Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yao fought through an encirclement of Flame Lizard People in the magma and collected their crimson beads. After killing a Two-Star Dou Zun leader, he fled upward but was confronted by a Nine-Star Dou Zun lizardman and its Dou Zun companions.

• Xiao Yao was surrounded by Flame Lizard People led by a dark-red Two-Star Dou Zun lizardman and used Soul Force to kill hundreds of them, collecting their crimson beads.
• Skyfire Venerable warned Xiao Yao that stronger lizardmen were approaching, so Xiao Yao raised his cultivation to Four-Star Dou Zun with the All-Character Secret.
• Xiao Yao used the Five Wheels Flame Separation Technique's Wolf Form to destroy the Dou Zong lizardmen and refine their leader into a dark-red bead.
• Xiao Yao fled toward the surface, following the Divine Sky Sword's soul guidance as powerful beings pursued him from the depths.
• A Nine-Star Dou Zun lizardman and several other Dou Zun companions appeared in Xiao Yao's path and threatened him.

Xiao Yao escaped the magma world by using spatial power and returned to the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower with the beads he had collected. Back at the Immortal Fall Pavilion, he learned that a purple-clad girl had come looking for him over the medicinal herbs he had taken.

• Xiao Yao evaded the lizardmen by merging into the void and crossed back to the magma beneath the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower.
• Xiao Yao counted several hundred crimson beads and one Dou Zun-level bead, then retrieved the Divine Sky Sword and flew out of the tower.
• Elder Hao and the other Inner Academy elders welcomed Xiao Yao, and Elder Hao said the Grand Elder had asked them to help him and his Immortal Fall Pavilion.
• Xiao Yao returned to Xun Er and the others, who teased him about taking medicinal herbs from a little girl dressed in purple.
• Xiao Yao defended himself by saying he had reached the herbs first.

Xiao Yao agreed to refine a pill for Elder Hao in exchange for a rare medicinal ingredient, then entered the Inner Academy's medicinal storehouse to search for the ingredients needed for the Creation Pill. He found several rare materials, including Seventh-Grade Transformation Grass, and continued searching for the Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Soul Grass.

• Xun Er and Hu Jia told Xiao Yao that a young Dou Wang girl had been looking for him and demanding compensation, while Wu Hao asked about Xiao Yao's cultivation.
• Xiao Yao said he had reached one-star Dou Wang and encouraged Wu Hao and Hu Jia, noting that their growing strength would help Immortal Fall Pavilion.
• Xiao Yao visited Elder Hao at the Medicinal Materials Management Office and asked to search the storehouse for two ingredients needed to refine the Creation Pill.
• Elder Hao offered Xiao Yao one medicinal ingredient of his choice if he refined a pill that satisfied him, and Xiao Yao accepted the deal.
• Elder Hao gave Xiao Yao a jade token to open the storehouse's protected section and warned him not to touch anything else.
• Xiao Yao entered the storehouse, found rare medicinal materials including Seventh-Grade Transformation Grass, and continued searching.

Xiao Yao searched the medicinal ingredient corridors and met Zi Yan when she ambushed him, demanding compensation for ingredients he had taken before. He traded her pills for the Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Soul Grass, and Zi Yan proposed they search the back mountain together for rare ingredients.

• Xiao Yao searched several corridors, collected Blue Spirit Moonglow Grass, and passed over the Dragon Whisker Icefire Fruit because it was useless to him.
• Zi Yan attacked Xiao Yao from behind, but he caught her fist and pulled her out of hiding.
• Zi Yan complained that Xiao Yao had taken her medicinal ingredients and asked him for more Sixth-Grade Pills.
• Xiao Yao offered Zi Yan a pill in exchange for help finding an icy-blue herb, and she led him to the Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Soul Grass.
• Xiao Yao gave Zi Yan a Fourth-Grade Pill and stored the Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Soul Grass, while Zi Yan offered to search the back mountain with him for rare ingredients.

Xiao Yao left the medicinal storeroom with Zi Yan and settled the cost of the materials he had taken by proving he could refine a Sixth-Grade Battle Spirit Pill. Elder Hao gave him two sets of pill materials and led him to a quiet chamber so he could refine another pill.

• Xiao Yao took a Snow Bone Ginseng, a Blood Python Branch, and a Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Soul Grass from the storeroom, while Zi Yan kept eating a Dragon Whisker Icefire Fruit.
• Elder Hao scolded Zi Yan for returning to the storeroom and asked Xiao Yao to report which medicinal materials he had taken.
• Xiao Yao offered to exchange a Battle Spirit Pill for the materials and showed Elder Hao a pill he had already refined.
• Elder Hao gave Xiao Yao two sets of Battle Spirit Pill materials and asked him to refine pills for the Inner Academy in the future.
• Xiao Yao asked for a quiet place to refine a Battle Spirit Pill, and Elder Hao offered him a chamber.

