Chapter Summaries

Xiao Ze investigated Azure Scales’s strange attraction to something nearby while learning that Song Qing’s account of the Soul Hall attack conflicted with the evidence. The Great Elder took the rescued Song Qing away, while Xiao Ze stayed behind to investigate, suspecting Song Qing had concealed his encounter with a Soul Hall Venerate.

• Xiao Ze handed the fallen Alchemist Tower disciples’ bodies to the Great Elder, who promised to bury them properly.
• Azure Scales told Xiao Ze that the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils seemed to draw her toward something nearby, and Xiao Ze agreed to search after they finished dealing with Song Qing.
• Song Qing awoke, apologized to the Great Elder for the disciples’ deaths, and claimed that Soul Hall Protectors had attacked them and that he had driven one back.
• Xiao Ze noticed that Song Qing’s story did not match the battle evidence and suspected he had faced a Soul Hall Venerate, but kept his doubts to himself for lack of proof.
• Xiao Ze mentioned the Soul Hall Protectors to test Song Qing’s reaction, then stayed behind to handle personal matters as the Great Elder took Song Qing away.

Xiao Ze and Azure Scales searched the Ancient Mountain Range for a source of abundant energy and discovered a bone-filled range containing a cave saturated with savage intent. Xiao Ze suspected it held the corpse of a mutated Ancient Heavenly Snake and decided the possible treasure was worth pursuing.

• Xiao Ze sensed an opportunity in the mountain range and led Azure Scales toward several places rich in energy.
• A purple-robed elder learned from Song Qing that Xiao Ze was in the southern mountains, then ordered the Soul Hall to search for him.
• Azure Scales guided Xiao Ze to a desolate mountain range where he uncovered layers of magical beast bones and human skulls beneath the ground.
• Xiao Ze extended the Illusionary Sea Domain and sensed a cave surrounded by skeletons, but withdrew his Soul Power after savage intent struck it.
• Xiao Ze connected the mountain range to the burial place of a mutated Ancient Heavenly Snake and reassured Azure Scales that they should investigate.

Xiao Ze brought Azure Scales into a cave and revealed the corpse of a mutated Ancient Heavenly Snake with nine heads. Azure Scales summoned its surviving soul with her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils, but its violent aura overwhelmed her, so Xiao Ze prepared to beat it into submission.

• Xiao Ze and Azure Scales resisted the violent aura and blood mist as they traveled through the cave.
• Xiao Ze dispersed the blood mist to reveal a nine-headed Ancient Heavenly Snake, explaining its supreme snake bloodline and how its corpse drew in magical beasts.
• Azure Scales resolved to subdue the Ancient Heavenly Snake, and Xiao Ze explained that its soul remained and could be summoned with her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils.
• Azure Scales used her pupils to draw out the Ancient Heavenly Snake's soul, but its violent aura overwhelmed her until Xiao Ze jolted her awake with his Soul Power.
• Xiao Ze concluded that Azure Scales could not subdue the soul yet and decided they should beat it into submission first.

Xiao Ze protected Azure Scales from the Ancient Heavenly Snake, which tried to seize her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils. After overpowering it and destroying its intelligence, he let Azure Scales subdue it, and she began taking control before its Soul Power could dissipate.

• The Ancient Heavenly Snake revealed that it coveted Azure Scales's Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils and attacked her barrier with dark-red energy.
• Xiao Ze used his golden Origin Emperor Flame and soul-restraining fire chains to burn away the blood energy and bind the Ancient Heavenly Snake's Soul Body.
• The Ancient Heavenly Snake detonated its corpse to release its accumulated brutal energy, but Xiao Ze shielded himself and Azure Scales with a fiery barrier.
• Xiao Ze pierced the Ancient Heavenly Snake's nine heads with fire chains until its intelligence faded, then told Azure Scales to subdue it.
• Azure Scales used her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils to form a green flower on one of the Ancient Heavenly Snake's heads and begin controlling it.

