Chapter Summaries

Xiao Ling visited the Alchemist Guild, where Fa Ma invited him to join and offered him an honorary position. Xiao Ling accepted the title after learning he could freely consult the guild’s pill recipes, leaving with a new connection between the guild and the Xiao Family.

• Xiao Ling stored a jade pendant containing a faint Soul Imprint and searched the Trade District without finding the fragment he sought.
• Fa Ma recognized Xiao Ling and invited him into the Alchemist Guild’s Reception Hall for tea.
• Fa Ma offered Xiao Ling the guild presidency, but Xiao Ling rejected the position because he wanted to remain free of factions.
• Fa Ma offered Xiao Ling honorary elder status, access to the guild’s collected prescriptions, and asked him to help if the guild faced a life-and-death crisis; Xiao Ling accepted.
• Fa Ma gave Xiao Ling an honorary elder token, and Xiao Ling shared alchemy knowledge that benefited Fa Ma.

After exchanging alchemy insights with Fa Ma, Xiao Ling asked the Alchemist Guild to search for broken black jade fragments and studied its pill formulas. Back at the Xiao Family, he gave Xiao Yi Xian Brand Poison, then uncovered the illusion-type Dou Technique Illusory Dream Spirit Shadow in a Jade Pendant and began practicing it.

• Xiao Ling discussed alchemy with Fa Ma, asked the Alchemist Guild to collect any broken black jade fragments it found, and browsed the Guild's pill formulas, discovering the Spirit Fusion Pill formula.
• Xiao Ling returned to the Xiao Family and gave Xiao Yi Xian the Brand Poison extracted from Nalan Jie.
• Xiao Ling used his Soul Perception on the Jade Pendant and received information about the Illusory Dream Spirit Shadow Dou Technique.
• Xiao Ling reviewed the technique's effects and risks, then began practicing its hand seals.

Xiao Ling demonstrated his illusion-type Dou Technique to Xiao Yi Xian and Yao Chen before Ya Fei invited him to the Mittel Family to refine three Spirit Recovery Purple Pills. He arrived with Xiao Yi Xian, where Hai Bodong welcomed him and offered him a choice of rewards, while Ya Fei took Xiao Yi Xian on a tour.

• Xiao Ling showed Xiao Yi Xian and Yao Chen his Illusory Dream Spirit Shadow, and explained that it controlled one target rather than affecting a large area.
• Ya Fei visited Xiao Ling and invited him to the Mittel Family, where Hai Bodong had gathered ingredients for three Spirit Recovery Purple Pills.
• Xiao Ling asked Xiao Yi Xian to accompany him, and the three traveled by carriage to the Mittel Family.
• Ya Fei told Xiao Ling that the family's alchemists hoped to watch him refine pills, and Xiao Ling agreed to let them observe.
• Hai Bodong welcomed Xiao Ling at the Mittel Family and offered him his choice of reward, while Ya Fei showed Xiao Yi Xian around.

Xiao Ling accepted rare medicinal ingredients from the Mittel Family and refined a Spirit Recovery Purple Pill for Hai Bodong. After Hai Bodong received the pill, Xiao Ling shared alchemy advice with the family's resident Alchemists.

• Hai Bodong brought Xiao Ling to the Mittel Family's treasure vault, where Xiao Ling selected several medicinal ingredients as payment.
• Hai Bodong gave Xiao Ling a Storage Ring containing ingredients for three Spirit Recovery Purple Pills and led him to a prepared alchemy room.
• Xiao Ling allowed the Mittel Family's resident Alchemists to observe as he refined a Spirit Recovery Purple Pill using the Black Demon Cauldron and Heavenly Flames.
• Xiao Ling gave the finished pill to Hai Bodong, who thanked him and carefully stored it.
• Xiao Ling explained key principles of alchemy to the resident Alchemists, who thanked him and dispersed.

