Chapter Summaries

Wu Yan agreed to make one move in exchange for a ninth-tier pill, while Soul Hall's leaders reconsidered how to pursue the Xiao Clan without provoking him. Soul Hall decided to keep a lower profile in the Northwestern Continent and use other forces to target the Xiao Clan indirectly.

• Yao Chen told Wu Yan that making the five ninth-tier pills had nearly exhausted his fortune, and Wu Yan decided not to press him for more.
• Xuan Kongzi offered Wu Yan a ninth-tier pill in exchange for one move, and Wu Yan accepted.
• Gu You reported to Soul Hall's First Venerable that the Xiao Clan was in Mittel Clan territory and that Wu Yan was connected to the Gu Clan.
• The First Venerable warned Gu You that Wu Yan's rapid rise and unknown abilities made confronting him too risky.
• Gu You proposed keeping Soul Hall's agents quiet and stirring up other forces against the Xiao Clan, and the First Venerable approved the plan.

Wu Yan reached the late Eight-Star Battle Saint stage and reflected on the Ancient Races’ dwindling resources before turning his attention to the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan as a potential source of cultivation materials. He nourished pregnant Ya Fei, then spent the night with Medusa, who was overwhelmed by his strength.

• Wu Yan used the remaining medicinal pills to reach the late Eight-Star Battle Saint stage and concluded that even the Ancient Races had nearly exhausted their resources.
• Wu Yan assessed the strength of Gu Yuan, Soul Heaven, and Nihility Devouring Flame, then left his meditation chamber.
• Wu Yan found Medusa at the Dou Zun realm and sent life energy to nourish Ya Fei and her unborn child.
• Wu Yan considered hunting the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan for its Ninth-Rank Magical Beasts and wondered whether he should seek out Zi Yan’s father.
• Wu Yan spent the night with Medusa, whose attempt to overpower him ended in defeat.

Wu Yan learned that the Soul Hall had abducted Xiao Zhan, but refused to risk war over the Xiao Clan and had the Mittel Clan issue only a warning. Xiao Yan, furious over his father’s capture, began considering why the Soul Hall had targeted his family.

• Wu Yan heard that a mysterious expert had attacked the Xiao Clan and abducted Xiao Zhan, and he decided the matter was not his responsibility.
• Yun Yun asked whether they should declare war on the Soul Hall, but Wu Yan told her to have Teng Shan issue a stern warning instead.
• The Mittel Clan released a public announcement condemning the Soul Hall’s actions and warning it against further attacks.
• Xiao Yan learned that the Soul Hall had taken his father and angrily punched a rock until his fists bled.
• Yao Chen urged Xiao Yan to consider what might have made the Soul Hall target the Xiao Clan, and Xiao Yan began to think it through.

Xiao Yan realized Soul Hall had targeted the Xiao Clan for the Tou She Ancient God Jade and learned his father was being held to obtain it, while Yao Chen prepared to strengthen Starfall Pavilion. Later, Wu Yan received an invitation to Cao Ping’s banquet and decided to take his younger sister Xiao Yue instead of choosing among his partners.

• Xiao Yan remembered that Soul Hall wanted the Tou She Ancient God Jade and showed the jade to Yao Chen.
• Yao Chen told Xiao Yan that his father would remain safe while the jade stayed with Xiao Yan, then urged him to focus on cultivation and went to seek reinforcements.
• Yao Chen’s efforts stirred the Central Plains, and rumors spread that the Cao Clan had gained another Eighth-Rank Alchemy Grandmaster.
• Wu Yan received an invitation to Cao Ping’s banquet and struggled to decide which of his women to take.
• Xiao Yue returned, and Wu Yan chose to take his younger sister to the banquet.

Wu Yue asked Wu Yan whether he would accept Nalan Yanran’s feelings, and he agreed to resolve the situation with Yun Yun. Nalan Yanran joined Wu Yan and the other women, and Yun Yun eventually accepted her disciple’s feelings.

