Chapter Summaries

Xiao Ming told the Ancient Void Dragon elders that the Soul Clan had destroyed the Stone Clan and explained the threat posed by its overwhelming strength. He offered the Heavenly Court’s support in rescuing the Old Dragon Emperor, while the elders chose not to warn the other Ancient Races.

• Xiao Ming arrived at the Council Hall, and Zhu Xun and the elders realized his presence was impossible to sense.
• Zi Yan told Xiao Ming about the Stone Clan’s destruction, and he identified the Soul Clan as the culprit.
• Xiao Ming explained the Soul Clan’s pursuit of the Tou She Ancient God Jade and described its formidable roster of Dou Sheng experts.
• Xiao Ming reassured the elders that he could face a weaker Nine Star Dou Sheng and that the Heavenly Court would help rescue the Old Dragon Emperor.
• An elder suggested warning the other Ancient Races, but the group decided they would not believe Xiao Ming and would instead wait to benefit when fighting began.

Xiao Ming gave the Ancient Void Dragon Clan Ninth Grade Mysterious Pills, promised to marry Zi Yan after rescuing her father, and returned to Heavenly Court. There, he learned that the Yao Clan, Thunder Clan, and Flame Clan had formed an alliance after the Stone Clan's destruction, while the Soul Clan remained elusive and the Pill Gathering was approaching.

• Xiao Ming gave Zi Yan three Ninth Grade Mysterious Pills to distribute among the Ancient Void Dragon Clan experts.
• Xiao Ming told Zi Yan he would marry her after they rescued her father, then left for Heavenly Court.
• Xiao Ming returned to Heavenly Court and learned that the Stone Clan had been exterminated and the Yao Clan, Thunder Clan, and Flame Clan had formed the Three Clans Alliance.
• The Three Clans Alliance fortified the spaces of its members and searched the Stone Clan's space for clues, while Heavenly Court joined the investigation.
• Heavenly Court suspected the Soul Clan but failed to uncover useful intelligence about its movements, and Xiao Ming learned that the Pill Gathering was approaching.

Holy Pill City gathered Alchemists from across the continent for the Pill Gathering, where many hoped to win the chance to approach the Three Thousand Burning Flame. Xiao Ming attended with Heavenly Court’s leaders, and Xuan Kongzi began explaining the competition’s stages.

• Holy Pill City filled with visitors as factions sent Alchemists to compete for the Three Thousand Burning Flame.
• On the morning the Pill Gathering began, Xiao Ming dressed in his nine-star Alchemist robe and left with Xiao Yi Xian, Medusa, and the others.
• The crowd gathered at the Northern District venue and discussed the prizes and Xiao Ming’s rumored Ninth Grade Alchemy realm.
• Xiao Ming and other Heavenly Court figures appeared above the stone platform, prompting cheers from the crowd.
• Xuan Kongzi welcomed the Alchemists and began outlining the three stages of the Pill Gathering.

Xuan Kongzi announced the Pill Gathering’s trials and rewards, then sent the contestants into the Soul Illusion Realm for the first selection. Xiao Ming said he would take the Three Thousand Burning Flame if no one else subdued it, leaving the other leaders to disperse until the final stage.

• Xuan Kongzi explained the three trials and announced that the top ten could attempt to subdue the Three Thousand Starry Sky Flame, while the champion would receive major honors, a soul cultivation technique, and Ninth Grade guidance.
• Xiao Ming recognized Cao Ying, Dan Chen, and Ye Xinlan among the contestants and noted that Cao Ying and Dan Chen had reached the Ling Realm while Ye Xinlan had earned a Seven-Star Badge.
• Xuan Kongzi opened the first trial, and contestants of Fifth Rank and above entered the Soul Illusion Realm.
• Xuan Kongzi, Dan Leizi, and Xuan Yi discussed the older contestants and the younger generation’s chances in the competition.
• Xiao Ming told the leaders that he would take the Three Thousand Burning Flame if no one subdued it, and they dispersed while the trials continued.

