Chapter Summaries

Zhang Qingyang stopped a poor father from selling his daughter into servitude, gave the family twenty Gold Soul Coins, and learned that the girl was named Fang Ningxue. After she correctly deduced his identity, he asked Spirit Hall patrol officers to let him take her away, and they readily agreed.

• A frightened merchant apologized to Zhang Qingyang, who reassured him that he had obeyed Spirit Hall law and would face no trouble.
• Zhang Qingyang gave the poor father twenty Gold Soul Coins, telling him to use the extra money to feed his starving son.
• Zhang Qingyang asked the girl her name, and Fang Ningxue introduced herself and accurately deduced that he was Zhang Qingyang.
• Zhang Qingyang identified two disguised Spirit Hall patrol officers in the crowd and asked them to let Fang Ningxue follow him.
• The patrol officers agreed, citing Fang Ningxue's choice and the Celestial Master Mansion's reputation.

Zhang Qingyang discovered that Fang Ningxue's supposedly useless Martial Soul was her hands, a rare Body Martial Soul. He explained that Body Martial Souls could awaken three times and grow powerful, leaving Fang Ningxue with a glimmer of hope.

• After Fang Ningxue finished the meal, Zhang Qingyang asked about her Martial Soul and Innate Soul Power.
• Fang Ningxue revealed that her Martial Soul was her hands and said she believed it made her destined to be useless.
• Zhang Qingyang recognized her hands as a Body Martial Soul and reacted with excitement.
• Zhang Qingyang explained that Body Martial Souls were late bloomers with the potential to become powerful.
• Fang Ningxue brightened as Zhang Qingyang told her that Body Martial Souls had three chances to awaken.

Zhang Qingyang told Fang Ningxue that her Hands Martial Soul could awaken three times, but admitted he did not know the details. He summoned Li Qingfeng, who refused to teach her Dragon Tiger Mountain’s secret methods but agreed to explain the basic knowledge and cultivation direction.

• Zhang Qingyang explained that Body Martial Soul holders had three awakenings, then confessed he could not describe how they worked or how to trigger them.
• Fang Ningxue grew anxious and spoke to Zhang Qingyang disrespectfully, so he reminded her of their master-and-maid relationship; she apologized and agreed to mind her place.
• Zhang Qingyang summoned Li Qingfeng with a Jade Pendant and told him Fang Ningxue had a Hands Martial Soul.
• Li Qingfeng said Fang Ningxue could not learn Dragon Tiger Mountain’s secret cultivation methods without the Master’s decree, but offered to share basic information and general cultivation guidance.
• Fang Ningxue respectfully thanked Li Qingfeng as her hope returned.

Li Qingfeng explained the Body Martial Soul’s awakenings, and Fang Ningxue chose to pursue the dangerous path under Zhang Qingyang’s guidance. Meanwhile, Zhang Qingxuan faced the Worships outside the Worship Hall over the innate divine gold, and an urgent voice interrupted their standoff.

• Li Qingfeng explained that the second Body Martial Soul awakening had four tiers and that reaching Silver or Gold was necessary for higher advancement.
• Zhang Qingyang warned Fang Ningxue that the later awakenings required painful training and risked death, and she vowed to continue despite the danger.
• Zhang Qingyang told Fang Ningxue to call him Daoist Priest Qingyang instead of Master.
• Zhang Qingxuan confronted Qian Daoliu and the other Worships outside the Worship Hall while seeking the innate divine gold.
• Zhang Qingxuan used his Heaven-Seeking Disk and Qian Xunji’s token to argue that he had permission to take the treasure, enraging Qian Daoliu.
• An urgent voice ordered everyone to calm down and forbade anyone from making a move.

Zhang Qingxuan tried to trade for the Angel Holy Sword, but Qian Daoliu attacked Qian Xunji and ultimately refused the deal. Zhang Qingxuan was ordered to leave Spirit Hall under threat of Qian Daoliu’s wrath.

