Chapter Summaries

Tang Huo'er challenged Xiao Ling to test his fire-wielding strength after the Liu Family won the right to manage Tianhuang City's Space Wormhole. Xiao Ling easily defeated her silver fire dragon with his dark brown flame and swallowed the Nine Dragon Thunder Gang Flame’s scattered fire, leaving their encounter poised to continue.

• Tang Huo'er noticed Xiao Ling's unusual fire aura and asked Elder Chi Huo to approach him after Liu Qing defeated Cheng Nan and secured the Space Wormhole rights for the Liu Family.
• Liu Qing invited Xiao Ling, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin to the Liu Family banquet, and Xiao Ling accepted before they returned to the courtyard to wait.
• The Heavenly Fire Venerable predicted that Burning Flame Valley would visit, and Tang Huo'er soon arrived with Elder Chi Huo to challenge Xiao Ling to a fire contest.
• Tang Huo'er sent her Nine Dragon Thunder Gang Flame at Xiao Ling as a silver fire dragon, and Xiao Ling summoned a dark brown flame tortoise that tore the dragon apart and swallowed its scattered flames.

Xiao Ling defeated Tang Huo'er in a spar, prompting her to return to Burning Flame Valley and attempt to subdue the complete Nine Dragon Thunder Gang Flame early. He then traveled with his companions to Holy Pill City, where he planned to take the Pill Tower's alchemist examination, and they arrived at an exclusive inn near the inner city.

• Xiao Ling used the Turtle Spirit Earthly Flame to defeat Tang Huo'er while holding back, and Elder Chi Huo treated her afterward.
• Tang Huo'er vowed to challenge Xiao Ling again and decided to return to Burning Flame Valley to subdue the complete Nine Dragon Thunder Gang Flame ahead of schedule.
• Xiao Ling privately planned to visit Burning Flame Valley and help Tang Huo'er, hoping to obtain the Heavenly Fire Three Transformations in return.
• Xiao Ling, Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, and Heavenly Fire Venerable left the Liu Family and traveled by Space Ship to Holy Pill City, where Yao Chen suggested Xiao Ling take the Pill Tower's alchemist examination.
• Xiao Ling and his companions crossed Holy Pill City's crowded outer district, admired the Pill Tower and central district, and checked into the Danxin Pavilion inn.

Xiao Ling’s soul realm broke through to the late stage of the Spirit Realm, and he secretly explored the Star Domain to observe Three Thousand Burning Flame. The next morning, he went to the Pill Tower headquarters in Holy Pill City to take the Alchemist badge assessment, while Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin explored the city.

• As Xiao Ling rested with Xiao Yi Xian, spiritual energy gathered around him and he advanced to the late stage of the Spirit Realm while Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin cultivated nearby.
• Xiao Ling sensed Three Thousand Burning Flame in the Star Domain, observed its dragon form, and decided he would try to subdue it when the time was right.
• Xiao Ling left for the Pill Tower headquarters to take the Alchemist badge assessment, while Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin went sightseeing under the Heavenly Fire Venerable’s protection.
• Xiao Ling entered Holy Pill City’s inner district and arrived at the guarded gates of the Pill Tower headquarters, drawing curious attention from the guards and alchemists.

Xiao Ling sought an Eighth-grade Alchemist assessment at the Pill Tower headquarters, where Cao Ying recognized him and escorted him to meet her teacher, Xuan Kongzi. Xiao Ling entered Xuan Kongzi’s hall and sensed the elder’s immense strength, while Xuan Kongzi continued dusting shelves without acknowledging them.

• Xiao Ling showed a Rank 7 Life Returning Pill to the gate guard, who still doubted his claim and asked for a Rank 7 Alchemist badge.
• Cao Ying arrived, recognized Xiao Ling as the famed young Eighth-grade Alchemist, and offered to take him to her teacher for assessment.
• Xiao Ling and Cao Ying exchanged greetings and chatted as she led him through the Pill Tower to Xuan Kongzi’s hall.
• Xiao Ling entered the hall and sensed that the white-robed Xuan Kongzi possessed greater strength than any expert he had encountered.
• Xuan Kongzi kept dusting the bookshelves without looking up, leaving Xiao Ling waiting for his acknowledgment.

