Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yan’s group reached the swamp concealing the Life and Death Two Forms Spring, where Song Yue revealed its location and invited others to challenge the guardian. As experts gathered and fought the beast, Vicious Old Monster watched from beneath the swamp, revealing that the spring was under his watch.

• Xiao Yan’s group confirmed that the swamp was the location indicated by Yue Ru’s Inheritance Rune, and Xiao Yan sensed that powerful experts had gathered there.
• Song Yue announced that the Life and Death Two Forms Spring lay within the swamp and shared its location, explaining that a formidable beast guarded the entrance.
• Xiao Yan suspected Song Yue wanted other experts to defeat the guardian so he and his companions could benefit afterward.
• Five Poisons decided to head toward the spring and rendezvous with Xiao Yan, while Lin Zhu expressed reluctance about cooperating with the Burning Incense Pavilion.
• Hundreds and thousands of experts headed for the spring as the guardian churned through the swamp, displaying power comparable to a Peak Seven-star Dou Di.
• Vicious Old Monster opened his eyes beneath the swamp, revealing Eight-star Dou Di strength, and watched the commotion beside a resting magical beast.

Xiao Yan’s group encountered Song Yue and Hong Qian, whose illness from Manghuang Qi left them needing medicinal pills. Xiao Yan traded a dose for Song Yue’s knowledge of the ruins and learned the Life and Death Fire was on the smallest of the three islands.

• Xiu Qi identified the two stranded travelers as members of the Ten Thousand Sword Gate, and Xiao Yan’s group descended to help them.
• Song Yue explained that Hong Qian was sensitive to Manghuang Qi and asked Xiao Yan for medicinal pills, offering compensation.
• Xiu Qi told Xiao Yan that Song Yue’s master was one of the five explorers entering the ruins and could provide valuable intelligence.
• Xiao Yan agreed to trade pills for answers, and Song Yue revealed that the ruins contained three islands on an ocean and might be inhabited.
• Xiao Yan gave Song Yue pills that eased Hong Qian’s symptoms, and Song Yue revealed that the Life and Death Fire was on the smallest island.

Xiao Yan destroyed Mekal’s forbidden technique and, with help from Lin Yunshu and the humans below, killed her and erased her soul. He collapsed after saving Tian Xing Continent, hailed by its people as their hero.

• Mekal’s forbidden technique trapped Xiao Yan’s bead, but the bead erupted with Amber Sacred Flame and Demon Power, shattering the holy palace and Light Barrier.
• Mekal tried to escape Xiao Yan’s final attack, but Lin Yunshu and the humans restrained her and restored Xiao Yan’s strength.
• Xiao Yan pierced Mekal with the Demon Arrow, destroyed her soul with Amber Flame Soul Fire, and used her blood to repair the damaged space.
• Xiao Yan fell unconscious, and the emperor caught him as the people hailed him as the hero of Tian Xing Continent.

Xiao Yan agreed to treat Yuanyan’s poisoned sister in exchange for a chance to see the location marked on a treasure map. As he forced his antidote into her body, powerful Core Inscriptions reacted, hinting that she was the strongest among the Yuan Sect disciples.

• Duan Qifei took over the night watch, and Yuanyan led Xiao Yan through an underground passage into a tent sealed by her array.
• Xiao Yan examined Yuanyan’s unconscious sister and found that severe injuries and potent venom had left her in a coma.
• Yuanyan explained that her sister had drawn Soul Beasts away from their troop and was found poisoned with a treasure map in her hand.
• Xiao Yan offered to save Yuanyan’s sister if Yuanyan took him to the place shown on the map, and Yuanyan agreed to retrieve the scroll and accompany him.
• Xiao Yan used flames and medicinal pills to make an antidote and send it into the woman’s body, triggering powerful Core Inscriptions as the black seals over her eyes receded.

Elder Du Ya and the Poison Maiden stole the Eight-Poison Demon Snake beast’s essence clusters, provoking Xiao Yan and Duhun Zi into a fight. As Xiao Yan faced Du Ya, he prepared a five-flame lotus attack that made even the powerful elder sense death.

