Chapter Summaries

Lin Feng agreed that Soul Origin could help raise soul power and confirmed he had used it in pills for Cao Ying. Xiao Yan arrived at the Ye Courtyard and accused Xiao Yi Xian of endangering Sacred Pill City by concealing her Calamity Poison Body, beginning his attempt to pressure Lin Feng.

• Lin Feng explained that taking Soul Origin from Soul Hall could help Xiao Yan's rivals grow stronger and confirmed he had added Soul Origin to Cao Ying's pills.
• A Ye Courtyard servant announced that Xiao Yan had arrived, and Xiao Yi Xian suspected he meant to blackmail them over her Calamity Poison Body.
• Lin Feng ordered Xiao Yan brought to the reception hall and went there with Xiao Yi Xian while the other women stayed behind.
• As Xiao Yan waited, he regretted trading away the Poison Pill Method and considered exposing Xiao Yi Xian to drive her from Sacred Pill City and seize her Heavenly Flame.
• Lin Feng asked Xiao Yan why he had come, and Xiao Yan accused Xiao Yi Xian of hiding her Calamity Poison Body and endangering the city.

Lin Feng foiled Xiao Yan’s attempts to extort or threaten him by arranging for Xiao Yi Xian to stay in the Ancient Void Dragon Clan’s small world and exposing Xiao Yan’s secrets. Xiao Yan then tried to pique Xiao Yi Xian’s interest with news of a Half-Saint Calamity Poison Body expert’s tomb.

• Lin Feng agreed to send Xiao Yi Xian away from Sacred Pill City, and she readily agreed to stay in the Ancient Void Dragon Clan’s small world.
• Xiao Yan reacted with alarm, realizing he would lose his chance to ambush Xiao Yi Xian and take her Heavenly Flame.
• Lin Feng dismissed Xiao Yan and rebuffed his threat involving Feng Qing'er by pointing out that Xiao Yan possessed four Heavenly Flames.
• Xiao Yan abandoned his failed threats and told Lin Feng and Xiao Yi Xian that his teacher had once found the tomb of a Calamity Poison Body expert who had reached the Half-Saint realm.
• Xiao Yi Xian showed interest in the tomb, while Lin Feng searched his memories for clues.

Lin Feng and Xiao Yi Xian weighed Xiao Yan’s offer to trade the location of a Half-Saint’s tomb for the Bone Spirit Cold Flame and Yao Chen’s belongings. Lin Feng agreed despite Xiao Yi Xian’s objections, while Xiao Yan warned that her Poison Pill Method might fail at the Half-Saint realm.

• Lin Feng remembered that a Half-Saint with a Calamity Poison Body had left an inheritance that could help Xiao Yi Xian control her constitution.
• Xiao Yan offered the tomb’s location in exchange for the Bone Spirit Cold Flame and Yao Chen’s belongings, but Xiao Yi Xian refused the trade.
• Lin Feng realized Xiao Yan’s claim that he had visited the tomb was likely a lie and suspected he was trying to trick him into giving up the items.
• Xiao Yan grew impatient and questioned whether Lin Feng valued Yao Chen’s belongings more than Xiao Yi Xian’s life.
• Lin Feng agreed to trade, but Xiao Yi Xian urged him not to and said her Poison Pill Method might fail if she reached the Half-Saint realm.

Lin Feng offered Xiao Yan information about a powerful heavenly flame in exchange for the location of a Half-Saint’s tomb, refusing to hand over Yao Chen’s belongings. Xiao Yan tried to get the flame’s details first, but Lin Feng insisted on an honest, face-to-face exchange and grew more suspicious of Xiao Yan’s evasiveness.

• Lin Feng refused to give Xiao Yan Yao Chen’s belongings and offered information about a heavenly flame in exchange for the tomb’s location.
• Lin Feng described the flame as far more powerful than the Three Thousand Burning Flame, stirring Xiao Yan’s interest.
• Xiao Yan asked Lin Feng to reveal the flame’s location before he disclosed the tomb, but Lin Feng mocked his attempt to get information without trading.
• Xiao Yan questioned whether Lin Feng’s information was genuine while considering delaying the exchange until after rescuing his teacher.
• Lin Feng proposed that they each bring reliable people and verify both locations in person, pressing Xiao Yan to trade face-to-face.

