Chapter Summaries

After two years in seclusion, Liuli broke through to Dou Saint and reunited with her family in the Jian Realm. She looked ahead to Xiao Yan’s coming trials and planned to see him again.

• Gongsun Yu worried that Liuli had been in seclusion for two years, while Gongsun Lin reassured her and admitted his rivalry with Gu Yuan over their daughters’ breakthroughs.
• A strange fluctuation revealed that Liuli had emerged as a One-star Dou Sheng with Heavenly Soul Power, prompting Gongsun Lin, Gongsun Yu, Gongsun Huai, and the Great Elder to visit her.
• Liuli reflected on her breakthrough and the events awaiting Xiao Yan, then said she would see him later.
• Gongsun Yu and the others arrived in Liuli’s Small World and found a forest nurtured by the power of her breakthrough.
• Liuli rushed into Gongsun Yu’s arms and affectionately reunited with her mother.

After a month of idleness, Gongsun Liuli went to East Dragon Island to visit Zi Yan and found the Ancient Void Dragon Clan divided and facing an imminent attack. She revealed her Two-Star Dou Saint strength and demanded to be taken to Zi Yan.

• Gongsun Liuli decided to visit Zi Yan on Ancient Dragon Island, and Gongsun Lin warned her to act carefully before agreeing to let her go.
• Gongsun Liuli traveled through a Space Passage to East Dragon Island, where Qi You confronted her and escorted her across the island.
• Gongsun Liuli sensed East Dragon Island’s hidden fighters and realized its forces were weak amid the Ancient Void Dragon Clan’s internal conflict.
• Qi You and other fighters surrounded Gongsun Liuli and ordered her to submit to supervision or leave.
• Gongsun Liuli revealed that she knew the west, south, and north islands were preparing to attack and that Xiao Yan and Zi Yan were at risk.
• Gongsun Liuli raised her aura to the Two-Star Dou Saint realm and ordered Qi You to take her to Zi Yan.

Liuli arrived at East Dragon Island and learned that Zi Yan had become encased in crystal after absorbing the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit. When Xiao Yan arrived to help, Liuli unexpectedly ran into him, and he caught her before she could flee.

• Zhu Li ended the Primordial Void Dragon Clan guards’ standoff with Liuli and led her to see Zi Yan, whose body and meridians were covered in crystal.
• Zhu Li explained that only a powerful Heavenly Flame could refine the crystal, and that Xiao Yan was their best choice to save Zi Yan.
• Liuli promised to protect Zi Yan and then panicked when she learned Xiao Yan was about to arrive.
• Hei Qing brought Xiao Yan to the hall, and Liuli collided with him while trying to leave.
• Liuli tried to escape after recognizing Xiao Yan, but he used the Three Thousand Lightning Illusions to catch her and pull her into his embrace.

Xiao Yan reunited with Liuli, who confessed how she had tried to seduce him three years earlier before both of them passed out from the incense. After Liuli admitted she had never actually given herself to him, Xiao Yan privately resolved to make her first time unforgettable.

• Liuli struggled against Xiao Yan's embrace in front of Hei Qing and Zhu Li, and Xiao Yan took her through a Space Rift.
• Away from the crowd, Liuli began crying, admitted she had missed Xiao Yan, and told him she had become a One-star Dou Sheng during three years of seclusion.
• Xiao Yan asked whether Liuli had given herself to him on the night they parted, and Liuli confessed that the incense had knocked her unconscious before she could do anything.
• Liuli explained that she had taken the incense from Gongsun Sanbu's storeroom, passed out while removing Xiao Yan's clothes, and later planted false memories in his mind.
• Xiao Yan accepted Liuli's explanation and resolved to make her first time unforgettable.

Xiao Yan began refining the Dragon Phoenix Crystal Layer around Zi Yan, exhausting himself through a month of continuous work. Just as Zi Yan’s heartbeat began to stir, forces from the West and South Dragon Islands invaded East Dragon Island, while Liuli sensed that North Dragon Island was waiting in hiding.

• Xiao Yan agreed to help Zhu Li save Zi Yan, and Liuli urged the clan to begin the refinement without delay.
• Liuli used the Sword Clan treasury to gather the materials, and Xiao Yan began refining the Dragon Phoenix Crystal Layer above the volcanic crater.
• Xiao Yan continued refining for a month, using Ancient Dragon Essence Blood to sustain himself as the crystals around Zi Yan disappeared.
• Liuli sensed that Zi Yan’s heart was about to beat, but an angry roar announced that Xia Ao had invaded East Dragon Island.
• Zhu Li recognized forces from West Dragon Island and South Dragon Island among the arrivals, while Liuli sensed that North Dragon Island had concealed a two-star Dou Saint nearby.

