Chapter Summaries

Lin Yuan and Queen Medusa returned to the Snake People Holy City after discovering that Little Cai’s soul was deficient, while Jia Xingtian and Yaoye investigated Xiao Yan and planned to win him over. A year later, Lin Yuan brought Han Feng to the Alchemy Hall and prepared to forcibly extract his Sea Heart Flame, intending to use its resources and a Soul Origin Fruit to help Little Cai.

• Queen Medusa teased Qing Lin about her relationship with Lin Yuan, and Little Cai woke and remarked that her mother felt warmer and more motherly.
• Lin Yuan examined Little Cai’s soul, identified a deficiency caused by her birth during Queen Medusa’s evolution, and returned with the group to the Snake People Holy City.
• Yaoye told Jia Xingtian that Yan Xiao was Xiao Yan, and they planned to support him, reward the Xiao Clan, and pursue an alliance with him.
• Xiao Yan refined a fourth-grade Qi Gathering Powder, earned Elder Yao’s praise as a Fourth-Grade Alchemist, and vowed to grow strong enough to stand beside Xun’er.
• A year later, Lin Yuan brought the unconscious Han Feng to the Alchemy Hall and explained to Queen Medusa that a formula using their remaining Soul Origin Fruit could treat Little Cai’s soul.
• Lin Yuan asked Queen Medusa to seal the hall, then prepared to use Han Feng’s own secret technique to forcibly extract the Sea Heart Flame.

Queen Medusa and Lin Yuan returned to Snake People Holy City, where Lin Yuan explained that Little Cai’s weakened soul could be restored with a pill made using their remaining Soul Origin Fruit. Meanwhile, Jia Xingtian and Yaoye identified Yan Xiao as Xiao Yan and planned to win him over, while Xiao Yan advanced as an alchemist and prepared for the Alchemy Convention and Three-Year Agreement; the chapter ended with Lin Yuan preparing to extract Han Feng’s Sea Heart Flame.

• Queen Medusa teased Qinglin about her feelings for Lin Yuan, while Little Cai woke and sensed that her mother had become warmer.
• Lin Yuan found that Little Cai’s soul power was deficient because Medusa’s evolution had divided her soul, and he said a pill could repair the defect.
• Yaoye told Jia Xingtian that Yan Xiao was Xiao Yan, prompting them to plan support for him and consider a marriage alliance.
• Xiao Yan became a Fourth-Grade Alchemist, renewed his resolve to meet Xun'er’s expectations, and accepted Elder Yao’s warning to prepare for the Alchemy Convention.
• Lin Yuan brought the unconscious Han Feng to Snake People Holy City and explained that Han Feng’s pill formula could help Little Cai.
• Queen Medusa isolated the Alchemy Hall with space barriers, and Lin Yuan prepared to forcibly extract the Sea Heart Flame from Han Feng.

Lin Yuan used his clones to research soul cultivation, alchemy, and Hall of Souls techniques, then successfully established an initial Soul Bridge for real-time communication. After Queen Medusa sealed the Alchemy Hall with five Space Barriers, Lin Yuan prepared to extract the Sea Heart Flame from Han Feng and study the Flame Mantra.

• Queen Medusa sealed the Alchemy Hall with five layers of Space Barriers, isolating its aura.
• Lin Yuan assigned four Shadow Clones to research soul problems, alchemy legacies, soul cultivation, and Hall of Souls secret techniques.
• Lin Yuan used a Hall of Souls-style Soul Lock to extract Fan Lao's Soul Body and absorb it into a Soul Bag.
• Lin Yuan created a Soul Bridge that let his main body and a clone exchange information, though the technique still needed improvement.
• Lin Yuan explained that the Flame Mantra could evolve by devouring Heavenly Flames and planned to study it using Han Feng's Sea Heart Flame.
• Queen Medusa agreed to guard Lin Yuan as he prepared to extract the Heavenly Flame from Han Feng.

Lin Yuan forcibly extracted the Sea Heart Flame from Han Feng, studied the Flame Mantra, and prepared to test his plan for controlling multiple Heavenly Flames. The chapter ended as he merged his soul clone with the Azure Flood Dragon Flame Spirit to awaken its intelligence.

