Chapter Summaries

Lin Xuan saw through Fairy Heavenly Sound’s attempt to force him into surrendering a Xiantian Spirit Treasure, then offered to settle the dispute by refining a rare spirit pill for Heavenly Sound Palace. He claimed that ten sets of ingredients would be enough for him to succeed once, leaving the palace to decide whether to accept his proposal.

• Lin Xuan realized Fairy Heavenly Sound had used successive demands to make him appear unreasonable and isolate him from Nailong True Person and Hundred Flowers Fairy.
• Lin Xuan refused to hand over his Xiantian Spirit Treasure, despite Fairy Heavenly Sound threatening to resume the conflict.
• Lin Xuan proposed refining a furnace of miraculous spirit pills to settle the grievances between him and Heavenly Sound Palace.
• Fairy Heavenly Sound questioned Lin Xuan’s alchemy skills, and the Robe-Clad Elder challenged him to explain what would happen if he failed.
• Lin Xuan said he could succeed with ten sets of ingredients and asked Heavenly Sound Palace to accept that as settlement.

Lin Xuan agreed to refine Heavenly Sound Palace’s rare spirit pill, wagering two Innate Objects if he failed. After learning that the pill was the Taixu Wonderful Spirit Pill, he realized the challenge was far more daunting than he had expected, leaving his allies worried and Fairy Heavenly Sound confident of winning his treasures.

• Lin Xuan promised to refine the pill using ten portions of ingredients and agreed to give Heavenly Sound Palace both Innate Objects if he failed.
• Fairy Heavenly Sound agreed that success would settle their grudges and make Lin Xuan an honored guest, while Nailong True Person, Hundred Flowers Fairy, and Ouyang Qinxin witnessed the bargain.
• Lin Xuan requested a quiet room, protection for his two fellow disciples, and failed pills to study during the month he would spend refining.
• Heavenly Sound Palace prepared ten portions of precious ingredients, and Lin Xuan recognized them as materials for the Taixu Wonderful Spirit Pill.
• Fairy Heavenly Sound confirmed the pill’s identity and reminded Lin Xuan that failure would require him to compensate the sect with two Xiantian Spirit Treasures.

Fairy Heavenly Sound demanded that Lin Xuan refine the Taixu Wonderful Spirit Pill, hoping his failure would force him to surrender the Xiantian Spirit Treasures. Lin Xuan entered Heavenly Sound Palace’s Alchemy Room and secretly prepared it so he could use the Blue Star Sea without being detected.

• Fairy Heavenly Sound asked Lin Xuan to refine the Taixu Wonderful Spirit Pill, and Lin Xuan accepted the challenge and requested a Quiet Room and Waste Pills.
• Fairy Heavenly Sound provided the Waste Pills and promised to treat Ouyang Qinxin and Lin Xuan’s other companion as honored guests.
• Fairy Heavenly Sound led Lin Xuan and the others to a mountain with excellent Earth Vein Fire, where Martial Nephew Feng showed Lin the prepared Alchemy Room.
• Lin Xuan entered the Alchemy Room, ordered everyone to stay away, and placed Formation Flags and a relic talisman around the chamber to conceal his use of the Blue Star Sea.
• Lin Xuan sat down to rest before beginning to refine the pill.

Lin Xuan used the Blue Star Sea to purify Taixu Wonderful Spirit Pill Waste Pills that Fairy Heavenly Sound had given him. After more than a month, he gathered nine pills for their agreement and kept the rest, then rested with several days remaining.

• Lin Xuan set aside the precious ingredients and took out the Gourd Artifact containing Taixu Wonderful Spirit Pill Waste Pills.
• Lin Xuan failed to purify the first three Waste Pills, learning from each attempt before succeeding with the fourth.
• Lin Xuan continued purifying pills, alternating between successes and failures as he worked through the Gourd Artifact.
• After more than a month, Lin Xuan had purified a little less than half of the more than one hundred pills.
• Lin Xuan placed nine purified pills in a Jade Bottle for Fairy Heavenly Sound and kept the remaining successes for himself.

Lin Xuan returned to Heavenly Sound Palace and presented the Taixu Wonderful Spirit Pill to Fairy Heavenly Sound, leaving her stunned and uncertain about how he had obtained it.

• After recovering, Lin Xuan left the Quiet Room and followed the pill-refining site supervisor to the great hall.
• Lin Xuan reunited with Ouyang Qinxin and reassured her before joining the Heavenly Sound Palace elders, Nailong True Person, and Hundred Flowers Fairy.
• Fairy Heavenly Sound asked Lin Xuan whether he had finished refining the promised Taixu Wonderful Spirit Pill.
• Lin Xuan produced a jade bottle and invited Fairy Heavenly Sound to inspect it herself.
• Fairy Heavenly Sound hesitated, and Lin Xuan challenged her to open the bottle.

