Chapter Summaries

Pill Tower's Old Ancestor arrived with thirty Saints, took the Human Emperor Banner from Gu Yang, and declared that the Alchemist Tower would protect Xiao Yan. Yao Wan Gui and four Imperial Clan Dou Shengs joined Gu Yang, and Yao Wan Gui attacked Xiao Yan.

• Gu Yang sensed a powerful Saintly presence as Pill Tower's Old Ancestor arrived with thirty Saints and placed himself between Gu Yang and Xiao Yan.
• Pill Tower's Old Ancestor reclaimed the Human Emperor Banner from Gu Yang and returned it to Xiao Yan.
• Pill Tower's Old Ancestor recognized Xiao Yan as the Pill Conference champion and declared that the Alchemist Tower would protect him.
• Gu Yang challenged the Old Ancestor, who overwhelmed him with Saintly pressure and refused to back down.
• Yao Wan Gui arrived with four Imperial Clan Dou Shengs, joined Gu Yang, and sent a giant palm toward Xiao Yan.

Pill Tower's Old Ancestor protected Xiao Yan from Yao Wan Gui and Gu Yang, but Gu Yang summoned the Gu Clan Leader with a Soul Guiding Jade. Gu Yuan arrived in Ancient Saint City and fixed his gaze on Xiao Yan, leaving Xiao Yan overwhelmed by his immense power.

• Pill Tower's Old Ancestor shattered Yao Wan Gui's attack and warned that no one would harm Xiao Yan while he was there.
• Gu Yang challenged Pill Tower's Old Ancestor on Gu Clan territory and used a Soul Guiding Jade to summon help from the Gu Realm.
• A mysterious Golden Streamer descended from the Gu Realm, tearing apart Pill Tower's Old Ancestor's barrier and creating a devastating Energy Tide.
• Gu Yang and Yao Wan Gui welcomed the arriving Gu Clan Leader, and Xiao Yan recognized him as Xun'er's father, Gu Yuan.
• Gu Yuan turned his gaze on Xiao Yan, whose blood seemed to freeze under the Gu Clan Leader's overwhelming aura.

Gu Yuan questioned Xiao Yan and opened a passage to the Gu Realm, where Xiao Yan’s father, teacher, and Xiao Family members were held. When Gu Yang tried to force Xiao Yan inside, Pill Tower's Old Ancestor intervened, insisting that Xiao Yan could enter only if he chose to.

• Gu Yuan searched Ancient Saint City with his Emperor Realm Soul, then asked Xiao Yan where Xiao Ji Bai was.
• Xiao Yan said the Old Ancestor had not come, and Gu Yuan revealed that Xiao Yan’s father, teacher, and Xiao Family members were in the Gu Clan.
• Gu Yuan opened a Space Passage to the Gu Realm and urged Xiao Yan to enter and see his family.
• Xiao Yan hesitated, suspecting a trap, and Gu Yang tried to drag him into the passage while Gu Yuan’s Saintly Might restrained him.
• Pill Tower's Old Ancestor knocked Gu Yang’s hand aside, freed Xiao Yan, and declared that Xiao Yan could enter the Gu Realm only if he was willing.

Gu Yuan used his Nine-star Dou Sheng power to force Xiao Yan to enter the Gu Realm, while Pill Tower's Old Ancestor stood in Xiao Yan's defense. Xun'er pleaded with her father to spare Xiao Yan and the Xiao Family, but Gu Yuan had her restrained before attacking Pill Tower's Old Ancestor.

• Gu Yuan pressured Xiao Yan to enter the Gu Realm and reunite with his family, but Xiao Yan endured the pain without yielding.
• Pill Tower's Old Ancestor refused Gu Yuan's demand to leave Xiao Yan's dispute to the Gu Clan, and Gu Yuan began gathering power to attack him.
• Xun'er rushed between Gu Yuan and Xiao Yan, pleading with her father to let Xiao Yan meet the Xiao Family without entering the Gu Realm.
• Gu Yuan scolded Xun'er and ordered her to return to the clan's forbidden grounds after the Coming-of-Age Ceremony, but she knelt and begged him to spare Xiao Yan and the Xiao Family.
• Gu Yuan called Gu Yang, who suppressed Xun'er and threw her aside as she tried to resist.
• Gu Yuan drove his golden energy toward Pill Tower's Old Ancestor.

