Chapter Summaries

Han Feng returned to the Eastern Profound Continent to suppress the Hall of Souls, whose brutal raids had stirred widespread unrest. He organized defenses with the Buddhist Sect while noticing Black Abyss’s worsening Demonic Energy, which he planned to investigate after dealing with the Hall of Souls.

• Han Feng left Xiao Yan in charge of the Lion Nether Sect before traveling to the Eastern Profound Continent.
• Han Feng learned that the Hall of Souls had abandoned secrecy, provoking wars and slaughtering factions to gather Soul Bodies.
• Buddha Venerate ordered Buddhist Sect monks to protect the suffering cities, while the Dao Sect and Eastern Profound Empire chose to defend only a few important cities.
• Han Feng sent Soul Punishing Division troops to guard unprotected cities and headed toward the Buddhist Sect.
• Han Feng saw Demonic Energy surging from Black Abyss and suspected Azure Dragon’s departure and Hidden Dragon Cave’s collapse had caused it to worsen.
• Han Feng met Buddha Venerate, agreed to help the people of the Eastern Profound Continent, and confirmed that he had visited Black Abyss.

After helping suppress the Hall of Souls, Han Feng learned that Black Abyss’s Demonic Energy would likely erupt within ten years and agreed to seek Rank 9 Grand Formation Masters to recreate the Buddhist Sect’s sealing formation. He returned to the Central Plains and brought the formation to Fairy Hua at the Flower Sect for her to study.

• Han Feng and the Soul Punishing Division drove the Hall of Souls from the Eastern Profound Continent, but the Hall of Souls retaliated by breaching the Eastern Profound Empire’s Imperial Capital and plundering it.
• Buddha Venerate explained that Black Abyss’s Demonic Energy was rising and could erupt in about ten years, and he showed Han Feng the Buddhist Sect’s Rank 9 sealing formation.
• Han Feng and Buddha Venerate decided against entering Black Abyss for now; Han Feng promised to find Rank 9 Grand Formation Masters in the Central Plains and study how to restore the seal.
• Han Feng returned to the Central Plains and visited Hua Yu at the Flower Sect, where he discussed the Hall of Souls’ growing threat and asked to see Elder Hua.
• Fairy Hua arrived, and Han Feng handed her the Buddhist Sect’s Rank 9 formation so she could assess whether it could be recreated.

Han Feng visited the Flower Sect and Spirit Sea City to have Fairy Hua and Ling Yun study a powerful formation, then asked Yao Chen for help contacting the Hidden Sect. After learning that Inverted Mountain might lead him to Wang Shu, Han Feng set out to investigate the site and recruit the formation master.

• Fairy Hua copied the formation for study, and Hua Yu offered the Flower Sect's help against the Hall of Souls, but Han Feng insisted on protecting her and left after receiving medicinal herbs.
• Han Feng gave the formation to Ling Yun in Spirit Sea City, and she agreed to study whether it could be recreated.
• Yao Chen revealed that Wang Shu had left a clue pointing to a place where heaven and earth stood inverted, and Han Feng connected it to Inverted Mountain.
• Han Feng told Yao Chen about the threat of Demonic Energy while concealing his transmigration, and Yao Chen judged that it remained a minor threat on the Dou Qi Continent for now.
• Yao Chen gave Han Feng a gift for Wang Shu, and Han Feng set out for Inverted Mountain despite its dangerous, distorted laws.

Han Feng visited Wang Shu at Inverted Mountain, where Wang Shu completed a plan for the Buddhist Sect Rank 9 formation intended to suppress the Black Abyss’s Demonic Energy. After gathering materials and consulting Fairy Hua and Ling Yun, Han Feng brought both formation masters to the Buddhist Sect to begin the work.

• Han Feng found a hidden spatial node at Inverted Mountain and entered the Hidden Gate Grotto-Heaven to meet Wang Shu.
• Han Feng gave Wang Shu a gift from Yao Chen and asked him to analyze the Buddhist Sect Rank 9 Formation.
• Wang Shu quickly deduced a workable formation plan and explained its remaining steps to Han Feng.
• Han Feng gathered the required materials, then showed Wang Shu’s plan to Fairy Hua, who judged it sound and agreed to oversee its construction.
• Han Feng visited Ling Yun in Spirit Sea City, and she found Wang Shu’s simpler plan more ingenious than her own.
• Han Feng brought Fairy Hua and Ling Yun to the Buddhist Sect, where the Buddha Venerate awaited them.