• Elder Du Ya and the Poison Maiden appeared and seized the beast’s two essence clusters, while Duhun Zi recognized them and demanded the clusters back.
• The Poison Maiden claimed the Scorpion Sect had a right to reclaim its ancestor’s remains and questioned what lay beneath the barrier.
• Xiao Yan told Xun'er to protect Xiao Yi Xian, then joined Duhun Zi in confronting Du Ya and the Poison Maiden.
• Xiao Yan attacked Du Ya with fiery pythons, but Du Ya’s scarlet poison viper deflected and shattered them.
• Xiao Yan unleashed a five-flame lotus, and Du Ya sensed that its power could kill him.

The Golden Dragon King explained to Xiao Yan that the Great Thousand World had split into seven realms and warned him that the Xiao Clan’s enemies and his growing responsibilities would soon matter. In the Human Realm, the Deputy Realm Lord ordered a search after someone from the Xiao Clan escaped the Immortal Cage.

• The Golden Dragon King told Xiao Yan about the origins of Dou Qi cultivation, the hidden beings and dangerous regions of the Dou Di Continent, and the legendary Dou Shen realm.
• The Golden Dragon King explained that the Great Thousand World had divided into the Human, Buddha, Hell, Demon, Monster, Ghost, and Heaven Realms, and that the Dou Qi Continent was a lower plane while the Dou Di Continent was an upper plane.
• The Golden Dragon King warned Xiao Yan that the Xiao Clan had many enemies and that he and Tuoshe shared a blood feud with old monsters from the Seven Realms, then promised to teach Xiao Yan everything he knew.
• In a distant hall, the woman told Blond-haired Man that she felt watched, and a red figure reported that someone from the Xiao Clan had escaped the Immortal Cage.
• Blond-haired Man ordered the Human Realm’s forces to find the escapee and left the hall, dismissing the need to pursue a newly ascended Dou Di for now.

Shen Hong used his life to open a space bridge for Holy See forces, and he and Old Monster Shen Xi died as the Medicine Realm fell into chaos. Liu Hao arrived with the Holy See, claimed Yao Xuan and the Medicine Realm guards had been executed for colluding with the Outer Realm Evil Clan, and faced Yao Wanyuan and Xiao Yan.

• Shen Hong summoned a Heavenly Veil to attack Xiao Yan while using his life to open a space bridge.
• Xiao Yan warned Shen Hong to stop, but Shen Hong refused, and Old Monster Shen Xi rushed toward him.
• Yao Xuan appeared gravely wounded, warned that the Medicine Realm was in trouble, and burned into white flames before dying.
• Liu Hao and the Holy See apostles emerged, and Xiao Yan told Yao Wanyuan that Shen Hong and Old Monster Shen Xi had died after Shen Hong summoned the Holy See.
• Yao Wanyuan demanded an explanation for the Holy See's invasion and Yao Xuan's death, while Liu Hao claimed the Holy See had executed her and the guards for colluding with the Outer Realm Evil Clan.

Xiao Yan suppressed Yan Lie with the Eternal Ruler and emerged to help Mo Ze confront Yan Ling. At the summit, Xu Shao approached the sealed Black Stone and faced an Elder whose power far exceeded his own.

• Xiao Yan used the Eternal Ruler’s Holy Runes and five-color flames to suppress Yan Lie and escape the barrier domain.
• Xiao Yan reappeared on the stairs as Mo Ze and Yan Ling fought, then moved to engage Yan Ling while Mo Ze headed for the upper level.
• Xu Shao reached the summit square and focused on the Black Stone sealed at its center.
• An Elder emerged from the dwelling and warned Xu Shao to leave, threatening to destroy him if he stayed.

Xiao Yan and the Soul Devouring Master headed for the Earth Spirit Pagoda’s Fifth Layer, where the Seven Crossings Soul Guiding Lamp was believed to be. As Xiao Yan entered the core layer, a mysterious presence sensed an Eight-Star Dou Xian’s aura, while events outside the pagoda left the Earth Courtyard’s leaders uneasy.

