Chapter Summaries

Xiao Ling and Xun'er visited a lantern shop during Heart Chain City's Lantern Festival and chose a Green Lotus Lantern symbolizing enduring love. Mo Ji tried to buy it and showed an unsettling interest in Xun'er, then left after Xiao Ling refused him, leaving their encounter unresolved.

• Xiao Ling and Xun'er entered an elderly woman's lantern shop and admired its flower lanterns.
• Xun'er chose a Green Lotus Lantern, and the old woman explained that it symbolized pure, eternal love.
• Xiao Ling accepted the lantern as a gift from the old woman after she offered it as a blessing for the couple.
• Mo Ji entered and offered one hundred thousand gold coins for the lantern, but Xiao Ling refused to give it up.
• Mo Ji hinted that he wanted to become friends with Xiao Ling and Xun'er, lingered on Xun'er with a greedy gaze, and then left.

Xiao Ling captured Mo Ji’s tracking mark and promised to deal with him after the festival, then spent a romantic Lantern Festival with Xun’er. As they kissed beneath the fireworks, an illusory man appeared silently above them.

• Xiao Ling stopped Mo Ji’s tracking mark from reaching Xun’er, recognized it, and drew it into his body so he could use it to find Mo Ji.
• Xiao Ling told Xun’er and the Ancient Clan’s Dou Zun guards that he would deal with Mo Ji after enjoying the festival, and Xun’er agreed.
• Xiao Ling and Xun’er received the Green Lotus Lantern, wandered through Heart Chain City, and released a lantern bearing their wishes at Love Heart River.
• Xiao Ling and Xun’er read each other’s wishes, watched fireworks, and kissed beneath the night sky.
• An illusory man in an ancient robe appeared in the void above Xiao Ling and Xun’er and sighed.

Xiao Ling and Xun'er climbed the Heart Wave Ancient Wood in search of its rumored opportunity and found an Essence Fruit that could help Xiao Ling advance to Dou Zun. The tree’s spirit appeared before they could take it, and Xiao Ling asked whether it would give him the fruit.

• Gu Yuan secretly watched Xiao Ling and Xun'er at the Lantern Festival and judged Xiao Ling worthy of Xun'er.
• Xiao Ling and Xun'er visited the Heart Wave Ancient Wood and decided to climb it to seek its rumored opportunity.
• Xiao Ling and Xun'er flew past other challengers and reached the tree’s crown, where the climbing pressure disappeared.
• Xiao Ling used Soul Perception to locate a violet Essence Fruit condensed by the ancient tree’s essence.
• Xiao Ling prepared to take the fruit, but the Heart Wave Ancient Wood’s spirit appeared and explained that it had planned to test those who reached the summit.
• Xiao Ling promised not to harm the spirit and asked whether it would give him the fruit, offering to help in return.

Xiao Ling accepted the Heart Wave Ancient Tree's fruit and promised to nurture its rare seed. When Mo Ji of the Heaven Nether Sect arrived to devour Xiao Ling and Xun'er for their flesh and blood, Xiao Ling prepared to fight him.

• The old tree spirit offered Xiao Ling the fruit in exchange for caring for the Heart Wave Ancient Tree Seed, and Xiao Ling agreed.
• Xun'er explained the seed's rarity and the mature tree's ability to probe cultivators' emotions.
• The old tree spirit sensed a High-level Dou Zong approaching, and Xiao Ling recognized him as Mo Ji and went to meet him with Xun'er.
• Mo Ji confronted Xiao Ling and Xun'er, revealed that he belonged to the Heaven Nether Sect, and admitted he wanted to devour them to raise his cultivation.
• Xiao Ling condemned Mo Ji's motive, changed his mind about how to punish him, and readied his spear for battle.

Xiao Ling fought Mo Ji, a Heaven Nether Sect disciple who sought to devour Xiao Ling and Xun'er to restore his failing cultivation and lifespan. After Mo Ji unleashed a secret method, Xiao Ling countered his attack and revealed the power of a Nine-star Dou Zong, leaving Mo Ji shocked.

