Chapter Summaries

Yao Feng and Ouyang Ke began their match for first place on the Hidden Dragon Ranking after Nalan Yanran took medicine to purge the poison from her body. Ouyang Ke used the Scorpion King Secret Technique to raise his strength, but Yao Feng’s lightning and Demonic Flame attacks forced him to defend himself.

• Chemi'er gave Nalan Yanran a Detoxification Pill and warned that Ouyang Ke had used high-grade poisons backed by the Myriad Scorpion Sect.
• Yao Feng reassured Xue Ying that Nalan Yanran would recover, asked whether Xue Ying had cultivated before, and promised to find her medicinal pills to help her grow stronger.
• When the hour ended, Yao Feng and Ouyang Ke took the arena to decide first place, while Nalan Yanran and Yao Ye prepared to compete for third.
• Ouyang Ke activated the Scorpion King Secret Technique, raising his strength to Five-star Dou Zhe, then attacked Yao Feng with Poison Dragon Drill.
• Yao Feng flung Ouyang Ke aside, struck him with Thunder Flood Dragon Transformation, and burned away the poison gas from Scorpion Poison Palm.
• Yao Feng’s Wildfire Prairie attack forced Ouyang Ke to retreat behind Scorpion Armor Shield, and Ouyang Ke’s expression turned solemn.

Yao Feng defeated Ouyang Ke to win first place on the Hidden Dragon Ranking and received his reward, including access to the Royal Ruins. After the tournament, he bought cultivation supplies for Xue Ying and prepared to visit the palace the next day.

• Yao Feng dodged Ouyang Ke’s poisoned needle, used a Soul Blade to immobilize him, and knocked him out of the arena.
• The officials declared Yao Feng the winner, and the Jia Ma Holy Emperor invited the top ten contestants to join the imperial family.
• Yao Feng received the Earth Element Shield technique and seven days in the Royal Ruins, while Nalan Yanran and Yao Ye received third and fourth place rewards.
• Yao Feng gained a Stealth Pill from the system and bought spirit liquid for Xue Ying at the Mittel Auction House.
• Yao Feng told Xue Ying and Old Zhou to stay at the inn and cultivate while he went to the palace, and Xue Ying thanked him for his help.

Yao Feng, Nalan Yanran, and Ouyang Ke entered the Imperial Ruins after the Imperial Tutor and Eunuch Wei opened the ancient stone gate. Princess Yao Ye led the group inside, where they had seven days to reach the Spiritual Pond before the passage closed and a deadly tempest began.

• Yao Feng said farewell to Zhou Tong and Xue Ying before setting out for the palace the next morning.
• Yao Feng met Nalan Yanran and Ouyang Ke at the palace gates, where Nalan teased Ouyang about using a costly pill to recover overnight.
• Eunuch Wei escorted Yao Feng and the others to the Imperial Ruins, and the Imperial Tutor explained the remaining dangers and seven-day deadline.
• The Imperial Tutor and Eunuch Wei opened the stone gate with a token and their Dou Qi, revealing a dark passage that Yao Feng recognized as a Space Gate.
• Yao Ye and Yao Yue entered first, followed by Yao Feng, Nalan Yanran, and Ouyang Ke.

Yao Feng arrived on an ancient battlefield, signed in to obtain the Netherworld Demonic Eyes, and fought a Nether Soldier. After discovering that soul power could extinguish the flames controlling it, he surveyed the desolate battlefield around him.

• Yao Feng landed on the ancient battlefield and encountered a Nether Soldier with a one-star Dou Zhe aura.
• Yao Feng signed in and received the Netherworld Demonic Eyes, a Pupil Technique that required soul-type Heavenly Treasures or personal cultivation.
• Yao Feng attacked the Nether Soldier with his Burning Fire Palm and Wildfire Prairie, but its armor and bones resisted his flames.
• Yao Feng used lightning, an Earth Element Shield, and the Star Sword Technique to damage the Nether Soldier and sever its spear arm, but it kept charging.
• Yao Feng sent a Soul Blade at the Nether Soldier’s purple-gray eye flames, extinguishing them and causing its body to collapse.
• Yao Feng examined the gloomy battlefield, where dust-covered sand, broken armor, weapons, and bones lay beneath a bright, sunless sky.

Yao Feng followed a mysterious Nether Soldier army into a valley and discovered a Soul Infant Fruit surrounded by the soldiers. After he used the system to refine it, the army collapsed, but the soul energy left him suffering intense alternating heat and cold.

