Chapter Summaries

Feng Qing'er used her Sky Demon Phoenix bloodline to raise her strength and attacked Mu Qing Luan with a devastating Black Phoenix technique, but Mu Qing Luan evaded the first strike with the Taiqing Roaming Heaven Steps. Xiao Ling promised to obtain Feng Qing'er's Beast Fire for Xiao Yan, while Feng Qing'er sent the pursuing attack after Mu Qing Luan again.

• Mu Qing Luan dodged the Colorful Phoenix's attack, then slashed it apart with Azure Sword Qi and forced Feng Qing'er to emerge from within.
• Feng Qing'er used Bloodline Spirit Devour to absorb the Colorful Phoenix and raise her strength from One-Star Dou Zong to Three-star Dou Ancestor.
• Feng Qing'er summoned the Demon Phoenix Sacred Image and launched a black beam at Mu Qing Luan, who escaped with the Taiqing Roaming Heaven Steps.
• Xiao Ling told Xiao Yan he intended to capture Feng Qing'er and extract her Sky Demon Phoenix Beast Fire, and Xiao Yan agreed to follow his arrangements.
• Feng Qing'er sent the black beam after Mu Qing Luan again, while Mu Qing Luan continued evading it with the Taiqing Roaming Heaven Steps.

Mu Qing Luan used her clone technique to evade Feng Qing'er’s black light and struck with the Dragon Soul Slaying Phoenix Sword, forcing Feng Qing'er to summon the Demon Phoenix Bell. The two techniques collided in the arena, but the chapter ended before the victor was decided.

• Mu Qing Luan charged Feng Qing'er and used the Ling Luan Thousand Shadows Escaping Heaven Art to create sixteen illusions that evaded Feng Qing'er's attack.
• Mu Qing Luan appeared behind Feng Qing'er and unleashed the Dragon Soul Slaying Phoenix Sword, forming a Purple-Gold Giant Dragon.
• Zi Yan praised Mu Qing Luan's sword technique while Xiao Ling and the other spectators watched the duel closely.
• Feng Qing'er recognized the danger of Mu Qing Luan's attack and summoned the Sacred Image Demon Phoenix Bell to defend herself.
• The Purple-Gold Giant Dragon crashed into Feng Qing'er's giant black bell, releasing a thunderous chime and sweeping soundwaves across the arena.

Mu Qing Luan defeated Feng Qing'er in the Four Directions Pavilion Grand Competition, securing victory for Starfall Pavilion. After Thunder Venerate announced the result, Feng Qing'er recovered from her injuries and exchanged a brief, flustering look with Xiao Ling.

• The Purple-Gold Giant Dragon tore apart Feng Qing'er's Demon Phoenix Bell, then slammed her into the plaza while Mu Qing Luan dispersed the dust.
• Mu Qing Luan found Feng Qing'er battered in the ruins, held her longsword to Feng Qing'er's throat, and declared that she had won.
• Thunder Venerate announced Mu Qing Luan of Starfall Pavilion as the competition's victor, and the crowd erupted in cheers.
• Mu Qing Luan swallowed a Seventh-grade Pill to restore her strength, while Feng Qing'er realized how well supplied Starfall Pavilion was under Xiao Ling.
• Feng Qing'er looked toward Xiao Ling, met his gaze and faint smile, then turned away in a blush and swallowed several healing pills.

After the Four Directions Pavilion Grand Competition, Xiao Ling sent his companions back to Starfall Pavilion and dispatched Qing Hai and other Banner Slaves to destroy Yellow Springs Pavilion. He then returned to Wind Thunder East Pavilion to carry out the pet hunt he had promised Zi Yan, while Feng Qing'er went back to her residence in disgrace.

