Chapter Summaries

Zi Yu sent Feng Qingwu into the Heavenly Phoenix Secret Realm, then returned to Jia Nan Academy and encountered Hu Jia before going to class. Later, Gu Xun'er and Miao Ke'er met a strange man who approached them in Heping Town.

• Zi Yu carried Feng Qingwu to the Secret Realm, showed her its treasures, gave her a Space Ring of food and water, and sent her inside to cultivate.
• Zi Yu returned to the Dou Qi Continent and went to class at Jia Nan Academy with Ling Qingzhu, Gu Xun'er, Miao Ke'er, and Xiao Yu.
• Hu Jia confronted Zi Yu and vowed to defeat him someday, then left without further incident.
• Gu Xun'er and Miao Ke'er went shopping in Heping Town, where a refined-looking man stopped them and tried to make their acquaintance.

Zi Yu and the four women were summoned to collect their rewards for exceeding S-class potential, and Hu Gan escorted them to the Scripture Pavilion. Meanwhile, Feng Qingwu awoke at the peak of the Martial Master realm and resolved to use her new resources to pursue a realm beyond Martial Emperor.

• Miao Ke'er slapped Bai Shan away after he approached Gu Xun'er and her familiarly, then left with Gu Xun'er.
• Zi Yu checked that Feng Qingwu was safely cultivating, then focused on improving his alchemy and artifact-refining skills over the next several days.
• Ruo Lin told Zi Yu, Ling Qingzhu, Gu Xun'er, Miao Ke'er, and Xiao Yu that the academy had arranged for them to collect rewards at the Scripture Pavilion.
• Hu Gan introduced himself to the five students and led them toward the Scripture Pavilion, while the four women watched him warily.
• Feng Qingwu awoke at the peak of the Martial Master realm and reviewed the Spirit Crystals, weapons, treasures, and other resources in her ring.
• Feng Qingwu decided that her ambitions extended beyond Martial Emperor, toward Martial Saint or even Martial God.

Feng Qingwu swore to protect Zi Yu for lifetime after lifetime, earning him three hundred million Merit Points, and resolved to settle some matters. Zi Yu arrived at Jia Nan Academy’s Scripture Pavilion with his companions, where the guardian elders opened the way inside and began assessing them.

• Feng Qingwu swore eternal loyalty and protection to Zi Yu, and thunder answered her oath.
• Feng Qingwu found Sixth and Seventh Grade spirit medicines in the Secret Realm, then left after deciding to settle some matters.
• Zi Yu learned from the system that Feng Qingwu’s oath had granted him three hundred million Merit Points, and decided to arrange a treasure for her.
• Hu Gan led Zi Yu and the four women to the Scripture Pavilion and explained their allowance to choose its treasures.
• Two gray-robed guardian elders opened the pavilion’s Space Lock, and Zi Yu’s group entered.
• Qian Mu and Bai Lie discussed the group, with Bai Lie noting the pink-blue-dressed girl’s unusually condensed Dou Qi.

Bai Lie and Qian Mu assessed Zi Yu and the girls, urging Hu Gan to give them special attention despite being unable to determine Zi Yu’s cultivation. Inside the Scripture Pavilion, Xiao Yu admired the treasures, and Zi Yu and the others offered to help her obtain anything she wanted.

• Bai Lie and Qian Mu praised the girls’ cultivation, noting that one possessed Heavenly Flames and Ling Qingzhu had reached the Half-step Spirit Warrior realm.
• Hu Gan admitted he had not known about their abilities and was pleased by how exceptional the new students were.
• Qian Mu told Hu Gan to give the girls special care and described Zi Yu as an unusual cultivator whose body held multiple attributes.
• Zi Yu, Ling Qingzhu, Gu Xun'er, Miao Ke'er, and Xiao Yu examined the Scripture Pavilion’s treasures, which especially impressed Xiao Yu.
• Zi Yu, Gu Xun'er, and Ling Qingzhu offered to help Xiao Yu obtain any treasure she liked.

Zi Yu gave Xiao Yu Earth Tier water techniques and shared powerful secret arts and treasures with her and the other women. To make up for neglecting Xiao Yu, he bought her the Heart of the Water God, then checked on Feng Qingwu through the Martial Spirit Continent Interface.

• Xiao Yu said she wanted Earth Tier techniques and Dou Skills, so Zi Yu and the other women found her several water-attribute skills.
• Zi Yu taught Ling Qingzhu, Gu Xun'er, Miao Ke'er, and Xiao Yu three secret arts, then gave them the Holy Light Heavenly Cover and Spirit Transmission Jade Mirror.
• After the women left, Zi Yu decided Xiao Yu deserved a better gift because she had fewer powerful techniques and treasures than his other women.
• Zi Yu considered the Heart of the Water God and the Water Spirit Jade Ginseng Fruit, then exchanged one million Merit Points for the Heart of the Water God.
• Zi Yu opened the Martial Spirit Continent Interface to check on Feng Qingwu.

