Chapter Summaries

Su Yun defeated and killed Earth Demon Old Ghost after crushing his fighting spirit in a clash of auras. Han Feng was left without allies and ordered his people to invite Old Man Mu Gu from the Central Plains.

• Han Feng coveted Su Yun’s Nether Poison Flame, hoping a second Heavenly Flame would let his Flame Mantra evolve.
• Mo Tianxing and Su Qian arrived to observe Su Yun’s confrontation with Earth Demon Old Ghost and recognized Su Yun’s overwhelming aura.
• Su Yun’s spiritual intimidation stripped Earth Demon Old Ghost of his courage, and Earth Demon Old Ghost nearly killed himself before forcing himself to attack.
• Earth Demon Old Ghost launched the Ice Condensation Sword Art, but Su Yun dodged it and pierced his heart with a Jade Fire Longsword.
• The Golden Silver Elders abandoned Han Feng, and Han Feng ordered his people to hurry to the Central Plains and invite Old Man Mu Gu.

Su Yun obtained the Heavenly Demon Puppet refining method and ordered Xiao Yi Xian to gather materials for Human Demon Puppets, while Han Feng secretly summoned Venerable Mu Gu for help. Three months later, a powerful black-robed elder arrived in the Black Corner Region.

• Xiao Yi Xian gave Su Yun the Heavenly Demon Puppet refining method recovered from Demonic Flame Valley's treasury, and he ordered her to collect Dou Huang bodies, souls, and Sixth-Order Demonic Cores for Human Demon Puppets.
• Han Feng sent a Soul Message to Venerable Mu Gu through a Soul Hall Protector, warning the Protector not to open the Scroll.
• Xun'er told Xiao Yan that Su Yun had defeated Demonic Flame Valley and advanced to Six-star Dou Zong, while Xiao Yan and Yao discussed the Ancient Ruins and the need to grow stronger.
• Three months later, a black-robed old man arrived in the Black Corner Region, splitting the space beneath his steps.

Su Yun learned that Han Feng had brought a Soul Hall Venerable to the Northwest Continent and prepared a deception at the Ancient Ruins. After disguising himself as a powerful Xiao Clan bloodline bearer, he spent his remaining Truth Points creating the appearance of Dou Di Ruins emerging.

• Old Man Mu Gu destroyed a bronze puppet spying on him and suspected that Han Feng had exposed his tracks.
• Su Yun realized his plan had drawn a Soul Hall audience and left the Poison Sect for the Ancient Ruins.
• Su Yun reached the Primordial Sword Altar and used the Xiao Clan blood in a jade bottle to simulate the Xiao Clan's Dou Di Bloodline.
• Su Yun spent Truth Points to simulate a Dou Venerable aura and disguise his appearance.
• Su Yun used his remaining 3,304 Truth Points to create the scene of the Dou Di Ruins emerging.

Old Man Mu Gu met Han Feng to plan Yao Chen’s death, while Xiao Yan was humiliated by Ling Quan at Jia Nan Academy. A sudden spatial rupture revealed ancient ruins marked by a towering stone sword, leaving the gathered fighters confronted with a new opportunity.

• Old Man Mu Gu arrived at Feng City and injured Han Feng before they discussed Yao Chen’s survival and plans to reach him through Xiao Yan.
• Old Man Mu Gu revealed that a puppet had discovered him, and Han Feng proposed luring Xiao Yan away from Jia Nan Academy.
• Ling Quan defeated Xiao Yan in a duel and mocked him, while Xun'er tried to defend him.
• Xiao Yan promised to grow strong enough to go to the Gu Clan and take Xun'er away.
• A vast sword aura split the southern sky as space collapsed and ancient ruins emerged from a rift around a towering stone sword.

The Ancient Sword Ruins emerged, drawing Xiao Yan, Jia Nan Academy, and powerful figures from across the Black Corner Region. As Xiao Yan prepared to explore and hoped to find his clan’s Old Ancestor, an unwelcome voice interrupted the group.

