Chapter Summaries

Luo Nuetian tried to escape after the battle in the nameless valley, but Lin Feng and Zi Yan pursued him and stalled him until Su Qian and Wu Tianlang caught up. As Luo Nuetian used a blood-burning technique to reach Dou Zong strength, he feinted at Wu Tianlang and charged toward Lin Feng and Zi Yan.

• Elder Jin realized Su Qian had tricked him and Elder Yin, and the two decided to seek help from Han Feng.
• Su Qian and Wu Tianlang hurried after Luo Nuetian when they learned Lin Feng and Zi Yan were pursuing him.
• Luo Nuetian struggled to defeat Lin Feng and Zi Yan, while Zi Yan used long-distance teleportation to evade his attacks.
• Su Qian and Wu Tianlang intercepted Luo Nuetian, who burned his Bloodthirsty Iron Clothes to force his strength up to Dou Zong.
• Luo Nuetian pretended to attack Wu Tianlang, then charged toward Lin Feng and Zi Yan, prompting Wu Tianlang to swear he would tear him apart.

Lin Feng used the Five Elements Sealing Technique to absorb Luo Nuetian’s life-burning attack, and Su Qian killed the Iron Clothes Sect leader before he could self-destruct. Zi Yan fainted after seemingly receiving an inheritance, so Lin Feng and the others took her toward Peace Town.

• Luo Nuetian burned his life force and rushed at Lin Feng and Zi Yan, but Lin Feng swallowed Dou Wang Pills and raised the Five Elements Sealing Technique’s Barrier Guard.
• Zi Yan’s strange power briefly altered the barrier, which then absorbed Luo Nuetian’s blood-red flames and left him exhausted.
• Su Qian stopped Luo Nuetian from self-destructing and burned him to ashes, then explained the Iron Clothes Sect’s history and its grudge against Wu Tianlang.
• Zi Yan fainted, and Lin Feng concluded that she had received an inheritance and would wake after absorbing it.
• Lin Feng, Su Qian, Wu Tianlang, and their group flew toward Peace Town while observers on the ground predicted that the Black Corner Region would be peaceful for a while.

After Jia Nan Academy destroyed the Iron Clothes Sect, the Black Corner Region’s forces restrained themselves, while Han Feng sheltered the wounded Golden Silver Elders. Back at the Inner Academy, Lin Feng cared for Zi Yan and refined pills until she emerged and told him she was hungry.

• Fan Lao ordered the Blood Sect to keep a low profile and sent his son into Secluded Cultivation after learning the Iron Clothes Sect had been destroyed.
• Yuan Yi learned of the Iron Clothes Sect’s defeat and concluded that Black Seal City had no reason to fear Jia Nan Academy.
• The news spread through the Black Corner Region, prompting forces and lone cultivators to avoid provoking Jia Nan Academy while merchants rushed to trade.
• Han Feng invited the injured Golden Silver Elders to stay in Maple City, and they accepted his offer.
• Lin Feng settled Zi Yan in his courtyard, studied alchemy, and refined pills while waiting for her to emerge from Secluded Cultivation.
• Zi Yan appeared at the bedroom doorway and told Lin Feng she was hungry.

Lin Feng received the True Dragon Body Refining Technique from Zi Yan and entered secluded cultivation to strengthen himself. He emerged from his breakthrough as a Five-star Dou Wang, planning to cultivate the technique with Zi Yan later.

• Zi Yan transmitted the True Dragon Body Refining Technique to Lin Feng, whose mind was overwhelmed by its ancient dragon inheritance and who passed out.
• After Lin Feng awoke, he teased Zi Yan by threatening to withhold pills, then gave her enough pills for three months and said they would cultivate the technique together after his retreat.
• Lin Feng entered the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower’s private cultivation chamber and considered the dangers of pursuing the Emperor Jade and confronting the Soul Clan.
• Lin Feng cultivated until his aura broke through the barrier to the Five-star Dou Wang realm.

After reaching Five-star Dou Wang, Lin Feng began preparing to cultivate the True Dragon Body Refining Technique and agreed to refine pills for Jia Nan Academy. He announced a month of open alchemy, then relaxed with Zi Yan while they discussed their cultivation.

• Lin Feng ended his secluded cultivation after advancing to Five-star Dou Wang and decided to begin cultivating the True Dragon Body Refining Technique with Zi Yan.
• Elder Liu asked Lin Feng to refine Vajra Indestructible Pills, and Lin Feng agreed before leaving the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower.
• Lin Feng met Nangong Yun and other Moon Spirit members, learned that Han Yue had advanced and that the group had kept their Fire Poison resistance secret, and invited them to seek his alchemy services.
• The academy announced that Lin Feng would refine pills openly for one month, prompting students and elders to plan requests for pills, Fire Poison treatment, and alchemy instruction.
• Lin Feng rested with Zi Yan in his courtyard, fed her Spiritual Fruits, and discussed how cultivating the True Dragon Body Refining Technique could help them become stronger.

