Chapter Summaries

Zhao Li tested the Spatial Barrier at the Magma Bottom and drew Zhu Kun’s attention, but he refused to enter despite the Dragon Emperor’s bait about a Dou Di Relic. Zhu Kun realized Zhao Li might not possess the Ancient Jade and reconsidered his approach.

• Zhao Li tested the barrier with the Bone Chilling Flame, then struck it with an Energy Sword to observe its reaction.
• The barrier’s fluctuations woke Zhu Kun, who transformed into Human Form and approached it.
• Zhao Li sensed Zhu Kun’s ancient aura but stayed outside and continued attacking the barrier while trying to communicate.
• Zhu Kun spoke of a Dou Di Relic to tempt Zhao Li, who pretended to be surprised and analyzed the claim aloud.
• Zhu Kun noticed that Zhao Li had not shown any sign of possessing the Ancient Jade and turned to look at the stone doors.

Zhao Li tricked Zhu Kun into revealing the Ancient Jade’s appearance, which Zhao Li wanted as a model for his equipment-refining research. He left with the image secured on a dragon scale, while Zhu Kun remained trapped and plotted to claim the Ancient Emperor’s inheritance.

• Zhu Kun posed as the guardian of the Ancient Emperor’s Cave Dwelling and told Zhao Li that the Tou She Ancient God Jade was needed to open it.
• Zhao Li feigned eagerness to learn about the relic, and Zhu Kun struck the barrier to send an engraved dragon scale through it.
• Zhao Li caught the scale bearing the Ancient Jade’s appearance and realized he had obtained the model he sought.
• Zhao Li thanked Zhu Kun and asked about Tou She Ancient God, but Zhu Kun stopped answering to avoid exposing himself.
• Zhu Kun privately vowed to take Tou She Ancient God’s inheritance in return for being trapped for ten thousand years.

Zhao Li returned to the Fallen Heart Flame and discovered Venerable Skyfire hiding in a Pocket Dimension within the magma. After Venerable Skyfire offered his Five Ring Blazing Fire Method in exchange for being rescued, Zhao Li agreed and asked what era he had lived in.

• Zhao Li considered Zhu Kun’s schemes and decided that gaining the strength to reach Dou Sheng was his urgent priority.
• Zhao Li returned to the Fallen Heart Flame and absorbed its condensed form, leaving its Origin Flame in his hand.
• The Fallen Heart Flame guided Zhao Li to a Pocket Dimension, where he found Venerable Skyfire’s bones and an infant Fallen Heart Flame.
• Zhao Li summoned Venerable Skyfire, who warned him about the danger of subduing two Heavenly Flames and offered the Five Ring Blazing Fire Method for rescue.
• Zhao Li accepted the deal and asked Venerable Skyfire what era he had lived in.

Zhao Li examined the Fallen Heart Flame’s source rules and was trapped in a vision of Hun Tiandi attacking him, which he resisted by burning his soul. He awoke in what seemed to be his former life on Earth, graduated two years later, and then the world shifted again.

• Zhao Li agreed to restore Venerable Skyfire’s soul in exchange for five years of protection for Yun Shan, and Venerable Skyfire accepted.
• Zhao Li tested the Fallen Heart Flame’s Heart Flame, then entered its source and was swallowed by its rules into a dark space.
• Hun Tiandi appeared in the dark space and struck at Zhao Li, who resisted by burning his soul until the vision vanished.
• Zhao Li awoke among skyscrapers and cars, recognized his roommate Ah Gang, and went with him to avoid being late.
• Two years later, Zhao Li attended his graduation dinner, recalled Teacher Han’s words about law and justice, and felt the world change around him.

After half a year of confronting his emotions through the Fallen Heart Flame, Zhao Li understood its rule and began breaking through to Dou Saint. Meanwhile, Ye Yunsheng arrived at the Dou Saint Ruins, where a mysterious Dou Saint was hiding among the explorers, and a powerful aura erupted from within.

• Zhao Li awoke from an illusion in which he had experienced countless lives and understood the Fallen Heart Flame’s heart-fire rule.
• Zhao Li accepted his emotions without letting them hold him back and decided to break through to Dou Saint.
• Zhao Li absorbed energy from a translucent bead while Venerable Skyfire watched his aura grow faint during his seclusion.
• Ye Yunsheng appeared at the Dou Saint Ruins and recognized Yao Chen by the Bone Chilling Flame’s aura.
• Ye Yunsheng sensed that a black-robed One-Star Dou Venerate was actually a Dou Saint, while he resolved to protect his clan’s plans.
• A deafening explosion sounded from within the Ruins, and an aura far beyond Dou Zun rose into the sky.