• Yao Feng sensed strange, vicious Dou Qi and followed its flow through the corpse-strewn land.
• Yao Feng saw a Nether Soldier army marching through the air, then followed it to a valley despite sensing an evil aura inside.
• Yao Feng swallowed a Stealth Pill and entered the valley, where he found a Soul Infant Fruit surrounded by Nether Soldiers.
• Yao Feng touched the fruit and ordered the system to refine it, provoking the Nether Soldiers to attack.
• The Soul Infant Fruit became pure soul energy and entered Yao Feng, causing the Nether Soldiers to collapse as Yao Feng endured fierce heat and cold and bled from one eye.

Yao Feng completed his Netherworld Demonic Eyes and discovered an Evil Clan Embryonic Egg beneath the Soul Infant Fruit plant, which he collected into his system storage. He traveled to a ruined city and found a square filled with the corpses of its soldiers, with no sign of their enemies, before spotting a deep claw mark beneath one body.

• Yao Feng used the Netherworld Demonic Eyes and saw the plant’s energy paths, but the technique rapidly drained his Soul Power.
• Yao Feng uncovered a black egg beneath the plant, learned from the system that it contained a noble-blooded juvenile Evil Clan, and collected it.
• Yao Feng found that the Soul Infant Fruit had drained the valley’s souls and the spirituality from weapons and armor, while the Nether Soldiers had collapsed.
• Yao Feng left the valley and reached a ruined city, where he found its buildings burned and collapsed beneath an unchanging dim sky.
• Yao Feng entered the central square and saw the city’s soldiers dead without any enemy corpses, then noticed a deep claw mark beneath one of them.

Yao Feng explored the City Lord's Mansion and found a preserved skeleton, a powerful black bow called Spirit Devourer, and a Soul Jade Slip warning that the city had fallen to the Evil Clan, also known as the Tunling Clan. The revelation left him wondering whether the Tunling Clan was connected to the Outer Realm Evil Clan and the Soul Clan.

• Yao Feng entered the City Lord's Mansion and found signs that a powerful magical beast had killed the city's inhabitants.
• Yao Feng took a Storage Ring from a well-preserved skeletal warrior, gathered the remains, and burned them with Mysterious Yellow Flame.
• Yao Feng tested the Spirit Devourer Bow and discovered that its Dou Qi arrow could obliterate a rockery, though drawing it consumed a large share of his Dou Qi.
• Yao Feng viewed the Soul Jade Slip, which showed the City Lord warning that the Evil Clan, also called the Tunling Clan, could corrupt Dou Qi and consume energy-rich objects.
• Yao Feng wondered whether the Tunling Clan was the Outer Realm Evil Clan and whether it was connected to the Soul Clan.

Yao Feng searched the ruined City Lord's Mansion for treasure and found a map that might lead to another Bone Spirit Cold Flame. As he tried to leave the Library Pavilion, a strange black-eyed old man attacked him, and their first clash left Yao Feng on guard.

• Yao Feng recovered his Dou Qi and searched the City Lord's Mansion, finding that its remaining buildings and treasures had decayed.
• Yao Feng discovered a Beast Skin Paper map describing where the Bone Spirit Cold Flame was born and stored it for a possible future visit to the Snowy Plateau.
• An unseen black shadow watched Yao Feng enter the Library Pavilion.
• A wounded old man with black patterns attacked Yao Feng from behind, knocking him to the ground.
• Yao Feng fought back with the Mysterious Yellow Flame, and their clash briefly cleared the blackness in the old man's eyes before it returned.

Yao Feng freed an ancient man from the Evil Clan’s poison and received the City Lord’s treasure vault key and a high-grade Storage Ring before the man died. After burning the Library Pavilion as requested, Yao Feng went to the pond and drew out a giant fish guarding the vault.

• Yao Feng used the Mysterious Yellow Flame to break the old man free from the Evil Clan’s poison, and the old man regained his senses.
• The old man told Yao Feng that thousands of years had passed and the Outer Realm Evil Clan had disappeared, then gave him the treasure vault key and the Yanxin Storage Ring.
• The old man died after asking Yao Feng to burn the Library Pavilion, and Yao Feng bowed to him and set the building ablaze.
• Yao Feng went to the pond and attacked its surface with Thunder Flood Dragon Transformation, provoking a huge blue fish that leaped out and fired a water arrow at him.

Yao Feng killed a mutated Green Scale Fish and opened the underwater treasure vault, where he found several intact pill recipes. Suspecting the vault held more than its visible contents, he discovered a hollow-sounding section of wall and prepared to smash it open.

• Yao Feng blocked the fish's water arrow with an Earth Element Shield, then recognized it as a mutated Green Scale Fish guarding the pond.
• Yao Feng used the Spirit Devourer Bow to kill the fish with a Battle Qi arrow, spending thirty percent of his Battle Qi.
• Yao Feng pressed a protrusion on the nearby rockery, revealing submerged stairs, and used the stone key to open the vault door.
• Yao Feng explored the vault and found more than a dozen intact pill recipes, including one Seventh-grade recipe and two Sixth-grade recipes.
• Yao Feng heard a hollow sound behind a section of wall, took a hammer, and struck it.

