Chapter Summaries

Xiao Kun gave the Three Thousand Burning Flame to Xiao Yan, triggering a system reward that granted him the Nihility Devouring Flame. The group left the Star Domain, and Yao Lao and the others learned that Xiao Yan had obtained the flame.

• Xiao Kun gave Xiao Yan the Three Thousand Burning Flame, and Xiao Yan accepted it with deep gratitude.
• The system rewarded Xiao Kun with the Nihility Devouring Flame after he gifted Xiao Yan the flame.
• Xiao Yan secured the Three Thousand Burning Flame in his Storage Ring, while the onlookers congratulated him and praised Xiao Kun.
• Qiu Ling led the group back to the Star Domain's entrance, where he signaled for Yao Lao and the others to open the spatial gate.
• The eleven people exited the Star Domain, and Qiu Ling explained to Yao Lao and the others that Xiao Yan had obtained the Heavenly Flame.

After Xiao Kun subdued Three Thousand Burning Flame, the Pill Gathering concluded and he began planning how to refine the Nihility Devouring Flame. The next morning, Xiao Yan told Xiao Kun he would spend several days preparing to refine his newly acquired Heavenly Flame.

• Qiu Ling explained that Xiao Kun had subdued Three Thousand Burning Flame, and Xuan Kongzi and the others praised him.
• Xuan Kongzi announced Xiao Kun as the winner, and the crowd in Holy Pill City erupted in cheers.
• Xiao Kun, Xiao Yan, Dan Chen, and Cao Ying returned to the Alchemist Tower with Yao Lao and attended a small celebration banquet.
• Xiao Kun considered how to endure the heat of Nihility Devouring Flame and decided to pursue a medicinal pill that could protect him while refining it.
• Xiao Yan told Xiao Kun he would be away for several days to prepare to refine Three Thousand Burning Flame.

Xiao Kun refined nine Yin Transformation Pills, then entered the Star Domain to check on Xiao Yan as he prepared to refine the Three Thousand Burning Flame. He reassured Xiao Yan that the outside world was peaceful, leaving Xiao Yan to continue his preparations.

• Xiao Kun learned that Xiao Yan would refine the Three Thousand Burning Flame in the Star Domain and wished him success.
• Xiao Kun made a mountaintop into an alchemy platform and, with eight clones, refined nine Yin Transformation Pills over five days.
• Xiao Kun stored the pills and tore open a Space Channel to enter the Star Domain without asking Xuan Kongzi and the others for help.
• Xiao Kun searched the Star Domain with his Emperor Realm Soul, found Xiao Yan preparing a similar pill, and approached him slowly.
• Xiao Yan asked why Xiao Kun had come after only five days, and Xiao Kun said the outside world was peaceful and the refinement could proceed without worry.

Xiao Kun gave Xiao Yan Yin Transformation Pills to help him refine the Three Thousand Burning Flame, and repeated gifts earned him the ninth-grade Golden Pill Extreme Yin Pill. He then settled in another part of the Star Domain and prepared to refine Nihility Devouring Flame.

• Xiao Kun gave Xiao Yan an eighth-grade Yin Transformation Pill and explained how it could help refine the Three Thousand Burning Flame.
• Xiao Kun gave Xiao Yan two more Yin Transformation Pills, triggering system rewards that included a Nine Yin Yellow Spring Pill and the Extreme Yin Pill.
• Xiao Kun recalled that the Extreme Yin Pill could protect a Dou Sheng from Heavenly Flames below Emperor Flame, making it suitable for refining Nihility Devouring Flame.
• Xiao Kun told Xiao Yan he would remain in the Star Domain, then carved out a cave on the opposite side and prepared for seclusion.
• Xiao Kun summoned the source flame of Nihility Devouring Flame from the System Space.