Pill Tower's Old Ancestor used the Mysterious Yellow Exquisite Treasure Pagoda to force Gu Yuan to back down from attacking Xiao Yan. But when the Gu Clan offered Xiao Yan a chance to enter the Gu Realm and see his captive family and teacher, Yao Wan Gui threatened Yao Chen, and Xiao Yan agreed to go.

• Pill Tower's Old Ancestor used the Mysterious Yellow Exquisite Treasure Pagoda to block Gu Yuan's attack and threatened to detonate it, destroying Ancient Saint City and damaging the Gu Realm.
• Gu Yuan dispersed his gathered energy and agreed to end the confrontation, while Pill Tower's Old Ancestor warned that the pagoda would explode if he died.
• Gu Yang told Xiao Yan that he could leave but would lose the chance to see Xiao Zhan and Yao Chen, then entered the Space Passage with Gu Yuan.
• Xiao Yan recalled how Gu Yang and the other Gu Clan Dou Sheng had once blocked his path, while Yao Wan Gui threatened to visit Yao Chen.
• Xiao Yan agreed to enter the Gu Realm with the Gu Clan.

Xiao Yan and Pill Tower's Old Ancestor entered the Gu Realm to find Xiao Yan's father and teacher, while others followed to witness the coming conflict. Xiao Yan reunited with the imprisoned Xiao Family and found Xiao Zhan, whose cultivation had unexpectedly reached Dou Huang.

• Pill Tower's Old Ancestor agreed to accompany Xiao Yan into the Gu Realm, and Gu Yang, Yao Wan Gui, and five other Dou Sheng entered ahead of them.
• Sword Venerable, Tang Ying, Xun'er, and many others followed through the passage, while Gu Qingyang and the others decided to go as well.
• Xiao Yan arrived in the Gu Realm and saw Gu Yuan, the Three Immortals of the Ancient Clan, and other powerful figures waiting on the platforms.
• Gu Dao summoned four Half-Saints, who opened a spatial prison and released around fifty surviving Xiao Family members.
• Xiao Yan found his haggard father, Xiao Zhan, and sensed that his cultivation had broken through to Dou Huang.

Xiao Yan agreed to defeat Gu Qingyang, Gu Hua, Gu Xing, and Gu Yao after their Coming-of-Age Ceremony to earn the Xiao Family's freedom from the Gu Realm. As the four received powerful Clan Tattoos, Gu Qingyang was granted a Seven-colored Clan Emblem, leaving Xiao Yan facing a formidable challenge.

• Xiao Yan demanded that Gu Yuan let the Xiao Family members leave, and Gu Yuan offered their freedom if Xiao Yan defeated four young members of the Gu Clan.
• Gu Yuan required the match to take place after the Coming-of-Age Ceremony and forbade Xiao Yan from using his evil-path artifact, and Xiao Yan accepted.
• Gu Yang began the ceremony, where the assembled experts saw that even the youngest Gu Clan candidates were Dou Zun experts.
• Gu Yao received a Purple-gold Clan Emblem, and he vowed to use its power to defeat Xiao Yan.
• Gu Xing and Gu Hua also received Purple-gold Clan Emblems, while Gu Qingyang was awarded a Seven-colored Clan Emblem for his exceptionally pure bloodline.

Gu Xun'er completed her bloodline test as the Gu Clan’s coming-of-age ceremony ended, and Xiao Yan began his fight against Gu Qingyang and three other Gu Clan prodigies. After their opening attack put him at a disadvantage, Xiao Yan unleashed three Heavenly Flame manifestations and broke the seal suppressing his power before charging at them.

