Chapter Summaries

Xun'er fought Lin Xiuya, Liu Qing, and Lin Yan in the arena, displaying overwhelming speed and power against their coordinated attacks. She left Lin Xiuya and Liu Qing injured and sent flying, while the battered Lin Yan urged them to continue fighting.

• Lin Xiuya and Liu Qing attacked Xun'er, but she vanished and appeared behind Lin Yan, striking him across the arena.
• Lin Xiuya unleashed Azure Profound Wind Kill as Liu Qing attacked Xun'er from behind with his spear.
• Xun'er blocked Lin Xiuya's sword with a golden flame shield and knocked Liu Qing away with Guardian Eight Trigrams Palm.
• Xun'er summoned Strange Flame Armor and countered Lin Xiuya's descending sword, sending him crashing to the ground with her palm strikes.
• Lin Xiuya and Liu Qing realized Xun'er was at least a five-star Dou Wang, and Lin Yan emerged from the ruins, eager to resume the fight.

Xun'er faced Lin Xiuya, Liu Qing, and Lin Yan in the arena, holding back until she knocked Lin Yan out and the other two unleashed their strongest attacks. As their spear and sword closed in, Xun'er revealed her full strength and summoned a phantom spear for her Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Slash.

• Liu Qing, Lin Xiuya, and Lin Yan attacked Xun'er together, but their Dou Qi began to run low while she remained largely unscathed.
• After gaining Su Qian's silent approval, Xun'er struck Lin Yan in the chest and sent him flying out of the arena.
• Liu Qing gathered his full strength into the Great Rock Split, while Lin Xiuya summoned countless sword shadows for Ten Thousand Swords Return to Origin.
• Xun'er entered a strange connection with the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven flame as Lin Xiuya and Liu Qing completed their attacks.
• Liu Qing and Lin Xiuya charged Xun'er with their spear and sword, and she opened her eyes, revealed her eight-star Dou Wang strength, and unleashed Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Slash.

Xun'er overwhelmed Lin Xiuya and Liu Qing with her Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Slash, forcing Su Qian to intervene before the attack killed them. After revealing that Xun'er was an eight-star Dou Wang, the gathered students and Elders were left stunned as she departed.

• Xun'er unleashed her Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Slash, shattering Lin Xiuya's Azure Spirit Sword and Liu Qing's Mountain Splitting Spear and knocking both men unconscious.
• Su Qian used Space Lockdown to halt and disperse Xun'er's attack, then had Elders carry the wounded Lin Xiuya and Liu Qing from the ruined arena.
• Su Qian checked the two men's condition and confirmed that neither had suffered life-threatening injuries.
• Lin Yan asked Su Qian about Xun'er, and Su Qian identified her as a student of Jia Nan Academy's Inner Academy.
• Su Qian revealed that Xun'er was an eight-star Dou Wang, stunning the crowd as she left the arena.

After claiming the top spot on the Strong Ranking, Xun'er prepared to leave Jia Nan Academy and learned that the Three Thousand Burning Flame was in the Central Plains. She departed with Zhu Kun and Zi Yan, heading toward the Pill Tower and the chance to refine the pill needed for Yun Xi's rebirth.

• Su Qian asked Xun'er whether she had finished preparing to leave, and she asked him about Heavenly Flames on the Central Continent.
• Zhu Kun arrived with Zi Yan and thanked Xun'er for rescuing him, then told her about the Undying Flame in the Pill Tower.
• Su Qian showed Xun'er a book describing the Three Thousand Burning Flame and its ability to grant the Three Thousand Star Body.
• Xun'er realized the Pill Tower could also help her refine the Yin Yang Life Renewal Pill for Yun Xi, and she asked Zhu Kun to leave immediately.
• Zhu Kun tore open a space crack, and Xun'er and Zi Yan said goodbye to Su Qian before departing with him.

