Chapter Summaries

Hun Miesheng failed to overcome the Alchemist Tower ancestor’s soul defense and vowed revenge while a mysterious cowherd boy sensed trouble from the Hall of Souls. Xiao Ling broke through to the Five-star Dou Zun Realm in time for the Pill Gathering’s final round, then kissed Chu Wanqing before she could leave.

• Hun Miesheng’s soul probe was shattered by the Alchemist Tower ancestor, and he vowed that the Hun Clan would eventually take revenge.
• A cowherd boy riding a green ox sensed the Hall of Souls’ concealed conspiracy and continued across the grassland.
• After eight days of secluded cultivation, Xiao Ling broke through to the Five-star Dou Zun Realm, with Chu Wanqing containing the energy of his breakthrough.
• Chu Wanqing told Xiao Ling that the Pill Gathering’s third round had not begun and prepared to leave when his female companions approached.
• Xiao Ling accused Chu Wanqing of being jealous, held her back, and kissed her; Chu Wanqing stopped resisting and embraced him.

After emerging from seclusion, Xiao Ling joined Xun Er and the others at the Pill Gathering’s final venue as the Pill Realm contestants arrived. He appeared alongside Cao Ying and Dan Chen, ready to compete, while the Pill Tower’s leaders discussed his potential invitation to the Little Pill Tower.

• Xun Er reassured Zi Yan and Qing Lin that Xiao Ling had a reason for remaining in seclusion, and he soon emerged and set off with them for the competition.
• At the plaza, Xuan Kongzi arranged for Cao Ying and Dan Chen to appear as though they had just exited the Pill Realm when its gate reopened.
• Xiao Ling greeted Cao Ying and Dan Chen, told Xun Er he was ready to make his mark, and joined the two women before the crowd as the contestants arrived.
• Xuan Kongzi, Xuan Yi, and Tian Lei Zi regretted Song Qing’s death and discussed the Little Pill Tower’s interest in inviting Xiao Ling to join.

The final round of the Pill Gathering began as contestants claimed platforms and prepared to refine their pills. Xiao Ling chose the central stage, spotted Xiao Yan among the competitors, and revealed his dark-gold flame as the alchemy showdown commenced.

• Xuan Kongzi announced the final round and sent the contestants to the floating stone platforms to refine their proudest pills.
• Xiao Ling claimed the largest central platform, summoned the Heavenly Demon Puppet to guard him, and noticed Xiao Yan resting on a nearby platform.
• Xuan Kongzi rang the bell to start the contest, and contestants summoned their cauldrons and ignited their flames.
• Cao Ying revealed her powerful Blood Demon Flame Fire, while Dan Chen displayed a rare flame refined from an eighth-tier fire-attributed magical beast.
• Xiao Ling prepared to refine the Reincarnation Soul Sculpting Pill, summoned the Spirit Jade Cauldron, and brought forth a dark-gold flame.

Xiao Ling began refining the Reincarnation Soul Sculpting Pill with his Dark Golden Exotic Flame and nearly a thousand rare ingredients, including the legendary Life-and-Death Twin Lotuses. As Little Sable prepared an array to withstand the pill lightning, the competition continued in silence, and five days passed without a major breakthrough.

• Xiao Ling revealed his Dark Golden Exotic Flame, stunning the crowd as nearby flames weakened and bowed before it.
• Xuan Kongzi, Xuan Yi, and Tian Lei Zi discussed Xiao Ling's unusual flame and the Nì Mìng Wǎng Shēng Lián among his ingredients.
• Xiao Ling reassured Little Sable that he would succeed, then began refining the medicinal ingredients with precise Soul Power control.
• Little Sable left Xiao Ling's shoulder and set up an array to resist the Nine-Colored Pill Lightning without revealing Xiao Ling's connection to the Hall of Souls.
• The contestants and spectators waited as Xiao Ling refined, and five days passed with only occasional cauldron explosions interrupting the calm.

Xiao Ling carefully fused the ingredients for his Eighth-grade Nine-Colored Reincarnation Soul Sculpting Pill while the Pill Gathering advanced around him. As Pill Lightning began appearing and fewer than fifty competitors remained, the contest neared its climax, with Xiao Ling’s pill still being nurtured.

