Chapter Summaries

Xiao Ling returned from the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower after absorbing most of the Fallen Heart Flame's Origin Power and breaking through to the Dou Zong realm. He entrusted the weakened flame to Jia Nan Academy and met with First Elder Su Qian, who went to inspect it as Xiao Ling headed to his courtyard.

• Heavenly Fire Venerable asked Xiao Ling to repair his unstable soul, and Xiao Ling promised to prepare the necessary materials after returning to Jia Nan Academy.
• Xiao Ling emerged from the tower and told Elder Liu and Elder Zhao that he had reached the Dou Zong realm.
• Xiao Ling handed the weakened Fallen Heart Flame to Elder Liu and Elder Zhao, who eagerly began caring for it.
• Xiao Ling left the tower as students greeted him, and news of his return spread throughout the Inner Academy.
• Xiao Ling met First Elder Su Qian, explained the Fallen Heart Flame's condition, and watched Su Qian leave to inspect it before heading to his own courtyard.

Xiao Ling returned to the courtyard after devouring the Heavenly Flame and reunited with Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin, telling them he had reached Dou Zong. He introduced them to the Heavenly Fire Venerable and promised to restore his Soul Power, while Zi Yan and Han Yue remained away searching for a Dragon Scale Incense Fruit.

• Xiao Ling reunited with Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin, who welcomed him back and asked about his Heavenly Flame breakthrough.
• Xiao Ling revealed that devouring the Heavenly Flame had raised his cultivation to Dou Zong, and Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin shared their own progress.
• Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin told Xiao Ling that Zi Yan had gone to the Magical Beast Mountain Range to find a Dragon Scale Incense Fruit and Han Yue had accompanied her.
• Xiao Ling summoned the Heavenly Fire Venerable from his Storage Ring and introduced him to Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin as Yao Tianhuo, the former owner of the Fallen Heart Flame.
• The Heavenly Fire Venerable asked Xiao Ling to help restore his Soul Power, and Xiao Ling agreed to refine medicinal pills and said he would introduce him to someone else later.

Xiao Ling refined a Soul Returning Pill for Heavenly Fire Venerable to aid his damaged soul, while Yao Chen welcomed the new former expert and praised Xiao Ling’s progress. The pill succeeded, and Xiao Ling left with renewed prospects of advancing toward Rank 7 and Grade 8 alchemy.

• Xiao Ling introduced Yao Tianhuo to Yao Chen in the Alchemy Room, and the two soul bodies exchanged greetings and spoke about Xiao Ling’s talent.
• Xiao Ling brought out the Myriad Beast Cauldron and used his Heavenly Flame to refine medicinal ingredients into a Soul Returning Pill.
• After half a day of refinement, Xiao Ling completed the pill and gave it to Heavenly Fire Venerable to help restore his Soul Power.
• Heavenly Fire Venerable thanked Xiao Ling and agreed that recovering his Soul Power would help him teach the Five-Wheel Separation Fire Method.
• Yao Chen praised Xiao Ling’s cultivation and alchemy progress, saying he could begin learning the knowledge required for Grade 8 Pills after gaining more experience.

Xiao Ling restored Heavenly Fire Venerable's soul with a Soul Returning Pill, then reunited with Zi Yan and refined Dragon Scale Body Tempering Pills for her. After learning Han Yue had come looking for him, Xiao Ling left to find her and discover what she wanted to discuss.

• Heavenly Fire Venerable took Xiao Ling's Soul Returning Pill and felt his soul power recover considerably.
• Zi Yan rushed into the Alchemy Room, embraced Xiao Ling, and asked Heavenly Fire Venerable about the underground Magma World, sensing a subtle connection to herself there.
• Zi Yan gave Xiao Ling a Dragon Scale Incense Fruit and asked him to refine Dragon Scale Body Tempering Pills; he completed the pills and handed them to her.
• Zi Yan told Xiao Ling that Han Yue had returned to Jia Nan Academy and wanted to discuss something with him.
• Xiao Ling learned Han Yue had left the courtyard just before he arrived, so he went to her courtyard to look for her.

