Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yan met Sikong Jianguan after defeating Yin Dao and learned that Sikong had accepted the loss of his old friend. Sikong refused Xiao Yan’s offer to heal him, chose to die, and left him his remaining Dou Qi as Xiao Yan prepared to return to Starfall Pavilion and cultivate before heading to the Gu Clan.

• Xiao Yan told Sikong Jianguan that he had dealt with Yin Dao, and Sikong sensed that Yin Dao was gone.
• Sikong Jianguan regretted failing to change Yin Dao but eventually accepted his death, and Xiao Yan chose not to reveal that Yin Dao had only ever used him.
• Sikong Jianguan thanked Xiao Yan and dismissed his offer of healing, saying he was ready to follow his old friend.
• Xiao Yan revealed that Yin Dao might not have considered Sikong a friend, but Sikong said Yin Dao had still been the person who understood him best.
• Sikong Jianguan died and left Xiao Yan his remaining Dou Qi, which Xiao Yan took as an inheritance.
• Xiao Yan assessed his gains from Sound Valley and planned to return to Starfall Pavilion to cultivate before going to the Gu Clan.

Xiao Yan cleared the demonic Qi from Sound Valley’s forbidden grounds and used the Horse Talisman’s power in a guqin performance to free the disciples from its emotional influence. After Sound Valley’s elders thanked him, he left with Mu Qingluan and Mu Qingyi, intent on returning to Starfall Pavilion for secluded cultivation.

• Xiao Yan burned away the demonic Qi in Sound Valley’s forbidden grounds, and Yin Zizai arrived to witness it dissipating.
• Xiao Yan reassured Yin Zizai that he bore Sound Valley no ill will and had cleared the demonic Qi to repay the kindness of its ancestors.
• Xiao Yan played a guqin piece at the concert and infused it with the Horse Talisman’s power, expelling the demonic Qi from Sound Valley’s disciples.
• Yin Wanxi, Yin Zizai, and the Sound Valley elders thanked Xiao Yan for saving the disciples, but he declined their invitation to stay.
• Xiao Yan left Sound Valley with Mu Qingluan and Mu Qingyi, then told them they could visit again by giving his name.
• The three left the Heavenly Sound Mountain Range and headed back to Starfall Pavilion so Xiao Yan could cultivate.

Xiao Yan absorbed a Dou Qi inheritance and refined an Emperor Realm Soul Origin during eight months of seclusion. He emerged having reached the Emperor Realm Soul as Yellow Springs Demon Saint also left seclusion, setting the stage for a meeting with Zhu Kun.

• Xiao Yan used the Tiger Talisman's power to absorb Senior Sikong's Dou Qi inheritance and broke through to the early stage of the Eight-Star Dou Saint level after two months.
• Xiao Yan sent a soul clone into the Emperor Realm Soul Origin and spent the following months refining its immense power.
• Zhu Kun linked Dragon Island, the Star Realm, and the Xiao Realm with Space Passages while the realms remained peaceful.
• Yellow Springs Demon Saint emerged from seclusion with an aura comparable to Zhu Kun's, and Zhu Kun invited him to test their strength.
• Xiao Yan's soul power erupted across the Star Realm, and Yao Lao recognized that Xiao Yan had reached the Emperor Realm Soul.

After reaching the Emperor Realm Soul, Xiao Yan joined Zhu Kun and the Yellow Springs Demon Saint in the Ancient Emperor Space to test their strength without revealing them to Hun Tiandi. The spar began with the two Peak Nine-Star Dou Saints attacking Xiao Yan together, leaving the outcome unresolved.

• Yao Lao celebrated Xiao Yan's breakthrough to the legendary Emperor Realm Soul, and Xiao Yan asked to join Zhu Kun and the Yellow Springs Demon Saint for a fight.
• Xiao Yan, Zhu Kun, and the Yellow Springs Demon Saint traveled to the Ancient Emperor Space to spar away from the outside world.
• Xiao Yan concealed the battle site with his Emperor Realm Soul and the Sheep Talisman so Hun Tiandi would not discover Zhu Kun and the Yellow Springs Demon Saint's strength.
• Xiao Yan urged the two seniors not to hold back, confident that his Horse and Dog Talismans would keep him safe.
• The Yellow Springs Demon Saint spread a swamp across the area to restrict Xiao Yan's movement while Zhu Kun attacked him from behind with a dragon claw.

Xiao Yan tested his strength against Zhu Kun and the Yellow Springs Demon Saint in the Ancient Emperor Space, holding his own in physical and soul attacks. When Zhu Kun unleashed his full power, Xiao Yan activated his newly created Destruction Lightning Body, and the battle remained poised for its next exchange.

