Chapter Summaries

As Pill Lightning formed over Heavenly Cloud Manor, Xiao Yan ordered the Northern King to face it while he prepared to absorb the Fallen Heart Flame. The Northern King endured and absorbed the lightning as Xiao Yan took the Soul-Forging Pill and drew the flame into his body.

• Luo Xiong and the elders gathered above Heavenly Cloud Manor and prepared to confront the sixth-tier Pill Lightning.
• The Northern King arrived, and Xiao Yan told Luo Xiong to leave the Pill Lightning to his puppet.
• The Northern King charged into the lightning and absorbed its power, impressing Luo Xiong and the watching elders.
• Xiao Yan put away the Soul-Forging Pill, took two more pills, and focused on the cauldron before the remaining Soul Origin dissipated.
• Xiao Yan took the Soul-Forging Pill and drew the Fallen Heart Flame into his body, where its medicinal power began to take effect.

Xiao Yan spent three months refining the Heavenly Flames while breaking through on the Heavenly Formation Platform. He emerged as a Two-Star Yuan Zong after merging the two flames.

• Xiao Yan steadily refined the Heavenly Flames as Luo Xiong and the elders sealed off the area around the platform.
• Bai Hua worried about Xiao Yan’s progress and regretted that Long Lin was no longer there to examine him.
• Xiao Yan rose from the platform amid turbulent energy, and his cultivation broke through to Yuan Zong.
• Xiao Yan drew both Heavenly Flames into his body and fused them, pushing his cultivation to Two-Star Yuan Zong.

After months of cultivation, Xiao Yan broke through to Yuan Zong at the Heavenly Cloud Manor and decided to leave for the Xiao Clan. He left Xiao Yi Xian in Li Bingrui’s care and planned to depart the next day.

• Xiao Yan emerged from seclusion on the Heavenly Formation Platform, revealing his powerful new Yuan Zong cultivation to the gathered Luo Clan disciples and elders.
• Xiao Yan thought of the Tribulation Crossing Sect and apologized to Luo Xiong and the others for worrying them during his breakthrough.
• Xiao Yan told the Heavenly Cloud Manor elders he intended to leave, and they welcomed him to return whenever he wished.
• Li Bingrui agreed to look after Xiao Yi Xian while Xiao Yan was away, and Xiao Yan felt reassured by her promise.
• Xiao Yan said he would set out for the Xiao Clan the next day, eager to meet the clan and Xiao Xuan again.

Xiao Yan and his companions left Heavenly Cloud Manor and traveled toward the Xiao Clan, but their journey was interrupted when Xiao Yan sensed a group under attack. He recognized the Gu Clan’s Emperor Seal Art as the two besieged men prepared to fight.

• Luo Cheng gave Xiao Yan a seventh-tier Formation Plate and parted from him and his companions, while Luo Jin watched them leave.
• Inside Heavenly Cloud Manor, Xiao Yi Xian’s hand twitched slightly as strange energy gathered around her body in the ice coffin.
• After more than a month of travel, Xiao Yan, Bai Hua, and Lian'er learned they were still about a week from Xiao City and rested in a mountain forest.
• Xiao Yan sensed Zhao Ming and his men surrounding a group in blue robes and preparing to kill them.
• The two middle-aged men among the besieged group formed seals, and Xiao Yan recognized their technique as the Gu Clan’s Emperor Seal Art.

Xiao Yan saw two Gu Clan men use the Emperor Seal Art while fighting Zhao Ming and his black-clad followers, then intervened and killed Zhao Ming and the other attackers. The survivors grew wary when Xiao Yan asked about the technique, and the chapter ended with him reacting to their claim that they belonged to the Gu Clan.

• Xiao Yan recognized the Emperor Seal Art as two middle-aged men used its Heaven Flipping Seal to repel Zhao Ming and his fighters.
• Zhao Ming ordered his black-clad followers to attack the Gu Clan group and struck down the two exhausted middle-aged men when they tried to protect the younger fighters.
• Xiao Yan appeared, killed the black-clad attackers, and snapped Zhao Ming's neck.
• Xiao Yan asked the surviving young people why they had the Emperor Seal Art, and the injured men warned that he might have come seeking it.
• The men identified themselves as members of the Gu Clan, surprising Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan revealed that he knew the Gu Clan’s Emperor Seal Art, alarming its members before he assured them he meant no harm. He then recognized his former North Sea Academy rival Shui Miao, who revealed that he was really Ouyang Miao, heir to the Ouyang Clan.

