Chapter Summaries

At the Black Seal City pill auction, Han Feng revealed that he had joined the Saint Rain Sect and become a Dou Zong, then helped the sect secure Maple City's alchemists and nearly one billion gold coins. Green Yi used the gathering to persuade the Black Corner Region's factions to join the sect's external alliance, and the chapter ended with nearly every faction submitting.

• Green Yi and Han Feng discussed the arriving factions, Han Feng's alchemists in Maple City, and his plans to provide the Sect Master with medicinal ingredients.
• Han Feng appeared on the auction platform, revealed his identity and Dou Zong strength, and shocked the crowd by declaring that he held the Saint Rain Sect's Golden Token.
• Han Feng auctioned Spirit Dou Pills, and the day's sales brought the Saint Rain Sect nearly one billion gold coins; he then announced that Maple City and its alchemists would join the sect.
• Green Yi and Han Feng proposed that the Black Corner Region's factions join the Saint Rain Sect's external alliance, offering protection, access to resources, and opportunities for talented disciples to enter the inner sect.
• The Black Emperor Sect and Demonic Flame Valley agreed to join, and generous annual rewards prompted nearly all the remaining factions to submit to the Saint Rain Sect.

Lin Ran emerged from seclusion with a Dou Zun-level Corpse Soul Puppet and prepared to take Qing Lin and Xiao Yi Xian to Jia Nan Academy to temper their Dou Qi with the Fallen Heart Flame. At the academy, Xiao Xun’er’s Golden Emperor Heavenly Burning Flame reacted with Lin Ran’s Pure Yang Physique, causing their Dou Qi to intertwine as the Ancient Clan elders moved to contain the unexpected phenomenon.

• Lin Ran awakened a one-star Dou Zun Corpse Soul Puppet and left it with Green Yi to protect the Saint Rain Sect.
• Lin Ran learned that seventy-five Black Corner Region sects had joined the Saint Rain Sect, then set off for Jia Nan Academy with Qing Lin, Xiao Yi Xian, and Zi Yan.
• Lin Ran arrived at Jia Nan Academy, where the Ancient Clan elders watched him and he met Xiao Xun’er in the Outer Academy.
• Xiao Xun’er’s Golden Emperor Heavenly Burning Flame surged toward Lin Ran, and their Dou Qi began exchanging and growing stronger.
• Elder Han moved Lin Ran and Xiao Xun’er into a sealed chamber while Elder Lin went to consult the Ancient Clan’s records.

Lin Ran and Xiao Xun'er’s Golden Emperor Heavenly Burning Flame fused with his Pure Yang Dou Qi, boosting both of their cultivation and carrying Lin Ran from peak Dou Zong into Dou Zun. As Xun Er confronted him with a jade slip, Gu Yuan appeared and interrupted the standoff.

• The Golden Emperor Heavenly Burning Flame split Lin Ran’s Pure Yang Dou Qi from the Green Lotus Core Flame, then fused with his Pure Yang Dou Qi and divided its origin between him and Xiao Xun'er.
• Elder Lin returned to the Ancient Realm and told Gu Yuan that Lin Ran’s Pure Yang Physique had stirred the Golden Emperor Heavenly Burning Flame; Gu Yuan said he would handle the matter.
• After two days inside the Green Lotus Core Flame sphere, Lin Ran emerged at Dou Zun, and Elder Han sealed the area while Elder Qian Bai and Grand Elder Su Qian evacuated the academy students.
• Xiao Xun'er confronted Lin Ran over what had happened, but her Golden Emperor Heavenly Burning Flame resisted her as she formed a flame dress.
• Xun Er took out a jade slip as Lin Ran prepared for a fight, but Gu Yuan appeared and addressed her.

Gu Yuan confronted Lin Ran over the incident with Xun Er and the Pure Yang Physique, then secured Lin Ran’s agreement to nourish her with his blood energy and essence blood. After returning to Jia Nan Academy, Lin Ran revealed his breakthrough to Dou Zun and arranged for Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin to enroll.

• Gu Yuan brought Lin Ran to a small space and explained that Lin Ran’s Pure Yang Physique could help preserve the Ancient Clan’s bloodline.
• Gu Yuan agreed to settle the matter with Xun Er if Lin Ran nourished her meridians monthly and stabilized her foundation with essence blood yearly until the clan’s coming-of-age ceremony.
• Gu Yuan placed a strand of Dou Qi inside Lin Ran to guide him to Xun Er and protect him from a fatal injury, then sent him back outside.
• Lin Ran confirmed to Elder Qian Bai and Su Qian that he had reached Dou Zun and said he had come to Jia Nan Academy to contribute and enroll two disciples.
• Lin Ran summoned Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, and Zi Yan, then asked Su Qian to enroll Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin; Elder Qian Bai recognized their constitutions and worried about teaching Xiao Yi Xian’s Calamity Poison Body.

