Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yan and his companions entered the Life and Death Two Forms Spring, only to find a desolate basin and meet its powerful resident, the Vicious Old Monster. He refused to let them use the spring and declared that they would become nourishment for his eternal youth.

• Leng Fuyao detected a glowing entrance in the magma, and Xiao Yan confirmed it led to the Life and Death Two Forms Spring.
• The Vicious Old Monster and the silver rat Xiaoyin noticed the newcomers and went to meet them.
• Xiao Yan and his companions entered a separate space and found two ringed islands surrounded by spring water that seemed ordinary.
• Yue Ru recognized the young-looking man as the Vicious Old Monster, whose power made the group wary.
• Xiu Qi confirmed they had come for the spring, and the Vicious Old Monster said outsiders could not use it and would become nourishment for his eternal youth.

Ye Meng brought Xiao Yan into the Burning Incense Pavilion’s forbidden area, where Xiao Yan’s Blood Demon Golden Qi suddenly became restless but he concealed the flare-up. Ye Meng explained that Xiao Yan needed a Soul Stone to advance as an alchemist and described how it would prepare him to cultivate a Spirit Palace.

• Ye Meng questioned Xiao Yan about his extraordinary talents, then advised him to leave himself a way out in everything.
• Ye Meng unlocked the Soul Lock on the forbidden room and allowed Xiao Yan inside after he had defeated Leng Fuyao.
• Xiao Yan felt his Blood Demon Golden Qi surge as he entered, concealed his weakness by taking medicinal pills, and hid the cause from Ye Meng.
• Ye Meng explained that Xiao Yan needed a Soul Stone to compress and condense his Soul Power before he could advance to an Emperor Grade Two Alchemist.
• Ye Meng described how alchemists cultivated a Spirit Palace, and Xiao Yan asked him to teach him about the Soul Stone and Spirit Palace.

Xiao Yan and the other experts were trapped in the Jade Rabbit Hall, where the Jade Rabbit revealed her overwhelming strength and defeated their attack. After recognizing Yue Ru’s Inheritance Rune and the Holy Flames carried by Xiao Yan and Mu Yingying, she ordered the three of them to follow her and sent the others away from the palace’s deepest area.

• The stone gate slammed shut, and the experts failed to identify the source of a strange sound until Xiao Yan, Meng Fei, and Leng Fuyao sensed Heavenly Emperor Realm Soul Power.
• The Jade Rabbit appeared above the hall, introduced herself, and swallowed the experts’ combined attack with a silver moon.
• The Jade Rabbit noticed the Inheritance Rune on Yue Ru’s forehead and recognized the aura of the Moonlight Fairy.
• The Jade Rabbit ordered Yue Ru, Xiao Yan, and Mu Yingying to go with her, then warned the other experts not to enter the palace’s deepest area.
• The experts dispersed to search other parts of the palace, while Guni, Qi Haoqing, and Wang Xie secretly continued pursuing the inheritance and Dou Soul.

Xiao Yan battled the Life and Death Fire Beast in the Magma World while the experts above the swamp heard the beast’s call and waited. After Xiao Yan uncovered a secret in the magma and used his Holy Flame to pressure the Guardian, it agreed to take him to the Land of Extreme Cold, though it clearly had its own agenda.

• The Life and Death Fire Beast called magma creatures to attack Xiao Yan, and the experts above the swamp heard its roar.
• Song Yue stopped Qi Haoran from entering the swamp, while Feng Hong confirmed there were other spaces beneath it.
• Xiao Yan fought off the self-destructing magma creatures and noticed the beast needed to swallow magma to summon them again.
• Xiao Yan sensed a chill inside the red magma and asked the Life and Death Fire Beast to take him deeper.
• The Life and Death Fire Beast revealed that the Land of Extreme Cold lay below and agreed to guide Xiao Yan there, but hinted that it had a plan of its own.

Xiao Yan and the others fought the Vicious Old Monster, an Eight-star Dou Di Perfection powerhouse who drained young women’s vital essence to stay young. As his Life and Death Power overwhelmed their attacks, Yue Ru’s Inheritance Rune summoned the Moonlight Fairy, who intervened to protect her chosen inheritor.

