Chapter Summaries

The Phantom Spirit Cat saved Lin Dong at Ironwood Manor by severing Lei Ying’s arm, forcing Lei Nuo and Lei Ying to retreat. After Lin Dong returned to Liu Yuan, Liu Yuan anticipated that the Lin Family would discover the hidden Yang Yuan Stone Vein and that Lin Dong would soon move on to a new stage.

• The Phantom Spirit Cat ambushed Lei Ying as he attacked Lin Dong and severed his arm.
• Lin Xiao and Lin Ken arrived with the Lin Family forces, and Lei Nuo fled with the wounded Lei Ying rather than fight them.
• Lin Xiao told Lin Dong to return the Phantom Spirit Cat to Liu Yuan and promised to thank Liu Yuan for his help.
• Lin Dong returned to Liu Yuan and recounted the Lei Family’s attack and the Phantom Spirit Cat’s intervention.
• Liu Yuan anticipated that the Lin Family would uncover the Yang Yuan Stone Vein at Ironwood Manor and that Lin Dong would soon move on to a new map.

After Lin Dong reached Flame City, the system unlocked the new map, prompting Liu Yuan to prepare to leave Qing Yang Town. He gave Qing Tan pills to suppress her Demonic Body’s cold energy, said goodbye to the Lin Family, and entered Flame City, where the system began loading.

• The Lin Family discovered a Yang Yuan Stone Vein at Ironwood Manor, defeated its two guardian Monster Beasts, and grew stronger by mining its riches.
• Lin Dong traveled with Lin Xiao and others to Flame City, triggering the system to unlock the Flame City map for Liu Yuan.
• Liu Yuan refined Crimson Sun Suppression Pills for Qing Tan and told her he planned to leave for Flame City the next morning.
• Qing Tan asked Liu Yuan to stay with her that night, and Liu Yuan agreed.
• Liu Yuan said goodbye to Lin Zhentian, Lin Xiao, Lin Dong, and the others, then left Qing Yang Town without waking Qing Tan.
• Liu Yuan entered Flame City, and the All-Map Strongest System began loading.

Liu Yuan arrived in Flame City and received powerful realm, martial art, cultivation manual, and supply rewards from the system. He found a recipe for a pill that could control Qing Tan’s Demonic Body and set out to find its rare ingredients.

• The system raised Liu Yuan’s martial arts cultivation to Form Creation Realm Intermediate Stage and his Spiritual Power to Five-Seal Talisman Master.
• The system gave Liu Yuan powerful martial arts and cultivation manuals, ten thousand Sun Primal Pills, and ten Pill recipes.
• Liu Yuan discovered the Ice Cold Fiend Control Pill recipe and realized it could help Qing Tan control and awaken her Demonic Body.
• Liu Yuan saw that the Pill required rare ingredients, including an Extreme Cold Ice Spirit Fruit and an Extreme Cold Heavenly Snow Lotus.
• Liu Yuan headed toward Flame City’s central district to seek ingredients at the Myriad Gold Merchant Association or the auction being held that day.

Liu Yuan entered the Wanjin Auction House, where Xia Wanjin sensed something strange about the unassuming youth but could not see through his strength. The auction began with Liu Yuan seated among the gathered powers of Flame City and its neighboring cities.

• Liu Yuan watched Ice Old Ghost enter the auction house, then paid a Yang Yuan Stone for his own Number Plate and took a seat in the main hall.
• Xia Wanjin and Xuan Su observed the arriving guests from a private room, noting the presence of Ice Old Ghost and Wolf Demon.
• Xia Wanjin sensed pressure from Liu Yuan and pointed him out to Xuan Su, but dismissed his own suspicion when she saw only a composed young man.
• Liu Yuan recognized Xia Wanjin's probing Spiritual Power but concealed his strength and waited as the hall filled.
• A red-robed Elder rang the bell, welcomed the guests, and announced that the Wanjin Auction had officially begun.

Liu Yuan remained bored through most of the auction until the Extreme Cold Ice Spirit Fruit appeared, a key ingredient for the Ice Cold Fiend Control Pill. He won it for four thousand Yang Yuan Stones after outbidding and defying Ice Old Ghost, who threatened him as the auction ended.

• A one-eyed big man bought the Shattering Jade Palm for one thousand Yang Yuan Stones, while Liu Yuan dismissed the early auction items as beneath his interest.
• The Red Robe Auctioneer revealed the Extreme Cold Ice Spirit Fruit, and Liu Yuan recognized it as an essential ingredient for the Ice Cold Fiend Control Pill.
• Liu Yuan opened the bidding at one thousand Yang Yuan Stones and raised his offer to two thousand as other bidders competed.
• Ice Old Ghost bid two thousand five hundred and threatened Liu Yuan, but Liu Yuan countered with four thousand Yang Yuan Stones.
• Ice Old Ghost withdrew and threatened that Liu Yuan might not leave Flame City alive, while the Red Robe Auctioneer declared Liu Yuan the winner of the fruit.

