Chapter Summaries

After the auction, Shen Wen followed Old Ghost Di Mo and two Soul Hall men into the Desolate Mountain Range, where they fought over the Zong Ji Pill. Just as Di Mo was forced to surrender it, Shen Wen emerged and immobilized the Soul Hall men with Space Power.

• Shen Wen gave Mo Tian Xing two Zong Ji Pills and ten bottles of Pills to Break Dou Zong, then left the Black Emperor Sect.
• Shen Wen sensed Old Ghost Di Mo and two Soul Hall men heading toward the Desolate Mountain Range and secretly followed them.
• The Soul Hall men attacked Old Ghost Di Mo with Soul Power, overwhelming his ice techniques and injuring his soul.
• Old Ghost Di Mo reluctantly prepared to hand over the Zong Ji Pill after the Soul Hall men threatened to refine his soul.
• Shen Wen appeared, froze the Soul Hall men in place with Space Power, and stopped Di Mo from surrendering the Jade Bottle.

Shen Wen killed the two Soul Hall experts, took the Zong Ji Pill and their treasures, and returned to Jia Nan Academy with a Soul Infant Fruit for Cao Ying. He gave her the fruit and a Spirit Nurturing Pill to help her reach the Heavenly Realm, promising to guard her as she prepared to break through.

• Shen Wen used the Prison Heaven Hand to destroy the two Soul Hall men and absorb the purified Soul Origin from their Soul Bags.
• Shen Wen took the Jade Bottle from Old Ghost Di Mo and left him behind, saying he had only intervened to keep the pill from Soul Hall.
• Shen Wen gathered the Zong Ji Pill and the Soul Hall men's possessions, including a Seventh-Rank Demonic Core and a Soul Infant Fruit.
• Shen Wen returned to Jia Nan Academy and gave Cao Ying the Soul Infant Fruit to help her advance from the peak of the Spirit Realm.
• Shen Wen gave Cao Ying the Spirit Nurturing Pill and offered to stand guard while she prepared to break through to the Heavenly Realm.

Cao Ying used the Soul Infant Fruit and Spirit Nurturing Pill to break through to a Heavenly Realm Soul, then joined Shen Wen and Xiong Tao on a covert journey to the Soul Hall Branch Hall in Heaven Burial Ravine. Shen Wen attacked the palace with Prison Heaven Hand, drawing out the Branch Hall’s two Dou Zun defenders.

• Cao Ying absorbed the Soul Infant Fruit’s Soul Origin and broke through to a Heavenly Realm Soul after three days.
• Cao Ying thanked Shen Wen, and he explained that she and Xiong Tao would hold off the Dou Zongs while he dealt with the two Dou Zuns.
• Shen Wen, Cao Ying, and Xiong Tao reached Heaven Burial Ravine and used the Space Ancestral Talisman to conceal themselves as they approached the palace.
• Shen Wen struck the Soul Hall Branch Hall with Prison Heaven Hand, forcing Qing Hai and Xue Nu to burst through the roof and confront him.

Shen Wen and his companions confronted Soul Hall Dou Zuns Qing Hai and Xue Nu, and Shen Wen used a soul attack to seize the initiative before engaging them directly. His Ancestral Talismans and formidable body let him resist their spatial techniques and physical attacks as he pressed the two experts with relentless blows.

• Qing Hai and Xue Nu combined their attacks to halt Shen Wen’s Prison Heaven Hand, then recognized him and coveted his Heavenly Realm Soul Power.
• Shen Wen struck both Dou Zuns with the Cosmic Extreme Bell, briefly stunning their souls, and charged at them in his True Dragon Body.
• Qing Hai tried to trap Shen Wen with Space Power, but the Space Ancestral Talisman neutralized it, and Shen Wen shattered Qing Hai’s ice shield with a talisman-infused punch.
• Xue Nu’s blood blades failed to pierce Shen Wen’s scales, and Shen Wen kicked him away while exploiting his powerful defenses to attack both Dou Zuns at close range.
• Shen Wen continued bombarding Qing Hai and Xue Nu with varied attacks, leaving the two increasingly alarmed.

