Chapter Summaries

Zhang Yuan brought Xiao Zhan and Xiao Yan into his Small World, where they agreed the Xiao Clan could relocate and met Qing Yanjing and Old Yao over dinner. The chapter ended with Xiao Zhan entrusting Zhang Yuan with the Xiao Clan heirloom, which Zhang Yuan recognized as the Tou She Ancient God Jade.

• Zhang Yuan showed Xiao Zhan and Xiao Yan the Small World, explained its resources, and learned they supported moving the Xiao Clan there.
• Xun Er and Qing Yanjing greeted Xiao Zhan and Xiao Yan, and Xiao Zhan gave each woman a meeting gift prepared by Zhang Yuan's mother.
• Zhang Yuan served special wine that could restore Soul Power and revealed Old Yao to Xiao Zhan, after which Xiao Yan explained how Old Yao became his teacher.
• Xiao Zhan agreed to discuss the relocation with the Xiao Clan elders and later took Zhang Yuan and Xiao Yan to the lakeside.
• Xiao Zhan entrusted Zhang Yuan with the Xiao Clan heirloom, and Zhang Yuan recognized it as the Tou She Ancient God Jade.

Zhang Yuan arranged for Xiao Zhan’s Tou She Ancient God Jade to remain in his space while preserving the Xiao Clan’s ownership, then the group learned more about Soul Hall and Yao Chen’s betrayal by Han Feng. The chapter ended with Xiao Yan and Zhang Yuan vowing to deal with Han Feng, who was currently a Peak Dou Emperor in the Black Corner Region.

• Xiao Yan offered the Tou She Ancient God Jade to Zhang Yuan, who refused to claim ownership but agreed to safeguard it from Soul Hall.
• Zhang Yuan explained Soul Hall’s power and its connection to the Xiao Clan’s decline, and Yao Chen revealed that Soul Hall had caused his current condition.
• Yao Chen described how Han Feng joined Mu Gu, poisoned and ambushed him, and drove him to self-destruct.
• Xiao Yan vowed to avenge Yao Chen, while Zhang Yuan revealed that Han Feng was lord of Maple City and a Peak Dou Emperor.
• Zhang Yuan and Xiao Yan agreed that Han Feng had set himself on the path to death, and Xun Er echoed their words.

Zhang Yuan discovered that the Ancient Jade Xiao Zhan had given him was the Tou She Ancient God Jade and saw a vision of the Ancient Emperor's Cave Mansion. After he asked Xun Er about her mission to find the jade, they reconciled, confessed their feelings, and shared an intimate kiss.

• Zhang Yuan and the others discussed Gu He's potential as Yao Chen's alchemy disciple, then Xiao Zhan and Xiao Yan left to arrange the Xiao Clan's relocation.
• Zhang Yuan explained that killing Han Feng would require a surprise attack by at least three Dou Zongs because of his Heavenly Flame, connections, and alliance with the Soul Hall.
• Zhang Yuan opened Xiao Zhan's wooden box, and the Tou She Ancient God Jade triggered the Thunder God Visualization Diagram to reveal the Ancient Emperor's Cave Mansion.
• Zhang Yuan asked Xun Er whether she had come to the Xiao Clan for the jade, and she tearfully admitted she had wanted to take it but had refrained because of him.
• Xun Er bit Zhang Yuan, and he teased her before kissing and embracing her; she admitted she liked him, and he kissed her again.

Zhang Yuan restrained himself with Xun Er, then refined the Primordial Mirage Dragon Pearl and gained a major boost to his body, soul, and Small World. The chapter ended with Xun Er and Qing Yanjing reacting in embarrassment when he appeared before them.

• Zhang Yuan and Xun Er shared an intimate moment but stopped short of the final step, and he escorted her back to her room.
• Zhang Yuan calmed himself in the Spirit Spring and began refining the Primordial Mirage Dragon Pearl with his Four Dragon Thunder Gang Fire.
• Zhang Yuan sent a soul projection to Xun Er, who recognized his Spirit Realm soul and explained how it could help him reach higher realms.
• Zhang Yuan asked Xun Er to tell Xiao Zhan and Xiao Yan that he was entering seclusion, and she stayed in his Small World with Qing Yanjing.
• While Zhang Yuan refined the pearl, his hidden Heavenly Flame disrupted Yan Shi during a fight, allowing a Fifth-tier Magical Beast to kill him.
• After completing the refinement, Zhang Yuan absorbed the pearl's Power of Space and Dragon Qi, expanded his Small World, and appeared before Xun Er and Qing Yanjing, who blushed in alarm at his state.

