Chapter Summaries

Lin Ming completed the refinement of Three Thousand Burning Flame inside the sealed Star Domain, incorporating it into his body and energy system. He awakened with control over both the newly refined flame and Purple Extreme Annihilation Flame, then celebrated his achievement.

• Lin Ming maintained a protective flame shield while finishing the refinement of Three Thousand Burning Flame within his World Prototype.
• The Five Elements Roulette purified the flame’s source and guided it through Lin Ming’s meridians, integrating its energy with his body, soul, and Dou Qi.
• A purple-black flame ignited in Lin Ming’s dantian, marking the complete refinement, and he opened his eyes as his aura surged.
• Lin Ming summoned Purple Extreme Annihilation Flame in his left hand and Three Thousand Burning Flame in his right.
• Lin Ming laughed triumphantly in the Star Domain, confident in the power he had gained.

After refining the Three Thousand Burning Flame, Lin Ming began absorbing the vast residual flames in the Star Domain to strengthen its origin and his cultivation. Outside, Xuan Kongzi, Xuan Yi, and Tian Lei Zi sensed the energy being devoured and realized Lin Ming might be turning the deadly Star Domain into a tremendous fortune.

• Lin Ming planned to fuse the Three Thousand Burning Flame with his Purple Extreme Annihilation Flame to create a new Heavenly Flame.
• Lin Ming realized the Star Domain's remaining flames belonged to the Three Thousand Burning Flame and could strengthen his flame and cultivation.
• Lin Ming unleashed the Three Thousand Burning Flame's devouring power and drew the Star Domain's purple-black sea of fire into himself.
• Lin Ming refined the absorbed energy, strengthening his body and the Three Thousand Burning Flame's origin.
• Xuan Kongzi, Xuan Yi, and Tian Lei Zi felt the seal's energy rapidly decline and suspected Lin Ming was absorbing the flames.

Lin Ming fused the Purple Extreme Annihilation Flame with the Three Thousand Burning Flame, using the Five Elements Roulette to control their clashing energies. The fusion succeeded, creating a supreme dark purple flame that Lin Ming named the new Purple Extreme Annihilation Flame.

• Lin Ming decided the Three Thousand Burning Flame had absorbed as much energy as it could and began fusing it with the Purple Extreme Annihilation Flame.
• The flames violently repelled each other, so Lin Ming used the Five Elements Roulette to regulate their energies and stabilize the fusion.
• Lin Ming combined the distinct properties of the five Heavenly Flames, making the Three Thousand Burning Flame’s undying star nature the core of the new flame.
• The two flames fully merged into a dark purple flame with destructive, undying power and the characteristics of all five Heavenly Flames.
• Lin Ming named the newly fused flame the Purple Extreme Annihilation Flame.

Lin Ming fused five Heavenly Flames into the Purple Extreme Annihilation Flame and used its energy to break through to the fifth floor of the Chaos Spirit Five Elements Art, reaching Heaven Tier. The breakthrough triggered a continent-wide Heaven and Earth Phenomenon, leaving Sacred Pill City’s experts astonished as powerful figures rushed to investigate.

• Lin Ming reached Peak Dou Ancestor and sensed the completed fourth floor of the Chaos Spirit Five Elements Art stirring within his soul.
• Lin Ming used the Purple Extreme Annihilation Flame’s energy to shatter the bottleneck and master the cultivation method’s fifth floor, raising it to Heaven Tier Low-grade.
• The breakthrough rippled through the Dou Qi Continent’s Heaven and Earth Rules, producing seven-colored light, golden runes, heavenly fragrance, and celestial sounds above Sacred Pill City.
• Xuan Kongzi, Xuan Yi, and Tian Lei Zi recognized the signs of a newly born Heaven Tier cultivation method and wondered who had created it.
• Tang Zhen and experts across the continent sensed the phenomenon, and Tang Zhen set out for Middle Continent to investigate.

Lin Ming’s breakthrough in the Star Domain carried him from Nine-Star Dou Zong to the peak of Two-Star Dou Venerate as the Chaos Spirit Five Elements Art reached its fifth floor. His Inner World expanded to two thousand nine hundred zhang, and he prepared to leave the drained, shattered Star Domain.