Xun'er and Zi Yan traveled with Zhu Kun through a space tunnel to Central Plains, where the Pill Tower grew wary of the Soul Hall’s increasingly brazen attacks on alchemists. The Soul Hall prepared a secret deployment with the backing of a powerful lord, while Zhu Kun returned with Zi Yan to the Ancient Void Dragon clan and Xun'er continued on alone.

• Zhu Kun carried Xun'er and Zi Yan through the space tunnel toward Central Plains, and Xun'er marveled at the Ancient Void Dragon's power.
• At the Pill Tower, Xuan Yi, Tian Leizi, and Xuan Kongzi discussed the Soul Hall's attacks on high-tier alchemists, and Xuan Kongzi ordered stronger defenses and wider intelligence gathering.
• At the Soul Hall's palace in the Dead Soul Mountain Range, the Hall Master dismissed concerns about other factions and declared that the Pill Tower would soon become history.
• At the tunnel's exit, Zhu Kun asked to return to his clan, and Xun'er gave him permission to go with Zi Yan.
• Zhu Kun gave Xun'er an Ancient Void Dragon scale she could use to summon his help, then departed with Zi Yan as Xun'er flew out toward Central Plains.

Xun'er reached Saint Pill City while searching for the Undying Flame and learned that access to the Three Thousand Burning Flame was tied to the Pill Gathering. As she cultivated at an inn, Yun Xi sensed a Heavenly Flame in the starry sky and recognized clues pointing to the Three Thousand Burning Flame.

• Yun Xi sensed a Heavenly Flame to the east, and Xun'er flew that way before asking Wu Qian for directions to Saint Pill City.
• Xun'er gave Wu Qian the false name Zhao Huanhuan, then vanished with Ephemeral Exquisite Steps and continued toward the city.
• Xun'er arrived in Saint Pill City, learned that the Three Thousand Burning Flame was known publicly, and discovered that the Pill Gathering champion could claim it.
• Yun Xi urged Xun'er to enter Pill Tower and demand the flame, but she gathered information about the city and settled into a quiet inn.
• After Xun'er cultivated for several hours, Yun Xi sensed a Heavenly Flame in the starry sky and connected it to the Three Thousand Burning Flame.

Yun Xi took Xun'er’s soul into the starry sky to see the Three Thousand Burning Flame, while the Pill Tower learned that an unknown energy had invaded the Star Realm. The chapter left Xuan Kongzi, Xuan Yi, and Tian Leizi rushing to stop the threat before the trapped beast endangered Saint Pill City.

• Yun Xi explained that Xun'er’s phantom weapon was a projection of the Heavenly Spirit Ancient Halberd, which she had resonated with during the battle at Jia Nan Academy.
• Yun Xi invited Xun'er to see the Three Thousand Burning Flame, and they traveled into the starry sky as soul bodies.
• Xuan Kongzi learned that Soul Hall had killed two promising alchemists, one Tier 7 and one Tier 6, and Xuan Yi reacted angrily.
• Tian Leizi reported that an unknown energy had entered the Star Realm, threatening to make the trapped beast go berserk and destabilize the space.
• Xuan Kongzi, Xuan Yi, and Tian Leizi rushed into the starry sky to stop the invasion and protect Saint Pill City.

Yun Xi and Xun'er found the Three Thousand Burning Flame in the Pill City Star Region, but it fled when it sensed Yun Xi’s strength, and he captured and devoured it. After Xun'er returned to her room, Xuan Kongzi, Tian Leizi, and Xuan Yi discovered the Star Region was empty and confronted Yun Xi, who admitted he had taken the Heavenly Flame.

• Yun Xi guided Xun'er through the star region and showed her the Three Thousand Burning Flame.
• The Three Thousand Burning Flame sensed Yun Xi’s danger, shrank, and tried to flee, but Yun Xi froze the flames and dragged it back.
• Yun Xi dismissed the sea of fire and drew the Three Thousand Burning Flame into his body, then asked whether its appearance had been arranged by someone.
• Xuan Kongzi, Tian Leizi, and Xuan Yi entered the empty Star Region, detected Yun Xi, and rushed to confront the intruder.
• Xun'er returned to her room and worried that Yun Xi’s recovery might lead to a frightening change when he was reborn.
• Yun Xi faced the three Pill Tower elders and told them, “I took the Heavenly Flame.”

