavenly Flames to melt Zi Yan's Dragon Phoenix Crystal Layer while Zhu Li and Qi You guarded against interference from the other three islands.
• A lightning-wielding man destroyed a Soul Hall branch hall, learned that high-grade souls were held at the headquarters in the Heaven Burial Mountain Range, and killed its Venerable Elder.
• Hun Miesheng learned that multiple branch halls had been destroyed by a lightning cultivator, while Gu You suspected Chen Mo and the clan prioritized other threats over attacking Heavenly Sun Manor.
• After half a month, Chen Mo finished refining Zi Yan's Dragon Phoenix Crystal Layer, and her mature royal bloodline began to awaken.
• Zi Yan emerged from the cauldron transformed into a mature woman in purple-gold robes, as the Ancient Void Dragon clansmen celebrated their coming unification.

Zi Yan completed her transformation into the Dragon Emperor, and Chen Mo emerged from his cocoon with the Dragon Phoenix Ancient Armor after breaking through to one-star Dou Zong. After sparring with Zi Yan, Chen Mo secured East Dragon Island’s alliance with Heavenly Sun Manor.

• Zi Yan emerged from the cauldron with purple-gold wings, and the Ancient Void Dragon Clan knelt to welcome her as Dragon Emperor.
• Chen Mo’s energy cocoon shattered, revealing his Dragon Phoenix Ancient Armor and his newly attained one-star Dou Zong strength.
• Chen Mo and Zi Yan traded teasing remarks before she challenged him to a fight, and he easily restrained her.
• Zhu Li thanked Chen Mo for saving Zi Yan, and Chen Mo asked the Ancient Void Dragon Clan to join Heavenly Sun Manor.
• Zhu Li pledged East Dragon Island’s steadfast alliance, and Zi Yan affirmed that her clan would keep its word.

Xiao Xuan met Xiao Zhan in the Heavenly Tomb and learned how far the Xiao Clan had fallen, while Gu Qingyang explained the threat posed by Chen Mo. Chen Mo left Ancient Dragon Island for the Pillar Tower, where he reunited with his companions.

• Xiao Xuan appeared before Xiao Zhan, questioned the Xiao Clan’s decline, and learned that Xiao Zhan’s youngest son, Xiao Yan, had died.
• Gu Xun’er revealed that she had become the Gu Clan’s leader, and Gu Qingyang explained that the clan had chosen to make peace with Chen Mo despite his formidable strength and alliances.
• Chen Mo told Zhu Li and the others that he was leaving Ancient Dragon Island, and Zi Yan promised to visit him after unifying the island.
• Chen Mo returned to the Pillar Tower in two days and spent time with Nalan Yanran, Mu Qianqian, Yaoye, and Yi Qingyao.

Chen Mo completed the Heaven Refining Ancient Array to defend Holy Pill City, then set out with Ye Yiren and Qing Lin for the Savage Ancient Domain after sensing the Ancient Bodhi Tree’s emergence. They reached Manghuang Town and planned to follow larger groups into the dangerous region, leaving Chen Mo teasing Ye Yiren while Qing Lin watched from nearby.

• Chen Mo completed the Heaven Refining Ancient Array and entrusted its control key to Hanyuan before warning him to guard against the Soul Hall.
• Chen Mo gave Yun Yun a Space Jade Slip, then left with Ye Yiren and Qing Lin for the Savage Ancient Domain.
• Three days later, Chen Mo and the two women arrived in bustling Manghuang Town and he went to gather intelligence.
• Chen Mo learned that an earlier group entering the Primeval Ancient Region had been wiped out, including Dou Venerable experts, and planned to follow larger groups in the next day.
• Chen Mo set up a tent with isolation and soundproofing restrictions, slept beside Ye Yiren, and teased her while Qing Lin watched.