Xiao Kun swallowed the Extreme Yin Pill to withstand the heat of Nihility Devouring Flame, then swallowed the flame and began refining it with the Spirit Burning Art. The opposing energies reached a precarious balance, but Xiao Kun could not absorb Nihility Devouring Flame’s energy fast enough, and his body began to swell.

• Xiao Kun realized his cultivation alone could not control Nihility Devouring Flame and swallowed the Extreme Yin Pill to protect himself from its heat.
• Xiao Kun used his Emperor Realm Soul to compress Nihility Devouring Flame, then swallowed the flame while shielding his organs with extreme yin power.
• Nihility Devouring Flame and the Extreme Yin Pill’s power balanced within Xiao Kun, causing intense pain without immediately destroying his body.
• Xiao Kun circulated the Spirit Burning Art to refine the flame, but its energy overwhelmed his ability to absorb it and threatened to outlast the pill’s effects.
• Xiao Kun pushed the art as hard as he could, but after an hour his body had swollen to nearly twice its former size.

Xiao Kun used the excess energy from refining Nihility Devouring Flame to temper his body, then spent a year and a half absorbing the flame and greatly increasing his strength. He finished at Five-Star Dou Sheng with a stronger Emperor Realm Soul, progress in the Glazed Indestructible Body, and an evolved Spirit Burning Art.

• Xiao Kun circulated the Glazed Indestructible Body to consume the excess energy that the Spirit Burning Art could not refine.
• After half a year of cultivation, Xiao Kun sensed Xiao Yan finish refining Three Thousand Burning Flame and reach the peak of first-turn Dou Venerate.
• Over a year and a half, Xiao Kun absorbed nearly all of Nihility Devouring Flame and branded it with his mark.
• Xiao Kun completed the refinement and rose from One-Star to Five-Star Dou Sheng, while his Emperor Realm Soul and body-tempering cultivation also improved.
• Xiao Kun discovered that the Spirit Burning Art had evolved to peak-grade Heaven tier, approaching the Emperor tier.

After refining the Nihility Devouring Flame, Xiao Kun discovered it had absorbed all seven Heavenly Flames and produced an affectionate fire spirit. He confirmed the spirit could still use the Flame of Life and Flame Sculpting Secret Technique, named it Xiao Ya, and recalled it into his body despite its displeasure.

• The Nihility Devouring Flame absorbed all seven Heavenly Flames without Xiao Kun's consent, leaving him worried he had lost their individual abilities.
• Xiao Kun summoned the Nihility Devouring Flame, which transformed into a tiny fire spirit that bonded closely with him.
• Xiao Kun tested the spirit and confirmed it could summon the Flame of Life and shape it into a powerful dragon-like beast using the Flame Sculpting Secret Technique.
• Xiao Kun named the fire spirit Xiao Ya, but Xiao Ya became gloomy over the name and stopped responding to him.
• Xiao Kun recalled Xiao Ya into his body after noticing that his breakthrough and tests had flattened the mountain around his cave.

After a year and a half of secluded cultivation, Xiao Kun left Holy Pill City to return to the Xiao Family. He learned that Xiao Yan had already gone back after hearing Gu Xun'er had left the Ancient Clan, and he arrived at Xiao City, where his family hurried to greet him.

• Xiao Kun left Holy Pill City and visited the Alchemist Tower to ask Xuan Kongzi about Xiao Yan.
• Xuan Kongzi told Xiao Kun that Xiao Yan had left for the Xiao Family after learning Gu Xun'er had gone there, while Yao Chen remained in Holy Pill City with Xuan Yi.
• Xiao Kun suspected the Ancient Clan had another purpose for sending Gu Xun'er to the Xiao Family and asked Xuan Kongzi to tell Yao Chen he had returned ahead of him.
• Xiao Kun traveled to Xiao City and entered through a gap in its protective formation using his token.
• The Xiao Family learned Xiao Kun had returned, and people headed to his courtyard, including his two daughters.