Yao Chen was cornered by the Scorpion Demon Three Ghosts after leading Feng Xian and the Starfall Pavilion elders out of the Ruins, and he offered to refine an Eighth Grade Mid-Level pill to anyone who helped him. An unseen force stopped the tempted Dou Venerates from intervening, and the Scorpion Demon Boss ordered his brothers to attack.

• A terrifying aura erupted from the Ruins, and the Dou Zong survivors rushed back to their factions.
• Yao Chen shielded Feng Xian and the Starfall Pavilion elders from the Scorpion Demon Three Ghosts, who demanded his Storage Ring or his surrender.
• The Scorpion Demon Three Ghosts' leader revealed Yao Chen's identity, and the gathered onlookers discussed his reputation and the brothers' strength.
• Yao Chen offered to refine an Eighth Grade Mid-Level pill for anyone who stopped the three, but an invisible force imprisoned the Dou Venerates who considered helping.
• The Scorpion Demon Boss mocked Yao Chen when no one answered, then heard a sinister command and ordered his two brothers to attack.

Yao Chen fought off the Scorpion Demon Three Ghosts by detonating the Bone Chilling Flame, and Ye Yunsheng protected him as the attackers withdrew. After Yao Chen thanked her, Ye Yunsheng revealed that her husband, Zhao Li, had spoken of him.

• The Scorpion Demon Three Ghosts summoned a giant Demonic Scorpion and attacked Yao Chen while he told the Great Elder to evacuate Feng Xian and the others.
• Yao Chen used the Bone Chilling Flame to form a golden pheasant that fought the Demonic Scorpion, but the fight rapidly depleted his Dou Qi.
• Yao Chen detonated the Heavenly Flame, unleashing an energy storm that destroyed the Demonic Scorpion and shattered the surrounding Void.
• Ye Yunsheng stopped the energy from reaching Yao Chen, declared that she would protect him, and prompted the black-robed man to order the Scorpion Demon Three Ghosts to retreat.
• Yao Chen thanked Ye Yunsheng and offered to make her a medicinal pill, and she told him that Zhao Li had mentioned him.

Ye Yunsheng saved Yao Chen, gave him a Jade Slip for protection, and investigated the suspicious Ruins, suspecting the black-robed man had arranged a trap. She reflected on Great Li’s efforts to protect its younger generation, while Zhao Li continued meditating in the Magma World and Venerable Skyfire sensed he might have succeeded.

• Yao Chen recognized Ye Yunsheng as Zhao Li’s wife and asked after Zhao Li, then accepted her Jade Slip and left with Feng Xian and the others.
• Ye Yunsheng entered the Ruins and found no teleportation Formation, valuable treasures, or clear evidence of an ancient site.
• Ye Yunsheng suspected the black-robed man had manipulated the Ruins and resolved to investigate him if she had the chance.
• Ye Yunsheng reflected that Great Li’s strength could protect younger cultivators from suppression and hoped its younger generation would prove themselves.
• Venerable Skyfire watched Zhao Li meditate as the Energy Orb cracked and Zhao Li grew increasingly ethereal, then wondered if he had succeeded.

Zhao Li broke through to Dou Sheng and entered the Emperor Realm with his Soul Power after rebuilding his cultivation foundation. He left the breakthrough with new insight into the world's laws and a mysterious will’s command to “Complete,” while resolving to keep advancing and watch for its effects.

• Venerable Skyfire saw Zhao Li’s cultivation rise from Dou Qi body-tempering to the peak of Dou Venerate and then break through to Dou Sheng.
• Zhao Li’s soul entered the Emperor Realm, allowing him to perceive the world’s laws and approach their bright yellow source of rule power.
• A mysterious will branded the word “Complete” into Zhao Li’s soul, startling him and raising questions about the Plane Embryo or World Will.
• Zhao Li returned to his body and reflected on his flawless foundation, his long-term prospects, and whether the mysterious will might affect his plans.
• Venerable Skyfire congratulated Zhao Li respectfully after he stood up from his breakthrough.

Zhao Li broke through to Dou Sheng, left the Fallen Heart Flame in the Magma World, and took a wisp of its Origin Flame to test with the Bone Chilling Flame. Meanwhile, Yun Shan faced a challenge from Zhang Xiangxi at Misty Cloud Sect, and their fight was about to begin.

• Zhao Li released the Fallen Heart Flame Origin, then divided off a wisp for himself and left the Magma World with Venerable Skyfire.
• The Fallen Heart Flame weakened and hid to recover, prompting Qian Mu and Bai Lie to investigate the change in the Heavenly Blazing Qi Refining Tower.
• Qian Mu searched the magma but could not find the Fallen Heart Flame, and he and Bai Lie left after confirming the seal remained intact.
• At Misty Cloud Sect, Zhang Xiangxi challenged Yun Shan over his appointment as Young Sect Master and demanded a fight.
• Yun Shan accepted Zhang Xiangxi's challenge and told him to make his move.

