Chapter Summaries

Chen Ning secured the Dark Devil King’s support for Xiao Mei’s claim to the Devil Emperor’s throne and forced the Shadow Devil Venerable to join them. Xiao Mei’s faction rapidly expanded across You Province, while the Prison Devil King and six devil princes prepared to attack the rebels.

• The Dark Devil King agreed to stake his life on supporting the new emperor after Chen Ning warned him he had no choice but to trust him.
• Chen Ning enlisted the Shadow Devil Venerable and placed a poison seal on his arm to secure his loyalty.
• News of Xiao Mei’s identity and the Ring of Calamity spread through You Province, prompting devils to join the Dark Devil King and the White Bone Devil Venerable to surrender a city.
• Xiao Mei governed from Eternal Night City as the new emperor, and Chen Ning comforted her while reflecting on Bai Qingluo in Desolate Province.
• At Dusk Devil City, the six devil princes urged the Prison Devil King to attack Xiao Mei and the Dark Devil King, each hoping to claim the Ring of Calamity.

Xiao Mei’s forces gained the upper hand in You Province, and Chen Ning brought Ren Tiankuang to counter the enemy’s powerful experts. As the court ended, Chen Ning completed Xiao Mei’s linked missions and received several rewards, including a legendary battle robe.

• The Prison Devil King ordered Kun and Kai to suppress the rebels and told the other Devil Sons to claim the Ring of Calamity was fake.
• The White Bone Devil Venerable reported that Kun Devil Son’s forces had failed to capture Blood Wasteland City, while the Shadow Devil Venerable reported that Kai Devil Son’s army had been ambushed and badly damaged.
• The Dark Devil King warned Xiao Mei that the Prison Devil King was spreading rumors about the holy relic and still had a formidable lineup of experts.
• Chen Ning summoned Ren Tiankuang, a Heaven Martial Realm expert, to help balance the forces in You Province and keep the conflict from escalating.
• Chen Ning completed Xiao Mei’s linked missions and received a Venerable Martial Realm advancement, three Devil God Aura Simulation Cards, Xiao Mei’s realm increase, and the legendary Feipeng Battle Robe.

Chen Ning received the Feipeng Battle Robe and left Xiao Mei in charge of his affairs in You Province before returning to Spirit Province. There, he found Ling Xiaoxiao preparing to confront Lin Yao for injuring Vermilion Bird Peak disciples, and agreed to go with her.

• Chen Ning put on the Feipeng Battle Robe and gave Xiao Mei the Devil God Aura Simulation Card to help protect her position in You Province.
• Chen Ning and Xiao Mei spent the night together before he returned to Spirit Province the next morning.
• Chen Ning found Ling Xiaoxiao leading Vermilion Bird Peak disciples down the mountain to seek justice from Lin Yao.
• Lu Ping told Chen Ning that Lin Yao had cut in line to contemplate the Heavenly Pride Ranking, provoked the disciples, injured more than a dozen, and gravely wounded one junior brother who died.
• Chen Ning supported Ling Xiaoxiao's decision to avenge the disciples and said he would go with her to confront Lin Yao.

Lin Yuan praised Lin Yao’s cultivation and his assault on Vermilion Bird Peak, but Chen Ning brought Ling Xiaoxiao to Tranquil Void Peak to challenge him. As the disciples gathered to watch, Ling Xiaoxiao revealed that she had also reached the Earth Martial Realm, and the fight was about to begin.

• Lin Yuan praised Lin Yao for advancing to the Earth Martial Realm Second Heaven and injuring Vermilion Bird Peak’s disciples.
• Chen Ning arrived at Tranquil Void Peak with Ling Xiaoxiao and challenged Lin Yao to fight her.
• Lin Yao accepted after Lin Yuan assured him that neither fighter would be held responsible for the outcome.
• Disciples from across the Dragon-Seeking Sect gathered to watch Lin Yao and Ling Xiaoxiao face off.
• Lin Yao revealed his Earth Martial Realm cultivation, but Ling Xiaoxiao also displayed True Essence Power and vowed to tear him apart.

