Chapter Summaries

After Xiao Yan placed third in the Alchemist Grand Meet, Xun'er comforted him and gave him a soul-restoring herb. Gu Nanhai arrived to take Xun'er back to the Gu Clan, revealing that Gu Fei had reached the Dou Venerate realm and leaving Xun'er shaken by how far he had surpassed her.

• Xiao Yan reflected on placing third behind the Chu Yun Empire alchemist and Princess Yao Yue.
• Xiao Yan asked Xun'er about Gu Fei, and she concealed how well she knew him while giving Xiao Yan a herb that could restore soul power.
• Gu Nanhai appeared and ordered Xun'er to return to the Gu Clan, but she refused to leave Xiao Yan.
• Gu Nanhai said Xun'er's cultivation had stagnated and that Gu Fei had become a Dou Venerate less than a year after leaving the clan.
• Xun'er was stunned by Gu Fei's progress and pleaded for more time, while Xiao Yan struggled to comprehend the Dou Venerate realm.

Xiao Yan watched Xun'er being taken away by her clan and resolved to grow strong enough to find her, though he doubted his abilities. In the Central Plains, Gu Fei and Xiao Yi Xian became lovers, and Gu Fei agreed to help the Heavenly Flame Honored One restore his body.

• An elder seized Xun'er and took her away despite her pleas, leaving Xiao Yan helpless; afterward, Xiao Yan vowed to find her someday.
• Gu Fei gently cared for Xiao Yi Xian at the Yang Fire Ancient Altar, and the two became lovers.
• Zi Yan asked Gu Fei whether he and Xiao Yi Xian had done something at the altar, while Qing Lin watched curiously; Gu Fei playfully ended the questioning.
• After Xiao Yi Xian recovered, Gu Fei gave the Ye Family a Space Jade Slip and departed with his group.
• Gu Fei released the Heavenly Flame Honored One's soul, and the Honored One asked him to refine a body in exchange for serving him.
• Gu Fei agreed to help the Heavenly Flame Honored One restore his body so he could protect Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, and the others.

Gu Fei killed a group that threatened his companions and used one of their corpses to restore Heavenly Flame Honored One to life. As the group traveled on, Zi Yan sensed an aura connected to her bloodline.

• Gu Fei decided to seek permission from the Pill Tower to try to subdue the Three Thousand Burning Flame before the Pill Gathering.
• A hostile young man ordered his followers to kill Gu Fei’s group, so Gu Fei killed him and the two Dou Zongs protecting him.
• Gu Fei kept the Eight-Star Dou Zong’s corpse and used it, pills, and magical beast blood essence to restore Heavenly Flame Honored One’s body.
• Heavenly Flame Honored One revived as a Two-Star Dou Zun and pledged to follow Gu Fei.
• Zi Yan sensed an aura connected to her bloodline and turned toward its source.

Zi Yan’s royal bloodline drew Hei Qing, an Eight-Star Dou Zun of the Ancient Void Dragon Clan, who came to take her back to her clan. After Gu Fei reassured her and approved the journey, Zi Yan said goodbye to him, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin, then left with Hei Qing.

• A purple giant dragon sensed the royal bloodline aura it had been searching for.
• Zi Yan sensed a blood-connected presence nearby, and Gu Fei reassured her that her clansmen could find her.
• Hei Qing emerged from a space rift, and the Heavenly Flame Honored One recognized him as an Eight-Star Dou Zun.
• Hei Qing identified Zi Yan as the Ancient Void Dragon Clan’s royal bloodline and invited her to return with him.
• Zi Yan reluctantly bid farewell to Gu Fei, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin, then followed Hei Qing through the space rift.
• A white-robed old man watched from afar and remarked that Zi Yan had a worse eye for men than Gu Fei.

Xiao Yan lost ground against Nalan Yanran in their duel until he used Xun'er’s Golden Emperor Burning Flame Child Fire to make her surrender. After Yao Lao awakened, he told Xiao Yan to keep cultivating and chose the Tagor Desert as their next destination in search of a Heavenly Flame.

• Xiao Yan fought Nalan Yanran at the Misty Cloud Sect, where her Da Dou Shi cultivation and secret techniques put him at a disadvantage.
• Xiao Yan used the Golden Emperor Burning Flame Child Fire, burning through Nalan Yanran’s attack and forcing Yun Yun to intervene.
• At Yun Yun’s urging, Nalan Yanran admitted defeat, and Xiao Yan left the Misty Cloud Sect without pressing the matter.
• Yao Lao awakened on the road, and Xiao Yan told him about recent events and worried over Xun’er’s departure.
• Yao Lao encouraged Xiao Yan to cultivate the Flame Mantra and proposed that they travel to the Tagor Desert to seek a Heavenly Flame.

