Chapter Summaries

Gu Fei returned with a fire spirit formed from six Heavenly Flames, while Xun'er decided to give him her Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame. Gu Fei and Zi Yan set out to find Cai'er, and the chapter left them approaching a Beast Domain crisis between the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan and the Nine Serene Earth Python Clan.

• Gu Fei showed off the Fire Infant, and Heavenly Flame Honored One congratulated him on forming a rare fire spirit from six Heavenly Flames.
• Xun'er heard that Gu Fei had returned and began stripping the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame from her body for him, while Gu Yuan chose not to stop her.
• Zi Yan told Gu Fei that she had advanced to the six-star level and that Dragon Island had undergone major changes.
• Gu Fei and Zi Yan left the Gu Realm for the Beast Domain to find Cai'er at the Nine Serene Yellow Springs.
• The Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan surrounded the Nine Serene Earth Python Clan's headquarters, bringing the two great clans close to war.

The Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan, led by Huang Tian, demanded that Yao Ming hand over Cai'er, who was cultivating in the Nine Serene Yellow Springs. Yao Ming refused to break his promise to Gu Fei, and Huang Tian threatened to seize and kill Cai'er himself.

• Nine Serene Earth Python Clan elders argued over whether to resist the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan or surrender Cai'er, while Yao Ming insisted she was Gu Fei's woman.
• Yao Ming confirmed that Elder Qi had sent a request for help to the Gu Clan, but he held on to hope that Gu Fei was still alive and would return.
• Huang Tian demanded an answer from Yao Ming after the three-day deadline expired and warned that his clan would attack if Cai'er was not handed over.
• Yao Ming refused to surrender Cai'er, and Huang Tian declared that he would capture and torture her to avenge his son, Jiu Feng.

Huang Tian forced his way into the Nine Serene Earth Python Clan’s forbidden grounds to capture Cai'er, and Yao Ming’s clan used its clan-protecting formation to stop him. Just as Huang Tian prepared to enter the Nine Serene Yellow Springs, Gu Fei arrived alive and challenged him.

• Huang Tian defeated Yao Ming and drove back the Nine Serene Earth Python Clan’s warriors as he advanced toward the Nine Serene Yellow Springs.
• Yao Ming summoned the Coiling Serpent Grand Formation, and Huang Tian’s clan answered with the Heavenly Phoenix Ancient Formation.
• The two clan formations clashed, leaving Yao Ming unable to stop Huang Tian from reaching the springs.
• Huang Tian broke through the ice and tried to pull Cai'er from the Nine Serene Yellow Springs before deciding to enter and find her himself.
• Gu Fei and a woman arrived, and Gu Fei taunted Huang Tian about joining his dead son.

Gu Fei arrived at the Ming Serpent Earth Veins and stopped Huang Tian from disturbing Cai’er’s cultivation, but Zi Yan took over the fight to spare Gu Fei from revealing his true strength. Zi Yan overwhelmed Huang Tian with her Dragon Phoenix Body and caught him when he tried to flee.

• Gu Fei arrived with Zi Yan, calmed the vortex Huang Tian had stirred up, and thanked Yao Ming for his help.
• Gu Fei confronted Huang Tian, who vowed revenge for his son and attacked with his golden wings.
• Zi Yan stepped in, revealed her Dragon Phoenix Body, and broke Huang Tian’s arm with a single clash.
• Zi Yan battered Huang Tian as Yao Ming and the Nine Serene Earth Python Clan watched in amazement.
• Huang Tian used the Heavenly Phoenix Steps to escape, but Zi Yan switched their positions and stopped him.

Zi Yan and Gu Fei overwhelmed Huang Tian, leaving him gravely wounded, while the Nine-Colored Sky Swallowing Python emerged from the Nine Serene Yellow Springs. The python confronted Huang Tian and brought its tail down on him as he lay unable to fight back.

• Huang Tian tried to escape Zi Yan using the Heavenly Phoenix Steps, but Gu Fei struck him with Yellow Springs Sky Wrath.
• Zi Yan battered Huang Tian, tore away part of his golden wings, and smashed him into a mountain peak.
• Zi Yan sent the Heavenly Demon Three Phoenixes flying when they rushed to Huang Tian’s aid.
• The Nine Serene Yellow Springs churned, and the Nine-Colored Sky Swallowing Python emerged as the Nine Serene Earth Python Clan members knelt under its bloodline pressure.
• The Nine-Colored Sky Swallowing Python asked Huang Tian if he had tried to kill it, then swung its tail at the gravely wounded Huang Tian.

