Recaps

Xiao Lin began auctioning the Tou She Ancient God Jade, and powerful bidders competed with increasingly valuable Heaven Rank methods, techniques, and pills. The Gu Clan outbid the Yao Clan with an offer that included High-Tier Heaven Rank treasures, leaving the auction ongoing.

• Xiao Lin used the Emperor Clan heads’ silence to confirm his claims and announced that the bidding for the Tou She Ancient God Jade had begun.
• Half-Saints and then Dou Sheng Experts competed, driving bids from Low-Tier to Mid-Tier Heaven Rank Cultivation Methods and Dou Techniques.
• The Pill Tower Ancestor stayed out of the bidding, while Old Man Shennong and Huang Tian eventually gave up as the Emperor Clans entered the contest.
• Yao Dan bid five Mid-Tier Heaven Rank Cultivation Methods, three Low-Tier Heaven Rank Cultivation Methods, multiple Heaven Rank Dou Techniques, and five Ninth-Grade Treasure Pills.
• Gu Yuan surpassed Yao Dan by offering High-Tier Heaven Rank Cultivation Methods and Dou Techniques along with additional treasures.

Gu Yuan and Hun Tiandi fiercely outbid each other for Xiao Lin’s Tou She Ancient God Jade, while the other Emperor Clans withdrew rather than surrender their clan-guarding treasures. Gu Yuan made a final, costly bid, and the chapter left Hun Tiandi to answer it.

• The Lei, Yan, Yao, and Shi Clans stopped bidding after Gu Yuan offered High-Tier Heaven Rank cultivation methods and Dou Techniques.
• Hun Tiandi bid a High-Tier Heaven Rank cultivation method and Dou Technique, additional Heaven Rank methods and techniques, and five Ninth-Grade Treasure Pills.
• Gu Yuan and Hun Tiandi repeatedly raised their bids, driving the price to ten Heaven Rank cultivation methods, ten Heaven Rank Dou Techniques, and seven Ninth-Grade Treasure Pills.
• Xiao Lin became certain that selling the Tou She Ancient God Jade had been the right choice as the bids soared.
• Gu Yuan added one Ninth-Grade Profound Pill and three Ninth-Grade Treasure Pills to his bid, and everyone looked to Hun Tiandi for his response.

Hun Tiandi withdrew from the bidding and let Gu Yuan win the Tou She Ancient God Jade, then used a feint to draw Gu Yuan's attention and reach for Xiao Lin. The chapter ended with Hun Tiandi inviting Xiao Lin to visit the Hun Clan.

• Hun Tiandi decided not to raise his bid because he wanted to avoid provoking the Gu Clan and believed the jade would eventually fall into his hands.
• Hun Tiandi announced that the Hun Clan would stop competing, and Xiao Lin declared the Tou She Ancient God Jade sold to the Gu Clan.
• Gu Yuan paid Xiao Lin with the promised Heaven Rank methods and techniques and Ninth-Grade pills, and Xiao Lin handed him the jade.
• Hun Tiandi made a false grab for the jade, clashed with Gu Yuan, and then reached toward Xiao Lin with an invitation to visit the Hun Clan.

Hun Tiandi tried to abduct Xiao Lin after the Tou She Ancient God Jade auction, but Zhukun appeared to stop him. With Zhukun beside him, Xiao Lin stood secure while Gu Yuan no longer had to decide whether to intervene.

• Hun Tiandi feinted toward the Tou She Ancient God Jade and attacked Xiao Lin, intending to take him back to the Hun Clan.
• Gu Xun'er and a Gu Clan Elder urged Gu Yuan to stop Hun Tiandi, but Gu Yuan hesitated as he considered whether to act.
• Hun Tiandi's Dou Qi hand reached for Xiao Lin, but a spatial slash severed it.
• Zhukun appeared beside Xiao Lin and confronted Hun Tiandi for attacking a junior.
• Gu Yuan realized Zhukun had secretly supported Xiao Lin, who had activated the Dragon Seal before the auction ended.

Zhukun intervened after Hun Tiandi attacked Xiao Lin, making everyone believe Xiao Lin belonged to the Ancient Void Dragon Clan and using the incident to deter the Hun Clan. Zhukun challenged Hun Tiandi to a fight in the chaotic Void, and Gu Yuan followed to watch.

• Zhukun revealed that Xiao Lin was under his protection, and Hun Tiandi apologized for attacking him.
• Zhukun refused to let Hun Tiandi dismiss the incident and demanded to know how he would make amends.
• Hun Tiandi and the others concluded that Xiao Lin was an Ancient Void Dragon Clan member, as Xiao Lin had planned.
• Zhukun challenged Hun Tiandi to a fight, and Hun Tiandi accepted rather than risk provoking him further.
• Hun Tiandi entered the chaotic Void, followed by Zhukun and Gu Yuan.

