Chapter Summaries

Yao Chen and Xiao Yan were confronted by Hai Bodong, who mistook Yao Chen for the man who had robbed him and attacked as they fled. Elsewhere, Lin Feng advanced to Four-star Dou Shi and visited the Alchemist Guild headquarters, while the author announced they would stop responding to most comments.

• Yao Chen told Xiao Yan that the Heavenly Serpent Mansion was too powerful for him to steal its Heavenly Flames from, and Hai Bodong identified Yao Chen as the Black Robe Dou Wang who had ambushed and robbed him.
• Hai Bodong revealed himself, accused Yao Chen of stealing his things, and attacked when Yao Chen tried to leave without returning them.
• Lin Feng broke through to Four-star Dou Shi and headed to the Alchemist Guild headquarters.
• Lin Feng entered the headquarters, observed its many high-ranking alchemists, and walked toward the counter.
• The author said they would only reply to typo reports and thank-you posts because discussions about differing interpretations of Battle Through the Heavens had become unproductive.

Lin Feng took the first-grade alchemist assessment at the Alchemist Guild and passed, earning a robe and badge. He explored the Guild’s four halls, then traded pills for Third-grade Herbs in the eastern marketplace.

• Lin Feng registered for the assessment, received a Number Token, and entered the first-grade Examination Hall.
• Lin Feng refined an Injury Recovery Pill using ordinary Dou Qi Flame and deliberately kept his pace unremarkable.
• The examiner inspected Lin Feng’s pill, declared him qualified, and issued him a Pass Certificate, an Alchemist Robe, and a First-grade Alchemist Badge.
• Lin Feng explored the Alchemist Guild’s north, south, west, and east areas.
• Lin Feng browsed the eastern marketplace, exchanged pills for Third-grade Herbs, and left the trading area.

Lin Feng secretly obtained the Heavenly Flame Three Profound Transformations by trading a Fourth-tier Beast Fire for a stall owner’s jade fragment. Meanwhile, Xiao Yan and Yao Chen evaded Hai Bodong, who returned to the Imperial Capital planning to use the Heavenly Flame’s aura to track down the black-robed man.

• Lin Feng recognized the damaged jade fragment as containing the Heavenly Flame Three Profound Transformations and concealed his interest while inspecting the stall.
• Lin Feng traded his Fourth-tier Beast Fire for the stall owner’s goods, took the jade fragment, and left the market.
• Xiao Yan confirmed with Yao Chen that Hai Bodong had stopped pursuing them, then accepted a Fifth-tier Beast Fire and began preparing pills to absorb it.
• Hai Bodong returned toward the Imperial Capital, intending to mobilize the Mittal clan and recruit Gu He to find the black-robed man.

Lin Feng used the Green Lotus Core Flame to reveal and absorb the Heavenly Flame Three Profound Transformations from the black jade fragment, then returned to Jia Ma Holy City. There, he found a Mittel Family notice about a mysterious Dou Wang and concluded that Hai Bodong had placed a bounty on Xiao Yan.

• Lin Feng found that his Beast Fire could not heat the black jade fragment, so he decided to try the Green Lotus Core Flame somewhere remote.
• Lin Feng traveled south and used the Earth Core Fire in an abandoned cave to melt the jade fragment and reveal the Heavenly Flame Three Profound Transformations.
• Lin Feng touched the floating words, absorbed the technique's information, and realized that mastering its complex meridian routes would take months.
• Lin Feng returned to Jia Ma Holy City and read a Mittel Family notice reporting that a mysterious Dou Wang had wounded one of its elders.
• Lin Feng concluded that Hai Bodong had placed a bounty on Xiao Yan, whom he believed was the culprit who had robbed him.

Lin Feng bought an Ice Silkworm Mask at the Mittel Auction House and used it to disguise himself before visiting the Alchemist Guild. There, he began refining a Guardian Pill to gain the attention of higher-ranked Alchemists, and the crowd watched as the pill started to take shape.

• Lin Feng went to the Mittel Auction House and bought an Ice Silkworm Mask for 300,000 Gold Coins.
• Lin Feng returned to the inn, disguised himself as an ordinary man in his thirties, and headed to the Alchemist Guild.
• Lin Feng entered the southern hall and began refining a Third-grade Guardian Pill in front of other Alchemists.
• The gathered Alchemists recognized the pill's value and watched closely as Lin Feng began condensing it.

Lin Feng traded herbs for a Clear Soul Imprint Fourth-grade Qi Gathering Powder Prescription and agreed to teach an old Fourth-grade Alchemist’s disciple in exchange for guidance on refining Fourth-grade Pills. He wondered why the old man was treating him so favorably.

