Chapter Summaries

Liu Bai learned that the Ancient Void Dragon Tribe had grown to fifty-four Dou Saints and welcomed back an Eight-Star Dou Saint, then visited the Blood Fire Hall’s headquarters with Qing Lin. There, the Three Great Dragon Kings greeted him as their master.

• Qing Lin told Liu Bai that the Ancient Void Dragon Tribe had fifty-four Dou Saints and had welcomed back an Eight-Star Dou Saint.
• Liu Bai said he would remain for a while to oversee the Blood Fire Hall and handle other matters.
• Qing Lin took Liu Bai through a spatial rift to the Blood Fire Hall’s grand headquarters in a mountain range west of the Pill Region.
• Qing Lin explained that Venerable Skyfire managed the hall’s daily affairs while the Three Great Dragon Kings guarded against powerful enemies.
• The North Dragon King, South Dragon King, and West Dragon King arrived and bowed to Liu Bai, calling him their master.

Liu Bai returned to the Blood Fire Hall, where Qing Lin revealed that the Three Great Dragon Kings and Yao Ming had found two Heavenly Flames for him. Delighted by the gift and Qing Lin’s care, Liu Bai kissed her cheek and praised her.

• Venerable Skyfire welcomed Liu Bai back and showed him the newly completed Blood Fire Hall.
• Qing Lin led Liu Bai inside and opened a sealed chamber containing two Heavenly Flames.
• Qing Lin explained that the milky-white Ten Thousand Beast Spirit Flame had been found in an ancient ruin in the Beast Domain and the dark-red Volcanic Rock Flame in the Far South of the Central Plains.
• Liu Bai was thrilled by the two flames, pulled Qing Lin into an embrace, and kissed her cheek as a reward.
• Liu Bai told Qing Lin that he liked the Heavenly Flames, and she beamed with happiness.

Liu Bai began refining the Ten Thousand Beast Spirit Flame and Volcanic Rock Flame in seclusion while Qing Lin and the others guarded him. More than half a year later, a terrifying aura burst from the depths of the Blood Fire Hall as Liu Bai's refinement appeared to reach a turning point.

• Liu Bai thanked the Three Great Dragon Kings and Yao Ming for obtaining the two Heavenly Flames, then asked Qing Lin to have them and Venerable Skyfire guard his seclusion.
• Liu Bai used the Burning World Art and his Soul Power to subdue the Ten Thousand Beast Spirit Flame and Volcanic Rock Flame before drawing them into his body to refine them.
• More than half a year passed, and Venerable Skyfire received an invitation to the Pill Tower's Pill Gathering but decided to wait for Liu Bai to emerge from seclusion.
• A terrifying aura erupted from the depths of the Blood Fire Hall, and Venerable Skyfire rushed toward the enormous doors where three figures were waiting.

After more than half a year in seclusion, Liu Bai fused the Ten Thousand Beast Spirit Flame and Volcanic Rock Flame into his Nether Prison Black Emperor Flame and broke through to Half-Saint. He tested his newfound control over space as Qing Lin and the others waited outside.

• The Three Great Dragon Kings and Qing Lin sensed Liu Bai's aura rising, and Venerable Skyfire realized he might be breaking through to Half-Saint.
• Qing Lin reflected on how Liu Bai had helped her and Xiao Yi Xian grow stronger, and resolved to find more Heavenly Flames for him.
• The aura inside the chamber reached its peak, and the doors that had been closed for more than half a year began to stir.
• Liu Bai opened his eyes after completing the fusion of the Ten Thousand Beast Spirit Flame and Volcanic Rock Flame into his Nether Prison Black Emperor Flame.
• Liu Bai confirmed that he had reached Half-Saint and demonstrated his power by tearing and reshaping space.

After breaking through to Half-Saint, Liu Bai returned to Holy Pill City to compete in the Pill Gathering and claim the Three Thousand Burning Flame. He arrived with Qing Lin and Venerable Skyfire as the bustling event drew alchemists and experts from across the Central Plains.

• Liu Bai considered combining the Douluo World's demi-plane method with pocket-world creation to make a portable minor plane.
• Qing Lin, Venerable Skyfire, and the Three Great Dragon Kings welcomed Liu Bai after he emerged from seclusion as a Half-Saint.
• Venerable Skyfire gave Liu Bai the Pill Tower's invitation to the Pill Gathering, whose champion would receive the Three Thousand Burning Flame.
• Liu Bai decided to enter the Pill Gathering and win the Heavenly Flame rather than take it by force.
• Qing Lin opened a spatial rift, and Liu Bai, Qing Lin, and Venerable Skyfire traveled to Holy Pill City while the Three Great Dragon Kings concealed themselves in the void.
• Liu Bai, Qing Lin, and Venerable Skyfire looked over the crowded city, and Qing Lin asked whether they would return to their residence.

