Chapter Summaries

Ling Yuan killed Gu Yuan inside the Bodhi Ancient Tree's space after the tree stopped Gu Yuan's attempt to self-destruct. Ling Yuan emerged unharmed and told his waiting allies that Gu Yuan was already dead, while Hun Tiandi and the Soul Clan remained hidden nearby.

• Gu Yuan lost control to his dark emotions and abandoned his defenses as Ling Yuan and the others battered him.
• Gu Yuan tried to self-destruct, but the Bodhi Ancient Tree struck him between the brows and dispersed his surging Dou Qi.
• Ling Yuan blasted Gu Yuan with Nine Profound Golden Lightning, killed him, and seized his remnant soul.
• Ling Yuan told Gu Yuan that the Soul Clan had caused his daughter's death and sealed away Gu Yuan's remnant soul before storing his body.
• Ling Yuan was expelled from the Bodhi Ancient Tree's space as the Ling Clan and Ancient Void Dragon Clan prepared to confront Gu Yuan and Hun Tiandi's Soul Clan forces waited in ambush.
• Ling Mie ordered the formation activated when Ling Yuan emerged, but Ling Yuan said that he had already killed Gu Yuan.

After Ling Yuan revealed that he had killed Gu Yuan with the Bodhi Ancient Tree’s help, the Ling Clan and Ancient Void Dragon Clan prepared to trick the Soul Clan, which was waiting to attack after a presumed battle. Hun Tiandi mistook the staged battle signs for a real clash and led nearly a hundred Soul Clan Dou Sheng toward the battlefield.

• Ling Yuan produced Gu Yuan’s corpse, shocking Ling Mie and the others, then explained that the Bodhi Ancient Tree had severely wounded Gu Yuan before Ling Yuan delivered the final blow.
• Ling Mie learned that Ling Yuan’s combat strength was comparable to an early Nine-Star Dou Sheng and turned his attention to the Soul Clan, which had been lying in ambush.
• Zhu Kun proposed attacking the Soul Clan directly, but Ling Yuan suggested deceiving them by pretending the two clans had suffered heavy losses.
• Hun Tiandi sensed battle fluctuations and a massive explosion, assumed Gu Yuan had self-destructed, and ordered the Soul Clan to leave no survivors.
• Hun Tiandi led nearly a hundred Soul Clan Dou Sheng toward the ruined battlefield, where the destruction along the way reinforced their mistaken belief.

Hun Tiandi led the Soul Clan into Ling Yuan’s trap, where Ling Yuan, Zhu Kun, and their allies overwhelmed them. Ling Yuan revealed that Gu Yuan had been refined into a puppet, and the Soul Clan’s top experts fell as the battle turned into a rout.

• The Soul Clan found Gu Yuan’s dimmed Tou She Ancient God Jade and assumed he and the defenders had been defeated.
• Hun Tiandi ordered the Soul Clan to break the weakened arrays protecting the Ling Realm and Dragon Island, but sensed the defenders were unharmed and warned his forces to retreat.
• Ling Yuan, Zhu Kun, Ling Mie, Zi Yan, and their allies ambushed the Soul Clan, whose Dou Sheng experts were outnumbered and outmatched.
• Hun Tiandi ordered Hun Yuantian to open the Gate of Dead Silence, but Ling Yuan’s puppet killed an Eight-Star Dou Sheng elder before the retreat plan could be carried out.
• Hun Yuantian recognized the puppet as Gu Yuan, then Ling Yuan killed Hun Yuantian with Soul Spirit Beams and Nine Profound Golden Lightning.

Ling Yuan and the allied clans overwhelmed the Soul Clan, forcing Hun Tiandi to flee after his forces were destroyed. Zhu Kun pursued Hun Tiandi with Ling Yuan, while Hun Tiandi weighed returning to the Soul Realm or disappearing into hiding.