• Xiao Yan explained that he had not expected to encounter the Emperor Seal Art on the Origin Martial Continent.
• Xiao Yan demonstrated the first five seals of the Emperor Seal Art, startling the Gu Clan members, then dispersed the handprint and said the art had been given to him by someone important.
• Xiao Yan turned to leave and recognized the white-robed young man as Shui Miao, his former opponent from North Sea Academy.
• Shui Miao and Xiao Yan acknowledged that both had reached Yuan Zong, and Shui Miao said Xiao Yan had defeated him at the academy.
• Two middle-aged men addressed Shui Miao as Heir Ouyang, and he revealed that his real name was Ouyang Miao and his father was the Ouyang Clan patriarch.

Xiao Yan saved Ouyang Miao and the Gu Clan members from an attack by the Zhao Clan, and Ouyang Miao invited him, Bai Hua, and Lian'er to travel through Sacred Gold City. As they set off, Xiao Yan learned that the attackers were tied to the Xiao Clan, raising suspicions about his connection to them.

• Ouyang Miao thanked Xiao Yan for rescuing the Gu Clan members, and Xiao Yan said he had acted because he recognized the Emperor Seal Art.
• Bai Hua and Lian'er arrived, and Xiao Yan told Ouyang Miao they were heading to Xiao City.
• Ouyang Miao invited the group to use the teleportation array in Sacred Gold City, and Xiao Yan accepted.
• The Gu Clan members identified the dead attackers as men from the Zhao Clan of Liyang City, a faction under the Xiao Clan.
• Ouyang Miao silenced the Gu Clan members' suspicions about Xiao Yan and led him, Bai Hua, and Lian'er east toward Sacred Gold City.

Xiao Yan and his companions arrived in Sacred Gold City, where Ouyang Miao showed them the giant sword bearing the Orchid Sword Saint’s sword Qi and learned of Xiao Yan’s connection to the battle at Heavenly Cloud Manor. They stayed at an Ouyang Clan residence, leaving the story poised for what would happen the next day.

• Xiao Yan’s group reached Sacred Gold City and saw the giant sword standing outside its gates.
• Ouyang Miao explained that the sword was modeled on the Orchid Sword and bore characters written by Ouyang Yu, the Orchid Sword Saint.
• Xiao Yan told Ouyang Miao that he had been at Heavenly Cloud Manor and briefly recounted the battle there.
• Ouyang Miao described the Ouyang Clan’s strength, its expansion through allied families, and the sword’s role in protecting and bolstering its reputation.
• The Gu Clan members parted ways with Xiao Yan’s group, and Ouyang Miao brought Xiao Yan and his two companions to an Ouyang Clan residence to rest.

Xiao Yan prepared to leave Sacred Gold City but first met Ouyang Miao to settle their anticipated fight. Their confrontation was interrupted by Bai Ruoxuan of the Bai Clan, whose powerful entourage drew Xiao Yan’s attention as his Storage Ring suddenly stirred.

• As experts gathered in Sacred Gold City, Xiao Yan recovered from his journey and decided to say goodbye to Ouyang Miao before leaving.
• Xiao Yan and Ouyang Miao agreed to decide the winner of their fight in a hundred exchanges, while Bai Hua and Lian'er moved aside.
• Bai Ruoxuan arrived with three elders, including a Yuan Zun, and challenged Ouyang Miao’s choice of opponent.
• Ouyang Miao warned Xiao Yan that Bai Ruoxuan was from the Bai Clan and could not be trusted.
• Xiao Yan recalled that the Black Jade Ruler was reportedly in the Bai Clan’s possession, then felt a disturbance from his Storage Ring.

Bai Ruoxuan discovered that Xiao Yan possessed the Heavy Xuan Ruler and attacked him in Sacred Gold City. After Xiao Yan blocked the strike and revealed his Heavenly Flames, an old man offered to let him leave if he surrendered the ruler, and Xiao Yan refused.

• Ouyang Miao told Bai Ruoxuan that his second uncle was in seclusion and had not agreed to take him as a disciple.
• Bai Ruoxuan summoned the Black Jade Ruler, causing Xiao Yan's Heavy Xuan Ruler to shake inside his Storage Ring.
• Bai Ruoxuan attacked Xiao Yan, but Xiao Yan revealed the Heavy Xuan Ruler and blocked the blow.
• Xiao Yan wrapped the Heavy Xuan Ruler in flames, and an old man recognized his Heavenly Flames and demanded that he hand over the ruler.
• Xiao Yan produced a white-jade Formation Plate and asked the old man what would happen if he refused.

Bai Ruoxuan demanded Xiao Yan’s Heavy Xuan Ruler, while Bai Rong threatened to keep Xiao Yan from leaving and Ouyang Miao challenged the Bai Clan’s interference. Xiao Yan and Bai Ruoxuan agreed to fight for their rulers, and the others withdrew as the duel was about to begin.

