Chapter Summaries

Gu Han refined Protector Wu’s remnant soul and uncovered the Soul Hall’s plans for the Xiao family and Misty Cloud Sect. He revealed that the sect’s Gate of Death might hold a Dou Venerate inheritance and could be opened with exceptional talent or the lives of Soul Hall members.

• Gu Han used the Taiji Diagram to capture and suppress Protector Wu’s remnant soul, shocking Yao Chen and the others with his Spirit Realm soul.
• Xun'er praised her judgment of Gu Han and considered spending two years at Jia Nan Academy before facing the Black Mist Army.
• Gu Han refined Protector Wu’s soul and learned that the Soul Hall was seeking talented souls, mapping important locations, and tracking people surnamed Xiao.
• Gu Han told Yun Shan that Protector Wu planned to use the Misty Cloud Sect as a tool, then harvest its members’ souls and eventually take Yun Shan’s soul as well.
• Gu Han revealed that the Soul Hall targeted the Misty Cloud Sect because its founder, Yun Poshan, had died to the Soul Hall and left an inheritance behind.
• Gu Han explained that the Gate of Death might contain a Dou Venerate inheritance and could be opened by someone exceptionally talented or through the sacrifice of Soul Hall members.

Gu Han arranged the Misty Cloud Sect’s next steps after Xun’er departed, while Cai Li and Yun Yun prepared to strengthen their people and take the fight to the Mulan Empire. The chapter ended with Yun Yun announcing Yun Leng’s death and the sect’s vow to avenge him.

• Gu Qingqing and Xun’er discussed Yun Potian’s inheritance and how Yun Shan and Yun Yun would raise the Misty Cloud Sect’s reputation by accepting it.
• Xun’er left for Jia Nan Academy with Ling Xiao and Gu Qingqing, giving Gu Han a Token in case he faced a crisis.
• Gu Han tasked Cai Li with bringing rare herbs so Yao Chen and Xiao Yan could refine pills, and Yun Shan offered to gather more ingredients from the imperial family and other alchemists.
• Cai Li and Cai Die departed for the Snake-People Tribe, while Yun Yun said she planned to ally with the imperial family and attack the Mulan Empire.
• Yun Yun told the sect that Yun Leng had died after killing three Mulan Valley Dou Kings, and declared that the Misty Cloud Sect would avenge him.

Yun Yun announced Yun Leng’s death and Yun Shan’s breakthrough to Dou Zong, while Gu Han’s influence grew as factions across the region reacted to the Misty Cloud Sect’s new strength. The chapter ended with Gu Han offering Gu He guidance from an Eighth-grade Alchemist.

• Yun Yun revealed that Yun Leng had died fighting Mulan Valley’s three Elders, then announced Yun Shan’s breakthrough and the upcoming Dou Zong Assembly.
• Yun Yun credited Gu Han’s Sect Breaking Pill for Yun Shan’s breakthrough, and the sect prepared supplies and invitations as the news spread.
• Yao Yue told Jia Xingtian about Gu Han’s allies and powerful resources, and Yun Shan arrived to demand the Imperial Family’s treasures for pill refining.
• Yao Yue urged Jia Xingtian to provide medicinal ingredients, and the Nether Sea Flood Dragon Beast agreed when it learned a pill could help heal its injuries.
• The Mulan Three Elders considered seeking an alliance with the Luoyan Empire, while Yan Luotian saw Yun Shan’s breakthrough as an opportunity.
• Gu He confronted Gu Han about his relationship with Yun Yun, and Gu Han offered him guidance from an Eighth-grade Alchemist.

Gu Han used Yao Chen’s alchemy to secure a Sect Breaking Pill for Jia Xingtian and offered Gu He and Fa Ma the chance to meet the famed Eighth-grade Alchemist. After Yao Chen finished refining the pill, Fa Ma recognized him as Venerable Yao, leaving Gu He astonished by the revelation.

