Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yan sealed the Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit’s power within Zi Yan and helped her test whether she could refine it safely. After the seal worked as intended, Zi Yan vowed to cultivate with him and help save the Ancient Void Dragon Clan, while still teasing him about sharing his bed.

• Zi Yan confessed her love to Xiao Yan, and he promised that he loved her as much as Medusa and the others.
• Zi Yan teased Xiao Yan about sleeping with him, but he insisted she first refine the Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit and evolve into the Dragon-Phoenix Physique.
• Xiao Yan covered Zi Yan with her robe and stopped her from teasing him further, then urged her to inspect the seal for leaks or harm.
• Zi Yan activated the seal and safely refined a small amount of the Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit’s power into Dou Qi and changes to her physique.
• Zi Yan confirmed the seal worked, then promised to cultivate with Xiao Yan and reach Dou Zun within half a year so she could help him and her clan.

Xiao Yan refined the Three-God Soul-Separation Pill into a nine-colored eighth-grade pill and gave it to Queen Medusa to separate the Heaven-Swallowing Python's soul from her body. The Python revealed that she wanted to stay with Xiao Yan and Medusa, and Xiao Yan promised to help her obtain a body of her own.

• Xiao Yan spent nearly a month refining the Three-God Soul-Separation Pill, producing nine-colored Pill Lightning and earning an eighth-grade alchemist badge from Xuan Kongzi.
• Xiao Yan checked on Yao Chen in the Star Domain, where Xuan Yi stayed to wait for him to awaken and gave Xiao Yan her accumulated pill prescriptions.
• Xiao Yan gave Queen Medusa the pill and explained that it would separate the Heaven-Swallowing Python's soul and let her form a temporary physical presence.
• Queen Medusa revealed that the Heaven-Swallowing Python had shared her feelings and senses, including her intimate experiences with Xiao Yan.
• The Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python emerged and told Xiao Yan she wanted to remain with him and Queen Medusa, and Xiao Yan promised to find and refine a suitable body for her.

Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python took the Three-God Soul-Separation Pill, which separated her soul from Queen Medusa’s body. Xiao Yan protected her newly independent soul, and the three discussed how to restore her to a body.

• Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python swallowed the pill while Xiao Yan monitored her soul and guarded her.
• The pill separated her soul from Queen Medusa’s, and Xiao Yan placed a protective sigil on her Seven-Colored Snake soul.
• Queen Medusa awoke and became jealous when she saw Xiao Yan being affectionate with Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python, but the python soothed her and Xiao Yan reconciled with her.
• Xiao Yan said he would find an ancient-bloodline snake-type magical beast and use a Life-and-Death Reincarnation Pill to give Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python a body.
• Queen Medusa offered to provide some of her essence blood, and Xiao Yan persuaded Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python to accept their help.

After three months of cultivation, Xiao Yan reached the peak of Three-Star Dou Zun and gave a Gold-Grade Soul Infant Fruit to the Master of Devouring to help restore his Primordial Spirit. Zi Yan emerged from seclusion at Three-Star Dou Zun with her Dragon-Phoenix Physique complete, and she and Xiao Yan discussed using her blood essence to help him develop a Dragon-Phoenix bloodline.

• Xiao Yan reflected on his cultivation, his stalled soul realm, and his plans to strengthen the Master of Devouring and oppose the Soul Clan.
• Xiao Yan sensed Zi Yan's breakthrough, and Zi Yan appeared before him after advancing to the eighth rank and Three-Star Dou Zun.
• Zi Yan carried Xiao Yan into her chamber, but he redirected their attention to his plan to obtain a Dragon-Phoenix Physique.
• Zi Yan said her Dragon-Phoenix blood essence and some energy from her Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit could help fuse Xiao Yan's Ancient Void Dragon and Ancient Sky Phoenix bloodlines.
• Xiao Yan became excited about the possibility, while Zi Yan jokingly promised to let him sleep with her if her claim proved false.

