Chapter Summaries

Shen Wen negotiated with Elder Chi Yan of Blazing Flame Valley to refine a Fire Bodhi Pill for the Valley Master's daughter, who had suffered backlash from the Nine Dragon Thunder Gang Fire. Shen Wen demanded the complete Heavenly Fire Three Profound Changes in exchange, leaving Elder Chi Yan to consider whether the valley would agree.

• Elder Chi Yan asked Shen Wen to refine a Fire Bodhi Pill, explaining that the Valley Master's daughter needed it to survive backlash from a Heavenly Flame.
• Shen Wen recognized that Blazing Flame Valley had approached him to avoid the steep fees of other Eighth-grade Alchemists and asked what reward the valley offered.
• Elder Chi Yan offered three sets of medicinal herbs for the attempt and, if Shen Wen succeeded, the first two transformations of the Heavenly Fire Three Profound Changes, a Seventh-order Fire Attribute Demonic Core, three Thousand-year Fire Spirit Grasses, and a favor.
• Shen Wen refused the herbs and demanded the complete Heavenly Fire Three Profound Changes, while promising he could successfully refine the pill.
• Shen Wen argued that the Valley Master's daughter had exceptional affinity for flames and that trading the full secret art for her potential would benefit Blazing Flame Valley.
• Elder Chi Yan fell silent as Shen Wen left him to persuade Valley Master Tang and the Elder Council.

Shen Wen rejected Blazing Flame Valley’s added conditions for exchanging the complete Heavenly Fire Three Profound Changes, refusing to refine the Fire Bodhi Pill for them. After Elder Chi Yan left, Shen Wen told Cao Ying that the valley would return when its daughter’s condition worsened or it failed to find another alchemist.

• Elder Chi Yan reported that Blazing Flame Valley had agreed in principle to Shen Wen’s proposal, provided he refined the Fire Bodhi Pill at the valley and passed an Elder Council assessment.
• Shen Wen told Cao Ying to escort Elder Chi Yan out and return the Demonic Core and herbs, then refused to treat Blazing Flame Valley disciples or refine the pill.
• Shen Wen told Elder Chi Yan that the secret art was not indispensable to him and that Blazing Flame Valley had been the one seeking his help.
• Elder Chi Yan left dejectedly, and Shen Wen told Cao Ying that Tang Zhen would come back when his daughter worsened or no other alchemist could help.
• Cao Ying understood that Shen Wen had refused to let Blazing Flame Valley treat him as someone easy to manipulate because his foundation was still growing.

Shen Wen learned the Three Revolutions Pill Formation and gained an elder seat in the Pill Tower as the Soul Hall began moving in the Northwest. As he prepared to deal with captured Dou Zongs and accelerate construction of a Space Channel, Cao Ying reminded him that he had forgotten something.

• Xuan Danzi taught Shen Wen the Three Revolutions Pill Formation, explaining how its cycles could help him advance Seventh-Grade Pills toward the eighth grade.
• Xuan Yi told Shen Wen that he and Cao Ying had been appointed to elder seats after the Bai and Qiu family elders were stripped of theirs.
• Cai Lin reported that an unknown faction had infiltrated the Tianxin Empire, and Shen Wen suspected the Soul Hall and sent Iron Sword Venerate with two Dou Zongs to investigate secretly.
• Cao Ying discussed their limited fighting forces, refused a guard unit from the Cao Family, and said the Space Channel materials should be ready within a month.
• Cao Ying reported that six captured Dou Zongs were being held at the Snake People Clan settlement, and Shen Wen prepared to go there before she stopped him with a reminder.

Shen Wen used the Great Pudu Technique on captured Dou Zongs, transforming one into a devoted follower and judging that the method might work on Dou Zuns as well. He began converting the remaining prisoners while planning to support his companions and investigate Ice River Valley and the Beast Domain.

• Cao Ying reminded Shen Wen that Xiao Yi Xian, Zi Yan, and Qing Lin had been neglected, so he agreed to arrange a family dinner.
• Shen Wen said he would visit Ice River Valley himself and planned to use high-grade Form Transformation Pills to find a way into the Beast Domain.
• Shen Wen visited the hidden base, praised Xiong Tao for capturing six Dou Zongs, and promised him the first dose of a bloodline-purifying pill once it was ready.
• Shen Wen used the Great Pudu Technique on the first prisoner, converting him into a fervently devoted follower and silencing the other captives.
• Shen Wen assessed the technique's heavy Soul Power cost and considered whether it could convert Dou Zuns before turning to the second prisoner.

