Chapter Summaries

Ling Yuan learned that the Soul Clan would destroy the Ling Clan and chose two system rewards to avert that fate. With the Origin of the Emperor and a one-time ability to remove restrictions, he planned to secure Zhu Kun’s long-term support by bringing his daughter Zi Yan to the Ling Clan as his wife.

• Ling Yuan, the Ling Clan’s young leader, feared the Soul Clan would eventually slaughter his clan and realized his current strength could not stop them.
• When the system tried to unbind after a mistaken binding, Ling Yuan protested and received a choice of two cheats from four options.
• Ling Yuan rejected the Burning Mantra and the Dou Zun advancement, then realized he could use the restriction-removal ability to free Zhu Kun from the Ancient Emperor’s Cave Mansion.
• Ling Yuan chose the restriction-removal ability and the Origin of the Emperor, and the system granted both before disappearing.
• Ling Yuan decided to win Zi Yan’s trust and bring her to the Ling Clan so Zhu Kun would become a lasting ally.

Ling Yuan asked his father, Ling Mie, for permission to leave the Ling Clan and train in the Northwest Continent, and Ling Mie readily agreed while sharing advice from his own travels. After arranging for Ling Yuan to depart the next day, the chapter ended with Ling Yuan reflecting on his cultivation technique and hoping to find a better one.

• Ling Yuan told Ling Mie he wanted to leave the clan and gain experience, and Ling Mie agreed despite Ling Yuan expecting resistance.
• Ling Mie advised Ling Yuan to explore cliffs and caves for possible treasures, recalling how he had gained an inheritance that helped him become clan patriarch.
• Ling Yuan chose the Northwest Continent as his destination, and Ling Mie offered to arrange an elder to protect him and urged him to leave before his mother learned of the plan.
• Ling Yuan decided to depart the next day and privately considered how his high-grade Heaven-tier cultivation method lacked a way to accelerate his progress.
• Ling Yuan wondered whether he might find a powerful cultivation inheritance like his father had, then dismissed the hope as unrealistic.

Ling Yuan traveled to Jia Nan Academy with Elder Ling Yun to find Zi Yan, hoping to use her to draw Zhu Kun into his plans. Ling Yun located Zi Yan in a forest east of the academy, and Ling Yuan went to meet her.

• Ling Yun delivered Ling Mie's supplies and a summoning jade slip, then accompanied Ling Yuan on his journey.
• Ling Yuan chose Jia Nan Academy as his first destination so he could find Zi Yan.
• Ling Yun offered to retrieve the academy's Fallen Heart Flame, but Ling Yuan declined because he had come for Zi Yan.
• Ling Yuan and Ling Yun searched the academy with their soul power, and Ling Yun found Zi Yan in the forest to the east.
• Ling Yuan set out with Ling Yun to meet Zi Yan.

Zi Yan stole two spiritual fruits from a Great Strength Ape, but Ling Yuan arrived and killed the beast with a spiritual attack. After mistaking him for a threat to her remaining fruit, Zi Yan learned he did not want it, though she remained reluctant to give it up.

• Zi Yan lured the Great Strength Ape away from its nest and stole both spiritual fruits, eating one as she fled.
• The Great Strength Ape blocked the cave exit, but Zi Yan dodged its attack and escaped, taunting it as it chased her.
• Ling Yuan spotted Zi Yan from the air and descended, then killed the Great Strength Ape with a spiritual shockwave.
• Zi Yan hid her remaining fruit and offered Ling Yuan the Great Strength Ape's magic core instead.
• Ling Yuan refused the magic core and said he did not want her fruit, leaving Zi Yan visibly conflicted.

Ling Yuan won Zi Yan’s Red Lotus Fruit by tempting her with Red Lotus Pills, then agreed to trade pills for her help finding treasures. After they hunted magical beasts and collected treasures together, Ling Yuan told Zi Yan that her true form was an Ancient Void Dragon, leaving her excited by the revelation.

• Zi Yan reluctantly offered Ling Yuan her Red Lotus Fruit, but he tempted her with fifth-tier Red Lotus Pills instead.
• Zi Yan ate a pill and offered to find treasures for Ling Yuan in exchange for more pills.
• Zi Yan led Ling Yuan through the forest, where he killed the magical beasts guarding treasures and rewarded her with pills.
• Ling Yuan told Zi Yan that her true form was an Ancient Void Dragon, and she excitedly asked if it was true.

Ling Yuan left Jia Nan Academy with Zi Yan, promising to help her find her Ancient Void Dragon clan while pursuing powerful opportunities of his own. Near the Black-Corner Region, he uncovered a hidden hole beneath a giant dragon-claw-shaped pit and prepared to investigate.