Han Feng, Fairy Hua, Ling Yun, and Buddha Venerate completed a ninth-grade formation that temporarily sealed the Black Abyss, then Han Feng returned to Starfall Pavilion as preparations to confront the Hall of Souls continued. There, Yao Chen told him that the Central Plains Space Trading Convention would feature the Netherworld Flame Remnant Map and announce major news, and Han Feng prepared for the coming emergence of the Bodhi Ancient Tree.

• Buddha Venerate led Han Feng, Fairy Hua, Ling Yun, and senior monks to the Black Abyss, where Han Feng directed them to begin constructing a sealing formation.
• After three days and nights, Fairy Hua and Ling Yun completed the ninth-grade formation with Han Feng and Buddha Venerate, and Han Feng activated it to suppress the Black Abyss for at least a hundred years.
• Han Feng told Ling Yun that the Black Abyss was an ancient war wound and discussed the coming conflict with the Hall of Souls; Ling Yun offered the Ling Clan's support.
• Han Feng escorted Fairy Hua back to the Flower Sect, where she agreed to help Starfall Pavilion in the Western Region, then returned to Starfall Pavilion.
• Yao Chen told Han Feng that the Space Trading Convention invitation had arrived and that the Netherworld Flame Remnant Map would be among its treasures; he also revealed that the organizers would announce shocking news.
• Han Feng recognized that the news likely concerned the Bodhi Ancient Tree's emergence and asked Yao Chen whether his junior apprentice had been told to return.

Han Feng reunited with Xiao Yan after he helped settle the Northwest Continent’s conflict, then took him and Yao Chen to the Space Trading Convention. At the convention, Xiao Yan traded a Rank 8 Pill for a rare Thousand Year Snow Lotus and entrusted it to Han Feng to cultivate.

• Han Feng arrived in the Lion Nether Empire, praised Xiao Yan for handling the negotiations, and took him back to Starfall Pavilion to attend the Space Trading Convention.
• Xiao Yan reunited with Yao Chen, and the three spent time together before preparing pills for the convention.
• Han Feng, Xiao Yan, and Yao Chen entered the independent space hosting the convention and explored Space Town’s ordinary trading stalls.
• Han Feng detected hidden Life Essence inside a Thousand Year Snow Lotus and advised Xiao Yan to trade a Rank 8 Pill for it.
• Xiao Yan gave Han Feng the snow lotus to cultivate, though he was unsettled by how long it might take to mature.

Han Feng traded two Rank 8 Pills for a rare Seven-Colored Raw Stone before Yao Chen led him and Xiao Yan into the Treasure Pavilion for the Space Trading Convention. The auction began with Demon Phoenix Wings and a Heaven Tier body-tempering Fighting Skill, while Xiao Yan passed on the latter because he already had more techniques than he could master.

• Han Feng traded two Rank 8 Pills with Three-Colored Pill Lightning for a Seven-Colored Raw Stone, which he said Cai'er and Medusa might use.
• Yao Chen led Han Feng and Xiao Yan into the Treasure Pavilion after presenting their invitation.
• Old Man Baoshan opened the Space Trading Convention, and a bidder exchanged a Rank 8 Pill with Four-Colored Pill Lightning for the Demon Phoenix Wings.
• Old Man Baoshan presented the Heaven Tier Fighting Skill Vajra Glazed Body, but Xiao Yan declined to pursue it because he already had techniques to learn.

Han Feng won the final fragment of the Netherworld Flame Remnant Map at the auction, then learned that the Bodhi Ancient Tree had appeared in the Barbaric Ancient Region. After three bidders tried to rob him, Han Feng subdued them and discovered they had found an ancient alchemist’s grotto.

• Han Feng outbid the crowd with two Rank 8 Pills with Nine-Colored Pill Lightning and obtained the final Netherworld Flame Remnant Map fragment.
• Old Man Baoshan announced that the Bodhi Ancient Tree had appeared in the Barbaric Ancient Region, and Han Feng prepared to leave before Yao Chen.
• Three black-robed figures surrounded Han Feng outside Space Town and demanded that he hand over the map fragment.
• Han Feng trapped the Scorpion Demon Three Elders in his Universe Domain and took their pills after they tried to appease him.
• Tian Xiezi revealed that the three had found an ancient alchemist’s grotto, catching Han Feng’s interest.