The Soul Clan used most of its gathered Soul Origin to help the Nihility Devouring Flame break through to the Emperor Realm Soul. Hun Tiandi prepared to attack the Yao Clan and Flame Clan, while promising to obtain the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame for his ally.

• The Nihility Devouring Flame devoured nearly a hundred Soul Origin clusters and broke through to the Emperor Realm Soul.
• Hun Tiandi congratulated the Nihility Devouring Flame, who said his new strength made him the Dou Qi Continent's third-strongest expert.
• Hun Tiandi planned for himself and the Nihility Devouring Flame to lead forces against the Yao Clan and Flame Clan, then pursue the Tou She Ancient God's Cave Mansion and its Embryonic Emperor Pill.
• The Nihility Devouring Flame reminded Hun Tiandi of their agreement to obtain the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame and other Heavenly Flames for him.
• Hun Tiandi dismissed attacking Xiao Ming over his piece of the Tou She Ancient God Jade and promised to obtain the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame in two days.
• After Hun Tiandi left, the Nihility Devouring Flame privately considered using the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame to pursue the Dou Di realm.

Hun Tiandi opened the Demonic Flame Space with a blood formation, causing the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame to emerge. Xiao Ming recognized Hun Tiandi’s involvement and led the Heavenly Court elders to confront him, claiming his new Eight-Star Dou Sheng strength would prevent Hun Tiandi from taking the flame.

• Hun Tiandi used the Sen Luo Reversal Two Forms Formation to crack open the Demonic Flame Space.
• Xiao Ming sensed the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame’s emergence from the Heavenly Court headquarters in Holy Pill City.
• Xiao Ming told the Great Elder and the others that a Nine Star Dou Sheng was at the flame’s location and identified him as Hun Tiandi.
• Xiao Ming revealed that he had advanced to Eight-Star Dou Sheng and said Hun Tiandi would not take the Demonic Flame.
• Xiao Ming left with the Great Elder and other Dou Sheng to confront Hun Tiandi, while Xiao Yi Xian and Medusa told him to be careful.

Xiao Ming, Zi Yan, and Qing Lin entered the Desolate Ancient Region to seek the Bodhi Ancient Tree. After using a Bodhi Seed to find a general direction, they pressed deeper into the forest, while a group of people behind them wondered whether Xiao Ming had passed by.

• Xiao Ming, Zi Yan, and Qing Lin left Desolate Town and entered the Desolate Ancient Region, where Xiao Ming warned them to stay cautious.
• The three passed through the dangerous outskirts and crossed a poisonous insect barrier that threatened even Dou Zuns.
• At the Heavenly Abyss, Xiao Ming used the Bodhi Seed to sense the Bodhi Ancient Tree and found a general direction to the northwest.
• The three crossed the Heavenly Abyss and instantly killed the Ferocious Beasts that attacked them.
• A group of people arrived after Xiao Ming and the two women had left, and some wondered whether the man they saw was the Heavenly Court Alliance Leader Xiao Ming.

Xiao Ming entered the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame’s domain and found Hun Tiandi overwhelming the ancient flame. Xiao Ming intervened, helping the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame survive an attack, while Hun Tiandi identified Xiao Chen’s corpse as the next target.

• Xiao Ming passed through the white gates alongside the Fire Slaves and reached a vast sea of milky-white magma.
• Hun Tiandi battered the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame and demanded that he submit.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame unleashed Demonic Flame Refining Heaven, using the Fire Slaves’ self-destruction to block Hun Tiandi’s attack.
• Hun Tiandi revealed that Xiao Ming’s intervention had helped the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame survive, then addressed Xiao Ming as the Heavenly Court Alliance Leader.
• Hun Tiandi recognized the corpse beside Xiao Ming as Blood Axe Xiao Chen, a former Xiao Clan expert who had become a Fire Slave.

Xiao Ming encountered Xiao Chen’s surviving soul as the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame activated the Refining Heaven Ancient Formation. With the Purifying Demonic Saint preparing to awaken, Hun Tiandi attacked the Lotus Flame, leaving the battle poised to erupt.