• Xiao Yan met Zhu Kun’s dragon-claw strike with his fist and forced the Peak Nine-Star Dou Saint back, astonishing Zhu Kun and the Yellow Springs Demon Saint.
• The Yellow Springs Demon Saint attacked Xiao Yan with Yellow Springs Heavenly Wrath, but Xiao Yan countered with a dragon roar empowered by Shendu’s draconic might.
• Zhu Kun interrupted their contest with a golden dragon breath, and he, Xiao Yan, and the Yellow Springs Demon Saint began fighting together.
• Zhu Kun suppressed Xiao Yan in their physical clash and struck with Dragon Emperor Star-Shattering Claw.
• Xiao Yan joined hand seals with Dahuang and activated the Destruction Lightning Body, surrounding himself with Nine Profound Golden Lightning as his power surged.

Xiao Yan used his talismans, Destruction Lightning Body, and Heavenly Fire Three Mysterious Transformations to spar with Zhu Kun and Yellow Springs Demon Saint for a month without tiring. After restoring the two elders to full strength, he finished preparing for his journey to the Ancient Realm to see Xun'er.

• Xiao Yan combined the Destruction Lightning Body with all three Heavenly Fire Three Mysterious Transformations and met Zhu Kun's attack head-on.
• Xiao Yan attacked Zhu Kun at overwhelming speed while Zhu Kun defended, and Yellow Springs Demon Saint joined the fight with soul attacks and powerful techniques.
• Zhu Kun transformed into his Ancient Void Dragon form, Yellow Springs Demon Saint unleashed his full power, and Xiao Yan battled them both for a month inside the Ancient Emperor Space.
• Zhu Kun and Yellow Springs Demon Saint ended the month exhausted, while Xiao Yan remained in peak condition and used his talismans to restore them.
• Xiao Yan returned to the Star Realm with Zhu Kun and Yellow Springs Demon Saint, completed his preparations, and set out for the Ancient Realm to see Xun'er.

Xiao Yan arrived at Ancient Saint City to find Xun'er, but Ling Quan and the Black Annihilation Army attacked him at the gates. He killed Ling Quan, defeated another Gu Clan fighter, and entered the city, announcing that he had come for two things.

• Xiao Yan presented Xun'er's jade pendant at Ancient Saint City's gates and identified himself as Xiao Yan of the Xiao Clan.
• Ling Quan ordered the Black Annihilation Army to attack, but Xiao Yan froze them and seized Ling Quan.
• Xiao Yan crushed Ling Quan's head and burned his body away despite a warning from an approaching fighter.
• Xiao Yan dissolved the fighter's Mountain Splitting Seal, struck him down, and carried him into Ancient Saint City.
• Xiao Yan faced several arriving Dou Zun cultivators, revealed his Eight-Star Dou Sheng presence, and announced that he had come for two things.

Xiao Yan revealed himself as a Dou Sheng in Ancient Saint City, killed Lin Xiu and Yang Hao, and entered the Ancient Realm to find Xun'er. He arrived amid attacks from the Gu Clan's watchers and killed Gu Qian, drawing an angry challenge from the clan.

• Xiao Yan declared that he would take Xun'er back and settle the Xiao Clan's old scores, then killed Lin Xiu and Yang Hao after they provoked him.
• Xiao Yan shouted at the Gu Clan elders spying from the void, injuring them and revealing that he was a Dou Sheng.
• A gate to the Ancient Realm opened, and Xiao Yan entered while the Gu Clan elders let him pass.
• Ling Ying told Xun'er that Xiao Yan had come to the Gu Clan, and she rose in alarm to hear what had happened.
• Xiao Yan emerged in the Ancient Realm and struck back at the watchers with his dragon-might, killing Gu Qian.
• An enraged voice condemned Xiao Yan for committing murder in the Ancient Realm.

Xiao Yan reunited with Xun'er in the Ancient Realm and overpowered the Gu Clan's strongest elders after demanding an explanation on behalf of the Xiao Clan and Xiao Xuan. The confrontation ended with Gu Yuan, the Gu Clan leader and Xun'er's father, emerging from hiding.

