Chapter Summaries

Huang Min and Ling Yun reunited with Huang Jiuji after emerging from seclusion and asked to fight Zhu Kun again, then met Zi Yan outside Heavenly Strategy Manor. Huang Min befriended the girl and offered to recommend her as Xiao Tian Ce’s disciple when he returned.

• Xiao Xuan praised Huang Min and Ling Yun’s strength and said Xiao Tian Ce would return in about five years.
• Huang Min asked Huang Jiuji to arrange another battle with Zhu Kun, and Ling Yun assured him they would not turn it into a feud.
• Zi Yan visited Heavenly Strategy Manor looking for Xiao Tian Ce, and Xiao Bieli gave her two seventh-grade pills in exchange for nothing.
• Huang Min and Ling Yun appeared before Zi Yan, restrained their auras, and introduced themselves as Xiao Tian Ce’s disciples.
• Zi Yan said she wished to become Xiao Tian Ce’s disciple, and Huang Min offered to put in a good word if Zi Yan treated her to food.

Huang Min and Ling Yun befriended Zi Yan, but their reunion with North Dragon King Zhu Guang turned hostile when he tried to warn her against them. After they exposed his suspicious behavior and advised Zi Yan to report him to Zhu Kun, they left together to eat, while an unseen observer reported Zhu Guang’s actions to Zhu Kun.

• Huang Min promised to recommend Zi Yan to their teacher, and Zi Yan invited her and Ling Yun to eat.
• Qinglian and Huang Jiuji watched the meeting and praised Huang Min and Ling Yun’s strength and character.
• Zhu Guang attacked Huang Min, Ling Yun, and Zi Yan, but Ling Yun quickly knocked him aside.
• Zhu Guang warned Zi Yan that Huang Min and Ling Yun were enemies of the Dragon Emperor, and Ling Yun subdued him again.
• Huang Min and Ling Yun explained their history with Zhu Kun to Zi Yan, who agreed to tell her father to take Zhu Guang back.
• Huang Min, Ling Yun, and Zi Yan went to eat as Zhu Guang seethed, unaware that someone had reported his actions to Zhu Kun.

After breaking Tuoshe Emperor Flame’s seal, Xiao Tian Ce found five masses of Emperor’s Origin and gave one to Ling’er before preparing to advance to Dou Di. Ling’er warned him about the dangers of the transformation and revealed that Xiao Xuan’s past failure and Gu Yuan’s current inability to advance stemmed partly from their inner demons.

• Xiao Tian Ce shattered the seal after more than five years of work and found five masses of Emperor’s Origin inside.
• Xiao Tian Ce gave one mass to Ling’er as promised, and she absorbed it, strengthening her supply of gentle Dou Qi.
• Ling’er explained that advancing to Dou Di involved immense pain and required Xiao Tian Ce to remain conscious, or the Dou Qi could destroy his body and soul.
• Ling’er told Xiao Tian Ce that Xiao Xuan’s inner demon had contributed to his failed advancement and death, beyond his lack of Origin Qi.
• Ling’er revealed that Gu Yuan’s obsession had become an obstacle, so even Emperor’s Origin would no longer let him advance to Dou Di.

Xiao Tian Ce began his advancement to Dou Di, enduring the transformation of his flesh and bones while engraving mysterious spiritual-array runes into his body. After six months and numerous manifestations, he reached the final soul trial and challenged the hidden Hun Tiandi.

• Xiao Tian Ce prepared to advance while Ling'er gathered the Dou Qi he needed.
• Xiao Tian Ce transformed his flesh as unfamiliar runes spread across his body and spiritual seals formed at his fingertips.
• Ling'er helped replenish the shrinking Dou Qi vortex as black lightning struck Xiao Tian Ce and his runes continued spreading.
• After three months, Xiao Tian Ce completed the cleansing of his flesh and began transforming his bones amid manifestations of sacred beasts, lightning, wind, and rain.
• Another three months later, Xiao Tian Ce reached the soul-cleansing trial, and Ling'er warned him that failure meant death.
• Xiao Tian Ce called out to Hun Tiandi and demanded to know whether he would keep hiding.

Xiao Tian Ce exposed Hun Tiandi, who had hidden inside his body and planned to possess him during his advance to Dou Di. Xiao Tian Ce’s spiritual arrays began devouring Hun Tiandi’s soul, leaving him trapped as Xiao Tian Ce revealed he had deceived him about his chances of survival.