Xiao Yan used Zi Yan’s Dragon-Phoenix essence blood and the Ancient Sky Phoenix essence blood and wings to transform his body, fuse his bloodlines, and break through to four-star Dou Zun. After the transformation succeeded, Zi Yan’s attraction to him intensified, and she pinned him to the bed to begin repaying her gift.

• Xiao Yan and Zi Yan prepared the quiet chamber for his transformation, and Zi Yan gave him a drop of her Dragon-Phoenix essence blood.
• Xiao Yan drank the Ancient Sky Phoenix essence blood and used Zi Yan’s essence blood and his Heavenly Flames to fuse the competing bloodlines.
• Zi Yan handed Xiao Yan the Ancient Sky Phoenix Wings, which fused into his back and replaced his Purple Cloud Wings.
• Xiao Yan completed his transformation into a Dragon-Phoenix, gained Dragon-Phoenix Wings, and advanced from peak three-star to four-star Dou Zun.
• Zi Yan said their Dragon-Phoenix bloodlines attracted each other, then pinned Xiao Yan to the bed and sealed the chamber.

After Zi Yan exhausted herself during their union, Xiao Yan discovered that it had strengthened his Dragon-Phoenix bloodline and spatial control, then tested his new wings and transformed into a Dragon-Phoenix. He left the story having revealed his immense new power while Zi Yan rested and he planned his next cultivation.

• Zi Yan lay exhausted after consuming Flame Essence Marrow during her union with Xiao Yan, and he fed her medicinal liquid before letting her sleep.
• Xiao Yan inspected himself and found that his four-star Dou Zun realm had stabilized, his Dragon-Phoenix bloodline had grown stronger, and his spatial control had greatly improved.
• Xiao Yan returned to his quiet room, decided to focus on soul power, Dou Qi, and Dou Techniques, then spread his Purple-Gold Dragon-Phoenix Wings.
• Xiao Yan flew from Holy Pill City into the void, where his Dragon-Phoenix Ancient Armor protected him from its dangers.
• Xiao Yan transformed into a gigantic purple-gold Dragon-Phoenix with hundred-zhang phoenix wings.

After Zi Yan woke, Xiao Yan cared for her and they discussed Elder Zhu Li’s departure, while Xiao Yan considered contacting the Ancient Clan and making plans for Yun Yun. Their flirtation was interrupted when they encountered Elder Zhu Li, who recognized Xiao Yan’s Dragon-Phoenix Physique and warned them that a child could draw on Zi Yan’s energy.

• Xiao Yan fed Zi Yan medicinal porridge as she enjoyed his attention.
• Zi Yan suggested sending Elder Zhu Li away, while Xiao Yan thought about cultivation, contacting the Ancient Clan, and visiting Danta with Yun Yun.
• Zi Yan caught Xiao Yan distracted by thoughts of other women and punched him into a wall after he teased her.
• Xiao Yan led Zi Yan outside, where they ran into Elder Zhu Li, who noticed their merged Dragon-Phoenix auras.
• Elder Zhu Li warned Xiao Yan that a fetus could draw energy from Zi Yan and said Xiao Yan’s Dragon-Phoenix Physique made his status equal to hers.

Xiao Yan asked Elder Zhu Li about a place to cultivate with lightning and planned to handle matters for the Yan Alliance before visiting the Void Thunder Pool. After Elder Zhu Li left, Xiao Yan and Zi Yan playfully chased each other into Queen Medusa’s room, where Xiao Yan’s teasing revealed that Zi Yan had said something intimate that Queen Medusa apparently had not.

• Xiao Yan asked Elder Zhu Li about a lightning-rich cultivation site, and Elder Zhu Li told him about the Void Thunder Pool near Dragon Island.
• Xiao Yan said he would first arrange spatial passages connecting the Yan Alliance with Danta and Starfall Pavilion before going to the Void Thunder Pool.
• After Elder Zhu Li left, Zi Yan playfully chased Xiao Yan into Queen Medusa’s room, where Queen Medusa and Cai Yan joined them.
• Xiao Yan teased Zi Yan about her intimate words, then whispered them to Queen Medusa, who stared at Zi Yan in disbelief.

