Chapter Summaries

On election day, Lin Yunshu, Xiao Yan, and Ji Xuan entered the Imperial Family Meeting Room as dark storm clouds gathered overhead and Xiao Yan sensed the Soul Hall’s aura. The ten elders and three Electors assembled to choose the new king, while the candidates’ prospects remained uncertain.

• For three days, Lin Mo failed to dispel the growing storm clouds, while Xiao Yan and Ji Xuan guarded Lin Yunshu closely.
• On election day, Xiao Yan accompanied Lin Yunshu toward the Meeting Room and sensed a familiar Soul Hall aura in the clouds.
• Dozens of elite guards surrounded Lin Yunshu as the other two imperial princes also headed to the Meeting Room.
• The ten elders took their seats around the altar, where the Head of the Abyss Guards presided over the election gathering.
• The three Electors arrived, and the elders discussed Lin Yunshu’s Starlight Power and the merits of Lin Feng and Lin Fengya.

Xiao Yan fought the black-cloaked Soul Clan man while badly injured and nearly exhausted. Just as the man moved to kill him, an unknown figure appeared and stopped the attack, declaring that Xiao Yan was someone their girl wanted to protect.

• The black-cloaked man dismissed Wu Huan as still useful and attacked Xiao Yan with pitch-black chains.
• Xiao Yan burned at the chains with his Milky White Flame, swallowed medicinal pills, and used the Bloodthirsty Demonic Dragon Lizard's essence blood to raise a defense shield.
• The black-cloaked man unleashed countless controlled souls and covered the sky with black clouds as he fought Xiao Yan through the air.
• Xiao Yan's defense shield shattered and his Dou Qi nearly ran out, leaving him facing the black-cloaked man's killing blow.
• A sudden gale neutralized the chain's attack, and an unseen figure said that the person their girl wanted to protect would not have his fate decided by the black-cloaked man.

Xiao Yan, Yue Ru, and the seven representatives from the great cities set off with Hu Du for Xuan Tian San aboard a magical ferry. They began the long journey through a spatial passage, with Hu Du planning to brief them that night.

• Yue Ru reassured Yue Yu that she would take care of herself, and he warned her to use the thing on her forehead sparingly until she gained strength and received the inheritance.
• Muller, Feng Yi, Living Dead Shenxu, Wang Zhong, Yao Mei, Liu Yin, and Sun Ming arrived at the Yue Family, where Xiao Yan assessed the gathered representatives.
• Hu Du summoned a giant ferry and explained that it could open a spatial passage and travel to Xuan Tian San with little Dou Qi consumption.
• Yue Yu entrusted Yue Ru to Hu Du, and the nine travelers boarded the ferry as Hu Du powered it toward Xuan Tian San.
• Hu Du directed the travelers to find rooms on the second floor and told them to gather that night for an explanation.

Xiao Yan asked the Golden Dragon King about his Emperor Realm Soul and learned how its soul clone worked and what risks it carried. After taking a Fire Lotus Pill, he recovered from battle and pill refining by absorbing the medicinal power accumulated in his body.

• Xiao Yan questioned the Golden Dragon King about Emperor Realm Soul after making sure they were alone.
• The Golden Dragon King explained that Xiao Yan could form a soul clone matching his strength and aura, but injuries to the clone would affect him.
• The Golden Dragon King urged Xiao Yan to recover, then handle Qing Yuan's matter and leave Martial City.
• Xiao Yan swallowed a Fire Lotus Pill, which activated the medicinal power accumulated from the Yin Yang Heart and restored his body, Dou Qi, and soul power.
• The Golden Dragon King reassured Xiao Yan that his peak Three-star Dou Di body could safely absorb the remaining energy mist.

Xiao Yan mastered the Divine Movement Seal and used it to inscribe a hundred Core Inscriptions on a reusable scroll, becoming an Array Master. As he wondered how to cultivate Spiritual Power, the ethereal figure began to explain before its remaining power ran out and it disappeared.

• Xiao Yan suppressed his powerful Soul Power long enough for the Divine Movement Inscription Seal to imprint itself in his Niwan Palace.
• The ethereal figure gave Xiao Yan a reusable scroll and explained how to use the Divine Movement Seal to inscribe Core Inscriptions on it.
• Xiao Yan inscribed one hundred Core Inscriptions, surprising the ethereal figure with his first attempt.
• Xiao Yan tested the array on his clone, but its attacks proved ineffective, and he concluded that trapping powerful Dou Di would require at least a thousand Core Inscriptions.
• Xiao Yan examined his still-incomplete Natal Divine Motion Seal and asked the ethereal figure how to cultivate Spiritual Power and how Array Masters were ranked.
• The ethereal figure began to explain that Spiritual Power cultivation relied mainly on intent, then dissipated before finishing.

