Chapter Summaries

Lin Yuan tested the Soul Seed’s Divine Descent through Dan Chen, whose body could endure his power only briefly before collapsing. He treated her and planned to strengthen her cultivation and body before the Heavenly Tomb, then summoned both disciples to teach them a new Soul Cultivation Method.

• Dan Chen’s aura climbed to Eight-Star Dou Venerate as Lin Yuan took control of her body, but she collapsed from the strain when control returned to her.
• Lin Yuan healed Dan Chen and concluded that her next training should focus on dual soul cultivation and a Heaven Tier Body Refining Dou Skill.
• Lin Yuan considered Dan Chen’s Soul Seed, her soul-devouring talent, and her role in his plans to explore the Heavenly Tomb with Xiao Xuan’s cooperation.
• Xin Lan watched Dan Chen with envy, while Lin Yuan decided not to comfort her because she could not bear the Soul Seed.
• Lin Yuan beckoned Dan Chen and Xin Lan to follow him so he could pass them a new Soul Cultivation Method.

Lin Yuan guided Dan Chen and Cao Ying after they each refined their first eighth-grade medicinal pill, then helped Dan Chen cultivate while planning his own advancement. At Starfall Pavilion, Xiao Yan used the Spirit Ascension Method to raise a pill to four-colored quality and received the Black Demon Cauldron from Elder Yao; the chapter ended by turning to a nine-colored pill lightning event in the Yao Realm.

• Lin Yuan praised Dan Chen and Cao Ying for refining eighth-grade pills and gave them Heavenly Demon Puppets to absorb pill lightning.
• Lin Yuan identified flaws in their techniques, taught Cao Ying the Origin Fire Secret Canon, and sent her to learn the Five-Ringed Blazing Fire Method from Venerable Skyfire.
• Lin Yuan guided Dan Chen's soul cultivation with spiritual qi and a soul slice, then left to refine his plans for advancing his natal soul pill and natal blood pill.
• At Starfall Pavilion, Xiao Yan used Elder Yao's Spirit Ascension Method to raise an eighth-grade two-colored pill to four-colored quality.
• Elder Yao gave Xiao Yan the Black Demon Cauldron and medicinal pills, and told him to prepare to break through to Dou Venerate.
• In the Yao Realm, a nine-colored thundercloud appeared over Medicine Mountain.

The Yao Clan celebrated Yao Tian’s nine-colored pill lightning while Yao Wangui planned to secure the Flame Creation Secret Technique through the Pill Convention, even if it meant using questionable tactics. Meanwhile, Lin Yuan advanced rapidly with Fu Xuan’s help, sensed an opening to break through to Dou Saint, and returned to Ancient Dragon Island to begin preparations.

• Yao Tian refined an Eighth Grade Nine-Colored Medicinal Pill, while many Yao Clan youths dismissed Lin Yuan and the Pill Convention as inferior.
• Yao Ying warned Yao Wangui that the competition would be difficult, but Yao Wangui revealed a strategy he believed would guarantee victory and insisted the clan obtain the Flame Creation Secret Technique.
• Lin Yuan cultivated with Fu Xuan’s feedback and advanced to High-Level Half-Saint while improving his alchemy and the transformation of his Natal Blood Pill and Natal Soul Pill.
• Lin Yuan sensed that his pills had reached the ninth-grade threshold and that his bottleneck to Dou Saint had loosened, then sent instructions to Dan Chen and Xin Lan before leaving for Dragon Island.
• Lin Yuan returned to Ancient Dragon Island and learned that Zi Yan had gone deeper into the void to summon stronger clansmen; Elder Qingshan greeted him after advancing to Mid Three-Star Dou Saint.

Lin Yuan entered secluded cultivation on Dragon Island while Elder Qingshan guarded the cave. Over the following half year, Central Plains changed dramatically as Yao Chen’s Four Pavilions rose in power and the Woeful Poison Saintess established Woeful Poison Valley.

