Chapter Summaries

Xiao Ling asked Xiao Xun'er to help trade the Tou She Ancient God Jade for materials to resurrect Yao Chen, and she agreed after arranging to meet him first. Xiao Ling and Xiao Xun'er spent the evening together, while Han Yue waited and longed to see Xiao Ling; he left her a visit for the next day.

• Xiao Ling explained that he wanted the Gu Clan to exchange the Tou She Ancient God Jade for a Dou Sheng corpse and Ninth-tier Magical Beast blood essence to help resurrect Yao Chen.
• Xiao Xun'er agreed to raise the transaction with the Gu Clan elders after meeting Yao Chen and judging his character, and she chose to remain at Jia Nan Academy for now.
• Han Yue fantasized about Xiao Ling while bathing, then waited in her room, knowing Xiao Xun'er was with him and not wanting to interrupt their reunion.
• Xiao Ling walked Xiao Xun'er to her courtyard and declined her invitation to come inside.
• Xiao Ling saw that Han Yue's room was dark, assumed she was asleep, and decided to visit her the next day.

Xiao Ling checked on the cultivating Zi Yan before reflecting on his past life and falling asleep. The next morning, Xiao Xun'er and Han Yue met Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin at Xiao Ling's courtyard, where they waited for Xiao Ling to finish alchemy with Yao Chen.

• Xiao Ling found Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin cultivating, then saw Zi Yan nearing a breakthrough and confirmed that her condition was stable.
• Xiao Ling thought about his ordinary previous life and resolved to cherish and protect what he had gained before falling asleep.
• Xiao Xun'er and Han Yue went to Xiao Ling's courtyard, where they introduced themselves to Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin and learned that Zi Yan was cultivating.
• Xiao Ling told Yao Chen that Xiao Xun'er wanted to meet him, and Yao Chen agreed to be careful when speaking with her.
• Xiao Ling left the Alchemy Room and greeted the women, then acknowledged that he needed to reconnect with Han Yue.

Xiao Xun'er met Yao Chen in private to warn him against harming Xiao Ling while teaching him. After revealing her formidable strength and Gu Clan identity, she accepted Yao Chen’s promise to guide Xiao Ling faithfully but warned him she would hold him accountable if he betrayed him.

• Xiao Ling led Xiao Xun'er to a secret chamber and summoned Yao Chen from the Bone Flame Ring.
• Xiao Ling left the two alone after Xiao Xun'er said she had important words for Yao Chen.
• Xiao Xun'er warned Yao Chen to have no harmful intentions toward Xiao Ling and displayed the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame.
• Yao Chen recognized Xiao Xun'er as the Gu Clan's next clan leader and acknowledged that her secret technique let her reach Dou Zong strength from Dou Wang cultivation.
• Yao Chen promised to teach Xiao Ling everything he knew and said he would not betray Xiao Ling's trust.
• Xiao Xun'er accepted Yao Chen's assurance but warned him she would not let it go if he harmed Xiao Ling.

Xiao Xun'er secured Yao Chen’s promise to guide Xiao Ling, then rejoined Xiao Ling and his companions without revealing her identity. Their conversation was interrupted by a student delivering First Elder Su Qian’s summons, and Xiao Ling suspected the academy wanted him to refine pills.

• Xiao Xun'er warned Yao Chen and received his solemn promise to devote himself to Xiao Ling’s growth; Yao Chen affirmed that he genuinely cared for his student.
• Xiao Ling returned to Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, and Han Yue, and kept Xiao Xun'er’s personal matters and true identity secret from them.
• Xiao Ling changed the subject by asking about Xiao Yi Xian’s poison research and Han Yue’s cultivation, then joked with the others about Qing Lin’s Jade Exquisite Cake.
• Xiao Xun'er rejoined the group and chatted with them about the pastries, leaving Xiao Ling relieved that her meeting with Yao Chen had gone smoothly.
• A student from Jia Nan Academy’s Inner Academy delivered First Elder Su Qian’s summons, and Xiao Ling guessed the elders wanted his help refining pills.

Xiao Ling accepted the academy elders’ medicinal ingredients from First Elder Su Qian and agreed to refine the requested pills. After returning to his courtyard, he learned Han Yue had gone to the Supreme Freedom Gate, found her there, and entered her room with her hand in his.

• Xiao Ling left the women in his courtyard and went to meet First Elder Su Qian.
• Su Qian gave Xiao Ling a Storage Ring of ingredients for Dou Spirit Pills, Imperial Extreme Pills, and two batches of Sect Breaking Pills, and Xiao Ling agreed to refine them.
• Xiao Ling returned to his courtyard and learned that Xiao Xun'er had gone to cultivate while Han Yue had gone to the Supreme Freedom Gate.
• Xiao Ling flew to the Supreme Freedom Gate and used Soul Perception to locate Han Yue.
• Han Yue greeted Xiao Ling with a hint of resentment, and he took her hand and led her into the room.

