Chapter Summaries

Lin Yuan arrived at Sky Meteor Cross Peak with Feng Qing'er before Gu Xun'er and Huo Zhi’s arranged battle, where they encountered Xiao Yan and Mu Qingluan. As Feng Qing'er and Mu Qingluan traded challenges, Xiao Yan asked Lin Yuan to speak with him privately.

• Lin Yuan surveyed the Skyfall Mountain Range and spotted Mu Qingluan and Xiao Yan among the many spectators.
• Lin Yuan showed Feng Qing'er images of Mu Qingluan and Xiao Yan, prompting her to recall her past defeats by Mu Qingluan and Chen Yan.
• Xiao Yan and Mu Qingluan waited near Sky Meteor Cross Peak, where Mu Qingluan warned him to keep his identity hidden and control his emotions around Gu Xun'er.
• Lin Yuan sealed the area and emerged from a spatial crack with Feng Qing'er, surprising Xiao Yan and Mu Qingluan.
• Feng Qing'er and Mu Qingluan exchanged taunts about their rivalry and the next Four Pavilions Assembly while Lin Yuan watched.
• Xiao Yan asked Lin Yuan to speak with him privately.

Lin Yuan concealed Xiao Yan’s Heavenly Flame aura and warned him about the dangers of the Central Plains, while Xiao Yan decided against secretly meeting Xun'er and entrusted Lin Yuan with a letter for her. As the four ancient clans arrived at Sky Meteor Cross Peak, Xun'er and Huo Zhi began their closely watched duel.

• Lin Yuan froze Xiao Yan, extracted a trace of his soul power and Wind Fury Dragon Flame, and used them to seal away the aura of Xiao Yan’s Heavenly Flames.
• Lin Yuan warned Xiao Yan that a Dou Sect without powerful backing could not act freely in the Central Plains, and Xiao Yan thanked him and abandoned his plan to meet Xun'er in person.
• Xiao Yan prepared a letter for Xun'er, and Lin Yuan returned to Feng Qing'er and Mu Qingluan as they ended their argument.
• Warships from the Gu, Yan, Hun, and Lei Clans arrived above Sky Meteor Cross Peak, bringing four Half-Saints and drawing the attention of the gathered spectators.
• Xun'er realized the Hun Clan had helped draw a crowd to the duel, while Elder Tong Xuan urged her to focus on the contest.
• Huo Zhi and Xun'er faced each other in the arena, then summoned the Red Lotus Karmic Fire and the Gu Clan’s golden flame.

Gu Xun'er and Huo Zhi fought a fierce duel with their clan’s Heavenly Flames on Sky Meteor Cross Peak. Huo Zhi revealed her clan mark and gained the advantage, but Xun'er answered with a secret transformation that raised her strength before the two vanished to continue their decisive clash.

• Huo Zhi and Xun'er traded powerful attacks with the Red Lotus Karmic Fire and Golden Emperor Sky Burning Flame, but both repeatedly blocked the other's techniques.
• Xun'er unleashed the Sky Burning Setting Sun Bow, and Huo Zhi countered with her Karmic Fire Red Lotus, yet Xun'er's arrow pierced through the lotus.
• Huo Zhi activated the Yan Clan's Clan Mark Secret Technique, rose from Seven-Star to Nine-Star Dou Venerate, and crushed Xun'er's arrow with her bare hand.
• Huo Zhi challenged Xun'er to show her true strength, and Xun'er activated the Golden Emperor Sky Burning Transformation, rising to mid Eight-Star Dou Venerate.
• Xun'er and Huo Zhi faced off as Lin Yuan recognized Xun'er's transformation as a technique derived from the Three Mysterious Changes of Heavenly Flame, then both girls vanished at once.

Gu Xun'er defeated Huo Zhi in their fierce duel, but Hun Feng then challenged Lei Dong and wagered the right to pursue Xun'er. Xun'er rejected their attempt to involve her and pointed out that neither man could claim to be the strongest while another person remained in the picture.

