Chapter Summaries

After leaving Dragon Island, Lin Qingyun searched the void and found an ancient continent that might offer Gu Yuan and Hun Tiandi a path to the Dou Di realm. The three entered a dangerous region filled with relics from an ancient age.

• Lin Qingyun left Dragon Island after giving Zi Yan a Space Scroll that opened a path to the Evergreen Gate.
• Lin Qingyun used his Soul Power to search the void, drawing Gu Yuan and Hun Tiandi to him.
• Lin Qingyun invited Gu Yuan and Hun Tiandi to follow him to a place where they might reach the Dou Di realm.
• Lin Qingyun led Gu Yuan and Hun Tiandi into a chaotic region filled with strange rocks and the remains of powerful beings.
• Hun Tiandi examined a broken sword and sensed that its owner had once struck down a Dou Di.

Lin Qingyun, Gu Yuan, and Hun Tiandi entered the Lost Land, following traces left by ancient experts who had warned others away. Inside, Lin Qingyun resisted the realm’s suppressive power and discovered the Will of Heaven and Earth was helping contain a sealed monster tainted by Filth.

• Gu Yuan and Lin Qingyun surveyed the void, where the corpses of ancient experts and fallen Ancient Void Dragons and Ancient Heavenly Demonic Phoenixes hinted at a devastating war.
• Lin Qingyun learned from the Chaotic Fire that the vortex ahead carried a trace of Filth, then led Gu Yuan and Hun Tiandi inside.
• The three encountered an illusory warning from Yellow Springs Demon Sage, who said he had been gravely wounded after entering the dangerous world.
• Lin Qingyun identified Pure Lotus Demon Sage as the author of another warning and gathered its flame before leading the others through the ring of light.
• Inside the Lost Land, Lin Qingyun overcame the realm’s suppression and sensed that the Will of Heaven and Earth was helping seal a monster tainted by Filth, though that will was weakening.

Lin Qingyun led Gu Yuan and Hun Tiandi to the place where a Dou Di had fallen, revealing an ancient training ground and a mysterious figure holding a Bronze Sword. He identified the figure as the ancient supreme expert Yin Yang Daoist.

• Lin Qingyun found Gu Yuan and Hun Tiandi fleeing an Eight-Star Fighting Saint Magical Beast empowered by uncanny and ominous power, then destroyed it with a single strike.
• Lin Qingyun explained that he had glimpsed the Lost Land before and led Gu Yuan and Hun Tiandi toward the place where a Dou Di had fallen.
• The three entered the ruined mountain range, where the Dou Di's lingering aura pressed down on them and the shattered landscape revealed the scale of the ancient battle.
• Lin Qingyun destroyed a mountain peak with a punch, exposing an Ancient training ground and the withered body of a Dou Di.
• Lin Qingyun examined the figure's Bronze Sword and identified the mysterious expert as Yin Yang Daoist.

Hun Tiandi and Gu Yuan took the ancient Dou Di’s body and Bronze Sword, only for the corpse to awaken as a demonized being equal to a Dou Di. Lin Qingyun confronted it, and their auras collided across the Lost Land.

• Hun Tiandi seized the ancient Dou Di’s body while Gu Yuan took the Bronze Sword, and both initially found no danger.
• The corpse struck Hun Tiandi, badly wounding him, then swallowed the blood mist from his injuries.
• Lin Qingyun revealed that the figure was not Yin Yang Daoist but had been demonized.
• The awakened figure declared that living beings could serve as blood food and clashed with Lin Qingyun, whose power astonished Gu Yuan and Hun Tiandi.

Lin Qingyun defeated the demonic force that had possessed Yin Yang Daoist and restored the ancient expert’s remnant soul. Yin Yang Daoist explained that the absent Will of Heaven and Earth prevented Gu Yuan and Hun Tiandi from obtaining Origin Emperor Qi, but offered to help them advance another step.

• Lin Qingyun overwhelmed Yin Yang Daoist’s possessed body, and the demon tried to escape by self-destructing.
• Lin Qingyun burned away the darkness with Chaotic Fire, captured the demon’s remnant, and restored Yin Yang Daoist.
• Yin Yang Daoist thanked Lin Qingyun and recognized Gu Yuan and Hun Tiandi as descendants of the Ancient Emperor and Soul Emperor.
• Yin Yang Daoist explained that breaking through to Dou Di required Origin Emperor Qi from the Will of Heaven and Earth, which remained absent after the ancient battle.
• Yin Yang Daoist offered to help Gu Yuan and Hun Tiandi advance another step, and the two bowed to him.

Lin Qingyun watched Yin Yang Daoist use his final strength to help Gu Yuan and another man temper their bodies toward the physical Extreme Realm, then heard the Daoist recount the ancient war against the Holy Fiend Clan. After Yin Yang Daoist vanished, Lin Qingyun preserved his life mark and headed deeper into the Lost Land to investigate the ominous Filth.