• Ling'er was bewildered when Xiao Tian Ce called out Hun Tiandi’s name, and Hun Tiandi revealed himself from within Xiao Tian Ce’s body.
• Hun Tiandi explained that he had hidden inside Xiao Tian Ce and planned to possess him, take his place as a Dou Di, and destroy the Xiao Clan.
• Xiao Tian Ce recounted how he had suspected Hun Tiandi’s scheme and waited until his breakthrough to expose him, while Hun Tiandi insisted his possession technique could not be stopped.
• Hun Tiandi activated the Hun Clan Secret Technique, but Xiao Tian Ce’s Heaven-Devouring Spirit-Absorbing Array began devouring his soul power.
• Xiao Tian Ce explained that he had inscribed two spiritual arrays on his body and admitted he had gambled that Hun Tiandi would wait too long to attack.
• Xiao Tian Ce revealed that Hun Tiandi had missed his chance to detonate his soul and mocked him as Hun Tiandi cried that he was despicable.

Xiao Tian Ce killed Hun Tiandi and endured six months of lightning to break through to the Dou Di Realm. After consolidating his new power, he learned that Huang Min had challenged Zhu Kun and lost narrowly without using her hidden flame.

• Xiao Tian Ce used a Spiritual Array to devour Hun Tiandi's soul, and Hun Tiandi admitted that hesitation had cost him before vanishing completely.
• Xiao Tian Ce removed the array's protection and endured lightning as it cleansed his soul, while Ling'er watched over him.
• After six months, Xiao Tian Ce absorbed the last energy from the Dou Qi vortex and successfully advanced to the Dou Di Realm.
• Xiao Tian Ce thanked Ling'er and said he would consolidate his power before discussing how to refine her.
• Ling'er told Xiao Tian Ce that Huang Min had fought Zhu Kun on East Dragon Island for five days, lost by one move, and never used the strange flame within her.

After mastering his new Dou Di strength, Xiao Tian Ce formed a Soul Contract with Ling'er, completing the month-long process and gaining access to her abilities. The contract settled into both of them, leaving Xiao Tian Ce able to perceive life across the Dou Qi Continent and control its ambient Dou Qi.

• Xiao Tian Ce spent ten days stabilizing his power and became a Dou Di, with Ling'er congratulating him.
• Ling'er explained the risks and month-long process of forming a Soul Contract, and Xiao Tian Ce agreed to proceed.
• Ling'er revealed her true body and produced a contract that gave Xiao Tian Ce control over her life; he activated protective spiritual arrays before beginning the signing.
• After a month of weakening soul energy, the contract returned their power and gave Xiao Tian Ce Ling'er's perception and ability to control the Dou Qi between heaven and earth.
• Ling'er explained that they could share each other's abilities, and the Soul Contract split into two copies that entered Xiao Tian Ce and Ling'er.

After becoming a Dou Di and bonding with Ling'er, Xiao Tian Ce left the Void Turbulence and learned why Xiao Xun'er had left Heaven Beyond with Xiao Yan. While crossing the Beast Region, he discovered Qing Lin in danger from the Nine Netherworld Python she controlled.

• Xiao Tian Ce collected the remaining emperor's origin, passed unharmed through the frozen Void Storm, and set out with Ling'er for Heaven Beyond.
• Ling'er told Xiao Tian Ce that Gu Yuan had secured Xiao Xun'er's release by seeking help from Xiao Qing, Xiao Yan, Xiao Xuan, Xiao Xian, and Xiao De.
• Xiao Tian Ce accepted the explanation but grew displeased with Gu Yue for supporting Xiao Xun'er's release without showing loyalty to the Xiao Clan.
• Xiao Tian Ce and Ling'er spotted Qing Lin riding a Nine Netherworld Python, and Ling'er warned that the beast was breaking free of her control and meant to swallow her.
• Xiao Tian Ce shouted at the Nine Netherworld Python as he moved to protect Qing Lin.

Xiao Tian Ce rescued Qing Lin from a Nine Netherworld Python and agreed to take her to Heaven Beyond, where she could wait for Xiao Yan. As they traveled, he teased her about her feelings for Xiao Yan and suggested arranging their marriage.

• Xiao Tian Ce stopped the Nine Netherworld Python from attacking Qing Lin, caught her, and learned she was seeking Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Tian Ce told Qing Lin that Xiao Yan was subduing the purifying lotus demon flame and invited her to wait for him at Heaven Beyond.
• The Nine Netherworld Python introduced himself as You Hen, revealed his fervent admiration for Xiao Tian Ce, and reported that the Beast Region was prospering.
• Xiao Tian Ce healed You Hen, told him to keep their meeting secret, and left with Qing Lin for Heaven Beyond.
• During their journey, Xiao Tian Ce told Qing Lin how to address him and asked whether she liked Xiao Yan, offering to arrange their marriage.

