Chapter Summaries

Zi Yan used her Ancient Void Dragon techniques to slaughter the lizardmen attacking Xiao Tian, then fought the survivors to hone her skills. After she wiped them out, Xiao Tian continued watching the magma depths, still waiting for a reaction from the figure within.

• Zi Yan killed the Three Star Dou Zun lizardman and the lizardmen in her path with her Void Fist, then proudly showed the technique to Xiao Tian.
• Xiao Tian killed the Four-Star Dou Zun lizardmen with a lightning dragon and left the rest for Zi Yan to fight.
• Zi Yan eagerly attacked the remaining lizardmen while Xiao Tian watched over her and wondered why the figure deep in the magma had not reacted.
• After half an hour, the lizardmen lost their will to fight and fled, but Zi Yan chased them down and killed them all.

Xiao Tian brought Zi Yan through the magma to the Ancient Emperor Cave Dwelling, where they found a sleeping Ancient Void Dragon bound as its guardian. He revealed that the dragon was Zi Yan’s father, the Previous Dragon Emperor, leaving her shocked and questioning why he had never searched for her.

• Zi Yan finished fighting the Dou Zun-level Lizardmen, and Xiao Tian praised her before playfully spanking her.
• As Xiao Tian and Zi Yan descended through the magma, Zi Yan sensed a powerful call from a close relative and worried that she had been abandoned.
• Xiao Tian and Zi Yan crossed into a hidden space and found the stone gate inscribed with “Ancient Emperor Cave Dwelling.”
• Xiao Tian used sacred fire to reveal a gigantic purple-gold Giant Dragon coiled around the gate.
• Xiao Tian told Zi Yan that the sleeping Giant Dragon was her father, the Previous Dragon Emperor of the Ancient Void Dragon Clan, and Zi Yan denied it in disbelief.

Xiao Tian and Zi Yan encountered Zhu Kun, who attacked Xiao Tian before realizing Zi Yan was his daughter. Zi Yan wanted to leave him behind, but Xiao Tian persuaded her to wait and consider rescuing him.

• The awakened Zhu Kun demanded the Ancient Jade from Xiao Tian and attacked him when he did not answer.
• Zi Yan blocked Zhu Kun’s attack to protect Xiao Tian, and Zhu Kun recognized her as his daughter.
• Zi Yan angrily rejected Zhu Kun and tried to leave, while he pleaded with her and crashed against the spatial barrier trapping him.
• Xiao Tian held Zi Yan’s hand and urged her to wait, suggesting they rescue Zhu Kun and decide later whether she would acknowledge him.

Xiao Tian helped Zi Yan reconcile with Zhu Kun and prepared to free him from his imprisonment. After Zhu Kun shared his spatial coordinates, Xiao Tian opened a Teleportation Gate and brought him safely through.

• Zi Yan softened toward Zhu Kun after Xiao Tian spoke up, and Zhu Kun apologized to both of them.
• Zhu Kun learned Zi Yan's name and praised it, while Xiao Tian agreed to let him call him uncle.
• When Zhu Kun doubted that Xiao Tian could overcome the Tou She Ancient God's Seal, Zi Yan defended Xiao Tian and told her father to cooperate.
• Zhu Kun gave Xiao Tian his spatial coordinates and transformed into human form.
• Xiao Tian activated a Teleportation Gate, and Zhu Kun entered it and appeared safely beside Xiao Tian and Zi Yan.

Xiao Tian freed Zhu Kun from the Ancient Emperor Cave Dwelling, allowing him to reunite with his daughter Zi Yan. After checking in at the dwelling and receiving Chaos Primordial Qi and Grandmist Purple Qi, Xiao Tian declined to enter, while Zhu Kun promised to help Zi Yan resolve the problem restricting her growth.

• Zhu Kun thanked Xiao Tian for freeing him and rejoiced at escaping his long imprisonment, until Zi Yan told him to quiet down.
• Xiao Tian checked in at the Ancient Emperor Cave Dwelling and received masses of Chaos Primordial Qi and Grandmist Purple Qi.
• Zhu Kun and Zi Yan recognized their father-daughter bond, and he promised to stay by her side and listen to her.
• Zi Yan told Zhu Kun how eating Transformation Grass had restricted her growth and said Xiao Tian had a way to help her.
• Zhu Kun agreed to trust Xiao Tian, who declined to enter the Ancient Emperor Cave Dwelling because its treasures held no value for him.

Xiao Tian, Zi Yan, and Zhu Kun escaped the Magma World and reached Jia Nan Academy, where Zhu Kun reveled in his long-awaited freedom. Xiao Tian calmed the gathering students, and Grand Elder Su Qian arrived to check on him and Zi Yan.

