Recaps

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.

Xiao Yan completed an eighth-tier, three-color Bone-Growing Blood-Melting Pill, while Liu Bai noticed Elder Mu Gu’s Fire Cloud Water Flame and planned to claim it after the Pill Gathering. Liu Bai absorbed Three Thousand Burning Flame in seclusion and emerged as a Mid Half-Saint, while Xiao Yan and the Pill Tower leaders prepared to seek help rescuing Yao Chen.

• Xiao Yan refined an eighth-tier, three-color Bone-Growing Blood-Melting Pill, earning the approval of Xuan Kongzi, Xuan Yi, and Tian Leizi.
• Liu Bai sensed Elder Mu Gu’s Fire Cloud Water Flame and decided to wait until after the Pill Gathering to take it.
• Liu Bai entered the Star Realm first and obtained Three Thousand Burning Flame, then secluded himself for half a year while Qing Lin guarded the entrance.
• Xiao Yan told the Three Great Heads of the Pill Tower that the Soul Hall had captured Yao Chen, and they agreed to locate him and seek Liu Bai’s help after his seclusion.
• Liu Bai absorbed the Star Realm’s purple sea of fire and emerged as a Mid Half-Saint with a stronger Nether Prison Black Emperor Flame.

Liu Bai left the Star Realm after absorbing the Three Thousand Burning Flame and learned that Qing Lin had captured Mu Gu and extracted the Fire Cloud Water Flame for him. Meanwhile, Xiao Yan learned that Yao Chen was imprisoned in the Soul Hall’s Heavenly Dipper Hall, but the Pill Tower heads warned that rescuing him would be extremely dangerous.

• Liu Bai gained the Three Thousand Star Body, considered creating a small world, and left the Star Realm.
• Qing Lin greeted Liu Bai after waiting half a year and reported that Mu Gu had been killed and his Fire Cloud Water Flame extracted.
• Liu Bai left with Qing Lin, pleased that his organization could find Heavenly Flames for him.
• Xuan Kongzi, Xuan Yi, and Tian Leizi told Xiao Yan that the Pill Tower had located Yao Chen in the Soul Hall’s Heavenly Dipper Hall.
• Xuan Yi warned Xiao Yan that Heavenly Dipper Hall was heavily guarded and that his current strength was not enough to rescue Yao Chen.

Xiao Yan asked Liu Bai to rescue his teacher, Yao Chen, from Soul Hall, and Liu Bai agreed in exchange for compensation. Liu Bai named a single item he wanted, but the chapter ended before he revealed what it was.

• Xuan Kongzi and Xuan Yi warned Xiao Yan that rescuing Yao Chen from Soul Hall was extremely dangerous, and Xiao Yan said he would seek Liu Bai's help.
• Liu Bai left the Pill Tower with Qing Lin and considered obtaining the Fire Cloud Water Flame and pursuing a breakthrough when the Bodhi Ancient Tree appeared.
• Xiao Yan met Liu Bai at a teahouse and asked him to rescue Yao Chen, who had been captured by Soul Hall.
• Liu Bai agreed to help because he and Xiao Yan had known each other in the Jia Ma Empire, but said he required compensation.
• Xiao Yan agreed to pay, and Liu Bai said he wanted only one thing without naming it yet.

Xiao Yan agreed to trade Yao Lao’s Bone Chilling Flame for Liu Bai’s help rescuing and resurrecting his teacher. Liu Bai took Xiao Yan to the Soul Hall Branch where Yao Lao was imprisoned, preparing to begin the rescue.

• Liu Bai offered to rescue and resurrect Yao Lao and help him resurrect in exchange for the Bone Chilling Flame.
• Xiao Yan offered his own Heavenly Flame instead, but Liu Bai refused because it was bound to Xiao Yan’s soul and did not suit his needs.
• Xiao Yan agreed to give Liu Bai the Bone Chilling Flame if he saved and resurrected Yao Lao.
• Liu Bai revealed that he had already investigated Yao Lao’s imprisonment and led Xiao Yan to the Soul Hall Branch above the Dead Soul Mountain Range.
• Xiao Yan vowed to save his teacher as Liu Bai gathered Dou Qi in his palm.

Liu Bai destroyed a Soul Hall branch, rescued Yao Chen, and used a Tier 8 Pill to restore his soul. He then prepared to eliminate the surviving Soul Hall experts as he led Qing Lin, Xiao Yan, and Yao Chen away through a spatial rift.

• Liu Bai crushed the Soul Hall branch with a massive Dou Qi palm and pulled Yao Chen from the ruins.
• Xiao Yan reunited with his teacher, and Yao Chen recognized Liu Bai as the young man he had known in the Jia Ma Empire.
• Liu Bai used Black Nether Prison Black Emperor Flame to turn a Tier 8 Pill into medicinal liquid that strengthened Yao Chen's soul.
• Liu Bai formed a black Buddha Fury Fire Lotus to attack the Soul Hall experts hiding in the ruins.
• Liu Bai opened a spatial rift and led Qing Lin, Xiao Yan, and Yao Chen through it.

