Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yang gave Elder Yao a puppet body that let him move and sense the world again, then revealed that his special Heavenly Flame had only absorbed part of two other flames. Xiao Yan realized that the Myriad Beast Spirit Fire and Green Lotus Core Flame still remained, leaving him excited by the possibility of obtaining them.

• Xiao Yang finished refining three Perfect Quality Grade 3 Qi Recovery Pills while Xiao Yan and Elder Yao waited to see the promised puppet.
• Xiao Yang presented Elder Yao with a black, silver-patterned puppet, and Elder Yao entered it and tested its movement and senses.
• Elder Yao thanked Xiao Yang and promised to repay the favor and help him with alchemy; Xiao Yan celebrated that his teacher finally had a body.
• Xiao Yan told Xiao Yang that Qi Gathering Powder had helped him break through to Dou Zhe, and Xiao Yang said he could begin learning alchemy and would receive a surprise at Dou Master.
• Xiao Yang showed Xiao Yan his special Heavenly Flame and explained that it had absorbed only traces of the Myriad Beast Spirit Fire and Green Lotus Core Flame.
• Xiao Yan realized the two Heavenly Flames had not been completely devoured and became excited that they still remained.

Xiao Yang showed Xiao Yan the Exotic Fire Tower’s Heavenly Flames and offered him the Myriad Beast Spirit Fire and Green Lotus Core Flame to refine when he was strong enough. Xiao Yan learned he could potentially absorb both with the Blazing Art, while Elder Yao saw a path toward resurrection.

• Xiao Yang brought Xiao Yan into the Exotic Fire Tower and showed him the Myriad Beast Spirit Fire.
• Elder Yao and Xiao Yang warned Xiao Yan that refining a Heavenly Flame required greater strength and costly preparations.
• Xiao Yang showed them the Green Lotus Core Flame and said Xiao Yan could choose either flame.
• Xiao Yan said the Blazing Art let him refine multiple Heavenly Flames, and Xiao Yang agreed to let him try when he was strong enough.
• Elder Yao realized that his Bone Spirit Cold Flame fulfilled one condition for his resurrection, and Xiao Yang led the group out of the tower.

Xiao Yang planned to rest before heading to Jia Nan Academy to seek a seed from the Fallen Heart Flame, while Xiao Yan decided to accompany him. After completing his Grade 3 pill mission, Xiao Yang reached Perfection in pill proficiency and gained the Rong Dan Method, leaving him eager to discover its effects.

• Xiao Yang told Xiao Yan and Elder Yao that he planned to visit Jia Nan Academy for the Fallen Heart Flame, and Xiao Yan decided to go with him.
• Xiao Yang revealed that he already had Blood Lotus Essence and an Ice Spirit Cold Spring, then offered to trade for high-level medicinal materials, seeds, or poisons.
• Xiao Yan left to buy medicinal ingredients and a Medicine Cauldron, while Xiao Yang cultivated and resumed refining pills.
• Xiao Yang completed his mission to refine forty Grade 3 Pills and claimed a fifth-order Earth Attribute monster core, reaching Perfection in Grade 3 Pill proficiency.
• Xiao Yang received a Compendium of Grade 4 Pill Recipes and other rewards, then claimed the Rong Dan Method after raising his Alchemy Techniques proficiency to Major Accomplishment.

Xiao Yang learned the Rong Dan Method, which could double a pill’s medicinal potency by combining three portions of ingredients into one pill. After discovering the technique’s difficulty, he adjusted his approach and carefully selected ingredients for another attempt.

• Xiao Yang claimed the Rong Dan Method reward and absorbed the technique’s information from its scroll.
• Xiao Yang learned that the method doubled a pill’s potency at the cost of three ingredient portions and considered using it to boost cultivation pills.
• Xiao Yang created a task to refine four pills with the method, then tested it using three portions of Coagulation Powder ingredients.
• Xiao Yang struggled to fuse the three portions because differences in the herbs’ medicinal properties made the process difficult.
• Xiao Yang took out more Coagulation Powder ingredients, inspected them individually, and selected suitable ones before trying again.

