Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yan and his companions arrived in the Ancient Realm, where Xiao Xun'er welcomed them and led them toward their lodgings. An Ancient Clan Dou Sheng tested Xiao Yan with his pressure, and Su Yun broke through it as Xiao Xun'er challenged the clan’s treatment of her guests.

• Xiao Yan and the others entered the Ancient Realm and traveled by Shuttle Void Boat to the Ancient Clan’s settlement.
• Xiao Xun'er joyfully reunited with Xiao Yan and greeted Su Yun and Qing Lin before leading the group toward their lodgings.
• An Ancient Clan Dou Sheng swept the group with his pressure, and Su Yun used the Dragon Seal and Three Thousand Burning Flame to shatter it.
• Xiao Xun'er rebuked the elder for targeting invited guests and admitted that the clan elders sought to control her life.
• Su Yun followed Xiao Xun'er toward the lodgings as she explained that her father’s seclusion had left the elders in power.

Su Yun asked Xiao Xun'er and Xiao Yan to help him obtain a Xiao Clan quota to enter the Heavenly Tomb, an ancient training ground with powerful Energy Cores and accelerated time. Xiao Xun'er agreed to try using her Divine Grade Bloodline’s influence, and Su Yun hinted that he could help her in return by addressing the Golden Emperor Sky Burning Flame.

• Xiao Xun'er brought Su Yun, Xiao Yan, and their companion to a lavish palace, where Su Yun asked to enter the Heavenly Tomb.
• Xiao Xun'er explained that only members of the Eight Ancient Clans could enter, and Su Yun pointed out that the Xiao Clan had a quota that could be given to him.
• Xiao Yan agreed to give Su Yun a quota if possible, then learned that the Heavenly Tomb held Energy Bodies whose cores could aid cultivation and that time passed five times faster inside.
• Xiao Xun'er said the Ancient Clan had used the Xiao Clan’s quotas for a thousand years and that its elders might refuse to give one up.
• Su Yun revealed that Xiao Xun'er’s bloodline had reached Divine Grade, and she admitted it while saying she would try to persuade the elders.
• Su Yun told Xiao Xun'er she could repay his favor by helping him with the Golden Emperor Sky Burning Flame.

Su Yun revealed the Ancient Clan’s bloodline-refining secret to Xiao Xun'er and offered her the Flame Burning Blood Forging Technique in exchange for a slot in the Heavenly Tomb. Xiao Xun'er accepted the deal, and Su Yun ended the night exploring the Ancient Realm with Xiao Yi Xian.

• Su Yun named the Ancient Emperor Blood Refinement Method, shocking Xiao Xun'er by exposing knowledge of the Ancient Clan’s secret bloodline art.
• Su Yun explained that the Flame Burning Blood Forging Technique could refine Dou Di Bloodlines using any Heavenly Flame and offered it for one Heavenly Tomb entry slot.
• Xiao Xun'er accepted the exchange and read the technique from Su Yun’s scroll before agreeing to handle the arrangements.
• Su Yun entered the palace with Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin, while Xiao Yan and Xiao Xun'er went to meet privately.
• Su Yun and Xiao Yi Xian walked through the Ancient Realm that night, where she remarked on its dense energy of heaven and earth.

Su Yun became wary when the supposed Ancient Clan elder Gu Yang approached him and Xiao Yi Xian, and he secretly summoned Qing Lin and Xiao Xun'er. After Xiao Xun'er arrived, Gu Yang left, and Su Yun warned her to keep an eye on him without revealing what he suspected.

• Gu Yang approached Su Yun and Xiao Yi Xian, questioned Su Yun about the Ancient Realm and the younger generation, and subtly probed his strength and bloodline.
• Su Yun secretly sent Qing Lin a soul transmission, asking her to bring Xiao Xun'er, while he answered Gu Yang cautiously.
• Qing Lin and Xiao Xun'er arrived, and Xiao Xun'er asked why Gu Yang had left his post at the ancestral worship site.
• Gu Yang departed for the depths of the Ancient Realm without learning what he wanted to know.
• Su Yun stopped Qing Lin from using her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils on Gu Yang and told Xiao Xun'er to pay attention to him.