• Qian Daoliu attacked Qian Xunji with a sword aura after learning he had offered Zhang Qingxuan a family heirloom, and the other Worships restrained him from striking again.
• Qian Xunji pulled himself from the wall, and Zhang Qingxuan’s gesture toward the hall led him to reveal that the Qian Family heirloom was the Angel Holy Sword.
• Zhang Qingxuan offered a cultivation technique, a powerful sword art, and a favor in exchange for the sword, tempting Qian Xunji.
• Qian Daoliu kicked Qian Xunji back into the wall, refused the trade, and ordered Zhang Qingxuan to leave Spirit Hall or face his angelic wrath.

Zhang Qingxuan returned to the old Orange Grove, where five women were waiting for him. In the Pope Palace, Qian Xunji found that the Angel Holy Sword had been forged from an ancient piece of divine metal and decided to focus on trading for Zhang Qingxuan’s cultivation method.

• Zhang Qingxuan circled back to the old Orange Grove and found Li Yingxue, Lu Xueqi, Xiao Bai, Lin Meng'er, and Jin Ting waiting for him.
• Qian Xunji searched the family library for records about the Angel Holy Sword until Qian Daoliu confronted him.
• Qian Xunji explained why he wanted Zhang Qingxuan’s cultivation method, and Qian Daoliu gave him an ancient book to read under strict conditions.
• Qian Xunji discovered that the Angel Holy Sword had been forged from divine metal that the Angel God had tempered with his Angel Sacred Flame for three years.
• Qian Xunji realized Zhang Qingxuan likely wanted the divine metal rather than the sword itself, but chose to pursue the cultivation-method trade first.

Zhang Qingxuan traded the Mystic Fire True Scripture to Qian Daoliu and Qian Xunji for four clues about god-tier materials. Qian Daoliu left with the technique to study, leaving Qian Xunji resentful that he had done the negotiating but got no chance to read it.

• Qian Xunji offered Zhang Qingxuan a family record with clues about the Angel Holy Sword's forging materials in exchange for a top-tier cultivation technique.
• Zhang Qingxuan rejected the offer as insufficient, but Qian Daoliu arrived and offered three additional confirmed clues about innate divine objects.
• Zhang Qingxuan agreed to trade the four clues for the Mystic Fire True Scripture, which Qian Daoliu accepted after checking it for hidden dangers.
• Zhang Qingxuan took the clues and left, while Qian Daoliu tucked away the scripture and told Qian Xunji he could read it the next morning.
• Qian Daoliu departed without waiting, leaving Qian Xunji stunned and inwardly resentful that his father had claimed the technique for himself.

Zhang Qingxuan learned that the clues to the Innate Divine Materials led him to a dangerous volcano and the Star Dou Great Forest, and he worried about confronting Gu Yuena for the Innate Divine Earth. After Li Yingxue teased him about being outmaneuvered by Qian Xunji and Qian Daoliu, the story shifted to Qian Xunji receiving news that Bibi Dong had begun studying ancient texts.

• Zhang Qingxuan examined the four clues and found that the Innate Divine Gold was gone, the Innate Divine Thunder was overseas, the Innate Divine Fire lay in a southern volcano, and the Innate Divine Earth was in the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Zhang Qingxuan judged the volcano manageable but feared the Silver Dragon King, Gu Yuena, and the ferocious beasts near the Lake of Life.
• Li Yingxue embraced Zhang Qingxuan, laughed at his setback, and listened as he explained the limits of his divination.
• Qian Xunji learned that Bibi Dong had begun studying ancient texts throughout Spirit Hall and felt pleased as her former teacher.

Qian Xunji praised Bibi Dong’s scholarship and martial ability as proof she deserved to be Saintess. On Dragon Tiger Mountain, Yun Lingyue agreed to spar with Li Qingfeng and Bai Ziyao together, leaving them poised to attack her with only a branch.

