Chapter Summaries

After living through the first ninety-nine lives of the Hundred Lives Reincarnation, Xuan Jin awakened in a convincing vision of his former life on Blue Star and nearly forgot the Dou Qi Continent. Remembering Cao Ying, their unborn child, Xuan Yi, and Zi Yan, he rejected the illusion and broke the trial, advancing his Soul Power to the Half-Step Emperor Realm.

• Xuan Jin lived ninety-nine lives, and each death strengthened and tempered his soul.
• He awakened in his old rented apartment on Blue Star and struggled to tell whether his life on the Dou Qi Continent had been a dream.
• After months on Blue Star, Xuan Jin remembered Cao Ying's pregnancy, Xuan Yi, and Zi Yan, and realized the Hundred Lives Reincarnation was testing his resolve.
• Xuan Jin declared that he did not belong on Blue Star and shattered the illusion with his Soul Power.
• The trial's golden light transformed Xuan Jin's soul, bringing him to the Half-Step Emperor Realm, while Zi Yan continued guarding beneath the Lotus Platform after ninety days.

After awakening with a Half-step Emperor Realm Soul, Xuan Jin collected the Bodhi Ancient Tree’s treasures and escaped the collapsing secret realm with Zi Yan. They encountered three Soul Hall members outside, and Xuan Jin’s soul power trapped them before Gu You could flee.

• Xuan Jin awakened after three months and reunited with Zi Yan, whose presence had been shaken by the strength of his soul.
• Xuan Jin collected the Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva, Bodhi Seeds, and Bodhi Heart, causing the Bodhi Ancient Tree to retreat underground and the secret realm to collapse.
• Zi Yan broke through the secret realm’s golden dome with her fist and carried Xuan Jin out of the collapsing space.
• Xuan Jin sensed three approaching Soul Hall members—Gu You, a middle-aged man in black robes, and a red-skinned man—and told Zi Yan to leave the fight to him.
• Gu You recognized the danger and shouted for his companions to retreat, but Xuan Jin’s soul power enveloped them.

Xuan Jin returned to the Pill Tower after killing Blood River, Gu You, and Third Heavenly Venerate, then reunited with Cao Ying and the others. He announced that he would enter seclusion for around a year while they watched over the Pill Tower and Cao Ying.

• Xuan Jin killed Blood River, Gu You, and Third Heavenly Venerate with his Half-Step Emperor Realm Soul Power and Star Sea Ice Lotus Flame.
• Xuan Jin and Zi Yan left for the Pill Tower, and he told her he had lived a hundred lives on the Lotus Platform and nearly failed to return.
• Xuan Jin reunited with Cao Ying and sensed that their unborn child's soul fluctuations had grown stronger.
• Xuan Jin visited Cai'er, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin, then told them he planned to enter seclusion for at least half a year, possibly one or two years.
• Zi Yan asked what she should do during Xuan Jin's seclusion, and he told her she could stay at the Pill Tower or return to Dragon Island, as long as she did not damage his teacher's medicinal fields.

Xuan Jin spent four hundred and seventy days in seclusion, refining the Bodhi Heart and reaching Early-stage Two-Star Dou Saint. He emerged to reunite with Cao Ying and meet their nine-month-old daughter, who was still waiting to be named.

• Xuan Jin entered a secret chamber in the Pill Tower Core Region to cultivate with the Bodhi Heart and the insights of Hundred Lives Reincarnation.
• While Xuan Jin was secluded, Cao Ying gave birth, Xiao Yi Xian advanced her cultivation, Cai'er reached Five-turn Dou Venerate, and Soul Hall intensified its attacks on alchemists elsewhere.
• On the four hundred and seventy-first day, Xuan Jin broke through to Early-stage Two-Star Dou Saint after fully refining the Bodhi Heart.
• Xuan Jin left seclusion and found Cao Ying with their lively nine-month-old daughter, who recognized him and crawled into his arms.
• Cao Ying told Xuan Jin that their daughter had an unusually strong affinity with his bloodline, and they discussed her growth while noting that she still had no name.