Tang Zhen decided to personally apologize to Shen Wen and seek his help for Blazing Flame Valley, while Shen Wen arranged his allies’ duties and prepared to take Xiao Yi Xian to Ice River Valley for research on her Calamity Poison Body. The chapter ended with Shen Wen considering the preparations and possible confrontation with Ice River Venerate.

• Tang Zhen regretted Blazing Flame Valley’s disrespect toward Shen Wen and decided to visit the Pill Pagoda with three five-thousand-year-old Earth Core Fire Lotuses to make amends.
• Shen Wen assigned six converted Dou Zongs to Xiong Tao and instructed Kui Xing to strengthen the mountain defenses and expand the Intelligence Network.
• Dan Chen received an urgent message from her family and left the dinner, while Cao Ying explained that Dan Chen was seeking more influence within the Dan Family.
• Shen Wen told Xiao Yi Xian he would take her to Ice River Valley to retrieve research and materials about the Calamity Poison Body.
• Shen Wen arranged for Zi Yan to visit Cai Lin’s clansmen with Xiong Tao and told her to explore Sacred Pill City only with Cao Ying.
• Shen Wen considered preparations for Ice River Valley and the possibility of using force if Ice River Venerate refused to hand over his research.

Tang Zhen apologized to Shen Wen and paid him to refine a Fire Bodhi Pill for Tang Huo'er, whom Shen Wen would treat after returning from Ice River Valley. On his way back to Blazing Flame Valley, Tang Zhen worried that Shen Wen might strengthen Ice River Valley and began considering a marriage alliance between Shen Wen and Tang Huo'er.

• Tang Zhen waited outside Pill Tower City for three days before Shen Wen invited him to Shen Manor.
• Tang Zhen apologized for Elder Chi Yan's offense and offered Blazing Flame Valley's Heavenly Fire Three Profound Changes and valuable fire resources as payment.
• Shen Wen accepted the gifts and promised to refine the Fire Bodhi Pill after his trip to Ice River Valley, in about half a month.
• Tang Zhen worried that Shen Wen's visit could benefit Blazing Flame Valley's rival, Ice River Valley.
• Tang Zhen considered marrying Tang Huo'er to Shen Wen and ordered that she recover at Blazing Heart Villa.

Shen Wen took Xiao Yi Xian to Ice River Valley to obtain Bing He’s research on the Calamity Poison Body, promising to use force if a fair trade failed. After the pair shared an intimate moment aboard the Flying Boat, they reached the valley and Shen Wen asked Bing He for the research materials.

• Shen Wen gave Cao Ying Form Transformation Pills to use as gifts while making contact with the Beast Domain, then left with Xiao Yi Xian for Ice River Valley.
• During the journey, Shen Wen explained that Ice Venerate might not willingly share his research, and Xiao Yi Xian told Shen Wen she hoped to have a child with him.
• Xiao Yi Xian asked whether Shen Wen would use the Great Pudu Technique on Bing He if negotiations failed, and Shen Wen said he would convert Bing He if he proved hostile.
• Shen Wen and Xiao Yi Xian arrived at Ice River Valley, where the Third Elder escorted them to meet Valley Master Bing He.
• Shen Wen told Bing He he had come for Ice River Valley’s research materials on the Calamity Poison Body, and Bing He noticed Xiao Yi Xian’s poison power.

Shen Wen traded two Zong Ji Pills for Bing He's research on the Calamity Poison Body and left Ice River Valley with Xiao Yi Xian. Bing He secretly ordered an ambush to seize the pills and Xiao Yi Xian, while Shen Wen anticipated the attack and welcomed the chance to settle old scores.

