Chapter Summaries

Xiao Ling reunited with Xiao Yi Xian and the others, then cooked dinner with Feng Qing'er while they enjoyed the evening together. Elsewhere, Old Ghost Di Mo, Azure Sea Venerable, Qin Tian, and a group of powerful Dou Zun experts returned to Soul Fall Valley under their master's orders.

• Xiao Ling reassured Zi Yan by promising her medicinal ingredients and pills, then invited the women to a dinner he would cook himself.
• Xiao Ling asked Feng Qing'er to help prepare the meal while Medusa, Xiao Yi Xian, Zi Yan, and Zi Ying relaxed in the courtyard.
• Old Ghost Di Mo, Azure Sea Venerable, Qin Tian, and their companions arrived at Soul Fall Valley and warned one another to follow their master's instructions.
• Azure Sea Venerable intimidated the Soul Hall Protectors, who recognized him and Venerable Qin Tian and let the group enter the valley.
• Heavenly Extremity Protector judged that the newcomers were likely Dou Zun experts and led the other Soul Hall Protectors away to collect souls for their assignment.

Xiao Ling spent a quiet night with Xiao Yi Xian, used his breakthrough drawing chances, and considered how to use his new treasures. Later, at Star Picking Cliff, he prepared to cultivate as those around him watched, expecting him to become a Talisman Master.

• Xiao Ling and Xiao Yi Xian spent the night together, and she fell asleep in his arms.
• Xiao Ling used his breakthrough drawing chances and obtained Soul Nurturing Wood and Stone Masks.
• Xiao Ling planned to craft Soul Nurturing Wood accessories to conceal Sail Slaves, but he could not think of a use for the Stone Mask.
• At Star Picking Cliff, Xiao Ling sat before a mysterious talisman rune as Yao Chen and the others arrived to watch him cultivate.
• Zi Yan said she wanted to spar with Xiao Ling after he became a Talisman Master, while Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin showed interest in studying the path.

Xiao Ling began condensing his Destiny Talisman Seal, but his immense Spiritual Power caused the process to erupt into a dangerous upheaval. Little Sable explained that Xiao Ling faced real risk, though he believed Xiao Ling would survive.

• Xiao Ling used the prepared rune and auxiliary forces to begin condensing his Destiny Talisman Seal in his Niwan Palace.
• Xiao Ling shouted “Condense,” but the Spiritual Power vortex exploded and his power surged out of control.
• Xiao Ling’s Soul Power spilled from his body, forming a field that alarmed Yao Chen, Zi Yan, Medusa, and the others.
• Little Sable received an explanation from the Ancestral Stone and told the group that Xiao Ling’s unusually deep foundation made the process more dangerous.
• Little Sable acknowledged that Xiao Ling faced some risk but said he believed Xiao Ling would get through it safely.

Xiao Ling controlled the chaos in his Niwan Palace and successfully condensed a Destiny Talisman Seal, which transformed into eight seals resembling the Eight Great Ancestral Talismans. As the others left him to cultivate, Qing Lin prepared to enter seclusion for her breakthrough to Dou Zun.

• Xiao Ling gathered and stabilized the rampaging Spiritual Power in his Niwan Palace, then condensed the Destiny Talisman Seal.
• Xiao Ling used the newly formed seal to absorb the remaining chaotic Spiritual Power, causing it to split into eight Destiny Talisman Seals.
• The eight seals transformed into forms resembling the Eight Great Ancestral Talismans, and Xiao Ling sensed their power and the Ancestral Stone’s preparations for them.
• Little Sable confirmed that Xiao Ling had become a Talisman Master, and Yao Chen said he would need more time to cultivate before reaching his current limit.
• Yao Chen asked Qing Lin whether she needed help preparing for her Dou Zun breakthrough, and Qing Lin said she was ready to cultivate in seclusion.

Xiao Ling broke through to the Talisman Sect Master realm, drawing the attention of Starfall Pavilion and triggering a powerful Wind-Thunder Tribulation. He sent three Sky Demon Puppets to absorb the tribulation’s force and swallowed the lightning that got past them.

• Xiao Ling’s Spiritual Power condensed into a silver ocean as he reached the Talisman Sect Master realm, sending a massive pillar of light through the Star Realm.
• Yao Chen, Medusa, Zi Yan, Xiao Yi Xian, and others sensed Xiao Ling’s breakthrough, while Little Sable resolved to bring him a congratulatory treasure.
• Xiao Ling tested his new power and saw that his breakthrough had gathered the Wind-Thunder Tribulations he had suppressed into one immense calamity.
• Xiao Ling summoned three Sky Demon Puppets and sent them to meet the descending lightning, which they absorbed while blocking most of its force.
• Xiao Ling activated the Destiny Spirit Talisman and swallowed the remaining lightning with a black hole.

