Chapter Summaries

Xiao Qing confronted Earth Demon Old Ghost at Demon Flame Valley, demanding revenge and the sect’s accumulated wealth. He effortlessly nullified Earth Demon Old Ghost’s strongest attacks, leaving the old ghost injured and trying to retreat as Xiao Qing declared that neither he nor the valley would escape.

• Earth Demon Old Ghost threatened Xiao Qing, who announced that he had come to settle old grudges and take Demon Flame Valley’s wealth.
• Earth Demon Old Ghost attacked with Ghost Soul Claw, but Xiao Qing stopped it with a Spatial Barrier.
• Earth Demon Old Ghost unleashed Three Absolute Ghost Soul Claws, yet Xiao Qing’s expanded spherical shield remained intact.
• Earth Demon Old Ghost’s Ghost Soul Heaven-Devouring Skull vanished into Xiao Qing’s folded space, and the backlash injured him.
• Earth Demon Old Ghost admitted defeat and tried to retreat, but Xiao Qing declared that Demon Flame Valley would be destroyed and Earth Demon Old Ghost would stay.

Xiao Qing sealed Demon Flame City, killed Earth Demon Old Ghost, and captured the souls of two Soul Hall Protectors before ordering the valley’s disciples to flee. He then searched Demon Flame Valley’s treasury with Zi Yan and Old Yao, finding rare medicinal ingredients and ancient techniques.

• Xiao Qing sealed Demon Flame City and trapped Earth Demon Old Ghost and the Soul Hall Protectors, while Old Yao warned him about their soul attacks and escape methods.
• Xiao Qing searched Earth Demon Old Ghost’s memories, killed him, and captured the two Soul Hall Protectors’ souls after extracting information about Soul Hall.
• Xiao Qing erased the powerful Demon Flame Valley disciples, ordered the rest to leave within an hour, and descended into the valley’s core with Zi Yan and Old Yao.
• Zi Yan admired a Star Flower, and Old Yao identified it and other rare ingredients as valuable materials for refining the Bone-Growing Blood-Melting Pill.
• Xiao Qing found the True Flame Manipulation Art and the ancient Heavenly Demon Puppet refining method in Demon Flame Valley’s treasury.

After conquering Demon Flame Valley, Xiao Qing forged two Heavenly Demon Puppets and prepared to travel to the Central Plains, where he planned to revive Old Yao at Star Fall Pavilion. Before departing, he warned that using a High-Rank Dou Saint Skeleton for Old Yao’s resurrection at Pill Tower could invite dangerous complications.

• Xiao Qing inventoried Demon Flame Valley’s vast stores of treasures while Zi Yan searched the ruins and shared her finds with him.
• Xiao Qing forged Silver Puppet from a Four-Star Dou Zong corpse and Protector Xuan’s soul, then forged Gold Puppet from Earth Demon Old Ghost’s corpse and Protector Wu’s soul.
• Xiao Qing prepared to leave for the Central Plains with Old Yao, Venerable Skyfire, and the two puppets, planning to refine a Bone-Growing Blood-Melting Pill at Star Fall Pavilion.
• Old Yao explained the dangers of Eighth-Grade Pill Tribulations, and Xiao Qing planned for his puppets to withstand the Pill Lightning.
• Xiao Qing told Old Yao he feared that reviving him with a High-Rank Dou Saint Skeleton at Pill Tower could attract greed and unforeseen trouble.

Xiao Qing left the Black-Corner Region for the Central Plains with Zi Yan and his companions, hoping to reach Star Fall Pavilion and revive Old Yao and Venerable Skyfire. After arriving and beginning the journey there, he encountered Sound Valley women being hunted by the Heavenly Underworld Sect and prepared to intervene.

• Xiao Qing set out for the Central Plains with Zi Yan, Old Yao, Venerable Skyfire, and the two Heavenly Demon Puppets after receiving Su Qian’s message and gathering the spoils from Demon Flame Valley.
• Black-Corner Region spies reported Xiao Qing’s departure, and a black-mist figure ordered subordinates to monitor the Central Plains’ Spatial Passages for him.
• Xiao Qing and his companions arrived in Tianxin City, where he heard about the upcoming Pill Gathering and Soul Hall’s attacks, then avoided a confrontation with Young Master Li and the Li Clan.
• Xiao Qing continued toward Star Fall Pavilion, but six Sound Valley women fleeing the Heavenly Underworld Sect called out to him for help.
• The Heavenly Underworld Sect pursuers ordered Xiao Qing killed, and he called them clowns as his eyes turned cold.

