Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yan escorted Zi Yan and Elder Qing Shan from East Dragon Island to Starfall Pavilion, where the factions preparing to form an alliance gathered for negotiations. Before the talks began, Xiao Yan reunited with his family and learned that Xiao Ding and Lu Qing were expecting a child.

• Zi Yan and Elder Qing Shan agreed to travel to Starfall Pavilion while Elder Qingmu stayed behind to guard East Dragon Island, and Zi Yan planned to return to the Ancient Void Dragon Clan after the initial alliance discussions.
• Xiao Yan led Zi Yan and Elder Qing Shan to Starfall Pavilion, noticing Zi Yan’s growing strength and Lei Jingxiao’s nervous attention toward her along the way.
• Xiao Yan arrived at Starfall Pavilion and learned from the Pill Tower Ancestor and Fairy Hua that the alliance negotiations would begin the next day.
• Xiao Yan shared a meal with Xiao Zhan, Xiao Ding, Lu Qing, Xun Er, Xiao Yi Xian, and Xiao Qingqing, and Xiao Yi Xian revealed that Xiao Ding and Lu Qing were expecting a child.
• Xiao Yan watched Xiao Qingqing dance with his family, praised her, and stayed with them until she fell asleep.

Xiao Yan gave Xun Er a Bodhi Seed pill that would let her break through to Dou Sheng, and he and his wives discussed Huo Zhi before turning to urgent matters. Xiao Yan, Xiao Yi Xian, and Xun Er agreed that the alliance must begin immediately, leaving the rest for after it succeeded.

• Xiao Yan told Xun Er he had refined a Bodhi Seed pill to resolve her bloodline problem and help her break through to Dou Sheng.
• Xun Er reminded Xiao Yan that Qing Lin should receive a pill too, and Xiao Yi Xian brought up Huo Zhi as a possible addition to their family.
• Xiao Yi Xian and Xun Er made clear that they wanted Xiao Yan to decide whether he would pursue Huo Zhi, and Xiao Yan understood that his bond with her would remain that of companions.
• Xiao Yan stopped the teasing and asked Xiao Yi Xian and Xun Er to discuss the serious matter they had in mind.
• Xun Er told Xiao Yan that she and Xiao Yi Xian believed the alliance had to begin immediately, and the three discussed the situation for over an hour before reaching an agreement.

Xiao Yan and Xun Er reunited for a private night together, but Xiao Yan refused to rush into intimacy and they spent the night sharing their feelings and plans. In the morning, they emerged to attend the alliance’s first formal gathering.

• Xiao Yi Xian urged Xiao Yan to rest and sent him to keep Xun Er company, then left them alone.
• Xiao Yan took Xun Er to her residence, where they kissed and spoke about their love and future.
• Xun Er suggested they take the final step in their relationship, but Xiao Yan said they should wait until the time was right.
• Xiao Yan and Xun Er spent the night holding each other and talking about their experiences and plans.
• At dawn, Xiao Yan and Xun Er emerged as the alliance members prepared to gather for their first formal discussions.

Xiao Yan joined the first alliance gathering at Starfall Pavilion, where Yao Lao urged the assembled factions to unite their strength against the Soul Clan. The meeting ended with members debating whether the alliance could overcome their reservations and act as one.

• Xiao Yan arrived at Starfall Pavilion and warmly greeted the gathered Dou Sheng experts.
• Representatives of the Xiao Clan, Starfall Pavilion, Heavenly Luan Clan, and other major factions took their places around the alliance's round table.
• Yao Lao called for every faction to put the alliance first and set aside old divisions.
• He Ning cautioned that factions such as the Pill Tower could not abandon their differences quickly.
• Fairy Qing supported Yao Lao's call and recalled how Xiao Yan and Yao Chen had helped defend the Flower Sect from Soul Hall.
• Huo Zhi warned that the Soul Clan acted faster than other factions expected.

Yao Lao presented Starfall Pavilion’s detailed alliance proposal, and the gathered factions agreed to unite under unified command. The council then began choosing an alliance leader, with everyone’s attention turning to Yan Jin.

• Yao Lao distributed the alliance plan drafted mainly by Xiao Yi Xian, outlining each faction’s duties and benefits.
• Yao Ming praised Xiao Yi Xian’s proposal after learning she had led its drafting.
• The Heavenly Luan Clan, Starfall Pavilion, Xiao Clan, Flame Clan, Burning Flame Valley, Ancient Void Dragon Clan, Pill Tower, and Nine Serene Deepground Python Clan agreed to unite and act under unified command.
• Yao Lao raised the question of choosing an alliance leader, and the assembled experts looked toward Yan Jin.
• Elder Qing Shan said Yan Jin should lead the alliance because he was present as the Flame Clan’s chief.

