Chapter Summaries

At the exchange meeting, Xiao Yan passed on the Three Mysterious Changes of Heavenly Fire, bought rare medicinal herbs, and abandoned an overpriced movement technique. The chapter ended with Qing Lin insisting that they buy an ancient, damaged medicinal cauldron.

• Lin Xiuya auctioned the Three Mysterious Changes of Heavenly Fire, and the occupant of Room Thirteen won it after competing bids.
• Xiao Yan declined to bid for the cultivation insight because he already possessed the complete Three Mysterious Changes of Heavenly Fire.
• Xiao Yan bought several medicinal ingredients needed to revive Yao Lao, paying higher prices as alchemists competed for the herbs.
• Mu Qingluan suggested that the Cliff Gang obtained its herbs through the Pill Tower, and Xiao Yan concluded that several major powers supported the gang.
• Xiao Yan abandoned his bids for an expensive high-level Earth-class movement technique.
• Qing Lin examined an ancient, broken medicinal cauldron and firmly urged Xiao Yan to buy it.

Qing Lin recognized the ancient medicinal cauldron as an object connected to Ming Mei’s inheritance, so Xiao Yan bid for it at the auction. A mysterious bidder in Room Three escalated the contest with eighth-tier pills, and Xiao Yan identified him as the powerful-souled young man he had encountered before.

• Qing Lin told Xiao Yan that the cauldron matched patterns in the memories left by Ming Mei and urged him to buy it.
• Xiao Yan waited until the auction was about to pass the cauldron over, then placed a bid from Room Sixty-Six.
• The guest in Room Three offered an eighth-tier pill, drawing attention to the cauldron and the bidder.
• Xiao Yan countered with two eighth-tier pill formulas and five seventh-tier pills, but Room Three bid two eighth-tier pills.
• Xiao Yan recognized the bidder in Room Three as the young man with powerful soul strength, who then offered three eighth-tier pills.

Xiao Yan gave up bidding for the ancient cauldron, while the man in white secretly used it to reveal the Source Spirit Pattern Crystal. Qing Lin then identified the Spirit-Nurturing Dust as a treasure that could raise Xiao Yan’s soul to the Spiritual State, and shared Senior Ming Mei’s advice about obtaining it.

• Xiao Yan abandoned the ancient cauldron bid because he needed to preserve his resources for the Bodhisattva Body Transformation Saliva.
• The man in white won the cauldron with three eighth-tier pills, and Elder Yan concealed Room Three while the man used flames to draw emerald light from it.
• Qing Lin recognized the Spirit-Nurturing Dust and explained that it could help Xiao Yan advance his soul from the Mortal State to the Spiritual State.
• Qing Lin described the four soul realms and said Senior Ming Mei had prepared a way to improve Qing Lin’s soul power herself.

Xiao Yan won a pellet of Spirit-Nurturing Dust at great cost, hoping it would help him become an eighth-tier alchemist and revive Yao Lao. Ling Zhuo revealed that he had obtained the more valuable treasure from the fair, but then sent Xiao Yan the ancient cauldron as a gift.

• Lin Xiuya introduced the Spirit-Nurturing Dust, and Xiao Yan joined the fierce bidding for it.
• After an hour of bidding, Xiao Yan secured one of the three pellets by trading three pill formulas and three Earth-tier cultivation methods.
• Ling Zhuo absorbed the power of the Source Spirit Pattern Crystal and mocked the bidders for overlooking the ancient cauldron.
• Ling Zhuo learned that Number Sixty-Six was Xiao Yan and decided to give him the cauldron because Huo Xuan and Gu Xun Er thought highly of him.
• A maid delivered Ling Zhuo's medicinal wine and the ancient cauldron to Xiao Yan, while Ling Zhuo raised his cup to him from Room Three.

Xiao Yan drank the man in white’s wine and advanced his Soul Power into the Spiritual State Soul. Qing Lin reconstructed the patterns on the ancient cauldron, revealing a blue-violet sphere that entered Xiao Yan and sent a flood of information into his mind.

• Xiao Yi Xian confirmed the wine was not poisoned, and Xiao Yan drank it after sending thanks to the man in white.
• The wine strengthened Xiao Yan’s Soul Power and advanced it into the Spiritual State Soul.
• Qing Lin studied the ancient cauldron and used her Dou Qi to reconstruct its patterns.
• The cauldron shattered, revealing a blue-violet sphere that Qing Lin sent into Xiao Yan.
• The sphere melted into Xiao Yan, and a flood of information surged into his mind.

Xiao Yan obtained the Heavenly Lightning Soul Forging technique, which could temper both the body and soul and might help him overcome his Spiritual State Soul bottleneck. After the Cliff Gang's auction ended, the private trading session began, and a worried red-haired old man in Room Two vowed to save his son, Huo'er.

