Heavenly Gifted Pill Saint

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Feature	Details
Name	Heavenly Gifted Pill Saint
Alias(es)	Demonic Furnace Great Emperor; Dean
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Flame Dragon Academy
Occupation/Role	Dean of Flame Dragon Academy; Twelve-Star Grade Alchemist; Fan Lang's master
First Appearance	549

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Mystic God	549	Introduced as a Mystic God whose cultivation and alchemy had reached the pinnacle.
Dao Domain Realm	945	Broke through after refining and consuming the Ten Thousand Evils Pill; formed the Dao Domain Pill Heart Sinful Hall.
Dao Domain Realm, Level 2	945	Continued absorbing the Ten Thousand Evils Pill's power; his Dao Domain changed three times and ultimately shifted toward the Human Dao.

Background / History

The Heavenly Gifted Pill Saint was once the Demonic Furnace Great Emperor, the instigator of the Seventh Tribulation. In that former life, he used countless lives to refine pills, committing atrocities on a vast scale. After turning over a new leaf, he destroyed his Demon Race-related creations, arranged a false death, and sealed himself in an array that suppressed him and washed away most of his memories. He awoke roughly three centuries later with only fragments of his alchemical knowledge, eventually rising under the identity of the Heavenly Gifted Pill Saint. 942 943

His forgotten past continued to affect his new life. Several of his former disciples were murdered by Zui Qianchou in revenge for the Demonic Furnace Great Emperor's actions, leaving the Pill Saint with lasting grief and causing him to stop accepting disciples for many years. 602 943

Fan Lang's exceptional alchemy talent led the Pill Saint to make an exception. He accepted Fan Lang as a nominal disciple, intending to teach him alchemy without conflicting with Fan Lang's prior discipleship under the Wandering Lapis Lazuli Immortal. 557

Appearance

An ancient man whose outward appearance remains youthful and refined. He is described as tall and thin, often dressed in long robes, with an immortal bearing and a long black beard. 576 602

• Appears like a handsome middle-aged man despite his internal old age. 576
• Often wears a hair crown and long robe. 602
• An illusory Alchemy Furnace frequently manifests behind him, folding the surrounding space. 576 602
• Following his Dao Domain breakthrough, his aura became markedly more demonic before he reconciled his Human Dao and Demonic Path identities. 945

Personality

The Heavenly Gifted Pill Saint is composed, dignified, and highly protective of those he accepts as his own. Though he initially calls Fan Lang a nominal disciple, he treats him with the care and resources due to a true successor. He believes hardship can temper a person and deliberately supports Fan Lang's desire to teach, seeing mentorship itself as part of the disciple's cultivation. 576

He is decisive when Flame Dragon Academy or Fan Lang is threatened. His fury can affect the weather and the Heavenly Dao, and his authority is sufficient to silence academy officials without formal proceedings. 602 605

Despite the sins of his former identity, he ultimately chooses to accept his past rather than deny it. After learning why his disciples died, he rejects further revenge, recognizing the futility of perpetuating the cycle. 943 950

“As a master, how can I not be protective?” 576

“When the impermanence of death arrives, one realizes life is but a dream. All things will be left behind, only karma follows!” 945

Abilities & Skills

Alchemy

A Twelve-Star Grade Alchemist, regarded as one of the foremost pill refiners on God Vast Star. His expertise allows him to judge high-grade pills at a glance and produce rare life-saving medicines. 549 555 605

• Personally verified Fan Lang's Ten-Star Grade Aperture Opening Pill as qualified. 555
• Refined the Thirteenth-Star Grade Mystic Concealment Light Evasion Pill. 605
• Combined the alchemical skills of his current self and former identity while completing the Ten Thousand Evils Pill. 944
• Could not refine the Twenty-Two Star Grade Star Plucking Pill, which surpassed his alchemy level. 1122

Six Paths Burning Incantation

Flame Dragon Academy's unique cultivation method, which the Pill Saint passes to Fan Lang through an Inheritance Jade Slip. 564

• Contains seven levels.
• Each level cultivates a flame corresponding to one of the Six Paths: Human Dao, Demonic Path, Demon Path, Hell, Asura Path, and Heavenly Dao. 564
• The seventh level grants the Refining Void Divine Fire, transcending the Six Paths of Reincarnation. 564

Pill Manipulation

His pills serve offensive and defensive functions beyond ordinary consumption. 754

• Scattering Pills to Form Soldiers — scatters pills that transform into an army of Golden Armor Heavenly Soldiers. 754
• Uses pills to shield Fan Lang and destroy enemy attacks and Puppets. 754
• Can bombard enemies trapped within his Alchemy Furnace using powerful pills. 948

Alchemy Furnace Techniques

He can manifest and wield enormous Alchemy Furnaces in combat and transport. 725 803 948

• Coiling Dragon Refinement Furnace — a massive furnace capable of carrying a group through space while containing its own internal world. 725
• Uses an Alchemy Furnace as a direct weapon to shatter barriers. 803
• Employs his furnace within his Dao Domain to trap and refine opponents. 948

