Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yan and the others discussed the Pill Convention, Venerable Yao, and the upcoming attempt to absorb the Three Thousand Burning Flame. Qing Lin identified Ling Zhuo’s Source Spirit Pattern Crystal as a rare wood-attributed treasure once owned by someone named Wang Yun.

• Xiao Yan thanked Xiao Yi Xian for bringing everyone together, and Wei Jiangyuan proposed a rematch after the Pill Convention that Xiao Yan accepted.
• Cao Ying asked Xiao Yan about Venerable Yao, and Xiao Yan said he was working toward reviving his teacher.
• Dan Chen and Cao Ying explained that the Pill Tower had failed to absorb the Three Thousand Burning Flame but would allow the finalists to try safely.
• The group discussed Ling Zhuo’s chances of obtaining the flame and speculated about the power of his Source Spirit Pattern Crystal.
• After Cao Ying named the crystal, Qing Lin recalled that her grandmother described it as a wood-attributed treasure that controlled the source of life and said the only known owner was Wang Yun.

At a banquet, the group discussed the ancient alchemist Wang Yun and his legendary power, while Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian teased each other about his future. The conversation then shifted to Lei Jingxiao’s love life, and Yao Qingyu offered to introduce him to a woman from the Flower Sect.

• Wei Jiangyuan and Dan Chen explained that Wang Yun was an ancient, exceptionally powerful alchemist from the Southern Jing Empire who could turn desert into forest.
• Lei Jingxiao said he wanted to search for Wang Yun’s treasure, but Wei Jiangyuan warned him that ancient ruins could be dangerous.
• Wei Jiangyuan, Yao Qingyu, and Lei Jingxiao left the table to playfully roughhouse while Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian discussed Wang Yun and Xiao Yan’s future.
• Xiao Yi Xian teased Xiao Yan that he would surpass Wang Yun and Ling Zhuo, and the two laughed together.
• The guests turned their attention to Lei Jingxiao’s lack of a partner, and Yao Qingyu offered to introduce him to a girl from the Flower Sect.

Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian gathered Cao Ying, Dan Chen, Wei Jiangyuan, and Yao Qingyu to explain their suspicion that a high-ranking Pill Tower insider had leaked information to the Spirit Clan. They traced the suspicion to Ling Zhuo’s unusual knowledge and freedom in the Pill Realm, and ended by identifying his Source Spirit Pattern Crystal as a key clue.

• Lei Jingxiao said he had never considered what kind of woman he liked and was not interested in the subject.
• Xiao Yan agreed with Xiao Yi Xian to tell Cao Ying and Dan Chen about their suspicions before claiming the Three Thousand Burning Flame.
• Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian invited Cao Ying, Dan Chen, Wei Jiangyuan, and Yao Qingyu to a private room and revealed that a Spirit Clan spy might be inside the Pill Tower.
• Xiao Yi Xian and Xiao Yan explained how Ling Zhuo had known the Mist Mountains and Yao Qingyu’s identity, suggesting someone had leaked information from within the Pill Tower.
• Xiao Yi Xian pointed out that Ling Zhuo’s Source Spirit Pattern Crystal had left him unrestricted in the Mist Mountains.

Xiao Yan and his companions suspected that a Pill Tower giant had helped the Spirit Clan manipulate the Pill Convention, and Cao Ying proposed seeking help from the Little Pill Tower. Before they could investigate a sudden disturbance, three Dou Zun intruders smashed into their room and attacked Fei Tian.

• Xiao Yi Xian warned that whoever had chosen the Spirit Clan-friendly competition format was suspicious, while Wei Jiangyuan singled out Xuan Leizi as the likeliest traitor.
• Cao Ying urged the group to report their suspicions to the Little Pill Tower, which she described as the Pill Tower's hidden core of experts.
• The Pill Tower began to shake, prompting Xiao Yan and the others to leave the room and investigate.
• Three Dou Zun intruders burst through the door and blasted Fei Tian backward, and Xiao Yan caught him as Fei Tian warned them to be careful.

Ling Zhuo led seven Spirit Clan Dou Zuns in a surprise attack on Xiao Yan and his companions inside the Pill Tower. As Xiao Yan joined the fight and protected his allies, Ling Zhuo powered up the Source Spirit Pattern Crystal and launched a devastating attack, while no Pill Tower reinforcements appeared.

