Chapter Summaries

Lin Ming used his Purple Extreme Annihilation Flame and spatial perception to defeat and kill Old Ghost Di Mo, then drove Mo Tianxing and Old Man Eagle Mountain to flee. He left with Xiao Yi Xian, Zi Yan, and Great Elder Su Qian, intending to turn against Magic Flame Valley.

• Old Ghost Di Mo attacked Lin Ming with ice techniques and a poisonous demon hand, but Lin Ming burned through each one with his Heavenly Flame.
• Lin Ming struck Old Ghost Di Mo with the Blazing Sun Saber Technique, broke his life-burning ice shield, and found him hiding in a Space Crevice.
• Lin Ming seized Old Ghost Di Mo and incinerated his life force and soul, then checked his Storage Ring but found no Heavenly Demon Puppet refinement method.
• Mo Tianxing and Old Man Eagle Mountain fled when Lin Ming turned toward them, and Lin Ming chose not to pursue them.
• Lin Ming told Great Elder Su Qian they should change their route and destroy Magic Flame Valley, then departed with Su Qian, Xiao Yi Xian, and Zi Yan.

Lin Ming and his companions attacked Magic Flame Valley after killing Old Ghost Di Mo, defeating its remaining leaders and stripping the stronghold of its treasures. They left for Jia Nan Academy with resources for the academy and an agreement to share copies of the sect’s techniques with the Mittel Family.

• Lin Ming announced Old Ghost Di Mo’s death and called on Magic Flame Valley’s disciples to surrender.
• Magic Flame Valley’s three Great Elders sacrificed their essence blood to summon the Life-Transforming Fire phoenix, but Lin Ming’s Purple Extreme Annihilation Flame devoured it.
• Lin Ming sealed the Life-Transforming Fire’s source as nourishment for the Flame Gold Earth Heart Fire, then killed the three Great Elders.
• Zi Yan located Magic Flame Valley’s hidden treasure stores, and Lin Ming claimed the Heavenly Demon Puppet records, a Seventh Order Magic Core, and other selected items.
• Lin Ming gave Great Elder Su Qian most of the sect’s supplies and agreed that Jia Nan Academy would copy its Xuan Tier and higher techniques for delivery to the Mittel Family.
• Lin Ming, Su Qian, Xiao Yi Xian, and Zi Yan left Magic Flame Valley and flew toward Jia Nan Academy.

Lin Ming returned to Jia Nan Academy, reunited with Elder Huo, and agreed to help Ye Xin Lan’s family retain its Pill Tower elder seat at the next Pill Gathering. After setting a date to travel to Middle Continent, he began preparing to refine a Heavenly Demon Puppet.

• Lin Ming returned to Jia Nan Academy, greeted Great Elder Su Qian, and went to pay his respects to Elder Huo.
• Lin Ming recounted his adventures to Elder Huo and stayed with him for three days before meeting Ye Xin Lan at the Inner Academy Assembly Hall.
• Ye Xin Lan asked Lin Ming to compete under the Ye Family’s name at the next Pill Gathering to help them retain their Elder Seat, and Lin Ming agreed.
• Lin Ming arranged to depart for Middle Continent in one month, then returned to his courtyard to begin studying the Heavenly Demon Puppet Refinement Method.
• Lin Ming chose Xie Bi Yan’s corpse, a Seventh Order Dark Demonic Star Fiend Tiger Magic Core, and Iron Protector’s Soul Body as materials for his first puppet refinement.

Lin Ming refined Xie Bi Yan’s corpse into an Earth Demon Puppet by fusing rare metals, a Demonic Core, and Iron Protector’s soul into its body. He named the completed puppet Puppet One and left the courtyard to meet Xiao Yi Xian.

• Lin Ming prepared rare metals and used Purple Extreme Annihilation Flame to cleanse Xie Bi Yan’s corpse and melt the materials.
• Lin Ming fused the molten metals into the corpse, inscribed energy runes, and embedded a Seventh Order Dark Demonic Star Fiend Tiger Magic Core.
• Lin Ming forced Iron Protector’s soul into the puppet and used Heavenly Flames to erase its independent consciousness while tempering its body.
• The puppet transformed into a silver Earth Demon Puppet with strength rivaling a Four-Star or Five-Star Dou Ancestor.
• Lin Ming bound Puppet One to himself with his Essence Blood, then stored it and went outside to meet Xiao Yi Xian.

