Chapter Summaries

Xiao Ze reunited with Xiao Yan and formed a temporary group with him and Cao Ying before they entered the Pill Realm. The contestants received their supplies and rules for the dangerous ten-day trial, and the three disappeared into the spatial passage.

• Xiao Ze reunited with Xiao Yan, who thanked him for helping Venerable Feng restore his teacher's physical body, and invited him to visit the Xiao Tribe at Thunder Mountain.
• The younger generation of the Five Great Families arrived and avoided provoking Xiao Ze.
• Xiao Ze confronted Chen Xian, who realized Old Man Mu Gu had failed, while Cao Ying glared at him over his past involvement.
• An old man on a gigantic black tortoise explained the Mission Prescription, Pill Realm Map, Space Stone, ten-day limit, and dangers of the Pill Realm.
• Xiao Ze, Cao Ying, and Xiao Yan collected their supplies and entered the Pill Realm together.

Xiao Ze led Cao Ying and Xiao Yan through the Pill Realm, gathering rare herbs with ease. After they encountered a group of alchemists, Xiao Ze claimed the Earth Yellow Essence that a burly alchemist had just won.

• Xiao Ze, Cao Ying, and Xiao Yan entered the Pill Realm and reviewed the ingredients they needed to collect.
• Xiao Ze led his companions across the plain, defeating Demonic Beasts and taking the rare treasures they guarded.
• Dozens of alchemists arrived in the Pill Realm, where a giant serpent attacked them and most escaped using their Space Stones.
• A burly alchemist killed the serpent and prepared to dig up the Earth Yellow Essence beneath it.
• Xiao Ze and his companions appeared and told the burly alchemist they wanted the Earth Yellow Essence.

Xiao Ze and Xiao Yan gathered treasures in the Pill Realm, and Xiao Ze killed a yellow-robed old man who tried to steal from them. They headed for the Myriad Medicine Mountain Range, where a grieving man pleaded with a granny inside a stone hall.

• Xiao Yan uncovered Earth Heart Jade Mother and Earth Heart Soul Marrow beneath the Earth Yellow Essence.
• A yellow-robed Seven-Star Dou Zong tried to claim their treasures, but Xiao Ze crushed him with his Dou Zun power.
• Xiao Ze killed those who tried to block their path and chose the Myriad Medicine Mountain Range as their next destination.
• Inside a stone hall in the Myriad Medicine Mountain Range, a burly man cried out to a granny and asked if she had had enough.

Zi Yan sneaked into the Pill Realm and waited for Xiao Ze while eating rare herbs. Xiao Ze and his companions reached the Myriad Medicine Mountain Range, where Song Qing proposed joining forces against a powerful vicious beast, but Xiao Ze prepared to leave before spotting Chen Xian.

• Zi Yan broke into a small world using her spatial power and planned to wait there for Xiao Ze.
• Xiao Ze and his companions traveled toward the Myriad Medicine Mountain Range, while other alchemists avoided them out of fear.
• Song Qing warned the gathered alchemists that a powerful vicious beast guarded many mission herbs and urged them to cooperate.
• Xiao Ze decided his group did not need to join the fight and signaled them to head for the Medicinal Herb Plaza.
• Chen Xian arrived with two guards, and Xiao Ze recognized him as the person who had spied on him and Cao Ying.

Xiao Ze confronted Chen Xian in the Pill Realm and killed him and the two elders guarding him. He left the gathered cultivators unharmed after demonstrating the gap between their strength and his own.

• Chen Xian and his group landed on the hill and recognized Xiao Ze, while the two elders reacted with fear.
• Xiao Ze reminded Chen Xian of his promise to kill him, and the crowd and Song Qing refused to help Chen Xian.
• Xiao Ze forced Chen Xian to his knees, then killed the two elders with a single strike when they tried to protect their young master.
• Chen Xian begged for his life and offered Xiao Ze everything he had, but Xiao Ze crushed him into blood.

Xiao Ze refused Song Qing’s request to join forces at Medicinal Herb Plaza and continued with Cao Ying and the others. At the mountain hall, he reunited with Zi Yan, who introduced him to Xiong Zhan as an Eighth-Tier Alchemist.

