Chapter Summaries

Yun Yun wondered about Mysterious Elder Grandma’s identity as Ji Changqing left the Misty Cloud Sect and Jia Nan Academy for the Gu Clan with Gu Yuan and Xiao Xun'er. After Ji Changqing arrived in the Ancient Realm, Ling Quan learned he was there and vowed to settle their old score.

• Yun Yun gave Ji Changqing a Storage Ring packed with supplies before he departed, and he hugged her goodbye as Nalan Yanran called after him.
• Ji Changqing bid farewell to his friends at Jia Nan Academy, then traveled with Gu Yuan and Xiao Xun'er through the Central Continent to the Gu Clan’s Ancient Realm.
• Gu Clan members greeted Gu Yuan and Xiao Xun'er, while news spread that Xun'er had returned with a boyfriend.
• Ling Quan heard that Xun'er had brought Ji Changqing to the clan and resolved to avenge his defeat from two years earlier.
• Gu Yuan left Ji Changqing at a small courtyard, where Xiao Xun'er arranged his belongings before a commotion broke out outside.

Ji Changqing and Xiao Xun'er faced Ling Quan and the Black Mist Army after they stormed into their courtyard. Ji Changqing accepted Ling Quan’s challenge to fight in the Martial Arena, despite Xiao Xun’er’s warning about his strength.

• The Black Mist Army broke down the courtyard gate and knelt before Xiao Xun'er, who angrily demanded to know who had authorized them to barge in.
• Ling Quan arrived and tried to calm Xiao Xun'er, but she threatened to use her authority against him and the Black Mist Army.
• Ji Changqing mocked Ling Quan for backing down at Xiao Xun'er's threat, prompting Ling Quan to challenge him to a fight.
• Ling Quan claimed he would suppress his Dou Qi to Ji Changqing's level, and Ji Changqing accepted his challenge to meet at the Martial Arena.
• Xiao Xun'er warned Ji Changqing that Ling Quan had become a High Star Dou Zong after the Imperial Altar's baptism, but Ji Changqing reassured her and said he would defeat the Gu Clan's younger generation.

Ji Changqing faced Ling Quan in the Martial Arena and easily stopped his spear with one hand, revealing that he now controlled three Heavenly Flames. Ling Quan retreated to the arena’s edge and invoked the Four Seals Unite, leaving the fight unresolved.

• News of Ji Changqing accepting Ling Quan’s challenge spread through the Ancient Realm, drawing the Gu Clan’s younger generation to the Martial Arena.
• Gu Yuan watched secretly and refused to help Ji Changqing, believing he should face setbacks before seeking to marry his daughter.
• Ling Quan attacked Ji Changqing with Split Mount Hua, but Ji Changqing caught the spear in his palm and stopped it inches from his forehead.
• Ji Changqing sent three Heavenly Flames down the spear, forcing Ling Quan to abandon his weapon and retreat to the arena’s edge.
• Ling Quan refused to concede and activated the Emperor Seal Art’s Four Seals Unite.

Ji Changqing revealed that he was a seven-star Dou Venerate when he effortlessly caught and destroyed Ling Quan’s combined four seals, then defeated him with a kick. He challenged the Gu Clan members watching from the pavilions to face him together.

• Ling Quan unleashed the Emperor Seal Art’s four combined seals in an attempt to kill Ji Changqing.
• Ji Changqing caught the attack barehanded, astonishing the spectators and revealing his concealed strength as a seven-star Dou Venerate.
• Ji Changqing crushed the four seals, and the resulting energy storm blasted Ling Quan away without harming him.
• Ji Changqing pursued Ling Quan and kicked him off the Martial Stage, leaving him defeated.
• Ji Changqing addressed the people in the pavilions and invited them to attack him together.

Ji Changqing challenged the Gu Clan’s younger generation and criticized them for relying on their clan’s name instead of their own strength. Gu Yao answered the challenge and launched a powerful attack, leaving the fight unresolved.

