Chapter Summaries

Han Feng tested Xiao Yan’s mastery of two Heavenly Flames and awarded him a seed of Three Thousand Burning Flame, which Xiao Yan took away to refine. Several days later, Han Feng and Fairy Hua set out for the Flower Sect, with plans to visit the ancient clans after the Gu Clan’s Coming-of-Age Ceremony.

• Han Feng returned to Starfall Pavilion and found Mu Qingluan listening as Lin Xian'er described her journey through the Boundless Void.
• Han Feng sparred with Xiao Yan, who used a fusion of Fallen Heart Flame and Nine Dragon Thunder Gang Fire, but Han Feng easily blocked his attacks with Sea Heart Flame.
• Han Feng gave Xiao Yan a seed of Three Thousand Burning Flame as a reward for passing the test, and Xiao Yan returned to his cultivation grounds to refine it.
• Several days later, Han Feng and Fairy Hua visited Yao Chen and the others to say farewell before heading to the Flower Sect.
• Han Feng told Yao Chen that he planned to visit the ancient clans after the Gu Clan’s Coming-of-Age Ceremony.

Han Feng returned to the Flower Sect with Fairy Hua and Lin Xian'er, where Fairy Hua reunited with Fairy Qing and revealed her breakthrough to Dou Saint. Han Feng then asked Fairy Qing to let Ye Qingyun accompany him to oversee matters, and Qingyun agreed as they prepared to leave together.

• Han Feng and his companions arrived at the Flower Sect, and Fairy Hua explained that Ye Qingyun had opened its formation using a contingency tied to her Green Wood Longevity Body.
• Fairy Qing welcomed Fairy Hua back and was astonished to learn that she had advanced from Semi-Saint to Dou Saint with Han Feng's help.
• Ye Qingyun emerged from cultivation at peak Dou Zong, greeted Han Feng as her master, and listened as the group discussed Fairy Hua's travels through the Boundless Void.
• Han Feng gave Fairy Qing a pill that could raise a Semi-Saint's cultivation and asked to take Ye Qingyun with him to oversee matters.
• Fairy Qing granted permission, teasing Ye Qingyun and Han Feng as they prepared to leave the Flower Sect.

Han Feng took Ye Qingyun to Heavenly Medicine Star and appointed her to manage it and Medicine Saint Valley as his agent. He equipped her with part of his power and taught her to operate the teleportation formation, leaving her in charge of the two places.

• Han Feng brought Ye Qingyun and Lin Xian'er from the Flower Sect to Medicine Saint Valley, then teleported them to Heavenly Medicine Star.
• Han Feng appointed Ye Qingyun to manage Medicine Saint Valley and serve as his liaison with the Spirit of Ten Thousand Medicines on Heavenly Medicine Star.
• The Spirit of Ten Thousand Medicines identified Ye Qingyun's Green Wood Longevity Body, and Han Feng gave her a flame containing some of his power for protection.
• Han Feng told Ye Qingyun she could cultivate on Heavenly Medicine Star and encouraged her to develop her formation skills.
• Han Feng returned with the two women to Medicine Saint Valley and taught Ye Qingyun how to control its teleportation formation.

Han Feng returned to the Northwest Continent, checked on Qinglin and Maple City, and visited Jia Nan Academy, where he asked Su Qian about Headmaster Mang Tian Chi. As Han Feng learned more about Mang Tian Chi’s past and Lei Clan origins, Zi Yan continued refining the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit while Zhu Kun sensed her progress from Tou She Ancient God's Cave Mansion.

• Han Feng left Lin Xian'er at Medicine Saint Valley and went to Sky Snake Mansion, where Gong Wan told him Qinglin had reached Dou Zun and gone to train in the Beast Domain.
• Han Feng quietly used his puppets to arrest people committing injustices in Maple City, then continued to Jia Nan Academy.
• Han Feng entered the Beast Spirit Cover and found Zi Yan absorbing the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit’s energy, with her seclusion likely to end in about three months.
• Zhu Kun sensed Zi Yan’s progress toward the saint realm and renewed his determination to escape Tou She Ancient God's Cave Mansion.
• Han Feng met Su Qian at Jia Nan Academy and asked about Headmaster Mang Tian Chi, learning that Mang was a Dou Zun who came from the Lei Clan.

