Chapter Summaries

Xiao Ze entered Ancient Saint City with Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin and received exceptional accommodations because of his status and an elder’s instructions. An Ancient Clan elder sensed him and considered his formidable talent and interest in Xun Er.

• Xiao Ze, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin approached Ancient Saint City on foot and waited in line to enter.
• An Ancient Clan warrior recognized Xiao Ze as the Pill Tower president and arranged an escort to his accommodations.
• Xiao Ze settled into an elegant courtyard and declined Qing Lin’s offer to investigate the Ancient Clan, relying instead on his soul perception.
• Xiao Ze sensed a powerful Dou Sheng in the city and wondered whether Xun Er had missed the elders’ meeting.
• An old man in an ancient tower recalled Tong Xuan’s account of Xiao Ze and marveled at his cultivation and Tier 9 Treasure Pill.

Xiao Ze, Qing Lin, and Xiao Yi Xian visited a lively manor in Ancient Saint City while waiting for the Ancient Realm to open. There, Huo Zhi of the Flame Clan noticed Xiao Ze and became interested in comparing his Heavenly Flame with her Red Lotus Karma Flame.

• The Ancient Clan elders tacitly approved of Xiao Ze because he was a Ninth-grade Grandmaster Alchemist, but they waited for Gu Yuan to decide whether he could marry Xun Er.
• Xiao Ze, Qing Lin, and Xiao Yi Xian chose to explore the manor where guests gathered and watched a fierce sparring match at a tavern.
• Huo Zhi and three Flame Clan men discussed rumors linking Xiao Ze to Xun Er and reports that he possessed a powerful Heavenly Flame.
• Huo Zhi said she wanted to compare Xiao Ze's flame with her Red Lotus Karma Flame, and Xiao Ze sensed the Flame Clan woman's heated gaze.

Xun Er emerged from seclusion at the Advanced Half-Saint level, and Gu Yuan agreed to give Xiao Ze a place in the Heavenly Tomb. In Ancient Saint City, Xiao Ze waited with Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin as the Ancient Realm prepared to open, while an Ancient Clan elder arrived to receive him.

• Xun Er ended her seclusion, regretting that she had not reached Dou Sheng, and visited Gu Yuan.
• Gu Yuan gave Xun Er information about Xiao Ze and promised him a place in the Heavenly Tomb.
• Xun Er read the jade slip and was surprised by Xiao Ze's rapid improvement.
• Xiao Ze noticed Huo Zhi repeatedly trying to sense his Heavenly Flame, but she could detect none.
• Xiao Ze explored Ancient Saint City with Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin until word came that the Ancient Realm was about to open.
• An Ancient Clan elder appeared before the Black Annihilation Army, and the crowd realized he was a Dou Sheng sent to receive Xiao Ze.

Xiao Ze, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin entered the Ancient Realm and boarded an Ancient Clan Space-Shuttle Boat bound for the Ancient Saint Mountain Range. An Ancient Clan Dou Sheng singled out Xiao Ze and led him away to speak privately, leaving his purpose unknown.

• An Ancient Clan elder warned the guests to stay with their escorts and avoid disturbing the Ancient Clan Descendants before opening the gate to the Ancient Realm.
• Xiao Ze, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin entered the Ancient Realm and marveled at its abundant world energy.
• Ten warships arrived to transport the guests, and the elder explained that the Space-Shuttle Boat could travel rapidly through space.
• After everyone boarded, the Ancient Clan Dou Sheng invited Xiao Ze to speak with him and led him to the bow of the ship.

Xiao Ze learned from Gu Lan about the agreement between the Ancient Clan and Xiao Xuan over the Tou She Ancient God Jade, and about the Ancient Clan’s divided views on the Xiao Clan and Xiao Ze’s relationship with Xun Er. The Ancient Clan was unlikely to seize the jade while Xun Er’s faction opposed it, and Gu Lan left on friendly terms with Xiao Ze.

• Xiao Ze asked Gu Lan why he had sought him out, and Gu Lan explained that he wanted to share the Ancient Clan elders’ views of the Xiao Clan and Xiao Ze.
• Gu Lan recounted how Xiao Xuan agreed to give the Ancient Clan the Tou She Ancient God Jade after his attempt to break through to Dou Emperor, but the surviving Xiao Tribe members fled with it after the Soul Clan attacked.
• Gu Lan told Xiao Ze that some Ancient Clan elders wanted to take the jade by force, but Xun Er’s opposition was stronger and the Ancient Clan would not act without Gu Yuan’s command.
• Gu Lan explained that Xiao Ze’s Dou Sheng strength won him approval from most elders as Xun Er’s partner, though a few remained opposed.
• Xiao Ze thanked Gu Lan and offered him pills, and Gu Lan gladly accepted the offer to build a relationship with the ninth-grade Grandmaster Alchemist.

