Chapter Summaries

After destroying the Black Emperor Sect, Xuan Jin and his companions traveled from the Black Corner Region to Zhongzhou. They arrived near Falling God Ravine, where Xuan Jin planned to obtain a Heavenly Poison Scorpion Dragon Beast’s Magic Core and essence blood to help cure Xiao Yi Xian’s Calamity Poison Body.

• Xuan Jin’s group left Black Imperial City aboard the Flying Boat, with Yao Tian Huo at the helm, while Xuan Jin kept some of the Black Emperor Sect’s plunder for Cai'er and Ya Fei.
• Protector Xuan investigated the ruins, recognized signs of an Eighth-grade Pill with Four-colored Pill Lightning, and decided to report Xuan Jin to Mu Gu Venerate rather than confront him.
• Su Qian learned that Xuan Jin had annihilated the Black Emperor Sect and warned Jia Nan Academy’s elders to remain cautious of Demonic Flame Valley.
• After half a month, Xuan Jin’s group emerged from a spatial wormhole into Zhongzhou and continued toward Ye City in the northern Pill Region.
• Ten days later, Xuan Jin’s group reached Falling God Ravine, where Xuan Jin asked Qing Lin to use her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils to locate the Heavenly Poison Scorpion Dragon Beast.

Xuan Jin and Yao Tian Huo defeated the Heavenly Poison Scorpion Dragon Beast and used its magical core and Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva to help Xiao Yi Xian control her Calamity Poison Body. The Poison Pill formed, and Xiao Yi Xian’s strength rose to the peak of Nine-star Dou Emperor.

• Qing Lin used her serpent-shaped magical beasts to locate the Heavenly Poison Scorpion Dragon Beast’s nest in Falling God Ravine.
• Yao Tian Huo overwhelmed and nearly killed the Heavenly Poison Scorpion Dragon Beast, and Xuan Jin extracted its magical core and Origin Essence Blood.
• Xuan Jin began driving Xiao Yi Xian’s poison into her Qi vortex with three Heavenly Flames while Yao Tian Huo guarded the cave.
• Xuan Jin released the Heavenly Capital Fire Seal, pressed the beast’s magical core against Xiao Yi Xian, and gave her Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva as the poisonous powers clashed.
• Xiao Yi Xian formed a Poison Pill, controlled her Calamity Poison Body, and rose to the peak of Nine-star Dou Emperor.

Xiao Yi Xian gained complete control of her Calamity Poison Body and reached peak Nine-star Dou Emperor, then joined Xuan Jin and the others on their journey to Saint Pill City. At the Pill Tower, Song Qing assumed Xuan Jin had died and considered pursuing Cao Ying.

• Xiao Yi Xian awakened with her Calamity Poison Body under control and embraced Xuan Jin in gratitude.
• Qing Lin, Zi Yan, and Yao Tian Huo welcomed Xiao Yi Xian after she emerged from the cave.
• Xuan Jin led the group aboard his Flying Boat toward Saint Pill City, thinking of his teacher Xuan Yi and Cao Ying.
• At the Pill Tower, Song Qing thought about Cao Ying and concluded that Xuan Jin had likely died from his hidden ailment.
• Song Qing resolved that Xuan Jin could no longer stand in his way, relying on his own standing and his teacher Qiu Ling's power.

Xuan Jin returned to Saint Pill City after nearly three years away and headed to the Pill Tower, where he encountered Cao Ying being harassed by Song Qing. The chapter ended as Song Qing grabbed Cao Ying’s wrist and Xuan Jin threatened him.

• Song Qing tried to court Cao Ying, but she rejected him and defended her devotion to Xuan Jin.
• Xuan Jin arrived in Saint Pill City with Zi Yan, Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, and Yao Tian Huo, then stayed at an inn for the night.
• The next morning, Xuan Jin went alone to the Pill Tower, where longtime residents recognized his return and marveled at his powerful aura.
• Xuan Jin overheard Song Qing insulting him and demanding that Cao Ying stop waiting for him.
• Cao Ying saw Xuan Jin and was overcome with surprise and longing, but Song Qing seized her wrist before she could reach him.
• Xuan Jin warned Song Qing that he was courting death.

