Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yu entered the Pill Gathering’s Illusion Realm and used its restrictions to ambush Chen Xian, then joined Xiao Yan after reaching the Pill Realm entrance. Cao Ying proposed teaming up with Xiao Yu and Xiao Yan, and the group’s plans were unsettled when Song Qing objected.

• Xiao Yu spotted Chen Xian in the Illusion Realm and kicked him toward the Pill Realm entrance, leaving him unconscious.
• Chen Xian landed before the Pill Tower elder at the entrance, while Xiao Yu spent about an hour exploring before following.
• Xiao Yu emerged and joined Xiao Yan among the contestants gathered outside the Pill Realm.
• Cao Ying suggested that she, Dan Chen, and Dan Xuan team up with Xiao Yu and Xiao Yan for protection.
• Song Qing objected to the plan, but Cao Ying rebuked him and he quickly backed down.

Xiao Yu entered the Pill Realm and went searching for medicinal ingredients, but he encountered an eighth-stage snow-white serpent guarding a cold pool and fought it. Their clash shook the region, drawing the attention of a huge man, while another small figure arrived at a nearby plaza looking for Xiao Yu.

• The Pill Tower elder explained the Pill Realm trial, and Xiao Yu collected his map, prescription, and spatial stone before entering first.
• Xiao Yu used his Heavenly Realm Soul Power to survey the forest and set out for the Myriad Medicine Mountain Range while gathering herbs.
• Xiao Yu found a cold pool guarded by an eighth-stage snow-white serpent and confronted it over the Heavenly Snake Cold Fruit.
• The serpent attacked Xiao Yu, who fought back with his peak Dou Zun strength, Shadow Clone, spear, and Prison Suppressing Divine Body.
• Xiao Yu and the serpent unleashed a powerful clash that shook the Pill Realm, prompting a huge man to leave a nearby plaza to investigate.
• A small figure emerged from a spatial vortex at the plaza and set off to find Xiao Yu, complaining about the drinks others had made it consume.

Xiao Yu fought White Snake while searching for the Heavenly Snake Cold Fruit, then discovered she was not guarding it and left her a healing pill. He returned to Xiong Zhan’s cave residence, where he reunited with Zi Yan after she escaped the Ancient Void Dragon Clan.

• Zi Yan escaped the Ancient Void Dragon Clan and arrived at Xiong Zhan’s cave residence, where she began eating his medicinal herbs.
• Xiao Yu fought White Snake, then learned the Heavenly Snake Cold Fruit was in another cold pool and took one of its three fruits.
• Xiao Yu left a Blood Spirit Bone Melting Pill for Bai Xiaoxiao and brought Xiong Zhan back to the Myriad Medicine Mountain Range.
• Xiong Zhan learned that someone had broken into his cave residence and rushed there with Xiao Yu.
• Zi Yan’s Ancestral Dragon pressure stopped Xiong Zhan from attacking her, and Xiao Yu recognized her.
• Zi Yan flew to Xiao Yu, clung to him, and tearfully complained that the Ancient Void Dragon Clan had mistreated her.

Xiao Yu reunited with Zi Yan, promised to help her resolve the Ancient Void Dragon Clan’s division, and found the herbs he needed before heading down the Myriad Medicine Mountain Range. There, Xiao Yan met up with Dan Xuan, Dan Chen, and Cao Ying, then faced Chen Xian, who approached with two elders seeking revenge.

• Xiao Yu gave Zi Yan pills, learned that the Ancient Void Dragon Clan had split into four Dragon Islands, and promised to accompany her back after settling his own affairs.
• Xiao Yu found the medicinal herbs he needed in Xiong Zhan’s plaza and headed down the Myriad Medicine Mountain Range.
• Chen Xian awoke in a tent and ordered his elders to find Xiao Yan so he could avenge their earlier encounter.
• Xiao Yan met Dan Xuan and Dan Chen, and Cao Ying joined them after separating from Song Qing.
• Chen Xian confronted Xiao Yan with Elder Xuan and another elder, while Song Qing watched and hoped Chen Xian would teach Xiao Yan a lesson.

