Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yan prepared to resurrect Yao Lao after reaching Six-Star Dou Venerable and setting the ceremony for a month later. That night, Xiao Yi Xian visited his room and unexpectedly pinned him to the bed.

• Xiao Yan used Dou Sheng bone marrow to strengthen himself and share it with Feng Xian, Heavenly Fire Venerable, and Xiao Yi Xian.
• Xiao Yan and Yao Lao agreed to hold Yao Lao's resurrection ceremony in a month.
• Xiao Yan sensed someone outside his room late at night and opened the door to find Xiao Yi Xian dressed in white.
• Xiao Yi Xian teased Xiao Yan, entered his room, and pulled him onto the bed.
• Xiao Yi Xian straddled Xiao Yan and pinned his hands above his head, leaving him stunned.

Ji Li revealed that he was a Four-Star Dou Sheng, shifting the six clans’ visit to the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace from probing its Spirit Array Master secrets to cautious diplomacy. The Lei Clan formed an alliance with the palace, and the Central Plains came to regard it as equal in standing to the Soul Hall and Danta.

• Gu Nanhai, Huo Yao, and Lei Donglai showed Ji Li respect, and Lei Donglai offered the Lei Clan’s support and proposed closer ties.
• Yao Wangui and Yan Mo avoided threatening the palace, while Hun Jie denied that the Hun Clan was responsible for the Soul Hall’s past actions.
• Ji Li deflected the six clans’ questions about the secret of Spirit Array Masters without revealing that the palace possessed the key.
• The six clans left after their meeting, and the Lei Clan departed only after Lei Donglai and Ji Li agreed to further cooperation and an alliance.
• News of Ji Li’s strength spread, and people across the Central Plains began calling the powers One Hall, One Tower, One Palace.

Xiao Yan helped Xiao Yi Xian condense a Poison Pill, eliminating the danger of her Woeful Poison Body and bringing them closer, but he continued to hesitate over their relationship. Frustrated by his indecision, Xiao Yi Xian prepared to use the unilateral Engagement Contract she had kept in her Storage Ring.

• Xiao Lin continued contemplating “Supreme” after spending months without progress.
• Xiao Yan helped Xiao Yi Xian control her Woeful Poison Body by forming a Poison Pill, which also let her change her hair color at will.
• Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian grew closer after he saw her naked during the Poison Pill process, but he still refused to give her a clear answer about their relationship.
• Xiao Yi Xian recalled that she had Grandpa Xiao’s support and an “overbearing clause” to rely on.
• Xiao Yi Xian took out the unilateral Engagement Contract and decided to make the first move.

Xiao Yi Xian confronted Xiao Yan about his emotional avoidance and made him admit that he feared his feelings for her would lead him to hurt the women he loved. She accepted that he had other women and asked only for a place by his side, then silenced his objections with a bold advance.

• Xiao Yi Xian straddled Xiao Yan and asked whether he hated her, and he blurted out that he loved her.
• Xiao Yi Xian asked why Xiao Yan kept avoiding her, and he cited his fiancée Nalan Yanran as an excuse.
• Xiao Yi Xian revealed that Nalan Yanran had told her about Gu Xun'er and challenged Xiao Yan to imagine Xun'er marrying another man.
• Xiao Yi Xian asked whether Xiao Yan would let her be with another man, and he swore that he would never allow it.
• Xiao Yan admitted he feared his greed would hurt Xiao Yi Xian and the other women, but she said she wanted only a place beside him.
• Xiao Yi Xian told Xiao Yan to stop talking and let her ride him for a bit.

Xiao Yan accepted Xiao Yi Xian’s advances, and the two became a couple after spending the night together. Days later, Xiao Yi Xian surprised him with a unilateral Engagement Contract, leaving him speechless.