Grand Elder Su Qian enrolled Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin in Jia Nan Academy’s inner academy while Lin Ran toured it with Zi Yan and considered recruiting the factions represented by its students. After Lin Ran demonstrated overwhelming swordsmanship to Lin Xiuya, he left him a token and invited him to seek instruction the next day.

• Grand Elder Su Qian gave Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin direct admission to the inner academy and free access to the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower.
• Lin Ran toured the inner academy with Zi Yan, considered expanding the Saint Rain Sect into an alliance of factions, and watched Liu Qing and Lin Xiuya fight.
• Lin Ran criticized Liu Qing and Lin Xiuya’s combat skills, then restrained Zi Yan when she tried to attack Lin Xiuya and agreed to guide him.
• Lin Ran effortlessly stopped Lin Xiuya’s Azure Flame Sword Qi, shattered his sword, and demonstrated sword intent with a strike that tore through the clouds.
• Lin Ran disappeared after leaving Lin Xiuya a Silver Token inviting him to seek instruction at Grand Elder Su Qian’s the next day.

Lin Ran entered the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower to repair its failing spatial barrier, but instead seized the Fallen Heart Flame and found its juvenile form beneath the magma. After capturing the soul of Heavenly Fire Venerable, Lin Ran returned to the bound flame python to deal with it.

• Lin Xiuya accepted a Silver Token from Lin Ran, and Liu Qing asked to accompany him when he met Lin Ran the next day.
• Su Qian asked Lin Ran to reinforce the tower’s weakening spatial barrier, and Lin Ran agreed to examine the tower first.
• Lin Ran entered the tower, seized the Fallen Heart Flame’s giant fire-python form, and transported it beneath the tower into the magma.
• Lin Ran found the juvenile Fallen Heart Flame beside Heavenly Fire Venerable’s remains, captured the Venerable’s soul, and took his skeleton and possessions.
• Lin Ran returned to the bound fire python with the juvenile flame in hand and prepared to deal with it.

Lin Ran used the Golden Emperor Heavenly Burning Flame to devour the Fallen Heart Flame, creating the Saint Gold Fallen Heart Flame with the combined abilities of several Heavenly Flames. After discovering that his new flame could evolve by devouring other Heavenly Flames, he considered its future risks and turned to the incomplete Fen Jue for answers.

• Lin Ran chose to make the Golden Emperor Heavenly Burning Flame devour the Fallen Heart Flame rather than cultivate the low-tier Fen Jue.
• Lin Ran overwhelmed the Fallen Heart Flame, contained its core, and let his flames erase its consciousness before consuming its origin.
• Lin Ran named the evolved flame the Saint Gold Fallen Heart Flame, which gained the Fallen Heart Flame's cultivation-tempering ability, the Green Lotus Core Flame's volcanic power, and the Golden Emperor Heavenly Burning Flame's ability to burn Dou Qi.
• Lin Ran confirmed that the Saint Gold Fallen Heart Flame could devour Heavenly Flames and considered whether its evolution might eventually help him reach the Emperor Realm.
• Lin Ran worried that the growing flame might escape his control and decided to study the incomplete Fen Jue scroll Han Feng had given him.

Lin Ran replaced the Fallen Heart Flame in Jia Nan Academy’s tower with a weakened juvenile flame, then tested Liu Qing and Lin Xiuya with Sacred Flame tempering and prepared his sect for war. As Han Feng set out for the Misty Cloud Sect, Lin Ran ordered his own departure for the Jia Ma Empire.

• Lin Ran installed the juvenile Fallen Heart Flame in the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower and stabilized it by infusing it with dou qi and Saint Gold Fallen Heart Flame.
• Su Qian accepted the replacement flame, and Lin Ran recruited Lin Xiuya and Liu Qing before taking them to a secret chamber for a Sacred Flame trial.
• Lin Xiuya and Liu Qing endured the painful tempering as Lin Ran saw that it could strengthen them and help them reach Dou Wang.
• Lin Ran ordered Green Yi to prepare the sect disciples for the war among the Jia Ma Empire, Mulan Empire, Chuyun Empire, and Luoyan Empire, establish Sacred Flame training rooms, and summon Han Feng.
• Han Feng left the Imperial Capital and headed toward the Misty Cloud Sect.

