Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yang and his companions entered the Heaven Burning Qi Refining Tower and discovered how its Subordinate Fire affected their cultivation. Xiao Yang reached the sixth level to cultivate, while Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin stayed on the third level, and he spotted a Fire Python deep below.

• Medusa warned Xiao Yang, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin about the tower’s Subordinate Fire before leading them inside.
• Xiao Yang tested the Subordinate Fire with his Origin Fire, but it gained no Fallen Heart Flame traits and only a negligible increase in strength.
• Elder Liu greeted Xiao Yang, while Xiao Yi Xian discovered the Subordinate Fire refined the toxins in her Dou Qi and Qing Lin found it accelerated her cultivation.
• Xiao Yang upgraded Qing Lin’s crystal card to Green Fire and accompanied Medusa to the sixth level, while Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin chose to cultivate on the third level.
• Xiao Yang spotted a red Fire Python through the shaft at the tower’s center, then entered a high-grade Cultivation Room on the sixth level.

Xiao Yang cultivated in the Heaven Burning Qi Refining Tower and discovered that its heart fire purified his dou qi and greatly accelerated his absorption of poison-derived energy. He became determined to obtain the Fallen Heart Flame, then left the tower with the other three at night to exchange cultivation insights.

• Xiao Yang felt tempted to dismantle the Heaven Burning Qi Refining Tower for its materials but gave up the idea and began cultivating.
• A wisp of heart fire appeared beside Xiao Yang's heart, and he realized Fallen Heart Flame could temper his internal organs more effectively.
• Xiao Yang circulated his dou qi through the heart fire, purifying it and eliminating the instability from his rapid cultivation.
• Xiao Yang swallowed a Nine Springs Pill and found that the heart fire purified its energy, letting him absorb it at least three times faster.
• Xiao Yang resolved to obtain Fallen Heart Flame to rapidly build strength against the Soul Clan, then left the tower with the other three at night.

Xiao Yang cultivated in the Heaven Burning Qi Refining Tower, broke through to Two-Star Dou Ling, and went to the Alchemist Department to sell pills. He presented thirty bottles of Cold Extreme Pills to an instructor for appraisal.

• Xiao Yang gave Qing Lin Cold Extreme Pills to protect her from Fire Toxin and claimed a reward of a Fourth-order Monster Core and Fifth-Rank Cold Extreme Ice Snake Essence Blood.
• Xiao Yang and Xiao Yi Xian refined pills while Qing Lin and the Queen pursued their own activities, and Xiao Yang mass-produced Grade 3 Cold Extreme Pills for sale.
• Xiao Yang upgraded his crystal card to Red Fire and gained access to the tenth floor of the Heaven Burning Qi Refining Tower.
• After three days of cultivation, Xiao Yang broke through to Two-Star Dou Ling and claimed rewards that raised his Bone Structure to 80.
• Xiao Yang went to the Alchemist Department's Pill Pavilion and presented thirty bottles of Cold Extreme Pills to an instructor who purchased pills.

Xiao Yang offered Sun Zhe a stock of pills, including Cold Extreme Pills that could remove Fire Toxin from cultivators. After Sun Zhe confirmed their effect and discovered Xiao Yang's exceptional alchemy knowledge, he summoned Elder Huo to assess the pills and negotiate their purchase.

• Sun Zhe examined Xiao Yang's pills and learned that Xiao Yang had refined them himself.
• Xiao Yang explained that the Cold Extreme Pill could remove Fire Toxin from Da Dou Shi and Dou Ling cultivators.
• Sun Zhe tested the pill and confirmed that it reduced the Fire Toxin in his body.
• Sun Zhe decided the Alchemist Department would buy Xiao Yang's pills but summoned Elder Huo because he could not set their value alone.
• While they waited, Sun Zhe questioned Xiao Yang about alchemy and became increasingly impressed by his expertise.
• Elder Huo arrived, recognized Xiao Yang from the Outer Academy Competition, and learned that Xiao Yang had refined the Cold Extreme Pills.

Xiao Yang sold Elder Huo three hundred Cold Extreme Pills for 6,165 days of Heavenly Fire Energy but refused to sell their recipe. After Xiao Yang claimed he was a fifth-grade Alchemist, Elder Huo wagered ten High-level Medicinal Materials against Xiao Yang becoming his disciple if he could not prove it.

• Elder Huo discovered Xiao Yang could use Origin Fire and learned that he had refined the Cold Extreme Pills himself.
• Elder Huo tested the pills, confirmed their effects, and offered to trade for the recipe, but Xiao Yang declined.
• Xiao Yang accepted Elder Huo's offer of 6,165 days of Heavenly Fire Energy for the three hundred pills.
• Elder Huo offered to take Xiao Yang as his disciple, but Xiao Yang said he was already a fifth-grade Alchemist.
• Elder Huo wagered ten High-level Medicinal Materials against Xiao Yang becoming his disciple if Xiao Yang failed to prove his rank, and Xiao Yang showed interest.