Xiao Kun returned after a year away and reunited with his family, his daughters, and the women waiting for him. He welcomed Gu Xun'er and celebrated with everyone before persuading the five women to share the night with him.

• Xiao Xiao and Xiao Ling rushed to Xiao Kun and asked why he had been gone for a year.
• Xiao Kun soothed his daughters, reunited with Cailin, Yun Yun, Ya Fei, Han Yue, and Han Xue, and embraced them.
• Xiao Kun greeted Xiao Zhan and the others, then teased Xiao Yan and Gu Xun'er about their feelings for each other.
• Xiao Kun and the family held a small banquet to celebrate his return.
• Xiao Kun persuaded the five women to share a room with him, and they all slept beneath one blanket.

After returning to the Xiao Family, Xiao Kun asked Xiao Yan and Gu Xun'er why she had come and stayed for several months. Gu Xun'er explained that the Ancient Clan had sent her to investigate the mysterious Emperor Realm Soul expert behind the Soul Clan's losses, but she had spent her time with Xiao Yan instead.

• Xiao Kun woke after spending the night with Yun Yun, Cailin, and the other women, then left them to recover from their embarrassment.
• Xiao Kun visited Xiao Yan's courtyard and teased him and Gu Xun'er as they shared breakfast.
• Xiao Kun asked why Gu Xun'er had come to the Xiao Family and remained there for several months.
• Gu Xun'er said the Ancient Clan elders had sent her to investigate the mysterious expert with an Emperor Realm Soul who had defeated four Soul Clan Dou Sheng experts.
• Gu Xun'er admitted she had not truly investigated the Xiao Family and had stayed mainly because of Xiao Yan.

Xiao Kun revealed to Gu Xun'er that he was the mysterious Emperor Realm Soul expert and helped her find a reason to remain with the Xiao Family longer. After spending time with his family, he resumed cultivation and prepared to seek the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit in the Dou Saint Remains.

• Xiao Kun told Gu Xun'er that he trusted her and had Xiao Yan explain that he was the mysterious expert with Emperor Realm Soul Power who had killed four Soul Clan Dou Shengs.
• Gu Xun'er promised to keep Xiao Kun's identity secret, and Xiao Kun suggested she tell the Ancient Clan elders that the mysterious expert was his master so she could continue investigating in the Xiao Family.
• Xiao Kun returned to his courtyard, where he reunited with Xiao Xiao and Xiao Ling and joined Cailin, Yun Yun, Ya Fei, Han Yue, and Han Xue as they spent time together.
• Xiao Kun devoted a week to his family before returning to cultivation, then spent another month stabilizing his cultivation.
• Xiao Kun decided not to cultivate the Glazed Indestructible Body with a Glazed Tempering Pill yet because the Dou Saint Remains would open in a little over two months and he wanted to pursue the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit for Zi Yan.

Xiao Kun decided to prepare pills to help the Xiao Family’s Dou Venerates break through to Dou Sheng, then gifted Xiao Zhan twenty-five Saint-Breaking Pills. The system’s critical-hit compensation turned them into twenty-five Bodhi Great Reversion Pills, leaving Xiao Kun with the breakthrough pills he wanted for the family.

• Xiao Kun surveyed the Xiao Family’s growing strength and decided to refine Saint-Breaking Pills for its near-peak Dou Venerates.
• Xiao Kun spent a month and a half refining fifty-four Saint-Breaking Pills with the help of eight clones.
• Xiao Kun visited Xiao Zhan and explained that the pills could help family members break through the Dou Sheng bottleneck.
• Xiao Kun gave Xiao Zhan twenty-five Saint-Breaking Pills to distribute among the family.
• The system granted Xiao Kun twenty-five Bodhi Great Reversion Pills as a hundredfold critical-hit compensation.

Xiao Kun gave Xiao Zhan twenty Bodhi Great Reversion Pills for the Xiao Family and kept seven to distribute to the women close to breaking through. He delivered one to Yun Yun, and her efforts to keep him with her led him to spend the night at her courtyard.

