Chapter Summaries

Gu Long gathered the rare materials and revived Yao Chen by refining him a new body, while persuading him to join the Dragon Domain. Yao Chen pledged loyalty after Gu Long promised him a chance to pursue the Dou Emperor realm, and the chapter ended with both preparing to face the Soul Clan.

• Zhou Yu reported that the Luo Family had been consolidated, the Wind Thunder Pavilion had been driven off, and its forces might return within three months.
• Gu Long awakened Yao Chen and offered to refine him a body in exchange for his help against the Soul Clan.
• Gu Long revealed his Ancient Clan lineage and offered Yao Chen a chance to pursue the Dou Emperor realm; Yao Chen agreed to judge Gu Long during the body-refining process.
• Gu Long spent six days refining a body from the prepared materials, then Yao Chen's soul entered it and stabilized at One Star Dou Venerate.
• Yao Chen pledged his life to Gu Long and became the Dragon Domain's Medicine Hall Elder, while he vowed to take revenge on the Soul Clan.

Old Yao recognized Zhou Yu’s alchemy talent and accepted him as his disciple, while Gu Long prepared the Dragon Domain for growing tensions with the Wind Thunder Pavilion. The chapter ended with Lei Shuo demanding control of the Luo Family’s Space Wormhole and threatening to destroy the family if they refused.

• Old Yao watched Zhou Yu refine a Fifth Grade Peak pill with Sea Heart Flame, learned he was self-taught, and asked to become Zhou Yu’s master.
• Gu Long approved Zhou Yu’s apprenticeship, and Zhou Yu completed the ceremony and began studying alchemy under Old Yao.
• Old Yao assessed Zhou Yu’s skills, taught him systematically, and watched him advance to refining a Sixth Grade Pill within half a month.
• Gu Long gathered intelligence about the Central Continent and the Ancient Clan while Xun Er organized information and Zhao Yun monitored the Wind Thunder Pavilion.
• Lei Shuo demanded that Luo Cheng hand over the Luo Family’s Space Wormhole and threatened to exterminate the family if it refused.

The Wind Thunder Pavilion threatened the Luo Family over control of the wormhole, but Gu Long and Zhao Yun refused to yield and forced Lei Shuo to retreat. As Venerate Lei prepared to arrive for a decisive battle, Gu Long’s allies fortified Tianya City and chose Soul Severing Valley as the battlefield.

• Lei Shuo demanded that the Luo Family surrender the wormhole and ordered Gu Long to leave Tianya City, but Gu Long told Luo Cheng to reject the threats.
• Zhao Yun secretly followed Luo Cheng, defeated Lei Shuo’s four attendants, broke three of Lei Shuo’s ribs, and warned the Wind Thunder Pavilion to stay away from Tianya City.
• Gu Long learned about Venerate Lei and organized preparations, including a simplified Heavenly Net Array, battle pills, and training for the Luo Family guards.
• The Wind Thunder Pavilion challenged the Dragon Domain to battle in three days, with the wormhole and Gu Long’s cultivation at stake.
• Gu Long accepted the challenge and selected Soul Severing Valley, within range of the prepared formation, as the battlefield.

Gu Long used the Heavenly Net Array to ambush and defeat the Wind Thunder Pavilion in Soul Severing Valley, forcing Venerate Lei and the surviving Elders to submit to Dragon Domain. After securing their Soul Essence and granting the Wind Thunder Pavilion ten percent of the wormhole profits, Gu Long prepared to set out for Gu Sheng City in three days.

