Chapter Summaries

Lin Yuan secured Old Ancestor Huoyun’s promise of aid against emergencies and arranged to give Tang Huo'er pills to improve her cultivation talent. Eight days later, he left Burning Flame Valley with Zi Yan and Qing Lin to prepare for the Initial Thunder Ceremony, while Tang Huo'er decided to train with the Nine Dragon Lightning Gang Fire.

• Lin Yuan avoided agreeing to marry Tang Huo'er, and Old Ancestor Huoyun accepted that the marriage discussion was premature while encouraging the two to remain friends.
• Lin Yuan asked whether Ice River Valley had an old-generation powerhouse, and Old Ancestor Huoyun revealed that he had killed its Half-Saint and warned Lin Yuan not to destroy the valley’s lineage.
• Lin Yuan requested a space jade slip in exchange for future medicinal pills, and Old Ancestor Huoyun gave him one and urged him to become a ninth-grade alchemist to treat his injuries.
• Lin Yuan offered Tang Huo'er pills to improve her cultivation talent, and she thanked him and asked him to call her Huo'er.
• Eight days later, Lin Yuan departed Burning Flame Valley with Zi Yan and Qing Lin after saying goodbye to Tang Zhen and Huo'er.
• Tang Huo'er asked Tang Zhen to help her begin training with the Nine Dragon Lightning Gang Fire, and he agreed to give her a wisp of its child flame.

Lin Yuan returned to Holy Pill City with Zi Yan and Qing Lin, where Xin Lan completed a high-level pill and received his assessment and advice. After reviewing Ye Zhong’s collected resources, Lin Yuan learned that several Dan Tower giants had recently received important guests, leaving him curious about who they were.

• Lin Yuan explained the Lei Clan’s Initial Thunder Ceremony, agreed to take Zi Yan, and told Qing Lin she could join if she reached Dou Venerate.
• Five days later, Xin Lan refined a fifth-grade high-level Azure Origin Pill, and Lin Yuan praised her progress while advising her to gain composure through dangerous combat.
• Lin Yuan instructed Ye Zhong to arrange life-and-death training for Xin Lan, then sent Zi Yan and Qing Lin to rest before heading to the Dan Tower.
• Ye Zhong gave Lin Yuan the resources he had gathered and reported that several Dan Tower giants had received guests at the tower’s highest hall.
• Lin Yuan wondered who the important guests were and considered refining a body for Venerable Skyfire so he could help guard the Dan Tower and assist Ye Zhong.

Lin Yuan returned to Dan Tower and interrupted a close fire-control contest between Xiao Yan and Cao Ying, then reunited with old acquaintances and discussed his recent travels. He learned that the Lei Clan’s Initial Thunder Ceremony would gather the continent’s top young talents, and Xuan Kongzi said Lin Yuan was Dan Tower’s only likely contender.

• Lin Yuan arrived at Dan Tower’s council hall and stopped Xiao Yan and Cao Ying’s fire beasts before they could collide, judging their contest a draw.
• Lin Yuan reunited with Xiao Yan, Cao Ying, and the others, and Elder Yao noted that Lin Yuan had reached two-star Dou Venerate in half a year.
• Lin Yuan recognized Xiao Yan’s fused Green Lotus Core Flame and Wind Fury Dragon Flame, prompting Xiao Yan to briefly reveal killing intent before Elder Yao changed the subject.
• Lin Yuan told Xuan Kongzi that he had visited Burning Flame Valley and met Valley Master Tang and Senior Huoyun, whom he said he had befriended.
• Lin Yuan showed the Lei Clan invitation Mang Tianchi had given him, and Xuan Kongzi revealed that the Lei Clan had invited major factions to a changed Initial Thunder Ceremony attended by ancient-clan youths.
• Xuan Kongzi said the ceremony’s Martial Arts Performance would pit the continent’s top young talents against one another and identified Lin Yuan as Dan Tower’s only likely contender.

Xuan Kongzi asked Lin Yuan to represent the Dan Tower at the expanded Initial Thunder Ceremony, and Lin Yuan agreed, mentioning his promised fights with Gu Qingyang and Gu Yao. The next day, Xuan Kongzi brought him to the Small Dan Tower, where Lin Yuan arrived at a hidden realm filled with medicinal gardens.

