Chapter Summaries

Lu Yunzhu distributed Misty Sacred Land entry tokens to Spirit Hall’s leaders and arranged for Qian Renxue to oversee construction. He then met Qian Daoliu privately and asked whether he wanted to become a god, and Qian Daoliu eagerly agreed.

• Lu Yunzhu gave Spirit Hall’s elders and worshipers purple tokens, Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue black tokens, and Qian Daoliu a red token.
• Lu Yunzhu handed Qian Renxue white tokens to arrange Misty Sacred Land’s construction, then left with her while Hu Liena realized she had received no token.
• Hu Liena later went to Lu Yunzhu’s courtyard, but he had already left to begin work on his Golden Core.
• Lu Yunzhu visited Qian Daoliu and asked whether he wanted to become a god.
• Qian Daoliu recognized the possibility that Lu Yunzhu could help him ascend and answered yes.

Lu Yunzhu offered Qian Daoliu a way to reach the Golden Core realm after learning he could not trigger Angel God's Nine Trials, and Qian Daoliu agreed to join Misty Sacred Land. Qian Daoliu became the continent’s first Golden Core cultivator in twenty thousand years, while Lu Yunzhu’s larger plan continued.

• Qian Daoliu explained that he could not become a god because he had not triggered Angel God's Nine Trials, and Lu Yunzhu offered him the Golden Core path instead.
• Lu Yunzhu gave Qian Daoliu the Conversion Art and Golden Core cultivation method in exchange for becoming Misty Sacred Land’s Grand Elder and bringing the enshrined under his command into the sect.
• With Lu Yunzhu’s guidance, Qian Daoliu reached Foundation Establishment Perfection and then became the first Golden Core cultivator on Douluo Continent in twenty thousand years.
• Qian Daoliu’s new aura swept across the continent, alarming Bibi Dong, stirring Bo Saixi’s curiosity, and frightening Golden Crocodile.
• Qian Daoliu thanked Lu Yunzhu for helping him reach the Golden Core realm, as Lu Yunzhu’s broader plan moved forward.

Qian Daoliu thanked Lu Yunzhu for helping him break through to the Golden Core realm, and Qian Renxue learned that her grandfather had become a god. Lu Yunzhu asked Qian Renxue to have Qian Daoliu accompany him to the Star Dou Great Forest, but he kept the reason secret.

• Qian Daoliu described his breakthrough as freeing him from the Angel's lingering grace and considered how he might repay Lu Yunzhu.
• Qian Renxue entered the courtyard, and Qian Daoliu told her how Lu Yunzhu had helped him become a god.
• Qian Daoliu left to stabilize his realm and told Qian Renxue to take care of Lu Yunzhu.
• Qian Renxue thanked Lu Yunzhu on behalf of the Qian Family and offered their help.
• Lu Yunzhu asked Qian Renxue to have Qian Daoliu join him on a trip to the Star Dou Great Forest, but refused to explain why.

Lu Yunzhu led twelve Title Douluos to the Star Dou Great Forest, seeking a treasure rather than the already-dead Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape. He spotted something valuable below the forest and descended with Bibi Dong while the others waited.

• Lu Yunzhu kept Qian Daoliu's Golden Core breakthrough secret and set out for the Star Dou Great Forest with twelve Title Douluos, including Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo, Ghost Douluo, and Light Feather Douluo admired the flying Cloud Boats and wondered why Lu Yunzhu had gathered such a powerful group.
• Demon Bear Douluo revealed that Lu Yunzhu had already killed the Titan Giant Ape and Sky Azure Bull Python, shocking the group and upsetting Bibi Dong, who had wanted them as soul rings.
• Lu Yunzhu ordered the Cloud Boats to stop at the forest's outer region and said a little thing below carried a treasure.
• Lu Yunzhu took out the Azure Sword and jumped down, with Bibi Dong following him; Qian Daoliu told the others to wait for their return.

