Chapter Summaries

The Pill Tower Ancestor moved the Soul Hall’s hidden space into the depths of the void, trapping the Soul Hall members inside. Gu He entered through a Space Channel to lead the attack, where a barrage of attacks surged toward him.

• Gu He showed the Pill Tower Ancestor the hidden space, and the Ancestor seized control of it and teleported it away.
• Venerable Xue He attacked the spatial barrier, but his Blood Fiend Heavenly Demon Palm shattered against it.
• Great Heavenly Venerate ordered the Soul Hall Heavenly Venerates to attack together, but most of their strikes failed to affect the barrier.
• The Pill Tower Ancestor teleported the Pill Tower alchemists beside him and moved the hidden space into the depths of the void.
• The Pill Tower Ancestor opened a Space Channel into the hidden space, and Gu He entered as the vanguard.
• Countless attacks surged toward Gu He through the Space Channel, making it tremble.

Gu He overwhelmed the Soul Hall experts and fought the Great Heavenly Venerate, steadily injuring him despite his boosted strength. As Gu He moved in to finish the fight, the Great Heavenly Venerate revealed a forbidden Primal Chaos Annihilation Ball.

• Gu He used Five Rounds of Fiery Law to form a fire disk that destroyed the Soul Hall experts’ attacks and forced them to retreat.
• The Pill Tower experts entered the battle, with the Great Elder engaging Bone Ghost and Xuan Kongzi confronting the Third Heavenly Venerate.
• Gu He attacked the Great Heavenly Venerate, whose clan mark temporarily raised his strength to three-star Dou Saint, and drove him back with repeated punches.
• The Great Heavenly Venerate coughed blood and threatened Gu He with the Hun Clan’s retaliation, but Gu He continued his assault.
• The Great Heavenly Venerate revealed a Primal Chaos Annihilation Ball, prompting Bone Ghost to warn that its black hole could consume everyone.

The Pill Tower Ancestor confronted the Soul Hall Master outside the spatial realm while Hun Qing entered to rescue the Soul Hall forces inside. The Soul Hall Master and Soul Hall Vice Master joined forces against the Pill Tower Ancestor, and their clash left the spatial realm close to collapse.

• The Soul Hall Master raised his strength to the early stage of Five-Star Dou Sheng and ordered the Soul Hall Vice Master and Hun Qing to rescue survivors inside the spatial realm.
• The Pill Tower Ancestor struck the Soul Hall Master with a palm, badly injuring him and sending him flying.
• The Soul Hall Vice Master caught the Soul Hall Master, who told him to help hold off the Pill Tower Ancestor while Hun Qing handled the rescue.
• Hun Qing entered the spatial realm as the Pill Tower Ancestor launched a massive golden fist at the Soul Hall Master.
• The Soul Hall Master used Soul Burial Technique and the Soul Hall Vice Master unleashed Blood Soul Claw to meet the Pill Tower Ancestor's attack.
• The three attacks collided, shattering the surrounding space and causing the spatial realm to crack under the force of the aftershocks.

Gu He overwhelmed Great Heavenly Venerate by forcing his black sphere to absorb repeated attacks until it became unstable. He killed Great Heavenly Venerate, triggered the sphere’s explosion, and the resulting chaos allowed many Soul Hall members to escape.

• Gu He attacked Great Heavenly Venerate’s black sphere with repeated Heaven Burning Creation Palms, forcing Great Heavenly Venerate to spend his Dou Qi sustaining it.
• After the sphere reached its limit, Great Heavenly Venerate began to self-destruct, and Gu He told the Great Elder and the others to flee.
• Gu He killed Great Heavenly Venerate with sword Qi, stored his corpse, and made the black sphere explode before escaping the space.
• The Pill Tower experts and Soul Hall members fled the destructive energy, and many Soul Hall members escaped amid the spatial chaos.
• After more than half an hour, the energy settled, leaving the space nearly empty and difficult for anyone below Dou Saint to traverse.

Gu He helped the Pill Tower defeat the Soul Hall, claimed the Nine Nether Wind Flame, and sealed it in a newly opened space near Sacred Pill City. The Soul Hall Master assessed the devastating losses after escaping the battle.

• Gu He and the Pill Tower Ancestor accepted that some Soul Hall members escaped, and Gu He sealed the abyss to keep the Nine Nether Wind Flame from being taken.
• Gu He descended into the abyss, found the Nine Nether Wind Flame, sealed it, and stored it away.
• The Pill Tower members finished clearing the aftermath, then returned to the Pill Region with Gu He as news of their victory began to spread.
• Gu He opened a space near Sacred Pill City and built a formation to seal the Nine Nether Wind Flame without refining it.
• The Soul Hall Master gathered the survivors and found that most Heavenly Venerates, many Venerable Elders, and nearly all Protectors had been lost.

