Chapter Summaries

Gu Long judged Han Feng, Yao Tianhuo, and Xiao Yan in the Lava World, killing Han Feng, sealing Yao Tianhuo, and destroying Xiao Yan’s body before imprisoning his soul in a ring. He returned to the Bamboo Garden with two flames and prepared to fuse Heavenly Flames and pursue a higher realm.

• Gu Long froze the Lava World, destroyed Han Feng’s soul, and sealed Yao Tianhuo inside a jade bottle.
• Gu Long condemned Xiao Yan for his crimes, destroyed his body, and sealed his soul inside Han Feng’s black ring.
• Gu Long took the Mysterious Yellow Flame and Falling Heart Flame’s infant flame, then left the Lava World.
• Gu Long returned to the Bamboo Garden and prepared to begin secluded cultivation and fuse the Heavenly Flames.

After Jia Nan Academy recovered from the disaster, Su Qian asked Gu Long to help restore the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower, and Gu Long provided a Child Flame in exchange for library access and materials. Gu Long planned to use the academy as a base while entering seclusion to fuse three Heavenly Flames and advance his cultivation.

• Su Qian visited Gu Long and asked him to grant the academy a Child Flame of Falling Heart Flame for the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower.
• Gu Long separated a Child Flame from the young Falling Heart Flame and explained that it could restore some of the tower's cultivation effects without the danger of backlash.
• Su Qian accepted the Child Flame and agreed that the academy would let Gu Long consult all library texts and gather requested medicinal herbs and materials.
• Gu Long said the Child Flame remained his property and that the academy must return it if he reclaimed it.
• Su Qian left to prepare the tower, while Gu Long turned his attention to fusing Falling Heart Flame, Mysterious Yellow Flame, and Falling Heart Flame's original body.

Gu Long fused three flames into a new chaos-colored Heavenly Flame, reached Peak Nine-Star Dou Zong, and mastered Buddha Rage Flame Lotus. After learning that the Northwest Continent was largely pacified, he prepared to settle Ya Ya’s blood debt and clean up remaining loose ends before turning toward the Middle Continent.

• Gu Long used Imperial Command to fuse the Falling Heart Flame, its young flame, and the Mysterious Yellow Flame, breaking through to Peak Nine-Star Dou Zong.
• Gu Long cultivated Buddha Rage Flame Lotus by compressing and transforming the fused Heavenly Flame, eventually mastering a lotus capable of threatening a One Star Dou Venerate.
• Zhao Yun reported that Jia Nan Academy had restored order, the Northwest Continent was largely pacified, and Ya Ya had begun learning basic cultivation under Qing Lin’s care.
• Gu Long ordered Zhou Yu to focus on stable development and gather intelligence on the Middle Continent, especially the Pill Tower and Space Wormholes.
• Gu Long told Zhao Yun he would soon take Ya Ya to settle her blood debt against Xiao Yan, then planned to clear the remaining loose ends in the Northwest Continent.

A mysterious Soul Clan intruder entered the Lava World, killed the Fire Lizardmen, and took Xiao Yan’s sealed ring after failing to break Gu Long’s seal. Gu Long discovered the intrusion and postponed Ya Ya’s revenge, then ordered an investigation as he prepared for the threats ahead.

• A black-robed man appeared in the Lava World and killed the Fire Lizardmen with his chilling aura.
• The intruder found Xiao Yan’s ring, sensed Gu Long’s powerful seal, and took the ring without breaking it.
• The black-robed man investigated the missing Falling Heart Flame and Wu Ying’s death before leaving the tower unnoticed.
• Gu Long sensed that his seal had been touched, but his search found neither the intruder nor the ring.
• Gu Long told Qing Lin and Ya Ya that he was postponing their trip because someone had taken the enemy they sought.
• Gu Long contacted Zhao Yun and Zi Long, ordering a search for unfamiliar experts with strange Soul Power in the Black Corner Region and nearby areas.

Gu Long investigated the stolen remnant soul and discovered that a Soul Clan Shadow Guard had been extracting souls across the Northwest Continent. He placed the Dragon Domain on alert and prepared defenses while the Black Robed Man kept Xiao Yan’s ring and disappeared into the shadows.

