Recaps

Xiao Yi returned with the Soul Infant Fruit, and Yao Lao agreed to prepare for Xiao Xuan’s resurrection once the Nine Yang Fire Ganoderma was found. Xiao Yi and Xiao Yan traveled to Lizardflame Volcano to seek the herb and the Volcanic Stone Flame, where Xiao Yi sensed both the Nine Yang Fire Ganoderma and something hidden in the volcano’s molten core.

• Xiao Yi returned safely with the Soul Infant Fruit and gave it to Yao Lao to strengthen his soul.
• Xiao Yan recognized the grown Qing Lin, and the two reunited while the others left them alone to talk.
• Xiao Yi proposed finding the last ingredient for Xiao Xuan’s resurrection, and Yao Lao revealed that the Nine Yang Fire Ganoderma was at Lizardflame Volcano alongside the Volcanic Stone Flame.
• Xiao Yi agreed to bring Xiao Yan to the volcano, while Xiao Yi Xian stayed behind to study pill-refining theory with Yao Lao.
• Xiao Yi and Xiao Yan reached Lizardflame Volcano, where Xiao Yi sensed the Nine Yang Fire Ganoderma and another presence in the molten core.

Xiao Yi and Xiao Yan discovered the Volcanic Stone Flame and Nine Yang Fire Ganoderma in Lizardflame Volcano, where the Crimson Molten Lizard Emperor guarded them. After the beast rejected Xiao Yi’s offer to borrow the treasures, Xiao Yi prepared to fight it while Xiao Yan stood back.

• Xiao Yi warned Xiao Yan that the treasures might have a guardian and released his nine-star Dou Zun aura to draw it out.
• The Crimson Molten Lizard Emperor emerged from the lava and ordered Xiao Yi and Xiao Yan to leave, revealing its eighth-tier strength.
• Xiao Yi asked to borrow the Volcanic Stone Flame and Nine Yang Fire Ganoderma and promised to repay the lizard emperor.
• The Crimson Molten Lizard Emperor refused and drove Xiao Yan back with its roar, so Xiao Yi told him to retreat and readied himself to fight.
• Xiao Yi activated his clan mark and summoned the Dragon Abyss Formation-Breaking Spear as the lizard emperor attacked with molten lava and its tail spike.

Xiao Yi fought the Crimson Molten Lizard Emperor for the Nine Yang Fire Ganoderma, but an imminent breakthrough interrupted the battle. Zi Yan’s Dragon Emperor seal kept the beast at bay while Xiao Yi refined his Xuan Ice power and advanced to peak three-transformation Dou Zun.

• Xiao Yi clashed with the peak nine-transformation Dou Zun Crimson Molten Lizard Emperor and struck its weak point with the Dragon Abyss Art, knocking it back.
• Xiao Yi felt his Xuan Ice power beginning to refine and realized he was about to break through; Xiao Yan rushed over to check on him.
• The Crimson Molten Lizard Emperor charged, but Zi Yan’s Dragon Emperor seal appeared in Xiao Yi’s palm and its Ancient Void Dragon aura stopped the beast.
• Xiao Yi sat down to break through as Xiao Xuan guarded him, and the Crimson Molten Lizard Emperor stayed still under the seal’s bloodline pressure.
• Xiao Yi broke past the nine-star Dou Zun barrier and reached peak three-transformation Dou Zun, then noticed the Crimson Molten Lizard Emperor’s silence and looked at the seal.

Xiao Yi and Xiao Yan obtained the Nine Yang Fire Ganoderma and Volcanic Stone Flame after Xiao Yi promised to help the Crimson Molten Lizard Emperor reach Dragon Island. Xiao Yan refined the flame and advanced his Flame Mantra, while Yao Lao revealed that he had absorbed the Soul Infant Fruit and was qualified to refine a ninth-grade treasured pill; only the Corroded Bone Grass remained for the Yin-Yang Bone-Rebirth Pill.

• Xiao Yi promised to help the Crimson Molten Lizard Emperor reach Dragon Island in exchange for the Nine Yang Fire Ganoderma and Volcanic Stone Flame, and the beast agreed.
• Xiao Yi used the Profound Frost Soul to collect the Nine Yang Fire Ganoderma while Xiao Yan absorbed and refined the Volcanic Stone Flame.
• Xiao Yan evolved the Flame Mantra and sensed that his eight-star Dou Zong barrier had loosened, then told Xiao Yi he would catch up to him one day.
• Xiao Yi and Xiao Yan returned to Starfall Pavilion, where Xiao Yi reported that they had obtained the Nine Yang Fire Ganoderma and that only the Corroded Bone Grass remained.
• Yao Lao told Xiao Yi and Xiao Yan that he had absorbed the Soul Infant Fruit, bringing his soul power to the late Heavenly Realm and qualifying him to refine a ninth-grade treasured pill.

