Recaps

Xiao Yu helped Zi Yan safely begin refining the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit, and she reached Peak Dou Zun in less than a month. After leaving her to absorb the remaining power, he asked Zhu Li to guide him to a nearby place where lightning gathered so he could train a Dou Technique.

• Xiao Yu gave Zi Yan the stabilized Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit and arranged to stay beside her during seclusion.
• Zhu Li led Xiao Yu and Zi Yan to a guarded cave, where Xiao Yu used soul power to channel the fruit's energy into her.
• As the energy formed crystals around Zi Yan, Xiao Yu used the Void Flame to melt them and help her refine the fruit.
• Zi Yan's aura rose to Peak Dou Zun, and Xiao Yu left her to absorb the remaining energy on her own.
• Zhu Li thanked Xiao Yu for helping Zi Yan, and Xiao Yu asked him about a nearby place where lightning gathered.
• Zhu Li agreed to arrange a clansman to guide Xiao Yu to the dangerous lightning gathering place.

Xiao Yu entered the Void Lightning Pool to temper his Eternal Undying Body and found powerful, seemingly intelligent black lightning deep within. As he endured its assault and strengthened his body, another figure arrived at the pool seeking Black Demon Lightning.

• Bai Yi guided Xiao Yu through the Void Space to the Void Lightning Pool, then returned to East Dragon Island.
• Xiao Yu found ordinary silver lightning could not harm him and flew deeper into the pool.
• A strand of black lightning pierced Xiao Yu, causing intense pain and convincing him the deeper lightning could temper his body.
• Xiao Yu charged into the black lightning, which engulfed him and carried him into the pool's center as he endured its attacks and tempered his blood and flesh.
• An unidentified figure arrived at the Void Lightning Pool, excited to absorb the Black Demon Lightning and advance in strength.

Xiao Yu endured the Black Demon Lightning in the Void Lightning Pool as his body grew stronger, while Mang Tianchi found the vortex and took advantage of its distraction to collect several bolts. The lightning turned on Mang Tianchi and chased him away, and Xiao Yu eventually opened his eyes inside the vortex.

• Xiao Yu endured the Black Demon Lightning as his body steadily grew stronger.
• Mang Tianchi searched the Void Lightning Pool and discovered the Black Demon Lightning vortex with Xiao Yu inside it.
• Mang Tianchi used Xiao Yu's presence to capture and seal four or five bolts of Black Demon Lightning.
• Mang Tianchi stopped collecting when the lightning noticed him, but eight bolts shot out and pursued him as he fled.
• After an unknown amount of time, Xiao Yu opened his eyes inside the vortex.

Xiao Yu tempered his body in the Void Lightning Pool until black demon lightning could no longer harm him, then discovered Nine Profound Golden Lightning but judged himself too weak to challenge it. He returned to East Dragon Island after half a year, confirmed Zi Yan was safe but still absorbing the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit, and left to attend to his own affairs.

• Xiao Yu strengthened his body in the black demon lightning and gained physical power comparable to that of top experts on the Dou Qi Continent.
• Xiao Yu punched through the black demon lightning and reached a golden realm at the center of the Void Lightning Pool, where he recognized arcs from the Nine Profound Golden Lightning.
• Xiao Yu tested a golden lightning arc, found it far more destructive than black demon lightning, and decided to leave until his body grew stronger.
• Xiao Yu returned to East Dragon Island after half a year and told Elder Zhu Li that he had come through the Void Lightning Pool safely.
• Xiao Yu checked on Zi Yan and found her stable but still absorbing the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit's energy.
• Xiao Yu spent several days on East Dragon Island, then left to take care of his own affairs.

After returning to the Pill Region, Xiao Yu learned about the conflict between Starfall Pavilion and the Soul Palace and discovered that Medusa and Yun Yun had left. Xiao Yan invited him to the Gu Clan’s Coming-of-Age Ceremony, and Xiao Yu set off for the Eastern Region, hoping to meet Xiao Xuan.