• Xiao Yan learned through Su Yun’s Soul Message that Xiao Yi Xian had advanced to Dou Zong and that he could explore the Ancient Ruins without breaking their agreement.
• Old Man Mu Gu and Han Feng saw the ruins’ emergence and headed toward them as crowds rushed from across the Black Corner Region.
• Xiao Yan reached the Ancient Sword Ruins with Su Qian, Zi Yan, and others, while Ling Quan joined them despite Xiao Yan questioning why he had not escorted Xun'er back.
• Su Qian identified a black piece of Black Essence Amber, showing that the Ancient Ruins were at least ten thousand years old, and Old Yao urged Xiao Yan to remember such knowledge for himself.
• As Su Qian led the group toward the ruins, a sinister voice greeted him.

Han Feng and Old Man Mu Gu confronted Xiao Yan and Old Yao outside the Ancient Ruins, where Mu Gu revealed himself as a Dou Venerable and forced the others to enter first. After Mu Gu slaughtered the Black Corner Region experts who challenged him, Xiao Yan led the group into the ruins.

• Han Feng arrived with Old Man Mu Gu and identified Xiao Yan as Old Yao's new disciple.
• Old Man Mu Gu confronted Old Yao, recalled their former brotherhood, and ordered Xiao Yan's group to enter the Ancient Ruins first.
• Mo Tianxing and the Black Corner Region experts arrived and challenged Mu Gu's claim to the ruins.
• Old Man Mu Gu unleashed a giant black-flame hand, killing Old Man Eagle Mountain and hundreds of experts and driving the survivors away.
• Old Yao told Xiao Yan that they could not resist a Dou Venerable, and Xiao Yan stepped into the Ancient Ruins first.

Xiao Yan and the others explored the ancient ruins, finding that someone had already destroyed its traps and discovering its ruined collections of pills and techniques. At the Epitaph, they learned the ruins belonged to Li Feiyang, an emperor from the Primordial Era.

• Old Yao secretly told Xiao Yan that they hoped the Xiao Clan's Old Ancestor was still alive, and Xiao Yan recognized the destroyed traps as evidence that his ancestor had passed through.
• Old Man Mu Gu led the group into the Pill Pavilion, where they found records of thirty-six Ninth-grade Pill Recipes and fragments of a Ten Thousand Year Azure Bottle.
• Old Yao and Old Man Mu Gu concluded that the ruins were at least one hundred thousand years old after discovering the ancient bottle fragments.
• At the Academy, the group found records of numerous Heaven-tier Cultivation Methods and Dou Techniques, but every jade slip had shattered.
• Old Man Mu Gu led the group into the Epitaph, where they read that Li Feiyang was born in the Primordial Era and had proved his imperial position with his sword.

Xiao Yan and the others discovered the history and inheritance rules of a long-dead Sword Emperor in the Dou Di Ruins. When Old Man Mu Gu attacked, Old Yao urged Xiao Yan to race to the Sword Altar, where Xiao Yan’s clan ancestor might be seeking the legacy.

• Xiao Yan and the others read the stone stele and learned that its author was a Sword Emperor who fought to defend humanity from the Demon Race.
• The stele revealed that the Sword Emperor left no bloodline and hid ninety-nine swords containing his cultivation insights in the Sword Altar for a worthy successor.
• Old Yao warned that forcing the inheritance could destroy a cultivator’s Dao, and Old Man Mu Gu abandoned his plan to claim it.
• Old Man Mu Gu turned on Old Yao after the ruins’ secrets were revealed, so Old Yao entered Xiao Yan’s body and boosted his strength.
• Old Yao sent Xiao Yan toward the Sword Altar in search of his clan’s old ancestor, and Old Man Mu Gu hurled black flame after him.

Xiao Yan and his companions reached the Sword Altar, where they discovered a White-Robed Youth from the Xiao Clan inheriting the Emperor's Legacy. Old Man Mu Gu killed Qian Mu and Bai Lie, but the Sword Altar's time-freezing power protected the ancestor as Mu Gu turned his attack on the others.

