Chapter Summaries

Protector Jiu and Protector Tie investigated the Jia Ma Empire and attacked Yun Shan, only to discover that the empire had more defenders than expected. After retreating, they planned to enlist neighboring empires against it, but an unseen presence intervened.

• Venerable Azure Serpent ordered Protector Jiu to investigate the Jia Ma Empire, while Zi Ying and Old Ku Hai refused to act without stronger evidence and advised him to seek assistance from other Protectors.
• Protector Tie joined Protector Jiu, and they spent a month confirming that Yun Shan and Queen Medusa were the Jia Ma Empire’s known Dou Zongs.
• Protector Jiu attacked Yun Shan at the Misty Cloud Sect, but Yun Shan used the Cloud-Veiling Sun Formation to withstand him.
• Protector Jiu summoned Protector Tie, but Ling Ying appeared to support Yun Shan, and another Dou Zong approached, forcing the two Protectors to flee north.
• Protector Jiu and Protector Tie decided to recruit the Mu Lan, Chu Yun, and Luo Yan Empires to attack the Jia Ma Empire, but an unseen speaker said they would not be allowed to do so.

Old Yao, controlling Xiao Yan’s body, killed two Soul Hall Protectors while Cai Lin, Ling Ying, and Yun Shan subdued Xie Bi Yan. Cai Lin marked Xie Bi Yan with a Serpent Seal and spared him, and he asked whether they all belonged to the same faction.

• Old Yao emerged from a spatial tear and used silver chains and pale flames to drain and refine Protector Tie and Protector Wu’s souls.
• Ling Ying and Yun Shan arrived with Cai Lin, and Old Yao introduced himself as Xiao Yan’s teacher and a third-grade guest elder of Ling Xiao Pavilion.
• Old Yao told Ling Ying, Cai Lin, and Yun Shan to trap Xie Bi Yan, who appeared nearby, and the three attacked him together.
• Xie Bi Yan surrendered before Old Yao could join the fight, and Ling Ying asked Cai Lin whether they should spare him.
• Cai Lin used Chu Xiao’s improved Serpent Seal to control Xie Bi Yan, who accepted the mark and pledged loyalty before asking if they were allies.

Xie Bi Yan joined Ling Xiao Pavilion, enabling the Jia Ma Empire to launch a campaign against its neighbors while Chu Xiao continued cultivating with Yun Yun. After eight months of training, Yun Yun reached the threshold of Dou Zong, and she and Chu Xiao began their breakthroughs with Yin-Yang Qiankun Dragon Phoenix Pills.

• Medusa and Yun Shan offered Xie Bi Yan a place in Ling Xiao Pavilion, and he accepted after learning that Yao Chen was a Grade Eight Alchemist and Yun Shan confirmed he was Venerable Yao.
• Yun Shan promised Nalan Yanran would train to defeat Xiao Yan, while Yao Chen sent Xiao Yan to the front lines and declared that Ling Xiao Pavilion would kill any Soul Hall forces it encountered.
• Medusa, Yun Shan, and Jia Xingtian planned to annex the Chu Yun Empire and seize the Mu Lan Empire for the Snake-People Tribe, then the Jia Ma Empire declared war on three neighboring empires.
• Xie Bi Yan defected during battle, and the Jia Ma Empire captured the southern provinces of the Chu Yun Empire as its allies confronted the Luo Yan and Mu Lan Empires.
• After nearly eight months of cultivation, Yun Yun assimilated Yun Potian's inherited Dou Qi and reached the threshold of Dou Zong, while Chu Xiao advanced to peak Dou Wang and greatly strengthened his body and soul.
• Chu Xiao and Yun Yun swallowed Yin-Yang Qiankun Dragon Phoenix Pills to begin their breakthroughs, and Chu Xiao pulled Yun Yun into his embrace and kissed her.

Yun Yun broke through to One-star Dou Zong and the Spirit Realm while cultivating with Chu Xiao, who also reached the Spirit Realm. After receiving the Three Mysterious Transformations of Heavenly Flame from Xun Er through Xiao Yi Xian, Chu Xiao emerged from seclusion and prepared to draw from the Diary’s accumulated lotteries.

• Yun Yun advanced from peak Dou Huang to One-star Dou Zong and condensed sword intent to reach the initial stage of the Spirit Realm alongside Chu Xiao.
• Cao Ying anticipated Chu Xiao’s return, while Cai Lin reached Three-star Dou Zong and set out to kill Yan Luo Tian.
• Huo Zhi traded the Three Mysterious Transformations of Heavenly Flame to Xun Er, who sent it to Xiao Yi Xian to pass to Chu Xiao.
• Chu Xiao sensed the exchange, used the Heavenly Derivation Art to identify the technique, and saw that Yun Yun had fallen asleep after their cultivation.
• Chu Xiao woke from seclusion, reviewed the lotteries accumulated over 244 days, and prepared to draw.