• Wu Yue told Wu Yan that Nalan Yanran loved him and wanted to stay by his side, and Wu Yan said he would speak with Yun Yun.
• Wu Yue left to tell Nalan Yanran the good news while Wu Yan considered how to help Yun Yun accept the situation.
• Several days later, Nalan Yanran joined Wu Yan, Yun Yun, Medusa, and Xiao Yi Xian during a stormy night.
• Yun Yun questioned Nalan Yanran, who explained that she wanted Wu Yan to cherish her as he cherished Yun Yun.
• Yun Yun listened to Nalan Yanran’s feelings and accepted the situation.

Wu Yan and Wu Yue arrived at the Cao Clan’s banquet, where Cao Ying welcomed them and grew close to Wu Yue. On the banquet day, Wu Yan enlisted Cao Ying to help uncover who had captured Cao Ping’s heart.

• Wu Yan and Wu Yue rode through the Spatial Wormhole to Cao City as guests from the Pill Tower and other factions gathered for the Cao Clan’s banquet.
• Cao Ying waited at the Cao Clan’s gates for Wu Yan, met Wu Yue, and showed both guests to their prepared quarters.
• Cao Ping told Wu Yan that Cao Ying wanted to pursue him, and Wu Yan learned the Cao Clan had kept Cao Ying from studying at the Pill Tower so she would not be lured away.
• Cao Ping hinted that he had suffered setbacks in romance, and Wu Yan suspected he had been busy pursuing someone.
• At the banquet, Wu Yan asked Cao Ying to find the woman who could make Cao Ping’s heart flutter, and she eagerly agreed.

Wu Yan prepared a Space Scroll as a wedding gift for Cao Ping and the Young Valley Mistress of Sound Valley, while Wu Yue persuaded him to let her see the woman. Cao Ying delivered the scroll to the Cao Clan, where its significance led others to believe Wu Yan had pledged to protect the clan.

• Wu Yan told Wu Yue he would help Cao Ping and might arrange for him to marry more women, then gave her an ordinary Space Scroll to compare with the special ones she carried.
• Cao Ying returned and identified the woman Cao Ping admired as Sound Valley’s Young Valley Mistress, prompting Wu Yue to ask Wu Yan to take her to see the woman.
• Wu Yan gave Cao Ying a Space Scroll to deliver as his wedding gift, and she called it a precious protective talisman for the Cao Clan.
• Cao Ying presented the scroll to a Cao Clan elder, and observers inferred that Wu Yan was publicly backing the clan.
• Xuan Yi recognized Cao Ying’s extraordinary soul talent and suspected the Cao Clan had chosen her for a marriage alliance with Wu Yan.

Wu Yan watched Cao Ping's courtship of Lin Xin, then spent half a month traveling with Wu Yue and Cao Ying. When he set out for home, Cao Ying asked to join him and cultivate in his space, while Cao Ping remained behind wondering whether he could ever reach Battle Saint.

• Wu Yan secretly watched Cao Ping interact with Lin Xin and judged that she seemed interested despite her reserved manner.
• Wu Yan briefly spoke with Xuan Yi, then stayed with the Cao Clan and took Wu Yue and Cao Ying around the Central Plains for half a month.
• Before leaving, Wu Yan teased Cao Ping about Lin Xin, and Cao Ying joked that she was running away from home before praising Wu Yan's looks.
• Wu Yan reminded Cao Ping not to neglect his cultivation, and Cao Ying asked to travel with Wu Yan and cultivate in his space; he agreed.
• After Wu Yan, Wu Yue, and Cao Ying departed on an ice horse, Cao Ping wondered whether he would ever break through to Battle Saint.

After Cao Ping reflected on his own path to becoming a Battle Saint, Wu Yan and Ya Fei welcomed twins, deepening Wu Yan’s ties to his family and the Mittel Clan. The chapter left Wu Yan settling into life as a father while his other partners grew more eager to have children with him.