Xiao Ling comforted Han Yue after she grew jealous that he had been busy and had brought Qing Lin and Xiao Yi Xian back with him. Han Yue forgave him, and they reconciled with an intimate kiss.

• Xiao Ling privately approached Han Yue, who acted coolly and avoided his gaze while tidying the room.
• Xiao Ling embraced Han Yue and promised to spend more time with her in the Inner Academy.
• Han Yue questioned his relationship with Qing Lin and Xiao Yi Xian, and Xiao Ling insisted they were only companions.
• Han Yue accepted his explanation and forgave him, asking him not to neglect her again.
• Xiao Ling and Han Yue kissed passionately, then rested together as Han Yue shyly buried her head in his embrace.

Xiao Ling refined a Sixth-grade Imperial Extreme Pill at Jia Nan Academy, then prepared to leave for the Black Corner Region to pursue Han Feng and his Sea Heart Flame. During a thunderstorm in the Magical Beast Mountain Range, he began cultivating Three Thousand Lightning Movement by absorbing wind and lightning energy.

• Xiao Ling refined a Sixth-grade Imperial Extreme Pill while Xiao Yi Xian and several Academy elders watched, and Xiao Yan arrived to learn from him.
• Xiao Ling gave the pills to First Elder Su Qian and announced that he planned to explore Feng City in the Black Corner Region; Su Qian warned him to be careful and let him go.
• Xiao Ling entered the Magical Beast Mountain Range during a thunderstorm with the Three Thousand Lightning Movement scroll and found a mountain peak where wind and lightning energy surged.
• Xiao Ling began absorbing and refining the energy, endured a lightning strike, and used his Heavenly Flame to swallow the thread of wind and lightning energy.

After mastering the first realm of the Three Thousand Lightning Movement, Xiao Ling prepared to take Yao Chen to deal with Han Feng. The two set out to confront him and claim the Sea Heart Flame, leaving Qing Lin behind at home.

• Xiao Ling returned after two and a half days of cultivation, having reached the Lightning Flash realm of the Three Thousand Lightning Movement.
• Xiao Ling visited Qing Lin and found Yao Chen, who recognized that Xiao Ling had begun cultivating the movement technique.
• Xiao Ling told Yao Chen he was ready to deal with Han Feng and offered to bring him along.
• Yao Chen said he could defeat Han Feng himself and entered the Bone Flame Ring.
• Xiao Ling told Qing Lin to wait for their return, then set out with Yao Chen.

Xiao Ling infiltrated Han Feng’s residence and helped Yao Chen confront his traitorous former disciple. Yao Chen defeated Han Feng, destroyed his body, and captured his soul before it could escape.

• Xiao Ling slipped past Feng City’s guards and reached Han Feng’s pavilion, where he concealed himself from Han Feng’s senses.
• Xiao Ling subdued Han Beng outside the secret chamber, then broke through its wall as Yao Chen emerged from the ring.
• Yao Chen and Han Feng exchanged accusations over the Fen Jue and fought with the Bone Spirit Cold Flame and Sea Heart Flame.
• Han Feng threatened to summon Protector Xuan of the Soul Hall, but Yao Chen overwhelmed him and destroyed his body.
• Yao Chen seized Han Feng’s fleeing soul body and sealed it with the Bone Spirit Cold Flame.

Yao Chen killed Han Feng and Xiao Ling secured the Sea Heart Flame. Xiao Ling then searched Han Feng’s storage ring and discovered an ice-blue bottle inside.

• Yao Chen refused Han Feng’s pleas for mercy and attacked his soul with the Bone Spirit Cold Flame.
• Han Feng used the Sea Heart Flame to resist, but Yao Chen’s flames overwhelmed him and destroyed his soul.
• Yao Chen suppressed the ownerless Sea Heart Flame and handed it to Xiao Ling, who stored it in the Green Lotus Platform and put it away in his System Space.
• Xiao Ling took Han Feng’s Nether Sea Storage Ring and broke through its weakened restrictions with his Soul Power.
• Xiao Ling searched the ring and found an ice-blue bottle emitting faint cold air.

Xiao Ling searched Han Feng’s Nether Sea Storage Ring and found valuable medicinal ingredients, cultivation manuals, Heavenly Cold Qi, and a Yin Yang Profound Dragon Pill. After discussing the pill’s life-saving effects with Yao Chen, Xiao Ling planned to make more for his companions and prepared to focus on refining the Sea Heart Flame before the Hall of Souls could retaliate.