• Bai Rong threatened to detain Xiao Yan, prompting Ouyang Miao to protest and Xiao Yan to prepare to resist.
• Bai Ruoxuan claimed the Heavy Xuan Ruler and Black Jade Ruler had once been one and asked Xiao Yan to hand his ruler over.
• Xiao Yan challenged Bai Ruoxuan to give him the Black Jade Ruler instead, and he endured pressure from a Bai Clan elder with the Strength Elephant Art.
• Bai Ruoxuan proposed a duel, promising to give Xiao Yan the Black Jade Ruler if Xiao Yan won and demanding the Heavy Xuan Ruler if he lost.
• Bai Rong and the other elders withdrew, while Ouyang Miao, Bai Hua, and Lian'er watched as Xiao Yan and Bai Ruoxuan faced each other.

Xiao Yan confronted Bai Ruoxuan in the arena and matched his attacks with precise movement and powerful ruler strikes. As Bai Ruoxuan unleashed the Intent Class Dou Technique Light of the Solar Corona, Xiao Yan answered with nine consecutive strikes, prompting Bai Rong to prepare to intervene.

• Bai Ruoxuan charged Xiao Yan with his Black Jade Ruler, but Xiao Yan evaded the first blow with startling speed.
• Bai Ruoxuan swung again, and Xiao Yan blocked with the Heavy Xuan Ruler, calling it his first strike.
• Xiao Yan countered Bai Ruoxuan's golden dragon attack with his second strike, and the two fighters staggered back from the clash.
• Bai Ruoxuan used Light of the Solar Corona, an Intent Class Dou Technique, to gather powerful golden energy into his ruler.
• Xiao Yan chopped with the Heavy Xuan Ruler nine times, and Bai Rong began circulating his Origin Qi as he watched.

Xiao Yan defeated Bai Ruoxuan, but Bai Rong and a purple-robed elder both intervened, each intending to kill him. The elder revealed that he was Xie Shan’s father and attacked Xiao Yan as Xiao Yan activated his Formation Plate.

• Xiao Yan used the Light of the Solar Corona and seven strikes of the Sevenfold Heaven-Breaking Ruler to clash with Bai Ruoxuan’s attack.
• Xiao Yan emerged unharmed and knocked Bai Ruoxuan into the ruins, while Bai Rong and a purple-robed elder collided as they tried to intervene.
• Bai Rong mistook the purple-robed elder for Xiao Yan’s helper, but learned that he also meant to kill Xiao Yan.
• The purple-robed elder identified himself as Xie Shan’s father and vowed revenge for Xiao Yan killing his son in the Southern Region.
• The elder charged at Xiao Yan, who activated his Formation Plate and released Spirit Stones from his Storage Ring.

The purple-robed man broke through Xiao Yan’s seventh-tier formation and moved to kill him, but Ouyang Miao stepped in to defend him. Just as the attacker struck at them, the Orchid Sword appeared and halted the attack, signaling its owner’s arrival.

• The purple-robed man battered Xiao Yan’s formation while dismissing Ouyang Miao’s appeal to the Ouyang Clan’s standing.
• Xiao Yan gathered Origin Qi and formed Buddha’s Fury Reincarnation as Bai Rong watched, confident that Xiao Yan would die.
• The purple-robed man shattered the formation and lunged for Xiao Yan’s throat.
• Ouyang Miao moved in front of Xiao Yan and thrust his spear at the attacker.
• A surge of sharp force blasted the purple-robed man back and froze Ouyang Miao, and the Orchid Sword appeared in midair.

Ouyang Yu, the Orchid Sword Saint, protected Xiao Yan from the purple-robed man and forced him to concede defeat. The man then broke his promise and rushed past Ouyang Yu to attack Xiao Yan.

• Bai Rong recognized the Orchid Sword as Ouyang Yu appeared and asked the purple-robed man to stop.
• The purple-robed man demanded that Ouyang Yu hand over Xiao Yan, but Ouyang Yu refused because Xiao Yan was his clan's guest.
• The purple-robed man attacked Ouyang Yu, and the Orchid Sword blocked his claw and cut his palm with Sword Qi.
• The purple-robed man admitted he was no match for Ouyang Yu, then declared that Xiao Yan still had to die.
• The purple-robed man surged past Ouyang Yu and charged toward Xiao Yan.

A purple-robed Yuan Zun attacked Xiao Yan, but Ouyang Yu intervened and revealed his Eight-Star Yuan Zun strength. The attacker fled Sacred Gold City after Ouyang Yu shattered his attack, leaving Xiao Yan with a threat of future revenge.

