Chapter Summaries

Ye Kong read Wen Qingxuan’s letter, learning that she had become a Heaven-Reaching Realm alchemy prodigy and was headed to the Endless Fire Domain’s Alchemy Convention. After receiving the Heaven-Reaching Ape Tribe’s invitation, he decided to train hard before the journey and challenged Huang Zhong to help him reach Second-grade Venerate.

• Ye Kong read Wen Qingxuan’s letter and learned she had become the Wen Clan’s leading young alchemy prodigy.
• Wen Qingxuan warned Ye Kong that Wen Ziyu, a Fifth-Rank Supreme who wanted to pursue her, intended to challenge him at the Endless Fire Domain’s Alchemy Convention.
• Wen Qingxuan invited Ye Kong to meet her at the convention and mentioned a promissory note and an employment agreement worth one million Supreme Spirit Liquids per year.
• Ye Kong opened the Heaven-Reaching Ape Tribe’s invitation and eagerly anticipated meeting Flame Emperor, his fellow townsman from Blue Star.
• Lu Changling explained that the Clan Leader hoped Ye Kong would get to know Flame Emperor’s daughter, but would not force a match.
• Ye Kong resolved to cultivate until he could reach Second-grade Venerate before the journey and challenged Huang Zhong to guide him.

Ye Kong defeated Huang Zhong in a hard-fought spar, broke through to Second-grade Venerate, and prepared to travel to the Endless Fire Domain with Kong Xuan and others. There, Wen Qingxuan played chess with Xiao Xiao, who pressed her to reveal the identity of the man she secretly admired.

• Ye Kong used his Nine Yang Divine Ability and Dragon Pattern Zen Staff to battle Huang Zhong, then won by binding Huang Zhong's attacks with a dragon technique inspired by Nine-Colored Feather Divine Light.
• Ye Kong consumed Supreme Spirit Liquid and broke through from First-grade Venerate to Second-grade Venerate, while Peng Chaoyang praised his rapid cultivation.
• Kong Xuan promised to accompany Ye Kong to the Endless Fire Domain, and Huang Zhong and Peng Chaoyang decided to join them; Lu Shengjun arrived with Lu Tongming and prepared to depart with the group.
• At the Endless Fire Domain, Wen Qingxuan played chess with Xiao Xiao and admitted that a talented but hateful man had joined a top-tier Beast Clan.
• Xiao Xiao teased Wen Qingxuan about her feelings and asked her to tell Sister Xiao Xiao who the man was.

Ye Kong arrived in Myriad Fire Imperial City with the Heaven-Reaching Ape Tribe, where rumors about his achievements and his bond with Kong Ling spread. After he received an invitation to a Venerate Discussion Assembly from Xiao Lin, the chapter revealed that a girl had arranged it to test Ye Kong, despite her younger brother’s protests.

• Ye Kong reached the Endless Fire Domain with Lu Shengjun and the group, while onlookers discussed Lu Shengjun’s reputation and wondered about Ye Kong.
• An Earth Sovereign from the Heavenly Machine Pavilion described Ye Kong’s talent, his rise to become the Heaven-Reaching Ape Tribe’s Tenth Elder, and his Bloodline Link with Kong Ling.
• Huang Yiqing burned the Earth Sovereign’s beard for gossiping about the Flying Bird Tribe’s Divine Beast races, then entered the Teleportation Array with his group.
• Lu Shengjun gave Ye Kong an invitation to a Venerate Discussion Assembly in three days, and Ye Kong began reviewing trade records to prepare for meeting Xiao Lin.
• A girl revealed that she had sent the invitation in Xiao Lin’s name so she could see how capable Ye Kong was, while her younger brother protested.

Ye Kong arrived at Wanghuo Pavilion for a gathering of young geniuses, where Xiao Lin unexpectedly offered him one of the main seats. After Huang Yiqing insulted him and challenged his standing, Ye Kong declared that he would fight him and asked Endless Fire Domain to bear witness.

• Ye Kong and Lu Tongming flew discreetly to Wanghuo Pavilion and discussed its history and the gathered geniuses.
• Huang Yiqing and Ling Feizi arrived, and Xiao Lin personally welcomed the guests as host.
• Xiao Lin praised Ye Kong for killing descendants of Outer Demon Emperors and offered him one of the three main seats.
• Huang Yiqing belittled Ye Kong's achievement and challenged him, insulting his status and connection to Kong Ling.
• Ye Kong warned Huang Yiqing to apologize or face him, then invoked his Elder Token and asked whether Endless Fire Domain would bear witness to their fight.

