Chapter Summaries

Heavenly Soldier Lin Yao’s memories revealed how he joined the Heavenly Court as a South Heaven Gate guard and realized he was living in the world of the Lotus Lantern, where future upheaval could put him in danger. In the Star Palace, the other Lin Yaos welcomed him and discussed how they could share power and resources.

• Heavenly Soldier Lin Yao recounted his steady cultivation from Azure Cloud Sect disciple to Nascent Soul cultivator before joining the Heavenly Court as a South Heaven Gate guard.
• Heavenly Soldier Lin Yao learned from rumors about Yang Jian, the Third Holy Mother, and Mount Hua that he was in the world of the Lotus Lantern and might be caught up in future conflict.
• Heavenly Soldier Lin Yao prepared for danger by cultivating diligently, gathering information, and acquiring protective items and escape talismans.
• The shared memories ended, and Doupo Lin Yao and Demon Slayer Lin Yao discussed Heavenly Soldier Lin Yao’s promising position and risky post.
• Heavenly Soldier Lin Yao said he would avoid drawing attention, while Qilin Lin Yao encouraged him to keep building his foundation.
• Reincarnation Lin Yao proposed sharing resources, and Naruto Lin Yao and Pirate Lin Yao teased him about his uncertain prospects as the Lin Yaos agreed to support one another.

As the Alchemist Conference drew the Imperial Capital into a festive bustle, Lin Yao took Qing Yue sightseeing and brought her to watch Xiao Yan encounter Nalan Yanran. Xiao Yan restrained his anger and faced Nalan Yanran as Old Man Yao reunited with Lin Yao and met Qing Yue, leaving the anticipated confrontation unresolved.

• Lin Yao took Qing Yue through the crowded Imperial Capital, shared her candied hawthorns, and sensed an interesting disturbance nearby.
• Xiao Yan, traveling as Yan Xiao, heard Old Man Yao describe the Pill Convention and the possible connection between the Pill Tower and the Heavenly Flame Three Thousand Burning Flame.
• Xiao Yan saw Nalan Yanran and Liu Ling, struggled to contain his anger over their broken engagement, and calmed himself after Old Man Yao warned him.
• Jia Teng recognized Xiao Yan as Yan Xiao, prompting Nalan Yanran to approach him while Liu Ling followed.
• Lin Yao and Qing Yue watched from a teahouse balcony as Old Man Yao appeared, greeted Lin Yao, and praised Qing Yue's talent.

Lin Yao arranged an exchange with Old Man Yao, learned that the Misty Cloud Sect planned to use the Three Year Agreement to raise its prestige, and captured Protector Wu as part of his campaign against the Soul Hall. After Xiao Yan learned from a failed pill attempt, he arrived at the Alchemist Conference, where Lin Yao watched from the audience as the competition began.

• Nalan Yanran questioned Yan Xiao about why he seemed familiar, but Xiao Yan coldly refused to answer and left after Liu Ling challenged his attitude.
• Lin Yao traded medicinal ingredients with Old Man Yao for alchemy guidance, and Old Man Yao later gave Lin Yao a scroll describing how to create a body for a soul.
• Lin Yao told Xiao Yan that the Misty Cloud Sect had invited powerful figures to witness the Three Year Agreement and that the Mittel Family would support him.
• Yun Shan staged the deaths of Yun Leng, Yun Du, and Yun Sha, then secretly told Lin Yao that Protector Wu had moved up his operation.
• Lin Yao trapped and captured Protector Wu in the Cloud Mist Mountain Range, while Xiao Yan failed to refine the Green Origin Spirit Casting Pill after his cauldron broke and learned from Old Man Yao’s rebuke.
• At the Alchemist Conference, Xiao Yan prepared to compete as Yan Xiao while Lin Yao and Qing Yue watched from the VIP seats.

Xiao Yan failed to refine the Green Origin Spirit Casting Pill when his neglected cauldron broke, then learned from Old Man Yao’s correction and watched him demonstrate a sixth-rank pill. At the Alchemist Conference, Xiao Yan passed the first round as Yan Xiao, but a disguised genius from the Chu Yun Empire outshone him, and the second round began.