• Qian Mu and Bai Lie arrived and blocked Old Man Mu Gu's Black Flame, allowing Su Qian and the others to flee.
• Xiao Yan turned back toward the Sword Altar, followed by Xiao Xun'er, Ling Quan, and Zi Yan.
• Xiao Yan recognized the White-Robed Youth on the altar as his Xiao Clan ancestor, who had been seated there for a thousand years.
• Old Man Mu Gu entered the Sword Altar and killed Qian Mu and Bai Lie, then failed to reach the ancestor because the altar froze time around him.
• Old Yao realized that the Sword Emperor's power had anchored time to help the ancestor inherit the legacy, while Mu Gu threatened the others.
• Old Man Mu Gu attacked again, and a clear sword cry rang out from the altar.

Su Yun awakened amid the Ninety-Nine Ancient Swords and convinced those present that he was the Xiao Clan’s ancient ancestor who had inherited the Sword Emperor’s power. After Old Man Mu Gu realized Su Yun was weakened and attacked him, Su Yun killed him with a single sword strike.

• The Ninety-Nine Ancient Swords responded to Su Yun’s awakening, and his sword intent shattered Old Man Mu Gu’s black flame.
• Su Yun recognized Xiao Yan as a descendant of the Xiao Clan and noticed the people gathered in the hall, including Xiao Xun'er and Ling Quan.
• Su Yun threatened Old Man Mu Gu for harming his Xiao Clan descendant, then spared him to avoid spilling blood at the inheritance ground.
• Old Man Mu Gu realized Su Yun’s soul was exhausted and attacked him with a vast sea of demonic flames.
• Su Yun cut through the flames and pierced Old Man Mu Gu’s skull with Sword Light, killing him.

After killing Old Man Mu Gu, Su Yun learned how badly the Xiao Clan had declined and confronted Xun'er about the Gu Clan's failure to protect it. Xun'er then questioned Su Yun's identity, and he claimed he had been hidden as the Xiao Clan's contingency before Xiao Xuan's failed attempt to become a Dou Di.

• Su Yun annihilated Old Man Mu Gu's soul and scattered his corpse, then asked how much time had passed since Xiao Xuan's failed breakthrough.
• Old Yao said a thousand years had passed, and Xiao Yan told Su Yun that the Xiao Clan had become the scattered Xiao Family, while his father had been captured by Soul Hall.
• Su Yun grieved over the Xiao Clan's decline and criticized Xun'er and the Gu Clan for prospering while the Xiao Family suffered.
• Xun'er said her father had sent her to help the Xiao Family, and Xiao Yan supported her explanation, easing Su Yun's apparent resentment toward the Gu Clan.
• Xun'er questioned how the Xiao Clan's ally had never heard of Su Yun, and Su Yun claimed the Great Elder had secretly prepared him as a contingency for Xiao Xuan's failed attempt to break through to Dou Di.

Su Yun revealed that Xiao Xuan’s failed breakthrough was caused by the Dou Qi Continent’s lack of Origin Qi, then began to explain how his teacher had found a way to summon it from beyond the plane. He accused Xun’er of seeking the secret for the Gu Clan and turned on her, leaving their alliance on the verge of collapse.

• Su Yun told Xun’er that he was Xiao Ji Bai, a descendant who had undergone Bloodline Ancestral Return and been raised in secret by the Xiao Clan’s Great Elder.
• Xun’er asked Su Yun why Xiao Xuan had failed to break through to Dou Di, and Su Yun explained that the continent lacked Origin Qi, which was required for the breakthrough.
• Su Yun said his teacher had discovered a way to summon Origin Qi from beyond the plane, but Xun’er pressed him to reveal the method.
• Su Yun suspected Xun’er of helping Xiao Yan only to obtain the secret for the Gu Clan and unleashed his sword qi in anger.
• Ling Quan urged Xun’er to use her Space Jade Slip to summon a Gu Clan elder and capture Su Yun.

Su Yun rejected Xun'er’s offer to reveal the secret of Origin Qi in exchange for the Gu Clan’s help, and Xiao Yan lost faith in her promises. After Ling Quan insulted Su Yun’s name, Su Yun crippled Ling Quan’s ability to use Dou Qi, leaving him to face a life of suffering.

