Chapter Summaries

Xiao Ming finished refining the Fire Bodhi Pill at Burning Flame Valley and hurried back to Holy Pill City after sensing that a major event was approaching. There, he learned that the Hall of Souls was preparing to strike at the Pill Tower, and he grew convinced that Holy Pill City itself was in danger.

• Xiao Ming used a Heaven Demon Puppet to absorb the Fire Lightning, then collected the high-quality Fire Bodhi Pill and prepared to leave Burning Flame Valley.
• Xiao Ming and Xiao Yi Xian traveled toward Holy Pill City, arriving two days earlier than the time predicted by the Simulator.
• Xiao Ming returned to Pill Tower Headquarters and joined a meeting where Xuan Kongzi and the elders discussed the Hall of Souls’ threat and the possibility of forming alliances.
• Xuan Kongzi ordered Holy Pill City to strengthen its defenses and instructed the Branch Towers to act cautiously as the Hall of Souls might make a major move.
• After Qiu Ling briefed him on the meeting, Xiao Ming connected the warning with his simulation and suspected that the Hall of Souls planned to attack Holy Pill City with more than a few Dou Zuns.

The Hall of Souls attacked Holy Pill City and confronted the Pill Tower, demanding that Xuan Kongzi surrender what the Pill Tower had taken and hand over Xiao Ming. The Hall of Souls Vice Hall Master appeared only as a projection and ordered the Great Heavenly Venerable to punish Xuan Yi.

• Xiao Ming spent two days relaxing with Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin and giving Ye Xinlan guidance in alchemy.
• The Hall of Souls surrounded Holy Pill City with black mist, and Xuan Kongzi and the Pill Tower experts gathered to respond.
• A spatial passage opened above the Pill Tower plaza, and the Hall of Souls forces emerged before Xuan Kongzi and the others.
• The Vice Hall Master demanded the return of what the Hall of Souls had lost and demanded that Xiao Ming be handed over.
• Xuan Yi mocked the Vice Hall Master's projection, and he ordered the Great Heavenly Venerable to teach her a lesson.

The Hall of Souls attacked the Pill Tower Headquarters, and the Small Pill Tower elders arrived to help defend it. Xiao Ming joined the battle, stopped the Vice Hall Master from releasing Three Thousand Burning Flame, and faced the Great Heavenly Venerable’s soul-cutting Bone Blade.

• The Hall of Souls Great Heavenly Venerable attacked Xuan Kongzi and the others with bone spikes, but Old Monster Lin and more than a hundred Small Pill Tower elders arrived and blocked him.
• Old Monster Lin rejected the Hall of Souls Vice Hall Master’s demand to surrender Xiao Ming and what the Pill Tower had taken from a Branch Hall, and both sides began fighting.
• Xiao Ming sent Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, and Venerable Tian Huo to hunt down the weaker Hall of Souls forces outside Holy Pill City while he went to the main battlefield.
• The Vice Hall Master tried to locate the Star Region and release Three Thousand Burning Flame, but Xiao Ming tore off his head and threw his avatar through a spatial crack.
• The Great Heavenly Venerable ambushed Xiao Ming with a soul attack and a giant Bone Blade, and Xiao Ming prepared to counter with a Heavenly Rank Soul Skill.

Xiao Ming trapped the Great Heavenly Venerable in Silent World and defeated his soul attacks. Seeking the Hall of Souls branch headquarters on other continents, Xiao Ming began torturing the Great Heavenly Venerable for information.

• Xiao Ming used Silent World to pull the Great Heavenly Venerable's soul into an ice-covered realm.
• The Great Heavenly Venerable tried to recruit Xiao Ming to the Soul Clan, but Xiao Ming refused and mocked his offer.
• The Great Heavenly Venerable attacked Xiao Ming with his Ghost Head Blade, but Xiao Ming regenerated unharmed.
• Xiao Ming demanded the locations of Hall of Souls branch headquarters on other continents, and the Great Heavenly Venerable refused to tell him.
• Xiao Ming immobilized the Great Heavenly Venerable and began torturing his soul with iron pliers.

