Chapter Summaries

Lin Ming returned to the academy and reunited with Zi Yan, who had been waiting anxiously for him. Great Elder Su Qian later told Lin Ming that the academy had no spare soul-restoring materials because they had been given to Xiao Yan to awaken Venerable Yao.

• Lin Ming urged Great Elder Su Qian to handle the Fallen Heart Flame before discussing other matters, and Su Qian left with several elders.
• Zi Yan sensed Lin Ming's return, rushed to the plaza, and wept as she embraced him.
• Zi Yan threatened the elders when they laughed at her, then took Lin Ming away from the plaza.
• Great Elder Su Qian visited Lin Ming and Zi Yan that night to offer him a reward.
• Lin Ming asked for medicinal materials to restore his soul, and Su Qian explained that the academy had given its supplies to Xiao Yan to awaken Venerable Yao.

After learning that the academy had no Soul Power medicine to offer, Lin Ming chose to request a high-grade Dou Technique instead. Su Qian brought him and Zi Yan to the Library Pavilion, where its guardians recognized Lin Ming and allowed him to select one item.

• Su Qian told Lin Ming that Xiao Yan had left the academy after Venerable Yao awoke, and that the academy had no Soul Power medicine available.
• Lin Ming asked for a high-grade Blade Skill, so Su Qian opened a portal and took him and Zi Yan to the Library Pavilion.
• Elder Bai and Elder Qian appeared and recognized Lin Ming from his previous visit.
• Su Qian explained Lin Ming’s role in resolving the Fallen Heart Flame crisis, and the guardians approved his entry and let him choose one item.
• Lin Ming, Zi Yan, and Su Qian entered the Library Pavilion through its opened doors.

Lin Ming entered the Energy Shield storeroom with Great Elder Su Qian and Zi Yan to choose a Blade Skill. He obtained the Earth Tier high-grade Eight Desolations scroll after examining two other powerful skills.

• Great Elder Su Qian opened a hidden passage into an Energy Shield storeroom and led Lin Ming and Zi Yan inside.
• Su Qian guided Lin Ming to three powerful light orbs and told him to choose one.
• Lin Ming took the Azure Lightning Saber Skill, a Quasi-Earth Tier high-grade Fighting Skill, from the purple orb.
• Lin Ming examined the Bloodthirsty Demonic Saber, a Quasi-Earth Tier high-grade Fighting Skill that grew stronger by drinking blood.
• Lin Ming used his Heavenly Flames to overcome the desolate intent and retrieved the Earth Tier high-grade Eight Desolations Blade Skill.

Lin Ming chose the Earth Tier High-grade Dou Skill Eight Desolations, then visited the Snow Demon Sky Ape’s cave to prepare the Seven Illusory Azure Spirit Saliva for Heavenly Flame Venerate. He condensed the plant into a radiant drop of seven-colored dew, which he expected would greatly restore Heavenly Flame Venerate’s Soul Power.

• Lin Ming chose the Eight Desolations scroll and left the hidden room with Great Elder Su Qian and Zi Yan.
• After two days, Lin Ming and Zi Yan visited the Snow Demon Sky Ape, and Lin Ming borrowed its cave to restore Heavenly Flame Venerate’s Soul Power.
• Lin Ming used his flame to process the Seven Illusory Azure Spirit Saliva, burning away its branches and leaves until its flower withered.
• Lin Ming gathered the flower’s seven-colored dew into a radiant drop that he believed would greatly restore Heavenly Flame Venerate’s Soul Power.

Lin Ming gave the Seven Illusory Azure Spirit Saliva to Heavenly Flame Venerate, restoring much of his soul and allowing him to regain Four-Star Dou Ancestor strength. After Su Qian investigated the resulting soul-power eruption, Lin Ming claimed the commotion came from his own recovery.

• Lin Ming summoned Heavenly Flame Venerate from his ring and showed him the Seven Illusory Azure Spirit Saliva.
• Heavenly Flame Venerate swallowed the bead, which stabilized and repaired his soul and unleashed a powerful aura that startled the Snow Demon Sky Ape and drew Su Qian's attention.
• Heavenly Flame Venerate said he had recovered to Four-Star Dou Ancestor strength and returned to Lin Ming's ring as Su Qian approached.
• Zi Yan told Su Qian that Lin Ming had taken a soul-restoring medicinal material and caused the commotion.
• Lin Ming emerged from the cave and told Su Qian the aura had come from his own recovery, and Su Qian accepted the explanation.

