Chapter Summaries

Lin Suchou cultivated with Jiu You, helped her reach Eighth Grade, and rewarded his allies before beginning to study pill refinement. After more than ten days, he produced a cluster of fragrant pills that left Hidden Sword Old Man and the others wondering if he was the Pill Ancestor reincarnated.

• Lin Suchou and Jiu You shared a dual cultivation session, and the system rewarded him with the Nine Dragon Cauldron and ninety million drops of supreme spirit liquid.
• Lin Suchou distributed spirit liquid to Divine Wood Gang Thunder, Black God Thunder, Netherworld Heart Demon Thunder, and Luo Ling, while Jiu You broke through to Eighth Grade.
• Jiu You visited Great Luo Flame Pool to reconnect with Huo Meier after learning of her cultivation.
• Dragon Arm Supreme and Withered Old Man reported purging Xuantian Hall's loyalists, and Lin Suchou rewarded them with supreme spirit liquid.
• Hidden Sword Old Man presented Lin Suchou with medicinal herbs and pill recipes collected by Shi Shan, Mo Bei, and himself.
• Lin Suchou began refining pills with the Nine Dragon Cauldron, and more than ten days later his guests stared in amazement at his fragrant pills.

Lin Suchou refined fifth-grade pills, received Withered Old Man’s poison-pill recipes, and joined a banquet before his journey to Dragon Phoenix Heaven. The elders surprised him by placing a bright yellow robe on him, and Lin Suchou declared that he would eventually become the Domain Lord of the Great Luo Heaven Domain.

• Lin Suchou presented the pills he had refined and learned that Withered Old Man was an eighth-grade alchemist who specialized in poison pills.
• Withered Old Man gave Lin Suchou an ancient scroll of poison-pill recipes, and Lin Suchou promised rewards to the elders when he could refine ninth-grade pills.
• The elders persuaded Lin Suchou to hold a banquet before his trip to Dragon Phoenix Heaven, and Jiu You performed a dance before joining him at the throne.
• Hidden Sword Old Man and the other elders blindfolded Lin Suchou and tied a bright yellow robe around his neck as a surprise.
• Lin Suchou told the elders that he would one day become the Domain Lord of the Great Luo Heaven Domain, and the banquet continued.

Lin Suchou traveled toward Dragon Phoenix Heaven and met Cai Xiao, Gu Lin, and Cai Xiao’s fire-eating Seven-Colored Giant Python while camping in the mountains. After declining Cai Xiao’s gift of a green lotus core flame, he told her Dragon Phoenix Heaven would soon open and contain true dragon and true phoenix essence blood.

• Lin Suchou left Thunder Emperor Hall alone and traveled toward the Dragon Phoenix Mountain Range.
• While camping, Lin Suchou refined poison pills and cooked meat over the Flame Dragon Spirit Flame.
• Cai Xiao’s Seven-Colored Giant Python appeared and repeatedly swallowed Lin Suchou’s campfire.
• Gu Lin arrived and apologized, explaining that the python was Cai Xiao’s pet and had been drawn by Lin Suchou’s Ancient Flame Dragon essence blood.
• Cai Xiao offered Lin Suchou a flame seed of the green lotus core flame, but he refused it.
• Lin Suchou said he had used all his Ancient Flame Dragon essence blood and suggested that Cai Xiao seek the true dragon and phoenix essence blood in Dragon Phoenix Heaven.

Cai Xiao decided to seek True Dragon Essence Blood at Dragon Phoenix Heaven, and Lin Suchou agreed to take her there with Gu Lin. After sharing a meal and making plans to set out the next day, Lin Suchou and Gu Lin became friendly, while Cai Xiao listened from a tree.