• Ji Changqing revealed his Dou Venerate aura, stunning the Gu Clan’s spectators and leaving no one willing to answer his challenge.
• Ji Changqing accused the Gu Clan’s talents of using their clan’s name to intimidate opponents, prompting shame among the onlookers and serious reflection from Gu Yuan.
• Gu Yao stepped forward, declared that he would not rely on the Gu Clan’s name, and accepted Ji Changqing’s challenge.
• Gu Yao unleashed a giant, rune-covered finger attack that descended toward Ji Changqing.

Ji Changqing countered Gu Yao’s Great Annihilation Finger with the Heaven-tier High-level Nine Dragon Nine Elephant Sacred Art, stunning the Gu Clan with his power. Gu Yuan wondered whether the mysterious elder from the Misty Cloud Sect had obtained a Dou Di inheritance.

• Gu Yao unleashed the Gu Clan’s Great Annihilation Finger against Ji Changqing, while Xiao Xun'er remained confident in Brother Changqing.
• Ji Changqing summoned the Nine Dragon Nine Elephant Sacred Art and resisted the descending Black Giant Finger.
• Nine Chaotic Sacred Elephants and nine Chaotic Dragons emerged, forcing Gu Yao’s attack back and silencing the watching Gu Clan members.
• Gu Zhen suggested that Gu Qingyang challenge Ji Changqing, but Gu Qingyang admitted he could not win.
• Gu Yuan studied Ji Changqing’s unfamiliar Fighting Skill and wondered whether the mysterious Dou Saint from the Misty Cloud Sect had obtained a Dou Di inheritance.

Ji Changqing defeated Gu Yao with his Nine Dragons and Nine Elephants technique, and the other Gu Clan prodigies declined to fight him. As Ji Changqing left the arena with Xiao Xun'er, Gu Yuan summoned him.

• Ji Changqing's Nine Dragons and Nine Elephants overwhelmed Gu Yao's Black Giant Finger, broke his finger, and knocked him unconscious.
• Gu Qingyang greeted Ji Changqing and admitted that he could not defeat him, then welcomed him as a guest in the Ancient Realm.
• The other two Gu Clan prodigies also welcomed Ji Changqing and quickly left, leaving the Gu Clan's younger generation without a challenger.
• Ji Changqing left the Martial Arena holding Xiao Xun'er's hand, and she praised his strength before asking whether he had been holding back.
• Gu Yuan's voice reached Ji Changqing and summoned him to a meeting.

Ji Changqing met with Gu Yuan after impressing the Gu Clan’s younger generation, while Xiao Xun'er proudly defended him. Gu Yuan praised Ji Changqing and asked to meet the mysterious Dou Saint of the Misty Cloud Sect, but Ji Changqing said he could not arrange it because she rarely appeared, even to him.

• Ji Changqing and Xiao Xun'er flew together on an Ancient Immortal Crane to the Gu Clan’s core residence.
• Gu Yuan assessed Ji Changqing’s aura and soul, praised his talent, and judged that he was not cruel or vicious.
• Gu Yuan asked whether the mysterious Misty Cloud Sect Dou Saint had taught Ji Changqing the Nine Dragons Nine Elephants Fighting Skill.
• Gu Yuan explained that the Gu Clan’s records revealed no trace of the Saint and asked to meet her.
• Ji Changqing apologized and said the Saint rarely met with him and that he did not know where she was.

Gu Yuan gave Ji Changqing a residence in the Gu Clan’s core territory and sent him to represent the clan at the Soul Clan’s Bloodline Awakening Ceremony. Ji Changqing led the Black Mist Army into the Soul Realm, where he saw a Blood Sun on the horizon.

• Gu Yuan praised the Misty Cloud Sect and granted Ji Changqing a residence after Gu Xun'er asked for a reward.
• Gu Yuan told Gu Xun'er to restore her surname and prepare for her Bloodline Awakening, then ordered Ji Changqing to attend the Soul Clan’s ceremony with a team.
• Gu Xun'er entered seclusion after bidding farewell to Ji Changqing, who returned to his new courtyard for the night.
• Ji Changqing met the Black Mist Army at the Ancient Realm’s teleportation array and learned Gu Yuan had appointed him their commander.
• Ji Changqing led the Black Mist Army through a transfer point and arrived in the Soul Realm, where he noticed the Blood Sun on the horizon.