Xiao Ze helped Azure Scales refine the Ancient Heavenly Snake's Soul Power and stored its skeleton for later use. After killing several Soul Hall Protectors near the cave exit, he faced an elderly man in purple robes who had come to challenge him.

• Xiao Ze watched Azure Scales safely refine the Ancient Heavenly Snake's Soul Power and stored the serpent's skeleton for a future puppet.
• Xiao Ze sensed a triggered fire mark, found a Soul Hall Protector in the passage, and burned him to death.
• Xiao Ze reached the cave exit and found several Soul Hall Protectors gathered there.
• Xiao Ze used Calamity Poison Power within his Illusionary Sea Domain to crush the Soul Hall Protectors and collect their dropped items.
• An elderly man in purple robes appeared and remarked on Xiao Ze's ruthless combat skills.

Xiao Ze fought a Soul Hall Venerate who had targeted him after learning his whereabouts, and used his movement skill and Illusionary Sea Domain to evade and counter the Dou Zun's attacks. The purple-robed old man admitted Xiao Ze was difficult to defeat alone, just as another Dou Zun arrived.

• Xiao Ze suspected Song Qing had betrayed the Alchemist Tower and revealed his location to the Soul Hall.
• The purple-robed old man attacked Xiao Ze with Space Annihilation, but Xiao Ze dodged using his lightning movement skill.
• Xiao Ze slowed the old man's black chains with the Illusionary Sea Domain and escaped as they shattered a mountain cliff.
• The old man pursued Xiao Ze with Soul Splitting Claw, but Xiao Ze's Great Boundless Sea Palm collided with it and blasted them both back.
• The purple-robed old man said he would need help to take Xiao Ze down, and Xiao Ze saw a red-robed Dou Zun rushing toward them.

Xiao Ze faced two Soul Hall venerates and summoned two Heavenly Demon Phoenix Puppets to turn the fight in his favor. Both venerates were killed, leaving Xiao Ze victorious.

• The red-robed elder joined the purple-robed elder, and the two decided to attack Xiao Ze together.
• Xiao Ze summoned two Heavenly Demon Phoenix Puppets and spread his Illusionary Sea Domain over the Soul Hall venerates.
• The red-robed elder was killed by a punch from one of the puppets.
• The purple-robed elder broke free of the domain but was caught and fatally struck by a puppet.

Xiao Ze defeated the Soul Hall forces, learned that Song Qing had betrayed the Alchemist Tower, and discovered where its captured disciples were being held. He returned to find Azure Scales had refined the Ancient Heavenly Snake's soul and reached the threshold of Dou Zun.

• Xiao Ze ordered the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Puppets to capture the Soul Hall Protectors, killed the resistors, and interrogated the survivors.
• Xiao Ze learned Song Qing had given the Soul Hall information about him and that the Alchemist Tower disciples were imprisoned at the Soul Hall branch in the Ghost Cry Mountain Range.
• Xiao Ze sealed the three surviving Protectors' Soul Bodies and returned underground when he sensed a powerful fluctuation from Azure Scales.
• Azure Scales emerged from refining the Ancient Heavenly Snake's soul with a Nine-Headed Ancient Heavenly Snake mark and said she was one step away from Dou Zun.

Xiao Ze learned that a Ten Thousand Year Source Blood Crystal lay sealed beneath the Ancient Heavenly Snake’s resting place, but postponed claiming it to rescue the Alchemist Tower disciples from a Soul Hall branch. After freeing the captives, he prepared to destroy the branch.