• Mo Ji attacked Xiao Ling over his hatred of Yi Chen, but Xiao Ling pierced Mo Ji's palm and shattered the spear tip inside it into fragments.
• Mo Ji used Blood Burst to try to draw out Xiao Ling's blood, but Xiao Ling's life energy nullified the technique.
• Mo Ji activated the Blood Condensing Great Method to boost his strength and threatened to kill Xiao Ling and Xun'er.
• Mo Ji lunged at Xiao Ling, but struck only a Three Thousand Lightning Illusory Body before Xiao Ling hit him from behind with a golden-flamed fist.
• Xiao Ling released his full aura, and Mo Ji realized his opponent was a Nine-star Dou Zong.

Xiao Ling defeated Mo Ji in a fierce battle while Xun'er and two Ancient Clan elders concealed its destructive aftermath from the gathering below. Mo Ji survived the clash but was left badly injured as Xiao Ling and Xun'er approached him.

• Consumed by jealousy, Mo Ji unleashed his blood energy and attacked Xiao Ling with the Seven Kill Halberd Technique, but Xiao Ling evaded his strikes and caught his halberd between two fingers.
• Mo Ji abandoned the halberd and attacked with the Heaven Nether Asura Hand, prompting Xiao Ling to counter with the Great Desolation Prison Heaven Hand.
• Xun'er, Elder Lin, and Elder Yuan shielded the Heart Wave Ancient Wood and the people below from the battle's shockwaves.
• Xiao Ling's clash with Mo Ji ended with Mo Ji blasted through branches and left covered in blood, while Xiao Ling remained almost unscathed.
• Xun'er teased Xiao Ling about his disheveled hair, then walked with him toward Mo Ji, whom Xiao Ling taunted as a failed genius of the Heaven Nether Sect.

Xiao Ling killed Mo Ji, captured his fleeing soul, and took his belongings, while Mo Ji’s promised relic information remained unrevealed. After sharing a playful moment with Xun'er, Xiao Ling asked whether her clan had agreed to their deal for the Xiao Clan's Tou She Ancient God Jade, which could provide the remaining materials to revive Yao Chen.

• Xiao Ling rejected Mo Ji’s threats and offers, then killed him after Mo Ji tried to use relic information as leverage.
• Mo Ji’s soul escaped his body, but Xiao Ling caught it and sealed it in a jade bottle with the Fallen Heart Flame to torment him for information.
• Xiao Ling collected Mo Ji’s Storage Ring and body, and Xun'er and the two Ancient Clan Dou Zun experts watched him finish gathering the spoils.
• Xun'er chided Xiao Ling for his enthusiasm over the loot, and Xiao Ling kissed her cheek.
• Xun'er asked Xiao Ling about their deal involving the Xiao Clan's Tou She Ancient God Jade, and he asked whether her clan had agreed.

Xiao Ling received the Ancient Clan’s supplies for reviving Yao Chen and discovered they included two powerful Dou Sheng bodies, rare beast blood essence, medicinal herbs, and the complete Emperor Seal Art. Xun'er revealed the bodies were defeated Soul Clan members and hinted that Gu Yuan would offer Xiao Ling an even greater reward if he reached the Dou Sheng realm before fifty.

• Xun'er gave Xiao Ling a Storage Ring containing the materials he had requested from the Ancient Clan, and he inspected the treasures inside.
• Xiao Ling found two Dou Sheng bodies, blood essence from powerful Magical Beasts, rare medicinal ingredients, and the final three forms of the Emperor Seal Art.
• Xun'er explained that the Dou Sheng bodies belonged to Soul Clan members defeated by the Xiao Clan and Ancient Clan, and identified their former realms.
• Xun'er told Xiao Ling that Gu Yuan would give him something extraordinary if he became a Dou Sheng before turning fifty, and Xiao Ling eagerly asked what it was.
• Xun'er refused to reveal the reward, while the narration explained that Gu Yuan planned to return the Xiao Clan’s inherited resources to Xiao Ling if he proved capable of restoring the clan.

