Chapter Summaries

Xiao Ling remained in the Star Domain after the others left so he could absorb the Three Thousand Burning Flame, reassuring Cao Ying and Dan Chen before they departed. He began refining its source with the help of the Ancestral Stone and Fen Jue, while the flame resisted.

• Xiao Ling told the others that his Secret Art allowed him to subdue multiple Heavenly Flames, then asked Xiang Jinsong and the others to leave him alone in the Star Domain.
• Xiao Ling embraced Cao Ying and Dan Chen, promised them a gift, and sent them back toward Sacred Pill City.
• Xiao Ling assured the Three Thousand Burning Flame that he would honor its trust, and it spread across the Star Domain before offering him its source flame.
• Xiao Ling absorbed the Purple Little Dragon into his body and began refining the Three Thousand Burning Flame with Fen Jue.
• When the Three Thousand Burning Flame resisted being refined, Xiao Ling used the Ancestral Stone to suppress it and continued tempering its source.

Xiao Ling began refining Three Thousand Burning Flame in the Star Domain, while the Danta leaders and his companions learned that he was safe. Xuan Kongzi confirmed the flames were protecting Xiao Ling, and Medusa and Zi Yan waited for him back in Sacred Pill City.

• Xiang Jinsong returned from the Star Domain and told Xuan Kongzi that Three Thousand Burning Flame had recognized Xiao Ling and that Xiao Ling was refining it.
• Cao Ying explained that Xiao Ling's Secret Art let him subdue multiple Heavenly Flames, and the Qinghua Old Man departed disappointed after losing his chance at Three Thousand Burning Flame.
• Xuan Kongzi entered the Star Domain, saw the flames protect Xiao Ling and repel him, then left reassured that Xiao Ling's refinement was proceeding safely.
• Zi Yan sensed through her Dragon Seal that Xiao Ling had begun refining Three Thousand Burning Flame and assured Medusa that he was stable.
• Medusa regretted having had so little time with Xiao Ling in Sacred Pill City, while Qing Lin arrived with homemade pastries.

After two and a half months of refining Three Thousand Burning Flame in the Star Domain, Xiao Ling broke through to Seven Star Dou Venerate and absorbed the domain’s remaining starfire into the flame. Meanwhile, Zi Yan took Qing Lin and Medusa toward the Beast Region so Qing Lin could subdue powerful snake-type Magical Beasts and prepare for her own breakthrough.

• Zi Yan asked Qing Lin about her approaching breakthrough to Dou Venerate, and Medusa advised her to wait until the time was right.
• Zi Yan proposed that she, Qing Lin, and Medusa travel to the Beast Region to capture Eighth Rank snake-type Magical Beasts, and she transported them away despite Qing Lin’s concern about Little Diao’s cultivation.
• After two and a half months of cultivation, Xiao Ling awakened in the Star Domain and reached Seven Star Dou Venerate.
• Xiao Ling brought out the refined Three Thousand Burning Flame, which had merged with the spirituality of his other Heavenly Flames.
• Xiao Ling transformed Three Thousand Burning Flame into a purple dragon and had it devour all the remaining starfire in the Star Domain.

Xiao Ling emerged from seclusion after subduing Three Thousand Burning Flame and returned to Sacred Pill City, where he reunited with Little Diao and learned how far his resurrection had advanced. With Zi Yan and the others away in the Beast Region, Xiao Ling stayed in the city and began attending to other matters with Cao Ying and Dan Chen.

• Three Thousand Burning Flame devoured the remaining flame in the Star Domain, returned to Xiao Ling, and Xiao Ling opened a Space Gate to leave.
• Xiao Ling arrived in Sacred Pill City through a dramatic Space Rift, and Danta's Three Giants welcomed him after confirming he had subdued Three Thousand Burning Flame.
• Xiao Ling reunited with Little Diao, who thanked him for his resurrection and revealed that he had reached the Half-Saint realm and mastered Space Power and life-and-death power.
• Little Diao told Xiao Ling that Zi Yan and the others had gone to the Beast Region, and Xiao Ling decided to wait for them in Sacred Pill City while handling other matters.
• Xiao Ling met with Cao Ying and Dan Chen in a quiet Danta courtyard and brought out a Talisman Seal Body.

