Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin returned to Tianbei City as One-Star Dou Zongs, while Han Yue had reached One-Star Dou Emperor and Han Xue Eight-Star Dou Ling. Determined to support Lu Heng rather than rely on his protection, they planned to leave for the Central Region in three days, unaware that a frigid storm was approaching Tianbei City.

• Han Yue and Han Xue welcomed Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin home, and Qing Lin revealed that both she and Xiao Yi Xian had become One-Star Dou Zongs.
• Han Xue lamented that she and Han Yue lagged behind, but Han Yue revealed she was a One-Star Dou Emperor and Han Xue proudly announced she had reached Eight-Star Dou Ling.
• Han Xue asked when they would travel to Saint Dan City to find Lu Heng, and Xiao Yi Xian said they should become strong enough to stand beside him rather than depend on his protection.
• Qing Lin and Han Yue agreed with Xiao Yi Xian, and Han Yue set their departure for the Central Region for three days later, after they stabilized their cultivation and settled the Han Clan's affairs.
• Han Xue joked about confronting Lu Heng over the women he might have flirted with, while a frigid storm approached Tianbei City.

Ice River Valley’s Tian Shuangzi invaded the Han Clan residence and demanded that Xiao Yi Xian, who possessed the Woe Poison Physique, be handed over. As Xiao Yi Xian prepared to surrender herself to protect the clan, Yao Tianhuo intervened and unleashed a vast wave of fire against the valley’s forces.

• Ice Attribute Dou Qi covered Tianbei City in ice, and Tian Shuangzi arrived with two Six-Star Dou Zongs and six armored guardians.
• Tian Shuangzi demanded that the Han Clan hand over Xiao Yi Xian and threatened to destroy the clan if it refused.
• Han Fei and Han Chi realized that surrendering Xiao Yi Xian would not save the Han Clan from Lu Heng’s later anger.
• Xiao Yi Xian decided to face Tian Shuangzi to spare the Han Clan, despite Qing Lin urging her to fight instead.
• Yao Tianhuo appeared, calmed Xiao Yi Xian with Fire Attribute Dou Qi, and ascended to confront Tian Shuangzi.
• Yao Tianhuo unleashed a vast wave of fire that burned through the clouds and melted the ice over Tianbei City.

Yao Tianhuo revealed his Three-Star Peak Dou Zun strength and attacked Tian Shuangzi and Ice River Valley's forces to protect the Woe Poison Physique woman. He crushed their formation and severely wounded Tian Shuangzi, who escaped with the elders after threatening that Ice Venerable would come to Tianbei City.

• Yao Tianhuo revealed his Three-Star Peak Dou Zun cultivation, shocking Tian Shuangzi, the elders, and the Han Clan.
• Tian Shuangzi claimed Ice River Valley had come under the Valley Master's orders to take the Woe Poison Physique woman, but Yao Tianhuo rejected his justification and attacked with the Five Wheel Li Fire Method.
• Tian Shuangzi, Bing Fu, Bing He, and six Dou Zong Protectors formed the Dry Dragon Dark Nether Array, summoning an ice dragon to resist Yao Tianhuo's Five Wheel Li Fire Array.
• Yao Tianhuo shattered the ice dragon, incapacitated the six Protectors, and sent Bing Fu and Bing He flying before his fire wyrm struck Tian Shuangzi and severely wounded him.
• Yao Tianhuo pursued Tian Shuangzi for a finishing blow, but Tian Shuangzi detonated a black bone fragment to block the attack and escaped with the elders, threatening that the Valley Master would come to the Northern Region.

Skyfire Venerable drove Tian Shuangzi from the Han Clan, but warned that Ice Venerable would soon retaliate against Tianbei City. Xiao Yi Xian refused to flee and leave the Han Clan exposed, while the others prepared to face the coming danger as they awaited Lu Heng's return.