• Lin Suchou explained that Dragon Phoenix Heaven contained True Dragon and True Phoenix essence blood, and Cai Xiao decided to go there to help Xiao Cai evolve and avoid falling asleep.
• Cai Xiao threatened Gu Lin into keeping her plans secret and asked Lin Suchou to take her, but Gu Lin and Lin Suchou initially objected.
• Cai Xiao insisted she would find another guide, so Gu Lin agreed to let Lin Suchou accompany her and warned him that she could be dangerous if underestimated.
• Lin Suchou introduced himself, agreed to take Cai Xiao to Dragon Phoenix Heaven, and joined Gu Lin and Cai Xiao for food and drink.
• Gu Lin gave Lin Suchou a Fire Lotus Ancient Jade that could reveal his location, and they agreed to set out the next day.
• Cai Xiao listened to Lin Suchou and Gu Lin laughing together from a tree and quietly smiled.

Lin Suchou and Cai Xiao traveled to Dragon Phoenix Ancient City to gather information about Dragon Phoenix Heaven, while Gu Lin stayed behind after assuring himself his sister would be safe. At Dragon Phoenix Pavilion, a woman in a Fiery Red Dress noticed Lin Suchou as he waited for the announcement.

• Gu Lin entrusted Cai Xiao to Lin Suchou, and they departed aboard the Void Breaking Ship for Dragon Phoenix Heaven.
• After they left, Gu Lin told his hidden attendant that Cai Xiao could defend herself and that their father had placed a soul mark on her.
• Lin Suchou and Cai Xiao arrived at Dragon Phoenix Ancient City and entered after Lin Suchou deterred jealous onlookers with his Sixth Rank Supreme aura.
• Lin Suchou and Cai Xiao went to Dragon Phoenix Pavilion to await the latest intelligence about Dragon Phoenix Heaven.
• A woman in a Fiery Red Dress on the pavilion's top floor lowered her gaze toward Lin Suchou.

Lin Suchou drew the attention of Hong Yu, Su Biyue, and the other young experts at the Dragon Phoenix Pavilion, while Cai Xiao made clear that she considered him hers. Pavilion Master Mu Qiu announced that only five Dragon Phoenix Pools had appeared in Dragon Phoenix Heaven, but Lin Suchou suspected he was lying.

• Hong Yu and Su Biyue traded barbs upstairs but neither challenged Lin Suchou, whose presence also revealed a concealed expert he identified as the Netherworld Prince of Youming Palace.
• Cai Xiao asked Hong Yu and Su Biyue whether they planned to steal her man, prompting both women to back away from provoking her.
• Mu Qiu appeared and explained that Dragon Phoenix Heaven's conditions changed each time it opened.
• Mu Qiu announced that only five Dragon Phoenix Pools had appeared, causing an uproar, while Lin Suchou suspected the pavilion master was hiding the truth.

Lin Suchou and Cai Xiao learned about the Dragon Phoenix Pools and planned to find one after Dragon Phoenix Heaven opened. After Lin Suchou drove off Fang Yi, Cai Xiao teased him about showing off, and he admitted he already had.

• Lin Suchou explained that Dragon Phoenix Pools could temper people with Pseudo-Dragon and Pseudo-Phoenix Bodies, while Mu Qiu revealed a map of five detected pools and warned that Dragon Phoenix Heaven would open the next day.
• Cai Xiao proposed using one Dragon Phoenix Pool to locate stronger pools, and Lin Suchou agreed to accompany her.
• Lin Suchou and Cai Xiao left the pavilion, noticed Fang Yi following them, and Lin Suchou struck him with Black God Thunder.
• Fang Yi introduced himself and proposed cooperating with Lin Suchou, but Lin Suchou rejected him and left with Cai Xiao.
• Fang Yi spat blood and resolved not to make an enemy of Lin Suchou, while Cai Xiao and Lin Suchou joked about showing off.

Lin Suchou and Cai Xiao entered Dragon Phoenix Heaven, where a blood-insect swarm killed many newcomers before Lin Suchou fought a path out with thunder and fire. After escaping the grassland, they consulted their map and set off for the nearest Dragon Phoenix Pool.

