Recaps

Xiao Lin brought Xiao Yan and Qing Lin to Ancient Dragon Island, explaining that a place there could suppress the Nine-Headed Heavenly Snake's Remnant Soul within Qing Lin and further develop her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils. After they arrived at the island suspended in the Void Space, an Ancient Void Dragon challenged them, and Xiao Lin announced his visit to the Dragon Emperor.

• Xiao Lin told Qing Lin that Ancient Dragon Island held a place that could suppress the Nine-Headed Heavenly Snake's Remnant Soul inside her and strengthen her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils.
• Xiao Yan was shocked to learn about the remnant soul and recognized the Nine-Headed Heavenly Snake's powerful bloodline.
• Xiao Lin, Xiao Yan, and Qing Lin traveled through the Spatial Passage and reached Ancient Dragon Island, enclosed by a silver barrier in the Void Space.
• Qing Lin and Xiao Yan sensed the many powerful presences on the island, and Xiao Lin led them toward it to pay a visit.
• An Ancient Void Dragon flew out to challenge the approaching trio, and Xiao Lin introduced himself as Lin Xiao of the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace and asked to see the Dragon Emperor.

Hei Qing welcomed Xiao Lin, Xiao Yan, and Qing Lin to Ancient Dragon Island on Zhukun’s orders. On the way, Xiao Lin asked about Zi Yan and learned that she had become the new Dragon Emperor after Zhukun returned.

• Hei Qing recognized Xiao Lin and escorted him and his companions to Ancient Dragon Island as Zhukun had instructed.
• Hei Qing led the guests through the island while answering their questions.
• Xiao Lin asked Hei Qing how Zi Yan was doing, surprising Xiao Yan.
• Hei Qing revealed that Zi Yan was Zhukun’s daughter and had inherited the Dragon Emperor’s throne.
• Xiao Yan recalled knowing Zi Yan from Jia Nan Academy and reacted with shock to her identity.

Xiao Lin, Xiao Yan, and Qing Lin arrived at East Dragon Island just as Zi Yan completed her transformation. Her emergence as the legendary Dragon-Phoenix left the Ancient Void Dragons in awe, while Xiao Lin explained the identity of the new magical beast.

• Xiao Yan accepted that Zi Yan held a status in the Ancient Void Dragon Clan comparable to Xun'er's in the Gu Clan.
• Hei Qing led Xiao Lin, Xiao Yan, and Qing Lin into East Dragon Island, where Xiao Lin sensed an ancient presence awakening.
• Zi Yan's transformation shook Ancient Dragon Island, and Hei Qing realized that the Dragon Emperor had completed it.
• A violet-gold and crimson Dragon-Phoenix rose into the sky as the Ancient Void Dragons watched.
• Xiao Yan and Qing Lin asked Xiao Lin what the unfamiliar beast was, and he identified it as the legendary Dragon-Phoenix, above the four Monster Supremes.

Zi Yan refined half of the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit and emerged as a Dragon-Phoenix, becoming a One-Star Dou Saint and winning the Ancient Void Dragons’ acclaim. She then flew to meet Xiao Lin, Xiao Yan, and Qing Lin, appearing before them in the form of a grown young woman.

• Xiao Lin explained that a Dragon-Phoenix combined the powers of an Ancient Void Dragon and an Ancient Heavenly Phoenix and stood above the four Monster Supremes.
• Zi Yan emerged from seclusion after refining half of the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit, transforming into a Dragon-Phoenix and reaching the strength of a One-Star Dou Saint.
• The Ancient Void Dragons lowered their heads before Zi Yan and cheered for their Dragon Emperor’s transformation.
• Zi Yan ordered her clanspeople to return to their duties, then noticed Xiao Lin and his companions and flew toward them.
• Zi Yan shrank from her enormous Dragon-Phoenix form and appeared before Xiao Lin, Xiao Yan, and Qing Lin as a young woman in a purple dress.

