Chapter Summaries

Gu Yuan approved of Xiao Ling and Xun Er’s relationship but warned him to protect her cultivation until she reached the Dou Saint realm. After the couple learned their Heavenly Tomb slots were secured, they set out with Xiao Yan on the day the Tomb opened, and Xun Er explained its dangers during the journey.

• Xiao Ling promised to protect Xun Er, and Gu Yuan accepted their relationship while warning that some Ancient Clan elders still opposed it.
• Gu Yuan asked Xiao Ling to keep Xun Er a virgin until she broke through to the Dou Saint realm, and Xiao Ling solemnly agreed.
• Xun Er told Xiao Ling that Gu Yuan supported them and that slots for Xiao Ling and Xiao Yan in the Heavenly Tomb had been confirmed.
• After two peaceful days, Xiao Ling, Xun Er, and Xiao Yan rode a unicorn toward the Heavenly Tomb as it opened.
• Xun Er explained that the Heavenly Tomb held dangerous Energy Bodies across three levels, and Xiao Yan worried that his strength would not be enough for the second level.

Xiao Ling, Xiao Yan, and Xun Er entered the Heavenly Tomb together after the ancient gate opened, while the clans’ teams gathered and passed through. They arrived in a fog-shrouded realm of black soil and eerie lights.

• Xiao Ling assured Xiao Yan he would guide him through the Heavenly Tomb, then asked Xun Er about Xiao Xuan’s burial place on the third level.
• Xiao Ling, Xiao Yan, and Xun Er reached the gathering site, where Xiao Yan recognized Soul Clan members led by Hun Ya and Xun Er identified the other clans present.
• Elder Tong Xuan opened the Heavenly Tomb Gate and reminded the clans that entrants had three years inside before being teleported out.
• Gu Qingyang and two Black Annihilation Army commanders entered first, followed by Xiao Ling, Xiao Yan, and Xun Er, who passed through together.
• The other clans, including the Soul Clan, entered, and the Heavenly Tomb Gate vanished after the final entrant passed through.
• Xiao Ling, Xiao Yan, and Xun Er found themselves in a mist-covered land of black soil and flickering ghostly flames.

Xiao Ling, Xun Er, and Xiao Yan entered the Heavenly Tomb and began traveling toward the second level, where Xiao Ling planned to help Xiao Yan cultivate with Energy Cores. The chapter ended with Xiao Yan fighting more than ten Energy Bodies while gripping the Heavy Black Ruler.

• Xiao Ling, Xun Er, and Xiao Yan arrived in the Heavenly Tomb and found that its dense natural energy and distorted time made it an ideal place to cultivate.
• Xiao Ling chose to bypass the first level’s lesser opportunities and head toward the second level, aiming eventually to reach Xiao Xuan’s tomb residence on the third level.
• Xiao Ling revealed a concealed Energy Body, destroyed it, and explained how its Energy Core could be absorbed to nourish cultivation.
• Xiao Yan absorbed the Energy Core and felt his Dou Qi grow richer, while Xiao Ling promised to draw more Energy Bodies so Xiao Yan could refine their cores on the journey.
• Xiao Ling and Xun Er set off through the mist with Xiao Yan following, and Xiao Yan was later seen fighting more than ten Energy Bodies with his Heavy Black Ruler.

Xiao Yan was overwhelmed by Energy Bodies until Xiao Ling arrived and destroyed them, then gave their Energy Cores to Xiao Yan to aid his cultivation. After absorbing the cores, Xiao Yan finished cultivating and rejoined Xiao Ling and Xun'er in the Heavenly Tomb.

• Xiao Yan fought off several Energy Bodies and used Flame Ember Ruler · Sky Burn to destroy three, but the remaining attackers cornered him.
• Xiao Yan called for help, and Xiao Ling crossed the mist to protect him while Xun'er remained with Xiao Ling's former position.
• Xiao Ling eliminated the remaining Energy Bodies with Flame Spears and collected more than a dozen Energy Cores for Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Ling praised Xiao Yan's progress and gave him the Energy Cores; Xiao Yan swallowed a healing pill and began cultivating with them.
• Xiao Ling and Xun'er stood guard as Xiao Yan absorbed the cores, and they discussed how his cultivation should soon reach the Four-star Dou Venerate realm.
• After completing his cultivation, Xiao Yan rose and returned to Xiao Ling and Xun'er.

