Chapter Summaries

Ye Yan disguised himself as Han Li to avoid attention in the Pill Tower, but a group of Bai Clan alchemists mistook him for a rival to Xuan Yi’s potential disciple. After Han Li slapped Bai Shan and threatened the group with an Earth Fire Vein energy seal, a Battle Sovereign intervened.

• Ye Yan left the cultivation chamber and found alchemists waiting in the Pill Tower, so he introduced himself as Han Li when Bai Lin questioned him.
• Bai Lin and the others dismissed Han Li as an unskilled outsider and mocked his chances of becoming Xuan Yi’s disciple.
• Bai Shan ordered Han Li to leave, and Han Li slapped him across the face.
• Bai Shan charged at Han Li, but Han Li threatened him with an Earth Fire Vein energy seal, forcing him to stop and suffer backlash.
• Bai Li produced a similar crystal and confronted Han Li, while Bai Lin prepared to mediate.
• A Battle Sovereign shouted at the group to stop and condemned their reckless behavior in the Pill Tower.

Ye Yan used the name Han Li to protect his identity while confronting the Bai Clan disciples at the Pill Tower, where Sheng Yao ended the dispute. Sheng Yao revealed that Sacred Pill City was already buzzing about Xuan Yi choosing a disciple, and he promised to keep Ye Yan's identity secret even as Han Li's name spread.

• Xuan Kongzi and Xuan Yi watched Ye Yan confront the Bai Clan, and Xuan Kongzi said Sheng Yao was on his way to intervene.
• Sheng Yao arrived and stopped the Bai Clan disciples, while Ye Yan portrayed himself as the victim and Bai Lin accused him of being a Soul Hall agent.
• Sheng Yao declared both sides at fault and dismissed them, and Bai Li threatened Ye Yan before leaving with the others.
• Sheng Yao told Ye Yan that rumors about Xuan Yi choosing a disciple had spread across Sacred Pill City, and Ye Yan wondered who had started them.
• Ye Yan asked Sheng Yao to call him Han Li and conceal his real identity, and Sheng Yao promised to do so while predicting that the name Han Li would become widely known.

Ye Yan advanced to Three-Star Dou Zhe and learned that the Ye and Cao Families had located the Black Fire Sect's base, though the Pill Tower was still investigating. He attended an Alchemist Trade Fair with Ye Jingheng, hoping to find useful treasures, but left the first floor without spotting anything worthwhile.

• Ye Jingheng told Ye Yan that rumors claimed Xuan Yi might take Han Li as her disciple, and Ye Yan stayed calm, welcoming the chance to draw attention elsewhere.
• After refining several first-tier pills, Ye Yan broke through to Three-Star Dou Zhe while recovering his Battle Qi.
• Ye Jingheng reported that the Ye and Cao Families had found the Black Fire Sect's base but that traps and Soul Hall's activity had delayed the investigation.
• Ye Jingheng invited Ye Yan to an Alchemist Trade Fair, and Ye Yan decided to attend while wondering which identity to use.
• Ye Yan attended the Outer Domain trade fair disguised as Ye Yanzu, while Ye Jingheng went by Ye Tai, and they learned that the second floor required fifth-tier alchemist status.
• Ye Yan browsed the first-floor stalls, nearly bought junk, and gave up on finding hidden treasures without a knowledgeable teacher to guide him.

Ye Yan bought the Blazing Flame Force Battle Skill at the trade fair and joined Ye Jingheng in the Alchemist Auction. The auction opened with Earth Core Fire, and Ye Jingheng asked whether Ye Yan wanted it.

• Ye Yan bought the Blazing Flame Force jade slip from an old stall owner for two fifth-grade medicinal pills.
• Ye Yan and Ye Jingheng entered the auction hall and waited for the Alchemist Auction to begin.
• An auctioneer in a red cheongsam opened the auction and revealed Earth Core Fire in a crystalline jade box.
• The auctioneer explained that the Earth Core Fire had lost much of its origin, and Ye Jingheng asked Ye Yan whether he wanted it.