Gu Fei and his companions arrived in Holy Pill City, where he used his soul power to locate Three Thousand Burning Flame in the starry sky. The flame’s guardian sensed his intrusion, but Gu Fei’s soul power safely retreated.

• After Zi Yan left, Xiao Yi Xian struggled with missing her, and Gu Fei comforted her as the group traveled toward Holy Pill City.
• Gu Fei, Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, and Heavenly Flame Honored One arrived at Holy Pill City’s vast outer district and settled into an inn.
• Gu Fei and Xiao Yi Xian shared a tender moment on the inn’s balcony while the narration noted Xiao Yi Xian’s and Qing Lin’s growing cultivation.
• Gu Fei extended his soul power into the inner district’s starry sky and saw Three Thousand Burning Flame coiled like a huge dragon.
• A furious voice challenged Gu Fei for spying on the Pill City Star Region, and his soul power safely withdrew.

Gu Fei spent the night with Xiao Yi Xian while Medusa Queen, trapped as a little snake, struggled with unexpected thoughts. The next day, he left Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin under protection and went to the Pill Tower to meet its leaders about the Three Thousand Burning Flame.

• Gu Fei entered Xiao Yi Xian's room, and the two spent the night together as Medusa Queen watched from her snake form and resisted strange thoughts.
• At noon, Gu Fei tucked the resentful little snake into his sleeve and left Xiao Yi Xian resting while Qing Lin questioned him about their night.
• Gu Fei instructed the Lion King and the Heavenly Flame Honored One to protect Qing Lin and Xiao Yi Xian, then headed for the Pill Tower in Holy Pill City's inner district.
• Gu Fei announced that he wanted to meet the Pill Tower's three giants and revealed his powerful aura to the guards.
• Elder Li came out to meet Gu Fei and was astonished to discover that the young man was a Dou Zun.

Gu Fei entered Pill Tower with Elder Li and asked Chairman Xuan Kongzi for permission to subdue the Three Thousand Burning Flame, offering compensation for the attempt. After Xuan Kongzi said he needed to consult the other leaders, Gu Fei met Cao Ying in the corridor, where his indifference left her curious about him.

• Elder Li recognized Gu Fei's extraordinary standing and escorted him through Pill Tower to meet Xuan Kongzi.
• Gu Fei told Xuan Kongzi that he had come to subdue the Three Thousand Burning Flame and offered compensation if Pill Tower approved.
• Xuan Kongzi said the flame was Pill Tower's asset and that he would consult the other leaders before giving Gu Fei an answer.
• Gu Fei encountered Cao Ying in the corridor and exchanged brief greetings with her before leaving.
• Cao Ying wondered why Gu Fei had treated her so calmly and became interested in learning more about him.

Cao Ying learned that Gu Fei was a young Dou Venerate with soul power in the Spiritual Realm, and the Pill Tower's leaders agreed to let him attempt to subdue the Three Thousand Burning Flame. After Gu Fei returned to the inn and took Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin sightseeing, Cao Ying approached him, prompting Xiao Yi Xian to ask whether they knew each other.

• Cao Ying questioned Xuan Kongzi about Gu Fei and learned of his cultivation and exceptional alchemy talent.
• Xuan Kongzi told Cao Ying that Gu Fei's soul power had reached the Spiritual Realm, shocking her.
• Xuan Kongzi, Tian Leizi, and Xuan Yi discussed Gu Fei and agreed to let him attempt to subdue the Three Thousand Burning Flame after considering his identity.
• Gu Fei returned to the inn with dessert for Xiao Yi Xian, who grew more attached to him, while Qing Lin teased them about practicing together.
• Gu Fei took Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin sightseeing in Holy Pill City while they awaited the Pill Tower's decision.
• Cao Ying approached Gu Fei in the city, and Xiao Yi Xian asked him whether he knew her.

Gu Fei rejected Cao Ying’s invitation to talk and her challenge to compare soul power, then overwhelmed her Soul Phoenix with a single word. Cao Ying conceded and thanked him for showing mercy, while Gu Fei left with Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin.

• Xiao Yi Xian grew jealous when Cao Ying greeted Gu Fei warmly, but Gu Fei explained that he had only met her once at the Pill Tower.
• Cao Ying invited Gu Fei to talk and proposed a contest of soul power, while Xiao Yi Xian clung to his arm.
• Gu Fei rejected Cao Ying’s challenge and said she was not qualified to compete with him.
• Cao Ying formed a Soul Phoenix and tried to attack Gu Fei, but his soul storm shattered it without him raising a hand.
• Cao Ying admitted defeat and thanked Gu Fei for showing mercy, and Gu Fei praised her talent before leaving with Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin.

