Recaps

Xuan Jin and Cao Ying strengthened their position in the Pill Tower as Xuan Jin won the Cao Clan’s approval and Xiao Yan helped preserve the Ye Clan’s standing. With the Pill Gathering about to begin, the Soul Hall prepared to target Xuan Jin, and Xuan Yi warned him of the stakes surrounding the Pill Realm’s Pill Beast.

• Gu Xun Er left the Ancient Realm, rescued the Ye Clan from the Black Fire Sect, and reunited with Xiao Yan, while Gu Yuan gave Xiao Yan until her Coming of Age Ceremony to prove himself worthy of her.
• Xuan Jin led the women through cultivation in the Star Domain, where Qing Lin, Cai'er, Xiao Yi Xian, and Cao Ying advanced, and he reached Peak Two-Turn Dou Venerate and Spirit Realm Grand Perfection.
• Xiao Yan and Xun Er arrived in Saint Pill City as Xuan Jin and Cao Ying returned from seclusion, and Xuan Jin formally sought Cao Ying’s hand in marriage.
• Xuan Jin restored Lin Qingyun’s soul origin with a Soul Infant Fruit and presented the Cao Clan with betrothal gifts, winning Cao Yuan’s acceptance of the match.
• At the Five Great Clans’ assessment, Cao Ying took first place and Xiao Yan second, preserving the Ye Clan’s elder seat, while Xuan Jin offered Xiao Yan help.
• You Ming and other Soul Hall members plotted to target Xuan Jin in the Pill Realm as Xuan Jin trained Cao Ying and Xiao Yan advanced to Five Star Dou Emperor.
• Xiao Yan registered for the Pill Gathering, and Xuan Yi warned Xuan Jin that You Ming’s Wind Fury Dragon Flame and the Peak Eighth Rank Pill Beast could affect the contest and the clans’ influence over resources.

Xuan Jin won the Pill Gathering, married Cao Ying, and thwarted Soul Hall’s attempt to capture Gu Xun Er before entering seclusion. He then rescued Zi Yan from the Dragon-Phoenix Crystal, gained a Four-Revolution breakthrough, and encountered the Nine Profound Golden Lightning in the Void Thunder Pool.

• Xuan Jin defeated You Ming and Blood River Venerate in the Pill Realm, took the Wind Fury Dragon Flame, and advanced to the Third Turn.
• Xuan Jin won the Pill Gathering with a Peak Eighth Rank pill and gave the captured Pill Beast to Cao Ying as a betrothal gift.
• Xuan Jin and Cao Ying married, while Gu Xun Er gave them a wedding gift and Soul Hall agents plotted to abduct her.
• Xuan Jin secretly escorted Gu Xun Er and Xiao Yan toward the Pill Region border, where Ancient Clan Guards killed three Soul Hall attackers.
• Gu Xun Er told Gu Yuan about Xuan Jin’s strength and his killing of Blood River Venerate, while Gu Yuan considered his potential against Hun Tiandi.
• Xuan Jin cultivated the Taiyi Soul Art for four months without advancing his Soul Power, then went to East Dragon Island to help rescue Zi Yan.
• Xuan Jin refined the Dragon-Phoenix Crystal for twelve days as Zi Yan absorbed its energy from within, then collapsed when the crystal shattered.
• Zi Yan gave Xuan Jin her Origin Essence Blood, and he woke with Four-Revolution cultivation before entering the Void Thunder Pool and encountering the Nine Profound Golden Lightning.

Xuan Jin absorbed half of Tang Huo’er’s Nine Dragon Thunder Gang Flame, advanced to Eight-Revolution Dou Venerate, and prepared to investigate his suspected Yan Clan bloodline. He entered the Ancient Realm with Cai’er, Cao Ying, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin for Gu Xun Er’s Coming of Age Ceremony, while Xiao Yan remained missing and Soul Hall’s role was unclear.

• Xuan Jin found Mang Tianchi in the Void Thunder Pool, waited out the Nine Profound Golden Lightning, and advanced to Five-turn Dou Venerate before returning to Saint Pill City.
• Xuan Jin helped Tang Huo’er survive the Nine Dragon Thunder Gang Flame by sharing its origin with her, then absorbed half of it and reached peak Seven-turn Dou Venerate as Tang Huo’er recovered and advanced to One Star Dou Ancestor.
• After months of seclusion, Xuan Jin reached Eight-Revolution Dou Venerate and learned that Xiao Yi Xian needed a powerful poison to break through, while Qing Lin needed a Half-Saint-level Magic Snake to advance.
• Xuan Jin accepted Gu Xun Er’s invitation to the Ancient Clan Coming of Age Ceremony and learned Xiao Yan had vanished near the Starry Sky Mountain Range, while Cai’er reported Soul Hall’s recent attacks and soul collection.
• Xuan Jin arrived in the Ancient Holy City with Cai’er, Cao Ying, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin, where Huo Zhi’s Red Lotus Karma Flame recoiled from him and the Yan Clan noticed his powerful bloodline pressure.
• Xun Er asked Xuan Jin to help find Xiao Yan, but he refused to risk his companions against Soul Hall and told Cao Ying he suspected his bloodline was connected to the Yan Clan.
• Gu Yuan suspected Xuan Jin had Yan Clan blood and considered offering him a Heavenly Tomb entry slot as the Ancient Clan prepared for the ceremony.
• Xuan Jin and his companions entered the Ancient Realm, where Mang Tianchi visited and told them that Xun Er was interested in Xuan Jin.

Xuan Jin won a place in the Heavenly Tomb, inherited the Yan Clan’s Emperor Blood, and killed four Soul Clan attackers. After returning to the Pill Tower, he learned Yan Jin believed he was the lost child of a massacred Yan Clan branch, leaving Xuan Jin to weigh the clan’s guilt and debt as leverage.

• Gu Yuan spread a rumor linking Xuan Jin and Gu Xun Er, then offered Xuan Jin a Heavenly Tomb slot if he defeated every challenger at the Coming of Age Ceremony.
• Xuan Jin defeated the Four Great Commanders, earned his slot, and agreed to protect Xun Er in the Heavenly Tomb in exchange for Gu Yuan safeguarding his companions.
• Xuan Jin rescued Huo Zhi from energy beings and later melted a path through the Ancient Devouring Insects’ barrier so she and Xun Er could reach the Third Layer.
• Xuan Jin and Huo Zhi found the Flame Emperor, who gave her the Pure Fire Art and passed his Emperor Blood to Xuan Jin after discovering his fused Dragon Phoenix Bloodline.
• Xuan Jin reached Peak Half-Saint, awakened the Emperor Gold Mark, and killed Hun Ya, Hun Li, Hun Diao, and Hun Xi when they ambushed him.
• Xuan Jin returned from the Heavenly Tomb and told Xuan Yi he would remain her disciple and a man of the Pill Tower despite his Yan Clan bloodline.
• Yan Jin arrived at the Pill Tower and recognized Xuan Jin’s Emperor Gold Mark, then recounted the extermination of a Yan Clan branch and explained why he believed Xuan Jin was its missing infant.
• Xuan Jin considered Yan Jin’s guilt and the Yan Clan’s debt useful leverage for his ambitions.