Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yan entered Liuli’s Sea of Consciousness with help from Old Yao to investigate why she kept absorbing energy. After Liuli’s memories rejected his touch, he found an enormous black vortex at the edge of her Sea of Consciousness.

• Xiao Yi Xian told Xiao Yan that Liuli’s missing energy was gathering in her Sea of Consciousness, and Xiao Yan asked Old Yao to examine her soul.
• Old Yao said Liuli’s body was unharmed and taught Xiao Yan a method to enter her Sea of Consciousness using the Sun Moon Same Sky Technique.
• Xiao Yan entered Liuli’s gray-white Sea of Consciousness and touched a memory sphere, but Liuli’s subconscious rejected him with a painful headache.
• Xiao Yan stopped probing Liuli’s memories and continued onward until he found an enormous black vortex at the edge of her Sea of Consciousness.

Xiao Yan discovered that his memories of entering Liuli’s Sea of Consciousness were real, despite everyone else forgetting the attempt. After failing to reach her consciousness again, he accepted that Liuli held secrets he could not yet understand and reaffirmed that she was still his Liuli.

• Xiao Yan woke from his first attempt to enter Liuli’s Sea of Consciousness, but Xiao Yi Xian, Old Yao, and Zi Yan remembered no such attempt.
• Old Yao examined Liuli and said she had absorbed the little Pill Beast’s medicinal power into her Sea of Consciousness, where he could not diagnose her soul.
• Old Yao taught Xiao Yan a Secret Method to enter Liuli’s Sea of Consciousness, and Xiao Yan confirmed that its details matched his memories.
• Xiao Yan tried again, but his consciousness fell for nearly an hour without entering Liuli’s Sea of Consciousness.
• Xiao Yan recalled a White Figure and the other mysteries surrounding Liuli, then rested his forehead against hers and told her she was still his Liuli.

Xiao Yan returned to the Black Corner Region with Xiao Yi Xian, Zi Yan, and the sleeping Liuli, and brought them to Black Seal City. He headed for the City Lord’s Mansion to meet the city’s current leader.

• Xiao Yan’s group crossed the Black Domain Great Plains and planned to rest in Black Seal City before going to Jia Nan Academy and Black Emperor City.
• Xiao Yan sent the Crimson Winged Flying Peng to wait in the nearby mountains and promised to refine a Shaping Pill for it in exchange for its help.
• Xiao Yan entered Black Seal City with Xiao Yi Xian, Zi Yan, and Liuli, who remained asleep on his back.
• Xiao Yan stopped by the former Eight Fan Sect headquarters, now the joint office of the Xiao Clan and Jia Nan Academy, and asked a gate guard to contact the City Lord.
• The guard saw 4,580 points on Xiao Yan’s Fire Token, praised him and Liuli, then asked him to lend some Fire Energy; Xiao Yan refused.

Xiao Yan reflected on his stalled cultivation and decided he needed to leave the Northwest Region to grow stronger. Old Yao revealed that the Three Thousand Burning Flame was sealed within the Pill Tower and that Xiao Yan could earn a chance to absorb it by placing in the top ten at the Alchemist Convention; Xiao Yan resolved to head to the Central Continent, then found Liuli awake and ready to question him.

• At the City Lord's Mansion, Xiao Yan told Old Yao that his peaceful life had weakened his drive and that he needed to grow stronger to find his father and face the Soul Hall.
• Old Yao urged Xiao Yan to travel to the Central Continent after finishing matters in the Black Corner Region and revealed that the Three Thousand Burning Flame was there.
• Old Yao explained that the Pill Tower had sealed the Three Thousand Burning Flame and offered a chance to absorb it to the top ten competitors at the Alchemist Convention.
• Xiao Yan resolved to go to the Central Continent and pursue the Three Thousand Burning Flame, then found Liuli awake and wary as she said she had questions for him.

