Chapter Summaries

The Pill Gathering’s remaining contestants revealed their abilities as they dealt with their eighth-tier pills’ Pill Lightning. Chen Guan produced an unprecedented eight-colored result, leaving him the clear uncrowned champion as the gathering continued.

• Old Man Qing Hua used his Dou Venerate strength to send the eighth-tier Pill Lightning into Void Space, and the judges recognized his pursuit of the Three Thousand Burning Flame.
• Dan Chen protected her eighth-tier pill with a jade bowl and successfully endured Two-Colored Pill Lightning.
• Cao Ying revealed that her pill had produced Four-Colored Pill Lightning and destroyed its source with a Shuttle Image before it could strike.
• Chen Guan opened his cauldron after nurturing his pill for half a day, and the gathering clouds developed into eight colors of Pill Lightning.
• The crowd fell silent at Chen Guan’s unprecedented achievement, and everyone recognized him as the gathering’s uncrowned king.

Chen Guan overcame the pill tribulation with a puppet, captured his eighth-tier Fire Fox pill, and was named champion of the Alchemist Grand Meeting. As the gathering ended and Xuan Kongzi awarded him an ancient Soul Cultivation Method, a sinister voice demanded that Chen Guan reveal the pill’s name and effects.

• Chen Guan used a seemingly indestructible puppet to endure the Eight-Colored Pill Lightning until the tribulation clouds dispersed.
• Chen Guan caught the escaping crimson Fire Fox pill with his Spiritual Power, while Cao Ying, Dan Chen, and Old Man Qing Hua revealed their own eighth-tier pills.
• Xuan Kongzi announced Chen Guan as the Alchemist Grand Meeting champion and named him a candidate to become one of Pill Tower's Three Giants.
• Xuan Kongzi gave Chen Guan the promised ancient Soul Cultivation Method and told the gathering to disperse, while the top competitors stayed behind for the Star Domain reward.
• A sinister voice from the distant void interrupted the ending and demanded that Chen Guan identify the pill that had triggered Eight-Colored Pill Lightning and explain its effects.

Soul Hall’s Third Heavenly Venerable arrived with four Heavenly Venerates and demanded Mu Gu, Chen Guan, and Chen Guan’s pill, forcing the Pill Tower to weigh resistance against the danger to Holy Pill City. The Third Heavenly Venerable left with Mu Gu after Tian Leizi blocked his attack on Chen Guan, and the Pill Gathering ended with the Pill Tower’s leaders wearing subtle smiles.

• The Third Heavenly Venerable arrived in Holy Pill City with Blood River, Demonic Rain, Imprisoned Earth, and another Dou Venerate, and demanded Mu Gu and Chen Guan.
• Yao Chen and Venerable Feng joined the Pill Tower’s side, but the Third Heavenly Venerable revealed that he was a Half-Saint and threatened the city and its gathered alchemists.
• Xuan Kongzi refused to hand over Chen Guan, and the Third Heavenly Venerable demanded Chen Guan’s pill instead.
• Chen Guan refused, and the Third Heavenly Venerable attacked him with Crimson Gale, but Tian Leizi intercepted the strike.
• Xuan Kongzi handed Mu Gu over to the Third Heavenly Venerable, who departed with Soul Hall’s group, and Xuan Kongzi declared the Pill Gathering over.

Chen Guan revealed the Heaven Mending Pill and explained how Mu Gu would become a weapon against Soul Hall. The gathering ended with the experts discussing Soul Hall’s growing strength and identifying Sound Valley as the likely source of the hidden Half-Saint who had helped them.

• Yao Chen summoned Xiao Yan to ask Chen Guan whether Mu Gu would really be handed back to Soul Hall, and Chen Guan said Mu Gu would instead become their weapon against it.
• Yao Chen explained that Demonic Rain and Imprisoned Earth had abandoned their blockade, while Xuan Kongzi recounted how they had anticipated Soul Hall’s interference at the Pill Gathering.
• Chen Guan described the Heaven Mending Pill, which he and his teacher had developed to improve aptitude and restore damaged cultivation, and said Yun Yun would test it.
• Yao Chen praised Chen Guan’s alchemy, and he and Xuan Kongzi traded playful remarks about their disciples.
• Tian Leizi warned that Soul Hall’s strength exceeded what they had expected and asked who had secretly blocked Third Heavenly Venerable’s attack.
• Yun Yun signaled Chen Guan, who realized that the hidden expert had come from Sound Valley.

