Recaps

Xiao Ling killed the Hall of Souls ambushers, helped Qing Lin suppress the Ancient Heavenly Serpent remnant, and sought a Rank 9 Heavenly Demon Phoenix Magic Core for Zi Yan. With Feng Qing'er’s help, he infiltrated the Phoenix Clan’s mausoleum and retrieved the core, but the collapsing seal left him racing to escape.

• Xiao Ling killed the Eight, Nine, Black, and White Heavenly Venerables, captured their souls in the Myriad Soul Banner, and returned to Starfall Pavilion with Mu Qingluan.
• Xiao Ling examined Qing Lin and helped her suppress the Ancient Nine-headed Heavenly Serpent King’s remnant soul so she could absorb its strength gradually.
• After Zhu Li explained that Zi Yan needed a high-grade Heavenly Demon Phoenix Magic Core, Xiao Ling asked Feng Qing'er to help him enter her clan’s territory.
• Feng Qing'er brought Xiao Ling into the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan, and Xiao Ling planted a Taixu Ancient Dragon Scale to draw guards away from the Phoenix Mausoleum.
• Xiao Ling entered the concealed mausoleum alone, passed its restrictions, and found a Heavenly Demon Phoenix corpse in an isolated space.
• Xiao Ling destroyed the remnant soul controlling the corpse, retrieved its Rank 9 Magic Core, and stored both the core and corpse in his Portable Space.
• When the Spirit of the Ancestral Stone warned that the mausoleum’s seal was collapsing, Xiao Ling returned through a Space Rift and gave it a Space Jade Slip and Rank 8 Magic Cores to help break through the barrier.

Xiao Ling stole the Rank 9 Heavenly Demon Phoenix Magic Core, helped Zi Yan stabilize her transformation, and reached Half-Saint on Ancient Dragon Island. He cultivated in the Void Lightning Pool, rescued Mang Tianchi, and returned to find Zi Yan still in seclusion as the Four Dragon Islands prepared to converge.

• Xiao Ling awakened Yao Chen’s will with the Space Jade Slip, and Yao Chen tore at the spatial barrier before Xiao Ling used the Destiny Talisman to open a Space Rift and escape the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan.
• Xiao Ling summoned Elder Zhu Li with a dragon scale, and Zhu Li carried him to East Dragon Island with the Rank 9 Heavenly Demon Phoenix Magic Core for Zi Yan.
• Xiao Ling refined the Magic Core’s energy to strengthen Zi Yan’s Ancient Heavenly Phoenix phantom, helping her balance the energies of the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit and awaken.
• Xiao Ling shared some of Zi Yan’s overwhelming energy, then reached Half-Saint through cultivation and refined Rank 9 Pills for Ancient Dragon Island.
• Xiao Ling set up formations to conceal Zi Yan’s aura before the Four Dragon Islands converged, then entered the Void Lightning Pool to cultivate with his Destiny Talisman.
• Xiao Ling rescued Mang Tianchi from Black Demon Lightning and brought him to Ancient Dragon Island, where Mang Tianchi recovered and gave Xiao Ling rare herbs and lightning techniques.
• Xiao Ling absorbed Black Demon Lightning until the Spirit of the Ancestral Stone warned that his Spiritual Power had outgrown his cultivation and body, so he left to settle his foundation.
• Xiao Ling returned to Ancient Dragon Island and learned Zi Yan might emerge from seclusion within months, while he vowed to protect her from unforeseen dangers.

Zi Yan completed her transformation into the Supreme Dragon Phoenix and declared war on the Three Great Dragon Islands, defeating their kings before Huang Tian intervened. With Xiao Ling guiding her through the ensuing battle, Zi Yan weakened the enemy alliance and began drawing the Ancient Void Dragon Clan back under her rule.

• Xiao Ling and East Dragon Island’s defenders repelled the invading forces from West and South Dragon Island, then spared the retreating army to avoid provoking the other islands too soon.
• Zi Yan summoned Xiao Ling to help guide the fusion of her bloodlines, then emerged as the Supreme Dragon Phoenix and declared herself the new Dragon Emperor.
• Zi Yan declared war on the Three Great Dragon Kings, while Xiao Ling advanced his Azure Heaven Dragon Transformation Art and Mang Tianchi returned to the Thunder Clan.
• As all four Dragon Islands converged, Zi Yan revealed her Five-Star Dou Sheng strength and challenged the Three Great Dragon Kings, who attacked her together.
• Zi Yan defeated the kings in battle, but Huang Tian arrived to protect them and demanded the remains of his clan’s ninth-rank ancestor, which Xiao Ling had stolen.
• Huang Tian and Zi Yan fought until the Three Great Dragon Kings joined Huang Tian, turning the battle into a four-on-one assault.
• With Xiao Ling guiding her, Zi Yan exploited a gap, wounded the South Dragon King, and summoned the Dragon Slaying Sword as Ancient Dragon Clan warriors began kneeling to her.

After reunifying the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan, Zi Yan stayed to rebuild while Xiao Ling returned to Starfall Pavilion and captured the Crimson Lotus Karmic Fire. Xiao Ling then brought Xiao Yan to the Gu Clan’s Ancient Realm, where they arrived at the Heavenly Tomb gathering and faced the clan’s suspicions about Xiao Ling and Xun Er.

• Zi Yan defeated the Three Great Dragon Kings, reunited the Four Dragon Islands as Ancient Dragon Island, and began restoring the clan with help from Xiao Ling.
• Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin visited Ancient Dragon Island, learned that Xiao Ling and Zi Yan had grown closer, and stayed behind when Xiao Ling returned to Starfall Pavilion.
• After Xiao Yan refined a pill with the Volcanic Stone Flame, Xiao Ling traveled to the Blazing Dome Ancient Region and captured the Crimson Lotus Karmic Fire, overcoming its attack on his mind.
• Xiao Ling refined the Crimson Lotus Karmic Fire, advanced to the High-level Half-Saint realm, and received the Gu Clan’s invitation to its Coming-of-Age Ceremony and Heavenly Curtain Trial.
• Xiao Ling took Xiao Yan to Ancient Saint City, where they encountered the Yan Clan and Hun Ya, who threatened to settle matters in the Heavenly Tomb.
• Xiao Ling and Xiao Yan entered the Ancient Realm aboard the Gu Clan’s Void-Skipping Boat, where Huo Xuan explained the Heavenly Tomb and Gu Zhen warned Xiao Ling about the Gu Clan’s opposition.
• At the Ancient Saint Mountain Range, Xiao Ling recognized Xun Er among the welcoming figures and dismissed Gu Zhen’s warning that he needed great achievements to win over the Gu Clan.