Yun Xi revealed that he had taken the Three Thousand Burning Flame and overwhelmed Xuan Kongzi, Xuan Yi, and Tian Leizi with his immense Spiritual Strength. The three mistook him for a Soul Hall powerhouse and tried to self-destruct, but Yun Xi stopped them and clarified that he was joking about being from Soul Hall.

• Yun Xi showed Xuan Kongzi, Xuan Yi, and Tian Leizi the Three Thousand Burning Flame he had taken.
• Tian Leizi charged at Yun Xi to seize the flame, but crashed into a barrier and backed down after sensing Yun Xi's overwhelming Spiritual Strength.
• Yun Xi restrained all three with soul pressure and asked whether they objected to him taking the Heavenly Flame.
• Xuan Kongzi suspected Yun Xi was from Soul Hall, and he, Xuan Yi, and Tian Leizi began to self-destruct.
• Yun Xi stopped their self-destruction and told them he was joking and was not from Soul Hall.

Yun Xi freed Xuan Kongzi, Tian Leizi, and Xuan Yi, took the Three Thousand Burning Flame, and told them to meet him north of Saint Pill City the next day. After returning to Xun'er, he began devouring the flame, but the process slowed as an unknown change occurred within his body.

• Yun Xi told Xuan Kongzi, Tian Leizi, and Xuan Yi that he was not from the Soul Hall, then took the Three Thousand Burning Flame without their objection.
• Yun Xi instructed the three men to find him north of Saint Pill City Outer Domain the next day, and they decided to go.
• Xuan Kongzi, Tian Leizi, and Xuan Yi left the Star Region Space, while Yun Xi returned to Xun'er at the inn.
• Xun'er woke the next morning, and Yun Xi praised her for reaching the peak of the eight-star Dou Wang level.
• Yun Xi compressed the Three Thousand Burning Flame into a small source and began devouring it as Xun'er guarded the room.
• Yun Xi's devouring process slowed, and Xun'er watched anxiously as an unknown change took place within his body.

Yun Xi confronted his original self, the Saint Spirit Religion Leader, who revealed that Yun Xi was his avatar and urged him to merge so they could escape the chessboard and take revenge. Yun Xi refused, choosing his feelings and the people he wanted to protect over power and endless killing.

• Yun Xi learned that his memories were real but had been placed into him, and that he was a wisp of the Saint Spirit Religion Leader’s avatar.
• The Saint Spirit Religion Leader revealed that rebirth would be Yun Xi’s tribulation and warned that either Yun Xi or the original self might be revived.
• The Saint Spirit Religion Leader explained that he had preserved the Ancient Halberd Spirit and wanted Yun Xi’s help to escape the chessboard and kill the two people manipulating it.
• The Saint Spirit Religion Leader proposed merging so he could regain his strength, wield the Ancient Halberd, and rule all planes.
• Yun Xi refused, saying he loved a mortal woman and valued his goals, attachments, and people to protect more than becoming powerful.

Yun Xi emerged from a Mind Space, refined the Three Thousand Burning Flame, and watched Xun’er rapidly break through into the Dou Huang realm. The Three Giants of Pill Tower arrived at his summons, but their reaction to his request to refine a Yin Yang Life Renewal Pill revealed that the pill was forbidden.

• Yun Xi rejected the blood-red man’s view of strength and love, then awakened and refined the Three Thousand Burning Flame.
• Xun’er’s cultivation surged from Eight Star Dou Wang to nearly Five Star Dou Huang.
• Yun Xi told Xun’er that Pill Tower’s Three Giants would come to them and welcomed Xuan Kongzi, Tian Leizi, and the third Giant into the room.
• Yun Xi asked the Three Giants to refine a Grade Eight Yin Yang Life Renewal Pill.
• Tian Leizi explained that the Yin Yang Life Renewal Pill was forbidden within Pill Tower.