Chen Guan and Yun Yun met Ran Qingchen and the Sound Valley Master, who warned Chen Guan about the Soul Hall and promised that Gu You would not attack him. Meanwhile, Old Man Mu Gu ordered an attack on Chen Guan’s associates, with the Soul Hall’s upper ranks tacitly allowing the plan to proceed.

• Chen Guan and Yun Yun passed through Cloud Inn’s barrier and reunited with Ran Qingchen and the Sound Valley Master.
• Chen Guan thanked the Sound Valley Master for helping them, and she invited him and Yun Yun to call her Aunt Ran.
• Aunt Ran warned Chen Guan about the Soul Hall, explained her history with Gu You, and urged him to keep cultivating.
• Aunt Ran declined Xuan Kongzi’s invitation to visit the Pill Tower because she needed to prepare Ran Qingchen’s baptism.
• Old Man Mu Gu ordered two Black-Robed Persons to go to Holy Pill City and assassinate people around Chen Guan.
• Two Soul Hall figures decided to let the attack proceed while Venerable Zhai Xing watched from the sidelines.

With the Star Domain opening the next day, Chen Guan prepared for his attempt to subdue the Three Thousand Burning Flame and learned that Zi Yan’s clan had raised the flame long ago. Zi Yan gave him a powerful Dragon Seal to activate the mark hidden inside it, leaving Chen Guan set to fight the flame in a clash of consciousness.

• Xuan Kongzi warned Chen Guan, Cao Ying, Dan Chen, and Old Man Qing Hua about the dangers of entering the Star Domain and gave them Jade Beads to summon help.
• Chen Guan prepared for a potentially long absence, gave Xiong Zhan an Enlightened Venerate Pill in exchange for medicinal ingredients, and struck a deal with Yao Chen for a pill.
• Zi Yan arrived to offer help, then explained that an Ancient Void Dragon clan elder had left a Dragon Seal inside the Three Thousand Burning Flame when it was young.
• Zi Yan used her blood to place a stronger Dragon Seal on Chen Guan’s palm and explained that he would use it to trigger a contest between their consciousnesses.
• Chen Guan reassured Xiao Yi Xian and Yun Yun that he was confident he could defeat the Three Thousand Burning Flame’s consciousness.

Chen Guan and the other top Pill Gathering contestants entered the Star Domain to face the Three Thousand Burning Flame. The group found the Heavenly Flame in the form of an immense, fire-wreathed dragon, leaving even the experienced Dou Venerates wary.

• Xuan Kongzi opened the Star Domain and sent the top ten contestants inside under the Great Elder's guidance.
• The Great Elder thanked Chen Guan after learning Chen Guan had not been responsible for Song Qing's death and had treated the matter generously.
• The Great Elder explained that the Three Thousand Burning Flame absorbed starlight and was weakest around noon, warning the group not to provoke it.
• As the group traveled through the increasingly hot Star Domain, Chen Guan's Heavenly Flames stirred, while most of the others struggled to withstand the heat.
• The group reached the Three Thousand Burning Flame and saw it coiled as a gigantic purple-black dragon, stunning Cao Dan and the others.

Chen Guan attempted to subdue the Three Thousand Burning Flame and used the Dragon Seal to enter a reciprocal bond with it. When the flame challenged him in a spiritual space, Chen Guan settled in to withstand its attacks and contest it with his soul and will.