Yan Jin refused the alliance leadership and recommended Xiao Yan, provoking objections over Xiao Yan’s youth and experience. As the debate continued, Yao Huang asked whether the appointment required everyone’s agreement, then announced he had thoughts of his own.

• Yan Jin declined the alliance leader position and recommended Xiao Yan instead.
• Elder Qing Shan objected to Xiao Yan taking command immediately and proposed that Yan Jin lead while Xiao Yan waited a few decades.
• Yan Jin insisted that his refusal was genuine, leaving the alliance without an obvious alternative candidate.
• Mu Yaoyin defended Xiao Yan by listing his achievements against the Soul Clan and his contributions to the alliance.
• Yao Huang asked Yao Chen whether the alliance leader needed everyone’s agreement, and Yao Chen confirmed that it did.
• Yao Huang said he had thoughts of his own about the alliance leader.

At the alliance gathering, Yao Huang challenged Xiao Yan’s suitability as leader and nominated Queen Qing Lin, citing her superior strength and rule over the Nine Serene Deepground Python Clan. After Xiao Yan confirmed Qing Lin’s strength, the delegates agreed to wait for her arrival before choosing a leader.

• Yao Huang argued that Xiao Yan was not strong enough to lead the alliance and nominated Queen Qing Lin instead.
• Yao Huang told the gathering that Qing Lin was younger than Xiao Yan, had reached four-star Dou Sheng, and was attempting to break through to five-star Dou Sheng.
• Xiao Yan confirmed that Qing Lin was younger and much stronger than him, convincing the gathered experts.
• Yao Huang described Qing Lin’s return to the Nine Serene Deepground Python Clan and her rapid assumption of control, while Yao Ming showed reverence for her.
• Yan Jin asked why Qing Lin was absent, and Yao Huang said she would arrive later that day.
• Yao Lao persuaded the delegates to wait for Qing Lin before selecting the alliance leader, and the gathering agreed.

At the alliance meeting, Yao Huang tried to secure support for Qing Lin to become alliance leader, misjudging her loyalty to Xiao Yan. After Qing Lin arrived and went to Xiao Yan first, she summoned Yao Huang and Yao Ming and demanded that Yao Huang recall her instructions.

• Yao Huang asked Elder Qing Shan to support Qing Lin's bid, but Elder Qing Shan refused to oppose Xiao Yan on the Ancient Void Dragon Clan's behalf.
• Qing Lin arrived at Starfall Pavilion and went directly to Xiao Yan, while Yao Su declined to explain her intentions to Yao Huang.
• Yao Ming recognized that Qing Lin's actions confirmed Yao Huang had misjudged her relationship with Xiao Yan.
• Qing Lin summoned Yao Ming and Yao Huang and asked Yao Huang what she had ordered before entering seclusion.
• Yao Huang recalled Qing Lin's command that the Nine Serene Deepground Python tribe do everything possible to meet Xiao Yan's needs.

Qing Lin confronted Yao Huang for trying to seize the alliance leader position for her, reaffirmed her loyalty to Xiao Yan, and made clear that she ruled by her own strength. She stripped Yao Huang of his responsibilities, left the clan under Yao Ming’s command, and departed after ending her training session.

• Qing Lin froze Yao Huang and demanded to know why he had acted, but he argued that she deserved the alliance leadership because she was stronger than Xiao Yan and had repaid her debt to him.
• Yao Huang urged Qing Lin not to fall for Xiao Yan, enraging her; she pinned him down with her five-star Dou Sheng pressure and told Yao Ming that she would always fulfill Xiao Yan’s wishes.
• Qing Lin revealed that she could command Seven-Colored Heaven-Swallowing Pythons and warned the two men that the Nine Serene Deepground Python Clan was not necessary to her.
• Yao Ming pledged his loyalty and the clan’s service, while Yao Huang knelt in confusion after realizing he had badly misjudged Qing Lin.
• Qing Lin ordered Yao Huang to return to the clan and hand his affairs to Yao Ming, then left the choice of her next sparring partner to Yao Ming.

Qing Lin secured Yao Ming’s loyalty and led the Nine Serene Deepground Python Clan to support Xiao Yan as alliance leader. After Xiao Yan’s appointment was unanimously approved, he proposed that the alliance’s first action should be to gather the major factions together.

• Qing Lin gave Yao Ming authority to arrange cultivation opportunities but demanded absolute loyalty from Nine Serene Deepground Python experts.
• Qing Lin returned with Yao Ming and Yao Su to the alliance gathering, where the others saw that she had become a five-star Dou Sheng.
• Yao Ming announced that the Nine Serene Deepground Python Clan supported Xiao Yan as alliance leader, and the factions unanimously approved Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yan thanked the factions for their trust and said the alliance should unite the major factions to respond to threats across the continent.

