Chapter Summaries

Ling Li rejected the Venerables’ recruitment and declared that he intended to take over Starfall Pavilion, provoking Wind Venerable. As Thunder Venerable and Sword Venerable considered their own plans, Ling Li and Yao Chen launched a joint attack on Wind Venerable, who countered with a barrage of wind needles.

• Ling Li pointed Dark Night at Wind Venerable and declared that he intended to take over Starfall Pavilion.
• Thunder Venerable and Sword Venerable discussed Ling Li’s past and weighed whether to seize his saber and Yao Chen’s Bone Spirit Cold Flame.
• Sword Venerable proposed that he and Thunder Venerable join forces to capture Ling Li, but Thunder Venerable chose to wait for the fight’s outcome.
• Ling Li attacked Wind Venerable with a slash of Blade Qi while Yao Chen used Bone Spirit Cold Flame to create Ice Flame Mirror.
• Wind Venerable shattered Yao Chen’s frozen space, sealed the spatial rifts with wind cones, and sent countless wind needles toward Ling Li and Yao Chen.

Ling Li resisted Wind Venerable’s attacks with a Spatial Garment formed by Zi Yan’s aid, while Feng Qing’er recognized Zi Yan as the Great Void Dragon Clan’s enemy. Thunder Venerable and Sword Venerable departed Starfall Pavilion, leaving Wind Venerable to face Ling Li and Zi Yan’s support alone.

• Zi Yan supplied Spatial Power from outside the arena, protecting Ling Li from Wind Venerable’s wind needles.
• Feng Qing’er recognized Zi Yan as a Great Void Dragon and told Thunder Venerable that the clan was the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan’s mortal enemy.
• Thunder Venerable took Feng Qing’er and left after realizing Zi Yan was no minor member of the Great Void Dragon Clan.
• Sword Venerable counseled Tang Ying not to fear Ling Li, then left Starfall Pavilion with his disciple.
• Wind Venerable saw Ling Li’s outside assistance and roared that he would stop holding back.

Ling Li and Zi Yan kept Wind Venerable on the defensive while Yao Chen’s interference prevented him from activating the Starfall Grand Formation. Wind Venerable sacrificed his blood to unleash the Starfall Finger, leaving Ling Li and Zi Yan facing a grave threat.

• Ling Li attacked Wind Venerable with relentless Blade Qi as Zi Yan protected him and Yao Chen harried Wind Venerable with the Bone Spirit Cold Flame.
• Wind Venerable failed to activate the Starfall Grand Formation, unaware that Yao Chen’s black Storage Ring was preventing it.
• Ling Li’s redirected Blade Qi tore through Wind Venerable’s robes and wounded his body and soul, leading Wind Venerable to question whether Ling Li belonged to the Spirit Clan.
• Wind Venerable sacrificed his blood and drew on Starfall Pavilion’s Spatial Power to unleash the Starfall Finger at Ling Li.
• Ling Li and Zi Yan watched the compressed beam approach with grave expressions.

Zi Yan helped Ling Li resist Wind Venerable’s Starfall Finger while Ling Li used Dark Devouring Hand to absorb its energy. As Wu Hao and Lu Man entered the conflict, Ling Li had Wu Hao killed and ordered Yao Chen to capture Lu Man alive, leaving the duel with Wind Venerable unresolved.

• Zi Yan formed a purple barrier as Ling Li used Dark Devouring Hand to clash with Wind Venerable’s pillar of light and absorb some of its energy.
• Wu Hao charged through the spatial waves, hoping to kill Ling Li and avenge his father and uncle.
• Yao Chen froze Wu Hao with bone-white flame and burned him to ash.
• Ling Li ordered Yao Chen to capture Lu Man alive, and Yao Chen pursued her as she fled.

Ling Li defeated Wind Venerable and Devoured most of Starfall Pavilion’s elders, using their cultivation to rise to Peak Fighting Sect while Han Feng took control of the pavilion. With only Elder Dan left to Devour, Ling Li was interrupted by a visitor at his secret chamber.

