Chapter Summaries

Xiao Ze freed the gathered experts from the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame’s Nightmare Illusion, revealing that they had never advanced through the Demon Flame Space. The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame attacked them in its powerful Flame Giant form, and as it slaughtered the weaker experts, Xiao Ze confronted the Soul Hall master over his accusations.

• Xiao Ze shattered the Nightmare Illusion, freeing the Pill Alliance and the other experts from the Demon Flame Space’s trap.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame appeared atop a lava pillar and challenged Xiao Ze after learning he had broken its illusion.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame transformed into a thousand-zhang Flame Giant and attacked the gathered experts with a wave of milky-white flames.
• Queen Medusa drew the Nine-Colored Sword and split the Flame Giant’s attack, but the expanding flames killed numerous Dou Zun experts.
• The master of Soul Hall absorbed the flames that reached him and accused Xiao Ze of violating the continent’s rules, prompting Xiao Ze to threaten him.

Xiao Ze confronted the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame after Queen Medusa blocked its attack, then met its power with Nine Profound Golden Thunder. Their battle escalated into a destructive clash between Xiao Ze’s golden thunder dragon and the flame’s Demon Flame Divine Statue, leaving the surrounding experts caught in chaos.

• Queen Medusa blocked the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame’s attack, and it revealed that she was a Nine-Colored Sky-Devouring Python.
• Xiao Ze took Queen Medusa’s Nine-Colored Longsword and coated it with Nine Profound Golden Thunder to clash with the flame’s halberd.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame recognized Nine Profound Golden Thunder and transformed into its enormous Demon Flame Divine Statue.
• Xiao Ze sent Queen Medusa to protect the Pill Alliance’s group and formed a Golden Thunder Domain around himself.
• Xiao Ze’s golden thunder dragon collided with the Demon Flame Divine Statue’s fist, tearing open space and scattering destructive energy across the battlefield.

Xiao Ze overwhelmed the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame with two Nine Profound Golden Dragons, but the flame escaped their restraint by sacrificing Flame Slaves. It then summoned the Heaven Refining Ancient Array and threatened to refine Xiao Ze into a Flame Slave.

• Hun Miesheng and Soul Demon Elder searched for the Demon Flame Space's exit as they realized Xiao Ze could destroy them.
• Xiao Ze summoned a second Nine Profound Golden Dragon, which restrained the Flame Giant and left the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame unable to break free.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame sacrificed several Dou Saint Flame Slaves to free the Flame Giant from the dragons' grip.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame merged milky-white flames with heaven and earth and revealed the Heaven Refining Ancient Array.

The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame seized control of the Heaven Refining Ancient Array and trapped the experts in the Demon Flame Space. Xiao Ze sheltered the Pill Alliance and other non-hostile factions inside his Thunder Domain, then recognized that the Flame was feeding chaotic energy into the array to strengthen it.

• The Heaven Refining Ancient Array appeared above the heavens and beneath the magma, and the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame revealed that he controlled the seal left by the Purifying Lotus Demon Saint.
• Xiao Ze called the Pill Alliance into his Thunder Domain and allowed other experts who had not opposed the Pill Alliance to enter in exchange for protection.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame focused the Heaven Array's light on cleansing the chaotic energy, while experts outside its range fled.
• Xiao Ze perceived that the array was absorbing the cleared energy to build up its power.

Xiao Ze examined the Heaven Refining Ancient Array as the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame unleashed its devastating power against the Thunder Domain. He countered the array’s attack with the Origin Emperor Flame, leaving the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame stunned by the flame’s identity.

• The Heaven Refining Ancient Array gathered its accumulated energy, and Xiao Ze studied its structure and considered how he might recreate it.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame formed seals and fired a colossal destructive pillar of light toward the Thunder Domain, threatening to kill everyone inside.
• Xiao Ze raised his hand and summoned the Origin Emperor Flame, which the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame recognized with disbelief.
• The Origin Emperor Flame expanded to block the pillar of light and burned it into nothingness.

Xiao Ze used the Origin Emperor Flame to take control of the Heaven Refining Ancient Array, burning away the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame’s hold over it. Facing capture and the loss of his intelligence, the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame exploded into a vast blaze that began killing everyone nearby.

• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame recognized Xiao Ze’s golden fire as the Emperor Flame and asked how he possessed it.
• Xiao Ze ignited the Heaven and Earth Arrays with the Origin Emperor Flame, covering the entire Heaven Refining Ancient Array.
• The Origin Emperor Flame replaced the milky-white flames that let the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame control the array.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame realized Xiao Ze was taking control and resolved not to be refined without a fight.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame exploded into endless milky-white flames, burning weaker experts from the Soul Clan, Yao Clan, and other factions to ash.

