Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yu revealed his overwhelming strength and secured the Jia Ma Alliance’s obedience as the Sect Gathering approached. On the eve of the gathering, powerful visitors arrived across the Imperial Capital, a figure emerged from the Misty Cloud Sect’s forbidden grounds, and a black-cloaked figure entered Jia Ma’s territory.

• Xiao Yu released his aura to silence doubts, declared that he and Queen Medusa would stop anyone who caused trouble in Jia Ma, and won the Alliance members’ agreement to follow his command.
• Xiao Yu completed the Alliance’s arrangements and stayed in the Imperial Capital while the Imperial Family, Mittel, and the Alchemist Guild built the Alliance Headquarters.
• The day before the Sect Gathering, Xiao Yu sensed at least fifteen Dou Zong experts among the outsiders gathered in the Imperial Capital.
• Jia Xingtian and Hai Bodong watched the city and agreed that Xiao Yu’s presence could make the gathering unlike any before.
• A powerful aura and sword energy burst from the Misty Cloud Sect’s forbidden grounds, prompting Yun Yun and the sect members to recognize the breakthrough.
• A black-cloaked figure carrying an enormous Black Ruler entered Jia Ma at Ghost-Suppressing Pass and flew away on emerald-green Dou Qi Wings.

At the Sect Gathering’s venue, an Imperial Family Youth clashed with members of the Three Corpses Sect after they insulted the Jia Ma Empire, and an Imperial Family elder drove them off. Inside, Jia Xingtian introduced Xiao Yu to the factions attending the gathering as they prepared for the competition.

• Foreign attendees, especially members of the Three Corpses Sect, mocked the Jia Ma Empire’s shabby gathering venue.
• An Imperial Family Youth attacked a Pale-Faced Youth from the Three Corpses Sect after he insulted the empire, then fought the older man accompanying him.
• A White-Boned Elder struck the Imperial Family Youth down, but an Imperial Family elder arrived and sent the White-Boned Elder flying with a palm strike.
• The Imperial Family elder ordered the Imperial Family Youth to throw out the two Three Corpses Sect members.
• Jia Xingtian introduced Xiao Yu to the gathering’s factions, including the Poison Sect and the Golden Goose Sect.

The Sect Gathering began in the Jia Ma Empire, and Nalan Yanran emerged from three years of secluded training to challenge an eight-star Dou Wang from the Poison Sect. The chapter ended with Xiao Yu and Yun Yun recognizing her as a peak Dou Wang and a potential successor to the Misty Cloud Sect.

• Jia Xingtian welcomed the visiting powers, declared the Sect Gathering open, and yielded the square to the fighters.
• Ma Ding of Mulan Valley and Liu Feiyang of the Luoyan Sect began the opening Dou Wang match while Xiao Yu, Jia Xingtian, and Yun Yun watched.
• After a Poison Sect elder defeated a Luoyan Sect elder, Fang Qiancheng challenged the Misty Cloud Sect to send a fighter.
• Nalan Yanran descended into the square and challenged Fang Qiancheng, revealing an aura stronger than his eight-star Dou Wang strength.
• Yun Yun explained that Nalan Yanran had trained in the sect's forbidden grounds for three years, and Xiao Yu praised her as a potential Dou Emperor and successor.

Nalan Yanran dominated the Dou Wang contests, winning several matches and giving the Misty Cloud Sect a strong showing. As the Dou Emperor contests began, an old rival challenged Hai Bodong, but a jade-green streak arrived and questioned whether he was worthy of fighting Elder Hai.

• Nalan Yanran defeated Fang Qiancheng and every subsequent Dou Wang challenger, ending the Misty Cloud Sect's losing streak at the gathering.
• Nalan Yanran noticed Xiao Yu beside Yun Yun, and Yun Yun whispered his identity to her.
• Xiao Yu felt increasingly attracted to Yun Yun but decided not to pursue her or resolve his feelings about her and Ya Fei yet.
• An Eight-Star Dou Emperor challenged Hai Bodong, who explained that the man still resented losing to him at a previous gathering.
• As Hai Bodong rose to answer the challenge, a jade-green streak appeared and declared that the challenger was not worthy of fighting Elder Hai.

Xiao Yan arrived at the Sect Gathering and defeated the old man who had challenged Hai Bodong, revealing strength far beyond what the spectators expected. He reunited with Xiao Yu and the Jia Ma Empire’s representatives, saying he had finished his business at Jia Nan Academy and had come to the gathering after his father told him about it.

