Chapter Summaries

Xiao Ling broke through to the Grand Talisman Master realm, triggering a devastating Wind-Thunder Tribulation. He moved the battle to a mountain in the Magical Beast Mountain Range, where the first bolt struck as Jia Nan Academy watched in alarm.

• Dark tribulation clouds and lightning gathered over Jia Nan Academy, and Xiao Yi Xian recognized that Xiao Ling’s cultivation had caused the disturbance.
• The Spirit of the Ancestral Stone concealed Xiao Ling’s breakthrough, then warned that his Wind-Thunder Tribulation could devastate the academy.
• Xiao Ling reached the Grand Talisman Master realm and used the Power of Space to transport himself and the Spirit of the Ancestral Stone away from the academy.
• Xiao Ling emerged atop a mountain in the Magical Beast Mountain Range and prepared to face the Lightning Tribulation.
• The first bolt of lightning illuminated the mountain range, while members of Jia Nan Academy watched the terrifying storm in shock.

Xiao Ling confronted a terrifying Lightning Tribulation above the Magical Beast Mountain Range and used his Destiny Talismans to control and absorb its power. He began tempering the Azure Heaven Dragon Transformation Art with the lightning, leaving the outcome of his dangerous cultivation attempt unresolved.

• A massive Lightning Tribulation gathered over the Magical Beast Mountain Range, drawing the attention of Jia Nan Academy’s disciples and elders.
• Su Qian, Elder Huo, Zi Yan, and Xiao Yi Xian suspected that the figure flying toward the lightning was Xiao Ling, while Qian Mu and Bai Lie could not identify him.
• Xiao Ling charged into the sea of lightning, which halted above the mountain range as his body grew, dragon scales emerged, and his Destiny Talismans guided and absorbed the lightning.
• The Spirit of the Ancestral Stone warned Xiao Ling that the tribulation could destroy him, but Xiao Ling said he trusted his trump cards and recovery ability.
• Xiao Ling resolved to use the lightning to temper the Azure Heaven Dragon Transformation Art and awaken the strength he had accumulated from heavenly treasures.

Xiao Ling endured the Great Floating Bell’s Wind-Thunder Tribulation without defenses, relying on his recovery to survive as the lightning repeatedly destroyed and restored his body. The ordeal strengthened his cultivation and dragon scales and formed Azure Dragon Marks, while the tribulation eventually faded, leaving distant onlookers unable to see what had happened.

• Xiao Ling welcomed the Wind-Thunder Tribulation and endured its lightning and violent winds without using barriers or pills.
• Xiao Ling’s healing ability repeatedly restored his ravaged body as the lightning tore it apart again.
• The lightning awakened residual medicinal power in Xiao Ling, strengthening his Dou Qi, body, and dragon scales while Azure Dragon Marks formed on his shoulders and back.
• The Spirit of the Ancestral Stone observed Xiao Ling’s endurance and praised his recovery and resolve.
• People across the Black Corner Region watched the prolonged Lightning Tribulation and speculated about its cause, but dared not approach.
• The Lightning Tribulation weakened and disappeared, leaving distant onlookers unable to see Xiao Ling or learn what had occurred.

Xiao Ling returned to Jia Nan Academy with Zi Yan and brought her into the Underground Magma World, believing something valuable lay beneath the Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower. They descended into the magma protected by his Bone Spirit Cold Flame and continued toward its depths.

• The reopened Heavenly Flame Qi Refining Tower drew a huge crowd of students, and Xiao Ling and Su Qian discussed how the Inner Academy's growth had left cultivation space in short supply.
• Xiao Ling used the Power of Space to take Zi Yan and Su Qian from the plaza to the bottom of the tower.
• Zi Yan asked why Xiao Ling had brought her there, but he kept his purpose secret and said he was investigating a suspicion.
• Su Qian opened the passage to the Underground Magma World, and Xiao Ling and Zi Yan descended while he stayed behind.
• Zi Yan complained about the magma's heat, so Xiao Ling surrounded them with the Bone Spirit Cold Flame and led her deeper.

Xiao Ling and Zi Yan descended through the Underground Magma World and fought the Flame Lizardmen who attacked them. As Zi Yan unleashed her power, Zhu Kun sensed something near Tou She Ancient God's Cave Mansion and wondered if it was an illusion.

• Zi Yan sensed approaching creatures, and Xiao Ling explained that they were Flame Lizardmen living in the Underground Magma World.
• Dozens of Flame Lizardmen confronted Xiao Ling and Zi Yan, and Zi Yan volunteered to fight them.
• Xiao Ling pushed the magma away to remove the Flame Lizardmen's terrain advantage while Zi Yan transformed and equipped the gauntlets he had given her.
• Zi Yan struck several Dou Zun-level Flame Lizardmen apart with the Power of Space, then dodged the remaining creatures' magma attacks.
• Zhu Kun opened his eyes before Tou She Ancient God's Cave Mansion, looked upward, and wondered whether he had sensed an illusion.

