Chapter Summaries

Yang Chan and the Qingyuan Sect group arrived at Tianxuan Holy Land, where Xuanjin Peak disciples welcomed him and explained his expected place in the Pill Pavilion. Feng Anliang led them to the Summit of the Sacred Mountain and showed them the controllable gateway into the Xuanxu Grotto-heaven.

• Feng Anliang recognized Yang Chan as a Senior Alchemist and said the Xuanjin Peak disciples would bring him to the Pill Pavilion after his entry rites.
• Yang Chan learned that Senior Alchemists were Third-level Alchemists with authority and access to spirit herbs, while Sikong Qing openly hinted that he hoped to rely on Yang Chan for pills.
• Feng Anliang led Liu Xuan, Gu An, Yang Chan, and the others up the formation-protected mountain toward the Summit of the Sacred Mountain.
• At the summit, Yang Chan sensed hidden Marrow Cleansing Grandmasters guarding an empty doorway and faint sword intent left on the platform.
• Feng Anliang explained that the doorway was a controllable spatial passage into the Xuanxu Grotto-heaven, unlike the unpredictable entrance to the Zixu Secret Realm.

Yang Chan and the others entered Tianxuan Holy Land through the Xuanxu Grotto-heaven, where he restrained his special physique’s absorption of the abundant spiritual energy to avoid drawing attention. He arrived in the Holy Land’s prosperous outer city, with the true sacred cultivation grounds still farther ahead.

• Feng Anliang opened the void passage with a jade token, and he, Sikong Qing, Yang Chan, and the others entered the Xuanxu Grotto-heaven.
• Black Dragon told Yang Chan that sufficient strength could break spatial restrictions and that the Zixu Secret Realm could be entered again with the right item and a Cross-realm Teleportation Array.
• Yang Chan restrained the Innate Tai Chi Longevity Body’s absorption of spiritual energy so Feng Anliang and Sikong Qing would not suspect his special physique.
• Feng Anliang and Sikong Qing inspected the newcomers’ spiritual-energy absorption but did not identify anyone as possessing a special physique.
• Yang Chan saw the bustling outer city of Tianxuan Holy Land and learned that its true cultivation grounds lay atop an even denser spiritual vein.

Yang Chan and the Qingyuan Sect members entered Tianyuan City, where Feng Anliang and Liu Xuan explained Tianxuan Holy Land’s social order and the dangers its disciples faced. The group then approached Tongtian Wushang Mountain, and Yang Chan sensed its immense spiritual energy and considered how the Zixu Secret Realm might become a valuable resource for the Holy Land.

• Feng Anliang guided Yang Chan and the Qingyuan Sect members through Tianyuan City and explained that residents’ descendants had to keep contributing and cultivating to remain in the Xuanxu Grotto-heaven.
• Liu Xuan warned the newcomers that dangerous missions, including those involving Earth Demons, could cost them their lives if their cultivation was inadequate.
• Yang Chan recognized that Chiyu Peak faced political difficulties and understood why Lu Zhenghai had hurried to bring him into Tianxuan Holy Land after he became a Senior Alchemist.
• The group left Tianyuan City and saw Tongtian Wushang Mountain, where Tianxuan Holy Land’s true sect residence stood.
• Yang Chan sensed that the mountain’s spiritual energy surpassed even the spiritual-vein regions of the Zixu Secret Realm and considered how the Holy Land could use the realm’s Secret Realm Token and spiritual veins to build its resources.

Yang Chan and the others reached Tongtian Wushang Mountain and passed the guards’ checkpoints to ascend into Tianxuan Holy Land. As they climbed, Feng Anliang explained how the Pill Pavilion created Natural Qi Pills from blended medicinal vapors, giving Yang Chan a new idea for increasing his Potential Points.

