Chapter Summaries

Lin Ming received the Rainbow Lightning Venerate Body Technique from Mang Tianchi and began learning its first level. Mang Tianchi took him deep into the Void Lightning Pool, where Lin Ming started tempering his body with Red Fire Lightning and Gui Water Lightning.

• Lin Ming accepted the Rainbow Lightning Venerate Body Technique and realized it could let his body contend with a Half Sage at great mastery.
• Mang Tianchi warned Lin Ming that the technique required drawing different kinds of lightning into his body and guided him as he studied it for several days.
• After Lin Ming grasped the introductory section and first level, Mang Tianchi carried him into the deeper Void Lightning Pool to find Rainbow Lightning.
• Mang Tianchi provoked Red Fire Lightning and made Lin Ming endure its strike with his flesh while guiding its energy through the technique.
• Lin Ming refined part of the Red Fire Lightning before Mang Tianchi sent Gui Water Lightning at him, forcing him to endure alternating heat and cold.

After two months of Mang Tianchi’s lightning training, Lin Ming completed the first level of the Rainbow Lightning Venerate Body Technique and greatly increased his physical strength and Dou Qi cultivation. He left the Void Lightning Pool with Elder Yao and Xiao Yi Xian to prepare for the Pill Gathering, while Mang Tianchi turned his attention to the Black Demon Lightning.

• Lin Ming endured repeated lightning strikes and reached Seven-Star Dou Ancestor, with his cultivation nearing Peak Eight-Star Dou Ancestor.
• Lin Ming formed the first Lightning Pattern and learned that the completed first level of the Rainbow Lightning Venerate Body Technique let his body contend with beginner Dou Venerates.
• Mang Tianchi dismissed Lin Ming and challenged him to win the Pill Gathering championship for Jia Nan Academy.
• Lin Ming promised Mang Tianchi that Jia Nan Academy would claim the championship, privately allowing that Xiao Yan might be the one to win it.
• Lin Ming reunited with Elder Yao and Xiao Yi Xian, then rode Hei Qing’s dragon form away from the Void Lightning Pool.
• Mang Tianchi entered the depths of the pool to seek clues about the legendary Nine Profound Golden Lightning, while Lin Ming looked ahead to the Pill Gathering and future challenges.

Lin Ming returned to East Dragon Island and received an Elder Dragon Seal that could help him refine the Three Thousand Burning Flame and summon aid from the Ancient Void Dragon Clan. After saying farewell to Zi Yan, he left with Elder Yao and Xiao Yi Xian for Middle Continent and the Pill Gathering.

• Lin Ming returned from the Void Lightning Pool, and Zi Yan clung to him, upset that he had gone without her.
• Elder Zhu Li explained that the Three Thousand Burning Flame bore an Ancient Void Dragon Clan seal and that Lin Ming needed a Dragon Seal to refine it safely.
• Zi Yan revealed that she had arranged for the elders to give Lin Ming their highest-grade Elder Dragon Seal, and Zhu Li bestowed it on him.
• Lin Ming spent the night making medicinal Sugar Pills for Zi Yan, then promised to return and do well at the Pill Gathering before departing the next morning.
• Hei Qing carried Lin Ming, Elder Yao, and Xiao Yi Xian toward Middle Continent as Zi Yan watched them go and resolved to grow stronger.

Lin Ming traveled toward Ye City to fulfill his promise to Xin Lan, while the Cao Family confronted the Ye Family over a broken marriage alliance. Just as Bitter Robe Venerate overwhelmed the Ye Family, an unknown powerful figure intervened and condemned the Cao Family.

• Lin Ming told Hei Qing to take him directly to Ye City and the Ye Family.
• Cao Dan accused the Ye Family of dishonoring the Cao Family by withdrawing their proposed marriage alliance, while Xin Lan and Ye Zhong rejected his demands.
• Cao Dan threatened the Ye Family with the Cao Family's influence, and Bitter Robe Venerate demanded that they hand someone over.
• Ye Zhong refused to sacrifice the Ye Family's future for the alliance, so Bitter Robe Venerate unleashed his Dou Venerate pressure on the courtyard.
• An unknown expert blocked Bitter Robe Venerate's pressure and challenged the Cao Family for using its power to force a marriage.

Lin Ming arrived at the Ye Family courtyard and confronted Cao Dan over the Cao Family’s attempt to force a marriage. After revealing his identity and summoning powerful puppets made from Ice River Valley’s leaders, Lin Ming ordered the Cao Family to leave or die.

