Vol. 4Golden Elixirs and Hidden Realms

Zhao Li’s Golden Elixir reshaped the continent’s power struggles as he pursued higher cultivation and uncovered hidden forces tied to the Snake People. Xiao Yan endured the end of his engagement and continued training, while Zhao Li reached the Heavenly Supreme realm and confronted the Fourth Elder over her strange nature.

  • Zhao Li broke through to Nine-Star, forged a Five Elements Golden Pill, and helped Ye Yunsheng advance as his pills drew the ancient clans and Soul Clan into the struggle over his power.
  • Zhao Li punished corrupt officials, bargained with Gu Yuan, and resolved to find Yao Chen as hidden threats gathered around him.
  • Hun Tiandi destroyed the Shi Clan and took its pill and Ancient Jade, while Gu Yuan left Xun’er with Xiao Zhan in Wutan City.
  • At the Xiao Family Coming-of-Age Ceremony, Xiao Yan endured ridicule over his low cultivation before Ge Ye asked Xiao Zhan to dissolve Xiao Yan’s engagement to Nalan Yanran.
  • Xiao Yan rejected Nalan Yanran’s terms, trained under Yao Chen, and challenged her to return in a year while Zhao Li fought the World Origin to form an Inner Universe.
  • Xiao Yan lost the One-Year Agreement duel but injured Nalan Yanran, then left with Yao Chen to train as Zhao Li and Ye Yunsheng investigated a hidden Abyss.
  • Zhao Li survived Jiu You’s sealed Netherwind space, reached the Heavenly Supreme realm, and made Death Mountain the foundation of his Netherworld.
  • Zhao Li reunited with Yao Chen while seeking Cailin, then followed Yun Shan and Feng Ling to the Snake People Ancestral Land and challenged the Fourth Elder.
Chapters 302–401 Read from ch. 302

Arc 13Golden Pills and Gathering Threats

Zhao Li broke through to Nine-Star, forged a Five Elements Golden Pill, and helped Ye Yunsheng reach Nine-Star before turning to Great Li’s abuses and bargaining with the ancient clans. His pills reshaped the continent’s power struggles, while Hun Tiandi pursued the Tou She Ancient God Jade and Zhao Li grew anxious about Yao Chen’s disappearance and the world’s hidden forces.

  • Zhao Li shattered the Nine-Star barrier, refined a Five Elements Golden Pill, and gave it to Ye Yunsheng to aid her breakthrough.
  • Ye Yunsheng reached Nine-Star and mastered her Profound Yin Dharma Body after choosing to protect Zhao Li during her tribulation.
  • Zhao Li punished corrupt officials and exposed Jie Panshou’s abuses, then agreed with Gu Yuan to refine pills in exchange for formulas and ingredients.
  • Zhao Li refined a Ninth Grade Golden Pill for Gu Yuan, prompting the ancient clans and hidden powers to seek his services and the Yao Clan to restore Yao Chen’s name.
  • The Soul Clan decided to obtain Zhao Li’s Golden Elixir through ambushes, while Hun Tiandi suppressed and refined Nihility Devouring Flame to pursue the Tou She Ancient God Jade.
  • Shi Potian apologized to Zhao Li and offered the Shi Clan’s treasured inheritance, which Zhao Li thought might help Qi Tian resume cultivating.
  • Zhao Li imprisoned two Dou Shengs who demanded pills without payment, then resolved to find Yao Chen as Ye Yunsheng offered to face his troubles with him.
Chapters 302–326 Summaries Read

Arc 14The Engagement and the Dao

While Hun Tiandi destroyed the Shi Clan and clashed with Gu Yuan, Zhao Li’s choices shaped the fate of Xun’er and the Xiao Family. As Xiao Yan faced the humiliation of his failed test, Zhao Li entered a perilous struggle to advance his cultivation, and the Misty Cloud Sect arrived to dissolve Xiao Yan’s engagement.