After the Lantern Festival, Xiao Ling and Xun'er went to the Ancient Clan’s lavish residence in Heart Chain City, where her fellow clansmen reacted with surprise to their closeness. Gu Qingyang and Gu Yao met them at Xun’er’s pavilion, and the chapter ended as Gu Yao suddenly reached for Xiao Ling.

• Xiao Ling reassured Xun'er that he would meet Gu Yuan's expectations, and the two left the festival to rest at the Ancient Clan’s residence.
• Two guards saw Xun'er holding Xiao Ling’s hand and, misunderstanding their relationship, decided they should report him to a commander.
• Xun'er led Xiao Ling through the courtyard, where Ancient Clan members greeted her and stared at him in surprise.
• Gu Qingyang and Gu Yao met Xun'er and Xiao Ling; Gu Qingyang relayed the elders’ request that Xun'er return and introduced himself to Xiao Ling.
• As Xiao Ling and Xun'er headed into the pavilion, Gu Yao suddenly reached for Xiao Ling’s shoulder, and Xiao Ling countered with his Soul Power.

Xiao Ling’s Soul Power overwhelmed Gu Yao’s test attack, and Xun’er intervened when Gu Yao prepared to strike again. After Xun’er punished Gu Yao and sent him back to the Ancient Clan, he challenged Xiao Ling to a full-strength match, while Xun’er urged Xiao Ling to keep cultivating if he wanted to marry her.

• Gu Yao attacked Xiao Ling, but Xiao Ling’s Soul Power repelled him and left him shaken.
• Gu Yao tried to attack again, and Xun’er struck him with the Golden Emperor Blazing Heaven Flame, then ordered him to accept punishment.
• Xiao Ling urged Xun’er not to overreact, and she assigned Gu Yao three years of increased duties, halved merit points, and a month in the Enforcement Hall.
• Xun’er warned Gu Qingyang to keep his subordinates in line, then Elder Yuan took Gu Yao back to the Ancient Clan.
• Gu Yao challenged Xiao Ling to a full-strength match next time, and Xiao Ling confidently accepted.
• Xun’er teased Xiao Ling that he needed to cultivate if he wanted to marry her and take her home.

Xiao Ling and Xun'er shared an intimate evening while he respected her wish to preserve her virginity. As Elder Lin anxiously guarded the room and sent a message to the Ancient Clan, Xiao Ling turned to inspect Mo Ji's Storage Ring for treasures and information about the ruins.

• Xun'er encouraged Xiao Ling to prove himself worthy of becoming the Ancient Clan's son-in-law, and the pair left Gu Qingyang behind as they returned to her room.
• Xiao Ling used the Sky Demon Puppet to guard the door, then bathed with Xun'er and reassured her that he would not cross her boundaries.
• Xun'er offered to help Xiao Ling in other ways, and they shared intimate affection before he held her jade feet.
• Elder Lin failed to get past the Five-star Dou Zun Sky Demon Puppet and sent a message to the Ancient Clan urging Xun'er's return.
• After Xun'er went back to the bathroom, Xiao Ling examined Mo Ji's blood-red Storage Ring and erased its Soul Imprint.

Xiao Ling discovered a map to the Ancient Sky Serpent Ruins among Mo Ji’s treasures and planned to investigate once he was strong enough, hoping the ruins might help Qing Lin. He later completed a seventh-tier Yin Yang Profound Dragon Pill for Xun’er and captured it after his puppet endured its pill lightning.

• Xiao Ling found the Blood Evil Cultivation Method and Heaven Nether Asura Hand in Mo Ji’s Storage Ring, then uncovered Xuan Ying’s letter and map to the Ancient Sky Serpent Ruins.
• Xiao Ling considered waiting until he reached Dou Zun to explore the dangerous ruins and hoped the Ancient Sky Serpent’s soul could help Qing Lin grow stronger.
• Xiao Ling and Xun’er shared a quiet evening together before going to sleep in each other’s arms.
• Xiao Ling refined a Yin Yang Profound Dragon Pill for Xun’er using two recently obtained dragon-type magic cores.
• Xiao Ling sent his Earth Demon Puppet to withstand the pill lightning, then used Soul Power to catch the escaping pill and seal it in a jade bottle.