Xiao Yang successfully refined a potent batch of Coagulation Powder, then prepared to pursue the system task to become a Fourth-grade Alchemist. After replenishing his medicinal ingredients, he refined three Fourth-grade Pills, leaving him positioned to claim the Heavenly Profound Cauldron.

• Xiao Yang successfully refined Coagulation Powder with more than twice the medicinal potency of ordinary high-grade Coagulation Powder, advancing his task by one point.
• Xiao Yang created a task to become a Fourth-grade Alchemist, which promised him a Heavenly Profound Cauldron as a reward.
• Xiao Yang reviewed Grade 4 Pill Recipes and chose to refine a Qi Recovery Pill, a Rejuvenation Pill, and a pill that caused unconsciousness.
• Xiao Yang planted seeds in his new medicinal fields and ripened the missing herbs, while leaving his two Fire Lotus Seeds unharvested as he waited to see whether eleven could nurture a Green Lotus Core Flame.
• Xiao Yang began refining Fourth-grade Pills and, after only two failures, successfully refined all three types.

Xiao Yang claimed the Heavenly Profound Cauldron after improving his Fourth-grade Pill proficiency and discovered its many alchemy, forging, and combat functions. He went to the back mountain to give Xiao Yan a mission and seek Elder Yao’s guidance, finding Xiao Yan struggling to refine a pill.

• Xiao Yang raised his Fourth-grade Pill proficiency to Minor Accomplishment and claimed the Heavenly Profound Cauldron as his own.
• Xiao Yang inspected the cauldron’s functions, including its ten fire outlets, adjustable size, and ability to divide its interior into separate spaces.
• Xiao Yang decided to focus on alchemy and artifact forging while continuing to practice his Dou Techniques.
• Xiao Yang flew to the back mountain with the Emerald Demon Feather, intending to give Xiao Yan a mission and ask Elder Yao for alchemy guidance.
• Xiao Yang found Xiao Yan attempting alchemy while Elder Yao criticized his flame control and wasted medicinal materials.
• Elder Yao remembered how quickly Xiao Yang had refined his first batch of Coagulation Powder and considered him a rare alchemy prodigy.

Xiao Yang gave Xiao Yan the Emerald Demon Feather and asked Elder Yao for guidance on refining Fourth-grade Pills. After learning that Xiao Yang was already a Fourth-grade Alchemist, Elder Yao pushed Xiao Yan to practice and asked Xiao Yang to demonstrate his skill.

• Elder Yao scolded Xiao Yan for failing to refine the medicinal materials, while Xiao Yan asked Xiao Yang how he had learned alchemy so quickly.
• Xiao Yang gave Xiao Yan the Emerald Demon Feather, a Flight Dou Technique, and Xiao Yan accepted it gratefully.
• Xiao Yang asked Elder Yao for guidance refining Fourth-grade Pills, and Elder Yao readily agreed.
• Xiao Yan and Elder Yao were shocked when Xiao Yang revealed he could already refine simple Fourth-grade Pills.
• Elder Yao sent Xiao Yan back to the Medicine Cauldron to practice and told Xiao Yang to refine a Fourth-grade Pill for him to inspect.

Xiao Yang used his Heavenly Profound Cauldron and Soul Fire to refine a high-grade Fourth-grade Rejuvenation Pill, while Elder Yao discovered the unusual power of his flame and warned him to conceal it. Impressed by Xiao Yang’s alchemy and assuming he had a powerful teacher, Elder Yao praised his foundation and began explaining his remaining shortcomings.

• Elder Yao examined Xiao Yang’s Heavenly Profound Cauldron and suspected it was a newly appeared top-tier Medicine Cauldron.
• Xiao Yang put all the Rejuvenation Pill ingredients into the cauldron and refined them with Soul Fire, whose use puzzled Elder Yao.
• Elder Yao warned Xiao Yang not to reveal his unusual flame to high-level Alchemists, and Xiao Yang used the cauldron’s Secret Runes to conceal its aura.
• Elder Yao compared Xiao Yang’s precise refining with Xiao Yan’s improving Fire Control and was astonished by Xiao Yang’s skill.
• Xiao Yang successfully refined a high-grade Rejuvenation Pill on his first attempt, and Elder Yao praised his foundation before pointing out his shortcomings in refining Fourth-grade Pills.