Lin Feng continued refining pills for Jia Nan Academy while Su Qian recalled how his work had benefited the academy and helped expose the Medicine Gang’s counterfeit medicine. Han Xian was expelled, and Lin Feng’s offer to refine pills for anyone at the academy sparked a rush to secure the opportunity.

• Lin Feng spent more than half a month refining pills for academy visitors, while Su Qian praised his contributions to the academy.
• Su Qian and the elders investigated reports that Han Xian’s Medicine Gang sold counterfeit and inferior pills.
• Lin Feng and the alchemy elders inspected the pills and confirmed that they were shoddy goods that endangered students and the academy’s reputation.
• Su Qian dissolved the Medicine Gang, ordered Han Xian expelled, and promised to revise the academy’s regulations.
• Su Qian announced that Lin Feng would refine pills for anyone at the academy for one month, prompting students to hurry off to gather supplies and contact their families.
• Lin Feng told Su Qian that helping the academy was mutually beneficial, and Su Qian called him the academy’s lucky star.

Lin Feng completed a month of public pill refining with an exceptional success rate, earning the admiration of Jia Nan Academy’s elders and students. After spending time with Zi Yan and discussing their cultivation, he hit a barrier in his cultivation and turned to studying Sixth-grade Alchemy, writing to Elder Huo and Xiao Yi Xian.

• Lin Feng refined a peak Fifth-grade Dou Ling Pill, and Elder Huo praised his skill while saying they might both advance to the sixth grade.
• Grand Elder Su Qian and the academy’s elders congratulated Lin Feng before the gathering dispersed.
• Lin Feng and Zi Yan cared for the peach tree with Five Elements Spiritual Liquid and discussed its growing vitality.
• Zi Yan said the True Dragon Body Refining Technique had increased her appetite for energy, and Lin Feng playfully snatched away the jade bottle of pills he had prepared for her.
• More than a month later, Lin Feng reached the peak of five stars but could not break through, so he wrote to Elder Huo about improving their Sixth-grade Alchemy together and then began a letter to Xiao Yi Xian.

Lin Feng and Elder Huo prepared for Elder Huo to advance to Sixth-grade Alchemist, and Elder Huo began refining a Seven-Core Pill after resting and regaining his composure. As Lin Feng watched and stood guard, an unexpected incident interrupted the refinement.

• Lin Feng reminded Elder Huo to rest before attempting his advancement, and Elder Huo realized his exhaustion had contributed to his past failures.
• Lin Feng returned to find Zi Yan had entered the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower for Secluded Cultivation, then rested for three days.
• Lin Feng and Elder Huo returned to the cultivation chamber, where Elder Huo began refining a Seven-Core Pill with the Beast Flame of a Crimson Blazing Tiger.
• Lin Feng observed Elder Huo's skilled refinement and reflected on his own plans to secure a Heavenly Flame.
• A sudden thud interrupted Elder Huo's pill refinement.

Lin Feng refined a sixth-grade Demon Transformation Pill in front of Elder Huo, hoping the successful advancement would help Elder Huo overcome his fear of failing to reach the sixth grade. A powerful birth phenomenon shook the Inner Academy as the pill emerged.

• Elder Huo failed to advance to the sixth grade again and asked Lin Feng to demonstrate a successful sixth-grade refinement to help break his psychological shadow.
• Lin Feng agreed, set up his Six-Orifice Cauldron, and began refining the Demon Transformation Pill.
• Lin Feng carefully processed the ingredients and fused the remaining medicinal materials under Elder Huo’s watchful gaze.
• A thunderous burst and pillar of energy erupted from the cauldron, drawing the Inner Academy’s attention as observers recognized the phenomenon of a sixth-grade pill being born.

Lin Feng’s pill refinement produced a powerful phenomenon that convinced the Inner Academy he had advanced to become a Sixth-grade Alchemist Master. While Lin Feng explained that the display came from his cultivation technique, Elder Huo used the moment to overcome his doubts and successfully advanced as well.

• The Inner Academy rushed to the cultivation Secret Chambers after a pillar of light and medicinal fragrance appeared, and the crowd assumed Lin Feng had reached the sixth grade.
• The elders traded boastful stories about Lin Feng refining pills for them, while Su Qian watched their antics with concern for the academy’s reputation.
• Inside the chamber, Lin Feng clarified to Elder Huo that the pill’s powerful display came from his cultivation technique rather than high-grade sixth-grade alchemy.
• Lin Feng put away his Demon Transformation Pill and calmed the surrounding energy so Elder Huo could focus on refining a pill.
• After the pillar vanished and the crowd wondered why no one emerged, Elder Huo came out and announced that he had become a Sixth-grade Alchemist.

