Chapter Summaries

Ye Yan accepted Zi Yan’s Alchemy Workshop task and traveled into the Inner Academy Deep Mountains to search for the Snow Demon Sky Ape’s lair and its Earth Core Body Tempering Milk. Cailin reluctantly accompanied him in her seven-colored form, while Ye Yan set his sights on using the treasure to help break through to the Dou Wang realm.

• Alchemists asked Great Elder Su Qian to intervene in Ye Yan’s dealings with Zi Yan, but he reassured them and wondered about Ye Yan’s intentions.
• Ye Yan named Queen Medusa Cailin, and she privately repeated the name while insisting that it was awful.
• After Ye Yan woke, he examined Zi Yan’s task token and discovered it gave only the vague location of the Inner Academy Deep Mountains.
• Ye Yan persuaded Cailin to coil around his wrist and flew with her to the Inner Academy Deep Mountains.
• Ye Yan studied maps of the area and decided to search for the Snow Demon Sky Ape’s lair to obtain Earth Core Body Tempering Milk for his breakthrough.

Ye Yan entered the Snow Demon Sky Ape’s valley to obtain Earth Core Body Tempering Milk and challenged the beast with his physical strength. After the ape went berserk and the two fought on, Ye Yan summoned the Heaven-Burning Cauldron to end the battle.

• Ye Yan reached the Snow Demon Sky Ape’s lair, where he sought Earth Core Body Tempering Milk and wondered when Han Feng would appear.
• The Snow Demon Sky Ape attacked Ye Yan, but Ye Yan overpowered it in their first clash of physical strength.
• The Snow Demon Sky Ape went berserk and struck Ye Yan hard enough to knock him through several rocks, but Ye Yan got back up and charged again.
• Ye Yan and the berserk ape continued fighting until Ye Yan had had enough and summoned the Heaven-Burning Cauldron.

Ye Yan forced the Snow Demon Sky Ape to yield the Earth Core Body Tempering Milk, then found and collected the concentrated emerald liquid hidden in an underground cavern. After leaving the cave, he heard the Snow Demon Sky Ape fighting someone on a distant peak.

• Ye Yan used the Heaven-Burning Cauldron and Cailin's suppressive aura to make the Snow Demon Sky Ape agree to hand over the Earth Core Body Tempering Milk.
• Ye Yan ordered the Snow Demon Sky Ape to guard the cave and search the mountains for a small girl.
• Ye Yan discovered a hidden underground passage and found diluted Earth Core Body Tempering Milk beneath a giant stalactite.
• Ye Yan collected some of the concentrated emerald liquid from inside the stalactite and left some behind before taking half of the diluted milk.
• Ye Yan returned outside and heard the Snow Demon Sky Ape fighting on a distant mountain peak.

Ye Yan found Zi Yan after she subdued the Snow Demon Sky Ape and proposed trading pill refining for the medicinal ingredients she collected. Zi Yan agreed to bring him herbs first, and Ye Yan began making her fruit-flavored pills.

• Zi Yan beat the Snow Demon Sky Ape until Ye Yan arrived and told her that he had sent it to find her.
• Ye Yan asked Zi Yan to get off the ape, then let it leave to recover with the remaining supplies.
• Zi Yan recognized the jade token she had posted at the Alchemy Workshop and assumed Ye Yan wanted to become her underling.
• Ye Yan explained that he wanted to trade pills for her medicinal ingredients and promised to make them taste better.
• Zi Yan recognized Ye Yan as the Alchemy Department's Fifth-Rank Alchemist, agreed to bring him herbs, and gave him some to refine.
• Ye Yan quickly refined fruit-flavored pills, which Zi Yan tasted and praised.

Han Feng planned to pursue the Heavenly Cold Qi after tracing it to an island beyond the sea, while Ye Yan tested his [Time to Eat] trait on Zi Yan. The trait briefly compelled her toward a tree before her Ancient Void Dragon bloodline helped her break free, and Ye Yan left her asking where her kind lived.