Xuan Jin returned to the Pill Tower and reunited with Cao Ying after three years away. He left Song Qing unconscious and crippled, then brought Cao Ying to Xuan Yi’s residence, where Xuan Yi saw him and dropped her teapot.

• Song Qing grabbed Cao Ying, but Xuan Jin appeared and stopped him.
• Xuan Jin slapped Song Qing through three walls and infused him with Nether Sea Ice Lotus Flame, ruining his cultivation.
• Xuan Jin comforted Cao Ying, told her he was back, and left with her for Xuan Yi’s residence.
• The Pill Tower learned that Xuan Jin had returned and crippled Song Qing, Elder Qiu Ling’s disciple.
• Xuan Jin promised Cao Ying that nothing would happen again and arrived with her at Xuan Yi’s courtyard.
• Xuan Yi saw Xuan Jin and dropped her teapot, shattering it on the ground.

Xuan Jin returned after nearly three years away, reuniting with Xuan Yi and Cao Ying and revealing that his hidden ailment had been resolved. When Qiu Ling confronted him over Song Qing’s crippling, Xuan Jin overpowered Qiu Ling’s Five-star Dou Venerate pressure and stunned him by appearing to be a Dou Venerate himself.

• Xuan Yi joyfully welcomed Xuan Jin home and learned that his hidden ailment had been resolved.
• Cao Ying explained that Song Qing had harassed and insulted her before Xuan Jin crippled him.
• Qiu Ling stormed into Xuan Yi’s courtyard and demanded an explanation for what Xuan Jin had done to Song Qing.
• Xuan Jin dismissed Song Qing as a scourge and told Qiu Ling he should be grateful for the cleanup.
• Qiu Ling unleashed his Five-star Dou Venerate pressure, but Xuan Jin’s aura crushed it and forced Qiu Ling to stagger back.
• Qiu Ling stared at Xuan Jin in disbelief and asked how he could possibly be a Dou Venerate.

Xuan Jin challenged Elder Qiuling after crippling Song Qing, revealing that he had become a Dou Venerate. Their battle began in the sky, where Xuan Jin wounded Qiuling with his speed, Earth-tier Dou Technique, and Heavenly Flames, but Qiuling prepared to unleash his full strength.

• Elder Qiuling was shocked to learn that Xuan Jin was a Dou Venerate, and Xuan Jin challenged him to settle the dispute with a fight.
• Cao Ying and Xuan Yi warned Xuan Jin that Qiuling was a Five-star Dou Venerate, but Xuan Jin reassured them and followed Qiuling into the sky.
• Xuan Kongzi and Tian Lei Zi arrived and learned from Xuan Yi that Xuan Jin's illness had been cured and he had advanced to Dou Venerate.
• Qiuling offered Xuan Jin three moves, but Xuan Jin attacked first with Thousand Illusions Flowing Fire and evaded Qiuling's attempts to locate him.
• Xuan Jin pierced Qiuling's Flame Shield Wall with Hundred Veins Burning City Palm, burning his chest and disrupting his Dou Qi with the Nether Sea Ice Lotus Flame.
• Angered by Xuan Jin's taunts, Qiuling erupted with the full power of a Five-star Dou Venerate.

Xuan Jin defeated Elder Qiuling by overpowering him with Heavenly Flame and Spirit Realm Soul Power, then revealed his soul realm to the Pill Tower leaders. The chapter ended with the elders celebrating his return as Xuan Jin prepared to make another request.

• Xuan Jin broke Elder Qiuling's Fire Spirit Lion Roar and resisted his Spirit Realm soul attack.
• Xuan Jin trapped Elder Qiuling in an Eight Extremes Flame Prison, forcing him to concede.
• Elder Qiuling acknowledged Xuan Jin's strength and asked whether his soul realm had reached the Early or mid Spirit Realm; Xuan Jin confirmed it.
• Xuan Kongzi, Tian Lei Zi, and Xuan Yi celebrated Xuan Jin's achievement, while Cao Ying watched proudly.
• Elder Qiuling accepted Song Qing's fate, and Xuan Jin told Xuan Kongzi that he had another matter to request.