  • Zhao Li refined a Ninth Grade Golden Pill for Shi Potian, but Hun Tiandi later attacked the Stone Realm, killed the Shi Clan, and took the pill and Ancient Jade.
  • Gu Yuan discovered a Soul Clan infiltrator, launched an attack on the Soul Realm, then withdrew after fighting Hun Tiandi and secretly left Xun’er with Xiao Zhan in Wutan City.
  • Zhao Li visited Xiao Yan and Xun’er years later, while Yao Chen condensed his Primordial Spirit and gained Emperor Realm Soul power.
  • At the Xiao Family Coming-of-Age Ceremony, Xiao Yan remained at the third stage of Dou Force and endured the crowd’s ridicule, while Xun’er tested at four-star Dou Zhe.
  • Zhao Li began a life-or-death Contention for Dao Confluence as Heaven and Earth tried to reclaim his Golden Elixir.
  • Nalan Yanran arrived with the Misty Cloud Sect, and Ge Ye asked Xiao Zhan to dissolve her engagement to Xiao Yan, offering a fourth-tier Dou Crystal Tempering Pill as compensation.
Chapters 327–351 Summaries Read

Arc 15The One-Year Agreement

Xiao Yan trained under Yao Chen and faced Nalan Yanran in their promised duel, losing but proving his progress before leaving to train in the Magical Beast Mountain Range. Meanwhile, Zhao Li broke through the limits of his cultivation, then set out with Ye Yunsheng to investigate a hidden Abyss in the Extreme North.

  • Xiao Yan rejected Nalan Yanran’s annulment terms, challenged her to return in a year, and accepted Yao Chen as his master after leaving the Xiao Family.
  • Yao Chen trained Xiao Yan in cultivation and alchemy, and Xiao Yan advanced rapidly while Zhao Li shattered his Golden Elixir and fought the World Origin to form an Inner Universe.
  • Gu Yuan examined Xiao Yan and found traces of a Soul Body, while Xun'er persuaded him to let her remain near Xiao Yan.
  • Nalan Yanran returned to Wutan City for the One-Year Agreement, and Xiao Yan fought her before the gathered families and spectators.
  • Xiao Yan used Eight Extremities Collapse to injure Nalan Yanran, but she remained standing and declared their connection ended as Yun Yun dissolved the marriage arrangement.
  • After losing, Xiao Yan trained for half a year, killed a Dou Ling expert threatening the Xiao Family, and left with Yao Chen for the Magical Beast Mountain Range.
  • Zhao Li and Ye Yunsheng found a white bear linked to the Bone Chilling Flame, followed it to a hidden Abyss, and sent the Jade Emperor inside to investigate.
Chapters 352–376 Summaries Read

Arc 16The Netherwind and the Serpent Secret

Zhao Li survived the sealed Netherwind space, reached the Heavenly Supreme realm, and returned to investigate Origin Qi and his family’s bloodlines. While searching for Cailin, he reunited with Yao Chen and followed the Snake People’s secret soul-merging technique to the Ancestral Land, where he confronted the Fourth Elder about her hidden nature.

  • Zhao Li resisted Jiu You’s attempt to possess him, studied the seal and the Obsessions of the dead, and survived by comprehending life, death, and reincarnation.
  • Zhao Li reached the Heavenly Supreme realm, captured Jiu You beneath the Wheel of Life and Death, and made Death Mountain the foundation of his Netherworld and River of Forgetfulness.
  • Zhao Li told Ye Yunsheng about the Great Thousand World and the return of Origin Qi, then found that his parents had not awakened Dou Di bloodlines.
  • After Yun Shan asked Zhao Li to find Cailin, Zhao Li searched the Snake People Royal City while Xiao Yan took the Nine-Colored Little Snake and prepared to devour the Green Lotus Core Flame.
  • Zhao Li confronted Xiao Yan, retrieved the little snake, and reunited with Yao Chen, who thanked Zhao Li for saving and remaking him.
  • Zhao Li returned with Xiao Yan and Yao Chen to the Snake People King City, where Feng Ling explained that Cailin’s Nine-Colored Little Snake form could reach Dou Zong through soul merging.
  • Zhao Li followed Yun Shan and Feng Ling to the Snake People Ancestral Land to investigate its soul-merging technique and challenged the Fourth Elder after sensing her unusual soul and connection to the Giant Serpent Divine Statue.
Chapters 377–401 Summaries Read
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