Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yan and Xiao Yue Ming celebrated their first New Year together by making dumplings and deciding to buy a home in Hu City. As they searched for houses, an unexpected visitor rang their doorbell.

• Xiao Yan cooked dumplings for Xiao Yue Ming, whose voice had improved after his treatment.
• Xiao Yan briefly considered staying in the peaceful modern world but reminded himself that his real-world responsibilities still awaited him.
• Xiao Yue Ming decided to buy a house so they could have grilled fish, then transferred Xiao Yan 8.88 million yuan in New Year's money.
• Xiao Yan agreed that they would make a home together and began browsing property listings with Xiao Yue Ming.
• An unexpected doorbell interrupted them, and Xiao Yan went to answer it.

Xiao Yan's mother, Zhang Ruya, discovered that Xiao Yue Ming was staying with him and changed from anger to fawning once she recognized the Xiao Family's Young Miss. After Zhang Ruya left, Xiao Yan began searching for a new apartment so they could avoid her interference.

• Zhang Ruya arrived at Xiao Yan's apartment, tried to slap him, and stormed inside when she saw women's clothes in the bedroom.
• Zhang Ruya recognized Xiao Yue Ming as the missing Xiao Family Young Miss and became fearful, while Xiao Yan explained that she was staying with him with Old Master Xiao's permission.
• Zhang Ruya returned to the apartment, showered Xiao Yue Ming with praise, added her on WeChat, sent her 88,888, and gave her a silver bracelet.
• Outside, Zhang Ruya urged Xiao Yan to pursue Xiao Yue Ming so their family could return to the Zhang Family, and Xiao Yan rejected her fixation.
• Xiao Yan returned to the apartment and searched for another place to live because he did not want Zhang Ruya disrupting their lives.

Xiao Yan took Xiao Yue Ming out for a New Year's Eve reunion dinner, where her unusual behavior and lingerie purchases puzzled him. Back at the apartment, she arranged for him to sit in her lap while they watched the Spring Festival Gala.

• Xiao Yan took Xiao Yue Ming to a grilled fish restaurant after the Xiao Family's search forces withdrew, and they browsed the mall while waiting for a table.
• Xiao Yue Ming bought two bags of lingerie and acted secretive and flustered while she kept checking her phone during dinner.
• Xiao Yan and Xiao Yue Ming returned to the rental apartment with their shopping, and Xiao Yue Ming insisted that he shower before joining her to watch the Spring Festival Gala.
• Xiao Yue Ming coaxed Xiao Yan into the gaming chair, climbed into his lap, and asked if he thought she was heavy.
• Xiao Yan wrapped his arms around Xiao Yue Ming and agreed to watch the Spring Festival Gala with her sitting on his lap.

Xiao Yue Ming left Xiao Yan to take a bath, then returned wearing a revealing slip dress as a New Year's surprise. Xiao Yan kissed and caressed her on the bed, leaving her overwhelmed and unable to resist.

• Xiao Yan suggested playing a game, but Xiao Yue Ming hurried out to take a bath after becoming flustered in his embrace.
• About an hour later, Xiao Yue Ming opened the door and told Xiao Yan not to approach, then admitted she did not dislike him.
• Xiao Yue Ming entered wearing a sheer slip dress and hid beneath the blanket while asking to watch the Spring Festival Gala.
• Xiao Yan pulled back the blanket and climbed onto the bed with Xiao Yue Ming despite her protests.
• Xiao Yan kissed and caressed Xiao Yue Ming until she went limp in his arms.

Liuli awakened from the Hundred Lifetimes Reincarnation trial and reunited with Xiao Yan, and the two returned to the Bodhi Ancient Tree. The tree rewarded Liuli with more than a hundred Bodhi Seeds and revealed that Xiao Yan had absorbed the Bodhi Heart and advanced to Dou Saint.

• Liuli woke in the rented apartment after spending New Year's Eve with Xiao Yan, and the two spoke about how afraid he had been of losing her.
• Xiao Yan told Liuli that she mattered more to him than anything else, and the collapsing world carried them back to the Bodhi Ancient Tree.
• The Bodhi Ancient Tree congratulated Xiao Yan and Liuli for completing the Hundred Lifetimes Reincarnation trial and offered them a reward.
• The Bodhi Ancient Tree sent more than a hundred Bodhi Seeds to Liuli, who stored them in her Storage Ring.
• The Bodhi Ancient Tree revealed that Xiao Yan had absorbed the Bodhi Heart, and Xiao Yan discovered that he had advanced to Dou Saint.