• Xiao Chen’s soul emerged and cursed Hun Tiandi, while Xiao Ming considered how he might restore Xiao Chen using his preserved body.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame revealed the Refining Heaven Ancient Formation and boasted that he had mastered its power.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame asked Xiao Ming to join forces against Hun Tiandi, but Xiao Ming refused after sensing the Purifying Demonic Saint awakening.
• The Purifying Demonic Saint asked to borrow Xiao Ming’s body and promised to hand over the Lotus Flame; Xiao Ming stored away Xiao Chen’s body and soul.
• Hun Tiandi unleashed Finger of Death God at the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame.

The Purifying Demonic Saint emerged through Xiao Ming and took control of the Refining Heaven Ancient Formation, overpowering the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame. He sealed the flame in a prison of fire and then turned his attention to Hun Tiandi.

• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame poured his power into the Refining Heaven Ancient Formation and sent two pillars of flame against Hun Tiandi’s Finger of Death.
• Hun Tiandi’s attack destroyed the pillars and struck the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, but Xiao Ming remained unharmed behind a barrier.
• Hun Tiandi recognized the figure appearing from Xiao Ming as the Purifying Demonic Saint and realized he had protected Xiao Ming from the attack.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame confronted the Purifying Demonic Saint, who explained that he had sealed the flame to prevent its destructive power from harming the world.
• The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame tried to attack, but the Purifying Demonic Saint seized control of the formation and imprisoned him in a flaming square cage.
• The Purifying Demonic Saint turned his gaze toward Hun Tiandi.

The Purifying Demonic Saint rejected Hun Tiandi’s offer and fought him using the Demonic Flame Space’s formations and the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame. Hun Tiandi was forced onto the defensive, while the Great Elder and the others arrived and watched from the entrance.

• The Purifying Demonic Saint refused Hun Tiandi’s demand for the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, judging him too dangerous to receive it.
• Hun Tiandi attacked, and the two opponents unleashed immense domains that caused space to collapse around them.
• The Purifying Demonic Saint ignited Demonic Flame inside Hun Tiandi and used Demonic Flame Annihilation to send Flame Mad Dragons at him.
• Hun Tiandi formed a Blood Robe to withstand the flames, then dodged the Demonic Flame Halberd and counterattacked at close range.
• The Great Elder and the others arrived at the Demonic Flame Space and considered withdrawing as they watched the battle.
• The Pill Tower Ancestor asked Zhu Zhen what he thought of the fight.

Purifying Demonic Saint drove Hun Tiandi from the Demonic Flame Space, then used the Refining Heaven Ancient Formation to extract Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame’s memories and intelligence. He sacrificed himself with the flame, leaving Xiao Ming alone with the Demonic Flame Origin and Purifying Demonic Saint’s legacy.

• Hun Tiandi’s attacks passed through Purifying Demonic Saint’s illusion, and Purifying Demonic Saint struck him with flames until he escaped through spatial fluctuations, badly injured.
• Purifying Demonic Saint sent Pill Tower Ancestor, Zhu Zhen, and the others out of the Demonic Flame Space, then closed the passages.
• Purifying Demonic Saint used the Refining Heaven Ancient Formation to draw the Blood-Colored Mist representing Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame’s memories and intelligence out of its body.
• Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame begged for mercy, then attacked Purifying Demonic Saint with Blood Mist when he approached.
• Purifying Demonic Saint collapsed the formation and destroyed himself and Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame in a massive explosion.
• Xiao Ming remained in the empty sky, carrying Purifying Demonic Saint’s legacy, while the Demonic Flame Origin drifted across the Magma Sea below.

Xiao Ming obtained the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame and left the Demonic Flame Space with Pill Tower Ancestor and the others. In the Soul Realm, Hun Tiandi and Nihility Devouring Flame decided to accelerate their plan and move against the Ancient Races after Hun Tiandi recovered.