Liuli questioned Xiao Yan about his past-life origins and his visit to her Sea of Consciousness, then broke down over what he might have discovered. After Xiao Yan comforted her, Liuli revealed that she was also a Transmigrator.

• Liuli asked Xiao Yan whether he was a Transmigrator, and he admitted that his soul had come from another world.
• Liuli asked whether Xiao Yan had entered her Sea of Consciousness and seen her memories, and he described touching a memory fragment before losing the connection.
• Xiao Yan recalled seeing a woman lecture a child but could not remember what else he had discovered in Liuli's Sea of Consciousness.
• Liuli feared Xiao Yan would reject her and cried in his arms, while Xiao Yan promised he would always love her.
• After Xiao Yan took Liuli to a quiet spot outside the city, she told him that she was also a Transmigrator.

Liuli told Xiao Yan that she was a Transmigrator from Earth, and Xiao Yan joyfully believed they were Hometown Fellows. Liuli concealed what she knew about his origins, and the two turned to discussing their past lives, ending with Xiao Yan asking her to sing.

• Liuli confessed to Xiao Yan that she had died in her previous life and awakened on the Dou Qi Continent.
• After Liuli said her previous world was Earth, Xiao Yan excitedly called them Hometown Fellows, and she went along with his assumption.
• Liuli claimed an unfamiliar voice had revealed Xiao Yan was a Transmigrator, while keeping her knowledge of the Original Work secret.
• Liuli kissed Xiao Yan and reassured him about her safety, then agreed to answer his questions about their hometown.
• Liuli said she had died from overwork after going three days without sleep, and Xiao Yan awkwardly changed the subject.
• Xiao Yan asked whether Liuli had liked anyone in her previous life and then asked her to sing, but she refused.

Liuli confronted Xiao Yi Xian over her behavior toward Xiao Yan, then spent two months repairing her Sword Heart while Xiao Yan grew stronger. With the Black Emperor City auction approaching, Xiao Yan planned to use a Sect Stabilizing Pill to secure the Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva, and the group prepared to set out.

• Liuli argued with Xiao Yi Xian, who was left lonely after Xiao Yan defended Liuli and returned to his room.
• Liuli spent two months cultivating in Black Seal City, restoring about seventy percent of her Sword Heart with the help of the Sword Heart Pills.
• Liuli emerged from seclusion and predicted she could reach Two-star Dou Zun when her Sword Heart was fully repaired.
• Xiao Yan showed Liuli a Sect Stabilizing Pill and explained that he had used another one to advance to Three-Star Dou Zong.
• Xiao Yan decided to use the remaining Sect Stabilizing Pill to bargain for the Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva at the upcoming auction.
• Xiao Yan took Liuli's hand and prepared to lead the group toward the auction, which was half a month away.

Xiao Yan and his companions arrived in Black Emperor City for the auction, where he secured lodging access and learned that rare ingredients for the Heaven Soul Blood Fusion Pill were available through a pill-trading system. After buying five ingredients, Xiao Yan agreed to visit the Thousand Medicine Pavilion’s second floor to seek the remaining three.

• Xiao Yan’s group reached Black Emperor City and entered through the gate reserved for Dou Huang experts after the guards recognized his strength.
• The Old Man gave Xiao Yan a Token for accommodations at the Black Emperor Pavilion, then realized Xiao Yan was a Dou Zong expert.
• Liuli led Xiao Yan and the others to the Thousand Medicine Pavilion to search for ingredients for the Heaven Soul Blood Fusion Pill.
• Xiao Yan bought the first five ingredients on his list for about two million gold coins, while the Old Man said the last three were available only through a pill exchange.
• Xiao Yan agreed to go to the second floor, where Alchemists could trade pills for rare medicinal ingredients.

Xiao Yan and his companions visited the second floor of Thousand Medicine Pavilion to seek three rare medicinal ingredients, only to learn they would have to compete for them at a Pill Exchange Convention. After Qi Shan attacked Liuli over her laughter, Xiao Yan stopped the flames and the group took their seats as the exchange began.