Shen Wen and his companions fought off Qing Hai, Xue Nu, and the Soul Hall forces in Heaven Burial Ravine. After Qing Hai and Xue Nu consumed enslaved souls to boost their strength, Shen Wen unleashed the Destroying King Celestial Disk and engulfed them in its beam.

• Shen Wen overpowered Qing Hai and Xue Nu in close combat, while his companions held back more than a dozen Soul Hall experts.
• Xiong Tao transformed into an Ancient Dragon Bear, and Cao Ying formed a Green Lotus Heavenly Phoenix to attack and restrain the Soul Hall forces.
• Qing Hai and Xue Nu absorbed enslaved Soul Origins from the Soul Hall, temporarily increasing their strength.
• Shen Wen retreated as Qing Hai and Xue Nu charged after him, then summoned the Destroying King Celestial Disk and fired a Chaos-colored beam that engulfed them.

Shen Wen annihilated Qing Hai and Xue Nu, then hunted down and devoured the remaining Soul Hall forces in Heaven Burial Ravine. He ended the chapter suspended above the silent palace, absorbing the energy from his fallen enemies.

• Shen Wen unleashed the Destroying King Celestial Disk, destroying Qing Hai and Xue Nu along with their bodies and souls.
• The Devouring Ancestral Symbol absorbed the lingering soul power and energy left by the two Dou Zuns, replenishing Shen Wen.
• Shen Wen used the Space Ancestral Talisman to trap the fleeing Soul Hall Protectors in a spatial cage.
• Shen Wen killed and devoured the trapped Soul Hall experts, including Dou Ancestors and Dou Emperors, while Xiong Tao and Cao Ying guarded the cage.
• Shen Wen cleared the last Soul Hall Dou Emperor from the rubble and began digesting the energy he had absorbed.

After reaching Five-Star Dou Zong, Shen Wen eradicated the known Soul Hall outposts in the Northwest Continent and prepared to return to the Central Continent. He arranged for Hai Bodong to oversee their Northwest interests and planned with Cai Lin to divide the Snake People Clan between the two regions.

• Shen Wen advanced to Five-Star Dou Zong after devouring Soul Hall members, strengthening his Soul Power as well.
• Over more than a month, Shen Wen, Cao Ying, and Xiong Tao destroyed the known Soul Hall outposts across the Northwest Continent, but did not find Old Man Mu Gu.
• Shen Wen suspected Old Man Mu Gu had either concealed himself or left for the Central Continent, and decided to deal with him there if necessary.
• Hai Bodong chose to remain in the Northwest Continent and manage Shen Wen's businesses and connections, and Shen Wen provided him with resources and contacts.
• Cai Lin asked how to protect the Snake People Clan when they left for the Central Continent, and Shen Wen proposed taking willing, promising clansmen while leaving the main branch in the Northwest.
• Shen Wen promised to provide pills for the Snake People Clan and arrange greater support from Hai Bodong and Jia Nan Academy for those who stayed behind.

Shen Wen finished preparing for his return to the Central Continent, securing Jia Nan Academy’s protection for the Snake People Clan and parting from Xiao Yan with news of a Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame map fragment. On the journey home, he learned the Soul Hall had discovered his attacks on its Northwest strongholds, then returned to find the Snake People Clan had established a new stronghold in the Monster Beast Mountain Range.

• Shen Wen gave Su Qian two Zong Ji Pills in exchange for Jia Nan Academy’s help discouraging trouble against the Snake People Clan.
• Shen Wen told Xiao Yan about a Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame map fragment and invited him to trade for it in the Central Continent.
• Shen Wen left Jia Nan Academy aboard a Flying Boat with Cai Lin, Cao Ying, Little Doctor Immortal, Dan Chen, Qing Lin, Zi Yan, and Xiong Tao.
• Zhao Kuo warned Shen Wen that the Soul Hall had learned he had cleared out its Northwest strongholds, and Shen Wen resolved to stay vigilant.
• Shen Wen and his companions reached the Monster Beast Mountain Range and saw that the Snake People Clan had built a stable stronghold there.

