Chapter Summaries

Xiao Ling broke through the Heaven Demon Phoenix ruin’s defenses and entered a Space Rift while the Spirit of the Ancestral Stone tried to keep the triggered statue from collapsing. He emerged in an isolated space, found the enormous Heaven Demon Phoenix corpse, and stood before the prize he had come to seek.

• The Heaven Demon Phoenix statue detected Xiao Ling as an intruder and attacked him with a scarlet force that threatened to destroy the spatial node.
• The Spirit of the Ancestral Stone urged Xiao Ling to rush through the Space Rift, and Xiao Ling used his Dou Qi to break through the restraint and enter it.
• The Spirit of the Ancestral Stone temporarily supported the cracking statue as the Space Rift closed, then worried that Xiao Ling’s journey might go wrong.
• Xiao Ling navigated the Spatial Turbulence and emerged in an isolated space above a strange blood pool.
• Xiao Ling sensed a powerful energy source, rushed toward it, and found the lifeless body of an enormous Heaven Demon Phoenix.

Xiao Ling triggered the awakening of a ninth-tier Heavenly Demon Phoenix’s remnant soul when he entered its burial place, and the corpse absorbed energy from the blood pool. The remnant soul attacked him with black flames, and Xiao Ling met the assault with his own sea of flames.

• Xiao Ling sensed the Heavenly Demon Phoenix corpse move and backed away as it released energy ripples into the blood pool.
• The ripples drew red energy from the pool into the corpse, which absorbed Xiao Ling’s probing fire lotus and rose upright.
• Xiao Ling detected a faint remnant soul within the corpse and realized the blood-pool energy had begun to awaken it.
• The remnant soul identified Xiao Ling as an outsider and attacked him with a torrent of black flames.
• Xiao Ling summoned fire lotuses and Flame Halos, then sent a sea of flames crashing into the black fire.

Xiao Ling countered the Heavenly Demon Phoenix corpse’s black flames by merging his fire techniques, then wounded it with a flame dragon. After evading its physical attack, he prepared a Spiritual Power assault aimed at the remnant soul controlling it.

• Xiao Ling used the Destiny Talisman to combine its crimson flames with his multicolored sea of fire, overpowering and extinguishing the black flames.
• Xiao Ling shaped the remaining fire into a giant dragon, which bit the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Corpse and scorched its chest.
• The Heavenly Demon Phoenix Corpse shook off the flames and lunged at Xiao Ling with its claws, but Xiao Ling vanished using the Power of Space.
• Xiao Ling reappeared several thousand feet away and gathered Spiritual Power, planning to erase the remnant soul controlling the corpse.

Xiao Ling used Soul Guidance: Heart Burn to destroy the remnant soul controlling the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Corpse, then retrieved the Rank 9 Magic Core he had come to obtain. He stored both the core and the corpse in his Portable Space.

• Xiao Ling struck the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Corpse with Soul Guidance: Heart Burn and annihilated the remnant soul hiding in its consciousness space.
• Xiao Ling carefully scanned the corpse and confirmed that no soul or life fluctuations remained.
• Xiao Ling inspected the intact corpse and located the Rank 9 Magic Core connected to Zi Yan's condition.
• Xiao Ling used the Godfall Weapon to cut open the corpse's abdomen and retrieve the Magic Core.
• Xiao Ling placed the Magic Core in a jade box and stored it, along with the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Corpse, in his Portable Space.

After retrieving the Rank 9 Heavenly Demon Phoenix Magic Core and corpse, Xiao Ling learned that the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Stone Statue was about to collapse and could alert the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan. He escaped the sealed space and prepared with the Spirit of the Ancestral Stone to break through the spatial barrier and flee the clan’s realm.

• Xiao Ling celebrated securing the Heavenly Demon Phoenix’s corpse and Magic Core, then sensed the Ancestral Stone stirring within him.
• The Spirit of the Ancestral Stone warned Xiao Ling that the Stone Statue’s seal was collapsing and that Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan experts could soon arrive.
• Xiao Ling retrieved the Godfall Weapon, tore open a Space Rift, and returned from the independent space as the rift closed behind him.
• The Spirit of the Ancestral Stone urged Xiao Ling to leave immediately, and he gave it Yao Chen’s Space Jade Slip and several dozen Rank 8 Magic Cores.
• The Spirit of the Ancestral Stone began forming a formation to channel the Magic Cores’ energy into an attack capable of breaking through the spatial barrier.

Xiao Ling activated Yao Chen’s will inside the Space Jade Slip with his blood and asked for help escaping the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan’s territory. Yao Chen unleashed the Great Creation Palm to tear through the spatial barrier, leaving Xiao Ling to withstand the resulting turbulence.

