Chapter Summaries

Cao Ying revealed herself after killing Hun Ya and shielding the group from the Ancient Devouring Insects, reuniting with Xun'er and Xiao Yu. She explained that Su Baichen and Xiao Yi Xian were also in the Heavenly Tomb, while Su Baichen had gone alone to the third level and left behind a Dou Sheng-level puppet to mislead the Gu Clan.

• A black-robed figure killed Hun Ya with multicolored flames and protected Gu Qingyang's group from the Ancient Devouring Insects.
• Gu Qingyang mistook the figure for Huo Zhi, but Xiao Yu recognized Cao Ying and called her out.
• Cao Ying revealed her identity, and Xun'er happily embraced her as a childhood friend from the Xiao Clan.
• Xun'er introduced Cao Ying as Su Baichen's personal disciple, astonishing the Gu Clan experts.
• Cao Ying said Xiao Yi Xian was hunting insects and Su Baichen had gone alone to the third level of the Heavenly Tomb.
• Cao Ying confirmed that the Su Baichen seen earlier was a puppet refined from a Dou Sheng skeleton.

After Xiao Yi Xian killed the Insect Queen, Cao Ying's group set out for the third layer of the Heavenly Tomb with Xun'er and Xiao Yu. They broke through the crystal barrier and entered the third layer, while Yao Xingji, Yao Ling, Ling Tian, and Ling Xi continued following them.

• Xiao Yi Xian returned after killing the Insect Queen with her Origin Poison Flame, and Xun'er and Xiao Yu decided to join Cao Ying's group on the way to the third layer.
• Xun'er confronted Yao Xingji, Yao Ling, Ling Tian, and Ling Xi for following them, but Cao Ying allowed the four to come along as long as they did not cause trouble.
• The group entered the tunnel Cao Ying and Xiao Yi Xian had carved through the Energy Crystal Wall, where Yao Xingji spotted Ancient Devouring Insects sealed inside it.
• Xiao Yi Xian reassured everyone that the insects could not attack without their slain Insect Queen, and the group reached the unbroken wall at the end of the tunnel.
• Yao Xingji, Xun'er, Cao Ying, and Xiao Yi Xian used their Heavenly Flames together to break through the final stretch of crystal wall.
• The group stepped through the opening and entered the vast, desolate third layer of the Heavenly Tomb.

Xun'er, Xiao Yi Xian, Cao Ying, and the others entered the energy-rich third level of the Heavenly Tomb and headed toward Su Baichen. There, Su Baichen cheated Xiao Xuan at chess, fought him, and won three mid-stage Dou Sheng energy bodies, leaving Xiao Xuan humiliated.

• Xun'er sensed that Master was waiting in the deepest part of the Heavenly Tomb's third level, and she led the others toward him.
• Xiao Xuan sensed a Xiao Clan descendant had reached the third level and learned from Su Baichen that the descendant's strength was low.
• Su Baichen taunted Xiao Xuan over Gu Yuan's treatment of the Xiao Clan, secretly moved a chess piece, and claimed victory.
• Xiao Xuan attacked Su Baichen, who used his Ultimate Body Techniques to subdue him and collect three mid-stage Dou Sheng energy bodies.
• An hour later, Xun'er, Xiao Yi Xian, Cao Ying, and the others arrived and found Su Baichen celebrating while Xiao Xuan stood humiliated.

Xiao Yu met her ancestor Xiao Xuan, who forgave the Gu Clan members after she defended them. Su Baichen and Xiao Xuan prepared to fulfill their agreement, drawing the Soul of the Heavenly Tomb’s attention as Xiao Xuan’s power erupted.

• Su Baichen introduced Xiao Yu to Xiao Xuan, the Xiao Clan’s late-stage Nine-Star Dou Sheng ancestor.
• Xiao Xuan reproached the Gu Clan for its past treatment of the Xiao Clan, but Xiao Yu defended Gu Xun'er, Gu Qingyang, and Gu Zhen, and he spared them.
• Su Baichen reminded Xiao Xuan of his promise, and Xiao Xuan agreed to honor it.
• Su Baichen and Xiao Xuan sent the others away before preparing to begin their confrontation.
• Xiao Xuan unleashed his soul aura, stopping the undead from fighting and prompting them to cheer for their freedom.
• The Soul of the Heavenly Tomb appeared and fixed its gaze on Xiao Xuan and the seemingly ordinary Dou Zun Su Baichen.