After emerging from seclusion as a Two-star Dou Saint, Xuan Jin reunited with Cao Ying and their daughter, then brought them to Xuan Yi to ask her to name the child. Xuan Yi welcomed the baby and began reminiscing about Xuan Jin’s childhood as he made his request.

• Xuan Jin reunited with Cao Ying and their daughter, who clung to him after he came out of seclusion.
• Xuan Jin and Cao Ying visited Zi Yan, Cai'er, Qing Lin, and Xiao Yi Xian, who noticed his breakthrough and fussed over the baby.
• Xuan Jin and Cao Ying decided to ask Xuan Yi to name their daughter, while Zi Yan jokingly suggested calling her Zizi.
• Xuan Jin and Cao Ying brought their daughter to Xuan Yi, who teased the baby and recalled that Xuan Jin had been a good eater as a child.
• Xuan Jin asked Xuan Yi to give his daughter a name.

Xuan Jin and Cao Ying asked Xuan Yi to name their daughter, and she chose Xuan Xi. Xuan Jin then revealed the Bodhi Seeds he had gathered and planned to refine a Ninth Grade Precious Pill for Xuan Yi; he and Cao Ying returned to their courtyard, where Zi Yan was waiting.

• Xuan Yi named Xuan Jin and Cao Ying's daughter Xuan Xi, explaining that the name reflected the tides and balanced Xuan Jin's fire attribute.
• Xuan Jin gave Xuan Yi ten Bodhi Seeds and recounted how he and his companions entered the secret realm early, gathered more than twenty seeds, and killed Gu You and the Third Heavenly Venerate.
• Xuan Jin told Xuan Yi he planned to refine a Bodhi Great Restoration Pill for her and estimated a seventy percent chance of overcoming the Pill Lightning.
• Xuan Yi agreed to obtain the twelve supplementary ingredients from the Medicine Vault and told Xuan Jin to rest.
• Xuan Jin and Cao Ying discussed his confidence in refining the pill as they returned with their sleeping daughter, and they found Zi Yan waiting at their courtyard entrance.

After spending a quiet day with his family and friends, Xuan Jin gathered the ingredients needed to refine the Bodhi Great Restoration Pill. He left with the three rare materials supplied by Lin Cang, ready to decide where to begin refining the Ninth Grade Precious Pill.

• Zi Yan declared herself Xuan Xi’s godmother, while Cao Ying and the others admired the baby and discussed her name.
• Xuan Jin spent a peaceful day with his family and friends before deciding to return to serious work.
• Over the next five days, Xuan Jin sought ingredients for the Bodhi Great Restoration Pill and obtained nine common materials from the Lesser Pill Tower’s Medicine Vault.
• Xuan Jin told Lin Cang that he planned to refine the Ninth Grade Precious Pill and was seventy percent confident.
• Lin Cang gave Xuan Jin the Millennium Dragon Saliva Grass, Nine-Curved Spirit Ganoderma, and Ice Soul Cold Marrow, then asked where he planned to refine the pill.

Xuan Jin refined three batches of Bodhi Great Restoration Pills in the Lesser Pill Tower, producing seven Ninth Grade Precious Pills. The North Dragon King absorbed the Black Demon Lightning from each batch and advanced to the late Six-Star Dou Sheng stage.

• Lin Cang directed Xuan Jin to refine the pills inside the Lesser Pill Tower to conceal the Pill Lightning and protect him from the Soul Hall's attention.
• Xuan Jin and Cao Ying prepared the ingredients, and Xuan Jin chose to make one pill in the first batch before increasing the quantity in later batches.
• Xuan Jin refined the first Bodhi Great Restoration Pill over seven days, and the North Dragon King devoured its Black Demon Lightning.
• Xuan Jin refined three pills in each of the next two batches, while the North Dragon King absorbed the stronger lightning tribulations.
• After one and a half months, Xuan Jin emerged with seven pills completed, and the North Dragon King had reached the late Six-Star Dou Sheng stage.