• Elder Qingshan thanked Lin Yuan for helping him advance, then led him to a protected cave residence near Dragon Island’s Dragon Vein for secluded cultivation.
• Lin Yuan entered the cave, and Elder Qingshan sat outside to cultivate and stand guard as half a year passed.
• Yao Chen broke through to Dou Saint and unveiled the Four Pavilions at a major ceremony, where their strength and influence drew Central Plains factions’ attention.
• The Heavenly Poison Woman revealed her Dou Saint strength by exchanging a palm with Yao Chen, renamed Ice River Valley as Woeful Poison Valley, and promised protection for all Woeful Poison Bodies.
• The Four Pavilions expanded rapidly, attracting powerful practitioners as Venerable Lei, Venerable Jian, and Venerable Huang Quan gained strength and leadership positions.

The Soul Palace Vice Hall Master dispatched Blood River, Qiu Di, Mo Yu, and fifteen Dou Venerates to investigate the destruction of its borderland branch halls while ordering tighter defenses and seeking reinforcements. On Ancient Dragon Island, Lin Yuan emerged from seclusion after breaking through to Dou Saint, and Elder Qingshan sensed his strength exceeded that of an Early One-Star Dou Saint.

• The Vice Hall Master ordered Blood River, Qiu Di, and Mo Yu to hunt the attackers who had destroyed eighteen Soul Palace branch halls and to retrieve the borderlands' soul origin.
• The Vice Hall Master asked Old Ghost Star Picker to contact Soul Abyss, deliver a jade slip, and investigate whether the Pill Tower had attacked the branch halls.
• The Vice Hall Master ordered Central Plains branch halls to strengthen their defenses, then left to seek additional combat strength from the Hun Clan.
• Elder Qingshan watched Lin Yuan's cave as Lin Yuan's purple-black flames devoured the Black Demonic Lightning above it.
• Lin Yuan emerged from seclusion with a Dou Saint aura, astonishing the inhabitants of Ancient Dragon Island.
• Lin Yuan thanked Elder Qingshan and promised him a gift, while Elder Qingshan remarked that Lin Yuan's strength seemed higher than Early One-Star Dou Saint.

After breaking through to late One-Star Dou Saint and advancing his soul realm, Lin Yuan trained against Dragon Island’s Saints and secured their loyalty while Zi Yan remained away. He then left Dragon Island for the Yellow Springs Stone Tablet, intending to claim Yellow Springs Heavenly Wrath.

• Lin Yuan explained to Elder Qingshan how the Natal Three Pills helped him reach late One-Star Dou Saint and advance to the eighth layer of the Demonic Soul Saint Technique.
• Elder Qingshan told Lin Yuan that Zi Yan had not returned from searching the void, though her Soul Imprint remained unharmed.
• Lin Yuan ordered a Saint Realm Martial Assembly and arranged to spar with Saints from multiple star levels, using the promised Ninth-Grade Medicinal Pills to settle Dragon Island’s people.
• After half a month of battles, Lin Yuan mastered his new power, earned the Saints’ respect, and left Dragon Island in their care while Zi Yan was away.
• Lin Yuan arrived at the Yellow Springs Stone Tablet with Qing Lin and Yao Ming, determined to obtain Yellow Springs Heavenly Wrath.

Lin Yuan entered the Yellow Springs Stone Tablet and confronted the Yellow Springs Demonic Saint to claim Yellow Springs Heavenly Wrath. After surviving the Demonic Saint’s ultimate attack, Lin Yuan earned the right to receive the legacy.

• Lin Yuan asked Qing Lin and Yao Ming to guard his body while he entered the tablet with his soul.
• Lin Yuan entered the tablet’s inner space and brushed aside its thunder and Yellow Springs attacks, demanding that the Yellow Springs Demonic Saint appear.
• The Yellow Springs Demonic Saint challenged Lin Yuan to defeat him before he could obtain Yellow Springs Heavenly Wrath, and Lin Yuan accepted.
• The Yellow Springs Demonic Saint unleashed Yellow Springs Heavenly Wrath, and Lin Yuan defended himself with his ice-blue Heavenly Flame and Vast Lotus Fire Realm.
• Lin Yuan survived the attack, and the Yellow Springs Demonic Saint declared him qualified to receive the legacy.