Cai'er revealed that she had inherited power from the Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python Clan and reunited with Gu Fei after helping kill Huang Tian. Gu Fei, Cai'er, and Zi Yan pursued the fleeing Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan to Danxue Mountain, where Gu Fei warned that the beautiful territory would soon be stained with blood.

• Zi Yan and Cai'er killed Huang Tian, and Phoenix ordered the wounded Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan members to retreat.
• Cai'er transformed into human form, reunited with Gu Fei, and explained that her cultivation had reached the late Four-Star Dou Saint stage.
• Cai'er revealed that the Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python predecessors' souls lent her power close to the peak of a Five-Star Dou Saint.
• Gu Fei decided to pursue the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan to Danxue Mountain and punish them severely.
• Gu Fei, Cai'er, and Zi Yan arrived at Danxue Mountain, where the clan panicked at their approach and Gu Fei warned that blood would soon stain the scenery.

Phoenix, Kun Phoenix, and Eagle Phoenix summoned an Ancient Phoenix projection to protect the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan from Gu Fei, Zi Yan, and Cai'er. Zi Yan shattered the projection and its barrier, leaving Phoenix to plead with Gu Fei as Danxue Mountain’s defenders lost hope.

• Phoenix, Kun Phoenix, and Eagle Phoenix offered their golden blood to summon the clan’s ancestors while Feng Qing’er watched from a prison cage.
• The three drops of blood formed a barrier over Danxue Mountain and revealed a colossal Ancient Phoenix projection.
• Zi Yan transformed into her Dragon Phoenix form and challenged the projection, alarming the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan.
• Zi Yan struck the projection repeatedly until it cracked and collapsed, destroying the barrier over Danxue Mountain.
• Phoenix asked Gu Fei whether he intended to exterminate the clan, and Gu Fei replied that she should have considered the consequences of failure.

Gu Fei intervened as the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan’s leaders begged for mercy, then punished those who opposed him and appointed Feng Qing'er as the new clan leader. Feng Qing'er accepted the responsibility and vowed to reform the clan.

• Phoenix knelt and begged Gu Fei to spare the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan for attacking the Nine Serene Earth Python Clan.
• Feng Qing'er condemned the clan’s leaders for their decisions, and Gu Fei blocked Eagle Phoenix from striking her cage.
• Zi Yan kicked Eagle Phoenix into a mountain, leaving him gravely injured.
• Gu Fei named Feng Qing'er clan leader and killed Phoenix when she questioned his decision.
• Gu Fei shattered Feng Qing'er's wooden cage, and Feng Qing'er accepted the position and thanked him.

Feng Qing'er accepted the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan’s submission as a vassal of the Ancient Void Dragon Clan, and Gu Fei left with Zi Yan and Cai'er for Dragon Island. There, they discovered that four powerful Dou Saints had returned to the clan.

• Kun Phoenix and the surviving Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan members pledged to support Feng Qing'er as their clan leader.
• Zi Yan demanded that the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan become a vassal of the Ancient Void Dragon Clan, and Feng Qing'er agreed.
• Gu Fei collected Phoenix and Eagle Phoenix’s corpses as potential materials before telling Feng Qing'er to manage the clan well.
• Zi Yan opened a Space Crack and brought Gu Fei and Cai'er to Dragon Island, where the clan members greeted her as Dragon Emperor.
• Gu Fei sensed four auras stronger than his own, and Zi Yan explained that the returning seniors had been searching for her father in Void Space.

Gu Fei comforted Zi Yan over her father’s fate and met Zhu Shang, the Dragon Clan’s powerful elder, as the clan’s returned experts strengthened its standing. He then returned to the Void Thunder Pool, where he faced its Black Demon Lightnings with confidence.

• Gu Fei took Zi Yan’s hand and promised to gather the Ancient Jade to free her father, while Cai'er watched without jealousy.
• Zhu Shang arrived on Dragon Island, met Gu Fei and Cai'er, and recognized Gu Fei’s Six-Star Dou Saint strength and Cai'er’s Nine-Colored Sky Swallowing Python origins.
• Gu Fei and Cai'er spent several days on Dragon Island, meeting Dragon Clan experts and learning about the clan’s powerful foundation.
• Gu Fei told Zi Yan he was going to the Void Thunder Pool, and she reminded him to be careful.
• Gu Fei traveled to the depths of the Void Thunder Pool, where dozens of Black Demon Lightnings attacked him but posed little threat.