Ye Kong killed Huang Yiqing after Huang attacked him, then turned to business with Xiao Lin and realized Xiao Xiao had sent him to stir up trouble. The chapter left Ye Kong intending to retaliate against Xiao Xiao by pursuing her daughter.

• Xiao Lin tried to stop Ye Kong and Huang Yiqing from fighting, but both men went into the sky to battle.
• Huang Yiqing transformed into a Fire Phoenix and attacked Ye Kong, who severed one of his wings with the Dragon Scale Staff.
• Huang Yiqing's servants attacked Ye Kong, but Huang Zhong and Lu Tongming killed the attackers and revealed their Immortal Grade Heavenly Sovereign strength.
• Ye Kong ignored Xiao Lin's offer of compensation, crushed Huang Yiqing's body, and erased his Divine Soul.
• Ye Kong showed Xiao Lin a report on trade with the Endless Fire Domain and inferred that Xiao Xiao had sent him to provoke trouble.
• Ye Kong decided he would retaliate against Xiao Xiao by messing with her daughter.

Ye Kong won Xiao Lin’s trust by sharing a fabricated tale of betrayal and offering him Azure Dragon essence blood and advice for his sister. When Huang Xuanzhi arrived demanding Ye Kong, Xiao Lin joined Lu Shengjun in defending him, adding Endless Fire Domain’s strength to the standoff.

• Ye Kong exaggerated his Demon Slaying Points and promised to fight the Evil Tribe, prompting Xiao Lin to pledge Endless Fire Domain’s resources and protection.
• Ye Kong told Xiao Lin that a former disciple had falsely used him as a shield and brought pursuers after him, earning Xiao Lin’s sympathy.
• Ye Kong gave Xiao Lin Azure Dragon essence blood for Cai Lin and a note of advice, then pretended to pass out drunk.
• Huang Xuanzhi arrived with the Phoenix Tribe and demanded the Heaven-Reaching Ape Tribe hand over the human who killed his son.
• Lu Shengjun confronted Huang Xuanzhi and declared the Ape Tribe would protect Ye Kong.
• Xiao Lin appeared beside Lu Shengjun and challenged Huang Jin, declaring that Endless Fire Domain would help stop the Phoenix Tribe.

Xiao Lin challenged Huang Jin over the Phoenix Clan’s insults toward humans and helped shield Lu Shengjun, but Kong Xuan intervened and overpowered the Phoenix Tribe Chief to protect Ye Kong. After Kong Xuan exiled Huang Jin and Huang Xuanzhi, Xiao Yan arrived and introduced himself as the Flame Emperor.

• Xiao Lin denounced Huang Jin and Huang Xuanzhi for insulting humans and violating Wanghuo Pavilion’s rules, then struck Huang Xuanzhi with Spiritual Light.
• Huang Jin threatened Xiao Lin and Lu Shengjun, but Kong Xuan appeared and blocked his attack with Nine-Colored Feather Divine Light.
• Kong Xuan shattered Huang Jin’s Nine Revolutions Phoenix Bowl, severely wounded him, and declared that Ye Kong was her son and disciple.
• Kong Xuan swore to destroy the Phoenix Tribe if Ye Kong were harmed, then sent Huang Jin and Huang Xuanzhi into Space Turbulence.
• Xiao Yan arrived, calmed Kong Xuan’s aura, and introduced himself as the Flame Emperor.

Ye Kong confronted Wen Qingxuan for setting him up and learned how she had met Xiao Xiao and why Xiao Xiao planned to test him. After agreeing to act as Wen Qingxuan’s Guardian at the Alchemy Convention, he began training her in a cauldron, while Xiao Xiao remained suspicious of his apparent kindness.

• Ye Kong deduced that Wen Qingxuan had drawn Xiao Xiao’s attention to him, then scolded her and threatened to expel her for setting him up twice.
• Wen Qingxuan explained that she had met Xiao Xiao at a Pill Gathering and that Xiao Xiao intended to test Ye Kong and punish him if he mistreated her.
• Ye Kong questioned Wen Qingxuan about Xiao Xiao, the Alchemy Convention, and its rules, learning that Xiao Xiao would participate and that contestants would gather ingredients in an independent space before refining pills.
• Ye Kong agreed to accompany Wen Qingxuan as her Guardian and started training her in her cauldron to help raise her cultivation before the convention.
• Xiao Lin praised Ye Kong as a good teacher, but Xiao Xiao suspected that he was still kind-faced and black-hearted.