Xiao Xuan and Su Baichen defeated the Soul of the Heavenly Tomb, and Su Baichen sealed it inside the Tianxuan Bead to refine and absorb. After assessing Su Baichen’s strength and treasure, Xiao Xuan questioned Xiao Yu about her feelings for him and decided to awaken her Xiao Clan Ancient Bloodline.

• The Soul of the Heavenly Tomb accused Xiao Xuan of breaking their agreement, and Xiao Xuan attacked it with flames.
• Su Baichen ambushed the Soul of the Heavenly Tomb with the ninth form of the Nine Soul-Slaying Swords while Xiao Xuan kept it from escaping.
• Xiao Xuan struck the wounded Soul of the Heavenly Tomb, and Su Baichen sealed it inside the Tianxuan Bead before entering the bead to refine it.
• Xiao Xuan recognized the Tianxuan Bead’s powers and judged Su Baichen’s cultivation and abilities to be exceptional.
• Xiao Xuan asked Xiao Yu about her relationship with Su Baichen, and she admitted that he was in her heart.
• Xiao Xuan promised to awaken Xiao Yu’s Xiao Clan Ancient Bloodline so she could become worthy of Su Baichen.

After months of seclusion in the Tianxuan Bead, Su Baichen emerged with an Emperor Realm soul and revealed to Xiao Xuan that he had reached Nine-Star Dou Sheng. Xiao Yu and the others had made major cultivation advances while waiting, and the story left Su Baichen reunited with them and concealing the full extent of his breakthrough.

• Xiao Yu emerged from two months of bloodline awakening transformed in appearance and at Early Eight-Star Dou Zun, then learned from Xiao Xuan that Su Baichen was still refining the Soul of the Heavenly Tomb.
• During the next six months, Xiao Yi Xian reached One-Star Dou Sheng, Cao Ying became a Half-Saint, Xiao Yu advanced to Late-Nine-Star Dou Zun, and Xun'er reached Second-Turn Dou Zun.
• The Tianxuan Bead's energy field vanished, and Su Baichen released the pressure of an Emperor Realm soul as he emerged from seclusion.
• Cao Ying and Xun'er rushed into Su Baichen's embrace, while Xiao Yu nervously approached him and Cao Ying interrupted her attempt to speak.
• Su Baichen told everyone his injuries had healed and his soul had reached the Emperor Realm, then privately revealed to Xiao Xuan that he had also become a Nine-Star Dou Sheng.

Su Baichen stabilized his new realm and trained the young cultivators in the Heavenly Tomb before warning Xiao Xuan that the Soul Clan was preparing Soul Devouring Life-Extinguishing Arrays to seize the Tuoshe Ancient Jade. After realizing Hun Tiandi might turn fallen experts into powerful puppets, Su Baichen left the Heavenly Tomb to confront the urgent threat while Xiao Xuan stayed behind to guide Yu'er and the others.

• Su Baichen consolidated his cultivation and taught Cao Ying, Xiao Yi Xian, Xun'er, and the Gu, Yao, and Ling Clan prodigies techniques suited to their strengths and weaknesses.
• Su Baichen told Xiao Xuan that the Soul Clan had begun secretly arranging Soul Devouring Life-Extinguishing Arrays throughout the Central Plains to pursue the Tuoshe Ancient Jade.
• Xiao Xuan described Hun Tiandi's overwhelming forces during the attack that killed him, and Su Baichen warned that the Soul Clan could turn the dead experts into puppets.
• Xiao Xuan agreed to guide Yu'er and the other youths while Su Baichen returned to face the crisis.
• Two days later, Su Baichen departed the Heavenly Tomb through the spatial passage.

Cao Ying discovered that Xiao Yu cultivated the Heavenly Fire Three Mysterious Changes, and Xiao Yu gave her the complete technique. Xiao Xuan revealed that he had orchestrated the gift to bring the two women closer, then vanished into the void.

