Chapter Summaries

Ning Luo completed the Yin-Yang Life Soul Pill and began transferring Heavenly Flame Venerable into Yun Shan’s corpse. As the procedure unfolded, Elder Heavenly Snake of Ice River Valley tracked the group to their valley and confronted Xiao Yi Xian.

• Elder Snake identified the Scorpion Domain as the place where the Heavenly Poison Scorpion Dragon Beast had died and followed its lingering aura north with three Ice River Valley elders.
• Ning Luo finished refining the Yin-Yang Life Soul Pill and prepared Yun Shan’s corpse for Heavenly Flame Venerable to inhabit.
• Ning Luo used Heavenly Flame Venerable’s soul power and essence blood to prepare the corpse, then ordered him to enter it.
• Xiao Yi Xian sensed the arrival of Ice River Valley forces and warned Xin Lan that they had come.
• Elder Heavenly Snake appeared at the valley entrance and told Xiao Yi Xian that Ice River Valley intended to capture her and punish her for killing one of its elders.

Xiao Yi Xian fought Elder Heavenly Snake while Ning Luo and Heavenly Flame Venerable emerged from the valley, with Heavenly Flame Venerable having reached Dou Zun. He overwhelmed Ice River Valley’s formation, and Elder Heavenly Snake tried to escape through a spatial passage, sacrificing one of his elders as the passage collapsed.

• Xiao Yi Xian sent Xin Lan into the valley and faced Elder Heavenly Snake, but he wounded her and drove her into the mountainside.
• Ning Luo and Heavenly Flame Venerable emerged from the valley, and Xiao Yi Xian confirmed that Heavenly Flame Venerable had succeeded in reaching Dou Zun.
• Heavenly Flame Venerable rejected Elder Heavenly Snake’s demand to spare Ice River Valley and shattered the Qianlong Xuanming Array’s summoned Nether Dragon.
• Elder Heavenly Snake opened a spatial passage to flee and pulled Bing Xiao and the other elders toward him.
• Heavenly Flame Venerable began collapsing the passage, so Elder Heavenly Snake blasted one white-robed elder away and caused him to explode in a burst of frost.

After Sky Serpent escaped, Ning Luo sought a blazing place to help Xiao Yi Xian resolve her Poison Body of Calamity, and Xin Lan offered the Ye Family’s Yang Fire Ancient Altar. At Ye City, Ning Luo intervened when the Black Fire Sect threatened to take over the Ye Family, and his hidden ally revealed overwhelming strength.

• Sky Serpent escaped through a spatial passage after the two elders’ self-destruction disrupted Heavenly Flame Venerable’s interference, and he threatened Ice River Valley’s pursuit.
• Ning Luo decided to leave Luoshen Ravine and search for a place of utmost yang and heat to help Xiao Yi Xian, and Xin Lan recommended the Ye Family’s Yang Fire Ancient Altar in Ye City.
• Ning Luo and his companions arrived at the Ye Family as the Black Fire Sect demanded the family’s surrender, with Zhao Hei and Qin Mo threatening them with black coffins.
• Xin Lan asked Ning Luo to protect her family, and Ning Luo entered the hall and gave the Black Fire Sect one minute to leave Ye City.
• The Black Fire Sect attacked Ning Luo, but his Heavenly Flame erased their assaults, and an aged figure appeared to strike Zhao Hei and Qin Mo down, prompting the sect members to recognize a Dou Zun.

Ning Luo used the Ye Family’s Yang Fire Ancient Altar to begin treating Xiao Yi Xian’s calamity poison. He drew the poison together, obtained a Bodhi Seed, and began dissolving the poison power within her.

