Chapter Summaries

Wu Yong and the Nine Nether Wind Flame confronted the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, with the Purifying Demonic Saint’s remnant soul helping them overcome its defenses and devour most of its origin. They then stripped and consumed the other Heavenly Flames trapped in the illusion, leaving the Nine Nether Wind Flame at the middle Eight-Star Dou Sheng stage while Gu Xun Er’s Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame remained untouched.

• Wu Yong learned how to counter the Nightmare Heavenly Mist from the Purifying Demonic Saint’s soul light cluster, then broke out of the illusion using his soul power.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame recognized the Nine Nether Wind Flame, and the two fought until the flame’s attacks failed to injure its opponent.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame activated the Heaven Refining Ancient Array, but the Purifying Demonic Saint’s remnant soul emerged from the Nine Nether Wind Flame and took control of it.
• The Nine Nether Wind Flame devoured nearly all of the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame’s origin, while the Purifying Demonic Saint kept the illusion intact.
• Wu Yong and the Purifying Demonic Saint stripped and devoured the Heavenly Flames belonging to the people trapped in the illusion, except for Gu Xun Er’s Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame.
• After consuming the trapped Heavenly Flames, the Nine Nether Wind Flame reached the middle Eight-Star Dou Sheng stage.

Wu Yong stole nearly all the Heavenly Flames in the Demonic Flame Space, greatly strengthening Jiu You, while Gu Yuan rescued Gu Xun Er and the survivors discovered their flames were gone. Xiao Yan and the other factions searched for the culprit as Wu Yong prepared to learn the Heaven Refining Ancient Array from the Purifying Demonic Saint's remnant soul.

• Wu Yong and the Purifying Demonic Saint's remnant soul tried to seize the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame from Gu Xun Er and plant a Nightmare Seed, but Gu Yuan's soul power protected the flame; Wu Yong escaped with the remnant soul.
• The illusion faded, and Hun Miesheng and the others awoke to find their Heavenly Flames missing; Gu Yuan rescued Gu Xun Er and took the Ancient Clan members and Xiao Yan away.
• The displaced Dou Sheng experts suffered losses in strength, while Xiao Yan retained Peak Nine-Star Dou Zun cultivation but grieved over losing all his flames, including the Bone Chilling Flame.
• Gu Yuan left Xiao Yan a clue describing two culprits, one with Di Realm Soul strength, and dropped him near Star Meteor Pavilion before returning with Gu Xun Er and the others.
• Wu Yong celebrated that eleven Heavenly Flames had raised Jiu You from Mid-Six-Star to Mid-Eight-Star Dou Sheng and expected to reach Nine-Star Dou Sheng himself within two years.
• Wu Yong set aside thoughts of freeing Zhu Kun and began a lesson with the Purifying Demonic Saint's remnant soul on the Heaven Refining Ancient Array.

Wu Yong mastered the Heaven Refining Ancient Array and helped the Purifying Demonic Saint Remnant Soul awaken and watch over the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame. He refused Xiao Yan’s request to join an alliance against the Hun Clan, then traveled with Medusa to the Nine Serenity Deep Ground Python Clan to pursue her inheritance.

• Wu Yong learned the Heaven Refining Ancient Array under the Purifying Demonic Saint Remnant Soul’s instruction and acquired the [Paper Can Wrap Fire] tag.
• Wu Yong exposed the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame’s feigned sleep, and Zi Yan, Xiao Yi Xian, and Medusa teased the powerless flame until it hid inside the Purifying Demonic Saint’s body.
• Wu Yong declined Xiao Yan’s invitation to lead an alliance, while Xiao Yan and Xiao Chen set out to find other allies against the Soul Hall.
• Wu Yong and Medusa arrived openly in the Nine Serenity Deep Ground Python Clan’s territory, where Wu Yong’s mist knocked out the clan members and made them his puppets.

Wu Yong explained to the two Demonic Saints how he planned to obtain Source Qi from the Great Thousand World and break through to Dou Di. His plans were interrupted when Gu Yuan summoned him after the Shi Clan was apparently destroyed, an act suspected to be the Hun Clan’s.

• Wu Yong advanced to the Eight-Star Dou Sheng Peak after consuming two Tier 9 Profound Pills, which had now lost their effect on him.
• Wu Yong told the Yellow Spring Demonic Saint and the Purifying Demonic Saint that former Dou Di experts had gone to the Great Thousand World, where Source Qi could be found.
• Wu Yong said he could use his [Son of Wind] ability to bring Source Qi across the Chaos and intended to act once he reached the Nine-Star Peak Dou Sheng realm.
• Gu Yuan contacted Wu Yong and reported that the Shi Clan had likely been wiped out like the Ling Clan, with the Hun Clan suspected of responsibility.
• Wu Yong asked Gu Yuan what he intended to do about the suspected attack.