Starfall Pavilion was overwhelmed by the Soul Hall and its allies until Xiao Yan arrived as a Dou Saint and seized control of the battlefield. He prepared to destroy the invaders, including Old Heavenly Nether Demon, who begged for mercy and offered his sect’s resources.

• He Tu gravely wounded Qing Lin and knocked Cai Lin unconscious while Gu You kept Xun Er occupied.
• Old Yao tried to break away from the Old Man and help the battle, but the Old Man trapped him and offered him a place in the Natural Realm.
• Xiao Yan appeared holding the defeated He Tu, shattered the Old Man’s space imprisonment, and revealed that he had become a Dou Saint.
• Xiao Yan spread Endless Fire Waves across the battlefield and declared that everyone outside Starfall Pavilion would die.
• Old Heavenly Nether Demon blamed the invasion on the Soul Hall and offered two-thirds of Tianming Sect’s resources, but Xiao Yan said he would take them after wiping them out.

Xiao Yan defeated the Nether River Alliance’s forces, killed Old Heavenly Nether Demon, and saved Starfall Pavilion from destruction. After stabilizing Cai Lin’s injuries, he received a Jade Bottle from Liuli and learned that the Great Heavenly Venerable’s soul had been captured.

• Xiao Yan killed He Tu, sealed his Soul Body, and blocked Gu You’s attempt to summon reinforcements.
• Xiao Yan sealed the surrounding space and destroyed Old Heavenly Nether Demon and the Nether River Alliance Allied Army with Buddha Rage Reincarnation.
• Xiao Yan carried the unconscious Cai Lin and Qing Lin back to Starfall Pavilion while Xun Er and Xiao Yi Xian followed.
• Xiao Yan removed the black qi from Cai Lin and stabilized her condition, leaving her to recover for a month.
• Liuli brought Xiao Yan a Jade Bottle containing the Great Heavenly Venerable of the Soul Hall’s soul and asked about Cai Lin.

After spending several days with Liuli, Xiao Yan discussed Starfall Pavilion’s future and decided to build an alliance against Soul Hall. He began contacting potential allies and planned to visit the Pill Tower in person.

• Liuli warned Xiao Yan that her father, Gongsun Lin, might come after him, and Xiao Yan explained their agreement about his future strength or pill refining.
• Liuli and Xiao Yan discussed the danger posed by Soul Hall and agreed that Starfall Pavilion should form an alliance, though the Sword Clan could not join.
• Xiao Yan sent invitations to the Flower Sect and Blazing Flame Valley.
• Xiao Yan decided to travel to the Pill Tower personally to seek its support.

Xiao Yan joined the Little Pill Tower’s elder selection and revealed a self-created Ninth Grade Treasure Pill formula, astonishing Yao Chen and Xuan Kongzi. As Xiao Yan began refining the Bodhi Great Return Pill, Liuli watched from the sidelines, wishing she could compete too.

• The Little Pill Tower’s Great Elder opened the elder selection and invited qualified participants to refine pills using herbs from the mountains.
• Xiao Yan took a place at a secluded station and began forming a flame cauldron with his five fused Heavenly Flames.
• Liuli identified Xiao Yan’s emerald bead as the ingredient for the Bodhi Great Return Pill, which greatly improved the chance of advancing to Half-Saint.
• Liuli revealed that Xiao Yan had created the Ninth Grade Pill formula himself and had already successfully refined the pill after practicing with three Bodhi Seeds.
• Liuli watched Xiao Yan refine while lamenting that the selection rules prevented her from competing.

Xiao Yan revealed that he had concealed a Ninth Grade Treasure Pill inside a Fire Dragon and began refining it with the Method of Condensing Objects to Contain Pills. The chapter ended as terrifying Black Demon Lightning gathered over the Little Pill Tower.

• Liuli spent the ten days reading picture books while keeping her attention on Xiao Yan, as Alchemists across the plaza summoned Pill Lightning.
• Old Freak Hou completed his pill and mocked Old Yao, claiming he had won the competition.
• Xiao Yan rose and revealed pill fluctuations inside his Fire Dragon, then silenced Old Freak Hou with the pressure of a One-star Dou Saint.
• Xiao Yan used the Method of Condensing Objects to Contain Pills, drawing Heaven and Earth Energy and medicinal energy into the Fire Dragon as he refined a Ninth Grade Treasure Pill.
• Black Demon Lightning gathered overhead, shocking the elders watching from the stage.

Xiao Yan endured the Ninth-grade Pill’s Black Demon Lightning and captured the newly formed Treasure Pill after it tried to escape. The pill transformed into a girl resembling Liuli, but a voice in Xiao Yan’s mind cut it down and reduced it to a jade-green pill.

