Chapter Summaries

The Spirit Devouring King and his companion found the Phoenix Clan’s hidden dwelling as the Outer Realm Evil Clan prepared to destroy the clan. Feng Luanyi led the Phoenix Clan out to face the invaders, while old resentment toward the Xiao Clan resurfaced and battle began.

• The Spirit Devouring King and his companion entered the sealed void and discovered the Phoenix Clan’s forest dwelling.
• The Third Evil God Underworld Queen gathered the Royal Clan forces and declared that destroying the Phoenix Clan was their priority.
• Feng Luanyi emerged with the Phoenix Clan and dismissed the invaders as defeated foes.
• The Second Evil God Dark Holy Emperor and the Saint Clan Leader revealed the enemy’s overwhelming strength, prompting Phoenix Clan elders to fear their annihilation.
• Phoenix Clan survivors blamed the Xiao Clan for failing to send reinforcements in the past, but Elder Feng Xuan warned them not to raise the matter recklessly.
• Feng Xia moved to hold back the Dark Holy Emperor and the Evil God Underworld Queen as the two sides began fighting.

Xiao Yan received Feng Wan'er and her companions into the Endless Fire Domain, then learned about the Gu Clan’s silence and the upcoming Yao Clan Sacred Gathering. He planned to leave the next day to investigate and bring Xun Er back, while Cai Lin and Mu Yingying remained to oversee the domain.

• Feng Wan'er warned Xiao Yan that the Endless Fire Domain lacked the strength to withstand the continent’s powerful factions and advised him to strike first while those factions faced other troubles.
• Feng Wan'er and her six companions agreed to guard the Endless Fire Domain’s headquarters, though they would not join Xiao Yan’s offensive.
• After three days of briefings, Cai Lin told Xiao Yan that Xun Er was secluded in the Gu Clan’s Forbidden Area and that the Gu Clan appeared to be hiding a crisis.
• Cai Lin recommended that Xiao Yan attend the coming Yao Clan Sacred Gathering, and Mu Yingying warned him that the Holy See suspected the Endless Fire Domain had caused the Traveling Angel’s fall.
• Xiao Yan decided to leave the next day, bring Xun Er back, and eventually seek a way to tear open the plane and return home; Cai Lin and Mu Yingying declined his advances until Xun Er returned.

The Spirit of Luoling Mountain regained her memories and faced the Three-Tailed Demon Fox and the Tian Mu Giant Beast in a probing battle. Elsewhere, Xiao Yan’s group searched for missing beasts, while the Earth Hall Master prepared to hold Xiao Yan and Mu Xuzi responsible if his daughter was harmed.

• The Spirit of Luoling Mountain remembered that the Golden-haired Child was once a weak fox she had rescued, while he blamed her and the Night Cat for helping him become strong enough to seek revenge.
• The Golden-haired Child revealed his Three-Tailed Demon Fox form, and the Tian Mu Giant Beast attacked the Spirit of Luoling Mountain before she repelled its probing strike.
• The Three-Tailed Demon Fox struck with one of his tails, and he, the Tian Mu Giant Beast, and the Spirit of Luoling Mountain began a cautious battle.
• The Earth Team and Xiao Yan’s group found the Five-Elements Beast missing, and searchers in the Tian Mu Mountain Range could not find the Tian Mu Giant Beast; they turned to hunting undead beasts and gained strength from each kill.
• The Earth Hall Master learned that Mu Xuzi and Xiong Yuan were watching Luoling Mountain and warned that he would hold Xiao Yan and Mu Xuzi responsible if his daughter was harmed.

After the Wanhuo Sect's crystal-vein territory was attacked by Qingyun Pavilion, Xiao Yan decided to go alone to rescue the elders guarding it. He left Huo Yi and Xiao Gui to defend the sect from the lurking Tingfeng Pavilion while he set out toward the nearby Xiangsi Tree site.

