Chapter Summaries

Xiao Li and Yun Yun returned to the Northwest Continent after discussing Yun Yun’s sword intent, cultivation, and Xiao Li’s plans for Zi Yan. In Wutan City, Bai Xinya went into labor, and Xiao Zhan called for a doctor and Xiao Wan.

• Yun Yun told Xiao Li that she had comprehended sword intent at Myriad Swords Mountain and raised her cultivation to Five Star Dou Zun by refining Ancestor Po Tian’s Dou Qi.
• Xiao Li offered to use pills to raise Yun Yun’s cultivation further and planned to return to the Northwest Continent, later considering a visit to Jia Nan Academy to reunite Zi Yan with the Old Dragon Emperor.
• Xiao Li and Yun Yun returned to Yin Pavilion, where Yin Wuzi welcomed Xiao Li and Xiao Li promised to provide pills for Yu Han and Yu Rou.
• Xiao Zhan accompanied his pregnant wife, Bai Xinya, around their courtyard in Wutan City.
• Bai Xinya went into labor, and Xiao Zhan sent for Doctor Huang and Cousin Xiao Wan.

Xiao Li returned to the Xiao Clan as Xiao Zhan’s third son, Xiao Yan, was born. Gu Yuan visited the clan, praised Xiao Li, and arranged for his daughter to stay there in a few years.

• Xiao Li returned to the Xiao Clan and learned that Xin Ya was giving birth to Xiao Zhan’s third child, Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yan was born, and Xiao Lin held his grandson while Xiao Li celebrated his name and predicted a bright future for him.
• Gu Yuan appeared in the rear courtyard, introduced himself as the Ancient Clan Head, and surprised Xiao Li with his knowledge of the Xiao Clan’s heritage.
• Xiao Li explained how Xiao Xuan’s soul projection had revealed secrets through the Ancient Jade, while Gu Yuan said he had come to visit the descendants of his old friend.
• Gu Yuan asked Xiao Lin to let his daughter stay with the Xiao Clan for a time, and Xiao Li agreed before Gu Yuan departed.

Xiao Li concealed the truth about Gu Yuan, checked the sleeping soul in Xiao Yan’s Bone Flame Ring, and began cultivating to raise his strength. Elsewhere, Xiao Ting explored a secret realm with Xiao Kong and advanced to Seven Star Dou Ancestor.

• After Gu Yuan left the Xiao Tribe, Xiao Li told Xiao Lin that Gu Yuan was a trusted ally, and Gu Yuan listened from hiding before departing.
• Xiao Li visited the newborn Xiao Yan, examined Bai Xinya’s Bone Flame Ring, and found Yao Chen’s soul recovering inside it.
• Xiao Li went into seclusion with pills intended to raise his cultivation before the Spatial Trade Fair.
• Xiao Ting followed Xiao Kong’s guidance through a secret realm, while his Heaven Rank Technique and Xiao Li’s pills helped him reach Seven Star Dou Ancestor.

Xiao Li prepared to travel to Central Continent while Xiao Lin told him about a coming duel and an old marriage agreement. At Misty Cloud Mountain, Yun Yun asked how to lead the sect, and Yun Shan advised her to maintain its peaceful cultivation while pursuing greater strength.

• Xiao Li told Xiao Lin he was leaving for Central Continent and promised to take him traveling once he could advance to Dou Zong.
• Xiao Lin warned Xiao Li that an old nemesis had challenged him to a death match in two years, and Xiao Li agreed he could handle the threat unless the opponent was stronger than a Seven Star Dou Venerate.
• Xiao Lin told Xiao Li that he and Nalan Jie had once arranged for their grandchildren to marry if they were a boy and a girl, and Xiao Li advised letting the children decide whether they got along.
• Yun Yun thanked Yun Shan for saving her and asked how she should lead the Misty Cloud Sect after reaching the peak of Seven Star Dou Venerate.
• Yun Shan rejected the idea of violently expanding the sect, urged Yun Yun to keep cultivating toward higher realms, and went to cultivate while leaving Yun Ji to help oversee the sect.

Three months after preparing for the Spatial Trade Fair, Xiao Li and Yun Yun entered its hidden trading town with Tianyin Old Man. As they browsed rare treasures, Yun Yun became interested in a mysterious sword, and Xiao Li faced a steep demand from its seller.