• Yang Chan considered Tongtian Wushang Mountain the lifeblood of the Xuanxu Grotto-heaven and suppressed his Innate Tai Chi Longevity Body’s response to the abundant spiritual qi.
• Feng Anliang and Liu Xuan led the newly admitted Qingyuan Sect disciples past the Mountain Guard Disciples, while hidden Marrow Cleansing Grandmasters monitored their ascent.
• Yang Chan saw medicinal vapors from the Medicine Fields strengthening disciples who breathed them in, and he pretended to be surprised by the unfamiliar cultivation method.
• Feng Anliang explained that the Pill Pavilion’s master had developed Natural Qi Pills by planting spirit herbs in specific proportions so their medicinal vapors blended with spiritual qi.
• Yang Chan inhaled more medicinal vapor and considered using the Natural Qi Pills as a new way to increase his daily Potential Points.

Liu Xuan brought Yang Chan and the others to Tianxuan Holy Land’s Hall of Internal Affairs to register as new disciples, while Yang Chan considered the Holy Land’s power and prepared to keep his own abilities and Princess Lanyue’s identity concealed. The registration and background checks began, leaving the newcomers under scrutiny.

• Liu Xuan’s lack of strength and Chiyu Peak’s limited resources left him vulnerable to rivals seeking to take control of the newest peak.
• Feng Anliang led Yang Chan, Liu Xuan, and the others to the Hall of Internal Affairs to register as Tianxuan Holy Land disciples.
• Yang Chan assessed the Holy Land’s vast influence and considered how to conceal his cultivation and protect Princess Lanyue during the investigation.
• A Hall of Internal Affairs disciple confirmed the newcomers’ origin with Feng Anliang and asked Liu Xuan to verify their information against the registration records.

Yang Chan and the Qingyuan Sect arrivals completed their registration as members of Tianxuan Holy Land and Chiyu Peak. Feng Anliang and Sikong Qing then escorted Yang Chan toward the Pill Pavilion so he could secure his Third-level Alchemist status, where he recognized the aroma of a freshly refined premium Meridian Nourishing Marrow Cleansing Pill.

• Hall of Internal Affairs disciples examined and registered Yang Chan, Princess Lanyue, and the other Qingyuan Sect arrivals, while Yang Chan concealed his true aura.
• Liu Xuan led the newly registered Qingyuan Sect disciples toward Chiyu Peak after Yang Chan, Feng Anliang, and Sikong Qing left to continue their mission.
• Feng Anliang and Sikong Qing described the Pill Pavilion and its Gathering Fire Array as they brought Yang Chan toward it.
• Yang Chan sensed the Pill Pavilion's medicinal aromas and identified a freshly refined premium Meridian Nourishing Marrow Cleansing Pill.

Yang Chan entered the Tianxuan Holy Land’s Pill Pavilion and prepared to take the assessment to become a Third-level Alchemist. After he began refining Seven-Revolutions Organ Nourishing Pills, Zhao Yu and the others waited to see whether he would pass.

• Yang Chan observed the Pill Pavilion’s busy pharmacists and realized its work could help him gain Potential Points and advance his cultivation.
• Feng Anliang and Sikong Qing brought Yang Chan to meet Deputy Pavilion Master Zhao Yu, who gave him three attempts to refine Seven-Revolutions Organ Nourishing Pills for his assessment.
• Yang Chan inspected the provided materials, selected additional herbs, and adjusted the formula to suit his own refining habits.
• Yang Chan entered a refining room, and Zhao Yu praised his steadiness as Feng Anliang and Sikong Qing discussed his chances of success.

Yang Chan refined a premium Seven-Revolutions Organ Nourishing Pill on his first attempt at Tianxuan Holy Land’s Pill Pavilion, impressing Deputy Pavilion Master Zhao Yu and the others. He left the assessment room with the pill and was confident that his promotion to Third-level Alchemist was secured.

• Yang Chan inspected the Earth Fire room and its stable flames before beginning his assessment refinement.
• Sikong Qing wondered whether Yang Chan’s lengthy refinement had failed, while Feng Anliang explained that alchemists sometimes failed and Zhao Yu said there were no signs of a mishap.
• A rich pill fragrance drifted from Yang Chan’s room, and Zhao Yu recognized it as the pill aura of a premium-quality Seven-Revolutions Organ Nourishing Pill.
• Feng Anliang and Sikong Qing were surprised by Yang Chan’s result, and Zhao Yu praised his ability and potential.
• Yang Chan opened the door carrying the pill bottle and judged that the premium pill was sufficient for his Third-level Alchemist assessment.