• Gu Xun'er tested as a Divine Bloodline and received a Seven-colored Clan Emblem, while Gu Yuan planned to send her into seclusion after the Heavenly Tomb.
• Xiao Yan refused Gu Dao’s offer to concede and entered the arena to fight Gu Qingyang, Gu Hua, Gu Xing, and Gu Yao.
• The four Gu Clan prodigies attacked together and drove Xiao Yan back, leaving him with blood at the corner of his mouth.
• Xiao Yan summoned the true forms of Fallen Heart Flame, Wind Fury Dragon Flame, and Yin Yang Twin Flames.
• Xiao Yan pressed two more Heavenly Flames against his chest, cracked the seal on his Dou Qi, and charged at Gu Qingyang and the others with his strengthened flame manifestations.

Xiao Yan fought Gu Qingyang and three other Gu Clan members after unleashing Hua Yu’s sealed power, then countered their Clan Tattoos and Imperial Seal Art with his own secret techniques. He defeated all four and declared victory, though he was left badly wounded.

• The Flower Sect’s Two Immortals recognized Hua Yu’s aura within Xiao Yan, and Xiao Yan used her sealed power to overwhelm Gu Qingyang and the others.
• Gu Qingyang ordered Gu Yao and the other two to activate their Clan Tattoos, raising their power beyond their former realms.
• Xiao Yan used Heavenly Flame Three Profound Transformations, then faced the four Gu Clan fighters’ combined Imperial Seal Art with the Five-Wheel Separation Flame Technique.
• The Imperial Seals and five fire spirits collided, creating a devastating shockwave that engulfed the battlefield.
• The dust cleared to reveal Gu Qingyang and the other three unconscious while Xiao Yan knelt, bloodied but conscious, and announced, “I won!”

After Xiao Yan defeated the Gu Clan’s prodigies, Hun Xuzi killed Xiao Ning and the Gu Clan offered Xiao Yan protection on the condition that he stay in the Gu Realm. As Gu Yang moved to seize him, Su Yun arrived and declared that he had come for revenge.

• Xiao Yan won the battle and demanded that the Gu Clan release his father, teacher, and family, which Gu Dao agreed to do.
• Hun Xuzi killed Xiao Ning, and Gu Yuan announced that the Gu Clan would no longer protect the Xiao Clan outside its borders.
• Gu Dao drew a boundary and offered the Xiao Family a choice between leaving with Xiao Yan or staying under Gu Clan protection.
• Pill Tower’s Old Ancestor challenged Hun Xuzi, but Gu Yuan threatened to use the Ancient Emperor Array to banish him into the Endless Void.
• Gu Dao ordered Gu Yang to seize Xiao Yan, but a golden sword strike wounded Gu Yang’s palm.
• Su Yun entered through the Space Passage, and Gu Yuan welcomed him as Ji Bai before Su Yun declared that he had come for revenge.

Su Yun arrived in the Gu Realm to rescue Xiao Yan and confronted the Ancient Clans over the torture he had suffered in the past. Gu Yuan offered up six Dou Saints to appease him and secure the Sword Emperor Inheritance, but Su Yun rejected the bargain and declared that he would take revenge himself.

• Su Yun reached Xiao Yan, gave him an Eighth-grade Pill, and told him to heal while he handled the rest.
• Su Yun challenged Gu Yang and named Gu Yang, Yao Wan Gui, Huo Yao, Lei Ming, and two other Dou Saints as those responsible for imprisoning and torturing him for three months.
• Gu Yuan apologized for the clans' past actions and offered to deliver the six Dou Saints to Su Yun, hoping to keep him in the Gu Realm and obtain the Sword Emperor Inheritance.
• Yao Dan agreed to sacrifice Yao Wan Gui, while the Stone Clan and Spirit Clan Leaders also accepted Gu Yuan's proposal.
• Su Yun unleashed his sword intent over the six Dou Saints and declared that he had come to seek revenge, not to be a guest or accept their surrender.

Su Yun confronted the Ancient Emperor Clans over their past oppression of the human race, and Gu Yuan allowed six Dou Saints to attack him. As the six opponents released their Saint Power, Su Yun declared his intent to eliminate the clans’ evil and unleashed his Sword Intent.

