Chapter Summaries

Gu Yuan recognized the Moon Worship Sect Master as a Half-Emperor while Huang Ling'er and Lord of Devouring cornered Nihility Devouring Flame. Nihility Devouring Flame triggered the Soul Clan experts he controlled to self-destruct, leaving Huang Ling'er and Lord of Devouring struggling against the explosions as Lu Yunxiao formed an idea.

• Gu Yuan recognized the Moon Worship Sect Master as a Half-Emperor and realized the continent's power balance was about to change.
• Huang Ling'er attacked Nihility Devouring Flame while Lord of Devouring joined her, and the two badly injured him.
• Nihility Devouring Flame controlled more than a dozen Soul Clan Dou Saints and ordered them to attack Huang Ling'er and Lord of Devouring.
• Lu Yunxiao explained that Nihility Devouring Flame had infiltrated the Soul Clan and controlled most of its experts.
• The controlled Dou Saints began self-destructing, reducing Holy Pill City to ash and forcing Huang Ling'er and Lord of Devouring to defend themselves against the shockwaves.
• Lu Yunxiao watched the explosions and suddenly came up with an idea.

Nihility Devouring Flame used the Soul Clan’s self-destructions to cover his escape, but Sect Master of Moon Worship tore through the energy storm and stopped Soul Emperor. As Moon Worship confronted Soul Emperor, Lu Yunxiao reflected on the power he still needed to reach.

• Lu Yunxiao realized Nihility Devouring Flame had made Soul Clan members self-destruct to hinder the Lord of Devouring and Huang Ling'er and escape.
• Gu Xun'er pointed out that the Lord of Devouring and Huang Ling'er could not leave the Pill Tower unprotected while the explosions continued.
• Sect Master of Moon Worship tore open the energy storm, exposed the wounded Soul Emperor, and blocked his escape.
• Lu Yunxiao thought about the limits of his strength and the power he could draw from the Demon Suppressing Sword, then resolved to keep growing stronger.
• Sect Master of Moon Worship told Soul Emperor that their fight was not finished and showed his eagerness to kill him.

Soul Emperor fought the Sect Master of Moon Worship, who overwhelmed him with the gap between their powers. To survive Moon Worship’s next attack, Soul Emperor sacrificed four Soul Clan elders by hurling them at him and detonating their unstable energy.

• Soul Emperor and the Sect Master of Moon Worship disagreed over whether love mattered, and Moon Worship attacked him with a massive hand seal.
• Soul Emperor countered with a frigid finger strike, but Moon Worship shattered it and blasted him back, leaving him bleeding.
• Moon Worship followed with a Five Elements Strike that threatened to cripple Soul Emperor.
• Soul Emperor seized Hun Shengtian and the other three elders, destabilized their energy, and hurled them at Moon Worship.
• Hun Shengtian and the other three elders detonated just as they reached Moon Worship, unleashing a massive explosion.

Soul Emperor and Nihility Devouring Flame escaped while Moon Worship and the others held back the destruction caused by the Soul Clan’s self-destruction. After the energy subsided, Holy Pill City lay in ruins, though most of its people had survived inside the Pill Tower’s small world.

• Hun Shengtian and three other Eight-Star Dou Shengs self-destructed, and Moon Worship shielded Lu Yunxiao and the Pill Tower from the blast.
• Soul Emperor and Nihility Devouring Flame used the chaos to escape, leaving the Soul Clan’s foundation destroyed and threatening to return.
• Lu Yunxiao answered Soul Emperor’s threats and declared that he would kill him if he returned.
• The destructive energy faded, revealing that Holy Pill City had been reduced to ashes except for the Pill Tower.
• Most of Holy Pill City’s people survived inside the Pill Tower’s small world, though some had died in the battle.

After Soul Emperor and Nihility Devouring Flame escaped, Lu Yunxiao decided to exploit their injuries by destroying the Soul Hall. Gu Yuan offered the Gu Clan’s help, leaving the alliance poised to begin the campaign.