Lin Feng prepared to trade Demon Transformation Pills with the mountain range’s demonic beasts to restore cooperation with Jia Nan Academy, then set out with Zi Yan and Su Qian. They were surrounded by Beast Emperors, and the Wolf Emperor challenged them over whether they intended to spark a Beast Tide.

• Lin Feng revealed his sixth-grade Demon Transformation Pill to the academy students, who greeted him as a Sixth-grade Alchemist Master.
• Lin Feng asked Su Qian to help negotiate trade and combat cooperation with the demonic beasts, and Su Qian agreed to accompany him.
• Lin Feng exchanged pills for ingredients, posted a notice offering pills for Form Transformation Grass, and news of his and Elder Huo’s advancement spread through the Black Corner Region.
• Lin Feng, Zi Yan, and Su Qian flew into the mountain range with their auras exposed, drawing the attention of its powerful demonic beasts.
• Beast Emperors and countless Tier 5 beasts surrounded the three, and the Wolf Emperor demanded to know whether they intended to spark a Beast Tide.

Lin Feng provoked the Beast Kings and challenged the Lion King, using their battle to temper his body and seek a breakthrough. After the Lion King unleashed its secret sonic technique, Lin Feng summoned an ancient beastly pressure that suppressed the surrounding Demonic Beasts, but the enraged Lion King enlarged its body and charged at him.

• Lin Feng asked the Beast Kings whether they could advance to Dou Zong and challenged the Lion King to spar.
• Lin Feng endured the Lion King's energy blasts and struck it with Adamantine Finger, drawing blood while strengthening his body through battle.
• The Lion King unleashed its Lion King Wave, and Lin Feng told Su Qian he intended to use the attack's pressure to break through.
• Lin Feng released an ancient, primordial roar that suppressed the Demonic Beasts and forced the Lion King to struggle against the pressure.
• The Lion King swelled to nearly thirty zhang tall, hardened its body, and charged Lin Feng.

Lin Feng defeated the Lion King and offered the Magical Beast Kings Demon Transformation Pills in exchange for having the beasts serve as sparring partners. The kings accepted his terms, and Lin Feng gave them a list of the ingredients needed to refine more pills.

• Lin Feng used the Five Elements Sealing Technique to defeat the Lion King, then asked the Magical Beast Kings if they wanted to advance to the seventh rank.
• Lin Feng revealed a Demon Transformation Pill and explained that it could help Magical Beasts transform parts of their bodies and improve their cultivation prospects.
• The kings demanded Lin Feng's terms, and he asked all the Magical Beasts present to serve as sparring partners in exchange for one pill every three months.
• The kings agreed to Lin Feng's offer and asked whether he had more pills.
• Lin Feng gave the kings a scroll listing the ingredients for the Demon Transformation Pill and offered to refine pills in exchange for suitable Spiritual Herbs.

Lin Feng broke through to Six-star Dou Wang, then spent more than a month fighting Demonic Beast Kings to strengthen his body before swallowing a Five Elements Pill. He emerged from Secluded Cultivation to find Zi Yan had won the beasts’ respect, and he turned to discuss matters with the Wolf King and the other Kings.

• Lin Feng asked the Demonic Beast Kings to stand guard while he entered Secluded Cultivation, with Zi Yan watching over the cave.
• Lin Feng broke through to Six-star Dou Wang and reached the physical strength of an early Tier 5 Demonic Beast.
• Lin Feng fought the Lion King, Tiger King, Wolf King, Bear King, and other beasts to train, while Zi Yan also battled and earned the title of Eldest Sister.
• After consolidating his Dou Qi, Lin Feng swallowed a Five Elements Pill to advance toward high-level Dou Wang.
• Lin Feng emerged and found Zi Yan being served spirit fruits and spirit liquid by the Spirit Apes, then took her drink and said he had matters to discuss with the Wolf King and the other Kings.

Lin Feng persuaded the magical beast Kings to establish Beast Sovereign City as a hub for trade and cultivation, then proposed asking Jia Nan Academy to help build it. The Kings agreed to pursue trade with the academy, while construction remained underway.

• Lin Feng proposed exchanging Spiritual Herbs for pills, and the Kings explained that Seventh-order Demonic Beasts forbade them from taking their subordinates’ herbs.
• Lin Feng suggested an exchange fair and a city, and the Kings agreed to name it Beast Sovereign City.
• The Kings returned to their territories to organize construction, while Lin Feng stayed behind to spar with the Lion King.
• Zi Yan struggled to direct the magical beasts building the city, so Lin Feng suggested hiring Jia Nan Academy to help.
• Lin Feng proposed establishing trade with Jia Nan Academy and mentioned its Sixth-grade Alchemist, and the Kings agreed to his plan.