Xiao Lin confronted Xiao Xiao over their mistreatment of Ye Kong, and Xiao Xiao accepted his gift of Azure Dragon Essence Blood to help settle the debt. Four days later, Wen Qingxuan emerged from her breakthrough and joined Ye Kong at the Alchemy Convention, where Xiao Yan and Kong Xuan discussed a possible match between their children.

• Xiao Lin scolded Xiao Xiao for helping turn Ye Kong into an enemy of the Phoenix Tribe, then gave her the Azure Dragon Essence Blood Ye Kong had sent to make amends.
• Xiao Xiao's Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python swallowed the essence blood and fell asleep while beginning its final evolution.
• Four days later, Wen Qingxuan emerged from the pill cauldron after passing two Divine Soul Tribulations and opening a Venerate Source Point, and Ye Kong prepared to accompany her into the Herb Gathering Small Space.
• Ye Kong and Wen Qingxuan arrived at the Sacred Pill District for the Alchemy Convention, where Yao Chen opened three light gates and explained the trials inside the Pill Realm small spaces.
• Ye Kong led Wen Qingxuan through the White Gate, while Yao Chen watched them and remembered Xiao Xiao and Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yan and Kong Xuan watched the entrants through a water screen, and Kong Xuan suggested that Ye Kong and Xiao Yan's daughter might make a good match; Xiao Yan said his daughter's wishes mattered most.

Ye Kong entered the Medicine-Gathering Small World with Wen Qingxuan, where Zi Yan posed as an Inspector Envoy and sent them to collect rare ingredients in the Red Gate Small World. After Ye Kong advanced to a Third-grade Venerate, he faced Sacred Spirit Dynasty prince Ji Wudao over a Heavenly Sun Profound Bright Fruit as their Dharma Bodies clashed.

• Ye Kong defeated an Ancient Sky Dragon Eagle in the spatial passage while protecting Wen Qingxuan, then met the mysterious petite figure who claimed to be the Pill Gathering’s Inspector Envoy.
• The envoy gave Ye Kong a list of rare ingredients and a Bright Venerate Pill; Ye Kong swallowed it and advanced from a Second-grade to a Third-grade Venerate.
• The envoy, revealed as Zi Yan, unsealed Xiao Xiao to the sixth grade, took Ye Kong and Wen Qingxuan to the Red Gate Small World, and gave Wen Qingxuan a Heavenly Sun Profound Bright Fruit.
• Ji Wudao arrived with an alchemist and demanded the fruit; Ye Kong refused and challenged the Fifth-Rank Supreme prince to a fight.
• Ye Kong and Ji Wudao summoned their Dharma Bodies and began battling while the alchemist sat aside and watched.

Ye Kong defeated Ji Wudao, refused to be manipulated into targeting Feng Yan, and continued toward the Blazing Phoenix Green Jade Fruit. As the Spirit Ghost Gate withdrew Feng Huo and Feng Yan from the Alchemy Convention, Xiao Xiao persuaded Zi Yan to help her secretly observe Ye Kong.

• Ye Kong overcame Ji Wudao’s defenses with his True Phoenix legacy, then defeated his Heavenly King Undying Seal with the Twin Sun Tathagata Seal.
• Ji Wudao tried to recruit Ye Kong to kill Feng Yan, but Ye Kong rejected his attempt to use him and left with Wen Qingxuan.
• Spectators discussed Ye Kong’s strength and his Great Sun Undying Body, while Xuan Kongzi announced the Spirit Ghost Gate’s withdrawal of Feng Huo and Feng Yan.
• Ye Kong and Wen Qingxuan headed toward the Blazing Phoenix Green Jade Fruit, where several powerful people had gathered.
• Xiao Xiao persuaded Zi Yan to shield their location so she could secretly observe Ye Kong without her parents finding out.

Ye Kong and Xiao Xiao agreed to cooperate to seize the Blazing Phoenix Green Jade Fruits after the Spatial Killing Array faded. As they entered the valley, Mo Xin tried to take Wen Qingxuan hostage, but Zi Yan intervened and blasted him away.

• Ye Kong studied the dangerous spatial barriers and decided to wait for the Spatial Killing Array to weaken before entering with Wen Qingxuan.
• Xiao Xiao arrived, tested Ye Kong's strength in a handshake, and proposed joining forces to find and claim the fruits; Ye Kong accepted.
• The Spatial Killing Array rapidly dissipated, and Mo Xin and Ling Zhanzi led their forces into the valley as Ye Kong and Xiao Xiao entered together.
• Mo Xin and Ling Zhanzi agreed to cooperate against Ye Kong and Xiao Xiao, while Mo Xin tried to imprison Wen Qingxuan as a hostage.
• Zi Yan appeared before Wen Qingxuan, shattered Mo Xin's attack, and struck him into the valley wall.

