Chapter Summaries

Xiao Ling summoned Qing Zhi’s remnant image from the Azure Dragon Hall and persuaded the Azure Dragon King that the summoning was an accident. Qing Zhi offered Xiao Ling his legacy if he passed a test, and his miniature azure dragon hurtled toward Xiao Ling as the test began.

• Xiao Ling sealed off a desolate valley and released Qing Zhi’s remnant image, triggering a vast sea of lightning.
• Qing Zhi questioned Xiao Ling about summoning him, and Xiao Ling claimed a spatial Dou Skill had accidentally pulled him through a rift.
• After learning about the Dou Qi Continent and Starfall Pavilion, Qing Zhi decided to let Xiao Ling attempt to inherit his legacy.
• Xiao Ling accepted the offer and boasted of his cultivation and strength among his peers.
• Qing Zhi challenged Xiao Ling to withstand one move, then sent a miniature azure dragon racing toward him through the lightning-filled valley.

Xiao Ling defeated Qing Zhi’s Azure Dragon attack with the Space Flame Slash and proved himself worthy of the inheritance. As he received the Azure Heaven Dragon Transformation Art, Qing Zhi sent Heavenly Dragon Qi into his body to help him begin cultivating it, triggering a painful transformation.

• Xiao Ling used the Heavenly Fire Three Transformations and the Godfall Weapon’s Space Flame Slash to pierce Qing Zhi’s Azure Dragon phantom, though Qing Zhi’s stronger afterimage eventually shattered the attack.
• Qing Zhi praised Xiao Ling’s strength, declared him qualified to inherit his legacy, and sent the Azure Heaven Dragon Transformation Art into his mind.
• Xiao Ling began absorbing the inheritance, and Qing Zhi watched as his body showed signs of approaching the art’s entry level.
• Qing Zhi sent the Heavenly Dragon Qi from his body into Xiao Ling, causing the azure light to freeze as Xiao Ling endured pain and his body began to be reshaped.

Xiao Ling subdued Heavenly Dragon Qi and received Qing Zhi’s Azure Heaven Dragon Transformation Art inheritance before Qing Zhi’s remnant image vanished. After reuniting with Rayquaza, Xiao Ling learned that Zi Yan and Medusa had defeated two of Rayquaza’s subordinates.

• Xiao Ling adapted to the Heavenly Dragon Qi, condensed Azure Dragon Skin, and greatly strengthened his body.
• Qing Zhi praised Xiao Ling’s talent, explained that he came from another plane, and said his main body would remember their meeting before his remnant image disappeared.
• Xiao Ling left the valley and reunited with Rayquaza, who confirmed that no one had disturbed him during the inheritance.
• The Blood Fiend Mad Lion and Void Shattering Dragon Eagle reported that two women had beaten them and gone to the Starfall Pavilion.
• Xiao Ling recognized the women as Zi Yan and Medusa and told Rayquaza that he would not take revenge on Zi Yan.

Xiao Ling returned to Starfall Pavilion after cultivating the Azure Heaven Dragon Transformation Art and prepared for the Four Pavilion Conference. After refining pills and strengthening his relationships with Zi Yan, Qing Lin, and Medusa, he and the other young talents faced the approaching gathering at Wind Thunder East Pavilion.

• Xiao Ling apologized to two magical beasts, left them eighth-tier medicinal ingredients, and returned to Starfall Pavilion.
• Xiao Ling told Zi Yan, Qing Lin, and Medusa about the Azure Heaven Dragon Transformation Art, then refined pills for Zi Yan and promised Medusa twenty Form Transformation Pills.
• Xiao Ling spent the following days studying Alchemy with Yao Chen, cultivating the dragon art, and growing closer to Medusa.
• The Four Pavilion Conference approached, bringing attention to young talents including Feng Qing'er, Tang Ying, Wang Chen, Mu Qingluan, and Xiao Yan.
• The conference was set to take place at Wind Thunder East Pavilion because Wind Thunder Pavilion had won the previous competition.

Xiao Yan attended the Four Pavilion Conference with Lin Yan, hoping to find Xiao Ling and strengthen his ties with Starfall Pavilion while avoiding the enemies pursuing him. The conference began with the arrival of the pavilion masters and their leading disciples, while Xiao Ling and Starfall Pavilion had yet to appear.