Xiao Yi retrieved the Corroded Bone Grass from Dragon Island, where Zi Yan had successfully refined the Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit and reached the five-star Dou Saint realm. With Zi Yan's Dragon-Phoenix Essence Blood in hand, Xiao Yi returned to Yao Lao and began refining the Yin-Yang Bone-Rebirth Pill to revive Xiao Xuan.

• Xiao Yi traveled to Dragon Island to collect the Corroded Bone Grass from Zhuli.
• Xiao Yi watched Zi Yan finish refining the Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit and break through to the five-star Dou Saint realm.
• Zi Yan gave Xiao Yi a drop of Dragon-Phoenix Essence Blood to help revive Xiao Xuan.
• Zi Yan sent Xiao Yi back to the Star Realm, where Yao Lao had prepared the pill-refining formation.
• Yao Lao, Xiao Yi, and Xiao Yi Xian began refining the Yin-Yang Bone-Rebirth Pill using their flames and the gathered ingredients.

Xiao Yi, Yao Lao, and Xiao Yi Xian refined the ingredients for the ninth-grade Yin-Yang Bone-Rebirth Pill and drew on heaven-and-earth energy to form its pill core. When Black Demon Lightning gathered to complete the pill, Yao Lao told Xiao Yi to stabilize it.

• Xiao Yi and Yao Lao used their flames and soul power while Xiao Yi Xian harmonized the ingredients’ conflicting yin and yang energies.
• Xiao Yi and Yao Lao jointly drew on heaven-and-earth energy and condensed the medicinal essence into the Yin-Yang Bone-Rebirth Pill.
• The completed pill drew Black Demon Lightning, whose power had to be endured before the pill could fully form.
• Yao Lao told Xiao Yi to stay and stabilize the pill while the other faced the lightning.

Xiao Yi helped Yao Lao complete the Yin-Yang Bone-Rebirth Pill while absorbing the Black Demon Lightning with the Primordial Origin Myriad Transformations Method. He reached the peak of nine-change Dou Zun, one step from Half-Saint, as Xiao Xuan and Yao Lao watched over him.

• Xiao Yi told Yao Lao to focus on completing the pill and claimed the Black Demon Lightning for himself.
• Xiao Yi activated his clan pattern and struck the Black Demon Lightning, absorbing about half before using a Dou Saint-level Ancient Void Dragon corpse to block the rest.
• Yao Lao completed the ninth-grade treasure pill, the Yin-Yang Bone-Rebirth Pill, then prepared to drive the lightning out of Xiao Yi.
• Xiao Xuan appeared and stopped Yao Lao, trusting that Xiao Yi had confidence in his plan.
• Xiao Yi used the Primordial Origin Myriad Transformations Method to refine the Black Demon Lightning, strengthening his body and advancing to the peak of nine-change Dou Zun.

Xiao Yi prepared to resurrect Xiao Xuan and gathered the Ancient Void Dragon clan to secure the ritual. Before beginning the resurrection, Xiao Xuan absorbed Hun Miesheng’s soul to restore his own power, but the tainted soul origin required careful refinement.

• Xiao Yi told Xiao Xuan that Yao Lao had successfully refined the Yin-Yang Bone-Rebirth Pill and that all the materials for his resurrection were ready.
• Yao Lao warned that the resurrection ritual could not be interrupted, so Xiao Yi summoned Zi Yan, who arrived with Elders Zhu Ye and Zhu Cang and promised to guard them.
• Xiao Yi and Yao Lao began restoring Xiao Xuan’s soul by channeling the spirit-gathering formation’s energy into him and preparing the Heavenly Flames.
• Xiao Xuan attacked Hun Miesheng’s bound soul, gathered its fragments after Hun Miesheng tried to self-destruct, and absorbed its soul origin.
• Hun Miesheng’s soul origin flooded Xiao Xuan with power but carried dangerous resentment and malice that had to be refined carefully.

Xiao Xuan absorbed Hun Miesheng’s soul and began reviving in the Heavenly Cold Demon Saint’s remains with Xiao Yi and Yao Lao’s help. His body was successfully reshaped, but his soul had not awakened, leaving his revival uncertain.