Xiao Ling used the Destiny Spirit Talisman to absorb the Wind-Thunder Tribulation, strengthening his Spiritual Power while the lightning tempered his Sky Demon Puppets. One puppet advanced to a level capable of contending with a Half-Saint, and Xiao Ling returned to find that Qing Lin was in seclusion to break through to Dou Zun; as he headed to bathe, he remained unaware that someone was already in his bathroom.

• Xiao Ling devoured the lightning with the Destiny Spirit Talisman, refining it into Soul Power while the Sky Demon Puppets absorbed the tribulation's energy.
• Zi Yan and the other two concealed the Wind-Thunder Tribulation's destructive commotion from Starfall Pavilion as its final strike descended.
• A Sky Demon Puppet intercepted the final bolt, and Xiao Ling used the Power of Space to restrain it until the puppet absorbed the lightning and transformed into purple-gold.
• Xiao Ling stored the three Sky Demon Puppets and used the Destiny Spirit Talisman's Power of Space to return to Zi Yan, Xiao Yi Xian, and Medusa.
• Medusa told Xiao Ling that Qing Lin had entered seclusion in Starfall Pavilion to attempt a breakthrough to Dou Zun.
• Xiao Ling went to his palace to bathe, unaware that a graceful figure was already bathing in its bathroom.

Feng Qing'er secretly bathed in Xiao Ling's bathroom while he was in seclusion, but he unexpectedly returned and caught her. Xiao Ling said she would have to make amends, leaving Feng Qing'er facing an unclear punishment.

• Feng Qing'er bathed in Xiao Ling's bathroom while cleaning his room, reflecting on her loneliness and longing for his attention.
• Feng Qing'er heard someone approaching and rose from the bath in alarm, then saw Xiao Ling enter.
• Feng Qing'er apologized for breaking the rules and asked Xiao Ling to punish her.
• Xiao Ling said he would not punish Feng Qing'er harshly but insisted she make amends by helping him vent his anger.

Xiao Ling and Feng Qing'er admitted their feelings and shared an intimate kiss in the bath. Meanwhile, Zi Yan complained that Xiao Ling had not made her pills and planned to visit Yao Chen, while Medusa sensed she had missed an opportunity but could not identify it.

• Feng Qing'er told Xiao Ling she was willing to be intimate with him but was nervous and inexperienced.
• Xiao Ling reassured Feng Qing'er, and she affirmed that she wanted to remain by his side.
• Xiao Ling kissed Feng Qing'er, and they fell into the bath while embracing.
• Zi Yan complained that Xiao Ling had delayed making her pills and decided to seek out Yao Chen's pills instead.
• Medusa watched Zi Yan and felt that some perfect opportunity had passed her by, but she could not figure out what it was.

Xiao Yi Xian offered to refine pills for Zi Yan, and Medusa joined them on a trip to the medicinal garden. After bathing, Xiao Ling spoke with the Spirit of the Ancestral Stone about his breakthrough and the seemingly impossible path to the Divine Palace realm.

• Xiao Yi Xian told Zi Yan she could refine pills for her, and Zi Yan eagerly asked to taste them.
• Xiao Yi Xian invited Zi Yan to the medicinal garden, where Zi Yan called for Medusa and mentioned the Snake Spirit Sacred Fruits.
• Medusa reflected on Xiao Ling cultivating Snake Spirit Sacred Fruits for her, blushed at a thought of attending to his bath, and followed Zi Yan and Xiao Yi Xian.
• Xiao Ling left his bedroom after bathing, while Feng Qing'er slept inside, and encountered the Spirit of the Ancestral Stone.
• The Spirit of the Ancestral Stone praised Xiao Ling's breakthrough to Lesser Talisman Sect Master but doubted he could advance beyond Grand Talisman Master.
• Xiao Ling argued that if the Ice Master could reach the Divine Palace realm, he could reach it too.

Zi Yan found Xiao Ling cultivating in an isolated space and received the pill he had made for her. She told him Qing Lin had emerged from seclusion after reaching Dou Zun, and Xiao Ling decided they would head to the Beast Region.

• Zi Yan used her grasp of the Power of Space to enter Xiao Ling's hidden cultivation space in the Sky Star Mountain Range.
• Xiao Ling gave Zi Yan a bottle of Vast Sky Star Dust Powder, which she eagerly tasted and praised.
• Zi Yan told Xiao Ling that Qing Lin had finished her seclusion after breaking through to Dou Zun, and Xiao Ling said he had already sensed it.
• Xiao Ling flicked Zi Yan on the forehead and told her they would go to the Beast Region for a great opportunity; Zi Yan complained that she did not want to go.
• After Xiao Ling and Zi Yan left, an icy aura spread through the valley and froze its lava and ruined landscape.

