Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yan resisted the Five-Colored Pill Lightning and secretly preserved his Eighth Grade Pill, winning the Pill Gathering championship over Venerable Qing Hua. As the crowd celebrated, Feng Qing'er stopped several spectators who had bet against Xiao Yan and prepared to confront them.

• Xiao Yan used black chains to resist the Five-Colored Pill Lightning, but they were overwhelmed as the lightning struck toward him.
• Yao Chen stopped Xuan Kongzi and the others from intervening, trusting Xiao Yan to survive the strike.
• Xiao Yan swung the damaged Black Xuan Heavy Ruler into the lightning, then endured the remaining force while protecting the pill in his left hand; the Mysterious Cloud Cauldron shattered.
• Xiao Yan revealed the intact Five-Colored Pill Lightning pill, and Venerable Qing Hua conceded defeat.
• Xuan Kongzi declared Xiao Yan the champion, and the audience applauded his victory.
• Feng Qing'er intercepted spectators who had bet against Xiao Yan and invited them to have a chat.

Xiao Yan and Yao Chen restored Xiao Yi Xian to her body and successfully condensed her Poison Pill, leaving Xiao Yan exhausted while the Pill Tower prepared for the Soul Hall’s likely attempt to seize the Three Thousand Burning Flame. Xiao Yi Xian awakened the next morning stronger and free from the Calamitous Poison Body’s threat, and she reunited with Xiao Yan and Feng Qing’er.

• Xuan Yi warned Feng Qing’er that the Soul Hall might attack when the Star Domain Gate opened, while Yao Chen confirmed that Xiao Yi Xian’s soul had returned to her body and her Poison Pill had been condensed.
• Feng Qing’er and Cao Ying found Xiao Yi Xian resting safely and left Xiao Yan to sleep beside her; Feng Qing’er stayed by the bedside as Cao Ying reconsidered who Xiao Yan’s true romantic rival was.
• Xiao Yi Xian awakened with the strength of a three-star Dou Zun and found Feng Qing’er keeping watch beside her.
• Xiao Yan woke, embraced Xiao Yi Xian, and nearly kissed her before Feng Qing’er interrupted them.
• Feng Qing’er gave Xiao Yi Xian a fifteen-million-gold-coin card won through Xiao Yan’s bet, and the two friends greeted each other after their long separation.

Xiao Yan and the others prepared to enter the Star Region to deal with the Three Thousand Burning Flame, while Xuan Kongzi warned them that Soul Hall might interfere. Cao Ying, Song Qing, and Dan Chen overcame their fear and resolved to go, leaving the group ready to proceed with the dangerous mission.

• Xiao Yan considered turning Yun Ying's coffin into a new weapon but stored it away until after the Star Region matter was settled.
• Xuan Kongzi gave the candidates pills to aid absorption of the Three Thousand Burning Flame and warned that failure could force the Pill Tower to evacuate Sacred Pill City.
• Xuan Kongzi revealed that the Small Pill Tower held the Pill Tower's true power but would not intervene because its Elders were bound to guard its ancient records and manuals.
• Xuan Kongzi warned that Soul Hall spies remained in Sacred Pill City and might enter the Star Region when the gate opened.
• Cao Ying, Song Qing, and Dan Chen nearly withdrew out of fear, but seeing Xiao Yan's resolve, they chose to enter the Star Region.
• Xuan Kongzi urged everyone to stay vigilant and retreat if they could no longer endure, and the candidates agreed.

The Pill Tower opened the Star Domain Gate so Xiao Yan and the others could enter the Star Region to pursue the Three Thousand Burning Flame, while Xiao Yi Xian and Feng Qing'er stayed behind to face Soul Hall. As Mu Gu and Feng Qing'er entered the Star Region, Xiao Yi Xian felt an ominous premonition that she had made a mistake.

• Xuan Kongzi, Xuan Yi, and Tian Lei Zi opened the Star Domain Gate, and Qiu Ling led Xiao Yan and the others inside.
• Xiao Yi Xian and Feng Qing'er stayed outside with Yao Chen as more than a hundred Soul Hall members attacked the Pill Tower.
• Yao Chen entered Xiao Yi Xian's body and boosted her strength to six-star Dou Zun, then Xiao Yi Xian and Feng Qing'er fought alongside the Pill Tower elders.
• Feng Qing'er battled Night Demon while Xiao Yi Xian confronted Mu Gu, who used the Netherworld Poison Flame against her.
• Night Demon blocked Xiao Yi Xian, allowing Mu Gu and several Soul Emissaries to enter the Star Region; Feng Qing'er followed after Xiao Yi Xian urged her to help.
• Xiao Yi Xian fought Night Demon and felt an ominous premonition as Feng Qing'er entered the Star Region.

