Chapter Summaries

Fan Ling arranged for Black Skull Tomb and the Blood Sect to intercept Demon Flame Valley and seize its Ancestor-Breaking Pill. Feng Hua sent Elder Yan and the others to escape with the pill while he faced Fan Lao and Skeleton Old Demon, who joined forces to kill him.

• Fan Ling learned that Demon Flame Valley had left through Black-Seal City's west gate and ordered Black Skull Tomb to intercept them.
• Feng Hua stopped near a hill and confronted Fan Lao of the Blood Sect and Skeleton Old Demon of Black Skull Tomb, who demanded the Ancestor-Breaking Pill.
• Fan Lao and Skeleton Old Demon attacked the Demon Flame Valley group, and Feng Hua gave the jade box to Elder Yan and ordered him to lead the others to safety.
• Fan Lao and Skeleton Old Demon stayed behind to pursue Feng Hua while other forces moved to intercept Elder Yan and the escaping group.
• Feng Hua tried to flee using his wind-attributed techniques, but Fan Lao and Skeleton Old Demon caught up and launched their Blood Demon Claw and Skeleton Great Hand Seal.

Xiao Jie and Bai Ya ambushed the forces fighting near Black-Seal City after Elder Yan of Demon Flame Valley confronted the Blood Sect and Black Skull Tomb. Elder Yan’s self-destruction left three Dou Wang injured, and Xiao Jie killed a wounded Seven-Star Dou Wang before the battle’s outcome was known.

• Feng Hua countered Fan Lao and Skeleton Old Demon’s attacks, then fled as they pursued him.
• Fan Ling, He Ling, and Black Skull Tomb forces ambushed Elder Yan and the Demon Flame Valley group near Black-Seal City.
• Xiao Jie and Bai Ya waited outside the battle, planning to strike after the Demon Flame Valley Dou Wang was killed.
• Elder Yan badly wounded He Ling, then self-destructed and injured the three Dou Wang attacking him.
• Xiao Jie used Crimson Flame Palm to kill the wounded Seven-Star Dou Wang from the Blood Sect and took his Storage Ring.

Xiao Jie and his allies wiped out the Blood Sect and Black Skull Tomb fighters before arriving at the Black-Domain Great Plain, where Fan Lao and Skeleton Old Demon had killed Feng Hua. Xiao Jie confronted the two Dou Emperors and declared that he had come for their heads.

• Xiao Jie killed Fan Ling and the fleeing forces from the Blood Sect and Black Skull Tomb while the Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor dealt with the remaining enemies.
• Xiao Jie arranged for the Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor and Hai Bodong to hold back a Six-Star Dou Emperor while he handled the rest, promising the serpent an Emperor-Extreme Pill.
• Fan Lao and Skeleton Old Demon struck Feng Hua with their Dou Techniques, killing him above the Black-Domain Great Plain.
• Xiao Jie, Hai Bodong, and the Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor arrived as Fan Lao prepared to retrieve the pill from Feng Hua's body.
• Xiao Jie told Fan Lao that he had come to borrow the heads of him and Skeleton Old Demon.

Xiao Jie used his fused Heavenly Flames and the Heavenly Fire Three-Mysterious Transformation to defeat Fan Lao, then joined Hai Bodong and the Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor in overwhelming Skeleton Old Demon. The chapter ended with Skeleton Old Demon trapped under their assault.

• Xiao Jie revealed the Mystic Yellow Lotus Heart Flame and attacked Fan Lao while Hai Bodong and the Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor engaged Skeleton Old Demon.
• Hai Bodong struck Skeleton Old Demon with ice dragons, breaking through his defenses and sending him flying.
• Xiao Jie activated the Mystic Yellow Transformation and Green Lotus Transformation, raising his strength to the Dou Zong realm.
• Fan Lao fled, but Xiao Jie caught him in the air and burned him to nothing, taking his Storage Ring.
• Skeleton Old Demon tried to escape Hai Bodong and the Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor, but Hai Bodong stopped him with the Ten-Thousand Flower Ice Mirror.

Xiao Jie killed Skeleton Old Demon, recovered from using the Heavenly Fire Three-Mysterious Transformation, and sent Hai Bodong and the Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor to seize control of Skeleton City. He returned to Black-Seal City to retrieve Qing Lin while planning to take over the Blood Sect and Black Skull Tomb and prepare for the larger conflict ahead.

