Chapter Summaries

Wei Yang watched the Black Sun Burning Heaven Flame absorb the Pill Lightning and approach a breakthrough to the High-level Dou Zong tier. As it prepared to advance, he shared his understanding of the Dao with it, and a trace of vitality emerged within its destructive power.

• The Black Sun Burning Heaven Flame swallowed the Pill Lightning, growing stronger as Wei Yang anticipated its breakthrough.
• After nearly half an hour, the lightning ended, and the Black Sun Burning Heaven Flame descended to Wei Yang, excitedly urging him to help it advance.
• Wei Yang calmed the flame and explained that its future path depended on balancing destruction with vitality, yin with yang.
• Wei Yang conveyed his insights from Laozi's Five Thousand Characters into the Black Sun Burning Heaven Flame as it absorbed his guidance.
• The flame's aura drew inward, and a faint trace of vitality emerged within its ultimate destructive power.

Wei Yang helped the Black Sun Burning Heaven Flame absorb the Life Spirit Flame’s vitality and complete a transformation that joined destruction with life. The flame advanced to the High-level Dou Zong tier, while Wei Yang reached Three-Star Dou Zong, and he identified the new force born from their balance as Chaos.

• Wei Yang extracted a Sub-Flame containing a wisp of source from the Life Spirit Flame and calmed it when it began to resist.
• Wei Yang fed the Sub-Flame to the Black Sun Burning Heaven Flame and guided it with his understanding of yin and yang, destruction, creation, life, and death.
• After nearly a month, the Black Sun Burning Heaven Flame formed a new source combining ultimate destruction and boundless vitality, with a faint gray power between them.
• The transformed flame emerged with an aura at the High-level Dou Zong tier, while Wei Yang advanced to Three-Star Dou Zong.
• Wei Yang watched the flame switch between black and green and named the mysterious power born from destruction and vitality Chaos.

Wei Yang struggled to name the Black Sun Burning Heaven Flame after it gained the powers of life and destruction, then left the hidden Wood Attribute Energy Lake and returned to the Magic Beast Mountain Range. He later headed for the Jia Ma Imperial Capital, where the empire had recovered from the Misty Cloud Sect’s collapse and Wei Yang and Xiao Yan had become famous.

• Wei Yang watched the flame shift between black and green and considered names for it, but set the decision aside when it eagerly responded to the nickname Little Glutton.
• Wei Yang estimated that the flame was nearing Peak Dou Zong and had become powerful enough, with his support, to challenge an ordinary low-level Dou Zun.
• Wei Yang left the void after more than two months, returned to the Small Valley, concealed the underground passage, and flew away.
• The Jia Ma Imperial Capital regained its bustle after the Misty Cloud Sect’s collapse, while the Alchemist Guild rose in status because Wei Yang was its Honorary Elder.
• Rumors of the Misty Cloud Sect’s destruction spread throughout the empire, and Wei Yang and Xiao Yan became widely known as young men from Wu Tan City who could become the empire’s leading figures.

As Xiao Yan waited for Wei Yang to return, Hai Bodong discussed the Soul Hall’s threat and the need to build a new faction. The conversation ended as an unseen visitor entered the hall and responded to their plan.

• Hai Bodong noticed that Xiao Yan was nearing a breakthrough to Dou Emperor, and Xiao Yan said he had touched the realm’s barrier after the battle.
• Hai Bodong asked why Wei Yang had been gone for more than two months, and Xiao Yan trusted that Wei Yang was safe.
• Xiao Yan privately considered the immense gap between ordinary Dou Venerates and Nine-turn Dou Venerate Peak as he thought about saving his father from the Soul Hall.
• Hai Bodong warned that the Soul Hall hunted powerful Soul Bodies and had taken an interest in Xiao Yan and the Xiao Family.
• Hai Bodong proposed building a new faction to unite their strength and prepare for the Sect Assembly and the Soul Hall, when someone outside the hall asked if they were planning to build one.

