Chapter Summaries

Xiao Ling met Gu Yuan, who approved of his relationship with Xun Er but warned that Ancient Clan elders would oppose their marriage. Gu Yuan asked Xiao Ling to keep Xun Er chaste until she reached Dou Sheng, and Xiao Ling promised to protect her cultivation as they prepared for the approaching Heavenly Tomb opening.

• Xiao Ling followed the mountain path and discovered that Gu Yuan had concealed his presence from Xiao Ling’s Soul Perception.
• Gu Yuan introduced himself as Xun Er’s father and said Xiao Ling’s talent made him reconsider Xiao Xuan’s decision to preserve the Xiao Clan’s future.
• Xiao Ling declared his devotion to Xun Er, and Gu Yuan said he supported their relationship despite the reservations of Ancient Clan elders.
• Xiao Ling rashly called Gu Yuan his father-in-law, and Gu Yuan warned that he could not openly support their relationship as clan chief.
• Gu Yuan asked Xiao Ling to ensure Xun Er remained chaste until she reached Dou Sheng, and Xiao Ling solemnly promised.
• Gu Yuan reminded Xiao Ling and Xun Er to prepare for the Heavenly Tomb opening, then vanished into the mist.

Xiao Ling learned that Gu Yuan approved of his relationship with Xun Er and that he and Xiao Yan had secured slots in the Heavenly Tomb. On the day it opened, the three traveled toward it as Xun Er explained its dangers and Xiao Ling resolved to seek Xiao Xuan’s Tomb Mansion on the third level.

• Xun Er told Xiao Ling that Gu Yuan approved of their relationship and confirmed that he and Xiao Yan had Heavenly Tomb slots.
• Gu Yuan secretly watched Xiao Ling and Xun Er embrace before leaving with a relieved sigh.
• Two days later, Xiao Ling, Xun Er, and Xiao Yan rode the Unicorn toward the Heavenly Tomb as it began to open.
• Xun Er explained that the Heavenly Tomb had three dangerous levels filled with powerful Energy Bodies, and Xiao Ling reassured Xiao Yan that he would help him gain benefits.
• Xiao Ling asked about Xiao Xuan’s Tomb Mansion, and Xun Er said clan records placed it deep within the third level.
• Xiao Ling believed Xiao Xuan would sense their Xiao Clan bloodline and protect them as they traveled toward the Heavenly Tomb.

Xiao Ling, Xiao Yan, and Xun Er entered the Heavenly Tomb alongside the clans’ representatives. They arrived together in a mist-shrouded region, where Xiao Ling found no sign of anyone else nearby.

• Xiao Yan recognized Hun Ya and two other Hun Clan members, while Xun Er warned him to be wary of Hun Ya.
• Xun Er identified the Yao Clan, Thunder Clan, and Stone Clan representatives for Xiao Ling and Xiao Yan as the clans gathered before the tomb opened.
• The Heavenly Tomb’s ancient gate appeared, and Elder Tong Xuan explained the entry limit and warned that visitors could stay for only three years inside.
• Gu Qingyang and two Black Mist Army commanders entered first, then Xiao Ling, Xun Er, and Xiao Yan followed together through the gate.
• The other clans, including Hun Ya’s group, entered before the gate vanished and the Space Rift closed.
• Xiao Ling, Xun Er, and Xiao Yan emerged in a foggy region of the Heavenly Tomb, and Xiao Ling sensed no one else nearby.

Xiao Ling led Xiao Yan and Xun Er through the Heavenly Tomb toward the second level, explaining how its Energy Bodies and Energy Cores could help Xiao Yan cultivate. After Xiao Yan absorbed a core, the group set out to gather more and reach their destination.

• Xiao Ling said the group should head for the third level eventually to seek Xiao Xuan's Tomb Mansion and investigate the Xiao Family's decline, but first they would travel on foot to the second-level entrance.
• Xiao Ling revealed an Energy Body hidden in the mist, destroyed it, and obtained a Grade Three Energy Core; Xun Er explained how Energy Cores worked and how to absorb them.
• Xiao Yan absorbed the Energy Core and felt his Dou Qi grow denser, while Xiao Ling said he would draw more Energy Bodies to help Xiao Yan collect cores and advance.
• Xiao Ling and Xun Er sped ahead through the mist, and Xiao Yan joked about being a third wheel before following them.