Lin Ming hunted Flame Lizardmen in the Magma World, refining their Fire Beads to advance from Peak Two-Star Dou Ancestor to Three-Star Dou Ancestor. With fewer than three days left before his deadline, he prepared one final hunt when a terrifying roar rose from deeper in the magma.

• Lin Ming entered the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower and descended into the Magma World to hunt Flame Lizardmen for their Fire Beads.
• Lin Ming ordered Puppet One to fight the lizards; the puppet slaughtered weaker enemies but suffered damage defeating a One-Star Dou Ancestor Fire Lizard.
• Lin Ming hunted low-grade Dou Zong Fire Lizards himself and refined their Fire Beads, expanding his Internal Space and strengthening his Dou Qi.
• Lin Ming refined a powerful Dou Zong Fire Bead and broke through to Three-Star Dou Ancestor, with his Internal Space reaching thirty zhang.
• With fewer than three days remaining before his deadline, Lin Ming went to hunt one last Fire Lizard, but a terrifying roar sounded from deeper in the Magma World.

Lin Ming fought a newly emerged Dou Venerate Fire Lizard in the magma, wounded it with his Heavenly Flame techniques, and killed it by striking the point where its three eyes converged. After escaping and recovering, he returned to retrieve its Dou Venerate Fire Pearl and left the magma depths for later.

• A Dou Venerate Fire Lizard rose from the magma and injured Lin Ming with a dark gold fire pillar as he tried to escape.
• Lin Ming decided to test his strength and confronted the creature with Five Flood Dragons Paying Homage, injuring it before using Space Jump to evade its attacks.
• Lin Ming found the weakness at the center of the lizard’s three eyes and struck it with Great Sun Burning Heaven as it gathered energy for an attack.
• The wounded Dou Venerate Fire Lizard died and sank into the magma while Lin Ming fled toward the surface, nearly out of Dou Qi.
• After resting, Lin Ming returned to the battle site, found the Dou Venerate Fire Pearl, and headed back toward the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower.

After surviving a battle with a Dou Venerate Fire Lizard, Lin Ming prepared to leave Jia Nan Academy for the Middle Continent and gave Elder Huo valuable pill recipes. Lin Ming, Xiao Yi Xian, Zi Yan, and Ye Xin Lan departed by Griffon Beast, overcame a flying beast’s attack, and reached Tianya City, where a Space Wormhole led toward the Middle Continent.

• Lin Ming recovered from his battle with the Dou Venerate Fire Lizard, stabilized his Three-Star Dou Ancestor realm, and told Elder Huo he would depart for the Middle Continent.
• Lin Ming presented Elder Huo with several rare pill recipes, including recipes for the Plain Heart Blood-Melting Pill, Yin Yang Profound Dragon Pill, and Bone-Regenerating Soul-Melding Pill.
• Lin Ming, Xiao Yi Xian, Zi Yan, and Ye Xin Lan said farewell to Su Qian and left Jia Nan Academy aboard a Griffon Beast.
• A Sixth Order giant bird attacked the travelers, and Zi Yan struck it away with her fist before it fled.
• After several days of travel, the group arrived at Tianya City, where Ye Xin Lan pointed out the Space Wormhole leading toward the Middle Continent.

Lin Ming and his companions reached Tianya City to travel to Middle Continent, but found its Space Wormhole unstable and closed. With Elder Yao’s help, Lin Ming repaired it, and the four entered the passage to begin their journey through Middle Continent.

• Lin Ming, Xiao Yi Xian, Zi Yan, and Ye Xin Lan entered Tianya City in disguise and headed for its Space Wormhole.
• The Space Wormhole began to tremble, and the Luo Family Old Ancestor discovered that its blurred Spatial Mark needed three experts proficient in Space Power to repair.
• Lin Ming revealed that he was a Dou Zong and offered to help, then summoned Elder Yao, whose former Dou Venerate status impressed the Luo Family Old Ancestor.
• Lin Ming, Elder Yao, and the Luo Family Old Ancestor restored the Spatial Mark and stabilized the wormhole in about an hour.
• The Luo Family Old Ancestor gave Lin Ming three Seventh Order Magic Cores and a Silver Wood Space Ship as thanks.
• Lin Ming, Xiao Yi Xian, Zi Yan, and Ye Xin Lan entered the Space Wormhole and set off for Middle Continent.

