Chapter Summaries

Li Xuan offered bundles of pills for trade, shocking Jia Xingtian, Mu Chen, and Fa Ma when they discovered the bundles contained rare high-grade pills. After the elders exchanged resources for them, Ya Fei questioned Li Xuan’s careless packaging, and he said the pills were merely discards.

• Li Xuan told the visiting elders he wanted to trade his goods for resources and tossed a white cloth bundle onto the table.
• Jia Xingtian and Mu Chen hesitated to trade, while Fa Ma sensed a medicinal fragrance and opened the bundle.
• Fa Ma discovered a seventh-grade pill among numerous fifth- and sixth-grade pills, and the elders scrambled to claim them.
• Ya Fei mediated as Jia Xingtian, Mu Chen, and Fa Ma exchanged resources for the pills.
• After the elders left, Ya Fei asked Li Xuan to package such valuable pills better, and he called them discarded pills.

After two years with Ya Fei, Li Xuan prepared to act against the Cloud Mist Sect after Yun Shan forced Yun Yun to marry Gu He. He decided to take Ya Fei and her family away, and Ya Fei gathered the clansmen willing to go.

• Li Xuan asked Ya Fei to gather information about the Cloud Mist Sect and Heavenly Flames, then spent two years with her while growing stronger and expanding Natural Space.
• Ya Fei worried that she had not become pregnant, and Li Xuan told her he did not want children until his bloodline had fully condensed.
• Li Xuan learned that Yun Shan had confined Yun Yun and was forcing her to marry Gu He, so he decided it was time to act against the Cloud Mist Sect.
• Li Xuan told Ya Fei he would take her with him and offered to bring her family, and she agreed to gather her clansmen.
• Ya Fei assembled most of the Mitel Family, leaving behind those who refused to go, and brought the others to the agreed gathering place.

Li Xuan secretly entered the Cloud Mist Sect to comfort Yun Yun, who was being held there before her wedding. He took her to Natural Space, where Yun Yun agreed to become his wife and stay with him.

• Li Xuan sent Ya Fei into Natural Space and traveled to the Cloud Mist Sect disguised as a white cat.
• Li Xuan found Yun Yun crying in her room while the sect prepared for her wedding the next day.
• Li Xuan revealed himself to Yun Yun, created a barrier around the room, and urged her to leave with him.
• When Yun Yun worried about her duties and the guards outside, Li Xuan transported them both to an uninhabited island in Natural Space.
• Yun Yun accepted Li Xuan as her husband and promised to stay by his side, and Li Xuan vowed to protect her.

Li Xuan waited at the foot of Cloud Mist Sect's mountain, planning to destroy the sect while it was crowded. When Guild Master Fa Ma's procession passed, Fa Ma spotted Li Xuan and reacted with shock.

• Li Xuan returned to the Battle Through the Heavens World and waited near Cloud Mist Sect, intending to destroy it as a warning.
• A bald boss and his men gave up Li Xuan's table after sensing that he might be a powerful Dou King.
• The bald boss and his men fawned over the Alchemist Guild's vice president and learned that Guild Master Fa Ma was with the procession.
• The dark-faced man urged the group to follow the alchemists and show off their connection to the Guild.
• Guild Master Fa Ma spotted Li Xuan drinking tea, and his expression changed sharply.

Guild Master Fa Ma’s deference to Li Xuan frightened a group of burly men and drew bows from everyone at the mountain, so Li Xuan left to drink wine in the woods. At Yun Yun’s room, a strange maze-like effect kept everyone from entering, and Grand Elder Yun Leng went to break it before the wedding.

• Guild Master Fa Ma bowed respectfully to Li Xuan, who told him and the Alchemist Guild to leave him alone.
• The burly men realized Li Xuan was a hidden powerhouse, bowed to him, and resolved to avoid provoking people casually.
• As others bowed to him on their way up the mountain, Li Xuan left for the woods and drank wine on a tree branch.
• The Matchmaker and Cloud Mist Sect disciples failed to enter Yun Yun’s room, where visitors became dazed and walked back out.
• A disciple told Grand Elder Yun Leng that Yun Yun had not changed into her wedding dress, so he angrily set off to break the strange effect.

The Grand Elder tried to overcome the mysterious Protective Shield around Sect Master Yun’s bed but was confounded and blasted into a distant tree. Trapped in the trunk and badly hurt, he was left waiting for help as Matchmaker sent for the old Sect Master.