• Xiao Ling completed the difficult fusion of hundreds of medicinal ingredients, forming an embryonic pill, while Little Sable watched over the life-and-death energy balance.
• A middle-aged alchemist became the first competitor to trigger Pill Lightning and successfully refined a Rank 7 Low-grade Pill.
• Xiao Ling judged the first Pill Lightning weak, then observed that Cao Ying and Dan Chen were nearing completion and Xiao Yan was nurturing a high-grade seventh-rank pill.
• Pill Lightning appeared repeatedly over the following days as competitors refined Rank 7 pills, and Xiao Ling judged the strongest displays to correspond to Rank 7 Mid-grade pills.
• Fewer than fifty stone platforms remained active, and the spectators anticipated the Pill Gathering’s decisive contest among its strongest alchemists.

As the Pill Gathering narrowed to its final contestants, Xiao Yan completed a Peak Rank 7 Pill and used his Earth Demon Puppet to withstand its Pill Lightning. The sky filled with lightning as nine high-grade Rank 7 pills emerged, while Xiao Ling continued refining his own pill.

• Xiao Ling focused on refining a powerful pill as other contestants endured the strain, and one alchemist's furnace exploded after more than twenty days of effort.
• Over several days, nine alchemists completed their pills and seven contestants failed, leaving barely more than a dozen competitors on the platforms.
• Xiao Yan refined a Peak Rank 7 Pill, drawing fierce Pill Lightning and earning praise from the crowd and Xiao Ling.
• Xiao Yan sent his Earth Demon Puppet into the sky to absorb the Pill Lightning, and spectators noticed its resemblance to Xiao Ling's puppet.
• Several contestants' pills reached completion, and nine high-grade Rank 7 pills appeared amid a vast storm of Pill Lightning.

Xiao Yan’s Earth Demon Puppet absorbed the gathered Pill Lightning and transformed into a Heavenly Demon Puppet, while Dan Chen and Cao Ying each revealed powerful pills that formed multicolored lightning clouds. As the Pill Gathering crowd turned its attention to Xiao Ling, he stood and announced that his pill was ready to rise.

• Xiao Yan directed his Earth Demon Puppet into the gathered Pill Lightning, which tempered it into a Heavenly Demon Puppet.
• Xiao Yan collected his Rank 7 High-grade Pill and reflected on his achievements before urging Xiao Ling to win the Pill Gathering championship.
• Dan Chen’s pill shattered her cauldron and summoned a lightning cloud that developed into three colors as she exchanged determined looks with Cao Ying.
• Cao Ying revealed a Grade 8 Pill that produced Four-colored Pill Lightning, earning praise from Xuan Kongzi, Tian Lei Zi, and Xuan Yi.
• Xiao Ling rose before the expectant crowd, welcomed Little Sable onto his shoulder, and struck his pill cauldron as he declared his pill complete.

Xiao Ling refined a high-tier Rank 8 Nine-Colored Pill, astonishing the Pill Gathering audience and leaving Cao Ying and Dan Chen overwhelmed by the gap between their skills and his. The pill’s appearance established Xiao Ling as the convention’s overwhelming standout, while those close to him anticipated even more to come.

• Xiao Ling opened the Spirit Quenching Cauldron, releasing a powerful surge of energy that formed a towering pillar of flame.
• Five-colored Pill Lightning gathered above Xiao Ling, then grew to seven colors as the audience recognized his pill as a high-tier Rank 8 Pill.
• Zi Yan told Tang Huo'er that Xiao Ling still had more to show, and Xun Er echoed her confidence as gray and black clouds brought the Pill Lightning to nine colors.
• Xuan Kongzi, Xuan Yi, and Tian Lei Zi marveled at Xiao Ling’s Rank 8 Nine-Colored Pill and praised his extraordinary alchemy.
• Xiao Ling stood beneath the nine-colored thunderclouds as the crowd cheered, while Cao Ying admitted he had surpassed her and Dan Chen vowed to keep striving toward him.

Xiao Ling completed a Rank 8 Nine-Colored Pill and prepared to face the pill lightning with Little Sable, while the Pill Tower leaders considered intervening if he was in danger. Yao Chen brought Xiao Yi Xian to watch Xiao Ling, and she reflected on her feelings for him and his other companions.