• A bloodied Guard summoned Xiao Yan and Xiao Gui to the Main Hall, where Huo Yi reported that Qingyun Pavilion had attacked the sect's crystal-vein territory and endangered two elders.
• The sect leaders explained that Qingyun Pavilion had a Four-star Dou Xian Late Stage powerhouse and backing from the Earth Courtyard.
• Xiao Yan learned that the territory lay near the Xiangsi Tree's manifestation site and concluded the tree's appearance had likely prompted the attack.
• Xiao Yan refused Huo Yi's offer to accompany him, warning that Tingfeng Pavilion threatened the sect and that Huo Yi must stay to defend it with Xiao Gui.
• After leaving Medicinal Pills and ordering the sect to hold its position, Xiao Yan departed with the bloodied Guard through a Secret Passage to the territory.

After the auction, Xiao Yan collected the Xian Ling Pill and Earth Dragon Blood Crystal, then negotiated with Wang Feng over the Ghost Face Soul Flame Child Flame. The story left Xiao Yan and Wang Feng agreeing to exchange the flame for information about the Hammer Mercenary Corps and the mysterious buyer of the Undying Leaf.

• Li Qin announced that the Undying Leaf had been sold but withheld the winner's identity, and declared the auction over.
• Xiao Yan told Qing Ming he would not return with the Qing Family, then left to collect his auctioned items.
• Qing Ming told Qing Wenshu that the Qing Family would help Xiao Yan if needed, but would not interfere unless the Undying Leaf went to the Yu or Lei families.
• Li Qin gave Xiao Yan a Storage Ring containing the Xian Ling Pill and Earth Dragon Blood Crystal, and Wang Feng said an escort would arrive within a month to take him to Yinhun Heaven's Eastern Continent.
• Wang Feng asked Xiao Yan to trade the Ghost Face Soul Flame Child Flame, and Xiao Yan agreed in exchange for information on the Hammer Mercenary Corps and the Undying Leaf's mysterious buyer.

Xiao Yan entered the Earth Spirit Pagoda despite his recent injuries and arrived at its first layer, the Ghost Graveyard. There, a red tombstone triggered a powerful sense of dread, revealing that the pagoda’s dangers exceeded his expectations.

• Ling Feng brought Xiao Yan and the others to the Earth Spirit Pagoda, and Ling Yuanzi urged Xiao Yan to rest before entering.
• Xiao Yan chose to enter immediately, and Ling Feng opened the Chaos gate for him.
• Xiao Yan passed through the gate and was carried by Chaos force into a mist-filled space inside the pagoda.
• Xiao Yan used the Sea of Feiyan Flames to disperse the mist, revealing the Ghost Graveyard, where a red tombstone made his body and Spirit Palace tremble with dread.

The Demon Guard Leader used the Pure Heart to suppress Xiao Yan’s Holy Flame, but You Er slowed the Demon Guards with a soul skill, allowing Xiao Yan to seize the crystal. Xiao Yan discovered that the Pure Heart was made from a human woman’s ultra-yin blood, and the chapter ended as the crystal awakened and prepared to unleash its power.

• The Demon Guard Leader revealed the Pure Heart and explained that it could suppress Holy Flames, while You Er warned Xiao Yan that it was nearly impossible to break.
• Xiao Yan summoned the Thunder and Fire King of Hell, but the Pure Heart’s Light of Purity stripped away its flame power.
• You Er asked whether Xiao Yan would enter the Lord of Fierce Souls's Divine Hall, then revealed her Soul Body and used Heaven-Covering Sound to slow the four Demon Guards.
• Xiao Yan combined his techniques to increase his strength and snatched the Pure Heart from the Demon Guards.
• Xiao Yan recognized that the Pure Heart was made from a human female’s ultra-yin blood and reacted with anger.
• The Demon Guard Leader activated the Pure Heart, causing a female figure to emerge as its imprisonment power began to build.

The Xiangsi Tree’s appearance sent Central Region factions scrambling to Soul Valley, while rival powers made plans to exploit the gathering. As the factions converged on the dangerous valley, the Four Great Factions’ strongest contenders were identified.

