Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yan threatened Yao Wangui with a Seven-Colored Fire Lotus and demanded the truth about why Yao Lao had been expelled from the Yao Clan. Pressured by the clan elders and fearing for his life, Yao Wangui decided to comply.

• Xiao Yi circled Yao Wangui while carrying Xiao Yan’s Seven-Colored Fire Lotus, astonishing the Yao Clan with Xiao Yan’s seven Heavenly Flames.
• Xiao Yan moved the lotus close to Yao Wangui and gave him one minute to explain why Yao Lao had been expelled from the Yao Clan.
• The Yao Clan elders urged Yao Wangui to answer, fearing the lotus would devastate the Medicine Realm.
• Yao Wangui weighed the loss of his standing against the danger to his life and chose to compromise.

Yao Wangui confessed that he had personally framed Yao Lao as a child to protect his own younger clansman, Yao Feng, and secure his expulsion from the Yao Clan. Yao Lao learned the full truth and, though furious and sorrowful, saw the injustice against him finally exposed.

• Under Xiao Yan’s threat and deadline, Yao Wangui recounted how Yao Lao had been framed and expelled from the Yao Clan.
• Yao Wangui admitted that he had secretly placed a forbidden herb among Yao Lao’s ingredients during a clan alchemy competition to help Yao Feng win.
• Yao Wangui used his authority over the punishment branch to have Yao Lao stripped of his right to compete and expelled from the clan.
• The Central Plains factions condemned Yao Wangui, while Yao Clan members felt ashamed and distanced themselves from him.
• Yao Lao suppressed his anger and sorrow as he confronted Yao Wangui, grateful that the truth had finally come to light.

Yao Wangui admitted that he had framed Yao Chen, prompting the Yao Clan to turn against him. Yao Wanhuo sentenced him to lose his position, have his cultivation sealed for a hundred years, and work in the herb garden while further punishment was considered.

• Yao Wangui showed no remorse for framing Yao Chen and admitted he had underestimated Xiao Yan.
• Yao Wanhuo realized he could no longer defend Yao Wangui without damaging the Yao Clan’s standing and asked Xiao Lin to let him handle the matter.
• Xiao Lin allowed Yao Wanhuo to step forward after confirming that Yao Yan had forced Yao Wangui to reveal the truth.
• Yao Wanhuo stripped Yao Wangui of his punishment-branch position, sealed his cultivation for a hundred years, and banished him to grow herbs pending further review.
• Yao Wangui accepted the sentence, and the Yao Clan Iron Guards took him away.

After Yao Wangui was punished, Yao Wanhuo apologized to Yao Chen and offered him a chance to return to the Yao Clan. Yao Chen was tempted by the promise to carve his parents’ names into the clan monument, but had not yet decided whether to return.

• Xiao Yan accepted the Yao Clan’s punishment of Yao Wangui and thanked Yao Wanhuo on Yao Lao’s behalf.
• Yao Wanhuo apologized to Yao Chen for the clan’s past treatment of him, and Yao Chen said he held no grudge against the Yao Clan.
• Yao Wanhuo invited Yao Chen to return and offered compensation, including having his parents’ names carved into the clan monument.
• Yao Chen felt torn between returning to the clan and fulfilling his long-held wish, then looked to Xiao Yan for guidance.
• Xiao Yan left the decision to Yao Chen.

Yao Wanhuo persuaded Yao Lao to return to the Yao Clan by offering him Yao Wangui’s position as punishment elder. Yao Lao accepted, and the clan welcomed him back as its new punishment elder.

• Yao Wanhuo urged Yao Lao to return and offered him leadership of the punishment branch so he could reform the clan and prevent Yao Wangui from taking revenge.
• Yao Wanhuo rebuked Yao Clan elders who objected to giving Yao Lao the position.
• Yao Lao acknowledged Yao Wanhuo’s sincerity and accepted the invitation, saying the Yao Clan was still his home.
• Yao Wanhuo led the Yao Clan members in welcoming Yao Lao as Elder Chen and the new punishment elder.

Yao Lao returned to the Yao Clan as its punishment Elder after Yao Wanhuo reframed the confrontation as an internal dispute and welcomed him back. Yao Lao fulfilled his long-held wish by carving his parents’ names into the clan stele, then prepared to attend the Medicine Ceremony with Xiao Yan.

• Yao Lao greeted the Yao Clan members, resolved to return, and hoped to help talented clansmen with weak Dou Emperor Bloodlines.
• Yao Wanhuo declared the conflict an internal clan matter, welcomed Yao Lao back, and directed the gathered guests to the Medicine Ceremony.
• Xiao Lin noted that the Yao Clan had turned its public humiliation into an advantage, while Ye Xinlan listened without asking about his cryptic remark.
• Yao Wanhuo told Yao Lao he could carve his parents’ names into the clan stele as the new punishment Elder, and Xiao Yan encouraged his teacher.
• Yao Lao carved his parents’ names into the stele, bowed to it, and joined Xiao Yan as Yao Wanhuo led them toward the mountaintop ceremony.