Han Yue told Xiao Ling that her family wanted her to return home, and he supported her while planning a gift to protect her from future trouble. The chapter ended with the two sharing an intimate night together before her departure.

• Xiao Ling visited Han Yue, who explained that her family had asked her to return because she had advanced to the middle stage of the Dou Wang realm and missed her younger sister.
• Xiao Ling supported Han Yue's decision to go home and resolved to obtain the Heavenly Demon Puppet refining method from Magic Flame Valley to prepare a puppet for her.
• Xiao Ling gave Han Yue a Dou Spirit Pill he had refined and asked her to delay her departure by a few days while he prepared another gift.
• Han Yue worried that Xiao Ling might put himself in danger for her gift, but he reassured her that everything was within his plans.
• Xiao Ling and Han Yue spent the night together in an intimate embrace.

Xiao Ling went to Magic Flame Valley to trade for the Heavenly Demon Puppet refining method, after First Elder Su Qian persuaded him not to attack the powerful faction outright. He entered the valley under orders to keep the visit peaceful, but remained ready to retaliate if its people tried to harm him.

• Xiao Ling stood above Magic Flame Valley and considered taking the method by killing Old Ghost Di Mo and seizing the valley’s wealth and body.
• Xiao Ling told First Elder Su Qian of his plan, but Su Qian rejected it, warning that Magic Flame Valley’s experts could put him in grave danger.
• Su Qian tested Xiao Ling’s strength and, after an in-depth discussion, agreed to let him go on the condition that he only made a deal and protected himself.
• Xiao Ling decided that obtaining the refining method mattered more than Old Ghost Di Mo’s body and agreed to follow Su Qian’s terms.
• Xiao Ling entered the depths of Magic Flame Valley, prepared to show no mercy if its people tried to harm him.

Xiao Ling, disguised as Tang San, entered Magic Flame Valley and told First Elder Fang Yan he had come to negotiate with the Valley Master. Fang Yan agreed to arrange a meeting, leaving Xiao Ling waiting in the reception hall.

• The guards spotted Xiao Ling arriving above Magic Flame Valley and discussed his strength and the valley’s defenses.
• Fang Yan confronted Xiao Ling, who claimed to be Tang San of the Ba Shu Tang Sect and said he wanted to conduct a transaction.
• Xiao Ling insisted that he needed to speak directly with the Valley Master, and Fang Yan agreed to take him to the reception hall.
• As Fang Yan probed him on the way, Xiao Ling invented the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record and claimed the Tang Sect specialized in alchemy and Hidden Weapon Manufacturing.
• Fang Yan left to report Xiao Ling’s arrival to Old Ghost Di Mo, while Xiao Ling waited in the reception hall.

Xiao Ling negotiated with Old Ghost Di Mo to obtain Magic Flame Valley’s Heavenly Demon Puppet refining method. He traded a Sect Breaking Pill and an Azure Nether Longevity Pill for the scroll, then left the valley with his goal achieved.

• Old Ghost Di Mo arrived at the reception hall and ordered the guards to wait outside while he met Xiao Ling.
• Xiao Ling offered Old Ghost Di Mo a Sect Breaking Pill in exchange for the Heavenly Demon Puppet refining method, and Di Mo questioned how he had learned the valley’s secret.
• After Di Mo said the Sect Breaking Pill was not enough, Xiao Ling added an Azure Nether Longevity Pill to the offer.
• Old Ghost Di Mo accepted the two pills and gave Xiao Ling the Heavenly Demon Puppet scroll, warning him not to reveal its contents.
• Xiao Ling checked the scroll, promised to keep the deal secret, and left Magic Flame Valley as Old Ghost Di Mo watched him depart warily.

Xiao Ling began refining a Heavenly Demon Puppet from a Dou Zun corpse, a Seventh Stage Magic Core, and Protector Wu’s soul for Han Yue. As the refinement neared completion, Xiao Yi Xian struggled to control her increasingly restless Calamity Poison Body and resolved to grow strong enough to fight alongside Xiao Ling.