Xiao Ling gave Cao Ying and Dan Chen talisman seals containing the Rune Master cultivation method, and they absorbed the inheritance and marveled at the art. He also examined his newly completed Destiny Talisman and planned to refine it after returning to Starfall Pavilion, where he intended to teach Rune Master cultivation to people close to him.

• Cao Ying and Dan Chen asked about Xiao Ling’s mysterious talisman seals, and he gave each woman one as a gift.
• Cao Ying and Dan Chen absorbed the seals’ knowledge while Xiao Ling examined the Destiny Talisman refined by Yan and decided to postpone refining it until he returned to Starfall Pavilion.
• Xiao Ling asked Yan how far Cao Ying and Dan Chen could advance as Rune Masters, and Yan estimated they could reach the Talisman Master realm and contend with Dou Venerate experts.
• Cao Ying and Dan Chen awoke from the inheritance, and Xiao Ling teased them to ease their shock.
• Cao Ying and Dan Chen praised the Rune Master cultivation method and noted that combining it with Alchemy Art could lead to extraordinary achievements.

Xiao Ling encouraged Cao Ying and Dan Chen to cultivate as Rune Masters, then brought them to his luxurious residence in Sacred Pill City. As they arrived, a white-haired man appeared and teased Xiao Ling about bringing two beautiful women home.

• Xiao Ling told Cao Ying and Dan Chen to cultivate the Rune Master path and explained that he had found its secret art in Ancient Ruins.
• Xiao Ling said he had not yet begun Rune Master cultivation himself, while Cao Ying and Dan Chen asked to stay with him so they could consult him about their studies.
• Xiao Ling declined an invitation from the Lesser Alchemist Tower and led Cao Ying and Dan Chen to the residence Danta had arranged for him.
• Cao Ying and Dan Chen admired the lavish courtyard, which Xiao Ling said President Xuan Kongzi had ordered built for him.
• A white-haired man appeared on the roof eaves and teased Xiao Ling about bringing two beautiful young ladies back with him.

Xiao Ling reunited with Little Diao, who was nearing completion of a Space Teleportation Array for the Dou Qi Continent. Meanwhile, Qing Lin, Zi Yan, Medusa, and Void Dragon traveled through the Beast Region after gathering snake-type Magical Beasts, as Medusa recalled a hostile encounter with the Nine Nether Nether Python Clan.

• Xiao Ling and Little Diao traded teasing insults, and Xiao Ling easily dispersed Little Diao's Purple Energy attack.
• Cao Ying and Dan Chen recognized Little Diao as the powerful purple sable Xiao Ling had kept by his side, then chose rooms in the courtyard.
• Xiao Ling asked about the Teleportation Array, and Little Diao explained that it was nearly finished but still needed precise adjustments for the Dou Qi Continent's spatial laws.
• Little Diao showed Xiao Ling the unfinished array in a hidden room, then sent him away so he could continue working on it.
• Qing Lin thanked Zi Yan, Medusa, and Void Dragon for helping her capture more than twenty Seventh-Rank and six Eighth-order snake-type Magical Beasts.
• Medusa recalled that three Eighth-order experts from the Nine Nether Nether Python Clan had targeted her and threatened to take her back by force.

After the Nine Nether Nether Python Clan’s experts attacked, Medusa, Zi Yan, and Qing Lin defeated them, though one escaped and threatened revenge. That night, Xiao Ling met Dan Chen in the courtyard, and their moonlit walk brought them to the door of his room, where she looked at him with reluctance and shyness.

