Chapter Summaries

After refining a Life-Returning Pill, Xiao Jie gave Lady Hua the pills he had promised and warned her about the Black-Imperial Sect and Han Feng. Hua Yuwei left impressed by Xiao Jie, while he reflected on the risks and limits of his Simulator and resolved to remain cautious.

• Xiao Jie took the Life-Returning Pill from the cauldron, stored it, and summoned Lady Hua and her daughter to the discussion hall.
• Xiao Jie gave Lady Hua the Emperor-Extreme Pill and King-Breaking Pill and warned her to tell Workshop Master Yao to watch out for the Black-Imperial Sect and Han Feng.
• Hua Yuwei watched Xiao Jie with admiration after seeing him withstand Pill Lightning, and Lady Hua noticed her daughter’s blush as they left.
• Lady Hua encouraged Hua Yuwei to pursue Xiao Jie, but Hua Yuwei denied having those feelings while remaining thoughtful.
• Xiao Jie reflected that the Simulator attracted the World Will’s hostility, acknowledged its limits, and decided to use its information without acting recklessly.

After cultivating in the Blood Spirit Pool, Xiao Jie used the Simulator to acquire the Method of Refining Heavenly Demon Puppets and learned that his simulated future ended with his death at the hands of a Soul Hall Elder. He reviewed the growing strength of the Burning Heaven Sect and Thousand-Mechanism Tower as he prepared for the threats ahead.

• Xiao Jie cultivated in the Blood Spirit Pool, then summoned the Simulator and began a life simulation.
• The simulation forecast his rise to the Six-Star Dou Zong level, his acquisition of the Fallen Heart Flame, and his eventual death in a battle against a Soul Hall Elder.
• Xiao Jie chose the Method of Refining Heavenly Demon Puppets as his reward and studied its requirements for making puppets from a magic core, soul, and body.
• Xiao Jie resolved to gather puppet materials and cultivate diligently after learning how powerful the Soul Hall Elder would be.
• Xiao Jie reviewed reports showing that Thousand-Mechanism Tower had grown stronger and that the Burning Heaven Sect now had three Dou Wangs.

Xiao Jie reviewed reports, discussed the upcoming Black-Seal Auction with Kui Shan and Hai Bodong, and decided to pursue the Lava Crocodile Dragon Beast’s flame and magic core. He arrived in Black-Seal City with his companions and checked into the inn hosting the major factions, where Demon Flame Valley and the Black-Imperial Sect had already gathered.

• Xiao Jie learned that a mysterious expert had appeared in Medicine Emperor City and that factions were gathering for the Black-Seal Auction.
• Xiao Jie invited Kui Shan and Hai Bodong to accompany him to the auction and said he wanted the Lava Crocodile Dragon Beast’s flame and magic core.
• Kui Shan warned Xiao Jie that the three elders of Demon Flame Valley might compete for the flame, while Xiao Jie voiced concern about a battle breaking out.
• After running three simulations, Xiao Jie traveled to Black-Seal City with Kui Shan and Hai Bodong the next day.
• Xiao Jie and his companions checked into the inn arranged by the Eight-Fan Sect and saw that Demon Flame Valley and the Black-Imperial Sect had arrived.

Xiao Jie attended the Eight-Fan Sect’s auction and learned which powerful factions had gathered. He met Luo Tian, a young Peak Dou Emperor from the influential Luo Family, as the auction was about to begin.

• Xiao Jie chose a Snake Shedding Flower from his completed simulation and prepared to attend the auction with Kui Shan and Hai Bodong.
• Xiao Jie and his companions entered the crowded plaza, where he had entrusted three Sixth-grade pills to the Eight-Fan Sect to sell.
• Xiao Jie asked Ji Lin which outside factions had come, and Ji Lin named the Luo Family of Tianya City and Yan Luotian of the Golden Goose Sect.
• Ji Lin described the Luo Family’s power and connections, then pointed out the Luo Family Ancestor, a Luo Family elder, and Luo Tian.
• Lv Man reacted with disbelief when she learned Luo Tian was a twenty-seven-year-old Peak Dou Emperor who had reportedly fought a Dou Zong elder for a hundred moves.
• Xiao Jie judged that the elder had likely held back, while Lv Man praised Xiao Jie and left Hai Bodong and Kui Shan struggling to hide their amusement.