Liuli fought the powerful North Dragon Island elder while trying to buy time for Xiao Yan to finish refining the Dragon Phoenix Crystal Layer on Zi Yan. As Qing Yan attacked Xiao Yan, Zi Yan awakened and threatened him.

• Liuli told Zhu Li that North Dragon Island had sent a Two-star Late-stage Dou Saint and went to confront him.
• Liuli used a secret method to raise her strength and fought the Middle-aged Man with sword techniques, but he transformed into a Purple Dragon and chased her through the void.
• Xia Sha kept Hei Qing from reaching Xiao Yan while Qing Yan approached and attacked him.
• Zi Yan opened her eyes inside the Green Giant Cauldron and froze Qing Yan with her pressure, warning him not to harm Xiao Yan.

Zi Yan emerged as the Ancient Void Dragon Clan’s Dragon Emperor and overpowered Ao Tian after he attacked Liuli. She left Ao Tian barely alive and declared that she would confront the Dragon Kings of the other islands.

• Qing Yan tried to attack Xiao Yan, but Zi Yan struck him with purple-gold energy and knocked him down.
• Hei Qing and the East Dragon Island warriors knelt and welcomed Zi Yan as their Dragon Emperor, while Liuli arrived through a spatial rift.
• Ao Tian pursued the injured Liuli and began gathering power for his Devouring Breath, but Zi Yan stepped in to protect her.
• Zi Yan’s Royal Bloodline suppressed Ao Tian, forced him back into human form, and sent him crashing through mountains with a slap.
• Zi Yan punched Ao Tian, severed his meridians, and declared that she would confront the other Dragon Kings; Liuli recognized Zi Yan’s power as that of a five-star Dou Saint.

After becoming a Five-star Dou Saint, Liuli discussed the rules governing powerful fighters with Xiao Yan, then spent a night with him. She returned to her clan and learned she would represent it at the Ancient Clan Coming-of-Age Ceremony and take Gongsun Lan into the Heavenly Tomb.

• Liuli told Xiao Yan that Zi Yan could help him by having the Ancient Void Dragon Clan announce an alliance with Starfall Pavilion and sign a mutual protection treaty.
• Xiao Yan persuaded Liuli to give in to his advances, and they spent a sleepless night together.
• The next day, Liuli vented her frustration by slashing through the void with the Heart Rain Sword and vowed to make Xiao Yan pay.
• Liuli rested at an inn before returning to the clan, where Gongsun Lin did not notice anything amiss.
• Gongsun Lin gave Liuli a Black Jade Invitation and told her to represent the clan at the Coming-of-Age Ceremony in two months and take Gongsun Lan into the Heavenly Tomb.

Liuli told Gongsun Lin that she had gained the Sword Clan an ally on Ancient Dragon Island, then struggled to refine Ninth-grade Pills. Her mysterious Master gave her Soul Origin as a reward and ordered her to deliver a Jade Talisman to Xiao Xuan in the Ancient Tomb during the Gu Clan coming-of-age ceremony.

• Liuli described how she had helped secure the new Dragon Emperor, a Five-star Dou Saint, as an ally for the Sword Clan, and Gongsun Lin praised her efforts.
• Liuli repeatedly failed to refine a Ninth-grade Pill, despite having a Heavenly Realm soul and abundant medicinal ingredients.
• Liuli's Master visited her, gave her a Jade Bottle of Soul Origin and a Jade Talisman, and told her to enter the Ancient Tomb during the Gu Clan coming-of-age ceremony.
• Liuli's Master instructed her to personally give the Jade Talisman to Xiao Xuan, then vanished, leaving Liuli wondering how much he knew about her origins.

Gu Xun Er reviewed the invitation list for the Ancient Clan’s gathering and learned of Xiao Yan’s recent achievements, while Liuli arrived at Ancient Saint City with the Sword Clan. Liuli tried to avoid Xiao Yan but spotted him fighting at the city gates.

• Gu Xun Er read the list of invited factions, lingered over Starfall Pavilion’s name, and reaffirmed her trust in Xiao Yan.
• Ling Ying told Gu Xun Er about Xiao Yan’s strength and warned that her recent announcement could cause him trouble.
• Liuli and the Sword Clan reached Ancient Stone Plaza, where Liuli concealed her aura and checked for familiar figures.
• Liuli led the group toward Ancient Saint City, relieved that Xiao Yan was not at the plaza.
• At the city gates, Xiao Yan knocked a green-armored man into the wall, and Liuli recognized him in alarm.