Xiao Yan weakened the Pill Tribulation’s Mysterious Demonic Lightning and used it to temper the Golden Demon Puppet, bringing it to the brink of evolving into a puppet comparable to a Five-star Dou Di. As the Pill Tribulation nearly ended and pill refinement approached completion, Muller’s group found Xiao Yan.

• Xiao Yan battled the Mysterious Demonic Lightning with his Dou Qi until the bolts weakened him and he began to fall behind.
• Xiao Yan stopped Yue Yu and Yue Ru from intervening and summoned the Golden Demon Puppet to absorb the weakened lightning.
• The Golden Demon Puppet drew the Mysterious Demonic Lightning into its body, where the energy gradually merged into and strengthened it.
• Xiao Yan observed the puppet’s body turn increasingly golden and said the pill refinement was nearly complete as the Pill Tribulation dissipated.
• Muller’s group spotted Xiao Yan, and the gray-clothed man beside Muller angrily declared that he had finally found him.

Xiao Yan began the Alchemist Association’s First-grade Emperor Pill assessment and chose to refine the Shaping Pill for the Spirit Nurturing round. The appearance of Xiao Yi’s powerful Milky White Flame shocked the association members and drew President Bai Su’s attention.

• Bai Su explained the assessment’s Spirit Nurturing, Spirit Imbuement, and soul tempering stages to Xiao Yan and the watching association members.
• Bai Su offered Xiao Yan two Emperor Grade pill formulas, and Xiao Yan recognized that Bai Su hoped to bind him to the association with a future obligation.
• Xiao Yan chose the Shaping Pill after consulting the Golden Dragon King, despite the observers’ doubts about its difficulty.
• Xiao Yan summoned Xiao Yi, whose Milky White Flame raised the surrounding temperature and was identified by the onlookers as a Fire Spirit.
• Bai Su, Bai Ruo, and a silver-haired woman reacted with astonishment to Xiao Yi’s appearance.

Xiao Yan lent his Immortal Sword to the Nine Soul Tablet as Yin Xie began absorbing the Ghost Qi of Yin Shi Forest beneath the Yin Moon to break through. The people on the ground joined Xiao Yue in powering the Nine Soul Tablet, while Yin Xie's strength continued to rise.

• Xiao Yue and the Nine Soul Tablet kept Yin Xie contained but could not pierce his defenses, and the Nine Soul Tablet said they needed a stronger weapon.
• Xiao Yue asked Xiao Yan for his Immortal Sword, and Xiao Yan threw it to the Nine Soul Tablet, whose fire attribute could enhance it.
• The Nine Soul Tablet began gathering energy around the sword while Xiao Yue held Yin Xie off.
• Yin Xie threatened Xiao Yan and began drawing in the Ghost Qi of Yin Shi Forest to break through to the Seventh-grade Ghost Emperor.
• Xiao Yue warned everyone that Yin Xie's breakthrough could doom them, and the people on the ground poured their Dou Qi into the Nine Soul Tablet.
• Yin Xie continued absorbing Ghost Qi as his aura grew stronger.

Xiao Yan successfully created and tested a powerful body double, learning that he could store it in his soul sea. He then examined an ancient scroll that resisted his attempts to open it, until the Golden Dragon King recognized how to undo its binding.

• Xiao Yan refined his technique and successfully formed a body double with his appearance, aura, and nearly equal striking strength.
• Xiao Yan discovered that he could dismiss the body double into his soul sea and summon it again at will.
• Xiao Yan produced an ancient yellowed scroll and failed to open it with his hands, Milky White Flame, or soul power.
• The Golden Dragon King recognized the scroll and said he knew how to open it.

Xiao Yan merged with Xiao Yi and raised his strength to the Seven Star Dou Di level, drawing Yin Xie's attention with a Purification Power sword while hiding a destructive lotus seed. As Xiao Yan prepared his attack against the Blood Vortex, Mu Feng gathered power from his companions and charged at it with a strange silver sword.

• Xiao Yan summoned an ancient sword of Purification Power after merging with Xiao Yi, while Yin Xie questioned how he had gained such strength.
• Xiao Yan gathered soul power and concealed a lotus seed as he prepared to use the sword as a feint against Yin Xie's Blood Vortex.
• Mu Yingying, Heavenly Fire Sacred Tiger, Nine Soul Tablet, and Chang Yu watched Xiao Yan and speculated about his plan and the lotus seed's immense power.
• The tournament participants awoke in Yin Shi Forest, and Mu Feng realized Xiao Yan was concealing something and asked Luo Guang, Qiu Huo Bird, and the others to lend him their power.
• Mu Feng took up a silver sword emanating Ghost Qi and charged toward the Blood Vortex as Yin Xie noticed something in Xiao Yan's palm.

