Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yun and his companions left Jia Nan Academy after Elder Zhuming created Spatial Wormholes and rewarded Su Qian with sealed essence blood that could help him reach Dou Zun. Before heading to the Eastern Region, Xiao Yun led the group to destroy the Hall of Souls’ Human Soul Sect branch hall at Sky Burial Ravine, where their attack began.

• Elder Zhuming completed the Spatial Wormholes, and Xiao Yun thanked him before Zhuming gave Su Qian essence blood and sent him away to absorb it.
• Xiao Yun and his companions traveled to the Heavenly Heart Empire and learned that the Human Soul Sect was based at Sky Burial Ravine.
• Xiao Yun revealed that the Human Soul Sect was a Hall of Souls branch threatening the Xiao Clan, and he decided to destroy it with Medusa, Zi Yan, and Zhuming’s help.
• Zhuming sealed the space around Sky Burial Ravine, and Xiao Yun, Medusa, and Zi Yan split up to attack the branch hall.

Xiao Yun, Medusa, and Zi Yan attacked the Human Soul Sect, destroyed its branch hall, and freed the souls imprisoned there. After discovering the hall's stock of Soul Origin and learning the Soul Clan sought it to pursue an Emperor-Realm Soul, they left as a Three-Star Dou Sheng approached.

• Xiao Yun shattered the Human Soul Sect's protective formation and crushed its Dou Zong and Dou Emperor protectors.
• Xiao Yun defeated the branch hall's main and deputy hall masters, captured their souls, and destroyed the black hall with Medusa and Zi Yan.
• Xiao Yun broke the chains holding tens of thousands of souls, and Zhuming opened a way for them to escape.
• Xiao Yun found a mass of Soul Origin underground and explained that the Soul Clan was gathering it to help someone reach an Emperor-Realm Soul.
• Zhuming warned that a Three-Star Dou Sheng was approaching, so Xiao Yun and his companions left through a spatial rift.

After destroying the Northwestern Branch Hall, Xiao Yun purified and absorbed its Soul Origin, gaining only a slight improvement to his soul realm. He then interrogated the branch hall’s Hall Master and Deputy Hall Master for the locations of other Hall of Souls branches, using flames and Soul-Nourishing Saliva to break their resistance.

• The Hall of Souls' Deputy Hall Master discovered the ruined branch hall, identified Xiao Yun as the attacker, and vowed revenge.
• Xiao Yun purified the Soul Origin while Medusa and Zi Yan stood guard, then absorbed it and slightly strengthened his soul realm.
• Xiao Yun released the branch hall’s Hall Master and Deputy Hall Master from a jade bottle and trapped them in a net of black flames.
• Xiao Yun demanded the locations of the Hall of Souls’ branch halls in the Northwestern Continent, but the Hall Master refused to cooperate.
• Xiao Yun repeatedly burned the Hall Master and restored his soul with Soul-Nourishing Saliva, prompting the Deputy Hall Master to agree to talk.

Xiao Yun used the Deputy Hall Master’s information to locate and destroy all six Hall of Souls branch halls in the Northwestern Continent. The Hall of Souls’ Three-Star Dou Sheng Deputy Hall Master confronted him, but Elder Zhuming intervened, and their battle continued as the chapter ended.

• The Deputy Hall Master revealed the locations of the Northwestern Continent’s six branch halls, and Xiao Yun marked them on a map before sealing him in a jade bottle.
• Xiao Yun, Medusa, Zi Yan, and Elder Zhuming traveled between the branch halls and destroyed them, including the Earth Fiend Hall.
• After Xiao Yun collected Soul Origin from the ruins, the Hall of Souls’ Deputy Hall Master appeared and attacked the group with a massive black mist palm.
• Elder Zhuming emerged from the void, broke the Deputy Hall Master’s Ten Thousand Souls Shield, and protected Xiao Yun and the others.
• The Deputy Hall Master demanded that Elder Zhuming hand over Xiao Yun, but Elder Zhuming refused and sent Xiao Yun, Medusa, and Zi Yan into a spatial rift.
• Elder Zhuming and the Deputy Hall Master began fighting, and Elder Zhuming vanished before striking from behind with his dragon claws.