After nearly four months of travel, Xiao Ling, Xun'er, and Xiao Yan reached the passage to the Heavenly Tomb’s second level and crossed its energy barrier. They were immediately attacked by a group of powerful Energy Bodies, and Xiao Ling prepared to deal with them quickly.

• Xiao Yan said that refining the Energy Cores had strengthened his Dou Qi, and Xiao Ling urged him to keep improving before they traveled onward.
• Xiao Ling, Xun'er, and Xiao Yan journeyed through the first level for nearly four months and reached the entrance to the second level.
• Xiao Ling explained the passage’s Five-star Dou Venerate threshold, then used an azure gold Flame Barrier to escort the group through the energy screen.
• Several energy blades attacked the group as they emerged, but Xiao Ling blocked them with a flame screen.
• Xun'er inferred that a recent battle had drawn more than a dozen nearby Energy Bodies to the passage, and Xiao Ling said they should defeat them quickly.

Xiao Ling defeated a group of powerful Energy Bodies with Xiao Yan’s Heavy Black Ruler, then returned it and gave Xiao Yan the Energy Cores. After half a month of travel and combat, Xiao Yan had grown adept at defeating Six-star Dou Venerate Energy Bodies, while Hun Ya and Hun Li continued toward the third level with a plan to target the Xiao and Ancient Clans.

• Xiao Ling used Xiao Yan’s Heavy Black Ruler to destroy the attacking Energy Bodies, including a peak Six-star Dou Venerate, without using Dou Qi.
• Xiao Ling returned the Heavy Black Ruler to Xiao Yan and gave him ten Energy Cores before leading Xiao Yan and Xun'er deeper into the second level.
• Hun Ya and Hun Li learned that Xiao Ling and Gu Xun'er had destroyed their scattered Soul Bodies and continued toward the third level, planning to eliminate the Xiao and Ancient Clan members.
• Half a month passed as Xiao Yan fought Energy Bodies under Xiao Ling and Xun'er's protection, sharpening his Soul Perception and stabilizing his cultivation.
• Xiao Yan defeated a Six-star Energy Body on his own and collected its Energy Core as stronger Energy Bodies appeared deeper in the second level.

Xiao Ling advised Xiao Yan to avoid the dangerous third level of the Heavenly Tomb and cultivate instead, then gave him the Energy Cores he and Xun'er had collected. Xiao Yan returned to the first level to refine them, while Xiao Ling and Xun'er discussed Xiao Yan's future role in the Xiao Clan.

• After half a month hunting Energy Bodies, Xiao Ling told Xiao Yan that the third level was too dangerous and urged him to strengthen his cultivation first.
• Xiao Yan accepted the advice and chose to refine Energy Cores rather than enter the third level.
• Xiao Ling gave Xiao Yan a Ring containing the Energy Cores he and Xun'er had collected, including many eight-star cores.
• Xiao Ling warned Xiao Yan to return to the first level, where he would be safer from powerful Energy Bodies and approaching energy storms.
• Xiao Yan set off for the first level, and Xiao Ling and Xun'er watched him disappear into the mist.
• Xiao Ling told Xun'er that he expected Xiao Yan to lead the Xiao Clan someday, while Xun'er asked why Xiao Ling would not take the role himself.

Xiao Ling and Xun'er entered the Heavenly Tomb's third level, chose to seek Xiao Xuan's Cave Mansion rather than pursue Hun Ya and Hun Li, and fought their way toward the core. After nearly two months, they sensed a powerful Half-Saint-level Energy Body ahead.

• Xiao Ling persuaded Xun'er that he would rather travel with her than become Clan Leader, and they continued toward the third level's entrance.
• Xiao Ling and Xun'er crossed the powerful energy wall into the third level, where Xun'er destroyed a spying Soul Body and they learned Hun Ya and Hun Li had arrived ahead of them.
• Xiao Ling chose to prioritize finding Xiao Xuan's Cave Mansion and its inheritance, and Xun'er agreed to accompany him.
• Xiao Ling and Xun'er traveled deeper through the third level, defeating groups of powerful Energy Bodies and collecting their Energy Cores as Xiao Ling's bloodline reacted to the approaching destination.
• After nearly two months, Xiao Ling and Xun'er defeated six Nine-star Energy Bodies and sensed a Half-Saint-level Energy Body ahead.