• Liuli gave Zi Yan a Yang Shen Grass, while Xiao Yan observed the Alchemists gathered on the pavilion’s second floor.
• Shopkeeper Yao told Xiao Yan that the ingredients would be exchanged for Pills through competitive bidding, and she opened the Pill Exchange Convention.
• Qi Shan arrived and confronted Liuli after she laughed at him, then attacked her with blue flames.
• Xiao Yan caught and crushed Qi Shan’s flames, but Liuli stopped him from escalating the confrontation.
• Xiao Yan led Liuli, Zi Yan, and Xiao Yi Xian to seats near the back, and Shopkeeper Yao began the exchange for the first batch of ingredients.

Xiao Yan secured three medicinal ingredients for the Heaven Soul Blood Fusion Pill by offering a Spirit Dou Pill, overriding Qi Shan’s attempt to take one of them. He left Thousand Medicine Pavilion with Liuli, Zi Yan, and Xiao Yi Xian, while Qi Shan plotted to stop him from leaving Black Emperor City.

• Xiao Yan stepped forward to exchange pills for three ingredients, including the Jade Bone Fruit, but Qi Shan took the fruit and challenged him.
• Shopkeeper Yao said one Fifth-grade Pill would buy the three ingredients, and Qi Shan offered a Wind Hành Pill.
• Xiao Yan offered a Spirit Dou Pill, which the white-haired Old Man identified as exceptionally high quality, and Shopkeeper Yao accepted it for the ingredients.
• Xiao Yan used a terrifying suction force to reclaim the Jade Bone Fruit from Qi Shan, then returned to his seat and prepared to leave.
• Xiao Yan left Thousand Medicine Pavilion with Liuli, Zi Yan, and Xiao Yi Xian as Qi Shan received a voice transmission and vowed to prevent him from leaving Black Emperor City.

Liuli and Xiao Yan discussed the upcoming Black Emperor City auction and the Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva, then rejected Mo Ya’s apology gift when he showed interest in Liuli. After Mo Ya left, Xiao Yan gave Liuli a bracelet of his own, and they ended the encounter teasing each other.

• Liuli suggested robbing whoever won the Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva, but Xiao Yan said they should bid at the auction and keep robbery as a last resort.
• Xiao Yan said he would give the spare Sect Stabilizing Pill to Xiao Yi Xian if it was not needed, to help her strengthen herself while managing her Calamity Poison Body.
• Mo Ya visited Xiao Yan’s room, apologized for his men, and offered Liuli a jade bracelet set with a Six-star Wood-type Magical Core.
• Liuli rejected Mo Ya’s gift as too cheap, and Xiao Yan shut the door on him; Mo Ya left angrily and vowed she would suffer after the auction.
• Xiao Yan offered Liuli a white jade-bead bracelet he had bought for a hundred gold coins, and she happily accepted it.
• Xiao Yan told Liuli not to accept gifts from other men, then promised to make her Ninth-grade Pills once he could refine them.

Xiao Yan and his companions arrived at the Black Emperor City auction, where Mo Ya tried and failed to court Liuli. As the auction prepared to begin, Liuli sensed an unusually strong gathering of Dou Zong experts, while Old Ghost of Earthly Demons set his sights on the Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva.

• Xiao Yan gave Liuli, Zi Yan, and Xiao Yi Xian black robes and revealed that he had advanced to Mid Three-star Dou Zong.
• Mo Ya offered Liuli a VIP seat Token, but Xiao Yan took it, and Liuli and Zi Yan openly spurned Mo Ya.
• Xiao Yan's group entered a luxurious VIP room, where Xiao Yi Xian massaged Xiao Yan and Zi Yan ate the fruit.
• Liuli sensed nine powerful Dou Zong auras at the auction, including a Seven-star Dou Zong and a Six-star Dou Zong.
• Old Ghost of Earthly Demons sensed a faint trace of Spiritual Sense and declared that the Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva would be his.