Lin Xuan revealed that he had successfully refined the Taixu Wonderful Spirit Pill, leading Fairy Heavenly Sound and the other Heavenly Sound Palace elders to suspect he was a legendary divine pill-refining master. They realized they needed his friendship, but Fairy Heavenly Sound regretted antagonizing him and feared repairing their relationship would be difficult.

• Lin Xuan mocked Fairy Heavenly Sound after overcoming the challenge she had set for him.
• Fairy Heavenly Sound opened the Jade Bottle and revealed Lin Xuan's Taixu Wonderful Spirit Pill.
• Fairy Heavenly Sound and the Heavenly Sound Palace elders suspected Lin Xuan was a divine pill-refining master because he had refined the legendary pill.
• Fairy Heavenly Sound recognized the benefits of befriending Lin Xuan and regretted antagonizing him over Fairy Miaoyin.
• Fairy Heavenly Sound worried that Lin Xuan would not easily forgive their earlier hostility.

Lin Xuan accepted Heavenly Sound Palace’s offer to reconcile after its elders mistook his successful pill refinement for proof that he was an Alchemy God Master. He left the sect as a Guest Elder with Ouyang Qinxin and their companions, while allowing her to believe the misunderstanding.

• Fairy Heavenly Sound offered to settle the conflict with Lin Xuan and Miaoyin, and the elders of Heavenly Sound Palace abandoned their hostility toward him.
• Lin Xuan realized the elders believed he was an Alchemy God Master and chose not to correct them, agreeing to make peace with Heavenly Sound Palace.
• Lin Xuan used the reconciliation to secure benefits and accepted the position of Guest Elder of Heavenly Sound Palace.
• After staying several more days, Lin Xuan left the sect with Ouyang Qinxin, Nailong True Person, and Hundred Flowers Fairy.
• Ouyang Qinxin asked whether Lin Xuan was truly an Alchemy God Master, and he said that he was without revealing the Blue Star Sea’s secret.

Lin Xuan concealed the Blue Star Sea from Ouyang Qinxin and attended Nailong True Person’s banquet, where he agreed to help strengthen Qianqian Fairy. He gave Nailong True Person Taixu Wonderful Spirit Pills he had already refined, leaving his friend deeply moved.

• Lin Xuan told Ouyang Qinxin that his rapid progress came from being an Alchemy God Master, keeping the Blue Star Sea secret from her.
• Lin Xuan went to the great hall and joined Nailong True Person, his wife, and Hundred Flowers Fairy for a feast.
• Nailong True Person asked Lin Xuan to refine Taixu Wonderful Spirit Pills for Qianqian Fairy, and Lin Xuan agreed.
• Lin Xuan gave Nailong True Person pills he had refined from ten portions of ingredients and urged him to accept them as a token of their friendship.

Lin Xuan accepted Nailong True Person’s proposal to become sworn brothers, and Hundred Flowers Fairy joined them. After the three completed the ceremony and celebrated, Hundred Flowers asked Lin Xuan to make a cauldron of pills for her.

• Nailong True Person proposed that he and Lin Xuan become sworn brothers, and Lin Xuan gladly agreed.
• Nailong invited Hundred Flowers Fairy to join them, and she accepted after considering her friendship with Nailong and Lin Xuan.
• Lin Xuan, Nailong, and Hundred Flowers burned incense and paid respects to heaven and earth, with Nailong as the eldest, Hundred Flowers as Second Sister, and Lin Xuan as the youngest.
• Qianqian Fairy offered wine, and Lin Xuan began addressing her as sister-in-law while the group celebrated.
• Hundred Flowers asked Lin Xuan to make a cauldron of pills for her.

Lin Xuan learned that the Underworld Disk could take him to Underworld Hell and received one from Hundred Flowers Fairy, bringing him closer to searching for Yue'er. He traveled with Nailong True Person and Hundred Flowers Fairy to return Ouyang Qinxin to Cloud Hidden Sect before beginning his search.

• Hundred Flowers Fairy asked Lin Xuan to help refine a pill once the Taiyi Immortal Herb matured, and Lin Xuan agreed.
• Lin Xuan cautiously asked Nailong True Person and Hundred Flowers Fairy about ancient history and learned that the Spirit World and Underworld Realm had once fought a war linked to True Immortals.
• Lin Xuan asked how to reach Underworld Hell, and Hundred Flowers Fairy gave him an Underworld Disk that could help him travel there.
• Lin Xuan returned to Ouyang Qinxin and told her about the Underworld Disk and his plan to search for Yue'er, while she hoped Yue'er was safe.
• Lin Xuan traveled with Nailong True Person and Hundred Flowers Fairy to Nailong Realm, and Nailong True Person took him to Cloud Hidden Sect so he could return Ouyang Qinxin.

