Chapter Summaries

Xiao Ling revealed that he had brought Xiao Xuan a Soul Returning Pill capable of reviving him, and Xiao Xuan accepted the chance to return to life. In exchange, Xiao Xuan began using his remaining power to help Xiao Ling break through to an Emperor Realm soul, provoking the Soul of the Heavenly Tomb.

• Xiao Ling took Xiao Xuan into the sealed tombstone space to explain his secret plan for resurrection.
• Xiao Ling showed Xiao Xuan the Emperor Grade Soul Returning Pill and explained that it could restore him to his peak state.
• Xiao Xuan accepted the pill but delayed taking it, offering to help Xiao Ling advance his soul realm first.
• Xiao Xuan emerged with Xiao Ling from the tombstone space and summoned the Soul of the Heavenly Tomb's vast, chaotic soul power.
• The Soul of the Heavenly Tomb confronted Xiao Xuan over their agreement, and Xiao Xuan prepared to use his remaining strength against it.

Xiao Xuan burned his Emperor Realm soul to defeat the Soul of the Heavenly Tomb and extract its Soul Origin. He gave the Origin to Xiao Ling to refine, while his own soul continued to weaken as he awaited resurrection.

• Xiao Xuan used Soul Self-Combustion to overpower the Soul of the Heavenly Tomb and bind it with a formation of soul-burning threads.
• Xiao Xuan forcibly extracted the Soul of the Heavenly Tomb's Origin Power despite its pleas and attempt to fight back.
• The Energy Bodies attacked the weakened Soul of the Heavenly Tomb until its remnant soul dispersed, and they regained their clarity.
• Xiao Xuan gave the Soul Origin to Xiao Ling and told him to refine and absorb it to pursue the Emperor Realm in Soul Cultivation Level.
• Xiao Ling entered the radiant Soul Origin as Xiao Xuan's fading soul remained behind.

Xiao Ling absorbed the Heavenly Tomb's Soul Origin and broke through to an Emperor Realm soul, though the Spirit of the Ancestral Stone explained that entering the Divine Palace Realm required Supreme Power he could not access. After Xiao Ling emerged, he offered to guard Xiao Xuan while his ancestor revived with the Soul Returning Pill.

• The Spirit of the Ancestral Stone told Xiao Ling that refining the Soul Origin could raise his Spiritual Power to the Half-Step Divine Palace Realm, but he lacked the Supreme Power needed to fully enter the Divine Palace Realm.
• Xiao Ling began refining the Soul Origin with his Destiny Talisman while the Spirit of the Ancestral Stone purified its impurities.
• Xiao Xuan guarded the Soul Light Cluster for a month as his soul weakened from burning his Soul Origin to suppress the Heavenly Tomb's disturbance.
• Three days later, Xiao Ling's soul pressure shook the Heavenly Tomb and forced its remaining Energy Bodies to prostrate themselves.
• Xiao Ling emerged with an Emperor Realm soul and told Xiao Xuan to take the Soul Returning Pill and revive while he stood guard.

Xiao Xuan swallowed the Soul Returning Pill and regained his living body, bloodline, and peak Nine-Star Dou Sheng cultivation, though he did not break through to Dou Di. He pledged to support Xiao Ling’s future path, and the two left the Heavenly Tomb after discussing the origin qi and Emperor Grade Nascent Pill needed to reach Dou Di.

• Xiao Ling stood guard as Xiao Xuan sealed off the area and swallowed the Soul Returning Pill.
• The pill restored Xiao Xuan’s body, Soul Origin, bloodline, and cultivation to the peak of the Nine-Star Dou Sheng realm, but did not grant him origin qi or a breakthrough to Dou Di.
• Xiao Xuan thanked Xiao Ling for resurrecting him and pledged to devote his strength to protecting and supporting him.
• Xiao Xuan explained that origin qi was necessary for reaching Dou Di and that the Emperor Grade Nascent Pill in the Tou She Ancient God's Cave Mansion could be their last hope.
• Xiao Ling promised to raise his cultivation and help the Xiao Clan regain its glory, while Xiao Xuan urged him to wait until he was strong enough before pursuing the Ancient Jade.
• Xiao Ling used his control over the Heavenly Tomb to open a passage, and he and Xiao Xuan left the realm.