• Gu Han offered Gu He a Misty Cloud Sect position and guidance from an Eighth-grade Alchemist in exchange for joining, then brought him and Fa Ma to meet the senior.
• Yao Chen completed a Sect Breaking Pill for Jia Xingtian, and Gu Han handed it to him as the Jia Ma Imperial Family prepared to align itself with the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Gu Han gave Yao Chen a modified chain made from Protector Wu’s weapon, which could restrain soul bodies and strengthen Yao Chen against Soul Hall Protectors.
• Yao Chen offered to introduce Gu Han to Wind Venerate, an artifact-refining master from Starfall Pavilion, and Gu Han identified him by name.
• Fa Ma recognized Yao Chen as Venerable Yao and recalled receiving his guidance at an Alchemist competition in his youth.
• Yao Chen remembered Fa Ma and noted his progress toward Dou Emperor and Sixth-grade Alchemist status, prompting Gu He to excitedly recognize him too.

Gu He and Fa Ma received Yao Chen’s guidance, while Gu Han prepared for the Misty Cloud Sect’s Dou Zong Assembly. The celebration was interrupted by Yan Luotian, who arrived with the Golden Goose Sect’s Great Elder and challenged Gu Han.

• Gu He eagerly met Yao Chen and declared he would regard him as his master, while Fa Ma followed suit and asked for guidance.
• Yao Chen had Gu He and Fa Ma demonstrate the pills they were best and worst at refining.
• The Dou Zong Assembly began with the Jia Ma Empire’s notable figures gathered to celebrate Yun Shan’s breakthrough.
• Yan Luotian arrived at Misty Cloud Mountain with two companions and taunted Yun Shan for not inviting him.
• Gu Han challenged Yan Luotian to enter the Misty Cloud Sect, and the Golden Goose Sect’s Great Elder stepped forward and dared Gu Han to fight.

Gu Han accepted Yantiange’s challenge to a life-and-death battle and revealed that he had reached two-star Dou Wang, surprising the gathered sects. Their clash shook Misty Cloud Mountain, and Gu Han was still fighting Yantiange when the chapter ended.

• Gu Han agreed to fight Yantiange without restrictions, and Yun Shan and Yan Luotian formed a barrier around the battlefield.
• Gu Han attacked first with the Golden Goose Sect’s perfected Six-Geese Flight Skill, then used Sky Cold Seal while Yantiange dodged with afterimages.
• Yantiange realized Gu Han was not a Dou Ling, and Gu Han revealed his two-star Dou Wang strength to the stunned spectators.
• Yantiange unleashed Heavenly Net Wind Web, but Gu Han’s Water Element Cold Seal resisted it and crashed toward him.
• Yantiange countered with Heavenly Goose Return, and the techniques collided in a massive shockwave.
• Yantiange emerged from the smoke with a kick, but Gu Han dodged behind him and swung his sword.

Gu Han turned the fight against Yantiange by using Heavenly Flames to boost his speed and sealing Dou Qi inside Yantiange’s meridians. After Yantiange unleashed a blood-red speed technique, Gu Han trapped him with an ice clone and launched a powerful Water Fire Cold Seal, while Yan Luotian begged him to stop.

• Gu Han and Yantiange traded attacks, with Yantiange’s greater speed initially giving him the advantage.
• Gu Han covered his wings with black flames, gained speed, and began suppressing Yantiange while secretly sealing his meridians with Ice Attribute Dou Qi.
• Yun Shan mocked Yan Luotian for directing the fight, prompting Yan Luotian to order Yantiange to finish Gu Han quickly.
• Yantiange activated a blood-red speed technique and struck what he thought was Gu Han, but the figure turned out to be an ice clone that trapped his hand.
• Gu Han attacked Yantiange from behind with Water Fire Cold Seal, and Yan Luotian offered him the complete Nine Goose Flight Skill in exchange for sparing Yantiange.

At Yun Shan’s Dou Zong Ceremony, Gu Han killed Yantiange despite Yan Luotian’s attempt to end the match and propose marriage to Yun Yun. Yun Shan then sealed the space to trap Yan Luotian and Yantianxing, and Cai Li and an unidentified attacker joined the fight as Yan Luotian tried to escape.

• Gu Han’s attack left Yantiange gravely injured, but Yan Luotian offered the Nine Wild Goose Flight Skill and proposed marrying Yun Yun to end the conflict.
• Gu Han revealed that Yantiange had already been doomed by a soul attack, and black-and-white flames burned him to nothingness.
• As Yan Luotian and Yantianxing tried to leave, Yun Shan sealed the space and declared that he would kill them before they could threaten the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Yan Luotian attacked Yun Shan, but Cai Li intercepted him and warned him that Gu Han wanted him to remain.
• An arrow struck Yan Luotian, who evaded it with his wings and realized the attacker was not Queen Medusa.

