Chapter Summaries

Lin Qing gathered the Jia Ma Empire’s strongest factions to establish an alliance centered on the former Green Emperor Pavilion and expand into the surrounding Empires. The gathering began with several leaders hesitating over whether to join.

• Lin Qing gave Yun Yun a Jade Pendant containing his spiritual sense and told her to crush it if the Soul Hall Protector returned or Yun Shan acted strangely.
• Lin Qing let Yun Shan’s hidden danger remain while he prepared to search for Soul Hall’s spies in Gama and the surrounding Empires.
• The Xiao Clan completed its new mansion in Jia Ma Sacred City, and the clan officially settled there.
• Lin Qing arrived at the alliance gathering with his companions and took the head seat as the Xiao Clan’s Grand Elder.
• Lin Qing introduced himself as an Eighth-Rank Alchemist and proposed uniting the factions, opening a route to the Black-Corner Region, annexing neighboring Empires, and seeking control of the Northwest.
• The Jia Ma Imperial Family, Misty Cloud Sect, and Mittel Family supported Lin Qing’s proposal, while several other faction leaders hesitated.

Lin Qing offered the Jia Ma Empire’s factions benefits in exchange for joining the Green Emperor Pavilion and required members to put the alliance above their former clans. Most factions agreed under pressure, and Lin Qing then asked President Fama to bring the Alchemist Guild into the alliance.

• Mu Chen asked what benefits the factions would receive, and Lin Qing described an alliance hall that would train talented members and provide powerful techniques and pills.
• Jia Xing Tian asked what members would have to give up, and Lin Qing said they must stop acting under their clan banners and treat the alliance as their clan.
• Xue Tian, Lin Teng, Hai Bodong, Teng Shan, Yun Yun, and Jia Xing Tian agreed to join the Green Emperor Pavilion.
• Queen Medusa’s icy stare pressured the hesitant leaders, and Nalan Jie and the other factions successively agreed, while neutral groups such as the Alchemist Guild held back.
• Lin Qing asked President Fama to lead the Alchemist Guild into the Green Emperor Pavilion, valuing its alchemists as crucial talent.

Lin Qing tried to bring the Alchemist Guild into the alliance by offering Fama rare cultivation techniques and promising support for its members. Fama agreed to persuade the guild and take responsibility for coordinating its alchemists, though he could not guarantee every member would join.

• Fama said he personally wanted to join the Green Emperor Pavilion but could not decide for the independent Alchemist Guild.
• Lin Qing offered Fama the first half of a Soul Strength cultivation technique and a High Earth Grade Fire Attribute cultivation technique if he brought the guild into the alliance.
• Lin Qing told the gathered members that they could earn such techniques through sufficient contributions, prompting excitement among those who had joined.
• Fama agreed to do his best to bring the Alchemist Guild into the alliance but warned that some alchemists could not be compelled to join.
• Lin Qing promised resources to support allied alchemists and asked Fama to manage and coordinate the pavilion's Medicinal Pill production.

Lin Qing established Green Emperor Pavilion as an alliance spanning the Jia Ma Empire and the Black-Corner Region, assigning its headquarters, members, and leaders. After the alliance agreed to prepare for expansion, Lin Qing reflected that the Xiao Clan now had protection and the Snake-People Tribe had a new home.

• Lin Qing promised that Green Emperor Pavilion would train more Alchemists and provide Medicinal Pills, winning the confidence of those joining the alliance.
• Lin Qing designated Jia Ma Sacred City as Green Emperor Pavilion's headquarters and the Black-Corner Region as an important branch.
• Lin Qing announced that the Snake-People Tribe had joined and that the Magic Beast Mountains would become its new habitat; Jia Xing Tian agreed to arrange the evacuation of nearby residents.
• Lin Qing introduced Little Marten, Cailin, and Venerable Tian Huo as Dou Venerables, appointed Little Marten and Cailin deputy pavilion masters and Venerable Tian Huo Great Elder, and said he would head to the Central Plains to build a foothold and spatial passage.
• Lin Qing ordered Green Emperor Pavilion to integrate and begin annexing nearby factions and Empires, and the members celebrated their new alliance.
• After the guests departed, Lin Qing said the Xiao Clan now had protection and the Snake-People Tribe had a suitable habitat.