• Xiao Yan’s cauldron broke during pill fusion, ruining his attempt to refine the Green Origin Spirit Casting Pill.
• Old Man Yao rebuked Xiao Yan for neglecting the cauldron and basic preparations, then demonstrated refining a sixth-rank Dou Spirit Pill with the Black Demon Cauldron and Bone Chilling Flame.
• Xiao Yan entered the Alchemist Conference as Yan Xiao, while Lin Yao and Qing Yue watched from the VIP seats.
• Xiao Yan corrected the flawed Bone Growing Pill formula and refined an excellent pill, but a gray-robed youth from the Chu Yun Empire produced an even higher test pillar.
• Old Man Yao warned Xiao Yan that the gray-robed youth’s apparent age and strength were likely disguised, while Lin Yao considered asking him about Xiao Yi Xian.
• The conference began its second round, requiring contestants to correct a flawed Wind Travel Pill formula and refine the pill.

The Alchemist Conference’s second assessment revealed a disguised Yun Empire alchemist whose soul foundation surpassed the leading contestants, while Xiao Yan passed and prepared to face him in the final round. As the contest continued, Lin Yao used information from Protector Wu’s memories to secretly take control of his Soul Hall network in the Northwest Continent, then turned his attention back to the coming championship battle.

• Liu Ling grew jealous of Xiao Yan’s performance and Nalan Yanran’s attention, while Nalan Yanran wondered about Yan Xiao’s identity.
• A gray-robed contestant produced a pillar of light stronger than Xiao Yan’s, and President Fa Ma sensed a soul foundation comparable to that of a fourth-tier alchemist.
• Nalan Jie knocked off the contestant’s bamboo hat, revealing his Yun Empire Alchemist Guild badge, and Xiao Yan regarded the disguised youth as a dangerous rival.
• Lin Yao considered using the Yun Empire alchemist to learn about Xiao Yi Xian, then reviewed Protector Wu’s memories and secretly placed soul contracts on the leaders of Protector Wu’s Soul Hall network.
• Xiao Yan and the Yun Empire contestant both passed the second assessment by correcting and refining the Wind Travel Pill, while Lin Yao decided the championship contest was about to begin.

Xiao Yan won the Alchemist Conference with a peak fourth-tier Green Origin Spirit Casting Pill, while Lin Yao quietly left the celebration after asking Xiao Yan to meet him at the Mittal Family residence. Back at the residence, Lin Yao settled Qing Yue in for the night and studied the cultivation methods, techniques, and intelligence he had taken from Protector Wu.

• Xiao Yan revealed his Green Origin Spirit Casting Pill, and Grandmaster Fa Ma announced him as the Alchemist Conference champion.
• Lin Yao left the square with Qing Yue and secretly sent Xiao Yan a message asking him to visit the Mittal Family residence to discuss an important matter.
• Lin Yao brought Qing Yue home, saw her safely to bed, and then went to meditate in the quiet room.
• Lin Yao examined Protector Wu's accumulated techniques and intelligence, using them to broaden his knowledge and refine his ideas about soul cultivation.

Lin Yao studied Soul Hall records, cared for Qing Yue, and monitored growing conflicts across the Northwest Continent while quietly expanding his influence inside the Soul Hall. As the Three Year Agreement approached, Yun Leng’s death heightened tensions at the Cloud Mist Sect, and the empire awaited the coming confrontation.

• Lin Yao studied Qi Methods, Dou Techniques, and intelligence about the Soul Hall before making nourishing medicinal cuisine for Qing Yue.
• Lin Yao spent several days showing Qing Yue around Jia Ma Holy City and its surroundings, helping her regain her youthful happiness.
• Lin Yao received reports that the Little Fairy Doctor’s Poison Sect was clashing with the Anti-Poison Sect Alliance while she searched for something related to her Body of Calamity Poison.
• Yan Xiao declined recruitment offers after winning the Alchemist Conference, then began secluded training for the Three Year Agreement.
• The Cloud Mist Sect announced that Yun Leng had been killed, prompting Yun Shan to vow revenge as Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran took on more responsibilities and prepared for the agreement.
• Lin Yao impersonated Protector Wu to bring remote Soul Hall strongholds and personnel under his control, while anticipation for the Three Year Agreement grew across the empire.

Lin Yao warned Xiao Yan that the Cloud Mist Sect and his Three Year Agreement with Nalan Yanran were connected to the Soul Hall, a powerful Central Plains faction. After hearing the revelation, Old Man Yao recognized the organization that had destroyed his body and urged Xiao Yan to leave the Jia Ma Empire at once.

• Lin Yao invited Xiao Yan to join him and Qing Yue for breakfast, and Xiao Yan praised the nourishing medicinal dishes.
• Lin Yao told Xiao Yan that the Three Year Agreement could be tied to a powerful force beyond the Jia Ma Empire.
• Lin Yao identified that force as the Soul Hall and revealed that Protector Wu had helped Yun Shan reach Dou Zong, while Yun Shan was merely a disposable puppet.
• Xiao Yan was shocked by Lin Yao's account, and Old Man Yao recognized the Soul Hall as the organization behind his own ruin.
• Old Man Yao urgently told Xiao Yan to leave the Jia Ma Empire and abandon the Three Year Agreement.