Wei Yang agreed to join the new force, which was named the Yang Yan Alliance. Hai Bodong then explained the Northwest Region’s Sect Assembly and identified the Heavenly Snake Mansion as its strongest faction, reportedly backed by a Dou Zun.

• Wei Yang returned and approved forming an alliance with the other families and the Alchemist Guild.
• Xiao Ding proposed the name Yang Yan Alliance, and Wei Yang, Xiao Yan, and the others accepted it.
• Hai Bodong explained that powerful factions across the Northwest Region held Sect Assemblies to pursue regional dominance.
• Hai Bodong said Misty Cloud Sect had once been a second-rate faction and might have risen to first-rate before its destruction.
• Hai Bodong named the Heavenly Snake Mansion as the Northwest Region’s strongest faction and described rumors that it had a living Dou Zun ancestor.

Hai Bodong explained Heavenly Snake Mansion’s power and argued that the Xiao Family needed the protection of a new Alliance to withstand the Soul Hall and grow stronger. Xiao Yan and Wei Yang agreed to lead the Alliance together, leaving the group poised to build a major force in the Northwest Region.

• Hai Bodong told Xiao Yan, Xiao Ding, Xiao Li, and Wei Yang that Heavenly Snake Mansion dominated the Heavenly Serpent Kingdom and that the Jia Ma Empire needed a powerful Alliance to deter its neighbors.
• Hai Bodong said the Alliance could protect the Xiao Family from the Soul Hall and help Xiao Yan gather the strength needed to rescue his father.
• Xiao Yan recognized the Alliance’s potential but said he and Wei Yang were unsuited to managing a faction, so Hai Bodong suggested that others handle its affairs.
• Wei Yang initially agreed to be deputy Alliance Leader but threatened to leave, prompting Hai Bodong to propose that Xiao Yan lead publicly while Wei Yang held the title as well.
• Wei Yang accepted the arrangement on the condition that they only approach him about major threats to the Alliance, then left to return to sleep.

Wei Yang reunited with Fama, gave him a Breakthrough Pill he had personally refined, and told him he planned to leave for the Black Corner Region before continuing to the Central Plains. Before departing, Wei Yang entrusted Fama with two sealed weapons to protect the Alliance, including one capable of killing anyone below the High-level Dou Zong realm.

• Wei Yang returned to the Alchemist Guild courtyard, where Fama congratulated him on his breakthrough and asked about the Alliance.
• Wei Yang gave Fama a Seventh Grade High-Level Breakthrough Pill, which he had personally refined to help Fama advance from Dou Emperor to Dou Zong.
• Wei Yang told Fama he would leave for the Black Corner Region to see Xian'er and Qing Lin, then head to the Central Plains and visit the Alchemist Tower.
• Wei Yang and Fama discussed the Alliance's concerns about the Soul Hall, and Fama said he would remain to help guard the newly formed Alliance.
• Wei Yang left Fama two sealed weapons: a soul-contaminating substance taken from Protector Tie and a small sun powerful enough to kill anyone below the High-level Dou Zong realm.

After Fama learned that Gu He had died during the battle atop Misty Cloud Mountain, Wei Yang agreed to publicly refine an Emperor Extreme Pill as a gift for the new alliance. Several days later, Wei Yang and Xiao Yan gathered the empire’s faction leaders at Xiao Manor to discuss protecting Jia Ma Empire after the Misty Cloud Sect’s destruction.

• Wei Yang told Fama that Gu He had died when his attack reduced Protector Mo and Gu He to ashes, and Fama lamented the loss.
• Wei Yang agreed to refine an Emperor Extreme Pill publicly the next day as a congratulatory gift for the alliance’s establishment.
• Several days later, representatives of Jia Ma Empire’s strongest factions arrived at Xiao Manor for the alliance assembly.
• Wei Yang and Xiao Yan sat as the alliance’s leaders, with Medusa and Zi Yan among those present.
• Xiao Yan warned that destroying the Misty Cloud Sect had removed a threat but left Jia Ma Empire vulnerable to surrounding empires.

