Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yan learned more about Xiao Lin’s long-hidden secrets while walking with him and Xiao Xiao, including that Xiao Lin had helped Xiao Yan’s parents become Dou Venerables. Xiao Yan then asked how strong Xiao Lin had become, leaving the question unanswered.

• Xiao Yan protested that he had been the last in the Xiao Household to learn Xiao Lin’s secret, and Xiao Lin laughed at his reaction.
• Xiao Xiao tried to blow sand from Xiao Yan’s eye, cheering him up and making Xiao Lin envious of their father-daughter bond.
• Xiao Lin answered Xiao Yan’s questions and revealed that Yun Shan had known his secret and that he and Yun Shan had long known about Xiao Yan and Yun Yun.
• Xiao Lin explained that a special medicinal pill he provided had transformed Xiao Yan’s parents’ cultivation talent and helped them advance from Dou Wang to Dou Venerable.
• Xiao Yan asked Xiao Lin how strong he was, noting that Xiao Lin could see through his cultivation and soul realm while Xiao Yan could not see through Xiao Lin.

Xiao Yan pressed Xiao Lin to reveal his strength, but Xiao Lin teased him and kept his true cultivation secret. Xiao Lin also explained his connection to Supreme Elder Lin by claiming they were close friends and that his standing in the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace was high.

• Xiao Yan eagerly asked Xiao Lin how strong he was, and Xiao Lin claimed he was a hundred million times stronger than his grandson.
• Xiao Yan asked for details about Xiao Lin's cultivation, but Xiao Lin told him to guess and refused to reveal his true realm.
• Xiao Yan decided he could provoke stronger enemies and call for Xiao Lin's help if he wanted to learn more.
• Xiao Yan asked about Xiao Lin's relationship with Supreme Elder Lin, and Xiao Lin claimed they were close friends who had helped found the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace.
• Xiao Lin said his status in the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace was no lower than a Grand Elder's and described the sect as a second home for the Xiao Household.

Xiao Lin told Xiao Yan about his standing in the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace and the token he had given Cai Lin, then brought Xiao Yan and Xiao Xiao back to Starfall Pavilion. As Xiao Lin settled in with Yao Lao, the conflict between the Heavenly Mansion Alliance and the Soul Hall continued to approach a decisive battle.

• Xiao Lin explained that Cai Lin could use his Myriad Formation Token to command most of the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace's forces, while refusing Xiao Yan's request for a token of his own.
• Xiao Lin answered Xiao Yan's questions but kept Supreme Elder Lin's identity secret, and Xiao Yan spent the following days sightseeing with Xiao Xiao and learning more from his grandfather.
• Xiao Lin, Xiao Yan, and Xiao Xiao returned to Starfall Pavilion half a month later, where Yao Lao warmly welcomed Xiao Lin.
• Xiao Lin began a short stay at Starfall Pavilion while the Heavenly Mansion Alliance and the Soul Hall continued fighting, and factions across the Central Plains anticipated a decisive battle.

Xiao Yan defeated Hun Ling and led the Heavenly Mansion Alliance to victory, though the Soul Hall’s vast strength made clear that defeating it would be a long struggle. Back at Starfall Pavilion, Xiao Lin offered Xiao Ding, Xiao Li, and the women a way to grow stronger by training at the Nine Nether Yellow Springs with Qing Lin.

• Xiao Yan defeated Hun Ling, forcing the Soul Hall Vice Hall Master to flee with grave injuries, and the Heavenly Mansion Alliance won the battle.
• The battle revealed that the Soul Hall likely had more than a hundred Dou Zun-level experts, so the Alliance’s victory did not mean it could soon destroy the Soul Hall.
• Xiao Yan returned to Starfall Pavilion with minor injuries and went into seclusion to recover.
• Xiao Li explained that the women and Xiao Ding were sighing because their strength no longer let them help Xiao Yan in battles against Saint-level opponents.
• Xiao Lin told Xiao Ding and the others that they could train at the Nine Nether Yellow Springs alongside Qing Lin after Xiao Yan emerged from seclusion.

