Chapter Summaries

Xiao Ling refined a Spirit Replenishing Purple Pill for Hai Bodong at the Mittel Family and gave its alchemists guidance before leaving with Xiao Yi Xian. The chapter ended at Jia Nan Academy, where an old man appeared behind a mysterious green-clothed girl and addressed her as “Miss.”

• Xiao Ling and Xiao Yi Xian visited the Mittel Family, where Hai Bodong offered treasures and ingredients in exchange for a Spirit Replenishing Purple Pill.
• Xiao Ling chose several medicinal ingredients, then refined the pill in front of the Mittel Family’s alchemists using the Black Demon Cauldron.
• Hai Bodong received the pill, and Xiao Ling explained alchemy techniques to the observing alchemists before departing.
• Xiao Ling reunited with Xiao Yi Xian at the Mittel Auction House, where they watched a mysterious crystal ball sell for fifty thousand Gold Coins.
• Xiao Ling and Xiao Yi Xian returned to their courtyard, while a green-clothed girl stood on Jia Nan Academy’s Back Mountain and an aged figure emerged to greet her.

Xiao Ling began refining a Seven Illusory Soul Cleansing Pill with Yao Chen’s guidance, aiming to improve Yao Chen’s strength and draw out a Soul Hall Protector. After seven days of work, the pill formed and summoned Pill Lightning, leaving Xiao Ling eager to harness its power and eventually obtain a Sky Demon Puppet.

• Elder Ling told Xun Er that Xiao Ling had become a Dou Emperor and reported rumors that Qing Lin and Xiao Yi Xian lived with him, but Xun Er said she trusted Xiao Ling and would ask him about it herself.
• Xiao Ling discussed refining the Seventh-grade pill with Yao Chen and decided to return to Jia Nan Academy after realizing he had not seen Xun Er in a long time.
• Xiao Ling left with Yao Chen and Void Dragon for a remote mountain peak, planning to refine the pill and lure out the Six-Star Dou Zong Soul Hall Protector.
• Xiao Ling spent seven days refining the Seven Illusory Soul Cleansing Pill, then nurtured its pill prototype for about ten more hours until it became a finished pill.
• The finished pill summoned powerful Pill Lightning, and Xiao Ling asked Yao Chen to handle it while thinking about obtaining a Sky Demon Puppet from Old Ghost Di Mo.

Yao Chen helped Xiao Ling complete a Seventh-grade pill by shattering its Pill Lightning, but the event drew Protector Wu to them. Yao Chen confronted the Soul Hall hunter and repelled his first attack, while Xiao Ling prepared to fight beside him.

• Yao Chen destroyed the Seventh-grade Pill Lightning with Flame Wave Breaks the Firmament Ruler, and Xiao Ling caught the pill after it tried to flee.
• Xiao Ling gave the pill to Yao Chen, while factions across the Jia Ma Empire noticed the Pill Lightning and Protector Wu hurried toward its source.
• Protector Wu arrived and recognized Xiao Ling, Yao Chen, and the Seventh-grade pill; Xiao Ling and Yao Chen prepared to fight him.
• Yao Chen charged Protector Wu as Xiao Ling stayed ready to find an opening, and Protector Wu attacked Yao Chen with a Black Chain.
• Yao Chen blocked the Black Chain with Bone Spirit Cold Flame, disrupting Protector Wu's Dou Qi, then wrapped the Heavy Black Ruler in flames for the continuing battle.

Xiao Ling and Yao Chen battled Protector Wu, overwhelming him with their combined attacks and defeating his Myriad Soul Devouring Spirit Array. As Protector Wu’s Soul Body broke into scattered lights and tried to flee, Xiao Ling trapped them in an invisible cage.

• Yao Chen used Bone Spirit Cold Flame to counter Protector Wu’s Three-stage Soul Lock while Xiao Ling caught Protector Wu in an illusion and helped Yao Chen land a decisive strike.
• Xiao Ling and Yao Chen pressed their attack, breaking Protector Wu’s Black Chain and weakening his Soul Body until he unleashed the Myriad Soul Devouring Spirit Array.
• Yao Chen used a treasure to draw the vicious souls into a vortex while Xiao Ling struck Protector Wu with a Two-colored Fire Lotus that devastated the mountaintop.
• Xiao Ling approached the nearly defeated Protector Wu, but Protector Wu’s Soul Body scattered into tiny lights and attempted to escape.
• Xiao Ling formed an invisible cage with his Soul Power and trapped the fleeing specks of light.