At the Black Emperor Sect auction, Xiao Yan became interested in the Earth Tier Intermediate Six Harmonies Roaming Body Ruler and bid aggressively. Just as he seemed poised to win, Xiao Li entered the bidding, and Xiao Yan recognized his second brother.

• Mo Tianxing appeared, revealed his six-star Dou Zong strength, and warned the audience not to disrupt the auction.
• The auction began, and Xiao Yan bought a spear technique while Liuli grew bored with the ordinary lots.
• The auctioneer presented the Six Harmonies Roaming Body Ruler, and Old Yao urged Xiao Yan to buy it, explaining its power and compatibility with Fire Attribute Dou Qi.
• Xiao Yan raised his bid to 3,000,000 gold coins, causing a burly VIP bidder to withdraw.
• Xiao Li, identified as Jia Nan Academy's representative, bid 3,100,000 gold coins, and Xiao Yan recognized his second brother.

Xiao Yan sought rare materials at the auction and learned that a Seventh Order Sky Poison Scorpion Dragon Beast could be found in the Central Continent. The Black Emperor Sect auctioned a Sky Demon Phoenix mummy, and Xiao Yan bid two Spirit Dou Pills and one Imperial Pill for it.

• Xiao Yan spent his three million gold coins bidding on precious medicinal ingredients and learned from Liuli that Sky Poison Scorpion Dragons could be found in the Central Continent.
• Liuli explained that the mummy on the auction stage was a Sky Demon Phoenix, an enemy of Zi Yan's Ancient Void Dragon clan.
• Old Yao urged Xiao Yan to use the mummy's preserved wings to refine his Nine-Line Sky Goose Wings.
• The Old Man announced that the Sky Demon Phoenix mummy would be sold through barter, and Xiao Yan offered two Spirit Dou Pills and one Imperial Pill.

Xiao Yan won the Sky Demon Phoenix corpse at auction by trading three Spirit Dou Pills and one Imperial Pill, then watched as Mo Tianxing revealed the Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva. Liuli’s Bodhi Seed reacted to the saliva, confirming that her father had given her one.

• Xiao Yan offered two Spirit Dou Pills and one Imperial Pill for the corpse, but the Old Man judged the bid insufficient.
• Old Ghost of Earthly Demons offered Demonic Flame Valley’s Flame-Playing Art, and Mo Tianxing rejected it because the technique harmed its user.
• Mo Tianxing and Xiao Yan bargained until they agreed on three Spirit Dou Pills and one Imperial Pill for the Sky Demon Phoenix corpse.
• Mo Tianxing introduced the Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva, which Xiao Yan wanted to help resolve Xiao Yi Xian’s Calamity Poison Body.
• Liuli took an emerald-green bead from her Storage Ring, and it trembled toward the Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva as she realized it was a Bodhi Seed.

At the Black Emperor Sect auction, Xiao Yan offered Mo Tianxing a Seventh-grade Sect Stabilizing Pill in exchange for the Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva. Mo Tianxing was tempted but hesitated because he could not verify the pill, leaving the trade undecided.

• Mo Tianxing began the private barter auction for the Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva, and bidders entered the screened stage one at a time.
• Liuli identified Old Man Yingshan as a Four-star Dou Zong after he made a confident offer, and Xiao Yan then entered the auction stage.
• Mo Tianxing recognized Xiao Yan, who reminded him of the Sect Breaking Pill and asked to inspect the Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva.
• Xiao Yan offered a Seventh-grade Sect Stabilizing Pill that could raise a Dou Zong's strength by at least one star.
• Mo Tianxing questioned whether the unfamiliar pill was genuine, and Xiao Yan said he would know after taking it, but the exchange remained unsettled.

