Chapter Summaries

Chen Mo gave Yaoye a Spirit Stone and a dagger, then returned to study the zither with Ye Yiren. Elsewhere, Zi Yan arrived in the Pill Region with Xiong Zhan and Qi You to watch the Pill Gathering before returning to Dragon Island.

• Chen Mo told Yaoye that the Spirit Stone had belonged to his mother, and Yaoye accepted it as a cherished keepsake and proof of her place in his heart.
• Chen Mo explained that the Spirit Stone could help Yaoye reach Dou Ling, then gave her a sharp dagger for protection.
• Chen Mo and Yaoye resumed their intimate encounter, after which Chen Mo returned to his room, recovered, and went to study the zither with Ye Yiren.
• Zi Yan arrived in the Pill Region with Xiong Zhan, and Qi You followed to protect her because the Central Region was unstable.
• Zi Yan agreed to return to Dragon Island after the Pill Gathering, though she wanted to say goodbye to Sister Xin Lan first.
• Ye Yiren played Phoenix Feather Skirt Dance proficiently, but said the performance still lacked dancers.

Chen Mo continued learning Flower's Reflection from Ye Yiren and deliberately warmed her hand before leaving, leaving her quietly affected. That night, Medusa dressed up and visited Chen Mo to establish her status and test his feelings, and they shared wine before things progressed naturally.

• Chen Mo asked Ye Yiren to dance for him once he had learned Flower's Reflection, and she agreed.
• Chen Mo listened to Ye Yiren play Clear Lyric Melody but could not regain his earlier state, so she played additional sections for him.
• Chen Mo accidentally touched Ye Yiren's hand, then claimed he had been warming it; after he left, Ye Yiren touched her cheek and called him a liar.
• Chen Mo returned to his room, where Medusa arrived dressed in a red gown and high heels, and he kissed her before she asked him to let her go.
• Medusa examined Chen Mo's Book of Restrictions and drank several bowls of wine with him despite insisting she did not drink.
• Chen Mo gave Medusa a gift from his Storage Ring, and the night between them progressed naturally.

Medusa and Chen Mo woke after spending the night together, and Medusa went to Yun Yun to contest who should be the senior wife. With the Pill Gathering nearing, Chen Mo’s group prepared to leave for the Pill Region.

• Medusa teased and struck Chen Mo after waking, and the two argued before making up in bed.
• Medusa visited Yun Yun and demanded to be called Sister Qingmo, but Yun Yun challenged her claim and the two nearly fought.
• Yaoye interrupted the argument, and Medusa left after warning her not to visit without a reason.
• With a little over ten days remaining before the Pill Gathering, Chen Mo decided the group would travel early.
• Chen Mo, Yun Yun, Medusa, Ye Yiren, and Tang Zhen prepared to depart for the Pill Region while Chen Mo left his clone behind.

Chen Mo and his companions traveled through the Spatial Wormhole to Holy Pill City, where the upcoming Pill Gathering had drawn alchemists and powerful factions from across the region. As they headed toward the Pillar Tower, they heard that Zheng Tian had saved the Ye Family’s place among the Five Great Clans and that Cao Ying was favored to win the gathering.

• Tang Zhen brought Chen Mo and the three women aboard his golden ship, while privately deciding against encouraging a match between Chen Mo and Tang Huo'er.
• On the five-day journey, Ye Yiren played the Invitation Tune, drawing the group into its artistic conception, while Chen Mo grilled food from the Heavenly Demon Phoenix without revealing what it was.
• Tang Zhen accelerated the ship through the Spatial Wormhole, and the group arrived at Holy Pill City’s crowded outer district.
• Chen Mo and the others headed for the inner district and learned that the Ye Family had passed the Pillar Tower’s assessment with Zheng Tian’s help.
• The group heard that Zheng Tian had reached the Spiritual Realm in soul strength at twenty-three and that Cao Ying was expected to win the Pill Gathering.

Tang Zhen brought Chen Mo and the others to the Inner Region of Holy Pill City, where Chen Mo said he wanted the Pillar Tower’s Three Thousand Burning Flame. After Chen Mo, Yun Yun, and Medusa shared a room, a frail woman from the Dan Family heard that distinguished guests had taken the rooms.

• Tang Zhen described the Cao Family's enchantress, and Chen Mo revealed that he was twenty-one, astonishing Tang Zhen and Ye Yiren.
• Chen Mo told Tang Zhen that he was interested in the Pillar Tower’s Three Thousand Burning Flame.
• The group reached the crowded Inner Region, where Tang Zhen arranged three rooms through the Dan Family.
• Chen Mo shared a room with Yun Yun and Medusa; the three went to bed, and Chen Mo only held both women’s hands before falling asleep.
• A frail woman asked her maid why Dan Tian and three others had vacated their rooms, and the maid said the Family Head had made space for distinguished guests.