Wu Yong accepted Gu Yuan’s invitation to the Ancient Clan and met with Gu Yuan, Xiao Yan, Xiao Chen, and Gu Xun Er to discuss the alliance against the Soul Hall and Hun Clan. He proposed that he and Gu Yuan would eventually join forces to take out Hun Tiandi, leaving Xiao Yan wondering whether he could complete the Nine-Revolution Dou Zun first.

• Wu Yong agreed to visit the Ancient Clan and sent a powerful clone in his place.
• At the Ancient Clan, Wu Yong met Xiao Yan and Xiao Chen, while Gu Yuan briefly reacted to Wu Yong’s aura.
• Gu Yuan explained that Xiao Yan’s Sky Mansion Alliance was struggling against the Soul Hall and Hun Clan, and Gu Xun Er suggested Wu Yong help.
• Wu Yong advised letting the alliance’s problems develop naturally and predicted that the continent’s situation would soon change.
• Wu Yong said he would reach Nine-Star Dou Sheng Peak within ten years and join Gu Yuan to take out Hun Tiandi.
• Gu Yuan approved of Wu Yong’s plan, while Xiao Chen was reassured and Xiao Yan questioned whether he could complete the Nine-Revolution Dou Zun in time.

Xiao Yan and Gu Xun Er both confronted the widening gap between their cultivation and the likelihood of their future together. As Wu Yong’s strength and status impressed Gu Yuan, Gu Xun Er wrestled with rejection and her own shifting feelings.

• Xiao Yan left the Ancient Clan with Xiao Chen, believing his slow progress made a future with Gu Xun Er unlikely.
• Gu Xun Er watched Xiao Yan depart and feared she could no longer resist the clan’s opposition to their relationship.
• Wu Yong joked with Gu Yuan about having another daughter, then asked him for advice on High-Order Dou Sheng cultivation.
• Gu Yuan glared at Gu Xun Er when she returned, and she left for her room feeling despondent.
• Gu Xun Er examined herself in the mirror and convinced herself that she only admired Wu Yong’s strength because Xiao Yan might never reach the level needed to be with her.

Wu Yong learned that his clone had begun conditioning Gu Xun Er and drafted a plan to continue it gradually. Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran discovered that powerful supporters had rebuilt the Misty Cloud Sect, and Yun Yun decided to seek Wu Yong’s permission before recognizing it.

• Wu Yong learned that the Nightmare Seed in Gu Xun Er had begun conditioning her and used knowledge from Gu Yuan to create a gradual plan.
• Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran discovered that supporters had rebuilt the Misty Cloud Sect with thousands of disciples and powerful elders who preserved its teachings.
• An elder explained that the rebuilders hoped to curry favor with Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran because Wu Yong ruled the Northwest Continent.
• Nalan Yanran urged Yun Yun to accept the rebuilt sect, believing it fulfilled Yun Shan’s wish and eased her own guilt over the old sect’s destruction.
• Yun Yun told the elders she would seek Wu Yong’s permission, then lingered at Yun Shan’s empty tomb while Nalan Yanran returned to the prosperous Nalan Clan.

Nalan Yanran reunited with her family and defended her choice to serve Wu Yong, explaining that his strength had protected the Nalan Clan from the Soul Hall. After stopping Nalan Jie from striking her, she warned him that another insult would cost him his place in the family.

• Nalan Su welcomed Nalan Yanran home and learned that she had become a Nine-Star Dou Zun while serving Wu Yong.
• Nalan Yanran rebuked Nalan Jie for favoring Xiao Yan and explained that the Xiao Clan faced the Soul Hall and Hun Clan, while Wu Yong had driven the Soul Hall from the Northwest Continent.
• Nalan Jie called Nalan Yanran a degenerate and tried to slap her, but her power stopped his hand before it reached her.
• Nalan Yanran reminded Nalan Jie that she was a Nine-Star Dou Zun and threatened to expel him from the Nalan Clan if he insulted her again.

Nalan Yanran left Nalan Su a crystal for contacting her, while Yun Yun received permission from Xiao Yi Xian to rebuild the Misty Cloud Sect without seeking revenge. When a green-robed woman challenged the rebuilt sect in Lord Wu’s name, Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran pursued her, but she escaped through a Space Wormhole toward the Star Meteor Pavilion.

