Chapter Summaries

Venerable Skyfire escaped Soul Hall and headed for Holy Pill City, while Xiao Ze and his companions returned to the Pill Tower. After learning that Xiao Ze had reached the peak of the nine-star Dou Venerate realm and could refine eighth-tier pills with nine-colored pill lightning, the Three Presidents appointed him Vice President and asked him to preside over the Alchemist Conference.

• Venerable Skyfire thanked the unknown senior who saved him, then set out for Holy Pill City to reunite with Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Ze collected the Soul Hall Heavenly Venerable's Storage Ring and gave it to Qing Lin and Xiao Yi Xian to share its contents.
• Xiao Ze and his companions arrived near Holy Pill City, entered with his Elder Token, and Qing Lin, Medusa, and Xiao Yi Xian went to the Elder Tower.
• Xiao Ze met the Three Presidents, who were astonished to learn he had reached the peak of the nine-star Dou Venerate realm and could refine eighth-tier pills with nine-colored pill lightning.
• The Three Presidents appointed Xiao Ze Vice President of the Pill Tower and asked him to preside over the Alchemist Conference under the title of Pill Tower President.

Xiao Ze planned to prevent Old Man Mu Gu from infiltrating the Alchemist Conference and dealt with the threat of the Soul Hall. After receiving Xiao Yan’s alchemy skill feedback, he gained the Saint Heart Glazed Pill formula and began refining a Lightning Tribulation Pill.

• Xiao Ze returned to the Elder Tower and planned to deal with Old Man Mu Gu during the Alchemist Conference’s Pill World stage.
• Xiao Ze received a hundredfold alchemy skill feedback from Xiao Yan’s diligent training under Yao Lao.
• Xiao Ze learned the Saint Heart Glazed Pill formula, a framework for refining Tier 9 pills that included a Tier 9 Golden Pill.
• Xiao Ze reviewed the ingredients for the Tier 9 Treasure Pill and decided not to risk refining it without a trusted Dou Saint to guard against Black Demon Lightning.
• Xiao Ze began refining a Nine-Colored Pill Lightning Lightning Tribulation Pill in a Golden Fire Cauldron.

Xiao Ze refined a pill using Nine-Colored Pill Lightning in the Elder Tower, while people throughout Holy Pill City watched the resulting heavenly phenomenon. The Three Presidents concluded that Xiao Ze might already be capable of refining Tier 9 pills, and the city looked upon him with awe.

• Xiao Ze spent seven days refining hundreds of medicinal ingredients before adding a lightning-filled golden tree root to the Golden Fire Cauldron.
• Xiao Ze suppressed the Nine-Colored Pill Lightning with the Origin Emperor Flame and fused it with the refined ingredients to complete the pill.
• Clouds gathered over Holy Pill City, and Pill Tower members recognized that Xiao Ze was refining another pill in the Elder Tower.
• Nine-Colored Pill Lightning appeared, astonishing the Alchemists and residents who watched the sky.
• Xuan Kongzi, Tian Leizi, and Xuan Yi discussed Xiao Ze's abilities and suspected he could already refine Tier 9 pills.
• The people of Holy Pill City gazed at the Elder Tower with awe and reverence.

Xiao Ze completed a peak Tier 8 Lightning Tribulation Pill under Nine-Colored Pill Lightning, proving that his appointment as Vice President was deserved. After Xiao Ze sealed and stored the pill, Xiao Yan resolved to compete for the Alchemist Conference championship and earn the chance to subdue the Three Thousand Burning Flame.

• Xiao Ze absorbed the Nine-Colored Pill Lightning with golden roots as it struck, then let the lightning power temper his Lightning Tribulation Pill.
• The pill broke free of the Golden Fire Cauldron in the shape of a silver dragon, but Xiao Ze sealed it in a silver box and stored it in his Storage Ring.
• Xiao Ze apologized to the gathered onlookers before returning to the Elder Tower, while Xuan Yi, Tian Leizi, and Xuan Kongzi praised his alchemy and planned to support him at the Alchemist Conference.
• Xiao Yan watched the Nine-Colored Pill Lightning from the outer district and admitted to Yao Lao that Xiao Ze had reached the pinnacle of Tier 8 alchemy.
• Xiao Yan vowed to win the Alchemist Conference championship, and Yao Lao encouraged him to aim high.

