Chapter Summaries

After reaching Half-Saint, Tang Chen tested his strength, strengthened Burning Flame Valley, and taught Tang Huo'er artifact forging before taking his family to Holy Pill City. The family returned to his Danta residence, where he sensed a familiar aura.

• Tang Chen fought Old Ancestor Fire Cloud and demonstrated strength that made even the three-star Dou Saint wary.
• Tang Chen spent his days cultivating, refining pills and artifacts, and improving Burning Flame Valley's resources.
• Tang Chen discovered Tang Huo'er had talent for artifact forging and personally taught her to make Mortal-grade items.
• Tang Chen took Medusa, Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, Tang Huo'er, and Tang Tang by flying boat to Holy Pill City ahead of the Pill Gathering.
• Tang Chen's family explored Holy Pill City together, then returned to his Danta residence, where Tang Chen sensed a familiar aura.

Tang Chen reunited with Xuan Yi and brought her together with his other partners, then welcomed Cao Ying into the family as they waited for the Pill Gathering. The gathering finally began, and the chapter ended with Xuan Yi waking Tang Chen so they could get ready.

• Tang Chen introduced Xuan Yi to Medusa, Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, and the others, while Tang Tang quickly grew fond of her.
• Cao Ying arrived expecting to find Tang Chen alone, but Tang Tang called her another mommy, and the women welcomed her into their circle.
• Medusa, Qing Lin, and Xiao Yi Xian missed Zi Yan, while Tang Chen reassured them she would reunite with them after leaving seclusion.
• Tang Chen cultivated and refined medicines and artifacts while helping the women's cultivation and Cao Ying's alchemy; he also learned that Yao Chen had been captured by the Soul Hall.
• On the morning the Pill Gathering began, Xuan Yi woke beside Tang Chen and hurried to get dressed.

Tang Chen arrived at the Pill Gathering with his family and entered its first trial, the Soul Illusion Realm. As Xiao Yan flew toward the trial, he recognized Tang Chen as the lord he had met before.

• Xuan Yi left early for the Pill Gathering after Tang Chen pointed out the marks on her neck, and the other women helped him get dressed.
• Tang Chen brought Medusa, Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, Tang Huo'er, and Tang Tang to the venue and settled them in his private viewing compartment.
• Xuan Kongzi opened the Pill Gathering, announced its three stages and the champion's rewards, then sent the contestants into the Soul Illusion Realm.
• Tang Chen entered the air above the stands and greeted Xuan Kongzi, Xuan Yi, and Tian Lei Zi before joining the contestants.
• Xiao Yan spotted Tang Chen above the high platform and wondered if he was the lord he had met before.

Xiao Yan crossed the illusion and reunited with Tang Chen in the transit plaza, where he asked for help rescuing Yao Chen from the Soul Hall. Tang Chen agreed, and the Danta elder opened the Pill Realm for the second round.

• Xiao Yan entered the gray mist, resisted an illusion of Yao Chen, and eventually emerged at the transit plaza.
• Tang Chen crossed the illusion with ease, and Cao Ying later joined him at the plaza.
• Xiao Yan recognized Tang Chen, greeted him, and recounted how the Soul Hall had captured Yao Chen.
• Xiao Yan asked Tang Chen to help rescue Yao Chen, and Tang Chen agreed after Xiao Yan offered a reward.
• The Danta elder announced that the hour had arrived and opened the Pill Realm.

Tang Chen and Cao Ying entered the Pill Realm and headed for the Ten Thousand Herb Mountain Range to gather the required medicinal ingredients. At a hidden stone hall on the summit, they encountered two seventh-tier beasts and a powerful presence within.

• The elder explained the Pill Realm's dangers and gave contestants a medicinal list, a map, and a Space Stone for emergencies.
• Xiao Yan said goodbye to Tang Chen, and Tang Chen and Cao Ying collected their items before entering the Pill Realm together.
• Tang Chen checked the map and chose the Ten Thousand Herb Mountain Range, where their required ingredients could be found.
• Tang Chen brought Cao Ying to a hidden stone hall at the mountain summit, where two seventh-tier beasts guarded the entrance.
• A powerful aura emerged from inside the hall, causing both beasts to prostrate themselves in fear.

Tang Chen subdued Xiong Zhan and persuaded him to gather medicinal ingredients in exchange for pills and a possible way out of the Pill Realm. After helping Cao Ying enter seclusion to strengthen her soul, Tang Chen continued refining pills until an unsettling aura appeared.

• Tang Chen used his Half-Saint pressure to subdue Xiong Zhan, then offered to help him advance in exchange for his medicinal ingredients.
• Xiong Zhan agreed, showed Tang Chen and Cao Ying his vast collection, and promised to search the Pill Realm for more ingredients.
• Tang Chen promised Xiong Zhan that an Ancient Void Dragon might help him leave the Pill Realm, prompting Xiong Zhan to hurry off gathering ingredients.
• Tang Chen and Cao Ying collected medicinal ingredients, and Tang Chen refined pills to help Cao Ying improve her soul realm.
• Cao Ying entered seclusion after Tang Chen gave her the pills, while Tang Chen continued refining medicine and sensed an uncomfortable aura.