• Qian Xunji recalled forcing Bibi Dong’s appointment as Saintess despite opposition from Worship Hall and Qian Daoliu, then urged her to cultivate both scholarship and martial strength.
• Yun Lingyue teased Li Qingfeng and Bai Ziyao for showing up to morning practice, and the two blamed each other for wanting to spar.
• Yun Lingyue picked up a dead branch like the teaching tool Zhang Qingxuan had used on her and Zhang Qingyang, and remembered how their master had favored her brother with the Thunder Method.
• Yun Lingyue offered to spar without her martial soul or soul skills and challenged Li Qingfeng and Bai Ziyao to fight her together.
• Li Qingfeng and Bai Ziyao bowed to Yun Lingyue and accepted her instruction.

Yun Lingyue beat Li Qingfeng and Bai Ziyao in a training session, while Xu Lanxing and Ye Qinghuan prepared to descend the mountain. Before letting them leave, Yun Lingyue gave them powerful Five Thunder Talismans drawn by their master, warning them to save the talismans for a life-or-death situation.

• Yun Lingyue overwhelmed Li Qingfeng and Bai Ziyao in combat training, leaving them sprawled on the ground.
• Yun Lingyue teased Xu Lanxing and Ye Qinghuan about joining the training, then asked why they planned to go down the mountain.
• Xu Lanxing said she wanted to visit her parents, and Ye Qinghuan offered to accompany her and handle worldly matters.
• Xu Lanxing and Ye Qinghuan told the battered Li Qingfeng and Bai Ziyao about Yun Lingyue’s bloody past in the purge, leaving the two men shaken.
• Yun Lingyue returned and gave Xu Lanxing and Ye Qinghuan Five Thunder Talismans drawn by their master, warning them that only a life-or-death emergency justified using them.

Xu Lanxing and Ye Qinghuan received Five Thunder Talismans before Xu Lanxing returned to the Xu Family and found it under pressure from the Clear Sky Sect. The chapter ended with Xu Lanxing challenging Tang Yuan’s claim that the sect was unbeatable.

• Xu Lanxing and Ye Qinghuan received Five Thunder Talismans, while Li Qingfeng asked for a thousand and was rebuked by Yun Lingyue.
• Tang Yuan demanded that the Xu Family submit to the Clear Sky Sect, but Xu Tianyang refused on the grounds of the clan’s ancestral rule.
• Tang Yuan and Xu Tianyang clashed with their Soul Power, and Xu Tianyang held his ground.
• Tang Yuan threatened the Xu Family with the Clear Sky Sect’s Ultimate Douluo and its newly raised third Title Douluo.
• Xu Lanxing returned to the family hall with Ye Qinghuan and asked whether the Clear Sky Sect was really so strong.

Xu Lanxing and Ye Qinghuan confronted Clear Sky Sect elder Tang Yuan after he tried to pressure them into marrying the sect’s young masters. When they revealed that they were Zhang Qingxuan’s disciples, Tang Yuan recognized the name and was shaken by memories of Zhang Qingxuan’s formidable strength.

• Tang Yuan’s pressure threatened Xu Lanxing and Ye Qinghuan, but Xu Tianyang stepped in and dispelled it.
• Tang Yuan praised the girls’ talent and proposed that they marry the Clear Sky Sect’s two young masters, but both girls rejected him.
• Xu Lanxing challenged Tang Yuan’s claim that the Clear Sky Sect was unrivaled and said Tang Chen’s victory over Qian Daoliu had been lucky.
• Tang Yuan recalled that Qian Daoliu had held back during the battle and realized few people knew the truth about it.
• Xu Lanxing and Ye Qinghuan identified themselves as disciples of the Celestial Master Mansion of Dragon Tiger Mountain and named Zhang Qingxuan as their master.
• Tang Yuan recognized Zhang Qingxuan as the powerful man who had twice rejected the Clear Sky Sect’s invitation and whom Tang Chen had doubted he could defeat.

Tang Yuan recognized Xu Lanxing, Ye Qinghuan, and Xu Tianyang as Zhang Qingxuan’s disciples and backed down after realizing the danger of offending their master. Ye Qinghuan let Tang Yuan leave, then warned Xu Lanxing that killing him could expose the Xu Family to retaliation from the Clear Sky Sect.

