Chapter Summaries

Han Feng visited Hua Yu at the Flower Sect, where they discussed her recovery and Ye Qingyun’s devotion before Hua Yu led him and the others into the back mountain secret realm. There, Han Feng met Elder Qing, who praised his achievements and asked what he thought of the secret realm.

• Hua Yu welcomed Han Feng and learned that he had become a Dou Saint, while Han Feng saw that her condition had improved thanks to the Nine Yuan Spirit Water.
• Hua Yu urged Han Feng to stay safe and spend the night at the Flower Sect, and Han Feng affirmed his trust in Ye Qingyun.
• Ye Qingyun returned and told Hua Yu that Elder Qing wanted to meet Han Feng and give him spiritual herbs.
• Hua Yu led Han Feng, Qinglin, Lin Xian'er, and Ye Qingyun through a Space Gate into the back mountain secret realm.
• Han Feng met Elder Qing, who bowed to him, praised his rise to Dou Saint, and asked what he thought of the secret realm.

Han Feng accompanied Elder Qing’s clone to the Illusory Forest, where Elder Qing’s true body and her sister were trapped by a powerful illusion formation. After testing the formation and provoking its mist hands, Han Feng said he understood it and returned to face it.

• Elder Qing told Han Feng that her true body was trapped in the Illusory Forest and that her sister had entered the forest but had not returned.
• Han Feng agreed to help Elder Qing, and she revealed that she had entered the forest seeking a precious herb that might have reached the ninth grade.
• Han Feng and Elder Qing reached the forest, where his puppet lost contact after entering the mist.
• Han Feng used the Yellow Springs Palm and Profound Yellow Heaven Suppressing Palm to freeze and shatter the mist, weakening the formation temporarily.
• Mist hands attacked Han Feng and Elder Qing, but Han Feng moved them out of reach before the hands could seize them.
• Han Feng returned to the formation, saying he had mostly understood it, as the mist gathered to attack again.

Han Feng rescued Elder Qing and Elder Hua from the Illusory Forest by drawing it into the Mountain and River Scroll, where he claimed its laws gave him control. After harvesting a ninth-grade Nine-Leaf Tianzhu Fruit and returning the forest to its original location, he returned to the Flower Sect, where Elder Qing showed him its Lake Heart Sacred Lotus.

• Han Feng used the Mountain and River Scroll to absorb the Illusory Forest and its mist, freeing Elder Qing and allowing her to reunite with Elder Hua.
• Elder Qing introduced Han Feng to Elder Hua, and the three traveled through the forest to its ninth-grade Nine-Leaf Tianzhu Fruit.
• Han Feng harvested the Nine-Leaf Tianzhu Fruit, while Elder Qing and Elder Hua gathered the forest's other spiritual herbs.
• Han Feng returned the Illusory Forest to its original location, replenished the lost Earth Qi with the Profound Yellow Flame, and brought the sisters back to the Flower Sect.
• Hua Yu welcomed Han Feng and the Two Immortals of Qinghua back, and Elder Hua went to search the archives for information about the mist array.
• Elder Qing led Han Feng into the Flower Sect's secret realm and showed him the Lake Heart Sacred Lotus growing in the center of a lake.

Han Feng harvested the Lake Heart Sacred Lotus and refined a seven-colored Rank 8 advancement pill to help Ye Qingyun cultivate the Green Wood Longevity Body. The chapter ended with Elder Hua identifying the illusion array that had trapped them as Xu Lingzi’s Four Directions Spirit Confinement Array.

• Elder Qing gave Han Feng the Lake Heart Sacred Lotus, and Han Feng offered the Flower Sect a communication token for future pill-refining trades.
• Han Feng asked Elder Qing to care for Ye Qingyun and reviewed the advancement method and ingredients she had prepared for her disciple.
• Han Feng used the Green Lotus Core Flame to refine a seven-colored Rank 8 pill, surpassing Elder Qing’s estimate of three-colored pill lightning.
• Han Feng gave the completed pill to Elder Qing, who said it would help Ye Qingyun’s future cultivation surpass her own.
• Elder Hua arrived and identified the illusion array as Xu Lingzi’s Rank 9 Primary Four Directions Spirit Confinement Array, which could trap spirituality, obstruct Soul Power, distort space, and move on its own.