• Gu Long ordered Zhou Yu and Xun Er to activate the enhanced Heavenly Net Array after the Wind Thunder Pavilion entered the middle of Soul Severing Valley.
• The formation trapped and attacked the Wind Thunder Pavilion force, and Zhao Yun killed Fei Tian with a spear strike.
• Gu Long, Old Yao, Zhou Yu, Zhao Yun, and the Luo Family elites overwhelmed the Wind Thunder Pavilion, killing three Elders and forcing Venerate Lei to surrender.
• Venerate Lei and the surviving Elders handed over strands of Soul Essence to Gu Long, who allowed them to retain their positions and granted the Wind Thunder Pavilion ten percent of the wormhole profits.
• Gu Long ordered the battlefield cleared and Venerate Lei treated, then announced that Dragon Domain would set out for Gu Sheng City in three days.

Gu Long arrived in Gu Sheng City with Xun Er, Zhao Yun, Old Yao, and Zhou Yu, then faced Ling Quan’s challenge outside Gu Jian Pavilion. As the Great Elder watched, Gu Long prepared to test Ling Quan with a three-move wager, and the chapter ended as he revealed his fused Heavenly Flame.

• Gu Long and his companions said farewell to Luo Cheng and Venerate Lei before traveling through the Space Wormhole to Gu Sheng City.
• Xun Er and Zhao Yun reported that Ancient Clan factions were watching Gu Long’s return, but Gu Long decided to visit Gu Jian Pavilion as planned.
• At the inner city gate, Xun Er identified Gu Long as Commander Gu Lie’s grandson, allowing the group to enter and head for Gu Jian Pavilion.
• Ling Quan challenged Gu Long’s right to enter the Ancient World and offered to test him; Gu Long wagered that Ling Quan would apologize and bow if he survived three moves.
• The Great Elder chose to let the confrontation proceed, and Gu Long revealed a chaotic-colored flame formed from the Falling Heart Flame and Mysterious Yellow Flame.

Gu Long defeated Ling Quan with his Buddha Rage Flame Lotus and demanded that Ling Quan honor their wager. Yang Hao ultimately ordered Ling Quan to apologize, and Gu Long entered Gu Jian Pavilion with Xun Er and the others as Yang Hao vowed to remember the confrontation.

• Gu Long struck Ling Quan with the Buddha Rage Flame Lotus, melting his shield and leaving him gravely wounded.
• Gu Long demanded that Ling Quan publicly apologize and promise to bow whenever they met, and Ling Quan admitted defeat.
• Yang Hao intervened and asked Gu Long to let the matter end, but Gu Long argued that Ling Quan had to honor the wager and uphold the Ancient Clan's rules.
• Yang Hao ordered Ling Quan to fulfill the wager, and Ling Quan apologized publicly and promised to bow and greet Gu Long.
• Gu Long entered Gu Jian Pavilion with Xun Er and the others, while Yang Hao warned him that their conflict would continue.

Gu Long learned from Gu Feng that his actions against the Soul Clan had made him a target and worsened the Black Seal Army’s distrust, so he agreed to prove himself in the Ancient Clan Grand Tournament. After reuniting with Gu Lie and receiving cultivation support, Gu Long prepared to train while a Soul Clan agent planned to attack during the tournament.

• Gu Feng explained that the Ancient Clan’s leaders supported Gu Long, but many clan members doubted him because he had grown up away from the clan and provoked the Soul Clan.
• Gu Feng offered Gu Long a chance to earn the Ancient Clan’s recognition by competing in the tournament in one month, and Gu Long agreed to terms for the Dragon Domain to remain independent while cooperating with the clan.
• Gu Feng warned Gu Long that the Soul Clan might target him and advised him to remain in Gu Sheng City until the tournament, then sent him and his companions to the Ancient World.
• Gu Long gathered Old Yao, Zhao Yun, and Zhou Yu to plan their cultivation and preparation before visiting Gu Lie.
• Gu Lie welcomed Gu Long, praised his actions against the Soul Clan, and gave him cultivation resources and a Jade Slip containing insights into the Ancient Emperor Seal.
• A Black Robed Man reported Gu Long’s arrival to the Soul Clan, and the voice in the mirror ordered him to wait for the tournament before striking.