Xiao Yan and Xiao Ding negotiated the terms of a new Alliance with the Jia Ma Empire’s major factions, promising shared protection, resources, and an Elder Council. The Three Great Families and the Alchemist Guild agreed to join, though the Guild’s individual alchemists remained free to decide for themselves.

• Xiao Yan called for a powerful Alliance to replace the Misty Cloud Sect as the empire’s deterrent, and Xiao Ding explained its shared benefits and training resources.
• Xiao Ding said members would need to put the Alliance ahead of their families, while its founders would each receive a seat on the Elder Council; Wei Yang demanded their sincere commitment.
• Hai Bodong declared that the Mittel Family would join, and Mu Chen and Nalan Jie followed with agreements from the Mu and Nalan Families.
• Fa Ma agreed that the Alchemist Guild would join as an organization, while Chemier clarified that individual alchemists could choose whether to cooperate or join.

Xiao Yan and Wei Yang secured the Alchemist Guild, the Royal Family, and the Snake People Race as members of the new Alliance. After settling the major terms, Xiao Yan named it the Yang Yan Alliance.

• Fa Ma agreed to have the Alchemist Guild join the Alliance, with Chemier's support.
• Jia Xingtian requested two Elder Council seats for the Royal Family and protection of its authority over the Empire's internal affairs; Xiao Yan accepted both terms.
• Medusa agreed to bring the Snake People Race into the Alliance in exchange for a suitable homeland better than the desert, and Xiao Yan agreed.
• Xiao Yan announced that the Alliance would be called the Yang Yan Alliance.

Xiao Yan’s group began setting up a Spatial Barrier around the Yang Yan Alliance’s treasury, with Elder Yao guiding Wei Yang and Medusa through the use of Spatial Power. The barrier stabilized, and Elder Yao began adding a layer of concealment while discussing his hoped-for resurrection with Wei Yang.

• Xiao Ding explained that the black structure in Xiao Manor’s rear courtyard had a reinforced underground space suitable for the Alliance’s treasury.
• Elder Yao, Wei Yang, and Medusa formed a triangle around the structure and used Spatial Power to build a barrier, with Elder Yao teaching the others as they worked.
• The barrier’s spreading fluctuations disturbed Xiao Manor and drew attention from passersby, so guards warned that trespassers and spies would be killed.
• After the barrier stabilized, Elder Yao began adding a Spatial Mirror Image to conceal the structure and explained that his Soul Body limited the barrier’s perfection.
• Wei Yang encouraged Elder Yao by describing the pleasure of pursuing a goal, but Elder Yao said he wanted a physical body soon and teased Wei Yang for being too talented to teach.
• Elder Yao praised Xiao Yan as the student he enjoyed teaching, leaving Xiao Yan resentfully listening nearby.

Elder Yao, Wei Yang, and Medusa completed a Spatial Barrier that concealed the black hall, giving Xiao Yan new insight into Spatial Mirror Images. Inside the hidden hall, Wei Yang and Xiao Yan began stocking the Alliance treasury, while Elder Yao recognized that Xiao Ding had cleverly arranged its emptiness to prompt Wei Yang to contribute.

• Elder Yao demonstrated how to use Spatial Mirror Images, and Xiao Yan gained insight relevant to his Three Thousand Lightning Movement.
• Elder Yao, Wei Yang, and Medusa finished the Spatial Barrier, making the black hall disappear from view.
• Xiao Li tested the invisible barrier and was knocked back by its rebound force, while Xiao Yan explained how it responded to brute force.
• Elder Yao invited Xiao Yan, Xiao Ding, and Xiao Li inside the barrier, revealing the hidden hall as a small world.
• Wei Yang and Xiao Yan placed items on the treasury shelves, and Elder Yao realized Xiao Ding had deliberately left the treasury empty to encourage Wei Yang to donate.