• The Chaos Spirit Five Elements Art’s breakthrough released feedback that tempered Lin Ming’s body and soul, refined his Dou Qi, and shattered his bottleneck.
• Lin Ming advanced through Dou Venerate ranks and reached the peak of Two-Star Dou Venerate.
• Lin Ming’s World Prototype absorbed Spatial Origin from the ruined Star Domain and expanded from ninety zhang to two thousand nine hundred zhang.
• Lin Ming assessed his new strength, Heaven Tier cultivation method, Purple Extreme Annihilation Flame, and transformed Inner World.
• Lin Ming found the Star Domain emptied of most of its energy and used his control of space to prepare to leave.

Lin Ming emerged from the Star Domain alive after refining the Three Thousand Burning Flame and advancing to Dou Venerate, shocking the Pill Tower and the gathered crowd. He followed the Pill Tower Giants inside to explain what happened, while keeping the deepest secrets of his power concealed.

• Lin Ming tore open the sealed entrance to the Star Domain and emerged before the gathered crowd with the aura of a Dou Venerate.
• Xiao Yi Xian, Zi Yan, and Elder Yao rushed to greet Lin Ming, who confirmed that he had succeeded and apologized for worrying them.
• Lin Ming told Xuan Kongzi, Xuan Yi, and Tian Lei Zi that he had refined the Three Thousand Burning Flame and absorbed the Star Domain's remaining flame energy to stop the disaster.
• The three Pill Tower Giants praised Lin Ming and ordered him to explain the Star Domain's events inside the Pill Tower as the crowd dispersed.
• Cao Ying, Dan Chen, and Xiao Yan watched Lin Ming depart, while the Pill Tower Giants suspected that he had caused the Heaven and Earth Phenomenon.
• Lin Ming kept the Chaos Spirit Five Elements Art and Purple Extreme Annihilation Flame secret as he looked toward his future beyond Dou Venerate.

After refining the Three Thousand Burning Flame and reaching Two-Star Dou Venerate, Lin Ming reunited with his companions and celebrated at the Ye Courtyard. He chose to remain in Middle Continent to pursue the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit and the Beast Taming Sect ruins, setting his sights on the Meteor Beast Mountain Range.

• Lin Ming explained his breakthrough to Xuan Kongzi and the other Alchemy Grandmasters, then returned to the Ye Courtyard, where Xiao Yi Xian, Elder Yao, Zi Yan, Xu Shilin, and the others welcomed him.
• Lin Ming celebrated with his companions and guests for three days before meeting with the core group to plan what came next.
• Lin Ming decided to postpone his trip to the Jia Ma Empire to deliver the Bodhi Primordial Beginning Pill to Ya Fei, because he needed to pursue the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit for Zi Yan before the Ancient Ruins opened.
• Elder Yao revealed that the Beast King Token belonged to the Beast Taming Sect, which the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan had destroyed, and that the sect's ruins were likely in the Meteor Beast Mountain Range.
• Xu Shilin said the Meteor Beast Mountain Range held Fallen Phoenix Abyss, a deadly place rumored to be where an Ancient Heavenly Phoenix had fallen, and Lin Ming decided to investigate the area.

Lin Ming agreed to establish the Five Elements Sect, named himself its Sect Master, and appointed its first leaders and staff. After Elder Yao and Xiong Zhan secured Ice River Valley as the sect’s base, Lin Ming prepared to relocate the sect before traveling to the Southern Region.

• Elder Yao and Xiao Yi Xian urged Lin Ming to form a sect, and he agreed and named it the Five Elements Sect.
• Lin Ming formally founded the sect, appointed Xiao Yi Xian and Zi Yan as Vice Sect Masters, and assigned leadership roles to Yao Tianhuo, Xiong Zhan, Xu Shilin, Ye Zhong, and Xin Lan.
• Lin Ming chose Ice River Valley as the sect’s residence and ordered Elder Yao and Xiong Zhan to secure and restore it.
• Elder Yao and Xiong Zhan reclaimed Ice River Valley and its resources, driving away rival forces and recovering items they had taken.
• Lin Ming approved Xiao Yi Xian’s relocation plan and said he would head for the Southern Region once the sect’s affairs were settled.

