Chapter Summaries

Hun Changqing restored Xingxiu’s cultivation to the Dou Zong realm and ordered her to lead him to Saint Qianmu’s cave abode. He threatened her and her brother if she exposed him, while Xingxiu secretly plotted to make the cave abode bring him down.

• Hun Changqing noticed Xingxiu had partly broken his seal, then restored her cultivation to the Dou Zong realm so their journey would be faster.
• Hun Changqing told Xingxiu to take him to Saint Qianmu’s cave abode and warned her not to attempt anything.
• Xingxiu asked what he planned to do with her afterward, and Hun Changqing said he would let her leave if she kept his affairs secret.
• Hun Changqing threatened to subject Xingxiu and her brother to the Soul Palace’s tortures if she betrayed him.
• Xingxiu inwardly vowed that Saint Qianmu’s cave abode would give Hun Changqing a terrible surprise, while he mistook her emotional reaction for excitement.

Hun Changqing and Xingxiu traveled to a poisonous swamp to reach Saint Qianmu's cave abode, while Xingxiu secretly planned to learn everything about him. Hun Changqing concealed himself and slipped through the magical beasts guarding the swamp, reaching the vicinity of their Nine-Star Dou Zong leader.

• Hun Changqing and Xingxiu concealed their auras as they approached the swamp where Saint Qianmu's cave abode lay.
• Hun Changqing told Xingxiu to stop prying into his affairs and promised resources if she led him to the cave and kept his information from the Soul Palace.
• Xingxiu secretly rejected his plan to part ways and resolved to learn everything about him inside the cave abode.
• At the swamp, Hun Changqing sensed the Nine-Star Dou Zong magical beast leader and told Xingxiu to wait while he dealt with it.
• Hun Changqing entered the swamp unseen and passed the guarding magical beasts until he reached the vicinity of their leader.

Hun Changqing ambushed a Nine-Star Dou Zun Armored Magical Beast in the swamp with his Yin Soul Banner and surrounded it with sinister black mist. The beast warned him to leave God's Graveyard or be buried there, and the confrontation remained unresolved.

• Hun Changqing spotted the meditating Armored Magical Beast and recognized its Nine-Star Dou Zun strength and growing mastery of compressed Dou Qi.
• Hun Changqing planted traces of supreme yin true qi around the beast and activated his Yin Soul Banner, sending black mist surging toward it.
• The Armored Magical Beast woke and used a whip of poisonous Dou Qi to disperse the first wave of mist.
• Four stronger clouds of black mist rose around the beast as Hun Changqing appeared above it with the Yin Soul Banner.
• The Armored Magical Beast sensed the threat from the mist, addressed Hun Changqing, and ordered him to leave God's Graveyard.

Hun Changqing trapped the Armored Magical Beast with the Yin Soul Banner and used its Yin Demons to overwhelm the creature’s soul. As the exhausted beast neared defeat, Hun Changqing waited in hiding for an opening to deliver the final blow.

• Hun Changqing dismissed the beast’s warning about God’s Graveyard and unleashed the Yin Soul Banner’s soul attacks.
• Hun Changqing raised a formation that immobilized the Armored Magical Beast as Yin Demons swarmed toward it.
• The Armored Magical Beast released poisonous mist, but the Yin Demons passed through and tore at its body and soul.
• The beast went mad with pain, while Hun Changqing watched from concealment and waited for a chance to finish it.
• The Yin Demons and the beast’s own wasted Dou Qi left it exhausted, with its aura and soul weakening.

Hun Changqing killed the Armored Magical Beast and took its magic core, then followed Xingxiu deeper into the swamp to find Saint Qianmu's abode. Xingxiu said the abode lay at the swamp's deepest point, where perception was blocked, and led him onward with a strange expression.

• Hun Changqing sneaked up on the weakened Armored Magical Beast, pierced its body, and extracted its magic core.
• The dying beast warned Hun Changqing that trespassers in God's Graveyard would perish, but Hun Changqing dismissed its threat and treated his injured hand.
• Xingxiu overheard Hun Changqing mutter that he needed to strengthen his body, then approached him after the beast's aura vanished.
• Hun Changqing could not detect Saint Qianmu's abode and questioned Xingxiu with murderous intent.
• Xingxiu explained that the abode was at the swamp's deepest point, where perception was blocked, and Hun Changqing told her to lead the way.