After the auction for the Tou She Ancient God Jade ended, Xiao Lin escaped the gathering and examined the resources he had received from Gu Yuan. He learned two Heaven Rank Dou Techniques and planned to add the remaining manuals to the Xiao Household’s collection.

• The spectators discussed Hun Tiandi and Zhukun’s coming battle as the two left to fight in a Chaos Space, and Xiao Lin declared the auction over.
• Xiao Lin departed the ruins of Ice River Valley, erased his spatial traces, and used several Spatial Passages to make sure no one followed him.
• Xiao Lin opened the Storage Ring Gu Yuan had given him and found Heaven Rank manuals, Ninth-Grade Treasure Pills, and a Ninth-Grade Profound Pill in exchange for the Tou She Ancient God Jade.
• Xiao Lin realized the Gu Clan might have bid with resources taken from the Xiao Clan, then learned Earth Burial Fission and Light and Shadow Daybreak.
• Xiao Lin decided to store the remaining manuals in the hidden fourth floor of his Scripture Pavilion so talented members of the Xiao Household could use them.

Xiao Lin used the Ninth-Grade Profound Pill to begin secluded cultivation, hoping to advance before the coming conflict. Meanwhile, Xiao Yan reunited with Xiao Yi Xian and they reconciled, until Qing Lin interrupted their affectionate moment.

• Xiao Lin decided to use Gu Yuan’s Ninth-Grade Profound Pill to break through and later visit the old site of the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace.
• Xiao Lin returned the Heaven Rank methods and techniques to the Xiao Household’s Scripture Pavilion, then entered seclusion at the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace with the pill.
• Zuo He attended the Tou She Ancient God Jade auction on behalf of the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace, while Xiao Yan left Ice River Valley to catch up with Xiao Yi Xian.
• Xiao Yi Xian blushed when Xiao Yan kept looking at her, and promised she would not run away from him again.
• Xiao Yan told Xiao Yi Xian he believed her, and Qing Lin interrupted their affectionate gaze by reminding them she was still there.

After Xiao Lin left Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin with Xiao Yan, Qing Lin grew jealous of the couple’s affection, but the three began discussing their shared ties to the Jia Ma Empire. Qing Lin nearly revealed Xiao Yan’s connection to Xiao Lin before Xiao Yi Xian stopped her.

• Xiao Lin chose Ice River Valley as the Tou She Ancient God Jade auction venue and left Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin with Xiao Yan.
• Qing Lin pulled Xiao Yi Xian away from Xiao Yan, upset that the two were ignoring her and showing affection.
• Xiao Yan told Xiao Yi Xian he had recognized her as the white-haired woman who used the Netherworld Poison Flame near Wutan City.
• Qing Lin revealed that she came from Stone Desert City in the Jia Ma Empire, and Xiao Yan realized they shared a homeland.
• Qing Lin began to explain how Xiao Yan was connected to Master Xiao, but Xiao Yi Xian covered her mouth and pulled her aside to whisper.

After Xiao Yi Xian reminded Qing Lin not to reveal the truth about her benefactor, Qing Lin began treating Xiao Yan with exaggerated respect and agreed to help him pursue Xiao Yi Xian. Xiao Yan remained puzzled about the benefactor’s identity but decided he would learn the truth someday.

• Xiao Yan asked Qing Lin what she had been about to say, but Qing Lin claimed she had only been curious about his Xiao Household origins.
• Qing Lin insisted that Xiao Yan call her Qing Lin and explained her sudden deference by saying someone from his household had once saved her life.
• Xiao Yi Xian backed up Qing Lin’s explanation, and Qing Lin refused to identify her benefactor, so Xiao Yan stopped pressing them.
• Qing Lin stopped getting between Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian and secretly offered to help Xiao Yan win Xiao Yi Xian’s affection.

Xiao Yan traveled through the Central Plains with Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin, whose special constitutions and new powers greatly outpaced his own progress. As he prepared to return to Starfall Pavilion, he learned that both women had already joined another sect and asked which one.