• Xiao Yan sent five Heavenly Demon Puppets to block the Black Demon Lightning, but the bolt destroyed them, so he struck it himself.
• The Pill Tower’s Great Elder confirmed Xiao Yan was a One-star Dou Sheng and accepted that the Pill Tower could seek allies against the Soul Hall.
• Xiao Yan’s punch dispersed the Black Demon Lightning, and the Fire Dragon exploded as the Ninth Grade Treasure Pill emerged.
• Xiao Yan intercepted the fleeing pill, fought off its Pill Beast form, and watched it transform into a girl who looked exactly like Liuli.
• A voice in Xiao Yan’s mind cut the transformed pill in half, reducing it to a small jade-green pill as Liuli disappeared into the crowd.

Xiao Yan and Liuli grew closer while their dual cultivation helped him approach the mid One-star Dou Sheng stage, and preparations for the Alliance were completed. The Alliance conference began at Starfall Pavilion, where representatives from four major factions gathered.

• Xiao Yan and Liuli reminisced about their relationship, then resumed their intimate play.
• Over three days, Xiao Yan and Liuli deepened their understanding of the Sun Moon Same Sky Technique, helping Xiao Yan near the mid One-star Dou Sheng stage.
• After Xiao Yan persuaded the Little Pill Tower, preparations for the Alliance were completed and the conference opened at Starfall Pavilion.
• The Flower Sect arrived first, and Old Yao greeted Fairy Qing and Fairy Hua.
• Ancestor Huoyun arrived with Tang Zhen and Tang Huo'er, met Xiao Yan, and praised him.
• The Great Elder of the Little Pill Tower, Xuan Kongzi, and the other Pill Tower Three Giants arrived, bringing the four factions together for the Alliance.

The four factions formed the Tianfu Alliance to oppose Soul Hall, with Old Yao chosen as its leader. As the gathering ended, Hun Tan appeared, revealed his overwhelming strength, and showed Xiao Yan’s imprisoned father while demanding the Ancient Jade.

• Old Yao and Xiao Yan persuaded the Pill Tower, Flower Sect, and Ancestor Huoyun to form an offensive and defensive alliance against Soul Hall.
• The factions chose Old Yao as Alliance Leader after Elder Lin declined the position, then named their organization Heavenly Mansion, or the Tianfu Alliance.
• Liuli sensed an intruder and attacked, but Hun Tan emerged from the distorted space and mocked Elder Lin.
• Hun Tan revealed that he was a Four-star Dou Saint and identified Liuli as the Three-star Dou Saint protecting Xiao Yan.
• Hun Tan demanded the Ancient Jade and showed Xiao Yan an image of his father bound in a prison, prompting Xiao Yan to erupt in rage.

Xiao Yan faced Hun Tan, who threatened to kill Xiao Zhan unless he surrendered the Tuoshe Ancient Jade, while Liuli and Elder Lin tried to hold him back. Zi Yan arrived and defeated Hun Tan, then revealed that the Essence Blood Liuli and Xiao Yan had given her at Jia Nan Academy belonged to her father, the Old Dragon Emperor.

• Hun Tan threatened Xiao Yan with Xiao Zhan's life and attacked Liuli as she tried to stop Xiao Yan from surrendering the Ancient Jade.
• Liuli and Elder Lin fought Hun Tan and formed a Small World, but his black fog began corroding its spatial barrier.
• Zi Yan arrived through a purple-gold rift and punched through Hun Tan's chest, revealing that she was a Five-star Dou Saint Ancient Void Dragon.
• Liuli agreed that Zi Yan should kill Hun Tan, and Zi Yan sealed him in a purple-gold egg before refining him into a pill for Xiao Yan.
• Zi Yan told Liuli that her strength had grown because she absorbed the Essence Blood Liuli and Xiao Yan gave her at Jia Nan Academy, and revealed it belonged to her father, the Old Dragon Emperor.

Zi Yan joined the Tianfu Alliance as its Deputy Alliance Leader, strengthening its position against the Soul Hall. With the alliance established, Xiao Yan enjoyed a quieter life while preparing for the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame and planning to help Cai Lin cultivate at the Nine Netherworld Yellow Spring.

• Ancestor Huoyun and Old Yao discussed preparing the Tianfu Alliance for the Soul Hall, and the leaders looked to Zi Yan for support.
• Zi Yan agreed to join the Tianfu Alliance and became its Deputy Alliance Leader, with authority second only to the Alliance Leader.
• The Tianfu Alliance’s formation caused a sensation across the Central Continent, and Xiao Yan left its affairs to Old Yao and Wind Venerable.
• Liuli warned Xiao Yan that her father had summoned her back to the clan and would likely pressure him to meet his goals.
• Liuli asked about Xiao Yan’s plans before the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame emerged, and he explained that he would seek the Nine Netherworld Yellow Spring to help Cai Lin and find a pill ingredient.
• Liuli said she would bring capable members of her clan to support Xiao Yan when the Ancient Clans pursued the Heavenly Flame.

