Chapter Summaries

Xun Er gave Xiao Xuan her essence blood to help strengthen Xiao Yan’s bloodline, despite the risk to her cultivation foundation, and Xiao Xuan began the fusion. In the Gu Realm, the elders learned that Xun Er’s Eternal Tablet showed her bloodline had fallen from ten-colored divine light to nine colors, and they rushed to the Ancestral Shrine.

• Xun Er insisted that Xiao Xuan use her essence blood for Xiao Yan, even after he warned that it could damage her foundation and God-Tier Bloodline.
• Xiao Xuan accepted Xun Er’s request, then stopped her, Huo Zhi, and Lei Jingxiao from giving more blood and began fusing their essence blood with Xiao Yan’s bloodline.
• An Ancient Clan guard rushed into the Elders’ Council hall and reported that Xun Er’s Eternal Tablet had changed.
• The guard revealed that Xun Er’s Bloodline Aura had fallen from ten-colored divine light to nine colors, shocking Gu Yu and the other elders.
• Several elders headed to the Ancestral Shrine to inspect Xun Er’s Eternal Tablet for themselves.

Ancient Clan elders debated Xun Er’s weakened bloodline and how to deal with Xiao Yan, until they learned the clan leader had taken charge of the matter. At the blood pool, Xun Er tried to reassure Huo Zhi and Lei Jingxiao while Xiao Yan began absorbing the Dou Di Descendant Bloodline and suffered intense pain.

• The Ancient Clan elders discovered that Xun Er’s bloodline had fallen from ten colors to nine and argued over what had caused her injury.
• Gu Dao and Gu Yu clashed over Xiao Yan, Xun Er, and the clan’s past actions against the Xiao Clan before a senior elder silenced them.
• The elders debated whether to suppress Xiao Yan or reconcile with him, then learned the clan leader had already taken charge.
• Huo Zhi and Lei Jingxiao checked on Xun Er, who said she had exhausted her origin power and accepted two of Lei Jingxiao’s healing treasures.
• Xiao Yan began absorbing the Dou Di Descendant Bloodline under Xiao Xuan’s control and was overcome by excruciating pain.

Xiao Xuan guided Xiao Yan through the fusion of five Dou Di bloodlines, using a heart rune to balance them as Xiao Yan activated the Three Mysterious Changes of Heavenly Fire. Xiao Yan’s four Heavenly Flame origins joined the process and stabilized the bloodline cycle, leaving him to absorb the blood while Xun Er, Huo Zhi, and Lei Jingxiao cultivated nearby.

• Xiao Yan endured the Xiao Clan blood entering his body, but the Spirit Clan essence blood awakened and began to conflict with it.
• Xiao Xuan added essence blood from the Ancient Clan, Flame Clan, and Thunder Clan, then separated the five clashing bloodlines into regions within Xiao Yan’s body.
• Xiao Xuan told Xiao Yan to activate the Three Mysterious Changes of Heavenly Fire and inscribed an ancient rune over his heart to organize the bloodlines.
• Xiao Yan’s Green Lotus Core Flame, Sea Heart Flame, Three Thousand Burning Flame, and Crimson Lotus Karma Flame origins rose from his dantian and joined the bloodline cycle.
• Xiao Xuan reassured Xun Er, Huo Zhi, and Lei Jingxiao that Xiao Yan was safe, then gave each of them three Dou Saint-level energy masses to cultivate with while Xiao Yan continued absorbing the bloodline.

Xiao Yan absorbed the Xiao Clan bloodline and reached the peak of the Half-Saint realm while Xun Er and the others cultivated. After wrestling with the meaning of Huo Zhi's offer, he accepted the Eight Wastelands Destruction Flame to gain the strength needed to protect his clan and companions.

• Xiao Xuan told Xun Er to suspend cultivation and follow his recuperation method while her origin healed.
• Xiao Yan absorbed the blood pool's remaining Xiao Clan bloodline, reached the peak of the Half-Saint realm, and resolved to help restore Xun Er after learning of her sacrifice.
• Huo Zhi offered Xiao Yan the Eight Wastelands Destruction Flame again, and Xiao Xuan revealed that she had once prepared to sacrifice herself to save him.
• Xiao Yan weighed his feelings for Huo Zhi against his concern for those already devoted to him, then accepted the Eight Wastelands Destruction Flame to pursue the strength of a Dou Saint.