• Xiao Yu returned to his residence in Sacred Pill City and found Medusa and Yun Yun gone.
• Tian Leizi visited Xiao Yu, told him the women had returned briefly before leaving, and updated him on the Soul Palace’s conflict with Starfall Pavilion.
• Xiao Yu admitted that he had killed the Soul Palace’s eleven missing Dou Zun elders.
• Xiao Yu listened to Xiao Yan’s invitation to attend the Gu Clan’s Coming-of-Age Ceremony and decided to go, hoping to see Xiao Xuan.
• Xiao Yu left Sacred Pill City and took a space wormhole toward the Eastern Region.

Xiao Yu reached Ancient Saint City and reunited with Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian before they entered the city and waited for the Ancient Realm gates to open. After Xiao Yan defeated several Gu Clan challengers, the three gathered at the gates on the morning of the ceremony.

• Xiao Yu arrived at the crowded Giant Stone Square, found no sign of Xiao Yan, and traveled to Ancient Saint City to wait outside its gates.
• After a day of waiting, Xiao Yu reunited with Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian, and the three joined the queue to enter the city.
• Xiao Yu and Xiao Yan shared accounts of their recent adventures, and Xiao Yu learned Xiao Yan had reached Nine-Star Dou Zun strength.
• At the city gates, Xiao Yan defeated Ling Quan and stopped further trouble with help from the Gu Clan's fifth commander, allowing the group to enter Ancient Saint City.
• Xiao Yan beat several Gu Clan youths who challenged him, and the city remained peaceful for the group until the Ancient Realm gates were due to open.
• Xiao Yu, Xiao Yan, and Xiao Yi Xian arrived at the gates early on the third day.

Xiao Yu, Xiao Yan, and Xiao Yi Xian entered the Ancient Realm and boarded a Gu Clan warship bound for its center. There, Xiao Yu shared his homemade Pill Marrow Nectar and met Huo Xuan, who eagerly accepted his invitation to sit with them.

• Xiao Yu, Xiao Yan, and Xiao Yi Xian entered the Spatial Gate after the Gu Clan opened the Ancient Realm, while the Black Annihilation Army watched without confronting them.
• Xiao Yu and the others arrived in the Ancient Realm and boarded one of ten flying warships sent to carry visitors toward the Ancient Saint Mountain Range.
• Xiao Yu examined the warship's material and spatial abilities, judging it powerful enough to overwhelm Dou Zun-level opponents.
• Xiao Yu poured his homemade Pill Marrow Nectar for Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian, and Xiao Yan recognized its flavor and asked how Xiao Yu had brewed it.
• Huo Xuan approached Xiao Yu's group with a veiled woman in red, introduced himself, and eagerly accepted Xiao Yu's invitation to share a cup.

Xiao Yu and Xiao Yan met members of the Yan Clan aboard the warship and learned more about the Gu Clan’s Coming-of-Age Ceremony. As the group reached the Ancient Saint Mountain Range, Gu Xun'er came to meet Xiao Yan and led him and his companions away, openly showing the Gu Clan where she stood.

• Xiao Yu invited Huo Xuan and Huo Zhi to drink, and Huo Xuan confirmed that they were members of the Yan Clan.
• Huo Xuan told Xiao Yan that Gu Xun'er had opposed the Gu Clan elders for his sake and warned him that he would need to reach Dou Sheng to win their acceptance.
• Huo Xuan warned Xiao Yan that members of the Yao Clan might try to humiliate him, and Xiao Yan vowed to face them.
• Huo Zhi revealed that Xiao Yu’s mysterious flame had caught her interest, and Xiao Yu agreed to discuss flames with her later.
• The warship reached the Ancient Saint Mountain Range, where Gu Xun'er appeared and reunited with Xiao Yan.
• Gu Xun'er led Xiao Yan, Xiao Yu, and Xiao Yi Xian away, making her support for Xiao Yan clear to the Gu Clan.

Xiao Yan and his companions arrived at the Gu Clan, where clan elders tried to obstruct him despite Gu Xun'er’s invitation. Xiao Yu joined them at the coming-of-age ceremony square and forced the elders to let Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian enter.