• Xiao Yan absorbed the Heavenly Lightning Soul Forging technique and realized it could help him advance his soul.
• Xiao Yan asked Qing Lin why she had not claimed the inheritance, and Qing Lin said she was following her grandmother's instructions.
• The Cliff Gang finished its auction, and Xiao Yan celebrated obtaining ingredients for Yao Lao and a possible path toward becoming an eighth-tier alchemist.
• The gathering moved on to private trading, where a red-haired old man in Room Two anxiously promised to save Huo'er at any cost.

Tang Zhen revealed that Burning Flame Valley needed an eighth-tier alchemist with a Heavenly Flame and offered the complete Three Mysterious Changes of Heavenly Fire in exchange. Ling Zhuo answered the call, but demanded the Nine Dragon Thunder Fire as payment.

• Tang Zhen, the Valley Master of Burning Flame Valley, appeared at the trade meet and said he had a favor to ask.
• Tang Zhen offered the complete Three Mysterious Changes of Heavenly Fire in exchange for help from an eighth-tier alchemist who possessed a Heavenly Flame.
• Xiao Yan reassured Mu Qingluan that he would consider helping Tang Zhen with his request.
• Ling Zhuo emerged and showed his Wind Fury Dragon Flame, then agreed to help if Tang Zhen offered the Nine Dragon Thunder Fire.

Ling Zhuo demanded Burning Flame Valley’s Nine Dragon Thunder Fire as payment for helping Tang Zhen, then revealed that he wanted to marry Tang Huo'er instead. Tang Zhen refused, and an unknown voice challenged Elder Yan’s claim that no other eighth-tier alchemy master with a Heavenly Flame could be found.

• Ling Zhuo offered to serve Tang Zhen in exchange for the Nine Dragon Thunder Fire, but Tang Zhen refused to trade away Burning Flame Valley’s inherited Heavenly Flame.
• When a middle-aged man rebuked Ling Zhuo, Elder Yan restrained him, and Tang Zhen stepped in to keep him from being humiliated.
• A hunchbacked white-haired old man warned Tang Zhen that Ling Zhuo’s surname was Ling, stopping Tang Zhen from considering an attack.
• Ling Zhuo said he no longer required the Nine Dragon Thunder Fire and asked to marry Tang Huo'er, but Tang Zhen firmly refused.
• Elder Yan claimed Tang Zhen could find no other eighth-tier alchemy master with a Heavenly Flame, and an unknown voice contradicted him.

Xiao Yan stepped forward to support Mu Qingluan, revealing his Crimson Lotus Karma Flame and drawing attention to his identity as the Starfall Pavilion’s Young Pavilion Master. When Ling Zhuo’s attendant attacked, Qing Lin blocked him, and Ling Zhuo challenged Xiao Yan’s ability to refine pills.

• Mu Qingluan asked Xiao Yan to intervene, and he led the others out of their room.
• Xiao Yan displayed the Crimson Lotus Karma Flame, which Tang Zhen confirmed met the Heavenly Flame requirement.
• Tang Zhen recognized Mu Qingluan and learned Xiao Yan was her Senior Brother, prompting the crowd to identify Xiao Yan as the Starfall Pavilion’s Young Pavilion Master.
• Ling Zhuo threatened Xiao Yan and ordered him to stay out of the matter, but Xiao Yan refused to back down.
• Ling Zhuo’s attendant attacked Xiao Yan, and Qing Lin intercepted the blow and forced the old man back.
• Ling Zhuo returned to taunting Xiao Yan and asked whether he knew alchemy.

Xiao Yan and Ling Zhuo agreed to compete with their Heavenly Flames after the auction, and their contest began above the auction grounds. Ling Zhuo attacked with a soul-powered flame dragon, but Xiao Yan's Crimson Lotus Karma Flame defended him as Qing Lin challenged the experts' understanding of how spiritual flames could be controlled.

• Xiao Yan challenged Ling Zhuo to compete after the auction, and Tang Zhen agreed to let their match proceed.
• Ling Zhuo appeared above the auction grounds and proposed a contest of flame control; Xiao Yan accepted and formed a crimson fire lotus opposite Ling Zhuo's flame dragon.
• Tang Zhen and the hunchbacked elder recognized Ling Zhuo's Myriad Spirit Enlightenment Art and speculated about his cultivation and soul power.
• Ling Zhuo sent a concealed soul attack through his flame dragon, but dark crimson energy surged from Xiao Yan and blocked the attack.
• Qing Lin told Tang Zhen and the hunchbacked elder that Xiao Yan had refined the spirituality of his Heavenly Flame for his own use, and Elder Yan dismissed her explanation.

Xiao Yan and Ling Zhuo’s Heavenly Flame duel escalated as both fighters used soul power and hidden attacks. Xiao Yan survived Ling Zhuo’s killing moves, and the chapter ended with Ling Zhuo shocked by the strength of Xiao Yan’s newly revealed green flames.

