Chapter Summaries

Xiao Heng suppressed Xiao Yi Xian’s Calamity Poison Body and began transforming its poison into a Poison Pill. After standing guard while she recovered, he descended into the magma to search for treasure and followed Little Grass’s directions east.

• Xiao Heng used his Extreme Star Flowing Light Flame, a Magic Core, and a Bodhi Body Transformation Pill to contain Xiao Yi Xian’s poison and begin forming her Poison Pill.
• Xiao Yi Xian regained consciousness enough to circulate her Dou Qi and compress the poison as the Magic Core transformed.
• Xiao Heng covered Xiao Yi Xian with a robe and stood guard while her body recovered and the Poison Pill continued condensing.
• Xiao Heng ordered the Heavenly Demon Puppet to kill anyone who approached, then entered the magma to search for treasure using Aura Sight.
• After searching for hours without finding anything, Xiao Heng asked Little Grass for help and swam east on its advice.

Xiao Heng found an enormous Ice Lotus hidden beyond the volcano’s magma barrier and learned that its ultimate ice could rival Heavenly Flames. With Little Grass’s help, he prepared to refine it, leaving the outcome uncertain as he reached for the Ice Lotus’s origin.

• Xiao Heng broke through the barrier between the magma and a hidden realm of extreme cold, then transformed into his ice-and-snow form to navigate it.
• Xiao Heng found a vast Ice Lotus and approached the palm-sized lotus at its center.
• Xiao Heng asked Little Grass whether he could refine the ultimate ice, and Little Grass warned that failure could kill him or damage his foundation.
• Xiao Heng decided to refine the Ice Lotus and compressed his fire-attributed Dou Qi into a Spirit Gathering Ring.
• Xiao Heng formed icy armor and reached toward the Ice Lotus, provoking its deadly chill.

Xiao Heng seized and devoured the Ice Origin, enduring severe pain before binding it to his Spirit Gathering Ring and recovering his damaged body. After absorbing ice energy for two days, he began balancing it against his fire power, but the opposing forces immediately injured him.

• Xiao Heng broke through the Ice Lotus's freezing chill, took its Ice Origin, and swallowed it despite the danger.
• Xiao Heng circulated the Ice Origin through his body until it weakened and gained his aura, then pushed it into the Spirit Gathering Ring.
• The Ice Origin restored Xiao Heng's injuries and strengthened his foundation, while he absorbed surrounding ice energy for two days.
• Xiao Heng tested his new ice power by forming a longsword that froze the space a hundred meters ahead.
• Xiao Heng and Little Grass began balancing ice and fire powers, but their conflict damaged his body as Xiao Heng searched for equilibrium.

Xiao Heng used Little Grass's power to bring his ice and fire into a tolerable balance, then agreed to refine his cultivation by feeding his other powers and Sword Intents into them. After Little Grass began the painful process, Xiao Heng collected the Ice Lotus's remaining petals and left the lotus platform.

• Xiao Heng drew on Little Grass's power to separate his ice and fire, allowing them to clash until they reached a fragile balance.
• Little Grass advised Xiao Heng to cultivate the Five Elements, focus his powers, and feed his other abilities to his ice and fire.
• Xiao Heng agreed, and Little Grass began crushing his lesser powers and Sword Intents, warning that the process would continue over the next month.
• Xiao Heng let Little Grass decide which powers to preserve, including the Power of Space, and Little Grass promised him a special reward later.
• Xiao Heng found and stored the Ice Lotus's crystal petals, then left the lotus platform after absorbing the surrounding energy.

Xiao Yi Xian awakened after completing her breakthrough and demonstrated the power of a Dou Zun. She thanked Xiao Heng with a kiss, then made him turn around while she changed clothes.

