Chapter Summaries

Zi Yan fought the Three Great Dragon Kings, who nearly overwhelmed her before Hun Changqing and Medusa arrived to help. Hun Changqing faced the enraged Dragon Kings, and Medusa and Zi Yan gathered beside him as battle loomed.

• Zi Yan held off the Three Great Dragon Kings, but their combined attacks weakened her and drew blood.
• The Dragon Kings demanded that Zi Yan abdicate and destroy her Dragon Phoenix physique, but she refused and summoned her Dragon Phoenix Phantom to confront their killing move.
• Hun Changqing attacked the Dragon Kings with Years-Long Dreaming Waves, forcing them to abandon their assault on Zi Yan.
• Zi Yan recognized Hun Changqing as her master, while Medusa appeared and teased her before joining the group.
• Hun Changqing threatened the Dragon Kings with his predatory hunger, and Zi Yan and Medusa moved to his side as the Dragon Kings broke free and prepared to fight.

Hun Changqing crippled the Three Great Dragon Kings with Yellow Springs Heavenly Wrath, but the North Dragon King used the forbidden Dragon Transformation Demon Array to fuse himself with the others and reach Six-Star Dou Sheng strength. As Medusa and Zi Yan withdrew, Hun Changqing summoned his Crimson Formation and prepared his Ghost Blood Blade to face him.

• Hun Changqing struck the Three Great Dragon Kings with Yellow Springs Heavenly Wrath, severely damaging their souls before his three-colored river swallowed them.
• The North Dragon King emerged fused with the West Dragon King and South Dragon King, wielding a bloodied sword resembling Zi Yan's Dragon Slaying Sword.
• Elder Zhu Li explained that the North Dragon King had activated the forbidden Dragon Transformation Demon Array, which consumed others to empower its core.
• The North Dragon King revealed his Six-Star Dou Sheng strength and threatened to devour Zi Yan and everyone else, while Hun Changqing sent Medusa and Zi Yan away.
• Hun Changqing summoned his Crimson Formation, deployed Dou Zun corpses and three Dou Sheng Corpses, and formed the Soul Clan's Ghost Blood Blade to challenge the North Dragon King.

Hun Changqing defeated the North Dragon King after resisting his blood sacrifices and soul attack, ending the king’s thousand-year rule over North Dragon Island. The Ancient Void Dragons remained wary of Hun Changqing, who collected the fallen clan members’ corpses for himself.

• The North Dragon King used the Dragon Transformation Demon Array to sacrifice Ancient Void Dragon clansmen and form a blood dragon.
• Hun Changqing fed corpses into the Ghost Blood Blade and charged through the North Dragon King’s blood beam.
• The North Dragon King formed a Blood Soul Dragon Pearl from his clansmen’s souls, but Hun Changqing’s soul technique subdued and crushed it.
• Hun Changqing struck the North Dragon King’s body and soul at once, killing him.
• Hun Changqing collected the North Dragon King’s body and the fallen Ancient Void Dragons’ corpses, unsettling the survivors and Zi Yan.

After unifying the Ancient Void Dragon Clan, Zi Yan watched Hun Changqing emerge from seclusion as a Four-Star Dou Sheng with greatly improved spatial powers. News that war had begun between the Soul Clan and Gu Clan reached him, but he chose to pursue the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame in the Demonic Flame Space instead.

• Zi Yan united the Four Great Dragon Islands into a single Ancient Dragon Island, while Hun Changqing stayed behind to cultivate.
• Hun Changqing refined the Dragon Kings’ remains, broke through to Four-Star Dou Sheng, and mastered the use of spatial power.
• Hun Changqing returned to find Medusa and Zi Yan still fighting, and he watched with Little Green Snake rather than intervening.
• Hun Changqing received word that the Soul Clan and Gu Clan had gone to war, and Zi Yan offered to deploy the Ancient Void Dragon Clan to help him.
• Hun Changqing declined Zi Yan’s offer and revealed that the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame had appeared, choosing to enter the Demonic Flame Space instead of joining the battlefield.

