Chapter Summaries

Wang Dian activated the Evil Emperor Life Devouring Array, sacrificing the Demon Generals to restore his power and reach the Demon King realm. As Wang Dian turned on Xiao Han and Fallen Thunder Crystal Ice, Xiao Han invoked Frost Moon Over Heaven, Ice and Snow Sacrificial Rite.

• Wang Dian trapped the Demon Generals in pillars of light and drained their lives, while Mengka and the others tried unsuccessfully to break free.
• Ge Xiusi revealed that Wang Dian had used the Evil Emperor Life Devouring Array, and Fallen Thunder Crystal Ice explained to Xiao Han how the array devoured its targets to empower one person.
• Wang Dian absorbed the Demon Generals’ power, surpassed the Nine Star Dou Sheng threshold, and declared that he had returned to the Demon King realm.
• Wang Dian confronted Xiao Han and Fallen Thunder Crystal Ice, blaming Xiao Han for disrupting his plans and demanding to know how he wanted to die.
• Xiao Han released Fallen Thunder Crystal Ice from his armor form, walked toward Wang Dian, and cast Frost Moon Over Heaven, Ice and Snow Sacrificial Rite.

Xiao Han advanced to Nine Star Dou Sheng Middle Stage and trapped King's Hall in his Northern Kingdom Killing Realm, where the Frost Legion grew stronger by absorbing his Evil Qi. King's Hall used Evil Essence Explosion to locate Xiao Han, but the attack drained his strength and left him unsure he could win inside the domain.

• King's Hall attacked Xiao Han with Evil King Finger, but Xiao Han broke through to Nine Star Dou Sheng Middle Stage and destroyed the attack with an ice-blue spear.
• Xiao Han cast Northern Kingdom Killing Realm, cutting King's Hall off from the world's Evil Qi and the Evil King Seal.
• Xiao Han summoned the Frost Legion, whose soldiers repeatedly reformed and grew stronger as King's Hall attacked them.
• King's Hall discovered the Snow Domain was absorbing his Evil Qi and converting it into Dou Qi to create and strengthen the legion.
• King's Hall used Evil Essence Explosion to find Xiao Han, forcing him to reveal himself while leaving King's Hall's aura considerably weakened.

Xiao Han defeated King's Hall but collapsed after his secret method drained most of his cultivation. As Fallen Thunder Crystal Ice healed him, Xiao Han learned that Ge Xiusi had taken over King's Hall's body and might find a way to reach the Dou Qi Continent.

• Xiao Han trapped King's Hall in Frozen World, fought him with his Evil King True Body, and killed him.
• Fallen Thunder Crystal Ice caught the collapsing Xiao Han and discovered his cultivation had fallen to Seven Star Dou Zong.
• Fallen Thunder Crystal Ice used emerald-green vitality to repair Xiao Han while shielding him from the surrounding Evil Qi.
• Xiao Han encountered Ge Xiusi's soul image, and Ge Xiusi revealed that he had occupied King's Hall's body after the battle.
• Ge Xiusi hinted that he might reach the Dou Qi Continent, leaving Xiao Han wary as he reflected on the cost of defeating King's Hall.

Fallen Thunder Crystal Ice stabilized Xiao Han’s injuries and emerged from the Sealed World with him, where Ye Jianxin arrived to bring Xiao Han home. After learning what had happened, Ye Jianxin heard Fallen Thunder Crystal Ice agree to accompany them to Langya Pavilion, and Xiao Han revealed they had made an agreement.

• Fallen Thunder Crystal Ice stabilized Xiao Han’s injuries and brought him out of the Sealed World.
• Ye Jianxin attacked Fallen Thunder Crystal Ice after finding him beside the unconscious Xiao Han, then asked what he had done to him.
• Three days earlier, Yi Huang sensed Xiao Han’s soul imprint weakening and sent Ye Jianxin to rescue him.
• Fallen Thunder Crystal Ice explained Xiao Han’s condition and the events in the Sealed World to Ye Jianxin.
• Fallen Thunder Crystal Ice agreed to go with Ye Jianxin to Langya Pavilion after waiting one day.
• Xiao Han spoke weakly and told Ye Jianxin that he and Fallen Thunder Crystal Ice had made an agreement.

