Chapter Summaries

Yao Ming failed to access the Yellow Springs Heaven Rage inheritance because his Soul Power could not withstand its barrier, while Lin Ming distributed some of the Yellow Springs Demon Saint’s essence blood to Yao Ming and Qing Lin. Lin Ming secretly kept another full portion for a possible revival of the Demon Saint and for Xiao Yi Xian and Ya Fei.

• Yao Ming reached for the inheritance imprint on the stone tablet but was struck by its Soul impact and thrown from the altar.
• Lin Ming reassured Yao Ming that he could attempt to cultivate Yellow Springs Heaven Rage once his Soul Power improved.
• Lin Ming revealed the Yellow Springs Demon Saint’s essence blood and asked Yao Ming to share it with Qing Lin, who agreed.
• Lin Ming split the visible essence blood between Yao Ming and Qing Lin while secretly storing another full portion in his Inner World.
• Yao Ming stored his share and said it could help him challenge the Three-star Dou Sheng level within three years.

After leaving the Nether Python Clan, Lin Ming and Qing Lin traveled toward the Five Elements Sect while he stabilized his new Dou Saint realm instead of refining the Demon Sage Essence Blood. The Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan ambushed them in a desolate mountain range, having learned Lin Ming’s location and strength from a captured subordinate of Yao Xiaotian.

• Yao Ming tried to persuade Lin Ming to stay longer, then escorted Lin Ming and Qing Lin out of the Nether Python Clan with another generous gift.
• Lin Ming and Qing Lin rode the Heavenly Demon Python through the Beast Domain, while Lin Ming continued consolidating his early One-Star Dou Saint realm and postponed refining the essence blood.
• Qing Lin sensed an unnatural stillness and suppressed Heaven and Earth Energy in the mountains, and Lin Ming stopped the Heavenly Demon Python and detected concealed pursuers.
• Lin Ming identified the hidden pursuers as members of the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan, and six figures emerged, led by a powerful woman in a red gown.
• Golden Phoenix, Jiu Feng, and Yao Xiaotian’s escaped subordinate appeared among the group, and the subordinate’s report was revealed to have prompted the clan to ambush Lin Ming and eliminate him as a growing threat.

Lin Ming faced the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan’s Three Heaven Demon Phoenixes as they tried to kill him, then revealed that Qing Lin had controlled Yao Xiaotian and Yao Li as Dou Saint Puppets. The opposing forces began their battle in the sky.

• Fenghuang, Kun Huang, and Ying Huang arrived with Golden Phoenix and Jiu Feng to intercept Lin Ming and Qing Lin.
• Lin Ming challenged the Three Heaven Demon Phoenixes, while Kun Huang dismissed his strength and boasted of their power.
• Qing Lin summoned Yao Xiaotian and Yao Li, revealing that her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils had controlled the two Nether Python Dou Saints.
• Ying Huang killed Yao Xiaotian’s trusted aide for failing to report that the two Dou Saints had been controlled.
• Fenghuang and her brothers unleashed their auras, and Lin Ming, Yao Xiaotian, and Yao Li faced them as the battle began.

Lin Ming fought Fenghuang, the Grand Elder of the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan, and shattered her energy claw despite being wounded by it. Fenghuang transformed into her half-beast combat form, and Lin Ming stood his ground, ready to face her full strength.

• Lin Ming assigned Kun Huang and Ying Huang to Yao Xiaotian and Yao Li, then confronted Fenghuang himself.
• Fenghuang caught Lin Ming's punch with her Heavenly Phoenix Claw, but Lin Ming's black light–empowered strike shattered it and forced her back.
• Fenghuang's claw left deep wounds on Lin Ming's fist, and she resolved to take the fight seriously and end it quickly.
• Fenghuang unleashed her Heaven Demon Phoenix bloodline and transformed into a half-human, half-beast form, shocking Kun Huang and Ying Huang.
• Lin Ming laughed at Fenghuang's power and challenged her to show what the Grand Elder of the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan could do.

