Chapter Summaries

Gu Xun'er stopped the Snake People elders from fleeing and watched their attempts to invoke their ancestor end in disaster. Han Feng emerged from the collapsing Black Serpent Secret Realm as a Two-star Dou Sheng with Cai'er and Medusa, then confronted the remaining elders about their sacrifices and failed attempt to fuse the two Queens.

• Qinglin spotted the fleeing Snake People group, and Gu Xun'er blocked their path and defeated an elder who attacked her.
• The First Elder sacrificed two more clanspeople in repeated rituals, but received no aid from the Snake People Ancestor and was struck down by the backlash.
• Gu Xun'er kept the surviving elders and their gifted young girl from leaving while Qinglin and the others waited for Han Feng.
• Han Feng broke through to Two-star Dou Sheng, claimed the Black Tortoise Shell, and escaped the Black Serpent Secret Realm with Cai'er and Medusa as it collapsed.
• Han Feng encountered the Snake People group in the passage and questioned the two surviving elders about their choice to sacrifice clanspeople for the Queens' fusion.

Han Feng rescued Cai'er and Medusa, and Cai'er chose to lead many Snake People back to Snake Mountain rather than travel with him. Han Feng then resumed the journey with his companions, crossing the Mu Lan Empire and heading toward the South Sea.

• Cai'er killed the two Snake People elders who threatened her family and invited the tribe to choose whether to follow her.
• Several Snake People, including a talented young girl, chose to follow Cai'er, while a dozen or so stayed behind.
• Han Feng entrusted the unconscious Medusa to Cai'er and learned that the young girl's birth was connected to the Snake Marrow Bone Transformation Pill he had refined.
• Han Feng returned to the Flying Spirit Ship, reassured his companions that Cai'er and Medusa were safe, and set off again.
• Han Feng and his companions crossed the Mu Lan Empire and the Southwest Great Canyon, reaching the South Sea.

Han Feng and his companions reached the Southern Departure Continent and traveled toward Vermilion Bird City, passing the sealed Purple Shattered Ruins and the Golden Lion Tribe’s city. Jin Xi went to reunite with her clan, while Han Feng and the others continued to the imperial city, where he left them free to explore as he handled his affairs.

• Han Feng’s group arrived at the Southern Departure Continent and passed the guarded Purple Shattered Ruins, whose seal he said was stable.
• The border soldiers recognized Han Feng’s token and saluted him as the King of Zhennan.
• Han Feng sent Jin Xi to the Jin Family residence to meet her clansmen and ask whether they wanted to return to the Golden Lion Tribe’s ancestral land.
• Han Feng opened a spatial wormhole and brought the Flying Spirit Ship to Vermilion Bird City, where the group boarded a rail carriage to the imperial city.
• Han Feng told Lin Xian'er, Mu Qingluan, and the others to explore Vermilion Bird City while he handled his affairs.

Han Feng brought Lin Xian'er, Gu Xun'er, and the others to the Southern Departure Empire, where Empress Si Kongchan welcomed them and arranged a tour of the Vermilion Bird sites. Left alone with Han Feng, Si Kongchan prepared to press their wager but learned he had become a Dou Saint and conceded defeat.

• Han Feng arrived at the imperial city with his companions, and Lin Xian'er and Gu Xun'er were startled to learn he knew the Empress.
• Si Kongchan welcomed Han Feng and his companions in Gan Phoenix Hall, while Mu Qingluan asked to explore Vermilion Bird history sites.
• Han Feng sent the women to their lodgings while he stayed behind to discuss business with Si Kongchan.
• Si Kongchan asked whether Han Feng had prepared for their wager and admitted she did not want to wait any longer to act.
• Han Feng revealed his Dou Saint cultivation, and Si Kongchan conceded that she had lost.

Han Feng told Si Kongchan that the Outer Realm Evil Race might bring another God-Demon War, and she gave him the original Vermilion Bird World Purifying Canon to help prepare for the threat. After mastering it to major accomplishment in seven days, Han Feng offered to let Si Kongchan experience higher-level Dou Qi to aid her future breakthroughs.