Xiao Ling and Xun Er encountered the intelligent Half-Saint Energy Body known as the Blood Saber Saint, who attacked them after they mocked his reputation. Xiao Ling blocked the Blood Saber Saint’s first strike and met his next attack with the Meteor God Weapon and his Azure Heaven Dragon Transformation Art.

• Xiao Ling and Xun Er followed their path to a Half-Saint Energy Body and found the Blood Saber Saint waiting atop a stone peak.
• The Blood Saber Saint introduced himself and attacked after Xiao Ling and Xun Er dismissed his name and mocked his strength.
• Xiao Ling formed a metal barrier that blocked the Blood Saber Saint’s saber strike and forced him back.
• Xiao Ling summoned the Meteor God Weapon and said he needed no trump cards to defeat the Blood Saber Saint.
• The Blood Saber Saint launched Blood River Slash, and Xiao Ling used his Azure Heaven Dragon Transformation Art and spear to halt the attack’s blade radiance.

Xiao Ling overwhelmed the Blood Saber Saint, but the Saint burned his Remnant Soul to reach peak Half-Saint strength and forced Xiao Ling into a fierce battle. As Xun'er watched anxiously, Xiao Ling glanced toward her and left himself open to the Blood Saber Saint's sudden strike.

• Xiao Ling used the Meteor God Weapon and Earth Covering Seal to break the Blood Saber Saint's defenses and badly injure him.
• The Blood Saber Saint activated Blood Sacrifice Soul Burn, consuming his Remnant Soul to raise his power to the peak of the Half-Saint realm.
• The Blood Saber Saint unleashed a massive saber strike, but Xiao Ling split it with the Meteor God Weapon before the Saint rushed in to attack at close range.
• Xiao Ling and the Blood Saber Saint fought across the ravine, their clashes destroying the surrounding mountains while Xun'er watched from a distance and prepared to intervene.
• Xiao Ling noticed Xun'er clutching her Jade Pendant in worry, briefly lost focus, and the Blood Saber Saint seized the opening to stab toward his heart.

Xiao Ling defeated the Blood Saber Saint and gave his Energy Core to Xun'er before they traveled into the deepest region of the Heavenly Tomb. Following the resonance of his Xiao Clan Bloodline, they found an ancient stone stele marking the way to Xiao Xuan's Cave Mansion.

• Xiao Ling used the Meteor God Weapon's Space Power to pierce the Blood Saber Saint's soul body and knock him into the mountain, defeating him.
• Xun'er checked that Xiao Ling was unharmed, and Xiao Ling reassured her before they collected the Blood Saber Saint's Half-Saint Energy Core.
• Xiao Ling gave the Energy Core to Xun'er to strengthen her cultivation, and they continued deeper into the Heavenly Tomb.
• Xiao Ling and Xun'er avoided powerful Energy Bodies as they crossed the deepest region for two days.
• Xiao Ling sensed Xiao Xuan's presence through his bloodline, and he and Xun'er found an ancient stone stele that marked the entrance to Xiao Xuan's Cave Mansion.

Xiao Ling and Xun'er met Xiao Xuan, who recognized Xiao Ling as a promising Xiao Clan descendant and welcomed them into his tomb residence. The chapter left them inside the hidden hall, standing before Xiao Xuan and a pool of azure lotuses.

• Xiao Ling reassured Xun'er as they approached the stone tablet, and Xiao Xuan appeared before them.
• Xiao Ling recognized Xiao Xuan and denied resenting his ancestor, earning Xiao Xuan's approval and hopes for the Xiao Clan's revival.
• Xiao Ling explained why Xiao Yan had stayed near the Heavenly Tomb's outskirts, and Xiao Xuan promised to guide him when he was ready.
• Xiao Xuan recognized Xun'er as Gu Yuan's daughter and teased her about her bond with Xiao Ling; Xun'er explained that her father had quietly watched over the Xiao Clan.
• Xiao Xuan led Xiao Ling and Xun'er through the stone tablet into his tomb residence, where they found him beside a pool of azure lotuses.