Xiao Yan prepared to gather ingredients for a pill that would help him face the Three Thousand Starry Sky Burning Flame, while Old Man Mu Gu received orders from Blood River Heavenly Venerable to secure the Soul Hall’s entry into the Star Region. Xiao Ze finished refining the Lightning Tribulation Pill’s energy and went to check on the Alchemist Conference preparations.

• Yao Lao warned Xiao Yan about the dangers of subduing the Three Thousand Starry Sky Burning Flame and gave him a pill formula whose ingredients he needed to gather.
• Old Man Mu Gu watched the inner region of Holy Pill City and worried about Xiao Ze’s strength.
• Blood River Heavenly Venerable ordered Old Man Mu Gu to place in the Alchemist Conference’s top ten and help the Soul Hall enter the Star Region, while cautioning him not to act openly.
• Old Man Mu Gu agreed to rely on his allies to target other Alchemists and resolved to stay hidden in the Pill World.
• Xiao Ze refined the Lightning Tribulation Pill’s energy, expanded the Origin Tree, and left his secret chamber to consult the Grand Elder about the conference.

Xiao Ze learned his duties for the Alchemist Conference and entered the Pill World to prepare for possible interference from Soul Hall. While searching the Ten-Thousand-Medicine Mountain Range, he discovered and collected a mature Rootless Dew.

• The Grand Elder told Xiao Ze that the Pill Tower elders had handled the conference preparations and explained the procedures to him while they discussed alchemy.
• Xiao Ze entered the Pill World, expecting Soul Hall might target Alchemists there during the conference, and left a Lightning Body in Xiong Zhan's former cave dwelling.
• Xiao Ze flew to the Ten-Thousand-Medicine Mountain Range and sensed a heavenly treasure emerging atop a Green Peak.
• Xiao Ze identified the treasure as Rootless Dew and collected it just after lightning struck and it began to release its fragrance.

Xiao Ze emerged from seclusion after helping Xiao Yi Xian break through, then joined the Pill Tower’s Three Presidents to open the Alchemist Conference. He introduced himself as the conference’s presiding Vice President, astonishing the gathered Alchemists.

• Xiao Ze and Xiao Yi Xian exchanged Woeful Poison Power, expanding the Origin Tree beyond five hundred meters and bringing Xiao Ze closer to the Dou Saint realm.
• Xiao Yi Xian seized an opportunity to break through with Xiao Ze’s help, and Qing Lin told them the Alchemist Conference was beginning that day.
• Qing Lin gave Xiao Ze a Pill Tower uniform bearing a peak eighth-tier Alchemist badge, and he prepared to attend with Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, and Medusa.
• Xiao Ze met Xuan Kongzi, Xuan Yi, and the other Pill Tower giant, then joined them on the conference platform.
• Xiao Ze announced that he was the Pill Tower Vice President presiding over the conference, prompting the Alchemists below to marvel at his position and skill.

Xiao Ze announced the Alchemist Conference rules and its rewards, then watched the contestants enter the soul illusion realm. As the first stage began, he named Cao Ying, Dan Chen, and Xiao Yan as the contestants he favored.

• Xiao Ze explained the conference’s three stages and promised the champion a chance to become a Pill Tower giant and receive an ancient soul cultivation technique.
• Xiao Yan entered the soul illusion realm after Yao Lao encouraged him to consider becoming a Pill Tower giant alongside Xiao Ze.
• Xiao Ze handed over his hosting duties, and the Three Presidents praised his composure and experience leading the Heaven Alliance.
• Xiao Ze said Qinghua the Strange stood out among the senior Alchemists and identified Cao Ying and Dan Chen as his favored younger contestants.
• Xiao Ze named Xiao Yan as his final favored contestant, prompting the Pill Tower elders to grow curious about his performance.

