Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yan recovered from his injuries after the Pill Tower Three Giants left, vowing to rescue his teacher and defeat Lin Feng. Lin Feng arrived at Dan City and was recognized by a member of the Dan Family as he prepared to enter.

• Xuan Kongzi praised Xiao Yan for persuading his ally, then the Pill Tower Three Giants departed to handle Pill Tower affairs.
• Xiao Yan vowed to rescue his teacher, reclaim the Bone Spirit Cold Flame from Lin Feng, and become the final winner before taking a Healing Pill.
• Lin Feng emerged from the Space Wormhole and saw Dan City, whose ancient gate inscription still exerted pressure on him.
• Lin Feng noted Dan City's prosperity and the Dan Family's strength compared with the declining Ye Family, then prepared to bypass the long entrance line.
• A High-grade Sixth-rank Alchemist wearing the Dan Family emblem recognized Lin Feng and called out to him.

Lin Feng arrived in Dan City and was escorted to the Dan Family manor, where he met the family’s Second Elder. The elder told Lin Feng that the patriarch was waiting for him in the reception room.

• A Sixth-grade Alchemist met Lin Feng outside Dan City and escorted him through the guarded gate.
• Lin Feng sensed concealed defensive measures around the city and observed the busy streets and vendors as he traveled toward the Dan Family manor.
• Two guards challenged Lin Feng at the manor entrance, then recognized him as the Pill Gathering champion and let him pass.
• Lin Feng admired the manor’s extensive medicinal herb gardens and decided to establish his own force in Central Province after the operation against Soul Hall.
• The Dan Family’s Second Elder greeted Lin Feng, sent the escort away, and invited him to meet the patriarch in the reception room.

Lin Feng arrived at the Dan Family hall, where the Patriarch and elders assessed his powerful Soul Realm strength and welcomed him. He sat beside the blushing Dan Chen as the Dan Family’s younger generation watched jealously, leaving the marriage proposal yet to be discussed.

• The Dan Family’s Second Elder told Lin Feng that Dan Chen had returned from the Lesser Pill Pagoda and led him to the family hall.
• Lin Feng assessed the Dan Family Patriarch and First Elder, then drew the gathered alchemists’ attention with his late-stage Soul Realm Soul Power.
• The Dan Family Patriarch welcomed Lin Feng and offered him a seat beside Dan Chen.
• Lin Feng swiftly took the seat beside Dan Chen, prompting jealous looks from the Dan Family’s younger generation.
• Dan Chen blushed as she sat beside Lin Feng and thought about marrying him and growing old together.

Lin Feng visited the Dan Family and asked the Patriarch to approve his marriage to Dan Chen, presenting an exceptional Eight-colored Bodhi Pill as his betrothal gift. The Patriarch and elders were shocked by the precious offering as the young Dan Family members realized they had no chance of winning Dan Chen’s affection.

• The Dan Family Patriarch welcomed Lin Feng and praised his achievement at the Pill Gathering, while Lin Feng credited his success to rare treasures and luck.
• Lin Feng chatted with the Dan Family elders, and he and the Patriarch began addressing each other as uncle and nephew.
• The Patriarch asked why Lin Feng had come, and Lin Feng stood to request Dan Chen’s hand in marriage.
• Lin Feng presented a transparent jade bottle containing his Eight-colored Bodhi Pill as a betrothal gift.
• The Patriarch and elders recognized the pill, while the young Dan Family members despaired at the scale of Lin Feng’s offering.

Lin Feng secured his engagement to Dan Chen by gifting the Dan Family a Bodhi Pill, and the couple celebrated at a feast. Afterward, Dan Chen worried whether Lin Feng’s other partners would accept her, then fled the pavilion after he kissed her despite promising not to go further.

• Lin Feng offered the Dan Family a Bodhi Pill, and Dan Chen agreed to marry him at her uncle’s urging.
• The Dan Family Patriarch declared Lin Feng and Dan Chen’s marriage settled and received the pill, which the First Elder took away for safekeeping.
• The Dan Family Patriarch announced the engagement, and Lin Feng and Dan Chen attended a feast while the younger generation mourned the match.
• Dan Chen asked Lin Feng whether Xiao Yi Xian and the others would accept her, and Lin Feng reassured her.
• Lin Feng caressed and kissed Dan Chen in the pavilion, breaking his promise to only touch her, and she fled in embarrassment.

Lin Feng left the Dan Family estate for the Cao Family’s birthday banquet, while Xiao Yan worked to restore a Dou Zun’s body and learned that Lin Feng had become engaged to Dan Chen. The chapter left Xiao Yan troubled by Lin Feng’s growing ties to the Dan Family as he prepared to rescue his teacher.