Zi Yan unleashed her Heaven Grade Dragon Emperor's Other Dimension against the Flame Lizardmen, then shared a kiss with Xiao Ling before they continued deeper into the Underground Magma World. They reached the two Half-Saint lizardmen guarding the way, who warned them to leave before they awakened the guardian.

• Zi Yan destroyed the Flame Lizardmen's position with Dragon Emperor's Other Dimension, shattering Xiao Ling's spatial barrier and drawing magma back into the area.
• Xiao Ling praised Zi Yan, who embraced him in her adult form and kissed him to thank him for the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit; he kissed her in return as his flame barrier held back the magma.
• Xiao Ling and Zi Yan continued deeper into the Underground Magma World, where Xiao Ling defeated the stronger Flame Lizardmen and collected their Fire Pearls.
• Xiao Ling and Zi Yan reached a lower region, where two milky-white Half-Saint Flame Lizardmen warned Xiao Ling to leave God's Tomb or be buried after awakening its guardian.
• Xiao Ling recognized that God's Tomb likely referred to the Tuoshe Ancient Tomb and its trapped guardian, Zhu Kun, whom he had come to find.

Xiao Ling and Zi Yan fought their way past the Flame Lizardmen in the Underground Magma World, where Xiao Ling defeated two Half-Saint leaders and collected their Fire Pearls. They continued toward Zhu Kun, and Xiao Ling grew nervous about meeting Zi Yan’s father.

• Xiao Ling warned the Flame Lizardmen to move aside, but their two Half-Saint leaders attacked after Zi Yan insulted them.
• Xiao Ling set Zi Yan aside, immobilized the two leaders with Spiritual Power, and unleashed Heavenly Flames that burned the lesser Flame Lizardmen to ash.
• Xiao Ling tore the two Half-Saint Flame Lizardmen apart with Spatial Rifts, then collected their Fire Pearls and kept the two most valuable ones.
• Xiao Ling returned to Zi Yan, and they flew deeper into the Underground Magma World.
• Xiao Ling worried about meeting Zhu Kun but reassured himself by recalling how he had helped Zi Yan and slowed his flight slightly.

Xiao Ling and Zi Yan crossed the magma sea and discovered the Ancient Emperor’s Cave Mansion, where a colossal violet-gold creature lay coiled in the void. The Spirit of the Ancestral Stone identified it as a peak Dou Sheng-level threat and sensed that it might be related to Zi Yan.

• Xiao Ling and Zi Yan traveled through the magma after defeating the Flame Lizardmen, and Xiao Ling sensed that their destination was near.
• Xiao Ling and Zi Yan entered a vast, silent space and found the bronze gate marked Ancient Emperor's Cave Mansion.
• Xiao Ling warned Zi Yan not to look directly at the gate’s four characters, but Zi Yan noticed an enormous creature coiled in the darkness.
• Zi Yan recognized similarities between the creature’s scales and an Ancient Void Dragon’s, while Xiao Ling sensed that it could kill him.
• The Spirit of the Ancestral Stone warned Xiao Ling that the creature was likely as powerful as the Eight Ancient Lords and might be related to Zi Yan.

Xiao Ling and Zi Yan encountered Zhu Kun in the Ancient Emperor's Cave Mansion, where he recognized Zi Yan as his long-lost daughter. Zi Yan struggled to accept him and broke down over the loneliness she had endured, leaving their reunion unresolved.

• The Spirit of the Ancestral Stone told Xiao Ling that Zhu Kun was powerful and directly related to Zi Yan by blood.
• Zhu Kun awoke and threatened Xiao Ling and Zi Yan after learning they lacked the Ancient Jade, but he sensed Zi Yan's bloodline and recognized her as his child.
• Zi Yan reacted with disbelief and insisted she had never had parents, while Xiao Ling cautiously tried to protect her from Zhu Kun.
• Zhu Kun transformed into a middle-aged man and confirmed that Zi Yan was his daughter, but she remained wary and pulled Xiao Ling away from him.
• When Zhu Kun mentioned Zi Yan's mother, Zi Yan protested that her family was Xiao Ling, Sister Medusa, and the people of Ancient Dragon Island, then wept as Xiao Ling comforted her.

Zhu Kun reunited with Zi Yan and explained how Tou She Ancient God had trapped him, while Xiao Ling supported Zi Yan as she began to accept her father. Zhu Kun revealed that the cave mansion held an opportunity to become a Dou Di, and after hearing about Xiao Ling and Zi Yan’s shared past, he gradually came to accept their relationship.