Han Feng let Elder Hua study the ninth-tier Four Directions Spirit Confinement Array in the Mountain and River Scroll, then visited Hua Yu to discuss the Hall of Souls’ expansion into the Northern Region and the upcoming Four Directions Pavilion Grand Competition. He began imparting a Heaven-tier cultivation art to Hua Yu, who listened in shock.

• Han Feng agreed to let Elder Hua study the formation in the Mountain and River Scroll for as long as she wished, and she chose to remain there after agreeing to inform Elder Qing.
• Han Feng visited Hua Yu and learned that the Hall of Souls had established its main base in the Northern Region, putting pressure on the Wind Thunder Pavilion.
• Hua Yu told Han Feng that the next Four Directions Pavilion Grand Competition would be held in the Wind Thunder Pavilion’s territory, and she agreed to attend if he went.
• Han Feng offered to help Hua Yu cultivate again using the Sea Heart Flame, and she accepted.
• Han Feng recited a cultivation art scripture to Hua Yu, who realized it was at least Heaven-tier and focused on receiving it.

Hua Yu comprehended the Black Tortoise Heavenly Ancestor Scripture with Han Feng’s help, and Han Feng returned to Starfall Pavilion with Lin Xian’er and Qinglin. He learned that Yao Chen was in seclusion and heard that Starfall Pavilion had grown much stronger.

• Han Feng guided Hua Yu through the Black Tortoise Heavenly Ancestor Scripture, and she achieved entry into the cultivation method by dawn.
• Hua Yu thanked Han Feng, who explained that he had entrusted supreme cultivation methods only to people he trusted and hoped Ye Qingyun would eventually qualify for the Azure Dragon All-Living Scripture.
• Han Feng bid farewell to Hua Yu and Elder Qing, then used Space Law to take Lin Xian’er and Qinglin back to Starfall Pavilion.
• Han Feng reunited with Feng Xian, who told him that Yao Chen had entered seclusion a few months earlier and that Qingluan had recently reached Eight-Star Dou Huang.
• Han Feng sent Lin Xian’er and Qinglin to find Qingluan, then heard Feng Xian describe Starfall Pavilion’s rapid growth and its two Guest Elders.

Han Feng reassured Feng Xian that he could contend with the Hall of Souls, while Starfall Pavilion continued expanding and stayed out of the conflict. Later, Lin Xian'er and Qinglin visited the pavilion’s training grounds and reunited with Mu Qingluan.

• Han Feng learned that Yao Chen had recruited two Semi-Saint Guest Elders with the promise of Ninth-grade pills, but said he would not reveal his own strength to them yet.
• Feng Xian told Han Feng that the Hall of Souls had shifted forces into the Northern Region and asked whether he could face them; Han Feng said he could.
• Han Feng learned that Starfall Pavilion had avoided investigating the Hall of Souls while Heavenly Fire Pavilion continued gathering intelligence, and Feng Xian said he was relieved by Han Feng’s confidence.
• Lin Xian'er and Qinglin arrived at Starfall Pavilion’s training grounds and spotted Mu Qingluan guiding the disciples.
• A supervising disciple mistook Lin Xian'er and Qinglin for new arrivals, while Qinglin and Lin Xian'er briefly disagreed over whether Qinglin counted as a Starfall Pavilion disciple.

Lin Xian'er and Qinglin reunited with Mu Qingluan at Starfall Pavilion, while Han Feng discussed his plans for the Central Plains with Feng Xian. The chapter left Han Feng heading to see Xiao Yan, who was still cultivating in the Star Tower.

