Chapter Summaries

Lin Ming led his group through the dangerous Pill Hall Third Floor to a ransacked chamber, where he found the hidden treasure he sought. He revealed that the harmless-looking white beast was actually a peak Tier 8 medicinal pill, possibly even a half-step Tier 9 pill.

• Lin Ming and his group entered the Third Floor, where powerful Dou Zong experts watched them warily.
• Lin Ming explained to Zi Yan that finding a Tier 9 medicinal pill was unlikely, then searched the hall with his Soul Power.
• Lin Ming found an inconspicuous pill chamber and led his group there quietly, avoiding areas marked by chaotic Energy Fluctuations.
• The group entered the plundered chamber and spotted a plump, snow-white beast curled beneath debris.
• Zi Yan tried to catch the beast, but Lin Ming stopped her and revealed that it was a peak Tier 8 medicinal pill that might be half-step Tier 9.

Lin Ming concealed the transformed Tier 8 Medicinal Pill from the experts outside and began luring it with a Tier 7 Infant Spirit Pill. The Snow White Beast woke at the scent, leaving Lin Ming’s group poised to capture it.

• Lin Ming identified the Snow White Beast as a transformed Tier 8 Medicinal Pill, and Qing Lin warned that news of it could draw powerful experts into a deadly struggle.
• Lin Ming signaled Xiong Zhan, Di Kong, and the Five Elements Sect members to guard the pill chamber and keep outsiders from learning what was inside.
• Lin Ming warned Zi Yan against rushing the beast and enclosed the chamber in a Soul Barrier to block sound, aura, and escape.
• Lin Ming placed a Tier 7 Infant Spirit Pill on the floor as bait and explained that the beast likely fed on the high-grade pills stored in the chamber.
• The Snow White Beast twitched its nose at the Infant Spirit Pill’s fragrance and woke from its drowsy state.

Lin Ming used precious medicinal pills to tame the Tier 8 Pill Beast and secretly placed a Soul Restriction on it. He left the shattered pill chamber with his group as fighting over treasures intensified across the Pill Hall Third Floor.

• Lin Ming fed the Pill Beast six Tier 7 Medicinal Pills, gradually winning its trust.
• Lin Ming revealed the Three Profound Turtle Spirit Pill, prompting the beast to leap toward him.
• Lin Ming caught the Pill Beast and inscribed a concealed Soul Restriction on its source pill core.
• Lin Ming led his group out of the pill chamber after checking that they had left no traces behind.
• Di Kong and the others regrouped around Lin Ming as new experts arrived and clashes over treasures spread across the third floor.

Lin Ming led his group deeper into the Pill Hall Third Floor while keeping the Tier 8 pill beast hidden, then found an untouched pill chamber containing an ancient high-grade recipe and Tier 7 pills. After searching more rooms and gathering lesser treasures, the group continued onward, satisfied with their haul.

• Lin Ming led Zi Yan, Qing Lin, Xiong Zhan, Di Kong, and the others deeper into the Pill Hall while their hidden pill beast drew curious but unknowing stares.
• Lin Ming discovered an intact, concealed pill chamber and carefully dispelled its energy restriction before opening the Stone Door.
• The group searched the chamber, and a Five Elements Sect member found an Ancient Pill Recipe that Lin Ming judged might describe a peak Tier 7 or Tier 8 pill.
• Lin Ming rewarded the finder with a promise of merit, then collected several sealed bottles of Tier 7 pills and the recipe.
• Lin Ming's group searched nearly ten more pill rooms, collected lesser pills and recipes, and continued onward without disappointment.

Lin Ming's group encountered Xiao Yan and the Starfall Pavilion team in the Pill Hall, and Lin Ming pretended his expedition had yielded little. Xiao Yan believed his own group had outdone Lin Ming's and left feeling victorious, unaware that Lin Ming's group had secured valuable treasures, including the Pill Beast.

• Lin Ming's group found more ancient pill recipes, medicinal material essence crystals, and alchemist vessels while exploring the Pill Hall.
• Lin Ming's group met Venerable Feng and Xiao Yan as they emerged from a pill chamber.
• Lin Ming claimed his group had found only ordinary pills and low-tier recipes, concealing their true gains.
• Xiao Yan decided his group had surpassed Lin Ming's, while falsely claiming their own haul had also been meager.
• Xiao Yan complimented the Pill Beast in Qing Lin's arms, then watched Lin Ming's group leave without recognizing it.
• Xiao Yan privately celebrated his group's Five-Colored Pill Lightning Tier 8 Pill and the Tier 8 Pill to Break Venerate recipe.