Xiao Ming defeated and killed the Hall of Souls Great Heavenly Venerable after extracting information from him in a Soul Power battle. With their leader dead, the Hall of Souls forces fled, while Xiao Ming sensed a sudden danger as he prepared to stop them.

• Xuan Kongzi defeated the Four Venerable Elders with one punch, then joined Old Monster Lin near Xiao Ming's Soul Power battle.
• Old Monster Lin told Xuan Kongzi that Xiao Ming was overpowering the Great Heavenly Venerable and that they could not interfere, then went to deal with You Yun and Sen Luo.
• Xiao Ming emerged after torturing the Great Heavenly Venerable in Silent World until he revealed the information Xiao Ming wanted.
• Xiao Ming snapped the Great Heavenly Venerable's neck and stored his corpse in his Na Ring, causing the Hall of Souls experts to flee.
• Xiao Ming prepared to attack the fleeing Hall of Souls forces but stopped when he sensed a terrifying danger.

Hun Miesheng appeared above Holy Pill City after sensing Great Heavenly Venerable's death and attacked Xiao Ming, but the Pill Tower Ancestor intervened and drove him away. Xiao Ming survived the encounter and recognized how dangerous Hun Miesheng was.

• Hun Miesheng sensed that Great Heavenly Venerable had died and rushed to Holy Pill City, where he found Xiao Ming preparing to pursue the remaining Hall of Souls experts.
• Hun Miesheng struck Xiao Ming with overwhelming Soul Power, then revealed himself and tried to seize him for the Hall of Souls.
• Hun Miesheng restrained everyone in Holy Pill City and attacked Xiao Ming, but the Pill Tower Ancestor blocked his blow and shattered the confinement.
• The Pill Tower Ancestor drove Hun Miesheng away, and Hun Miesheng escaped with the remaining Hall of Souls experts after threatening his opponents.
• A Cow Herding Child riding a green ox watched from afar and sighed about the turmoil involving the Xiao Clan and the Hall of Souls.
• Xiao Ming withdrew his Soul Power and realized Hun Miesheng's strength had made the encounter difficult to survive.

After killing the Hall of Souls Great Heavenly Venerable and surviving Hun Miesheng, Xiao Ming was praised by the Pill Tower elders and offered a place on its Great Elder Council. The battle left Holy Pill City in ruins, and Xiao Ming offered to revive the fallen elders if their souls remained.

• Xiao Ming considered seeking power through Nai Qiong Divine Ice, the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit, or the Yellow Springs Demon Saint's inheritance, but set aside the option involving Zi Yan.
• The Pill Tower elders praised Xiao Ming for killing the Great Heavenly Venerable and exchanging blows with Hun Miesheng.
• Old Monster Lin assured Xiao Ming that the Pill Tower Ancestor would protect him in Holy Pill City and offered him direct entry to the Great Elder Council.
• Xuan Kongzi objected to Xiao Ming resigning from his Eight Great Elders post, but Old Monster Lin overruled him and settled the matter.
• Old Monster Lin assigned Xuan Kongzi to oversee the ruined city and ordered the fallen elders' bodies and Soul Bodies returned to the Pill Realm.
• Xiao Ming offered to revive the fallen elders if their souls still remained.

After the Pill Tower defeated the Hall of Souls, Xiao Ming’s reputation soared across the Central Plains. Three months after the battle, he broke through to Dou Zun Nine Star and considered how to use the Great Heavenly Venerable’s corpse to grow stronger.

• News of Xiao Ming killing the Great Heavenly Venerable spread across the Central Plains, raising his standing within the Pill Tower and shocking other factions.
• Xiao Ming spent months helping revive Pill Tower elders, and the repeated exhaustion and recovery of his Dou Qi brought him to Dou Zun Eight Star Peak.
• After stabilizing his cultivation in seclusion, Xiao Ming broke through to Dou Zun Nine Star in the Pill Realm.
• Xiao Ming judged his strength insufficient and considered using the Dou Sheng Marrow Capsules to advance further.
• Xiao Ming debated whether to refine the Great Heavenly Venerable’s corpse into a Heaven Demon Puppet or drain and recycle its blood.

