Chapter Summaries

After the Tailing Ancient Clan learned that the Outer Realm Evil Clan had created infiltrators, Ancestor Taiming went to alert the Great Thousand Palace and arranged an official reward for Ling Yuan. With his total wealth reaching one hundred million Supreme Spirit Liquid, Ling Yuan went treasure hunting with Zi Yan and found a soul cultivation method that interested him.

• Ancestor Taiming recognized the danger posed by the Evil Spirit Clan and left to report it to Qin Tian at the Great Thousand Palace.
• Elder Yu gave Ling Yuan the clan's official reward of fifty million Supreme Spirit Liquid, bringing his total to one hundred million.
• Ling Yuan invited Zi Yan to explore the Myriad Treasure Pavilion, where they browsed its offerings for Supreme-level cultivators.
• Ling Yuan bought several pills and heavenly treasures, then took an interest in the Star Gazing Divine Art, a soul cultivation method suitable for Supreme and Earthly Supreme cultivators.

Ling Yuan bought the Star Gazing Divine Art and used it with Three Thousand Burning Flame to improve his divine soul cultivation. The combination doubled his cultivation efficiency, giving the Heavenly Flame a valuable new purpose.

• Ling Yuan bought the Star Gazing Divine Art and pills and treasures for Zi Yan, spending thirteen million Supreme Spirit Liquid on the second floor and another ten million on the third.
• At the Flower-Filled Tower, Zi Yan ate too many pills and cultivated to digest their medicinal power.
• That night, Ling Yuan began cultivating the Star Gazing Divine Art and sensed his divine soul improve.
• Ling Yuan summoned Three Thousand Burning Flame, which drew in star power and increased his divine soul cultivation efficiency by at least twofold.

After mastering three divine abilities, Ling Yuan went to the Douling Arena to test his combat strength. He registered under the title Dugu Qiubai and, while waiting for his first match against the stronger Marshal Tianpeng, decided to bet on himself.

• Ling Yuan spent over a month cultivating the Star Gazing Divine Art and mastering the Golden Bell Shield, Blazing Flame Palm, and Qilin Step.
• Ling Yuan went alone to the Douling Arena and paid the registration fee to enter its one-on-one matches.
• Ling Yuan registered as an Eighth-Grade Sovereign under the title Dugu Qiubai and accepted a match against Ninth-Grade Sovereign Marshal Tianpeng.
• Ling Yuan learned that his match was sixth in the queue and watched spectators place bets on the arena fights.
• Ling Yuan saw the busy betting counter and decided to wager on himself.

Ling Yuan tried to wager seventy million Supreme Spirit Liquid on himself, Dugu Qiubai, defeating Marshal Tianpeng, but learned contestants could not bet on their own matches. After Zi Yan arrived having advanced to third-grade Supreme Sovereign, Ling Yuan took her to register so she could place the bet for him.

• Spectators debated whether the newcomer Dugu Qiubai could defeat ninth-grade Supreme Sovereign Marshal Tianpeng, and Ling Yuan decided to bet on himself.
• Ling Yuan stunned the arena crowd by trying to wager his entire fortune of seventy million Supreme Spirit Liquid on his victory.
• The betting staff explained that the opposing pool held only around seven hundred thousand Supreme Spirit Liquid, so Ling Yuan's potential winnings were limited.
• The staff discovered Ling Yuan was a contestant and refused his bet because arena fighters could not wager on their own matches.
• Zi Yan arrived after breaking through to third-grade Supreme Sovereign, and Ling Yuan took her to register so she could place the wager for him.

Ling Yuan had Zi Yan bet their entire fortune on his victory as Dugu Qiubai, then stirred up the Douling Arena to draw in more gamblers and inflate the prize pool. The chapter left the crowd awaiting his fight with Marshal Tianpeng, who had just arrived.