Chen Mo stopped Yun Yun and Medusa's fight by asserting his authority over them, then encountered a mysterious young woman with a Spiritual Realm soul. Tang Zhen invited him to the Inner Region alchemist trade fair.

• A maid told a woman that Tang Zhen was among the honored guests and discussed the Inner Region alchemist trade fair.
• Medusa accidentally touched Yun Yun while they slept, and Yun Yun woke up and fought her, wrecking their room.
• Chen Mo stopped the fight, punished Yun Yun and Medusa, and ordered them to stay in their room for the day.
• A mysterious young woman exchanged a glance with Chen Mo before leaving the inn with her companion.
• Tang Zhen asked Chen Mo whether he wanted to visit the Inner Region alchemist trade fair.

Chen Mo and Tang Zhen visited the Inner Region Alchemist Trade Fair, where Chen Mo found an Eighth-grade Magic Core he wanted. He agreed to exchange a Seventh-grade pill recipe for it, but someone interrupted the deal.

• Ye Yiren left Chen Mo and Tang Zhen to visit Pillar Tower, and Chen Mo reminded her to find the guzheng she had promised him.
• Chen Mo and Tang Zhen entered the Alchemist Trade Fair after Chen Mo showed his Seventh-Grade Alchemist badge.
• Chen Mo and Tang Zhen went to the second floor, where Chen Mo found an Eighth-grade Magic Core from a Nine Serene Deepground Python.
• The Shifty Old Man offered to trade the Magic Core for a never-before-refined Seventh-grade pill recipe, and Chen Mo agreed.
• As Chen Mo prepared to write out the recipe, an unseen speaker told him to wait.

Chen Mo refused Song Qing’s attempt to obtain an Eighth-grade Magic Core, and Tang Zhen and the Shifty Old Man upheld Chen Mo’s prior agreement to exchange for it. Chen Mo offered the Plain Heart Pill recipe in the trade, but Song Qing cast doubt on whether it was genuine, leaving the Shifty Old Man unable to verify it.

• Song Qing introduced himself as a Seventh-Grade Alchemist and the Pillar Tower Great Elder’s disciple, then asked Chen Mo to yield the Eighth-grade Magic Core.
• Chen Mo ignored Song Qing, and Tang Zhen identified himself as Blazing Flame Valley’s Valley Master and refused to give up the core.
• Song Qing tried to pressure the Shifty Old Man into exchanging the core, but Cao Ying urged him to leave and the shopkeeper said he had already agreed to trade with Chen Mo.
• Chen Mo offered the Plain Heart Pill recipe for the core, and the Shifty Old Man accepted the exchange.
• Song Qing questioned whether the recipe was authentic, leaving the Shifty Old Man unsure whether the listed ingredients were correct.

Chen Mo proved that his recipe was for the Plain Heart Pill and exchanged it for an Eighth-grade Magic Core, then accepted Cao Ying's invitation to browse the third floor with her group. The group explored the upper level, where Chen Mo noticed Cao Ying's unpredictable nature and headed toward an item that caught his interest.

• The Shifty Old Man brought Su Zhou to verify Chen Mo's pill recipe, and Su Zhou confirmed it was the recipe for the Plain Heart Pill.
• The Shifty Old Man gave Chen Mo the Eighth-grade Magic Core and took the recipe back, leaving Song Qing bitter over the outcome.
• Cao Ying asked Chen Mo's name, learned he was Lingyan Pavilion's Overall Pavilion Master, and invited him to go to the third floor with her.
• Chen Mo accepted Cao Ying's invitation after noticing Song Qing's displeasure, and Song Qing followed the group.
• On the third floor, Chen Mo observed Cao Ying's unpredictable personality and walked toward an item that interested him.

Chen Mo acquired the Demon Suppressing Bell by trading a Crimson Origin Vermilion Fruit with a greasy four-star Dou Venerable. After Dan Chen nearly fell on the stairs, Chen Mo suppressed the strange force in her body that tried to drain his Soul Power, and Cao Ying asked him about the fruit again outside the trade fair.

• Chen Mo recognized the bell as the Demon Suppressing Bell, a holy artifact from the Great Thousand World, and agreed to buy it despite the seller's exorbitant price.
• The seller said he had obtained the bell after killing someone, and Chen Mo traded him a Crimson Origin Vermilion Fruit for it.
• Cao Ying offered Chen Mo an Eighth Grade Pill for the fruit, but he completed the trade with the seller and apologized to her.
• On the narrow stairs, Chen Mo caught Dan Chen around the waist when she lost her balance, and the force inside her tried to draw away his Soul Power.
• Chen Mo used the Divine Elephant Suppressing Prison Force to suppress the suction, and Dan Chen asked in surprise why he was unharmed.
• Outside the Alchemist Trade Fair, Cao Ying asked about the Crimson Origin Vermilion Fruit again, and Chen Mo asked what she could offer in exchange.