• Lin Suchou and Cai Xiao entered Dragon Phoenix Heaven together, and Cai Xiao held his hand to keep them from being separated by the spatial fluctuations.
• Lin Suchou noticed danger in the dark-red grassland as the grass transformed into blood-red insects that devoured dozens of experts.
• Lin Suchou used thunder and fire to destroy the insect swarm approaching them, then left the grassland with Cai Xiao.
• Lin Suchou and Cai Xiao escaped the plain, where only a little over one hundred people survived the insect attack.
• Cai Xiao located the nearest Dragon Phoenix Pool on their map and led Lin Suchou toward it.

Lin Suchou and Cai Xiao reached the White Bone Mountain, where the Dragon Phoenix Pool lay, and found it guarded by deadly White Apes. As the other contenders struggled to survive, Lin Suchou unleashed a vast Azure Thunder Sea to clear the mountain.

• Lin Suchou and Cai Xiao avoided a horde of exotic beasts and arrived at a Lone Peak overlooking the White Bone Mountain.
• Lin Suchou identified the Dragon Phoenix Pool’s likely location atop the mountain, while about a hundred other young strong people gathered and agreed to enter together.
• A piercing cry shook the White Bone Mountain, releasing White Apes that tore apart many of the advancing contenders.
• Lin Suchou drove the Void Breaking Ship toward the summit as the others recognized him as the first-ranked Thunder Emperor on the Dragon Phoenix Ranking.
• Lin Suchou unleashed a thousand-zhang Azure Thunder Sea that enveloped the White Bone Mountain and reduced the attacking White Apes to charred corpses.

Lin Fan absorbed the true dragon and true phoenix essence blood in the Dragon Pool, transforming the Supreme Sea Devouring Technique. Caixia used a crystal compass to locate a powerful concentration of essence blood, while Lin Fan’s absorption culminated in dragon light devouring phoenix light.

• Caixia told Lin Fan to enter the Dragon Pool and said she only needed true dragon essence blood.
• Lin Fan entered the pool, where the purified blood’s power and the remains’ essence blood flowed into him.
• The Supreme Sea Devouring Technique transformed into a sacred white jade form as Lin Fan absorbed the essence blood.
• Caixia used a compass forged from true dragon scales to locate a stronger concentration of dragon and phoenix essence blood to the northwest.
• After nearly half a month, Lin Fan’s absorption produced a golden pillar of light, and the dragon light devoured the phoenix light.

Lin Fan absorbed the essence of a Dragon Pool and gained a pseudo-dragon body with thirty-three dragon markings. He and Cai Lin reached a remote site where a golden Dragon Pool lay between the remains of a dragon and phoenix above a vast abyss.

• Lin Fan absorbed the Dragon Pool's essence, formed a pseudo-dragon body, and counted thirty-three dragon markings around himself.
• Cai Lin told Lin Fan she had found another Dragon Pool, likely where the true dragon and true phoenix had fallen.
• Lin Fan and Cai Lin traveled through a remote region of unnaturally short forests and mountains, avoiding guardian beast scouts.
• They discovered colossal dragon and phoenix remains fighting above a bottomless abyss.
• Cai Lin pointed out a glowing bone pool filled with golden water at the place where the dragon's mouth and phoenix's beak had collided.

Lin Fan and Cai Lin discovered Dragon God Fruits and faced the powerful golden-armored guardian protecting them. After Lin Fan defeated the guardian, Cai Lin explained the armor’s ability to absorb dragon and phoenix essence blood, and suggested a name for Lin Fan’s future lightning power.

• Lin Fan and Cai Lin found three Dragon God Fruits growing beside the Dragon Pool, two nearly ripe and one immature.
• A golden-armored guardian emerged from the pool and attacked Lin Fan, warning the intruders to leave or die.
• Lin Fan used the Divine Wood Prison Thunder to destroy the guardian and examined its True Dragon scale armor.
• Cai Lin explained that the armor could absorb both True Dragon and Dragon essence blood, helping Lin Fan cultivate dragon powers together.
• Cai Lin suggested Lin Fan call his future gathered lightning power “Imperial Thunder,” and Lin Fan agreed.