After acquiring the Extreme Cold Ice Spirit Fruit at auction, Liu Yuan lured Ice Old Ghost into a secluded alley and revealed his overwhelming Form Creation Realm strength. Ice Old Ghost’s attack failed, and he ended up on his knees begging Liu Yuan to spare him.

• Liu Yuan paid four thousand Yang Yuan Stones for the Extreme Cold Ice Spirit Fruit and left the auction house.
• Ice Old Ghost followed Liu Yuan, while Xia Wanjin refused Xuan Su’s suggestion to intervene because the pursuit happened outside the auction house.
• Liu Yuan deliberately led Ice Old Ghost into a dead-end alley, intending to use him as a test for his strength.
• Ice Old Ghost attacked Liu Yuan, but Liu Yuan revealed his Form Creation Realm Great Accomplishment aura and shattered Ice Old Ghost’s confidence.
• Liu Yuan’s golden Origin Power blade blasted Ice Old Ghost back, and the defeated pursuer begged for his life.

Liu Yuan killed Ice Old Ghost, then spent a month at Cloud Arrival Inn mastering the Sky Flame Ancient Formation and cultivating Demonic Body. He opened his 50th Meridian, bringing him closer to cultivating the Demonic Body.

• Liu Yuan rejected Ice Old Ghost's pleas, defeated his desperate Profound Ice Palm with a Golden Giant Hand, and killed him.
• Liu Yuan took Ice Old Ghost's Universe Bag and found Yang Yuan Stones, cultivation techniques, and spirit medicines inside.
• Liu Yuan rented a room at Cloud Arrival Inn and spent a month cultivating the Sky Flame Ancient Formation and Demonic Body.
• Liu Yuan reached minor accomplishment in the Sky Flame Ancient Formation but could not advance it further with his current Spiritual Power realm.
• Liu Yuan opened his 50th Meridian, causing Fiend Qi to gather behind him as a blurry Demonic Shadow.

After completing the fifty-meridian loop, Liu Yuan headed to the Myriad Gold Merchant Association to seek ingredients for his cultivation and Qing Tan’s pill. There, Xia Wanjin and Xuan Su recognized him as the young man suspected of killing Ice Old Ghost.

• Liu Yuan sensed that opening his fiftieth meridian had increased his Origin Power’s circulation speed and strength.
• Liu Yuan resolved to find Fiend Ghost Yin Soul Grass and the remaining ingredients for Qing Tan’s Ice Cold Fiend Control Pill.
• Liu Yuan learned that the Myriad Gold Merchant Association was holding an auction and headed there.
• Xia Wanjin told Xuan Su he suspected Liu Yuan or a powerful ally had killed Ice Old Ghost.
• Xuan Su spotted Liu Yuan arriving at the auction house and excitedly pointed him out to Xia Wanjin.

Xia Wanjin recognized Liu Yuan at the Myriad Gold Merchant Association auction and decided to invest in befriending him. After giving Liu Yuan a Purple Gold Guest Token, Xia Wanjin revealed that his probe had suggested Liu Yuan possessed at least Origin Core Realm Great Perfection cultivation.

• Xia Wanjin saw Liu Yuan arrive at the auction and brought Xuan Su downstairs to meet him.
• Xia Wanjin introduced himself and Xuan Su, and Liu Yuan told them he had traveled from Great Sun Prefecture.
• Xia Wanjin gave Liu Yuan a Purple Gold Guest Token, offering him discounts and help with trouble in Flame City.
• Liu Yuan accepted the token and went inside to attend the auction.
• Xuan Su questioned Xia Wanjin's generous gift, and he explained that his Origin Power probe had found Liu Yuan's strength unfathomable.

After failing to find the rare herbs he needed at the auction, Liu Yuan accepted Xuan Su’s offer to search for them through the Myriad Gold Merchant Association. Xuan Su then offered him a quiet courtyard residence, hoping to draw him closer to the association.

• Xuan Su realized Liu Yuan’s strength made him a valuable person to cultivate a relationship with.
• Liu Yuan found none of the medicinal herbs he needed at the auction and decided to seek help from the Myriad Gold Merchant Association.
• Xuan Su waited at the auction house exit and offered to help Liu Yuan find the herbs he sought.
• Liu Yuan gave Xuan Su a list of medicinal herbs, emphasizing that the Fiend Ghost Yin Soul Grass was especially important.
• After learning Liu Yuan was staying at Cloud Arrival Inn, Xuan Su offered him the vacant Secluded Bamboo Garden as a gift.