• Mu Qingluan embraced Lin Xian'er and Qinglin, then led them away from the training square to catch up.
• Qinglin told Mu Qingluan that she had rejected marriage proposals at Sky Snake Mansion, and Mu Qingluan said Xiao Yan was cultivating in the Star Tower.
• Han Feng told Feng Xian that he planned to visit the Beast Domain, help Qingluan's clan purify its bloodline, and inspect the Nine Nether Underworld Python Clan.
• Han Feng and Feng Xian visited the mountain where Yao Chen was in seclusion, and Han Feng confirmed that Yao Chen had reached a critical stage.
• Han Feng asked where Xiao Yan was, and Feng Xian said he was cultivating in the Star Tower for the upcoming Starfall Pavilion disciple tournament.

Han Feng visited Xiao Yan in the Star Tower and invited him to spar after learning he had reached Nine-star Dou Wang. Their practice exposed weaknesses in Xiao Yan’s techniques, and the chapter ended with him recognizing how sparring with an expert could help him improve.

• Feng Xian told Han Feng about the new disciples’ sparring competition, and Han Feng confirmed they would attend the Four Directions Pavilion Grand Competition.
• Xiao Yan cultivated in the Star Tower and considered changing from the Xuan Yang Jue after reaching Dou Emperor.
• Han Feng found Xiao Yan in the Star Tower, learned he had been secluded for half a year, and invited him to spar.
• Xiao Yan attacked Han Feng with the Mysterious Sun Art and Great Yan Martial Body, but Han Feng calmly blocked his moves and pinpointed their flaws.
• Xiao Yan ended the spar exhausted and realized that practicing against experts was helping him correct his techniques.

Han Feng sparred with Xiao Yan, exposed flaws in his ruler technique, and urged him to visit his father after three years away. At Starfall Pavilion, Mu Qingluan discussed her coming Dou Zong breakthrough and rivalry with Feng Qing'er, then reunited with Han Feng, who said he would leave in two days.

• Han Feng defeated Xiao Yan in a ruler-technique contest and pointed out that his transitions between moves were stiff.
• Han Feng told Xiao Yan to reflect on the sparring and visit his father, who missed him but wanted him to roam freely.
• Mu Qingluan asked Lin Xian'er about breaking through to Dou Zong and said she planned to use the Heavenly Mountain Blood Pool.
• Mu Qingluan described her rivalry with Feng Qing'er and vowed not to lose to her again.
• Han Feng reunited with Mu Qingluan, accepted the other girls' assurances that she had been cultivating seriously, and said he would stay for two days before leaving.

Han Feng traveled to the Nine Nether Yellow Spring to check on the Netherworld Wind Flame and discovered a hidden nest of Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Pythons. He left with a valuable surprise for Cai'er and Medusa, while Yao Ming showed progress in his Soul Power training.

• Han Feng left Starfall Pavilion for the Beast Domain after asking Lin Xian'er to watch the disciples' tournament and record Xiao Yan if he competed.
• Han Feng entered the Nine Nether Yellow Spring and found the Netherworld Wind Flame had reached the Dou Zong level, though he decided to let it grow stronger before refining it.
• Han Feng sensed a hidden aura beneath the Yellow Springs and uncovered a nest containing the souls and remains of over a hundred Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Pythons.
• Han Feng realized Cai'er and Medusa could benefit greatly from the nest and left the depths of the Yellow Springs pleased with his discovery.
• Yao Ming greeted Han Feng at the shore, and Han Feng noted that Yao Ming's Soul Power had advanced to the Spirit Realm through diligent cultivation.

Han Feng tasked Yao Ming with gathering magical beast families suffering bloodline exhaustion so he could use the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame to refine their bloodlines and build the Soul Punishing Division’s support in the Beast Domain. He then visited the Qingluan Clan to fulfill his promise to improve their bloodline, and explained that cultivators above Dou Zong could withstand direct tempering by the flame.

• Han Feng told Yao Ming to invite bloodline-depleted magical beast families to a gathering in two years, with the Nine Nether Underworld Python Clan arranging the venue.
• Han Feng gave Yao Ming a pill refined with Nine Nether Yellow Spring water, and Yao Ming swallowed it before settling down to cultivate.
• Han Feng traveled to the Qingluan Clan and met Liu Qingqing, asking her to keep his identity secret and prepare the clan to cooperate.
• Mu Qingyu, the Qingluan Clan chief, welcomed Han Feng and gathered the clan elders to discuss refining their bloodline.
• Han Feng explained that cultivators above the Dou Zong level could endure direct tempering with the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame’s source flame.

