Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yi Xian defeated the Ten Thousand Scorpion Gate’s invasion, killed Wu Ya, and reorganized the Poison Sect before choosing to leave Chu Yun for the Black Corner Region with Xiao Yu. Xiao Yu reached Nine Star Dou Huang, absorbed Protector Jiang’s Soul Power, and prepared to depart.

• Xie Shan claimed the Heavenly Poison Girl had been captured and demanded the Poison Sect surrender, while Wu Ya revealed his betrayal by killing an elder.
• Xiao Yi Xian returned unharmed, killed Xie Shan with poisonous Dou Qi, and struck Wu Ya dead as Xiao Yu and the others arrived.
• After reorganizing the Poison Sect and the Ten Thousand Scorpion Gate, Xiao Yi Xian gave up her position and chose to leave for the Black Corner Region with loyal subordinates.
• Xiao Yu absorbed roughly seventy percent of the Demonic Poisonous Spot and reached Nine Star Dou Huang, then crushed Protector Jiang’s jade bottle and absorbed his Soul Power.
• Yun Yun told Xiao Yu it was time to leave, and the system announced that he could collect a reward.

Xiao Yu summoned ten powerful Dou Zong dead warriors with a Bone Flute and continued toward the Black Corner Region with his companions. Three months later, Xiao Zhan, Xiao Yan, Nalan Yanran, and the others arrived in the Jia Ma Empire’s Imperial Capital and brought their caravan to the Nalan Family residence.

• Xiao Yu claimed his monthly reward and received ten Dou Zong dead warriors, which he could summon with a Bone Flute at the Chuyun Empire’s border.
• Xiao Yi Xian decided to leave the Poison Sect, join Xiao Yu’s Underworld as an elder, and bring eight Poison Sect members with her.
• Xiao Yu played the Bone Flute at the border, summoned ten Five-Star Dou Zongs, and led them and his companions toward the Black Corner Region.
• Three months later, Xiao Zhan’s caravan reached the Jia Ma Empire’s Imperial Capital, where Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran reminisced about their relationship.
• Xiao Li arranged carriages for the caravan’s supplies, and Xiao Zhan led the group to the Nalan Family residence.

Xiao Zhan brought Xiao Yan to Nalan Residence to ask whether the marriage agreement between the Xiao and Nalan families still stood. After Nalan Jie accepted the agreement, Xiao Zhan announced that the Xiao Clan had come to propose marriage, leaving Nalan Su startled by how quickly events were moving.

• Nalan Su welcomed Nalan Yanran, Xiao Yan, Xiao Zhan, and Xiao Li back to Nalan Residence.
• Nalan Su and Xiao Zhan reunited after twelve years and remarked on how much Xiao Zhan's strength had grown.
• Nalan Jie apologized to Xiao Zhan for the past conflict over Nalan Yanran and Xiao Yan's broken engagement, and Xiao Zhan said the Xiao Clan had also been at fault.
• Xiao Zhan asked whether the marriage agreement still counted, and Nalan Jie said it did if the Xiao Clan acknowledged it.
• Xiao Zhan announced that Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran had come together and that the Xiao Clan had come to propose marriage, astonishing Nalan Su.

Nalan Yanran accepted the marriage arrangement with Xiao Yan, and the Nalan and Xiao families celebrated together. Xiao Yu led Xiao Yi Xian and the Poison Sect group into the Black Corner Region, where he learned that the Mittel Family and Black Emperor Sect would soon hold a joint auction in Black Emperor City, and decided to attend.

• Nalan Yanran agreed to her family's marriage arrangement, and Nalan Su entrusted her to Xiao Yan, who promised to treat her well.
• Xiao Yu and his group crossed the Black Domain Plains and entered the Black Corner Region, then reached Black Seal City.
• Xiao Yu showed his elder token at an Underworld commercial hall, where supervisor Gao Zhiyang reported minor tensions with the Black Emperor Sect and Magic Flame Valley.
• Gao Zhiyang told Xiao Yu that the Mittel Grand Auction House and Black Emperor Sect would hold a joint auction in ten days, with Xiao Ding and Ya Fei already in Black Emperor City.
• Xiao Yu sent the Poison Sect elders and five summoned Dou Zongs toward Maple City, then continued with his companions toward Black Emperor City.