• Gu Xun'er and Huo Zhi replenished their energy and unleashed their strongest fire techniques against each other.
• Gu Xun'er's Golden Emperor Sky Burning Slash shattered Huo Zhi's flaming lotus, and Huo Xuan intervened before the attack could hit Huo Zhi.
• Gu Xun'er conceded politely to Huo Zhi, while Elder Tong Xuan released his watch on Hun Yun and the spectators praised the duel.
• Lin Yuan predicted that the Hun Clan would cause trouble, and he spoke privately with Feng Qing'er, Xiao Yan, and Mu Qingluan.
• Hun Yun blocked Elder Tong Xuan as Hun Feng approached Gu Xun'er, but Lei Dong stepped in to confront Hun Feng.
• Hun Feng challenged Lei Dong and proposed wagering the right to pursue Xun'er; Xun'er objected to being involved and suggested both men had to reckon with someone stronger.

Lin Yuan arrived at Sky Meteor Cross Peak and accepted Hun Feng’s challenge, while Gu Xun’er and the gathered clans watched. Hun Feng unleashed his strongest attack, but Lin Yuan shattered it with a casual slap, leaving the battle’s outcome poised to become a crushing defeat.

• Lin Yuan appeared beside Gu Xun’er, exchanged greetings with her, and drew the attention of the crowd.
• Hun Yun threatened Lin Yuan, but Lei Xuan stepped in and gave Lin Yuan room to act.
• Lin Yuan challenged Hun Feng and wagered that Hun Feng would never disturb Xun’er again if he lost; Lei Dong yielded the platform.
• Hun Feng activated his clan mark, raised his power to Seven-Revolving Dou Venerate, and attacked with the Great Sky Swallowing Palm.
• Lin Yuan struck the black palm print with his ice-blue-flame-wreathed hand and shattered it effortlessly.

Lin Yuan defeated Hun Feng and drove the Hun Clan from the Skyfall Mountain Range, then confronted Gu Xun'er privately to demand the Golden Emperor Sky Burning Flame Sub-Flame. He offered Xiao Yan’s letter as leverage, while Feng Qing’er received Lin Yuan’s signal and opened a spatial passage.

• Lin Yuan shattered Hun Feng’s defenses and defeated him, secretly planting a strand of soul power in his body before sending him back to Hun Yun.
• Hun Yun carried the unconscious Hun Feng away with the Hun Clan, while Lei Dong left to cultivate for the coming five-year martial gathering.
• Lin Yuan invited Gu Xun’er to speak privately, and they flew to a nearby mountain peak as the Gu and Huo elders discussed their joint expedition.
• Lin Yuan demanded the Golden Emperor Sky Burning Flame Sub-Flame from Xun’er and warned her not to delay their agreement.
• Lin Yuan handed Xun’er a letter bearing Xiao Yan’s soul aura, and Feng Qing’er crushed a jade slip after receiving his signal, opening a spatial passage.

Zi Yan received Lin Yuan’s warning from Feng Qing’er and extracted the Void Swallowing Flame Sub-Flame from Hun Feng. Lin Yuan obtained Gu Xun’er’s Golden Emperor Sky Burning Flame Sub-Flame and later delivered her letter, jade slip, and Emperor’s Seal Technique to Xiao Yan.

• Zi Yan emerged from a space tunnel, received Lin Yuan’s message from Feng Qing’er, and used his imprint to locate Hun Feng aboard a Hun Clan warship.
• Zi Yan knocked Hun Feng unconscious, extracted and sealed the Void Swallowing Flame Sub-Flame, then gave him Lin Yuan’s special pill to restore his weakened aura.
• At Skyfall Mountain Range, Lin Yuan exchanged Xiao Yan’s letter for Gu Xun’er’s Golden Emperor Sky Burning Flame Sub-Flame and persuaded her to ask him to carry a reply.
• Gu Xun’er gave Lin Yuan a jade slip and the complete Emperor’s Seal Technique for Xiao Yan, and Lin Yuan left through a space rift.
• Lin Yuan reached Xiao Yan in a hidden valley and gave him Gu Xun’er’s scroll and jade slip.

