Chapter Summaries

Zhu Duxiao vowed to enter the Spirit Imprisonment Realm and avenge the abuse of his wife and daughter, while Xiao Yan and Liuli talked about the stars and her fears about returning to her clan. Their private conversation was interrupted just as Xiao Yan was about to address their feelings.

• After Mo Meng's men injured Zhu Duxiao's wife and daughter, the Mo Family offered him only two Spirit Dou Pills as compensation.
• Zhu Duxiao swallowed the Imperial Pill gifted by the Yao Family and vowed to seek revenge in the Spirit Imprisonment Realm.
• On the inn's roof, Liuli and Xiao Yan discussed the stars and whether other worlds existed beyond the Dou Qi Continent.
• Liuli told Xiao Yan that she had left her clan to train and worried that her father would confine her when she returned.
• Xiao Yan considered what to say about their feelings, but a childish figure appeared and interrupted them.

Xiao Yan and Liuli met the Little Earth Spirit Beast, who offered to trade the Profound Yellow Flame for Master’s Token and other terms. Liuli offered her Spiritual Liquid in exchange for the beast staying with her, and the Little Earth Spirit Beast eagerly agreed to hear the condition.

• The Little Earth Spirit Beast arrived with the Profound Yellow Flame, and Liuli overwhelmed her by rubbing her belly.
• Liuli revealed her strength and Golden Liquid, attracting Zi Yan, who argued with the Little Earth Spirit Beast before Xiao Yan stopped them.
• The Little Earth Spirit Beast said she would trade the Profound Yellow Flame but wanted more than Master’s Token, and Xiao Yan clarified that Liuli was not part of his transaction.
• Liuli offered the Little Earth Spirit Beast over a hundred bottles of Spiritual Liquid and the knowledge to make more, on the condition that she stay and follow her.

Yao Jiangcang and Mo Xiu opened the sealed passage into the Spirit Imprisonment Realm, while the Soul Hall arrived and joined the rush inside. Xiao Yan and Liuli entered at the rear as a mysterious white figure hinted that the aged man would soon understand her choice.

• Yao Jiangcang announced that the seal could be lifted and summoned the forces of the Ten Great Powers to enter the Spirit Imprisonment Realm.
• Qiu Gu led the Soul Hall to the camp, and Yao Jiangcang reluctantly allowed them to enter after warning them not to target the Yao Family.
• Mo Xiu broke the Sealing Grand Formation, and the Soul Hall, the Ten Great Powers, and the other cultivators rushed through the Space Rift.
• Xiao Yan and Liuli followed at the back of the crowd, each pursuing their own goals in the realm.
• Deep inside the Spirit Imprisonment Realm, an aged figure asked Su why she had made her choice, and she replied that he would soon know.

Liuli and Xiao Yan entered the Spirit Imprisonment Realm and found the Allied Army fighting bronze puppets that guarded the passage. As the battle turned into a massacre and the exit sealed, a mysterious fighter intervened by cutting a puppet’s cleaver in half.

• Liuli worried about leaving Zi Yan and Chi Ling behind, but Xiao Yan reassured her that the protections around them were strong.
• Liuli sensed Qiu Heng defeat a Bronze Puppet and noticed his sharp perception, while Xiao Yan calmly met his gaze.
• Qiu Heng used a disc’s white light to pass the Bronze Puppets, prompting many others to rush forward; the light killed most below the Dou Zong realm.
• Yao Hongwu led the Yao Family through the white light, and the Bronze Puppets slaughtered the remaining Allied Army as the passage exit sealed.
• An angry cry sounded from the rear, and a blue sword light cut in half a Bronze Puppet’s cleaver.

Liuli destroyed the Bronze Puppets blocking the Space Passage and protected the crowd from the debris and collapsing space. She reached the entrance to the Spirit Imprisonment Realm as the crowd celebrated.

• Liuli shattered a Bronze Puppet’s head with Heart Rain, and Xiao Yan’s Jade-Green Flame Barrier melted the fragments before they struck the crowd.
• Liuli placed Four-sided Array Flags around the crowd to shield them, then searched the fallen puppet for its formation core.
• Liuli used Gazing at the Moon to fool the remaining Bronze Puppet and severed the White Crystal powering another one.
• Liuli unleashed White Rainbow Piercing the Sun, destroying the last puppet and punching openings through the Space Passage; the spatial barrier kept the crowd safe.
• Liuli entered the Spirit Imprisonment Realm, and the crowd erupted into cheers.

Yao Hongwu watched a pink-haired girl and Xiao Yan emerge from the Space Passage, followed by thousands of surviving cultivators. Meanwhile, Liuli rested on Xiao Yan’s lap as he refined a pill, until she realized what was pressing against her temple.

