Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yan faced Gu Qingyang and three other Semi-Saint experts, repelling their spear attacks and matching their combined Emperor Seal Technique with his Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms. The battle remained deadlocked as both sides poured more power into their attacks inside the Ancient Clan’s activated defensive barrier.

• Xiao Yan blocked Gu Qingyang and the others’ spear attacks, leaving them exhausted and unable to break his defense.
• The spectators watched Xiao Yan’s strength and some young members of the Eight Great Clans lost confidence in themselves.
• Gu Qingyang and the other three formed five stacked seals each with the Emperor Seal Technique and attacked Xiao Yan from four directions.
• Xiao Yan countered with four golden dragons from his Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms, and the collision sent force ripples across the square.
• The Ancient Clan elders activated the arena’s defensive formation, while Gu Qingyang and the others continued feeding Dou Qi into their seals to strengthen the stalemate.

Xiao Yan defeated Gu Qingyang and the other three in a contest of the Emperor Seal Technique, then revealed his Flesh Sanctification and accepted their acknowledgment of his victory. The ceremony resumed, and Xun'er began testing her bloodline on the Star Disk.

• Xiao Yan strengthened his golden dragon and overcame the four commanders’ combined hand seal, leaving Gu Qingyang and the others injured.
• Xiao Yan spat blood and proposed a draw to spare the Ancient Clan’s dignity, but Gu Qingyang admitted that Xiao Yan had won.
• Xiao Yan explained that Flesh Sanctification had given him an advantage, and the Ancient Clan elders changed their attitude toward him and Xun'er.
• Elder Tongxuan cleared the plaza and called Xun'er forward for her coming-of-age ceremony.
• Xun'er placed her hand on the Star Disk, and its stars began lighting up.

Xun'er revealed a Divine-Grade Bloodline during her coming-of-age ceremony and received the Ancient Clan’s Seven-Colored Clan Mark. She then challenged Xiao Yan, who accepted, and they prepared to fight in the plaza.

• Xun'er’s bloodline lit a tenth golden star, destroying the Star Disk and revealing her Divine-Grade Bloodline.
• Elder Tong Xuan gave Xun'er the Seven-Colored Clan Mark, which he spent more than ten minutes drawing with the Seven-Colored Emperor Brush.
• After the ceremony, Xun'er asked to challenge someone and named Xiao Yan as her opponent.
• Xiao Yan accepted Xun'er's challenge and joined her in the center of the plaza.
• Xun'er asked Xiao Yan to have a proper fight, and Xiao Yan recalled their time together in Wutan City.

Xiao Yan and Xun'er fought in the Ancient Clan's plaza, revealing how powerful Xun'er had become. Their battle escalated as they exchanged increasingly formidable techniques, leaving their contest unresolved.

• Xun'er struck Xiao Yan twice while he was holding back, astonishing the spectators with her strength.
• Xiao Yan began fighting seriously and drove Xun'er back with a rapid series of punches.
• Xun'er summoned a golden flame whip that became a giant python, and Xiao Yan countered it with his massive blade.
• Xun'er and Xiao Yan unleashed the Emperor Seal Technique and the Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms at each other.

Xun'er used her Great Nirvana Finger and Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame against Xiao Yan, whose Three Points Return to Origin Qi countered on its own. Its Force Qi ripples threatened the gathered spectators until an unseen expert intervened, and Xiao Yan pulled the energy back into his body.

• Xun'er unleashed her Great Nirvana Finger, and Xiao Yan blocked it with Three Points Return to Origin Qi.
• Xun'er combined the finger's annihilating power with her Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame, burning away the energies sustaining Xiao Yan's defense.
• Three Points Return to Origin Qi transformed Xiao Yan's remaining energies into itself and sent out a ripple that destroyed the Nirvana Finger and Xun'er's defenses.
• The Force Qi ripple spread toward the Ancient Clan elders and spectators, but an unseen expert raised a barrier to stop it.
• Xiao Yan drew the Three Points Return to Origin Qi back into his body after the expert intervened.

Xiao Yan met Gu Yuan after the Three Points Return to Origin Qi fused within him, and Gu Yuan alternated between thanking him for giving Xun'er a happy childhood and threatening him over his treatment of her. Xun'er arrived and took Xiao Yan away, while Gu Yuan's anger remained unresolved.

• Xiao Yan found that the Three Points Return to Origin Qi had fused together, then appeared on a mountain peak before Gu Yuan.
• Gu Yuan explained that he had sent Xun'er to the Xiao Clan to give her a childhood free from clan obligations, and thanked Xiao Yan for bringing her warmth.
• Gu Yuan grew angry that Xiao Yan had won Xun'er's devotion and pursued other women, then pressured him with his powerful aura.
• Xiao Yan called for Xun'er, and Gu Yuan withdrew his aura when she arrived, pretending that he and Xiao Yan had only been chatting.
• Xun'er took Xiao Yan away without acknowledging Gu Yuan, who darkened his expression and sent pressure toward Xiao Yan again.