• Xiao Yi Xian initiated an intimate encounter, and Xiao Yan gave in and accepted her.
• Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian spent the night together, with Xiao Yi Xian returning to her white-haired appearance after activating her Woeful Poison Body.
• Xiao Yi Xian was too exhausted to get out of bed the next day, while Xiao Yan woke refreshed.
• Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian officially established their relationship, and Yao Lao and the others teased them briefly.
• Xiao Yi Xian presented Xiao Yan with a unilateral Engagement Contract, and he froze in shock.

Xiao Yan learned that Xiao Yi Xian had been engaged to him through a contract signed by his grandfather, Xiao Lin, and heard how Xiao Lin had predicted their relationship. As preparations for Yao Lao’s resurrection finished, Starfall Pavilion discovered that the Soul Hall was gathering near the Heavenly Star Mountain Range, and Xiao Yan and his allies prepared to defend the resurrection.

• Xiao Yi Xian showed Xiao Yan the one-sided Engagement Contract signed by Xiao Lin and explained that Xiao Lin had believed they would fall in love.
• Xiao Yi Xian recounted how she had met Xiao Lin and received the contract, leaving Xiao Yan puzzled by his grandfather’s apparent foresight.
• Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian spent their days together while preparing for Yao Lao’s resurrection.
• Starfall Pavilion investigated the mysterious figures near the Heavenly Star Mountain Range and discovered they belonged to the Soul Hall.
• Feng Xian, Xiao Yan, Heavenly Fire Venerable, and Xiao Yi Xian pledged to stop the Soul Hall and protect Yao Lao’s resurrection.

Xiao Yi Xian decided to ask the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace to help Starfall Pavilion prepare for the Soul Hall’s attack while Xiao Yan worked to revive Yao Lao. The Soul Hall’s Gu You ordered an assault on Starfall Pavilion, unaware that its allies might arrive to defend it.

• Xiao Yan and Yao Lao initially objected to involving the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace, but Xiao Yi Xian persuaded them that the sect had reason to help.
• After learning about the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace’s powerful Palace Masters and its standing among the Central Plains’ strongest factions, Xiao Yan and the others accepted Xiao Yi Xian’s plan.
• Xiao Yan began preparing to revive Yao Lao, Starfall Pavilion prepared for battle, and Xiao Yi Xian contacted the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace.
• After learning when Yao Lao would be revived, Gu You ordered Soul Hall forces to attack Starfall Pavilion, seize Yao Chen’s soul, and destroy the pavilion.
• Gu You chose not to go personally, believing that a few Heavenly Venerables and Venerable Elders could defeat Starfall Pavilion, while the Soul Hall remained wary of the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace.

The Soul Hall sent a powerful force to Starfall Pavilion to stop Yao Lao’s resurrection, just as Xiao Yan began the ritual. With Xiao Yan occupied and the attackers overwhelming the defenders, Xiao Yi Xian called on the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace for possible aid.

• Gu You ordered more than ten Dou Venerables and dozens of Dou Zongs to attack Starfall Pavilion, led by Xie Feng, Qiu Di, and Mo Yu.
• Xiao Yan began resurrecting Yao Lao using a Dou Sheng Corpse, while Yao Lao urged him to follow the steps they had prepared.
• The Soul Hall’s forces emerged from Spatial Passages and demanded that Yao Lao surrender or Starfall Pavilion be destroyed.
• Xiao Yi Xian, Feng Xian, and the Heavenly Fire Venerable prepared to defend Starfall Pavilion while Xiao Yan remained occupied with the resurrection.
• Xiao Yi Xian told Feng Xian that the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace could intervene, and Feng Xian thanked her for arranging its support.

Feng Xian, Xiao Yi Xian, and Heavenly Fire Venerable confronted the Soul Hall forces outside Starfall Pavilion, and the battle began. The Soul Hall divided its fighters among the three defenders while the remaining members prepared to attack the formation.