Wei Yang and Xiao Yan stocked the Alliance Treasury with their spare treasures and Elder Yao contributed two Earth Grade Low-Level wood-attribute manuals for Xiao Ding. Wei Yang announced he would leave for the Black Corner Region the next morning, while Xiao Yan planned to meet him in the Central Plains after growing stronger and settling his affairs.

• Wei Yang and Xiao Yan filled the Alliance Treasury with techniques, cultivation methods, pills, and medicinal ingredients.
• At Wei Yang's urging, Elder Yao gave Xiao Yan two Earth Grade Low-Level wood-attribute cultivation methods and Dou Techniques for the treasury.
• The group left the Spatial Barrier, and Wei Yang said he would depart the next morning to return to the Black Corner Region and check on Xian'er and the others.
• Xiao Yan said he would remain in the Jia Ma Empire for now, then enter seclusion and eventually travel to the Central Plains.
• Wei Yang and Xiao Yan agreed to attack a Soul Hall stronghold together after Xiao Yan reached Peak Dou Zong and Elder Yao recovered his body.
• Wei Yang departed, leaving Xiao Yan eager to reach the Central Plains as soon as possible.

Wei Yang traveled from the Jia Ma Empire to the Black Corner Region, gathering medicinal herbs and avoiding a powerful Magical Beast along the way. After reaching the Black Domain Great Plains, he sensed that the Nine Nether Wind Flame might be hidden within a Black Windstorm and vowed to search for it.

• Wei Yang crossed Ghost Suppressing Pass and set out alone for the Black Corner Region.
• Wei Yang searched mountain ranges for medicinal herbs, suppressed Magical Beasts, and collected several rare seventh-grade spiritual herbs.
• Wei Yang avoided a mountain range after sensing a powerful aura that gave him a slight sense of danger.
• Wei Yang reached the Black Domain Great Plains and crossed a rare Black Windstorm.
• Wei Yang sensed a trace of the Nine Nether Wind Flame through the black flame within him and said he would return to find it.

Wei Yang traveled through Black Seal City and learned that the Bodhi Transforming Body Saliva was in the Black Emperor Sect's hands, though he did not know whether it had acquired the item yet. He reached Qingshan City and reunited with the worried Xian'er.

• Wei Yang entered Black Seal City to gather information and found no recent news about Xian'er, Ah Da, or Single-Horn.
• Wei Yang considered whether the Black Emperor Sect already possessed the Bodhi Transforming Body Saliva and resolved to return to Qingshan City without alerting its people or the lurking Soul Hall Guardian.
• Wei Yang crossed the Black Corner Region and arrived near Qingshan City at dusk on the third day.
• Xian'er waited for Wei Yang at the City Lord's Mansion and wondered when he would return.
• Wei Yang appeared behind Xian'er, embraced her, and reunited with her after nearly five months apart.

Wei Yang reunited with Xian'er and Qing Lin and recounted his encounter with the Soul Hall at the Misty Cloud Sect. He warned his companions that the Soul Hall might investigate them and shut down Ah Da’s suggestion to seize the secret connected to the Xiao Family.

• Wei Yang returned to the courtyard, where Xian'er, Qing Lin, Ah Da, and Single-Horn welcomed him.
• Wei Yang told them about the events at the Misty Cloud Sect and explained that he had concealed his soul and killed two Soul Hall Protectors, while Xiao Yan held Protector Jiu.
• Wei Yang warned that the Soul Hall would investigate the deaths and told Ah Da to avoid appearing in public.
• Ah Da suggested secretly taking the secret the Soul Hall sought from the Xiao Family, but Wei Yang reprimanded him and warned him not to provoke the Soul Hall or the Soul Clan.
• Ah Da realized Wei Yang likely knew what the secret was and understood that it involved the Soul Clan.

