Chapter Summaries

Xuan Jin received the Azure Nether Longevity Pill from Cao Ying and prepared to enter seclusion before heading to Jia Nan Academy to pursue its Heavenly Flame. In the Ten Thousand Medicine Mountain Range, a powerful stranger emerged from a torn opening in space and terrified Xiong Zhan.

• Cao Ying gave Xuan Jin an Eighth-grade Azure Nether Longevity Pill that he planned to use to earn Gu Xun Er's favor.
• Xuan Jin told Cao Ying he intended to go to Jia Nan Academy and take its mature Heavenly Flame, then planned to refine his alchemy in seclusion.
• Xiong Zhan enjoyed his new strength as a Nine-Patterned Dragon Bear while the Ironclad Rhinoceros peeled fruit for him.
• A terrifying aura spread across the Ten Thousand Medicine Mountain Range, knocking the Ironclad Rhinoceros unconscious and suppressing Xiong Zhan.
• A three-meter-tall, heavily muscled man stepped out of a vast black hole in the sky.

Hei Qing tracked Zi Yan’s imperial bloodline to the Pill Tower and learned from Xiong Zhan that she had gone to Saint Pill City with Xuan Jin. He infiltrated the Pill Tower’s core area to find her, but Xuan Kongzi, Tian Lei Zi, and Xuan Yi detected him and confronted him above Xuan Jin’s courtyard.

• Hei Qing overpowered Xiong Zhan and demanded to know where he could find the member of his clan whose bloodline he had sensed.
• Xiong Zhan told Hei Qing that Zi Yan had left for the Pill Tower with Xuan Jin and was returning to Saint Pill City.
• Hei Qing told Xiong Zhan to invoke his name if anyone in the Pill Realm bullied him, then tore open a spatial passage and left.
• Hei Qing infiltrated the Pill Tower’s core area and spotted Zi Yan outside Xuan Jin’s secluded cultivation room.
• Xuan Kongzi, Tian Lei Zi, and Xuan Yi sensed Hei Qing’s presence and appeared above Xuan Jin’s courtyard.

Hei Qing, an Ancient Void Dragon, infiltrated the Pill Tower after sensing a clansman's aura, prompting a confrontation with its Three Great Heads. He recognized Zi Yan as the one he had come to find.

• Xuan Kongzi, Tian Lei Zi, and Xuan Yi confronted Hei Qing after discovering him inside the Pill Tower.
• Hei Qing revealed that he was from the Ancient Void Dragon Clan and explained he had followed a clansman's aura into the tower.
• Xuan Yi suspected that Zi Yan was the Ancient Void Dragon Hei Qing sought.
• Xuan Jin, Cao Ying, Qing Lin, and Zi Yan emerged from the side room, and Xuan Yi moved protectively in front of Xuan Jin.
• Hei Qing spotted Zi Yan, recognized her scent, and confirmed she was the clansman he had been searching for.

Hei Qing discovered that Zi Yan was an Ancient Void Dragon and invited her to return to her clan. Xuan Jin told him Zi Yan could leave only if she chose to, leaving the decision unresolved.

• Hei Qing sensed Zi Yan’s bloodline and recognized her as a member of the Ancient Void Dragon Clan.
• Zi Yan felt an immediate bond with Hei Qing, and Xuan Jin explained that he was her clansman.
• Hei Qing introduced himself as the one sent to find Zi Yan and urged her to return home, promising abundant food and treasures.
• Zi Yan asked whether Xuan Jin could come with her, but Hei Qing refused to let an outsider enter the clan’s residence.
• Xuan Jin stood between Hei Qing and Zi Yan, saying she was not merchandise and could leave only if she was willing.

Xuan Jin and the Pill Tower leaders confronted Hei Qing when he tried to take Zi Yan away, but Zi Yan defended Xuan Jin and refused to leave. Hei Qing kept Zi Yan’s identity secret and began persuading her that she needed to become stronger if she wanted to stay by Xuan Jin’s side.

• Xuan Jin warned Hei Qing that he would have to face the Pill Tower if he forcibly took someone from its courtyard, and the Three Great Heads backed him with their auras.
• Zi Yan rushed between Xuan Jin and Hei Qing, threatening never to return to the Ancient Void Dragon Clan if Hei Qing hurt Xuan Jin.
• Hei Qing restrained himself and explained that he had been anxious because stranded clansmen were precious, while keeping Zi Yan’s identity secret.
• Zi Yan said she wanted to stay because she liked the sugar beans and spending time with Xuan Jin.
• Hei Qing pointed out that Xuan Jin was a Three-Star Dou Venerate while Zi Yan was only around the Dou Emperor level, making her reconsider how little she could help against powerful enemies.