• Tang Yuan recalled Zhang Qingxuan’s power and apologized to the group for his offense.
• Xu Lanxing mocked Tang Yuan, while he claimed the confrontation was a misunderstanding and invoked the friendship between Zhang Qingxuan and Tang Chen.
• Ye Qinghuan accepted Tang Yuan’s explanation and let him leave without a fight.
• Xu Lanxing protested that Tang Yuan had escaped too easily, but Ye Qinghuan explained that the Clear Sky Sect could retaliate against the Xu Family.
• Xu Lanxing admitted she had acted out of anger, and Xu Tianyang admired Ye Qinghuan’s foresight.

Xu Lanxing returned home and was reminded by Ye Qinghuan to focus on earning Master’s trust through cultivation rather than risking trouble for immediate gain. Meanwhile, Chen Xin worried that Chen Jianjun’s strange behavior had led him into danger during secluded cultivation.

• Ye Qinghuan warned Xu Lanxing that they were only nominal disciples and urged her to cultivate diligently before seeking greater status.
• Xu Tianyang invited everyone to dinner, and Xu Lanxing reassured her parents that Zhang Qingxuan had cared for his disciples and taught them carefully.
• Mother Xu scolded Xu Tianyang for questioning Xu Lanxing about life at Celestial Master Mansion, and he apologized to avoid sleeping on the floor.
• At the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Chen Xin worried outside Chen Jianjun’s closed cultivation cabin while Ning Tianguang and Gu Rong tried to reassure him.
• Chen Xin told his friends that Chen Jianjun had returned from Dragon Tiger Mountain changed, staring at a dead branch and repeating basic sword moves for hours.

Chen Jianjun emerged from seclusion after glimpsing the power of heaven and earth but failing to master it, despite breaking through to level ninety-eight. He remained determined to cross the final barrier, even if he had to borrow external power.

• Chen Xin told Ning Tianguang that Chen Jianjun had been releasing dangerous sword auras during his seclusion and feared he had suffered cultivation deviation.
• Chen Jianjun reflected that he had sensed the power of heaven and earth through the branch’s sword aura but could not draw it forth or use it.
• Chen Jianjun left the wooden house and resolved to force his way through the barrier with external power if he could not comprehend it before the sword aura dissipated.
• Chen Jianjun explained to Chen Xin that the sword auras had been unconscious defenses against interruption, not signs of madness.
• Chen Xin noticed Chen Jianjun had advanced to level ninety-eight, but Chen Jianjun said his goal had been the power of heaven and earth, not increased soul power.

Chen Jianjun explained to Chen Xin and Ning Tianguang how Celestial Master Zhang Qingxuan wielded the Power of Heaven and Earth, leaving them awed by its overwhelming potential. Meanwhile, Zhang Qingxuan searched the Extreme South Land for an Innate Divine Fire and planned to find a suitable Godhood for Li Yingxue.

• Chen Xin, Ning Tianguang, and Gu Rong asked Chen Jianjun what the Power of Heaven and Earth was.
• Chen Jianjun recounted how Zhang Qingxuan's power had suppressed his body and Soul Power, making the Seven Kill Sword Master unable to evade or block an attack.
• Ning Tianguang realized that the Power of Heaven and Earth could render sieges and drawn-out battles useless, while Chen Jianjun privately considered its terrifying effect on an opponent's perception of time and space.
• Zhang Qingxuan sneezed in the Extreme South Land and wondered whether Li Yingxue was thinking about him.
• Zhang Qingxuan resumed searching for the Innate Divine Fire so he could complete his transaction with the will of the Douluo Plane and break through his bottleneck.
• Zhang Qingxuan planned to visit the God Realm and secure Li Yingxue a suitable Godhood, aiming to give her the best one available.

Zhang Qingxuan searched the volcanic region for the fading aura of Innate Divine Fire, then discovered a Crimson Crystal Earth Dragon Emperor attacking Huo Zhenshan and his son. Huo Zhenshan and Huo Yunshan were trapped with their family’s forces destroyed, while Zhang Qingxuan watched from above.