• Azure Scales told Xiao Ze that the Ancient Heavenly Snake had revealed the location of a Ten Thousand Year Source Blood Crystal and taught her how to undo its seal.
• Xiao Ze decided to deal with the Soul Hall first, then explained to Azure Scales that Song Qing had betrayed the Alchemist Tower and endangered him.
• Xiao Ze and Azure Scales reached the Soul Hall branch in the Ghost Cry Mountain Range, where Xiao Ze crushed the Protectors he encountered.
• Guided by three imprisoned Soul Hall Protectors, Xiao Ze found the Alchemist Tower disciples bound by Soul Locking Chains and burned through their restraints.
• Xiao Ze placed the rescued disciples’ Soul Bodies into a Soul Bag and declared that the Soul Hall branch would not be allowed to remain.

Xiao Ze destroyed a Soul Hall branch, freed its imprisoned Soul Bodies, and took its accumulated resources. He left with Azure Scales and returned to the Ancient Heavenly Snake burial ground to seek the Ten Thousand Year Source Blood Crystal.

• Xiao Ze expanded his Illusionary Sea Domain to kill Soul Hall members and used Calamity Poison Power to dissolve the Soul Locking Chains, freeing the imprisoned Soul Bodies.
• Xiao Ze found and plundered the branch’s resource stores, then released every Soul Body in the black grand hall.
• Xiao Ze killed the three Soul Hall Protectors with golden flames after one asked for a quick death.
• Xiao Ze used Azure Sea Raging Waves to destroy the black grand hall, and the freed Soul Bodies fled while he and Azure Scales watched.
• Xiao Ze and Azure Scales left for the Ancient Heavenly Snake burial ground to search for the Ten Thousand Year Source Blood Crystal.

Xiao Ze and Azure Scales opened the seal around the Ten Thousand Year Source Blood Crystal and harvested it along with a rare Source Blood Heart. Xiao Ze stored the treasures, intending to give the heart to Xun'er, while the remaining companion crystals could help him reach the Dou Zun realm.

• Azure Scales used the Nine-Headed Heavenly Snake's soul to form a sealing formation and release the seal on the Ten Thousand Year Source Blood Crystal.
• Xiao Ze contained the crystal's potent bloody aura with the Illusionary Sea Domain while Azure Scales felt its effects on her body.
• Xiao Ze carefully removed the rock covering the crystal and cut it free using fresh blood to avoid contaminating it.
• Xiao Ze discovered a Source Blood Heart inside the Ten Thousand Year Source Blood Crystal and explained its body- and bone-remaking effects to Azure Scales.
• Xiao Ze sealed and stored the Source Blood Heart for Xun'er, then collected the Ten Thousand Year Source Blood Crystal and its companion materials.

A Soul Hall Heavenly Venerate investigated the destroyed branch hall and ordered the surviving Protectors to search for the water-attribute attacker and capture nearby Soul Bodies. Xiao Ze brought the rescued disciples to President Xuan Kongzi, whose response to their account of Song Qing’s betrayal was to summon Song Qing and the Great Elder for questioning.

• A Soul Hall Heavenly Venerate examined the destroyed branch hall, found traces of dense water-attribute energy, and ordered the Protectors to investigate Xiao Ze’s associates and capture nearby Soul Bodies.
• The surviving Soul Hall Protectors divided the tasks, with the Heaven-class Protector taking charge of capturing the Soul Bodies.
• Xiao Ze returned to the Alchemist Tower with Azure Scales and brought the rescued disciples’ souls to President Xuan Kongzi.
• An Alchemist Tower disciple told Xuan Kongzi that Song Qing had joined the Soul Hall and betrayed the Alchemist Tower.
• Xiao Ze explained that the Soul Hall had hunted him after he parted from the Great Elder, and that he had killed two Venerates before rescuing the disciples.
• Xuan Kongzi notified the other two presidents and sent two elders to bring Song Qing and the Great Elder to the Black Giant Tower.

The Alchemist Tower investigated whether Song Qing had betrayed it to the Soul Hall. After Xiao Ze produced proof, Song Qing confessed, leaving the Great Elder enraged by his former disciple’s treachery.