Xiao Yan received Gu Xun’er’s message and the complete Emperor’s Seal Technique, while Lin Yuan shared improvements to Xiao Yan’s cultivation methods and warned him to hide his identity. Two days later, Lin Yuan and Zi Yan discussed his plans for Feng Qing’er and the return of the Ancient Heavenly Phoenix bloodline, which Zi Yan accepted as potentially beneficial to their clan and future offspring.

• Xiao Yan read Gu Xun’er’s message, regained his composure, and received the complete Emperor’s Seal Technique from her.
• Lin Yuan gave Xiao Yan his improvements to the Heavenly Capital Fire Canon and Three Luminaries Seal Technique, and warned him that using recognizable techniques could expose his identity and endanger Starfall Pavilion.
• Mu Qingluan asked Lin Yuan about his relationship with Feng Qing’er and cautioned him that the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan forbade its members from marrying outsiders.
• Xiao Yan thanked Lin Yuan, apologized for Gu Xun’er’s past maneuvers, and considered whether he could trade for Heaven Tier Dou Skills.
• Two days later, Zi Yan asked Lin Yuan whether he intended to help Feng Qing’er or bring back the Ancient Heavenly Phoenix, and she approved of reviving a few individuals, noting their bloodline could help produce a Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit.

Xiao Yan received Gu Xun’er's complete Emperor's Seal Technique and Lin Yuan’s improvements to his cultivation method and Dou Skills, while Lin Yuan continued cultivating Xiao Yan’s trust for a future plan involving the Heavenly Tomb. Two days later, Lin Yuan reunited with Zi Yan aboard a warship, where they discussed his plans to revive the Ancient Heavenly Phoenix bloodline and its possible role in creating a Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit.

• Xiao Yan read Gu Xun’er's message and accepted the complete Emperor's Seal Technique, which could fill gaps in his combat skills and become a powerful killing move.
• Lin Yuan gave Xiao Yan improved insights into the Heavenly Capital Fire Canon and Three Luminaries Seal Technique, warning him that the Emperor's Seal Technique could expose his identity and endanger Starfall Pavilion.
• Mu Qingluan asked Lin Yuan about his relationship with Feng Qing'er, and he said he had taken an interest in cultivating her while warning Mu Qingluan and Xiao Yan to prepare for the Four Pavilions Assembly.
• Xiao Yan thanked Lin Yuan, apologized for Gu Xun'er's past actions, and considered asking his teacher about buying Heaven Tier Dou Skills from Lin Yuan before Lin Yuan departed.
• Two days later, Zi Yan questioned Lin Yuan about Feng Qing'er, and he explained that he wanted to restore the Ancient Heavenly Phoenix bloodline; Zi Yan accepted the idea and noted that its power would help produce a Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit.

Lin Yuan arranged for Zi Yan to seek help securing and studying Hun Feng’s Void Sub-Flame, then learned that the Small Dan Tower’s ancestor had returned and hurried back. Meanwhile, Hun Xu Zi learned of Lin Yuan’s connections and secretly decided to use his disciple as a spy and a means to undermine the other clans.

• Lin Yuan and Zi Yan discussed the Ancient Dragon Clan’s strength, and Lin Yuan promised to help raise it with Thunder Tribulation Pills while warning her to keep the Void Lightning Pool secret.
• After spending the night together, Zi Yan left for the Ancient Emperor’s Cave Dwelling to report the clan’s unification and ask Zhukun and the Purifying Demonic Lotus Saint to handle Hun Feng’s Void Sub-Flame.
• Lin Yuan received a message that the Small Dan Tower’s ancestor had returned and ordered the Void Shuttle Boat back to the Dan Tower at full speed.
• Hun Yun reported to Hun Xu Zi that Lin Yuan had defeated Hun Feng, that a powerful Dou Saint had seized the Sub-Flame, and that Lin Yuan had close ties to the Gu, Yan, and Lei clans.
• Hun Xu Zi ordered Hun Yun to keep Lin Yuan’s identity secret, then decided Lin Yuan could serve as a spy by refining pills for other clans and secretly planting methods to weaken their Dou Saints.