• Ling Zhuo and seven Spirit Clan Dou Zuns emerged from the shadows, and Ling Zhuo ordered them to kill everyone except Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yan moved to protect the pregnant Xiao Yi Xian while Lei Jingxiao, Wei Jiangyuan, and Qing Lin engaged the attackers.
• Xiao Yi Xian urged Xiao Yan to fight and directed the others to stay safe and help Fei Tian recover.
• Wei Jiangyuan tried to disrupt Ling Zhuo's power buildup with My Spirit Like a Blade, but Ling Zhuo countered and sent him flying.
• Xiao Yan caught Wei Jiangyuan, who warned that Ling Zhuo's strength had surpassed that of a three-star Dou Zun.
• Ling Zhuo used the Source Spirit Pattern Crystal to unleash a huge pillar of green energy and vowed that none of Xiao Yan's group would leave alive.

Xiao Yan, Wei Jiangyuan, Qing Lin, and Lei Jingxiao fought the Spirit Clan’s forces as an extraordinary power briefly sealed everyone’s movements. Ling Zhuo then used Spirit Fusion to break through Xiao Yan and Wei Jiangyuan’s attack, leaving Xiao Yan facing a newly empowered seven-star Dou Zun.

• Xiao Yan and Wei Jiangyuan combined their flames to destroy the green pillar, then felt a strange force briefly immobilize everyone.
• Ling Zhuo and two Spirit Clan Dou Zuns surrounded Xiao Yan and Wei Jiangyuan, but Wei Jiangyuan restrained them long enough for Xiao Yan to attack with Wind-Driving Palm and the Red Lotus Core Flame.
• Xiao Yan saw Qing Lin hold off three powerful Dou Zuns while Lei Jingxiao fought two others; Xiao Yi Xian protected the non-Dou Zun fighters nearby.
• Ling Zhuo used Spirit Fusion with two companions to escape Wei Jiangyuan’s restraints and isolate Xiao Yan’s flames, revealing that his strength had risen to seven-star Dou Zun.
• Ling Zhuo overpowered Xiao Yan in a clash and followed with a fierce punch, so Xiao Yan began forming the four combined seals of the Emperor Seal Art.

Xiao Yan and his allies battled Ling Zhuo and the Spirit Clan inside the Pill Tower, with Xiao Yan using his soul power and Wei Jiangyuan’s flames to withstand Ling Zhuo’s attacks. Qing Lin and Xiao Yi Xian helped turn the fight against the Spirit Clan, and the chapter ended with Ling Zhuo calling on someone to act.

• Xiao Yan used the Emperor Seal Art and Soul Flow Black Vortex to evade and counter Ling Zhuo’s attacks, while Wei Jiangyuan helped block Ling Zhuo’s Spirit Fusion force with Jade Flame Lanterns.
• Qing Lin froze a four-star Dou Zun, and the Spirit Clan member died inside the ice, frightening the clan’s fighters.
• Xiao Yi Xian asked Lei Jingxiao to let a weaker Spirit Clan Dou Zun through, then used her poison to weaken his defenses.
• Lei Jingxiao pierced the poisoned Dou Zun with his golden spear and destroyed him with Furious Thunder Twist.
• Ling Zhuo showed no concern over his clansmen’s deaths and roared, “Now, it is your turn to act!”

Ling Haonan sent Ling Yu away from Holy Pill City with orders to hide his identity and preserve the Spirit Clan’s bloodline if catastrophe struck. He then gathered the Spirit Clan’s forces in the Ye Clan’s hall and told them that Ling Zhuo’s loss had ruined their original plans, leaving the clan’s future in their hands.

• Ling Haonan ordered Ling Yu to leave Holy Pill City, conceal his Ling surname and cultivation, and carry on the Spirit Clan’s bloodline if the clan fell.
• Ling Yu accepted the mission, bowed to Ling Haonan, and departed for an inn near Sound Valley, where he concealed his identity.
• Ling Haonan drank the soul-calming tea and went to the Ye Clan’s council hall, where the Spirit Clan’s gathered forces awaited him.
• The Spirit Clan’s commander reported that all thirty-six Spirit Guards were present, and a nine-star Dou Zun reported that eighty-one Dou Zuns stood ready.
• Ling Haonan told the assembly that Ling Zhuo had lost the Pill Convention and that the clan’s original plans could no longer proceed.