Han Feng, Yao Chen, and Xiao Yan assembled the four Netherworld Flame remnant maps and uncovered a prophecy that the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame would descend in three years. As they investigated the map further, a mysterious White Sphere emerged and challenged Han Feng’s soul defenses.

• Han Feng captured the Scorpion Demon Three Elders and learned that their Alchemist's Grotto contained an Eye of Spiritual Qi.
• Han Feng joined Yao Chen and Xiao Yan at Starfall Pavilion, where they assembled all four Demon Fire remnant maps.
• Han Feng used Heavenly Flame to reveal a prophecy: Twin Moons Appear Together, Nine Stars as One, Heaven and Earth Tides, and the Demon Fire Descends Upon the World.
• Yao Chen said the celestial phenomenon would occur in about three years and warned Xiao Yan to reach Half-Saint if he hoped to approach the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame.
• A White Sphere shot out of the map, passed through Han Feng’s Heavenly Flame defense, and stopped only when it encountered his soul power.

Han Feng learned to control the Heaven Refining Ancient Formation from the Pure Lotus Demon Saint, whose soul phantom he sheltered inside Fallen Heart Flame. He then told Yao Chen and Xiao Yan he planned to visit the Bodhi Ancient Tree to seek allies and prepare for future threats.

• The Pure Lotus Demon Saint appeared from the map, taught Han Feng techniques for controlling the Heaven Refining Ancient Formation, and accepted shelter within Fallen Heart Flame.
• Han Feng rejoined Yao Chen and Xiao Yan, explained what had happened, and reassured Yao Chen that he had not been possessed.
• Han Feng announced his plan to visit the Bodhi Ancient Tree to seek cooperation and allies against the Soul Clan and future extraterrestrial fiends.
• Han Feng asked Yao Chen to organize alchemists to refine war supplies in the Alchemist's Grotto, and Yao Chen said the Cloud Rain Sect also needed to be dealt with.

Han Feng reached the Bodhi Ancient Tree in the Barbaric Ancient Region and helped it purge the resentment of a dead Dou Di. After three days of purification, the tree’s power began to awaken, and Han Feng was left wondering whether the Bodhi Sutra was connected to it.

• Han Feng left Starfall Pavilion and traveled to the Barbaric Ancient Region, where he used the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame to pacify the magical beasts and followed them to the Bodhi Ancient Tree’s emergence site.
• Han Feng discovered resentment within the Bodhi Ancient Tree and burned away the traces on its surface with the Southern Bright Departing Fire.
• The Bodhi Ancient Tree showed Han Feng a vision of its battle alongside a gray-robed Dou Di against a black-robed Dou Di, whose death resentment had fused into the tree.
• Han Feng used the Bodhi Seeds and the Southern Bright Departing Fire to purify the Dou Di resentment, while the Bodhi Ancient Tree supplied more seeds to aid him.
• The Bodhi Sutra appeared within Han Feng’s meridian during the purification, and both he and the Bodhi Ancient Tree reacted to its familiar energy.
• After three days and nights, Han Feng completely purified the resentment and collected the essence refined from the Bodhi Seeds.

Han Feng entered the Bodhi Ancient Tree’s realm and witnessed its memories of the ancient war against the Outer Realm Evil Race, including the Four Great Sacred Beasts fighting alongside Dou Di experts. The Bodhi Ancient Tree agreed to oppose the coming invasion and assist Han Feng at the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame’s emergence in three years, then gave him treasures and a way to contact it before departing.

• Han Feng asked the Bodhi Ancient Tree to show him the ancient history of the Dou Qi Continent and the war against the Outer Realm Evil Race.
• The Bodhi Ancient Tree showed Han Feng a fierce ancient battle where he saw Dou Di Dharma Bodies, the Azure Dragon, Vermilion Bird, Black Tortoise, and White Tiger fighting the Evil Demons.
• The Bodhi Ancient Tree revealed that sealed Demon Abyss entrances across the continent were becoming unstable, and it agreed to help fight the coming invasion.
• Han Feng asked the Bodhi Ancient Tree to join him at the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame’s emergence in three years, where the Evil Clan was expected to first descend.
• The Bodhi Ancient Tree declined to meet the approaching experts, gave Han Feng Bodhi Seeds, a Bodhi Heart, and a contact leaf, and received a token from him before departing.