After destroying a Soul Hall branch, Liu Bai brought Yao Chen to the Pill Tower, where he reunited with Xuan Yi and his old friends. Liu Bai began resurrecting Yao Chen in a Ninth Transformation Dou Venerate Peak corpse, promising Xiao Yan his teacher would return in two months.

• The Black Fire Lotus obliterated the Soul Hall branch and the surrounding Dead Soul Mountain Range.
• Yao Chen reunited with Xuan Kongzi, Tian Leizi, and Xuan Yi at the Pill Tower, and Xuan Yi embraced him after confessing how much she had missed him.
• Liu Bai told the group he could resurrect Yao Chen and led him into a secret chamber while Xiao Yan waited outside.
• Liu Bai revealed a preserved corpse that had belonged to a Ninth Transformation Dou Venerate Peak expert and began the resurrection with the Nether Prison Black Emperor Flame.
• Two months passed as Yao Chen's resurrection continued.

Yao Chen emerged from the Pill Tower alive and broke through to Half-Saint, reuniting with his friends and Xiao Yan. After giving Liu Bai the Bone Chilling Flame as agreed, Liu Bai and Qing Lin departed, leaving Yao Chen and the others to praise Liu Bai’s remarkable strength and loyalty.

• Yao Chen left the secret chamber reborn as a living Half-Saint and reunited with Xuan Kongzi, Xuan Yi, and Tian Leizi.
• Xuan Yi embraced Yao Chen and wept with joy while Xiao Yan watched his teacher return.
• Yao Chen gave Liu Bai the Bone Chilling Flame, and Liu Bai subdued it with the Nether Prison Black Emperor Flame before storing it away.
• Liu Bai declined Xiao Yan’s offer to stay, then left with Qing Lin through a spatial rift to return and absorb the Fire Cloud Water Flame.
• Yao Chen, Xuan Kongzi, Xuan Yi, and Xiao Yan praised Liu Bai’s power and loyalty after his departure.

Liu Bai returned to the Blood Fire Hall and entered seclusion to absorb the Fire Cloud Water Flame and Bone Chilling Flame. Meanwhile, the Ten Thousand Year Poison Pool in the Beast Domain changed dramatically as Xiao Yi Xian prepared to emerge from seclusion.

• Liu Bai returned to the Blood Fire Hall, learned that Soul Hall had made no major moves, and ordered everyone to guard the hall while he cultivated.
• Liu Bai entered his cultivation chamber and began refining the Fire Cloud Water Flame and Bone Chilling Flame with the Burning World Art.
• The Ten Thousand Year Poison Pool grew lighter and its poisonous miasma thinned as Xiao Yi Xian's seclusion neared its end.
• The Nine Serene Deep Earth Python Tribe elder saw the poison pool shake violently and sensed a vast aura rising from its depths.
• A spatial passage spiraled upward from the bottom of the poison pool.

Xiao Yi Xian emerged from seclusion as a Four-Star Dou Saint and traveled to Blood Fire Hall, where she reunited with Qing Lin and learned about Liu Bai’s recent achievements. The chapter left Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin catching up while Liu Bai remained in seclusion absorbing Heavenly Flames.

• Xiao Yi Xian emerged from the Poison Pool, having reached the Four-Star Dou Saint realm, and followed an elder of the Nine Serene Deep Earth Python Tribe toward Blood Fire Hall.
• Xiao Yi Xian arrived at Blood Fire Hall and reunited with Qing Lin, who had also reached the Dou Saint realm.
• Xiao Yi Xian sensed that Liu Bai was in seclusion and heard from Qing Lin that he was absorbing the Fire Cloud Water Flame and Bone Chilling Flame after winning the Pill Gathering and obtaining the Three Thousand Burning Flame.
• Xiao Yi Xian told Qing Lin about draining the Poison Pool’s accumulated energy, and Qing Lin promised to search for another place like it.
• Qing Lin brought Xiao Yi Xian into Blood Fire Hall and recounted Liu Bai’s adventures, including the unification of Dragon Island, the founding of Blood Fire Hall, and the Pill Gathering.

Zi Yan arrived at the Blood Fire Hall with Ancient Void Dragon Tribe Great Elder Zhu Ying and reunited with Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin. The three friends caught up, while Xiao Bai remained in seclusion.

