Recaps

Chen Guan purified and absorbed the Soul Origin, reaching Heaven Realm Great Perfection and forming a powerful soul body. After eliminating a Soul Hall Venerable who entered the mountain range, he confronted Hun Miesheng as Medusa and Zi Yan prepared for battle.

• Chen Guan burned away the Soul Hall's hidden toxin from the Soul Origin and absorbed it while Medusa and Zi Yan guarded him.
• Chen Guan's soul ripples swept across the Serpent-Slaying Mountain Range, and Medusa and Zi Yan used the quiet days to cultivate as he continued absorbing Soul Origin.
• After nine days, a Soul Hall Venerable entered the mountain range to investigate the missing Vice Hall Master, but Chen Guan's breakthrough knocked him from the sky and left him unconscious.
• Chen Guan completed his breakthrough to Heaven Realm Great Perfection and manifested a substantial soul body that could act alongside his physical body.
• Chen Guan sensed Hun Miesheng watching from a distant mountain and greeted him, while Medusa and Zi Yan moved to guard against an attack.

Chen Guan and his allies took the Soul Origin from Earth Hall, but Hun Miesheng lured Chen Guan away long enough to attack the Great Elder at Human Hall. An unknown Old Ghost rescued the Great Elder, while Hun Miesheng sensed Chen Guan, Medusa, and Zi Yan closing in.

• Hun Miesheng questioned Chen Guan about his knowledge of Soul Hall, and Chen Guan revealed that Mu Gu had given him access to its secrets.
• Hun Miesheng left Earth Hall after warning Chen Guan about the Soul Clan, and Chen Guan realized the Great Elder might be in danger at Human Hall.
• Hun Miesheng attacked and defeated the Great Elder at the Corpse Burying Mountain Range, then decided to capture him as leverage against Chen Guan.
• The Great Heavenly Venerable stopped Hun Miesheng from killing the Great Elder and urged him to keep the elder alive.
• An aged voice blocked Hun Miesheng's next attack and took the Great Elder away, identifying himself as Old Ghost.
• Hun Miesheng and the Great Heavenly Venerable sensed Chen Guan, Medusa, and Zi Yan approaching at great speed.

Chen Guan found the Pill Tower Ancestor, who had rescued the Great Elder from Hun Miesheng and warned Chen Guan not to kill the Soul Hall master while the Soul Clan’s larger plans remained unclear. The Ancestor released the wounded Great Elder to Chen Guan and said he would return to the Pill Tower later, leaving Chen Guan to take the Great Elder home as the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame’s emergence approached.

• Chen Guan arrived at the Corpse Burying Mountain Range and, after learning the Great Elder’s body had been destroyed, nearly attacked Hun Miesheng and the Great Heavenly Venerable.
• A voice told Chen Guan that the Great Elder’s soul had survived, and Chen Guan left with Medusa and Zi Yan while fireballs struck Human Hall behind them.
• Chen Guan traced the voice to a valley and met the Herding Boy, the Pill Tower Ancestor, who confirmed that he had rescued the Great Elder.
• The Herding Boy warned Chen Guan that killing Hun Miesheng could provoke the Soul Clan and explained that the Soul Clan was behind the Soul Hall’s activity in the Central Plains.
• The Herding Boy returned the Great Elder’s weakened soul to Chen Guan and said he would return to the Pill Tower at a later time.

After the Soul Hall’s Earth Halls were destroyed, Chen Guan helped the Great Elder recover and prepared to pursue the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame. He left Qingce Manor with Medusa and Zi Yan, heading first to Starfall Pavilion to seek Xiao Yan’s blood.

• Chen Guan absorbed the Purifying Demonic Saint’s remnant soul into his mind and used rare medicinal ingredients to help stabilize the Great Elder’s soul.
• Chen Guan entrusted the Great Elder’s care to Tian Leizi, asked Xuan Yi to prepare medicinal liquid for Qing Yan and Tang Xi and his sister, and gave Cao Ying his experience notes.
• Twin moons appeared and nine stars aligned, announcing the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame’s descent as its energy swept across the continent.
• Chen Guan, Medusa, and Zi Yan departed Qingce Manor, leaving the others behind to cultivate.
• Chen Guan led Medusa and Zi Yan northwest toward Starfall Pavilion, hoping to find Xiao Yan and ask him for a few drops of blood.