Xiao Ze seized control of the Heaven Refining Ancient Array and used it to subdue the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame. He began stripping away its intelligence and memories while preserving the extracted memories and negative emotions to obtain the Purifying Lotus Demon Saint's inheritance.

• Xiao Ze controlled the Heaven Refining Ancient Array and used its two arrays to wear down the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame's world-annihilating flames.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame gathered into a crimson Fire Lotus, whose heat threatened the experts even through the Thunder Domain's protection.
• Xiao Ze enclosed the Fire Lotus in light curtains and declared that he would erase its intelligence and memories because of its violence and slaughter.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame revealed that it had killed the Purifying Lotus Demon Saint after he tried to seal it for its cruelty.
• Xiao Ze used a golden fiery net to strip blood-red mist from the Fire Lotus, extracting its memories and negative emotions while the flame screamed.
• Xiao Ze wrapped the extracted mist in the Origin Emperor Flame so he could obtain the Purifying Lotus Demon Saint's inheritance.

Xiao Ze purified the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame and offered it to the Pill Alliance members to compete for, while requiring the Thunder Domain experts to fulfill their promised payment. Xiao Yan and four other Dou Saint experts stepped forward to vie for the Heavenly Flame.

• Xiao Ze sealed the blood-red Glazed Bead containing the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame’s memories and negative emotions, then stored it away.
• Xiao Ze claimed the purified Fire Lotus for the Pill Alliance, and the Thunder Domain experts promised to deliver the treasures they had pledged after leaving the Demon Flame Space.
• Xiao Ze announced that Pill Alliance members could compete for the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame according to their abilities, since he already possessed a Heavenly Flame.
• Xiao Yan declared that he wanted to refine the flame and proposed an open contest rather than relying on Xiao Ze or his family’s influence.
• A white-haired elder and three other Dou Saint experts stepped forward to compete with Xiao Yan, while the Half Saints withdrew from consideration.

Xiao Ze sent the competitors for the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame back to the Central Plains and exposed the Soul Clan members hiding among the departing experts. After killing Soul Demon Elder and Hun Miesheng, he led the Pill Alliance in striking Soul Hall branches beyond the Demon Flame Space.

• Xiao Ze let Xiao Yan and four other candidates compete among themselves for the chance to refine the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, then opened a Space Channel for the experts to leave.
• Xiao Ze allowed some former opponents to depart but stopped an ordinary-looking old man and revealed him to be Soul Demon Elder of the Soul Clan.
• Soul Demon Elder tried to flee through the Space Channel, but Xiao Ze killed him with the Nine Profound Golden Thunder.
• Xiao Ze used the Heaven Refining Ancient Array to annihilate Hun Miesheng beyond the array, while the other experts returned to the Central Plains.
• The Pill Alliance used the opportunity to destroy many known Soul Hall branch halls and weaken the Soul Hall.

Xiao Yan defeated four Dou Saint experts and won the right to refine the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, while Xiao Ze returned to the Pill Alliance to oversee the campaign against Soul Hall. The Alliance’s report revealed major victories and hundreds of thousands of rescued Soul Bodies.

• Xiao Yan defeated the four other Dou Saint experts competing for the chance to refine the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame.
• Xiao Ze warned Xiao Yan that refining the flame would be dangerous, left him instructions and access to the Heaven Refining Ancient Array, and returned to the Pill Alliance headquarters with the other experts.
• Xiao Yan began preparing to refine the quiet Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame alone in the Demon Flame Space.
• A Pill Alliance expert reported that the operation destroyed thirty-five ordinary Soul Hall branch halls, nine Earth Fiend Halls, and one Heavenly Dipper Human Hall, while capturing several Soul Hall members and seizing many treasures.
• The report revealed that the Alliance had rescued hundreds of thousands of innocent Soul Bodies, turning the gathered experts’ satisfaction into anger toward Soul Hall.

After the Pill Alliance destroyed numerous Soul Hall branches, Xiao Ze investigated why the Human Hall’s Soul Origin Light Clusters were missing and organized rewards for the operation. He then told Xun'er he planned to visit the Ancient Realm and seek Ancestor Xiao Xuan’s help with advancing his Soul Power, and the chapter ended with the two spending time together.

