Recaps

Dan Chen and Old Man Qinghua each produced Tier 8 medicinal pills, with Qinghua’s pill summoning three-colored Pill Lightning. Cao Ying then finished her own pill and released a massive burst of energy from her cauldron, while Lu Yunxiao continued refining.

• Dan Chen’s Tier 8 pill summoned a two-colored Thunder Cloud, impressing the crowd and drawing praise from Tian Leizi and Xuan Kongzi.
• Old Man Qinghua opened his cauldron and produced a Tier 8 pill that summoned three-colored Pill Lightning.
• Cao Ying told Lu Yunxiao she had finished, then prepared to reveal her own alchemy results.
• Cao Ying opened her cauldron, sending a light pillar skyward as the energy inside shattered nearby Stone Platforms.

Cao Ying refined a Tier 8 Medicinal Pill that produced Four-Colored Pill Lightning, falling just short of five colors because she lacked the strength. Lu Yunxiao comforted her and reassured her that he would back her up as she worried about competing with the Soul Hall alchemist.

• Cao Ying's Tier 8 Medicinal Pill summoned a Thunder Cloud that developed four colors, while its faint purple glow failed to become true Five-Colored Pill Lightning.
• Xuan Kongzi recognized that Cao Ying's cultivation had prevented her from reaching five colors and resolved to help improve her cultivation.
• Cao Ying lamented falling just short, but Lu Yunxiao comforted her and pointed out the crowd's excitement over her achievement.
• Cao Ying worried that her pill would not match the Soul Hall alchemist's, and Lu Yunxiao calmly promised to back her up.
• Cao Ying playfully demanded that Lu Yunxiao reveal what medicinal pill he was refining.

Cao Ying refined a Tier 8 pill with nearly Five-Colored Pill Lightning, but Gu Ying surpassed her by producing Seven-Colored Pill Lightning. The gray-clothed man then revealed himself as Soul Clan's Soul Capital and challenged the Pill Gathering’s leaders.

• Lu Yunxiao teased Cao Ying about taking her Pill Lightning, but she refused his help and relied on her own trump cards.
• Gu Ying unleashed Four-Colored Pill Lightning, which developed into a Seven-Colored Thunder Cloud that overshadowed the others.
• Gu Xun'er declared her confidence in Lu Yunxiao, while Elder Tongxuan lamented how openly she favored him.
• The gray-clothed man mocked Xuan Kongzi and Gu Ying, then released a powerful pillar of light and claimed he would win the championship.
• Gu Ying recognized the gray-clothed man as Soul Clan's Soul Capital.

Hun Du revealed that he belonged to the Soul Clan, then refined a pill that produced Eight-Colored Pill Lightning and surpassed Gu Ying’s result. The Pill Tower’s leaders chose not to intervene, leaving Hun Du poised to claim the Pill Gathering championship.

• Hun Du’s identity as a member of the Soul Clan shocked Xuan Kongzi, Xuan Yi, and the Pill Tower elders, but they decided they had no legitimate grounds to disqualify him.
• Gu Ying recognized Hun Du as a formidable opponent trained by Hun Xuzi and doubted he could defeat him.
• Gu Xun’er remained confident that Lu Yunxiao would not lose despite Hun Du’s identity and skill.
• Hun Du’s pill lightning advanced from five colors to six and seven, matching Gu Ying’s achievement.
• Hun Du’s pill lightning gained an eighth color, showing that his alchemy had surpassed Gu Ying’s.

Soul Capital refined a Tier 8 Medicinal Pill with Eight-Colored Pill Lightning and revealed that he belonged to the Soul Hall, humiliating the Pill Tower and claiming the championship was his. With the crowd looking to Lu Yunxiao as their last hope, Soul Capital mocked him, and Lu Yunxiao calmly challenged his confidence.