• Huang Ling'er, Lord of Devouring, and Sect Master of Moon Worship lamented that Soul Emperor and Nihility Devouring Flame had escaped after Soul Clan experts self-destructed.
• Lu Yunxiao said the two fugitives were badly injured and ordered his forces to eliminate the Soul Hall while they recovered.
• Lu Yunxiao told Huang Ling'er to have her experts assist Yao Ming and the others in sweeping through the Soul Hall.
• Gu Yuan arrived with the Three Immortals of the Ancient Clan and offered the Gu Clan’s help in eradicating the Soul Hall.
• Gu Yuan greeted Huang Ling'er, Lord of Devouring, and Sect Master of Moon Worship, while Sect Master of Moon Worship showed little interest in him.

After Soul Emperor and Nihility Devouring Flame escaped, Lu Yunxiao arranged to join forces with the Gu Clan to eradicate the Soul Hall. The Pill Tower’s leaders and Lu Yunxiao’s companions gathered amid Holy Pill City’s ruins, where his casual account of the battle stunned the onlookers.

• Sect Master of Moon Worship apologized to Lu Yunxiao for letting Soul Emperor and Nihility Devouring Flame escape, but Lu Yunxiao told him not to blame himself and turned his attention to destroying the Soul Hall.
• Gu Yuan offered the Gu Clan’s help in wiping out the Soul Hall, and Lu Yunxiao accepted, strengthening their alliance.
• Gu Yuan welcomed Lu Yunxiao as family, while Lu Yunxiao and Gu Xun'er shared a tender look.
• Xuan Kongzi and the others emerged from the Pill Tower’s formation and mourned Holy Pill City’s destruction, though the Grand Elder noted that the Pill Tower’s people were safe.
• Zi Yan rushed to check whether Lu Yunxiao had injured himself with his sword strike, and he reassured her that defeating a Three-Star Dou Sheng had required no special effort.
• Gu Yuan, the Three Immortals of the Ancient Clan, and the Grand Elder of the Minor Pill Tower were left stunned by Lu Yunxiao’s claim, while Gu Xun'er praised him.

Lu Yunxiao reassured Zi Yan, introduced her to Gu Yuan, and praised her potential before Lord of Devouring recognized Qing Zhi as a descendant of Six-Fingered Sacred Dragon Emperor. The chapter ended with Lu Yunxiao explaining that Six-Fingered was a legendary powerhouse from another world whom Zi Yan had never heard of.

• Lu Yunxiao teased Zi Yan by pinching her cheek, then introduced her to Gu Yuan, who recognized her Supreme Dragon Phoenix Bloodline.
• Lu Yunxiao said Zi Yan could surpass the Dou Saint realm, prompting Gu Yuan to wonder whether Lu Yunxiao knew how to become a Dou Di.
• Lu Yunxiao summoned Qing Zhi, and Lord of Devouring recognized him as a descendant of Six-Fingered Sacred Dragon Emperor.
• Qing Zhi greeted Lord of Devouring, who praised his strength and said he had not disgraced Six-Fingered.
• Zi Yan asked about Six-Fingered, and Lu Yunxiao explained that he was a legendary expert from another world.

Lu Yunxiao assigned Qing Zhi to serve Zi Yan and met the Grand Elder of the Minor Pill Tower after the battle. He promised to rebuild Holy Pill City, but the Grand Elder assured him the Pill Tower was grateful for the defeat of the Soul Clan.

• Lu Yunxiao told Zi Yan he would explain the Six-Fingered Sacred Dragon Emperor later and ordered Qing Zhi to follow her.
• Zi Yan gloated at Huang Ling'er, but Lu Yunxiao warned her not to cause trouble.
• The Grand Elder of the Minor Pill Tower greeted Lu Yunxiao and praised his strength and alchemy.
• Lu Yunxiao apologized for Holy Pill City's destruction and promised to rebuild it quickly.
• The Grand Elder said defeating the Soul Hall and Soul Clan made the city's destruction worthwhile and thanked Lu Yunxiao and the saints.

