Chapter Summaries

Xiao Ming returned to his courtyard, found that Qing Lin had kept his room clean, and used a Life Simulation to preview his future. The simulation ended after years of alchemy, cultivation, and rising influence, leaving him three talent items to extract.

• Xiao Ming sent Xiao Yi Xian and Zi Yan to rest, then called on the Simulator and began a Life Simulation.
• In the simulation, Xiao Ming traveled to Jia Nan Academy, advanced to Two-Star Dou Zong, and continued toward the Central Plains with his companions.
• Xiao Ming became a Grade Seven High-level Alchemist, won the Pill Gathering, and received the Taiyi Soul Art.
• Xiao Ming gained influence across the Central Plains, developed his soul cultivation, and eventually broke through his Soul Realm.
• The Simulator offered Xiao Ming Zi Yan's White Skirt, Pill Spirit Paste, and the Soul Cultivation Technique Taiyi Soul Art as talent items.

Xiao Ming chose Pill Spirit Paste from the Simulator, refined the Demonic Poison Spot, and prepared to leave Jia Nan Academy for the Central Plains with Xiao Yi Xian, Zi Yan, and Qing Lin. He said farewell to his friends and family before departing on a Griffon Beast.

• Xiao Ming chose the rare Pill Spirit Paste instead of Taiyi Soul Art, stored it, and considered how to obtain Earth Core Soul Marrow from the Pill Tower.
• Xiao Ming refined the Demonic Poison Spot and reunited with Qing Lin, promising to take her along on his next journey.
• Xiao Ming gave resources to the Xiao Family members at the academy and said farewell to Hu Jia, who concealed her sadness at his departure.
• Xiao Ming and his companions left Jia Nan Academy on a Griffon Beast after Su Qian and others saw them off.

Xiao Ming and his companions traveled from the Black Corner Region toward Tianya City, where they planned to use a Spatial Wormhole to reach the Central Plains. After arriving in the Heavenly Peak Mountain Range, Xiao Ming defeated a purple-robed man who threatened his companions and captured him unconscious.

• Xiao Ming told Zi Yan and the others they were heading to Tianya City to travel through a Spatial Wormhole to the Central Plains.
• During the journey, Xiao Ming advanced to Two-Star Dou Zong and Xiao Yi Xian reached Four-Star Dou Zong.
• The group arrived in the Heavenly Peak Mountain Range and flew toward Tianya City among the region's busy traffic.
• A purple-robed man blocked their path, coveted Zi Yan's Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python, and threatened Xiao Ming and the women.
• Xiao Ming destroyed the man's Seventh Tier Purple Netherflame Serpent attack, kicked him unconscious, and pulled him back onto the Griffon Beast.

Xiao Ming’s group reached Tianya City after Qing Lin used the Green Snake Three Flower Eyes to control the purple-robed man who had attacked them. Xiao Ming decided to buy a Spatial Flying Ship, and the chapter left him asking the shop clerk for the best one available.

• Xiao Ming identified the purple-robed man as a transformed Tier 7 Purple Netherflame Serpent and told Qing Lin to subdue him with her Green Snake Three Flower Eyes.
• Qing Lin controlled the purple-robed man and learned that he had attacked them because he coveted Zi Yan’s Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python and was lustful, with no accomplices.
• Xiao Ming had Qing Lin store the man in the Monster Child Space, then landed the group outside Tianya City and sent the Griffon Beast away.
• Xiao Ming told Xiao Yi Xian and the others that they would buy a Spatial Flying Ship before heading to the Spatial Wormhole.
• Xiao Ming entered the Luo Family shop and asked the clerk to bring out its best Spatial Flying Ship, saying he could afford it.

Xiao Ming bought a high-grade Spatial Ship and led Xiao Yi Xian, Zi Yan, and Qing Lin through a Spatial Wormhole. After half a month in the passage, they arrived in the Central Plains.

• Xiao Ming bought a Level Five Spatial Ship for 5.5 million gold coins from the plaza clerk.
• Xiao Ming and the three women paid to enter the plaza and approached the Spatial Wormhole.
• The group entered the wormhole, and Xiao Ming expanded the Spatial Ship so they could travel through the passage.
• Xiao Ming and his companions rode the ship through the spatial passage for half a month.
• The ship emerged at a plaza in the Central Plains, where the four landed and celebrated their arrival.

Xiao Ming and his companions traveled from the Northwest Continent through Central Plains, gathering medicinal ingredients and valuable items along the way. After emerging from a Spatial Wormhole near the Pill Region, Xiao Ming headed toward a nearby city to seek Alchemist certification while the others followed.