• Xiao Heng returned from the secret realm and resumed cultivating beside Xiao Yi Xian, while Little Grass warned him that his fire-attribute power outweighed his ice-attribute power.
• Little Grass agreed to give Xiao Heng some ice-attribute resources, then punished him by crushing his Sword Intent when he teased him.
• Two days later, Xiao Yi Xian awakened and shattered the space around her before stopping the resulting storm.
• Xiao Heng realized Xiao Yi Xian had advanced to Dou Zun, and she apologized for injuring his cheek during her breakthrough.
• Xiao Yi Xian thanked Xiao Heng with a kiss, caught his wandering hand, and ordered him to turn around while she changed clothes.

Ice River Valley elders demanded that the Dan Family hand over Xiao Yi Xian, but Dan Yang chose to stay out of the conflict and quietly offered Xiao Heng a way to escape. Xiao Heng left with Xiao Yi Xian and Heavenly Flame Venerable, then planned to draw their pursuers away from the city before fighting them.

• Bing Yun and Mu Yu confronted Dan Yang and demanded the Calamity Poison Girl, citing the deaths of Tian She and Di Kui.
• Dan Yang agreed not to involve the Dan Family and told Dan Xuan to guide Xiao Heng out through a secret passage.
• Xiao Heng and Xiao Yi Xian appeared in the hall, thanked Dan Yang for lending the Divine Fire Mouth, and declined his offer to help them escape.
• Xiao Heng left the Dan Family Manor with Xiao Yi Xian and Heavenly Flame Venerable, while Dan Xuan called out to ask whether Xiao Heng would attend the Pill Gathering.
• Bing Yun and Mu Yu spotted Xiao Heng's group and pursued them, and Xiao Heng told Xiao Yi Xian to lead the elders away from the city before they fought.

Ice River confronted Xiao Yi Xian, intent on taking her to perfect his own Calamity Poison Body, while Heavenly Flame Venerable and Xiao Heng tried to protect her. With Ice River blocking their escape, Xiao Heng turned to face Bing Yun and Mu Yu, revealing his combined flame-and-ice power as the chapter ended.

• Ice River appeared over Dan City and demanded that Xiao Yi Xian come with him, revealing his obsession with her pure Calamity Poison Gas.
• Xiao Yi Xian attacked Ice River with poison, but he absorbed the gas and grew more determined to capture her.
• Ice River shattered Xiao Yi Xian's Space Wormhole, while Heavenly Flame Venerable held off his attacks so Xiao Heng could escape.
• Bing Yun and Mu Yu blocked Xiao Heng, who challenged them and attacked with a sword infused with both flame and ice.
• Xiao Heng's sword light shattered the ice wall Bing Yun and Mu Yu raised to defend themselves.

Heavenly Flame Venerable revealed himself as Tian Huo and battled Bing He across Dan City, while Xiao Yi Xian joined the fight with her Calamity Poison Body. The clash left Bing He facing a coordinated assault as Heavenly Flame Venerable’s exploding fire techniques overwhelmed the battlefield.

• Heavenly Flame Venerable shattered Bing He's Ice Dragons and identified himself as Tian Huo, prompting people in Dan City to recall his past fame.
• Bing He mocked Tian Huo's age, and Tian Huo summoned a thousand Fire Wolves to attack him.
• Bing He countered with a vast tide of black ice, and their clash split Dan City between freezing and scorching weather.
• Xiao Yi Xian attacked Bing He with a blade of Calamity Poison Gas, corroding his Ice Mirror and ice fist while Tian Huo pressed him with Fire Wolves.
• Tian Huo sent Fire Panthers through the ice tide, and Bing He answered with Ice Palms before Tian Huo made his fire creatures explode.

Xiao Heng overwhelmed Bing Yun and Mu Yu, killing Bing Yun and pursuing Mu Yu while Ice River fought Xiao Yi Xian and Heavenly Flame Venerable. Ice River trapped Xiao Yi Xian, but a fire tiger struck him from behind, interrupting his attempt to seize her.

