Chapter Summaries

Ye Xinlan reflected on how her rise through Langya Pavilion had transformed her ambitions, while Xiao Yan and the Starfall Pavilion elders examined a newly acquired Battle Puppet. After learning that the Heavenly Moon Sect and Azure Gold Gate had helped attack him, Xiao Han ordered Langya Pavilion to prepare a two-pronged assault against both sects.

• Ye Xinlan told Xian'er that her recent years felt like a dream, as her new status made reclaiming her family's Pill Tower elder seat seem attainable.
• Xiao Yan, Venerable Feng, and Elder Yao examined the Two Star Dou Zun-level Battle Puppet and recognized it as Starfall Pavilion's second Dou Zun-level fighter.
• Xiao Han received Langya Pavilion's investigation into the Heavenly Moon Sect and Azure Gold Gate, learning that each had nearly fifty Dou Zun experts and a Three-Star Dou Sheng Supreme Elder.
• Xiao Han ordered the Langya Guard split into two teams, with one following him and the other accompanying Thunder Elder to attack the two sects.
• Xiao Han and Fallen Thunder Crystal Ice departed in separate directions as the two teams assembled.

Xiao Han led Langya Pavilion in a surprise attack on the Azure Gold Sect, intending to wipe it out after discovering its hidden escapees. The Azure Gold Sect and Heavenly Moon Sect joined forces against him, and Hun Miesheng ambushed him with a black-robed ally, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Xiao Han ordered Langya Pavilion’s forces to seal off the Azure Gold Sect and kill anyone who tried to escape.
• Xiao Han confronted Azure Nether Saint, who pleaded for the sect’s relocated members to be spared, but Xiao Han revealed that he knew about the group sent beyond the Central Plains.
• Moonless Old Man attacked Xiao Han with a massive saber strike, while Azure Nether Saint used the Goldfall Forbidden Art to strike him.
• Xiao Han blocked Azure Nether Saint’s attack and countered with spear shadows, but Moonless Old Man shattered them with another saber strike.
• Hun Miesheng and a black-robed old man appeared, and a giant Skeleton Ghost Face swallowed Xiao Han.

Xiao Han faced Hun Miesheng and three other Dou Sheng experts after their ambush at Azure Gold Gate, while Langya Pavilion continued its assault on the sect. The chapter ended with the four attackers stunned that Xiao Han appeared completely unharmed.

• Hun Miesheng warned that the Skeleton Ghost Face would not hold Xiao Han for long, and Xiao Han broke free and asked how they had learned of Langya Pavilion’s attack.
• Hun Miesheng launched Soul Devouring Hand and urged the others to attack, as all four unleashed their Dou Techniques against Xiao Han.
• Xiao Han countered their attacks with four strikes of his Ice Spear, and the clash shattered the Forbidden Ground and devastated the surrounding mountain range.
• A Langya Pavilion Guest Elder ordered the pavilion’s forces to press their attack on Azure Gold Gate while Langya Guards turned away scouts approaching the battlefield.
• Nearby experts gathered to watch Xiao Han’s one-against-four battle, and the attackers were left asking how he could be completely unharmed.

Xiao Han revealed that he had reached Six-Star Dou Sheng, forcing Hun Miesheng to reconsider the attack. After Hun Qianmo provoked him, Xiao Han nearly killed him with an icy strike, and Hun Miesheng led the Hun Clan forces in retreat.

• Hun Miesheng asked whether Xiao Han was a Six-Star Dou Sheng, and Xiao Han confirmed it.
• Hun Qianmo mocked Hun Miesheng and boasted that he had helped kill Xiao Xuan, so Xiao Han ridiculed his claim.
• Hun Qianmo attacked Xiao Han with Ten Thousand Souls Eternal Burial, but Xiao Han froze the ghost domain and struck at him with his spear.
• Hun Miesheng blocked Xiao Han's killing blow with Ten Thousand Souls Prison Armor, saving Hun Qianmo from serious injury.
• Hun Miesheng exchanged a glance with Hun Qianmo and tore open space to retreat with the Hun Clan forces.