Xiao Yan realized that the snow-white beast Lin Ming had acquired was a priceless Pill Beast and bitterly recognized that Lin Ming had outdone him again. Lin Ming’s group left the looted Pill Hall and headed for the ruins’ main hall.

• Xiao Yan recognized the snow-white beast as a Pill Beast formed from a Super Eighth Grade Pill and regretted failing to discover it himself.
• Xiao Yan hid the truth from Gu Ling and the Starfall Pavilion disciples, saying they might have overlooked valuable treasures.
• Lin Ming happily reviewed the Ancient Medicinal Formula and the sleeping Pill Beast as his group searched several pill chambers and found them empty.
• Di Kong told Lin Ming that the third floor had been picked clean, so Lin Ming ordered his group to leave the Pill Hall.
• Lin Ming’s group passed other treasure hunters without being challenged and headed down toward the ruins’ main hall.

Lin Ming and the Five Elements Sect reached the Ancient Ruins’ main hall, where ten treasure orbs surrounded the remains of a Dou Saint and powerful factions had gathered. Lin Ming took a position in the hall as Chen Tiannan glared at him, leaving the gathered forces poised for conflict.

• Lin Ming guided his group through the maze-like passages toward the ruins’ central area.
• The group entered a vast bronze-colored hall and saw ten radiant orbs that might contain Heaven Tier Dou Techniques.
• Lin Ming focused on the jade-white skeleton seated at the hall’s center and recognized it as the remains of a true Dou Saint.
• Lin Ming spotted major factions gathered in the hall, including the Nether Python Clan, Profound Nether Sect, Blazing Flame Valley, and two Four Directions Pavilion branches; the Soul Hall had not yet arrived.
• Chen Tiannan saw Lin Ming and renewed his hatred over the death of the Profound Nether Sect’s Great Elder.
• Lin Ming led the Five Elements Sect to an open spot and waited as the other factions watched them.

Lin Ming and the Five Elements Sect surveyed the Dou Sheng ruins and learned that more than a dozen powerful Puppets guarded the central stone seat. As the seals around ten light orbs weakened, Lin Ming agreed to ally with Tang Zhen and Blazing Flame Valley before the coming struggle.

• Lin Ming identified the ash-gray figures as more than a dozen Puppets with strength comparable to Dou Venerates, and warned his companions to stay together.
• Tang Zhen arrived with Blazing Flame Valley and told Lin Ming the seals around the ten light orbs were weakening.
• Lin Ming probed the orbs but said the Dou Sheng seal prevented him from identifying their contents; Tang Zhen suspected one held a Heaven Tier Dou Technique and the other nine were decoys or lesser treasures.
• Tang Zhen proposed that Blazing Flame Valley and Lin Ming's group join forces, and Lin Ming agreed.
• Tang Zhen warned that the Puppets would awaken if anyone approached the stone seat or touched the Dou Saint remains after the seals broke, while Lin Ming watched the jade-white skeleton with a glint in his eyes.

As the seal on the ten light orbs weakened, Lin Ming watched the gathered factions, including Xiao Yan and Soul Hall, prepare to compete for the treasures. The scrolls finally flew free, triggering a chaotic scramble as the Ash-colored Puppets awakened to slaughter intruders.

• Lin Ming sensed that Venerable Feng and Xiao Yan had arrived with Starfall Pavilion, and Xiao Yan exchanged a nod with him.
• Old Ghost Xing and Soul Hall entered the hall in black mist, drawing the wary attention of the gathered experts.
• Lin Ming announced that the seal was about to vanish as the ten light orbs dimmed and trembled.
• The ten orbs burst with light and released their scrolls, sending the assembled experts rushing after them.
• The Ash-colored Puppets awakened beside the stone seat and unleashed their killing aura as the treasure battle erupted.

Ten mysterious scrolls appeared in the main hall, triggering a bloody scramble as Lin Ming and Tang Zhen held their allies back and watched for an opening. Tang Zhen wondered why the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan was absent, unaware that Lin Ming had already wiped them out.

• Ten streams of light burst from the revealed scrolls, and experts rushed to seize them, turning the main hall into a violent battle.
• Lin Ming stopped Zi Yan and his allies from joining the fight, while Tang Zhen asked whether Lin Ming could identify the genuine Heaven Tier Dou Technique.
• Lin Ming said the scrolls' disguising energy prevented him from determining their grades, and he noticed several powerful experts waiting for the others to exhaust themselves.
• Tang Zhen pointed out that the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan had not appeared, and Lin Ming feigned surprise while concealing that he had killed them earlier.
• Lin Ming's alliance continued waiting for the right moment as Dou Venerate Puppets guarded the stone seat.

Lin Ming and Tang Zhen prepared to compete for the scrolls, but the stone guardians around the Dou Sheng remains awakened and began slaughtering the treasure seekers. Lin Ming identified them as Ancient Human Puppets, leaving the hall in a deadly massacre as the true trial began.

