Chapter Summaries

Shi Kang resented the Dou God Clans for secretly sending Half-Saints to protect their younger members, but concealed his own strength as the clans forced a path through the Beast Tide. The group reached the Bodhi Ancient Tree, while many rogue cultivators who followed them were left behind and slaughtered by the beasts.

• Shi Kang decided he would destroy the shameless Dou God Clans after he became a Dou Di, and the clans began isolating him.
• Elder Tong Xuan led the Dou God Clan members into the Beast Tide, with the other Half-Saints clearing a path for their own clans’ younger members.
• Shi Kang held back and killed only nearby beasts, leading the Half-Saints to assume he lacked real combat ability.
• The Dou God Clan members crossed the Beast Tide safely and reached the Bodhi Ancient Tree, while the beasts closed the passage behind them.
• Rogue cultivators and small-sect members were overwhelmed by the beasts, and many were killed before reaching the group.

Shi Kang and the others reached the Bodhi Ancient Tree and saw the Bodhi Heart, which could greatly strengthen a cultivator and nourish the soul. Five Half-Saint puppets blocked their way, and while the clans divided up four of them, Shi Kang remained preoccupied with whether the tree counted as divine.

• Everyone saw the Bodhi Heart, and Shi Kang realized it could help strengthen his soul and sensed that his Bodhi Seed was reacting to the tree.
• Five Half-Saint puppets emerged from the Bodhi Ancient Tree and stood between it and the approaching cultivators.
• Nearly ten exhausted rogue cultivators gave up and retreated, leaving a little over thirty people willing to continue.
• Elder Tong Xuan and the Yan, Lei, and Yao Clans each offered to handle one puppet, leaving the final puppet for Shi Kang and the remaining rogue cultivators.
• Shi Kang ignored the clans' expectation that he help fight and wondered whether the Bodhi Ancient Tree counted as a divine tree.

Shi Kang concealed his strength while helping the rogue cultivators defeat the last Half-Saint puppet, hoping the Bodhi Ancient Tree would reward him for helping it. After the battle, the four clans moved on before the rogue cultivators could recover, leaving Shi Kang and the survivors facing the next challenge.

• Shi Kang decided to ask the Bodhi Ancient Tree for its origin essence after helping it, then agreed to fight the black-robed puppet while pretending to be inexperienced.
• Shi Kang held back and feigned injuries as he and the rogue cultivators attacked the black-robed puppet, while the four clans fought their own puppets.
• The Gu Clan killed its puppet first, and then the Yan, Lei, and Yao Clans defeated theirs without helping the others.
• Shi Kang destroyed the black-robed puppet's head after two Eight-star Dou Venerates died, concealing how easily he could have won.
• The four clans advanced before the rogue cultivators could recover, and three severely injured rogue cultivators gave up and stayed behind.

Shi Kang broke the Bodhi Ancient Tree’s illusion with the Bodhi Seed and learned that Heavenly Flames could dispel the tree’s lingering negative emotions. The tree gave him twenty-four Bodhi Seeds, and he began refining them with his Heavenly Flames.

• The Bodhi Ancient Tree enveloped Shi Kang and the others in an illusion of his ideal life, but he recognized it as false and used the Bodhi Seed to break it.
• Shi Kang entered a space with a miniature Bodhi Ancient Tree, which showed him its battle against a black-robed Dou Di and asked for help removing its negative emotions.
• The Bodhi Ancient Tree showed Shi Kang that refining Bodhi Seeds with Heavenly Flames could help, then provided him with twenty-four seeds.
• Shi Kang used Three Thousand Burning Flame and Fallen Heart Flame to refine two Bodhi Seeds, producing clear energy that the tree absorbed.

Shi Kang refined Bodhi Seeds to cleanse the Bodhi Ancient Tree’s negative emotions, and the tree drew him into the legendary Contemplation Under the Bodhi Tree. As Shi Kang began experiencing a hundred lifetimes, the illusion trapping the other contenders ended, and Elder Tong Xuan recognized Shi Kang’s state.