Han Feng demonstrated the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame’s bloodline-enhancing effects to the Qingluan Clan elders and tempered Mu Qingyu’s body with it. After seeing her bloodline strengthen, Mu Qingyu accepted the method despite its pain, clearing the way for the clan to use it cautiously.

• Han Feng warned Mu Qingyu that improper use of the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame could cause bloodline instability, violent emotions, or soul damage, and she decided to demonstrate its effects herself.
• Han Feng masked his identity and placed soul restrictions on the assembled Qingluan Clan elders to prevent them from revealing his secret.
• Han Feng summoned the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame and unfurled the Myriad Beast Record, whose influence nearly entranced the elders until Qing Li helped Liu Qingqing recover.
• Han Feng tempered Mu Qingyu with the flame’s origin essence, causing her to endure intense pain and reveal her true form as her bloodline concentration increased.
• Han Feng explained that widespread tempering would be far less painful than Mu Qingyu’s treatment, and she accepted the method after witnessing its results firsthand.

Han Feng completed body tempering for the Qingluan Clan elders, then traveled toward Dragon Island but was cast into a remote region of the void. After finding celestial bodies stripped of life, he feared an Outer Realm Evil Race invasion was approaching and decided to accelerate his plans to grow stronger.

• Mu Qingyu and the Qingluan elders underwent body tempering with Han Feng's Myriad Beast Spirit Flame, improving their bloodline purity.
• Han Feng told Mu Qingyu that Qingluan Clan members could attend a large-scale body-tempering ceremony in the Beast Domain in two years, then left for Dragon Island to visit Zi Yan.
• A void storm diverted Han Feng from his route, leaving him north of the Star Chart's mapped region.
• Han Feng explored two purple-tier celestial bodies and found one buried in lifeless snow and another cracked and barren.
• Han Feng connected the dead celestial bodies to a possible Outer Realm Evil Race invasion and resolved to act against the Hall of Souls sooner and pursue greater strength.

Han Feng returned to East Dragon Island and reunited with Zi Yan, who had reached Rank 8 and strengthened the island’s defenses during her three years of cultivation. Zi Yan prepared to confront the other Dragon Islands’ threat, while Han Feng promised to help if she needed him.

• Han Feng used the Void God Stele to reach East Dragon Island, where the island’s warning formation detected him and Ancient Void Dragons surrounded him.
• Zhu Li recognized Han Feng, dismissed the guards, and explained that Zi Yan had improved the island’s defensive formations while keeping her identity secret.
• Han Feng reunited with Zi Yan, learned she had reached Rank 8, and concealed her Dragon Emperor aura as they left the palace together.
• Zi Yan asked about Han Feng’s companions, and he told her that Lin Xian’er had reached Dou Zong and resolved her Calamity Poison Body, while Qinglin was nearing a breakthrough.
• Han Feng and Zi Yan discussed the other Dragon Islands’ Dou Saint-level Dragon Kings, and Han Feng offered his support as Zi Yan vowed to resolve the island’s crisis.

Han Feng visited Zi Yan on East Dragon Island, where she showed him the Dragon Tomb and sparred with him. He left her to pursue her own path toward becoming Dragon Emperor, then explored nearby celestial bodies and returned to the Central Plains.

• Zi Yan thanked Han Feng for the pills he had prepared and led him to the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan’s Dragon Tomb.
• Han Feng examined a Dragon Soul’s attack and declined to cultivate in the Dragon Tomb, saying it would not help him much.
• Zi Yan sparred with Han Feng and showed off her clan’s fighting techniques before asking him to recognize her as a qualified Dragon Emperor.
• Zi Yan chose to remain on East Dragon Island and cultivate toward the Dou Saint realm rather than ask Han Feng to help her subdue the Dragon Kings.
• Han Feng left East Dragon Island, explored nearby celestial bodies with the Star Chart, collected rare resources, and returned to the Central Plains.