Xiao Yan defeated Chen Xian’s two Nine-Star Dou Zong guards and used Fallen Heart Flame to torment them, while Song Qing tried to shield Chen Xian by invoking the Heavenly Nether Sect. Xiao Yu, Zi Yan, and Xiong Zhan arrived, and Xiao Yu struck Song Qing before imprisoning Chen Xian with spatial power.

• Chen Xian ordered Elder Xuan and the other Nine-Star Dou Zong to kill Xiao Yan, but Xiao Yan knocked them both down with a single attack.
• Elder Xuan and the other elder suffered from the Fallen Heart Flame that Xiao Yan had planted in their bodies.
• Song Qing warned Xiao Yan not to provoke Chen Xian because of the Heavenly Nether Sect, but Xiao Yan told him to stay out of the conflict.
• Xiao Yu, Zi Yan, and Xiong Zhan emerged from the crowd, and Xiao Yu slapped Song Qing.
• Xiao Yu used spatial power to imprison and lift Chen Xian, leaving Song Qing too frightened to move.

Xiao Yu forced Song Qing to kill Chen Xian, Elder Xuan, and another man, then destroyed their bodies with Chaos Flame. Song Qing fled, leaving Xiao Yan and the others to witness the flame’s terrifying effect on the alchemists nearby.

• Xiao Yu stopped Song Qing from fleeing and demanded that he kill Chen Xian, Elder Xuan, and the other man in exchange for his freedom.
• Song Qing initially refused, but Xiao Yu used the power of space to frighten him into agreeing.
• Xiao Yu released Song Qing and Chen Xian, and Chen Xian cursed Song Qing before Song Qing cut his throat and killed all three prisoners.
• Xiao Yu let Song Qing leave and burned the three bodies away with a wisp of Chaos Flame.
• Cao Ying, Dan Chen, and Dan Xuan felt their hearts palpitate as the alchemical flames within them recoiled from the Chaos Flame.

Xiao Yu helped Xiao Yan and the others gather medicinal ingredients at Xiong Zhan's cave residence, then met the White Snake when she returned to request his help. She transformed into a girl named Bai Xiaoxiao and joined Xiao Yu's group as they prepared to leave the Pill Realm.

• Xiao Yu took Xiao Yan and the others to Xiong Zhan's medicinal ingredient plaza and promised Xiong Zhan Grade Eight Pills as compensation.
• Zi Yan and the others collected medicinal ingredients, and Xiong Zhan eventually accepted that Zi Yan would take the reserves with her when she returned to her clan.
• Xiong Zhan told Xiao Yu that the White Snake had returned, and Xiao Yu went outside to meet her.
• The White Snake asked Xiao Yu to refine more pills and offered to stay by his side, saying his alchemy was close to the ninth grade.
• The White Snake transformed into a little girl, introduced herself as Bai Xiaoxiao, and joined Xiao Yu's group as they prepared to leave the Pill Realm.

Xiao Yu and the others left the Pill Realm after gathering the required medicinal ingredients, while Zi Yan, Xiong Zhan, and Bai Xiaoxiao exited separately. Xiao Yu emerged first at the Pill Gathering venue, where the crowd welcomed the returning contestants.

• Xiao Yu and his companions traveled to the Pill Realm exit, and Zi Yan asked about Bai Xiaoxiao’s identity and her interest in pills.
• Xiao Yu introduced Xiong Zhan and the others to Elder Yue, who agreed to let them leave with the group.
• Zi Yan opened a spatial rift and led Xiong Zhan and Bai Xiaoxiao out of the Pill Realm ahead of everyone else.
• Elder Yue collected the contestants’ medicinal ingredients and sent them through the passage to the Pill Gathering venue.
• Xiao Yu emerged first before the crowd, followed by Xiao Yan, Cao Ying, Dan Chen, and the other contestants.

The third round of the Pill Gathering began as the remaining alchemists took to the sky platforms and started preparing to refine pills. A contestant revealed the Netherworld Poison Flame, drawing the attention of the Pill Tower giants.