• Gu Long found the Fire Lizardmen drained of their souls, identified traces of pure Nine Nether Soul Qi, and recovered a Shadow Soul Crystal from the Lava World.
• Xun Er explained the Soul Clan Shadow Guard’s concealment and missions, and she and Gu Long deduced that the Soul Clan wanted Xiao Yan’s memories to develop a method for creating powerful death warriors.
• Gu Long concluded that the Shadow Guard had taken Xiao Yan’s remnant soul without attacking Jia Nan Academy to avoid provoking a wider war while the Soul Clan prepared its experiments.
• Zhao Yun reported several recent attacks on caravans and travelers whose souls had been extracted, so Gu Long ordered a Level 2 Alert and began planning soul-detection formations.
• Gu Long told Xun Er to keep the details from Ya Ya, while the Black Robed Man carried Xiao Yan’s ring and vanished into the shadows.

Gu Long completed the Heavenly Net Array around Jia Nan Academy and the Dragon Domain to detect, suppress, and attack intruders, preparing to lure the Soul Clan’s Shadow Guards into a trap. A Black Robed Man sensed the barrier from a distant mountain and withdrew, intent on breaking through and capturing Gu Long.

• Gu Long reviewed the defensive treasures with Zhou Yu and said he expected the Shadow Guards to act within a month.
• Zhou Yu, Su Qian, the Thousand Hundred Elders, and Zhao Yun organized the workers, materials, and security for the formation.
• Gu Long and Xun Er coordinated the three array eyes as Gu Long oversaw the placement of Soul Suppressing Stones, Sky Covering Soul Curtains, Soul Punishing Needles, and Spirit Nurturing Jade.
• Gu Long activated the Heavenly Net Array and tested it on Zhao Yun, confirming that it could detect intruders and suppress their Soul Power.
• The Black Robed Man sensed the barrier from a mountain a hundred li away, then withdrew while plotting to break the formation and capture Gu Long.

Gu Long and Zhao Yun confronted Hun Ying after the Shadow Guard infiltrated the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower, but Hun Ying escaped using two Soul Burst Beads. Gu Long strengthened the array and staged a false seclusion to lure Hun Ying into another attack; a faint fluctuation near the Central Array Eye suggested the trap was working.

• Gu Long identified the warehouse fire as a deliberate test of the Heavenly Net Array and ordered Zhao Yun to leave hidden posts at likely targets.
• Gu Long detected Hun Ying eroding the Falling Heart Flame imprints and coordinated with Zhao Yun to ambush him inside the tower.
• Hun Ying broke through the trap with a Soul Burst Bead, injured Zhao Yun, and escaped the array’s range with a second bead.
• Gu Long strengthened the formation against soul attacks and ordered patrols, then arranged for word to spread that he was entering seclusion beneath the Central Array Eye.
• Gu Long monitored the formation from the secret chamber and detected faint fluctuations near the array, indicating Hun Ying had taken the bait.

Hun Ying prepared a second attack on Jia Nan Academy, sending the Soul Sealing Box away and recruiting Hun Seven to weaken the Heavenly Net Array. As midnight approached, Hun Ying waited outside the academy while Gu Long sensed him through the array and prepared for his return; Zhou Yu was on the verge of breaking through to Dou Venerate.

• Hun Ying sealed the black ring containing the important soul specimen in a Soul Sealing Box and sent it by communication puppet to Shadow Three at the Shadow Pavilion.
• Hun Ying studied the Heavenly Net Array’s three Array Eyes and summoned Hun Seven to find and destroy the connecting Void Stones during a coordinated attack.
• Hun Seven agreed to search for the key Void Stone nodes and destroy them at midnight while Hun Ying attacked the Main Array Eye.
• Hun Ying approached Jia Nan Academy from the west, observed its reinforced array and patrol routes, and received signals that Hun Seven was in position and had found some nodes.
• Gu Long remained in the chamber beneath the Central Array Eye, monitoring the academy through the formation after ten days of strengthening it and waiting for Hun Ying to return.
• Zhou Yu reached Peak Nine-Star Dou Zong and stood on the verge of breaking through to Dou Venerate.

Zhou Yu broke through to One Star Dou Venerate and helped Gu Long and Zhao Yun ambush Hun Ying at Jia Nan Academy. Hun Ying escaped after losing an arm, while Zhou Yu discovered a map marking six Earth Vein nodes and learned that Xiao Yan's remnant soul was not in the ring.