• Xiao Jie appeared on the battlefield and burned Skeleton Old Demon to nothingness before collecting the Storage Rings of Skeleton Old Demon and Feng Hua.
• Xiao Jie, Hai Bodong, and the Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor withdrew toward Black-Seal City, and Xiao Jie swallowed a Vitality Pill to recover from the transformation.
• Xiao Jie gave the Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor an Emperor-Extreme Pill and sent him and Hai Bodong to capture the fighters at Skeleton City and bring them to Twilight City.
• Xiao Jie returned to Black-Seal City to fetch Qing Lin while considering how to take over the Blood Sect and Black Skull Tomb and counter the faction behind their attack.
• Xiao Jie planned to ally with Demon Flame Valley and strengthen his forces against Han Feng and the Soul Hall Protector.

Xiao Jie brought Qing Lin from Black-Seal City toward Twilight City, intending to seize the Blood Sect’s headquarters and make it his base. As he reached the Blood Sect’s territory, Yuan Yi and the Thousand Herb Workshop’s master investigated the battle outside Black-Seal City and its possible connection to Xiao Jie’s pill.

• Xiao Jie picked up Qing Lin at the inn and told her they would wait for Old Hai elsewhere.
• A scout reported to Yuan Yi that the Blood Sect, Black Skull Tomb, and Demon Flame Valley had fought outside the city, and that Xiao Jie had left and returned; Yuan Yi ordered an investigation.
• The Thousand Herb Workshop’s master learned of the battle and wondered whether it had been caused by the Ancestor-Breaking Pill made by Xiao Jie.
• Xiao Jie flew with Qing Lin toward Twilight City, gathering several rare medicinal herbs along the way.
• Xiao Jie and Qing Lin reached the road to Twilight City, where he saw the Blood Sect’s grisly territory and resolved to take over its headquarters while keeping its personnel under new rules.

Xiao Jie entered Twilight City with Qing Lin and confronted the Blood Sect, declaring that he had killed Fan Lao and would take over the sect. After Yan Sheng accepted him as Sect Master, Xiao Jie ordered the Blood Sect’s senior members to gather.

• Xiao Jie and Qing Lin defeated Blood Sect patrols on the road with spiritual attacks and entered Twilight City.
• Xiao Jie flew over the Blood Sect’s guarded inner city and threatened to destroy the sect if no one came out to meet him.
• Yan Sheng arrived, and Xiao Jie revealed he was a Five-Star Dou Emperor and had killed Fan Lao and Skeleton Old Demon.
• Yan Sheng accepted Xiao Jie as the Blood Sect’s new Sect Master and briefed him on the sect’s remaining leaders and operations.
• Xiao Jie sat on the Sect Master’s throne and ordered Yan Sheng to summon everyone of Dou Ling level or higher.

Xiao Jie took control of the Blood Sect, bound its leaders to him with flame seeds, and set plans in motion to stir conflict among the Black-Corner Region’s factions. A life simulation then showed him a future in which he gained powerful allies, killed Han Feng, and eventually obtained the Fallen Heart Flame and the Five Wheel Fire Controlling Method.

• Xiao Jie made Yan Sheng and the three Dou Lings swear loyalty, then forced them to swallow flame seeds that would punish future betrayal.
• Xiao Jie ordered Yan Sheng to deliver Feng Hua’s Storage Ring to Demon Flame Valley and instructed the Blood Sect to watch rival factions and collect valuable techniques and materials.
• Xiao Jie inspected Fan Lao and Skeleton Old Demon’s Storage Rings, finding rare ingredients and nearly fifty million gold coins.
• Xiao Jie began a life simulation in which Hai Bodong brought reinforcements, a Dou Zong arrived from Heavenly Serpent Mansion, and Xiao Jie later became famous as a Seventh-grade Alchemist.
• The simulation showed Xiao Jie finding the Mystic Yellow Flame, killing Han Feng and a Soul Hall Protector, and joining forces with other factions to dominate the Black-Corner Region.
• The simulation ended with Xiao Jie obtaining the Fallen Heart Flame and the Five Wheel Fire Controlling Method from a remnant soul beneath Jia Nan Academy.