Xiao Yu’s group encountered Xiao Yu, Wu Hao, and Hu Jia leading Jia Nan Academy students on their way to Black Emperor City, and the two groups traveled together. Outside the city, they learned that Magic Flame Valley’s Xie Zhen had been attacking Academy students amid a growing conflict, which Su Qian suspected someone was stirring up.

• On the journey to Black Emperor City, Xiao Yu discussed the auction, Zi Yan’s coming evolution, and the possibility of Soul Hall members being present.
• Xiao Yu’s group met Xiao Yu, Wu Hao, and Hu Jia, who were escorting Inner Academy students to the Black Corner Region for training and the auction.
• The groups joined up, and Little Xiao Nian happily reunited with Xiao Yu and greeted Hu Jia.
• At sunset, the combined group reached Black Emperor City and admired its walls built from rare Black Mirror Stone.
• Wu Hao and Hu Jia reacted angrily to the arrival of Xie Zhen, and Xiao Yu learned that Magic Flame Valley had repeatedly attacked Jia Nan Academy students after a recent conflict.

Xiao Yu, a transmigrator in the Xiao Clan, reflected on his homesickness and his bond with Xiao Xun Er before the Family Trial. As he began cultivating, his long-awaited system activated and offered him Bone Spirit Cold Flame, leaving him stunned by the reward's connection to Yao Lao.

• Xiao Yu recalled that he had spent years trying to rely on Xiao Yan and Xiao Xun Er because his expected cheat had never appeared.
• Xiao Xun Er joined Xiao Yu on the cliff, noticed his bad mood, and learned that he missed home.
• Xiao Xun Er revealed that she had reached Nine-stage Dou Qi, while Xiao Yu implied that he was already a Dou Zhe.
• Xiao Yu carried Xiao Xun Er down from the cliff, returned to his courtyard, and began cultivating.
• The system activated in Xiao Yu's mind, awarded him Bone Spirit Cold Flame, and named the Xiao Clan Main Hall as his next sign-in location.

Xiao Yu’s group entered Black Emperor City after Zi Yan drove off Magic Flame Valley’s Xie Zhen. At the Black Emperor Sect, Mo Tianxing advised his son to cooperate cautiously with Magic Flame Valley while keeping watch on Jia Nan Academy.

• Xie Zhen insulted Jia Nan Academy, and Xiao Yu provoked him in response.
• Xiao Yu let Zi Yan confront Xie Zhen, and her punch forced the Dou Emperor to retreat.
• Xie Zhen led Magic Flame Valley away, and Xiao Yu’s group proceeded into Black Emperor City.
• Mo Ya told Mo Tianxing that he was monitoring the Underworld and the Mittel Family, and Mo Tianxing warned him to limit cooperation with Magic Flame Valley.
• A spy reported Zi Yan’s clash with Xie Zhen, and Mo Tianxing ordered continued surveillance of the arrivals.

Xun Er learned that the damaged Space Wormhole would keep her from reaching Xiao Yu, while Xiao Yu arrived in Black Emperor City and reunited with Xiao Ding and Hai Bodong. After hearing about Magic Flame Valley’s attacks on the Underworld, Xiao Yu vowed to destroy it after the auction, then embraced a familiar woman waiting for him.

• Xun Er learned that Xiao Yu remained in the Black Corner Region and ordered Ling Ying to help repair the Space Wormhole between the Central Plains and the Northwest Region.
• Xiao Yu entered Black Emperor City with Yun Yun and the others, ignoring a follower they suspected belonged to the Black Emperor Sect.
• Xiao Yu reunited with Xiao Ding and Hai Bodong at the Underworld’s inn and arranged lodging for the Jia Nan Academy students.
• Xiao Ding told Xiao Yu that Xu Qian had colluded with Magic Flame Valley against the Underworld’s merchant caravans, and Hai Bodong had killed Xu Qian.
• Xiao Yu promised to destroy Magic Flame Valley after the auction and have the Underworld absorb its forces.
• A graceful woman threw herself into Xiao Yu’s arms, and he stroked her hair and told her she had worked hard.

Xiao Yu reunited with Ya Fei and took her and Zi Yan to browse Black Emperor City for medicinal ingredients. At the Thousand Medicine Pavilion, he learned that seven of the nine ingredients needed for Zi Yan’s Great Void Returning Pill were available, while the rare Great Void Fruit and True Essence Grass might be found at the Pill Exchange Gathering.