Ling Xiaoxiao fought Lin Yao after he taunted her and relied on a Mid-Grade Spirit Artifact shield to withstand her attacks. Chen Ning’s Top-Grade Spirit Artifact, Life-Seizer, shattered the shield, and Ling Xiaoxiao left Lin Yao severely wounded as the grand elder called for the fight to stop.

• Ling Xiaoxiao attacked Lin Yao with her claws, but he countered her with Azure Gang Technique and a Mid-Grade Spirit Artifact shield.
• The grand elder claimed Lin Yao had the advantage and offered to spare Ling Xiaoxiao if Chen Ning apologized.
• Ling Xiaoxiao drew the Top-Grade Spirit Artifact Life-Seizer, which Chen Ning had given her, and destroyed Lin Yao’s shield in one strike.
• Lin Yao fled, but Ling Xiaoxiao caught him and severed his arm.
• The grand elder declared the outcome decided and demanded that the fight be stopped.

Ling Xiaoxiao killed Lin Yao after Chen Ning refused to stop the duel, and Lin Yuan attacked her but Chen Ning blocked his strike. Lin Yuan then demanded another test of Chen Ning’s strength, secretly planning to use it to kill Ling Xiaoxiao as well.

• Chen Ning reminded Lin Yuan that he had agreed no one would be held accountable for the duel, and Ling Xiaoxiao continued attacking Lin Yao inside the barrier.
• Lin Yuan shattered the barrier and sent a palm strike toward Ling Xiaoxiao, but Chen Ning appeared in silver-white armor and made the attack vanish.
• Ling Xiaoxiao killed Lin Yao, and Lin Yuan erupted with Heavenly Martial Realm pressure before accusing Chen Ning of allowing his disciple’s death.
• Chen Ning defended Ling Xiaoxiao, saying Lin Yao had started the conflict and the juniors should settle their own affairs.
• Lin Yuan demanded that Chen Ning endure another palm strike to settle the matter, while secretly planning to divert some of its power toward Ling Xiaoxiao.

Chen Ning neutralized Lin Yuan’s full-force attack with the Feipeng Battle Robe, then struck back and injured the Heaven Martial Realm grand elder. Lin Yuan withdrew to heal, while Chen Ning chose to spare him for now and considered asking him about the missing old sect master.

• Lin Yuan’s palm strike vanished against Chen Ning, and Lin Yuan agreed to stop pursuing Yao'er’s death.
• Chen Ning challenged Lin Yuan to take a palm strike and unleashed a Fire Qilin attack empowered by the Fire God Seal, Qilin Profound Power, and Eternal Fire.
• Lin Yuan used his protective azure lock, but the Eternal Fire broke through it and struck him in the chest.
• Lin Yuan was injured and retreated to seclusion to expel the lingering flame, while Chen Ning declined to pursue him further.
• Chen Ning resolved to wait until he was strong enough to defeat Lin Yuan and considered asking him about the old sect master’s missing remains.

Chen Ning led half of the Dragon-Seeking Sect to Central Province, leaving Su Ling'er in charge of the Spirit Province branch. With help from the Star God Palace, the group arrived safely in Seven Stars City, but establishing a lasting foothold in Central Province remained uncertain.

• Chen Ning assigned Su Ling'er to manage the sect in Spirit Province while he took Cang Yue, Meng Yuyi, the Third Elder, and the Eighth Elder to Central Province.
• Su Ling'er tearfully bid farewell to Chen Ning and promised she would not let him down.
• The Eighth Elder boasted to the Black Dragon Clan that Chen Ning had chosen him as a trusted strategist because of his hard work and merits.
• Chen Ning comforted Meng Yuyi as she gazed toward Central Province, and his imitation of her melancholy made her laugh.
• Zhuge Bai and Zhuge Yi welcomed Chen Ning and the Dragon-Seeking Sect to Central Province and arranged for them to settle in Seven Stars City.
• The Star God Palace's support ensured the Dragon-Seeking Sect entered the North Pole Region without trouble, though its long-term prospects remained uncertain.