Xiao Yan fought a swarm of Energy Bodies in the mist until he was nearly overwhelmed, then Xiao Ling arrived and destroyed them. Xiao Yan began absorbing their Energy Cores while Xiao Ling and Xun Er stood guard, and Xun Er predicted he could soon reach the Four-star Dou Zun realm.

• Xiao Yan used the Heavy Black Ruler and Volcanic Stone Flame to battle the Energy Bodies, but they wounded him and drove him against a boulder.
• Xiao Yan shouted for his cousin, and Xiao Ling left Xun Er to reach him through the mist.
• Xiao Ling destroyed the remaining Energy Bodies with flaming spears and gathered more than a dozen Energy Cores.
• Xiao Ling praised Xiao Yan's progress and gave him the Energy Cores to absorb after he healed himself.
• Xiao Yan began cultivating with the Energy Cores as Xiao Ling and Xun Er kept watch, and Xun Er said he could advance to the Four-star Dou Zun realm.

After nearly four months crossing the first level of the Heavenly Tomb, Xiao Ling, Xun Er, and Xiao Yan reached the entrance to the second level. Xiao Yan had advanced to Five-star Dou Zun and entered the barrier with the others, while Xiao Ling warned him that the next levels would demand even greater strength.

• Xiao Yan refined Energy Cores during the journey, growing stronger as Xiao Ling and Xun Er protected him and supplied cores.
• Xiao Yan reached the Five-star Dou Zun level and sharpened his combat skills by battling powerful Energy Bodies.
• Xiao Ling led Xiao Yan and Xun Er through the mist toward the second-level entrance after they had traveled for nearly four months.
• Xiao Ling explained that the barrier required at least Five-star Dou Zun strength and warned Xiao Yan to keep improving before the third level.
• Xiao Ling and Xun Er passed through the golden barrier, and Xiao Yan followed them into the second level.

Xiao Ling, Xun Er, and Xiao Yan entered the second level of the Heavenly Tomb, where Xiao Ling swiftly defeated a group of Energy Bodies and gave Xiao Yan their Energy Cores. Elsewhere, Hun Ya told Hun Li that Xiao Ling and Xun Er had destroyed several of his scattered soul bodies.

• Xiao Ling shielded Xun Er and Xiao Yan as they crossed the energy curtain into the second level.
• Energy Bodies ambushed the trio, but Xiao Ling blocked their blades and identified the attackers as a group of powerful Energy Bodies.
• Xiao Ling borrowed Xiao Yan’s Heavy Black Ruler and destroyed the Energy Bodies in twenty breaths without using Dou Qi.
• Xiao Ling gave Xiao Yan ten Energy Cores and led the trio deeper into the second level to avoid attracting more enemies.
• Hun Ya told Hun Li that several of his scattered soul bodies had been destroyed by Xiao Ling and Xun Er, while dismissing Xiao Yan as insignificant.

Hun Ya and Hun Li plotted to target the Gu and Xiao Clans as they headed for the third level, while Xiao Ling, Xun Er, and Xiao Yan spent half a month hunting Energy Bodies on the second level. Near the third-level entrance, Xiao Yan chose to stay behind and cultivate, and Xiao Ling gave him the Energy Cores he and Xun Er had collected.

• Hun Ya and Hun Li planned to reach the third level and attack the Gu and Xiao Clan members when they gathered, with Hun Ya especially eager to settle his grudge against Xiao Ling.
• Xiao Yan fought a Six-star Energy Body and defeated it, demonstrating how his combat skills and Soul Perception had improved over half a month of training.
• Xiao Ling and Xun Er reported that they had amassed nearly six hundred Energy Cores each by hunting powerful Energy Bodies on the second level.
• Xiao Ling told Xiao Yan that the third level held far greater dangers and that he might not have enough strength to pass its energy barrier.
• Xiao Yan decided to remain on the second level to refine Energy Cores and strengthen himself before considering the third level.
• Xiao Ling gave Xiao Yan a Storage Ring containing the Energy Cores he and Xun Er had collected, which could help him advance toward High-level Dou Zun.