Lin Ming held the Five Elements Sect’s founding ceremony, earning recognition from the Middle Continent’s major powers. After the celebrations, he left for the Southern Region with Zi Yan, Xiong Zhan, and Xu Shilin to investigate the Beast Taming Sect ruins and Fallen Phoenix Abyss, leaving Elder Yao and Xiao Yi Xian to manage the sect.

• Lin Ming welcomed Xuan Kongzi and the Pill Tower delegation to the Five Elements Sect’s founding ceremony.
• Tang Zhen, Tang Huo'er, Venerable Yao, and Venerable Feng arrived with delegations from Blazing Flame Valley and Starfall Pavilion, while other major forces also sent representatives.
• After several days of celebration, Lin Ming assigned Elder Yao and Xiao Yi Xian to oversee the sect while he prepared to investigate the Southern Region.
• Lin Ming chose Zi Yan, Xiong Zhan, and Xu Shilin to accompany him on the journey.
• Lin Ming opened a Space Passage, said farewell to the sect’s core members, and departed with his companions.

Lin Ming, Zi Yan, and Xiong Zhan traveled through Maple Nan City, where Xu Shilin reunited with his family and agreed to support the Five Elements Sect from home. The three then set out for Southern Wasteland Beast City, nearing the end of a rough wormhole journey toward the Meteor Beast Mountain Range.

• Lin Ming, Zi Yan, Xiong Zhan, and Xu Shilin arrived in Maple Nan City, where the Xu Family Head welcomed them to the Xu estate.
• Lin Ming agreed that Xu Shilin should remain in Maple Nan City, and the Xu family gathered maps and intelligence about the Meteor Beast Mountain Range and Fallen Phoenix Abyss.
• Lin Ming, Zi Yan, and Xiong Zhan left Maple Nan City for Southern Wasteland Beast City while Xu Shilin promised to monitor news and stay in contact.
• The three endured a poorly maintained wormhole and a Spatial Turbulence storm, which Lin Ming suppressed with Space Power.
• Lin Ming warned that they were nearing the exit, and the three were hurled out of the wormhole into an unfamiliar atmosphere.

Lin Ming, Zi Yan, and Xiong Zhan arrived in Southern Wasteland Beast City and gathered intelligence about the Meteor Beast Mountain Range, Fallen Phoenix Abyss, and the Beast Taming Sect. After Lin Ming prepared for the journey, the three left the city and headed toward the mountain range.

• Lin Ming, Zi Yan, and Xiong Zhan entered Southern Wasteland Beast City and made their way to the Beast Bone Fortress for lodging and information.
• Lin Ming paid extra for the Fierce Ape Courtyard, then sent Zi Yan and Xiong Zhan to buy supplies while he sought a discreet source of intelligence.
• Lin Ming traded a Tier 7 low-grade Blood-Generating Pill for information about Fallen Phoenix Abyss, the Beast Taming Sect ruins, and the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan.
• After cultivating overnight, Lin Ming left Southern Wasteland Beast City with Zi Yan and Xiong Zhan and set out for the Meteor Beast Mountain Range.

Lin Ming, Zi Yan, and Xiong Zhan ventured into the Meteor Beast Mountain Range and fought off its dangerous beasts as they headed toward Black Wind Ravine. There, Old Man Black Snake ambushed them with four accomplices and ordered his men to capture Zi Yan alive, setting off a fight.

• Lin Ming led Zi Yan and Xiong Zhan into the Meteor Beast Mountain Range, where they encountered and overcame poisonous creatures and magical beasts.
• Xiong Zhan killed a peak Sixth Order Crimson Flame Rhinoceros, and Lin Ming stored its corpse.
• After traveling a thousand li into the mountain range, Lin Ming identified Black Wind Ravine as their route into the inner region and warned that flying across would trigger the natural Restriction.
• Three attacks of corrosive Dark Element Energy shot at the group from behind a rock, but Lin Ming twisted their trajectories with Space Power.
• Old Man Black Snake and four accomplices emerged, demanded their Storage Rings, and targeted Zi Yan for her bloodline.
• Old Man Black Snake attacked Xiong Zhan with Poison Mist while his accomplices rushed Lin Ming and Zi Yan.