• Feng Xian reassured a Starfall Pavilion Elder and led Xiao Yi Xian and Heavenly Fire Venerable outside to meet the Soul Hall.
• Star-Picking Old Ghost demanded that Feng Xian surrender someone, but Feng Xian rejected him and provoked a fight.
• The Black and White Heavenly Venerables engaged Feng Xian and Heavenly Fire Venerable.
• Xiao Yi Xian revealed her Nine-Star Dou Venerable strength and challenged the Seventh, Eighth, and Ninth Heavenly Venerables to fight together.
• The remaining Soul Hall Dou Venerables turned toward breaking the Starfall Formation.

Xiao Yi Xian fought Soul Hall's three Heavenly Venerates while Soul Hall's other experts attacked Starfall Pavilion's Starfall Formation. After activating her Woeful Poison Body and Netherworld Poison Flame, she overwhelmed the trio, who could only barely hold her off with a combination Dou Technique.

• Xiao Yi Xian attacked Xie Feng, Qiu Di, and Mo Yu with Thousand Illusions Poison Spring, and the three countered with their own techniques.
• Xiao Yi Xian used Heavenly Poison Prison Realm to withstand Xie Feng's redirected storm, while Mo Yu suffered a poisoned wound.
• Star-Picking Old Ghost and the other Soul Hall Dou Zun experts began attacking the Starfall Formation, prompting Xiao Yi Xian to stop holding back.
• Xiao Yi Xian activated her Woeful Poison Body, turning her hair white and gaining strength near the One-Turn Dou Venerable realm.
• Xiao Yi Xian charged the three Heavenly Venerates with the Netherworld Poison Flame, and they barely resisted her with a combination Dou Technique.

The Soul Hall’s assault wore down the Starfall Pavilion’s defenses while Qing Lin and four other Myriad Formation Spirit Palace experts watched from hiding, ready to intervene if needed. The Starfall Formation finally shattered under Star-Picking Old Ghost’s attack, leaving the pavilion exposed.

• Central Plains observers gathered to watch as the Soul Hall attacked the Starfall Pavilion, while two minor factions fought over the chance to claim a vacant major-faction position.
• Qing Lin, Tian Huangzi, Feng Qing'er, Lei Guang, and Lei Ya watched from concealment, prepared to help if Xiao Yan could not revive Yao Lao before the Starfall Formation fell.
• Xiao Yi Xian fought the Soul Hall’s three Heavenly Venerables, while Feng Xian and Heavenly Fire Venerable battled the Black and White Heavenly Venerates.
• Tian Huangzi ordered the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace group to prepare to act once the formation broke, as the Starfall Pavilion’s elders and disciples began collapsing from exhaustion.
• Star-Picking Old Ghost, Gu You, and the other Soul Hall experts struck the weakened formation, and Star-Picking Old Ghost shattered it with his Zhai Xing Hand.

After the Starfall Formation fell, Mu Gu tried to destroy Starfall Pavilion, but reinforcements from the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace arrived and blocked his attack. Lei Guang, Lei Ya, Feng Qing'er, and Qing Lin confronted the Soul Hall, leaving the battle raging with Starfall Pavilion’s survival in their hands.

• The Soul Hall’s forces broke the Starfall Formation, leaving Starfall Pavilion’s elders and disciples weakened and exposed.
• Mu Gu attacked Starfall Pavilion with Dark Soul Hand, but a Formation Disk raised a new barrier and stopped his strike.
• Lei Guang, Lei Ya, Feng Qing'er, and Qing Lin arrived as reinforcements from the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace.
• Star-Picking Old Ghost ordered the Soul Hall to attack the newcomers, and Qing Lin chose Star-Picking Old Ghost while Feng Qing'er chose Mu Gu as opponents.
• Lei Guang and Lei Ya intercepted the remaining Soul Hall Dou Venerables and Dou Zongs, and the battle resumed.