Hun Changqing and Xingxiu opened a spatial passage to Saint Qianmu’s ancient abode and traveled through it. They emerged inside, where Xingxiu worried Hun Changqing might discover her hidden intentions before she could activate her ancestor’s restriction.

• Xingxiu used a hand seal to dissolve an ordinary rock and reveal a spatial passage beneath the swamp.
• Hun Changqing recognized the passage and was excited by the ancient aura of Saint Qianmu’s abode.
• Xingxiu entered the passage, and Hun Changqing followed her through its forceful spatial transportation.
• Hun Changqing emerged dizzy and weak, then recovered beside Xingxiu and resolved to strengthen his body.
• Xingxiu sensed her ancestor’s restriction faintly and worried that Hun Changqing would discover her intentions before she could activate it.

Hun Changqing and Xingxiu explored the passage into Saint Qianmu’s cave abode, but found only a bare plaza and a broken stone sculpture. After Hun Changqing accused Xingxiu of misleading him, she explained that the cave’s contents would not appear without the method to activate it.

• Hun Changqing examined the passage’s unusual black rocks and decided he would take them when he left.
• Hun Changqing sent Xingxiu ahead as they cautiously crossed the passage toward a distant plaza.
• Hun Changqing and Xingxiu found an empty plaza containing a cracked stone sculpture and damaged pillars.
• Hun Changqing investigated the plaza and found no treasures or unusual traces, then angrily demanded an explanation from Xingxiu.
• Xingxiu told Hun Changqing that he needed the activation method before anything could appear, and he fell silent as she approached the sculpture.

Xingxiu activated the stone disc with her bloodline, revealing the ancient interior of Saint Qianmu’s plaza. As Hun Changqing eyed the disc greedily, an eerie laugh echoed through the plaza, leaving the source unknown.

• Xingxiu used the hand seals from the Earthen Jar and poured her bloodline starlight into the stone disc.
• The disc erupted with white light, shaking the hall and causing the plaza to collapse and transform.
• Hun Changqing discovered jade-green walls, a bottomless void, and black pillars and a disc radiating an ancient aura.
• Hun Changqing sensed the plaza’s power was fading with time and fixed his attention on the disc.
• An eerie laugh suddenly echoed across the plaza as Hun Changqing prepared to approach the disc.

Black mist emerged from the disc and formed an illusory figure atop a black lotus, leaving Hun Changqing and Xingxiu wary and unable to sense its power. The figure revealed that he had killed Saint Qianmu and introduced himself as the Morning Star Ancient Emperor.

• Black mist surged from the disc, passed through Hun Changqing and Xingxiu, and probed them without causing pain.
• The mist gathered into a giant black lotus and revealed an illusory figure.
• Hun Changqing asked whether the figure was Saint Qianmu and apologized for entering his cave abode.
• The figure said Saint Qianmu had died at his hands and that he possessed Saint Qianmu's belongings.
• The old man named himself the Morning Star Ancient Emperor.

Xingxiu lured Hun Changqing to the cave abode of her ancestor, the Morning Star Ancient Emperor, hoping he would avenge her. The emperor erased Hun Changqing’s leverage and began killing him, leaving Hun Changqing to hear Xingxiu cry out as his consciousness faded.

• Xingxiu recognized the remnant soul as the Morning Star Ancient Emperor and paid her ancestor respects, while Hun Changqing realized she had deceived him about the cave abode.
• The Morning Star Ancient Emperor praised Hun Changqing’s talent, then discovered what he had done to Xingxiu and vowed to kill him.
• Hun Changqing threatened to use the Supreme Yin True Qi inside Xingxiu to cripple her unless the emperor let him leave.
• The Morning Star Ancient Emperor erased the energy within Xingxiu and trapped Hun Changqing in black mist that corroded his body and soul.
• As Hun Changqing’s consciousness sank into darkness, he heard Xingxiu cry, “Don’t!”

Xingxiu pleaded with the Morning Star Ancient Emperor to spare Hun Changqing, deciding to handle their conflict herself. The ancestor stopped the attack, and Xingxiu gathered the unconscious Hun Changqing into her arms.

• Xingxiu begged the Morning Star Ancient Emperor not to kill Hun Changqing and said she would deal with him herself.
• The Morning Star Ancient Emperor warned Xingxiu that Hun Changqing had endangered her and might use her as a shield, but she remained determined to save him.
• The Morning Star Ancient Emperor dispersed the black mist and spared Hun Changqing, though he warned Xingxiu not to regret her choice.
• Xingxiu thanked her ancestor, rushed to the unconscious Hun Changqing, and gently held him in her arms.