Lin Ming tested the New Purple Extreme Annihilation Flame against Old Man Black Snake’s attackers, killing four Dou Zong with ease. He then overpowered Old Man Black Snake with the flame and Space Power, crushing him after he tried to flee.

• Lin Ming released the Dark Purple Flame and erased the Peak Dou Ancestor who attacked him.
• Lin Ming sent three strands of flame after the other Dou Zong, turning them into ashes as they fled.
• Lin Ming used Ghostly Shift to evade Old Man Black Snake’s poisoned cane and pierced his defenses, destroying his left shoulder and arm with the flame.
• Old Man Black Snake burned his Life Origin to flee toward Black Wind Ravine, but Lin Ming trapped him in a Space Barrier and crushed him with Space Power.

Lin Ming, Xiong Zhan, and Zi Yan crossed Black Wind Ravine after killing Old Man Black Snake and his companions. When tens of thousands of Shadow Bats attacked, Zi Yan’s Ancient Void Dragon bloodline and Lin Ming’s Dark Purple Flame routed the swarm, and the three reached the opposite shore.

• Lin Ming killed Old Man Black Snake, collected the Storage Rings, and realized more hostile figures were watching Fallen Phoenix Abyss.
• Lin Ming led Xiong Zhan and Zi Yan onto the iron-chain bridge, shielding them from the ravine’s corrosive black wind with Space Power and the New Purple Extreme Annihilation Flame.
• Tens of thousands of Shadow Bats attacked with soul-piercing Sound Waves, and Lin Ming formed a Soul Power barrier to protect the group.
• Zi Yan unleashed her Ancient Void Dragon bloodline’s Dragon Might, disrupting the Shadow Bats and sending many plunging into the abyss.
• Xiong Zhan struck down nearby bats while Lin Ming’s Dark Purple Fire Threads burned through the swarm, driving the survivors back into the Black Mist.
• Lin Ming, Xiong Zhan, and Zi Yan crossed the ravine and reached the opposite shore.

Lin Ming, Zi Yan, and Xiong Zhan entered the Meteor Beast Mountain Range’s inner region and faced its dangerous terrain and creatures while heading toward Fallen Phoenix Abyss. After fighting their way through the Shadow Poisonous Fog Forest, they were still pushing onward, tired and under constant threat.

• Lin Ming led Zi Yan and Xiong Zhan into the inner region and warned them to avoid unnecessary fights as they followed the route toward Fallen Phoenix Abyss.
• Lin Ming used his Soul Power to detect Soul Devouring Demon Vines, and the group avoided the Soul Bewitching Demonic Flower after seeing it devour a Wind Feather Sparrow.
• The three entered the Shadow Poisonous Fog Forest, protecting themselves from its toxins as the fog hindered their vision and Soul Perception.
• A Seventh Order venomous python attacked Zi Yan, who smashed its head and tore it in two; Lin Ming burned the remains before they attracted other beasts.
• Lin Ming, Zi Yan, and Xiong Zhan fought off more attacks from Shadow Spiders, Poison Thorn Crocodiles, and Flying Ants as Lin Ming guided them through the fog with his Space Power.
• After half a day in the forest, the three had spent much of their Dou Qi and were growing mentally fatigued.

Lin Ming and his companions encountered Qing Lin trying to subdue a powerful Nine Profound Nether Python, and Lin Ming helped her finish the binding. Qing Lin initially failed to recognize him, but she realized who he was when he called himself Brother Lin Ming and rushed to greet him.

• After traveling through the Shadow Poisonous Fog Forest, Lin Ming, Zi Yan, and Xiong Zhan sensed an Eighth Order Magical Beast and approached its location.
• They found Qing Lin using her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils to subdue a Nine Profound Nether Python.
• Lin Ming used his Soul Power to break the python's resistance, allowing Qing Lin to brand it and absorb it into her mark.
• Qing Lin thanked Lin Ming but tried to leave, then rebuked him when he teased her about becoming his bandit chief's wife.
• Lin Ming called Qing Lin by their familiar name for him, and she recognized him as the person she had treasured since he took her from Stone Desert City.
• Qing Lin cried out to Brother Lin Ming and rushed toward him.