Xuan Jin finished refining seven Ninth Grade Precious Pills and discussed their distribution with Lin Cang, who advised prioritizing the women with the greatest potential. After leaving seclusion, Xuan Jin reunited with Xuan Yi and presented her with a Bodhi Great Restoration Pill.

• Xuan Jin told Lin Cang that he had refined seven Ninth Grade Precious Pills in three batches and gave him one, but Lin Cang refused it.
• Lin Cang advised Xuan Jin to reserve pills for Xian'er, Cai'er, and Qing Lin rather than rush to give them to Xuan Yi, Xuan Kongzi, and Tian Lei Zi.
• Xuan Jin left the Lesser Pill Tower, reflecting that he had already reserved one pill for Xuan Yi because of all she had done for him.
• Xuan Yi waited in her reception room, considering invitations from the Yan Clan and Ancient Clan and wondering when Xuan Jin would emerge.
• Xuan Jin returned from seclusion and presented Xuan Yi with a Bodhi Great Restoration Pill.

After refining a Ninth Grade Precious Pill, Xuan Jin gave it to Xuan Yi, then hurried to see his daughter Xi'er. Zi Yan told him the Soul Hall had searched the Wild Wilderness for an opportunity that Xuan Jin and Zi Yan had already claimed.

• Xuan Yi examined Xuan Jin's Ninth Grade Precious Pill and, moved by his achievement, tried to hide her tears; Xuan Jin wiped one away and told her not to cry.
• Xuan Jin and Xuan Yi discussed invitations from the Yan Clan and the Ancient Clan, but Xuan Jin chose to handle other matters and see Xi'er before visiting them.
• Xuan Yi accepted the pill, and Xuan Jin left to see Xi'er after learning from her that the child could stand while holding onto things.
• Zi Yan met Xuan Jin in the corridor, told him she had waited for him to finish seclusion, and pulled him toward Cao Ying's courtyard to see Xi'er.
• Zi Yan told Xuan Jin that the Soul Hall had gathered people in the Wild Wilderness, but returned empty-handed because she and Xuan Jin had already taken the opportunity.

Xuan Jin returned to Cao Ying’s courtyard with Zi Yan and reunited with his young daughter, Xuan Xi. He revealed that he had refined three batches of Bodhi Great Restoration Pills, producing seven Ninth Grade Precious Pills, leaving Cao Ying and the others stunned.

• Xuan Jin and Zi Yan returned to Cao Ying’s courtyard, where Xuan Xi tried to walk toward her father and fell onto the grass.
• Xuan Jin picked up Xuan Xi, and Cao Ying told him that their daughter had crushed a wooden toy the day before.
• Cao Ying asked whether Xuan Jin had refined the pill, and he revealed a Bodhi Great Restoration Pill from a jade bottle.
• Cao Ying, Cai'er, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin examined the Ninth Grade Precious Pill and sensed its extraordinary power, while Zi Yan and Xuan Xi tried to eat it.
• Xuan Jin told the women that he had refined three batches and produced seven pills, leaving everyone speechless.

Xuan Jin distributed Ninth Grade Precious Pills to his companions and promised Cai'er they would seek her opportunity in the Nine Netherworld Yellow Springs. The group prepared to visit the Nine Netherworld Underworld Python Clan, where Zi Yan proposed capturing a Battle Saint snake to serve as Qing Lin’s bodyguard.

• Cao Ying, Cai'er, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin were astonished when Xuan Jin revealed he had refined seven Ninth Grade Precious Pills from three batches.
• Xuan Jin gave pills to Cai'er, Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, and Cao Ying, explaining when the women should take them to pursue breakthroughs.
• Zi Yan demanded a pill, but Xuan Jin promised to make her special candy pills instead.
• Cai'er remembered her opportunity in the Nine Netherworld Yellow Springs, and Xuan Jin assured her they would claim it after handling their current matters.
• Xuan Jin announced they were going to the Nine Netherworld Underworld Python Clan, and Zi Yan suggested catching a Battle Saint snake to guard Qing Lin.