• Ning Luo drove Zhao Hei and Qin Mo away after defeating them, and Ye Zhong thanked him for saving the Ye Family.
• Ning Luo asked to borrow the Yang Fire Ancient Altar, then entered it with Xiao Yi Xian and summoned the Earth Demon Puppet while Heavenly Flame Venerable stood guard.
• Ning Luo told Xiao Yi Xian to remove her clothes and used three fused Heavenly Flames to gather the poison gas in her lower abdomen.
• Ning Luo used the Heavenly Poison Scorpion Dragon Beast’s Magical Core to draw out the poison and transformed the Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva, accidentally producing a Bodhi Seed.
• Ning Luo applied the Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva to Xiao Yi Xian and began dissolving the calamity poison power within her.

Ning Luo helped Xiao Yi Xian suppress the deadly poison in her Poison Body of Calamity, while Ice Valley and the Soul Hall agreed to pursue her group. At the altar, Ning Luo discovered an Earth Core Bead inside the Earth Eye and stole it, but a torrent of violent energy chased him toward the opening.

• Ning Luo used Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva to neutralize the deadly aura in Xiao Yi Xian's poison and urged her to compress it into a Poison Pill.
• Elder Heavenly Snake reported his defeat to Ice Venerable, who agreed to join the Soul Hall in pursuing the group and claimed Xiao Yi Xian for Ice Valley.
• After Xiao Yi Xian stopped leaking poison, Ning Luo drew Yang Fire from the Earth Eye and noticed a blood-red bead sealed inside it.
• Ning Luo waited for the surrounding energy to weaken, then used his Soul Power to snatch the Earth Core Bead.
• A blood-red torrent surged after the stolen bead, and Ning Luo raced toward the Earth Eye's mouth.

After obtaining the Earth Core Bead, Ning Luo faced Ice River Valley’s siege of Ye City, where the valley demanded Xiao Yi Xian and the others. As Ice River Valley and Soul Hall moved against him, Ning Luo fought Protector Gua while Heavenly Flame Venerable confronted Tian Shuangzi.

• Ning Luo used the stone stele to suppress the earth eye, then discovered that the Earth Core Bead could gather Fire Attribute energy and produce Yang Fire in sunlight.
• Three days later, Ice River Valley surrounded Ye City with freezing barriers and demanded that the Ye Family hand over the Poisonous Calamity Girl and the others.
• Ning Luo and Heavenly Flame Venerable faced Elder Heavenly Snake and Tian Shuangzi, while Ning Luo said Xiao Yi Xian was still unable to fight.
• Protector Gua appeared and claimed Ning Luo as Soul Hall’s target, prompting Ning Luo to attack him with his longsword and Glazed Lotus Heart Flame.
• Protector Gua formed a massive chain spear and launched it at Ning Luo, who countered with Six Harmonies Fire before the collision sent him retreating.

Ning Luo unleashed the power of all three Heavenly Flames, briefly raising his strength to the Dou Zun level and overwhelming Protector Gua. After destroying Protector Gua’s black mist, Ning Luo pursued him while Sky Serpent and the Ice River Valley elders resolved to kill him.

• Protector Gua attacked Ning Luo with black chains, but Ning Luo evaded them with the Three Thousand Lightning Movement.
• Ning Luo released Azure Flame and then a bone-white Heavenly Flame, combining all three flames to raise his aura to the Dou Zun level.
• Ning Luo shattered Protector Gua’s Hundred Soul Sky Locking Python with his sword and Mountain Splitting Seal and Seafall Seal, then struck him with a fire lotus.
• The blast dispersed Protector Gua’s black mist and revealed that he was a soul body, while Sky Serpent and the Ice River Valley elders considered Ning Luo a future threat.
• Protector Gua tried to retreat, but Ning Luo pursued him and attacked, saying Soul Hall experts were helpless without their black mist.

Ning Luo unleashed the Five-Ring Separation Fire Method against Elder Heavenly Snake, Bing Xuan, and Bing Hua after overpowering Protector Gua. The five-colored flames melted their Ice River Formation’s barrier, and Elder Heavenly Snake prepared to use their combined Ice Venerate Force for a decisive counterattack.