Zi Yan celebrated her transformation into a Dragon-Phoenix and reunion with Xiao Lin, then greeted Xiao Yan. Her strength proved overwhelming when she accidentally broke Xiao Yan’s shoulder and shook him until he appeared to lose consciousness.

• Zi Yan hugged Xiao Lin after transforming into a Dragon-Phoenix, nearly injuring him with her strength.
• Zi Yan dismissed Hei Qing and returned to her familiar, playful manner with Xiao Lin.
• Xiao Lin noticed how much Zi Yan had grown, while Zi Yan challenged him for teasing her.
• Xiao Yan greeted Zi Yan, and she demanded that he call her Senior Sister.
• Zi Yan patted Xiao Yan’s shoulder, broke it, and worsened his condition by shaking him as Qing Lin cried out in alarm.

Xiao Yan recovered after Zi Yan nearly killed him and learned that Xiao Lin had brought him and Qing Lin to Ancient Dragon Island to cultivate. Zi Yan led them into the Dragon Tomb, where the chapter left them entering the Ancient Void Dragon Clan’s forbidden burial ground.

• Qing Lin reassured Xiao Yan that he was alive, while Zi Yan’s sudden appearance frightened him because she had nearly killed him earlier.
• Xiao Lin explained that he had brought Xiao Yan and Qing Lin to cultivate on Ancient Dragon Island, and Zi Yan volunteered to train Xiao Yan.
• The next day, Zhukun and Zi Yan brought Xiao Lin, Xiao Yan, and Qing Lin to the Dragon Tomb’s entrance.
• Zhukun reminded them to respect the dead and said that clan rules prevented him from entering because he was no longer Dragon Emperor.
• Zi Yan opened the Dragon Tomb with a purple-gold seal and led Xiao Lin, Xiao Yan, and Qing Lin inside.

Xiao Lin, Xiao Yan, Qing Lin, and Zi Yan entered the Dragon Tomb, where Zi Yan guided them to places suited to their needs. After leaving Qing Lin to suppress the Nine-Headed Heavenly Snake Remnant Soul and Xiao Yan to cultivate the Dragon Emperor Tyrant Body Technique, Zi Yan led Xiao Lin toward the tomb containing the Star Domain Map.

• Zi Yan explained that the Dragon Tomb's feeling of eternal silence affected Ancient Void Dragons, and she angrily realized Zhukun had sent her in to temper herself.
• Zi Yan led Qing Lin to the area with the strongest dragon might so she could suppress the Nine-Headed Heavenly Snake Remnant Soul within her.
• Zi Yan gave Xiao Yan the Dragon Emperor Tyrant Body Technique and left him to temper his body in the Dragon Tomb's richest dragon Qi.
• Zi Yan took Xiao Lin to the tomb of the Ancient Void Dragon ancestor buried with the Star Domain Map.

Xiao Lin and Zi Yan traveled through the Dragon Tomb to find the Star Domain Map, passing Dragon Souls that guarded the burial grounds. Xiao Lin found the map inside an Ancient Void Dragon’s skeleton and opened it, revealing a spatial fluctuation and something beyond an ordinary route map.

• Zi Yan guided Xiao Lin through the Dragon Tomb, where Dragon Souls attacked outsiders but ignored them because Zhukun had marked them with his presence.
• Xiao Lin and Zi Yan reached a mist-filled cavern and encountered a Dragon Soul before finding a huge Ancient Void Dragon skeleton at its dead end.
• Xiao Lin sensed the Star Domain Map inside the skeleton’s abdomen and pulled the scroll into his hand.
• Xiao Lin opened the scroll and felt a spatial fluctuation as its contents revealed more than a simple route map.

Xiao Lin retrieved a complete Star Domain Map from the Dragon Tomb and left after Zi Yan chose to stay and cultivate. He asked Zhukun to have the Ancient Void Dragon Clan search for Heavenly Flames to help Xiao Yan.

