Chapter Summaries

Gu He defeated and killed Tian Shuangzi, reclaimed the Wind Wolf Wing, and waited with the others for Heavenly Fire Venerable and Chen Huo to emerge from the Ancient Cave Mansion. Meanwhile, Ice Venerable learned of Tian Shuangzi’s death and revealed Ice River Valley’s Heaven Swallowing Art to entice Extreme Cold Venerable to join him.

• Gu He killed Tian Shuangzi, took his Ring, stored his corpse, and reclaimed the Wind Wolf Wing.
• Gu He returned to Venerable Tian Feng and the four Venerables, then waited with them for Heavenly Fire Venerable and Chen Huo to leave the Ancient Cave Mansion.
• Extreme Cold Venerable told Ice Venerable that Tian Shuangzi had fought a powerful enemy and likely died.
• Ice Venerable learned that the enemy was a high-level five-star Dou Zun and explained that he wanted the Wind Wolf Wing to use Ice River Valley’s secret art.
• Ice Venerable revealed the Heaven Swallowing Art and its role in creating his acquired Calamity Poison Body, hoping to recruit Extreme Cold Venerable.

Ice Venerable explained the limits of the Heaven Swallowing Art and persuaded Extreme Cold Venerable to join Ice River Valley after refining the Wind Wolf Wings. Gu He then reached the Void Lightning Pool, where he saw a vast source of lightning energy that could fuel his rapid cultivation.

• Ice Venerable explained the Heaven Swallowing Art’s restrictions, and Extreme Cold Venerable agreed to join Ice River Valley after Ice Venerable refined the Wind Wolf Wings, on the condition that he would receive them as his first origin to devour.
• Ice Venerable accepted Extreme Cold Venerable’s condition, and the two found a secluded valley where Ice Venerable began refining the wings.
• Gu He met up with Chen Huo, Heavenly Fire Venerable, and the others, then entrusted them with delivering the Wind Wolf Wings and five Eighth-grade pills to Sacred Pill City.
• Gu He tore open space and traveled for about a day through dangerous spatial storms, following the familiar energy toward the Void Lightning Pool.
• Gu He reached the vast lake of liquid lightning and realized he could use the Devouring Flame to absorb its energy and strengthen himself.

Gu He cultivated in the Thunder Pool and advanced to Six-star Dou Zun before refining a second Sky Demon Puppet from Tian Shuangzi’s body, a Dou Zun soul, and an eighth-tier Magic Core. He estimated the new puppet could eventually reach Nine-star Dou Zun strength and sent it into the deeper lightning to begin tempering.

• Gu He placed his first Sky Demon Puppet deeper in the Thunder Pool to continue its evolution.
• Gu He cultivated in the lightning and advanced by one star, reaching Six-star Dou Zun.
• Gu He left the pool and began refining a second puppet with Tian Shuangzi’s body and other valuable materials.
• Gu He completed a golden Sky Demon Puppet and estimated it could eventually reach Nine-star Dou Zun strength.
• Gu He sent the new puppet into a deeper, more dangerous part of the Thunder Pool for tempering.

Gu He cultivated in the Void Lightning Pool, using the Devouring Flame to absorb powerful lightning and rapidly increase his strength. After half a month, he reached eight-star Dou Zun and stopped before advancing further would become difficult to control.

• The Sky Demon Puppet absorbed lightning in the pool, breaking and repairing itself as it grew stronger.
• Gu He entered the deeper lightning pool and used the Devouring Flame to consume powerful bolts, converting their energy into cultivation.
• Gu He increased his devouring speed, enduring a slight numbness as traces of lightning entered his body.
• After half a month without anyone appearing, Gu He advanced past seven-star Dou Zun to eight-star Dou Zun.
• Gu He stopped cultivating at his current limit and opened his eyes, silver lightning flickering in them.

After reaching eight-star Dou Zun and testing his lightning-tempered puppet, Gu He discovered that lightning had changed his Green Lotus Core Flame and began testing its effects on alchemy. He left for Sacred Pill City to verify whether the altered flame could improve medicinal ingredient fusion.

• Gu He adapted to his new eight-star Dou Zun strength and tested his second puppet, whose attack shattered space with power comparable to a Nine Star Dou Zun.
• Gu He noticed tiny lightning arcs within the Green Lotus Core Flame and tested the changed flame using the Myriad Beasts Cauldron.
• The lightning in the flame softened medicinal herbs and extracted their essence quickly, leading Gu He to suspect it could help fuse incompatible ingredients.
• Gu He stored the first puppet, opened a Space Channel, and headed to Sacred Pill City to test his alchemy theory.