• The Great Elder warned Chen Guan to approach the sleeping Three Thousand Burning Flame gently and told him to touch the unburned scale on its head.
• Chen Guan's Dragon Seal activated as he approached, easing the flame's pressure, and he pressed his palm against the marked scale to send his Soul Power into it.
• Inside the flame's source, the Three Thousand Burning Flame rejected Chen Guan's offer and attacked him with Purple-Black Flame.
• Chen Guan endured the assault and pressed the Dragon Seal against the little dragon's forehead, forming a connection that the Three Thousand Burning Flame could also use to control him.
• The Three Thousand Burning Flame drew Chen Guan into its Spiritual Space and unleashed a flood of flame, while Chen Guan calmly prepared to face it in a clash of souls.

Chen Guan used a soul battle to exhaust Three Thousand Burning Flame while cultivating his technique with Beast Flames and the Bone Chilling Flame Sub-Flame. He then dropped his barrier and launched a coordinated Spiritual Power attack against the fire dragon.

• Qing Hua explained that Chen Guan and Three Thousand Burning Flame were fighting with their souls, a dangerous contest that could make subduing the Heavenly Flame easier.
• Chen Guan protected himself behind layers of Heavenly Flame and Spiritual Power while recovering his Spiritual Power with Teacher Shu Tianhe's Soul Cultivation Technique.
• After waiting for Three Thousand Burning Flame to weaken from its repeated attacks, Chen Guan consumed dozens of Beast Flames and a Bone Chilling Flame Sub-Flame to improve his cultivation technique.
• Chen Guan removed the outer barrier and challenged Three Thousand Burning Flame to learn how Spiritual Power should be used.
• Chen Guan attacked the fire dragon with a Spiritual Power vine, a Soul Great Mudra, and Soul Storms that surrounded it from every direction.

Chen Guan erased Three Thousand Burning Flame’s intelligence and began refining its Origin Flame inside the Star Domain. As the refinement progressed, his strength steadily rose to nine-star Dou Zong, while the Three Giants anticipated the consequences of his breakthrough.

• Chen Guan defeated Three Thousand Burning Flame in their soul battle and shattered the Spiritual Space, erasing the flame’s intelligence.
• After fourteen days, Three Thousand Burning Flame’s flames withered, and Chen Guan told the Great Elder that he would now devour and refine it.
• The Great Elder and the others left the Star Domain, and Chen Guan extracted Three Thousand Burning Flame’s Origin Flame, swallowed it, and began refining it.
• The Great Elder assured Cao Ying that he would guard Chen Guan, while Xuan Kongzi and the other Three Giants discussed whether Chen Guan could reach Dou Zun and how the Little Pill Tower might respond to him.
• Chen Guan found that the Sub-Flame of Nihility Devouring Flame made the refinement easier than before, and his cultivation steadily advanced through the Dou Zong ranks to nine-star Dou Zong.

Chen Guan refined Three Thousand Burning Flame in the Star Domain, advancing to Dou Venerate and raising the Flame Mantra to the Heaven Tier, which triggered astonishing phenomena over Holy Pill City. He emerged from a spatial rift and announced himself to the city.

• Yun Yun broke through to Dou Zong in Chen Guan's courtyard, while the Three Giants observed the disturbance.
• A massive energy vortex formed above Holy Pill City, followed by Heaven and Earth Phenomena that led the Three Giants to suspect Chen Guan had created a Heaven Tier Cultivation Technique and Dou Technique.
• Venerable Skyfire and Old Monster You Du explained the breakthrough to Yun Yun, Xiao Yi Xian, Zi Yan, and the others as they waited for Chen Guan.
• Inside the Star Domain, Chen Guan refined Three Thousand Burning Flame, advanced to Dou Venerate, raised the Flame Mantra to the Heaven Tier, and strengthened his soul.
• Chen Guan tore open a spatial rift, emerged above Holy Pill City, and declared, "Pill Tower, Chen Guan!"

After emerging from the Star Domain as a Dou Venerate, Chen Guan reunited with his companions in Holy Pill City and decided to return to the Northwestern Region. The group prepared to leave the next day so he could reunite with Medusa before their child was born.