Lu Yunzhu killed a Man Faced Demon Spider and obtained its rare Eight Spider Lances External Soul Bone, shocking Bibi Dong. He continued toward the Place of Great Danger beneath the Lake of Life, while Tang San learned that Xiao Wu had been exposed as a soul beast and taken away by four Title Douluo.

• Qian Daoliu took control of the Cloud Boat and sent Qian Renxue to follow Lu Yunzhu.
• Bibi Dong searched the area for Lu Yunzhu’s rumored treasure but found nothing before a Man Faced Demon Spider attacked her.
• Lu Yunzhu killed the spider and extracted its Eight Spider Lances External Soul Bone, leaving Bibi Dong amazed and envious.
• Qian Renxue arrived after the spider’s death, and Lu Yunzhu led the group toward the Place of Great Danger beneath the Lake of Life.
• At Shrek Academy, Tang San learned that Xiao Wu had been revealed as a soul beast and taken away by four Title Douluo, and he felt as if he had lost someone precious.

Lu Yunzhu revealed that the Star Dou Great Forest hid two-hundred-thousand-year Fierce Beasts in a place called the Place of Great Danger, and that the familiar forest kings were merely its watchdogs. He named Di Tian and the Silver Dragon King as the strongest beings there, then led the Spirit Hall forces toward the Lake of Life to face them.

• Lu Yunzhu told Qian Renxue and Bibi Dong that the Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape were only watchdogs for the Place of Great Danger.
• Lu Yunzhu explained that the forest held two-hundred-thousand-year Fierce Beasts and identified Di Tian and the Silver Dragon King as its most powerful beings.
• Qian Renxue asked how Lu Yunzhu knew this, but he refused to reveal his source and ordered everyone to prepare for battle.
• Qian Renxue warned the Spirit Hall elders, worshippers, and bishops aboard the Cloud Boats, while Qian Daoliu welcomed the prospect of a fight.
• Lu Yunzhu and the others arrived above the Lake of Life, where Qian Renxue realized the Place of Great Danger lay below.

Lu Yunzhu gave Spirit Hall’s group Turtle Breath Pills to conceal their auras before leading them into the Lake of Life and the Place of Great Danger. He explained the powerful soul beasts living there, including the Silver Dragon King, leaving the group prepared to proceed into the hidden land.

• Lu Yunzhu gave everyone Turtle Breath Pills and had them swallow the pills to hide their auras.
• Lu Yunzhu led the group into the Lake of Life, and the others followed with barriers to keep the water from soaking their clothes.
• Bibi Dong created a barrier for Qian Renxue, who thanked her.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo admired the Place of Great Danger until Fourth Venerable Lion Douluo warned him to stay focused.
• Azure Luan Douluo asked Lu Yunzhu about the Fierce Beasts, and Lu Yunzhu described them from Demon Queen Zi Ji to the Silver Dragon King.

Lu Yunzhu’s group entered the core region of the Star Dou Great Forest after he stopped Thousand Jin Douluo from killing the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, an Imperial Auspicious Beast whose death would provoke Di Tian and the other Soul Beasts. They found a terrifying jade-white silkworm chrysalis guarded by powerful Soul Beasts.

• Spirit Hall’s elders and venerables reacted with shock to the existence of an eight-hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast, and Qian Daoliu reminded them to keep a low profile.
• Lu Yunzhu split the group into two teams and led one through the forest toward the core region.
• Thousand Jin Douluo captured a Three-Eyed Golden Lion and prepared to kill it, but Lu Yunzhu stopped him.
• Lu Yunzhu explained that the Three-Eyed Golden Lion was an Imperial Auspicious Beast whose destiny power protected the Star Dou Great Forest, and warned that killing her would bring Di Tian’s wrath.
• Lu Yunzhu stored the Three-Eyed Golden Lion away and led the group into the Place of Great Danger’s core region, where they saw a massive jade-white silkworm chrysalis surrounded by powerful Soul Beasts.

Lu Yunzhu and the Spirit Hall group confronted Di Tian and the other Fierce Beasts after Lu Yunzhu took the million-year Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and captured the Three-Eyed Golden Lion. He offered to return the Auspicious Beast if Di Tian brought out his master, whom Lu Yunzhu wanted to meet and speak with.