• Xiao Ling discovered Heavenly Cold Qi in the Nether Sea Storage Ring and kept it for use when refining the Fallen Heart Flame.
• Xiao Ling found rare medicinal ingredients and several Earth Tier cultivation manuals among Han Feng’s treasures.
• Xiao Ling discovered a Yin Yang Profound Dragon Pill, and Yao Chen explained its life-saving effects and recalled how it had helped his friend Feng Xian recover.
• Xiao Ling told Yao Chen he planned to refine more Yin Yang Profound Dragon Pills for his companions once they reached the Central Plains.
• Yao Chen warned that the Hall of Souls would not ignore Han Feng’s death and urged Xiao Ling to absorb and refine the Sea Heart Flame quickly.

Xiao Ling secretly killed the three Dou Emperors guarding the secret chamber, collected their souls, and returned safely to Jia Nan Academy after Han Feng’s death threw the Black Corner Region into turmoil. There, he discovered Zi Yan gathering energy in a cocoon as she prepared to advance into a Sixth-tier Magical Beast.

• Xiao Ling used the third stage of Illusory Dream Spirit Shadow to trap and kill the three Dou Emperors, then collected their souls for the Myriad Soul Banner.
• Han Feng’s subordinates discovered the destruction in Feng City, and news of his death spread through the Black Corner Region.
• Yuan Yi ordered the Eight Fan Gate to send its elites to seize Han Feng’s businesses and resources.
• Xiao Ling returned to Jia Nan Academy, told First Elder Su Qian what he could about Han Feng, and went back to his courtyard.
• Xiao Ling found a glowing purple cocoon in a Training Room and recognized Zi Yan’s aura as she prepared to advance into a Sixth-tier Magical Beast.

Xiao Ling told Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin about his successful trip to the Black Corner Region, including obtaining the Sea Heart Flame to help cure Xiao Yi Xian’s Calamity Poison Body. After reuniting with Han Yue and Xiao Xun'er, he announced that he would begin several months of secluded cultivation the next day.

• Xiao Ling visited Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin and told them that Yao Chen had killed Han Feng and that he had obtained Han Feng’s resources and the Sea Heart Flame.
• Xiao Ling gave Xiao Yi Xian poison from Han Feng to aid her Calamity Poison Body, and she thanked him as they exchanged affectionate teasing.
• Xiao Ling promised to help Qing Lin capture a Sixth-tier Serpentine Magical Beast after she consolidated her cultivation, and Yao Chen advised her to seek guidance when she faced difficulties.
• Xiao Ling gave Qing Lin the Bone Flame Ring, and Yao Chen returned inside it.
• Han Yue and Xiao Xun'er joined the group, and Xiao Ling recounted his journey to them.
• Xiao Ling announced that he would enter seclusion the next day to absorb the Sea Heart Flame, and everyone agreed to cultivate while he was away.

Before entering secluded cultivation, Xiao Ling spent the night with Han Yue, who left quietly the next morning. On his way to the Training Room, Xiao Yi Xian suddenly kissed his cheek and fled.

• Xiao Ling prepared for secluded cultivation and welcomed Han Yue into his room that night.
• Xiao Ling promised to marry Han Yue after his cultivation, and the two kissed and spent the night together.
• Han Yue woke first, shared an affectionate morning with Xiao Ling, then left secretly before anyone could find out.
• Xiao Ling dressed and headed toward the Training Room after Han Yue departed.
• Xiao Yi Xian met Xiao Ling on the path, remembered his earlier joking offer, kissed his cheek, and hurried away in embarrassment.

Xiao Ling used two Sixth-grade Pills to endure the Sea Heart Flame and guided it into the Spirit Absorption Stone, then began refining its energy. Meanwhile, Xiao Xun'er learned that the Gu Clan wanted her to return for a Coming-of-Age Ceremony and inquire about the Tou She Ancient God Jade, but she decided to wait until Xiao Ling finished his closed-door cultivation.

• Xiao Ling took the Ice Ripple Quiet Flame Pill and Mysterious Spirit Vein Protecting Pill before swallowing the Sea Heart Flame.
• Xiao Ling endured the flames' assault and used the Fen Jue to guide the Sea Heart Flame into the Spirit Absorption Stone.
• Xiao Ling sat in the Training Room to regulate his aura and prepare to refine the Sea Heart Flame's energy.
• Ling Ying told Xiao Xun'er that the Gu Clan wanted her to return for her Coming-of-Age Ceremony and asked whether the Tou She Ancient God Jade had been found.
• Xiao Xun'er told Ling Ying she would discuss returning with Brother Xiao Ling after his closed-door cultivation ended.

Xiao Ling finished refining the Sea Heart Flame and reached peak Dou Huang, then reunited with Xiao Xun'er and the others. Xiao Xun'er told him the Gu Clan was summoning her for her coming-of-age ceremony and wanted the Tou She Ancient God Jade, leaving the couple to share a tender night before her departure.

