Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yun endured the heavenly tribulation and advanced from the Human Immortal realm to the Earth Immortal realm, while the lightning destroyed the Abyssal Demonic Leech. He claimed his breakthrough rewards and checked on his battered War Spirits.

• Xiao Yun completed the Five Elements cycle within his body as Saint Zixuan ordered the War Spirits to retreat beyond the Stone Pillars.
• The first wave of tribulation lightning struck Xiao Yun and the Abyssal Demonic Leech, while the Stone Pillars diverted most of the bolts.
• The Abyssal Demonic Leech tried to block the Stone Pillars during the second wave, but Yang Jian's silver pellet knocked it off course and the lightning badly wounded it.
• Xiao Yun endured the final golden lightning wave, refined the Five Elements Treasure Material, and transformed his Human Immortal Qi into Earth Immortal Immortal Qi.
• The golden lightning destroyed the Abyssal Demonic Leech, and Xiao Yun emerged as an Earth Immortal with a third-grade Azure Sword Lotus.
• Youyou awarded Xiao Yun summoning contracts, arena vouchers, gold coins, Spiritual Power, and Breakthrough Stones, and he asked whether his War Spirits were all right.

After defeating the Abyssal Demonic Leech, Xiao Yun learned from the Crystal Xuan Turtle that a corrupted Boundary Stele deep in the Hill Secret Realm was causing the Abyssal contamination. The group set out for Storm Gorge, where they prepared to exploit a brief lull in its violent winds to cross.

• Kinnara healed the group while Xiao Yun found a treasure chest in the Abyssal Demonic Leech's nest and obtained an Origin Fate Token of the Nine Heavens Profound Maiden.
• Xiao Yun asked the Crystal Xuan Turtle how to stop the contamination, and it explained that the corrupted Boundary Stele at the heart of the realm was its source.
• The Crystal Xuan Turtle agreed to guide the group through Storm Gorge, and Xiao Yun and the others boarded its back.
• Xiao Yun and his companions cleared Abyssal Monsters on the way to the gorge.
• Xiao Yun reinforced the Crystal Xuan Turtle's barrier as Storm Gorge's winds battered it, and the Crystal Xuan Turtle said the next brief calm would arrive in about fifteen minutes.

Xiao Yun and his companions fought their way through Storm Gorge after killing Wind Abyss Beasts awakened Feng Lian, the gorge’s guardian. With Wind Empress holding Feng Lian off and the Crystal Xuan Turtle reshaping its barrier to ride the deadly winds, the group escaped into the deeper Secret Realm.

• Wind Empress disrupted the charging Wind Abyss Beasts, allowing Xiao Yun, Xuan Yinghua, and Yang Jian to destroy them.
• The Crystal Xuan Turtle warned that killing the beasts would awaken Feng Lian, which soon appeared as a colossal roc-like demonic beast in the storm.
• Wind Empress confronted Feng Lian while the Crystal Xuan Turtle reshaped its barrier according to Xiao Yun’s suggestion and carried the group toward the gorge exit.
• Feng Lian attacked the group with falling rocks and Wind Blades, but Yang Jian and Xiao Yun cleared their path as the Crystal Xuan Turtle pressed onward.
• Wind Empress shielded the group with an Eight Trigrams wind barrier, letting the Crystal Xuan Turtle carry everyone out of Storm Gorge.
• Wind Empress escaped after severely wounding Feng Lian, and Xiao Yun thanked her for helping the group pass the gorge.

Xiao Yun and his allies reached the Hill Secret Realm’s core, where they found an abyss-corrupted Teng Snake guarding an ancient stele. The Teng Snake summoned a horde of powerful Demonic Monsters, and the group began fighting them.

• Xiao Yun led the group through the Hill Secret Realm with the Crystal Xuan Turtle and reached its core.
• Xiao Yun and the others discovered a three-headed Abyssal Teng Snake coiled around an ancient stone stele.
• The Crystal Xuan Turtle explained that the Teng Snake’s middle head embodied the abyss’s will and warned that its howl attacked the Divine Soul.
• The Abyssal Teng Snake summoned a horde of level 100 or higher Demonic Monsters from black mist.
• Xiao Yun unleashed Myriad Swords Returning to the Source, and Yang Jian, Xuan Yinghua, the Wind Empress, Zixia the Fairy, Saint Zixuan, Kinnara, and the Crystal Xuan Turtle attacked the horde.