Xiao Yun and his companions escaped to the Central Plains after Elder Zhuming drove off the Hall of Souls' deputy hall master. They arrived at Ancient Stone Plaza and headed for Ancient Saint City, the entrance to the Ancient Clan's territory.

• Elder Zhuming severed one of the Hall of Souls' deputy hall master's arms, but the deputy hall master used a secret technique to flee.
• Elder Zhuming released Xiao Yun, Medusa, and Zi Yan from Void Space and agreed to take them to the Central Plains.
• Xiao Yun planned to shelter the Xiao Clan's younger generation and have Xiao Zhan and the others stay at Jia Nan Academy to avoid the Hall of Souls' retaliation.
• Xiao Yun and his companions crossed a spatial rift to Ancient Stone Plaza in the Eastern Region.
• Xiao Yun identified Ancient Saint City as their destination, and he, Medusa, and Zi Yan flew toward it.

Xiao Yun and his companions reached Ancient Saint City, where entry required an invitation, but Xiao Yun had forgotten to obtain one. When Gu Yao accused him of causing trouble and attacked, Xiao Yun struck back, prompting an elder of the Ancient Clan to appear and demand an explanation.

• Xiao Yun, Zi Yan, Medusa, and Elder Zhuming approached Ancient Saint City and felt the pressure of the Dou Di Power surrounding it.
• Xiao Yun’s group joined the queue at the city gates and discovered that everyone needed a jade invitation to enter.
• Xiao Yun admitted he had no invitation and claimed that Gu Qingyang had invited him, but Gu Yao and the onlookers doubted him.
• Gu Yao ordered the Black Annihilation Army to attack, and Xiao Yun sent them flying with a palm before launching a crimson-gold dragon at Gu Yao.
• An elder of the Ancient Clan appeared, blocked Xiao Yun’s attack, and demanded an explanation for his attempt to kill Gu Yao.

Xiao Yun entered Ancient Saint City after Gu Qingyang stopped Elder Lin Feng from attacking him and apologized for the Ancient Clan’s poor reception. He learned that the other Ancient Clans had gathered to witness Xun’er’s bloodline test, then settled in the city ahead of the Ancient Realm opening in two days.

• Xiao Yun rebuked the Ancient Clan after Elder Lin Feng threatened him, and Gu Qingyang arrived to stop the elder and apologize on the clan’s behalf.
• Xiao Yun recognized that the confrontation had been arranged as a test, and Gu Qingyang escorted his group into Ancient Saint City.
• Gu Qingyang told Xiao Yun that members of the Flame Clan and Thunder Clan had also caused a dispute in the city, and explained that the clans had come to observe Xun’er’s bloodline testing.
• Gu Qingyang described the Ancient Clan’s two bloodline tests, while Xiao Yun explained to Zi Yan that the information was already public.
• Gu Qingyang gave Xiao Yun, Zi Yan, and Medusa lodgings until the gate to the Ancient Realm opened in two days.
• Xiao Yun pulled Medusa into their room and shut the door, leaving Zi Yan outside after she asked to sleep with Medusa.

Xiao Yun joined Gu Qingyang and Medusa to observe the Ancient Clans’ gathering in Ancient Saint City, where he drew attention for his strength and provoked a Soul Clan envoy. The envoy delivered Saint Qianyuan’s threat before leaving, while Xiao Yun remained undeterred.

• Zi Yan interrupted Xiao Yun and Medusa, and Xiao Yun joined Gu Qingyang to see the arriving Ancient Clans.
• Gu Qingyang brought Xiao Yun, Medusa, and Zi Yan to watch Flame Clan and Thunder Clan geniuses fight on a stone platform.
• Gu Yao apologized to Xiao Yun for their clash the previous day, and Xiao Yun accepted his apology.
• Flame Clan members discussed Xiao Yun’s High-Level Dou Zun cultivation, while Xiao Yun surveyed the gathered clan geniuses.
• A black-robed Soul Clan figure confronted Xiao Yun, threatened him on Saint Qianyuan’s behalf, and vanished with his companions after Xiao Yun taunted him.