Xiao Qing rescued Yin Li and the other Sound Valley disciples, then brought Yao Chen to Star Fall Pavilion, where Wind Venerable welcomed them and agreed to support the revival of Yao Chen and Venerable Skyfire. After several days of preparation in the pavilion’s Alchemy Hall, Xiao Qing reached his peak condition to begin refining the Bone-Growing Blood-Melting Pill.

• Xiao Qing killed three Heavenly Underworld Sect disciples to rescue Yin Li and five other Sound Valley disciples, and Elder Yun gave him Sound Valley’s Jade Talisman.
• Xiao Qing and Zi Yan traveled to the Tianxing Mountain Range, where Star Fall Pavilion disciples recognized Yao Chen and summoned Wind Venerable.
• Wind Venerable welcomed Xiao Qing, Zi Yan, and Yao Chen into Star Fall Pavilion’s Star Realm and heard how Han Feng and Elder Mu Gu had betrayed Yao Chen.
• Xiao Qing revealed Venerable Skyfire’s remnant soul, and Yao Chen explained that they had come to refine a Bone-Growing Blood-Melting Pill.
• Xiao Qing practiced refining Tier 7 pills in Star Fall Pavilion’s Alchemy Hall and prepared to begin refining the pill.

Xiao Qing refined a Tier 8 Soul-Condensing Pill in Star Fall Pavilion, drawing astonishment from the observers with his alchemy and his ability to devour Pill Lightning. After the pill took form and its spirituality was removed, it settled safely into a jade bottle, and Wind Venerable praised Xiao Qing.

• Xiao Qing began refining the Soul-Condensing Pill in the Myriad Beast Cauldron while Old Yao, Wind Venerable, Zi Yan, and Star Fall Pavilion disciples watched.
• Xiao Qing purified the ingredients, fused their medicinal liquids, and inscribed Spirit-Gathering Patterns until a Pill Spirit formed in the pill embryo.
• A Two-Colored Pill Cloud gathered over the Star Realm, and Xiao Qing charged toward the first bolt of Tier 8 Pill Lightning.
• Xiao Qing used the Law of Devouring and Spatial Law to absorb or redirect the Pill Lightning, tempering his body as the observers watched in shock.
• Xiao Qing struck apart the final bolt, erased the spirituality of the pill's Soft-Bone Rabbit form, and caught the finished pill in a jade bottle.
• Wind Venerable praised Xiao Qing after withdrawing the barrier.

Xiao Qing prepared to refine a Bone-Growing Blood-Melting Pill and use the Spirit-Raising Secret Technique to elevate it to the Eighth Grade so it could revive Old Yao and Venerable Skyfire. After weeks of training and preparation, he began the attempt under Star Fall Pavilion’s protection, while everyone waited anxiously for the pill refinement to unfold.

• Xiao Qing refined a Mystic Spirit Pill and a Bone-Tempering Blood-Melting Pill, then strengthened Silver Puppet and Gold Puppet with rare metals and thunder power.
• Old Yao taught Xiao Qing the Spirit-Raising Secret Technique, warning him that it could damage his soul and provoke a powerful Pill Lightning tribulation.
• Xiao Qing spent days practicing the secret technique, and Wind Venerable declared the area around the alchemy platform off-limits and made Star Fall Pavilion’s resources available to him.
• Wind Venerable and Old Yao prepared to protect Xiao Qing as he began refining the Bone-Growing Blood-Melting Pill on the ancient alchemy platform in the Star Realm.
• Xiao Qing reassured Old Yao that his preparation and the protections around him would let him raise the pill to the Eighth Grade, while Yao Tianhuo and the gathered pavilion members awaited the result.

Xiao Qing refined and spirit-raised the Bone-Growing Blood-Melting Pill into a Tier 8 pill, drawing Four-Colored Pill Lightning in the Star Realm. As the first strike fell, his Silver Puppet intercepted it and absorbed its power.

• Xiao Qing began refining the Bone-Growing Blood-Melting Pill, carefully purifying and combining its ingredients while Old Yao monitored the cauldron.
• After three days, Xiao Qing used his Soul Origin, Heavenly Flames, and a secret technique to raise the pill embryo's spirit and break through to Tier 8.
• The newly formed four-colored Tier 8 pill drew Four-Colored Pill Lightning, alarming Wind Venerable, Venerable Skyfire, Zi Yan, and the Star Fall Pavilion disciples.
• Xiao Qing sent the Silver Puppet to meet the first lightning strike, and it withstood the bolt and absorbed its power.

Xiao Qing completed the first Bone-Growing Blood-Melting Pill and used it to begin Venerable Skyfire’s resurrection, while Old Yao agreed to wait until Xiao Qing could prepare everything for his own rebirth. Seven days later, Wind Venerable brought rare materials for Old Yao’s resurrection, and Xiao Qing began preparing to refine the second pill.