Lin Yuan returned to the Small Dan Tower, prepared Feng Qing'er for the atavism experiment, and met the Dan Tower Old Ancestor to ask him to teach Fu Xuan how to cultivate as a pill spirit. The ancestor began testing Fu Xuan, and his first impressions of her were already favorable.

• Lin Yuan returned to Holy Pill City with Feng Qing'er and brought her to Heavenly Secluded Valley to cultivate and master the Ancient Heavenly Phoenix Clan's Nirvana Technique before the atavism experiment.
• Lin Yuan went to Cuiyun Residence, where the Great Elder opened a space gate and took him to meet the Dan Tower Old Ancestor in a bamboo forest.
• The Dan Tower Old Ancestor recognized Lin Yuan's strength and agreed to consider teaching Lin Yuan's friend, but said the friend would need to pass his tests.
• Lin Yuan summoned Fu Xuan, and the ancestor identified her as a being made from pill and Heavenly Flame, with several Heavenly Flames and Bodhi Seed in her origins.
• Lin Yuan left Fu Xuan alone with the ancestor, who judged her nature and potential favorably before beginning the formal test.

Lin Yuan and Fu Xuan said farewell to the Dan Tower Old Ancestor after Fu Xuan received his pill-spirit teachings and became his disciple, while Lin Yuan secured a secret technique for merging consciousness with a medicinal pill. The Dan Tower Old Ancestor sent them back to Cuiyun Residence, then discussed his plan to win Lin Yuan over to the Dan Tower as he and the Green Ox departed.

• Fu Xuan thanked the Dan Tower Old Ancestor for his teachings, and he praised her potential, made her his disciple, and urged Lin Yuan to care for her.
• Lin Yuan reviewed the results of their meeting: Fu Xuan gained the pill-spirit cultivation method, the Dan Tower Old Ancestor offered to contact Old Man Shennong about the Life Flame Sub-Flame, and Lin Yuan obtained the consciousness-merging secret technique.
• Lin Yuan considered using the technique to give powerful dead beings, including the Purifying Demonic Lotus Saint, another life in a different form.
• The Dan Tower Old Ancestor entrusted Fu Xuan to Lin Yuan, and he sent them through space to Cuiyun Residence, where Lin Yuan bade farewell to Great Elder Lin and left with Fu Xuan for Heavenly Secluded Valley.
• The Green Ox warned the Dan Tower Old Ancestor that Lin Yuan seemed dangerous, but the old ancestor said he wanted to win Lin Yuan's loyalty and intended to let him command the Dan Tower after the Pill Convention.
• The Dan Tower Old Ancestor and the Green Ox left for the horizon without saying farewell to Little Mo and the others.

Lin Yuan learned how Fu Xuan’s Pill Spirit cultivation worked and supplied her with pills so she could advance. Zi Yan returned from the northwest as a late-stage Six-Star Dou Saint, and Lin Yuan promised to help her break through to Seven-Star.

• Fu Xuan explained that Pill Spirits cultivated by increasing their sentience, and described the Dan Tower Old Ancestor’s Spirit Tempering Nine Revolutions, Spirit Guiding Art, and Spirit Swallowing Art.
• Fu Xuan estimated that she could reach Half-Saint within three to six months if she had enough medicinal pills and energy.
• Lin Yuan gave Fu Xuan ten Nine-Colored Thunder Tribulation Pills and a Bodhi Pill, and planned to use her Myriad Beast Spirit Flame in experiments.
• Ten days later, Zi Yan returned from the northwest after her father helped her absorb stored energy and Reverse Scale Blood, advancing her to late-stage Six-Star Dou Saint.
• Zi Yan worried that reaching Seven-Star Dou Saint could take years, and Lin Yuan promised that future Ninth-Grade Profound Pills could help her reach late Seven-Star.

Lin Yuan and Zi Yan teased Fu Xuan before heading to witness Feng Qing’er’s attempt at atavism. Lin Yuan began refining Feng Qing’er’s bloodline in an ice-flame cauldron, and the experiment continued as golden phoenix blood began to form.