• Xiao Xuan refined Hun Miesheng’s soul, reaching the soul power of a Nine-Star Dou Saint.
• Xiao Yi and Yao Lao prepared the Heavenly Cold Demon Saint’s remains, the Yin-Yang Bone-Rebirth Pill, and Dragon-Phoenix Essence Blood for Xiao Xuan’s revival.
• The corpse’s lingering will resisted the ritual, but Xiao Xuan merged his soul into the remains while Xiao Yi and Yao Lao stabilized the pill’s power.
• The pill and essence blood rebuilt the corpse into Xiao Xuan’s body, complete with the Xiao Clan mark.
• Xiao Xuan’s new body began beating weakly, but his soul did not awaken, and Yao Lao warned that the corpse was too powerful.

Xiao Yi and Yao Lao resurrected Xiao Xuan in the body of the Heavenly Cold Demon Saint, restoring him to peak Nine-Star Dou Saint strength with an Emperor Realm soul. His return stirred the Ancient Realm, where Gu Yuan and the Ancient Clan elders began considering how his resurrection would alter the continent’s balance.

• Xiao Yi activated the Dragon-Phoenix Essence Blood, awakening Xiao Xuan and shattering the Star Realm’s formation.
• Xiao Xuan assessed his new body and said he could wield peak Nine-Star Dou Saint strength, though two-thirds of his soul origin remained in the Heavenly Tomb.
• Xiao Yi and Xiao Xuan discussed rebuilding the Xiao Clan, and Yao Lao offered Xiao Xuan a temporary stay at Starfall Pavilion.
• The Xiao Clan’s techniques and cultivation methods in the Ancient Realm’s Combat Skills Hall glowed and resisted the guarding elder, prompting him to report the disturbance to Gu Yuan.
• Gu Yuan sensed Xiao Xuan’s soul vitality in the glowing techniques and convened the Ancient Clan elders, who discussed the consequences of Xiao Xuan’s return.

The Ancient Clan debated how to respond to Xiao Xuan’s resurrection, while Hun Tiandi learned that a powerful aura had erupted at Starfall Pavilion. Hun Qianmo attacked the pavilion and demanded Xiao Xuan’s remnant soul, but Xiao Xuan appeared and shattered his assault.

• Ancient Clan elders argued over befriending Xiao Xuan, seeking the Ancient Jade, or waiting, and Gu Yuan ordered them not to act independently as he left to investigate.
• A Soul Clan Half-Saint reported to Hun Tiandi that a powerful aura had shattered the Star Realm’s space, and Hun Tiandi suspected Xiao Xuan was responsible.
• Hun Tiandi had the panicked Half-Saint devoured by black mist and reflected on Xiao Xuan.
• Hun Qianmo arrived at Starfall Pavilion and demanded that Yao Lao hand over Xiao Xuan’s remnant soul, threatening to destroy the pavilion.
• Hun Qianmo attacked the Star Realm despite Yao Lao’s appeal to the ancient clans’ agreement, but Xiao Xuan appeared and shattered his black palm, forcing him back and injuring him.

Xiao Xuan confronted Hun Tiandi’s presence after returning to life, then met with Gu Yuan, who welcomed an alliance between the Xiao and Ancient Clans. Xiao Yi learned that Xun’er was well and promised to visit the Ancient Realm in a year to propose to her.

• Xiao Xuan confirmed that he had adapted to most of his new body, and Hun Tiandi appeared in the void before taking Hun Qianmo away.
• Xiao Xuan called Gu Yuan out of hiding, and Gu Yuan joined him in the Star Realm.
• Gu Yuan acknowledged Xiao Xuan’s resurrection and praised Xiao Yi’s rapid progress to the Nine-Revolution Dou Venerable stage.
• Gu Yuan told Xiao Yi to call him Uncle and said Xun’er was waiting for him in the Ancient Realm.
• Gu Yuan said the Ancient Clan’s coming-of-age ceremony would take place in a year, and Xiao Yi promised to visit then and propose to Xun’er.

After his resurrection, Xiao Xuan planned to rebuild the Xiao Realm and revive the Xiao Clan while maintaining an alliance with Gu Yuan. Hun Tiandi resolved to pursue the Dou Emperor Realm despite the threat Xiao Xuan posed, as Xiao Xuan began rebuilding and Xiao Yi stayed behind to cultivate.