Gu Long learned the Mountain Opening Seal’s deeper meaning and cultivated it to minor mastery while preparing for the Ancient Clan competition. As he planned to seek a powerful System reward, Yang Hao arranged to have Gu Long killed during the tournament.

• Gu Long studied the Ancient Emperor’s inherited memory, understood that the Mountain Opening Seal established order rather than merely destroying, and formed its initial mark.
• Xun Er gave Gu Long detailed intelligence on the competition’s leading fighters and explained their weaknesses, including the threat posed by Yang Hao’s allies Gu Hua and Lin Xiu.
• Gu Long spent seven days cultivating, reached minor mastery of the Mountain Opening Seal, and used its will imprint to disrupt an opponent’s Dou Qi.
• Gu Long resolved to check in at the Ancient Clan’s altar or Heritage Hall before the competition, hoping for a high-quality System reward.
• Yang Hao learned that Xun Er was giving Gu Long information and ordered an accomplice to arrange for Gu Hua and Lin Xiu to kill Gu Long during the competition.

Gu Long signed in at the Ancient Clan Heritage Hall and received the Three Thousand Burning Flame, which he fused with the Chaos Fire to create Star Flame and reach Seven Star Dou Venerate Peak. With fifteen days remaining before the Grand Tournament, he concealed his strength and began preparing for Yang Hao, suspected Soul Hall infiltrators, and the other competitors.

• Gu Long entered the Ancient Clan Heritage Hall and signed in, receiving the Three Thousand Burning Flame Origin Fire Seed.
• Gu Long used his Imperial Command talent to fuse Three Thousand Burning Flame with the Chaos Fire, breaking through to Seven Star Dou Venerate Peak and naming the new flame Star Flame.
• After fifteen days in seclusion, Gu Long emerged with his aura suppressed and learned that Xun Er had sought him, rumors claimed he feared the Grand Tournament, and suspected Soul Hall Dou Venerates had visited Yang Hao's residence.
• Gu Long summoned Xun Er, Old Yao, and Zhou Yu, assigning them to gather medicinal ingredients, build formations, and collect intelligence on the tournament participants.
• Gu Long planned to conceal his cultivation while preparing to confront Yang Hao, the suspected Soul Hall members, and his rivals at the Grand Tournament.

At the Ancient Clan Grand Tournament, Gu Long effortlessly defeated Ling Quan despite his enhanced cultivation and Forbidden Technique, while Yang Hao plotted to have other contestants cripple him. Xun Er suspected Yang Hao was working with the Soul Hall, and Gu Long prepared for the tournament’s more dangerous opponents.

• Gu Long and his companions noticed Ling Quan’s suspiciously strengthened aura and suspected Yang Hao had prepared him to seek revenge.
• Gu Feng announced the tournament rules, and Gu Long drew lot seven while Ling Quan drew lot eight, matching them against each other in the first round.
• Gu Qingyang, Gu Hua, and Gu Zhen each won their opening matches with ease, then Gu Long faced Ling Quan on the third stone platform.
• Gu Long broke Ling Quan’s Mysterious Yin Claw and Forbidden Mysterious Yin Finger, crushed his wrist, and defeated him with a single palm strike.
• Yang Hao ordered his subordinate to promise greater rewards to Gu Hua and Lin Xiu if either crippled Gu Long, while Xun Er warned Gu Long that Yang Hao’s companions seemed connected to the Soul Hall.
• Gu Long concealed his suspicions, sensed powerful figures watching from the shadows, and sat down to regulate his breathing as the tournament continued.

Gu Long staged a hard-fought victory over Li Yu to make Yang Hao underestimate him, then hid his rapid recovery and prepared for his next match against Gu Zhen. He learned Yang Hao had offered Gu Zhen a chance to break through to Half-Saint and sent him a warning to compete fairly.