• Zhu Kun questioned Xiao Tian about his knowledge of the Ancient Emperor Cave Dwelling, while Zi Yan proudly praised Xiao Tian.
• Xiao Tian, Zi Yan, and Zhu Kun flew out of the unstable area, and Xiao Tian explained Zhu Kun's immense strength to Zi Yan.
• Zhu Kun emerged from the Seal at Jia Nan Academy and laughed as he enjoyed the sunlight and fresh air.
• Jia Nan Academy students gathered and recognized Xiao Tian, who asked them to disperse and return to cultivation.
• Grand Elder Su Qian arrived, checked Zhu Kun warily, and confirmed that Xiao Tian and Zi Yan were unharmed.

Zhu Kun reunited with Zi Yan and thanked Su Qian for raising her, then learned Xiao Tian planned to use the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit to restore her form. Zhu Kun explained the risks and how to prepare Zi Yan’s bloodline, while Xiao Tian revealed powerful Dragon Clan Essence Blood that could help strengthen it.

• Zhu Kun and Zi Yan bowed to Su Qian and thanked him for raising and teaching Zi Yan.
• Xiao Tian brought everyone into the Free and Unfettered World, where Zhu Kun met the others and marveled at the portable Small World.
• Zhu Kun asked how Xiao Tian would help Zi Yan return to a normal appearance, and Xiao Tian named the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit.
• Zhu Kun warned that Zi Yan’s bloodline activation was too weak for safe absorption and said his heart’s blood could fully stimulate it.
• Xiao Tian showed Zhu Kun a Jade Bottle of powerful Dragon Clan Essence Blood, which Zhu Kun said could strengthen Zi Yan’s bloodline.

Xiao Tian brought Zi Yan and Zhu Kun to the Medicinal Herb Forest to retrieve the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit, which could evolve Zi Yan's bloodline. They arrived at the golden Energy Shield with Xiao Tian's companions, and Zi Yan recognized the treasure's name before turning to call Zhu Kun over.

• Xiao Tian gave Zhu Kun Zi Yan's Essence Blood to help refine, and Zhu Kun returned it so Xiao Tian could hold it.
• Xiao Tian brought Zi Yan to join them, telling her that he was taking her to receive her gift.
• Xiao Tian, Zi Yan, and Zhu Kun traveled to the center of the Medicinal Herb Forest, where they found Xiao Yi Xian, Han Yue, Han Xue, Hu Jia, Medusa, Ya Fei, Yun Yun, Qing Lin, Cao Ying, and Xiao Huiying beside a golden Energy Shield.
• Xiao Yi Xian explained that Zi Yan's sudden disappearance had alerted them that Xiao Tian was coming to collect the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit.
• Zi Yan recognized the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit from records and, astonished, beckoned Zhu Kun over.

Zi Yan tested whether she was dreaming by slapping Zhu Kun, then entered the Beast Spirit Cover with Xiao Tian and the others. They discovered the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit atop an altar and realized the crimson plain concealed the enormous skeletons of a dragon and a phoenix.

• Zi Yan slapped Zhu Kun to confirm she was awake, and he protested when she refused to hit Xiao Tian instead.
• Zhu Kun used his blood to open the Beast Spirit Cover, and he led Zi Yan, Xiao Tian, and the others inside.
• The group arrived on a crimson plain, where Zhu Kun shielded them from the altar’s powerful Dou Sheng pressure.
• Zhu Kun brought the group to the altar, where they found a gold-and-purple Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit growing from a small sapling.
• Zi Yan explained the fruit’s origins, and the group saw that the pale patches across the plain outlined the skeletons of a giant dragon and a Heavenly Phoenix.

Zi Yan harvested the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit and began refining it with Zhu Kun’s help, while Xiao Tian buried the ancient dragon and phoenix remains. Three days later, the Heavenly Underworld Sect and Soul Hall plunged into open conflict across Central State.

• Zi Yan used her blood to absorb the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit into her body, where it became a seal on her palm.
• Xiao Tian explained that Zi Yan would have to refine the fruit all at once and could reach the Dou Sheng realm with Zhu Kun’s help.
• Zhu Kun carried Zi Yan to her Cultivation Room to refine the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon’s Essence Blood and absorb the fruit’s energy, while Xiao Tian built tombs for the two skeletons.
• Three days later, negotiations between the Heavenly Underworld Sect and Soul Hall stalled after Soul Hall lost two Rank 8 Alchemists.
• The Heavenly Underworld Sect destroyed several Soul Hall branch halls, and Soul Hall retaliated against the sect’s affiliated forces, beginning an open struggle between them.

Xiao Tian and Xiao Huiying headed to the Heavenly Underworld Mountain Range as Soul Hall launched an assault on the Heavenly Underworld Sect. The sect was being devastated, and Old Demon of Heavenly Underworld fought Gu You above its headquarters.