• Skyfire Venerable defeated Tian Shuangzi, who escaped with serious injuries after using a bone fragment to survive a fatal blow.
• Han Fei and Han Chi thanked Skyfire Venerable for protecting the Han Clan, and he explained that Ice Venerable would likely come to Tianbei City in person.
• Skyfire Venerable warned Xiao Yi Xian to leave because Ice River Valley's Dou Zong elders could overwhelm the Han Clan while he fought its Dou Zuns.
• Han Yue, Han Xue, and Qing Lin urged Xiao Yi Xian to flee, but she refused because Ice River Valley might massacre the Han Clan if it could not find her.
• Qing Lin vowed to stay with Xiao Yi Xian, while Han Xue complained about Lu Heng's absence and Han Yue explained that he had gone to Saint Dan City to seek a breakthrough and medicinal pills.
• Skyfire Venerable remained confident that Lu Heng's return could resolve the crisis.

After Ice River Valley threatened the Han Clan, Yao Tianhuo urged Han Yue and Xiao Yi Xian to summon Lu Heng by crushing their Sensing Jade Slips. At Ice River Valley, Tian Shuangzi reported his defeat to Ice Venerable and revealed that a powerful Three-Star Dou Zun was protecting Xiao Yi Xian.

• Yao Tianhuo convinced Han Yue and Xiao Yi Xian to crush their Sensing Jade Slips so Lu Heng would sense their danger.
• Xiao Yi Xian regretted that she still needed Lu Heng's help, while Yao Tianhuo and Qing Lin reassured her about her strength.
• Han Yue and Xiao Yi Xian crushed their jade slips, sending their soul fluctuations toward Lu Heng.
• At Ice River Valley, Tian Shuangzi knelt before Ice Venerable and described how Yao Tianhuo had defeated his group in Tianbei City.
• Tian Shuangzi warned Ice Venerable that they could not retrieve Xiao Yi Xian's Woe Poison Physique unless they eliminated Yao Tianhuo.

Ice Venerable prepared to attack the Han Clan after Tian Shuangzi was injured, while Lu Heng broke through to Dou Zun in seclusion. When both distress jade slips from Han Yue and Xiao Yi Xian shattered, Lu Heng rushed out of the Pill Tower to head for Tianbei City.

• Ice Venerable ordered Tian Shuangzi to recover for seven days, then planned to go to Tianbei City and wipe out the Han Clan.
• Lu Heng used five elemental treasures to cultivate the Five Spirits Chaos Art and broke through from Peak Nine-Star Dou Zong to One-Star Dou Zun.
• Lu Heng sensed that Han Yue and Xiao Yi Xian's jade slips had shattered at nearly the same time, signaling that they were in grave danger.
• Lu Heng left the Secret Chamber immediately, triggering the Pill Tower's defensive formations and startling Elder Sheng Yao with his new Dou Zun power.

After Han Yue and Xiao Yi Xian shattered their emergency jade slips, Lu Heng learned that the fastest Pill Tower route to Tianbei City would take seven days. He returned to his residence to summon backup, while Xuankong Zi dispatched two Pill Tower Dou Zuns to support him.

• Lu Heng sensed that Han Yue and Xiao Yi Xian had simultaneously shattered their jade slips and rushed to the Pill Tower council hall to ask for the fastest route back to Tianbei City.
• Xuankong Zi explained that the journey would take at least seven days, so Lu Heng left to use another means of travel.
• Xuankong Zi ordered Elder Chen and Elder Li to head for Tianbei City and support Lu Heng on behalf of the Pill Tower.
• Lu Heng sealed his residence and took a pitch-black scale from his Storage Ring to call for backup.

Lu Heng activated the Origin Dragon Scale to summon Hei Qing for help reaching the Northern Region, where Han Yue and Xiao Yi Xian’s jade slips had shattered. Hei Qing arrived in Saint Dan City by tearing through space, while Cao Ying and Cao Yue watched in alarm.