Xiao Yan and Xun'er spent several days easing Gu Yuan’s jealousy before traveling to the Heavenly Tomb. As the gate opened, Xiao Yan prepared to enter and seek out Xiao Xuan to learn about his new power and the Soul Clan.

• Xiao Yan persuaded Xun'er and Gu Yuan to share a meal, then helped Xun'er cook and improved his relationship with Gu Yuan over several days.
• Xiao Yan and Xun'er rode toward the Heavenly Tomb and discussed its Energy Bodies, its unusual passage of time, and their plans to reach its third level.
• Xiao Yan planned to fight Xiao Xuan, his Nine-Star Dou Sheng ancestor, to master his newly fused power and ask for guidance about the Soul Clan.
• Xiao Yan and Xun'er arrived at the Heavenly Tomb entrance, where experts from the Eight Clans had gathered to use their two allotted slots.
• Elder Tongxuan announced the entry rules as the Heavenly Tomb’s spatial gate opened, reminding everyone that they would be expelled after three years.

Xiao Yan and Xun'er entered the Heavenly Tomb and made their way through its first two levels, overcoming Energy Bodies and the crystal barrier to reach the third level. There, the dense energy triggered a massive vortex around Xiao Yan, and Xun'er realized he was on the verge of breaking through to the Dou Sheng realm.

• Xiao Yan and Xun'er entered the Heavenly Tomb after Hun Ya and another Soul Clan expert, then learned that the others had been teleported elsewhere.
• Xiao Yan absorbed a third-grade Energy Core and traveled with Xun'er across the first level toward the second level.
• Xiao Yan and Xun'er crossed the energy screen and fought through Energy Bodies on the second level before reaching the solid Energy Crystal Layer at the third-level entrance.
• Xiao Yan punched a tunnel through the Energy Crystal Layer as the Ancient Devouring Insects tried to repair it, then emerged on the third level.
• Xiao Yan's cultivation technique drew in the third level's dense energy and formed a massive vortex, prompting Xun'er to say he was about to reach the Dou Sheng realm.

Xiao Yan found a secluded canyon on the third level of the Heavenly Tomb and defeated its Semi-Saint owner to obtain his Energy Core before entering seclusion to break through to Dou Sheng. Two months later, Gu Qingyang's group reached the third level and found Xun'er guarding the canyon where Xiao Yan was cultivating.

• Xun'er urged Xiao Yan to find a safe place to enter seclusion as his breakthrough began.
• Xiao Yan and Xun'er claimed a canyon, and Xiao Yan killed its Semi-Saint owner and took his Energy Core.
• Xiao Yan entered seclusion in the canyon while Xun'er guarded its entrance.
• Gu Qingyang's group reached the third level after battling the rapidly healing Energy Crystal Layers and the pursuing Ancient Devouring Insects.
• Gu Qingyang used an instrument to locate Xun'er, and his group found her guarding the canyon.

While Xiao Yan cultivated toward the Dou Sheng stage, Hun Ya, Hun Li, and two grey-robed elders attacked the canyon to stop his breakthrough. Xun'er and Gu Qingyang's group fought to protect him, and Hun Li was left blocked at the cave entrance as Xiao Yan's breakthrough neared.

• Xun'er told Gu Qingyang and the others that Xiao Yan was in secluded cultivation, and they stayed nearby while he guarded the canyon.
• After more than half a year, Hun Ya and a grey-robed elder attacked Xun'er while Hun Li and another elder tried to break the seal at the canyon entrance.
• Gu Qingyang and the others trapped Hun Ya and the elder in a formation, while Xun'er pursued Hun Li and the other elder into the canyon.
• Hun Li sent Hun Diao to hold off Xun'er as he went to attack Xiao Yan, and Xun'er burned her bloodline to match Hun Diao's strength.
• Xun'er struck at Hun Li with the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame, but Hun Diao intercepted it, allowing Hun Li to reach the cave before ten golden puppets blocked his way.

Hun Li disrupted Xiao Yan’s breakthrough by revealing that Xun’er was burning her bloodline, but Xiao Yan later told Xun’er he had chosen to abandon the breakthrough. After killing Hun Li and Hun Diao, Xiao Yan comforted Xun’er and explained that consolidating his foundation mattered more than reaching Dou Sheng immediately.