Xiao Ling and Xun'er parted when she returned to the Ancient Realm, and he headed back to Ye City with Rayquaza. At the Ye Family, Xiao Yi Xian emerged from seclusion as a Five-star Dou Zun and asked why she could not sense Xiao Ling.

• Xun'er accepted the Yin Yang Profound Dragon Pill and agreed to return to the Ancient Realm when Elder Lin told her the clan had summoned her.
• Xun'er and Xiao Ling said farewell, and she departed through a spatial gateway with Gu Qingyang, Elder Lin, and the Ancient Clan guards.
• Xiao Ling resolved to work harder with Rayquaza, then flew toward Ye City to reunite with Xiao Yi Xian and the others.
• Yao Chen and Yao Tianhuo discussed their cultivation as they sensed Xiao Yi Xian emerge from seclusion at Five-star Dou Zun.
• Xiao Yi Xian greeted Yao Chen and Yao Tianhuo, then asked why she could not sense Xiao Ling in the Ye Family.

Xiao Yi Xian worried about Xiao Ling’s absence and began learning alchemy while she waited. Xiao Ling returned to the Ye Family, reunited with her, and revealed that he had found materials for Yao Chen’s new body, though he kept their nature secret.

• Xiao Yi Xian learned that Xiao Ling had been away for nearly a week and decided she would search for him if he did not return within three days.
• Elder Yao taught Xiao Yi Xian to refine the Purple Flame Pill, and she struggled with the pill until Xiao Ling silently helped stabilize the cauldron.
• Xiao Ling returned to the Ye Family and reunited with Xiao Yi Xian as she finished refining the Purple Flame Pill.
• Xiao Ling encouraged Xiao Yi Xian’s alchemy and promised to guide her, while Yao Tianhuo told him how worried she had been.
• Xiao Ling told Yao Chen that he had found materials for a new body and promised to refine it at Starfall Pavilion, but he withheld that the material was a Dou Sheng Body.

Xiao Ling and his companions traveled to Starfall Pavilion and entered its hidden Star Realm with Yao Chen’s guidance. After the pavilion’s patrol initially challenged them, Mu Qingluan recognized Xiao Ling and agreed to lead the group to meet Feng Xian.

• Xiao Ling planned the journey with Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin, then departed the next morning with his companions through the Ye Family's Space Wormhole.
• After traveling for more than two weeks, Xiao Ling and the others reached the Sky Star Mountain Range aboard Rayquaza.
• Yao Chen used an ancient piece of jade to open the Starfall Grand Formation’s entrance, and the group followed him into Starfall Pavilion’s hidden Star Realm.
• Mu Qingluan confronted the visitors until a patrol disciple identified Xiao Ling, who showed his Eighth-grade Alchemist Badge and explained that he wished to meet Feng Xian.
• Mu Qingluan apologized and offered to guide Xiao Ling and his companions to Feng Xian.

Xiao Ling brought Yao Chen to Starfall Pavilion and reunited him with his old friend Wind Venerable, Gu Ling. The reunion left Gu Ling overjoyed, while Mu Qingluan learned that the legendary Yao Chen was Starfall Pavilion’s true Pavilion Master.

• Mu Qingluan guided Xiao Ling and his companions to Wind Venerable’s residence and brought them inside after informing her master.
• Xiao Ling met Gu Ling, and the two exchanged pleasantries while Gu Ling assessed Xiao Ling and his companions.
• Xiao Ling announced that he had good news for Gu Ling, then Yao Chen emerged from Heavenly Fire Venerable’s ring.
• Gu Ling recognized Yao Chen and crushed his teacup in shock and excitement, while Mu Qingluan realized the spirit matched Starfall Pavilion’s founding master.
• Yao Chen and Gu Ling exchanged emotional greetings, and Gu Ling told Mu Qingluan to pay her respects to Starfall Pavilion’s true Pavilion Master.

Xiao Ling and Yao Chen settled at Starfall Pavilion with their companions, and Yao Chen introduced Qing Lin while asking Wind Venerable to keep her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils secret. Xiao Ling and Yao Chen entered a concealed chamber to prepare for Yao Chen’s body restoration, where Xiao Ling revealed a mysterious Stone Coffin.