Xiao Yan constructed a spatial wormhole from Holy Pill City to the Jia Ma Empire and set off with Queen Medusa, Cai Yan, and Xiao Yi Xian. After arriving near the Imperial Capital, he recognized Misty Cloud Mountain and headed to visit Yun Yun.

• Xiao Yan invited Queen Medusa to return to the Jia Ma Empire, and she agreed while Zi Yan stayed behind to cultivate and prepare for her clan’s reunification.
• Xiao Yan and Queen Medusa planned the wormhole route, and Xiao Yi Xian joined their journey while Cai Yan traveled in Xiao Yan’s sleeve.
• With Elder Zhu Li’s guidance, Xiao Yan constructed a spatial wormhole at an estate in Holy Pill City and set out with Queen Medusa, Cai Yan, and Xiao Yi Xian.
• Xiao Yan used his Dragon-Phoenix Wings to shorten the journey through the wormhole to three days.
• Xiao Yan recognized Misty Cloud Mountain and flew toward its summit to visit Yun Yun.

Xiao Yan returned to the Jia Ma Empire with Queen Medusa, Xiao Yi Xian, and Cai Yan, then went to find Yun Yun while his companions headed to the Imperial Capital. After Queen Medusa and Xiao Yi Xian reunited with Ya Fei, they revealed Xiao Yan’s plan to visit Yun Yun, and Ya Fei warned that Yun Yun was not at the Misty Cloud Sect.

• Xiao Yan brought his fiancées to his Misty Cloud Sect residence, woke Cai Yan, and flew to the Sect Leader Main Hall to find Yun Yun.
• Queen Medusa and Xiao Yi Xian left the residence and traveled to the Xiao Family mansion in the Imperial Capital.
• The mansion guards recognized Queen Medusa and Xiao Yi Xian, admitted them, and notified Xiao Zhan, who was asleep.
• Ya Fei welcomed Queen Medusa and Xiao Yi Xian, then asked whether Xiao Yan had returned with them.
• Xiao Yi Xian explained that they had returned to build a spatial wormhole, and Queen Medusa revealed that Xiao Yan had gone to find Yun Yun.
• Ya Fei cried out that Yun Yun was not at the Misty Cloud Sect.

Ya Fei told Queen Medusa and Xiao Yi Xian that Yun Yun had left the Misty Cloud Sect after Nalan Yanran emerged from seclusion as a Dou Zun and learned of Yun Yun and Xiao Yan’s engagement. Xiao Yan then sneaked into the Sect Leader Main Hall looking for Yun Yun, only to find Nalan Yanran in bed and realize he was touching her while she slept.

• Ya Fei explained that Nalan Yanran had emerged from the Gate of Life and Death as a Dou Zun, taken over as sect leader, and argued with Yun Yun after learning of her engagement to Xiao Yan.
• Queen Medusa, Xiao Yi Xian, and Ya Fei decided not to interfere and left Xiao Yan to handle his situation with Nalan Yanran himself.
• Xiao Yan sneaked into the Sect Leader Main Hall expecting to find Yun Yun asleep in bed.
• Xiao Yan realized the woman he was touching was Nalan Yanran, not Yun Yun, and froze because he feared the consequences of being discovered.
• Nalan Yanran murmured Xiao Yan’s name in her sleep and reached behind herself to investigate the hand touching her.

Yun Yun and Yun Shan met Nalan Yanran as she emerged from the Gate of Life and Death with Dou Zun strength, and Yun Yun worried about her complicated relationship with Xiao Yan. Nalan Yanran revealed she had received Yun Potian’s inheritance, while Yun Shan decided to find a way to send her to Xiao Yan.