• Xiao Ling returned to Jia Nan Academy, reported his trip to First Elder Su Qian, and entered a secret chamber to refine a Heavenly Demon Puppet for Han Yue.
• Xiao Ling purified the Dou Zun corpse, fitted the lightning-attributed Seventh Stage Magic Core into its chest, and placed Protector Wu’s soul inside its forehead.
• Xiao Ling refined metals into dark-gold molten liquid while waiting for the corpse, soul, and Magic Core to reach perfect alignment.
• Xiao Yi Xian felt the poison in her body growing harder to control after reaching the Dou Emperor realm, calmed it through cultivation, and vowed to become strong enough to fight alongside Xiao Ling.
• After seven and a half days, Xiao Ling captured the moment of alignment, dispersed the soul throughout the corpse, and poured the molten metal over its body as the puppet’s refinement neared completion.

Xiao Ling refined the Dou Zun Expert’s body into a powerful Heavenly Demon Puppet, which showed signs of reaching the highest grade. As Han Yue prepared to leave, she and the others speculated about Xiao Ling’s gift, and his arrival interrupted their talk about their feelings for him.

• Xiao Ling coated the puppet in dark-golden solution and used Heavenly Flames to refine it, turning its body silver and then revealing golden patterns beneath its skin.
• The puppet released a powerful aura as it absorbed the solution, and Xiao Ling concealed the aura with a Soul Power barrier.
• Han Yue, Xiao Yi Xian, Zi Yan, and Qing Lin waited in the pavilion and discussed the gift Xiao Ling was preparing for Han Yue.
• Zi Yan asked Han Yue about her relationship with Xiao Ling, prompting Qing Lin to hide her envy, Zi Yan to resolve to regain her adult form, and Xiao Yi Xian to plan to win Xiao Ling over.
• Xiao Ling arrived at the pavilion, ending the awkward conversation.

Xiao Ling gave Han Yue an Earth Demon Puppet to protect her when she returned to her clan, and she successfully bonded with it. On Han Yue’s final night at Jia Nan Academy, she and Xiao Ling shared an intimate farewell.

• Xiao Ling presented Han Yue with an Earth Demon Puppet whose strength approached that of a Dou Zun, and she accepted it despite worrying that he might need it more.
• Han Yue imprinted her Soul Imprint on the puppet and demonstrated its power as it shattered space with a single punch.
• Xiao Ling warned Han Yue to keep the puppet’s strength secret, and she promised to use it only when necessary.
• Zi Yan, Qing Lin, and Xiao Yi Xian left for the night, while Xiao Ling and Han Yue went to his bedroom.
• Xiao Ling and Han Yue kissed and spent their final night together before her departure from Jia Nan Academy.

After Han Yue left Xiao Ling a farewell letter, Xiao Ling planned a journey from Jia Nan Academy to the Jia Ma Empire and then the Luo Yan Empire to investigate a Dou Zun Relic. His companions and mentors agreed to join him, and the group departed aboard Rayquaza.

• Xiao Ling found Han Yue's letter and told Xiao Yi Xian, Zi Yan, and Qing Lin that she had left, promising they would meet again in the Central Plains.
• Xiao Ling announced that he would return to the Jia Ma Empire to see his family before investigating a Dou Zun Relic in the Luo Yan Empire, and Xiao Yi Xian, Zi Yan, and Qing Lin agreed to travel with him.
• Xiao Ling invited Yao Chen and Heavenly Fire Venerable to join the journey, and both agreed in hopes of finding materials to restore their bodies.
• Xiao Ling informed First Elder Su Qian that the group was leaving Jia Nan Academy, and Su Qian wished them well and urged them to support one another.
• Xiao Ling summoned Rayquaza, and he and his companions flew away from Jia Nan Academy toward their next destination.

Xiao Ling returned to Jia Ma Imperial City with Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, and Zi Yan as the Alchemist Tournament approached, and he visited the Alchemist Guild instead of going to the Xiao Family. His arrival was recognized immediately, and news of his return spread through the city as the guild prepared to inform its president.