Jia Nan Academy students and the Demonic Beast kings worked together to build Beast Sovereign City while Lin Feng trained by fighting the Lion King and Tiger King. After more than a month of combat and alchemy practice, Lin Feng entered secluded cultivation, and the city’s immense walls stood nearly complete.

• Jia Nan Academy students used Dou Techniques to build the foundation of Beast Sovereign City, competing for Fire Energy and a chance to receive a pill from Lin Feng.
• Grand Elder Su Qian and the Wolf King watched the students work and praised Lin Feng’s influence.
• Lin Feng fought the Lion King and Tiger King in a remote forest, using their battles to train while the kings’ sound-wave techniques shook the surrounding area.
• After more than a month of fighting and alchemy practice, Lin Feng became capable of refining high-grade sixth-tier pills and entered secluded cultivation to consume the Five Elements Pill.
• Ten days later, Jia Nan Academy students and Demonic Beasts had built the towering walls of Beast Sovereign City, and Su Qian and the kings gathered to admire the city.

Lin Feng helped establish rules for Beast Sovereign City, then officially founded it alongside the Magic Beast Kings and Jia Nan Academy. Months later, after reaching the peak of Dou Wang and sixth-grade alchemy, he visited Vice Principal Hu Gan about an old promise.

• Lin Feng suggested rules for Beast Sovereign City, including banning fights and resolving conflicts in an arena, and the Kings agreed.
• The Wolf King announced Beast Sovereign City's rules and alliance with Jia Nan Academy at the opening ceremony.
• Lin Feng used the Five Elements Seal to inscribe Beast Sovereign City above the gate and declared the city officially established.
• Over the following months, Lin Feng refined a Dou Ling Pill, reached the peak of Dou Wang, and advanced his alchemy to the peak of the sixth grade.
• Lin Feng visited Vice Principal Hu Gan during the Outer Academy's enrollment season and asked whether he remembered their promise.

Lin Feng returned to Jia Nan Academy and asked Hu Gan to help gather powerful elders for a trip to the Jia Ma Empire to claim an ownerless treasure. After reuniting with Xiao Yi Xian and preparing the group, he set off for the empire.

• Lin Feng asked Hu Gan to send him, Wu Tianlang or Hu Gan, and several peak Dou Wang elders to seize an ownerless treasure, and Hu Gan agreed.
• Lin Feng reunited with Xiao Yi Xian in Instructor Ruo Lin's class and spent three days with her at the Outer Academy.
• Lin Feng reinforced the Five Elements Seal in Xiao Yi Xian and decided not to bring her on the dangerous expedition.
• Lin Feng gave Elder Hu a Dou Ling Pill, and Elder Hu promised to help him obtain the Heaven and Earth spiritual treasure.
• Hu Gan gathered the elders, and Lin Feng departed for the Jia Ma Empire on a Griffon.

Lin Feng and his companions visited Hai Bodong at his map shop, where Lin Feng revealed his identity and obtained the other half of the fragmentary map. He began examining Hai Bodong’s seal in an ice chamber and discovered a small multicolored snake within it.

• Lin Feng led the group into a remote frontier town and entered Hai Bodong’s ancient shop.
• Lin Feng claimed a fragmentary map and demanded its other half from Hai Bodong.
• Lin Feng privately identified himself, prompting Hai Bodong to hand over the remaining map fragment and dismiss the Red-clothed Woman.
• Lin Feng agreed to remove Hai Bodong’s seal in exchange for Hai Bodong’s help with a later matter.
• Hai Bodong led Lin Feng to a hidden ice chamber, where Lin Feng examined the seal and found a small multicolored snake in his dantian.

Lin Feng removed the seal weakening Hai Bodong and asked him to help search the desert for a Heavenly Flame. After Hai Bodong learned that Jia Nan Academy’s powerful group would join them, he agreed, and they returned to meet the party.

• Lin Feng used the Five Elements Seal Technique to remove the multicolored snake from Hai Bodong’s dantian, restoring his appearance and raising his strength to peak two-star Dou Huang.
• Hai Bodong thanked Lin Feng and promised to repay him, then admitted that Queen Medusa had sealed him after he offended her.
• Lin Feng persuaded Hai Bodong to help search for a Heavenly Flame by pointing out that Jia Nan Academy’s party included a peak Dou Huang and several peak Dou Wangs.
• Hai Bodong led Lin Feng out of the maze and back to the antique shop, where Lin Feng introduced him as the Ice Emperor to Hu Gan, Elder Hu, and the others.
• Hu Gan, Elder Hu, and the others greeted Hai Bodong, who praised Jia Nan Academy’s strength.