Xiao Han recovered after using his Secret Method, though his cultivation had fallen to Seven Star Dou Zong, and Ye Jianxin scolded him for risking his life. Xiao Han and Lei Ling prepared to destroy the Sealed World, but Lei Ling first broke through to Four Star Dou Sheng.

• Ye Jianxin learned that Xiao Han had returned with his cultivation sealed at Seven Star Dou Zong and reprimanded him for recklessly using his Secret Method.
• Xiao Han told Ye Jianxin he would return with Lei Ling, who introduced himself as a new guest elder of Langya Pavilion.
• Lei Ling said he could destroy the Sealed World by collapsing its seal, triggering an explosion that only true Dou Sheng experts could survive.
• The ruins trembled as Lei Ling broke through and advanced to Four Star Dou Sheng.

After returning to Langya Pavilion, Xiao Han reconciled with Yi Huang and decided to spend his cultivation-recovery years at the Xiao Family. He learned that Xiao Wu, Sheng Han, and Xin'er had gone to the Gu Clan’s Coming-of-Age Ceremony, while he resolved to visit the Heavenly Tomb in twenty years.

• Fallen Thunder Crystal Ice opened a rift to absorb the energy from the collapsing ruins, and Xiao Han led the group away.
• Yi Huang confronted Xiao Han about risking his life against a Nine Star Dou Sheng, and Xiao Han apologized and promised not to do it again.
• Xiao Han told Yi Huang he planned to visit the Xiao Family while he recovered his cultivation, and she agreed it would be a suitable place to hide his weakened state.
• Yi Huang revealed she had sent Xiao Wu and Sheng Han to the Gu Clan’s Coming-of-Age Ceremony, along with Xin'er.
• Xiao Han thought of the Xiao Family Ancestor trapped in the Heavenly Tomb and vowed to go there in twenty years.
• Yi Huang reassured Xiao Han that the three young travelers could protect themselves, unaware of a group that might threaten them.

Yi Huang sent Ye Shenghan, Xiao Wu, and Yin Xin to attend the Gu Tribe Coming-of-Age Ceremony so they could meet the Ancient Races’ young prodigies. With one month to prepare, the three accepted the invitation and were left to arrange the trip themselves.

• Yi Huang summoned Ye Shenghan, Xiao Wu, and Yin Xin and said she wanted them to broaden their horizons by meeting true young prodigies.
• Xiao Wu guessed that Yi Huang meant the Ancient Races, and she confirmed that they would visit the Gu Tribe.
• Ye Shenghan caught a jade invitation to the Gu Tribe Coming-of-Age Ceremony, where the group could meet Gu Tribe youths and possibly members of other Ancient Races.
• Yi Huang asked the three to attend in place of the older generation and told Ye Shenghan to look after Yin Xin.
• Xiao Wu asked to bring Langya Guards, but Yi Huang said the three were strong and influential enough to travel without them.
• Yi Huang gave the three one month to prepare, then sent them away with encouragement.

Ye Shenghan, Xiao Wu, and Yin Xin arrived in Ancient Saint City, where Ye Shenghan’s remarks about the Black Annihilation Army provoked its commander, Gu Yue. After entering the city, Ye Shenghan revealed he had provoked Gu Yue on purpose to secure a fight, and the chapter left Xiao Wu listening as their spar was announced.