Shen Wen gained the Snake People Clan elders’ approval to take pregnant Cai Lin to the Central Continent for her bloodline advancement and the child’s safety. After securing peace between the clan and nearby Demonic Beast Kings, he departed with Cai Lin and a large Snake People escort for the Central Continent.

• The Four Great Elders welcomed Cai Lin’s pregnancy and recognized her unborn daughter as the future New King who would inherit the name and power of Medusa.
• Shen Wen persuaded the elders to let Cai Lin travel to the Central Continent, where an opportunity could advance her bloodline and the Pill Pagoda could protect her and the child.
• The Snake People Clan chose Kui Xing, fifty Dou Wang warriors, four Dou Wang leaders, and over a hundred Dou Ling Elites to accompany Cai Lin.
• Shen Wen gave medicinal pills to the Amethyst Winged Lion King and other Demonic Beast Kings, warning them to coexist peacefully with the Snake People Clan.
• Shen Wen returned to find the escort assembled, and the group departed aboard the Flying Boat toward a Space Channel to the Central Continent.

The Soul Hall coerced Luo Cheng into helping the Black-White Heavenly Venerates trap Shen Wen in a Space Wormhole. As Shen Wen’s Flying Boat neared Tianya City, he suspected the passage ahead was dangerous and told Cai Lin and Cao Ying, whose reaction left him uncertain.

• The Black-White Heavenly Venerates ordered Luo Cheng to operate the Luo Family’s Space Wormhole normally so Shen Wen would enter their trap.
• Luo Cheng agreed after White Heavenly Venerate promised the Soul Hall would protect his family from the Pill Pagoda’s retaliation.
• The Black-White Heavenly Venerates revealed that the Soul Hall wanted to capture Shen Wen alive and extract his soul, or kill him if capture failed.
• On the Flying Boat nearing Tianya City, Shen Wen suspected the Soul Hall had rigged the Space Wormholes and concluded he could not avoid using one.
• Shen Wen summoned Cai Lin and Cao Ying and explained his fears, but Cao Ying asked if that was what had been troubling him.

Cao Ying reminded Shen Wen to use the Pill Pagoda’s influence rather than risk traveling through a Space Wormhole the Soul Hall might have trapped. Shen Wen halted the journey and sought help from Old Lin, while Xuan Danzi later complained that Shen Wen had ignored his summons.

• Cao Ying persuaded Shen Wen that the Pill Pagoda and his Dou Sheng master could protect their group from possible Soul Hall traps in the Space Wormholes.
• Shen Wen told Zhao Kuo to alert Old Lin and delay the journey until the Pill Pagoda arranged protection.
• Zhao Kuo agreed the Soul Hall might have tampered with several passages and left to send the warning.
• Shen Wen ordered the Flying Boat to slow down and wait for his master's response.
• Several days later, Xuan Danzi scolded Old Monster Lin because Shen Wen had refused to return when summoned.

When Zhao Kuo reported that the Soul Hall had likely trapped the Space Wormholes on Shen Wen’s route home, Old Monster Lin prepared to rescue him. Xuan Danzi decided to go to the Northwest himself, leaving Old Monster Lin hopeful that Shen Wen would be protected and attracting the Old Ancestor’s interest.

• Old Monster Lin explained Shen Wen’s absence to Xuan Danzi, who excused the young alchemist’s pride and asked what had kept him away.
• Zhao Kuo used an emergency projection to report that Shen Wen suspected the Soul Hall had set deadly traps in Space Wormholes along their return route.
• Old Monster Lin decided to travel to the Northwest with two Half-Saint elders, but Xuan Danzi warned that the Soul Hall might anticipate and intercept them.
• Xuan Danzi chose to go to the Northwest himself and vanished into the void.
• Old Monster Lin reflected that Xuan Danzi likely wanted Shen Wen’s help to advance beyond a Ninth-grade Profound Pill.

While waiting in a secluded valley outside Tianya City, Shen Wen considered building a private Space Wormhole between Northwest and Central Continent. Cao Ying proposed making pregnant Cai Lin an Equal Wife and admitted she was anxious that she had not become pregnant herself; Shen Wen reassured her as the group remained camped.