• Xuan Kongzi asked Lin Yuan to represent the Dan Tower at the Initial Thunder Ceremony, and Lin Yuan agreed because he had promised to fight Gu Qingyang and Gu Yao.
• Lin Yuan told Xiao Yan that Gu Yao had been an Eight-Star Dou Sect with the Nine Heavens Cold Jade, and he urged Xiao Yan to attend the ceremony and watch the Gu Clan talents.
• Lin Yuan asked the Three Greats of the Dan Tower for access to higher-level pill formulas, and they agreed to take him somewhere that could grant him access equal to theirs.
• After Lin Yuan left, Xuan Kongzi, Heavenly Thunder Seed, and Yao Chen warned that others might covet Lin Yuan’s abilities and that the Dan Tower should plan ahead.
• The next morning, Xuan Kongzi explained that the Small Dan Tower housed the Dan Tower’s Saint-realm foundation and led Lin Yuan through a hidden space tunnel.
• Lin Yuan entered the Small Dan Tower and saw a cloud-wreathed peak covered in medicinal herb gardens.

Lin Yuan learned why the Dan Tower’s Great Elder Council had rejected the Three Greats’ proposal to make him a candidate giant and considered earning the necessary merit through alchemy research. He presented the chairmen with his notebooks on medicinal cuisine, leaving them to assess whether his work could qualify.

• Old Monster Hou asked Xuan Kongzi whether Yao Chen had come to the Dan Tower, then warned that he would not support changing the rules for Lin Yuan.
• Xiao Yan returned from his alchemist assessment with the rank of Sixth-Grade Intermediate Alchemist and asked Elder Yao to help him attend the Lei Clan’s Initial Thunder Ceremony.
• Xuan Yi told Lin Yuan that the Great Elder Council had rejected the Three Greats’ proposal to appoint him a candidate giant because it lacked enough votes and he had not met the merit requirement.
• Xuan Kongzi explained that a candidate giant could qualify through winning the Pill Convention, earning merit, or gaining the old ancestor’s recognition, and described battle achievements and alchemy contributions as sources of merit.
• Lin Yuan decided not to reveal his Human and Pill as One cultivation method and instead handed the three chairmen his notebooks titled “Medicinal Cuisine Studies: General Outline, Eleventh Edition.”

Lin Yuan presented his medicinal cuisine research to the Dan Tower and gained the Great Elder’s support, elevated status, and a protective space jade slip. Meanwhile, Xun'er arrived at the Heavenly Tomb’s ancient stele to bid farewell to Xiao Xuan.

• Lin Yuan showed Xuan Kongzi, Heavenly Thunder Seed, and Xuan Yi his medicinal cuisine research, and they took him to meet Great Elder Lin.
• Lin Yuan explained that his research began because Zi Yan loved food, then agreed to share it with the Dan Tower so its alchemists could develop the new field.
• Great Elder Lin accepted Lin Yuan’s work, granted him the highest library access and Small Dan Tower membership, and gave him a space jade slip for protection.
• Xuan Kongzi agreed that Lin Yuan could bring a close person to the Small Dan Tower and explained that she could cultivate in a secluded area.
• Xun'er bowed before the ancient stone stele in the Heavenly Tomb and thanked Senior Xiao Xuan for protecting her over the past two years.

Xiao Xuan sent a message to Gu Yuan demanding that Xiao Yan enter the Heavenly Tomb when it opened again, while the Lei Clan elders plotted to spread rumors about Xun'er and Lei Dong. In Holy Pill City, Lin Yuan prepared to refine a body for Venerable Skyfire using a seven-star Dou Venerate skeleton and Heavenly Demon Phoenix essence blood.