Wei Jiangyuan and his companions surveyed the Creation Saint’s ruins and assessed the factions and treasures gathered there. As the expedition prepared to enter the ruins, Wei Jiangyuan teased Yao Qingyu about the Flower Sect, prompting her to consider returning to it after the ruins were settled.

• Wei Jiangyuan and Yan Yu surveyed the crowds and powerful auras around the ruins, and Yan Yu remarked that competition would be fierce.
• Refinement reported rumors of Soul Infant Fruit, high-quality pills and formulas, Heaven-tier Dou Techniques, and a treasure said to let someone reach the Dou Saint realm.
• Wei Jiangyuan dismissed the rumors, and Yao Qingyu reminded him that Teacher Shennong had told her to keep his mood in check.
• Refinement named the Soul Hall, Flower Sect, Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan, Ancient Void Dragon Clan, Falling Cloud Sect, and other factions attending the ruins.
• Wei Jiangyuan teased Yao Qingyu about the Flower Sect, and she said she would help its disciples if they met before recalling her teacher’s concerns and her father’s hidden past with Uncle Qing.

Wei Jiangyuan and his companions found a Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit between the skeletons of an Ancient Void Dragon and a Heavenly Demon Phoenix. When the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan arrived to claim it, Wei Jiangyuan refused and fought Huang Xuan and the other phoenixes while Yao Qingyu engaged one of them; Huang Xuan then offered to buy the fruit.

• Wei Jiangyuan's group discovered the Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit on a stone platform between the Ancient Void Dragon and Heavenly Demon Phoenix skeletons.
• Wei Jiangyuan explained the fruit's value and prepared to take it, but members of the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan arrived.
• Huang Xuan demanded the fruit and threatened Wei Jiangyuan, who refused because it was the bride price his brother wanted.
• Wei Jiangyuan dodged Huang Xuan's Heavenly Phoenix Tyrant Fist and struck him with a soul blade, while Yao Qingyu attacked a two-star Dou Zun with Wind Fury Dragon Flame.
• Wei Jiangyuan exchanged attacks with a three-star Dou Zun and followed with a barrage of soul arrows aimed at Huang Xuan.
• Huang Xuan recognized Wei Jiangyuan's formidable soul power and offered to buy the Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit.

Wei Jiangyuan and Yao Qingyu defeated Huang Xuan’s Heaven Demon Phoenix forces and claimed the Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit. Wei Jiangyuan planned to give it to Zi Yan, while the Ancient Void Dragon Clan arrived too late and found the fruit gone.

• Wei Jiangyuan killed a Three-Star Dou Zun of the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan with his soul technique and took the man’s Magic Core.
• Wei Jiangyuan struck Huang Feng with a Shadow Piercing Needle, allowing Yao Qingyu to burn the Two-Star Dou Zun to ash and take his Magic Core.
• Facing Wei Jiangyuan and Yao Qingyu, Huang Xuan ordered the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan to retreat.
• Wei Jiangyuan and Yao Qingyu collected the Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit, and Wei Jiangyuan said he would give it to Zi Yan and deny knowing where it came from.
• The Ancient Void Dragon Clan arrived after Wei Jiangyuan’s group had left and searched in vain for the fruit for the North Dragon King.

While Xiao Yan remained in deep cultivation, Xiao Xuan advised Xun'er, Huo Zhi, and Lei Jingxiao on their blocked breakthroughs. Lei Jingxiao set off to confront Lei Dong, while Xiao Yan continued absorbing the clan bloodlines and the Eight Wastelands Destruction Flame, poised to reach the Dou Saint Realm.

• Xun'er, Huo Zhi, and Lei Jingxiao withdrew from deep cultivation, and Xiao Xuan advised each of them on why they were not ready to break through.
• Xiao Xuan told Xun'er to recover her depleted source and strengthen her foundation before attempting advancement.
• Xiao Xuan urged Huo Zhi to remain at peak Half-Saint, but she could not set aside her desire to avenge her clan against the Soul Clan.
• Xiao Xuan sent Lei Jingxiao through a spatial vortex to face Lei Dong and resolve the rivalry troubling his breakthrough.
• Huo Zhi saw that Xiao Yan had absorbed the Xiao Clan Bloodline and the other clans' blood essences, while the Eight Wastelands Destruction Flame merged into his body.
• Xiao Yan remained motionless in cultivation, and Xun'er, Huo Zhi, and Xiao Xuan believed he would break through to the Dou Saint Realm.