• Shen Wen kept the group in a secluded valley after suspecting a trap ahead, and the Snake People Clan's Commanders agreed to wait.
• Shen Wen considered searching the Pill Pagoda's Library Pavilion and exchange list for knowledge about constructing a private Space Wormhole.
• Cao Ying asked Shen Wen to formally raise Cai Lin's status to Equal Wife when they returned to Central Continent, and he agreed while assuring Cao Ying that his love for her had not diminished.
• Cao Ying confessed that she envied Cai Lin's pregnancy and worried that the pills Old Lin gave her had not helped her conceive.
• Shen Wen reassured Cao Ying that they had time and that her cultivation and foundation mattered more than rushing to have a child.

Cao Ying persuaded Cai Lin to accept the status of Equal Wife, and the two discussed their future household responsibilities. At the same time, Xuan Danzi appeared before Shen Wen and set out for the Tianya City wormhole to stop Soul Hall's ambush.

• Cao Ying explained that Cai Lin's status as Shen Wen's Equal Wife would protect her, her child, and Shen Wen's reputation.
• Cai Lin accepted Cao Ying's proposal, and the two agreed to arrange the proper rites after returning to the Central Continent.
• Cao Ying asked Cai Lin to help manage the household and the growing affairs of Shen Wen's forces.
• Xuan Danzi appeared before Shen Wen, who recognized and respectfully greeted the Old Ancestor.
• Xuan Danzi told Shen Wen he would prevent Soul Hall's scheme from succeeding, then vanished to go to the Tianya City wormhole.

Xuan Danzi appeared in the Luo Family's secret chamber and effortlessly killed the Black-White Heavenly Venerates before they could capture Shen Wen. He then watched Shen Wen from afar, recognizing the young alchemist's extraordinary potential.

• Black Heavenly Venerate and White Heavenly Venerate waited in the Luo Family's secret chamber, confident their trap would capture Shen Wen.
• Xuan Danzi appeared and used his power over space to leave the two Soul Hall Dou Zuns helpless.
• Xuan Danzi crushed Black Heavenly Venerate and White Heavenly Venerate into dust with a single gesture.
• Xuan Danzi reflected on why Shen Wen's potential had drawn him out, then looked toward Shen Wen waiting in a distant valley.

Xuan Danzi revealed that Shen Wen’s exceptional alchemy offered a slim hope for his own advancement, then removed Soul Hall’s trap in the Space Wormhole. He asked Shen Wen to follow him for a period of alchemy instruction and left Cao Ying to manage their affairs on the Central Continent.

• Xuan Danzi entered the Space Wormhole in Tianya City and discovered Soul Hall’s hidden imprints and runes, which were meant to trigger a deadly spatial collapse.
• Xuan Danzi erased the tampering and reinforced the wormhole’s spatial nodes without disrupting its operation.
• Xuan Danzi returned to Shen Wen’s Flying Boat and told Shen Wen and Cao Ying that he had dealt with the Black-White Heavenly Venerates and stabilized the wormhole.
• Xuan Danzi asked Shen Wen to follow him so he could assess Shen Wen’s alchemy, while assigning Cao Ying the arrangements for their return to the Central Continent.
• Shen Wen accepted Xuan Danzi’s guidance, and Xuan Danzi told them to prepare to depart for Tianya City.

Cao Ying gave Luo Cheng a chance to warn Shen Wen’s group about the Soul Hall’s trap, but he chose to obey the Black-White Heavenly Venerates and let them enter the wormhole. When the passage remained undisturbed, Luo Cheng realized the trap had been removed and that he had ruined the Luo Family’s chance to ally with the Pill Pagoda; Cao Ying decided the Cao Family would take control of Tianya City’s wormhole.