Yun Shan defeated Zhang Xiangxi with one punch after revealing that he had reached the Da Dou Shi level, then stood by his claim to the Young Sect Master position. After Yun Yun silenced Zhang Minggang, Yun Shan sensed his master’s arrival and left for the top of Misty Cloud Mountain.

• Zhang Xiangxi attacked Yun Shan with the Wind Spirit Splitting Sword, sending eight sword images at him in a Sword Array.
• Yun Shan revealed a deeper aura than Zhang Xiangxi and crushed the Sword Array with a single fist before smashing Zhang Xiangxi off the platform.
• Yun Shan challenged the gathered disciples, while Zhang Minggang accused him of cruelty for injuring his son.
• Yun Yun ordered Zhang Minggang to stand down and defended Yun Shan’s appointment as Young Sect Master.
• Yun Shan apologized to Yun Yun for avoiding responsibility, then sensed his master’s arrival and headed to the top of Misty Cloud Mountain.

Zhao Li left Yun Shan with Venerable Skyfire to protect and guide him, then returned to the Central Plains to look for his wife. In Tianxuan City, he discovered that the Li Manor had become the Qin Manor and learned that the Li Clan had disappeared twenty years earlier.

• Yun Shan agreed to handle matters at Misty Cloud Mountain while Yun Shan departed after confronting Zhang Xiangxi.
• Zhao Li met Yun Shan on the mountain and gave him a Storage Ring containing Venerable Skyfire, instructing Skyfire to advise him but let him solve problems himself.
• Zhao Li added further protection for Yun Shan and left Misty Cloud Mountain, while Skyfire asked Yun Shan about his master.
• Missing his wife, Zhao Li traveled through Sky's Edge City to Tianxuan City using his mastery of spatial fluctuations.
• Zhao Li found the former Li Manor had become the Qin Manor, and a passerby told him the Li Clan had disappeared twenty years earlier.

Zhao Li discovered that the Li Clan had been annihilated and gained a new understanding of how everyone lived as the protagonist of their own life. After seeing a possibility in which Ye Yunsheng was injured, he used her jade token to locate her and rushed to her side as she faced three Soul Clan Dou Shengs.

• Zhao Li found that the Li Clan had been wiped out by Heavenly Venerate Mo Yu, and he reflected on Li Ming's life before leaving Qin Manor.
• Zhao Li realized that each person was the protagonist of their own life and sensed a world of possibilities within his inner world.
• Zhao Li saw a vision of Ye Yunsheng injured, crushed the jade token she had left him, and followed its spatial fluctuation to her location.
• Hun Qing explained that Ye Yunsheng had disrupted the Soul Clan's plans and revealed that he, Hun Xuzi, and Hundan had lured her into a trap.
• Ye Yunsheng assessed the three Soul Clan Dou Shengs as Hun Xuzi offered to spare her if she submitted to his clan.

Ye Yunsheng fought Hun Xuzi, Hun Qing, and Hundan after refusing Hun Xuzi’s attempt to recruit her into the Soul Clan. Though she crippled Hun Qing and resisted their attacks, Hun Xuzi’s unleashed power overwhelmed her, leaving her gravely injured and thinking of Zhao Li.

• Hun Xuzi offered to recruit Ye Yunsheng, but she rejected him and condemned the Soul Clan for hiding and scheming.
• Hun Xuzi, Hun Qing, and Hundan attacked Ye Yunsheng with iron chains, but she used her special state to escape their encirclement.
• Ye Yunsheng struck Hun Qing with Cold Qi, sending him into the mountains and leaving him motionless.
• Hun Xuzi used his Clan Mark and joined Hundan in attacking Ye Yunsheng, who answered his empowered punch with Heavenly Freeze.
• Hun Xuzi broke Ye Yunsheng’s arm, and Hundan struck her from behind as she fell, injured and thinking of Zhao Li.

Zhao Li arrived as Ye Yunsheng faced Hun Xuzi and stopped her from being swallowed by his attack. After reuniting with her, Zhao Li vowed to make the Soul Clan pay for injuring her, and Hundan launched a scythe attack against him.

• Ye Yunsheng refused Hun Xuzi's offer to join the Soul Clan, and Hun Qing taunted her as she prepared to self-destruct.
• Zhao Li appeared, shattered Hun Xuzi's sealed space, and dispersed his attack before it could reach Ye Yunsheng.
• Zhao Li embraced Ye Yunsheng and restored her with life-bearing Dou Qi, while she worried that he could not defeat Hun Xuzi.
• Zhao Li confronted Hun Xuzi and declared that he would make him atone for hurting Ye Yunsheng.
• Hundan summoned a giant illusory figure and sent a scythe chopping toward Zhao Li's neck.