Xuan Jin delayed the group’s trip to the Nine Netherworld Underworld Python Clan until Qing Lin and Xian'er could break through to Dou Saint, and decided to visit the Yan Clan alone in a few days. He then asked where Huo Zhi was and learned that she was in seclusion, seeking to reach Half-Saint.

• Zi Yan proposed catching a Dou Saint Nine Serenity Deep Earth Python for Qing Lin to control, and Xuan Jin approved the idea.
• Xuan Jin said the group would wait until Qing Lin and Xian'er had broken through before visiting the Nine Netherworld Underworld Python Clan.
• Xuan Jin announced he would visit the Yan Clan first, but told Zi Yan and Cai'er to stay behind and said he would leave alone in a few days.
• Xuan Jin asked where Huo Zhi was and said he would bring her to the Yan Clan; Cao Ying also reminded him to reunite with Huo'er and Ya Fei.
• Cao Ying explained that Huo Zhi was in seclusion after gaining insight in the Heavenly Tomb, and that she might emerge as a Half-Saint.

Xuan Jin postponed visiting the Yan Clan because Huo Zhi was in secluded cultivation and set out to bring Tang Huo'er and Ya Fei to the Pill Tower first. He reunited with Tang Huo'er at Fenyan Valley and invited her to return with him, while Ya Fei’s retrieval remained ahead.

• Xuan Jin decided to leave Zi Yan in charge of the Pill Tower and instructed Cai'er, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin before departing the next morning.
• Xuan Jin arrived at Fenyan Valley, where Tang Zhen and Tang Huo'er learned that he had advanced to Two-Star Dou Saint.
• Xuan Jin spoke privately with Tang Huo'er, apologized for coming late, and asked her to return with him to the Pill Tower.
• Tang Huo'er happily accepted, then felt a brief disappointment upon learning Xuan Jin had a young daughter before resolving to stay determined.

Tang Huo'er asked Xuan Jin to delay their departure so they could spend the night together, and he agreed. The next day, after Tang Zhen accepted Xuan Jin’s gifts and blessed their departure, Xuan Jin took Tang Huo'er toward the Northwest Continent.

• Tang Huo'er asked Xuan Jin to return to her courtyard and stay another night before leaving for the Pill Tower, and he agreed.
• Tang Huo'er and Xuan Jin spent the night together, then woke the next morning and shared a tender moment.
• Xuan Jin gave Tang Huo'er a pill to restore her strength, and she told him she was happy.
• Xuan Jin and Tang Huo'er met Tang Zhen in the council hall, where he teased them and accepted Xuan Jin’s Eighth-grade Pills.
• Xuan Jin said he would take Tang Huo'er to the Northwest Continent, and Tang Zhen bid them farewell before they departed Fenyan Valley.

Xuan Jin brought Tang Huo'er to Xuanhuang Fortress to reunite with Ya Fei, arriving as the fortress faced a brutal siege by the Lion Underworld Sect and Soul Hall. He wiped out the enemy leaders with his flames, leaving the battlefield silent and the Lion Underworld Sect army fleeing.

• Xuan Jin traveled with Tang Huo'er to Xuanhuang Fortress, telling her he had come to pick up Ya Fei.
• Ya Fei commanded the fortress defense as Hai Bodong, Yao Tian Huo, the Sky Demon Puppet, and the Thousand Hundred Elders fought the invading forces.
• Xuan Jin recognized Old Ghost Xing and the Black and White Heavenly Venerates as enemies from his past and froze the battlefield with his Two-Star Dou Saint aura.
• Xuan Jin used Myriad Flames Return to Ruins to destroy Old Ghost Xing, the Black and White Heavenly Venerates, and Shi Tian.
• The Lion Underworld Sect army fled in panic, and the battlefield fell silent.

Xuan Jin returned to Xuanhuang Fortress and effortlessly killed the Soul Hall attackers, saving The Alliance from destruction. After reuniting with Ya Fei and introducing Tang Huo'er, he learned that Soul Hall had backed Shi Tian's campaign to unify the Northwest Continent and harvest souls.