• Qing Lin guarded against Elder Yan while Xiao Yan listened to the spectators and recognized the danger posed by Ling Zhuo’s soul power and Spirit Clan techniques.
• Ling Zhuo sent his strengthened Heavenly Flame true dragon at Xiao Yan, who empowered the Crimson Lotus Karma Flame to collide with it.
• The Crimson Lotus Karma Flame scorched the dragon and charred parts of its body, but Ling Zhuo’s soul power and Dou Qi kept it from being destroyed.
• An illusory killing sword formed from hidden currents and slashed toward Xiao Yan after the Crimson Lotus Karma Flame could not return to defend him.
• Green flames erupted from Xiao Yan, consumed the killing sword, and left Ling Zhuo stunned by their apparent strength.

Xiao Yan defeated Ling Zhuo by using two Heavenly Flames and a hidden karmic-fire attack to destroy Ling Zhuo’s soul avatar inside his Heavenly Flame dragon. Elder Yan stabilized Ling Zhuo with a divine tree, while Tang Zhen saw a chance for Xiao Yan to solve the problem troubling him.

• Xiao Yan revealed the Green Lotus Core Flame, shocking Tang Zhen, Elder Yan, and the hunchbacked elder.
• Xiao Yan’s Crimson Lotus Karma Flame struck the true Heavenly Flame dragon and pierced Ling Zhuo’s hidden soul avatar, causing the dragon to collapse.
• Xiao Yan weakened from soul depletion, and Qing Lin supported him as he recovered.
• Ling Zhuo’s soul was overwhelmed by the karmic fire, and Elder Yan summoned a divine tree to help stabilize and cleanse him.
• Xiao Yan realized Ling Zhuo’s low karma had made the attack easier to resolve, while Tang Zhen considered whether Xiao Yan could solve his long-standing problem.

After Xiao Yan defeated Ling Zhuo in their soul-power contest, Tang Zhen chose Xiao Yan to help save Tang Huo'er rather than hire Ling Zhuo. As Ling Zhuo departed and vowed to settle matters at the Pill Convention, an unseen observer took interest in Xiao Yan.

• Xiao Yan and Ling Zhuo recovered from their contest, while Ling Zhuo struggled to hide his anger at losing to Xiao Yan.
• Tang Zhen rejected Ling Zhuo's offer, then confirmed that Xiao Yan possessed several Heavenly Flames and decided to rely on him to save Tang Huo'er.
• Ling Zhuo left with Elder Yan and threatened to settle matters with Xiao Yan at the Pill Convention.
• Xiao Yan sensed that someone was watching him but could not find anyone, and Qing Lin saw nothing unusual.
• A hidden black figure praised Xiao Yan for sensing something, then another figure emerged from the void and urged Lord Void to return to the Clan Chief.

After the black figure ordered Hun Gui to let the hunt continue until the prey was desperate, Xiao Yan accepted compensation from the Pill Tower and agreed to help Tang Zhen’s daughter, whose condition had worsened after a flawed pill. Kang Ning then compared Xiao Yan to Yao Chen, leaving the group discussing Xiao Yan’s resemblance to the former alchemist.

• The black figure told Hun Gui to inform Hun Sha that they should wait until their prey struggled before striking, then vanished after warning Xiao Yan that they would meet again.
• Kang Ning apologized to Xiao Yan for Elder Yan’s attack and gave him a Clear Tea Pill as compensation from the Pill Tower and Burning Flame Valley.
• Tang Zhen asked Xiao Yan to help treat a Burning Flame Valley disciple who had been harmed during the inheritance of the Nine Dragon Thunder Fire.
• Tang Zhen revealed that the disciple was his daughter and that only a Heavenly Flame could fully resolve her condition after a flawed Fire Bodhi Pill worsened it.
• Xiao Yan agreed to help control his Heavenly Flame while an alchemist from the Pill Tower assisted.
• Kang Ning remarked that Xiao Yan reminded him of Yao Chen, and Tang Zhen agreed that Xiao Yan carried some of Yao Chen’s bearing.

Xiao Yan revealed that Yao Chen was his master and learned that Sound Valley had cut off contact with the outside world. He set out for Sound Valley to obtain Bodhisattva Body Transformation Saliva before going to the Pill Tower to treat Tang Huo'er.