Ye Kong and Xiao Xiao retrieved a Blazing Phoenix Green Jade Fruit, then fought off Ling Zhanzi and Mo Xin when they tried to rob them. They teamed up to search for the remaining heavenly treasures, while Xiao Yan worried that Ye Kong and Xiao Xiao might become only close friends.

• Ye Kong and Xiao Xiao picked three Blazing Phoenix Green Jade Fruits from the lake after navigating the twelve maze arrays.
• Ling Zhanzi and Mo Xin blocked the pair outside the valley and demanded a share of their loot.
• Ye Kong used the Bodhi Self-Sacrifice Technique and a crushed fruit to defeat Ling Zhanzi, then sealed Mo Xin after Xiao Xiao engaged him.
• Xiao Xiao agreed to keep helping Ye Kong find the remaining heavenly treasures, and they set off together.
• Xiao Yan watched them leave and worried that Ye Kong and Xiao Xiao might never become more than friends.

Ye Kong and Xiao Xiao reached the Yin Yang True Dragon Tree, where Ye Kong used the True Dragon Emperor’s Token to secure its leaves. As they traveled to search for a Dragon Phoenix Blood Spirit Stone, Xiao Xiao discovered Ye Kong was inexperienced with romance and teased him, leaving him flustered while she became interested in him.

• Ye Kong and Xiao Xiao found the Yin Yang True Dragon Tree, and Ye Kong frightened Xiao Xiao with the Purple Gold Dragon Token carrying the True Dragon Emperor’s aura.
• Ye Kong collected ten leaves from the tree, gave seven to Xiao Xiao, and asked her to discourage her family from pursuing him.
• Xiao Xiao asked why Ye Kong behaved differently, and he explained that he avoided pointless fights, valued survival, and did not consider himself a good person.
• Xiao Xiao pressed Ye Kong about his discomfort with women, and he admitted that he had never dated and felt uneasy about relationships.
• Ye Kong and Xiao Xiao reached the canyon where they would search for the Dragon Phoenix Blood Spirit Stone, and Xiao Xiao offered to explore with him in exchange for companionship.
• Ye Kong fled dozens of miles and swore he was not interested in Xiao Xiao, while she decided she was interested in him.

Ye Kong and Xiao Xiao found two Dragon Phoenix Blood Spirit Stones, but Xuan Luo tried to steal one and fought them for it. Ye Kong defeated Xuan Luo with exploding Bodhi Flowers, while Xiao Yan watched and thought Ye Kong’s methods resembled his own.

• After Ye Kong failed to find a Blood Spirit Stone, Xiao Xiao shattered a jade pendant that revealed two stones hidden by master-grade Spiritual Arrays.
• Xuan Luo appeared and took one stone, so Xiao Xiao and Ye Kong attacked him when he refused to return it.
• Xuan Luo revealed his Great Futuo Dharma Body and fought back against Ye Kong’s and Xiao Xiao’s Dharma Bodies.
• Xiao Xiao used One Finger Swallows Heaven to pressure Xuan Luo, then Ye Kong helped her withstand the backlash and prepared to attack again.
• Xuan Luo used Light Seal to weaken their Dharma Bodies, but Ye Kong sent dozens of phantoms carrying Bodhi Flowers into an explosion that severely injured him.
• Xuan Kongzi removed Xuan Luo from the Alchemy Convention, and Xiao Yan watched the fight, recognizing similarities between Ye Kong’s tactics and his own.

Ye Kong completed the Medicine-Gathering Small World's trial early, and Zi Yan took Xiao Xiao home after warning her about the dangers of romance. Outside the Pill Tower, Ye Kong gave Wen Qingxuan the Great Sun Undying Body, prompting her clan ancestor to recognize the gift and caution her about her feelings for her teacher.

• Ye Kong returned the Dragon Phoenix Blood Spirit Stones and other requested treasures to Zi Yan, who took Xiao Xiao away after persuading her with the threat to their medicinal-herb savings.
• Zi Yan threw Ye Kong and Wen Qingxuan out of the Red Gate Small World and announced that they had passed the trial early and could prepare for the next competition stage.
• Zi Yan advised Xiao Xiao about the risks of men growing close to other women, then revealed that Xiao Xiao's parents had once had an accident; Xiao Xiao bluntly asked whether her mother had become Xiao Yan's wife because she had been born.
• Ye Kong gave Wen Qingxuan a scroll containing the Great Sun Undying Body and explained its cultivation to He Po of the Wen Clan, who paid his fee and acquired the required materials.
• He Po praised Wen Qingxuan for receiving the powerful Dharma Body and promised that the Wen Clan would not claim it without her consent.
• He Po teased Wen Qingxuan about being interested in Ye Kong and warned her that men could change, while Wen Qingxuan defended her teacher and admitted she could not be persuaded to give up her feelings.