Gu Han and his allies trapped Yan Luotian and Yantianxing in a battle that pitted four Dou Zongs against Yan Luotian and three against Yantianxing. After Yantianxing was killed, Yan Luotian tried to self-destruct, but Gu Han rushed into the space-sealing barrier and told his allies to keep compressing it.

• Cai Die revealed that she was Queen Medusa Cai Li’s older sister, and she joined Yun Shan and Cai Li in confronting Yan Luotian.
• Jia Xingtian, Hai Bodong, and Gu Han fought Yantianxing while Yun Shan and the two Queens attacked Yan Luotian.
• The Jia Ma Empire’s spectators watched the battles and discussed the Snake People Race’s alliance with the Misty Cloud Sect and Gu Han’s strength.
• Jia Xingtian trapped Yantianxing with rocks, Hai Bodong reinforced the prison with ice, and Gu Han beheaded him before taking his Storage Ring.
• Yan Luotian burned his blood with a secret technique to evade his attackers, then began to self-destruct as Gu Han approached.
• Cai Die, Cai Li, Yun Shan, and Old Yao sealed and compressed the space around Yan Luotian, while Gu Han entered the barrier and urged Yun Shan and Old Yao to continue.

Gu Han survived Yan Luotian’s self-destruction, presided over the Misty Cloud Sect’s ceremony, and established an alliance against the Mulan Empire. He then entered the Gate of Death with Yun Yun to pursue its hidden Dou Venerate inheritance, but told her to cultivate with him first.

• Gu Han emerged unharmed from Yan Luotian’s explosion after entering the Xuanwu Secret Realm and retrieving Yan Luotian’s Storage Ring.
• Gu Han presided over the Dou Zong Ceremony and declared Jia Xingtian, Cai Li, and Cai Die elders of the Misty Cloud Sect, while announcing an alliance against the Mulan Empire.
• Gu Han gave Cai Li, Cai Die, and Xiao Yi Xian Black Tortoise Jade Talismans and said goodbye to Yao Chen and Xiao Yan.
• Gu Han entered the Gate of Death with Yun Yun and followed her to its sixth level, where she asked how they could proceed.
• Gu Han told Yun Yun not to be hasty and asked her to cultivate with him first.

Gu Han used Dual Cultivation to help Yun Yun sense the Gate of Death’s gateway, but they could not enter the next level together. After Yun Yun gave Gu Han the Wind Storm Sword Art, he sent her through the gateway using Protector Wu’s corpse and stayed behind to cultivate.

• Gu Han explained that Yun Yun and the Old Sect Master lacked the talent to sense the next level, then used Qiankun Yisu to strengthen Yun Yun’s Soul Power and Sword Intent.
• Gu Han and Yun Yun tried to break through the gateway’s spatial barrier with Soul Power and the Yin Yang Twin Flames, but both attempts failed.
• Yun Yun gave Gu Han the Wind Storm Sword Art, and he decided to stay on the current level to cultivate while she advanced alone.
• Gu Han placed Protector Wu’s corpse on the Altar, causing a gateway to form, and Yun Yun flew through it toward the seventh level.
• Gu Han began cultivating the Ice Soul Treasure Mirror as news of Yan Luotian’s death triggered major changes outside.

The Mulan Empire weighed how to survive the Misty Cloud Sect’s declaration of war, while a wider conflict engulfed the southwestern Northwest Continent. Nearly half a year later, the Luoyan Empire was under attack from three powers, and Jia Ma Empire’s commanders gathered to plan a decisive battle.

• Tian Qingzi reported that Gu Han had killed Yantiange at the Misty Cloud Sect and that the sect had declared war on Mulan Valley and the Mulan Empire.
• Mulan Tian, Mulan Qing, and the elders considered the empire’s weak position, and Mu Shi proposed yielding the Mulan Plain while seizing territory from the Luoyan Empire.
• A purple-mist elder in the Chuyun Empire killed a woman who reported that Yun Shan and the twin Queen Medusas had become Dou Zongs and that Yan Luotian had been killed.
• Over the next six months, the Misty Cloud Sect, Snake People Race, Jia Ma Empire, Mulan Empire, and Chuyun Empire fought over the Mulan Plain and the Luoyan Empire’s territory.
• Yun Shan, Cai Li, and Cai Die fought in the war, while Xiao Yi Xian delayed Chuyun Empire’s northern advance; Yun Yun and Gu Han remained absent from the battlefield.
• Near Golden Goose Valley, Jia Ma Empire’s allies gathered to discuss the coming decisive battle.