• Ling Yuan told Zi Yan to wager their savings on Dugu Qiubai in the sixth match, and she bet a total of seventy-five million Supreme Spirit Liquid on his victory.
• The enormous wager sent the odds soaring, prompting spectators to bet heavily on Marshal Tianpeng instead.
• Ling Yuan arranged publicity across the Douling Arena's ten arenas, drawing in gamblers, including Earthly Sovereign experts, and raising the money wagered on Marshal Tianpeng to over twenty-eight million Supreme Spirit Liquid.
• The crowd stopped watching the other fights and turned toward the entrance when Marshal Tianpeng arrived carrying an Eight-Toothed Rake and eating a ginseng fruit.

Ling Yuan faced the ninth-grade Supreme Marshal Tianpeng in the arena and gained the upper hand with a single exchange, despite concealing his Supreme Dharmakaya and soul attacks. He considered whether to finish the fight quickly or hide his strength and win narrowly so he could profit from another match.

• Marshal Tianpeng learned that Ling Yuan, an eighth-grade Supreme, had wagered more than seventy million Supreme Spirit Liquid on himself and placed a bet on his own victory.
• The betting pool closed with seventy-seven million Supreme Spirit Liquid on Ling Yuan and forty-eight million on Marshal Tianpeng before the host began the match.
• Ling Yuan rushed in with Qilin Step and struck with Blazing Flame Palm, while Marshal Tianpeng activated Unyielding Dharmakaya and met the attack with his Eight-Toothed Rake.
• The clash injured Marshal Tianpeng and dimmed his Dharmakaya, while Ling Yuan emerged unharmed and revealed that his strength surpassed his opponent's.
• Ling Yuan considered using his hidden abilities to defeat Marshal Tianpeng quickly or pretending to win narrowly so he could bet on a future match.

Ling Yuan feigned exhaustion to defeat Marshal Tianpeng and help Zi Yan win forty-three million Supreme Spirit Liquid. He then arranged a second cross-realm match against Fat Tiger, betting one hundred million on himself as he prepared to stop holding back.

• Ling Yuan concealed his strength and staged a close fight before defeating Marshal Tianpeng with a Blazing Flame Palm.
• Ling Yuan told Zi Yan that his weakness was an act and asked her to keep it secret for another bet.
• Zi Yan collected forty-three million Supreme Spirit Liquid in winnings, and Ling Yuan warned her that the gambling crowd would soon catch on.
• Ling Yuan registered for another cross-realm match and was matched with Fat Tiger, a veteran ninth-grade Sovereign.
• Ling Yuan bet one hundred million on his own victory, while gamblers placed only fifteen million on Fat Tiger.
• Ling Yuan stepped into the arena, intending to end the second fight quickly and without holding back.

Ling Yuan won ten matches at the Douling Arena, then used a staged loss to Tang Chen to make gamblers believe he had been defeated and let an eighty-million bet pay off. After the match, Zi Yan played the part of his worried wife while Ling Yuan pretended his injuries had flared up.

• Ling Yuan easily defeated Fat Tiger, won fourteen million Supreme Spirit Liquid with Zi Yan, and went on to win ten matches in one day.
• Two Earth Sovereign experts followed Ling Yuan and Zi Yan after losing bets, but abandoned their plans when they saw Ling Yuan enter Flower-Filled Tower’s highest-class VIP suite.
• Ling Yuan returned to his residence and asked Zhu Kun whether he wanted some Supreme Spirit Liquid.
• The next day, Ling Yuan and Zi Yan bet two million on his victory, while a golden-eyed middle-aged gambler wagered eighty million on Ling Yuan losing and other gamblers backed Ling Yuan to win.
• Ling Yuan initially dominated Tang Chen, then pretended to suffer an injury and was knocked off the arena, making the crowd believe Dugu Qiubai had lost.
• Zi Yan feigned panic as she held Ling Yuan, who opened his eyes and asked her for a healing pill.

Ling Yuan concealed a fixed match against Tang Chen to earn a fortune, then spent two months fighting at the Douling Arena and broke through to Nine-Grade Supreme. The chapter left him facing a Lower Earthly Sovereign, ready to test whether he could overcome the gap in realms.

