Chapter Summaries

On Mount Tai, Lin Changqing’s girlfriend found a message from a woman and broke up with him after he claimed she was his sister. Lin Changqing continued along the mountain path, but stumbled over a rock and rolled downhill.

• Lin Changqing’s girlfriend demanded to know who the woman with the purple profile picture was.
• Lin Changqing said the woman was his sister, and his girlfriend called him a scumbag and broke up with him.
• Lin Changqing watched his girlfriend run away and continued exploring Mount Tai.
• Lin Changqing received a flirtatious message from the woman with the purple profile picture.
• Lin Changqing looked at his phone, tripped over a rock, and rolled down the mountain trail.

After being drawn into a strange cave, Lin Changqing received the inheritance of the Supreme Yin True Body and reincarnated into the Dou Qi Continent. He discovered that he was in the Soul Clan, where his Supreme Yin origin was remaking his body and purging the clan’s innate bloodline power.

• Lin Changqing tumbled off a woodland path, injured himself, and limped through the woods in search of a way out.
• Lin Changqing entered a crystal karst cave after feeling drawn toward it and followed an inner voice to its depths.
• A flash from a stone platform struck Lin Changqing, and he lost consciousness before falling into a dark pool.
• Lin Changqing awoke as a soul in a strange space, where information revealed his Supreme Yin True Body and its inheritance.
• Lin Changqing realized he had reincarnated into the Soul Clan on the Dou Qi Continent, then fell into a deep sleep.

Seventeen years after his reincarnation, Hun Changqing refined three true waters and advanced his cultivation using the resources left by his father. After exhausting those resources, he remained an eight-star Dou Emperor with no awakened Dou Di bloodline.

• Hun Changqing completed the preliminary refinement of Weak Water, Monadic Heavy Water, and Three-Light Divine Water, and condensed his own Supreme Yin True Water.
• He reflected on how the Supreme Yin True Explanation and his Supreme Yin True Body let him turn surrounding Dou Qi into Supreme Yin True Qi.
• Hun Changqing recalled that his mother died after giving birth to him and that his father, a high-level Dou Zun, died during an operation against the Pill Tower.
• His Supreme Yin True Body had purged his Soul Clan bloodline, leaving him with a rankless result when he was tested as a child.
• Hun Changqing used the resources left by his father and the clan’s mediocre supplies to reach eight-star Dou Emperor, but he had just exhausted his father’s resources.

Hun Changqing decided to leave the Soul Clan after its Clan Tournament because his cultivation consumed more resources than he could obtain there. As he prepared to head for the Northwest Continent, he reflected on his growing ruthlessness and considered taking Xiao Yan’s Bone Spirit Cold Flame.

• Hun Changqing concluded that the clan could no longer provide enough resources and planned to leave for the Northwest Continent after the Clan Tournament.
• Hun Changqing thought about seeking Xiao Yan and taking the Bone Spirit Cold Flame, then checked his murderous intent and resolved to temper his state of mind.
• Hun Changqing recalled how he had begun taking missions after reaching Dou Ling, hunting alchemists’ souls and destroying low-tier factions.
• Hun Changqing remembered how, as a Nine-Star Dou Ling, he had wiped out a family protected by three Dou Wangs and earned attention within the clan.
• Hun Changqing acknowledged that the Soul Clan and his Supreme Yin True Body had made him cold and ruthless, though he did not kill people without reason.

Hun Changqing arrived at the Soul Clan Grand Competition, drawing the younger generation’s attention with his looks and reigniting Hun Feng and Hun Yu’s resentment over a childhood misunderstanding. He kept his distance from the two, and the competition had yet to begin.

• The Soul Clan gathered at the square beneath dark clouds and drifting black energy for the Grand Competition.
• Hun Changqing entered in black robes, and clan members lowered their heads or avoided his gaze because of his striking appearance.
• Hun Feng and Hun Yu spotted Hun Changqing and turned away, still resentful of how he had once accepted their gifts while letting them think he might be a girl.
• Hun Changqing avoided Hun Feng and Hun Yu, feeling guilty about the old deception and unwilling to provoke them.

The Soul Clan conducted its regular bloodline testing, recording each disciple’s bloodline grade and cultivation. Hun Changqing’s result was unranked, as expected, and he left the platform without drawing ridicule from the other disciples.

