Chapter Summaries

Wei Yang fought Venerate You Hun inside his Sea of Consciousness Space and revealed the Black Sun Burning Heaven Flame’s true form, but Venerate You Hun survived by merging with the Nine Nether Cold Qi and struck back with a powerful soul-shaking croak. The chapter ended with Wei Yang stunned and his black sun shaken by the toad’s soundwave.

• Xiao Yan arrived with Qing Lin and Medusa while Elder Yao assured them that Wei Yang was likely safe inside the Black Flames.
• Wei Yang faced Venerate You Hun in his Sea of Consciousness Space and revealed that the Black Sun Burning Heaven Flame’s true body was a black sun.
• Wei Yang unleashed Black Sun Calamity, and its radiant black light began dissolving Venerate You Hun’s soul.
• Venerate You Hun merged his soul into the Nine Nether Cold Qi and blue-white flames, then transformed them into a massive Blue-White Flame Toad.
• The Blue-White Flame Toad croaked, sending soundwaves through Wei Yang’s domain that dispersed the black light, stunned Wei Yang, and shook the black sun.

Wei Yang defeated Venerate You Ming’s soul in his sea of consciousness, though the explosion of the Black Sun Burning Heaven Flame left You Ming barely alive. Wei Yang reunited with his companions and preserved the weakened Spirit Realm Soul, planning to restore it if he could find suitable medicinal ingredients.

• Venerate You Ming tried to swallow Wei Yang’s soul, but Wei Yang enclosed himself in the Black Sun Burning Heaven Flame, which erupted inside the toad and destroyed its body.
• Wei Yang found Venerate You Ming’s nearly transparent soul, along with the weakened Nine Nether Cold Qi and Azure Nether Flame, and sealed them to keep them from dissipating.
• As the Black Flame withdrew, Xiao Yan, Medusa, Qing Lin, and Elder Yao watched to see whether Wei Yang had been taken over.
• Wei Yang opened his eyes, reassured everyone, and embraced Qing Lin when she recognized him.
• Wei Yang stored Venerate You Ming’s soul in a sealed jade bottle and said he would try to save it if he found ingredients to restore souls.
• Elder Yao explained that Venerate You Ming’s Spirit Realm Soul was exceptionally valuable, correcting Xiao Yan when he questioned why Wei Yang would save it.

Wei Yang’s group returned to the Imperial Capital after defeating Venerate You Hun’s forces, while Wei Yang kept the captured Spirit Realm Soul and gave Fa Ma the Sixth-Grade Soul Fusion Pill recipe. The Alchemist Grand Meeting ended as Xian’er and Xiao Yan received their champion rewards and Honorary Elder tokens.

• Elder Yao offered to buy the Spirit Realm Soul, but Wei Yang refused and resolved to find a way to awaken it.
• Medusa gave Wei Yang Venerate You Hun’s Storage Ring, then left and returned as the Seven-Colored Small Snake to drink from Xiao Yan’s jade bottle.
• Wei Yang’s group met Xian’er, Fa Ma, Elder Jia, and Elder Hai, who had defeated the three high-level Dou Emperors.
• Wei Yang handed Fa Ma the Soul Fusion Pill recipe, and Fa Ma gave it to Xian’er along with her Honorary Elder token.
• Fa Ma gave Xiao Yan an Honorary Elder token and promised to prepare his pill recipe within two days as the group approached the Imperial Capital.

Xiao Yan and Elder Yao visited Wei Yang to discuss the Wind Fury Dragon Flame, which Wei Yang had found in the Tagor Desert and kept dormant in a jade bottle. Wei Yang offered to trade it for a Mysterious Grade High-Level soul cultivation technique and an Eighth Grade Spirit Bestowal Method, leaving Elder Yao to consider the difficult demand.

• Wei Yang teased Qing Lin about smiling and accused her of eavesdropping before Xiao Yan arrived at the courtyard.
• Xiao Yan eagerly asked Wei Yang about the Wind Fury Dragon Flame, and Wei Yang confirmed he possessed it and described its formidable intelligence and power.
• Wei Yang placed the dormant Wind Fury Dragon Flame in a jade bottle, and Elder Yao examined it while warning Xiao Yan not to disturb it.
• Wei Yang demanded a Mysterious Grade High-Level soul cultivation technique and an Eighth Grade Spirit Bestowal Method in exchange for the flame, and Elder Yao frowned as he considered the price.

Wei Yang traded Wind Fury Dragon Flame to Elder Yao for a Grade 8 Spirit Bestowal Method and the Nine Refinements Heavenly Soul Method, then helped Elder Yao prepare to reclaim the flame. The chapter ended with Xiao Yan weighing whether to risk rapid advancement before his upcoming battle with Nalan Yanran.