• Xiao Lin verified the Star Domain Map, thanked the Ancient Void Dragon elder whose skeleton he found it beside, and put it away.
• Xiao Lin told Zi Yan he would leave the Dragon Tomb without waiting for Xiao Yan and Qing Lin, while Zi Yan chose to remain and adapt to her Dragon-Phoenix strength.
• Zi Yan opened the Dragon Tomb, and Xiao Lin left and was brought to Zhukun by Hei Qing.
• Zhukun welcomed Xiao Lin and offered further help, saying he valued Xiao Lin's strength and potential.
• Xiao Lin asked Zhukun to have the Ancient Void Dragon Clan search for Heavenly Flames for Xiao Yan.

Xiao Lin asked Zhukun to help locate Heavenly Flames and learn about the Void Lightning Pool. Zhukun assigned the Ancient Void Dragon Clan to search for Heavenly Flames, while Xiao Lin’s reason for wanting the pool remained under discussion.

• Xiao Lin asked Zhukun to help find Heavenly Flames, and Zhukun explained that the Ancient Void Dragon Clan’s sensitivity to spatial fluctuations made treasure hunting part of its void explorations.
• Xiao Lin tried to sense spatial fluctuations around his pills, herbs, and weapon but failed, and Zhukun teased him about lacking the clan’s ability.
• Zhukun agreed to direct clansmen exploring the void to focus on finding Heavenly Flames.
• Xiao Lin raised the Void Lightning Pool near Ancient Dragon Island, and Zhukun explained that it greatly benefited cultivators of Lightning Attribute Dou Qi but questioned its usefulness to Xiao Lin.

Xiao Lin asked Zhukun to let the Lei Clan cultivate in the Ancient Void Dragon Clan’s Void Lightning Pool as repayment for the Lei Clan’s past support of the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace. Zhukun agreed, and Xiao Lin prepared to visit the pool.

• Zhukun told Xiao Lin that Mang Tianchi had discovered the Void Lightning Pool but retreated when he found it guarded by the Ancient Void Dragon Clan.
• Xiao Lin told Zhukun he wanted to use the pool to repay a favor, and explained how the Lei Clan had helped the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace in its early days.
• Zhukun understood Xiao Lin’s motive and asked how he intended to use the Void Lightning Pool to repay the Lei Clan.
• Xiao Lin asked Zhukun to let Lei Clan members cultivate in the pool, and Zhukun agreed, remarking that the request was simple.
• Xiao Lin declined Zhukun’s joking suggestion that he ask him to fight Hun Tiandi and asked to see the Void Lightning Pool.

Xiao Lin and Zhukun visited the Void Lightning Pool, where the Nine Profound Golden Lightning emerged in the shape of an Ancient Void Dragon. After Zhukun judged that it might never complete spirit gathering, Xiao Lin considered helping it, recalling how he had brought the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame into being.

• Xiao Lin and Zhukun examined the Void Lightning Pool, and Zhukun explained that a natural suction force in the void had gathered energy and formed it over countless years.
• A dragon's roar sounded from the depths, and Xiao Lin reasoned that the legendary king of lightning must have been born in the pool.
• Zhukun confirmed that the Nine Profound Golden Lightning surpassed Black Demon Lightning, and it rose from the pool as a golden dragon several hundred zhang long.
• Xiao Lin recognized that the Nine Profound Golden Lightning had power close to a Seven-Star Dou Saint and some intelligence, while Zhukun doubted it could complete spirit gathering.
• Xiao Lin thought he might help the Nine Profound Golden Lightning and recalled how he had helped create the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame.

Xiao Lin decided to help the Nine Profound Golden Lightning complete its spirit-gathering without weakening it. After subduing the lightning pool’s attack, he finished a powerful Spirit-Gathering Formation that began drawing in natural energy.