Yun Shan and the others planned a coordinated assault on Golden Goose Valley, while Cai Die and Cai Li revealed they had both advanced in cultivation. The Golden Goose Sect's defenses fell, but a masked Soul Hall figure ambushed the attackers, leaving Cai Li facing a new threat.

• Cai Die proposed that she hold off Scorpion Biyan while Yun Shan stopped the Mulan Three Elders and Cai Li led the assault on the Golden Goose Sect.
• Cai Die revealed she had reached Three-Star Dou Zong, and Cai Li revealed she had reached Two-Star Dou Ancestor, so Yun Shan agreed to the plan.
• Eight Snake People Race experts used the Heavenly Snake Great Formation to attack the Golden Goose Sect's protection array under cover of night.
• Cai Die intercepted Scorpion Biyan, while Yun Shan blocked the Mulan Three Elders as they tried to fly toward Golden Goose Valley.
• After the Golden Goose Sect's array broke, Hai Bodong, Jia Xingtian, and the Nether Sea Flood Dragon Beast entered, but Cai Li shielded them from purple chains.
• A masked figure in a black robe emerged from a split in the void, and Cai Li recognized the figure as a member of Soul Hall.

The Soul Hall and its allies overwhelmed the Misty Cloud Sect’s forces by splitting them across several battlefields. Xiao Yi Xian unleashed her Calamity Poison Body to help Hai Bodong, shifting the fight and drawing every Dou Zong’s attention.

• The Soul Hall Protector sent six High-level Soul Emissaries into battle, while the Golden Goose Sect and Luoyan Empire forces engaged the Jia Ma Empire’s fighters.
• The Mulan Three Elders blocked Yun Shan, and Mu Hu battled him while Mu Shi protected Mu Xiong.
• Cai Die fought Scorpion Biyan, revealed her Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python form, and left their battle at a deadlock.
• The Soul Hall Protector pressed Cai Li as Jia Xingtian and Hai Bodong struggled against multiple Soul Emissaries.
• Xiao Yi Xian released her Calamity Poison Body, repelled a Soul Emissary, and gave Hai Bodong an opening to attack with Mysterious Ice Dragon Soar.

Yun Yun revealed herself as a powerful Dou Zong and struck Scorpion Biyan, while Gu Han used a powerful seal to severely wound Mu Xiong. The enemy formation began to collapse, and Yun Shan launched an attack on the weakened Mu Shi and Mu Hu.

• Scorpion Biyan used a secret Poison Pill to raise his strength and summoned a poisonous scorpion to keep Cai Die occupied.
• Yun Yun emerged from hiding and struck Scorpion Biyan with a massive Sword Qi, revealing that she had become a Three-Star Dou Zong.
• Gu Han arrived and used the Five Elements Cold Seal to smash Mu Xiong into a crater and freeze the surrounding land.
• Mu Shi and Mu Hu realized Mu Xiong was severely wounded and their Three Beasts Desolate Technique formation had broken.
• Yun Shan seized the opening and attacked the weakened Mu Shi and Mu Hu with Extreme of Wind, Meteor Kill.

Yun Shan and Gu Han helped defeat the Golden Goose Sect’s enemies and drove off Protector Tie while killing the Soul Hall Soul Emissaries. Gu Han pursued the fleeing Protector Tie with a powerful ice technique, leaving Yun Shan impressed.

• Yun Shan killed Mu Shi and Mu Hu, then joined Gu Han at the battle.
• Gu Han told Yun Shan that he had not yet reached Dou Emperor, and directed the others to deal with the Soul Hall forces.
• Protector Tie fled, while Cai Li, Xiao Yi Xian, Hai Bodong, Jia Xingtian, and the Nether Sea Flood Dragon Beast fought the six Soul Emissaries.
• Gu Han immobilized three Soul Emissaries with his Soul Power, allowing Yun Shan to kill them with Wind Extreme Meteor Kill.
• Gu Han pursued Protector Tie and unleashed Mystic Ice Sky Phoenix, prompting Yun Shan to ask Hai Bodong what he thought of the technique.