• Tianyin Old Man explained that powerful hidden sects maintained the Spatial Trade Fair and led Xiao Li and Yun Yun through its entrance into Space Town.
• Xiao Li and Yun Yun explored the town’s stalls, where experts offered rare treasures, while Xiao Li reflected on the pills he and Wang Ming had refined over the previous three months.
• Yun Yun spotted a moon-white sword that gave off fierce and tyrannical auras, and Xiao Li asked its elderly seller about the price.
• The seller demanded two Grade 8 Four-Colored Pills that had survived Four-Colored Pill Lightning, and Xiao Li questioned whether he was joking.

Xiao Li and Yun Yun bought the sword Yuanhong after Yun Yun proved she could wield it. When Xiao Li was recognized as Master Wang Li, Tianyin Old Man led them to a hidden pavilion where the Spatial Trade Fair’s true treasures were kept.

• The old seller explained Yuanhong’s history and warned that the sword remained difficult to control.
• Yun Yun sensed Yuanhong’s nature, accepted it as her sword, and demonstrated its power with a slash that drew the attention of nearby experts.
• Xiao Li paid two Grade 8 Four-Colored Pills for Yuanhong, and onlookers recognized him as Master Wang Li, Yin Valley’s Saint Son.
• Tianyin Old Man took Xiao Li and Yun Yun to an ancient pavilion at the edge of Space Town and presented an invitation at its guarded entrance.
• The gatekeepers gave the three black cloaks that concealed their identities, and Xiao Li and Yun Yun followed Tianyin Old Man into the pavilion.

Xiao Li attended a Spatial Trade Fair with Yun Yun and Tianyin Old Man, where Tianyin Old Man discovered that Huo Yun had advanced to Dou Sheng despite being badly injured. Xiao Li acquired the remains of a Peak Tier 7 Heavenly Demon Phoenix, and the trade fair continued with him holding the valuable remains.

• Tianyin Old Man brought Xiao Li and Yun Yun into the Ancient Hall and raised a Space Barrier around their seats.
• Tianyin Old Man detected Huo Yun of Burning Flame Valley among the attendees and realized he had advanced to Dou Sheng despite his serious injuries.
• Kong Xuanzi, the peak Eighth Transformation Dou Venerate sect master of Kong Xuan Sect, appeared and began hosting the Spatial Trade Fair.
• Kong Xuanzi offered complete Heavenly Demon Phoenix Remains in exchange for two Grade 8 Four-Colored Pills.
• Xiao Li bid two Grade 8 Four-Colored Pills for the remains, and no one else challenged his bid.

Xiao Li traded for several powerful techniques and secured Ninth Rank Magical Beast Essence Blood to help resurrect Old Ancestor Xiao Kong. The trade fair’s final grand item was about to be revealed, while hostile attendees had begun eyeing Xiao Li’s new treasure.

• Kong Xuanzi traded the Heavenly Demon Phoenix corpse to Xiao Li and presented the Heaven Rank Low Grade Battle Skill Qingyan Sword Flash, which Xiao Li won with pills and gave to Yun Yun.
• Xiao Li exchanged pills for several Heaven Rank Battle Skills and Cultivation Methods, including Heavenly Flame Shining Sun, Flame Demon Clear Profound Mirror, Heavenly Evolution Sword Classic, and Raging Beast Undying Body.
• Kong Xuanzi offered Ninth Rank Magical Beast Essence Blood from an Ancient Dragon Tiger, and Xiao Li bid three Seven-Colored Pill Lightning Grade 8 Pills to obtain it for Old Ancestor Xiao Kong’s resurrection.
• Several experts watched Xiao Li with malice after he secured the Essence Blood, and Kong Xuanzi announced the trade fair’s final grand item.

Kong Xuanzi auctioned a Bodhi Seed, which Xue Wufa won with six Grade 8 Eight-Colored Pills, while Tianyin Old Man warned Xiao Li that the buyer would not survive the night. Kong Xuanzi then revealed that a Secret Realm containing the relic of the Five Star Dou Saint Thousand Demon Saint would open in about a year, but only experts below Dou Saint could enter.