• The purple-robed man used a giant energy claw to attack Xiao Yan, who struggled to escape as the surrounding space froze.
• Xiao Yan prepared to strike back with Buddha's Fury Reincarnation, but Ouyang Yu appeared between him and the claw.
• Ouyang Yu revealed his Eight-Star Yuan Zun presence and shattered the giant claw with a two-finger strike of sword Qi.
• The purple-robed man retreated and threatened Xiao Yan before flying toward the outskirts of Sacred Gold City.
• Xiao Yan answered that he would be ready for their next encounter.

After Xiao Yan defeated Bai Ruoxuan, Bai Rong tried to keep the Black Jade Ruler, but Ouyang Yu made Bai Ruoxuan honor the wager. Ouyang Yu accepted Bai Ruoxuan as his disciple, and Xiao Yan left with the ruler.

• Xiao Yan watched the purple-robed man depart, then summoned the Black Jade Ruler from the rubble as his spoils.
• Bai Rong intercepted the ruler and claimed Xiao Yan had won through a sneak attack, while Ouyang Miao defended Xiao Yan's victory.
• After hearing about the wager and the Heavy Xuan Ruler, Ouyang Yu told Bai Ruoxuan to accept his loss and warned that a disciple of his must keep his word.
• Bai Ruoxuan accepted Ouyang Yu's offer to become his disciple and handed over the Black Jade Ruler despite Bai Rong's objections.
• Ouyang Yu declared the Black Jade Ruler Xiao Yan's, and Xiao Yan drew it to himself and stored it away.

After Xiao Yan defeated Bai Ruoxuan and claimed the Black Jade Ruler, Ouyang Yu took the injured Bai Ruoxuan away while Xiao Yan and his companions prepared to leave Sacred Gold City. Ouyang Miao escorted them to an Ouyang Clan teleportation array, and the group departed for the Xiao Clan.

• Bai Ruoxuan’s injuries worsened after his protective pill wore off, and an elder gave him another healing pill.
• Ouyang Yu took Bai Ruoxuan with him and left the others in Ouyang Miao’s care.
• Bai Ruoxuan threatened Xiao Yan over the Black Jade Ruler, but Xiao Yan told him he would wait for him to reclaim it.
• Ouyang Miao led Xiao Yan, Bai Hua, and Lian'er through Sacred Gold City toward the teleportation arrays as onlookers learned Xiao Yan had beaten Bai Ruoxuan.
• Xiao Yan and his companions entered an Ouyang Clan teleportation array, which activated and sent them away from Sacred Gold City.

Xiao Yan and his companions reached Tianyang City and asked an old man for directions to the Xiao Clan. After testing Xiao Yan with spiritual pressure, the old man let them proceed and watched them leave with a cryptic hope for the clan’s future; on the road, Xiao Yan noticed a lecherous gaze aimed at him.

• Xiao Yan led Bai Hua and Lian'er to the old man who controlled Tianyang City's teleportation array and asked for directions to the Xiao Clan.
• The old man questioned Xiao Yan about his purpose and pressed Xiao Yan and Bai Hua with powerful Spiritual Strength.
• Xiao Yan resisted the pressure with his own Spiritual Strength, impressing the old man, who withdrew it and sent a streak of light toward the Xiao Clan's direction.
• The old man restarted the teleportation array and privately praised Xiao Yan, while hoping he would not repeat the mistakes of an ancestor.
• Xiao Yan, Bai Hua, and Lian'er walked toward the Xiao Clan, and Xiao Yan's icy glare drove away passersby staring at Lian'er.
• Xiao Yan turned toward a lecherous gaze coming from ahead.

Xiao Yan defended Lian'er from Zhao Mingjie’s attempt to abduct her and left Zhao Mingjie beaten after An Nan intervened. Xiao Yan, Bai Hua, and Lian'er continued toward Xiao City, warned that Zhao Mingjie had connections in the Xiao Clan.

• Zhao Mingjie and his men blocked Xiao Yan, Bai Hua, and Lian'er in the street, and Zhao Mingjie tried to take Lian'er.
• Xiao Yan used his Yuan Zong pressure to drive back Zhao Mingjie’s men, seized Zhao Mingjie, and kicked him away.
• An Nan arrived and warned Xiao Yan that Zhao Mingjie’s father was a Yuan Zun; Xiao Yan released Zhao Mingjie but then struck him unconscious when he threatened revenge.
• An Nan identified himself as the head of Tianyang City’s An Clan and cautioned Xiao Yan that Zhao Mingjie had connections within the Xiao Clan.
• Xiao Yan thanked An Nan and continued toward Xiao City with Bai Hua and Lian'er.