• Medusa, Zi Yan, and Qing Lin subdued two Eighth Rank Nine Nether Underworld Pythons, and Qing Lin tamed them with her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils.
• A third Nine Nether Underworld Python escaped and vowed to use the Nine Nether Nether Python Clan’s power to take revenge on the women.
• Medusa reconsidered her worries about causing Xiao Ling trouble and wished she could spend more time with him.
• After finishing an afternoon of studying Alchemy Art, Xiao Ling left the alchemy room and found Dan Chen sitting alone by the pond.
• Xiao Ling teased Dan Chen about wanting to live with him, then invited her to walk with him and took her hand.
• Xiao Ling and Dan Chen walked through the moonlit courtyard together and stopped outside his room.

Xiao Ling agreed to stay with Dan Chen after she confessed she was uneasy sleeping in an unfamiliar place, and their mutual affection led to a kiss. The chapter left them together in the bath as their intimacy continued.

• Dan Chen asked Xiao Ling to sleep with her, and he agreed after noticing her disappointment at his hesitation.
• Xiao Ling and Dan Chen entered his room, where she embraced him from behind and tried to kiss him but could not reach his lips.
• Xiao Ling lifted Dan Chen's chin and kissed her, and they held each other as their affection deepened.
• After their prolonged kiss, Xiao Ling and Dan Chen went to the bathroom, where they stood together amid the steam.

Xiao Ling and Dan Chen shared an intimate night together, and the chapter ended the next morning as they woke beside each other. Dan Chen felt shy and tired while Xiao Ling looked at her with renewed affection.

• Xiao Ling and Dan Chen bathed together, helping Dan Chen relax and grow less nervous.
• Xiao Ling carried Dan Chen to the bed, where they kissed and grew closer.
• Dan Chen told Xiao Ling she was ready to continue their intimacy.
• Xiao Ling and Dan Chen slept in each other's arms through the night.
• Dan Chen woke first, then greeted Xiao Ling when he opened his eyes.
• Dan Chen noticed Xiao Ling's heated gaze and pulled the blanket tighter around herself.

Xiao Ling and Dan Chen grew closer, then joined Cao Ying for a discussion of Rune Master cultivation and alchemy after she confronted him about their relationship. Meanwhile, Xiao Yan reached the Blazing Vault Ancient Domain to search for the rumored Heavenly Flames, and the chapter ended with night falling over Xiao Ling’s manor.

• Xiao Ling and Dan Chen shared a meal and teased each other affectionately after leaving their bedroom.
• Xiao Yan arrived at the Blazing Vault Ancient Domain with an ancient map and headed toward the volcanic region to search for the rumored Heavenly Flames.
• Cao Ying noticed Dan Chen’s changed demeanor and accused Xiao Ling of pursuing her; Xiao Ling defended their relationship and offered both women guidance in Rune Master cultivation and alchemy.
• Xiao Ling, Dan Chen, and Cao Ying exchanged insights in the alchemy room, while Little Diao mused about finding wives and leaving descendants.
• Night fell over the manor, and candlelight flickered inside the cultivation room.

Xiao Ling welcomed Cao Ying into his room, where she asked him to prove his feelings for her and they became intimate. Meanwhile, Zi Yan, Qing Lin, and Medusa returned to Sacred Pill City as a powerful eruption began building in the Blazing Vault Ancient Domain.

• Cao Ying visited Xiao Ling late at night and complained that he had become intimate with Sister Chen'er before her.
• Xiao Ling reassured Cao Ying, and she asked him to prove that he liked her; they kissed and went to the bath together.
• Zi Yan, Qing Lin, and Medusa arrived in Sacred Pill City aboard a silver Space Ship and quickly left the crowded plaza.
• Energy surged through the volcano in the core region of the Blazing Vault Ancient Domain, carrying magma toward the crater.

Xiao Yan escaped a volcanic eruption with a dark-red stone, while Xiao Ling prepared to leave Sacred Pill City after the Alchemist Convention. He reunited with Zi Yan, Medusa, Qing Lin, and Little Diao at the teleportation array, and they prepared to depart.