• Kong Xuanzi presented the Bodhi Seed and opened bidding, prompting experts to offer increasingly powerful Grade 8 Pills.
• Xiao Li joined the bidding, but Tianyin Old Man identified the rival as an old enemy and told Xiao Li to save his pills.
• Xue Wufa won the Bodhi Seed with six Grade 8 Eight-Colored Pills, and Tianyin Old Man planned to move against him before other experts could act.
• Kong Xuanzi revealed that the Secret Realm of the Thousand Demon Saint would likely open in about a year and would banish anyone at Half Saint level or above.

Xiao Li agreed to consider exploring the Thousand Demon Saint’s relic and joined Tianyin Old Man in ambushing Black Lotus Demon Venerate, Xue Wufa. As Xiao Li faced Xue Wufa’s two Dou Venerate guards, he raised his strength to Seven Star Dou Venerate and a strange incomplete Rune appeared on his forehead.

• Xiao Li discussed the Thousand Demon Saint’s relic with Tianyin Old Man, who suggested that Yi'er join him if he did not reach Half Saint within the year.
• After the Spatial Trade Fair ended, Tianyin Old Man led Xiao Li and Yun Yun to intercept Black Lotus Demon Venerate and explained Xue Wufa’s abilities and history.
• Tianyin Old Man attacked Xue Wufa, injuring him and flattening the surrounding hills.
• Xiao Li stopped Xue Wufa’s two Dou Venerate guards while Yun Yun stood ready with Yuanhong.
• Xiao Li used all three transformations of the Heavenly Flame Three Mysterious Transformations, reached Seven Star Dou Venerate, and saw an incomplete Rune flicker on his forehead.

Xiao Li killed the Black Lotus Demon Venerate with the Great Annihilation Seal after the Demon Venerate teleported into the attack, and he discovered a mysterious black lotus that attached itself to his hand. Xiao Li, Yun Yun, and Tianyin Old Man left the ruined Qiu Ling and examined the Demon Venerate’s treasures in a cave.

• Xiao Li used the Heavenly Flame Three Mysterious Transformations to kill a Five Star Dou Zun, then attacked a Seven Star Dou Venerate with the Great Annihilation Seal.
• The Black Lotus Demon Venerate teleported beside his servant and was annihilated along with him by Xiao Li’s attack.
• Xiao Li took a Grade 8 Three-Colored Pill, and Yun Yun noticed a fleeting mark on his forehead as his secret technique ended.
• Tianyin Old Man returned with the Black Lotus Demon Venerate’s Storage Rings, and Yun Yun spotted a black lotus that attached itself to Xiao Li’s palm.
• Xiao Li, Yun Yun, and Tianyin Old Man left Qiu Ling, while onlookers arrived and wondered who had destroyed the area.
• In a cave, Xiao Li and Tianyin Old Man examined the Demon Venerate’s collection, and Xiao Li found a Grade 8 Nine-Colored Pill and its Pill Beast.

Xiao Li returned to the Yin Realm and assessed his newly acquired techniques before preparing to strengthen his body and gain a flying Dou Technique. After refining the Heavenly Demon Phoenix’s wings into Rank 8 bone wings and imprinting them, he watched them enter his body and force out his old Crimson Flame Wings.

• Tianyin Old Man praised Black Lotus Demon Venerate’s wealth, and Xiao Li led the group back to Yin Valley for safety.
• Xiao Li asked Yun Yun to travel to the Northwest Continent and bring his grandfather to the Yin Realm, keeping the plan secret from everyone except his grandfather and big brother.
• At his secluded cultivation site, Xiao Li finished switching to the Flame Demon Clear Profound Mirror and reviewed his plans for Heavenly Flame Three Mysterious Transformations and the Raging Beast Undying Body.
• Xiao Li decided to use Ancient Void Dragon essence blood for the Raging Beast Undying Body and extracted essence blood and the Magical Core from a Heavenly Demon Phoenix corpse.
• Xiao Li refined the Heavenly Demon Phoenix’s wings into Rank 8 bone wings, imprinted them with his blood, and watched them enter his body and force out his Crimson Flame Wings.

Xiao Li prepared to resurrect Xiao Kong using Yin Valley’s founder’s remains, a powerful pill, and Rank 9 Magical Beast Essence Blood. After learning about Xiao Kong’s past and the Pei Sisters’ Xiao Clan ancestry, the group gathered as Pei Yuru brought out Saint Yin’s remains.