Xiao Yun declined Gu Qingyang’s offer to mediate his feud with the Soul Clan and waited for the Ancient Realm’s gate to open. After entering, his group learned that the realm had been established by the Ancient Emperor, and Xiao Yun explained that his Xiao Clan was one of the Ancient Eight Clans.

• Xiao Yun thanked Gu Qingyang for his concern but refused mediation, then returned to his room with Medusa and the others.
• The next day, Gu Hua and two others escorted Xiao Yun’s group to the lake where the Ancient Realm’s gate would open.
• Gu Qingyang warned the gathered visitors to avoid dangerous areas and disturbing Ancient Clan descendants, then led them into the opened spatial gate.
• Xiao Yun’s group entered the Ancient Realm and marveled at its dense energy; Gu Hua explained that the Ancient Emperor had established it.
• Zi Yan questioned how there could be eight ancient clans when she had seen only seven groups, and Xiao Yun explained that his Xiao Clan was the eighth.

Xiao Yun and the others boarded the Ancient Clan’s Void Shuttle Boats, where Huo Xuan approached him to ask about subduing a Heavenly Flame. The Eight Desolations Annihilation Flame nearly attacked Huo Xuan, and the chapter ended with the Flame Clan prodigies discovering that Xiao Yun possessed the rare flame.

• Zi Yan learned that Xiao Yun’s family had once been the continent’s foremost clan, and the Ancient Clan’s ten Void Shuttle Boats arrived to transport the guests.
• Gu Qingyang led Xiao Yun and his companions onto the largest warship, reserved for members of the ancient seven clans, and the ship began spatial transportation.
• Huo Xuan introduced himself to Xiao Yun, but the Eight Desolations Annihilation Flame emerged and tried to devour him because he carried one of its sub-flames.
• Xiao Yun persuaded the flame to return to him by promising to help it challenge the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, then apologized to the shaken Huo Xuan.
• Three Flame Clan prodigies arrived after sensing the Eight Desolations Annihilation Flame, and Xiao Yun revealed the flame to them, leaving them stunned.

At the Ancient Clan gathering, Xiao Yun answered the Flame Clan’s warning about the Yao Clan by challenging its prodigy over how the clan treated his teacher, Yao Chen. Yao Xingji accepted a contest of Soul Power, unaware that Xiao Yun had already reached the Middle Heaven Realm.

• Huo Xuan explained why the Eight Desolations Annihilation Flame’s aura had leaked, and the Flame Clan members chatted with Xiao Yun about Heavenly Flames.
• Before leaving, Huo Xuan warned Xiao Yun not to underestimate the Soul Clan and to be wary of the Yao Clan, whose prodigy Yao Xingji might insult Yao Chen.
• Xiao Yun asked Gu Qingyang to invite the Yao Clan over, but Yao Xingji stayed back and sent Yao Yi to speak with him instead.
• Xiao Yun publicly criticized the Yao Clan for expelling Yao Chen and challenged Yao Xingji to a contest, drawing the attention of the other clans.
• Yao Xingji chose to compete through Soul Power, believing his Spirit Realm soul gave him a chance, while Xiao Yun knew his own soul had reached the Middle Heaven Realm.

Xiao Yun defeated Yao Xingji in a soul-power contest and won the promise of a Yao Clan invitation, while offering the Eight Desolations Annihilation Flame as the stake if he lost. After Gu Qingyang warned him about drawing the hostility of powerful clans, Xiao Yun agreed that he needed to keep a lower profile.

• Yao Xingji barred both sides from using Heavenly Flames, and Xiao Yun agreed before proposing that the winner receive a stake.
• Xiao Yun asked for a Yao Clan invitation if he won, while Yao Xingji demanded the Eight Desolations Annihilation Flame if he prevailed.
• Yao Xingji used the Medicine Emperor Canon to summon the Medicine Emperor Profound Soul Cauldron and attack Xiao Yun with his strengthened Soul Power.
• Xiao Yun crushed the cauldron with a giant soul fist, overwhelmed Yao Xingji, and narrowly stopped the attack from striking him.
• Yao Xingji collapsed from overexertion, and Xiao Yun reminded the Yao Clan members to have him write the invitation after he recovered.
• Gu Qingyang warned Xiao Yun that his clashes with the Soul Clan and Yao Clan could endanger him, and Xiao Yun decided to keep a lower profile.