• Yun Yun heard a powerful aura erupt from the Gate of Life and Death and worried that Nalan Yanran might have forced her cultivation too quickly to catch up with Xiao Yan.
• Yun Shan reassured Yun Yun that she had nothing to fear about her relationship with Xiao Yan, then sensed that the aura from the gate belonged to a Dou Zun.
• Nalan Yanran emerged from the Gate of Life and Death, embraced Yun Yun, and announced that she had broken through to the Dou Zun realm after receiving Yun Potian’s inheritance.
• Yun Yun congratulated Nalan Yanran and suggested she inherit the sect leader position, startling Nalan Yanran, who had expected to go find Xiao Yan.
• Nalan Yanran greeted Yun Shan as her grandmaster, and Yun Shan privately resolved to find a way to send her to Xiao Yan.

After emerging from seclusion as a Dou Zun, Nalan Yanran wanted to find Xiao Yan, but Yun Yun persuaded her to stay in the Jia Ma Empire and work toward getting closer to him through the Misty Cloud Sect, Ya Fei, and Xiao Zhan. Nalan Yanran agreed to stabilize her cultivation and visit them, while Yun Yun left to attend to Yan Alliance business.

• Nalan Yanran celebrated her breakthrough with the Misty Cloud Sect and learned from Yun Yun about the sect’s growth and Xiao Yan’s many companions.
• Yun Yun offered Nalan Yanran the Sect Master Token, but Nalan Yanran hesitated because she wanted to find Xiao Yan instead.
• Nalan Yanran admitted that she wanted to stay by Xiao Yan’s side, and Yun Yun warned that he was surrounded by women and suggested she build ties through the Yan Alliance.
• Yun Yun advised Nalan Yanran to remain in the Jia Ma Empire, visit Ya Fei and Xiao Zhan, and let Xiao Zhan speak in her favor to Xiao Yan.
• Nalan Yanran agreed to stay while she stabilized her cultivation, and Yun Yun departed to handle matters in the Yan Alliance.

After emerging from seclusion as a Dou Zun, Nalan Yanran sought news of Xiao Yan and went to the Yan Alliance headquarters to ask Ya Fei for advice. There she overheard that Yun Yun was involved with Xiao Yan and confronted her teacher in tears.

• Nalan Yanran met Xiao Mei training disciples and learned that Xiao Yan was cultivating at Danta in the Central Plains.
• Nalan Yanran traveled to the Imperial Capital and located Ya Fei at the Yan Alliance headquarters.
• Nalan Yanran overheard Ya Fei and Yun Yun discussing Yun Yun's relationship with Xiao Yan and her fear of telling her disciple.
• Nalan Yanran burst into the room and accused Yun Yun of betraying her by being with Xiao Yan.

Nalan Yanran learned that Yun Yun and Xiao Yan were together, and her guilt and inferiority over her past choices overwhelmed her. Yun Yun set out to clear her mind while Nalan Yanran returned to the Misty Cloud Sect and collapsed into despair.

• Nalan Yanran broke down after realizing Yun Yun had become Xiao Yan’s lover, comparing herself unfavorably with her teacher and blaming herself for trying to keep them apart.
• Yun Yun tried to comfort Nalan Yanran and explained that she intended to help Xiao Yan accept Yanran’s feelings, but Nalan Yanran knelt to apologize and left after blessing their relationship.
• Ya Fei urged Yun Yun to contact Xiao Yan and seek his help with Nalan Yanran’s emotional crisis.
• Yun Yun shattered her jade plaque to send a ripple toward Xiao Yan, then left to visit Wutan City while Ya Fei watched over the Yan Alliance.
• Nalan Yanran returned to the Misty Cloud Sect, shut herself in the Sect Leader Main Hall, and eventually fainted from exhaustion.

Xiao Yan found Nalan Yanran in a grief-stricken state after she learned about him and Yun Yun, and she mistook their encounter for a dream. He chose to comfort her, and she realized their intimacy was real.