• Ling Li endured Wind Venerable’s blood-fueled attack for three days, absorbed its energy, and defeated him, advancing to Fighting Sect Five Stars.
• Yao Chen handed the captured Lu Man to Ling Li, who allowed Xia Mang to take her away for revenge.
• Han Feng claimed Wind Venerable had killed Medicine Venerable and that he had avenged his master, then became Starfall Pavilion’s master.
• Over the next month and a half, Ling Li Devoured all but Elder Dan among the elders who had remained, reaching Peak Fighting Sect.
• Ling Li prepared to summon Elder Dan, but someone knocked and asked to enter his secret chamber.

Ling Li granted Dan Lang a portion of Yin Yang Twin Flames in exchange for his promise to become an Eighth-Grade Alchemist and help him approach the Dan Family. Dan Lang then presented Mu Qingluan as a gift, though Ling Li showed little interest in her.

• Dan Lang asked Ling Li for a portion of Yin Yang Twin Flames and offered to guide him into the Dan Family of Sacred Pill City.
• Ling Li implanted a portion of Yin Yang Twin Flames in Dan Lang and ordered him to reach the eighth grade within half a year.
• Dan Lang pledged to meet Ling Li's deadline and led him to a room in Starfall Pavilion to see a gift.
• Ling Li found Mu Qingluan bound on a bed, and Dan Lang claimed she came from the Sky Phoenix Clan before leaving them alone.

Ling Li cultivated for a month after strengthening his bloodline and prepared to break through from Nine-Star Dou Zong to Fighting Venerable. As his breakthrough began, it shook Starfall Pavilion’s independent space, and Yao Chen ordered the elders to evacuate before it collapsed.

• Dan Lang became an Eighth-Grade Alchemist, helping Starfall Pavilion grow alongside Yao Chen and Ling Li.
• Yao Chen reflected that Ling Li’s rise to Fighting Venerable would strengthen Starfall Pavilion but could draw the attention of the Gu Clan and expose Ling Li’s Devouring Spirit Clan identity.
• The energy of heaven and earth trembled, alerting Starfall Pavilion’s disciples and elders that Ling Li was emerging from seclusion.
• Dan Lang realized Ling Li had advanced six stars in a month and was about to enter the Fighting Venerable realm.
• Ling Li’s breakthrough drew spatial energy toward Stone Pagoda Peak and made Starfall Pavilion’s independent space quake violently.
• Yao Chen warned the elders to leave the independent space before it could no longer hold together.

Ling Li’s breakthrough to Fighting Venerable caused Starfall Pavilion’s independent space to nearly collapse, and Zi Yan and Yao Chen worked with the elders to stabilize it. Ling Li endured the forty-nine-bolt Lightning Tribulation until its final orange streak destroyed the stone tower, leaving Zi Yan and Yao Chen uncertain whether he survived.

• Ling Li’s violent absorption of Spatial Power tore open cracks throughout Starfall Pavilion, and Zi Yan joined Yao Chen to calm the space.
• Yao Chen ordered the Starfall Pavilion elders to channel their Dou Qi into the fallen star and help preserve the independent space.
• After Ling Li’s spatial suction stopped, dark clouds gathered and the Lightning Tribulation began striking the stone tower atop Stone Pagoda Peak.
• The forty-eight golden bolts devastated the land around the peak while Starfall Pavilion remained protected within its independent space.
• The final bolt carried orange lightning that shattered the stone tower, and Yao Chen feared Ling Li had failed while Zi Yan searched the crater through the spatial cracks.

Ling Li emerged from his breakthrough as a Dou Zun, shocking Starfall Pavilion’s elders and disciples with his overwhelming pressure. He declined Dan Lang’s plan to go to Sacred Pill City and instead proposed opening a Space Channel to the northwestern corner of the continent, though the journey’s immense energy cost remained a problem.