Xiao Yan arrived at the Misty Cloud Sect for the Three Year Agreement and began fighting Nalan Yanran, while Yun Shan and Protector Wu plotted to capture him. As Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran prepared their decisive techniques, Lin Ran restrained Protector Wu and Han Feng appeared, watching Xiao Yan with concealed hatred.

• Hai Bodong and the imperial family's Dou Wang discussed the Misty Cloud Sect's growing power and the empire's worsening war situation.
• Xiao Yan arrived at the plaza and announced himself for the Three Year Agreement, while Nalan Yanran declared that she would win.
• Yun Yun and Gu He assessed Xiao Yan's strength, and Yun Yun said she would help Nalan Yanran cure Nalan Yanran's grandfather's Brand Poison if the match went well.
• Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran exchanged attacks, with Nalan Yanran using Wind Spirit Splitting Sword and Xiao Yan blocking it with his Black Heavy Ruler.
• Yun Shan heard Protector Wu suggest keeping Xiao Yan, whose strength and fire-attributed Dou Qi interested him, and decided to capture him and investigate the Xiao Family's treasure.
• Nalan Yanran and Xiao Yan prepared to decide the match with their ultimate moves, while Lin Ran sealed Protector Wu in space and Han Feng appeared, intent on confronting Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran unleashed Earth Tier Dou Techniques, and Xiao Yan gained the upper hand after surviving their collision. Just as Yun Shan secretly intervened to prevent Xiao Yan from finishing the duel, Han Feng appeared, stopped the match, and addressed Xiao Yan as his junior brother while demanding to see his master.

• Yun Yun allowed Nalan Yanran to use an Earth Tier Dou Technique, and both she and Xiao Yan launched attacks that collided above the arena.
• Xiao Yan used his flying Dou Technique to escape the energy shockwaves, while Nalan Yanran was struck and fell behind him.
• Xiao Yan moved to finish Nalan Yanran, but an unseen attacker wounded him and caused him to fall before she could strike.
• Han Feng appeared in the air, blocked Nalan Yanran's sword, and challenged Yun Shan for interfering in the duel.
• Han Feng approached Xiao Yan, called him his little junior brother, and demanded that Xiao Yan's master come out to speak with him.

Han Feng confronted Xiao Yan at the Misty Cloud Sect and revealed himself as Yao Chen’s former disciple, who had betrayed his master for the Fen Jue. As Xiao Yan and Han Feng launched their Heavenly Flame attacks, Lin Ran took Yun Yun away and revealed that he had captured Protector Wu.

• Han Feng called Xiao Yan his junior brother, and Yao Chen revealed that Han Feng had once been his favored disciple before betraying him for the Fen Jue.
• Yao Chen lent his soul power to Xiao Yan, whose strength surged, and Han Feng recognized that Yao Chen was still inside Xiao Yan and had given him the complete Fen Jue and Bone Spirit Cold Fire.
• Xiao Yan formed a Buddha Rage Fire Lotus from the Myriad Spirit Beast Fire and Bone Spirit Cold Fire, while Han Feng summoned his Sea Heart Flame and prepared the Sea Flame Halberd.
• Xiao Yan launched the fire lotus at Han Feng’s halberd, and Yun Shan ordered the Misty Cloud Sect elders to form the Cloud Smoke Shrouding Sun Formation as the attacks raced toward each other.
• Lin Ran carried Yun Yun away from the battle and revealed Protector Wu’s soul, ordering him to answer whatever he asked.

Lin Ran exposed Protector Wu’s scheme against the Misty Cloud Sect, while Yun Shan collapsed and Xiao Yan and Han Feng were both gravely injured after their battle. Lin Ran then appeared as a Dou Zun and demanded that Xiao Yan hand over Yao Chen in exchange for his life.

• Lin Ran forced Protector Wu to reveal that Soul Hall had planted contingencies in the souls of those who accepted its benefits and had targeted Xiao Yan for a special mission.
• Protector Wu activated the contingencies, incapacitating many Misty Cloud Sect elders and causing Yun Shan’s strength to collapse; Lin Ran told Yun Yun that Yun Shan was effectively a living corpse.
• Xiao Yan’s fire lotus and Han Feng’s trident collided, unleashing a fiery storm that severely wounded both fighters, and Hai Bodong caught the falling Xiao Yan.
• Hai Bodong attacked the unconscious Han Feng, but Lin Ran emerged through torn space, stopped him, and revealed that he had advanced to Dou Zun.
• Lin Ran told Xiao Yan that he would spare his life if he surrendered the Bone Flame Ring containing Yao Chen.