• The Vicious Old Monster revealed his intent to drain the women’s vital essence, and Xiao Yan decided the group had to attack.
• Yue Ru began activating the Moonlight Fairy’s Inheritance Rune while Xiao Yan ordered the others to buy her time.
• Xiao Yan, Xiu Qi, Mu Feng, and Qin Xin attacked the Vicious Old Monster, but he erased their strikes with his Life and Death Power.
• The Vicious Old Monster sent his deadly power toward the group, and Yue Ru’s rune flared as the Moonlight Fairy’s voice echoed through the Life and Death Two Forms Spring.

Xiao Yan and Mu Yingying went to repair the spring eyes of the Life and Death Two Forms Spring after the Moonlight Fairy assured them the attempt would not be fatal. Before her remnant soul vanished, the Moonlight Fairy sent Yue Ru and the others toward Guanghan Island, where they confronted the Vicious Old Monster for the entry token.

• Xiao Yan refused to let Mu Yingying risk herself until the Moonlight Fairy explained that repairing the spring eye would only cost her some Sacred Flame Origin and cause nonfatal harm.
• Xiao Yan and Mu Yingying headed together to the spring eyes on the outer edges of the circular islands, while Yue Ru wished them luck.
• The Moonlight Fairy told Yue Ru that she had placed the Inheritance Rune on her forehead and directed the group to take the Token for Entering Guanghan Island from the Vicious Old Monster.
• The Moonlight Fairy's remnant soul vanished, leaving her restraints on the Vicious Old Monster in place and revealing that her true inheritance was kept in an avatar on Guanghan Island.
• The Vicious Old Monster agreed to hand over the entry token and called a Silver Light Mouse out of his clothes, prompting the group to question whether the mouse was the token.

Xiao Yan reached Emperor Realm Heavenly Stage Great Perfection soul power, and Xiao Mu removed the Blood Demon Golden Qi from his body. Xiao Mu, the Golden Dragon King, and Xiao Xuan then departed, leaving Xiao Yan alone in the Forest of Death.

• Xuan Mu heard a tremendous disturbance from the Forest of Death and left with his followers after being warned of a powerful aura.
• Xiao Yan celebrated reaching Emperor Realm Heavenly Stage Great Perfection soul power and discussed the limits on advancing his alchemist grade with Xiao Mu and the Golden Dragon King.
• Xiao Mu used Holy Flame to draw the Blood Demon Golden Qi from Xiao Yan and annihilate it, while its creator sensed its destruction in the Xuan Ling Imperial Family.
• Xiao Yan endured the pain of the removal, then knelt to bid farewell as Xiao Mu took the Golden Dragon King and Xiao Xuan away.

Zhu Jin fought Xuan Xin with the Heaven Locking Dragon Array and a silver dragon formed from thunder and the Power of Life and Death, but Xuan Xin’s Holy Flame Child Flame overwhelmed him. As Xuan Xin’s attack engulfed Zhu Jin, Fen Tian appeared at its center and declared that he would take Xuan Xin’s life.

• Xuan Xin summoned the Holy Flame Child Flame and shaped it into a Formless Bead, while Zhu Jin gathered the array’s power and fused his silver Thunder Power with the Power of Life and Death.
• Zhu Jin formed a silver giant dragon and sent it to attack Xuan Xin’s Formless Bead, destroying the Heaven Locking Dragon Array in the process.
• Ling Mengsheng, Qing Lao, and Elder Tian watched from the Seventh Floor of the Underground Palace as Elder Tian said Zhu Jin was using Xuan Xin as a stepping stone to break through.
• Xuan Xin’s Formless Bead overpowered Zhu Jin’s dragon, then exploded into a scorching wave that engulfed Zhu Jin.
• Fen Tian emerged from the center of the fading fire wave and threatened to kill Xuan Xin, who recognized him in shock.

Xiao Yan secretly disrupted Xuan Xin’s attack while Fen Tian confronted him in the Seventh Floor of the Underground Palace. Dark Night Ghost Immortal intervened to save Xuan Xin, leaving Fen Tian facing two opponents as King Xuan Ling waited on the Sixth Floor.