• Ling Li emerged from the beast of starlight after absorbing Spatial Power and revealed that he had broken through to the Dou Zun realm.
• Ling Li intimidated Starfall Pavilion’s elders before withdrawing his pressure, while Zi Yan noticed the unusual Spatial Power within his arm.
• Yao Chen and Dan Lang congratulated Ling Li as the disciples learned that he was Starfall Pavilion’s mysterious Great Elder.
• Dan Lang offered to travel to Sacred Pill City to prepare for Ling Li’s plan to take control of the Dan Clan, but Ling Li told him to wait.
• Ling Li proposed opening a Space Channel to the northwestern corner of the continent, and Yao Chen warned him about the distance, the Endless Sea, and the enormous energy required.

Ling Li built a one-way Space Channel from Starfall Pavilion toward the Gate of Life and Death in the northwest, with Zi Yan’s spatial talent speeding the work. Five months later, Ling Li reached Cloud Mist Sect and woke Zi Yan, who had abandoned construction to sleep, while the return passage remained unfinished.

• Ling Li stabilized his new Dou Zun cultivation while Yao Chen and Dan Lang prepared Rong Metal gates for the Space Channel.
• Ling Li activated the hidden gate inside Starfall Pavilion’s meteorite, and he and Zi Yan entered the chaotic space beyond it.
• Zi Yan rapidly stabilized the surrounding space as Ling Li guided the passage toward the Gate of Life and Death, where his Yin Yang Twin Flames had left a mark.
• Zi Yan lost interest halfway through construction and slept aboard the Space Ship, leaving Ling Li to finish the channel alone.
• Five months later, Ling Li arrived at Cloud Mist Sect and woke Zi Yan, knowing he still needed to construct the return passage.

Ling Li returned to the Gate of Life and Death and learned that northern barbarians had conquered half the Northwest Continent and destroyed the Cloud Mist Sect. The survivors begged him to drive out the invaders, while he sought details of the invasion and news of Yun Yun, who had gone to the Flower Sect for help.

• Ling Li effortlessly captured Elder Mu and asked the Cloud Mist Sect survivors where Yun Yun was.
• Elder Huo and Elder Feng recognized Ling Li, and the disciples begged him to drive out the barbarians and seek justice for the Northwest Continent.
• Ling Li stopped the survivors from kneeling and ordered them to explain what had happened.
• Elder Mu said the barbarians had conquered half the continent, the Cloud Mist Sect had fallen, and Yun Yun had left for the Flower Sect ten months earlier with the Young Sect Master.
• Ling Li asked Elder Mu to recount the invasion in detail, and Elder Mu began describing what had happened.

Ling Li learned from Elder Mu that the Shi Ming Sect had conquered much of the Northwest Continent and that Little Doctor Fairy had suddenly gained power, likely from her Calamity Poison Body activating. He decided to confront the barbarians and left the Gate of Life and Death through a tear in space.

• Ling Li heard that the Shi Ming Sect had overrun much of the Northwest Continent after the Chuyun Empire lured the barbarians south, forcing the Cloud Mist Sect, Mercenary Guild, and Snake People Clan to retreat.
• Elder Mu explained that Yun Yun had taken Nalan Yanran to the Flower Sect for help, while Little Doctor Fairy and Queen Medusa had managed to contain the Shi Ming Sect near Da Ling City.
• Ling Li worried that Little Doctor Fairy's sudden surge in strength meant her Calamity Poison Body had activated, and he resolved to wipe out the Shi Ming Sect.
• Elder Mu warned Ling Li that Shi Tian had defeated Queen Medusa and several Dou Zong experts, but Ling Li said he would inspect the situation himself.
• Elder Mu prepared to open the Gate of Life and Death, but Ling Li tore open space and stepped outside, leaving Elder Mu impressed by his power.

Ling Li and Zi Yan crossed the Gamma Empire and learned that Shi Tian was preparing to assault Da Ling City, where Queen Medusa, Little Doctor Fairy, Ya Fei, and Hai Bodong faced the gathered Barbarian Tribe. As Shi Tian launched his attack and threatened the defenders, the allied leaders refused to surrender, with Ling Li still absent.