• Xiao Xuan praised Xun'er’s cultivation, advised her to prioritize nourishing her bloodline, and asked the Ancient Clan to bring Xiao Yan to the Heavenly Tomb in eight years.
• Xun'er and Elder Tong Xuan left the Heavenly Tomb and returned to Gu Yuan, who asked Tong Xuan to report Xiao Xuan’s message.
• The Ninth Elder, Lei Quan, and Lei Chen planned to spread rumors about Xun'er and Lei Dong while blaming the scheme on Soul Clan spies.
• Lin Yuan reviewed the Small Dan Tower’s pill recipe directory, fed eighth-grade pills to his pill beasts, and obtained an eighth-grade Thunder Tribulation Pill recipe.
• Lin Yuan summoned the recovered Venerable Skyfire and began refining him a body, coating a seven-star Dou Venerate skeleton with Heavenly Demon Phoenix essence blood and surrounding it with the Three-Element Lotus Heart Flame.

Lin Yuan fused the Nine Dragon Lightning Gang Fire Sub-Flame into his Azure Blue Ice Flame while Venerable Skyfire completed his rebirth. After helping Skyfire and receiving news from the Dan Tower and Ancient Clan, Lin Yuan discovered the Ancient Clan had sent him a Dou Saint's poison scripture that could strengthen Xiao Yi Xian.

• Lin Yuan began fusing the Nine Dragon Lightning Gang Fire Sub-Flame into the Azure Blue Ice Flame as Venerable Skyfire continued refining his new body.
• Xuan Kongzi named Lin Yuan, Ying'er, Xiao Yan, Song Qing, and a Dan Clan young lady as the Dan Tower's candidates for the Lei Clan ceremony, and revealed that Lin Yuan had been selected as a Dan Tower great candidate.
• Elder Yao realized Lin Yuan had likely perfected a secret Dan Tower project and promised to keep it confidential before preparing to compete against Old Monster Hou in alchemy.
• Lin Yuan finished merging the lightning flame into the Azure Blue Ice Flame, then waited while Venerable Skyfire recovered and studied a Dou Technique scroll.
• Venerable Skyfire completed his rebirth at the Seven-Star Dou Venerate middle stage, and Lin Yuan gave him the Heavenly Capital Fire Canon and promised him the Three Mysterious Changes of Heavenly Flame.
• Ye Zhong delivered messages from the Dan Tower and Ancient Clan, and Lin Yuan found that Gu Zhen and Gu Yong had sent a Dou Saint's Evil Origin Poison Scripture for Xiao Yi Xian.

Lin Yuan attended the Pill Tower meeting where he was confirmed as a Giant Candidate and met the young alchemists joining him for the Lei Clan’s observation ceremony. After discovering Dan Chen’s unusual soul-absorbing constitution, he offered to take her as his disciple and said he could treat her frailty.

• Lin Yuan identified three likely locations for the Ancient Heavenly Snake and learned that Zi Yan and Xin Lan were safely in the Pill Realm.
• Lin Yuan ordered Ye Zhong to gather ingredients for the Thunder Tribulation Pill and told him a Seven-Star Dou Venerate would guard Holy Pill City.
• Xuan Kongzi told Lin Yuan that the Great Elders had approved him as a Pill Tower Giant Candidate and planned to announce it publicly.
• Lin Yuan met Cao Ying, Song Qing, and Chen Yan before Xuan Kongzi introduced Dan Chen, a young Dan Clan prodigy.
• Lin Yuan tested Dan Chen’s soul-absorbing constitution, gave her pure soul power, and asked Xuan Kongzi to tell the Dan Clan he wanted to take her as his disciple and could treat her frailty.

Lin Yuan secured Dan Chen’s future apprenticeship by promising Dan Ling that he would advance her alchemy and treat her weak body, earning the Dan Clan’s support. After completing a seal that contained the Demonic Flame Mark, he prepared to leave for the Lei Clan’s Initial Thunder Ceremony.

• Lin Yuan offered to take Dan Chen as his disciple, and Xuan Kongzi agreed to inform the Dan Clan.
• Lin Yuan became the first candidate for Pill Tower Giant as the Pill Tower embraced his appointment and ancient clans prepared to challenge his standing.
• Lin Yuan refined three superior Eighth Grade Fu Ling Azure Pills in one furnace and promised Dan Ling that Dan Chen would become at least an Eighth Grade Four-Colored alchemist by the next Pill Convention.
• Dan Ling entrusted Dan Chen to Lin Yuan and pledged the Dan Clan’s support and help obtaining medicinal ingredients.
• Lin Yuan completed the second Heavenly Fire Profound Seal to contain the Demonic Flame Mark and decided to postpone absorbing its energy until after the Initial Thunder Ceremony.
• Qing Lin and Zi Yan learned that they would leave for the Lei Clan the next day, and Lin Yuan gave Qing Lin pills to help the magical beasts recover.