• Soul Capital's Eight-Colored Pill Lightning left the Pill Tower elders, including Xuan Kongzi, shocked and furious, while Xuan Yi urged Xuan Kongzi not to attack him.
• Cao Ying realized the gap between her alchemy and Soul Capital's was immense and began to doubt she could defeat him.
• Soul Capital laughed and revealed he was from the Soul Hall, drawing shocked reactions from the crowd and anger from Cao Ying and Dan Chen.
• Cao Ying called to Lu Yunxiao with hope, and Soul Capital mocked him for not having opened his cauldron yet.
• Lu Yunxiao opened his eyes and questioned whether Soul Capital's Eight-Colored Pill Lightning justified his arrogance; Soul Capital sneered and challenged him to refine a pill that surpassed it.

Lu Yunxiao revealed the medicinal pill he had refined, whose power eclipsed Soul Capital’s Eight-Colored Pill Lightning and devastated the plaza. The chapter ended with Black Demonic Lightning gathering overhead, leaving the spectators and rival alchemists stunned.

• Lu Yunxiao dismissed Soul Capital’s Eight-Colored Pill Lightning and declared that he would show everyone a truly high-grade medicinal pill.
• Lu Yunxiao opened the Purple Abyss Cauldron, releasing a pillar of light and a shockwave that destroyed nearby Stone Platforms and ruined Song Qing’s pill.
• Lu Yunxiao’s jade-green pillar of light tore apart the existing Thunder Clouds as profound black clouds gathered overhead.
• The black clouds made Soul Capital’s and Gu Ying’s pill lightning retreat, and both alchemists recognized the phenomenon as Black Demonic Lightning.
• Xuan Kongzi and the other judges marveled at Lu Yunxiao’s achievement.

Lu Yunxiao refined a Ninth-Grade Medicinal Pill, but its Black Demonic Lightning threatened to turn his achievement into failure. As the first bolt descended toward the Purple Abyss Cauldron, Lu Yunxiao prepared to face it while the onlookers watched anxiously.

• Xuan Yi and Xuan Kongzi marveled at Lu Yunxiao's Ninth-Grade alchemy, but Tian Leizi warned that Black Demonic Lightning still posed a deadly threat.
• Elder Tongxuan praised Gu Xun'er's choice of Lu Yunxiao, while she expressed confidence that he could handle the lightning.
• Soul Capital realized the Pill Gathering rules required Lu Yunxiao to withstand the lightning himself and taunted him.
• Lu Yunxiao calmly answered Soul Capital and sensed the destructive power gathering in the black clouds.
• A circular opening formed in the clouds, and a black bolt of lightning shot toward the Purple Abyss Cauldron as Cao Ying stared at Lu Yunxiao in astonishment.

Lu Yunxiao sent a Dou Sheng Puppet to withstand the Black Demonic Lightning from his Ninth-Grade Medicinal Pill, stunning the gathered experts. With the pill lightning checked and his victory at the Pill Gathering all but assured, Cao Ying and Gu Xun'er watched him with admiration.

• Lu Yunxiao summoned a puppet from his Storage Ring, and it struck the Black Demonic Lightning head-on, triggering a storm that shattered the space around them.
• Soul Capital accused Lu Yunxiao of calling in outside help, but Lu Yunxiao revealed that the figure was his puppet.
• Elder Tongxuan and Xuan Kongzi confirmed that the figure was a puppet with no Dou Qi, while Xuan Kongzi rebuked Soul Capital.
• Gu Ying and Gu Xun'er admired Lu Yunxiao as the crowd recognized the puppet's strength and anticipated Lu Yunxiao's well-earned Pill Gathering victory.

Lu Yunxiao subdued the escaping peak Ninth-Grade Treasure Pill after his puppet blocked the Black Demonic Lightning, humiliating Hun Du’s pill achievement. Xuan Kongzi called for the contestants to present their pills, revealing the surviving Tier 7 and Tier 8 medicinal pills.

• Lu Yunxiao caught the pill that escaped from the exploding Fire Dragon and subdued it into an emerald medicinal pill.
• Lu Yunxiao taunted Hun Du, who glared at him with killing intent, while Lu Yunxiao considered preventing the Soul Clan member from leaving.
• Xuan Kongzi announced that the contestants should present their medicinal pills now that the pill lightning had dispersed.
• The contestants displayed their pills, and Song Qing bitterly watched after his own pill had been destroyed.
• The audience saw the five Tier 8 pills’ spirit forms, including Dan Chen’s rabbit, Old Man Qinghua’s wolf, and Cao Ying’s tiger.

