Chapter Summaries

Xiao Ling asked Xiao Xun'er to help exchange the Tou She Ancient God Jade for materials to revive Yao Chen, and she agreed after meeting him first. After spending the evening with Xiao Ling, Xiao Xun'er returned to her dormitory while Han Yue, longing to see him, waited alone in her courtyard.

• Xiao Ling explained that he wanted to trade the Tou She Ancient God Jade for a Dou Sheng body and Ninth-order Magical Beast blood essence to help revive Yao Chen, and Xiao Xun'er agreed to raise the request with the Ancient Clan elders.
• Xiao Xun'er asked to meet Yao Chen before negotiating, and Xiao Ling promised to arrange it; she then decided to stay at Jia Nan Academy with him for the time being.
• Han Yue fantasized about Xiao Ling while bathing, then watched the courtyard path and realized he was spending time with Xiao Xun'er instead of visiting her.
• Xiao Ling walked Xiao Xun'er back to her dormitory and declined her invitation to come inside, thinking that he would visit Han Yue the next day.
• Xiao Ling noticed that Han Yue's room was dark and left beneath the moonlight.

Xiao Ling watched Zi Yan’s advancement progress, reflected on his past life, and then prepared to meet Xiao Xun’er and Han Yue with Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin. The women met in his courtyard while he studied alchemy with Yao Chen, and the chapter ended with Xiao Ling joining them and greeting Han Yue after a long absence.

• Xiao Ling checked on the cultivating Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin, then saw that Zi Yan was nearing a breakthrough and went to sleep thinking about his new life.
• Xiao Xun’er set out to visit Xiao Ling and meet Yao Chen, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin, and Han Yue asked to accompany her.
• Xiao Xun’er and Han Yue met Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin in Xiao Ling’s courtyard, where they chatted and waited while Zi Yan cultivated and Xiao Ling studied alchemy.
• Xiao Ling warned Yao Chen that Xiao Xun’er wanted to meet him, and Yao Chen entered the Bone Flame Ring before Xiao Ling left the Alchemy Room.
• Xiao Ling joined the women, greeted them, and exchanged awkward pleasantries with Han Yue after realizing he had neglected their relationship.

Xiao Xun'er met Yao Chen privately and warned him not to betray Xiao Ling or exploit his trust. After demonstrating her formidable strength and revealing that she knew Yao Chen's origins, she left him to affirm that he would guide Xiao Ling faithfully.

• Xiao Ling led Xiao Xun'er to a secret chamber and summoned Yao Chen from the Bone Flame Ring.
• Xiao Xun'er asked Yao Chen to guide Xiao Ling without ulterior motives and displayed her Golden Emperor Blazing Heaven Flame.
• Yao Chen recognized Xiao Xun'er as a member of the Ancient Clan and identified her power as that of a Dou Zong achieved through a secret technique.
• Yao Chen promised to teach Xiao Ling everything he knew and said he would not betray their trust.
• Xiao Xun'er warned Yao Chen that she would not let it rest if he harmed Xiao Ling.

Xiao Xun'er confirmed Yao Chen's commitment to helping Xiao Ling, then returned to his companions while keeping her identity private. Their conversation was interrupted by a student delivering Great Elder Su Qian's summons for Xiao Ling.

• Xiao Xun'er made Yao Chen promise to guide Xiao Ling wholeheartedly, and Yao Chen agreed, hoping to be resurrected and pursue higher alchemy.
• Xiao Ling returned to Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, and Han Yue, and kept Xiao Xun'er's private matters and identity secret from them.
• Xiao Ling changed the subject to Xiao Yi Xian's poison research, Han Yue's cultivation, and Qing Lin's pastries before Xiao Xun'er rejoined them.
• A Jia Nan Academy student told Xiao Ling that Great Elder Su Qian wanted to see him in his office.
• Xiao Ling suspected Su Qian had prepared medicinal ingredients for him to refine and hoped his help would ease the Great Elder's resistance to his plans for the Fallen Heart Flame.