• Xun'er rushed to Xiao Yan's side and shielded him from Gu Clan elders who tried to seize him for killing one of their own.
• Xiao Yan revealed his Eight-Star Dou Sheng strength, sending the elders flying and surprising Xun'er with how powerful he had become.
• Gu Lie and the Three Immortals of the Gu Clan appeared, and Gu Lie demanded that Xiao Yan answer for the deaths of a Gu Clan elder and a Black Annihilation Army commander.
• Xiao Yan said he had come to demand an explanation for the Xiao Clan and Ancestor Xiao Xuan, then slapped Gu Rui across the Ancient Realm before anyone could react.
• Xiao Yan called out the hidden Gu Yuan, and the Peak Nine-Star Dou Sheng emerged from hiding.

Gu Yuan confronted Xiao Yan in the Ancient Realm, but Xiao Yan accused the Gu Clan of exploiting the Xiao Clan and refused to be intimidated when Gu Yuan moved to capture him. The chapter ended with Xiao Yan summoning unseen allies after stopping Xun'er from protecting him.

• Gu Yuan arrived and praised Xiao Yan, but Xiao Yan accused him of taking advantage of the Xiao Clan's ruin and consuming its resources.
• Gu Clan members defended their clan and urged Gu Yuan to capture Xiao Yan, while Xun'er showed confusion about the accusations.
• Gu Yuan reluctantly agreed to capture Xiao Yan and unleashed the aura of a Peak Nine-Star Dou Saint.
• Xun'er prepared to stand with Xiao Yan, but Xiao Yan stopped her and challenged Gu Yuan's assumption that he had the advantage.
• Xiao Yan snapped his fingers and called for the seniors he had summoned to the Ancient Realm.

Xiao Yan brought Zhu Kun and the Yellow Springs Demon Saint into the Ancient Realm to confront Gu Yuan over the Gu Clan’s seizure of Xiao Clan resources. Gu Yuan agreed to return them, but Xiao Yan demanded the Tou She Ancient God Jade, the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame, and the Heavenly Tomb as compensation, ending with a threat to fight.

• Xiao Yan revealed Zhu Kun and the Yellow Springs Demon Saint, whose Peak Nine-Star Dou Saint pressure subdued the Gu Clan’s experts.
• Zhu Kun mocked Gu Yuan and killed a Gu Clan Two-Star Dou Saint who objected to returning the Xiao Clan’s resources.
• Xiao Yan demanded that the Gu Clan return the resources it had taken from the Xiao Clan, and Gu Yuan agreed to do so rather than risk a fight.
• Xiao Yan demanded the Tou She Ancient God Jade, the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame, and the Heavenly Tomb as compensation.
• When Gu Yuan refused to surrender the three treasures, Xiao Yan challenged the Gu Clan to fight.

Xiao Yan confronted the Gu Clan over its seizure of Xiao Clan resources and demanded its Heavenly Flames and Tou She Ancient God Jade. He drove Gu Yuan back with the Destruction Lightning Body, then traded powerful techniques with him as the Yellow Springs Demon Saint joined the fight.

• Xiao Yan intimidated the Gu Clan experts with his Eight-Star Dou Sheng aura and accused them of taking Xiao Clan resources.
• Gu Yuan shielded his people, then attacked Xiao Yan to capture him, but struck only an afterimage.
• Xiao Yan appeared behind Gu Yuan and sent him flying with a Destruction Lightning Body punch, shocking the Gu Clan.
• Xiao Yan launched the Yellow Springs Palm and Great Heaven Creation Palm, while Gu Yuan countered with the Ancient Emperor Shattering Nirvana Finger.
• Gu Yuan gained the upper hand once he fought seriously, but the Yellow Springs Demon Saint intervened with a heaven-shaking roar.

Xiao Yan and his allies overwhelmed Gu Yuan, prompting the Gu Clan to unveil its Ancient Emperor Mirror. The mirror’s devastating attack failed to harm Xiao Yan, Zhu Kun, or the Yellow Springs Demon Saint, leaving Gu Yuan and the clan stunned.

• The Yellow Springs Demon Saint struck Gu Yuan’s soul, disrupting his technique and allowing Xiao Yan’s two palms to slam him into the ground.
• Gu Yuan ordered the Gu Clan experts to form their grand formation and summoned the Ancient Emperor Mirror above them.
• Xiao Yan, Zhu Kun, and the Yellow Springs Demon Saint attacked the formation, breaking it before Gu Yuan completed the mirror; Gu Yuan then used Essence Blood to finish forming it.
• Gu Yuan fired a massive beam from the Ancient Emperor Mirror at Xiao Yan and the others, while Xun'er watched in fear from afar.
• Xiao Yan shielded Zhu Kun and the Yellow Springs Demon Saint, and the three emerged from the attack unharmed, shocking Gu Yuan and the Gu Clan.