• Wei Yang persuaded Elder Yao to trade Wind Fury Dragon Flame for the two scrolls, and Elder Yao agreed.
• Wei Yang examined the Grade 8 Spirit Bestowal Method and Nine Refinements Heavenly Soul Method, then accepted them.
• Wei Yang gave Elder Yao a jade token that would help him recall Wei Yang's Soul Imprint from Wind Fury Dragon Flame.
• Xiao Yan asked Wei Yang for a Purple Heart Barrier Breaking Pill, and Wei Yang warned him against taking a Three-Pattern Azure Spirit Pill too soon.
• Xiao Yan explained that Nalan Yanran might advance before their battle, but Wei Yang and Elder Yao urged him not to risk reckless cultivation; Xiao Yan remained silent.

Wei Yang cultivated the Nine Refinements Heavenly Soul Method and began nurturing spirituality in his soul as he prepared to reach the Spirit Realm. Elder Jia later visited to request a Sixth-Grade Primordial Bone Sculpting Pill, apparently for the Surging Waves Dragon Beast.

• Wei Yang cultivated the First Refinement, enduring soul-tempering pain as his Soul Strength steadily improved.
• Wei Yang sensed a faint trace of spirituality and estimated that he could complete the first three refinements and enter the Spirit Realm within a month.
• Xian'er interrupted Wei Yang and told him that Elder Jia had been waiting to see him.
• Jia Xingtian asked Wei Yang for a Sixth-Grade Primordial Bone Sculpting Pill.

Wei Yang accepted Jia Xingtian’s request to refine a Primordial Bone Sculpting Pill and received more ingredients than he expected, along with soul-restoring herbs and a medicine cauldron from Yaoye. After carefully studying the formula, he began refining the sixth-grade pill in his secret chamber.

• Jia Xingtian asked Wei Yang to refine a Primordial Bone Sculpting Pill to help the injured Surging Waves Dragon Beast, and Wei Yang requested soul-restoring ingredients in return.
• Jia Xingtian gave Wei Yang enough ingredients for ten attempts, and Wei Yang agreed to produce at least one pill.
• Yaoye delivered three Fourth Grade Soul Nurturing Lotuses, one fifth-grade Soul Nurturing Lotus, and a fifth-tier medicine cauldron for Xian'er.
• Wei Yang entered his secret chamber, studied the pill formula, and prepared himself to refine his first Sixth-Grade Pill.
• Wei Yang released his Black Flame into the Bronze Medicine Cauldron and began the refinement.

Wei Yang refined a Sixth-Grade pill, triggering a Heaven and Earth Phenomenon that drew the attention of the Imperial Capital and the Alchemist Guild. After capturing the pill and the remaining energy, he revealed it was a Primordial Bone Sculpting Pill and left to rest.

• A pale green pillar and two energy dragons appeared over the Alchemist Guild, and the phenomenon led people to believe a Sixth-Grade Pill had been born.
• Chemier placed the Guild on alert as royal soldiers arrived, while Fa Ma, Jia Xingtian, Xiao Yan, and the Guild elders gathered near Wei Yang's courtyard.
• A spiritual pill shot from the secret chamber but could not escape Xian'er’s barrier; Wei Yang then recalled the phenomenon’s remaining energy into it.
• Wei Yang emerged from the secret chamber and identified the pill as a Sixth Grade Intermediate Primordial Bone Sculpting Pill with healing effects for magical beasts.
• Wei Yang handed the pill to Jia Xingtian and went to rest, while the others crowded around to inspect it.

Wei Yang, Xian'er, and Qing Lin traveled to Misty Cloud Sect to watch Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran's Three-Year Agreement. As the Sect Leader and elders discussed Wei Yang's power and ties to Xiao Yan, Yun Yun decided to receive him courteously and went to seek her teacher.

• Wei Yang woke refreshed and left with Xian'er and Qing Lin for Misty Cloud Mountain to witness the Three-Year Agreement.
• Yun Yun asked the Misty Cloud Sect elders about Wei Yang's recent Sixth-Grade Pill and ordered them to stop investigating its connection to the Royal Family.
• Yun Leng reported that Wei Yang was linked to the Ten Black Suns, the Heavenly Flame, and the deaths of a Dou Ancestor and three high-level Dou Huangs.
• The elders worried Wei Yang might target the Misty Cloud Sect because of his connection to Xiao Yan, but Yun Yun judged that he had no reason to oppose them.
• Yun Yun decided to welcome Wei Yang personally if he came to watch the duel, then left to seek her teacher in the back mountain.