Su Yun warned Xiao Xun'er to watch Elder Gu Yang, then revealed that the man was a Soul Clan impostor who had infiltrated the Ancient Clan. In the Soul Realm, Hun Tiandi and Nihility Devouring Flame discussed Su Yun’s origins and the risk he posed, leaving the reason behind Nihility Devouring Flame’s strange certainty about Tou She Ancient God unresolved.

• Xiao Xun'er thanked Su Yun, rejected his offer of owing him a favor, and decided to investigate Elder Gu Yang after Su Yun hinted that he had already repaid her.
• Su Yun told the two women through Soul Transmission that the Gu Yang they had just met was a Soul Clan replacement, and explained that the real Gu Yang had stolen the Ancient Clan’s Tou She Ancient God Jade in the original timeline.
• Hun Tiandi received confirmation that Su Yun had no Dou Di Bloodline and ordered the disguised Gu Yang to remain hidden in the Ancient Clan.
• Nihility Devouring Flame questioned Hun Tiandi’s decision to use Gu Yang, and Hun Tiandi said he wanted to prevent unexpected developments involving Su Yun and the possible sect behind him.
• Hun Tiandi asked why Nihility Devouring Flame believed Tou She Ancient God could not have descendants, but Nihility Devouring Flame could not explain the feeling; Hun Tiandi accepted his answer for now.

Hun Tiandi dismissed Nihility Devouring Flame’s suspicions about Su Yun, while Xiao Xun'er discovered that the Xiao Family’s Tou She Ancient God Jade had vanished and suspected Su Yun had taken it. The Ancient Clan’s Coming-of-Age Ceremony then began, with Su Yun and the Pill Tower group gathered to watch.

• Hun Tiandi warned Nihility Devouring Flame not to let his suspicions delay the Soul Clan’s grand plan.
• Xiao Xun'er told Xiao Yan to guard the Tou She Ancient God Jade, but Xiao Yan revealed that the Xiao Family’s inherited jade fragment had disappeared after the family’s upheaval.
• Xiao Xun'er urged Xiao Yan to keep the jade’s disappearance secret so the Soul Clan would continue believing he had it and would not endanger Xiao Zhan.
• Xiao Xun'er suspected Su Yun had secretly taken the jade after realizing he could have known its value and the Xiao Family’s history.
• Two days later, Su Yun, Qing Lin, Xiao Yi Xian, and the Pill Tower group attended the Ancient Clan’s Coming-of-Age Ceremony as Xuan Kongzi wondered whether a Divine Grade Bloodline would appear.

Su Yun learned that the Ancient Clan’s younger generation had targeted him and Xiao Yan, while Xiao Xun’er tested him about the Tou She Ancient God Jade. Xun’er explained the Coming-of-Age Ceremony’s challenge rules, leaving Su Yun and Xiao Yan facing possible challenges.

• Su Yun asked Xiao Xun’er what the Ancient Clan youths were planning, and she questioned him about the Tou She Ancient God Jade.
• Su Yun described the jade and the Ancient Emperor’s Cave Mansion, then hinted that gathering all eight jade pieces would help locate it.
• Xiao Xun’er failed to get useful information from Su Yun and kept her suspicion about the stolen Xiao Family Ancient Jade secret.
• Xiao Xun’er told Su Yun that the Coming-of-Age Ceremony let clan members challenge anyone, though outsiders could refuse.
• Xiao Xun’er revealed that the Ancient Clan’s younger generation had targeted both Su Yun and Xiao Yan.

Xiao Xun'er explained why the Ancient Clan's four commanders planned to challenge Su Yun and Xiao Yan, with Su Yun wagering for a Heavenly Tomb quota. The group wondered why the Spirit Clan had not arrived before Mang Tianchi reunited with the Jia Nan Academy students.