Xiao Ling and Xiao Xuan emerged from the Ancient Clan Heavenly Tomb, and Gu Yuan learned that Xiao Xuan had been resurrected and Xiao Ling had reached the Emperor Realm in soul cultivation. Xiao Xuan kept his return secret and went with Gu Yuan to stay in the Ancient Clan, while the three planned to locate Xiao Chen and prepare for the Hun Clan’s threat.

• Gu Yuan met Xiao Ling and Xiao Xuan outside the Heavenly Tomb and was shocked to discover Xiao Xuan had returned to life.
• Xiao Ling explained that the Soul Returning Pill had restored Xiao Xuan, and Gu Yuan recognized the pill’s miraculous power.
• Xiao Xuan confronted Gu Yuan over the Xiao Clan’s decline, and Gu Yuan apologized for failing to protect it while the Hun Clan watched closely.
• Xiao Ling revealed that he had reached the Emperor Realm by refining the Soul of the Heavenly Tomb, while Gu Yuan and Xiao Xuan mistakenly assumed the other had told him about it.
• Xiao Xuan sensed that Xiao Chen had survived and asked Xiao Ling to help find clues about him.
• Xiao Xuan asked Gu Yuan to arrange a secluded residence and keep his resurrection secret, and the three headed toward the Ancient Clan’s core as Hun Tiandi remained unaware.

Xiao Ling and Xiao Xuan secretly left the Ancient Clan to enter the Demonic Flame Space, hoping to rescue Xiao Chen and obtain the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame. They found the unstable barrier in a remote mountain range, where Xiao Xuan’s strike shattered it and opened a path inside.

• Xun'er worried about Xiao Ling’s journey, and Xiao Ling reassured her while Xiao Xuan promised to protect him.
• Gu Yuan challenged Hun Tiandi across space to draw his attention as Xiao Ling and Xiao Xuan secretly departed the Ancient Realm.
• Xiao Xuan sensed Xiao Chen’s bloodline near a remote mountain range and identified the Demonic Flame Space beneath it.
• Xiao Ling detected the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame’s heat leaking through cracks, while Xiao Xuan judged the weakened spatial barrier could be broken.
• Xiao Xuan unleashed a powerful fire fist that shattered the Demonic Flame Space’s barrier and caused violent energy storms.

Xiao Ling and Xiao Xuan forced open the Demonic Flame Space, and Xiao Ling entered alone to face its defenses while Xiao Xuan rescued Xiao Chen. Xiao Ling advanced toward the space’s depths, where Xiao Xuan and Xiao Chen watched with confidence as he approached the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame.

• Xiao Ling concealed Xiao Xuan’s assault with a spatial barrier while Xiao Xuan battered the Demonic Flame Space’s seal for an hour and tore open a rift.
• Xiao Ling and Xiao Xuan entered the Demonic Flame Space, where Xiao Ling absorbed the flame illusion and Xiao Xuan followed the Xiao Clan bloodline resonance to rescue Xiao Chen.
• Xiao Ling froze and shattered the flame figures guarding a white gate, then continued through successive gates and defenses.
• Xiao Chen worried that Xiao Ling would be endangered by the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, but Xiao Xuan trusted Xiao Ling’s strength and chose to watch unless help became necessary.

Xiao Ling confronted the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame in the Demonic Flame Space and overwhelmed it with his Half-Step Divine Palace Realm Spiritual Power. When the Flame activated the Heaven Refining Ancient Formation, the Netherworld Demonic Sage’s remnant soul asked to borrow Xiao Ling’s body so he could personally settle their old conflict, and Xiao Ling agreed in exchange for the Sage’s inheritance.

• Nine stars aligned above the Central Plains, announcing the descent of the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame and drawing countless experts toward the Demonic Flame Space.
• Xiao Ling entered the heart of the Demonic Flame Space and faced the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, who attacked with pillars of fire.
• Xiao Ling blocked the flames with a vast Ice Lotus and struck with Yellow Springs Palm, but the Flame’s Nightmare Heavenly Mist briefly disrupted his aim.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame activated the Heaven Refining Ancient Formation, sealing the space and boosting his power.
• The Netherworld Demonic Sage’s remnant soul contacted Xiao Ling and asked to borrow his body to deal with the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame.
• Xiao Ling agreed, and the Netherworld Demonic Sage promised to erase the Flame’s source consciousness and leave Xiao Ling his full inheritance.