After Xiao Tian Ce ascended to Dou Di, his bloodline strengthened the Xiao Clan, and Xiao Qing ordered a month-long celebration while everyone awaited his return. Huang Min refused Huang Jiuji’s offer to give her his chance at ascension, and Xiao Tian Ming told Xiao Chun not to ask Xiao Tian Ce for an emperor’s origin on his behalf.

• Xiao Tian Ce’s ascension caused the Xiao Clan’s Dou Di bloodline and strength to surge throughout Heaven Beyond, with Xiao Qing and Heavenly Net reaching Half-Emperor.
• Xiao Qing gathered the clan, announced Xiao Tian Ce’s success, and ordered a lavish month-long celebration organized by Xiao Chun.
• Huang Jiuji offered Huang Min his chance to become Dou Di, but she refused to take it ahead of Ling Yun and urged him to wait for Xiao Tian Ce’s decision.
• Xiao Chun suggested seeking an emperor’s origin for Xiao Tian Ming, but Xiao Tian Ming refused to accept one unless Xiao Tian Ce offered it himself.

After Xiao Tian Ce became a Dou Di, the other clans weighed their chances of gaining the remaining paths to the realm. The Gu Clan ruled out attacking Xiao Xuan, while Zhu Kun chose to seek closer ties with the Xiao Clan through Zi Yan.

• Xiao Tian Ming refused Xiao Chun's suggestion to seek a share of the emperor's origin, unwilling to make things difficult for Xiao Tian Ce.
• Gu Yuan and the Gu Clan elders considered their options for reaching Dou Di, but Gu Yuan rejected attacking his friend Xiao Xuan for the Emperor Grade Pill.
• After learning Xiao Yan and Xun'er were in the Demonic Flame Space, Gu Yuan ordered Gu Lie to bring them back to the Gu Clan once they emerged.
• Zhu Kun refused to pursue the Dou Di opportunities by force and sent Zhu Ku to bring Zhu Guang back and protect Zi Yan in Heaven Beyond.
• Zhu Kun planned to have Zi Yan become Xiao Tian Ce's disciple, noting that Huang Min had previously suggested it and cared for Zi Yan.
• Lei Ying learned that Xiao Tian Ce's breakthrough had awakened and strengthened the Xiao Clan's Dou Di bloodline.

The Xiao Clan’s rise to Dou Di brought celebrations among its allies, while Xiao Tian Ce and Qing Lin encountered Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran under attack in Flower Sect territory. Xiao Tian Ce rescued them and left without revealing his name, then continued on with Qing Lin.

• Lei Ying rejected a proposal to seek emperor’s origin and ordered the Lei Clan to prepare congratulatory gifts, while Yao Dan had the Yao Clan do the same.
• Ling Yun learned that his teacher had become a Dou Di and that Huang Min would receive a chance to advance, then arranged celebrations in the Beast Region.
• Xiao Tian Ce and Qing Lin spotted wounded Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran being pursued and captured by a group of attackers.
• Qing Lin asked to help the two women, and Xiao Tian Ce appeared with her and killed the attackers with a single move.
• Xiao Tian Ce freed Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran, gave them recovery pills, and left without giving his name; Qing Lin questioned why he had not let her intervene.

Xiao Tian Ce returned to Heaven Beyond with Qing Lin, where the Xiao Clan welcomed him and heard how he had advanced to Dou Di. He revealed the Emperor Grade Pill and distributed the remaining emperor’s origin, leaving Tomb Spirit, Xiao Xuan, Xiao Qing, and Huang Jiuji set to receive breakthroughs.

• Xiao Tian Ce brought Qing Lin through Heaven Beyond’s hidden entrance, where the Dragon Soaring Army and Xiao Clan members greeted him as their First Grand Supreme Elder.
• Xiao Qing arranged for Qing Lin to rest, and Xiao Tian Ce reunited with Ling'er and Qinglian before gathering with the clan’s senior members.
• Xiao Tian Ce introduced Ling'er and recounted his experiences, including that only three portions of emperor’s origin remained.
• Xiao Xuan presented the Emperor Grade Pill he and Heavenly Net had refined, and Xiao Tian Ce caught it when it tried to fly away.
• Heavenly Net declined the pill so he could break through later in the Great Thousand World, and Xiao Tian Ce awarded it to Tomb Spirit.
• Xiao Tian Ce distributed the three portions of emperor’s origin to Xiao Xuan, Huang Jiuji, and Xiao Qing.