• Ling Yuan joined Zhu Kun against Hun Tiandi with a Gu Yuan Puppet and attacked him with the Soul Spirit Bead.
• Ling Mie, Zi Yan, and the allied experts killed the Soul Clan's high-level Dou Shengs, and the surviving enemies were nearly defeated.
• Hun Tiandi realized his accumulated Soul Clan forces had been wiped out and blamed Ling Yuan for ruining his plans.
• Hun Tiandi threatened Ling Yuan over the Tou She Ancient God Jade, then escaped as Ling Yuan and Zhu Kun gave chase.
• Hun Tiandi considered returning to the Soul Realm to use the Emperor-Slaying Array or fleeing somewhere the allied clans could not find him.

Ling Yuan and Zhu Kun defeated the Soul Clan’s forces, but Hun Tiandi escaped toward the Northwest Continent with two ancient jades. When they entered the Soul Realm to search for another jade, they discovered the Emperor-Slaying Array Hun Tiandi had left behind, and Zhu Kun realized Ling Yuan’s earlier warning had saved him from walking into its trap.

• Hun Tiandi chose to flee toward the Northwest Continent rather than risk being trapped in the Soul Realm, and Ling Yuan stopped Zhu Kun from pursuing him further.
• Zhu Kun learned that the other ancient jades were hidden and that the fragments could not sense one another, leaving them with no clear way to find all eight.
• Ling Yuan claimed they might find the Soul Clan’s ancient jade in the Soul Realm and secretly kept his Origin Qi from Zhu Kun.
• Ling Yuan sent puppets to scout the Soul Realm, confirmed it was empty, and led Zhu Kun inside by a route away from the main entrance.
• Zhu Kun saw the Emperor-Slaying Array above the Soul Realm’s entrance and realized Ling Yuan’s warning during their previous pursuit had kept him from entering its deadly trap.

Ling Yuan and Zhu Kun destroyed the Emperor-Slaying Array and found the Soul Realm abandoned, with a vast blood pool revealing Hun Tiandi’s sacrifices. After the threat was ended, Yao Ling brought the Yao Clan’s Tou She Ancient God Jade to Ling Yuan, who thanked her for helping his soul breakthrough and offered her four Bodhi Seeds.

• Zhu Kun and Ling Yuan joined forces to shatter the Emperor-Slaying Array and destroy Hun Tiandi’s last major advantage.
• Zhu Kun and Ling Yuan searched the empty Soul Realm and found a blood pool filled with the remains of countless victims, including Soul Clan members.
• The Yao Clan sent Yao Ling to deliver its Tou She Ancient God Jade to the Ling Realm, hoping to secure the clan’s future through cooperation with Ling Yuan.
• Ling Yuan thanked Yao Ling for providing essence blood that helped him reach the Emperor Realm Soul.
• Ling Yuan gave Yao Ling four Bodhi Seeds in repayment, and she hesitated because of their value.

Ling Yuan gave Yao Ling four Bodhi Seeds and let her experience his Emperor Realm Soul, then Yao Ling unexpectedly caught him and Cao Ying together. The next day, Cao Ying resumed meeting Yao Ling and began probing her feelings about romance.

• Yao Ling accepted Ling Yuan's four Bodhi Seeds and asked to experience his Emperor Realm Soul.
• Ling Yuan visited Cao Ying, and Yao Ling arrived at Cao Ying's door while the two were together inside.
• Cao Ying sent Yao Ling away with a strained excuse, and Yao Ling realized what was happening and fled in embarrassment.
• Cao Ying blamed Ling Yuan for the awkward encounter, then agreed to help him win Yao Ling over so they could share the embarrassment.
• The next day, Cao Ying met Yao Ling to refine pills and asked whether any young hero had ever made her heart flutter.

Yao Ling instinctively thought of Ling Yuan when Cao Ying asked about handsome young talents, and Cao Ying directly asked what she thought of her husband. Ling Yuan refined the Bodhi Heart and spent two years cultivating in the Heavenly Tomb, while Hun Tiandi remained hidden and the Yao Clan relocated near the Ling Clan and Dragon Island for protection.