Xiao Ling chose to prove his Eighth-grade Alchemist rank by refining a Rank 8 Fu Ling Qing Pill in the Pill Tower, using ingredients provided by Xuan Kongzi. As the Three Pill Tower Titans and Cao Ying watched, Xiao Ling began refining multiple ingredients at once with his Spirit Quenching Cauldron and golden Heavenly Flame.

• Xuan Kongzi offered Xiao Ling a choice between the usual alchemist assessment and refining a Grade 8 Pill on the spot, and Xiao Ling chose to make a Rank 8 Fu Ling Qing Pill.
• Xuan Kongzi provided three sets of ingredients and sent Cao Ying to escort Xiao Ling to the Pill Tower's alchemy hall.
• After Xiao Ling and Cao Ying left, Xuan Kongzi, Xuan Yi, and Tian Lei Zi discussed Xiao Ling's background and considered inviting him to join the Pill Tower.
• Cao Ying led Xiao Ling to the alchemy hall, where the Three Pill Tower Titans arrived to watch his refinement.
• Xiao Ling brought out his Spirit Quenching Cauldron and golden Heavenly Flame, then began refining many ingredients simultaneously, impressing the observers with his control.

Xiao Ling completed a Grade 8 Fu Ling Qing Pill after seven days of refining, drawing a crowd at the Pill Tower and triggering four-colored Pill Lightning. He used his Heavenly Demon Puppet to absorb the lightning, then captured the escaping pill as the onlookers recognized his extraordinary alchemy skill.

• After three days of watching Xiao Ling refine the pill, Cao Ying showed growing interest in him while Xuan Yi teased her and Song Qing grew jealous.
• Xiao Ling spent nearly three days fusing the medicinal essences, then continued refining the pill as the crowd awaited the result.
• Xiao Ling completed the Fu Ling Qing Pill, and its four-colored Pill Lightning gathered over the Pill Tower, astonishing the spectators.
• Xiao Ling sent his Heavenly Demon Puppet to absorb the lightning, strengthening the puppet while shielding him from the barrage.
• After the thundercloud dispersed, Xiao Ling caught the escaping Fu Ling Qing Pill with his Soul Power and sealed it in a cold-jade bottle.

After Xiao Ling became an Eighth-grade Alchemist, he refused Xuan Yi’s offer to join the Pill Tower but accepted permission to visit its Treasure Vault with Cao Ying. He and Cao Ying reached the vault, where Elder Mu welcomed them, while the Pill Tower Titans wondered whether Xiao Ling was connected to Yao Chen.

• Xuan Kongzi awarded Xiao Ling an Eighth-grade Alchemist badge and robes, then introduced him to Xuan Yi, Tian Lei Zi, and the Pill Tower elders.
• Xuan Yi invited Xiao Ling to join the Pill Tower as an elder, but Xiao Ling declined because he wanted to pursue his own plans; she offered to let him exchange for treasures in the vault.
• Xuan Kongzi, Tian Lei Zi, and Xuan Yi discussed how Xiao Ling’s pill-refining methods resembled Yao Chen’s, but Xuan Kongzi stopped Xuan Yi from immediately questioning him.
• Xiao Ling and Cao Ying encountered Song Qing, who praised Xiao Ling and tried to arrange a meeting with Cao Ying; she refused him and continued toward the Treasure Vault with Xiao Ling.
• Xiao Ling and Cao Ying reached the Treasure Vault, where Elder Mu greeted them and invited them inside to browse.

Xiao Ling selected rare materials in the Alchemist Tower’s Treasure Vault, gave Cao Ying a Thousand-year Ice Crystal Snow Lotus, and exchanged for a Poison Attribute Dou Technique. As they left, he agreed to discuss Alchemy with Cao Ying but set a firm boundary, while she continued to imagine that he secretly liked her.

• Xiao Ling collected rare medicinal ingredients, magic cores, and toxic substances as Cao Ying showed him around the Treasure Vault.
• Xiao Ling gave Cao Ying a Thousand-year Ice Crystal Snow Lotus, and she accepted it while mistakenly taking his generosity as proof of romantic interest.
• Xiao Ling exchanged duplicate materials for the treasures he had selected, then traded two Ten-thousand-year Green Spirit Vines with Elder Mu for the Poisonous Soul Breaking Strike.
• Cao Ying offered Xiao Ling a place to stay and asked to seek his Alchemy advice, but Xiao Ling said he would soon leave Holy Pill City.
• Xiao Ling agreed to discuss only Alchemy and medicinal ingredients with Cao Ying, who accepted his condition outwardly and privately wondered if he was playing hard to get.