After the battle destroyed Holy Pill City, Lu Yunxiao accepted responsibility and agreed that the Gu Clan would help rebuild it while his forces and Gu Yuan’s forces launched a campaign against the Soul Hall. He then reunited the Pill Tower Three Giants with their old friend Yao Chen, leaving them astonished at his return.

• Lu Yunxiao accepted responsibility for the damage to Holy Pill City, and Gu Yuan offered the Gu Clan’s help to rebuild it.
• Lu Yunxiao and his group settled in the Pill Tower as Huang Ling’er and Gu Yuan dispatched forces to eradicate the Soul Hall.
• Lu Yunxiao apologized to Xuan Kongzi, Xuan Yi, and the third elder for concealing his identity.
• Xuan Kongzi asked Lu Yunxiao not to hurt Cao Ying, and Lu Yunxiao promised to protect her.
• Lu Yunxiao summoned Yao Chen, and the Pill Tower Three Giants recognized their old friend in shock.

Yao Chen reunited with Xuan Kongzi, Tian Leizi, and Xuan Yi after returning from the dead, and explained how Lu Yunxiao had helped him. He revealed that he had reached One-Star Dou Sheng, while the others learned Lu Yunxiao had kept him out of the recent battle to protect him and preserve his value as a Rank 9 Alchemist.

• Yao Chen greeted Xuan Kongzi, Tian Leizi, and Xuan Yi, then recounted how Soul Hall and Han Feng had harmed him and how Lu Yunxiao had brought him back to life.
• Xuan Yi learned that Han Feng was already dead and that Yao Chen had dealt with his traitorous disciple himself.
• Yao Chen declared his loyalty to Lu Yunxiao and revealed that he had reached the early stage of One-Star Dou Sheng thanks to a Dou Sheng Skeleton Lu Yunxiao had found for him.
• Xuan Kongzi and Yao Chen joked about why Yao Chen had not joined the battle, and Xuan Kongzi suggested he had been too weak to contribute.
• Lu Yunxiao smiled as he noted that Yao Chen was more valuable as a Rank 9 Alchemist than as a fighter, so he had kept him out of danger.

After the allied forces destroyed the Soul Hall’s branches across the Central Continent, Lu Yunxiao prepared to enter the Star Domain and subdue the Three Thousand Burning Flame. Zi Yan placed a Dragon Seal on his palm, then warned him that the seal could turn against him if he failed.

• The allied forces wiped out the Soul Hall’s branch halls and Three Halls of Heaven, Earth, and Man across the Central Continent, then continued searching other regions.
• Lu Yunxiao told Gu Xun'er he would bring out the Three Thousand Burning Flame for her and assured her he would be safe.
• Lu Yunxiao asked Zi Yan to draw a Dragon Seal on his palm to make subduing the Three Thousand Burning Flame easier.
• Zi Yan used Ancient Void Dragon blood essence to form the Dragon Seal on Lu Yunxiao’s palm.
• Zi Yan warned Lu Yunxiao that the Dragon Seal was reciprocal and could control him if he failed, alarming Yun Yun and the other women.

Lu Yunxiao reassured Zi Yan and the others that he could safely subdue the Three Thousand Burning Flame, then prepared to enter the Star Domain with the Pill Tower’s top contestants. Before they departed, Cao Ying invited herself to visit his Cloud Sect, while privately wondering whether she was worthy of him.

• Lu Yunxiao sensed the Dragon-Phoenix aura in Zi Yan’s blood essence and realized she had used it to make a powerful Dragon Seal for him.
• Xuan Kongzi summoned the top contestants outside the Pill Tower to enter the Star Domain, where Lu Yunxiao stood at the front with Cao Ying beside him.
• Cao Ying congratulated Lu Yunxiao on his growing fame, and he dismissed it as incidental to securing a firm foothold on the continent.
• Lu Yunxiao told Cao Ying he would leave the Pill Region after subduing the Three Thousand Burning Flame and invited her to visit his Cloud Sect.
• Cao Ying accepted the invitation but privately doubted that she could measure up to Lu Yunxiao and the women around him.

