Chapter Summaries

After breaking through to the Emperor Realm Soul, Xiao Qing discovered that refining the Soul of the Heavenly Tomb had also given her authority over its energy and space. She tested that control across the realm, leaving her able to command the Heavenly Tomb as if it were her own domain.

• Xiao Qing opened her eyes after breaking through, and her Emperor Realm Soul caused energy and beings throughout the Heavenly Tomb to submit to her presence.
• Xiao Qing perceived the Heavenly Tomb’s inhabitants, spatial structure, energy pathways, and the flow of time with unprecedented clarity.
• Xiao Qing realized that refining the Soul of the Heavenly Tomb had connected her to the realm and granted her authority over it.
• Xiao Qing drew energy from all three layers of the Heavenly Tomb into a vortex around herself.
• Xiao Qing altered spatial pressure and resistance in distant regions, briefly pinning energy entities before withdrawing the pressure.

Xiao Qing refined the Soul of the Heavenly Tomb, reached the Emperor Realm Soul, and gained a basic grasp of the Time Law alongside his Spatial Law. After Xiao Xuan questioned the depth of his power, Xiao Qing asked whether his ancestor wished to be resurrected and hinted that he might now be able to help.

• Xiao Qing discovered that refining the Soul of the Heavenly Tomb had given him limited control over time within the Heavenly Tomb.
• Xiao Qing tested the Time Law alongside his Spatial Law, considered fusing them, then decided to wait until he had mastered both more fully.
• Xiao Xuan praised Xiao Qing's Emperor Realm Soul and judged him the Dou Qi Continent's leading expert in soul power.
• Xiao Qing noticed Xiao Xuan's fading remnant soul and asked whether he wanted to be resurrected.
• Xiao Xuan said resurrection was unimportant and that Xiao Qing's rise fulfilled his wish, though Xiao Qing sensed his regret and hinted that he might now have a way to help.

Xiao Qing explained how she could use the Heavenly Tomb’s Origin Energy, her Power of Life, Xiao Xuan’s bloodline, and Soul Essence to revive him, and Xiao Xuan agreed to take the risk. Xiao Qing began gathering energy in the estate’s Quiet Room to start reconstructing his body.

• Xiao Qing told Xiao Xuan she was more than seventy percent certain she could bring him back to life, and he asked whether she was sure.
• Xiao Qing explained that her mastery of the Heavenly Tomb and her Power of Life could support resurrection.
• Xiao Qing described the three stages: reconstructing a body from the Xiao Clan’s Emperor Dou Bloodline, restoring Xiao Xuan’s soul with Soul Essence, and fusing his soul with the new body.
• Xiao Qing warned that fusion required precise control and cooperation, and that the procedure would temporarily deplete the Heavenly Tomb’s Origin Energy.
• Xiao Xuan accepted the risks and told Xiao Qing he was ready to cooperate.
• Xiao Qing gathered the Heavenly Tomb’s Origin Energy into a pool in the Quiet Room and prepared to begin the first step.

Xiao Qing successfully reconstructed Xiao Xuan’s body, restored his soul, and fused them inside a Blood Cocoon, where Xiao Xuan began to recover. After arranging for the Heavenly Tomb to keep nourishing him, Xiao Qing left the Quiet Room and reached a spatial node to return outside.

• Xiao Qing used the Emperor Dou Bloodline and the Law of Life to build a new body for Xiao Xuan over three days.
• Xiao Qing infused Xiao Xuan’s remnant soul with Soul Essence for two days, restoring it to a stable, powerful soul body.
• Xiao Qing completed the fusion of Xiao Xuan’s soul and reconstructed body, enclosing him in a Blood Cocoon to continue his recovery.
• Xiao Qing explained that Xiao Xuan could regain Late-Stage Nine-Star Dou Saint cultivation by emerging, with the potential to approach the Dou Emperor realm.
• Xiao Qing redirected Heavenly Tomb energy to nourish the Blood Cocoon, and Xiao Xuan urged him to be careful as he departed.
• Xiao Qing reached the third level’s spatial node and examined the weak points in its structure.