• Xiao Xun'er told Su Yun that the four commanders wanted to regain face for Yao Xingji and wager for his Heavenly Tomb quota.
• Xiao Xun'er said Gu Qingyang would likely challenge Su Yun and that Xiao Yan would face Gu Yao, a powerful Eight-Star Peak Dou Venerate.
• Xuan Kongzi and Xiao Xun'er questioned why the Spirit Clan had not arrived for the Heavenly Tomb gathering.
• Mang Tianchi arrived, greeted the Jia Nan Academy students, and hurt his hand while patting Su Yun's shoulder.

The Ancient Clan’s Coming-of-Age Ceremony began, and Su Yun explained the clan marks and bloodline grades to Xiao Yan and Xiao Xun'er. Gu Yao received a Violet Gold Clan Mark, and the ceremony paused when he addressed the elder.

• Mang Tianchi praised Su Yun’s physical strength before returning to the Lei Clan’s group.
• The Coming-of-Age Ceremony began without the Spirit Clan, and Ancient Clan youths tested their bloodlines.
• Su Yun and Xiao Xun'er explained clan marks to Xiao Yan and discussed the threat posed by Gu Yao and Gu Qingyang.
• Gu Yao’s test revealed a Peak Grade 8 Bloodline, and the elder bestowed a Violet Gold Clan Mark.
• Gu Yao asked the elder to wait, interrupting the ceremony.

Gu Yao challenged Xiao Yan at the Ancient Clan's Coming-of-Age Ceremony, threatening to cripple him unless he gave up Xiao Xun'er. Xiao Yan accepted, and the chapter ended as Gu Yao vanished to begin the fight.

• Gu Yao invoked the ceremony's rules to challenge Xiao Yan, and Xiao Yan accepted despite Xiao Xun'er's concern.
• Gu Qingyang told a fellow Ancient Clan member he would help secure a Heavenly Tomb slot if Su Yun accepted a challenge.
• Gu Yao taunted Xiao Yan over their difference in cultivation and threatened to cripple him, while an elder suggested using the fight to obtain the Xiao Clan's Tou She Ancient God Jade.
• Xiao Xun'er asked Su Yun who would win, and he assured her Xiao Yan could prevail with his three Heavenly Flames and other techniques.
• Xiao Yan faced Gu Yao with his Heavy Xuan Ruler as Gu Yao vanished from the square.

Xiao Yan used the Heavy Xuan Ruler and three Heavenly Flames to fight Gu Yao, then escaped Gu Yao’s relentless attacks by summoning a swift winged horse with Dou Qi Transformation into Horse. The chapter left Xiao Yan riding out of Gu Yao’s reach while continuing to fend off his attacks.

• Xiao Yan and Gu Yao exchanged blows, and Gu Yao forced Xiao Yan onto the defensive with a barrage of punches.
• Gu Yao found an opening and struck at Xiao Yan, but Xiao Yan dodged by summoning a winged colt with Dou Qi Transformation into Horse.
• Xuan Kongzi explained that Dou Qi Transformation into Horse was a High Earth Tier technique created by White Horse Saint, whose secret life and disguise were exposed after his death.
• Gu Yao demanded that Xiao Yan dismount and fight fairly, but Xiao Yan stayed on the horse and knocked away Gu Yao’s attacks while keeping out of his reach.

Gu Yao activated his bloodline and pushed Xiao Yan into a prolonged clash, while Xiao Yan’s unstable Heavenly Flame Three Mysterious Changes began to put him at a disadvantage. Xiao Yan then summoned the true forms of his three Heavenly Flames to stake the fight on a decisive strike, and Gu Yao responded by gathering power for a Heaven Tier Dou Technique.

• Gu Yao activated his Peak Grade 8 Bloodline Power, raising his cultivation to half-step One-Turn Dou Venerate and launching a barrage of attacks at Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yan used the Heavenly Flame Three Mysterious Changes and the Flame Splitting Wave Ruler to withstand Gu Yao, but his amplification proved less stable and enduring than Gu Yao’s bloodline.
• Xiao Yan ended his stalemate with Gu Yao by withdrawing the white heavenly horse and fighting head-on with his Heavy Xuan Ruler.
• Su Yun told Xuan Kongzi that Xiao Yan had not yet fully used his greatest advantage, his Heavenly Flames.
• Xiao Yan knocked Gu Yao back and used Heavenly Flame Condensation to reveal the true forms of the Cold Fire White Serpent, the Earth Fire Giant Turtle, and the Yin-Yang Two Forms Diagram.
• Gu Yao gathered heaven and earth energy as a Heaven Tier Dou Technique’s aura emerged, preparing to meet Xiao Yan’s all-out move.