• Hun Li used a secret art to overpower the Heavenly Demon Puppet and interrupt Xiao Yan’s cultivation by telling him that Xun’er was burning her bloodline.
• Xiao Yan’s breakthrough failed, damaging his meridians, and he killed Hun Li with a single blade strike.
• Xiao Yan emerged from the cave and killed Hun Diao after discovering that he had injured Xun’er.
• Xun’er blamed herself for Xiao Yan’s failed breakthrough and compared herself unfavorably to Medusa.
• Xiao Yan comforted Xun’er and said he had given up the breakthrough to strengthen his foundation on the path toward Dou Di.

Xiao Yan reassured Xun'er after her bloodline weakened, then emerged to defeat Hun Ya and Hun Lie and promised he could restore her Divine-Grade Bloodline. As the group prepared to search for Xiao Xuan, their ancestor appeared and praised Xiao Yan.

• Xiao Yan told Xun'er he had interrupted his breakthrough to protect her, but learned that her bloodline grade might have fallen to the ninth grade.
• Xiao Yan and Xun'er went outside to help Gu Qingyang and the others, who were badly injured while fighting Hun Ya and Hun Lie.
• Hun Lie and Hun Ya fled when Xiao Yan confronted them, but Xiao Yan killed both with a single saber strike.
• Xiao Yan assured Gu Qingyang and the others that he could restore Xun'er's Divine-Grade Bloodline.
• Xiao Xuan appeared beside the group, revealed that he had watched Xiao Yan since he entered the Heavenly Tomb, and praised his talent and resolve.

Xiao Yan brought Xun'er to Xiao Xuan in the Heavenly Tomb, where he eased Xiao Xuan's guilt over the Xiao Clan's decline and asked him to restore Xun'er's bloodline. Xiao Xuan explained that because Xun'er's bloodline had already awakened, restoring it would be nearly impossible.

• Xiao Yan told Xiao Xuan that he had voluntarily abandoned his chance to break through to Dou Sheng and asked him to restore Xun'er's bloodline.
• Xiao Yan brought Xun'er and the others to Xiao Xuan's tomb residence, where he used seeds and Yang Fire to fill the barren area with greenery and light.
• Xiao Xuan let Gu Qingyang and the other three cultivate outside, then took Xiao Yan and Xun'er into his tomb residence.
• Xiao Yan told Xiao Xuan that the Xiao Clan was recovering and aimed to surpass the ancient Eight Clans, easing Xiao Xuan's guilt over its decline.
• Xiao Xuan said that restoring Xun'er's awakened bloodline would be extremely difficult and virtually impossible.

Xiao Xuan gave Xiao Yan and Xun'er preserved Xiao Clan bloodline to help restore Xun'er's bloodline, while Xiao Yan resolved to revive his ancestor someday. Xiao Yan and Xun'er began the dangerous bloodline fusion in the crimson pool, with their blood starting to flow between them.

• Xiao Yan realized he could help restore Xun'er's bloodline by fusing it with the Dragon-Phoenix Bloodline in his body.
• Xiao Xuan offered his preserved bloodline, and Xiao Yan declined to absorb it, saying he hoped to use it to revive Xiao Xuan instead.
• Xiao Xuan poured one-third of the preserved Xiao Clan bloodline into the pool for Xun'er, then left them alone.
• Xun'er entered the blood-red pool, and Xiao Yan joined her after warning that the fusion could cripple their bloodlines if they made a mistake.
• Xiao Yan cut open both their palms and pressed them together, beginning the bloodline exchange; he felt coolness while Xun'er felt as if her body were on fire.

Xiao Yan spent more than a year sparring with Xiao Xuan in the Heavenly Tomb, strengthening his combat skills and stabilizing his foundation. When the tomb reopened, Xiao Yan and Xun'er left with the others, though they faced a parting as Xun'er stayed behind to fulfill her Ancient Clan duties.

• Xiao Yan fused the bloodlines of Xun'er, the Ancient Clan, and the Xiao Clan, strengthening Xun'er before she left to cultivate in seclusion.
• Xiao Yan asked Xiao Xuan to spar with him, and Xiao Xuan began teaching him to control spatial power by attacking him from concealment.
• Xiao Xuan trained Xiao Yan for more than a year, passing on combat experience and Dou Techniques while Xiao Yan's cultivation remained unchanged and his foundation grew stronger.
• When the Heavenly Tomb reopened, Gu Qingyang and the others noticed Xun'er's enhanced bloodline and Xiao Yan's restrained, unfathomable aura.
• Xun'er told Xiao Yan she would handle her Ancient Clan responsibilities and then come find him, and Xiao Yan left the Heavenly Tomb with her and the others.

Xiao Yan returned from the Heavenly Tomb after Hun Ya and Hun Li died, then instantly killed Soul Sun when he attacked him. Huo Zhi tried to entice Xiao Yan to the Yan Clan with a Heavenly Flame, but he declined; afterward, Yao Xingji approached him with a letter for Medicine Elder.