• Lu Yunzhu told Qian Renxue that the chrysalis was Tian Meng, the continent’s only million-year soul beast, and explained that it was unusually weak.
• Lu Yunzhu set up an attack formation, and Scarlet King discovered the humans approaching the Fierce Beasts.
• Lu Yunzhu’s group released their martial souls as Bibi Dong moved Qian Renxue behind her for safety.
• Lu Yunzhu used Universe in a Sleeve to take Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and released the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, which Yuanguan and Ghostly seized.
• Di Tian transformed into a black dragon and demanded that the humans leave and return both the Ice Silkworm and the Golden Lion.
• Lu Yunzhu offered to return the Auspicious Beast if Di Tian brought out his master, prompting Di Tian to ask whether Lu Yunzhu knew who she was.

Lu Yunzhu awakened Gu Yue Na and demanded to borrow the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, threatening to take it by force. After Gu Yue Na yielded, he began discussing cooperation with her over tea.

• Lu Yunzhu told Jade Swan Bi Ji and Di Tian that he wanted the Ice Silkworm and an audience with Gu Yue Na.
• Di Tian awakened Gu Yue Na after sensing that Qian Daoliu and the other humans posed a serious threat.
• Gu Yue Na emerged and asked Lu Yunzhu why he had come to the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Lu Yunzhu showed Gu Yue Na the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and demanded to borrow it, saying he would take it by force if she refused.
• Gu Yue Na yielded to Lu Yunzhu, who formed a table and chairs and invited her to discuss cooperation over tea.

Lu Yunzhu offered Gu Yue Na the Heart of the Dragon God in exchange for a path to godhood for soul beasts and help for her to become the Dragon God. When Gu Yue Na asked him to prove his claims, Lu Yunzhu began explaining how soul beasts could become gods by forming a Golden Core.

• Lu Yunzhu brewed Ninth-grade Purple Ganoderma Tea for Gu Yue Na, astonishing the Spirit Hall elders and officials.
• Lu Yunzhu cast Isolation around himself and Gu Yue Na, then offered to help soul beasts attain godhood and help Gu Yue Na become the Dragon God in exchange for the Heart of the Dragon God.
• Qian Renxue tried to probe their conversation, but Qian Daoliu stopped her and advised her to wait; Qian Daoliu and Di Tian then exchanged greetings as humans and soul beasts mingled.
• Lu Yunzhu told Gu Yue Na that the Heart of the Dragon God was in Dragon Valley, also called the Dragon Clan Graveyard, and said he would eventually find it even without her help.
• Gu Yue Na asked Lu Yunzhu to explain his method for soul beasts to become gods and expressed doubt that he could make her the Dragon God.
• Lu Yunzhu began explaining the Golden Core method of becoming a god to Gu Yue Na.

Lu Yunzhu prepared to demonstrate immortal cultivation to Gu Yue Na by forming a Golden Core, while Spirit Hall and the six Fierce Beasts guarded him. He began absorbing spiritual energy from the Ice Silkworm, but the chapter ended before his cultivation breakthrough was shown.

• Gu Yue Na agreed to cooperate with Lu Yunzhu if he proved the abilities of an immortal cultivator, while warning that she would unleash a beast tide if forced.
• Lu Yunzhu ended the Isolation spell and asked Qian Daoliu and Spirit Hall to guard him as he prepared to form a Golden Core.
• Lu Yunzhu secretly equipped himself with defensive talismans and set up a small teleportation array in case anything went wrong.
• Wang Qiu'er glared at Lu Yunzhu, but Bi Ji reminded her that she could not defeat him, so she stayed behind Bi Ji.
• Lu Yunzhu took out Tian Meng and threatened to kill him unless he turned his energy into spiritual energy, then began absorbing it with the Spirit Absorption Art.

Lu Yunzhu reached Foundation Establishment Perfection by absorbing Heaven and Earth Origin Energy from Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, then began forming a Golden Core. As lightning gathered for his tribulation, Qian Daoliu and the others saw that Lu Yunzhu’s storm clouds were an unexplained gray.