After leaving the Alchemist Tower, Xiao Ling spent time with Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin before agreeing to represent the struggling Ye Family in its next assessment in exchange for access to its Yang Fire Ancient Pool and Alchemy records. He planned to visit the Ye Family in a few days, while Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin focused on advancing their cultivation.

• Xiao Ling returned to his courtyard, gave the Rank 8 Fu Ling Qing Pill to Heavenly Fire Venerable, and took Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin sightseeing in Holy Pill City.
• Ye Zhong decided to seek Xiao Ling's help because the Ye Family risked losing its place among the Five Great Families after failing an assessment.
• Ye Zhong asked Xiao Ling to represent the Ye Family in its next assessment, and Xiao Ling accepted in exchange for using the Yang Fire Ancient Pool and reading the family's Alchemy records.
• Ye Zhong asked Xiao Ling to take Ye Xinlan as his disciple, but Xiao Ling declined and offered to guide her when he could.
• Xiao Ling arranged to refine pills for new visitors, while Xiao Yi Xian prepared new poisons and Qing Lin continued training; Xiao Ling planned to take Qing Lin to the Beast Domain to find high-tier Serpentine Magical Beasts.

Xiao Ling continued refining pills in Holy Pill City, while Xun Er learned of his achievements and decided to leave the Gu Clan’s Ancient Realm to see him. Cao Ying successfully refined a Grade Eight Pill with Xiao Ling’s help, and the Heavenly Demon Puppet absorbed the resulting Pill Lightning.

• Xiao Ling spent his days practicing alchemy, and people in Holy Pill City came to recognize the golden Heavenly Demon Puppet that absorbed Pill Lightning.
• Xun Er cultivated in the Gu Clan’s Ancient Realm until Ling Ying arrived and told her about Xiao Ling’s rise as a young Grade Eight alchemist.
• Xun Er recalled Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin, then ordered the Gu Clan to prepare for her departure from the Ancient Realm.
• Cao Ying completed a Grade Eight Pill with Xiao Ling’s Soul Power assisting its refinement, triggering a green-and-red Pill Lightning storm.
• Xiao Ling sent the Heavenly Demon Puppet to absorb the Pill Lightning while Cao Ying leaned against him and realized he had deeply captured her heart.

After Cao Ying kissed Xiao Ling to reward him for helping refine a Grade 8 Pill, he set out with Xiao Yi Xian and their companions for Ye City so she could condense her poison pill. The Hall of Souls ordered two Venerable Elders to capture Xiao Ling, while the group arrived at the Ye Family estate and was summoned before its First Elder, Ye Zhong.

• Cao Ying refined a spiritual Grade 8 Pill with Xiao Ling’s help, kissed him as a reward, then left to report her success to her teacher.
• Heavenly Fire Venerable emerged from seclusion restored to the peak of Five-star Dou Zun, and Xiao Ling decided to take the group to the Ye Family to help Xiao Yi Xian condense her poison pill.
• Xiao Yi Xian ended her seclusion after breaking through to Nine-Star Dou Zong, and Xiao Ling led her, Qing Lin, and Heavenly Fire Venerable through a Space Wormhole toward Ye City.
• Old Ghost Xing Zhai assigned two Venerable Elders to bring Xiao Ling back to the Hall of Souls, dead or alive.
• Xiao Ling and his companions reached Ye City, where Ye Family guards recognized him as an Eighth-grade Alchemist and escorted the group into the estate.
• Ye Zhong and the Ye Family’s elders gathered in the reception hall to await Xiao Ling’s arrival.

Xiao Ling brought Xiao Yi Xian to the Ye Family’s Yang Huo Ancient Altar to use its pure energy to suppress her Woeful Poison Body and begin the Poison Pill Method. After gathering her poison and introducing the required materials, he watched the Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva restore vitality to her body, leaving the procedure underway.