Xiao Yao began refining Battle Spirit Pills in a quiet room while Zi Yan watched. He formed two pills from the medicinal ingredients, and they slowly took shape inside the cauldron.

• Elder Hao led Xiao Yao and Zi Yan to a quiet room, then closed the stone door so Xiao Yao could refine pills without interruption.
• Xiao Yao brought out the Myriad Beast Cauldron and the Three Thousand Meteorite Crystal Flame, calming Zi Yan after she sensed the flame’s power.
• Xiao Yao refined the Blood Python Branch and other herbs, using his Soul Force to extract their medicinal liquids and remove impurities.
• Xiao Yao merged the medicinal liquids and powders into two masses, which shrank until the outlines of two pills began to form.

Xiao Yao refined six Battle Spirit Pills and agreed to refine Sect-Breaking Pills for Elder Hao in exchange for ingredients. He then asked Elder Hao where he could find a Seventh Rank fire-attribute magic core and was advised to seek out the Grand Elder.

• Xiao Yao completed a batch of two Battle Spirit Pills, and Zi Yan claimed the pill he had promised her.
• Xiao Yao refined three more batches while Zi Yan watched, producing six pills in total across the three batches.
• Xiao Yao left the alchemy room with Zi Yan and showed Elder Hao the two Battle Spirit Pills he had refined for him.
• Elder Hao praised Xiao Yao and agreed to provide three sets of Sect-Breaking Pill ingredients for him to refine.
• Xiao Yao asked about a Seventh Rank fire-attribute magic core, and Elder Hao suggested he ask the Grand Elder.
• Xiao Yao said goodbye to Elder Hao and returned to Immortal Fall Pavilion with Zi Yan.

Xiao Yao returned to the Inner Academy with Zi Yan, who revealed her talent for finding medicinal ingredients and offered to guide him to the Snow Demon Sky Ape’s valley in exchange for pills and half the cave’s treasures. After refining the ingredients, Xiao Yao visited Xun Er, who was admiring the night sky.

• Xun Er, Hu Jia, and Wu Hao welcomed Xiao Yao and were surprised to see Zi Yan with him.
• Zi Yan introduced herself as the top-ranked student on the Inner Academy Ranking, and Xun Er recognized her strength as a Dou Wang.
• Zi Yan revealed that she could locate spiritual herbs and knew of valuable treasures guarded by the Flame Tiger and the Snow Demon Sky Ape.
• Xiao Yao offered to refine Zi Yan’s medicinal ingredients into pills if she took him to the Snow Demon Sky Ape’s valley, and Zi Yan agreed to split the cave’s treasures with him.
• Xiao Yao refined the ingredients into pills that night, then found Xun Er gazing at the stars by her window.

Xiao Yao and Xun Er shared a quiet night together, and Xun Er introduced him to Ling Ying, who had advanced to Dou Zong. The next morning, Xiao Yao and a companion headed into the mountains to retrieve medicinal ingredients guarded by the Snow Demon Sky Ape.

• Xiao Yao told Xun Er he had gathered the medicinal ingredients and planned to refine a Seventh-Grade Pill in a month.
• Xun Er summoned Ling Ying, who revealed he had broken through to Dou Zong thanks to Xiao Yao’s Sect-Breaking Pill.
• Xiao Yao asked Ling Ying to protect Xun Er and noted that Phoenix Cry and Zi Lin would likely wake within a couple of days.
• Xun Er gave Xiao Yao a goodnight kiss before returning to her room.
• The next morning, Xiao Yao and a companion flew over the mountains to retrieve the ingredients guarded by the Snow Demon Sky Ape.

Xiao Yao and Zi Yan entered the valley to raid the Snow Demon Sky Ape’s nest, where Xiao Yao quickly defeated the beast with his Soul Force. They found a hidden underground cavern filled with glowing milky-white stalactites, but the chapter ended before they discovered its treasures.

• Zi Yan challenged the Snow Demon Sky Ape and attacked it while telling Xiao Yao to search the valley for valuables.
• The Snow Demon Sky Ape charged at Xiao Yao, who pinned it down with Soul Force and flung it unconscious across the ground.
• Xiao Yao and Zi Yan searched the valley and reached the Snow Demon Sky Ape’s cave.
• Zi Yan revealed a hidden underground passage by striking the cave floor, and Xiao Yao lit the way with purple-brown flame.
• Xiao Yao and Zi Yan emerged into a vast cavern filled with glowing milky-white stalactites.