Ye Yan won the incomplete Earth Core Fire at auction for two Qi Cultivation Pills, hoping to feed the cauldron and his Life Fire Seed. As the Earth Core Fire Ganoderma went up for auction, he decided to focus on obtaining it next.

• Ye Yan considered the cauldron’s growing appetite for Wood Qi and decided that finding faster sources mattered more than the cost of nurturing it.
• The auctioneer disclosed that the Earth Core Fire was missing its origin source, but bidding continued until Ye Yan offered a Qi Cultivation Pill.
• In a private room, Bai Li and Cao Ge discussed President Xuan Yi’s potential disciple and watched the auction; Bai Li felt a fleeting familiarity with Ye Yan but did not recognize him.
• Cao Ge bid against Ye Yan, but Ye Jingheng raised the offer to two Qi Cultivation Pills, and Ye Yan won the Earth Core Fire when Cao Ge stopped bidding.
• The auctioneer presented the Earth Core Fire Ganoderma, and Ye Yan told Ye Jingheng they would focus on obtaining it rather than bidding on later items.

Ye Yan bid on and won the defective Earth Core Fire for two Qi Cultivation Pills, hoping to feed the furnace in his dantian. As the auction moved on to the Earth Core Fire Ganoderma, he decided it was the only other item he wanted.

• Ye Yan considered how much Wood Qi his furnace and Life Fire Seed consumed and decided he needed a faster source than Evergreen Flowers.
• The auctioneer put the defective Earth Core Fire up for bidding, while Ye Jingheng offered to bid for Ye Yan.
• In a private room, Cao Ge and Bai Li discussed President Xuan Yi's choice of disciple and watched the bidding.
• Ye Yan bid one Qi Cultivation Pill for the flame, and Ye Jingheng raised the offer to two after Cao Ge's counterbid.
• Cao Ge stopped bidding, and the auctioneer sold the Earth Core Fire to Ye Yan for two Qi Cultivation Pills.
• The auctioneer presented an Earth Core Fire Ganoderma, and Ye Yan told Ye Jingheng they would bid only on it among the remaining items.

Ye Yan and Ye Jingheng collected the auctioned Earth Core Fire and Earth Core Fire Ganoderma, while Bai Li and Cao Ge agreed to test the Pill Tower. Later, Ye Yan absorbed a portion of the Earth Core Fire and prepared to cultivate Blazing Flame Force and improve his alchemy in Sacred Pill City.

• Ye Jingheng and Ye Yan collected the Earth Core Fire and Earth Core Fire Ganoderma, paid with pills, and left the auction house.
• Bai Li asked Cao Ge whether the Cao Family would join the Bai Clan in testing the Pill Tower, and Cao Ge agreed to go watch.
• Ye Yan asked Ye Jingheng to extract enough Earth Core Fire to injure a Dou Shi, then swallowed its origin while using his cultivation method to absorb it.
• Ye Yan's Heaven Burning Furnace absorbed the flame as nourishment, and he considered how Yang Fire and other flames might shape the Life Fire Seed.
• Ye Yan said he still needed to cultivate Blazing Flame Force and make use of Xuan Yi's guidance to improve his alchemy.

Xuan Yi trained Ye Yan in Blazing Flame Force by beating him with a club and healing him in medicinal liquids, after which Ye Yan tested medicinal ingredients for extracting Wood Qi. Outside the Pill Tower, Bai Li and Cao Ge waited with their companions, and Bai Li sent Bai Lin and the others to approach Han Li.

• Xuan Yi used a club to toughen Ye Yan’s body, then healed his injuries with two medicinal liquids.
• Ye Yan finished cultivating Blazing Flame Force and tested Green Spirit Grass, Three-Leaf Green Ganoderma, and Green Wood Vine as sources of Wood Qi.
• Ye Yan realized he had several million gold coins and decided to buy the ingredient that yielded the most Wood Qi.
• Bai Li and Cao Ge waited outside the Pill Tower and discussed why they would not enter to cause trouble.
• Bai Li recognized Han Li and waved Bai Lin and the others forward to take a closer look.