Chen Guan entered the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame’s Demonic Flame Space with Medusa and Zi Yan, where he resisted its illusions and searched for them. He found Medusa fighting Hun Miesheng and a powerful Soul Clan youth, who declared that Chen Guan had to die.

• Chen Guan took Xiao Yan’s blood, gave him a Yellow Springs Blood Crystal, and left with Medusa and Zi Yan as Xiao Yan decided to visit the Demonic Flame Space with Yao Chen.
• Chen Guan, Medusa, and Zi Yan reached the lava sea and entered the Demonic Flame Space after Chen Guan warned them that its illusions could separate and deceive them.
• Chen Guan endured the white flames and broke free of an illusion that had shown him Cao Ying crying in Yun Yun’s room.
• Chen Guan found Medusa battling Hun Miesheng and a black-robed young man, then pulled Medusa behind him.
• The young man identified himself as a member of the Soul Clan, blamed Chen Guan for Hun Yu’s death, and vowed to kill him.

Chen Guan saw through the Demonic Flame Space’s illusion trial, reunited with Medusa and Zi Yan, and reached a platform where the gathered powerhouses waited for the next stage. The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame sent waves of Fire Slaves to attack them, including several recognizable experts.

• Chen Guan broke the illusions of Medusa, Hun Miesheng, and Hun Feng, then waited for Medusa and Zi Yan to emerge safely from the mist.
• Chen Guan led Medusa and Zi Yan through the mist and told them that Gu Xun'er and Hun Feng were already ahead of them.
• Chen Guan and his companions reached a platform crowded with powerhouses, where Huo Xuan explained that the Giant Gate would open when the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame allowed it.
• After about half a day, the surrounding space split open and milky-white flames poured out, revealing a host of Fire Slaves.
• Elder Huo Yao warned the gathered powerhouses that the Fire Slaves were captured experts controlled by the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame.

Chen Guan and the other experts fought their way through the Demonic Flame Main Hall’s increasingly dangerous trials until they encountered Xiao Chen, a conscious Four-Star Dou Saint Fire Slave. Hun Miesheng revealed his strength while battling Xiao Chen, and after receiving a sudden influx of information, Chen Guan urged the others to let the fight continue before they joined in to subdue Hun Miesheng.

• Gu Nanhai urged the gathered experts to break through the Giant Gate, and Hun Miesheng showed his agreement by attacking alongside them.
• Chen Guan, Gu Xun'er, Medusa, and Zi Yan followed Gu Nanhai into the Demonic Flame Main Hall and passed through a series of halls filled with increasingly powerful Fire Slaves.
• The group reached a hall where Xiao Chen stood alone, and Yao Wangui proposed that Hun Miesheng fight him while the others conserved their strength.
• Hun Miesheng recognized Xiao Chen as the Blood Axe Xiao Chen and engaged him in battle, revealing that his strength exceeded what he had previously shown.
• Chen Guan opened Xiao Yan's blood bottle, but Xiao Chen did not react; as Hun Miesheng and Xiao Chen fought, Chen Guan received a flood of information from the strange light cluster in his mind.
• After reassuring Medusa and Zi Yan, Chen Guan told them to let Xiao Chen wear Hun Miesheng down before they joined forces to subdue him.

Chen Guan freed Xiao Chen from the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame’s control and led the group to the altar, where the Flame challenged them to a fight. When the Flame’s attacks vanished around Chen Guan and Gu Xun’er, they revealed that they had seen through the apparent danger, leaving the others bewildered.

• Xiao Chen was overwhelmed by seven Four-Star Dou Saints, but Chen Guan splashed fresh blood on him and used Heavenly Flames to break the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame’s control.
• Xiao Chen recognized Chen Guan’s help and led the group through the Giant Gate and up the stairs to the altar.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame challenged the group to defeat him or become Fire Slaves, and Chen Guan stepped forward to fight first.
• The Flame’s spear vanished before striking Chen Guan, and its barrage of flaming spears injured the experts who attacked it.
• Gu Xun’er tested the Flame by striking at him, and his sea of fire dissipated before it reached her; she then teased Chen Guan for not sharing the chance to show off.