• Yao Ling told Cao Ying she had never considered romance, and Cao Ying asked what she thought of Ling Yuan.
• Ling Yuan refined the Bodhi Heart, advanced to the late stage of Seven-Star Dou Sheng, and gained a steady source of soul nourishment.
• Over two years in the Heavenly Tomb, Ling Yuan and Ling Mie reached the late stage of Eight-Star Dou Sheng, while the others also made substantial progress.
• Hun Tiandi remained missing, and Ling Yuan stayed wary, believing he was secretly preparing another scheme.
• The Yao Clan relocated near the Ling Realm and Dragon Island, seeking protection and growing closer to the Ling Clan.

Ling Yuan learned that Hun Tiandi had killed three of their Dou Sheng avatars, but chose not to pursue him, preferring to wait until he was stronger. Half a month later, his scouts reported that an enormous palace had risen from the ground near Dou Emperor City, an event he had never encountered in the original plot.

• The Ling Clan and Yao Clan formed a partnership, with the Yao Clan refining pills in exchange for the Ling Clan's protection and resources.
• The Yao Clan gave Yao Ling a supreme-grade pill to help her break through to Dou Sheng and strengthen ties with Ling Yuan and the Ling Clan.
• Ling Yuan discovered that Hun Tiandi had slain his avatar and those of his parents in Dou Emperor City, and the three suspected Hun Tiandi was responsible.
• Ling Yuan rejected Ling Mie's suggestion to hunt Hun Tiandi, choosing instead to wait and secretly send scouts to Dou Emperor City.
• Half a month later, Ling Yuan's scouts reported that a massive palace had erupted from beneath the earth in a remote region near Dou Emperor City.

Ling Yuan and Zhu Kun traveled to the Northwest Continent to investigate an enormous bronze palace that might hold an ancient Dou Di's inheritance and prevent Hun Tiandi from claiming it. They found no sign of Hun Tiandi, but Ling Yuan noticed someone concealed in the shadows.

• Ling Yuan ruled out Tou She Ancient God's Cave Mansion and worried that Hun Tiandi might use the newly appeared palace to become a Dou Di.
• Ling Yuan arranged defenses for the Ling Clan and Dragon Island, then set out for the Northwest Continent with Zhu Kun.
• Ling Yuan and Zhu Kun reached the immense bronze palace and found cultivators gathered at a distance while its doors remained shut.
• Ling Yuan searched the area for Hun Tiandi but could not find him or detect his aura.
• Ling Yuan spotted someone hiding in the shadows and was more shocked than he would have been to find Hun Tiandi.

Ling Yuan discovered that Mo Ya was a transmigrator with a system and the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, and considered cooperating with him. Mo Ya massacred the cultivators gathered outside the Holy Heaven Palace to feed the banner and strengthen himself for a future reckoning with the Dou God Clan.

• Ling Yuan and Zhu Kun hid in the void and overheard Mo Ya complain about his system, revealing that he was a transmigrator who had never read Battle Through the Heavens.
• Ling Yuan compared Mo Ya’s annual opportunity intelligence and Ten Thousand Souls Banner with his own abilities and considered forming an alliance.
• Mo Ya summoned the Ten Thousand Souls Banner and unleashed its vortex on the cultivators gathered below.
• The banner devoured all the cultivators, and Mo Ya said he would use their souls to advance his cultivation.
• Mo Ya planned to reach Nine-Star Dou Sheng and settle accounts with the Dou God Clan.

Ling Yuan and Zhu Kun watched Mo Ya massacre cultivators, and Ling Yuan killed the evil cultivator with one strike. As they tested the sealed Holy Heaven Palace, the Bodhi Ancient Tree emerged and revealed that the palace belonged to the Dou Di who had once fought alongside it.