• Mu Qing Luan celebrated her victory over Feng Qing'er, and Zi Yan pushed between her and Xiao Ling before accepting credit for teaching Mu Qing Luan a secret technique.
• Feng Qing'er returned to Thunder Venerate, who worried that her defeat would bring punishment from her clan, while Sword Venerate and Tang Ying departed the competition.
• Xiao Ling opened a Space Rift and brought his companions to the outskirts of the Wind Thunder Mountain Range, where Qing Lin summoned two Seventh-Rank Snake Pets to carry them toward Starfall Pavilion.
• Xiao Ling told Zi Yan he would catch her a pet, sent her and the others away, then summoned the Myriad Soul Banner and ordered Qing Hai, Di Mo, and Fei Tian to destroy Yellow Springs Pavilion under Soul Hall's name.
• After considering plans to infiltrate Soul Hall and seize its stored Soul Origin later, Xiao Ling flew back to Wind Thunder East Pavilion to pursue Zi Yan's pet.
• Feng Qing'er finished cultivating and returned to her residence in the core disciples' quarters.

Feng Qing'er followed the pull of Ancient Phoenix Blood Essence to Xiao Ling, who captured her and suppressed her Dou Qi before declaring that she would become Zi Yan’s maid. Xiao Ling carried her away while she protested that she had not agreed, leaving her with no apparent choice.

• Feng Qing'er sensed Ancient Phoenix Blood Essence nearby and slipped out of the Wind Thunder Pavilion alone to find it.
• Xiao Ling waited in the forest with five drops of Ancient Phoenix Blood Essence, and Feng Qing'er confronted him beneath an ancient tree.
• Xiao Ling admitted he had the essence, took Feng Qing'er's Message Jade Slip, and used Space Power to stop her escape.
• Xiao Ling sealed Feng Qing'er's Dou Qi and told her Zi Yan wanted her as a maid, offering cultivation benefits if she behaved.
• Before Feng Qing'er could decide how to respond, Xiao Ling pulled her into his arms and told her she had no choice.

Xiao Ling took Feng Qing'er to Starfall Pavilion, where she gradually accepted her captivity and became his obedient maid. As the Alchemist Convention approached, Xiao Ling completed a peak eighth-grade Reincarnation Soul Sculpting Pill recipe and prepared to leave for Sacred Pill City, while Feng Qing'er promised to remain at the pavilion.

• Xiao Ling knocked Feng Qing'er unconscious, placed her in the System Space, and rode Void Dragon back to Starfall Pavilion.
• News spread that Feng Qing'er had disappeared and that Soul Hall had destroyed Yellow Springs Pavilion.
• Yao Chen praised Xiao Ling for creating the Reincarnation Soul Sculpting Pill recipe and urged him to prepare for the Alchemist Convention and the Ye Family assessment.
• Xiao Ling returned to his courtyard, where Feng Qing'er told him that Zi Yan, Qing Lin, and Medusa had gone to search for snake-type Magical Beasts.
• Xiao Ling warned Feng Qing'er not to escape while he traveled with the others to Sacred Pill City, and she promised to stay obediently at Starfall Pavilion.

Xiao Ling traveled to Ye City to honor his promise to help the Ye Family in the Five Great Families Assessment. When Ye Zhong asked him to participate as the Ye Family’s nominal prospective son-in-law, Zi Yan objected, and Ye Xin Lan tearfully begged them to save her family.

• Feng Qing'er accepted her peaceful life at Starfall Pavilion but resolved to act more boldly around Xiao Ling because Mu Qing Luan’s visits made her jealous.
• Xiao Ling arrived in Ye City with Zi Yan, Qing Lin, and Medusa, then went to meet Ye Zhong at the Ye Family estate.
• Xiao Ling told Ye Zhong he would fulfill his promise to help the Ye Family in the Five Great Families Assessment.
• Ye Zhong asked Xiao Ling to enter the assessment as the Ye Family’s nominal prospective son-in-law, and Zi Yan immediately rejected the arrangement.
• Ye Xin Lan rushed into the Council Hall and pleaded with Xiao Ling and Zi Yan to save the Ye Family, offering to serve them for life in return.

Xiao Ling agreed to the Ye Family’s temporary engagement arrangement for the Five Great Families Assessment, while Zi Yan insisted it be dissolved afterward. After enduring fifty rounds of soul destruction and reconstruction in the Spiritual Millstone, Xiao Ling left with Medusa and the others for Sacred Pill City to take part in the assessment.