Chen Guan broke the Nightmare Heavenly Mist illusion and led the group to the true Demonic Flame Space, where they confronted the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame. After the Flame sealed their exit and unleashed its Fire Slaves, the survivors agreed to cooperate and divide their opponents.

• Chen Guan explained that the group was still trapped in an illusion, then used a Nightmare Breaking Talisman to shatter it and reveal the Lava Sea.
• Chen Guan placed a Curse Mark on Xiao Chen to block the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame's control, but the true Flame appeared and sealed the exit.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame trapped everyone in a fiery prison and caused many Dou Venerate and Half-Saint Experts to explode.
• Chen Guan warned the survivors to empty their minds, helped a Peak Dou Venerate resist the Flame, and saw the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame summon ten Dou Saint-level Fire Slaves.
• Hun Miesheng proposed that the experts attack together, and Chen Guan agreed while warning Xiao Chen to watch Hun Miesheng.
• Gu Nanhai assigned the Four-Star Dou Saints and stronger experts to fight the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, while the others prepared to handle the Fire Slaves.

Chen Guan subdued two of the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame’s Fire Slaves and prepared to claim more, but the demon flame made several slaves self-destruct. Hun Miesheng then gathered the remaining experts’ power to activate the Heavenly Net Sealing Demon Formation and strike the flame.

• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame attacked the encircling Dou Saints while its Fire Slaves charged Chen Guan, Gu Xun'er, Hun Feng, and the others.
• Chen Guan defeated a Three-Star Dou Saint Fire Slave and used a Soul Rune to take control of it.
• Chen Guan helped Gu Xun'er subdue another Fire Slave, prompting the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame to make one slave self-destruct; the ensuing explosions killed three one-star Dou Saints and many Half-Saints.
• Hun Miesheng called on the remaining Dou Saints to support the Heavenly Net Sealing Demon Formation, and Medusa, Zi Yan, and Xiao Chen joined after Chen Guan nodded.
• Hun Miesheng launched the formation’s black pillar of light at the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame and invoked Heavenly Net Fire Refining.

Hun Miesheng and the eight Four-Star Dou Saints sealed the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, but the gathered experts immediately fought over its origin. After learning the Soul Clan had destroyed the Xiao Clan and Spirit Clan, Xiao Chen attacked Hun Miesheng, who then summoned Elder Mo as Chen Guan watched from afar.

• Hun Miesheng and the eight Four-Star Dou Saints strengthened the formation until it reduced the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame to its origin and sealed it.
• Hun Miesheng tried to seize the Demon Flame origin, while Medusa struck Yao Wangui and cut off his ear; Chen Guan later stopped her from joining the ensuing scramble.
• Hun Feng and the other experts rushed for the Demon Flame origin, and Gu Xun'er joined the fight when Hun Feng neared it.
• A young Peak Dou Venerate told Xiao Chen that the Soul Clan had destroyed the Xiao Clan and Spirit Clan, and Chen Guan confirmed the news.
• Xiao Chen attacked Hun Miesheng with his Sky-Breaking Three Axes, badly wounding him despite Hun Miesheng's Soul Burial Technique.
• Hun Miesheng enclosed the battlefield in a black light screen and demanded that Elder Mo intervene, while Chen Guan studied the young man who had revealed the clans' fate.

The Herding Boy revealed himself as the Pill Tower Ancestor and used his Six-Star Dou Saint strength to stop Soul Demon Elder from taking the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame's origin. He exposed the flame's scheme and forced it to emerge, whereupon it declared its intent to fight and summoned the Heaven Refining Ancient Formation.

• Chen Guan warned the disguised young man, whose clan had been destroyed by the Soul Clan and Soul Hall, not to risk his life for the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame.
• Soul Demon Elder revealed himself among the Half-Saints, and the Herding Boy appeared on a green ox after calling out to him.
• The Herding Boy used spatial displacement to switch places with Soul Demon Elder and revealed that he had reached the Six-Star Dou Saint realm.
• The Herding Boy exposed the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame's plan to let the contenders fight while it waited to reap the benefits, then forced it to reveal itself.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame denounced the Purifying Demonic Saint, vowed to settle accounts with the Herding Boy, and summoned the Heaven Refining Ancient Formation.

Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame trapped the gathered experts in the Heaven Refining Ancient Formation and unleashed an attack that should have killed them, but Chen Guan’s body manifested Purifying Demonic Saint and shielded everyone. Purifying Demonic Saint confronted the Flame, acknowledged his responsibility for its violence, and said he would end the memories and violence that began with him.

• Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame revealed that it controlled the Heaven Refining Ancient Formation, shattered the escape routes, and attacked the trapped experts.
• Pill Tower Ancestor and Soul Demon Elder joined forces with the other experts, but their combined attacks could not stop the formation’s Milky White flames.
• A halo appeared around Chen Guan and protected the group; Pill Tower Ancestor recognized the figure emerging from his body as Purifying Demonic Saint.
• Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame raged at Purifying Demonic Saint, accusing him of betraying it and celebrating his death.
• Purifying Demonic Saint accepted responsibility for the Flame’s violence and declared that its memories and violence would end because of him.

The Purifying Demonic Saint took control of the Heaven Refining Ancient Formation and drove the other experts from the space as the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame unleashed its power. Medusa and Gu Xun'er stayed behind to watch as the Saint began stripping away the Lotus Flame’s memories, leaving the confrontation at its climax.

• The Purifying Demonic Saint froze the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame’s attacks, seized control of the Heaven Refining Ancient Formation, and opened a Space Channel for the others to escape.
• Zi Yan left after Medusa insisted on staying, while Gu Xun'er chose to remain despite Gu Nanhai’s protests, hoping to secure the Ancient Clan’s ties with Chen Guan.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame turned the space into a sea of fire and formed a Demonic Fire Lotus as Medusa and Gu Xun'er watched beside Chen Guan’s possessed body.
• The Purifying Demonic Saint sealed the Lotus Flame in a Four-Sided Fire Pillar Prison and used the formation to force its memories and intelligence out of its true form.
• The Purifying Demonic Saint left Chen Guan’s body and walked toward the sealed Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame as it begged for mercy.

Chen Guan found the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame’s origin after it and the Purifying Demonic Saint perished, then prepared to refine it inside the sealed Demonic Flame Space. Gu Xun’er questioned his intentions and learned that the Soul Clan had two Nine-Star Dou Saints, while Medusa agreed to help guard him as he made preparations.

• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame tried to perish together with the Purifying Demonic Saint, and their clash destroyed them both.
• Chen Guan searched the Demonic Flame Space and found the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame’s origin drifting in the Lava Sea.
• Chen Guan could not break out of the space, so he decided to refine the origin there while Medusa guarded him.
• Gu Xun’er explained her concerns about Chen Guan gaining the flame, and Chen Guan told her the Soul Clan had two Nine-Star Dou Saints and the Ancient Clan might not withstand an all-out war.
• Chen Guan set up the Heavenly Cold Array and began preparing cold materials for refining the flame, asking Medusa to adjust her condition because he might need her help.

After the Demonic Flame Space closed, Chen Guan began refining the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame with Medusa and Gu Xun'er watching. When the flame overwhelmed his body, he called for Dieyi, and Medusa plunged into the fire to help him.

• The people outside the Demonic Flame Space waited for half a month before departing, while Zi Yan left with the remaining Dou Zun and promised Gu Nanhai she might notify the Ancient Clan if Chen Guan was in danger.
• Chen Guan used Venerable Skyfire’s formation and icy liquids to weaken the demonic flame lotus before grabbing its pink origin.
• Chen Guan swallowed the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame’s origin and used the Flame Mantra to try to refine it, but the fire ravaged his body and overwhelmed him.
• Gu Xun'er told Medusa that Chen Guan needed help sharing the flame’s energy, and Chen Guan called for Dieyi.
• Medusa rushed into the flames to help Chen Guan, leaving Gu Xun'er stunned by what she witnessed.

A year and a half after the Demonic Flame Space closed, the Central Plains faced the mysterious disappearance of the Stone Clan while the Soul Hall continued pursuing Xiao Chen. At Qingce Manor, Zi Yan reassured the others that Chen Guan was safe, though the Dragon Seal had turned its head to the right.