After Soul Hall suffered heavy losses to Pill Tower, the Soul Hall Master sought to restore its strength by recruiting the Heavenly Nether Sect and ordered an investigation into a suspected traitor. The chapter ended with Mu Gu’s cover holding as Hun Qing focused his search on the Venerable Elders.

• The Soul Hall Master rejected further fighting and ordered the Soul Hall Vice Master to recruit the Heavenly Nether Sect by offering the Heavenly Nether Old Demon a Ninth-grade Treasure Pill.
• The Soul Hall Master promised the Vice Master he could win over members of the sect and strengthen his position after they joined Soul Hall.
• The Vice Master departed for the Heavenly Nether Sect, and the Soul Hall Master ordered Hun Qing to find the traitor who had revealed their ambush plan to Pill Tower.
• Hun Qing identified the surviving Great Heavenly Venerates and the Venerable Elders as suspects, but the investigation focused more heavily on the Venerable Elders.
• Mu Gu’s alibi and role in the operation helped him avoid close suspicion as Hun Qing’s investigation continued.

Gu He learned from the Pill Tower Ancestor and set out for the Shen Nong Mountain Range to seek Elder Shen Nong’s alchemy knowledge and a possible Heavenly Flame. After Gu He probed the mountains with Soul Power, Elder Shen Nong noticed him and prepared to respond.

• Gu He discussed alchemy with the Pill Tower Ancestor and the Small Pill Tower elders while the Ancestor stayed in Sacred Pill City.
• The Pill Tower Ancestor gave Gu He a jade token to help him find Elder Shen Nong in the Shen Nong Mountain Range.
• After consolidating what he had learned, Gu He left for the remote Shen Nong Mountain Range, hoping to study alchemy and find the Flame of Life.
• Gu He reached the mountains and cautiously spread his Soul Power across them.
• Elder Shen Nong sensed Gu He's probing and released his own Soul Power, warning that the visitor might be a reckless junior from Central Continent.

Gu He met Elder Shen Nong, who mistook his exceptional age and cultivation for proof that he belonged to an Ancient Race. After Gu He used the Pill Tower Ancestor’s token to explain their connection, Elder Shen Nong brought him to his cottage and asked why he had come.

• Gu He greeted Elder Shen Nong, who was astonished to learn that Gu He was under fifty and already a Five-Star Dou Sheng.
• Gu He told Elder Shen Nong that he belonged to the Pill Tower Grand Elder Council, then presented the Pill Tower Ancestor’s token.
• Elder Shen Nong verified the token’s aura and concluded that the Pill Tower Ancestor had guided Gu He.
• Elder Shen Nong warned Gu He that his Soul Power scan had likely alerted the Yao Clan’s gatekeeper, since the Shen Nong Mountain Range was Yao Clan territory.
• Elder Shen Nong led Gu He to his thatched cottage and asked why Gu He had come to find him.

Gu He stayed with Elder Shen Nong to learn from his experience and seek insight into alchemy, while secretly hoping to find the Flame of Life. Elder Shen Nong began testing Gu He's character by having him gather medicinal ingredients carefully, then explained that reckless harvesting had already driven thousands of kinds to extinction.

• Gu He asked to stay with Elder Shen Nong, who agreed but warned that he rarely refined pills.
• Elder Shen Nong gave Gu He coarse hemp clothes and took him out to gather medicinal ingredients without damaging their growing environments.
• After finding the slow, careful gathering tedious, Gu He questioned Elder Shen Nong about why alchemists should protect ingredients that existed naturally.
• Elder Shen Nong revealed that 3,572 kinds of medicinal ingredients had vanished through reckless harvesting or demanding growth conditions.
• Gu He agreed that careful gathering alone could not stop extinction and said alchemists needed a respected organization to promote better practices.

While gathering medicinal herbs with Elder Shen Nong, Gu He discovered that an ordinary Six-Complete Grass concealed the Flame of Life. He revealed its power to rapidly mature herbs and sealed the surrounding space, leaving Elder Shen Nong stunned.

• Elder Shen Nong explained that reckless harvesting by low-ranking alchemists was driving medicinal herbs toward scarcity, and Gu He understood his commitment to protecting their growth.
• Gu He spent peaceful days gathering herbs with Elder Shen Nong, learning from his accumulated alchemy knowledge and finding a brief respite from his ambitions and the threat of the Hun Clan.
• Gu He sensed a Heavenly Flame in an ordinary Six-Complete Grass and dug it up, though he initially could not tell what made it unusual.
• Gu He pulverized the grass's roots with sword qi, and its pale green powder rapidly matured nearby herbs and sprouted buried seeds.
• Elder Shen Nong recognized the effect as the Flame of Life, and Gu He sealed the space before turning the herb into a cluster of green flames.

