Chapter Summaries

Gu Nanhai visited Xiao Lin to deliver an invitation to the Gu Clan Coming-of-Age Ceremony, and Xiao Lin agreed to attend. After Gu Nanhai and his companions left, Xiao Lin reflected on the ceremony and the Heavenly Tomb, which would open soon afterward.

• Gu Nanhai praised Xiao Lin’s abilities but did not press him about Spirit Array Masters.
• Gu Nanhai explained that he had come on the clan leader’s orders to invite Xiao Lin to the Gu Clan Coming-of-Age Ceremony.
• Xiao Lin accepted the invitation and said he would attend in person.
• Xiao Lin asked which other factions had been invited, and Gu Nanhai said the Gu Clan invited the other Emperor Clans and factions with Dou Sheng Experts.
• Gu Nanhai and his two companions left, and Xiao Lin considered the coming ceremony, the Heavenly Tomb, and the prospect of gaining another granddaughter-in-law.

Yao Lao wondered why the Gu Clan had invited Starfall Pavilion, especially after the Yao Clan had failed to contact him since he became a Dou Sheng. The Gu Clan delegation arrived with Xun’er, whose reunion with Xiao Yan revealed the reason for her visit and left her greeting Yao Lao respectfully.

• Yao Lao was surprised that the Gu Clan, rather than the Yao Clan, had sent an invitation to Starfall Pavilion, while Hu Jiujiu pledged to stand by him.
• Xun’er entered Starfall Pavilion with Elder Tong Xuan and another Gu Clan member, and she and Xiao Yan joyfully embraced.
• Elder Tong Xuan reminded Xun’er of the matter at hand, and she reluctantly separated from Xiao Yan.
• Xun’er greeted Yao Lao as Saint Yao and apologized for not visiting him sooner, explaining that she recognized him as Xiao Yan’s teacher.

Gu Xun'er visited Starfall Pavilion to invite Xiao Yan and Yao Lao to the Gu Clan's coming-of-age ceremony. She and Xiao Yan parted at the pavilion's mountain gate with a promise that he would take her back to the Xiao Household next time.

• Xun'er introduced Tong Xuan and Gu Qian to Yao Lao and sat beside Xiao Yan, ignoring the elders' disapproval.
• Xun'er told Xiao Yan that the Gu Clan would hold its coming-of-age ceremony and invited him and Yao Lao to attend.
• Yao Lao explained that Gu Clan members received Clan Marks at the ceremony, and Xiao Yan promised Xun'er he would come.
• Xun'er gave the invitation to Yao Lao, then stayed with Xiao Yan until nearly evening and toured Starfall Pavilion with him.
• At the mountain gate, Xun'er asked Xiao Yan to take her back to the Xiao Household next time, and Xiao Yan agreed.

After Xun'er left, Xiao Yan teased Yao Lao by revealing his connections to Xuan Yi and Fairy Qing to Hu Jiujiu, then decided to visit the Xiao Household before the Gu Clan's Coming-of-Age Ceremony. Xiao Yi Xian arrived just before his departure, and Xiao Yan planned to take her home to meet his family.

• Xiao Yan admitted to Yao Lao that he would not give up on Xun'er despite his feelings for Yanran and Xiao Yi Xian.
• Xiao Yan told Hu Jiujiu that Yao Lao had ties to Xuan Yi and Fairy Qing, leaving Yao Lao to explain himself while Xiao Yan slipped away.
• Xiao Yan celebrated setting Yao Lao up and considered doing the same to his grandfather someday.
• Xiao Yan decided to return to the Xiao Household to visit his family and see his eldest and second brothers.
• Xiao Yi Xian arrived at Starfall Pavilion, and Xiao Yan planned to take her home with him.

Xiao Lin returned to the Xiao Household and reunited with Xiao Xiao, who recognized him as her great-grandfather. Xiao Xiao said her uncles had gone to help her mother fight the bad guys and asked whether she would see her father afterward.

• Xiao Lin arrived at the Xiao Household and saw Xiao Xiao leading her attendants on a playful chase.
• Xiao Lin sent the attendants away and asked Xiao Xiao if she remembered him.
• Xiao Xiao recalled Xiao Lin and recognized him as her great-grandfather, and he picked her up.
• Xiao Zhan and Yang Xiyue arrived, and Xiao Xiao greeted her grandparents.
• Xiao Lin asked where Xiao Ding and Xiao Li were, and Xiao Xiao said they had gone to help her mother fight the bad guys and asked if she could see her father when they returned.

Xiao Lin reassured Xiao Xiao that her father loved her, even though Xiao Yan did not yet know she had been born. After Xiao Xiao fell asleep, Xiao Lin praised Xiao Zhan’s progress and revealed that he had seen Xiao Zhan’s mother.