Xiao Ling survived Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame’s full-powered attack when Netherworld Demonic Sage manifested through him and seized control of the Heaven Refining Ancient Formation. Netherworld Demonic Sage began stripping away the flame’s memories and Spiritual Wisdom, leaving Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame terrified that he would be erased completely.

• Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame unleashed the Heaven Refining Ancient Formation’s full attack on Xiao Ling, but Xiao Ling emerged unharmed with Netherworld Demonic Sage’s phantom behind him.
• Netherworld Demonic Sage revealed himself through Xiao Ling, and Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame reacted with shock and fury.
• Netherworld Demonic Sage took control of the formation, trapped Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, and drained his power until he returned to his lotus form.
• Netherworld Demonic Sage began using the collapsing formation to extract the violent memories and Spiritual Wisdom from Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame’s origin.
• Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame screamed that losing his memories and Spiritual Wisdom would amount to his death.

After the Netherworld Demonic Sage destroyed the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame’s violent consciousness, Xiao Ling gained the Sage’s inheritance and prepared to refine the Flame’s origin. With Xiao Xuan and Xiao Chen agreeing to guard him from approaching experts, Xiao Ling began absorbing it while planning to seize the Exotic Flames carried by his opponents.

• The Netherworld Demonic Sage trapped the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, then sacrificed his remnant soul to erase its consciousness and end their long conflict.
• Xiao Ling found himself alone in the Demonic Flame Space with the Flame’s origin and the Netherworld Demonic Sage’s inheritance, while Xiao Xuan and Xiao Chen emerged from hiding.
• Xiao Xuan introduced Xiao Chen to Xiao Ling, and Xiao Chen pledged to support the Xiao Clan’s revival.
• Xiao Xuan warned that experts from the Ancient Races were approaching, and Xiao Ling proposed taking the Exotic Flames they carried after he refined the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame’s origin.
• Xiao Xuan and Xiao Chen agreed to stop intruders while Xiao Ling refined the origin, and Xiao Ling descended toward the now-gentle fire lotus.

Xiao Ling began refining the source of the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame while Xiao Xuan and Xiao Chen left to stop the intruders entering the Demonic Flame Space. The gathered factions reached the core, where overwhelming pressure pinned them down and Xiao Yan was knocked unconscious by his own ancestors.

• Xiao Ling opened the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame’s lotus, seized its source, and swallowed it before using Spiritual Power and Fen Jue to suppress and refine it.
• Xiao Chen and Xiao Xuan sensed intruders entering the Demonic Flame Space and vanished to intercept them, leaving Xiao Ling to cultivate in peace.
• The Yan Clan, Yao Clan, Hun Clan, Xiao Yan, and other factions entered the space, where they found it unusually calm and hurried toward an ancient gate leading to the core.
• Huo Xuan, Huo Zhi, and Elder Huo Yao suspected someone had already cleared the checkpoint and rushed toward the core, prompting the other factions to follow.
• A supreme pressure crushed the gathered experts onto the sea of flames, and Xiao Yan was rendered unconscious by a blow to the back of his head.

Xiao Xuan and Xiao Chen subdued the Hun Clan experts and reunited with Xiao Yan, explaining how Xiao Ling had restored Xiao Xuan and was refining the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame. As Xiao Ling continued his seclusion, the two ancestors began training Xiao Yan and teaching him the Xiao Clan’s lost techniques.

• Xiao Chen secured the unconscious Xiao Yan while Xiao Xuan and Xiao Chen decided to imprison the Hun Clan experts until Xiao Ling could judge their fate.
• Xiao Xuan restrained the experts, and Xiao Chen sealed their Dou Qi and knocked them unconscious before they were moved near Xiao Ling.
• Xiao Xuan explained the continent’s changes over the past thousand years to Xiao Chen, then awakened Xiao Yan and identified himself and Xiao Chen as Xiao Yan’s ancestors.
• Xiao Yan recognized Xiao Xuan after learning about the Xiao Clan bloodline inheritance, paid respects to both ancestors, and asked them about what had happened.
• Xiao Yan learned that Xiao Ling had resurrected Xiao Xuan and was refining the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, then imagined Xiao Ling defeating Hun Tiandi and bringing him along to future rewards.
• Xiao Xuan and Xiao Chen began guiding Xiao Yan’s cultivation and teaching him the Xiao Clan’s lost Heavenly Tier Dou Techniques while Xiao Ling continued refining the flame.