Ling Haonan warned the Spirit Clan that it had to attack the Pill Tower immediately and showed how serious he was by forcing Ling Zhuo to take a life-sacrificing pill. Ling Zhuo's strength rose to four-star Dou Zun, leaving him only twenty-four hours to live as the Spirit Clan prepared for battle.

• Ling Haonan rejected calls to delay the attack, warning that hesitation could destroy the Spirit Clan.
• Ling Haonan revealed the Blood-Devouring Soul-Burial Pill and explained that it granted immense strength but left its user twenty-four hours to live.
• Ling Haonan ordered the Spirit Guards to bring Ling Zhuo before him while Ling He watched helplessly.
• Ling Haonan restrained Ling Zhuo and forced him to swallow the pill.
• Ling Zhuo's power surged to four-star Dou Zun, and the Spirit Clan members realized Ling Haonan was prepared to sacrifice even a future heir for the coming battle.

Ling Haonan forced the Spirit Clan to recognize the danger of its conflict with the Pill Tower by swallowing a peak eighth-tier Blood-Devouring Soul-Burial Pill and revealing that he had only twenty-four hours to live. He ordered the clan’s attack on Holy Pill City and sent Ling Zhuo to kill Xiao Yan, leaving the Spirit Clan united and ready to sacrifice itself for its survival.

• Ling Haonan swallowed the peak eighth-tier pill, transforming into a youthful, blood-energy-wreathed form and demonstrating that it would kill him within twenty-four hours.
• Ling Haonan warned the Spirit Clan that the Pill Tower was a formidable enemy and ordered them to carry out their assigned tasks, prevent anyone in Holy Pill City from escaping, and prepare for the attack.
• Ling Haonan gave Ling Zhuo seven Dou Zun clansmen and five Spirit Guards to help him kill Xiao Yan, and Ling Zhuo swore to carry out the revenge.
• Ling Haonan declared that any individual could be sacrificed for the Spirit Clan’s future, and the Spirit Guards and clansmen vowed to die for the clan and devour the Pill Tower.

Ling Zhuo and the five Spirit Guards trapped Xiao Yan’s group with Space Imprisonment, leaving Xiao Yi Xian as the only free fighter. She unleashed a powerful poison mist around the immobilized group as the Spirit Clan prepared to attack.

• Ling Zhuo ordered the five Spirit Guards to activate their formation while he intercepted Wei Jiangyuan.
• Wei Jiangyuan struck Ling Zhuo with his Shadow Piercing Needle, but Ling Zhuo endured the attack and protected the Spirit Guards long enough for them to finish forming up.
• The five Spirit Guards used Space Imprisonment to restrain Xiao Yan, Wei Jiangyuan, Lei Jingxiao, and Qing Lin.
• Xiao Yi Xian released corrosive poison mist and spread it around her trapped allies to hinder the Spirit Clan.

Xiao Yi Xian used her prepared poisons to hinder the Spirit Clan and buy time, while Tang Zhen, Kang Ning, and Venerable Mingshui arrived and engaged the Spirit Clan forces. Ling Zhuo pushed through the poisonous mist toward Xiao Yan, unaware that a hidden figure had slipped past him.

• Xiao Yi Xian spread her potent poisons across the battlefield, obscuring the Spirit Clan's vision and blocking their soul perception.
• Ling Zhuo ordered his forces to kill everyone except the Thunder Clan members, and Tang Zhen, Kang Ning, and Venerable Mingshui arrived to assist.
• Tang Zhen checked on Tang Huo'er, while Kang Ning confronted Ling Zhuo over the Spirit Clan's attack.
• Venerable Mingshui used the Red Cudrania Mystic Wood Scripture and Jade Cudrania Flame to confront a nine-star Spirit Clan Dou Zun as the two groups clashed.
• Ling Zhuo used Wind Fury Dragon Flame to push through Xiao Yi Xian's poison and continued searching for Xiao Yan.
• A figure hidden by the poisonous mist passed close by Ling Zhuo without him noticing.

Xiao Yan’s group defeated the Spirit Clan forces in a fierce battle, with Qing Lin killing Ling Zhuo and claiming the Source Spirit Pattern Crystal. As chaos continued inside the Pill Tower, Xiao Yan ordered the group to break out together, then promised Yao Qingyu he would save Mistress.