• Xiao Huiying told Xiao Tian that their attacks and leaked information had driven Soul Hall and the Heavenly Underworld Sect into open conflict.
• Xiao Tian decided not to help the Heavenly Underworld Sect and set off with Xiao Huiying to watch Soul Hall's attack and seek an opportunity.
• Xiao Huiying flew at extreme speed toward the Heavenly Underworld Mountain Range, accidentally burning the land below with her dragon aura.
• Soul Hall forces overran the Heavenly Underworld Sect, killing its sect master and destroying much of its headquarters.
• Gu You accused Old Demon of Heavenly Underworld of harboring a sect that killed two Soul Hall Rank 8 Alchemists, while Old Demon accused Soul Hall of choosing them as an easier target after Gu You's defeat by a woman from Free and Unfettered Hall.
• Old Demon of Heavenly Underworld attacked Gu You as the two continued their battle above the sect.

Old Demon of Heavenly Underworld fought Gu You as the Soul Hall destroyed the Heavenly Underworld Sect, but Great Heavenly Venerate descended and took control of the battlefield. The chapter ended as Great Heavenly Venerate clenched his hand around Old Demon of Heavenly Underworld and the surrounding mountains.

• Old Demon of Heavenly Underworld attacked Gu You with bone spears and the Heavenly Underworld Palm, while Gu You countered with the Soul Hall’s soul techniques.
• Gu You defeated Old Demon of Heavenly Underworld, who warned that someone would one day destroy the Soul Hall.
• A strange hum froze the battlefield as a crack opened in the sky and a Dou Sheng emerged.
• Gu You greeted the newcomer as his big brother, and Old Demon of Heavenly Underworld recognized him as Great Heavenly Venerate of the Soul Hall.
• Great Heavenly Venerate said he would act personally, then clenched his hand and twisted the space around Old Demon of Heavenly Underworld and the mountains.

The Great Heavenly Venerate annihilated Old Demon of Heavenly Underworld and destroyed the Heavenly Underworld Sect, but Xiao Tian arrived with Xiao Huiying and invoked the Ancient Agreement to challenge Soul Hall’s intervention. Xiao Tian then attacked Bone Nether, intent on killing him for threatening Fei Yan.

• The Great Heavenly Venerate killed Old Demon of Heavenly Underworld with Dark Soul Black Grinding and erased the surviving Heavenly Underworld Sect members.
• The Great Heavenly Venerate ordered Bone Nether and Soul Hall’s forces to collect the sect members’ souls.
• Xiao Huiying arrived as a blazing Heaven Comet Dragon with Xiao Tian on her back, alarming the Great Heavenly Venerate.
• Xiao Tian accused the Great Heavenly Venerate of violating the Ancient Agreement by destroying the Heavenly Underworld Sect.
• Bone Nether dismissed the agreement and urged the Great Heavenly Venerate to capture Xiao Tian and Xiao Huiying.
• Xiao Tian appeared before Bone Nether with his Long Halberd and attacked him.

Xiao Huiying and Xiao Tian overwhelmed the Great Heavenly Venerate and Bone Nether Saint in battle. The Great Heavenly Venerate survived Xiao Huiying’s devastating attack, then spotted a red glow flickering inside the crater she had made.

• Xiao Huiying evaded the Great Heavenly Venerate’s Bone Blade and continued attacking Soul Hall’s forces from the air.
• Xiao Tian severed Bone Nether Saint’s right arm with his lightning-wreathed Long Halberd and drove him into danger.
• The Great Heavenly Venerate tried to intervene, but Xiao Huiying’s Cute Star Flying Impact forced him to defend himself.
• Xiao Huiying’s attack shattered the Great Heavenly Venerate’s Soul Annihilation Slash and destroyed his substitute soul shadow, while he escaped at the cost of damaging his origin.
• The Great Heavenly Venerate was blasted backward and wounded by the attack’s aftershock, then saw a red glow inside Xiao Huiying’s crater.

Xiao Huiying’s Dragon Qi Cannon—Annihilation overwhelmed the Great Heavenly Venerate, while Xiao Tian turned to finish the wounded Gu You. The chapter ended with Xiao Tian’s deceptive vertical halberd slash splitting Gu You in two.

• Xiao Huiying fired Dragon Qi Cannon—Annihilation at the Great Heavenly Venerate, who used his Essence Blood to restore his Bone Blade and counter with Soul Extinguishing Cross Slash.
• Xiao Huiying’s beam destroyed the Great Heavenly Venerate’s counterattack and struck him, while Gu You faltered at his scream.
• Xiao Tian wounded Gu You with his Long Halberd and mocked him as Xiao Huiying recovered and took control of her battle.
• Xiao Tian attacked Gu You with Sweeping Thousand Armies, changing the expected horizontal sweep into a vertical slash.
• Xiao Tian’s Long Halberd cut through Gu You’s defenses and split his body in two.