• Han Feng ordered his attendants to contact the Gold and Silver Elders and several others as he prepared to search the Extreme North Land for the Heavenly Cold Qi.
• Ye Lin entered the Jia Nan City Alchemy Workshop branch and disappeared into the crowd on his way toward Jia Nan Academy.
• Zi Yan asked Ye Yan to refine more pills, and he agreed on the condition that she let him conduct an experiment.
• Ye Yan activated [Time to Eat], and Zi Yan was briefly compelled to move toward a nearby tree before a roar within her let her regain control.
• Ye Yan identified Zi Yan's bloodline as that of the Ancient Void Dragon, and Zi Yan asked where the Ancient Void Dragons lived.

Ye Yan and Ye Lin learned that Han Feng was gathering allies to pursue Heavenly Cold Qi, while Yao Chen remained intent on confronting his former disciple. Han Feng failed to recruit several powerful figures but secured Protector Xuan's help, setting out with a Soul Hall agent for the distant journey.

• Zi Yan learned that she was an Ancient Void Dragon, then left after receiving pills from Ye Yan.
• Ye Lin reported news about Han Feng, and Ye Yan suggested using the Heavenly Cold Qi in the Ghostly Cold Bone Land as bait to draw Han Feng away from the Black Corner Region.
• Han Feng failed to recruit Mo Tianxing and Fang Yan, but persuaded the Gold and Silver Elders to accompany him.
• Worried that one Dou Zong-level ally was not enough, Han Feng approached Protector Xuan and offered the soul of a Sixth-Grade Alchemist.
• Protector Xuan accepted Han Feng's offer and agreed to accompany him on the journey out to sea.

Ye Yan and his companions sailed north toward the Ghostly Cold Bone Land, while Han Feng followed with the Gold and Silver Elders, convinced he had enough strength to defeat them. The two groups headed toward a confrontation at sea.

• Ye Yan disguised himself as Ye Lin and left the Black Corner Region with Old Man Yin Gu, while Yuan Yi arranged for Su Mei and Tie Wu to stay hidden.
• Han Feng heard that the Black Seal Auction House had become more restrained and concluded that Ye Yan’s group had left, so he prepared to pursue them.
• After reaching North Abyss City, Ye Yan and his companions bought a fast seagoing ship and sailed north toward the Ghostly Cold Bone Land.
• Yao Chen estimated that the voyage would take another half month, while the Gale Eagle rested behind the ship.
• Han Feng arrived in North Abyss City with the Gold and Silver Elders, learned that Old Man Yin Gu had departed by ship, and decided his group could defeat them.

Ye Yan and his companions reached Ghostly Cold Bone Land, where Ye Lin fought the Heavenly Bone Python while Ye Yan sought the Heavenly Cold Qi. Han Feng and his allies arrived unnoticed and found Ye Yan preparing to collect the treasure as the battle raged.

• Ye Yan guided the sea vessel through the blizzard and landed on the icebound island, following the Azure Ice Flame's pull toward its depths.
• Ye Yan tested his strengthened wings and flew toward an icy peak with Ye Lin and Old Man Yin Gu following.
• Yao Chen warned Ye Yan that the Heavenly Bone Python likely guarded the Heavenly Cold Qi, and Ye Yan approached the peak cautiously.
• Han Feng, Protector Xuan, and the Gold and Silver Elders reached the island and moved stealthily toward the sounds of battle.
• Han Feng found Ye Lin fighting the Heavenly Bone Python while Old Man Yin Gu stood beside the disguised Ye Yan, called Alchemist Li Lian, who prepared to collect the Heavenly Cold Qi.

Ye Yan staged a confrontation over the Heavenly Cold Qi, then faced Han Feng and the Soul Hall’s Protector Xuan after they ambushed him. Once he learned only one Soul Hall member had arrived, Ye Yan stopped holding back and claimed the name Li Feiyu.