Xiao Yan defeated Gu Yao in a fierce battle between the Ancient Clan’s Annihilation Finger and Xiao Yan’s Yangguan Triple Fold. After the Ancient Clan announced the result, Su Yun helped Xiao Yan recover from his injuries.

• Gu Yao attacked Xiao Yan with the Heaven Tier Dou Technique Annihilation Finger, and Xiao Yan countered with Yangguan Triple Fold, combining the power of his three Heavenly Flame True Forms.
• The two attacks collided and created a massive spatial disturbance, while Xiao Yi Xian calmed the energy aftershock.
• Gu Yao lost consciousness, but Xiao Yan managed to stand, prompting Su Yun to declare that Xiao Yan had won.
• Xiao Xun'er urged the Ancient Clan elders to announce the result, and they declared Xiao Yan the victor.
• Su Yun supported the exhausted Xiao Yan, gave him a medicinal pill, and used his cultivation method and Sun Fire to treat his injuries.

Gu Qingyang entered the Coming-of-Age Ceremony’s bloodline test as the next challenger to Su Yun, while the assembled clans anticipated their clash. The Star Disc revealed Gu Qingyang had a Grade 9 Bloodline, marking him as a future Dou Sheng candidate.

• Gu Qingyang gave Gu Yao a pill after Xiao Yan defeated him, then prepared to face Su Yun and defend the Ancient Clan’s standing.
• The Flame Clan elder recalled old records as he watched Qing Lin, while Xiao Yan asked Su Yun whether he was confident against Gu Qingyang.
• Xiao Xun’er studied the calm reactions of Su Yun’s companions and wondered whether Su Yun had concealed his cultivation.
• Yao Clan disciples argued over whether they wanted Su Yun to win, and their elder silenced one of them.
• Gu Qingyang placed his hand on the Star Disc, which revealed a Grade 9 Bloodline.

Su Yun accepted Gu Qingyang’s wager of his Heavenly Tomb slot against a rare pill formula, then fought him in the Ancient Clan’s arena. After Su Yun overwhelmed Gu Qingyang in their first exchange, he let him recover, leaving the onlookers puzzled by his restraint.

• Gu Qingyang received the Violet Gold Clan Mark and challenged Su Yun to a fight.
• Su Yun displayed astonishing speed, and Gu Qingyang proposed wagering Su Yun’s Heavenly Tomb slot against a pill formula.
• Su Yun examined the formula for the Sky Breaking Profound Pill and accepted the wager.
• Gu Qingyang attacked Su Yun, but Su Yun read his movements and struck him with enough force to send him flying and injure his hand.
• Gu Qingyang returned to the square and reconsidered his strategy, while Su Yun gave him time to recover and Xiao Yan wondered why.

Su Yun toyed with Gu Qingyang during their duel at the Ancient Clan’s Coming-of-Age Ceremony, overwhelming his spear techniques with a flame longsword. Gu Qingyang then activated his Grade 9 Dou Di Bloodline, reached peak One-Turn Dou Venerate, and challenged Su Yun to face his Heavenly Flame Three Mysterious Changes.

• Su Yun formed a two-colored flame longsword instead of drawing a weapon, enraging Gu Qingyang, who attacked recklessly with his spear.
• Su Yun easily parried Gu Qingyang’s blows and shattered his High Earth Tier Sky-Soaring Strike with Fire Sun Emperor Sword.
• Gu Qingyang used Ancient Bronze Bell to block Su Yun’s attack, but the bell broke apart under the impact.
• Huo Zhi and the white-robed man discussed Gu Qingyang’s chances, with the white-robed man doubting he could overcome Su Yun’s confidence and strength.
• Gu Qingyang released his Grade 9 Bloodline Power and raised his cultivation to peak One-Turn Dou Venerate, then challenged Su Yun to withstand his Heavenly Flame Three Mysterious Changes.