• Xiao Lin told Zhukun he wanted to help the Nine Profound Golden Lightning develop its intelligence, and Zhukun warned that the task would be difficult without lowering its cultivation.
• Xiao Lin began arranging traditional formation materials around the Void Lightning Pool to create a Spirit-Gathering Formation.
• The Nine Profound Golden Lightning roared and attacked when it sensed the formation taking shape.
• Xiao Lin casually subdued the lightning and the pool’s liquid with a slap, then continued setting up the formation.
• After nearly half an hour, Xiao Lin completed the formation, drawing a great amount of pure natural energy into the Void Lightning Pool.

Xiao Lin helped the Nine Profound Golden Lightning begin gathering its spirit by building a powerful Spirit-Gathering Formation in the Void Lightning Pool. After leaving Ancient Dragon Island, he traveled to the Lei Clan’s Thunder Realm to repay his debt of gratitude and announced his visit to the guards.

• Xiao Lin completed the Spirit-Gathering Formation, and the Nine Profound Golden Lightning plunged back into the Void Lightning Pool to begin its attempt to gather its spirit.
• Zhukun questioned Xiao Lin’s lavish use of materials, but Xiao Lin said he had acted on a whim, and they left the pool.
• Xiao Lin left Xiao Yan and Qing Lin to finish cultivating in the Dragon Tomb and departed Ancient Dragon Island after completing his objectives there.
• Xiao Lin traveled through space to the Lei Clan’s Thunder Realm and walked toward its entrance out of respect for the clan.
• Two Lei Clan guards ordered Xiao Lin to stop, and he identified himself as Lin Xiao of the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace and announced his visit, shocking them.

Xiao Lin visited the Lei Clan's Thunder Realm, where Elder Lei Ji welcomed him and he rewarded two guards with Essence of Life. As Lei Ji escorted him to meet Lei Ying, Xiao Lin asked after several old friends in the clan.

• Two Lei Clan guards excitedly recognized Xiao Lin and prepared to announce his arrival.
• Elder Lei Ji emerged, welcomed Xiao Lin, and scolded the guards for not inviting him straight in.
• Xiao Lin excused the guards and gave each of them a fist-sized ball of Essence of Life.
• Lei Ji brought Xiao Lin into the Thunder Realm and prepared to take him to Lei Ying.
• Xiao Lin asked Lei Ji how Mang Tianchi, Lei Xiu, Lei Ming, and Lei Mang had been.

Xiao Lin visited the Lei Clan to repay its past support, and Lei Ying was astonished by his complete recovery and increased strength. Xiao Lin asked Lei Ying about the Void Lightning Pool, a place the Lei Clan had avoided because it belonged to the Ancient Void Dragon Clan.

• Lei Ji escorted Xiao Lin through the Lei Clan, where elders informed Lei Ying of his arrival.
• Lei Ying welcomed Xiao Lin and asked how he had recovered from the severe injuries he sustained during the Hun Clan’s attack on the Stone Clan.
• Xiao Lin thanked Lei Ying for the medicinal pills the Lei Clan had sent, then explained that he had come to repay the clan’s many acts of support.
• Lei Ying insisted that the Lei Clan and the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace were steadfast allies, while Xiao Lin remained determined to repay his debt.
• Xiao Lin asked whether Lei Ying had heard of the Void Lightning Pool, and Lei Ying explained that the Ancient Void Dragon Clan controlled it, making it too dangerous for the Lei Clan to pursue.

Xiao Lin arranged for the Lei Clan to cultivate in the Void Lightning Pool, and Lei Ying pledged the clan’s support to him and the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace. After spending about half a month meeting Lei Clan leaders and friends, Xiao Lin prepared to leave the Thunder Realm.