• Xiao Qing’s Silver Puppet and Gold Puppet blocked the Four-Colored Pill Lightning, allowing him to complete the pill and seal it before it could undergo Form Transformation.
• Xiao Qing told Old Yao and Wind Venerable that he would restore and prepare himself before refining Old Yao’s pill, and Wind Venerable ordered a three-day celebration across the Star Realm.
• Xiao Qing placed Venerable Skyfire’s soul into a body forged from his preserved skeleton and Eighth-Rank Heavenly Demon Scorpion Essence Blood, beginning the soul-body fusion.
• Wind Venerable and Old Yao learned that Venerable Skyfire would need days or weeks to fully adapt to his body, while elders guarded the secret hall and kept the resurrection secret.
• After seven days, Wind Venerable gave Xiao Qing Eighth Stage Ancient Demon Ape Essence Blood and a matching magic core for Old Yao’s resurrection.
• Xiao Qing accepted the materials, summoned the Myriad Beast Cauldron, and began preparing to refine the second Bone-Growing Blood-Melting Pill.

Xiao Qing refined an Eighth-Grade Seven-Colored Bone-Growing Blood-Melting Pill and used it, a High-Rank Dou Saint Skeleton, and Heavenly Demon Phoenix blood essence to rebuild Old Yao’s body. As Old Yao began fusing with his new body and advancing toward Dou Saint, Yao Tianhuo also successfully resurrected as a Four-Star Dou Zun.

• Xiao Qing broke through to Spirit Realm Middle Stage and Eight-Star Dou Emperor while Spirit-Raising the pill, which reached Eighth-Grade Seven-Colored quality.
• The Silver Puppet and Gold Puppet endured the pill lightning, advancing to Seven-Star Dou Zong and Nine-Star Dou Zong, respectively.
• Xiao Qing subdued the pill after it transformed into a blood-colored dragon, then brought it to Old Yao in Wind Venerable’s restricted chamber.
• Xiao Qing fused Heavenly Demon Phoenix blood essence into the Dou Saint Skeleton, and Old Yao swallowed the pill before entering the prepared skeleton.
• Xiao Qing used the Heavenly Azure Glazed Flame to rebuild Old Yao’s body, and Old Yao began merging with it as its power advanced beyond Dou Zun.
• Yao Tianhuo’s newly formed body reached Four-Star Dou Zun, completing his resurrection.

Venerable Skyfire emerged from his resurrection with greater strength and pledged lifelong loyalty to Xiao Qing, who strengthened Star Fall Pavilion through alchemy instruction while preparing to pursue the Three Thousand Burning Flame. The chapter left Xiao Qing studying Pill Tower and Central Plains forces as he planned his next move.

• Venerable Skyfire left the secret hall restored to a Four-Star Dou Zun and swore to follow Xiao Qing for life.
• Xiao Qing refined bloodline-strengthening pills for Zi Yan and taught Star Fall Pavilion’s alchemists, improving their skills and earning their respect.
• Wind Venerable and Venerable Skyfire discussed outside forces investigating Star Fall Pavilion and the pavilion’s growing strength.
• Wind Venerable told Xiao Qing that Pill Tower held the Three Thousand Burning Flame, and Xiao Qing decided to pursue it after Old Yao’s resurrection.
• Xiao Qing asked Venerable Skyfire about Pill Tower and the forces around it, beginning preparations for his next journey.

Xiao Qing prepared to pursue the Three Thousand Burning Flame while waiting for Old Yao’s resurrection, and his cultivation advanced to nine-star Dou Emperor. The chapter ended as a wave of overwhelming pressure spread from Old Yao’s secret chamber across the Star Realm, signaling that his resurrection had reached a turning point.

• Xiao Qing taught Star Fall Pavilion’s young alchemists and accepted rare Ethereal Liquid from Zi Yan.
• Wind Venerable told Xiao Qing that the Three Thousand Burning Flame was sealed in the Pill Tower’s Star Domain and suggested he attend an Alchemist Exchange Conference in half a year.
• Xiao Qing prepared to study the Three Thousand Burning Flame and waited for Old Yao to emerge from seclusion.
• Xiao Qing reached nine-star Dou Emperor and examined the embryonic Seven-Colored Illusion Gold Zi Yan had found in a cave at the Back Mountain.
• A powerful wave of pressure surged from Old Yao’s secret chamber, freezing disciples and elders across the Star Realm and leaving them unable to mobilize their Dou Qi.