• Xiao Yan and Lin Yan reached the Wind Thunder East Pavilion for the Four Pavilion Conference, and Xiao Yan wondered whether Xiao Ling would attend.
• Xiao Yan recounted his rise to High-level Dou Huang and Sixth-grade Alchemist, his feud with Ice River Valley, and his plan to seek support from Starfall Pavilion.
• Thunder Venerable and the other Wind Thunder Pavilion masters arrived, and Lin Yan warned Xiao Yan that the Hall of Souls was far more dangerous than the Wind Thunder Pavilion.
• Sword Venerable arrived with Tang Ying, followed by Yellow Springs Venerable with Wang Chen.
• The three visiting Venerables took their seats and spoke amicably as the three other pavilions maintained an alliance against Starfall Pavilion's greater strength.

Xiao Ling arrived at the Four Pavilion Conference hosted by Wind Thunder Pavilion atop Rayquaza, whose overwhelming display unsettled the crowd and the other Pavilion Masters. After Xiao Ling and his companions took their seats, spectators expected Mu Qingluan to lead Starfall Pavilion to victory.

• Sword Venerable, Yellow Springs Venerable, and Thunder Venerable discussed Starfall Pavilion’s growing influence, while Thunder Venerable vowed Feng Qing'er would help Wind Thunder Pavilion defeat it.
• A storm gathered over Thunder Mountain, and Rayquaza emerged from a spatial passage, terrifying the crowd and drawing Xiao Yan and Lin Yan’s recognition.
• Thunder Venerable cautiously greeted the dragon, and Xiao Ling announced that he had come in his Pavilion Master’s place while the Pavilion Master was in seclusion.
• The clouds cleared to reveal Xiao Ling, Mu Qingluan, Little Sable, and three indistinct figures standing atop Rayquaza.
• Xiao Ling guided Rayquaza down, and he and his companions took their prepared seats as the crowd discussed his arrival and Mu Qingluan’s chances of winning.

At the Four Pavilion Conference, Thunder Venerable opened the first-stage free-for-all, and Mu Qingluan and Feng Qing'er entered the arena as prominent contenders. Xiao Ling recognized Feng Qing'er as a Heaven Demon Phoenix, while Zi Yan proposed capturing her as a maid; the contest began with the rivalry between the two women still unresolved.

• Yellow Springs Venerable and Sword Venerable greeted Xiao Ling, and Thunder Venerable welcomed the crowd and announced that the fifty-three contestants would fight until eight remained.
• Tang Ying and Wang Chen entered the arena, followed by Mu Qingluan, who told Xiao Ling she would show off her strength.
• Feng Qing'er arrived on a colorful crane, and Xiao Ling probed her concealed aura and found that she had only recently reached the Dou Zong realm.
• Zi Yan recognized Feng Qing'er as a Heaven Demon Phoenix and suggested capturing her to serve as a maid; Xiao Ling agreed, while Medusa and Qing Lin reacted with surprise.
• Little Sable compared Feng Qing'er's bloodline unfavorably with the Nine Phoenix Clan, and Xiao Ling explained that the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan descended from the extinct Heavenly Phoenix Clan.

The Four Pavilion Conference’s first round began as fifty-four contestants fought in a brutal arena battle, with Xiao Yan and Lin Yan standing out among the strongest. As the field narrowed, Wang Chen attacked them, but Xiao Yan’s powerful flame technique knocked him back and shocked the spectators.

• Xiao Ling reflected on the decline of powerful clans before turning his attention to the competition and greeting Xiao Yan and Lin Yan.
• Fifty-four contestants began a chaotic battle, and Feng Qing'er, Mu Qingluan, Tang Ying, and Wang Chen held secure positions as others were eliminated.
• Xiao Yan and Lin Yan fought back-to-back against groups of contestants, defeating more than a dozen while remaining in the arena.
• When eleven contestants remained, Tang Ying attacked a Nine Star Dou Huang contestant while Wang Chen confronted Xiao Yan and Lin Yan.
• Wang Chen mocked Xiao Yan over his conflict with Ice River Valley, and Lin Yan taunted him about their earlier clash in the Sky Curtain Mountain Range.
• Xiao Yan used Flame Splitting Wave Devouring Ruler and his Life-Transformation Fire to overpower Wang Chen’s black storm, leaving Wang Chen stumbling back and shocking the spectators.

