Chapter Summaries

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.

Xiao Yu attended the Misty Cloud Sect’s recruitment assessment, then sought out Yun Yun and confessed his love, asking her to become his wife. Yun Yun accepted his feelings despite his love for Medusa, and they embraced atop Misty Cloud Mountain.

• Nalan Yanran began the Misty Cloud Sect’s assessment, and hundreds of candidates who met its published standards were accepted as entry-level disciples.
• After the assessment ended, Xiao Yu went to the floating platform where Yun Yun had once given him a sword and waited for her to appear.
• Xiao Yu confronted Yun Yun with the sword and discovered that she had kept her own matching longsword in her Storage Ring.
• Xiao Yu realized the Sea Heart Armor he had worn for years had belonged to Yun Yun, pulled her into his arms, and asked her to be his wife.
• Yun Yun asked about Medusa, and Xiao Yu told her he loved them both and would not give either of them up.
• Yun Yun embraced Xiao Yu and accepted that she would share a life with him.

Xiao Yu visited Snake People City to ask Medusa to marry him, refusing to leave until she faced him. Medusa agreed to his condition that he stop forcing her if she ever became stronger than him, and Xiao Yu gave his word.

• Xiao Yu bought a necklace from a stallholder in Snake People City, paying with a second-grade pill.
• Yan Ci recognized Xiao Yu near the temple, but Medusa refused to meet him and told him to leave.
• Xiao Yu summoned a house outside the temple and settled in, prompting Medusa to come out to confront him.
• Xiao Yu put the necklace on Medusa, embraced her, and asked her to become his wife.
• Medusa denied having feelings for Xiao Yu and objected to being forced, then made him promise to let her go if she surpassed him.
• Xiao Yu promised he would keep his word.

Xiao Yu focused on building the Northwest Alliance while the Soul Palace intensified its soul-collecting across the continent. When a mysterious sect threatened the Northwest, he sent Yao Tianhuo to lead the Alliance’s response, suspecting the Soul Palace stood behind it.

• Xiao Yu spent several months strengthening the Alliance and took possession of the Xiao Clan’s piece of the Tou She Ancient God Jade.
• Xuan Kongzi, Tian Leizi, and Xuan Yi discussed the Soul Palace’s abductions and the injuries Yao Chen suffered defending Starfall Pavilion from Gu You.
• Yao Chen told Xiao Yan to seek a new heavenly flame, and they planned to attend the Space Trade Fair after hearing of a Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame Fragment Map.
• Jia Xingtian reported that the Spectral Soul Sect had conquered the Fierce Wind Empire and destroyed the Wind God Sect, so Xiao Yu ordered the Alliance’s Dou Zong experts to attack the Netherworld Sect.
• Xiao Yu sent Yao Tianhuo to oversee the campaign and gave him a token to summon Xiao Yu if he faced an opponent he could not handle.

Yao Tianhuo and the Northwest Alliance confronted the Ghost Soul Sect in the deserted Gale Imperial Capital, where the two forces clashed. Yao Tianhuo revealed that the sect belonged to the Soul Palace, then gained a sudden surge of power and struck its Four-Star Dou Zun leader.

• Yao Tianhuo led the Northwest Alliance into the empty Gale Imperial Capital, where the faction leaders found abandoned streets and no sign of the empire’s people.
• Ghost Soul Sect members surrounded the Alliance, and their leader threatened that the newcomers would meet the same fate as Gale’s people.
• Yao Tianhuo recognized the enemy leader as a Four-Star Dou Zun from outside the Northwest and ordered the Alliance to attack.
• Nearly a hundred Dou Zong experts fought across the city as Yao Tianhuo and the black-robed leader exchanged powerful attacks.
• Yao Tianhuo identified the Ghost Soul Sect as part of the Soul Palace, appeared behind its leader, and slapped him hundreds of meters away.
• The black-robed leader saw five-colored flames and fiery runes around Yao Tianhuo and realized that his strength had abruptly increased.

Yao Tianhuo used Xiao Yu’s secret art to battle the Soul Palace, but Blood River arrived and overpowered him. Xiao Yu rescued Yao Tianhuo, captured Blood River, and discovered the Soul Palace was targeting the Xiao Clan’s Emperor Jade.

• Yao Tianhuo used five flames and the Five-Wheel Departing Fire Formation to nearly defeat Jia Jin, but Blood River appeared and destroyed the attack.
• Blood River seized Yao Tianhuo and demanded to know whether any families on the Northwest Continent had the surname Xiao.
• Xiao Yu arrived, rescued Yao Tianhuo, and sent him to aid the Northwest Alliance fighters.
• Blood River tried to escape, but Xiao Yu restrained him and used the Heart Puppet Thunder Flame to read his memories.
• Xiao Yu learned that the Soul Palace was seeking the Xiao Clan’s Emperor Jade and began considering how to use Blood River.