• Xiao Yan used a soul attack to interrupt Xuan Xin, but the backlash injured him, and Mu Yingying confirmed her brother’s aura was behind a silver stone statue.
• Fen Tian attacked Xuan Xin with the Annihilation Ghost Dagger, but Dark Night Ghost Immortal appeared and blocked the strike.
• Xuan Xin revealed his cooperation with Dark Night Ghost Immortal, who had entered Xuan Tian San with Xuan Xin’s secret help.
• Xuan Xin and Dark Night Ghost Immortal released their ghost qi and prepared to fight Fen Tian together, forcing Fen Tian to assess their combined strength.
• King Xuan Ling learned that Dong Xuan had fallen and the Mother of the Immortal Spirit Bodhi Tree had been taken, then waited on the Sixth Floor with the Blood Demon Envoy’s Origin Power.

Fen Tian confronted Xuan Xin over the Xuan Ling Imperial Family’s killing of Fen Tian’s adopted son, while Xuan Xin used ghost qi to strengthen himself. Fen Tian trapped him in a Flame Domain, and a concealed attacker’s soul strike left Xuan Xin vulnerable as Fen Tian prepared a deadly blow.

• Fen Tian recalled that the Xuan Ling Imperial Family had killed his adopted son and accused Xuan Xin of hiding the truth.
• Xuan Xin unleashed the Ghost Secret Technique, combining ghost qi with the Holy Flame Child Flame to reach One-star Dou Xian Later Stage.
• Fen Tian and Xuan Xin clashed with Tianyan Hand and Xuan Ling Golden Hand, then Fen Tian revealed his Flame Domain and suppressed Xuan Xin.
• A concealed man with a heavy ruler on his back launched a soul attack that shattered Xuan Xin’s attack and defense.
• Fen Tian rushed at the vulnerable Xuan Xin with a cold, ordinary-looking dagger, filling Xuan Xin with fear of death.

Zhu Jin and the human experts fought the Blood Demon Race while King Xuan Ling battled the Blood Demon Right Guard, who tried to unleash a powerful array. Below the altar, Mu Yingying and Cai Lin discussed why they had been captured and believed Xiao Yan would come to rescue them; King Xuan Ling killed the Right Guard, and the Blood Demon Race was wiped out.

• Zhu Jin warned the experts that the Blood Demon Race could self-destruct with greater force than humans, while the Blood Demon Right Guard broke free and attacked King Xuan Ling with the Blood Demon Array Diagram.
• Zhu Jin and the Dou Xian experts killed the remaining Blood Demon soldiers as Mu Yingying awoke beside the controlled Yan Chi and Cai Lin explained that King Xuan Ling planned to use her bloodline to weaken the Holy Flame.
• Mu Yingying told Cai Lin that Xiao Yan would come to save them, and Cai Lin supported him despite doubting he could overcome the Xuan Ling Imperial Family.
• Zhu Jin and the other sects joined King Xuan Ling in surrounding the Blood Demon Right Guard, but King Xuan Ling ignored Zhu Jin's request to capture him and killed him with a fine sword.
• The Blood Demon Race was completely wiped out.

Xiao Yan detonated his Heavenly Flames to wound King Xuan Ling, who revealed that he had devoured the Blood Demon Envoy. As King Xuan Ling moved to kill Xiao Yan, Yue Ru emerged from seclusion and rescued him, leaving the fight to begin anew.

• Xiao Yan's Heavenly Flames temporarily restored Yan Chi's sanity, and Yan Chi learned from Mu Yingying what had happened.
• King Xuan Ling revealed that he had devoured the Blood Demon Envoy and attacked the exhausted Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yan prepared to self-detonate rather than let King Xuan Ling kill him, while Cai Lin and Mu Yingying tried to stop him.
• Yue Ru appeared from the full moon, suppressed Xiao Yan's surging Dou Qi, and stabilized his injuries with moonlight power.
• Yue Ru confronted King Xuan Ling, who resolved to capture her and seize the Moonlight Fairy's power.

