Vol. 3From Inheritance to the Great Thousand World

Xiao Tian Ce secured the Ancient Emperor’s inheritance, established Xiao Clan dominance, and became a Dou Di before the Heavenly Tomb Trial and the journey into the Great Thousand World reshaped the fates of his family and allies. The volume ended with him confronting Spirit Sword Mountain’s Wan Sui over the pursuit of Medusa.

  • Xiao Tian Ce trapped Hun Tiandi and the Nihility Devouring Flame in the Ancient Emperor’s Cave Mansion, secured the inheritance, and named Xiao Qing the next Clan Chief.
  • Xiao Tian Ce agreed to spare ordinary Hun Clan survivors and left the Gu Clan and Ancient Void Dragon Clan’s futures to his allies.
  • Xiao Tian Ce brought the Gu Clan and Ancient Void Dragon Clan under Xiao Clan influence, then broke the Emperor’s Origin seal and became a Dou Di.
  • He returned to Heaven Beyond, distributed Emperor’s Origin, and prepared to leave for the Great Thousand World.
  • Xiao Tian Ce strengthened the Xiao Clan’s hold over Heaven Beyond as Xiao Qing organized the Heavenly Tomb Trial and Xiao Yan refused Gu Yuan’s demand to serve the Gu Clan.
  • Xiao Qing opened the gathering with the Pill Gathering, where Gu Yuan, Lei Ying, and Zhu Kun pressed her to reveal her Emperor’s Origin.
  • Xiao Xun’er accepted Xiao Tian Ce’s conditions and claimed the Ancient Emperor’s Inheritance while Xiao Yan left Heaven Beyond and reunited with her five years later.
  • Xiao Tian Ce entered the Great Thousand World, adapted to its power, learned Medusa had been pursued, and fought Wan Sui.
Chapters 202–303 Read from Ch. 202

Arc 9The Ancient Emperor’s Trap

Xiao Tian Ce outmaneuvered Hun Tiandi and the Nihility Devouring Flame while the Xiao Clan fought the Hun Clan’s forces across the Central Plains. After securing the Ancient Emperor’s inheritance, he prepared to pass the clan leadership to Xiao Qing and decide the fate of the other clans.

  • Xiao Yi Xian spared Ice Venerable Bing He, then traveled with Xiao Tian Ce and the Snake-People Tribe toward the Central Plains as Xiao Tian Ce learned the Misty Cloud Sect had attacked Xiao Ding and Xiao Li.
  • Xiao Tian Ce brought Xiao Yan out of the Heavenly Tomb, reunited him with his family, and organized the Xiao Clan’s response to the Hun Clan and the Four-Clan Alliance.
  • Hun Tiandi persuaded Gu Yuan, Yan Jin, Lei Ying, and Zhu Kun to join him in seeking the Ancient Emperor’s inheritance, while Lei Ying secretly reported their plan to Xiao Tian Ce.
  • Xiao Tian Ce sent Xiao Xuan and the Tomb Spirit to destroy the Yan Clan, then dispatched Xiao Clan forces to break the Hun Clan’s formations and aid besieged factions.
  • Xiao Tian Ce rescued Xiao Li at Jia Nan Academy, offered the academy compensation for its fallen heart flame, and trapped Hun Tiandi and the Nihility Devouring Flame inside the Ancient Emperor’s Cave Mansion.
  • Hun Tiandi used a hidden Soul Annihilation Stone to destroy the Nihility Devouring Flame’s soul, then self-detonated after Xiao Tian Ce agreed to spare ordinary Hun Clan survivors for ten thousand years if they stayed out of trouble.
  • Xiao Tian Ce secured the inheritance in the Heavenly Tomb, named Xiao Qing as the next Clan Chief, and agreed to spare the Gu Clan and leave the Ancient Void Dragon Clan’s affairs to Huang Min and her companions.
Chapters 202–22625 summaries Read

Arc 10Xiao Tian Ce’s Ascension

Xiao Tian Ce brought the Gu Clan and Ancient Void Dragon Clan under Xiao Clan influence, then spent years breaking the Emperor’s Origin seal and became a Dou Di. The Xiao Clan celebrated his success while his family and allies awaited his return and decisions.