Xuan Jin asked the Pill Tower for a chance to obtain the Three Thousand Burning Flame and accepted a two-year challenge to reach Tier 8 High Alchemist. After the elders left, he prepared to tell Xuan Yi a fabricated account explaining the Bone Spirit Cold Flame and Yao Chen’s fate.

• Xuan Jin told Xuan Kongzi, Tian Lei Zi, and Xuan Yi that a cultivation technique he found could absorb and fuse multiple Heavenly Flames.
• Tian Lei Zi said Xuan Jin could enter the Star Domain early if he reached Tier 8 High Alchemist within two years, and Xuan Jin accepted the condition.
• Xuan Kongzi promised the Pill Tower would provide Xuan Jin with medicinal ingredients and alchemy facilities.
• After Xuan Kongzi and Tian Lei Zi left, Xuan Jin asked Cao Ying to wait and took Xuan Yi aside to speak privately.
• Xuan Jin prepared to give Xuan Yi an explanation for the Bone Spirit Cold Flame and Yao Chen’s death.

Xuan Jin told Xuan Yi that Yao Chen had been betrayed by Han Feng and had died after sealing the Bone Spirit Cold Flame, then showed her Yao Chen’s flame and Black Demon Cauldron. After grieving and learning that Xuan Jin had killed Han Feng, Xuan Yi urged him to become an eighth-tier high-grade alchemist within two years and promised the Pill Tower’s support.

• Xuan Jin told Xuan Yi that Han Feng had betrayed Yao Chen for the Burning Art and Bone Spirit Cold Flame, leaving Yao Chen gravely wounded.
• Xuan Jin showed Xuan Yi the Bone Spirit Cold Flame and Yao Chen’s Black Demon Cauldron, and explained that Yao Chen’s underground cave had collapsed without leaving remains.
• Xuan Yi grieved for Yao Chen and asked where Han Feng was, and Xuan Jin told her he had killed him in the Northwest Continent.
• Xuan Yi wept against Xuan Jin’s shoulder before thanking him for telling her what had happened.
• Xuan Yi told Xuan Jin to become an eighth-tier high-grade alchemist within two years and promised support from herself, Xuan Kongzi, and Tian Lei Zi.

After returning from grieving with Xuan Yi, Xuan Jin reunited with Cao Ying and told her about the women he had met during his three years away. He reassured her that she was the one he loved most, then hinted that he had brought her a gift.

• Xuan Jin left Xuan Yi alone to grieve, and Cao Ying waited for him in the courtyard.
• Xuan Jin took Cao Ying to his room, where they kissed and shared how much they had missed each other.
• Cao Ying asked Xuan Jin whether he had met other good sisters, and he told her about Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, Zi Yan, Cai'er, and Ya Fei.
• Cao Ying grew jealous, but Xuan Jin reassured her that she was his way home and the one he liked most.
• Xuan Jin told Cao Ying that he had brought her a gift.

Xuan Jin gave Cao Ying Fallen Heart Flame and promised to formally ask for her hand after subduing Three Thousand Burning Flame. After dinner with Cao Ying and Xuan Yi, he asked his teacher what she knew about his origins.

• Xuan Jin offered Cao Ying Fallen Heart Flame, Core Earth Flame Lotus Seeds, and a future Calming Soul Pill to help her safely break through and absorb the flame.
• Cao Ying accepted Xuan Jin's gifts, and he stopped their passionate kiss to promise he would ask the Cao Clan for her hand after subduing Three Thousand Burning Flame.
• Xuan Jin and Cao Ying prepared dinner with Xuan Yi, who had recovered somewhat from her grief and listened to his accounts of the Northwest Continent.
• Xuan Yi told Xuan Jin to care for Cao Ying and invited him to bring his friends the next day; she also suggested recruiting Yao Tian Huo as a Pill Tower Guest Elder.
• Xuan Jin asked Xuan Yi what she knew about his origins.

Xuan Yi revealed that Xuan Jin was found as a child in ancient ruins with signs of a powerful fire-affinity bloodline, leaving him to suspect he was connected to the Yan Clan or the Tou She Ancient God. The next morning, Xuan Jin reunited with his companions, secured Yao Tian Huo's agreement to join the Pill Tower as a Guest Elder, and invited the others to meet Xuan Yi.