Lin Ming returned to the academy and reunited with Elder Huo, who showed him the Source Bright Cauldron forged in his honor. Lin Ming began refining a Sect Breaking Pill to test his alchemy and the cauldron.

• Lin Ming sent Zi Yan back to the Inner Academy with Great Elder Su Qian and went to report to Elder Huo.
• Lin Ming reunited with Elder Huo, and they discussed how his alchemy had advanced since he became a Dou Emperor.
• Elder Huo took Lin Ming to see the Medicinal Cauldron forged from Copper Source Essence and revealed that the academy had named it the Source Bright Cauldron in his honor.
• Lin Ming felt ashamed of the secrets he had kept from the academy, then resolved to repay it and proposed refining a Sect Breaking Pill.
• Lin Ming prepared the medicinal materials and ignited the Source Bright Cauldron with his Tender Yellow Flame.

Lin Ming refined the Cold Marrow Branch and the other ingredients for his first Sect Breaking Pill, carefully fusing them into a pill prototype. He left the pill in the cauldron for its final nurturing, while Elder Huo watched with pride and relief.

• Lin Ming put the Cold Marrow Branch into the cauldron and used his Heavenly Flame and Dou Qi to refine it into a clear, crystalline liquid.
• Elder Huo watched Lin Ming refine the ingredients and felt pride as his former student surpassed him.
• Lin Ming refined the remaining medicinal materials and began combining their liquids, overcoming two dangerous moments through careful control.
• Lin Ming kept the cauldron's heat steady as the fused liquid condensed into an uneven Pill Prototype.
• Elder Huo breathed a sigh of relief, believing the Sect Breaking Pill would succeed if Lin Ming continued nurturing the prototype.

Lin Ming refined a Peak Sect Breaking Pill and gave it to Jia Nan Academy to help it resist Han Feng's Black Alliance. After stabilizing his cultivation at one-star Dou Emperor, he went to sleep while considering how to advance further.

• Lin Ming's pill refinement sent a pillar of light through the Alchemy Room's ceiling, startling the Alchemy Department and alerting Han Feng in Feng City.
• Lin Ming caught the escaping pill and revealed that he had successfully refined a Tier 6 Peak Sect Breaking Pill, earning Old Huo's praise.
• Lin Ming handed the pill to Old Huo for the academy, explaining that another Dou Zong could help Jia Nan Academy face Han Feng's Black Alliance.
• Lin Ming stabilized his Dou Qi at one-star Dou Emperor and considered how his remaining resources might help him advance before going to sleep.

After mastering the Earth Tier High-grade Dou Skill Eight Desolations, Lin Ming returned to the academy with Zi Yan after learning that Vice Dean Hu Gan had advanced to Dou Ancestor. Great Elder Su Qian announced that the academy’s counterattack would begin the next morning.

• Lin Ming destroyed a mountain peak with Eight Desolations after half a year of practice.
• Lin Ming received a message that Hu Gan had advanced to Dou Ancestor and the academy was preparing to strike back.
• Lin Ming and Zi Yan left the valley and returned to the Inner Academy.
• Hu Gan and the elders praised Lin Ming’s achievements, and Lin Ming was revealed to have reached the peak of the Three-Star Dou Emperor.
• Su Qian told Lin Ming that the academy would launch its counterattack the next morning.

Jia Nan Academy mobilized an unprecedented force to confront the Black Alliance in Feng City, where Han Feng prepared his allies for their arrival. Su Qian ordered the academy forces to charge, beginning the battle.

• Jia Nan Academy dispatched a large force that included Great Elder Su Qian, another Dou Zong expert, and Elder Lin, who had reached the Dou Emperor realm.
• In Feng City, Han Feng told the Black Alliance leaders that Lin Ming had survived the Heavenly Flames and advanced to the Dou Emperor realm.
• Fan Lao agreed with Han Feng that the Black Alliance should stay united and face Jia Nan Academy together.
• The Golden Silver Elders sensed Jia Nan Academy’s forces approaching from the south, and Han Feng recognized their auras.
• Su Qian called on the academy forces to avenge the Inner Academy’s humiliation, and they charged toward Feng City.