• Xiao Lin told Lei Ying that he had exchanged a favor from Zhukun for the Lei Clan’s right to enter the Void Lightning Pool, while warning him about its dangers and the Ancient Void Dragon Clan’s arrangements.
• Lei Ying joyfully thanked Xiao Lin and promised that the Lei Clan would stand with him and the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace, even against the Hun Clan.
• Xiao Lin and Lei Ying grew closer as they talked like old friends and began calling each other brother.
• During his stay, Xiao Lin met the Lei Clan’s leaders, including its second-in-command, Lei Che, and visited friends such as Mang Tianchi, Lei Xiu, Lei Ming, and Lei Mang.
• After about half a month in the Thunder Realm, Xiao Lin announced his departure.

Xiao Lin returned to the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace, checked on Tian Huangzi, and studied the Star Domain Map to prepare for upgrading his cultivation method. He waited for a significant event before traveling to the Star Domain, and the chapter ended when a vision of an ancient tree spreading wisdom appeared in his mind.

• Xiao Lin left the Lei Clan and returned to the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace, telling Medusa, Nalan Yanran, and the others that Xiao Yan was cultivating with the Ancient Void Dragon Clan.
• Xiao Lin checked on Tian Huangzi, who remained inside an egg but responded to his touch.
• Xiao Lin studied the Star Domain Map for nearly a month and memorized the starry sky it depicted, hoping to use his observations to upgrade the Nine Heavens Star Record.
• Xiao Lin stayed in the Realm of Formations, waiting for Xiao Yan and Qing Lin to return and for an important event to occur before he traveled to the Star Domain.
• A wave of clear Qi swept across the Central Plains, and Xiao Lin saw an ancient tree that radiated wisdom in his mind.

The Bodhi Ancient Tree appeared in the Vast Desolate Ancient Region, prompting the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace to gather and discuss pursuing its Bodhi Seeds and Bodhi Heart. Zuo He pushed to take the risk of seeking a breakthrough, and Ji Li proposed that he lead the expedition.

• The Bodhi Ancient Tree appeared, setting the Central Plains' factions in motion to seek its treasures.
• Medusa and Nalan Yanran joined the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace leadership meeting with Xiao Lin's approval.
• Zuo He argued that the Palace should pursue the Bodhi Ancient Tree despite the danger, hoping its treasures would help him reach the Saint Realm.
• Xiao Lin agreed with Zuo He's stance, and Ji Li proposed that Zuo He lead the team to the Vast Desolate Ancient Region.

Xiao Lin organized a journey to the Bodhi Ancient Tree in the Vast Desolate Ancient Region, and Xiao Yan and Qing Lin returned in time to join the group. The Myriad Formation Spirit Palace party set out as factions across the Central Plains prepared to compete without sending anyone above the Half-Saint level.

• Xiao Lin appointed Zuo He to lead a group of elders and Dou Venerable disciples to the Vast Desolate Ancient Region, while Medusa and Nalan Yanran initially chose to wait for Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yan and Qing Lin returned to the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace, where Xiao Lin praised their improved strength: Xiao Yan had reached Six-Star Dou Venerable, and Qing Lin had reached Three-Star Dou Venerable.
• Xiao Yan and Qing Lin joined Xiao Lin, Medusa, Nalan Yanran, and the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace group on their journey to the Vast Desolate Ancient Region.
• The Central Plains factions prepared to seek the Bodhi Ancient Tree's treasures and agreed to send no one above the Half-Saint level, wary of provoking the tree and starting a battle among Saints.

After sending Zuo He and the others toward the Vast Desolate Ancient Region, Xiao Lin reassured his companions that he would go there himself. He revealed that he intended to target the Bodhi Ancient Tree, despite warnings that it could fight a Dou Emperor.

• Yi Moqiu and Weng Xing questioned Xiao Lin about letting Zuo He lead the team, worried that the First Elder was acting impulsively.
• Ji Li urged Xiao Lin to explain his plan, but Xiao Lin admitted he had none and then promised to personally go to the Vast Desolate Ancient Region to protect Zuo He.
• Ji Li guessed that Xiao Lin was targeting the Bodhi Ancient Tree, and Xiao Lin confirmed it.
• Ling Miao warned Xiao Lin that the Bodhi Ancient Tree was said to be capable of fighting a Dou Emperor and that even the Emperor Clans had never dared challenge it.