Lin Yuan and the Dan Tower group traveled through the Dan Tower’s wormhole network toward the Northern Region for the assembly, arriving in Accumulated Thunder City after nine days. They learned that powerful experts had begun gathering nearby and that the Lei Clan had sealed off the area around Heavenly Thunder Marsh.

• Lin Yuan accepted Dan Chen as his disciple, named Xin Lan her senior sister, and prepared to leave with Xuan Kongzi and the others.
• Xuan Kongzi opened a space rift, and the group traveled to the Dan Tower’s wormhole hub before boarding a ship bound for Accumulated Thunder City.
• During the journey, Zi Yan openly claimed closeness with Lin Yuan, while Cao Ying remained determined to pursue him and Xiao Yan recognized Zi Yan from the Inner Academy.
• Nine days later, the ship emerged in Accumulated Thunder City, where Wang Chen greeted Xuan Kongzi and reported that powerful experts had been arriving in surrounding cities.
• Wang Chen reported that the Lei Clan had sealed off the area within a hundred li of Heavenly Thunder Marsh.

Lin Yuan investigated the Lei Clan’s plans for the Thunder Realm and encountered Yun Yun being pursued by the Demonic Flower Evil Lord and Hua Jin. He trapped the pursuers in a Soul Barrier, exposed Hua Jin’s treachery with an Image Stone, and killed the Demonic Flower Evil Lord, leaving Hua Jin cornered.

• Xuan Kongzi warned Lin Yuan and the others to remain within the Alchemist Guild grounds, and Lin Yuan asked Qing Lin to search for Xiao Yi Xian and track Gu Xun’er’s Yu Heng Token.
• Lin Yuan explored near Heavenly Thunder Marsh and overheard that the Lei Clan’s Initial Thunder Ceremony would offer its winner a chance to marry Gu Xun’er, amid rumors involving the Hun Clan.
• Lin Yuan encountered an injured Yun Yun fleeing the Demonic Flower Evil Lord and Hua Jin, and the Demonic Flower Evil Lord attacked him before continuing the pursuit.
• In a valley, Yun Yun confronted Hua Jin over her betrayal of the Flower Sect, while Lin Yuan trapped all three with a Soul Barrier and projected an Image Stone recording Hua Jin’s words.
• Lin Yuan overwhelmed the Demonic Flower Evil Lord and Hua Jin with a dragon roar and soul attack, then killed the Demonic Flower Evil Lord with a flame-wrapped strike.

Lin Yuan defeated the Demonic Flower Evil Lord, brought Yun Yun to reunite with her sleeping teacher Yun Shan, and helped her secure a path to lead the Flower Sect. After examining the Dou Qi sealed inside Yun Yun, he offered to loosen the seal so she could refine it faster, leaving their future obligations to be discussed once she became Flower Sect Master.

• Lin Yuan crippled Hua Jin after rejecting her offer to surrender the Flower Sect, then ordered Yun Yun to cripple Hua Jin further and follow him.
• Lin Yuan woke Yun Shan early, told him what had happened, and received his promise to cooperate with a plan.
• Yun Shan reunited with Yun Yun, urged her to pursue the opportunity in the Flower Sect, and advised her to bring Nalan Yanran to the Central Plains.
• Yun Shan returned to deep slumber, and Lin Yuan gave Yun Yun an Image Stone to support her claim against Hua Jin while concealing his killing of the Demonic Flower Evil Lord.
• Yun Yun recounted her experiences, and Lin Yuan examined the powerful Dou Qi sealed in her body before offering to loosen the seal so she could refine it faster.