• Elder Liu Tian and Elder Lin brought the Great Elder and Song Qing to the Alchemist Tower at the president’s order.
• The Alchemist Tower disciples accused Song Qing of offering to serve the Soul Hall and reveal information about Xiao Ze.
• Xiao Ze said a Soul Hall Venerate had hunted him soon after he parted from Song Qing, and revealed a token linking Song Qing to the Venerates.
• The Great Elder struck Song Qing after seeing his reaction to the evidence.
• Song Qing admitted that he had betrayed the Alchemist Tower because he feared dying, and the Great Elder trembled with rage.

Song Qing died after the Alchemist Tower condemned his betrayal, while its rescued disciples received promises of safe duties. Xiao Ze accepted the Great Elder’s Heavenly Spirit Pill formula, refined a Condensing Venerate Pill, and prepared to break through to Dou Venerate.

• The Great Elder gave Xiao Ze his Heavenly Spirit Pill formula as compensation for Song Qing’s betrayal, then left despite Song Qing begging him for help.
• Song Qing blamed Xiao Ze and charged at him, but Tian Leizi restrained him and forced him to swallow a Poison Pill, killing him.
• Xuan Kongzi promised the rescued Alchemist Tower disciples that they would be given leisurely duties, and they thanked him.
• After Song Qing’s death caused an uproar in the Alchemist Tower, Xiao Ze returned to his Elder Tower to prepare for a breakthrough.
• Xiao Ze studied the Heavenly Spirit Pill formula, refined a Condensing Venerate Pill, and decided it was time to break through to Dou Venerate.

Xiao Ze used the Condensing Venerate Pill, cultivation feedback, and the Ten Thousand Year Source Blood Crystal’s companion material to push the Tree of Origin past its limit as he began breaking through to Dou Zun. Outside his chamber, the Seven-Colored Little Snake awakened as Queen Medusa, explained her identity to Azure Scales, and learned that Xiao Ze planned to give her the Ten Thousand Year Source Blood Crystal.

• Xiao Ze consumed the Condensing Venerate Pill and drew on immense feedback and the companion material to make the Tree of Origin surpass ten thousand meters and devour energy.
• Azure Scales sensed the energy leaking from Xiao Ze’s breakthrough and reflected on the depth of his cultivation foundation.
• The Seven-Colored Little Snake awakened and transformed into Queen Medusa, prompting Azure Scales to confront her with the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils.
• Queen Medusa explained that she was the Seven-Colored Sky-Devouring Python who had lost her memories and later fused with the python’s soul.
• Azure Scales told Queen Medusa that Xiao Ze intended for her to use the Ten Thousand Year Source Blood Crystal, leaving Medusa surprised and moved as they waited for him to emerge from seclusion.

Xiao Ze completed his breakthrough to Dou Venerate and discovered that Xun'er's reward had transformed Void Space into a vast, nearly world-like realm that could eventually provide source qi. He tested his new abilities and immense Dou Qi reserves, leaving the chamber intact by throwing his powerful attack through a spatial crack.

• Xiao Ze's breakthrough transformed the Tree of Origin and expanded Void Space to the size of an empire.
• Xiao Ze realized that Void Space might develop into a plane and provide the source qi needed to become a Dou Emperor.
• Xiao Ze tested his Dou Venerate strength, opened a spatial crack, and found his Spatial Power surpassed that of many veteran Dou Venerates.
• Xiao Ze discovered that Void Space's transformation had given him such vast Dou Qi reserves that using the three combined seals of the Emperor's Seal Technique barely depleted them.
• Xiao Ze threw the Emperor's Seal Technique through a spatial crack to avoid damaging the Elder Tower.

Xiao Ze prepared Queen Medusa and Azure Scales to advance to Dou Venerate, offering Medusa a Ten Thousand Year Source Blood Crystal in exchange for extending her guard service. Meanwhile, the Alchemist Tower’s presidents decided to bring Xiao Ze to the Four Pavilion Assembly so he could make a public appearance.