• The Bodhi Ancient Tree restored Shi Kang’s Dou Qi through a meditation cushion and supplied him with fifty more Bodhi Seeds to refine.
• Shi Kang endured more than six hours of refining until the last Bodhi Seed’s pure qi erased the tree’s remaining negative emotions.
• The Bodhi Ancient Tree pulled Shi Kang and the meditation cushion inside itself, beginning his Hundred Lifetimes Reincarnation.
• The illusion ended, freeing the contenders who had been trapped while competing for the Bodhi Ancient Tree’s opportunity.
• The contenders saw Shi Kang meditating inside the tree, and Elder Tong Xuan identified his state as Contemplation Under the Bodhi Tree.

Shi Kang completed the Bodhi Ancient Tree’s hundred-life contemplation, advancing to the late stage of One-star Dou Saint and receiving a Bodhi Heart. When he asked for the tree’s Soul Origin, it refused but offered another item that might strengthen him.

• The Dou God Clans and rogue cultivators envied Shi Kang’s opportunity but dared not interfere, while their attempts to escape the sealed space failed.
• After a month and a half, Shi Kang completed a hundred reincarnations and advanced from High-level Half-Saint to the late stage of One-star Dou Saint.
• The Bodhi Ancient Tree gave Shi Kang a Bodhi Heart and prepared to send him out.
• Shi Kang asked to borrow a trace of the tree’s Soul Origin, but the Bodhi Ancient Tree refused, explaining that its origin was too weak.
• The Bodhi Ancient Tree offered Shi Kang another item that might help him improve his strength, startling him.

Shi Kang received the Azure Spirit Regeneration Vine from the Bodhi Ancient Tree, whose life energy fused with his bones and transformed his body. After half a month, Shi Kang emerged stronger, with powerful regeneration and healing abilities, leaving the Half-Saints unable to see through his cultivation.

• The Bodhi Ancient Tree gave Shi Kang the Azure Spirit Regeneration Vine, which it had nourished for a thousand years.
• The Bodhi Ancient Tree infused the vine with energy, and it fused with Shi Kang's skeleton, cleansing and strengthening his body over half a month.
• Shi Kang advanced from Late One-star Dou Saint to Mid Two-star Dou Saint and gained the ability to rapidly regenerate severe injuries, even regrowing severed limbs.
• Shi Kang thanked the Bodhi Ancient Tree, which sent him out of the tree.
• Shi Kang emerged before Elder Tong Xuan and the other Half-Saints, whose pressure and surprise revealed that they could no longer gauge his cultivation and believed he had reached the Dou Sheng realm.

Shi Kang claimed more than twenty Bodhi Seeds after breaking through to the Dou Sheng realm, then rejected the Four Clans' demand to share them. He warned Elder Tong Xuan that pressuring the Stone Clan could drive it and the Ancient Void Dragon Clan into the Soul Clan's camp, leaving the alliance's future uncertain.

• Shi Kang broke through to the Dou Sheng realm, and the Bodhi Ancient Tree scattered Bodhi Seeds across the area.
• Shi Kang drew more than twenty Bodhi Seeds into his hand while the others scrambled for them.
• Elder Tong Xuan and the other Half-Saints demanded that Shi Kang share the seeds among the clans, but Shi Kang refused and rebuked them.
• Shi Kang warned Elder Tong Xuan that his actions could push the Stone Clan and Ancient Void Dragon Clan into the Soul Clan's camp.
• Gu Qingyang insulted Shi Kang, but Elder Tong Xuan pulled him back after seeing Shi Kang's cold expression.

Shi Kang left the Bodhi Ancient Tree with the Bodhi Three Treasures and the Azure Spirit Regeneration Vine, then returned safely to the Stone Realm. He shocked Shi Gang by revealing he had advanced to Mid Two-star Dou Saint and began recounting his experiences, exaggerating several details.

