Chapter Summaries

Mu Qingluan and Yao Ye went to the Mittel Family to seek Cang Lan, while Feng Qing'er arrived to compete for the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit. Zi Yan appeared through a tear in space, startling the crowd, and Mo Tianxing arrived with several figures as the gathering grew tense.

• Yao Ye urged Mu Qingluan to meet Cang Lan, and Mu Qingluan resolved to seek strength to protect the Jia Ma imperial family.
• Visitors flocked to the Mittel Family after Cang Lan’s intervention transformed its fortunes, while Ya Fei waited to welcome them.
• Feng Qing'er and Mu Qingluan confronted each other over the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit, and Ya Fei invited them inside to prevent a fight.
• Zi Yan emerged from the void, prompting onlookers to mistake her spatial ability for Dou Venerate cultivation, and she eyed Feng Qing'er and Mu Qingluan warily.
• Mo Tianxing led several figures through the air toward the Mittel Family.

Mo Tianxing led the Black Emperor Pavilion and Black Corner Region forces to attack the Mittel Family, but powerful women from across the Jia Ma Empire gathered to oppose him. The Black Corner Region found itself outnumbered and outmatched as Cang Lan’s expected arrival loomed.

• Mo Tianxing brought the Black Emperor Pavilion’s elites and allied Black Corner Region forces to the Mittel Family to avenge his son, while Zi Yan and Yao Ye, Ya Fei, Mu Qingluan, and Feng Qing’er confronted him.
• Xiao Yu, Han Xue, and Han Yue joined the defenders, and Nalan Yanran arrived with another Misty Cloud Sect expert, alarming Old Ancestor Earth Demon.
• Tang Huo’er, Cao Ying, Dan Chen, and Yao Yue came to the Mittel Family, and the gathered women surrounded the Black Corner Region forces.
• The invading forces realized the Jia Ma Empire’s fighters outnumbered and outclassed them, while Sect Master Lei, Sect Master Feng, and Tang Zhen watched from a pavilion and discussed the gathering powers and the ancient secret realm.

A vortex opened above Jia Ma Imperial Capital, revealing the Ancient Secret Realm and drawing powerful factions from across the Central Continent. As the Black Corner Region experts feared the mysterious force behind the realm, its voice barred entry to ants, and the Valley Master of Ice River Valley challenged the warning.

• Old Ancestor Earth Demon realized the women gathered over the Mittel Family might be connected to the mysterious man and tried to escape, but the spatial power around him froze.
• A vast vortex formed above Jia Ma Imperial Capital, sealing the sky and releasing an ancient aura that terrified the Black Corner Region experts.
• The women sensed the mysterious man had arrived, while Tang Zhen and other powerful factions recognized the vortex as the entrance to an Ancient Secret Realm.
• Tang Zhen, Sect Master Lei, Sect Master Feng, and leaders of other Central Continent factions moved toward the vortex, leaving the Black Corner Region experts surrounded and terrified.
• A voice from the Ancient Secret Realm declared that ants were forbidden entry, and the Valley Master of Ice River Valley dismissed the warning and stepped toward the vortex.

Ice Venerate was blasted away by a golden fire dragon guarding the Ancient Secret Realm, while Gu Yuan recognized the fused auras of more than twenty Heavenly Flames and suspected the Ancient Emperor’s Cave Mansion had appeared. The Hall of Souls’ three Heavenly Venerables then stepped forward to claim the realm, prompting Cang Lan to prepare to clear the field.

• Ice Venerate charged the secret realm vortex but was struck by a golden fire dragon and hurled into a crater.
• Tang Zhen sensed that his Nine Dragon Thunder Gang Fire feared the golden flame and suspected it was an unknown Heavenly Flame or the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame.
• Gu Yuan examined the golden aura, detected more than twenty fused Heavenly Flame auras, and suspected the Ancient Emperor’s Cave Mansion had appeared.
• A voice from the vortex declared that the Ancient Secret Realm forbade ants from entering.
• Gu You, Hun Yu, and Xue He emerged and announced that the Hall of Souls would claim the opportunity.
• Cang Lan realized the Hall of Souls had come with hostile intent and decided he would have to clear the field.

Cang Lan prepared to fight three Soul Venerables at the Ancient Secret Realm, while his allies hurried to evacuate the Jia Ma Imperial Capital. He had Pu Mengmeng send a condensed beam of life force through the vortex to protect the city as he moved to confront the Hall of Souls.