Yang Chan passed the Pill Pavilion’s Third-level Alchemist assessment after refining a premium-quality Seven-Revolutions Organ Nourishing Pill, earning Zhao Yu’s approval and advice. He returned to Chiyu Peak with Feng Anliang and Sikong Qing, where he considered his promising start in the Tianxuan Holy Land and planned to advance his cultivation.

• Yang Chan presented his Seven-Revolutions Organ Nourishing Pills to Zhao Yu, who confirmed their premium quality and passed him as a Third-level Alchemist.
• Zhao Yu gave Yang Chan his identity token, explained his future supplies and assignment, and privately advised him to study the Pill Pavilion’s formulas and alchemy records.
• Yang Chan thanked Zhao Yu, and Feng Anliang and Sikong Qing offered to escort him back to Chiyu Peak.
• Feng Anliang and Sikong Qing pointed out Xuanjin Peak before taking their leave, while Yang Chan decided to collect his new alchemist supplies later with help from Chiyu Peak disciples.
• Yang Chan examined Chiyu Peak’s sword-scarred summit and weighed further sword training against improving his martial cultivation as he prepared to pursue the Second Marrow Cleansing Realm.

Yang Chan returned to Chiyu Peak with proof that he had passed the Third-level Alchemist examination, strengthening the peak’s standing and its prospects for Liu Xuan. He settled in with Han Bingyu and Princess Lanyue, then prepared to secretly absorb the mountain’s dense spiritual energy; Princess Lanyue saw his potential as the reason she had chosen to remain by his side.

• Yang Chan showed Liu Xuan, Gu An, and the others his Third-level Alchemist identity token, and they congratulated him on becoming Chiyu Peak’s second Senior Alchemist.
• Liu Xuan recognized that Yang Chan’s skill at refining premium quality Seven-Revolutions Organ Nourishing Pills could help him obtain pills and secure his position as peak master.
• Yang Chan told Han Bingyu and Princess Lanyue to familiarize themselves with Chiyu Peak while he rested and awaited his Pill Pavilion assignment.
• Yang Chan planned to excavate a secret chamber and use it to conceal his Innate Tai Chi Longevity Body absorbing spiritual energy.
• Han Bingyu and Princess Lanyue accepted their roles beside Yang Chan, and Princess Lanyue believed his talent could carry him beyond Top Alchemist toward King-level Alchemist.

Yang Chan secretly excavated a chamber beneath his courtyard and cautiously let his Innate Tai Chi Longevity Body absorb spiritual energy. The process increased his talent, lifespan, and physical strength without drawing attention, and he left the chamber to sleep after realizing he had stayed up until near dawn.

• Yang Chan struggled to dig a secret chamber in the hardened soil of Tongtian Wushang Mountain and planned to use spirit-herb cultivation as a reason to keep tools for digging escape routes.
• Yang Chan sent the Black Dragon into the Mysterious Yin Hanging Beads, concealed the chamber, and loosened the restrictions on his Innate Tai Chi Longevity Body.
• Yang Chan controlled the body's rapid absorption of spiritual energy so the disturbance remained confined to his courtyard and went unnoticed.
• Yang Chan discovered that absorbing spiritual energy raised his talent from 54 to 55, extended his lifespan from 777 to 782 years, and improved his physical and soul-body strength.
• Yang Chan stopped absorbing spiritual energy after his body had absorbed enough, noticed midnight had passed, and went to bed after resolving not to stay up late again.

After Yang Chan passed the Third-level Alchemist assessment with a premium-grade pill, the Tianxuan Saintess decided to support him before rival factions could recruit him. The chapter ended with Yang Chan settling into Chiyu Peak and practicing the Tai Chi Health Cultivation Technique.

• Feng Anliang and Sikong Qing reported Yang Chan's successful assessment to He Zixuan, who was impressed by his alchemical talent.
• He Zixuan decided to arrange further support for Yang Chan and sent an item to the Pill Pavilion through a hidden aide.
• Yang Chan woke in his new Chiyu Peak residence, having slept safely after setting traps and alarms around his room.
• Yang Chan practiced the Tai Chi Health Cultivation Technique openly in the courtyard, relying on his panel and Potential Points to advance it beyond what ordinary cultivators could achieve.