Xiao Han defeated the Azure Gold Sect and Heavenly Moon Sect alliance after learning that Hun Miesheng had laid an ambush for him, then destroyed the Azure Gold Gate and seized its mountain range. At the Heavenly Moon Sect, Fallen Thunder Crystal Ice found its leaders and treasures gone and razed the sect’s grounds in anger.

• Xiao Han killed Moonless Old Man and promised Azure Nether Saint that Langya Pavilion would not attack the Azure Gold Sect disciples who had left the Central Plains.
• Azure Nether Saint revealed that Hun Miesheng had waited a month to ambush Xiao Han, while Moonless Old Man had secretly evacuated the Heavenly Moon Sect’s people and wealth.
• Xiao Han killed Azure Nether Saint, returned to the battlefield, and led Langya Pavilion to wipe out the Azure Gold Sect and Heavenly Moon Sect forces there.
• Xiao Han learned that the Heavenly Moon Sect’s Sect Master was missing, then took the Azure Gold Mountain Range and returned to the pavilion with it.
• Fallen Thunder Crystal Ice found the Heavenly Moon Sect’s leaders absent and its storehouse nearly empty, so he blasted the sect grounds into ruins.

After Xiao Han explained the destruction of two hidden sects, Langya Pavilion searched for the Heavenly Moon Sect and the news of its swift attack spread across the Central Plains. Yi Huang scolded Xiao Han for acting without telling her, then led preparations to present betrothal gifts at Sound Valley, where Xiao Han and Ye Jianxin's quarrel ended in chaos.

• Xiao Han told Fallen Thunder Crystal Ice how the matter had unfolded, and Fallen Thunder Crystal Ice left while Langya Pavilion began searching for the Heavenly Moon Sect and leaking information about the Azure Gold Gate.
• News that Langya Pavilion had destroyed two hidden sects spread, and the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion revealed the Ice Saint's grievances with them; people largely accepted his retaliation after an assassination attempt.
• Yi Huang discovered that Xiao Han had acted without informing her and scolded him before ordering him not to wander off ahead of the trip to Sound Valley.
• Three days later, Yi Huang organized the betrothal gifts for Ye Shenghan and Xin'er while Xiao Han and Ye Jianxin traded barbs and fought.
• Yi Huang intervened with an angry shout, a crash followed, and Langya Pavilion's onlookers quickly dispersed.

Yi Huang ordered Xiao Han and Ye Jianxin to prepare for a trip to Sound Valley, but Gu Qingya’s arrival forced Xiao Han to stay behind. Gu Qingya conveyed the Ancient Races’ rules on powerful factions attacking others, and Xiao Han agreed to abide by them before Gu Qingya invited him to visit the Gu Clan.

• Yi Huang told Xiao Han and Ye Jianxin to leave for Sound Valley at noon, and Xiao Han remembered he had not visited in decades.
• An elder reported that the Gu Clan had arrived, so Xiao Han gave Ye Jianxin a Storage Ring as an apology gift for Old Man Tianyin and went to meet the visitor.
• Xiao Han recognized Gu Qingya and demanded that he explain why the Gu Clan had come, then confirmed Langya Pavilion had destroyed the Azure Gold Gate and the Heavenly Moon Sect.
• Gu Qingya clarified that the Gu Clan did not intend to interfere and asked Xiao Han not to attack other factions without cause; Xiao Han agreed to follow the rule.
• Gu Qingya invited Xiao Han to visit the Gu Clan and exchange insights with its elders, and Xiao Han accepted the invitation.

Xiao Han left Langya Pavilion in Ye Shenghan and Xiao Wu's care after Xiao WuYe summoned him to the Central Plains. Xiao WuYe asked for his help securing a place in Shadow Prison, and his explanation left Xiao Han unexpectedly pleased.