• Song Qing asked Xiao Ze to help deal with the Eighth-Rank Magical Beast at Medicinal Herb Plaza, but Xiao Ze refused and left with Cao Ying.
• Xiao Ze and his group reached the stone hall, and his Dou Zun aura drove away the two beasts guarding its entrance.
• Zi Yan emerged with Xiong Zhan and explained that she had come ahead of the Pill Gathering to wait for Xiao Ze.
• Zi Yan introduced Xiong Zhan as the boss of the Myriad Medicine Mountain Range and told him Xiao Ze was an Eighth-Tier Alchemist.
• Xiong Zhan looked at Xiao Ze in surprise after hearing Zi Yan’s claim.

Xiao Ze collected the medicinal herbs in the Pill Realm’s Medicinal Herb Plaza and brought Cao Ying, Xiao Yan, Zi Yan, and Xiong Zhan to the exit. As the contestants gathered, a Pill Tower elder opened a Space Rift and called them to submit their herbs before the final Pill Gathering trials.

• Xiao Ze promised to take Xiong Zhan out of the Pill Realm in exchange for the herbs in the Medicinal Herb Plaza, and Xiong Zhan agreed.
• Xiao Ze offered Cao Ying and Xiao Yan the herbs they needed, then stored their gathered herbs in his Storage Ring.
• Xiao Ze led the group to the Pill Realm exit, where contestants gathered and Song Qing spotted them but avoided confrontation.
• A Pill Tower elder announced that time was up, ordered the contestants to hand over their herb lists and mission herbs, and opened a Space Rift.

Xiao Ze emerged from the Pill Realm first and received an enthusiastic welcome as the contestants gathered for the final trial. He noticed Xuan Yi among the Pill Tower’s elders, and their eyes met with traces of affection.

• Xiao Ze submitted his medicinal herbs, passed the assessment, and left the Pill Realm through the Space Rift.
• Xiao Ze emerged first before a cheering crowd, followed by Cao Ying and Xiao Yan.
• Cao Ying accused Xiao Ze of benefiting from his fame, while the other contestants emerged and compared themselves unfavorably with him.
• Song Qing arrived, clenched his fists at Xiao Ze, then took his place on a stone platform.
• Xuan Yi watched Xiao Ze from the elders’ seats, and they exchanged a gaze that stirred her feelings.

The final round of the Pill Gathering began, and Xiao Ze chose to refine an Eighth-Tier pill. His fused Heavenly Flame suppressed the other alchemists’ flames, while Xuan Kongzi wondered what kind of flame he wielded.

• Xuan Kongzi announced that the final round would decide the Pill Gathering champion and told the participants to refine the pill they knew best.
• Xiao Ze, Cao Ying, and Xiao Yan took nearby stone platforms and vowed to compete for the title.
• Xuan Kongzi sounded the signal, and the participants raised their cauldrons and began preparing to refine pills.
• Xiao Ze decided to refine an Eighth-Tier pill and summoned his flame, suppressing every other alchemist’s fire, including Xiao Yan’s Bone Spirit Cold Flame.
• Xuan Kongzi noticed that Xiao Ze’s flame looked familiar but did not match the Heavenly Flame Ranking.

Xiao Ze began refining the unprecedented Ninth-Grade Golden Pill, the Nine-Turn Reincarnation Creation Pill, using his body as the cauldron and thousands of medicinal ingredients. A week passed as the other alchemists continued their work, with the crowd watching Xiao Ze, Cao Ying, and the other leading contenders.

• Xuan Yi suggested Xiao Ze might have discovered a Heavenly Flame not listed in the Heavenly Flame Ranking, and Xuan Kongzi and Tian Leizi watched him prepare.
• Xiao Ze resolved to attempt a Ninth-Grade Pill and carefully reviewed every step of the refinement in his mind.
• Xiao Ze brought out more than a thousand medicinal ingredients and used his Heavenly Flames and near-Heavenly-Realm soul power to refine them into medicinal liquid without a cauldron.
• Xiao Ze began refining the Nine-Turn Reincarnation Creation Pill, hoping success would elevate his soul power to the Heavenly Realm.
• A week passed, and a handful of alchemists finished their pills while the crowd focused on Xiao Ze, Cao Ying, and the other renowned contenders.