• Xiao Kun gave Xiao Zhan twenty Bodhi Great Reversion Pills and explained that they increased the chances of breaking through to Half-Saint by fifty percent.
• After discussing the Xiao Family's situation with Xiao Zhan, Xiao Kun decided to deliver his remaining seven pills to Yun Yun and the others.
• Xiao Kun visited Yun Yun and gave her a Bodhi Great Reversion Pill to help her break through from Peak Nine-Revolving Dou Venerate.
• Yun Yun insisted that she would succeed on her first attempt and persuaded Xiao Kun to stay with her.
• Xiao Kun spent the night in Yun Yun's courtyard.

After distributing Bodhi Great Reversion Pills, Xiao Kun learned that the Dou Sheng Remains would open soon and decided to head for the Beast Region immediately. His daughters Xiao Xiao and Xiao Ling intercepted him, and Cailin appeared ready to join the journey with them.

• Xiao Kun gave Bodhi Great Reversion Pills to Yun Yun, Ya Fei, Han Yue, Han Xue, Qing Lin, and Xiao Yi Xian, keeping his last pill for Zi Yan.
• Xiao Kun learned that the Dou Sheng Remains were expected to open in about a week in the Beast Region, where the magical beast clans held power.
• Xiao Kun decided to leave at once so he would not miss the ruins if they opened earlier than expected.
• Xiao Ling asked Xiao Kun whether he was leaving the family again, while Xiao Xiao stood beside her in the courtyard.
• Cailin explained that the girls had learned of Xiao Kun's departure from their grandfather and had rushed to find him.
• Xiao Kun realized Cailin had likely allowed the girls to come because she wanted to travel with him.

Xiao Kun agreed to take Xiao Xiao and Xiao Ling with him on his trip to the Beast Region after they pleaded not to be left behind, and Cailin joined them as well. Before they set out for the Dou Saint Remains, he warned them about the dangers and gave them Breath Concealing Jade Pendants to hide their strength.

• Xiao Xiao and Xiao Ling cried and clung to Xiao Kun, asking him to take them along rather than leave them behind.
• Cailin encouraged Xiao Kun to bring the girls to the Beast Region, and he decided they could all go if they concealed their strength.
• Xiao Kun promised the girls they could accompany him, and Cailin confirmed she would join them.
• Xiao Kun explained that the ruins lay in the Beast Bone Mountain Range within the Nine Serene Deep Ground Python Clan's territory and warned that the contest for a Heaven-tier Dou Technique could be fierce.
• Xiao Kun told Xiao Xiao and Xiao Ling not to reveal strength above the Dou Zun realm unless they faced danger.
• Xiao Kun gave Cailin and his daughters Breath Concealing Jade Pendants and explained how to activate them with Dou Qi.

Xiao Kun traveled with Cailin, Xiao Xiao, and Xiao Ling into the Beast Region, intending to reach the Skeletal Mountain Range. After they emerged elsewhere and followed the crowds toward the Dou Saint Remains, a powerful red-robed group approached them.

• Xiao Kun gave Cailin, Xiao Xiao, and Xiao Ling Breath Concealing Jade Pendants and reminded them to hide their strength.
• Xiao Kun opened a Space Channel and brought his family into the Beast Region, but they emerged in lush mountain ranges instead of the Skeletal Mountain Range.
• Xiao Kun noticed human experts heading south and guessed they were traveling toward the Dou Saint Remains, so his family followed them.
• After nearly an hour of travel, Xiao Kun's group was approached by nine red-robed people led by a mid-stage Dou Zun.
• Xiao Kun noticed a striking woman in red standing beside the group's leader.

Xiao Kun met Burning Flame Valley’s Tang Zhen and learned that Xiao Yan had saved Tang Huo'er by refining a Fire Bodhi Pill. The groups became acquainted, and Tang Zhen left Xiao Xiao and Xiao Ling with a matching pair of daggers.