After Feng Qingwu plundered the Secret Realm, cultivators and demonic beasts fought over its supposed treasure while she reunited with Zi Yu. She consumed a Nine Revolutions Divine Lotus Seed, awakening her Ancient Divine Phoenix Bloodline as a purple-gold phoenix appeared behind her.

• Feng Qingwu watched cultivators rush toward the Secret Realm after its restrictions vanished and drew them to its Spiritual Light, unaware she had already taken its treasures.
• Cultivators from the Sacred Flame Empire and beyond entered the Cloud Marsh Mountain Range, where they fought demonic beasts while searching for the missing treasure.
• Zi Yu appeared beside Feng Qingwu and praised her Peak Martial Master cultivation and stable foundation.
• Zi Yu gave Feng Qingwu a Nine Revolutions Divine Lotus Seed and explained that it could improve her talent, reshape her origin and bones, and break cultivation bottlenecks.
• Feng Qingwu swallowed the lotus seed, awakening her pure Ancient Divine Phoenix Bloodline as a purple-gold phoenix phantom appeared behind her.

Feng Qingwu completed her awakening and cultivation breakthrough after refining the Nine Revolutions Divine Lotus Seed, and Zi Yu gave her the Heavenly Heart Crystal Necklace. The next day, Zi Yu presented Xiao Yu with the Heart of the Water God and prepared to have Ling Qingzhu and Miao Ke'er help her absorb it.

• Feng Qingwu awakened as a divine phoenix and reached Intermediate Martial General after refining the Nine Revolutions Divine Lotus Seed.
• Feng Qingwu thanked Zi Yu, and he gave her the Heavenly Heart Crystal Necklace, which contained additional gifts.
• After Feng Qingwu discovered the treasures inside the necklace, Zi Yu watched her through an interface and thought the gifts would help her cultivation.
• The next day, Zi Yu summoned Ling Qingzhu, Miao Ke'er, and Xiao Yu, then revealed the Heart of the Water God.
• Xiao Yu refused the treasure at first, but Zi Yu explained that he had prepared it for her and needed Ling Qingzhu and Miao Ke'er to help her absorb its power.

Xiao Yu absorbed the Heart of the Water God, comprehended its secret art, and shared its remaining power with Zi Yu, Ling Qingzhu, and Miao Ke'er. Zi Yu awakened his water Divine Essence and received system rewards, but froze when he saw Xiao Yu after their cultivation ended.

• Zi Yu guided Xiao Yu in absorbing the Heart of the Water God, which raised her cultivation to Nine-Star Great Dou Master and let her comprehend the Heart of the Water God secret art.
• When Xiao Yu's power turned violent, Zi Yu, Ling Qingzhu, and Miao Ke'er helped absorb the remaining energy, raising their cultivation levels.
• Zi Yu used the power of the Heart of the Water God to light up his water Divine Essence and advance to Eight-star Spirit Warrior.
• The system rewarded Zi Yu with treasures, materials, magic cores, a summon card, and thirty million Merit Points after he completed its hidden achievement.
• Ling Qingzhu, Miao Ke'er, and Xiao Yu awoke from cultivation, and Zi Yu froze when he looked at Xiao Yu.

Xiao Yu became intimate with Zi Yu after Ling Qingzhu and Miao Ke'er pushed her into his arms. The next morning, Gu Xun'er felt jealous that her sisters had grown closer to Zi Yu and advanced their cultivation, but he promised to find a Heavenly Flame to help her.

• Xiao Yu realized she was naked, and Ling Qingzhu and Miao Ke'er pushed her into Zi Yu's arms before leaving them alone.
• Zi Yu carried Xiao Yu to bed, and they spent the night together; afterward, they embraced and fell asleep.
• The next morning, Ling Qingzhu and Miao Ke'er teased Xiao Yu, while Gu Xun'er realized what had happened and felt envious.
• Gu Xun'er asked why Zi Yu had helped the other women advance their cultivation but not her, and he explained that the Heart of the Water God conflicted with her fire attribute.
• Zi Yu promised Gu Xun'er that he would retrieve the Fallen Heart Flame from Jia Nan Academy's Inner Academy when the time was right.

Zi Yu comforted Gu Xun'er and told her, Ling Qingzhu, Miao Ke'er, and Xiao Yu that he planned to travel to the Black Corner Region to obtain the Sea Heart Flame for her. He persuaded Ruo Lin to approve his leave, and she agreed after sensing his powerful aura.