Xiao Jie met with the Thousand Herb Workshop and Wind and Snow Pavilion, gave Elder Yan an Emperor-Breaking Pill, and learned that Mo Ya’s grandfather might soon emerge from seclusion. Han Feng opened the auction and activated an array that sealed the plaza, leaving the gathered factions ready for the bidding to begin.

• Xiao Jie identified Yan Luotian of the Golden Goose Sect and surveyed the other major factions gathered for the auction.
• Yao Ling, Lady Hua, Elder Yan, and Hua Yuwei arrived, and Xiao Jie reunited with them and introduced them to Ji Lin and Lv Man.
• Xiao Jie gave Elder Yan an Emperor-Breaking Pill and agreed that Elder Yan would deliver the required materials to the Burning Heaven Sect after the auction.
• Mo Ya resented Xiao Jie’s friendly exchange with Hua Yuwei, but Mo Tianxing told him that Mo Tiange would soon emerge from seclusion, possibly as a Nine-star Dou Zong.
• Han Feng rose at the center of the plaza, announced that Medicine Emperor City and the Black-Imperial Sect jointly hosted the auction, and activated an array over the venue.

Han Feng’s auction drew fierce bidding from the major factions, while Xiao Jie secured several medicinal ingredients and avoided wasting money on items he did not need. The bidding reached the coveted Emperor-Extreme Pill, leaving the gathered Dou Emperor experts eager but wary of challenging Medicine Emperor City and the Black-Imperial Sect.

• Han Feng opened the auction with a high-grade Xuan Tier lightning cultivation technique, which Kui Wolf bought for 1.6 million.
• Xiao Jie provoked Qi Shan into paying 1.5 million for a Snake Shedding Flower, then stopped bidding and let the Black-Imperial Sect take it.
• After more than two hours, Xiao Jie had acquired three Tier 7 medicinal ingredients and a sixth-tier fire-attributed magical beast core.
• The factions bid heavily on Dou Ling Pills, with the Luo Family winning one for 8.6 million and Ji Lin of the Heavenly Serpent Mansion winning another for nine million.
• The Luo Family bought an Emperor-Breaking Pill for ten million, while the Emperor-Extreme Pill stirred the Dou Emperor experts’ greed but none dared challenge Medicine Emperor City and the Black-Imperial Sect.

Xiao Jie let others bid on the Sixth-grade pills he had consigned, promising several acquaintances pills of their own. The Emperor-Extreme Pill and Ancestor-Breaking Pill sold for high prices, and Han Feng moved the auction on to Tier 7 Magical Beast materials.

• Xiao Jie told Ji Lin, Yao Ling, and Lady Hua he would provide them with Emperor-Extreme Pills after the auction.
• An outside Dou Emperor won the Emperor-Extreme Pill for eleven million gold coins and left the auction.
• Han Feng presented the Ancestor-Breaking Pill, which Xiao Jie had consigned, and bidders drove its price upward.
• Mo Tianxing bid twenty million for the Ancestor-Breaking Pill, but Qi Shan advised him to save funds for later items.
• The Luo Family Ancestor outbid Mo Tianxing at twenty-two million, securing the Ancestor-Breaking Pill for the Luo Family.
• Han Feng announced that the next auction items were materials from a Tier 7 Magical Beast.

At Han Feng’s auction, Xiao Jie secured a Tier 7 Monster Core and Beast Flame while the other factions avoided competing with him. The auction then presented a desiccated magical beast corpse that had nearly reached Rank Eight, drawing the crowd’s attention.

• Xiao Jie bought a Tier 7 fire-attributed Monster Core for eight million after the other factions declined to bid.
• Xiao Jie bought a Tier 7 Beast Flame for eight million, and Fang Yan and other bidders voiced their goodwill toward him.
• Xiao Jie bought the Earth-tier Low-grade Dou Technique Ice Ling Break for Hai Bodong, while Thousand Herb Workshop and the Luo Family purchased other techniques.
• Han Feng announced that the final three auction items could only be traded for other items.
• Han Feng revealed the corpse of a magical beast that had failed to advance to Rank Eight, and Yan Luotian rose to his feet with a sharp glint in his eyes.