Xiao Ming used Ling to extract and purify the essence blood from Great Heavenly Venerable, then refined it with Dou Sheng Marrow and medicinal herbs into an energy-rich gel. After tasting a small piece, he discovered Ling had also absorbed some Dou Qi and spat it out into his body, leaving him to suppress and refine the combined energy.

• Xiao Ming remembered Ling's devouring ability and used it to draw essence blood from Great Heavenly Venerable's corpse.
• Xiao Ming had Ling absorb and purify the essence blood while he refined medicinal herbs and Dou Sheng Capsules in the Myriad Beast Cauldron.
• Xiao Ming combined the purified essence blood with the medicinal liquid to create a palm-sized clump of energy-rich gel.
• Xiao Ming cut off and ate a small piece of the gel, then called Ling back into his body to help refine the energy.
• Ling spat out Dou Qi it had absorbed during purification, and Xiao Ming suppressed and refined the two currents of energy.

Xiao Ming used the Dou Sheng gel to break through from Nine-Turn Dou Zun to Dou Sheng after more than a year in seclusion. His emergence stunned the Pill Realm, and the Great Elder prepared to discuss the Hall of Souls and the aftermath of Xiao Ming's dealings with Burning Flame Valley and Sound Valley.

• Xiao Ming absorbed the gel's energy and reached Nine-Turn Dou Zun, then consumed a larger piece to continue breaking through.
• Qing Lin and Xiao Yi Xian wondered why Xiao Ming had remained in seclusion for more than a year, while Qing Lin considered leaving to find snake-type experts.
• A mountain exploded as Xiao Ming released his pressure, and Xiao Yi Xian recognized that he had become a Dou Sheng.
• The Small Pill Tower members and Xuan Kongzi were astonished by Xiao Ming's rapid advancement, while the Great Elder welcomed the Pill Tower's increased strength.
• The Great Elder invited Xuan Kongzi to meet Xiao Ming and discuss the Hall of Souls, Burning Flame Valley, and Sound Valley.

After emerging from seclusion as a Dou Sheng, Xiao Ming reunited with Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin and heard about the Hall of Souls’ growing conflict with the Pill Tower and other forces. The Great Elder asked Xiao Ming to lead an alliance against the Hall of Souls, leaving Xiao Ming surprised by the proposal.

• Xiao Ming emerged from seclusion as a Dou Sheng and reunited with Qing Lin and Xiao Yi Xian.
• The Great Elder, Xuan Kongzi, Xuan Yi, and other elders visited Xiao Ming and congratulated him on his breakthrough.
• The Great Elder explained that the Hall of Souls had intensified its attacks on the Pill Tower, prompting the Pill Tower to create an Outer Tower for allied experts.
• The Great Elder reported that Ice River Valley and the Heavenly Underworld Sect had attacked Burning Flame Valley, where Fire Cloud Ancestor survived but remained badly injured.
• The Great Elder asked Xiao Ming to become the leader of an alliance against the Hall of Souls, and Xiao Ming questioned why he had been chosen.

Xiao Ming accepted the Pill Tower Alliance Leader position on the condition that Xuan Kongzi and the others handled its day-to-day affairs. He then prepared Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin to attack Hall of Souls branches beyond the Central Plains, leaving their mission and a Dou Sheng Gel for each of them.

• The Great Elder persuaded Xiao Ming to become Alliance Leader, and Xiao Ming agreed while retaining the freedom to handle alliance affairs when he wished.
• Xuan Kongzi listed major factions the Pill Tower wanted to ally with and explained that half had agreed, while the Burning Flame Valley, Flower Sect, and Sound Valley had not replied.
• Xiao Ming offered to write a letter to Sound Valley and suggested the Pill Tower visit the injured Fire Cloud Ancestor again.
• Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin asked to accompany Xiao Ming, but he assigned them to attack Hall of Souls branches on other continents instead.
• Xiao Ming split Dou Sheng Gel between Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin to help them strengthen themselves for the mission.