• Xuan Yi told Xuan Jin that she found him in an ancient wooden box amid ashes in the Blazing Volcano Range, where he showed an unusual fire affinity and traces of violent fire energy.
• Xuan Jin suspected that his origins were tied to the Yan Clan and wondered whether he was a descendant of the Tou She Ancient God, while Xuan Yi promised the Pill Tower would support him regardless.
• The next morning, Xuan Jin went to the inn and reunited with Zi Yan, Qing Lin, Xiao Yi Xian, and Yao Tian Huo.
• Xuan Jin offered Yao Tian Huo a Guest Elder position at the Pill Tower, and Yao Tian Huo accepted.
• Xuan Jin invited Zi Yan, Qing Lin, and Xiao Yi Xian to return with him to meet Xuan Yi; Qing Lin agreed, Zi Yan asked about food, and Xiao Yi Xian felt nervous anticipation.

Xuan Jin brought Yao Tian Huo, Zi Yan, Qing Lin, and Xiao Yi Xian to meet Xuan Yi, Tian Lei Zi, and Cao Ying at the Pill Tower. Cao Ying and Xiao Yi Xian sized each other up and exchanged smiles, and Cao Ying warmly greeted Xiao Yi Xian.

• Xiao Yi Xian worried about appearing rude before meeting Xuan Jin's family, and Xuan Jin reassured her before leading the group out.
• Xuan Jin and his companions arrived at the Pill Tower, where members greeted him with deep respect because of his recent fight with Qiu Ling and victory over Song Qing.
• Xuan Jin brought the group to Xuan Yi's courtyard, where Xuan Yi, Tian Lei Zi, and Cao Ying were waiting.
• Cao Ying and Xiao Yi Xian recognized one another as significant presences in Xuan Jin's life and exchanged smiles without confronting each other.
• Xuan Jin introduced Yao Tian Huo, Zi Yan, Qing Lin, and Xiao Yi Xian to Xuan Yi and Tian Lei Zi, then brought Cao Ying to stand beside him.
• Cao Ying approached Xiao Yi Xian and said Xuan Jin had told her many times that Xiao Yi Xian was special.

Xuan Jin brought Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, and Zi Yan to the Pill Tower, where Xuan Yi welcomed them and arranged a courtyard beside his. He then reassured Xuan Yi about his ambitious alchemy goal and revealed that he had brought something for Cao Ying.

• Cao Ying welcomed Xiao Yi Xian as family, while Tian Lei Zi escorted Yao Tian Huo away to complete his Pill Tower procedures.
• Xuan Yi asked Xuan Jin how he planned to arrange the girls, and he called them his companions and asked her to find them a courtyard.
• Xuan Yi welcomed Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, and Zi Yan, gave Zi Yan a pill, and settled them into a courtyard beside Xuan Jin's residence.
• Xuan Yi warned Xuan Jin that reaching Eighth-Rank High Tier within two years was unprecedented, but he said he knew his limits and had brought something for Ying'er.
• Xuan Jin revealed a transparent fire seed enveloped in eerie white flames.

Xuan Yi refused Xuan Jin’s soul-nourishing herbs and warned him about the strange circumstances of his discovery, while he affirmed that the Pill Tower and its people were his family. The next morning, Cao Ying entered seclusion, Qing Lin trained, Zi Yan feasted on waste pills, and Xiao Yi Xian resolved to grow stronger as Xuan Jin stood before a corpse in a secret chamber.

• Xuan Yi recognized the infant Heavenly Flame intended for Cao Ying and teased Xuan Jin about a gift for her.
• Xuan Jin offered Xuan Yi precious soul-nourishing herbs, but she returned them and urged him to save them for his future.
• Xuan Yi told Xuan Jin that she had found him unharmed in a wooden box amid devastation near the Blazing Volcano Range and warned him to stay alert.
• Xuan Jin declared that the Pill Tower, Xuan Yi, and Ying'er were his family, and Zi Yan happily insisted that she belonged too.
• Cao Ying entered seclusion to prepare to break through to Dou Wang, Qing Lin trained, and Zi Yan devoured waste pills from the Pill Tower's Waste Pill Room.
• Xiao Yi Xian resolved to become strong enough to stand beside Xuan Jin, while he faced an icy-cold corpse in a secret chamber.