• Old Man Qinghua completed a Rank 8 pill, but his Three-colored Pill Lightning was overshadowed by Xiao Ling's Nine-Colored Pill Lightning.
• Xiao Ling told Little Sable that the lightning trial was about to begin and relied on it to protect the pill while he recovered.
• The Nine-Colored Pill Lightning absorbed the other alchemists' Eight-grade Pill Lightnings, and Xuan Kongzi promised to intervene if Xiao Ling faced a critical danger.
• Yao Chen explained the Pill Tower's strength to Xiao Yi Xian, who had reached the Nine-star Dou Zun Realm after inheriting the Calamity Poison Body legacy.
• Yao Chen encouraged Xiao Yi Xian to reunite with Xun Er and the others, but she stayed to watch Xiao Ling and said he would have to prove himself to earn their approval.

Little Sable revealed his human form and used the Sky Demon Spirit Phantom Array to suppress and devour the Nine-Colored Pill Lightning threatening Xiao Ling’s Samsara Soul Pill. As Xuan Kongzi went to check on the Star Domain’s barrier, Xiao Ling watched the battle and remarked that Little Sable’s technique resembled a martial spirit possession.

• The Nine-Colored Pill Lightning formed a Lightning Dragon and charged toward the Samsara Soul Pill in Xiao Ling’s Spirit Quenching Cauldron.
• Little Sable swallowed three Seventh Stage Magic Cores, transformed into a man, and revealed an aura that shocked the spectators.
• Little Sable activated the Sky Demon Spirit Phantom Array, summoned a giant Sky Demon Sable, and rode it into battle against the Lightning Dragon.
• The Sky Demon Sable defeated and devoured the Lightning Dragon’s energy while Xuan Kongzi, Xuan Yi, and Tian Lei Zi watched in astonishment.
• Xuan Yi warned that the battle could damage the Star Domain’s barrier and free the Three Thousand Burning Flame, so Xuan Kongzi went to investigate.
• Xiao Ling watched from the stone platform and observed that Little Sable’s methods resembled a martial spirit possession.

Little Sable subdued the Nine-Colored Pill Lightning so Xiao Ling could complete the Rank 8 Reincarnation Soul Sculpting Pill needed for his revival. Holy Pill City celebrated Xiao Ling as the Continent's Number One Alchemist, while Yao Chen hoped he would one day become the true greatest alchemist on the Dou Qi Continent.

• Little Sable fought the Lightning Dragon for an hour, holding it off until the Nine-Colored Pill Lightning ran out of energy and dispersed.
• The pill shot away from Xiao Ling's cauldron, but Little Sable caught it and brought it back before it transformed into a little purple sable; Xiao Ling then reclaimed it for the Pill Gathering's evaluation.
• Little Sable returned to Xiao Ling's shoulder, and the people of Holy Pill City erupted into cheers proclaiming Xiao Ling the Continent's Number One Alchemist.
• Xiong Zhan told Elder Chi Huo that he had kept his promise to cheer loudest for Xiao Ling if he won the Pill Gathering.
• Yao Chen watched the celebration and hoped Xiao Ling would eventually surpass everyone and become the true number one alchemist of the Dou Qi Continent.

Xiao Ling won the Pill Gathering after refining a Rank 8 Nine-Colored Pill, overwhelming the other contestants and earning the championship. Xuan Kongzi invited him to visit the Pill Tower to discuss important matters, leaving Xiao Ling curious about what else he had to say.

• The contestants presented their pills, and Xiao Ling's Nine-Colored Pill manifested as a Sky Demon Sable that subdued the other Rank 8 pills with its aura.
• Xuan Kongzi announced Xiao Ling as the Pill Gathering champion, and the spectators erupted in cheers.
• Zi Yan, Qing Lin, the other women, and Xun Er celebrated Xiao Ling's victory, while Cao Ying and Dan Chen watched him with complicated feelings.
• Xuan Kongzi told Xiao Ling that he could become a potential Pill Tower titan and asked him to visit the Pill Tower to discuss important matters.
• Xiao Ling accepted the proposal but wondered what Xuan Kongzi intended to tell him.