• Xiao Xuan told Gu Yuan he would rebuild the Xiao Realm elsewhere and let the Ancient Clan keep its Dou Techniques and cultivation methods as compensation for his broken promise.
• Gu Yuan offered the Ancient Clan's help and returned to the Ancient Realm, while Xiao Xuan and Xiao Yi discussed recovering the soul origin left in the Heavenly Tomb.
• Hun Tiandi regretted failing to destroy Xiao Xuan's soul and ordered Hun Qianmo to resume the Soul Hall's soul collection without panicking over the resurrection.
• Nihility Devouring Flame dismissed Xiao Xuan as a threat and said sufficient collected souls would let him enter the Emperor Realm of the soul.
• Xiao Xuan began constructing a new Xiao Realm, while Xiao Yi cultivated in the Star Realm and tried to reach Dou Sainthood.

Xiao Yi and Xiao Yan traveled to the Pill Tower after learning that the Pill Gathering had already been won by an unknown alchemist who wielded Life Spirit Flame. They hoped to learn more about the champion and help Xiao Yan seek Three Thousand Burning Flame, and Xuan Kongzi greeted Xiao Yi with surprise at his rapid cultivation.

• Xiao Yi told Xiao Yan that Three Thousand Burning Flame was in the Pill Tower and revealed that he was one of its honorary elders.
• Yao Lao explained that an unknown middle-aged alchemist had won the Pill Gathering using Life Spirit Flame and might surpass him in alchemy.
• Xiao Yi invited Xiao Yan to visit the Pill Tower to pursue Three Thousand Burning Flame and investigate the new champion, and Yao Lao warned Xiao Yan not to force his fate.
• Xiao Yi and Xiao Yan entered the Pill Tower in Sacred Pill City, where Xuan Kongzi welcomed Xiao Yi and marveled at his rise to the peak of the Nine Transformation Dou Zun realm.

Xiao Yi and Xiao Yan met with Xuan Kongzi and secured permission to enter the Star Region, where Xiao Yi hoped to learn more about the mysterious Pill Gathering champion. As the group gathered to enter, Xiao Yi recognized Cao Ying and then turned his attention to the champion.

• Xiao Yi revealed his real name to Xuan Kongzi and introduced Xiao Yan, prompting Xuan Kongzi to recognize their ties to Yao Lao and Starfall Pavilion.
• Xiao Yi asked about the mysterious Pill Gathering champion and his Life Spirit Flame, and Xuan Kongzi explained that Pill Tower knew little about him.
• Xuan Kongzi invited Xiao Yi and Xiao Yan to enter the Star Region with the top ten Pill Gathering contestants, and Xiao Yi accepted.
• Xiao Yi refined another Bone Melting Blood Fusion Pill while waiting for the Star Region to open, preparing to revive Skyfire Venerable.
• Xuan Kongzi introduced Xiao Yi and Xiao Yan to the gathered contestants, and Cao Ying recognized Xiao Yi as Lin Yuan.
• Xiao Yi acknowledged Cao Ying and then looked toward the Pill Gathering champion.

Xiao Yi and the Pill Gathering contestants entered the Star Region to attempt to subdue the Three Thousand Burning Flame. The mysterious champion failed, as did the other ranked contestants, leaving Xiao Yi to make the final attempt.

• Xiao Yi sensed the Three Thousand Burning Flame as the Pill Tower elder led the group into the Star Region.
• The champion declined to go first and urged Xiao Yi to take his place, but Xiao Yi insisted that the contestants proceed by their Pill Gathering rankings.
• The masked champion revealed peak ninth-transformation Dou Zun cultivation and a late Heaven Realm soul before failing to subdue the flame.
• Cao Ying and the other top contestants also failed, so Xiao Yi stepped forward to try.

Xiao Yan used the Dragon Emperor’s Dragon Seal to subdue the Three Thousand Burning Flame and refine it with the Green Lotus Core Flame and Volcanic Stone Flame. He fused the three Heavenly Flames into the Three-Flame Heaven-Burning Flame, broke through to two-star Dou Zun, and left the Star Region with Xiao Yi.

• After Xiao Yi’s earlier attempt failed, Xiao Yan entered the seal to subdue the Three Thousand Burning Flame using the Dragon Emperor’s Dragon Seal.
• Xiao Yan’s golden dragon phantom suppressed the flame’s source, allowing him to guide it into his body and refine it with the Burning Formula.
• Xiao Yan endured the violent clash of the Three Thousand Burning Flame, Green Lotus Core Flame, and Volcanic Stone Flame as Xiao Yi waited outside.
• Xiao Yan fused the three Heavenly Flames into the Three-Flame Heaven-Burning Flame and broke through from eight-star Dou Zong to two-star Dou Zun.
• Xiao Yan told Xiao Yi he had succeeded, and the two left the Star Region.