Mu Gu and the Soul Hall ambushed the Pill Gathering contestants, trapping them inside a Dou Zun spatial blockade. Tang Chen arrived, shattered the barrier, and confronted Mu Gu, who realized something was wrong with his body.

• Tang Chen sensed Soul Hall's aura and recognized that Mu Gu had set a trap to slaughter the Pill Gathering contestants.
• Mu Gu ordered Soul Hall lackeys to attack the gathered youths, while Song Qing protested and Xiao Yan suppressed his hatred and searched for a way to escape.
• The contestants tried to use their Space Stones, but Song Qing realized Mu Gu had sealed the area with a Dou Zun spatial blockade.
• Tang Chen broke through the shattered space and appeared before Mu Gu and the Soul Hall lackeys.
• Song Qing recognized Tang Chen and celebrated, while Mu Gu tried to invoke Soul Hall's name before noticing something wrong with his body.

Tang Chen killed Mu Gu, searched his soul, and learned where Yao Lao was imprisoned. After telling Xiao Yan the location, Tang Chen returned to refining pills and waited for Cao Ying’s secret chamber to open.

• Tang Chen burned away Mu Gu’s body, restrained his escaping soul, and searched his memories for information about the Soul Hall.
• Tang Chen learned the locations of several Soul Hall branch halls and discovered that Yao Lao was held in a branch hall in the Fallen Soul Mountain Range, then destroyed Mu Gu’s soul.
• Xiao Yan and the others thanked Tang Chen for saving them, and Xiao Yan vowed to repay him for his help.
• Tang Chen told Xiao Yan where Yao Lao was imprisoned, and Xiao Yan resolved to gather allies and plan a rescue.
• Tang Chen returned to the stone hall to refine pills while waiting for Cao Ying’s secret chamber to open; on the final day in the Pill Realm, its stone door finally stirred.

Cao Ying broke through to the late Spirit Realm, and Tang Chen prepared to leave the Pill Realm with her after making arrangements for Xiong Zhan. They passed the elder’s inspection at the exit and entered the spatial wormhole to proceed to the final round of the Pill Gathering.

• Cao Ying emerged from seclusion after breaking through to the late Spirit Realm, and Tang Chen summoned Xiong Zhan before leaving.
• Tang Chen gave Xiong Zhan a bottle of pills and promised to find someone who could take him out of the Pill Realm.
• Tang Chen and Cao Ying reached the exit plaza, where contestants he had saved gathered to thank him and Dan Chen spotted him.
• The Danta elder opened the Pill Realm exit and inspected contestants’ medicinal ingredients, rejecting those who tried to cheat.
• Tang Chen and Cao Ying passed the inspection, then entered the spatial wormhole together to head to the final round.

Tang Chen reunited with Medusa and Tangtang after leaving the Pill Realm, then took his place in the Pill Gathering final and summoned his Heavenly Flames. The nine fire dragons he formed overwhelmed the other contestants’ flames, leaving the plaza in awe.

• Tang Chen and Cao Ying emerged from the Pill Realm holding hands, and Tang Chen greeted Medusa and Tangtang from across the plaza.
• Cao Ying told Tang Chen she wanted to have a daughter with him, then walked away as he laughed and took his place at a stone platform.
• Xuan Kongzi announced the start of the final competition, and the contestants summoned their pill cauldrons and flames.
• Cao Ying revealed her Blood Demon Flame, and Xiao Yan displayed a powerful black flame made by combining beast flames.
• Tang Chen summoned his multicolored Heavenly Flames, which transformed into nine fire dragons and forced the other contestants’ flames to bow in submission.

Tang Chen revealed his fused Heavenly Flames during the Pill Gathering, then joined the other finalists in refining pills over many days. As competitors completed increasingly powerful pills, the contest reached its final stage with the appearance of eighth-tier Pill Lightning.

• Tang Chen's Heavenly Flames drew the crowd's attention, and Cao Ying, Tian Lei Zi, Xuan Kongzi, and Xuan Yi watched him with admiration.
• The contestants resumed refining pills, and Tang Chen demonstrated more seasoned and precise techniques than Xiao Yan.
• As days passed, a few contestants finished their pills, while successive Pill Lightning strikes marked the emergence of seventh-tier pills.
• The field dwindled to a handful of contestants whose pills had reached the eighth tier.
• A tremendous thunderclap announced the arrival of eighth-tier Pill Lightning above the plaza.

An elderly alchemist, Xiao Yan, and Dan Chen drew down increasingly powerful Pill Lightning during the Pill Gathering. Xiao Yan used Venerable Yao’s Spirit-Raising Method to raise his pill’s lightning from two colors to four, and another Pill Lightning appeared above the plaza.

• An elderly alchemist refined an eighth-tier pill that drew down two-colored Pill Lightning, astonishing the audience.
• Xiao Yan refined his pill and also drew down two-colored Pill Lightning, earning praise from the crowd.
• Dan Chen sacrificed her essence blood to her pill, causing her cauldron to explode as she drew down three-colored Pill Lightning.
• Xiao Yan fused Spirit-Nurturing Dust and his blood essence into his pill, then used Venerable Yao’s Spirit-Raising Method.
• Xiao Yan’s Pill Lightning changed from two colors to three and then four, while another Pill Lightning appeared above the plaza.