Xiao Yang accepted Elder Huo’s wager over his alchemy skill, hoping to win ten High-level Medicinal Materials and a Bodhi Seed. During an alchemy discussion attended by Sun Zhe and others, Xiao Yang answered increasingly difficult questions with ease, leaving Elder Huo wanting to take him as a teacher.

• Xiao Yang accepted Elder Huo’s wager and created a mission offering a Hundred Formulas Medicinal Field and a Bodhi Seed for ten High-level Medicinal Materials.
• Elder Huo proposed exchanging alchemy insights instead of having Xiao Yang refine a Fifth-grade Pill, hoping to impress him and gain him as a student.
• Sun Zhe asked to listen in, and Xiao Yang agreed; several other teachers and students joined after paying him thirty days of Fire Energy each.
• Xiao Yang created another mission and obtained a Subordinate Fire of the Fallen Heart Flame before Elder Huo led everyone to his pill-refining room.
• Elder Huo questioned Xiao Yang about pill refining, but Xiao Yang repeatedly gave answers that surpassed Elder Huo’s knowledge.
• Elder Huo became so impressed by Xiao Yang’s expertise that he wanted to take Xiao Yang as his teacher.

Xiao Yang received the ten High-level Medicinal Materials after sharing his alchemy insights with Elder Huo and the Alchemist Department. He accepted Elder Huo’s offer to become an elder, then asked to visit the Herb Management Office.

• After three hours of teaching, Xiao Yang asked Elder Huo to acknowledge his fifth-grade Alchemist ability, and Elder Huo admitted defeat and gave him ten High-level Medicinal Materials.
• Xiao Yang accepted the herbs, and the students and instructors celebrated the alchemy knowledge they had gained from him.
• Sun Zhe asked Xiao Yang to take him as a disciple, but Xiao Yang refused because he wanted to focus on cultivation.
• Elder Huo invited Xiao Yang to become an elder in the Alchemist Department, offering benefits including access to deeper levels of the Heaven Burning Qi Refining Tower and academy medicinal herbs.
• Xiao Yang agreed to become an elder but warned that he would not stay at Jia Nan Academy long, then asked Elder Huo to take him to the Herb Management Office.

Xiao Yang visited the Herb Management Office with Elder Huo, exchanged his monthly quota and Fire Energy for medicinal materials, and agreed to take pill commissions from Elder Hao. The chapter ended with Elder Hao asking him to refine a fifth-grade Ming Wang Pill and Xiao Yang asking whether he had enough ingredients.

• Elder Huo brought Xiao Yang to the Herb Management Office and introduced him to Elder Hao, who supervised it.
• Xiao Yang exchanged his monthly allowance and some Fire Energy for High-level Medicinal Materials.
• Elder Hao asked Xiao Yang to refine pills for him, and Xiao Yang gave him the location of his villa and agreed.
• Elder Hao offered Xiao Yang the recipe for a fifth-grade Ming Wang Pill, and Xiao Yang asked whether he had enough medicinal materials.

Xiao Yang agreed to refine a Ming Wang Pill for Elder Hao in exchange for rare medicinal materials and succeeded on his first attempt. After spending the night refining pills, he delivered the pill to Elder Hao, where Zi Yan unexpectedly appeared.

• Xiao Yang explained the Ming Wang Pill's effects after Elder Huo admitted he had never heard of it.
• Elder Hao gave Xiao Yang the ingredients for three batches of Ming Wang Pills and ten High-level Medicinal Materials as compensation.
• Xiao Yang entered the Exotic Fire Tower, prepared his ingredients, and refined a mid-grade Ming Wang Pill on his first try.
• Xiao Yang claimed his mission rewards and refined six more Fifth-grade Pills before dawn.
• Xiao Yang flew to the Herb Management Office to deliver the Ming Wang Pill to Elder Hao.
• Zi Yan suddenly appeared and announced that she had come to exchange for medicinal materials again.

Xiao Yang met Zi Yan, who asked him to refine a Jade Bright Flower into something tasty. After making her ten flavored Little Pills, Xiao Yang received a trace of Space Power Comprehension from his mission.

• Zi Yan approached Xiao Yang, drawn by the medicinal fragrance on him, and asked whether he had something tasty.
• Xiao Yang gave Elder Hao the Ming Wang Pill he had promised to refine.
• Zi Yan offered Xiao Yang a Jade Bright Flower and asked him to make it taste better.
• Xiao Yang accepted the flower, keeping some roots for planting, and received a mission to refine it for a trace of Space Power Comprehension.
• Xiao Yang refined the Jade Bright Flower with Zi Yan's preferred flavor and gave her ten Little Pills.