While traveling with Nailong True Person and Baihua, Lin Xuan benefited from their cultivation guidance and left Cloud Hidden Sect under careful protection. Two newly advanced Tribulation Transcendence Stage twin brothers, jealous of his fame, challenged him, drawing millions of spectators to the Cloud Hidden Mountain Range for the appointed battle.

• Lin Xuan traveled with Nailong True Person and Baihua, exchanging cultivation insights and strengthening their friendship.
• Lin Xuan left Cloud Hidden Sect protected by his arrangements while he went in search of Yue'er.
• The Fat and Thin Venerables emerged from ten thousand years of seclusion as Tribulation Transcendence Stage cultivators and grew envious of Lin Xuan's reputation.
• The Fat and Thin Venerables sent a challenge letter to Cloud Hidden Sect, demanding to fight Elder Lin, Lin Xuan.
• Cultivators and curious onlookers flocked to the Cloud Hidden Mountain Range, with their numbers reaching into the millions by the day of the appointed battle.

With Lin Xuan away, Cloud Hidden Sect faced a challenge from the Fat and Thin Venerables that it could not refuse without losing face. The Silver-Eyed Maiden decided to fight despite the danger, until Gongsun Yu'er returned to the sect.

• Cloud Hidden Sect realized it could not find Lin Xuan or delay the duel without appearing cowardly.
• The Silver-Eyed Maiden and the Youth surnamed Long discussed who could represent the sect, but acknowledged that neither could match the Fat and Thin Venerables.
• The Silver-Eyed Maiden resolved to fight, rejecting the Youth surnamed Long’s offer to take her place.
• A messenger announced that Gongsun Yu'er had returned, and the Silver-Eyed Maiden ordered that she be admitted.

Gongsun Yu'er told the Silver-Eyed Maiden that she could not contact Lin Xuan, then revealed the True Spirit Puppet he had left behind as a possible answer to the Fat and Thin Venerables. With Lin Xuan absent and the appointed duel drawing millions of spectators, the Silver-Eyed Maiden decided that another Supreme Elder of the Cloud Hidden Sect would fight in his place.

• Gongsun Yu'er told the Silver-Eyed Maiden that Lin Xuan had left for a long time and could not be contacted.
• The Silver-Eyed Maiden said the Cloud Hidden Sect had no choice but to fight the Fat and Thin Venerables despite Lin Xuan's absence.
• Gongsun Yu'er revealed that Lin Xuan had left her a puppet comparable to a Tribulation Transcendence cultivator and summoned the True Spirit Puppet.
• Millions of cultivators gathered at the Cloud Hidden Mountain Range for the duel, but Lin Xuan was not there.
• The Fat and Thin Venerables offered to wait for Lin Xuan, but the Cloud Hidden Sect refused and said another Supreme Elder would fight.

The Silver-Eyed Maiden fought Fat Venerable in Lin Xuan’s place, using the Spirit Formula Cauldron to briefly turn the tide despite their difference in realms. As Fat Venerable grew complacent, she finally released the True Spirit Puppet, hoping to catch him by surprise.

• The Silver-Eyed Maiden appeared at Cloud Hidden Sect’s duel, astonishing the gathered cultivators with her realm between Spirit Division and Tribulation Transcendence.
• Fat Venerable fought her and initially held back, but grew serious and overwhelmed her until she used Lin Xuan’s Spirit Formula Cauldron to unleash powerful ancient Spells.
• The Spirit Formula Cauldron briefly put Fat Venerable in danger, but he recovered and regained the advantage over the Silver-Eyed Maiden.
• The Silver-Eyed Maiden concealed the True Spirit Puppet while enduring Fat Venerable’s attacks, waiting for him to become careless.
• Fat Venerable grew proud, and the Silver-Eyed Maiden released the True Spirit Puppet to strike when he least expected it.

The Silver-Eyed Maiden and her True Spirit Puppet lost their contest to the Fat Venerable, and rival sects used the defeat to attack Cloud Hidden Sect’s reputation and recruitment prospects. As the Silver-Eyed Maiden searched for a response, some onlookers grew greedy over her treasures and unusual cultivation level.

• The True Spirit Puppet initially gave the Silver-Eyed Maiden an advantage, but the Fat Venerable recovered and eventually defeated her.
• The Fat and Thin Venerables acknowledged the Silver-Eyed Maiden’s fighting spirit and prepared to leave after achieving their goal of making a name for themselves.
• Rival sects and clans mocked Cloud Hidden Sect and Lin Xuan’s absence, hoping to damage the sect’s reputation and attract talented disciples.
• The Silver-Eyed Maiden struggled to counter the growing attacks on Cloud Hidden Sect’s standing.
• Some onlookers became greedy after seeing the Silver-Eyed Maiden’s treasures and noticed that her cultivation lay between Spirit Division and Tribulation Transcendence.