Han Feng visited Medusa at Snake Mountain and delivered Nine-Colored power from Cai'er, along with a Seven-Colored Raw Stone that evolved into a Nine-Colored Raw Stone. Medusa gained a chance to advance her bloodline, and Han Feng left to prepare for the Hall of Souls’ return.

• Han Feng left the Barbaric Ancient Region and wrote that the Bodhi Ancient Tree was not there to discourage treasure hunters.
• Han Feng visited Medusa at Snake Mountain and asked whether the Snake People Tribe was safe.
• Han Feng gave Medusa the Nine-Colored power Cai'er had entrusted to him.
• Han Feng gave Medusa a Seven-Colored Raw Stone, which reacted to the Nine-Colored power and became a Nine-Colored Raw Stone.
• Medusa thanked Han Feng, who urged her to cultivate and left, noting that the Hall of Souls was rising again.

Han Feng returned from the Bodhi Ancient Tree with Bodhi Seeds and a Bodhi Heart, then entered seclusion to advance to Seven-star Dou Sheng. A year later, he had not emerged, while Yao Chen quietly refined pills and prepared Starfall Pavilion for a future battle against the Hall of Souls.

• Han Feng told Medusa to cultivate for three years before they met again, then returned to Starfall Pavilion with Bodhi Seeds from the Bodhi Ancient Tree.
• Han Feng gave Yao Chen the Bodhi Seeds to refine into Bodhi Pills and entrusted him with the Bodhi Heart, reserving it for Lin Xian'er if needed.
• Han Feng explained that Lin Xian'er's strength was declining because of an accident, and Yao Chen agreed to keep the Bodhi Heart for her.
• Han Feng entered seclusion to absorb the Bodhi Ancient Tree's purified energy and pursue a breakthrough to Seven-star Dou Sheng.
• After the Bodhi Ancient Tree could not be found, Yao Chen kept the treasure's recovery secret and refined Bodhi Pills to strengthen Starfall Pavilion and recruit allies.
• A year later, Han Feng remained in seclusion, Starfall Pavilion had destroyed the Cloud Rain Sect and taken over the Alchemist's Grotto, and Gu Xun'er had visited.

After reaching Seven-star Dou Sheng, Han Feng returned from seclusion and learned that Gu Xun'er had visited and that the Hall of Souls might be plotting. He and Yao Chen began refining a Ninth-grade Profound Bodhi Pill, and the chapter ended as Han Feng made his final move over the cauldron.

• Han Feng emerged from a year of seclusion as a Seven-star Dou Sheng and reunited with Yao Chen.
• Yao Chen told Han Feng that Gu Xun'er had visited Starfall Pavilion and warned him to be cautious when approaching the Flame and Lei Clans.
• Han Feng said he still planned to visit the Yao, Flame, and Lei Clans to build support for an Anti-Soul Alliance.
• Han Feng and Yao Chen agreed to refine a Ninth-grade Bodhi Pill together, with Han Feng leading the process.
• Han Feng used a Bodhi Seed and the Nine Profound Golden Lightning to supply the energy needed for a Profound Pill, then struck his palm above the cauldron.

Han Feng refined a Ninth-grade Profound Bodhi Pill with Yao Chen, then traveled to the Gu Clan to learn about the ancient clans’ shifting alliances. After discussing his plans to visit the Flame, Lei, and Yao Clans, he gave Gu Xun'er a Bodhi Pill to help with her future breakthrough to Dou Sheng.

• Han Feng refined a Ninth-grade Profound Bodhi Pill, and Yao Chen accepted it after Han Feng explained it could help him advance by at least two stars.
• After resting, Han Feng left Starfall Pavilion and flew to the Ancient Realm, where he met Gu Xun'er and asked about the ancient clans.
• Gu Xun'er told Han Feng that the Yao, Lei, and Flame Clans had formed an alliance and that the Gu Clan had failed to uncover the Soul Clan’s strength.
• Han Feng announced that he planned to visit the Flame, Lei, and Yao Clans, and Gu Xun'er told him she was nearly ready to break through to Dou Sheng.
• Han Feng gave Gu Xun'er a Bodhi Pill to assist with her breakthrough, and she accepted it.