• Ning Luo nearly killed Protector Gua, but Elder Heavenly Snake intervened and caught his punch.
• Elder Heavenly Snake joined Bing Xuan and Bing Hua in surrounding Ning Luo and ordered them to capture him.
• Ning Luo formed five Flame Spirits and unleashed Separation Fire Burns the Heavens at the three Ice River Valley fighters.
• Elder Heavenly Snake and the others formed the Ice River Formation, but Ning Luo’s flames began melting their ice mirror.
• Elder Heavenly Snake told Bing Xuan and Bing Hua to send him their Ice Venerate Force when the barrier shattered so he could attack Ning Luo in one strike.

Ning Luo defeated Sky Serpent in a devastating clash, leaving Ice River Valley beaten, then captured Protector Gua and burned him with Fallen Heart Flame. As Heavenly Flame Venerable applauded and Tian Shuangzi admitted his misjudgment, Protector Gua remained in Ning Luo’s grasp.

• Sky Serpent broke through Ice River Valley’s failing ice mirror and formed the Ice God Bow to attack Ning Luo with Ice God Arrow, Freeze Heaven and Earth.
• Ning Luo met the arrow with his flaming arm, then revealed a Three-Colored Fire Lotus and pressed it against Sky Serpent’s serpent staff.
• The firestorm blasted Sky Serpent into Ye City, where he crashed into a crater, and the crowd declared that Ice River Valley had lost.
• Ning Luo stopped Protector Gua from fleeing and enveloped him in Fallen Heart Flame, causing him to scream in agony.
• Heavenly Flame Venerable applauded as Tian Shuangzi admitted that he had misjudged the situation.

Xiao Yi Xian arrived in Ye City after breaking through to Dou Zun and stopped Qing Hai from capturing Ning Luo. As she fought Qing Hai, Bing He of Ice River Valley appeared, and the forces seeking the Poison Body of Calamity gathered around them.

• Qing Hai arrived with nine Soul Hall experts, and Protector Gua urged him to capture Ning Luo.
• Qing Hai moved to seize Ning Luo, but Xiao Yi Xian appeared and warned him not to hurt Ning Luo.
• Ning Luo realized Xiao Yi Xian had broken through to Dou Zun, and she challenged Qing Hai to test her new strength.
• Xiao Yi Xian struck Qing Hai with poisonous energy, forcing him back and shocking him with the poison's power.
• Bing He, the Valley Master of Ice River Valley, appeared amid falling snow and asked where Sky Serpent was.
• Tian Shuangzi pointed out the severely injured Sky Serpent, and Bing He looked toward him.

Ice Venerable and Qing Hai moved to seize Xiao Yi Xian and Ning Luo, but Xun'er arrived with two powerful elders and ordered Ice River Valley to leave. When Bing He refused, Xun'er sent her elders to fight him, Qing Hai, and Tian Shuangzi.

• Ice Venerable revealed his desire to take Xiao Yi Xian and perfect his own Poison Body of Calamity, while Xiao Yi Xian and Heavenly Flame Venerable fought back against his black energy dragons.
• Xun'er appeared and warned that Ice River Valley would be destroyed if Ning Luo were harmed, then reunited with Ning Luo in an embrace.
• Xiao Yi Xian watched Ning Luo and Xun'er together as Bing He challenged Xun'er's authority.
• Xun'er gave Bing He and Qing Hai thirty seconds to leave, but Bing He refused and prepared to attack.
• Xun'er sent the two black-robed elders to fight Bing He, Qing Hai, and Tian Shuangzi, and the white-haired elder blocked Bing He's black ice spears.

Xun'er revealed a powerful golden Heavenly Flame as the Gu Clan elders fought Bing He and the Ice River Valley forces in Ye City. Bing He recognized Xun'er as a member of the Gu Clan, then clashed with the white-haired elder's Emperor Seal Art.