• Zi Yu comforted Gu Xun'er, who stopped feeling wronged, then spent tender time with her and the other women.
• Zi Yu told the four women he was going to the Black Corner Region, refused their offers to accompany him, and said he planned to retrieve a rare opportunity for Gu Xun'er.
• Zi Yu thought of taking Han Feng's Sea Heart Flame as a gift for Gu Xun'er, and Han Feng suddenly felt a chill far away in the Black Corner Region.
• Zi Yu asked Ruo Lin for several days of leave, but she initially refused because the Black Corner Region was dangerous.
• Zi Yu released his aura, startling Ruo Lin with its strength, and she approved his leave before teasing him about offering her a gift.

Zi Yu thanked Ruo Lin for caring for him, and his words about respecting and pampering girlfriends made her reassess him. After an awkward moment when he caught her from falling, he told her he was leaving for training in the Black Corner Region, leaving Ruo Lin with unspoken feelings as he moved on.

• Zi Yu insisted that his gift to Ruo Lin was gratitude, then explained that he spoiled and pampered Qing Zhu, Xun Er, and his other girlfriends.
• Ruo Lin was shaken by Zi Yu’s attitude toward women, and Zi Yu teased her when he noticed her staring at him.
• Ruo Lin slipped as she pretended to hit Zi Yu, and he caught her in his arms before helping her stand.
• Ruo Lin thanked Zi Yu and apologized for calling him a brat, then learned he was leaving for training in the Black Corner Region.
• Ruo Lin watched Zi Yu leave and privately admitted that she had developed feelings for him, while Zi Yu let the encounter pass and continued on his way.

Zi Yu sent Qing Yan Jing to protect the women at Jia Nan Academy and prepared to deal with Han Feng, but a system summon brought Yu Wuxin into the story. He paused his trip to the Black Corner Region to wait for her, and she appeared before him and Dongfang Jing.

• Zi Yu asked Qing Yan Jing to protect Ling Qingzhu, Gu Xun Er, Meng Ke'er, and Xiao Yu while he and Dongfang Jing went to the Black Corner Region.
• The system issued Zi Yu a sign-in mission in Maple City and summoned Yu Wuxin, a twenty-one-year-old High-level Half-Saint.
• Zi Yu recognized Yu Wuxin and reflected on her character, beauty, and extraordinary cultivation.
• Zi Yu told Dongfang Jing to wait with him instead of heading to the Black Corner Region.
• Dongfang Jing sensed someone approaching, and Yu Wuxin appeared before them.

Zi Yu introduced Yu Wuxin to Dongfang Jing before traveling with them to Maple City, where Han Feng plotted to investigate Jia Nan Academy’s rumored Heavenly Flame. Zi Yu then entered Han Feng’s home, mocked him, and confronted the cautious Medicine Emperor.

• Yu Wuxin arrived and pledged herself to Zi Yu, who introduced her to Dongfang Jing.
• Zi Yu, Yu Wuxin, and Dongfang Jing flew southeast from Heping Town toward Maple City.
• Han Feng questioned a subordinate about rumors of a Heavenly Flame at Jia Nan Academy and suspected it was the Fallen Heart Flame.
• Han Feng ordered the subordinate to learn more, hoping to absorb the Fallen Heart Flame and break through to Dou Zong.
• Zi Yu appeared in Han Feng’s room and mocked him, prompting Han Feng to hide his anger and ask who he was.
• Zi Yu recognized Han Feng’s concealed ruthlessness and thought about his betrayal of Yao Chen.

Zi Yu confronted Han Feng and demanded his Sea Heart Flame, then followed him into the skies above Maple City for a fight. Han Feng realized Zi Yu could hover without Dou Qi Wings and feared he was a Dou Zong expert.

• Zi Yu told Han Feng to surrender the Sea Heart Flame or die, but Han Feng refused and unleashed his peak Dou Huang aura.
• Zi Yu taunted Han Feng about betraying and murdering his teacher, leaving Han Feng alarmed and furious.
• Han Feng challenged Zi Yu to fight outside because he wanted to protect the treasures hidden in his secret chamber.
• Zi Yu accepted, and the two flew into the skies above Maple City.
• Han Feng saw Zi Yu hovering without Dou Qi Wings and panicked, suspecting that Zi Yu was a Dou Zong expert.

Zi Yu confronted Han Feng, who refused to believe the youth was a Dou Zong and demanded to know his connection to Yao Chen. Their argument over Han Feng’s betrayal escalated into a fight, with Zi Yu claiming the Sea Heart Flame and Han Feng preparing to defend it.

• Han Feng decided Zi Yu’s midair flight was only a secret art and challenged him to answer a question before killing him.
• Zi Yu condemned Han Feng for betraying Yao Chen over the Burning Art, while Han Feng defended himself by claiming Yao Chen had refused to teach him.
• Han Feng assumed Zi Yu was Yao Chen’s disciple and demanded the Burning Art, but Zi Yu denied the connection and mocked him.
• Han Feng summoned the Sea Heart Flame, and Zi Yu declared it belonged to him and demanded that Han Feng return it.
• Han Feng angrily challenged Zi Yu to prove he could take the Sea Heart Flame.