Chen Mo, Ye Yiren, and Qing Lin entered the Savage Ancient Domain after most of the crowd and reached a poisonous swamp where an eighth-tier Ancient Dragon Crocodile used a Soul Essence Demonic Fruit to lure victims. After devouring three cultivators, it turned its attention to Chen Mo and claimed his blood could help it take revenge on a demonic python.

• Chen Mo waited until most cultivators had entered the ancient forest before leading Ye Yiren and Qing Lin inside.
• The three passed the corpses of cultivators killed in the forest and pressed deeper through rising poison mist.
• Chen Mo's group reached a poisonous swamp where a Soul Essence Demonic Fruit hung above the water and an Ancient Dragon Crocodile lurked below.
• A Three-Star Dou Venerable leader ignored Chen Mo's warning and went to pick the fruit, but the Ancient Dragon Crocodile swallowed him.
• The Ancient Dragon Crocodile devoured Second and Third, then threatened Chen Mo, saying his blood and vitality could help it avenge itself on a demonic python.

Chen Mo led Ye Yiren and Qing Lin through the dangerous ancient forest, using Heavenly Flames to protect them from Poisonous Flesh-Devouring Ants. They followed a group to a mountain where an Elder in Linen Robes tried to send others against the Ancient Heavenly Demon Python, only for the python to devour the attackers and turn on him.

• Chen Mo killed the Ancient Dragon Crocodile and had Ye Yiren retrieve the Soul Essence Demonic Fruit.
• Chen Mo used purple-black Heavenly Flames to protect Ye Yiren and Qing Lin from the Poisonous Flesh-Devouring Ants as they traveled through the forest at night.
• After seeing figures flying through the forest, Chen Mo followed them with Ye Yiren and Qing Lin to a steep peak.
• An Elder in Linen Robes urged a crowd to kill the Ancient Heavenly Demon Python and take energy from its Heavenly Demon Blood Pool.
• The Ancient Heavenly Demon Python killed and devoured the attackers, then turned its icy gaze on the Elder in Linen Robes, who realized it had broken through.

Chen Mo seized the Ancient Heavenly Demon Python from Elder Baoshan and helped Qing Lin subdue it with her Jade-Green Eye of Three-Flowered Pupil. Elder Baoshan left vowing to retaliate by spreading news about the Heavenly Demon Blood Pool.

• The Ancient Heavenly Demon Python attacked the Elder in Linen Robes, but Elder Baoshan intervened, bound it with poisoned vines, and knocked it unconscious.
• Chen Mo arrived with Ye Yiren and Qing Lin, claimed the python, and forced Elder Baoshan and the Elder in Linen Robes to leave.
• Elder Baoshan decided to spread news about the Heavenly Demon Blood Pool to spite Chen Mo.
• Chen Mo revived the python and freed it from the vines so Qing Lin could use her Jade-Green Eye of Three-Flowered Pupil to subdue it.

Chen Mo, Ye Yiren, and Qing Lin entered the Heavenly Demon Blood Pool to cultivate, while Chen Mo’s black-gold guardian protected the mountain. Bing He and his Ice River Valley group suspected a trap and hid nearby after the guardian killed a sect’s attackers.

• Chen Mo brought Ye Yiren and Qing Lin into the Heavenly Demon Blood Pool, where all three endured its violent energy and began cultivating.
• Bing He arrived with the Ice River Valley group, heard that the blood pool was inside the mountain, and ordered everyone to hide and observe.
• A sect’s group approached, and the black-gold guardian killed the three peak Dou Zongs who entered first.
• The guardian then killed two Dou Venerables and punched through the Sect Master’s chest, annihilating his soul.
• The surviving sect members fled, and Bing He ordered the Ice River Valley group to retreat.

After breaking through in the blood pool, Chen Mo left the cave with Ye Yiren and Qing Lin and rode Qing Lin’s Ancient Heavenly Demon Python toward the Ancient Domain Platform. They arrived at the safe gathering place at dawn, where the other survivors panicked at the sight of the giant python.