Han Feng questioned Su Qian about the Lei Clan and learned what he could of its location, strength, and defenses. After catching up with Xiao Yu and accepting a gift for Xiao Yan, Han Feng left Jia Nan Academy and returned to the Magma World, where the Flame Lizards recognized him as a Divine Punisher.

• Su Qian shared his impressions of the Lei Clan after Han Feng paid him with a Rank 8 Pill, but admitted he knew little of its secrets.
• Han Feng asked Su Qian to contact him when Mang Tian Chi returned, since he hoped the Headmaster could help him approach the Lei Clan.
• Han Feng met Xiao Yu at dinner, told her Xiao Yan had reached the Dou Zong realm, and heard that the Xiao Family was prospering.
• Xiao Yu gave Han Feng a gift for Xiao Yan, and Han Feng promised to pass it along without peeking.
• Han Feng left Jia Nan Academy and used his spatial marker to appear at the bottom of the Magma World, where the Flame Lizards recognized him as a Divine Punisher.

Han Feng discovered that he could not safely enter Tou She Ancient God's Cave Mansion without gathering the Ancient Jade, then returned to Starfall Pavilion and prepared to take Xiao Yan to the Gu Clan's Coming-of-Age Ceremony. He planned for Xiao Yan to enter the Heavenly Tomb and pursue an inheritance connected to the Xiao Clan, and the two arrived in Tian Gu City to await their chance to visit the Gu Clan.

• Han Feng heard Zhu Kun warn him away from the cave mansion, tried sending messages inside, and left after faintly hearing a response.
• Han Feng returned to Starfall Pavilion, where Yao Chen gave him the Gu Clan's invitation and agreed that Xiao Yan could accompany him.
• Han Feng told Yao Chen that the Heavenly Tomb would open after the ceremony and that Xiao Yan could seek an inheritance left by the Xiao Clan's ancestors.
• Han Feng summoned Xiao Yan and told him they were going to the Gu Clan, while keeping the Heavenly Tomb plan secret from him.
• Han Feng brought Xiao Yan to Tian Gu City, where they settled in to wait for an opportunity to visit the Gu Clan.

Han Feng and Xiao Yan arrived at the Gu Clan’s Ancient Holy City for the Coming-of-Age Ceremony, where Xiao Yan saw the strength of the ancient clans and trained for the journey ahead. They entered the vast Ancient Realm with the other guests, arriving on a grassland as more visitors began to gather.

• Han Feng and Xiao Yan reached Tian Gu City, where Han Feng’s puppets gathered intelligence and searched for former comrades.
• The pair entered Ancient Holy City after the Black Mist Army verified Han Feng’s invitation, and Han Feng encouraged Xiao Yan to aim beyond Dou Zun and strive for Dou Saint or even Dou God.
• Han Feng and Xiao Yan watched Gu Clan and Flame Clan disciples duel at the city’s martial platform, then spent three days preparing for the Ancient Realm.
• A Gu Clan elder warned the guests to avoid wandering and interfering with Gu Clan descendants, then opened the passage to the Ancient Realm.
• Han Feng and Xiao Yan crossed into the Ancient Realm and arrived on a vast grassland as other guests entered and marveled at its rich natural energy.

Han Feng and Xiao Yan arrived at the Gu Clan’s Ancient Sacred Mountain Range, where Gu Xun'er welcomed them and brought them to her residence. As Han Feng caught up with her, Xiao Yan struggled to join their conversation.

• The Gu Clan’s Shuttle Void Boat carried Han Feng, Xiao Yan, and the other guests to the Ancient Sacred Mountain Range.
• Gu Xun'er flew to meet Han Feng and Xiao Yan, greeting Han warmly and politely welcoming Xiao Yan as her cousin.
• Gu Xun'er invited Han Feng to her residence, and Xiao Yan followed as onlookers envied their connection to her.
• At Gu Xun'er's courtyard, Han Feng greeted Ling Ying, who marveled at Xiao Yan’s progress to Dou Zong.
• Gu Xun'er asked Han Feng about his recent activities and listened closely while Xiao Yan sat nearby, unable to join their conversation.