After Zi Yan enjoyed Xiao Yang’s pills and flew into the forest, Xiao Yang cultivated on the twelfth floor of the Heaven Burning Qi Refining Tower and then tested a Fallen Heart Flame Sub-flame in his secret chamber. The Sub-flame’s appearance provoked the Fire Python trapped beneath the tower, leaving an elder to confront its rampage.

• Zi Yan ate all the Little Pills, introduced herself to Xiao Yang, and promised to protect him in the Inner Academy.
• Zi Yan flew toward the Endless Back Mountain after Elder Hao warned her not to take more academy medicinal materials, and Elder Hao told Xiao Yang about her background.
• Xiao Yang agreed to let Elder Hao promote his pills, then entered the Heaven Burning Qi Refining Tower and cultivated on its twelfth floor for the day.
• Xiao Yang returned to his villa, entered the secret chamber, and began cultivating with the Fallen Heart Flame Sub-flame, which held enough Heart Flame for about three days of continuous use.
• The tower’s central abyss turned crimson, and the Fire Python struck its barrier until the tower trembled.
• An elder appeared beside the barrier and poured in Dou Qi while ordering the Fire Python to stop acting recklessly.

The Fallen Heart Flame beneath the Heaven Burning Qi Refining Tower rioted after sensing Xiao Yang’s sub-flame, but Su Qian and Medusa suppressed it before it could escape. Xiao Yang remained unaware and continued cultivating, while the flame’s attraction to his sub-flame explained the cause of the riot.

• The Tower Guard Elder called for the Great Elder when the Fallen Heart Flame struck the seal hard enough to crack it.
• Xiao Yang stayed in his soundproof cultivation room and continued training with the Fallen Heart Flame sub-flame, setting a task to reach Three-star Dou Spirit.
• Medusa flew to the Heaven Burning Qi Refining Tower and helped Su Qian force the Fallen Heart Flame back beneath it.
• Su Qian thanked Medusa and said the flame would need time to recover, while Medusa returned to the villa.
• The Fallen Heart Flame had sensed Xiao Yang’s sub-flame as a source of energy and rioted in an attempt to reach it.

Xiao Yang rapidly improved his alchemy by refining pills for Fire Energy and completing several missions, then secluded himself to absorb the rewards. He emerged with much greater pill comprehension and an eightyfold time flow in his Medicinal Field Space, and resolved to gather medicinal herb seeds.

• Xiao Yang refined pills in large quantities, completed several alchemy missions, and advanced his cultivation to six-star Dou Spirit.
• Xiao Yang prepared a month's supply of pills for Zi Yan, then entered his Cultivation Room to claim his accumulated rewards and absorb Pill Comprehension.
• After twenty days in seclusion, Xiao Yang emerged with advanced alchemy skills and comprehension extending up to Emperor Tier Pills.
• Xiao Yang saw that his Medicinal Field Space now had an eightyfold time flow and decided to collect as many medicinal herb seeds as possible.

Xiao Yang raised his Spirit Plant Method to Perfection and used its rewards to plant high-level medicinal herbs, though he could barely ripen the Bodhi sprout. He then advanced his Grade 3 Pill proficiency to Supernatural and prepared to claim another reward.

• Xiao Yang focused on cultivating, refining pills for Jia Nan Academy elders, and ripening herbs to complete the Spirit Plant Method mission.
• Xiao Yang claimed the High-level Medicinal Herb Seed Pack, comprehension, and Thousand Formulas Medicinal Field, then planted the seeds in his medicinal field space.
• Xiao Yang tried to ripen the Bodhi sprout but found he could advance its growth by only about three years per day.
• Xiao Yang continued refining Grade 3 Pills until he completed the mission to raise his proficiency to Supernatural.
• Xiao Yang informed Xiao Yi Xian and the other two, then went to the Cultivation Room to claim his reward.

After reaching Seven-star Dou Ling, Xiao Yang refined five Heavenly Spirit Pills with the Rong Dan Method and completed several alchemy tasks. He swallowed the Perfect Quality pill to raise his cultivation toward Nine-star Dou Ling.

• Xiao Yang reached Seven-star Dou Ling during seclusion and decided to refine a Heavenly Spirit Pill with the Rong Dan Method.
• Xiao Yang refined five Heavenly Spirit Pills, improving their quality until the fifth was Perfect Quality.
• Xiao Yang completed his pill-refining task and claimed rewards that raised his Fifth-grade Pill proficiency to Perfection.
• Xiao Yang created tasks for reaching Eight-star and Nine-star Dou Ling, then swallowed the Perfect Quality Heavenly Spirit Pill.
• The pill's medicinal potency surged through Xiao Yang's meridians toward his dantian.