• Ya Fei asked Xiao Yu to stroll with her, and he agreed to stay in the Black Corner Region until they were ready to leave for the Central Plains.
• Zi Yan told Xiao Yu she had run out of pills and expected to break through within one to three months, so he took her and Ya Fei to find ingredients.
• Xiao Yu brought Ya Fei and Zi Yan to the Thousand Medicine Pavilion, where Ya Fei offered to buy Zi Yan any ingredients she wanted.
• Xiao Yu asked the pavilion attendant about the ingredients for the Great Void Returning Pill and learned that the shop lacked the Great Void Fruit and True Essence Grass.
• Ya Fei mentioned the Pill Exchange Gathering, and Xiao Yu asked the attendant to take them there to trade for the missing ingredients.

Xiao Yu attended the Pill Exchange Gathering at the Thousand Medicine Pavilion to trade for a Great Void Fruit and True Essence Grass. Pavilion Master Yao asked for a Sixth Grade Pill and a Fifth Grade Pill, and Xiao Yu presented two jade boxes for Elder Yan to inspect.

• An old man led Xiao Yu, Ya Fei, and Zi Yan to the Pill Exchange Gathering on the Thousand Medicine Pavilion’s second floor, where Xiao Yu promised to exchange for ingredients Zi Yan needed.
• Pavilion Master Yao greeted the group, recognized Ya Fei, and learned that Xiao Yu was seeking a Great Void Fruit and True Essence Grass.
• Pavilion Master Yao said the two ingredients required one Sixth Grade Pill and one Fifth Grade Pill, and Xiao Yu accepted the price.
• After the gathering began, Xiao Yu located the ingredients and presented two jade boxes, prompting Elder Yan to inspect them.

Xiao Yu traded high-grade pills for rare medicinal ingredients and learned that Elder Yan hoped to meet the pills’ supposed master because of their Heavenly Flame aura. After refining his Dou Qi and hearing his family’s wedding plans, Xiao Yu released Little Xiao Nian’s physique seal and prepared to strengthen her with Imperial Phoenix True Blood.

• Elder Yan identified the pills’ exceptional quality, learned Xiao Yu claimed they came from his master, and approved the exchange for the Great Void Fruit and True Essence Grass.
• Elder Yan told Pavilion Master Yao that the pills carried a Heavenly Flame aura and that he hoped their alchemist could help him advance beyond the peak of the fifth grade.
• Xiao Ding told Xiao Yu that the wedding with the Nalan Family was scheduled for half a year later in Maple City, and Xiao Yu asked him to send Xiao Yu’s brothers to Black Emperor City.
• Xiao Yu refined Xie Biyan’s remaining Dou Qi until his Dou Qi became colorless, while still lacking the insight needed to reach Dou Zong.
• Little Xiao Nian asked to play with fire, and Xiao Yu agreed to teach her alchemy before lifting the seal on her physique and releasing the Bone Spirit Cold Flame and Green Lotus Core Flame.
• Xiao Yu brought out Imperial Phoenix True Blood to benefit Little Xiao Nian’s physique.

Xiao Yu helped Little Xiao Nian absorb Imperial Phoenix True Blood, raising her cultivation to the eight-star Dou Wang realm before suppressing it, and taught her to master two Heavenly Flames. Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran arrived in Black Emperor City for the Black Emperor Sect auction and reunited with Xiao Ding and Xiao Yu at the inn.

• Xiao Yu gave Little Xiao Nian Imperial Phoenix True Blood, which fused with her body and raised her cultivation from one-star Dou Ling to eight-star Dou Wang.
• Xiao Yu suppressed Little Xiao Nian's new strength after sensing heavenly might, and a golden Imperial Phoenix phantom appeared around her.
• Little Xiao Nian resonated with two Heavenly Flames and made them acknowledge her as their master, while Xiao Yu warned her not to use them to hurt or prank people.
• Xiao Ding told Xiao Yu that the Black Emperor Sect auction would be held in three days, and Xiao Yu said Xiao Yan should arrive in time.
• Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran reached Black Seal City, then traveled to Black Emperor City for the auction.
• Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran arrived at the inn, where Xiao Ding and Xiao Yu were waiting in the main hall.