• Shi Kang confronted Elder Tong Xuan, who backed down and avoided escalating the dispute between the clans.
• The Bodhi Ancient Tree teleported everyone out and sank beneath the earth, ending the opportunity.
• Shi Kang departed with his treasures, hurried back to the Stone Realm, and arrived without being attacked.
• Shi Gang recognized that Shi Kang had reached Mid Two-star Dou Saint and reacted with disbelief.
• Shi Kang told Shi Gang about the Bodhi Ancient Tree, embellishing how he earned its recognition and received the Azure Spirit Regeneration Vine.

Shi Kang realized the Soul Clan could use Spirit Devouring Absolute Life Arrays to fuel its Emperor Slaying Array and urged Shi Gang to destroy the hidden formations. He warned his father that the Soul Clan’s schemes in the Central Continent pointed to a larger plot.

• Shi Kang gave Shi Gang twenty-one Bodhi Seeds to refine for the clan’s talented Nine Revolutions Dou Venerates and suggested sharing some with the Ancient Void Dragon Clan.
• Shi Gang reported that the Soul Clan had stayed within the Soul Realm while the allied clans remained on guard.
• Shi Kang recalled the Soul Clan’s Emperor Slaying Array and deduced that destroying its Spirit Devouring Absolute Life Arrays would prevent Hun Tiandi from activating it.
• Shi Kang decided to remain in the Stone Realm to refine his treasures and asked Shi Gang to secretly send people to destroy the arrays near the Soul Halls.
• Shi Kang told Shi Gang that he had heard Soul Hall members discussing the formation and warned that the Soul Clan was plotting something.

Shi Kang sent Shi Ping to investigate the Soul Clan’s hidden arrays and asked him to retrieve Soul Origin for study. While Shi Ping was away, Shi Kang spent time with Cao Ying, Qing Lin, and Yue Ru, hoping to father a child; the chapter ended after Shi Ping confirmed the arrays existed and Shi Gang asked Shi Kang what he knew.

• Shi Gang accepted Shi Kang’s warning about the Spirit Devouring Life-Taking Array and ordered Shi Ping to investigate it in secret.
• Shi Kang asked Shi Ping to bring back Soul Origin from the Soul Hall so he could study ways to strengthen the Stone Clan’s soul cultivation.
• Shi Kang waited for Shi Ping’s return and spent several days with Cao Ying, Qing Lin, and Yue Ru, troubled by his inability to have children.
• Shi Ping returned and reported finding massive, carefully concealed arrays beneath the destroyed Heaven Hall, Earth Hall, and several Human Halls.
• Shi Kang asked whether the Soul Clan had discovered Shi Ping, and Shi Gang then asked Shi Kang if he knew what the Soul Clan was planning.

Shi Kang urged the Stone Clan to secretly dismantle the Soul Clan’s Spirit Devouring Absolute Life Arrays, then received six spheres of Soul Origin from Shi Ping and planned to refine them. Meanwhile, Hun Miesheng remained sealed inside the Soul Realm, unaware that the Stone Clan was poised to destroy Soul Hall’s remaining branches and arrays.

• Shi Kang persuaded Shi Gang and Shi Ping to secretly destroy the Soul Clan’s arrays before the Soul Clan discovered them.
• Shi Ping gave Shi Kang six spheres of Soul Origin, including a large sphere taken from Earth Hall.
• Shi Ping warned Shi Kang that resentment within the Soul Origin could harm his soul, and Shi Kang said he would purify it with Heavenly Flames before refining it.
• Shi Ping encouraged Shi Kang to cultivate, believing the Stone Clan’s future depended on him.
• Hun Miesheng remained in secluded cultivation in the sealed Soul Realm, unaware that the Stone Clan was preparing to attack Soul Hall’s branches and arrays.

Shi Kang focused on refining the Bodhi Heart while Shi Ping and several Dou Saint Elders plundered the Soul Hall’s arrays and Soul Origin across the Central Continent. After more than three months, Shi Kang finished refining the Bodhi Heart and rose to the peak of the Late Two-star Dou Saint level.