• Xiao Yan shattered the space-freezing pressure of Gu Clan elders who targeted him as he arrived with Gu Xun'er.
• Gu Xun'er brought Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian to her bamboo retreat, while Xiao Yu spent the night thinking about Medusa, Yun Yun, and his responsibilities toward them.
• The next morning, Gu Xun'er took Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian to the Gu Clan Coming-of-Age Ceremony, where Black Annihilation Army soldiers barred them from the central seats.
• Elder Gu Xu refused to let Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian enter, despite Gu Xun'er insisting that she had invited them.
• Xiao Yu appeared, overwhelmed Gu Xu with his aura, and challenged the Gu Clan’s treatment of its guests until an elder ordered Gu Xu to withdraw and the soldiers let them pass.

Xiao Yu watched Xiao Yan defeat Gu Yao at the Gu Clan’s coming-of-age ceremony, then met Gu Yuan, the clan chief and Gu Xun’er’s father. Gu Yuan asked whether Xiao Yu wanted to enter the Heavenly Tomb.

• Xiao Yu observed the Gu Clan ceremony and gauged the power of the Dou Sheng who opened it.
• Xiao Yan defeated Gu Yao with the Great Heaven Creation Palm after Gu Yao challenged him and tried to attack him by surprise.
• Gu Xun’er received a Seven-Colored Clan Mark for her Divine Grade Dou Di Bloodline, and Xiao Yu left the ceremony with the others.
• Xiao Yu wondered whether he could gain a place in the Heavenly Tomb, then went walking alone in the mountains.
• Gu Yuan transported Xiao Yu to a mountain peak, introduced himself as Gu Xun’er’s father, and asked whether Xiao Yu wanted to enter the Heavenly Tomb.

Xiao Yu learned that the Gu Clan would return the Xiao Clan’s two Heavenly Tomb entry slots, while Gu Xun’er secured a slot for Xiao Yan through the elders’ council. On the third day, Gu Xun’er brought Xiao Yu and Xiao Yan to the Heavenly Tomb, where they encountered members of the ancient clans, including the Soul Clan.

• Gu Yuan told Xiao Yu about the Xiao Clan’s history and confirmed that Xiao Yu and Xiao Yan could reclaim the clan’s two Heavenly Tomb slots.
• Gu Xun’er argued with the Gu Clan elders and secured a slot for Xiao Yan, but Elder Gu Tong Xuan rejected her request for another slot for Xiao Yu.
• Gu Yuan intervened and ordered the elders to return both slots to Xiao Yu and Xiao Yan, then spoke with Gu Xun’er about the Xiao brothers.
• Xiao Yan returned to the bamboo lodge looking troubled, and two days later Gu Xun’er took him and Xiao Yu toward the Heavenly Tomb on a flying Magical Beast.
• Xiao Yu spotted Huo Xuan’s group, members of several ancient clans, and three sinister figures from the Soul Clan at the destination.

Xiao Yu, Xiao Yan, and Gu Xun'er entered the Heavenly Tomb, prompting the other ancient clans to suspect that the two men were descendants of the vanished Xiao Clan. Xiao Yu arrived alone in the mist-shrouded tomb, intending to meet Xiao Xuan and strengthen his clan.

• The Heavenly Tomb opened, and Gu Tong Xuan reminded everyone that each clan had two entry slots while the Gu Clan had six.
• Xiao Yu declined to enter alongside Xiao Yan and Gu Xun'er, then watched the pair fly in together.
• Xiao Yu and Xiao Yan entered the Heavenly Tomb, leading Huo Xuan, Soul Clan members, and others to suspect they belonged to the Xiao Clan.
• The Lei Clan elder told two of his talents to help Xiao Yu and Xiao Yan if they encountered them, while Xiao Yu considered how he would protect the Xiao Clan after leaving the tomb.
• The Heavenly Tomb gate vanished after all entrants passed through, and Xiao Yu emerged alone into its mist-covered landscape.

Xiao Yu crossed the first and second layers of the Heavenly Tomb and forced his way through the energy wall into the third layer, seeking powerful energy cores to prepare for a breakthrough to Dou Sheng. He encountered a One-Star Dou Zun energy body, which challenged him as he entered its territory.