Zhang Yuan built a new home and training grounds inside his Small World, then began moving the Xiao Clan to Stone Desert City. He offered Ya Fei control of the Xiao Clan's Wutan City businesses and left her delighted after giving her a mysterious boost.

• Zhang Yuan built Qing Yanjing and Xun Er a Jiangnan-style residence in the Inner Realm, while Qing Yanjing explained that her strength rose on its own and she could not safely cultivate beyond Zhang Yuan.
• Zhang Yuan finished the Small World's gardens and facilities, then persuaded the Xiao Clan elders to relocate by showing them its rich resources and cultivation opportunities.
• Zhang Yuan visited Ya Fei at the Mittel Auction House and offered her responsibility for managing the Xiao Clan's businesses in Wutan City.
• After Ya Fei voiced concerns about why the Xiao Clan trusted her, Zhang Yuan grabbed her hand and gave her a mysterious boost, prompting her to eagerly promise to manage the businesses well.

Zhang Yuan secured Ya Fei’s loyalty by tying her cultivation progress to her management of the Xiao Clan’s businesses, then traveled to Qingyun Town. There, he reunited with Xiao Yi Xian, who agreed to stay by his side.

• Zhang Yuan explained that his Heavenly Flame could improve Ya Fei’s cultivation for three months, and made future injections depend on her business results.
• Zhang Yuan set Ya Fei a yearly net-profit target of five hundred thousand gold coins, promised rewards for exceeding it, and gave her the Wave-Stacking Technique.
• After the Xiao Clan’s supplies and businesses were settled, Zhang Yuan ordered Qin Zhendong to send five hundred Black Armored Guards to Stone Desert City and left for Qingyun Town.
• At Xiao Yi Xian’s clinic, Zhang Yuan silenced the mercenaries who objected to him cutting the line and revealed himself to her.
• Xiao Yi Xian recognized Zhang Yuan and accepted his invitation to stay by his side.

Zhang Yuan reunited with Xiao Yi Xian and brought her to meet Qing Yanjing and Xun Er in his Inner Realm. After the women began getting acquainted, he found Xiao Yan and announced that he would intensify his training before the Three Year Agreement.

• Zhang Yuan took Xiao Yi Xian from Qingyun Town to their cabin in the Magical Beast Mountain Range, where they spent seven days together.
• Zhang Yuan offered to move their valley into his Inner Realm, and Xiao Yi Xian trusted his decision.
• Zhang Yuan brought Xiao Yi Xian into the Inner Realm and introduced her to Qing Yanjing and Xun Er, who welcomed her warmly.
• Zhang Yuan went to Gravity Peak and told Xiao Yan he would train him more harshly so he would not lose to Nalan Yanran at the Three Year Agreement.

Zhang Yuan reforged Xiao Yan’s Mysterious Heavy Ruler into a powerful Dou Artifact, astonishing Xiao Yan and Yao Chen with his artifact-refining skill. He explained its new training and combat effects, and Xiao Yan eagerly asked him to teach him the method.

• Zhang Yuan advised Xiao Yan to train in the Magical Beast Mountain Range while the Purple Thunder Cloud Eagle protected him from stronger magical beasts.
• Zhang Yuan took Xiao Yan’s Mysterious Heavy Ruler and began reforging it with the Four Dragon Thunder Gang Fire and several Sixth-tier materials as Yao Chen watched.
• While Zhang Yuan worked, Xun Er and Qing Yanjing introduced Xiao Yi Xian to the Xiao Clan, and Xiao Mei and Xiao Yu reacted to the gathering.
• Zhang Yuan finished the Mysterious Heavy Ruler, turning it into a High-tier Sixth-grade Dou Artifact that could intensify Xiao Yan’s training and amplify fire-attribute Dou Techniques by up to ten times.
• Xiao Yan watched the artifact’s power and begged Zhang Yuan to teach him the refining method.