• Lin Feng refined a Guardian Pill with ordinary Dou Qi Flame and traded it for herbs needed to make the Three-Pattern Green Spirit Pill.
• Over the next few days, Lin Feng exchanged Alchemy Techniques with other alchemists and gained from their experience.
• Lin Feng offered an old Fourth-grade Alchemist a set of herbs for a Clear Soul Imprint Fourth-grade Prescription.
• The old man traded him the Qi Gathering Powder Prescription, and Lin Feng accepted his offer to teach his disciple in exchange for guidance refining the pill.

Lin Feng traded with Flank and Otto for alchemy instruction, then taught Lin Fei and Xue Mei while trying and failing to refine Fourth-grade Medicinal Pills. He defended the women from He Lei’s harassment, prompting He Lei to investigate Lin Feng and pursue the He Family’s plan to absorb the Black Rock City Lord’s Mansion and Alchemist Guild through marriage.

• Lin Feng met Alchemist Guild President Flank, who arranged for Lin Feng to teach his disciple Lin Fei, and Otto offered to match Flank’s deal.
• Lin Feng bought ingredients and failed to refine a Fourth-grade Medicinal Pill, then began teaching Lin Fei and Xue Mei alchemy.
• Lin Feng spent the following days teaching the women, trading with Fourth-grade Alchemists, and studying the Heavenly Flame Three Profound Transformations.
• He Lei tried to invite Lin Fei and Xue Mei to dinner, but Lin Feng stopped him from continuing to harass them.
• He Lei ordered Elder Quan to investigate Lin Feng and spoke of marrying the women into the He Family to gain control of Black Rock City’s institutions.

Lin Feng became a Fourth-grade Alchemist under Flank’s guidance and agreed to accompany Xue Mei and Lin Fei in exchange for further lessons and access to a Pill Recipe. While taking the girls to the alchemist trading market, he heard them discuss the failed siege of the culprit who carried a Heavenly Flame—a man Lin Feng knew was Xiao Yan.

• Flank watched Lin Feng refine a Qi Gathering Powder and recognized him as a Fourth-grade Alchemist.
• Flank arranged for Lin Feng to accompany Xue Mei the next day, offering three days of alchemy guidance in return.
• Lin Feng agreed to take Lin Fei and Xue Mei out after Lin Fei offered him the Bone Repair Pill recipe; he refined a Bone Repair Pill for a Da Dou Shi and accepted a third-tier ice-attribute magic core.
• Lin Feng took the two girls to the alchemist trading market, where Lin Fei and Xue Mei discussed the Mittel Family’s failed attempt to capture a Heavenly Flame wielder.
• Lin Feng said the culprit had been rescued by a mysterious Dou Emperor and privately recalled that the man was Xiao Yan.

After escaping an ambush, Xiao Yan learned that Yao Chen’s power was weakening and agreed to seek soul-restoring herbs in the Imperial Capital by offering the Royal Family alchemy services. Meanwhile, He Lei persuaded Elder Quan to assassinate Feng Lin, setting an attack in motion.

• Xiao Yan recovered from his meridian injuries with Yao Chen’s pill and realized Gu He’s men had targeted Yao Chen’s Heavenly Flames.
• Yao Chen said he might soon fall asleep from exhausting his Soul Power, so he and Xiao Yan planned to approach the Royal Family for protection and medicinal herbs in exchange for pills.
• Yao Chen rejected Xiao Yan’s suggestion to gather experts and attack Gu He, explaining that local factions would fear Gu He’s retaliation.
• Lin Feng escorted Lin Fei and Xue Mei back after shopping in the Imperial Capital.
• He Lei convinced Elder Quan that killing Feng Lin was worth the risk, promising him first pick of Feng Lin’s possessions.

Lin Feng was ambushed by He Lei and Elder Quan in an alley, but used Little Cai to kill Elder Quan and incapacitate He Lei. After He Lei killed himself rather than reveal who knew of the ambush, Lin Feng took both men’s storage rings and decided to leave for the Black Corner Region immediately.

• He Lei and Elder Quan prepared an ambush for Lin Feng, believing they had bribed the local defense officer to overlook it.
• Lin Feng sensed the ambush, took to the air with his Purple Cloud Wings, and ordered Little Cai to attack Elder Quan.
• He Lei tried to kill Lin Feng with the Heart Piercing Finger, but Lin Feng countered with his spear and Beast Fire.
• Little Cai killed Elder Quan and struck He Lei into a wall, leaving him badly injured.
• He Lei refused to identify anyone else involved and shattered his own heart meridians before Lin Feng could question him.
• Lin Feng took He Lei and Elder Quan’s storage rings and corpses, then decided to leave for the Black Corner Region.

After killing He Lei, Lin Feng left Jia Ma Holy City to avoid the He Family and received alchemy teachings from Flank and Otto. On the road, Little Cai transformed into Queen Medusa, who questioned Lin Feng about his origins and why he had come to Jia Ma Holy City.