• Fu Xuan reluctantly praised Zi Yan to obtain a Star Power Crystal, then discovered Lin Yuan and Zi Yan had recorded her words and returned to Lin Yuan’s body in embarrassment.
• Lin Yuan invited Zi Yan to witness the Ancient Dragon Clan’s mortal enemy return, then took her to observe Feng Qing’er’s atavism experiment.
• Lin Yuan gave Feng Qing’er a Profound Spirit Reversion Pill, and she regressed into a young girl before entering his ice-flame cauldron.
• Feng Qing’er manifested her Demon Phoenix Sacred Image, and Lin Yuan used the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame to refine her bloodline while sustaining her with medicinal energy.
• Lin Yuan told Feng Qing’er to circulate the Nirvana Technique, helped stimulate her Heavenly Phoenix bloodline, and watched pure golden blood begin to condense as he produced a pair of golden phoenix wings.

Lin Yuan completed Feng Qing’er’s transformation into an ancient Heavenly Phoenix, and she emerged with a powerful bloodline and Six-Star Dou Sect strength. As Lin Yuan prepared to enter seclusion, he instructed her to master her new power and hinted that he expected her to perform at the next Four Pavilions Assembly.

• Lin Yuan refined ancient Heavenly Phoenix Wings and used them, a Heavenly Phoenix Essence Blood crystal, and Dragon Phoenix Power to guide Feng Qing’er through her transformation.
• Feng Qing’er tore off her own wings and absorbed the Heavenly Phoenix Wings’ remnant spirit while Lin Yuan tempered her body, bloodline, and soul over three days.
• A lightning tribulation struck Feng Qing’er’s golden cocoon, which then burst open to reveal her reborn as an ancient Heavenly Phoenix.
• Feng Qing’er emerged in human form, and Lin Yuan assessed her bloodline and cultivation as she thanked him for helping her succeed.
• Zi Yan asserted her bloodline’s dominance over Feng Qing’er and teased her, while Lin Yuan explained that a sealed reserve of energy could help Feng Qing’er advance.
• Lin Yuan taught Feng Qing’er to release the seal gradually, advised her to master her new strength, and said he would enter seclusion before the next Four Pavilions Assembly.

Lin Yuan and Fu Xuan used the Star Region, its gathered star power, and Bodhi Pills to begin breaking through during their seclusion. Half a year later, the Dan Tower learned of the Hall of Souls' expanding plans for war, while strange black clouds gathered over the Star Region and the Three Greats arrived to investigate.

• Zi Yan and Feng Qing'er said farewell to Lin Yuan, who then arranged to seclude himself in the Star Region with Xuan Kongzi's approval.
• Lin Yuan and Fu Xuan built formations in the Star Region and used the Star Energy Crystal and Bodhi Pills to draw in star power and begin their breakthrough.
• Over the next half year, the Dan Tower's program brought thousands of alchemists and talents to Holy Pill City and expanded its intelligence network across the borderlands.
• Heavenly Thunder Seed told Xuan Kongzi and Xuan Yi that the Hall of Souls was supporting local forces and provoking wars across the continents, and the three agreed to intervene.
• A powerful rumble shook Holy Pill City, and Xuan Kongzi, Heavenly Thunder Seed, and Xuan Yi went to the Star Region, where they found deep black clouds gathering above Lin Yuan's seclusion.
• Xuan Kongzi recognized the clouds as Black Demonic Lightning and wondered why Lin Yuan's attempt to break through to Half-Saint had drawn it.

Lin Yuan completed the cultivation of a ninth-grade pill spirit and sealed an unusually powerful Black Demonic Lightning bolt as a Heavenly Thunder Bead. He revealed that he had reached Half-Saint and was close to Intermediate Half-Saint, while keeping Fu Xuan’s advancement secret.