• Xun'er apologized for pressing Su Yun and promised the Gu Clan would help the Xiao Clan if he revealed how to obtain Origin Qi, but Su Yun refused to trust her.
• Xiao Yan told Xun'er he did not believe the Gu Clan, while Ling Quan urged her to summon Gu Clan elders with the Space Jade Slip.
• Ling Quan insulted Su Yun’s name and mocked the Xiao Clan, prompting Su Yun to attack him with sword intent.
• Su Yun sent sword intent into Ling Quan’s dantian, and Ling Quan triggered it when he tried to use his Dou Qi.
• Su Yun declared that Ling Quan would never use Dou Qi again, and Xiao Yan pitied the former genius’s bleak future.

Su Yun took possession of the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade Fragment and warned Xiao Yan that saving his father from the Soul Clan would require greater strength. He refused to teach Xiao Yan swordsmanship but offered to help him make a treasure that could counter the Soul Clan, the Human Emperor Banner.

• Su Yun gave Xun'er and the Black Annihilation Army a quarter of an hour to leave, and Xun'er departed with the unconscious Ling Quan.
• Su Yun explained that Xiao Yan's father was likely being held by the Soul Clan as leverage and that entering the Soul Realm to rescue him was too dangerous.
• Xiao Yan revealed the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade Fragment, and Su Yun took it, explaining that it was one of eight keys to Tuoshe Ancient God's inheritance.
• Su Yun urged Xiao Yan to focus on strengthening himself and rejected his request to learn swordsmanship, telling him to stay committed to the Black Heavy Ruler.
• Su Yun offered to teach Xiao Yan how to refine the Human Emperor Banner, a magical treasure intended to counter the Soul Clan.

Su Yun told Xiao Yan how to gather materials for a Human Emperor Banner, then recognized Zi Yan as a magical beast and threatened Su Qian when he shielded her. Zi Yan revealed a trace of her Ancient Void Dragon bloodline to protect Su Qian as Su Yun placed a glowing hand on her head.

• Su Yun listed the rare materials Xiao Yan needed to gather to forge a Human Emperor Banner and instructed him to collect two sets for the senior he had promised to share treasures with.
• Xiao Yan introduced Yao Chen and Su Qian to Su Yun, who connected them to the Eight Ancient Races and noticed Zi Yan hiding behind Su Qian.
• Su Yun recognized Zi Yan's identity, and Su Qian stepped between them while Xiao Yan explained that Zi Yan had never harmed humans.
• Su Yun immobilized Su Qian with Space Power and demanded that Zi Yan come out, threatening to kill him if she refused.
• Zi Yan stepped forward to protect Su Qian, twisted the surrounding space with her awakened bloodline power, and was identified by Yao Chen as an Ancient Void Dragon.
• Su Yun placed his hand on Zi Yan's head, and brilliant white light bloomed in his palm.

Su Yun revealed Zi Yan’s royal Taixu Ancient Dragon origins and speculated that disaster on Dragon Island had separated her from her family. He then told Xiao Yan and the others that the Dragon Phoenix Dou Di had left behind a dangerous egg before ascending.

• Su Yun tested Zi Yan with white light, confirmed she had never eaten a human, and questioned her about her origins.
• Zi Yan said she had grown up alone in the Magical Beast Mountain Range, and Su Yun revealed that she possessed an exceptionally pure royal Taixu Ancient Dragon bloodline.
• Su Yun speculated that Zi Yan’s father, the former Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan Leader, might have fallen or been trapped in a disaster on Dragon Island.
• Su Yun explained that Dou Di faced the Plane Force’s rejection and were eventually forced to ascend to a higher plane.
• Su Yun revealed that the Dragon Phoenix Dou Di had secretly produced a Dragon Phoenix Egg, intending its powerful offspring to mature after both Dou Di ascended.

Su Yun told Xiao Yan and the others that the Sword Emperor had left his inheritance to prepare for a future battle against the Son of the Dragon Phoenix, and he secured Zi Yan’s promise to aid him as Dragon Emperor. After deciding to leave Jia Nan Academy to avoid drawing the attention of powerful enemies, Su Yun gave Xiao Yan a Soul Guiding Jade, prompting Xiao Yan to suspect a connection between Su Yun’s inheritance and the mysterious senior who had taught the same art.