Xiao Yan received Zhang Yuan’s Mysterious Heavy Ruler while Zhang Yuan gave armor dresses to Xun'er, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Yanjing. Over five months, Zhang Yuan trained and taught Xiao Yu artifact refining, but he still failed to find the cave dwelling.

• Xiao Yan explained why artifact refining seemed more profitable than alchemy, but Zhang Yuan told him the Thunderfire Refining Method required a Heavenly Flame with both thunder and fire attributes.
• Zhang Yuan gave Xiao Yan a Sixth-tier Mysterious Heavy Ruler and gave Xun'er, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Yanjing protective dress armor.
• Xiao Yan tried to stir up jealousy with his grateful praise, but Zhang Yuan defused the situation by revealing the dresses for the three women.
• Xiao Yu asked Zhang Yuan to teach her artifact refining because her fire-attribute Dou Qi contained a trace of thunder, and he agreed.
• Over five months, Zhang Yuan trained, taught Xiao Yu and the others, and reached the Seven-star Dou Ling realm; Old Yao accepted Xiao Yi Xian as a nominal disciple.
• Despite searching with the Flame Emperor Beast and his own efforts, Zhang Yuan still could not find the cave dwelling.

After an earthquake revealed a hidden cave, Zhang Yuan found and claimed the treasures meant for Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian. The chapter left Xiao Yan challenging Xun Er to test his strength, unaware of how badly the one-move contest might go.

• After five months of training, Xiao Yan returned to the Ancient Void Realm battered and told Zhang Yuan that an earthquake had nearly sent him over a cliff; Zhang Yuan gave him a set of Fifth-grade Dou Artifact Armor.
• Realizing the earthquake might have exposed the cave he had been searching for, Zhang Yuan flew to a nearby basin and located its concealed entrance beneath a fallen tree.
• Zhang Yuan found a stone panel that blocked his soul perception, removed it, and explored the cave, taking the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture, Purple Cloud Wings, Raging Lion's Roar, medicinal herbs, and other valuables.
• Back in the Ancient Void Realm, Zhang Yuan found Xiao Yan showing off his new armor to Xiao Yi Xian, Xun Er, and Xiao Yu.
• Xun Er challenged Xiao Yan to withstand one move, and Xiao Yan accepted, wagering that he would take Zhang Yuan's surname if he failed.

Xiao Yan lost to Xun Er, then received a rare Flying Dou Technique from Zhang Yuan. Old Yao explained that Zhang Yuan’s stone slab was made of valuable Extreme Spirit Crystal Ore, leaving Zhang Yuan to realize that the cave dwelling might hold an enormous fortune.

• Xun Er defeated Xiao Yan with a single attack, and he accepted the lesson and resolved to become stronger.
• Zhang Yuan gave Xiao Yan the High-level Profound tier Flying Dou Technique Eagle Wings, also called Purple Cloud Wings.
• Zhang Yuan asked Old Yao when they could refine Three-pattern Green Spirit Pills and said he planned to find Beast Flame for Xiao Yan.
• Xun Er identified the stone slab as Extreme Spirit Crystal Ore, and Old Yao explained that the ore could be used to forge Soul Artifacts.
• Zhang Yuan realized the area around the cave dwelling might be covered in sixth- and seventh-tier Extreme Spirit Crystal Ore.

Zhang Yuan uncovered an Extreme Spirit Crystal Ore vein and gave Xiao Yan a map fragment that Old Yao and Xun Er identified as a clue to the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame. After mining the vein, Zhang Yuan tried forging a Soul Token and found that his knockoff seemed to do more than the original.