Liu Bai entered the Pill Tower with Qing Lin and Gray Elder to participate in the Pill Gathering and claim Three Thousand Burning Flame. Xuan Kongzi welcomed him, while Qing Lin’s deference to Liu Bai astonished the gathered alchemists.

• Qing Lin opened a spatial rift into the Pill Tower, and Liu Bai and Gray Elder entered with her.
• Xuan Kongzi, Xuan Yi, and Tian Leizi arrived and recognized Qing Lin as the Green Scale Saint, prompting the alchemists to realize a Dou Saint had entered the tower.
• Xuan Kongzi recognized Liu Bai as the Blood Fire Hall’s hall master and welcomed him respectfully.
• Liu Bai presented the Pill Tower’s invitation and announced he would compete in the Pill Gathering for Three Thousand Burning Flame.
• Liu Bai chose to register under his own name, and Qing Lin said she had only accompanied her Young Master.

Liu Bai arrived at the Pill Tower to participate in the Pill Gathering and announced that he would claim the Three Thousand Burning Flame. News of his appearance drew the Central Plains’ major powers toward Holy Pill City, while the Soul Hall’s Hun Miesheng took note of his plans.

• Xuan Kongzi welcomed Liu Bai and arranged for him and his companions to stay at the Pill Tower before the Pill Gathering.
• Word of Liu Bai’s return and his intention to take the Three Thousand Burning Flame spread through Holy Pill City and the Central Plains.
• The Flower Sect’s leader, the Heavenly Underworld Sect’s leader, Tang Zhen, and the leaders of the Four Square Pavilions decided to travel to Holy Pill City to meet Liu Bai.
• The Ice River Valley’s leader ordered his people to stay away from the Pill Gathering and avoid provoking Liu Bai.
• Hun Miesheng read the news about Liu Bai’s participation and reacted with amusement.

Hun Miesheng chose not to challenge Liu Bai over the Three Thousand Burning Flame and ordered Soul Hall members not to provoke Blood Fire Hall during the Pill Gathering. In a distant border town, Xiao Yan learned that Liu Bai would attend and decided to seek his help rescuing Yao Lao.

• Hun Miesheng dismissed the idea of confronting Liu Bai over the Three Thousand Burning Flame and told his subordinates to avoid provoking Blood Fire Hall.
• Rumors of Liu Bai's participation spread through Holy Pill City, drawing crowds eager to see the Blood Fire Hall Master.
• Xiao Yan heard in a border-town teahouse that Liu Bai planned to compete for the Three Thousand Burning Flame at the Pill Gathering.
• Xiao Yan recalled how Liu Bai had helped him in the Jia Ma Empire and realized he might be able to help rescue Yao Lao from Soul Hall.
• Xiao Yan decided to go to the Pill Tower and attend the Pill Gathering.

Xiao Yan decided to join the Pill Gathering, while Liu Bai arrived at the venue as an invited guest. The contest began with the Pill Tower announcing its three stages and the champion’s rewards.

• Xiao Yan left the teahouse determined to participate in the Pill Gathering and use it to gain allies and strength against the Soul Hall.
• Liu Bai left the Pill Tower courtyard with Qing Lin and Venerable Skyfire to attend the Pill Gathering.
• Spectators gathered in Holy Pill City and discussed Liu Bai’s direct entry into the final round as an invited guest.
• Xuan Kongzi, Xuan Yi, and Tian Leizi appeared before the crowd, and Xuan Kongzi explained the Pill Gathering’s three stages.
• Xuan Kongzi announced that the champion would become a candidate for a Pill Tower head and receive Three Thousand Burning Flame.

Liu Bai attended the Pill Gathering as a special guest and was allowed to enter directly in the final round, while the first round began for the other contestants. He recognized Xiao Yan among them and wondered why Yao Lao’s aura was absent.

• Xuan Kongzi announced that the Pill Gathering champion would receive the Three Thousand Burning Flame and that Liu Bai would skip the first two rounds.
• Liu Bai arrived with Green Scale Saint and Venerable Skyfire, and the Three Great Heads of the Pill Tower yielded the center of the high platform to him.
• Leaders of several factions planned to approach Liu Bai after the gathering to build ties with the Blood Fire Hall.
• Xuan Kongzi began the Soul Illusion Realm round, and thousands of contestants entered the distorted space.
• Liu Bai spotted Xiao Yan, who exchanged a smile with him before entering the Illusion, and noticed that Xiao Yan carried no trace of Yao Lao’s aura.