Lin Ran forced Xiao Yan to choose between his life and Yao Chen, then captured Yao Chen’s soul with a Soul Bag and left Xiao Yan devastated. Yun Yun returned to the ruined Misty Cloud Sect and let Xiao Yan and Hai Bodong’s group leave, leaving the Jia Ma Empire facing another upheaval.

• Yao Chen emerged from the Bone Flame Ring, knocked Xiao Yan unconscious, and offered Lin Ran his accumulated treasures and the Flame Mantra in exchange for Xiao Yan’s freedom.
• Lin Ran revealed his Soul Bag and swallowed Yao Chen’s soul, while Yao Chen sent the origin of the Bone Spirit Cold Fire to Xiao Yan and urged him to grow stronger and avoid reckless action.
• Xiao Yan awakened and attacked Lin Ran in rage, but Lin Ran crushed him with his aura, mocked him, and vanished with Han Feng.
• Hai Bodong comforted Xiao Yan and urged him to honor Yao Chen’s hopes by cultivating, while the onlookers watched in silence.
• Yun Yun returned to find Yun Shan and the Misty Cloud Sect elders dead, ended the confrontation with Hai Bodong’s group, and ordered Nalan Yanran to arrange the dead’s burial.

After Yun Shan’s death and the Misty Cloud Sect’s losses, Lin Ran comforted Yun Yun and offered her a way to advance to Dou Zong. The chapter left Yun Yun facing an urgent plea from Nalan Yanran, whose grandfather’s Brand Poison had erupted.

• Yun Yun told Lin Ran that eleven elders and twenty-four deacons had died, and she planned to bury Yun Shan in the Gate of Life and Death.
• Lin Ran agreed to let Nalan Yanran enter the Gate of Life and Death and gave Yun Yun a strengthened Sect Breaking Pill to help her reach Dou Zong.
• Yun Yun explained the upcoming Sect Convention and the Misty Cloud Sect’s weakened position, while Lin Ran suggested the sect join the Saint Rain Sect.
• Lin Ran and Yun Yun reunited intimately in the side hall before Nalan Yanran arrived in distress.
• Nalan Yanran begged Yun Yun to save Nalan Jie after his Brand Poison erupted, explaining that her grandfather had been overcome with anger after her defeat to Xiao Yan.

Nalan Yanran brought Lin Ran to the Nalan residence to save her grandfather from Brand Poison, and Lin Ran cured Nalan Jie with his Pure Yang Dou Qi. The chapter ended with Lin Ran leaving through torn space and Nalan Jie wondering who he was.

• Yun Yun revealed that Nalan Yanran's Golden Token represented the Sacred Sect and introduced Lin Ran as its Sect Master, who agreed to help her in exchange for equivalent contribution.
• Lin Ran used his power to take Nalan Yanran instantly from the Misty Cloud Sect to the Nalan residence in the Imperial Capital.
• Nalan Yanran dismissed the gathered alchemists and brought Lin Ran to her father, Nalan Su, and her gravely ill grandfather, Nalan Jie.
• Lin Ran explained that Heavenly Flames could harm Nalan Jie's body, then used Pure Yang Dou Qi to remove the Brand Poison and restore him.
• Lin Ran reminded Nalan Yanran to return for Yun Shan's funeral and the opening of the Gate of Life and Death, then tore through space and vanished.
• Nalan Jie recovered and asked Nalan Yanran who Lin Ran was, but she admitted she did not know much about him.

Xiao Yan awakened as a four-star Da Dou Shi and agreed to let Hai Bodong build an alliance using his reputation to protect the Xiao Family. As the Jia Ma Empire faced invasion and political turmoil, Lin Ran empowered Yun Yun to Dou Zong and urged her to become empress.

• Xiao Yan awakened after two days of cultivation, having advanced three stars to become a four-star Da Dou Shi.
• Xiao Yan asked Hai Bodong about Soul Hall, and Hai Bodong explained that it hunted powerful disembodied souls and posed a threat far beyond the Jia Ma Empire.
• Hai Bodong proposed forming an alliance around the Mittel Family and Xiao Yan's fame, and Xiao Yan agreed while asking him to bring his Second Brother to the capital.
• Yao Ye decided the imperial family would support Hai Bodong's plans while ordering proclamations that compelled the empire's factions to help defend the nation.
• Lin Ran infused Yun Yun with Pure Yang Dou Qi, temporarily raising her to Dou Zong, and urged her to display her power at Yun Shan's funeral and become empress.