Cao Ying doubted whether she was worthy of Lu Yunxiao, while he considered their complicated relationship and decided to let it unfold naturally. Lu Yunxiao and the others entered the Star Domain, where Venerable Xuan Yi warned them to stay together as they searched for Three Thousand Burning Flame.

• Cao Ying felt inferior to Zi Yan and Gu Xun'er and questioned whether she was worthy of confessing her love to Lu Yunxiao.
• Lu Yunxiao considered his existing family and his uncertainty about Cao Ying's feelings, then decided their friendship was pleasant as it was.
• Xuan Kongzi and the other two opened a spatial gate, and Venerable Xuan Yi announced that she would lead the group into the Star Domain.
• Venerable Xuan Yi entered the gate first, followed by Lu Yunxiao and the other nine people.
• Lu Yunxiao sensed Three Thousand Burning Flame resonating with the Heavenly Flames in his body after the group arrived in the Star Domain.
• Venerable Xuan Yi explained that the Star Domain was exposed to Star Power and warned everyone to follow her because some areas connected directly to Void Space.

Venerable Xuan Yi led Lu Yunxiao and the others through the Star Domain to the sealed Three Thousand Burning Flame, which had taken the form of an enormous dragon. Lu Yunxiao approached it first, preparing to test whether he could subdue it as Venerable Xuan Yi instructed.

• Venerable Xuan Yi warned the group about the Star Domain’s dangers and led them onward through the rising heat.
• Lu Yunxiao sensed the Heavenly Flames within him react as the group neared a dazzling light in the distance.
• The group discovered the sealed Three Thousand Burning Flame coiled in the shape of a giant dragon, and everyone but Lu Yunxiao was shocked by its size and might.
• Venerable Xuan Yi told Lu Yunxiao, the Pill Gathering champion, to approach the flame first.
• Lu Yunxiao reached the dragon’s head and heard Venerable Xuan Yi instruct him to place his palm on an uncovered scale and send Soul Power into it.
• Lu Yunxiao doubted the gentle method would work and believed he would need to subdue Three Thousand Burning Flame by force.

Lu Yunxiao confronted the Three Thousand Burning Flame, offering it a chance to submit before overpowering its attack with his own Heavenly Flames. He used the Ancient Void Dragon Clan’s Dragon Seal to bind it, and began sensing its emotions as Venerable Xuan Yi and the others watched from a distance.

• Lu Yunxiao inspected the seal on the dragon scale and sent his Soul Power into it, encountering the Three Thousand Burning Flame’s origin form.
• Lu Yunxiao offered the Three Thousand Burning Flame a chance to follow him, but it refused and attacked with purple-black flames.
• Lu Yunxiao merged his Heavenly Flames and devoured the Three Thousand Burning Flame’s incoming attack, provoking its desire to devour his flames.
• Lu Yunxiao threw a Jade Bottle containing dark golden blood at the Three Thousand Burning Flame, causing the Ancient Void Dragon Clan’s Dragon Seal to appear on its forehead.
• Venerable Xuan Yi ordered the others to retreat as Lu Yunxiao faced the flame alone.
• Lu Yunxiao felt the Dragon Seal grow hot and began sensing the Three Thousand Burning Flame’s emotions.

Lu Yunxiao began breaking Three Thousand Burning Flame’s seal so he could subdue it, despite Venerable Xuan Yi’s warning. As the flame fought against the weakening runes, Xuan Yi ordered everyone to stand back and left Lu Yunxiao to face it.

• Lu Yunxiao tapped Three Thousand Burning Flame’s seal and told Venerable Xuan Yi to lead the others farther away.
• Venerable Xuan Yi ordered everyone to retreat and trusted Lu Yunxiao to handle the flame.
• Lu Yunxiao broke several threads of the seal, and Three Thousand Burning Flame roared as its violet-black flames surged against the runes.
• Song Qing protested Lu Yunxiao’s actions, but Venerable Xuan Yi silenced him.
• Gu Ying and Cao Ying recognized that the Pill Tower was tacitly allowing Lu Yunxiao to claim Three Thousand Burning Flame.