• Lin Feng visited Flank and Otto, showed them He Lei's corpse, and said he was leaving the Imperial Capital after He Lei ambushed him.
• Otto gave Lin Feng his alchemy insights, while Flank handed him their teacher's Fifth-grade Alchemist inheritance; Lin Feng also promised Xue Mei and Lin Fei Beast Fires.
• Lin Feng left Jia Ma Holy City with Little Cai, who began struggling and transformed into Queen Medusa.
• Queen Medusa angrily confronted Lin Feng about raising her as a pet, then asked why he had come to Jia Ma Holy City and where the two Dou Emperors were.
• Lin Feng claimed he was training outside and said the two Dou Emperors had returned to the Heavenly Serpent Mansion.

Lin Feng traded the Soul Fusion Pill prescription for Queen Medusa’s promise to help him at crucial moments, then set out toward the Black Corner Region to find the pill’s ingredients. In Black Rock City, he turned his attention to Gute’s residence and prepared to sneak inside.

• Lin Feng told Queen Medusa that a Soul Fusion Pill could resolve the conflict between her and the Sky Swallowing Python, and she agreed to help him once in exchange for the pill.
• Queen Medusa retrieved the Soul Fusion Pill prescription from the Alchemist Guild Headquarters and gave it to Lin Feng, then promised another favor if he gathered the ingredients.
• Queen Medusa lost control of her exhausted body, transformed into the Sky Swallowing Python, and fell asleep after Lin Feng fed and soothed it.
• Lin Feng planned a route through Black Rock City toward the Black Corner Region and, after finding the local medicinal-herb market inadequate, decided to seek herbs from Gute.
• Lin Feng disguised himself and flew onto the roof of Gute’s residence, found the old man asleep through an open bedroom window, and began using the Heavenly Flame Three Profound Transformations.

Lin Feng used a secret technique and Sleeping Potion to rob Gute’s residence without killing him, then escaped with his treasures, including the Ice Spirit Cold Spring. Gute woke to find his home stripped of valuables and even its interior walls, while Lin Feng headed for the city gate.

• Lin Feng raised his strength to the peak of nine-star Dou Shi with a secret technique, took an antidote, and threw Sleeping Potion into Gute’s bedroom.
• Lin Feng fought Gute while the potion took effect, preventing him from taking an antidote until he fainted.
• Lin Feng took both of Gute’s Storage Rings, including one hidden around his little brother, and looted the residence.
• Lin Feng found Gute’s hidden chamber, seized the Ice Spirit Cold Spring and its other contents, and removed the house’s inner Black Profound Rock walls.
• Lin Feng escaped through the window, changed his appearance in an alley, and headed toward the city gate.
• Gute woke to find his residence ransacked and his pants around his legs, then discovered his little brother was bare of its Storage Ring.

Lin Feng sorted through the treasures he had stolen from Gute and discovered several valuable pills and a Naling stone. A violent quake collapsed his cave, and he saw a Dou Emperor battling a lion-shaped magical beast in the distance.

• Gute discovered that Lin Feng had stolen his hidden Storage Ring and emptied his secret passage, and he wailed in despair.
• Lin Feng sorted Gute’s treasures in a cave in the Monster Mountain Range and found a Naling stone, many rare herbs, and a collection of other items.
• Lin Feng discovered a Three-Pattern Green Spirit Pill and two Purple Heart Barrier-Breaking Pills, then sealed and stored them.
• A violent energy shock and tremor collapsed Lin Feng’s cave, burying him under rubble after he had put away the treasures.
• Lin Feng emerged from the ruins and saw a Dou Emperor fighting a lion-shaped magical beast amid azure and purple light.

Lin Feng watched Yun Yun battle the Amethyst Winged Lion King, then found her unconscious after she fled injured and carried her away before the Magical Beasts could find her. He left the lion's search behind and raced back through the forest with Yun Yun in his arms.

• Lin Feng realized the woman fighting the Amethyst Winged Lion King might be Yun Yun and secretly approached to watch the battle.
• The Amethyst Winged Lion King used its Purple Crystal Seal against Yun Yun, but she broke its horn with a powerful attack before it struck her and she fled injured.
• The Amethyst Winged Lion King ordered the Magical Beasts to search the mountain range for Yun Yun.
• Lin Feng followed Yun Yun's direction and found her unconscious in a river beneath a waterfall.
• Lin Feng carried Yun Yun from the water and hurried through the forest to escape the searching Magical Beasts.

Lin Feng sheltered the wounded, sealed Yun Yun in a cave and treated her injuries while trying to win her trust. Yun Yun remained unable to move because the Amethyst Winged Lion King’s seal was still in effect, leaving her to break it herself.