• Ling Yuan and Zhu Kun witnessed Mo Ya slaughter cultivators and refine their souls, so Ling Yuan killed him with a strike of Nine Profound Golden Lightning.
• Ling Yuan and Zhu Kun found the sealed Holy Heaven Palace but hesitated to approach its dangerous restrictions.
• Ling Yuan sent a Dou Zun puppet to touch the palace gates, and the restriction destroyed it as the gates began to open.
• The Bodhi Ancient Tree burst out from underground, and Ling Yuan realized that its awakening had opened the palace.
• The Bodhi Ancient Tree told Ling Yuan that the palace was the cave abode of the Dou Di who had once fought alongside it.

Ling Yuan entered the Holy Heaven Palace with the Bodhi Ancient Tree and learned that its deceased master had once forced the Black-Robed Dou Di into this world. Outside, Zhu Kun waited for Ling Yuan while Hun Tiandi arrived and learned that his rival was already inside.

• The Bodhi Ancient Tree invited Ling Yuan into the Holy Heaven Palace, while an invisible barrier kept Zhu Kun outside.
• Ling Yuan told Zhu Kun that the palace's master was the Bodhi Ancient Tree's old comrade and promised to help everyone reach Dou Di after his own breakthrough.
• The Bodhi Ancient Tree revealed that the palace's master had been eroded by negative emotions, had died, and had forced the Black-Robed Dou Di into this world.
• Ling Yuan and the Bodhi Ancient Tree entered the empty palace, and its bronze gates shut behind them.
• Hun Tiandi arrived and learned from Zhu Kun that Ling Yuan had entered the palace with the Bodhi Ancient Tree.

Hun Tiandi withdrew from the Holy Heaven Palace rather than risk its restriction, while Ling Yuan met the White-Robed Dou Di inside. Ling Yuan accepted a token to deliver to the Great Thousand World in exchange for an opportunity, and waited to learn what that opportunity would be.

• Hun Tiandi sensed the palace's dangerous Di-level restriction and retreated, leaving Ling Yuan and the Bodhi Ancient Tree inside.
• Ling Yuan and the Bodhi Ancient Tree reached an ancient stone stele, where the White-Robed Dou Di's remnant soul appeared.
• The White-Robed Dou Di congratulated the Bodhi Ancient Tree on recovering and noticed that Ling Yuan possessed Origin Qi, but promised not to pry into his secret.
• The White-Robed Dou Di asked Ling Yuan to carry his token to the Great Thousand World after breaking through to Dou Di, promising help from someone there.
• Ling Yuan accepted the token and promised to deliver it safely, then asked the White-Robed Dou Di what opportunity he would receive.

Ling Yuan entered the Holy Heaven Palace with the Bodhi Ancient Tree and met the remnant soul of a white-robed Dou Di, who asked him to carry a token to the Great Thousand World in exchange for an opportunity. Ling Yuan accepted, and the Dou Di prepared to grant his promised reward.

• Hun Tiandi sensed the palace’s Dou Di-level restrictions and retreated rather than risk approaching them.
• Ling Yuan followed the Bodhi Ancient Tree to an ancient stone stele, where a white-robed Dou Di remnant soul appeared.
• The white-robed Dou Di learned that Ling Yuan possessed Origin Qi but chose not to question him about it.
• The white-robed Dou Di asked Ling Yuan to take his token to the Great Thousand World after becoming a Dou Di, promising help from someone there and a separate opportunity.
• Ling Yuan accepted the token and promised to deliver it, then asked the white-robed Dou Di what reward he would receive.

Ling Yuan received the White-Robed Dou Di’s bone marrow, essence blood, Divine Ability Techniques, and ancient weapons, then returned to the Ling Realm to inspect his gains. He planned to refine the treasures and study the techniques after ascending to the Great Thousand World.

• The White-Robed Dou Di gave Ling Yuan his remaining Dou Di Bone Marrow and essence blood, along with ancient Divine Ability Techniques and weapons.
• The White-Robed Dou Di found Ling Yuan’s foundation already flawless and sent him out of the Holy Heaven Palace before speaking privately with the Bodhi Ancient Tree.
• Zhu Kun told Ling Yuan that Hun Tiandi had fled after hearing Ling Yuan was receiving a Dou Di inheritance.
• Ling Yuan returned to the Ling Realm and entered the Heavenly Tomb to examine his treasures.
• Ling Yuan confirmed that the Divine Ability Techniques required spiritual energy and found that most of the ancient weapons were badly damaged, while one longsword remained relatively intact.