• Xiao Ling and his companions reached Jia Ma Imperial City in less than three days with Rayquaza.
• Zi Yan asked whether Xiao Ling would enter the Alchemist Tournament, and Xiao Yi Xian noted that his Rank 7 ability made him more suited to judging; Xiao Ling said Xiao Yan might compete instead.
• Xiao Ling and the others discussed Xiao Yan's success at Jia Nan Academy, the formation of Panmen, and Yao Chen's alchemy manuscript for him.
• Xiao Ling told his companions that the Alchemist Guild might hold an unexpected opportunity and revealed his face as they entered.
• The guild's guard captain recognized Xiao Ling and sent a young guard to notify the Guild President, while word of Xiao Ling's return spread through the city and its factions.

Xiao Ling visited the Alchemist Guild, recovered the ceramic fragment containing the first transformation of the Heavenly Fire Three Transformations, and rewarded the Guild with a pill recipe. He returned to the Xiao Family, reunited with Xiao Yan, and went back to his courtyard eager to begin cultivating the technique.

• Xiao Ling met President Fama at the Alchemist Guild, where Fama was astonished by the strength of Xiao Ling and his companions.
• Vice President Mitchell brought Xiao Ling the collected ceramic fragments, and Xiao Ling found the fragment containing the first transformation of the Heavenly Fire Three Transformations.
• Xiao Ling gave President Fama a Fifth-grade Spirit Aperture Soul Nurturing Pill recipe in return and discussed alchemy with Fama and Mitchell.
• President Fama invited Xiao Ling to judge the Alchemist Tournament, and Xiao Ling said he would attend if he was free.
• Xiao Ling returned to the Xiao Family, where Xiao Zhan and Xiao Yan welcomed him; he sensed that Xiao Yan had reached six-star Great Dou Shi.
• Xiao Ling heard about the family's growth, shared dinner with the family, and returned to his courtyard to cultivate the Heavenly Fire Three Transformations.

Xiao Ling and his companions discovered that the damaged jade fragment from the Alchemist Guild contained the first transformation of Burning Flame Valley’s Heavenly Fire Three Transformations. After Yao Chen explained the secret technique, Xiao Ling absorbed its cultivation method, leaving him with a new technique and the prospect of seeking its complete version.

• Xiao Ling returned to his courtyard and reunited with Qing Lin, Xiao Yi Xian, and Zi Yan.
• Xiao Ling showed the damaged jade fragment he had obtained from the Alchemist Guild, and Yao Chen identified it as a Burning Flame Valley storage vessel.
• Yao Chen explained that fire could reveal the fragment’s contents, so Xiao Ling used the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame to melt it.
• The fragment revealed Heavenly Fire Three Transformations, a secret technique that temporarily increased strength by drawing on unusual flames.
• Yao Chen explained the technique’s requirements and power, while Xiao Ling realized the fragment contained only its first transformation.
• Xiao Ling inserted his finger into the green liquid, and the light screen flowed into his mind, giving him the first transformation’s cultivation method.

Xiao Ling absorbed the cultivation method of the Heavenly Fire Three Transformations and began learning the secret technique. As he cultivated through the night, Yao Chen reflected on Xiao Ling’s extraordinary potential and suggested he might one day break the Dou Qi Continent’s ten-thousand-year silence without a Dou Di.

• Xiao Ling sat down to absorb the Heavenly Fire Three Transformations and gradually began to comprehend its mysteries.
• Yao Chen told Qing Lin, Xiao Yi Xian, and Zi Yan that he had once tried and failed to borrow the secret technique from Burning Flame Valley.
• Qing Lin, Xiao Yi Xian, and Zi Yan praised Xiao Ling’s talent, while Yao Chen expressed confidence that he would bring unprecedented power to the technique.
• Yao Chen recounted Xiao Ling’s achievements and said he might reach beyond the realms people could imagine, perhaps ending the ten thousand years without a Dou Di.
• Xiao Ling continued cultivating in the courtyard, unaware of the conversation as he worked to grasp the secret technique.