• Xuan Kongzi announced that contestants could refine whichever pill they were most skilled at making, and the alchemists took their places on the platforms.
• Xiao Yu appeared on an edge platform, surrounded by Xiao Yan, Cao Ying, Dan Chen, Dan Xuan, and others.
• Xuan Kongzi rang the bell and called for the contestants to summon their cauldrons and begin refining pills.
• Elder Lin told Elder Zhao that Xiao Yu's dark-gold flame seemed intelligent, and Xun Er said it was far stronger than her Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame.
• A young contestant summoned a green flame that caused nearby flames to explode, and Xuan Kongzi and Tian Lei Zi identified it as the Netherworld Poison Flame.

At the Pill Gathering, Xiao Yan displayed Chaos Flame and surprised the Pill Tower’s Three Giants, while other contestants revealed the Netherworld Poison Flame and Wind Fury Dragon Flame. He began refining a peak eighth-grade Nine-Colored Foundation Cultivation Pill, and Xuan Yi and the others considered recruiting him into the Pill Tower.

• Xuan Yi and Xuan Kongzi suspected Soul Hall had helped the alchemist wielding the poisonous Netherworld Poison Flame.
• An old man revealed the Wind Fury Dragon Flame, and Xiao Yan’s pale-blue flame forced both Heavenly Flames to retreat; Xuan Yi guessed it had been formed by the Fen Jue devouring and fusing other Heavenly Flames.
• Xiao Yan revealed Chaos Flame, causing the alchemical flames throughout the gathering to tremble.
• Xiao Yan chose to refine a Nine-Colored Foundation Cultivation Pill and formed a Medicine Cauldron from Chaos Flame.
• Xuan Yi and Tian Lei Zi praised Xiao Yan’s alchemy talent, and Tian Lei Zi suggested inviting him to join the Pill Tower as an elder.

Xiao Yu continued refining the Nine-Colored Foundation Cultivation Pill while the Pill Gathering’s contestants worked for days, and Gu He and Liu Ling watched in surprise at how far Xiao Yu and Xiao Yan had advanced. As only a few dozen alchemists remained, the crowd waited for colored pill lightning, and a vast sea of lightning appeared over the plaza.

• Xuan Kongzi explained that the Yao Clan’s ancient inheritance and Dou Di bloodline set it apart from the Pill Tower, while hoping the Pill Tower could one day rival it in alchemy.
• Gu He and Liu Ling recognized Xiao Yu and Xiao Yan as contestants, and Liu Ling reflected on how far their alchemy had surpassed his own.
• After five days, some alchemists finished their pills while others suffered cauldron explosions, and Xiao Yu continued refining as he watched for signs of the Soul Hall.
• Fifteen days into the competition, Xiao Yu’s medicinal ingredients had condensed into a pill prototype, while numerous contestants began producing Seventh-grade pills and pill lightning.
• With only several dozen alchemists still refining, a vast sea of lightning swept across the sky as the crowd awaited the first colored pill lightning.

At the Pill Gathering, Dan Chen and Cao Ying revealed Grade Eight Pills, while the Pill Tower’s leaders discovered that Mu Gu was among the competitors and feared Soul Hall’s interference. The chapter ended with both women’s pills facing two-colored lightning, and Cao Ying’s showed a faint trace of red.

• Song Qing and Dan Xuan each refined a peak Seventh-grade Pill, drawing pill lightning and competing for attention.
• Xuan Kongzi, Xuan Yi, and Tian Lei Zi recognized the alchemist using the Netherworld Poison Flame as Mu Gu after Yao Chen identified him, and they worried Soul Hall was plotting against the Pill Tower.
• Seven more Seventh-grade Pills appeared, and Dan Chen began the final step of refining her pill despite her weakening condition.
• Dan Chen’s Medicine Cauldron shattered as her Grade Eight Pill emerged and drew two-colored pill lightning, leaving Song Qing defeated and Dan Xuan smiling.
• Cao Ying released her own Grade Eight Pill, whose lightning had a faint red trace in addition to azure and silver.

Old Man Qing Hua and Xiao Yan produced Three-Colored Pill Lightning, while Old Man Mu Gu stunned the Pill Gathering with a pill that reached Four-Colored Pill Lightning. Xiao Yu added Nine-Colored Sky Swallowing Python blood to his cauldron as the others watched to see whether he could surpass Mu Gu.