• Zi Yan emerged from a spatial rift above the Blood Fire Hall, followed by Zhu Ying.
• Zi Yan greeted Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin, boasting that she had become a Five-Star Dou Saint and the Supreme Dragon Emperor.
• Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin met Zhu Ying, who introduced himself as the Ancient Void Dragon Tribe's Eight-Star Peak Dou Saint Great Elder.
• The three women entered the hall to catch up, and Zi Yan complained that Xiao Bai was in seclusion again.

Liu Bai emerged from seclusion after absorbing three Heavenly Flames and broke through to Late Half-Saint, leaving him one step away from Dou Saint. He planned to seek the Bodhi Ancient Tree for an opportunity to advance, then reunited with Xiao Yi Xian, Zi Yan, and Qing Lin.

• Xiao Yi Xian told Zi Yan and Qing Lin that she had left seclusion after draining the Poison Pool.
• Liu Bai's breakthrough aura shook Blood Fire Hall and the surrounding mountain range, and Zi Yan recognized that he had reached Late Half-Saint.
• Liu Bai reflected that reaching Dou Saint would require an opportunity and resolved to pursue the Bodhi Ancient Tree when it appeared.
• Liu Bai left his cultivation chamber and embraced Xiao Yi Xian, who had just come out of seclusion.
• Zi Yan squeezed between Liu Bai and Xiao Yi Xian and complained that his frequent seclusion had kept her from seeing him.

Liu Bai reunited with Xiao Yi Xian and Zi Yan, met Ancient Void Dragon Tribe Great Elder Zhu Ying, and agreed to seek the Bodhi Ancient Tree with Zi Yan. While cultivating at Blood Fire Hall, he recalled an ancient parchment scroll that might offer an opportunity to advance his soul power.

• Liu Bai reunited with Xiao Yi Xian and Zi Yan, greeting them affectionately as Qing Lin watched nearby.
• Zi Yan introduced Liu Bai to Zhu Ying, the Ancient Void Dragon Tribe's Eight-Star Dou Saint Great Elder, and Liu Bai assured him that he would treat Zi Yan well.
• After Zhu Ying left, Liu Bai agreed to take Zi Yan with him to seek the Bodhi Ancient Tree.
• Liu Bai cultivated at Blood Fire Hall and considered how to advance his Heavenly Realm soul power to the Emperor Realm.
• Liu Bai remembered an ancient parchment scroll and took it from his Storage Ring.

Liu Bai studied the ancient Great Evolution Soul Art and used it to strengthen his soul, bringing him closer to the Emperor Realm. After emerging from seclusion, he learned that the Bodhi Ancient Tree had not yet appeared and received an invitation for the Blood Fire Hall to attend the Ancient Clan’s coming-of-age ceremony.

• Liu Bai absorbed the Great Evolution Soul Art’s teachings and began cultivating with its method of dividing and reorganizing Soul Power.
• Liu Bai cultivated for seven days, more than doubling his Soul Power and moving closer to the Emperor Realm.
• Liu Bai reunited with Xiao Yi Xian, Zi Yan, and Qing Lin, and Xiao Yi Xian said the Bodhi Ancient Tree should emerge soon.
• Xiao Yi Xian gave Liu Bai the Ancient Clan’s invitation to its coming-of-age ceremony, and Liu Bai decided to attend.

Liu Bai and his companions traveled to the Eastern Region to visit the Ancient Clan, reaching Ancient Holy City after crossing a vast grassland. They saw the city’s ancient, weathered walls and learned that its barrier contained a trace of Dou Emperor power.

• Liu Bai decided that the Blood Fire Hall would visit the Ancient Clan, and Xiao Yi Xian, Zi Yan, and Qing Lin joined him.
• Liu Bai’s group rode the Three Great Dragon Kings through a spatial passage toward the Eastern Region.
• After reaching the Eastern Region, Xiao Yi Xian explained that Ancient Holy City was the gateway to the Ancient Realm, and Liu Bai’s group traveled there.
• The group arrived at the Ancient Stone Plaza, where the North Dragon King’s arrival drew attention from the gathered experts.
• Liu Bai and his companions flew toward Ancient Holy City and discovered that a light barrier protected it with power said to come from a Dou Emperor.

Liu Bai and his companions arrived at Ancient Holy City for the Ancient Clan’s coming-of-age ceremony, where Ling Quan insulted Blood Fire Hall and provoked Zhu Ying. Gu Nanhai intervened, apologized for the guards, and personally escorted the group into the city, while quietly assessing their formidable strength.

• Liu Bai’s group descended outside Ancient Holy City and presented their invitation to the guards at the gate.
• Ling Quan mocked Liu Bai and Blood Fire Hall, but Zhu Ying released his aura and forced Ling Quan and the guards to collapse under the pressure.
• Gu Nanhai appeared, recognized Zhu Ying as a High-Rank Dou Saint, and ordered Ling Quan to apologize to the visitors.
• Zhu Ying withdrew his aura, and Gu Nanhai personally led Liu Bai’s group into Ancient Holy City.
• Gu Nanhai assessed the group’s cultivation as they walked and found that he could not see through Zi Yan’s strength.