• Nihility Devouring Flame discarded the Soul Origin from the Earth Hall and Human Halls, allowing Shi Kang to obtain it.
• Shi Kang postponed refining the Soul Origin and began refining the Bodhi Heart to strengthen his Dou Qi before the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame appeared.
• Shi Ping and several Dou Saint Elders dismantled the Soul Hall’s Spirit Devouring Absolute Life Arrays and took its Soul Origin, while the Soul Hall could not stop them.
• Rumors of attacks on the Soul Hall spread across the Central Continent, and many people suspected the Pill Tower, while the Dou God Clans focused on competing for the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame.
• After more than three months, Shi Kang finished refining the Bodhi Heart and reached the peak of the Late Two-star Dou Saint level, believing he could fight a Five-star Dou Saint.

After refining the Bodhi Heart and reaching the Late Two-star Dou Saint realm, Shi Kang told Shi Gang he intended to claim the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame and asked to spar with the Stone Clan’s First Elder. With Shi Mie still in seclusion, Shi Kang challenged his uncle Shi Ping to prove his strength, and their match began.

• Shi Kang told Shi Gang he planned to contend for the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, and Shi Gang warned him to be cautious about refining a third Heavenly Flame.
• Shi Kang asked to spar with Shi Mie, but Shi Gang said the First Elder remained in seclusion and suggested Shi Ping instead.
• Shi Kang claimed Shi Ping might not be his match, so Shi Gang agreed to let them fight and Shi Ping resolved to teach him a lesson.
• Shi Gang sealed off a vast void with Space Power to contain the battle and prevent outsiders from observing it.
• Shi Ping attacked Shi Kang with a Dou Qi-charged punch to test his body's strength.

Shi Kang sparred with his uncle Shi Ping, revealing strength and physical toughness that rivaled or surpassed a Late Four-star Dou Saint. Their battle escalated into a Savage Aspect brawl, where Shi Kang's rapid healing let him trade injuries and gain the upper hand.

• Shi Kang effortlessly stopped Shi Ping's opening punch, prompting Shi Ping to praise him and fight seriously.
• Shi Ping and Shi Kang exchanged Dou Techniques, and Shi Kang's attacks infused with Heavenly Flames, Divine Wind, and Mysterious Ice pierced Shi Ping's defenses.
• Shi Ping activated the Stone Clan's Savage Aspect, and Shi Kang transformed with the same technique to meet him in close combat.
• Shi Kang's physical strength and attack power proved greater than Shi Ping's, and his reckless attacks left Shi Ping with painful wounds.
• Shi Kang's injuries rapidly healed through the Myriad Spirits Body Refining Art and the Azure Spirit Regeneration Vine, while Shi Ping struggled against his nephew's relentless offense.

Shi Kang fought Shi Ping, whose attempts to wear him down failed against his nephew’s immense Dou Qi reserves and rapid healing. Their strongest techniques clashed, and Shi Ping admitted defeat after Shi Kang’s Myriad Spirit Ball overpowered his attack.

• Shi Ping tried to retreat and exhaust Shi Kang with Dou Techniques, but Shi Kang dodged or endured the attacks and quickly healed.
• Shi Kang proposed settling the spar with one decisive move, and Shi Ping agreed.
• Shi Ping formed the Stone Clan’s Myriad Rocks Unite Palm while Shi Kang prepared a Myriad Spirit Ball using Heavenly Flames, Divine Wind, and Mysterious Ice.
• Shi Kang and Shi Ping launched their attacks, and the collision sent both fighters flying back through a powerful shockwave.
• Shi Ping saw that his palm technique had been destroyed and admitted defeat, while Shi Kang’s injuries began healing.

Shi Kang revealed that his devastating finishing move was a Dou Technique he had created himself, then assessed how he would fare against Five-star Dou Saints. After consuming the last of his Demon Saint Essence Blood and extending his seclusion, he broke through to Three-star Dou Saint and realized future cultivation would require heavenly treasures.