Xiao Tian Ce discussed who should receive the Heavenly Huang Clan’s portion of emperor’s origin and warned everyone to prepare for his departure to the Great Thousand World in ten years. After advising Xiao Qing on leading the Xiao Clan, he reflected on the loneliness of standing at the summit and offered to stay by Ling’er’s side.

• Huang Jiuji offered his portion of emperor’s origin to Huang Min, but Huang Min asked Xiao Tian Ce to persuade Ling Yun to accept it instead; Xiao Tian Ce left the decision to the Heavenly Huang Clan and warned them to choose carefully.
• Xiao Tian Ce told the others to advance to Dou Di as soon as possible because he would leave for the Great Thousand World in ten years, and Heavenly Net explained why he had declined the Emperor Grade Pill.
• Xiao Qing described the pressure of leading the Xiao Clan, and Xiao Tian Ce praised her work while warning her to guard the emperor’s origin and trust no one blindly.
• Xiao Tian Ce dismissed Xiao Qing and Heavenly Net, then spoke with Ling’er about the loneliness of powerful rulers and the vanished dynasty she had once witnessed.
• Xiao Tian Ce recognized Ling’er’s loneliness and promised to stay by her side as they witnessed the changing world.

Xiao Tian Ce soothed Xiao Chun’s resentment over who received the Emperor’s Origin by revealing Xuanhuang was the resurrected Xiao Xuan and explaining the Tomb Spirit’s place in the Xiao Clan. After reassuring Xiao Chun about Xiao Tian Ming’s future and setting him a cultivation goal, Xiao Tian Ce let Zi Yan leave Heaven Beyond to seek a Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit, while Huang Min prepared to take her as a disciple.

• Xiao Chun accused Xiao Tian Ce of favoring outsiders with the Emperor’s Origin, and Xiao Tian Ce revealed Xuanhuang’s identity as Xiao Xuan and explained why the Tomb Spirit had received a share.
• Xiao Tian Ce promised to protect Xiao Tian Ming in the Great Thousand World and told him to reach Peak Nine-Star Dou Saint before leaving the Dou Qi Continent.
• Xiao Tian Ce teased Zi Yan about her size, then told her the Heavenly Secret Tower could help locate a Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit.
• Xiao Tian Ce gave Zi Yan permission to leave Heaven Beyond, and Huang Min asked to take her as a disciple.
• Huang Min set out with Zi Yan to seek information from the Heavenly Secret Tower and speak to Ling Yun about the Emperor’s Origin.

After Xiao Tian Ce returned to Heaven Beyond as a Dou Di, Gu Dao tried to persuade his granddaughter Gu Yue to help the Gu Clan obtain resources and a chance to advance. Xiao Tian Ce secretly broadcast their conversation and asked Xiao Qing what Gu Dao was scheming.

• Xiao Tian Ce learned that the visiting Emperor Clans had been treated courteously and modestly by the Xiao Clan, then left Xiao Qing to receive them.
• Gu Dao urged Gu Yue to help the Gu Clan obtain a path to Dou Di, but she explained that the inheritance, pill, and emperor's origins were out of reach.
• Gu Yue told Gu Dao that Xiao Qing would not use her emperor's origin until the Xiao Clan faced a crisis, and Gu Dao realized the Gu Clan might eventually seize it.
• Gu Dao asked Gu Yue to arrange for Gu Clan geniuses to enter the Heavenly Tomb, and she promised to consider how it could be done.
• Xiao Tian Ce revealed that he had broadcast Gu Dao and Gu Yue's conversation, then asked Xiao Qing what Gu Dao was scheming.

Xiao Tian Ce taught Xiao Qing to control her anger and use the Gu Clan’s hope of obtaining the Ancient Emperor’s Inheritance to deepen its despair. He also told her that Gu Yue could no longer remain the Xiao Clan Chief’s wife, leaving Xiao Qing to decide how to deal with her.