Zhao Li killed Hundan with a single sword strike, then faced Hun Xuzi and his Nihility Devouring Flame Sub-Flame. As Zhao Li’s rules-based palm was swallowed, he triggered its explosion against the Flame.

• Zhao Li shattered Hundan’s Soul Technique and killed him with a sword that pierced his heart.
• Hun Qing recognized Zhao Li as Xu Changqing, and Zhao Li explained his former aliases to Ye Yunsheng.
• Hun Xuzi learned Zhao Li’s identity and summoned a Nihility Devouring Flame Sub-Flame to attack him.
• Zhao Li reached for Hun Xuzi and the Flame, then explained that his palm was made from the Power of Heaven and Earth.
• The Sub-Flame swallowed Zhao Li’s palm and charged at him, so Zhao Li ordered the palm to explode.

Zhao Li used Emperor Realm Soul Power and the Power of Rules to suppress the Nihility Devouring Flame and defeat Hun Xuzi. Hun Xuzi devoured Hun Qing and launched a desperate attack to free the flame, leaving Zhao Li to counter with a spear.

• Zhao Li blasted the Nihility Devouring Flame apart, then struck it and Hun Xuzi with an invisible hand formed from his Emperor Realm Soul Power.
• Zhao Li used the Power of Rules to trap the Nihility Devouring Flame in a world-like palm, preventing it from escaping or devouring energy.
• Hun Xuzi devoured Hun Qing’s soul to restore his strength, then sent Hun Qing’s corpse into the Nihility Devouring Flame.
• Hun Xuzi summoned a demonic dragon from a special iron chain and hurled it at Zhao Li’s suppressing palm.
• Zhao Li formed a long spear and threw it toward the demonic dragon.

Zhao Li sealed the rampaging Nihility Devouring Flame, but Hun Sha attacked him before Gu Dao intervened. Gu Dao confronted Hun Sha over the Soul Clan’s violation of the Ancient Imperial Clans’ rules, leaving Zhao Li’s fate unresolved.

• Zhao Li used an Eight Trigram Formation Diagram to suppress Nihility Devouring Flame and trap it in the center of the disk.
• Hun Sha launched an attack at Zhao Li, but Gu Dao appeared and intercepted it.
• Gu Dao accused Hun Sha of breaking the Ancient Imperial Clans’ agreement by acting personally.
• Hun Sha claimed Zhao Li had stolen from the Soul Clan and killed its people, while Gu Dao insisted the clans’ rules had to be followed.

Zhao Li faced Hun Sha’s demand for an item while Gu Dao and Hun Sha argued over whether Gu Dao would let the Soul Clan saint take him. Zhao Li kept Nihility Devouring Flame’s Sub-Flame sealed in his Eight Trigrams Plate and considered how to erase its consciousness without letting it escape.

• Gu Dao recognized Zhao Li as a potential threat and arranged to let Hun Sha demand his clan’s item, while Hun Sha insisted he would take only Zhao Li and not violate the pact.
• Zhao Li identified Hun Sha and Gu Dao as powerful Seven-Star Dou Shengs, then restrained his urge to escalate matters after Ye Yunsheng squeezed his hand.
• Zhao Li played dumb and asked Hun Sha what item he meant, refusing to reveal that the sealed Black Flame was Nihility Devouring Flame’s Sub-Flame.
• Hun Sha threatened Zhao Li, prompting Gu Dao to challenge him and the two powerful Dou Shengs to square off over face and pride.
• While the pair stood off without acting, Zhao Li examined the Eight Trigrams Plate and worried that he could neither safely study the flame’s source nor control his Return to Origin method well enough to erase its consciousness.

Zhao Li considered how to handle the suppressed Nihility Devouring Flame while watching Hun Sha and Gu Dao prepare to fight. Shi Potian arrived and stopped their confrontation, but then clashed with Zhao Li over the Illusion Spirit Stone, leaving Zhao Li intent on provoking him into a battle.

• Zhao Li decided he needed to erase Nihility Devouring Flame's consciousness and considered advancing his Formation Diagram to gain better control.
• Shi Potian arrived as Hun Sha and Gu Dao's auras clashed, and his authority persuaded them to stand down.
• Hun Sha retreated with Hun Xuzi after warning Zhao Li and promising Gu Dao future repayment.
• Shi Potian sensed his clan's aura in Zhao Li and demanded the Illusion Spirit Stone, but Zhao Li refused to hand it over.
• Shi Potian pressed Zhao Li with his aura, yet Zhao Li remained unaffected and mocked his disregard for the rules, hoping to provoke a fight.