Gu Han and his allies cornered the badly wounded Scorpion Biyan, who faked a self-destruction to unleash the Poisonous Demonic Spots at Gu Han. Xiao Yi Xian appeared in the beam’s path, and Gu Han urged her to suppress and devour the poison with her Calamity Poison Body.

• Hai Bodong mocked Yun Shan for claiming he could counter Gu Han’s powerful ice technique while lacking an Earth Tier wind technique.
• Gu Han’s ice phoenix battered Scorpion Biyan, while Yun Yun, Cai Li, Cai Die, and Yun Shan blocked his escape routes.
• Gu Han sent Xiao Yi Xian into the Xuanwu Secret Realm and joined Cai Li as Scorpion Biyan prepared to die fighting.
• Scorpion Biyan feigned a self-destruction, compressed its energy into the Poisonous Demonic Spots, and fired the attack at Gu Han.
• Xiao Yi Xian appeared before Gu Han and took the Poisonous Demonic Spots in the back; Gu Han summoned the Yin Yang Twin Flames and told her to suppress and devour them.

Gu Han’s plan let Xiao Yi Xian absorb Scorpion Biyan’s Poisonous Demonic Spots, giving her a path to reach Dou Zong while Scorpion Biyan died. Seven days later, news of the battle and the Misty Cloud Sect’s rise had spread, as negotiations over the defeated empires continued.

• Xiao Yi Xian used her Calamity Poison Body to suppress Scorpion Biyan’s Poisonous Demonic Spots, and Gu Han admitted he had lured Scorpion Biyan into giving them to her.
• Scorpion Biyan raged at Gu Han before withering to bones, which Gu Han burned away with Yin Yang Twin Flames.
• Xiao Yi Xian told Gu Han and the others that the Spots would provide Dou Qi and poison, help her reach Dou Zong, and could temporarily let her fight at Dou Zong strength.
• Gu Han pointed out that Dou Zong experts from the Maple Leaf Empire and Qiuyue Empire were watching, and said the Misty Cloud Sect needed to establish its strength before negotiations.
• Seven days later, people in Heavenly Yin City discussed Gu Han’s power and the Misty Cloud Sect’s rise, while a tavern patron claimed the sect was negotiating with the two great empires.

Gu Han and his companions confronted Protector Tie and the Soul Hall after its forces attacked people in a tavern for criticizing the Soul Hall. With the Soul Hall branch hall exposed, Gu Han began a fight intended to eliminate its agents before traveling to the Black Corner Region.

• A tavern patron described how the Jia Ma Empire and its allies divided territory after defeating the Chuyun, Luoyan, and Mulan Empires, and credited the Misty Cloud Sect's strength for the settlement.
• Protector Tie and several Soul Hall Soul Emissaries attacked the tavern patrons, but Gu Han froze one of the attackers and revealed himself.
• Yun Yun, Cai Li, and Cai Die appeared around Protector Tie as Gu Han explained he had tracked the Soul Hall branch hall and deliberately let Protector Tie escape earlier.
• Gu Han and the others launched an attack on Protector Tie's group, while Xiao Yi Xian fought several Soul Emissaries below.
• Gu Han used the day's Opportunity and planned to collect the rewards before leaving for the Black Corner Region.

Gu Han learned of several valuable opportunities, including a way to free a nearby city lord from Soul Hall control, then joined the battle against Protector Tie with a powerful Five Elements Cold Seal. The chapter left Protector Tie trapped and taking Gu Han’s attack head-on.

• Gu Han discovered opportunities involving a Transformation Herb, energy-filled lightning, Baili Changhe’s soul control, a soul technique, and other treasures.
• Gu Han decided to investigate Baili Changhe and use the Clear Bright Pill if he could gain the Dou Emperor’s allegiance.
• Gu Han flew into the battle against Protector Tie and formed the Five Elements Cold Seal.
• Yun Yun attacked with Star Fall while Cai Die and Cai Li trapped Protector Tie with the Seven-Colored Seal.
• Protector Tie was left with no escape and took Gu Han’s Five Elements Cold Seal head-on.