Lin Yan fought Wang Chen to a standstill despite Wang Chen’s near-Dou Zong strength, but Wang Chen unleashed the Yellow Springs Blood Art and launched a powerful attack that threatened Lin Yan. The chapter ended with Xiao Yan preparing to intervene as Wang Chen’s Yellow Springs Corrupt Corpse Arm bore down on Lin Yan.

• Lin Yan challenged Wang Chen to settle their grudge while Xiao Yan held back to avoid Tang Ying joining the fight.
• Wang Chen and Lin Yan exchanged powerful attacks, damaging the plaza and leaving both injured and exhausted.
• Master Xiao Ling and the other pavilion leaders praised Lin Yan’s talent, while Yellow Springs Venerable grew furious at Wang Chen’s failure to defeat him.
• Wang Chen, fearing punishment if he lost, used the Yellow Springs Blood Art to raise his strength.
• Wang Chen unleashed the Yellow Springs Corrupt Corpse Arm at Lin Yan, and Xiao Yan began gathering strength to block the attack.

Lin Yan conceded to Wang Chen, but Mu Qingluan intervened and eliminated Wang Chen for attacking after the concession. Xiao Ling rebuffed Yellow Springs Venerable’s protest, who left with Wang Chen, while Xiao Ling privately vowed to make him pay; the competition continued with eight qualifiers remaining.

• Lin Yan conceded, but Wang Chen continued his killing strike until Mu Qingluan blocked it and sent him flying.
• Mu Qingluan eliminated Wang Chen after he insulted her, then Lin Yan left the platform and credited Xiao Ling with arranging her intervention.
• Yellow Springs Venerable accused Xiao Ling of using the incident to humiliate the Yellow Springs Pavilion, and Xiao Ling defended Mu Qingluan as enforcing the rules.
• Yellow Springs Venerable backed down, took the unconscious Wang Chen, and left the conference.
• Xiao Ling told Little Sable he would make Yellow Springs Venerable pay, and the competition proceeded with eight qualifiers remaining.

The Four Pavilion Conference’s arena rounds narrowed the field to Feng Qing'er and Mu Qingluan, after Mu Qingluan defeated Xiao Yan in the semifinals. The final began with the two rivals confronting each other, and its outcome remained undecided.

• Thunder Venerable announced the second-round qualifiers, and Xiao Ling drew lots that paired Feng Qing'er with Tang Ying and Mu Qingluan with Xiao Yan.
• Feng Qing'er defeated Tang Ying in fewer than ten exchanges, while Mu Qingluan overcame Xiao Yan despite his impressive strength as a Seven Star Dou Huang.
• Xiao Yan accepted his defeat and reunited with Xiao Ling and Lin Yan, while Xiao Ling warned Mu Qingluan that Feng Qing'er was a Heavenly Demon Phoenix.
• Thunder Venerable announced the final between Mu Qingluan and Feng Qing'er, who took their positions on the arena.
• Feng Qing'er challenged Mu Qingluan to a fair battle, and Mu Qingluan answered that she had long wanted to teach Feng Qing'er a lesson.

Mu Qingluan battled Feng Qing'er in the Four Pavilion Tournament, gaining the advantage with her swordsmanship and Azure Abyss Counter Wind Vortex. Feng Qing'er then used Bloodline Devouring Spirit to absorb her multicolored phoenix and raise her strength to three-star Dou Zong, leaving Mu Qingluan preparing for a final clash.

• Feng Qing'er and Mu Qingluan exchanged attacks, while Xiao Ling and Qing Lin watched from the seats.
• Zi Yan revealed that she had given Mu Qingluan a Dragon Seal and an Ancient Void Dragon Clan technique designed to counter the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan.
• Mu Qingluan overwhelmed Feng Qing'er with her sword attacks and used Azure Abyss Counter Wind Vortex to extinguish Feng Qing'er's Wind Killing Finger and engulf her in a tornado.
• Feng Qing'er escaped the tornado in the form of a multicolored phoenix, but Mu Qingluan struck it with sword Qi and forced Feng Qing'er to reveal herself.
• Feng Qing'er used Bloodline Devouring Spirit to absorb the multicolored phoenix and raise her strength from one-star to three-star Dou Zong.
• Mu Qingluan watched Feng Qing'er spread her seven-colored phoenix wings and prepared for a final battle.