Xiao Yan approached Three Thousand Burning Flame in the Star Region and began searching its soul for its flame seed, with Qiu Ling, Venerable Qing Hua, Cao Ying, and the others supporting him. As they watched, Mu Gu and a group from the Soul Hall arrived.

• Qiu Ling led Xiao Yan and the others through the Star Region until they reached the sealed Three Thousand Burning Flame, whose power frightened Cao Ying, Song Qing, and Dan Chen.
• Xiao Yan volunteered to try subduing the flame, and Venerable Qing Hua chose to assist him instead of risking his own life for it.
• Cao Ying, Song Qing, and Dan Chen joined Qiu Ling and Venerable Qing Hua in supporting Xiao Yan as he swallowed Xuan Kongzi's pill and approached the flame.
• Xiao Yan used the Glazed Heavenly Heart Flame to shield himself, then sent his Soul Power through the seal to search Three Thousand Burning Flame's soul for its flame seed.
• Qiu Ling and Venerable Qing Hua noticed Mu Gu and several Soul Hall figures approaching through the starry sky.

Mu Gu’s Soul Hall forces broke through the Pill Tower’s defenders and threatened Xiao Yan while he absorbed the Three Thousand Burning Flame. Just as Mu Gu tried to kill him, the Soul Spirit took control of Xiao Yan’s body and confronted him.

• Qiu Ling and Venerable Qing Hua tried to stop Mu Gu, but Venerable Blood River revealed himself and held them back.
• Feng Qing’er joined Qiu Ling and Qing Hua, forcing Blood River to fight all three while Mu Gu’s group advanced toward Xiao Yan.
• Mu Gu’s attack on Xiao Yan was erased by the Three Thousand Burning Flame’s energy, so he rushed in to strike Xiao Yan directly.
• Xiao Yan’s soul power surged, and Mu Gu sensed a terrifying presence take control of Xiao Yan’s body.
• The Soul Spirit warned Mu Gu that she would not let him kill Xiao Yan, since his death would also mean hers.

The Soul Spirit took control of Xiao Yan’s body, destroyed Mu Gu, and killed Venerable Blood River with overwhelming Soul Power. After sparing Feng Qing’er and the others, she fell dormant, and the Three Thousand Burning Flame engulfed Xiao Yan as he continued resisting it.

• The Soul Spirit used Xiao Yan’s body to crush Mu Gu and absorb his soul and Netherworld Poison Flame.
• Feng Qing’er recognized that the person inside Xiao Yan was not Xiao Yan, while Venerable Blood River mistook her for the Three Thousand Burning Flame.
• The Soul Spirit pierced Venerable Blood River with a Soul Lock, offered him a chance to kneel, then erased his soul when he refused.
• The Soul Spirit chose not to kill Feng Qing’er and the others, fearing Xiao Yan would destroy himself, and threatened to kill those he cared about once she fully awakened.
• The Soul Spirit returned to dormancy and told Feng Qing’er and the others to watch over Xiao Yan, but the Three Thousand Burning Flame broke free and engulfed him.

Feng Qing'er risked her life to protect Xiao Yan from the rampaging Three Thousand Burning Flame, and Xiao Yan awakened and joined her attempt to subdue it. Just as the Heavenly Flame attacked Xiao Yan, Cao Ying returned and saved him with her Soul Profound Phoenix.

• Qiu Ling ordered everyone to flee as the Star Region began collapsing, but Feng Qing'er stayed to reach Xiao Yan.
• Feng Qing'er used her Dou Qi and Phoenix Bell to shield Xiao Yan, then invoked her mutated Ancient Heavenly Phoenix phantom.
• Feng Qing'er claimed to be a descendant of the Ancient Void Dragon, enraging the Three Thousand Burning Flame and forcing her to flee with Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yan awakened, and he and Feng Qing'er turned to fight the pursuing Three Thousand Burning Flame together.
• The Three Thousand Burning Flame launched a flame arrow at Xiao Yan, but Cao Ying returned and blocked it with her Soul Profound Phoenix.

After Qiu Ling reported that Xiao Yan had killed Blood River and the Soul Hall forces inside the Star Region, Xiao Yi Xian tried to enter the sealed realm to find him, but Xuan Kongzi closed the gate to stop her. Hun Yan, Hun Mei, and Hun Shu then appeared with greatly increased strength and began slaughtering everyone in Sacred Pill City on the orders of a mysterious benefactor.