Xiao Yan began his breakthrough to the Dou Sheng realm in Xiao Xuan’s tomb, absorbing the Heavenly Tomb’s energy and reaching the peak of one-star Dou Sheng. He used the Flame Mantra to fuse his five Heavenly Flames and suppress his surging power, leaving his foundation to stabilize instead of advancing toward two-star Dou Sheng.

• Xiao Yan’s breakthrough began, and his immense energy pillar shook the space around Xiao Xuan’s tomb.
• Xiao Xuan observed that Xiao Yan was connecting with the source of heaven and earth, while the gathered natural energy flowed obediently into him.
• Xiao Yan released five Heavenly Flames, drawing a response from Huo Zhi’s Crimson Lotus Karma Flame and Xun Er’s Golden Emperor Incinerating Heaven Flame.
• Xiao Yan’s cultivation surged from the initial stage to the peak of one-star Dou Sheng, worrying Xun Er and Huo Zhi as he neared the next realm.
• Xiao Yan guided his five Heavenly Flames into a multicolored vortex, which suppressed his rising aura and returned the energy to reinforce his foundation.

Xiao Yan completed his breakthrough to the Dou Sheng realm, while Xiao Xuan destroyed the hidden tricks inside the Nihility Devouring Flame’s Child Flame. Xiao Yan discovered that his breakthrough had let him activate the complete Xiao Clan clan mark, though Xiao Xuan suspected he had gained a deeper insight as well.

• Xiao Xuan seized the Nihility Devouring Flame’s Child Flame and erased the hidden tricks concealed within it.
• Xiao Yan suppressed his surging Dou Qi and completed his advancement, stabilizing at the middle stage of one-star Dou Sheng.
• Xiao Yan emerged from the pool with a transformed body and demonstrated precise control over his new Dou Sheng power.
• Xiao Xuan explained that Xiao Yan carried the Xiao Clan’s final bloodline, and Xiao Yan vowed to strive toward Dou Di.
• Xiao Yan formed the complete Xiao Clan clan mark, raising his strength to the late stage of one-star Dou Sheng, while Xiao Xuan suspected his breakthrough had revealed more than the mark.

Xiao Yan revealed that he could awaken the bloodline powers of multiple Dou God Clans without losing the boost of his Xiao Clan mark. Xiao Xuan inscribed an Ancient Clan mark on him, and the chapter ended with the group preparing to test its power.

• Xiao Yan displayed the bloodline auras of the Xiao, Ancient, Flame, Thunder, and Spirit Clans while retaining the strength of his Xiao Clan mark.
• Xiao Yan concluded that he could awaken the other clans' bloodlines fused into his body and use more than one clan mark.
• Xiao Xuan brought out the Seven-Colored Heavenly Emperor Brush and told Xiao Yan to activate the Ancient Clan blood essence Xun Er had given him.
• Xiao Xuan inscribed an Ancient Clan mark on Xiao Yan, and Xun Er recognized it as genuine and identical to her own.
• Xiao Xuan urged Xiao Yan to test the power of his new Ancient Clan mark.

Xiao Yan gained the Ancient Clan mark, secured full control of the Black Flame, and received the Ancient Insect Emperor Armor from Xiao Xuan. After Xiao Yan absorbed the new power and equipment, Xiao Xuan prepared to confront two old enemies and settle debts from thousands of years ago.

• Xiao Yan activated the Ancient Clan blood essence and gained the Ancient Clan mark, raising his strength to the peak of the one-star Dou Sheng level.
• Huo Zhi offered to bring Xiao Yan to the Flame Clan to obtain its clan mark, while Xiao Yan considered gathering marks from the remaining clans.
• Xiao Xuan erased another person's soul imprint from the Black Flame and told Xiao Yan to imprint it with his own soul to gain control.
• Xiao Xuan gave Xiao Yan the refined queen of the Ancient Devouring Insects, which could become the repairable Ancient Insect Emperor Armor.
• Xiao Xuan said that after Xiao Yan absorbed the armor and imprinted the Black Flame, they would go meet two old enemies and collect debts owed for thousands of years.