Xiao Yi awakened and saved Mu Yingying from an attack by Yin Xie, forcing the Twin Ghost Emperor to retreat into the bloody vortex. Xiao Yan completed the fusion of powers into a terrifying Nirvana Lotus seed, but the group still had to find a way through the vortex’s defenses.

• Xiao Yi appeared, reunited with Xiao Yan, and blocked Yin Xie’s attack on Mu Yingying.
• Xiao Yi’s claim that Mu Yingying was his sister-in-law angered her, while Chang Yu and the Nine Soul Tablet recognized Xiao Yi as a Fire Spirit.
• Yin Xie retreated into the bloody vortex to absorb Ghost Qi and recover, as Xiao Yi returned to Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yan completed the fusion of the Nirvana Lotus, soul power, and the Soul Devouring Talisman’s power into a lotus seed.
• Xiao Yan judged that the lotus seed could severely injure the wounded Twin Ghost Emperor and considered how to break through Death Terror’s defense.

Xiao Yan heard recruitment offers from the Nine Great Super Sects but declined Purgatory Hall and the Xuan Ling Imperial Family. The chapter ended as Pill Valley offered to help him reach the Dou Xian realm within seventy years and become an Immortal Grade Alchemist within twenty years, leaving Xiao Yan's choice unanswered.

• Xiao Yan declined Purgatory Hall's offer, despite its expert offering him the chance to become Hall Master.
• The Puppet Mansion expert withdrew after recognizing Xiao Yan's alchemist talent, while the Ancient Desolation Hall, Heartless Palace, Ten Thousand Sword Gate, and Chang Yu made no successful offer.
• King Xuan Ling offered Xiao Yan access to the Imperial Pool, priority resources, and a path to the Dou Xian realm within seventy years.
• Xiao Yan refused to join the Xuan Ling Imperial Family, and King Xuan Ling angrily rebuked him.
• The Pill Valley elder offered to help Xiao Yan reach the Dou Xian realm within seventy years and become an Immortal Grade Alchemist within twenty years, prompting Yue Ru and Mu Yingying to await his decision.

Xiao Yan, Mu Yingying, and Mu Feng entered Xuan Ling City's Medicine Market while several factions gathered around the city ahead of the imperial auction. Elder Zhu learned that the Xuan Ling Imperial Family was preparing to attack the Medusa Clan and planned to intervene, while Solomon waited for a chance to target him after the auction.

• Elder Zhu learned that the Xuan Ling Imperial Family's Dragon Devouring Legion was gathering to march against the Medusa Clan, so he ordered Xiao Yi and Lu Di brought in and planned to take five people there after the auction.
• Elder Zhu also ordered an investigation into which consecrated elder had intercepted his disciple in the Mysterious Spirit Imperial Pool.
• Xiao Yan, Mu Yingying, and Mu Feng entered the Medicine Market, where Xiao Yan recognized many rare medicinal herbs.
• Du Chun spotted Xiao Yan and told his master that he hoped to repay Xiao Yan for saving his life, but first wanted to defeat him.
• Solomon's three cloaked figures waited until after the auction to strike at Zhu Jin, while an unnoticed Purgatory Hall member observed them and left to report to his Sect Master.
• An Emperor Grade Two alchemist from Pill Valley arrived in Xuan Ling City with a peak Emperor Grade One young girl to attend the auction.

Qing Yuan, now a royal-blooded princess in the Angel Kingdom, heard that a Son of Light had been born on Dou Di Continent and wondered whether it was Xiao Yan. She asked Caisha to let her visit the human world, but Caisha refused until Qing Yuan became strong enough to protect herself.

• Caisha told Qing Yuan that a Son of Light had appeared on Dou Di Continent and that Qing Yuan would be asked to bestow Angel Blessing upon him.
• Qing Yuan asked whether the Son of Light was Xiao Yan, then learned that he was someone else and reflected on her feelings for Xiao Yan.
• Qing Yuan asked Caisha to let her visit the human world, but Caisha refused unless Qing Yuan broke through to Dou Xian or grew six pairs of wings.
• Qing Yuan accepted Caisha's refusal and went to the Angel Clan's cultivation grounds, determined to become strong enough to meet Xiao Yan again.

Bing Xin fought Master Lu over the Fire Qilin Pill but could not break through his defense, while the Poison Sect’s Dou Xian Sect Master hurried toward Xuan Tian San. As rival powers watched the pill, Blood Rose ordered the Hall of Worship mobilized to attack the Medusa Clan.