Chu Xiao examined his lottery rewards and used his Thunder Flame Emperor Flame and Spirit Realm soul to take control of a damaged Devouring Corpse. The corpse demonstrated power comparable to a seven- or eight-star Dou Zun, and Chu Xiao realized he could strengthen it further.

• Chu Xiao reviewed his Yellow-Grade and Mysterious Grade rewards, setting aside the Purple Spirit Pill, Mystic Ice Sword, Wood Dragon Cauldron, Exquisite Cloud Ark, and Spirit Rhinoceros Flame Horn for future use or gifts.
• Chu Xiao decided to share the Fallen Thunder Spirit Liquid with Ya Fei, Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, Yun Yun, and Ling Xiao Pavilion members.
• Chu Xiao judged the Void Grand Formation suitable for protecting Lingxiao City and noted that the Nine Netherworld Phoenix Essence could benefit Feng Qing Er or himself.
• Chu Xiao released the damaged Devouring Corpse and learned that its power could rival a high-level Dou Zun despite its condition.
• Chu Xiao marked the corpse with the Thunder Flame Emperor Flame and his Soul Power, then tested it as it tore open a massive space rift and devoured the void power.
• Chu Xiao concluded that he could control the Devouring Corpse like his own arm and hinted that the Nine-Tailed Spirit Fox had inspired a way to improve it further.

Chu Xiao completed the Devouring Corpse’s restoration and left seclusion to learn that Heavenly Serpent Mansion had proposed a wager battle over Ling Xiao Pavilion’s expansion. At the Golden Goose Hall, Medusa and the others debated the challenge, while Xie Bi Yan revealed that Soul Hall was secretly uniting the opposing empires.

• Chu Xiao used Thunder Flame Emperor Flame to restore the Devouring Corpse and stored it in his Sea of Consciousness.
• Chu Xiao checked the outside world through the Heavenly Derivation Art and learned about the gathering at the Golden Goose Hall.
• Ya Fei asked the assembled experts how they should respond to Heavenly Serpent Mansion’s wager battle proposal.
• Cai Lin argued that Heavenly Serpent Mansion was too divided and weak to interfere in the southern region.
• Xie Bi Yan revealed that Soul Hall had helped unite the empires opposing Ling Xiao Pavilion.

Ling Xiao Pavilion prepared to continue its war despite the Soul Hall’s threat, but the Soul Hall and the Heavenly Serpent Mansion launched a sudden assault that left the defenders outmatched. Yan Xiao watched from hiding and expected Chu Xiao’s side to turn the crisis into another opportunity for Xiao Yan to gain experience.

• Xie Bi Yan warned that the Soul Hall’s Deputy Hall Master and a genuine Dou Zun were preparing to attack, but Yao Chen said he could hold off two powerful enemies and Xiao Yan reassured the assembly.
• Cai Lin and Jia Xingtian agreed to divide the coming conquests and set a natural border between their empires.
• Zi Ying attacked the hall and summoned Elder Qing Sen, who arrived atop a peak seventh-rank Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor as Yao Chen identified three formidable opponents.
• The Soul Hall Chief Protector arrived with the remaining Protectors, leaving Ling Xiao Pavilion’s forces at a severe disadvantage.
• Yan Xiao declined to let the Half-Saint woman intervene immediately, saying the Soul Hall members had served as Xiao Yan’s experience fodder, and wondered why Cai Lin and Ya Fei remained calm.

After ending his eight-month seclusion, Chu Xiao learned that his allies had accelerated events across the Northwest Continent and distributed powerful treasures from his treasury. His diary revealed even greater resources, including a damaged puppet capable of fighting Dou Zun experts, while Zi Yan and the Han sisters considered traveling to meet him.

• Chu Xiao learned from Gu He that the Ling Xiao Pavilion’s influence had spread rapidly and that the Heavenly Serpent Mansion had come to mediate regional conflicts.
• Zi Yan persuaded Han Yue and Han Xue that they could travel to the Jia Ma Empire under the excuse of investigating the Ling Xiao Pavilion.
• Feng Qing Er and Mu Qingluan waited for Chu Xiao to head toward the Black-Corner Region, while Feng Qing Er reflected on her improved strength.
• Chu Xiao listed treasures he had recovered, including the Mystic Ice Sword for Ya Fei and Fallen Thunder Spirit Liquid for Cai Lin, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin.
• Chu Xiao revealed that the Void Grand Formation could protect the Ling Xiao Pavilion and help cultivators advance, then disclosed that his damaged Devouring Corpse could rival a Dou Zun.
• The diary mentioned Nine Netherworld Phoenix Essence, prompting the women to react with astonishment.