• Lin Feng tried to comfort Dan Chen before leaving the Dan Family, promising to find her at the Lesser Pill Pagoda after his visit to the Cao Family.
• Lin Feng traveled through a Space Wormhole toward the Cao Family.
• Xiao Yan used Heavenly Flames, Magical Beast Essence Blood, and a Bone-Regenerating Blood-Melting Pill to help a Two-star Dou Zun’s soul merge with a body.
• Xiao Yan resolved to rescue his teacher from an Earth Fiend Hall and restore his physical body.
• Xuan Yi told Xiao Yan that Lin Feng had proposed to the Dan Family and was now engaged to Dan Chen.

Xiao Yan learned that Lin Feng had allied with the Dan Family and resolved to deal with him after rescuing Yao Chen, while considering how to recover his imprisoned relatives and bargain with Lin Feng. At the Flower Sect, two elders discussed a request to help Yao Chen’s disciple, and the sect leader decided to intervene despite the danger Lin Feng posed.

• Xiao Yan reacted with alarm to Lin Feng’s marriage alliance with the Dan Family and resolved to eliminate him after rescuing Yao Chen.
• Xiao Yan decided to send a Dou Zun to free the Xiao Family members held at Jia Nan Academy and considered negotiating with Lin Feng over information.
• A Flower Sect elder read Xuan Kongzi’s letter and warned that killing Lin Feng could provoke the Pill Tower.
• The cold-faced elder chose to help Yao Chen’s disciple one last time, despite her companion’s doubts about the risks.
• The other elder noted Lin Feng’s strength and Dou Zun puppet, then offered to make the trip herself because the sect lacked suitable candidates.

A cold-faced woman and her junior sister discussed killing Lin Feng and giving his Heavenly Flames to Xiao Yan, while Lin Feng arrived in Cao City to visit the Cao Family. He reached the crowded estate gates and claimed he could ask Cao Ying about the family’s pill-seeking visitors, prompting a boastful challenge from a young man.

• The cold-faced woman refused to let her junior sister attack Lin Feng at the Dan Family and planned to kill him when the time was right for Xiao Yan.
• The woman in yellow said Xuan Kongzi offered three Eighth-grade Nine-Colored Pills in exchange for Lin Feng’s Green Lotus Core Flame, Bone Spirit Cold Flame, and Three Thousand Burning Flame.
• Lin Feng left the Space Wormhole, consulted his map, and hurried to the Cao Family estate in Cao City.
• Lin Feng found crowds queueing outside the Cao Family gates for the family head’s birthday banquet and complained about the wait.
• A young man mocked Lin Feng for not understanding the Cao Family’s reputation, and Lin Feng said he could ask Cao Ying about the family’s visitors.
• The young man wagered that he would defecate and eat it if Lin Feng knew Cao Ying, leaving Lin Feng stunned.

Lin Feng arrived at the Cao Family’s birthday banquet and encountered Dan Xuan, who let him enter through the front gate with his high-grade invitation. The onlookers realized Lin Feng was Dan Chen’s husband and possibly the Pill Gathering champion, then chased after a young man who had threatened to eat something after pulling it out.

• Lin Feng confronted a young man at the entrance, then recognized Dan Xuan when he arrived.
• Lin Feng called Dan Xuan his big brother-in-law and showed him his gilt invitation.
• Dan Xuan told Lin Feng that his highest-grade invitation let him enter without waiting in line, and the two headed into the Cao Family estate.
• The young man learned Dan Xuan had only one younger sister, while the crowd figured out Lin Feng was likely Dan Chen’s husband and the Pill Gathering champion.
• The crowd spotted the fleeing young man and surged after him to see him fulfill his promise.

Lin Feng and Dan Xuan arrived at the Cao Family Manor for its celebration, where Cao Dong welcomed Lin Feng with unusual warmth and escorted them into the lavishly decorated hall. Lin Feng saw the Cao Family head and a white-haired elder seated at the front, but had not yet spoken with them.

• Lin Feng and Dan Xuan passed the Cao Family's inspection and entered the crowded, festively decorated manor.
• Dan Xuan led Lin Feng and the old man along a side path to the crystal hall, where they met Cao Dong.
• Dan Xuan and the old man greeted Cao Dong, who declined the old man's invitation to spar.
• Cao Dong recognized Lin Feng, mentioned that the family head had been asking about him, and ushered him and his companions into the hall.
• Lin Feng surveyed the ornate hall and saw the Cao Family head and a white-haired old man seated at the front.