• Lu Yunzhu advanced from Foundation Establishment Mid Stage to Perfection over nine days by absorbing energy from Sky Dream Ice Silkworm.
• Lu Yunzhu asked the Spirit Hall elders and worshippers to move away before he began forming his core.
• Qian Daoliu told Qian Renxue that he had become a cultivator, and explained that core formation led to the Golden Core Stage.
• Lu Yunzhu urged Sky Dream Ice Silkworm to provide more energy as he gathered his Spiritual Power and mental power to condense his core.
• Dark clouds and powerful lightning appeared as Lu Yunzhu began his breakthrough, and Qian Daoliu identified the approaching Lightning Tribulation.
• Qian Daoliu noticed that Lu Yunzhu’s tribulation clouds were gray, unlike the known types, and an idea suddenly came to him.

Lu Yunzhu endured an apparently endless Lightning Tribulation infused with the Source of Destruction as Gu Yue Na and others fled the devastation. The chapter ended with gray lightning still striking him and Gu Yue Na fearing the tribulation could destroy Douluo Continent.

• Qian Daoliu saw gray, tree-trunk-thick bolts strike Lu Yunzhu and ordered everyone to retreat another three thousand meters.
• Gu Yue Na sensed the Power of Destruction in the lightning and led the others away as it annihilated everything around them.
• Qian Renxue worried that Lu Yunzhu would die, while Bibi Dong noticed her concern.
• The disturbance drew attention across Douluo Continent, including from Bo Saixi, Sea Woman Douluo, Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, Yu Luomian, and Yu Yuanzhen.
• Gu Yue Na recognized the Source of Destruction in the tribulation and feared Lu Yunzhu would destroy the continent as the gray lightning continued to strike him.

After destroying Gu Yue Na’s Place of Great Danger, Lu Yunzhu secured her cooperation and established Misty Sacred Land at Giant Sword Mountain. His announcement of the new sect’s recruitment and powerful members left the continent’s factions reacting with disbelief, alarm, or support.

• Lu Yunzhu gave Gu Yue Na the Golden Core chapters of the Conversion Art and Spirit Absorption Art in exchange for her help locating the Dragon Clan Graveyard once Di Tian reached the Golden Core Realm, and invited her to Misty Sacred Land’s founding.
• Lu Yunzhu took the Ice Silkworm baby from Wang Qiu’er and offered Form Transformation Pills as compensation before leaving the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Lu Yunzhu established Misty Sacred Land, while Qian Daoliu and his eight worshippers joined it, leaving Bibi Dong considering whether she should join as well.
• Lu Yunzhu announced that Misty Sacred Land would recruit students and disciples from across the continent and claimed it had eight Title Douluo and two Golden Core Realm experts.
• Oscar, Ma Hongjun, and Dai Mubai at Shrek Academy doubted the announcement, while Ning Fengzhi ordered the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s businesses to promote Lu Yunzhu’s sect.

Yu Yuanzhen and Ye Qingcheng pledged their clans to support or affiliate with Lu Yunzhu’s Misty Sacred Land. Lu Yunzhu and Qian Renxue then went to meet Heaven Dou’s major forces, where Zhu Zhuqing stopped them to request a private discussion with Lu Yunzhu.

• Yu Yuanzhen ordered the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and Star Luo nobles to support Misty Sacred Land, threatening those who refused.
• Ye Qingcheng announced that the Nine Heart Begonia Ye Family would affiliate with Misty Sacred Land.
• Qian Renxue told Lu Yunzhu that the representatives he had summoned were waiting at King's Power Restaurant, and he agreed to meet them.
• Lu Yunzhu and Qian Renxue traveled to King's Power Restaurant under the protection of Heaven Dou Royal Knights.
• Zhu Zhuqing identified herself as a direct-line member of the Star Luo Zhu Family and asked to speak with Lu Yunzhu.
• Lu Yunzhu stepped out of the carriage and asked Zhu Zhuqing what she wanted.