Lin Yuan passed the Yellow Springs Demonic Saint's trial and received the Yellow Springs Heavenly Wrath, then offered the remnant soul a chance to live again as a pill spirit. After the Yellow Springs Demonic Saint refused, Lin Yuan revealed that source qi and the approaching opening of the Ancient Emperor's Cave Dwelling could make a Dou Di appear, renewing the Saint's interest as Lin Yuan invited him to come along.

• The Yellow Springs Demonic Saint gave Lin Yuan the cultivation methods for the Yellow Springs Heavenly Wrath, Yellow Springs Finger, and Yellow Springs Palm after Lin Yuan passed the test.
• Lin Yuan declined the Demon Saint Essence Blood and proposed that the Yellow Springs Demonic Saint fuse with a medicinal pill to live again, but the Saint refused because he wanted to disperse after completing his inheritance mission.
• Lin Yuan told the Yellow Springs Demonic Saint that source qi, also called Origin Emperor Qi, was what the continent lacked for a Dou Di breakthrough.
• Lin Yuan explained the Ancient Emperor's Cave Dwelling, the Tou She Ancient God Jade, the Eight Ancient Clans, and the Hun Clan's plan to collect the jade pieces.
• The Yellow Springs Demonic Saint's interest in life returned as he considered the possibility of a Dou Di appearing, and Lin Yuan invited him to see the Ancient Emperor's Cave Dwelling.

Lin Yuan emerged from the Yellow Springs Stone Tablet after reaching an agreement with the Yellow Springs Demonic Saint and then rewarded Yao Ming while securing the stele’s inner core. He left Yao Ming with cultivation resources and instructed Qing Lin to develop her soul-control abilities, including testing them on powerful magical beasts.

• Lin Yuan returned from the stele with injuries, explained that he had passed its trial and made an agreement with the Yellow Springs Demonic Saint, and watched Yao Ming get struck by the stele’s soul impact when he tried to learn Yellow Springs Heavenly Wrath.
• Lin Yuan gave Yao Ming a soul cultivation method with a hidden back door and a Ninth-Grade Thunder Tribulation Pill, directing him to strengthen himself before helping Qing Lin.
• Lin Yuan used Spatial Separation to extract the core of the Yellow Springs Stone Tablet and arranged for Yao Ming to prepare the collected medicinal ingredients.
• Lin Yuan transmitted the Yellow Springs ultimate skills and his comprehension of them to Qing Lin, along with a soul technique and control method.
• Lin Yuan told Qing Lin to master Yellow Springs Heavenly Wrath, experiment with controlling Yao Ming and others, and later test her methods on the Nine-Headed Heavenly Snake confined on Ancient Dragon Island.

Lin Yuan encouraged Qing Lin to develop her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils, affirmed their betrothal promise, and then returned to the Hall of Souls. After disguising his strength, he met Hun Xu Zi again and learned that his master had devised a plan targeting the Ancient Clan Lineages and expected Lin Yuan to assist.

• Lin Yuan urged Qing Lin to explore ways to overcome the limits of her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils while continuing to cultivate.
• Qing Lin asked whether Lin Yuan’s promise still counted, and he reassured her before they shared an intimate moment.
• Lin Yuan spent two days at the Nine Nether Yellow Springs, then taught Qing Lin a cultivation method and left for the Southern Region.
• At the Twenty-Third Earth Fiend Hall, Yuan Tianzun learned that the Hall of Souls had lost many branch halls and personnel, and Star Picker asked him to investigate whether the Dan Tower was involved.
• Lin Yuan accepted a jade slip from Star Picker, concealed his true aura with the Nightmare Heavenly Mist, and used the slip to enter a meeting with Hun Xu Zi.
• Hun Xu Zi praised Lin Yuan’s progress and ordered him to help carry out a plan targeting the Ancient Clan Lineages.