Xiao Lin arranged for Xiao Yan, Xiao Ding, Medusa, and Qing Lin to travel to the Nine Netherworld Python Clan’s Nether Serpent Earth Vein, where Xiao Yan could gather an ingredient for the Nine Yin Yellow Springs Pill and prepare for the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame’s emergence. After Xiao Yan agreed and Ling Miao brought Qing Lin to Starfall Pavilion, the group set off for the clan’s territory.

• Xiao Lin proposed that Qing Lin and Xiao Yan’s companions gain experience in the Nether Serpent Earth Vein, while Xiao Yan gathered an ingredient needed for the Nine Yin Yellow Springs Pill.
• Yao Lao agreed with Xiao Lin’s plan and sought out the pill recipe so Xiao Yan could prepare for the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame’s emergence in roughly two years.
• Five days after recovering from his injuries, Xiao Yan emerged from seclusion and agreed to go with Xiao Ding, Medusa, and the others, with Yao Lao reminding him that his strength could protect them.
• Xiao Lin hinted that Xiao Yan might find an unexpected gain in the Nether Serpent Earth Vein, referring to the Yellow Springs Demon Saint’s inheritance.
• Three days later, Ling Miao arrived at Starfall Pavilion with Qing Lin, and the group set off for the Nether Serpent Earth Vein.

Xiao Lin waited at Starfall Pavilion for the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame’s celestial phenomenon, which he hoped would help him break through. Xiao Zhan then came to discuss relocating the Xiao Household to the Central Plains.

• Xiao Lin sent Xiao Yan, Medusa, Nalan Yanran, Xiao Yi Xian, Xiao Ding, Xiao Li, Qing Lin, and Ling Miao toward the Nether Serpent Earth Vein, confident they could handle the Nine Netherworld Python Clan.
• Xiao Lin explained that he awaited the demon flame’s arrival for its celestial phenomenon, which could help him advance beyond his current strength.
• Xiao Lin spent his peaceful days at Starfall Pavilion caring for Xiao Xiao and guiding Xiao Zhan and Yang Xiyue in cultivation.
• Xiao Zhan visited Xiao Lin to discuss an important matter, and Xiao Lin beat him after he answered in riddles.
• Xiao Zhan finally told Xiao Lin that he wanted to discuss relocating the Xiao Household to the Central Plains.

Xiao Lin and Xiao Zhan discussed moving the Xiao Household from the Northwest Continent to the Central Plains, but agreed the ongoing war made the timing dangerous. Xiao Zhan planned to reunite the household in the Northwest Continent and move it only after the Soul Hall fell, with Xiao Lin’s full support.

• Xiao Lin considered the risks and benefits of moving the Xiao Household to the Central Plains while the Soul Hall and the Hun Clan remained threats.
• Xiao Zhan explained that the Northwest Continent could no longer meet the household’s needs, but moving during the war between the Heavenly Mansion Alliance and the Soul Hall would expose the family to danger.
• Xiao Zhan declared that the Xiao Household would move to the Central Plains on the day the Soul Hall fell, and Xiao Lin praised his resolve.
• Xiao Zhan said he and Yue'er would return to the Northwest Continent to reunite the Xiao Household before the Soul Hall fell.
• Xiao Lin approved Xiao Zhan’s plan and promised to support him.

After Xiao Zhan and Yang Xiyue returned to the Northwest Continent, Xiao Xiao remained at Starfall Pavilion and grew lonely while Xiao Yan and the others were away. When the Starfall Formation suddenly activated, a mysterious purple-clad girl arrived, saying she was looking for someone to play with.

• Xiao Zhan and Yang Xiyue quietly left Starfall Pavilion for the Northwest Continent, leaving Xiao Xiao in the care of Xiao Lin, Xue Lan, and Yao Ye.
• Xiao Xiao stayed sad over her grandparents' departure as the Heavenly Mansion Alliance and the Soul Hall continued fighting and Yao Lao remained busy.
• The Starfall Formation activated without warning, making the people at Starfall Pavilion fear a Soul Hall attack.
• A purple-clad girl outside the formation threatened the Heavenly Mansion Alliance members who surrounded her and said she had come to find someone to play with.