Lin Yuan tore open Yun Yun’s seal enough for her to refine the released Dou Qi, then returned to Accumulated Thunder City and reunited with Xiao Yi Xian. As Xiao Yi Xian asked how they should approach the expanded Initial Thunder Ceremony, Lin Yuan had yet to give his decision.

• Lin Yuan carefully opened a crack in Yun Yun’s seal, allowing her to absorb the released Dou Qi without destroying the seal.
• Lin Yuan sent Yun Yun back to the Flower Sect residence with the unconscious Hua Jin, then returned to the Alchemist Guild manor.
• Zi Yan led Lin Yuan to Xiao Yi Xian, who surprised him with her return and explained how she had mastered her poison powers and gained the Woeful Poison Seal.
• Lin Yuan told Xiao Yi Xian and the others about defeating the Demonic Flower Evil Lord and helping Yun Yun, and he discussed the Flower Sect and its Sea of Ten Thousand Flowers.
• Xiao Yi Xian asked Lin Yuan how they should arrange their participation in the Initial Thunder Ceremony, noting that the expanded tournament had made their plans more complicated.

Lin Yuan and Xiao Yi Xian fulfilled their old agreement through dual cultivation, advancing to mid Five-Star Dou Venerate and two-star Dou Venerate respectively. As the Initial Thunder Ceremony approached, Lin Yuan learned the rules and prepared to head for the Heavenly Thunder Marsh.

• Lin Yuan decided to enter the Earth Ranking Battle and pursue the championship, while Xiao Yi Xian chose to support him by sharing her strength through the Heavenly Desire Profound Method.
• Lin Yuan and Xiao Yi Xian spent the night in dual cultivation; Lin Yuan rose from mid Four-Star to mid Five-Star Dou Venerate, and Xiao Yi Xian advanced from one-turn peak to two-star Dou Venerate.
• Zi Yan told Lin Yuan she had helped arrange the couple's time together and reported that Xuan Kongzi had been looking for him.
• Lin Yuan and Xuan Kongzi exchanged information about the Lei Clan's ceremony announcement and its ban on factional fighting near the Mysterious Thunder Mountain Range; Xuan Kongzi dismissed concerns about the slain Demonic Flower Evil Lord.
• Lin Yuan secluded himself to consolidate his cultivation as two days passed, then joined the factions heading toward the Heavenly Thunder Marsh when the third morning arrived.

Xuan Kongzi led Lin Yuan and the Pill Tower group to the Lei Clan’s Initial Thunder Ceremony, where the great factions and Eight Ancient Clans gathered around Heavenly Thunder Marsh. As Lin Yuan investigated the hidden entrance to the Thunder Realm, Qing Lin sensed the Yu Heng Token approaching, and six ancient-clan Void Shuttle Boats arrived overhead.

• Xuan Kongzi warned his students about the powerful young talents at the ceremony and entrusted the Pill Tower’s honor to Lin Yuan.
• The Pill Tower group passed the Lei Clan’s barrier and reached the stone forest, where Xiao Yan saw the Xiao Clan’s pillar and resolved to restore his clan.
• Lei Xuan greeted Xuan Kongzi and praised Lin Yuan before abruptly returning to the Lei Clan’s pillar.
• Lin Yuan joined the Jia Nan Academy group, greeted Yun Yun and Tang Huo'er, and examined Heavenly Thunder Marsh.
• Qing Lin sensed the Yu Heng Token approaching from the northwest, and Lin Yuan anticipated that the arrival would bring trouble involving Xiao Yan.
• Six ancient-clan Void Shuttle Boats arrived above Heavenly Thunder Marsh, marking the gathering of the Eight Ancient Clans.

The Ancient Clan Lineages arrived at Heavenly Thunder Marsh for the Lei Clan’s observation ceremony, bringing their strongest elders and young geniuses. As the Hun Clan made its entrance, Hun Feng appeared on the Xiao Clan’s pillar and declared the gathering a stage worthy of him.