After Xuan Yi told Ye Yan to handle the Bai Clan’s challenge himself, he faced Bai Li and the others as Han Li and rejected their proposed future competition with Bai Ying. He left the crowd wondering about his age after claiming he was a weathered nine-year-old orphan.

• Xuan Yi told Ye Yan to come early for Blazing Flame Force training and said he should deal with those who had stopped him, as long as they did not cause trouble in front of her.
• Ye Yan found Bai Li, Bai Shan, and their companions waiting outside the Pill Tower, along with Cao Ge of the Cao Family.
• Bai Li relayed that the Bai Clan elders wanted Ye Yan to compete with Bai Ying in a few years, but Ye Yan rejected the proposal and insulted the Bai Clan’s genius.
• Ye Yan asked Cao Ge and the surrounding families whether they also intended to challenge him, while the crowd discussed Bai Ying’s talent and speculated about Ye Yan’s age.
• Ye Yan claimed he was an orphan who had struggled through life for nine years, explaining his weathered appearance.

Xuan Yi and Xuan Kongzi discussed the danger posed by the escaped Black Nether and worried about Ye Yan’s safety. After nearly a year of punishing training, Ye Yan reached the peak of Nine-Star Dou Zhe and neared a breakthrough to Dou Shi as his Heaven-Burning Furnace Fire Art approached another evolution.

• Xuan Kongzi told Xuan Yi that Cao Yuan and Ye Zhong had found evidence of outside forces in Black Fire Sect territory, while Black Nether had fled and Soul Hall’s members had disappeared.
• Ye Jingheng worried that Han Li’s public challenge would put Ye Yan in danger, but Ye Yan dismissed his concern and asked him to buy Green Wood Vine.
• Xuan Yi trained Ye Yan harshly, after which he recovered in medicinal liquids, strengthened his meridians, practiced refining second-tier pills, and extracted Wood Qi from Green Wood Vine.
• Over nearly a year of grueling cultivation, Ye Yan reached the peak of Nine-Star Dou Zhe, six days before his tenth draw.
• Ye Yan nurtured a mung-bean-sized Life Fire Seed, bringing his Heaven-Burning Furnace Fire Art close to evolving beyond the peak of the high Huang tier.

Ye Yan’s Life Fire Seed formed inside the Heaven Burning Furnace, causing his technique to evolve and helping him refine and strengthen his body. He used the surge of energy to break through from Nine Star Dou Zhe to Dou Shi.

• Ye Yan’s Wood Qi was absorbed by the cauldron, which nurtured a mung bean-sized Life Fire Seed.
• The Life Fire Seed’s leaps converted Ye Yan’s Dou Qi into nine liquid droplets, strengthening his body and evolving his technique to Mystic Tier Lower Grade.
• Ye Yan decided to seize the opportunity and attempt a breakthrough to Dou Shi.
• Ye Jingheng sensed the disturbance and guarded the door rather than interrupting Ye Yan’s cultivation.
• With the Life Fire Seed’s help, Ye Yan refined surrounding energy into liquid Dou Qi, which filled his qi vortex and tempered his body.
• Ye Yan’s qi vortex reversed direction, and he successfully broke through to Dou Shi.

Ye Yan broke through to Dou Shi, discovered that his Life Fire Seed had become the Heaven Burning Flame, and tested the Heaven Burning Furnace’s newfound power. As he prepared to travel, Xuan Yi and Tian Leizi discussed the danger posed by Black Nether and the approaching departure.

• Ye Yan broke through to Dou Shi, formed Battle Qi Gauze, and received advice from Ye Jingheng.
• Ye Yan named his Life Fire Seed the Heaven Burning Flame and found that it greatly accelerated Wood Qi extraction and made the Heaven Burning Furnace remarkably hard.
• Ye Yan fed Green Wood Vines to the Heaven Burning Flame, which absorbed more Wood Qi to grow stronger.
• Xuan Kongzi and Xuan Yi discussed the young cultivators’ progress and Ye Yan’s close connection to the Pill Tower.
• Xuan Yi asked Tian Leizi about Black Nether, and Tian Leizi reported that the fugitive had escaped several Dou Zongs and that Soul Hall strongholds had been destroyed.
• Ye Yan walked toward the Pill Tower, exchanged brief greetings with acquaintances, and hurried away when invited to dinner.