After Elder Yao guided Xiao Yang through refining Fourth-grade Pills, Xiao Yang rapidly improved his alchemy proficiency and earned rewards from the system. He then joined Xiao Yan, Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, and Xun'er for a meal and a trip to the Marketplace and Miter Auction House to buy Artifact Refining Materials.

• Xiao Yang refined three Fourth-grade Pills under Elder Yao's guidance, claimed a system reward, and raised his Fourth-grade Pill proficiency to Minor Accomplishment 5/10.
• Xiao Yang refined another batch of pills, failed once, and completed another task before Elder Yao told him to rest after seven refinements.
• Elder Yao stopped Xiao Yan's medicinal-material practice so he could eat, and Xiao Yan offered to bring Elder Yao food.
• Xiao Yang invited Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin to eat with him and Xiao Yan, who also invited Xun'er; Xiao Yi Xian and Xun'er arranged to visit the Marketplace together.
• Xiao Yang bought ordinary Artifact Refining Materials at the Xiao Clan Marketplace, then went with the others to the Miter Auction House to look for better materials.
• Ya Fei greeted Xiao Yan, and Xiao Yan clarified that Xiao Yang was the one who had come to see her.

Xiao Yang bought basic artifact-refining materials from Ya Fei and began studying artifact patterns after returning to the Xiao Clan. He tried carving the Spirit Gathering Artifact Pattern, but struggled with its fourth rune.

• Xiao Yang gave Ya Fei a list of artifact-refining materials and bought the portion the Miter Auction House had in stock.
• Xiao Yang paid several hundred thousand gold coins, then asked Ya Fei to gather more materials for him.
• Xiao Yang and Xiao Yi Xian returned to the Xiao Clan and cultivated together.
• Xiao Yang activated a task to learn one Basic Artifact Pattern and studied the patterns through a scroll.
• Xiao Yang tried carving the nine-rune Spirit Gathering Artifact Pattern onto a wooden board, but began struggling at the fourth Secret Rune.

Xiao Yang corrected his Spirit Gathering Pattern and completed his first successful Spirit Artifact, a refined iron Spirit Gathering Stone that sharply increased the nearby Heaven and Earth Energy. He claimed the mission reward and prepared to continue refining artifacts.

• Xiao Yang used Soul Fire to correct his carving, completed the Spirit Gathering Pattern on a wooden board, and triggered the mission reward before the board exploded from gathering too much energy.
• Xiao Yang claimed the reward, raised his Artifact Pattern proficiency, and created another mission to learn a Basic Artifact Pattern.
• Xiao Yang chose to refine a Spirit Gathering Stone and created a mission to refine one at Low-grade Spirit Artifact level.
• Xiao Yang refined impurities from the refined iron in the Heavenly Profound Cauldron, then inscribed the Spirit Gathering Pattern into it with Soul Fire.
• Xiao Yang completed the mission and produced a Spirit Gathering Stone that gathered Heaven and Earth Energy within eight meters and increased its concentration by at least twenty percent.

Xiao Yang advanced his artifact-refining, alchemy, and cultivation skills, then completed tasks that brought his Fourth-grade Pill proficiency to Major Accomplishment. He left Elder Yao and Xiao Yan to return to his Small Courtyard, unaware that his First-grade Pill proficiency had risen as he absorbed new insights.

• Xiao Yang claimed an artifact-refining reward and spent several days studying artifact patterns, refining simple spirit artifacts, and improving his pill-making.
• Xiao Yang raised his Artifact Pattern proficiency to Minor Accomplishment and claimed rewards that included increased Mental Strength and three random Low-grade Spirit Artifact Blueprints.
• Xiao Yang set tasks to improve his Fourth-grade Pill and Gestating Soul Art proficiency and to refine three Fourth-grade Pills under Elder Yao's guidance.
• Xiao Yang successfully refined three Fourth-grade Pills, claimed the task reward, and then reached Major Accomplishment in Fourth-grade Pills, earning a Compendium of Fifth-grade Pill Recipes.
• Xiao Yang left Elder Yao and Xiao Yan in the cave and flew back toward his Small Courtyard to find Xiao Yi Xian.
• Xiao Yang absorbed alchemy insights on the way without noticing that his First-grade Pill proficiency had increased by one.