• Lu Heng poured his Chaos Dou Qi into the Origin Dragon Scale, sending a signal to Hei Qing across the void.
• Hei Qing felt the scale burn, recognized Lu Heng’s energy, and tore open a spatial fissure toward Saint Dan City.
• Cao Ying and Cao Yue visited Lu Heng after hearing that he needed to reach the Northern Region, and Cao Yue offered the Cao Clan’s spatial flying ship.
• Lu Heng told them he was waiting for someone skilled at tearing through space, then watched the sky distort above the courtyard.
• Hei Qing forced open a void fissure and swaggered into the courtyard as Cao Ying and Cao Yue recoiled.

Lu Heng learned that Xiao Yi Xian and Han Yue were in grave danger in Tianbei City, so he summoned Hei Qing to take him there through space. After they departed, Cao Ying rushed to Xuankong Zi to explain that Lu Heng already had powerful help on the way.

• Hei Qing arrived after Lu Heng activated the Origin Dragon Scale and was surprised to discover that Lu Heng had become a Dou Zun.
• Lu Heng told Hei Qing that Xiao Yi Xian and Han Yue’s emergency jade slips had shattered despite a Three-Star Dou Zun Peak guarding the Han Clan’s rear courtyard.
• Hei Qing agreed to use the Ancient Void Dragon Clan’s spatial talent to take Lu Heng directly to Tianbei City, and Lu Heng asked Cao Ying and Cao Yue to pass his message to the Pill Tower.
• Hei Qing tore open a spatial rift, and he and Lu Heng disappeared through it while Cao Ying promised to report their departure.
• Xuankong Zi ordered two Two-Star Dou Zun offering elders to hurry to Tianbei City and protect Lu Heng, but Cao Ying arrived and said they no longer needed to go.

Xuankong Zi learned that Lu Heng had traveled with an Ancient Void Dragon toward Tianbei City, where the Han Clan faced danger from Ice River Valley. After Hei Qing brought Lu Heng there in half a day, they arrived at the damaged Han Clan residence as its defenders prepared for another attack.

• Cao Ying told Xuankong Zi, Xuanyi, and Sky Lightning Child that an Eight-Star Dou Zun from the Ancient Void Dragon Clan had taken Lu Heng through a tear in space.
• Xuankong Zi realized Lu Heng could reach Tianbei City in less than half a day and told Cao Ying to have Northern Region intelligence stewards watch the city.
• Hei Qing carried Lu Heng through spatial turbulence and promised to reach Tianbei City within half a day; Lu Heng said he would deal with anyone below Dou Zun himself.
• Hei Qing and Lu Heng emerged above the Han Clan residence, where Han Yue, Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, Han Xue, and Yao Tianhuo waited amid the damage from the earlier attack.
• Han Chi and the Han Clan elders rushed to defend the courtyard as a powerful pressure descended, but Hei Qing and Lu Heng appeared instead.

Lu Heng returned to Tianbei City with Hei Qing after Han Yue and Xiao Yi Xian shattered their jade slips, and learned that Ice River Valley had attacked the Han Clan over Xiao Yi Xian’s Woe Poison Physique. After comforting Xiao Yi Xian, Lu Heng planned to go to the Far Northern Ice Plains at dawn and kill Ice Venerable himself.

• Lu Heng arrived in Tianbei City with Hei Qing, relieved to find Han Yue, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin unharmed.
• Hei Qing told Xiao Yi Xian that Zi Yan had returned to Eastern Dragon Island and entered seclusion to receive her origin bloodline inheritance.
• Yao Tianhuo explained that Tian Shuangzi and Ice River Valley had attacked the Han Clan to seize Xiao Yi Xian, but he had defeated them and injured Tian Shuangzi.
• Lu Heng ordered Yao Tianhuo and Hei Qing to accompany him to the Far Northern Ice Plains at dawn while he confronted Ice Venerable.
• Lu Heng confirmed he had reached One-Star Dou Zun, and Xiao Yi Xian confessed she felt guilty for bringing trouble to the Han Clan before he embraced her.

Lu Heng prepared to confront Ice River Valley, which sought Xiao Yi Xian's Woe Poison Physique, after learning about the valley's defenses and reassuring her and Han Yue. At dawn, he left with Hei Qing and Yao Tianhuo to destroy the valley.