Wei Yang, Xian'er, and Qing Lin arrived at Misty Cloud Mountain to watch the Three-Year Agreement, with Wei Yang promising only to ensure Xiao Yan could leave alive. After Yun Yun welcomed them and the sect prepared the plaza, Xiao Yan appeared at the entrance.

• Wei Yang and the others walked up Misty Cloud Mountain after observing the Jia Ma Imperial Family's military camp below it.
• Wei Yang told Xian'er and Qing Lin that they would watch the match and that he would only intervene to ensure Xiao Yan left the Misty Cloud Sect alive.
• Yun Yun and the Misty Cloud Sect's elders welcomed Wei Yang at the mountain gate, and he said the young people should settle their own match.
• Yun Yun led Wei Yang, Xian'er, and Qing Lin into the plaza and seated them in the prepared audience area.
• As the sun climbed high, Xiao Yan appeared at the plaza entrance carrying a huge Black Ruler.

Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran faced each other at the Misty Cloud Sect to settle their Three-Year Agreement and old grievances. After both accepted that the contest could end in death, Xiao Yan charged at Nalan Yanran, beginning the fight.

• Xiao Yan arrived at the plaza, where Nalan Yanran, Misty Cloud Sect elders, and gathered spectators awaited him.
• Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran introduced themselves, and Yun Leng announced that he would preside over their contest.
• Xiao Yan declared that life and death would be left to fate, and Nalan Yanran accepted.
• Nalan Yanran defended her right to choose her own marriage, while Xiao Yan rejected her explanation and prepared to fight.
• Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran raised their Dou Qi and weapons as Yun Leng declared their grievances would be settled.
• Xiao Yan broke the stalemate and charged at Nalan Yanran with a savage swing of his Heavy Xuan Ruler.

Xiao Yan defeated Nalan Yanran in their Three-Year Agreement duel and chose to end their connection rather than claim her as a servant. Afterward, Wei Yang decided he would leave the Jia Ma Empire for the Black Corner Region.

• Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran fought fiercely until their final techniques collided in a massive explosion.
• Wei Yang judged Nalan Yanran certain to lose and decided to head for the Black Corner Region after the duel.
• Xiao Yan emerged from the clash while Nalan Yanran fell to the plaza and admitted defeat.
• Nalan Yanran accepted the outcome but refused to become Xiao Yan’s servant, insisting she did not regret breaking their engagement.
• Xiao Yan told Nalan Yanran he had objected to how she ended the engagement, then declared their paths would never cross again and struck her with a controlled burst of force.

Xiao Yan ended the Three-Year Agreement by defeating Nalan Yanran and severing their ties, then left the Misty Cloud Sect with Wei Yang and the others. As they departed, the former Sect Master Yun Shan emerged from seclusion with the aura of a Dou Zong, but the group chose not to stay and meet him.

• Xiao Yan declared that he and Nalan Yanran would be strangers, and she collapsed unconscious after his victory.
• Xiao Yan destroyed the old divorce letter and told Nalan Yanran she was free of any connection to him or the Xiao Family.
• Xiao Yan left the square with Wei Yang, Xian'er, and Qing Lin, and Hai Bodong, Fama, and Jia Xingtian joined them at the exit.
• Yun Shan awakened from seclusion, and his aura revealed that he had broken through to the Dou Zong realm.
• Wei Yang led the group down the mountain, and Xiao Yan and the others followed rather than stay to see Yun Shan.

Wei Yang, Xian'er, and Qing Lin left the Jia Ma Empire and set out for the Black Corner Region, planning to establish a foothold near Jia Nan Academy. They traveled east aboard Qing Lin’s magical beast, Single-Horn.

• Xiao Yan returned to Wu Tan City while Wei Yang rested overnight before leaving for the Black Corner Region.
• Wei Yang, Xian'er, and Qing Lin departed the Imperial Capital and traveled through Ghost Suppressing Pass, leaving the Jia Ma Empire behind.
• Wei Yang explained that they would take over a city near Jia Nan Academy rather than try to join the academy.
• Qing Lin summoned Single-Horn, and the three rode the magical beast east toward the Black Corner Region.

Wei Yang, Xian'er, and Qing Lin reached the Black Domain Great Plains after five days of travel and encountered a Black Windstorm. Wei Yang chose to descend into the storm to see what it was like, and the black gale swallowed them.

• Single-Horn carried Wei Yang, Xian'er, and Qing Lin toward the Black Corner Region for five days.
• The group arrived at the Black Domain Great Plains and saw its vast black landscape.
• Qing Lin spotted black mist spreading across the sky, and Wei Yang identified it as a Black Windstorm.
• Wei Yang dismissed Single-Horn's offer to avoid the storm and ordered it to descend.
• The black gale swept over Single-Horn and the three travelers, swallowing them.