• Shi Kang explained to Shi Ping that he had created his powerful finishing move by compressing the Four Spiritual Objects, and Shi Ping praised his nephew while agreeing that concealing his strength could prevent trouble.
• Shi Kang assessed that he could likely defeat an early Five-star Dou Saint, might be evenly matched with a mid Five-star Dou Saint, and would struggle against a late Five-star Dou Saint, especially if an opponent fled.
• After spending several days with his three women, Shi Kang entered seclusion and swallowed the small amount of Demon Saint Essence Blood he had left.
• Shi Kang exhausted the essence blood after one month but remained in seclusion for another two and a half months until he broke through to Three-star Dou Saint.
• Shi Kang concluded that cultivation had become much harder at the Dou Sheng realm and decided he would need heavenly treasures to increase his strength.

After First Elder Shi Mie broke through to Late Five-star Dou Saint, Shi Kang challenged him to a spar and fought him to a draw. Shi Kang recovered from his severe injuries and planned to pursue the next stage of his training before reaching Four-star Dou Saint.

• Shi Kang congratulated First Elder Shi Mie on breaking through to Late Five-star Dou Saint and challenged him to spar.
• Shi Kang and Shi Mie fought for a day and night until Shi Gang stopped them and declared the battle a draw.
• Shi Kang returned home badly injured, and Yue Ru helped him rest while his healing ability repaired his body.
• Shi Kang recovered fully after four days and considered refining Old Ancestor's Saint Origin Spiritual Land despite not yet reaching Four-star Dou Saint.

Shi Kang met with the Shi Clan Old Ancestor and learned that, despite Emperor’s Origin being extinct across the continent, the ancestor had found a possible way to create a Dou Di. The ancestor revealed a remnant of Saint Origin Spiritual Land and explained that rare spiritual materials existed for many attributes.

• Shi Kang entered the ancestor’s mysterious space, where the Shi Clan Old Ancestor noticed his Three-star Dou Saint cultivation and the ice-attributed spiritual material fused into his body.
• Shi Kang told the ancestor about receiving the Bodhi Ancient Tree’s inheritance and asked whether the Azure Spirit Regeneration Vine would harm him; the ancestor assured him it would be assimilated safely.
• Shi Kang and the ancestor realized they had misunderstood each other about Emperor’s Origin, which had been plentiful in the ancestor’s era but had been extinct for over ten thousand years.
• The Shi Clan Old Ancestor said a scarce amount of Emperor’s Origin remained and might still allow someone to become a Dou Di through a particular method.
• The Shi Clan Old Ancestor formed an earth-yellow sphere containing Saint Origin Spiritual Land and explained that rare destructive spiritual materials existed for many attributes.

The Shi Clan Old Ancestor explained that the Saint Origin Spiritual Land contained a trace of Emperor's Origin and could help Shi Kang reach the Pseudo Emperor level, then proposed sacrificing the clan's Dou God Bloodline to force a breakthrough to Dou Di. Shi Kang doubted that risky plan and asked to refine the Spiritual Land early so he could compete for the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame; the Old Ancestor began testing his physical strength.

• The Shi Clan Old Ancestor described how he found and refined the Saint Origin Spiritual Land, which had sustained his Remnant Soul and grown stronger with him.
• The Old Ancestor said the Spiritual Land's Emperor's Origin could help Shi Kang reach the Pseudo Emperor level but was insufficient for a true Dou Di breakthrough.
• Shi Kang privately considered combining the Spiritual Land's Emperor's Origin with an Emperor Grade Nascent Pill, while the Old Ancestor proposed gathering the clan's Dou God Bloodline into Shi Kang to force a breakthrough.
• Shi Kang rejected the plan as too risky, compared it to Xiao Xuan's failed attempt, and praised the Old Ancestor's idea despite having no intention of accepting it.
• Shi Kang asked to refine the Saint Origin Spiritual Land early to prepare for the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, and the Old Ancestor tested his physical strength with increasing pressure.