• Tang Zhen suggested that he and Lin Ming seize an opportunity to claim one of the flying scrolls, and Lin Ming agreed while sensing their energies.
• A desperate scream drew everyone's attention as the stone Puppets around the stone seat fully awakened and attacked the nearby treasure seekers.
• The Dou Venerate-level Puppets rapidly killed and pursued the experts closest to the stone seat, turning the area into a blood-soaked slaughterhouse.
• Tang Zhen noticed the Puppets' eyes held madness and killing intent, and Lin Ming identified them as Ancient Human Puppets made from the souls of living experts.
• Tang Zhen realized the ancient Dou Sheng had likely tortured and killed Dou Venerate experts to make the tomb guardians as the remaining treasure seekers fled in fear.

Lin Ming tried to seize control of an Ancient Human Puppet amid the battle over ten scrolls, but discovered it was bound by a powerful Soul Imprint left by a Dou Sheng. He focused on erasing the imprint while the Five Elements Sect and Blazing Flame Valley defended him.

• Lin Ming ordered the Five Elements Sect to stay cautious and seek no more than one scroll as Ancient Human Puppets attacked everyone in the hall.
• An Ancient Human Puppet charged Lin Ming's group, and Xiong Zhan intercepted it with a direct clash of fist and spear.
• Lin Ming examined the Puppet and, urged by Qing Lin, sent his Heavenly Soul Power into it to try to take control.
• Lin Ming discovered a powerful Dou Sheng Soul Imprint inside the Puppet and began a full-force attempt to erase it.
• Qing Lin, Zi Yan, and the Five Elements Sect formed a defensive circle around Lin Ming, while Tang Zhen ordered Blazing Flame Valley to establish an outer line of defense.

Lin Ming broke the Dou Sheng Soul Imprint and took control of the Ancient Human Puppet, strengthening the Five Elements Sect and Blazing Flame Valley amid the battle in the main hall. Xiao Yan was shaken by the gap between them, while Chen Tiannan gave up hope of avenging the Profound Nether Sect’s grudge without help from a stronger faction.

• Tang Zhen and the Blazing Flame Valley experts reinforced the Five Elements Sect’s protective circle around Lin Ming as Xiong Zhan fought the Human Puppet.
• Lin Ming opened his eyes and commanded the Human Puppet to stop, having erased its Soul Imprint and taken control of it.
• Lin Ming’s allies celebrated the puppet’s capture, and he made it stand beside him as a loyal guard.
• Xiao Yan recalled failing to penetrate the puppet’s Dou Sheng imprint and resolved to catch up with Lin Ming.
• Chen Tiannan watched Lin Ming gain the puppet and concluded that the Profound Nether Sect could not avenge Elder Xuangu unless a stronger faction intervened.

Lin Ming chose a bloodstained Profound streamer among the most powerful scrolls and led the Five Elements Sect in a bid to seize it, while Tang Zhen pursued a fiery scroll for Blazing Flame Valley. Lin Ming crushed the experts blocking his path with his Dark Purple Flame, clearing the way toward the Profound Scroll.

• Lin Ming assigned the Five Elements Sect to support his attempt to seize a scroll and help the group withdraw safely.
• Lin Ming told Tang Zhen that the fiery red scroll was among the three strongest and suited Blazing Flame Valley, so Tang Zhen charged after it.
• Lin Ming selected the less-contested Profound Scroll, whose aura ranked among the most powerful, and told his companions to target it.
• When the Profound Scroll passed near his group, Lin Ming charged through the crowd and attacked the experts obstructing him.
• Lin Ming's Dark Purple Flame destroyed the attackers' strikes, killed several experts, badly wounded others, and deterred the remaining contenders.

Lin Ming fought off a Three-Star Dou Venerate and charged toward the Profound Scroll as nearly a hundred experts unleashed a combined attack. The chapter ended with Lin Ming reaching for the scroll while the destructive torrent closed in behind him.

• A Three-Star Dou Venerate attacked Lin Ming with an Iron Giant Staff as Lin Ming moved to seize the Profound Scroll.
• Lin Ming met the staff with a flame-wreathed punch, severely injuring the Three-Star Dou Venerate and forcing him to retreat.
• Lin Ming assessed his physical strength, then charged toward the still-elusive Profound Scroll and battered aside those who tried to block him.
• Nearly a hundred experts attacked Lin Ming together as he entered the final range around the scroll.
• Lin Ming ignored the incoming bombardment and reached for the Profound Scroll with his flame-covered hand.