• Xiao Han told Ye Shenghan to manage Langya Pavilion with Xiao Wu and keep an eye on him before vanishing.
• Xiao Han met Xiao WuYe in the Southern Region of the Central Plains and asked why he had requested an audience.
• Xiao WuYe explained that he had inherited the Shadow Killing Saint's purple-gold dagger and used it to join Shadow Prison.
• Shadow Prison revealed that the Shadow Killing Saint had been one of its founding elders, and Xiao WuYe's claim threatened others seeking the vacant Elder Seat.
• Xiao WuYe asked Xiao Han to help him establish a firm foothold in Shadow Prison, then laid out his plan.

Xiao WuYe asked Xiao Han to help him kill Soul Hall’s Second Heavenly Venerable, and Xiao Han promised to isolate the target within half a year. Meanwhile, Soul Emperor recruited Blood Serum, newly advanced to Seven Star Dou Sheng, for an undisclosed task, while both men concealed their own ambitions.

• Xiao WuYe told Xiao Han he had one year to kill a Dou Sheng and prove his strength for Shadow Prison’s Elder Seat selection.
• Xiao Han agreed to make Soul Hall’s Second Heavenly Venerable end up alone within half a year, and Xiao WuYe returned to Shadow Prison.
• Saint Gu You shivered in closed-door cultivation, sensing an unseen threat.
• Blood Serum emerged from the sea of blood after breaking through to Seven Star Dou Sheng, and Soul Emperor congratulated him.
• Soul Emperor asked Blood Serum to assist the Soul Race with a task, and Blood Serum accepted after hearing the proposal.

Xiao Han and Yi Huang discussed Langya Pavilion’s plans to support their allies and revive senior experts of the Xiao Clan. The chapter ended with Xiao Han determined to gather enough Dou Sheng bodies and promising Yi Huang that progress was close.

• Yi Huang told Xiao Han that Sheng Han and Xin'er would marry in three months, and Xiao Han gave Sound Valley his Two-Star Dou Sheng puppet as compensation for the marriage.
• Xiao Han relayed Xiao WuYe’s request for help, and Yi Huang agreed to use Langya Pavilion’s intelligence on the Second Heavenly Venerable to assist.
• Yi Huang admitted that she had only about five Ninth Grade Mysterious Pills left and could not guarantee refining more soon, while Xiao Han urged her not to risk her health.
• Xiao Han told Yi Huang that he expected to break through to Nine Star Dou Sheng within three years, and she told him to stay safe.
• Xiao Han considered the shortage of Dou Sheng bodies needed to restore the Xiao Clan’s senior experts and vowed that they would find enough soon.

Xiao Han left Langya Pavilion for a long trip, entrusting its protection to Yi Huang and Ye Jianxin. Meanwhile, Ling Yuexian uncovered a Soul Clan infiltrator among the Spirit Race's elders and prepared for the coming showdown.

• Xiao Han bid farewell to Yi Huang and Ye Jianxin before tearing open a rift and departing.
• Ling Yuexian summoned Ling Yi and Ling Yu to a hidden chamber beneath the Spirit Race Holy Mountain.
• Ling Yuexian asked Ling Yu how deeply the Spirit Race had been infiltrated, and Ling Yu identified Ling He as the only compromised higher-up she had found.
• Ling Yu reported that Ling He had recently acted strangely and secretly left the Spirit Realm, leading Ling Yuexian to order that he be watched without confronting him.
• After Ling Yi and Ling Yu left, Ling Yuexian asked an unseen presence to protect Ling Yi.

Ling Yuexian entrusted a precious opportunity to someone else, then Xiao Han became trapped in a mysterious formation in Heavenly Barbarian Sect territory. After breaking the Illusory Spirit Trapping Formation, he encountered Huang Jing Tian, whose strength left him stunned.

• Ling Yuexian told Nether Sky Glacial Crystal she had entrusted her hope to someone younger, and Nether Sky Glacial Crystal promised to honor their agreement.
• Xiao Han discovered he had become lost in the Barren Region after passing the same place three times, but his Soul Strength revealed nothing unusual.
• Huang Jing Tian emerged from seclusion, sensed Xiao Han's arrival, and ordered the elders to prepare the grandest welcome for him.
• Xiao Han found and broke the Illusory Spirit Trapping Formation by studying its patterns and firing frost arrows at key points.
• Huang Jing Tian appeared beside Xiao Han, and Xiao Han's attack struck him without causing any apparent harm.