• Xiao Ze reviewed the operation’s spoils and learned that the Soul Hall’s Human Hall had yielded no Soul Origin Light Clusters.
• A Dou Saint who led the attack on the Human Hall denied hiding any spoils, and another expert reported that Soul Hall collectors had visited more often since the war began.
• Xiao Ze concluded that the Soul Hall had likely removed the Soul Origin Light Clusters before its branches could be attacked, then called for rewards to be distributed according to merit.
• Xiao Ze told Xun'er he wanted to return to the Heavenly Tomb and ask Ancestor Xiao Xuan for help advancing his Soul Power, and Xun'er agreed to help persuade her father.
• Xiao Ze and Xun'er stayed together in the Pill Alliance rather than leaving for the Ancient Realm immediately.

Queen Medusa told Zi Yan and Azure Scales how she had taken the initiative with Xiao Ze, encouraging them to pursue their feelings for him. Xiao Ze left for the Ancient Realm with Xun'er and Ancestor Xiao Chen to seek a way to raise his Soul Realm.

• Zi Yan and Azure Scales questioned Queen Medusa about her relationship with Xiao Ze, and she admitted she had taken the initiative using the Origin Small Tree.
• Azure Scales prepared ginseng soup for Xiao Ze, who said he planned to visit Ancestor Xiao Xuan in the Ancient Realm and asked her to remain at the Alchemist Tower.
• After Xiao Ze left the Elder Tower, Queen Medusa, Zi Yan, and Azure Scales spoke privately with Xun'er, who then went to join Xiao Ze.
• Outside Holy Pill City, Xun'er greeted Ancestor Xiao Chen, and he urged the group to hurry to the Ancient Realm.
• Xiao Ze took Xun'er's hand, and the three flew toward the Eastern Region of Central Plains.

Xiao Ze traveled with Xun'er and Xiao Chen to the Ancient Realm to ask Gu Yuan for permission to enter the Heavenly Tomb and meet Xiao Xuan. After learning Xiao Ze had nearly reached the Emperor Realm Soul, Gu Yuan agreed to open a path for them if Xiao Ze could truly achieve it.

• Xiao Ze, Xun'er, and Xiao Chen arrived at Ancient Saint City, where Gu Lan welcomed them and escorted them into the Ancient Realm.
• Xiao Ze told Gu Lan he needed Gu Yuan's help to enter the Heavenly Tomb and meet Xiao Xuan again.
• Gu Yuan summoned the travelers to Azure Peak, where Xun'er greeted her father affectionately and Xiao Ze and Xiao Chen paid their respects.
• Xiao Ze explained that his Soul Realm had reached a bottleneck and that Xiao Xuan had told him to seek guidance in the Heavenly Tomb.
• Gu Yuan assessed Xiao Ze's strength and said he would open a path to the Heavenly Tomb if Xiao Ze could reach the Emperor Realm Soul.

Xiao Ze and Xiao Chen entered the Heavenly Tomb and reunited with Xiao Xuan, who learned that the Xiao Clan had a chance to recover. Xiao Xuan entrusted the clan to them and prepared to transform the Soul of the Heavenly Tomb to help Xiao Ze break through to the Emperor Realm Soul.

• Xiao Ze asked Gu Yuan to let Xiao Chen enter the Heavenly Tomb with him, and Gu Yuan agreed while warning them they might be expelled in less than a year.
• Gu Yuan opened a rift, and Xiao Ze and Xiao Chen entered the Heavenly Tomb and headed for its deepest reaches.
• Xiao Chen reunited with Xiao Xuan and tearfully apologized for being unable to help the Xiao Clan during its darkest hour.
• Xiao Ze and Xiao Chen vowed to restore and protect the Xiao Clan, and Xiao Xuan was relieved to entrust its future to them.
• Xiao Xuan offered to transform the Soul of the Heavenly Tomb and help Xiao Ze break through to the Emperor Realm Soul.

Xiao Xuan resolved to defeat the Soul of the Heavenly Tomb and give its Soul Origin to Xiao Ze, even if the battle destroyed his remnant soul. Xiao Ze promised to fulfill Xiao Xuan’s hopes for the Xiao Clan, then revealed a possible way to help Xiao Xuan fight.

• Xiao Xuan explained that the Soul of the Heavenly Tomb was powerful enough that fighting it could cause his remnant soul to dissipate.
• Xiao Chen grieved at Xiao Xuan’s decision, while Xiao Xuan said he was content with his long life and hoped Xiao Ze would surpass the Dou Saint realm.
• Xiao Ze solemnly promised Xiao Xuan that he would not disappoint him and would seek the legendary realm beyond Dou Saint.
• Xiao Ze suggested that Xiao Xuan wield the origin of his power and manifested brilliant golden flames in his palm.