• Cao Ping realized that despite being less talented than Wu Yan, he could still aspire to become a Battle Saint like other cultivators.
• Wu Yan sent Cao Ying, Xiao Yue, and Nalan Yanran to cultivate in the Ice Tower before Ya Fei went into labor.
• Ya Fei gave birth to a boy and a girl, and Wu Yan watched over the newborn twins with the women around him.
• Wu Yan considered his growing family, his seven prospective wives, and his responsibility to raise his children without abandoning his pursuit of immortality.
• The twins ate a First Origin Pill and slept longer, while Ya Fei’s children helped calm the Mittel Clan and stirred Yun Yun and Medusa to become more proactive toward Wu Yan.

After five years of seclusion, Wu Yan emerged and learned from Wu Yue about events on the continent and the Alchemist Tournament. He focused on preparing for the Battle Saint ruin and the Ancient Emperor's Cave Mansion, believing he had time to grow strong enough to defeat Soul Heaven and claim its opportunities.

• Wu Yue ordered Wu Jiye and Wu Lele to serve her while their parents were in seclusion.
• A thunderclap announced Wu Yan's return from seclusion, and he greeted Wu Yue and his children.
• Wu Yue told Wu Yan that the Soul Hall had been stirring up conflicts and shared the Alchemist Tournament results, including Cao Ping's third place and Gu He's eleventh place.
• Wu Yan considered the Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit and planned to reach Nine-Star Battle Saint before confronting Soul Heaven and Nihility Devouring Flame over the Ancient Emperor's Cave Mansion.
• Wu Yan wondered whether Gu Yuan was secretly encouraging events around the future conflict, then dismissed the idea as unlikely.

Wu Yan secretly entered an ancient ruin, seized its rare medicinal treasures and pill formulas, and left as the ruin collapsed. He then decided to hunt the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan’s Ninth-Rank Magical Beasts.

• Wu Yan agreed to let Wu Yue teach his five-year-old nephew and niece while he was away, and told her to contact him with a spatial scroll if anything important happened.
• Wu Yan entered the ancient ruin in the Skeleton Mountain Range before it emerged and found its medicinal garden.
• Wu Yan took the Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit, the Soul Infant Fruit Tree and its fruits, ancient pill formulas, and a Pill Beast.
• Wu Yan compressed the entire medicinal garden into a small sphere and left, causing the ruin’s space to collapse shortly afterward.
• Wu Yan chose to hunt the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan’s Ninth-Rank Magical Beasts and slipped into the void to search for their habitat.

Wu Yan invaded the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan’s hidden realm, killed its leaders, and took its treasures before returning home to cultivate. After reaching the peak of early Nine-Star Battle Saint, he reunited with his children and reflected on how little time he had spent with them.

• Huang Tian sensed danger as Wu Yan’s Fate Defeat sealed the Sky Demon Phoenix Clan’s hidden realm and weakened its members.
• Wu Yan subdued Huang Tian, killed the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan’s strongest experts, and plundered its Magic Cores and treasure vault despite promising to spare the clan.
• Wu Yan returned home and refined the Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit for a month, raising his strength to the peak of early Nine-Star Battle Saint.
• Wu Yan placed the ancient medicinal garden in his own medicinal-herb area and put a Golden Soul Infant Fruit into the Little Blue Bottle for refining.
• Wu Yan’s children left cultivation with Wu Yue to cling to him, and Wu Yan realized they had missed him while he was away.

Wu Yan strengthened his Soul Origin with refined treasures, reunited with Ya Fei, and spent time with their children while Wu Yue cared for them. Two years later, he learned about the Misty Cloud Sect’s rise under Wu Yue and admitted to Qing Lin that he had accepted Yun Yanran as well.

