Chapter Summaries

Xiao Li, Zi Yan, and Yao Chen opened an Ancient Dou Saint Relic and explored its pill hall and medicinal forest. Inside a hidden Beast Spirit Shield, they found an altar holding a golden-purple fruit connected to Zi Yan’s bloodline and the ancient rivalry between the Ancient Void Dragons and the Ancient Heavenly Phoenix.

• Xiao Li, Zi Yan, and Yao Chen tore open the relic’s space barrier, drawing attention from cultivators and clans across the Central Continent and Beast Domain.
• The trio searched the Pill Hall, collected three Pill Beasts, and found Ancient Pill Recipes, though none were Grade 9 recipes.
• Zi Yan sensed a medicinal garden, and Xiao Li summoned Xiao Kong, who used his power to take the entire ancient forest into the Xiao Realm.
• Zi Yan discovered a concealed Beast Spirit Shield bearing the aura of the Ancient Void Dragon Clan and the Ancient Heavenly Phoenix, then opened it with her blood.
• Xiao Li, Zi Yan, and Yao Chen entered the shield and found a towering altar with a golden-purple fruit growing from a small sapling.

Zi Yan absorbed and sealed the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit, hoping to use it to save her father, while Xiao Li and Old Man Yao continued exploring the Fortune Saint Relic. After finding a Dou Saint skeleton and its hidden techniques, Xiao Li suspected the Fortune Saint’s true inheritance was elsewhere.

• Zi Yan recognized the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit among the remains of an Ancient Void Dragon and an Ancient Heavenly Phoenix, then absorbed and sealed it with her Dragon Emperor Seal.
• Xiao Li agreed to leave the skeleton of the Ancient Void Dragon untouched so Zi Yan could bury it in the Dragon Tomb, and he said they would seek help from her father, the Dragon Emperor.
• Zhu Kun lounged inside the Ancient God Cave Abode, reading books and mocking their implausible stories.
• Xiao Li and Old Man Yao entered the Fortune Saint Relic’s main hall, where Old Man Yao collected the floating cultivation methods and battle skills.
• Xiao Li removed three unusual ribs from the Dou Saint skeleton and concluded that it was not the Fortune Saint, whose true inheritance was likely elsewhere.

Xiao Li discovered the Fortune Saint’s hidden chamber and claimed its powerful legacy, then confronted the Nine Serene Earth Nether Python Clan after its members tried to extort treasure seekers. He reached the clan’s territory and attacked its patriarch, Yao Xiaotian, with the Great Annihilation Seal.

• Xiao Li used his soul force to uncover the secret chamber beneath the Stone Seat and found the Fortune Saint’s remains, essence blood, cultivation method, battle skills, and several Grade 9 pill recipes.
• Xiao Li, Old Man Yao, and Zi Yan left the relic and found the Nine Serene Earth Nether Python Clan demanding payment from those seeking entry.
• Xiao Li crushed two clan members who challenged him, frightened the gathered experts, and set off for the clan’s territory with Old Man Yao and Zi Yan.
• Xiao Li confronted the clan’s patriarch, Yao Xiaotian, after Yao Xiaotian leered at Zi Yan, and launched the Great Annihilation Seal.

Xiao Li overwhelmed Yao Xiaotian and the Great Elder during his assault on the Nine Serene Earth Nether Python Clan, while Zi Yan stopped the clan’s reinforcements. Old Man Yao returned with Yao Ming, the clan’s former Patriarch, who asked to deal with the remaining elders and guards himself.

• Xiao Li blocked Yao Xiaotian’s Yellow Springs Finger and transformed into a purple-gold dragon-like form.
• Yao Xiaotian summoned the Great Elder and the Nether Snake Guards, while Zi Yan joined Xiao Li and prevented the clan’s forces from interfering.
• Xiao Li used Emperor’s Fury to shatter Yao Xiaotian and the Great Elder’s attacks and cripple their souls.
• Old Man Yao returned with Yao Ming, who identified himself as the Nine Serene Earth Nether Python Clan’s Patriarch and asked to handle its elders and guards.
• Yao Ming ordered the elders and Nether Snake Guards to stop.

Yao Ming returned to the Nine Serene Earth Nether Python Clan with Old Man Yao and revealed that Yao Xiaotian and the Great Elder had betrayed and imprisoned him. After reclaiming leadership, Yao Ming offered Xiao Li and his companions access to the Yellow Springs Stone Stele, which held Huangquan Yaosheng’s legacy and Essence Blood.