Xiao Yun and the War Spirits defeated the Abyssal Teng Snake and cleared the Demonic Tide, then Xiao Yun began purifying the corrupted Secret Realm stele. As he purified one-fifth of it, the black mist churned and Crystal Xuan Turtle warned that something was emerging again.

• The Abyssal Teng Snake attacked Xiao Yun with its Abyssal Breath, but he evaded it and fought back with his sword arts.
• Yang Jian, Xuan Yinghua, Wind Empress, Zixia the Fairy, and the other War Spirits slaughtered the Demonic Tide while Xiao Yun battled the snake.
• Wind Empress formed an array, and the War Spirits immobilized the Abyssal Teng Snake so Xiao Yun could pierce its Demon Snake Head and kill it.
• Crystal Xuan Turtle urged Xiao Yun to purify the Secret Realm stele, and he pressed his hands against it and began dispersing its demonic energy.
• After Xiao Yun purified one-fifth of the stele, the black mist beneath it churned, and Crystal Xuan Turtle warned that something was coming out again.

Xiao Yun purified the stone stele while the reborn Abyssal Demon Snake grew to level 150 and overwhelmed the War Spirits defending him. As the battle reached its breaking point, Xiao Yun fused his Azure Lotus Sword Intent with the Purification Power and drove a pillar of light into the stele.

• The Abyssal Demon Snake re-formed larger and stronger, and Yang Jian, the Wind Empress, Zixia the Fairy, and the other War Spirits fought to keep it away from Xiao Yun.
• Xiao Yun realized the snake’s rebirth had drained demonic energy from the stone stele, speeding its purification, and he continued cleansing it as the black patterns faded.
• The demon snake drew in the remaining black mist, grew to one hundred and fifty zhang, and rose to level 150, sending several defenders flying with its attacks.
• Yang Jian, the Wind Empress, Zixia the Fairy, Xuan Yinghua, Chu Yinge, the Crystal Xuan Turtle, Xi Zhaoyue, and Kinnara fought desperately to hold the demon snake back while Saint Zixuan shielded them.
• Xiao Yun endured the stele’s demonic counterattack as the defenders faltered, then merged his Azure Lotus Sword Intent with the Purification Power and sent a pillar of light into the stone stele.

Xiao Yun purified the Hill Secret Realm’s World-Sealing Divine Stele, reclaimed the region, and learned how the Crystal Xuan Turtle and Teng Snake had protected it from the Abyss. After returning to Douluo Continent, he strengthened his body with Earth Immortal Qi and checked on Zhu Zhuqing, who remained safe in Heaven Dou City.

• The restored stele purified the Hill Secret Realm’s black mist, returned its mountain-protecting formation, and turned the Crystal Xuan Turtle and Teng Snake into guardian reliefs.
• The Crystal Xuan Turtle told Xiao Yun that Teng Snake had held off an Abyssal invasion a thousand years earlier, became corrupted, and was finally freed when Xiao Yun purified the stele.
• The Crystal Xuan Turtle acknowledged Xiao Yun as the Hill Secret Realm’s master, and Youyou announced his rewards, including Level 39, the Dark Mythic War Spirit Yingzhao, and the Xuan Turtle’s allegiance.
• Xiao Yun left Saint Zixuan to handle the Secret Realm’s resources and Peach Blossom Spring, then teleported through White Jade Capital back to Douluo Continent.
• Xiao Yun circulated Earth Immortal Qi to strengthen his body and found that Zhu Zhuqing was safe but still trapped in martial-law-bound Heaven Dou City.

Xiao Yun located the hidden valley where Tang Hao had planted Ah Yin, the former Blue Silver Emperor, and entered the cave behind its waterfall. Tang Hao sensed the intrusion and stormed out of Heaven Dou City, smashing through the city gate as he rushed to protect her.