• People in Holy Pill City discussed the Pill Tower ancestor, Xiao Chen's escape from the Soul Hall, and Chen Guan's disappearance in the Demonic Flame Space.
• Zi Yan, Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, and Cao Ying had grown stronger as the Pill Alliance developed during the Soul Hall's pursuit of Xiao Chen.
• The Stone Clan vanished overnight like the Spirit Clan, and the remaining Ancient Races suspected the Soul Clan, the Ancient Clan, or the Ancient Void Dragon Clan.
• The Yao Clan, Lei Clan, and Flame Clan formed the Three Clans Alliance and connected their clan spaces with Space Channels.
• Zi Yan replied to the Ancient Clan with “As usual” and used the Dragon Seal to confirm Chen Guan was fine, but noticed its head had turned to the right.

After refining the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, Chen Guan and Medusa emerged stronger, but Gu Xun'er attacked Medusa in rage over being pulled into the flames. When Gu Xun'er suddenly faced Medusa’s attack without defending herself, a white-robed figure appeared.

• The Pink Crystal Egg exploded, and Medusa emerged before fighting off Gu Xun'er’s attacks while Chen Guan watched.
• Chen Guan explained that Medusa had dragged Gu Xun'er into the flames so he could use her Golden Emperor Sky Burning Flame source essence to complete his fusion with the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame.
• The refinement greatly increased Chen Guan’s cultivation, and Medusa and Gu Xun'er also advanced.
• Gu Xun'er unleashed attacks on Medusa for an hour, then launched another Great Annihilation Finger after her Dou Qi was nearly exhausted.
• Gu Xun'er let Medusa’s Palm Print strike her without resisting, and a white-robed illusory figure appeared in the ensuing energy storm.

Gu Yuan confronted Chen Guan over his responsibility to Gu Xun'er, but Zhu Kun intervened and defended Chen Guan as his son-in-law. After Zhu Kun defeated Gu Yuan in a contest of strength, the two elders agreed to speak privately, leaving the young people's dispute unresolved.

• Gu Yuan appeared in the Demonic Flame Space, realized what had happened between Chen Guan and Gu Xun'er, and demanded that Chen Guan return to the Ancient Clan with him.
• Chen Guan refused to go immediately and used the Rhinoceros Finger against Gu Yuan's Spatial Great Hand, but it was overwhelmed.
• Zhu Kun emerged from a purple barrier, identified Chen Guan as his son-in-law, and blocked Gu Yuan from taking him away.
• Gu Yuan and Zhu Kun exchanged blows, then unleashed the Ancient Emperor Shattering Nirvana Finger and Dragon Emperor Annihilation Heaven Technique in a final clash.
• Gu Yuan admitted that Zhu Kun was stronger, and Zhu Kun suggested that they leave the young people's affairs to them and talk privately; Gu Yuan agreed.

Chen Guan resolved the immediate confrontation with Gu Yuan, though Gu Xun'er still refused to accept Medusa’s place in his life. After Gu Yuan and Zhu Kun departed, Zhu Kun passed Medusa the Dragon Emperor Annihilation Heaven Technique, and Chen Guan prepared to return home with her.

• Gu Xun'er rejected Chen Guan’s apology and insisted that she and Medusa could never coexist, while Chen Guan accepted that the deadlock could not be resolved yet.
• Gu Yuan warned Chen Guan to explain himself to the Ancient Clan, and Chen Guan agreed to visit them.
• Gu Yuan asked about the Rhinoceros Finger and learned that a Spirit Clan survivor remained, but Chen Guan said he could not contact her without her consent.
• Gu Yuan departed after warning that the Stone Clan had fallen and the Central Plains faced growing turmoil, while Gu Xun'er left without speaking further.
• Zhu Kun gave Medusa the Dragon Emperor Annihilation Heaven Technique, which she said she and Zi Yan could cultivate, and Chen Guan suggested they return home.

Chen Guan returned to Qingce Manor and learned that the Soul Clan’s attack on the Stone Clan had left the other Ancient Races on guard, keeping the Soul Clan and Soul Hall occupied for now. During a brief peaceful period, he traveled with the children and companions before visiting Dragon Island, where Zi Yan noticed something inside him.

• Zi Yan reported that the Stone Clan had suffered the same fate as the Spirit Clan and that Xiao Chen had agreed to hinder Hun Miesheng in exchange for a future visit to the Heavenly Tomb.
• Chen Guan learned Ling Yu was last heading toward the Southern Region and asked Zi Yan to tell her she could travel under the name of his disciple if she wished.
• Chen Guan announced plans to tour the Northwestern Region, Sound Valley, Flower Sect, and Dragon Island with Qing Yan, Tang Xi, and Tang Zi.
• The group visited the Northwestern Region, Sound Valley, and Flower Sect, with members leaving along the way and Chen Guan confirming that Gu You and Aunt Ran had only been ordinary friends.
• At Dragon Island, Zi Yan provided Chen Guan with ten clumps of blood and sensed that something was inside his body.