The Morning Star Ancient Emperor told Xingxiu that her bloodline had been damaged twice and the Earthen Jar could not fully restore it, but revealed he had prepared three compatible God-Grade Bloodline essences for her. Xingxiu learned that refining them could raise her bloodline beyond its former level.

• The Morning Star Ancient Emperor urged Xingxiu to stop holding the unconscious Hun Changqing and focus on her damaged condition.
• He explained that Xingxiu’s bloodline had been crippled twice and that the Earthen Jar could not completely repair it.
• Xingxiu admitted she was disheartened but said she did not regret saving Hun Changqing.
• The Morning Star Ancient Emperor revealed that he could restore Xingxiu’s bloodline using three God-Grade Bloodline essences he had preserved.
• He told Xingxiu that refining all three essences could give her the highest grade of God-Grade Bloodline power.

Xingxiu chose to risk her life refining three bloodline origins so she could regain her power and obtain a supreme god-grade bloodline. The process began with agonizing pain, and the chapter ended with her eerie murmurs of “Ghost Soul.”

• The Morning Star Ancient Emperor warned Xingxiu that refining the three bloodline origins could kill her, but she chose to proceed despite the danger.
• Xingxiu told the Morning Star Ancient Emperor to kill Hun Changqing if she died, and he praised her ruthlessness.
• The Morning Star Ancient Emperor guided Xingxiu to the disc and summoned the three bloodline origins from it.
• Xingxiu reaffirmed her decision, and the Morning Star Ancient Emperor activated the nine-pillar formation to begin the refinement.
• The three bloodline origins merged into Xingxiu, unleashing immense energy that caused her unbearable pain before she began murmuring “Ghost Soul.”

Hun Changqing awakened after a month and discovered that his body and powers had been severely depleted. As he tried to escape the plaza, Xingxiu emerged from the starlight and immobilized him, leaving him afraid she might kill him.

• Hun Changqing awoke after the Three-Light Divine Water healed his body and soul during a month of unconsciousness.
• Hun Changqing found his supreme yin origin, divine water, black death wood aura, Yin Soul Banner, and true qi greatly depleted, though his cultivation barrier had loosened.
• Hun Changqing prepared to recover and leave the plaza, but a brilliant radiance erupted from the central disc.
• The starlight locked onto Hun Changqing, suppressed his energy, and left him unable to move.
• Xingxiu emerged from the starlight after refining the bloodline origin, and Hun Changqing sensed her terrifying pressure.
• Xingxiu told Hun Changqing that he was awake.

Hun Changqing feared Xingxiu had kept him alive to subject him to the Soul Palace’s tortures and tried to self-detonate, but she stopped him. Xingxiu then gave in to the desire she had built up while refining her bloodline, leaving Hun Changqing to realize what she wanted and silently endure it.

• Hun Changqing guessed Xingxiu had saved him so she could torture him and began using his remaining Supreme Yin Origin to self-detonate.
• Xingxiu sensed the danger and stopped Hun Changqing, injuring him and leaving him too weak to resist.
• Xingxiu approached Hun Changqing, teased him about their reversed positions, and seized his throat after he urged her to kill him.
• Hun Changqing provoked Xingxiu again, and she knocked him down, tore his robe, and lunged at him in a frenzy.
• Hun Changqing realized Xingxiu’s intentions and regretted scaring himself, then silently endured what he had mistaken for torture.

After refining four heavenly flames, Gu Xun'er reached Eight-Star Dou Zong but remained troubled by a premonition that Hun Changqing was in danger. Unable to settle back into cultivation, she summoned Yao Tianhuo, intent on acting on her concern.

• Gu Xun'er completed her year-long seclusion, refined all four heavenly flames, mastered the Five-Wheel Separation Flame Art, and advanced her Flame Mantra to High-grade Earth-tier.
• Gu Xun'er recalled her year of unease about Hun Changqing and learned that he had founded the Netherworld Hall, where Queen Medusa served as Deputy Hall Master.
• Gu Xun'er ordered Gu Ming to kill Medusa, but he returned after encountering the powerful soul aura and restrictions protecting the Netherworld Hall.
• Gu Xun'er reasoned that Hun Changqing was probably still at the Netherworld Hall practicing a dangerous Dou Technique, then resumed cultivation to prepare for their next encounter.
• After finishing her refinement, Gu Xun'er remained worried despite the intact supreme yin true qi and summoned Yao Tianhuo in the Ancient Flame Sect's main hall.