Xiao Ling won the Pill Gathering and received the Primordial Soul Forging Art, then prepared to pursue the Three Thousand Burning Flame when the Star Domain opened. That night, Xun Er told him she would soon leave Holy Pill City and return to her clan.

• Xuan Kongzi awarded Xiao Ling the Primordial Soul Forging Art and announced that the top ten contestants could enter the Star Domain in two days to try to subdue the Three Thousand Burning Flame.
• Xiao Yan decided he would leave Xiao Ling after the Three Thousand Burning Flame contest and investigate clues to another Heavenly Flame.
• Xuan Kongzi privately invited Xiao Ling to visit the Alchemist Tower later to discuss important matters.
• Xiao Yi Xian and Yao Chen chose to wait for Xiao Ling at Starfall Pavilion instead of meeting him after the Pill Gathering.
• Xiao Ling and Xun Er watched Holy Pill City from a tower rooftop, where Xun Er told him she needed to return to her clan.

Xiao Ling and Xun Er shared a tender farewell, and Xun Er broke through her cultivation bottleneck while with him. Xiao Ling gave her a Calamity Fire Fruit that could nurture Yan Ji, and an elderly man emerged from a spatial fluctuation as they discussed the gift.

• Xiao Ling and Xun Er promised to reach the Dou Sheng realm and stay together, then shared a kiss beneath the moonlight.
• Xun Er's cultivation broke through during their intimate moment, and she credited the peace she felt beside Xiao Ling.
• Xiao Ling presented Xun Er with a Calamity Fire Fruit and explained that it could nurture Yan Ji, a powerful fire-element lifeform.
• Xiao Ling told Xun Er he had found the fruit in ancient ruins, while privately recalling that he had obtained it through a draw opportunity and intended for Xun Er to raise Yan Ji.
• Xun Er accepted the fruit and promised to care for Little Yan Ji, then an elderly man emerged from a spatial fluctuation and praised Xiao Ling's sincerity.

Elder Tong Xuan arrived to take Xun Er back to the Gu Clan, and she parted from Xiao Ling after asking him to attend her Coming-of-Age Ceremony. After Chu Wanqing appeared, she accepted Xiao Ling’s invitation to drink with him, and they grew slightly drunk together in a private room.

• Elder Tong Xuan praised Xiao Ling’s cultivation and achievements, then told Xun Er it was time to return to the Gu Clan.
• Xiao Ling urged Xun Er to care for herself and nurture the Calamity Fire Fruit, and she asked him to attend her Coming-of-Age Ceremony before leaving through the Space Passage.
• Chu Wanqing emerged from the void and teased Xiao Ling about his relationship with Xun Er and his promise to defeat her clan’s competitors.
• Xiao Ling invited Chu Wanqing to admire the moon and drink, and she agreed to keep him company.
• Xiao Ling took Chu Wanqing to a private room in a tavern, where they drank without dispelling the alcohol and became slightly intoxicated as their conversation grew more intimate.

After drinking with Chu Wanqing, Xiao Ling was drawn into a passionate night with the newly advanced Dou Sheng. Chu Wanqing awoke alone the next morning, found his letter and a jade hairpin, and left Holy Pill City expecting to meet him again.

• Chu Wanqing became tipsy as she drank with Xiao Ling, then drained a final cup after he teased her about giving up.
• Chu Wanqing initiated an intimate encounter, but Xiao Ling turned the tables and took charge as they spent the night together.
• Chu Wanqing woke the next morning sore and alone, gradually recalling that she had started their encounter.
• Chu Wanqing read Xiao Ling's letter explaining that he had left for an appointment with Xuan Kongzi, then accepted the jade hairpin he had made for her.
• Chu Wanqing destroyed the room with her Dou Qi, expressed hope that Xiao Ling would convince her when they met again, and departed Holy Pill City.

Xiao Ling joined the Little Pill Tower after Xuan Kongzi and the other titans invited him, then met the top ten Pill Gathering contestants. The chapter ended with Xuan Kongzi announcing that they would enter the Star Domain in two days to try to subdue the Three Thousand Burning Flame.