Han Feng told Xiao Yan about the Heavenly Tomb and persuaded him to enter, while Gu Xun’er prepared for her Coming-of-Age Ceremony. At the ceremony site, Gu Clan elders used clan rules to prevent Han Feng and Xiao Yan from entering the core area, and Han Feng urged Gu Xun’er not to challenge them.

• Han Feng explained that the Heavenly Tomb offered accelerated cultivation and that the Gu Clan might let Xiao Yan use one of the Xiao Clan’s ancestral spots.
• Xiao Yan agreed to enter the Heavenly Tomb after Han Feng mentioned that he could cooperate with Gu Xun’er there.
• The next morning, Gu Xun’er met Han Feng and Xiao Yan, and the three rode a unicorn to the ceremony plaza.
• The Black Mist Army stopped Han Feng and Xiao Yan from entering the core area, citing Gu Clan rules.
• Two Gu Clan elders reinforced the restriction, and Han Feng calmly told Gu Xun’er to follow the rules.

Han Feng and Xiao Yan were barred from the Gu Clan’s core plaza until Mang Tianchi intervened and escorted them inside. There, Gu Xun'er reunited with Han Feng, while Mang Tianchi learned that she had once attended Jia Nan Academy.

• Gu Xun'er was stopped from bringing Han Feng and Xiao Yan into the core area, and Han Feng urged her to proceed without them.
• Xiao Yan angrily complained about the Gu Clan elders, and Han Feng warned him against acting rashly while weak.
• Mang Tianchi arrived with the Lei Clan, recognized Han Feng, and offered to bring him and Xiao Yan into the plaza.
• Mang Tianchi overruled Gu Qian and Gu Xu, allowing Han Feng and Xiao Yan to enter the core area.
• Mang Tianchi asked about Gu Xun'er, and Han Feng revealed that she had once been a student at Jia Nan Academy.
• Gu Xun'er hurried over to Han Feng and thanked Mang Tianchi for helping them enter.

At the Gu Clan’s Coming-of-Age Ceremony, Xiao Yan learned how bloodline grades and clan marks reflected the clan’s power while Gu Xun’er considered securing Han Feng a place in the Heavenly Tomb. The ceremony ended with Gu Yao challenging Han Feng, who declined to fight and asked Mang Tianchi to oversee what followed.

• Gu Yao grew jealous of Han Feng’s closeness to Gu Xun’er, and another young man warned him to keep an eye on her before blocking Gu Yao’s attack.
• Hong Wei opened the ceremony, and the elders awarded Ling Quan a Golden Clan Mark for his sixth-grade bloodline and Dou Zun strength.
• Gu Xun’er explained the bloodline grades and clan marks to Xiao Yan, then considered asking her father to let Han Feng enter the Heavenly Tomb.
• Gu Zhen and Gu Yao each received a Purple-Golden Clan Mark, with Gu Yao earning his for his military merits and eighth-grade bloodline.
• Gu Yao challenged Han Feng to a fight, and Han Feng asked Mang Tianchi to keep watch.

Han Feng effortlessly defeated Gu Yao, then Gu Xun'er awakened a Divine Bloodline and received the Gu Clan’s Seven-Colored Clan Mark. The ceremony revealed the Gu Clan’s powerful hidden guardians, while Han Feng remained alert to the clan’s deeper reserves.

• Gu Yao challenged Han Feng, who erased his attack and overwhelmed him before withdrawing when a distant voice asked him to show mercy.
• Gu Yao left the platform shaken, and the ceremony resumed without further challengers.
• Elder Tong Xuan took over the ceremony as Gu Xun'er’s bloodline test surpassed nine stars and shattered the Star Chart, revealing her Divine Bloodline.
• Elder Tong Xuan used the Seven-Colored Heavenly Emperor Brush to inscribe a Seven-Colored Clan Mark on Gu Xun'er, making Gu Clan members kneel under its pressure.
• A hidden guardian elder and a blue-robed man observed the ceremony, and Han Feng noticed them while reflecting on the Gu Clan’s concealed strength.