Chen Ning learned that he could meet the Heavenly Lake Holy Lord through Medicine King Valley’s alchemy conference, then discovered that several groups were harassing the Dragon-Seeking Sect’s new home on Azure Cloud Mountain. He decided to confront them, while the Gale Sect celebrated its efforts to spy on the sect under orders from the Wind and Thunder Divine Cult.

• Zhuge Yi told Chen Ning that the Heavenly Lake Holy Lord could be approached through Medicine King Valley’s alchemy conference, which would begin in half a month.
• The Dragon-Seeking Sect settled on Azure Cloud Mountain outside the North Pole Region with help from the Star God Palace.
• Lu Ping reported that hidden attackers had damaged the sect’s entrance pillars, and another disciple described fires, injured disciples, and murdered craftsmen.
• Chen Ning decided to seek out the groups harassing Azure Cloud Mountain.
• At the Gale Sect, Feng Yiyang toasted his followers for carrying out the Wind and Thunder Divine Cult’s orders to monitor the Dragon-Seeking Sect.

Chen Ning confronted Feng Yiyang of the Gale Sect and demanded that it submit to the Dragon-Seeking Sect, leaving Feng under Chen Ning’s control through poison. The Eighth Elder reflected on his own place in the sect after Feng agreed to serve.

• Feng Yiyang questioned why the Gale Sect’s men watching the Dragon-Seeking Sect had not returned, then ordered his reveling subordinates to stop.
• Chen Ning entered the hall and revealed himself as the Dragon-Seeking Sect’s leader, while Feng Yiyang prepared to fight and then tried to explain the Gale Sect’s actions.
• Chen Ning offered Feng the chance to submit, and Eighth Elder Lin Xiaotian brought in the heads of other force leaders who had targeted the Dragon-Seeking Sect.
• Feng Yiyang feared the Wind and Thunder Divine Cult’s retaliation, but agreed to place the Gale Sect under the Dragon-Seeking Sect’s command.
• Chen Ning used the Great Dao of Poison to control Feng, and the Eighth Elder reassured him that serving the Dragon-Seeking Sect would bring rewards.

The White Dragon Envoy learned that the Dragon-Seeking Sect had defeated the Wind and Thunder Divine Cult’s forces and won the Gale Sect’s submission, while he focused on completing the Ten Directions Lightning Array. Chen Ning arrived at Medicine King Valley to compete in the alchemy gathering, where the arrival of Alchemy Grandmaster Bai Cangtian drew attention.

• The Blue Dragon Envoy told the White Dragon Envoy that the Dragon-Seeking Sect had slaughtered the Cult’s deployed powers and gained the Gale Sect’s submission.
• The White Dragon Envoy told the Blue Dragon Envoy to summon the Black Dragon Envoy and the Azure Dragon Envoy while he continued the Ten Directions Lightning Array.
• Chen Ning set out for Medicine King Valley, hoping to win the gathering and meet the Heavenly Lake Holy Lord.
• Chen Ning arrived at Medicine King Valley and greeted True Person Qingyang, who offered to explain the gathering.
• The Medicine King Valley medicine boy announced the arrival of Alchemy Grandmaster Bai Cangtian of Thunder Province.

Bai Cangtian stunned the Medicine King Valley gathering by appearing as a young Alchemist Grandmaster and revealing that he was also a Martial Venerable. Chen Ning realized he could no longer take the gathering lightly, while Daoist Qishan challenged his right to attend.

• Grandmaster Ge confirmed that Bai Cangtian had refined first-grade pills, establishing him as an Alchemist Grandmaster.
• Bai Cangtian struck down an Alchemist who doubted him, then left for the guests’ lodging after apologizing to Grandmaster Ge.
• The crowd recognized Bai Cangtian’s Martial Venerable aura and speculated that he would win the gathering for the Bai Household of Alchemists.
• Chen Ning decided to take the gathering more seriously and wondered why Bai Cangtian seemed familiar.
• Daoist Qishan rebuked True Person Qingyang for defering to Chen Ning and argued that Chen had no right to attend without being an Alchemist Master.