Zhu Zhuqing sought Lu Yunzhu’s help to escape her family’s deadly rules, but he directed her to Giant Sword Mountain and refused to take her as a disciple. At King’s Power Restaurant, Lu Yunzhu and Xue Qinghe arrived to a gathering of powerful sect leaders, academy principals, and kings, who welcomed Lu Yunzhu with great respect.

• Zhu Zhuqing asked Lu Yunzhu to accept her as a disciple and teach her immortal cultivation so she could survive her family’s rules.
• Lu Yunzhu told Zhu Zhuqing to go to Giant Sword Mountain in six days and said he would not accept disciples.
• Zhu Zhuqing resolved to set out for Giant Sword Mountain after Lu Yunzhu left for King’s Power Restaurant with Xue Qinghe.
• Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, Gu Rong, Titan, the academy principals, and three kings stood to welcome Lu Yunzhu and Xue Qinghe.
• Lu Yunzhu exchanged courtesies with the assembled guests, took the seat of honor with Xue Qinghe, and thanked everyone for attending.

Lu Yunzhu offered the gathered academies and clans a choice: join Misty Sacred Land and become cultivators or risk destruction as the soul master world changed. Many powerful groups pledged allegiance, while Niu Gao urged Titan not to let loyalty endanger the Strength Clan.

• Lu Yunzhu told the gathering that cultivators would soon replace soul masters and demanded that their forces submit to Misty Sacred Land or face destruction.
• Bai Baoshan pledged Heaven Dou Royal Academy to Lu Yunzhu, with Xue Qinghe silently approving.
• Blazing Fire Academy, Kamikaze, Skywater Academy and the Shui Family, and Armored Elephant Academy and Sect all pledged allegiance.
• The Defense Clan and Speed Clan also joined Lu Yunzhu, leaving Thunderclap Academy as the last of the five elemental academies not to declare its position.
• Titan questioned Niu Gao and Bai He about their decision, and Niu Gao argued that joining Misty Sacred Land offered their clans survival and a chance to prosper.

Lu Yunzhu secured the submission of the Balak, Alps, and Silves Kingdoms and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to the Misty Sacred Land. He then gave Qian Renxue a Puppet Talisman to control Emperor Xue Ye, offering to complete her mission without forcing her to take the throne.

• Titan hesitated over whether to support Lu Yunzhu, while most factions agreed to submit to the Misty Sacred Land.
• Lu Yunzhu and the disguised Qian Renxue arranged to dine at the imperial palace, putting pressure on the remaining factions to choose.
• The Balak Kingdom, the Alps Kingdom, the Silves Kingdom, and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect pledged allegiance to Lu Yunzhu.
• Lu Yunzhu privately asked Qian Renxue whether Spirit Hall still planned to place her on the Heaven Dou throne, and she confirmed that it did.
• Lu Yunzhu sent Qian Renxue a Puppet Talisman and explained that it would make Xue Ye obey her, allowing her to finish her mission without becoming emperor.
• Qian Renxue excitedly invited Lu Yunzhu to dine, eager to thank him for helping her regain her freedom.

Lu Yunzhu took Qian Renxue to Shrek Academy, promising to collect some interest from Tang Hao without helping her avenge her father directly. Their arrival aboard the Cloud Boat drew Flanders and Zhao Wuji’s attention, leaving the academy’s leaders to investigate.

• Lu Yunzhu and Qian Renxue left King's Power Restaurant after inviting the guests to Giant Sword Mountain six days later.
• In the carriage, Lu Yunzhu reminded Qian Renxue of his promised gift and said he would not kill Tang Hao or avenge her father, but would collect a little interest instead.
• Lu Yunzhu ordered Serpent Spear Douluo She Long to take them to Shrek Academy in Yunzhou, while Tang San felt increasingly lonely and sensed that something had set its sights on him.
• Lu Yunzhu arrived at Shrek Academy aboard the Cloud Boat, whose energy alerted Zhao Wuji and Flanders.
• Flanders and Zhao Wuji went into the courtyard to investigate the Cloud Boat, and Flanders wondered what it was.