• Zhang Yuan showed Old Yao a map fragment from the cave dwelling, and Old Yao and Xun Er recognized its image as the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame.
• Zhang Yuan gave the fragment to Xiao Yan, who resolved to grow stronger and repay his cousin’s kindness.
• Zhang Yuan summoned Ling Ying to help excavate the Extreme Spirit Crystal Ore vein hidden inside the cliff.
• Zhang Yuan and Ling Ying extracted thousands of Sixth-tier crystals, over a hundred Seventh-tier crystals, and three Eighth-tier crystals.
• Zhang Yuan began forging Soul Tokens for the Xiao Clan, but after an hour he found two identical silver tokens and wondered whether his version could communicate like a pager or phone.

Zhang Yuan refined Divine Tokens that used the Thunder God Visualization Diagram to connect their holders and support messages, voice calls, missions, and exchanges. After distributing them to the Xiao Clan, he heard Xiao Yan ask whether he had ever heard of “Heavenly King Covers the Earth Tiger.”

• Zhang Yuan discovered that his paired Soul Tokens could transmit voice messages, then refined more and copied the Thunder God Visualization Diagram into them.
• The copied diagram transformed the tokens into independent Divine Tokens connected through a shared network, and Zhang Yuan mass-produced and improved them over several days.
• Zhang Yuan summoned the Xiao Clan’s direct members and distributed Divine Tokens that let users bind their souls, choose names, complete missions, exchange items, and contact other holders.
• Xiao Yan arrived using a Flying Dou Technique, and Zhang Yuan confirmed they would return to Wutan City before Jia Nan Academy’s entrance assessment.
• After the others left with their tokens, Xiao Yan quietly asked Zhang Yuan whether he had heard of “Heavenly King Covers the Earth Tiger.”

Xiao Yan questioned Zhang Yuan about his unusual ideas and the Divine Token, but Zhang Yuan deflected his suspicions and promised the token could keep them in contact at Jia Nan Academy. After sending Xiao Yan away, Zhang Yuan went to investigate a battle and found Yun Yun fighting the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King months earlier than he expected.

• Zhang Yuan pretended not to understand Xiao Yan’s references and advised him to focus on growing stronger.
• Xiao Yan asked whether his Divine Token would reach Zhang Yuan at Jia Nan Academy, and Zhang Yuan explained its range and Xiao Yan’s unrestricted permissions.
• Xun'er explained that her remarks about long-distance communication had inspired Zhang Yuan to create the Divine Token.
• Zhang Yuan reconsidered his plans for building a faction and decided to pursue an elite route after obtaining the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King's Purple Fire for Xiao Yan.
• Zhang Yuan sensed a fierce battle near the Magical Beast Mountain Range and flew to watch Yun Yun fight the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King.

Yun Yun fought the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King for hours while trying to obtain Purple Spirit Crystal, but its Purple Crystal Seal left her in danger. Zhang Yuan intervened to save her, then caught her in his arms when she fell.

• Yun Yun challenged the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King for Purple Spirit Crystal, and Zhang Yuan watched while keeping Ling Ying hidden.
• Yun Yun and the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King battled for hours as the king's Magical Beast subordinates gathered nearby.
• The Purple Crystal Winged Lion King struck Yun Yun with its Purple Crystal Seal and moved to finish her as her strength declined.
• Zhang Yuan used a bead to seal the surrounding space and remove fire-attributed energy, then had Ling Ying knock the exhausted Purple Crystal Winged Lion King down.
• Zhang Yuan learned Yun Yun wanted Purple Spirit Crystal to help Nalan Yanran prepare for the Three Year Agreement.
• Yun Yun's Dou Qi ran out and she fell, but Zhang Yuan caught her in a princess carry.

Zhang Yuan rescued Yun Yun and had Ling Ying capture the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King, revealing that Ling Ying had become a Dou Zong. After Zhang Yuan made the Lion King an offer it could not refuse, it agreed to become his little girlfriend's mount.

• Zhang Yuan teased Yun Yun about her softer side and complimented her while she recovered from her defeat.
• The Purple Crystal Winged Lion King unleashed a pillar of purple flame, and Zhang Yuan ordered Ling Ying to subdue it as a temporary mount for Xun Er.
• Ling Ying revealed his Dou Zong strength and captured the exhausted Lion King, while Yun Yun learned he had broken through after their previous meeting.
• The Lion King offered Purple Spirit Crystal to avoid a fight, and Zhang Yuan and Yun Yun discussed Yun Yun's reckless decision to battle it.
• Zhang Yuan demanded that the Lion King become his little girlfriend's mount, then whispered to it until it agreed.