• Xiao Heng shattered Bing Yun and Mu Yu’s defenses with combined ice-and-fire sword attacks, then killed Bing Yun with the Soaring Dragon Sword Art.
• Mu Yu used his blood essence to strengthen a frost dragon, but the clash with Xiao Heng’s sword dragon ended in an explosion, and Mu Yu fled toward Ice River.
• Xiao Heng used spatial Teleportation to pursue Mu Yu, while Ice River turned to intervene; Xiao Yi Xian blocked his path with a poison blade and forced him to abandon Mu Yu.
• Ice River trapped Xiao Yi Xian with Spatial Confinement and reached out to seize her as Calamity Poison Gas corroded the surrounding space.
• A giant fire tiger attacked Ice River from behind, and he turned to block it with a black-ice hand before preparing to freeze the tiger.

Xiao Heng killed Mu Yu while Heavenly Flame Venerable held off Ice River, and the three escaped Dan City through a Space Wormhole. Ice River abandoned the pursuit but remained determined to obtain Xiao Yi Xian’s Calamity Poison Body.

• Heavenly Flame Venerable and Ice River clashed in the sky as Xiao Heng caught up with Mu Yu.
• Xiao Heng severed Mu Yu’s left arm, then killed him with three sword strikes and took his corpse along with Bing Yun’s.
• Ice River sent nine black ice dragons after Xiao Heng, but Heavenly Flame Venerable activated the Five-Wheel Lihuo Array to stop him.
• Heavenly Flame Venerable rescued Xiao Yi Xian, then joined Xiao Heng and escaped with her through a Space Wormhole.
• Ice River decided not to pursue the group and left Dan City, vowing to obtain the Calamity Poison Body.
• Dan Yang and Dan Xuan recognized Xiao Heng’s strength, while Dan Chen felt relieved that he and his companions had escaped safely.

After escaping Ice River, Xiao Heng, Xiao Yi Xian, and Old Yao traveled to Ye City to seek information, supplies, and refuge. They reunited with Ye Xin Lan at the weakened Ye Family estate, where she welcomed them cautiously and confirmed that Xiao Yan had not arrived.

• Xiao Heng and Xiao Yi Xian agreed with Old Yao that retreating from Ice River had been the safest choice, while Xiao Heng resolved to settle the grudge later.
• Xiao Heng chose Ye City as their next destination to gather information, obtain medicinal ingredients, and prepare for the Pill Gathering.
• After three days of travel, Xiao Heng, Xiao Yi Xian, and Old Yao reached the Ye Family gates and asked to see Ye Xin Lan.
• Ye Xin Lan recognized Xiao Heng and Xiao Yi Xian despite their changed appearances and hurried them inside, wary of being watched.
• As they walked through the estate, Ye Xin Lan told Xiao Heng that Xiao Yan had not arrived and apologized to Xiao Yi Xian for being unable to help her.

Xiao Heng stayed at the Ye Family with Xiao Yi Xian and Old Yao while Xin Lan went to seek help from her family. When the Black Fire Sect arrived to threaten the Ye Family into submission, Xiao Yan appeared with Elder Yuan, and Xiao Heng left him to handle the confrontation.

• Xiao Heng checked Xiao Yan's jade tablet, decided he was probably safe, and told Xin Lan to arrange lodging without revealing their whereabouts.
• Xin Lan left to speak with her father, but Hei Zi and the Black Fire Sect arrived, damaged the Ye Family's hall, and demanded that the family submit.
• Xin Lan asked Xiao Heng and his companions to help, and Xiao Heng agreed to investigate the commotion.
• Xiao Yan arrived with Zi Yan and Elder Yuan, and Xin Lan explained the Black Fire Sect's demand.
• Xiao Heng reunited with Xiao Yan and introduced Old Yao, then told Xiao Yan to handle the Black Fire Sect while he rested.

Xiao Yan and Xiao Heng helped the Ye Family drive off the Black Fire Sect, with Elder Yuan revealing his Dou Zun strength. After Xin Lan arranged their lodging, the brothers spoke privately about their journeys and Elder Yuan’s arrangement with Xiao Yan.