Lin Feng attended the Cao Family patriarch’s birthday gathering and presented a rare gift while navigating his hostile relationship with Xuan Kongzi. After the guests finished arriving, Cao Dong announced that the banquet was ready, and the patriarch invited everyone to follow him.

• Lin Feng greeted the Cao Family patriarch and Xuan Kongzi, concealing his hostility toward Xuan Kongzi behind a courteous salute.
• Guests recognized Lin Feng as the Pill Gathering champion and discussed his talent for refining Eighth-grade Eight-colored Pills.
• Lin Feng gave the patriarch two particles of Spirit Nurturing Powder, which impressed the guests, and then took a seat.
• Dan Xuan presented his birthday gift, and other guests arrived to offer congratulations and gifts.
• Cao Dong announced that the banquet was ready, and the patriarch invited everyone to follow him, giving Xuan Kongzi precedence.

Lin Feng attended a banquet at the Cao Family and noticed Cao Ying acting strangely after she heard he was engaged to Dan Chen. Their private conversation revealed her jealousy and recalled the kiss he had forced on her at the Pill Gathering.

• The Cao Family head led Lin Feng, Xuan Kongzi, and the others to a banquet hall, where Lin Feng found Cao Ying speaking with young people.
• Cao Ying greeted her father and teacher, then congratulated Lin Feng on winning Dan Chen's heart, drawing a tense reaction from Dan Xuan.
• The Cao Family head seated Lin Feng beside Cao Ying, while Dan Xuan suspected the family had arranged the seating deliberately.
• Lin Feng asked Cao Ying why her mood seemed unusual, and she asked whether he had grown close to Dan Chen.
• Cao Ying brightened slightly when Lin Feng said he and Dan Chen had not been intimate, then reminded him that he had forced a kiss on her at the Pill Gathering.

At the Cao Family Head’s birthday banquet, Xuan Kongzi announced that Cao Ying would leave his tutelage, shocking the gathered guests. The Cao Family and Xuan Kongzi appeared to have fallen out, leaving guests to consider which side to support.

• Lin Feng noticed Cao Xiu staring at him jealously while he stood beside Cao Ying.
• The Cao Family Head thanked the guests and announced that he and Xuan Kongzi had another matter to reveal.
• Xuan Kongzi declared that Cao Ying had surpassed what he could teach her and would leave his tutelage.
• The guests erupted in shock, and some whispered that the Cao Family and the Pill Pagoda Titan had fallen out.
• Cao Ying reproached Lin Feng for not showing concern, while the banquet resumed and guests quietly weighed their loyalties.

After the Cao Family Patriarch proposed that Lin Feng marry Cao Ying, Lin Feng accepted and offered a Bodhi Seed as a betrothal gift. The Patriarch and Cao Ying were astonished by the rare treasure.

• After the banquet, Cao Ying stopped Dan Xuan from taking Lin Feng away and led Lin Feng to meet her father.
• The Cao Family Patriarch revealed that he had arranged for Cao Ying to leave her master early so he could propose her marriage to Lin Feng.
• Lin Feng agreed to marry Cao Ying and promised the Cao Family Patriarch that he would treat her well.
• Lin Feng offered a Bodhi Seed as a betrothal gift, and Cao Ying and the Cao Family Patriarch rushed to inspect it.
• The Cao Family Patriarch praised the Bodhi Seed’s ability to help a Peak Ninth-turn Dou Zun break through to the Half-Saint realm.

Lin Feng gave the Cao Family Head a Bodhi Seed, then agreed to travel to Sacred Pill City with Cao Ying. The Cao Family Head warned that Xuan Kongzi seemed confident he could soon deal with Lin Feng, leaving Lin Feng wary that the Pill Tower Three Giants had found allies or a new plan.

• Lin Feng gave the Cao Family Head a Bodhi Seed, which could help the Cao Family produce a Half-Saint expert.
• Cao Ying rebuked her father for treating her marriage to Lin Feng as a way to recoup his expenses.
• Lin Feng said he had to return to Sacred Pill City, and Cao Ying arranged to travel there with him.
• The Cao Family Head warned Lin Feng that Xuan Kongzi and the other Pill Tower Three Giants might soon act against him as his talent outgrew his protection.
• The Cao Family Head said Xuan Kongzi had seemed confident he could deal with Lin Feng, prompting Lin Feng to suspect that someone might be helping the Three Giants.

Lin Feng suspected that the Pill Tower Three Giants planned to use Yao Chen to kill him, though their actual plan was to enlist Yao Chen’s old lover from the Flower Sect. After leaving the Cao Family with Cao Ying, Lin Feng traveled with her aboard a Space Ship, where she asked whether he had given his Bodhi Pill to the Dan Family.