Yang Chan cultivated the Tai Chi Health Cultivation Technique and spent his Potential Points to advance his martial and pharmacist abilities while settling into the Tianxuan Holy Land. After Han Bingyu delivered pharmacist books from Liu Xuan, Yang Chan privately cultivated the Peng Demon Marrow Cleansing Scripture and moved closer to completing his second marrow cleansing.

• Yang Chan reflected on the importance of talent and the difficulty of overcoming the gap between martial realms as he practiced Tai Chi.
• Yang Chan spent Potential Points on the Tai Chi Health Cultivation Technique, the Primordial Soul Sword, Pharmacist, and the Peng Demon Marrow Cleansing Scripture, aiming to improve his strength and future pill refining.
• Han Bingyu delivered pharmacist books sent by Liu Xuan, and Yang Chan told her to place them in his study and familiarize herself with Chiyu Peak.
• Yang Chan secretly checked his surroundings with his soul body and Black Dragon before cultivating the Peng Demon Marrow Cleansing Scripture.
• Yang Chan took a Meridian Nourishing Marrow Cleansing Pill and used thunder sound to temper his marrow, drawing closer to his second marrow cleansing.

Yang Chan’s Peng Demon Marrow Cleansing Scripture reached Fourth Order: Proficient, triggering his second marrow cleansing and intense physical pain. He chose to endure it to temper his mind, while Black Dragon reconsidered Yang Chan’s mysterious physique and decided not to pry into his secrets.

• Yang Chan waited for the Pill Pavilion to arrange his position, relying on his growing status and keeping a low profile at Tianxuan Holy Land.
• After days of cultivation, Yang Chan used refreshed Potential Points to advance the Peng Demon Marrow Cleansing Scripture and begin his second marrow cleansing.
• As the cleansing caused severe pain, Black Dragon advised Yang Chan to send his soul body outside his body to escape the suffering.
• Yang Chan refused and endured the pain to temper his mind, strengthen his soul body, and understand his physical transformation.
• Black Dragon marveled at Yang Chan’s rapid progress and unusual physique, considered investigating his secrets, then abandoned the idea and stayed focused on finding a Cross-realm Teleportation Array.

After completing his second marrow cleansing, Yang Chan planned to enter the Pill Pavilion once the dispute over his post was settled. In the Pill Pavilion, the Top Alchemists argued over whether Yang Chan or Gu Gaoxuan should become a Spiritual Medicine Tower steward, with the chapter ending as Ji Yu defended Gu Gaoxuan.

• Yang Chan completed his second marrow cleansing, sensed his strength and combat power increase, and planned to replenish his Spiritual Materials and refine pills.
• Yang Chan stayed on Chiyu Peak without asking about his Pill Pavilion post, waiting for the appointment dispute to settle before entering the Pill Pavilion.
• Deputy Pavilion Master Ji Yu argued that Gu Gaoxuan should receive the Spiritual Medicine Tower steward position because he was trained by the holy land and had served there for decades.
• Shen Changfeng argued that Yang Chan's talent and background made him worthy of the post, and that he could grow into another Top Alchemist.
• Ji Yu rejected the comparison with Yuwen Ze and defended Gu Gaoxuan, acting on a favor owed to the Tianxuan Holy Son.

The Pill Pavilion appointed Yang Chan as one of the Spiritual Medicine Tower’s three managers after Shen Changfeng and others supported his promotion. Gu An congratulated him and warned him that Yuwen Ze, a rival backed by the Tianxuan Holy Son, could cause trouble as Yang Chan took up the post.

• Shen Changfeng argued that Yang Chan deserved a manager position and that promoting him would encourage alchemists from the Holy Land’s affiliated forces.
• Ji Yu opposed Shen Changfeng, but Zhao Yu and Bai Keyi supported Yang Chan, and the other two vice masters followed their lead.
• Gu An visited Yang Chan at Yuanqing Courtyard and congratulated him on becoming a Spiritual Medicine Tower manager.
• Yang Chan considered thanking the Tianxuan Saintess, but Gu An advised him to keep the appointment discreet and repay her by carrying out any future arrangements.
• Gu An warned Yang Chan that Yuwen Ze, a gifted Yuwen Family alchemist aligned with the Tianxuan Holy Son, would likely become his rival in the Spiritual Medicine Tower.