Xiao Ling collected rare medicinal ingredients from Great Elder Su Qian to refine several batches of pills. After returning to his courtyard, he learned Han Yue had gone to the Supreme Freedom Gate and went to see her alone, where she greeted him with playful resentment.

• Xiao Ling left his companions to meet Great Elder Su Qian at the academy.
• Su Qian gave Xiao Ling a Storage Ring of ingredients for Spirit Dou Pills, Imperial Extreme Pills, and two batches of Sect Breaking Pills.
• Xiao Ling returned to his courtyard and learned that Xiao Xun'er had gone to cultivate and Han Yue had gone to the Supreme Freedom Gate.
• Xiao Ling flew to the Supreme Freedom Gate, located Han Yue with Soul Perception, and knocked on her door.
• Han Yue opened the door and teased Xiao Ling for being busy, and he took her hand and led her into the room.

Xiao Ling coaxed Han Yue after she felt neglected and jealous about his companions, promising to spend more time with her. Han Yue forgave him, and the two shared an increasingly intimate kiss.

• Xiao Ling led Han Yue into a room and used a Soul Barrier to block outside perception.
• Han Yue acted coldly toward Xiao Ling, and he embraced her from behind and apologized for neglecting her.
• Xiao Ling explained that Qing Lin and Xiao Yi Xian were training companions, and Han Yue agreed to believe him for now.
• Xiao Ling promised to consider Han Yue’s feelings, and she forgave him while admitting she had only wanted him to coax her.
• Xiao Ling and Han Yue kissed passionately, then rested together as Han Yue hid her flushed face against him.

Xiao Ling refined a Sixth-grade Imperial Extreme Pill for Jia Nan Academy’s elders, then prepared to leave for Maple City to pursue opportunities and Han Feng’s Sea Heart Flame. During a thunderstorm in the Magical Beast Mountain Range, he began cultivating Three Thousand Lightning Movement by absorbing wind and lightning power.

• Xiao Ling refined a Sixth-grade Imperial Extreme Pill as Xiao Yi Xian and several elders watched, and Xiao Yan arrived to observe and seek advice from Elder Huo.
• Xiao Ling delivered pills to Great Elder Su Qian and told him he planned to travel to Maple City, where he intended to pursue opportunities despite the danger posed by Han Feng.
• Xiao Ling went into the Magical Beast Mountain Range during a thunderstorm and found a mountain peak where wind and lightning power surged.
• Xiao Ling began refining the wind and lightning power from the Three Thousand Lightning Movement scroll, endured a lightning strike, and used his Heavenly Flame to swallow the energy.

After mastering the first realm of Three Thousand Lightning Movement, Xiao Ling prepared to join Yao Chen in confronting Han Feng. The two set out to deal with him and claim the Sea Heart Flame, leaving Qing Lin behind to wait for their return.

• After two and a half days of cultivation, Xiao Ling mastered the Lightning Flash realm of Three Thousand Lightning Movement.
• Xiao Ling visited Qing Lin and learned that Yao Chen was in his room.
• Xiao Ling told Yao Chen he was ready to confront Han Feng, and Yao Chen agreed to handle him himself.
• Yao Chen entered the Bone Flame Ring, and Xiao Ling told Qing Lin to stay home and wait for their good news.
• Xiao Ling set out with Yao Chen to deal with Han Feng and the Sea Heart Flame.

Xiao Ling infiltrated Han Feng’s residence so Yao Chen could confront his former disciple. Yao Chen defeated Han Feng, destroyed his body, and captured his soul, while Han Feng’s threat to summon Protector Xuan remained unresolved.