• Zi Yan asked Ling Yuan to help her find her Ancient Void Dragon clan, and he agreed before asking whether she would travel with him or wait at Jia Nan Academy.
• Zi Yan chose to travel with Ling Yuan and sent students to tell Su Qian; Ling Yuan considered freeing Zhu Kun but decided to wait until Zi Yan's favorability was higher.
• Ling Yuan and Zi Yan traveled together, hunting magical beasts and finding heavenly treasures while Ling Yun secretly protected them.
• Near the Black-Corner Region, Zi Yan spotted a huge dragon-claw-shaped pit, and Ling Yuan suspected Zhu Kun might have made it.
• Ling Yuan searched the apparently empty pit with Zi Yan and Ling Yun, then blasted its center until a deeper, dark hole appeared.

Ling Yuan and his companions discovered the Undying Saint, whose inheritance was the powerful Ten Thousand Bodies Origin Return Technique and whose hatred of the Ancient Void Dragon Clan drove him to target Zi Yan. The chapter ended with Zi Yan fearing Ling Yuan might trade her life for the technique and pleading with him as she clutched his hand.

• Ling Yun scouted beyond the underground soul barrier and found a harmless remnant soul demanding that its heir kill an Ancient Void Dragon.
• Ling Yuan entered the cavern with Zi Yan and met the Undying Saint, who attacked Zi Yan after recognizing her as an Ancient Void Dragon.
• The Undying Saint offered Ling Yuan the Ten Thousand Bodies Origin Return Technique, which could create cultivation clones and preserve its user from death.
• Ling Yuan questioned how the supposedly undying Undying Saint had died, and the old man admitted that Zhu Kun had killed his main body and all his clones.
• Ling Yun asked where the Undying Saint had found Tou She Ancient God's Cave Mansion, but the old man demanded that Zi Yan be killed in exchange for the technique and its location.
• Zi Yan clutched Ling Yuan's hand and pleaded with him, afraid he might accept the old man's offer.

Ling Yuan killed the Undying Saint rather than risk Zi Yan, then found and claimed the Ten Thousand Bodies Origin Return Technique. He took Zi Yan and Ling Yun to Wutan City to deal with Xiao Yan, but Ling Yun sensed another Ban Sheng near the Xiao Clan.

• Ling Yuan ordered Ling Yun to attack the Undying Saint and joined him, destroying the remnant soul before it could escape.
• Ling Yuan comforted Zi Yan, then searched the cave with her and Ling Yun and found the Ten Thousand Bodies Origin Return Technique hidden underground.
• Ling Yuan secured the technique, ordered the others to keep it secret, and decided to use it to create avatars capable of refining Heavenly Flames.
• Ling Yuan and his companions traveled to Wutan City, where he confirmed that Xiao Yan was still a mocked third-stage Dou Qi cultivator who had not yet discovered Yao Chen in his ring.
• As Ling Yuan approached the Xiao Clan, Ling Yun sensed another Ban Sheng expert nearby and warned him.

Ling Yuan confronted Gu Jiang, the Gu Clan Ban Sheng guarding Gu Xun'er, and mocked the Gu Clan's treatment of the declining Xiao Tribe. He then arrived at the Xiao Tribe, where Xiao Zhan nervously welcomed the visitors and hoped they could help Xiao Yan.

• Ling Yuan identified Gu Jiang as a Gu Clan Ban Sheng protecting Gu Xun'er and challenged him for questioning the Ling Clan's presence.
• Ling Yuan taunted Gu Jiang about the Gu Clan claiming to support the Xiao Tribe, leaving Gu Jiang embarrassed and silent.
• Gu Jiang stepped aside, allowing Ling Yuan, Ling Yun, and Elder Yun to reach the Xiao Tribe.
• Ling Yun announced that the Young Clan Leader had arrived and called for the Xiao Clan leader.
• Xiao Zhan brought clan elders to greet the visitors and hoped they might diagnose the cause of Xiao Yan's disappearing Dou Qi.

Ling Yuan visited the Xiao Clan after hearing about Xiao Yan’s stalled cultivation and discovered the Tou She Ancient God Jade among the clan’s offerings. The chapter ended with Xiao Yan still on his way and Ling Yuan recognizing the jade tablet.

• Xiao Zhan welcomed Ling Yuan, Zi Yan, and Ling Yun to the Xiao Clan and treated Ling Yuan as a powerful Dou Zong.
• Ling Yuan said he had come to examine Xiao Yan’s inability to advance beyond the third stage of Dou Qi, and Xiao Zhan eagerly ordered his son brought to the hall.
• Xiao Zhan described Xiao Yan’s lost cultivation and the years of failed treatments.
• Xiao Zhan knelt before Ling Yuan and offered the Xiao Clan’s treasures and even his own life if Ling Yuan could cure Xiao Yan.
• Ling Yuan ignored the clan’s techniques and valuables until he noticed an ancient jade tablet and recognized it as the Tou She Ancient God Jade.