• Lin Yuan used the Heavenly Soul Spirit Seizing Technique to extract the Sea Heart Flame from Han Feng, while Queen Medusa contained it with barriers.
• Lin Yuan revived Han Feng long enough to test how the Flame Mantra functioned without a Heavenly Flame, then killed him and stored his corpse.
• Lin Yuan and Queen Medusa moved the Sea Heart Flame to a secure location, where Lin Yuan used the Green Lotus Core Flame to erase Han Feng's soul imprint.
• Lin Yuan considered ways to control multiple Heavenly Flames and planned to use a soul clone carrying a flame spirit rather than fuse the flames.
• Lin Yuan recovered his strength, summoned his soul clone, and began using the Spirit Gathering Technique to awaken the Azure Flood Dragon Flame Spirit.

Lin Yuan completed a method for giving the Sea Heart Flame intelligence, but his Soul Clone failed to withstand the mature Heavenly Flame’s full power. He planned to strengthen his split soul, prepare Qing Lin to receive her legacy in a month, and deal with the Jia Ma Empire’s affairs while Queen Medusa joined his organization and supported his plans.

• Lin Yuan used a Soul Seed to awaken the Sea Heart Flame’s Fire Spirit, confirming his method for controlling multiple Heavenly Flames.
• Lin Yuan’s attempt to make his Soul Clone carry the Sea Heart Flame partially failed when the flame’s power overwhelmed the clone, so he planned to strengthen his soul using Hall of Souls methods.
• Queen Medusa arrived after sensing the disturbance, and Lin Yuan told her he would need her help and planned for Qing Lin to begin receiving the Jade-Green Snake Three-Flower Pupil Legacy in a month.
• Lin Yuan told Queen Medusa about the Xiao Clan Ancient Jade and his intention to pursue it, and she promised to support his plans and accepted Dou Skills, including Exquisite Flying Steps.
• Queen Medusa reported that half of the Snake People Race had migrated to the Mulan Empire, then joined Lin Yuan’s Seven-Star Organization as Tian Quan Star Lord.
• Lin Yuan said he would refine pills and settle the Jia Ma Empire’s affairs, where his old friends were waiting.

Lin Yuan planned to develop Medicinal Cuisine Studies as a route into the Dan Tower Core, refined pills, and prepared to leave for Jia Ma Holy City. Meanwhile, Xiao Yi Xian broke through to Dou Sect and declared war on those in the Chu Yun Empire who would not submit to the Poison Sect.

• Lin Yuan told Queen Medusa that Medicinal Cuisine Studies could establish his reputation and help him enter the Dan Tower Core, then began refining a Revival Purple Pill with the Myriad Beast Cauldron.
• Lin Yuan sent Qing Lin's dependents to deliver information to Yun Shan while Xiao Yi Xian absorbed energy and poison in seclusion at the Poison Sect headquarters.
• Xiao Yi Xian broke through to Dou Sect, completed the Woeful Poison Body, and ordered the Poison Sect to prepare for war and sweep Heavenly Poison City flat.
• Lin Yuan spent ten days refining more than twenty fifth- and sixth-grade pills, then swallowed an Azure Origin Pill and cultivated before deciding to go to Jia Ma Holy City.
• Lin Yuan tested whether his dragon aura could let him pass through Queen Medusa's space barrier, then gave her pills for herself and Little Cai to help with their soul problems.
• Lin Yuan left the Alchemy Hall with Queen Medusa, and the Sea Heart Flame remained behind with new fluctuations from the Flame Mantra.

Lin Yuan brought Qing Lin to Jia Ma Holy City and reunited with Hai Bodong and Mitel Tengshan, revealing his Tian Shu Star Lord identity and offering the Mittel Family a chance to join his organization. The chapter ended with Lin Yuan asking about the imperial capital and the famed genius Yan Xiao.