The women considered who might benefit from the Nine Netherworld Phoenix Essence, while Feng Qing Er and Mu Qingluan argued over who should get it. Chu Xiao arrived at Golden Goose Peak and heard a man demand that Medusa become his woman.

• Ya Fei and Cai Lin decided the essence was not meant for them, while Xun Er, Huo Zhi, Cao Ying, and Tang Huo'er each weighed their chances and prospects.
• Tang Huo'er considered whether becoming Chu Xiao's mount might be a way to gain the essence, but doubted Feng Qing Er would give her the opportunity.
• Feng Qing Er demanded that Mu Qingluan not compete with her, claiming her status as Chu Xiao's chosen mount made her the strongest candidate for the essence.
• Mu Qingluan mocked Feng Qing Er for embracing the title of mount, then yielded when Feng Qing Er overpowered her.
• Chu Xiao arrived at Golden Goose Peak in the Luo Yan Empire, where a middle-aged man demanded that Medusa become his woman.

Chu Xiao appeared to confront Qing Sen after the Heavenly Serpent Mansion elder threatened Ya Fei, Medusa, and Ling Xiao Pavilion. Qing Sen sent his Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor to attack Golden Goose Peak, and the chapter ended before Chu Xiao's response was revealed.

• Ya Fei mocked Qing Sen, and a pale flame destroyed the green python he sent to attack her.
• Qing Sen demanded that Ya Fei kill herself, Chu Xiao kneel, and Medusa go with him, threatening to slaughter everyone if they refused.
• Xiao Yan prepared Chu Xiao's flaming bead while Yao Chen warned that Qing Sen and a Soul Hall Venerable might both be present.
• Chu Xiao arrived and warned Qing Sen against looking at Medusa, reassuring the gathered allies and prompting Yao Chen to hold back.
• Qing Sen dismissed Chu Xiao and ordered his Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor to charge Golden Goose Peak; the attack's outcome was left unrevealed.

Chu Xiao revealed overwhelming cultivation, physical strength, and soul power as he subdued the Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor. After Qing Sen attacked Ling Xiao Pavilion, Chu Xiao calmly declared that he would kill him, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• Chu Xiao raised his strength from one-star Dou Emperor to Peak Dou Zong and stopped the Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor with his Spirit Realm soul.
• Chu Xiao struck the beast into a mountain, branded its soul with the Heavenly Flame seal, and made it submit as its new master.
• Qing Lin resolved to cultivate harder, while Yan Xiao and Xuan Yi recognized Chu Xiao's extraordinary talent and Spirit Realm soul.
• Chu Xiao sent the Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor into his Small World and challenged Qing Sen after the latter threatened Ling Xiao Pavilion.
• Qing Sen unleashed green energy pythons under his Dou Zun pressure, and Chu Xiao told him to die.

Chu Xiao used the Devouring Corpse and the Wind-Thunder Demon Suppression Bell to battle Qing Sen, a Dou Zun, while Qing Sen revealed his Serpent God transformation. The Serpent God exploded before it could fully solidify, and Chu Xiao strained to keep the Demon Suppression Bell intact as the energy storm battered it.

• Chu Xiao sent the Devouring Corpse to attack Qing Sen, and it annihilated Qing Sen’s azure energy python and apparent body.
• Qing Sen reappeared through Azure Serpent Mirage and began forming a giant azure-purple dragon to attack Chu Xiao.
• Chu Xiao trapped Qing Sen in the Wind-Thunder Demon Suppression Bell, which combined lightning and hurricanes to imprison space.
• Qing Sen summoned the Seven Fiends Serpent God with a drop of blood, while Chu Xiao reinforced the bell with energy from his Small World.
• The Serpent God exploded before it fully solidified, and Chu Xiao weakened as he poured more energy into the bell to withstand the resulting storm.

Chu Xiao used the Devouring Corpse to suppress Qing Sen, then revealed that he had sealed Cang She and trapped him inside the Purple Subtlety Heavenly Dipper Tower. With Cang She captured, Chu Xiao turned to Qing Sen, who tried to surrender before taking out a scroll.