Hun Changqing left Zi Yan, Medusa, and Qing Lin behind as the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame appeared, then traveled to the northwestern Central Plains. There he met Hun Miesheng and two Soul Clan elders, whose discussion of Gu Xun'er’s likely arrival put him under scrutiny.

• Hun Changqing refused to bring Zi Yan and Medusa to the Demon Flame assignment, but Qing Lin proposed that all three women accompany him for their private time together.
• Four days later, twin moons appeared and nine stars aligned, signaling the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame’s return; Hun Changqing left the sleeping women a Communication Jade Slip and departed.
• Hun Changqing reached the Demon Flame’s arrival site, where many factions had gathered and scorching heat distorted the surrounding space.
• Hun Miesheng and two Soul Clan elders emerged from black mist and greeted Hun Changqing, recognizing him as Elder Ghost Soul.
• The elders predicted that the Gu Clan would come for the Demon Flame because Gu Xun’er could fuse heavenly flames, then asked Hun Changqing to judge their assessment of her.

Gu Xun'er and the Gu Clan arrived to contest the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame, and Gu Xun'er and Hun Changqing confronted each other before entering the Demonic Flame Space. The flame scattered the entrants across its realm, where Hun Changqing encountered a white-robed figure who filled him with dread.

• The Gu Clan arrived, and Hun Changqing recognized Gu Xun'er as a Mid-Stage Two-Star Dou Sheng after she had refined the Yan Clan's Heavenly Flames.
• Gu Xun'er approached Hun Changqing and challenged him over their past, and their golden and silver auras clashed until the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame's portal opened.
• Gu Xun'er and the three Gu Clan Elders entered the Demonic Flame Space, and Hun Miesheng told Hun Changqing to delay Gu Qian while he tried to kill Gu Xun'er.
• Hun Changqing and the Soul Clan group entered the portal, but the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame scattered them through its space.
• After searching the flame-filled realm, Hun Changqing sensed an energy fluctuation and encountered a refined-looking white-robed figure.

Hun Changqing escaped the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame’s illusion and helped Hun Miesheng and two Soul Clan companions reach the enormous white gate. The Soul and Gu Clan parties fought through successive armies of fire slaves and advanced into the hall, where Hun Changqing noticed Gu Xun’er among the Gu Clan fighters.

• Hun Changqing dispelled the illusion of the Morning Star Ancient Emperor and emerged from the white mist after awakening Hun Miesheng and his two companions.
• Hun Changqing and the Soul Clan party reached the white gate, where the Gu Clan’s four members arrived behind them.
• The Soul and Gu Clan members fought off the fire slaves, then broke through the gate and entered a vast hall filled with Half-Saint fire slaves.
• Hun Changqing sensed something was amiss but confirmed he could tear open a spatial rift to escape if necessary.
• The Soul Clan party destroyed the hall’s fire slaves and flew deeper inside while Hun Changqing watched Gu Xun’er fight before following them.

Gu Xun'er revealed her hidden strength and fought Hun Miesheng to a standstill while Hun Changqing kept Gu Qian from reaching her. The chapter left the battle unresolved, with the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame observing from within the altar.

• Hun Miesheng ordered the Soul Clan elders to engage the Gu Clan and attacked Gu Xun'er with icy chains.
• Hun Changqing blocked Gu Qian from helping Gu Xun'er, though he assured him she could withstand Hun Miesheng.
• Gu Xun'er unleashed her golden flames, raising her strength to the late stage of Three-Star Dou Saint and using Turning Wheel to engulf Hun Miesheng's chains.
• Hun Miesheng summoned a child flame of the Nihility Devouring Flame, but it failed to break through Gu Xun'er's golden sea of fire.
• Gu Qian watched in astonishment as Gu Xun'er and Hun Miesheng reached a stalemate, while the young man inside the altar watched with a mocking smile.