Gu Fei ventured into the Lightning Pool and discovered the Nine Profound Golden Lightning, then waited to witness it gathering spirit. The lightning dragon began to develop intelligence, but its transformation turned painful.

• Gu Fei used the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame to withstand and purify the Black Demon Lightning as he traveled deeper into the Lightning Pool.
• Gu Fei sensed an ancient pressure and found a massive dragon of Nine Profound Golden Lightning at the center of the sea of lightning.
• Gu Fei sat at a safe distance and waited for half a month, hoping to witness the lightning gather spirit.
• The golden lightning dragon formed a ball of light as Spiritual Energy gathered around it, then opened intelligent eyes and roared with joy.
• The Nine Profound Golden Lightning’s roar took on a hint of pain after it appeared to gain intelligence.

Gu Fei helped the Nine Profound Golden Lightning overcome its backlash and transform its spirit, gaining its trust. Elder Zhu Shang arrived and observed that the newly sentient lightning dragon had already attached itself to Gu Fei.

• The Nine Profound Golden Lightning suffered a violent backlash as Black Demon Lightning tried to help it.
• Gu Fei offered to help the lightning dragon gather a spirit, and it accepted his proposal.
• Gu Fei extracted most of the Nine Profound Golden Lightning’s power, suppressed it with the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, and used Spirit Transformation to awaken its intelligence.
• The newly sentient lightning dragon grew attached to Gu Fei and moved close to him for protection.
• Elder Zhu Shang arrived, praised Gu Fei’s fortune and humility, and remarked that the lightning dragon seemed to have acknowledged him as its master.

Gu Fei left the Lightning Pool after helping the Nine Profound Golden Lightning gain intelligence, then returned to the Gu Realm with Cai'er to reunite with their family. An urgent summons from Gu Yuan brought him to the main hall, where the gathered clan elders waited in an unsettling atmosphere.

• Gu Fei said farewell to the Nine Profound Golden Lightning and left the Lightning Pool with Elder Zhu Shang.
• Gu Fei told Zi Yan and Cai'er about the Nine Profound Golden Lightning before deciding to return to the Gu Realm with Cai'er.
• Gu Fei and Cai'er returned home, where Wushuang, Xian Le, Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, and the others welcomed them.
• An elder summoned Gu Fei to meet Gu Yuan and the elders in the main hall.
• Gu Fei entered the hall and noticed the strange atmosphere among Gu Yuan and the gathered elders.

Gu Fei accepted the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame after learning Xun'er had willingly separated it for him, though he still refused to rekindle their relationship. He visited Xun'er afterward, and she explained that she only wanted him to become stronger before he vanished, leaving a medicinal pill behind.

• Gu Yuan offered Gu Fei the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame, and Gu Fei asked whether Xun'er had given it willingly.
• Gu Yuan confirmed Xun'er had chosen to give Gu Fei the flame and urged him to accept it for the Gu Clan.
• Gu Fei accepted the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame and suppressed it within his body.
• Gu Fei visited the injured Xun'er, who told him she had acted willingly and only wanted him to become stronger.
• Gu Fei vanished after sighing, leaving a medicinal pill hovering in the air.

After Xun'er kept the pill Gu Fei left for her, Gu Fei refined the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame and advanced to the Six-Star Late Stage. He prepared to attend the Yao Clan's Medicine Ceremony, hoping to encounter Hun Xuzi and the Nihility Devouring Flame's Child Fire.

• Xun'er kept the medicinal pill Gu Fei had given her instead of consuming it.
• Gu Fei returned to his residence, told Xiao Yi Xian and the others that the clan chief had bestowed the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame upon him, and entered seclusion to refine it.
• After seven days, Gu Fei successfully refined the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame, and his cultivation neared the Six-Star Mid Stage.
• Gu Fei used an opportunity for enlightenment and broke through to the Six-Star Late Stage three days later.
• Xiao Yi Xian told Gu Fei that the Yao Clan's Medicine Ceremony was approaching, and he confirmed that he would participate.
• Gu Fei said he hoped to encounter Hun Xuzi and the Nihility Devouring Flame's Child Fire, then told everyone to prepare for the journey to the Shen Nong Mountain Range.

Gu Fei and his companions arrived at the Yao Clan’s Medicine Ceremony and were welcomed by Yao Wangui and Yao Wanhua. At the ceremony grounds, Gu Fei noticed Yao Tian before the Yao Clan Leader appeared to a reverent crowd.