Yun Xi agreed to wait five days for Pill Tower to refine the Yin Yang Life Renewal Pill, while warning Xun'er that the Central Continent was not peaceful. As Soul Hall forces set out to attack Pill Tower, Yun Xi sensed their approach and predicted trouble for Saint Pill City.

• Xuan Kongzi told Yun Xi that Pill Tower needed five days to obtain the formula and refine the forbidden Yin Yang Life Renewal Pill, and Yun Xi agreed to wait.
• Xun'er asked whether Pill Tower might tamper with the pill, and Yun Xi threatened to destroy the faction if it interfered with his rebirth.
• At Dead Soul Mountain Range, Hun Qianmo, Hun Miesheng, and Old Man Hun Mo discussed Pill Tower's defenses and led their forces through a space tunnel toward it.
• Yun Xi sensed the powerful force approaching Saint Pill City and told Xun'er that the city was about to face a huge problem.

Xuan Yi, Xuan Kongzi, and Tian Leizi prepared to refine a Yin Yang Life Renewal Pill, but the Pill God Bell rang nine times and forced them to abandon the task. As Saint Pill City panicked, Hun Qianmo and the Soul Hall arrived to destroy the Pill Tower and slaughter its alchemists.

• Tian Leizi, Xuan Yi, and Xuan Kongzi obtained the Yin Yang Life Renewal Pill prescription and gathered its medicinal ingredients.
• The Pill God Bell rang nine times, signaling that the Pill Tower faced imminent destruction, and the three elders left the secret chamber.
• Hun Qianmo led the Soul Hall forces toward the Pill Tower as its Great Elder and alchemists prepared to face them.
• Hun Qianmo killed dozens of Pill Tower guards with a flick of his sleeve, revealing his overwhelming strength.
• The Great Elder recognized Hun Qianmo as a Soul Hall member, and Hun Qianmo declared that the Soul Hall would slaughter every Pill Tower alchemist.

Hun Qianmo, Hun Miesheng, Old Man Hun Mo, and their forces attacked Pill Tower, slaughtering its alchemists and overpowering the elders. The Great Elder tried to reach the Pill Tower’s peak to summon its Old Ancestor, but the enemies trapped and killed the Second Elder before he could save him.

• Hun Qianmo announced that his group had come to slaughter every alchemist in Pill Tower, and the Great Elder called for aid and led the elders into battle.
• Hun Miesheng shattered the elders’ combined attack, while Hun Qianmo revealed that the three leaders were two Five Star Dou Shengs and one Six Star Dou Sheng.
• The Great Elder used Ten Thousand Pills Art to conceal his escape with the Second Elder toward the tower’s peak, hoping to summon the Pill Tower Old Ancestor.
• Old Man Hun Mo struck at the Great Elder with a black blade, while Hun Miesheng overpowered the Second Elder’s Thousand Flame Sword Art.
• Hun Qianmo immobilized the Second Elder with Space Solidification, and the enemies redirected their attacks to kill him before the Great Elder could reach him.

The Small Pill Tower Great Elder burned his life to raise his strength and battled Hun Miesheng, even melting away part of the Soul Hall Hall Master's leg. After their soul attacks collided, the Great Elder declared that he would take Hun Miesheng down with him and prepared another move.

• The Second Elder died, enraging the Great Elder as he continued attacking the Soul Hall forces.
• The Great Elder burned his life and raised his strength to the peak of Four Star Dou Sheng, then struck Hun Miesheng and melted away his lower leg.
• Hun Miesheng severed the spreading damage and formed a replacement leg from black mist before counterattacking the Great Elder.
• The Great Elder unleashed Pill Domain Sacred Cry, while Hun Miesheng answered with Myriad Souls Worship, and their soul attacks collided.
• The Great Elder told Hun Miesheng he would take him with him and began preparing another move.