• Xuan Kongzi asked Yao Chen whether Xiao Yan could defeat Cao Ying in alchemy, and Yao Chen declared his confidence in his disciple.
• Old Man Qing Hua released his pill and produced the first Three-Colored Pill Lightning of the Pill Gathering.
• Xiao Yan completed his pill with Three-Colored Pill Lightning, surpassing Cao Ying and Dan Chen.
• Old Man Mu Gu mocked the Pill Tower before revealing a pill that produced Four-Colored Pill Lightning.
• Xiao Yu poured Nine-Colored Sky Swallowing Python blood into his cauldron, unleashing a powerful surge of energy that briefly unsettled Old Man Mu Gu.

Xiao Yan used Yao Chen’s Spirit Ascension Method to raise his pill to Five-Colored Pill Lightning, but Old Man Mu Gu revealed another Soul Hall contestant: Yao Feng, a figure from Yao Chen’s past. Yao Feng produced his own five-colored pill lightning and declared that he would take everything connected to Yao Chen.

• After Old Man Qing Hua urged Xiao Yan to use his remaining skills, Xiao Yan began the Spirit Ascension Method with four Heavenly Flames and Spirit Nurturing Dust.
• Xiao Yan sacrificed his blood to strengthen the pill’s spirituality, causing it to produce Five-Colored Pill Lightning.
• Old Man Mu Gu warned that the Soul Hall had prepared more than one move, and the other elderly contestant made the thunderclouds retreat.
• The contestant revealed himself as Yao Feng, Yao Chen’s long-presumed-dead younger brother and the younger brother of Yao Wan Gui.
• Yao Feng’s pill produced five-colored lightning, and he vowed to take everything connected to Yao Chen.

Xiao Yu completed the Nine-Colored Foundation Cultivation Pill using the Object-Infusing Pill Condensation Method, producing the Pill Gathering’s first Nine-Colored Pill Lightning. He destroyed the lightning with his punches and caught the pill before it could escape, leaving Yao Feng and Old Man Mu Gu considering retreat.

• Xiao Yu rebuked Yao Feng and shattered his fire cauldron as he completed his pill.
• Xiao Yu used the Object-Infusing Pill Condensation Method to form a fire dragon concealing the pill.
• Nine-Colored Pill Lightning appeared, astonishing the Pill Tower and the gathered contestants.
• Xiao Yu punched apart the Nine-Colored Pill Lightning in less than three minutes.
• The Nine-Colored Foundation Cultivation Pill tried to flee, but Xiao Yu caught it, prompting Yao Feng and Old Man Mu Gu to consider retreating.

Xiao Yu won the Pill Gathering and was named a candidate for one of the Pill Tower giants, then gave the Ancient Soul Cultivation Method to Xiao Yan for the Underworld’s Pill Hall. The next morning, Xuan Yi brought him an Eighth-grade Alchemy Grandmaster robe and invited him to the Pill Tower.

• Xuan Kongzi declared Xiao Yu the Pill Gathering champion after his Nine-Colored Foundation Cultivation Pill outshone the other contestants’ pills.
• Xuan Kongzi named Xiao Yu a candidate for a Pill Tower giant, and Xiao Yu gave the Ancient Soul Cultivation Method to Xiao Yan for the Pill Hall.
• Xiao Yu declined to enter the Star Domain to subdue the Three Thousand Burning Flame but agreed to go there in case Old Man Mu Gu and Yao Feng caused trouble.
• Xiao Yu found Xun Er and joked that his champion status would help him when he asked the Ancient Clan for her hand in marriage.
• Xuan Yi brought Xiao Yu an Eighth-grade Alchemy Grandmaster robe and invited him to the Pill Tower, but Xiao Yu removed the flashy robe before going.

Xiao Yu joined the Small Pill Tower as an elder in exchange for access to its medicinal storehouse, then refined a Fire Cold Pill that cured You Quan’s sister. As Xun Er prepared to return to the Ancient Clan and Zi Yan stayed with Xiao Yu, he promised to visit Xun Er and win the Ancient Clan elders’ respect.