• An elderly man announced the start of the bloodline testing and oversaw the disciples as they approached the ink-black boulder.
• The Soul Clan disciples tested their bloodlines, and the elderly man called out and recorded their results.
• The elderly man called Hun Changqing forward to test his bloodline.
• Hun Changqing cut his palm and let his blood fall into the boulder’s groove, which recorded him as unranked and an Eight-Star Dou Huang.
• Hun Changqing returned to the crowd, where the disciples respected his strong combat ability despite his lack of bloodline power.

The Soul Clan announced the rewards for its Clan Tournament, and Hun Changqing suspected the clan was preparing to act against other clans. He entered the small world for the seven-day strength test and began assessing his surroundings.

• An elder announced that the first tournament section would take place in a small world, where disciples could earn points by killing Magical Beasts and collecting treasures.
• The clan offered Scripture Pavilion access and resources to the top fifty, clan treasures to the top ten, and special rewards to the top three.
• Hun Changqing inferred that the Soul Clan was accelerating the younger generation’s growth in preparation for a move against other clans, but focused on strengthening himself.
• An elder opened a spatial rift, warned the disciples not to cause large-scale deaths, and sent them into the small world for seven days.
• Hun Changqing entered the small world, recovered from the spatial crossing, and began surveying his surroundings.

Hun Changqing entered the Soul Clan trial realm and chose to pursue a concealed path to the top ten rather than compete for higher-ranked rewards. Elsewhere, Hun Feng and Hun Yu fought before agreeing to join forces against the other contestants.

• Hun Changqing surveyed the realm and decided to gather cultivation resources while avoiding attention and the rewards that would expose him.
• Hun Changqing spread his True Qi Transforming Wings and flew over the forest, sensing for magical beasts with his soul power.
• Hun Yu confronted Hun Feng in a valley and used his Ghost Dancing Soul Hand.
• Hun Feng countered with Dark Soul Corroding Wind, and their Dou Techniques briefly clashed in a deadlock.
• Hun Feng proposed that they stop fighting and eliminate the other contestants together, and Hun Yu agreed while vowing to defeat him on the trial platform.

Hun Feng and Hun Yu agreed to teach Hun Changqing a lesson in the Secret Realm, while Hun Changqing fought a seventh-rank Nine Serenities Netherworld Python in the Monster Forest. He planned to absorb its Yin Qi and wondered whether it could help him reach Nine-Star Dou Emperor.

• Hun Yu stopped Hun Feng and proposed knocking Hun Changqing down a peg, claiming it would keep him humble.
• Hun Feng agreed to seek out Hun Changqing, though neither he nor Hun Yu intended to kill him.
• Hun Changqing, unaware of their plans, fought a seventh-rank Nine Serenities Netherworld Python in the Monster Forest.
• Hun Changqing recognized the python and decided its Yin Qi might refine his strength and help him break through to Nine-Star Dou Emperor.

Hun Changqing defeated the Nine Netherworld Python and harvested its soul and a black rhombic crystal. He left with the python’s soul secured as a token for exchanging contribution points.

• The Nine Netherworld Python attacked Hun Changqing with ice cones and a direct charge.
• Hun Changqing used Monadic Heavy Water and a defensive Dou Technique to block the attacks and rebound the python’s charge, sending it crashing into a giant pit.
• Hun Changqing told the injured python that its extreme yin qi would nourish him and prepared to kill it.
• The Nine Netherworld Python cursed the Soul Clan, but Hun Changqing killed it with a water blade.
• Hun Changqing captured the python’s soul in a Soul Clan container and picked up a black rhombic crystal from its remains.

Hun Changqing explored the Nine Serenities Netherworld Python’s cave dwelling and absorbed its magic core in the Nine Nether Cold Pool, advancing to the peak of Nine-Star Dou Emperor. After collecting the cave’s yin-attributed treasures, he decided Yao Chen could refine pills for him and left with a mysterious piece of black wood.

• Hun Changqing entered the python’s cave and discovered a Nine Nether Cold Pool surrounded by rare yin-attributed herbs.
• Hun Changqing absorbed the python’s magic core and the pool’s energy, advancing from Eight-Star Dou Emperor to the peak of Nine-Star Dou Emperor.
• Hun Changqing tested his stronger water blade, collected the herbs, and realized Yao Chen’s Bone Spirit Cold Flame could refine suitable pills for him.
• Hun Changqing sensed a fluctuation near a pile of bones and stored a mysterious piece of black wood in his Storage Ring.
• Hun Changqing used his True Qi Transforming Wings to leave the cave and search for points.