• Wu Yan asked Wu Yue when she planned to take over as sect leader, and she said she would wait for her teacher and senior sister to emerge from seclusion.
• Wu Yan refined the Golden Soul Infant Fruit and four ninth-tier Magic Cores, strengthening his Soul Origin and improving his cultivation speed.
• Wu Yan reunited with Ya Fei after she became a Dou Zun, while Wu Yue watched their children.
• Wu Yue teased Wu Yan and Ya Fei as they left to spend time together, then continued caring for the children.
• Two years later, Qing Lin reported that Wu Yue had become Misty Cloud Sect leader and that the sect had grown powerful under Yun Yun’s leadership.
• Qing Lin asked Wu Yan about accepting Sister Yanran, and Wu Yan acknowledged his relationship with her.

Wu Yan received an invitation to the Gu Clan’s coming-of-age ceremony and comforted Qing Lin, who feared she would be left behind, before spending time with her and his children. Two months later, he broke through to Emperor Realm Soul and announced that nowhere on the Dou Qi Continent was beyond his reach.

• Qing Lin gave Wu Yan the Gu Clan’s invitation to its ceremony a year later, and he decided to attend after reaching Emperor Realm Soul.
• Qing Lin told Wu Yan she wanted a closer relationship because she feared being left behind, and he carried her back to their room.
• Wu Yan spent the next day with his children, who apologized for sleeping in after cultivating through the night.
• After two months of refining soul energy, Wu Yan broke through to Emperor Realm Soul, and his women gathered outside his cultivation chamber.
• Wu Yan confirmed his breakthrough to Ya Fei and said he could now go anywhere on the Dou Qi Continent.

Wu Yan used the Little Blue Bottle’s new essences to control Xiao Yi Xian’s Woeful Poison Body, then cultivated before traveling to the Gu Clan to reunite with Gu Xun'er. He arrived alone for her coming-of-age ceremony, and they embraced after years apart.

• Wu Yan and the women spent several months together, and Medusa, Yun Yun, and Xiao Yi Xian became pregnant.
• Wu Yan brought Xiao Yi Xian to a pool infused with Spirit Liquid and Moonlight Essence, where her Woeful Poison Body gained the ability to distinguish allies from enemies.
• Wu Yan consumed Sunlight Essence and Spirit Liquid, further tempering his body and advancing his cultivation toward the middle stage of the Nine-Star Battle Saint realm.
• Wu Yan left for the Gu Clan to see Gu Xun'er, whom he had not seen for seven or eight years.
• Gu Xun'er welcomed Wu Yan at the Gu Clan, and he explained that he had come alone for her coming-of-age ceremony before they embraced.

Gu Yuan took Wu Yan away from Gu Xun'er to learn how he gave intelligence to Battle Qi creations, but Wu Yan revealed that his fused Battle Qi and spiritual energy were a personal talent. After Wu Yan returned, Gu Xun'er told him about the Gu Clan youths seeking his guidance, and he agreed to meet them.

• Gu Yuan exchanged an Ice Rabbit for Wu Yan, leaving Gu Xun'er jealous as Gu Yao soon arrived to ask Wu Yan for guidance.
• Gu Yuan questioned Wu Yan about his seemingly living Battle Qi creations, and Wu Yan explained that he fused Battle Qi with spiritual energy.
• Wu Yan showed Gu Yuan his Mutated Battle Qi, and Gu Yuan realized he could no longer see through Wu Yan's aura.
• Wu Yan considered letting Soul Heaven gather the Ancient Jades before entering the conflict himself.
• Wu Yan returned to his manor, where Gu Xun'er served him food and told him the Gu Clan's young talents wanted his guidance.
• Gu Xun'er said she had reached the 3-Transition Dou Zun realm, while the clan's strongest youths had reached Nine-Star Dou Zun.

Wu Yan teased Gu Xun'er about his cultivation before helping Gu Clan youths with their training problems. After Gu Yao asked to become his disciple and was refused, Gu Xun'er grew jealous and vowed to deal with him.