• Xiao Yan praised Qing Lin for helping him and Xiao Yi Xian, and told her to wait for the right moment to encourage them.
• Xiao Yi Xian absorbed Ice Venerable's Acquired Calamity Poison Body, rose from a Two-Star to a Seven-Star Dou Venerable, and gained the ability to reach Nine-Star strength by activating her Woeful Poison Body.
• Ice Venerable and the rest of Ice River Valley died, while Qing Lin subdued an eighth-tier Earth Flame Demon Snake and advanced to Five-Star Dou Venerable.
• Xiao Yan learned that Qing Lin possessed Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils, while his own cultivation rose only to Two-Star Dou Venerable despite half a year of training.
• As Soul Hall's activity increased, Xiao Yan prepared to return to Starfall Pavilion and invited Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin to go with him.
• Xiao Yi Xian told Xiao Yan that she and Qing Lin had already joined a sect, and he asked which sect it was.

Xiao Yan learned that Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin had joined the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace and asked them about the sect. After hearing their praise, he told them how Tian Huangzi had targeted him, leaving the women stunned and unable to reconcile his account with the Tian Huangzi they knew.

• Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin confirmed that they had joined the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace.
• Xiao Yan asked the two women to explain what the palace was like, and they praised its atmosphere and virtues.
• Xiao Yan told Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin that Tian Huangzi had targeted him at the Four Pavilions Assembly.
• Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin reacted with disbelief because their understanding of Tian Huangzi did not match Xiao Yan's account.

Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian tried to work out why Tian Huangzi had targeted Xiao Yan, but their suspicions about factions in the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace were only guesses. Xiao Yi Xian kept her theory to herself and decided to ask Grandpa Xiao about it after returning to the palace.

• Qing Lin explained that Feng Qing'er had become Tian Huangzi's maid and a member of the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace after the Palace Master drove away a Half-Saint from the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan.
• Xiao Yan wondered why Feng Qing'er had competed for the Wind Lightning Pavilion at the Four Pavilions Assembly despite belonging to the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace.
• Xiao Yi Xian suggested that conflict between the First Palace Master's and Second Palace Master's factions might explain why Tian Huangzi had targeted Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yi Xian warned Xiao Yan to be careful around Tian Huangzi's faction but withheld her full theory to protect Grandpa Xiao's identity.
• Xiao Yan accepted Xiao Yi Xian's warning, and she decided to ask Grandpa Xiao to verify her suspicions when she returned to the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace.

Xiao Yan, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin agreed to visit Starfall Pavilion together, while Xiao Lin emerged from seclusion in the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace after breaking through to Mid-Stage Seven-Star Dou Saint. The chapter ended with Xiao Lin urging Ji Li and Ling Miao to prepare for breakthroughs using the Ninth-Grade Treasure Pills he had given them.

• Qing Lin worried that Xiao Yi Xian and Xiao Yan’s speculation meant something had gone wrong in the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace, and Xiao Yi Xian reassured her that they could ask Xiao Lin later.
• Xiao Yan warned himself to be cautious of Tian Huangzi, then asked Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin whether they would return to their sect while he went back to Starfall Pavilion.
• Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin agreed to visit Starfall Pavilion without leaving the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace, and Xiao Yan set off with them, forgetting that Nalan Yanran was there.
• Xiao Lin completed half a year of seclusion after refining the Ninth-Grade Profound Pill and studying two Heaven Rank techniques.
• Xiao Lin revealed to Ji Li and Ling Miao that he had broken through to Mid-Stage Seven-Star Dou Saint and told them to prepare to advance using their Ninth-Grade Treasure Pills.

Xiao Lin explained to Ji Li that the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace had existed in ancient times and that he had inherited its legacy from his teacher. He planned to explore its former site, but the unknown danger that destroyed the ancient sect left Ji Li alarmed.

• Xiao Lin asked Ling Miao to make her breakthrough first while he prepared to explore the ancient Myriad Formation Spirit Palace’s former site.
• Ji Li noticed Xiao Lin’s worry and asked what was troubling him.
• Xiao Lin told Ji Li that the ancient Myriad Formation Spirit Palace had existed on the Dou Qi Continent and that he had inherited its legacy and taken its senior’s soul as his teacher.
• Xiao Lin revealed that he intended to explore the ancient sect’s former site and wondered what powerful force had destroyed it.
• Ji Li realized that the force responsible for the sect’s destruction might still remain at the site and became alarmed.

Xiao Lin told Ji Li he planned to explore the ruins of the ancient Myriad Formation Spirit Palace, believing its destroyer was dead or crippled and that a great opportunity awaited him there. Ji Li reluctantly accepted that Xiao Lin would go alone to protect the sect, and Xiao Lin then remembered one more thing he wanted to do before the expedition.