After capturing Protector Wu’s Soul Body, Xiao Ling returned to Jia Ma Holy City and spent two months preparing to leave for Jia Nan Academy. He arranged for Hai Bodong to protect the Xiao Family, then set out at dawn with Xiao Yan, Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, and Zi Yan.

• Xiao Ling sealed Protector Wu’s Soul Body, escaped the battlefield before investigators arrived, and returned to the Xiao Family, where Yao Chen went into seclusion to recover.
• Yao Chen refined the ferocious soul and took Xiao Ling’s Seven Illusory Soul Cleansing Pill, restoring his Soul Power while Xiao Ling spent two months cultivating, helping Xiao Yan become a Second-Grade Alchemist, and refining pills for others.
• Xiao Ling met Hai Bodong, learned he had reached Six-Star Dou Emperor, and asked him to protect the Xiao Family while Xiao Ling was away; Hai Bodong agreed.
• Xiao Ling told Xiao Yan, Xiao Zhan, and the Xiao Family elders that he would leave for Jia Nan Academy and planned to give Xiao Xun’er the family’s Tou She Ancient God Jade.
• Xiao Ling gathered his companions at dawn, summoned the Six-Winged Black Snake King through Qing Lin, and prepared to depart for Jia Nan Academy.

Xiao Ling brought Xiao Yan, Zi Yan, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin through the Black Corner Region on their way to Jia Nan Academy. After settling them in Black Seal City, he went to the Black Seal Auction House with an Imperial Pill and began negotiating with Yuan Yi, leader of the Eight Gates.

• Qing Lin commanded the Six-Winged Black Snake King to carry Xiao Ling and the others toward Jia Nan Academy.
• The group crossed the Great Plains of the Black Corner Region and reached Black Seal City, where Xiao Ling warned Xiao Yan to remain cautious.
• Xiao Ling concealed the group from notice, landed the Six-Winged Black Snake King, and rented a courtyard for them.
• Xiao Ling entered the Black Seal Auction House and presented an Imperial Pill to its appraiser, demanding to speak with the person in charge.
• Yuan Yi arrived, confirmed Xiao Ling had refined the pill, and invited him to discuss a trade privately.
• Yuan Yi offered his assistance and began negotiating with Xiao Ling over the Imperial Pill.

Xiao Ling used Illusory Dream Spirit Shadow to take the Eight Gates’ treasures and obtain the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame Fragment Map from Yuan Yi. He then returned to his companions and reached Jia Nan Academy, where instructors and students recognized him as a Sixth-grade Alchemist.

• Xiao Ling secretly controlled Yuan Yi with Illusory Dream Spirit Shadow and took the treasures in his Rings, including Three Thousand Lightning Movement.
• Xiao Ling learned that the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame Fragment Map was being auctioned, then ordered Yuan Yi to bring it and the auctioned medicinal ingredients to him.
• Xiao Ling confirmed the map’s identity, stored it in the System Space, spared Yuan Yi, and left the Black Seal Auction House.
• Xiao Ling returned to his courtyard with medicinal ingredients and Azure Spirit Berries, then told Zi Yan, Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, and Xiao Yan that they would leave for Jia Nan Academy the next day.
• Xiao Ling and his companions arrived near Peace Town, where he introduced the Death Spirit Tree and recalled killing Tang Ri Tian.
• The Law Enforcement Team recognized Xiao Ling’s token, and Instructor Hode welcomed Xiao Ling and Zi Yan and offered to lead them into the academy.

Xiao Ling brought Xiao Yan, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin to Jia Nan Academy, where Hu Gan welcomed them and permitted Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin to return to the Inner Academy with Xiao Ling. Xiao Ling then introduced Xiao Yan to Elder Huo, who accepted him as a disciple and began teaching him alchemy.