Xiao Ming established the Heavenly Court alliance and left its affairs to the Pill Tower’s three giants. The Flower Sect’s leaders agreed to join the alliance, but Heavenly Underworld Old Demon then invaded the Flower Realm with his forces.

• Xiao Ming met the factions’ leaders, was accepted as Alliance Leader, named the alliance Heavenly Court, and handed its affairs to the Pill Tower’s three giants.
• At the Flower Sect, the elders and Supreme Elders discussed whether joining the Heavenly Court would help them resist the Hall of Souls and the Styx Alliance.
• Hua Yi described the trouble the Heavenly Underworld Sect had caused the Flower Sect, while the Supreme Elders weighed the threat posed by Heavenly Underworld Old Demon.
• The cold-faced Supreme Elder decided that the Flower Sect would join the alliance and deal with the Hall of Souls.
• Heavenly Underworld Old Demon and his followers tore open the Flower Realm’s entrance and confronted the Flower Sect, prompting its leaders to fly out and challenge him.

Heavenly Underworld Old Demon and the Hall of Souls joined forces to invade the Flower Sect, and Azure Fairy chose to fight rather than surrender. Xiao Ming arrived during the battle and discovered the invasion after entering the Flower Sect’s barrier.

• Heavenly Underworld Old Demon demanded that the Flower Sect join the Styx Alliance or abandon its territory, and Azure Fairy refused.
• Heavenly Underworld Old Demon summoned Ghost Li and another Hall of Souls Half-Saint, giving the attackers three Half-Saints against the Flower Sect.
• Azure Fairy ordered the Flower Sect to fight, while the Styx Alliance and Hall of Souls began battling the sect’s defenders.
• Heavenly Underworld Old Demon and Ghost Li attacked Azure Fairy, while the other Hall of Souls Half-Saint fought Splendid Fairy.
• Xiao Ming reached the Flower Sect, entered its Space Barrier, and found that the sect was under attack.

Xiao Ming arrived at the Flower Sect’s battle and stopped Heavenly Underworld Old Demon and Ghost Li from defeating its defenders. He effortlessly incapacitated the fleeing enemies, leaving them suspended around him.

• Heavenly Underworld Old Demon and Ghost Li overwhelmed Azure Fairy, and Ghost Li struck her down onto the Flower Sect’s plaza.
• Heavenly Underworld Old Demon attacked Splendid Fairy after she refused to surrender, but a hand emerging from a spatial crack destroyed his strike.
• Xiao Ming stepped through the crack, revealing himself as a Dou Sheng and stunning both sides of the battle.
• Ghost Li, Heavenly Underworld Old Demon, and a Hall of Souls Half-Saint tried to flee, but Xiao Ming’s Soul Power knocked them from the sky.
• Xiao Ming drew the three incapacitated enemies back and suspended their bodies around him.

Xiao Ming defeated Heavenly Underworld Old Demon and rescued the Flower Sect, then secured the sect’s agreement to join the Heavenly Court. He ended by asking Azure Fairy to find the Place of Falling of the Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python Tribe.

• Xiao Ming used Divine Consciousness Gaze to trap Heavenly Underworld Old Demon and two allies, then sealed their Soul Bodies and stored their corpses.
• Xiao Ming offered to deal with the Styx Alliance experts, but Splendid Fairy took charge of them while he went to treat Azure Fairy.
• Xiao Ming covered Azure Fairy with a robe and gave her a medicinal pill, and she later recounted how Heavenly Underworld Old Demon had attacked to use her as a stepping stone to Dou Sheng.
• Azure Fairy agreed that the Flower Sect would join the Heavenly Court and vowed to destroy the remaining Styx Alliance sects.
• Xiao Ming asked Azure Fairy to find the Place of Falling of the Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python Tribe.