Ling Yuan examined Xiao Yan and identified his ancient ring as the source of his lost Dou Qi, then sealed it and took it from him. Xiao Yan’s father believed the treatment had begun, while Ling Yuan secretly intended to cripple Xiao Yan by suppressing Yao Chen inside the ring.

• Ling Yuan watched Xiao Zhan offer the Tou She Ancient God Jade in exchange for help treating Xiao Yan, but refused the jade and agreed to examine him.
• Gu Xun'er wondered whether Ling Yuan had come for the Ancient Jade, while Gu Jiang kept Yao Chen’s presence in Xiao Yan’s ring from her.
• Ling Yuan sensed a faint soul fluctuation inside Xiao Yan’s black ring and pulled it from his hand.
• Ling Yuan sealed the ring, suppressing the soul fluctuation within it, and Xiao Yan started to object before Xiao Zhan urged him to obey and try cultivating.

Ling Yuan helped Xiao Yan resume cultivating by sealing Yao Chen inside the ancient ring, where the elder had been secretly draining Xiao Yan’s Dou Qi. Xiao Yan celebrated his recovery, while Yao Chen realized he had been cut off from both Xiao Yan and the outside world.

• Xiao Yan thanked Ling Yuan and began cultivating again as Xiao Zhan and Gu Xun'er watched hopefully.
• Ling Yuan ignored Gu Xun'er and stroked Zi Yan’s hair while she ate pills and dreamed of growing up to become his wife.
• After two hours, Xiao Yan found that the Dou Qi he absorbed stayed in his body, and he excitedly told Xiao Zhan and Gu Xun'er that he could cultivate again.
• Yao Chen tried to absorb Xiao Yan’s Dou Qi from the ancient ring but found himself unable to sense or reach the outside world.
• Yao Chen discovered that an invisible layer of soul power had sealed the ring and panicked over being trapped.

Ling Yuan sealed Yao Chen inside Xiao Yan’s ring so he could prevent Yao Chen from taking Xiao Yan as a disciple, then stayed to witness Nalan Yanran’s visit to dissolve her engagement to Xiao Yan. Xiao Yan answered her challenge with renewed confidence, made the Three Year Agreement, and declared that he would cast her off.

• Yao Chen repeatedly attacked the seal around the ring but failed to break through, while Ling Yuan reflected that he had arrived in time to keep Yao Chen from guiding Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Zhan and Gu Xun'er thanked Ling Yuan after Xiao Yan regained the ability to cultivate, and Ling Yuan prepared to leave.
• A servant announced Nalan Yanran and Ge Ye’s arrival, so Ling Yuan moved to a corner and told Xiao Zhan to handle the visit as though he were not there.
• Nalan Yanran asked Xiao Zhan to dissolve her engagement to Xiao Yan, and Ge Ye offered Qi Gathering Powder as compensation.
• Xiao Zhan objected to breaking the engagement, but Xiao Yan stepped forward, challenged Nalan Yanran, and made the Three Year Agreement.

Ling Yuan watched Nalan Yanran humiliate the Xiao Clan, then teased Zi Yan by testing whether she would accept him taking other women as concubines. He left without taking the Xiao Clan’s Ancient Jade, while Xiao Yan realized the ring his mother had left him was still with Ling Yuan.

• Ling Yuan and Zi Yan watched the confrontation while eating Qingyang Fruits, and Nalan Yanran noticed the rare fruit and hurried away, hoping Ling Yuan had no connection to the Xiao Clan.
• Zi Yan asked whether Ling Yuan had a fiancée, and he tested her willingness to share him with other women; she agreed if they would listen to her.
• After Nalan Yanran left, Xiao Zhan apologized to Ling Yuan for the Xiao Clan’s disgrace, and Ling Yuan prepared to depart.
• Ling Yuan urged Xiao Yan to work hard and someday reach Dou Zong, then left with Zi Yan without taking the Xiao Clan’s Ancient Jade.
• Gu Jiang relaxed after Ling Yuan departed, but Xiao Yan suddenly remembered that his mother’s ring was still with Ling Yuan.

After releasing Yao Chen from the ring, Ling Yuan identified him and learned how Han Feng and the Soul Hall had destroyed his body. Ling Yuan offered Yao Chen revival and revenge in exchange for serving the Ling Clan and surrendering his Bone Chilling Flame, and Yao Chen accepted.

• Ling Yuan released Yao Chen from the ring while Ling Yun’s Ban Sheng aura frightened the remnant soul.
• Ling Yuan revealed that he was the Young Clan Leader of the Ling Clan, and Yao Chen confirmed his identity by sensing Ling Yuan’s soul power.
• Yao Chen recounted how Han Feng and the Soul Hall had ambushed him, destroyed his body, and left him trapped in the ring.
• Ling Yuan demanded compensation for supposedly saving Yao Chen and offered him service to the Ling Clan or surrender to the Soul Hall.
• Yao Chen chose to serve Ling Yuan, hoping to be revived and take revenge on Han Feng and the Soul Hall.