• Xiao Yun decided to search for Ah Yin while Tang Hao was away from his hidden base.
• Xiao Yun flew to Nuoding City, spotted Holy Soul Village by its statue, and sensed a strong life aura in a nearby valley.
• Xiao Yun found Tang Hao’s Soul Power barrier and entered the cave behind the waterfall.
• Tang Hao sensed that someone had triggered his trap, revealed his nine soul rings, and charged out of Heaven Dou City.
• Tang Hao smashed through the Royal Guards at the city gate and destroyed the gate with his Clear Sky Hammer.

Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing escaped Heaven Dou City separately amid the chaos, while Xiao Yun found Ah Yin’s Spirit Bone and discovered that the Blue Silver Emperor had only recently developed its own awareness. He began taking the plant with him and told it he wanted to give it a different environment.

• Dai Mubai tried to leave with Zhu Zhuqing, but she refused him and slipped away into the slums.
• Dugu Bo pursued Dai Mubai, and the elder seized him and fled the city without Zhu Zhuqing.
• Zhu Zhuqing used her Shadow Stealth to evade the Royal Guards, vaulted over the outer wall, and disappeared into a forest.
• Xiao Yun found and stored the Blue Silver Emperor’s Right Leg Spirit Bone in his Treasure Pagoda.
• Xiao Yun determined that the Blue Silver Emperor’s new awareness was not Ah Yin’s soul and began digging it up.
• The Blue Silver Emperor asked Xiao Yun what he was doing, and he said he wanted to give it a different environment.

Xiao Yun persuaded the newly born Blue Silver Emperor to leave her cave, collected her and some spring water, and planted false evidence to direct Tang Hao's anger toward the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect. Meanwhile, Spirit Hall confirmed Tang Hao's return and sent Moon Guan and Ghost to investigate, while Bibi Dong prepared to deal with him herself.

• Xiao Yun tempted the Blue Silver Emperor with Human Immortal spiritual energy, which strengthened her Soul Power and convinced her to go with him.
• Xiao Yun collected the Blue Silver Emperor and her patch of earth in the Treasure Pagoda, took spring water, and left false Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect traces near the cave.
• Cardinal Salas identified Tang Hao in Memory Crystals and reported his appearance to Spirit Hall's headquarters.
• Bibi Dong ordered Moon Guan and Ghost to investigate Tang Hao in Heaven Dou City and said she would go there after handling the Pope's affairs.
• Bibi Dong privately resolved to confront whoever had made Xiao Gang lose face.

Tang Hao’s appearance in Heaven Dou City stirred Tang Yuehua, Titan, and the Heaven Dou Empire’s leadership. Xue Ye ordered the incident concealed and Tang Hao watched from a distance, while others began making their own quiet preparations.

• Tang Yuehua sensed the Clear Sky Hammer’s soul power, ended her lesson, and sent word to Eldest Brother that she had news of Second Brother.
• Titan recognized Tang Hao’s return and ordered the Strength Clan to investigate secretly and notify the other three great clans.
• Xue Ye’s court debated Tang Hao’s destruction of the South City Gate and Dai Mubai’s escape, then chose to blame the collapse on disrepair and secretly monitor Tang Hao.
• Xue Qinghe privately regarded Tang Hao as an unexpected variable, while Grand Marshal Gelong sent scouts to watch him from a safe distance.

Xiao Yun discovered Tang Yuehua and Lin Qingluo being attacked by five Evil Spirit Masters on the Imperial Road and watched Lin Qingluo fight to protect her. As the wounded Lin Qingluo faced a killing blow, Xiao Yun considered whether to intervene, wary of Tang Yuehua’s connection to Tang San.

• Xiao Yun sensed a battle in Black Pine Forest and recognized the attackers as five Evil Spirit Masters surrounding Tang Yuehua and Lin Qingluo.
• Lin Qingluo tried to shield Tang Yuehua and break through the attackers, but poison, bone spikes, and the Soul Devouring Demon Crystal weakened her.
• The Evil Spirit Masters turned their attacks on Tang Yuehua, and Lin Qingluo took the darts and a bone spike while protecting her.
• Lin Qingluo used her Blood Burning Transformation Serpent to blast three attackers away and crush the leader’s arm, then collapsed near death.
• Xiao Yun recognized the attackers’ methods as those of the Holy Spirit Cult and debated whether to save Tang Yuehua.