• Xiao Yan warned the Black Fire Sect to leave, but its members attacked him and then tried to seize his Heavenly Flame.
• Elder Yuan struck down the two six-star Dou Zong elders, and the Black Fire Sect fled after apologizing and retrieving its coffin.
• Ye Zhong thanked Xiao Heng and Xiao Yan for saving the Ye Family, then asked Xin Lan to attend to them.
• Xin Lan arranged accommodations for the group, and Xiao Yi Xian, Heavenly Flame Venerable, and Elder Yuan withdrew to their quarters.
• Xiao Yan told Xiao Heng about his journey and explained that Elder Yuan was protecting him because of a favor connected to the Tianming Sect.

Xiao Heng and Xiao Yan reviewed their troubles with several major factions before deciding to rest and attend the Pill Gathering. In the Little Grass Space, Little Grass gave Xiao Heng three powerful cultivation methods and Dou Techniques, and Xiao Heng began changing his cultivation method there.

• Xiao Heng told Xiao Yan about his recent experiences and reassured him that Old Yao could be trusted.
• Xiao Heng and Xiao Yan counted the major factions they had offended, then agreed to rest for two days before attending the Pill Gathering.
• Xiao Heng entered the Little Grass Space, where Little Grass showed him the Five Elements Sword Art, Heart Sword, and Sword Raising to Sever Heaven.
• Little Grass let Xiao Heng take all three in exchange for a debt, then transferred their knowledge into his mind.
• Little Grass advised Xiao Heng to change cultivation methods inside the space and practice the other two arts gradually.

Xiao Heng completed his cultivation-method conversion and practiced the Heart Sword and Sword Raising to Sever Heaven before leaving the Little Grass Space. At Wind Thunder Pavilion, Soul Hall envoys told Venerable Thunder where Xiao Heng was and proposed working together to attack him.

• Xiao Heng converted his power to his new Heavenly Rank Cultivation Method and continued cultivating the Heart Sword, shaping his Sword Intent around transcendence.
• Xiao Heng formed a Sword-Washing River and refined a black Sword Scabbard, then began nourishing his sword with Sword Raising to Sever Heaven.
• Little Grass grew annoyed with Xiao Heng, and he left the Little Grass Space after completing his cultivation.
• Two Black Robed Men appeared before Venerable Thunder at Wind Thunder Pavilion and offered information about Xiao Heng in exchange for cooperation.
• A Black Robed Man told Venerable Thunder that Xiao Heng had two Dou Zun companions, including a five-star Dou Zun, and proposed that Soul Hall handle the stronger opponent while Venerable Thunder fought the other.

Venerable Thunder agreed to join Soul Hall in killing Xiao Heng, while a young Soul Hall fighter revealed that he intended to face Xiao Heng himself. Back at home, Xiao Heng and Xiao Yi Xian discussed the Ye Family, and Xiao Heng agreed to meet with them while Xiao Yan remained away.

• Venerable Thunder agreed that Xiao Heng must die by his hand and accepted Soul Hall's terms for their meeting in the Pill Region in twenty days.
• Venerable Thunder suspected that something was wrong with the Wind Thunder Mountain Range but set aside his concerns and resolved to avenge Fei Tian by killing Xiao Heng.
• A young Soul Hall fighter revealed that he had initiated the plan to kill Xiao Heng, believing the fight could help him break through, while the old man warned that he would receive no support from above.
• Xiao Yi Xian told Xiao Heng that Xiao Yan and a Dou Zun had entered the Ye Family's Yang Fire Ancient Altar and that the Ye Family had repeatedly sought help.
• Xiao Heng agreed to meet the Ye Family and reassure them, then held Xiao Yi Xian as she returned his embrace.

Xiao Heng agreed to help the Ye Family preserve its Pill Tower elder seat and went with Xin Lan to meet its elders. When several elders doubted his alchemy skills, he offered to demonstrate them.