• Matchmaker showed the Grand Elder how the Protective Shield confused anyone who entered the room, and he immediately fell victim to it himself.
• After recovering, the Grand Elder learned that striking the shield made it appear but had failed to break it when Ye Zi tested it.
• The Grand Elder gathered his Dou Qi and struck the Protective Shield with all his strength, but it remained unharmed and sent him flying away.
• Matchmaker and the disciples found the Grand Elder embedded upside down in a tree, with his robe torn and his exposed backside in pain.
• Matchmaker ordered the disciples to pull the Grand Elder free and sent the freckled girl to fetch the old Sect Master.

As Yun Yun remained trapped behind the Protective Shield, the Cloud Mist Sect’s wedding plans fell apart and Old Sect Master Yun Shan arranged for Nalan Yanran to pose as the bride. From a tower, Li Xuan watched the deception unfold and prepared to unleash Hulk.

• Old Sect Master Yun Shan and Pill King Gu He learned that the Grand Elder had been injured by the Protective Shield’s backlash and found him stuck in a tree with his clothes in tatters.
• The matchmaker explained what had happened, and Yun Shan entered the room before emerging dazed; he then failed to break the Protective Shield with a punch.
• Yun Shan sent the guests back to the main hall and, after another failed attempt to break the barrier, persuaded Gu He to let Nalan Yanran pretend to be Yun Yun at the wedding.
• Li Xuan watched from a tower, anticipating the chaos and preparing to reveal Hulk’s power.

Nalan Yanran reluctantly prepared to fake a wedding with Pill King Gu He under Yun Shan’s threat, while Yun Shan watched for anyone who might interfere. The ceremony was interrupted when a gigantic armored Green Monster attacked the Cloud Mist Sect, and Yun Shan rose to fight it.

• Yun Shan threatened to destroy the Nalan Family unless Nalan Yanran pretended to marry Pill King Gu He, and she reluctantly agreed for her family’s sake.
• Nalan Yanran mourned that her first wedding gown was part of a scheme rather than a marriage to Li Xuan, while Yun Shan searched the area for whoever had created a Protective Shield.
• The matchmaker brought Nalan Yanran and Pill King Gu He to the front of the hall as the wedding ceremony began.
• A roaring Green Monster charged into the Cloud Mist Sect and smashed its main hall before transforming into a colossal armored beast.
• Yun Shan rose into the sky and sent six battle-qi tornadoes against the Green Monster as it swung a massive fist at him.

Li Xuan killed Yun Shan and Protector Wu, then destroyed the Cloud Mist Sect while rescuing Nalan Yanran and looting its valuables. He brought Nalan Yanran to a quiet valley, where his Hulk form changed back into his handsome appearance and she recognized him.

• Li Xuan killed Yun Shan with a punch and then blasted Protector Wu apart when he appeared from the black mist.
• Li Xuan declared the Cloud Mist Sect destroyed, placed the frightened Nalan Yanran on his shoulder, and ordered everyone else to leave.
• Li Xuan smashed the Cloud Mist Sect and looted its cultivation technique and combat skill pavilion and storage rooms as its people fled.
• Li Xuan finished destroying the mountain, returned to his original size, and vanished through a Space Gate with Nalan Yanran.
• Li Xuan appeared in a quiet valley with Nalan Yanran, received a 5% increase to Hulk's Super Strength, and returned to his handsome form.
• Nalan Yanran recognized Li Xuan and asked him what had happened.

After rescuing Nalan Yanran from the forced marriage, Li Xuan agreed to take her as his Little Maid and sent her to see Yun Yun. He absorbed a Heavenly Flame and planned his next targets before five years passed and Green Fatty’s next earth-shaking appearance shocked the continent.

• Li Xuan told Nalan Yanran that he had destroyed the Cloud Mist Sect to protect her, and she thanked him and asked to follow him as his Little Maid.
• Li Xuan accepted Nalan Yanran, and she kissed him before worrying about Yun Yun; Li Xuan reassured her that Yun Yun was safe and sent her to Natural Space.
• Li Xuan checked his mission reward, then absorbed a Heavenly Flame to increase his Fire Affinity and bloodline.
• Li Xuan planned to collect lesser-known Heavenly Flames before those held by major factions, saving Xun'er’s flame for last.
• Five years passed, and Green Fatty’s new earth-shaking deed caused a stir across the continent as the story turned to the lawless Black Corner Region.

In the Black Corner Region, Xiao Yan’s resentment toward Li Xuan and Old Man Yao drove him into a frenzy, while Old Man Yao rejected him as a disciple. Xiao Yan left the region with a Soul Hall pill he had chosen not to take yet, then arrived in Redwood City and heard people whispering about a monster.