• Xiao Yan fled the erupting volcano using his Flying Fighting Skill and kept a dark-red stone, regretting that he could not obtain the other Heavenly Flame.
• Xiao Ling said goodbye to Cao Ying and Dan Chen, promising to return to Sacred Pill City and visit them.
• Zi Yan examined the Space Teleportation Array, then teased Little Diao when he offered to teach her about spatial formations.
• Xiao Ling arrived in the Secret Chamber and brushed off Zi Yan's questions about the strong medicinal fragrance on him.
• Little Diao urged everyone to set off so he could test the teleportation array.

Little Diao used a Space Teleportation Array to send Xiao Ling and the others from Sacred Pill City to the Sky Star Mountain Range, while Zhu Li prepared to return on his own. At Starfall Pavilion, Xiao Yi Xian sensed a disturbance as the group arrived, and Zi Yan eagerly explored their new surroundings.

• Little Diao activated the Space Teleportation Array with seventh-tier Monster Cores and sent Xiao Ling, Qing Lin, Medusa, and Zi Yan away.
• After the group vanished, Zhu Li emerged from hiding, noted that he could no longer sense their auras, and left through a Space Rift.
• At Ling Yue Peak, Feng Qing'er brought pastries to Xiao Yi Xian, who reflected on Feng Qing'er's role at Starfall Pavilion and her own concerns about Xiao Xun'er.
• Xiao Yi Xian sensed a disturbance beyond Starfall Pavilion as a teleportation beam appeared above a peak in the Sky Star Mountain Range.
• Xiao Ling and the others arrived safely, recovered from the journey, and Zi Yan marveled at how quickly the teleportation had brought them there.

Xiao Ling returned to Starfall Pavilion with the revived A Diao and discussed the Rune Master Cultivation Method with Yao Chen and Wind Venerate. The two were fascinated by the unfamiliar path, while Xiao Ling concealed its true origins behind a story about discovering ancient ruins.

• Xiao Ling and his companions returned to Starfall Pavilion through the teleportation array, and he suggested building more arrays to connect friendly factions.
• Yao Chen and Wind Venerate discussed A Diao's revival and Half-Saint cultivation as Xiao Ling and the others approached.
• Xiao Ling introduced the revived A Diao, who thanked Yao Chen for helping develop the Reincarnation Soul Sculpting Pill and agreed to stay at Starfall Pavilion.
• Xiao Ling told Yao Chen and Wind Venerate that he had discovered the Rune Master Cultivation Method in ancient ruins and explained how it cultivated Spiritual Power.
• Yao Chen and Wind Venerate expressed surprise and curiosity about the unfamiliar cultivation method, focusing on its potential to let practitioners fight above their level.

Xiao Ling arranged for Yao Chen and Starfall Pavilion to cultivate Rune Masters, giving Yao Chen a rare inheritance talisman and discussing plans involving Danta. After arranging a nearby mountain peak for Little Diao, Xiao Ling returned to Ling Yue Peak, where Xiao Yi Xian came out to greet him while Medusa watched with quiet envy.

• Xiao Ling proposed that Yao Chen, Wind Venerate, and talented Starfall Pavilion disciples study the Rune Master Cultivation Method to strengthen the pavilion.
• Xiao Ling gave Yao Chen a Destiny Talisman containing a Rune Sect expert's inheritance and said he would need Yao Chen's help with future plans concerning Danta.
• Little Diao asked for a place to live after recovering its physical body, and Xiao Ling agreed that it could have a mountain peak beside Ling Yue Peak.
• Little Diao told Xiao Ling to go attend to his own affairs, then flew off to arrange its residence while Xiao Ling left through the void.
• Xiao Ling arrived at Ling Yue Peak, where Zi Yan excitedly led Xiao Yi Xian out to greet him as Medusa watched them with envy.

Xiao Ling reunited with Xiao Yi Xian and the others at Starfall Pavilion, then began preparing a welcome dinner with Feng Qing'er. Meanwhile, Old Ghost Di Mo, Qin Tian, and Azure Sea Venerate returned to Soul Falling Valley and prepared to negotiate with people who had discovered them.