Gu He confirmed that the green flames were the Flame of Life and offered Elder Shen Nong access to it in exchange for joining the Pill Tower. Elder Shen Nong agreed to join on the condition that he could focus on refining pills and avoid other affairs.

• Gu He confirmed the green flames were the Flame of Life, and Elder Shen Nong struggled against the temptation to take them by force.
• Gu He showed Elder Shen Nong his powerful blue-black Heavenly Flame and explained that he had fused several Heavenly Flames together.
• Elder Shen Nong asked whether Gu He intended to fuse the Flame of Life into his Heavenly Flame, and Gu He revealed he wanted him to join the Pill Tower.
• Gu He offered to keep the Flame of Life in the Small Pill Tower for Elder Shen Nong to use, and Elder Shen Nong agreed to join as long as he could avoid other responsibilities.

Gu He brought Elder Shen Nong back to the Pill Tower, where the elder began using the Flame of Life and teaching alchemy. Meanwhile, the Heavenly Nether Sect agreed to join the Soul Hall, though the merger still required negotiations.

• Gu He and Elder Shen Nong returned to the Pill Tower, where the Great Elder and other elders welcomed Shen Nong.
• Gu He gave the Flame of Life to Elder Shen Nong, who promised to return it within a month after using it.
• Elder Shen Nong absorbed offspring flames to extend his lifespan, then began nurturing seeds and refining Ninth-grade Treasure Pills as alchemists gathered to watch.
• The Heavenly Nether Old Demon agreed in principle to merge the Heavenly Nether Sect with the Soul Hall in exchange for a Ninth-grade Treasure Pill.
• The Heavenly Nether Old Demon and the Soul Hall still needed to settle questions about the pill, his position, and the terms of the merger.

The Soul Hall absorbed the Heavenly Nether Sect, while Old Man Mu Gu gained control over its medicinal affairs and Gu He located the space where the Heavenly Flames were sealed. The merger alarmed Central Continent’s factions and raised the Pill Tower’s standing, as Xiao Yan prepared to enter seclusion and break through to Dou Zun.

• The Heavenly Nether Sect joined the Soul Hall, and the Soul Hall’s leaders began recruiting its resentful experts after the Heavenly Nether Old Demon entered seclusion with his Ninth-grade Treasure Pill.
• The Soul Hall Master brought Old Man Mu Gu to the Heavenly Flame space, where Mu Gu chose a Ghost Spirit Earthflame and was put in charge of the Soul Hall’s medicinal pills.
• Gu He sensed the Heavenly Flame space through his connection with Mu Gu and pinpointed its location.
• Central Continent’s factions learned of the Soul Hall’s absorption of the Heavenly Nether Sect and became wary of the Pill Tower’s strength.
• Xiao Yan reached a major turning point and prepared to enter seclusion to break through to Dou Zun.

Xiao Yan sought a way to reach Dou Zun before a Dou Sheng's Cave Mansion appeared, so he refined and swallowed a Spirit Origin Creation Pill to speed his breakthrough. After five months of cultivation, he broke through and cried out in the mountain range.

• After leaving the Extreme Yin Land, Xiao Yan broke through to nine-star Dou Zong and continued refining pills for resources.
• Xiao Yan stabilized his cultivation at the peak of Dou Zong and asked Yao Chen how he could reach Dou Zun in time for the coming Dou Sheng's Cave Mansion.
• Yao Chen recommended an Eighth-grade Spirit Origin Creation Pill, warning Xiao Yan that its powerful energy could overwhelm him or leave his Dou Qi unstable.
• Xiao Yan gathered the ingredients, refined the pill despite suffering minor injuries from its Five-colored Pill Lightning, and returned to the mountain range.
• Xiao Yan swallowed the Spirit Origin Creation Pill and cultivated for five months until he broke through to Dou Zun and cried out.

After advancing to Dou Zun, Xiao Yan struggled to contain the Spirit Origin Creation Pill's immense energy, then stabilized his cultivation and refined the Bone Spirit Cold Flame. News that a Dou Sheng's Cave Mansion had emerged in the Beast Region sent him flying there to compete with the Central Continent's powerful figures.

• Yao Chen helped Xiao Yan redirect the pill's excess energy, and Xiao Yan spent nearly three days expelling it through his blood.
• Yao Chen gave Xiao Yan the Bone Spirit Cold Flame's ownerless flame mark and urged him to stabilize his Dou Zun cultivation before refining it.
• Xiao Yan spent nearly two months fighting Seventh-tier Magical Beasts to familiarize himself with his new power.
• Xiao Yan refined the Bone Spirit Cold Flame after more than a month of effort.
• Xiao Yan learned that Dou Sheng's Cave Mansion had emerged in the Beast Region and flew there to contend with the Central Continent's heroes.