Xiao Ze continued refining the Nine-Turn Reincarnation Creation Pill as the Pill Gathering narrowed to its strongest contestants. He used One Qi Transforms into Three Purities to reinforce the pill’s final refinement, bringing it close to completion.

• Xiao Ze spent more than half a month fusing thousands of medicinal ingredients and added Spirit Luck Dust to aid the refinement.
• Contestants refined pills and drew pill lightning, while fewer than fifty alchemists remained in the competition.
• Song Qing refined a peak Seventh-Grade Pill, the highest-grade pill seen so far.
• Xiao Ze judged his nearly finished pill unsatisfactory because it was not golden all over.
• Xiao Ze used One Qi Transforms into Three Purities to create three identical figures, whose flames joined his to strengthen the pill’s final refinement.
• The Nine-Turn Reincarnation Creation Pill shone with brighter golden light as it neared completion.

Dan Chen, Cao Ying, and Xiao Yan each refined an Eighth-Tier Pill, with Xiao Yan summoning Five-Colored Pill Lightning. At the center platform, Xiao Ze continued refining a Ninth-Grade Golden Core, and the crowd realized the Pill Gathering was witnessing an unprecedented feat.

• Dan Chen completed an Eighth-Tier Pill that summoned Two-Colored Pill Lightning.
• Cao Ying refined an Eighth-Tier Pill with Three-Colored Pill Lightning, surpassing Dan Chen's result.
• Xiao Yan summoned Five-Colored Pill Lightning with his Eighth-Tier Pill.
• Xiao Ze continued refining a Golden Core amid blazing Multicolored Heavenly Flames, and the crowd recognized it as a Ninth-Grade Pill.
• The Three Great Elders of the Pill Tower watched in astonishment as Xiao Ze pursued the first Ninth-Grade Pill in the Pill Gathering's history.

Xiao Ze completed the refinement of a ninth-tier Divine Pill, summoning a terrifying Nine-Colored Pill Lightning tribulation over Holy Pill City. He flew up to meet the lightning and was blasted into a crater, leaving the pill’s final completion dependent on the tribulation.

• Xiao Ze poured spiritual energy and liquid essence into the pill, forming a ninth-tier Divine Pill marked with golden heavenly patterns.
• The crowd and the three giants watched as a vast Nine-Colored Thundercloud gathered above Xiao Ze.
• Cao Ying and Xiao Yan watched anxiously as the pill lightning began to descend.
• Xiao Ze flew into the air to withstand the lightning, hoping to benefit his future breakthrough.
• The first golden bolt struck Xiao Ze and sent him crashing into the ground, where he left a huge crater.

Xiao Ze endured the Nine-Colored Thundercloud tribulation, using its lightning to compress his Dou Qi as the storm raged for hours. After the clouds vanished, he revealed the overwhelming power of a Dou Sheng and left the plaza stunned.

• Xiao Ze rose from the crater and faced the next strike of the Nine-Colored Thundercloud tribulation.
• Xiao Ze endured the lightning and reached the peak of the second transformation as his Dou Qi compressed twice.
• Xiao Ze challenged the thundercloud, which struck him with nearly a hundred bolts over several hours.
• Xiao Ze devoured the tribulation lightning until the nine-colored thundercloud faded and he descended.
• Xiao Ze demonstrated his power by crumbling space and releasing pressure that forced people across the plaza to their knees.
• The onlookers recognized Xiao Ze as a Dou Sheng expert.

After the Ninth-Tier Divine Pill appeared and the storm passed, Xuan Kongzi announced the Pill Gathering’s results. Xiao Ze was declared the ultimate champion, leaving the plaza celebrating his achievements.

• The thunderclouds dispersed, and the crowd recovered from witnessing the Ninth-Tier Divine Pill’s birth and a Dou Sheng Expert’s power.
• Xuan Kongzi declared the Pill Gathering concluded and asked the alchemists to display their pills.
• The alchemists displayed their pills, while Xiao Ze’s Nine-Turn Reincarnation Creation Pill overwhelmed the other pills with its aura.
• Xuan Kongzi named Xiao Ze the ultimate champion of the Pill Gathering.
• The crowd cheered as Xiao Ze stood above the plaza and smiled.