Yao Chen completed his resurrection and broke through to the Dou Saint realm, bringing Star Fall Pavilion a powerful new protector. His breakthrough sparked celebrations in the Star Realm and sent waves of terrifying pressure across the surrounding region, where witnesses began to suspect a Dou Saint had appeared.

• Yao Chen emerged from seclusion as a Dou Saint, and his pressure overwhelmed everyone in the Star Realm until he withdrew it.
• Xiao Qing congratulated Yao Chen, who thanked his disciple for making his resurrection and breakthrough possible; Wind Venerable, Yao Tianhuo, and Zi Yan also celebrated with him.
• Yao Chen accepted Zi Yan’s gift of Seven-Colored Illusion Gold as Star Fall Pavilion’s disciples and elders gathered around them.
• Wind Venerable announced that Yao Chen had become a Dou Saint, and Star Fall Pavilion erupted in cheers over its new status.
• Yao Chen’s breakthrough pressure spread beyond the Star Realm, terrifying beasts and cultivators around the Tianxing Mountain Range and leaving people in Tianxin City stunned.

After Yao Chen revived as a Late-Stage Two-Star Dou Saint, forces across the Central Plains reacted with alarm, and Star Fall Pavilion prepared for the dangers ahead. Xuan Kongzi, Tian Leizi, and Xuan Yi arrived to reunite with Yao Chen, while Xiao Qing prepared to travel to the Pill Tower; the chapter ended with Xuan Kongzi asking whether Yao Chen had become a Ninth-Grade Alchemist.

• The Crimson Flame Sect Master and other Central Plains forces learned of Yao Chen’s Dou Saint aura and canceled plans against Star Fall Pavilion while ordering investigations.
• Yao Chen told Star Fall Pavilion’s core members that he needed to stabilize his new realm and warned that Soul Hall had likely sensed his resurrection.
• Xiao Qing said he was ready to prepare for his journey to the Pill Tower, and Yao Chen promised to accompany him and protect him.
• Xuan Kongzi, Tian Leizi, and Xuan Yi arrived at Star Fall Pavilion, where Xuan Yi tearfully reunited with Yao Chen.
• Xuan Kongzi congratulated Yao Chen on reaching the Saint Realm, and Tian Leizi welcomed him warmly before the group discussed their years apart.
• Xuan Kongzi asked whether Yao Chen’s breakthrough had raised his alchemy skills to the legendary Ninth Grade.

Yao Chen reunited with Xuan Kongzi, Tian Leizi, and Xuan Yi, revealing Han Feng’s betrayal and how Xiao Qing helped resurrect him and take revenge. Xiao Qing’s teasing about Xuan Yi becoming his “Master’s Wife” softened the pair’s long-standing distance, and Yao Chen began recounting their adventures.

• Yao Chen told his three old friends that Han Feng and Elder Mu Gu had conspired against him, destroying his body and leaving his soul trapped in the Bone Flame Ring.
• Xuan Kongzi, Tian Leizi, and Xuan Yi reacted with fury, but Yao Chen explained that Xiao Qing had already dealt with Han Feng and helped restore him using High-Rank Dou Saint bones and a High Eighth Grade pill.
• Xuan Kongzi and Tian Leizi marveled at Xiao Qing’s alchemy and accomplishments, while Xuan Yi thanked him and promised the support of the Pill Tower.
• Xiao Qing joked that Xuan Yi might become Yao Chen’s wife, leaving her bashful and Yao Chen embarrassed as their friends teased them.
• After the group settled down, Yao Chen began describing Xiao Qing’s discovery of the Venerable Skyfire Ruins and his exploits in the Black-Corner Region.

Xiao Qing accepted the Pill Tower’s invitation to attend its Alchemist Exchange Conference in three months, where he hoped to prove himself and improve his chances of approaching the Three Thousand Burning Flame. After the Pill Tower elders departed, he began refining pills to strengthen Star Fall Pavilion before Soul Hall could threaten it.

• Xuan Kongzi praised Xiao Qing’s achievements and invited him to the Alchemist Exchange Conference in Saint Pill City, and Xiao Qing agreed to attend.
• Xuan Yi asked Old Yao to accompany Xiao Qing, and Old Yao agreed to go with them to the Pill Tower.
• After the Pill Tower elders left, Old Yao warned that Soul Hall might retaliate, and Xiao Qing proposed strengthening Star Fall Pavilion by refining pills for its promising disciples and elders.
• Zi Yan volunteered to find rare ingredients, and Xiao Qing accepted her help.
• Xiao Qing refined and distributed batches of pills to help Star Fall Pavilion’s core disciples and elders improve their cultivation.

