Chapter Summaries

After the Six-Clan Alliance Army drove off the Soul Clan, Gu Yuan revealed that the Soul Realm had been moved, preventing an immediate invasion. The alliance established a camp in the Central Plains, and Gu Fei went to speak with Lei Ying and Yan Jin because he wanted to visit his family.

• Lei Ying, Yan Jin, and Yao Dan assessed the battle’s losses and discussed the danger posed by the Soul Clan’s Eight-Star Dou Saints.
• Gu Fei proposed holding back Nihility Devouring Flame while Yan Jin and Lei Ying fought the other Soul Clan experts in a future attack.
• Gu Yuan said the Soul Clan had moved its space and that he could not locate it, forcing the alliance to postpone its plan to invade the Soul Realm.
• The alliance marched into the Central Plains and established a camp as news of the Soul Clan’s defeat spread across the continent.
• Gu Fei decided to return to see his family and entered Lei Ying and Yan Jin’s tent to speak with them.

Gu Fei left the allied camp to visit his family in the Gu Realm, where Gu Yang was fleeing after trying to seize the Young Clan Leader’s children. The search closed in around Gu Yang, but he remained hidden as the clan awaited Gu Fei’s return.

• Gu Fei asked Lei Ying and Yan Jin for permission to return to the Gu Realm, and they agreed.
• After Cai'er injured Gu Yang for attempting to take the children, Gu Clan forces hunted him through the Gu Realm.
• Gu Yang escaped into a forest, where Xun'er found him, but he vanished before she could capture him.
• Gu Lie sealed off the Ancient Saint Mountain Range and ordered Xun'er and the Black Annihilation Army to search for Gu Yang.
• Cai'er and Xiao Yi Xian guarded Xian Le and Wushuang while the clan searched in vain, unaware that the current Gu Yang was a Soul Clan impostor.

Gu Fei returned to the Gu Realm and learned that Gu Yang had tried to harm Xian Le and Wushuang, then began searching for him. After Gu Fei found signs of Gu Yang hiding underground and attacked, a seven-colored pillar of fire erupted from the shattered mountain.

• Gu Fei returned to the Gu Realm and found the Ancient Saint Mountain Range sealed behind an energy barrier.
• Gu Lie told Gu Fei that Gu Yang had targeted Xian Le and Wushuang, who were safe on Gu Fei's Mountain Peak under Cai'er and Xiao Yi Xian's protection.
• Gu Fei vowed to capture Gu Yang and searched the Gu Realm with help from Xun'er and the Black Annihilation Army.
• Gu Fei detected Gu Yang's guilty Emotion Value near a secluded mountain peak and destroyed the mountain with a golden palm strike.
• Gu Fei sensed an aura underground and stomped the earth, prompting a scorching seven-colored pillar of fire to erupt from beneath the mountain.

Gu Fei exposed Gu Yang as a Soul Clan spy who had infiltrated the Gu Clan, and stopped him from destroying himself with an explosion. The rebellion ended, and the Gu Clan recognized the strength of its Eight-Star Dou Saint Young Clan Leader.

• Gu Yang emerged from the ruins and begged Gu Fei to spare his life.
• Xun'er arrived with the Black Annihilation Army and questioned Gu Yang about targeting Gu Fei's children.
• Gu Fei revealed that Gu Yang was a Soul Clan spy, and Gu Yang admitted that Lord Void had fused his soul with the real Gu Yang's a hundred years earlier.
• Gu Yang tried to detonate himself and kill Xun'er, but Gu Fei swallowed the explosion with a Space Crack.
• The Gu Clan's internal rebellion ended, and its members looked on in awe at Gu Fei's power.

Xiao Yan decided to travel to the Northwest Continent and seek Ancestor Xiao Chen’s help in finding his missing father. At the Six Clan Alliance camp, Gu Fei warned the clan leaders that Soul Clan spies might be embedded throughout their clans, and they agreed to investigate in secret.

• Xiao Yan studied his father’s living Soul Imprint and worried that he had been missing for more than ten years.
• Yao Chen suggested Xiao Yan seek help from Ancestor Xiao Chen, who had returned from the Demon Flame Space.
• Xiao Yan resolved to leave for the Northwest Continent, despite the journey taking more than two months.
• Gu Yuan told the Six Clan Alliance leaders that their search had failed to locate the Soul Clan, while Lei Ying and Yan Jin grew impatient with the stalemate.
• Gu Fei reported that a Gu Clan elder had been a Soul Clan spy for a hundred years and warned that every clan might have infiltrators.
• Gu Fei urged the leaders to keep the warning quiet and investigate their clans secretly, and Gu Yuan agreed.