• Yao Ming revealed that Yao Xiaotian and the Great Elder had poisoned and sealed him beneath the Nine Serene Yellow Springs, and Old Man Yao explained that he had rescued and controlled Yao Ming with a Soul Mark.
• Yao Ming proved his identity with the Nine Serene Nether Staff, then transformed and swallowed Yao Xiaotian and the Great Elder.
• Yao Ming thanked Yao Chen, Xiao Li, and Zi Yan, while Xiao Li arranged to borrow the clan’s medicinal ingredients for refining Ninth Grade Treasure Pills.
• Yao Ming told Xiao Li and the others about the Yellow Springs Stone Stele, which contained Huangquan Yaosheng’s teachings and was said to preserve some of his Essence Blood.
• Xiao Li agreed to visit the stele and suggested Yao Ming could earn a Ninth Grade Treasure Pill if their harvest was plentiful.

Yao Ming led Xiao Li and Old Man Yao to the Yellow Springs Stone Stele and asked them to claim Huangquan Yaosheng’s inheritance in exchange for helping him gain control of the Nine Serene Earth Nether Python Clan. Xiao Li entered the stele’s inner space to challenge Huangquan Yaosheng’s remnant soul, and the two prepared to clash with their sonic Battle Skills.

• Yao Ming explained that the stele held Huangquan Yaosheng’s Yellow Springs Finger, Yellow Springs Palm, and the secret to learning Yellow Springs Heavenly Fury.
• Yao Ming admitted he wanted Xiao Li and Old Man Yao to open the stele so he could strengthen his position in the Nine Serene Earth Nether Python Clan, and Xiao Li promised Ninth Grade Treasure Pills if they gained something worthwhile.
• Xiao Li sent his Heaven Realm Great Perfection soul into the stele and confronted Huangquan Yaosheng’s remnant soul.
• Huangquan Yaosheng attacked Xiao Li with countless giant palms, but Xiao Li shattered them and suppressed the shaking land.
• Huangquan Yaosheng agreed to demonstrate Yellow Springs Heavenly Fury, and Xiao Li answered by invoking Emperor’s Fury.

Xiao Li defeated Huangquan Yaosheng’s Remnant Soul and received the Yellow Springs techniques and Essence Blood. After returning from the Yellow Springs Stone Stele, he rewarded Yao Ming with a Ninth Grade Treasure Pill and promised another if the clan’s medicinal ingredients produced a good harvest.

• Xiao Li and Huangquan Yaosheng clashed with Emperor’s Fury and Yellow Springs Heavenly Fury, and Xiao Li endured the attack.
• Huangquan Yaosheng recognized Xiao Li as a descendant of Emperor Xiao and gave him the Yellow Springs Three Forms, Essence Blood, and instructions to pass on Yellow Springs Heavenly Fury.
• Huangquan Yaosheng’s Remnant Soul vanished, and Xiao Li’s soul returned to his body outside the stone stele.
• Yao Ming tried to learn Yellow Springs Heavenly Fury but was struck by its soul impact, while Old Man Yao obtained the Yellow Springs Finger and Yellow Springs Palm.
• Xiao Li gave Yao Ming a Four Symbols Holy Yuan Pill and promised another Ninth Grade Treasure Pill if the clan’s medicinal ingredients yielded a good harvest.

Xiao Li secured Yao Ming's loyalty and directed him to support Zi Yan's return as Dragon Emperor, then shared Yellow Springs Yaosheng's Essence Blood with Yao Chen to strengthen the two Grade 9 Alchemists. After a month of cultivation, Xiao Li reached Two Star Dou Saint Mid-Stage and Yao Chen reached Two Star Dou Saint Early Stage, while Yao Ming prepared to seek pills for his confidants.

• Xiao Li refused to give Yao Ming the Yellow Springs Yaosheng's Essence Blood, promised rewards for medicinal ingredients, and urged him to promote trusted subordinates to Dou Sheng.
• Xiao Li told Yao Ming to follow Zi Yan's arrangements in the Beast Domain, and Yao Ming pledged support to her as the returning Dragon Emperor.
• Zi Yan complained that Xiao Li gave Yao Ming a Ninth Grade Treasure Pill, so Xiao Li gave her the last Myriad Symbols Holy Yuan Dan, which she swallowed and began refining.
• Old Man Yao reported mastering the Yellow Springs Finger and Yellow Springs Palm, and Xiao Li split the Yaosheng Essence Blood between them to refine.
• After a month of cultivation, Xiao Li broke through to Two Star Dou Saint Mid-Stage and Yao Chen reached Two Star Dou Saint Early Stage.
• Yao Ming rebuked an Elder for suggesting he should have used the Essence Blood and promised his confidants he would seek Ninth Grade Treasure Pills for them.