Hei Qing persuaded Zi Yan to return to the Ancient Void Dragon Clan so she could grow stronger, and Xuan Jin understood that staying with him would limit her. Zi Yan agreed after imagining bringing a host of dragons back to help Brother Xuan Jin, then embraced him to say goodbye.

• Hei Qing warned Zi Yan that she would fall behind Xuan Jin unless she returned to the clan and trained with its resources and inherited arts.
• Zi Yan thought about Xuan Jin's other companions and felt afraid that she could no longer keep up with him.
• Hei Qing promised Zi Yan she could become an important figure in the clan and bring Ancient Void Dragons to help Xuan Jin if he were ever in trouble.
• Zi Yan eagerly decided to return to the clan so she could become strong and bring people back to fight beside Brother Xuan Jin.
• Zi Yan hugged Xuan Jin and told him she was leaving.

Xuan Jin said goodbye to Zi Yan as Hei Qing took her to the Ancient Void Dragon Clan, then faced the five-month deadline to reach Tier 8 High Alchemist and claim the Three Thousand Burning Flame. He remained determined to succeed, while Xuan Yi promised to obtain the flame for him even if he failed.

• Xuan Jin gave Zi Yan pills and sugar beans before she hugged Cao Ying, Qing Lin, and Xuan Yi goodbye.
• Hei Qing took Zi Yan through a spatial passage, promised the Ancient Void Dragon Clan would help Xuan Jin if Soul Hall threatened him, and left with her.
• Tian Lei Zi and Xuan Kongzi reminded Xuan Jin that only five months remained in his wager to become a Tier 8 High Alchemist.
• Xuan Jin declared that he was determined to obtain the Three Thousand Burning Flame, and Tian Lei Zi set the Pill Tower assessment as the deadline.
• Xuan Kongzi left to handle Soul Hall's response, and Xuan Yi reassured Xuan Jin that she would obtain the flame for him even if he lost.

Xuan Jin prepared to enter seclusion for five months to attempt refining an Eighth-Rank High Tier pill, while Qing Lin and Cao Ying resolved to train harder. At the appointed time, the Pill Tower’s three giants awaited Xuan Jin, and Xuan Yi sensed his arrival.

• Xuan Yi reassured Xuan Jin that Zi Yan would grow powerful after returning to the Ancient Void Dragon Clan, and Xuan Jin said he would enter seclusion for the five-month deadline.
• Qing Lin told Xuan Jin she wanted to become strong enough to protect him, and Cao Ying offered to train alongside her.
• Xuan Jin accepted their resolve and prepared to pursue the Eighth-Rank High Tier pill in seclusion.
• Five months later, Tian Lei Zi and Xuan Kongzi waited with Xuan Yi at the Pill Tower’s top floor for Xuan Jin to arrive.
• Xuan Yi announced that Xuan Jin was there.

Xuan Jin began an Eighth-Rank High Tier trial before Xuan Yi, Xuan Kongzi, and Tian Lei Zi, refining a Sky Burning Marrow Pill to prove his skill and earn the key to Three Thousand Burning Flame. After half a month of precise fire control, the pill had not yet formed, but Tian Lei Zi praised Xuan Jin’s extraordinary technique.

• Xuan Jin arrived at the trial with Cao Ying and Qing Lin, and reassured Xuan Yi that he would not disappoint her.
• Tian Lei Zi promised Xuan Jin his Thunder Core if he succeeded, while Cao Ying offered him a reward and Qing Lin encouraged him.
• Xuan Jin summoned the Black Demon Cauldron and used the Nether Sea Ice Lotus Flame to begin refining the Sky Burning Marrow Pill.
• Xuan Jin spent half a month controlling the flames as a dark-red liquid took shape inside the cauldron.
• Tian Lei Zi marveled at how Xuan Jin kept the flame temperature steady to within one ten-thousandth of a degree.

Xuan Jin completed his pill, triggering Eight-Colored Pill Lightning over Saint Pill City. As the Pill Tower giants raised a protective formation, Xuan Jin summoned Number One to face the lightning and absorb its energy.

• Xuan Jin condensed the medicinal liquid into a pill, sending a pillar of red light through the Pill Tower’s spatial restriction.
• The thunderclouds above Saint Pill City changed through eight colors, revealing that Xuan Jin had refined an Eighth-Rank High Tier pill.
• Tian Lei Zi and Xuan Kongzi formed defenses around the Pill Tower’s top floor, and Xuan Yi added her protective formation.
• Xuan Jin refused to waste the lightning’s energy and summoned Number One to take it head-on.

Xuan Jin completed the Eighth-Rank High Tier Sky Burning Marrow Pill while Number One absorbed the pill lightning and transformed into a Four-Star Dou Venerate. He collected the pill and claimed victory in his wager with Tian Lei Zi.