Xiao Jie selected the Five Wheel Fire Controlling Method and an Ancestor-Breaking Pill from his simulations, then began cultivating to strengthen himself against the Soul Hall. After Hai Bodong returned with members and resources from the Black Skull Tomb, Xiao Jie took control of the Blood Sect and learned of its powerful Blood Spirit Pool.

• Xiao Jie selected the Five Wheel Fire Controlling Method, then simulated a life in which he helped establish the Burning Heaven Alliance before being killed by a Soul Hall Elder.
• Xiao Jie selected an Ancestor-Breaking Pill from the simulation and resolved to cultivate until he could reach Six-Star Dou Emperor.
• Qing Lin summoned Xiao Jie to meet Hai Bodong and the others in the Blood Sect's discussion hall.
• Hai Bodong reported that he had taken the Black Skull Tomb's stationed forces and brought back most of its collection, while Liu He presented the Blood Sect's resources and a list of its forces.
• Xiao Jie ordered Fan Lao's direct line killed, along with collateral relatives who were Da Dou Shi or stronger, and ordered the rest driven out.
• Liu He told Xiao Jie that the Blood Sect's Blood Spirit Pool could strengthen physiques and help break through bottlenecks, even for Dou Zongs.

Xiao Jie renamed Black Skull Tomb as Thousand-Mechanism Tower and ordered it to build an intelligence network focused on Heavenly Flames. He strengthened his alliance with Hai Bodong by giving him pills and access to Blood Sect’s Blood Spirit Pool, then entered seclusion to cultivate the Five Wheel Fire Controlling Method.

• Xiao Jie made the four Black Skull Tomb experts swallow fire seeds and renamed their faction Thousand-Mechanism Tower, tasking it with gathering intelligence and recruiting disciples with wind, lightning, and darkness attributes.
• Xiao Jie and Hai Bodong discussed the threat from Black-Imperial Sect and the possibility of cooperating with Demon Flame Valley while awaiting a Dou Zong from Heavenly Serpent Mansion.
• Xiao Jie gave Hai Bodong a Yin Yang Profound Dragon Pill, an Ancestor-Breaking Pill, and a token granting access to Blood Sect’s Blood Spirit Pool so Hai Bodong could pursue a breakthrough.
• Xiao Jie asked Hai Bodong to protect his parents and the Xiao Clan after he left the Northwest Continent, and Hai Bodong agreed.
• Xiao Jie entered seclusion and began comprehending the Five Wheel Fire Controlling Method, which could form the powerful Five-Wheel Fire-Separation Array.

A month after founding the Burning Heaven Sect, Xiao Jie used the Simulator to explore dangers awaiting him in a coming secret realm. He decided to acquire the Mystic Yellow Flame and strengthen himself before entering it, despite the threat of Han Feng and other powerful enemies.

• Xiao Jie consolidated the Blood Sect and Black Skull Tomb into the Burning Heaven Sect and Thousand-Mechanism Tower, while Workshop Master Yao congratulated him and received the promised Ancestor-Breaking Pill.
• Xiao Jie reviewed a simulation in which Han Feng and allied factions killed him after discovering his Heavenly Flame in a secret realm, and he chose Seventh-grade Alchemist insights as his reward.
• Xiao Jie simulated another future in which he avoided the secret realm's collapse but was later ambushed and killed by Earth Demon Old Ghost and other enemies, then chose an Emperor-Extreme Pill as his reward.
• Xiao Jie concluded that Han Feng would target his Heavenly Flame and decided to obtain the Mystic Yellow Flame before entering the secret realm to raise his strength.

Xiao Jie reviewed a simulation in which he built the Burning Heaven Sect’s power, fought Han Feng and the Soul Hall, and was ultimately killed by a hidden Soul Hall Elder. He chose the Ancestor Origin Pill and began refining the Primordial Blood Spirit Pill, intending to use it to stop Han Feng and the Soul Hall Protectors from escaping.

• In the simulation, Xiao Jie killed Earth Demon Old Ghost, joined forces with the Heavenly Serpent Mansion and Thousand Herb Workshop to defeat the Black-Imperial Sect and Demon Flame Valley, and made the Burning Heaven Sect one of the Black-Corner Region’s three ruling powers.
• Xiao Jie gathered allies to collect the Fallen Heart Flame, then refined it and reached the peak of Six-Star Dou Zong.
• After Xiao Jie went to aid the Jia Ma Empire, Han Feng and three Soul Hall Protectors besieged him, and a hidden Soul Hall Elder killed him with one strike.
• Xiao Jie chose the Ancestor Origin Pill and decided to adjust his plans so he could kill Han Feng and keep the Soul Hall Protectors from escaping.
• Xiao Jie prepared two batches of Primordial Blood Spirit Pill ingredients and began refining the Seventh-grade Intermediate Pill in his medicinal cauldron.