Xiao Chen broke free of the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame’s control long enough to attack Hun Miesheng, joining Gu Xun’er and forcing the Soul Clan elders to regroup. The Purifying Lotus Demon Flame then appeared and challenged everyone to defeat him, while Hun Changqing urged Hun Miesheng to wait after noticing that the Gu Clan seemed prepared for his strange methods.

• The Purifying Lotus Demon Flame released his control over Xiao Chen, who awakened and attacked Hun Miesheng with his blood-red axe.
• Xiao Chen and Gu Xun’er struck Hun Miesheng together, damaging him and prompting him to call the Soul Clan elders to stop fighting and regroup.
• Xiao Chen charged at Hun Miesheng again, but the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame halted him and appeared before the two clans.
• The Purifying Lotus Demon Flame challenged the gathered experts to defeat him or remain trapped as Fire Slaves.
• Hun Changqing noticed that Gu Xun’er and the Gu Clan remained calm, and advised Hun Miesheng to wait and see what would happen.

The Soul and Gu Clans escaped the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame’s illusion and entered the Magma Sea, where they joined forces against his Seven-Star Dou Saint strength. After they broke his fire prison, he summoned a group of Dou Sheng Fire Slaves led by Xiao Chen.

• The Purifying Lotus Demon Flame attacked the two clans with a flaming spear, but Hun Changqing and the others avoided its illusionary trap by refusing to circulate their Dou Qi.
• Gu Xun'er used a Nightmare-Breaking Talisman to shatter Nightmare Sky Mist, and the Gu Clan entered the spatial rift.
• Hun Miesheng decided the Soul Clan would follow the Gu Clan into the rift, where they found the Magma Sea and the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame.
• The Purifying Lotus Demon Flame sealed the area and trapped both clans in a shrinking fire prison, prompting Hun Changqing to propose an alliance that Gu Xun'er accepted.
• The clans combined their attacks to break the fire prison, while Hun Changqing put little effort into fighting.
• The Purifying Lotus Demon Flame summoned ten Dou Sheng Fire Slaves, including their leader, Xiao Chen.

The Purifying Lotus Demon Flame overwhelmed the allied Gu and Soul Clan experts, then trapped them inside the Heaven-Refining Ancient Array and launched its devastating attack. As Hun Miesheng and Gu Qian faced death, Gu Xun'er protected Gu Qian, leaving the battle’s outcome unresolved.

• Gu Xun'er offered to deal with the Fire Slaves while the others prepared to fight the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame, and Hun Changqing kept his suspicions about the Gu Clan’s plans to himself.
• The Purifying Lotus Demon Flame attacked with a flaming halberd and a wave of fire, then knocked the seven allied experts into the magma with a giant magma hand.
• Hun Miesheng urged everyone to unleash their trump cards, and the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame revealed the Heaven-Refining Ancient Array above and below them.
• Hun Miesheng decided to retreat, but the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame sealed the space and began using the array to refine everyone.
• The array fired destructive pillars of light at Hun Miesheng and Gu Qian, but Gu Xun'er surrounded Gu Qian with a protective halo.

The Purifying Lotus Demon Saint’s remnant appeared from Gu Xun’er’s ancient map and seized control of the Heaven-Refining Ancient Array, stopping the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame’s attack. He sent the others away but sealed Hun Changqing in the Demonic Flame Space so Gu Xun’er could refine the flame safely.

• The Purifying Lotus Demon Flame’s attack devastated Hun Miesheng and the Soul Clan party, but Gu Xun’er’s Demonic Flame Ancient Map shielded the Gu Clan.
• The Purifying Lotus Demon Saint’s remnant emerged from the map, recognized the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame, and took control of the Heaven-Refining Ancient Array.
• The Purifying Lotus Demon Flame unleashed his full power, killing an injured Soul Clan expert, while the Purifying Lotus Demon Saint opened a spatial passage and urged the others to leave.
• Gu Xun’er sent Gu Qian and the Gu Clan party through the passage, and the Soul Clan members escaped as well.
• The Purifying Lotus Demon Saint blocked Hun Changqing’s escape and restricted his energy, explaining that he had to keep him there while Gu Xun’er refined the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame.