Xiao Ze monitored the Alchemists entering the Pill World while Old Man Mu Gu confronted Xiao Yan and Yao Lao, his former fellow disciple. Xiao Yan escaped Mu Gu’s pursuit by disguising his trail and headed for the exit after collecting the required ingredients.

• Xiao Ze watched the contestants arrive at the Pill World platform but failed to identify Old Man Mu Gu among them.
• Two days later, Old Man Mu Gu ambushed Xiao Yan and revealed his hatred for Yao Lao, whom he blamed for his expulsion by their teacher.
• Xiao Yan tore through Mu Gu’s soul barrier and fled, while Yao Lao concealed his aura with the Soul Breath Concealment Technique.
• Xiao Yan released five figures to mislead Mu Gu and hid in a ravine as Mu Gu followed one of the false trails toward the Ten-Thousand-Medicine Mountain Range.
• Xiao Yan vowed to avenge Yao Lao after becoming a Dou Venerate, but Yao Lao urged him to focus on the Alchemist Conference and hurry to the exit.

Xiao Ze used a Lightning Body to find and kill Old Man Mu Gu in the Pill World, then began patrolling to prevent further trouble. Xiao Yan and Yao Lao headed for the exit as the surviving Alchemists began emerging and the crowd welcomed them.

• Xiao Ze sent his Lightning Body to search the Ten-Thousand-Medicine Mountain Range, leaving the golden-striped black tiger trembling in Xiong Zhan's former cave dwelling.
• Old Man Mu Gu destroyed a decoy, then was caught off guard by Xiao Ze's Lightning Body and killed by a lightning strike that erased his soul.
• Xiao Ze stored the Sea Heart Flame's fire seed and sent the Lightning Body to patrol the Pill World.
• Xiao Yan and Yao Lao saw the lightning strike and speculated about its source as they traveled toward the Pill World's exit.
• Xiao Ze heard that contestants were leaving the Pill World, and the crowd cheered as the Alchemists emerged.

The Alchemist Conference’s final round began as Xiao Ze announced that the contestants would refine whichever pill they excelled at. As the Alchemists started, Xiao Ze watched their techniques to test and improve his Unified Alchemy Theory.

• Xuan Yi, Xuan Kongzi, and the other Pill Tower Presidents watched for Yao Chen as Xiao Yan emerged from the Pill Realm.
• Xiao Yan learned that the Three Presidents had noticed Yao Chen, and Yao Chen agreed to meet them after the competition.
• Xiao Ze announced that the final round would decide the Alchemist Conference champion, exciting the contestants and spectators.
• The Alchemists flew to the stone platforms, and some fought over positions while Dan Chen and Cao Ying watched Xiao Ze.
• Xiao Ze rang the signal for the final round, and the contestants set down their cauldrons and raised flames of many colors.
• Xiao Ze observed the Alchemists’ pill refining, hoping to verify his research and improve his Unified Alchemy Theory.

At the Alchemist Conference, Xiao Yan began refining a Bone-Regenerating Blood-Fusing Pill with his unknown Heavenly Flame while Xiao Ze used his hundredfold Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils to study the other Alchemists’ techniques. After more than ten instances of Pill Lightning, Xiao Ze judged Qinghua the Strange to be ahead, though Xiao Yan’s final result remained uncertain.

• Yao Lao sensed Xiao Ze’s unusual eyes but chose not to tell Xiao Yan, who decided to refine a Bone-Regenerating Blood-Fusing Pill.
• Xiao Yan revealed his jade-green Heavenly Flame and began refining, drawing the attention of the Alchemists and the Pill Tower’s three Presidents.
• Xiao Ze explained that he and Xiao Yan had obtained their new Heavenly Flames in unusual ways, then watched the Alchemists’ pill-refining methods with his Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils.
• More than ten seventh-tier pills summoned Pill Lightning as Alchemists completed their refinements, and even the old man refining a strange pill succeeded.
• Xuan Kongzi praised Cao Ying and Tian Leizi praised Dan Chen, while Xiao Ze judged Qinghua the Strange to be ahead of Xiao Yan for the moment.