Lin Qing entrusted the newly acquired Jia Ma Empire to Cailin and Little Marten while preparing an Eighth-Grade Fuling Qing Pill and planning to travel to the Central Plains after reaching Dou Venerable. As the empire’s forces began mobilizing, unrest stirred within the seemingly calm Misty Cloud Sect, where a white-haired elder sat in a secret chamber.

• Lin Qing asked Little Marten and Cailin to manage the Green Emperor Pavilion’s intelligence network and oversee the Jia Ma Empire’s new members.
• Little Marten gave Lin Qing a Storage Ring containing medicinal herbs and recent spoils, and Lin Qing explained that the Fuling Qing Pill could restore two or three stars of strength.
• Lin Qing told Cailin he would leave the Jia Ma Empire in her care and travel to the Central Plains after reaching Dou Venerable, then later take her and Caidie to the Nine-Colored Sky-Devouring Python Heritage Ground.
• Cailin accepted Lin Qing’s trust and promised to guard their home while he was away.
• As forces across the Jia Ma Empire relocated and mobilized, the Misty Cloud Sect remained outwardly quiet, though opposition to Yun Yun stirred within it.
• A jade-faced, white-haired elder sat cross-legged in a secret chamber in the Misty Cloud Sect’s Back Mountain.

Yun Leng alerted Yun Shan to the Green Emperor Pavilion’s rise and its conflict with the Misty Cloud Sect, but Yun Shan recognized Yun Leng’s distortions and struck him down. Yun Shan decided to let Yun Yun handle Lin Qing while preparing to contact Protector Wu, as Lin Qing secretly watched a mass of black mist enter Yun Shan’s chamber.

• Yun Leng knelt before Yun Shan and blamed Lin Qing and the Green Emperor Pavilion for threatening the Misty Cloud Sect, while twisting parts of the recent events.
• Yun Shan’s aura spread across Misty Cloud Mountain, prompting Yun Yun to leave the hall and Lin Qing to decide to visit the sect.
• Yun Shan accused Yun Leng of provoking an Eighth-Rank Alchemist and slapped him into a stone wall before ordering him to leave.
• Yun Shan decided to leave the matter to Yun Yun and notify Protector Wu, while Yun Yun watched the secret chamber and wondered about Yun Leng’s motives.
• Lin Qing secretly observed Yun Yun as black mist entered Yun Shan’s secluded cultivation chamber and gathered into a large mass.

Lin Qing and Yun Yun confronted Yun Shan and Protector Wu in the Misty Cloud Sect's Back Mountain after overhearing their plans concerning Lin Qing. Lin Qing sealed Yun Shan's Dou Qi and soul, then destroyed Protector Wu's iron chains with a Vermilion Bird of crimson flames and sent it toward him.

• Lin Qing stopped Yun Yun from using her Jade Pendant and went with her to meet the Soul Hall's Protector in the Back Mountain.
• Yun Shan told Protector Wu about Lin Qing, and the two discussed recruiting or destroying the young Eighth-Rank Alchemist.
• Lin Qing and Yun Yun appeared in the Secret Chamber, startling Yun Shan and Protector Wu, who recognized Lin Qing.
• Lin Qing sealed Yun Shan's Dou Qi and soul with a touch to his forehead.
• Protector Wu attacked Lin Qing with three iron chains, but Lin Qing's Vermilion Bird burned them away and continued toward him.

Lin Qing killed Protector Wu and explained that the Soul Hall had tampered with Yun Shan’s soul. He agreed to save Yun Shan in exchange for the Misty Cloud Sect joining his faction, then began removing the seal and hidden danger.