After learning that Yao Lao had been captured by the Soul Hall, Liu Bai decided to keep Xiao Yan alive so the Soul Clan would remain focused on him and his Ancient Emperor Jade. He planned to offer help rescuing Yao Lao in exchange for the Bone Chilling Flame, while Qing Lin recognized Xiao Yan as an old acquaintance from the Jia Ma Empire.

• Liu Bai reasoned that Xiao Yan still carried the Tou She Ancient God Jade and decided not to take it, since doing so would draw the Soul Clan's attention toward him.
• Liu Bai planned to protect Xiao Yan from the Soul Clan until Xiao Yan had grown stronger, then use the conflict to his advantage when the Ancient Emperor Cave Mansion opened.
• Liu Bai decided he could help Xiao Yan rescue Yao Lao in return for Yao Lao's Bone Chilling Flame, and planned to let Xiao Yan propose the payment himself.
• Qing Lin asked Liu Bai about the black-robed man, and Liu Bai identified him as Xiao Yan, who had come to participate in the Pill Gathering.
• Qing Lin remembered Xiao Yan from the Alchemist competition in the Jia Ma Empire and noted that he had reached the Dou Zong realm.

Liu Bai arranged for Qing Lin and Venerable Skyfire to search for Yao Lao, whom the Soul Hall was holding, so he could prepare for a possible rescue and help Xiao Yan. The search began, but the Blood Fire Hall’s intelligence network was still too new to match the Soul Hall’s reach.

• Liu Bai told Qing Lin that Xiao Yan was worth befriending and expected him to come looking for them soon.
• Liu Bai ordered Qing Lin to use her snake network to find where the Soul Hall was holding Yao Lao, and she began coordinating millions of snakes across the Central Plains.
• Liu Bai sent Venerable Skyfire to mobilize the Blood Fire Hall’s forces and search for Yao Lao as well.
• Liu Bai considered preparing a rescue and creating trouble for the Soul Hall to give Xiao Yan more time to grow.
• Venerable Skyfire reported that the Blood Fire Hall’s intelligence network was searching but remained incomplete, and Liu Bai told him to take his time.

Xuan Kongzi brought Liu Bai to meet the Pill Tower’s Great Elder, where the two tested their Soul Power and discovered Liu Bai had the advantage. The Great Elder welcomed Liu Bai, while Xuan Kongzi reeled at the scale of his talent and considered how easily he could dominate the Pill Gathering.

• Xuan Kongzi invited Liu Bai to meet someone from the Pill Tower, and Liu Bai told Venerable Skyfire to remain outside.
• Xuan Kongzi led Liu Bai and Qing Lin through the Pill Tower to a sealed reception hall, where they met the Great Elder.
• Liu Bai and the Great Elder clashed Soul Power for a few seconds, distorting the hall before withdrawing at the same time.
• The Great Elder praised Liu Bai’s Soul Power and admitted that Liu Bai had surpassed him in their contest.
• Xuan Kongzi was shocked to learn Liu Bai’s Soul Power had reached Grand Perfection of the Heavenly Realm and thought he could easily win the Pill Gathering.

Liu Bai and the Pill Tower's Great Elder forged an alliance through an exchange of favors, with the Great Elder offering access to Heavenly Flame records in return for Liu Bai's friendship. Liu Bai stayed at the Pill Tower for three days, learning about alchemy from the Great Elder.

• The Great Elder recognized Qing Lin's strength and inferred that the Blood Fire Hall was a formidable force under Liu Bai.
• The Great Elder guessed that Liu Bai sought multiple Heavenly Flames, and Liu Bai confirmed it.
• The Great Elder offered to lend Liu Bai ancient texts about Heavenly Flames and invited him to stay at the Pill Tower after the Pill Gathering.
• Liu Bai accepted the invitation, and both men agreed to build ties between the Pill Tower and the Blood Fire Hall.
• Liu Bai spent three days with the Great Elder, listening to his alchemy knowledge and insights.

The Great Elder taught Liu Bai the principles of alchemy while both men considered an alliance between the Pill Tower and the Blood Fire Hall. After three days, Liu Bai left with a promising path for the Blood Fire Hall’s future development.

• The Great Elder explained that successful alchemy depended on balancing flame control, medicinal properties, timing, and Soul Power, and Liu Bai absorbed his guidance.
• The Great Elder hoped to ally the Pill Tower with the Blood Fire Hall to counter the Soul Hall, while Liu Bai recognized that the partnership would benefit his plans and tacitly accepted it.
• After three days, Liu Bai thanked the Great Elder, who offered him the prepared ancient texts and welcomed him back to the Pill Tower.
• Qing Lin met Liu Bai outside the reception hall and asked how his discussion had gone, and Liu Bai told her the Blood Fire Hall’s future development had found its path.