Han Feng visited Gu Yuan, learned about the Flame Clan, and set out to persuade them to join forces against the Soul Clan. He reached the Flame Clan’s territory and was granted an audience with an elder.

• Gu Yuan discussed Gu Xun'er’s future with Han Feng, praised his rise to Seven-star Dou Sheng, and advised him to visit the Flame Clan before the Lei Clan.
• Gu Yuan gave Han Feng intelligence on the Flame Clan, including its chief Yan Jin and elder Fire Spirit, and promised to keep watch on Hun Tiandi.
• Han Feng traveled to the Flame Mountains, intending to seek a sparring match and use battles with fire experts to advance his strength.
• Han Feng presented himself to the Flame Clan guards as Vermilion Bird of the Soul Punishing Division and said he had come to discuss resisting the Soul Clan.
• After a guard reported Han Feng’s arrival, an elder agreed to meet him, and Han Feng followed the guard into the Flame Clan’s territory.

Han Feng met Flame Clan Patriarch Yan Jin and urged the clan to cooperate against the Soul Clan, warning that Nihility Devouring Flame sought to reach an Emperor Realm Soul. When a Flame Clan elder challenged his claims, Han Feng offered to prove his strength in a duel, leaving the hall poised for a fight.

• Han Feng entered the Flame Clan’s Yan Xin Hall and met Yan Jin and the Fire Spirit Fairy.
• Han Feng asked the Flame Clan to form an alliance with the Soul Punishing Division and offered intelligence on hidden Soul Clan bases.
• Han Feng revealed that the Hall of Souls was gathering Soul Origin to help Nihility Devouring Flame advance to an Emperor Realm Soul.
• A Flame Clan elder questioned Han Feng’s warning, and Han Feng offered to exchange blows with the elders.
• The elder released his aura and accepted Han Feng’s challenge to test the Vermilion Bird’s strength.

Han Feng defeated the Flame Clan elder by overwhelming him with the Southern Bright Departing Fire and copying his secret fighting skill during their duel. Yan Jin then challenged Han Feng personally, and their fierce battle began with both fighters unleashing powerful flame techniques.

• Fire Spirit Fairy offered to support cooperation if Han Feng won the challenge, and Yan Jin allowed the duel to proceed on the Yanwu Stage.
• Han Feng overcame the Flame Clan elder's flaming lion techniques with the Vermilion Bird's Southern Bright Departing Fire and learned Lion Soul Burns the Heavens during the fight.
• The Flame Clan members and elders were shocked by Han Feng's victory, while Fire Spirit Fairy praised his skill and the elders suspected he possessed an ancient inherited flame.
• Yan Jin arrived and challenged Han Feng to a personal spar, which Han Feng accepted by unleashing Heavenly Flame Fusion: Myriad Phenomena Vermilion Bird.
• Yan Jin summoned a Divine Lion, and he and Han Feng clashed with powerful flame attacks above the arena.

After Han Feng proved his strength to Yan Jin, the Flame Clan welcomed him as an honored guest. While touring the Flame Domain with Fire Spirit, he learned that the Soul Clan had killed her mother, and she agreed to help him persuade the clan to unite against them.

• Han Feng's Vermilion Bird technique clashed with Yan Jin's Flame God Prison Break, and Yan Jin declared him an honored guest of the Flame Clan.
• Fire Spirit invited Han Feng to tour the Flame Domain, and they visited Spirit Flame Valley, where he drew a Fire Condensing Orchid toward himself with his pure flame.
• At Star Burning Platform, Han Feng sensed an echo of Ancient Souls, and he and Fire Spirit spoke about their spiritual cultivation.
• During their tour, Fire Spirit told Han Feng that her mother had been killed by the Soul Clan and admitted she wanted revenge.
• Fire Spirit agreed to relay Han Feng's message to the elders and help unite the Flame Clan, while Han Feng promised to fight the Soul Clan.
• Fire Spirit told Han Feng she believed he could illuminate the darkness and promised to make the clan believe in him.