Heaven and Man Communion

As a Mystic God, he can sense the will of heaven and receive premonitions of danger. 636

• Detected looming danger connected to Fan Lang. 636
• Can perceive and contend over the hidden aspects of the Heavenly Dao during clashes with other Mystic Gods. 637
• Can shield heavenly eyes with thick fog to conceal sensitive discussions. 721

Pill Heart Redemption Hall

His Dao Domain, created after consuming the Ten Thousand Evils Pill and reconciling the Human Dao with his Demonic Path past. 945 948

• Initially manifested as Pill Heart Sinful Hall, a palace supported by human-faced pillars and bones, with a Demonic Dragon-entwined furnace at its center. 945
• Evolved into Pill Heart Redemption Hall after he refused to abandon either his past or present self. 945 948
• Can trap enemies inside the domain, exert immense pressure, and manipulate its Dao Laws. 948
• Refines surrounding energy into his own power and generates intense heat to refine enemies. 949

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Coiling Dragon Refinement Furnace — giant Alchemy Furnace used for spatial travel and transport. 725
• Inheritance Jade Slip — contains the Six Paths Burning Incantation, his accumulated knowledge, cultivation methods, combat skills, secret arts, pill formulas, and numerous Ten-Star Grade-and-above martial arts; given to Fan Lang. 564
• Mystic Concealment Light Evasion Pill — Thirteenth-Star Grade life-saving pill given to Fan Lang; grants near-undetectable invisibility and extreme escape speed. 605
• Nebula Merit Record Subsystem — gifted by Fan Lang; grants merit through defeating enemies. 951

Relationships

• Fan Lang — Nominal disciple whom he treats as a true successor; provides alchemical inheritance, protection, resources, and support for Fan Lang's ambitions. 557 564 605 614
• Smiling Granny — Vice Dean and colleague; discusses Fan Lang's temperament and the Pill Saint's favoritism toward him. 576 588
• Long Xiaotian — Vice Dean and colleague; seeks his advice regarding Fan Lang's rapid growth and later helps maintain Flame Dragon Academy during the master-disciple battle. 614 946
• Zui Qianchou — enemy connected to the murder of several of his disciples, carried out as revenge for the Demonic Furnace Great Emperor's past crimes. 943 950
• White Impermanence — Sect Master of the Severing Cloud Sect and fellow Mystic God; joined his proposed alliance against Fan Sha. 838
• Fan Sha — opposing powerhouse who injured him and other assembled Mystic Gods when they attempted to form an alliance against him. 838

Story Role / Major Arcs

Fan Lang's Apprenticeship

After witnessing Fan Lang's alchemical potential, the Heavenly Gifted Pill Saint gives him the opportunity to prove himself publicly, then accepts him as a nominal disciple. He later formally provides Fan Lang with the Six Paths Burning Incantation and a broad alchemical and martial inheritance. 554 557 564

Protection of Fan Lang

When Fan Lang is targeted by academy traitors and Demon Race forces, the Pill Saint punishes Gao Bingji and the Three Elders of Heavenly Fire, initiates an early Demon Slaughter War, and rewards Fan Lang with a Thirteenth-Star Grade escape pill. 605

He repeatedly intervenes against powerful enemies, including protecting Fan Lang from the Sky Track City Lord and Shui Linglong with an army of pill-formed Heavenly Soldiers. 754 755

Wars of Flame Dragon Academy

He leads an elite force against the Heavenly Water Saint Academy following Shui Linglong's death, demands its surrender, and personally breaks its barriers with an Alchemy Furnace. 801 802 803

He later convenes Mystic Gods to resist Fan Sha, but the alliance is overwhelmed when Fan Sha attacks the gathering. 838 840

Revelation of the Demonic Furnace Great Emperor

Fan Lang reveals that the Heavenly Gifted Pill Saint is the reincarnated and memory-lost Demonic Furnace Great Emperor. The Pill Saint regains his memories using the Awakening from a Dream Pill, completes the Ten Thousand Evils Pill with himself as its final material, and reaches the Dao Domain Realm. 942 944 945

Master and Disciple Battle

After his breakthrough, he challenges Fan Lang to a public battle in the Universe to determine whether Flame Dragon Academy or the Star Cloud Alliance will dominate God Vast Star. Although his Pill Heart Redemption Hall and newly gained strength push Fan Lang into a serious fight, Fan Lang ultimately proves stronger. 946 947 948

Afterward, he abandons vengeance against Zui Qianchou and joins Fan Lang in recovering the Demonic Furnace Great Emperor's legacies. 950

Trivia

• He stopped accepting disciples after several earlier disciples were murdered, making Fan Lang the exception. 557 602
• Although Fan Lang is formally only a nominal disciple, academy members regard offending Fan Lang as equivalent to offending the Heavenly Gifted Pill Saint. 605
• He intends to leave God Vast Star only after a successor becomes a Mystic God. 588
• His Dao Domain changed three times while he absorbed the Ten Thousand Evils Pill's remaining power. 945