• Gu Fei and his companions entered the Medicine Realm and traveled by giant birds to Medicine Mountain, admiring its abundant Heaven and Earth Energy and medicinal herbs.
• Yao Wangui and Yao Wanhua personally greeted Gu Fei and led his group to the summit’s floating plaza.
• Gu Fei spotted Yao Tian among the guests; Yao Tian met his gaze briefly, then lowered his head in panic.
• A bell rang, the clouds parted, and the white-haired Yao Clan Leader appeared as the clan members bowed in welcome.

At the Medicine Ceremony, Gu Fei encountered the Medicine Clan Leader Yao Dan and the famed alchemist Old Man Shen Nong, then clashed verbally with Hun Xuzi. Yao Dan stopped Hun Xuzi from attacking and opened the ceremony as the alchemy platforms rose.

• Yao Dan arrived at the plaza and recognized Gu Fei's concealed cultivation, asking whether he had come to claim the title of number one alchemist.
• Old Man Shen Nong appeared, praised Gu Fei, and received a respectful greeting from him.
• Hun Xuzi arrived and drew angry curses from the Medicine Clan elders and crowd, but Yao Dan allowed him to participate under warning.
• Gu Fei mocked Hun Xuzi over the Soul Clan's losses in the Demon Flame Space, and Yao Dan stopped Hun Xuzi from attacking.
• Yao Dan announced the start of the Medicine Ceremony, and more than ten enormous, rune-covered alchemy platforms rose from the plaza.

At the Yao Clan’s Medicine Ceremony, four renowned alchemists gathered to compete for the title of Number One Alchemist on the Continent. Gu Fei joined the contest after mocking Hun Xuzi, and the chapter ended as the participants revealed their Heavenly Flames.

• Yao Tian excelled in the Yao Clan’s youth division, though Gu Fei considered the young disciples far beneath his level.
• Yao Dan announced the contest, and Hun Xuzi claimed he would take the title back to the Soul Clan.
• Wan Huo Elder challenged Hun Xuzi, while Gu Fei arrived and publicly insulted him before joining the competition.
• Hun Xuzi revealed the Child Fire of the Nihility Devouring Flame, Old Man Shen Nong showed the Flame of Life, and Wan Huo Elder displayed the Nine Nether Wind Flame.

Gu Fei stunned the alchemists at the square by revealing Xiao Ying, a Heavenly Flame Spirit, and using it to create a flame cauldron. As the four masters began refining pills and drawing in the power of heaven and earth, Hun Xuzi realized Gu Fei was attempting a Ninth-Grade Profound Pill.

• Gu Fei summoned Xiao Ying, whose appearance and Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame abilities shocked the assembled experts and stirred Hun Xuzi’s greed.
• At Gu Fei’s command, Xiao Ying formed a huge Fire Cauldron from its flames.
• Gu Fei, Hun Xuzi, Old Man Shen Nong, and Yao Wanhua began refining medicinal ingredients in their own Fire Cauldrons.
• Yao Ling realized Gu Fei’s soul power and alchemy skill far exceeded her own.
• The four alchemists drew in the power of heaven and earth, creating enormous energy vortices above the square.
• Hun Xuzi recognized that Gu Fei was attempting to refine a Ninth-Grade Profound Pill and felt shaken by his talent.

Gu Fei and three other alchemists competed to refine Ninth-Grade Profound Pills, draining the Spiritual Energy around Medicine Mountain. Hun Xuzi tried to steal energy from the others, but Xiao Ying devoured his Black Flame, leaving Gu Fei hopeful that she would gain its power of devouring.

• Four massive energy tornadoes formed above Medicine Mountain as Gu Fei, Yao Wanhua, Old Man Shen Nong, and Hun Xuzi refined Ninth-Grade Profound Pills for three days.
• The Spiritual Energy drained from the area and threatened the Yao Clan's medicinal herbs, so its elders sealed the Medicine Gardens.
• Hun Xuzi attacked the other three cauldrons with pillars of Black Flame and used them to drain the Spiritual Energy they had gathered.
• Gu Fei waited for an opening, and Xiao Ying swallowed Hun Xuzi's Black Flame before it could steal the others' energy.
• Hun Xuzi lost a portion of Nihility Devouring Flame's Child Fire, while Gu Fei hoped Xiao Ying would gain its power of devouring.