At the alchemy gathering, Chen Ning revealed that he had become an Alchemy Grandmaster after practicing for only a year, shocking the assembled Alchemists. Daoist Qishan challenged him to prove it, but Grandmaster Mo intervened and said they could judge Chen Ning when the gathering began the next day.

• Daoist Qishan questioned whether Chen Ning, the Dragon-Seeking Sect's sect leader, could have an Alchemy Grandmaster speak for him, and True Person Qingyang declared that Chen Ning's alchemy surpassed his own.
• Chen Ning announced that he was an Alchemy Grandmaster despite having practiced alchemy for only a year, stunning the crowd.
• Daoist Qishan mocked Chen Ning's claim and urged him to refine pills in front of Grandmaster Ge and the other practitioners.
• Chen Ning refused to prove himself on demand and challenged Daoist Qishan to obey if Chen Ning told him to die.
• Daoist Qishan appealed to the other Alchemy Masters to bar Chen Ning from the gathering, but Grandmaster Mo arrived and told everyone to wait until the next day's gathering to judge him.

Grandmaster Mo stopped Daoist Qishan from forcing Chen Ning to refine pills, while Medicine King Valley’s grandmasters privately considered Chen’s abilities. The Alchemy Gathering began the next day, with the alchemy masters entering as the crowd anticipated Chen’s challenge.

• Grandmaster Mo intervened, and Daoist Qishan left after mocking Chen Ning’s claim to be an alchemy grandmaster.
• Grandmaster Ge said he could not see through Chen Ning, and Grandmaster Mo noted that the Realm-Breaking Pill would place Chen’s alchemy attainment on their level if Chen had refined it.
• Alchemists flocked to Medicine King Valley for the gathering, while a giant from the All-Under-Heaven Inn stopped a man from stealing its reporter’s recording artifact.
• Grandmaster Mo welcomed the gathered Alchemists and opened the Alchemy Gathering.
• The qualified alchemy masters entered the venue as the crowd watched.

The Alchemy Convention began with Grandmaster Ge demonstrating his skill by refining eight-mark supreme-grade Holy Soul Pills, which were announced as rewards for the top three competitors. The participants started refining pills, and Murong Jin sought to win again and earn another audience with the Heavenly Lake Holy Lord.

• Grandmaster Mo announced the convention's rules and invited Grandmaster Ge to demonstrate his alchemy.
• Grandmaster Ge refined three supreme-grade Holy Soul Pills, each bearing eight pill markings, and said they would go to the top three participants.
• The contestants were energized by the prizes and the promise of guidance from the Heavenly Lake Holy Lord, then began refining pills.
• The two Medicine King Valley grandmasters watched as Murong Jin, last year's winner, focused on his cauldron and aimed to claim first place again.

At the Alchemy Meet, Murong Jin attempted a first-grade pill to challenge the Bai family's young Grandmaster, while Bai Cangtian secretly urged Chen Ning to join Three Quarters Past Noon. Chen Ning refused, and both men finally began preparing to refine their pills.

• Murong Jin chose to refine a Purple-Veined Emperor Heart Pill, while the other Alchemist Masters began making their chosen pills.
• Bai Cangtian told Chen Ning that he was Jia Four of Three Quarters Past Noon and invited him to join the organization.
• Bai Cangtian promised Chen Ning first place if he joined and threatened to prevent him from winning if he refused.
• Chen Ning refused Bai Cangtian's invitation, and Grandmaster Mo urged the two men to begin refining.
• Bai Cangtian summoned a silver medicine cauldron, and Chen Ning summoned the High-Grade Spirit Artifact Essence-Shaking Cauldron.