• Xiao Lin explained that the being who destroyed the ancient Myriad Formation Spirit Palace might have died in its counterattack or survived in a crippled state.
• Ji Li warned Xiao Lin that the danger was immense and offered to wait until he grew stronger so they could go together.
• Xiao Lin refused, saying the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace would need Ji Li to lead it if anything happened to him.
• Xiao Lin told Ji Li he sensed an opportunity in the ruins that could help him reach a higher level, and Ji Li urged him to return alive.
• After Zhukun was released, Xiao Lin remembered another thing he wanted to do before exploring the ruins.

Xiao Lin summoned the Eight Elders and Ji Li to reveal a formation-related surprise. He transported them into a formation with a wave of his hand, leaving the Elders arguing that creating a formation with a single thought was impossible.

• Xiao Lin summoned the Eight Elders, including Zhu Fang, who had left Qian Bai Er Lao to watch the Spatial Wormhole at Jia Nan Academy.
• The Eight Elders gathered and joked about Xiao Lin’s unexpected summons before he said he had something to share with them because of their formation skills.
• Zuo He guessed that Xiao Lin wanted them to join forces to set up a grand formation, but Xiao Lin denied it.
• Xiao Lin waved his hand and transported everyone into a different environment, where they realized they were inside a formation.
• The Eight Elders speculated about how Xiao Lin had set up the formation and rejected the idea that he had created it with a single thought.

Xiao Lin revealed that he could form arrays with a single thought and explained that Spirit Seals made the technique possible. He shared his plan to teach the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace’s leading Formation Masters how to condense Spirit Seals, while Ji Li began to understand how Xiao Lin had gained his abilities.

• Ji Li told the Eight Elders that Xiao Lin had formed an array instantly, one powerful enough to threaten him as a Three-Star Dou Sheng.
• After Xiao Lin reappeared, Ji Li and the others asked whether he had mastered forming arrays with a single thought, and Xiao Lin confirmed that the method could be learned.
• Xiao Lin put away the Purple Heaven Nine Extremes Formation and returned everyone to the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace.
• Ji Li sensed Spirit Seals enter Xiao Lin’s body, and Xiao Lin explained that Spirit Seals were needed to form arrays with a single thought.
• Xiao Lin displayed his Spirit Seals and announced that he would teach Ji Li and the Eight Elders how to condense them and become Spirit Array Masters.
• Xiao Lin explained that he had learned the method through an inheritance, and Ji Li connected the explanation to their earlier discussion.

Xiao Lin taught Ji Li and the Eight Elders how to condense Spirit Seals so they could become Spirit Array Masters and preserve the art if he failed to return from the former site of the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace. Over nine days, all nine succeeded, giving the Dou Qi Continent its first new Spirit Array Masters after Xiao Lin.

• Weng Xing celebrated the discovery of Spirit Array Masters and reflected on how the way of formations had declined on the Dou Qi Continent.
• Xiao Lin explained that he was sharing the secret with Ji Li and the others so they could carry on the art if anything happened to him.
• Xiao Lin taught the nine how to condense Spirit Seals and set up small formations to keep them from disturbing one another.
• Ji Li condensed his first Spirit Seal after three days and became a Spirit Array Master.
• The Eight Elders each condensed their first Spirit Seals, with the last succeeding after nine days.

After Ji Li and the other eight became Spirit Array Masters, Xiao Lin showed them the vast number of Spirit Seals he had condensed and urged them to train and teach trusted sect members. When Zuo He asked about Xiao Lin’s plans, Xiao Lin revealed that he created formations himself, surprising the group.

• Ji Li and the other eight examined their first Spirit Seals as Xiao Lin explained how continued practice would let them form arrays.
• Xiao Lin and the others agreed to keep the method of condensing Spirit Seals within the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace for now.
• Ji Li asked how many Spirit Seals Xiao Lin had condensed, and Xiao Lin summoned a dense mass that astonished the group.
• Xiao Lin told the new Spirit Array Masters to keep condensing Spirit Seals and later teach the method to reliable sect members.
• Zuo He asked what Xiao Lin planned to do, and Xiao Lin pointed out that he created formations himself, leaving Ji Li and the others shocked.

Xiao Lin explained how the Nine Fundamental Formations enabled him to create hundreds of formations and planned a Formation Pavilion to help the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace's leaders learn them. After nearly half a year of construction, the pavilion was completed.

• Xiao Lin told Ji Li, Weng Xing, and the others that he had created hundreds of formations, shocking them with the scale of his accomplishments.
• Xiao Lin explained that the Nine Fundamental Formations could be used to deduce other formations, and said that creating high-level formations still required sufficient mastery.
• Xiao Lin announced that he would build a Formation Pavilion where the leaders could comprehend the fundamentals by clearing its floors.
• Zuo He and the others promised to master the Nine Fundamental Formations while Xiao Lin gathered materials and built the pavilion.
• After nearly half a year, Xiao Lin completed the Formation Pavilion within the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace.