Xiao Xuan possessed Xiao Yan’s body in the fourth level of the Heavenly Tomb and confronted Gu Yuan and Soul Heavenly Emperor over the past and the secret of Dou Di. When Xiao Xuan refused to bargain and challenged them, the three peak experts began a destructive battle through their hosts.

• Xiao Yan arrived at the fourth level, where Hun Feng, Hun Yu, Gu Qingyang, and Gu Hua were cultivating.
• Xiao Xuan revealed that he had possessed Xiao Yan, while Gu Yuan and Soul Heavenly Emperor revealed themselves through Gu Qingyang and Hun Feng.
• Soul Heavenly Emperor claimed he had protected Xiao Yan, and Gu Yuan offered to forget past grudges and ensure Xiao Yan’s safety in exchange for information about Dou Di.
• Xiao Xuan rejected Gu Yuan’s offer, blamed Gu Yuan and Soul Heavenly Emperor for his failed breakthrough, and challenged them to fight.
• Xiao Xuan, Gu Yuan, and Soul Heavenly Emperor clashed with crimson flames, azure light, and black mist, forcing Hun Yu and Gu Hua to retreat from the battle’s devastation.

Xiao Xuan, Soul Heavenly Emperor, and Gu Yuan clashed with Imperial State soul power while Xiao Yan watched and learned from the battle. Elsewhere, Lei Dong defeated Lei Jingxiao and rejected Yao Xingji’s offer to kill him, leaving Yao Xingji humiliated and frustrated.

• Xiao Yan observed the soul battle as Xiao Xuan controlled his body and urged him to comprehend the clash.
• Xiao Xuan summoned a star-filled assault, and Soul Heavenly Emperor persuaded Gu Yuan to join him in fighting back.
• Lei Dong’s battle with Lei Jingxiao ended in a one-sided victory for Lei Dong.
• Yao Xingji offered to eliminate Lei Jingxiao, but Lei Dong rebuked him and insisted that Thunder Clan affairs were not his concern.
• Yao Xingji noticed Yao Ru admiring Lei Dong and felt further stifled by his subordinate position.

Xiao Xuan revealed that the path to Dou Di required something beyond cultivation, distracting Gu Yuan and Soul Heavenly Emperor with the secret. He relinquished control of Xiao Yan so Xiao Yan could launch a surprise attack, and the chapter ended as Xiao Yan unleashed the Ninefold Crimson Tide.

• Xiao Xuan told Xiao Yan to prepare to strike and drew Gu Yuan and Soul Heavenly Emperor into a fight over the secret of Dou Di.
• Xiao Xuan revealed that reaching Dou Di required something missing from the cultivators’ path, and both Gu Yuan and Soul Heavenly Emperor became distracted by the revelation.
• Xiao Xuan gave the signal and relinquished control of Xiao Yan’s body.
• Xiao Yan activated the Xiao Clan Mark and the Ancient Clan Mark, raising his strength to the peak of One-Star Dou Sheng.
• Xiao Yan unleashed the Heaven Class Dou Technique, Ninefold Crimson Tide.

Xiao Yan and Xiao Xuan unleashed a coordinated attack in the Heavenly Tomb, severely wounding Gu Yuan and Soul Heavenly Emperor’s soul projections and forcing their companions to flee. Xiao Yan was left nearly drained, while Soul Heavenly Emperor’s true body suffered a backlash outside the tomb.

• Xiao Yan gathered the Heavenly Tomb’s energy and launched his Ninefold Crimson Tide at Hun Feng and Gu Qingyang while Xiao Xuan’s will held Gu Yuan and Soul Heavenly Emperor in place.
• Hun Feng used Nihility Devouring Flame and Gu Qingyang raised his defenses, but Xiao Yan’s successive Heavenly Flame tides battered them and drove them to the brink of collapse.
• Xiao Xuan concealed soul blades in Xiao Yan’s final tide and struck Gu Yuan’s and Soul Heavenly Emperor’s projections, severely wounding both.
• Hun Feng dragged Hun Yu through a spatial passage and escaped, while Gu Qingyang and Gu Hua fled through another passage after taking the full attack.
• Xiao Yan let Gu Qingyang escape out of gratitude for his earlier restraint, then watched the passages close as his borrowed power faded.
• Soul Heavenly Emperor opened his eyes outside the Heavenly Tomb, spat blood, and recognized Xiao Xuan’s attack.