Dan Chen, Cao Ying, and Qinghua the Strange each refined eighth-tier pills that summoned increasingly powerful pill lightning. Xiao Yan then released his pill and summoned three-colored lightning, with four colors still possible.

• Dan Chen refined an eighth-tier pill and summoned two-colored pill lightning.
• Cao Ying refined a slightly stronger eighth-tier pill, also summoning two-colored lightning with a faint trace of red.
• Qinghua the Strange refined an eighth-tier pill that summoned three-colored pill lightning, surpassing Dan Chen and Cao Ying.
• Xiao Ze told the Three Presidents that Xiao Yan could potentially produce three-colored pill lightning by raising his pill's spirituality.
• Xiao Yan opened his cauldron, releasing his pill and drawing three-colored pill lightning, with Xiao Ze judging that four colors might be possible.

The Alchemist Conference concluded without further mishaps as the contestants presented their pills and Xiao Ze announced the rankings. Xiao Yan won the championship and earned the right to become a candidate for Pill Tower giant, while the top ten gained the chance to attempt to subdue Three Thousand Burning Flame.

• Xuan Kongzi admitted that Xiao Yan's talent surpassed Cao Ying's, and Qinghua the Strange recognized the faint extra hue in Xiao Yan's pill lightning.
• The contestants dealt with their pill lightning, and Xiao Yan blocked the final bolt with his Heavy Profound Ruler as the conference ended.
• Xiao Ze called on the Alchemists to present their pills, revealing four eighth-tier spirit pills among the entries.
• Xiao Ze declared Xiao Yan the champion, followed by Qinghua the Strange, Cao Ying, and Dan Chen.
• Xiao Ze granted the top ten contestants the qualification to attempt subjugation and named Xiao Yan a candidate for Pill Tower giant.

Blood River Venerable abandoned the mission to infiltrate the Star Region after Mu Gu’s death, while Xiao Ze considered his plans for the Dou Saint Ruins. Xiao Ze then decided to travel with Qing Lin, Xiao Yi Xian, and Medusa to the Beast Domain, where he hoped to find opportunities for Qing Lin and visit Zi Yan.

• Blood River Venerable blamed Mu Gu for ruining the mission and withdrew without attempting to attack the Star Region.
• News of Xiao Ze’s appointment as Pill Tower vice president spread across the Central Plains, and faction leaders warned their subordinates not to provoke him.
• Xiao Ze considered how to reach the Dou Saint Ruins and set his sights on the Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit rather than insisting on obtaining the Great Heaven Creation Palm.
• Xiao Ze told Qing Lin he would take her to the Beast Domain, where powerful serpent-type magical beasts might help her advance.
• Xiao Ze invited Xiao Yi Xian and Medusa to join them, mentioning opportunities for the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python and a visit to Zi Yan.

Xiao Ze planned a trip to the Beast Domain to help Medusa advance her bloodline and Qing Lin find stronger snake-type beasts, while the Grand Elder led the Alchemist Conference’s top ten into the Star Region. After spending half a month refining Zhu Yang’s half-finished pill, Xiao Ze produced a supreme Tier 8 pill that summoned Nine-Colored Pill Lightning and prepared to leave for the Beast Domain.

• Xiao Ze told Medusa that the Beast Domain might hold clues to the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python’s advancement, and he agreed to travel there after Three Thousand Burning Flame was dealt with.
• The Grand Elder led the Alchemist Conference’s top ten into the Star Region to subdue Three Thousand Burning Flame, while Xiao Ze wondered whether Xiao Yan could succeed without the Soul Hall’s interference or Zi Yan’s dragon seal.
• Xiao Ze decided to use the opportunity to refine the Ninth Pill from the Primordial Nine Pills, relying on his improved alchemy skills and the essence blood Zhu Yang had left behind.
• Xiao Ze spent half a month refining the pill, merging the Ancient Void Dragon Clan essence blood into it with medicinal ingredients and Origin Emperor Flame.
• Xiao Ze completed the supreme Tier 8 pill, whose violet-gold light summoned a nine-colored thundercloud over Holy Pill City, and then prepared to head to the Beast Domain.