• Yao Hongwu waited by the Space Passage and saw a pink-haired girl leave, then Xiao Yan emerge with the ease of a Dou Emperor.
• Thousands of Dou Emperors and Dou Wangs poured into the secret realm, leaving Yao Hongwu bewildered.
• Xiao Yan continued refining a pill while comforting Liuli, who complained of pain in her abdomen.
• Liuli lay across Xiao Yan’s lap and teased him while he struggled to keep refining the pill.
• Liuli noticed what was pressing against her temple and screamed in embarrassment.

Xiao Yan and Liuli prepared to continue exploring the Spirit Imprisonment Realm after discussing the dangers and Liuli recovering from her injuries. Meanwhile, Qiu Heng opened the top floor of Qian Ji Pavilion’s Skill Pavilion and found floating White Metal Blocks, declaring that only one more objective remained.

• Xiao Yan gave Liuli a healing pill, asked whether she could keep fighting, and agreed they would rest before exploring further.
• Liuli told Xiao Yan she could take him away with her Teleportation Jade Talismans if they faced a crisis, then took the pill and rested.
• Qiu Heng used a disc to open Qian Ji Pavilion’s black iron gates and entered the Skill Pavilion while the Allied Army discussed the treasures inside.
• Qiu Heng detected that the fifth-floor Bronze Lions were part of a formation, found the Formation Eye, and destroyed it with a Dou Qi strike and Black Dagger.
• Qiu Heng opened the top-floor door with his disc, revealing floating White Metal Blocks, and said that only one more remained.

Liuli broke open Qian Ji Pavilion’s sealed medicinal storehouse and entered with Xiao Yan, after securing the crowd’s agreement to give them first pick for fifteen minutes. They looted most of the valuable stock on the second floor and headed toward the third layer.

• Liuli used nearly a thousand Sword Qi strikes to shatter the Bronze Gate to Qian Ji Pavilion’s outer sect storehouse.
• Liuli warned the gathered cultivators that she and Xiao Yan would choose treasures freely for fifteen minutes, then entered with him.
• The crowd recognized Liuli as a Dou Venerate-level fighter and reluctantly agreed to wait outside.
• Xiao Yan and Liuli decided to leave some supplies for the others but take extra high-quality items for the Flame Alliance.
• Xiao Yan used his Soul Power to identify treasures while he and Liuli rapidly stored them, leaving less than ten percent of the inner second floor’s stock.
• Liuli and Xiao Yan finished looting the second floor and headed toward the third layer.

Xiao Yan and Liuli opened three sealed chambers in the Third Layer, finding Imperial Pills, a vast store of Magical Cores, and an Eighth-grade pill that transformed into a beast. As they chased the Pill Beast, a mysterious man revealed a hidden Bronze Door and used a disc to prepare for his plan.

• Liuli used Yue Yin to erase a chamber seal, then explained the sword’s limits to Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yan and Liuli opened a chamber filled with more than a hundred Imperial Pills, which Liuli offered to the Flame Alliance.
• Liuli’s luck led them to a chamber stocked with Magical Cores, including three Eighth Order cores.
• Xiao Yan and Liuli opened another chamber, and an Eighth-grade Pill Beast fled, so they rushed after it.
• A mysterious man tapped a hidden pattern in the wall, revealed a Bronze Door, and fitted his disc into its recess.

Xiao Yan and Liuli collected the most valuable treasures from the Resource Repository, including an Eight-colored Pill Lightning Pill Beast, then headed for the Divine Tree. Elsewhere, Yao Hongwu and his wounded clansman confronted Mo Xingyi and the Soul Hall, ending in a fatal exchange that killed Mo Xingyi and the Old Man.

• Liuli claimed the Pill Beast after explaining its extraordinary value, and Xiao Yan agreed to leave the remaining repository treasures behind.
• Xiao Yan and Liuli departed the Resource Repository and set out for the Divine Tree, rumored to bear Spirit Fruits that could advance a Dou Zong to Dou Venerate.
• Mo Xingyi and the Soul Hall trapped Yao Hongwu and the wounded Uncle Meng, preventing them from escaping with Space Power.
• Yao Hongwu used Ice Escape to wound Mo Xingyi, then revealed that Uncle Meng was preparing to strike.
• Uncle Meng used Ice Shattering Claw to crush Mo Xingyi's head, but the Soul Hall's chains killed him in return.

Xiao Yan and Liuli found evidence that Soul Hall had attacked members of the Yao Family and hurried toward the Divine Tree. At Qian Ji Plaza, Mo Xiu revealed that he had joined forces with Soul Hall, captured Yao Hongwu, and demanded to know who held the key to the Inner Realm.