• Zi Yan helped Ling Yuan appear badly injured after his staged loss to Tang Chen, while Zhu Kun collected the winnings from the fixed match.
• Ling Yuan and Zhu Kun escaped suspicion and secured a net profit of sixty-five million Supreme Spirit Liquid, bringing Ling Yuan’s total assets to one hundred and sixty million.
• Ling Yuan continued fighting at the Douling Arena, defeated its Nine-Grade Supreme contestants, and became famous as Dugu Qiubai, while Tang Chen bragged about his staged victory.
• Ling Yuan trained through combat and resources, then used his ten clones to help him break through from peak Eight-Grade Supreme to Nine-Grade Supreme.
• After returning to the arena, Ling Yuan was matched against a Lower Earthly Sovereign and said he would find out whether the gap between them could be crossed.

Ling Yuan defeated a lower Earth Sovereign in the Douling Arena by using his newly perfected Sovereign Body and Soul Spirit Beams. After the match, Elder Yu Tan met with him and again raised the possibility of becoming the Tailing Ancient Clan's Holy Son.

• Ling Yuan summoned his complete Sovereign Body and overwhelmed the Earth Sovereign with Soul Spirit Beams that bypassed his defenses and attacked his soul.
• The host declared Ling Yuan the winner, and Ling Yuan soothed his opponent's pain before leaving the arena.
• Ling Yuan noticed Elder Yu Tan watching from the stands and met with her in a private guest room.
• Elder Yu Tan praised Ling Yuan's progress and asked whether he was still interested in the Tailing Ancient Clan's Holy Son position.
• Ling Yuan doubted he could pass the clan's test, and Elder Yu Tan said the requirements could be loosened as long as he met the strength standard and passed the test.

Elder Yu offered Ling Yuan the chance to become Holy Son of the Tailing Ancient Clan if he recovered the lost Tailing Heaven-Piercing Light from the Ancient Sacred Abyss. Ling Yuan agreed to pursue the dangerous mission once he reached upper Earthly Sovereign and secured a peak Earthly Sovereign guardian for his travels.

• Elder Yu told Ling Yuan that recovering the Tailing Heaven-Piercing Light would let him assume the Holy Son position.
• Elder Yu revealed that she wanted Ling Yuan to use his soul techniques to awaken the Tailing Ancestor's remnant will at his burial stele.
• Elder Yu explained that the Ancient Sacred Abyss was too dangerous for Ling Yuan to enter until he reached upper Earthly Sovereign.
• Ling Yuan requested a personal guardian for his travels across the Great Thousand World, insisting on a peak Earthly Sovereign.
• Elder Yu agreed to arrange a peak Earthly Sovereign guardian for Ling Yuan.

Ling Yuan reached an agreement with Elder Yu: the Tailing Ancient Clan would protect and support him while he grew stronger, and he would retrieve the Tailing Heaven-Piercing Light from the Ancient Sacred Abyss. After securing an unofficial core disciple token and a refund from the Douling Arena, he bought Blood Crystal Dragon Ginseng and used it with Zi Yan in a medicinal bath to temper their bodies.

• Ling Yuan demanded eighty million Supreme Spirit Liquid in yearly cultivation resources and promised Elder Yu he would obtain the Tailing Heaven-Piercing Light, so she agreed to provide a Dao Protector and the resources while he developed.
• Elder Yu gave Ling Yuan a core disciple identity token and left the private room.
• The Douling Arena's steward refunded Ling Yuan ten million Supreme Spirit Liquid in handling fees and gave him the Arena Master's regards.
• Ling Yuan visited the Myriad Treasure Pavilion and bought its sole Blood Crystal Dragon Ginseng for ten million Supreme Spirit Liquid.
• Ling Yuan and Zi Yan soaked together in a medicinal bath made with the ginseng, using its power to temper their bodies.

Ling Yuan and Zi Yan refined the Blood Crystal Dragon Ginseng, drawing the attention of Ao Yin, a Dragon Clan elder who sensed Zi Yan’s True Dragon Bloodline and waited at the Flower-Filled Tower. Ao Yin encountered Zhu Kun instead and urged him to leave human territory for the Divine Beast Continent.