Liu Yuan accepted Xuan Su’s offer of Secluded Bamboo Garden and spent half a month mastering the Great Demon Shattering Fist while waiting for medicinal herbs. After seeing him pulverize a massive sword-testing stone with one punch, Xuan Su suspected that he was a Form Creation Realm expert even stronger than Flame City Lord Shi Cheng.

• Liu Yuan accepted Xuan Su’s offer to stay at Secluded Bamboo Garden, and she arranged servants and promised to seek information about medicinal herbs.
• Liu Yuan began training in the sixth-grade Great Demon Shattering Fist while his other cultivation efforts awaited herbs or advancement in realm.
• Over the next half month, Liu Yuan practiced tirelessly and brought the fist technique to a high level.
• Liu Yuan used one punch to shake a sword-testing stone into powder, demonstrating the destructive force of the completed technique.
• Xuan Su arrived, witnessed Liu Yuan’s strength, and wondered if he was a Form Creation Realm expert stronger than Shi Cheng.

Liu Yuan deliberately revealed his strength to impress Xuan Su, who delivered the rare ingredients he needed for the Ice Cold Fiend Control Pill. After she offered to give them to him as a favor, Liu Yuan accepted but proposed refining pills for her in return, leaving Xuan Su stunned.

• Liu Yuan welcomed Xuan Su after she witnessed his powerful aura and adjusted her manner toward him with respect.
• Xuan Su gave Liu Yuan a Universe Bag containing the ingredients he had requested, including Fiend Ghost Yin Soul Grass, Cold Crystal Flower, and Earth Heart Cold Fire Lotus.
• Xuan Su explained that the ingredients were worth around forty thousand Sun Primal Pills but offered them as a gift.
• Liu Yuan accepted the ingredients and offered to refine a batch of pills for Xuan Su in return.
• Xuan Su was stunned to learn that Liu Yuan could refine pills.

Liu Yuan refined Body Tempering Pills and Earth Origin Pills in Secluded Bamboo Garden, while Xuan Su told Xia Wanjin about Liu Yuan’s formidable cultivation and alchemy. After three days, Liu Yuan brought the pills to the Myriad Gold Merchant Association as a gift, where Xia Wanjin and Xuan Su welcomed him.

• Xuan Su gathered the herbs Liu Yuan requested, and Liu Yuan sealed Secluded Bamboo Garden to begin refining pills.
• Xuan Su reported Liu Yuan’s strength and alchemy to Xia Wanjin, who ordered her to meet Liu Yuan’s needs and win him over at any cost.
• Liu Yuan spent three days refining Body Tempering Pills and Earth Origin Pills.
• Liu Yuan brought several dozen bottles of pills to the Myriad Gold Merchant Association, and Xia Wanjin and Xuan Su personally welcomed him.
• Liu Yuan opened a pill bottle in the Reception Hall, filling the air with the fragrance of pills.

Liu Yuan gave Xia Wanjin and Xuan Su potent Body Tempering Pills and Earth Origin Pills, strengthening the Myriad Gold Merchant Association’s desire to serve him. He then refined Ice Cold Fiend Control Pills for Qing Tan and prepared to complete his own Demonic Body cultivation.

• Liu Yuan presented Xia Wanjin and Xuan Su with twenty Body Tempering Pills that improved cultivation without harming a user’s foundation.
• Liu Yuan explained that his five Earth Origin Pills could let Ninth Peak Body Tempering Realm Martial Artists advance directly to the Earth Origin Realm without a bottleneck.
• Xia Wanjin and Xuan Su thanked Liu Yuan, and Xia resolved that the Myriad Gold Merchant Association would keep earning his friendship.
• Liu Yuan returned to the Secluded Bamboo Garden and spent two days refining Ice Cold Fiend Control Pills to help Qing Tan control her Demonic Body and Fiend Qi.
• After completing the pills, Liu Yuan decided to use the Fiend Ghost Yin Soul Grass and cultivate his Demonic Body to completion.

Liu Yuan completed his Demonic Body cultivation, but the Fiend Ghost Yin Soul Grass left him overwhelmed by Yang fire. When Xuan Su visited with wine, she learned what was troubling him and moved closer instead of leaving.

• Liu Yuan swallowed the Fiend Ghost Yin Soul Grass and spent ten days tempering his body with its Yin Sha energy.
• Liu Yuan activated his newly cultivated Demonic Body and discovered its strength could contend with a Form Creation Realm Perfection expert.
• Liu Yuan's Yang fire erupted after he deactivated the Demonic Body, and he tried to cool himself down.
• Xuan Su arrived with a jug of wine, and Liu Yuan drank with her despite his growing desire.
• Liu Yuan asked Xuan Su to leave after explaining his predicament, but she approached him and asked why he was being so distant.