• Xiao Yan slaughtered men in Black Stone Town and demanded that Old Man Yao recognize him as worthy of inheriting his true teachings, but Old Man Yao refused.
• Old Man Yao condemned Xiao Yan for his cruelty and reminded him that Li Xuan was far beyond his strength, intensifying Xiao Yan’s rage and envy.
• Xiao Yan destroyed Black Stone Town and ranted that he would kill Li Xuan and claim the women he believed belonged to him.
• A Soul Hall messenger offered Xiao Yan a pill and promised to help him become stronger; Xiao Yan accepted the pill but put it away after Old Man Yao warned him not to take it.
• Xiao Yan left the Black Corner Region for Redwood City, where he heard people discussing a monster and headed to a tavern to gather information.

Xiao Yan learned that Li Xuan had become a young Grandmaster Alchemist capable of refining Eighth-Grade Pills and, consumed by jealousy, took a pill that turned him into a blood slave and raised him to Dou Sect. He left convinced he could kill Li Xuan, while Soul Hall’s black shadow welcomed him as a useful weapon against the Green Fatty.

• At the Red Leaf Tavern, Xiao Yan overheard patrons describe the Green Fatty’s attacks on Soul Hall and learned that Li Xuan had become a Pill Saint who could refine Eighth-Grade Pills.
• Xiao Yan confronted the red-haired man, then erupted in fury and ran outside to destroy trees and vent his anger.
• Old Man Yao regretted choosing Xiao Yan over Li Xuan and returned to the ring, believing Xiao Yan would take the pill and that their master-disciple relationship was over.
• Xiao Yan swallowed the pill, and the black shadow in Soul Hall sensed that he had become a new blood slave who could help intercept the Green Fatty.
• Xiao Yan’s strength rose from nine-star Dou Emperor to one-star Dou Sect, and he vowed that he could kill Li Xuan if Li Xuan was below five-star Dou Sect.

Xiao Yan learned that Li Xuan had become a five-star Dou Venerate who had killed twelve powerful Dou Venerates, and he flew to Soul Hall in search of strength. At Jialan Academy, Li Xuan summoned Xiao Yu for extra lessons, gave her pills, and told her she could graduate once she reached the Dou Venerate realm.

• Xiao Yan questioned a guard at Red Leaf City and learned that Li Xuan was a five-star Dou Venerate who had killed twelve Dou Venerates above five stars.
• Xiao Yan, bitter over the gap between their strength, remembered the black shadow’s offer and flew toward Soul Hall to seek power.
• A little girl summoned Xiao Yu to Li Xuan’s vice dean’s lounge for extra lessons.
• Li Xuan invited Xiao Yu to stay the night, but reassured her that he would not force her and gave her pills to improve her health and strength.
• Li Xuan told Xiao Yu to cultivate until she reached the Dou Venerate realm before graduating.

Li Xuan took Fallen Heart Flame from Jialan Academy and swallowed it, then cultivated for half a month as he planned to gather more treasures before leaving the world. Meanwhile, Xiao Yan received a supply of pills from the Soul Hall and began using them to strengthen himself and catch up to Li Xuan.

• Li Xuan brought Xiao Yu to his Natural Space, where she admired his sea of precious flowers and stayed with him for half a month.
• Li Xuan returned to Jialan Academy, took Fallen Heart Flame while leaving behind a Core Flame and a Spirit Gathering Array, and swallowed the Heavenly Flame.
• After cultivating for half a month, Li Xuan consolidated his one-star Dou Saint cultivation and considered using Experience Cards to raise Super Strength.
• Li Xuan decided to seek Xun'er, visit the Yan Clan, and pursue Xiao Yan, Bone Chilling Flame, and the Bodhi Ancient Tree before the world forced him to leave.
• In an underground Soul Hall branch, Xiao Yan received six months of pills and began absorbing them, vowing to catch up to Li Xuan.

Xun'er rejected a proposed marriage alliance with Lei Tian and told the Gu Clan elders that she loved Li Xuan. The elders enthusiastically supported the match after learning Li Xuan was an Eighth-Grade Alchemist, but Xun'er's father raised a grave question about Li Xuan's current strength.

• Xun'er refused to marry Lei Tian and revealed that she had already chosen someone she intended to marry.
• Xun'er told the elders her beloved was an outsider who would not marry into the Gu Clan, prompting them to object.
• Xun'er revealed that Li Xuan was an Eighth-Grade Alchemist and confirmed he was the man she loved.
• The elders reversed their position, praised Li Xuan, and supported Xun'er while disavowing the proposed match with Lei Tian.
• Xun'er's father asked whether the elders knew Li Xuan's current strength, leaving them wondering if he had reached the Half-Saint realm.

The Ancient Clan Patriarch revealed that Li Xuan had reached One-Star Dou Saint, stunning the elders who had assumed he was a Dou Venerate. The elders quickly abandoned their support for Lei Tian’s marriage proposal and tried to win Li Xuan’s favor, while Xun’er took Fourth Elder’s treasured pill formula for him.