• Han Feng warned Si Kongchan that the Azure Dragon had revealed a future calamity involving the Outer Realm Evil Race, and he recounted what he had learned in Hidden Dragon Cave.
• Si Kongchan concluded that the Ancient God's treasure might be their only chance and offered Han Feng the Vermilion Bird World Purifying Canon.
• Si Kongchan took Han Feng to the royal ancestral grounds, where he began studying the original scripture while she stood guard.
• After seven days, Han Feng reached major accomplishment in the Vermilion Bird World Purifying Canon, astonishing Si Kongchan.
• Han Feng offered to let Si Kongchan experience higher-level Dou Qi so she could prepare for future breakthroughs.

Han Feng helped Si Kongchan perfect the Vermilion Bird World Purifying Canon, prompting her to prepare for seclusion and a breakthrough to Half-Saint. He returned to cultivating the Divine Beast methods, then reunited with Lin Xian'er and the others as Mu Qingluan discovered his reputation as King of Zhennan.

• Han Feng imparted his comprehension of the Vermilion Bird World Purifying Canon to Si Kongchan, who broke through to its perfected stage.
• Si Kongchan thanked Han Feng and decided to enter seclusion for half a year to pursue a breakthrough to Half-Saint.
• Han Feng found Lin Xian'er and the others away from their residence, then cultivated the three Divine Beast Cultivation Methods while waiting for them.
• Lin Xian'er and the others returned for dinner, and Mu Qingluan exclaimed that she had seen Han Feng's statue and learned he was King of Zhennan.

Han Feng visited Wenren Xuan and then told Mu Qingluan he would leave the Southern Departure Empire for the Central Plains the next day. The chapter left Mu Qingluan protesting that she had been working hard, too.

• Mu Qingluan asked Han Feng about the Vermilion Bird Divine Envoy, and he gave her the last trace of the Vermilion Bird's spiritual consciousness.
• Han Feng told Lin Xian'er and Gu Xun'er to focus on cultivating and urged Gu Xun'er to reach Dou Saint as soon as possible.
• Han Feng visited Wenren Xuan, praised his progress as an alchemist, and invited him to discuss alchemy at Starfall Pavilion.
• Han Feng explored Vermilion Bird City's night market with the women before returning home.
• Han Feng told Mu Qingluan he planned to leave for the Central Plains the next day, and she protested that she had been working hard.

Han Feng visited Chiyu City, where the Xiao Family had risen to prominence through its Spirit Storage Armor, and discovered that the Hall of Souls had infiltrated the city. The agents were targeting the Xiao Family to uncover its secrets, leaving Han Feng to decide how to respond.

• Han Feng reflected on the Xiao Family branches, his hopes for the continent, and the growing strength of his allies before joining the girls for morning practice.
• Han Feng traveled from Vermilion Bird City to Chiyu City and saw how the Xiao Family’s Spirit Storage Armor had brought prosperity and fame to the city.
• Han Feng inspected the Xiao Family’s Spirit Storage Armor shops before heading toward Xiao Mansion.
• Han Feng noticed a busy Spirit Rice shop and learned from a waiter that it had operated there for two years.
• Han Feng recognized the shopkeeper as an agent of the Hall of Souls, which had sent people to approach the Xiao Family and uncover its secrets.

Han Feng investigated the Hall of Souls’ influence in the Southern Departure Empire and visited Xiao Tianbao, whose family had risen to become the foremost artifact sect. He began explaining the Soul Clan’s connection to the Red Emperor Armor, leaving Xiao Tianbao waiting to hear what he knew.