Lin Ming fought Fenghuang and countered her powerful attacks with the Yellow Springs Finger and Great Heaven Creation Palm. As he gathered energy for a more formidable strike, Fenghuang sensed an overwhelming danger.

• Fenghuang attacked Lin Ming with the Great Heaven Phoenix Claw, but Lin Ming met it with the Yellow Springs Finger, and their collision forced both fighters back.
• Fenghuang unleashed Blazing Phoenix Feathers, and Lin Ming swallowed the fiery attack with the Great Heaven Creation Palm.
• Fenghuang saw that Kun Huang and Ying Huang were still occupied by Yao Li and Yao Xiaotian, then resolved to kill Lin Ming quickly.
• Lin Ming gathered Heaven and Earth Energy into his palm for a powerful strike, and Fenghuang felt an intense sense of danger.

Lin Ming defeated Fenghuang by overpowering her Heaven Demon phoenix true body with the Yellow Springs Palm, but the wounded Fenghuang and the other Heaven Demon Phoenixes chose to summon their Ancestral Soul rather than retreat. The chapter ended as the three began a desperate bloodline secret art to bring the Ancient Heavenly Phoenix into the world.

• Lin Ming’s Yellow Springs Palm forced Fenghuang to transform into her thousand-zhang Heaven Demon phoenix true body and counter with the Heavenly Phoenix World-Burning Wave.
• Lin Ming unleashed the Strange Fire and Heavenly Fire Three Xuan Transformations, strengthening the Yellow Springs Palm until it shattered Fenghuang’s light pillar and gravely wounded her.
• Golden Phoenix and Jiu Feng watched in horror as Fenghuang fell, while Kun Huang and Ying Huang abandoned their fight with Yao Li and Yao Xiaotian to rush to her side.
• Fenghuang, Kun Huang, and Ying Huang resolved to kill Lin Ming and began a secret art using their Essence Blood and souls to summon the Ancient Heavenly Phoenix.

The Three Heaven Demon Phoenixes sacrificed their essence blood and Soul Origin to summon an Ancient Heavenly Phoenix Phantom, forcing Lin Ming to restore his strength with three tier 8 pills and prepare a powerful soul technique. As the phantom dove to attack him, Lin Ming continued forming seals, leaving the battle poised for their clash.

• The Three Heaven Demon Phoenixes burned their essence blood and Soul Origin together to summon an Ancient Heavenly Phoenix Phantom.
• The phantom’s immense pressure stunned Jiu Feng and Golden Phoenix, while Qing Lin struggled to withstand it and Lin Ming recognized the danger.
• Lin Ming swallowed pills from three jade bottles, recovering most of his combat strength, and vowed to kill the Three Heaven Demon Phoenixes.
• Lin Ming began forming ancient seals as a terrifying soul-level fluctuation spread from him.
• Fenghuang ordered the Ancient Heavenly Phoenix Phantom to attack, and it dove toward Lin Ming in a storm of destructive red-gold energy.

Lin Ming used Yellow Springs Heaven Rage to destroy the Ancient Heavenly Phoenix Phantom and cripple the Three Heaven Demon Phoenixes, then ordered Qing Lin to finish off his enemies. After Qing Lin’s forces killed and captured the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan members, Lin Ming and Qing Lin fled the Beast Domain before other powerful beings could arrive.

• Lin Ming unleashed Yellow Springs Heaven Rage, a soul-attacking skill that shattered the Ancient Heavenly Phoenix Phantom and severely wounded the Three Heaven Demon Phoenixes.
• The Three Heaven Demon Phoenixes suffered devastating backlash, while Lin Ming exhausted his Dou Qi and barely remained standing.
• Lin Ming ordered Qing Lin to leave none alive, and Yao Xiaotian and Yao Li killed the weakened Three Heaven Demon Phoenixes as the Heavenly Demon Python attacked Jiu Feng and Golden Phoenix.
• Qing Lin supported Lin Ming as they gathered the captured enemies and prepared to leave the Beast Domain.
• Lin Ming and Qing Lin escaped on the Heavenly Demon Python, leaving behind the ruined battlefield.