At the auction, Yan Luotian won the dried corpse of a near-Rank Eight magical beast after Xiao Jie declined Mo Tianxing’s demand for a higher bid. Han Feng then introduced a Seventh-grade Yin Yang Profound Dragon Pill and limited bidding to Dou Zong-level experts and forces, leaving them to consider his offer.

• Yan Luotian and Xiao Jie competed to buy the magical beast corpse, with both offering valuable pills.
• Mo Tianxing refused to sell the corpse to Xiao Jie unless he added an Ancestor-Breaking Pill, so Xiao Jie withdrew.
• Mo Tianxing traded the corpse to Yan Luotian, who thanked him and planned to use its bone wings for his Nine Wild Goose Sky Wings.
• Han Feng introduced his Seventh-grade Yin Yang Profound Dragon Pill and offered it to whoever agreed to help him with one matter within their abilities.
• Han Feng explained that only Dou Zong-level experts or forces could bid, prompting the qualified attendees to consider the offer.

Xiao Jie learned the effects and drawbacks of the Seven-Star Primordial Technique and competed to obtain it at Han Feng's auction. The Luo Family Ancestor accepted Xiao Jie's offer, leaving the technique set to pass into Xiao Jie's hands.

• Hai Bodong expressed shock at the Yin Yang Profound Dragon Pill's ability to help a cultivator reach the Dou Venerate level, and Xiao Jie offered to refine more for those who supplied the materials.
• Demon Flame Valley won the Seventh-grade Yin Yang Profound Dragon Pill after the Luo Family, Old Man Ying Shan, and Yan Luotian joined the bidding.
• Han Feng revealed that the incomplete Seven-Star Primordial Technique could temporarily increase strength but required a powerful body and caused severe backlash afterward.
• Mo Tianxing and Fang Yan bid for the technique before Xiao Jie offered two Vitality Pills, two Emperor-Extreme Pills, and two Dou Ling Pills.
• Fang Yan withdrew from the bidding, and the Luo Family Ancestor accepted Xiao Jie's offer.

Xiao Jie obtained the Seven-Star Primordial Technique at the auction, then split from Hai Bodong and Kui Shan to intercept Yan Luotian. He confronted Yan Luotian at the Black-Corner Region’s edge and revealed that he intended to kill him.

• Xiao Jie stored the Seven-Star Primordial Technique after the auction, exchanged farewells with Ji Lin and Lv Man, and left with Hai Bodong and Kui Shan.
• Xiao Jie told Hai Bodong and Kui Shan to return to the sect while he continued alone, and they flew back toward Twilight Mountain.
• Xiao Jie waited along Yan Luotian’s route and learned that the Simulator had begun a ten-day upgrade after absorbing the world’s World Origin.
• Yan Luotian arrived two days later, and Xiao Jie confronted him at the edge of the Black-Corner Region.
• Yan Luotian refused Xiao Jie’s presumed request for the dried magical beast corpse, but Xiao Jie said he had come to borrow Yan Luotian’s body.

Xiao Jie trapped and killed Yan Luotian, then escaped before Mo Tianxing and Old Man Ying Shan arrived. He recovered from the battle in a cave and searched Yan Luotian's Storage Ring for materials and other useful items.

• Xiao Jie sealed Yan Luotian inside the Five-Wheel Fire-Separation Array, raised his strength with the Heavenly Fire Three-Mysterious Transformation, and killed him with a Heaven-Burning Fist and a flame sword beam.
• Xiao Jie extracted Yan Luotian's soul, sealed it in a jade bottle, took his corpse, and fled as two Dou Zongs approached.
• Mo Tianxing and Old Man Ying Shan investigated the ruined mountains and speculated that a mysterious High-Rank Dou Zong had attacked Yan Luotian for the dried magical beast corpse.
• Xiao Jie recovered in a cave and concluded that battle would help him reach Eight-Star Dou Emperor within a month.
• Xiao Jie broke the seal on Yan Luotian's Storage Ring and found the dried magical beast corpse, riches, medicinal supplies, techniques, and cultivation methods.