• Xin Lan asked Xiao Heng to meet Ye Zhong and the Ye Family elders, warning that some might treat him disrespectfully and ask him to prove his alchemy skills.
• Xiao Heng reassured Xin Lan and accompanied her and Xiao Yi Xian to the hall.
• Ye Zhong welcomed Xiao Heng and gathered the elders, who assembled to discuss the Ye Family's crisis.
• An old woman and another elder questioned whether Xiao Heng was a skilled enough alchemist to pass the Pill Tower assessment.
• Xiao Heng stopped Xin Lan from arguing and offered to show the elders his alchemy.

Xiao Heng proved his alchemist credentials to the Ye Family by unleashing his immense Soul Power, earning their hope and trust. Meanwhile, Hun Chen assembled several Dou Zun experts and arranged a joint attack on Xiao Heng, Xiao Yan, and the Calamity Poison Girl, set to begin at dawn.

• Xiao Heng overwhelmed the Ye Family hall with his Soul Power, prompting Ye Zhong to demand apologies from the two who had doubted him.
• The two members of the Ye Family apologized, and Xiao Heng withdrew his Soul Power before leaving the gathering.
• Hun Chen met Bing He, Venerable Thunder, Venerable Di Ming, and their companions on a terrace near Ye City.
• Hun Chen introduced the gathered experts and stated their respective targets: the Calamity Poison Body, Xiao Heng's corpse, Xiao Yan's corpse, and both brothers' souls.
• Hun Chen said Xiao Heng, Xiao Yan, and the Calamity Poison Girl were in the Ye Family and proposed they wait until dawn to attack; Venerable Di Ming accepted the plan.

Hun Chen led Ice Venerable, Venerable Di Ming, Venerable Thunder, and Soul Hall forces to Ye City to confront Xiao Heng and Xiao Yan. The Dou Zun powerhouses began fighting above the city, with Xiao Yi Xian facing Venerable Thunder and Venerable Qing Hai.

• Venerable Di Ming rebuked his son and resolved to avenge his dead grandson.
• Hun Chen called Xiao Heng out above Ye City, and Xiao Heng, Xiao Yi Xian, and Old Yao rose to face the gathered forces.
• Xiao Heng recognized Hun Chen as Protector Chen, and Xiao Yan joined them before Hun Chen summoned Protector Wu, reigniting Xiao Yan's hatred.
• Ice Venerable charged Xiao Heng's group, and Heavenly Flame Venerable intercepted him while Elder Yuan confronted Venerable Di Ming.
• Xiao Yi Xian went to face Venerable Thunder and Venerable Qing Hai, while Xiao Yan and Xiao Heng prepared to fight the remaining enemies.

Seven Dou Zun powerhouses fought across the skies while Xiao Yan and Xiao Heng faced separate battles against Soul Hall and Tianming Sect opponents. Xiao Heng’s clash with Hun Chen escalated into a massive explosion that drew the other fighters’ attention, while Xiao Yi Xian continued battling Venerable Qing Hai and Venerable Thunder.

• Xin Lan asked Ye Zhong to let the Ye Family help Xiao Heng’s side, but Ye Zhong refused because they could not affect the battle.
• Xiao Heng gave Xiao Yan a Heavenly Demon Puppet, and Xiao Yan charged at Protector Wu with Protector Chen and another enemy joining the fight.
• Xiao Heng confronted Hun Chen, who grew six additional arms and attacked with blood blades, but Xiao Heng’s golden scales protected him from a direct strike.
• Xiao Heng and Hun Chen exchanged hundreds of blows before their sword techniques and blood blades formed a massive clash in the sky.
• Xiao Heng detonated his twin sword dragons, and the resulting blue-and-white tide swallowed Hun Chen’s demon image and dragged both fighters into shattered space.
• Xiao Yi Xian sent a storm of poisonous leaves toward Venerable Qing Hai as Venerable Thunder hurled lightning at her.