Chen Mo refused Cao Ying’s offer to trade pills for the Crimson Origin Vermilion Fruit, while the Great Elder of the Lesser Pill Tower learned that Xue Ming had died decades earlier. That night, Chen Mo left Yun Yun and Medusa to visit Ye Yiren’s room under the pretext of studying the Demon Suppressing Bell.

• Cao Ying tried to trade two eighth-grade pills for Chen Mo’s Crimson Origin Vermilion Fruit, but Chen Mo asked for an Eighth-grade Magic Core instead and refused to trade when she could not provide one.
• Cao Ying asked where Chen Mo was staying, and Dan Chen told her he was at his family’s inn; Song Qing then left after glaring at Chen Mo.
• Chen Mo teased the shy Dan Chen as he, Tang Zhen, Dan Chen, and Ling'er walked through the streets and returned to the inn.
• The Great Elder of the Lesser Pill Tower learned from Ye Yiren that Xue Ming had died over eighty years earlier, mourned his missed chance to see her, and asked to see her Ice Jade Zither.
• Chen Mo found Yun Yun recovered and Medusa still sore, then left their room for Ye Yiren’s room after claiming he wanted to study the Demon Suppressing Bell.
• Medusa kissed Chen Mo after putting a Ten-Complete Great Nourishing Pill in her mouth, but told him she had eaten something nourishing when he complained about the bitter taste.

Ye Yiren struggled to reconcile her master’s secret love for Hanyuan with the lessons she had taught her. Meanwhile, Chen Mo was swallowed by the Demon Suppressing Bell while cultivating and found himself trapped in a dark space where a Taotie repeatedly attacked him, growing stronger each time.

• Ye Yiren recalled how her master had loved Hanyuan, suffered heartbreak, and tried to keep Ye Yiren from experiencing the same pain.
• Chen Mo failed to discover how to use the Demon Suppressing Bell and began cultivating the Purgatory God-Demon Body with Heavenly Demon Phoenix meat.
• The Demon Suppressing Bell reacted to Chen Mo’s aura, expanded, and swallowed him before returning to its original size.
• Chen Mo found that the bell’s dark interior trapped him in a formation, drained his Dou Qi, blocked his Soul Power, and heightened his fear.
• Chen Mo punched the ground but triggered a Taotie attack; after he defeated it, the same beast returned as a three-star Dou Zong.

Chen Mo became trapped inside an ancient bell, where Taotie revived stronger each time he killed it, while Ye Yiren and the others searched for him. By the chapter’s end, they had gathered to study the bell, but they still did not know how to reach Chen Mo or free him.

• Chen Mo killed the resurrecting Taotie repeatedly, discovering that each time it returned stronger, then used a creature from his Storage Ring to hold it off while he pondered how to escape.
• Ye Yiren found an ancient Bronze Bell in her room, read the character “Suppress,” and unknowingly triggered a new roar inside the bell where Chen Mo was trapped.
• Ye Yiren went to return the bell to Chen Mo and learned from Yun Yun and Medusa that he was missing; both women sensed a connection between him and the bell.
• When Chen Mo failed to appear by noon, Yun Yun, Medusa, and Ye Yiren brought the bell to Tang Zhen, who confirmed Chen Mo had bought it at the alchemist trade fair.
• Ye Yiren told them that the bell had reacted when she read one of its characters, but none of them recognized the writing.

Yun Yun, Medusa, Tang Zhen, and Ye Yiren tried to decipher the little clock and free Chen Mo, who was trapped inside its world. After Yun Yun and Medusa pressed the unfamiliar glowing character, the clock released Chen Mo.

• Ye Yiren identified a glowing character as “suppress,” and the others discovered that the clock reacted when Yun Yun guessed “Qian.”
• Chen Mo appeared in a canyon surrounded by a Bagua Array and dodged chains as the array attacked him.
• Tang Zhen questioned the old man in red about the clock but learned no useful way to rescue Chen Mo.
• Medusa felt pain through her Soul Contract and sensed that Chen Mo was in trouble, while the clock revealed two large red characters.
• Chen Mo attacked the Bagua Array with his Purgatory God-Demon Body, and patterns representing Gen and Kun appeared around him.
• Yun Yun and Medusa pressed the unfamiliar red character together, enlarging the clock and releasing Chen Mo.

Chen Mo recovered after escaping the Demon Suppressing Bell, which only he could store, and learned that the two zithers Ye Yiren and he possessed seemed to be a pair. He checked the bloody handprint on Ye Yiren’s back and found his seal still intact as the Pill Gathering approached.