• Chen Guan revealed his Dou Venerate strength in Holy Pill City, and Xuan Kongzi gave him a teleportation scroll and urged him to stay cautious of Soul Hall.
• Chen Guan descended to the courtyard, where Zi Yan, Yun Yun, Xiao Yi Xian, Venerable Skyfire, Old Monster You Du, and Xiong Zhan welcomed him.
• Chen Guan decided it was time to return to the Northwestern Region, especially because Medusa's pregnancy was nearing its end.
• Zi Yan excitedly planned visits and gifts, while Yun Yun and Xiao Yi Xian shared their longing and unease about returning.
• Chen Guan reassured Yun Yun and Xiao Yi Xian, then announced that they would set out for the Northwestern Region the next day.

Chen Guan sent Old Monster You Du to eliminate the Lion Underworld Sect, which he considered a future threat to the Heavenly Alliance. You Du infiltrated the sect under the guise of a fruit seller, killed its Young Sect Master, and advanced on Lion Heart and the elders.

• Chen Guan explained that the Lion Underworld Sect was a hidden danger and ordered its destruction, and Old Monster You Du volunteered to handle it.
• Lion Heart and the elders discussed the Heavenly Alliance’s growth and decided to use the Soul Hall against it, hoping to exploit Queen Medusa’s pregnancy.
• A guard reported that the Young Sect Master had eaten two of an old fruit seller’s spirit fruits but paid for only one, and the seller had killed him with a casual wave.
• Lion Heart and the elders rushed outside, where they saw the disguised Old Monster You Du killing disciples while demanding payment for his fruit.
• The elders recognized that the old fruit seller was a Dou Venerate Expert.

Chen Guan and his allies destroyed the Lion Underworld Sect, killing its leaders and leaving Old Monster You Du to deal with the survivors. After returning to the inn, Chen Guan discovered that Old Monster You Du had brought back two children whose Spiritual Power had already reached the Mortal Realm Mid-Stage.

• Old Monster You Du revealed that he had attacked the Lion Underworld Sect to avenge his son, and summoned three more Dou Venerate allies.
• Venerable Skyfire, Old Monster You Du, Xiao Yi Xian, and Chen Guan overwhelmed Lion Heart and the elders, killing the Second Elder and defeating the sect.
• Chen Guan told Old Monster You Du to deal with the remaining enemies, while Zi Yan went to search the ruins for spoils of war.
• Chen Guan and his companions returned to the inn and heard people speculate about who had destroyed the Lion Underworld Sect.
• Old Monster You Du returned with a young brother and sister, and Chen Guan discovered that both children had Mortal Realm Mid-Stage Spiritual Power.

Chen Guan returned to the Jia Ma Empire with Tang Xi and Tang Zi, two children with exceptional Spiritual Power whom he hoped to teach Puppet Mastery. In Qingshan City, he learned how the Heavenly Alliance and the Two Races had prospered under Queen Medusa, who summoned him to come see her.

• Chen Guan learned that Tang Xi and Tang Zi lacked a Wood Attribute and could not become alchemists, so he invited them to join him and considered passing on Puppet Mastery.
• Chen Guan and his companions left the Lion Underworld Sect’s territory through a Spatial Wormhole, while Zi Yan learned why he had taken in the siblings.
• Chen Guan arrived in the Magical Beast Mountain Range and heard how Queen Medusa had strengthened the Heavenly Alliance and improved relations between humans and the Snake People Race.
• Chen Guan and his companions visited a Fire Fox shop in Qingshan City, where the shopkeeper recounted Chen Guan’s old connection to Xiao Yi Xian and the dish.
• Hua She'er told Queen Medusa that Chen Guan had returned, and Medusa ordered him to come see her.

Chen Guan reunited with Medusa in the Snake People Race's Holy City and learned that their child would be born within a month. As Zi Yan went to summon their allies, Jia Xingtian and other familiar figures arrived to welcome Chen Guan back.

• Chen Guan met Hua She'er in Qingshan City, where she relayed Medusa's blunt summons for him to visit her.
• Chen Guan and Zi Yan reached Medusa's Temple, where he reunited with Medusa and checked on her and their unborn child.
• Chen Guan told Medusa that their child would likely be born within a month, and Zi Yan presented Medusa with gifts and talked about her reunion with the Ancient Void Dragon clan.
• Chen Guan sent Zi Yan to summon their allies, then closed the temple doors after she left.
• Zi Yan spotted Jia Xingtian, Fama, Hai Bodong, Yun Shan, Nalan Jie, Nalan Su, Yaoye, Yaoyue, and Nalan Yanran approaching to welcome Chen Guan back.