• Gu Xun'er guessed that Wu Yan had reached at least Six-Star Battle Saint, but Wu Yan left her wondering about his exact cultivation as they went into a room together.
• Gu Yuan inferred that Wu Yan was at least a Six-Star Battle Saint and felt pleased about his daughter’s relationship with him.
• At the Gu Clan martial arts arena, Wu Yan gave Gu Yao a stronger Ice Origin to help improve his ice Dou Qi.
• Wu Yan answered the Gu Clan youths’ cultivation questions and told them how to address their problems.
• Gu Yao asked Wu Yan to take him as a student, but Wu Yan refused and told him he could write with questions instead.
• Gu Xun'er became angry at Gu Yao for asking to be Wu Yan’s student and resolved to teach him a lesson.

As the Gu Clan prepared for its coming-of-age ceremony, Gu Yuan asked Wu Yan to enter the Heavenly Tomb and help Xiao Yan inherit Xiao Xuan’s legacy. Xiao Yan arrived in Ancient Sacred City and was warmly welcomed by the Gu Clan’s younger generation, while Wu Yan watched him form close friendships and reflected on the trouble caused by beauty.

• Wu Yan confronted Gu Xun'er about staging a cultivation-guidance session, and she promised not to deceive him again.
• Gu Yuan told Wu Yan that Xiao Xuan had left a legacy in the Heavenly Tomb for Xiao Yan, and asked Wu Yan to go in his place because he could not face his old friend’s remnant soul.
• Wu Yan agreed to enter the Heavenly Tomb and protect Gu Xun'er while helping Xiao Yan.
• The Gu Clan prepared for its coming-of-age ceremony as members of the other ancient clans arrived in Ancient Sacred City.
• Ling Quan and the Gu Clan’s younger generation welcomed Xiao Yan, who spent his nights drinking with them, while Wu Yan watched from Gu Xun'er's side.

Wu Yan watched Gu Xun'er reveal her Divine-Grade Bloodline at the Gu Clan's coming-of-age ceremony, then secretly entered the Heavenly Tomb with her. He planned to help her cultivate before exploring Xiao Xuan's tomb.

• Wu Yan told Gu Xun'er that the Yao Clan had driven out Yao Chen, a powerful alchemist who could become a Ninth-Rank Grandmaster.
• Gu Xun'er tested as ten stars with a Divine-Grade Bloodline, and Wu Yan brought her back to his side across space.
• Xiao Yan watched the ceremony and envied Wu Yan's strength.
• The Ancient Races' younger generation entered the Heavenly Tomb, where they could cultivate for three years while only half a year passed outside.
• Wu Yan secretly followed Gu Xun'er into the Heavenly Tomb and told her he would help her cultivate before visiting Xiao Xuan's tomb.

Wu Yan watched Xiao Yan inherit the Xiao Tribe’s Dou Di Bloodline, then stayed behind in the Heavenly Tomb to confront its hidden soul. With Xiao Xuan’s help, he drew out the Heavenly Tomb Soul and launched Yellow Springs Heavenly Wrath.

• Wu Yan brought Gu Xun'er through the Heavenly Tomb’s second level, collected energy crystals, and found Ancient Devouring Insects frozen in the wall to the third level.
• Over the following year, Gu Xun'er cultivated to the Peak 3-Transition Dou Zun realm as an energy storm drove everyone into the third level.
• Xiao Xuan accepted Xiao Yan as his descendant, and Xiao Yan inherited the Xiao Tribe’s Dou Di Bloodline, awakening at the peak of the 7-Star Dou Zun realm.
• As the three-year trial ended, Wu Yan asked Xiao Xuan about the special presence he had sensed, and Xiao Xuan identified it as the Heavenly Tomb Soul.
• Xiao Xuan drew the Heavenly Tomb Soul out into the open, and Wu Yan formed a soul avatar and unleashed Yellow Springs Heavenly Wrath.