Xiao Ze learned more about the Xiao Clan’s ancient history and discovered that Xun Er had emerged from seclusion as the warship reached the Ancient Saint Mountain Range. Xun Er publicly embraced Xiao Ze, provoking the Ancient Clan’s young members, while Xiao Ze remained unconcerned about their hostility.

• Elder Gu Lan told Xiao Ze that his Xiao Tribe bloodline qualified him to enter the Heaven Tomb, a training ground shared by the Eight Clans.
• Xiao Ze told Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin that the Xiao Clan had once been a powerful Dou God Clan whose decline followed an ancestor’s failed attempt to break through to Dou Di.
• The warship arrived at the Ancient Saint Mountain Range, where Xiao Ze sensed that Xun Er had reached Advanced Half-Saint and saw her emerge from seclusion.
• Xun Er met Xiao Ze outside the warship and embraced him in front of the Ancient Clan’s guests and the Black Annihilation Army.
• The Ancient Clan’s young members glared at Xiao Ze, but he accepted Xun Er’s public declaration of their relationship and felt confident in his Two-Star Dou Sheng strength.

Xiao Ze publicly defended his relationship with Xun Er when hard-line Ancient Clan elders tested him with their pressure. He forced them to back down, then followed Xun Er deeper into the Ancient Saint Mountain Range with Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin.

• The Flame Clan members discussed Xiao Ze's standing and strength, while Gu Zhen gave up his hopes of winning Xun Er's affection.
• Xun Er led Xiao Ze toward his lodging, and Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin joined him from the warship.
• Hard-line Ancient Clan elders pressed Xiao Ze with their powerful gazes, but his Black Demon Lightning shattered their pressure and struck back at them.
• Xiao Ze told Xun Er through the Golden Sapling to let him handle the elders, reassuring her that he would help bear the Ancient Clan's pressure.
• An Ancient Clan elder claimed the attack had only been a test, and Xiao Ze accepted the explanation before continuing into the mountains with Xun Er, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin.

The ancient clans reacted to the revelation that Xiao Ze was a Xiao Tribe descendant, while the Soul Clan learned of the clan’s possible location and considered targeting the Northwest Continent. Xiao Ze and Xun Er reached her secluded cultivation grounds, where he planned to stay.

• Huo Xuan and Huo Zhi discussed Xiao Ze’s Xiao Tribe lineage, Ninth-grade alchemy, and mastery of lightning and Heavenly Flames.
• Hun Ya ordered the Soul Clan to add the Northwest Continent to its purge zones and capture anyone surnamed Xiao, but hesitated to confront Xiao Ze in the Heavenly Tomb.
• Gu Qian admitted that Xiao Ze could have killed him easily and accepted that Xiao Ze was worthy of Xun Er.
• Xun Er led Xiao Ze and the others to her secluded cultivation grounds, and Xiao Ze agreed to stay there.

Xiao Ze and his companions arrived at the Ancient Clan palace, where Xun Er warned him that clan prodigies might challenge him during the ceremony. As dawn broke, Xiao Ze and Xun Er set out for the ceremony, while Xun Er began to say that after today she would be...

• Ling Ying greeted Xun Er and Xiao Ze, and Xiao Ze thanked him for protecting Xun Er and gave him cultivation pills.
• Xun Er warned Xiao Ze that the Shura Commander might challenge him at the ceremony, but Xiao Ze dismissed the threat.
• Xiao Ze and Xun Er watched the Ancient Clan's descendants undergo bloodline tests, and Xun Er explained the suffering caused by bloodlines that had withered away.
• Xiao Ze and Xun Er spent the night together at the palace, then headed to the Ancient Clan's ceremony at dawn.

Xiao Ze, Xun Er, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin attended the Ancient Clan Ceremony, where Dou Sheng elder Gu Lan presided and Mang Tianchi joined them. The ceremony began with Ling Quan receiving a Golden Clan Mark, and Xun Er explained the mark to Xiao Ze.

• Xun Er led Xiao Ze and their companions by unicorn to the Ancient Clan’s ceremony plaza, where Gu Lan greeted them and escorted them to the reserved area.
• Gu Lan explained that Xiao Ze’s Dou Sheng strength was one reason he had come to preside over the ceremony.
• Mang Tianchi arrived after nearly missing the ceremony while cultivating in the Void Lightning Pool and sat with Xiao Ze’s group.
• Gu Lan announced the start of the ceremony, and three elders stepped forward to conduct it.
• Ling Quan’s bloodline was judged Sixth Grade, and the Elder Hall awarded him a Golden Clan Mark.
• Xun Er told Xiao Ze that the mark on Ling Quan’s forehead was the Ancient Clan Clan Mark.