Xiao Yan failed to convince Lin Feng that he knew the location of a Half-Saint’s tomb and promised to trade after gathering experts. He then entered seclusion to absorb the Nine Dragon Lightning Seal Fire, leaving Lin Feng to wait for his next move.

• Xiao Yan agreed to trade information with Lin Feng in three or four months, claiming he needed time to gather powerful experts.
• Xiao Yi Xian suspected Xiao Yan had bluffed about knowing the tomb’s location, but Lin Feng concluded the tomb existed and Xiao Yan likely did not know where it was.
• Xiao Yan retrieved the Nine Dragon Lightning Seal Fire from the Pill Tower Three Giants and began absorbing it in a rented alchemy room.
• After waiting six or seven days, Lin Feng summoned Zi Yan and learned from an Ancient Void Dragon that Xiao Yan had entered seclusion.
• An Ancient Void Dragon told Lin Feng it had sensed the Nine Dragon Lightning Seal Fire within Xiao Yan, puzzling Lin Feng because Xiao Yan was only an Eight-star Dou Zong.

Lin Feng arranged for Xiao Yi Xian and Zi Yan to leave while he waited for Xiao Yan to emerge from seclusion, then gave Cao Ying Earth Core Soul Marrow to strengthen her Soul Power. After Cao Ying departed to prepare it, Lin Feng headed to the Lesser Pill Pagoda to see Dan Chen and study alchemy.

• Lin Feng told Xiao Yi Xian to find poisons and improve her strength, while he postponed absorbing the Three Thousand Burning Flame until the operation was over.
• An Ancient Void Dragon Dou Zun informed Zi Yan that the elders required her return, so she left for the Ancient Void Dragon Clan and promised to visit Lin Feng again.
• The Ancient Void Dragon Dou Zun left to monitor Xiao Yan after Lin Feng agreed to the plan.
• Lin Feng gave Cao Ying Earth Core Soul Marrow and its supplementary ingredients, which she said could help her Soul Power reach the middle stage of the Soul Realm.
• Cao Ying teased Lin Feng before leaving to refine and absorb the Soul Marrow, and Lin Feng flew to the Lesser Pill Pagoda to see Dan Chen and study alchemy.

While waiting for Xiao Yan to emerge from seclusion, Lin Feng studied alchemy, strengthened his physique, and spent time with the women around him. Feng Qing'er returned from her clan and gave Lin Feng an Earth Tier Advanced Soundwave Dou Skill, while their conversation revealed her clan might pressure her to marry someone else.

• Lin Feng studied alchemy with the Dan and Cao family ancestors, researched the origin of life with Xin Lan, and gave Dan Chen the Emperor Spirit Flame.
• Cao Ying, Xin Lan, and Xiao Yi Xian grew close while Lin Feng refined Metal Attribute Eight-Rank Magic Cores from the Cao and Bai families to strengthen his physique.
• Feng Qing'er returned after two months away and told Lin Feng that her clan elders had repeatedly tried to introduce her to their descendants.
• Lin Feng worried that the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan might force Feng Qing'er into marriage, but she reassured him that she had chosen him for life.
• Feng Qing'er gave Lin Feng an Earth Tier Advanced Soundwave Dou Skill and warned him that learning a Heaven Tier Soundwave Dou Skill would require Heavenly Soul Realm strength.

Xiao Yan absorbed the Nine Dragon Lightning Seal Fire and permanently advanced to the Dou Zun realm, then joined the assembled experts to plan Yao Chen’s rescue. Though Wind Venerable urged them to attack the Soul Hall Branch Hall at once, Xiao Yan hesitated over the reported reinforcements.