• Shen Wen offered Bing He two Zong Ji Pills in exchange for Ice River Valley's Calamity Poison Body research, and Bing He agreed to the trade.
• Bing He gave Shen Wen a Jade Slip containing extensive research and experimental records, and Shen Wen handed over the pills.
• After Shen Wen and Xiao Yi Xian departed, Bing He ordered Bing Fu to hide the Great Elder and arrange a covert attack to take the pills and Xiao Yi Xian.
• Aboard the Flying Boat, Shen Wen warned Xiao Yi Xian that the return journey would likely be dangerous, and concealed auras began following them.

Shen Wen intercepted Ice River Valley’s attackers and effortlessly restrained Tian Shuang Zi with his control over space. As he began using the Great Pudu Technique to convert the Dou Zun, Ice River Valley’s master Bing He waited in ignorance, expecting to claim Xiao Yi Xian’s Innate Calamity Poison Body.

• Shen Wen confronted Tian Shuang Zi and four Ice River Valley Dou Ancestors as they tried to capture Xiao Yi Xian for their Valley Master, Bing He.
• Shen Wen imprisoned Tian Shuang Zi and the others with Space Power, leaving Tian Shuang Zi terrified by Shen Wen’s strength.
• Bing He recalled how he had become an Acquired Calamity Poison Body and planned to use Xiao Yi Xian’s innate origin to overcome his cultivation flaws.
• Shen Wen began using the Great Pudu Technique on Tian Shuang Zi, whose Dou Zun will struggled fiercely against the invading golden light.

Shen Wen converted Tian Shuang Zi and four Ice River Valley Dou Zongs into devoted servants, then subdued and converted Valley Master Bing He as he tried to flee. With Bing He under his control, Shen Wen ordered him to enter the valley and summon all its disciples.

• Shen Wen used golden light to convert Tian Shuang Zi, while Bing Fu, Bing Yuan, Bing Hua, and Bing Xuan watched in terror.
• Shen Wen lifted the restraints, and the five Dou Zongs knelt and pledged their loyalty to him.
• Tian Shuang Zi led Shen Wen and Xiao Yi Xian toward Ice River Valley, where Bing He saw them return unharmed with his subordinates serving them.
• Bing He tried to escape, but Shen Wen froze him with Space Power and used golden light to convert him.
• Shen Wen ordered Bing He to enter Ice River Valley and summon all its disciples.

Shen Wen took control of Ice River Valley by using the Great Pudu Technique to convert its disciples, then led Xiao Yi Xian to the valley’s hidden Calamity Poison Body inheritance. Xiao Yi Xian absorbed its poison origin and learned that the Calamity Poison Script was key to perfecting her body, leaving her determined to devise her own method.

• Shen Wen used his Soul Power and the Great Pudu Technique to convert nearly a hundred Ice River Valley disciples into his devotees.
• Ice River led Shen Wen and Xiao Yi Xian to a secret cavern containing the Calamity Poison origin and an inheritance Bone Fragment.
• Xiao Yi Xian absorbed the poison origin and read fragmented guidance identifying the Calamity Poison Script as the key to unlocking her body’s full potential.
• Shen Wen explained that the Bone Fragment contained no complete cultivation method and encouraged Xiao Yi Xian to create a path suited to her abilities.
• Xiao Yi Xian resolved to pursue her own path, considering the creation of stronger poisons through a Poison Pill.

Shen Wen took control of Ice River Valley, assigned Ice River covert tasks, and returned to the Pill Tower with Xiao Yi Xian and Tian Shuang Zi. There, the newly released Zong Ji Pill had silenced criticism of Shen Wen’s place on the Elder Council.

• Shen Wen considered whether Xiao Yi Xian could use her Innate Calamity Poison Body and the Great Poison Technique to develop a safer method for creating Acquired Calamity Poison Bodies.
• Shen Wen left Ice River at Ice River Valley to maintain appearances, capture powerful criminals in secret, and gather intelligence on the Soul Hall without alerting it.
• On the flight back, Shen Wen warned Xiao Yi Xian that Ice River Valley was only a tool and that their own strength mattered most; she vowed to become strong enough to stand beside him.
• Shen Wen, Xiao Yi Xian, and Tian Shuang Zi returned to the Pill Tower after half a month away.
• The Pill Tower released the Zong Ji Pill, which raised a Dou Zong’s cultivation by one star, and alchemists who had doubted Shen Wen’s appointment to the Elder Council stopped objecting.