Xiao Li and Old Man Yao spent a year refining pills in the Nine Serene Earth Nether Python Clan’s territory, creating a vast stockpile of Ninth Grade Treasure Pills and other medicines. After resting and delivering the clan’s promised pills, they set off for Central Continent as the refining phenomena drew attention across the Beast Domain and Central Continent.

• Xiao Li and Old Man Yao reached new cultivation and soul-strength milestones, while Zi Yan continued digesting the Myriad Symbols Holy Yuan Dan.
• Yao Ming gave Xiao Li and Old Man Yao the clan’s medicinal ingredients, and Xiao Li promised the Nine Serene Earth Nether Python Clan a large batch of pills in return.
• Yao Ming secured a secluded valley, where Xiao Li and Old Man Yao refined pills continuously for a year and used Pill Lightning and Black Demon Thunder to make Thunder Tribulation Pills.
• Xiao Li, Old Man Yao, and Zi Yan rested for half a month after emerging exhausted, and Xiao Li and Old Man Yao discussed their improved alchemy and their stockpile of twenty-four Ninth Grade Treasure Pills.
• Xiao Li gave Yao Ming an additional Four Symbols Holy Yuan Dan, then Xiao Li, Old Man Yao, and Zi Yan flew toward Central Continent as their pill-refining phenomena stirred the Beast Domain and drew attention from Central Continent experts.

Zi Yan returned to Dragon Island and planned to find her father, while Xiao Li and Old Man Yao discussed strengthening their alliance and preparing for the Pill Assembly. As they entered the Central Continent, Xiao Li sensed that an injured Cailin was being pursued.

• Zi Yan told Xiao Li that East Dragon Island supported her father and that she would unify Dragon Island when she returned, then left to find her father and received five Ninth Grade Treasure Pills from Xiao Li.
• Xiao Li and Old Man Yao decided to focus on raising their strength before bringing Danta into the Tianfu Alliance, and Xiao Li tasked Old Man Yao with distributing pills carefully among the alliance members.
• Xiao Li warned that the upcoming Pill Assembly could bring trouble because its reward included a chance to subdue the Three Thousand Burning Flame, and he asked Old Man Yao to oversee Xiao Yan's Alchemy.
• Xiao Li sensed Cailin nearby and discovered that she was injured and being chased by several men.
• A pursuer ordered his men to capture Cailin, boasting that he would enjoy her before letting them have the scraps.

After a Spatial Storm separated Xiao Yan, Cailin, and Xiao Yi Xian, Xiao Li rescued Cailin and learned what had happened to them. He located Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian, then set out to find Xiao Yan while Cailin and Old Man Yao headed for Starfall Pavilion; meanwhile, Hun Miesheng learned that Xiao Yan might be refining Grade 9 pills for the Nine Serene Earth Nether Python Clan.

• Xiao Li and Old Man Yao rescued injured Cailin by killing the Pleasure Venerable and his followers.
• Cailin told Xiao Li how Xiao Yan and Cailin had helped Xiao Yi Xian defeat her enemies in the Chu Yun Empire and later traveled through the Northwest Continent.
• Cailin explained that a once-in-a-thousand-years Spatial Storm had scattered the group, leaving Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian missing.
• Xiao Li sensed that Xiao Yi Xian was in the Southern Region and Xiao Yan was far away in the Northern Region, then left to find Xiao Yan while Cailin traveled with Old Man Yao to Starfall Pavilion.
• Great Heavenly Venerate reported that the Minghe Alliance had grown powerful and that continuous pill lightning in the Beast Domain suggested Xiao Yan was refining Grade 9 pills for the Nine Serene Earth Nether Python Clan.
• Hun Miesheng identified Xiao Yan as the likely alchemist and told Great Heavenly Venerate that the Deputy Hall Master was dead.

Hun Miesheng promoted Great Heavenly Venerate and ordered the Soul Hall to expand the Minghe Alliance and provoke the Tianfu Alliance’s allies. Meanwhile, Demon Flower Evil Lord pressed Venerable Lei to join the Minghe Alliance, leaving him torn after hearing how much Venerable Huangquan had grown stronger.