• Xiao Yan examined a Yao Family elder’s corpse and suspected Soul Hall had attacked the group near the Divine Tree.
• Liuli worried about Yao Hongwu and the Yao Family as she and Xiao Yan continued toward their destination.
• At Qian Ji Plaza, Mo Xiu spoke with the conscious ancient tree and agreed to wait for a Qian Ji Pavilion successor to claim its three fruits.
• Soul Hall’s Protectors brought the gravely injured Yao Hongwu to Mo Xiu while the battle between the factions continued.
• Mo Xiu questioned Yao Hongwu about the key to the Inner Realm, then suggested Senior Yao might have it, prompting an aged voice to answer.

Yao Jiangcang confronted Mo Xiu over the Sky-reaching Tree’s fruit, but their negotiations broke down when Mo Xiu summoned Shi Tian and Qiu Gu. Yao Jiangcang revealed he was a Four-star Dou Zun, while Xiao Yan and Liuli watched from nearby as the tree’s vines reached toward them.

• Yao Jiangcang arrived on the battlefield, rescued Yao Hongwu, and demanded all the Sky-reaching Tree’s fruit in exchange for bringing Mo Xiu into the inner realm.
• Mo Xiu refused Yao Jiangcang’s demand and called out Shi Tian and Qiu Gu, who joined him against the Yao Family Ancestor.
• Yao Jiangcang revealed a white Token, sent Yao Hongwu through a Space Rift, and prepared to fight the three Dou Venerate experts.
• Yao Jiangcang’s aura rose to Four-star Dou Zun, surprising Mo Xiu, Shi Tian, and Qiu Gu.
• Xiao Yan and Liuli watched the standoff from ten miles away, and the Sky-reaching Tree extended its vines toward them.

Xiao Yan discovered that the Sky-reaching Tree’s spirit mistook him for its master because he carried the Mysterious Old Man’s Origin Power, and he pretended to be that master to secure the tree’s cooperation. After the tree withdrew its vines, the gathered fighters recognized Xiao Yan, turning him into a target as the confrontation continued.

• Xiao Yan and Liuli guarded themselves against the Sky-reaching Tree’s advancing vines while assessing the surrounding fighters.
• The Sky-reaching Tree’s spirit called Xiao Yan Master, and Xiao Yan realized it had mistaken the Origin Power within him for its master’s aura.
• Xiao Yan pretended to be the tree’s master, claimed Liuli was his disciple, and persuaded the spirit to reserve fruit for Liuli and Xiao Yan’s disciple.
• The tree’s spirit withdrew, and Liuli questioned Xiao Yan about his conversation with it as the crowd turned their attention toward them.
• Qiu Gu recognized Xiao Yan as a member of the Xiao Family, Yao Jiangcang promised to protect him, and Mo Xiu grew wary of Liuli.

Liuli battled Qiu Gu, a Soul Hall Dou Venerate who controlled swarms of Corpse Worms, and used her bloodline and space powers to counter his attacks. As Xiao Yan went to aid the outnumbered allied fighters, Liuli prepared to face Qiu Gu again without holding back.

• Qiu Gu sent a vast swarm of Corpse Worms at Xiao Yan and Liuli, and Liuli met it with a black-and-white flaming sword strike.
• Qiu Gu dispersed his insect-made hand to send the Corpse Worms around Liuli’s sword, but Liuli advanced and raised her strength to the Dou Venerate realm.
• Qiu Gu launched space-piercing insect spears, and Liuli halted and redirected them with her own space power.
• Qiu Gu split his body into insects to evade Liuli’s sword radiance, which cleaved a nearby mountain in two; Liuli burned the remaining spears with Black Flame.
• Liuli saw that the allied Dou Zongs were badly outnumbered, and Xiao Yan flew off to help them while she prepared to confront Qiu Gu again.

Liuli fought Qiu Gu after he spread his Corpse Gu Domain, where he claimed the mist made him immortal and drained the battlefield’s energy. She discovered that attacking his Soul Hall Protectors could threaten his forces, and left him facing the possibility of losing his army.

• Qiu Gu re-formed after splitting into corpse worms and spread dark green mist across the battlefield, revealing his Corpse Gu Domain.
• Liuli sensed that the mist consisted of countless corpse worms, while Qiu Gu merged with it and claimed he could not be killed as long as it remained.
• Qiu Gu sent thousands of corpse-worm swords at Liuli, but she burned them away with Sword Qi formed from her Heavenly Flames.
• Liuli’s next slash passed through the mist and struck the Heaven-tier Protector fighting Xiao Yan, cutting away most of his body.
• Liuli taunted Qiu Gu that she could turn him into a commander without an army by killing his Protectors.