• Xun Er told Gu Long that Li Yu, Yang Hao’s ally, might use a forbidden item, and Gu Long planned to win conspicuously but conceal his true strength.
• Gu Long let Li Yu dominate their second-round match, then revealed enough power to defeat him after Li Yu used a Storm Pill.
• Yang Hao believed Gu Long was badly injured and ordered his plans to proceed, while the purple-robed referee declared Gu Long the winner.
• Gu Long healed completely in seclusion and arranged for others to claim he remained seriously injured.
• Xun Er told Gu Long that Gu Zhen was his next opponent and that Yang Hao had offered Gu Zhen a chance to reach Half-Saint.
• Gu Long asked Xun Er to tell Gu Zhen to fight fairly and warned that he would show no mercy if Gu Zhen accepted Yang Hao’s terms and tried anything.

Gu Qingyang defeated Gu Zhen in three moves, then Gu Long revealed his hidden strength and defeated Yang Hao in two attacks, exposing his suspected ties to Soul Hall. The elders ordered an investigation, while Gu Long and Gu Qingyang looked ahead to a possible final showdown.

• Gu Qingyang overcame Gu Zhen’s formidable defense with three attacks, including a final strike that showed his grasp of laws.
• Gu Long stopped Yang Hao’s spear attack with two fingers, then revealed his Star Flame and defeated him despite Yang Hao’s Blood Fiend Possession.
• Gu Long accused Yang Hao of colluding with Soul Hall and attempting to assassinate him, prompting Great Elder Gu Feng to order an investigation.
• Gu Feng declared Gu Long the winner, and the spectators realized that he had defeated Yang Hao without showing his full strength.
• Gu Long returned to Xun Er, Zhao Yun, Old Yao, and Zhou Yu, then exchanged a serious look with Gu Qingyang as they anticipated the semifinals.

Gu Long defeated Gu Hua in the fourth-round semifinal with the Heaven-tier mid-grade Great Desolate Imprisoning Heaven Finger, revealing a powerful technique to the Ancient Clan. With the finals against an injured Gu Qingyang set for seven days later inside the Ancient Emperor Mirror, Gu Long prepared to recover and use the clan’s inheritance ground.

• Gu Qingyang defeated Gu Yao after countering his attacks and surviving Gu Yao’s life-burning Blood-Burning Secret Technique, though Gu Qingyang suffered a serious wound.
• Gu Long fought Gu Hua, who used the Blood Flame Forbidden Technique to reach near Half-Saint strength, and stopped his attack with the Great Desolate Imprisoning Heaven Finger.
• Gu Long revealed that the finger technique could threaten a Half-Saint but consumed most of his Dou Qi, and he planned to draw out anyone tempted by its power.
• Great Elder Gu Feng told Gu Long that the finals would likely take place in the Ancient Emperor Mirror, where one day outside equaled ten days inside.
• After Gu Feng left, Gu Long looked forward to recovering and signing in at the Ancient Clan’s core inheritance ground before the final against Gu Qingyang.

Gu Long and Gu Qingyang entered the Ancient Emperor Mirror to compete for the Ancient Clan grand competition’s final victory. Gu Long’s Divine Bloodline and Imperial Command talent won him the Ancient Emperor Core Inheritance, which he began absorbing as the ten-day trial ended.

• Gu Feng and five Elders opened the Ancient Emperor Mirror and sent Gu Long and Gu Qingyang inside to compete for the highest inheritance grade.
• Gu Long checked in, received an Ancient Emperor Bloodline purification, and attracted the mirror’s inheritances with his strengthened bloodline.
• The Mirror Spirit ranked Gu Qingyang’s bloodline at eighty-seven percent purity and Gu Long’s Divine Bloodline at ninety-seven percent, granting Gu Long the highest-grade inheritances.
• Gu Long advanced to peak Eight Star Dou Venerate and mastered Great Desolate Imprisoning Heaven Finger to Minor Success while Gu Qingyang neared the Half-Saint threshold.
• In the Talent Battlefield, Gu Qingyang scored ninety-five and Gu Long scored ninety-nine with Imperial Command, earning Gu Long the Ancient Emperor Core Inheritance.
• Gu Qingyang accepted Gu Long’s victory, and Gu Long began absorbing the core inheritance as the ten days ended and the mirror rippled to release them.