• Nalan Yanran left Nalan Su a communication crystal and told him to contact her if he ran into trouble.
• Yun Yun received Xiao Yi Xian’s approval to continue rebuilding the Misty Cloud Sect, with instructions not to seek revenge.
• A green-robed woman arrived on a Tier 8 Magic Beast and claimed Lord Wu had forbidden the sect’s reconstruction; Nalan Yanran ordered the elders to capture her.
• The woman used a strange eye technique and successive Magic Beasts to escape Yun Yun and the Misty Cloud Sect experts.
• The woman entered a Space Wormhole leading to the Star Meteor Pavilion, and Yun Yun sent Nalan Yanran and the others back while she reported the matter to Xiao Yi Xian.

Xiao Yi Xian confronted the Heavenly Snake Mansion over Qing Lin’s apparent betrayal of Wu Yong, then demanded that Star Meteor Pavilion hand Qing Lin over. Yao Chen offered an apology and two Tier 9 pill formulas, but Xiao Yi Xian rejected the terms as Xiao Yan objected, leaving the dispute unresolved.

• Xiao Yi Xian suspected Qing Lin had betrayed Wu Yong and went with Yun Yun to question the Heavenly Snake Mansion Master.
• Yun Yun recounted Qing Lin’s actions, and the Heavenly Snake Mansion Master realized Qing Lin had acted because of Xiao Yan.
• At Star Meteor Pavilion, Yao Chen advised Xiao Yan to seek the Danta Ancestor’s mediation and considered selling the pavilion to settle matters.
• Xiao Yi Xian arrived at Star Meteor Pavilion and demanded that Qing Lin be handed over as a traitor.
• Yao Chen offered a public apology and two Tier 9 pill formulas in exchange for Qing Lin’s life, but Xiao Yi Xian challenged the offer and Xiao Yan angrily protested.

Xiao Yi Xian defeated Star Meteor Pavilion’s defenders and left Xiao Yan and Yao Chen facing a crisis, prompting Xiao Yan to seek help from Gu Xun Er. Two and a half months later, Wu Yong emerged from seclusion after attempting to master the Heaven Refining Ancient Array.

• Xiao Yi Xian unleashed the Nine Profound Golden Lightning, severely injuring Xiao Chen and Danta Old Ancestor, then left with Yun Yun and warned that Wu Yong would settle accounts with them.
• Danta Old Ancestor suspected Soul Hall had witnessed the attack, and Yao Chen considered disbanding Star Meteor Pavilion to protect its disciples.
• Xiao Yan rejected Yao Chen’s plan and contacted Gu Xun Er, who asked Gu Yuan to help him and agreed they would be only siblings afterward.
• Gu Yuan sent several Ancient Clan Dou Sheng elders out from the Ancient Realm to assist Xiao Yan.
• Wu Yong emerged from seclusion after two and a half months of studying how to deploy the Heaven Refining Ancient Array instantly using the energy of heaven and earth.

Wu Yong mastered a wind-powered version of the Heaven Refining Ancient Array and prepared for the Yao Clan’s Medicine Ceremony, anticipating a major upheaval on the continent. Before setting out with Xiao Yi Xian, he cast the Ancient Jade into Chaos and secured Source Qi to help her advance to Dou Di.

• Wu Yong used wind to power the Heaven Refining Ancient Array, then reunited with Little Fairy and Zi Yan after leaving seclusion.
• After learning the Yao Clan’s Medicine Ceremony was approaching, Wu Yong warned Zi Yan to keep the Ancient Dragon Clan on Ancient Dragon Island and prepared to attend with Xiao Yi Xian.
• Wu Yong and Xiao Yi Xian discussed their companions’ plans: Medusa stayed to cultivate, while Zi Yan refused to attend and agreed to watch the Black-Corner Region for powerful intruders.
• At the Endless Abyss, Wu Yong strengthened the concealment around the safe space and threw the Ancient Jade into Chaos beyond the Dou Qi Continent.
• Wu Yong placed Source Qi in a crystal sphere for Xiao Yi Xian, then left with her for the Yao Clan.

Wu Yong and Xiao Yi Xian attended the Yao Clan’s Medicine Ceremony, where Hun Xuzi won the contest for the continent’s greatest Alchemist. The ceremony ended in silence when Hun Xuzi asked to borrow the Yao Clan’s Tou She Ancient God Jade.