• Luo Cheng welcomed Cao Ying and her companions, while Cao Ying explained that Shen Wen was in seclusion and asked to use Tianya City’s wormhole.
• Luo Cheng considered warning Cao Ying but chose the Soul Hall out of fear of the Black-White Heavenly Venerates.
• Cao Ying led the group to the wormhole, where Shen Wen and Xuan Danzi joined them before the three Flying Boats entered.
• Luo Cheng waited for the trap to activate, but a Luo Family elder reported that the wormhole passage was stable.
• Luo Cheng realized the Black-White Heavenly Venerates’ trap had likely been removed and that he had rejected Cao Ying’s chance to save his family’s prospects.
• Cao Ying concluded that the Cao Family would take control of the Tianya City wormhole.

On the journey to Central Continent, Xuan Danzi questioned Shen Wen about how he had refined an Eighth-Grade Pill and then taught and tested him in advanced alchemy. The Flying Boat reached its destination, and Xuan Danzi told Shen Wen to find him after they settled at the Pill Pagoda, while Shen Wen considered how his new knowledge could help him develop pills for breakthroughs.

• Xuan Danzi asked Shen Wen how a Four-star Dou Ancestor had sustained the Dou Qi needed to refine an Eighth-Grade Pill, and Shen Wen attributed it to a secret technique, control methods, his Soul Realm, and his flame control.
• Xuan Danzi taught Shen Wen advanced alchemical methods and demonstrated pill refinement with Soul Power, while Shen Wen rapidly absorbed the lessons with the help of the Future Non-Birth Scripture.
• Xuan Danzi tested Shen Wen with conflicting medicinal herbs, and Shen Wen proposed several ways to combine them and explained the risks of each.
• Xuan Danzi shared ancient Pill Recipes and worked with Shen Wen to deduce and complete incomplete formulas, becoming impressed by Shen Wen’s talent.
• The Flying Boat reached the exit to Central Continent, and Xuan Danzi told Shen Wen to find him after they settled at the Pill Pagoda.

Shen Wen returned to the Pill Tower and reunited with his master, Old Monster Lin, who rebuked him for provoking the Soul Hall before asking about his trip to the Northwest. Shen Wen attributed his new abilities and the remarkable companions he met there to an ancestral inheritance, leaving Old Monster Lin stunned by his account.

• Shen Wen arrived at the Pill Tower and left Cao Ying to arrange lodging and coordinate the newcomers in the city.
• Shen Wen visited Old Monster Lin, who angrily scolded him for destroying Soul Hall strongholds and drawing the organization’s attention.
• Shen Wen calmed Old Monster Lin with tea and admitted he would try to be more careful.
• Shen Wen claimed he had discovered an ancestral ruin near the Jia Ma Empire that granted him techniques and insights into his abilities.
• Shen Wen told Old Monster Lin that he had encountered Qing Lin, Xiao Yi Xian, Cai Lin, and Zi Yan in the Northwest.
• Old Monster Lin struggled to believe that Shen Wen had found so many legendary bloodlines and constitutions in one trip.

Shen Wen reported his discoveries and accomplishments in the Northwest to Old Monster Lin, including his new Dragon Phoenix Blood Fusion Pill and Zong Ji Pill. Old Monster Lin praised his achievements, then revealed that the Pill Pagoda’s conflict with the Soul Hall had intensified and that Shen Wen’s standing could help quiet internal dissent.

• Shen Wen told Old Monster Lin that Zi Yan’s Ancient Void Dragon royal bloodline was known only to him, his close companions, and Xiong Zhan, and Old Monster Lin warned him to keep it concealed.
• Shen Wen recounted refining the Fallen Heart Flame, helping Xiao Yi Xian contain her Calamity Poison Body, and describing Cao Ying’s breakthrough, Yao Chen’s survival, and the Ancient Clan’s attention.
• Shen Wen explained that he had devised the Dragon Phoenix Blood Fusion Pill for Cai Lin using Heavenly Demon Phoenix essence blood and Zi Yan’s Ancient Dragon blood.
• Shen Wen presented his Sky Soaring Method and Zong Ji Pill recipe, explaining that the pill could help Dou Zong experts deepen their understanding of space; Old Monster Lin reviewed the Jade Slip and praised his work.
• Old Monster Lin told Shen Wen that the Pill Pagoda’s conflict with the Soul Hall was nearing open war and that some members blamed the leadership for escalating it, making Shen Wen’s new prestige useful in silencing dissent.