Zi Yan arrived at Starfall Pavilion looking for Xiao Lin, alarming the Heavenly Mansion Alliance until he pulled her through a Spatial Passage. His display of strength left the alliance members astonished to learn that Xiao Yan’s grandfather was a formidable powerhouse.

• Old Monster Lin questioned Zi Yan and the Heavenly Mansion Alliance blocked her from entering Starfall Pavilion, suspecting she might be connected to the Soul Hall.
• Zi Yan said she had come to find Old Man Lin, but her answer confused Old Monster Lin and amused the alliance members.
• Xiao Lin opened a Spatial Passage, apologized for Zi Yan’s trouble, and grabbed her by the collar to pull her inside.
• The Heavenly Mansion Alliance members recognized Xiao Lin as Old Mister Xiao and marveled at his strength, while Old Monster Lin was left in shock.

Xiao Lin reunited with Zi Yan at Starfall Pavilion after she accidentally crashed into its protective formation while trying to reach him. Their conversation ended when Xiao Xiao approached and met Zi Yan, alarming Xiao Lin.

• Xiao Lin ignored Zi Yan's complaints about carrying her into Starfall Pavilion and asked why she had come.
• Zi Yan explained that she had gone to the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace, learned Xiao Lin was at Starfall Pavilion, and tried to open a Spatial Passage there, crashing into the Sect-Protecting Formation.
• Xiao Lin learned that Zi Yan had reached the late stage of Five-Star Dou Sheng after refining the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit and receiving Zhukun's guidance.
• Xiao Xiao came over and asked Zi Yan who she was, and the two girls looked at each other as Xiao Lin grew alarmed.

Xiao Lin introduced Xiao Xiao to Zi Yan after realizing his attempt to keep them apart had hurt Zi Yan and given Xiao Xiao the wrong impression. Once Zi Yan learned Xiao Xiao was Xiao Yan and Cai Lin’s daughter, she took Xiao Xiao out to play, and Xiao Lin let them go.

• Xiao Lin pulled Xiao Xiao behind him, making her wonder if Zi Yan was a bad person and hurting Zi Yan’s feelings.
• Xiao Lin introduced Zi Yan as Xiao Xiao’s aunt and explained that she was Xiao Yan’s senior and Cai Lin’s friend.
• Zi Yan realized Xiao Yan was Xiao Lin’s grandson, then learned Xiao Xiao’s mother was Cai Lin, also known as Medusa.
• Zi Yan called herself Xiao Xiao’s sister and invited her to play; Xiao Lin nodded and let them leave together.
• Xiao Xiao’s spirits gradually lifted after spending time with Zi Yan.

Xiao Lin accepted that Zi Yan’s companionship was helping Xiao Xiao and spent a peaceful stretch at Starfall Pavilion while visiting friends and family. He returned to the Xiao Household as its members prepared to relocate to the Central Plains after the Soul Hall’s destruction, a move that would require his help.

• Xiao Lin decided not to separate Xiao Xiao and Zi Yan because Xiao Xiao was happier with Zi Yan, and he joked that Xiao Yan would bear the consequences of their influence.
• Zi Yan stayed at Starfall Pavilion while Zhukun managed the Ancient Void Dragon Clan, whose members supported her as Dragon Emperor.
• Xiao Lin enjoyed a quiet life at Starfall Pavilion and visited Sound Valley, the Beast Region, and Ancient Dragon Island.
• Xiao Lin visited Jia Nan Academy, heard Su Qian’s complaints, improved the Trial Grounds’ formations, and left opportunities for its students.
• Xiao Lin returned to the Xiao Household and found that its leaders were preparing to move most of the family to the Central Plains after the Soul Hall’s destruction.

Xiao Lin spent a year visiting old allies in the Northwest Continent and leaving them resources and hidden inheritances before returning to Starfall Pavilion. Xiao Yan and the others came back from the Nether Serpent Earth Vein with major gains, while Medusa and Xiao Yi Xian remained behind to cultivate in the Nine Nether Yellow Springs.