Medusa advanced to the Eight-Colored Sky Swallowing Python bloodline, while Cai'er revealed her immense cultivation progress and agreed to pursue a ninth-tier opportunity in the Nine Nether Yellow Spring. Back at Snake Mountain, Han Feng learned of the tribe’s growth and asked to meet Qing Luo, the spiritually gifted Snake People girl.

• Medusa broke through to the Eight-Colored bloodline with help from the spiritual liquid Cai'er had obtained.
• Han Feng arrived, learned that Cai'er had reached the Ninth Turn Dou Zun realm and was attempting to break through to Half-Saint, and told the sisters about a ninth-tier opportunity in a Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python nest.
• Medusa chose to remain at Snake Mountain to watch over the Snake People Tribe, and urged Cai'er to pursue the opportunity so she could eventually help Han Feng as a Dou Saint.
• Han Feng, Cai'er, and Medusa returned to the Snake Mountain settlement, where Cai'er and Medusa reported that the tribe and its cultivators had grown over the past three years.
• Han Feng asked to meet the soul-talented Snake People girl, and Medusa brought Qing Luo to the palace to greet him and Cai'er.

Han Feng met Qing Luo on Snake Mountain, recognized her Soul Power talent, and gave her the Refining God Art before asking Medusa to have Qinglin guide her. After several days with Cai’er, Han Feng left with her through a Void Tunnel for the Nine Nether Yellow Spring.

• Qing Luo approached Han Feng, who tested her Soul Power and praised her Spirit Realm Mid Stage cultivation.
• Han Feng gave Qing Luo the Refining God Art and its three soul techniques, then advised Medusa to let Qinglin guide her.
• Cai’er asked Han Feng to teach her from a book, and their intimate exchange led Han Feng to reflect on her devotion to him.
• Han Feng spent several days on Snake Mountain refining medicinal pills for Cai’er and warned her to be careful at the Seven-Colored Nest.
• Han Feng and Cai’er left Snake Mountain through a Void Tunnel, heading for the Nine Nether Yellow Spring.

Han Feng helped Cai'er enter the Seven-Colored Nest beneath the Yellow Springs, then adopted a concealed identity and traveled toward the Barbaric Ancient Region. He arrived at Barbaric Town, hoping to seek the Bodhi Ancient Tree's knowledge and aid.

• Han Feng guided Cai'er to the bottom of the Yellow Springs, where her bloodline reacted to the Seven-Colored Nest and led her inside.
• Han Feng donned a mask spirit artifact, used Azure Dragon techniques to conceal his identity, and visited the Golden Lion Tribe with Jinxi.
• Han Feng left Jinxi among her clansmen, and she resolved to grow strong enough to keep up with him.
• Han Feng passed through a Space Wormhole to the Eastern Region of the Central Plains and chose not to visit the Gu Clan.
• Han Feng headed for the Barbaric Ancient Region, seeking the Bodhi Ancient Tree's knowledge and its power to purify heaven and earth.
• Han Feng arrived at Barbaric Town outside the Barbaric Ancient Region.

Han Feng searched the Barbaric Ancient Region for the Bodhi Ancient Tree but found no trace of it and returned to Starfall Pavilion. There, he learned Yao Chen had become a One-star Dou Saint, while Han Feng revealed he had reached Four-star Dou Saint and proposed acting against the Hall of Souls as its forces moved toward the Northern Region.

• Han Feng entered the Barbaric Ancient Region, used his Green Netherworld Poison Flame and domain to overcome its poisonous miasma and fierce beasts, and searched with the Bodhi Seed.
• After half a month without finding the Bodhi Ancient Tree, Han Feng collected some rare treasures and returned to Starfall Pavilion.
• Han Feng reunited with Yao Chen, who told him the Demonic Saint Essence Blood had helped him break through to One-star Dou Saint.
• Han Feng told Yao Chen he had reached Four-star Dou Saint, and they discussed the strength of Starfall Pavilion against the Hall of Souls.
• Han Feng said the Hall of Souls was shifting forces toward the Northern Region and proposed taking the initiative, prompting Yao Chen to ask if he was sure.