Ye Yan reached one-star Dou Shi and prepared to leave Sacred Pill City to travel, despite Xuan Yi's concern for his safety. Meanwhile, Black Nether searched for the Ye Family genius and learned his name was Ye Yan, leaving him intent on finding and killing him.

• Xuan Yi, Xuan Kongzi, and Tian Leizi noticed Ye Yan's breakthrough and discussed the danger of Black Nether discovering his identity.
• Ye Yan met with Xuan Yi and explained that he wanted to travel now that he had reached Dou Shi; Xuan Kongzi helped settle the arrangements for his departure.
• Ye Yan left the Pill Tower hall to prepare medicinal ingredients, attracting attention from female alchemists despite concealing his appearance.
• Black Nether ordered Qin Mo to search for the Ye Family genius, while revealing that Soul Hall had noticed the Ye Family's Heavenly Flames.
• Protector Jue reported that a soul search had revealed the genius's name was Ye Yan, prompting Black Nether to swear he would find him.

Ye Yan prepared to leave Sacred Pill City with Ye Lin as his protector, and Xuan Yi gave him a scroll containing a Battle Sovereign's strike. Worried that rumors about the Ye Family possessing the Bone Spirit Cold Flame could draw an attack, Ye Yan decided to leave the scroll with his family as protection.

• Ye Jingheng gave Ye Yan three scrolls containing the low Earth-tier Flame Burning Palm and the alchemy secret technique Pill Condensing Hand, then entrusted Ye Lin with protecting him.
• Ye Lin assured Ye Yan that his improved disguise would keep his identity safe as they traveled.
• Xuan Yi summoned Ye Yan to the training room, checked on his preparations, and gave him two scrolls, including one containing a Battle Sovereign's strike.
• Ye Yan asked to give the powerful scroll to the Ye Family, explaining that rumors falsely claimed it possessed the Bone Spirit Cold Flame.
• Xuan Yi learned that Ye Yan feared Old Man Mu Gu might attack the Ye Family and agreed that the scroll could serve as protection.

Xuan Yi formally accepted Ye Yan as her disciple, and Ye Yan prepared to leave on a journey in three days. After he departed, Xuan Kongzi questioned the hidden circumstances around the Bone Spirit Cold Flame, but Xuan Yi said she trusted her disciple.

• Xuan Yi accepted Ye Yan as her disciple and warned him to keep their relationship secret until his cultivation was strong enough.
• Xuan Yi gave Ye Yan a low-grade Earth Tier spear technique, and Ye Yan completed the apprenticeship ceremony by serving her tea.
• Ye Yan said he planned to leave in three days and took the two scrolls away to persuade Ye Jingheng to bring them back.
• Xuan Kongzi and Tian Leizi appeared after Ye Yan left, and Xuan Kongzi questioned whether Ye Yan had concealed information about the Bone Spirit Cold Flame.
• Xuan Yi said she trusted Ye Yan and believed the scroll might help uncover the truth behind Yao Chen's disappearance.

Ye Yan gained the Pill Completion Spirit Increase trait, which boosted his soul power whenever he refined a pill. He began testing it while Ye Jingheng took the Battle Sovereign-level scroll back to the Ye Family.

• Ye Jingheng struggled over whether to return the Battle Sovereign-level scroll or take it home to help resolve the Ye Family's crisis.
• Ye Lin urged Ye Jingheng to bring the scroll home, arguing that it would let Ye Yan travel with peace of mind and that he could protect Ye Yan from ordinary experts.
• Ye Yan studied the Flame Dragon Cloud Piercing Art and realized he needed a sturdy long spear to practice it properly.
• Ye Jingheng left with the scroll, and three nights later Ye Yan gained the Pill Completion Spirit Increase trait after lighting incense.
• Ye Yan refined a Rejuvenation Pill and a Qi Recovery Pill, receiving a small increase in soul power each time a pill formed.