Xiao Xuan prepared the Xiao Clan’s final bloodline inheritance to help Xiao Ling break through to Dou Saint and entrust the clan’s revival to him. Xiao Ling entered the blood pool and began enduring the painful blood-replacement process, while Xun'er watched anxiously.

• Xiao Ling told Xiao Xuan how the Xiao Clan had declined and how the Xiao Family had begun to rise again under his support.
• Xiao Ling promised to restore the Xiao Clan, and Xiao Xuan offered to help him overcome the Dou Saint bottleneck.
• Xiao Xuan poured the preserved Xiao Clan bloodline power into the Soul-Nurturing Lotus Spring, aging rapidly as he prepared the inheritance for Xiao Ling.
• Xiao Xuan urged Xiao Ling to enter the blood pool and inherit the Xiao Clan’s remaining bloodline power.
• Xiao Ling entered the pool, where crimson energy began replacing his blood and tearing through his meridians as Xun'er watched with concern.

Xiao Ling completed the blood replacement and began inheriting the Xiao Clan’s origin bloodline, but his Supreme Dragon Phoenix Bloodline rejected it. Just as Xiao Xuan and Xun Er feared a dangerous clash, an azure aura emerged from Xiao Ling and began harmonizing the two powers.

• After twelve days in the blood pool, Xiao Ling’s blood replacement succeeded, and Xiao Xuan began channeling the Xiao Clan’s origin bloodline into him.
• Over the next month, the bloodline power restored Xiao Ling’s body and steadily strengthened his aura while Xun Er cultivated nearby with a Half-Saint Energy Core.
• A violet-gold barrier appeared around Xiao Ling and blocked the Xiao Clan bloodline, revealing that his Supreme Dragon Phoenix Bloodline was resisting the inheritance.
• Xun Er explained to Xiao Xuan that Xiao Ling had obtained the Supreme Dragon Phoenix Bloodline from Zi Yan, and Xiao Xuan warned that forcing the two powers together could badly injure him.
• An azure aura burst from Xiao Ling and calmed the opposing bloodlines, which began to draw together and intertwine.

Xiao Ling’s Special Physique enabled his Xiao Clan, Ancient Clan, and Dragon Phoenix bloodlines to fuse into a powerful new bloodline after Xun'er contributed her source blood. As Xiao Ling continued transforming, Xun'er received word that Soul Clan members were pursuing Ancient Clan disciples, and Xiao Xuan promised to rescue them.

• Xiao Xuan realized Xiao Ling’s Special Physique was harmonizing the clashing bloodlines and asked Xun'er for some of her Ancient Clan bloodline power.
• Xun'er gave up most of the bloodline power she could safely extract, and Xiao Xuan guided it into Xiao Ling.
• Xiao Ling’s three bloodlines fused into a new bloodline, forming a purple mark on his chest and strengthening his aura.
• Xun'er's token relayed that Soul Clan members were pursuing three Ancient Clan disciples in the Heavenly Curtain.
• Xiao Xuan told the weakened Xun'er to stay behind and vowed to rescue her clansmen himself.

Xiao Ling absorbed the Heavenly Tomb blood pool’s energy for more than a year and broke through to Dou Saint. After thanking Xiao Xuan and Xun'er for their protection and sacrifice, he turned to Xun'er with a solemn promise.

• Xiao Xuan left Xun'er to cultivate while he dealt with the Soul Clan, and Xun'er replenished her depleted bloodline as Xiao Ling absorbed the blood pool’s energy.
• Over the following year, Xiao Xuan guarded Xiao Ling and brought back two Dou Saint-level Energy Cores for Xun'er after defeating two Soul Clan Dou Saint Energy Bodies.
• When the blood pool’s energy ran out, Xiao Ling’s power erupted, and he broke through the Dou Saint barrier as Xiao Xuan shielded Xun'er from the shockwaves.
• Xiao Ling sensed his new command over the power of heaven and earth, then contained his aura and landed beside Xiao Xuan and Xun'er.
• Xiao Xuan congratulated Xiao Ling and reminded him that Xun'er had sacrificed her Divine Bloodline origin to help him; Xiao Ling thanked Xiao Xuan and took Xun'er's hand before beginning a solemn reply.

Xiao Xuan explained how Xiao Ling’s Newborn Bloodline strengthened his cultivation and gave him the complete Heavenly Fire Three Profound Transformations, then guided him as he began mastering it. Xiao Ling activated all three transformations and started condensing the Xiao Clan’s Clan Mark, which appeared on his forehead.