Liuli returned to the Sword Clan, anxious about how her parents would react to her relationship with Xiao Yan. She learned that her mother had recovered to the Late Four-star Dou Saint stage and found the clan elders gathered to celebrate; her father kept her secret from the wider gathering.

• Liuli entered the Space Gate and nervously told Gongsun Lin to hear her explanation, but he calmly said he had summoned her because of her mother.
• Gongsun Lin told Liuli that Gongsun Yu had recovered to the Late Four-star Dou Saint stage with the Sword Head’s help.
• Gongsun Lin took Liuli back to Kongming Peak, where she found Sword Clan elders gathered to celebrate Gongsun Yu’s recovery.
• Gongsun Lin told Liuli that only her uncles needed to know about her relationship with Xiao Yan, keeping it from the other guests.
• Gongsun Xiaoyao welcomed Liuli and joked with Gongsun Kuanglei about their card games, easing the tension as Liuli joined the elders.

The Sword Clan’s leaders learned that Xiao Yan was a Ninth-grade Alchemist and tacitly approved of his relationship with Liuli. After breaking through to Four-star Dou Saint, Liuli left the clan realm and reunited with Xiao Yan at Starfall Pavilion.

• Gongsun Lin told the Sword Clan’s leaders that Xiao Yan was a One-star Dou Sheng who had refined a Ninth Grade Treasure Pill, and they approved of his relationship with Liuli.
• Liuli cultivated for nearly nine months and broke through to Four-star Dou Saint.
• Liuli told A'lv she was leaving the clan realm, then traveled to Starfall Pavilion.
• Xiao Yan tested his Soul Power Doppelganger at Starfall Pavilion before Liuli appeared and greeted him.

Xiao Yan and Liuli prepared for the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame’s emergence, with Liuli warning that the flame’s power and intelligence made it too dangerous for Xiao Yan to face alone. When the heavenly signs appeared, Xiao Yan and his companions set out to investigate the flame’s descent.

• Liuli explained that the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame was likely too powerful and intelligent for Xiao Yan to subdue by himself, and promised that the Sword Clan would support him.
• Several days later, Twin Moons Appearing Together and Nine Stars as One triggered the Heaven and Earth Tide across the Central Continent.
• At Starfall Pavilion, Xiao Yan saw the heavenly spectacle as Old Yao and the others arrived and confirmed that the Demonic Fire had descended.
• A terrifying radiance and heat erupted in the northwest, and Xiao Yan decided that the group would depart immediately to assess the situation.

Xiao Yan and his allies reached the sealed domain of the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, where powerful factions gathered for the contest. The Soul Hall Master arrived and confronted Xiao Yan, calling his rise the Soul Hall’s greatest mistake.

• Gongsun Yu teased Liuli about her relationship with Xiao Yan before warning that the Demonic Flame would be dangerous.
• Xiao Yan and his group crossed the scorching milky-white desert and found that the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame remained sealed beyond a spatial crack.
• Xiao Yan told his allies to wait rather than enter the crack first as other factions gathered nearby.
• The Soul Hall arrived with its Hall Master, whose formidable presence made the assembled experts wary.
• The Soul Hall Master recognized Xiao Yan and said the fallen Xiao Clan’s talented descendant was the Soul Hall’s greatest mistake.

Xiao Yan met Huo Xuan and Xun Er as the major factions gathered to seek the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame. Xun Er openly reunited with Xiao Yan, but Liuli and the woman accompanying her arrived just as they embraced, and the woman reacted angrily.

• Xiao Yan reassured the Tianfu Alliance that Soul Hall would wait until the factions found the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame before acting.
• Huo Xuan introduced Elder Huo Yao and showed Xiao Yan the Yan Clan’s Heavenly Flames, including the Eight Desolations Destruction Flame and Fire Cloud Water Flame.
• Xun Er arrived as a Dou Saint, embraced Xiao Yan, and declared that she would stay by his side.
• Hun Miesheng noted the Sword Clan’s absence and considered it a major obstacle to the Soul Clan’s plans.
• Liuli and a palace-dressed woman emerged through a phantom longsword; the woman saw Xiao Yan embracing Xun Er, and a piercing sword cry rang out.