• Lin Ming, Xiao Yi Xian, Elder Yao, and Hei Qing emerged into the Ye Family courtyard as Cao Dan confronted them.
• Xin Lan welcomed Lin Ming and warned him about Cao Dan, while Lin Ming urged Cao Dan to end the dispute peacefully.
• Cao Dan threatened Lin Ming with the Cao Family’s influence, but Lin Ming revealed he was the man who had destroyed Ice River Valley.
• Lin Ming summoned puppets made from Bing He and Tian Shuang Zi, shocking Cao Dan, Bitter Robe Venerate, and the Cao Family members.
• Lin Ming gave the Cao Family three breaths to leave and commanded the Ice Puppet and Frost Puppet to kill anyone who remained.

Lin Ming forced Cao Dan and the Cao Family to flee with his Ice Puppet and Frost Puppet, then accepted the Ye Family’s offer to cultivate at their Yang Fire Ancient Altar. He began drawing out the altar’s hidden fire energy, intent on uncovering its concealed Yang Fire.

• Lin Ming ordered his Puppets to kill, terrifying Cao Dan and the Cao Family guards into retreating from the Ye Family courtyard.
• Ye Zhong thanked Lin Ming for saving the clan, and Lin Ming reassured him and Xin Lan before accepting the Ye Family’s hospitality.
• The Ye Family entrusted Lin Ming with its Yang Fire Ancient Altar as a private cultivation area ahead of the Pill Gathering.
• Lin Ming and his companions settled at the altar, where he sensed its abundant fire energy and recognized that its Yang Fire was concealed.
• Lin Ming used his Dou Qi to draw energy from the Earth Eye, then intensified his suction when no Earth Core Fire Seedlings appeared.

Lin Ming extracted a trace of the Ye Family’s Yang Fire and fed it to his Flame Gold Earth Heart Fire, then explored the Earth Eye to discover a dangerous mass of condensed fire energy blocking its depths. He left off carefully assessing the volatile obstruction, which threatened to explode if disturbed.

• Lin Ming drew a faint blood-red Earth Core Fire Seedling from the Earth Eye, and it combined with the altar’s light to form the white Yang Fire.
• Lin Ming refined the Yang Fire with his Soul Power and fed it to the Flame Gold Earth Heart Fire, strengthening it and confirming that it could help the flame evolve.
• Lin Ming sent his Heavenly Flame-protected Soul Power into the Earth Eye to find the source of its fire energy and Fire Poison.
• Lin Ming discovered a wriggling sphere of concentrated blood-red energy blocking the passage and realized it had absorbed the Earth Eye’s fire energy over many years.
• Lin Ming refrained from touching the unstable energy mass because its eruption could destroy his soul, his body, and possibly the Ye Family.

Lin Ming found the Earth Heart Fire Pearl at the center of the volatile blood-red liquid in the Earth Eye and risked his Soul Power to retrieve it. He escaped the pursuing energy torrent and secured the pearl in his hand.

• Lin Ming searched the blood-red liquid and discovered the Earth Heart Fire Pearl at its core.
• He waited for the liquid's energy to weaken, then sent his Soul Power inside to seize the pearl.
• The liquid erupted into a torrent of Bloody Energy that chased Lin Ming's Soul Power toward the exit.
• Lin Ming's Soul Power narrowly escaped the Earth Eye and returned to his original body with the pearl.
• Lin Ming opened his eyes and caught the scorching Earth Heart Fire Pearl in his palm.

Lin Ming secured the Earth Heart Fire Pearl, used it to generate Yang Fire and nourish his Flame Gold Earth Heart Fire, then prepared for the Pill Tower Pill Gathering. His increasingly powerful pill refinements gave the Ye Family hope as the gathering drew near.

• Lin Ming sealed the violently surging Earth Eye with the black stone stele and the altar’s beams of light, then examined the Earth Heart Fire Pearl.
• Lin Ming discovered that the pearl attracted fire energy and produced abundant Yang Fire, which he fed to the Flame Gold Earth Heart Fire until it reached saturation and began transforming.
• With less than a month before the Pill Gathering, Ye Zhong sent rare medicinal materials to Lin Ming so he could practice and prepare.
• Over the next ten-odd days, Lin Ming refined pills that summoned increasingly powerful multicolored Pill Lightning, including unstable four-colored thunderclouds.
• Ye Zhong watched the thunderclouds and declared that the Ye Family would be saved, while Lin Ming stored a four-colored pill and announced his readiness for the Pill Gathering.

Lin Ming and the Ye Family delegation set out for Sacred Pill City, where he would compete in the Five Great Families Assessment. As they traveled through the Space Passage, Ye Zhong explained that the Ye Family must place in the top three or lose its Pill Tower Elder Seat and status among the Five Great Families.