• The Spirit of the Ancestral Stone used a formation to channel the Rank 8 Magic Cores’ energy into the Space Jade Slip and warned Xiao Ling to awaken Yao Chen’s will before the slip broke apart.
• Xiao Ling put a drop of his blood on the jade slip, which formed an energy phantom of Yao Chen.
• Xiao Ling explained their escape plan and the threat posed by the damaged Heaven Demon Phoenix statue, and Yao Chen agreed to open a passage through the spatial barrier.
• Yao Chen examined the Spirit of the Ancestral Stone’s formation and gathered its amplified energy to attack the barrier.
• Yao Chen used the Great Creation Palm to form a miniature black hole that tore through space, while the resulting energy currents buffeted Xiao Ling.

Xiao Ling and Yao Chen broke through the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan’s spatial barrier as clan forces rushed to the Phoenix Mausoleum. Xiao Ling escaped through the rift, while the Phoenix Elder ordered a pursuit and hurried to check the mausoleum.

• The shattered Heavenly Demon Phoenix statue sent an alarm to the clan, and Yao Chen’s attack weakened the realm’s spatial barrier without breaking it.
• Xiao Ling poured his Spiritual Power into the Destiny Talisman and used Silver Sky Space Shattering Meteor to destroy the barrier and open a Space Rift.
• A Half-Saint elder reported the Phoenix Mausoleum alarm to the Phoenix Elder, who summoned several Half-Saint elders and led them toward the mausoleum.
• Yao Chen warned Xiao Ling that powerful auras were approaching, and Xiao Ling thanked him before escaping through the Space Rift.
• Yao Chen’s consciousness dispersed as the clan forces arrived; the Phoenix Elder ordered the others to pursue Xiao Ling and went to check the Phoenix Mausoleum.

Xiao Ling escaped the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan with the high-grade Heavenly Demon Phoenix Magic Core and reunited with Elder Zhu Li, who confirmed he would take him to East Dragon Island. As the clan's Half-Saint elders pursued them, Zhu Li carried Xiao Ling away through a Space Rift, while Yao Chen secretly erased their traces.

• The Heavenly Demon Phoenix elders followed Xiao Ling through the closing Space Rift and forcibly reopened a passage to pursue him.
• Xiao Ling emerged in a primeval forest, activated Elder Zhu Li's dragon scale, and summoned him from a nearby region of the Beast Domain.
• Elder Zhu Li arrived, and Xiao Ling confirmed he had obtained the high-grade Heavenly Demon Phoenix Magic Core for Zi Yan.
• Xiao Ling and Elder Zhu Li sensed the pursuing Half-Saint elders and chose to flee rather than fight them.
• Elder Zhu Li transformed into an Ancient Void Dragon and carried Xiao Ling through a Space Rift toward East Dragon Island.
• Yao Chen secretly watched them escape, erased their spatial traces before the pursuing elders arrived, and then left.

Phoenix Elder discovered that intruders had stolen a Dou Sheng ancestor’s remains, but she and the Half-Saint Elders found no trace of them and blamed the Ancient Void Dragon Clan. Meanwhile, Zhu Li brought Xiao Ling to East Dragon Island, where Zi Yan awaited the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Magic Core.

• Phoenix Elder found the clan altar destroyed and discovered that the Dou Sheng ancestor’s remains had been stolen.
• Phoenix Elder joined the Half-Saint Elders, but their searches found no trace of the intruders.
• A Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan Elder blamed the Ancient Void Dragon Clan, and Phoenix Elder agreed they were the likeliest culprits.
• Xiao Ling and Zhu Li traveled through a Space Passage and arrived at East Dragon Island, suspended within spatial turbulence.
• Zhu Li told Xiao Ling that Zi Yan awaited the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Magic Core, and Xiao Ling followed him toward her.

Xiao Ling arrived at Ancient Dragon Island and met its First and Second Elders, who inspected the Rank 9 Heavenly Demon Phoenix Magic Core he had obtained. The group went to the altar where Zi Yan was struggling to absorb the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit, and Xiao Ling finally saw her again.

• Xiao Ling and Elder Zhu Li reached Ancient Dragon Island, where First Elder Qing Shan and Second Elder Qing Mu welcomed Xiao Ling and thanked him for helping Zi Yan.
• At the elders' request, Xiao Ling revealed the Rank 9 Heavenly Demon Phoenix Magic Core and explained how he had stolen it from the Phoenix Mausoleum and escaped the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan.
• Qing Shan, Qing Mu, and Zhu Li thanked Xiao Ling for his aid before leading him toward the place where Zi Yan was being treated.
• The group entered a stone hall and found violet-gold energy leaking around the altar because Zi Yan could not smoothly absorb the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit.
• Xiao Ling saw Zi Yan sitting cross-legged atop the altar with her eyes closed.