After Xiao Yan refined the Three Thousand Burning Flame, Xiao Yi and Xiao Yan returned safely to the Pill Tower, where Xuan Kongzi welcomed them. That night, the masked Pill Gathering champion revealed himself to Xiao Yi as his father, Xiao Che, and supported his claim with a soul memory.

• Xuan Kongzi praised Xiao Yan for refining the Three Thousand Burning Flame, introduced him to Xuan Yi, and invited him and Xiao Yi to rest at the Pill Tower.
• At night, the Pill Gathering champion entered Xiao Yi's room and removed his mask, revealing a face much like Xiao Yi's own.
• The man told Xiao Yi that he was his father, and Xiao Yi recoiled in disbelief.
• The man shared a soul imprint showing that he had entrusted infant Xiao Yi to Xiao Zhan, and Xiao Yi felt the memory resonate with his soul.
• The Tou She Ancient God Jade flashed as the man appeared, and he identified himself as Xiao Che, son of Xiao Lin, younger brother of Xiao Zhan, and Xiao Yi's father.

Xiao Che explained to Xiao Yi why he had left the Xiao Clan and how he had searched for Xiao Yi’s mother, but Xiao Yi and Xiao Yan remained unsure whether he was truly Xiao Yi’s father. When they traveled to the Jia Ma Empire to reunite with Xiao Zhan, Xiao Che finally came face to face with his older brother.

• Xiao Che told Xiao Yi that he had left the Xiao Clan to search for Xiao Yi’s mother after she disappeared following Xiao Yi’s birth.
• Xiao Yi invited Xiao Che to Starfall Pavilion, where Xiao Che stayed while they waited to verify his identity with Xiao Zhan.
• After the Xiao Realm was completed, Xiao Yi and Xiao Yan traveled to the Jia Ma Empire to bring Xiao Zhan and the others back, and Xiao Che went with them.
• Xiao Zhan sensed Xiao Yi and Xiao Yan above the imperial capital, flew to greet them, and then froze when Xiao Che called him Big Brother.
• Xiao Zhan recognized Xiao Che and asked in shock whether he was still alive.

Xiao Zhan reunited with Xiao Che and brought the surviving Xiao Clan members to the new Xiao Realm, where Xiao Xuan agreed to lead the clan again. Xiao Xuan invited Yao Lao to join the Xiao Clan, but Yao Lao asked for time to settle unresolved matters with the Yao Clan.

• Xiao Zhan recognized his younger brother Xiao Che, and Xiao Yi confirmed that Xiao Che was his father but struggled to call him Father.
• Xiao Zhan agreed to relocate the remaining Xiao Clan members to the new Xiao Realm, where they asked Xiao Xuan to resume leadership and restore the clan.
• Xiao Xuan accepted the Xiao Clan's request and became its Clan Chief, while the chapter described the clan's current strength and its reliance on him.
• Xiao Xuan invited Yao Lao to join the Xiao Clan, but Yao Lao asked for time because he still had matters to settle with the Yao Clan.
• Yao Lao recounted how the Yao Clan had denied his injured father a medicinal pill, cast out his family, and refused them burial in the clan cemetery; Xiao Yan and Xiao Xuan reacted with anger and sympathy.

Xiao Yi planned to help Yao Lao clear his parents’ names at the Yao Clan’s Medicine Ceremony, then focused on breaking through to Half-Saint. Xiao Che gave him a tier-nine pill and revealed that Xiao Yi’s mother belonged to the Tunling Clan and had likely vanished because of the Soul Clan.

• Xiao Xuan promised to support Yao Lao, and Xiao Yi proposed that they challenge the Yao Clan at its approaching Medicine Ceremony to clear his parents’ names.
• Xiao Yi trained in the Xiao Realm but failed to break through the Half-Saint barrier.
• Xiao Che gave Xiao Yi a Sacred Origin Barrier-Breaking Pill refined by Elder Shennong to help him advance.
• Xiao Yi asked about his mother, and Xiao Che confirmed she was from the Tunling Clan and had sealed eight Dou Emperor bloodlines inside Xiao Yi.
• Xiao Che revealed that his wife’s disappearance was connected to the Soul Clan, and Xiao Yi reacted with anger at the clan’s involvement.