• Lin Feng carried Yun Yun into a cave and scattered Fourth-rank Magical Beast droppings nearby to keep other beasts away.
• Yun Yun woke as Lin Feng reached to treat her wounds, then discovered that the Amethyst Winged Lion King’s Sealing Technique had left her unable to move.
• After Yun Yun asked for help, Lin Feng warned her that he would need to move her inner armor aside to reach the wounds, and she agreed.
• Lin Feng treated and bandaged Yun Yun’s claw wounds, covering her with his robe to ease her embarrassment.
• Lin Feng said he could not remove the remaining seal, and Yun Yun thanked him with a radiant smile.

Lin Feng tested his Heart Piercing Finger, then cared for the injured Yun Yun while they hid in a cave. After hearing about Xiao Yan’s progress, Yun Yun resolved to strengthen Nalan Yanran before the Three-Year Pact, and she and Lin Feng agreed to work together to obtain the Purple Spirit Crystal once she recovered.

• Lin Feng killed a Second-tier Mad Rock Bear with his Heart Piercing Finger and took its magic core and corpse back to the cave.
• Yun Yun told Lin Feng that her external injuries were minor but the Sealing Technique would take several days to undo, and she agreed to stay inside.
• Lin Feng revealed Xiao Yan’s rapid progress and combat experience, prompting Yun Yun to plan extra training and pills for Nalan Yanran.
• Lin Feng and Yun Yun shared bear paw for dinner, and Yun Yun confirmed she still intended to challenge the Amethyst Winged Lion King for the Purple Spirit Crystal.
• Yun Yun agreed to lure the Amethyst Winged Lion King away after recovering while Lin Feng entered its cave, and she offered to empower him temporarily with a Secret Technique.

After breaking her seal, Yun Yun lent Lin Feng Dou Qi and flew him to the Amethyst Winged Lion King's cave so he could search for Purple Spirit Crystal while she drew away its guards. Yun Yun attacked the beasts around the cave, and the Lion King roared that it would avenge its broken horn.

• Lin Feng noticed that Yun Yun had broken her seal and that her former weakness and warmth had given way to a distant, composed manner.
• Yun Yun gave Lin Feng a crystal to detect Purple Spirit Crystal and infused him with enough Dou Qi to temporarily reach Seven-star Dou Shi strength.
• Yun Yun carried Lin Feng through the air toward the Amethyst Winged Lion King's cave, while he clung to her and briefly disrupted her flight.
• Yun Yun spotted tighter defenses around the cave and told Lin Feng to sneak inside while she fought the guarding beasts.
• Yun Yun attacked the beasts near the cave, and the Amethyst Winged Lion King roared that it would kill her to avenge its broken horn.

Lin Feng sneaked into the Amethyst Winged Lion King's cave while Yun Yun battled the beast in the sky, then used poisoned fruit to incapacitate the young Amethyst Winged Lion King. After finding and taking the Purple Spirit Stone and the beast's hidden treasures, he entered a hotter chamber and approached a mysterious purple sphere.

• Lin Feng used the battle overhead as cover to enter the cave and collected reachable Magical Beast corpses along the way.
• He concealed his scent, slipped past the two remaining guards, and followed the passage indicated by Yun Yun's crystal.
• Lin Feng lured the sleeping Lesser Amethyst Winged Lion into eating a poisoned Purple Smoke Fruit, knocking it unconscious.
• He took the Amethyst Winged Lion King's hidden medicinal herbs, Monster Cores, and other treasures, then found and stored a fist-sized Purple Spirit Stone.
• Lin Feng followed the winding passage into a hotter chamber and approached a purple sphere resting on an Amethyst Stone Platform.

Lin Feng collected the Companion Amethyst Crystal Source, escaped the Amethyst Winged Lion King’s lair with Yun Yun, and left the Monster Mountain Range with her. After he declined her invitation to return to the Misty Cloud Sect, Yun Yun gave him a Mysterious Tier Mid-Grade movement technique.

• Lin Feng broke the protective shell with the Purple Spirit Crystal, collected six bottles of Companion Amethyst Crystal Source, and left medicinal pills for the Lesser Amethyst Winged Lion.
• Little Cai detached the empty sphere from its platform, and Lin Feng stored it before fleeing as the Lesser Amethyst Winged Lion woke unable to move or roar.
• Lin Feng used his Flying Dou Skill to escape the cave, and Yun Yun blocked the Amethyst Winged Lion King's Purple Flame while Lin Feng warned it about its son.
• The Amethyst Winged Lion King rushed back to its son, allowing Lin Feng and Yun Yun to retreat from the Monster Mountain Range.
• Yun Yun confronted Lin Feng over holding her during their escape, then asked whether he would return to the Misty Cloud Sect with her.
• Lin Feng declined Yun Yun's invitation, and she gave him a Mysterious Tier Mid-Grade movement technique.