After recovering from his battle with the Three Heaven Demon Phoenixes, Lin Ming prepared to leave the Five Elements Sect to strengthen himself before the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame appeared. He left the sect under strict orders to conceal itself and entrusted its protection to his companions.

• Lin Ming spent a month healing and absorbing the lessons of his battle, advancing to the mid-stage of the early One-Star Dou Saint level.
• Lin Ming told the others that he would offer the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan’s captives back one at a time every two years if the clan left the sect alone.
• Lin Ming ordered the Five Elements Sect to activate its highest alert, conceal itself, withdraw its businesses and personnel, and prioritize the disciples’ safety.
• Lin Ming refused Qing Lin’s offer to accompany him, explaining that she should stay and guard the sect while he pursued greater strength before the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame appeared.
• Lin Ming gave Ya Fei two Soul Jade Slips for contacting him and the Ancient Void Dragon Clan, then left the sect alone.

Lin Ming returned to the Magma World to hunt powerful Flame Lizardmen and refine their Fire Beads, hoping to advance his Dou Qi before the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame emerged. He descended to the depths and confronted the two Half Sage Flame Lizardmen he had once been forced to flee from.

• Lin Ming secretly traveled to Jia Nan Academy and opened a spatial portal into the Magma World.
• A group of low-level Flame Lizardmen attacked Lin Ming, but he evaded them without effort and continued deeper into the magma.
• Lin Ming recalled his previous defeat by the two Half Sage Flame Lizardmen and planned to take their Fire Beads to strengthen himself.
• After descending through increasingly dangerous layers, Lin Ming sensed the two Half Sage Flame Lizardmen in a rock cave.
• The two Flame Lizardmen awakened and released their hostile auras, and Lin Ming prepared to begin the hunt.

Lin Ming lured the Flame Lizardmen’s elite forces into one place, then erased them with the Great Heaven Creation Palm. He collected their Fire Beads and continued deeper into the magma world.

• Two Half Sage Flame Lizards recognized Lin Ming and attacked him, but their first strikes collided after he dodged them with an illusory movement.
• Lin Ming calmly evaded the pair’s coordinated assault while its commotion drew more than a hundred Flame Lizardmen to the battlefield.
• After the Flame Lizardmen surrounded him, Lin Ming declared that the trap was ready and the two Half Sages tried to retreat.
• Lin Ming used the Great Heaven Creation Palm to devour the Flame Lizardmen and everything within nearly ten thousand zhang.
• Lin Ming gathered the hundreds of Fire Beads left behind and disappeared deeper into the magma.

Lin Ming returned to Tou She Ancient God's Cave Mansion after reaching Dou Saint and the Emperor Realm in only three years. He found Zi Yan still transforming inside her cocoon, while Zhu Kun was so shocked by Lin Ming’s progress that he demanded to hear everything he had experienced.

• Lin Ming entered the Magma World’s barrier and arrived at the plaza outside Tou She Ancient God's Cave Mansion.
• Zhu Kun sensed Lin Ming’s arrival and was stunned to discover he had reached Dou Saint in three years.
• Lin Ming saw Zi Yan transforming inside the giant cocoon and sensed that she had crossed into the Dou Saint realm.
• Zhu Kun examined Lin Ming’s soul and realized it had reached the Emperor Realm, shocking him even more than Lin Ming’s cultivation.
• Zhu Kun urgently ordered Lin Ming to recount the three years since he had left, and Lin Ming began telling him what had happened.

After half a year refining Flame Lizard Fire Beads, Lin Ming reached peak One-Star Dou Saint while Zi Yan continued her transformation inside the Purple-Gold Giant Cocoon. He left the Ancient Emperor's Barrier to pursue greater strength and prepare for the coming struggle over the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, with Zhu Kun promising him a refuge if danger became overwhelming.