• Tang Zhen introduced himself, his daughter Tang Huo'er, and the Burning Flame Valley disciples to Xiao Kun’s group.
• Tang Zhen explained that Xiao Yan had refined a Fire Bodhi Pill that saved Tang Huo'er after her attempt to fuse with the Nine Dragon Thunder Gang Fire nearly killed her.
• Xiao Kun accepted Tang Zhen’s friendly overture and introduced Cailin, Xiao Xiao, and Xiao Ling.
• Tang Zhen praised Xiao Kun’s family, and Xiao Xiao and Xiao Ling called him Grandpa Tang.
• Tang Zhen gave Xiao Xiao and Xiao Ling a pair of seventh-tier daggers, which they accepted after Xiao Kun nodded.

Xiao Kun exchanged valuable cultivation-boosting pills with Tang Zhen and Tang Huo'er for the gifts they had given Xiao Xiao and Xiao Ling, then traveled with the Burning Flame Valley group to the Skeletal Mountain Range. The group reached the crowded center near the Dou Saint Remains, where conflicts were breaking out, and Xiao Kun watched to see how his daughters would react.

• Tang Zhen gave Xiao Xiao and Xiao Ling seventh-tier Magic Core Weapons, and Xiao Kun gave Tang Zhen a Venerate Augmenting Pill and Tang Huo'er a Sect Augmenting Pill in return.
• Tang Zhen and Tang Huo'er accepted the pills with thanks, while the rest of the Burning Flame Valley group looked on enviously.
• Xiao Kun and the Burning Flame Valley group agreed to travel together and flew toward the Dou Saint Remains.
• After most of a day, the group reached the Skeletal Mountain Range and continued toward its center, where powerful factions had claimed the best positions.
• Xiao Kun and Cailin watched Xiao Xiao and Xiao Ling as the group passed bloody conflicts, ready to shield the girls if they showed discomfort.

Xiao Kun’s group searched for a campsite in the Skeletal Mountain Range, where he encountered Venerate Lei and then chose a peak held by two Dou Zuns. The occupants yielded the site peacefully, and the group began setting up camp while Xiao Xiao and Xiao Ling enjoyed pitching tents.

• Cailin checked that Xiao Xiao and Xiao Ling were unharmed, and the girls reassured her that they were not frightened.
• Xiao Kun’s group searched for a suitable peak and spotted Venerate Lei, who greeted Xiao Kun nervously and resolved to keep his distance.
• Xiao Kun chose a peak occupied by two Dou Zuns and led his group toward it.
• The two Dou Zuns recognized Xiao Kun and Tang Zhen, yielded the peak, and accepted two Sixth-grade Medicinal Pills from Xiao Kun as compensation.
• Xiao Kun’s group set up camp, while Xiao Xiao and Xiao Ling eagerly helped pitch the tents.

Xiao Kun’s family settled in the Skeletal Mountain Range and learned from Tang Zhen about the spatial seal and dangers guarding the Dou Saint Remains. Xiao Kun offered Tang Zhen a Venerate Augmenting Pill in return for the valuable information.

• Xiao Kun’s group set up camp on the mountain peak, while nearby spectators abandoned hopes of seeing a fight after two Dou Zuns withdrew.
• Xiao Kun and Cailin spotted distorted space where the Dou Saint Remains were hidden and estimated the seal would break within five days.
• Tang Zhen told Xiao Kun that earlier visitors had entered through cracks in the seal but that Dou Zongs had gained little because of ancient corpse puppets and traps.
• Tang Zhen described the first checkpoint’s endless fire path, which could only be crossed by diving through magma, and said the puppets at the second checkpoint had stopped every Dou Zong.
• Xiao Kun offered Tang Zhen a Venerate Augmenting Pill as payment for the information, giving Tang Zhen a strong chance to reach the Nine-Star Dou Zun realm.