• Su Yun explained that the Dragon Phoenix Dou Di escaped into the void with his wounded egg after the Sword Emperor nearly destroyed it, and that the Sword Emperor left his inheritance to prepare someone to stop the Son of the Dragon Phoenix.
• Su Yun warned that the Son of the Dragon Phoenix might have hatched or recovered a thousand years earlier, and asked Zi Yan to lead the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan in their future fight.
• Zi Yan agreed to help Su Yun after he reminded her that the Sky Demon Phoenixes were sworn enemies of the Taixu Ancient Dragons.
• Su Yun declined Su Qian’s offer to stay at Jia Nan Academy, explaining that the Ancient Ruins and his knowledge of Origin Qi could attract dangerous attention.
• Su Yun gave Xiao Yan a Soul Guiding Jade, and Xiao Yan recalled that a senior connected to the crystal Ice Coffin had also known the ancient technique, leaving him uneasy about Su Yun’s source.

Su Yun guided Xiao Yan and Old Yao into believing that the Woeful Poison Body senior had learned an Ancient Sky Phoenix Nirvana Method, then concealed his identity as they left the Ancient Ruins. Alone, he reviewed his manifested gains and prepared to use the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade Fragment to complete the Sword Emperor statue’s Imperial Might.

• Xiao Yan linked Senior Su’s Soul Guiding Jade and thousand-year Nirvana to the Son of the Dragon Phoenix, and Su Yun warned him not to pursue the clue recklessly.
• Su Yun told Xiao Yan to gather concrete information through the Soul Guiding Jade and keep his whereabouts secret, then sent the group away from the Ancient Ruins.
• Su Qian collected Elder Qian Bai’s ashes, and Xiao Yan, Old Yao, Zi Yan, and the others bid Su Yun farewell.
• After everyone left, Su Yun reviewed his gains: One-star Dou Venerate cultivation, a Ninth-grade Dou Di Bloodline, and 0.0001% progress on the Sword Emperor Inheritance.
• Su Yun took the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade Fragment toward the Tomb Inscription Chamber to give the Sword Emperor statue the Imperial Might it lacked.

Su Yun planted a trace of Dou Di aura in the stone statue and sealed the Ancient Ruins, setting the stage for the Eight Ancient Races to come. Han Feng fled to Feng City and sought Soul Hall’s protection, claiming a Xiao Clan Dou Zun had killed Old Man Mu Gu.

• Su Yun spent one million Truth Points to manifest a trace of Dou Di aura, fused it with his Soul Power, and placed it in the stone statue.
• Su Yun revealed the aura’s connection to himself, then left the Ancient Ruins and used his Soul Power to expose the outlaws watching from nearby.
• Su Yun enclosed the Ancient Ruins in spatial ripples and tore open a rift to leave, frightening Mo Tianxing and the other Black Corner Region experts.
• Han Feng reached Feng City, recalled how a sword had killed Old Man Mu Gu, and decided he could not remain on the Northwest Continent.
• A Soul Hall Protector questioned Han Feng about Venerable Mu Gu, and Han Feng claimed a hidden Xiao Clan Dou Zun had killed him and offered further intelligence.

Han Feng demanded to be taken to the Soul Hall Main Hall to deliver shocking intelligence, while Xiao Yan returned to Jia Nan Academy and Xiao Yi Xian broke through to the Dou Zong realm under Su Yun’s watch. A disturbance at Jia Nan Academy revealed that the Fallen Heart Flame had gone berserk, but Su Yun decided not to intervene.

• Han Feng insisted that the Soul Hall Protector take him to the Soul Hall Main Hall to report his intelligence.
• At Jia Nan Academy, Su Qian mourned the elders who had died and Xiao Yan vowed to repay the academy and seek Su Yun about the Son of the Dragon Phoenix.
• The Fallen Heart Flame went berserk at Jia Nan Academy, alarming Xiao Yan and Old Yao.
• Xiao Yi Xian emerged from seclusion after breaking through to Dou Zong and reunited with Su Yun, who offered her medicinal tea.
• The Amethyst Winged Lion King drank the remaining tea, and Su Yun chose not to pursue the Fallen Heart Flame after sensing the disturbance at Jia Nan Academy.