Lu Yunxiao’s Ninth-Grade Treasure Pill overwhelmed the other pills, earning him the Pill Gathering championship and a place among the candidates for a future Pill Tower giant. He received the promised ancient Soul Cultivation Method while Hun Du resolved to have the Soul Clan kill him.

• Lu Yunxiao’s pill manifested as a Five-Clawed Golden Dragon and suppressed the other competitors’ pills.
• Xuan Kongzi declared Lu Yunxiao the Pill Gathering champion, and the crowd erupted in cheers.
• Hun Du resented Lu Yunxiao’s victory and decided the Soul Clan should eliminate him.
• Xuan Kongzi told Lu Yunxiao that he had become a candidate for a future Pill Tower giant.
• Xuan Kongzi awarded Lu Yunxiao the ancient Soul Cultivation Method promised to the champion.

Lu Yunxiao won the Pill Gathering with the Nine-Revolutions Saint-Breaking Pill, which could help a Half-Saint break through to Dou Saint. Soul Emperor then arrived with members of the Soul Clan and invited Lu Yunxiao to the Soul Realm, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• Xuan Kongzi announced that the Pill Gathering’s top ten could enter the Star Domain in two days to subdue the Three Thousand Burning Flame.
• Lu Yunxiao revealed that his pill was the Nine-Revolutions Saint-Breaking Pill, capable of helping a Half-Saint reach the Dou Saint realm.
• Xuan Kongzi recognized the pill’s rarity, while Elder Tongxuan and others yearned for it but hesitated because of Lu Yunxiao’s Dou Sheng Puppet.
• Soul Emperor appeared with more than ten Soul Clan members, ignored Xuan Kongzi, and focused on Lu Yunxiao.
• Soul Emperor invited Lu Yunxiao to return with him to the Soul Realm, and the atmosphere turned tense.

Soul Emperor tried to take Lu Yunxiao to the Soul Clan, but Lu Yunxiao refused and Gu Yuan arrived to stop him. Gu Yuan and Lu Yunxiao reunited, while Yun Yun and the others joined Lu Yunxiao, ready to face Soul Emperor alongside him.

• Soul Emperor appeared at the Pill Tower and pressured Lu Yunxiao to come to the Soul Clan, but Lu Yunxiao refused.
• Soul Emperor said he would take Lu Yunxiao by force, and Gu Yuan emerged with more than ten figures to confront him.
• Gu Xun'er and Elder Tongxuan welcomed Gu Yuan, who recognized Lu Yunxiao and said he had grown up.
• Lu Yunxiao thanked Gu Yuan for saving him but explained that he had avoided the Gu Clan to protect the people close to him.
• Yun Yun and the other women arrived behind Lu Yunxiao and stood ready to face Soul Emperor with him.

Soul Emperor and Gu Yuan gathered their clans to fight over Lu Yunxiao, and Nihility Devouring Flame’s arrival tipped the confrontation toward the Soul Clan. Lu Yunxiao then spoke up against Nihility Devouring Flame’s dismissal, leaving the standoff poised to escalate.

• Soul Emperor faced Gu Yuan and insisted he would take Lu Yunxiao to pursue his goal of becoming an Emperor.
• Soul Emperor summoned more than thirty Soul Clan Dou Saints and their army, while Gu Yuan called in the Gu Clan’s experts and forces.
• Soul Emperor summoned Nihility Devouring Flame, whose Nine-Star Dou Saint strength made Gu Yuan’s position more dangerous.
• Nihility Devouring Flame taunted Gu Yuan and threatened the Gu Clan, while Gu Yuan recognized he could not hold back both him and Soul Emperor.
• Lu Yunxiao challenged the gathered enemies, and Nihility Devouring Flame sneered at his cultivation.