• Xiao Ming summoned Ling, who swallowed the now mindless Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, and then opened a spatial passage out of the Demonic Flame Space.
• Xiao Ming emerged before the waiting experts, reunited with Pill Tower Ancestor and the Great Elder, and left with them; the Four Great Clans arrived too late to claim the flame.
• Hun Tiandi returned to the Soul Realm injured and told Nihility Devouring Flame that Purifying Demonic Saint had fought him and that Xiao Ming had likely taken the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame.
• Hun Tiandi revealed that Xiao Ming had reached the Eight Star Early Stage and said they would wait until his injuries healed before acting.
• Hun Tiandi ordered the Millennium Plan accelerated, with the Gu, Lei, Yan, and Yao Clans set to attack the Ancient Races and take the final piece of the Tou She Ancient God Jade from Xiao Ming.

Xiao Ming prepared the Pill Tower and the Four Great Ancient Clans for the Soul Clan’s next moves, then entered seclusion to absorb the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame. Meanwhile, the Soul Clan destroyed the Yao Clan after Nihility Devouring Flame shattered the Medicine Emperor’s remnant soul, leaving the clan’s bloodline fading and its members slain or absent.

• Xiao Ming warned the Heavenly Court and the Four Great Ancient Clans to guard against the Soul Clan, then entered the Pill Realm to cultivate.
• During Xiao Ming’s month of seclusion, news spread that he had obtained the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame and that Cao Ying had won the Pill Gathering.
• Hun Jing and Hun Yan led the Soul Clan’s assault on the Yao Clan, while Yao Dan refused to make his clan a subordinate race.
• Nihility Devouring Flame fought the Medicine Emperor’s remnant soul and destroyed the formation sustaining it, causing the remnant soul to vanish.
• Hun Xuzi reported that the Yao Clan had been wiped out except for members who were away, and Nihility Devouring Flame ordered the Soul Clan to return.

After the Yao Clan vanished, the Thunder and Flame Clans blamed the Soul Clan and sought help from the Ancient Clan and Heavenly Court. As Heavenly Court's leaders debated their response, Xiao Ming suddenly appeared, having come out of seclusion.

• The Thunder and Flame Clan leaders found only Yao Ling and a few juniors at the Yao Clan's former residence, then secretly sent their geniuses away and hid their Ancient Jades.
• Nihility Devouring Flame learned that the Thunder and Flame Clans had moved their Ancient Jades and ordered his men to seize them without informing Hun Tiandi.
• Lei Ying used a Lightning Shadow Stone to identify the Soul Clan as the attackers, and the two clans sought help from the Ancient Clan and Heavenly Court.
• News of the Soul Clan's attacks spread across the Central Plains, prompting the Thunder, Flame, and Ancient Clans to form an alliance and invite Heavenly Court to join.
• Heavenly Court's leaders debated whether to interrupt Xiao Ming's seclusion, then saw the smiling Xiao Ming seated at the head of the meeting.

After emerging from seclusion stronger, Xiao Ming learned that the Ancient Clan had reached out and decided to visit, while warning the Heavenly Court to prepare for a coming upheaval. He arrived at the Ancient Realm and met Gu Dao, who invited him to discuss the Soul Clan alongside the Lightning and Flame Clans.

• Xiao Ming emerged from seclusion and confirmed to Zhu Zhen that the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame had greatly increased his strength.
• After hearing the Ancient Clan’s situation, Xiao Ming ordered the Heavenly Court’s forces to follow his arrangements and prepare for enemies.
• Xiao Ming traveled to the Ancient Realm, where the Soul Clan’s pressure had drawn the Ancient Clan’s affiliates into its preparations.
• Gu Dao greeted Xiao Ming at the Ancient Stone Plaza, recognized him as the Lord of Heavenly Court, and invited him to meet with the Lightning and Flame Clans.

Xiao Ming met with the Ancient Clan and its allies to discuss the Soul Clan’s threat, while concealing his own plans for the continent. He left the meeting intending to bring the Ancient Races under Heavenly Court’s rule and weaken them without destroying them.