Mu Qingluan evaded Feng Qing’er’s Demon Phoenix Sacred Image and counterattacked with the Dragon Soul Slash Phoenix Sword. Feng Qing’er was left facing the attack in terror, while the spectators waited to see its result.

• Feng Qing’er unleashed her Demon Phoenix Sacred Image, and Mu Qingluan escaped its black-flame strike with the Taiqing Roaming Heaven Steps.
• Xiao Ling told Xiao Yan he planned to obtain Feng Qing’er’s Beast Flame for him, and Xiao Yan agreed to follow his arrangements.
• Feng Qing’er sent the black light after Mu Qingluan again, but Mu Qingluan advanced toward her and split into sixteen clones with the Spirit Luan Thousand Shadows Roaming Heaven Art.
• Mu Qingluan appeared behind Feng Qing’er and struck with the Dragon Soul Slash Phoenix Sword, forming a giant purple dragon from her blade.
• Feng Qing’er saw the dragon rushing toward her, felt fear for the first time, and realized she had underestimated Mu Qingluan.

Mu Qingluan defeated Feng Qing'er in the Four Pavilion Grand Meet after her Purple-Gold Giant Dragon shattered Feng Qing'er's Phoenix Bell and slammed her into the plaza. The crowd was left stunned as Mu Qingluan stood over the fallen Feng Qing'er and declared her victory.

• Feng Qing'er summoned the Sacred Image Phoenix Bell, drawing praise from the spectators for the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan technique's defense and hidden sonic attack.
• Mu Qingluan's Purple-Gold Giant Dragon struck the bell, and the collision sent powerful soundwaves through the arena as both techniques began to falter.
• The dragon clawed through the Phoenix Bell and shattered it, then seized Feng Qing'er and smashed her into the ground.
• Mu Qingluan dispersed the dust, found Feng Qing'er battered in the crater, and placed her sword at Feng Qing'er's throat.
• Mu Qingluan declared that she had won, leaving the crowd in shock at Feng Qing'er's defeat.

Mu Qingluan won the Four Pavilion Tournament for Starfall Pavilion after defeating Feng Qing'er, while Thunder Venerable worried about the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan's response. As Sword Venerable and Tang Ying departed, Feng Qing'er left humiliated and resentful over her defeat.

• Thunder Venerable announced Mu Qingluan of Starfall Pavilion as the tournament's victor, and the crowd erupted in cheers.
• Mu Qingluan withdrew her sword from Feng Qing'er, restored her strength with a Rank 7 Pill, and received Xiao Ling's praise and promised reward.
• Feng Qing'er watched Xiao Ling and Mu Qingluan together and wrongly concluded that Mu Qingluan had seduced him to gain cultivation resources.
• Thunder Venerable warned Feng Qing'er that her clan would likely punish them both for her defeat, and Feng Qing'er remained silent.
• Sword Venerable bid farewell to Xiao Ling and Thunder Venerable, then departed on a giant sword with Tang Ying.

Xiao Ling sent Qinghai and the Banner Slaves to destroy Yellow Springs Pavilion under the Hall of Souls’ name, then planned to capture a pet for Zi Yan. He used the Ancient Phoenix Blood Essence to lure Feng Qing'er into the forest, where he waited for her to arrive.

• Xiao Ling opened a Space Rift and sent Zi Yan, Xiao Yan, Lin Yan, Mu Qingluan, and the others toward Starfall Pavilion on two Seventh-tier snake pets.
• Xiao Ling summoned the Banner Slaves and ordered Qinghai, Earth Demon, and Fei Tian to destroy Yellow Springs Pavilion and gather souls while posing as the Hall of Souls.
• Xiao Ling considered planting Banner Slaves as spies in the Hall of Souls and planned to seize its stored Soul Origins later, then set off to catch Zi Yan a pet.
• After returning to the Wind Thunder East Pavilion, Feng Qing'er sensed nearby Ancient Phoenix Blood Essence and left alone to investigate.
• Xiao Ling waited in a dark forest with five drops of Ancient Phoenix Blood Essence as Feng Qing'er approached.

Xiao Ling confronted Feng Qing'er over the Ancient Phoenix Blood Essence, captured her, and declared that she would become Zi Yan’s maid. As he carried her away, Feng Qing'er accepted that she had little choice and began considering how she might use the arrangement to improve her cultivation and surpass Mu Qingluan.