• Zhang Qingxuan found only a faint trace of Innate Divine Fire and failed to locate it with the Heaven-Seeking Disk.
• Zhang Qingxuan followed a distant explosion and identified the rampaging beast as a Crimson Crystal Earth Dragon Emperor over two hundred thousand years old.
• Huo Zhenshan urged Huo Yunshan to flee while he tried to hold off the beast.
• Huo Yunshan refused to abandon his father and continued attacking the Dragon Emperor despite his newly acquired Soul Power being unstable.
• Huo Zhenshan remembered how his hunt for a soul ring had led to the deaths of the Fire Family’s elite and feared the family would be destroyed if he and Huo Yunshan died.

Zhang Qingxuan rescued Huo Zhenshan and Huo Yunshan from the Crimson Crystal Earth Dragon Emperor, which chose to reason with him after sensing powerful Soul Beast auras around him. The Dragon Emperor warned that the two humans could expose Zhang Qingxuan’s Soul Beast companions, leaving him to weigh their survival against the danger of human greed.

• The Crimson Crystal Earth Dragon Emperor was about to kill Huo Zhenshan when Zhang Qingxuan struck it with violet-gold lightning and drove it into a rock wall.
• Zhang Qingxuan examined the injured Dragon Emperor, which suppressed its anger and asked whether he intended to stop it from taking revenge on the Huo father and son.
• The Dragon Emperor explained that it had sensed the auras of powerful Soul Beasts, including Ice and Fire Dragon Kings, and had therefore chosen to reason with Zhang Qingxuan.
• Zhang Qingxuan confirmed that he bore no ill will toward Soul Beasts and had several as old friends, shocking Huo Zhenshan and Huo Yunshan.
• The Dragon Emperor argued that the Huo father and son might reveal Zhang Qingxuan’s Soul Beast companions if allowed to leave, and Zhang Qingxuan silently considered the danger of human greed.

Zhang Qingxuan weighed whether to spare Huo Zhenshan and his son, then persuaded the Crimson Crystal Earth Dragon Emperor to accept his offer of help surviving its next Heavenly Tribulation. He reached an agreement with the Soul Beast and turned to the Fire Family to demand their sincerity.

• Huo Zhenshan recognized Zhang Qingxuan as the Celestial Master and pleaded for his family to be allowed to leave alive, offering everything the Blazing Fire Academy possessed.
• Zhang Qingxuan shielded Huo Zhenshan and his son from the Crimson Crystal Earth Dragon Emperor and explained that the Fire Family had a role in his plans.
• Zhang Qingxuan promised to help the Crimson Crystal Earth Dragon Emperor survive its next three-hundred-thousand-year Heavenly Tribulation.
• Zhang Qingxuan cited his role in helping the Snow Empress and Ice Empress advance and granting two Soul Beasts heavenly fruit positions to convince the Crimson Crystal Earth Dragon Emperor to trust him.
• The Crimson Crystal Earth Dragon Emperor accepted Zhang Qingxuan's offer, and Zhang Qingxuan removed the barrier and told Huo Zhenshan and his son to show their sincerity.

After securing Huo Zhenshan and Huo Yunshan’s loyalty, Zhang Qingxuan followed a five-hundred-thousand-year Heavenly Tribulation into the Extreme South Mountain Range. He absorbed the tribulation clouds’ power just as the Azure Flame Sky Phoenix neared death, leaving her and the arriving Crimson Crystal Earth Dragon Emperor stunned.

• Huo Zhenshan and Huo Yunshan swore lifelong loyalty to Zhang Qingxuan, and he let them leave.
• Zhang Qingxuan asked the Crimson Crystal Earth Dragon Emperor for help, but a Soul Beast’s Heavenly Tribulation interrupted them.
• The Crimson Crystal Earth Dragon Emperor recognized that the tribulation threatened its Big Sister and rushed toward the core area, followed by Zhang Qingxuan.
• The Azure Flame Sky Phoenix struggled against waves of lightning and a rare blood-colored bolt, suffering grave injuries as the final strike gathered.
• Zhang Qingxuan pierced the tribulation clouds with violet-gold lightning and absorbed their power, causing the clouds and final bolt to collapse.