• Chen Mo’s breakthrough sent a powerful surge through the cave, and he opened his eyes while Qing Lin was changing clothes.
• Chen Mo, Ye Yiren, and Qing Lin left the cave, and Chen Mo asked Qing Lin to summon her Ancient Heavenly Demon Python as a mount.
• Qing Lin commanded the tamed python through the Savage Ancient Domain, reaching the area near the Ancient Domain Platform in one night.
• Chen Mo sensed a message from heaven and earth pointing north toward the Ancient Bodhi Tree’s location.
• The Ancient Heavenly Demon Python carried the three into the platform’s plaza, where several hundred survivors mistook their arrival for an attack.

Chen Mo arrived at the Ancient Domain Platform with Qing Lin and the others, where he faced the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan and learned that nearly a thousand eighth-tier Magical Beasts guarded the way to the Ancient Bodhi Tree. Rather than join Jiu Feng’s plan to break through the beast tide, Chen Mo sped off with the two women, leaving the gathered experts scrambling to follow.

• Chen Mo rode the tamed Ancient Heavenly Demon Python into the central platform, where he encountered the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan and Gu Nanhai and Gu Shan.
• Chen Mo traded hostile words with Jiu Feng, who ultimately backed down rather than provoke a fight.
• Chen Mo used his soul power to discover that a vast sea of nearly a thousand eighth-tier Magical Beasts surrounded the Ancient Bodhi Tree.
• Jiu Feng and a mysterious black-robed man began rallying the experts to join forces and break through the beast tide.
• Chen Mo had Qing Lin put away the Sky Demon Python, summoned four Heavenly Flames, and flew away with Qing Lin and the other woman using his wings and Three Thousand Lightning Movements.
• Jiu Feng ordered everyone to move out after Chen Mo disappeared from sight.

Chen Mo and Ye Yiren reached the Ancient Bodhi Tree ahead of the forces led by Jiu Feng and entered its illusion to seek the Bodhi Heart. Chen Mo saw the tree’s history with a black-clad Battle Emperor and learned that the Emperor’s negative emotions had corrupted it.

• Jiu Feng rallied the crowd into an arrowhead formation to break through the beast tide, while the black-robed figure and his companions slipped into the advancing group.
• Chen Mo used Demonic Flame Hell to carve a path through the beasts and reached the Ancient Bodhi Tree with Ye Yiren and Qing Lin.
• Chen Mo destroyed five Half-Saint Puppets, then released Zero and One to guard Qing Lin as he and Ye Yiren approached the Bodhi Heart.
• The Ancient Bodhi Tree drew Chen Mo and Ye Yiren into an illusion, where Chen Mo rejected a false image of Ye Yiren and witnessed a Battle Emperor’s fight with the tree.
• Chen Mo saw the black-clad Battle Emperor’s negative emotions corrupt the Ancient Bodhi Tree, causing it to harm cultivators and shrink over time.

Chen Mo used the Demon Suppressing Bell to remove the black-robed Dou Di’s negative emotions from the Ancient Bodhi Tree, which rewarded him with Bodhi Seeds and revealed how it had survived. Meanwhile, Ye Yiren recognized that her reunion with Xue Ming was an illusion and began confronting her about Hanyuan.

• Chen Mo dispelled the Ancient Bodhi Tree’s evil Spiritual Wisdom, and the tree offered him twenty-four Bodhi Seeds in thanks.
• Chen Mo used the Demon Suppressing Bell to draw out the Dou Di’s negative emotions, restoring the tree’s peaceful nature.
• The Ancient Bodhi Tree shared how it and a mysterious Dou Di had defeated the injured black-robed Dou Di.
• Ye Yiren appeared in a vision of Sound Valley and believed Xue Ming was alive when her former master greeted her.
• Ye Yiren questioned Xue Ming about Hanyuan and exposed that Xue Ming had broken her own rule against Sound Valley members developing feelings for men.