• The white-haired elder attacked Bing He while Qing Hai and Tian Shuangzi teamed up against the black-clad elder.
• Qing Hai and Tian Shuangzi ordered their forces to capture Ning Luo, and Gan Da's group surrounded Ning Luo and Xun'er.
• Xun'er used her golden flame to kill Gan Da and several Soul Hall and Ice River Valley experts.
• The white-haired elder unleashed the Annihilation Sky Seal, and Bing He realized that Xun'er belonged to the Gu Clan.
• Bing He countered the Annihilation Sky Seal with his Ice Venerate Force, Frozen Heaven Palm, and the two attacks collided in a thunderous blast.

Ning Luo and Xun'er forced Ice River Valley to withdraw and captured Qing Hai after he self-destructed. Xun'er then met Xiao Yi Xian, and their tense first encounter ended with the group heading to Ye Zhong's residence to talk.

• Xun'er told Lin Lao to hurry, and Bing He apologized to her and promised Ice River Valley would no longer interfere with Xiao Yi Xian's Poison Body of Calamity.
• Ning Luo accepted Bing He's apology, while Xun'er warned Bing He not to provoke them again; Bing He and Tian Shuangzi left, but Ning Luo kept Qing Hai from escaping.
• Qing Hai broke free of the elders' restraints and self-destructed, but Xun'er caught his soul in golden flames and handed it to Ning Luo.
• Ning Luo introduced Xiao Yi Xian to Xun'er, and the two women exchanged a charged handshake before speaking warmly to each other.
• Xin Lan greeted Ning Luo, and Ye Zhong led Ning Luo, Xun'er, Xiao Yi Xian, and the others to a place where they could talk.

Ning Luo reunited privately with Xun'er, received the remaining three seals of the Emperor Seal Art, and learned she would soon return to the Ancient Realm. Their intimate moment was interrupted by an elder, and Xun'er fled after whispering that she would wait for Ning Luo.

• Xun'er entered Ning Luo's room at night, and they embraced and spoke about how much they had missed each other.
• Xun'er gave Ning Luo a golden scroll containing the remaining three seals of the Emperor Seal Art and warned him that she could not stay long.
• Ning Luo asked when he could visit her in the Ancient Realm, and Xun'er told him to come when he had faith in himself.
• Ning Luo and Xun'er kissed and began to undress before an elderly voice interrupted them from outside the room.
• Xun'er covered herself, kissed Ning Luo on the cheek, whispered to him, and hurried out while Ning Luo complained about the elder who had interrupted them.

Ning Luo broke through to a three-star Dou Zun and absorbed fire energy to push toward four stars, while Ling Quan headed for Ye City intending to confront him. Xun'er and Xiao Yi Xian spoke about their friendship with Ning Luo as he remained motionless during his breakthrough.

• Xun'er left Ning Luo's room, and the two black-clad elders anxiously asked whether they had done anything together.
• Ning Luo stored the final three seals of the Emperor Seal Art and focused on increasing his strength, breaking through to a three-star Dou Zun.
• Ning Luo burned fire-attributed medicinal ingredients and absorbed their energy to try to reach four-star Dou Zun.
• Ling Quan learned that Xun'er and Ning Luo were in Ye City and set out to teach Ning Luo a lesson.
• Xun'er and Xiao Yi Xian discussed their friendship with Ning Luo, and Xun'er asked if they were only friends.

Xun'er prepared to return to the Ancient Realm, but Ling Quan arrived with orders to take Ning Luo to the Gu Clan. When Ning Luo refused, Ling Quan threatened him, and Xiao Yi Xian stepped in to protect him.

• Xiao Yi Xian promised Xun'er that she would protect Ning Luo after Xun'er left.
• Ling Quan arrived with the Black Mist Army and ordered Xun'er to return to the Ancient Realm, but she asked to wait two days.
• Ning Luo emerged as a four-star Dou Zun, surprising Ling Quan and provoking his hostility.
• Xun'er told Ning Luo she would wait for him in the Ancient Realm, and Ning Luo held her wrist as they said goodbye.
• Ling Quan displayed a Blood Jade Token and ordered Ning Luo to come to the Gu Clan, but Ning Luo refused.
• Ling Quan prepared to attack Ning Luo, and Xiao Yi Xian appeared in front of him and warned him to stop.