Xiao Ze lent Xiao Xuan the Origin Emperor Flame so he could fight the Soul of the Heavenly Tomb without burning his soul. Xiao Xuan began to unleash his power, preparing to defeat the Soul and help Xiao Ze break through to the Emperor Realm Soul.

• Xiao Ze proposed lending Xiao Xuan the Origin Emperor Flame to overpower the Soul of the Heavenly Tomb and prevent Xiao Xuan from burning his soul.
• Xiao Xuan agreed to try the flame but warned that he would burn his soul if it failed to subdue his opponent.
• Xiao Ze placed an Origin Tree Root in Xiao Xuan's palm and infused it with power so Xiao Xuan could wield the flame.
• After sensing the flame's strength, Xiao Xuan told Xiao Ze to prepare to break through to the Emperor Realm Soul.
• Xiao Xuan rose into the air and released a pressure that halted the Energy Bodies, who eagerly watched him prepare to confront the Soul of the Heavenly Tomb.

Xiao Xuan answered the Energy Bodies’ pleas and confronted the Soul of the Heavenly Tomb, while Xiao Ze and Xiao Chen watched. The Soul appeared and claimed authority over the tomb, and Xiao Xuan rejected its claim as their confrontation began.

• Xiao Xuan told the Energy Bodies he had been unable to help before but would now fight the Soul of the Heavenly Tomb, and countless Energy Bodies, including the Blood Saber Saint, knelt toward him.
• Xiao Chen and Xiao Ze joined Xiao Xuan in the sky, and Xiao Chen recognized how deeply the Energy Bodies hated the Soul of the Heavenly Tomb.
• Xiao Ze sensed immense, mottled Soul Power gathering overhead as a colossal face of the Soul of the Heavenly Tomb appeared.
• The Soul of the Heavenly Tomb accused Xiao Xuan of breaking their agreement and claimed that he and the tomb were one.
• Xiao Xuan denied that they had ever made an agreement and insisted the Energy Bodies came from the Heavenly Tomb, not from the Soul; the Soul angrily declared itself the tomb and its master's creation.

Xiao Xuan confronted the Soul of the Heavenly Tomb and used golden flames to overpower it and extract its Soul Origin. Xiao Ze sensed the Soul Origin’s immense purity and realized that refining it could bring him within reach of the Emperor Realm.

• Xiao Xuan accused the Soul of the Heavenly Tomb of tormenting the residual souls that had formed it, provoking it into attacking him.
• The Soul of the Heavenly Tomb unleashed a Soul Storm, but Xiao Xuan walked through it unharmed.
• Xiao Xuan surrounded himself with golden flames that burned away the Soul Power directed at him.
• The Soul of the Heavenly Tomb condensed into a figure and fought back, but Xiao Xuan trapped it in a formation of golden fire threads.
• Xiao Xuan drew the Soul of the Heavenly Tomb’s crystalline Soul Origin from its body, and Xiao Ze sensed that refining it could bring him close to the Emperor Realm.

Xiao Xuan extracted the Soul Origin from the Soul of the Heavenly Tomb, which the Energy Bodies then tore apart. Xiao Ze entered the Soul Origin and discovered it contained a vast Soul Ocean where time passed much more slowly as he prepared to refine it and pursue the Emperor Realm Soul.

• Xiao Xuan trapped the Soul of the Heavenly Tomb in a golden formation and extracted its Soul Origin.
• Xiao Xuan blasted the weakened Soul of the Heavenly Tomb down, and the Energy Bodies attacked and tore it apart.
• The Energy Bodies thanked Xiao Xuan, who handed the Soul Origin to Xiao Ze.
• Xiao Ze entered the Soul Origin and found a boundless ocean composed of souls.
• Xiao Ze sensed that one month in the Heavenly Tomb equaled one year in the Soul Ocean and chose to refine it to pursue the Emperor Realm Soul.

Xiao Ze used the Tree of Origin’s Soul Devouring Spirit talent to refine the Soul Origin and break through to an Emperor Realm Soul. Afterward, he demonstrated his overwhelming Soul Power across the Heavenly Tomb.

• Xiao Ze extended a branch of the Tree of Origin and used it to devour and purify the Soul Sea’s Soul Power.
• Xiao Ze’s Soul Body absorbed the soul torrent as his Soul Realm advanced toward the Emperor Realm.
• Xiao Xuan and Xiao Chen worried that Xiao Ze was refining the Soul Origin too quickly, then watched its light shatter.
• Xiao Ze emerged with an Emperor Realm Soul, and his sovereign Soul Pressure forced every Energy Body in the Heavenly Tomb to prostrate itself.
• Xiao Ze demonstrated his new power by transferring a distant black stone to his hand and pulverizing a faraway mountain peak.