• Xuan Kongzi invited Xiao Yu to join the Small Pill Tower as an elder, and Xiao Yu accepted after learning he could access the Pill Tower’s medicinal storehouse.
• Xuan Kongzi asked Xiao Yu to watch over the entry to the Star Domain the day after tomorrow.
• Xiao Yu refined a Fire Cold Pill for You Quan’s sister and helped You Quan through the painful process as the pill expelled her toxins.
• Xun Er told Xiao Yu she would return to the Ancient Clan to prepare for awakening her Clan Mark, and Xiao Yu promised to visit her early.
• Xun Er invited You Quan and her sister to return with her and guide You Quan’s cultivation.
• Zi Yan appeared after running away from her clan, and Xiao Yu teased her by threatening not to take her to the medicinal storehouse.

Xiao Yu prepared Xiao Yan to subdue the Three Thousand Burning Flame by securing Zi Yan’s help and giving him a Child Flame. With Xun Er departing for the Ancient Clan, Xiao Yan felt more confident about entering the Star Domain the next day.

• Xun Er and You Quan left Sacred Pill City with Elder Lin and Elder Zhao, and Xiao Yu resolved to become strong enough to reach the Ancient Clan.
• Xiao Yu brought Zi Yan to Xiao Yan and explained that the Three Thousand Burning Flame had once belonged to Zi Yan’s clan.
• Zi Yan planted a Dragon Seal on Xiao Yan using Ancient Dragon blood to improve his chances of subduing the flame and monitor his safety.
• Xiao Yu gave Xiao Yan a Child Flame of the Three Thousand Burning Flame, which Xiao Yu said could provide an extra safeguard.
• Xiao Yan thanked Xiao Yu and felt more confident about entering the Star Domain the next day.

Xiao Yu and Xiao Yan entered the Star Domain with the Pill Tower’s chosen alchemists to face the Three Thousand Burning Flame. As Xiao Yu prepared to make the first attempt, he and Qiu Ling had already agreed to work together to stop Soul Hall’s plan.

• Xiao Yu and Xiao Yan discussed how Old Man Mu Gu and Yao Feng might use the Three Thousand Burning Flame’s resentment toward the Pill Tower to disrupt its control.
• Xuan Kongzi, Tian Lei Zi, and Xuan Yi opened the Star Domain’s spatial gate, and Qiu Ling led the ten chosen alchemists inside.
• Xiao Yu, Xiao Yan, Old Man Mu Gu, and Yao Feng sensed the Three Thousand Burning Flame as the group followed Qiu Ling deeper into the Star Domain.
• Qiu Ling showed the group the enormous purple-black dragon sealed inside a light barrier and warned them not to awaken it.
• Qiu Ling invited Xiao Yu, the Pill Gathering champion, to try subduing the flame first, and Xiao Yu prepared to step forward after exchanging a look with him.

Xiao Yu pretended to fail at subduing the Three Thousand Burning Flame while secretly planting a restriction in it. Old Man Mu Gu and Yao Feng then launched Soul Hall’s attack on the seal, and Xiao Yu struck Yao Feng down as the flame began to break loose.

• Xiao Yu used flames of the same origin to approach the Three Thousand Burning Flame’s origin and secretly wrapped it with soul threads carrying a restriction.
• Yao Feng and the other candidates failed to subdue the flame, and Qiu Ling ordered everyone to leave the Star Domain.
• Yao Feng attacked Qiu Ling, but Xiao Yu intercepted his storm with a massive black hand.
• Old Man Mu Gu detonated something on the dragon’s forehead, prompting Qiu Ling to summon help and Xuan Kongzi to mobilize the Pill Tower elders.
• Old Man Mu Gu summoned more than a dozen Soul Hall fighters to break the seal while Yao Feng attacked Xiao Yu and Old Man Mu Gu engaged Qiu Ling.
• Xiao Yu shattered Yao Feng’s Medicine Cauldron, struck him in the chest, and shouted to trigger the restriction within the Three Thousand Burning Flame.