• Xiao Yan feared Su Yun’s challenge to the Six Ancient Clans would send events spiraling out of control.
• Gu Yuan ordered Gu Yang to teach Su Yun a lesson but keep him alive, while the other clan leaders sent orders to their Dou Saints.
• Gu Yang, Yao Wan Gui, and four other Dou Saints surrounded Su Yun and unleashed their combined Saint Power.
• Su Yun denounced the Ancient Emperor Clans for neglecting the human race and declared he would follow his teacher’s example by removing their evil.
• Gu Yang defended the clans’ noble bloodlines, but Su Yun replied that this was why the Xiao Clan had perished, then released his Sword Intent and split the dark energy clouds with Sword Light.

Su Yun used Imperial-realm sword intent to shatter Gu Yang’s attack and challenge him to withstand a counterstrike. Gu Yang dared Su Yun to kill him in the Gu Realm, leaving the confrontation poised to escalate.

• Gu Jian recognized Su Yun’s sword intent as Imperial-realm power despite Su Yun being a High-level Half-Saint.
• Gu Yang attacked Su Yun with a giant hand formed from his Five-star Dou Sheng power.
• Su Yun’s sword strike destroyed the giant hand, cracked the Gu Realm’s spatial barrier, and carved a ravine in the plaza near Gu Yang.
• The Seven Ancient Clans and the spectators were stunned, while Xiao Yan’s anxiety vanished as he watched Su Yun.
• Su Yun aimed his sword at Gu Yang and asked whether Gu Yang could withstand his attack, and Gu Yang challenged him to kill him.

Su Yun revealed Star Annihilation, a sword art that suppressed Imperial Clan bloodlines, and used the arena confrontation to spread its cultivation method across the Gu Realm. The chapter ended with Gu Yuan realizing Imperial Clan members could wield the art without harming themselves, while the other clans’ experts considered its implications.

• Su Yun gathered his sword intent into a supreme sword presence, terrifying Gu Yang as he aimed his blade at him.
• Gu Yang called on Yao Wan Gui and four other Dou Shengs, and all six activated their Seven-colored Clan Emblems to strengthen themselves.
• Su Yun turned his sword intent blood-red and used Star Annihilation to suppress the six Imperial Clan members’ Dou Qi and bloodlines.
• Su Yun sent harmless red lights carrying Star Annihilation’s cultivation method throughout the Gu Realm, and Sword Venerable and Xiao Yan confirmed the inheritance was real.
• Gu Yuan recognized the sword art as the same kind that had affected Ling Quan, then realized the other clans’ experts were studying it and that Imperial Clan members could use it without harming themselves.

Su Yun prepared to demonstrate the Star Annihilation Sword Art before the assembled experts, while Gu Yang insulted the Sword Emperor and provoked Su Yun’s fury. Su Yun unleashed the art’s overwhelming sword intent, leaving the spectators to witness its attack.

• Gu Yuan confronted Lei Ying, Yan Jin, and the other Imperial Clan experts for studying Su Yun’s sword art, recognizing that it was driving a wedge into their fragile alliance.
• Su Yun announced that he would demonstrate the Star Annihilation Sword Art, drawing the attention of the continent’s experts and the Imperial Clan leaders.
• Pill Tower’s Old Ancestor eyed Yao Dan, who feared the sword art could make his rival stronger, while the assembled Dou Shengs wondered how far its bloodline suppression could reach.
• Gu Yang denounced the Sword Emperor and accused him of creating an evil technique to destroy the Imperial Clans, prompting Su Yun to declare that insulting his master was a capital crime.
• Su Yun gathered immense crimson sword intent, which pressed down on the gathered Dou Shengs, then slashed and cried out, “Sword Art - Star Annihilation!”

Su Yun unleashed the Star Annihilation Sword Intent and overwhelmed Gu Yang and the other five, leaving them gravely wounded and unable to move. He walked toward them and explained that the sword intent had turned their Dou Di Bloodline into shackles.

• Su Yun released a blood-red sword strike that shattered the Gu Realm's spatial barrier and suppressed everyone nearby with its killing intent.
• Gu Yang and the other five unleashed their ultimate techniques, but the sword intent weakened them and crushed their attacks.
• Pill Tower's Old Ancestor used the Mysterious Yellow Exquisite Pagoda to shield the surrounding powerhouses from the battle's aftershocks.
• The sword intent struck Gu Yang and the other five, blasting a deep pit into the square and leaving them severely wounded.
• Gu Yang and Yao Wan Gui discovered that the sword intent had bound their bodies, meridians, and souls through their Dou Di Bloodline.
• Su Yun walked toward the six and explained that the sword intent's suppression intensified after entering their bodies.