• Hun Miesheng told Great Heavenly Venerate that the Deputy Hall Master, Blood River, and five others had died after clashing with the Xiao Tribe, and that the Hun Clan had ordered the Soul Hall to lie low.
• Hun Miesheng made Great Heavenly Venerate the Deputy Hall Master, reshuffled the other Heavenly Venerate ranks, and ordered him to recruit replacements and refine medicinal pills.
• Hun Miesheng ordered the Soul Hall to have Mu Gu pursue the Three Thousand Burning Flame, enlarge the Minghe Alliance, target several factions, and raise branch hall soul quotas and rewards.
• Hun Miesheng reflected that he had suppressed his cultivation at Four Star Dou Saint Peak while waiting for the Demon Fire Space to open and seeking the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame.
• Demon Flower Evil Lord urged Venerable Lei to join the Minghe Alliance, citing Saint Yao’s return and Venerable Huangquan’s rise to Five Star Dou Zun after joining.
• Venerable Lei was shocked by Venerable Huangquan’s strength and struggled to decide whether to accept the invitation.

Venerable Lei learned that Xiao Yan had destroyed the Wind Lightning North Pavilion and set out to kill him, while Xiao Yan stayed with the Han Family in Tianbei City. The chapter ended as Venerable Lei's challenge thundered outside the room where Xiao Yan and Han Yue were talking.

• Elder Xu reported that Xiao Yan had killed Fei Tian and destroyed the Wind Lightning North Pavilion, prompting Venerable Lei to leave and confront him.
• Venerable Lei dismissed the Demon Flower Evil Lord's alliance invitation for the moment and ordered Qing'er to accompany him to the Beast Domain after dealing with Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yan told Han Yue he expected his teacher, Saint Yao, to protect him from the Wind Lightning Pavilion.
• Xiao Yan recalled recovering at the Han Family after a spatial storm, then defeating Hong Chen and Wind Lightning Pavilion fighters who challenged him over the Three Thousand Thunder arts.
• Xiao Yan gave Han Yue precious pills in gratitude for saving him, and Venerable Lei shouted for him to come outside.

Xiao Yan faced Venerable Lei and the Wind Lightning Pavilion over the death of its Northern Pavilion Master and the Three Thousand Thunder arts. Xiao Li arrived as a Dou Saint, protected Xiao Yan, killed Venerable Lei, and was challenged by Feng Qing'er.

• Venerable Lei confronted Xiao Yan in Tianbei City, accusing him of killing the Northern Pavilion Master and stealing the Wind Lightning Pavilion's secret arts.
• Xiao Li arrived on a Flame Throne, and Xiao Yan greeted him as his Second Grandfather.
• Xiao Li wounded Venerable Lei with a glance, then demanded to know why the Wind Lightning Pavilion used his clan's Three Thousand Thunder Movements and Three Thousand Thunder Phantom Bodies.
• Xiao Li declared the Wind Lightning Pavilion's use of the arts a crime and killed Venerable Lei with a gesture.
• Feng Qing'er appeared and challenged Xiao Li for acting unscrupulously.

Xiao Li crippled Feng Qing'er, threatened the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan with a public bounty, and left Central Continent in an uproar. As Soul Hall reorganized its Heavenly Venerates, the clan’s elders prepared to retaliate against the Yin Yang Saint.

• Feng Qing'er challenged Xiao Li, who announced rewards for killing Heavenly Demon Phoenix experts and fed her a pill that left her unable to use Dou Qi.
• Xiao Li ordered Xiao Yan to keep Feng Qing'er alive, then reduced the Wind Lightning Pavilion crowd to ashes and departed.
• Xiao Li’s bounty became Central Continent’s hottest topic, and Tianfu Alliance elders prepared to confront the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan.
• Hun Miesheng dismissed the conflict as a matter for Soul Hall’s Deputy Hall Master and reviewed the roster of the newly assembled Nine Great Heavenly Venerates.
• At Phoenix Nest, Eagle Phoenix and other elders condemned Xiao Li’s actions, and Eagle Phoenix offered to lead an attack against the Yin Yang Saint.

The Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan sent Phoenix to assassinate Xiao Li, but he defeated and enslaved her, then used her as a mount. After healing Sword Venerate and sending Xiao Yan back to Starfall Pavilion, Xiao Li was joined by a colossal golden beast.

• Huang Tian agreed that Phoenix could leave the clan to kill Xiao Li because he could not risk entering Central Continent himself.
• Phoenix arrived at Tianhe Mountain, where Xiao Li revealed that he had enslaved her after defeating her and breaking her pride.
• Sword Venerate explained that he had hunted a Rank 8 Heavenly Demon Phoenix to seek treatment for the injuries that prevented him from avenging Tang Ying.
• Xiao Li gave Sword Venerate a pill that would fully heal him, while Xiao Yan said he wanted to return to Starfall Pavilion to find Cailin and Xiao Yi Xian.
• Xiao Yan departed on Feng Qing'er, and Xiao Li criticized his alchemy before a colossal golden beast landed beside him.