Jia Nan Academy and the Black Alliance clashed in Feng City as both sides revealed their increased strength. Hu Gan fought Han Feng while Su Qian faced the Golden Silver Elders, and Lin Ming took on Fan Lao to protect the academy’s elders.

• Han Feng rejected Su Qian’s demand to disband the Black Alliance, and the Golden Silver Elders appeared to oppose Su Qian.
• Hu Gan revealed that he had advanced to Dou Ancestor, while Han Feng showed that he had reached the Half-step Dou Ancestor level.
• Hu Gan attacked Han Feng, and the battle between Jia Nan Academy and the Black Alliance erupted.
• Su Qian asked Lin Ming to hold the battlefield while he fought the Golden Silver Elders.
• Lin Ming blocked Fan Lao’s bloody energy from attacking academy elders and told them to help the others.

Lin Ming fought Fan Lao after rejecting his attempt to make peace, then killed him with a flaming Mountain Crushing Fist. Fan Lao’s final threat against Jia Nan Academy ended with his body reduced to ashes.

• Fan Lao tried to apologize and bargain with Lin Ming, but Lin Ming insisted they fight.
• Fan Lao surrounded himself with a sea of blood and attacked with a blood spear, but Lin Ming’s Tender Yellow Flame dispersed his defenses.
• Lin Ming fought Fan Lao inside the sea of blood, leaving Fan Lao badly wounded while remaining unharmed.
• Fan Lao attempted to escape and threatened to kill everyone from Jia Nan Academy, but Lin Ming appeared behind him.
• Lin Ming struck Fan Lao with Mountain Crushing Fist, and the Tender Yellow Flame burned him to ashes.

After Lin Ming killed Fan Lao, Han Feng summoned Iron Protector to stop him and keep the Black Corner Region forces from fleeing. Iron Protector attacked Lin Ming with black chains, forcing him to defend himself as the battle continued.

• Lin Ming killed Fan Lao, and the Black Corner Region forces began considering flight.
• Han Feng released a cloud of black smoke and summoned Iron Protector, promising him a reward for intervening.
• Iron Protector sent black chains after Lin Ming while Su Qian was held back by the Golden Silver Elders.
• Lin Ming dodged the chains, then stopped and struck them with the Star Dragon Saber wrapped in Tender Yellow Flame.
• The Black Corner Region fighters noted Iron Protector's Dou Zong aura and the chains' resilience, and were relieved he was fighting on their side.

Elder Yao appeared to protect Lin Ming from Iron Protector, while Lin Ming gathered the Star Dragon Saber's power for a devastating attack. The battle resumed, and Iron Protector realized he had badly underestimated Lin Ming.

• Su Qian warned Iron Protector that Jia Nan Academy would retaliate if the Soul Hall continued interfering, but Iron Protector mocked him and attacked Lin Ming.
• Elder Yao appeared as a Soul Body and knocked aside Iron Protector's Soul Chain, stunning the fighters on both sides.
• Iron Protector resolved to capture Lin Ming and Elder Yao to advance his rank within the Soul Hall.
• Lin Ming asked Elder Yao to hold Iron Protector off while he prepared a powerful attack with the Star Dragon Saber.
• Elder Yao clashed with Iron Protector as Lin Ming drew energy into the saber, causing vegetation around him and in Feng City to wither.
• Lin Ming told Iron Protector to stay forever as Iron Protector sensed the saber's terrifying power and grew alarmed.

Lin Ming used the Eight Desolations Slash to target Han Feng rather than Iron Protector, killing Han Feng and leaving the Black Corner Region forces leaderless. The enemy forces fled, and Iron Protector escaped after threatening Lin Ming and Soul Body with the Soul Hall’s revenge.

• Lin Ming concealed his true target and sent the Eight Desolations Slash toward Han Feng.
• Han Feng tried to block the blade with the Sea Heart Flame, but the slash split his blue fireball and the resulting energy eruption killed him.
• The Black Corner Region fighters realized Han Feng was gone and fled rather than continue fighting Jia Nan Academy.
• Lin Ming and the Jia Nan Academy elders confronted Iron Protector after the retreat.
• Iron Protector threatened Lin Ming and Soul Body with pursuit by the Soul Hall, then fled as Black Mist.