• Xiao Yu destroyed a weak energy body on the first layer, absorbed its energy core, and decided the layer's cores were too weak to help him break through to Dou Sheng.
• Xiao Yu traveled for nearly half a month to reach the second layer, passed through its energy screen, and continued onward without stopping to collect energy cores.
• Xiao Yu reached the energy wall separating the second and third layers, punched a passage through it, and hurried through after discovering that insects secreted the wall's energy.
• Xiao Yu entered the third layer and found its ambient energy far richer than that of the layers below.
• Xiao Yu spotted a One-Star Dou Zun energy body on a boulder, and it demanded to know who had trespassed on its territory before threatening to kill him.

Xiao Yu searched the Heavenly Tomb’s third layer for a One-Star Dou Sheng energy body whose core could help him break through, then found and fought a gray-robed Soul Clan energy body. After Xiao Yu broke through the old man’s attacks with his physical strength, the battle continued as the old man unleashed a massive black python.

• Xiao Yu gathered Energy Cores by wiping out energy bodies across a thousand-zhang area, then continued searching for a Dou Sheng energy body he could defeat.
• A frightened energy body hid from Xiao Yu, while other powerful energy bodies avoided him and made his search increasingly difficult.
• Xiao Yu entered a plain filled with Soul Palace aura and encountered a gray-robed Soul Clan energy body barely at the Dou Sheng level.
• The gray-robed old man attacked Xiao Yu, but Xiao Yu crushed his energy strike with his bare hand and sent him flying with a physical blow.
• The old man froze the surrounding space and summoned a thousand-zhang black python, whose tail shattered the space in front of Xiao Yu.

Xiao Yu defeated a powerful Soul Clan Dou Sheng energy body after a prolonged pursuit, but was badly injured by its final attack. As another gray-robed energy body arrived, Xiao Yu called on Ancestor Xiao Xuan to save him.

• Xiao Yu shattered the gray-robed old man's giant python and chased him for nearly half a month, enduring his attacks while trying to force him to stop.
• The gray-robed old man halted and unleashed Burning Soul · Heaven-Devouring Fission, striking Xiao Yu with a gigantic black-mist fist.
• Xiao Yu survived the attack, seized the old man by the throat, and killed him, leaving behind a diamond-shaped crystal.
• Xiao Yu vomited black blood and fell to the ground, then sensed another Soul Clan energy body approaching before his injuries had healed.
• The new gray-robed old man asked whether Xiao Yu had killed Hun Diao and prepared to attack, so Xiao Yu called for Ancestor Xiao Xuan to save him.

Xiao Xuan appeared to save Xiao Yu from a Soul Clan elder, then brought him into his Tomb Mansion and explained that he could not be revived. Xiao Yu began using a Soul Spirit Crystal to advance his soul cultivation while Xiao Xuan weighed whether to reveal a secret about him.

• Xiao Xuan froze the Gray-Robed Elder and erased him with a single gesture, leaving behind an Energy Core.
• Xiao Yu introduced himself as Xiao Xuan’s descendant, and Xiao Xuan led him into the deepest part of the Heavenly Tomb and his Tomb Mansion.
• Xiao Yu told Xiao Xuan about the Xiao family’s decline, then asked whether Xiao Xuan could be brought back to life; Xiao Xuan said his soul origin had dispersed.
• Xiao Yu asked about Xiao Xuan’s remark that he was a promising seedling, and Xiao Xuan warned that a secret about him could deal him a tremendous blow.
• Xiao Xuan gave Xiao Yu a Soul Spirit Crystal to help him break through to the heaven realm, while privately deciding that Xiao Yu deserved to know the truth.

After Xiao Yu broke through to a heavenly realm soul, Xiao Xuan revealed that he had no Xiao Clan bloodline. Xiao Yu accepted the truth and reaffirmed that he considered himself part of the Xiao Clan, while Xiao Xuan became interested in meeting Xiao Yan.