Gu Fei offered to use his ability to uncover Soul Clan spies hidden among the Ancient Races and traveled with Fire Spirit Fairy to the Yan Clan's Flame Realm. After reaching the Divine Flame Mountain Range, he reunited with Huo Zhi and Huo Xuan and warned them that the Soul Clan had infiltrated their clan and possibly others.

• Gu Fei told the clan chiefs he could sense Soul Clan members and offered to search their clans for spies.
• Yan Jin welcomed Gu Fei's help, and Fire Spirit Fairy led him toward the Flame Realm.
• Gu Fei and Fire Spirit Fairy entered the Yan Clan's separate space and rode a Firebird toward the Divine Flame Mountain Range.
• Huo Zhi and Huo Xuan greeted Gu Fei when they arrived at the sacred land.
• Gu Fei warned Huo Zhi and Huo Xuan that Soul Clan spies might be hidden in the Yan Clan and other clans.

Gu Fei toured the Yan Clan’s Flame Realm while using emotional reactions to search for a Soul Clan spy. At the ancestral shrine, he identified the guard Huo Xiong as the suspected spy, leaving Fire Spirit Fairy and the others stunned.

• Gu Fei accompanied Huo Zhi around the Flame Realm and gauged Yan Clan members’ emotions, finding no cause for concern in an elder who greeted him.
• Huo Zhi took Gu Fei to Divine Flame Volcano, but a Dou Saint elder stopped them from entering the clan’s forbidden ground.
• Fire Spirit Fairy arrived and allowed Gu Fei to inspect the Yan Clan ancestral shrine because he was investigating the spy.
• At the shrine, Gu Fei sensed Huo Xiong’s guilt and accused him of being the Soul Clan spy.
• Huo Xiong turned pale and denied the accusation, but his trembling voice raised further suspicion.

Gu Fei accused Huo Xiong of being a Soul Clan spy, but the Yan Clan members doubted him and demanded evidence. Gu Fei asserted that his word was evidence, then left as Fire Spirit Fairy ordered Huo Xiong to undergo an investigation.

• Gu Fei accused Huo Xiong of being a Soul Clan spy, prompting doubt and protests from the Yan Clan members.
• Huo Xiong demanded proof, and Gu Fei told Fire Spirit Fairy to handle the matter before turning to leave.
• Huo Xiong hurried after Gu Fei and demanded that he produce evidence.
• Gu Fei unleashed his overwhelming pressure and declared, "My word is the evidence!"
• Fire Spirit Fairy promised to investigate and ordered Huo Xiong to come with her after Gu Fei departed.

After exposing the Soul Clan spy in the Yan Clan, Gu Fei traveled to the Lei Realm to investigate its suspected infiltrators. He arrived with Lei Dong and was about to enter the Lei Clan’s Deliberation Hall when news of the Yan Clan’s discovery reached them.

• Fire Spirit Fairy and the Yan Clan elders questioned Huo Xiong, exposed his false identity, and watched Fire Spirit Fairy burn him to ashes when he tried to fight back.
• Gu Fei arrived in the Lei Realm, where Lei Dong welcomed him and asked for his help purging traitors.
• Gu Fei told Lei Dong he would find the traitor using his own methods and would not waste time explaining them.
• Lei Dong led Gu Fei toward the Deliberation Hall, but a Lei Clan member rushed over with news that the Yan Clan had found a Soul Clan spy.

Gu Fei toured the Lei Realm with Lei Zhuzhu, Lei Dong’s cousin, while trying to identify the traitor hidden among the Lei Clan. After exploring the clan’s Thunder Mountain Range, he met elder Lei Xiao, whose emotions showed no sign that he was the person he sought.

• Lei Dong declined to guide Gu Fei and arranged for Lei Zhuzhu to show him around the Lei Realm.
• Lei Zhuzhu led Gu Fei through the silver-lit realm and pointed out the Lei Clan’s Thunder Mountain Range.
• Gu Fei and Lei Zhuzhu flew toward the mountain summit, and Gu Fei dodged a lightning bolt while shielding her.
• Gu Fei sensed envy, admiration, and jealousy from nearby clan members but continued searching for the traitor.
• Lei Xiao introduced himself to Gu Fei, whose system detected no unusual emotions from the elder.

Gu Fei searched the Lei Realm for the Soul Clan spy and persuaded Lei Zhuzhu to take him to the Lei Clan Ancestral Hall. There, his system identified Lei Chang as guilty, and Gu Fei accused him of being the spy, shocking Lei Zhuzhu, who called Lei Chang her grandfather.