After returning to Sacred Pill City, Gu He experimented with using the Green Lotus Core Flame’s new lightning power to improve pill refinement. His trials advanced his skills, but he found that he still lacked the experience and formulas needed to reliably refine the highest-grade pills, so he sought out veteran alchemists.

• Gu He returned to Sacred Pill City and learned from Bai Shi that Heavenly Fire Venerable had left after staying with Chen Huo.
• Gu He tested whether the tiny silver lightning in the Azure Flame could accelerate medicinal ingredient fusion while refining Spirit Dou Pills.
• Gu He gradually learned to control the lightning and increase fusion speed, improving his alchemy process.
• Gu He found that his strength of soul power exceeded his practical experience, leaving him unable to reliably refine pills that summoned Five-colored Pill Lightning.
• Gu He began visiting experienced Eighth-grade Alchemists staying in the Pill Tower to learn from them.

Gu He sought a way to meet Yao Kongzi and exchange alchemical insights, and Chen Huo suggested using an Eighth-grade Alchemist meeting to attract the elder’s attention. Gu He and Chen Huo arrived at the hidden venue, where powerful auras gathered beyond the entrance.

• Gu He asked Chen Huo about Yao Kongzi and learned that the elder was a powerful Eighth-grade Alchemist who collected items related to Heavenly Flames.
• Gu He considered offering his Green Lotus Seat or Earth Fire Lotus Seeds but decided to wait for a chance to meet Yao Kongzi at an exchange meeting.
• Chen Huo told Gu He about a secret gathering for Eighth-grade Alchemists scheduled in three days and advised him to display his Heavenly Flame there.
• After three days of cultivating and refining pills, Gu He met Chen Huo early and flew with him toward the meeting place in a Pill Tower pocket space.
• Gu He sensed unusual spatial fluctuations and powerful auras near the secluded entrance to the exchange meeting.

Gu He and Chen Huo entered an Eighth-grade Alchemist exchange gathering, where Gu He impressed the other alchemists with his knowledge. The gathering began, and Yao Kongzi approached Gu He and asked to see his Heavenly Flames.

• Gu He and Chen Huo presented their alchemist badges to the powerful guards and entered the gathering’s isolated space.
• Gu He introduced himself and Chen Huo to Kongtong, explaining that they had both advanced to Eighth-grade Alchemist that year.
• Kongtong announced the gathering’s rules of equivalent exchange and honest dealings, then declared it open.
• Chen Huo went to confirm whether the newly arrived old man was Yao Kongzi while Gu He discussed alchemy with the other attendees.
• Yao Kongzi approached Gu He, confirmed his name, and asked to see his Heavenly Flames.

Gu He showed Yao Kongzi his Azure Fire and negotiated a two-month exchange of alchemical knowledge for Heavenly Flame-related treasures. After Yao Kongzi departed, Chen Huo asked about their agreement, impressed by Gu He's opportunity.

• Yao Kongzi told Gu He that Bai Zhong had described his evolved Green Lotus Core Flame, and Gu He revealed his Azure Fire for Yao Kongzi to examine.
• Gu He proposed exchanging alchemical knowledge with Yao Kongzi for two months, offering nine Earth Fire Lotus Seeds and a Green Lotus Seat.
• Yao Kongzi accepted the exchange after learning Gu He could refine pills that summoned Five-colored Pill Lightning.
• Gu He handed Yao Kongzi the treasures, and they set a date before Yao Kongzi departed.
• Chen Huo returned, asked about Yao Kongzi's visit, and reacted with envy when Gu He explained their agreement.

After mastering the Wind Wolf Wings secret art, Extreme Cold Venerable joined Ice River Valley as its Great Elder. Ice Venerable then sent Tian She to the Pill Region to investigate the powerful eighth-grade alchemist who killed Tian Shuangzi.

• During the three-day alchemist exchange conference, Gu He discussed alchemy with more than a dozen Eighth-grade Alchemists and gained valuable insights.
• Ice Venerable and Extreme Cold Venerable emerged from the Frozen Plains after successfully refining the Wind Wolf Wings and greatly increasing their speed.
• Extreme Cold Venerable agreed to join Ice River Valley, and Ice Venerable appointed him Great Elder with a status second only to the Valley Master.
• After returning to Ice River Valley, Ice Venerable told Tian She that Tian Shuangzi had been killed by an Eighth-grade Alchemist at least as strong as a Five-star Dou Zun.
• Ice Venerable ordered Tian She to investigate the alchemist discreetly and report his findings monthly, and Tian She agreed.

Gu He finished absorbing alchemical knowledge from the exchange meeting and met Yao Kongzi at Tianlin Courtyard to address his gaps in alchemy. Yao Kongzi led him to the island’s prepared alchemy site, where they were ready to begin.