• Lin Yuan praised Qing Lin’s progress with her shadow clone and learned that it could communicate with her dependents, potentially extending the Sky Dome Network’s range.
• Qing Lin asked Lin Yuan to revisit the courtyard in Shimo City where they had first lived together, and they traveled to Jia Ma Holy City the next day.
• Jia Bi reported that Yan Xiao was actually Xiao Yan, and Mitel Tengshan ordered the Mittel Family to build ties with him and the Xiao Clan.
• Hai Bodong and Mitel Tengshan welcomed Lin Yuan and were shocked to sense that he had reached Five-Star Dou Huang.
• Lin Yuan gave Hai Bodong the Revival Purple Pill, revealed that Xu An was a false name and introduced himself as Tian Shu Star Lord, then offered the Mittel Family a chance to become an affiliate.
• Lin Yuan showed Hai Bodong and Mitel Tengshan his true young face and asked them about the imperial capital, especially Yan Xiao.

Lin Yuan met with Mitel Tengshan, then used a heavenly-flame resonance to reunite with Xiao Yan and Elder Yao at the Mitel Family Residence. He warned Elder Yao that he had found traces of the people hunting him.

• Lin Yuan gave Mitel Tengshan a top-grade Emperor's Extreme Pill and urged him to consider becoming Lin Yuan's subordinate.
• Lin Yuan sent Qing Lin to practice a soul secret technique and prepared to meet Xiao Yan and Elder Yao after sensing Xiao Yan would attend the banquet.
• Ya Fei persuaded Xiao Yan to accompany her to the banquet, where he defeated Mu Zhan after Mu Zhan insulted her and challenged him.
• Xiao Yan followed the heavenly-flame resonance to the back mountain, where Lin Yuan greeted him and Elder Yao and revealed that he was now called Tian Shu.
• Lin Yuan and Elder Yao discussed their cultivation and Xiao Yan's progress before Lin Yuan warned that he had found traces of those seeking Elder Yao.

Lin Yuan warned Elder Yao that the Hall of Souls had agents near the Jia Ma Empire and negotiated a deal to help restore his elder’s body. They agreed that Lin Yuan would draw Yun Shan away from Xiao Yan’s Three-Year Agreement, leaving Xiao Yan to face the Cloud Mist Sect with less risk of exposing Elder Yao.

• Lin Yuan showed Elder Yao evidence of Hall of Souls Soul Envoys near Ghost Suppressing Pass, prompting Elder Yao to worry that acting at the Three-Year Agreement could reveal his identity.
• Lin Yuan asked Elder Yao for a method to restore his elder’s physical body, and Elder Yao offered his body-refining technique in exchange for Lin Yuan’s help and use of the Green Lotus Core Flame.
• Lin Yuan proposed drawing Yun Shan away from the Cloud Mist Sect on the day of Xiao Yan’s appointment, and Elder Yao agreed to the revised plan.
• Lin Yuan warned Xiao Yan to keep his identity and Heavenly Flame hidden from Gu He, then arranged for the imperial family and Mittel Family to help conceal the truth.
• Lin Yuan declined to compete in the Alchemy Convention and challenged Xiao Yan to face him at the Central Plains Pill Gathering eight years later.

Lin Yuan completed his arrangements with Xiao Yan, Ling Ying, and the Mittel Family while Qing Lin mastered the Soul Solidification Robe. The chapter ended with Lin Yuan anticipating that Qing Lin’s enhanced shadow clone could help him seize the Xiao Clan Ancient Jade from afar.

• Xiao Yan accepted Lin Yuan’s challenge to meet again at the Central Plains Pill Gathering in eight years, and Elder Yao took him back toward Jia Ma Imperial City.
• Lin Yuan met Ling Ying, offered him a Sect Breaking Pill through a trading arrangement, and considered Gu Xun'er as a possible member of the Seven Stars.
• Xiao Yan asked Elder Yao whether Tian Shu could be trusted, and Elder Yao advised him to prepare for himself and focus on the Alchemist Grand Meeting.
• Mitel Tengshan decided to become Lin Yuan’s subordinate, while Hai Bodong took a Revival Purple Pill and regained his peak cultivation.
• Qing Lin successfully used the Soul Solidification Robe to strengthen her shadow clone, and Lin Yuan planned to use it to target the Xiao Clan Ancient Jade remotely.

Lin Yuan replenished Qing Lin’s Soul Power and considered how to develop a third combat-enhancing secret technique, while Nalan Yanran reached Four-Star Great Dou Master and prepared for the Three-Year Agreement. Lin Yuan then contacted Yun Shan, revealed the dangerous forces surrounding Xiao Yan, and left Yun Shan alarmed by the threats facing the Misty Cloud Sect.