• Ye Shenghan, Xiao Wu, and Yin Xin arrived in Ancient Saint City and drew attention from the gathered experts as young successors of Langya Pavilion and Sound Valley.
• While waiting to enter the city, Xiao Wu asked Ye Shenghan how the Langya Guard compared with the Gu Clan’s Black Annihilation Army, and Ye Shenghan said the Langya Guard could match them at equal strength.
• Gu Yue overheard Ye Shenghan’s claim, confronted the group, and accepted Ye Shenghan’s challenge for a fight in the arena.
• Xiao Wu apologized to Gu Yue and tried to calm the situation, while Yin Xin watched without intervening.
• After they reached their lodgings, Xiao Wu learned that Ye Shenghan had provoked Gu Yue deliberately to get a chance to fight a strong opponent.
• A host announced a spar between Gu Yue, the Black Annihilation Army’s Third Commander, and Ye Shenghan.

Ye Shenghan fought Gu Yue, the Third Commander of the Black Annihilation Army, and won despite fighting without his sword. The commanders recognized Ye Shenghan’s strength, and they stopped him from challenging more of the Gu Clan’s younger generation.

• Ye Shenghan met Gu Yue on the Battle Stage and fought him hand-to-hand.
• Ling Feng told the other Black Annihilation Army Commanders that Gu Yue would lose because Ye Shenghan had not yet used his sword and was a formidable Sword Dao cultivator.
• The Black Armored Man acknowledged that none of the commanders could match Ye Shenghan and compared his potential to that of a future Black Annihilation Army General.
• Ye Shenghan offered Gu Yue an opening and held a finger to his throat, forcing Gu Yue to concede defeat.
• Gu Yue warned Ye Shenghan that two commanders above him were stronger, but the Black Armored Man and Xiao Wu intervened before Ye Shenghan could challenge them.

Ye Shenghan, Xiao Wu, and Yin Xin attended the Gu Clan’s Coming-of-Age Ceremony, then continued toward Langya Pavilion with a trap prepared for Soul Hall. Soul Hall’s Blood River Heavenly Venerate and his forces ambushed them, and Xiao Wu ordered his allies to leave one attacker alive.

• Ye Shenghan told Xiao Wu and Yin Xin that they needed to call in reinforcements, then the three went to watch the Gu Clan’s Coming-of-Age Ceremony.
• Xiao Wu and Ye Shenghan discussed Gu Clan bloodlines as young members tested their bloodlines and received Clan Crests.
• After leaving the Ancient Realm, Xiao Wu said their personnel were in place, and the group reached a mountain range on their way back to Langya Pavilion.
• Xiao Wu attacked the surrounding space with Thousand Feather Blades, drawing Blood River Heavenly Venerate and several Soul Hall fighters out of hiding.
• Blood River Heavenly Venerate ordered his forces to attack, and Xiao Wu commanded his allies to leave one enemy alive.

Zong Yue and the Langya Guards arrived to stop Blood River Heavenly Venerate and the Soul Hall elders from attacking Xiao Wu and his companions. After Blood River was captured and the elders were defeated, Ye Shenghan suspected the attack was connected to the Soul Clan.

• Zong Yue arrived with ten Langya Guards and revealed that the area was sealed, trapping Blood River Heavenly Venerate and the four Soul Hall elders.
• Blood River ordered a breakout, then tried to seize Xiao Wu as a hostage, but Xiao Wu's Frost Mirror Image fooled him and left him vulnerable to counterattacks.
• Ye Shenghan and Yin Xin took on the four Soul Hall elders while Zong Yue and the Langya Guards captured Blood River alive.
• Yin Xin killed one of the elders, and Xiao Wu carried the unconscious Blood River Heavenly Venerate after his strength was drained.
• Zong Yue asked why Soul Hall had attacked them, and Ye Shenghan said the assault was probably related to the Soul Clan.

After learning that Hun Jin and Soul Hall had targeted Xiao Wu and Ye Shenghan, Xiao Han ordered a strike against Soul Hall’s branch halls. Soul Hall’s response was to avoid direct war and create trouble for Langya Pavilion’s territories.