• Ice Venerable promised Tian She generous rewards and sent him with several companions to gather information about Gu He.
• Gu He exchanged alchemical knowledge with other Eighth-grade Alchemists, then recorded and studied what he had learned.
• Gu He traveled to Tianlin Courtyard and entered through a spatial barrier using a Tianlin Token.
• Yao Kongzi welcomed Gu He and described how he could one day earn a place in the Pill Tower by refining a pill that produced Seven-colored Pill Lightning.
• Yao Kongzi led Gu He to the island, where a Medicine Cauldron, a Spirit Gathering Array, and medicinal ingredients had been prepared for alchemy.

Yao Kongzi began refining a Void Pill with his Blue Spirit Beast Fire while Gu He observed the process. Gu He agreed to lend Yao Kongzi his Heavenly Flame for future refinements, and the chapter ended as the medicinal ingredients were ready for the crucial pill-formation stage.

• Yao Kongzi used his Blue Spirit Beast Fire to heat the Medicine Cauldron and explained how he had nurtured the flame.
• Yao Kongzi began refining a Void Pill that could produce Seven-colored Pill Lightning, and Gu He asked to observe with his Soul Power.
• Yao Kongzi agreed to let Gu He record the process in exchange for borrowing Gu He's Heavenly Flame for a future Eight-colored Pill Lightning pill.
• Gu He agreed to lend his Heavenly Flame, then used his Soul Power to study Yao Kongzi's hand seals and the changes inside the cauldron.
• After three days, Yao Kongzi finished refining the medicinal ingredients, and Gu He focused on the difficult pill-formation stage ahead.

Gu He watched Yao Kongzi refine a pill that drew Seven-colored Pill Lightning, learning from his methods over several sessions. After two months of study, Gu He prepared to return to his courtyard and improve his alchemy, while agreeing to lend Yao Kongzi his Heavenly Flames for an attempt at an Eight-colored Pill Lightning pill half a year later.

• Yao Kongzi and Gu He spent five days carefully fusing medicinal ingredients until a pill embryo formed in the Medicine Cauldron.
• Yao Kongzi completed the pill, which drew Seven-colored Pill Lightning, and shattered the descending bolt with a wave of his hand.
• Gu He recognized Yao Kongzi's overwhelming strength and decided to return to his courtyard after two months to master his gains before visiting the Void Lightning Pool.
• Yao Kongzi asked to borrow Gu He's Heavenly Flames for an Eight-colored Pill Lightning refinement planned for half a year later, and Gu He agreed.
• Over the next month, Yao Kongzi refined three more Seven-colored Pill Lightning pills, and Gu He broadened his alchemy knowledge through observation.
• Gu He realized that his Soul Power was strong enough for higher-grade alchemy, but his limited experience and knowledge remained his main obstacle.

Tian She and Bing Xuan struggled to gather information about Gu He while watching his residence, then recorded his image when he returned from Yao Kongzi’s home. Gu He sensed the surveillance and appeared beside them, trapping them with spatial energy.

• Tian She reprimanded Bing Xuan for failing to uncover details about Gu He and told him to find a better way to investigate.
• Tian She instructed Bing Xuan to use Jia Nan Academy and the Black Corner Region to seek information if Gu He did not return within another month.
• Gu He appeared above his courtyard after spending two months at Yao Kongzi’s home, and Tian She ordered Bing Xuan to record his image with an Image Stone.
• Gu He sensed the Image Stone’s disturbance through his Spiritual Realm soul and located Tian She and Bing Xuan several miles away.
• Gu He appeared beside Tian She and Bing Xuan and sealed the surrounding space with silver spatial energy.

Gu He captured Tian She, Ice River Valley’s Second Elder, after foiling his escape attempt. In a secret chamber, Tian She revealed the valley’s agents and mission in the Pill Region.

• Gu He questioned Tian She, who identified himself as the Second Elder of Ice River Valley.
• Tian She overloaded Bing Xuan’s body with cold energy, threw it at Gu He, and fled while Gu He shattered the body and blocked Tian She’s escape.
• Gu He sealed Tian She’s Dou Qi, erased the battle traces, and imprisoned him in a secret chamber.
• Gu He threatened Tian She until he revealed that five Ice River Valley members were in the Pill Region, including Bing Xuan, Bing Ling, Bing Leng, and Bing Jing.
• Tian She told Gu He that the group had been in the Pill Region for two months to gather information, find Gu He’s weakness, and deliver a fatal blow.

Gu He captured Tian She and learned that Ice River Valley planned to investigate him and target the people close to him. He decided to destroy Ice River Valley with the Pill Fire Pavilion’s help and arrived at Forest Sea City with Tian She to ask Heavenly Fire Venerable to gather forces.