Xiao Yan accepted Xiao Ling and Xun Er’s Energy Cores and returned to the first layer to cultivate after being warned of dangers in the second. Xiao Ling and Xun Er entered the third layer, where they discovered Hun Ya and Hun Li had already sent a scout ahead.

• Xiao Yan thanked Xiao Ling and Xun Er for the Energy Cores and promised to refine them and break through his bottleneck.
• Xiao Ling warned Xiao Yan about powerful Energy Bodies and unpredictable energy storms, so Xiao Yan agreed to return to the first layer and flew off.
• Xiao Ling and Xun Er discussed Xiao Yan’s future as the Xiao Clan’s leader before setting out together for the third layer.
• Xiao Ling and Xun Er crossed the powerful energy wall and entered the third layer of the Heavenly Tomb.
• Xun Er sensed and destroyed a hidden scout, and Xiao Ling realized Hun Ya and Hun Li had reached the third layer before them.

Xiao Ling and Xun Er pushed through the third level of the Heavenly Tomb, following the pull of Xiao Ling’s bloodline toward Xiao Xuan’s inheritance. After nearly two months, they encountered a powerful, apparently intelligent Half-Saint Energy Body, and prepared to face it.

• Xiao Ling and Xun Er decided to ignore Hun Ya and Hun Li for now and continue searching for Xiao Xuan’s cave dwelling.
• Xiao Ling and Xun Er traveled deeper into the third level, defeating groups of powerful Energy Bodies and collecting their Energy Cores.
• Xiao Ling sensed a Half-Saint Energy Body ahead, and Xun Er confirmed its aura; the pair went to confront it.
• Xiao Ling cleared the mist to reveal a stone peak where a saber-wielding Energy Body sat on a throne.
• The Half-Saint Energy Body rose and warned Xiao Ling and Xun Er that intruders would face the consequences; they recognized that it retained wisdom and combat experience.

Xiao Ling and Xun Er faced the Blood Saber Saint in the Heavenly Tomb, where Xiao Ling revealed that he was a High-level Half-Saint and overwhelmed the older fighter. The Blood Saber Saint survived Xiao Ling’s Earth Overturning Seal and vowed to kill him even at the cost of his remnant soul.

• The Blood Saber Saint introduced himself and attacked Xiao Ling after Xiao Ling and Xun Er mocked his name and reputation.
• Xiao Ling blocked the Blood Saber Saint’s first slash with a barrier of metal fragments, then formed the fragments into the Godfall Weapon.
• The Blood Saber Saint used Blood River Slash, but Xiao Ling broke the attack with his spear and dragon-scaled arm.
• Xiao Ling split the Godfall Weapon into blades that forced the Blood Saber Saint back, then revealed his High-level Half-Saint cultivation.
• The Blood Saber Saint raised a Blood Shield against Xiao Ling’s Earth Overturning Seal, but the seal shattered it and struck him into the mountain.
• The Blood Saber Saint rose from the rubble, wounded, and vowed to kill Xiao Ling even if he had to risk his remnant soul.

The Blood Saber Saint used Soul Burning Blood Sacrifice to reach the peak of the Half-Saint realm and fought Xiao Ling in a destructive clash. After Xun Er’s concern briefly distracted Xiao Ling and gave the Saint an opening, Xiao Ling used a spatial feint to drive the Godfall Weapon into his chest.

• The Blood Saber Saint burned his soul with Soul Burning Blood Sacrifice, raising his strength to the peak of the Half-Saint realm.
• The Blood Saber Saint unleashed a massive blade aura, but Xiao Ling split it with the Godfall Weapon and met his follow-up attack in close combat.
• Xiao Ling and the Blood Saber Saint traded saber and spear strikes, devastating the surrounding mountains while Xun Er watched anxiously from a distance.
• Xun Er’s concern distracted Xiao Ling, allowing the Blood Saber Saint to force him back and launch another attack.
• The Blood Saber Saint thought he had cut through Xiao Ling’s spear, but the intact Godfall Weapon pierced his chest and tore into his Soul Body with the Power of Space.

Xiao Ling defeated Blood Saber Saint and gave his Energy Core to Xun Er before they journeyed into the Heavenly Tomb’s deepest region to find Ancestor Xiao Xuan. They reached an ancient stone stele that seemed to mark the way to Xiao Xuan’s dwelling.