• Xuan Jin sent Number One to meet the eight-colored lightning bolt, which Number One absorbed and used to grow stronger.
• Xuan Jin provoked the thundercloud, and Number One endured five more lightning bolts as the others reinforced the barrier.
• Number One broke through to Four-Star Dou Venerate as the final lightning bolt dispersed the thundercloud and revealed the Sky Burning Marrow Pill.
• Xuan Jin stored the pill and praised Number One, whose body had transformed from silver to dark gold.
• Xuan Jin reminded Tian Lei Zi, Xuan Kongzi, and Xuan Yi that he had refined the pill and asked whether their wager still counted.
• Tian Lei Zi admitted defeat and marveled at Number One's breakthrough.

After winning access to the Star Domain, Xuan Jin postponed his attempt to subdue Three Thousand Burning Flame until he could obtain Zi Yan’s Dragon Seal and recover. He decided to visit Fenyan Valley and investigate the mystery of his origins, then summoned Yao Tian Huo.

• Tian Lei Zi opened the lightning barrier and offered Xuan Jin access to the Star Domain, but Xuan Jin said he would wait before challenging Three Thousand Burning Flame.
• Xuan Jin planned to wait for Zi Yan to return from Dragon Island so he could use her Ancient Void Dragon Dragon Seal to help subdue the Heavenly Flame.
• Xuan Yi told Xuan Jin to rest while she and Xuan Kongzi handled visitors from the Five Great Clans, and Xuan Jin returned to his courtyard with Cao Ying and Qing Lin.
• Xuan Jin considered visiting Fenyan Valley to learn the Heavenly Flame Three Profound Changes and investigate where he had come from after Xuan Yi found him in the Blazing Volcano Range.
• Xuan Jin asked Qing Lin to summon Yao Tian Huo, who arrived as a Six-Star Dou Venerate.

Xuan Jin sent Yao Tian Huo to deliver a longevity pill to Xiao Yan, check on Xiao Yi Xian, and investigate Jia Nan Academy’s Fallen Heart Flame while preparing to travel to the Blazing Volcano Range. Elsewhere, Old Man Mu Gu plotted revenge against Xuan Jin, and Zi Yan threw a tantrum over having to eat heavenly treasures instead of sugar beans.

• Xuan Jin gave Yao Tian Huo the Azure Nether Longevity Pill and a letter for Xiao Yan, explaining that the gift was an investment and that Xiao Yan might be useful later.
• Xuan Jin asked Yao Tian Huo to check on Xiao Yi Xian in the Cloud Empire and investigate the Fallen Heart Flame beneath Jia Nan Academy’s Heavenly Incineration Qi Refining Tower, and Yao Tian Huo departed at once.
• Xuan Jin told Qing Lin that he planned to visit the Blazing Volcano Range, where he had come from, and Qing Lin resolved to become stronger.
• Old Man Mu Gu learned that Xuan Jin remained secluded in the Pill Tower and vowed to torture him in the Ten Thousand Soul Banner once he emerged.
• Zi Yan complained about the taste of her treasured food and demanded colorful sugar beans instead.

Zi Yan grew restless with Dragon Island’s food and routine, then persuaded Hei Qing to take her to find Xuan Jin at the Pill Tower. The Dragon Island elders secretly allowed them to leave, and Zi Yan spotted a treasure tower as they reached the void passage.

• Zi Yan complained to Hei Qing that Dragon Island’s food was unappetizing and announced she would return to the Pill Tower to find Xuan Jin.
• Zi Yan convinced Hei Qing to accompany her by claiming Xuan Jin needed protection from the Soul Hall and that she would only visit briefly.
• Great Elder Zhu Li and the other elders watched Zi Yan and Hei Qing prepare to leave, deciding not to stop them.
• Zi Yan and Hei Qing reached the void passage, and Zi Yan mistook the elders’ silence for proof that her stealth had improved.
• Zi Yan stopped before leaving and fixed her attention on a nearby treasure tower.

Zi Yan raided the Ancient Void Dragon Clan’s Treasure Pavilion for gifts before returning to the Pill Tower, while Xuan Jin prepared to investigate his origins at the Blazing Volcano Range. Xuan Jin agreed to take Qing Lin with him, and she hurried to prepare for the journey.

• Zi Yan entered the Treasure Pavilion and packed valuable herbs, stones, and other treasures into her storage ring despite Hei Qing’s protests.
• Zi Yan left Dragon Island with Hei Qing, while Great Elder Zhu Li and the other elders watched the depleted shelves in dismay.
• At the Pill Tower, Cao Ying asked to accompany Xuan Jin to the Blazing Volcano Range, but he told her to focus on cultivation and the next Pill Gathering.
• Qing Lin asked Xuan Jin to take her along and promised she would not hinder him.
• Xuan Jin agreed to bring Qing Lin, who eagerly went to prepare provisions and water.