• Han Feng decided to avoid confronting the Hall of Souls’ agents in public and focused on the hidden leadership behind the organization.
• Han Feng considered the strength of the Hall of Souls’ leaders, especially Hun Tiandi and Soul Hall Master Hun Miesheng, and resolved to grow stronger before openly opposing them.
• Han Feng visited Xiao Mansion and found Xiao Tianbao refining an artifact; Xiao Tianbao recognized him and welcomed him inside.
• Xiao Tianbao told Han Feng that Heavenly Fire Venerable had recently visited the Southern Departure Empire.
• Han Feng asked Xiao Tianbao whether he remembered the Soul Clan and pointed out that the Red Emperor Armor had been too extraordinary for an ordinary family to own.

Han Feng warned Xiao Tianbao that the Hall of Souls was targeting the Xiao Family and urged the family to prepare to defend itself and preserve a way to survive. He tracked the enemy to a hidden chamber, where a Hall of Souls Vice Palace Master ordered Xiao Tianbao’s assassination and the recovery of his Artifact Refining Inheritance.

• Han Feng told Xiao Tianbao that the Soul Clan had caused the ancient Xiao Clan’s destruction and that the Hall of Souls was investigating the Nan Li Xiao Family.
• Han Feng advised Xiao Tianbao to build strength, prepare for possible relocation, and keep the Xiao Family’s future in its own hands; Xiao Tianbao chose to resist the Hall of Souls.
• Han Feng left Xiao Mansion to track the Hall of Souls’ agents and found a hidden chamber beneath a Rice Shop.
• A Blood Mark Killer reported to the Hun Palace Vice Palace Master that the Nan Li Xiao Family appeared to be descendants of the Xiao Clan without outside support.
• The Vice Palace Master ordered the Blood Mark Killer to kill Xiao Tianbao discreetly and retrieve the Artifact Refining Inheritance.

Han Feng uncovered and killed the three Hall of Souls Blood Mark Killers targeting Xiao Tianbao, then left a Spatial Coordinate in the Southern Departure Empire to await the Vice Palace Master. Back in Vermilion Bird City, he told Mu Qingluan they would travel to the Beast Domain the next day, and she hoped to visit her hometown.

• Han Feng captured a Blood Mark Killer and searched his memories, but learned the assassins had no knowledge of one another and found that the Vice Palace Master had ordered the others to lie low.
• Han Feng used the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame to track the killers through their blood energy, locating and killing the second and third Blood Mark Killers.
• The Vice Palace Master confronted Han Feng through a communication bronze mirror, but Han Feng revealed his strength as a Dou Sheng and challenged him to come in person.
• The Vice Palace Master abandoned thoughts of immediate revenge and chose to prioritize the Soul Clan's larger plan, while Han Feng left a Spatial Coordinate in the Southern Departure Empire.
• Han Feng returned to Vermilion Bird City and told Mu Qingluan they would leave for the Beast Domain the next day; she was excited to visit her hometown.

Han Feng prepared to take the Golden Lion Tribe back to the Beast Domain so they could pursue revenge against the Silver Mastiff Tribe. After collecting them and placing them in the Mountain and River Scroll, he returned to the spirit ship and set course for the Beast Domain.

• Han Feng discussed revenge with Mu Qingluan and explained that the Nine Nether Underworld Python Clan could become involved because of its ties to the Silver Mastiff Tribe and Nether Blood Tiger Clan.
• After breakfast, Han Feng departed the imperial city with his group and told Lin Xian'er he would collect the Golden Lion Tribe.
• Han Feng arrived at the Golden Lion Tribe's settlement, where Jin Xi had been training the clansmen for their return and coming battle.
• Han Feng announced that the Golden Lion Tribe would return to the Beast Domain, and Jin Xi led the clansmen in packing their belongings.
• Han Feng placed the Golden Lion Tribe inside the Mountain and River Scroll, then returned to the spirit ship and began steering it toward the Beast Domain.

Han Feng brought Lin Xian'er and Mu Qingluan to the Beast Domain, discussing the dangerous poison they hoped to obtain and the risks facing the Golden Lion Tribe. They reached the tribe’s former territory, where Jin Xi discovered it was occupied by neither the Silver Mastiff Tribe nor the Blood Tiger Tribe, and Han Feng released the Golden Lion Tribe members to handle matters themselves.