Xiao Lin visited Xiao Ding and Xiao Li on Xiao Yun Peak and invited them to return with him to the Xiao Household before his long trip. The brothers agreed, and Xiao Ding stopped Xiao Lin as he prepared to open a Spatial Wormhole.

• Xiao Lin left the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace and suddenly remembered Xiao Ding and Xiao Li.
• Xiao Ding greeted Xiao Lin playfully, while Xiao Li asked why their grandfather had come.
• Xiao Lin praised both brothers for reaching the Dou Zun Realm, and they vowed to work hard and support the Xiao Household.
• Xiao Lin invited the brothers to return to the Xiao Household with him before his long trip, and both agreed eagerly.
• Xiao Li asked whether Xiao Yan would return too, and Xiao Lin said Xiao Yan had things to do in the Central Plains.
• Xiao Ding hesitated and stopped Xiao Lin as he was about to open a Spatial Wormhole.

Xiao Ding asked his grandfather Xiao Lin to let him bring Xue Lan home, and Xiao Lin happily accepted her as family. The group then entered the Spatial Wormhole to return home.

• Xiao Ding nervously asked Xiao Lin if he could bring someone home, and Xiao Li revealed that the person was Xiao Ding’s beloved.
• Xiao Ding brought Xue Lan to meet Xiao Lin, who recognized her from the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace.
• Xiao Li teased Xue Lan by calling her sister-in-law, while she worried that Xiao Lin might disapprove of their relationship.
• Xiao Lin reassured Xue Lan, playfully accused Xiao Ding of mistreating her, and then welcomed her as family by inviting her to call him Grandpa Xiao.
• Xiao Lin opened a Spatial Wormhole, and the group stepped inside.

Queen Medusa gave birth to a daughter whose immense hidden power led the Four Great Elders to urge that she inherit the title of Medusa. Medusa refused, named her Xiao Xiao, and left the elders unhappy and unable to challenge her decision.

• The Snake-People Tribe celebrated Queen Medusa giving birth to a baby girl in their Holy City.
• Medusa held her cooing daughter while the Four Great Elders offered to care for the princess and declared that she was destined to become the next Queen Medusa.
• Medusa rejected the elders’ demand, insisting that her daughter would not inherit the name Medusa.
• Medusa named her daughter Xiao Xiao, and the Four Great Elders realized she would not change her mind.

Medusa rejected the Four Great Elders’ plans for her newborn daughter, Xiao Xiao, and decided to raise her away from the Snake-People Tribe’s expectations. After Xiao Lin returned to the Xiao Household with Xiao Ding, Xiao Li, and Xue Lan, Medusa arrived there with Xiao Xiao.

• The Four Great Elders agreed to try persuading Xiao Xiao to become Medusa, while Medusa resolved to keep them away from her daughter.
• Medusa decided that Xiao Xiao would have a happier childhood outside the Snake-People Tribe and chose the Xiao Household of the Jia Ma Empire as their destination.
• Xiao Lin returned to the Xiao Household with Xiao Ding, Xiao Li, and Xue Lan, where Xiao Zhan and Yang Xiyue warmly welcomed Xue Lan.
• Xiao Zhan asked Xiao Li to invite his fiancée, Princess Yao Ye, to visit the household.
• Medusa opened a Spatial Wormhole above the Xiao Household and arrived with Xiao Xiao, catching Xiao Lin’s attention.

Medusa rushed to the Xiao Household after sensing powerful presences, only to discover they belonged to Xiao Yan’s family. She brought Xiao Yan’s infant daughter, Xiao Xiao, to meet his parents and brothers, leaving the family to celebrate their new granddaughter and niece.

• Medusa sensed two Dou Venerables and two Dou Zongs in the Xiao Household and hurried there, fearing it was under attack.
• She realized the Dou Zongs were Xiao Zhan and Yang Xiyue, while the Dou Venerables were Xiao Yan’s older brothers, Xiao Ding and Xiao Li.
• Yang Xiyue recognized the infant in Medusa’s arms as Xiao Yan’s child, and Medusa confirmed it and let her hold the baby.
• Medusa named the girl Xiao Xiao, prompting Xiao Ding and Xiao Li to realize she was their niece.
• Xiao Lin explained that Xiao Xiao was Xiao Yan’s daughter and announced that he was her great-grandfather.