• Xiao Yan’s mutated Lord of Fire Guards vanished, and the Soul Devouring Master told him the Shadow Sovereign’s power could open the Netherworld.
• Xiao Yan and the Soul Devouring Master entered the fixed route to the Fifth Layer as a mysterious voice questioned the lingering Eight-Star Dou Xian aura.
• Xiao Zifan and his companion escaped Earth Courtyard experts and made their way toward Xiao Gui.
• Headmaster Wen and Headmaster Ai explained Xiao Yan’s situation to the Earth Courtyard leaders, who decided to leave his trial undisturbed.
• Xiao Yan plunged into the Fifth Layer, where the Soul Devouring Master sensed a familiar, unusual aura.

Yu Xuan offered the Golden Dragon King information about a soul-restoring treasure in exchange for an unknown favor. He revealed that the Sky-Eye Fish Clan possessed the Mother of the Immortal Spirit Bodhi Tree, while Mu Feng and Mu Yingying fought guardians and Xiao Shou and Da Pang headed deeper into the formation.

• Yu Xuan recalled the destruction of the Sky-Eye Fish Clan and asked the Golden Dragon King for a favor, offering a treasure that could restore soul power.
• The Golden Dragon King doubted the treasure would help him, but Yu Xuan named it the Immortal Spirit Bodhi Tree, shocking him.
• Mu Feng and Mu Yingying sensed Xiao Yan's powerful aura while battling Six-star Dou Di guardians in nearby passages.
• Xiao Shou and Da Pang mocked Xiao Yan for challenging the strongest guardian and continued toward the Mysterious Spirit Imperial Pool.
• Yu Xuan explained that the Xuan Ling Imperial Family could not use the treasure because it was not the Immortal Spirit Bodhi Tree itself, but its mother.

Xiao Yan rescued the Hell Demon Dragon and confronted the Son of Heaven, unleashing demonic power that overwhelmed him. As Xiao Yan attacked the defeated Son of Heaven, milky-white flames erupted from his body, revealing a dangerous power that left the story on the brink of a new threat.

• Xiao Yan freed the Hell Demon Dragon from the Son of Heaven's control and sent it to protect the Spirit Devouring King.
• Xiao Yan unleashed the Source of Ghostly Darkness and accused the Hell Realm's leaders of aiding evil, frightening the realm's officials.
• The Deputy Realm Lord arrived with her disciple, while the Lord of Palace reacted to Xiao Lingshan's Reincarnation Seal.
• Demon Xiao Yan ignored the Son of Heaven's attacks, devoured his Demigod Grade Dou Technique scroll, and declared that the Xiao Clan's vengeance had begun.
• The Son of Heaven tried to reveal the Master of the Heavenly Palace and powerful figures in the Human Realm as secret accomplices, but milky-white flames ignited him.
• Demon Xiao Yan formed a Demon Spear and struck at the Son of Heaven to stop the mysterious flames from consuming him completely.

Tianyuanzi revealed a power beyond the quasi-divine stage and summoned the Heavenly Punishment Leisi Beast, feeding it dozens of Saint Grade Ninth Grade pills. As the Head of Foreign Lands watched with keen interest, the Demon Statue challenged the newly manifested beast.

• The Demon Statue’s demonic qi repelled Tianyuanzi’s Holy Flame as the coalition forces watched the clash while sending Samsara Power to Xiao Yan.
• Diyuanzi tore open fissures in the void, exposing countless Outer Realm Evil Clan creatures, but she delayed attacking Tianyuanzi to see if he had discovered a path to Dou Shen.
• Tianyuanzi’s eyes developed mysterious silver and golden patterns, revealing a fluctuation that made Diyuanzi ecstatic and uneasy.
• Tianyuanzi summoned the Heavenly Punishment Leisi Beast and sacrificed dozens of Saint Grade Ninth Grade pills to give it a real form.
• The Demon Statue dismissed the Leisi Beast and offered to fight it for Diyuanzi.