• Xiao Ling slipped past Maple City’s guards and reached Han Feng’s private residence, where he subdued the secret chamber guard and broke through the door as Yao Chen emerged from his ring.
• Han Feng recognized Yao Chen and accused him of withholding the Fen Jue, while Yao Chen condemned Han Feng for betraying him and colluding with the Soul Hall.
• Yao Chen and Han Feng fought with the Bone Spirit Cold Flame and Sea Heart Flame, and Yao Chen gradually overpowered him.
• Han Feng threatened to use a black token to contact Protector Xuan, but Yao Chen burned and badly injured him before destroying his body.
• Yao Chen seized Han Feng’s fleeing soul body and sealed it with the Bone Spirit Cold Flame.

Yao Chen killed Han Feng by burning away his soul with the Bone Spirit Cold Flame, and Xiao Ling secured the Sea Heart Flame. Afterward, Xiao Ling searched Han Feng's belongings and began examining his Nether Sea Storage Ring.

• Yao Chen rejected Han Feng's pleas for mercy and attacked him with the Bone Spirit Cold Flame.
• Han Feng tried to defend himself with the Sea Heart Flame, but Yao Chen's flame overwhelmed him and destroyed his soul.
• Yao Chen suppressed the uncontrolled Sea Heart Flame and handed it to Xiao Ling, who stored it inside the Green Lotus Platform Seat and put it away in his system space.
• Xiao Ling took Han Feng's Nether Sea Storage Ring and broke through its weakened restriction with his Soul Power.
• Xiao Ling found an icy blue bottle inside the storage ring.

Xiao Ling searched Han Feng’s Nether Sea Storage Ring and found Heavenly Cold Qi, rare medicinal ingredients, cultivation manuals, and a Yin Yang Profound Dragon Pill. After learning more about the pill from Yao Chen, Xiao Ling planned to refine more for his allies, while Yao Chen urged him to absorb the Sea Heart Flame and prepare for the Soul Hall.

• Xiao Ling opened a bottle in the Nether Sea Storage Ring and recognized the icy-blue gas inside as Heavenly Cold Qi.
• Xiao Ling discovered rare medicinal ingredients and several Earth-class cultivation manuals among Han Feng’s treasures.
• Xiao Ling found a Yin Yang Profound Dragon Pill, and Yao Chen explained its life-saving effects and recalled how it had saved Feng Xian.
• Xiao Ling decided to refine more Yin Yang Profound Dragon Pills for his allies once they reached the Central Plains, and Yao Chen approved the plan.
• Yao Chen warned that the Soul Hall would not let Han Feng’s death go unanswered and told Xiao Ling to absorb and refine the Sea Heart Flame.

Xiao Ling killed the three Dou Emperors guarding the secret chamber, collected their souls, and returned to Jia Nan Academy after Han Feng’s death plunged the Black Corner Region into turmoil. At the academy, he discovered that Zi Yan had entered a violet cocoon and was preparing to advance into a sixth-tier magical beast.

• Xiao Ling used the third stage of Illusory Dream Spirit Shadow to trap the three Dou Emperors, then killed them with the Godfall Weapon and collected their souls in a jade bottle.
• Xiao Ling left for Jia Nan Academy, while Han Feng’s subordinates found Maple City’s ruins and news of Han Feng’s death spread through the Black Corner Region.
• Yuan Yi ordered the Eight Gates to send its elites to seize a share of Han Feng’s assets and recover from its losses.
• Xiao Ling returned to Jia Nan Academy, told Great Elder Su Qian what he could about Han Feng’s death, and went back to his courtyard.
• Xiao Ling found a violet light cocoon in a cultivation room and recognized Zi Yan’s aura, realizing she was gathering energy to advance into a sixth-tier magical beast.

After returning from the Black Corner Region, Xiao Ling told Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, Han Yue, and Xiao Xun'er about killing Han Feng and obtaining the Sea Heart Flame. He announced that he would enter seclusion the next day to absorb it and strengthen himself.