• Xiao Ling promised to formally ask Clan Chief Gu for Xun’er’s hand in marriage, and Xun’er embraced him as Xiao Xuan quietly left them alone.
• Xiao Xuan told Xiao Ling that his Newborn Bloodline had fused three powerful bloodlines and would greatly strengthen his cultivation.
• Xiao Xuan said that Xiao Ling and Xun’er had less than a year left in the Heavenly Tomb and offered to guide Xiao Ling in mastering the Dou Saint realm.
• Xiao Xuan gave Xiao Ling the complete Heavenly Fire Three Profound Transformations and explained that it could help him condense the Xiao Clan’s Clan Mark.
• Xiao Ling absorbed the scroll’s knowledge and activated all three transformations, causing a crimson Clan Mark to emerge on his forehead.

Xiao Ling mastered his newly gained Dou Saint power under Xiao Xuan’s guidance and completed the Xiao Clan Mark, learning that it could activate the Heavenly Fire Three Profound Transformations instantly. Xiao Xuan then tested him in combat in the Heavenly Tomb’s core region, where their battle frightened the Energy Bodies across the third level into retreating.

• Xiao Ling failed to form the eighth pattern of the Xiao Clan Mark, and Xiao Xuan explained that his new bloodline and Dou Saint power still needed to be controlled.
• Xiao Xuan taught Xiao Ling the mysteries of the Dou Saint realm, and Xiao Ling mastered his power over the following month.
• Xiao Ling completed the ninth pattern of the Xiao Clan Mark on his tenth attempt and learned he could activate the Secret Art with a thought.
• Xiao Xuan proposed a sparring match with his strength suppressed, and Xiao Ling reluctantly agreed.
• Xiao Ling activated the clan mark and fought Xiao Xuan in the third level’s core region, while distant Energy Bodies fled from the battle’s terrifying aura.

After completing his training in the Heavenly Tomb, Xiao Ling received Xiao Xuan's bloodline gift for Xiao Yan and prepared to leave with Xun'er. Before departing, he pursued Hun Ya and Hun Li for their attack plans against the Xiao and Ancient Clans, and was about to finish them off.

• Xiao Ling ended his two-day sparring session with Xiao Xuan, who praised his combat ability and warned him about the Soul Hall and dangers beyond the Heavenly Tomb.
• Xiao Xuan gave Xiao Ling a sphere of Xiao Clan bloodline power to pass to Xiao Yan, then said the Heavenly Tomb would soon open and promised another gift when Xiao Ling reached the great completion of the Heaven Realm in Soul Realm.
• Xiao Xuan vanished, and Xiao Ling reflected on the sacrifice tied to the Heavenly Tomb Soul; Xun'er comforted him, and they left the core region together.
• Xun'er told Xiao Ling that Hun Ya and Hun Li had plotted to ambush him and the Ancient Clan group, but Xiao Xuan had destroyed their Soul Clan Energy Body allies and cleared the third level.
• Xiao Ling chased Hun Ya and Hun Li through the western mountains, keeping just behind them as they fled, then decided to end the pursuit quickly before the Heavenly Tomb closed.

Xiao Ling caught Hun Ya and Hun Li, overwhelmed them with Spiritual Power, and secretly planted Heavenly Flame fire seeds in their bodies. Three years later, the Heavenly Tomb opened; Hun Ya and Hun Li emerged dead, prompting speculation about their deaths, while Gu Qingyang and his group returned.

• Xiao Ling caught Hun Ya and Hun Li as they tried to flee and destroyed their Soul Clan techniques.
• Xiao Ling knocked the two unconscious and planted hidden Heavenly Flame fire seeds in their meridians before rejoining Xun'er.
• Three years in the Heavenly Tomb passed, and the entrance began opening as the clans gathered outside.
• The Lei, Yao, Flame, and Stone Clan groups emerged, followed by the bodies of Hun Ya and Hun Li.
• An Ancient Clan elder determined that the two Soul Clan disciples had suffered fatal damage to their seas of consciousness, while Huo Xuan blamed Xiao Ling and Hong Lian warned him to stay quiet.
• Gu Qingyang and his group emerged from the Heavenly Tomb.