• Zhu Kun apologized to Zi Yan for being absent, and she slowly softened toward him and asked why he had never been there after her birth.
• Zi Yan asked Zhu Kun for a gift, and he offered to teach her the Dragon Emperor lineage’s Dou Techniques, including Heavenly Grade Advanced techniques.
• Zhu Kun explained that he could only escape when Tou She Ancient God's Cave Mansion opened, and said it held an opportunity to become a Dou Di.
• Xiao Ling told Zhu Kun that he and Zi Yan genuinely loved each other, and Zi Yan blushed and hid behind him.
• Zi Yan recounted how she and Xiao Ling had met and grown close, and Zhu Kun’s resistance toward Xiao Ling gradually eased.

Zi Yan and Xiao Ling told Zhu Kun about the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit and the Ancient Dragon Race’s rebellion, and Zhu Kun gave Zi Yan a drop of his blood to help her absorb the fruit and inherit royal techniques. As they left, Xiao Ling promised to gather the Tou She Ancient God Jade and free Zhu Kun, leaving him relieved.

• Xiao Ling told Zhu Kun that the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit had been brought to the Ancient Dragon Race, and Zi Yan explained how the clan had split into rival factions.
• Zhu Kun grew furious about the rebels, but Zi Yan insisted she would restore order as the next Dragon Emperor.
• Zhu Kun gave Zi Yan a drop of his refined blood, containing his will and royal techniques, to aid her cultivation and absorption of the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit.
• Zi Yan promised to settle the clan’s conflicts and find the Tou She Ancient God Jade to rescue Zhu Kun, then left with Xiao Ling.
• Zhu Kun warned Xiao Ling to protect Zi Yan, and Xiao Ling privately told him that the Ancient Jade had been divided into eight pieces and promised to gather them.

Xiao Ling and Zi Yan returned from the Underground Magma World and told their companions about finding Tou She Ancient God's Cave Mansion and reuniting Zi Yan with Zhu Kun. As the group spent a peaceful evening together, Zi Yan postponed returning to the Ancient Void Dragon Clan, while Medusa prepared to leave for the Snake People Clan and challenged Xiao Ling's assumption that she would come back.

• Xiao Ling and Zi Yan emerged from the magma, told Su Qian they had dealt with the Flame Lizardmen, and kept Zhu Kun and the cave mansion secret from him.
• Back at their courtyard, Xiao Ling told Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, and Medusa about Tou She Ancient God's Cave Mansion and Zi Yan's reunion with her father, Zhu Kun.
• Medusa urged Zi Yan to return to the Ancient Void Dragon Clan and absorb the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit, but Xiao Ling proposed handling other matters first and returning to the Central Plains with her afterward.
• Xiao Ling and the women spent a leisurely day together, and he prepared them a lavish dinner before night fell.
• After the others left, Medusa confirmed she would return to the Snake People Clan the next day and questioned whether Xiao Ling could be sure she would rejoin him in the Central Plains.

Xiao Ling finally confessed his feelings to Medusa, and she accepted him, pledging to stay by his side. He gave her a Seven-Colored Raw Stone to aid her bloodline, and they sealed their relationship with a kiss.

• Medusa challenged Xiao Ling to speak plainly about his feelings, and he admitted he wanted her to stay with him.
• Xiao Ling confessed that he had gradually been drawn to Medusa and asked her to become his woman; Medusa accepted while masking her joy with a proud remark.
• Xiao Ling and Medusa promised to remain together and never betray or forsake each other.
• Xiao Ling gave Medusa the Seven-Colored Raw Stone, explaining that it could help her cultivation and Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python bloodline.
• Medusa kissed Xiao Ling, and he embraced her and returned the kiss beneath the moonlight.

After Medusa left, Xiao Ling shared a playful, intimate morning with Qing Lin before turning to cultivation. He swallowed three drops of Dou Sheng Bone Marrow to refine their energy and push toward an Eight-Star Dou Zun breakthrough.

• Qing Lin teased Xiao Ling about his night with Medusa, then kissed him after he pulled her into his embrace.
• Xiao Yi Xian heard Xiao Ling and Qing Lin and sighed at their antics from another room.
• Xiao Ling sensed his Dou Qi nearing a breakthrough to Eight-Star Dou Zun after focusing on Spiritual Power for some time.
• Xiao Ling decided to use three drops of Dou Sheng Bone Marrow to break through his cultivation bottleneck.
• Xiao Ling swallowed the bone marrow and began refining its vast energy through the Fen Jue.

After refining Dou Sheng Bone Marrow, Xiao Ling advanced to the peak of middle-stage Eight-Star Dou Zun and decided to visit the Xiao Family with Qing Lin and Xiao Yi Xian. Meanwhile, Yun Yun worried that her master would force her to marry Gu He for the sect’s interests.