• Xiao Ling asked Ye Zhong to let him and his companions stay at the Ye Family and use the Yang Huo Ancient Altar, and Ye Zhong agreed.
• Xiao Ling asked the Heavenly Fire Venerable to guard the altar and left Qing Lin outside while he took Xiao Yi Xian inside.
• Xiao Ling moved the altar’s stele, used Heavenly Flames to force Xiao Yi Xian’s poison into her lower abdomen, and made her Woeful Poison Body’s poison gather there.
• Xiao Ling pressed the Netherworld Poison Dragon Scorpion’s Magic Core into the poison and refined the Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva with Heavenly Flames, producing a Bodhi Seed.
• Xiao Ling applied the Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva to Xiao Yi Xian, and its vital force spread through her body as her damaged meridians and flesh began to recover.

Xiao Ling helped Xiao Yi Xian suppress the Calamity Poison and condense it into a Poison Pill, then claimed the Earth Core Pearl from the Yang Huo Ancient Altar. Three days later, Xiao Yi Xian awakened with complete control over her Calamity Poison Body and moved toward Xiao Ling.

• Xiao Ling used Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva to suppress the deathly aura in Xiao Yi Xian’s toxic gas and guided her to compress it into a Poison Pill.
• Xiao Ling searched the Earth Eye, found the Earth Core Pearl, and drew it out before the black stone stele sealed the opening again.
• Xiao Ling discovered that sunlight made the Earth Core Pearl produce Yang Fire, then covered Xiao Yi Xian with his robe and waited beside her.
• After three days, Xiao Yi Xian awakened with the Calamity Poison Body fully under her control and sensed that her strength had greatly increased.
• Xiao Yi Xian saw Xiao Ling, let his robe slip from her shoulders, and appeared before him.

Xiao Yi Xian condensed her poison pill, reached the peak of four-star Dou Zun, and began absorbing the Netherworld Poison Flame while Xiao Ling waited outside the Yang Huo Ancient Altar. The Hall of Souls then appeared above Ye City, and its members turned their attention toward Xiao Ling and the others.

• Xiao Yi Xian embraced and kissed Xiao Ling, then told him her cultivation had reached the peak of four-star Dou Zun and promised to protect him.
• Xiao Ling gave Xiao Yi Xian the Netherworld Poison Flame and the materials she needed to absorb it, then left her to cultivate in the Yang Huo Ancient Altar.
• Xiao Ling told Heavenly Fire Venerable and Yao Chen about Xiao Yi Xian's breakthrough, and Yao Chen urged Xiao Ling to work toward the Dou Zun Realm.
• A massive Space Rift opened above Ye City, and more than ten black-robed members of the Hall of Souls emerged.
• Yao Chen and Heavenly Fire Venerable recognized the Hall of Souls, and two of its members looked toward Xiao Ling and the others at the Ye Family.

Xiao Ling refused Venerable Qinghai and Venerable Qintian’s offer to join the Soul Hall and fought them when Qinghai attacked the Ye Family. With Heavenly Fire Venerable holding off Qintian, Xiao Ling faced Qinghai using a secret art to reach Dou Zun-level strength, and the battle continued with Qinghai struggling against him.

• Yao Chen hid in the Bone Flame Ring as Venerable Qinghai and Venerable Qintian arrived at the Ye Family with Soul Hall Protectors to recruit Xiao Ling.
• Xiao Ling refused the Soul Hall’s invitation, and Venerable Qinghai attacked him with a blood-colored palm that also threatened the Ye Family.
• Xiao Ling countered with the Great Desolate Sky Imprisoning Hand, destroying Qinghai’s attack before his golden palm was stopped by Qinghai’s barrier.
• Xiao Ling asked Heavenly Fire Venerable to fight Qintian, then used the Blood Flame Burning Spirit Art to raise his strength to the Dou Zun realm and wounded Qinghai with the Godfall Weapon.
• Heavenly Fire Venerable revealed his Five-star Dou Zun strength and overwhelmed Qintian, while Qinghai tried to retreat and threatened Xiao Ling with the Soul Hall’s retaliation.
• Xiao Ling rejected Qinghai’s attempt to withdraw and attacked him again, while Qinghai realized Xiao Ling was far more troublesome than expected.

Xiao Ling and Heavenly Fire Venerable defeated Venerable Qinghai and the Soul Hall Protectors after Rayquaza joined the battle. With the Soul Hall forces dead, Xiao Ling collected their souls and considered using their memories to locate branch halls and seize their Soul Origin.