Chen Guan recovered another Ancient Dragon Tribe corpse from Void Space and went to the Void Thunder Pool to obtain Nine Profound Golden Thunder. His Fire Infant, Little Five, devoured Black Demonic Lightning and fed Chen Guan energy, while the golden thunder remained ahead.

• Chen Guan brought an Ancient Dragon Tribe corpse to Dragon Island, where Zi Yan ordered Elders Zhuxin and Mingtai to identify it.
• Chen Guan and Zi Yan discussed the four Dragon Emperor Bloodline resonances, which had yielded two rescued experts and two corpses.
• Chen Guan told Zi Yan he planned to seek a pill ingredient in the Void Thunder Pool and then traveled there alone.
• Chen Guan entered the pool’s depths, where Little Five devoured Black Demonic Lightning and converted it into energy that advanced his cultivation.
• Chen Guan continued toward the depths, intending to obtain Nine Profound Golden Thunder.

Chen Guan perfected the Nine Profound Lightning Illusionary Body while evading the Nine Profound Golden Thunder, then learned that the dragon wanted to gather spirit. He began extracting its power so it could shed its strength and gain a chance to develop spirituality, leaving the process underway.

• Chen Guan used the Nine Profound Golden Thunder's pursuit to cultivate the Nine Profound Lightning Illusionary Body and advanced to the Late Five-Star Dou Saint stage.
• The Nine Profound Golden Thunder stopped chasing Chen Guan and communicated that it hoped to gather spirit again.
• Chen Guan explained that the dragon's overwhelming power prevented it from gathering spirit and offered to extract that power.
• The Nine Profound Golden Thunder trusted Chen Guan and agreed to let him help.
• Chen Guan and Little Five extracted and sealed much of the dragon's Golden Lightning, shrinking its body before Chen Guan placed a spiritual seed inside it.

Nine Profound Golden Thunder gained a soul and began recovering while Chen Guan prepared and completed a Thunder Tribulation Pill using its extracted energy and more than two hundred thousand medicinal ingredients. As pill lightning gathered to test the pill, a little girl appeared beside Chen Guan and offered to help.

• Nine Profound Golden Thunder gathered spirit, joyfully bonded with Chen Guan, and began replenishing its strength with Black Demonic Lightning.
• Chen Guan spent another month preparing medicinal essence and released the extracted Nine Profound Golden Thunder energy to refine a Thunder Tribulation Pill.
• Chen Guan, his Soul Clone, and Little Five suppressed the lightning dragon and melted it into golden liquid for the pill.
• Chen Guan combined the golden liquid with the medicinal essence in Little Five’s cauldron and spent a month refining the pill.
• The Thunder Tribulation Pill formed, and pill lightning gathered as Chen Guan prepared to face it.
• A little girl appeared beside Chen Guan, called him “Mother,” and offered to handle the pill lightning.

Chen Guan used the Nine Profound Golden Thunder to defeat the pill lightning and refine a pinnacle Ninth Grade Profound Pill. After swallowing it and cultivating for half a month, he broke through to Early Seven-Star Dou Saint and left the Void Thunder Pool with the girl, whose strength had recovered to Late Six-Star Dou Saint.

• The girl objected when Chen Guan told her not to call him Mother, then transformed into the Nine Profound Golden Thunder and absorbed the pill lightning.
• The Thunder Tribulation Pill absorbed the thunder tribulation energy and reached the pinnacle of Ninth Grade Profound Pills, but Chen Guan captured and condensed its escaping Pill Beast back into a pill.
• The girl asked to eat the pill, but Chen Guan refused and sent her to recover in the depths of the thunder pool.
• Chen Guan swallowed the Thunder Tribulation Pill and refined its energy with the Pink-Green Flame, advancing from Late Five-Star Dou Saint to Early Seven-Star Dou Saint over half a month.
• The girl returned at Late Six-Star Dou Saint, and Chen Guan left the Void Thunder Pool with her.