• Lin Yuan gave Qing Lin Soul Essence Pills to restore her Soul Power, then explained that his research had produced a useful recovery medicine but not true Soul Origin.
• Lin Yuan decided he needed a Hall of Souls Protector’s advanced techniques to develop Spirit Origin Transformation and complete his Three Origins Unified Transformation.
• Nalan Yanran reached Four-Star Great Dou Master, and Yun Shan sent her down the mountain to rest before the Three-Year Agreement.
• Gu He invited Nalan Yanran to attend the Alchemist Grand Meeting with Liu Ling, and she agreed.
• Lin Yuan used Qing Lin’s Sky Dome Network to contact Yun Shan and reported that he could remove Yun Shan’s Soul Restriction, that Yan Xiao was Xiao Yan, and that Xiao Yan’s teacher was Venerable Yao.
• Lin Yuan revealed that Xiao Xun’er was the daughter of a powerful Dou Saint, leaving Yun Shan worried that the Misty Cloud Sect had become entangled with the Hall of Souls, a Dou Saint, and other powerful forces.

Lin Yuan and Yun Shan devised a plan to evade the Hall of Souls’ schemes against the Xiao Clan and Venerable Yao, while Yun Shan prepared to weaken the Misty Cloud Sect through a staged death and a coming purge. Lin Yuan then briefed Qing Lin on his broader plans, arranged surveillance and underground routes, and secured the Mittel Family’s submission before giving Mitel Tengshan and Hai Bodong cultivation techniques.

• Lin Yuan learned from Yun Shan that Protector Wu planned an interception three days before the Three-Year Agreement and intended to target Venerable Yao during it.
• Lin Yuan advised Yun Shan to assist with the interception but avoid the Xiao Clan’s purge and the attempt on Venerable Yao, then feign death after Lin Yuan removed his soul restriction.
• Yun Shan ordered Yun Leng to invite guests to witness the Three-Year Agreement, then decided that the Misty Cloud Sect’s coming purge would begin with Yun Leng.
• Lin Yuan told Qing Lin his plans involving the ancient jade, the Xiao Clan, the Hall of Souls, and the Misty Cloud Sect, and tasked her with arranging scouts, hidden passages, and informants around Wu Tan City.
• Mitel Tengshan pledged the Mittel Family to Lin Yuan, and Hai Bodong also accepted a soul restriction; Lin Yuan gave them each a Di tier low-grade technique and ordered them to expand the family and gather resources.

Lin Yuan took Qing Lin out to enjoy Jia Ma Holy City's Alchemist Grand Meeting preparations, but they soon watched Xiao Yan encounter Nalan Yanran on the street. As the two approached each other, Elder Yao began discussing a possible trade with Lin Yuan.

• Lin Yuan and Qing Lin strolled through the crowded city, and Lin Yuan used his Soul Secret Technique to clear a path through the crowd.
• Lin Yuan sensed Xiao Yan nearby and led Qing Lin toward the northwest to watch the encounter, while Elder Yao told Xiao Yan about the ownerless Three Thousand Burning Flame at the Pill Tower.
• Xiao Yan spotted Nalan Yanran, struggled to contain his anger, learned from Elder Yao that she had reached Four-Star Great Dou Master, and steadied himself by focusing on his Azure Origin Spirit Casting Pill.
• Nalan Yanran noticed Xiao Yan and walked toward him after someone recognized him as Yan Xiao, while Lin Yuan and Qing Lin watched from a pavilion.
• Elder Yao appeared beside Lin Yuan and Qing Lin, agreed not to probe Qing Lin's secrets, and proposed trading pill formulas for Lin Yuan's medicinal ingredients.

Xiao Yan met Nalan Yanran and Liu Ling before heading to the Alchemist Guild, while Lin Yuan traded with Elder Yao and learned that Yun Shan planned to remove Yun Leng. Lin Yuan killed Yun Leng, Yun Du, and Yun Sha, captured their souls, and set out to deliver a gift to the Misty Cloud Sect.