• Xiao Ling and Xiao Yi Xian reunited, shared their longing, and embraced while Zi Yan watched jealously.
• Xiao Ling cheered Zi Yan up by promising her medicinal ingredients and pills, then invited everyone to a meal he would cook.
• Xiao Ling asked Feng Qing'er to help him prepare dinner while Medusa, Xiao Yi Xian, Zi Yan, and Zi Ying chatted outside.
• Old Ghost Di Mo, Qin Tian, and Azure Sea Venerate arrived at Soul Falling Valley and discussed following their master's orders.
• Old Ghost Di Mo told Qin Tian and Azure Sea Venerate to handle negotiations with the people approaching the valley.

Azure Sea Venerate and Qin Tian Venerate returned to Soul Hall with a group of powerful outsiders, while Xiao Ling spent the night with Xiao Yi Xian and used extraction chances from his breakthrough. He obtained Soul Nurturing Wood and Stone Masks, then considered how the wood could conceal banner slaves before falling asleep beside Xiao Yi Xian.

• Azure Sea Venerate intimidated the Soul Hall Guardians, who recognized him and Qin Tian Venerate and let their group enter Soul Falling Valley.
• The Heaven-level Guardian warned the other Guardians not to provoke the Dou Venerate experts accompanying the two Venerates, then led them out to collect Soul Bodies.
• Xiao Ling and Xiao Yi Xian shared an intimate night, and she fell asleep in his arms.
• Xiao Ling used his extraction chances and obtained Soul Nurturing Wood and Stone Masks.
• Xiao Ling realized he could hide Ten Thousand Soul Banner slaves inside accessories made from Soul Nurturing Wood, but he saw no use for the Stone Mask.
• Xiao Ling comforted the sleeping Xiao Yi Xian, set aside his thoughts about the extractions, and went to sleep beside her.

Xiao Ling began condensing his Destiny Talisman Seal on Star Picking Cliff, but his immense Spiritual Power caused the process to erupt into a dangerous storm. Little Diao explained the risk to Xiao Ling’s worried companions and expressed confidence that he would survive.

• Xiao Ling prepared to become a Rune Master by using the rune and the Ancestral Stone’s preparations to condense a Destiny Talisman Seal.
• Xiao Ling’s Spiritual Power vortex exploded, sending his Soul Power surging beyond his body and distorting the space around him.
• Zi Yan asked Little Diao what had happened, and he explained that opening Xiao Ling’s Niwan Palace was unleashing an unusually vast amount of Spiritual Power.
• Medusa demanded to know whether Xiao Ling was in danger, and Little Diao warned that his immense foundation made the process risky.
• Little Diao reassured the group that he believed Xiao Ling would overcome the danger.

Xiao Ling stabilized his Niwan Palace, condensed a Destiny Talisman Seal that split into eight seals resembling the Eight Great Ancestor Talismans, and cultivated in seclusion for more than two months. His Spiritual Power then transformed into a solid silver ocean, marking his breakthrough to Rune Sect, while Yao Chen sensed the astonishing power from Starfall Pavilion.

• Xiao Ling subdued the raging Spiritual Power in his Niwan Palace and successfully condensed the Destiny Talisman Seal.
• The seal devoured the remaining Spiritual Power and divided into eight Destiny Talisman Seals that took forms resembling the Eight Great Ancestor Talismans.
• Little Diao recognized Xiao Ling as a Rune Master, and Yao Chen said he should cultivate further while Qing Lin prepared to pursue her own breakthrough to Dou Venerate.
• Xiao Ling remained in seclusion for more than two months as the eight seals refined his Spiritual Power.
• Xiao Ling's Spiritual Power became a solid silver ocean, and a thousand-zhang pillar of silver light announced his breakthrough to Rune Sect.
• Yao Chen sensed the immense Spiritual Power from Starfall Pavilion and recognized it as the power of a Rune Sect.