Yang Chan arrived at the Spiritual Medicine Tower to take up his new post as steward overseeing Intermediate Alchemists. After identifying himself, he learned that Pill Pavilion Master Bai Keyi was waiting upstairs and went to meet him.

• Yang Chan entered the Spiritual Medicine Tower, where alchemists mistook him for a newcomer seeking to collect spiritual medicines.
• Yang Chan identified himself as the tower's new steward and showed his Third-level Alchemist token, prompting the staff to direct him upstairs to Bai Keyi.
• Yang Chan went to meet Bai Keyi, first confirming that the Pavilion Master had summoned him.
• Bai Keyi welcomed Yang Chan into his room, where he sat drinking tea.

Yang Chan met Pill Pavilion Master Bai Keyi, who encouraged him to improve both his martial cultivation and alchemy before appointing him to manage Intermediate Alchemist affairs at the Spiritual Medicine Tower. Bai Keyi hoped Yang Chan would keep changes gradual, while using his appointment to maintain factional balance and secure rare cultivation resources.

• Yang Chan met Bai Keyi, who praised his talent and advised him not to neglect martial cultivation as he pursued alchemy.
• Bai Keyi told Yang Chan that the first of him and Yuwen Ze to become a Top Alchemist would take charge of the Spiritual Medicine Tower.
• Bai Keyi appointed Yang Chan to replace Zhu Feiyu as one of the tower’s three chief stewards, responsible for Intermediate Alchemist affairs, and warned him against making disruptive changes.
• Yang Chan agreed to proceed gradually and planned to replace staff over time with people from Chiyu Peak and the Pill Pavilion.
• Bai Keyi chose Yang Chan partly to counterbalance the Tianxuan Holy Son’s faction in the tower and to improve his own access to rare cultivation resources.

Yang Chan began taking over the Spiritual Medicine Tower under Bai Keyi’s limits, with Fang Zhian guiding him through its staff and operations. He started learning the tower’s procedures so he could gradually place trusted people in key roles and return to cultivation.

• Yang Chan understood Bai Keyi’s warning that he should make changes slowly, keep them within the Pill Pavilion, and avoid drawing outsiders into trouble.
• Fang Zhian introduced himself as the temporary steward who had managed the Intermediate Alchemists’ affairs after Zhu Feiyu’s death and began handing them over to Yang Chan.
• Yang Chan agreed to follow Fang Zhian’s arrangements and noted which staff members Fang Zhian’s reactions suggested were tied to the Quasi Holy Son and Zhu Feiyu.
• Fang Zhian introduced the staff and explained their duties, then continued outlining the Spiritual Medicine Tower’s procedures for storing and collecting spiritual herbs.

Yang Chan began taking over the Spiritual Medicine Tower from Fang Zhian and identified people there whose loyalties he wanted investigated. After visiting the Pill Pavilion Internal Affairs Department to collect the supplies granted to him as a Third-level Alchemist, he was told its manager needed to handle his request.

• Fang Zhian spent the day explaining the Spiritual Medicine Tower's staff, duties, and procedures to Yang Chan as part of their ten-day handover.
• Pharmacist Zhao and several Junior Alchemists recognized Yang Chan as the young Third-level Alchemist appointed manager of the Spiritual Medicine Tower and stopped treating him as a newcomer to mock.
• Yang Chan thanked Fang Zhian for the handover and planned to ask Peak Master Liu Xuan to investigate people in the Spiritual Medicine Tower whom he suspected were aligned with Zhu Feiyu.
• Yang Chan went to the Pill Pavilion Internal Affairs Department to collect the clothing, lodging, and other supplies assigned to him for advancing to Third-level Alchemist.
• A female clerk initially mistook Yang Chan for a newly promoted Junior Alchemist, then recognized his status and summoned the department's manager because she lacked authority to process his request.