Xiao Ming asked the Flower Sect to search for a Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python clan burial ground, where the Nine-Colored Raw Stone might be found, while the Central Plains reacted to the Heavenly Court Alliance’s formation and growing strength. After half a month, Splendid Fairy told Xiao Ming that the burial ground had been found.

• Xiao Ming explained to Azure Fairy that he was seeking the burial ground of a Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python clan, and she promised to organize a search.
• News spread that Xiao Ming had killed the three Half-Saints who attacked the Flower Sect, leaving the Styx Alliance greatly weakened.
• The Pill Tower, Burning Flame Valley, Sound Valley, Floating Dust Pavilion, Flower Sect, and other factions announced the formation of the Heavenly Court Alliance.
• Xuan Kongzi and the other leaders screened factions seeking to join, while the Heavenly Court investigated Hall of Souls branches and organized patrol squads to protect its members.
• After half a month, Splendid Fairy visited Xiao Ming in the Flower Sect and confirmed that the burial ground had been found.

Xiao Ming searched the Flower Sect’s valley for Seven-Colored Raw Stones and discovered that one was actually a Nine-Colored Raw Stone. After returning to Holy Pill City, he planned to pass the stones to Venerable Tian Huo for Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, and Medusa, while preparing to travel to the Fallen God Ice Plain.

• Xiao Ming followed Splendid Fairy to the hidden valley and rewarded the Flower Sect disciple who had discovered it.
• Xiao Ming used his Soul Power to locate the Seven-Colored Raw Stones and collected them with Splendid Fairy.
• Xiao Ming left the Flower Sect, returned to Holy Pill City through a Spatial Wormhole, and handled alliance matters until nightfall.
• Xiao Ming met Venerable Tian Huo at his residence and gave him medicinal pills before examining the raw stones in his room.
• Xiao Ming tested the stones with Medusa’s blood and watched one develop a faint ninth colored line, confirming it was a Nine-Colored Raw Stone.
• Xiao Ming stored the stones for Venerable Tian Huo to pass on to Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, and Medusa, then planned his trip to the Fallen God Ice Plain.

After Xiao Ming left Holy Pill City for the Fallen God Ice Plain, Hun Miesheng learned of his journey and arranged to request a Four Star Dou Sheng from the clan to capture him. Xiao Ming reached Ice Glaze City and bought maps for exploring the Fallen God Ice Plain.

• Xiao Ming handed the items to Venerable Tian Huo, handled Heavenly Court affairs in Holy Pill City, and then departed as watchers and Heavenly Court Enforcement Team members followed.
• Hun Miesheng learned that Xiao Ming was heading to the Fallen God Ice Plain and decided to request a Four Star Dou Sheng from the clan to help capture him.
• Xiao Ming arrived in Ice Glaze City and asked a map-shop clerk for maps of the Fallen God Abyss and the Fallen God Ice Plain.
• The clerk gave Xiao Ming maps and explained that routes were updated every month or two because of accumulating snow and Magical Beast migrations.

Xiao Ming learned about the major factions and dangers of the Fallen God Ice Plain, then chose to cross the Wind Snow Plain while searching for Nai Qiong Divine Ice. After he left Ice Glaze City, Soul's Lament arrived looking for him and threatened to slaughter the city to uncover his whereabouts.

• Xiao Ming paid a clerk to explain the powerful factions of the Fallen God Ice Plain and heard that the Wind Snow Holy Hall would soon hold the Sacrifice of Wind and Snow.
• The clerk warned Xiao Ming about the central Dead Zone and other dangers, but knew little about the Sacrifice's purpose beyond rumors that it involved an item.
• Xiao Ming left Ice Glaze City and chose the Wind Snow Plain route toward the border of the Fallen God Abyss and the Wind Snow Plain.
• Soul's Lament searched Ice Glaze City with his Soul Power, failed to find Xiao Ming, and decided to slaughter the city and search its inhabitants' souls.
• Ice Spirit Child flew up to greet Soul's Lament and asked what the senior wanted.