Xiao Yi used the Sacred Origin Barrier-Breaking Pill and the Immemorial Cold Jade to break through to Half-Saint after half a year in seclusion. He and Xiao Yan then traveled to Ancient Saint City for the Ancient Clan's coming-of-age ceremony, where they entered with invitations as representatives of the Xiao Clan and Starfall Pavilion.

• Xiao Che gave Xiao Yi a Sacred Origin Barrier-Breaking Pill and urged him to grow stronger so they could bring his mother back from the Soul Clan.
• Xiao Yi entered seclusion and used the pill and the Immemorial Cold Jade to break through from peak Nine-Revolution Dou Venerate to Half-Saint.
• Xiao Yan arrived after sensing the heavenly phenomena, and Xiao Yi reassured him when he saw his disappointment at their growing strength gap.
• Xiao Xuan praised Xiao Yi and gave Xiao Yi and Xiao Yan invitations to the Ancient Clan's coming-of-age ceremony, urging them to represent the Xiao Clan without yielding.
• Xiao Yi and Xiao Yan reached Ancient Saint City and entered through its golden barrier with their jade invitations.

Xiao Yi and Xiao Yan arrived at Ancient Saint City, where Lingquan accused them of forging their invitations and attacked them. Xiao Yan defeated Lingquan, and Gu Zhen intervened, apologized, and admitted the pair into the city, where Gu Zhen’s attempt to probe Xiao Yi was repelled.

• A gate guard recognized Xiao Yi and accused him and Xiao Yan of forging their invitations to enter the Ancient Clan.
• Lingquan, the Seventh Commander of the Black Annihilation Army, ordered his soldiers to seize Xiao Yi and Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yan drove back the soldiers and defeated Lingquan with a punch, warning him not to disrespect the Xiao Clan or Starfall Pavilion again.
• Gu Zhen arrived, punished Lingquan, apologized to Xiao Yi and Xiao Yan, and escorted them into Ancient Saint City.
• Gu Zhen tried to probe Xiao Yi with his soul power, but Xiao Yi’s glance forced him back; Xiao Yi and Xiao Yan were then arranged to rest in the city.

Xiao Yi and Xiao Yan learned about the Black Annihilation Army and traveled from Ancient Saint City to the Ancient Realm, where Xiao Yi reunited with Xun'er. The chapter left Xiao Yi poised to settle his marriage with Xun'er before the Ancient Eight Clans.

• Xiao Yan explained the Black Annihilation Army's ranks and the known strength of its commanders to Xiao Yi.
• Hun Feng and Hun Yu trapped Xiao Yi in a barrier, threatened him, and vanished before a fight began.
• After three peaceful days in Ancient Saint City, Xiao Yi and Xiao Yan boarded a spatial shuttle vessel for the Ancient Realm.
• Huo Xuan and Huo Zhi introduced themselves to Xiao Yi and Xiao Yan, while Huo Xuan identified the disdainful Yao Xingji as an alchemist from the Yao Clan.
• Xun'er appeared aboard the vessel and reunited with Xiao Yi, whose released aura shocked Elders Lin and Yuan.

Xiao Yi and Xiao Yan entered the Ancient Realm, where Gu Yuan welcomed Xiao Yi as his future son-in-law and praised the Xiao Clan’s rising talents. Gu Yuan then warned Xiao Yi about two Soul Clan prodigies and urged him to make a strong impression on the ancient clans, even crippling one of them if necessary.

• Yuan Lin and another Dou Zun marveled at Xiao Yi’s cultivation, while Xiao Yan and Xun'er reunited after several years apart.
• Ancient Clan elders tested Xiao Yi with an attack, but he froze the surrounding space before Gu Yuan reprimanded the elders and brought Xiao Yi, Xiao Yan, and Xun'er to his small world.
• Xiao Yi called Gu Yuan “Father-in-law,” and Gu Yuan approved of the marriage alliance; he praised Xiao Yan’s achievements and sent him and Xun'er away so he could speak privately with Xiao Yi.
• Gu Yuan told Xiao Yi that the Soul Clan’s Hun Feng and Hun Yu both possessed divine-grade Dou Di bloodlines and were visiting the Ancient Realm.
• Gu Yuan urged Xiao Yi to show no deference to the Soul Clan youths and said the Ancient Clan’s younger generation would support him, even if he crippled one of them.