• Zhou Yu absorbed the Sea Heart Flame and advanced from Nine Star Dou Ancestor to One Star Dou Venerate.
• Gu Long assigned Zhou Yu to secretly control the Heavenly Net Array's attacks and prepared a Space Seal in case Hun Ying brought unexpected reinforcements.
• Gu Long detected Hun Ying infiltrating Jia Nan Academy and coordinated Zhao Yun and Zhou Yu's ambush at the Central Array Eye.
• Zhao Yun and Zhou Yu wounded Hun Ying and disabled his World Breaking Talisman, but Hun Ying escaped through a spatial rift after losing his right arm.
• Zhou Yu searched Hun Ying's Storage Ring and found no trace of Xiao Yan's remnant soul, but discovered a map marking six Earth Vein nodes across the Northwest Continent.

Hun Ying recovered from his escape and planned to capture Gu Long, while Gu Long broke through to One Star Dou Venerate and discovered a way to track him. Gu Long, Zhao Yun, and Zhou Yu set out for Black Mountain City to confront Hun Ying, who realized he was being followed.

• Hun Ying escaped to a cave, treated his injuries, and decided to earn merit by capturing Gu Long after losing crucial Earth Vein data.
• Gu Long consumed the Nine-Patterned Dou Venerate Breaking Pill and broke through to One Star Dou Venerate as the Flame Mantra advanced to Earth-tier Low-grade.
• Gu Long examined Hun Ying's Shadow token and sensed that Hun Ying had gone northwest toward the Earth Vein nodes.
• Gu Long chose to pursue Hun Ying with Zhao Yun and Zhou Yu, leaving Xun Er to guard Jia Nan Academy.
• The three departed for Black Mountain City, and Hun Ying sensed that someone had triggered the soul imprint in his token and hurried toward the city.

Gu Long, Zhao Yun, and Zhou Yu trapped Hun Ying at Soul Severing Cliff and killed him before he could transmit details of their identities to the Soul Clan. They uncovered the Soul Clan’s plan to control the Northwest Continent’s Earth Vein nodes and left for Jia Nan Academy, intending to reach the Central Continent and grow stronger before confronting the plan.

• Gu Long, Zhao Yun, and Zhou Yu used a tracking token and clues in the miasma to find Hun Ying at Soul Severing Cliff and trap him in a Half-Saint formation.
• Hun Ying crushed a Blood Soul World Breaking Talisman, but Zhou Yu activated a killing array and Zhao Yun and Gu Long blocked his escape.
• Hun Ying tried to self-destruct and transmit intelligence to the Soul Clan, but Gu Long destroyed the transmission rune after the explosion killed Hun Ying.
• Gu Long found a map, an operations manual, and a Jade Slip in Hun Ying’s Storage Ring, revealing the Soul Clan’s plan to control the Northwest Continent’s Earth Vein nodes and develop Soul Flame Death Warriors.
• A black-robed figure investigated the cliff and reported Hun Ying’s death, while Gu Long and his companions returned to Jia Nan Academy and prepared to head to the Central Continent.

Gu Long learned that Yun Yun was being forced into a marriage with Gu He and postponed Dragon Domain’s journey to the Central Continent to intervene. He arrived at the Misty Cloud Sect with Zhao Yun and demanded to see Yun Shan, leaving with Yun Yun leading them toward the sect.

• Gu Long and Zhou Yu concluded that Yun Yun’s letter asked for help after Yun Shan arranged her marriage to Gu He, so Gu Long postponed the Central Continent trip and planned to visit the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Yun Yun’s elders defended the marriage alliance, while Yun Yun waited for Gu Long’s help and remained unable to openly oppose the decision.
• Gu Long set out with Zhao Yun and ordered Zhou Yu to bring one hundred Black Mist Cavalry to wait near the Misty Cloud Sect.
• At the mountain gate, Gu Long revealed Zhao Yun’s Seven Star Dou Venerate strength and pressed Yun Leng to let them enter and see Yun Yun and Yun Shan.
• Yun Yun appeared and agreed to take Gu Long and Zhao Yun to see Yun Shan.

Gu Long learned that the Imperial Family planned to destroy the Misty Cloud Sect with help from a mysterious Black Robed Man, and he proposed killing the man before war began. The sect prepared for battle while Gu Long’s forces waited for intelligence, as the Black Robed Man revealed his interest in testing Gu Long and gathering souls through war.