• Wu Yong and Xiao Yi Xian entered the Yao Clan Space and watched the ceremony from a secluded spot, while Wu Yong dismissed Elder Wanhuo and ignored the Yao Clan’s invitation to the main seats.
• Yao Dan and Elder Wanhuo recognized Wu Yong’s strength and decided to treat him courteously as long as he caused no trouble.
• The Yao Clan’s young Alchemists competed, and Wu Yong took note of the promising talents.
• Elder Wanhuo, Old Man Shennong, and Hun Xuzi competed to become the Dou Qi Continent’s number one Alchemist.
• Hun Xuzi refined a Tier 9 Profound Pill and won the title, leaving the Yao Clan members disgruntled.
• Hun Xuzi asked Yao Dan to lend him the Yao Clan’s Tou She Ancient God Jade, stunning everyone present.

Wu Yong intervened as the Yao Clan faced annihilation by the Hun Clan and offered to save them in exchange for their submission. After Yao Dan accepted, Wu Yong confronted Nihility Devouring Flame and revealed a Di Realm Soul, injuring him with a single attack and leaving the Yao Clan hopeful.

• Nihility Devouring Flame broke the Yao Clan's protection array and began draining its members' bloodline power, forcing Yao Dan to consider sacrificing the elders to preserve the clan's inheritance.
• Wu Yong stopped the Yao Clan from self-destructing and offered to save them if they submitted to him.
• Yao Dan accepted Wu Yong's terms on behalf of the Yao Clan, and Wu Yong turned to face Nihility Devouring Flame.
• Wu Yong invited Nihility Devouring Flame to submit and promised to help him reach Dou Di, but Nihility Devouring Flame rejected his offer.
• Wu Yong used Yellow Spring Heaven Rage with his Di Realm Soul to pierce Nihility Devouring Flame's defenses and wound him, giving the Yao Clan hope of survival.

Wu Yong forced the Yao Clan to surrender its Ancient Jade to Nihility Devouring Flame, then took Yao Dan to the Ancient Clan and pledged to oppose the Hun Clan. As Gu Yuan sought to bind Wu Yong to the Ancient Clan, Gu Xun Er arrived and considered the political stakes of winning his allegiance.

• Wu Yong agreed to Nihility Devouring Flame's demand, and Yao Dan handed over the Yao Clan's Ancient Jade, which Wu Yong passed to Nihility Devouring Flame.
• Nihility Devouring Flame and Hun Xuzi departed with the jade, while Wu Yong warned the Yao Clan to honor its promise and brought Yao Dan to the Ancient Clan.
• Yao Dan told Gu Yuan how the Hun Clan had nearly destroyed the Yao Clan, and Wu Yong urged Gu Yuan to protect the Ancient Clan's Ancient Jade.
• Wu Yong declared that he would help stop Hun Tiandi from gathering the Ancient Jade pieces, reassuring Gu Yuan that the Ancient Clan could oppose the Hun Clan with his support.
• Gu Yuan sent Gu Xun Er to bind Wu Yong to the Ancient Clan, and she weighed how his allegiance could determine the balance of power among the clans.

Gu Xun Er joined Wu Yong and Xiao Yi Xian as the clans gathered to discuss resisting the Hun Clan, while Wu Yong concealed the full extent of his strength. Their meeting ended when Gu Yuan detected Hun Tiandi approaching the Ancient Clan and confronted him.

• Gu Xun Er approached Wu Yong and Xiao Yi Xian, and they greeted her while hiding their true thoughts about her.
• Yan Jin and Lei Ying arrived at the Ancient Clan, tested Wu Yong’s aura, and discovered he was a Nine-Star Dou Sheng with a Di Realm Soul.
• Yao Dan recounted the Yao Clan’s defeat, and the clan leaders agreed that their remaining Ancient Jades and Wu Yong’s strength gave them the advantage against the Hun Clan.
• Wu Yong agreed to help Gu Yuan, Yan Jin, and Lei Ying fight Nihility Devouring Flame while keeping his full strength secret.
• Gu Yuan and Wu Yong sensed someone in the void, and Gu Yuan called out Hun Tiandi, who then emerged as Ancient Clan experts prepared to attack.

Hun Tiandi’s attack on the Ancient Clan was thwarted when Wu Yong captured Gu Yang and recovered the Ancient Jade. Hun Tiandi then revealed that Xiao Yan and other allies were his prisoners, claiming Wu Yong had taken the Xiao Clan’s Ancient Jade.