• Ye Zhong entrusted the Ye Family's affairs in Ye City to two senior elders before departing with Lin Ming, Xiao Yi Xian, Elder Yao, and Xin Lan.
• Lin Ming promised that Elder Yao or Xiao Yi Xian could repair the Ye Family's poorly maintained Space Wormhole after the trip.
• Ye Zhong led the group through the wormhole aboard a Space Ship, beginning their journey toward Qing Ling City and then Sacred Pill City.
• During the voyage, Ye Zhong explained that the Five Great Families Assessment determined whether each family could retain its Elder Seat in the Pill Tower.
• Ye Zhong told Lin Ming that, after two failed assessments, the Ye Family now had to place in the top three to keep its seat, and Lin Ming remained confident.

Lin Ming and his companions arrived in Sacred Pill City, where Ye Zhong explained the city’s scale and the Pill Tower’s authority. Before Lin Ming could enter the Pill Gathering, he needed a Pill Tower-certified Alchemist Grade Badge, so he prepared to take the official assessment the next day.

• Lin Ming and his companions passed through a violent spatial halo and emerged at a crowded landing plaza in Sacred Pill City.
• Ye Zhong explained that the plaza was one of eight in the city’s outer region and described how much larger Sacred Pill City was than Ye City.
• Ye Zhong told Lin Ming that the Five Great Families Assessment was approaching and proposed finding lodging before visiting an official testing site the next day.
• Ye Zhong explained that Pill Tower certification was mandatory for registering for the Pill Gathering and entering the Inner Region Core Arena.
• Lin Ming agreed to take the Pill Tower’s alchemist assessment and wondered what grade his skills would earn.

Lin Ming stayed at the neglected Ye Courtyard before Ye Zhong took him to a Pill Tower branch to earn a certified Grade Badge. When they learned the Cao Family was using the special testing room, Lin Ming chose to proceed anyway.

• Ye Zhong brought Lin Ming, Xiao Yi Xian, and Elder Yao to the run-down Ye Courtyard, where they spent the night.
• Ye Zhong took Lin Ming to a Pill Tower branch for grade certification and mentioned a coming auction reserved for certified Alchemists.
• Ye Zhong found a special testing room for Lin Ming, but learned that Cao Xue, Cao Xiu, and other Cao Family members were using it.
• Ye Zhong warned Lin Ming that the Cao Family might cause trouble, but Lin Ming insisted they continue to the testing room.

Lin Ming accompanied Ye Zhong to the Pill Tower’s testing room, where the Cao Family mocked the struggling Ye Family and showed off its young alchemists. When asked what grade he wanted to test for, Lin Ming requested the branch tower’s highest level, Seventh Grade Intermediate, leaving everyone stunned.

• Lin Ming and Ye Zhong entered the testing room and were ridiculed by Cao Ying and Cao Xue for the Ye Family’s decline and Lin Ming’s lack of a Pill Tower badge.
• Elder Han Li intervened to stop the quarrel and let the Cao Family test first.
• Two Cao Family men announced they would test for Sixth Grade Intermediate badges, and Cao Xue declared she would test for Sixth Grade High-level.
• When it was Ye Zhong’s turn, Lin Ming asked about the testing limits, then chose Seventh Grade Intermediate.
• The room fell silent as Cao Ying, Cao Xue, the Cao Family men, and Elder Han Li reacted in disbelief.

Lin Ming insisted on testing for a Seventh Grade Intermediate Alchemist badge, drawing disbelief and mockery from the Cao Family. After Cao Ying threatened Ye Zhong and attacked Lin Ming, Deacon Han Li intervened, and the test had yet to begin.

• Lin Ming confirmed that he wanted to test for a Seventh Grade Intermediate Alchemist badge, and Deacon Han Li arranged to take him to the Heaven-class room after the other tests.
• Cao Xue and the other Cao Family candidates entered their assigned testing rooms while Lin Ming waited with his eyes closed.
• Cao Ying taunted Ye Zhong about the Ye Family's decline, and Ye Zhong retorted that she was excluded within her own family.
• Lin Ming insulted Cao Ying for her family's lack of manners, prompting her to lunge at his throat.
• Deacon Han Li stepped between Cao Ying and Lin Ming and warned her to obey the Pill Tower rules, so she backed off and threatened Lin Ming and Ye Zhong.

Lin Ming entered the Heaven-grade room to take the Seventh Grade Intermediate assessment while Cao Xue and the Cao Family members mocked and waited for him to fail. He emerged without a badge, and Cao Ying and Cao Xue celebrated what they believed was his failure.

• Two Cao Family members passed the Sixth Grade Intermediate assessment, and Cao Xue passed the Sixth Grade High-level assessment.
• Deacon Han Li led Lin Ming into the Heaven-grade room to personally supervise his Seventh Grade Intermediate assessment.
• Cao Ying and Cao Xue stayed behind, confident Lin Ming would fail, while Ye Zhong remained calm because he knew Lin Ming's skill.
• After several hours, Lin Ming emerged from the Heaven-grade room without a badge visible on his chest.
• Cao Ying mocked Lin Ming as a failure, and Cao Xue looked down on him.