• Cao Ying asked Xiao Yu about her cultivation technique, and Xiao Yu explained the Xiao Clan's Heavenly Fire Three Mysterious Changes.
• Cao Ying told Xiao Yu that Burning Flame Valley had given her an incomplete version and described the limits she had encountered while cultivating it.
• Xiao Yu identified the technique as incomplete and gave Cao Ying the complete Heavenly Fire Three Mysterious Changes.
• Cao Ying embraced Xiao Yu and promised to help her in the future, while Xiao Yu comforted her as a sister.
• Xiao Xuan watched from the void and revealed that he had arranged the gift to make Cao Ying accept Xiao Yu, then disappeared.

Su Baichen arrived at the devastated Nine-Serene Earth-Underworld Python Clan, where Cailin, Caidie, Zi Yan, and Qing Lin had taken control. He reunited with the women and ordered Yao Tianxiao to lead them to the Yellow Spring Stone Stele, leaving his fate dependent on his cooperation.

• Yao Tianxiao agreed to guide Zi Yan and the others to the Nine-Serene Yellow Spring after Zi Yan demonstrated her power.
• Su Baichen appeared at the clan's ruined territory and found Qing Lin directing controlled snake clan experts to move supplies.
• Cailin, Caidie, and Zi Yan greeted Su Baichen warmly, and he told them he had finished his business in the Gu Clan and left Cao Ying and the others cultivating in the Heavenly Tomb.
• Su Baichen comforted Cailin and told her to leave the next steps to him.
• Su Baichen demanded that Yao Tianxiao take them to the Yellow Spring Stone Stele, and Yao Tianxiao led the way underground.

Su Baichen entered the Yellow Spring Stone Stele, overcame its trials, and received the Yellow Spring Demon Saint’s inheritance and treasures. The Yellow Spring Demon Saint’s remnant soul faded away, leaving behind origin blood essence for a new master.

• Yao Tianxiao revealed that he could open the stele but could not reach its inheritance, and Su Baichen shattered his soul for Qing Lin to control.
• Su Baichen entered the stele and destroyed the Yellow Spring Demon Saint’s Yellow Spring Finger and Yellow Spring Palm with the Seven Star Soul-Slaying Art.
• Su Baichen confronted the Yellow Spring Demon Saint’s remnant soul, which recognized his Emperor Realm Soul and gave him Yellow Spring Heaven Wrath.
• Su Baichen explained that the lack of Emperor Source Qi had blocked the path to Dou Di, and the Yellow Spring Demon Saint realized why he had failed to break through.
• The Yellow Spring Demon Saint gave Su Baichen his Storage Ring, then disappeared, leaving behind a sphere of origin blood essence.

Su Baichen discovered the Yellow Spring Demon Saint’s immense collection, refined the Yellow Spring Small World, and returned safely to Cailin, Caidie, Zi Yan, and Qing Lin. He sent Cailin to seek the Nine-Colored Heaven-Swallowing Python inheritance and ordered Qing Lin to subdue Yao Ming after crippling his soul.

• Su Baichen found the Yellow Spring Demon Saint’s essence blood and the control core of the Yellow Spring Small World in the ancient Storage Ring.
• Su Baichen used his Emperor Realm Soul Force to refine the core, then absorbed the Small World’s energy through the Tianxuan Bead.
• The Yellow Spring Stone Stele shattered, and Su Baichen emerged unharmed and explained that he had refined the Small World.
• Su Baichen gave the four women the Demon Saint’s essence blood, then told Cailin that an ancient ruin held the Seven-Colored Heaven-Swallowing Python inheritance and a chance to evolve into the Nine-Colored form.
• Su Baichen gave Cailin protective treasures, and she plunged into the Nine-Serene Yellow Spring to seek the inheritance.
• Zi Yan brought in the unconscious Yao Ming, and Su Baichen crippled his soul and told Qing Lin to subdue him after she dealt with Yao Tianxiao.

Su Baichen absorbed half the Yellow Spring Small World's origin energy and advanced to mid Nine-Star Dou Sheng, while Qing Lin asked him for another drop of Yellow Spring Demon Saint blood essence. The Jade-Scaled Snake revealed it had encouraged her to ask so it could get more blood essence for itself.