• Cang Lan warned the women through his diary that he was about to fight three Hall of Souls experts, and they scattered to safety.
• Tang Huo'er urged Tang Zhen to leave, while Feng Qing'er and Mu Qingluan also led their elders away from the coming battle.
• The Three Heavenly Venerables and Xue He mocked the retreating crowd, while Gu You watched the dark vortex cautiously.
• Pu Mengmeng asked whether Cang Lan would spare the Soul Venerables, and he said they needed to live so they could report back to the Soul Clan.
• Cang Lan told Pu Mengmeng to protect the city, and she compressed her life force into a dark green beam and fired it into the vortex.

Cang Lan used the power of the Ancient Secret Realm to stop and destroy the combined attack of Gu You, Hun Yu, and Xue He. The Soul Clan experts realized the realm’s guardian was far stronger than a Dou Sheng, while the women watching grew even more suspicious of Cang Lan’s claimed strength.

• A dark green pillar erupted from the vortex and formed a healing barrier, prompting Tang Zhen and others to sit and absorb its life energy.
• Gu You ordered Hun Yu and Xue He to attack the secret realm entrance, and their techniques killed the remaining people from the Black Corner Region to create a blood-red sword, spear, and lance.
• The women feared for Cang Lan as the three Soul Clan experts sent their weapons into the vortex.
• Cang Lan used the power of heaven and earth to halt the weapons in midair, leaving Gu You horrified by the guardian’s overwhelming strength.
• Cang Lan commanded the weapons to be destroyed, and they shattered into nothingness.
• The women marveled that Cang Lan had stopped the attack without appearing and suspected that his claim to be a Dou Zun was a lie.

Cang Lan killed three Hall of Souls experts who tried to flee, captured their souls, and prepared to test his Soul Devouring Art on them. Yun Yun realized she had fallen in love with Cang Lan, while Nalan Yanran teased her about marrying him.

• Gu You ordered Xue He and the third Hall of Souls expert to retreat from the Ancient Secret Realm, but Cang Lan sent three Bodhi Ancient Tree branches through space and pierced them.
• Cang Lan captured the three dead experts’ souls and planned to refine them with his newly comprehended Soul Devouring Art.
• Yun Yun reflected on why she had rejected every suitor and realized Cang Lan had stolen her heart.
• Nalan Yanran teased Yun Yun about marrying Cang Lan, then threatened to complain to Yun Shan when Yun Yun tried to discipline her.
• Yun Yun lowered her hand and looked toward the vortex, fearing Cang Lan might disappear again.

Cang Lan extended the secret-realm passage after refining three Hall of Souls experts, while his wives speculated that he had become a Dou Di. The realm invited those fated to enter, but Cang Lan rejected Cao Ying’s male cousin when he tried to approach the gate.

• Cang Lan extinguished the Heavenly Flames after refining three Hall of Souls experts and let Pu Mengmeng massage his shoulders.
• The women watched the three corpses burn away and wondered whether Cang Lan had reached the Dou Di realm.
• Cang Lan’s voice announced that those fated for the Ancient Secret Realm could enter and warned trespassers they would die.
• Sect Master Lei stepped forward and hoped fate would let him enter the secret realm.
• Cao Ying’s cousin flew toward the vortex gate, but a mysterious force struck him and sent him crashing away.

After male geniuses repeatedly failed to enter the Ancient Secret Realm, Ya Fei and Zi Yan passed through its gate, prompting Feng Qing'er and Mu Qingluan to race toward it. Cang Lan declared that both women had affinity with the secret realm and could enter.

• Men of the Central Continent repeatedly charged the vortex gate and were thrown back, leading them to believe only those below Dou Huang could enter.
• Ya Fei approached the vortex and was swallowed by its black mist into the Ancient Secret Realm.
• Zi Yan followed and entered the secret realm, making Feng Qing'er worry that she would lose the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit.
• Feng Qing'er set out to enter, but Mu Qingluan intercepted her and the two women refused to yield.
• Cang Lan's voice declared that Feng Qing'er and Mu Qingluan both had affinity with the secret realm and could enter.

Cang Lan revealed that more than one Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit might be available and urged the women to enter the secret realm. Feng Qing'er, Mu Qingluan, and Tang Huo'er entered, while Tang Huo'er chose to go despite her doubts and worry for her father.

• Cang Lan wrote in his diary that the women should enter the secret realm and that he would provide Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruits to them.
• Pu Mengmeng questioned whether Cang Lan really had more Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruits, and he implied that he could obtain more through other means.
• Feng Qing'er entered the secret realm after reading that there might be multiple fruits, and Mu Qingluan followed, determined to compete for one.
• Tang Zhen encouraged Tang Huo'er to enter, and she overcame her hesitation and went into the secret realm for the sake of her father and Blazing Flame Valley.
• As more people entered, the gathered onlookers began to realize that something was wrong.