• Yin Yang Daoist brought Gu Yuan and another man to his ancient Dao field and used Bronze Sword and the ancient river’s power to temper their bodies.
• Lin Qingyun recognized that Yin Yang Daoist was guiding the two men toward the physical Extreme Realm and discussed cultivation with him.
• Yin Yang Daoist showed Lin Qingyun memories of the ancient war, explaining that the Holy Fiend Clan had invaded from the Great Thousand World.
• Yin Yang Daoist told Lin Qingyun he believed he could defeat the sealed Holy Fiend, then asked his name before his spirit dispersed.
• Lin Qingyun captured Yin Yang Daoist’s life mark and placed it in his Tianque Acupoint for safekeeping.
• Lin Qingyun returned to the Lost Land and walked toward the source of the ominous aura to learn about Filth.

Lin Qingyun entered the abyss and met the ancient Dou Di remnants who were suppressing Saint Evil, then left after promising to return and destroy it. The story shifted to Evergreen Gate, where a pale man in a wheelchair and a woman in black arrived to see someone.

• Lin Qingyun entered Saint Evil’s sealed realm and saw that the ominous power came from a drop of liquid that threatened him.
• Twenty-three ancient Dou Di remnants, including Flame Emperor, spoke with Lin Qingyun about the state of the world and Tou She Ancient God’s death.
• Lin Qingyun promised to return and suppress Saint Evil, then left the realm.
• Lin Qingyun emerged into an ancient mountain range and reflected on the danger of Saint Evil before departing.
• A white-robed man in a wheelchair and a woman in black arrived near Evergreen Gate, and the man said they would go see him.

Great Void Young Master and You entered Lin Qingyun's transformed world, where they discovered Spiritual Qi and a grand formation shaped by the Great Dao. After meeting Lin Qingyun, Great Void Young Master arranged to stay for a few years, agreeing to help him when needed, and Lin Qingyun led them somewhere unspecified.

• Great Void Young Master sensed Spiritual Qi gathering in the world and marveled at its ongoing transformation, while You recognized the power of its grand formation.
• Lin Qingyun sensed Great Void Young Master approaching from Ancient Peak, put away Nine Prison Tower, and prepared tea to welcome him and You.
• Lin Qingyun teased Great Void Young Master about being empty, and the three sat together and drank tea.
• Great Void Young Master said his sealed bodily problem could wait until Lin Qingyun reached Dou Di and asked to stay for a few years.
• Lin Qingyun agreed on the condition that Great Void Young Master help him when needed, and then invited him and You to follow him somewhere.

Lin Qingyun brought Great Void Young Master and You to a barren island and summoned the Nine Prison Tower, which transformed the island’s rock into immortal stone. The tower drew crowds from across the eight islands, while Lin Qingyun stood before its open door with Great Void Young Master declining to enter.

• Lin Qingyun hurried away from the cultivation area with Great Void Young Master and You after deacons recognized and praised him.
• Lin Qingyun crossed the dangerous Vast Sea with his companions and brought them to a remote, snow-covered island.
• Lin Qingyun revealed the White Jade Exquisite Small Tower, and Great Void Young Master nearly lost himself when he tried to see through it.
• Lin Qingyun enlarged the tower and dropped it onto the island, causing a massive disturbance that drew onlookers from all eight islands.
• The tower’s nine-colored light transformed the island into crystal-clear immortal stone, astonishing Great Void Young Master.
• Lin Qingyun invited Great Void Young Master inside the tower, but he declined, and a crowd gathered behind them.

Lin Qingyun revealed the Nine Prison Tower as a Postnatal Supreme Treasure and sent Evergreen Gate’s Half-Saint and Fighting Saint experts inside to face its trials. After the tower’s gate opened and the onlookers recoiled from its ancient aura, Lin Qingyun returned to Ancient Peak and prepared for secluded cultivation, sending avatars to handle matters in his absence.

• A white tower appeared beyond Evergreen Gate, drawing Lin Qingyun, Luo Kun, Nangong the Madman, and other powerful figures to the island.
• Nangong the Madman recognized the tower as beyond his understanding, and Lin Qingyun identified it as the Nine Prison Tower, a Postnatal Supreme Treasure whose trials could lead to an immortal body.
• Lin Qingyun warned Luo Kun, Nangong the Madman, and the others that only Half-Saints could enter and that the tower was dangerous, then they opened its gate and vanished inside.
• The tower’s ancient aura overwhelmed onlookers who tried to sense within it, while Lin Qingyun told Great Void Young Master that reaching its summit could lead to the Immortal Realm.
• Lin Qingyun returned to Ancient Peak, sent avatars to handle matters, and began preparing for secluded cultivation.