Lin Ming reunited with Qing Lin in the Meteor Beast Mountain Range after she survived a spatial storm and nearly fell prey to the Nine Profound Nether Python. She joined Lin Ming's group and began cultivating with the python's power as they rested before continuing toward Fallen Phoenix Abyss.

• Qing Lin reunited with Lin Ming and explained that she had left the Heavenly Snake Mansion to search for him, then survived a spatial storm that stranded her in the Southern Region.
• Qing Lin recounted how she entered the Meteor Beast Mountain Range to find snake-type magical beasts and nearly died while trying to subdue the Nine Profound Nether Python before Lin Ming intervened.
• Lin Ming invited Qing Lin to join his group, and she met Zi Yan and Xiong Zhan as the original group of three became four.
• Lin Ming led the group out of the Poisonous Miasma Forest and found a cave where they could rest behind a Space Barrier.
• Qing Lin used her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils to draw power from the Nine Profound Nether Python, strengthening her meridians and raising her aura beyond its Peak Dou Ancestor level.

After recovering, Lin Ming and his companions crossed into the Corrosive Poison Mire, where they fought off its dangerous creatures and faced a forest of Soul Devouring Demonic Trees. Lin Ming destroyed the forest’s Mother Tree, ending its soul attacks and illusions.

• Qing Lin had mastered the Nine Profound Nether Python and neared the Dou Venerate realm as the group set out for the Corrosive Poison Mire.
• Lin Ming led the group across the mire’s exposed rocks and dead trees while they fought off a Swamp Devouring Slug and other poisonous creatures.
• The group encountered a Soul Devouring Demonic Tree Forest whose attacks injured their minds and trapped them in illusions.
• Lin Ming identified the Mother Tree and advanced through the forest, using his Soul Power and Dark Purple Flames to destroy its branches and repel its attacks.
• Lin Ming crushed the Mother Tree’s Black Soul Spear and burned the tree away, causing the forest’s soul-sucking force and illusions to vanish.

Lin Ming and his companions crossed the Corrosive Poison Mire and discovered an enormous Nine-Headed Ancient Heavenly Snake skeleton buried beneath Black Bone Mountain. When Qing Lin illuminated it with her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils, the serpent’s remnant soul entered her body.

• Lin Ming collected a Soul Devouring Demonic Tree Heart Core as the group left the mire and reached Black Bone Mountain.
• Qing Lin sensed a mysterious, sorrowful presence inside the mountain, and Lin Ming detected an ancient fluctuation deep within it.
• Lin Ming, Zi Yan, and Xiong Zhan cleared the rocks from a mountain hollow and uncovered a massive nine-headed serpent skeleton.
• Lin Ming identified the remains as a rare Nine-Headed Ancient Heavenly Snake and sensed that a remnant soul still lingered within it.
• Qing Lin illuminated the skeleton with her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils, awakening nine wisps of soul that joined together before entering her body.

Qing Lin gained the Nine-Headed Ancient Heavenly Snake's remnant soul as a tattoo on her back, and Lin Ming's group reached Fallen Phoenix Abyss to search for the Beast Taming Sect ruins. After finding ancient carvings that pointed toward the entrance, they were ambushed by a band of powerful desperadoes.

• The Nine-Headed Ancient Heavenly Snake's remnant soul bonded with Qing Lin and formed a tattoo on her back, and Lin Ming warned her not to use its power until it had grown stronger.
• Lin Ming, Qing Lin, Zi Yan, and Xiong Zhan crossed Black Bone Mountain and reached the edge of Fallen Phoenix Abyss.
• Lin Ming led the group along the abyss wall, warning them to avoid spatial rifts and refrain from large-scale dou techniques.
• Qing Lin spotted ancient carvings that Lin Ming recognized as possible markers for the Beast Taming Sect ruins, and the group followed their direction.
• The One-Eyed Strongman and over a dozen desperadoes surrounded the group and demanded their valuables before the strongman attacked Lin Ming with an axe.