• Xiao Yan absorbed the Nine Dragon Lightning Seal Fire, broke through to Dou Zun, and vowed to rescue Yao Chen and retaliate against Lin Feng and Mu Gu.
• Xiao Yan left seclusion and hurried to the Pill Tower, where Wind Venerable and the assembled experts were waiting.
• Xiao Yan entered the hall, and the gathered Dou Zuns were astonished by his sudden advance to One-star Dou Zun.
• Wind Venerable said the Corpse Mountain Range branch hall held Yao Chen and had only two Heavenly Venerates as reinforcements, then urged the group to depart.
• Xiao Yan reviewed the strength of his ten Dou Zuns and hesitated, wary of rushing into another Soul Hall ambush.

Xiao Yan and the others agreed to leave the next day to rescue Yao Chen, while Lin Feng’s group prepared to raid Soul Hall’s Branch Halls. Lin Feng, Xiao Yi Xian, and Feng Qing’er chose their destinations, leaving Zi Yan unsure where she could help.

• Xiao Yan reassured the gathered experts that they only needed to hold off Soul Hall long enough for him to rescue Yao Chen, and everyone agreed to depart the next day.
• Lin Feng and Feng Qing’er reunited when Zi Yan interrupted them to report that Xiao Yan planned to rescue his teacher tomorrow.
• Lin Feng summoned Xiao Yi Xian, and the group decided to prepare for the operation against Soul Hall’s Branch Halls.
• Lin Feng chose the Branch Hall north of the Corpse Mountain Range, Xiao Yi Xian chose the one in the south, and Feng Qing’er chose the Earth Fiend Hall in the Southern Region.
• Zi Yan started to volunteer for a destination but realized she did not know where the Branch Halls were and became unhappy.

Lin Feng sent Zi Yan to secretly follow Xiao Yan's rescue mission while he, Xiao Yi Xian, and Feng Qing'er prepared to pursue their own targets. Xiao Yan and his companions reached the Corpse Mountain Range and entered its frigid, dangerous terrain to rescue Yao Chen from the Soul Hall.

• Lin Feng asked Zi Yan to monitor Xiao Yan, gave her Soul Bags, and arranged for her to follow the rescue operation.
• Lin Feng, Xiao Yi Xian, and Feng Qing'er prepared to set out for their respective targets the next morning.
• Xiao Yan and his companions traveled without rest for five days to reach the Corpse Mountain Range, while Zi Yan secretly followed them.
• Xiao Yan's group rested briefly at the mountain range's edge and prepared to face the Soul Hall's experts.
• Xiao Yan urged his companions to stay close and give everything to rescue his teacher, then led them into the frigid forest.

Xiao Yan and nine Dou Zuns broke into a Soul Hall branch and fought its Protectors while searching for Yao Chen. As Iron Sword Venerable and the others drew the Soul Hall’s attention, Xiao Yan captured a Protector and demanded to know where the imprisoned souls were held.

• Xiao Yan and the other Dou Zuns joined forces to shatter the Spatial Barrier around the Soul Hall branch.
• The attackers broke through the hall’s roof, alerting the Soul Hall Protectors inside.
• Xiao Yan used Fallen Heart Flame to capture more than a dozen Protectors, while the attackers killed those who tried to summon the Hall Masters.
• Iron Sword Venerable urged Xiao Yan to find Yao Chen while the others caused a distraction.
• Xiao Yan seized a Soul Hall Protector and asked where the souls were imprisoned.

Xiao Yan forced a Soul Hall Protector to reveal the way to the Soul Locking Grand Hall and rushed off to rescue Yao Chen while Wind Venerable and the others fought Soul Hall forces. The three Heavenly Venerates prepared to activate a formation, leaving the rescuers facing a trap as Xiao Yan continued toward the souls.

• Xiao Yan threatened a Soul Hall Protector, who revealed that the souls were in the Soul Locking Grand Hall and pointed out the way.
• Xiao Yan raced toward the Soul Locking Grand Hall while Wind Venerable and eight allies unleashed their auras against the Soul Hall Protectors.
• The branch hall master and deputy hall master summoned Eighth and Ninth Heavenly Venerate with Space Jade Slips, then left to seal the Space Prison.
• Wind Venerable reassured his allies that their nine Dou Zuns outnumbered the two Soul Hall Heavenly Venerates.
• Seventh Heavenly Venerate appeared behind Wind Venerable's group and ordered Eighth and Ninth Heavenly Venerate to activate the formation.