• Xiao Li manifested the wind-and-lightning Demon Phoenix Wings, then left his cultivation chamber when Yun Yun summoned him to meet Xiao Kong.
• Xiao Li told Xiao Kong that he had gathered the resurrection materials, including an Eight-Colored Yin Yang Reversing Life Pill and Rank 9 Magical Beast Essence Blood.
• Yun Yun went to invite Tianyin Old Man and the others while Xiao Li and Xiao Kong discussed Xiao Kong’s former cultivation and his reluctance to pursue the Dou God Bloodline.
• Tianyin Old Man, Tianyinzi, Yun Yun, Wang Ming, Su Wan Yin, and the Pei Sisters arrived, and Xiao Kong recognized the Pei Sisters’ connection to the Xiao Clan through Xiao Wanya.
• Pei Yuhan welcomed Xiao Kong as an ancestor of their lineage, and Pei Yuru brought out the Ice Coffin containing Saint Yin’s remains for his resurrection.

Xiao Li used the Yin Yang Reversing Life Pill, a Rank 9 Magical Beast’s essence blood, and Yin Yang Twin Flames to restore Xiao Kong’s body and fuse it with his soul. After a month of refinement, Xiao Kong awakened with a powerful aura and declared that he had returned to life.

• Xiao Li explained his Resurrection Method to Wang Ming and began refining Xiao Kong’s body with Yang Fire.
• Xiao Li used Xiao Kong’s Soul Force, the Yin Yang Reversing Life Pill, and Ancient Dragon Tiger essence blood to prepare the corpse for resurrection.
• Xiao Li used Yin Fire to burn away the corpse’s original flesh, then let the pill’s power grow new flesh as Xiao Kong’s soul entered the body.
• Xiao Li continued burning Xiao Kong’s new body with Yang Fire to fuse the soul and flesh, while Tianyin Old Man and Yun Yun watched and supported him.
• After a month, Xiao Kong awakened, released a powerful aura that scattered the Yang Fire, and announced that he had returned to life.

Xiao Kong revived as a Mid Five Star Dou Saint, protected Xiao Li, and stabilized Yin Valley’s collapsing Yin Realm. He then offered to pass on the Xiao Tribe’s inheritance, and Xiao Li revealed a Clan Mark when he activated the Heavenly Flame Three Mysterious Transformations.

• Xiao Kong apologized for losing his composure, thanked Xiao Li for reviving him, and promised ordinary Dou Saints could no longer harm him.
• Xiao Kong told Tianyin Old Man that the Yin Realm was nearing collapse without a Dou Saint to maintain it, then stabilized it for another hundred years.
• Xiao Li asked Xiao Kong about entering the Thousand Demon Saint Ruins, and Xiao Kong agreed to investigate while offering to teach the Xiao Tribe’s Clan Mark method.
• Xiao Kong explained that the Xiao Tribe cultivated Clan Marks through effort and could combine them with the Heavenly Flame Three Mysterious Transformations for greater strength.
• Xiao Li activated the Heavenly Flame Three Mysterious Transformations, a Rune appeared on his forehead, and Xiao Kong identified it as a Clan Mark.

Xiao Li and the Pei Sisters learned to draw Xiao Tribe clan marks, while Xiao Kong watched their progress and recovered his strength. In Wutan City, Xiao Ting and Xiao Lin struck at Soul Hall and Royal Family observers, as a sinister figure in the Imperial Palace revealed that Jia Xingtian had gained Dou Zong power.

• Xiao Kong taught Xiao Li and the Pei Sisters how to draw clan marks and explained the Xiao Tribe’s tradition of creating one’s own techniques and Battle Skills.
• Ten months later, Xiao Li had completed a nine-stroke clan mark and prepared to break through to Six Star Dou Venerate, while Pei Yuhan and Pei Yuru had each drawn eight strokes.
• Xiao Kong reflected on the Xiao Tribe’s new generation and had recovered to Peak Five Star Dou Saint after taking control of his body.
• Xiao Ting told Xiao Lin that Soul Hall agents and people linked to the Royal Family had been watching the Xiao Clan, and the two moved to eliminate the observers.
• In a secret room beneath the Imperial Palace, a sinister old man addressed Jia Xingtian and asked how Dou Zong power felt.