• Yang Xiyue explained that Medusa had promised Xiao Xiao she would meet her father, prompting Xiao Xiao to worry that Xiao Yan did not want her.
• Xiao Lin assured Xiao Xiao that Xiao Yan would be overjoyed to learn she had been born and explained that Xiao Yan simply did not know yet.
• Xiao Xiao accepted that her father was silly, made a pinky promise with Xiao Lin, and fell asleep as Yang Xiyue carried her to her room.
• Xiao Lin praised Xiao Zhan for reaching the Three-Star Dou Venerable realm, and Xiao Zhan asked why he had been unreachable for two years.
• Xiao Lin told Xiao Zhan that he had seen his mother, leaving Xiao Zhan dumbstruck.

Xiao Lin told Xiao Zhan that he had seen his mother, but Xiao Zhan mistook the claim as his father testing whether he could take a new partner. After beating Xiao Zhan for misunderstanding him, Xiao Lin left, insisting he would bring Xiao Zhan's mother back someday.

• Xiao Zhan worried that Xiao Lin might be ill or injured when his father said he had seen his mother.
• Xiao Zhan assumed Xiao Lin had found a woman he liked and assured him that the family would accept a new partner.
• Xiao Lin realized Xiao Zhan had misunderstood and beat him with a shoe until he backed down.
• Xiao Lin told Xiao Zhan he meant that he had truly seen his mother and said he would bring her back someday.
• Xiao Zhan wondered whether his mother was alive or someone was scheming against Xiao Lin, then healed his injuries and went to discuss the matter with his wife.

Xiao Lin stayed with the Xiao Household and approved of its growth and strong alliances. Meanwhile, Xiao Yan failed to find Nalan Yanran and left the Central Plains with Xiao Yi Xian to visit his family.

• Xiao Lin visited his old friends in the Jia Ma Empire, beat them at board games, and found them avoiding him afterward.
• Xiao Lin learned that Xiao Zhan had moved part of the Xiao Household into the Xiao Realm and built up its strength and defenses in the Imperial Capital.
• Xiao Yan searched for Nalan Yanran through Starfall Pavilion and the Myriad Sword Pavilion but could not find her.
• Yao Lao promised to keep searching for Nalan Yanran, and Xiao Yan agreed to return home with Xiao Yi Xian.
• Xiao Yi Xian accepted Xiao Yan’s invitation, and the two entered a Spatial Passage together.

Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian returned to the Xiao Household in Wutan City, where Xiao Yi Xian worried about winning over Xiao Yan’s parents. There, Xiao Yan met his young daughter Xiao Xiao for the first time and recognized their connection.

• Xiao Yi Xian worried that Xiao Yan’s parents would not accept her, and Xiao Yan reassured her as they traveled through the Spatial Passage.
• Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian arrived at the Xiao Household, where the guards excitedly announced his return.
• Xiao Yi Xian grew nervous as Xiao Yan led her through the household toward his family.
• Xiao Xiao ran up to Xiao Yan, introduced herself, and asked whether he was her daddy.
• Xiao Yan touched Xiao Xiao’s cheek and sensed that she was his daughter.

Xiao Yan reunited with his daughter Xiao Xiao at the Xiao Household and recognized her as Medusa’s child. Xiao Yi Xian surprised him by saying she wanted to have a child with him too.

• Xiao Yan recognized Xiao Xiao as his daughter, and Xiao Xiao happily accepted him as her father.
• Xiao Yan picked Xiao Xiao up and showered her with kisses until she told him to stop.
• Xiao Yi Xian was shocked to learn Xiao Xiao was Xiao Yan’s daughter and greeted the girl.
• Xiao Yan started to apologize to Xiao Yi Xian, but she said she wanted to have a child with him.
• Xiao Yan was left dumbstruck by Xiao Yi Xian’s unexpected request.

Xiao Yan returned to the Xiao Household, met his daughter Xiao Xiao, and learned that Cai Lin had named her. Xiao Zhan told him that Cai Lin and his two elder brothers were at Xuanhuang Fortress confronting the Lion Nether Sect, whose strength shocked Xiao Yan.

• Xiao Yan introduced Xiao Yi Xian to Xiao Zhan and Yang Xiyue, and Yang Xiyue took her aside to talk.
• Xiao Yan complained that Xiao Lin had not told him about Xiao Xiao, but Xiao Lin reminded him he had hinted that Cai Lin was pregnant.
• Xiao Zhan confirmed that Cai Lin had named Xiao Xiao, and Xiao Xiao asked Xiao Yan to take her to see her mother and uncles.
• Xiao Zhan explained that Cai Lin and Xiao Yan's eldest and second brothers were helping defend Xuanhuang Fortress against the Lion Nether Sect.
• Xiao Zhan described the Lion Nether Sect's strength, and Xiao Yan's eyes widened in shock.