• Ling Yuan and Zi Yan slowly absorbed the Blood Crystal Dragon Ginseng’s medicinal effects as their bloodlines evolved.
• Ao Yin learned that the Myriad Treasure Pavilion had sold its Blood Crystal Dragon Ginseng but refused to reveal the buyer’s identity.
• Ao Yin sensed a powerful True Dragon Bloodline near the Flower-Filled Tower and asked its owner to help him find its bearer.
• The owner inferred that Zi Yan was the person Ao Yin sought, so Ao Yin booked a room and waited for her to appear.
• Zhu Kun headed for the Douling Arena, but Ao Yin stopped him and recognized his True Dragon Bloodline.
• Ao Yin invited Zhu Kun to come with him to the Divine Beast Continent, saying it would better support Zhu Kun’s growth.

Ling Yuan and Zi Yan emerged from two months of seclusion with greatly improved bloodlines and abilities. They encountered Ao Yin, an elder of the Dragon Clan who offered to recruit Zi Yan, leaving her to decide whether to join.

• Ling Yuan and Zi Yan absorbed the Blood Crystal Dragon Ginseng’s medicinal power, strengthening their bodies and evolving their bloodlines.
• Ling Yuan gained stronger physical defense and an offensive boost from his Ancient Phoenix Armor, while Zi Yan advanced to Fourth Grade Sovereign and improved her bloodline and abilities.
• Ling Yuan and Zi Yan went downstairs to find Zhu Kun speaking with Ao Yin, whom Ling Yuan recognized as a Heavenly Sovereign expert.
• Ao Yin praised Zi Yan’s True Dragon Bloodline and invited her to join the Dragon Clan, promising to nurture her into a Heavenly Sovereign within a hundred years.
• Ling Yuan and Zi Yan were caught off guard by Ao Yin’s recruitment offer.

Ling Yuan refused Ao Yin’s invitation for Zi Yan to join the Dragon Clan, but accepted the first part of the True Dragon Art after Ao Yin departed. Elder Yu confirmed the art was safe and spoke well of the Dragon Clan, leaving Ling Yuan more open to the possibility that Zi Yan could benefit from joining them.

• Ling Yuan told Zi Yan to refuse Ao Yin’s invitation, and Zhu Kun backed her decision by distancing himself from Ao Yin.
• Ao Yin tried to convince Ling Yuan that the Dragon Clan could provide Zi Yan with the cultivation resources she needed, but Ling Yuan refused and cited his ties to the Tailing Ancient Clan.
• After staying for several days, Ao Yin gave Ling Yuan the first part of the True Dragon Art, explaining that the complete version required joining the Dragon Clan.
• Ling Yuan offered Supreme Spirit Liquid in exchange, but Ao Yin left without accepting it.
• Ling Yuan visited Elder Yu, who checked the True Dragon Art and confirmed Zi Yan could safely cultivate it.
• Elder Yu praised the Dragon Clan’s reputation and inheritance, while warning Ling Yuan to be more wary of the Phoenix Clan.

Ling Yuan asked Elder Yu for a place to train, and she recommended several destinations before he asked about the Spirit Firmament Palace. He learned that the palace offered soul trials and had protected the Great Thousand World for tens of thousands of years, leaving him considering it as his first stop.

• Ling Yuan told Elder Yu he wanted to travel and asked for a training ground with opportunities to help him kill Upper Earthly Sovereigns above his level.
• Elder Yu recommended the Burning Heaven Mountain Range, the Divine Beast Continent, and several other regions, warning him about their dangers.
• Ling Yuan asked Elder Yu what she thought of the Spirit Firmament Palace, the inheritance ground of the Spirit Firmament Emperor.
• Elder Yu explained that countless cultivators had challenged the palace, but no one had obtained its core inheritance, so people mainly used it to temper their divine souls.
• Elder Yu told Ling Yuan that the palace absorbed the souls of Outer Realm Evil Clans and turned them into trial opponents, helping defend the Great Thousand World for tens of thousands of years.

Ling Yuan prepared to leave the Tailing Domain for the Spirit Firmament Palace, while Zi Yan chose to travel with him and Zhu Kun stayed behind. Elder Yu assigned Yu Lao to protect the pair and asked Ling Yuan to deliver a jade slip to the Futu Ancient Clan on the way.