Xiao Qing strengthened Star Fall Pavilion, refined a new body-tempering pill, and continued learning from the traces of Dou Saint power left by Old Yao’s resurrection. As Star Fall Pavilion gained influence and prepared for the Pill Tower Exchange Conference, Soul Hall’s Great Heavenly Venerable turned his attention to Xiao Qing and Yao Chen.

• Xiao Qing delayed his breakthrough to Dou Zong and used the lingering traces of Old Yao’s Saint-level power to deepen his understanding of energy and the laws.
• Xiao Qing oversaw the production of pills for Star Fall Pavilion and refined a Peak Tier 7 Empty Lightning Body-Tempering Pill, keeping two pills for Zi Yan and Old Yao.
• Old Yao guided Star Fall Pavilion’s disciples and elders, helped Yao Tianhuo master his new body, and gave Wind Venerable direction toward Half-Saint.
• Wind Venerable received envoys as news of Yao Chen’s resurrection spread, while the other Three Pavilions chose to avoid provoking Star Fall Pavilion.
• News that Yao Chen and Xiao Qing would attend the Pill Tower Alchemist Exchange Conference stirred excitement among Pill Tower’s young geniuses.
• The Great Heavenly Venerable learned of Xiao Qing’s power and role in Yao Chen’s rise, then recognized him as a growing threat to Soul Hall.

Xiao Qing, Old Yao, and Zi Yan traveled to Saint Pill City for the Pill Tower Exchange Conference, while the Soul Hall plotted to capture Xiao Qing and exploit Yao Chen. After exploring the city and its medicinal market, Xiao Qing recognized a rare Earth Core Jade Marrow at a stall just as an arrogant young alchemist claimed it.

• A Great Heavenly Venerable ordered Soul Hall forces to monitor the Pill Tower and seize Xiao Qing if an opportunity arose.
• After two months of cultivation, Xiao Qing gave his refined pills to Wind Venerable, and Old Yao set out for the conference with Xiao Qing and Zi Yan.
• Old Yao explained Saint Pill City's factions and brought the group into the city through a Spatial Passage.
• Xiao Qing and Zi Yan entered Saint Pill City, where Zi Yan bought Fire Spirit Fruit and Old Yao explained the city's Spirit Gathering Array.
• Zi Yan spotted a disguised Earth Core Jade Marrow at a market stall, and Xiao Qing identified it before an arrogant young alchemist arrived and said he would take it.

Xiao Qing traded for a rare treasure and forced Qiu Yan to back down after revealing his strength and connection to Yao Chen. A hidden observer marked him as a target, and Xiao Qing then accompanied Old Yao and Zi Yan to the Pill Tower, where its leaders welcomed Old Yao.

• Qiu Yan tried to take the Earth Core Jade Marrow from Xiao Qing, but Xiao Qing repelled his guard and pressured him with his Soul Power and Dou Qi.
• A bystander identified Xiao Qing as Yao Chen’s disciple, causing Qiu Yan to apologize and flee; Xiao Qing still paid the stall owner with a Tier 5 Heart Clearing Pill.
• A black-robed observer confirmed Xiao Qing’s abilities and Zi Yan’s identity as an Ancient Void Dragon hatchling, then left to report and recommend waiting for a chance to capture him.
• Xiao Qing thanked Zi Yan for spotting the treasure, and Old Yao approved of how he handled the confrontation.
• Old Yao, Xiao Qing, and Zi Yan arrived at the Pill Tower Headquarters, where Xuan Kongzi, Tian Leizi, Xuan Yi, and other high-ranking members came out to welcome Old Yao.

Xiao Qing arrived at the Pill Tower with Old Yao and was introduced to the young alchemists at the Exchange Meeting as a Grade 8 Grandmaster. The chapter left Xiao Qing facing Qiu Chen, who confronted him in front of the gathered crowd.

• Old Yao reunited with Xuan Kongzi, Tian Leizi, and Xuan Yi, then went with them to discuss old matters and the Soul Hall.
• Xuan Kongzi sent Xiao Qing and Zi Yan to the Exchange Meeting with Elder Wang, who asked Xiao Qing for help with a difficult pill recipe.
• Xiao Qing identified how Elder Wang could better balance the pill’s conflicting medicinal properties, resolving the Grade 8 alchemist’s ten-year-old puzzle.
• Elder Wang introduced Xiao Qing to the Exchange Meeting crowd as Saint Yao’s disciple and a Grade 8 Alchemy Grandmaster, drawing astonishment and mixed reactions from the young alchemists.
• Qiu Chen dismissed Xiao Qing’s reputation as exaggerated, then confronted him before the crowd with a mocking challenge.