Zi Yu demonstrated the power of his unknown purplish-red Heavenly Flame and Heavenly God Battle Armor against Han Feng. After testing the armor, Zi Yu used the Heavenly God Transformation secret art and appeared to reach Dou Zong strength before launching a punch at Han Feng.

• Han Feng attacked Zi Yu with the Sea Flame Halberd, but Zi Yu’s purplish-red flame devoured it.
• Han Feng assumed Zi Yu had the Burning Art and another Heavenly Flame and attacked with Crimson Flame Destruction Palm.
• Zi Yu let the attack strike his Heavenly God Battle Armor and emerged unharmed.
• Zi Yu judged that the armor could withstand attacks from ordinary low-level Dou Zongs and prepared to test the Heavenly God Transformation.
• Zi Yu’s aura surged to apparent Dou Zong strength, shocking Han Feng, and he sent an enormous crimson-gold punch toward him.

Zi Yu overpowered Han Feng, pursued him when he fled, and countered his Sea Heart Flame. Han Feng then spent much of his strength unleashing the Sea Flame Annihilation Strike, while Zi Yu recognized it as a Heavenly Flame-based Dou Skill and recalled Sky Fire Venerable Yao Tianhuo’s Five Wheels Separation Fire Method.

• Han Feng’s Sea Heart Barrier shattered under Zi Yu’s crimson-gold fist, leaving Han Feng badly wounded.
• Han Feng fled toward the northeast, but Zi Yu used the Cloud Soaring Immortal Flying Method to catch him and block his path.
• Han Feng summoned the Sea Heart Flame as a pale-blue lion, but Zi Yu’s sealing chain ensnared it and made it vanish.
• Han Feng forcibly drew on the Sea Heart Flame’s source power and unleashed the Sea Flame Annihilation Strike, weakening himself.
• Zi Yu recognized Han Feng’s attack as a Heavenly Flame-based Dou Skill and remembered Sky Fire Venerable Yao Tianhuo’s Five Wheels Separation Fire Method.

Zi Yu defeated Han Feng, refined his body and stripped away the Sea Heart Flame, then sealed his soul to hand over to Yao Chen. Completing the Maple City missions earned Zi Yu a collection of powerful rewards, including the Golden Dragon Sky Cutting Sword.

• Zi Yu used his Ten Sky Rending Strikes to blast away Han Feng’s legs and prevent him from escaping.
• Han Feng tried to self-destruct, but Zi Yu trapped him in the Sacred Golden Pagoda of Light and refined his body, extracting the Sea Heart Flame.
• Zi Yu released Han Feng’s weakened soul, rejected his pleas for mercy, and sealed him in a jade bottle for Yao Chen.
• The system announced that Zi Yu had completed the Maple City check-in and hidden missions, granting him several rewards and twenty million Merit Points.
• The system described the Golden Dragon Sky Cutting Sword, Heavenly Contract Stone, and Life Jade Tree among Zi Yu’s rewards.

After claiming a haul of treasures from Han Feng, Zi Yu examined the rewards and considered their uses for himself and the women around him. He then exposed the Golden Silver Elders, who had secretly approached Maple City, and confronted them.

• Zi Yu admired the Golden Dragon Sky Cutting Sword, the Heavenly Contract Stone, the Life Jade Tree, and the Purple Spirit Sacred Hall among his rewards.
• Zi Yu questioned the system about the Immortal Spirit Divine Essence Pill and concluded that Qing Zhu, Ke'er, or Yu'er might become pregnant.
• Zi Yu celebrated the treasures and twenty million Merit Points he had gained from Han Feng, then wondered what was in Han Feng's Storage Ring.
• Zi Yu attacked a concealed patch of darkness, forcing the Golden Silver Elders to reveal themselves.
• The Golden Silver Elders, who had come from the nearby Nameless Mountain Range to investigate the battle and befriend Han Feng, were shocked when Zi Yu confronted them.

Zi Yu forced the Golden Silver Elders to submit after they witnessed him kill Han Feng, then bound them to him with a master-servant contract. He welcomed the brothers as new underlings to help expand his forces.

• The Golden Silver Elders witnessed Zi Yu kill Han Feng and tried to leave, but Zi Yu blocked their retreat.
• Zi Yu demanded that the brothers submit or die, and the Golden Silver Elders chose to serve him.
• Zi Yu took a drop of blood essence from each brother and used a mysterious stone and hand seal to bind them with a life-and-death contract.
• The Golden Silver Elders greeted Zi Yu as their master, and he considered them useful additions to his small force.