Xiao Qing returned from the Heavenly Tomb with his soul realm and cultivation greatly advanced, impressing Gu Yuan. Gu Yuan arranged a betrothal ceremony for Xiao Qing and Gu Xun'er in three days, leaving Gu Xun'er stunned by the news.

• Xiao Qing opened a Spatial Passage from the Heavenly Tomb and emerged in a hidden gorge in the Ancient Realm.
• Gu Yuan questioned Xiao Qing about the soul fluctuation, and Xiao Qing confirmed that Xiao Xuan had guided him and that he had entered the Emperor Realm Soul.
• Gu Yuan sensed six powers of heaven and earth in Xiao Qing and learned that his Soul Power had reached the Emperor Realm.
• Gu Yuan approved of Xiao Qing and announced that the Ancient Clan would hold a betrothal ceremony with Gu Xun'er in three days.
• Gu Yuan ordered a steward to summon the Ancient Clan's leaders and commanders to the ceremony at the Star-Gazing Platform.
• Gu Xun'er heard that Xiao Qing had returned and that the betrothal was set, then stood speechless in disbelief.

Xiao Qing and Gu Xun'er became engaged in a solemn ceremony at the Ancient Clan, exchanging gifts and gaining the clan’s recognition. Afterward, they discussed the dangers ahead, promised to grow stronger, and shared treasures and cultivation records before watching night fall together.

• Gu Yuan officiated Xiao Qing and Gu Xun'er's engagement at the Star-Gazing Platform and declared Xiao Qing a member of the Ancient Clan with elder status.
• Xiao Qing gave Gu Xun'er a protective jade pendant, and Gu Xun'er gave him ancient jade that let her sense his location.
• The Ancient Clan elders and Gu Lie congratulated Xiao Qing, while Gu Qingyang acknowledged why Gu Xun'er had chosen him.
• Xiao Qing told Gu Xun'er that he had met Ancestor Xiao Xuan in the Heavenly Tomb and broken through his bottleneck, then promised not to face such dangers alone again.
• Xiao Qing urged Gu Xun'er to cultivate so she could protect herself, and she gave him a Jade Slip of cultivation insights and Ancient Clan records.
• Xiao Qing gave Gu Xun'er Soul Essence, Star Soul Grass, and Sun Essence Gold, and they stood together watching night descend.

Xiao Qing left Gu Xun'er in the Ancient Realm to cultivate safely and returned to the Heavenly Court, where he reunited with its leaders and reported that his engagement had been accepted. The chapter ended with Old Yao warning that the Soul Clan’s activity across the Central Plains had grown unusual.

• Xiao Qing told Gu Xun'er he had to return to the Heavenly Court and handle matters involving the Ancient Void Dragon Clan and a missing senior, while she stayed in the Ancient Realm to cultivate.
• Gu Xun'er kissed Xiao Qing beneath the pear tree and asked him to return safely; he promised he would.
• Gu Yuan saw Xiao Qing off at the Ancient Realm’s spatial barrier, and Gu Xun'er wept after Xiao Qing departed.
• Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, Old Yao, and the Heavenly Court’s other core members welcomed Xiao Qing back in the Star Realm.
• Xiao Qing told the Heavenly Court that the Ancient Clan had accepted his relationship with Gu Xun'er, and Old Yao noted the Soul Clan’s unusual activity across the Central Plains.

Xiao Qing told Zi Yan that he had found clues suggesting her father, Zhu Kun, was trapped in a forbidden place, and she resolved to search for him. They left the Star Realm for Jia Nan Academy, where Zhu Kun was imprisoned beneath the Heavenly Burning Qi Refining Tower.