• Xiao Yu absorbed the Soul Spirit Crystal and broke through to a heavenly realm soul, prompting Xiao Xuan to praise his talent.
• Xiao Xuan explained that he had waited for someone with Xiao Clan blood to return, then revealed that Xiao Yu did not possess that bloodline.
• Xiao Yu struggled to accept the revelation, but after three days of reflection, he decided that his family bonds mattered more than bloodline.
• Xiao Yu told Xiao Xuan that he would always be part of the Xiao Clan because of Second Uncle's love and the clansmen's care.
• Xiao Xuan lamented that Xiao Yu could not inherit the preserved Dou Di bloodline, and Xiao Yu suggested that Xiao Yan might achieve great things; Xiao Xuan said he wanted to meet him.

Xiao Yu left Xiao Xuan and hunted energy bodies in the Heavenly Tomb, gathering enough Dou Sheng Energy Cores to prepare for a breakthrough. He completed the second layer of the eternal undying body by tempering his blood with the Great Sun Divine Thunder, emerging with physical strength that could rival a Three-Star Dou Sheng.

• Xiao Yu asked Xiao Xuan to keep his lack of Xiao Clan bloodline from Xiao Yan, then left the tomb abode to collect more Energy Cores.
• Xiao Yu spent a month hunting on the Third Layer and obtained two more One-Star Dou Sheng Energy Cores before recovering from a fierce battle.
• Xiao Yu decided to temper his body with the Great Sun Divine Thunder and refined three Seven-Colored Eighth-Tier Creation Origin Pills to sustain his recovery.
• Xiao Yu endured more than half a year of blood tempering, repeatedly using Creation Origin Pills to restore his body as the Great Sun Divine Thunder transformed his blood.
• Xiao Yu completed the second layer of the eternal undying body and estimated that his physical strength could rival a Three-Star Dou Sheng.

Xiao Yu used Eternal Reincarnation Spirit Lightning and experienced one hundred simulated lifetimes, raising his soul to Heaven Realm Great Perfection. After recovering, he uncovered the truth about his origins and Xiao Zhan’s long-standing care for him.

• Xiao Yu guided Eternal Reincarnation Spirit Lightning into his niwan palace, where it formed a wheel that drew in his soul.
• Xiao Yu experienced one hundred simulated lifetimes, including a final life in which he became the Heavenly Evolution Emperor and died battling an Otherworldly Heavenly Demon.
• Xiao Yu awoke with his soul at Heaven Realm Great Perfection, and the lightning wheel removed the false memories while leaving his insights from those lifetimes.
• Xiao Yu recovered memories showing that Xiao Ping had found and adopted him after his wife died, and that Xiao Zhan had known the truth and cared for him.
• Xiao Yu realized that Xiao Zhan’s visits and support had continued for years despite his inability to cultivate.

Xiao Yu absorbed Energy Cores and a Ninth-Grade Treasure Pill to break through to Dou Sheng in the Heavenly Tomb. His newly manifested origin flame divine thunder frightened the tomb into expelling him, leaving Gu Yuan to investigate his sudden disappearance.

• Xiao Yu focused on reaching Dou Sheng and began absorbing the energy from his stored Energy Cores.
• Xiao Xuan met Xiao Yan and a Gu Clan girl, then began replacing Xiao Yan’s blood while the others cultivated nearby.
• After a year, Xiao Yu exhausted his Energy Cores and consumed the Ninth-Grade Treasure Pill to obtain the energy needed for his breakthrough.
• Xiao Yu broke through to Dou Sheng, destroyed the Thunderflame Illusory World, and manifested a dark flame and golden lightning that threatened the Heavenly Tomb.
• The Heavenly Tomb expelled Xiao Yu to a grassland outside the Ancient Realm, while Xiao Xuan and the others wondered about his disappearance.
• Gu Yuan sensed that Xiao Yu had vanished before the Heavenly Tomb’s scheduled closing and left his residence to investigate.

After breaking through to Dou Sheng, Xiao Yu was expelled from the Heavenly Tomb and discussed his departure with Gu Yuan. He traveled from the Eastern Region through the Pill Region and headed toward the Northwest, where the Xiao Court continued waiting for his return.