• Yang Xi led nearly thirty percent of Tingfeng Pavilion’s powerhouses toward the Xiangsi Tree, unaware that the Wanhuo Sect’s reported departure was a trap.
• Qing Yunkun refused to send Qingyun Pavilion to Soul Valley and instead planned to attack the Wanhuo Sect while its powerhouses were away.
• Ling Yu dismissed Xiao Yan’s strength and planned to destroy the Wanhuo Sect and force Xiao Gui to trade Xiao Yan’s Holy Flame for his life.
• Song Lanfeng, Hu Tianyuan, Kong An, and Qi Ziwen were named among the Central Region’s leading contenders for the Xiangsi Tree.
• Powerhouses gathered around Soul Valley, where the pink Acacia Power strengthened Soul Beasts and overwhelmed even Four-star Dou Xian visitors.

Yu Renran fought Bing Ling in the arena, forcing him to reveal his Ice Bloodline technique, which suppressed her wind-attribute Dou Qi. The chapter left them unleashing their strongest attacks at each other, with the outcome undecided.

• Yu Renran's cyan eagle shattered eight of Bing Ling's ten ice shields and put him on the defensive.
• Bing Ling activated his Ice Bloodline technique, amplifying his ice attribute and slowing Yu Renran's wind-attribute Dou Qi.
• Liu Qing explained to Xiao Yan that Bing Ling's Ice Bloodline was a limited-duration technique rather than true Bloodline Power.
• Yu Renran dodged Bing Ling's ice fragments and used the mountain terrain to evade his attacks.
• Bing Ling formed a massive ice spear as Yu Renran prepared her Wind Art, Thousand Shadow Whirlpool Kill, and their attacks collided.

Xiao Yan confronted the Seven-Eyed Evil God, using his seven Holy Flames to withstand the foe’s attacks. The enemy revealed his true form and his clan’s hatred of the Xiao Clan before transforming into a face covered in seven eyes.

• The Seven-Eyed Evil God attacked Xiao Yan with the Ten Thousand Light Divine Seal, and Xiao Yan formed a seven-flame garment protected by Holy Runes.
• Xiao Yan shattered the incoming Light Seals with Holy Flame power and challenged the Seven-Eyed Evil God to face his new strength.
• The Seven-Eyed Evil God emerged from the black mist as an aged man bearing the character for “Light” on his brow.
• The Seven-Eyed Evil God blamed the Xiao Clan for his ancestors’ deaths and his people’s persecution, and threatened to turn Xiao Yan into a demonic puppet.
• The Seven-Eyed Evil God said he had merged with Liu Hui's Eyes, then transformed his face into seven stark-white eyeballs.

Xiao Yan endured the Samsara Tribulation and reached the First-Reincarnation Stage, while Xun'er awakened her Samsara Seal and destroyed her own tribulation. After thanking the Phoenix Clan, they left Phoenix Island for the Reincarnation Sea, leaving Bing Xueyao and the Ice Phoenix behind to guard it.

• Xiao Yan's year of cultivation consumed the blood-red energy and helped him break through the Samsara Shackles, summoning the Samsara Tribulation.
• Xiao Yan combined his powers to withstand the Samsara Tribulation and reached the First-Reincarnation Stage.
• Xun'er awakened her Samsara Seal as ten fire-derived Golden Crows entered her glabella, then destroyed her Samsara Tribulation with the Five-Footed Golden Crow.
• Xiao Yan and Xun'er celebrated their breakthroughs, and Xun'er said she would follow Xiao Yan on the road ahead.
• Xiao Yan and Xun'er thanked the Phoenix Clan and Feng Luanyi, then departed for the Reincarnation Sea; Bing Xueyao and the Ice Phoenix stayed to guard Phoenix Island.

Xiao Yan defended Qinger from Yuyi and his page, who mocked her illness and tried to provoke him. After learning Yuyi had once pursued Qinger and that her condition came from her innate Ice Attribute, Xiao Yan accompanied her into the auction, where a City Lord Mansion soldier prepared for the event to begin.