• Ye Yan bottled the Heavenly Cold Qi while Old Man Yin Gu kept watch.
• Elder Jin attacked Ye Yan and stole the Ice Marrow Jade Bottle, while Elder Yin blasted Old Man Yin Gu away.
• Han Feng confronted Ye Yan as Protector Xuan attacked Ye Lin alongside a Heavenly Bone Python.
• Ye Yan recognized Han Feng’s connection to the Soul Hall and accused him of murdering his master, unsettling Han Feng.
• Ye Yan realized Han Feng had summoned only Protector Xuan, then declared himself Li Feiyu and rolled up his sleeve where Cailin was hiding.

Ye Yan fought Han Feng while Cailin and the Heavenly Bone Python overwhelmed Protector Xuan. After testing his strength against Han Feng, Ye Yan released a three-colored Fire Lotus from the Heaven-Burning Cauldron, leaving Han Feng and the Gold and Silver Elders facing its destructive power.

• Cailin and the Heavenly Bone Python attacked Protector Xuan while Ye Lin protected Ye Yan and drove off the Gold and Silver Elders.
• Ye Yan fought Han Feng, trading blows and using Yao Chen's support as he tested his strength against the Sea Heart Flame.
• Ye Yan summoned the Heaven-Burning Cauldron and used it to conceal the Fire Lotus he had nurtured inside.
• Ye Yan released the three-colored Fire Lotus, whose power warped space and formed tiny black cracks.
• The Gold and Silver Elders stopped their charge and tried to flee as Han Feng raised the Sea Heart Flame within his body.

Ye Yan and his allies defeated Han Feng, the Gold and Silver Elders, and Protector Xuan on the island. Han Feng died by self-destruction after leaving Ye Yan a warning about a greater faction beyond the Soul Hall.

• Han Feng summoned the Sea Heart Phantom Beast, but Ye Yan's Fire Lotus collided with it and unleashed a massive energy storm.
• Cailin joined the fight against Protector Xuan as Ye Yan and Ye Lin attacked their opponents.
• Ye Lin blasted the Gold and Silver Elders into the ice, while Ye Yan struck Han Feng and burned his lungs and entrails with his flames.
• Han Feng, mortally wounded, told Ye Yan to thank Yao Chen for raising him but said he did not regret his betrayal.
• Han Feng drove his Dou Qi into a frenzy and self-destructed, warning that a greater faction lay beyond the Soul Hall.

Ye Yan destroyed Han Feng’s hidden soul fragment and searched the battlefield to ensure Han Feng and Protector Xuan had left no traps. After Cailin killed the Heavenly Bone Python and retrieved its Heavenly Cold Fire, Ye Yan burned the poison he had prepared, and the group continued checking the island.

• Ye Yan used the Azure Ice Flame to search the area and found Han Feng’s soul hiding in a black jade fragment beneath the ice.
• Han Feng accepted defeat and dissolved his own soul, while Ye Yan froze and searched the area thoroughly.
• Ye Yan asked Cailin and Ye Lin to check for traps and asked whether they wanted to kill the Heavenly Bone Python.
• Cailin killed the Heavenly Bone Python and extracted the Heavenly Cold Fire from its body.
• Cailin searched the island for further traps as Ye Yan crushed Han Feng’s Ice Marrow Jade Bottle and burned away the poison inside.

Ye Yan absorbed the Heavenly Cold Qi and Heavenly Cold Fire into the Azure Ice Flame, then refined the Sea Heart Flame with the Heaven-Burning Cauldron. The process evolved his technique to the Earth Tier and produced fire seeds in his spleen and kidneys, leaving him to realize that future flames should match the Five Elements of his five viscera.