Lin Ming and his companions crossed the Space Wormhole to Middle Continent, where they were astonished by the region’s dense Heaven and Earth Energy. The chapter ended with Lin Ming’s group setting out to find a city and learn about their new surroundings.

• Lin Ming summoned the Silver Wood Space Ship, and the group began the twenty-day journey through the Space Wormhole.
• Lin Ming cultivated with three Dou Zong Fire Beads and advanced to Peak Three-Star Dou Ancestor while his World Prototype expanded.
• Lin Ming refined the fourth Fire Bead, broke through to Four-Star Dou Ancestor, and consolidated his cultivation.
• Lin Ming and his companions emerged from the wormhole and discovered Middle Continent’s exceptionally dense Heaven and Earth Energy.
• Lin Ming put away the Space Ship and led the group away from the exit to find a city.

Lin Ming and the three women arrived in Middle Continent, where Zhao Kun tried to seize the women and Lin Ming killed him and his men. As they prepared to leave the wormhole plaza, a Five-Star Dou Ancestor from Blood Cold Gate confronted Lin Ming.

• Lin Ming arrived at the wormhole plaza with Xiao Yi Xian, Zi Yan, and Ye Xin Lan.
• Zhao Kun blocked their way, insulted Lin Ming, and demanded that the women accompany him.
• Lin Ming used Space Power to kill Zhao Kun’s five followers when they attacked.
• Lin Ming killed Zhao Kun with a wisp of Purple Extreme Annihilation Flame.
• A Five-Star Dou Ancestor from Blood Cold Gate appeared and ordered Lin Ming to stay.

Lin Ming fought Old Man Blood Vulture at Wormhole Plaza after the Blood Cold Gate deacon demanded he surrender for killing people. Lin Ming overwhelmed the Five-Star Dou Ancestor with his strength and Heavenly Flame, leaving Old Man Blood Vulture pleading to end the fight as Lin Ming continued attacking.

• Old Man Blood Vulture arrived at Wormhole Plaza and ordered Lin Ming to return with him for judgment, but Lin Ming refused and challenged him.
• Old Man Blood Vulture struck with the Blood Vulture Claw, but Lin Ming met it with a punch and forced him back with injured fingers.
• Old Man Blood Vulture used Blood Vulture Devours Nine Heavens, but Lin Ming sensed his true body and pierced his palm with a Heavenly Flame-infused strike.
• Lin Ming pressed his advantage with a relentless barrage, burning Old Man Blood Vulture's meridians and driving him into a desperate plea to end the fight.
• Lin Ming refused to stop and continued attacking Old Man Blood Vulture to establish his reputation in Middle Continent.

Lin Ming killed Old Man Blood Vulture and drew the attention of Mu Bai Zhi of the Flower Sect, who warned him that powerful forces would seek revenge. He and his companions fled into a dangerous mountain range as their pursuers organized a hunt, leaving Lin Ming prepared to face the threats ahead.

• Lin Ming killed Old Man Blood Vulture, a Five-Star Dou Ancestor and deacon of the Blood Cold Gate, after defeating him in battle.
• Mu Bai Zhi of the Flower Sect introduced herself, warned Lin Ming that Yellow Springs Pavilion and Ice River Valley-affiliated forces would retaliate, and advised him to leave.
• Lin Ming accepted Mu Bai Zhi's warning and led Xiao Yi Xian, Ye Xin Lan, and Zi Yan away from the ruined plaza.
• The Blood Cold Gate Elder and Zhao Zheng arrived, learned what had happened, and ordered a regional lockdown and a manhunt for Lin Ming.
• Lin Ming and his companions concealed their auras in a perilous mountain range, where he resolved to face the pursuers and seek opportunities.

Lin Ming and his companions lured the Corrosive Bone Gang into a trapped valley and nearly wiped out its main force. After Zhao Zheng was killed, they fled before the Blood Cold Gate and Demonic Desire Sect arrived, and the two pursuers tightened their hunt.