Ji Changqing discovered that the Soul Devouring Absolute Life Great Formation was hidden beneath the Soul Realm and resolved to secretly damage it so people in the Central Continent might escape when Hun Tiandi activated it. As he traveled toward the Soul Clan’s Bloodline Awakening ceremony, he observed the younger generation of the ancient clans and their rivalries.

• Ji Changqing recognized the Soul Devouring Absolute Life Great Formation beneath the Soul Realm and planned to weaken it without alerting Hun Tiandi.
• Ji Changqing boarded a magical beast with his group and saw Yao Tian and Yao Ling, whose soul talents his lieutenant described.
• Yao Tian and Yao Ling privately disparaged the Gu Clan for sending only a Black Mist Army Commander, unaware that Ji Changqing could hear them.
• Ji Changqing’s lieutenant identified Yan Xuan and Yan Zhi, whose Heavenly Flames trembled as if frightened by someone nearby.
• Ji Changqing learned about the younger generation of the other ancient clans as the group approached a towering mountain in the Soul Realm, where an oppressive feeling weighed on the travelers.

Ji Changqing attended the Soul Clan’s banquet under the alias He Ziqing, helped Ling Wa and the Shi brothers endure the pressure of Ten-Thousand-Zhang Soul Mountain, and secretly checked in at the Soul Clan. The system rewarded him with the Emperor Law, Emperor Slaying Ghost Blood Blade.

• Ji Changqing pretended to falter beneath Ten-Thousand-Zhang Soul Mountain’s pressure, then joined hands with Ling Wa, Shi Lin, and Shi Xun to pass through it.
• At the banquet, Ji Changqing introduced himself to Hun Jing as He Ziqing, commander of the Gu Clan’s Black Mist Army, Eighteenth Battalion.
• After the guests left, Hun Jing and Hun Tu complained that the Gu Clan had sent an insignificant commander and vowed the clan would be destroyed after Hun Tiandi’s plan succeeded.
• Ji Changqing returned to his courtyard, set up protective formations, and used the system to check in at the Soul Clan.
• The system granted Ji Changqing the Emperor Law, Emperor Slaying Ghost Blood Blade.

Ji Changqing considered Gu Yuan’s possible reasons for sending him into Soul Clan territory, then joined the other ancient clans at the Soul Clan’s bloodline ceremony. The ceremony began under Hun Tiandi’s watch, and the bloodline test had yet to start.

• Ji Changqing suspected Gu Yuan might be using his visit to probe Hun Tiandi’s intentions and spent the night cultivating before leaving at daybreak.
• Ji Changqing traveled with the Black Mist Army and met Ling Wa and the Shi Brothers, while members of the Yan, Thunder, and Yao Clans kept their distance.
• Ling Wa vowed to restore the Spirit Clan, and Ji Changqing reflected on how the ancient clans might fight over the Tuoshe Ancient Jade despite their declining bloodlines.
• Ji Changqing and the others arrived at Soul Cleansing Square, where he received a central seat beside Hun Jing as a representative of the Gu Clan.
• Hun Tiandi’s voice announced the start of the ceremony, and three black-robed elders began the Soul Clan’s elaborate coming-of-age rites before the bloodline test.

The Soul Clan’s Bloodline Awakening ceremony revealed its younger generation’s overwhelming strength, including God-tier Bloodlines held by Hun Yu and Hun Feng. After receiving the Dark Rainbow Clan Mark, Hun Feng invited the visiting clans’ geniuses to a friendly spar.

• Hun Qi awakened a Rank Six Bloodline and received the Red Clan Mark, shocking the younger generations of the visiting clans.
• The ceremony revealed increasingly powerful Soul Clan bloodlines, culminating in a Rank Eight Bloodline and deepening the visitors’ despair.
• Hun Yu awakened a God-tier Bloodline and received the Dark Rainbow Mark, briefly fixing his gaze on Ji Changqing.
• Hun Feng awakened a purer God-tier Bloodline than Hun Yu and received the Dark Rainbow Clan Mark.
• Hun Feng welcomed the gathered geniuses and proposed a friendly spar.