Yao Feng found and collected the Eye of the Storm and Wind Spirit Liquid before traveling to the Spiritual Pond. There, he broke the Soul Barrier on Yao Jiu’s stele, but a sudden attack wounded Yao Ye as she shielded him.

• Yao Feng discovered the Eye of the Storm and collected four bottles of Wind Spirit Liquid.
• Yao Feng stored the Eye of the Storm and hurried toward the Spiritual Pond, hoping to cultivate there.
• Yao Feng arrived at Yao Jiu’s stele and encountered Yao Ye, who was struggling with its Soul Barrier.
• Yao Ye challenged Yao Feng to break the barrier, and he shattered it with a Soul Blade.
• A dangerous presence struck from behind, and Yao Ye knocked Yao Feng down while taking the blow; he saw blood soaking her clothes.

Yao Feng killed the pangolin-like Demonic Beast that wounded Yao Ye, then treated her back while she struggled with embarrassment and unexpected feelings. He turned to the stone stele and obtained a Proficient Grade Advanced Dou Technique, Demon Breaking Slash.

• Yao Ye pushed Yao Feng out of danger but was wounded when a pangolin-like Demonic Beast burst from the earth.
• Yao Feng fought the pangolin, forced it out of the ground, and burned it to death with Demonic Flame.
• Yao Feng refined medicinal herbs into liquid and treated the bleeding wound on Yao Ye's back, embarrassing them both.
• Yao Feng touched the stone stele with his Soul Power, causing a scroll to appear, and took the Demon Breaking Slash technique.

Yao Feng and Yao Ye recovered from their encounter with the pangolin, then set out for the Spiritual Pond. After traveling half a day, they reached the mist-filled valley where it lay.

• Yao Feng gave Yao Ye the Demon Breaking Slash scroll, and she explained that she had waited to take her healing pill because its medicinal potency was too strong for her injuries.
• Yao Feng collected the pangolin's Magic Core and tested his Netherworld Demonic Eyes, discovering that they could reveal details and slow his perception of movement but quickly drain Soul Power.
• After Yao Ye finished recovering, she asked Yao Feng to turn away while she changed clothes, and the two resumed their journey.
• Yao Feng and Yao Ye traveled through the wasteland, easily defeating several magical beasts along the way.
• Yao Feng and Yao Ye arrived at the entrance to a valley beneath a towering tree, where mist concealed the Spiritual Pond.

Yao Feng and his companions entered a valley containing a Spiritual Pond filled with condensed, pure Dou Qi, then chose to cultivate there until the ruins’ seven-day limit ended. Yao Feng began absorbing the pond’s energy, hoping to raise his cultivation by one star.

• Yao Feng, Yao Ye, Nalan Yanran, and Yao Yue gathered at the valley entrance and discussed their earlier discoveries.
• Ouyang Ke arrived with a newly sinister aura and used dark green Dou Qi to corrode the barrier while Yao Feng and the others helped break it.
• The group entered the valley, where the barrier restored itself behind them, and found a Spiritual Pond filled with liquid Dou Qi.
• Yao Ye explained that they had four days left and needed to return to the valley to leave the ruins, and everyone chose to stay and cultivate.
• Yao Feng entered the pond, circulated the Flame Mantra, and began absorbing its Dou Qi.

Yao Feng discovered the Spirit Pearl beneath the Spiritual Pond and refined it while rescuing Yao Ye and Yao Yue from its suction. The pearl entered his dantian and unleashed a stronger force, leaving the others scrambling to escape.

• The Jia Ma Holy Emperor and Elder Jia discussed the Spirit Pearl’s growing threat to the ruins and the outsiders who might refine it.
• A Chu Yun Empire elder entered the hall, and he and Elder Jia traded hostile remarks over their countries’ rivalry.
• After three days of cultivation, Yao Feng failed to break through to six-star Dou Zhe and sensed a powerful suction beneath the Spiritual Pond.
• Yao Feng saw the Spirit Pearl trapping Yao Ye and Yao Yue, then entered the vacuum region to rescue them as it drained their Dou Qi.
• Yao Feng used the Mysterious Yellow Flame and the system to refine the Spirit Pearl, which appeared in his dantian and released an even stronger suction.
• Yao Feng’s flames surged, and he shouted for Yao Ye and Yao Yue to leave the area.

Yao Feng refined the Spirit Pearl in the Spiritual Pond, rising from a five-star to a seven-star Dou Zhe and gaining the Arrow of Annihilation from the Spirit Devourer Bow. After the group reunited, a black vortex appeared in the sky, and Yao Ye announced that they could leave.