Qing Lin overwhelmed Star-Picking Old Ghost and killed him, while the other battles against the Soul Hall continued. The fight also revealed that Star-Picking Old Ghost’s techniques carried Astral Power similar to Xiao Lin’s.

• Lei Guang and Lei Ya faced five Soul Hall Dou Venerables and a host of Dou Zong, while Feng Qing'er fought Mu Gu at the same cultivation level.
• Qing Lin struck Star-Picking Old Ghost and easily broke through his defenses, then noticed Astral Power in his Star Dou Technique.
• Star-Picking Old Ghost unleashed the Senluo Great Star Hand, but Qing Lin’s Azure Sea Surging to the Heavens swallowed it and shattered his starlight curtain.
• Star-Picking Old Ghost escaped the waves with the Illusory Soul Movement Technique and attacked with his Star-Shattering Blade.
• Qing Lin summoned the Ancient Heavenly Serpent with Heavenly Serpent Soul-Devouring Shadow, which swallowed Star-Picking Old Ghost and killed him.

Qing Lin killed Star-Picking Old Ghost and joined Xiao Yi Xian against the Soul Hall’s three Heavenly Venerates, turning the battle against them. As the Heavenly Venerates tried to escape, a Starfall Pavilion expert sealed the surrounding space and confronted them.

• Qing Lin killed Star-Picking Old Ghost and used her Eight-Star Dou Venerable strength to help decide the battlefield’s outcome.
• Qing Lin joined Xiao Yi Xian’s fight against Xie Feng, Mo Yu, and the third Heavenly Venerate, leaving the three of them badly wounded.
• The Soul Hall forces struggled across the battlefield while Lei Guang and Lei Ya killed several opponents, and Starfall Pavilion remained protected by a formation.
• The three Heavenly Venerates feinted and retreated, threatening the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace as they tried to open a Spatial Passage.
• Tian Huangzi prepared to stop their escape, but the Spatial Passage collapsed before he could act.
• An aged voice from Starfall Pavilion welcomed the Soul Hall guests, and two figures arrived, sealing the space around the battlefield.

Yao Lao returned to life as a Dou Sheng and confronted the Soul Hall forces attacking Starfall Pavilion. He annihilated the Soul Hall experts with one gesture, sparing only Mu Gu so he could question him.

• Yao Lao and Xiao Yan emerged before the Soul Hall forces, and Starfall Pavilion's members cheered at Yao Lao's revival.
• Mu Gu confronted Yao Lao with hatred, while the three Heavenly Venerates Xie Feng, Qiu Di, and Mo Yu begged to be allowed to flee.
• Yao Lao revealed that he had become a Dou Sheng, leaving Mu Gu and the other Soul Hall Members in disbelief and despair.
• Yao Lao clenched his hand and killed the Soul Hall forces, sparing Mu Gu because he still needed to question him.

After Yao Lao defeated the Soul Hall attackers and revealed his Dou Sheng strength, Starfall Pavilion celebrated his resurrection and the faction’s newfound standing. He thanked the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace for its aid and concluded that its gifted young members could keep it flourishing for a thousand years.

• Yao Lao killed the Soul Hall Members who had attacked Starfall Pavilion, then subdued the raving Mu Gu.
• Starfall Pavilion’s elders and disciples celebrated Yao Lao’s resurrection and his breakthrough to the Dou Sheng Realm.
• News of Yao Lao’s resurrection and new strength spread across the Central Plains, raising Starfall Pavilion’s standing among the factions.
• Tian Huangzi, Lei Guang, Lei Ya, Qing Lin, and Feng Qing'er congratulated Yao Lao, who thanked them for helping defend Starfall Pavilion.
• Yao Lao recognized the exceptional talent of the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace’s young members and judged that they could keep the palace strong for a thousand years.

Xiao Yi Xian welcomed Tian Huangzi and the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace group, while she and Xiao Yan struggled to understand Tian Huangzi’s contradictory actions. Xiao Yan and Tian Huangzi put aside the tension for now, acknowledged a future battle, and entered Starfall Pavilion together.