• Jia Teng introduced Yan Xiao to Nalan Yanran and Liu Ling, and Liu Ling challenged Yan Xiao after Nalan Yanran asked where he was from.
• Yan Xiao left for the Alchemist Guild, while Liu Ling vowed to defeat him at the Alchemy Convention and Nalan Yanran grew more curious about him.
• Lin Yuan exchanged medicinal ingredients with Elder Yao for alchemy guidance and two sixth-grade pill formulas, then received the body-refinement scroll and learned about the Misty Cloud Sect’s plans for the Three-Year Agreement.
• Lin Yuan told Xiao Yan that the Misty Cloud Sect intended to use the Three-Year Agreement to display its power and arranged Mittel Family support for him.
• After Yun Shan contacted Lin Yuan, Lin Yuan flew northwest and killed Yun Leng, Yun Du, and Yun Sha, then sealed their souls in a black box.

Yun Shan concealed his plan to break away from the Hall of Souls while warning Lin Yuan that Protector Wu had moved their operation up by a day. Lin Yuan prepared a remote operation targeting the Xiao Clan Ancient Jade, while Xiao Yan’s pill refinement failed and Elder Yao began demonstrating a Sixth-Grade Pill.

• Yun Shan received the heads of Yun Leng, Yun Du, and Yun Sha, assigned Yun Ming to take over the Great Elder’s duties, and agreed to intercept someone for Protector Wu three days later.
• Yun Shan secretly informed Lin Yuan that Protector Wu had advanced the interception by one day, while Lin Yuan learned that the queen had reached the planned location and sent clones toward Wu Tan City.
• Qing Lin flew toward the operation’s intermediate location to maintain communications, and Lin Yuan tested the Sky Dome Network’s message route before refining his plan with information from the Mitel Family’s archives.
• Xiao Yan’s Azure Origin Spirit Casting Pill refinement failed when his worn medicinal cauldron cracked, and Elder Yao began refining a Sixth-Grade Pill to teach him.
• Lin Yuan completed the main and backup plans for seizing the Xiao Clan Ancient Jade and waited for Yun Shan’s news before beginning the operation.

As Xiao Yan entered the Alchemist Grand Meeting, Lin Yuan met him at the venue while monitoring Yun Shan and Protector Wu’s operation against the Xiao Clan. The meeting began as Lin Yuan secretly deployed his forces, and Queen Medusa moved into position as the operation approached Wu Tan City.

• Xiao Yan prepared for the Alchemist Grand Meeting while Yun Shan left the Misty Cloud Sect with Protector Wu for Wu Tan City.
• Lin Yuan ordered Qing Lin to place all departments on first-level readiness, then went with Hai Bodong to the meeting, where Hai Bodong met Fama and Jia Xingtian.
• Lin Yuan met Xiao Yan, reassured him that their plan was progressing, and secretly sent him onto the central platform, where Xiao Yan used Wind Element energy to descend through the air.
• Fama and Jia Xingtian questioned Hai Bodong about Lin Yuan, while five soul envoys gathered and awaited Protector Wu’s orders.
• Lin Yuan used the Sky Dome Network to track Yun Shan and the soul envoys, sent Clone Number Two toward the underground base, and issued surveillance and deployment orders.
• Queen Medusa swallowed a Qi-Changing Pill and moved toward District 23 as Lin Yuan’s forces began carrying out his orders.

As the Alchemy Convention continued, Lin Yuan tracked the Soul Palace’s plan to attack the Xiao Clan and secretly seized the Tou She Ancient God Jade from Xiao Lie. The assault was underway around Wu Tan City as Lin Yuan’s forces prepared to intercept the Soul Palace and Yun Shan.

• Queen Medusa used a Breath Altering Pill to disguise her aura while the Alchemy Convention’s first round ended with Xiao Yan among the top performers and a gray-robed contestant from the Chu Yun Empire drawing attention.
• Lin Yuan received reports of Yun Shan and Protector Wu’s movements, then ordered Queen Medusa, his clones, and Qing Lin’s dependents to prepare for the Soul Palace’s attack on the Xiao Clan.
• Protector Wu lured an Ancient Clan guard away from the Xiao Clan and fought him, while Yun Shan moved to seal off the area near Wu Tan City.
• Lin Yuan’s clone hypnotized Xiao Lie, learned that the ancient jade was buried beneath Xiao Lie’s bed, and retrieved it from its hidden box.
• Lin Yuan’s clone returned to Xiao Lie’s study, thanked him, and destroyed his body as Lin Yuan kept the operation underway from the Alchemy Convention.