• Xiao Ming and Gu Dao left together, prompting heated discussion among those present.
• Gu Yuan and the Ancient Clan elders received Xiao Ming, whose strength they could not fathom, and Gu Yuan invoked his old ties to Xiao Xuan and the Xiao Clan.
• Xiao Ming privately dismissed Gu Yuan’s explanation for Gu Xun’er’s stay with the Xiao Family, then redirected their conversation toward the Soul Clan.
• Lei Ying challenged Xiao Ming to spar, but Yan Jin urged him to wait until after their discussion of the Soul Clan.
• Xiao Ming recognized that the Ancient Races wanted to test his strength and privately resolved to extend Heavenly Court’s control over the continent, including bringing the Ancient Races under its jurisdiction.

Xiao Ming warned Gu Yuan and the leaders of the Ancient, Lei, and Yan clans about the Soul Clan’s hidden strength and weapons. The clans realized the threat was far greater than they had expected, while Xiao Ming left them prepared to confront the Soul Clan.

• Xiao Ming asked Gu Yuan whether he knew of the ancient Tunling Clan, startling the elders in the hall.
• Xiao Ming explained that the Nihility Devouring Flame had devoured the Tunling Clan’s leader, sustaining the Soul Clan’s bloodline and possibly reaching Nine-Star Dou Sheng and Emperor Realm Soul strength.
• Gu Yuan confirmed that the Nihility Devouring Flame could swallow an entire space and agreed that it had likely reached the nine-star level.
• Xiao Ming produced a Gate of Silence and warned that the Soul Clan could combine several to form the Death Realm Great Formation.
• The clans understood that the formation could devastate their weaker fighters and looked at Xiao Ming with gratitude for his warning.

Xiao Ming entered the Heaven Tomb to pay his respects to his ancestor, Xiao Xuan, after Gu Yuan opened a rift for him. With Blood Saber Saint guiding him through the tomb’s fearsome depths, he reached Xiao Xuan’s tombstone, where the chapter leaves him preparing to approach it.

• Xiao Ming asked Gu Yuan for permission to visit Xiao Xuan in the Heaven Tomb, and Gu Yuan agreed to open it early.
• Gu Yuan told Xiao Ming that Xiao Xuan’s body and remnant soul had been preserved in the Heaven Tomb, then opened a rift and sent him inside.
• Xiao Ming sped through the Heaven Tomb, overwhelming Blood Saber Saint and his Nine Star Energy Bodies with a single slap.
• Blood Saber Saint led Xiao Ming toward the depths, and the Energy Bodies there fled when they learned he was Xiao Xuan’s descendant.
• Xiao Ming reached the desolate plain and saw Xiao Xuan’s tombstone as Blood Saber Saint withdrew in reverence.

Xiao Ming met Xiao Xuan in the Heaven Tomb, explained the Xiao Clan’s decline and the looming conflict among the major factions, and revealed that he possessed Origin Emperor Qi. Xiao Xuan recognized Xiao Ming’s potential to restore the clan but warned that his plan to benefit from the coming struggle was dangerous.

• Xiao Ming paid respects at Xiao Xuan’s tomb, and Xiao Xuan appeared as a projection and welcomed him into the Tomb Mansion.
• Xiao Ming told Xiao Xuan how the Xiao Clan had declined, and Xiao Xuan explained that he had transferred the clan’s Bloodline Power into himself before failing to become a Dou Di and dying after a Soul Clan ambush.
• Xiao Xuan learned that Xiao Ming possessed Origin Emperor Qi and rejoiced that the Xiao Clan could return to its former peak.
• Xiao Ming described the Heavenly Court, the Soul Clan, the Ancient Thunder Flame Three Clans Alliance, and his plans amid the Ancient Clan’s impending attack.
• Xiao Xuan warned Xiao Ming that Hun Tiandi and Gu Yuan were formidable opponents and that his plan to profit from their conflict was too risky.