Xiao Yan revealed to Yao Wanhuo that Xiao Lin was his grandfather, astonishing the Yao Clan elder as he led Xiao Yan and Yao Lao to the Medicine Ceremony. Xiao Yan and Yao Lao reunited with Xiao Lin and Ye Xinlan, where Yao Lao learned Xiao Lin had helped clear his name and vowed to repay him.

• Yao Wanhuo offered to lead Xiao Yan and Yao Lao to the Medicine Ceremony venue after Xiao Yan promised to perform well.
• Xiao Yan mentioned his grandpa, revealing to Yao Wanhuo that Elder Xiao of the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace was his grandfather.
• Yao Wanhuo was shocked by Xiao Lin's connection to Xiao Yan and felt relieved that he had helped reconcile Yao Chen with the Yao Clan.
• Xiao Yan and Yao Lao rejoined Xiao Lin and Ye Xinlan, with Yao Wanhuo leading the way.
• Xiao Yan thanked Xiao Lin for prompting him to clear Yao Lao's name, and Yao Lao learned Xiao Lin had driven the effort and promised to repay him.

Xiao Lin reflected on how Yao Lao had finally resolved the injustices and regrets that had burdened him, then accompanied him, Xiao Yan, and Ye Xinlan to the Yao Clan’s Medicine Ceremony. The ceremony began with Yao Dan making an imposing entrance, though Xiao Lin recognized it as a deliberate show of power.

• Xiao Lin recalled how Yao Lao had restored his parents’ names to the clan monument and cleared his name after Yao Wangui exposed himself.
• Yao Wanhuo escorted Xiao Lin, Yao Lao, Xiao Yan, and Ye Xinlan to the Medicine Ceremony and seated them prominently.
• Guests recognized Yao Lao and Xiao Yan as leaders of the Heavenly Mansion Alliance, while Xiao Lin and Ye Xinlan remained unidentified.
• The four waited for the ceremony, sharing food and wine as the crowd gathered on the floating platform.
• Yao Dan appeared amid a grand display, and Xiao Lin saw that the patriarch intended to intimidate those present.

Yao Dan welcomed the guests at the Yao Clan gathering, apologized to Yao Lao, and celebrated his return to the clan. After Old Man Shennong arrived, Hun Xuzi appeared uninvited, drawing the Yao Clan members’ displeasure.

• Xiao Yan judged Yao Dan to be weaker than the strongest Gu and Hun Clan experts, while Xiao Lin casually sipped wine during his entrance.
• Yao Dan reviewed Yao Wanhuo’s report and greeted Xiao Lin, Xiao Yan, Yao Lao, and their companion.
• Yao Dan apologized to Yao Lao for the clan’s past wrongs, and Yao Lao said he had put the matter behind him and accepted his place in the clan.
• Yao Dan and Yao Lao chatted as Xiao Lin and Xiao Yan left them to talk.
• Old Man Shennong arrived, followed by Hun Xuzi, who appeared at Yao Mountain without an invitation.

Xiao Yan learned that Hun Xuzi, a high-ranking Hun Clan alchemist and Yao Lao’s former fellow disciple, had come uninvited to the Yao Clan’s Medicine Ceremony. With Xiao Lin’s backing, Xiao Yan decided to seek a chance to kill him, while Hun Xuzi and the Yao Clan elders remained unaware of the plan.

• Yao Lao recognized Hun Xuzi as the former Little Pill Tower disciple who betrayed his master, and explained his influence and exceptional alchemy skills to Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yan considered killing Hun Xuzi, and Xiao Lin encouraged him, saying the Medicine Ceremony offered the best opportunity and promising to handle the Hun Clan’s retaliation.
• Hun Xuzi felt a brief, unexplained sense of danger, then reassured himself that no one in the Yao Clan could threaten him besides Yao Dan.
• Yao Clan members condemned Hun Xuzi’s arrival and accused him of involvement in the Soul Hall’s attacks on alchemists.
• Yao Dan worried that Hun Xuzi might have another purpose for visiting, but hesitated to provoke the Hun Clan openly.

Hun Xuzi arrived uninvited at the Yao Clan’s Medicine Ceremony and persuaded Yao Dan to let him stay, concealing that his real purpose was to distract the clan while the Nihility Devouring Flame prepared to act. Xiao Lin watched the exchange and privately judged the Yao Clan dangerously careless.