After forming his Thunder Marrow and reaching the sixth-grade Earth Sovereign level, Lin Fan headed with Cai Lin to the Dragon Marrow Platform, where cultivators gathered to compete for the true dragon marrow inheritance. His arrival alongside Cai Lin drew attention as powerful contenders assembled.

• Lin Fan thanked Cai Lin for guiding his cultivation, and she explained that he needed a true dragon marrow cultivation method to fully unleash his Thunder Marrow.
• Lin Fan and Cai Lin traveled toward the Dragon Marrow Platform and learned that nine Dragon Pools had been discovered in Dragon Marrow Heaven.
• Cultivators gathered at the Dragon Marrow Platform as the stage was set for a major contest.
• Ding Xuan arrived and drew attention as a Dragon Marrow List contender who had cultivated a False Dragon Marrow.
• Purple Charm and Su Biyue appeared, followed by Fang Tian and the Netherworld Prince, whose arrival made the gathered cultivators wary.
• Lin Fan and Cai Lin arrived aboard a fiery red warship, attracting the assembled cultivators' attention.

Lin Suchou and Cai Xiao defeated the challengers at the Dragon Phoenix Pool and began filling it with Exotic Beast blood. The pool responded to the blood, revealing its Ancient Light Patterns.

• Lin Suchou defeated the Exotic Beast horde and reached the Dragon Phoenix Pool, where the Netherworld Prince and Fang Yi fled rather than challenge him.
• Scarlet Blood stayed to fight Lin Suchou, but Cai Xiao stepped in and wounded him with a single strike.
• Cai Xiao’s Seven-Colored Little Snake killed Scarlet Blood and drained his corpse, prompting the other Strong Persons to retreat.
• Lin Suchou drew blood from the slain Exotic Beasts and filled half the Dragon Phoenix Pool, causing it to tremble and glow with Ancient Light Patterns.

Lin Suchou absorbed the Dragon Phoenix Essence Blood in the Super Dragon Phoenix Pool to strengthen his body and upgrade the Dragon Phoenix Town Spirit Bell. He emerged transformed, with the Bronze Bell upgraded into the White Gold Bell.

• Lin Suchou let Cai Xiao take two Dragon Phoenix Fruits and uprooted the Dragon Phoenix Divine Tree for himself.
• Lin Suchou entered the Super Dragon Phoenix Pool and used the Dragon Phoenix Golden Armor to combine the conflicting dragon and phoenix energies.
• The Dragon Phoenix Divine Wheel formed above Lin Suchou and condensed a drop of True Dragon and True Phoenix essence blood, which entered his body.
• Lin Suchou summoned the Dragon Phoenix Town Spirit Bell to ease his pain, then fed two Dragon Phoenix Divine Fruits into the Divine Wheel when the pool’s essence ran low.
• Cai Xiao watched anxiously as Lin Suchou was sealed in golden crystal, which eventually shattered as he emerged with the White Gold Bell above his head.

Lin Suchou and Cai Xiao arrived as the Dragon Phoenix Platform appeared, and Lin Suchou waited for the weaker cultivators to be driven back before climbing onto it. The platform detected the strength of the entrants’ Dragon Phoenix Essence Blood, revealing Fang Yi and the Netherworld Prince as the strongest and leaving the inheritance contest poised to begin.

• Lin Suchou and Cai Xiao watched as the Dragon Phoenix Platform emerged, then let the unqualified cultivators rush toward it first.
• Golden light swept away those without sufficient Dragon Phoenix Essence Blood, while Lin Suchou and Cai Xiao flew to the platform alongside Fang Yi, the Netherworld Prince, Su Biyue, and the other prodigies.
• The Dragon Phoenix Platform transformed into a Golden Mirror and scanned the entrants to measure their Dragon Phoenix Essence Blood.
• Ding Xuan produced a ten-zhang pillar of golden light, while Su Biyue and Hong Yu displayed powerful Pseudo-Phoenix Bodies.
• Fang Yi and the Netherworld Prince each produced a pillar of golden light nearly a hundred zhang thick, leading a strong person to conclude that they had cultivated True Dragon Bodies.