• Xiao Ling completed his cultivation and discovered that the Dou Sheng Bone Marrow had raised him to the peak of middle-stage Eight-Star Dou Zun.
• Xiao Ling reunited with Qing Lin and Xiao Yi Xian, learned that Zi Yan had gone to the Snake People Clan, and decided to return to the Xiao Family before retrieving Zi Yan and Medusa.
• Xiao Ling informed Great Elder Su Qian that he was leaving, then used the Power of Space to take Qing Lin and Xiao Yi Xian away from Jia Nan Academy.
• Yun Yun ended her cultivation at Misty Cloud Mountain and lamented that her master insisted she marry Gu He despite her lack of affection for him.

Nalan Yanran told Yun Yun that Gu He had come to visit and that their grandmaster expected Yun Yun to receive him, prompting Yun Yun to prepare to meet him. Yun Yun reassured Nalan Yanran that she supported her choices, and after hearing that Xiao Ling had returned to the Xiao Family, she decided to visit him instead and felt curious about their meeting.

• Nalan Yanran informed Yun Yun that Gu He had come with pills and that their grandmaster expected Yun Yun to receive him in person.
• Yun Yun agreed to greet Gu He and reminded Nalan Yanran that she would soon become the next Sect Master of the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Yun Yun reassured Nalan Yanran that she supported her decision to break off her engagement with Xiao Yan, and Nalan Yanran said she had never regretted it.
• Nalan Yanran told Yun Yun that Xiao Ling had returned to the Xiao Family and that Hai Bodong had visited him.
• Yun Yun decided to visit Xiao Ling, using the visit as a reason to avoid her meeting with Gu He, and felt anticipation about seeing him.

Xiao Ling returned to the Xiao Family, agreed to receive the Misty Cloud Sect and other Jia Ma forces to bolster his family before leaving for the Central Plains the next day. Meanwhile, Medusa felt an unexplained tightness in her chest while talking with Zi Yan, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin, but dismissed it as fatigue.

• Xiao Ling praised Xiao Zhan and the Xiao Family for their growth, and Xiao Zhan credited Xiao Ling’s past support.
• Pei En informed Xiao Zhan and Xiao Ling that a visitor from the Misty Cloud Sect was waiting at the residence gates.
• Xiao Ling decided to meet the Misty Cloud Sect and other visiting forces to support the Xiao Family before departing the next day.
• Xiao Zhan lamented that he had not seen Xiao Yan in a long time, and Xiao Ling reassured him that Xiao Yan was doing well in the Central Plains.
• Xiao Ling used the Power of Space to leave Xiao Zhan and Pei En behind.
• Medusa suddenly felt a tightness in her chest while speaking with Zi Yan, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin, then said she was probably tired.

After returning to the Snake People Clan, Medusa felt unwell, and Xiao Yi Xian examined her in the Medusa Temple. Xiao Yi Xian revealed that Medusa was pregnant with Xiao Ling’s child, leaving the women stunned.

• Medusa returned to the Snake People Clan and distributed precious cultivation resources to her people.
• Zi Yan noticed Medusa was listless, and Qing Lin and Xiao Yi Xian urged her to undergo an examination.
• Xiao Yi Xian examined Medusa and determined that she was pregnant.
• Zi Yan, Qing Lin, and Medusa reacted with shock to the news, while Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin recalled that Medusa had only recently become intimate with Xiao Ling.
• Zi Yan realized the child was likely Xiao Ling’s and shouted that she had been there first.

The Xiao Family hosted a grand banquet in Jia Ma Holy City to welcome influential figures eager to meet Xiao Ling. After the guests gathered and waited for him, Xiao Ling finally arrived through a Spatial Rift, drawing every eye in the hall.

• Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran arrived at the Xiao Family residence and exchanged greetings with Hai Bodong.
• Influential figures from across the Jia Ma Empire gathered at the banquet, drawn by Xiao Ling's reputation.
• Xiao Zhan welcomed the guests and had tea and food served, while they waited for the absent guest of honor.
• Xiao Ling emerged from a Spatial Rift above the seat of honor and greeted the assembled guests.

Xiao Ling arrived at the Xiao Family banquet and revealed his Dou Zun strength, earning awe from the Jia Ma Empire's influential figures. He left abruptly after sensing Zi Yan approaching, while Yun Yun wondered about his departure.

• Xiao Ling emerged from a Spatial Rift and impressed the guests with his Dou Zun presence and flaming ring.
• Hai Bodong, Jia Xing Tian, and the other guests praised Xiao Ling, who downplayed his progress and took the seat of honor.
• Xiao Zhan began the music and dancing, while the guests watched Xiao Ling and considered how to approach him.
• Xiao Ling sensed Zi Yan flying from the Magical Beast Mountain Range and left the banquet to meet her.
• Xiao Zhan resumed entertaining the guests, but the banquet's mood faded, and Yun Yun's attention turned to Xiao Ling's sudden departure.