• Lin Qing used the Vermilion Bird flames to kill Protector Wu and took his Storage Ring.
• Yun Yun helped Yun Shan up, and Yun Shan realized she had brought Lin Qing to save him.
• Lin Qing warned Yun Shan that the Soul Hall had tampered with his soul and said he had sealed Yun Shan to prevent Protector Wu from devouring him.
• Lin Qing offered to save Yun Shan on the condition that the Misty Cloud Sect join his faction, and Yun Shan accepted.
• Lin Qing restored Yun Shan’s sealed cultivation and soul with Dou Qi and prepared to eliminate the hidden danger.

Lin Qing removed the Soul Hall’s seal from Yun Shan’s soul, freeing him from its influence and deepening his resentment toward the Soul Hall. After returning to his courtyard, Lin Qing began preparing a pill while his companions resumed cultivation to strengthen themselves before the journey to the Central Plains.

• Lin Qing warned Yun Shan about the dangers of removing the soul restriction, then used his Soul Strength to refine the black seal in Yun Shan’s soul as Yun Shan endured severe pain.
• Yun Yun trusted Lin Qing’s warning and held back from interrupting while he completed the treatment.
• Lin Qing removed the last trace of the seal and instructed Yun Shan to rest for half a month without fighting or cultivating.
• Yun Shan recalled how Protector Wu had recruited him and realized the Soul Hall had treated him as a tool, so he resolved to rely on Lin Qing instead.
• Lin Qing returned to his courtyard, left his cultivating companions undisturbed, and began refining the Fuling Qing Pill for Little Marten and Tian Huo.
• Lin Qi, Zi Yan, Little Fairy Doctor, and Qing Lin resumed cultivation to prepare for the journey to the Central Plains.

As Lin Qing’s seclusion ended, the Heavenly Snake Mansion demanded Qing Lin, but Cailin and the Green Emperor Pavilion refused. Lin Qing’s successful refinement of two Eighth-Grade pills and breakthrough to Seven-Star Dou Zong left the confrontation unresolved.

• Cailin, Little Marten, and Venerable Tian Huo rejected the Heavenly Snake Mansion’s demand to take Qing Lin.
• Little Marten and Medusa wanted to seize or kill the delegation, but Yao Tianhuo argued that the Green Emperor Pavilion should first consolidate its strength and pressure the mansion gradually.
• Lin Qing’s alchemy summoned two waves of four-colored Pill Lightning over the Imperial Capital.
• A Peak Dou Ancestor Puppet endured the Pill Lightning and absorbed it, strengthening its body toward purple-gold.
• Lin Qing caught the two pills and emerged having refined two Eighth-Grade pills in one furnace and advanced from Six-Star Dou Ancestor to Seven-Star Dou Zong.

After ending his seclusion, Lin Qing forced the Heavenly Snake Mansion to submit to the Green Emperor Pavilion and pay an annual tribute. He then recovered, shared his new energy-rich jelly with Zi Yan and Lin Qi, and went to the pavilion’s new headquarters.

• Lin Qing gave medicinal pills to Little Marten and Venerable Tian Huo, then demanded an explanation from the Heavenly Snake Mansion for entering Jia Ma Sacred City.
• Venerable Tianshe offered the mansion’s treasures as compensation, but Lin Qing demanded its submission to the Green Emperor Pavilion and an annual tribute of medicinal herbs worth ten million gold coins.
• Venerable Tianshe accepted the terms and promised to deliver the compensation and that year’s tribute within half a month.
• Lin Qing dismissed the gathered people, rested for two days, and recovered to peak condition.
• Zi Yan and Lin Qi ended their seclusion, and Lin Qing gave them his homemade energy-rich jelly to eat.
• After Zi Yan and Lin Qi finished the jelly, Lin Qing headed to the Green Emperor Pavilion’s newly constructed headquarters.