At a banquet in the Snake People Race's Holy City, Chen Guan reunited with allies and learned of their recent changes. He announced plans to connect the Northwestern Region to Holy Pill City and hinted that he would soon eliminate threats in the region.

• Zi Yan exaggerated her role in the battle against the Heavenly Poison Scorpion Dragon Beast while telling Yaoyue the story.
• Nalan Yanran asked Yun Yun to take her to the Central Plains, but Yun Yun advised her to focus on cultivation and the Misty Cloud Sect for now.
• The Abyssal Sea Flood Dragon told Chen Guan that Chuzhi had failed to advance to Dou Zong despite receiving a Breakthrough Pill, and Chen Guan promised to help him if he earned enough merit.
• Jia Xingtian asked how long Chen Guan would stay, and Chen Guan said he would remain for no more than half a year and arrange a Spatial Wormhole between the Northwestern Region and Holy Pill City.
• Chen Guan announced that he would clear out hidden dangers in the Northwestern Region.

Chen Guan learned that Soul Hall had arranged the Lion Underworld Sect’s abduction of two children, then decided to visit Heavenly Snake Manor to see Qing Lin. In Heavenly Snake City, people praised Qing Lin as the Heavenly Snake Saintess, a Dou Venerate who had surpassed even the Manor Head.

• Chen Guan said Soul Hall’s Northwestern Region Branch Hall needed to be uprooted, and Jia Xingtian and the other faction leaders agreed to follow his lead.
• Old Monster You Du told Chen Guan that the Lion Underworld Sect’s Second Elder had staged the rescue of the siblings’ family after a poison master attacked their fishing village, then neglected the children when they lacked alchemist potential.
• Chen Guan saw Zi Yan entertaining the siblings and thought of Qing Lin, then set off for Heavenly Snake Manor and promised to return within three days.
• People in a Heavenly Snake City teahouse recounted how Qing Lin had risen from a frail child to a Dou Venerate, surpassing the Manor Head.

Chen Guan visited the Heavenly Snake Manor and reunited with Qing Lin, whose status and power had grown greatly during his absence. He told her he had come to take her home, and she threw herself into his arms, overjoyed to see him.

• Chen Guan heard that Qing Lin had become the Heavenly Snake Manor’s powerful and influential Saintess.
• Chen Guan arrived at the manor and encountered the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake, which recognized him and led him to Qing Lin.
• The Fire Spirit Snake explained that Qing Lin spent most of her time cultivating and that the manor’s Second Elder, Jinyang, worried Chen Guan might take her away.
• Chen Guan sensed Qing Lin’s powerful aura and called to her from the courtyard.
• Qing Lin recognized Chen Guan, rushed out of the pavilion, and embraced him, saying she had missed him and everyone else.

Chen Guan reunited with Qing Lin and negotiated her departure from the Heavenly Snake Manor, demonstrating his strength and offering the manor connections and opportunities in return for its care of her. After they left, the Great Elder learned that Chen Guan had returned with another Dou Venerate and was a candidate to become one of the Pill Tower’s giants.

• Chen Guan and Qing Lin reunited, caught up on their years apart, and agreed to attend the Great Elder’s meeting at the Heavenly Snake Hall.
• Great Elder Xiu Gou questioned Chen Guan’s ability to protect Qing Lin and raised the Heavenly Snake Manor’s contributions to her upbringing.
• Chen Guan revealed his Dou Venerate strength and Grade 8 Alchemist credentials, then offered the manor access to a Spatial Wormhole and training opportunities at the Starfall Pavilion.
• Xiu Gou accepted Chen Guan’s terms, and Qing Lin left with him while remaining the Heavenly Snake Manor’s Saintess.
• After Chen Guan and Qing Lin departed, Xiu Gou received a letter reporting that Chen Guan had returned with another Dou Venerate and might become a Pill Tower giant.