• Xiao Ming sensed a city near their arrival point in Central Plains, and the group reached Overlord City to buy maps.
• Over the next two months, Xiao Ming and the others traveled through Central Plains, collecting ingredients for the Emperor's Flowing Sap Pill Recipe and nearly all the ingredients for the Bone Regeneration Blood Fusion Pill.
• Xiao Ming gained Spirit Nurturing Dust and an Earth Core Thunder Pearl through simulations during their journey.
• The group emerged from a Spatial Wormhole in the Central Region, and Xiao Ming explained that the Pill Region lay several days away.
• Xiao Ming agreed to stop in a nearby city and go alone to a Pill Tower Branch Tower for Alchemist certification, while Xiao Yi Xian watched Qing Lin and Zi Yan.
• Zi Yan flew toward the city, and Xiao Ming, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin followed through the air, stunning onlookers who recognized the two young Dou Zong Experts.

Xiao Ming entered a city to find its Pill Tower Branch Tower and ran into Jiayun, an old acquaintance from Jia Nan Academy, who showed him the way. At the assessment, he requested to test for Grade Seven, shocking the Alchemists around him.

• Xiao Ming asked Xiao Yi Xian, Zi Yan, and Qing Lin to find an inn while he searched for the Pill Tower Branch Tower.
• Xiao Ming met Jiayun, who told him she had visited the local branch and offered to guide him there.
• Jiayun led Xiao Ming to the Pill Tower Branch Tower and explained its trading and assessment areas.
• Jiayun declined Xiao Ming's offer of Qi Recovery Medicinal Pills but accepted them after he persuaded her, then left as he joined the assessment line.
• Xiao Ming entered the assessment room and declared that he wanted to test for Grade Seven, drawing astonished looks from the waiting Alchemists.

Xiao Ming passed the Pill Tower Branch Tower’s Grade Seven Low-level Alchemist assessment, impressing Elder Zhao and the other alchemists. He then found Xiao Yi Xian and the others confronting the Joyful Union Sect at an inn, where Xiao Yi Xian had poisoned and thrown out their attackers.

• Xiao Ming insisted on taking the Grade Seven assessment and presented his Sixth Rank alchemist badge from the Northwest Continent.
• Elder Zhao assessed Xiao Ming’s alchemy knowledge, Soul Power, and control, and Xiao Ming passed every stage with ease.
• Xiao Ming received a Grade Seven Low-level Alchemist badge, and Elder Zhao advised him to visit the Pill Tower headquarters for a higher-rank test.
• Xiao Ming left the branch tower, hid his conspicuous badge in his Na Ring, and went to find Xiao Yi Xian and the others.
• Xiao Yi Xian poisoned the Joyful Union Sect members who had harassed her and her companions, then threw them out of the inn as Xiao Ming arrived.

After Xiao Yi Xian crippled Yin Ze and destroyed his cultivation, Xiao Ming’s group waited at the inn for the Joyful Union Sect to retaliate. Yin Yun attacked Xiao Ming, but Qing Lin’s controlled Purple Netherflame Serpent struck him down, leaving the sect master and his men facing a far stronger opponent.

• Xiao Ming learned that Xiao Yi Xian had crippled Yin Ze and destroyed his Dou Qi Cultivation rather than kill him, and warned the group that the Joyful Union Sect would return.
• Yin Ze fled to the Joyful Union Sect’s Barracks and begged his father, Yin Xu, to avenge him.
• Yin Yun arrived at the inn after Xiao Ming and his companions had finished eating, then attacked Xiao Ming without warning.
• Qing Lin used her green light to distract Yin Yun, and the Purple Netherflame Serpent struck him through the inn wall.
• Yin Yun recognized the purple-robed figure’s strength and tried to claim there had been a misunderstanding, but the controlled serpent did not respond.

Xiao Ming and his companions wiped out the Joyful Union Sect force led by Yin Yun after Qing Lin, Xiao Yi Xian, and the Purple Netherflame Serpent overwhelmed them. As they left the battle, two elders from Ice River Valley and the Nine Serene Deepground Python Tribe revealed themselves, apparently targeting Xiao Ming’s group.

• Yin Yun ordered the Joyful Union Sect experts to retreat after Qing Lin’s Purple Netherflame Serpent drove him and his people into a losing fight.
• Xiao Yi Xian blocked their escape with the Heavenly Poison Barrier and joined Qing Lin in attacking Yin Yun and the fleeing sect experts.
• Xiao Ming, Zi Yan, and Qing Lin came outside as the battle neared its end, and Qing Lin briefly stopped Yin Yun from self-destructing.
• The Purple Netherflame Serpent pierced Yin Yun’s chest, killing him, and Xiao Ming extracted and sealed his Soul Body in his Na Ring.
• Xiao Ming called out two hidden watchers, who appeared as elders from Ice River Valley and the Nine Serene Deepground Python Tribe.