• Han Feng promised to obtain the Nine Nether Underworld Pythons’ Emperor Python Heart Devouring Poison for Lin Xian'er, but told her to wait until she completed the Poison Pill Method before refining it.
• Han Feng transported the group across Barbarian Tribe territory and into the Beast Domain, where Mu Qingluan joyfully celebrated returning home.
• Jin Xi warned Han Feng that attacking the Blood Tiger Tribe could draw the Nine Nether Underworld Python Clan into conflict, and Han Feng discussed retreating if the clan retaliated.
• Han Feng guided the spirit ship to the Golden Lion Tribe’s former territory, where Jin Xi saw that the Silver Mastiff Tribe had not occupied it.
• Han Feng released the Golden Lion Tribe members from the Mountain and River Scroll so they could settle matters with the Blood Tiger Tribe and the Silver Mastiff Tribe themselves.

Han Feng returned Jin Xi to the Golden Lion Tribe, then continued toward the Nine Nether Underworld Python Clan with his companions. He promised Gu Xun'er a future trip together before cautiously entering the clan’s territory to search for the Nine Nether Yellow Spring.

• Han Feng warned Jin Xi to stay alert, and she flew to rejoin the Golden Lion Tribe as he headed for the Nine Nether Underworld Python Clan.
• Han Feng teased Lin Xian'er, while Gu Xun'er reflected on his reluctance to form intimate relationships and her own feelings for him.
• Gu Xun'er told Han Feng she had read his descriptions of Biyi Ridge, and he promised to travel with her to the places in his books.
• Gu Xun'er asked Han Feng to make a pinky promise to take a trip with only her, and he agreed.
• Han Feng concealed the Spirit Ship with a spatial fluctuation and cautiously searched the Nine Nether Underworld Python Clan’s territory for the Nine Nether Yellow Spring.

Han Feng brought Qinglin into the Nine Nether Underworld Python territory, where she subdued a sixth-rank python and selected another to train. He then found the hidden Nine Nether Yellow Spring, entered its depths protected by seven Heavenly Flames, and reached the bottom.

• Han Feng helped Qinglin choose two Nine Nether Underworld Pythons, and Qinglin used her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils to subdue the sixth-rank one.
• Mu Qingluan warned Qinglin to keep her pupil technique secret, while Han Feng reflected that the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan might recognize the Heavenly Phoenix Armor’s origins if its altered aura were exposed.
• Han Feng located the Nine Nether Yellow Spring by sensing the guarded cave and used Space Power to bring the group inside.
• Han Feng shielded the women from the Yellow Spring’s cold, then entered the river as Gu Xun'er and Lin Xian'er waited anxiously on shore.
• Han Feng summoned seven Heavenly Flames to overcome the intensifying cold and reached the Yellow Spring’s dark bottom, where Extreme Yin Black Snakes lived.

Han Feng found Yao Ming, the former chief of the Nine Nether Underworld Python Clan, imprisoned beneath the Nine Nether Yellow Spring and agreed to free him in exchange for his submission and the clan's service. Han Feng cracked the Yellow Spring Yin Stone with seven Heavenly Flames, but Yao Ming remained trapped as the stone’s yin energy began to recover.

• Han Feng followed a cry for help into a cavern and discovered Yao Ming chained to a stone platform.
• Yao Ming revealed that his younger brother Yao Xiaotian had betrayed him and seized the clan chief position.
• Han Feng offered to free Yao Ming if he submitted to a soul imprint, made the clan serve Han Feng, and strengthened the clan; Yao Ming accepted.
• Han Feng planted the soul imprint in Yao Ming and learned that cutting off the Yellow Spring Yin Stone’s yin energy would free him.
• Han Feng drained the stone to nourish the Netherworld Wind Flame, then used seven Heavenly Flames to crack it with a ruler strike.
• Han Feng sent the Netherworld Wind Flame into the crack, but Yao Ming remained bound while the stone’s yin energy began to gather again.