Xiao Ling completed his refinement of the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, rising to the peak of the Five-Star Dou Sheng level and awakening his fused Heavenly Flame’s spiritual wisdom. After naming the new fire spirit Lotus Treasure, he reunited with Xiao Yan, Xiao Xuan, and Xiao Chen, who asked him to decide what to do with the unconscious experts.

• Xiao Yan worried that Xiao Ling’s long seclusion could leave them vulnerable to outside forces, but Xiao Xuan and Xiao Chen explained that Xiao Ling’s Spiritual Power let him devour and refine energy rapidly.
• After three more days, Xiao Ling finished refining the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame and advanced from early Three-star Dou Sheng to peak Five-Star Dou Sheng.
• Xiao Ling discovered that his fused Heavenly Flame had gained full Spiritual Wisdom and taken the form of a small boy.
• Xiao Ling named the fire spirit Lotus Treasure and joined Xiao Yan, Xiao Xuan, and Xiao Chen on the floating platform.
• Xiao Xuan pointed out the unconscious experts whose Dou Qi had been sealed and asked Xiao Ling what should be done with them.

Xiao Ling seized five Exotic Flames from unconscious experts and had Lotus Treasure consume and purify them, leaving their energy to strengthen his cultivation. He spared the Dan Tower Ancestor and planned to release the other captives after altering their memories, while keeping the two Hun Clan experts.

• Xiao Ling identified Hun Miesheng, Hun Molao Ren, and elders from the Yan and Yao Clans among the unconscious experts, and found five Exotic Flames among their ranks.
• Xiao Ling extracted the five Exotic Flames and sent Lotus Treasure to consume them, erasing their owners’ imprints so their energy could eventually boost his cultivation.
• Xiao Chen and Xiao Xuan pointed out the Rank 9 Profound Pill, but Xiao Ling recognized it as the Dan Tower Ancestor and refused to harm someone who had helped him.
• Xiao Ling told Xiao Yan he would spare the captives except for the two Hun Clan members, and alter the others’ memories so they would spread information that stirred suspicion of the Hun Clan.

The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame broke free from Hun Miesheng and Hun Molao Ren, forcing the gathered experts to flee while the two Hun Clan leaders disappeared inside the Demonic Flame Space. As the Ancient Races investigated the Hun Clan’s ties to the Nihility Devouring Flame, the Stone Clan’s realm vanished just like the Spirit Clan’s.

• The Demonic Flame Space reopened, and Xiao Yan led the Dan Tower experts safely away as other cultivators fled the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame.
• The flame roared against the Hun Clan, and the Space Rift closed before observers could learn what had happened to Hun Miesheng and Hun Molao Ren.
• Xiao Ling explained the events to the Dan Tower Ancestor, who agreed to remain at the Dan Tower, then Xiao Ling took Xiao Xuan and Xiao Chen toward Ancient Dragon Island.
• Reports said the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame seized control of the Heaven Refining Ancient Formation and trapped Hun Miesheng and Hun Molao Ren, who never emerged.
• The Ancient Races learned Hun Miesheng carried a child flame of the Nihility Devouring Flame and condemned the Hun Clan for violating their pact.
• The Stone Clan’s realm disappeared completely, repeating the mysterious destruction of the Spirit Clan.

After the Stone Clan vanished, the Ancient Races formed uneasy alliances as conflict spread across the continent. Xiao Ling left his family on Ancient Dragon Island and reached the Void Lightning Pool, where he began persuading the Nine Profound Golden Lightning to surrender its origin in exchange for help awakening its Spiritual Wisdom.

• Experts found the Stone Realm empty, and the Yao Clan, Yan Clan, and Thunder Clan joined forces against the Hun Clan.
• Xiao Ling introduced Xiao Xuan and Xiao Chen to Zi Yan, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin on Ancient Dragon Island, then departed for the Void Lightning Pool.
• Xiao Ling crossed the sea of Black Demon Lightning and found the thousand-zhang Nine Profound Golden Lightning Dragon at the pool's core.
• Xiao Ling infused the Lightning Dragon with spiritual particles, awakening a faint desire for more nourishment.
• Xiao Ling offered to keep nurturing the Nine Profound Golden Lightning if it handed over its lightning origin, and it expressed its desire to develop Spiritual Wisdom.