• Xiao Ling fought Venerable Qinghai while Rayquaza attacked the ten Soul Hall Protectors, killing several and driving the rest back.
• Venerable Qinghai tried to escape through a Space Rift, but Xiao Ling used the Godfall Weapon to shatter it and bring him down.
• Heavenly Fire Venerable defeated Venerable Qintian and sealed his soul while Xiao Ling and Heavenly Fire Venerable cornered Venerable Qinghai.
• Venerable Qinghai tried to self-destruct, but Xiao Ling used the Illusory Dream Spirit Shadow to interrupt him and killed him with the Godfall Weapon.
• Xiao Ling returned to Dou Zong strength, praised Rayquaza, and gathered the fallen enemies' souls and bodies.
• Xiao Ling planned to search the Soul Hall members' memories for branch locations and eventually seize their Soul Origin.

After Xiao Ling and Heavenly Fire Venerable defeated the Hall of Souls at the Ye Family, Xiao Ling agreed to stay with the family and help them. Back at his residence, Qing Lin comforted him after the battle, and they confessed their feelings and became intimate.

• Xiao Ling apologized to Ye Zhong for the Hall of Souls' attack, and Ye Zhong welcomed him and accepted his offer to help the Ye Family.
• Xiao Ling returned to his residence with Heavenly Fire Venerable to rest and recover from the battle.
• Qing Lin blamed herself for being too weak to help Xiao Ling, and he reassured her that she could fight beside him in time.
• Qing Lin prepared a bath for Xiao Ling and tended to him as he relaxed and sorted through the Hall of Souls' captured soul bodies.
• Qing Lin confessed that she wanted to stay by Xiao Ling's side, and Xiao Ling told her he wanted her to choose her life freely.
• Xiao Ling and Qing Lin kissed and became intimate in the bath.

A mysterious sensation drew Xiao Ling away from the Ye Family, while a young woman from a powerful clan prepared to travel to Ye City to find him. The chapter left Xiao Ling flying toward the source of the feeling as the woman set her sights on their reunion.

• A green-clad woman arrived at the Pill Region with powerful black-clad followers and thought about Xiao Ling and the Hall of Souls.
• Xiao Ling studied the Ye Family's books, learned the Soul-Breaking Blade and Soul-Binding Chains, and spent time with Qing Lin while Xiao Yi Xian remained in seclusion.
• Xiao Ling felt a strange sensation and left Qing Lin, promising to return within a week.
• Xiao Ling summoned Rayquaza and flew toward the familiar presence, while the Yin-Yang Twin Fish Jade Pendant glowed faintly.
• At Heart Chain City, Elder Lin told a woman that a Space Wormhole led to Ye City, and she chose to go there to find Brother Xiao Ling.

Xiao Ling followed the Spirit Resonance Pendant’s pull to a peach blossom grove, where he reunited with Xun Er after years apart. They shared their recent experiences and discussed their cultivation and companions, ending with Xun Er teasing Xiao Ling about Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin.

• Xun Er abandoned her plans to visit Ye City after sensing Xiao Ling might be nearby, and Elder Lin accompanied her.
• Xiao Ling followed the increasingly strong reaction of his Yin-Yang Twin Fish Jade Pendant to a lake in the peach blossom grove.
• Xiao Ling and Xun Er recognized each other, exchanged their joy and longing, and embraced after years apart.
• Rayquaza greeted Xun Er, and Elder Lin left the lakeside after Xun Er signaled him to give them privacy.
• Xiao Ling and Xun Er discussed their cultivation and his adventures, including Zi Yan’s origins, before Xun Er teased him about Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin.

Xiao Ling reassured Xun Er about his intentions toward Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin, then gave her half of a Spirit Resonance Pendant to wear. After sharing a passionate kiss and reaffirming their feelings, they set off together on Rayquaza for Heart Chain City’s Lantern Festival.

• Xiao Ling explained that he supported Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin to help them develop their talents, and Xun Er accepted his explanation.
• Xiao Ling split the Spirit Resonance Pendant and gave Xun Er one half, creating a subtle connection between them.
• Xiao Ling and Xun Er kissed passionately, but Xun Er pulled away when things became too intimate and explained that her Divine Bloodline had to awaken before she could be with him.
• Xiao Ling promised to wait until Xun Er was ready, and the two spent a peaceful time together beside the lake.
• Xun Er invited Xiao Ling to Heart Chain City’s Lantern Festival, and they flew there together on Rayquaza.