Xiao Yan, Mu Yingying, and Yan Chi headed for the Blood River Pool, where Xiao Yan and Mu Yingying could temper their bodies with Death Blood Ghost Liquids and Yan Chi could heal his hidden ailments. After they left, the Ten Thousand Sword Gate encountered the Xuan Ling Imperial Family’s Three Heavenly Sovereigns, and Jian Xin clashed with Tian Hong.

• Xiao Yan and Mu Yingying defeated evil Tian Xing, then Yan Chi identified him as one of the Blood Demon Race’s Four Apostles.
• Yan Chi explained the Blood Demon Race’s hierarchy and revealed that the Blood River Pool could heal him and help Xiao Yan develop Death Power.
• Xiao Yan gave one Death Blood Ghost Liquid to Mu Yingying, and the group set off for the Blood River Pool.
• Song Yue and Hong Qian arrived with two Ten Thousand Sword Gate companions and discovered that the Headless Ghost Fiend had been eliminated.
• The Three Heavenly Sovereigns confronted Jian Xin and the Ten Thousand Sword Gate, and Jian Xin fought Tian Hong.

Xiao Yan took Xiao Yi, Ling Xuan, and Mu Yingying to Blood River Town’s bustling market, where he discussed leaving after the Sect Tournament to search for Xun Er and the others. As the group explored, a mysterious Fourth Heavenly Sovereign sent two powerful followers after Xiao Yan and went to approach Mu Yingying.

• Xiao Yan agreed to take Ling Xuan and Mu Yingying along to the market, while Xiao Yi warned him that the Sect Tournament and the Xuan Ling Imperial Family’s silence about Xuan Mu’s death seemed suspicious.
• Xiao Yan told Xiao Yi he planned to leave after the tournament because Cai Lin was there but Xun Er and the others were still missing; Xiao Yi said he would follow him and mentioned feeling guided by something inside his body.
• At the market, Xiao Yan’s group saw Ten Thousand Flowers Pavilion’s Xiu Qi and Poison Sect’s Wu Di confront each other before departing, while Feng Hong stopped Du Chun from greeting Xiao Yan because powerful figures were watching from the shadows.
• Ling Xuan took Mu Yingying off to browse elsewhere, and Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi continued exploring the market for treasures.
• A man called the Fourth Heavenly Sovereign ordered two followers to trail Xiao Yan and went to meet Mu Yingying, whom he described as a woman transformed from the Holy Flame.

Jian Xin defeated Tian Hong in their rematch, but Tian Qian stopped Tian Hong from using a hidden evil power and took his place. Jian Xin then faced Tian Qian, whose early Eight-star Dou Di strength and emerging death power left him grimly aware of the danger.

• Song Yue and Hong Qian watched as Jian Xin fought Tian Hong, while Tian Qian and Tian Cang discussed the mismatch between them.
• Tian Hong summoned the Spirit of Hongtian, but Jian Xin’s sword intent shattered it and drove his attack toward Tian Hong.
• As Tian Hong began to release an evil aura, Tian Qian suppressed it and ordered him to stand down; Tian Hong withdrew beside Tian Cang.
• Tian Qian replaced Tian Hong and offered Jian Xin a choice between apologizing and leaving the Blood River Realm or being crippled and sent out.
• Jian Xin recognized that Tian Qian was an early Eight-star Dou Di who had survived the death tribulation and begun producing death power.

Xiao Yan, Xiao Yi, and Long Yi were dragged through a Space Vortex, where a powerful ghostly figure tried to capture Xiao Yan after sensing something familiar in him. The Golden Dragon King intervened, drove the figure away, and took Xiao Yi and Long Yi with him, leaving Xiao Yan to continue toward the Ghost Realm.

• Xiao Yan, Xiao Yi, and Long Yi entered the Space Vortex after King Xuan Ling forced them to leave Xuan Tian San.
• Long Yi shoved Xiao Yi clear of a violent wind, but an unknown force struck Long Yi and sent him flying.
• A mysterious black aura with powerful Ghost Qi surrounded Xiao Yan and demanded to search his body for a familiar presence.
• Xiao Yan, Xiao Yi, and Long Yi prepared to fight as the mysterious figure formed a massive energy palm to capture Xiao Yan.
• The Golden Dragon King shattered the energy palm, frightened the mysterious figure away, and revealed that Xiao Yan was under his protection.
• The Golden Dragon King took Xiao Yi and Long Yi away, then warned the Soul Devouring Master to keep Xiao Yan safe in the Ghost Realm.