Xiao Ze celebrated winning the Pill Gathering and was named a future candidate for a Pill Tower Giant, but his attention remained on entering the Star Domain to subdue the Three Thousand Burning Flame. After the exhausted participants returned to their lodgings, Cao Ying woke from a full day of sleep.

• Xuan Kongzi told Xiao Ze that winning the Pill Gathering made him a candidate for a future Pill Tower Giant.
• Xuan Kongzi awarded Xiao Ze an ancient soul-cultivation method, which Xiao Ze stored away.
• Xuan Kongzi announced that the Star Domain would open in two days for the top ten contestants to try to subdue the Three Thousand Burning Flame.
• The people of Holy Pill City continued celebrating Xiao Ze's victory while the exhausted Pill Gathering participants returned to their lodgings.
• Xiao Ze carried Cao Ying back, and she woke after sleeping from morning until night.

Xiao Ze and Cao Ying joined the Pill Tower leaders to discuss the Star Domain opening and the Three Thousand Burning Flame. Xiao Ze dismissed the danger of the seal breaking, confident in his new Dou Sheng strength and ready to face the Soul Hall.

• Xiao Ze and Cao Ying went to the Pill Tower's top floor after Xuan Kongzi summoned them.
• Xuan Kongzi welcomed Xiao Ze, and Xuan Yi watched him with admiration as he joined Cao Ying.
• Xuan Kongzi announced that the Star Domain would open the day after tomorrow and warned everyone not to risk their lives trying to subdue the Three Thousand Burning Flame.
• Xuan Kongzi urged the group to watch for the Soul Hall, which might try to break the flame's seal and endanger Holy Pill City.
• Xiao Ze said he had advanced to one-star Dou Sheng and threatened to deal with the Soul Hall if it caused trouble.

Xiao Ze explained the power of the Nine-Turn Reincarnation Creation Pill and assured the group he could withstand the Soul Hall. After the others left, he took Xuan Yi to her room and forced himself on her.

• Xiao Ze told Xuan Kongzi and the others that the Nine-Turn Reincarnation Creation Pill could raise a One-Star Dou Zun to Dou Sheng or a One-Star Dou Sheng to Three-Star Dou Sheng.
• Xiao Ze reassured the group that taking the pill would let him reach Three-Star Dou Sheng and handle any Soul Hall attacker.
• After everyone discussed the Star Domain and left, Xiao Ze sent Cao Ying away and went with Xuan Yi to her room.
• Xiao Ze embraced and kissed Xuan Yi despite her protests, then carried her to the bed and pounced on her.

After spending the night with Xuan Yi, Xiao Ze received his marriage rewards and prepared to enter the Star Domain to subdue the Three Thousand Burning Flame. Holy Pill City gathered at the Pill Tower to watch whether he could succeed where others had failed.

• Xuan Yi woke sore and embarrassed as she remembered the night she had spent with Xiao Ze.
• Xiao Ze received an Emperor Realm Soul, five-star Dou Sheng cultivation, and Ninth-Grade Alchemist aptitude as marriage rewards.
• Xiao Ze and Xuan Yi dressed and left to attend the day’s events, with Xuan Yi trying to hide the marks on her neck.
• Crowds gathered at the Pill Tower as the top ten Pill Gathering participants prepared to enter the Star Domain and face the Three Thousand Burning Flame.

Xiao Ze and the other top ten alchemists entered the Pill Region to subdue the Three Thousand Burning Flame. They reached the flame’s sealed location and found it taking the form of a colossal dragon.

• Xuan Kongzi opened a spatial gate and warned the entrants not to force what they could not claim.
• Xiao Ze and the others entered the Pill Region, where the heat grew stronger as they traveled deeper.
• Xiao Ze took Cao Ying’s hand and led the group toward the Three Thousand Burning Flame.
• The group reached a vast light and saw a colossal dragon wrapped in purple-black flames.