• Hun Tiandi tried to recruit Wu Yong, but Gu Yuan, Lei Ying, and Yan Jin demanded the Hun Clan surrender for destroying the Spirit Stone Two Clans.
• A messenger reported that Gu Yang had wounded the Ancestral Hall Elder and stolen the Ancient Jade, so Gu Yuan and Hun Tiandi began fighting while Lei Ying and Yan Jin engaged Nihility Devouring Flame.
• Wu Yong found Gu Yang, stopped his self-destruction, crushed his soul, and recovered the Ancient Jade as the Hun Clan forces withdrew.
• Hun Tiandi produced cages holding Xiao Yan, Yao Chen, the Danta Old Ancestor, and other Star Meteor Pavilion and Danta experts, and proposed exchanging them for the Ancient Jade.
• Hun Tiandi accused Wu Yong of taking the Xiao Clan’s Ancient Jade, and Wu Yong asked whether Hun Tiandi already knew it had been taken by someone outside the Hun Clan.

Wu Yong and Gu Yuan let Hun Tiandi retreat after he used Xiao Yan and the others as cover, then prepared for a decisive battle against the Hun Clan. Wu Yong revealed that his Secret Art could raise his strength further, while Gu Yuan struggled to discuss Gu Xun Er tending to Xiao Yan in front of Wu Yong and Xiao Yi Xian.

• Wu Yong challenged Hun Tiandi to prove his claim about the Xiao Clan's Ancient Jade, and Hun Tiandi proposed a fight to the death at the Burial Heaven Mountain Range in half a month before retreating with the Hun Clan.
• Wu Yong and Gu Yuan protected Xiao Yan and the other captives, and Gu Xun Er led them to receive treatment from the Ancient Clan's Alchemists and maids.
• Lei Ying and Yan Jin learned that the Hun Clan had taken their clans' Ancient Jade, and the clan leaders agreed to prepare for the coming battle.
• Gu Yuan visited Wu Yong and Xiao Yi Xian, where he saw Gu Xun Er caring for Xiao Yan and struggled to speak.
• Wu Yong and Gu Yuan discussed battle assignments and the danger of Nihility Devouring Flame consuming the Danta Old Ancestor, and Wu Yong revealed that his Secret Art could raise him by a minor realm.

Gu Xun Er relived the previous day and confronted her guilt over tending to Xiao Yan in front of Wu Yong, whose support the Ancient Clan needed for the coming battle. By morning, Wu Yong and his wife had left, and Gu Yuan warned Gu Xun Er to keep her distance from Xiao Yan and hold herself responsible if Wu Yong failed to appear.

• Gu Xun Er spent the night replaying her actions and feared that her treatment of Wu Yong could jeopardize the Ancient Clan’s decisive battle against the Hun Clan.
• Gu Xun Er watched a replay of Wu Yong and his wife discussing the battle with Gu Yuan while criticizing her for caring for Xiao Yan in front of her fiancé.
• Gu Xun Er searched for Wu Yong and his wife in the morning, then sent them an apology when she learned they had already left.
• Gu Xun Er asked Gu Yuan where Wu Yong had gone, and he said Wu Yong would meet them at the Burial Heaven Mountain Range on the day of battle.
• Gu Yuan told Gu Xun Er to keep her distance from Xiao Yan and warned that she would bear most of the blame if Wu Yong failed to appear.

Wu Yong prepared a hidden valley as a refuge from the Hun Clan and confronted the people under his protection about loyalty. Nalan Yanran left the Nalan Clan and brought him gifts, while Wu Yong began contacting other women and factions as the story turned toward his next moves.

• Wu Yong concealed the valley and, after hearing from Gu Xun Er, considered using the crisis to judge the loyalty of those around him.
• Xiao Yi Xian urged Medusa to bring Snake-People to the refuge, and Medusa agreed after fearing Wu Yong might abandon her.
• Wu Yong sent Zi Yan back to Ancient Dragon Island, while Nalan Yanran left the Jia Ma Empire with the Misty Cloud Sect's inheritance and gifts for him.
• Nalan Su told Nalan Jie that Yanran's submission to Wu Yong reflected the Nalan Clan's weakness, but Nalan Jie refused to accept her choices.
• Nalan Yanran presented Wu Yong with Ya Fei and Xue Mei as gifts from the Mittel Family and Alchemist Guild.
• Wu Yong sent messages to Xiao Han, Feng Qing'er, Cao Ying, and Tang Huo'er, while reminding himself to treat Tang Huo'er with respect because of Tang Zhen's past kindness.