Lu Yunxiao confronted Soul Emperor and Nihility Devouring Flame, then summoned the clans he had subdued to demonstrate his strength. The Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan and Ancient Void Dragon Clan arrived with Huang Ling'er, whose Nine-Star Dou Saint strength revealed her as an Ancient Heavenly Phoenix.

• Lu Yunxiao provoked Nihility Devouring Flame by revealing that he knew about Tou She Ancient God and the Ancient Emperor's Legacy, intensifying the flame's intent to kill him.
• Lu Yunxiao told Gu Yuan that the Gu Clan did not need to intervene and declared that he had been waiting to face Soul Emperor again.
• Lu Yunxiao summoned Yao Ming and the Nine Nether Deep Ground Python Clan, who bowed and called him Master.
• Lu Yunxiao brought forth the Silver Dragon Barbarians and Red Phoenix Barbarians, revealing that he had subdued both northern clans.
• Lu Yunxiao summoned the Ancient Void Dragon Clan and Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan, whose powerful Dou Saint experts made Soul Emperor and Nihility Devouring Flame take them seriously.
• Soul Emperor identified Huang Ling'er as an Ancient Heavenly Phoenix after sensing her pure bloodline and Nine-Star Dou Saint strength.

Soul Emperor decided to seize Lu Yunxiao despite the arrival of Gu Yuan and the powerful Ancient Heavenly Phoenix Huang Ling'er. Huang Ling'er reunited with Lu Yunxiao, while Zi Yan and the rival beast clans gathered at the scene.

• Soul Emperor recognized Huang Ling'er as a Peak Nine-Star Dou Saint and resolved to take Lu Yunxiao before he grew stronger.
• Gu Yuan assessed Huang Ling'er’s strength and judged that Lu Yunxiao’s forces alone still could not match the Soul Clan.
• The Ancient Void Dragon Clan and Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan arrived together, trading hostile looks but holding back from fighting.
• Huang Ling'er greeted Lu Yunxiao as her master, and he praised her for taking control of the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan.
• Lu Yunxiao turned to Zi Yan, who silently watched him with an expectant, clingy expression.

Zi Yan reunited with Lu Yunxiao and faced Queen Medusa, who set aside their personal conflict to confront the Soul Clan. Lu Yunxiao revealed a powerful force of Dou Saints and summoned Gu Duhang, but Soul Emperor still refused to retreat until an unknown expert appeared and gave him an even greater sense of threat than Gu Yuan.

• Zi Yan reunited with Lu Yunxiao, then became embarrassed when she saw Queen Medusa, whose man she had taken for herself.
• Queen Medusa put aside her anger toward Zi Yan and joined her and Huang Ling'er in facing Soul Emperor and the Soul Clan.
• Soul Emperor rejected Lu Yunxiao's challenge, so Lu Yunxiao summoned thirteen Dou Saint Puppets to strengthen his side.
• Lu Yunxiao summoned Gu Duhang, a Seven-Star Dou Saint with an Innate Sword Bone, but Soul Emperor still claimed the opposition was not enough.
• An unknown white-robed expert appeared and threatened Soul Emperor more strongly than Gu Yuan had.

The Lord of Devouring arrived and revealed himself as Lu Yunxiao’s master, shifting the balance of power against the Soul Clan. Soul Emperor ordered his forces to withdraw, but Lu Yunxiao refused to let them leave unchallenged, and the Lord of Devouring challenged Soul Emperor to fight in the heavens.

• The Lord of Devouring declared his identity, and Gu Yuan realized Lu Yunxiao had the strength to face the Soul Clan without his help.
• The Lord of Devouring respectfully addressed Lu Yunxiao as his master, shocking Soul Emperor and the others.
• Soul Emperor ordered the Soul Clan to withdraw, judging that fighting Lu Yunxiao’s forces while Gu Yuan watched was too dangerous.
• Lu Yunxiao rejected Soul Emperor’s attempt to leave and signaled the Lord of Devouring to attack.
• The Lord of Devouring swallowed Soul Emperor’s palm strike with black holes and challenged him to battle in the heavens.