Xiao Li dealt with Huang Tian’s remains, rewarded Sword Venerate and directed him to bring Myriad Swords Pavilion to Starfall Pavilion. Back in Xiao Realm, he reunited with his family and planned to help his wives and Yun Yun improve their cultivation.

• Xiao Chen brought Huang Tian’s corpse to Xiao Li and revealed that his cultivation had risen to Early Seven Star Dou Saint after a fortuitous encounter.
• Xiao Li stored Huang Tian’s remains for later use, deciding to refine the body into a Saint Puppet and keep the wings for now.
• After Sword Venerate awoke at Five Star Dou Venerate, Xiao Li gave him two Grade 8 Pills and told him to lead Myriad Swords Pavilion to Starfall Pavilion.
• Xiao Li returned to Xiao Realm with Phoenix and ordered her to stay put.
• Xiao Li reunited with Pei Yuhan and Pei Yuru, learned where Yun Yun and the children were, and planned to raise his wives’ and Yun Yun’s cultivation.

Xiao Li completed a powerful Saint Puppet named Saint Phoenix and absorbed the Ancient Heavenly Phoenix Wings before asking his teacher Wang Ming to protect Xiao Yan at the upcoming Pill Assembly. Wang Ming agreed and borrowed the Yin Yang Cauldron, while Xiao Li left to make further preparations and enter seclusion.

• Xiao Li forged Huang Tian's remains together with Fortune Saint's bones, rare materials, and Heavenly Demon Puppets to create a Saint Puppet with strong defenses against physical and soul attacks.
• Xiao Li bound the completed puppet to himself, named it Saint Phoenix, and absorbed the Ancient Heavenly Phoenix Wings, forcing out his old Heavenly Demon Phoenix Wings.
• Xiao Li visited Wang Ming in the Yin Realm and asked him to attend the Pill Assembly to protect Xiao Yan while he tried to subdue the Three Thousand Burning Flame.
• Wang Ming agreed to participate and borrowed Xiao Li's Yin Yang Cauldron to improve his alchemy.
• Xiao Li left Wang Ming to watch over Xiao Yan and departed to make arrangements before entering seclusion.

Xiao Li entered the Ancient God Cave Abode to cultivate in seclusion while Zi Yan swallowed the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit. The fruit encased her in crystal as its immense energy began to awaken, and Yang Fire helped her refine it.

• Zi Yan told Zhu Kun she had reached Four Star Dou Saint Mid-Stage after using five Ninth Grade Treasure Pills.
• Xiao Li arrived, asked how Zi Yan should absorb the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit, and then began secluding himself with a Myriad Symbols Holy Yuan Pill.
• Zhu Kun explained that the fruit had to be eaten directly and described the Tou She Ancient God's origin as the Heavenly Flame ranked first.
• Zi Yan swallowed the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit and became encased in crystals, but told Zhu Kun through soul transmission that she was safe and absorbing its energy.
• Yang Fire wrapped around Zi Yan and began refining the energy crystals to help her absorb the fruit.

Four years later, Xiao Yan prepared to travel from Starfall Pavilion to Danta for the Pill Assembly, determined to obtain the Three Thousand Burning Flame. Old Man Yao arranged powerful companions to protect him, while he and Venerable Feng remained behind to manage the pavilion and discuss Feng's path to Dou Saint.

• Old Man Yao warned Xiao Yan that Soul Hall, the Minghe Alliance, and powerful old experts would attend the Pill Assembly, while Xiao Yan said he needed the Three Thousand Burning Flame to challenge the Gu Clan's geniuses.
• Old Man Yao assigned Cailin, Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, and Heavenly Fire Venerable to accompany Xiao Yan, and said he and Xiao Yan's grandfather would care for Xiao Xiao.
• The chapter described the cultivation and abilities of Xiao Yan's companions, including Xiao Yi Xian's mastery of her Disaster Poison Physique and Heavenly Fire Venerable's strength as a Transformed Realm Dou Venerate.
• Old Man Yao told the group to leave for the Pill Region in three days using Starfall Pavilion's Spatial Wormhole, and promised Xiao Yan protection if a powerful enemy attacked.
• After the others dispersed, Old Man Yao complained to Venerable Feng about managing the Tianfu Alliance, while Feng asked for a Bodhi Pill to help him advance.
• Old Man Yao explained that Venerable Feng had reached Nine Revolutions Dou Venerate Peak after consuming a Reforging Creation Pill, and said he might use a Qiankun Entering Saint Pill to take Feng directly to Dou Saint.