• Zi Yan accepted Xiao Ling’s temporary engagement with Ye Xin Lan on the condition that it end after the assessment, and Ye Zhong promised the Ye Family would not pursue him afterward.
• Xiao Ling apologized to the Ye Family, asked them to prepare a courtyard, and offered to teach Ye Xin Lan Alchemy Art during their stay.
• Xiao Ling repeatedly endured the Spiritual Millstone’s crushing force as his Consciousness Body shattered and reassembled, reaching his fiftieth cycle and strengthening his Soul Power.
• The Spirit of the Ancestor Stone told Little Diao it was busy handling Xiao Ling’s Destiny Talisman and asked him to pass along that someone had come looking for Xiao Ling.
• Medusa caught Xiao Ling when he became dizzy after leaving the Ancestral Stone Space, then told him the Ye Family had prepared for their departure to Sacred Pill City.
• Ye Xin Lan informed Xiao Ling that they needed to reach Sacred Pill City that day for the internal test, and Xiao Ling set out with Medusa, Zi Yan, and Qing Lin.

Xiao Ling and the Ye Family party set out for Sacred Pill City so he could represent the family in the Five Great Families assessment and the Alchemist Convention. After Zi Yan repaired Ye City's Space Wormhole and the group traveled through Qing Ling City, they neared Sacred Pill City, where Xiao Ling's Black Fish Jade Pendant began to glow.

• Xiao Ling agreed to depart with Ye Zhong and represent the Ye Family in the upcoming assessment, while the family members entrusted their hopes to him.
• Zi Yan used her Space Power to restore Ye City's neglected Space Wormhole, then Xiao Ling and the others boarded Ye Zhong's Space Ship.
• Ye Zhong explained that the group would travel through Qing Ling City before continuing to Sacred Pill City, and they began the journey.
• In Qing Ling City, Xiao Ling saw the crowds of Alchemists gathering for the convention and grew excited about the approaching event.
• After four days in the Space Passage, Xiao Ling's group neared Sacred Pill City, and his Black Fish Jade Pendant began to glow.

Xiao Ling sensed Xun Er’s presence across the distance as he traveled to Sacred Pill City for the Alchemist Convention. He arrived with the Ye Family on the eve of the Five Great Families Internal Assessment and followed Ye Zhong toward the venue, where the crowd recognized him.

• Xiao Ling sensed Xun Er across space, and he and Zi Yan spoke of her before the Space Ship reached Sacred Pill City.
• Ye Zhong brought Xiao Ling’s group to the Ye Family residence, then left to arrange the assessment and convention registration.
• Cao Ying heard that Xiao Ling had arrived and said she did not want him to lose to her at the Alchemist Convention.
• The next morning, Xiao Ling reassured Ye Zhong and Ye Xin Lan that he would give the assessment his all, then headed to the venue while Zi Yan and the other women explored the city.
• Xiao Ling arrived at the crowded assessment hall with Ye Zhong, where spectators mocked the Ye Family and others recognized Xiao Ling as a renowned Eighth-grade Alchemist Master.

Xiao Ling accompanied Ye Zhong and Ye Xin Lan to the Five Great Families Assessment, and his presence transformed the crowd’s expectations for the declining Ye Family. As the group settled in, Xiao Ling assessed the other families’ contestants and recognized Dan Chen’s unusual potential, while the assessment had yet to begin.

• Xiao Ling arrived with Ye Zhong’s group, and Danta’s guards and the watching families treated him with respect as an Eighth-grade Alchemist Master.
• Ye Zhong led Xiao Ling and Ye Xin Lan into the hall and seated them in the Ye Family’s place among the Five Great Families.
• Ye Zhong introduced Dan Xuan and Dan Chen, and Xiao Ling recognized Dan Chen’s Soul Realm and her ability to absorb Soul Power.
• The Spirit of the Ancestor Stone urged Xiao Ling to recruit Dan Chen, and Xiao Ling agreed to approach her later.
• Ye Zhong introduced Bai Ying and the Qiu Family’s contestant, while Xiao Ling judged them unlikely to challenge him and waited for the assessment to begin.

Cao Ying arrived at the Five Great Families’ gathering and reunited with Xiao Ling, declaring her intent to compete with him for the Alchemist Convention championship. Dan Chen also stepped forward to stake her claim, before Sheng Yao opened the assessment in a newly cleared hall.