Lin Ming passed the seventh-grade intermediate alchemist test and received his badge, humiliating the Cao Family after Cao Ying had mocked him. As Cao Ying tried to leave, Lin Ming confronted her and struck back with a powerful punch.

• Han Li announced that Lin Ming had flawlessly passed the seventh-grade intermediate test and could likely qualify for a higher grade.
• Lin Ming declined Han Li's offer to recommend him for testing at Pill Tower Headquarters and accepted his seventh-grade intermediate alchemist badge.
• Cao Ying questioned whether Han Li had issued the badge fairly, then mocked Ye Zhong and insisted Lin Ming could not save the Ye Family.
• As Cao Ying turned to leave, Lin Ming stopped her and asked whether she had called someone trash.
• Lin Ming moved at extreme speed and met Cao Ying's killing punch with his own, overwhelming her Dou Qi and sending the room's occupants reeling.

Lin Ming defeated Cao Ying with one punch after she provoked him, then heard news that Yao Chen had appeared in the Pill Tower with his disciple Xiao Yan. He and Ye Zhong left the tower to browse the markets, and Ye Zhong told him about an upcoming alchemists-only trade fair where rare treasures might be found.

• Lin Ming struck Cao Ying down with a single punch, leaving the Cao Family members terrified.
• Han Li told Cao Xue to take the injured Cao Ying away, and the Cao Family members hurried out of the testing room.
• Han Li told Ye Zhong that Yao Chen had reappeared in the Pill Tower as a soul and had brought Xiao Yan, his newly accepted disciple.
• Lin Ming and Ye Zhong browsed the Outer Sacred Pill City markets, where Lin Ming bought several rare medicinal goods at low prices.
• Ye Zhong told Lin Ming that an alchemists-only Internal Trade Fair would take place near the Inner Sacred Pill City the night after tomorrow.

Lin Ming and his companions visited Sacred Pill City's Pill Tower-backed Alchemist Trade Fair, where his Seventh Grade Intermediate badge secured them entry. After surveying the crowded first floor, they went up to the quieter second floor to seek better-quality goods.

• Lin Ming agreed to attend the Alchemist Trade Fair with his companions.
• Ye Zhong, Xiao Yi Xian, Heavenly Flame Venerate, and Xin Lan met Lin Ming at the Ye Courtyard, and they traveled together to the trade fair.
• Lin Ming displayed his Seventh Grade Intermediate badge, and the guards respectfully let the group enter.
• Inside the trade hall, Ye Zhong explained the ranked floors and their entry requirements.
• Lin Ming chose to skip the first-floor stalls for now, and the group passed the guards and entered the second floor.

Lin Ming reunited with his senior brother Xu Shilin at the trade fair and joined him in browsing the second floor. After Xu Shilin stayed behind with Xin Lan, Lin Ming, Xiao Yi Xian, Elder Yao, and Ye Zhong went up to the third floor, where the continent’s top alchemists and experts gathered.

• Lin Ming recognized Xu Shilin while he was negotiating for a Blood Essence Demonic Fruit and teased him by pretending to outbid him.
• Xu Shilin recognized Lin Ming, and the two fellow disciples joyfully reunited before Xu Shilin bought the fruit.
• Lin Ming and Xu Shilin exchanged jokes as their companions joined them in browsing the second floor, where both alchemists acquired rare materials.
• At the staircase to the third floor, Xu Shilin and his clan uncle stayed behind with Xin Lan because they lacked the required rank.
• Lin Ming, Xiao Yi Xian, Elder Yao, and Ye Zhong entered the third floor of the trade fair.

Lin Ming and his companions reached the Alchemist Trade Fair’s top floor, where he asked about a Bodhi Seed. Though none was available, the Yellow Robe Elder told him that a rare Bodhi Treasure Liquid was being offered for trade and offered to introduce its holder.

• The Yellow Robe Elder recognized Lin Ming’s Seventh Grade Alchemist badge and sensed the Dou Venerate power of Xiao Yi Xian and Heavenly Flame Venerate, then led the group upstairs.
• Lin Ming noticed hidden sentries on the staircase and entered the top floor, where the gathered experts reacted to his badge and his companions’ presence.
• Lin Ming asked the Yellow Robe Elder whether anyone at the fair had a Bodhi Seed, and the elder explained its rarity and value.
• The Yellow Robe Elder revealed that a holder was offering nine-hundred-year Bodhi Treasure Liquid for trade and offered to introduce Lin Ming.