Lu Yunxiao’s allies engaged the Soul Clan’s forces in a massive battle above Holy Pill City while the Pill Tower evacuated the city’s residents and contestants. He sent Yun Yun, Queen Medusa, and Cao Ying to safety, leaving Zi Yan beside him as the battle continued.

• Soul Emperor and Lu Yunxiao began fighting high above the Pill Region, while the Pill Tower’s Grand Elder feared the battle would destroy Holy Pill City.
• Huang Ling’er dragged Nihility Devouring Flame into the sky, and the Northern Dragon King and Profound Puppet attacked the Four Demonic Saints of the Soul Clan.
• Gu Duhang fought Hun Yan, Soul Fiend, and Hun Xuzi at once, using the Black Dragon Sword to repel their attacks.
• Lu Yunxiao’s remaining allies chose opponents among the Soul Clan, and a great battle erupted across the sky.
• The Pill Tower opened the gates to the Pill Realm so its members and the contestants could escape Holy Pill City.
• Lu Yunxiao sent Yun Yun, Queen Medusa, and Cao Ying through a golden vortex, leaving Zi Yan beside him.

After the Pill Gathering championship, Lu Yunxiao received the Movement Character Secret, the Lightning Ancestral Talisman, and Azure Dragon King Qing Zhi. As Zi Yan joined the battle against the Soul Clan, the Lightning Ancestral Talisman fused with Lu Yunxiao and expanded his Inner World.

• Lu Yunxiao urged Zi Yan to join the battle, and she flew into the Dou Saint battlefield to attack a Soul Clan Four-Star Dou Sheng.
• The system rewarded Lu Yunxiao for winning the Pill Gathering championship with the Movement Character Secret, the Lightning Ancestral Talisman, and Azure Dragon King Qing Zhi.
• Lu Yunxiao claimed the rewards, began comprehending the Movement Character Secret, and unlocked the Lightning Element as the Lightning Ancestral Talisman fused with him.
• The Lightning Ancestral Talisman's fusion expanded Lu Yunxiao's Inner World, and Yun Yun and Queen Medusa sensed the change.

The Lightning Ancestral Talisman awakened Lu Yunxiao’s Lightning Element and granted him two new divine abilities, further strengthening his speed and survival skills. As the battle continued, Azure Dragon King Qing Zhi arrived and attacked the Soul Clan.

• Queen Medusa and Yun Yun concluded that whatever was expanding Lu Yunxiao’s Inner World would not harm him.
• The Lightning Ancestral Talisman awakened Lu Yunxiao’s Lightning Element, Lightning Heavenly Eye, and Wind-Lightning Dual Wings.
• Lu Yunxiao checked his information panel and suppressed an opportunity to break through because the battle was still underway.
• Azure Dragon King Qing Zhi charged into the battlefield and severely wounded Soul Fiend with a surprise attack.
• Qing Zhi introduced himself, leaving Gu Yuan and Zi Yan surprised by the unfamiliar dragon expert.

Qing Zhi joined the battle and attacked Soul Fiend, while Lu Yunxiao spoke privately with Gu Xun'er amid the fighting. He promised to ask for her hand in marriage after the battle and reassured her that he would never harm the Gu Clan.

• Qing Zhi challenged Soul Fiend for fighting Gu Duhang three against one and launched a fierce attack against him.
• Lord of Devouring recognized Qing Zhi as a descendant of Six Fingers while continuing to repel Soul Emperor's attacks.
• Gu Xun'er arrived beside Lu Yunxiao, and he told her to stay near him because the battlefield was dangerous.
• Gu Xun'er asked about Lu Yunxiao's forces and admitted Gu Yuan was curious too, but Lu Yunxiao said he could reveal his secrets only after she became his wife.
• Lu Yunxiao promised to visit the Gu Clan after the battle to ask for Gu Xun'er's hand and assured her he would never harm the clan.
• Gu Yuan watched Gu Xun'er favor Lu Yunxiao and lamented that his once-obedient daughter had become a leaky padded jacket.

Lu Yunxiao watched his allies gain the upper hand against the Soul Clan but warned Gu Xun'er that Soul Emperor still had hidden cards. Elsewhere, Zi Yan sent a Soul Hall elder flying toward Lu Yunxiao, who met the threat with rising Sword Intent.