Wind Venerable and eight other Dou Zuns were trapped by the Soul Hall Heavenly Venerates’ Myriad Soul Devouring Spirit Array while Xiao Yan was away rescuing Yao Chen. Wind Venerable urged them to hold on until Xiao Yan returned, but the Seventh Heavenly Venerate claimed Xiao Yan could barely save himself.

• The Eighth and Ninth Heavenly Venerates flew in separate directions as Wind Venerable realized the Soul Hall was plotting something and led the others to attack.
• The three Soul Hall Heavenly Venerates unleashed the Myriad Soul Devouring Spirit Array, cutting off the nine Dou Zuns’ connection to the Dou Qi between heaven and earth.
• Wind Venerable and the others attacked the black mist, but the Heavenly Venerates repaired its cracks and sent chains that trapped the group inside the array.
• Wind Venerable told the anxious Dou Zuns to hold on until Xiao Yan returned, encouraging them to believe they could break the array from both sides.
• The Seventh Heavenly Venerate mocked their hope and claimed Xiao Yan could barely save himself, but Wind Venerable dismissed his words as an attempt to weaken their resolve.

Xiao Yan fought through the Soul Hall branch to reach the Soul Locking Grand Hall, where he found Yao Chen imprisoned and weakened. He stood before his teacher, furious at the suffering Yao Chen had endured.

• Zi Yan left the standoff to search elsewhere in the branch hall for souls to collect.
• Xiao Yan slaughtered the Soul Hall Protectors blocking his path and forced one to lead him to the Soul Locking Grand Hall.
• Xiao Yan killed his guide and blasted open the hall’s iron gate with his Heavenly Flames.
• Xiao Yan crossed the square filled with captured Soul Bodies and recognized a familiar aura from a bright ball of light.
• Xiao Yan found Yao Chen bound by chains inside the light and saw how frail his teacher had become.

Xiao Yan freed Yao Chen from the Soul Hall’s light sphere and Soul Locking Chains, then told him about his growth and Heavenly Flames. With Yao Chen weakened but free, they prepared to leave the Soul Hall branch while Feng and eight Dou Zuns held off its forces.

• Xiao Yan knelt before Yao Chen and said he had come to take his teacher home, while Zi Yan watched and envied their bond as she collected trapped Soul Bodies.
• Xiao Yan used his Soul Power to shatter the sphere imprisoning Yao Chen and helped him to his feet.
• Xiao Yan discovered four Soul Locking Chains binding Yao Chen and burned through them with his Heavenly Flames.
• Yao Chen recognized the Nine Dragon Lightning Seal Fire, and Xiao Yan told him he had devoured several Heavenly Flames and reached low eighth-tier alchemy.
• Yao Chen regained some strength and urged Xiao Yan to leave, and Xiao Yan said Feng and eight Dou Zuns were holding off the Soul Hall experts outside.

Xiao Yan and Yao Chen tried to escape the Soul Hall, but Star Picking Old Ghost and Elder Mu Gu appeared to stop them. After learning the Soul Hall suspected Xiao Yan carried the Tou She Ancient God Jade, Xiao Yan stayed behind to let Yao Chen escape, but Star Picking Old Ghost declared he would not let Yao Chen leave safely.

• Yao Chen urged Xiao Yan to hurry out and reunite with Wind Venerable, while Xiao Yan tried to destroy the chains holding the Soul Bodies.
• Star Picking Old Ghost emerged and confronted Xiao Yan and Yao Chen, and Elder Mu Gu appeared beside him.
• Star Picking Old Ghost revealed that the Soul Hall had lured them there because it suspected Xiao Yan possessed the key to Tou She Ancient God's Cave Mansion.
• Xiao Yan recognized the key as the Tou She Ancient God Jade and grew furious when Star Picking Old Ghost connected it to his father's death and the Xiao Family's destruction.
• Xiao Yan told Yao Chen to meet Feng Xian outside while he held off their enemies, but Star Picking Old Ghost said he would not let Yao Chen escape.