• Elder Tongxuan and the other Ancient Clans welcomed their geniuses, while the Soul Clan realized Hun Ya and Hun Li had not returned.
• Soul Sun accused Xiao Yan of killing Hun Ya and Hun Li, but Xiao Yan and the other clans denied responsibility and blamed the dangers of the Heavenly Tomb.
• Soul Sun charged at Xiao Yan, who killed him instantly, and Elder Tongxuan ordered guards to remove the corpse.
• Huo Zhi offered Xiao Yan a Heavenly Flame if he visited the Yan Clan, but Xiao Yan politely declined and reassured Xun'er.
• Yao Xingji introduced himself as a member of the Yao Clan and gave Xiao Yan a letter for Medicine Elder.

Xiao Yan learned that the Spatial Trading Fair would begin in half a year and prepared to seek the Bodhi Heart and the Lotus Demonic Flame Fragment Map. After cultivating through the intervening months, he set off for the fair with Xiao Yixian and Medusa.

• Xiao Yan accepted Yao Xingji’s invitation to the Yao Ceremony but asked Xun’er to help him enter the Ancient Clan’s ancestral hall for another purpose.
• Xiao Yan gave the letter to Medicine Elder, who dismissed the Yao Clan’s request and left the decision of attending the ceremony to Xiao Yan.
• Medicine Elder told Xiao Yan that the Spatial Trading Fair would begin in a little over half a year and that he had prepared pills for bartering.
• Xiao Yan avoided his Tianxia Guild duties and went into seclusion, while Medicine Elder continued to leave Starfall Pavilion’s management to Wind Venerable.
• After half a year passed, Xiao Yan traveled to the Spatial Trading Fair with Xiao Yixian and Medusa.

Xiao Yan, Xiao Yixian, and Medusa attended the Spatial Trading Fair, where Xiao Yan bought Medusa a Seven-Colored Primordial Stone. Medusa revealed it was actually an Eight-Colored Primordial Stone that could help her grow stronger, though it was not powerful enough to let her attempt a breakthrough to Dou Sheng.

• Xiao Yan, Xiao Yixian, and Medusa entered the Spatial Trading Fair after concealing their appearances and auras.
• Xiao Yan browsed the stalls and bought medicinal ingredients before Medusa spotted a Seven-Colored Primordial Stone.
• Xiao Yan traded two tier-eight medicinal pills with Three-Colored Pill Lightning for the stone and gave it to Medusa.
• Medusa explained that rare stones could become eight-colored or nine-colored when many Seven-Colored Heaven-Swallowing Pythons died together.
• Medusa used her essence blood to reveal an eighth pattern on the stone and said it could help her advance, though it was not nine-colored enough to support a Dou Sheng breakthrough.

Xiao Yan turned Medusa’s Eight-Colored Primordial Stone into a Nine-Colored Primordial Stone, then accompanied her and Xiao Yixian to the Spatial Trading Fair. The fair began with the auction of Demon Phoenix Wings, a prized relic of the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan.

• Xiao Yan transformed Medusa’s Eight-Colored Primordial Stone into a Nine-Colored Primordial Stone, making Medusa excited about her improved chance of reaching Dou Sheng.
• Medusa evaded Xiao Yan’s request for a reward and led Xiao Yixian toward the pavilion hosting the Spatial Trading Fair.
• Xiao Yan presented his Tianxia Guild invitation, and the group entered the Treasure Pavilion wearing cloaks.
• Treasure Mountain Elder opened the Spatial Trading Fair after sensing Xiao Yan’s concealed strength.
• Treasure Mountain Elder presented Demon Phoenix Wings for auction, surprising the crowd because the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan fiercely protected its members’ remains.

Xiao Yan acquired a Demon Phoenix Wing for the Tianxia Guild and bought a Poison Canon for Xiao Yixian as the trade fair continued. The bidding for a map fragment tied to the Lotus Demonic Flame escalated to a gaunt man’s offer of a ninth-tier pill with Nine-Color Pill Lightning, with the outcome still undecided.

• Xiao Yan outbid another buyer for the Demon Phoenix Wing with an eighth-tier pill bearing Five-Color Pill Lightning and said he would leave its use to the Tianxia Guild.
• Treasure Mountain Elder offered the King Kong Glazed Body, which its owner exchanged for a low-level Heaven Tier water-element cultivation method.
• Xiao Yan declined to bid for the King Kong Glazed Body and bought a Poison Canon for Xiao Yixian.
• Treasure Mountain Elder revealed a map fragment linked to the Lotus Demonic Flame, prompting bidders to offer increasingly powerful pills.
• A gaunt man in a black robe offered one eighth-tier pill with Nine-Color Pill Lightning for the map fragment and challenged anyone to outbid him.