Xiao Yun arrived at the Ancient Saint Mountain Range with Gu Qingyang and learned that the Ancient Clan elders would require him to pass a test before entering the Heavenly Tomb. The test would be a battle against Gu Qingyang at the next day’s bloodline ceremony, and Xiao Yun resolved to win.

• Gu Qingyang welcomed Xiao Yun and his companions to the Ancient Saint Mountain Range and showed them their quarters.
• Zi Yan wanted to sample the Ancient Clan’s medicinal ingredients, so Gu Qingyang ordered one of every kind delivered to her.
• Gu Qingyang told Xiao Yun that some elders opposed his entry into the Heavenly Tomb and had set a test for him.
• Gu Qingyang revealed that he would fight Xiao Yun at the bloodline ceremony, and Xiao Yun agreed not to blame the whole Ancient Clan for the elders’ objections.
• After Gu Qingyang departed, Xiao Yun decided to give his all and win the battle.

Xiao Yun attended the Ancient Clan's Bloodline Ritual with Medusa and Zi Yan, where he explained the Xiao Clan's lost Dou Emperor Bloodline and watched the Ancient Clan's young prodigies display their strength. The ritual continued with a string of powerful results, while Gu Qingyang and Gu Xun'er had yet to appear.

• Gu Hua escorted Xiao Yun, Medusa, Zi Yan, and Zhuming by Unicorn to their seats at the Bloodline Ritual.
• Medusa and Zi Yan asked about the Ancient Clan's strength, and Xiao Yun explained that Xiao Xuan had exhausted the Xiao Clan's Dou Emperor Bloodline a thousand years earlier.
• An ancient bell sounded, and an elder announced that the Bloodline Ritual had begun as a Dou Sheng's pressure filled the plaza.
• Ling Ji tested at the Sixth Tier bloodline and Eight-Star Dou Zong, then returned to his seat disappointed that he had not reached the Seventh Tier.
• Huo Xuan joined Xiao Yun and explained how bloodline tiers marked the Ancient Clans' prodigies and potential Dou Shengs.
• Gu Yao and Gu Hua tested at the Seventh Tier as Ancient Clan members continued to earn Sixth- and Seventh-Tier results.

During the Ancient Clan’s bloodline ceremony, Gu Qingyang revealed a Ninth-Tier Bloodline and challenged Xiao Yun to a public spar. The two powerful geniuses began exchanging Dou Techniques in the sky, and their escalating battle left the audience cheering for Xiao Yun.

• Gu Qingyang tested his bloodline and produced nine stars, revealing a Ninth-Tier Bloodline.
• Xiao Yun stood up, and Gu Qingyang challenged him to a public spar before the gathered clans.
• Xiao Yun accepted, then met Gu Qingyang in the square as Ancient Clan elders sealed the area around them.
• Xiao Yun and Gu Qingyang exchanged blows in the sky, testing their strength without Dou Techniques before agreeing to stop holding back.
• Gu Qingyang attacked with the Sea-Flipping Seal, and Xiao Yun countered with a massive hand of Eight Desolations Annihilation Flame, cracking the elders’ spatial seal.

Xiao Yun defeated Gu Qingyang in a fierce match at the Ancient Saint Plaza, forcing Gu Yuan to intervene before their attacks destroyed the arena and endangered the spectators. Gu Yuan declared Xiao Yun the victor, then announced that the Ancient Clan’s Bloodline Testing was not over because Gu Xun’er had yet to take the test.

• Gu Qingyang used his Mystic Iron Longsword to unleash the Ancient Saint Sword and five Ancient Emperor Swords, but Xiao Yun destroyed them with Flame Dragon Ascends Heaven.
• Xiao Yun added his soul power to the black-flame dragon and sealed the space around Gu Qingyang, who countered with the Ancient Saint Mirror.
• The clash shattered the spatial barrier and unleashed a dangerous storm, so Gu Yuan appeared with Gu Xun’er and stopped the battle with a wave of his sleeve.
• Gu Yuan judged that Xiao Yun had won, and Gu Qingyang accepted the result.
• Gu Yuan announced that the Bloodline Testing would continue, revealing that Gu Xun’er had not yet taken the test.