• Hun Xuzi provoked the Yao Clan, and Yao Dan demanded to know why he had come.
• Hun Xuzi claimed he had come to take part in the Medicine Ceremony, and Yao Dan allowed him to stay under the clan’s rules.
• Yao Dan assured the elders that he would watch Hun Xuzi closely, while Hun Xuzi concealed his satisfaction.
• Xiao Lin stayed silent and wondered why the Yao Clan had failed to notice Hun Xuzi entering the Medicine Realm.
• Xiao Yan asked what was wrong, and Xiao Lin replied that the Yao Clan was hard to comment on.

Hun Xuzi provoked Yao Lao and Xiao Yan at the Yao Clan’s gathering, and Xiao Yan attacked him before Yao Dan stopped the conflict. The guests assembled, and Yao Dan officially opened the Medicine Ceremony.

• Hun Xuzi sat near Xiao Lin and taunted Yao Lao and Xiao Yan over the battle at Fallen Peak.
• Yao Lao mocked Hun Xuzi for betraying his master, and Hun Xuzi openly denied ever acknowledging his teacher.
• Xiao Yan shot a flame at Hun Xuzi, who dodged as the attack engulfed his seat.
• Yao Dan forbade fighting at the ceremony and warned Hun Xuzi that violators would be expelled from the Medicine Realm.
• After more guests arrived, Yao Dan announced that the Medicine Ceremony had begun.

The Yao Clan’s Medicine Ceremony prelude showcased the abilities of its young Alchemists, while Ye Xinlan used formations to refine a high-grade pill for the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace. The prelude ended with Yao Tian in first place and Ye Xinlan ranked twenty-fourth, as Xiao Yan waited for the main event.

• The Medicine Ceremony prelude began, and Xiao Lin sent Ye Xinlan to compete while Xiao Yan held back for the main event.
• Over several days, the young Alchemists refined pills, with Yao Tian emerging as the overwhelming favorite and many participants failing.
• Ye Xinlan used a formation to refine a Tier 8 Medicinal Pill that summoned Five-Colored Pill Lightning, drawing interest from the Yao Clan Elders.
• On the tenth day, Yao Tian won with a Tier 8 Medicinal Pill that summoned Nine-Colored Pill Lightning, while Yao Xingji placed in the top five.
• Ye Xinlan finished twenty-fourth, and Xiao Lin praised her as she regretted not placing higher.

After the preliminary round of the Medicine Ceremony, Xiao Yan prepared for the main event against several renowned Alchemists. Xiao Lin remained preoccupied with a secret task as the great figures began to gather.

• Xiao Lin comforted Ye Xinlan about placing outside the top thirty, reminding her that the Myriad Formation Spirit Palace was not known for alchemy.
• Yao Tian reflected on how Xiao Yan had surpassed him and resolved to keep working hard, while Yao Ling felt grateful that Xiao Yan had changed her brother.
• The arena grew excited as the Medicine Ceremony's main event approached, and Yao Lao named Hun Xuzi, Old Man Shennong, and Elder Wanhuo as Xiao Yan's rivals.
• Xiao Yan wondered why Yao Dan was not competing, and Yao Lao explained that the clan leader would not take the field himself.
• Xiao Lin urged Xiao Yan to focus on the contest while privately continuing his secret task, and Yao Dan rose to begin the main event.

Yao Dan announced that the Medicine Ceremony’s second-half champion would earn the title of the continent’s number one Alchemist, then invited the four contestants into the arena. Hun Xuzi, Yao Wanhuo, Old Man Shennong, and Xiao Yan assembled, and Xiao Yan’s pointed remark about Hun Xuzi darkened Hun Xuzi’s expression.

• Yao Dan declared that the winner of the second half of the Medicine Ceremony would claim the title of the continent’s number one Alchemist, and the crowd agreed.
• Hun Xuzi entered the arena and said the Hun Clan intended to take the title back with them.
• Yao Wanhuo and Old Man Shennong entered and challenged Hun Xuzi, while the crowd recognized the three as giants in alchemy.
• Hun Xuzi concealed his early Seven-Star Dou Saint cultivation by suppressing it to Six-Star Dou Sheng, intending to keep the Yao Clan off guard while Nihility Devouring Flame acted outside.
• Xiao Yan joined the contestants and said he wanted to seek guidance from Hun Xuzi on the Danta’s behalf, prompting Hun Xuzi to darken his expression.

Xiao Yan taunted Hun Xuzi, who summoned a Sub-Flame of the Nihility Devouring Flame to challenge him. Yao Wanhuo and Old Man Shennong revealed their own Heavenly Flames, and the Medicine Ceremony’s main event was about to begin.