• Xiao Yu examined his newly formed profound venerable ancestral flame and ha que firmament thunder, whose immense power came with heavy Dou Qi consumption.
• Gu Yuan met Xiao Yu outside the Heavenly Tomb and learned that Xiao Yan, not Xiao Yu, had inherited the Xiao Clan's dou di bloodline.
• Xiao Yu told Gu Yuan he was leaving for the Northwest and asked him to tell Xiao Yan to return there if he needed help.
• Xiao Yu traveled to the Pill Region, bid farewell to Tian Leizi, and continued toward the Northwest using his Dou Sheng mastery of space.
• An old man in the Xiao Court's council hall wondered when Xiao Yu would return and hoped he was safe.

Xiao Yu returned to the Xiao Court, learned how it and the Northwest Alliance had developed, and traveled through a space wormhole to the Jia Ma Imperial Capital. After inspecting the route and exploring the expanded city, he arrived at Alliance Headquarters, where a guard captain asked his business.

• Xiao Yu revealed himself to Xue You at the Xiao Court and praised the court’s growth under his leadership.
• Xue You told Xiao Yu that the Xiao Court had joined the Northwest Alliance and that Yun Shan and the Snake-People Tribe Queen had returned as Dou Zun experts.
• Xiao Yu entered the Xiao Court’s space wormhole, found several unstable points, and repaired them with a thought.
• Xiao Yu emerged in the Jia Ma Imperial Capital, heard that the Misty Cloud Sect was recruiting children, and explored the city’s bustling streets.
• Xiao Yu reached the Northwest Alliance Headquarters, where the guard captain approached and asked why he had come.

Xiao Yu returned to the Northwest Alliance, reunited with Yao Tianhuo, and found Ya Fei still waiting for him. After telling her about Medusa and Yun Yun, he faced Ya Fei’s fierce response, and the two spent the night together.

• Yan Yue recognized Xiao Yu as the Alliance Leader, and the guards opened the gates to welcome him home.
• Xiao Yu saw the statue of himself at Alliance Headquarters and met Yao Tianhuo, who said the Alliance was thriving and had recovered his former strength.
• Yao Tianhuo told Xiao Yu that someone had been waiting for him, so Xiao Yu went to his old residence and reunited with Ya Fei.
• Xiao Yu and Ya Fei shared an affectionate reunion, then talked through the evening as he recounted his experiences in the Central Plains.
• After Ya Fei pressed him, Xiao Yu told her about Medusa and Yun Yun, and Ya Fei responded by drawing him into an intimate encounter.

Xiao Yu and Ya Fei spent a tender morning together after their first night, and Ya Fei reassured him that she accepted his feelings for Queen Medusa and Sect Master Yun Yun. She encouraged him to pursue them, leaving Xiao Yu delighted by the prospect of a harem.

• Xiao Yu woke Ya Fei and teased her about their three days and nights together as they lingered in bed.
• Xiao Yu cooked medicinal dishes for Ya Fei, and they shared a quiet meal and affectionate time together.
• Ya Fei asked Xiao Yu what he planned to do about Queen Medusa and Sect Master Yun Yun, then explained that she was not jealous.
• Xiao Yu promised Ya Fei he would never let her down, and she offered to help him pursue the other two women.
• Ya Fei urged Xiao Yu to be more forceful and bring Queen Medusa and Sect Master Yun Yun into his harem, and Xiao Yu happily imagined the possibility.

Xiao Yu reunited with the Northwest Alliance and his family before arriving at the Misty Cloud Sect’s disciple assessment. The assessment began after the sect leaders welcomed him as the Alliance Leader.

• Nalan Yanran invited Xiao Yu to observe the Misty Cloud Sect’s recruitment assessment, and he agreed.
• Xiao Yu traveled to Wutan City and reunited with Xiao Zhan, who was delighted to see his nephew.
• Xiao Yu celebrated with the Xiao Clan, supplied resources, and guided its younger members in cultivation.
• Xiao Yu returned to the Imperial Capital and arrived at Misty Cloud Mountain after the assessment had been delayed for him.
• The faction leaders and Nalan Yanran rose to welcome Xiao Yu, and she invited him to take his seat so the assessment could begin.