Gu Xun'er learned that the Netherworld Hall was drawing the attention of powerful factions and that the Gu Clan had plans to obtain two heavenly flames for her. She postponed returning to the clan until she had finished matters where she was, leaving her plans to meet Hun Changqing and face the factions unresolved.

• Yao Tianhuo told Gu Xun'er that the Netherworld Hall had expanded rapidly under its absent Hall Master, Hun Changqing, and that Dou Zun factions might soon challenge it.
• Gu Xun'er ordered Yao Tianhuo to notify her when the factions headed for the Netherworld Hall so she could join the confrontation.
• Gu Ming told Gu Xun'er that the Gu Clan was considering taking the nine-dragon lightning flame from Burning Flame Valley and seeking the three thousand burning flame through the Pill Tower's Alchemy Convention.
• Gu Ming explained that the Gu Clan wanted Gu Xun'er to return within days because the elders were displeased with her prolonged absence and wanted to assess her progress.
• Gu Xun'er told Gu Ming she would return after dealing with matters where she was, then vanished from the great hall.

After a year in the Morning Star Ancient Emperor's cavern estate, Hun Changqing advanced to Three-Star Dou Zun while Xingxiu regained her strength and grew close to him. They decided to leave so Xingxiu could return to the Soul Clan, settle old grudges, and help Hun Changqing, but first she revealed that her ancestor had left a hidden inheritance for her.

• Hun Changqing broke through to Three-Star Dou Zun, astonishing Xingxiu with his rapid progress.
• Hun Changqing and Xingxiu prepared to leave the cavern estate, whose energy had depleted after supporting his cultivation.
• Hun Changqing urged Xingxiu to return to the Soul Clan, claim the Young Patriarch position, and settle matters with the Heaven Hall.
• Xingxiu vowed to make Hun Feng and Hun Yu pay for hurting Hun Changqing, but he insisted on taking revenge himself.
• Xingxiu revealed that the Morning Star Ancient Emperor had left something inside the plaza's black disc for her to claim before they departed.

Hun Changqing and Xingxiu entered the Morning Star Ancient Emperor’s hidden space and discovered powerful treasures, including a Tenth Tier Nine Netherworld Python corpse and a mysterious jar. When Hun Changqing examined one of two crystal stones, he witnessed the origin of the Dou Qi Continent and realized the stone contained Origin Emperor Qi.

• Xingxiu opened the spatial passage, and she and Hun Changqing entered the hidden space left by the Morning Star Ancient Emperor.
• Hun Changqing learned that the enormous python corpse belonged to a Tenth Tier Nine Netherworld Python and stored it in a series of nested Storage Rings for his Yin Soul Banner.
• Xingxiu assembled a pitch-black Earthen Jar from the jar and its lid, while Hun Changqing warily urged her to inspect the stone chest.
• Hun Changqing and Xingxiu opened the chest and found two crystal-like diamond-shaped stones with no detectable energy fluctuations.
• Hun Changqing probed one stone with his Soul Power and saw a vision of the Dou Qi Continent’s creation, leading him to identify the stone’s power as Origin Emperor Qi.

Hun Changqing and Xingxiu discovered that their crystals contained Origin Qi, which could enable a breakthrough to Dou Di, and planned to reach that realm together. Before leaving, Hun Changqing warned Xingxiu to avoid the Nihility Devouring Flame’s Child Flames, then stayed with her instead of returning promptly to the Netherworld Hall, which was now in trouble.

• Hun Changqing explained that the crystals stored Origin Qi, the energy needed to break through to Dou Di, and Xingxiu realized they could both eventually reach that realm.
• Xingxiu carefully stored her crystal, and she and Hun Changqing promised to become Dou Di together.
• Hun Changqing warned Xingxiu that the Nihility Devouring Flame could control anyone who possessed or had possessed one of its Child Flames, and advised her not to expose the secret or refine one.
• Hun Changqing took Xingxiu's hand to leave, but she pulled him back, and he stayed with her for several more days.
• Hun Changqing's delay left the Netherworld Hall in a predicament.