At Yun Shan’s funeral, Yun Yun revealed that she had broken through to Dou Zong, buried him and the fallen elders through the Gate of Life and Death, and declared the Misty Cloud Sect independent of the Jia Ma Empire. Lin Ran then offered the captured Yao Chen the position of Pill Hall Master in his sect.

• Yun Yun arrived at Yun Shan’s funeral as a Dou Zong, astonishing the gathered representatives and Misty Cloud Sect disciples.
• Yun Yun paid her respects and sent Yun Shan and the twelve fallen elders through the Gate of Life and Death.
• Yun Yun ordered the sect to aid the war effort, opened it to new disciples, and declared that the Misty Cloud Sect would secede from the Jia Ma Empire.
• Yun Yun told the imperial representative that she would go to the Tagor Desert to deal with Medusa and warned the empire to protect the people or face further consequences.
• Lin Ran discussed his plans with his captive Yao Chen and invited him to become the Pill Hall Master of Lin Ran’s sect.

Lin Ran persuaded Yao Chen to join his Sacred Sect by offering a chance to fulfill his parents’ final wish and a new body. Yao Chen accepted the Golden Token after Lin Ran demonstrated that he had the resources and Heavenly Flames needed to restore him.

• Lin Ran explained that he wanted to recruit Yao Chen to build his own foundation, then offered him a chance to have his parents’ names inscribed on the Yao Clan monument.
• Lin Ran promised Yao Chen a new life if he agreed to serve him, and threatened to turn him into a Venerable puppet if he refused.
• Yao Chen considered the chance to settle his regrets and accepted Lin Ran’s Golden Token and Soul Nurturing Saliva.
• Yao Chen listed the rare pill, monster bloodline, Dou Zong remains, and Heavenly Flames required to refine his body, and Lin Ran revealed that he had the needed resources and was a seventh-tier alchemist.
• Lin Ran displayed his fused Saint Gold Fallen Heart Flame, revealing that it combined the Green Lotus Core Flame, Fallen Heart Flame, and half of the Golden Emperor Heavenly Burning Flame.
• Yao Chen marveled at Lin Ran’s power and poured his soul power into the Golden Token.

Lin Ran accompanied Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran to the Gate of Life and Death, where Nalan Yanran entered its trials and Lin Ran discovered the space’s ancient guardian, Yun Potian. After Yun Potian attacked him, Lin Ran seized Nalan Yanran and fought to escape, leaving them facing the guardian’s sword aura.

• Lin Ran appointed Yao Chen Pill Hall Master and told him to stabilize his soul while preparing to settle matters with Han Feng.
• Yun Yun declared the Misty Cloud Sect’s stance at Yun Shan’s funeral, then agreed to take Nalan Yanran to the Gate of Life and Death despite warning her of the danger.
• Yun Yun opened the Gate of Life and Death, and Nalan Yanran entered while Lin Ran followed with his soul force.
• Lin Ran recognized the trials as illusions and met Yun Potian, who revealed that he guarded the Gate of Life and Death as a lingering soul.
• Lin Ran questioned what Yun Potian was nurturing in the stone sword, prompting Yun Potian to attack with gale sword aura.
• Lin Ran pulled Nalan Yanran from the illusion and tried to escape, but Yun Potian pursued them with sword aura, and Lin Ran met the attack with a Sacred Gold Palm Seal.

Lin Ran revealed his true body to protect Nalan Yanran in the Gate of Life and Death, where Yun Potian tried to resurrect himself by devouring the sect’s past masters and promising disciples. After Lin Ran destroyed Yun Potian’s sources of power and shielded Nalan Yanran, he unleashed his Holy Flame against Yun Potian’s cloud sword and the surrounding space.

• Yun Potian bound Lin Ran and Nalan Yanran with the Gate of Life and Death’s soul power and tried to devour Lin Ran’s Spirit Realm soul.
• Lin Ran revealed his true body, while Yun Potian split into four forms and trapped them in the Cloud Soul Spirit-Devouring Array.
• Lin Ran burned away the gray mist and destroyed the seven coffins, including the corpses of Yun Shan and six past Misty Cloud Sect Masters.
• Lin Ran explained that Yun Potian had drained the soul power, vitality, and aptitude of those entering the Gate of Life and Death to rebuild his body.
• Yun Potian entered the stone sword, emerged in a reconstituted body, and formed a massive cloud sword as Lin Ran hid Nalan Yanran in a fold of space.
• Lin Ran’s Holy Flame destroyed Yun Potian’s cloud sword and began burning the space itself.