• Ling Li and Zi Yan found drunk barbarian guards at the Cloud Mist Sect, killed them, and continued toward Da Ling City while Ling Li gathered intelligence from captured Shi Ming Sect forces.
• Ling Li learned that Shi Tian and the Barbarian Tribe's nineteen Dou Zongs had massed at Da Ling City, where Shi Tian planned a full assault within days.
• Queen Medusa, Little Doctor Fairy, Ya Fei, and Hai Bodong assessed the city's dire defenses as defectors weakened the allied forces and Shi Tian threatened the leaders.
• Little Doctor Fairy vowed to unleash her Calamity Poison Body if the city fell, while Hai Bodong urged the women to trust that Ling Li would return.
• Shi Tian led the Barbarian Tribe's army toward Da Ling City and demanded Queen Medusa and Ya Fei surrender, but both declared that their forces would not flee or desert.

Shi Tian led the Barbarian Tribe’s assault on Da Ling City and used newly acquired Dou Techniques to overpower Queen Medusa, Little Doctor Fairy, and the Earth Demon Puppet. As the city’s defenses collapsed and barbarians reached the walls, Ya Fei tried to kill herself rather than be captured, but someone stopped her.

• Shi Tian executed captured Black Corner Region experts to destroy the defenders’ hopes of surrender, then ordered the Barbarian Tribe to attack Da Ling City.
• Queen Medusa raised the Snake People Clan’s defensive formation while Ya Fei directed crossbowmen against the advancing barbarians.
• Little Doctor Fairy, Queen Medusa, and the Earth Demon Puppet fought Shi Tian in the sky, but he revealed his ability to use Dou Techniques and forced them back.
• Barbarian Tribe fighters broke through Da Ling City’s outer barrier and climbed onto the walls as defenders were overwhelmed.
• Ya Fei prepared to stab herself rather than be captured, but someone seized her hand and restrained her.

Ling Li returned to Da Ling City and reversed the battlefield's momentum by dropping a flaming meteor on the Barbarian army. Shi Tian shattered the meteor and sent its fragments toward both sides, but Zi Yan protected the city while the Barbarians had no defense.

• Ya Fei tried to kill herself rather than be captured, but Ling Li stopped her and revealed himself beside Zi Yan.
• Ya Fei begged Ling Li to stop Shi Tian, who was suppressing Little Doctor Fairy and Queen Medusa above the battlefield.
• Ling Li summoned a huge meteor wrapped in Yin Yang Twin Flames and sent it toward the Barbarian camp.
• Shi Tian used a Space Channel and Mountain Shattering Fist to shatter the meteor and scatter its burning fragments across the battlefield.
• Zi Yan raised an energy barrier over Da Ling City, stopping the meteor fragments while the unprotected Barbarian army faced their impact.

Ling Li pursued Shi Tian from Da Ling City into the Chuyun Empire, revealing that he had deliberately drawn Shi Tian away from populated territories before attacking. The chapter ended as Ling Li appeared behind Shi Tian and opened the Dark Realm.

• Ling Li routed the Barbarians at Da Ling City and pursued Shi Tian while Little Doctor Fairy and Queen Medusa returned to the city walls.
• Zi Yan reassured Little Doctor Fairy that Ling Li could defeat Shi Tian, then warned her that Ling Li was unhappy about her activated Calamity Poison Body.
• Ling Li chased Shi Tian across the Gamma Empire and destroyed Barbarian-held cities in the Chuyun Empire.
• Ling Li explained that he had lured Shi Tian away to prevent him from self-destructing near the territories Ling Li valued.
• Ling Li used his speed to appear behind Shi Tian, pressed a palm to his head, and opened the Dark Realm.

Ling Li discovered that his Dark Realm could devour energy but could not draw in living beings, then slaughtered most of the Barbarians and returned to Da Ling City. He ordered the survivors exterminated and left with Ya Fei, pulling Little Doctor Fairy along as well.