Xiao Xuan explained how the Spirit of the Heavenly Tomb had powered his attack on Soul Heavenly Emperor and Gu Yuan, whose true souls would remain weakened for a time. He then offered Xiao Yan the entire Heavenly Tomb as his final gift, giving him a means to stand against the Soul Clan and the Ancient Clan.

• Xiao Yan asked whether Xiao Xuan could be revived, and Xiao Xuan explained that his soul was too badly damaged and revival might require Xiao Yan to reach the Dou Di realm.
• Xiao Xuan revealed that the Spirit of the Heavenly Tomb had supplied the power he used to fight the projections of Soul Heavenly Emperor and Gu Yuan.
• Xiao Xuan explained that their projections' injuries had also damaged their true souls, buying Xiao Yan and the other Dou Di Descendant Clans time.
• Xiao Yan said he would spread the news to the other Dou Di Descendant Clans after leaving the Heavenly Tomb.
• Xiao Xuan offered Xiao Yan the entire Heavenly Tomb as his final gift.

Xiao Xuan made Xiao Yan the master of the Heavenly Tomb and promised to remain there, then Xiao Yan went to retrieve Lei Jingxiao. When Lei Dong tried to stop him and attacked, Xiao Yan effortlessly absorbed the lightning dragon and continued taking Lei Jingxiao away.

• Xiao Xuan offered Xiao Yan control of the Heavenly Tomb, allowing him to enter and leave freely while Xiao Xuan remained inside.
• After the Soul Clan and Ancient Clan departed, Xiao Yan emerged at the cultivation site and found Lei Jingxiao attempting a breakthrough to Dou Sheng.
• Lei Dong challenged Xiao Yan and trapped Lei Jingxiao in a cage of lightning, but Xiao Yan walked through it unharmed in the Ancient Insect Emperor Armor.
• Xiao Yan cut out the ground beneath Lei Jingxiao and opened a spatial vortex to take him away.
• Lei Dong attacked Xiao Yan with a lightning dragon, but Xiao Yan absorbed it with Black Flame without turning around.

After leaving the Heavenly Tomb, Xiao Yan and Xun'er returned to the Ancient Clan, where Xun'er declared that she wanted to leave. As Xiao Yan led her toward the edge of the Gu Realm, a faint ripple of soul power appeared at his brow.

• Xiao Yan left the Heavenly Tomb with Lei Jingxiao after warning Lei Dong to watch himself until Lei Jingxiao came to defeat him.
• Lei Jingxiao advanced to One-Star Dou Sheng and calmly focused on consolidating his strength instead of challenging Lei Dong.
• Xiao Yan, Xun'er, Huo Zhi, Lei Jingxiao, and the surviving Yao and Stone Clan members emerged from the Heavenly Tomb after three years beneath the Heavenly Veil.
• Gu Zechuan asked Xun'er to meet with the Ancient Clan elders, but she refused and announced that she wanted to leave the clan.
• Xiao Yan led Xun'er toward the edge of the Gu Realm, and a faint ripple of soul power appeared at his brow unnoticed by those present.

Xun Er chose Xiao Yan over the Ancient Clan and prepared to leave with him. Gu Lie accepted her decision and let them depart together.

• Gu Lie arrived and stopped Xiao Yan and Xun Er from leaving the Ancient Clan.
• Xun Er explained that Xiao Yan mattered more to her than the clan and refused to pressure him into apologizing for a conflict in which he had done nothing wrong.
• Xun Er declared that she would leave with Xiao Yan even if Gu Lie killed them both.
• Gu Lie released Xiao Yan, warned Xun Er that leaving would sever her ties with the Ancient Clan, and then allowed her to go.
• Xiao Yan and Xun Er said they were going home and left the Ancient Clan together.