• Lin Feng theorized that the Pill Tower Three Giants would have Yao Chen attack him after being revived, while the Cao Family head advised him to stay at the Lesser Pill Pagoda and said he would summon the ancestor to refine the Bodhi Seed.
• Cao Ying returned dressed for the journey, and Lin Feng said goodbye to the Cao Family head before leaving with her.
• Lin Feng and Cao Ying traveled hand in hand through the city to its Space Wormhole, and Lin Feng knocked down admirers who tried to cause trouble without killing them.
• Lin Feng and Cao Ying continued their journey aboard a Space Ship through a spatial passageway.
• Cao Ying asked Lin Feng whether he had given his Bodhi Pill to the Dan Family.

Lin Feng told Cao Ying that his Cultivation Method, Fen Jue, let him absorb multiple Heavenly Flames and revealed that Xiao Yan had four. After Cao Ying accepted the revelation and drew close to him, Lin Feng carried her to the bed.

• Lin Feng admitted he had used the Bodhi Pill and Bodhi Seed when proposing to the Dan Family, then playfully teased Cao Ying.
• Cao Ying asked what Lin Feng planned to do with the Three Thousand Burning Flame, and he said he intended to absorb it.
• Lin Feng revealed that his Cultivation Method was Fen Jue and could let him absorb multiple Heavenly Flames without conflict.
• Lin Feng told Cao Ying that Xiao Yan practiced the same method and had four Heavenly Flames, shocking her and explaining why her teacher had requested a Blood Demon Flame.
• Lin Feng comforted Cao Ying, and she kissed him and invited him to stop holding back.
• Lin Feng carried Cao Ying toward the bed.

After becoming intimate with Cao Ying, Lin Feng explained why he had spared Xiao Yan: killing him would have brought Gu Xun’er’s vengeance and the overwhelming power of the Ancient Clan down on him. Cao Ying learned the scale of the threat and wondered whether Lin Feng and Gu Xun’er would remain locked in a stalemate.

• Lin Feng and Cao Ying became intimate, then Cao Ying asked why he had released Xiao Yan after capturing him.
• Lin Feng said Gu Xun’er would have pursued him if Xiao Yan had died, and Cao Ying connected her to the mysterious woman who had stormed the Lesser Pill Pagoda.
• Lin Feng revealed that Gu Xun’er belonged to the Ancient Clan and that her father was its patriarch and a peak expert.
• Lin Feng explained that he relied on the Ancient Void Dragon Clan to deter Gu Xun’er’s side, but remained vulnerable to the Ancient Clan’s powerful cultivators.
• Cao Ying asked whether Lin Feng and Gu Xun’er would be unable to act against each other for the rest of their lives.

Lin Feng brought Cao Ying to Ye Courtyard after she agreed to meet his other wives. The reunion began awkwardly when Xiao Yi Xian, Feng Qing'er, and Ye Xinlan saw them holding hands and learned Cao Ying was now his fiancée.

• Cao Ying told Lin Feng she would not abandon him over his conflict with Gu Xun'er and the Ancient Clan.
• Lin Feng and Cao Ying left the Space Wormhole and flew together to Ye Courtyard, drawing startled attention from bystanders and guards.
• Lin Feng asked the guards whether Xinlan and the others were present, and they confirmed that the young ladies were inside.
• Lin Feng led Cao Ying into the rear courtyard, where Xiao Yi Xian, Feng Qing'er, and Ye Xinlan came out to greet him.
• Lin Feng introduced Cao Ying as his fiancée, and Feng Qing'er complained that he had been courting another woman while they stayed busy; Cao Ying narrowed her crimson eyes.

Lin Feng learned that Xiao Yan and the Pill Pagoda Titans were preparing to raid a Soul Hall branch hall, where they believed Yao Chen was being held, and arranged an ambush to exploit the conflict. Cao Ying discovered the plan and was astonished by how boldly Lin Feng intended to profit from the clash.

• Lin Feng eased tensions between Cao Ying and the other women and returned with them to the room at Ye Courtyard.
• Xiao Yi Xian told Lin Feng that Zi Yan had left to play after studying etiquette with Ye Xinlan.
• Xiao Yi Xian and Feng Qing'er reported that Xiao Yan's forces and several unfamiliar Dou Zuns had investigated the Corpse Mountain Range for a Soul Hall branch hall.
• Lin Feng told Feng Qing'er to prepare an ambush, and she revealed that her teacher and subordinates had already set out.
• After Xiao Yi Xian explained the plan, Cao Ying realized Lin Feng intended to take advantage of the coming conflict between Xiao Yan's side and the Soul Hall.