Xiao Yan fought Star Picking Old Ghost and Elder Mu Gu inside the great hall to rescue Yao Chen. After refusing to hand over the Xiao Family key, he faced both Dou Zuns’ attacks and struggled to hold his ground.

• Star Picking Old Ghost attacked Xiao Yan with a black-mist palm, but Xiao Yan used the Heavenly Flame Three Profound Transformations and his brown flames to block it.
• The clash shattered chains and released several captive souls, who fled toward the hall’s exit.
• Star Picking Old Ghost demanded the Xiao Family key in exchange for letting Xiao Yan leave, but Xiao Yan refused.
• Star Picking Old Ghost and Elder Mu Gu joined forces, attacking Xiao Yan with a black crystal arm and a piercing black chain.
• Xiao Yan dodged their attacks and used the Mysterious Heavy Ruler to fend off the chain, though its repeated blows drove him backward.

Xiao Yan fought Star Picking Old Ghost and Elder Mu Gu, then used Mu Gu’s attack to propel himself toward the hall’s exit. Star Picking Old Ghost pursued him, furious that Mu Gu’s strike had let Xiao Yan escape.

• Xiao Yan realized he could not defeat Star Picking Old Ghost and Elder Mu Gu together and suspected Elder Feng’s group could not come to help.
• Star Picking Old Ghost attacked Xiao Yan while Elder Mu Gu moved in to strike from the side.
• Xiao Yan blocked Star Picking Old Ghost’s attack and formed a Heavenly Flame barrier against Elder Mu Gu’s Nether Demonic Flame Arm.
• Elder Mu Gu’s blow injured Xiao Yan, but Xiao Yan used its force to rush toward the hall’s exit.
• Star Picking Old Ghost cursed Elder Mu Gu for helping Xiao Yan escape, then pursued Xiao Yan.

Elder Mu Gu secretly planned to let Xiao Yan escape so he could later seize his Fen Jue and Heavenly Flames, while Zi Yan took advantage of the chaos to collect souls. Xiao Yan reunited with Yao Chen at the exit, discovered Feng Xian and the others were trapped in a formation, and began preparing a powerful attack to break it.

• Elder Mu Gu concealed his desire to obtain Xiao Yan's Fen Jue and Heavenly Flames while pretending to help Star Picking Old Ghost stall Xiao Yan.
• Zi Yan collected roughly ten thousand souls from the Soul Locking Grand Hall, then hid when she sensed someone approaching.
• Xiao Yan met Yao Chen in the grand hall and learned that a black mist formation blocked the exit and likely trapped Feng Xian and the others.
• Xiao Yan sent Yao Chen into his Storage Ring and began combining the Mountain Splitting Seal, Sea Overturning Seal, Earth Overwhelming Seal, and Heaven Annihilating Seal to attack the formation.

Xiao Yan used the Imperial Seal Art to disrupt the Ninth Heavenly Venerate’s formation, allowing Wind Venerable and the others to escape and reunite with him. With the Soul Hall forces closing in, Xiao Yan assigned opponents and prepared to hold off Star Picking Old Ghost as the group retreated.

• Xiao Yan struck Mo Yu with the Imperial Seal Art, forcing the Ninth Heavenly Venerate to abandon the formation and defend himself.
• Wind Venerable and the other eight captives broke through the weakened restriction, and Yao Chen spoke to Wind Venerable from Xiao Yan’s Storage Ring.
• The Seventh and Eighth Heavenly Venerates, Star Picking Old Ghost, and Elder Mu Gu closed in to stop Xiao Yan’s group from escaping.
• Xiao Yan assigned the others to hold back the Heavenly Venerates and Elder Mu Gu while they retreated from the Corpse Mountain Range.
• Xiao Yan said he would hold off Star Picking Old Ghost and charged forward.