Women continued entering the Ancient Secret Realm, prompting Tang Zhen to worry about his daughter Huo'er and Yun Yun to hesitate over meeting Cang Lan. After reading Cang Lan’s diary fantasies about carrying her inside and having eleven children in three litters, Yun Yun went into the realm herself, followed by Nalan Yanran.

• The crowd noticed that the Ancient Secret Realm was swallowing women, and Tang Zhen feared Huo'er might emerge with children as Medusa had.
• Nalan Yanran urged Yun Yun to enter and meet Cang Lan, but Yun Yun hesitated because she did not know what to call herself to him.
• Cang Lan imagined forcing Yun Yun into his arms and carrying her to Cloud Palace to fulfill his plan for eleven children in three litters in one year.
• Yun Yun read the diary, blushed at Cang Lan’s fantasies, and decided to enter the realm before he could come out and carry her in publicly.
• Nalan Yanran followed Yun Yun through the vortex, disappointed that she would not see Cang Lan carry Yun Yun inside.

Cang Lan learned that Xun'er and her father Gu Yuan had arrived at the secret realm, but he decided to avoid meeting the powerful nine-star Dou Sheng. Xun'er, determined to see Cang Lan, asked Gu Yuan to let her enter the realm despite his refusal.

• Cang Lan gave Pu Mengmeng cultivation techniques and secret manuals to distribute among the women in the secret realm.
• Medusa sent Cang Lan a photo of Xun'er with Gu Yuan and angrily warned him that Xun'er would only ever be his concubine.
• After Medusa confirmed their identities, Cang Lan wrote in his diary that he would close the secret realm passage and avoid confronting Gu Yuan.
• Reading Cang Lan's diary, Xun'er decided she wanted to see him and feared he might fight her father.
• Xun'er asked Gu Yuan to let her enter the secret realm, but he refused because the Dou Di aura inside seemed dangerous.

Gu Yuan went to the Ancient Secret Realm to find Xun'er, while Cang Lan prepared to stop him from entering. Gu Yuan ignored the realm’s warning and launched an attack at its vortex.

• Xun'er pleaded to go to the secret realm, but Gu Yuan refused and decided to inspect it himself.
• Medusa sent the butterfly with Xiaoxiao and Cang Lin, then opened a spatial passage to follow Gu Yuan.
• Cang Lan sensed Gu Yuan approaching and decided to defeat him in one strike if they fought.
• Gu Yuan appeared before the vortex, and his pressure overwhelmed the experts gathered in the Jia Ma Imperial Capital.
• The secret realm told Gu Yuan he was not destined to enter, but he attacked the vortex with the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame and Emperor Realm soul power.

Gu Yuan failed to break into the Ancient Emperor's Cave Mansion, and Xun'er rushed to stop him before trying to enter herself. The vortex neither admitted nor rejected her, leaving Xun'er convinced that Cang Lan no longer wanted her.

• Gu Yuan's attack on the secret realm was erased by its powerful guardian, and he lost the courage to strike again.
• Cang Lan wrote in his diary that Gu Yuan should stop attacking and warned that the Emperor Grade Nascent Pill and the Bodhi Ancient Tree could retaliate.
• Xun'er read Cang Lan's warning and hurried to her father's side, fearing the guardian might hurt Gu Yuan.
• Gu Yuan accepted that he was not fated to enter, and he allowed Xun'er to try.
• Xun'er touched the vortex, but it neither admitted nor repelled her, and she wondered whether Cang Lan was angry with her.

Xun'er was initially rejected by the Ancient Secret Realm, but Cang Lan declared her fated to him and welcomed her with a radiant heavenly spectacle. She entered the realm, while jealous women reacted to Cang Lan’s favor and Medusa brought her sisters inside to challenge her standing.

• Xun'er failed to enter the Ancient Secret Realm at first, and Gu Yuan tried to comfort her.
• Cang Lan declared that Gu Xun'er was fated with him, causing the realm's entrance to blaze with dazzling light.
• Xun'er realized Cang Lan had arranged the spectacle and worried he might come out and be attacked by Gu Yuan.
• Gu Yuan urged Xun'er to accept the opportunity, and she agreed to enter while keeping Cang Lan's existence secret.
• The women grew jealous of Cang Lan's special treatment of Xun'er, and Medusa led her three sisters into the realm to assert her position.
• Cang Lan asked Pu Mengmeng to settle Xun'er and the others as Medusa approached, ready for a confrontation.