• Xiao Ling introduced Xiao Yan, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin to Instructor Hode, then flew with them to Jia Nan Academy on the Six-Winged Black Snake King.
• Xiao Ling presented the three newcomers to Hu Gan, who discussed his breakthrough to the Dou Ancestor Realm and the growing troubles in the Black Corner Region.
• Xiao Ling settled Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin in his courtyard, then took Xiao Yan to the Alchemy Department to meet Elder Huo.
• Xiao Ling asked Elder Huo to accept Xiao Yan as a disciple, and Elder Huo agreed after learning Xiao Yan was a Second-Grade Alchemist.
• Elder Huo questioned Xiao Yan about his alchemy experience, then began training him in identifying medicinal herbs and understanding their properties.

Xiao Ling returned to Jia Nan Academy’s Inner Academy with Zi Yan, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin, while Zi Yan approached a breakthrough to a Sixth-Order Magical Beast. He introduced Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin’s Special Physiques to First Elder Su Qian, who warned him to protect and guide them.

• Xiao Ling watched Xiao Yi Xian train Qing Lin and later shared food with them after Zi Yan woke up hungry.
• Xiao Ling took Zi Yan, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin toward the Inner Academy on the Six-Winged Black Snake King, and gave Zi Yan pills for her impending breakthrough.
• Xiao Ling opened the spatial gate to the Inner Academy, and Yao Chen remarked that its barrier had weakened over time.
• Xiao Ling brought the group to First Elder Su Qian and explained that Zi Yan was about to advance.
• Xiao Ling introduced Xiao Yi Xian’s Calamity Poison Body and Qing Lin’s Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils, and reassured Su Qian that he could manage Xiao Yi Xian’s side effects.
• Su Qian urged Xiao Ling to protect and guide the two girls, then teased him about returning with so many girls and Xiao Xun’er.

Xiao Ling returned to Jia Nan Academy with Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, and Zi Yan, settled them into his dormitory, and reunited with Xiao Xun'er. After reassuring Xun'er about his relationship with the two women, he asked her to summon Ling Ying so he could speak with him directly.

• Xiao Ling and his companions left Su Qian's office, and Su Qian reflected on Xiao Ling's luck in encountering two people with special physiques.
• Xiao Ling brought Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, and the sleeping Zi Yan to his quiet dormitory and assigned rooms to Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin.
• Xiao Ling flew to Xiao Xun'er and Han Yue's dormitory, where he reunited with Xiao Xun'er and spent the evening walking and talking with her.
• Xiao Xun'er asked how Xiao Ling had met Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin, and Xiao Ling explained that their Woeful Poison Body and Jade-Eyed Three-Flower Pupils made them exceptionally talented.
• Xiao Xun'er accepted Xiao Ling's explanation, and the two shared a kiss and spoke affectionately.
• Xiao Ling asked Xiao Xun'er whether Ling Ying had been secretly guarding her, then asked her to call him out so they could talk face-to-face.

Xiao Ling revealed that he knew Xiao Xun’er came from the Ancient Clan and offered her the Tou She Ancient God Jade to protect the Xiao Family from the Soul Hall. He asked her to negotiate an exchange for materials to resurrect Yao Chen, and she agreed after requesting a chance to meet him first.

• Xiao Ling summoned Ling Ying and gave him a Sect Breaking Pill to help him advance toward the Dou Zong realm.
• After Ling Ying left, Xiao Ling confronted Xiao Xun’er about her origins, and she admitted that her true name was Gu Xun’er of the Ancient Clan.
• Xiao Ling explained that Yao Chen’s knowledge and the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame had helped him infer Xiao Xun’er’s identity and the Xiao Clan’s history.
• Xiao Ling gave Gu Xun’er the Tou She Ancient God Jade and explained that the Soul Hall had discovered the Xiao Family and could target them for it.
• Xiao Ling asked Gu Xun’er to negotiate with the Ancient Clan for a Dou Saint corpse and Ninth-order Magical Beast blood essence to help resurrect Yao Chen.
• Gu Xun’er agreed to raise Xiao Ling’s request with her clan elders after meeting Yao Chen and judging his character for herself.

Xiao Ling reunited with Xiao Xun'er at Jia Nan Academy, while Han Yue longed to see him and Zi Yan showed signs of an imminent breakthrough. The next morning, Xiao Xun'er set out to meet Yao Chen, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin, then encountered Han Yue in the courtyard.