Hun Changqing found Hun Yu'er and Hun Yang fighting over a Yin-Eroding Fruit, then intervened and killed Hun Yang. He confirmed that Hun Yu'er would also die, leaving her fate unresolved as he took Hun Yang’s Storage Ring.

• After mastering his new strength and earning enough points for the top ten, Hun Changqing wandered in search of precious herbs.
• Hun Changqing secretly approached Hun Yu'er and Hun Yang after sensing a spiritual treasure, and learned they were fighting over a Yin-Eroding Fruit.
• Hun Yang attacked Hun Yu'er, who was injured while defending herself.
• Hun Changqing pretended to come to Hun Yu'er's rescue and struck Hun Yang down with a single palm.
• Hun Yang recognized Hun Changqing and revealed he knew Hun Yu'er had been deceiving him.
• Hun Changqing said Hun Yu'er would die too, obliterated Hun Yang, and took his Storage Ring.

Hun Changqing killed Hun Yu'er after she mistook him for a handsome, simple-minded cousin, then took the treasures from her and Hun Yang's Storage Rings. Hun Feng and Hun Yu arrived at the battlefield and discovered that Hun Changqing had taken the Yin-Eroding Fruit Hun Feng needed to complete his Ghost Dancing Soul Hand cultivation.

• Hun Changqing approached Hun Yu'er, who bashfully offered to repay him, and revealed his identity before killing her and erasing her body.
• Hun Changqing searched Hun Yang's and Hun Yu'er's Storage Rings, found the Yin-Sound Fruit and half a Yin-Eroding Grass, and left with their resources.
• Hun Feng and Hun Yu noticed the nearby battle and went to investigate, hoping to claim what they believed was a treasure.
• Hun Feng recognized Hun Changqing's Dou Qi at the ruined battlefield and found bloodstains carrying the residual aura of the Yin-Eroding Fruit.
• Hun Feng realized Hun Changqing had taken the fruit he needed to cultivate the final step of Ghost Dancing Soul Hand and grew furious.

Hun Changqing avoided Hun Feng and Hun Yu until the Secret Realm’s final day, then faced Hun Feng’s demand for the Yin-Eroding Fruit at the return plaza. He denied having it and claimed it had been destroyed along with its former owners, leaving Hun Feng unable to press him.

• Hun Changqing secretly watched Hun Feng and Hun Yu investigate the battlefield, then withdrew to avoid drawing attention.
• On the seventh day, Hun Changqing arrived at the plaza where the Spatial Rift would open and sat where fighting was prohibited.
• Hun Feng and Hun Yu approached Hun Changqing, and Hun Feng demanded that he hand over the Yin-Eroding Fruit in exchange for equivalent resources.
• Hun Changqing denied possessing the fruit and said he had killed its previous owners and destroyed their Storage Rings without realizing Hun Feng wanted it.
• Hun Feng recognized that he could not inspect Hun Changqing’s Storage Ring, left in anger, and Hun Yu silently enjoyed his defeat.

Hun Feng attacked Hun Changqing with a powerful red pestle after deciding he could not use him, leaving him grievously wounded. Hun Changqing survived with the help of the Three-Light Divine Water and escaped through the spatial rift, while Hun Feng and the onlookers remained behind.

• A spatial rift opened above the plaza and drew the Soul Clan disciples into it as Hun Changqing prepared to return to the Soul Clan.
• Hun Feng approached Hun Changqing and attacked him with a red pestle after deciding he had no use for him.
• The pestle’s red beam shattered Hun Changqing’s defenses and melted away the left half of his body, but he survived.
• Hun Changqing used the Three-Light Divine Water to stop his bleeding and begin healing, then fled through the spatial rift.
• Hun Feng stopped pursuing him, and the onlookers discussed the attack and mocked Hun Changqing’s prospects.

Hun Changqing left the Secret Realm gravely injured and was removed from the Soul Clan Grand Competition, while Hun Feng took satisfaction in his apparent ruin. After secretly recovering most of his injuries, Hun Changqing planned to leave the clan, gather resources, and return to take revenge on Hun Feng.