• Feng Qing'er met Xiao Ling beneath an ancient tree and demanded that he return the Ancient Phoenix Blood Essence, threatening to report him to the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan.
• Xiao Ling took Feng Qing'er's communication jade slip, stopped her escape with the Power of Space, and sealed away her Dou Qi.
• Xiao Ling told Feng Qing'er that Zi Yan wanted her as a maid and promised cultivation benefits if she behaved, then carried her away before she could decide.
• Feng Qing'er realized that no one was likely to find her and weighed suicide against obeying Xiao Ling.
• Feng Qing'er resolved to serve Xiao Ling for now, hoping to gain resources, obtain the Ancient Phoenix Blood Essence, and eventually surpass Mu Qingluan.

As the Pill Gathering approached, Xiao Ling returned to Starfall Pavilion with Feng Qing'er and discussed his Peak Rank 8 Reincarnation Soul Sculpting Pill recipe with Yao Chen. He prepared to leave for Holy Pill City, while Feng Qing'er resolved to pursue her plan to get closer to Xiao Ling.

• Xiao Ling knocked Feng Qing'er unconscious, placed her in the System Space, and rode Rayquaza back to Starfall Pavilion.
• News spread that Feng Qing'er had vanished after the Four Pavilion tournament and that the Hall of Souls had destroyed Yellow Springs Pavilion.
• Yao Chen praised Xiao Ling for creating the Reincarnation Soul Sculpting Pill recipe and urged him to refine it at the Pill Gathering.
• Xiao Ling learned that Zi Yan, Qing Lin, and Medusa had gone to search for Serpentine Magical Beasts, then told Feng Qing'er he would leave for Holy Pill City with them.
• Xiao Ling warned Feng Qing'er not to escape while he was away and directed her to ask Mu Qingluan for help if needed.
• Feng Qing'er assured Xiao Ling she would behave, then privately decided to act more proactively on her plan to seduce him.

Xiao Ling returned to the Ye Family to honor his promise to help them in the Five Great Families assessment, but learned he had to pose as Ye Xinlan’s prospective husband. He agreed after Zi Yan accepted the arrangement on the condition that it be dissolved after the assessment, and offered to teach Ye Xinlan Alchemy before leaving to rest.

• Xiao Ling arrived in Ye City with Zi Yan, Qing Lin, and Medusa and went to meet First Elder Ye Zhong at the Ye Family estate.
• Xiao Ling told Ye Zhong that he would represent the Ye Family in the Five Great Families assessment, and Ye Zhong asked him to act as the family’s prospective son-in-law.
• Zi Yan objected to Xiao Ling’s marriage contract, but Ye Xinlan rushed in and pleaded for his help, offering to serve the family’s benefactors for life.
• Xiao Ling explained that the marriage contract would be temporary, and Zi Yan agreed as long as the Ye Family dissolved it after the assessment.
• Xiao Ling accepted the arrangement, asked Ye Zhong to notify him when the assessment was near, and offered to teach Ye Xinlan Alchemy before leaving the Council Hall.

Xiao Ling endured repeated destruction and reconstruction of his consciousness in the Ancestral Stone’s Spiritual Grinding Mill, strengthening his Soul Power before leaving for Holy Pill City. He departed with Medusa, Zi Yan, Qing Lin, and Ye Xinlan to represent the Ye Family in the Five Great Families’ assessment.

• Xiao Ling’s consciousness shattered and reformed fifty times in the Spiritual Grinding Mill, and the Spirit of the Ancestral Stone praised his willpower while telling Little Sable that he had gone to deal with Xiao Ling’s Destiny Talisman.
• After Xiao Ling left the Ancestral Stone, Medusa caught him when his exhausted body nearly fell, then told him that the Ye Family was ready to depart for Holy Pill City.
• Ye Xinlan explained that the Five Great Families’ assessment was approaching, and Xiao Ling set out with Medusa, Zi Yan, Qing Lin, and Ye Xinlan.
• Ye Zhong and the Ye Family elders welcomed Xiao Ling and prepared to travel, while Ye Zhong urged the clan’s younger members to study Alchemy and protect the family’s future.
• Xiao Ling and Ye Zhong led the group toward a Space Wormhole in Ye City, beginning the journey to Holy Pill City by a route that required several transfers.