Ling Yuan refined Dou Di essence blood in the Heavenly Tomb, reaching the middle stage of Nine-Star Dou Sheng and transforming his body to rival Zhu Kun’s. He went to the Demon Fire Plains for the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, where Hun Tiandi confronted him and their battle began.

• Ling Yuan refined one-tenth of the Dou Di essence blood, then spent three years in the Heavenly Tomb absorbing the rest and consolidating his gains.
• Ling Yuan reached the middle stage of Nine-Star Dou Sheng and gained physical strength comparable to Zhu Kun, while leaving the Dou Di bone marrow untouched.
• After Ling Mie summoned him, Ling Yuan learned the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame was about to emerge and set out for the Demon Fire Plains.
• Ling Yuan sensed Hun Tiandi at the Demon Fire Plains, and Hun Tiandi attacked to eliminate the threat he saw in Ling Yuan’s rapid growth.
• Ling Yuan and Hun Tiandi began fighting, and Hun Tiandi realized Ling Yuan pressured him more than Zhu Kun and had unexpected soul attacks.

Ling Yuan severely wounded Hun Tiandi with a divine greatsword, then abandoned the chase when Hun Tiandi burned his origin to escape. Ling Yuan broke into the Demon Fire Space, subdued the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, and noticed Xiao Chen and the other fire slaves before leaving.

• Ling Yuan used a battered-looking divine greatsword to cut away half of Hun Tiandi’s body, forcing him to flee.
• Ling Yuan pursued Hun Tiandi and baited him with the promise of a Dou Di breakthrough, but Hun Tiandi burned his origin to escape.
• Ling Yuan gave up the chase, then returned to the Demon Fire Plains and tore open the failing Tidal Seal Array.
• Ling Yuan shattered the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame’s defenses and stripped away its consciousness, subduing it.
• Ling Yuan prepared to leave with the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame but spotted Xiao Chen and the other fire slaves.

Ling Yuan defeated Hun Tiandi, killed the awakened Xiao Chen, and took the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame before preparing to pursue Dou Di. Desperate and badly wounded, Hun Tiandi tried to enter the Ancient Emperor's Cave Mansion with three ancient jade fragments, but its seal bound him in place.

• Ling Yuan killed Xiao Chen with Nine Profound Golden Lightning and left the Demonic Flame Space with the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame.
• Hun Tiandi fled after Ling Yuan severed half his body and damaged his origin, fearing Ling Yuan's growing strength and treasured sword.
• Hun Tiandi reached the Ancient God's Cave Mansion beneath the former Jia Nan Academy site and decided to use his three ancient jade fragments to weaken its seal.
• The cave mansion's emperor-level restriction bound Hun Tiandi when he approached, because it recognized only the complete Tou She Ancient God Jade.
• Hun Tiandi struggled against the invisible chains and roared in despair as the cave mansion held him captive.

After defeating Hun Tiandi and returning to the Ling Realm, Ling Yuan spent time with his family before preparing to enter seclusion and break through to Dou Di. He entered the Heavenly Tomb as his loved ones saw him off, leaving his success uncertain.

• Ling Yuan met Ling Mie, Zhu Kun, and the others on their way to help, then showed them the half of Hun Tiandi's body he had severed and reassured them that Hun Tiandi had fled badly injured.
• Ling Yuan delayed his breakthrough to spend time with his family and wives, and Cao Ying brought Yao Ling into their final night together before his seclusion.
• Everyone cultivating in the Heavenly Tomb came out to make room for Ling Yuan's breakthrough.
• Zhu Kun, Zi Yan, Ling Mie, Ling Long, and Ling Yao saw Ling Yuan off and encouraged him before he entered the Heavenly Tomb.