Xiao Jie interrogated Yan Luotian about Han Feng, then used Yan Luotian’s body, soul, and a seventh-tier Lava Crocodile Dragon Beast magic core to refine a Heavenly Demon Puppet. The process succeeded, producing a puppet with the strength of a Two-Star Dou Zong.

• Xiao Jie burned Yan Luotian inside a jade bottle until he revealed that Han Feng had promised him a Yin Yang Profound Dragon Pill in exchange for two future favors.
• Yan Luotian told Xiao Jie that Han Feng had not mentioned him and that four Dou Zong experts, including Yan Luotian, had attended the meeting.
• Xiao Jie erased Yan Luotian’s consciousness, removed the deathly energy from his corpse, and placed Yan Luotian’s soul and a seventh-tier Lava Crocodile Dragon Beast magic core inside it.
• Xiao Jie refined hard materials into liquid and spent several days tempering the corpse until its soul, body, and magic core fused.
• Xiao Jie completed the refinement, restoring Yan Luotian’s damaged body and creating a cyan-and-silver Heavenly Demon Puppet with the aura of a Two-Star Dou Zong.

After upgrading the Simulator, Xiao Jie learned that he had to absorb three more portions of Origin Fortune within a year to avoid its misfortune. A Life Simulation revealed that Han Feng would lead a coalition against Burning Heaven Sect, while Xiao Jie gained the Nine Turns Golden Body Art and resolved to find a way to avert the coming disaster.

• Xiao Jie stored the completed Earth Demon Puppet and asked the upgraded Simulator about its changes.
• The Simulator warned Xiao Jie that he had to absorb three more portions of Origin Fortune within a year or face deadly misfortune, and said Heavenly Flames contained that fortune.
• Xiao Jie began a Life Simulation in which Han Feng and a coalition attacked the Zhenyuan Sect secret realm, killing Burning Heaven Sect's allies and ultimately Xiao Jie.
• Xiao Jie chose the Nine Turns Golden Body Art from the simulation's rewards and learned that its later stages required extremely rare materials.
• Xiao Jie recognized that the art would not solve his immediate crisis and focused on stopping Han Feng's planned attack on Burning Heaven Sect.

Xiao Jie survived a simulation in which the Soul Hall destroyed his family and the Jia Ma Empire, then used its reward to strengthen his flames. He returned to the Burning Heaven Sect, where Hai Bodong, Kui Shan, and Yan Sheng had been anxiously awaiting him.

• The Simulator showed Xiao Jie dying at the hands of a Soul Hall Elder after Vulture Protector and Wu Protector used his family to force him into battle, and he chose the Heavenly Bone Python Beast Flame as his reward.
• Xiao Jie refined the Heavenly Bone Python Beast Flame and fed two lesser Beast Flames to the damaged Mystic Yellow Lotus Heart Flame, speeding its recovery.
• After reflecting that hiding would not protect him, Xiao Jie decided to fight and flew toward the Burning Heaven Sect.
• Hai Bodong, Kui Shan, and Yan Sheng worried over Xiao Jie's absence until Hai Bodong sensed his approaching aura.
• The three men went out to welcome Xiao Jie as he returned to the Burning Heaven Sect.

Xiao Jie returned to the Burning Heaven Sect, learned that Han Feng had entered secluded cultivation, and prepared for an impending battle by beginning his own breakthrough. He left off cultivating in the Blood Spirit Pool with the Emperor-Extreme Pill, aiming to reach Nine-Star Dou Emperor before confronting Han Feng.

• Xiao Jie returned to the Burning Heaven Sect, where Hai Bodong and Kui Shan welcomed him back after his long absence.
• Xiao Jie reviewed reports that Mo Tianxing and Fang Yan had returned to their sects and that Han Feng had entered secluded cultivation, likely to break through to Dou Zong.
• Xiao Jie ordered Yan Sheng to monitor Medicine Emperor City, the Black-Imperial Sect, and Demon Flame Valley, then told Hai Bodong and Kui Shan that he planned to kill Han Feng and needed their help for the coming battle.
• Xiao Jie entered the Blood Spirit Pool to consume the Emperor-Extreme Pill and advance from peak Seven-Star Dou Emperor toward Nine-Star Dou Emperor.
• Xiao Jie circulated the Burning Mantra, drawing Dou Qi and energy from the Blood Spirit Pool into his body.