Gu He traveled to East Dragon Island to reunite with Zi Yan and take her out for a break, while keeping his plan to secure the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit for her secret. He found her cultivating in seclusion, transformed into a powerful and regal-looking young woman.

• Gu He learned that the Dou Sheng's Cave Mansion held a mature Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit and decided to obtain it for Zi Yan.
• Gu He arrived at East Dragon Island, where Qing Shan welcomed him and reported that Zi Yan had reached Nine-Change Dou Zun.
• Gu He told Qing Shan that he intended to take Zi Yan out to relax, and Qing Shan agreed after sensing Gu He's overwhelming strength.
• Qing Shan led Gu He through a hidden passage into the mountain where Zi Yan cultivated.
• Gu He saw Zi Yan sitting in midair, surrounded by purple Qi, and exclaimed in astonishment at her appearance.

Gu He reunited with Zi Yan on East Dragon Island and took her toward the Beast Region to explore the Creation Cave Abode. After reinforcing Dragon Island’s defenses, he accelerated the ruins’ opening, drawing the nearby experts to its entrance.

• Gu He apologized for staying away from Zi Yan and invited her to leave East Dragon Island with him, while Great Elder Qing Shan approved their trip.
• Gu He stayed for two days to strengthen Dragon Island’s defensive barrier, and Qing Shan let him take treasures from the clan’s treasury.
• Gu He and Zi Yan traveled to the Beast Region, where he sensed Xiao Yan, Chen Huo, Heavenly Fire Venerable, and other experts near the Ancient Ruins.
• Gu He investigated the Creation Cave Abode and found that it would open nearly ten days later unless he intervened.
• Gu He used his power to open the cave abode early, and the distorted space shattered as the waiting experts rushed toward it.

Gu He and Zi Yan entered a hidden space in the Ancient Cave Mansion and found the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit, which Zi Yan absorbed and sealed within her body. They then uncovered the remains of a Primordial Void Dragon and an Ancient Sky Phoenix, and Gu He lifted the Ancient Sky Phoenix Bone to claim it as material.

• Gu He guided Zi Yan through the Ancient Forest, where her blood opened the Beast Spirit Barrier to a hidden space.
• Gu He and Zi Yan crossed a desolate plain and reached an altar bearing the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit.
• Zi Yan touched the fruit, which became two-colored liquid and was absorbed into her palm for her to refine later.
• Gu He told Zi Yan to take the Primordial Void Dragon skeleton to the Dragon Tomb on East Dragon Island and claimed the Ancient Sky Phoenix Bone.
• Gu He raised the Ancient Sky Phoenix Bone from the exposed remains with his power.

Gu He refined a powerful Dou Sheng skeleton into skeletal essence while Zi Yan stored a Primordial Void Dragon skeleton as a Dragon Seal. They killed Feng Qing'er and her companions after the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan members threatened them, then left the space and headed toward the relic’s center in search of the Great Heaven Creation Palm.

• Gu He refined the Dou Sheng skeleton into a sphere of skeletal essence and stored it in a jade bottle.
• Zi Yan transformed the Primordial Void Dragon skeleton into a Dragon Seal and stored it away.
• Feng Qing'er arrived with five Dou Zun experts and demanded that Gu He and Zi Yan return everything they had taken.
• Gu He killed the five experts instantly, questioned Feng Qing'er about her identity and clan connections, and Zi Yan killed her.
• Gu He refined blood from the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan members into thirteen drops of blood essence and wondered whether refining ancient bloodlines could alter his own.
• Gu He and Zi Yan left the space, and Gu He flew toward the relic’s center to seek the Saint of Fortune’s Great Heaven Creation Palm.

Gu He and Zi Yan reached the ancient hall, where Dou Zun puppets guarded ten sealed light balls. Gu He destroyed the puppets and opened one ball, drawing out a crimson scroll as his wager with Zi Yan remained unresolved.

• Gu He used his soul perception to find the main hall and arrived with Zi Yan, unsettling the experts gathered there.
• Zi Yan proposed taking all ten light balls, and Gu He wagered that none held a Heaven-grade Dou Technique against her bet that one did.
• Gu He stepped past the puppets’ warning line and destroyed the dozen-plus guardians with Space Power.
• Gu He stopped the light balls from trembling and summoned one before him.
• Gu He opened the light ball and took out a crimson scroll containing a powerful Dou Technique or cultivation method.