Su Yun transformed the Three Thousand Burning Flame into its Heavenly Flame True Form, using dragon phoenix pressure to overwhelm Gu Qingyang. As Gu Qingyang neared defeat, the Flame Clan elder pointed to Gu Xun'er and an inherited Heavenly Flame as possible answers to Su Yun's strength.

• Gu Qingyang boosted his cultivation with his bloodline and prepared to face Su Yun cautiously.
• Su Yun unleashed the Three Thousand Burning Flame's Heavenly Flame True Form, turning the arena's flames into a massive Ancient Void Dragon.
• Su Yun used the Dragon Seal to imbue the flame dragon with Zi Yan's dragon phoenix pressure, leaving Gu Qingyang barely able to withstand it.
• The white-robed man and Huo Zhi realized Gu Qingyang was about to lose and wondered who could defeat Su Yun.
• The Flame Clan elder said Gu Xun'er could defeat Su Yun but was unlikely to fight him, then urged the white-robed man to rely on himself and subdue the clan's inherited Heavenly Flame.

Su Yun defeated Gu Qingyang in their challenge after Gu Qingyang broke through to Three-Star Early Stage Dou Venerate, then used a mastered Heaven Tier Dou Technique to overwhelm his Annihilation Finger. The Ancient Clan elder declared Su Yun the winner, and the bloodline testing continued with Gu Xun'er.

• Gu Qingyang broke through to Three-Star Early Stage Dou Venerate under Su Yun's pressure and thanked him for helping him advance.
• Gu Qingyang challenged Su Yun with Annihilation Finger, while Su Yun formed a purple-black flame sword and unleashed Heavenly Flame Severing Rainbow.
• Su Yun's sword strike shattered Gu Qingyang's attack, and an Ancient Clan elder intervened to protect Gu Qingyang before declaring Su Yun the winner.
• Gu Qingyang left the arena dazed, while Su Yun asked Xiao Xun'er to make sure he received Gu Qingyang's wager.
• The bloodline-testing elder announced Gu Xun'er as the next person to be tested.

Xiao Xun'er revealed a Divine Grade Bloodline at the Ancient Clan ceremony and received the highest clan mark. As she, Su Yun, and Xiao Yan prepared to leave, Gu Qingyang apologized to Su Yun and handed over their agreed pill formula.

• Xiao Xun'er tested her bloodline, lighting all ten stars on the Star Disc and demonstrating a Divine Grade Bloodline.
• The Ancient Clan elder inscribed a Seven-Colored Clan Mark on Xiao Xun'er, boosting her bloodline power.
• Xiao Xun'er invited Su Yun and Xiao Yan to leave with her, noting that the Heavenly Tomb would open in ten days.
• Gu Qingyang apologized to Su Yun and gave him the pill formula they had agreed upon.

Su Yun prepared to enter the Heavenly Tomb with Xiao Yan and Xiao Xun'er while Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin chose to wait in the Ancient Realm. He discovered that the Yao Clan was secretly watching him and expected them to ambush him after he left, so he made plans to protect his companions.

• Su Yun agreed that Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin would stay in the Ancient Realm until he returned from the Heavenly Tomb.
• Ten days later, Su Yun, Xiao Yan, and Xiao Xun'er went to the Heavenly Tomb, and Su Yun explained that he already knew its levels and dangers.
• The Ancient Clan waited for the absent Spirit Clan before proceeding, while the other clans' disciples treated Su Yun with newfound caution.
• Yao Clan disciples secretly monitored Su Yun and planned to alert Yao Wangui when he left the Ancient Realm so the clan could kill him and seize his Soul Nurturing Dust refining method.
• Su Yun detected the spies, warned Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin to wait for him, and resolved to prepare for a Yao Clan ambush.