• Qinger angrily rebuked Yuyi and his page, and Xiao Yan helped her down from the carriage.
• Xiao Yan confronted Yuyi and his page, threatened them, and led Qinger toward the auction hall.
• Yuyi recognized Xiao Yan as a potential threat and entered the auction, intending to claim Qinger after his father's plans succeeded.
• Qinger thanked Xiao Yan and explained that Yuyi had pursued her before; she said her condition came from her innate Ice Attribute.
• A soldier in the City Lord Mansion received a report about the clash and ordered his men to prepare for the auction.
• The auction hall filled with the Yu, Qing, and Lei families and other powerful forces as the auction began.

Xiao Yan and the Yu Sect group reached the Spatial Teleportation Array’s core, where Yu Tianyue began repairs as Xiao Yan and the others guarded him. A giant silver dragon formed from turbulent Spatial Power awoke and swung its tail toward the core, forcing the group to attack.

• Xiao Yan used his Soul Power to shield the group from the Spatial Power as they approached the silver light orb.
• Yu Tianyue entered the orb to repair the array while Xiao Yan, Yu Mu, and the others guarded the core.
• The Spatial Power surged outward, and Yu Mu shattered its attacks with his lightning Dou Qi.
• Xiao Yan sensed a white orb above them and used a Soul Attack to break it, revealing a thousand-zhang silver dragon.
• The dragon awoke but initially ignored the group, then swung its tail toward the array core.
• Xiao Yan strengthened his Soul Power to protect the others as they prepared to attack the dragon.

Xiao Yan defeated Wen Yi and won qualification to enter the Earth Spirit Pagoda, while revealing that his clan mark had absorbed Wen Yi’s Dark Breath and begun to stir. After learning about the pagoda’s five layers and its rewards, Xiao Yan prepared to enter and investigate whether it held clues about the Seven Crossings Soul Guiding Lamp and Xiao Gui’s parents.

• Xiao Yan emerged as the victor after Wen Yi collapsed, securing the qualification to enter the Earth Spirit Pagoda.
• Xiao Yan recalled that his clan mark had absorbed Wen Yi’s Dark Breath and begun to awaken.
• Xiao Yan returned Ling Yu’s soul body to Ling Feng, who accepted the heavy cost of the exchange.
• Ling Yuanzi, Headmaster Ai, and Aileen explained the Earth Spirit Pagoda’s fortune-filled layers and its unexplored depths to Xiao Yan.
• Ling Yuanzi and Headmaster Ai promised to handle any pressure if Xiao Yan reached the fifth layer.
• Xiao Yan agreed to enter the Earth Spirit Pagoda to seek its rewards and investigate the Seven Crossings Soul Guiding Lamp and Xiao Gui’s parents.

The Heavenly King Ginseng endured the heavenly tribulation and formed a human prototype, but exhaustion left Xiao Yan to face the remaining silver dragon. Xiao Yan and the Golden Demon Puppet launched a plan to destroy it from within.

• The Heavenly King Ginseng asked Xiao Yan and the Golden Demon Puppet to stand back while it endured the tribulation needed to become human.
• The silver tribulation dragon battered the Heavenly King Ginseng, whose medicinal power repaired its body as it was tempered.
• The Heavenly King Ginseng formed a human prototype, then asked Xiao Yan to take over because it had been severely weakened.
• Xiao Yan let the tribulation dragon swallow his flames and ordered the Golden Demon Puppet to attack it.
• The Golden Demon Puppet used a Spatial Teleportation Array to enter the dragon’s body, and Xiao Yan ordered his flames to detonate.

Xiao Yan destroyed the heavenly tribulation dragon and directed its explosive power into the Golden Demon Puppet, which absorbed the force and grew stronger. Heavenly King Ginseng completed its tribulation, transformed into a human, and entered the ten-thousand-year level.

• Xiao Yan detonated the Emperor Flame inside the heavenly tribulation dragon, while Wang Xie and Guni recognized the rare object undergoing tribulation and plotted to seize the rewards.
• Five Poisons and Lin Zhu hurried toward Xiao Yan after identifying the dangerous tribulation, while Xiu Qi rushed to protect Yue Ru.
• Xiao Yan commanded the Golden Demon Puppet to absorb the tribulation’s destructive flames, and the puppet continued despite reaching its limit.
• The Golden Demon Puppet absorbed all the remaining tribulation force, gaining traces of black and silver across its golden body.
• Heavenly King Ginseng transformed into a human male and gained the mark signifying ten thousand years.