• Xiao Lin visited the Misty Cloud Sect, the Jia Ma Royal House, the Mu Household, the Nalan Family, and the Mittel Family, leaving each faction resources and catching up with old friends.
• Xiao Lin hid parts of his inheritance in cliffs and frigid pools before spending a leisurely year in the Northwest Continent.
• Xiao Yan and the others returned from the Nether Serpent Earth Vein, while Medusa stayed to transform with the Nine-Colored Origin Stone and Xiao Yi Xian stayed to cultivate with her Netherworld Poison Flame.
• Xiao Ding and Xiao Li advanced to the ranks of High-Level Dou Venerables, and Nalan Yanran created the Yellow Springs Sword Art while remaining a Seven-Star Dou Venerable.
• Qing Lin reached Late-Stage Two-Star Dou Sheng after enslaving Yao Xiaotian and the First Elder of the Nine Netherworld Python Clan.
• Xiao Lin returned to Starfall Pavilion with Xiao Yan and the others, and the chapter ended by noting that Xiao Yan had gained the most from the trip.

Xiao Yan returned from the Nine Nether Yellow Springs with the Yellow Springs Demon Saint’s inheritance and Demon Saint Essence Blood, having helped Yao Ming reclaim leadership of the Nine Netherworld Python Clan and join the Heavenly Mansion Alliance. Back at Starfall Pavilion, he gave his grandfather Xiao Lin the Yellow Springs Heavenly Wrath, who was moved by the thoughtful gift.

• Xiao Yan helped Yao Ming regain his position as patriarch, while Qing Lin enslaved Yao Xiaotian and the First Elder instead of killing them.
• Yao Ming agreed to lead the Nine Netherworld Python Clan into the Heavenly Mansion Alliance and let Xiao Yan study the Yellow Springs Demon Saint’s inheritance.
• Xiao Yan obtained the Yellow Springs Finger, Yellow Springs Palm, Yellow Springs Heavenly Wrath, and six drops of Demon Saint Essence Blood.
• Xiao Yan distributed the Essence Blood among his brothers, Nalan Yanran, Yun Yun, Xiao Yi Xian, and Yao Ming, while Medusa and Qing Lin declined their shares.
• Xiao Yan returned to Starfall Pavilion and presented Xiao Lin with the Yellow Springs Heavenly Wrath, moving his grandfather.

Xiao Lin accepted Xiao Yan’s gift of Yellow Springs Heavenly Wrath and mastered the powerful soul technique. As the Heavenly Mansion Alliance’s fight against the Soul Hall continued, conflicts across the Central Plains suddenly eased into a brief, tacit peace.

• Xiao Lin accepted Xiao Yan’s offer of Yellow Springs Heavenly Wrath, reasoning that the high-tier Heaven Rank Soul Dou Technique could help restrain even an Emperor Realm Soul.
• Xiao Yan asked whether Xiao Lin had foreseen his discovery of the Yellow Springs Demon Saint’s inheritance and Yao Ming’s imprisonment, and Xiao Lin let him confirm the answer for himself.
• Xiao Yan asked Xiao Lin to stop tricking him, but Xiao Lin used his seniority to end the conversation on his own terms.
• Xiao Lin mastered Yellow Springs Heavenly Wrath, while Xiao Yan continued leading the Heavenly Mansion Alliance against the Soul Hall despite worrying about his parents’ return to the Xiao Household.
• Conflicts among the Central Plains factions, including the battle between the Heavenly Mansion Alliance and the Soul Hall, dwindled as they entered a brief tacit peace.

The Central Plains factions gathered near the Demonic Flame Space as the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame’s appearance approached, temporarily halting their conflicts. Xiao Lin returned to the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace to ask Ji Li about a suspicion he had recalled, just as Ji Li prepared to leave for the space.