Su Yun demonstrated how Star Annihilation suppressed Dou Di Bloodlines, then killed Gu Yang despite Gu Yuan ordering him to stop. The chapter ended with Gu Yuan raging as the Gu Clan and Xiao Family faced an irreparable break.

• Su Yun explained that Star Annihilation's suppressive power depended on sword intent, not cultivation, and that the stronger sword intent would prevail between users.
• Pill Tower's Old Ancestor and Lei Ying reflected on the Dou Di Bloodline's new counter, while Hun Xuzi understood why Su Yun had freely revealed the sword art.
• Su Yun pressed his sword against Gu Yang's heart, and Gu Yuan ordered him to put it down.
• Gu Yang taunted Su Yun to kill him, and Su Yun drove his sword through him, annihilating his body and soul.
• Xun'er realized the killing had destroyed any chance of reconciliation, and Gu Yuan roared Su Yun's name in fury.

Gu Yuan tried to seize Su Yun’s Sword Emperor Inheritance, but Pill Tower's Old Ancestor intervened and was badly wounded. Su Yun then activated the jade pendant, unleashing a sudden Imperial Might within the Gu Realm.

• Gu Yuan threatened to suppress Su Yun and demanded the Sword Emperor Inheritance, while Su Yun accused him of coveting its Origin Qi secret.
• Yao Wanhuo confronted Su Yun over the stolen Nine Nether Wind Flame, and Su Yun revealed he had cast it into the Endless Void.
• Gu Yuan attacked Su Yun, but Pill Tower's Old Ancestor blocked the strike with the Mysterious Yellow Exquisite Pagoda and urged Su Yun to flee.
• Gu Yuan activated the Ancient Emperor Array, struck down Pill Tower's Old Ancestor, and again demanded the inheritance from Su Yun.
• Su Yun removed his jade pendant, infused it with sword intent, and triggered a surge of Supreme Imperial Might in the Gu Realm.

Su Yun unleashed the Sword Emperor Jade Slip, flooding the Gu Realm with Imperial Might and threatening to kill Gu Yuan. When Gu Dao seized Xiao Mei to force Su Yun to surrender, Su Yun told the Xiao Clan to sacrifice themselves for the greater good.

• Su Yun activated the Sword Emperor Jade Slip, and its Imperial Might suppressed Gu Yuan and shook the Gu Realm.
• Pill Tower's Old Ancestor and Xiao Yan recognized the power of the jade slip and reacted to Su Yun's advantage over Gu Yuan.
• Gu Yuan begged Su Yun to withdraw the jade slip and offered compensation, but Su Yun refused.
• Gu Dao seized Xiao Mei and threatened to kill the Xiao Clan unless Su Yun put down the jade slip.
• Su Yun told the Xiao Clan to sacrifice themselves with him for the greater good, shocking Gu Yuan.

Su Yun refused to yield the Sword Emperor Jade Slip despite Gu Yuan and Gu Dao threatening the Xiao Clan, and the Xiao Clan members rallied to face death rather than submit. As Su Yun prepared to unleash the Sword Emperor's Supreme Strike, Gu Yuan conceded and declared that Su Yun had won.

• Gu Yuan and Gu Dao tried to make Su Yun surrender by threatening the Xiao Clan, but Su Yun refused to spare them at the cost of his own life and his clansmen's.
• Xiao Mei pleaded for Su Yun to give up the jade slip, while Xiao Yu condemned the Gu Clan's false promises and urged the Xiao Clan to resist.
• Gu Dao dropped Xiao Mei and seized Xiao Yu, then shattered her bones when she urged Su Yun to continue.
• Su Yun praised Xiao Yu's courage and poured his Dou Qi into the jade slip, declaring that he would take Gu Yuan to the Yellow Springs with him.
• As the Sword Emperor's Supreme Strike neared, Gu Yuan raised his hand and conceded, saying that Su Yun had won.