• Xuan Jin destroyed the Soul Hall forces with a single move and brought Tang Huo'er down to Xuanhuang Fortress.
• Ya Fei rushed into Xuan Jin's arms, and he comforted her before greeting Yao Tian Huo, Hai Bodong, Su Qian, and the Thousand Hundred Elders.
• Xuan Jin gave healing pills to the injured allies and went with Ya Fei and Tang Huo'er to her private courtyard.
• Ya Fei welcomed Tang Huo'er and explained that Soul Hall had supported Shi Tian's bid to unify the Northwest Continent and had begun slaughtering people to seize their souls.
• Ya Fei said The Alliance had gathered the region's forces at Xuanhuang Fortress, where Yao Tian Huo and the others had fought to hold off the attackers.

Xuan Jin told Ya Fei he would take her to Zhongzhou and build a permanent Spatial Wormhole between Zhongzhou and Xuanhuang Fortress. With Zi Yan opening the Zhongzhou end, the two began constructing the passage, leaving the rift underway.

• Xuan Jin told Ya Fei the Northwest Continent was secure and asked her to move to Zhongzhou, promising a Spatial Wormhole would let her return easily.
• Ya Fei agreed to go after arranging for the Alliance’s leaders to handle the aftermath, but Xuan Jin urged her to rest while Hai Bodong, Su Qian, Jia Xing Tian, and the others managed the reconstruction.
• Five days later, Xuan Jin gathered the Alliance’s upper ranks in a valley and activated Zi Yan’s Origin Dragon Seal with his blood.
• Zi Yan sensed Xuan Jin’s signal at the Pill Tower, left Cao Ying to watch Xuan Xi, and traveled to the secluded courtyard outside Saint Pill City.
• Zi Yan unleashed her Battle Saint pressure and tore open a spatial rift to begin creating the Zhongzhou end of the passage.

Xuan Jin and Zi Yan completed a stable spatial passage linking Xuanhuang Fortress to the outskirts of Saint Pill City. Zi Yan arrived through it, reunited with Su Qian, and stunned the crowd by claiming she was slightly stronger than Xuan Jin before urging him to return because Huo Zhi had emerged from seclusion.

• Xuan Jin tore open a spatial passage and, with Zi Yan's help, stabilized it as a permanent wormhole.
• Xuan Jin told the gathered Alliance members that the passage led to the outskirts of Saint Pill City, with travel taking only two quarters of an hour for those above the Dou Venerate realm.
• Zi Yan stepped through the vortex, and her Five-star Battle Saint pressure forced several guards to their knees and left Thousand Hundred Elders and Yao Tian Huo struggling to breathe.
• Zi Yan recognized Su Qian, who realized she was the girl Zi Yan from his past, and she playfully hit him while teasing him about his cultivation.
• Zi Yan told the stunned crowd that she was only a little stronger than Xuan Jin, then said Huo Zhi had emerged from seclusion and asked Xuan Jin to return with her.

Xuan Jin returned to Saint Pill City with Ya Fei, Tang Huo'er, and Zi Yan, where they reunited with his family. Huo Zhi emerged from seclusion as a Junior Half-Saint and delivered a summons for Xuan Jin to attend the Yan Clan’s inheritance ceremony.

• Xuan Jin introduced Zi Yan to Ya Fei and Tang Huo'er, and Zi Yan gave each of them a jade bottle of medicinal pills.
• Xuan Jin left Yao Tian Huo to oversee the Northwest Continent and instructed Su Qian about Jia Nan Academy students using the stable passage to Zhongzhou.
• Xuan Jin and the three women traveled through the passage to Saint Pill City and returned to the Lesser Pill Tower, where his family welcomed them.
• Huo Zhi emerged from seclusion as a Junior Half-Saint and gave Xuan Jin a message from the Clan Leader summoning him to the Yan Realm for the Clan Grounds Baptism inheritance.