Xiao Ze refined the Primordial Nine Pills, captured the pill that had transformed into a little dragon, and decided to raise it. After learning that Xiao Yan was the only contestant still in the Star Region, Xiao Ze prepared to discuss their next move with the presidents.

• Xiao Ze absorbed the Nine-Colored Pill Lightning with roots from the Origin Tree while he refined the Primordial Nine Pills.
• The Primordial Nine Pills transformed into a little dragon and tried to flee, but Xiao Ze caught it, fed it pills, and decided to raise it.
• Xiao Ze learned from Medusa that Xiao Yan was the only contestant who had entered the initial subjugation stage and that the other top ten contestants had left the Star Region.
• Xiao Ze handed the little dragon to Xiao Yi Xian and the others, then went to speak with the presidents about their next plan.

Xiao Ze left the Pill Tower with Qing Lin, Xiao Yi Xian, and Medusa to explore the Beast Domain. At the Skeleton Mountain Range, he found and broke through a damaged Dou Saint seal, revealing the ruins within.

• Xuan Kongzi agreed that Xiao Ze could travel after the Alchemist Conference, and Xiao Ze reunited with Qing Lin, Xiao Yi Xian, and Medusa at the Elder Tower.
• Xiao Ze and the others traveled through a spatial wormhole to Heavenly Beast City, bought a rough map, and entered the Beast Domain.
• Xiao Ze chose the Skeleton Mountain Range, where Medusa sensed that the bones' beastly energy could benefit her cultivation.
• Xiao Ze located a damaged Dou Saint seal in a vast bone-filled basin and had Qing Lin, Xiao Yi Xian, and Medusa set up a spatial barrier.
• Xiao Ze pierced the seal's weak point with golden roots, triggering a spatial storm and revealing the Dou Saint Ruins.

Xiao Ze opened a stable passage into the Dou Saint Ruins and reunited with Zi Yan, who had tracked him through the Dragon-Shaped Jade Tablet. He returned Zhu Yang’s inherited medicinal cauldron to her, and Zi Yan offered to arrange a reward from the Ancient Void Dragon Clan.

• Xiao Ze stopped the spatial storm, repaired the surrounding space, and created a stable Space Channel into the Dou Saint Ruins.
• Xiao Ze called back Xiao Yi Xian, Medusa, and Qing Lin, then greeted Zi Yan when she appeared and embraced him.
• Zi Yan explained that she had found Xiao Ze through the Dragon-Shaped Jade Tablet after failing to locate him at the Pill Tower.
• Xiao Ze gave Zi Yan pills and introduced her to the three women.
• Xiao Ze returned Zhu Yang’s medicinal cauldron to Zi Yan, who thanked him and offered to have her clan reward him with ancient dragon essence blood.

Xiao Ze brought Zi Yan, Medusa, Qing Lin, and Xiao Yi Xian to a Dou Saint Ruins he had concealed so they could explore it without competition. They opened the crimson palace’s entrance and discovered its deadly traps, which Xiao Ze safely bypassed with his power.

• Xiao Ze revealed that the group could claim the Dou Saint Ruins alone, then sent the women through the Space Channel while he concealed their presence and resealed the entrance.
• The group emerged before a massive crimson palace rising above a sea of white bones, and Xiao Ze led them toward its entrance.
• Xiao Ze identified a mechanism in the enormous stone gate and opened it with a bolt of silver lightning.
• When Zi Yan tried to enter the dark passage, Xiao Ze sent in a Lightning Body and triggered traps that unleashed magma and blue flames.
• Xiao Ze enveloped the group in golden flames and led them safely into the passage while Zi Yan remarked on how much his strength had grown.