Cao Ying refined a pill that summoned seven-colored Pill Lightning, which Tang Chen's Half-Saint puppet safely absorbed. Tang Chen then completed a far more imposing refinement, producing nine-colored Pill Lightning before channeling more energy into his cauldron and causing the clouds to change again.

• Cao Ying refined a pill that summoned seven-colored Pill Lightning, alarming the crowd and worrying Xuan Kongzi.
• Cao Ying summoned Tang Chen's Half-Saint puppet, which absorbed the seven-colored lightning without damage.
• After Cao Ying finished, Tang Chen continued refining for another day before nine fire dragons burst from his cauldron and dark clouds covered the sky.
• Tang Chen's pill summoned nine-colored Pill Lightning, surpassing Cao Ying's result and stunning the gathering.
• Tang Chen poured more energy into his cauldron, and a trace of black appeared in the nine-colored thunderclouds.

Tang Chen refined a ninth-grade pill and drew down Black Demon Lightning, shocking the Danta and everyone watching. He faced the lightning head-on, intending to devour and refine its energy, and stood within its destructive domain.

• Blackness consumed the nine-colored Pill Lightning and transformed the clouds into an ominous black sky.
• Xuan Kongzi recognized the Black Demon Lightning as a sign of a ninth-grade pill, while Xuan Yi, Dan Chen, Xiao Yan, and the others watched Tang Chen in shock.
• Tang Chen sensed the immense power gathering in the clouds and prepared to face the silent Black Demon Lightning.
• A bolt of Black Demon Lightning struck, and Tang Chen met it head-on with his Half-Saint aura.
• The Danta's three giants erected defensive barriers to protect the spectators from the destructive shockwaves.
• Tang Chen endured the lightning's destructive energy and prepared to devour and refine it.

Tang Chen won the Pill Gathering by refining a ninth-tier treasure pill, then returned to his residence to refine the Black Demon Lightning energy he had absorbed. After making arrangements to help Xiao Yan rescue Yao Lao, Tang Chen began taking the pill and attempting a breakthrough to Dou Saint.

• Tang Chen devoured the Black Demon Lightning while suppressing the ninth-tier treasure pill that had transformed into his likeness and tried to escape.
• Tang Chen claimed first place at the Pill Gathering, and the feat of refining a ninth-tier treasure pill quickly spread throughout the Central Plains.
• Xuan Kongzi, Tian Lei Zi, and Xuan Yi congratulated Tang Chen, and Xuan Kongzi gave him his reward.
• Tang Chen told Xuan Yi he would enter seclusion to refine the remaining lightning energy, then agreed with Xiao Yan to set out to rescue Yao Lao after his seclusion.
• Tang Chen entered the secret chamber, took out the dragon-patterned treasure pill, and began his attempt to break through to Dou Saint.

Tang Chen won the Pill Gathering after refining a ninth-tier treasured pill and absorbed the Black Demon Lightning energy left by his achievement. After arranging Yao Lao’s rescue with Xiao Yan and asking Xuan Yi to manage matters during his seclusion, Tang Chen began consuming the pill to break through to the Dou Saint realm.

• Tang Chen absorbed the Black Demon Lightning while suppressing the sentient ninth-tier pill and sealing it in a jade box.
• Tang Chen won first place at the Pill Gathering, and the three giants of Danta congratulated him and gave him his reward.
• Tang Chen told Xuan Yi he would enter seclusion to refine the remaining Black Demon Lightning, and she agreed to handle matters outside.
• Tang Chen arranged with Xiao Yan to rescue Yao Lao after he emerged from seclusion, then returned to his residence and entered the secret chamber with Medusa and the other women.
• Tang Chen swallowed the dragon-patterned ninth-tier pill and began his breakthrough into the Dou Saint realm.

After completing an intense two-month cultivation inspection of the women, Tang Chen returned to Burning Flame Valley and revealed to Old Ancestor Fire Cloud that he had reached Dou Saint. He then joined Xiao Yan and Venerable Feng at Starfall Pavilion and set out to rescue Yao Lao.

• Tang Chen sealed his residence and spent two months inspecting the women’s cultivation and sharing his Dou Saint knowledge before leaving to rescue Yao Lao.
• Tang Chen returned to Burning Flame Valley with Medusa, Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, Tang Huo'er, and little Candy, then showed Old Ancestor Fire Cloud that he had become a Dou Saint at twenty-eight.
• Tang Chen arrived at Starfall Pavilion, where Xiao Yan and Venerable Feng recognized him and welcomed his help rescuing Yao Lao.
• Venerable Feng explained that he, Xiao Yan, and two Dou Zun experts, including Iron Sword Venerable, would join the rescue, and Tang Chen agreed they were enough.
• Tang Chen opened a space wormhole and brought Xiao Yan and the others toward the rescue, while Xiao Yan eagerly addressed Yao Lao as his teacher.