Xiao Jie attempted to refine a Primordial Blood Spirit Pill, losing his first batch before successfully completing the pill fusion on his second try. As the pill embryo began to form, Hai Bodong spoke with two Heavenly Serpent Mansion members about Qing Lin going to their sect to cultivate, while she clung nervously to him.

• Xiao Jie refined a Blood Spirit Crystal and the other ingredients for the Primordial Blood Spirit Pill using the Mystic Yellow Lotus Heart Flame.
• Xiao Jie lost his first batch when the medicinal essences burned away during pill fusion, then rested and reviewed his mistakes.
• Xiao Jie succeeded in fusing the ingredients on his second attempt and began condensing the mixture into a pill embryo.
• Hai Bodong, now a Seven-Star Dou Emperor, reassured Qing Lin that the Heavenly Serpent Mansion members would take her there to cultivate.
• Qing Lin remained hidden behind Hai Bodong and shook her head, leaving him to look helplessly at the visitors.

Kui Shan visited the Burning Heaven Sect to persuade Qing Lin to join the Heavenly Serpent Mansion, but Xiao Jie’s pill refining shook the sect and the surrounding city. As a Tier 7 pill’s formation gathered energy beneath dark clouds, the onlookers waited for Pill Lightning to descend.

• Kui Shan asked when Xiao Jie would emerge from seclusion and tried to keep Qing Lin from fearing the Heavenly Serpent Mansion.
• Hai Bodong, Kui Shan, and Lv Man sensed a powerful surge from Xiao Jie’s cultivation chamber and recognized signs of pill formation.
• Hai Bodong explained that Xiao Jie had the ingredients to refine a Tier 7 pill, surprising Kui Shan, Lv Man, and Qing Lin.
• A pillar of energy rose over Twilight Mountain as dark clouds gathered, drawing experts from the city to watch.
• Onlookers identified the phenomenon as a Tier 7 pill forming and worried that Pill Lightning could destroy the pill or kill Xiao Jie.
• Kui Shan marveled that Xiao Jie, who was not yet twenty, could refine a Tier 7 pill.

Xiao Jie completed a Tier 7 Primordial Blood Spirit Pill and faced the Pill Lightning above Twilight Mountain. Kui Shan helped him withstand the tribulation, and Xiao Jie stored the pill before reuniting with his companions and thanking his allies.

• Xiao Jie emerged from his secret chamber to face the Tier 7 Pill Lightning, while Qing Lin watched in alarm.
• Kui Shan offered to help Xiao Jie and blocked the lightning strikes with his Dou Qi.
• After the tribulation ended, Xiao Jie retrieved the Primordial Blood Spirit Pill from the medicinal cauldron and stored it in his Storage Ring.
• Xiao Jie returned to the council hall, reassured Qing Lin, and thanked Kui Shan for his help.
• Xiao Jie greeted Lv Man and congratulated Hai Bodong on reaching the Seven-Star Dou Emperor level.

Xiao Jie and Kui Shan finalized an agreement for Qing Lin to train at the Heavenly Serpent Mansion while Kui Shan stayed at Burning Heaven Sect for five years. After Qing Lin agreed to go, Xiao Jie gave her supplies and withdrew to recover from refining the Primordial Blood Spirit Pill, then headed to the banquet.

• Xiao Jie confirmed that Kui Shan would stay at Burning Heaven Sect for five years in exchange for an Ancestor-Breaking Pill, while Qing Lin would accompany Lv Man to the Heavenly Serpent Mansion.
• Xiao Jie gave Lv Man an Emperor-Extreme Pill and explained to Qing Lin that the Heavenly Serpent Mansion suited her cultivation better than his own methods.
• Xiao Jie promised Qing Lin she could return once she reached Dou Emperor and gave her a Storage Ring containing pills and twenty million gold coins.
• Xiao Jie asked Liu He to prepare a grand banquet, then left Hai Bodong to host the guests while he recovered from refining the Primordial Blood Spirit Pill.
• After several hours of meditation, Xiao Jie assessed that his soul force had become more condensed and went to the banquet.