After spending the night together, Liu Yuan stopped Xuan Su from leaving and told her he wanted her to get along with his other girlfriend. The next morning, Xuan Su accepted his relationship with Qing Tan, and Liu Yuan prepared to travel to Qing Yang Town to bring her back.

• After their night together, Xuan Su told Liu Yuan she expected no promises and tried to leave.
• Liu Yuan pulled Xuan Su back and declared that she belonged to him, explaining he had been thinking about how she could get along with his other girlfriend.
• Xuan Su learned Liu Yuan had another girlfriend and felt reassured that he was planning a future with her.
• The next morning, Liu Yuan told Xuan Su he planned to go to Qing Yang Town to bring Qing Tan back.
• Xuan Su asked what Qing Tan looked like, and Liu Yuan said she would see when he brought her back.

Liu Yuan hurried back toward Qing Yang Town as the Blood Robe Sect surrounded the Lin Family to avenge Gu Ying. Just as the Lin Family faced defeat, Liu Yuan’s white cat killed two Blood Robe Guard leaders, and Qing Tan realized Liu Yuan might have returned.

• Liu Yuan left Flame City and raced toward Qing Yang Town, thinking of Qing Tan and resolving to bring her to his side.
• The Lin Family learned that Wei Tong, the Blood Robe Sect’s Origin Core Realm Minor Perfection Sect Master, was coming to avenge Gu Ying.
• Qing Tan and Liu Yan worried over the family’s fate, and Qing Tan hoped Liu Yuan would come to help.
• Wei Tong surrounded the Lin Family and demanded that they submit, enslave themselves, and hand over Lin Dong or face annihilation.
• Lin Zhentian refused Wei Tong’s demands, and two Blood Robe Guard leaders charged the Lin Family fighters.
• Liu Yuan’s white cat appeared and killed both guards instantly, leading Qing Tan to recognize it and wonder whether Liu Yuan had returned.

Liu Yuan returned to the Lin Family and faced Wei Tong, who attacked him in a rage. Xiao Huan revealed its Form Creation Realm strength, killed Wei Tong, and left both the Lin Family and Blood Robe Disciples stunned.

• Liu Yuan appeared between the Lin Family and the Blood Robe Disciples, and the Lin Family cheered at his return.
• Liu Yuan told Lin Zhentian and Lin Dong that he could handle Wei Tong alone.
• Wei Tong attacked Liu Yuan with his Blood Fiend Ghost Claw, but Xiao Huan released its Form Creation Realm aura and severed Wei Tong’s arm.
• Liu Yuan ordered Xiao Huan to kill Wei Tong, and Xiao Huan beheaded him.
• The Lin Family and Blood Robe Disciples stared in shock at Liu Yuan and Xiao Huan.

Liu Yuan returned in time to save the Lin Family, then reunited with Qing Tan and brought her back to his old courtyard. The chapter ended with Qing Tan approaching him after a bath and saying she was sleepy.

• The Lin Family members watched Xiao Huan kill Wei Tong and wipe out the fleeing Blood Robe Disciples on Liu Yuan’s command.
• Lin Zhentian and Lin Xiao thanked Liu Yuan for saving the Lin Family, and he told them they were family.
• The Lin Family held a feast to welcome Liu Yuan home, after which he took Qing Tan to his old courtyard.
• Qing Tan came out of the bath wearing only a towel, walked toward Liu Yuan, and told him she was sleepy.

Liu Yuan gave Qing Tan an Extreme Cold Fiend Controlling Pill to turn her Demonic Body’s Yin Sha Qi into a source of power. As Qing Tan began refining it, an immense cold wave engulfed the courtyard, and Liu Yuan stood guard while the Lin Family rushed over in alarm.

• Liu Yuan and Qing Tan spent the night together, and the next day he asked whether the cold qi in her body had been acting up.
• Liu Yuan gave Qing Tan the Extreme Cold Fiend Controlling Pill and explained that it could help her control the Yin Sha Qi and use it as cultivation power.
• Qing Tan swallowed the pill and followed Liu Yuan’s instructions, triggering a powerful eruption of cold qi that froze and shattered objects in the room and spread through the courtyard.
• Lin Zhentian, Lin Xiao, Lin Dong, and the other Lin Family members felt the sudden chill and hurried to Liu Yuan’s courtyard, fearing for Qing Tan.
• Liu Yuan stood at the courtyard gate as the cold qi dispersed around him, and Lin Zhentian asked what was happening and whether Qing Tan was in danger.