Xiao Yan proposed seizing the Spirit Realm and explained why the alliance had a rare chance to attack the weakened Spirit Clan by surprise. He addressed concerns about the Soul and Ancient Clans, but the chapter ended before the alliance decided whether to proceed.

• Xiao Yan proposed taking the Spirit Realm instead of creating a new pocket space, arguing that the Spirit Clan had become the alliance’s enemy.
• Xiao Yan revealed that the Spirit Clan had given its Heavenly Tomb entry slots and Tou She Ancient God Jade to the Soul Clan, and Huo Zhi confirmed the Soul Clan had protected the Spirit Clan.
• Xiao Yan explained that the deaths of Ling Haonan and Ling He had left the Spirit Clan exceptionally weak, and that the alliance could use the mobile Heavenly Tomb to conceal its forces during the operation.
• Qing Shan asked whether the alliance could live in the Heavenly Tomb, and Xiao Yan said its dead energy made long-term residence harmful to lower-level disciples.
• Fairy Hua warned that the Soul Clan and Ancient Clan could surround the alliance if they learned of the attack, while Xiao Yan argued Yan Jin could conceal the operation and that Soul Heavenly Emperor and Gu Yuan were recovering from injuries.

Xiao Yan persuaded the alliance’s leaders that a surprise attack on the Spirit Clan could succeed and promised Xiao Xuan could help them escape if it went wrong. He then revealed that the urgency came from a recent encounter with the Soul Clan and Ancient Clan, where they discovered a second Nine-Star Dou Sheng wielding the Nihility Devouring Flame.

• Fairy Hua and Fire Cloud Ancestor questioned the danger of walking into a trap, while Yan Jin argued that the Soul Clan and Ancient Clan were unlikely to target the alliance.
• Xiao Yan said Xiao Xuan had promised to act if the operation went badly and explained that the alliance’s experts could travel concealed inside the Heavenly Tomb.
• The assembled experts reconsidered the surprise attack, and He Ning asked Xiao Yan why they needed to act so urgently.
• Xiao Yan revealed that two months earlier he, Yan Jin, and Huo Zhi had encountered the Soul Clan and Ancient Clan and discovered their Nine-Star Dou Sheng expert with the Nihility Devouring Flame.

Xiao Yan urged the newly formed alliance to launch a surprise attack against the Spirit Clan before the Soul Clan and Ancient Clan could gain further advantage. All eight forces agreed, and the alliance began planning the operation while considering the Spirit Clan’s possible Dou Di power.

• Xiao Yan explained that the alliance needed to strike while its existence remained secret and emphasized that victory would buy them time against the Soul Clan and Ancient Clan.
• Xiao Yan acknowledged the danger to the alliance’s rear and said his family at Starfall Pavilion would be especially vulnerable if its Dou Sheng experts joined the attack.
• He Ning and the other leaders, including Qing Lin, Fire Cloud Ancestor, Fairy Hua, and Elder Qing Shan, agreed to participate in the surprise attack.
• Xiao Yan handed out jade slips detailing the Spirit Clan’s Dou Sheng experts and began discussing how the alliance should assign opponents.
• Yan Jin warned that the Spirit Clan might wield power left behind by a Dou Di, which could reach the level of a half-step nine-star Dou Sheng.

Xiao Yan and the alliance’s experts finalized their plans for a surprise assault on the Spirit Clan, assigning battlefield command to Yan Jin, the Pill Tower Ancestor, and Yao Lao. The experts entered the Heavenly Tomb, leaving Xiao Yan and Yan Jin to depart for the Spirit Clan while Xiao Yi Xian and Xun Er stayed behind.

• Yao Ming, Fairy Qing, and the other experts discussed the Spirit Clan’s strength, the risk of Soul Clan interference, and how to keep reserves ready during the assault.
• Yao Lao assigned battlefield command to Yan Jin, the Pill Tower Ancestor, and himself, while Xiao Yan would focus on fighting.
• The alliance decided to strike immediately, and Xiao Yan opened a passage to the Heavenly Tomb so the Dou Sheng experts could enter, including formation master Mu Wei.
• After Yao Lao entered last, Xiao Yan reclaimed the Heavenly Tomb and left with Yan Jin for the Spirit Clan’s location.
• Xiao Yan and Yan Jin saw Xiao Yi Xian and Xun Er waiting nearby; neither could join the assault because of her insufficient strength or sensitive identity.

Xiao Yan and Yan Jin left to launch a surprise attack on the Spirit Clan while Xiao Yi Xian arranged for Starfall Pavilion’s formation to conceal its weakened defenses. Xiao Yan and Yan Jin reached the Ancient Forest near the Spirit Realm’s border.