• Xiao Ze learned that Queen Medusa had fully fused with the Seven-Colored Sky-Devouring Python and reached peak seventh rank.
• Xiao Ze told Queen Medusa he would help her and Azure Scales advance to Dou Venerate, and promised to refine Condensing Venerate Pills for them.
• Xiao Ze offered Queen Medusa a Ten Thousand Year Source Blood Crystal if she doubled her time serving as his guard, and she happily accepted.
• Xiao Ze sent Queen Medusa and Azure Scales to prepare for their breakthroughs while he began refining their pills.
• Xuan Kongzi, Xuan Yi, and Tian Leizi discussed Xiao Ze’s frequent high-grade pill refining and decided he should appear at the Four Pavilion Assembly.

After refining the Five-Colored Pill Thunder, Xiao Ze gave Queen Medusa a Condensing Venerate Pill and a Ten Thousand Year Source Blood Crystal, deepening their bond before she went into seclusion. He marked both Queen Medusa and Azure Scales with Golden Saplings that let them communicate with him from afar, and Azure Scales also prepared to break through.

• Xiao Ze refined the Five-Colored Pill Thunder and sealed away the Condensing Venerate Pill for Queen Medusa to give to Azure Scales.
• Xiao Ze gave Queen Medusa a Ten Thousand Year Source Blood Crystal, and she swore to obey and protect him for life.
• Queen Medusa embraced Xiao Ze, then went into seclusion to pursue the Dou Venerate realm after he placed a Golden Sapling mark on her hand.
• Azure Scales emerged after witnessing their embrace, received a Golden Sapling mark, and accidentally revealed through it that she wanted to hug Xiao Ze.
• Xiao Ze embraced Azure Scales, playfully smacked her, and sent her off to prepare for her breakthrough.

Xiao Ze used Golden Tree Roots to enhance his control over two Heavenly Demon Phoenix Puppets, enabling one to perform the Emperor's Seal Technique. President Xuan Kongzi then invited him to attend the Four Pavilion Assembly and explore an Ancient Ruin in the Nether Sea with the Great Elder.

• Xiao Ze inserted Golden Tree Roots into two Heavenly Demon Phoenix Puppets and gained much stronger control over them.
• Xiao Ze directed one puppet to use the Emperor's Seal Technique, then enhanced and stored the second puppet as well.
• A messenger summoned Xiao Ze to meet President Xuan Kongzi at the Black Giant Tower.
• Xuan Kongzi asked Xiao Ze to attend the upcoming Four Pavilion Assembly so people across the Central Plains could become familiar with him as a future Pill Tower Giant.
• Xuan Kongzi revealed that the Alchemist Tower had discovered an Ancient Ruin in the Nether Sea and proposed that Xiao Ze explore it with the Great Elder.

Xiao Ze set out with the Great Elder for Yellow Spring Pavilion, where the Four Pavilion Assembly would be held, while learning about the nearby Ancient Clan and the risks surrounding their journey. Along the way, their alchemy discussion lifted the Great Elder’s spirits, but the many powerful travelers near them raised suspicion that others were heading for the Deep Sea Ruin.

• Xuan Kongzi told Xiao Ze that Yellow Spring Pavilion lay near the Eastern Region, where the powerful Ancient Clan lived, and warned him to avoid conflict with its members.
• Xiao Ze reinforced his Elder Tower, left a message for Queen Medusa and Azure Scales, and met the Great Elder at Holy Pill City’s eastern gate.
• Xiao Ze and the Great Elder boarded a Space Boat and departed for Yellow Spring Pavilion, with Xiao Ze taking control of the vessel.
• Xiao Ze discussed alchemy with the Great Elder, improving his spirits and convincing him that Xiao Ze’s Unified Alchemy might reshape the alchemy world.
• The Great Elder noticed an unusual number of powerful experts traveling nearby and feared they shared Xiao Ze and his objective of exploring the Deep Sea Ruin.