• Xiao Qing learned that Soul Hall was accelerating its collection of souls and instructed the Star Realm alliance to prepare.
• Zi Yan arrived at the Star Realm, complained about the burdens of governing the Ancient Void Dragon Clan, and asked to stay for a few days.
• Xiao Qing told Zi Yan that Zhu Kun had likely been trapped and that he had narrowed down the area where her father might be.
• Zi Yan decided to find Zhu Kun and ask him what happened, and Xiao Qing agreed to accompany her.
• Xiao Qing and Zi Yan said goodbye to the Star Realm’s guardians and crossed a spatial passage toward Jia Nan Academy.

Xiao Qing and Zi Yan returned to Jia Nan Academy, where they reunited with Su Qian, Qian Mu, and Bai Lie. After asking the academy to let them search beneath the Heavenly Burning Qi Refining Tower for a lost item from Zi Yan’s clan, they headed for the tower.

• Xiao Qing and Zi Yan descended into Jia Nan Academy and drew the students’ attention.
• Xiao Qing reunited with Su Qian, and Zi Yan revealed her identity after Su Qian failed to recognize her grown-up appearance.
• Qian Mu and Bai Lie greeted Xiao Qing and thanked him for helping them reach the Dou Zun realm.
• Su Qian reported the academy’s progress, while Xiao Qing sensed Xiao Ding, Xiao Li, and Xiao Yu thriving there.
• Xiao Qing asked Su Qian, Qian Mu, and Bai Lie for permission to search the magma beneath the Heavenly Burning Qi Refining Tower for Zi Yan’s clan heirloom, and they agreed.
• Xiao Qing and Zi Yan went to the tower, where the students stopped to greet them.

Xiao Qing and Zi Yan descended through the magma beneath the tower and reached the barrier leading to the Ancient God Mansion. With Zi Yan’s bloodline calling her onward, they entered the darkness and arrived before the mansion’s enormous stone door.

• Xiao Qing and Zi Yan passed the Flame Lizard Clan, and two Half-Saint elders let them proceed after sensing Xiao Qing’s overwhelming soul pressure.
• At the bottom of the magma, Xiao Qing found the barrier hiding the Ancient God Mansion, while Zi Yan felt her Ancient Void Dragon bloodline calling from beyond it.
• Xiao Qing comforted Zi Yan and opened a passage through the barrier with his Spatial Law power.
• Xiao Qing and Zi Yan crossed the dark, timeless space toward a faint light.
• Xiao Qing and Zi Yan reached a vast ancient stone door inscribed with the words “Ancient God Mansion.”

Xiao Qing and Zi Yan encountered Zhu Kun, the Ancient Void Dragon guarding the stone gate, and he recognized Zi Yan as his daughter. After Zi Yan confronted him over her lonely childhood, Xiao Qing explained what she had endured and achieved, and Zhu Kun began to reconcile with her before challenging Xiao Qing to prove himself.

• Xiao Qing illuminated the void and revealed a peak Nine-Star Dou Saint Ancient Void Dragon guarding the stone gate.
• Zhu Kun recognized Zi Yan’s bloodline and the Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit aura, then realized she was his daughter.
• Zi Yan told Zhu Kun she had grown up an orphan, and Xiao Qing explained how she survived alone, returned to Dragon Island, and became Dragon Emperor.
• Zhu Kun explained that the Ancient God Mansion’s restrictions had trapped him and prevented him from contacting Zi Yan.
• Zi Yan declared Xiao Qing her royal husband, leaving Zhu Kun stunned and suspicious of him.
• After Xiao Qing mediated, Zi Yan softened toward Zhu Kun, who challenged Xiao Qing to help him stretch his limbs as a test.

Xiao Qing fought Zhu Kun and proved strong enough to earn the old Dragon Emperor’s respect as Zi Yan’s partner. After Zhu Kun reunited with Zi Yan and learned about Xiao Qing’s nine fused Heavenly Flames, he began revealing the truth about Tou She Ancient God.