Three Thousand Burning Flame shattered the Dragon Seal and attacked Lu Yunxiao, who overwhelmed it with five fused Heavenly Flames. Lu Yunxiao then unleashed the Five-Wheel Separation Fire Method, trapping the enraged flame as five enormous beasts charged toward it.

• Three Thousand Burning Flame consumed its energy melting the runes on its body until the Dragon Seal shattered.
• Three Thousand Burning Flame thanked Lu Yunxiao for freeing it, then tried to devour his Heavenly Flames.
• Lu Yunxiao countered Three Thousand Burning Flame’s attack with five fused Heavenly Flames and sent it flying.
• Venerable Xuan Yi and Gu Ying marveled as Lu Yunxiao revealed that he controlled five kinds of Heavenly Flames.
• Lu Yunxiao used the Five-Wheel Separation Fire Method to form five giant flame beasts and send them against Three Thousand Burning Flame.

Lu Yunxiao overwhelmed Three Thousand Burning Flame with five fire beasts, then used Innate Separation Fire to capture it and erase its intelligence. The Heavenly Flame was left under Lu Yunxiao’s absolute control.

• Lu Yunxiao sent five fire beasts to tear into Three Thousand Burning Flame, rapidly weakening it as Venerable Xuan Yi and Cao Ying watched in amazement.
• Lu Yunxiao taunted Three Thousand Burning Flame, while Cao Ying felt intimidated by his cold bearing and Gu Ying admired his domineering presence.
• Three Thousand Burning Flame unleashed its compressed source flame and shot at Lu Yunxiao, but it could not break through his protective aura.
• Lu Yunxiao revealed Innate Separation Fire, suppressed the flames throughout the Star Domain, and caught Three Thousand Burning Flame as it tried to flee.
• Lu Yunxiao used the Dragon Seal to gain absolute control of Three Thousand Burning Flame, then erased its intelligence with Innate Separation Fire.

Lu Yunxiao subdued the Three Thousand Burning Flame, stored its flame and condensed body, and left the Star Domain with the Pill Tower group. He teased Venerable Xuan Yi about marrying Yao Chen, leaving her flustered as the others understood their playful exchange.

• Lu Yunxiao erased the Three Thousand Burning Flame’s intelligence, swallowed it, and collected its remaining body as a powerful purple-black pearl.
• Lu Yunxiao reunited with Venerable Xuan Yi and the others, who were astonished that he had subdued the flame so easily.
• Lu Yunxiao teased Venerable Xuan Yi about being domineering and suggested he might reconsider having Yao Chen propose to her.
• Xuan Kongzi and Tian Leizi welcomed the group out of the Star Domain and praised Lu Yunxiao for removing the Pill Tower’s hidden danger.
• Lu Yunxiao told Xuan Kongzi he would have Yao Chen propose to Venerable Xuan Yi, then threatened to send him to the Flower Sect instead, making Xuan Yi protest as the others laughed.

Lu Yunxiao returned to the Pill Tower with the Three Thousand Burning Flame and reunited with the women waiting for him. He gave Qing Yanjing a Nine-Revolutions Saint-Breaking Pill to help her reach Dou Saint and said he would arrange for the others as well.

• Lu Yunxiao returned safely with the Three Thousand Burning Flame, and Yun Yun, Queen Medusa, Zi Yan, and the others welcomed him.
• Lu Yunxiao said the group would return to Cloud Sect and urged the women to focus on cultivation until they became Dou Saints.
• Lu Yunxiao gave Qing Yanjing a Nine-Revolutions Saint-Breaking Pill, telling her to use it after reaching Half-Saint.
• Lu Yunxiao reassured the other women that he had made arrangements for them, while Zi Yan boasted that she was already a Dou Saint.
• Zi Yan began to credit her breakthrough to the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit, then stopped when she realized Lu Yunxiao had given it to her.