Xiaoxiao returned to the Cloud Palace with a giant python, while Cang Lan reunited with Medusa and mistook her younger sister for her. After sending the children away, Cang Lan began making up with the still-annoyed Medusa in private.

• Xiaoxiao flew out of the vortex with a third-tier python and proudly showed it to Cang Lan.
• Cang Lan mistook Medusa’s butterfly sister for Medusa, and the butterfly explained who she was.
• Xiaoxiao teased Cang Lan for confusing the sisters, while Medusa showed that she was still angry with him.
• Cang Lan asked the butterfly to watch Xiaoxiao and Lin'er, and Xiaoxiao warned Medusa not to bully her father before leaving with Little Gray.
• After the children and the butterfly went to the Cloud Palace, Cang Lan embraced and kissed Medusa, who resisted before telling him they should not do it there.

Cang Lan and Medusa retreated to the palace, where they spent an hour together while Butterfly watched Xiaoxiao and Cang Lin in the Lingzhi Garden. When hungry Cang Lin prompted Butterfly to return to Medusa, she found the palace sealed and was told to wait, leaving the story with Medusa about to go comfort her son.

• Medusa pushed Cang Lan away, then agreed to return with him to the palace, where they stayed for an hour.
• Butterfly watched Xiaoxiao ride Little Gray through the Lingzhi Garden while she carried Cang Lin, who rejected the fruit she offered and asked for milk.
• Butterfly flew toward Medusa Palace with Cang Lin, but an invisible barrier prevented her from seeing inside.
• Butterfly called to Medusa and heard her ask them to wait, making Butterfly blush as she guessed what was happening inside.
• Cang Lan told Medusa to go soothe the hungry Cang Lin, and Medusa blamed him for their son’s hunger before preparing to leave.

Medusa arranged for her sister Butterfly to stay with her and encouraged Cang Lan to make Butterfly his woman. Butterfly hesitated when Cang Lan asked, but after he returned to help her absorb Purple Crystal Marrow, he kissed her and drew her into his embrace.

• Medusa brought Butterfly into the palace and asked her to stay with the family and help care for the children.
• Cang Lin blurted out that Butterfly seemed to have a fever, and Medusa left with him and Xiaoxiao so Cang Lan could speak with Butterfly alone.
• Cang Lan asked Butterfly to become his woman, but she was too unsettled to answer, so he left Purple Crystal Marrow for her and walked out.
• Butterfly worried that she had made a mistake by hesitating and wondered whether Cang Lan would cherish her as he did Medusa.
• Cang Lan returned, said Butterfly needed his help to absorb the Purple Crystal Marrow, and pulled her close before kissing her.

Xiaoxiao and Cang Lin received Bodhi Seeds from the Bodhi Ancient Tree, then Medusa discovered her younger sister in pain as Cang Lan helped her refine Purple Crystal Marrow. Medusa absorbed the excess energy, and her younger sister admitted she had willingly given in to her feelings for Cang Lan.

• Xiaoxiao returned from the Lingzhi Garden with fruit and made Cang Lin carry some of it.
• The Bodhi Ancient Tree gave Xiaoxiao and Cang Lin a Bodhi Seed each, then emerald light carried them inside the tree.
• Medusa entered the palace and mistook her younger sister's cries for help and the scene before her as evidence that Cang Lan had forced himself on her.
• Cang Lan urgently asked Medusa to absorb the Purple Crystal Marrow energy her younger sister could not endure.
• Medusa drew the excess energy from her younger sister and absorbed it, easing her pain as the younger sister explained she had acted on her own desire.
• Medusa reassured her younger sister that she would protect her if Cang Lan ever treated her badly.

Cang Lan stabilized Butterfly’s energy and treated her and Medusa as his wives, while the Divine Realm prepared to send deities into the lower realm to investigate the Douluo Plane’s advancement. Gu Yuena sensed danger but was reassured by Cang Lan, who ended the chapter in Medusa Palace, aware of the gods’ plans.

• Medusa helped stabilize the energy in Butterfly’s body, and Cang Lan promised to support both sisters equally as his wives.
• God King Tang ordered the Divine Realm’s second- and third-level deities to descend and investigate what had advanced the Douluo Plane.
• Angel God lamented that he could not descend, while Rakshasa God tore at his divine core and vowed to punish the lower-realm people.
• Gu Yuena sensed danger on the Douluo Continent and messaged Cang Lan, who replied that everything was under control.
• Cang Lan absorbed energy in Medusa Palace, failed to reach seven-star Dou Zun, and condemned the gods of Douluo as insects.