• Lu Heng vowed to protect Xiao Yi Xian from Ice River Valley, and Han Yue invited him, Hei Qing, and Yao Tianhuo to a feast.
• At dinner, Lu Heng asked Han Chi about Ice River Valley's location, leaders, and defenses.
• Lu Heng spent the night with Han Yue and Xiao Yi Xian, telling them his Chaos Dou Qi had formed a Golden Core and reassuring them about facing Ice Venerable.
• At dawn, Lu Heng said goodbye to Han Yue and Xiao Yi Xian and joined Hei Qing and Yao Tianhuo.
• Hei Qing tore open a spatial rift, and the three men set off for Ice River Valley.

Lu Heng arrived at Ice River Valley with Hei Qing and Yao Tianhuo, then used his Five Elements Divine Light to devastate the sect’s defenses. After Ice Venerable confronted him, Lu Heng declared that he had come to wipe out Ice River Valley for sending people to capture his allies.

• Hei Qing brought Lu Heng and Yao Tianhuo to the outskirts of Ice River Valley, where Lu Heng said he would handle the sect himself.
• Lu Heng summoned the Five Elements Roulette and unleashed Five Elements Divine Light, destroying towers and walls and cracking Ice River Valley’s defensive array.
• Lu Heng called out Tian Shuangzi and Ice Venerable, prompting the injured Tian Shuangzi to alert the sect’s leader.
• Ice Venerable gathered Tian Shuangzi and the elders, then confronted Lu Heng above the damaged valley.
• Lu Heng accused Ice River Valley of sending people to capture his allies in Tianbei City and announced that he had come to wipe out the sect.

Lu Heng fought the Ice Venerable at Ice River Valley, using his Five Elements Spirit Body to withstand the valley master's attacks and overpower him. As the Ice Venerable called for help, Tian Shuangzi and the elders raised the Dry Dragon Dark Nether Array, leaving Lu Heng facing both the Ice Venerable and a massive Nether Dragon.

• The Ice Venerable attacked Lu Heng with Heaven-Freezing Palm, but Lu Heng's Five Elements Spirit Body neutralized most of the frost and his Heavenly Flames burned away the rest.
• Lu Heng counterattacked with Water Cloud Step and Mountain-Suppressing Edge, splitting the Ice Venerable's Mysterious Ice shield and driving him back.
• Lu Heng bombarded the Ice Venerable with Blazing Sun Finger and Golden Light Slash, suppressing his Dou Qi and forcing him onto the defensive.
• The Ice Venerable ordered Tian Shuangzi to form an array, and Tian Shuangzi led the elders and protectors in raising the Dry Dragon Dark Nether Array.
• The array summoned a three-headed Nether Dragon that charged Lu Heng, while Yao Tianhuo and Hei Qing watched and discussed how he might overcome both threats.

Lu Heng overwhelmed Ice River Valley’s array and defeated Ice Venerable after the sect’s forces attacked him. Ice Venerable begged for peace, but Lu Heng rejected him for targeting the Han Clan and laying hands on his woman.

• Ice Venerable trapped Lu Heng between black ice walls and the Crystal Ice Nether Dragon’s blizzards, but Lu Heng absorbed the surrounding worldly energy and raised his strength to Four-Star Dou Zun.
• Lu Heng summoned three Heavenly Flames and used the Five Elements Spirit Wheel True Art to destroy the Dry Dragon Dark Nether Array, crippling Tian Shuangzi and the other elders.
• Lu Heng struck Ice Venerable with the Metal Spirit Flame-Slaying Wheel, shattered his ice shields, and left him badly wounded.
• Ice Venerable offered treasure and a guest elder position in exchange for peace, but Lu Heng refused because Ice River Valley had targeted the Han Clan and his woman.

Lu Heng killed Ice Venerable, destroyed Ice River Valley’s leadership, and drove its disciples away. He then began searching the sect’s underground stores while Hei Qing stayed to help in exchange for pills for Zi Yan.