Xiao Ling left Hai Bodong after successfully giving him the Spirit Recovery Purple Pill, then watched an auction with Xiao Yi Xian before returning to the courtyard. At Jia Nan Academy, Xun'er learned that Xiao Ling had become a Dou Huang and heard rumors about the women around him, while Xiao Ling decided to return to the academy and see her.

• Xiao Ling declined Hai Bodong's invitation to stay and reunited with Xiao Yi Xian at the Mietel Auction House.
• Xiao Ling and Xiao Yi Xian watched a mysterious crystal ball sell for fifty thousand gold coins, then returned to the courtyard.
• Elder Ling told Xun'er that Xiao Ling had returned to the Jia Ma Empire and advanced to the Dou Huang Realm.
• Elder Ling reported that Qing Lin and Xiao Yi Xian lived with Xiao Ling, and Xun'er insisted she would ask him about their relationship herself.
• Xiao Ling dismissed Elder Yao's teasing about Xun'er and decided it was time to return to Jia Nan Academy.

Xiao Ling prepared to refine the Seven Illusory Soul Clearing Pill and traveled with Yao Chen and Rayquaza to a secluded mountain peak. He began the refinement, but the ingredients’ energy grew violent as Dragon Heart Vine met the Seven Illusory Azure Spirit Saliva.

• Xiao Ling asked Yao Chen for advice about refining the seventh-grade pill, and Yao Chen urged him to control the Dou Qi, heat, and his composure.
• Xiao Ling told the three women he would be gone for several days and set out with Yao Chen and Rayquaza to lure out the Six-star Dou Zong Soul Hall Protector.
• Xiao Ling found a secluded mountain near Jia Ma Holy City, chose its summit as the refining site, and set out the Black Demon Cauldron and ingredients.
• Xiao Ling ignited his Azure Lotus Golden Flame and refined the Seven Illusory Azure Spirit Saliva into green liquid.
• Xiao Ling added Dragon Heart Vine to the cauldron, causing the ingredients’ energy fluctuations to turn violent.

Xiao Ling completed a seventh-tier medicinal pill, summoning pill lightning that Yao Chen destroyed with his Heavy Black Ruler and Bone Spirit Cold Flame. The pill then tried to escape, and Xiao Ling flew after it.

• After seven days of refining and ten hours of nurturing, Xiao Ling formed a pale green pill that summoned pill lightning.
• Yao Chen offered to handle the pill lightning, and Xiao Ling accepted his help.
• As the lightning struck, Yao Chen used Flame Wave Shattering Sky Ruler to destroy it with the Heavy Black Ruler and Bone Spirit Cold Flame.
• The finished pill emitted brilliant light and a rich fragrance, then transformed into a streak of green light and fled.
• Xiao Ling unfurled his Dou Qi Wings and chased after the pill, quickly closing the distance.

After Xiao Ling completed a seventh-grade pill for Yao Chen, the pill lightning drew the attention of Jia Ma Empire’s factions and Protector Wu, who rushed to claim the pill and capture Xiao Ling and Yao Chen. Yao Chen charged at Protector Wu while Xiao Ling prepared to fight beside him.

• Xiao Ling subdued the pill and handed it to Yao Chen, who praised its quality and Xiao Ling’s improving alchemy.
• The seventh-grade pill lightning alarmed Yun Yun, Gu He, Fa Ma, and Hai Bodong, who each wondered who had refined the pill.
• Protector Wu spotted the pill lightning and flew toward it, hoping to seize the pill and a seventh-grade alchemist’s soul body for Soul Hall.
• Protector Wu confronted Xiao Ling and Yao Chen, recognized Yao Chen from his Bone Spirit Cold Flame, and revealed his intent to capture them.
• Yao Chen warned Xiao Ling to look for an opening and flee if necessary, but Xiao Ling vowed to fight alongside him; Yao Chen then charged Protector Wu.