• Xiao Qing sparred with Zhu Kun, using the Finger of Nirvana to overcome his dragon breath and nearly injure him.
• Zhu Kun accepted Xiao Qing’s strength and reunited emotionally with Zi Yan after thousands of years apart.
• Zi Yan told Zhu Kun how she had reunited Dragon Island and defeated the Three Great Dragon Kings’ faction.
• Zhu Kun learned that Xiao Qing had fused nine Heavenly Flames and asked whether he knew Tou She Ancient God’s true identity.
• Zhu Kun revealed that Tou She Ancient God had originally been a Heavenly Flame, astonishing Zi Yan.

Xiao Qing explained to Zhu Kun that Source Qi was necessary for reaching the Dou Emperor realm and revealed that the Dou Qi Continent was only a lower plane within the Great Thousand World. Zhu Kun was left reeling from the news that Dou Emperors were not the end.

• Zhu Kun explained that Xiao Qing's fusion of nine Heavenly Flames made him a likely candidate for the Tou She Ancient God's inheritance, though he doubted a human could reach the Dou Emperor realm by that path.
• Xiao Qing declined to seek the inheritance and told Zhu Kun that Source Qi, not merely talent or accumulated power, was needed to break through to Dou Emperor.
• Zhu Kun confirmed that he sensed a faint remnant of Source Qi behind the stone gate of the Ancient God Mansion.
• Xiao Qing asked where ancient Dou Emperors had gone and told Zhu Kun that they had likely escaped the plane's restraints into other worlds.
• Xiao Qing revealed that the Dou Qi Continent was a restricted Lower Plane within the Great Thousand World, where Dou Emperors were not the ultimate realm.

Xiao Qing partially broke the Dou Emperor Restriction binding Zhu Kun, allowing him to send an avatar out of the Ancient God Space. Zhu Kun returned with Xiao Qing to East Dragon Island, where the Ancient Void Dragon elders recognized his Dragon Emperor aura.

• Zhu Kun embraced the prospect of exploring the Great Thousand World and agreed to let Xiao Qing try to free him.
• Xiao Qing used his laws to break nine of the ten restriction chains binding Zhu Kun, leaving the core chain intact.
• Zhu Kun created an avatar with roughly one-tenth of his strength so it could leave the Ancient God Space.
• Xiao Qing, Zhu Kun, and the avatar passed through the magma and traveled by Spatial Passage to East Dragon Island.
• Zhu Xuan and the elders sensed the Dragon Emperor's aura and rushed out to see Zhu Kun's avatar emerge.

After reuniting with the Ancient Void Dragon Clan, Xiao Qing left Dragon Island for the Demon Fire Plain to subdue the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame. He arrived at the scorched wasteland and began searching for the hidden entrance to the Demonic Flame Space without using his fragment maps.

• Zhu Kun returned to the Ancient Void Dragon Clan as an avatar and explained that Xiao Qing would need to grow stronger to free his true body.
• The Dragon Clan celebrated Zhu Kun's return, and Zi Yan grew closer to her father as he taught her Dragon Clan cultivation secrets.
• Xiao Qing decided to seek the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame to strengthen his Law of Fire and advance his cultivation.
• Xiao Qing bid farewell to Zhu Kun and Zi Yan, then opened a spatial passage to the Demon Fire Plain.
• Xiao Qing arrived at the Demon Fire Plain and used his Spatial Law and Emperor Realm Soul to search for the Demonic Flame Space entrance.

Xiao Qing broke through the Pure Lotus Demon Saint’s hidden restriction and overcame the Nightmare Heavenly Mist and Fire Slaves in the palaces. In the eighth palace, he recognized Xiao Chen and began removing the demonic flames corrupting his soul.