Xiao Yan, Cai Lin, and Die Qi entered the Nine-Tailed Demon Palace to find the Tyrant Artifact, where Cai Lin heard an infant crying that Xiao Yan and Die Qi could not hear. At the altar, a strange infant emerged from a stone statue and called Cai Lin “mother,” while Xiao Yan sensed a possible connection to the Outer Realm Evil Clan.

• Nine-Tailed Qing Luan warned Xiao Yan that the former Nine-Tailed Clan patriarch had vanished inside the demon palace and that unknown presences were rumored to dwell there.
• Nine-Tailed Qing Luan sent Xiao Yan, Cai Lin, and Die Qi into the demon palace as clan members gathered to oppose her decision.
• Cai Lin heard an infant crying in a passage filled with broken mirrors, though Xiao Yan and Die Qi heard nothing.
• Xiao Yan sensed the Saint Flame react with disgust as the trio approached a white altar bearing a silver statue of a woman with nine tails.
• A small infant emerged from the statue, called Cai Lin “mother,” and released a foul presence that made the mirror world turn illusory.

Su Xueying was controlled into climbing Skeleton Demon Mountain to draw the Demon Sword, while Xiao Yan broke free and pursued her. At the mountain’s foot, the Fifth Evil God and the Demon Venerable intercepted Xiao Yan, whose suspicions about their purpose and the Holy Demon Lord’s power remained unresolved.

• Su Xueying broke out of the Crystal Dimension, but the Fifth Evil God and the Demon Venerable captured her with the Demonic Sound Zither Whirl and ordered her to pull out the Demon Sword.
• Xiao Yan realized Su Xueying had sought power to redeem herself, destroyed the Crystal Dimension, and followed her toward Skeleton Demon Mountain.
• Xiao Yan arrived at the mountain’s foot and saw Su Xueying under the Demon Venerable’s control, climbing toward the deadly summit.
• The Fifth Evil God and the Demon Venerable blocked Xiao Yan, and he recognized that the Demon Venerable was an Energy Clone.
• Xiao Yan sensed that the Holy Demon Lord possessed a power resembling Angel Power as Su Xueying continued toward the summit.

Xiao Yan and Cai Lin descended into the Ten-Colored Sky Swallowing Python Ancestral Land, where ancient murals hinted at the origins of Cai Lin’s power. They found the Ten-Colored Magic Snake Cave blocked by a black barrier and encountered a headless snake-shaped creature bearing milky-white flame silk, which terrified Xiao Yan’s Holy Flames.

• Xiao Yan and Cai Lin examined murals depicting ten ancient snake beasts and a wounded ten-colored snake fighting an unknown creature.
• They reached the Ten-Colored Magic Snake Cave but could not break through its pitch-black barrier with their own power.
• A concealed attacker struck at Xiao Yan, who dodged and joined Cai Lin back-to-back.
• The Ten-Colored Snake Spirit expanded and opened a colorful crack in the barrier, then weakened as it shrank back into Cai Lin’s hand.
• Cai Lin exposed a headless snake-bodied shadow, and Xiao Yan recognized a trace of Outer Realm Evil Clan aura and milky-white flame silk that made his Holy Flames tremble.

Xiao Yan infiltrated the Devil Lair’s lowest level and discovered an evil tree draining humans and sea beasts to power a mysterious object in a flame cauldron. As the object neared completion, the Seven-Star Dou Xian Regi confronted Xiao Yan, while other powerful factions lurked nearby.

• Xiao Yan disguised himself as Feng You and persuaded the two Demon Guards to open the Bronze Giant Gate.
• Xiao Yan found mountains of living humans and sea beasts, then saw an evil ancient tree draining their vitality and essence blood into a flame cauldron.
• Lord Mal ordered Gamma to increase the cauldron’s power and sent Regi to bring him Xiao Yan’s soul.
• Xiao Yan sensed the mysterious object’s power rivaled a Seven-Star Dou Xian powerhouse’s and felt the Holy Flame, Emperor Flame Ring, and Flame Mantra react violently to it.
• Regi appeared beside Xiao Yan and prepared to kill him, while Xiao Yan considered the other powerful beings lurking nearby.