• Gu Long learned from Yun Shan that an injury had left him unable to protect the Misty Cloud Sect, which faced an Imperial Family plot backed by a powerful Black Robed Man.
• Gu Long persuaded Yun Shan to cancel Yun Yun’s planned marriage to Gu He and agreed with him to pursue the Black Robed Man, while Yun Yun prepared the sect’s defenses.
• Gu Long returned to camp, suspected the Black Robed Man belonged to the Soul Clan, and ordered Zi Long to guard the camp and Gong Jin to scout for ambush sites.
• Jia Xing Tian reported Gu Long’s arrival to the Black Robed Man, who refused to retreat and ordered the Jia Ma Empire to declare war on the Chu Yun Empire within a month.

Gu He confronted Yun Yun over the canceled marriage, but Gu Long intervened and defeated Gu He’s challenge with an unappraisable pill and Zhao Yun’s strength. Gu He left in disgrace, while Gu Long warned that the Imperial Family and the Black Robed Man still threatened the Misty Cloud Sect.

• Gu He rejected the Misty Cloud Sect’s compensation and set out to demand that Yun Yun honor their marriage agreement, bringing Yan Shi and Feng Li with him.
• Yun Yun refused to marry Gu He, and Gu He threatened the Misty Cloud Sect unless she agreed.
• Gu Long arrived and challenged Gu He to appraise a nine-patterned pill, which Gu He could not identify.
• Gu He ordered Yan Shi and Feng Li to attack Gu Long, but Zhao Yun defeated both men in a single move.
• Gu He conceded and left the Misty Cloud Sect, and Gu Long warned Yun Yun that the Imperial Family and the Black Robed Man remained dangers.

After Gu He was humiliated by Zhao Yun, a mysterious Black Robed Man offered him power and rewards in exchange for provoking a war against the Misty Cloud Sect. Gu Long prepared the sect for the planned attack and called for reinforcements, leaving the confrontation set for the palace banquet in three days.

• Gu He lamented that he could not retaliate against the Misty Cloud Sect because Zhao Yun was a Dou Zong.
• The Black Robed Man appeared in Gu He's study and offered to help kill Gu Long and Zhao Yun if Gu He helped start a war.
• Gu He agreed to spread accusations against the Misty Cloud Sect at Jia Xing Tian's banquet and received three Soul Devouring Pills as a down payment.
• Gu Long told Zhao Yun he feared the Black Robed Man and ordered Zhou Yu to bring Xun Er, Qing Lin, and Ya Ya from Jia Nan Academy.
• Zhou Yu reported that the Black Mist Cavalry had established surveillance around Misty Cloud Mountain, and Gu Long ordered preparations for a battle expected within three days.

After Xun Er alerted the Ancient Clan to a suspected Soul Clan threat, Gu Lie sent Elder Gu Yun Hai to the Northwest Continent to investigate and protect Gu Long if needed. As the Soul Clan prepared to ignite a war in three days, Gu Yun Hai secretly reached the Misty Cloud Sect and watched as Gu Long’s allies assembled for battle.

• Xun Er sent Gu Yuan an emergency message about the suspected Soul Clan Dou Venerate and rushed with Qing Lin and Ya Ya to support Gu Long at the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Gu Yuan authorized Gu Lie to investigate the Soul Clan’s plans, and Gu Lie dispatched Gu Yun Hai to observe Gu Long and intervene if his safety was threatened.
• The Black Robed Man reported that Gu He and Jia Xing Tian would help provoke a war in three days, while the Soul Hall sent Hun Sha to assist him.
• Gu Yun Hai secretly inspected Jia Nan Academy, sensed a powerful Soul Clan presence near Jia Ma Holy City, and traveled to observe the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Xun Er, Qing Lin, Ya Ya, Zhou Yu, and a hundred Black Mist Cavalry gathered at the Misty Cloud Sect as Gu Long awaited the coming conflict, unaware that Gu Yun Hai was nearby.

Jia Xing Tian and Gu He falsely accused the Misty Cloud Sect of treason and led an imperial campaign against it, while Gu Long and the sect prepared to defend Misty Cloud Mountain. The Black Robed Man nearly overwhelmed the defenders, but Ancient Clan Elder Gu Yun Hai arrived and trapped him, leaving the Imperial Family and assembled factions stunned.