Xuan Jin and Qing Lin searched the Blazing Volcano Range for clues about Xuan Jin’s origins but found nothing, then headed to Fenyan Valley to seek the Heavenly Flame Three Profound Changes. The chapter ended with Xuan Jin presenting his Pill Tower token at the valley entrance and asking to meet Valley Master Tang.

• Xuan Jin told Xuan Yi he planned to visit the Blazing Volcano Range and trade for the Heavenly Flame Three Profound Changes, and Xuan Yi warned him to be careful.
• Xuan Jin and Qing Lin traveled to Huang Tian City and searched the site where Xuan Yi had found him as an infant, but uncovered no clues about his origins.
• Qing Lin reassured Xuan Jin that the Pill Tower, Xuan Yi, and she were his family, and Xuan Jin said he was content without learning more about his background.
• Xuan Jin explained that he wanted the Heavenly Flame Three Profound Changes and planned to use Valley Master Tang’s search for an alchemist to gain an audience.
• Xuan Jin and Qing Lin reached Fenyan Valley, where Xuan Jin identified himself to the gatekeepers as a Pill Tower visitor and requested to see Valley Master Tang.

Xuan Jin arrived at Fenyan Valley seeking the Heavenly Flame Three Profound Changes and planned to negotiate with Tang Zhen by offering an eighth-grade pill to protect Tang Huo'er. Elder Chihuo learned that the famed Pill Tower alchemist had come in person and wondered what he wanted.

• A gatekeeping disciple recognized Xuan Jin's token and hurried inside to alert Fenyan Valley while another escorted Xuan Jin and Qing Lin to the Guest Reception Pavilion.
• Xuan Jin considered Tang Huo'er's future danger from absorbing the Nine Dragon Thunder Gang Flame and planned to trade a protective pill for the Heavenly Flame Three Profound Changes.
• Elder Chihuo rebuked a disciple for rushing into the council hall as he handled reports about unrest in the underground fire veins.
• The disciple told Elder Chihuo that Xuan Jin had arrived, and Elder Chihuo verified the token before wondering why the alchemist had come.

Tang Zhen and Tang Huo'er welcomed Xuan Jin to Fenyan Valley, hoping the renowned alchemist could help protect Tang Huo'er as she absorbed the Nine Dragon Thunder Gang Flame. Tang Huo'er was left flustered by Xuan Jin's appearance.

• Elder Chihuo hurried to Tang Zhen with news that Xuan Jin had arrived at Fenyan Valley.
• Tang Huo'er told Tang Zhen she wanted to absorb the Nine Dragon Thunder Gang Flame, but he warned her that it was too dangerous without protection for her meridians.
• Tang Zhen learned that Xuan Jin, the Pill Tower prodigy, had come to visit and eagerly went with Tang Huo'er and Elder Chihuo to welcome him.
• Tang Zhen greeted Xuan Jin at the Guest Reception Pavilion and introduced his daughter, Tang Huo'er.
• Tang Huo'er lost her composure when she saw Xuan Jin and blushed as she struggled to greet him.

Xuan Jin met Tang Zhen and Tang Huo'er at Fenyan Valley, where Tang Huo'er apologized for her earlier disrespect and became curious about him. After Tang Zhen noticed the strange aura concealed by Qing Lin, he invited Xuan Jin to his study and asked why he had come; Xuan Jin agreed to speak frankly, leaving his purpose unrevealed.

• Tang Huo'er awkwardly apologized to Xuan Jin, then asked if she could call him Big Brother Xuan Jin.
• Xuan Jin introduced Qing Lin as his personal maid, and Tang Zhen sensed a fearsome aura concealed within her.
• Tang Zhen invited Xuan Jin and his companions to his study in Fenyan Valley's Inner Valley.
• After tea, Tang Zhen asked why Xuan Jin had traveled from Saint Pill City to Fenyan Valley.
• Xuan Jin said he would speak frankly and turned his jade teacup in his hand.

Xuan Jin asked Tang Zhen to trade Fenyan Valley’s secret Heavenly Flame Three Profound Changes for his help making a pill to protect Tang Huo'er while she absorbed the Nine Dragon Thunder Gang Flame. Tang Zhen considered the benefits but warned that handing over the art too easily would anger the valley’s elders and disciples.

• Xuan Jin told Tang Zhen that he wanted to learn the Heavenly Flame Three Profound Changes in exchange for his assistance.
• Tang Huo'er and Tang Zhen reacted with shock, while Qing Lin prepared to defend Xuan Jin if Tang Zhen turned hostile.
• Tang Zhen weighed the valley’s rules against the need to protect Tang Huo'er and secure Xuan Jin’s favor.
• Xuan Jin assured Tang Zhen that he would keep the art private and cultivate it only for himself.
• Tang Zhen said he trusted Xuan Jin but feared that giving away Fenyan Valley’s greatest treasure without resistance would make the elders and disciples resent him.