• Factions across the Central Plains assembled near the mountain range where the Demonic Flame Space would open, while the Heavenly Mansion Alliance and Soul Hall paused their hostilities.
• The chapter recounted how the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame escaped the Ancient Emperor's Cave, was subdued by the Purifying Demonic Lotus Saint, and became trapped in the Demonic Flame Space after the Saint fell.
• Xiao Lin returned to the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace because he remembered something about Ji Li that he wanted to confirm.
• Ji Li asked why Xiao Lin had come back, and Xiao Lin said he wanted to talk rather than enter the Demonic Flame Space.
• Ji Li postponed his departure and asked Xiao Lin what he wanted to discuss.

Xiao Lin questioned Ji Li about his apparent ties to the Purifying Demonic Lotus Saint, and Ji Li revealed that his ancestor had been the saint’s friend and received the saint’s legacy as payment. Ji Li explained the purpose of the Demonic Flame Map, leaving Xiao Lin to reflect on how the saint’s affection for the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame led to its betrayal.

• Xiao Lin realized the Purifying Demonic Lotus Saint had said he had no children or disciples and asked Ji Li whether he was truly the saint’s descendant.
• Ji Li said he was not a descendant, but his ancestor had received the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame Seed Flame and Nightmare Sky Mist from the saint as payment.
• Xiao Lin recalled the Demonic Flame Remnant Map Ji Li had auctioned when they first met and recognized its connection to the saint’s legacy.
• Ji Li explained that the saint had entrusted his ancestor with the complete Purifying Lotus Demon Flame Map and the task of finding someone fated to subdue the flame.
• Ji Li said his family released map fragments over time so that whoever gathered them all would be recognized as the fated person.
• Xiao Lin concluded that the saint had hesitated to destroy the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame because he loved it like a son, but eventually trapped it in the Demonic Flame Space.

Ji Li told Xiao Lin why he was going to the Demonic Flame Space despite having no intention of subduing the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame. Before Ji Li set off, Xiao Lin asked him to deliver a message to someone he might meet there.

• Ji Li questioned how Xiao Lin knew the Purifying Demonic Lotus Saint had no descendants, but Xiao Lin dodged the question and Ji Li let the matter drop.
• Xiao Lin asked whether Ji Li planned to subdue the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame, and Ji Li explained that his clan had spread the map fragments because it did not want to claim the flame for itself.
• Ji Li said he wanted to see who could subdue the flame and make things difficult for anyone who offended him, and he hoped to tell the saint's Remnant Soul that the Ji Clan had kept its promise.
• Ji Li prepared to leave for the Demonic Flame Space, but Xiao Lin stopped him and asked him to pass along a message; Ji Li agreed.

As the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame’s appearance triggered extraordinary celestial phenomena, Xiao Lin cultivated above the ninth heaven by absorbing powerful Astral Power. The demon flame then erupted in the northwestern Central Plains, drawing experts from across the region toward its arrival.

• Ji Li set out for the nameless mountain range in the northwestern Central Plains, where the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame was about to appear.
• Xiao Lin watched the stars shift, went above the ninth heaven, and cultivated with the Chaos Stars Record as unusually powerful Astral Power descended.
• Onlookers saw two moons appear and nine stars align, confirming the signs of the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame’s arrival.
• Experts gathered near the mountain range argued over who would subdue the demon flame, while more people rushed toward the site.
• A powerful energy tide spread across heaven and earth, and a brilliant, scorching light erupted in the northwest, its heat reaching the entire Central Plains.

Xuan Ting, a newly born young man wandering the Central Plains, learned that the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame had appeared and set off to find it. On the way, he sensed a familiar but altered presence and decided to follow its owner toward the same destination.

• Xuan Ting browsed a shop and asked the shopkeeper about a Monster Core while a sudden disturbance shook the city.
• After hearing the shopkeeper mention the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame, Xuan Ting paid him with a powerful lightning-attribute energy crystal core to learn what was happening.
• Xuan Ting learned that the flame appeared once every thousand years and that many factions were heading to the Demonic Flame Space to fight for it.
• Xuan Ting left the city and flew northwest toward the flame, eager to find it and search for his benefactor.
• Xuan Ting sensed a presence resembling someone familiar, judged it had come from the direction of Starfall Pavilion, and followed it toward the flame's appearance.