After months of refining pills to strengthen the Alliance against the Soul Palace, Xiao Yu reunited with Ya Fei, Yun Yun, and Medusa and decided to take them to Wutan City to meet his second uncle. The three women refused at first, but Xiao Yu forcibly transported them to the Xiao Residence and reminded Medusa of her promise to obey him until she defeated him.

• Xiao Yu enslaved the Soul Palace members who survived the Ghost Soul Sect's destruction and sent the Fourth Heavenly Venerate back with false information about the Ancient Jade.
• Xiao Yu spent three months in seclusion refining pills, entrusting lower-ranked pill ingredients to the Alliance's Alchemy Hall.
• Ya Fei, Yun Yun, and Medusa discussed Xiao Yu's absence and their worries about the Soul Palace's strength.
• Xiao Yu emerged from seclusion and invited the three women to accompany him to Wutan City to meet his second uncle.
• Medusa and Yun Yun declined, but Xiao Yu transported all three women to the Xiao Residence and reminded Medusa of her promise to obey him until she defeated him.

Xiao Yu brought Ya Fei, Yun Yun, and Medusa to the Xiao Residence, then told Xiao Zhan he would create a hidden independent space to protect the Xiao Clan. He expanded the space to the size of the Jia Ma Empire and began stabilizing it.

• Xiao Yu introduced Ya Fei, Yun Yun, and Medusa to Xiao Zhan, who welcomed them and arranged a family banquet and a shared room for them.
• The three women refused to share the room with Xiao Yu, and he spent the night in the neighboring room reflecting on the threat of the Soul Clan.
• Xiao Yu told Xiao Zhan he would create an independent living space to protect the Xiao Clan, and the clan evacuated nearby homes and shops before the work began.
• Xiao Yu used the Void-Burning Divine Flame and his spatial control to form an independent space in the void and expand it to the size of the Jia Ma Empire.
• Xiao Yu stopped expanding the space and began stabilizing it.

Xiao Yu created the Xiao Realm to protect the Xiao Clan and prepared to return to the Central Plains with Medusa and Yun Yun. He left Ya Fei behind in Jia Ma, where she accepted his decision and spent their last night together before his departure.

• Xiao Yu moved the Xiao Residence into the Xiao Realm, restricted entry mainly to the Xiao Clan's bloodline, and showed Xiao Zhan the hidden gateway.
• Xiao Zhan gathered the clansmen and led them into the Xiao Realm to explore their new refuge.
• Xiao Yu decided to travel to the Central Plains with Medusa and Yun Yun, while leaving Ya Fei behind because she was too weak for the journey.
• Xiao Yu told Ya Fei he would not take her to the Central Plains, and she reassured him that she would wait for his safe return.
• Ya Fei and Xiao Yu spent the night together, and the next morning he left for Yun Yun and Medusa's courtyard as Ya Fei watched him go with reluctance.

Xiao Yu returned to the Central Plains and discussed the Soul Palace’s escalating slaughter with Tian Leizi before seeking medicinal herbs through the Pill Tower. Back at the Xiao Residence, he received an invitation to the Space Trade Fair and decided to attend with Yun Yun and Medusa.

• Xiao Yu learned that the Soul Palace was capturing alchemists across the Central Plains and had wiped out the population of the Gale Empire.
• Xiao Yu told Tian Leizi about the Gale Empire and discussed stopping the Soul Palace, then asked the Pill Tower to help him find medicinal herbs.
• Yun Yun gave Xiao Yu an invitation to the Space Trade Fair from a disciple of Treasure Appraisal Mountain.
• Xiao Yu explained the trade fair’s exclusivity and its rare wares to Yun Yun, then invited her and Medusa to attend with him.

Xiao Yu attended the Space Trade Fair with Medusa and Yun Yun, trading pills for rare medicinal ingredients and treasures. He acquired a seven-colored primordial stone that Medusa could use, leaving the fair with his group and the stallholder puzzled by how quickly he had paid.

• Xiao Yu spent a month refining pills before traveling with Medusa and Yun Yun to the Space Trade Fair in the northeastern Central Plains.
• The three entered the independent space and browsed the stalls in Space Trade Town, where Xiao Yu traded a Two-Colored Eighth-Tier Pill for profound spirit grass.
• Xiao Yu bought rare medicinal ingredients and encouraged Medusa and Yun Yun to choose items, then paid for some of their selections.
• Xiao Yu, Medusa, and Yun Yun recognized a seven-colored primordial stone at a stall, and Xiao Yu bought it for two Three-Colored Eighth-Tier Pills.
• After Xiao Yu left with the stone, the old stallholder wondered whether he had misjudged its value.