Xiao Yan reunited with Xiao Ding and Xiao Yu, learned that Magic Flame Valley had been attacking the Underworld and Jia Nan Academy, and joined his companions at the Black Emperor Sect's major auction. The auction began as they spotted Magic Flame Valley's Fang Yan and an unknown Soul Hall agent, setting the stage for their confrontation.

• Xiao Yan reunited with Xiao Ding and Xiao Yu and greeted Nalan Yanran as his fiancée.
• Xiao Ding explained that Magic Flame Valley had been opposing the Underworld and attacking Jia Nan Academy, while Xiao Yu said she had contacted Great Elder Su Qian for help.
• Xiao Yu and Xiao Yan agreed to attend the Black Emperor Sect's auction before confronting Magic Flame Valley, and the group traveled to the auction plaza the next day.
• Xiao Yan, Xiao Yu, Xiao Yi Xian, Ya Fei, and Nalan Yanran entered the VIP section, where they spotted Magic Flame Valley elder Fang Yan and a black-robed companion.
• Fang Yan questioned the black-robed person about Magic Flame Valley's enemies, and the companion revealed that they belonged to the Soul Hall and had a venerable acting for them.
• The auction's golden protective barriers rose, and a golden-robed auctioneer emerged as Xiao Yu told Ya Fei she should stop working as Mittel's auctioneer.

Xiao Yan and Xiao Yu attended the Black Emperor Sect auction, where Mo Tianxing welcomed the crowd and warned them against causing trouble. After two hours of bidding, a Mid-tier Earth Rank ruler technique left by Six Harmonies Venerable appeared, and Xiao Yan recognized it as a potential match for his weapon.

• Mo Tianxing thanked the Mittel Family and the auction attendees, then threatened anyone who disrupted the Black Emperor Sect's auction.
• Xiao Yan noted the presence of powerful Dou Zong and Dou Emperor experts, while Ya Fei identified Yin Gu Lao and Su Mei among the VIPs.
• The auctioneer sold an early Mid-tier Profound Rank Dou Technique for six hundred thousand Gold Coins as Xiao Yan and his companions waited for items they wanted.
• Ya Fei explained that the Mittel Family could waive its commission on items it won, and the group watched the auction grow more competitive over two hours.
• The auctioneer introduced the Mid-tier Earth Rank Six Harmonies Roaming Body Ruler, said to be left by Six Harmonies Venerable, and Xiao Yan sat up with interest.
• The auctioneer set the starting price at one million eight hundred thousand Gold Coins, with bids required to rise by at least ten thousand.

Xiao Yan and Xiao Yu bid on Dou Techniques at the Black Emperor Sect auction, acquiring the Six Harmonies Roaming Body Ruler and Shadow Clone. The auction then moved on to an unidentified magical beast mummy.

• Xiao Yan outbid a burly bidder and bought the Six Harmonies Roaming Body Ruler for 3 million Gold Coins.
• Xiao Yu spent 2 million Gold Coins on medicinal ingredients as the auction continued.
• The white-haired elder introduced Shadow Clone, a dark-attribute movement technique that could create up to six powerful clones.
• Xiao Yu showed Xiao Yi Xian his dark-attribute Dou Qi and hinted that he cultivated more than one attribute.
• Xiao Yu bid 6 million Gold Coins and won Shadow Clone without further competition.
• The auction moved on to an unidentified magical beast mummy.

Xiao Yu arranged to acquire a Heavenly Demon Phoenix corpse and gave Xiao Yan a flying Dou Technique crafting scroll. As the Black Emperor Sect auctioned the Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva, Xiao Yu prepared to offer Comprehension Pills for the ingredient Xiao Yi Xian needed.

• The Black Emperor Sect offered the mysterious beast corpse through an item-for-item exchange, and Xiao Yu recognized it as a Heavenly Demon Phoenix.
• Xiao Yu gave Xiao Yan a flying Dou Technique crafting scroll as a wedding gift and told Ya Fei to bid for the corpse.
• Ya Fei won the corpse with three Dou Ling Pills and two Imperial Pills after Mo Tianxing approved the sale.
• The auction began offering the Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva, and Xiao Yi Xian realized Xiao Yu had come to obtain it for her poison pill.
• Xiao Yu prepared to exchange Comprehension Pills for the Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva, knowing Elder Eagle Mountain might also seek it.