Liuli overwhelmed Soul Hall’s forces before facing Qiu Gu’s Gu Worm Body with her fully charged Heart Rain Sword. She unleashed her Quasi-Heavenly Tier Dou Skill, A Fleeting Bloom, and the giant Qiu Gu vanished in its white radiance.

• Liuli’s attacks helped the Allied Army kill four Heaven-tier Protectors, sending Soul Hall, Bei Ming Sect, and Shi Ming Sect fighters into panic.
• Qiu Gu transformed into a giant Gu Worm Body and attacked Liuli, who repeatedly evaded his strikes while charging her sword.
• Qiu Gu launched a thousand chains at Liuli, but one White Sword Qi shattered most of them.
• Liuli commanded Heart Rain to release A Fleeting Bloom, and the enormous Qiu Gu vanished in the blinding light.

After Liuli killed Qiu Gu, Xiao Yan brought her to the Tree Spirit’s roots so she could recover from the damage to her Sword Heart. The Tree Spirit gave Xiao Yan three Divine Fruits, and he prepared to feed one to Liuli to help her advance.

• Mo Xiu reeled from Qiu Gu’s death, while Shi Tian gathered the Shi Ming Sect disciples and fled.
• Xiao Yan supported Liuli to the great tree and asked the Tree Spirit to shelter them while she recovered.
• The tree’s roots enclosed Xiao Yan and Liuli, and Liuli collapsed against him and coughed up blood.
• Liuli told Xiao Yan that using her power had brought her Sword Heart close to shattering and left her unable to fight safely.
• Xiao Yan asked the Tree Spirit for a Divine Fruit, and it gave him all three; he offered one to Liuli.

Xiao Yan learned that Liuli could use the Sacred Tree’s fruit to break through to Dou Venerate in three days. As Qiu Heng returned to claim Qian Ji Pavilion’s legacy, the Sacred Tree ignored him and sent its fruits into the Tree House instead.

• The Sacred Tree told Xiao Yan that Liuli could refine a fruit and reach Dou Venerate in three days.
• The survivors gathered before the great tree, and Yao Jiangcang realized the Ten Great Powers had lost the region’s trust after their betrayal.
• Qiu Heng appeared as a five-star Dou Venerate and silenced the angry survivors before joining Mo Xiu.
• Qiu Heng introduced himself to the Sacred Tree as Qian Ji Pavilion’s inner disciple and heir to its legacy.
• The Sacred Tree plucked three fruits and stuffed them into the Tree House, leaving Qiu Heng and the onlookers stunned.

Qiu Heng revealed that he had manipulated the Yao Family for five hundred years to help him reach the Inner Realm, then seized Yao Jiangcang’s key and opened the passage. Inside the Sacred Tree’s shelter, Xiao Yan learned the Saint Fruits could raise Liuli’s cultivation and persuaded her to eat more.

• Qiu Heng learned that Xiao Yan and the others had entered the Sacred Tree’s protection and decided to use Yao Jiangcang to obtain the Inner Realm key.
• Qiu Heng told Yao Jiangcang that he had deliberately left part of the Wooden Staff as bait five hundred years earlier and admitted Yao Chuanqiong had likely died in the Inner Realm.
• Qiu Heng used his key to sever Yao Jiangcang’s finger and take his Storage Ring, then created a second key and returned the ring.
• Qiu Heng and Mo Xiu inserted both keys into the stone tablet, activating the mechanisms that opened the way to the Inner Realm.
• Xiao Yan learned that each Saint Fruit could raise Liuli’s cultivation by one star, and Liuli agreed to eat the remaining fruits despite disliking their taste.

Liuli began absorbing the three fruits while Xiao Yan chose to stay and protect her, deciding to strengthen himself with the Seven Seals. As the Inner Realm gate opened, Yao Jiangcang sent most of the Allied Army away and prepared to enter in search of his elder brother.

• The light orb said Liuli would need about seven days to absorb the fruits, and Xiao Yan chose to remain with her and work on the Seven Seals.
• Qiu Heng learned that the person protected by the Sacred Tree was nearing a breakthrough, but dismissed Mo Xiu’s concerns and remained confident he would claim the Inner Realm inheritance.
• Yao Jiangcang treated his severed finger, gave Yao Hongwu his Wooden Staff and Jade Talisman, and told him to lead the Yao Family after leaving.
• Yao Jiangcang opened a Space Passage and allowed most of the Allied Army to withdraw, leaving fewer than a hundred people behind.
• Qiu Heng explained how Yao Chuanqiong had entered the Inner Realm and offered to help Yao Jiangcang search for his elder brother, but Yao Jiangcang rejected him.
• The Space Array Gate opened completely, releasing an ancient aura that made everyone present tremble.