Lin Yuan learned the details of Hun Xu Zi’s Poison Pill Plan and resolved to cooperate while secretly finding a way to control and undo its hidden measures. Meanwhile, Fourth Tianzun prepared to lure his unknown enemies into a trap in the Northwestern Continent, where Hun Qing arrived to reinforce the Soul Palace and hinted that he wanted something to help him advance.

• Hun Xu Zi discovered Lin Yuan had reached one-star Dou Saint and the middle stage of the Heaven Realm, and decided the Poison Pill Plan could begin ahead of schedule.
• Lin Yuan reviewed Hun Xu Zi’s plan to have him plant life-controlling measures in pills for the Gu, Lei, and Yan clans, and resolved to study how to control and remove them with help from Yellow Springs Demonic Saint and Purifying Demonic Lotus Saint.
• Lin Yuan decided to return to the Ancient Emperor’s Cave Dwelling before the Pill Convention and sent word to Star Picker and Lan Yue before opening a spatial tunnel.
• Qiu Di and Mo Yu reported to Fourth Tianzun that the Lion Nether Sect had begun its campaign against the Northwestern Continent, and Fourth Tianzun explained his plan to use the disturbance to lure their hidden enemies into a decisive battle.
• Fourth Tianzun proposed harvesting millions of souls if the enemies would not take the bait, then ordered Mo Yu and Qiu Di to start the war within three days.
• Hun Qing arrived to support the Soul Palace, approved Fourth Tianzun’s trap, and asked Blood River for help with his hoped-for breakthrough to the middle stage of the Heaven Realm.

Lin Yuan returned to Jia Nan Academy with Xiao Yi Xian, then traveled alone to the Ancient Emperor's Cave Dwelling to meet Zhukun and the Purifying Demonic Lotus Saint. He received preliminary research on a secret method for preserving consciousness during the Bodhi Ancient Tree's reincarnation and introduced a helper to continue the work.

• Lin Yuan and Xiao Yi Xian enjoyed the academy celebration, where students praised Lin Yuan's reputation and Xiao Yi Xian described how her transformed constitution had changed her appearance and cultivation.
• Lin Yuan left Xiao Yi Xian at the Heavenly Flame Refining Tower and crossed the lava sea to reach the Ancient Emperor's Cave Dwelling.
• Zhukun greeted Lin Yuan, assessed his rapid progress to late One-Star Dou Saint, and learned that Zi Yan was away searching for Ancient Dragon Tribe elders.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Saint gave Lin Yuan preliminary results for the Stabilizing Samsara method and research on the Void Sub-Flame, explaining that the method currently offered a fifty percent chance of preserving consciousness.
• Lin Yuan asked the Purifying Demonic Lotus Saint to keep improving the method and said he had brought a helper, then produced a pale-yellow stone stele.

Lin Yuan gathered Zhukun, the Purifying Demonic Lotus Saint, and the Yellow Springs Demonic Saint to discuss research and plans against the Hun Clan. He secured their help and shared new resources and information, then began explaining the Heavenly Overlord Body inheritance to Zhukun.

• The Yellow Springs Demonic Saint emerged from the Small Yellow Springs Stone Tablet, and Lin Yuan introduced him to Zhukun and the Purifying Demonic Lotus Saint.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Saint explained the Stabilizing Samsara technique and asked Lin Yuan to obtain Nihility Devouring Flame's heaven and earth sub-flame so he could improve the Flame Sealing Magic Seal.
• Lin Yuan asked the Purifying Demonic Lotus Saint to study how to undo Hun Xu Zi's restriction, gave him the final Demonic Flame Partial Map, and shared information about turning into a medicinal pill to live another life.
• Zhukun warned that the Hun Clan's Poison Pill Plan suggested it intended to open the Ancient Emperor's Cave Dwelling, then gave Lin Yuan an ancient dragon inheritance jade slip to aid his research into a Natal Blood Pill for Zi Yan.
• Lin Yuan showed Zhukun the Heavenly Overlord Body inheritance and began recounting how he obtained it from the Shi Clan.