Lin Yao told Xiao Yan that he had killed Protector Wu, the Soul Hall threat behind the Misty Cloud Sect, and warned him that Soul Hall would eventually become his enemy. Xiao Yan left determined to grow stronger, while Lin Yao and Old Man Yao exchanged gifts that supported their respective needs.

• Lin Yao showed Xiao Yan and Old Man Yao Protector Wu’s tokens and revealed that he had killed the five-star Dou Zong Soul Hall Protector.
• Lin Yao warned Xiao Yan about Soul Hall’s power and urged him to treat the threat as motivation to train relentlessly.
• Xiao Yan vowed to remain vigilant and never slacken in his cultivation.
• Lin Yao gave Old Man Yao soul-nourishing herbs, and Old Man Yao returned alchemy notes, pill formulas, cultivation methods, and Dou Technique scrolls through Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yan thanked Lin Yao and left with renewed resolve, while Lin Yao returned to his quiet room with the materials he had received.

Lin Yao warned Xiao Yan about Soul Hall and gave Old Man Yao soul-nourishing herbs, receiving alchemy insights and cultivation scrolls in return. After Xiao Yan left, Lin Yao studied the scrolls through the night, strengthening his body and foundation as he planned to gather knowledge from across the continent.

• Xiao Yan vowed to remain vigilant and grow stronger after Lin Yao warned him about Soul Hall and admitted killing Protector Wu.
• Lin Yao gave Old Man Yao soul-nourishing herbs, and Old Man Yao returned alchemy notes, pill formulas, cultivation methods, and Dou Techniques through Xiao Yan.
• Lin Yao and Xiao Yan discussed Soul Hall, cultivation, and alchemy before Xiao Yan left with renewed resolve.
• Lin Yao studied the gifted low-rank cultivation methods and Dou Techniques through the night, analyzing their principles and incorporating them into his own foundation.
• By dawn, Lin Yao's Dou Qi circulation and physique had improved, and he resolved to absorb knowledge from the continent's great powers and pursue higher realms.

Xiao Xun'er learned that the Misty Cloud Sect was connected to the Soul Hall and ordered Ling Ying to watch Lin Yao and help him if appropriate. Xiao Yan reached Misty Cloud Mountain for the Three Year Agreement, gained the upper hand over Nalan Yanran, and the battle turned as she unleashed the Misty Cloud Sect’s ultimate technique.

• Ling Ying reported Lin Yao’s conversation with Xiao Yan to Xiao Xun'er, including the Misty Cloud Sect’s connection to the Soul Hall.
• Xiao Xun'er instructed Ling Ying to secretly monitor Lin Yao and assist him where possible, provided he did not harm Xiao Yan.
• Lin Yao studied the Poison Pill Method and sensed Little Cai undergoing a powerful transformation as Qing Yue joined him in teasing her.
• Xiao Yan left Jia Nan Academy, reached the Misty Cloud Sect plaza, and declared that he had come to honor the Three Year Agreement.
• Xiao Yan used his wind-and-fire movement technique and Heavenly Flame to gain the advantage over Nalan Yanran, then revealed his identity as Yan Xiao.
• Nalan Yanran, driven into a corner, overstrained herself to unleash Wind Extremity: Meteor Kill at Xiao Yan.

Lin Yao considered ways to improve Xiao Yi Xian’s Poison Pill Method and watched Little Cai continue to grow stronger. On the day of the Three Year Agreement, Xiao Yan arrived at Misty Cloud Sect and quickly gained the upper hand over Nalan Yanran in their duel.

• Lin Yao reasoned that strengthening Xiao Yi Xian’s foundation could raise her future potential beyond what the Poison Pill Method alone could achieve.
• Little Cai briefly awoke, showed affection to Lin Yao and Qing Yue, then fell asleep again to digest her energy under Queen Medusa’s will.
• Xiao Yan removed his mask and set out for Misty Cloud Mountain to fulfill the Three Year Agreement.
• Nalan Yanran met Xiao Yan before the gathered forces and agreed that their duel would be settled with their lives left to fate.
• Xiao Yan dodged Nalan Yanran’s opening sword strike, then used his Mysterious Heavy Ruler and swift movement technique to overwhelm her defenses.