Han Feng helped Yao Ming break free from the Nine Nether Yellow Spring seal, then prepared to face Yao Xiaotian and the First Elder as they arrived to stop him. Yao Ming fought Yao Xiaotian while Han Feng confronted the First Elder, and the rest of the clan’s forces began gathering.

• Yao Ming broke the four chains imprisoning him, alerting Yao Xiaotian, who hurried to find the First Elder.
• Han Feng gave Yao Ming a medicinal pill, and Yao Ming recovered to Two-star Dou Sheng before they returned to the Yellow Spring shore.
• Han Feng sent Gu Xun'er, Mu Qingluan, Lin Xian'er, and the other women into the Mountain River Map and waited for Yao Xiaotian and the First Elder.
• Yao Xiaotian and Yao Ming exchanged Yellow Spring Finger attacks, and Yao Xiaotian followed with a Yellow Spring Great Seal.
• The Nine Nether Underworld Python Clan’s branches mobilized toward the Yellow Spring as Han Feng faced the First Elder and challenged him to fight.

Han Feng defeated the First Elder of the Nine Nether Underworld Python Clan and extracted the poisons from his body. As Yao Ming fought Yao Xiaotian, the clan’s forces arrived, and Yao Ming discovered that some of his former clansmen were willing to attack him.

• The First Elder poisoned Han Feng with Great Leaf Underworld Poison, but Han Feng expelled it with the Netherworld Poison Flame.
• Han Feng suppressed the First Elder, extracted his poisons, stopped his attempt to self-destruct, and killed him, taking his soul and Magic Core.
• Han Feng observed that Yao Ming was recovering the advantage against Yao Xiaotian, aided by Han Feng’s medicinal pill.
• Snake Soldiers and elders arrived, and several elders recognized Yao Ming as the former clan leader.
• A Dou Zun elder ordered an attack on Yao Ming, and a black spear forced Yao Ming to turn aside from Yao Xiaotian’s assault.
• Yao Ming extinguished the spear but felt betrayed by his clansmen, and his hatred for Yao Xiaotian deepened.

Yao Ming defeated and killed Yao Xiaotian with the Nine Nether Underworld Staff, reclaiming leadership of the Nine Nether Underworld Python Clan. After ordering the clan to withdraw, he told Han Feng about the Yellow Springs Stone Tablet, an inheritance left by the Yellow Springs Demon Saint.

• Yao Ming revealed the Nine Nether Underworld Staff, prompting the clan elders to submit to him as their former chief.
• Yao Ming overwhelmed Yao Xiaotian with the staff, then killed him despite his plea for mercy.
• Yao Ming ordered the clan members to leave the Underworld Snake Mountain Range and killed the elder who had attacked him.
• Yao Ming knelt before Han Feng to thank him for helping him take revenge, and Han Feng urged him to manage the clan and improve his strength.
• Yao Ming told Han Feng that the clan possessed the Yellow Springs Stone Tablet, an inheritance from the Yellow Springs Demon Saint, but only royal bloodline members could study it.

Han Feng agreed to enter the Yellow Springs Stone Tablet after learning it held the Yellow Springs Demon Saint’s essence blood and a final inheritance guarded by a soul trial. He began the trial, blocking its opening attacks as Yao Ming stayed outside to guard the tablet.

• Yao Ming told Han Feng that a lingering soul image guarded the tablet’s final inheritance and revealed that the Yellow Springs Demon Saint’s essence blood was sealed inside.
• Han Feng agreed to inspect the tablet, while Yao Ming asked him to rest before they went the next day.
• After taking the throne, Yao Ming began reforming the Nine Nether Underworld Python Clan, and Han Feng started refining two Dou Saint skeletons into puppets.
• Yao Ming led Han Feng to the ancestral land, where Han Feng released his Soul Body into the Yellow Springs Stone Tablet and Yao Ming stood guard outside.
• Inside the tablet, Han Feng blocked a lightning strike, countered the Yellow Spring Finger, and endured the Yellow Springs Palm with his Profound Yellow Bell.