Xiao Yan returned to the Xiao Household and was stunned to learn that his father, Xiao Zhan, had become a Three-Star Dou Venerable and that his mother had also reached Dou Venerable. After Xiao Lin urged him to rest before heading to Xuanhuang Fortress, Xiao Yan agreed to spend a few days with Xiao Yi Xian and Xiao Xiao before going to see Medusa and his brothers.

• Xiao Yan learned that the Lion Nether Sect had more than thirty Dou Zun experts, then discovered that Xiao Zhan had risen from Dou Wang to Three-Star Dou Venerable.
• Xiao Zhan refused to reveal the secret behind his rapid advancement, and Xiao Yan found that his mother was also a Dou Venerable while many Xiao Household members had become Dou Lings and Dou Wangs.
• Xiao Yan checked Xiao Lin and found that his grandfather was still a Dou Wang, privately deciding that Grandpa was the only normal one.
• Xiao Yan offered to go to Xuanhuang Fortress to help against the Lion Nether Sect and visit Medusa and his brothers, but Xiao Lin persuaded him to rest first and consider Xiao Yi Xian.
• Xiao Yan promised Xiao Xiao that he would play with her for the next few days, and he stayed at the Xiao Household with Xiao Yi Xian and his daughter.

After Xiao Yan, Xiao Yi Xian, and Xiao Xiao left to support Xuanhuang Fortress, Xiao Lin reassured Xiao Zhan and Yang Xiyue that Xiao Yan could defeat the Lion Nether Sect’s weakened Dou Venerables. He then revealed that the Gu Clan’s Coming-of-Age Ceremony would open the Heavenly Tomb and that the Xiao Household was entitled to two places.

• Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian took Xiao Xiao with them to Xuanhuang Fortress, where they intended to face the Lion Nether Sect.
• Xiao Zhan worried about their safety and considered going after them, but Xiao Lin assured him that Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian could handle the enemy.
• Xiao Lin explained that the Soul Hall had strengthened the Lion Nether Sect to target the Xiao Household, but its Dou Venerables were weak and burdened by their artificial gains in power.
• Xiao Lin told Xiao Zhan and Yang Xiyue that the Gu Clan would soon hold its Coming-of-Age Ceremony and that the Xiao Household could attend without an invitation.
• Xiao Lin revealed that the Heavenly Tomb would open after the ceremony and that the Xiao Household had two places, then began explaining what they would do next.

Xiao Yan, Xiao Yi Xian, and Xiao Xiao arrived at Xuanhuang Fortress, where Xiao Yan reunited with his eldest brother, Xiao Ding. He then reunited with Medusa, who was worn down by preparing to face the Lion Nether Sect, and thanked her for her years of hard work.

• Xiao Yan used his Heavenly Mirror Soul Power to probe Xuanhuang Fortress, drawing the attention of its experts.
• Xiao Ding emerged to confront the intruder, recognized Xiao Yan and Xiao Xiao, and welcomed Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian into the fortress.
• Xiao Ding led Xiao Yan to Medusa, who was reviewing intelligence reports on the Lion Nether Sect’s advance and considering how to get help from the Central Plains.
• Medusa looked up and was stunned to see Xiao Yan holding Xiao Xiao, while Xiao Xiao teased her for not noticing them sooner.
• Xiao Yan reassured Xiao Xiao that Medusa had been working hard and thanked Medusa, easing the hurt she had felt over his long absence.

Xiao Yan reunited with Medusa at Xuanhuang Fortress and insisted that she stop working and spend time with him and Xiao Xiao. Elsewhere, Xiao Yi Xian reassured Xiao Ding and Xiao Li that she accepted Xiao Yan’s other relationships, and the brothers welcomed her as family.

• Medusa scolded Xiao Yan for bringing Xiao Xiao to the dangerous Xuanhuang Fortress, but Xiao Yan took responsibility and promised to protect them both.
• Xiao Yan set aside Medusa’s documents and invited her to walk with him and Xiao Xiao, and Medusa agreed to leave the hall with them.
• Xiao Yan, Medusa, and Xiao Xiao strolled around Xuanhuang Fortress while Xiao Xiao delighted in being with her parents.
• Xiao Ding and Xiao Li worried that Xiao Yi Xian might be upset seeing Xiao Yan with Medusa and Xiao Xiao, but Xiao Yi Xian said she accepted the situation and only envied Medusa for having Xiao Xiao.
• Xiao Ding and Xiao Li praised Xiao Yi Xian and promised to stand up for her if Xiao Yan ever mistreated her.