• Jia Xing Tian declared the Misty Cloud Sect traitors, offered rewards for its members’ deaths, and ordered the army to march on Misty Cloud Mountain.
• Yun Yun rejected the Imperial Family’s accusations, rallied the Misty Cloud Sect, and prepared its defenses with Gu Long and the others.
• Gu He urged Jia Xing Tian to demand the sect’s surrender first, but Yun Yun refused and the imperial army attacked the Sect Protection Array.
• The Black Robed Man revealed himself as a Dou Venerate Peak, cracked the array with his aura, and severely wounded Zhao Yun with one strike.
• The Black Robed Man moved to attack Gu Long, but Gu Yun Hai appeared, revealed himself as a One Star Dou Saint of the Ancient Clan, and sealed the Black Robed Man in place.

Gu Yun Hai used a soul search on Hun Yu and uncovered the Soul Clan’s plans in the Northwest Continent, then ended the threat to the Misty Cloud Sect. Gu Long received warnings and a letter from Gu Lie urging him to travel to the Central Continent, and he prepared to seek out the Ancient Clan.

• Gu Yun Hai healed Zhao Yun, identified Hun Yu as a Soul Clan Shadow Guard, and searched his memories, discovering the Soul Clan’s infiltration and Soul Devouring Plan.
• Gu Yun Hai crippled Jia Xing Tian, ordered Gu He to refine pills for the Ancient Clan for one hundred years, and placed the Misty Cloud Sect under the Ancient Clan’s protection.
• Gu Yun Hai told Gu Long to travel to the Central Continent, visit the Ancient Clan, and conceal his identity from the Soul Clan.
• Gu Yun Hai took Hun Yu and Gu He away, and Gu Long reassured Yun Yun and the others that the Misty Cloud Sect’s crisis had ended.
• Gu Long read Gu Lie’s letter, learned to seek the Gu Jian Pavilion in Gu Sheng City, and considered that his parents might have left the Dou Po Continent for the Great Thousand World.

Gu Long arranged the Dragon Domain’s move to Central Continent while assigning Yun Yun to safeguard its Northwest Continent base. After a month of preparations, he departed with Xun Er, Zhao Yun, and Zhou Yu, intending to visit the Pill Tower and seek the Three Thousand Burning Flame.

• Gu Long decided to take the initiative against the Soul Clan by expanding into Central Continent, leaving Yun Yun in charge of the Northwest Continent with Qing Lin, Ya Ya, and one hundred Black Mist Cavalry.
• Gu Long assigned Zhou Yu to build an Alchemist team and Zhao Yun to train the Dragon Domain’s elite forces, while Xun Er agreed to guide him in Central Continent.
• Gu Long ordered Yun Yun to establish the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion, develop local resources, and maintain ties with Jia Nan Academy as Zhou Yu and Zhao Yun prepared their teams.
• During the month of preparations, Gu Long obtained a Group Cultivation Method, a Central Continent map, and a Spatial Beacon, placing one end of the beacon at the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Gu Long told Xun Er he would visit the Pill Tower to support Zhou Yu’s alchemy training and pursue the Three Thousand Burning Flame, then bid farewell to Yun Yun.
• Gu Long, Xun Er, Zhao Yun, and Zhou Yu departed for Tianya City, while Gu Lie expressed confidence that Gu Long would impress the Central Continent.

Gu Long secured the Luo Family’s allegiance by promising protection and restoring Ancestor Luo Feng’s vitality with a Life Creation Pill. He began preparing to revive Yao Chen while the Wind Thunder Pavilion planned to challenge the Dragon Domain’s hold over the wormhole.

• Gu Long’s group visited the Luo Family, where Gu Long offered protection in exchange for the family’s allegiance and cooperation over the wormhole.
• Luo Feng accepted Gu Long’s terms, asking that the Luo Family remain loyal to Gu Long personally and retain the right to leave if he or the Dragon Domain’s leadership changed.
• Gu Long gave Luo Feng a Life Creation Pill that could restore his vitality and extend his life, warning him not to fight for three years.
• Gu Long assigned Zhou Yu to establish a Dragon Domain branch and gather materials for Yao Chen’s revival, while Zhao Yun trained the Luo Family’s guards and Xun Er prepared the ritual.
• Luo Feng took the pill, and Gu Long entered a protected cultivation chamber with Yao Chen’s soul sealed in a Soul Nurturing Ring to prepare for his revival.
• The Wind Thunder Pavilion learned that the Luo Family had joined the Dragon Domain and ordered agents to probe or attack in Tianya City.