Gu Xun'er used her new standing in the Gu Clan to secure a Heavenly Tomb quota for Xiao Yan, while the Gu Clan’s Clan Chief warned the elders not to target the Xiao Clan’s Tou She Ancient God Jade. The chapter ended with Elder Tong Xuan accepting the Clan Chief’s instructions.

• Gu Xun'er told Han Feng that she would handle Xiao Yan’s entry into the Heavenly Tomb and heard Han Feng assure her that Xiao Yan would be safe.
• Gu Shan argued that the Gu Clan should exclude Xiao Yan from the Heavenly Tomb quotas, but Gu Xun'er confronted the elders and invoked the rules established by their ancestors.
• Elder Tong Xuan decided to return one quota to the Xiao Clan for Xiao Yan, while Gu Shan refused to give another quota to Han Feng.
• After Gu Xun'er left, Gu Shan asked about Xiao Xuan’s burial residence, and an aged voice warned the elders not to try to enter it.
• The Clan Chief instructed Elder Tong Xuan to admit Xiao Yan to the Heavenly Tomb and forbade the Gu Clan from targeting the Xiao Clan’s Tou She Ancient God Jade.

Han Feng warned Gu Yuan that the Soul Clan would eventually target the Gu Clan and sought support for resisting the coming slaughter. Gu Yuan agreed to secretly back the Soul Punishing Division, while Han Feng prepared to visit the Ling Clan and spent time with Gu Xun'er before she entered the Heavenly Tomb.

• Han Feng told Gu Yuan he intended to visit the Ling Clan and urged him to remain alert to the Soul Clan’s plans.
• Gu Yuan agreed that the Gu Clan would secretly support the Soul Punishing Division, making its supposed connection to the Gu Clan real.
• Gu Yuan offered to provide Han Feng with intelligence on the Ling Clan and encouraged him to spend time with Gu Xun'er before her three-year stay in the Heavenly Tomb.
• Han Feng learned that Gu Xun'er and Xiao Yan had secured places in the Heavenly Tomb, while the elders had refused him entry.
• Han Feng spent the next two days with Gu Xun'er and praised her growing control of the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame.

Han Feng gave Gu Xun'er a fused nine-colored Heavenly Flame and sent Xiao Yan into the Heavenly Tomb to seek Xiao Xuan’s inheritance. As the Tomb’s gate closed behind Xiao Yan and the other chosen prodigies, Han Feng prepared to carry out an important task of his own.

• Han Feng showed Gu Xun'er his fused Heavenly Flame and gave it to her to use if she faced danger in the Heavenly Tomb.
• Xiao Yan finished cultivating, and Gu Xun'er explained the Heavenly Tomb’s dangers and revealed that Xiao Xuan’s inheritance lay on its third level.
• Han Feng told Xiao Yan that obtaining Xiao Xuan’s inheritance depended on his own efforts, and Xiao Yan resolved to try despite his doubts about his strength.
• Gu Xun'er warned Xiao Yan that the Soul Clan’s Hun Ya might target him because of the clans’ hatred.
• Elder Tong Xuan announced the entry rules as the Heavenly Tomb Gate opened, and Gu Xun'er entered with Xiao Yan and the other selected prodigies.
• Han Feng watched the gate close and decided it was time to carry out an important task.

Han Feng traveled south to investigate the Ling Clan and found a Spirit Refining training ground near the entrance to the Spirit World. There, he met three Ling Clan women who said they were looking for suitable Dao Companions.

• Han Feng declined Mang Tianchi’s invitation to travel together, accepted a Thunder Bead, and parted ways with him outside the Gu Clan.
• Han Feng reviewed Gu Yuan’s intelligence about the Ling Clan and flew south, wary that the Soul Clan could attack without warning.
• After reaching the Spirit World, Han Feng settled nearby and encountered a salesman recruiting students for Spirit Refining training.
• Han Feng paid to visit the training grounds, where the salesman introduced him to Ling Luan, Ling Die, and Ling Yuan.
• Ling Luan, Ling Die, and Ling Yuan confirmed they were members of the Ling Clan and said they had come to find suitable Dao Companions.