• Xiao Ling visited Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin at the Supreme Freedom Gate and told them Elder Yao had killed Han Feng and he had acquired the Sea Heart Flame and cultivation resources.
• Xiao Ling gave Han Feng's poisons to Xiao Yi Xian, explaining that they could help her Calamity Poison Body, and reassured her that he wanted no repayment.
• Xiao Ling promised to help Qing Lin capture a sixth-tier snake-type magical beast after she consolidated her cultivation, and Yao Chen advised her to be patient in training.
• Xiao Ling gave Qing Lin the Bone Flame Ring, and Yao Chen returned to it.
• Han Yue and Xiao Xun'er arrived, and Xiao Ling recounted his journey to everyone.
• Xiao Ling announced that he would enter seclusion the next day to absorb the Sea Heart Flame, while the others agreed to cultivate during his absence.

Xiao Ling spent the night with Han Yue before beginning his secluded training, and she left in the morning without being discovered. On his way to the cultivation room, Xiao Yi Xian surprised him with a kiss on the cheek and ran off, leaving Xiao Ling to continue toward training.

• Xiao Ling prepared for secluded training and welcomed Han Yue into his room when she came to see him.
• Xiao Ling promised to seek Han Yue's family's approval for their marriage, and the two kissed and spent the night together.
• Han Yue woke before Xiao Ling, shared an affectionate morning with him, then left before anyone could discover them.
• Xiao Ling tidied his room and headed toward the cultivation room, where he encountered Xiao Yi Xian.
• Xiao Yi Xian kissed Xiao Ling on the cheek and hurried away, blushing.

Xiao Ling began refining the Sea Heart Flame with pills and the Golden Emperor Blazing Heaven Flame helping him endure its power, and he successfully guided it into the Spirit Absorption in his Dou Crystal. Meanwhile, Ling Ying delivered the Ancient Clan’s request for Xiao Xun’er to return for her coming-of-age ceremony and report on the Tou She Ancient God Jade, but she decided to wait until Xiao Ling finished cultivating before responding.

• Xiao Ling took Yao Chen’s Sixth-grade Pills, summoned the Green Lotus Platform Seat and Sea Heart Flame, and used the Golden Emperor Blazing Heaven Flame to suppress the flame.
• Xiao Ling swallowed both pills and the Sea Heart Flame, then circulated Fen Jue to guide the flame through his meridians and into the Spirit Absorption in his Dou Crystal.
• Ling Ying appeared in Xiao Xun’er’s courtyard and told her the Ancient Clan wanted her to return for her coming-of-age ceremony and answer whether the Tou She Ancient God Jade had been found.
• Xiao Xun’er considered the Ancient Clan’s demand and her wish to catch up with Xiao Ling, then told Ling Ying she would discuss returning with Xiao Ling after his closed-door cultivation.

After refining the Sea Heart Flame, Xiao Ling reached Dou Huang Peak and reunited with the women who had awaited him. Xiao Xun'er told him the Ancient Clan was summoning her for her coming-of-age ceremony and seeking the Tou She Ancient God Jade, and the two shared a tender farewell before her departure.

• Xiao Xun'er told Ling Ying she would consider the Ancient Clan's summons, while Xiao Ling continued refining the Sea Heart Flame in seclusion.
• After two months, Xiao Ling completed his refinement and emerged at Dou Huang Peak, having strengthened and tempered himself.
• Yao Chen sensed Xiao Ling's breakthrough, and Xiao Xun'er, Qing Lin, Han Yue, and Xiao Yi Xian went to greet him.
• Xiao Ling told the women he planned to rest before preparing to break through to Dou Zong, then spoke privately with Xiao Xun'er.
• Xiao Xun'er explained that the Ancient Clan wanted her at her coming-of-age ceremony and wanted the Tou She Ancient God Jade; Xiao Ling supported her and agreed she could take it back.
• Xiao Ling and Xiao Xun'er walked together, kissed, and promised that their separation would be temporary.

Xiao Xun'er returned to the Ancient Clan for her coming-of-age ceremony, leaving Xiao Ling determined to grow stronger so he could stand beside her again. Back at his courtyard, Xiao Ling found Yao Chen and the two women away, then checked Zi Yan's cracked cocoon before preparing for his own seclusion and breakthrough attempt.