• Lu Yunxiao told Gu Xun'er not to relax despite his side’s advantage, saying the Soul Clan and Soul Emperor were still hiding something.
• The Lord of Devouring pressured Soul Emperor, Huang Ling'er overwhelmed Nihility Devouring Flame, and Lu Yunxiao’s allies pushed back the Soul Clan’s other fighters.
• Zi Yan defeated the Soul Hall Vice Hall Master and Third Hall Master, then accidentally sent the Third Hall Master’s ally flying toward Lu Yunxiao.
• The injured elder lunged at Lu Yunxiao, while Zi Yan and Gu Xun'er shouted warnings.
• Lu Yunxiao looked at the attacker with mockery as his Sword Intent soared.

Lu Yunxiao used the Grass Character Sword Art to kill a Three-Star Dou Sheng in a single strike, stunning everyone in the Star Realm. The Soul Emperor grew wary of Lu Yunxiao’s growing power, while Lu Yunxiao remained confident in his sword art.

• Lu Yunxiao formed a blade of grass from Wood Element and unleashed the Grass Character Sword Art at the Soul Clan elder who had targeted him.
• Lu Yunxiao’s sword strike split the Star Realm’s sky and reduced the Three-Star Dou Sheng to ashes.
• Gu Yuan, Gu Duhang, Gu Xun'er, the Soul Emperor, and the Pill Tower people reacted with shock as Lu Yunxiao named the sword art.
• The Soul Emperor realized Lu Yunxiao could become a threat beyond his control and felt urgency to stop his growth.
• Lu Yunxiao dismissed the praise and considered how confidently the Grass Character Sword Art could face even a Six-Star Dou Sheng.

After Lu Yunxiao killed a Three-Star Dou Sheng while still a Nine Revolutions Dou Zun, Gu Xun'er celebrated his unprecedented feat. The system rewarded him with powerful sword arts and treasures, and he considered using the Path-Melding Stone to create a life-bound artifact of his own.

• Gu Xun'er praised Lu Yunxiao for slaying a Three-Star Dou Sheng across realms and said such a feat had almost never happened.
• Lu Yunxiao explained why his exceptional treasures, cultivation, techniques, and physique had made the victory possible.
• The system awarded Lu Yunxiao Mystic Yellow Mother Qi Root, the Seventy-Two Earth Fiend Arts—Sword Art, Fenjì, the Pacifying Chaos Art, and the Path-Melding Stone.
• Lu Yunxiao considered the rewards and imagined fusing Fenjì, the Demon Suppressing Sword, and other materials with the Path-Melding Stone.
• Lu Yunxiao realized the Path-Melding Stone could help him create a life-bound artifact that truly belonged to him.

As the battle between Lu Yunxiao’s allies and the Soul Clan raged at the Pill Tower, Lu Yunxiao considered forging his own life-bound weapon and Gu Yuan accepted that he would not return to the Gu Clan. The fighting devastated Holy Pill City, leaving the Pill Tower’s leaders furious at both the Soul Clan and Lu Yunxiao for making their headquarters a battlefield.

• Lu Yunxiao decided that, with the Path-Melding Stone and his other rare materials, he could forge his life-bound weapon after reaching the Dou Saint realm and reforge weapons for Gu Xun'er and the others.
• Lu Yunxiao teased Gu Xun'er about the happy thought on his mind, while Gu Yuan felt reassured by their closeness and gave up the idea of bringing Lu Yunxiao back to the Gu Clan.
• Lu Yunxiao’s allied forces and the Soul Clan fought with dozens of Dou Saints above Holy Pill City, while Gu Yuan and Lu Yunxiao shielded those under their protection.
• The battle’s stray attacks destroyed much of Holy Pill City and killed many people, while the Pill Tower’s leaders watched from behind the defensive formation.
• Xuan Kongzi, Tian Leizi, and Xuan Yi blamed the devastation on the Soul Clan and Lu Yunxiao, and Xuan Kongzi vowed to demand an explanation from him.