The Purifying Lotus Demon Saint erased the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame’s consciousness in a final clash, leaving its pure origin for Gu Xun’er to claim. As she began refining the origin and suffered its scorching power, she pulled Hun Changqing into the flames and said she needed his help.

• The Purifying Lotus Demon Saint used the Heaven-Refining Ancient Array to extract the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame’s memories and intelligence.
• The Purifying Lotus Demon Flame attacked the Purifying Lotus Demon Saint, and the two vanished when their arrays detonated together.
• Gu Xun’er found the pure Purifying Lotus Demon Flame Origin and seized it despite Hun Changqing’s inability to stop her.
• Gu Xun’er swallowed the origin and used the Supreme Yang True Explanation to refine it, severely burning her body.
• Gu Xun’er pulled Hun Changqing into the flames and told him she needed his help.

Gu Xun'er refined the purifying lotus demon flame with Hun Changqing's help, and both grew stronger while sealed in the Demonic Flame Space. A year later, Hun Changqing escaped after choosing not to kill the still-sleeping Gu Xun'er, who began absorbing the flame's energy anew.

• Gu Xun'er channeled the demon flame's energy through the Dual Cultivation Cultivation Method, while Hun Changqing endured and absorbed a small portion with the help of weak water.
• Gu Xun'er refined the purifying lotus demon flame's origin, then drew more of its energy into herself and Hun Changqing as they formed a cycle of energy.
• Hun Changqing and Gu Xun'er entered a crystalline egg and remained sealed in the Demonic Flame Space for a year while the Soul Clan and Gu Clan fought across the Central Plains.
• Hun Changqing emerged at the Peak Four-Star Dou Saint level and found Gu Xun'er still asleep, refining the energy within her.
• Hun Changqing considered killing Gu Xun'er but spared her because she had once helped him survive Gu Yuan and the Gu Clan, then left the Demonic Flame Space.
• Gu Xun'er began absorbing the purifying lotus demon flame again as a golden sun and a milky-white lotus appeared behind her.

The Gu Clan’s Black Annihilation Army attacked the Flower Sect, and Yun Yun led its defense despite being outmatched. Just as the sect faced defeat, Hun Changqing arrived and turned the battle against the attackers.

• The Gu Clan’s Black Annihilation Army besieged the Flower Sect, and Yun Yun learned the Soul Clan would not send reinforcements.
• Yun Yun rejected the commander’s demand for surrender and crushed the jade slip Hun Changqing had left her.
• The commander used a Gu Clan jade slip to counter Hun Changqing’s stored attack, then led his army in an assault on the Flower Sect.
• Hun Changqing sensed the jade slip shatter and raced toward the Flower Sect while Yun Yun and her disciples were driven back.
• The energy in Hun Changqing’s jade slip surged, destroyed the Gu Clan’s jade slip, and killed every allied soldier below Dou Zun.
• Hun Changqing appeared above the icy river, and the Black Annihilation Army commander felt his overwhelming presence.

Hun Changqing arrived at the Flower Sect, revealed himself as a Soul Clan expert, and overwhelmed the Gu Clan forces attacking it. After killing the Black Annihilation Army commander, he returned to Yun Yun and began pulling a familiar person from the captured invaders.

• Hun Changqing appeared above the Three-Colored River and protected the Flower Sect, whose elders and Yun Yun recognized him.
• Hun Changqing identified himself as a Soul Clan expert and froze the area with his aura, prompting the Black Annihilation Army commander to flee alone.
• Hun Changqing sealed the surrounding space and forced the Gu Clan’s allied forces to crash into the ground before pursuing the commander through a spatial rift.
• Hun Changqing returned with the commander’s severed head, shocking Yun Yun and the Flower Sect elders.
• Hun Changqing told Yun Yun to kill the invaders, then sensed a familiar aura and pulled a short, full-bodied figure from the soil, freezing when he saw the person’s face.