Xiao Yan secured the Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva by offering Mo Tianxing a Sect Stabilizing Pill, and Mo Tianxing announced him as the auction’s winner. As Xiao Yan and his companions left, Old Man Yingshan warned that the Black Corner Region would hunt them, and Xiao Yi Xian quietly grew more resolved.

• Xiao Yan and Mo Tianxing agreed to exchange the Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva for a Sect Stabilizing Pill after the auction.
• Mo Tianxing announced Yan Xiao as the winner, drawing hostile attention from the crowd.
• Xiao Yan left the auction with Liuli, Xiao Yi Xian, and Zi Yan, reassuring Liuli as they departed under the crowd’s gaze.
• Old Man Yingshan warned Xiao Yan that he could not protect the Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva and would soon be hunted by the Black Corner Region.
• Xiao Yan dismissed Old Man Yingshan and planned to rest before exchanging the auction items the next day, while Xiao Yi Xian watched the others and grew more resolute.

After winning the Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva, Xiao Yan spent the night teasing and embracing Liuli, then met with Su Qian and Xiao Li the next morning. He promised to replenish Jia Nan Academy’s Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower and set out to claim the auction item.

• Liuli resisted Xiao Yan’s advances at first but eventually let him massage her, and an hour later she lay in his arms calling him a liar.
• Liuli joined Xiao Yan, Su Qian, Xiao Li, and Xiao Yi Xian in the pavilion the next morning.
• Xiao Yi Xian introduced herself to Xiao Li as Xiao Yan’s lover, leaving the room stunned before Xiao Yan explained her situation to his brother.
• Su Qian told Xiao Yan that the Heart Flame in the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower was dwindling, and Xiao Yan promised to replenish it at Jia Nan Academy.
• Xiao Yan told the others it was time to claim the Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva.

Xiao Yan exchanged the Sect Stabilizing Pill for the Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva, then learned that Mo Tianxing wanted him to refine a pill based on one of Old Yao’s stolen formulas. Xiao Yan demanded the formula and the lives of Qi Shan and Mo Tianxing’s son, leaving Mo Tianxing’s response unknown.

• Mo Tianxing welcomed Xiao Yan and Liuli to the Black Emperor Sect and ingratiated himself after learning Xiao Yan had refined a Sect Stabilizing Pill.
• Xiao Yan inspected the auction items, accepted the Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva from Mo Tianxing, and handed over the Sect Stabilizing Pill.
• Mo Tianxing asked Xiao Yan to refine the low-tier Seventh-grade Anti-Yang Marrow Cleansing Pill, whose formula Old Yao recognized as his own.
• Xiao Yan agreed to consider the request only if Mo Tianxing would provide the pill formula and the lives of Qi Shan and his son.

Xiao Yan negotiated with Mo Tianxing for the Anti-Yang Marrow Cleansing Pill formula and compensation, then learned Mo Tianxing hoped to use the pill to grow powerful enough to dominate the Black Corner Region. As Xiao Yan prepared to return to Jia Nan Academy, the Earthly Demons faction and Old Man Yingshan gathered to target him for the Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva.

• Xiao Yan demanded the Anti-Yang Marrow Cleansing Pill formula, Qi Shan's life, and Mo Ya's life, but Mo Tianxing offered substantial compensation to protect his son.
• Xiao Yan accepted Mo Tianxing's offer and left after arranging to refine the pill later, while Mo Tianxing hoped it would help him become stronger.
• Xiao Yan examined the pill formula and realized Mo Tianxing planned to use it and the Sect Stabilizing Pill to pursue Peak Dou Zong power.
• Liuli told Xiao Yan about hidden experts at Jia Nan Academy, and Xiao Yan prepared to return with the three women, sensing that his enemies were ready to act.
• Old Man Yingshan joined Old Ghost of Earthly Demons and two others, and they dismissed Mo Tianxing's refusal to join them before spotting Xiao Yan's group fleeing.