Xiao Ling stripped the Nine Profound Golden Lightning of its lightning origin and guided it through spiritual awakening, while refining the energy to advance to Seven-star Dou Saint. With the lightning dragon reborn with a complete soul, Xiao Ling began refining his remaining energy and preparing for another breakthrough as the dragon restored itself in the Void Lightning Pool.

• Xiao Ling realized that the Nine Profound Golden Lightning could not form a complete soul while its heavenly lightning origin remained, so he began extracting that origin despite the dragon's agony.
• The Nine Profound Golden Lightning trusted Xiao Ling and endured the extraction as he used the Destiny Talisman to refine its origin into energy, breaking through to Seven-star Dou Saint after half a month.
• After the dragon's origin was depleted, Xiao Ling gathered spiritual energy to nourish its soul, and the Nine Profound Golden Lightning awakened with a complete consciousness.
• The reborn Nine Profound Golden Lightning showed gratitude and affection toward Xiao Ling, then began absorbing Black Demon Lightning to restore its strength.
• Xiao Ling entered seclusion in the Void Lightning Pool to refine the remaining lightning energy in his body and absorb more Black Demon Lightning for his next breakthrough.

Xiao Ling broke through to the eight-star Dou Saint realm in the Void Lightning Pool while the Nine Profound Golden Lightning recovered and gained the name Jin Chen. After naming the lightning spirit and leaving him to restore his power, Xiao Ling used his accumulated system draws and obtained a Boundary Breaking Talisman that could break an Ancestor Realm-level restriction once.

• Xiao Ling absorbed the Black Demon Lightning and refined the Nine Profound Golden Lightning's source, advancing from seven-star to eight-star Dou Saint.
• The recovered Nine Profound Golden Lightning called Xiao Ling Daddy, and Xiao Ling named him Jin Chen.
• Jin Chen transformed into a small boy, learned that Xiao Xi'er was his Big Sister, and promised to protect her.
• Xiao Ling told Jin Chen to remain in the Void Lightning Pool and absorb Black Demon Lightning until his source recovered.
• Xiao Ling activated his accumulated system draws and obtained a Boundary Breaking Talisman refined by the Symbol Ancestor.

Xiao Ling used his control over lightning to help Jin Chen, the Nine Profound Golden Lightning, recover and brought him to Ancient Dragon Island, where he introduced him to his family as his adopted son. The chapter ended with Xiao Xi'er welcoming Jin Chen as her little brother and promising to look after him, while he vowed to protect her.

• Xiao Ling decided to use the Boundary Breaking Talisman to free Zhu Kun from Tou She Ancient God's Cave Mansion, then helped Jin Chen recover to peak strength over half a month.
• Xiao Ling and Jin Chen flew to Ancient Dragon Island, where Xiao Ling greeted Zhu Li and met elders who had recently returned to the clan.
• Xiao Ling introduced Jin Chen to Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, and Zi Yan as his adopted son, and Jin Chen greeted them as his mothers.
• Zi Yan welcomed Jin Chen to Ancient Dragon Island, and Xiao Ling asked the women to teach him about the world.
• Xiao Ling reunited with Xiao Xi'er, who welcomed Jin Chen as her little brother, while Jin Chen vowed to protect her.

Xiao Ling visited Zhu Kun with Zi Yan and revealed that he had come to free him from his confinement in Tou She Ancient God's Cave Mansion. Zhu Kun was astonished by Xiao Ling's eight-star Dou Saint cultivation and Emperor Realm soul, and the chapter ended just as Xiao Ling offered to break the cave's restriction.

• Xiao Ling and Zi Yan shared an intimate evening, and Xiao Ling arranged to visit Zhu Kun the next morning.
• Xiao Ling spent time with Xi'er and Chen'er, said farewell to Xiao Xuan and the others, and traveled with Zi Yan to Jia Nan Academy.
• Zhu Kun sensed Xiao Ling and Zi Yan's arrival in the underground Magma World and transformed from his dragon form to greet them.
• Zhu Kun was shocked to discover Xiao Ling had reached eight-star Dou Saint and Emperor Realm soul strength.
• Xiao Ling told Zhu Kun that he had come to break the restriction of Tou She Ancient God's Cave Mansion and free him.