• Xiao Yan reassured Xiao Yi Xian and Xun Er before departing with Yan Jin, and they agreed the battle’s outcome would prove their decision.
• Xiao Yi Xian asked Lei Jingxiao to charge marked nodes in Starfall Pavilion’s formation every two hours to make it seem as though more Dou Sheng experts remained there.
• Lei Jingxiao told Xiao Yi Xian that his failure involved Zi Yan and hurried off to complete his task before seeking her advice.
• Xiao Yi Xian reflected on Starfall Pavilion’s vulnerability and regretted that she was not strong enough to join the attack on the Spirit Clan.
• Xiao Yan and Yan Jin arrived above the Ancient Forest, where they confirmed the Spirit Realm’s border lay nearby.

Yan Jin, Xiao Yan, and Mu Wei prepared a surprise attack on the Spirit Clan by locating a weakness in the Spirit Realm’s grand formation and sealing the area from outside communication. Yan Jin opened the weakness and sent Xiao Yan into the Spirit Realm.

• Yan Jin confirmed that the Spirit Clan’s recent failures had exposed its location and asked Xiao Yan if he had recovered his Dou Qi.
• Xiao Yan released Mu Wei from the Heavenly Tomb’s spatial passage so he could inspect the Spirit Clan’s protective formation.
• Mu Wei found a vulnerable spot in the formation’s northwestern pillar, likely weakened because the Spirit Clan had lost a powerful expert.
• Yan Jin deployed the Mountain River Dragon-Trapping Formation, and Mu Wei verified that it sealed the area without leaks.
• Yan Jin tore open the formation’s weak point with a palm strike and sent Xiao Yan inside.

Xiao Yan led the alliance’s fourteen elite Dou Shengs into the Spirit Realm and launched a surprise attack on the Spirit Clan. They focused their opening assault on Ling Yuan, who survived by using his control over the realm’s space but was injured.

• Xiao Yan entered the Spirit Realm through the newly opened passage and summoned the alliance’s fourteen Dou Shengs.
• The alliance members surrounded the Spirit Clan’s first responders as Xiao Yan declared their attack.
• Ling Yuan arrived and recognized Xiao Yan and members of the Flame Clan among the intruders.
• Yao Lao urged everyone to attack Ling Yuan together before the Spirit Clan could react.
• Ling Yuan used his command over the Spirit Realm’s space to slow the combined Heaven-tier Dou Techniques, but the attacks broke through and wounded him.

The alliance’s Dou Sheng experts engaged the Spirit Clan’s forces after discovering that the clan had more powerful fighters than expected. Ling Yuan faced the Pill Tower Ancestor and Qing Lin, while battles across the battlefield remained unresolved.

• Ten Spirit Clan Dou Sheng Experts appeared, and the alliance divided its fighters to meet them.
• The Pill Tower Ancestor and Qing Lin confronted Ling Yuan, with Qing Lin attacking him using Ten Thousand Miles Frozen.
• Zi Yan clashed head-on with Spirit Clan deputy chief Ling Xuanmo.
• Yao Ming transformed into a Nine Serene Deepground Python and coiled around Ling Cang, trapping him as they fought.
• Yao Su fought Ling Chong, while Elder Qing Shan and Fire Cloud Ancestor faced the Spirit Clan’s fourth and fifth elders.
• Fairy Qing, Fairy Hua, and Mu Yaoyin battled the Spirit Clan’s three One-Star Dou Sheng elders in an even melee.

Xiao Yan fought Ling Qingbai to prove his worth as alliance leader, but neither could gain the upper hand. As the Spirit Clan’s Half-Saints gathered to reinforce a battlefield, Yao Lao prepared to stop them until someone told him to stand down.

• Xiao Yan volunteered to face Ling Qingbai, the Spirit Clan’s third elder, and held his own despite being weaker.
• Xiao Yan used his Flame Glazed Beasts and Heavy Profound Ruler against Ling Qingbai, but their battle remained a stalemate.
• Ling Yuan ordered the Spirit Clan’s members to gather and raise a barrier to protect their people from the battles’ aftershocks.
• More than twenty Spirit Clan Half-Saints assembled to combine their strength and reinforce a battlefield.
• Yao Lao noticed the Half-Saints and prepared to attack, but a transmitted voice told him to leave them alone.

The Spirit Clan's Half-Saint experts formed a formation and attacked the barrier sealing the Spirit Realm, hoping to break through and send a warning. A crimson streak suddenly destroyed the formation and killed them all, leaving the Spirit Clan stunned and its attacker unknown.

• Ling Yuan ordered the Spirit Clan's Half-Saint experts to strike the barrier at the breach where Xiao Yan had entered, then pause and assess the result.
• The Half-Saints used the Spirit-Gathering Grand Formation to unleash a massive Bright Spirit Sword Slash at the barrier.
• A crimson streak shot from the explosion and struck the formation's core while the Half-Saints were recovering their power.
• The strike shattered the formation and killed all of the Spirit Clan's Half-Saint experts, leaving the battlefield in dead silence.