• Qing Sen broke the Wind-Thunder Demon Suppression Bell and attacked Chu Xiao, but the Devouring Corpse forced him into a draining close-quarters fight.
• Huo Yun told Yan Xiao that the Devouring Corpse's power resembled the devouring ability associated with Nihility Devouring Flame, and Yan Xiao considered cooperating with Chu Xiao against the Soul Clan and Soul Hall.
• Cang She tried to seize Chu Xiao, but Chu Xiao revealed that he had already sealed Cang She's power and summoned the Purple Subtlety Heavenly Dipper Tower to suppress and capture him.
• Chu Xiao turned the tower toward Qing Sen and refused his offer to surrender and make peace.
• Qing Sen took out a scroll and told Chu Xiao that he had forced him to do so.

Chu Xiao defeated Qing Sen after revealing the Devouring Corpse’s overwhelming strength, then refused Qing Feng’s request to spare him and killed him for targeting Cai Lin. As Ling Xiao Pavilion celebrated and received rewards, Chu Xiao battled Qing Feng’s Eight-headed Serpent Clone and threatened to visit Heavenly Serpent Mansion if it failed to deliver compensation within a month.

• The Devouring Corpse used the Life and Death Devouring Heaven Diagram to immobilize Qing Sen, took his scroll, and revealed that it had only been pretending to struggle to lure out Venerable Azure Serpent.
• Qing Feng appeared to rescue Qing Sen and offered compensation and recognition of Ling Xiao Pavilion, but Chu Xiao refused to spare Qing Sen and ordered the Devouring Corpse to attack Qing Feng.
• Chu Xiao suppressed Qing Sen with the phantom Purple Subtlety Heavenly Dipper Tower and said he had to die for trying to capture Cai Lin as a cultivation furnace.
• Chu Xiao rewarded Ya Fei and other Ling Xiao Pavilion members for their service, while Cai Lin agreed to prepare a list of deserving Snake-People Tribe members.
• The Devouring Corpse used Black Hole Annihilation against Qing Feng’s clone, causing Qing Feng’s true form to spit blood, and Chu Xiao demanded a satisfying apology gift within a month or he would join forces with Heavenly Serpent Mansion’s other elders to kill him.

Chu Xiao established Ling Xiao Pavilion by defeating his enemies and declaring its rules, then met Xuan Yi, Cao Ying, Huo Yun, and Yan Xiao. The chapter ended with Huo Yun revealing she was a Dou Saint and inviting Chu Xiao to call her Aunt Huo Yun.

• Chu Xiao began refining Qing Sen and Cang She, announced Ling Xiao Pavilion’s opening, and threatened forces that refused to attend its ceremony.
• Chu Xiao banned Soul Hall members from Ling Xiao Pavilion’s territory and killed the Soul Hall Protectors and Envoys with Nine Heavens Profound Lightning.
• Chu Xiao sensed Xuan Yi and Cao Ying, along with Huo Yun and Yan Xiao, and greeted them as they emerged from the void.
• Xuan Yi explained that the Pill Tower Old Ancestor had sent her to train Cao Ying and look after Chu Xiao, while Chu Xiao gave Cao Ying a Soul Warming Jade pendant.
• Huo Yun confirmed that Huo Zhi had sent her and revealed that she was a Dou Saint.

Chu Xiao welcomed Yan Xiao and Huo Yun, gained Huo Yun’s help to build a spatial wormhole, and returned to Lingxiao City with his companions. News of his strength reached Soul Hall leader Hun Lan, who began planning a joint assault on Ling Xiao Pavilion, while Chu Xiao heard reports of the pavilion’s growth.

• Chu Xiao gave Yan Xiao a Purple Spirit Pill, and Yan Xiao privately suspected that Chu Xiao was courting his sister, Huo Zhi.
• Huo Yun gave Chu Xiao a protective jade slip, and Chu Xiao asked her to build a spatial wormhole between Lingxiao City and Golden Goose Gorge; she agreed.
• Chu Xiao took the group aboard the Exquisite Cloud Ark and flew toward Lingxiao City as news of the battle spread across the Northwest Continent.
• Hun Lan learned that Chu Xiao had destroyed the Soul Hall’s Southern Domain branch and ordered his deputy to summon a nearby Di Sha Hall master to help attack Ling Xiao Pavilion.
• On the ark, Chu Xiao listened as Ya Fei and Cai Lin reported on Ling Xiao Pavilion’s development, then affectionately took Cai Lin’s hand.

Ya Fei declared her ambition to become the Golden Empress and earn a place beside Chu Xiao, while Chu Xiao reassured her and held her hand. After Yun Yun woke from seclusion, she reunited with Yun Shan and chased him for criticizing her temperament, leaving him pleading for Chu Xiao's help.