• Night Demon revealed that peak Dou Zun Blood River had entered the Star Region, and Qiu Ling, Qing Hua, Song Qing, and Dan Chen emerged without Xiao Yan or Feng Qing'er.
• Qiu Ling reported that Three Thousand Burning Flame had broken its seal, Xiao Yan had been devoured, Cao Ying had turned back into the Star Region, and Blood River and the other Soul Hall forces had died at Xiao Yan's hands.
• Qiu Ling and Qing Hua attacked Night Demon while Xiao Yi Xian tried to enter the Star Region, but Xuan Kongzi closed the gate and refused to let her go in.
• Xiao Yi Xian threatened to fight the Pill Tower elders and flung Yao Chen's ring to Xuan Kongzi, insisting she would enter alone to join Xiao Yan.
• Hun Yan, Hun Mei, and Hun Shu appeared as Seven-star Dou Zuns, summoned vengeful souls to attack everyone in Sacred Pill City, and announced that all present would die.

Cao Ying returned to help Xiao Yan subdue Three Thousand Burning Flame, while battles erupted across Sacred Pill City and Xiao Yi Xian fought to reach him. Hun Yan destroyed the Star Domain Gate, leaving Xiao Yan and the others trapped inside as Xiao Yi Xian swore to kill her.

• Cao Ying rescued Xiao Yan from Feng Qing'er and warned that attacking Three Thousand Burning Flame while Xiao Yan's soul was bound to it could kill them both.
• Cao Ying prepared to destroy Three Thousand Burning Flame's unstable soul if it began devouring Xiao Yan, while Feng Qing'er recovered and waited.
• Xuan Kongzi ordered the Pill Tower members to protect Sacred Pill City, then joined the battle against Hun Yan, her allies, and the Bewildering Heaven Illusory Demon Fox.
• Xiao Yi Xian joined Xuan Kongzi's fight after Yao Chen promised to enter the Star Region with her once the enemies were dealt with, while Night Demon ordered the Soul Hall forces to retreat and Qiu Ling and Qing Hua blocked him.
• Hun Yan tricked Xiao Yi Xian into dodging an attack that struck and destroyed the Star Domain Gate, preventing Xiao Yan and the others from returning.
• Xiao Yi Xian erupted with poisonous Qi and frost and declared that she wanted Hun Yan dead.

Hun Yan killed Night Demon, escaped with Hun Mei, Hun Shu, and the Bewildering Heaven Illusory Demon Fox, and left Pill Tower to contain the destruction of Sacred Pill City. In the Star Region, Cao Ying’s attempt to check on Xiao Yan disrupted his absorption of Three Thousand Burning Flame, so she and then Feng Qing’er tried to save him by absorbing his excess yang energy.

• Hun Yan defeated Xiao Yi Xian, killed Night Demon from behind, and escaped with the others as Night Demon self-destructed.
• Xuan Kongzi, Xuan Yi, and Tian Lei Zi contained Night Demon’s explosion, subdued the remaining Soul Emissaries, and began arranging Sacred Pill City’s recovery.
• Xuan Kongzi tried to comfort Xiao Yi Xian after the Star Domain Gate was destroyed, while Xiao Yi Xian feared Xiao Yan and Feng Qing’er would never return.
• In the Star Region, Cao Ying’s soul disturbed Xiao Yan just as he was finishing his merger with Three Thousand Burning Flame, triggering the flame’s final counterattack.
• Cao Ying used Yin Yang Harmony to ease Xiao Yan’s pain, then lost consciousness; Feng Qing’er took her place despite thinking of Xiao Yi Xian.

After Hun Yan, Hun Mei, and Hun Shu survived their attack on the Pill Tower, Yun Ying assigned them to care for the amnesiac Hun Wu. Three months later, Xiao Yan and Cao Ying were with Feng Qing'er in the Star Region, where Feng Qing'er had laid a Heavenly Demon Phoenix egg, and the group delayed leaving until it could hatch.

• Hun Yan, Hun Mei, and Hun Shu escaped Sacred Pill City and learned from Yun Ying that they had barely passed her test.
• Yun Ying ordered Hun Yan, Hun Mei, and Hun Shu to treat the amnesiac woman as a sister and protect her, and Hun Yan named her Hun Wu.
• Hun Yan, Hun Mei, and Hun Shu left with Hun Wu, whose reaction to Xiao Yan's name hinted that she recognized it.
• Three months later, Xiao Yan, Cao Ying, and Feng Qing'er remained in the Star Region after Feng Qing'er laid a Heavenly Demon Phoenix egg.
• Xiao Yan said he regretted what had happened with Feng Qing'er, who worried about how Xiao Yi Xian would react.
• Cao Ying advised delaying their return until the egg hatched, giving Xiao Yan time to consider how to explain things to Xiao Yi Xian and address his relationship with Cao Ying.