• Xiao Yan mocked Hun Xuzi over his betrayal of the Danta and said Yao Chen believed he could handle him himself.
• Hun Xuzi summoned a black cauldron formed from the Nihility Devouring Flame’s Earth Sub-Flame and challenged the others to reveal their Heavenly Flames.
• Yao Wanhuo brought out the Nine Nether Wind Flame, while Old Man Shennong revealed the Life Spirit Flame.
• Xiao Yan recognized the Life Spirit Flame’s rare life-giving properties, and Hun Xuzi eyed it greedily for its ability to extend his lifespan.
• The participants displayed their Heavenly Flames as the main event of the Medicine Ceremony was about to begin.

Xiao Yan, Old Man Shennong, Yao Wanhuo, and Hun Xuzi began refining Ninth-Grade Profound Pills, drawing the Medicine Realm’s energy into a contest that could end with one or all of them failing. While the competition concealed his actions, Xiao Lin secretly took control of the Yao Clan’s protective formation and warned Ye Xinlan to stay beside him ahead of the Hun Clan’s expected attack.

• Yao Dan announced the start of the pill-refining contest, and Xiao Yan, Old Man Shennong, Yao Wanhuo, and Hun Xuzi formed separate fire cauldrons to refine Ninth-Grade Profound Pills.
• The four alchemists drew on the Medicine Realm’s energy, causing it to surge into four hurricanes as they competed for the resources needed to finish their pills.
• Xiao Lin told Ye Xinlan not to leave his side because he expected the Hun Clan to attack when the Medicine Ceremony ended, and she agreed.
• Xiao Lin secretly sent talisman-shaped Spirit Seals into the void and brought nearly eighty percent of the Yao Clan’s Heaven-Transforming Medicine Formation under his control.

As the four alchemists’ nascent Ninth-Grade Profound Pills competed for scarce natural energy, Hun Xuzi sabotaged Old Man Shennong and Yao Wanhuo before Xiao Yan turned Hun Xuzi’s attack against him. With the other two alchemists’ help, Xiao Yan combined all four nascent pills and completed a Ninth-Grade Profound Pill, bringing Pill Rain over the Medicine Realm.

• After several days of refining, Xiao Yan, Old Man Shennong, Hun Xuzi, and Yao Wanhuo each formed a nascent Ninth-Grade Profound Pill, but the Medicine Realm lacked enough natural energy to complete all four.
• Hun Xuzi used the Nihility Devouring Flame’s Earth Sub-Flame to disrupt Old Man Shennong’s and Yao Wanhuo’s pills and seize their natural energy.
• Hun Xuzi tried to devour the natural energy Xiao Yan had gathered, but Xiao Yan’s Purifying Lotus Demon Flame turned the attack back on him.
• Xiao Yi entered Hun Xuzi’s flame cauldron and carried off his nearly completed nascent pill, enraging Hun Xuzi and prompting him to attack Xiao Yan.
• Yao Wanhuo and Old Man Shennong stopped Hun Xuzi and gave Xiao Yan their nascent pills, while Xiao Yi had already taken Hun Xuzi’s.
• Xiao Yan combined all four nascent pills in his flame cauldron and completed a Ninth-Grade Profound Pill as Pill Rain appeared over the Medicine Realm.

Xiao Yan completed a Ninth-Grade Profound Pill, which endured a fierce tribulation of Black Demon Lightning as Yao Dan and the other onlookers watched. After its shell broke, the pill emerged and immediately fled toward the outside of Yao Mountain.

• Xiao Yan opened the cauldron, and Pill Rain fell as his Ninth-Grade Profound Pill took shape.
• The Ninth-Grade Profound Pill faced Black Demon Lightning, while Yao Wanhuo and Old Man Shennong kept Hun Xuzi from interfering.
• After nearly ten minutes of lightning strikes, cracks spread across the pill’s glowing shell until it shattered.
• The Ninth-Grade Profound Pill emerged amid a wondrous medicinal fragrance and shot toward the outside of Yao Mountain.

Xiao Yan captured the Ninth-Grade Profound Pill and was acclaimed as the champion of the Medicine Ceremony’s second half. As the crowd celebrated his victory, Xiao Lin watched proudly.

• Xiao Yan chased down the Ninth-Grade Profound Pill, subdued it, and sealed it in a jade bottle.
• The battle between Old Man Shennong, Yao Wanhuo, and Hun Xuzi ended, and Xiao Yan thanked them for their contributions, drawing a sour reaction from Hun Xuzi.
• Old Man Shennong praised Xiao Yan’s pill-refining skill, and Yao Wanhuo offered the support of the Yao Clan.
• Yao Dan announced Xiao Yan as the champion of the second half of the Medicine Ceremony, and the crowd cheered.
• Xiao Lin watched Xiao Yan accept the crowd’s congratulations and quietly expressed his pride.