• Su Baichen reflected on refining half the Yellow Spring Small World's origin energy, which raised him from early to mid Nine-Star Dou Sheng and left him near the late stage.
• Qing Lin asked Su Baichen for another drop of Yellow Spring Demon Saint blood essence, and he gave her a small amount.
• Su Baichen patted Qing Lin's head and left to stand guard for Caidie and the others, leaving Qing Lin flustered by his affection.
• The Jade-Scaled Snake emerged from Qing Lin's bracelet and stared hungrily at the blood essence, prompting Qing Lin to scold it for influencing her.
• The Jade-Scaled Snake recalled persuading Qing Lin that she might become Su Baichen's bedwarming maid and should seek benefits now, admitting it wanted her to secure better blood essence rations.

After refining the Yellow Spring Demon Saint Essence Blood, Zi Yan, Qing Lin, and Caidie emerged with greatly increased strength and worried about Cailin, who was still inside the cold pool. Su Baichen reassured them that Cailin was receiving a powerful inheritance, while Zi Yan revealed that Qing Lin had also gained a major opportunity, leaving Caidie feeling unfairly left out.

• Zi Yan emerged at Late-Stage Five-Star Dou Sheng, Qing Lin reached Mid-Stage One-Star Dou Sheng, and Caidie advanced to Mid-Stage Two-Star Dou Sheng.
• Caidie worried that Cailin had not emerged after several days, but Su Baichen said Cailin was receiving the Seven-Colored Heaven-Swallowing Python inheritance and might reach Four- or Five-Star Dou Sheng.
• Su Baichen teased Caidie about envying the others' opportunities, and she sought comfort by embracing Qing Lin.
• Zi Yan revealed that Qing Lin was using her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils to try to control the Nine-Serene Earth-Underworld Python Clan.
• Caidie learned that Qing Lin could gain immense strength by absorbing the clan's power and collapsed into a protest that she alone had been left out.

Su Baichen returned to Danta after Xuanyi summoned him and discussed an alliance against the Soul Clan with Lei Zhen. After Lei Zhen departed, Su Baichen discovered that Liu Muxi was carrying his child and reassured her that he would protect their family.

• Su Baichen entrusted Cailin's protection to Caidie, Zi Yan, and Qing Lin before leaving for Danta.
• At Danta, Su Baichen learned that Cao Ying, Xiao Yi Xian, and Xiao Yu had left the Heavenly Tomb after reaching cultivation bottlenecks.
• Lei Zhen told Su Baichen that the Soul Clan planned to spread the Soul Devouring Life-Extinguishing Array and proposed cooperation against them.
• After Lei Zhen left, Su Baichen told Liu Muxi about the proposed alliance and sensed that she was pregnant with his child.
• Liu Muxi worried that the Lei Clan might betray Su Baichen, but he reassured her that protecting her and their family mattered most.

Two years later, Su Baichen prepared to leave as the Soul Clan launched a massacre against the Ling Clan, while he secretly looted the clan’s treasure vault. The chapter ended when the vault door opened just as he was about to escape.

• The Tianxuan Bead finished refining the Yellow Spring Small World, Su Baichen advanced to the late stage of the Nine-Star Dou Sheng realm, and Cailin returned as a Nine-Colored Heaven-Swallowing Python at the initial stage of the Five-Star Dou Sheng realm.
• Cailin’s return relieved Xuanyi of most of the work she had been handling with Yun Yun, while Su Baichen told Liu Muxi he planned to leave soon despite her pregnancy nearing its due date.
• Nihility Devouring Flame led the Soul Clan in sealing off the Ling Clan and ordering its complete destruction.
• Ling Yang confronted Nihility Devouring Flame, but the Soul Clan leader blocked his attack and began devouring the Ling Clan’s bloodline and soul origin with black flames.
• Su Baichen sneaked into the Ling Clan’s treasure vault and collected rare treasures for Xuanyi, Ling’er, Zi Yan, and Liu Muxi.
• An explosion shook the vault as Su Baichen prepared to leave, but the door opened before he could escape.

Hun Feng cornered Ling Xi and the Ling Clan young lady in the clan treasury, where they triggered a self-destruction formation before escaping its blast. Su Baichen carried two unconscious women to safety and watched the distant explosion, leaving Nihility Devouring Flame furious over the damage.