After nearly a year of trying to repair the Star Domain Gate, Xiao Yi Xian agreed to risk entering a space the Pill Tower elders could only open imperfectly. Three Thousand Burning Flame emerged first, but Xiao Yan, Feng Qing’er, and Cao Ying appeared from within it, reuniting Xiao Yan with Xiao Yi Xian and leaving Yao Chen stunned by the two little Heavenly Demon Phoenixes perched on Feng Qing’er’s shoulders.

• Xuan Kongzi told Xiao Yi Xian that he, Xuan Yi, and Tian Lei Zi would forcibly complete the Star Domain Gate formation, though entering the space might be dangerous.
• Xiao Yi Xian agreed to enter the space, and Yao Chen said he would go with her; the group also discussed Hua Yu’s disappearance and Tian Ming Sect’s involvement with Flower Sect.
• The completed formation opened a spatial breach, and Three Thousand Burning Flame burst out as Xiao Yi Xian lost hope and Xuan Kongzi ordered the defensive formations activated.
• A voice from within the flames stopped Xuan Kongzi, and Xiao Yan, Feng Qing’er, and Cao Ying emerged from the Three Thousand Burning Flame.
• Xiao Yi Xian rushed into Xiao Yan’s arms, while Yao Chen noticed two little Heavenly Demon Phoenixes perched on Feng Qing’er’s shoulders.

Xiao Yan returned from the Star Region with Feng Qing'er and the newly hatched Heavenly Demon Phoenixes, then prepared to tell Xiao Yi Xian about his relationship with Feng Qing'er and Cao Ying. Meanwhile, Xun'er learned that Cao Ying had also grown close to Xiao Yan, lost control of her Golden Emperor Blazing Heaven Flame, and demanded to leave the Gu Clan immediately.

• Yao Chen welcomed Xiao Yan back, and he told Xuan Kongzi that he had subdued Three Thousand Burning Flame.
• Xiao Yi Xian questioned Feng Qing'er about her changed appearance and the two little Heavenly Demon Phoenixes, while Xiao Yan and Feng Qing'er struggled to hide their embarrassment.
• Xiao Yan took Xiao Yi Xian aside to tell her something important, and Feng Qing'er insisted on facing the conversation with him.
• Xuan Kongzi sensed someone vanish through spatial energy as he led Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian away to talk.
• Tong Xuan found that Xun'er had advanced to Six-star Dou Zun and tried to reach her, but Ling Ying warned him that she was furious after reading his report about Xiao Yan.
• Xun'er unleashed the Golden Emperor Blazing Heaven Flame, destroyed the surrounding mountains, and begged Tong Xuan to let her leave the Gu Clan immediately.

Xiao Yan confessed his love to Xiao Yi Xian after telling her about his year with Feng Qing'er and their children, and the two became intimate. Elsewhere, Nalan Yanran faced an ambush by the Tian Ming Sect and charged into battle, eager to return to her fiancé.

• Xiao Yan told Xiao Yi Xian what had happened in the Star Region, including the birth of Feng Qing'er's children, Xiao Qi and Xiao Lin.
• Xiao Yi Xian voiced her hurt, then calmed Xiao Yan and Feng Qing'er and took Xiao Yan away to speak privately.
• Xiao Yan confessed that he loved Xiao Yi Xian, and she kissed him and asked him to fulfill his promise to her.
• Nalan Yanran, now a Two-star Dou Zun, sensed a Tian Ming Sect group waiting in the forest and gave them the choice to leave or die.
• When the Tian Ming Sect fighters refused to retreat, Nalan Yanran charged them with her Scarlet Sword.

Xiao Yi Xian tried to destroy the cultivation method Xiao Yan had prepared to save her, but he refused to give it up and insisted that he wanted to protect her for his own sake. Feng Qing'er then warned Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian that the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan would eventually discover her children’s human father and would likely kill Xiao Yan.