Ning Luo defeated Ling Quan after the commander used a self-mutilating technique, leaving him gravely injured but alive. Xun'er departed for the Gu Clan after promising to wait for Ning Luo there until he came to find her after the Pill Gathering.

• Ning Luo confronted Ling Quan and quickly overpowered him with his speed and strength.
• Ling Quan used the Blood Transformation Technique and attacked Ning Luo with a blood-threaded lightning spear.
• Ning Luo broke Ling Quan's wrist, shattered his lightning shield, and knocked him unconscious before throwing him against a stone pillar.
• Ning Luo told the Black Mist Army soldiers that Ling Quan was still alive, though his injuries would take months to heal.
• Xun'er promised to wait for Ning Luo in the Gu Clan after he participated in the Pill Gathering, then left on the Four-winged Unicorn Beast.

Ning Luo agreed to help the Ye Family regain its Pill Tower elder seat by posing as its future son-in-law and competing in its assessment. He spent the following weeks refining pills in preparation for the Pill Gathering, improving his alchemy and noticing his Dou Qi slowly grow.

• Xun'er left Ye City for the Gu Clan, and Ning Luo promised to meet her there.
• Ye Zhong explained the Pill Gathering's selections and the requirements for the Ye Family to keep its Pill Tower elder seat.
• Ning Luo agreed to represent the Ye Family in its assessment, with Ye Zhong proposing to present him as Xin Lan's future husband.
• Xin Lan pleaded with Ning Luo to help, and Ning Luo agreed to cooperate with Ye Zhong's plan.
• Ning Luo spent more than twenty days refining pills, producing several low seventh-tier pills and one mid-seventh-tier pill as his alchemy and Dou Qi improved.

After a month of secluded practice, Ning Luo improved his ability to refine Seventh-rank medicinal pills before an emergency summons brought him to the Ye Family. There, he confronted Cao Dan and the Cao Family over their attempt to take Xin Lan, leaving the standoff unresolved.

• Ning Luo spent a month refining pills and gradually gained confidence with High-grade Seventh-rank medicinal pills.
• Xiao Yi Xian told Ning Luo that the Cao Family had come to take Xin Lan under the pretext of a marriage arrangement.
• Ning Luo and Xiao Yi Xian joined Ye Zhong and Heavenly Flame Venerable in the front courtyard, where Cao Dan faced the Ye Family.
• Ning Luo urged Cao Dan to let the Ye Family and Cao Family take a step back, but Cao Dan insisted his family could not back down.
• Ning Luo warned Cao Dan that he dared to kill even people from the Soul Hall, and Cao Dan's expression changed.

Ning Luo defended Xin Lan and the Ye Family by challenging Cao Dan to a contest of controlling flames. After Ning Luo’s eleven fire beasts defeated Cao Dan’s four, Cao Dan honored his wager and left, though he warned Ning Luo that the Cao Family would seek trouble again.

• Ning Luo refused Cao Dan’s demand to hand over Xin Lan, and Ye Zhong pledged the Ye Family’s obedience to Ning Luo.
• Cao Dan challenged Ning Luo to a contest of controlling flames, wagering that his family would abandon the marriage proposal if he lost.
• Cao Dan used four kinds of flame to attack Ning Luo’s fire beasts, while Ning Luo revealed ten additional flames and formed eleven beasts in total.
• Ning Luo’s fire beasts defeated Cao Dan’s, leaving nine of Ning Luo’s beasts standing.
• Cao Dan admitted defeat and promised the Cao Family would not trouble them for now, but warned Ning Luo that he would regret offending the family.