• Xiao Xun'er agreed to help Xiao Ling obtain materials from the Ancient Clan, and she decided to stay at Jia Nan Academy with him.
• Han Yue fantasized about Xiao Ling in her bath and waited in vain for him to visit, knowing Xiao Xun'er had gone to reunite with him.
• Xiao Ling walked Xiao Xun'er to her courtyard, then returned home and sensed Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin cultivating.
• Xiao Ling checked on Zi Yan and saw that her accumulated energy suggested she would soon form a cocoon and advance.
• Xiao Ling reflected on his previous life and the companions he had gained before falling asleep.
• Xiao Xun'er planned to meet Yao Chen, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin, then greeted Han Yue and asked about her early morning routine.

Xiao Xun'er and Han Yue visited Xiao Ling's courtyard, where they met Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin before Xiao Ling joined them. Xiao Xun'er then met Yao Chen privately and warned him not to harbor ulterior motives toward Xiao Ling, backing her words with a blaze of golden flame.

• Xiao Xun'er invited Han Yue to accompany her to Xiao Ling's courtyard, where they met Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin and learned that Xiao Ling was studying alchemy while Zi Yan cultivated in her room.
• Xiao Ling detected Xiao Xun'er and Han Yue's arrival, told Yao Chen that Xiao Xun'er wanted to meet him, and returned Yao Chen to the Bone Flame Ring before leaving the alchemy room.
• Xiao Ling greeted the women, spoke with them, and then led Xiao Xun'er into the Secret Chamber to meet Yao Chen.
• Xiao Xun'er greeted Yao Chen and asked to speak with him about Xiao Ling; Xiao Ling withdrew to give them privacy.
• Xiao Xun'er warned Yao Chen not to harbor ulterior motives while guiding Xiao Ling, then summoned a blazing golden flame in her hand.

Xiao Xun'er confronted Yao Chen about protecting Xiao Ling, then accepted his promise to guide him and keep him safe. Xiao Ling returned to his companions without revealing Xiao Xun'er's identity and turned the conversation to their cultivation and recent activities.

• Xiao Xun'er revealed the power of her Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame and warned Yao Chen that the Ancient Clan would hold him responsible if Xiao Ling came to harm.
• Yao Chen promised Xiao Xun'er that he sincerely cared for Xiao Ling, would teach him everything he knew, and hoped Xiao Ling would grow strong enough to help him regain a body.
• Xiao Xun'er accepted Yao Chen's assurances, extinguished her flames, and left the Secret Chamber; Yao Chen returned to the Bone Flame Ring.
• Xiao Ling rejoined Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, and Han Yue, but told them only that Xiao Xun'er was handling personal matters.
• Xiao Ling asked about Xiao Yi Xian's poison research and Han Yue's cultivation; Han Yue said she had reached Three-Star Dou King, and Xiao Yi Xian said Qing Lin's Jade Linglong Cake had already been eaten.

Xiao Ling accepted a commission from Su Qian to refine several batches of pills for the academy. After returning to his courtyard, he went to find Han Yue at the Supreme Freedom Gate and began comforting her over her resentment at being neglected.

• Xiao Xun'er joined Xiao Ling and the others as they chatted in the courtyard.
• A student summoned Xiao Ling to Su Qian, who gave him precious ingredients for Dou Ling Pills, Imperial Pills, and Sect Breaking Pills to refine.
• Xiao Ling returned to his courtyard and learned that Xiao Xun'er had gone to cultivate while Han Yue had gone to the Supreme Freedom Gate.
• Xiao Ling flew to the Supreme Freedom Gate and found Han Yue, who complained that he had kept her waiting.
• Xiao Ling embraced Han Yue from behind as he tried to soothe her jealousy and hurt feelings.

Xiao Ling reconciled with Han Yue and shared an intimate moment with her before refining pills for Jia Nan Academy’s elders. After Xiao Yan watched him work, Xiao Ling delivered the finished pills to First Elder Su Qian.

• Xiao Ling comforted Han Yue, reassured her about Qing Lin and Xiao Yi Xian, and reconciled with her.
• Xiao Ling and Han Yue kissed and went into the bedroom together.
• Xiao Ling refined a Sixth-grade Imperial Pill while Academy elders and Xiao Yi Xian watched and praised his alchemy.
• Xiao Yan arrived to observe Xiao Ling and asked Elder Huo for advice on controlling the heat while refining pills.
• Xiao Ling finished another batch of pills and handed the Ring containing them to First Elder Su Qian, who praised his progress.