Xiao Ming and Xiao Yi Xian faced Bing Xun and Yao Yun, who planned to seize the Woeful Poison Body and Qing Lin’s Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils. Xiao Ming killed Bing Xun with a surprise attack, while Yao Yun remained an enemy.

• Bing Xun agreed to let Yao Yun take Qing Lin and her snake, while secretly planning to claim Xiao Yi Xian’s Woeful Poison Body and Qing Lin’s pupils for Ice River Valley.
• Xiao Ming ordered the girls to move, and Xiao Yi Xian attacked Bing Xun with her poison Dou Qi.
• Bing Xun shattered Xiao Yi Xian’s attack and struck her back, believing he had overwhelmed her.
• Xiao Ming used his silver wings and Bone White Flame to pierce Bing Xun’s heart and kill him.
• Xiao Yi Xian revealed she had only pretended to be injured, and Xiao Ming thanked her for helping him catch Bing Xun off guard.

After defeating Yao Yun and escaping the city, Xiao Ming discovered a map and message in Yao Yun’s ring pointing to the Ancient Heavenly Serpent’s Tomb. He planned to pursue the tomb for Qing Lin and reassured Xiao Yi Xian that the Pill Tower would protect them from the Ice River Valley.

• Xiao Ming and Xiao Yi Xian joined Qing Lin and Zi Yan’s fight, captured Yao Yun, and let Qing Lin control him.
• Xiao Ming extracted Bing Xun’s soul, sealed it, and stored it with Bing Xun’s corpse before leading the group out of the city.
• Xiao Ming’s group boarded a Spatial Flying Ship, and Xiao Ming searched the rings of Bing Xun, Yin Yun, and Yao Yun for valuables and techniques.
• Xiao Ming found Yao Yun’s Sheepskin Scroll, which described a possible location for the Ancient Heavenly Serpent’s Tomb, and considered how its soul might strengthen Qing Lin.
• Xiao Yi Xian worried about the Ice River Valley, but Xiao Ming assured her that his Seven-Rank Alchemist certification would protect them at the Pill Tower Headquarters.

Xiao Ming and his companions reached the Pill Region, where Hei Qing of the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan intercepted their ship to bring Zi Yan back to Dragon Island. Zi Yan hesitated over leaving Xiao Ming but wanted answers about her parents, and she looked to Xiao Ming for guidance.

• Xiao Ming gave Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, and Zi Yan Advanced Storage Rings and the Earth Tier Middle Grade Dou Skill Imprisoning Cloud Hand.
• Xiao Ming and the others traveled through spatial passages and arrived in the Pill Region.
• Hei Qing emerged from a Spatial Storm, entered their flying ship, and identified himself as a Taixu Ancient Dragon sent to bring Zi Yan, their Royal Bloodline, to Dragon Island.
• Xiao Ming protected Zi Yan as Hei Qing approached, while Qing Lin summoned Yao Yun and two other puppets.
• Zi Yan asked why her parents had abandoned her, and Hei Qing said Elder Zhu Li could explain the complicated matter on Dragon Island.
• Zi Yan hesitated about returning and looked to Xiao Ming for guidance as Hei Qing silently urged him to persuade her.

Xiao Ming sent Zi Yan back with Hei Qing to the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan, then arrived with Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin at Holy Pill City. Old Yao awoke during the journey, and Xiao Ming planned to find an inn before taking the Alchemy Level assessment.

• Xiao Ming encouraged Zi Yan to return with Hei Qing, and she agreed after Xiao Ming promised to visit later.
• Hei Qing took Zi Yan through a spatial passage, while Xiao Ming, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin continued their journey separately.
• Xiao Ming and his companions traveled through a Spatial Wormhole and arrived at a vast plaza in Holy Pill City.
• Old Yao awoke and told Xiao Ming that the Ferocious Soul's power had restored him to Eight Star Dou Zong strength.
• Xiao Ming promised to find the remaining ingredients for Old Yao's body and headed with Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin to find an inn before taking the Alchemy Level assessment.

After cultivating with the Zen Soul Art, Xiao Ming greatly increased the Spirit Qi in his soul and moved closer to the Ling Realm. He went to the Pill Tower Headquarters to seek a Grade Seven High-level Alchemist assessment, while Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin visited its Trading Area.

• Xiao Ming considered possible fortuitous encounters and decided that obtaining Earth Core Soul Marrow could help his soul enter the Ling Realm.
• Xiao Ming cultivated with the Zen Soul Art and absorbed Spirit Qi, causing a vortex of Spirit Qi phosphorescence to form on his forehead.
• The next morning, Xiao Ming found his soul's Spirit Qi had doubled and decided to attempt the Grade Seven High-level Alchemist assessment.
• Xiao Ming brought Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin to the Pill Tower Headquarters, where he sent them to look for useful medicinal ingredients in the Trading Area while he took the assessment.

Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin searched the Pill Tower’s Trading Area for medicinal ingredients and found the Snow Bone Ginseng Xiao Ming needed. Xiao Ming arrived after passing the assessment as a Grade Seven High-level Alchemist, and the chapter ended as he spotted the ginseng.

• Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin browsed the Trading Area and traded valuable items for medicinal ingredients.
• Xiao Yi Xian noticed Elder Yan’s Snow Bone Ginseng, but he refused to accept a Grade Seven Mid-level Medicinal Pill as payment.
• Qing Lin recognized the Snow Bone Ginseng as an ingredient Xiao Ming needed, so Xiao Yi Xian waited for him rather than bargain without a suitable pill.
• Xiao Ming arrived with a Grade Seven High-level badge, drawing astonished reactions from the Alchemists because of his youth.
• Xiao Yi Xian told Xiao Ming about the ginseng, and he turned to look at it.

Xiao Ming negotiated with the Sloppy Old Man for two Snow Bone Ginsengs and learned that the Pill Tower would award Earth Core Soul Marrow at an upcoming competition. He discovered he could enter despite his recent certification if a powerful clan vouched for him, though the Ye Family’s motives remained unclear.

• Xiao Ming inspected the Snow Bone Ginseng, and the Sloppy Old Man offered to trade it for a Grade Seven Mid-level Medicinal Pill or an unfamiliar pill formula.
• The Sloppy Old Man offered a second, higher-quality Snow Bone Ginseng in exchange for a Grade Seven Mid-level Pill Formula.
• Xiao Ming asked for information about the Earth Core Soul Marrow, and the Sloppy Old Man revealed it would be the prize in a Pill Tower competition held in two months.
• The Sloppy Old Man explained that contestants needed Grade Seven High-level Alchemist status and seven years of certification, but a qualified guarantor could waive the time requirement.
• The Sloppy Old Man suggested the Five Great Clans could vouch for Xiao Ming and noted that the Ye Family lacked capable successors; he then asked Xiao Ming for the pill formula in exchange for both Snow Bone Ginsengs.

Xiao Ming traded for the Snow Bone Ginseng and let his badge reveal his status, causing news of his talent to spread across the Alchemy World. As others began taking an interest in him, he prepared to refine his Emperor's Flowing Sap Pill and negotiated with the Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python over the ingredient.

• Xiao Ming traded a Grade Seven Mid-level pill scroll to Yan Tian for the Snow Bone Ginseng and agreed to stay in touch about ancient objects.
• Xiao Ming left the Trading Area with Xiao Yi Xian and the others, and news of a young Grade Seven High-level Alchemist spread through Holy Pill City and the Alchemy World.
• A woman from the Cao Family expressed interest in meeting Xiao Ming, while Pill Tower figures investigated his background and recognized his potential.
• The Ye Family discussed seeking Xiao Ming's help to avoid being expelled from the Five Great Clans, and its Great Elder decided to visit him with gifts.
• Xiao Ming prepared to refine his Emperor's Flowing Sap Pill, but the Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python pleaded for the Emperor's Flowing Sap, so he offered it an Earth Fire Lotus Seed instead.

Xiao Ming gave the Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python an Earth Fire Lotus Seed, triggering Queen Medusa’s return. He explained that she was far from the Snake People Race and offered a way to resolve their One Body Two Souls condition, which Medusa rejected before changing back into the snake.

• Xiao Ming fed the Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python an Earth Fire Lotus Seed, and the serpent transformed into the naked Queen Medusa.
• Queen Medusa left Xiao Ming’s embrace, accepted his robe, and asked where he had brought her.
• Xiao Ming told Medusa they were at the Central Plains Pill Tower, far from the Tagor Desert, and explained that she could nurture a separate body for the Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python’s soul.
• Medusa angrily rejected the suggestion of becoming a mother, and Xiao Ming said she could wait about ten years for another solution.
• Medusa ignored Xiao Ming and transformed back into a Seven-Colored Little Snake.

Xiao Ming refined an Emperor's Flowing Sap pill while the Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python slept after drinking some Companion Amethyst Source. After seven days, his cauldron produced three pills, drawing repeated Pill Lightning strikes and astonished alchemists.

• The Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python drank nearly a third of Xiao Ming's Companion Amethyst Source, then curled around his wrist and fell asleep.
• Xiao Ming began refining Emperor's Flowing Sap in the Myriad Beast Cauldron, carefully processing the Seven-Glow Lotus and other ingredients.
• Xiao Yi Xian turned away visitors while Xiao Ming refined pills in seclusion for seven days.
• Xiao Ming's cauldron released dense pill vapor, and dark clouds gathered over Holy Pill City as Pill Lightning formed.
• A bronze-colored figure blocked the first lightning bolt, but another bolt fell, prompting old alchemists to recognize that Xiao Ming had refined three pills in one cauldron.