Gu Nanhai welcomed Liu Bai and his companions to the Ancient Holy City after learning that Zi Yan was the Dragon Emperor of the Ancient Void Dragon Tribe and deferred to Liu Bai. Three days before the coming-of-age ceremony, Gu Nanhai went to report their arrival to Ancient Clan patriarch Gu Yuan.

• Zhu Ying revealed that Zi Yan was the Dragon Emperor of the Ancient Void Dragon Tribe, and Zi Yan directed Gu Nanhai to speak with Liu Bai.
• Gu Nanhai apologized to Liu Bai and invited his group to stay in a guest courtyard until the coming-of-age ceremony.
• Ling Quan watched Liu Bai's group depart in terror after realizing whom he had offended.
• Gu Nanhai showed Liu Bai, Zi Yan, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin to their courtyard and said he would escort them into the Ancient Realm for the ceremony in three days.
• Gu Nanhai traveled to Gu Yuan's palace and reported that distinguished guests had arrived in the Ancient Holy City.

Gu Yuan learned that Zi Yan, Liu Bai, and their companions had arrived and invited them into the Ancient Realm. After crossing into the self-contained world, they marveled at its dense natural energy before a vast mass of dark clouds approached.

• Gu Nanhai told Gu Yuan that the Ancient Void Dragon Tribe's Dragon Emperor Zi Yan had arrived with Liu Bai, Hall Master of the Blood Fire Hall, and Gu Yuan ordered him to invite them inside.
• Gu Nanhai returned to Liu Bai's courtyard and escorted Liu Bai, Zi Yan, Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, and Zhu Ying toward the Ancient Realm.
• Gu Nanhai opened a spatial gate above a lake in the Ancient Holy City, and Liu Bai led the group through it.
• Liu Bai and his companions entered the Ancient Realm and admired its beautiful scenery and concentrated natural energy.
• A vast mass of dark clouds rolled toward Liu Bai and the others, and Qing Lin and Liu Bai watched it approach.

Liu Bai and the others traveled aboard the Ancient Clan’s Void Shuttle to meet Patriarch Gu Yuan. After welcoming them and sharing tea, Gu Yuan turned his attention to Zhu Ying, leaving the conversation poised to begin.

• Liu Bai and the other guests boarded the Ancient Clan’s Void Shuttle and traveled through space to the Ancient Realm.
• Gu Yuan welcomed Liu Bai, Xiao Yi Xian, Zi Yan, Zhu Ying, and their companions at the palace.
• Gu Yuan recognized Zi Yan as the Dragon Emperor and praised Zhu Ying’s strength.
• Gu Yuan led the guests into a secluded courtyard, where he served Liu Bai Clear Heart Tea and offered him some to take home.
• Gu Yuan addressed Zhu Ying, who asked what guidance he had.

Liu Bai and Zi Yan’s group visited the Ancient Clan, where Gu Yuan learned that the Ancient Void Dragon Tribe still possessed formidable power and that the Old Dragon Emperor was attempting to break through to Dou Emperor. The guests were escorted to the Purple Bamboo Garden to rest before the coming-of-age ceremony.

• Zhu Ying told Gu Yuan that his own peak Eight-Star Dou Saint strength was modest compared with the Old Dragon Emperor.
• Liu Bai said the Old Dragon Emperor was in seclusion and attempting to break through to a higher realm, leading Gu Yuan to realize he might be pursuing Dou Emperor.
• Gu Yuan invited Liu Bai and his companions to stay for the coming-of-age ceremony and the younger generation’s sparring matches, and Liu Bai accepted.
• Gu Yuan arranged for the guests to stay in the Purple Bamboo Garden and, after they left, wondered how far the Old Dragon Emperor had progressed toward Dou Emperor.

Liu Bai and his companions attended the Ancient Clan’s coming-of-age ceremony, where he spotted Xiao Yan and Yao Chen among the guests. Xiao Yan reunited with Xun Er, while Liu Bai watched from nearby with his companions.

• Liu Bai and his companions settled into Purple Bamboo Garden and waited for the Ancient Clan’s ceremony.
• Gu Nanhai invited Liu Bai and his companions to the Ancient Holy Mountain Range for the ceremony.
• Liu Bai spotted Xiao Yan and Yao Chen arriving aboard a Void Shuttle.
• Gu Yuan welcomed Liu Bai and his companions and offered them seats overlooking the mountain range.
• Xun Er approached Xiao Yan, and the two reunited warmly.
• Zi Yan questioned Liu Bai about watching Xun Er, and he reassured her that he was content with his companions.