• Xin Lan left Lin Ming's group and headed for the Ye Family in the Pill Region, giving Lin Ming a map of the route and Space Wormholes.
• Lin Ming, Xiao Yi Xian, and Zi Yan used their strength and traps to lure the Corrosive Bone Gang into a narrow valley.
• Lin Ming sealed the valley entrance while Xiao Yi Xian and Zi Yan attacked the gang, and Lin Ming killed a Two-Star Dou Ancestor elder with his Purple Extreme, Annihilation Finger.
• Puppet One held off Zhao Zheng as the group killed the gang's remaining members and Lin Ming slew Zhao Zheng.
• Lin Ming collected the battlefield's spoils and fled with Xiao Yi Xian and Zi Yan before the Blood Cold Gate elder and the Demonic Desire Sect pursuer arrived.
• The pursuers found the Corrosive Bone Gang's corpses and ordered their forces to tighten the encirclement, with the Demonic Desire Sect figure vowing to hunt Lin Ming personally.

Lin Ming fought Old Man Demonic Desire while Xiao Yi Xian, Zi Yan, and Puppet One held off Elder Blood Rage. Lin Ming unleashed Five Dragons Paying Homage and killed Old Man Demonic Desire, leaving his Storage Ring behind as the battle against Elder Blood Rage continued.

• Old Man Demonic Desire and Elder Blood Rage arrived and demanded Lin Ming surrender Xiao Yi Xian, Zi Yan, and the Heavenly Flames.
• Elder Blood Rage attacked Xiao Yi Xian and Zi Yan, while Lin Ming used his Sky Demon Phoenix Wings and Heavenly Flames to fight Old Man Demonic Desire.
• Xiao Yi Xian, Zi Yan, and Puppet One worked together to hold Elder Blood Rage back with poison, Dragon Force, and relentless attacks.
• Old Man Demonic Desire summoned his Hundred Desires Celestial Demon and struck at Lin Ming with a massive demonic claw.
• Lin Ming used Five Dragons Paying Homage to destroy the demonic claw and engulf Old Man Demonic Desire, leaving only ash and a Storage Ring.

Lin Ming killed Old Man Demonic Desire and Elder Blood Rage, then traveled with Xiao Yi Xian and Zi Yan toward the Middle Continent’s Central Region. Aboard the Space Ship, he sorted the spoils from his battles and found that he had collected nearly all the ingredients for the Bone-Regenerating Soul-Melding Pill except the Snow Ginseng Fruit.

• Lin Ming killed Old Man Demonic Desire with Five Dragons Paying Homage and pursued Elder Blood Rage, striking him down as he tried to flee.
• News of Lin Ming’s victory spread across the fringe region, and the Demonic Desire Sect and Blood Cold Sect ordered their disciples to kill him if they encountered him.
• Lin Ming, Xiao Yi Xian, and Zi Yan reached Wan Yan City and entered its Space Wormhole; Liu Family Third Elder recognized Lin Ming and ordered his people to keep his passage secret.
• Aboard the Space Ship, Lin Ming examined the storage rings taken from his enemies and sorted their coins, medicines, materials, manuals, and records.
• Lin Ming found that he had gathered every ingredient needed for the Bone-Regenerating Soul-Melding Pill except the Snow Ginseng Fruit, and he set aside unwanted items to trade later.

Lin Ming refined the Life-Transforming Fire and fused its energy into the Flame Gold Earth Heart Fire, greatly strengthening it. In Crimson Flame City, he learned that Blazing Flame Valley was seeking alchemists and decided to pursue the opportunity to earn its secret technique, the Heavenly Fire Three Xuan Transformations.

• Lin Ming used his improved Flame Dealing Technique to purify the Life-Transforming Fire and fuse its source energy into the Flame Gold Earth Heart Fire.
• The Flame Gold Earth Heart Fire grew stronger, confirming that Lin Ming's fusion method worked.
• Lin Ming and his companions arrived in Crimson Flame City and found the Wu Family and Zheng Family disputing control of the city's Space Wormhole.
• Lin Ming overheard that Blazing Flame Valley was recruiting alchemists to help refine the Fire Bodhi Pill, and that the Zheng Family had brought a seventh-grade alchemist to seek favor.
• Lin Ming remembered Xiao Yan's chance to obtain the Heavenly Fire Three Xuan Transformations and decided to pursue the same opportunity.

Lin Ming challenged Seventh Grade Alchemist Master Xiao for Blazing Flame Valley’s alchemy position, and Elder Chi Yun arranged a contest between them. Three days later, the contest began in Crimson Flame City, with the contestants set to refine a Tier 7 Crimson Sun Melting Snow Pill.