  • Xiao Tian Ce assigned Xiao Xuan, Tomb Spirit, Huang Jiuji, and Heavenly Net to secure the Gu Clan’s and Ancient Void Dragon Clan’s submission, while preparing Xiao Qing to succeed him.
  • Xiao Xuan and Tomb Spirit confronted Gu Yuan, and after Tomb Spirit killed Yan Jin, Gu Yuan agreed to restore relations and attend Xiao Qing’s succession ceremony.
  • Zhu Kun agreed to submit to the Xiao Clan, while Xiao Tian Ce restored Xiao Chen’s mind and strength with rare medicines and Earth Core Body Tempering Milk.
  • Xiao Qing became Clan Chief, and Xiao Tian Ce gave Xiao Xuan the Emperor Grade Nascent Pill before entering the Void Storm to reach the Emperor’s Origin seal.
  • The plane’s embryo explained that exhausting the Emperor’s Origin could destroy the continent, asked Xiao Tian Ce to refine her, and received the name Ling’er.
  • After more than five years, Xiao Tian Ce broke the seal, gave Ling’er one portion of Emperor’s Origin, and began his dangerous advancement to Dou Di.
  • During the soul-cleansing trial, Xiao Tian Ce exposed Hun Tiandi’s plan to possess him and devoured Hun Tiandi’s soul with a spiritual array before completing his ascension.
  • Xiao Tian Ce formed a Soul Contract with Ling’er and headed back to Heaven Beyond, while Xiao Qing announced his success and Xiao Tian Ming refused an Emperor’s Origin unless Xiao Tian Ce offered it himself.
Chapters 227–25225 summaries Read

Arc 11The Heavenly Tomb Trial

Xiao Tian Ce strengthened the Xiao Clan’s hold over Heaven Beyond while the Emperor Clans maneuvered for a chance at the Ancient Emperor’s Inheritance. As the Heavenly Tomb Trial began, Xiao Yan and Gu Yuan faced a looming clash over the inheritance and the Gu Clan’s future.

  • Xiao Tian Ce returned to Heaven Beyond, distributed the remaining portions of emperor’s origin, and told the clan’s leaders to prepare to reach Dou Di before he left for the Great Thousand World.
  • After Gu Dao schemed to send Gu Clan youths into the Heavenly Tomb, Xiao Qing accepted Xiao Tian Ce’s test of her resolve and planned a trial that would draw the Emperor Clans and Central Plains powers to Heaven Beyond.
  • Gu Yuan pressured Xiao Yan to help the Gu Clan pursue the Ancient Emperor’s Inheritance, but Xiao Yan refused to betray the Xiao Clan and agreed only to compete for the inheritance himself.
  • Xiao Qing asked Ya Fei to become her wife, and Ya Fei accepted after Xiao Tian Ce assured her that she would not be forced.
  • Xiao Yan arrived in Heaven Beyond with Xiao Yi Xian and Yao Chen, while Gu Yue feared that Ya Fei’s new role signaled her own removal from the Xiao Clan Chief’s wife position.
  • The Gu Clan mobilized for the Heavenly Tomb Trial as Lei Ying prepared to support the Xiao Clan if conflict broke out, and Xiao Tian Ce worried about the danger facing Xiao Yan and the future of the clans.
  • Xiao Qing opened the gathering with the Pill Gathering before the Heavenly Tomb Trial, and alchemists including Xiao Yan, Yao Chen, Yao Dan, and Old Man Shennong entered to refine pills.
  • Gu Yuan asked Xiao Qing to reveal her portion of the Emperor’s Origin, and Lei Ying and Zhu Kun joined his request.
Chapters 253–27825 summaries Read

Arc 12Across the Spatial Passage

Xiao Xun’er chose the Xiao Clan’s inheritance, while Xiao Yan left Heaven Beyond and reunited with her years later before following Xiao Tian Ce into the Great Thousand World. Separated from his companions, Xiao Tian Ce adapted to the new realm, learned Medusa had been pursued, and confronted Spirit Sword Mountain’s Wan Sui over the hunt.

  • Xiao Xun’er accepted Xiao Tian Ce’s conditions and received a Jade Pendant to claim the Ancient Emperor’s Inheritance, while Gu Yuan warned her to keep the plan from Xiao Yan.
  • Xiao Yan, Yao Dan, and Old Man Shennong tied for first place in the alchemy contest, but Xiao Tian Ce rejected Xiao Yan’s plea to spare the Gu Clan and withdrew his support for him.
  • During the Heavenly Tomb Trial, Xiao Xun’er gained the inheritance while Xiao Yan left Heaven Beyond, and five years later, she found him living in Qingshan Town with Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, and their children.
  • Xiao Tian Ce led a group through the Spatial Passage toward the Great Thousand World, where he battled the Chaos Demon King before crossing the barrier with Ling’er.
  • After the Great Thousand World suppressed his Dou Qi, Xiao Tian Ce burned the Heavenly Mist Sect’s Soul-Devouring Forest, joined the sect, and converted his power into spiritual qi until he reached the fifth-grade Sovereign Realm.
  • Xiao Tian Ce learned that Heavenly Net Hall had pursued Medusa, gave Chu Changhe a Heavenly Demon Puppet, and refined Diwu Qing Hou into the stronger puppet Qing Hou before leaving to search for his companions.
  • Xiao Tian Ce confronted Liu Yuansheng over Medusa’s pursuit and fought Wan Sui, who arrived to defend him, after Qing Hou withstood Wan Sui’s sword techniques, Xiao Tian Ce invoked the Spiritual Array-Dragon Elephant Suppresses the Prison.
Chapters 279–30325 summaries Read
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