Gu Long emerged from the Ancient Emperor Mirror with the ninth-level inheritance and was named the Ancient Clan Saint Son, while Gu Qingyang was announced as the tournament champion. After the Ancient Clan exposed a Soul Hall conspiracy and warned that the Soul Clan was targeting the Dragon Domain, Gu Long chose to return there with Gu Qingyang rather than remain in the Ancient World.

• Gu Qingyang reported reaching Half-Saint and obtaining the seventh-level inheritance, while Gu Long revealed his Nine Star Dou Venerate Peak cultivation, the Ancient Emperor Scripture, and the complete Ancient Emperor Core Inheritance.
• Gu Yuan made Gu Long the foremost core disciple and concealed his achievements by announcing Gu Qingyang as champion and claiming Gu Long needed seclusion to recover.
• Gu Long returned to his residence, where Zhao Yun reported the guards’ progress and Old Yao and Zhou Yu presented a breakthrough pill and a military formations manual; Gu Long warned them of suspected Soul Clan infiltration.
• At the Elder Council, Gu Yuan declared Gu Long the Ancient Clan Saint Son, exposed Yang Hao’s collusion with the Soul Hall, and placed Yang Hao’s faction’s resources under Gu Long’s control.
• Gu Yuan warned that the Soul Clan might attack Gu Long and the Dragon Domain, but Gu Long insisted on returning to the Northwest Continent, and Gu Qingyang agreed to accompany him.
• Gu Yuan gave Gu Long an Ancient Emperor Talisman capable of withstanding an attack from a Five Star Dou Saint, and Gu Long began preparing to leave for the Dragon Domain.

Gu Yuan betrothed Gu Long and Xun Er, then granted Gu Long access to Ancient Clan resources and inheritances as he prepared to return to the Northwest Continent. Gu Long left for the Dragon Domain with an escort and secret protection from Gu Yu, while Gu Yuan ordered a purge of the Ancient Clan’s interior.

• Gu Yuan announced Gu Long and Xun Er’s betrothal, and dismissed Gu Lan’s objections after Gu Lie defended Gu Long.
• Gu Yuan warned Gu Long to keep his Divine Bloodline secret and arranged for Gu Qingyang to escort him, with Gu Yu following in secret.
• Xun Er guided Gu Long through the Heavenly Pivot Pavilion, where he requisitioned pills, weapons, armor, and cultivation materials for the Dragon Domain.
• Gu Long studied the ninth-floor inheritances for three days, memorized clues about source qi, and refined his cultivation to the Nine Star Dou Venerate Peak.
• Gu Long departed for the Northwest Continent aboard a spatial ship with Gu Qingyang, Old Yao, and Zhou Yu, after giving Xun Er an imitation Ancient Emperor Talisman.
• Gu Yuan told Gu Yu to observe Gu Long and ordered Gu Feng to activate the Shadow Plan and purge the Ancient Clan’s interior.

Gu Long returned from the Ancient Clan to Tianya City as its Saint Son and learned that the Soul Hall was spreading a deadly black mist along the Jia Ma Empire border. He reunited with Yun Yun at the Misty Cloud Sect, organized a response, and prepared for a confrontation as Elder Gu Yu watched from the shadows.