• Ye Yan released the Azure Ice Flame, which absorbed the Heavenly Cold Qi and the Heavenly Cold Fire from the Heavenly Bone Python.
• After Ye Lin confirmed there were no abnormalities, Ye Yan approached the Sea Heart Flame while Cailin stood guard.
• Ye Yan swallowed an Earth Spirit Pill and used the Heaven-Burning Cauldron and Heaven Burning Flame to suppress and absorb the Sea Heart Flame.
• The Heaven-Burning Cauldron developed ocean and continent patterns as the Sea Heart Flame was absorbed, and the Heaven Burning Flame evolved into a blue-green flame.
• Two fire seeds entered Ye Yan’s kidneys and spleen, and sea-blue energy from the cauldron nourished them as his technique advanced to the Earth Tier.
• Ye Yan realized the fire seeds corresponded to the Five Elements of his five viscera and that he should seek future flames according to their attributes.

Ye Yan finished refining the Sea Heart Flame, then prepared to return home with his companions after erasing evidence of their battle. Meanwhile, Xiao Xun'er and Xiao Yi Xian discussed Ye Yan and their cultivation before Xiao Yu and Xiao Ning arrived at the courtyard.

• Ye Yan found that refining the Sea Heart Flame had strengthened his fire seeds and raised his cultivation to the peak of one-star Dou Wang, then told Ye Lin they should return and prepare for the Five Year Appointment.
• Ye Yan had Cailin and Ye Lin flatten the island so the Soul Hall would find no useful clues, then collected the unused poisons and set sail for home.
• Xiao Xun'er and Xiao Yi Xian discussed Ye Yan, Xiao Yi Xian’s progress toward Dou Zhe, and the cultivation resources Ye Yan had promised her.
• Xiao Yu and Xiao Ning arrived at Xiao Xun'er’s courtyard and asked whether she and Xiao Yi Xian were free.

Ye Zhong and the Pill Tower elders prepared for Ye Yan’s return and the coming Sacred Pill City competition while watching the Soul Hall’s movements. One month later, Ye Yan arrived at Jia Nan Academy’s Heavenly Burning Qi Training Tower to absorb Heart Flame and assess Fallen Heart Flame.

• Ye Zhong directed the Ye Family elders to clear Soul Hall spies from around the family while protecting Ye Yan’s identity.
• Xuan Kongzi told Xuan Yi that Sacred Pill City families wanted to publicize a competition ten months away, and Xuan Yi agreed to the plan.
• Xuan Kongzi and Xuan Yi discussed the Soul Hall threat and agreed to secretly assist the Ye Family until Ye Yan grew stronger.
• One month later, Ye Yan entered the Heavenly Burning Qi Training Tower, where the Heart Flame was absorbed by the fire seeds in his kidneys and spleen.

Ye Yan inspected the Fallen Heart Flame beneath the Heavenly Burning Qi Refining Tower but chose not to interfere with Jia Nan Academy’s seal. He returned to the Jia Ma Empire to introduce Yao Chen to a disciple and saw Cailin off as she prepared to return to the Snake-People Tribe.

• Ye Yan watched the Fallen Heart Flame rise against the Spatial Cage, then entered a high-level cultivation chamber without trying to break the seal.
• Yao Chen asked Ye Yan to take him to meet the disciple Ye Yan had found, and Ye Yan promised to do so in a few days.
• Old Man Yin Gu warned Su Mei and the others to stay cautious after Han Feng vanished, while they waited for Ye Yan’s next instructions.
• Ye Yan returned to his home in Green Mountain Town with Yao Chen and found Xiao Yi Xian and the others absent.
• Cailin told Ye Yan she was returning to the Snake-People Tribe to claim territory, and Ye Yan promised to help after finishing his business.

Ye Yan returned to the Xiao Clan and joined Xiao Xun'er, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing as Xiao Yan was chased down from the back mountain after an incident involving Xiao Yu. He reunited with the women and asked Xiao Yi Xian what had happened, while the crowd remained focused on Xiao Yan.