Xiao Han met Huang Jing Tian, the Heavenly Barbarian Sect’s Sect Master, and accepted his invitation to visit the sect. He arrived to an extravagant welcome, leaving Huang Jing Tian privately regretting the costly spectacle.

• Huang Jing Tian appeared before Xiao Han, introduced himself as the Sect Master of the Heavenly Barbarian Sect, and recognized that Xiao Han’s strength matched his own.
• Xiao Han identified himself as the Ice Saint of Langya Pavilion, and Huang Jing Tian invited him to the sect.
• Huang Jing Tian ordered his elders to entertain Xiao Han at the highest standard, prompting them to bring out rare drinks, spirit fruits, and treasures.
• The Heavenly Barbarian Sect spent three days preparing an elaborate welcome with lanterns, Cloud Pattern Silk, giant sedan chairs, and displays of body-cultivation feats.
• Xiao Han declined the sedan chair and treated the dramatic mountain-road displays as local customs while Huang Jing Tian regretted arranging them.
• Xiao Han and Huang Jing Tian reached the Heavenly Barbarian Sect’s headquarters.

Xiao Han negotiated with Huang Jing Tian for the Heavenly Barbarian Sect’s Saint’s Remains, but Huang Jing Tian demanded that he prove his qualifications in battle. Their fierce clash left both experts testing each other’s abilities, and the fight continued as Huang Jing Tian unleashed the Void-Cleansing Seal.

• Huang Jing Tian agreed to consider exchanging the Saint’s Remains but insisted that Xiao Han prove his qualifications first.
• Huang Jing Tian shattered Xiao Han’s Frost Giant Shield and began fighting him inside a barrier raised around the mountain range.
• Xiao Han attacked with Ice Blue Spears, then used the Ice Fiend Spear and a concealed formation to bind Huang Jing Tian and drain his Dou Qi.
• Huang Jing Tian broke Xiao Han’s threads with brute force and continued battling him in his Barbarian King Golden Body.
• Xiao Han struck with Spear Settle, Dark Sun, and Huang Jing Tian countered with the Barbarian King Art, Void-Cleansing Seal.

Xiao Han and Huang Jing Tian fought an all-out battle that culminated in a clash powerful enough to create a vast black hole. They survived and advanced their cultivation, and Huang Jing Tian agreed that the Heavenly Barbarian Sect would grant Xiao Han the Saint's Remains.

• Xiao Han and Huang Jing Tian moved their battle into a black hole after their blows threatened the Heavenly Barbarian Sect's barrier.
• Their evenly matched fight intensified until they set aside Dou Techniques and agreed to decide the victor with one final move.
• Xiao Han unleashed Spear Determination, Destruction, while Huang Jing Tian answered with Barbarian King Art, Huang Emperor Descends.
• The collision created a black hole tens of thousands of zhang wide, and Huang Yan ordered the Heavenly Barbarian Sect elders to retreat before the blast erupted.
• Xiao Han and Huang Jing Tian emerged unharmed, felt their breakthroughs were assured, and Huang Jing Tian agreed to grant Xiao Han the Saint's Remains.

Xiao Han negotiated with the Heavenly Barbarian Sect to buy Saint's Remains for a steep price, then left with materials for rebuilding a body. As he considered a wedding gift for his martial nephew, his expression suddenly changed.

• Huang Jing Tian agreed to trade Saint's Remains after Xiao Han offered twelve Ninth Grade Treasure Pills for a set of High-level Dou Sheng remains.
• Xiao Han bought the High-level remains and two sets of Middle Stage Dou Sheng remains, spending nearly twenty Ninth Grade Treasure Pills.
• Huang Jing Tian divided two pills among each Dou Sheng expert and ordered the sect to investigate the Ice Saint and gather more intelligence from the Central Plains.
• Xiao Han left the Heavenly Barbarian Sect and, while thinking about a gift for his martial nephew's wedding, suddenly changed expression.