• Xiao Ling left Chu Wanqing a letter and a jade hairpin before going to meet the Pill Tower’s three titans.
• Xuan Kongzi explained the Little Pill Tower’s role and strict membership requirements, then invited Xiao Ling to join.
• Xiao Ling accepted membership while explaining that he would remain with Starfall Pavilion and visit Holy Pill City only occasionally.
• Xuan Yi gave Xiao Ling a Little Pill Tower token that granted him access to its archives and treasury.
• Cao Ying, Dan Chen, Xiao Yan, and the other Pill Gathering finalists arrived, and Xiao Ling greeted them.
• Xuan Kongzi announced that the Star Domain Gate would open in two days, giving the finalists a chance to subdue the Three Thousand Burning Flame.

Xuan Kongzi warned Xiao Ling and the other Pill Gathering contestants that the Hall of Souls might interfere with their attempt to subdue Three Thousand Burning Flame, and gave them jade pearls to summon Pill Tower reinforcements. After leaving the hall, Xiao Ling spent time with Cao Ying before suddenly departing, while Dan Chen resolved to pursue her feelings for him.

• Xuan Kongzi, Xuan Yi, and Tian Lei Zi warned the contestants that Hall of Souls members might try to release Three Thousand Burning Flame and gave each of them a spatial jade pearl to call for help.
• Xuan Kongzi and the others discussed who might subdue Three Thousand Burning Flame and doubted Xiao Ling could do so because he already possessed a Heavenly Flame.
• Cao Ying and Dan Chen stayed beside Xiao Ling after the group left the hall, while Xiao Yan departed to use the remaining Immortal Source Ancient Fruit to improve his cultivation.
• Dan Chen resolved to stop waiting passively and compete for a place in Xiao Ling's heart as Cao Ying led him to a secluded room for an alchemy exchange.
• Cao Ying embraced and kissed Xiao Ling, who told her to recover before he left abruptly using the Power of Space.

Xiao Ling checked on Little Sable’s transformation and learned that he was expected to revive within two months, while the Spirit of the Ancestral Stone said his Destiny Talisman was nearly complete. After discovering a robe and letter from Tang Huo'er, Xiao Ling joined Zi Yan, who prepared to place a Dragon Seal on him to aid his attempt to subdue the Three Thousand Burning Flame.

• Xiao Ling found Little Sable recovering inside a black-and-white cocoon, and the Spirit of the Ancestral Stone said he might reach Half-Saint and fully revive within two months.
• The Spirit of the Ancestral Stone told Xiao Ling that his Destiny Talisman was nearly finished and agreed to keep watch over Little Sable.
• Xiao Ling found a fiery red robe and a sealed letter bearing Tang Huo'er's name, and he considered visiting Burning Flame Valley.
• Zi Yan teased Xiao Ling about needing her help to subdue the Three Thousand Burning Flame, then agreed to assist him.
• Zi Yan formed a purple dragon phantom and prepared to place a Dragon Seal on Xiao Ling, explaining that it would improve his chances against the Three Thousand Burning Flame.

Zi Yan planted an Ancient Dragon Seal on Xiao Ling and gave him a bottle of Dragon Blood to help him subdue the Three Thousand Burning Flame. Two days later, Xiao Ling and the other top ten Pill Gathering contestants entered the Star Domain under Elder Xiang Jinsong’s guidance, while the Pill Tower’s leaders prepared to guard Holy Pill City.

• Zi Yan used Ancient Dragon Blood to plant a Dragon Seal on Xiao Ling, which would let her sense his location and help him challenge the Three Thousand Burning Flame.
• Zi Yan gave Xiao Ling the remaining Dragon Blood and explained that he should apply it to the Three Thousand Burning Flame’s forehead to awaken the seal and begin a battle of Soul Power.
• Zi Yan and Xiao Ling went to the Holy Pill City auction, and two days later the top ten Pill Gathering contestants gathered at the Alchemist Tower.
• Xuan Kongzi and the other presidents opened a Space Gate to the Star Domain, and Elder Xiang Jinsong warned the contestants to follow his instructions before leading them inside.
• Xiao Ling and the other ten contestants entered the Star Domain, while Xuan Kongzi, Tian Lei Zi, and Xuan Yi confirmed that the Alchemist Tower’s forces and allies were on alert.