Xun Er explained the Ancient Clan Mark and its connection to bloodline grades as the ceremony granted marks to the clan’s younger generation. After Gu Yao received a Purple-Gold Clan Mark, he announced that he wanted to challenge someone, leaving the crowd confused about his choice.

• Xun Er explained the Ancient Clan’s bloodline grades, the four Clan Mark grades, and how the marks could be used after a month of nourishment.
• Mang Tianchi said a God-Grade Bloodline could potentially help its bearer aim for Peak Dou Sheng, prompting Xiao Ze to consider how bloodline grade affected breakthroughs.
• The three Gu Clan Elders granted Clan Marks to several young clan members before calling Gu Yao to the center of the square.
• Gu Yao’s Star Disk test revealed an Eighth-Tier Bloodline, and the elders granted him a Purple-Gold Clan Mark.
• Gu Yao interrupted the elder and said he wanted to challenge someone, leaving the crowd puzzled.

At the Ancient Clan ceremony, Gu Yao challenged Xiao Ze, who accepted after Elder Gu Lan asked him to teach the younger man a lesson. Xiao Ze effortlessly stopped Gu Yao’s opening attack, and Gu Yao began using the Emperor Seal Technique.

• Gu Yao challenged Xiao Ze, but Xiao Ze initially refused, saying Gu Yao had no right to challenge him.
• Elder Gu Lan asked Xiao Ze to accept and secretly requested that he curb Gu Yao’s arrogance while going easy on him.
• Xiao Ze agreed, and Gu Lan raised a Dou Qi barrier around the plaza’s central region.
• Gu Yao charged at Xiao Ze, but Xiao Ze stopped his attack with a finger and sent him crashing into the barrier.
• Gu Yao recovered and began forming the Mountain Opening Seal, Sea Turning Seal, and Earth Covering Seal as Xiao Ze watched his technique.

Xiao Ze overwhelmed Gu Yao in their challenge, countering the Emperor Seal Technique and the Heaven-Ranked Great Nirvana Art with Black Demon Lightning. As Gu Yao fell into the rubble, violet-gold light and surging bloodline power appeared, suggesting he was forcing his newly inscribed Clan Mark into use.

• Gu Yao attacked Xiao Ze with the Emperor Seal Technique, but Xiao Ze's Black Demon Lightning swallowed the palm print.
• Xiao Ze criticized the technique's long preparation time, prompting Gu Yao to unleash the Ancient Clan's Heaven-Ranked Great Nirvana Art.
• Gu Yao struck with the Great Nirvana Finger, but Xiao Ze's Thunder Dragon swallowed it and knocked Gu Yao into the plaza.
• Xiao Ze restrained the Thunder Dragon's power, while the crowd watched in shock at his decisive victory.
• Xiao Ze noticed violet-gold light and surging bloodline power emerge from the rubble as Gu Yao appeared to force his Clan Mark into use.

Xiao Ze stopped Gu Yao before he could further damage his bloodline, and the Ancient Clan ceremony continued with Xun Er’s test. The Star Disk revealed that Xun Er possessed a God-Grade Bloodline, astonishing the Ancient Clan.

• Xiao Ze used his soul power to stun Gu Yao, who collapsed from his injuries without damaging his bloodline by drawing on his Clan Mark.
• Gu Lan thanked Xiao Ze for showing mercy, cleared the ruined plaza, and resumed the ceremony.
• Xun Er entered the arena and placed her hand on the Star Disk as Xiao Ze wished her luck.
• The Star Disk displayed nine stars, revealing Xun Er’s peak Ninth-Grade Bloodline.
• The Star Disk cracked as a tenth star appeared, and Gu Lan announced that Xun Er had a God-Grade Bloodline.

Xun Er awakened a God-Grade Bloodline and received the Ancient Clan’s Seven-Colored Clan Mark. The ceremony left the Hun Clan plotting to eliminate her, though they considered sending a Dou Sheng Expert because of her strength and Xiao Ze’s presence.

• Xun Er’s tenth star shattered the Star Disk and unleashed a golden pillar that revealed her God-Grade Bloodline, overwhelming the Ancient Clan members with its pressure.
• Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin recognized the bloodline’s potential to let Xun Er reach Peak Dou Sheng.
• Elder Gu Lan used the Seven-Colored Heavenly Emperor Pen to inscribe the Seven-Colored Clan Mark on Xun Er’s forehead.
• Xun Er returned to her seat beside Xiao Ze as hidden watchers focused on her and the Ancient Clan ceremony continued.
• Hun Ya and other cloaked figures learned that their clan wanted Xun Er eliminated in secret, but they discussed sending a Dou Sheng Expert because of the difficulty of the task.

As the Heavenly Tomb’s opening approached, Xun Er explained its benefits and prepared to confirm entry arrangements while Xiao Ze made sure Qing Lin and Xiao Yi Xian had enough cultivation resources. Xiao Ze then met Gu Yuan on Green Peak, where Xun Er’s father praised his talent and acknowledged that he had risen beyond the significance of the Xiao Tribe’s depleted Dou Di Bloodline.