At the Pill Gathering, Bai Cangtian and Chen Ning began refining pills beyond first grade, while Chen Ning’s Eternal Fire disrupted Daoist Qishan’s work. As other alchemists finished, Chen Ning, Bai Cangtian, and Murong Jin were still refining, and Daoist Qishan was left stunned by Chen Ning’s skill.

• Bai Cangtian began refining a pill beyond first grade, drawing admiration from the crowd and concern from Grandmaster Ge.
• Chen Ning chose to refine the Qian-Origin Creation Golden Pill and sent the Eternal Fire into the Essence-Shaking Cauldron.
• The Eternal Fire weakened Daoist Qishan’s flame and briefly affected Bai Cangtian, who shielded himself with True Essence Power.
• True Person Qingyang produced nine-pattern Earth Spirit Pills, while Master Meng and other Alchemist Masters also completed successful refinements.
• Daoist Qishan failed after losing control of his flame and stared at Chen Ning in shock as Chen Ning, Bai Cangtian, and Murong Jin continued refining.

Chen Ning and Bai Cangtian completed their pill refinements as Murong Jin failed, while Bai Cangtian stunned the gathering with a nine-marked Crimson Immortal Spirit Pill. Chen Ning's pill emerged just before the final bell, but it had no visible markings, leaving everyone to assume his refinement had failed.

• Murong Jin failed to fuse the medicinal essences and produced a pitch-black embryonic pill.
• Bai Cangtian refined a nine-marked immortal pill that filled the venue with radiant light and a rich medicinal fragrance.
• Bai Cangtian identified his pill as a Crimson Immortal Spirit Pill capable of healing old injuries and restoring its user.
• Grandmaster Mo praised Bai Cangtian while the crowd watched Chen Ning continue refining at the Essence-Shaking Cauldron.
• Chen Ning opened his eyes near the final bell and released a crimson-gold pill with no visible markings, prompting the crowd to suspect it was unfinished.

Chen Ning appeared to have failed the alchemy session, but he had actually refined a Qian-Origin Creation Golden Pill with rudimentary intelligence. After he subdued it and unleashed its medicinal power, heavenly lightning struck his platform, and Grandmaster Ge recognized the pill as one envied by the heavens.

• Grandmaster Mo and Grandmaster Ge began appraising the pills after the alchemy session ended, while the crowd and Bai Cangtian assumed Chen Ning had failed.
• Daoist Qishan mocked Chen Ning, who stayed silent and focused on the unmarked pill as the other cultivators’ pills were appraised.
• Chen Ning used the Spirit Control Technique to subdue the pill’s hidden will and force it to reveal its medicinal properties.
• Black clouds gathered over Medicine King Valley, and a bolt of heavenly lightning struck Chen Ning’s platform as the pill released its fragrance and drew energy from nearby trees.
• Chen Ning defended himself with the Sword Heart Barrier and Feipeng Battle Robe, and Grandmaster Ge declared that he had refined a pill envied by the heavens.

Chen Ning’s pill survived ten thousand thunderbolts, revealing itself as a Heaven-Envied Pill beyond nine-mark immortal pills. He identified it as the Qian-Origin Creation Golden Pill and announced that it could bring someone into the Heavenly Martial Realm in a single step.

• Heavenly lightning descended on Chen Ning’s pill, and the crowd fled while Bai Cangtian and the grandmasters watched in shock.
• Chen Ning’s Sword Heart Barrier shattered, but his Feipeng Battle Robe absorbed the lightning and protected him.
• Chen Ning unleashed the robe’s stored lightning against the heavenly bolts, and the thunderclouds eventually dispersed.
• Grandmaster Ge asked Chen Ning to explain the pill, and Chen Ning named it the Qian-Origin Creation Golden Pill, which could grant someone the aptitude to reach the Heavenly Martial Realm.
• Grandmaster Ge confirmed the pill had surpassed nine-mark immortal-pill grade, and Chen Ning revealed that consuming it could bring a person into the Heavenly Martial Realm in a single step.