Xiao Lin told Ji Li and the others he planned to seek answers from the Bodhi Ancient Tree in the Vast Desolate Ancient Region, despite its legendary power. After leaving Xiao Xiao with her grandparents at Starfall Pavilion, he set off for the perilous region and entered it in secret.

• Xiao Lin explained that he wanted to question the Bodhi Ancient Tree, which was weakened from its prime, rather than take it for the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace.
• Ji Li and the others tried to dissuade Xiao Lin, but he insisted on going, and they accepted his decision.
• Xiao Lin took Xiao Xiao to Starfall Pavilion and left her with Xiao Zhan and Yang Xiyue, then told them and Yao Lao about Xiao Yan, Medusa, and Nalan Yanran.
• Xiao Lin traveled to the Vast Desolate Ancient Region, where crowds had gathered after the Bodhi Ancient Tree appeared.
• Xiao Lin concealed his tracks and entered the Vast Desolate Ancient Region.

Xiao Lin entered the Vast Desolate Ancient Region, left Zuo He and Xiao Yan’s group behind, and traveled alone to the Bodhi Ancient Tree. Just before reaching it, a branch struck through his Dou Qi shield and hurled him into the void.

• Xiao Lin saw the crowds gathering in Desolate Town and secretly watched Zuo He, Xiao Yan, and their companions before deciding they were safe for now.
• Xiao Lin advanced alone through the Vast Desolate Ancient Region, passing deadly beast tides and battles without revealing himself or intervening.
• Xiao Lin reached the Ancient Domain Platform and sensed the vast remains of humans and magical beasts buried beneath it.
• Xiao Lin continued toward the Bodhi Ancient Tree as ferocious beasts gathered across the land below him.
• A green branch struck Xiao Lin, shattered his hastily formed Dou Qi shield, and sent him flying into the depths of the void.

Xiao Lin tried to approach the Bodhi Ancient Tree, but its attack revealed that even in its weakened state it rivaled the strongest Dou Saints. After he asked whether it was good or evil, the tree’s benevolent consciousness awakened, and a branch reached toward him.

• The Bodhi Ancient Tree struck Xiao Lin and sent him flying, leading him to realize that its power rivaled Gu Yuan, Hun Tiandi, and Zhukun even while weakened.
• Xiao Lin stopped a hundred kilometers away and told the Bodhi Ancient Tree that he meant no harm and wanted to talk.
• The Bodhi Ancient Tree told Xiao Lin to leave, but he stayed and asked whether it was good or evil.
• Xiao Lin watched as his question stirred the tree’s benevolent consciousness, and its good and evil sides fought for control.
• After the tree stopped swaying, an emerald branch reached Xiao Lin and shook the Bodhi leaf at its tip.

Xiao Lin took hold of the Bodhi Ancient Tree’s branch and was brought beneath its trunk, where the tree called him a “Wise One” and explained its meaning. The tree recognized that Xiao Lin knew his past and present lives, but said it could not know the details of his previous life, leaving him relieved.

• Xiao Lin agreed to hold the Bodhi Ancient Tree’s branch, which coiled around his arm and transported him beneath the tree.
• The Bodhi Ancient Tree formed an aged face in its trunk and greeted Xiao Lin as a Wise One who had finally arrived.
• Xiao Lin questioned why the tree called him a Wise One and whether it had foreseen his arrival.
• The Bodhi Ancient Tree explained that a Wise One had knowledge of the past, present, and future, and that it could sense such wisdom in Xiao Lin.
• The Bodhi Ancient Tree said a Wise One also knew their past and present lives, making Xiao Lin fear his secret had been exposed.
• The Bodhi Ancient Tree clarified that it could not know the details of Xiao Lin’s previous life, and Xiao Lin felt relieved.