• Xiao Ling and Xiao Xun'er shared an emotional farewell when Gu Yan arrived with the Ancient Clan's Black Mist Army to take her home.
• Xiao Xun'er boarded a Silver Horn Storm Beast and departed with Gu Yan, while Xiao Ling resolved to become stronger before they met again.
• Gu Yan reflected on Xiao Ling's talent and wondered whether he could endure the trials ahead.
• Xiao Ling returned to his courtyard and found Qing Lin, Xiao Yi Xian, and Yao Chen absent, assuming they had gone to hunt a sixth-tier snake-type magical beast.
• Xiao Ling checked Zi Yan's cocoon and saw that it had developed more cracks, then left after hoping she would break through safely before his own seclusion.

Xiao Ling accompanied Qing Lin and Xiao Yi Xian into the Magical Beast Mountain Range to capture a sixth-tier snake-type beast. He defeated and subdued the Shadow Demon Python, which Qing Lin then tamed, and the group set off to explore its cave.

• Qing Lin and Xiao Yi Xian told Xiao Ling they had found a sixth-tier snake-type Magical Beast, and he agreed to help capture it.
• The three traveled into the Magical Beast Mountain Range and encountered a powerful Shadow Demon Python in its forest territory.
• Xiao Ling fought the python, restrained it with the Illusory Dream Spirit Shadow, and knocked it unconscious with the Great Desolation Prison Heaven Finger.
• Qing Lin used her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils to tame the Shadow Demon Python.
• Xiao Ling suggested that the group explore the python's cave for treasures.

Xiao Ling, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin followed the Shadow Demon Python from its nest to a hidden underground palace containing a treasure chest and a skeleton. Yao Chen identified the skeleton’s owner as a newly advanced Dou Zun who had died after suffering severe injuries.

• Xiao Ling inspected the Shadow Demon Python’s hoard, while Xiao Yi Xian identified two sixth-tier Magic Cores among the valuables.
• Qing Lin relayed that the Shadow Demon Python knew of a hidden cave abode, and Xiao Ling agreed to investigate it with Xiao Yi Xian.
• Qing Lin spotted a mechanism on a boulder, and Xiao Ling opened a passage leading deeper underground.
• Xiao Ling, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin discovered a golden underground palace with a treasure chest and a skeleton, while the Shadow Demon Python guarded the entrance.
• Yao Chen emerged from the Bone Flame Ring and said the skeleton belonged to a Dou Zun who had recently advanced before suffering fatal injuries.

Xiao Ling and his companions uncovered the inheritance of the Dou Zun Mo Yun, including rare treasures and the story of the Shadow Demon Python. After honoring Mo Yun and gaining three fifth-tier snake-type beasts for Qing Lin, they returned to Jia Nan Academy’s Inner Academy.

• Xiao Ling opened Mo Yun’s treasure chest and found Purple Soul Spirit Heart Grass, a high-grade Space Ring, a Jade Pendant, manuals, pills, herbs, and Magic Cores; Yao Chen identified the items, and Xiao Ling distributed some among the group.
• Xiao Ling discovered Mo Yun’s diary beneath the corpse and learned how the injured Dou Zun had left his treasures and the Shadow Demon Python egg behind before dying.
• Qing Lin learned through her connection with the Shadow Demon Python that it had inherited a trace of Mo Yun’s Soul Imprint, and Xiao Ling urged her to raise it well.
• Xiao Ling gathered Mo Yun’s remains, made a symbolic grave from his clothes and cap, and bowed to honor him.
• On the journey home, Xiao Ling helped Qing Lin subdue the fifth-tier Purple Flame Charm Snake, Ice Soul Cold Snake, and Wind Wing Spirit Snake.
• Xiao Ling brought Qing Lin, Xiao Yi Xian, and the Shadow Demon Python through the spatial barrier into Jia Nan Academy’s Inner Academy.