• Xiao Ling pulled the Godfall Weapon from Blood Saber Saint, who fell into the mountain and dissipated, leaving behind an Energy Core.
• Xun Er checked that Xiao Ling was unharmed, and Xiao Ling reassured her before descending with her to collect the Energy Core.
• Xiao Ling gave the High-level Half-Saint Energy Core to Xun Er, who stored it in her Storage Ring.
• Xiao Ling and Xun Er traveled through the deepest region of the Heavenly Tomb, avoiding the territories of powerful Energy Bodies.
• Xiao Ling sensed a resonance from his Xiao Clan bloodline in the darkness, and he and Xun Er followed it toward Ancestor Xiao Xuan’s dwelling.
• Xiao Ling and Xun Er found an ancient stone stele, whose imposing aura made Xun Er’s soul tremble.

Xiao Ling and Xun Er met Xiao Xuan at the stone tablet in the Heavenly Tomb, where he recognized Xiao Ling’s talent and welcomed them into the Tomb Mansion. Xiao Xuan vanished into the tablet, and Xiao Ling and Xun Er followed after him.

• Xiao Ling reassured Xun Er as they approached the stone tablet, and Xiao Xuan appeared before them.
• Xiao Ling told Xiao Xuan he held no resentment toward him, and Xiao Xuan praised his cultivation and hopes for the Xiao Clan’s revival.
• Xiao Ling explained why Xiao Yan had stayed near the Heavenly Tomb’s outskirts, and Xiao Xuan promised to guide Xiao Yan when he was ready.
• Xiao Xuan recognized Gu Xun’er as Gu Yuan’s daughter and teased her and Xiao Ling about their relationship; Xun Er explained her father’s past choices and his care for the Xiao Clan.
• Xiao Xuan led them toward the Tomb Mansion and disappeared into the stone tablet, after which Xiao Ling and Xun Er touched it and vanished into its light.

Xiao Xuan learned that the Xiao Clan had declined into the Xiao Family, but placed his hopes for its revival in Xiao Ling. He began sacrificing his remnant soul to prepare the clan’s preserved Bloodline Power for Xiao Ling, leaving him poised to inherit it and pursue a breakthrough to Dou Sheng.

• Xiao Ling told Xiao Xuan how the Xiao Clan had fallen and how the Xiao Family had begun rebuilding its influence in the Jia Ma Empire.
• Xiao Ling promised to restore the clan, and Xiao Xuan offered to help him break through to Dou Sheng, estimating his guidance would give Xiao Ling a fifty percent chance.
• Xiao Xuan entered the Soul-Nourishing Lotus Spring and released the preserved Bloodline Power, rapidly aging as his remnant soul weakened.
• Xiao Ling sensed that the blood pool held both the Xiao Clan’s bloodline and energy that could help him overcome his Dou Sheng bottleneck.
• Xiao Xuan urged Xiao Ling to enter the blood pool and inherit the Xiao Clan’s final Bloodline Power.

Xiao Ling endured the Xiao Clan’s brutal Blood Replacement ritual, surviving twelve days as his mortal blood was stripped away before Xiao Xuan infused him with the clan’s Origin Power. With his body restored and new blood stabilizing, Xiao Ling remained in the pool while Xun Er and Xiao Xuan watched over him.

• Xiao Ling entered the blood pool and endured the Bloodline Power tearing through his body as Xiao Xuan explained the Blood Replacement process.
• Xun Er anxiously watched Xiao Ling suffer while Xiao Xuan reassured her that his willpower and unusual life force would sustain him.
• After twelve days, Xiao Ling’s mortal blood was completely stripped away, and the pool began to swirl as Xiao Xuan declared the Blood Replacement successful.
• Xiao Xuan sent the Xiao Clan’s Origin Power into the pool, and the new blood restored Xiao Ling’s shriveled body and strengthened his breathing.
• Xun Er asked whether Xiao Ling could absorb the energy Xiao Xuan had sealed in the pool, and Xiao Xuan said it could help him reach Dou Sheng but trusted Xiao Ling to avoid harming his foundation.
• Xiao Xuan maintained the Bloodline Power while Xun Er began cultivating nearby with the Half-Saint Energy Core.