After mastering First-grade Pill proficiency, Xiao Yang claimed a reward that flooded him with alchemical insights, including basic comprehension of Emperor Tier Pills. He spent a month absorbing them and emerged with greatly improved alchemy skills and a Mortal Realm Peak soul, then considered pursuing mastery in other proficiencies.

• Xiao Yang received a mission-completion notification and returned to his Small Courtyard to claim the rewards.
• Xiao Yang told Xiao Yi Xian about his reward while she cultivated the Gestating Soul Art and continued preparing to become an alchemist.
• Xiao Yang spent a month absorbing vast alchemical insights as Xiao Yi Xian, Elder Yao, Medusa, and Hai Bodong arranged medicinal liquid and supplies to sustain him.
• Xiao Yang's alchemy proficiencies rose as high as Minor Accomplishment in Emperor Tier Pills, and his Soul Realm reached Mortal Realm Peak.
• Xiao Yang considered mastering Second-grade Pills and Mountain Splitting Fist to gain further comprehension and improve his abilities.

Xiao Yang hunted magical beasts to raise his Mountain Splitting Fist proficiency, then claimed the rewards after returning to the Xiao Clan and digesting a flood of martial comprehension. He emerged with improved fist techniques and an Earth Tier Dou Technique, which he planned to copy for the Xiao Clan and Xiao Yan.

• Xiao Yang created tasks to improve his Mountain Splitting Fist, then flew with the Feather Shadow Owl into the Monster Beast Mountain Range.
• Xiao Yang found a Firefly Flower, transplanted it into his Medicinal Field Space, and claimed seeds and a monster core as rewards.
• Xiao Yang hunted Third-order Magical Beasts for four days and raised the Mountain Splitting Fist to Supernatural Proficiency.
• Xiao Yang returned to the Xiao Clan, prepared Quenching Body Liquid, and claimed rewards that granted him extensive fist technique comprehension.
• Xiao Yang digested the comprehension in just over half a month, improving his Nine Flame Fist and other techniques, then copied the Earth Tier Low-level Dou Technique Burning Heaven Fist for safekeeping.
• Xiao Yi Xian sensed Xiao Yang as he entered the courtyard and greeted him after his recovery.

Xiao Yang hunted a newly advanced Fourth-order Lightning Winged Snake to complete his Nine Flame Fist mission and obtain its Monster Core. After claiming the rewards, he completed his perfection mission and prepared to claim the Heaven Tier Great Sun Flame Fist.

• Xiao Yang flew into the Monster Beast Mountain Range with the Feather Shadow Owl to find a weak Fourth-order Magical Beast.
• Xiao Yang tracked the Lightning Winged Snake to its cave, intending to take its Monster Core and wings and feed its body to the Feather Shadow Owl.
• The Lightning Winged Snake struck Xiao Yang with lightning, but his defenses kept him from being seriously injured.
• Xiao Yang used the Nine Flame Fist to sever the snake's tail and then killed it with another punch.
• Xiao Yang claimed the rewards for killing the Fourth-order Magical Beast, completing his Nine Flame Fist perfection mission, and prepared to claim the Heaven Tier Great Sun Flame Fist.

Xiao Yang used his new Heaven Tier Dou Technique and crafted a Flight Dou Technique from the Lightning Winged Snake’s wings before beginning the Feather Shadow Owl’s advancement. The owl endured the Myriad Beast Spirit Fire and let Xiao Yang’s Dou Qi surround its Magical Core as the evolution process began.

• Xiao Yang learned that the Great Sun Flame Fist had reached Minor Accomplishment through his Fist Technique Comprehension, but his cultivation was too low to use it.
• Xiao Yang crafted a Flight Dou Technique from the Lightning Winged Snake’s wings, claimed Fourth-grade Windwalk Pills, and planned to give the technique to Xiao Li.
• Xiao Yang brought the Feather Shadow Owl outside the cave and instructed it to swallow the Lightning Winged Snake’s remains along with a bloodline-tempering pill.
• Xiao Yang used a Spirit Gathering Stone and the Myriad Beast Spirit Fire to help purify the Feather Shadow Owl’s bloodline as its aura rose.
• The Feather Shadow Owl endured the painful process without resisting as Xiao Yang’s Dou Qi surrounded its Magical Core.