Lin Yuan secured the Tou She Ancient God Jade and coordinated the withdrawal of his forces while the Hall of Souls attacked the Xiao Clan. After the Alchemy Convention’s second round ended, he headed to meet Queen Medusa and Yun Shan, while Gu Xun’er learned that the Xiao Clan had suffered a major change and ordered an investigation.

• Lin Yuan confirmed his allies’ positions, ordered his Soul Envoy Clone to stage the scene and escape through the underground passage, and had his subordinates erase the route.
• The Soul Envoy Clone escaped as Hall of Souls envoys arrived to raid the Xiao Clan, while Protector Wu battled an Ancient Clan Dou Sect and Yun Shan fought Queen Medusa under their planned cover story.
• Xiao Yan completed his pill ahead of the gray-robed Chu Yun Empire alchemist, earned the crowd’s cheers, and advanced with close to one hundred participants when the assessment ended.
• Lin Yuan left the venue for the Magical Beast Mountain Range, while Protector Wu defeated the Ancient Clan Dou Sect, captured Xiao Zhan and others, and departed with the green jade stones taken from the Xiao Clan.
• Gu Xun’er discovered that Ling Yue, Ling Tong, and Ling Lan’s soul imprints had vanished, ordered an investigation, and told her subordinate not to inform Xiao Yan before the Three-Year Agreement ended.

Lin Yuan removed the Hall of Souls’ restriction from Yun Shan’s soul, then demanded that Yun Shan sleep for ten years to keep Lin Yuan’s secrets safe. Yun Shan agreed, and Lin Yuan proposed using a Body and Soul Separation Technique and having Yun Shan fake his death by destroying his original body.

• Lin Yuan met Yun Shan and Queen Medusa in the valley, confirmed he was the alchemist, and gave Yun Shan a Soul Cleansing Pill.
• Yun Shan swallowed the pill, purged the Hall of Souls’ restriction from his soul, and thanked Lin Yuan for keeping his promise.
• Lin Yuan asked Yun Shan to sleep for ten years, warning that refusal would make them enemies and endanger the Misty Cloud Sect.
• After weighing their past cooperation and the promised future rewards, Yun Shan agreed to Lin Yuan’s transaction.
• Lin Yuan recommended the Body and Soul Separation Technique and proposed that Yun Shan destroy his original body to fake his death and evade the Hall of Souls.

Lin Yuan arranged Yun Shan’s staged self-destruction, sealed his injured soul, and promised to protect the Misty Cloud Sect and look after Yun Yun. After meeting his clones, Lin Yuan secured the Tou She Ancient God Jade and planned to remove Yun Shan’s remaining safeguards before heading to Jia Ma Holy City with Queen Medusa.

• Lin Yuan and Yun Shan planned a convincing self-destruction that would spare Yun Shan’s soul, then staged the explosion in the Magical Beast Mountain Range.
• Yun Shan told Lin Yuan about his backup measures and asked him to preserve the Misty Cloud Sect’s lineage and care for Yun Yun; Lin Yuan agreed and sealed Yun Shan’s soul in a rune-covered box.
• Queen Medusa teased Lin Yuan about persuading Yun Shan to cooperate, and Lin Yuan explained how Yun Shan’s responsibilities and lack of information had constrained his choices.
• In Jia Ma Holy City, Xiao Yan recovered after the Alchemy Convention, and Elder Yao warned him that his gray-robed opponent was an older Fifth Grade Alchemist disguised as a youth.
• Lin Yuan met his clones, examined the Tou She Ancient God Jade, and told Queen Medusa he intended to stop others from gathering the remaining pieces and opening the Ancient Emperor’s Cave Dwelling.
• After discussing Zi Yan and Little Cai and sharing a quiet moment with Queen Medusa, Lin Yuan planned to deal with Yun Shan’s safeguards and invited her to visit the grand gathering in Jia Ma Holy City.