• Gu He confirmed that Ice River Valley had gained Extreme Cold Venerable as a Great Elder and captured Tian She and three other disciples to verify what Tian She knew.
• Gu He offered to spare the captives if they revealed Ice River Valley’s forces, then killed the three disciples who hesitated and kept Tian She alive.
• Gu He placed a spatial mark on Tian She, told Bai Shi to guard the courtyard, and carried Tian She through a Space Channel toward Tianbei City.
• Gu He reached the mountain near Forest Sea City after two days and told Heavenly Fire Venerable that Ice River Valley threatened the people he cared about.
• Gu He handed Tian She to Heavenly Fire Venerable and asked him to gather manpower to destroy Ice River Valley.

Gu He learned that Ice River Valley had investigated him and planned to seize his relatives, so he went to confront Ice Venerable and Extreme Cold Venerable. He sealed the valley and overpowered them, leaving their fate in his hands.

• Gu He left Heavenly Fire Venerable to gather the disciples and flew toward Ice River Valley.
• Ice Venerable and Extreme Cold Venerable discussed Tian She's failed investigation and considered capturing Gu He's relatives to force him to submit.
• Extreme Cold Venerable revealed that he had mastered the Wind Wolf Wing, and Ice Venerable remarked that it could help them escape if Gu He attacked.
• Gu He appeared, sealed Ice River Valley behind a sturdy spatial barrier, and drew Ice Venerable and Extreme Cold Venerable out of the palace.
• Ice Venerable and Extreme Cold Venerable struck Gu He together, but he repelled them and said he would send them to join the people they had sent to the Pill Region.

Gu He overwhelmed Ice Venerable and Extreme Cold Venerable as the Ice River Valley defenders tried to resist. Ice Venerable summoned an underworld dragon, and Gu He revealed a transformed Tian Shuangzi beside him.

• Gu He badly wounded Ice Venerable in close combat, while Extreme Cold Venerable’s Extreme Cold Finger was shattered by Gu He’s sword energy.
• Ice Venerable ordered the surviving Ice River Valley disciples to form the Qianlong Xuanming Formation, which raised his power to the level of a Five-star Dou Zun.
• Ice Venerable tried to persuade Gu He to spare the valley, but Gu He rejected his plea.
• Ice Venerable used a blood sacrifice to summon a massive underworld dragon that cracked the surrounding space and devastated the valley.
• Gu He summoned a dark golden figure, and the Ice River Valley experts recognized it as Tian Shuangzi, their transformed Great Elder.

Gu He fought Ice Venerable and Extreme Cold Venerable while his Sky Demon Puppet overwhelmed Ice River Valley. Extreme Cold Venerable destroyed himself to injure Gu He, leaving Gu battered and one Sky Demon Puppet cracked, while the outcome of the wider battle remained unresolved.

• Gu He sent the Sky Demon Puppet to attack Ice Venerable, shattering Ice Venerable’s icy dragon and forcing him back.
• Gu He intercepted Extreme Cold Venerable and explained that he was keeping the two Dou Zuns apart to prevent them from joining forces.
• Extreme Cold Venerable formed the Extreme Cold Palm with his blood and cold energy, but Gu He broke it with the Five-Ring Separation Fire Disk.
• Extreme Cold Venerable unleashed a self-destruction, and Gu He summoned another Sky Demon Puppet to shield himself from the blast.
• The energy storm faded, leaving Gu battered and the first Sky Demon Puppet cracked, though Gu He had escaped serious injury.

Gu He captured Extreme Cold Venerable’s soul and devastated Ice River Valley as he fought Ice Venerable. Ice Venerable sacrificed the valley’s disciples to unleash a massive blast and escape through a Space Channel, leaving Gu He retreating and sending the Sky Demon Puppet after him.

• Gu He pulled Extreme Cold Venerable’s soul from a spatial fissure, trapped it in azure flames, and stored it in a jade bottle.
• Gu He attacked the Ice River Valley disciples inside the Qianlong Xuanming Formation, killing them as Ice Venerable prepared a counterstrike.
• Ice Venerable used Sky Freezing Palm against Gu He, but Gu He’s giant sword overpowered him and sent him flying.
• Ice Venerable exploited a flaw in Gu He’s Space Seal to open a Space Channel and began the seals for the Blood Sacrifice Array.
• The Blood Sacrifice Array drained the Ice River Valley disciples and turned them into dried corpses, unleashing a blast comparable to an Eight-star Dou Zun’s self-destruction.
• Gu He retreated from the blast, sent a Soul Imprint toward Ice Venerable, and dispatched the Sky Demon Puppet through the Space Channel after him.