After returning from Ice River Valley with Tian Shuang Zi under his control, Shen Wen arranged to conceal the Dou Zun’s identity and gathered the materials for a private Space Channel. He began building its core in Snake People Clan territory, leaving one Twin Space Crystal to establish the other endpoint.

• Shen Wen returned to find Cao Ying away and introduced Tian Shuang Zi, whom he instructed to disguise himself as a newly recruited Free Cultivator Guest Elder.
• Xiao Yi Xian told Cai Lin that Ice River Valley was under Shen Wen’s control, and Cai Lin said Cao Ying had gathered the Space Channel materials.
• Cao Ying arrived, confirmed the materials were ready, and said she had delayed new pill-refinement requests as Shen Wen had instructed.
• After two days of rest, Shen Wen transported the materials to a hidden cavern in Snake People Clan territory and formed the Twin Space Crystal Array’s core.
• Shen Wen completed two Twin Space Crystals, took one for the other endpoint, and left the remaining construction to follow his formation blueprint; the disguised Tian Shuang Zi went by Shen Tian.

Shen Wen traveled with Tang Zhen to Blazing Flame Valley to treat Tang Huo'er, whose injuries followed an attempt to merge with the Nine Dragon Thunder Gang Fire. After settling into the villa where Tang Huo'er recuperated, Shen Wen sensed the valley’s Dou Sheng ancestor and prepared to keep a low profile; someone then came downstairs and knocked on his door.

• Tang Zhen asked Shen Wen to leave for Blazing Flame Valley, and Shen Wen agreed to depart immediately after telling Cao Ying he would be away for several days.
• On the Flying Boat, Shen Wen asked whether Tang Huo'er had chosen to merge with the Nine Dragon Thunder Gang Fire herself, and Tang Zhen said she had insisted on trying.
• Shen Wen and Tang Zhen reached Blazing Flame Valley, where Elder Chi Huo escorted Shen Wen to Blazing Heart Villa, Tang Huo'er's recovery residence.
• Shen Wen sensed the presence of Blazing Flame Valley's Dou Sheng Old Ancestor and decided to keep a low profile.
• After Chi Huo left, Shen Wen reflected on Tang Huo'er's attempt to fuse Heavenly Flames, then heard someone coming downstairs and knocking on his door.

Shen Wen met Tang Huo'er, Blazing Flame Valley’s young mistress, and agreed to let her show him around the valley. As they walked together, Tang Huo'er sensed an inexplicable affinity with him, while the disciples’ attention made Shen Wen a target of their jealousy.

• Tang Huo'er visited Shen Wen and was shocked to learn that the young-looking Eighth-grade Alchemist was about her age.
• Shen Wen noticed the Flame Ancestral Talisman react to Tang Huo'er and suspected she had an undiscovered constitution.
• Tang Huo'er said Tang Zhen had asked her to show Shen Wen around Blazing Flame Valley, and Shen Wen accepted.
• Tang Huo'er and Shen Wen walked past the valley’s training grounds as disciples greeted her and watched them with curiosity and envy.
• Shen Wen joked that the valley’s young talents might resent him, while Tang Huo'er felt an unusual sense of compatibility with him.

Shen Wen recognized that the Fire Bodhi Pill recipe had been weakened from an original Eighth-grade formula and offered to restore it for Tang Huo'er in exchange for a favor from Blazing Flame Valley. Tang Zhen accepted, and after he left to prepare the ingredients, Shen Wen told Tang Huo'er he was more interested in their earlier conversation.

• Tang Huo'er guided Shen Wen around Blazing Flame Valley, and they grew more comfortable with each other.
• Tang Zhen gave Shen Wen the Fire Bodhi Pill recipe and explained that three portions of ingredients were ready for refining.
• Shen Wen identified the recipe as a modified Eighth-grade pill and explained its benefits for protecting Tang Huo'er and improving her chances of fusing the Nine Dragon Thunder Gang Fire.
• Shen Wen offered to restore the original pill recipe in exchange for a favor, and Tang Zhen gratefully agreed on behalf of Blazing Flame Valley.
• Tang Zhen left to arrange three portions of ingredients and a quiet Alchemy Room, while Shen Wen told Tang Huo'er he wanted to continue their earlier topic.