Hun Miesheng unleashed the Nihility Devouring Flame and overwhelmed the Great Elder, leaving the Pill Tower on the brink of defeat. As Hun Miesheng reached for the Ninth Grade Mysterious Pill, an unseen Pill Tower ally intervened.

• Hun Miesheng revealed the Nihility Devouring Flame, shocking the battlefield and pulling souls from people who stared at it too long.
• Xuan Kongzi recognized the flame, while Xun'er and Yun Xi watched from outside Saint Pill City and Yun Xi waited for the Pill Tower's reinforcements.
• Hun Miesheng's black fire dragon swallowed the Great Elder's Ten Thousand Pills Domain and devoured his Dou Qi, preventing him from self-detonating.
• The Great Elder died in the flames, and a bright pill appeared in the fire dragon's mouth.
• Hun Miesheng moved to seize the Ninth Grade Mysterious Pill, but a Space Barrier blocked him as a clear voice challenged Soul Hall.

The Pill Tower Old Ancestor appeared during the Soul Hall’s attack, rescued the Pill Tower Great Elder, and confronted Hun Qianmo. He lured Hun Qianmo into a Chaos Space, while Hun Miesheng and Old Man Hun Mo prepared to attack the Pill Tower’s Elders before an unknown force stopped Old Man Hun Mo.

• The Pill Tower Old Ancestor emerged atop a cyan ox, seized the pill from Nihility Devouring Flame’s mouth, and restored the Pill Tower Great Elder to human form.
• Hun Qianmo recognized the cowherd as the Pill Tower Old Ancestor and challenged him over the Soul Clan’s interference in the Central Plains.
• The Pill Tower Old Ancestor acknowledged that he could not defeat the three Soul Clan experts together, then invited Hun Qianmo to fight him.
• The Pill Tower Old Ancestor created a Chaos Space and entered it, and Hun Qianmo followed to avoid damaging Saint Pill City.
• Hun Miesheng and Old Man Hun Mo moved to attack the Pill Tower’s Elders, but an overwhelming pressure restrained Old Man Hun Mo just before his strike landed.

The Pill Tower’s founder appeared as a powerful remnant soul and fought Hun Miesheng, Old Man Hun Mo, and the conscious Nihility Devouring Flame. As the Soul Hall closed in on him, the Old Ancestor summoned a giant pill and prepared to make it explode.

• Old Man Hun Mo escaped the mysterious Soul Body’s spatial restraint, and the Pill Tower’s founder revealed himself above the tower.
• Hun Miesheng attacked the Old Ancestor with the Nihility Devouring Flame, but the Old Ancestor pierced his arm and the Flame trapped him in a prison of black fire.
• The Old Ancestor escaped through space teleportation, while Hun Miesheng ordered Old Man Hun Mo to join the fight.
• Old Man Hun Mo used the Ten Thousand Pills Art to create a pill a hundred zhang wide, and the Old Ancestor shouted for it to explode.

The Pill Tower’s defenders struggled against the Soul Hall as Old Ancestor trapped Hun Miesheng and Old Man Hun Mo in a strange Pill Mist barrier. With the battle turning toward disaster, Yun Xi sensed Scholar’s familiar aura and realized he was still alive.

• Old Ancestor’s Pill Mist resisted Hun Miesheng’s dispersal and trapped him and Old Man Hun Mo in a barrier where they could not locate their attacker.
• Old Man Hun Mo asked where Swallowing Flame Lord was, and Hun Miesheng said it had fled back into his body after sensing an unprecedented dread.
• Xuan Kongzi and Tian Leizi assessed the failing defenses as Xuan Yi fell from the sky and reported that the Small Pill Tower’s Elders were also losing ground.
• Xuan Kongzi said the Pill Tower had no reinforcements to expect, while Soul Hall forces continued slaughtering defenders and civilians across Saint Pill City.
• Yun Xi sensed Scholar’s familiar aura and told Xun’er that he was not dead.