• Xiao Yan appeared above the square and challenged the old man who had insulted Hai Bodong, identifying himself to the crowd.
• Xiao Yu recognized Xiao Yan as a two-star Dou Emperor, while Hai Bodong and the other spectators reacted with surprise.
• Xiao Yan overwhelmed the old man with a series of attacks, then struck him with Eight Extremes Collapse and a powerful blow from the Heavy Black Ruler.
• Nalan Yanran realized Xiao Yan had grown far stronger than she had and accepted Yun Yun’s quiet comfort.
• Xiao Yan flew to the Jia Ma Empire’s stands, greeted Hai Bodong, Jia Xingtian, and Fa Ma, and exchanged words with Xiao Yu.
• Xiao Yan told Xiao Yu that he had settled matters at Jia Nan Academy and greeted Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran.

Xiao Yu challenged the Northwest Continent’s top experts and instantly defeated the White-Boned Elder of the Three Corpses Sect with a single punch. The gathering’s factions were left horrified by Xiao Yu’s strength as he began his effort to bring them into submission.

• Xiao Yan defeated every Dou Emperor who faced him, helping the Jia Ma Empire claim first place in both the Dou Wang and Dou Emperor contests.
• Xiao Yu entered the arena and challenged the top experts, saying he would face several at once if they wished.
• The White-Boned Elder of the Three Corpses Sect accepted Xiao Yu’s challenge and attacked him with Three Corpses Soul Devour.
• Xiao Yu split the elder’s attack with his bare hand, then punched him through the protective barrier and out of the venue.
• The spectators, including the Jia Ma Empire’s contingent, were stunned by the speed and force of Xiao Yu’s victory.

At the Sect Gathering, Xiao Yu claimed victory for the Jia Ma Empire and announced that he would unite the Northwest Continent, demanding that its factions submit. When fourteen Dou Zong attacked him together, a mysterious woman in red appeared beside him and challenged their shamelessness.

• Xie Biyan and the other faction leaders secretly agreed to concede the gathering to Xiao Yu rather than risk fighting him.
• Xiao Yu declared that he intended to unite the Northwest Continent and told the faction leaders he was informing them, not asking for their consent.
• Xiao Yu rose above the arena and demanded that the fourteen Dou Zong submit or challenge him together.
• Xie Biyan warned Xiao Yu to take back his words, then signaled the others to attack him.
• A coldly beautiful woman in red emerged from space beside Xiao Yu and halted the fourteen Dou Zong with her rebuke.

Xiao Yu and Medusa faced fourteen Dou Zong attackers together, dividing the opponents between them. Xiao Yu demonstrated his overwhelming physical strength and began battering the eight enemies he had chosen, while Medusa engaged the other six.

• Medusa arrived to help Xiao Yu, despite the Lion Underworld Sect's Dou Zong ordering her to leave.
• Medusa offered to fight eight opponents, but Xiao Yu told her to take six and leave the remaining eight to him.
• The fourteen Dou Zong charged, and Xiao Yu and Medusa split the battlefield between them.
• Xiao Yu used a massive sword to block Xie Biyan's poison beam, then stopped a golden saber beam with his bare hand.
• Xiao Yu shattered a Four-Star Dou Zong's defense with a punch and sent him flying away.
• Xiao Yu's sword beam overwhelmed another Four-Star Dou Zong's water-mirror defense.

Xiao Yu and Medusa fought fourteen Dou Zongs while onlookers marveled at their strength. As the battle continued, the wounded White-Boned Elder attacked the Jia Ma Empire’s contingent, and Xiao Yan stepped forward to face him.

• Xiao Yu easily held off eight Dou Zongs, while Medusa battled the others and considered the deadly power of her Primordial Creation Bloodline.
• Fa Ma and the Jia Ma Empire’s contingent watched in awe, while Yao Lao encouraged Xiao Yan to trust in his own potential and the Flame Mantra.
• The wounded White-Boned Elder secretly charged the Jia Ma Empire’s contingent, hoping to strike at Xiao Yu by attacking Xiao Yan and the others.
• Xiao Yan stopped the White-Boned Elder’s skeletal-claw attack with the Flame Splitting Wave Ruler.
• Xiao Yan drew his Heavy Black Ruler and charged the wounded elder, declaring, “Old dog, come meet your death!”

Xiao Yu defeated eight Dou Zong with Burning Flame Annihilation and forced them to agree to his plan to unify the Northwest. He announced a gathering in the Jia Ma Empire to establish the Alliance, while secretly tracking the group with Three Thousand Puppet Thunders.