Xiao Yao and Zi Yan discovered the true Earth Heart Tempering Milk inside a giant stalactite and collected it along with its diluted seepage. Back at Immortal Fall Pavilion, Xiao Yao gave Zi Yan her share and several powerful pills, warning her not to give the pills to anyone else.

• Xiao Yao led Zi Yan through the cavern to a pool of diluted Earth Heart Tempering Milk beneath a massive stalactite.
• Xiao Yao cut open the stalactite and found the true Earth Heart Tempering Milk, then collected most of it in jade bottles while leaving some to nourish the stalactite.
• Xiao Yao filled six bottles with the diluted milk below, and he and Zi Yan returned to Immortal Fall Pavilion.
• Xiao Yao gave Zi Yan one bottle of true Earth Heart Tempering Milk and three bottles of diluted milk as her share.
• Xiao Yao gave Zi Yan medicinal pills he had refined and warned her that anyone else who took them would die.

Xiao Yao prepared an Earth Heart Tempering Milk medicinal bath to cleanse Xun Er’s marrow and strengthen her bones, then stayed to protect her as she cultivated. Xun Er began absorbing the bath’s fierce medicinal power, and the liquid’s energy gathered around her as the treatment continued.

• Zi Yan left after taking a pill, while Xiao Yao returned to Elegant Pavilion.
• Xiao Yao gave Xun Er Earth Heart Tempering Milk and explained that she needed a medicinal bath to absorb it safely.
• Xiao Yao refined the Earth Heart Tempering Milk and dozens of herbs into a multicolored bath for Xun Er.
• Xun Er entered the tub and began cultivating while Xiao Yao watched over her.
• The medicinal power made Xun Er suffer, and streams of pure energy gathered around her and entered her body.

Xun Er endured the Earth Heart Tempering Milk’s effects and broke through to Dou Wang before sharing an awkward, affectionate moment with Xiao Yao. Later, at Immortal Fall Pavilion, Zi Yan asked Xiao Yao to make more pills after finishing the ones he had prepared for her.

• Xun Er endured the painful refinement of her blood, meridians, and bones, then absorbed the energy from heaven and earth and broke through to Dou Wang.
• Xiao Yao comforted Xun Er and accidentally caught a glimpse of her as the medicinal liquid in the tub cleared; Xun Er told him she did not blame him because she was destined to be his.
• Xiao Yao gave Xun Er three bottles of diluted Earth Heart Tempering Milk and left so she could dress and rest.
• Xiao Yao spent several peaceful days with Xun Er and the others at Immortal Fall Pavilion, occasionally refining pills for sale.
• Zi Yan told Xiao Yao she had finished all the pills he made for her, and he agreed to refine more if she supplied the ingredients.

Xiao Yao agreed to refine Battle Spirit Pills from ingredients gathered by Elder Hao and bargained with Zi Yan over her share. When Lin Yan arrived for Ice Spirit Pills, Xiao Yao sold him five and gave Zi Yan two Battle Spirit Pills in advance.

• Zi Yan delivered ingredients for five batches of Battle Spirit Pills and negotiated with Xiao Yao for two pills of her own.
• Hu Jia teased Xiao Yao and Zi Yan about seeming like father and daughter, and Xiao Yao called Zi Yan his little sister.
• Lin Yan arrived asking Xiao Yao for Ice Spirit Pills, then pulled him aside to ask why Zi Yan was acting obediently around him.
• Xiao Yao sold Lin Yan five Ice Spirit Pills for 500 Fire Energy, accepting 400 and letting him owe the rest.
• Zi Yan begged Xiao Yao for pills, and he gave her two Battle Spirit Pills in a purple jade bottle.

Xiao Yao delivered two Battle Spirit Pills to Elder Hao, then traded a free Sixth-Grade Pill refinement for Su Qian’s Seventh-Grade fire-attributed Magic Core. The chapter ended with Su Qian impressed by Xiao Yao’s Sect-Breaking Pill and considering commissioning more pills for Jia Nan Academy.

• Lin Yan left after asking Xiao Yao to put in a good word with Zi Yan if he ever offended her.
• Xiao Yao gave Elder Hao two Battle Spirit Pills and received an offer of help gathering medicinal ingredients.
• Xiao Yao asked Su Qian for a Seventh-Grade fire-attributed Magic Core, and Su Qian offered to trade one for a free Sixth-Grade Pill.
• Xiao Yao accepted ingredients for a Sect-Breaking Pill and received Su Qian’s Magic Core in exchange.
• Xiao Yao left a Sect-Breaking Pill for Su Qian, who decided to seek more pills to strengthen Jia Nan Academy.

Xiao Yao finished gathering herbs with Zi Yan and gave her pills to support her cultivation. He then prepared to refine a Seventh-Grade Transformation Pill in the back mountain, arranging guards and securing promises of loyalty from Qing Lin’s magical beasts.