• Ling Yuan decided to visit the Spirit Firmament Palace, and Elder Yu told him to see her again before departing.
• Ling Yuan gave Zi Yan and Zhu Kun the True Dragon Art, and after half a month they completed their change of cultivation method.
• Ling Yuan told Zi Yan and Zhu Kun he planned to travel across the Great Thousand World; Zi Yan agreed to go, while Zhu Kun chose to remain in the Tailing Domain.
• Ling Yuan left five million Supreme Spirit Liquid for Zhu Kun, then he and Zi Yan spent sixty million Supreme Spirit Liquid buying supplies at the Myriad Treasure Pavilion.
• Elder Yu introduced Yu Lao as their protector and gave Ling Yuan eighty million Supreme Spirit Liquid along with a jade slip to deliver to the Futu Ancient Clan.

Ling Yuan and Zi Yan turned their journey from Tailing Continent to Futu Continent into a dangerous half-year training expedition, collecting treasures and fighting powerful cultivators. They reached the peak of the Ninth-Grade Sovereign realm and the Fifth-Grade Sovereign realm, respectively, and set out for Futu Continent, where Ling Yuan planned to break through to the Earth Sovereign realm.

• Ling Yuan and Zi Yan traveled by high-grade teleportation arrays while Elder Yu secretly protected them and Ling Yuan carried her letter for delivery.
• At transfer stops, Ling Yuan and Zi Yan explored ruins, hunted for treasures, fought spirit beasts, and faced ruthless rogue cultivators.
• Ling Yuan used a divine soul attack to kill a Greater Earth Sovereign, but suffered serious injuries and needed half a month to recover.
• Over the course of six months, Zi Yan advanced to Fifth-Grade Sovereign while Ling Yuan reached the peak of the Ninth-Grade Sovereign realm.
• Ling Yuan, Zi Yan, and Elder Yu boarded another teleportation array bound for Futu Continent, where Ling Yuan planned to pursue his Earth Sovereign breakthrough.

Ling Yuan broke through to the Earth Sovereign realm on Futu Continent and traveled with Zi Yan and Yu Lao to the Futu Ancient Clan. There he learned that the clan’s Patriarch had died fighting the Outer Realm Evil Clan, a death he suspected was suspicious.

• Ling Yuan began his Earth Sovereign breakthrough while Zi Yan and Yu Lao guarded him.
• Ling Yuan endured all nine lightning tribulations without injury, absorbed their power, and entered the Earth Sovereign realm.
• Ling Yuan demonstrated the Manifestation of Heaven and Earth, then led Zi Yan and Yu Lao toward the Futu Ancient Clan.
• Ling Yuan presented his Tailing Ancient Clan identity token and entered the clan’s territory after an elder received the three guests.
• Ling Yuan learned that the Futu Ancient Clan Patriarch had fallen while fighting the Outer Realm Evil Clan and suspected the circumstances were not simple.
• Ling Yuan decided to deliver Elder Yu’s jade slip and leave without investigating further.

Ling Yuan delivered Elder Yu’s message to Futu Xuan, then left the hall after Qing Yanjing burst in to challenge the official account of her father’s death. Qing Yanjing pressed Futu Xuan to investigate, arguing that the circumstances of the clan leader’s death suggested a leak from within the clan.

• Ling Yuan delivered Elder Yu’s jade slip to Futu Xuan, who learned that Ling Yuan was a candidate for the Tailing Ancient Clan’s Holy Son and might help recover its lost divine ability.
• Futu Xuan asked Ling Yuan to assist the Futu Ancient Clan in searching the Ancient Sacred Abyss, and Ling Yuan gave only a cautious promise to do his best.
• Qing Yanjing stormed into the hall and demanded that Futu Xuan investigate her father’s suspicious death.
• Ling Yuan recognized Qing Yanjing and left while Futu Xuan reprimanded her for breaking clan rules.
• Qing Yanjing told Futu Xuan that her powerful father could not have been killed so easily and that only clan leaders knew his patrol movements, prompting him to ask whether she suspected him of colluding with the Outer Realm Evil Clan.