Ye Yan and Ye Lin departed Sacred Pill City through a Space Wormhole and traveled to Cape City, where Ye Yan rested and prepared for the next leg of their journey. They planned to leave for End of the World City in two days.

• Xuan Yi warned Ye Yan to put his safety first, and Xuan Kongzi reminded him about his Five Year Appointment before he entered the Space Wormhole.
• Ye Yan summoned his Tier Six Space Ship, and Ye Lin powered it through the spatial passage toward Cape City.
• During the seven-day journey, Ye Yan endured the passage's dullness as a way to temper his mind.
• Ye Yan and Ye Lin arrived in Cape City, rested, and Ye Lin arranged their departure for End of the World City.
• Ye Yan went for a walk at night in disguise, found the lively city uneventful, and returned to his room.

Ye Jingheng returned to the Ye Family after taking Ye Yan’s life-saving scroll, and Ye Zhong ordered the family to watch for strangers in Ye City because Ye Yan had warned them of danger. Ye Yan and Ye Lin reached End of the World City, where the Luo Family took notice of them, and Ye Lin asked Ye Yan why he wanted to train in such a remote place.

• Ye Zhong scolded Ye Jingheng for bringing back the scroll Ye Yan had made to protect him, then softened and told him to rise when Lin Qingzhi and Ye Xinlan arrived.
• Ye Jingheng reunited with Ye Xinlan, while Ye Zhong told the elders to monitor Ye City and count the strangers appearing there.
• Ye Yan and Ye Lin traveled peacefully through the space wormhole toward End of the World City, with Ye Lin spending days supplying Dou Qi to their ship.
• A Luo Family elder questioned Ye Yan and Ye Lin when they emerged from the wormhole, and Ye Lin paid the passage fee while describing them as ordinary people from Central Plains.
• The Luo Family elder sent a disciple to report Ye Yan and Ye Lin after they left for an inn, where Ye Lin later asked Ye Yan why he planned to train in such a remote place.

Ye Yan and Ye Lin met Luo Cheng in End of the World City, then prepared to leave for the Black Corner Region. That night, Ye Yan fed a fragment of the Azure Ice Flame's origin to the Heaven Burning Flame, which began refining it inside his dantian.

• Luo Cheng visited Ye Lin and Ye Yan, who introduced themselves as Lin Ye and Lin Yan and gave him few details about their origins.
• After hosting the brothers for a meal, Luo Cheng told his elder to keep the Luo Family's disciples from provoking them and to discreetly gather information about the Black Corner Region.
• Ye Yan and Ye Lin agreed to leave End of the World City soon, since Luo Cheng might keep watching them.
• Ye Yan opened the Entry Space and drew a small fragment of the Azure Ice Flame's origin into his body.
• The Heaven Burning Flame drew in the fragment, and the Heaven-Burning Cauldron helped it refine and absorb the origin.

Ye Yan and Ye Lin rented a Griffin in End of the World City and set off for the Black Corner Region, while Luo Cheng revealed that the Blood Sect had sent people after them. The chapter left Ye Yan and Ye Lin unaware that Xue Mei and Yin Yu were following them.

• Ye Yan warned Ye Lin that a pale-faced woman in the crowd was suspicious, and Ye Lin concealed his cultivation at the Dou Ling level.
• Ye Lin rented a third-tier Griffin, and Ye Yan paid more than a hundred thousand gold coins for the journey to the Black Corner Region.
• Ye Yan and Ye Lin flew away from End of the World City, and Ye Yan wondered whether their pursuers would follow them.
• Luo Cheng watched two more Griffins take flight and told a Luo Family elder that Blood Sect elders, including Xue Mei and Yin Yu, had targeted Ye Yan and Ye Lin.
• Luo Cheng and the Luo Family elder decided to use the pursuit to see how strong Ye Yan and Ye Lin were.