Hun Changqing reunited with Gu Yaole after routing the Gu Clan’s forces and learned that she had been punished for helping him escape. He sent her to the Cao Family for protection, while Nalan Yanran secretly resolved to recruit help to kill him.

• Hun Changqing recognized Gu Yaole, who clung to him and cried, and he comforted her.
• Nalan Yanran watched Hun Changqing embrace Gu Yaole and asked Saint Liufeng whether she could kill him; Saint Liufeng warned her against confronting him directly.
• Nalan Yanran decided to seek allies, revealing that she had secretly infiltrated the Netherworld Hall and found someone who might help her.
• Hun Changqing questioned Gu Yaole and learned that Gu Yao’s grandfather had sought her punishment for helping him escape, while Gu Xun'er had shown hatred toward her.
• Hun Changqing gave Gu Yaole a Command Token and directed her to seek Cao Ying at the Cao Family for protection and cultivation resources.

Gu Yaole arrived at Cao City to meet Cao Ying, but the Cao Family’s guards challenged her and she injured them, drawing the family’s experts outside. She unsettled the gathered elders with her confidence and handed Cao Ying a Command Token, whose contents left Cao Ying visibly shaken.

• Gu Yaole reached Cao City and went to the Cao Family estate to find Cao Ying.
• Two guards demanded that Gu Yaole state her business, then attacked her after she addressed Cao Ying by name.
• Gu Yaole used her Dou Zun aura to overwhelm the guards and struck them through the palace gates.
• Cao Ying, her father, and the Cao Family’s experts confronted Gu Yaole, who warned that only a mid-rank Dou Sheng could stop her.
• Gu Yaole took a Command Token from her Storage Ring and tossed it to Cao Ying, whose expression changed after examining it.

Gu Yaole arrived at the Cao Family under Hun Changqing’s protection, while Nalan Yanran met Xiao Yi Xian outside the Netherworld Hall and cast doubt on the identity of the Xiao Yan she knew. The chapter ended with Xiao Yi Xian confronting the possibility that the person she loved was not who she believed.

• Cao Ying dismissed the Cao Family elders and welcomed Gu Yaole, then killed the guards who had attacked her.
• Cao Ying led Gu Yaole into the hall, hoping to learn more about Hun Changqing.
• Nalan Yanran approached the Netherworld Hall, learned from Saint Liufeng that a powerful Three-Star Dou Sheng guarded it, and hid a hundred li away.
• Xiao Yi Xian received Nalan Yanran’s meeting request, went to the appointed grove, and threatened her with her Dou Sheng-level poison.
• Nalan Yanran told Xiao Yi Xian that her soul felt unusual and questioned where the Xiao Yan at the Netherworld Hall had come from.

Nalan Yanran exposed Hun Changqing's deception to Xiao Yi Xian and had Saint Liufeng remove the hidden restriction in her soul, leaving a trace that would conceal its removal. Meanwhile, Hun Changqing returned to the Netherworld Hall and learned Xiao Yi Xian had become a Dou Sheng before going to reinforce the restriction.

• Nalan Yanran told Xiao Yi Xian that no one at the Netherworld Hall had heard of Xiao Yan, making Xiao Yi Xian suspect that Hun Changqing had deceived her.
• Xiao Yi Xian allowed Saint Liufeng to enter her soul sea and remove the restriction, and Saint Liufeng left a trace to hide the change from Hun Changqing.
• Hun Changqing arrived at the Netherworld Hall and spent several days with Medusa before asking where Zi Yan had gone.
• Medusa told Hun Changqing that Zi Yan had gone to the Beast Region and that Xiao Yi Xian had broken through to Dou Sheng.
• Hun Changqing decided to reinforce the restriction in Xiao Yi Xian's soul and went to her room.