Xiao Yan arrived at Misty Cloud Sect Plaza to fulfill the Three Year Agreement and defeated Nalan Yanran in a clash that revealed he was the Alchemist Conference champion, Yan Xiao. He presented her with a Divorce Letter and left the plaza, while the chapter hinted that a greater storm was approaching.

• Xiao Yan removed his mask and set out for Misty Cloud Mountain to settle the Three Year Agreement.
• Xiao Yan announced his arrival before Nalan Yanran and the gathered representatives of the Jia Ma Empire, then agreed with her that the battle would be fought to the death if necessary.
• Nalan Yanran attacked with her sword, but Xiao Yan used his movement technique and Mysterious Heavy Ruler to overpower her.
• Xiao Yan revealed his Heavenly Flame and defeated Nalan Yanran with Flame Splitting Wave Ruler, leaving her seriously injured.
• Xiao Yan declared himself the victor, presented Nalan Yanran with a Divorce Letter, and withdrew the ruler after she refused to become his servant.
• Xiao Yan left Misty Cloud Sect Plaza beneath the crowd's stares, suspecting someone in a quiet corner had been watching him.

Xiao Yan defeated Nalan Yanran in the Three Year Agreement, spared her life, and burned their Divorce Letter to end their grudge. As a Soul Hall Protector appeared to attack Xiao Yan and Old Man Yao, Lin Yao secretly annihilated it before it could strike.

• Xiao Yan declared victory over Nalan Yanran and stopped her from taking her own life.
• Xiao Yan burned the Divorce Letter, said their grudges were settled, and turned to leave the plaza.
• A Soul Hall Protector emerged from black mist and prepared to attack Xiao Yan and Old Man Yao.
• Old Man Yao recognized the intruder as a Soul Hall Protector and prepared to protect Xiao Yan, while Lin Yao identified the attacker as a powerful Dou Zong.
• Lin Yao trapped the Soul Hall Protector with his Heavenly Realm soul power and destroyed it with an azure giant hand.

Lin Yao secretly destroyed a powerful Soul Hall Protector who tried to kill Xiao Yan, then compelled the Jia Ma Empire’s leading factions to pledge allegiance. He erased the unconscious crowd’s memories and vanished, leaving the empire’s rulers to reckon with the new balance of power.

• A Soul Hall Protector ambushed Xiao Yan, but Lin Yao restrained it with his Heavenly Realm soul power and crushed it with an azure giant hand.
• Jia Xing Tian, Fa Ma, Hai Bodong, Yun Yun, and the other conscious leaders witnessed Lin Yao’s strength, while most spectators collapsed from the spiritual pressure.
• Hai Bodong, Yun Yun, Jia Xing Tian, and Fa Ma each declared their faction’s loyalty or cooperation with Lin Yao.
• Lin Yao ordered the leaders to conceal everything except the Soul Hall attack and Xiao Yan’s victory, then blurred the unconscious spectators’ memories.
• Lin Yao vanished, leaving the Jia Ma Empire’s leading powers pledged to him and the empire’s future transformed.

Lin Yao consolidated his hold over the Jia Ma Empire and recruited Old Man Yao to help unite its factions and manage the Soul Hall’s Northwest Continent network. He then proposed using the Netherworld Poison Flame to improve Xiao Yi Xian’s Poison Pill Method, but the plan still faced serious risks and could not solve her loss of life force.

• Lin Yao absorbed the captured Soul Hall Protector’s memories and decided to use the Jia Ma Empire as a base for expanding his Dark Web plans.
• Qing Yue played with the newly awakened Little Cai, and Lin Yao prepared breakfast for them.
• Lin Yao asked Old Man Yao to help organize the Jia Ma Empire’s factions and advise him on the Soul Hall’s internal methods, while Old Man Yao agreed to serve as strategist and Xiao Yan resolved to make the most of the opportunity.
• Lin Yao and Old Man Yao reviewed the Poison Pill Method and considered using the Netherworld Poison Flame instead of a Heavenly Scorpion Poison Dragon Beast’s Magic Core.
• Old Man Yao warned that merging the flame with Xiao Yi Xian’s poison body could endanger her soul and body, and that the method would not prevent her life force from being depleted.

Lin Yao enlisted Old Man Yao and Xiao Yan to help consolidate the Jia Ma Empire and bring the Soul Hall’s Dark Web under his influence, while he and Old Man Yao explored ways to improve Xiao Yi Xian’s Poison Pill. After revealing his connection to Jia Nan Academy and clarifying the Fallen Heart Flame’s importance, Lin Yao watched his plans take shape and looked toward the wider continent.