• Xiao Ling and Xiao Yi Xian bowed to Yao Chen and called him a revered mentor, easing his regret over never formally becoming Xiao Ling’s master.
• Yao Chen introduced Qing Lin as his disciple and warned Wind Venerable and Mu Qingluan to conceal her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils from the snake clans.
• Yao Chen arranged for Xiao Ling, Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, and Yao Tianhuo to join Starfall Pavilion, and Wind Venerable welcomed Yao Tianhuo as a powerful new member.
• Xiao Ling asked Wind Venerable for a secluded chamber so he could help restore Yao Chen’s body, and Wind Venerable led them there while Mu Qingluan showed Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin their lodgings.
• Xiao Ling sealed the chamber with multiple formations, then produced a Stone Coffin that released a terrifying pressure.

Xiao Ling revealed that the Stone Coffin held a Three-star Dou Sheng body and began preparing it for Yao Chen’s resurrection with rare materials. After half a month of tempering the body with Ninth-order Magical Beast blood essence and Heavenly Flame, Yao Chen entered it, and Xiao Ling began the arduous process of fusing its flesh with the Bone-Regenerating Blood-Melding Pill.

• Yao Chen recognized the Stone Coffin’s contents as a Dou Sheng body, and Xiao Ling confirmed that it had belonged to a Three-star Dou Sheng.
• Xiao Ling showed Yao Chen and Wind Venerable an Eighth-grade nine-colored Bone-Regenerating Blood-Melding Pill and Ninth-order Magical Beast blood essence, explaining that he had obtained them through a trade.
• Wind Venerable left to find a place for Yao Tianhuo to cultivate, while Xiao Ling removed the Stone Coffin’s seals and placed the preserved Dou Sheng body on a stone platform.
• Xiao Ling drove a wisp of Yao Chen’s soul into the body and used Heavenly Flame to temper it with nine drops of Ninth-order Magical Beast blood essence for nearly half a month.
• Yao Chen swallowed the Bone-Regenerating Blood-Melding Pill and entered the body, while Xiao Ling burned and renewed its flesh to begin the final fusion.

Xiao Ling completed the refinement of Yao Chen’s new body, leaving Yao Chen to merge with it and be reborn. Xiao Ling then joined Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin at their mountain residence, where he planned to prepare for a breakthrough to Dou Zun.

• Xiao Ling burned and regenerated Yao Chen’s flesh until the new body was fully formed, then left the final merging to Yao Chen.
• A Soul Hall Protector reported that Xiao Ling had vanished near the Sky Star Mountain Range, and Star-Picking Old Ghost ordered continued surveillance before deciding he would act personally next time.
• Xiao Ling left the secret chamber and told Wind Venerable that Yao Chen’s body refinement had succeeded and that Yao Chen could become a Dou Sheng after merging with it.
• Wind Venerable took Xiao Ling to the mountain where Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin lived, and Xiao Ling said he intended to enter seclusion and pursue a breakthrough to Dou Zun.
• Xiao Yi Xian welcomed Xiao Ling and asked about Yao Chen’s new body, then Qing Lin rushed over and embraced him.

Xiao Ling spent time with Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin before announcing that he would enter seclusion to break through to the Dou Zun Realm. At Starfall Pavilion, Mu Qingluan praised Xiao Ling to curious disciples until he appeared behind her.

• Xiao Yi Xian noticed Qing Lin had grown closer to Xiao Ling and privately accepted that she would remain by his side despite her wistfulness.
• Xiao Ling told Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin that he would soon enter lengthy seclusion, then invited them to tour Starfall Pavilion with him.
• Xiao Yi Xian explained that Mu Qingluan had announced Xiao Ling and Heavenly Fire Venerable had joined the pavilion but had kept Yao Chen's presence secret.
• Mu Qingluan assured the disciples that Xiao Ling was real and showed them his portrait, prompting their admiration.
• Xiao Ling appeared behind Mu Qingluan, praised her for praising him, and offered to refine whatever pills she wanted.