Xiao Han learned that Ling Yuexian had died and prepared to protect the Spirit Race members sheltered by Langya Pavilion. Meanwhile, the Soul Race finished annihilating the Spirit Race and Void Flame Devouring concealed the invasion by swallowing the Soul Race army and the emptied Spirit Realm.

• Xiao Han saw the scarlet mark and cracks on Ling Yuexian's jade pendant, confirming her death, and decided to keep a low profile while preparing to protect the surviving Spirit Race members.
• Blood Serum slaughtered Spirit Race fighters and devoured Ling Yuexian's blood energy, relishing the strength he gained.
• Void Flame Devouring arrived, suppressed his urge to kill Blood Serum, and ordered him to stay away.
• Soul Race experts reported that they had finished clearing the battlefield, and Void Flame Devouring announced that he would take them into his body in fifteen minutes.
• Void Flame Devouring spread into black flames and swallowed the Soul Race forces, leaving the Spirit Realm empty and concealing the massacre.

Nether Sky Glacial Crystal explained how she saved Ling Yi after the Spirit Race’s destruction and why Ling Yi now existed as a Soul Body. Though Ling Yi wanted to stay away from her surviving clansmen, Nether Sky Glacial Crystal decided to take her to Langya Pavilion for shelter.

• Ling Yi awoke in a mountain stream as a Soul Body and confronted Nether Sky Glacial Crystal, who revealed that she had saved her using a spatial node.
• Nether Sky Glacial Crystal explained her agreement with Ling Yuexian: she would preserve Ling Yi’s life, while Ling Yuexian would conceal her identity and help her recover.
• Ling Yi rejected seeking revenge against the Soul Clan and decided that approaching her clansmen at Langya Pavilion would put them in danger.
• Nether Sky Glacial Crystal resolved to take Ling Yi to Langya Pavilion, believing Xiao Han and the two Heavenly Ices there might offer them help and shelter.
• Nether Sky Glacial Crystal knocked Ling Yi unconscious and spent the next half month preparing a plan and escape contingencies for their journey.

After learning that the Spirit Race had been destroyed, Xiao Han and Langya Pavilion’s leaders discussed how to protect the Spirit Clan descendants from the fallout. Xiao Han reassured them that Langya Pavilion could withstand pressure from the Ancient Races and prepared to pursue a breakthrough to Nine Star Dou Sheng.

• Xiao Han told Yi Huang, Ye Jianxin, and Fallen Thunder Crystal Ice that Ling Yuexian had died and the Spirit Race was likely destroyed, and Fallen Thunder Crystal Ice identified the Soul Clan as the culprit.
• Yi Huang confronted Xiao Han over his earlier alliance with the Spirit Race, and Xiao Han insisted Langya Pavilion would be safe.
• Yi Huang reported that Langya Pavilion had three Middle Stage Dou Sheng experts and a newly recruited early Four Star Dou Sheng, while Xiao Han said he could break through to Nine Star this year.
• Xiao Han and Yi Huang agreed to tell Ling Yu about the Spirit Clan’s destruction after he reached Half-Saint, while concealing the Soul Clan’s involvement.
• Xiao Han left Langya Pavilion’s affairs to Yi Huang and said he would begin preparing for his breakthrough.

Nether Sky Glacial Crystal arrived at Langya Pavilion carrying a Golden Dragon Token and was mistaken for Lin Jing, Ye Jianxin’s deceased wife. After revealing that she had come for two rare crystals, she faced the Pavilion’s suspicion and hostility.

• Nether Sky Glacial Crystal presented her Golden Dragon Token at Langya Pavilion’s gates, prompting a disciple to summon the elders.
• The Second Elder attacked Nether Sky Glacial Crystal, but she restrained him and left him stunned by her resemblance to Lin Jing.
• Ye Jianxin called Nether Sky Glacial Crystal “Mother,” and the elders gathered in the main hall to examine her.
• Nether Sky Glacial Crystal said she had come to find the Extreme Cold Crystal and Fallen Thunder Crystal Ice, causing Yi Huang and Ye Jianxin to prepare to detain her.
• An impatient voice interrupted the confrontation and demanded that Nether Sky Glacial Crystal be left for them to handle.