Xiao Yun saved Tang Yuehua and Lin Qingluo from Evil Spirit Masters, then met Tang Yuehua and declined her invitation to Moonlight Pavilion. Tang Yuehua gave him a Silver Moon Badge before leaving, and Xiao Yun departed afterward.

• Tang Yuehua crushed the Blue-Gold Crescent Jade Pendant to shield herself and Lin Qingluo from an Evil Spirit Masters' attack.
• Xiao Yun froze the attackers with his Spiritual Sense and killed them with Green Lotus Sword Qi.
• Lin Qingluo attacked Xiao Yun when he appeared, but he deflected her strike, and Tang Yuehua gave her a healing potion.
• Tang Yuehua recognized Xiao Yun's unusual strength, thanked him, and invited him to Moonlight Pavilion; he declined and accepted her Silver Moon Badge.
• Tang Yuehua and Lin Qingluo left, and Xiao Yun departed after glancing at the dead Evil Spirit Masters.

Tang Yuehua escaped the forest with Lin Qingluo after fearing Xiao Yun’s hidden power, while Xiao Yun returned to Yunlai Tavern and cooked a feast for himself. The chapter ended with him dining beneath the Old Plum Tree and missing the food of his home world.

• Tang Yuehua ordered Aunt Qing to leave the forest and accepted a ride back to Heaven Dou City with Lin Qingluo in a Van*Hosen family carriage.
• Xiao Yun gathered the Evil Spirit Masters’ belongings, buried their corpses, and found 1,000 Gold Soul Coins among them.
• A team from Spirit Hall’s Angel Legion discovered the corpses and burned them to ashes with a Holy Light Ball.
• Xiao Yun returned to Yunlai Tavern, opened a jar of Osmanthus Wine, and prepared several dishes using his cooking tools and ingredients.
• Xiao Yun served his meal beneath the Old Plum Tree and reflected that Chinese cuisine made him miss home.

After fleeing Shrek Academy, Zhu Zhuqing came to Yunlai Tavern on Immortal Taibai’s advice and asked Xiao Yun for shelter. He offered her a place to stay under a restrictive contract, then challenged her to touch his clothes; she failed twice and unleashed a powerful claw attack as the chapter ended.

• Zhu Zhuqing arrived at Yunlai Tavern after being expelled from Shrek Academy and told Xiao Yun that Immortal Taibai had directed her there.
• Xiao Yun let Zhu Zhuqing inside, and she joined him for a meal after going two days without proper food.
• Zhu Zhuqing helped clear the dishes, then read Xiao Yun’s contract requiring her to work at the tavern, obey reasonable orders, and keep its secrets in exchange for his protection.
• Xiao Yun challenged Zhu Zhuqing to touch his clothes if she wanted to revise the contract, and he effortlessly dodged her first attack.
• Zhu Zhuqing attacked again with her Soul Power tail-whip, but Xiao Yun deflected it using the contract and sent her spinning.
• Zhu Zhuqing activated her second Soul Ring and launched dozens of Claw Shadows at Xiao Yun.

Xiao Yun defeated Zhu Zhuqing, recruited her to Yunlai Tavern under a loyalty contract, and arranged a room for her. He then revealed a meridian-based cultivation method that he claimed would let her cultivate Soul Power several times faster than ordinary Soul Masters.

• Xiao Yun effortlessly evaded Zhu Zhuqing's attacks, and she signed his contract after discovering its promise of the Spirit Cat Steps technique.
• Xiao Yun promised to help withdraw the warrant against Zhu Zhuqing, warned her to remain loyal, and gave her the nickname Spirit Cat.
• Zhu Zhuqing cleaned the tavern, chose a furnished room in the backyard, and joined Xiao Yun on a Lounge Chair.
• Xiao Yun asked how the nobles of the Star Luo Empire cultivated at night, then used a glowing grape leaf to show Zhu Zhuqing a meridian diagram and explain his faster cultivation method.