• Xiao Yi Xian greeted Tian Huangzi, Qing Lin, Lei Guang, Lei Ya, and Feng Qing'er, and resolved to clear up the misunderstanding between Tian Huangzi and Xiao Yan.
• Qing Lin hugged Xiao Yi Xian, and Tian Huangzi teased her about her relationship with Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yan recalled that Tian Huangzi had protected Starfall Pavilion during the Soul Hall attack, leaving him unsure whether Tian Huangzi was a friend or an enemy.
• Xiao Yan and Tian Huangzi exchanged names and solemnly said they looked forward to fighting each other in the future.
• Xiao Yan thanked Tian Huangzi for helping Starfall Pavilion, and Tian Huangzi cited their shared enemy and family ties as reasons to help.
• Yao Lao and Feng Xian invited the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace group inside, and Tian Huangzi accepted.

Xiao Yi Xian visited Tian Huangzi and asked whether he had a misunderstanding with Xiao Yan. Tian Huangzi admitted he had arranged for Xiao Yan to be targeted at the Four Pavilions Assembly, leaving Xiao Yi Xian angry as she asked whether he knew Xiao Yan’s other identity.

• Yao Lao and Xiao Yan entered seclusion after welcoming Tian Huangzi and the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace group to Starfall Pavilion.
• Feng Xian arranged accommodations for Tian Huangzi and his companions, who stayed in case the Soul Hall returned.
• Xiao Yi Xian visited Tian Huangzi and asked about his past conflict with Xiao Yan.
• Tian Huangzi admitted he had bribed twelve Dou Emperors through Wind Lightning Pavilion to target Xiao Yan and had instructed Little Phoenix to act as well.
• Xiao Yi Xian asked Tian Huangzi what his purpose had been, and he said he wanted to make things difficult for Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yi Xian asked whether Tian Huangzi knew about Xiao Yan’s other identity.

Xiao Yi Xian confronted Tian Huangzi over his past targeting of Xiao Yan after learning Tian Huangzi knew Xiao Yan was the Palace Master's youngest grandson. Tian Huangzi revealed that Grandpa Xiao had ordered the targeting, leaving Xiao Yi Xian and Feng Qing'er stunned.

• Xiao Yi Xian asked Tian Huangzi why he had targeted Xiao Yan, while Feng Qing'er listened nearby.
• Tian Huangzi confirmed he knew Xiao Yan was the Palace Master's youngest grandson, angering Xiao Yi Xian and frightening Feng Qing'er.
• Xiao Yi Xian demanded to know why Tian Huangzi had acted against Xiao Yan despite knowing his identity.
• Tian Huangzi said Grandpa Xiao had assigned him the task and paid him with a Ninth-Grade Treasure Pill.
• Xiao Yi Xian accepted Tian Huangzi's explanation and realized Grandpa Xiao had arranged the targeting himself.

Xiao Yi Xian learned that Tian Huangzi had targeted Xiao Yan on the Palace Master's orders, clearing up her suspicions about the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace. Meanwhile, Yao Lao prepared to question Mu Gu about the important memory his friends had concealed, and Mu Gu demanded that Yao Lao kill him.

• Xiao Yi Xian apologized to Tian Huangzi for suspecting him, and he reassured her that her questions had been reasonable.
• Feng Qing'er asked Tian Huangzi how they should treat Xiao Yan, and Tian Huangzi admired Xiao Yan's progress and predicted they would fight someday.
• Yao Lao stabilized his Late-Stage One-Star Dou Saint realm and decided to interrogate Mu Gu about his lost memory.
• Yao Lao recalled that Danta's old friends, Feng Xian, and others had refused to reveal what they knew, so he had spared Mu Gu to learn the truth from him.
• Mu Gu, immobilized at Yao Lao's place of seclusion, demanded that Yao Lao kill him.