• Cao Ying entered the hall, greeted Xiao Ling, and exchanged remarks with him about their Soul Power and the upcoming competition.
• Xiao Ling confidently declared that he would win the Alchemist Convention championship, and Cao Ying challenged his claim.
• Dan Chen asserted that she also belonged in the championship contest, and Xiao Ling praised her potential and offered to speak with her privately.
• Cao Ying returned to the Cao Family seats, where Cao Dan and Cao Xiu followed her.
• The hall’s central floor shifted to reveal a square, and Sheng Yao arrived to preside over the assessment.

The Five Great Families Assessment began with Xiao Ling, Cao Ying, Dan Chen, Bai Ying, and Qiu Ji representing their families. The first test measured soul strength, and after Qiu Ji and Bai Ying passed, Xiao Ling, Cao Ying, and Dan Chen remained to be tested.

• Sheng Yao summoned the Five Great Families' representatives, and Xiao Ling, Cao Ying, Dan Chen, Bai Ying, and Qiu Ji entered the plaza.
• Sheng Yao introduced the assessment's first test, Soul Measurement, and explained that a Soul Value of 400 was required to pass.
• Cao Ying recalled her record Soul Value of 976 and teased Xiao Ling about who would set a new record.
• Qiu Ji tested first, scored 739, and passed.
• Bai Ying tested next, scored 796, and passed, leaving Xiao Ling, Cao Ying, and Dan Chen to take the test.

Dan Chen and Cao Ying demonstrated their immense Spirit Realm Soul Power in the assessment, setting scores of 1804 and 1995. Xiao Ling then began his test with extraordinary control, pushing the score beyond 2000 before the chapter ended without revealing his final result.

• Dan Chen triggered a soul storm during her test and scored 1804, far surpassing Cao Ying’s previous record.
• Cao Ying took her turn, unleashed a soul storm comparable to Dan Chen’s, and scored 1995.
• Elder Sheng announced Xiao Ling as the final participant, while Ye Zhong and Xin Lan anxiously watched.
• Xiao Ling carefully controlled his Soul Power so none leaked out as the monument’s score rose steadily past 2000.
• Xiao Ling stopped injecting Soul Power and withdrew his hand, leaving the final score undisclosed.

Xiao Ling stunned the audience by setting a new Soul Value record, securing the Ye Family’s place among the Five Great Families. He then dominated the soul control test as Cao Ying and Dan Chen exhausted themselves, leaving Cao Ying as the last remaining contestant besides him.

• Xiao Ling scored 3799 in the Soul Power test, breaking the record and leaving Cao Ying, Dan Chen, and the other families’ representatives astonished.
• Elder Sheng declared Xiao Ling the winner of the first test and began the soul control test, in which contestants had to catch falling Soul Testing Beads using only Soul Power.
• Xiao Ling used four illusory soul hands to catch beads efficiently while holding back, as Cao Ying and Dan Chen worked carefully and Bai Ying and Qiu Ji struggled.
• Bai Ying and Qiu Ji withdrew with 43 and 41 beads, then Dan Chen withdrew with 166 beads, breaking Cao Ying’s previous record.
• Cao Ying reached her limit and withdrew after recognizing how far Xiao Ling had outpaced her, leaving him alone in the arena.

Xiao Ling dominated the Soul Power control event, then entered the final assessment against Cao Ying, Dan Chen, Bai Ying, and Qiu Ji. After Cao Ying and Dan Chen joined forces and sent their Soul Phoenixes at him, Xiao Ling summoned a Sky Demon Sable to meet their attack.

• Xiao Ling controlled 521 Soul Testing Beads, far surpassing Cao Ying and Dan Chen, and Elder Sheng announced him as the winner of the second event.
• Elder Sheng began the final assessment, a Soul Power battle inside a red circle, and Cao Ying’s opening clash knocked Bai Ying and Qiu Ji out of the arena.
• Cao Ying proposed that she and Dan Chen temporarily join forces against Xiao Ling, and Dan Chen agreed.
• Cao Ying and Dan Chen summoned Soul Phoenixes and launched them at Xiao Ling.
• Xiao Ling remained calm and formed a Sky Demon Sable from his Soul Power to face the two Soul Phoenixes.