After a month in the blood pool, Xiao Ling’s Supreme Dragon Phoenix Bloodline resisted the Xiao Clan inheritance until his unique constitution produced an azure aura that harmonized the two bloodlines. Xiao Xuan realized the fusion could succeed and asked Xun Er to provide Gu Clan bloodline power; she agreed and began giving blood.

• After a month of cultivation, Xiao Ling’s violet-gold Dragon Phoenix aura blocked the Xiao Clan bloodline from entering his body.
• Xiao Xuan identified the aura as Xiao Ling’s Supreme Dragon Phoenix Bloodline, and Xun Er explained that he had obtained it from Zi Yan.
• Xiao Xuan warned that the two bloodlines could injure Xiao Ling if they clashed, but an azure radiance emerged and helped them begin to merge.
• Xiao Xuan realized Xiao Ling’s unique constitution had softened the bloodlines’ resistance and asked Xun Er for Gu Clan bloodline power.
• Xun Er agreed to help and began extracting her bloodline, growing visibly pale as her blood dripped into the pool.

Xun Er gave Xiao Ling most of her Gu Clan origin blood so Xiao Xuan could help merge it with Xiao Ling’s Xiao Clan and Dragon Phoenix bloodlines, creating a powerful new bloodline. After learning that Hun Clan members were hunting Gu Clan disciples in the Heavenly Tomb, Xiao Xuan went to rescue them while Xun Er stayed behind to recover and watch over Xiao Ling.

• Xun Er contributed most of her Gu Clan Bloodline Power, and Xiao Xuan transformed it into fine threads that entered Xiao Ling’s body.
• Xiao Ling’s three bloodlines merged into a new pale-purple bloodline, and Xiao Xuan said its potential might surpass the ancient Dou Di Bloodline.
• Xun Er received an urgent message that Hun Clan members were hunting three Gu Clan disciples in the Heavenly Tomb.
• Xiao Xuan volunteered to help the endangered disciples, telling Xun Er to remain and restore her depleted Bloodline Power.
• Xiao Xuan vanished from the hall, and Xun Er confirmed Xiao Ling was stable before taking a pill and beginning to recover.

After more than a year absorbing the blood pool’s energy, Xiao Ling broke through to Dou Sheng in the Heavenly Tomb. He thanked Xiao Xuan and Xun Er, then promised to ask Clan Chief Gu for Xun Er’s hand in marriage after their journey ended.

• Xun Er continued cultivating while Xiao Ling absorbed the blood pool’s energy and Xiao Xuan guarded him.
• The blood pool’s energy ran out, and Xiao Ling’s accumulated power erupted as he broke through to Dou Sheng.
• Xiao Ling sensed his new ability to command Heaven and Earth Power, then restrained his aura and landed before Xiao Xuan and Xun Er.
• Xiao Xuan congratulated Xiao Ling and reminded him of Xun Er’s sacrifice in helping him fuse the three bloodlines.
• Xiao Ling thanked Xiao Xuan and Xun Er, then promised to visit Clan Chief Gu and formally ask for Xun Er’s hand in marriage after the Heavenly Tomb journey.

Xiao Ling reunited with Xun Er, then learned from Xiao Xuan about his fused bloodline and received the complete Heavenly Fire Three Transformations. The chapter left Xiao Ling beginning to cultivate the technique so he could form the Xiao Clan’s Clan Mark.

• Xun Er embraced Xiao Ling after he asked for her hand, and Xiao Xuan quietly left them alone.
• Xiao Ling and Xun Er joined Xiao Xuan, who explained how Xiao Ling’s three fused bloodlines had created a powerful new foundation for cultivation.
• Xiao Xuan warned that Xiao Ling and Xun Er had less than a year before leaving the Heavenly Tomb and offered to guide Xiao Ling in the Dou Sheng realm.
• Xiao Xuan gave Xiao Ling the complete Heavenly Fire Three Transformations, explaining that its final step could condense the Xiao Clan’s Clan Mark.
• Xiao Ling entered the space Xiao Xuan prepared and absorbed the scroll’s instructions before beginning to cultivate the technique.