Han Feng studied the Ling Clan’s Spirit Refining Art with Ling Die and two other women, then agreed to compete in the upcoming intermediate Spirit Refining Convention as a way to enter the clan. As the women prepared a valuable spirit object for him, Han Feng’s wish to protect the Ling Clan became more personal.

• Han Feng learned Spirit Refining Art from three Ling Clan women and refined a black stone into a fast Shadow Cat on his first attempt.
• Han Feng returned to the women’s courtyard for lessons over the next two days while investigating the Spirit World and considering the Soul Clan’s imminent move.
• Ling Die and the other women invited Han Feng to compete in the intermediate Spirit Refining Convention, where a top-fifty ranking could qualify him to marry into the Ling Clan.
• Han Feng agreed to compete and reflected that meeting the Ling Clan women had made him want to prevent the clan’s destruction.
• The three women presented Han Feng with seventh-grade Green Crane Jade and two backup spirit objects for the convention.

Han Feng competed in the Spirit Refining Convention and won first place after refining the Green Crane Jade into an Azure Black Crane with an eighty-seven percent refinement rating. The Ling Clan elder awarded him a Rank 8 Blazing Sun Snake Shedding, while the three women who had supported him worried that his success would draw him away from them.

• The three Ling Clan women sent Han Feng into the Spirit Refining Convention, where he passed the entry tests and advanced through the competition.
• Han Feng refined the Green Crane Jade into an Azure Black Crane, drawing attention by absorbing large amounts of spiritual energy and exceeding eighty percent refinement.
• The Ling Clan elder assessed Han Feng's Azure Black Crane at eighty-seven percent and declared him the convention's champion.
• The three women celebrated Han Feng's victory but worried that the Ling Clan's upper ranks would attract him to other women.
• The Ling Clan elder congratulated Han Feng and presented him with the Rank 8 Blazing Sun Snake Shedding as his reward.

After winning first place at the Spirit Refining Convention, Han Feng learned what it would take to join the Ling Clan and reaffirmed his plan to have the three Ling Clan young women sponsor him. He returned with them to the academy, learned that security in the Spirit World had tightened, and was urged to stay the night before their trip the next day.

• Han Feng accepted the Blazing Sun Snake Shedding and learned that joining the Ling Clan required passing a combat trial and securing a recommendation from an unmarried Ling Clan woman.
• Han Feng told the Ling Clan elder that he had already agreed with Ling Luan, Ling Die, and Ling Yuan, while the three women worried that he might choose the elder instead.
• After the three women left the arena, Han Feng followed them outside, explaining that he had left the elder to see why they had departed.
• Han Feng returned to the Spirit Refining Academy with the three women, where the staff celebrated his first-place finish.
• Han Feng asked the women about the Spirit World and learned that entry checks had recently increased to five rounds, suggesting the Ling Clan faced trouble.
• As night fell, the three women urged Han Feng to stay with them rather than return to his own lodgings.

Han Feng entered the Spirit World with the Spirit Refining Convention challengers and was targeted by a powerful Ling Clan man at the first checkpoint. After the man’s superior spirit artifact overwhelmed the Azure Black Crane, Han Feng revealed the newly refined Blazing Sun Snake Shedding and began combining its power with the crane.

• Han Feng joined the challengers aboard a flying vessel, which passed the Ling Clan’s strict inspections before entering the Spirit World.
• At the first checkpoint, a Ling Clan man singled out Han Feng and challenged him to a fight.
• The Ling Clan man unleashed the eighth-grade Craggy Rock Dragon Scorpion, whose earth-powered defenses blocked the Azure Black Crane’s attack.
• The Ling Clan man used a dragon-scale spirit artifact to strengthen the Craggy Rock Dragon Scorpion and press its attack.
• Han Feng revealed the Blazing Sun Snake Shedding, and a flaming Heaven Snake emerged and intertwined with the Azure Black Crane as the scorpion launched its attack.