Elder Yao used Bone Spirit Cold Flame to counter Protector Wu’s soul-restraining chains and challenged him to reveal his full strength. Protector Wu’s attacks failed to break through Elder Yao’s defenses, leaving him shocked by how formidable his opponent was.

• Protector Wu launched a black chain at Elder Yao, who blocked it with Bone Spirit Cold Flame.
• Protector Wu realized the Heavenly Flame weakened Soul Hall’s advantage against soul bodies and recognized how Elder Yao had escaped pursuit.
• Elder Yao covered the Heavy Black Ruler in Bone Spirit Cold Flame and taunted Protector Wu to fight at full strength.
• Protector Wu unleashed Three Section Soul Lock, sending three chains to weave a net around Elder Yao.
• Elder Yao formed five pale-white flame serpents that blocked every chain attack, while Protector Wu grew increasingly unsettled by the alternating heat and cold.

Xiao Ling and Yao Chen defeated Protector Wu after a fierce battle, then captured his nearly dissipated soul and fled toward Jia Ma Holy City. Yun Yun arrived at the devastated battlefield and wondered which Dou Zong experts had fought there.

• Xiao Ling trapped Protector Wu with Illusory Dream Spirit Shadow, allowing Yao Chen to strike him with Bone Cold Flame Ruler Break.
• Xiao Ling and Yao Chen repeatedly attacked Protector Wu, weakening him until he unleashed the Myriad Soul Devouring Spirit Array; Yao Chen used a treasure to draw in its Fierce Souls.
• Xiao Ling combined two flames into a Two-Colored Fire Lotus and blasted Protector Wu, devastating the valley and leaving him nearly powerless.
• Xiao Ling captured Protector Wu's escaping soul in a jade bottle, then left with Yao Chen for Jia Ma Holy City.
• Yun Yun arrived at the ruined battlefield and realized that a battle between Dou Zong experts had caused the destruction.

Xiao Ling returned to the Xiao Family after refining the Seven Illusory Soul Clearing Pill and defeating a Soul Hall Protector with Yao Chen. Two months later, he asked Hai Bodong to protect the Xiao Family while he returned to Jia Nan Academy.

• Xiao Ling reunited with Zi Yan, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin, and explained that he and Yao Chen had sealed the Soul Hall Protector who interrupted the pill refinement.
• Yao Chen took the Seven Illusory Soul Clearing Pill and the captured Fierce Soul into seclusion to recover his Soul Power.
• Over the next two months, Xiao Ling cultivated, taught Xiao Yan alchemy until he became a Second-grade Alchemist, and refined pills for clients in Jia Ma Holy City.
• Xiao Ling met Hai Bodong at the Mittel Family and learned that Hai Bodong had recovered to Five-star Dou Huang before breaking through to Six-star Dou Huang.
• Xiao Ling told Hai Bodong he planned to leave for Jia Nan Academy and asked him to watch over the Xiao Family in his absence.

Xiao Ling prepared to leave the Jia Ma Empire for Jia Nan Academy, entrusting the Xiao Family’s safety to Hai Bodong and planning to give Xiao Xun'er the family’s Tou She Ancient God Jade. He departed with Xiao Yan and the others, and the group arrived over the Black Corner Great Plains, where their flying mount drew the attention of everyone below.

• Yao Chen recovered his peak soul strength after cleansing and consuming the Fierce Soul, while Hai Bodong promised Xiao Ling to protect the Xiao Family during his absence.
• Xiao Ling returned to the Xiao Family, told Xiao Yan they would leave for Jia Nan Academy the next day, and reassured Xiao Zhan and the elders about Hai Bodong’s support.
• Xiao Ling planned to give the Xiao Family’s Tou She Ancient God Jade to Xiao Xun'er, hoping to keep it from becoming a target for the Soul Clan.
• At dawn, Xiao Ling set off with Xiao Yan, Zi Yan, Qing Lin, and Xiao Yi Xian, riding the Six-Winged Black Snake King instead of the listless Rayquaza.
• The group flew over the Black Corner Great Plains, and the people below stared in shock at the Six-Winged Black Snake King.