Xiao Ling and his group traveled toward the Skeleton Mountain Range, where an Ancient Ruins was expected to emerge, while discussing the danger of entering the Nine Serene Deep Nether Python Clan’s territory. They arrived at the range, with Xiao Ling confident he could protect the group and confront any trouble.

• After Qing Lin broke through to the Dou Zun Realm, Xiao Ling and his group left Starfall Pavilion for the Beast Region and briefly reunited with Cao Ying and Dan Chen in Sacred Pill City.
• Zi Yan complained about the slow journey, so Rayquaza sped up after she promised it tasty treats.
• Medusa warned Xiao Ling that the Ancient Ruins lay in the Nine Serene Deep Nether Python Clan’s territory and that the clan knew about Qing Lin’s Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils.
• Xiao Ling said he would deal with any members of the clan they encountered and capture Nine Nether Underworld Pythons for Qing Lin to subdue.
• After another day of travel, Xiao Ling and his group reached the Skeleton Mountain Range.

Xiao Ling and the four women searched the Skeleton Mountain Range for the Ancient Ruins while Sky Scorcher kept watch. After three days, Xiao Ling found a hidden space inside a rift in a vast bone-filled basin, and the group gathered at the site.

• Xiao Ling told the women to search separately for spatial anomalies and ordered Sky Scorcher to guard the Skeleton Mountain Range.
• Xiao Ling and the women spent three days searching the mountain range while concealing themselves from other beasts and cultivators.
• Xiao Ling sensed a spatial rift in the basin beneath a giant ancient tree and concluded that the Ancient Ruins lay within the hidden space.
• Xiao Ling sent word to the four women, and they hurried to his location.
• Zi Yan and the other women arrived, and Xiao Ling confirmed that they had found the Ancient Ruins.

Zi Yan used her spatial arts to open a tunnel into the hidden Ancient Ruins, and Xiao Ling’s group entered before other factions could discover the site. They reached a colossal crimson hall, whose entrance opened as they approached.

• Xiao Yi Xian sensed the hidden space, and Zi Yan explained that it was weakening and nearing exposure.
• Zi Yan manifested gauntlets and used the Power of Space to create a Spatial Tunnel without damaging the hidden space.
• Xiao Ling led the group through the tunnel, where he stopped a chaotic spatial force with a Spatial Barrier.
• The group emerged before an enormous crimson hall and flew to its entrance.
• As Xiao Ling and the others hesitated before entering, the hall rumbled and its heavy stone door rose, revealing a dark passage.

Xiao Ling led Medusa and the others through the traps in the Dou Sheng Ruins and found the guarded entrance to the true ruins. He erased the Soul Imprints in ten Earth Demon Puppets and marked them as his own.

• The group entered the Spatial Tunnel and faced a sudden assault of magma and blue flames, which Xiao Ling stopped before Medusa was hurt.
• Xiao Ling guided the group through the passage and identified the magma river as the hidden route into the ruins.
• Protected by Xiao Ling's Heavenly Flames, the group descended through the magma and reached a stone tunnel leading to a plaza.
• At the plaza, the group found ten Earth Demon Puppets guarding a massive stone gate.
• Xiao Ling erased the puppets' remaining Soul Imprints and branded them with his own.

Xiao Ling and his companions entered the Dou Sheng ruins and followed Zi Yan to an ancient medicinal garden. They discovered a vast forest of ten-thousand-year-old herbs, and the group began gathering its treasures.

• Xiao Ling took control of ten puppets and stored them after explaining that their weakened Soul Imprints made them easy to command.
• Xiao Ling led Zi Yan and the others through the opened stone gate and decided they would explore the ruin together for safety.
• Xiao Ling asked Zi Yan to sense out the medicinal garden, and she led the group through the corridors to an ancient stone gate.
• Xiao Ling sent a Sky Demon Puppet to open the gate, revealing a vast forest filled with medicinal herbs and a dense medicinal mist.
• Zi Yan rushed into the garden and gathered rare herbs, while Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, and Medusa joined her.

Xiao Ling and his companions harvested the ancient forest’s medicinal herbs and subdued its powerful magical beasts before Xiao Ling and Zi Yan headed deeper in search of the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit. After half an hour, Zi Yan stopped and began crying at something ahead, leaving Xiao Ling to wonder what had upset her.