He Po encouraged Wen Qingxuan to pursue cultivation while worrying over her growing interest in Ye Kong, and Xiao Xiao's mothers questioned her feelings for him. That night, Clone Xiao Yan visited Ye Kong and asked what he should do about his daughter's interest in him.

• He Po recognized Wen Qingxuan's feelings for Ye Kong, then urged her to become a First-grade Venerate before the Alchemy Convention and promised to support her cultivation.
• Gu Xun Er and Cai Lin questioned Xiao Xiao about Ye Kong, while Xiao Lin defended him and was scolded for failing to watch over his sister.
• Xiao Yan arrived at the Crystal Palace, teased Cai Lin about their past, and later joined her and Gu Xun Er in private.
• Clone Xiao Yan approached Ye Kong during his meditation and asked what he should do because Xiao Xiao seemed interested in him.

Ye Kong tried to convince Xiao Yan that he had no interest in Xiao Xiao, while Xiao Yan warned that she would become vastly stronger within three years. After recognizing Ye Kong's proposal as reminiscent of Blue Star, Xiao Yan discovered they might share a hometown and gave him an Endless Fire Domain Travel Token, then urged him to reconsider Xiao Xiao.

• Ye Kong insisted that he was not interested in Xiao Xiao and asked Xiao Yan to keep her away from him, while Xiao Xiao secretly listened and grew furious.
• Xiao Yan gave Ye Kong an Ancient Lamp as an apology and explained that Xiao Xiao could reach Heavenly Sovereign strength within three years, leaving Ye Kong alarmed.
• Ye Kong asked whether he could use the Ancient Lamp to have Xiao Yan suppress Xiao Xiao, then pleaded for protection from her future retaliation; Xiao Yan refused to promise it.
• Ye Kong presented Xiao Yan with a proposal to expand the Endless Fire Domain's Elixir business, and Xiao Yan recognized its ideas as resembling something from Blue Star.
• Xiao Yan asked Ye Kong about dreams of a blue planet beneath a red flag, and they realized they might be fellow townsmen who shared memories of Blue Star.
• Xiao Yan gave Ye Kong an Endless Fire Domain Travel Token, then suggested that Ye Kong reconsider his feelings toward Xiao Xiao.

Xiao Yan advised Ye Kong to experience the Great Thousand World and consider his feelings for Xiao Xiao before deciding whether to pursue her. He then tested Ye Kong in battle, praised his spatial abilities, and shared wine with him beneath the moon.

• Xiao Yan gave Ye Kong advice about love, family, and living among people before making a decision about Xiao Xiao.
• Ye Kong agreed to travel and experience the Great Thousand World, then accepted Xiao Yan's offer to test his fighting skills.
• Ye Kong attacked with the Kasyapa Sword Scripture, but Xiao Yan's Flame Wave-Splitting Ruler shattered his golden greatsword and injured him.
• Ye Kong used spatial clones, exploding Bodhi Flowers, and the Heaven-Treading Art against Xiao Yan, who easily countered his attacks and gave him an Elixir to heal.
• Xiao Yan praised Ye Kong's talent and shared aged wine with him beneath the moon.

Little Meng Xin announced the novel’s premium launch, discussed the story’s background and early performance, and promised to keep writing until it was complete. The chapter ended with a planned 10,000-word launch-day update and a promise to return to the plot.

• Little Meng Xin said the editor had opened the premium-release channel and that they would challenge themselves to write 10,000 words a day.
• Little Meng Xin explained that years of reading webnovels and repeated manuscript rejections had led them to write a The Great Ruler fanfiction, which had reached about 240,000 words.
• Little Meng Xin described how the protagonist and his monkey senior brother uncovered corruption tied to Great Spiritual Mountain, confronted Shi Zhen, and were expelled, where the protagonist met Old Monk Xuanjie.
• Little Meng Xin reported the novel’s bookmarks and readership, set a first-day subscription goal of 300, and announced monthly-vote bonus chapters and possible school-related schedule changes.
• Little Meng Xin said the VIP section was open and planned to publish a 10,000-word burst before returning to the plot.