Liu Bai and Qing Lin watched the contestants emerge from the Pill World, where Cao Ying drew attention with her bold flirtation toward Liu Bai. Xiao Yan arrived among the final contestants, and the chapter ended with him recognizing the Three Great Heads of the Pill Tower.

• Liu Bai and Qing Lin went to the Pill Gathering venue to watch the contestants return from the Pill World.
• Xuan Kongzi joined Liu Bai as Cao Ying emerged and received cheers from the crowd.
• Cao Ying winked flirtatiously at Liu Bai, who responded with a smile while Xuan Kongzi scolded his disciple.
• Xiao Yan emerged from the Pill World and surveyed the large crowd of surviving Alchemists.
• Xiao Yan spotted the Three Great Heads of the Pill Tower among the highest seats.

Xiao Yan and the other finalists gathered for the Pill Gathering’s decisive round, where Liu Bai was announced as a specially invited competitor. As the alchemists began preparing to refine their pills, Cao Ying revealed her Blood Demon Flame and Elder Mu Gu displayed a Heavenly Flame that caused nearby cauldrons to explode.

• Xiao Yan recognized Liu Bai on the high platform, and the two exchanged a quiet greeting.
• Xuan Kongzi announced that the finalists would compete for the championship and introduced Liu Bai as a special guest who would enter the finals to compete for the Three Thousand Burning Flame.
• Liu Bai stepped onto the central stone platform reserved for the champion, and Xuan Kongzi signaled the alchemists to begin refining pills.
• Xiao Yan chose to refine the Bone-Growing Blood-Melting Pill while Cao Ying and other prominent alchemists prepared their cauldrons.
• Cao Ying summoned the Blood Demon Flame, startling the surrounding alchemists with its effect on their flames.
• Elder Mu Gu revealed a sky-blue Heavenly Flame, which caused nearby cauldrons to erupt and sent several alchemists flying from their platforms.

Xiao Yan revealed a fused Heavenly Flame, but Liu Bai’s Nether Prison Black Emperor Flame stunned the Pill Gathering with its overwhelming dominance. Liu Bai began refining the Azure Nether Fire Origin Pill, a top-tier Tier 8 pill that could summon Nine-Colored Pill Lightning.

• Xiao Yan summoned his fused purple Heavenly Flame, frightening Elder Mu Gu’s Fire Cloud Water Flame and drawing astonishment from the judges.
• Liu Bai revealed the Nether Prison Black Emperor Flame, causing flames across the venue to tremble, go out, or break free of control.
• Xuan Kongzi, Xuan Yi, and Tian Leizi recognized the black flame’s immense power, with Tian Leizi calling it the emperor of all flames.
• Xiao Yan watched Liu Bai’s display in shock and resolved to become stronger.
• Liu Bai summoned the Myriad Beast Cauldron and began refining the Azure Nether Fire Origin Pill with hundreds of medicinal ingredients.

Liu Bai and the other contestants refined pills at the Pill Gathering as Pill Lightning increasingly filled the sky. On the thirty-third day, Liu Bai triggered Nine-Colored Pill Lightning, revealing that he was about to complete a peak Tier 8 Pill.

• Liu Bai began refining a pill with rare medicinal ingredients while Xiao Yan, Elder Mu Gu, Cao Ying, Dan Chen, Song Qing, and the other contestants started their own refinements.
• Over the following days, contestants produced Tier 7 Pills, and Pill Lightning grew more frequent as the remaining competitors advanced to higher grades.
• On the thirty-third day, Elder Mu Gu triggered three-colored Pill Lightning, and Cao Ying, Dan Chen, and several others also produced Tier 8 Pills.
• Liu Bai's refining summoned an enormous nine-colored thundercloud, stunning the plaza and prompting Xuan Kongzi, Xuan Yi, and Tian Leizi to recognize the terrifying strength of his soul power.
• Cao Ying felt powerless before Liu Bai's talent, Elder Mu Gu watched him warily, and Xiao Yan stared at the thundercloud in shock.

Liu Bai completed a nine-colored Tier 8 Azure Nether Fire Origin Pill, and his Heavenly Demon Puppet shattered its Pill Lightning. As the crowd acclaimed him as the Pill Gathering champion, Xiao Yan began to draw Three-Colored Pill Lightning.

• Liu Bai sent his Heavenly Demon Puppet to absorb and shatter the nine-colored Pill Lightning.
• Liu Bai's pill transformed into a Pill Beast, which he trapped and returned to pill form in a jade bottle.
• Liu Bai announced the completion of the nine-colored Azure Nether Fire Origin Pill, drawing cheers from the crowd.
• Xuan Kongzi declared Liu Bai the likely Pill Gathering champion, and no one objected.
• Xiao Yan's refining pill summoned Three-Colored Pill Lightning, and he watched the gathering storm gravely.