Xiao Ling brought his group to Black-Seal City and warned Xiao Yan about the dangers of the Black Corner Great Plains. After settling the others at an inn, he went alone to the Black-Seal Auction House to have an item evaluated, and entered its appraisal room.

• Xiao Ling and his companions flew from the Black Corner Great Plains to Black-Seal City on the Six-Winged Black Snake King.
• Xiao Ling warned Xiao Yan to stay alert in the lawless Black Corner Great Plains and used Illusory Dream Spirit Shadow to conceal their approach.
• Xiao Ling landed the group in Black-Seal City, rented a courtyard at an inn, and told the others he would retrieve something before they returned to Jia Nan Academy.
• Xiao Ling went to the Black-Seal Auction House and entered a Treasure Appraisal Room to arrange a price evaluation for his item.

Xiao Ling visited the Eight Gates auction house and used an Imperial Extreme Pill to gain an audience with Yuan Yi. After controlling Yuan Yi with Illusory Dream Spirit Shadow, he looted the Eight Gates’ treasures, acquired Three Thousand Lightning Movement and the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame map fragment, then vanished.

• Xiao Ling presented an Imperial Extreme Pill to the appraiser, who summoned Yuan Yi to negotiate with him.
• Xiao Ling followed Yuan Yi to a private room, secretly raised a Soul Barrier, and controlled him with Illusory Dream Spirit Shadow.
• Xiao Ling ordered Yuan Yi to reveal the Eight Gates’ treasures, then took several Storage Rings containing rare medicinal herbs, techniques, and Dou Skills.
• Xiao Ling found Three Thousand Lightning Movement among the treasures and learned that someone had entrusted it to the auction house for sale two years later.
• Xiao Ling learned that the map fragment was being auctioned, had the guard bring it and the medicinal herbs, and confirmed the fragment belonged to the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame map.
• Xiao Ling stored the fragment, spared Yuan Yi, and disappeared from the auction house.

After gathering his companions, Xiao Ling led them to Peace Town and revealed his status as an elder of Jia Nan Academy. With Instructor Huo De’s help, he bypassed registration and set out for the Inner Academy with his group.

• Xiao Ling shared Green Spirit Berries with Zi Yan, Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, and Xiao Yan, then agreed to leave for Jia Nan Academy the next day.
• Xiao Ling brought the group to Peace Town on the Six-Winged Black Snake King, obeying the flight restriction near Jia Nan Academy by landing outside the town.
• Xiao Ling showed his companions the Death Spirit Tree and told them he had killed the wanted criminal Tang Ritian and hung his corpse there.
• The Law Enforcement Team recognized Xiao Ling as a Sixth-grade Alchemist and academy elder, and Instructor Huo De welcomed him and escorted the group through Peace Town.
• Xiao Ling told Huo De that Xiao Yan, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin would accompany him directly to the Inner Academy, and Huo De waived their registration.
• Xiao Ling and his companions boarded the Six-Winged Black Snake King at the Flight Station and flew toward the Inner Academy.

Xiao Ling brought Xiao Yan, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin to Jia Nan Academy, where Xiao Yan became Elder Huo’s disciple and began his alchemy training. Xiao Ling returned to his courtyard as Xiao Yi Xian coached Qing Lin, and Zi Yan woke up hungry to join them.