Xuan Jin created an Eight-star Dou Zong Sky Demon Puppet from Mo Tian Xing’s corpse and began refining an Eighth-grade Calming Soul Pill. After ten days, the pill drew powerful heavenly phenomena over Saint Pill City as Cao Ying broke through to Dou Wang.

• Xuan Jin used Mo Tian Xing’s corpse, rare materials, a lightning Magic Core, and a captured Dou Zong soul to create a Sky Demon Puppet.
• The puppet emerged as an Eight-star Dou Zong capable of contending with a Peak Nine-star Dou Zong and growing stronger by absorbing Pill Lightning.
• Xuan Jin recovered his Dou Qi and began refining an Eighth-grade Calming Soul Pill in the Black Demon Cauldron.
• After ten days, pill fragrance spread through the Pill Tower as dark clouds and two-colored lightning gathered above Saint Pill City.
• Qing Lin, Zi Yan, and Yao Tian Huo noticed the pill’s powerful disturbance, while Cao Ying broke through to the Dou Wang realm.

Xuan Jin refined a Calming Soul Pill whose six-colored Pill Lightning revealed it had reached the peak of the intermediate Eighth-grade. As the Pill Tower’s elders and disciples watched from a safe distance, the lightning tribulation gathered over him, ready to test the pill.

• Cao Ying recognized the medicinal fragrance of Xuan Jin’s Calming Soul Pill and felt grateful that he had prepared it for her.
• Xuan Kongzi, Tian Lei Zi, and Xuan Yi traced the pill-refining disturbance to Xuan Yi’s courtyard, and Xuan Yi hurried to see Xuan Jin at work.
• Xuan Jin realized the Pill Lightning could destroy his courtyard, so he sent the Black Demon Cauldron into the sky and followed it.
• The thunderclouds formed six-colored Pill Lightning, astonishing Xuan Kongzi and Tian Lei Zi, while Xuan Yi proudly ordered the crowd to retreat.
• Cao Ying explained the pill’s rank and the danger of Pill Lightning to Zi Yan, Qing Lin, and Xiao Yi Xian as the clouds finished gathering power.

Xuan Jin completed a Calming Soul Pill while Number One absorbed Six-Colored Pill Lightning and advanced to One-Star Dou Venerate. He returned to Xuan Yi with the pill, and she scolded him for taking such a risk.

• Xuan Jin restrained the escaping Calming Soul Pill as Six-Colored Pill Lightning descended, while Xuan Yi worried that the strike would destroy it.
• Xuan Jin summoned Number One, who withstood the lightning and absorbed its power instead of being destroyed.
• Number One absorbed successive bolts, evolved into a silver puppet, and advanced to One-Star Dou Venerate.
• The thunderclouds dissipated, and Xuan Jin collected the completed Calming Soul Pill and called Number One back to his side.
• Xuan Jin returned to his courtyard and reassured Xuan Yi, who scolded him for risking himself and the puppet.

After refining the pill and ending the lightning tribulation, Xuan Jin gave Cao Ying the pill she needed to prepare to swallow a Heavenly Flame. Meanwhile, Xiao Yan arrived at the Imperial Capital after trading most of his remaining lifespan for rapid advancement, while Cao Ying began preparing for her own dangerous breakthrough.

• Xuan Jin gave Cao Ying the warm pill and assured her that her preparations would make swallowing the Heavenly Flame foolproof.
• Xuan Kongzi asked Xuan Jin to leave the Pill Tower a copy of his Sky Demon Puppet refining method, and Xuan Jin agreed.
• Xiao Yan reached the Imperial Capital as a Four-Star Dou Ling, with only three years to live after using a life-draining pill and other medicines to accelerate his cultivation.
• Xiao Yan recalled that he had taken the pill to gain the strength needed to reclaim his family's honor and face Nalan Yanran in their Three-Year Pact.
• In a sealed chamber, Cao Ying sat before the Calming Soul Pill as Xuan Jin asked whether she was ready.