• Xiao Yan told Tang Zhen and Kang Ning that he was Yao Chen's disciple, reassuring Tang Zhen that Yao Chen's guidance improved the chances of treating Tang Huo'er.
• Xiao Yan said he had to visit Sound Valley first to seek Bodhisattva Body Transformation Saliva, and Tang Zhen explained that Tang Huo'er's condition could wait until the Pill Convention.
• Kang Ning and Lin Xiuya revealed that Sound Valley had been out of contact for half a month and had cut off communication, but Xiao Yan insisted on going there.
• Tang Zhen offered to accompany Xiao Yan, but Xiao Yan declined and promised to reach the Pill Tower before the Pill Convention.
• Xiao Yan's group departed for Sound Valley on a magical beast, carrying Tang Zhen's letter and a grain of Spirit-Nurturing Dust.

Xiao Yan helped Mu Qingluan recognize the consequences of acting without considering what came afterward, then led his group through Sound Valley’s Chaotic Sound Array. They arrived inside the valley and found its defenses unattended, suggesting trouble had befallen Sound Valley.

• Mu Qingluan apologized for making a decision on Xiao Yan’s behalf, and he explained how her intervention might have made Tang Zhen’s predicament worse before reassuring her that he was not dissatisfied with her.
• Xiao Yan’s group confirmed that Sound Valley had cut off contact with the outside world half a month earlier and decided to enter through the Chaotic Sound Array.
• Xiao Yan asked Qing Lin to protect Mu Qingluan, then used his devouring power to absorb the array’s sound waves and cross it with Xiao Yi Xian.
• Xiao Yan emerged to find Qing Lin and Mu Qingluan waiting, and the group saw Sound Valley’s buildings beyond the formation.

Xiao Yan arrived at Sound Valley with his companions and asked Valley Master Fanyin for the Bodhisattva Body Transformation Saliva. Fanyin told him the rare treasure already had an owner, leaving Xiao Yan without a deal.

• Xiao Yan and his companions passed through the Chaotic Sound Array and were met by wary Sound Valley disciples.
• Xiao Yan requested an audience with Valley Master Fanyin, and Venerable Echo escorted the group inside.
• Venerable Echo explained that Sound Valley's buildings were designed to absorb sound-wave energy from training.
• Xiao Yan saw Fanyin and two young Sound Valley members in the main hall, where more than twenty Dou Zongs had gathered.
• Fanyin asked whether Xiao Yan had killed Venerable Lei, praised his strength, and refused to trade the Bodhisattva Body Transformation Saliva because it already had an owner.

Xiao Yan sought Sound Valley’s Bodhisattva Body Transformation Saliva and learned it had been promised to Qin Shiyin after a crisis in the valley. Sound Valley brought him to witness a challenge from an intruder, whose fifteen-day deadline had just expired.

• Xiao Yan offered a negotiable price and invoked his master, Venerable Yao, but Fanyin said the Bodhisattva Body Transformation Saliva could not be traded and invited him to watch a match.
• A disciple announced that the intruder had arrived, and Fanyin asked Qin Shiyin whether she was confident before leading Xiao Yan and his companions to watch.
• Qin Tan introduced himself to Xiao Yan and revealed that the Bodhisattva Body Transformation Saliva had been promised to Qin Shiyin after someone infiltrated Sound Valley’s Combat Technique Pavilion.
• Qin Tan explained that the intruder had challenged Sound Valley’s younger generation, then the intruder called out that the fifteen-day deadline had passed and demanded that Fanyin admit the valley’s members were useless.

Lei Jingxiao challenged Sound Valley again after defeating its younger disciples, and Qin Shiyin stepped forward to fight him. As the duel began, Xiao Yan recognized Lei Jingxiao's strength and learned that Qin Tan had already lost to him.

• Lei Jingxiao arrived with two powerful elders and demanded that Sound Valley produce someone from its younger generation to defeat him.
• Fanyin challenged Lei Jingxiao's demand, and he insisted that Sound Valley's strongest young fighter face him or suffer public humiliation.
• Qin Shiyin accepted the challenge, while Lei Jingxiao suppressed his Dou Qi to match her nine-star Dou Zong level.
• Qin Tan told Xiao Yan that Lei Jingxiao had defeated seventeen Sound Valley disciples, including Qin Tan in five moves.
• Lei Jingxiao ignited crimson flames around his golden spear as Qin Shiyin raised her jade flute and prepared to fight.

Qin Shiyin challenged Lei Jingxiao with swift flute strikes and a powerful wood-attributed Dou Technique that trapped and drained him. Lei Jingxiao remained confident and questioned why she had not used her soundwave techniques.

• Qin Shiyin attacked Lei Jingxiao with her jade flute, but he blocked her strikes and said he would give her three moves.
• Qin Shiyin launched a five-colored punch, and Lei Jingxiao countered with a flaming tiger formed from crimson flames.
• Qin Shiyin's next flute strike caused a transparent tree to grow around Lei Jingxiao, with roots converging at his heart and draining his Dou Qi and vitality.
• Lei Jingxiao acknowledged Qin Shiyin's strength and asked why she believed she could defeat him without using soundwave Dou Techniques.