• Ling Ying told Xiao Xun'er that the Gu Clan expected her to return soon, and she asked him to report back while she considered what to do.
• After two months of seclusion, Xiao Ling absorbed the Sea Heart Flame and broke through to peak Dou Huang.
• Yao Chen sensed Xiao Ling's breakthrough, and Xiao Xun'er, Han Yue, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin went to greet him.
• Xiao Ling said he planned to prepare for Dou Zong but first wanted peaceful time with the women, then Xiao Xun'er asked to speak with him alone.
• Xiao Xun'er explained that the Gu Clan wanted her at her coming-of-age ceremony and wanted the Tou She Ancient God Jade; Xiao Ling supported her and agreed she could take it.
• Xiao Ling and Xiao Xun'er walked together, shared a kiss, and promised that their separation would be temporary.

Xiao Xun'er returned to the Ancient Clan for her Coming-of-Age Ceremony, leaving Xiao Ling determined to grow stronger so he could stand beside her again. Back at his courtyard, Xiao Ling found Qing Lin, Xiao Yi Xian, and Yao Chen absent, then checked on Zi Yan's cocoon before preparing to enter seclusion.

• Xiao Ling and Xiao Xun'er shared an emotional farewell as the Ancient Clan's Silver Horn Storm Beasts arrived to take her home.
• Gu Yan introduced himself and escorted Xiao Xun'er onto a Silver Horn Storm Beast, then departed with her and the Ancient Clan warriors.
• Xiao Ling watched Xiao Xun'er vanish into the distance and resolved to become stronger before they met again.
• Xiao Ling returned to his courtyard and found Qing Lin, Xiao Yi Xian, and Yao Chen gone, guessing they were searching for a Sixth Rank Serpentine Magical Beast.
• Xiao Ling inspected Zi Yan's cocoon and saw that its cracks had multiplied, then left the Training Room while hoping she would emerge before his seclusion to break through to Dou Zong.

Xiao Ling, Qing Lin, and Xiao Yi Xian traveled into the Magical Beast Mountain Range to find a sixth-tier serpentine beast, where Xiao Ling defeated a powerful Shadow Demon Python. Qing Lin subdued it with her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils, and the group prepared to explore its cave.

• Qing Lin asked Xiao Ling about Xun Er, and he explained that her clan had taken her back to the Central Plains.
• Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin told Xiao Ling about a sixth-tier serpentine magical beast they had found, and the three set out for the Magical Beast Mountain Range.
• The group encountered a Shadow Demon Python, whose strength rivaled a high-level Dou Huang.
• Xiao Ling wounded the python with the Godfall Weapon, then used Illusory Dream Spirit Shadow and Great Desolate Sky Imprisoning Finger to knock it unconscious.
• Qing Lin used her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils to subdue the Shadow Demon Python.
• Xiao Ling suggested that they explore the python's cave dwelling for treasures.

Xiao Ling, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin explored the Shadow Demon Python’s nest and discovered a hidden underground palace. Yao Chen identified the skeleton there as a former Dou Zun expert who had likely died from severe injuries soon after advancing.

• Xiao Ling and his companions searched the Shadow Demon Python’s nest and found its collected spoils, including magic cores and a Storage Ring.
• Qing Lin learned from the Shadow Demon Python that a hidden cave abode lay near its nest, and the group followed it through a narrow passage.
• Qing Lin spotted a mechanism on a massive rock, and Xiao Ling opened a passage leading underground.
• Xiao Ling, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin descended into a palace containing a treasure chest and a skeleton while the Shadow Demon Python guarded the entrance.
• Yao Chen appeared from the Bone Flame Ring and said the skeleton belonged to a Dou Zun-level expert who had likely suffered severe injuries after advancing.

Xiao Ling and his companions opened the chest left by the Dou Zun expert Mo Yun, claimed its treasures, and learned the story behind his death and the Shadow Demon Python. They returned to Jia Nan Academy with new pets for Qing Lin and the inheritance secured.

• Xiao Ling opened the chest and found a Purple Soul Spirit Heart Grass, a concealed Space Ring, a defensive jade pendant, manuals, pills, medicinal ingredients, and Magic Cores.
• Yao Chen identified the valuable treasures, while Xiao Ling stored the intact pills and Xiao Yi Xian took the Pill Toxin to absorb and refine.
• Xiao Ling discovered a hidden diary beneath Mo Yun's corpse and learned that the gravely wounded Dou Zun had left his inheritance and the Shadow Demon Python's egg behind.
• Qing Lin learned that the Shadow Demon Python carried Mo Yun's Soul Imprint, and Xiao Ling decided the group should nurture it.
• Xiao Ling honored Mo Yun with a cenotaph, then returned with Qing Lin, Xiao Yi Xian, and the Shadow Demon Python toward Jia Nan Academy.
• On the journey, Xiao Ling helped Qing Lin subdue three fifth-stage Serpentine Magical Beasts, and the group entered the Inner Academy through its space barrier.