• Gu Fei continued touring the Lei Realm with Lei Zhuzhu but found no suspicious clan members through the system.
• Gu Fei asked Lei Zhuzhu to take him to the Lei Clan Ancestral Hall, and she agreed despite her hesitation.
• Lei Clan guards blocked Gu Fei from entering until Lei Zhuzhu returned with Lei Dong, who authorized him to pass.
• The system detected guilt in Lei Chang, a guard standing at the back, and Gu Fei pointed him out as the spy.
• Lei Zhuzhu defended Lei Chang as her grandfather while Lei Chang denied being a Soul Clan spy.

Gu Fei exposed Lei Chang as a Soul Clan spy who had murdered Lei Zhuzhu’s grandfather and taken his place. After Lei Chang seized Lei Zhuzhu as a hostage, Gu Fei subdued him instantly, leaving the Lei Clan stunned by the difference in their strength.

• Gu Fei told Lei Zhuzhu and the Lei Clan that Lei Chang was a Soul Clan spy, and Lei Dong agreed to investigate him.
• Lei Chang seized Lei Zhuzhu and threatened to kill her unless the Lei Clan let him escape.
• Lei Chang admitted that he had killed Lei Zhuzhu’s grandfather and impersonated him for more than ten years.
• Lei Zhuzhu urged the clan not to spare Lei Chang, and Lei Dong apologized to Gu Fei for doubting his judgment.
• Gu Fei unleashed his power, sealed Lei Chang’s spiritual energy, and rescued Lei Zhuzhu before Lei Chang could harm her.
• Lei Dong thanked Gu Fei, while the Lei Clan watched in shock as Gu Fei effortlessly subdued the Four-Star Dou Saint.

Gu Fei exposed Lei Chang as the killer of Lei Zhuzhu’s grandfather, and she executed him before the Lei Clan. In the Soul Realm, Hun Tiandi learned that Soul Eagle Elder’s soul tablet had shattered and that the Soul Clan’s planted agents had all been killed, leaving him furious.

• Gu Fei released Lei Chang and left his fate to the Lei Clan, whose elders agreed that Lei Zhuzhu could execute him.
• Lei Zhuzhu killed Lei Chang with lightning, avenging her grandfather and breaking down in grief.
• Lei Dong and the Lei Clan thanked Gu Fei for exposing the traitor, and Gu Fei departed without encouraging Lei Zhuzhu’s feelings for him.
• Hun Xuzi reported to Hun Tiandi that Soul Eagle Elder’s soul tablet had shattered and the Soul Clan’s agents in the Gu, Yan, and Lei Clans had all died.
• Hun Tiandi raged over the losses and smashed an obsidian pillar while Hun Xuzi watched in alarm.

Hun Tiandi kept the Soul Clan hidden while Nihility Devouring Flame suffered a severe injury that would take at least ten years to heal. Outside the Soul Realm, impatience grew within the Six-Clan Alliance as its army waited without finding the Soul Clan.

• Hun Tiandi ordered the Soul Clan to remain in the Soul Realm until the Six-Clan Alliance lost patience and disbanded.
• A Soul Clan member reported that Nihility Devouring Flame's condition had worsened, and Hun Tiandi hurried to check on him with Hun Xuzi and the Four Demon Saints.
• Nihility Devouring Flame told Hun Tiandi that his injury would require at least ten years to heal, leaving the Soul Clan's strength diminished.
• Young Yan Clan and Lei Clan members complained that the alliance had waited more than half a year without finding the Soul Clan.
• The elders rebuked the young clansmen and warned that the alliance risked collapsing as its morale weakened.

Xiao Yan returned to Wutan City and reunited with his family before explaining that he wanted to contact their ancestor, Xiao Chen. After refining a Seventh Grade Pill and drawing pill lightning, he called out to Xiao Chen, leaving the response unknown.

• Xiao Yan returned to the Xiao Family mansion in Wutan City and was warmly welcomed by the Elders and servants.
• Xiao Yan reunited with his elder brothers, Xiao Ding and Xiao Li, and told them he needed to meet their ancestor, Xiao Chen.
• Xiao Yan explained that he would refine a Seventh Grade Pill to draw pill lightning and use it to call upon Xiao Chen, and the Xiao Family agreed to help.
• Seven days later, Xiao Yan refined the pill and rose into the air as pill lightning gathered over Wutan City.
• Xiao Yan faced the descending lightning and shouted that a descendant of the Xiao Clan wished to meet their ancestor.