After reaching four-star Dou Emperor, Lin Ming opened Han Feng’s Storage Ring and obtained the Myriad Beast Cauldron and other treasures. He forced Han Feng to surrender the Sea Heart Flame, which Lin Ming planned to refine to strengthen his cultivation and techniques.

• Lin Ming advanced to four-star Dou Emperor while Zi Yan and the Snow Demon Sky Ape guarded him.
• Lin Ming broke the soul seal on Han Feng’s Deep Sea Storage Ring and found medicinal materials, scrolls, and the Myriad Beast Cauldron.
• Lin Ming summoned Han Feng’s Soul Body from a Jade Bottle and demanded the Sea Heart Flame.
• Han Feng surrendered the Sea Heart Flame after Lin Ming threatened to take it by force.
• Lin Ming put Han Feng away and focused on refining the Sea Heart Flame to raise his cultivation.

Lin Ming and Zi Yan traveled to Black Seal City on their way to Black Emperor City, where Lin sought rare Magical Beast materials to advance his alchemy. He left after discovering that Eight Gates had none, but invited its Sect Master Qin to contact him if any turned up.

• Lin Ming told Zi Yan they would visit the cities along the way to Black Emperor City, then entered Black Seal City after a guard stopped them and another man recognized him.
• The captain warned Gousan that Lin Ming was the one who had slain Medicine Emperor Han Feng.
• Lin Ming and Zi Yan arrived at Black Seal Auction House, where Sect Master Qin welcomed Lin Ming respectfully.
• Lin Ming offered Qin a pill-refining favor and a Sect Breaking Pill in exchange for materials from high-level Seventh Order or Eighth Order Magical Beasts.
• Qin Shen admitted Eight Gates had no such materials, so Lin Ming left with Zi Yan and told him to seek him out if any became available.

Mo Ya urged the Black Emperor Sect to pursue a Sect Breaking Pill from Lin Ming, while Mo Tianxing proposed trading a dried Magical Beast corpse to help Elder Qi become a Tier 6 Alchemist. Lin Ming and Zi Yan then set out for the Black Emperor Sect.

• Mo Ya entered the Black Emperor Pavilion and asked Mo Tianxing whether the Black Emperor Sect should contact Lin Ming about a Sect Breaking Pill.
• Mo Tianxing explained that the sect planned to trade a dried Magical Beast corpse and hoped Elder Qi could observe Lin Ming refining a high-grade Tier 6 Medicinal Pill.
• Mo Ya was pleased that the exchange could benefit the Black Emperor Sect even if Lin Ming found a Magic Core in the corpse.
• Lin Ming told Zi Yan they had spread the word long enough and led her toward the Black Emperor Sect.

Lin Ming and Zi Yan arrived at Black Emperor City and approached its special Purple Gate passage. The city’s officials recognized Lin Ming as the Black Corner Region’s only 6th Grade Alchemist, and a white-clad figure came out to greet him as they reached the gate.

• Lin Ming and Zi Yan ignored the crowd and headed for the Purple Gate instead of joining the entry queue.
• Onlookers expected the guards to turn them away, but a yellow-robed old man welcomed Lin Ming and said the Sect Master had ordered him to receive him.
• The old man let Lin Ming and Zi Yan pass after identifying Lin Ming as a renowned alchemist who could refine Sect Breaking Pills.
• A white-clad figure appeared from inside the city and warmly welcomed Master Lin to Black Emperor City.

Lin Ming visited the Black Emperor Pavilion to seek rare materials and negotiated with Mo Tianxing, who presented valuable goods before revealing a giant magical beast mummy. Lin Ming recognized it as the object he had been seeking and pressed Mo Tianxing to disclose the rest of its story.

• Mo Ya welcomed Lin Ming and Zi Yan and escorted them to the Black Emperor Pavilion.
• Mo Tianxing greeted Lin Ming and heard that only the pavilion’s finest offerings would satisfy him.
• Mo Tianxing presented medicinal materials, Magic Cores, and scrolls, but Lin Ming prepared to leave because they were not enough.
• Mo Tianxing called the displayed items appetizers and ordered his men to bring in a huge object covered with white cloth.
• Mo Tianxing revealed a Giant Demonic Beast Mummy with Fluorescent White Bone Crystal Wings and claimed it had been a Peerless Fierce Beast nearing the Eighth Order.
• Lin Ming asked Mo Tianxing what he had left unsaid about the beast corpse.