• Xiao Yan recognized Gu Xun'er among the Gu Clan’s arrivals, but hid his identity as Xuan Kongzi gave him a letter from Elder Yao.
• Gu Yao revealed his new Dou Venerate strength and looked toward Lin Yuan with confidence, while Gu Xun'er and Huo Zhi met in a tense, fire-lit stare.
• Huo Xuan and Yao Ying arrived with their clans’ young talents, including Yao Tian and Yao Ling, whom Lin Yuan identified as targets of interest.
• The Shi and Ling clans arrived, and Lin Yuan noted the Ling Clan’s strong life aura and wood-attribute cultivation.
• The Hun Clan arrived last, and Hun Feng stepped onto the Xiao Clan’s pillar and announced himself to the gathered geniuses.

Hun Feng challenged Gu Qingyang, destroyed the Xiao Clan’s stone pillar, and provoked the Ancient Clan by claiming Xun’er as his future wife. As Xiao Yan renewed his resolve to restore the Xiao Clan, Lin Yuan observed the brewing rivalry and drew the attention of the Yao Clan.

• Hun Feng revealed his Three-Star Dou Venerate aura, and Gu Qingyang challenged him to defend the Ancient Clan’s standing.
• Hun Feng and Gu Qingyang clashed in the air, then landed on the Gu and Xiao pillars after their attacks produced a massive energy ripple.
• Hun Feng destroyed the Xiao pillar and disparaged the ruined clan, causing Xiao Yan to suppress his anger and renew his resolve to save the Xiao Clan.
• Hun Feng claimed Xun’er should marry him and threatened anyone who approached her, while Hun Yun blocked Elder Tong Xuan’s attack.
• Lin Yuan assessed Hun Yu, and Yao Lin, Yao Xingji, and Yao Ling discussed Lin Yuan’s looks and formidable Soul Power.

Lin Yuan provoked the Yao Clan while the Thunder Realm opened, and Mang Tianchi arrived to welcome him as a Jia Nan Academy prodigy. After Xuan Kongzi declared Lin Yuan the Pill Tower’s leading giant candidate, the guests entered the realm, where Hun Feng and Gu Xun'er considered his growing influence and Yao Tian looked forward to challenging him.

• Yao Ling sensed the exceptional purity and tempting aura of Lin Yuan’s soul, while Yao Tian recognized his cultivation as a serious threat.
• Lin Yuan taunted Yao Tian and arranged to meet the Yao Clan geniuses inside the Thunder Realm, hoping to create an opportunity to approach Yao Ling.
• The Lei Clan Ninth Elder opened the Thunder Realm gate and warned the guests not to disturb the Lei Clan’s descendants.
• Mang Tianchi arrived, recognized Zi Yan, praised Lin Yuan as a Jia Nan Academy prodigy, and offered him his protection.
• Xuan Kongzi announced that Lin Yuan was the leading candidate to inherit the Pill Tower giant position and warned that attacking him would provoke the Pill Tower.
• Lin Yuan entered the Thunder Realm with Mang Tianchi, Zi Yan, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin; Hun Feng considered targeting him, Gu Xun'er reassessed his status, and Yao Tian welcomed the prospect of a contest.

Lin Yuan arrived in the Thunder Realm with Mang Tianchi and his companions, discussed the Martial Arts Performance Ceremony and the Lei Clan’s Void Shuttle Boats, then agreed with Xuan Kongzi to advance a plan concerning the Yao Clan. The chapter ended as Gu Zhen met Lin Yuan aboard a Void Shuttle Boat to exchange requested items and pills.

• Lin Yuan introduced Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin to Mang Tianchi, who urged them to conceal their Dou Venerate cultivation and keep Qing Lin’s unusual pupils secret.
• Lin Yuan said he would compete for the Earth Ranking championship, and Mang Tianchi assured him the Lei Clan would respect him if he defeated their contestants.
• Lin Yuan asked Mang Tianchi to help him obtain a Void Shuttle Boat after the Lei Clan’s ships arrived to carry the guests across the Thunder Realm.
• Lin Yuan found Cao Ying, Song Qing, and Xiao Yan dispirited by the powerful young talents they had encountered, then discussed a plan involving the Yao Clan with Xuan Kongzi, who supported it.
• Gu Zhen invited Lin Yuan to tea, and Lin Yuan handed him a storage ring containing the pills he had requested before asking whether Gu Zhen had brought the items from his letter.