• Ye Shenghan told Zong Yue how Hun Jin had secretly planted a tracking mark on him, and Zong Yue brought Xiao Wu and the others back to the sect.
• Xiao Han learned of Soul Hall’s involvement and ordered the Langya Guard to attack half of the located Earthly Fiend Branch Halls.
• The Langya Guard split into seven groups and destroyed seven Soul Hall branch halls in a single day.
• Tang Zhen and other Central Plains factions reacted with concern, while Soul Hall’s leaders erupted in anger over the attacks.
• Hun Miesheng rejected Great Heavenly Venerate’s call for war and ordered Soul Hall to trouble the territories under Langya Pavilion instead.

The Pill Tower Three Giants debated whether to ally with Langya Pavilion against Soul Hall, weighing the alliance's promise against Pill Tower's tradition of neutrality. After Soul Hall's limited attacks failed to trigger a major confrontation, they decided to seek the Little Pill Tower's approval for an alliance.

• Tian Leizi urged the Three Giants to ally with Langya Pavilion, while Xuan Kongzi and Xuan Yi weighed the risks and Pill Tower's weakness against Soul Hall.
• Xuan Kongzi decided Pill Tower would support an alliance if Langya Pavilion survived Soul Hall's counterattack.
• Soul Hall sent Soul Envoys, Protectors, and a few Venerable Elders to attack cities under Langya Pavilion, but no higher-grade Heavenly Venerables appeared over the following month.
• Xuan Kongzi concluded Soul Hall had held back because Langya Pavilion posed too much trouble to fight to the death.
• Xuan Yi and Xuan Kongzi agreed to persuade the Little Pill Tower's elders and set out for the Little Pill Tower.

Xiao Han returned to the Xiao Clan to spend ten years recovering his lost cultivation, though he refused to spend the time in seclusion. Disguised as an old man, he began teaching the Xiao Clan’s younger generation, while a Gu Clan visitor took notice of him.

• Yi Huang escorted Xiao Han from Langya Pavilion to the Xiao Clan and entrusted its affairs to Ye Jianxin and Fallen Thunder Crystal Ice.
• Yi Huang told Xiao Zhan that Xiao Han’s cultivation had fallen to Seven Star Dou Zong and that he would stay with the Xiao Clan for ten years.
• Xiao Han rejected the idea of entering seclusion and volunteered to teach the Xiao Clan juniors instead.
• Xiao Han disguised himself as a white-haired old man, and Xiao Zhan introduced him as an ancestor and cultivation teacher to the juniors.
• Xiao Han became popular among the juniors for his guidance, while someone from the Gu Clan grew curious about the newly arrived ancestor.

After Xiao Yan’s Dou Qi mysteriously vanished, Xiao Han revealed to Xiao Zhan that a Heaven Realm Soul Body was likely absorbing it and proposed letting Xiao Yan endure the loss as a chance to change his temperament. The chapter ended with Xiao Zhan facing the painful choice of whether to let his son suffer through the ordeal.

• Xiao Zhan told Xiao Han that Xiao Yan had fallen from a Three-Star Da Dou Shi to Three Stages of Dou Zhi Qi, despite the clan’s efforts to discover why.
• Xiao Han asked about Xiao Zhan’s Soul Strength and suggested that a Heaven Realm Soul Body was responsible for absorbing Xiao Yan’s Dou Qi.
• Xiao Zhan prepared to hunt down the Soul Body, but Xiao Han stopped him and pointed out that Xiao Yan’s arrogance might make the setback an opportunity.
• Xiao Zhan realized Xiao Han was suggesting that Xiao Yan remain powerless for several years, but he hesitated because the experience could hurt his son deeply.

Xiao Han and Xiao Zhan decided to let Xiao Yan’s Dou Qi continue to disappear for up to five years, believing the sacrifice could help the Xiao Clan’s rise. Xiao Yan and Xun Er remained unaware of their plan, and Xun Er resolved that Xiao Yan would recover.

• Xiao Zhan asked Xiao Han whether they could solve the problem another way, but agreed to let Xiao Yan suffer for up to five years.
• Xiao Han reassured Xiao Zhan that Elder Yao was unlikely to seize Xiao Yan’s body and said he would intervene if needed.
• Xiao Yan asked Xiao Zhan whether he had found a solution, and Xiao Zhan pretended to remain uncertain while Xiao Yan tried to comfort him.
• Xun Er asked Ling Ying whether Xiao Zhan and the others had found the cause of Xiao Yan’s vanished Dou Qi, and Ling Ying reported that they had not.
• Xun Er recalled her hopes for Xiao Yan and resolved that he would not become trash.