• Hun Changqing told the Soul Clan Elder he could not continue the Grand Competition, and the elder let him keep his Magical Beast souls while excluding him from the points ranking.
• Hun Feng saw Hun Changqing’s injuries and rejoiced, believing he could never obtain the Bone-Generating Flesh-Derived Pill and was now crippled.
• Seven days later, Hun Changqing used the ThreeLight Divine Water to heal his meridians and external wounds, while keeping his apparent disability secret.
• Hun Changqing resolved to leave the clan quietly, obtain resources, grow stronger, and eventually kill Hun Feng.
• Hun Changqing fell asleep from exhaustion and slept for three days and three nights.

Hun Changqing left the Soul Clan to search for medicinal ingredients and recover from his injuries, traveling toward Wutan City in the Jia Ma Empire. Near the Tagor Desert, he considered confronting Medusa but decided to wait until she broke through with a Heavenly Flame.

• Hun Changqing disguised himself in a Soul Palace robe and asked a Soul Clan Elder for permission to leave the clan.
• The Elder gave Hun Changqing the jade pendant required to leave, and Hun Changqing set out for the Northwest Continent.
• Hun Changqing reached the outskirts of the Tagor Desert and checked his map while recovering his True Qi.
• Hun Changqing considered capturing Medusa but postponed the plan because his injured arm would make it difficult to take her alive.
• After an hour of recovery, Hun Changqing flew toward Wutan City.

Hun Changqing arrived in Wutan City and witnessed Xiao Yan reject Nalan Yanran, while Gu Xun'er revealed her Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame. He followed Xiao Yan to the back mountain, knocked him unconscious, and took his storage ring, unaware that a tiny speck of white light escaped it.

• Hun Changqing reached the Xiao Clan and watched Xiao Yan declare that he was divorcing Nalan Yanran instead of letting her end their engagement.
• Gu Xun'er warned Nalan Yanran not to rely on the Misty Cloud Sect, and the sight of the golden flame in her eyes sent Elder Ge Ye fleeing with Nalan Yanran.
• Xiao Yan stormed off to the back mountain, while Hun Changqing followed and attacked him from behind.
• Hun Changqing took Xiao Yan's storage ring and left him unconscious, but a tiny speck of white light escaped the ring and embedded itself in a nearby boulder.

Hun Changqing tried to persuade Yao Chen to cooperate against the Soul Palace, revealing his extraordinary talent and his plan to use Yao Chen’s Bone Spirit Cold Flame to refine pills he could absorb. Yao Chen was tempted by the prospect of revenge but ultimately hesitated, fearing he would create a greater threat and considering Xiao Yan a safer choice to nurture.

• Hun Changqing told Yao Chen he wanted to join forces against the Soul Palace, then revealed he was a seventeen-year-old peak Dou Emperor who had slain powerful Seventh-Rank Magical Beasts.
• Yao Chen was shocked to learn Hun Changqing had reached his strength without Dou Di Bloodline or ever taking medicinal pills.
• Hun Changqing explained that his extremely yin-cold constitution kept him from absorbing pills refined with ordinary flames, and that Yao Chen’s Bone Spirit Cold Flame could refine pills suited to him.
• Yao Chen realized Hun Changqing hoped to grow stronger by taking yin-cold medicinal pills and considered him a promising ally against the Soul Palace.
• Yao Chen hesitated to cooperate, fearing Hun Changqing could become a danger to the Central Plains, and thought instead of nurturing Xiao Yan.

Hun Changqing persuaded Yao Chen to cooperate by claiming he had been deceived and used by the Soul Palace, and by promising to help restore Yao Chen’s strength. Yao Chen embraced Hun Changqing’s plan to seize the Bodhi treasures and eventually storm the Soul Palace.

• Hun Changqing told Yao Chen that the Soul Palace had raised him from childhood, fed him lies about the Pill Tower, and made him kill innocent people.
• Yao Chen grew furious at the Soul Palace, while Hun Changqing claimed he had discovered the truth, tried to defect, and lost an arm while being hunted.
• Hun Changqing praised Yao Chen and proposed gathering the materials needed to restore his soul in exchange for Yao Chen refining pills for him.
• Hun Changqing proposed that they pursue the Bodhi Seed and Bodhi Heart in the Barbaric Ancient Region, then attack the Soul Palace together.
• Yao Chen became excited by the plan to deliver justice and return peace to the Central Plains, and Hun Changqing realized he had won him over.