• Chen Mo emerged from the Demon Suppressing Bell weakened and told Yun Yun, Medusa, Ye Yiren, and Tang Zhen how he had been trapped inside it.
• Chen Mo discovered that the bell’s rust had vanished and its writing was visible, then found that only he could put it into his Storage Ring.
• After resting for a day, Chen Mo learned that Hanyuan had given Ye Yiren the zither Snow Abyss and inferred that it paired with her zither Cold Cry.
• Chen Mo renamed Snow Abyss Mo Yi after Ye Yiren refused to change Cold Cry’s name.
• Chen Mo examined the bloody handprint on Ye Yiren’s back and confirmed that his seal remained intact.

As the Pill Gathering began in Holy Pill City, Chen Mo arrived determined to win the chance to refine the Three Thousand Burning Flame. The Pill Tower announced the three stages and the rewards awaiting the champion, leaving Chen Mo poised to enter the trials.

• Chen Mo and his group met Dan Chen and her companions, then followed her through the crowds to the Pill Gathering venue.
• Cao Ying explained that contestants had to pass the Illusory Realm and Pill Realm before competing in the final alchemy stage.
• Medusa introduced herself, Yun Yun, and Ye Yiren as Chen Mo's women, drawing envious looks from the crowd.
• The Pill Tower's Three Great Elders appeared, and Xuan Kongzi announced the Pill Gathering's three stages and the champion's rewards, including a chance to refine the Three Thousand Burning Flame.

Xuan Kongzi announced the Pill Gathering’s rewards and sent the contestants into the Soul Illusion Realm for the first round. Inside the maze, Chen Mo sensed an enemy and encountered Han Feng, who mistook him for an illusion and attacked.

• Xuan Kongzi announced the Pill Gathering rewards and directed contestants above the fifth grade through the Testing Gate.
• Cao Ying, Song Qing, Dan Chen, and Chen Mo entered the Soul Illusion Realm.
• Xuan Kongzi, Tian Leizi, and Xuanyi discussed Chen Mo’s talent, his interest in the Three Thousand Burning Flame, and the rumor that he had killed Yao Chen.
• Chen Mo used his Soul Power to survey the maze, dispelled an illusion of Yun Yun, and sensed an enemy.
• Han Feng entered the maze in disguise after Elder Mugu left to prepare for the second round, then mistook Chen Mo for an illusion and punched him.

Chen Mo learned that Gu He had died after Han Feng gave the Sea Heart Flame to Soul Hall, then entered the Pill Realm and began searching for Elder Mugu. He located Elder Mugu with his expanding Soul Power and prepared to pursue him.

• Chen Mo caught Han Feng, tore off his disguise, and extracted his soul to learn that Gu He was dead and Han Feng had given the Sea Heart Flame to Soul Hall.
• Chen Mo met Liu Ling at the Pill Realm entrance and told him that their teacher, Gu He, was gone.
• An old man on a stone turtle gave Chen Mo a Space Stone, a map, and a medicinal ingredient list before Chen Mo entered the Pill Realm.
• Chen Mo surveyed the Myriad Beasts Mountain Range with his Soul Power, spotted Song Qing, Cao Ying, and others, and finally found Elder Mugu.

A Soul Hall ambush trapped Cao Ying and Song Qing, and the green-robed Venerable Elder overpowered Cao Ying after Song Qing fled. Chen Mo shattered the spatial barrier and appeared as the Soul Hall members tried to escape.

• The green-robed old man and hidden Soul Hall Venerables ambushed Cao Ying and Song Qing, pulling Elder Shi and Elder Peng’s souls from their bodies with chains.
• Elder Shi warned Cao Ying and Song Qing to run, but the green-robed old man revealed that he had sealed the space and blocked their escape talismans.
• The green-robed old man attacked Cao Ying, while Song Qing fled and left her to resist alone.
• The green-robed old man overwhelmed Cao Ying and tried to flee with her after cracks appeared in his spatial barrier.
• Chen Mo shattered the barrier and charged after the green-robed old man as the Soul Hall Venerables tried to escape.

Chen Mo rescued Cao Ying from Elder Mugu, killed him, and absorbed his soul power. Afterward, Cao Ying confessed her affection and asked whether Chen Mo minded taking another woman.

• Chen Mo attacked Elder Mugu despite his threat to kill Cao Ying, then used Soul Power to disrupt him and free her.
• Chen Mo ripped Elder Mugu's soul from his body, crushed it, absorbed its Soul Power, and took the Sea Heart Flame before burning the corpse.
• Cao Ying clung to Chen Mo and, after he reassured her, hugged him tighter.
• Cao Ying confessed her feelings and asked Chen Mo whether he minded having another woman.