• Xiao Ling gathered the medicinal herbs around him into his Portable Space and considered how he would cultivate them at Starfall Pavilion.
• Qing Lin subdued an Eighth-tier Snake Magical Beast while Xiao Ling killed other high-tier beasts that attacked the group and collected their valuable materials.
• Zi Yan urged Xiao Ling to explore deeper into the forest, and he agreed to prioritize finding the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit.
• Xiao Ling asked Xiao Yi Xian to protect Qing Lin and Medusa while he took Zi Yan into the depths of the forest.
• Zi Yan used her Ancient Void Dragon Clan bloodline pressure to keep magical beasts away as she and Xiao Ling traveled deeper and collected more herbs.
• After about half an hour, Zi Yan stopped and began crying as she stared in a certain direction, and Xiao Ling tried to guess what had happened.

Xiao Ling and Zi Yan followed a bloodline summons into a sealed realm, where they discovered the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit formed from the remains of an Ancient Void Dragon and an Ancient Sky Phoenix. Xiao Ling urged Zi Yan, the current Princess of the Ancient Void Dragon Clan, to claim the fruit and use it to advance her bloodline and cultivation.

• Zi Yan sensed a call from deeper in the forest, and Xiao Ling carried her toward its source.
• They reached a grassland and found a Beast Spirit Barrier, which Zi Yan opened with her Ancient Void Dragon blood.
• Xiao Ling and Zi Yan entered the sealed realm, where they saw an ancient altar guarded by the remains of an Ancient Void Dragon and an Ancient Sky Phoenix.
• Xiao Ling spotted the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit growing on the altar, and Zi Yan identified it as a legendary treasure capable of nurturing a Supreme magical beast.
• Xiao Ling told Zi Yan to pick the fruit, saying it could evolve her bloodline and greatly increase her cultivation.

Zi Yan claimed the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit, and Zhu Li revealed that he had secretly followed her to protect her. Xiao Ling insisted that Zi Yan remain with him for an important journey, leaving him and Zhu Li at odds over whether she should return to the Ancient Dragon Race.

• Zi Yan touched the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit, which entered her body and sealed itself as an emblem in her palm.
• Xiao Ling noticed a hidden presence and called out an Ancient Void Dragon Clan elder, who emerged from concealment.
• Zi Yan recognized Zhu Li, who explained that he had followed her to protect the clan’s sole royal bloodline.
• Zhu Li urged Zi Yan to return to Ancient Dragon Island with the fruit so the elders could plan how to use it.
• Xiao Ling offered to let Zhu Li take the fruit back but insisted that Zi Yan stay with him for an important destination.
• Zhu Li and Xiao Ling faced each other in a tense standoff over Zi Yan’s departure.

Xiao Ling resisted Zhu Li’s pressure and persuaded him to let Zi Yan stay by his side while taking the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit back to the Ancient Dragon Race. Zhu Li departed for Ancient Dragon Island with the fruit, agreeing to keep it secret and awaiting Xiao Ling and Zi Yan’s eventual return.

• Zhu Li released his Half-Saint pressure against Xiao Ling, who countered it with his Spiritual Power and a devouring black vortex.
• Zi Yan intervened and urged Zhu Li to hear Xiao Ling out, but Xiao Ling refused to reveal his reason for keeping her with him.
• Zhu Li agreed to let Zi Yan remain with Xiao Ling after recognizing his strength and trusting their bond, while asking him to protect her and bring her back soon.
• Zi Yan handed the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit to Zhu Li, and Xiao Ling advised him to tell only the Great Elder and Second Elder about it.
• Zhu Li accepted the fruit, promised to guard it and keep it secret, then opened a Spatial Tunnel and departed for Ancient Dragon Island.

Xiao Ling kept Zi Yan with him because he planned to take her to meet her father, Zhu Kun, and hoped Zhu Kun could advise them about the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit. After collecting treasures with his companions in the Ancient Forest, Xiao Ling left Rayquaza guarding the Skeleton Mountain Range as more Magical Beasts gathered to investigate the ruins.

• Xiao Ling reassured Zi Yan that he would explain their destination later and planned to bring her to Zhu Kun beneath Jia Nan Academy to seek his advice about the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit.
• Xiao Ling stored the Ancient Sky Phoenix's remains in his System Space and uprooted the tree that had borne the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit before leaving with Zi Yan.
• Xiao Ling and Zi Yan reunited with Xiao Yi Xian and the others, then gathered rare medicinal herbs and defeated or subdued Magical Beasts guarding them.
• Rayquaza killed a Seventh-tier Magical Beast that came to investigate the Skeleton Mountain Range.
• Rayquaza detected more Magical Beasts approaching and struggled to drive them away without revealing its identity, as word of the Ancient Ruins' opening threatened to spread.