Xiao Yan and Mu Yingying trapped Xue Tian’s Blood Array Diagram inside the Sacred Flame Space and used two Holy Flames to destroy him. Xue Tian and Tian Qian’s body disappeared, leaving Xiao Yan to reflect on avenging his senior brothers.

• Xiao Yan used the Binding Immortal Silk Vine Formation to find and strike Xue Tian, forcing him to reveal himself.
• Xue Tian crushed his heart to unleash the Blood Array Diagram and its mind-eroding crimson gas.
• Mu Yingying formed the Sacred Flame Space around the Blood Array Diagram and gave Xiao Yan her Sacred Flame Crystal.
• Xiao Yan wielded both Holy Flames and pierced Xue Tian with their beams, destroying Xue Tian and Tian Qian’s body.
• Xiao Yan reflected that he had avenged his senior brothers and that the Xuan Ling Imperial Four Heavenly Sovereigns and the Blood Demon Race’s Four Envoys had all fallen by his hand.

Xiao Yan and his allies fought the Blood Demon Envoy while the Ghost Face Soul Flame suppressed the Blood Demon Golden Qi in Yin Fu Tong, but a mysterious figure appeared and effortlessly shattered their combined attack. Mu Yingying recognized the newcomer as her older brother, leaving the battle's outcome uncertain.

• The Ghost Face Soul Flame moved to save Yin Fu Tong while Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi blocked the Blood Demon Envoy, and Mu Yingying joined them.
• Xiao Yan fused with Xiao Yi and unleashed the Seven-layered Heaven Breaking Ruler against the Blood Demon Envoy.
• The Ghost Face Soul Flame suppressed Yin Fu Tong's Blood Demon Golden Qi, and Mu Yingying went to care for her.
• Xiao Yan and the Ghost Face Soul Flame attacked the Blood Demon Envoy together, but a shadowy figure appeared and shattered their attack with one grasp.
• Mu Yingying recognized the mysterious figure as her older brother.

Qin Tian revealed that he had been hiding his strength and used the Dragon Devouring Legion’s blood to create a rune that suppressed Holy Flame Power. As he cornered Xiao Yan and Azure Mu Yingying, a powerful newcomer from the Medusa Clan struck and interrupted his attack.

• Qin Tian revealed that he had concealed his Dou Xian strength while fighting Xiao Yi and had been waiting for Mu Yingying to appear.
• Ye Mo led the Dragon Devouring Legion in forming a circle around Qin Tian and sacrificing blood to create the Anti-Flame Talisman.
• Azure Mu Yingying attacked Qin Tian with Ice Spirit Finger, but the rune nullified her Holy Flame attack before cracking.
• Qin Tian ordered Ye Mo to hold off Xiao Yi and Long Yi, then cornered Xiao Yan and Mu Yingying and attacked them.
• As Qin Tian’s attack neared, a newcomer’s colorful Dou Qi struck it aside, and Qin Tian recognized the Medusa Clan.

Xiao Yan revealed that Queen Medusa was his wife, shocking the Medusa Clan and breaking Mu Yingying’s heart. She Fu explained how Queen Medusa had gone to find Xiao Yan after sensing his presence, and the chapter left Xiao Yan recovering while the clan awaited her return and prepared to confront the Xuan Ling Imperial Family.

• Xiao Yan claimed Queen Medusa was his wife, and She Fu confirmed the marriage after sensing Queen Medusa’s aura in Xiao Yan’s bloodline.
• Xiao Yan told Mu Yingying he was already married, and she left the Crystal Palace in tears as Xiao Yi followed her.
• Xiao Yan asked She Fu why he had rescued him, and She Fu explained that Queen Medusa had sensed Xiao Yan’s familiar aura and gone to Blood River Town to find him.
• She Fu said Queen Medusa was powerful enough to face nearly any opponent in Xuan Tian San, then ordered the Snake King to take Xiao Yan to recover before their decisive battle with the Xuan Ling Imperial Family.