• Xiao Yan used Black Flame to kill Spirit Guards while trying to secure the essence blood it extracted from them.
• Qing Lin froze Ling Zhuo’s Wind Fury Dragon Flame, severed his hand to take the Source Spirit Pattern Crystal, and killed him.
• Ling Zhuo’s death broke the Spirit Clan’s morale, and Xiao Yan’s group killed the remaining Spirit Clan Dou Zuns except for one eight-star Dou Zun who escaped.
• Xiao Yan thanked Tang Zhen and Kang Ning for coming to help, and Kang Ning explained that they had sensed a battle erupting inside the Pill Tower.
• Xiao Yan decided the group should leave together rather than head for the tower’s top, then told Yao Qingyu that he would save Mistress.

Xiao Yan killed three Spirit Guards in seconds, breaking their Space Imprisonment and freeing his allies. As Xiao Yi Xian redirected her support and the group focused on Ling Zhuo, his pill-fueled strength let him repel Lei Jingxiao before Qing Lin attacked.

• Xiao Yan used the Black Flame, the Emperor Seal Art, and the Shadow Piercing Needle to kill three Spirit Guards and break the Space Imprisonment.
• Xiao Yan forcibly extracted five drops of essence blood from the Black Flame, but the fire still surged toward the two remaining Spirit Guards.
• Xiao Yi Xian dispersed her poisonous mist and shifted it to support Tang Zhen and the others fighting the Spirit Clan Dou Zuns.
• Wei Jiangyuan ordered Qing Lin and Lei Jingxiao to attack Ling Zhuo, and Lei Jingxiao drove his golden spear at Ling Zhuo's back.
• Ling Zhuo caught Lei Jingxiao's spear and blasted him away, then faced Qing Lin as she attacked with her cold power.
• Ling Zhuo formed five blood blades from his wounded hand and sent them down toward Qing Lin.

Qing Lin overwhelmed Ling Zhuo with her freezing power and killed him, while Wei Jiangyuan defeated the other Spirit Clan Dou Zuns. Ling Zhuo’s allies were left fighting elsewhere as Qing Lin took the Source Spirit Pattern Crystal.

• Ling Zhuo unleashed the Wind Fury Dragon Flame and the Source Spirit Pattern Crystal’s power, but Qing Lin froze the giant flame-and-sand dragon with Extreme Yin Nether Finger.
• Qing Lin appeared before Ling Zhuo and broke through his defenses as her cold qi froze his body and soul power.
• Wei Jiangyuan killed the other two Spirit Clan Dou Zuns while Xiao Yan and Black Flame suppressed the Spirit Guards.
• Qing Lin snapped off Ling Zhuo’s arm and seized the Source Spirit Pattern Crystal before finishing him with an ice blade.
• Ling Zhuo’s blood froze at his neck, and the Spirit Clan prodigy died.

Xiao Yan and his allies defeated the Spirit Clan squad, killing Ling Zhuo and twelve other Dou Zuns as the last Spirit Guards died in self-destruction. With the Pill Tower still in chaos and the Spirit Clan's full strength unknown, Xiao Yan decided the group should break out together before deciding what to do next.

• Qing Lin took control of Ling Zhuo's Wind Fury Dragon Flame after killing him, and the Spirit Clan squad began to falter.
• Xiao Yan and his allies killed the remaining Spirit Clan fighters, including two Spirit Guards who self-destructed rather than be captured.
• After the battle, Xiao Yan thanked Tang Zhen and learned from Kang Ning that the Pill Tower was under attack by an unknown number of Spirit Clan experts.
• Xiao Yi Xian recommended leaving the tower area, while Wei Jiangyuan objected that President Xuan Yi was still at the top of the tower.
• Xiao Yan ordered everyone to stay together and break out, since the Spirit Clan's forces and intentions remained unknown.

Xiao Yan decided to go alone to rescue Xuan Yi while the others escaped the Pill Tower in a separate group. Before they split up, Xiao Yan entrusted Xiao Yi Xian and their unborn child to Lei Jingxiao and promised to bring Xuan Yi back.