• Bing Xin attacked Master Lu with Corrosive Poison Hand, but his black Dou Qi stopped her strike and he began pressing her as she tried to dodge.
• The Poison Sect’s masked Sect Master flew toward Xuan Tian San after learning Bing Xin and Lin Zhu had obtained the Fire Qilin Pill.
• Sun Xiang urged his father to pursue the pill, but the Sun Family head called it a hot potato and ordered the family to watch King Xuan Ling.
• Tu Ling worried about Tu Xingzhe’s mission to seize the pill and thought admiringly of Xiao Yan.
• Blood Rose ordered everyone in the Hall of Worship mobilized to attack the Medusa Clan.

Xiao Yan learned that Xie Yin, the dominant half of the Twin Ghost Emperor, was connected to a woman in white trapped by the Soul Suppressing Tablet. After hearing her story, Xiao Yan learned she had been unable to escape for several thousand years, and she asked him for help.

• The voice inside the stone tablet explained that Yin Xie and Xie Yin formed the Twin Ghost Emperor, with Xie Yin as the dominant half and possessing a human body.
• Xiao Yan heard crying from the tablet and summoned a woman in white, who said no one had heard her for several thousand years.
• Xiao Yan and the Golden Dragon King suspected that the woman’s body was connected to Xie Yin and that she had made an agreement with the Twin Ghost Emperor.
• The woman in white told Xiao Yan that a barrier kept her from leaving the tablet’s entrance and that she had found no way to uncover what was hidden inside.
• The woman in white asked Xiao Yan to help her.

Nu Dong’s forces attacked the weakened Medusa Clan while She Fu and Zhu Jin confronted the black-robed Soul Hall man. She Fu struggled to hold him off as Zhu Jin prepared an array, which the black-robed man recognized at the chapter’s end.

• Nu Dong led his group against the Eight Chiefs while She Fu and Zhu Jin moved to fight the black-robed man.
• She Fu swallowed a medicinal pill and recovered about half of his Dou Qi before the black-robed man attacked.
• The black-robed man used invisibility and a pitch-black chain to overpower She Fu, who struggled to defend himself with the Dragon Python Staff.
• Zhu Jin gathered power in a silver-white scroll as She Fu bought him time.
• The black-robed man saw the scroll’s runes and recognized the power of an Array Master.

Xiao Yan, Shan Yao, and Snake Punishment entered the residence’s alchemy room, where they found the pill vessels empty and the pill cauldron missing. Shan Yao then recalled that something related to soul power was in the main hall, giving Xiao Yan a reason to trust the library’s note more.

• Shan Yao said the powerful presence she feared was no longer outside the alchemy room, then opened its stone door.
• Xiao Yan sensed no immediate danger and entered the spacious alchemy room, which held rows of empty jade vessels.
• Shan Yao and Xiao Yan noticed that the pills and the Immortal Grade Alchemist’s pill cauldron were missing.
• Xiao Yan asked Shan Yao to recall more about the residence, and she remembered something related to soul power in the main hall.
• Xiao Yan became more confident that the note in the library had correctly placed the soul-power-related object in the main hall.

Xiao Yan and his companions reached the summit of the Desert Mountain Range, where they sensed the Holy Flame and a connection to the Outer Realm Evil Clan. They approached the summit’s center as the Soul Devouring Talisman revealed that the Blood Demon Race’s second strongest expert was sealed there.

• Shan Yao struggled up the stairs but adapted and continued climbing with Xiao Yan and the others.
• At the summit, Xiao Yan resisted a crushing pressure with his Emperor Realm Earth Grade soul power, while Snake Punishment recognized the aura of the Blood Demon General.
• Shan Ling sensed a bloodline connection and led the group toward the summit’s center.
• Long Yi and Xiao Yan noticed the rocks’ powerful heat, and Xiao Yan sensed that the Holy Flame was nearby.
• The Soul Devouring Talisman told Xiao Yan that the Blood Demon Race’s second strongest expert was sealed at the summit.

Xiao Yan and his group entered the Xuan Ling Imperial Family’s auction house, where Feng Ci revealed that the family was preparing an operation against the Medusa Clan and had ties to both Solomon and the Soul Clan. The group waited in a private lounge as the auction began, while Elder Zhu hinted that they would face a training mission afterward.

• Elder Zhu used three highest-grade tokens to bring Xiao Yan’s group into the auction house and secure a private lounge.
• The reception girl explained that the lounge’s transparent wall let them watch the auction and bid without revealing themselves.
• Feng Ci arrived and reported that the Xuan Ling Imperial Family was mobilizing the Dragon Devouring Legion against the Medusa Clan and dealing with the Soul Clan as well as Solomon.
• Elder Zhu told Feng Ci to protect his cover and explained that Burning Incense Pavilion and the Xuan Ling Imperial Family were irreconcilable.
• Elder Zhu announced a group training mission after the auction, then watched as a woman appeared on the crystal platform and the auction began.