Xiao Yan defeated Ling Quan at the gates of Ancient Saint City, but a Fifth Commander stopped the Black Annihilation Army from attacking and welcomed him inside. Xiao Yan spotted Sword Clan members and wondered if Liuli was among them, unaware that she had watched him enter and planned to meet him at the Coming-of-Age Ceremony.

• Xiao Yan defeated Ling Quan and took back the Ancient Clan Jade Token, prompting Ling Quan to order the Black Annihilation Army to seize him.
• The Fifth Commander intervened, rebuked Ling Quan for trying to attack an invited guest, and let Xiao Yan and his companions enter Ancient Saint City.
• Xiao Yan noticed the Sword Clan group in the city and wondered whether Liuli had come with them.
• The Fifth Commander explained the Sword Clan's standing and asked Xiao Yan to spar; Xiao Yan agreed.
• Liuli secretly watched Xiao Yan enter the city and left, saying they would meet at the Coming-of-Age Ceremony.

Liuli arrived in Ancient Saint City and worried that she could not stop the Soul Clan from destroying the Ling Clan, while the Ling Clan’s leaders learned their danger had been discovered. Three days later, the Ancient Realm Gate opened, and Liuli concealed herself from Xiao Yan as he searched for her.

• Liuli disguised herself in Ancient Saint City, then decided she needed help to warn the Ling Clan before the Soul Clan attacked.
• Ling Feiyu told the Ling Clan elders that the Soul Clan sought both their Tou She Ancient God Jade and their Dou Di bloodline, and Ling Yunwen ordered the clan to send out its surviving seeds of hope.
• An Old Man spying on the Ling Clan’s meeting learned they had detected the Soul Clan’s plan and moved up the extermination.
• Xiao Yan turned down most challenges over three days before joining the crowd waiting for the Ancient Realm Gate to open.
• At the lake, Xiao Yan searched the Sword Clan’s group for Liuli, while Liuli hid her aura and stayed out of his sight.

Xiao Yan and the others arrived in the Ancient Realm aboard the Ancient Clan’s warships, while Liuli worried over the changes in the world and tried to hide from Xiao Yan. At the Ancient Saint Mountain Range, Xiao Yan reunited with Xun Er, but an unseen, resentful gaze left him uneasy.

• The crowd boarded the Ancient Clan’s ten warships and traveled toward the Ancient Saint Mountain Range.
• Liuli reflected on the world’s changes, reaffirmed her confidence in Xiao Yan’s path, and hid beneath a cloak when she thought he was approaching.
• Xiao Yan spotted Xun Er on a distant peak and felt his long-suppressed longing stir.
• Xiao Yi Xian recognized Xun Er as Xiao Yan’s younger sister and flew away before Xun Er approached the warship.
• Xun Er greeted Xiao Yan as Brother Xiao Yan, and he rubbed her head before sensing the cold, unseen gaze again.

Liuli grew jealous of Xiao Yan's closeness with Xun Er and planned to make him suffer by arranging a surprise meeting between the women in his life. Xiao Yan followed what he thought was Liuli to a tense tea gathering with Xun Er, Xiao Yi Xian, and the real Liuli, leaving him certain he was in trouble.

• Liuli arrived at the Sword Clan's quarters, brooded over Xiao Yan and Xun Er's closeness, and decided to set a trap for him.
• Xun Er and Xiao Yi Xian discussed Xiao Yan and his other women before Gongsun Liuli appeared and revealed herself as the woman Xiao Yi Xian had warned about.
• Xiao Yan cultivated with the Taiyi Soul Art and reflected that reaching Heavenly Realm Soul Power might require a breakthrough to Dou Saint.
• A Liuli duplicate lured Xiao Yan from the Bamboo Pavilion to the mountain peak, where the real Liuli hosted a tea gathering with Xun Er and Xiao Yi Xian.
• The duplicate merged back into Liuli as Xiao Yan realized he had walked into a three-way standoff.

Xiao Yan faced an uncomfortable confrontation with Xun Er, Xiao Yi Xian, and Liuli over his relationships. Liuli challenged Xun Er’s claim to Xiao Yan and left her stunned with a blunt account of how little she had supported him.

• Xiao Yan tried to ease the tension by asking Xun Er why she was awake before the Gu Clan coming-of-age ceremony.
• Xun Er accused Xiao Yan of hiding his relationships from her and breaking his promise from Jia Nan Academy.
• Liuli argued that Xiao Yan and Xun Er had never established an exclusive relationship, so others could also pursue him.
• Liuli listed the dangers Xiao Yan had faced without Xun Er and questioned what she had contributed to their relationship.
• Xun Er was left stunned and ashamed, while Xiao Yan wondered how Liuli knew so much about his past with her.