Xiao Jie used the life simulator and learned that a future path led him to become a powerful Dou Saint before dying in the Soul Clan’s attack on the Spirit Clan. He chose the Bodhi Seed as his reward and considered how to protect the Spirit Clan and pursue more Heavenly Flames in the next simulation.

• Xiao Jie cultivated in the Burning Heaven Sect’s Blood Spirit Pool to strengthen his body, then began a life simulation.
• The simulation showed Xiao Jie advancing to the Five-Star Dou Saint, obtaining several Heavenly Flames, and ultimately dying to Nihility Devouring Flame during the Soul Clan’s siege of the Spirit Clan.
• Xiao Jie chose the Bodhi Seed from the simulation’s available rewards and stored it in a jade box.
• Xiao Jie reflected on the Heavenly Flames he had gained and planned to warn the Spirit Clan about the Soul Clan and seek more flames in a future simulation.

Xiao Jie used a Life Simulation to explore possible ways to grow stronger and confront Han Feng, but the future simulation ended with his death during a battle against the Soul Clan. He chose the Bodhi Seed reward and left seclusion focused on preparing for the Zhenyuan Sect secret realm.

• Xiao Jie began a Life Simulation and saw himself refine the Diamond Bone-Sculpting Pill, reach the Peak Dou Emperor stage, and later become a powerful alchemist and cultivator.
• Han Feng advanced to Dou Zong and attacked Jia Nan Academy, then escaped before Xiao Jie could obtain the Fallen Heart Flame.
• Xiao Jie joined Blazing Flame Valley, later gained the Nine Dragon Lightning Gang Flame, and advanced to the Five-Star Dou Saint realm after marrying Ling Ying.
• The Soul Clan seized several Ancient Jades, and Hun Tiandi fatally wounded Xiao Jie during the battle at the Soul Burial Mountain Range.
• Xiao Jie selected the Bodhi Seed from the simulation rewards and decided to prepare for the Zhenyuan Sect secret realm and its Soul Hall Protector.

Xiao Jie learned that Demon Flame Valley would not ally with him yet and rewarded Yan Sheng with an Emperor-Breaking Pill. After reviewing intelligence about potential enemies and Soul Hall activity in the Black-Corner Region, Xiao Jie ordered the elders to assemble.

• Yan Sheng reported that Fang Yan had thanked Xiao Jie for avenging Feng Hua but intended to keep watching rather than join forces.
• Xiao Jie gave Yan Sheng an Emperor-Breaking Pill, and Yan Sheng entered seclusion to attempt a breakthrough to Dou Emperor.
• Xiao Jie reviewed reports that Han Feng was gathering ingredients for a Tier 7 Pill and that the Black-Imperial Sect Master was enraged.
• Xiao Jie learned that a black storm near Black-Seal City likely marked a Soul Hall Protector hunting spiritual bodies, and he ordered Thousand-Mechanism Tower to monitor such storms.
• After finishing the reports, Xiao Jie summoned all the elders.

Xiao Jie discussed the Black-Imperial Sect threat with Kui Shan and secured Kui Shan’s support by promising him an Ancestor Origin Pill. He then reviewed the Burning Heaven Sect’s preparations and gave Yan Sheng funds and cultivation pills to strengthen the sect.

• Xiao Jie told Kui Shan that the Black-Imperial Sect had likely backed the Blood Sect and Black Skull Tomb, which he had destroyed after they offended him.
• Kui Shan warned that the Black-Imperial Sect’s former and current sect masters were powerful Dou Zong experts, but Xiao Jie argued that its conflict with Demon Flame Valley would limit its ability to attack soon.
• Xiao Jie promised to recruit more experts and refine an Ancestor Origin Pill for Kui Shan, then revealed that he had already refined an Intermediate Seventh-grade Primordial Blood Spirit Pill.
• Kui Shan agreed to stand with Xiao Jie, while the others were stunned by Xiao Jie’s alchemy achievements.
• Fei Zan reported that Lin Sen was escorting several requested medicinal ingredients back to the sect.
• Xiao Jie gave Yan Sheng a Storage Ring containing forty million gold coins and cultivation pills, ordering him to support the sect and raise its members’ strength.