• Xiao Qing found and opened the concealed spatial passage into the Pure Lotus Demon Saint’s trial grounds.
• He entered the Nightmare Heavenly Mist and shattered its illusions with his Emperor Realm Soul.
• Xiao Qing crossed the palaces, destroying the Fire Slaves that tried to stop him.
• In the eighth palace, Xiao Qing found a black-robed Fire Slave whose face and bearing recalled Xiao Xuan, and recognized him as Xiao Chen.
• Xiao Qing used the Law of Life and his soul power to strip the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame from Xiao Chen’s Soul Origin while preserving his remaining consciousness.

Xiao Qing freed Xiao Chen from the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame’s influence, revealed the Xiao Clan’s destruction and Xiao Xuan’s revival, and sent him to safety. He then entered the ninth palace’s cavern and confronted the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, trapped within the Heaven Refining Ancient Array.

• Xiao Qing restored Xiao Chen’s memories and told him the Soul Clan had destroyed the Xiao Clan and Xiao Xuan had perished.
• Xiao Qing revealed that Xiao Xuan’s remnant soul had been revived and that Xiao Qing was a powerful descendant of the Xiao Clan.
• Xiao Qing gave Xiao Chen a Heavenly Court token and warned him to delay revenge until Xiao Xuan recovered; Xiao Chen agreed and entered a passage to the Central Plains.
• Xiao Qing entered the cavern containing the Heaven Refining Ancient Array and saw the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame in human form atop a Lotus Platform.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame opened its eyes and fixed a wary gaze on Xiao Qing.

Xiao Qing confronted the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, seeking to subdue its origin source, and dismantled the Heaven Refining Ancient Array with a precise strike. The weakened flame raged about Pure Lotus Demon Saint’s betrayal, while Xiao Qing remained intent on subduing it.

• Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame ordered Xiao Qing to leave, but Xiao Qing said he had come for its origin source.
• Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame activated the Heaven Refining Ancient Array and attacked Xiao Qing with purifying flames.
• Xiao Qing struck a hidden energy congestion point, causing the Heaven Refining Ancient Array to collapse and weakening Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame.
• Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame accused Pure Lotus Demon Saint of creating and imprisoning it out of fear that it would escape his control.
• Xiao Qing listened without taking sides and remained focused on subduing Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame.

Xiao Qing subdued Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, absorbed its origin over three months, and reached Peak Eight-Star Dou Saint. As the Demonic Flame Space began collapsing, the resulting spectacle alerted Gu Yuan, who suspected Xiao Qing was responsible.

• Xiao Qing used his Emperor Realm Soul and five laws to destroy Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame’s intelligence and claim its purified origin.
• Xiao Qing absorbed Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame over three months, advancing from Mid Eight-Star to Peak Eight-Star Dou Saint.
• Xiao Qing sensed that reaching Nine-Star Dou Saint would require far more energy and a further transformation of his Innate Spirit Body.
• The Demonic Flame Space began collapsing after Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame was absorbed, and a pillar of light erupted above Demon Fire Plain.
• Gu Yuan sensed the disturbance from the Ancient Realm and concluded that Xiao Qing had likely subdued Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame ahead of its expected emergence.

The Soul Clan traced the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame’s capture to Xiao Qing and moved up its plan to seize the Eight Ancient Clans’ Gu Yu. In the collapsing Demonic Flame Space, Xiao Qing’s fused Heavenly Flames gave birth to a curious fire spirit, whom he named Xiao Qing.

• Hun Tiandi and Nihility Devouring Flame suspected Xiao Qing had subdued the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame as the major clans debated the disturbance.
• Hun Tiandi ordered Operation Jade Collection, directing Nihility Devouring Flame and the Soul Clan to seize the other Emperor Clans’ Gu Yu and prepare to target the Xiao and Ancient Clans.
• Hun Tiandi decided to investigate the Demon Fire Plain personally to confirm who had obtained the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame.
• Within the collapsing Demonic Flame Space, Xiao Qing’s Flame of Life and Creation formed a new life from the fused origins of ten Heavenly Flames.
• The newborn fire spirit explored her tiny form, learned to say “Master,” and Xiao Qing named her Xiao Qing.