Cultivators coveted the Silver-Eyed Maiden’s Minor Tribulation Transcendence cultivation method, Xuantian Spirit Treasure, and Tribulation Transcendence-level puppet, but feared provoking the Cloud Hidden Sect. The Golden Crow Ancestor then blocked her path, threatening to turn the match’s aftermath into a confrontation.

• The cultivators learned that the Silver-Eyed Maiden’s realm was the rare Minor Tribulation Transcendence Stage and coveted her cultivation method.
• The onlookers marveled at her Xuantian Spirit Treasure and True Spirit Puppet, wondering whether the Cloud Hidden Sect could refine more of them.
• As the Silver-Eyed Maiden prepared to return, the Golden Crow Ancestor appeared and ordered her to wait.
• The Silver-Eyed Maiden concealed her fear, asked what the Golden Crow Ancestor wanted, and recalled that he had once been a candidate to inherit the Fire of the True Spirit.

The Golden Crow Ancestor attacked the Silver-Eyed Maiden and overwhelmed her and the Cloud Hidden Sect disciples while demanding her cultivation method and the method for refining Tribulation Transcendence Stage Puppets. Lin Xuan arrived and challenged the Golden Crow Ancestor after he disparaged him and the sect.

• The Golden Crow Ancestor ambushed the Silver-Eyed Maiden and melted her defensive shield with his Golden Crow True Fire.
• The Golden Crow Ancestor battered the Silver-Eyed Maiden and sent the Youth surnamed Long and more than a hundred Cloud Hidden Sect Cultivators tumbling with a sweep of his sleeve.
• The Golden Crow Ancestor demanded the Silver-Eyed Maiden's cultivation method and the method for refining Tribulation Transcendence Stage Puppets.
• The Golden Crow Ancestor mocked Lin Xuan and claimed he could kill him, prompting Lin Xuan to appear and challenge him.

Lin Xuan returned to Cloud Hidden Sect at a critical moment, confronting Golden Crow Ancestor after the latter had subdued the gathered heroes. His arrival filled the sect’s disciples with joy and set the stage for a clash between two powerful Tribulation Transcendence cultivators.

• Lin Xuan’s voice challenged Golden Crow Ancestor, who demanded that he reveal himself.
• A tremendous spiritual pressure swept over the valley, and Lin Xuan crossed the distance through the void and appeared before everyone.
• The gathered cultivators realized Cloud Hidden Sect had not been bluffing and anticipated a decisive battle between Lin Xuan and Golden Crow Ancestor.
• Cloud Hidden Sect’s disciples rejoiced at Lin Xuan’s return and bowed to him.

Lin Xuan confronted the Golden Crow Ancestor at Cloud Hidden Sect and matched his Law of Power in a direct clash. Lin Xuan ultimately overpowered the Ancestor, leaving him injured as the sect's disciples celebrated.

• Lin Xuan arrived at Cloud Hidden Sect, and the Golden Crow Ancestor accepted his challenge rather than back down.
• The Golden Crow Ancestor attacked with a palm strike concealing the Law of Power and expected Lin Xuan to underestimate it.
• Lin Xuan recognized the law within the strike and countered with a punch, meeting the Golden Crow Ancestor's power head-on.
• Their attacks collided, revealing that both had mastered the Law of Power and astonishing the watching cultivators.
• Lin Xuan's punch gained the upper hand, making the Golden Crow Ancestor spit blood and stagger backward.
• Cloud Hidden Sect's disciples cheered as the defeated-looking Golden Crow Ancestor faced Lin Xuan.

Lin Xuan overwhelmed the Golden Crow Ancestor first in a contest of strength, then countered his powerful Golden Crow True Fire with Phantom Spirit Heaven Fire. The Golden Crow Ancestor’s secret flame was devoured, leaving him and the watching cultivators stunned.

• Lin Xuan defeated the Golden Crow Ancestor in a single clash of physical strength, stunning the watching cultivators.
• The humiliated Golden Crow Ancestor unleashed a powerful Golden Crow True Fire that appeared close to a True Spirit’s level.
• Lin Xuan calmly summoned his Phantom Spirit Heaven Fire and transformed it into a Phoenix.
• The Phoenix collided with the Golden Crow formed from the ancestor’s flame and swiftly devoured it.
• The Golden Crow Ancestor and the other old monsters were left in disbelief as Lin Xuan remained calm.