• Ya Fei said she would hold Chu Xiao's hand once Ling Xiao Pavilion became renowned and she became the Golden Empress, but Chu Xiao told her she already qualified and took her hand.
• Yan Xiao and Xiao Yan compared the secrets they had kept from each other, then discussed Chu Xiao's wives and Yan Xiao's hopes for a future relationship.
• Chu Xiao brought Yun Yun out of the Small World after learning she had awakened, while Yun Shan praised her safety and worried that Chu Xiao spoiled her.
• Yun Yun overheard Yun Shan calling her spoiled and willful, then challenged him to show whether his cultivation had improved.
• Yun Yun revealed she had reached Dou Zong and chased Yun Shan through space until Chu Xiao called her off.

Xuan Yi asked Chu Xiao to help locate Dragon Bone Spirit Liquid so she could refine a peak eighth-tier pill and advance to Half-Saint. Chu Xiao agreed to search in exchange for the Spark Jade Plate, then used Xuan Yi’s travel route and the map to identify a likely location and warned that the plate might not be enough payment.

• Xuan Yi asked Chu Xiao for help finding Dragon Bone Spirit Liquid, and Chu Xiao refused to discuss Old Yao’s past with her.
• Yao Chen recalled his complicated history with Hu Jiujiu, Han Shanshan, Xuan Yi, and Qing Xianzi, while Xiao Yan learned that Yao Chen may once have had a wife.
• Xuan Yi explained that her Spark Jade Plate could detect Dragon Bone Spirit Liquid within ten thousand li, and Chu Xiao agreed to help search if he could keep the plate.
• Xuan Yi agreed to give Chu Xiao the Spark Jade Plate on the condition that he accompany her to the treasure and bring his puppet once they found it.
• After examining Xuan Yi’s map and learning how she had traveled to the city, Chu Xiao calculated a likely location and said the Spark Jade Plate might not be enough to obtain the Dragon Bone Spirit Liquid.

Chu Xiao used the map and his calculations to locate the Dragon Bone Spirit Liquid in a forbidden area near Lingxiao City, then negotiated an equal exchange with Xuan Yi. After arriving in the city, he fortified Ling Xiao Pavilion with the Void Grand Formation and an auction house, but left abruptly when the Devouring Corpse showed signs of awakening under the Nihility Devouring Flame’s influence.

• Chu Xiao explained that the Dragon Bone Spirit Liquid lay in a forbidden area where he had previously encountered the Heavenly Poison Scorpion Dragon Beast, and Xuan Yi agreed to trade with him on equal terms.
• Chu Xiao brought the group aboard the Exquisite Cloud Ark through a rift in space to Lingxiao City and criticized the city’s defenses as inadequate against Dou Zun experts.
• Chu Xiao installed the Void Grand Formation above Ling Xiao Pavilion, concealed a jade cultivation platform within the void, and set an auction house between the platform and the pavilion.
• Chu Xiao instructed Huo Yun to build wormhole entrances connecting Lingxiao City to several strategic locations, including Golden Goose Grand Canyon and the former Southern Domain Soul Hall branch.
• Chu Xiao sensed a change in the Small World, entered the Purple Subtlety Heavenly Dipper Tower, and used the Stellar Spirit Pool to accelerate the Power of Stars gathering around the Devouring Corpse.
• Black flames and runes appeared around the Devouring Corpse, whose eyes gained a clear light that Chu Xiao recognized as the Nihility Devouring Flame’s intelligence.

Chu Xiao used the Thunder Flame Emperor Flame to consume Nihility Devouring Flame’s remnant and restore the Devouring Corpse, while gaining insight into the Soul Hall. He then visited Cai Lin, Yun Yun, and Ya Fei, leaving Nalan Yanran determined to win the three-year agreement.

• Nihility Devouring Flame’s remnant tried to seize the Devouring Corpse, but Chu Xiao empowered the Thunder Flame Emperor Flame and consumed the remnant after a three-hour struggle.
• Chu Xiao learned details about the Soul Hall from the remnant’s memories and concluded that devouring more Heavenly Flames could raise the Devouring Corpse toward Dou Saint strength.
• Nihility Devouring Flame sensed that a sub-flame had vanished but dismissed the loss of a Three-star Dou Zun as insignificant.
• Chu Xiao told Cai Lin that they were going to meet the elders, then told Yun Yun that she was his wife too and invited her to meet them that night.
• Nalan Yanran realized Chu Xiao was Yun Yun’s husband and resolved to win the three-year agreement, while Chu Xiao urged her to cultivate.
• Chu Xiao found Ya Fei practicing the Mystic Ice Phoenix Dance, and she greeted him brightly when he appeared.