• Elder Chi Yun arrived with Master Xiao, the Zheng Family’s Seventh Grade Alchemist, and asked whether the Wu Family had a candidate to recommend.
• Lin Ming stepped forward, introduced himself, and demonstrated powerful Soul Power and his green-gold flame, impressing Elder Chi Yun and unsettling Master Xiao.
• Elder Chi Yun announced that Lin Ming and Master Xiao would compete three days later, with the winner joining him at Blazing Flame Valley.
• The Wu Family hosted Lin Ming as an honored guest while the city anticipated the contest.
• At the packed plaza, Master Xiao displayed his Deep Sea Blue Whale Fire, and Elder Chi Yun announced the Tier 7 Crimson Sun Melting Snow Pill as their test.

Lin Ming and Master Xiao competed to refine a Crimson Sun Melting Snow Pill, and Lin Ming stunned the plaza by revealing the legendary Myriad Beast Cauldron and displaying overwhelming control of his flames and Soul Power. Both alchemists succeeded, but Lin Ming produced the purer, more fragrant pill, leaving his victory clear as the contest reached its judging stage.

• Elder Chi Yun gave Lin Ming and Master Xiao one set of ingredients each and three days to refine a Crimson Sun Melting Snow Pill.
• Lin Ming brought out the Myriad Beast Cauldron, shocking Elder Chi Yun, Master Xiao, and the gathered families with the legendary treasure.
• Lin Ming used his Soul Power to inspect the ingredients and refined them all at once with Flame Gold Earth Heart Fire, while Master Xiao struggled to match his pace and control.
• Lin Ming completed the pill at noon on the second day, and Master Xiao finished shortly afterward.
• Lin Ming and Master Xiao both produced pills, but Lin Ming's was more vivid, pure, and fragrant than Master Xiao's.

Lin Ming defeated Master Xiao in pill refinement, and Puppet One absorbed the Pill Lightning, reaching Seven-Star Dou Ancestor strength. After accepting the Wu Family’s gifts and goodwill, Lin Ming left with Elder Chi Yun for Blazing Flame Valley, eager to obtain Heavenly Fire Three Xuan Transformations.

• Lin Ming’s Crimson Sun Melting Snow Pill summoned powerful Pill Lightning, which Puppet One absorbed to break through to Seven-Star Dou Ancestor; it also devoured Master Xiao’s weaker Pill Lightning.
• Lin Ming graciously accepted Master Xiao’s concession, and Master Xiao acknowledged his defeat and thanked Lin Ming for resolving the Pill Lightning crisis.
• Elder Chi Yun invited Lin Ming to Blazing Flame Valley to help refine an important pill, and Lin Ming accepted; Master Xiao departed with the Zheng Family.
• Wu Cheng and the Wu Family presented Lin Ming with valuable gifts, which he accepted and answered with a Soul Jade Slip offering help with ordinary difficulties.
• The next morning, Lin Ming, Xiao Yi Xian, and Zi Yan left with Elder Chi Yun for Blazing Flame Valley, where Lin Ming hoped to learn Heavenly Fire Three Xuan Transformations.

Lin Ming accompanied Elder Chi Yun to Blazing Flame Valley as a candidate alchemist, where Valley Master Tang Zhen discovered Xiao Yi Xian’s Calamity Poison Body. Lin Ming reassured Tang Zhen that Xiao Yi Xian could control her poison, but Master Huan arrived and openly mocked Lin Ming’s qualifications.

• Elder Chi Yun led Lin Ming, Xiao Yi Xian, and Zi Yan through Blazing Flame Valley’s spatial barrier to meet Tang Zhen and Tang Huo'er.
• Tang Zhen recognized Xiao Yi Xian as the possessor of the Calamity Poison Body, and Lin Ming confirmed it while assuring him that she could control her poison.
• Tang Zhen accepted Lin Ming’s assurance and apologized to Xiao Yi Xian for his wary reaction.
• Elder Zheng Shi arrived with Master Huan, a Seventh Grade Intermediate alchemist invited from the Pill Tower, and introduced him to Tang Zhen.
• Master Huan questioned Lin Ming’s ability and mocked him as an unqualified greenhorn, angering Elder Chi Yun and displeasing Tang Huo'er.