• Ling Li killed Shi Tian with the black mist and entered the Dark Realm, where he examined the energies trapped inside.
• Ling Li reasoned that the Dark Devouring Hand's narrow channel prevented living beings from entering the Dark Realm.
• Ling Li traveled north, then swept south with Dark Night and slaughtered most of the Barbarians; Dark Night advanced to the mid-level Earth tier.
• Ling Li returned to Da Ling City, where Ya Fei was overseeing repairs, and ordered the remaining Barbarians exterminated.
• Ling Li embraced Ya Fei and took her toward the city, then pulled Little Doctor Fairy against his chest when she did not follow.

After returning to Da Ling City, Ling Li reunited with his women and helped lead the campaign to eliminate the remaining barbarians. As the Mercenary Guild expanded its influence and challenged the Alchemist Guild’s pill monopoly, Ya Fei told Ling Li that Fa Ma had been waiting to see him.

• Ling Li failed to persuade Queen Medusa and Zi Yan to join him, while Ya Fei and Little Doctor Fairy accepted his company.
• Ling Li’s forces, joined by the Snake People, the Mercenary Guild, and Cloud Mist Sect disciples, marched north to wipe out the surviving barbarians, and other factions joined them along the way.
• Ling Li learned that Little Doctor Fairy had gained no more experience from him and promised to find her a Netherworld Poison Flame to complement her Calamity Poison Body.
• Little Doctor Fairy helped Ling Li punish Ya Fei after she defended Little Doctor Fairy from his teasing.
• Ya Fei explained that the Mercenary Guild had weakened the Alchemist Guild’s hold on pill sales and asked whether Ling Li would meet Fa Ma, who had waited in Da Ling City for three days.

Ya Fei explained how the Han Family's pill trade had helped the Mercenary Guild, then Ling Li met Fa Ma, who invited him, Ya Fei, and Gu He to the Alchemist Grand Meeting. Ling Li accepted and considered using the gathering to recruit alchemists, while wondering whether Xiao Yan had survived the upheavals.

• Ya Fei told Ling Li that the Han Family had supplied pills to the Mercenary Guild and had shown no hostile intentions.
• Ya Fei explained that Fa Ma had likely come to invite them to the Alchemist Grand Meeting, and Ling Li agreed to meet him.
• Fa Ma invited Ling Li, Ya Fei, and Gu He to the meeting, scheduled for seven days later, but did not invite Little Doctor Fairy.
• Fa Ma left Da Ling City, and Ling Li accepted his invitation while Ya Fei kept Gu He's invitation for him.
• Ling Li considered recruiting alchemists at the gathering and wondered whether Xiao Yan was still alive after the changes to his fate.

Ling Li advanced to two-star Dou Venerable in the Dark Realm, then revived interest in the Alchemist Grand Meeting by offering a soul cultivation technique and a chance to observe an Eighth-grade Pill’s refinement. The meeting ended without Xiao Yan appearing, and the factions received an invitation to Nalan Yanran’s ceremony to become young sect leader.

• Ling Li absorbed energy in the Dark Realm, advanced to two-star Dou Venerable, and gained control of the Falling Heart Flame placed in a new stone pillar.
• Ling Li traveled with Ya Fei, Gu He, and Zi Yan to the Alchemist Grand Meeting and announced five viewing slots for an Eighth-grade Pill refinement and a soul cultivation technique as rewards.
• Fa Ma considered Ling Li’s offer to join the Mercenary Guild as an elder but declined because he was still the Alchemist Guild’s president.
• Ling Li learned that Xiao Yan had joined the Mercenary Guild, formed the Brotherhood, and moved the Xiao Family to the Black Corner Region, but Xiao Yan did not attend the meeting.
• Ling Li awarded the soul cultivation technique to the champion and announced it would be available in the Mercenary Guild, prompting alchemists to seek membership.
• After the meeting, the factions received invitations to Nalan Yanran’s ceremony to assume the position of young sect leader; Nalan Yanran had returned as the meeting began.