• Lin Yao asked Old Man Yao to advise him on alchemy, political coordination, and the Soul Hall’s methods, and asked Xiao Yan to serve as his public spokesperson; Old Man Yao agreed to help.
• Old Man Yao and Lin Yao discussed improving Xiao Yi Xian’s Poison Pill by using the Netherworld Poison Flame, while identifying the dangers of merging it with her poison body and the need to address her declining life force.
• When Old Man Yao questioned Lin Yao’s origins, Lin Yao said he was a core member of Jia Nan Academy and explained that the academy protected the Fallen Heart Flame as an essential foundation.
• Old Man Yao abandoned any plan to seek the Fallen Heart Flame, and he and Lin Yao continued coordinating the empire’s forces.
• Hai Bodong, Yun Yun, and Jia Xing Tian cooperated with Lin Yao as the Mittel Family’s network, the Misty Cloud Sect, and the imperial family were brought into his control; the Soul Hall’s Dark Web began aligning with him.
• Lin Yao surveyed the settled Jia Ma Empire and looked toward the broader world and his path to greater power.

Lin Yao enlisted Old Man Yao to help consolidate the Jia Ma Empire and improve the Poison Pill Method for Xiao Yi Xian. After revealing that he was a core member of Jia Nan Academy, Lin Yao oversaw the empire’s growing integration and Soul Hall’s Dark Web beginning to fall under his control.

• Lin Yao asked Old Man Yao to advise him on unifying the Jia Ma Empire and navigating Soul Hall’s Dark Web, and Old Man Yao agreed to help.
• Lin Yao and Old Man Yao discussed replacing the Poison Pill Method’s poison core with the Netherworld Poison Flame, while identifying risks to Xiao Yi Xian’s body, soul, and lifespan.
• Old Man Yao and Xiao Yan questioned Lin Yao’s origins, and Lin Yao said he was a core member of Jia Nan Academy and explained the academy’s reliance on the Fallen Heart Flame.
• Old Man Yao coordinated the empire’s forces as Hai Bodong, Yun Yun, and Jia Xing Tian organized their respective networks and institutions under Lin Yao’s authority.
• Lin Yao began taking control of Soul Hall’s Dark Web across the Northwest Continent and watched his plans for the Jia Ma Empire and Xiao Yi Xian advance.

Lin Yao revealed the Xiao Family’s ancient origins and helped arrange its dispersal to protect it from the Soul Hall, then developed a new soul skill during seclusion. After emerging, he accepted Jia Xing Tian’s pledge of loyalty and visited the imperial treasure vault with Zi Yan and Qing Yue, where Zi Yan discovered and collected treasures.

• Lin Yao told Xiao Yan and Old Man Yao that the Xiao Family descended from the ancient Xiao Clan and advised scattering its members to prevent the Soul Hall from wiping them out.
• Xiao Yan agreed to relocate the family, and Xiao Zhan and the Mittel Family helped send Xiao Family members across the Jia Ma Empire and into the Black Corner Region.
• Lin Yao entered seclusion, studied Old Man Yao’s soul-skill inheritances, and began creating the Divine Radiance Art.
• Jia Xing Tian offered the Jia Ma Imperial Family’s treasure vault and pledged the family’s loyalty to Lin Yao.
• Lin Yao took Zi Yan and Qing Yue to the vault, where Zi Yan sniffed out hidden treasures and collected ores, fruits, and artifacts.
• After the visit, Jia Xing Tian summoned Yao Ye and Yao Yue, hoping they would befriend Zi Yan.

Lin Yao accepted Jia Xing Tian’s pledge of the Jia Ma Imperial Family’s wealth and loyalty, then entered its Treasure Vault with Zi Yan and Qing Yue. He offered to heal the family’s wounded guardian, the Deep Sea Flood Dragon, and faced the hostile beast at the Royal Secret Realm Lake.

• Jia Xing Tian pledged the imperial family’s Treasure Vault and lifelong service to Lin Yao, who accepted his sincerity.
• Zi Yan found hidden treasures throughout the vault, and Lin Yao took basic medicinal supplies while she collected ores, fruits, and curiosities.
• Jia Xing Tian summoned Yao Ye and Yao Yue, then Lin Yao offered to treat the Deep Sea Flood Dragon’s old injuries.
• Jia Xing Tian led Lin Yao’s group to the Royal Secret Realm Lake, where the wounded Flood Dragon erupted from the water and challenged them.
• Lin Yao released a thread of Heavenly Realm Soul Power that spread over the lake and pressed down on the hostile beast.