Lin Ming seized the Profound Scroll after the Five Elements Sect experts shielded him from a barrage of attacks. He subdued the scroll, survived Chen Tiannan’s ambush with Puppet One’s help, and intimidated the remaining rivals into pursuing other treasures.

• Qing Lin, Zi Yan, Xiong Zhan, Di Kong, and the other Five Elements Sect experts joined forces to shield Lin Ming from nearly a hundred attackers.
• Lin Ming trapped the fleeing Profound Scroll in a spatial cage and caught it, but Chen Tiannan launched a surprise attack aimed at his heart.
• Lin Ming summoned Puppet One, which blocked Chen Tiannan’s strike and drove him into a panicked retreat.
• Lin Ming enveloped the Profound Scroll in New Purple Extreme Annihilation Flame until it stopped resisting.
• Lin Ming displayed his strength alongside Puppet One and the Five Elements Sect experts, prompting the other cultivators to abandon their challenge and chase the remaining scrolls.

Lin Ming revealed that the Profound Scroll was only an Earth Tier Peak-grade treasure, then blamed Chen Tiannan and attacked him while claiming he owed Lin Ming a Heaven Tier Dou Technique. As Chen Tiannan fled, he redirected a coveted Cyan-Blue Light Orb toward Lin Ming, making the surrounding fighters turn their attention to Lin Ming.

• Lin Ming opened the Profound Scroll in public, revealing it was Earth Tier Peak-grade and prompting the major factions to resume fighting over the remaining scrolls.
• Lin Ming accused Chen Tiannan of ruining his chance at a Heaven Tier Dou Technique and charged after him alongside Puppet One.
• Chen Tiannan fled through the chaotic hall, avoiding the cyan-blue scroll when he realized grabbing it would leave him trapped between its pursuers and Lin Ming.
• Chen Tiannan claimed he was offering the Cyan-Blue Light Orb as an apology, then redirected it toward Lin Ming and used the distraction to escape into the crowd.
• The nearby fighters turned their blood-red gazes toward Lin Ming and the orb, creating a new threat around him.

Lin Ming took Chen Tiannan’s Cyan-Blue Light Scroll, opened it, and revealed that it was only Earth Tier High-grade. He convinced the gathered experts that Chen Tiannan was the real thief and resumed his pursuit as the crowd turned against the Profound Nether Sect elder.

• Lin Ming seized Chen Tiannan’s Cyan-Blue Light Scroll while planning to use its confirmed grade to avoid provoking the gathered factions.
• Lin Ming opened the scroll in front of the experts, and they sensed that it was Earth Tier High-grade rather than Heaven Tier.
• Lin Ming pretended to rage at the scroll’s low grade and blamed Chen Tiannan for its diminished quality, then threatened to kill him.
• Lin Ming and Puppet One intimidated the experts who considered blocking him from taking the scroll.
• Lin Ming argued that Chen Tiannan had stolen the scroll and thrown it to him, persuading the experts to redirect their anger toward Chen Tiannan.
• Lin Ming charged after Chen Tiannan and shouted for him to hand over his life.

Lin Ming warned the fighters that Chen Tiannan’s presence brought bad luck to the scrolls, turning the competing factions against him. Chen Tiannan was left isolated as Lin Ming and Puppet One closed in to kill him.

• Chen Tiannan tried to escape Lin Ming by diving into the battle circles around the scrolls.
• Lin Ming decided that taking another scroll would make his group too tempting a target, so he chose to stop pursuing the prizes.
• Lin Ming shouted that Chen Tiannan’s touch had caused two scrolls to reveal lower grades and warned that he could ruin everyone’s prizes.
• The fighters believed Lin Ming’s warning and turned their attention from the scrolls to Chen Tiannan, driving him away from their battle circles.
• The factions blocked Chen Tiannan from using them as cover, leaving him isolated as Lin Ming and Puppet One closed in on him.

Cornered by Lin Ming and his puppet, Chen Tiannan seized on the uncontrolled ancient human puppets as his chance to survive. He tried to turn the hall’s fighters against Lin Ming with accusations, then charged toward a killing puppet to use the chaos as cover.

• As Lin Ming and his dark gold puppet closed in, Chen Tiannan nearly gave up until an ancient human puppet tore a Peak Dou Ancestor apart, reviving his will to survive.
• Chen Tiannan realized the uncontrolled puppets might help him escape and decided to use their indiscriminate violence against Lin Ming.
• Chen Tiannan accused Lin Ming of hoarding puppets and scrolls, monopolizing the ruins’ treasures, and killing rivals to silence them.
• Chen Tiannan’s accusations made nearby experts view Lin Ming with increased suspicion and hostility.
• After claiming he was fleeing for his life, Chen Tiannan charged toward the ancient human puppet to provoke chaos and create a path to safety.