Three years after Xiao Yan lost his cultivation, Xiao Han observed his perseverance and continued training his physique while his Dou Qi remained gone. Xiao Han expected his own cultivation to recover in another year, and he left Xiao Yan injured after another sparring session.

• Xiao Han praised a young clan member’s training and reflected on how Xiao Yan had endured three years without giving up cultivation.
• Xiao Han approached Xiao Yan and Xun Er, encouraged Xiao Yan to keep training, and noted that hope remained for his cultivation to return.
• Xiao Han took Xiao Yan and Xun Er into a snowy space and began another sparring session to train Xiao Yan’s physique.
• After an hour, Xiao Han ended the spar, and Xun Er supported the badly bruised Xiao Yan on the way to the Medicine Hall.

Xiao Yan learned that Nalan Yanran, his supposed fiancée and the Yun Lan Sect’s Young Sect Master, had arrived at the Xiao Clan. He and Xiao Long suspected she had come to discuss their old marriage agreement, and the guests waited in the main hall.

• Xiao Yan sensed that Xun Er had used her own resources to make up the clan’s reduced monthly allowance, but he returned them because she was close to breaking through to Da Dou Shi.
• Xun Er told Xiao Yan that Nalan Yanran had come to visit and explained that their grandfathers had arranged a marriage agreement.
• Xiao Yan asked Xiao Long about the agreement, and she said it was only a joke between the families and could not be taken seriously.
• Xiao Long suggested Nalan Yanran might have come because of the agreement and said it would be good to settle the matter privately.
• A servant reported that the Nalan Family’s guests had arrived and were waiting in the main hall.

Xiao Yan confronted Nalan Yanran after she insulted him and the Xiao clan, while Xiao Long deployed the Xiao Clan Iron Guards to stop the Yun Lan Sect party from leaving. Xiao Yan refused to attack Nalan Yanran and declared that he would rise again, and Xiao Zhan arrived to praise his words.

• Xiao Yan claimed he had reached Da Dou Shi at twelve, but Nalan Yanran mocked him and called him a wastrel.
• Xiao Long ordered the Xiao Clan Iron Guards to block the hall’s entrance as Ge Ye pleaded for the Yun Lan Sect party’s release.
• Nalan Yanran insisted she would break the engagement and invoked her grandmaster’s power, but Xiao Yan said he would not harm her.
• Xiao Yan warned Nalan Yanran not to bully a young man in poverty and said he might rise again.
• Xiao Zhan arrived with the clan elders and praised Xiao Yan’s declaration.

After agreeing to face Nalan Yanran in three years, Xiao Yan worried that his impulsiveness had put the Xiao Clan’s reputation at risk, but Xiao Zhan encouraged him to stand by his promise. Xiao Yan then discovered that a Soul Body in his ring had absorbed his Dou Qi for three years, while Xiao Han revealed the old man’s identity to Xiao Zhan.

• Xiao Yan confessed to Xiao Zhan that he feared losing the Three-Year Agreement and bringing shame on the Xiao Clan, but Xiao Zhan trusted him and urged him not to lower his head to Nalan Yanran.
• Xiao Yan prepared to cultivate, but an old man emerged from the ring his mother had given him and revealed that he had absorbed Xiao Yan’s Dou Qi for three years.
• Xiao Yan attacked the old man, was restrained, then regained his freedom and tried to leave, saying he wanted nothing more to do with him.
• The old man offered to help Xiao Yan become stronger and claimed that even Pill King Gu He was unimpressive compared with him.
• Xiao Zhan asked Xiao Han whether the old man’s claims were true, and Xiao Han identified him as Medicine Venerable, once the Continent’s Number One Alchemist.