Xiao Ling learned that Zi Yan had fallen into a deep slumber while slowly absorbing the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit, and that a Rank 9 Heavenly Demon Phoenix Magic Core might improve her condition. After the elders left him alone with her, he opened the jade box, triggering a sudden surge of purple and gold energy around Zi Yan and a brilliant transformation in the Magic Core.

• First Elder Qing Shan explained that Zi Yan's cultivation had been insufficient for the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit's immense energy, and Zhu Kun had stabilized her by expending his consciousness projection.
• Second Elder Qingmu said a high-rank Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan Magic Core could improve Zi Yan's condition and speed up her absorption.
• First Elder Qing Shan revealed that Zhu Kun had ordered Xiao Ling to use the Magic Core alone while the elders kept watch outside.
• Xiao Ling approached Zi Yan on the altar and removed the Rank 9 Heavenly Demon Phoenix Magic Core from its jade box.
• Purple and gold energy suddenly gathered around Zi Yan, while the Magic Core in Xiao Ling's hand turned brilliant gold.

Xiao Ling tried to stabilize Zi Yan’s chaotic Dragon Phoenix energies after her Ancient Void Dragon phantom overwhelmed the Ancient Heavenly Phoenix. He refined the Rank 9 Heavenly Demon Phoenix Magic Core with Heavenly Flames, allowing the phoenix phantom to absorb its power and begin catching up.

• Zi Yan’s violet Ancient Void Dragon energy surged, disrupting the balance with the Ancient Heavenly Phoenix and causing her pain.
• Xiao Ling realized Zi Yan needed help balancing the two energies and concluded the Rank 9 Heavenly Demon Phoenix Magic Core could strengthen the phoenix phantom.
• Xiao Ling brought the Magic Core near the Ancient Heavenly Phoenix phantom, but discovered it could not absorb the core’s energy effectively on its own.
• Xiao Ling enveloped the Magic Core in Heavenly Flames and poured in Dou Qi to refine it.
• The Ancient Heavenly Phoenix phantom swallowed the released golden energy, grew stronger, and cried out as the Ancient Void Dragon phantom roared in response.

Xiao Ling refined the Rank 9 Heavenly Demon Phoenix Magic Core to balance the Ancient Heavenly Phoenix and Ancient Void Dragon energies within Zi Yan, allowing her transformation to begin. Zi Yan awakened amid the energy surge, told Xiao Ling she felt awful, and kissed him.

• Xiao Ling poured more Dou Qi into the Azure-Golden Exotic Flame, accelerating the refinement of the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Magic Core.
• The Ancient Heavenly Phoenix phantom swallowed the magic core, bringing its aura into balance with the Ancient Void Dragon phantom.
• The two phantoms circled Zi Yan and poured their primordial energies into her, strengthening her body and transforming her appearance.
• The Ancient Heavenly Phoenix and Ancient Void Dragon phantoms entered Zi Yan, triggering a violent surge that made her awaken.
• Zi Yan reached for Xiao Ling and said she felt awful, then pressed her lips against his.

Zi Yan transferred some of the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit’s violent energy to Xiao Ling, easing her pain while restoring and strengthening him. After they joked together, Xiao Ling urged her to absorb the remaining energy and promised to wait for her on Ancient Dragon Island as she completed her transformation.

• Zi Yan kissed Xiao Ling, transferring a portion of the energy overwhelming her into his body.
• Xiao Ling’s Dou Qi recovered, his physique strengthened, and the Azure Heaven Dragon Transformation Art advanced as Zi Yan’s pain eased.
• Zi Yan pulled away and told Xiao Ling she had willingly shared the energy to repay his efforts; he estimated it could help him reach Half-Saint.
• Zi Yan teased Xiao Ling about keeping up with her, and he joked that he would rely on her future strength.
• Xiao Ling told Zi Yan to fully absorb and stabilize the remaining energy before he waited for her on Ancient Dragon Island, and she agreed.

Xiao Ling and Zi Yan shared a tender farewell before she began refining the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit's energy in seclusion. He reassured the elders that her condition was resolved, then arranged to remain on Ancient Dragon Island and cultivate while she transformed.

• Zi Yan kissed Xiao Ling and urged him to leave so she could cultivate, then began absorbing the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit's energy inside a cocoon of purple-gold light.
• Xiao Ling emerged from the hall and told Qing Mu, Qing Shan, and Zhu Li that Zi Yan's critical condition had been resolved and she was undergoing a transformation.
• The three elders thanked Xiao Ling, and he said he had helped because Zi Yan was important to him.
• Xiao Ling asked the elders to arrange a quiet place for him to cultivate on Ancient Dragon Island, and Zhu Li agreed.
• Qing Mu offered Xiao Ling access to the island's treasures, and Xiao Ling offered to refine pills in exchange for items of equivalent value.