Wei Yang told Xian'er, Qing Lin, Ah Da, and Single-Horn about finding the Life Spirit Flame in the Small Valley and revealed its immense vitality. He put the flame away after warning them that its power approached that of a High-level Dou Venerate.

• Wei Yang finished recounting the Misty Cloud Sect's fall and the Yang Yan Alliance, then told Xian'er and the others he had found the Life Spirit Flame in the Small Valley.
• Wei Yang explained that a vast underground Energy Lake had fed the Small Valley's spiritual energy and medicinal herbs.
• Wei Yang opened a jade bottle beneath a Soul Barrier, releasing the Life Spirit Flame and filling the courtyard with vitality that made its plants grow rapidly.
• Xian'er, Qing Lin, Ah Da, and Single-Horn felt drawn to the flame, but Xian'er regained her composure and Qing Lin and Ah Da came to their senses when Wei Yang called to them.
• Wei Yang returned the flame to the bottle and warned them not to consider approaching it until they reached the High-level Dou Venerate realm.

Wei Yang explained the danger of the Life Spirit Flame, refused Ah Da’s request for a Sub-Flame, and spent the evening with Xian'er after Qing Lin left. Later, he resolved to oppose Soul Heavenly Emperor and the Soul Clan, believing he would need to join forces with Xiao Yan to stop them.

• Wei Yang warned Qing Lin that the Life Spirit Flame was dangerous, and she and Ah Da abandoned any plans to devour it.
• Ah Da asked Wei Yang for a Sub-Flame, but Wei Yang refused because extracting more could provoke the flame while he could not yet suppress it.
• Wei Yang sent Ah Da and Single-Horn away, then tried to take Qing Lin and Xian'er to retire; Qing Lin slipped away, leaving Wei Yang with Xian'er.
• Late at night, Wei Yang left Qing Lin's room and considered how Soul Heavenly Emperor might enslave or kill anyone who could threaten his rule.
• Wei Yang concluded that he would have to join forces with Xiao Yan and kill Soul Heavenly Emperor to protect the Dou Qi Continent.

Wei Yang and his companions traveled to Black Emperor City to seek the Bodhi Transforming Body Saliva after waiting nearly half a year. The five approached the city in disguise, intending to negotiate with the Black Emperor Sect or take the saliva by force if necessary.

• Wei Yang rejected Ah Da's suggestion to attack the Black Emperor Sect immediately, choosing to wait so he would not disrupt the Bodhi Transforming Body Saliva's appearance.
• Nearly half a year later, Wei Yang learned that the Soul Hall was searching for him and decided to visit the Black Emperor Sect.
• Wei Yang, Xian'er, Qing Lin, Ah Da, and Single-Horn concealed themselves in black robes and set out for Black Emperor City.
• The group marveled at the city's Black Mirror Stone walls as they approached.
• Single-Horn frightened the curious passersby with his menacing gaze, and the crowd let the five continue toward the gates.

Wei Yang and his companions entered Black Emperor City through its gate reserved for Dou Emperor experts after Ah Da revealed his identity as Elder You. Wei Yang planned to stay at the Black Emperor Pavilion and deliberately attract the Black Emperor Sect’s attention as the rumored Sixth Grade Peak alchemy master behind Ah Da.

• Ah Da chilled the crowd at Black Emperor City’s main gate and cleared a path for Wei Yang, Xian'er, Qing Lin, and their companions.
• At the purple gate, Ah Da revealed his identity as Elder You, and the Black Emperor Sect’s guards let the group pass.
• The old man in yellow sent an attendant to report Elder You’s arrival and the suspected Sixth Grade Peak alchemy master to the sect’s elders.
• Ah Da asked whether they would go straight to the Black Emperor Sect, but Wei Yang chose to visit the Black Emperor Pavilion first.
• Wei Yang told Ah Da he wanted the sect to learn of his arrival and seek him out, and Ah Da understood his plan.