• Xiao Yi Xian searched Xiao Yan’s Storage Ring for Flower Transfer, Wood Grafting so she could destroy it, but Xiao Yan caught her and kept the scroll.
• Xiao Yan told Xiao Yi Xian that he would not let her sacrifice herself because he selfishly wanted her to stay with him.
• Yao Chen teased Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian about the night they had spent together, then brought them to meet Feng Qing'er.
• Xiao Yi Xian reassured Feng Qing'er that she would remain her friend and urged her not to separate herself or the children from Xiao Yan.
• Feng Qing'er explained that her status as the Clan Leader’s daughter meant the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan would eventually come for her and would consider Xiao Yan’s relationship with her a stain on their bloodline.
• Feng Qing'er warned that the clan would undoubtedly kill Xiao Yan if it learned he had fathered her children.

Xiao Yan learned that he had to reach Dou Sheng to have any chance of reconciling with Feng Qing'er’s clan, and he refused to abandon her and their children. As the group prepared to leave for Wind Lightning Pavilion and Starfall Pavilion, Cao Ying said she would join them later, and Xiao Yi Xian realized Chen Xian was waiting outside the Pill Tower.

• Feng Qing'er explained that her father, Huang Tian, could easily kill Xiao Yan and offered either to sever their ties or for Xiao Yan to break through to Dou Sheng before the clan found them.
• Yao Chen warned that fewer than two hundred Dou Shengs existed across the continent, but Xiao Yan chose to accept responsibility for Feng Qing'er and their children rather than leave them.
• Xiao Yan decided to visit Wind Lightning Pavilion first and then return to Starfall Pavilion, where Yao Chen could prepare for her resurrection.
• Cao Ying arrived and told Xiao Yi Xian that she would handle family obligations before joining them at Starfall Pavilion, where she planned to meet Xiao Yan’s wives.
• Cao Ying told Xiao Yi Xian that someone outside the Pill Tower was looking for her, and Xiao Yi Xian recognized the visitor as Chen Xian.

After returning to Sacred Pill City, Xiao Yan defended Xiao Yi Xian and declared himself her husband when Chen Xian tried to force a betrothal on her. Xiao Yi Xian kissed Xiao Yan as a reward, and the chapter ended with Xiao Yan badly injuring Chen Xian with one punch.

• Ye Xinlan arrived at the Pill Tower and found Chen Xian displaying gifts as he tried to pressure Xiao Yi Xian into marrying him.
• Chen Xian ordered his men to seize Ye Xinlan, but Xiao Yi Xian intervened and protected her.
• Xiao Yan appeared, introduced himself as Xiao Yi Xian's husband, and received a public kiss from her.
• Humiliated, Chen Xian attacked Xiao Yan, who dodged and struck him hard enough to leave him severely injured.
• Xiao Yan awkwardly admitted that he had hit Chen Xian harder than intended.

Xiao Yan defeated Chen Xian and two Xuan Ming Sect elders, then pursued them beyond the Pill Tower and killed the group with his Three Thousand Nether Heart Flame. As he prepared to deal with Chen Xian, Yao Chen stopped him to ask what had happened to the Flower Sect.

• Chen Xian ordered two Three-star Dou Zuns to capture Xiao Yan, but Xiao Yan’s Leaving Fire Prison Robe burned their arms and forced them to retreat with Chen Xian.
• Xiao Yan told Xiao Yi Xian he would not spare Chen Xian after the threat to his loved ones, then secretly pursued the Xuan Ming Sect group beyond the Pill Tower’s sphere of influence.
• Chen Xian and the elders discussed seeking the Tian Ming Sect’s help after its planned annexation of the Flower Sect, and Chen Xian threatened Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian.
• Xiao Yan ignited the Xuan Ming Sect servants with his Three Thousand Nether Heart Flame and killed the two elders with his Flame Explosion technique.
• Yao Chen appeared before the terrified Chen Xian and asked what had happened to the Flower Sect.

Feng Qing'er returned to her orphanage and found Lei Zun Zhe teaching the children cultivation. As Xiao Yan confirmed his commitment to Feng Qing'er and their children, Lei Zun Zhe explained how caring for the orphans had changed his outlook, leaving him focused on the happiness before him.

• Feng Qing'er arrived at the orphanage and discovered that its buildings had been improved while she was away.
• Feng Qing'er, Xiao Yan, and Xiao Yi Xian found Lei Zun Zhe teaching the children to cultivate, and the children joyfully welcomed Feng Qing'er after training.
• Lei Zun Zhe spoke privately with Xiao Yan, who confirmed that Xiao Qi and Xiao Lin were his children with Feng Qing'er and vowed not to abandon them despite the danger from the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan.
• Yao Chen appeared and argued with Lei Zun Zhe, who explained that he had taken over the orphanage's care while Feng Qing'er was gone.
• Lei Zun Zhe reflected that being defeated by stronger experts had humbled him, and said that the children's happiness had helped rebuild his outlook.