Xiao Yan returned to Xuanhuang Fortress and met with the Flame Alliance’s strongest fighters as they prepared for the Lion Nether Sect’s threat. He revealed his willingness to defend the Jia Ma Empire, while the alliance’s leaders recognized how powerful the Xiao Household had become.

• Xiao Yan returned to the hall where Medusa had gathered Yun Shan, Jia Xing Tian, Fa Ma, Hai Bodong, and the other leading fighters.
• Hai Bodong welcomed Xiao Yan, and Yun Shan, Fa Ma, and Jia Xing Tian recognized his strength and praised his cultivation and Soul Power.
• The leaders reflected on how the Xiao Household’s ties had strengthened the Flame Alliance and improved relations between the Jia Ma Empire and the Snake-People Tribe.
• Xiao Yan modestly promised to help the Jia Ma Empire and offered his aid to Yun Shan, Jia Xing Tian, Fa Ma, and Hai Bodong.
• Yun Shan and the others felt relieved that Xiao Yan remained unchanged and that their factions had maintained good relations with the Xiao Household.

Xiao Yan reassured the leaders of the Jia Ma Empire and Flame Alliance that he could overcome the Lion Nether Sect’s overwhelming forces. He demonstrated his and Xiao Yi Xian’s control of six Heavenly Flames and proposed annihilating the gathered Dou Venerables with a Six-Colored Fire Lotus.

• Yun Shan, Jia Xing Tian, Fa Ma, and Hai Bodong discussed the Lion Nether Sect’s advance and the difficulty of gathering enough Dou Venerables to defend Xuanhuang Fortress.
• Medusa proposed targeting the Lion Nether Sect’s leader, while Xiao Ding and Xiao Li kept their knowledge of possible reinforcements from the Central Plains to themselves.
• Xiao Yan said they only needed to deal with all the Lion Nether Sect’s Dou Venerables, alarming the others with his confidence.
• Xiao Yan summoned five Heavenly Flames, and Xiao Yi Xian summoned the Netherworld Poison Flame, revealing six Heavenly Flames in the hall.
• Xiao Yan asked what would happen if he struck the gathered enemy Dou Venerables with a Six-Colored Fire Lotus, leaving everyone stunned.

Xiao Yan proposed using six Heavenly Flames to cripple the Lion Nether Sect’s Dou Venerables in one strike, and the others agreed to let him try. Xiao Ding and Xiao Li planned to provoke the sect into gathering its forces, while Medusa showed concern for Xiao Yan.

• Xiao Yan said he was confident he could use six Heavenly Flames to wipe out most of the Lion Nether Sect’s combat strength in one strike.
• Fa Ma, Yun Shan, Jia Xing Tian, and Hai Bodong supported Xiao Yan’s plan, and Medusa agreed while warning him not to take risks.
• Xiao Yan reassured Medusa and reminded her that Xiao Xiao and his parents missed her.
• Xiao Yi Xian left to take care of Xiao Xiao as the others departed.
• Xiao Ding planned to find a way to gather the Lion Nether Sect’s Dou Venerables, but Xiao Li suggested provoking the sect at its base to draw them together.

After the others left, Xiao Yan and Medusa shared a private moment in Xuanhuang Fortress, where he asked her to rely on him and she accepted. They went on a date, and Xiao Yan promised to show Medusa and Xiao Xiao a grand fireworks display in a few days.

• Medusa tried to leave the hall, but Xiao Yan caught her wrist and asked her to let him support her.
• Medusa agreed to try relying on Xiao Yan, and he took her hand to walk with him through Xuanhuang Fortress.
• Xiao Yan told Medusa to bring Xiao Xiao to see a grand fireworks show in a few days, and she agreed.
• Xiao Yan and Medusa drew close beneath the setting sun, and he kissed her forehead without her resisting.

Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian prepared to eliminate the Lion Nether Sect’s threat after Shi Tian moved up the attack on Xuanhuang Fortress. Before leaving, Xiao Yan promised Medusa and Xiao Xiao a big firework, then flew out with Xiao Yi Xian.

• Xiao Ding and Xiao Li repeatedly provoked the Lion Nether Sect, frustrating Shi Tian and disrupting its plan to attack Xuanhuang Fortress a year later.
• Shi Tian received Xue He's approval to launch an early attack and destroy the Xiao Household, then summoned the sect's scattered Dou Zun experts.
• Medusa told Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian to handle the Lion Nether Sect after learning its Dou Zun experts had gathered.
• Xiao Yan promised Medusa and Xiao Xiao a big firework before departing Xuanhuang Fortress with Xiao Yi Xian.