• Yao Qingyu, Wei Jiangyuan, and Lei Jingxiao offered to accompany Xiao Yan, but he insisted that only he could overcome the Spirit Guards' Space Imprisonment.
• Xiao Yan assigned Qing Lin, Wei Jiangyuan, Venerable Mingshui, Tang Zhen, and Lei Jingxiao to lead the others out of the Pill Tower.
• The group accepted Xiao Yan's plan to divide into two groups, and he promised Yao Qingyu that he would do everything he could to rescue Xuan Yi.
• Xiao Yan gave Xiao Yi Xian a jade token to contact Mu Qingluan and Chen Wei after escaping, and Xiao Yi Xian urged him to protect himself and their unborn child.
• Xiao Yan asked Lei Jingxiao to look after Xiao Yi Xian, and Lei Jingxiao promised to seek help from Aunt Yan if Xiao Yan could not win.

Xiao Yan climbed through the Pill Tower amid the Spirit Clan’s attack, seeking his upgraded Heavy Profound Ruler and information about the invasion. He captured a Spirit Clan Dou Zun and learned that the clan’s five-star Dou Sheng Supreme Elder was directing the assault to control the Pill Tower’s high-ranking alchemists.

• Qing Lin handed Xiao Yan the Wind Fury Dragon Flame and Source Spirit Pattern Crystal, while Dan Chen gave him a Bodhi Marrow Cleansing Pill to remove backlash and restore soul power.
• Xiao Yan sensed the power Black Flame had shared with him and suspected it was an incomplete Nihility Devouring Flame, then set out to find his upgraded Heavy Profound Ruler.
• Xiao Yan reached Haika’s wrecked forging room and found the Heavy Profound Ruler and the other weapons and pill cauldrons missing.
• Xiao Yan ambushed the approaching Spirit Clan Dou Zun, Ling Wu, destroyed his physical body, and trapped his soul in the Red Lotus Core Flame.
• Under Xiao Yan’s questioning, Ling Wu revealed that the Supreme Elder controlled the attack and that the Spirit Clan intended to use its blood to control the Pill Tower’s high-ranking alchemists.
• Ling Wu told Xiao Yan that the Supreme Elder was a five-star Dou Sheng, leaving Xiao Yan concerned that the Pill Tower and Mu Yaoyin faced grave danger.

Xiao Yan questioned Ling Wu about the Spirit Clan’s attack on the Pill Tower, killed him, and seized most of the essence blood Black Flame extracted. He continued toward Xuan Yi’s likely location and confronted two Spirit Clan Dou Zun guarding the Pill Tower’s core.

• Ling Wu told Xiao Yan that more than fifty Spirit Clan Dou Zun had come to the Pill Tower and explained how their bloodline let them resist Space Imprisonment.
• Xiao Yan killed Ling Wu with a soul attack and Red Lotus Core Flame, then let Black Flame devour his body.
• Xiao Yan used the Flame Mantra to force Black Flame to surrender more than half of the eight drops of essence blood it had refined.
• Xiao Yan avoided the fighting in the Pill Tower and searched for Xuan Yi, sensing a powerful Space Imprisonment effect from a Spirit Clan Dou Sheng.
• Xiao Yan reached the Pill Tower’s core and found two six-star Dou Zun guarding the entrance to the hall where Xuan Yi was likely staying.
• Xiao Yan raised his strength to six-star Dou Zun with three Heavenly Flames and launched an attack on one of the guards.

Xiao Yan seized control of his fight against a Spirit Clan six-star Dou Zun by combining soul techniques, Devouring Power, and relentless attacks. As his opponent neared death, Ling Guan intervened with Space Imprisonment, leaving Xiao Yan on the verge of being restrained.

• Xiao Yan sent one Spirit Clan six-star Dou Zun flying with Mountain Opening Seal and recognized that both opponents lacked real battle experience.
• Xiao Yan used Flame Splitting Tsunami Ruler against the second Spirit Clan Dou Zun, then charged through the explosion with Phantom Shadow and struck his barrier with soul attacks.
• Xiao Yan broke through the barrier with Shattering Abyss and used Soul Flow Black Vortex to disrupt the Spirit Clan Dou Zun's movement.
• Xiao Yan combined Soul Flow Black Vortex with Devouring Power, trapping the Spirit Clan Dou Zun and preparing to finish him with more attacks.
• The trapped Spirit Clan Dou Zun called for Ling Guan, who appeared and used Space Imprisonment to begin binding Xiao Yan.