• Yao Ye and Yao Yue fled the Spiritual Pond as a growing whirlpool formed, and Yao Ye explained that Yao Feng was refining the Spirit Pearl.
• The Spirit Pearl forced immense spiritual liquid into Yao Feng, raising his cultivation by two stars and threatening to damage his body.
• Yao Feng used the Spirit Devourer Bow to absorb the excess Dou Qi, and the bow bestowed the secret art Arrow of Annihilation upon him.
• The Spirit Pearl's suction weakened, and Yao Feng emerged from the pond as a seven-star Dou Zhe.
• Nalan Yanran showed concern for Yao Feng, while Yao Ye thanked him and Yao Yue and Ouyang Ke watched their exchange.
• A huge black vortex appeared in the sky, and Yao Ye said the group could leave.

After leaving the Imperial Ruins, Yao Feng and the others attended a banquet celebrating the Hidden Dragon Ranking, where Yao Yue asked him to join the imperial family. Yao Feng declined and was left facing questions about the powerful flame he had used beneath the Spiritual Pond.

• Eunuch Wei invited Yao Ye and the others to a banquet at Qingfeng Hall, and Ouyang Ke agreed to attend instead of leaving for the Chu Yun Empire.
• Yao Feng arrived at Qingfeng Hall and saw the Jia Ma Holy Emperor, Elder Jia, and several prominent figures gathered with the ranking’s young talents.
• Liu Ling greeted Nalan Yanran, who kept close to Yao Feng, and Mu Duo welcomed Yao Feng into the hall.
• The Jia Ma Holy Emperor opened the banquet, and Nalan Jie and Chemi praised Yao Feng for advancing two stars in the Imperial Ruins.
• Yao Yue told Yao Feng that her father would grant him three requests if he joined the imperial family, but Yao Feng declined.
• Yao Yue asked whether Yao Feng’s powerful flame was a Heavenly Flame after comparing it with her Blue Flame.

At the banquet, Yao Feng revealed that he possessed a Heavenly Flame and agreed to attempt to cure Nalan Jie’s Brand Poison. After leaving the palace, he sensed something on the dark road and continued toward the inn with a knowing smile.

• Yao Yue left in a huff after Yao Feng teased her, while Yao Ye glared at him.
• Nalan Jie suffered an attack of Brand Poison, and Nalan Su and Nalan Yanran worried that the Snow Spirit Grass was losing its effectiveness.
• Nalan Jie explained that Alchemist King Gu He had said only an alchemist with a Heavenly Flame could remove the poison.
• Yao Feng revealed his Mysterious Yellow Flame, and Nalan Su and Nalan Yanran urged him to treat Nalan Jie.
• Nalan Jie promised Yao Feng one request from the Nalan Family, and Yao Feng agreed to visit their residence the next day.
• Yao Feng left the palace and slowed as he walked alone toward the inn beneath the dark, cloudy sky.

Yao Feng confronted a blood-robed assassin in an alley and, with Old Zhou’s help, killed him after he refused to name his employer. The system then tasked Yao Feng with destroying the Blood Robe Hall, which he planned to investigate after treating Nalan Jie.

• Yao Feng recognized that the blood-robed man was a Da Dou Shi and demanded to know who had hired him.
• The blood-robed man attacked with Blood Eagle Claw, but Yao Feng stopped him and gave him one last chance to reveal his employer.
• The assassin refused to talk, so Yao Feng ordered Old Zhou to kill him and left the alley.
• Old Zhou offered to investigate the Blood Robe Hall, but Yao Feng said he had his own plans.
• The system assigned Yao Feng a mission to independently eliminate the Blood Robe Hall, rewarding him with a Demon Slayer Blade.
• Yao Feng decided to treat Nalan Jie and gather information about the Blood Robe Hall before pursuing the mission.

Yao Feng visited the Nalan Family to begin treating Nalan Jie's Brand Poison, bringing Old Zhou while Xue Ying stayed at the inn to cultivate. At the estate, Yao Feng noticed Liu Ling's reaction to him and decided to play along with whatever Liu Ling was planning.

• Yao Feng met Old Zhou and Xue Ying at breakfast, learned Xue Ying had reached Dou Qi Level Four, and told her he would visit the Nalan Family before leaving the Imperial Capital.
• Yao Feng and Old Zhou arrived at the Nalan Family, where Steward Zhang welcomed them and led them to the grand hall.
• Yao Feng met Nalan Yanran and Liu Ling outside the hall, noticed Liu Ling's concealed shock and unease, and resolved to go along with his plans.
• Nalan Jie greeted Yao Feng, and Yao Feng asked for a quiet room so he could begin purging Nalan Jie's Brand Poison.
• Nalan Yanran sensed tension between Yao Feng and Liu Ling and decided Liu Ling's recent actions should be investigated.