Xiao Tian killed Gu You and the Soul Hall fighters on the battlefield, while Xiao Huiying badly injured the Great Heavenly Venerate. The Great Heavenly Venerate escaped through a spatial rift after using a soul detonation to block Xiao Huiying, swearing revenge on Free and Unfettered Hall, the Heaven Comet Dragon, and Xiao Tian.

• Xiao Tian split Gu You in half with his halberd, then destroyed Gu You's fleeing Soul Body with Soul Storm.
• Xiao Tian blasted Gu You's corpse to ash and killed the Soul Hall Venerable Elder and Protectors with Thunder.
• The Great Heavenly Venerate emerged from his clash with Xiao Huiying gravely wounded and threatened revenge.
• The Great Heavenly Venerate used Blood Soul Escape and detonated the black mist of remnant souls to stop Xiao Huiying from pursuing him.
• The Great Heavenly Venerate escaped through a spatial rift, leaving Xiao Huiying and Xiao Tian on the devastated battlefield.

Xiao Tian and Xiao Huiying claimed the Heavenly Underworld Sect’s territory and resources after Soul Hall destroyed it, then left Hai Bo Dong and Wen Yan to manage the spoils. At the Flower Sect, a rival accused Nalan Yanran and Xiao Yan of trying to take over the sect for Free and Unfettered Hall.

• Xiao Tian decided not to pursue the wounded Great Heavenly Venerate and gave Xiao Huiying a pill to restore her strength.
• Xiao Tian and Xiao Huiying inspected the ruined Heavenly Underworld Sect and summoned Free and Unfettered Hall’s people to claim its territory and resources.
• Xiao Tian instructed Hai Bo Dong on how to spread news that Soul Hall had destroyed the Heavenly Underworld Sect, then left Hai Bo Dong and Wen Yan to handle the work.
• At the Flower Sect’s council meeting, a brocade-robed woman accused Nalan Yanran and Xiao Yan of seeking to annex the sect into Free and Unfettered Hall.

Nalan Yanran challenged Hua Jin’s claim to lead the Flower Sect, and the two agreed to settle their dispute through a partner match. Before the duel could be arranged, news arrived that the Heavenly Underworld Sect had been destroyed, leaving Hua Jin uncertain whether she could still compete.

• Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran rejected Hua Jin’s accusations and questioned her loyalty to the Flower Sect.
• Hua Jin proposed a match under the Flower Sect’s rules, and Nalan Yanran accepted with Xiao Yan’s support.
• A deacon reported that the Soul Hall had destroyed the Heavenly Underworld Sect and killed Old Demon of Heavenly Underworld, while Free and Unfettered Hall experts had driven the Soul Hall back.
• Hua Jin realized that the Demon Flower Evil Lord might be dead and feared facing Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran without him.

Nalan Yanran became the Flower Sect’s new-generation Sect Leader, while Xiao Tian and Xiao Huiying secretly entered Sound Valley to investigate its lifeless atmosphere and the changed behavior of its leaders. They overheard the Saintess and several elders suspecting that Sound Valley’s two Old Ancestors had been altered.

• Fairy Qing named Nalan Yanran the Flower Sect’s new-generation Sect Leader, and Hua Jin slumped in defeat.
• Xiao Huiying carried Xiao Tian to Sound Valley and secretly brought him through its protective formation.
• Xiao Tian and Xiao Huiying observed Sound Valley’s musical defenses and sensed a deathly energy beneath its outward calm.
• Xiao Huiying located several Dou Zun gathered in a secluded attic, and she and Xiao Tian slipped inside to listen.
• Elder Yin Lin and another woman told the Saintess that Sound Valley’s two Old Ancestors had changed drastically and were secretly killing dissenting elders.

The Sound Valley Saintess Yin Qing revealed her suspicions about the Old Ancestors and missing disciples before the Third Elder attacked her group. Xiao Tian and Xiao Huiying intervened from hiding, freezing the combatants and then releasing Yin Qing’s side while keeping the Third Elder and his companions restrained.

• Yin Qing told the elders that disciples had been disappearing and that she suspected the Old Ancestors were no longer themselves after sensing an evil aura near their secluded cultivation site.
• The Third Elder confronted Yin Qing’s group, accused them of investigating the Old Ancestors, and attacked her.
• Elder Yin Lin blocked the Third Elder’s strike, and the three high-level Dou Zun elders fought Yin Qing’s group of six.
• Xiao Huiying used Space Imprisonment to freeze all nine fighters after Xiao Tian complained about the noise.
• Xiao Tian released Yin Qing and the other five, leaving the Third Elder and his two companions restrained.