• Xiao Yao and Zi Yan raided the Ice Spirit Scorpion’s cave and collected its medicinal herbs.
• Xiao Yao refined half of their gathered herbs into pills and gave them to Zi Yan, who left hoping to reach Dou Emperor soon.
• Xiao Yao told Xun Er, Phoenix Cry, and Zi Lin that he was about to refine the Seventh-Grade Transformation Pill and warned that the process could attract powerful outsiders.
• Xiao Yao brought Xun Er, Qing Lin, Phoenix Cry, and Zi Lin to a secluded peak and summoned White Fang and the Flood Dragon.
• Xiao Yao promised to help White Fang advance and offered the Flood Dragon a True Dragon Bloodline in exchange for serving Qing Lin sincerely for ten years; the Flood Dragon swore an oath.
• Xun Er, Qing Lin, White Fang, Ice Dragon, and Elder Ling prepared to guard Xiao Yao while he refined the pill.

Xiao Yao began refining the Seventh-Grade Transformation Pill while Xun Er, Qing Lin, Phoenix Cry, and their protectors guarded him. After spending the day extracting and purifying the medicinal ingredients, he fused them and started the pill’s next stage of refinement.

• Xiao Yao summoned Heavenly Thunder Son to protect Xun Er and Phoenix Cry while he refined the pill, and warned Xun Er how to handle the Jia Nan Academy elders and the Black-Corner Region.
• Xiao Yao prepared the Myriad Beast Cauldron and used purple-brown flames to extract and purify the medicinal power from the Transformation Grass.
• Xun Er and Qing Lin watched over Xiao Yao as he slowly processed the remaining ingredients.
• After night fell, Xiao Yao added the golden earth-element Magic Core, fused the ingredients into one mass, and began refining it with his Soul Force.

Xiao Yao brought a Seventh-Grade Pill to its final condensation, triggering tribulation lightning that drew the attention of the Inner Academy’s elders. Elder Su and Fire Old Man rushed toward the mountain, uncertain which alchemist had caused the phenomenon.

• Xiao Yao compressed the medicinal liquid in the Myriad Beast Cauldron as the pill neared completion, and dark clouds and lightning gathered overhead.
• Xun Er and Qing Lin prepared to keep intruders away from Xiao Yao, while White Fang and the Ice Dragon vowed to defend him.
• Elder Su told Fire Old Man that Xiao Yao had reportedly refined Sixth-Grade Pills, prompting Fire Old Man to set out to find him.
• Elder Su and Fire Old Man sensed the Seventh-Grade Pill’s tribulation lightning and flew toward the mountain to discover who had refined it.

Xiao Yao refined a Seventh-Grade Pill in the Inner Academy’s back mountains, drawing dark clouds and the threat of Tribulation Lightning. Xun Er, Qing Lin, and their protectors kept watch as the Grand Elder and Fire Old Man arrived, while outsiders began noticing the phenomenon.

• The Gold and Silver Elders sensed the Seventh-Grade Pill’s energy and set out toward the Inner Academy with plans to gather Black-Corner Region experts.
• Hu Jia and Wu Hao saw the dark clouds gathering and wondered whether Xiao Yao, Xun Er, and Qing Lin were responsible.
• Zi Yan sensed the pill’s energy and flew toward the clouds, suspecting Xiao Yao was refining it.
• Xiao Yao continued refining the pill as Ling Ying warned approaching visitors to stay away; the Grand Elder and Fire Old Man then arrived and recognized Xiao Yao as the alchemist.
• The Grand Elder worried that Xiao Yao might not withstand the Tribulation Lightning, but Xun Er said he had his own plan and asked them not to disturb him.
• Qing Lin told the Grand Elder that the two serpent-type magical beasts beside her were companions controlled through her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils.

Xiao Yao’s Seventh-Grade Pill drew down fierce Pill Lightning, which Lei Chenzi endured and absorbed as he was tempered by its power. The Gold and Silver Elders arrived with Black-Corner Region experts but withdrew after the Inner Academy’s defenders warned them off.

• Qing Lin thanked the Grand Elder for praising her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils.
• Lei Chenzi intercepted the Pill Lightning striking the Myriad Beast Cauldron and grew stronger as he absorbed repeated bolts.
• The Grand Elder sensed approaching experts and identified them as likely visitors from the Black-Corner Region.
• The Gold and Silver Elders arrived with more than a dozen experts, then sent their followers away after seeing the Inner Academy’s defenders.
• The Gold and Silver Elders asked about the Seventh-Grade Alchemist, claimed they wanted to befriend him, and left when the Grand Elder told them to go.
• Ling Ying said he had hoped the Gold and Silver Elders would attack, and the Grand Elder questioned him about protecting Xun Er.