Lin Yuan explained his plan to create a Dragon Phoenix Origin Pill and a Pseudo Dragon Phoenix Body, winning Zhukun’s support by revealing that he had restored an Ancient Heavenly Phoenix. After returning from the Ancient Emperor’s Cave Dwelling, Lin Yuan learned that the Hall of Souls was backing the Lion Nether Sect’s invasion of the Northwest and set out with Xiao Yi Xian to deal with it.

• Lin Yuan proposed refining a Dragon Phoenix Origin Pill with Zhukun’s help, and revealed that he had restored an Ancient Heavenly Phoenix and revived an Ancient Heavenly Snake.
• Zhukun supported Lin Yuan’s research after realizing it could strengthen the Ancient Dragon royal bloodline and help its descendants inherit the Dragon Emperor position.
• Lin Yuan spent half a month discussing cultivation and alchemy with Zhukun, the Purifying Demonic Lotus Saint, and the Yellow Springs Demonic Saint, then left the Ancient Emperor’s Cave Dwelling.
• Xiao Yi Xian told Lin Yuan that the Hall of Souls was openly supporting the Lion Nether Sect’s conquests, threatening Jia Ma, Chu Yun, and Mulan, so Lin Yuan decided to travel to the Northwest and deal with them.
• Lin Yuan and Xiao Yi Xian visited Great Elder Su Qian and Elder Huo, invited them to the upcoming Pill Convention, and then flew toward the Northwest.

Lin Yuan captured the leaders of the Hall of Souls’ campaign in the northwest and learned that Soul Clearing had secretly raised his soul strength with stolen soul origin. He sealed Nether Ravine and struck Soul Clearing with a soul attack, leaving the Saint caught off guard by a lethal blow from behind.

• Soul Clearing advanced to the Heaven Realm Middle Stage using stolen soul origin, then ordered Blood River to collect more while secretly deciding to kill him afterward.
• Lin Yuan and Xiao Yi Xian left the Snake People Race protected by powerful puppets and Lin Yuan’s pledge before heading toward the central Northwestern Continent.
• Lin Yuan subdued Fourth Tianzun, Eighth Tianzun, Ninth Tianzun, Shi Tian, and other experts at Lion Nether Sect, while Xiao Yi Xian brought him a sealed cluster of soul origin.
• Lin Yuan traveled to Nether Ravine, locked down its space, and confronted Soul Clearing, who mistook him for a Pill Tower opponent he could capture for merit.
• Lin Yuan hit Soul Clearing with Yellow Springs Heavenly Wrath, and an unseen attacker behind him pierced his heart with an ice-blue flame-wreathed hand.

Lin Yuan killed Soul Qing, captured his soul, and destroyed the Soul Palace’s northwestern forces, prompting the Vice Hall Master to order the border branch halls to retreat. He returned to Holy Pill City with Xiao Yi Xian, who left to arrange matters before the Pill Convention, while Lin Yuan headed toward a familiar Half-Saint presence in the tower.

• Lin Yuan killed Soul Qing with the Azure Blue Ice Flame, captured and sealed his soul, and preserved his corpse for later use.
• Lin Yuan searched the ruined Soul Palace branch hall for the Soul Devouring Life Extinguishing Array but found only Soul Origins, then erased his traces and rejoined Xiao Yi Xian at the Lion Nether Sect.
• Xiao Yi Xian agreed to cultivate the Yellow Springs Heavenly Wrath, and she and Lin Yuan traveled back toward the Central Plains through a space rift.
• Hun Lin learned that Soul Qing and the Soul Palace forces in the northwest had been devastated, then ordered the border branch halls to bring back their Soul Origins and withdraw to the Central Plains.
• Lin Yuan and Xiao Yi Xian arrived near Holy Pill City; Xiao Yi Xian departed for Woeful Poison Valley and the Nine Serene Deep Nether Python territory, while Lin Yuan headed toward a familiar Half-Saint aura in the tower.

Lin Yuan returned to the Pill Tower after reaching Dou Sheng and learned how its alliances, reforms, and Strong Foundation Plan had advanced during his seclusion. He gave Xuan Kongzi two Bodhi Pills for Xuan Yi and Tian Leizi, then reviewed the Pill Tower’s preparations for the Pill Convention and Heavenly Pride Contest Assembly.