• Gu Long arrived in Tianya City aboard an Ancient Clan vessel, where Luo Cheng and Venerate Lei welcomed him as the Ancient Clan Saint Son.
• Luo Cheng and Venerate Lei told Gu Long that the Soul Hall had caused disappearances near the Jia Ma Empire border, and Gu Long ordered forces to gather and investigate.
• Gu Long returned to the Misty Cloud Sect, reunited with Yun Yun, and revealed his Nine Star Dou Venerate Peak cultivation, Saint Son title, and engagement to Xun Er.
• Yun Yun reported that the black mist had consumed at least ten thousand souls and contained several Dou Venerate Peak auras, leading Gu Long to suspect Soul Clan reinforcements.
• Gu Long assigned Gu Qingyang, Yun Yun, Old Yao, Zhou Yu, and Qing Lin roles in preparing for the threat and ordered Gu Qingyang to investigate the border in three days.
• Gu Long and Yun Yun affirmed their resolve to protect the Dragon Domain, while Elder Gu Yu observed them and said Gu Long’s real trial had only begun.

Gu Qingyang defeated a Soul Clan ambush at the black mist but learned that the Soul Devouring Plan threatened the Northwest Continent and might be part of a larger scheme. With the array set to reach its peak in three days, Gu Long prepared to investigate the mist with a group that included Elder Gu Yu.

• Gu Qingyang used his Half-Saint powers and the Black Seal Army’s Heavenly Net Array to defeat four Shadow Guards and a Soul Beast, but the captives died when their Soul Clan restrictions activated.
• A black-robed Soul Clan elder revealed that the Soul Devouring Array would activate in three days and that the attack was intended to draw Gu Long into a trap.
• Gu Qingyang reported the battle to Gu Long, and Old Yao and Zhou Yu concluded that the Soul Clan’s secret arts were ancient and the array would reach a turning point in three days.
• Gu Long decided to investigate the black mist with Old Yao, Zhao Yun, Zhou Yu, ten Black Seal Army guards, and Elder Gu Yu watching over them.
• Yun Yun urged Gu Long to be careful, and he set out to uncover the Soul Clan’s plan before the array activated.

Gu Long and his allies activated the Nine Star Sky Locking Array to suppress the expanding black mist, drawing out and defeating three Soul Clan Dou Venerates. The arrival of Soul Clan Elder Hun Li brought Gu Yu into a standoff, while Gu Long ordered Zhou Yu to investigate the mist’s deeper purpose.

• Gu Long tasked Zhou Yu with designing a suppressing array and Old Yao with refining Sha Breaking Pills while Zhao Yun gathered materials from the Ancient Clan.
• Zhou Yu completed the Nine Star Sky Locking Array, and Gu Long, Old Yao, and Zhao Yun activated it, slowing the black mist and purifying part of its edge.
• Three Eight Star Dou Venerates charged from the mist, and Gu Long killed Hun Sha while Zhao Yun and Old Yao defeated the other two.
• Gu Yu emerged to confront Hun Li, a Five Star Dou Saint, as Gu Long and his companions retreated to the formation’s edge.
• Gu Long told Zhou Yu to monitor the black mist’s center, suspecting the Soul Clan’s operation involved more than collecting souls.

Gu Long summoned his grandfather Gu Lie, who defeated Hun Li and uncovered the Soul Clan’s plan to open the Burial Soul Abyss and release the Soul Emperor’s remnant soul. Gu Long used Ancient Emperor Origin to reinforce the seal long enough for Gu Lie to destroy the altar, but Hun Li escaped and the Soul Clan’s threat remained.

• Gu Long crushed Gu Lie’s protective jade talisman and ordered Zhou Yu to prepare a withdrawal as Gu Yu fought Hun Li.
• Gu Lie arrived and gravely wounded Hun Li with his domain, then forced him to reveal that the Soul Devouring Plan was meant to open the Burial Soul Abyss.
• The White Bone Altar began opening the Burial Soul Abyss, and Gu Lie used the Nine Star Sky Locking Array to slow the rift.
• Gu Long sacrificed some Ancient Emperor Origin to reinforce the seal, suffering backlash as the rift shrank.
• Gu Lie destroyed the altar with the Heaven Annihilation Seal, closing the rift, while Hun Li escaped during the chaos.