After emerging from seclusion, Xiao Yang broke through to Eight-star Dou Ling and reunited with Xiao Yi Xian, whose cultivation rose by one star that night. He began refining pills to help her and the others advance.

• Xiao Yang fully refined the Heavenly Spirit Pill’s medicinal potency, reached Eight-star Dou Ling, and received completed missions for reaching Eight-star and Nine-star Dou Ling.
• Xiao Yang left seclusion at night and surprised Xiao Yi Xian in her room, where she scolded him before welcoming him back.
• Xiao Yang absorbed Xiao Yi Xian’s poison, and she advanced from Two-star to Three-star Dou Grandmaster that night.
• Xiao Yang refined ten Purple Heart Barrier Breaking Pills, including four of Perfect Quality, and planned to distribute them among Xiao Yi Xian, Xiao Qing Lin, Xiao Yan, and the others.
• Xiao Yang continued refining Three-pattern Green Spirit Pills and produced five high-grade pills.

Xiao Yang helped Xiao Yi Xian reach the Nine-star Dou Grandmaster realm, then learned that Zi Yan had found an ingredient for the Humanoid Form Pill. After Zi Yan revealed where a rare main ingredient grew, Xiao Yang agreed to go with her once he broke through to Dou Wang.

• Xiao Yang gave Xiao Yi Xian three pills, and she advanced to the Nine-star Dou Grandmaster realm.
• Zi Yan visited Xiao Yang after running out of pills and asked him to refine the medicinal herbs she had collected.
• Xiao Yang found an auxiliary ingredient for the Humanoid Form Pill among Zi Yan's herbs and told her he could refine the pill after reaching the Seventh-grade Alchemist level.
• Xiao Yang wrote down the Humanoid Form Pill's ingredients and asked Zi Yan to search for them, since he still lacked several materials.
• Zi Yan said she had seen Azure Falling Star Moss in a Sixth-Rank Magical Beast's lair, and Xiao Yang agreed to search for it with her after breaking through to Dou Wang.

Xiao Yang broke through from Peak Dou Ling to One-star Dou King after cultivating with Nine Springs Pills and the Fallen Heart Flame Sub-flame. He claimed the mission rewards, including Space Wings, and ended the chapter eager to examine the new wings stored in the System Space.

• Xiao Yang sparred with Medusa in the Exotic Fire Tower and adapted to his growing strength, reaching Peak Dou Ling.
• Xiao Yang created a mission to reach One-star Dou King, with Space Wings among the rewards.
• Xiao Yang swallowed Nine Springs Pills and used the Fallen Heart Flame to refine their energy as he cultivated.
• Xiao Yang's Sea Urchin Dou Crystal shattered, and he absorbed Heaven and Earth Energy to break through to One-star Dou King.
• Xiao Yang tested his strengthened body and manifested jade-white wings that changed to fiery red when he used fire-attributed Dou Qi.
• Xiao Yang claimed the mission reward, raising his comprehension to 85 and bone structure to 93, then focused on the Space Wings in the System Space.

Xiao Yang bound the Space Wings, tested their short-range teleportation, and tried to comprehend Spatial Power. He then began refining Sixth-grade Pills to earn a Wind Fury Dragon Flame Seed and other rewards.

• Xiao Yang bound the Space Wings and discovered he could teleport ten meters at a steep cost in Dou Qi.
• Xiao Yang sensed Spatial Power through the wings but failed to comprehend it.
• Xiao Yang used the system to create missions for becoming a Sixth-grade Alchemist and refining two Sixth-grade Pills.
• Xiao Yang prepared to cultivate the Wind Fury Dragon Flame Seed in his Flame Cultivation Space once he earned it.
• Xiao Yang began refining Sixth-grade Rejuvenation Pills in the Heavenly Profound Cauldron.

Xiao Yang tested his newly refined Sixth-grade Rejuvenation Pill and then successfully refined a Sixth-grade Qi Recovery Pill. He stored the pill and considered how scarce High-level Medicinal Materials were, while remaining mindful that higher-grade pills could cause greater disturbances.

• Xiao Yang tested the Sixth-grade Rejuvenation Pill and determined it could greatly reduce severe injuries, then put it away.
• Xiao Yang assessed his limited High-level Medicinal Materials and worked to expand his supply by ripening plants for seeds and roots.
• Xiao Yang took out the materials for a Sixth-grade Qi Recovery Pill and refined them in the Heavenly Profound Cauldron.
• Xiao Yang completed Pill Fusion as the pill absorbed Heaven and Earth Energy and formed inside the cauldron.
• Xiao Yang contained the pill's burst of energy with his Soul Power, took out the finished pill, and stored it in a jade bottle.