• Lin Yuan congratulated Xuan Kongzi on reaching Half-Saint, then revealed that he had advanced to Dou Sheng.
• Xuan Kongzi told Lin Yuan that Tian Leizi’s Bodhi Pill had failed and Xuan Yi had been injured in a failed breakthrough attempt.
• Lin Yuan gave Xuan Kongzi two Bodhi Pills to pass to Xuan Yi and Tian Leizi.
• Xuan Kongzi reported the Soul-Reversing Alliance’s growth, the completion of the Pill Tower’s network of Alchemist Guilds, and the progress of the Strong Foundation Plan.
• Lin Yuan praised the fifth edition of Three Revolutions Qi Gathering, and Xuan Kongzi explained that Xuan Yi had overseen its costly development.

Lin Yuan returned to the Dan Tower after breaking through to Dou Saint and learned about the tower’s recent progress. He gave Xuan Kongzi two Bodhi Pills for Xuan Yi and Tian Leizi, then reviewed the Soul-Reversing Alliance’s operations, the Dan Tower’s reforms, and the improved Three Revolutions Qi Gathering technique.

• Lin Yuan reunited with Xuan Kongzi, revealed that he had become a Dou Saint, and congratulated Xuan Kongzi on reaching Half-Saint.
• Xuan Kongzi explained that Tian Leizi’s Bodhi Pill had failed during refinement and Xuan Yi had been injured while attempting to advance to Half-Saint.
• Lin Yuan gave Xuan Kongzi two Bodhi Pills to pass to Xuan Yi and Tian Leizi.
• Xuan Kongzi reported that the Soul-Reversing Alliance had grown to more than forty Dou Venerates and planned to attack Soul Palace Branch Halls in the Northwestern Continent.
• Xuan Kongzi described how the Dan Tower had integrated Alchemist Guilds across the continent and expanded its search for alchemy talent.
• Lin Yuan examined the fifth version of Three Revolutions Qi Gathering and praised the Dan Tower’s work to improve its success rate for ordinary cultivators.

Lin Yuan reviewed the Dan Tower’s progress in making medicinal cuisine affordable and discussed the Strong Foundation Plan’s unveiling at the Pill Convention. As Xuan Kongzi anticipated Lin Yuan’s championship and wondered what pill he would refine, a powerful aura surged from a cave at Starfall Pavilion as someone emerged from seclusion.

• Xuan Kongzi gave Lin Yuan a report showing that medicinal cuisine had become cheaper and more varied, with tools helping people make low-grade dishes without alchemists.
• Lin Yuan and Xuan Kongzi discussed how the Dan Tower planned to use the Pill Convention to announce the Strong Foundation Plan’s results to the gathered continent.
• Lin Yuan agreed to win the Pill Convention and make the announcement, but kept his chosen pill a surprise and said he had prepared its ingredients.
• At Starfall Pavilion, a white-robed elder sensed that someone had finished two months of seclusion, and a powerful aura burst from the cave as its stone door opened.

Xiao Yan reunited with news of his brothers while preparing for the upcoming contests, as Lin Yuan helped Xin Lan break through and gave Dan Chen a Heavenly Flame and a secret technique. Dan Chen began preparing to absorb the flame under Lin Yuan’s protection.

• Elder Yao praised Xiao Yan’s progress, urged him to stabilize his cultivation, and told him the Xiao family had been moved to the Central Plains and his two older brothers were waiting at his residence.
• Xiao Yan eagerly went to see his brothers, while Elder Yao considered the Pill Convention, the Heavenly Pride Contest Assembly, the Yao Clan, and a trip to Dan Tower.
• Xin Lan emerged after breaking through to the Spirit Realm with Lin Yuan’s help, and Lin Yuan gave her a secret technique before sending her to meet her grandfather in Holy Pill City.
• Lin Yuan presented Dan Chen with a pale purple Heavenly Flame and taught her the Flower Transfer, Wood Grafting secret technique.
• Dan Chen began making contact with the flame, preparing to absorb it under Lin Yuan’s protection.