• Nalan Yanran, believing she was dreaming, clung to Xiao Yan and grew increasingly passionate.
• Xiao Yan recognized that Nalan Yanran’s grief had shut off her senses and that her Dou Qi was nearing a cultivation deviation.
• Xiao Yan decided to respond to Nalan Yanran’s advances rather than risk worsening her condition.
• Nalan Yanran woke during their intimacy and asked whether Xiao Yan was truly there.
• Xiao Yan called her Yanran and assured her it was real, and Nalan Yanran wept with relief.

Xiao Yan cared for Nalan Yanran after she became his lover, and she accepted her relationship with him and made peace with his bond with Yun Yun. Outside the hall, Yun Shan welcomed the arrangement and urged Xiao Yan to pursue more women in the Misty Cloud Sect, while Xiao Yan insisted he already had enough partners.

• Xiao Yan fed Nalan Yanran spirit rice porridge and told her to rest and apply ointment herself.
• Nalan Yanran accepted Xiao Yan as the man she loved, forgave Yun Yun, and applied ointment to her injury after Xiao Yan left the hall.
• Xiao Yan greeted Yun Shan outside, and Yun Shan teased him about spending two and a half days alone with Nalan Yanran.
• Yun Shan said he supported Nalan Yanran being with Xiao Yan and joked that he would have delivered her to Xiao Yan if necessary.
• Yun Shan listed Xiao Yan's partners and encouraged him to pursue adult women in the Misty Cloud Sect, while Xiao Yan refused and said he had enough women.

Xiao Yan reunited with Xiao Mei and gave her a Storage Ring, while Xun Er learned of his rise in strength and his many relationships from a report. The chapter ended with Xun Er feeling bitter that she had worked for years apart from him while other women had grown close to him.

• Xiao Mei rushed into Xiao Yan's arms, told him she had missed him, and accepted a Storage Ring filled with cultivation resources.
• Xiao Yan asked Xiao Mei to stop calling him Cousin Xiao Yan, then thought of Xun Er when Xiao Mei mentioned her.
• Xun Er sneezed in the Ancient Clan and wondered whether Xiao Yan was thinking of her.
• Ling Ying delivered intelligence about Xiao Yan, and Xun Er learned that he had become an eighth-grade alchemist, was likely a Dou Zun, and had clashed with the Soul Hall.
• Xun Er read about Xiao Yan's many female companions and engagements, then lamented that she had been separated from him while they had grown close to him.

Xun Er learned that Hun Li Li had been slaughtering sects and cities, so she sent Ling Ying to deliver Xiao Yan a Storage Ring and warn him. Meanwhile, Hun Li Li chased Feng Qing'er across the Central Plains and captured her after she collapsed in the Northwest Continent.

• Xun Er asked Ling Ying about Hun Li Li and learned that she had left the Soul Realm and destroyed sects and cities while refining souls with destructive flames.
• Xun Er gave Ling Ying a Storage Ring for Xiao Yan and asked him to check Xiao Yan's current realm.
• Hun Li Li pursued Feng Qing'er, who fled for a month while Hun Li Li destroyed settlements and prevented her from calling for help.
• Hun Li Li threatened to turn Feng Qing'er into an Ancient Human Puppet as she continued forcing her toward the Northwest Continent.
• Feng Qing'er collapsed after half a month of flight, and Hun Li Li grabbed her before she lost consciousness.

Hun Li Li captured Feng Qing'er and subjected her to increasingly humiliating treatment in a hidden cave. Feng Qing'er remained powerless and terrified as Hun Li Li prepared another torment.

• Hun Li Li kept Feng Qing'er bound in a cave with her Dou Qi and strength sealed by dark runes.
• Feng Qing'er asked why Hun Li Li had attacked the Wind Lightning Pavilion and captured her, and Hun Li Li said she intended to make Feng Qing'er her mount or servant.
• Feng Qing'er tried to resist by invoking her Demon Phoenix Bloodline, but Hun Li Li suppressed it with overwhelming soul power.
• Hun Li Li tore off Feng Qing'er's clothes, inspected her, and slapped her across the chest.
• Hun Li Li stretched a chain between the cave walls and positioned it against Feng Qing'er's lips, making Feng Qing'er cry out in terror.