After confronting Xun Er about her feelings for Xiao Yan, Liuli left in tears, and Xiao Yan realized he had ignored her pain. The next morning, Liuli went to the Gu Clan's coming-of-age ceremony with the Sword Clan and decided to make Xiao Yan jealous by acting close to Gongsun Lan.

• Liuli vanished after warning Xun Er not to act superior, and Xiao Yan recognized that she had been hiding her own hurt while protecting him.
• Xiao Yan blamed himself for neglecting Liuli's feelings, and Xiao Yi Xian sighed at the situation.
• Liuli woke from a nightmare in which Xiao Yan rejected her, then prepared for the Gu Clan's coming-of-age ceremony.
• Liuli resolved to build a harem of her own to make Xiao Yan jealous and sweetly addressed Gongsun Lan as Lan Ge.
• Gongsun Lan led Liuli and the Sword Clan to the ceremony, where Liuli spotted Xiao Yan and tried to provoke him by pointing out the Gu Clan's young lady to Gongsun Lan.

At the Ancient Clan’s Coming-of-Age Ceremony, Liuli teased Gongsun Lan and used Lei Dong to try to make Xiao Yan jealous. The ceremony began with Ling Quan receiving a sixth-grade bloodline assessment and a golden Clan Mark, while Xiao Yan learned how bloodline grades reflected a cultivator’s potential.

• Liuli noticed Lei Dong in the audience, waved to him, and wondered why Xiao Yan had stopped looking at her.
• A bell rang, and a powerful voice announced the start of the Ancient Clan’s Coming-of-Age Ceremony.
• The elders called Ling Quan first, and his assessment revealed a sixth-grade bloodline and earned him a golden Clan Mark.
• Xun Er explained the Ancient Clan’s bloodline grades to Xiao Yan, while Mang Tian Chi said a Divine Grade bloodline could reach peak Dou Sheng.
• Xiao Yan looked toward Liuli and worried that he still had a long way to go before he could be worthy of her.

Liuli left the Coming-of-Age Ceremony feeling jealous and hurt after seeing Xiao Yan with Xun Er and the other women. Xiao Yan followed her and apologized, but after she bit his arm, Liuli told him they both needed to calm down because their feelings were a mess.

• Liuli grew bored and upset watching Xiao Yan sit with Xun Er and the other women, then left the plaza for a walk.
• Xiao Yan asked Xun Er how long it would be until her turn and hurried after Liuli when she said about half an hour remained.
• Liuli wandered through the Ancient Saint Mountain Range and sat outside a town, where she told Xiao Yan to come out from behind a tree.
• Xiao Yan apologized for what had happened the previous night, but Liuli accused him of trying to placate her after tending to the other women and said he had lost his chance.
• Xiao Yan used Three Thousand Lightning Movement to pull Liuli into his arms, and she bit his unprotected arm before telling him they both needed to calm down.

After Liuli urged Xiao Yan to sort out his feelings and keep their relationship secret in the Ancient Realm, he returned to the Coming-of-Age Ceremony. Gu Yao challenged him to fight or leave the Ancient Realm, and Xiao Yan accepted, determined to prove the Xiao Clan’s strength.

• Liuli told Xiao Yan they should keep their distance in the Ancient Realm while he sorted through his feelings, then left when Gu Yao was called.
• Gu Yao received a Purple Gold Clan Mark after testing as an Eight-star Dou Venerate with an Eighth Grade Bloodline.
• Xun Er explained Gu Yao’s standing to Xiao Yan, and Gu Qingyang arrived and introduced himself as Grand Commander of the Black Annihilation Army.
• Xiao Yan revealed that he was a Seven-star Dou Venerate, prompting Gu Qingyang to praise his talent and say he was qualified to be with Xun Er.
• Gu Yao challenged Xiao Yan to fight or leave the Ancient Realm, and Xiao Yan accepted the match on behalf of the Xiao Clan.

Xiao Yan fought Gu Yao in the Ancient Clan arena, countering his attacks with hidden force and turning the Emperor Seal Art against him. He then used the Heavenly Flame Three Profound Transformations to raise his strength beyond Gu Yao’s and prepared to attack.

• Xiao Yan stepped forward to challenge Gu Yao, saying he would defeat him to silence those who opposed his relationship with Xun Er.
• Xiao Yan’s punch struck Gu Yao’s arm and sent him retreating, while three elders sealed the arena behind a barrier.
• Gu Yao attacked with the Emperor Seal Art, but Xiao Yan severed his control and sent all five palm imprints back at him.
• Xiao Yan activated all three transformations of the Heavenly Flame Three Profound Transformations, raised his aura to Nine-star Dou Zun, and drew his heavy ruler.
• Liuli watched the fight and remarked that Gu Yao had little chance against Xiao Yan’s increased strength.