Xiao Yu and his companions watched bidders barter for the Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva, then Xiao Yu entered the auction to offer the Black Emperor Sect a Comprehension Pill and two Imperial Pills. Mo Tianxing and Qi Shan reacted with excitement, but the chapter ended before they accepted or rejected the exchange.

• Xiao Yu explained that the Black Emperor Sect was using the auction to profit from the dangerous, coveted Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva.
• Xiao Yu spotted Elder Eagle Mountain, whose reappearance surprised the older experts of the Black Corner Region, and Elder Eagle Mountain emerged from the trading pillar looking confident.
• Fang Yan of Magic Flame Valley entered the pillar to trade, and Xiao Yu then used Moon Chase to enter himself.
• Xiao Yu offered Mo Tianxing and Qi Shan a Comprehension Pill and two Imperial Pills in exchange for the Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva.
• Mo Tianxing and Qi Shan showed surprise and excitement because the Comprehension Pill could help them cultivate Mo Ya into a Dou Zong.

Xiao Yu won the Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva by offering a Comprehension Pill and two Imperial Pills, then returned to the inn with his group and their auction items. Mo Tianxing’s announcement drew unwanted attention to Xiao Yu, but he said he had arranged protection and was prepared to deal with anyone who followed them.

• Qi Shan confirmed that Xiao Yu’s Comprehension Pill and Imperial Pills were genuine, and he and Mo Tianxing weighed Xiao Yu’s offer against the Life Returning Pill and Magic Flame Valley’s soul fusion method.
• Mo Tianxing chose Xiao Yu’s offer, hoping the Comprehension Pill would help his son, while Xiao Yu told Xiao Yi Xian he had offered the pills because the Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva was worth it.
• Mo Tianxing announced that Xiao Shi Yi of the Mittel Family had won the Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva, drawing hostile attention from Elder Eagle Mountain and others.
• Xiao Yu reassured Xiao Yan’s group that the Black Emperor Sect would prevent trouble in the city and said he had prepared for anyone who targeted them after they left.
• Xiao Yu collected the auction items and returned to the inn, where Xiao Ding and Hai Bodong greeted the group and the Black Emperor Sect delivered the enormous dried magical beast corpse.

Xiao Yu prepared to dismantle the Heavenly Demon Phoenix corpse while arranging defenses against forces seeking the Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva. He also revealed Zi Yan’s origins and promised to take her to her father once they were strong enough.

• Zi Yan sensed a natural enmity toward the Heavenly Demon Phoenix corpse, and Xiao Yu said she would help him dismantle it that night.
• Xiao Yu removed the corpse’s bone wings and told Xiao Ding and Hai Bodong that the Black Emperor Sect, Magic Flame Valley, Elder Eagle Mountain, and hidden Soul Hall forces might come after the Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva.
• Xiao Yu summoned five black-clad guards to gather information and condensed his first Shadow Clone using dark-attribute Dou Qi.
• Zi Yan joined Xiao Yu to dismantle the corpse, but Xiao Yu first told her she belonged to the Ancient Void Dragon clan and had its royal bloodline.
• Xiao Yu told Zi Yan that her father, the clan chief, was alive but trapped, and promised to take her to see him when they were strong enough.

Xiao Yu refined the Heavenly Demon Phoenix's remains and stored its Magic Core, then urged Cai Lin to prepare to evolve her bloodline. The next morning, he used himself as bait to draw Elder Eagle Mountain, Magic Flame Valley, and the Black Emperor Sect out of Black Emperor City, leading Xiao Ding and Hai Bodong toward a gorge to confront them.

• Xiao Yu refined the Heavenly Demon Phoenix's corpse into ten spikes, essence blood, and a seventh-stage Magic Core, while Zi Yan took the spikes.
• Cai Lin felt uneasy near the Magic Core, and Xiao Yu told her to prepare to consume the essence blood and evolve her bloodline.
• Xiao Ding reported that Magic Flame Valley and Elder Eagle Mountain were waiting outside Black Emperor City, so Xiao Yu planned to lure them into a fight to seek a breakthrough.
• Xiao Yu, Xiao Ding, and Hai Bodong secretly left the city, prompting Elder Eagle Mountain and the Black Emperor Sect to pursue or mobilize.
• Xiao Yu led Xiao Ding and Hai Bodong toward a gorge, where they prepared to face the pursuers.