After Gu Xun’er revealed a Ninth-Tier Bloodline at the Ancient Clan’s ceremony, Xiao Yun returned to his guest room and said he planned to stay for another month or two to enter another space. He left Medusa and Zi Yan curious about the trip he had arranged for them.

• Huo Xuan praised Xiao Yun for his battle with Gu Qingyang, while Xiao Yun said Gu Qingyang had not used his full strength.
• Gu Xun’er tested as a Ninth-Tier Bloodline, impressing the spectators and satisfying her father, Gu Yuan.
• The Ancient Clan ended the Bloodline Testing, and Xiao Yun and his companions prepared to leave as the other clans reacted solemnly to the Ancient Clan’s strength.
• Elder Zhuming reflected that the Ancient Dragon Clan could also rise again because Zi Yan possessed the Mature Dragon Emperor Bloodline.
• Xiao Yun told Medusa and Zi Yan they would stay for another month or two and enter the Heavenly Tomb, which he had arranged for Gu Yuan to open.

Xiao Yun finally found Gu Yuan and asked about entering the Heavenly Tomb with Medusa and the others. Gu Yuan agreed to let the three enter, explained the cost to future admissions, and said the tomb would open the next day.

• After waiting seven days for news, Xiao Yun searched the mountain for Gu Yuan and was brought before him.
• Xiao Yun asked about the Heavenly Tomb, and Gu Yuan confirmed that Xiao Xuan's Tomb Mansion lay deep within its third level.
• Xiao Yun requested entry for Medusa and his other companion, and Gu Yuan agreed to count them as two Xiao Clan slots and one Ancient Clan slot.
• Gu Yuan explained that the Heavenly Tomb had only sixteen places per opening and that early entry would reduce the next admission and shorten their stay.
• Gu Yuan told Xiao Yun that the Heavenly Tomb would open the next day and that Qingyang would summon him.

Xiao Yun and his companions reached the Ancient Clan’s Heavenly Tomb, where Elder Gu Shan provoked them over their entry and the clan’s allotted slots. After Gu Yuan opened the tomb, Xiao Yun, three companions, and Gu Qingyang entered, beginning a stay limited to a year and a half.

• Gu Qingyang brought Xiao Yun and his companions by Unicorn to the Heavenly Tomb’s entrance in the Ancient Saint Mountain Range.
• Elder Gu Shan dropped a sword before Xiao Yun and challenged his entry and the presence of outsiders, but Gu Qingyang defended Xiao Yun’s right to enter.
• Zhuming restrained Gu Shan and warned him before Xiao Yun’s group continued to the waiting area.
• Gu Yuan arrived and explained that the group could remain in the Heavenly Tomb for at most a year and a half before its rejection threatened them.
• Gu Yuan stabilized the spatial crack and sent Xiao Yun, his three companions, and Gu Qingyang into the Heavenly Tomb.

Xiao Yun led Medusa, Zi Yan, and Gu Qingyang through the first two layers of the Heavenly Tomb, using his knowledge of the place to reach the third layer quickly. After battling soul bodies along the way, they arrived exhausted at the third-layer entrance.

• Xiao Yun explained the Heavenly Tomb’s soul bodies and Energy Cores, then persuaded Gu Qingyang to travel with the group toward the third layer.
• Xiao Yun, Medusa, Zi Yan, and Gu Qingyang crossed the first layer over a month and a half, improving their cultivation as Xiao Yun advanced to Eight-Star Dou Zun.
• The group passed through the second-layer entrance and continued onward while Xiao Yun burned away soul bodies and kept watch for danger.
• After seven days, the four fought off a swarm of powerful soul bodies at the third-layer entrance and collapsed to recover.
• Xiao Yun teased the others about their escape skills as Zi Yan acknowledged that they had finally reached the third layer.