Wei Yang examined the Black Windstorm and realized its effects resembled those of Nine Nether Wind Flame, though he doubted the Heavenly Flame could exist in the Black Domain Great Plains. He considered investigating the strange black winds high above the plains but hesitated over the danger of getting lost in the void.

• Wei Yang stepped into the Black Windstorm and found that it disrupted Soul Perception, caused irritation, and felt strangely hot and dry despite its cold appearance.
• Wei Yang suspected the storm resembled Nine Nether Wind Flame, then recalled the Heavenly Flame’s traits and reasoned that the plains themselves were unlikely to be suitable for its birth.
• Wei Yang concluded that if Nine Nether Wind Flame existed nearby, it might be hidden in the strange depths of the sky from which the black wind descended.
• Wei Yang considered entering the void to investigate and thought of asking a young Ancient Void Dragon at Jia Nan Academy for help, but doubted her abilities and reliability.

Wei Yang and his companions watched a Soul Hall Guardian capture a Dou Emperor-level Soul Body in the Black Windstorm. The Guardian disappeared into the darkness, leaving Wei Yang with his first direct sighting of the Soul Hall.

• Wei Yang sensed a Soul Body surrounded by crimson flames and led Single-Horn, Xian'er, and Qing Lin closer while concealing their presence.
• A hidden figure attacked the Soul Body with black chains, mocked its Sixth-Grade Beast Flame, and bound it despite its struggles.
• The Soul Hall Guardian dragged the weakening Soul Body into the darkness, identifying it as prey for the Soul Hall.
• Wei Yang recognized the attacker as a Soul Hall Guardian and reflected on how the organization gathered souls through hidden agents and allied factions.

Wei Yang and his companions witnessed a Soul Hall Guardian capture a powerful soul during the Black Windstorm, but Wei Yang chose not to intervene to avoid attracting the Soul Hall's attention. As they traveled toward Jia Nan Academy, he explained the Soul Hall's threat and warned that his Spirit Realm soul could make him a future target, so the group agreed to stay low-profile while they grew stronger.

• Wei Yang, Xian'er, and Qing Lin watched a Soul Hall Guardian capture a powerful Soul Body, and Wei Yang decided against attacking.
• The Black Windstorm subsided, and Wei Yang had Single-Horn carry the group toward Jia Nan Academy.
• Xian'er asked about the Soul Hall, and Wei Yang explained its power and its practice of hunting powerful souls.
• Wei Yang said the Soul Hall would likely target him because of his Spirit Realm soul, and Xian'er and Qing Lin vowed to protect him.
• Wei Yang and the two girls agreed to keep a low profile in the Black Corner Region for the next two years while they grew stronger.

Wei Yang and his companions entered the Black Corner Region and traveled toward Jia Nan Academy, discussing Soul Techniques and his plans to extract them from Venerate You Hun. Near Peace Town, Wei Yang chose Qingshan City as the place to settle, and Xian'er reacted with nostalgia to its name.

• Xian'er and Qing Lin discussed the Soul Hall Guardian's attacks, and Wei Yang identified them as Soul Techniques and vowed to use his Black Sun Burning Heaven Flame against the Soul Hall.
• Wei Yang recalled that Venerate You Hun's soul was stored in his ring and planned to awaken him and force him to reveal his Soul Techniques.
• Wei Yang's group passed Black Seal City without stopping and continued toward Jia Nan Academy on Single-Horn.
• Wei Yang halted Single-Horn near Peace Town because flight was forbidden close to Jia Nan Academy, then searched a map for a place to establish himself.
• Wei Yang selected Qingshan City, and Xian'er looked nostalgic at the name.

Wei Yang and his companions arrived in Qingshan City and claimed a place to settle, forcing its ruler, Sha Qi, to serve them. Sha Qi agreed to arrange a quiet residence while keeping the city’s affairs unchanged.

• Wei Yang’s group descended into Qingshan City and chose it as their new home.
• Sha Qi enjoyed a performance in his mansion until Wei Yang and his companions appeared in the hall.
• Wei Yang told Sha Qi that they needed a place to settle, and Sha Qi realized they meant to take over his territory.
• Wei Yang displayed Black Flame and offered Sha Qi the chance to serve as a subordinate, prompting Sha Qi to kneel and pledge allegiance.
• Wei Yang ordered Sha Qi to prepare a quiet residence and leave Qingshan City as it was, and Sha Qi proposed the rear courtyard.