• Hun Ya and other Soul Clan figures discussed using an elder in the Eastern Region to enter the Heavenly Tomb and secretly eliminate the God-Grade Bloodline bearer.
• Xun Er told Xiao Ze, Qing Lin, and Xiao Yi Xian about the Heavenly Tomb’s energy imprints, unusual time flow, and entry restrictions, then left to check the entry arrangements.
• Xiao Ze arranged cultivation resources for Qing Lin and Xiao Yi Xian, using Qing Lin’s contract and Xiao Yi Xian’s poisons and Poison Pills.
• Xiao Ze wandered Green Peak and encountered a figure he could not sense, whom he recognized as Gu Yuan.
• Gu Yuan introduced himself as Xun Er’s father and praised Xiao Ze’s talent and strength.

Gu Yuan approved Xiao Ze’s relationship with Xun Er and entrusted him with protecting the Tou She Ancient God Jade held by the Xiao Clan. After Gu Yuan left, Xun Er hurried onto Green Peak.

• Gu Yuan explained that the Ancient Clan’s elders had reconsidered Xiao Ze after learning he had given Xun Er a Tier 9 Treasure Pill and later discovering he had reached Dou Sheng.
• Gu Yuan accepted Xiao Ze as Xun Er’s partner, while subtly reminding him that Xun Er would decide how to handle his other relationships.
• Gu Yuan asked Xiao Ze to wait until Xun Er reached Dou Sheng before becoming intimate with her, and Xiao Ze promised not to harm her future.
• Gu Yuan allowed Xiao Ze to keep the Tou She Ancient God Jade held by the Xiao Clan, trusting his strength to protect it from the Soul Clan.
• Gu Yuan vanished from Green Peak, and Xun Er hurried there moments later.

Xiao Ze learned that Gu Yuan accepted his relationship with Xun Er, while Elder Hun Duan used a Soul-Borrowing Secret Technique to take over Hun Ya before the Heavenly Tomb expedition. At the Heavenly Tomb entrance, Xiao Ze sensed something unusual about Hun Ya as the gathered clans prepared to enter.

• Xun Er asked Xiao Ze whether Gu Yuan had opposed their relationship, and Xiao Ze told her that Gu Yuan had only asked her to remain chaste until she became a Dou Sheng.
• Elder Hun Duan warned that Xun Er's God-Grade Bloodline and Xiao Ze's talent threatened the Soul Clan's plans, then transferred himself into Hun Ya's body.
• Elder Hun Duan, speaking through Hun Ya, planned to use the Soul-Borrowing Secret Technique to enter the Heavenly Tomb unnoticed alongside Hun Li.
• Xun Er explained the Heavenly Tomb's three levels and told Xiao Ze that Xiao Xuan's tomb lay deep within the dangerous third level.
• Xiao Ze and the others flew to the Heavenly Tomb entrance, where he sensed that something was strange about Hun Ya.

Xiao Ze and Xun Er entered the Heavenly Tomb after noticing something unusual about Hun Ya. They arrived safely in the tomb and decided to head straight for its third level.

• Xiao Ze and Xun Er suspected Hun Ya had changed and agreed to watch him closely.
• The Gate of the Heavenly Tomb opened, and Elder Gu Lan explained the entry rules and three-year limit.
• Xiao Ze asked Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin to stay and cultivate in the Ancient Realm while he and Xun Er entered together.
• Xiao Ze surveyed the area inside the Heavenly Tomb and found only wandering energy bodies nearby.
• Xiao Ze absorbed the weak energy cores from the first level, then set off with Xun Er for the third level.

Xiao Ze and Xun Er traveled through the Heavenly Tomb toward the third layer, gathering energy cores as Xiao Ze helped Xun Er prepare to reach Dou Sheng. Meanwhile, Hun Duan restored his strength and resolved to kill the Xiao Tribe descendant before he reached Xiao Xuan’s tomb.

• Xiao Ze and Xun Er hurried toward the third layer, collecting energy cores from any energy beings they encountered.
• After a month, Xiao Ze defeated an Eight-Star Dou Venerate energy being and gave its core to Xun Er, who was close to becoming a One-Star Dou Sheng.
• Xiao Ze’s cultivation advanced toward the middle stage of Two-Star Dou Saint as the Heavenly Tomb’s abundant energy aided the Origin Tree.
• Hun Duan, borrowing Hun Ya’s body, absorbed energy cores to recover his strength and recalled how Xiao Xuan’s self-detonation had nearly killed him.
• Hun Duan planned to regain the late stage of Three-Star Dou Saint and kill the Xiao Tribe descendant before he entered the third layer, where Xiao Xuan’s remnant soul could interfere.