Xiao Ling defeated Cao Ying and Dan Chen in the Five Great Families Assessment, securing first place for the Ye Family. After the results were announced, Ye Zhong and Dan Xuan thanked Xiao Ling for his help, leaving the Ye Family’s standing with Danta restored.

• Xiao Ling’s Sky Demon Sable overwhelmed Cao Ying and Dan Chen’s Soul Phoenixes, pierced their necks, and devoured them.
• Cao Ying and Dan Chen conceded, and Xiao Ling ended the match without harming them further.
• Elder Sheng announced the rankings: the Ye Family placed first, followed by the Cao Family, Dan Family, Bai Family, and Qiu Family.
• Ye Zhong thanked Xiao Ling for helping the Ye Family retain its place among the Five Great Families and promised the family’s support.
• Dan Xuan thanked Xiao Ling for showing mercy to Dan Chen and offered the Dan Family’s assistance.

After Xiao Ling secured the Ye Family’s place among the Five Great Families, he accepted Cao Ying’s offer to explore Sacred Pill City before the Alchemist Convention. Meanwhile, Soul Hall prepared to enter the convention, and Xiao Ling, Cao Ying, and Zi Yan arrived at a vast trading fair.

• Cao Ying and Dan Xuan thanked Xiao Ling for his conduct in the assessment, and Cao Ying invited him to tour the city’s trading venues.
• Elder Sheng told Xiao Ling that Xuan Kongzi wanted to meet with him, and Xiao Ling agreed to go with Cao Ying later.
• News spread that Xiao Ling had defeated Cao Ying and Dan Chen and preserved the Ye Family’s standing, making the three alchemists famous throughout Sacred Pill City.
• Venerable Mu Gu arrived at Soul Hall’s branch, received a mysterious black flame from the Hall Master, and departed with Star Picking Old Ghost and several Heavenly Guards for the Alchemist Convention.
• Cao Ying guided Xiao Ling and Zi Yan around Sacred Pill City, explaining the status of its alchemists as Zi Yan explored the stalls.
• Xiao Ling, Cao Ying, and Zi Yan reached a large trading fair and saw two Fifth-grade Alchemists arguing over a medicinal herb.

Xiao Ling, Cao Ying, and Zi Yan visited the top floor of Sacred Pill City's Alchemist trading ground, where Xiao Ling bought rare materials from Old Yan. He then claimed a seemingly worthless copper piece containing Spirit Nurturing Dust, leaving Old Yan regretting the trade.

• Cao Ying led Xiao Ling and Zi Yan into the trading ground, and their Eighth-grade Alchemist status granted them access to its top floor.
• Xiao Ling and Cao Ying browsed the top floor while Zi Yan sensed rare treasures, and Xiao Ling stopped at Old Yan's stall.
• Xiao Ling paid Old Yan two Eighth-grade Three-Colored Pills for selected goods and chose one additional item from the stall.
• Xiao Ling identified the Shabby Copper Piece as containing Spirit Nurturing Dust and pulled it into his hand before Old Yan could reconsider.

Xiao Ling revealed the treasures hidden in the Shabby Copper Piece, then gave Cao Ying a grain of Spirit Nurturing Dust as they bantered with Zi Yan. He later followed Cao Ying to meet Xuan Kongzi, where Dan Chen and Song Qing were also waiting.

• Xiao Ling told the scruffy old man that the Shabby Copper Piece contained a Soul Cultivation Formula and Spirit Nurturing Dust, leaving the old man devastated by regret over the trade.
• Cao Ying asked Xiao Ling for Spirit Nurturing Dust, and he promised her a grain in exchange for taking him out; Cao Ying then teased him about having feelings for her.
• Zi Yan angrily insisted that Xiao Ling would only like someone like her, while Cao Ying misinterpreted their closeness and grew jealous.
• Xiao Ling sent Zi Yan back to the temporary residence, then accompanied Cao Ying to Danta to meet Xuan Kongzi.
• Xuan Kongzi greeted Xiao Ling and Cao Ying in the hall, where Dan Chen and the hostile Song Qing were also present.