Gu Fei went to the Pill Tower after its three presidents agreed to let him enter the Star Region and attempt to subdue Three Thousand Burning Flame. He reached the immense flame-wreathed dragon and wondered whether he had acted too hastily.

• Cao Ying vowed to win Gu Fei's attention, while Xiao Yi Xian tightened her hold on his arm after sensing danger.
• The next morning, a Pill Tower elder told Gu Fei that the three presidents had agreed to his request, and Xiao Yi Xian saw him off.
• Qiu Ling introduced himself as the Pill Tower's five-star Dou Venerate Great Elder and led Gu Fei to meet Xuan Kongzi, Tian Leizi, and Xuan Yi.
• Xuan Kongzi warned Gu Fei about the dangers of entering the Star Region, but Gu Fei remained determined and followed Qiu Ling through a spatial gate.
• Qiu Ling led Gu Fei through the Star Region to Three Thousand Burning Flame, which appeared as a colossal dragon coiled in purple-black flames.
• Gu Fei looked upon Three Thousand Burning Flame with desire and hesitation, suspecting he might not yet be strong enough to subdue it.

Gu Fei entered the Three Thousand Burning Flame’s source flame and tried to persuade it to submit, but it rejected him and burned away his strand of soul power. After arguing with Qiu Ling about the Pill Tower’s approach, Gu Fei summoned an elder from his clan for help.

• Qiu Ling directed Gu Fei to send a wisp of soul power through a special scale without damaging the seal.
• Gu Fei entered the Three Thousand Burning Flame’s inner void and offered to free it if it submitted to him.
• The Three Thousand Burning Flame rejected Gu Fei’s offer, attacked his soul, and forced him to withdraw.
• Gu Fei told Qiu Ling that persuasion was pointless because the flame possessed humanlike intelligence and hated humans.
• Gu Fei crushed a Space Jade Slip, and a white-clad figure emerged through a spatial crack.

Gu Fei summoned Gu Xiong, a powerful Gu Clan elder, to the Star Region and asked the Pill Tower to let him take Three Thousand Burning Flame. Xuan Kongzi agreed, and Gu Xiong subdued the flame and stored it away, leaving Qiu Ling speechless and envious.

• Qiu Ling objected when Gu Fei opened a Space Jade Slip to bring someone into the Star Region, but he fell silent when Gu Xiong's overwhelming aura appeared.
• Xuan Kongzi entered the Star Region and respectfully greeted Gu Xiong, whose strength surpassed his own.
• Gu Fei politely asked Xuan Kongzi to let him take Three Thousand Burning Flame, and Xuan Kongzi agreed without asking for compensation.
• Three Thousand Burning Flame tried to flee after Xuan Kongzi removed its seal, but Gu Xiong intimidated it and forcibly stored it away.
• Gu Fei thanked Gu Xiong, while Qiu Ling watched helplessly and envied Gu Fei's powerful backing.

Gu Fei secured the Three Thousand Burning Flame and discussed his plans to return to the Gu Clan with Gu Xiong. Gu Xiong supported Gu Fei bringing Xiao Yi Xian home, and Gu Fei left the flame in his grandfather’s care until he was strong enough to refine it.

• Gu Xiong took the Three Thousand Burning Flame from the Pill Tower, and Gu Fei thanked Xuan Kongzi for the supposed gift.
• Gu Xiong asked when Gu Fei would return to the Gu Clan, warning him indirectly about the danger posed by the Soul Clan.
• Gu Fei explained that he would delay returning because he wanted to bring Xiao Yi Xian home without exposing her to the clan’s judgment.
• Gu Xiong reassured Gu Fei that he supported Xiao Yi Xian as his granddaughter-in-law and that Gu Fei’s wishes mattered more than the clan’s opinions.
• Gu Fei asked Gu Xiong to take the Three Thousand Burning Flame back to the clan until Gu Fei was strong enough to refine it, and Gu Xiong praised his talent for controlling flames.

Gu Fei left the Star Region after the Three Thousand Burning Flame was taken away and returned early to find Xiao Yi Xian adapting to a large dose of poison. In the Tagor Desert, Xiao Yan learned that the Heavenly Flame he sought was gone, so Yao Lao pointed him toward another flame at Jia Nan Academy.

• Gu Xiong returned to the Gu Clan, and Gu Fei left the Star Region with Xuan Kongzi and Qiu Ling.
• Xuan Kongzi announced that the Three Thousand Burning Flame had been taken away, stunning Cao Ying and humiliating Song Qing.
• Gu Fei left the Pill Tower without accepting Cao Ying's congratulations, then returned to Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin.
• Gu Fei found Xiao Yi Xian struggling to adapt to the toxins she had absorbed and told her to continue converting them at her own pace.
• Xiao Yan told Yao Lao that the Heavenly Flame in Snake-People territory had likely been taken by Gu Fei, and Yao Lao directed him to seek the Fallen Heart Flame at Jia Nan Academy.