Jia Xingtian became a Dou Ancestor through the Soul Hall and attacked Hai Bodong, prompting a battle near the Imperial Capital. Yun Shan sensed the clash and headed there, while Hai Bodong asked the Mittel Family to summon Xiao Ting for help.

• Protector Vulture told Jia Xingtian that Chimei had become a Venerable Elder and ordered him to monitor the Xiao Clan and stir up foreign wars for souls.
• Jia Xingtian left to settle accounts with Jia Ma Empire’s powerful families, and Protector Vulture considered seeking puppets in neighboring empires.
• Hai Bodong told Mi Te’er Tengshan to maintain the Mittel Family’s relationship with the Xiao Clan and said he had not yet found the insight needed to break through to Dou Ancestor.
• Jia Xingtian challenged Hai Bodong, and the two exchanged attacks in the sky above the Imperial Capital.
• Hai Bodong told Tengshan to ready the Shadow Guard and invite Xiao Ting, then flew to confront Jia Xingtian.
• Yun Shan sensed the Dou Ancestor battle, ordered Yun Ji to guard the Misty Cloud Sect, and headed to the Imperial Capital.

Xiao Li and the Yin Valley group reached the Mo Sen Mountain Range to prepare for the Thousand Demon Saint Ruins, while Zi Yan remained at Jia Nan Academy. The group shared intelligence about the powerful factions gathering nearby and recognized how many competitors they would face when the ruins opened.

• Tianyinzi explained the Mo Sen Mountain Range’s deadly poisonous plants and fierce beasts as the Yin Valley group arrived to explore the ruins.
• Xiao Li realized Zi Yan’s treasure-seeking ability would have been useful, while Zi Yan dreamed he wanted her help and grumbled about being left behind at Jia Nan Academy.
• Su Qian worried that Black Emperor Sect, Maple City, and other factions were growing stronger after Demon Flame Valley fell.
• Xiao Li told the group that Demon Flame Heavenly Venerate, Xiao Heavenly Venerate, and Ba Heavenly Venerate had arrived with Soul Hall forces.
• Tianyinzi, Wang Ming, Yun Yun, Pei Yuhan, and Pei Yuru reported the other factions and powerful experts they had found near the ruins.
• Xiao Li said the gathered factions made them face many competitors, but reassured the group that their Dou Saint trump card could deal with the Scorpion Demon Three Ghosts.

Xiao Li and his companions entered the newly opened Dou Saint Relic after a Spatial Storm killed many reckless arrivals. They reached a massive dark-red hall, reunited with Venerable Tianhe and Chixiaozi, and waited as its stone gate began to open.

• Xiao Li, Wang Ming, and their companions chose to seek Thousand Demon Saint's inheritance and pill recipes in the Pill Hall.
• The group reached the relic's entrance as powerful experts gathered, including Venerable Tianhe, Chixiaozi, Tang Zhen, and Tian Leizi.
• The Spatial Seal dissipated, and a Spatial Storm killed many people who rushed into the unstable entrance.
• After the storm settled, Xiao Li and his companions entered the relic and arrived before a vast dark-red hall.
• Venerable Tianhe and Chixiaozi greeted Xiao Li, and Xiao Li introduced Wang Ming as his teacher.
• The hall's stone gate began opening, revealing a pitch-black passageway.

Xiao Li and Wang Ming bypassed the relic’s deadly entrance by descending through the magma and reached a plaza guarded by stone statues. When Tianmingzi attacked one statue, twenty Heavenly Demon Puppets combined into a Half Saint-level giant and struck him down.

• Xiao Li held back from entering the passage as its collapse, magma, and Vermilion Red Flames killed many of the rushing experts.
• Wang Ming led Xiao Li and their group through the magma with protection from Volcano Stone Flame and Yang Fire, and they emerged onto an icy floor.
• Xiao Li and the group reached a plaza where experts from several factions had gathered before five Stone Gates guarded by statues.
• A Heavenly Demon Puppet emerged from a shattered statue and killed a Dou Ancestor Expert, prompting Tianmingzi to attack it.
• The other nineteen statues broke open, and all twenty Heavenly Demon Puppets fused into a Purple-Gold Giant.
• The giant declared that intruders would die and struck Tianmingzi, revealing itself as a Half Saint-level puppet.