• Zhu Kun praised Lin Ming's perilous experiences and the resolve that had helped him survive them.
• Lin Ming spent half a year refining the Flame Lizard Fire Beads and advanced to peak One-Star Dou Saint.
• Lin Ming saw that Zi Yan had reached late Two-Star Dou Saint within the cocoon, though her transformation was not yet complete.
• Lin Ming bid farewell to Zi Yan and asked Zhu Kun to continue guarding her while she finished absorbing the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit.
• Zhu Kun warned Lin Ming about the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame and the Hun Clan, and promised him refuge in the Ancient Emperor's Cave Mansion if needed.
• Lin Ming left through the Ancient Emperor's Barrier and sped toward the upper reaches of the Magma World.

Lin Ming returned to the Five Elements Sect after half a year away, then traveled with Qing Lin, Ya Fei, and Xiao Yi Xian to Sacred Pill City for the Little Pill Tower elder selection. The group entered the Little Pill Realm through a passage opened by Xuan Kongzi.

• Lin Ming returned to the Five Elements Sect and reunited with Qing Lin, Xiao Yi Xian, and Ya Fei, whose cultivation had improved during his absence.
• Ya Fei reported that the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan had occasionally appeared near the sect, while Elder Yao confirmed the sect remained secure.
• Lin Ming decided to take the three women to the Little Pill Tower elder selection and left the next morning, entrusting the sect to Elder Yao.
• Lin Ming and the three women reached Sacred Pill City, where Xuan Kongzi, Tian Lei Zi, and Xuan Yi welcomed them and discussed the selection.
• Xuan Kongzi opened a passage to the Little Pill Realm, and Lin Ming entered it with the three women and the Pill Tower chairmen.

Lin Ming and his companions arrived at the Little Pill Tower and learned about the rival he might face in the elder selection. After preparing for a dozen days, they reached the assessment morning as the members gathered at the mountaintop plaza.

• Lin Ming and his companions explored the Little Pill Tower’s medicinal mountain before Xuan Kongzi settled them in a stone courtyard.
• Xuan Kongzi, Tian Lei Zi, and Xuan Yi returned and told Lin Ming that Old Monster Hou, a former Pill Gathering runner-up to Yao Chen, was his main rival.
• The chairmen estimated that Old Monster Hou could now refine pills that summoned Nine-Colored Pill Lightning, and Lin Ming continued preparing without growing careless.
• A dozen days later, the elder selection began, and Little Pill Tower members gathered at the mountaintop plaza.

Lin Ming arrived at the Little Pill Tower’s plaza with Yao Chen and the others, where Old Monster Hou challenged his qualifications and alchemy skill. After learning Lin Ming was the Pill Gathering Champion who had refined a pill drawing Eight-and-a-Half Colors Pill Lightning, Old Monster Hou still vowed to prove his superiority, and Lin Ming calmly accepted the challenge.

• Lin Ming and his companions arrived at the plaza, where Yao Chen greeted them after advancing to the Half-Saint Realm.
• Old Monster Hou insulted Yao Chen and mistakenly assumed he was competing for an elder position in the Little Pill Tower.
• Yao Chen revealed that Lin Ming, not himself, was the candidate who would face Old Monster Hou in the elder election.
• Xuan Kongzi defended Lin Ming’s qualifications as the Pill Gathering Champion, and Xuan Yi revealed that Lin Ming had refined a pill drawing Eight-and-a-Half Colors Pill Lightning.
• Old Monster Hou dismissed Lin Ming’s achievement and declared that he would show everyone what a true Alchemy Grandmaster could do.
• Lin Ming remained calm as Ya Fei, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin showed their trust in him.

The Great Elder of the Little Pill Tower opened the elder selection and explained that contestants could harvest herbs from the Little Pill Realm before competing to refine the best pill. Lin Ming entered the contest despite the elders’ doubts and immediately set off to gather medicinal materials.