• Xiao Yu trapped the eight Dou Zong in the Thunderflame Illusory World and overwhelmed them with Burning Flame Annihilation.
• Xiao Yu released the battered Dou Zong and demanded to know whether they accepted his proposal.
• An elderly Dou Zong agreed to persuade his sect, and the other seven also agreed to cooperate.
• Xiao Yu revealed that he had planted dormant Three Thousand Puppet Thunders in all eight, allowing him to monitor them and uncover factions allied with the Soul Palace.
• Xiao Yu announced that he would hold a gathering in the Jia Ma Empire in one month to establish the Alliance.

Xiao Yu defeated the remaining Dou Zongs and forced the gathered sect leaders to accept his plan to unify the Northwest. He released them with a month to prepare for a meeting in the Jia Ma Empire, while Medusa questioned his confidence that they would not retaliate.

• Xiao Yu joined Medusa after defeating eight Dou Zongs, then ignored the six opponents’ pleas and crushed them, sparing the Heavenly Poison Woman from his full force.
• Xiao Yu asked the fourteen Dou Zongs whether they still opposed unifying the Northwest, and their silence let him declare their agreement.
• Xiao Yu ordered the sect leaders to meet him in the Jia Ma Empire’s Imperial Capital in one month and warned that he would come after anyone who failed to appear.
• Xiao Yu let the leaders leave, and the Heavenly Poison Woman studied him before departing.
• Medusa asked why Xiao Yu had released the Dou Zongs, and he assured her he had a plan before asking whether she would recuperate with him or return to her tribe.

Xiao Yu left the Jia Ma gathering after reassuring everyone that the defeated factions would not threaten the alliance, then brought Medusa to visit the Xiao Clan. Back in his courtyard, he reunited with Zi Yan and Ya Fei and felt envious of their closeness.

• Xiao Yan took the captured Three Corpses Sect Master away to decide how to deal with him, while Xiao Yu left the alliance’s aftermath to Jia Xingtian and the others.
• Fa Ma and the other leaders insisted on addressing Xiao Yu formally as Alliance Leader, and Xiao Yu accepted before departing with Medusa.
• Xiao Yu and Medusa returned to Wutan City, where the Xiao Clan welcomed Medusa as a guest.
• Xiao Yu returned to his courtyard and reunited with Zi Yan and Ya Fei, who said she and Zi Yan had visited the Magical Beast Mountain Range.
• Xiao Yu watched Zi Yan nestling in Ya Fei’s arms and felt envious of their closeness.

After returning from the Magical Beast Mountain Range, Zi Yan asked Xiao Yu to make her more pills, and Ya Fei stayed with them as he refined herbs through the night. Medusa arrived to announce that she was returning to her tribe, but she and Zi Yan sensed something unusual in each other before Medusa left.

• Xiao Yu learned that Zi Yan and Ya Fei had spent three months gathering herbs and cultivating in the Magical Beast Mountain Range, where Ya Fei advanced from Three-Star Dou Ling to Six-Star Dou Ling.
• Zi Yan persuaded Xiao Yu to refine pills for her, and she and Ya Fei watched him work through the night.
• Xiao Yu finished refining the herbs at noon and gave Zi Yan dozens of bottles of pills, which she immediately began eating.
• Medusa came to tell Xiao Yu that she was returning to her tribe, then sensed Zi Yan's extraordinary bloodline as Zi Yan felt a mysterious aura from Medusa.
• Medusa studied Zi Yan and Ya Fei, said nothing, and walked out.

Xiao Yu received the rewards Su Qian had promised for helping Jia Nan Academy and spoke with Xiao Yan about their secrets and the Fallen Heart Flame. Xiao Yu then told Xiao Yan to visit the Poison Sect in a few days and persuade its leader to join the Alliance, leaving Xiao Yan wary of the promised surprise.

• Zi Yan told Xiao Yu that Medusa's aura had frightened her, and Xiao Yu wondered what other bloodline Medusa had awakened.
• Xiao Yan brought Xiao Yu an upgraded Earth Tier Mid Grade Dou Technique, two Peak Sixth Tier Magic Cores, and medicinal ingredients from Su Qian.
• Xiao Yan explained that he had told Su Qian the truth about the new wisp of Fallen Heart Flame and rejected taking credit from Xiao Yu.
• Xiao Yan asked why Xiao Yu was not curious about his ability to refine two Heavenly Flames, and Xiao Yu replied that everyone had secrets.
• Xiao Yu instructed Xiao Yan to visit the Poison Sect in a few days and persuade its leader to join the Alliance, but Xiao Yan said the plan made him nervous.

Xiao Yu searched Ten Thousand Scorpion City for the Soul Hall Protector connected to Xie Biyan, then infiltrated the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect to confront him. He found Xie Biyan recovering from their earlier fight and immobilized him after overhearing him plot against Xiao Yu.