Xun'er returned to the Gu Realm and learned that Gu Fei had been traveling with Xiao Yi Xian, leaving her jealous and determined to improve her cultivation. In Holy Pill City, Xiao Yi Xian broke through to Dou Wang as Gu Fei encouraged her future growth.

• Xun'er returned to the Gu Realm, where members of the younger generation mocked her slow cultivation and some defended her.
• Gu Yunyou told Xun'er that Gu Fei had spent his travels with Xiao Yi Xian, and Xun'er reacted with jealousy and anger.
• Xun'er vowed to improve, then went to the great hall to seek Gu Yuan's help with resources for another Emperor Altar Baptism.
• In Holy Pill City, Xiao Yi Xian emerged from secluded cultivation and celebrated breaking through to Dou Wang with purple Dou Qi wings.
• Gu Fei praised Xiao Yi Xian's progress and predicted she could reach Dou Zong within two years, while she leaned against him.

Zi Yan reunited with Gu Fei’s group in Holy Pill City and joined them after complaining about life in the Ancient Dragon Clan. Gu Fei then recruited her to help him enter the Pill World, where he sought the Earth Core Soul Marrow.

• Zi Yan arrived at the inn and happily reunited with Qing Lin, the Heavenly Flame Honored One, and the Lion King.
• Zi Yan complained to Gu Fei about the Ancient Dragon Clan’s food and medicine, then asked him for pills after learning Xiao Yi Xian had advanced to Dou Wang.
• Qing Lin gave Zi Yan a handful of fourth-tier pills, which Zi Yan immediately ate like candy.
• Gu Fei offered Zi Yan more pills if she helped him enter the Pill Tower’s ruined space, and she confidently agreed.
• Gu Fei planned to seek the Earth Core Soul Marrow within the Pill World.

Gu Fei and Zi Yan searched the Pill World for treasures, uncovering Earth Core Jade Mother and the rare Earth Core Soul Marrow hidden beneath an Earth Yellow Essence. Gu Fei promised Zi Yan that an eighth-tier magical beast would willingly give her its medicinal herb collection.

• Gu Fei brought Zi Yan into the Pill World, where she sensed six promising locations to search.
• At the sixth location, Gu Fei killed a giant snake that attacked Zi Yan, and Zi Yan recovered a thousand-year Earth Yellow Essence from beneath the sand.
• Gu Fei excavated Earth Core Jade Mother buried beneath the Earth Yellow Essence and discovered Earth Core Soul Marrow inside it.
• Gu Fei told Zi Yan that an eighth-tier magical beast had collected countless medicinal herbs in a nearby mountain range and promised it would offer them willingly.

Gu Fei and Zi Yan visited Xiong Zhan, ruler of the Ten Thousand Medicines Mountain Range, and obtained medicinal ingredients to prepare Earth Core Soul Marrow. After refining three bottles, Gu Fei drank one and began rapidly strengthening his soul power.

• Gu Fei led Zi Yan to the Ten Thousand Medicines Mountain Range to find ingredients for blending Earth Core Soul Marrow.
• Xiong Zhan confronted them, then recognized Zi Yan's genuine dragon bloodline and welcomed them as honored guests.
• Xiong Zhan took Gu Fei and Zi Yan to his medicinal-ingredient storehouse, where Gu Fei found Celestial Hemp Jade Stone Essence and Zi Yan ate a golden fruit.
• Gu Fei refined the ingredients into three bottles of Earth Core Soul Marrow in a stone chamber.
• Gu Fei drank one bottle, and the strange energy caused his soul power to surge.

While Gu Fei remained in seclusion, Zi Yan began transforming inside a purple light cocoon, and Gu Fei’s soul broke through to a new level of power. The Medusa Queen advanced to Dou Zong and took human form, then changed back into a snake after Gu Fei awoke and caught her naked.

• After five days of waiting, Zi Yan grew feverish, fell asleep, and became enveloped in a purple light cocoon that sent a ripple across the Mountain Peak.
• Gu Fei’s soul burst from his chamber and released immense soul pressure across the mountain range, stunning the Heaven Swallowing Python and other magical beasts.
• The Medusa Queen advanced to Dou Zong and transformed from the Seven-Colored Little Snake into a naked human woman.
• The Medusa Queen considered killing Gu Fei while his soul was outside his body but hesitated as his soul returned to him.
• Gu Fei awoke and teased the embarrassed Medusa Queen, who explained her transformation and changed back into a Seven-Colored Little Snake.