Evergreen Gate gathered its disciples for the dangerous trial in the forbidden area as Yun Yun and the elders opened the entrance. The disciples entered through the array, and seven crystal mirrors began showing different locations within the trial grounds.

• Disciples from across the eight great islands gathered at the forbidden area, where younger members discussed the Little Demon Girl, the King of Brute Force, and powerful seniors.
• Xu Fengnian and Cold Jade Qing arrived after completing a difficult mission, and Xu Fengnian said he had advanced to Five-Star Dou Zong.
• Yun Yun learned that Lu Mu and the others had reached Sacred Pill City, ordered Half-Saints to watch over them, and planned to publicize Lu Mu's Evergreen Gate affiliation if he won the Alchemy Convention.
• A white-haired elder distributed tokens that could return disciples safely if crushed, but warned that doing so would cost them their rewards.
• Yun Yun and three elders activated the array, sending the disciples into the forbidden area as seven crystal mirrors displayed different locations.

Lu Mu traveled through a Space Wormhole toward the Pill Gathering and trained in pill refining during the journey. He successfully entered the eighth rank and set his sights on proving himself against the Pill Tower’s geniuses.

• At Tianhuang City, Liu Qing saw Lu Mu off as Lu Mu departed aboard a Space Ship.
• During the journey to Twilight City, Lu Mu reflected on his rise in the Central Plains and practiced refining a Rank 8 Pill in his meditation world.
• After repeated failures, Lu Mu finally refined the pill successfully and officially stepped into the eighth rank.
• Lu Mu resolved to face Cao Ying, Dan Xuan, and the other Pill Tower geniuses at the Pill Gathering and prove himself worthy of leading the Pill Hall.

Lu Mu arrived in Twilight City hoping to find Zi Yi and the others, while Lin Qingyun learned they had left Sound Valley. Lin Qingyun made Sound Valley the ninth hall of Evergreen Gate and then set out with the Heavenly Flame Saint for the Pill Tower.

• Lu Mu emerged from the Space Wormhole in Twilight City and sent Zi Yi a message, hoping to meet her and the others.
• Su Ya told Lin Qingyun that Zi Yi and the others had left Sound Valley and that Lu Mu was looking for them.
• Lin Qingyun declined to send anyone to protect them and gave Su Ya a token naming Sound Valley the ninth hall of Evergreen Gate.
• Su Ya accepted the token and left to inform Sound Valley, anticipating resistance to moving the sect.
• Lin Qingyun and the Heavenly Flame Saint departed to visit the Pill Tower.

Lu Mu and Zi Yi, Murong Yanlan, and Hong Yi traveled to Sacred Pill City for the Pill Gathering, where Lu Mu hoped to compete against Xiao Yan. After arriving, they struggled to find lodging until Lu Mu displayed his Alchemist Rank Badge, then discovered their room had an awkwardly suggestive atmosphere.

• Lu Mu left the inn with Zi Yi, Murong Yanlan, and Hong Yi, while onlookers recognized him as an Alchemist Master who could refine Seventh Grade Advanced peak medicinal pills.
• Lu Mu piloted a Space Ship through the Space Channel toward Sacred Pill City as the group cultivated and rested during the journey.
• Lu Mu saw numerous alchemists traveling toward the Pill Gathering and grew eager to compete against the continent’s alchemy experts and defeat Xiao Yan.
• Lu Mu and the others arrived at Sacred Pill City’s crowded outer district and wandered for half an hour searching for an inn.
• Zi Yi suggested Lu Mu show his Alchemist Rank Badge, and he secured a luxurious private room after displaying it.
• Lu Mu realized the room’s pink decor and fragrance were suggestive, sensed the women’s killing intent, and hurried away without looking back.

Lu Mu visited the Pill Tower’s branch to assess his alchemist rank and unexpectedly reunited with Xiao Yan. Meanwhile, a mysterious man briefly weakened the seal on the Three Thousand Burning Flame, prompting the Pill Tower to strengthen its security as the Pill Gathering approached.

• A mysterious man entered the Star Region, briefly dissolved the black net restraining the Three Thousand Burning Flame, and left after anticipating its eventual choice between freedom and submission.
• Pill Tower figures investigated the disturbance in the Star Region, failed to identify the intruder, and decided to strengthen the lockdown ahead of the Pill Gathering.
• Lu Mu visited the crowded Pill Tower branch to take an alchemist assessment but found a long queue and no clear way to skip it.
• Lu Mu ran into Xiao Yan and Ye Zhong, the clan leader of the Ye Family, and introduced himself to them.
• Xiao Yan confirmed he had obtained another Heavenly Flame, and Ye Zhong went to arrange a faster assessment for Lu Mu and Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan and Lu Mu accompanied Ye Zhong to an alchemy assessment, where Lu Mu’s badge and strength provoked the Bai Family. Lu Mu incapacitated a Bai Family woman and defeated her elder, while Ye Zhong hinted that Xiao Yan was at least as strong as Lu Mu.