Xiao Ling studied the first transformation of the Heavenly Fire Three Transformations and later prepared to repay Hai Bodong for protecting the Xiao Family by refining an Imperial Extreme Pill. The chapter ended as Xiao Ling agreed to begin refining it immediately.

• Xiao Ling discovered that the jade fragment recorded only the first transformation of the Heavenly Fire Three Transformations, and Elder Yao suggested seeking the remaining techniques in the Central Plains.
• Hai Bodong arrived at the Xiao Family residence, drawing attention as the Mittel Family’s Grand Elder and Ice Emperor.
• Xiao Ling advised Xiao Yan on alchemy and gave him the Six Harmonies Spirit Flame Cauldron to help prepare for the Alchemist Tournament.
• A maid named Xue'er informed Xiao Ling that Hai Bodong had come to visit, and Xiao Ling went to the reception hall.
• Hai Bodong gave Xiao Ling the ingredients for an Imperial Extreme Pill, and Xiao Ling agreed to refine it at once.

Xiao Ling accepted Hai Bodong’s herbs and refined an Imperial Extreme Pill for him while revealing that he had reached the Dou Zong realm. Hai Bodong received the pill and left to refine its medicinal strength, hoping to break through.

• Xiao Ling accepted the Storage Ring Hai Bodong had brought and invited him to watch the pill refinement.
• Hai Bodong told Xiao Ling that Jia Xingtian had failed to break through to Dou Zong despite taking Xiao Ling’s Sect Breaking Pill.
• Xiao Ling revealed that he had reached the Dou Zong realm, and Hai Bodong followed him to the Alchemy Room.
• Xiao Ling used the Myriad Beast Cauldron and Heavenly Flames to refine an Imperial Extreme Pill over three hours while Hai Bodong watched.
• Xiao Ling handed the finished pill to Hai Bodong, who thanked him and flew back toward the Mittel Family.

Xiao Ling discovered that Xiao Yi Xian’s Calamity Poison Body was becoming dangerous and used the Heavenly Capital Fire Seal to suppress its toxins. After the seal boosted her cultivation, Xiao Yi Xian confessed her feelings and initiated a kiss, bringing their relationship closer.

• Xiao Ling found poisonous mist around Xiao Yi Xian’s Training Room and learned that her toxins had worsened since she reached Dou Huang.
• Xiao Ling told Xiao Yi Xian he would gather materials to condense her poison pill and revealed that the Heavenly Capital Fire Seal could let her cultivate safely for three years.
• Xiao Ling performed the Heavenly Capital Fire Seal, suppressing Xiao Yi Xian’s toxins and helping her advance from two-star Dou Huang to five-star Dou Huang.
• Xiao Yi Xian embraced Xiao Ling and asked whether he would always stay by her side, and Xiao Ling promised that he would.
• Xiao Yi Xian kissed Xiao Ling, and he held her as they shared their feelings.

Xiao Ling attended the Jia Ma Empire Alchemist Tournament as a judge, while Xiao Yan entered as a contestant and vowed to win first place. At Royal Plaza, Xiao Ling reunited with Jia Xing Tian, who discussed seeking another Sect Breaking Pill, as the tournament neared its start.

• Xiao Ling, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin traveled with Xiao Zhan and Xiao Yan to Royal Plaza, where Xiao Yan separated from them to prepare for the tournament.
• Xiao Yan told Xiao Ling he had advanced to the Nine-star Great Dou Shi realm after taking two Purple Heart Barrier Breaking Pills, and Xiao Ling promised him a special gift if he won.
• Xiao Ling entered the top-tier VIP area, where Mitchell and the senior Alchemists greeted him as Master Xiao Ling.
• Xiao Ling explained the scale of the tournament to Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin and described the greater Pill Gathering in Holy Pill City.
• Jia Xing Tian arrived with Yao Yue and Yao Ye, and Xiao Ling offered to refine another Sect Breaking Pill if the Royal Family supplied the materials and payment.
• Yao Ye watched Xiao Ling and his companions, but Xiao Ling briefly met her gaze and then looked away, leaving her feeling disappointed.