• The Ancient Clan Patriarch told the elders that Li Xuan was neither a Half-Saint nor a Nine-Star Dou Venerate.
• The patriarch revealed that Li Xuan was a One-Star Dou Saint, leaving Fourth Elder and the others speechless.
• The patriarch confirmed that Mang Tianchi could testify to Li Xuan’s strength and would pass the news to the Lei Clan.
• Fifth Elder, who had accepted Lei Tian’s gift to support a marriage alliance with Xun’er, reversed his position and declared Li Xuan a better match.
• Fourth Elder offered Xun’er his treasured Fire Cloud Pill formula for Li Xuan, and Xun’er took it.

Xun'er collected gifts for Li Xuan, invited him to the Gu Clan, and decided to give him her own Heavenly Flame. Meanwhile, Lei Tian confidently expected to marry Xun'er until a letter from the Gu Clan's Fifth Elder arrived.

• The Gu Clan elders gave Xun'er treasured gifts for Li Xuan, and the Ancient Clan Patriarch offered him a Heavenly Flame.
• Xun'er decided to give Li Xuan her own Heavenly Flame, sent him a letter inviting him to the Gu Clan, and waited for him there.
• The Fifth Elder sent Lei Tian a message rejecting his marriage alliance with Xun'er and returned to his room to smash vases over the costly gift he had given Li Xuan.
• Lei Tian bragged to his clansmen that he had a ninety-percent chance of marrying Xun'er and promised to look after them once he became her husband.
• A servant delivered the Fifth Elder's letter to Lei Tian, who eagerly ordered it opened and read aloud.

Lei Tian learned that the Gu Clan had rejected his marriage proposal to Xun'er and that she loved Li Xuan, a one-star Dou Saint. After his father confirmed Li Xuan’s strength, Lei Tian collapsed in despair.

• Lei Tian's clansmen praised his calm demeanor while a servant opened the Gu Clan Fifth Elder's letter and read its insulting rejection of the marriage alliance.
• Lei Tian flew into a rage, destroyed the stone table, and hurried to his father to demand support against the Gu Clan.
• The Third Elder told Lei Tian he was unworthy of Xun'er and revealed that she would soon make her relationship with someone else official.
• Lei Tian learned that Xun'er loved Li Xuan, the Eighth-Grade Alchemist who had killed twelve Dou Zuns, and demanded pills so he could surpass him.
• The Third Elder revealed that Li Xuan was a one-star Dou Saint and had been invited to become Jialan Academy's vice dean, and Lei Tian collapsed, screaming that he hated him.

Li Xuan arrived at the Gu Clan, where Xun'er welcomed him with a grand procession. He scattered valuable pills among the crowd, and the Dou Huang Pill he tossed to Gu Niu changed the cultivation fanatic’s mind and sent him cheering for Li Xuan.

• Xun'er arranged for the Gu Clan members to welcome Li Xuan, while Gu Niu initially refused to leave his cultivation on the mountain.
• A short-haired girl persuaded Gu Niu to watch the procession, where they learned the clan had gone to find Heavenly Flames for Li Xuan.
• Li Xuan appeared from space, and Xun'er ran to embrace him as the Gu Clan crowd welcomed him.
• Li Xuan tossed large quantities of fifth-, sixth-, and seventh-grade pills into the crowd, astonishing the onlookers.
• Gu Niu caught a Peak Sixth-Grade Dou Huang Pill that could help him break through from Nine-Star Dou King, then rushed into the crowd to praise Li Xuan.

Li Xuan settled in with the Gu Clan, traded pills for medicinal ingredients and Heavenly Flames, and became the youngest Ninth Grade Alchemist after three years. After Xun'er gave him her Golden Emperor Sky Burning Flame, he swallowed it and revealed that he was collecting Heavenly Flames to eat them.

• Gu Niu volunteered to serve Li Xuan, and Li Xuan gave him bags of inferior pills to distribute while allowing him to keep three.
• Li Xuan gave Xun'er valuable gifts for the Gu Clan elders, who eagerly welcomed him to their residence and banquet.
• Two days later, representatives of the Eight Ancient Clans visited Li Xuan with gifts, and he traded pills for materials and Heavenly Flames while staying with the Gu Clan.
• After three years, Li Xuan became the youngest Ninth Grade Alchemist in the Battle Through the Heavens World.
• Xun'er gave Li Xuan her Golden Emperor Sky Burning Flame and was injured, but Li Xuan reassured her that she would recover.
• Li Xuan swallowed the Golden Emperor Sky Burning Flame and told Xun'er he had been collecting Heavenly Flames to eat them.