After Yao Chen pledged loyalty to the Ling Clan, Ling Yuan kept the Burning Mantra and planned to raid the Soul Hall for Soul Origin to strengthen his soul. He took Zi Yan to the Magical Beast Mountain Range to search for treasure while waiting for Ling Yun to return.

• Yao Chen pledged loyalty to Ling Yuan and handed over his possessions, including the Burning Mantra, while keeping the Bone Chilling Flame to sustain him.
• Ling Yuan decided to raid the Soul Hall for Soul Origin and sent Ling Yun to attack a distant branch hall and bring the Soul Origin back for Yao Chen.
• After Ling Yun departed, Ling Yuan invited Zi Yan to treasure hunt in the nearby Magical Beast Mountain Range, and she eagerly agreed.
• Ling Yuan and Zi Yan entered the mountains, where Zi Yan searched for treasures while Ling Yuan used his soul senses to locate the cliff cave containing the Demon Fire Fragment Map.

Ling Yuan and Zi Yan explored a hidden cave, where Ling Yuan retrieved a Demon Fire Fragment Map and kept the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture. In Qingshan Town, Ling Yuan recognized Xiao Yi Xian’s Woe Poison Body and decided to help her.

• Ling Yuan blasted open the cave entrance and retrieved the Demon Fire Fragment Map hidden in a skeleton’s bone.
• Zi Yan smashed open two stone boxes and dismissed the Eagle Wings scroll and Mad Lion Roar as useless, while Ling Yuan kept the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture.
• Ling Yuan and Zi Yan obtained Companion Amethyst Source from the Amethyst Winged Lion King, and Ling Yuan promised to take Zi Yan to the Central Plains and help her confront her clan.
• At Wanyao Pavilion in Qingshan Town, Ling Yuan and Zi Yan saw Xiao Yi Xian treating injured mercenaries.
• Ling Yuan recognized that Xiao Yi Xian had the Woe Poison Body and told Zi Yan they would go save her.

Ling Yuan killed Mu Li and his henchmen after they disrupted Xiao Yi Xian’s clinic, then revealed that he knew she had the Woe Poison Body. Xiao Yi Xian was left shaken as Ling Yuan’s knowledge exposed the secret she had hidden since childhood.

• Mu Li and his henchmen forced the customers out of Wanyao Pavilion and tried to push Ling Yuan aside.
• Ling Yuan killed one henchman with soul force, then hurled Mu Li and the remaining men outside and crushed them behind a barrier.
• Xiao Yi Xian warned Ling Yuan that Mu Li’s father, Mu She, would seek revenge, but Ling Yuan remained unconcerned.
• Ling Yuan gave Xiao Yi Xian the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture and told her he knew she had the Woe Poison Body.
• Xiao Yi Xian recalled how her uncontrolled poison had killed her parents, neighbors, and other people she had known.

Ling Yuan offered Xiao Yi Xian a way to control her Woe Poison Body in exchange for her loyalty, and she agreed. After receiving Soul Origin recovered by Ling Yun, Ling Yuan began refining it to strengthen his soul realm.

• Xiao Yi Xian remembered the disaster caused by her Woe Poison Body and vowed not to harm innocent people if she could not control it.
• Ling Yuan gave Xiao Yi Xian the Poison Pill Method, but its rare materials seemed impossible for her to obtain, so he offered to help in exchange for her life and loyalty.
• Ling Yun arrived with a Storage Ring containing pure Soul Origin taken from a Soul Hall branch, and Xiao Yi Xian agreed to Ling Yuan's offer.
• Ling Yuan ordered Ling Yun to destroy the mercenary group led by Mu She, then went to a residence in Qingshan Town to refine the Soul Origin.
• Ling Yuan had Yao Chen purify the Soul Origin with the Bone Chilling Flame, then put him back inside the ring without giving him any.

Ling Yuan refined Soul Origin and broke through to the Spirit Realm, then reassured Zi Yan about helping her grow up before retreating to switch cultivation techniques. Meanwhile, Medusa searched the Tagor Desert for the Green Lotus Core Flame.

• Ling Yuan refined the Soul Origin for two days and broke through to the Spirit Realm, improving his perception, Dou Technique control, and Dou Qi absorption.
• Ling Yuan told Zi Yan he would enter seclusion and declined to give her a Transformation Pill, promising to seek a safe way to help her grow when they returned.
• Zi Yan asked whether Ling Yuan's promise that everyone would listen to her still counted, and he confirmed it before she went to cultivate.
• Ling Yuan returned to seclusion to switch cultivation techniques and create more avatars.
• Medusa searched the Tagor Desert for the Green Lotus Core Flame but could not find it.