Lin Qing gave Cailin rare treasures to auction as the Green Emperor Pavilion’s defeat of the Heavenly Snake Mansion made it a dominant force in the Northwest. The pavilion celebrated its rise, while Cailin warned that its new prominence would draw hostile attention, especially from the Soul Hall.

• Lin Qing visited Cailin at the Green Emperor Pavilion headquarters and gave her a Storage Ring of treasures to auction, prioritizing barter for medicinal herbs and high-grade Magical Beast blood essence.
• Cailin arranged a Heaven Grade Auction for half a year later, and news spread that it would feature Eighth-Grade Pills and Earth Grade techniques.
• News spread that the Heavenly Snake Mansion had surrendered to the Green Emperor Pavilion, paid compensation, apologized, and agreed to pay tribute.
• Northwest factions learned that Lin Qing was a young Eighth-Rank Alchemist with several Dou Venerables, and they recognized the Green Emperor Pavilion as a new hegemon.
• The pavilion celebrated Lin Qing’s growing reputation, while Cailin recognized that the rise had exposed them to schemes and attacks, particularly from the Soul Hall and its subordinate factions.

Lin Qing strengthened the Green Emperor Pavilion, established a training tower powered by the Fallen Heart Flame, and arranged for Yao Chen to oversee its development while he prepared to enter seclusion and travel to the Central Plains. The Heaven Grade Auction then began in the Jia Ma Empire, drawing powerful guests from across the Northwest Continent.

• Cailin imposed strict rules and selective recruitment standards as the Green Emperor Pavilion continued to grow.
• Lin Qing set aside plans to attack the Northwest Soul Hall branches, while Little Marten and Venerable Tian Huo recovered to five-star Dou Venerable strength.
• Lin Qing and his allies established a Blazing Sky Qi Training Pagoda around the Fallen Heart Flame Child Flame to help cultivate Pavilion members.
• Lin Qing arranged for Yao Chen to become a Guest Elder, train alchemists, and support the Green Emperor Pavilion after Lin Qing left for the Central Plains.
• The Heaven Grade Auction filled the expanded Mittel Auction House, where Lin Qing observed three Dou Venerables among the guests.
• The three elders of Mu Lan Valley recognized that the auction was attended by many rivals and Dou Ancestors stronger than themselves.

Hai Bodong opened the Green Emperor Pavilion’s Heaven Grade Auction under strict security, and Yafei began presenting the lots. The first item, an Azure Falcon Wings Flight Dou Technique, sold for 10,860,000 gold coins, and the auction continued.

• Hai Bodong welcomed the guests, warned against causing trouble, and opened the auction.
• Yafei emerged onto the stage and announced that the Green Emperor Pavilion’s Heaven Grade Auction had begun.
• Yafei introduced the Azure Falcon Wings, a low-tier Earth Grade Flight Dou Technique, and invited bids starting at five million gold coins.
• Bidders raised the price to 10,860,000 gold coins, and Yafei sold the Flight Dou Technique.
• Yafei continued introducing the remaining auction items.

The Green Emperor Pavilion auction continued to draw fierce bidding as Yafei presented three perfect-quality Snow Soul Pills that could accelerate a Dou Ancestor’s cultivation. When a bidder tried to seize one by force, Little Marten obliterated him, and Lin Qing warned the crowd against breaking the auction’s rules.

• Yafei unveiled three pill-veined Snow Soul Pills and explained that the Seventh-Grade Intermediate pills could repeatedly accelerate a Dou Ancestor’s cultivation.
• Yan Luotian and other bidders offered valuable techniques, herbs, and other goods for the pills as their price climbed.
• A black-robed Seven-Star Dou Zong rushed toward the stage to take a pill by force.
• Little Marten imprisoned the attacker with spatial force and crushed him into ashes, leaving only his storage ring.
• Lin Qing threatened anyone who broke the rules, while Yao Chen wondered about Little Marten’s unknown race and extraordinary bloodline.