Xiao Yan and Yuanyan uncovered an Air-Banning Gate deep inside the cave and worked together to break it. Beyond the shattered gate, Yuanyan recognized an Ancient Array Map.

• Xiao Yan treated his wound and followed Yuanyan deeper into the cave, where she detected a powerful imprisonment.
• Yuanyan discovered an invisible barrier, then used her Core Inscriptions to reveal the silver Air-Banning Gate sealing the passage.
• Yuanyan explained how the Air-Banning Gate worked and fused her Dou Qi with her Core Inscriptions to erase its protective patterns.
• Yuanyan exhausted herself, so Xiao Yan sent her strength and destroyed the unprotected stone gate with his flames.
• Yuanyan looked beyond the shattered gate and exclaimed that she had found an Ancient Array Map.

Yaoji faced a powerful Outer Realm Evil Clan king in the Demon Suppressing Prison and offered to let Mu Yingying sacrifice herself to save two others. As Mu Yingying began her self-immolation, Xiao Yan broke through Yaoji’s restraints and Xiao Yi tried to tear off his Reincarnation Seal to join the fight.

• Yaoji explained that the Outer Realm Evil Clan’s seventeen Saint Clans held power beyond the seven evil gods and that the summoned Evil Shadow was a true king.
• The Evil Shadow appeared in the Demon Suppressing Prison, challenged Yaoji, and offered to let her take only two of the others away.
• Yaoji told Mu Yingying it was her turn, and Mu Yingying began burning her body, soul, and blood to form a fire lotus from her five Holy Flames.
• Yaoji imprisoned Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi as the Evil Shadow attacked Mu Yingying and demanded their sacrifice.
• Xiao Yan broke through Yaoji’s restraints to save Mu Yingying, while Xiao Yi tried to tear off his Reincarnation Seal and join him.

After Ye Ku backed down from confronting Xiao Yan, Yu Tianyue asked Xiao Yan to help repair the Yu Sect’s Spatial Teleportation Array by using his soul power to withstand its dangerous Spatial Power. Xiao Yan agreed to negotiate for a reward, leaving Yu Tianyue to suspect the request would cost him dearly.

• Ye Sheng urged Ye Ku to retaliate against Xiao Yan and the Yu Sect, but Ye Ku chose caution and planned to act when the Spatial Teleportation Array was repaired.
• Ye Ku resolved to contact an allied faction, fearing Yu Tianyue might have grown stronger and that time was running out.
• Xiao Yan thanked Yu Tianyue for intervening, then declined the offer to become the Yu Sect’s chief alchemist.
• Yu Tianyue explained that the damaged Spatial Teleportation Array required a soul-power expert to help resist its Spatial Power during repairs.
• Xiao Yan pretended to hesitate, then agreed to help after Yu Tianyue promised to meet his requests, making the Sect Master worry about the cost.

Xiao Yan reunited with You Er beneath the Wild Ghost Desert, and they agreed to work together to find the Lord of Fierce Souls. They suspected he was in the West Divine Hall and headed there, risking their only chance to obtain the Xiangsi Broken Intestine Flame.

• You Er revealed herself to Xiao Yan after hiding with him from patrolling soldiers of the Lihun Domain.
• Xiao Yan and You Er shared why they had come to the Wild Ghost Desert and agreed to cooperate against the Lord of Fierce Souls.
• You Er saw that Xiao Yan had devoured the Undying Fire, while Xiao Yan learned she still had a means to threaten the Lord of Fierce Souls.
• You Er explained that the Lord of Fierce Souls might be secluded in one of four divine halls, and Xiao Yan concluded the West Divine Hall was the likeliest location.
• Xiao Yan and You Er disguised themselves and set out for the West Divine Hall, where they faced the danger of powerful defenders.