Lin Suchou’s dark golden essence-blood pillar overwhelmed the others on the Dragon Phoenix Platform, and he led Cai Xiao toward the summit. At the final four platforms, he demanded two, revealed his Earth Supreme strength, and drove Fang Yi to withdraw as the confrontation began.

• Lin Suchou’s dark golden pillar rose, shattering every other golden pillar and shocking the Strong Persons on the platform.
• Lin Suchou led Cai Xiao upward, explaining that the shrinking number of Dragon Phoenix Platforms would force them to compete for places near the summit.
• The thirty-two people who reached the next tier absorbed Dragon Phoenix Essence Blood and were carried to sixteen platforms, then advanced to the final eight and four platforms.
• Lin Suchou demanded two of the remaining platforms, and the Netherworld Prince objected while Lin Suchou challenged everyone who opposed him.
• Lin Suchou unleashed his Ten-Thousand-Zhang Thunder Sea, revealing Earth Supreme power, and Fang Yi thanked him for sparing his life before withdrawing.

Lin Suchou defeated the Netherworld Prince in a clash of divine arts, killing him and ending all objections to claiming the Dragon-Phoenix Inheritance. Lin Suchou and Cai Xiao began ascending toward the Golden Altar, where a formidable pressure guarded the final ten steps.

• The Netherworld Prince challenged Lin Suchou to a one-move contest, and Lin Suchou accepted after revealing his peak Sixth Rank strength.
• The Netherworld Prince unleashed Nethergod Destroying World Flame, and Lin Suchou countered with the Nine Dragons Nine Elephants Art.
• Their attacks collided and shattered the Dragon Phoenix Platforms, and the Netherworld Prince turned to ashes while Lin Suchou remained standing.
• Lin Suchou asked whether anyone still objected to them obtaining the inheritance, and Su Biyue, Hong Yu, and Fang Yi offered no resistance.
• Lin Suchou and Cai Xiao climbed the golden staircase, followed at a distance by Su Biyue, Hong Yu, and Ding Xuan.
• The group reached the Golden Altar and faced its overwhelming pressure, with ten difficult steps remaining to the top.

Lin Suchou and Cai Xiao climbed the Dragon Phoenix Steps, enduring pressure that had stopped every previous challenger at the Ninth Step. Cai Xiao halted there, but Lin Suchou continued to the Tenth Step, where his body exploded under the pressure.

• Lin Suchou explained that the Dragon Phoenix Steps led to the final inheritance and that no one had previously passed the Ninth Step.
• Lin Suchou and Cai Xiao began climbing, while Su Biyue, Hong Yu, and Ding Xuan struggled behind them.
• Lin Suchou endured severe injuries and reached the Eighth Step, with Cai Xiao close beside him.
• Lin Suchou and Cai Xiao joined hands and reached the Ninth Step, while Su Biyue, Hong Yu, and Ding Xuan stopped on the Sixth.
• Cai Xiao refused to continue, but Lin Suchou stepped onto the Tenth Step, where his body exploded under the pressure.

Lin Suchou survived the Tenth Step’s deadly trial and was rebuilt in a bath of pure Dragon Phoenix Essence Blood, gaining True Dragon and True Phoenix markings. At the summit, he chose an inheritance sphere and discovered it held the bone containing the Dragon Phoenix True Scripture.

• Lin Suchou’s body exploded as he tried to ascend the Tenth Step, and Cai Xiao blamed herself and wept as she watched.
• A pillar of Dragon Phoenix Essence Blood reassembled Lin Suchou, restoring him and granting him the True Dragon and True Phoenix marks.
• Su Biyue and Hong Yu realized that the Tenth Step tested courage and perseverance rather than strength.
• The altar released inherited Dragon Scales, Phoenix Feathers, and other treasures for those on the Dragon Phoenix Steps to claim.
• Lin Suchou chose the sphere on the far right and found that it contained a dark-golden bone recording the Dragon Phoenix True Scripture.