Recaps

Chen Cheng broke through to Dou Zong, defeated the leaders of Centipede Sky Mansion, and demonstrated his growing alchemy prowess. The arc ended with him strengthening the Chen Family’s Pill Hall and preparing his allies to advance.

• Shen Tiancheng sent Feng Ruo Ting southeast, then entered Anyang City and learned that Xie Biyan and Ling Long were wanted after the Chen Family destroyed Myriad Scorpion Gate.
• Chen Tiansheng reunited with Chen Zihang, while Chen Cheng evolved his Calamity Poison Body and cultivation method at great cost to Chen Ye.
• Chen Cheng reached Dou Zong, summoned Bai Suzhen and Fa Hai, and began learning the Emperor Flame Sacred Art from Chen Ye.
• Chen Cheng helped Lin Ling with her sword technique, claimed her as his fiancée to turn away Liu Yu, and defeated Liu Yu in a public alchemy contest.
• Iron Protector led Xie Biyan, Ling Long, and Wu Ya into an ambush against Chen Cheng, but Chen Cheng’s companions defeated them and Fa Hai sealed Iron Protector in the Purple Golden Bowl.
• Chen Cheng demonstrated his alchemy by refining pills up to Rank 6, helping Huo Zhenfei advance and giving Nameless and Chen Yang Advancement Emperor Pills.
• Chen Cheng refined the Beast Fire Saint Spirit Pill, and Ao Bing stopped its thunder tribulation over Anyang City as Chen Cheng gained a second Heavenly Flame and fused his flames into Amethyst Holy Fire.
• Chen Cheng distributed pills and cultivation formulas to his allies and gave Chen Kuang a sixth-tier Medicine Cauldron to support the growing Pill Hall.

Chen Cheng strengthened the Chen Family’s influence, prepared a new medicine field, and supplied the auction with powerful pills and spirit liquids. After the auction, Medusa Queen cornered Gu He for the Advancement Emperor Pill, and Yun Yun flew down to help him as Gu He threatened to destroy it.

• Tang Ming gave Chen Cheng the Essence Devouring Demon Cauldron in exchange for his help smelting a meteorite, which Yi Tianji forged into a divine weapon with Chen Cheng’s Heavenly Flame.
• Chen Cheng arranged armor and weapons with Yi Tianji, supplied pills to Murong Ling for an auction, and gave Murong Ling pills to help him advance to Dou Wang.
• Yun Yun came to Anyang City seeking an Advancement Emperor Pill for the Misty Cloud Sect, and Chen Cheng gave her one along with two Dou Ling Pills.
• Chen Cheng captured Yan Xingkong and forced Zheng Qiu, Zhang Chu, and Song Shen to help him gain control of the Golden Goose Sect and obtain its secret technique.
• Chen Yuan tasked Chen Cheng with bringing the Alchemist Guild under the clan’s influence and planned alliances with the Misty Cloud Sect and Snake-People Tribe, while Chen Cheng proposed establishing a medicine field near Anyang City.
• At the auction, Xun Er and Xiao Zhan bought Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid and Body Tempering Liquid for Xiao Yan, while VIP Room 7 won the Advancement Emperor Pill for 11.77 million Auction Coins.
• Chen Cheng recognized Medusa Queen as the disguised Feng Lingyu and followed her as she pursued Gu He, defeating Feng Li and Yan Shi before knocking Gu He from the sky.
• Medusa Queen demanded Gu He’s Advancement Emperor Pill, and when he threatened to destroy it, Yun Yun broke away from Chen Cheng to help him.

Chen Cheng strengthened the Chen Family, secured alliances with Yun Yun and the Snake-People Tribe, and prepared for war against the Jia Ma Empire. After marrying Yun Yun, he left Chen Yuan to lead the invasion, which reached Gama Holy City as its defenders faced the allied forces.

• Yun Yun fought Medusa Queen to protect Gu He, but a mysterious Dou Zong killed Gu He and Yan Shi and took the Advancement Emperor Pill.
• Yao Lao rescued Xiao Zhan and the Second Elder from six attackers, then discovered that Buddha light would soon force him back to sleep.
• Chen Cheng and his allies drove off Qing Yue, then he equipped his forces, recruited Yi Tianji, and expanded the Chen Family’s influence until the Izumo Empire became the Tianshu Empire.
• Chen Cheng proposed to Yun Yun, and Yun Shan accepted the marriage alliance while agreeing with Chen Yuan to prepare against the Jia Ma Empire.
• Chen Cheng captured the Three-Eyed Golden Eagle and helped Medusa Queen evolve into a Nine-Colored Sky Swallowing Python, after which she pledged the Snake-People Tribe to war against the Jia Ma Empire.
• Gu He returned as a Nine Star Dou Huang and joined Jia Xingtian in attacking Chen Yuan, but Fa Hai destroyed Gu He’s soul body and drove Jia Xingtian to seek surrender and a marriage alliance.
• Chen Cheng strengthened his cultivation and summoned Zi Xuan, then married Yun Yun in Anyang City as the surrounding empires abandoned plans against the Tianshu Empire.
• Chen Yuan led the Chen Family, Misty Cloud Sect, and Snake-People Tribe armies through Xuan Huang Fortress to Gama Holy City, where Yun Shan fought Jia Xingtian and the allied forces engaged the defenders.

Chen Cheng seized control of the Black-Corner Region, absorbed the Sea Heart and Fallen Heart Flames, and strengthened his companions and forces. After leaving the region’s command to Yuwen Tuo and Ao Bing, he prepared to return to Anyang City and continue toward the Central Plains.

• Chen Cheng captured the Yan Luotian and Mulan forces, then drained captive rulers’ Dou Qi and advanced to Nine-Star Dou Zong before Xiao Yi Xian’s poison crisis brought her into his traveling party.
• Chen Cheng explored the Golden Winged Great Peng’s cave, and Sun Wukong dismantled the bird’s corpse so Chen Cheng could refine its wings and copy his abilities.
• Chen Cheng challenged Han Feng at an alchemy gathering, took the Sea Heart Flame and Yin-Yang Profound Dragon Pill, and made Han Feng and the Black-Corner experts submit through poison.
• Chen Cheng entered Jia Nan Academy, captured the Fallen Heart Flame after it broke free, and found Zhu Kun underground before escaping with Nezha and Heavenly Flame Venerable.
• Chen Cheng absorbed Fire Pearls and advanced to Four-Star Dou Venerable while Yuwen Tuo conquered Demon Flame Valley and expanded Chen Cheng’s control across the Black-Corner Region.
• Chen Cheng strengthened his companions with pills, helped Yan Lingji awaken her Vermillion Bird bloodline, and granted Han Feng a subsidiary flame made from four Heavenly Flames.
• Chen Cheng tested Supreme Life Devouring Pills, then assigned Yuwen Tuo and Ao Bing to develop their forces while Xu Changqing and Zi Xuan prepared a protected Space Channel.
• Chen Cheng agreed to let Zi Jing remain in the Black-Corner Region with Zi Yan for battle experience and ordered the rest of the group to prepare to fly to Anyang City.