• Ice Venerable tried to self-destruct, but Lu Heng suppressed the energy and beheaded him with the Chaos Origin-Returning Wheel.
• Lu Heng took Ice Venerable’s Storage Ring and corpse, then killed Tian Shuangzi, the Sky Serpent, and the fallen elders.
• Lu Heng ordered Ice River Valley’s disciples and deacons to leave, and they fled the abandoned sect.
• Yao Tianhuo praised Lu Heng’s strength and planned to return to Eastern Dragon Island after taking him back to Tianbei City.
• Lu Heng offered to refine pills for Hei Qing and Zi Yan, persuading Hei Qing to remain while he searched beneath Ice River Valley.

Lu Heng and his companions plundered Ice River Valley’s treasury and returned toward Tianbei City, where he planned to refine pills for Yao Tianhuo and Hei Qing. The chapter ended with the three of them nearing the city through the Void Space.

• Hei Qing tore apart the spatial restriction guarding Ice River Valley’s underground treasury, allowing Lu Heng to enter.
• Lu Heng gathered the treasury’s medicinal herbs, cultivation methods, Dou Techniques, and ores into three storage rings.
• Lu Heng told Yao Tianhuo that he had found the remaining ingredients for an eighth-grade Poria Azure Pill and would refine it to restore Yao Tianhuo’s strength.
• Lu Heng promised Hei Qing an eighth-grade Heavenly Dragon Bone-Forging Pill and a Yuan-Returning Soul-Stabilizing Pill, along with special medicinal pills for Zi Yan.
• Hei Qing opened a spatial rift, and the three companions traveled toward Tianbei City while discussing the promised pills.

Lu Heng returned safely to the Han Clan after destroying Ice River Valley, reassuring Han Yue, Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, and Han Xue. He revealed that Ice Venerable and Tian Shuangzi were dead and the sect had been eradicated.

• Han Yue, Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, and Han Xue anxiously waited for Lu Heng to return from Ice River Valley.
• Lu Heng arrived through a spatial ripple, while Hei Qing and Yao Tianhuo went to the front yard to drink with Han Chi.
• Lu Heng embraced Han Yue, Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, and Han Xue, reassuring them that he was unharmed and Xiao Yi Xian would no longer be targeted by Ice River Valley.
• Lu Heng told the women that Ice Venerable and Tian Shuangzi had died, the sect's mountain gate and grand array had been destroyed, and its forces had been dispersed.

Lu Heng returned after wiping out Ice River Valley and distributed powerful cultivation resources to Xiao Yi Xian, Han Yue, and Qing Lin. He promised Han Xue pills to help her advance, while Hei Qing and Yao Tianhuo celebrated with the Han Clan in the front courtyard.

• Han Xue asked Lu Heng whether he had truly killed everyone in Ice River Valley and escaped injury, and he teased her before reassuring her.
• Lu Heng gave Xiao Yi Xian the Ice Venerable's Acquired Woe Poison Physique Origin to strengthen her cultivation.
• Lu Heng gave Han Yue and Qing Lin refined blood essence from Tian Shuangzi, explaining that they could absorb it safely and improve their cultivation.
• Han Xue protested that she had received nothing, so Lu Heng promised to refine pills from Ice River Valley's herbs to help her advance to Dou Wang.
• Hei Qing called for more Azure Spirit Brew in the front courtyard while Yao Tianhuo joked that he might get drunk and damage the Han Clan's courtyard.

After defeating his enemies, Lu Heng rested with Han Yue and Xiao Yi Xian. The next morning, he turned to the tasks ahead and decided to make Zi Yan's candy pills before beginning the difficult high-grade refinements.

• Han Yue and Xiao Yi Xian urged Lu Heng to rest after his exhausting battle and months of pill refining.
• Han Xue took Qing Lin to the West Wing, leaving Lu Heng alone with Han Yue and Xiao Yi Xian.
• Lu Heng carried Han Yue and Xiao Yi Xian to the bedroom, where they spent the night together.
• The next morning, Lu Heng reviewed the Ice River Valley supplies and planned to refine pills for Hei Qing and Yao Tianhuo.
• Lu Heng decided to make Zi Yan's candy pills first.