Shen Wen learned that Tang Huo'er’s affinity with the Nine Dragon Thunder Gang Fire might stem from a centuries-old design by Blazing Flame Valley’s founder, the Blazing Flame Old Ancestor. After Tang Zhen gathered the ingredients for the Fire Bodhi Pill, Shen Wen went to a guarded volcanic platform to begin refining it.

• Tang Huo'er told Shen Wen that her family’s records described the Blazing Flame Old Ancestor as one of the continent’s Five Top Experts, and Shen Wen suspected her physique was the result of a long-term inheritance plan.
• Over the next few days, Tang Zhen gathered three sets of rare ingredients while Shen Wen studied the pill recipe and exchanged moves with Tang Huo'er, sensing her exceptional fire affinity.
• Tang Zhen told Shen Wen the ingredients and refining site were ready, then led him and Tang Huo'er through guarded array gates to a platform inside an extinct volcano.
• Three Elder Council elders greeted Shen Wen coolly, and Tang Zhen ordered everyone to keep clear while Shen Wen prepared to refine the Fire Bodhi Pill.

Shen Wen refined a complete Eighth-Grade Fire Bodhi Pill for Tang Zhen, then captured and swallowed the Four-colored Pill Lightning that formed around it. He presented the sealed pill to Tang Zhen, leaving the Valley Master, Tang Huo'er, and the elders stunned.

• Shen Wen methodically placed hundreds of medicinal herbs into the Sky Burning Cauldron and began refining the pill, astonishing the three Blazing Flame Valley elders with his control.
• After more than half a day, Pill Lightning gathered over the valley as Tang Zhen and Tang Huo'er watched Shen Wen continue the refinement calmly.
• The completed Fire Bodhi Pill tried to flee, but Shen Wen stopped it and caught it in his palm.
• Four-colored Pill Lightning descended toward the pill, and Shen Wen seized the lightning and thunderclouds with a Chaos Giant Hand, compressed them into a sphere, and swallowed it.
• Shen Wen sealed the Fire Bodhi Pill in a Cold Jade Box and told Tang Zhen that the Eighth-Grade pill was complete.

Tang Huo'er took the Eighth-Grade Fire Bodhi Pill, which healed her hidden injury and prepared her to fuse with the Nine Dragon Thunder Gang Fire. After she chose to proceed, Tang Zhen returned the flame to its primordial state in the Nine Dragon Thunder Gang Pool.

• Tang Huo'er consumed the Eighth-Grade Fire Bodhi Pill, and Shen Wen discovered it was healing a hidden injury entangled with her dantian and meridians.
• The pill restored Tang Huo'er's vitality, and Shen Wen explained that fusing with the Nine Dragon Thunder Gang Fire immediately would make the most of its medicinal effects.
• Tang Huo'er trusted Shen Wen's judgment and resolved to attempt the fusion, and Tang Zhen reluctantly agreed to support her.
• Two days later, Tang Zhen used his bloodline imprint and Dou Zun power to draw the Nine Dragon Thunder Gang Fire into a primordial Fire Seed in the forbidden pool.

Tang Huo'er began fusing with the Nine Dragon Thunder Gang Fire while Shen Wen sensed that his Fallen Heart Flame was stirring in response. When the source flame turned violent and attacked, Shen Wen subdued it with his aura and command, allowing Tang Huo'er to continue safely as Tang Zhen stared in disbelief.

• Tang Huo'er used her blood essence and the Azure Nether Flame Art to draw the Nine Dragon Thunder Gang Fire into her body as Tang Zhen and Shen Wen watched.
• As the fusion progressed, Shen Wen sensed his Fallen Heart Flame reacting to the active source flame and realized the two Heavenly Flames were clashing.
• The Nine Dragon Thunder Gang Fire erupted into nine dragon-shaped phantoms and sent violent flames and lightning toward Tang Huo'er.
• Shen Wen released the might of the Red Emperor Fire Sovereign Qi and the Flame Ancestral Talisman, then ordered the source flame to calm down.
• The Nine Dragon Thunder Gang Fire immediately became docile, letting Tang Huo'er stabilize her fusion while Tang Zhen gaped at Shen Wen's power.