• Ye Yan left the valley and headed to Doctor Yun's place outside Green Mountain Town.
• Xiao Yi Xian brought Qing Girl to meet Xiao Xun'er in the Xiao Clan's back mountain, where they spotted Xiao Yu preparing to bathe in a hidden hot spring.
• Ling Ying noticed Xiao Yan approaching the hot spring and stopped before leaving the area.
• Ye Yan visited Xiao Xun'er's courtyard with Yao Chen, then went toward the back mountain after hearing shouts about a pervert.
• Ye Yan saw Xiao Yan fleeing down the mountain with Xiao Yu in pursuit and sent Xiao Yi Xian a voice transmission to ask what had happened.
• Qing Girl ran to Ye Yan when he revealed himself, and he joined her, Xiao Yi Xian, and Xiao Xun'er before asking about Xiao Yan and whether they were unharmed.

Xiao Yan was accused of deliberately entering Xiao Yu’s concealed hot spring, and the clan’s argument left Xiao Yu at a disadvantage. Ye Yan discussed whether Yao Chen should take Xiao Yan as a disciple, while Xiao Xun'er hinted that Ye Yan should help Xiao Yu.

• Xiao Zhan arrived, silenced the crowd, and asked Xiao Yan and Xiao Yu to explain what had happened.
• Xiao Yu accused Xiao Yan of finding her concealed hot spring despite her efforts to hide it, while Xiao Yan insisted he had wandered in by mistake.
• The spectators debated Xiao Yan’s intentions as Xiao Zhan and the Xiao Clan Great Elder became embroiled in a dispute.
• Ye Yan urged Yao Chen to consider taking Xiao Yan as his disciple, and Yao Chen worried that Xiao Yan’s arrogance and character might make him another Han Feng.
• Xiao Xun'er told Ye Yan she felt sorry for Xiao Yu because the incident would damage her reputation, and Ye Yan understood that she wanted him to help.

Ye Yan intervened in the Xiao Clan dispute to defend Xiao Yu and restore her reputation after Xiao Yan’s actions sparked rumors about her chastity. He left the crowd focused on his testimony and the girls who had witnessed what happened.

• Ye Yan decided to step in after Xiao Yi Xian and Xiao Xun'er said they could not settle the matter, while Yao Chen teased him about attracting another girl.
• Xiao Yu tried to attack Xiao Yan, but Xiao Zhan stopped her as the crowd and the Great Elder argued over the incident.
• Ye Yan entered the crowd, revealed his true appearance, and told Xiao Zhan and the Great Elder he had heard what happened from Xiao Yi Xian.
• Ye Yan testified that Xiao Yu had not let Xiao Yan take advantage of her and warned the crowd against spreading rumors about her chastity.
• Xiao Xun'er and Xiao Yi Xian noticed Xiao Yu's admiration for Ye Yan, while Ye Yan said he had acted at someone else's request and pointed to the witnesses.

Ye Yan returned to the Xiao Clan, where Xiao Yan apologized to Xiao Yu and the clan leaders ended the dispute. In Xiao Xun'er's courtyard, Ye Yan renamed Qing as Qing Lin and revealed that he had created Mystic Tier Intermediate Grade cultivation methods for her and Xiao Yi Xian.

• Xiao Yan apologized to Xiao Yu, and Xiao Zhan and the Great Elder dismissed the crowd and warned them not to discuss the matter again.
• Xiao Yu thanked Ye Yan for vouching for her, then Xiao Yi Xian invited him to the courtyard to speak with Xiao Xun'er.
• Ye Yan told Qing Girl he had reached Dou Wang and asked whether she had strengthened her foundation while he was away.
• Ye Yan asked Qing Girl whether she accepted the scales on her hand, and after she agreed, he named her Qing Lin.
• Xiao Xun'er asked about the cultivation methods for Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin, and Ye Yan said he had created Mystic Tier Intermediate Grade methods.