Xiao Yan summoned Xiao Chen and asked him to help find his missing father, whom he suspected the Ancient Races had taken. Xiao Chen agreed to take Xiao Yan to the Central Plains, and they arrived at the Six-Clan Alliance Army's Great Camp, where the Soul Clan's long silence had dampened morale.

• Xiao Yan called for his ancestor while holding a Seventh Grade Pill, and Xiao Chen emerged from a Space Crack.
• The Xiao Family knelt to greet Xiao Chen, who learned that Xiao Yan's father had disappeared and agreed to help search for him.
• Xiao Chen took only Xiao Yan to the Central Plains, leaving the rest of the Xiao Family behind.
• Xiao Chen and Xiao Yan arrived above the Six-Clan Alliance Army's Great Camp, where the Soul Clan's inactivity had made the troops restless.
• Gu Fei returned to the Great Camp and surveyed its dispirited atmosphere.

Gu Fei prepared for the search for the hidden Soul Realm when Blood Axe Xiao Chen arrived at the allied camp with Xiao Yan, seeking his clan’s descendants. After Gu Fei revealed that the Soul Clan had likely captured them, Xiao Chen pledged to help the alliance find and fight the Soul Clan.

• Gu Fei received word that two powerful strangers had come to the camp and went to meet them.
• The camp recognized Blood Axe Xiao Chen, and Yao Dan and Ling Yuan greeted him as an old acquaintance.
• Xiao Chen thanked Gu Fei for rescuing him from the Demon Flame Space and asked where the Xiao Clan descendants were.
• Gu Fei said the Soul Clan had likely captured the Xiao Clan descendants and that the alliance needed to find the Soul Realm.
• Xiao Chen pledged his strength to the alliance, and Gu Fei welcomed his help against the Soul Clan.

Two years after the allied forces gathered, Gu Fei spent most of his time in the Gu Realm refining pills and helping his family grow stronger. After consuming a Ninth-Grade Profound Pill in seclusion, he advanced to the Eight-Star Dou Saint Late Stage and looked ahead to reaching Dou Di.

• The allied forces' Great Camp dwindled as many left or cultivated in seclusion, while Gu Fei visited only occasionally.
• Gu Fei refined another Ninth-Grade Profound Pill, and Xiao Yi Xian and Cai'er told him they had reached Three-Star and Six-Star Dou Saint, respectively, while Zi Yan had reached Seven-Star Dou Saint Late Stage.
• Xian Le and Wushuang visited Gu Fei, and Wushuang proudly announced that he had become a Dou Venerate.
• Gu Fei took the Creation Pill and, with Xiao Ying refining its energy, advanced to Eight-Star Dou Saint Late Stage after a month in seclusion.
• Xiao Yi Xian, Cai'er, and Wushuang congratulated Gu Fei, who anticipated that reaching Dou Di would greatly raise his family's cultivation.

Gu Yuan found the Soul Realm's location, prompting the Six Ancient Races to assemble their forces for an impending battle. In the Gu Realm, Gu Fei agreed to bring Zi Yan and used two million Emotion Value to awaken his soul, reaching the Emperor Realm before the allied forces departed.

• Gu Yuan announced that he had found the Soul Realm's location, and Yan Jin and Lei Ying sent orders to gather the Six Ancient Races.
• Experts from across the Central Plains assembled at the allied camp, which filled with troops and preparations for battle.
• Gu Fei received Gu Yuan's order to depart in three days, and he agreed to let Zi Yan join him.
• Gu Fei spent two million Emotion Value on Soul Enlightenment and broke through to the Emperor Realm Soul.
• Gu Fei realized that his Emperor Realm Soul and Eight-Star Dou Saint Late Stage cultivation gave him a chance to fight a peak Nine-Star Dou Saint.

After breaking through to the Emperor Realm Soul, Gu Fei said goodbye to his family and led the Gu Clan army to join the Six-Clan Alliance. The alliance reached the desert in the Far Western Land, where the Soul Clan’s stronghold lay, and Gu Yuan sensed something ahead.

• Gu Fei broke through to the Emperor Realm Soul and prepared to settle his debt with the Soul Clan.
• Gu Fei said goodbye to Xiao Yi Xian, Cai'er, Xian Le, and Wushuang, then led the Gu Clan army through a Space Crack.
• The Yan Clan, Lei Clan, Yao Clan, Stone Clan, Spirit Clan, and other Ancient Races assembled with Xiao Chen's help, forming the Six-Clan Alliance Army.
• The alliance marched for several days and arrived in the desert where the Soul Clan had its stronghold.
• Gu Yuan stood at the front of the alliance and sensed something as he surveyed the surroundings.