• Xiao Qing demanded permission to kill Gu Dao after he sought to send Gu Clan members into the Heavenly Tomb, but Xiao Tian Ce urged her to remain calm.
• Xiao Tian Ce explained that the Gu Clan acted out of fear of the Xiao Clan’s strength and warned Xiao Qing to lead without letting anger or hatred cloud her judgment.
• Xiao Tian Ce described how giving the Gu Clan hope and then making it unreachable could bring it deeper despair, and told Xiao Qing that the Gu Clan could only live within the world he shaped.
• Xiao Tian Ce told Xiao Qing that Gu Yue could no longer be the Xiao Clan Chief’s wife because she put the Gu Clan’s interests ahead of the Xiao Clan’s.
• Xiao Tian Ce left Xiao Qing to decide whether to keep Gu Yue, expel her from Heaven Beyond, or kill her, and Xiao Qing acknowledged his instruction.

Xiao Tian Ce assigned Xiao Qing to deal with Gu Yue within ten years, insisting she protect the Xiao Clan before he departed for the Great Thousand World. Xiao Qing concealed her anger and proposed opening the Heavenly Tomb as a trial ground, while Gu Yue eagerly supported the plan, unaware that Xiao Qing intended to strike back at the Gu Clan.

• Xiao Tian Ce told Xiao Qing to settle the danger posed by Gu Yue within ten years, then explained to Heavenly Net why he was testing her loyalty and resolve.
• Xiao Tian Ce sent Heavenly Net to the shifting Soul Realm to eliminate the remaining Hun Clan members and collect their resources and secret techniques.
• Xiao Qing decided she could not abandon the clan-chief position and blamed Gu Dao for influencing Gu Yue, vowing to retaliate against the Gu Clan.
• Xiao Qing returned to Gu Yue, who concealed her meeting with Gu Dao, while Xiao Qing pretended not to know and spoke warmly with her.
• Xiao Qing proposed opening the Heavenly Tomb to youths from the Emperor Clans and Central Plains powers, and Gu Yue enthusiastically agreed.

Xiao Qing secretly supported Gu Yue’s plan to involve the Gu Clan in the trial while preparing to betray her, and Xiao Tian Ce learned that Gu Yuan had gone to meet Xiao Yan. Gu Yuan then confronted Xiao Yan and revealed that Xiao Xun’er’s future as Gu Clan Chief threatened their relationship.

• Xiao Qing told Gu Yue she supported the Gu Clan participating in the trial and encouraged her to inform Gu Dao, while privately resolving to go through with her own plan.
• Ling’er reported that Xiao Yan had subdued the purifying lotus demon flame and reached Late Five-Star Dou Sheng, then spotted Gu Yuan waiting outside the Demonic Flame Space.
• Xiao Tian Ce deduced that Gu Yuan had come for Xiao Yan rather than merely to check on Xiao Xun’er.
• Xiao Yan and Xiao Xun’er emerged from the Demonic Flame Space holding hands, and Gu Yuan noticed their intimacy before questioning Xiao Yan’s strength.
• Gu Yuan told Xiao Yan and Xiao Xun’er that she had been chosen as the next Gu Clan Chief and could not continue their relationship under the clan’s expectations.
• Xiao Yan insisted that their love should allow them to stay together even if Xiao Xun’er became the next Gu Clan Chief.

Gu Yuan tested Xiao Yan’s resolve to be with Xiao Xun'er, then revealed that he wanted Xiao Yan to help the Gu Clan secure a chance to become Dou Di. Xiao Yan refused to sacrifice his other friends, and the chapter left Ling'er recognizing Gu Yuan’s scheme.

• Xiao Tian Ce explained to Ling'er that Gu Yuan had chosen Xiao Xun'er as the Gu Clan’s next Clan Chief to pressure Xiao Yan.
• Gu Yuan struck Xiao Yan with his aura, but Xiao Yan insisted he would pay any price to stay with Xun'er, who declared she would marry no one else.
• Gu Yuan demanded that Xiao Yan kill Xiao Yi Xian, Yun Yun, and Qing Lin; Xiao Yan refused, and Xun'er defended his loyalty to his friends.
• Xiao Yan argued that killing his friends would make him untrustworthy, and Gu Yuan acknowledged his point before explaining Xun'er's duties as the future Clan Chief.
• Gu Yuan cited Xiao Tian Ce’s rise to Dou Di and the Xiao Clan’s coming Dou Di as reasons the Gu Clan needed to catch up, then asked why Xiao Yan expected him to give Xun'er to a Xiao Clan member.
• Xiao Tian Ce asked Ling'er whether she understood Gu Yuan’s plan, and Ling'er concluded that Gu Yuan was using Xun'er to get Xiao Yan to secure the Gu Clan a chance to become Dou Di.