Xiao Yang helped the Feather Shadow Owl break through to the Fifth-Rank and evolve its bloodline, gaining major improvements to his own cultivation, soul power, and physical strength through their Beast Taming Seal. As they celebrated the Owl’s increased potential, Xiao Yang sensed a powerful presence approaching and fled on its back.

• Xiao Yang used the Myriad Beast Spirit Fire to purify the Feather Shadow Owl’s blood and help it break through to the Fifth-Rank.
• The Feather Shadow Owl’s breakthrough sent energy through the Beast Taming Seals, raising Xiao Yang’s cultivation by four stars and strengthening his soul and body.
• Xiao Yang realized that the Beast Taming Art’s benefits were greater than he had expected, and the Feather Shadow Owl thanked him for helping it evolve its bloodline.
• The Feather Shadow Owl revealed that its evolved bloodline could let it reach the Eighth Order, and Xiao Yang promised to seek a Humanoid Form Pill for it later.
• Xiao Yang sensed a powerful aura approaching, leaped onto the Feather Shadow Owl, and ordered it to fly away.

Xiao Yang escaped a pursuing Sixth-Rank Magical Beast with the Feather Shadow Owl and summoned Medusa for help. Medusa captured the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King, and Xiao Yang took it into a cave to try to make it his Tamed Beast.

• Xiao Yang fed the Feather Shadow Owl a Perfect Quality Wind Spirit Pill, boosting its speed as a powerful pursuer continued to follow them.
• Xiao Yang used his Sound Transmission Token to summon Medusa, who arrived and identified a Sixth-Rank Magical Beast behind him.
• Xiao Yang asked Medusa to suppress the beast so he could make it his Tamed Beast, and Medusa quickly captured it.
• Xiao Yang recognized the captured beast as the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King.
• Medusa brought Xiao Yang and the unconscious lion king into a cave, while the Feather Shadow Owl guarded the entrance.

Xiao Yang tamed the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King after the beast attacked him and the Feather Shadow Owl, then promised to help it reach Seventh Order. He set off with the lion king to inspect its cave, where its treasures, herbs, and child awaited.

• Medusa recognized the Feather Shadow Owl’s improved bloodline and considered how Xiao Yang might help the Snake People Tribe evolve its Snake Spirits.
• Xiao Yang used the Beast Taming Art to brand the injured Purple Crystal Winged Lion King’s soul and Magical Core, completing his task and earning its loyalty.
• After giving the lion king five Fourth-grade Rejuvenation Pills, Xiao Yang asked why it had pursued him and the Feather Shadow Owl.
• The Purple Crystal Winged Lion King explained that it had sensed the Feather Shadow Owl’s breakthrough and hoped to find a treasure that could help it reach Seventh Order.
• Xiao Yang ordered the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King to guard his clan and promised to help it advance, and the lion king asked to return to its cave for its treasures, herbs, and child.
• Xiao Yang eagerly agreed to visit the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King’s cave.

Xiao Yang visited the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King's cave with Medusa and discovered its Companion Amethyst Crystal Source, medicinal herbs, and intelligent cub. He left the crystal source for the cub and began a System Mission after seeing the herbs.

• Xiao Yang rode the newly tamed Purple Crystal Winged Lion King and told it that Medusa was his friend.
• Xiao Yang and Medusa went with the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King to its cave, while the Feather Shadow Owl returned to the Xiao Clan Back Mountain.
• The Purple Crystal Winged Lion King showed Xiao Yang the Companion Amethyst Crystal Source, and Xiao Yang told it to save the treasure for its child.
• The Purple Crystal Winged Lion King revealed a concealed chamber containing medicinal herbs and its cub, which attacked Xiao Yang before being told to respect its master's human.
• Xiao Yang saw the cave's high-grade herbs and began creating a System Mission.