Zhang Yuan placed a Soul Imprint on the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King, foiled her attempt to seal him, and forced her submission. He and Yun Yun then returned to the Lion King’s cave with a group of her followers, where they found a large Purple Spirit Crystal hoard.

• The Purple Crystal Winged Lion King tried to trap Zhang Yuan with her sealing power, but he resisted and branded her soul with his name.
• Zhang Yuan punished the Lion King for her scheme, and she pleaded for mercy and promised to serve him and bring her child.
• The Lion King removed the seal from Yun Yun’s body, though Yun Yun’s Dou Qi remained unavailable for twelve hours; Zhang Yuan stayed close to support her.
• Zhang Yuan accepted the Lion King’s offer to bring her twelve Fourth- and Fifth-tier subordinates, then stored them and several cave guards away.
• The Lion King led Zhang Yuan and Yun Yun into her cave, where they saw a platform built from Purple Crystal Stone and a large purple orb.

Zhang Yuan brought Yun Yun to Wutan City after obtaining the Associated Purple Crystal Source, and the two made a wager on the Three Year Agreement. Back in his Inner Realm, he gave Xiao Yan Purple Fire to absorb before Xiao Yi Xian called him over and asked him to take her on her eighteenth birthday.

• Zhang Yuan explained the Associated Purple Crystal Source to Yun Yun, then stored the treasure and the Young Purple Crystal Winged Lion King in the Ancient Void Realm after promising to have a Form Transformation Pill made for it.
• Zhang Yuan and Yun Yun flew to Wutan City, where they wagered a solo sword dance against a Purple Spirit Crystal on the Three Year Agreement's outcome.
• Zhang Yuan brought Yun Yun to the Mittel Auction House, where Ya Fei recognized the Misty Cloud Sect's Sect Master and arranged a VIP room for her.
• In the Inner Realm, Zhang Yuan gave Xiao Yan Purple Fire and Associated Purple Crystal Source so he could begin absorbing the flame.
• Xiao Yi Xian told Zhang Yuan it was her eighteenth birthday and asked him to take her.

Xiao Yi Xian revealed that she possessed the Calamity Poison Body and had planned to leave Zhang Yuan to protect him. Zhang Yuan explained three ways to control it, reassured her that she would live, and carried her to bed to accept her birthday gift.

• Xiao Yi Xian confessed that her Calamity Poison Body could eventually kill her and endanger those around her, and she had intended to leave Zhang Yuan after giving herself to him.
• Zhang Yuan revealed that he already knew about her constitution and told her not to make plans alone, explaining that it could remain dormant if she avoided poison.
• Zhang Yuan described three solutions: cleansing her poison with his Heavenly Flame, using Old Yao's Poison Core Condensation Method, or refining the Nether Poison Fire.
• Xiao Yi Xian realized she did not have to die, wept with relief, and embraced Zhang Yuan.
• Zhang Yuan carried Xiao Yi Xian to bed and accepted her as his birthday gift.

Xiao Yan evolved the Flame Mantra with the Purple Fire, then broke through to Two-star Dou Shi with Zhang Yuan’s help. After the breakthrough revealed a connection between the Flame Mantra and the Burning Heaven Undying Body, Zhang Yuan used the opportunity he gained to fuse his lightning cultivation methods.

• Xiao Yan successfully incorporated the Purple Fire into the Flame Mantra, raising it to Intermediate Yellow Tier.
• Xiao Yan began to break through, and Zhang Yuan filtered the surging natural energy and strengthened Xiao Yan’s meridians with Five Dragon Thunder Gang Fire.
• Xiao Yan reached Two-star Dou Shi and told Zhang Yuan he hoped to repay him by refining pills.
• Zhang Yuan’s visualization revealed a phantom of the Burning Heaven Undying Body linked to Tou She Ancient God and the Flame Mantra.
• Zhang Yuan used his newly gained opportunity to fuse his lightning-attributed cultivation methods.