Xiao Yun explained meridian cultivation to Zhu Zhuqing and claimed Spirit Hall and the gods suppressed it to preserve their authority. The pair hid from the Heaven Dou City Guard, who had tracked Zhu Zhuqing to the area.

• Xiao Yun demonstrated meridian energy and showed Zhu Zhuqing that he could keep Soul Power flowing into a stone far longer than she could.
• Xiao Yun said meridian cultivation improved Soul Power control and absorption, and could help Soul Masters overcome breakthroughs.
• Xiao Yun told Zhu Zhuqing that Spirit Hall had erased the history of the Spirit Meridian Douluo and killed him and his gifted disciples.
• Xiao Yun showed Zhu Zhuqing an ancient Jade Slip that linked meridian research to mysterious disasters called Heaven's Punishment.
• When the Heaven Dou City Guard approached, Xiao Yun pulled Zhu Zhuqing onto a roof and concealed them with a barrier.

Xiao Yun killed the City Guard squad threatening the neighborhood, and Zhu Zhuqing chose to learn meridian cultivation. He began teaching her by imprinting the foundations of the Spirit Cat Six Arts into her mind.

• Xiao Yun ambushed the City Guard squad and killed its captain and soldiers with sword techniques that used no Soul Power.
• Xiao Yun stored the guards’ bodies in the Pagoda Space while Zhu Zhuqing realized the power of his cultivation method.
• Zhu Zhuqing asked Xiao Yun to teach her meridian cultivation, accepting the risks because she wanted to become stronger.
• Xiao Yun guided Zhu Zhuqing back to Yunlai Tavern and explained that her first step was sensing the Dantian Sea of Qi.
• Xiao Yun touched Zhu Zhuqing’s brow with golden light, transmitting meridian knowledge and the Spirit Cat Six Arts suited to her physique.

Zhu Zhuqing began cultivating the martial art Xiao Yun had taught her, while Xiao Yun returned to the Vast Wilderness World and collected resources and summons. He welcomed the newly summoned East Sea Dragon King Ao Guang and gained Qiongxiao Fairy after fusing war spirit fragments.

• Zhu Zhuqing recognized the value of Xiao Yun's cultivation art, bowed toward his room, and returned to begin practicing it.
• Tu Yaoyao reported the resources and tributes gathered while Xiao Yun was away, raising him to level 41 and bringing his Gold Coins to 3,030,000.
• Xiao Yun used his free summons and four ten-pulls, obtaining several Fate Tokens and Epic essences, plus the new mythic water-element war spirit East Sea Dragon King Ao Guang.
• Ao Guang pledged to help Xiao Yun reclaim the Vast Wilderness World, and Tu Yaoyao began explaining the situation to him.
• Xiao Yun fused accumulated war spirit fragments, gaining a Rain Master Divine Monarch Fate Token and the new Legendary war spirit Qiongxiao.

Xiao Yun spent the day buying supplies, completing sect and arena challenges, clearing a dungeon, refining equipment, and assigning bounty missions. He strengthened Xuan Yinghua with a new armor set and raised Yingzhao to Primordial Two Stars and level 115 before heading into the coming battles.

• Xiao Yun summoned Qiongxiao, then bought Wish Cubes, contracts, vouchers, and treasure-hunt keys at the Myriad Treasures Pavilion.
• Xiao Yun completed the sect donation mission and six Sect Trial challenges, earning gold and Honor Coins, then challenged the Sect Sacred Beast and collected its rewards.
• Xiao Yun used War Merit Orders to raise the Mage War Spirit auxiliary skill bonus to level six, then completed ten arena challenges and earned a Wish Cube.
• Xiao Yun cleared the normal dungeon, synthesized his equipment into higher-grade sets, and accepted one Mythic, four Legendary, and five Epic bounty missions.
• Xiao Yun gave the purple three-star Profound Scale Set to Xuan Yinghua and used Fate Tokens, gold, and Spiritual Power to raise Yingzhao to Primordial Two Stars and level 115.