• Xiao Yu used his Spirit Realm soul to search Ten Thousand Scorpion City but found no trace of the Soul Hall Protector.
• Xiao Yu concealed his presence with the Myriad Transformation Flame and entered the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect unnoticed.
• Xiao Yu located Xie Biyan in his residence and overheard him plan to seek Iron Protector's help to kill Xiao Yu.
• Xiao Yu appeared before Xie Biyan and froze him in place, furious that Xie Biyan had called him a little bastard.

Xiao Yu forced Xie Biyan to summon the Iron Protector, then waited half a month for him to arrive. After defeating and controlling the Iron Protector, Xiao Yu killed Xie Biyan and gained a Dou Zong enforcer.

• Xiao Yu threatened Xie Biyan and learned that the Iron Protector would visit in half a month.
• Xiao Yu sealed Xie Biyan in place and cultivated while waiting for the Iron Protector.
• The Iron Protector arrived, and Xiao Yu struck him and planted heart puppet thunder flame inside him.
• Xiao Yu burned Xie Biyan to nothing with void-burning divine flame.
• The Iron Protector returned, knelt before Xiao Yu, and greeted him as his master.

Xiao Yu prepared for the Northwest Alliance’s founding and considered the danger the Hun Clan posed to the Xiao Clan. At the assembly, the factions gathered under his leadership, and Bai Xiangling of the Heavenly Snake Mansion arrived with a young girl who was visibly excited to see Xiao Yan.

• Xiao Yu met with Jia Ma Empire leaders to discuss the Alliance’s founding, its dealings with other factions, and its future development.
• The next day, the Mulan Three Elders and representatives of nearly every faction from the Sect Gathering arrived at the Alliance assembly.
• Xiao Yan entered with Xiao Yi Xian, and the gathering noted the absence of the Three Corpses Sect Master and the death of Xie Biyan.
• Bai Xiangling entered with a young girl whose eyes showed three emerald flowers, and Xiao Yu recognized Bai Xiangling as a powerful elder of the Heavenly Snake Mansion.
• The attendees reacted in shock when Xiao Yu asked whether Bai Xiangling was the Heavenly Snake Mansion’s venerable Spirit Sect.

Xiao Yu founded the Northwest Alliance by securing Bai Xiangling’s support and persuading the region’s factions to join, then organized the Alliance and its rewards. A year later, he finally gathered the rare ingredients needed to refine a batch of Bone-Growing Blood-Melting Pills.

• Bai Xiangling agreed to bring the Heavenly Snake Mansion into the Alliance, and the other factions followed.
• Xiao Yu established Alliance contribution points, offering rewards that included seventh-grade pill refining.
• Xiao Yu built a Spirit-Gathering Tower at Alliance Headquarters, added Spirit-Gathering Arrays to the Exchange Treasury, and created departments to manage the Alliance.
• A year later, Xiao Yu examined the ingredients he had gathered for the Bone-Growing Blood-Melting Pill, including a ten-thousand-year green spirit vine.

Xiao Yu decided to refine the Bone-Growing Blood-Melting Pill to give Yao Tianhuo a chance at resurrection and began the risky Eighth-Tier Pill refinement in the Magical Beast Mountain Range. As the pill took shape, dark clouds gathered overhead, signaling the arrival of pill lightning.

• Xiao Yu weighed the risk of failure against the need to resurrect Yao Tianhuo and decided to refine the Bone-Growing Blood-Melting Pill.
• Xiao Yu told Jia Xingtian and the others he would be away, then traveled to the Magical Beast Mountain Range.
• Xiao Yu had Little Purple clear the northern area and stand guard while he formed a medicine cauldron from the Myriad Transformation Flame.
• Xiao Yu used the Golden Light Dao Flame and Five Qi Thunder to extract and merge the medicinal ingredients.
• Xiao Yu continued tempering the shrinking pill as dark clouds gathered and thunder rumbled overhead.

Xiao Yu successfully refined an Eighth-Tier Bone-Growing Blood-Melting Pill that summoned four-colored pill lightning. He welcomed the lightning to temper his bones, but the bolts struck so rapidly that he struggled to keep up.

• Xiao Yu completed the pill’s formation, and a tiny blood-colored bone dragon appeared as its spirituality took shape.
• The Bone-Growing Blood-Melting Pill flew from the cauldron, but Xiao Yu caught it and sealed it in a specially made jade bottle.
• Xiao Yu saw that the gathered pill lightning had turned azure, silver, red, and gold, and worried whether he could withstand it.
• Xiao Yu charged into the first bolt of four-colored pill lightning and redirected its force into his bones to temper his body.
• More bolts struck in rapid succession, and Xiao Yu shouted in pain and frustration as he struggled to endure them.