• Ling Xi and the Ling Clan young lady prepared to detonate the treasury rather than let Hun Feng claim the clan’s inheritance.
• Hun Feng found them and attacked, but the young lady activated a Dou Sheng-level defensive formation and began the self-destruction.
• Ling Xi helped the young lady power the formation, and Hun Feng fled with some treasures just before the treasury exploded.
• Nihility Devouring Flame suppressed the blast from causing a wider chain reaction, then berated Hun Feng for letting the women reach the treasury.
• Su Baichen emerged in a distant forest carrying two unconscious women, concealed them, and watched the Ling Clan’s territory from afar.

After Su Baichen rescued Ling Yuhan and Ling Xi, Ling Yuhan traded her late mother's Storage Ring for his protection. The women settled in Danta, where Ling Yuhan planned to rebuild the Ling Clan, while Qing Lin overheard their conversation.

• Ling Yuhan woke in a room with Ling Xi and learned that Su Baichen had rescued them.
• Ling Yuhan offered herself to Su Baichen, but he refused to take them in.
• Ling Yuhan gave Su Baichen her Storage Ring, which held valuable manuals, Formation Arts, and Ling Clan resources, in exchange for protection.
• Su Baichen brought Ling Yuhan and Ling Xi to Danta and asked Qing Lin to arrange their rooms.
• Ling Yuhan explained to Ling Xi that seeking aid could expose the Ling Clan's Dou Di Bloodline to hostile forces, and said they would gamble on Su Baichen's protection.
• Ling Yuhan urged Ling Xi to keep a low profile and cultivate so they might rebuild the Ling Clan, while Qing Lin overheard them.

Liu Muxi safely gave birth to a son, Su Mu, and Su Baichen cared for her before meeting their newborn. After celebrating at Danta, Su Baichen took his family and core followers away and created a new home for them, the Baichen Realm.

• Liu Muxi gave birth to a healthy boy while Su Baichen anxiously waited outside.
• Su Baichen used dou qi to restore Liu Muxi, while Su Ling'er eagerly held her little brother.
• Liu Muxi met her son, and Su Baichen named him Su Mu.
• Su Baichen distributed pills throughout Danta to celebrate Su Mu's birth.
• After the full-month banquet, Su Baichen took his family and core forces away from Danta and created the Baichen Realm.

The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame began breaking free of its seal, and the Twin Moons in the Sky alerted the Central Plains and the Emperor Clans. Su Baichen decided to take Cao Ying to claim the flame at dawn, leaving her uncertain but promising that the complete map still had a purpose.

• A heavenly phenomenon formed in the Central Plains as eerie white flames appeared and a Blood Moon joined the Silver Moon.
• Nihility Devouring Flame sensed the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame’s emergence and ordered guards to summon Hun Miesheng.
• Gu Yuan summoned a young woman to handle an important matter, while Yan Jin sent Huo Yao, Huo Zhi, and Huo Xuan to seize the flame; the Shi Clan chose to wait and watch.
• Cao Ying showed Su Baichen the completed map, which had heated up and reacted to the heavenly phenomenon.
• Su Baichen told Cao Ying the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame was destined for her and said he would take her to claim it at dawn.

Su Baichen brought Cao Ying and Xiao Yu to the edge of the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame’s territory, where they continued on foot and met Gu Xun’er and Gu Nanhai. As the factions gathered for the flame’s appearance, Gu Nanhai worried that suspicion over the Ling Clan’s destruction had left the Gu Clan isolated.

• Su Baichen warned Cao Ying and Xiao Yu that reaching the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame would be a gamble, then entered the Tianxuan Bead and left them to proceed alone.
• Cao Ying and Xiao Yu crossed the golden desert together and reached the gathering place of the major factions.
• Gu Xun’er introduced Cao Ying and Xiao Yu to Gu Nanhai, who praised them and teased Xun’er about her cultivation.
• Cao Ying learned that Xun’er had refined the Golden Emperor Incinerating Flame and reached the Late-Stage Two-Star Dou Sheng, while Xiao Yu privately lamented their advantages.
• Gu Nanhai noticed the other Ancient Eight Clans watching the Gu Clan with suspicion and worried that the clan’s past actions had made it a target after the Ling Clan’s destruction.