• Ye Zhong told Xiao Yan and Lu Mu that the Bai and Qiu Families were also attending, but Xiao Yan and Lu Mu agreed to continue with the assessment.
• Ye Zhong brought Xiao Yan and Lu Mu into the assessment hall, where a Bai Family elder mocked the Ye Family and they encountered Han Li.
• The Bai Family elder and a woman in white doubted Lu Mu’s seventh-tier alchemist badge, and Lu Mu killed the woman with a glance.
• The gray-clothed elder attacked Lu Mu, who knocked her into a wall and told the room that she would sleep forever.
• Ye Zhong told Han Li that Xiao Yan was his real helper and hinted that Xiao Yan was no weaker than Lu Mu.

At the Pill Tower assessment, Xiao Yan asked to be tested as a Seventh Grade Advanced Alchemist, and Lu Mu offered to prove his own Seventh Grade Advanced rank so he could serve as the second assessor. Lu Mu began refining a pill powerful enough to summon Pill Lightning, and the chapter ended as thunder descended toward the pill and Xiao Yan’s puppet.

• Elder Bai Yuan left with the injured woman in white, and Han Li continued the assessment by calling the Qiu Family candidates to test for Sixth Grade Intermediate.
• Xiao Yan asked whether he could assess for Seventh Grade Advanced, and Han Li explained that a second assessor of that rank was required.
• Lu Mu offered to demonstrate that he was a Seventh Grade Advanced Alchemist, and Han Li brought two Pill Tower witnesses and an Image-Retaining Stone.
• Lu Mu refined a pill with relaxed precision, revealing Soul Power at the Spiritual State and impressing Han Li and Xiao Yan.
• As the pill formed, Pill Lightning gathered overhead, and Xiao Yan summoned a silver puppet to stand beneath the Tribulation Clouds.
• Lu Mu released the pill from the Medicine Cauldron, and thunderbolts descended toward it.

Lu Mu and Xiao Yan each refined a flawless, peerless-quality pill, astonishing the Pill Tower and securing the Ye Family’s standing. Afterward, Han Li recognized Lu Mu’s badge as one tied to the lost Medicine Immortal Valley and explained its connection to the Pill Tower.

• Lu Mu split the immense lightning tribulation with Xiao Yan and revealed that he had refined two flawless pills in one furnace.
• Han Li and the gathered alchemists praised Lu Mu, who refused to reveal his master’s name and credited Lin Qingyun with guiding him.
• Xiao Yan refined another peerless-quality pill, and Han Li awarded both him and Lu Mu Seventh Grade Advanced alchemist badges.
• Ye Zhong congratulated himself on securing the Ye Family’s position and led Xiao Yan and Lu Mu away from the Pill Tower.
• Han Li stopped Lu Mu and explained that his Medicine Immortal Pavilion badge came from Medicine Immortal Valley, an ancient branch of the Pill Tower that had disappeared.

Lu Mu prepared goods for Sacred Pill City’s Alchemist Trading Fair after discovering that Zi Yi and the others had left to meet Lin Qingyun. He entered the fair intent on trading as a merchant, while Lin Qingyun’s group departed to visit Medicine Immortal Valley.

• Lu Mu returned to the inn and found a note saying Zi Yi and the others had left to find their master, then burned the note.
• Lin Qingyun refused to visit Lu Mu so he would not disrupt Lu Mu’s state of mind before the competition, and warned Zi Yi and the others that Wu Hao was nearing a breakthrough to Dou Zun.
• Lin Qingyun praised the three women’s progress and led them toward Medicine Immortal Valley.
• Lu Mu prepared goods for the Alchemist Trading Fair and decided to trade as a merchant rather than hunt for treasures.
• Lu Mu entered the Pill Tower-controlled fair, where he saw the crowded trading hall.

Lu Mu explored the Pill Tower’s trading hall and set up a stall on the third floor, offering a gambling-style exchange game to attract alchemists. After a customer’s successful test made the game seem fair, Lu Mu prepared to charge the eager crowd for further turns.

• Lu Mu passed through the first and second floors, finding their wares unworthy of his attention, and gained access to the third floor with his Seventh Grade Advanced alchemist badge.
• An old man in yellow robes escorted Lu Mu upstairs and offered assistance, but Lu Mu declined and said he intended to trade and purchase items.
• Lu Mu chose a stall on the third floor and displayed pill scrolls alongside a sign listing the items he wanted in exchange.
• Lu Mu explained that customers could spend pills or herbs for turns of a wooden box’s six wheels, with matching pictures awarding the displayed prize, including a Breakthrough Dou Zun Pill.
• A middle-aged man inspected and shook the box, then got six matching pictures; Lu Mu said the first test was free but further turns would cost a fee.