The auction began with five Xian Ling Pills, drawing fierce bids from Ghost King City’s factions while Xiao Yan and the Yu Family competed for one. After the pills sold, Li Qin prepared to reveal the next item, as the Yu Family focused on a grand finale rumored to involve the Holy Flame.

• Yu Qian told Yuyi that the Yu Family would save its money for later Xian Ling Pills and the auction’s grand finale, which Qing Ming said might be related to the Holy Flame.
• The woman in Room 50 won the first Xian Ling Pill for nineteen million gold coins.
• Xiao Yan outbid the competing bidders and bought the second Xian Ling Pill for nineteen million gold coins after Yuyi tried to provoke him.
• The Yu Family won the third Xian Ling Pill for twenty million gold coins, while the Lei Family and the mysterious occupant of Room 1 won the fourth for seventeen million gold coins.
• After all five Xian Ling Pills were sold, Li Qin announced the next auction item, and Xiao Yan wondered who was in Room 1.

The Ten Thousand Flowers Pavilion Master and Bing Xin prepared to leave their sects after the Sect Tournament and wander with Fen Tian, while Xiao Yan’s group reached the deepest chamber of Guanghan Island. There, they met the Heavenly Demon Whale and Tiancan, who warned that the Dou Soul they sought had immense ambitions.

• The Ten Thousand Flowers Pavilion Master told Hua Yun she planned to step down after the Sect Tournament and travel with Fen Tian and the others.
• Bing Xin ordered Zhou Ling to accept her decision to leave with Fen Tian after the tournament, despite Zhou Ling’s objections.
• Fen Tian reflected on the complicated ties between himself, the two women, and their sects.
• The Jade Rabbit led Xiao Yan, Yue Ru, and their companion to a chamber at the heart of Guanghan Island and warned that they had to resolve a problem before receiving the inheritance.
• Xiao Yan reunited with Tiancan and learned that Tiancan could seal the ambitious Dou Soul inside him if he could not absorb it.
• The Heavenly Demon Whale greeted Xiao Yan and remarked that he had managed to reach the palace’s depths.

Xiao Yan and the other contestants drew opponents for the top-fifty advancement matches, and Yu Renran won her battle. Xiao Yan entered the arena to face the Shadowy Figure, while Duan Tianfeng warned him that his opponent might be a Ghost Kingdom spy; Xiao Yan instead sensed an aura resembling the Soul Clan.

• Xiao Yan and Yu Renran drew Blue 25 and Blue 20, then the contestants selected their opponents for the top-fifty matches.
• Duan Tianfeng announced that contestants could not strike after an opponent conceded, while otherwise the battles had no restrictions on life and death.
• The contestants began fighting in the mountain-range arena, and Yu Renran defeated a Two-star Dou Xian Later Stage Earth Element opponent.
• Bing Ling and Mu Xiao discussed Xiao Yan's chances against the Shadowy Figure, who had won six matches by crushing his opponents.
• Xiao Yan and the Shadowy Figure entered the arena, and Duan Tianfeng privately asked Xiao Yan to defeat him and investigate his memories.
• Xiao Yan agreed and recognized that the Shadowy Figure's eerie aura resembled the Soul Clan rather than the Ghost Kingdom.

Xiao Yan guarded the Wood Puppet Demon Spirit as it underwent its ascension, but two powerful magical beasts attacked to steal its origin. He stopped their strikes with Holy Flame and confronted them as the mountain’s experts watched in shock.

• Yao Yun recognized the heavenly spectacle as a spirit ascension, while Yao Wanyuan questioned how a magical beast could be ascending now.
• Xiao Yan sensed hostile magical beasts approaching and stayed vigilant beside the Wood Puppet Demon Spirit’s ascension pillar.
• The Earth Rock Bear and Three-Tailed Demon Fox appeared and attacked, intending to seize the Wood Puppet Demon Spirit’s origin.
• Xiao Yan evaporated their attacks with Holy Flame and turned the surrounding area into a Magma World, astonishing the attackers and onlookers.