After absorbing the Blood Spirit Pool and taking an Emperor-Extreme Pill, Xiao Jie advanced to Nine-Star Dou Emperor and prepared to strike Han Feng before he could break through to Dou Zong. He led his allies and the Heavenly Demon Puppet out to attack Han Feng’s forces.

• Xiao Jie exhausted the Blood Spirit Pool, took an Emperor-Extreme Pill, and broke through to Nine-Star Dou Emperor.
• Xiao Jie summoned the elders and revealed that Han Feng planned to join several factions in attacking the Burning Heaven Sect.
• Xiao Jie announced that Han Feng was in seclusion attempting to reach Dou Zong and ordered the Burning Heaven Sect to strike first.
• Xiao Jie revealed the Heavenly Demon Puppet, identified it as the reanimated Yan Luotian, and assigned his allies their opponents for the coming battle.
• Xiao Jie and the assembled experts departed to attack Han Feng and his allies.

Xiao Jie arrived at Han Feng’s residence with his allies and declared his intent to kill him, only to learn Han Feng had become a Dou Zong. After the Heavenly Demon Puppet revealed itself, Xiao Jie attacked Han Feng and summoned a powerful lotus-shaped flame.

• Xiao Jie led eight experts into Medicine Emperor City and confronted Old Man Ying Shan and the other defenders at Han Feng’s residence.
• Xiao Jie announced that he had come to kill Han Feng and warned the defenders to retreat or die with him.
• Han Feng appeared and revealed that he had recently broken through to the Dou Zong realm.
• Xiao Jie released the Heavenly Demon Puppet, prompting Han Feng to recognize it as the refined body of Yan Luotian.
• Xiao Jie and Han Feng exchanged attacks, and Xiao Jie brought out a lotus-shaped flame that made Han Feng’s Sea Heart Flame retreat.

Xiao Jie confronted Han Feng, who coveted Xiao Jie’s Burning Mantra and fused Heavenly Flames, and the two clashed with their fire-control techniques. Xiao Jie revealed the gap between them by reaching Four-star Dou Zong strength and trapping Han Feng in the Five-Wheel Fire-Separation Array, where the battle continued under the onlookers’ gaze.

• Han Feng recognized Xiao Jie’s Burning Mantra and Heavenly Flames, then declared that he would take them.
• Xiao Jie and Han Feng clashed with their flames, and Xiao Jie’s four Fire Spirits tore through Han Feng’s giant whales before Han Feng extinguished them.
• Xiao Jie activated the Heavenly Fire Three-Mysterious Transformation and surged from Nine-Star Dou Emperor to Four-star Dou Zong strength.
• Xiao Jie activated the Five-Wheel Fire-Separation Array and trapped Han Feng inside its five Fire Spirits.
• The five spirits attacked Han Feng’s azure barrier, and Gold and Silver Elders and the other nearby fighters turned their attention to the battle.

Xiao Jie defeated Han Feng and drove off Protector Xuan, ending the battle for Medicine Emperor City. He spared the remaining forces in exchange for payment and led the Burning Heaven Sect away.

• Xiao Jie overwhelmed Han Feng with the Five-Wheel Fire-Separation Array, then killed him with a Heaven-Burning Fist and captured his soul.
• Protector Xuan attacked Xiao Jie but retreated after failing to stop him from taking Han Feng's soul.
• Old Man Ying Shan and the Gold and Silver Elders fled after Han Feng's death, while Xiao Jie called off Kui Shan's pursuit.
• Xiao Jie announced that the Burning Heaven Sect would not claim Medicine Emperor City and demanded ten million gold coins from each remaining force within a month.
• Xiao Jie, Kui Shan, Hai Bodong, and the Burning Heaven Sect members departed for the Burning Heaven Sect.