• Lin Mo arrived and offered to refine Bodhi Pills for Xuan Kongzi and the other Dan Tower leaders as they watched the Black Demonic Lightning gather.
• Lin Yuan’s ice-blue flame lotus withstood the lightning strike, sealed it, and refined the bolt into a Heavenly Thunder Bead.
• Lin Yuan revealed the snow-white beast as a ninth-grade pill spirit cultivated from a pill beast he had obtained in a Dou Saint ruin.
• Lin Yuan explained that he had cultivated the pill spirit to conceal Fu Xuan’s advancement, and he kept the details of Fu Xuan and his cultivation path from the Dan Tower leaders.
• Xuan Kongzi noticed Lin Yuan’s powerful aura, and Lin Yuan confirmed he was a Half-Saint close to reaching the Intermediate Half-Saint level.

Lin Yuan proposed that the Dan Tower oppose the Hall of Souls through a proxy rather than risk direct war. He recommended Yao Chen as the proxy, and the chapter ended with everyone looking to Xuan Yi for her judgment of his plan.

• The great elder and the Three Greats praised Lin Yuan’s strength and alchemy, and Lin Yuan promised to win the Pill Convention for the Dan Tower.
• Heavenly Thunder Seed offered Lin Yuan the position of giant, but Lin Yuan declined so he could focus on cultivation.
• Xuan Kongzi explained the Hall of Souls’ actions and the Dan Tower’s debate over intervening, while Lin Mo warned that the Small Dan Tower would resist an all-out war.
• Lin Yuan suggested secretly supporting an organization of fighters opposed to the Hall of Souls, using the Dan Tower’s resources for pills and intelligence.
• Lin Yuan named Yao Chen as a suitable proxy, citing his reputation, strength, and hatred of the Hall of Souls, along with Xiao Yan’s desire for revenge.
• Lin Yuan asked Xuan Yi whether his assessment of Yao Chen was accurate, and the others turned their attention to her.

Lin Yuan secured the Three Greats’ and the Great Elder’s support for a plan to back Yao Chen as their agent against the Hall of Souls, and agreed to seek Yao Chen’s approval. After returning to Holy Pill City, Lin Yuan arranged positions and cultivation resources for Ya Fei and Yaoyue, then returned to the Small Dan Tower to find his two disciples back from training.

• Xuan Yi, Xuan Kongzi, Heavenly Thunder Seed, and the Great Elder approved Lin Yuan’s plan to support Yao Chen as the Pill Tower’s agent, and Lin Yuan agreed to deliver the proposal to him.
• Xuan Kongzi told Lin Yuan that Gu He, Yaoyue, and Liu Ling had arrived from the Jia Ma Empire, and Lin Yuan arranged opportunities for all three within the Tower.
• Xuan Yi asked Lin Yuan to warn Yao Chen not to act recklessly or let anything happen to him in the fight against the Hall of Souls.
• Lin Yuan met Ya Fei in Holy Pill City and assigned her to work under Ye Zhong, with a path toward becoming his deputy and advancing to Dou Emperor through the Life Devouring Pill.
• Ya Fei asked Lin Yuan to carry a letter to Xiao Yan, and Lin Yuan told Ye Zhong to take Yaoyue under his care while he reviewed intelligence and collected medicinal herbs.
• After finishing his instructions, Lin Yuan returned to the Small Dan Tower and found his two disciples back from training.

After emerging from seclusion, Lin Yuan tested Xin Lan and Dan Chen before traveling to the Spatial Trade Fair’s desert location to seek the Nine-Colored Origin Stone for Medusa’s evolution. Finding the fair nearly empty six years before its next opening, he went to Treasure Mirror Mountain and used Old Man Baoshan’s information to narrow down possible sellers.

• Lin Yuan emerged from seclusion, praised Xin Lan and Dan Chen’s progress, healed Xin Lan, and began a combat assessment of his disciples.
• The next day, Lin Yuan traveled to the desert entrance of the Spatial Trade Fair, hoping to obtain the Nine-Colored Origin Stone early.
• Lin Yuan entered Space Town covertly but found few people there and little useful information because the next fair was six years away.
• Lin Yuan traveled to Treasure Mirror Mountain and sought information from Old Man Baoshan, the mountain master and next trade fair host.
• Lin Yuan analyzed Old Man Baoshan’s participant list and prepared a shortlist and route map to search for the Nine-Colored Origin Stone’s holder.