Xiao Ling left Jia Nan Academy to cultivate Three Thousand Lightning Movement, then prepared to travel with Yao Chen to confront Han Feng and claim the Sea Heart Flame. The two set out while Qing Lin stayed behind to await their return.

• Xiao Ling told First Elder Su Qian he planned to visit Maple City and confront Han Feng, and Su Qian warned him to be careful.
• During a thunderstorm in the Magical Beast Mountain Range, Xiao Ling endured a lightning strike and refined wind-lightning energy from the Three Thousand Lightning Movement scroll.
• After two and a half days, Xiao Ling returned having reached the first realm, Lightning Flash, of Three Thousand Lightning Movement.
• Xiao Ling visited Yao Chen and said he wanted to bring him along to deal with Han Feng, and Yao Chen agreed to confront his former disciple himself.
• Xiao Ling and Yao Chen departed, while Xiao Ling asked Qing Lin to stay home and wait for their return.

Xiao Ling infiltrated Maple City and reached Han Feng’s residence, where he helped Yao Chen confront his traitorous former disciple. Yao Chen defeated Han Feng and destroyed his body, while Han Feng’s Soul Body escaped.

• Xiao Ling slipped past Maple City's guards and infiltrated Han Feng's residence by evading patrols and incapacitating the guards.
• Xiao Ling broke into Han Feng's Secret Chamber with Yao Chen, and Han Feng recognized his former teacher.
• Han Feng accused Yao Chen of withholding Fen Jue and envied Xiao Ling for possessing a more complete version of the technique.
• Yao Chen and Han Feng fought with the Bone Spirit Cold Flame and Sea Heart Flame while Xiao Ling prepared to isolate the battle from others.
• Han Feng threatened to contact Protector Xuan of the Soul Hall, but Yao Chen overwhelmed him, took his token, and destroyed his body.
• Han Feng's Soul Body escaped from his ruined body as a streak of white light.

Yao Chen killed Han Feng and Xiao Ling claimed the Sea Heart Flame and treasures from Han Feng’s Deep Sea Ring. After they planned to return to Jia Nan Academy without exposing their identities, Xiao Ling used the third stage of Illusory Dream Spirit Shadow on the three Dou Kings outside the chamber.

• Yao Chen rejected Han Feng’s pleas and burned away his soul with the Bone Spirit Cold Flame, leaving the Sea Heart Flame behind.
• Yao Chen suppressed the Sea Heart Flame and handed it to Xiao Ling, who stored it in the Green Lotus Throne and System Space.
• Xiao Ling searched Han Feng’s Deep Sea Ring and found Heavenly Cold Qi, valuable medicinal ingredients, Earth Grade techniques, and a Yin Yang Profound Dragon Pill.
• Yao Chen explained the pill’s life-saving effects, and Xiao Ling planned to refine more for his companions once they reached the Central Plains.
• Yao Chen advised Xiao Ling to refine the Sea Heart Flame, avoid revealing their identities, and deal with the three Dou Kings before returning to Jia Nan Academy.
• Xiao Ling left the Secret Chamber and trapped the three Dou Kings in the third-stage illusion of Illusory Dream Spirit Shadow.

Xiao Ling returned to Jia Nan Academy after killing Han Feng and claiming the Sea Heart Flame, while Han Feng’s death sparked a struggle for his resources across the Black Corner Region. Back at the Supreme Freedom Gate, he shared his gains with Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin, then prepared to help Qing Lin grow stronger as Han Yue and Xiao Xun’er arrived.

• Xiao Ling killed three Dou Emperors trapped in his illusion, collected their rings and souls, and left for Jia Nan Academy.
• Han Feng’s death became known throughout the Black Corner Region, and Yuan Yi ordered the Eight Gates to pursue Han Feng’s businesses and resources.
• Xiao Ling returned to Jia Nan Academy, told Su Qian about his trip, and discovered that Zi Yan was cocooning as she prepared to advance to a Sixth-Order Magical Beast.
• Xiao Ling told Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin that Yao Chen had killed Han Feng and that he had obtained the Sea Heart Flame and poison for Xiao Yi Xian.
• Xiao Ling promised to help Qing Lin capture a Sixth-Order snake-type Magical Beast, gave her the Bone Flame Ring, and welcomed the approaching Han Yue and Xiao Xun’er.