Xiao Ling accepted the elders’ offer to cultivate at Ancient Dragon Island and refine pills in exchange for compensation. After settling into Sunset Valley, he began secluding himself to refine the vast energy within him.

• Xiao Ling proposed refining pills from Ancient Dragon Island’s treasured materials, and First Elder Qing Shan agreed to discuss compensation after he recovered.
• Elder Zhu Li escorted Xiao Ling across Ancient Dragon Island and assigned Venerable Hei Qing to guide him to Sunset Valley.
• Hei Qing recognized Xiao Ling from their earlier meeting in the Space Wormhole and was startled by his greatly increased strength.
• Hei Qing took Xiao Ling to a quiet residence in Sunset Valley, where Xiao Ling chose a pavilion and entered its Training Room.
• Xiao Ling asked the Spirit of the Ancestral Stone to watch for disturbances, then activated Fen Jue and began refining the energy within him.

Xiao Ling emerged from prolonged cultivation after reaching the Half-Saint realm and greatly strengthening his body. Elder Zhu Li congratulated him and confirmed that Zi Yan was still cultivating safely in the main hall before departing.

• Xiao Ling refined his energy through nine transformations, reached the Half-Saint realm, and tempered his body with strange energy.
• Xiao Ling left the Training Room and tested his newfound strength, finding his physique might rival or surpass that of an Ancient Void Dragon of the same level.
• Elder Zhu Li arrived and praised Xiao Ling for reaching Half-Saint at such a young age.
• Xiao Ling asked about Zi Yan, and Zhu Li said she was still cultivating in the main hall under close guard.
• Zhu Li offered to discuss cultivation, spatial insight, and medicinal ingredients with Xiao Ling, then left through the chaotic currents of space.

Xiao Ling spent several months refining Rank 9 Pills in a hidden valley on Ancient Dragon Island, using the clan’s abundant treasury ingredients to hone his Alchemy Skills. After completing the final Treasure Pill and absorbing another Black Demon Lightning bolt, he emerged exhausted but far more proficient at Rank 9 pill refinement.

• Xiao Ling summoned medicinal ingredients from Ancient Dragon Island’s treasury and formed a Pill Cauldron from his Heavenly Flames.
• Xiao Ling spent several months refining ingredients into a batch of Rank 9 Pills for Ancient Dragon Island.
• Third Elder Zhu Li reassured the island’s residents that the recurring Black Demon Lightning was controllable and caused no harm.
• Xiao Ling swallowed each descending Black Demon Lightning bolt with a vortex, increasing his Spiritual Power.
• Xiao Ling captured and stored the final Rank 9 Treasure Pill, then concluded his long refinement and reflected on his improved Alchemy Skills.

After refining the medicinal ingredients from Ancient Dragon Island into pills, Xiao Ling met with Zhu Li and learned that Zi Yan’s cultivation might not be complete before the four Dragon Islands converged. He promised to help conceal her condition and assured Zhu Li that he could protect her if danger arose.

• Xiao Ling returned to Ancient Dragon Island’s central region through a Space Passage and entered Zhu Li’s hall.
• Xiao Ling presented the pills he had refined, and Zhu Li recognized one as a Rank 9 Treasure Pill healing medicine.
• Xiao Ling asked about Zi Yan, and Zhu Li explained that she was nearing the end of refining her energy but might need at least half a year to finish safely.
• Zhu Li warned that the four Dragon Islands could converge in as little as three months, bringing turmoil and risking the discovery of Zi Yan’s condition.
• Xiao Ling proposed setting up formations to conceal Zi Yan’s aura and told Zhu Li he could protect her if the situation turned unfavorable.

Xiao Ling traveled with Elder Zhu Li to Zi Yan’s secluded cultivation hall and established three layered formations to conceal her aura before the other Dragon Islands converged. After the elders confirmed the formations’ effectiveness, Xiao Ling asked whether a Void Lightning Pool was near Ancient Dragon Island.

• Xiao Ling agreed to accompany Elder Zhu Li to Zi Yan’s cultivation hall and set up aura-isolating formations.
• Xiao Ling told First Elder Qing Shan and Second Elder Qing Mu that he had given the pills he refined to Elder Zhu Li for safekeeping.
• Xiao Ling explained that he wanted to conceal Zi Yan’s cultivation abnormalities before the other Dragon Islands converged, and Qing Shan and Qing Mu approved his plan.
• Xiao Ling created three formations that filtered, confused, and concealed auras, leaving the hall undetectable even to the three elders.
• Xiao Ling told the elders that the formations were complete, then asked whether a Void Lightning Pool was near Ancient Dragon Island.