• Seven members of the Great Elder Council appeared at the plaza, and Lin Ming sensed the formidable cultivation of the Great Elder in Hemp Robes.
• The Great Elder in Hemp Robes tested Lin Ming with a focused soul pressure, but Lin Ming remained composed and met his gaze evenly.
• The Great Elder announced that contestants could use any medicinal materials growing in the Little Pill Realm and that the best pill would win an elder position.
• Lin Ming’s companions encouraged him as he joined the contestants, and the Great Elder explained that Lin Ming qualified as the Pill Gathering Champion.
• While other elders doubted his readiness, Lin Ming began moving through Medicine Mountain to gather herbs.

Lin Ming gathered rare herbs before the alchemy contest began, then revealed the Myriad Beast Cauldron and his Heavenly Flame as he prepared to refine a Bodhi Pill. The observers expected a peak Tier 8 pill, while Xuan Kongzi and Yao Chen anticipated that Lin Ming would produce a Ninth Grade Spirit Pill.

• Lin Ming spent over an hour collecting rare medicinal herbs from the Little Pill Realm's Herb Garden before joining the contestants.
• The Great Elder in Hemp Robes started the contest, and the contestants summoned their cauldrons and lit their flames.
• Lin Ming revealed the Myriad Beast Cauldron and New Purple Extreme Annihilation Flame, shocking the onlookers and provoking Old Monster Hou's disdainful remarks.
• Xuan Kongzi wondered what Lin Ming would refine, while Xiao Yan admired him and resolved to pursue his example.
• Lin Ming brought out a Bodhi Seed and began refining a Bodhi Pill as the observers debated whether it could defeat Old Monster Hou.

Lin Ming’s rapid, precise pill refining astonished the onlookers, while Old Monster Hou demonstrated the formidable skill that made him a leading contender in the Little Pill Tower elder selection. The Great Elder watched Lin Ming in silence, sensing there was more to the contest between the two than appearances suggested.

• Lin Ming fed vast streams of rare herbs into the Myriad Beast Cauldron, creating a powerful energy field that disrupted nearby Alchemists’ flames.
• Tian Lei Zi explained that Lin Ming’s expanded formula could raise the Bodhi Pill to Ninth Grade Treasure Pill level but made its refinement exceptionally dangerous, and Xuan Kongzi, Xuan Yi, and Yao Chen agreed.
• The assembled Alchemy Grandmasters observed the other contestants, while Old Monster Hou refined ingredients with practiced control in his Thunder-Shock Cauldron.
• Three Little Pill Tower elders praised Hou Qing’s chances of winning the selection.
• The Great Elder remained silent and continued watching Lin Ming, troubled by the sense that the young man might see through him.

After days of refinement, Lin Ming drove his transformed Bodhi Pill toward its final formation, while Old Monster Hou prepared to induce lightning for his Flame Demon Clear Profound Pill. Lin Ming’s pill summoned a vast, ominous black thundercloud that made the Red-Faced Elder’s Seven-Colored Pill Lightning retreat in fear.

• During the eight days of refinement, Lin Ming steadily fused medicinal essences while several Contestants’ pills failed and others approached pill formation.
• The Red-Faced Elder, whom Xuan Kongzi called Old Man Mu, became the first to draw Seven-Colored Pill Lightning, while Old Monster Hou completed his Flame Demon Clear Profound Pill.
• Xuan Kongzi predicted Old Monster Hou’s pill could draw Nine-Colored Pill Lightning, and Old Monster Hou mocked Lin Ming for not yet reaching the final stage.
• Lin Ming opened his eyes and rapidly sent seals into the Myriad Beast Cauldron to urge his pill toward completion.
• A dark, silent thundercloud spread across the sky, causing the Red-Faced Elder’s Seven-Colored Pill Lightning to shrink away in fear.