• Xiao Ling introduced Xiao Yan, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin to Vice Dean Hu Gan, who welcomed them to Jia Nan Academy and discussed the academy’s plans and the growing unrest in the Black Corner Region.
• Xiao Ling settled Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin in his courtyard, then took Xiao Yan to meet Elder Huo at the Alchemy Department.
• Xiao Ling asked Elder Huo to accept Xiao Yan as his disciple, and Elder Huo agreed after learning Xiao Yan was already a Second-grade Alchemist.
• Elder Huo assessed Xiao Yan’s alchemy experience and began teaching him the properties of medicinal ingredients.
• Xiao Ling watched Xiao Yi Xian guide Qing Lin through a sparring session in the courtyard.
• Zi Yan woke from her nap when she smelled the food Xiao Ling had brought out and joined the others for fruit and tea.

Xiao Ling returned to the Inner Academy with Zi Yan, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin, passing through its spatial gate. He informed Great Elder Su Qian of Zi Yan's impending advancement and introduced his two companions.

• Xiao Ling woke Zi Yan, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin, and the four set out for the Inner Academy on the Six-Winged Black Snake King.
• Zi Yan told Xiao Ling she was close to advancing, so he gave her pills to help her reach the sixth tier.
• Xiao Ling opened the spatial gate to the Inner Academy, and Yao Chen noted that its spatial barrier had weakened over time.
• Xiao Ling led the group to Great Elder Su Qian's office and explained that Zi Yan needed a quiet place to advance.
• Xiao Ling introduced Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin to Su Qian, describing their unusual constitutions and abilities.

Xiao Ling introduced Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin to Great Elder Su Qian, then settled them at his residence in the Inner Academy. He reunited with Xiao Xun'er and explained that he had befriended the two women because of their rare constitutions, leaving her gently teasing him about his intentions.

• Su Qian recognized Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin's exceptional constitutions and warned Xiao Ling to protect them from the dangers they posed.
• Xiao Ling took Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, and the sleeping Zi Yan to his secluded dormitory and assigned rooms to Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin.
• Xiao Ling hurried to see Xiao Xun'er, who welcomed him with an embrace after their long separation.
• Xiao Ling and Xiao Xun'er strolled through the academy and talked until nightfall, then sat together on a quiet hill.
• Xiao Xun'er asked how Xiao Ling had met Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin, and he explained that their talent and special constitutions had led him to befriend them.

Xiao Ling and Xiao Xun'er shared a tender moment before he called out Ling Ying and gave him a Sect Breaking Pill. After Ling Ying left, Xiao Ling confronted Xun'er about her origins, and she admitted that her real name was Gu Xun'er and that she came from the Ancient Clan.

• Xiao Ling and Xiao Xun'er shared a kiss and affirmed their feelings for each other.
• Xiao Ling asked Xiao Xun'er about the guard secretly protecting her, and she summoned Ling Ying.
• Xiao Ling thanked Ling Ying for protecting Xun'er and gave him a Sect Breaking Pill to help him reach the Dou Zong realm.
• Xiao Ling asked Ling Ying to leave so he could speak privately with Xun'er.
• Xiao Ling asked whether Xun'er came from the Ancient Clan, and she confirmed it and revealed her real name was Gu Xun'er.

Xiao Ling explained how he had deduced Xiao Xun’er’s identity and reassured her that he trusted her sincerity. He offered her the Tou She Ancient God Jade, then warned that the Soul Hall had discovered the Xiao Family and would target it for the jade.

• Xiao Ling told Xiao Xun’er that Yao Chen’s guidance and knowledge of the Ancient Clans had helped him identify her background and understand the Xiao Clan’s history.
• Xiao Ling explained that her Golden Emperor Blazing Heaven Flame and access to it showed she held high status in the Ancient Clan.
• Xiao Xun’er admitted that her clan had sent her to watch over the Xiao Family and obtain the Tou She Ancient God Jade, but insisted her feelings for Xiao Ling were sincere.
• Xiao Ling showed Xiao Xun’er the genuine Tou She Ancient God Jade and offered it to her, arguing that the weakened Xiao Family could not safely keep it.
• Xiao Ling warned Xiao Xun’er that a captured Soul Hall Protector had revealed the Soul Hall knew the Xiao Family’s whereabouts and would come after the jade.