Chapter Summaries

At the Alchemist Guild’s Grand Meeting, Lin Qingyun impressed the gathered alchemists by extracting a medicinal herb to perfect purity in a single attempt. The chapter leaves Chemir eager to preserve Lin Qingyun’s method as the powder that proved it blows away.

• Lin Qingyun teased the Little Princess Yao Yue, then introduced himself to Liu Ling as the two exchanged polite but wary remarks.
• Chemir praised Lin Qingyun as the Jia Ma Empire’s youngest Third-grade Alchemist and announced the medicinal-herb extraction test.
• Lin Qingyun entered a test room, extracted Black Iron Spirit Leaf in a single attempt, and left after giving someone inside instructions.
• Chemir tested Lin Qingyun’s powder with a Purity Measurement Instrument, which displayed a perfect score of ten.
• Chemir confirmed the powder was Ironwood Spirit Leaf and asked Lin Qingyun how he had achieved its purity; Lin Qingyun advised bold heating and minute monitoring.
• Chemir told Old Mu to record Lin Qingyun’s advice, but a gust of wind scattered the powder.

Lin Qingyun left the alchemy test after finishing first and went to Misty Cloud Mountain to see Yun Yun, who declared him her husband in front of Nalan Yanran. Yun Shan emerged from seclusion and confronted Lin Qingyun, who challenged him to a match.

• Chemir told the gathered alchemists that Lin Qingyun had completed the test first and already left, frustrating Liu Ling and surprising Yao Yue.
• Lin Qingyun flew toward Misty Cloud Mountain and found Yun Yun waiting by the Deep Pool with Nalan Yanran.
• Yun Yun introduced Lin Qingyun as her husband, upsetting Nalan Yanran, who struggled with the news and their past grudge.
• Lin Qingyun reassured Yun Yun that he would face her teacher, and the Heaven Swallowing Python emerged from his clothes.
• Yun Shan appeared from hiding, rebuked Yun Yun, and accepted Lin Qingyun's challenge to a match.

Lin Qingyun challenged Yun Shan to a full-strength battle away from Misty Cloud Mountain, while Yun Yun and a growing crowd of powerful observers watched. The fight continued with Lin Qingyun pushing Yun Shan to reveal more of his strength, as Xiao Yan and Medicine Elder secretly observed from the clouds.

• Lin Qingyun declined Yun Shan's offer to join the Misty Cloud Sect and chose a remote battlefield, leaving Yun Yun to hold the Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python.
• Yun Shan and Yun Yun left Misty Cloud Mountain, prompting three elders to follow while Jia Xingtian, Hai Bodong, and other Imperial Capital experts sensed the battle and headed toward it.
• Lin Qingyun transformed with golden scales and blood energy, then attacked Yun Shan with True Dragon Sky-Tearing Hand and Extreme Wind, Meteoric Kill, but Yun Shan broke the binding force and cut through his attack.
• Yun Yun and the three elders watched the battle as Jia Xingtian, Hai Bodong, Cloud Emperor, Fa Ma, and Gu He arrived; Hai Bodong recognized Lin Qingyun as his friend.
• Xiao Yan watched from within a cloud with Medicine Elder, who told him Yun Shan had not yet used his full strength and urged him to see how far Lin Qingyun could push the Dou Zong expert.

Lin Qingyun defeated Yun Shan with a devastating golden-flame attack, but a mysterious black fog appeared before Yun Yun could reach him. The fog revealed its interest in Fa Ma’s soul and addressed Yun Shan, leaving the aftermath of the battle in danger.

• Lin Qingyun and Yun Shan unleashed their strongest attacks, and Lin Qingyun’s flames overwhelmed Yun Shan’s green Dou Qi.
• Xiao Yan lost contact with Medicine Elder briefly, then learned that another Dou Zong expert had appeared and that Medicine Elder might intervene to protect Lin Qingyun.
• Medicine Elder took control of Xiao Yan’s body as the explosion’s energy faded and Yun Yun flew toward Lin Qingyun.
• Yun Yun stopped when a vast black fog appeared, accompanied by the sound of swaying chains and a chilling aura.
• The black fog identified Fa Ma as a Sixth-grade Alchemist and said it would offer his soul to the Hall Master, then praised Yun Shan for judging the situation correctly.

Lin Qingyun remained unconscious while a mysterious Dou Zong attacked, prompting Yun Yun and the others to join forces with a hidden flame-wreathed expert against him. Inside his consciousness space, Lin Qingyun completed a check-in, received the Star River Ancient God Spear, and struck a deal that persuaded Yun Shan to follow his plan.

• The black-mist Dou Zong attacked Lin Qingyun with iron chains, and Yun Yun, Jia Xingtian, and Fa Ma intervened to protect him.
• A mysterious Dou Zong wrapped in white flames deflected the attacker’s chains and asked Jia Xingtian and the others for help fighting him.
• Yun Yun stayed beside the unconscious Lin Qingyun while the Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python circled her, and she wondered what had happened to him and Yun Shan.
• In the golden consciousness space, Lin Qingyun completed his fifth check-in at Misty Cloud Sect and received the Star River Ancient God Spear, with Jia Nan Academy set as his next check-in location in half a year.
• Lin Qingyun confronted Yun Shan in the consciousness space and persuaded him to accept a deal by confronting him with his tainted soul and the consequences of his actions.
• The golden space collapsed, and Yun Shan opened his eyes again.

Lin Qingyun woke after defeating Yun Shan and left to help Medicine Elder fight Protector Wu, while Yun Shan joined the battle under the guise of turning against the others. Protector Wu escaped their attack by using a Space Teleportation Scroll, opening a black vortex in the sky.

• Yun Shan admitted to Yun Yun that he would atone for his past sins, and Lin Qingyun woke and told her he would go help fight Protector Wu.
• Lin Qingyun flew toward the battle, while Yun Yun stayed behind, pleased that he had called her Yun'er.
• Yun Shan arrived and attacked Jia Xingtian, Fa Ma, and Hai Bodong, but his spinning sword instead struck Protector Wu as part of a plan with Medicine Elder.
• Protector Wu survived the surprise attack as a Soul Body, and Yun Shan joined Medicine Elder in trying to capture him.
• Protector Wu produced a Space Teleportation Scroll, broke through Medicine Elder's attempt to lock space, and opened a vast black vortex above himself.

Medicine Elder confronted Qing Hai after Protector Wu forced open the Space Channel, and he stayed behind to buy time for Xiao Yan and the others. As Medicine Elder prepared to fight Qing Hai, Lin Qingyun’s eyes turned pitch-black and he began to use an unknown power.

• Medicine Elder used Space Blade Kill to attack the Space Channel, but Protector Wu stabilized it with black fog and survived Yun Shan’s Wind Brake Annihilation Force.
• Protector Wu widened the passage, allowing Qing Hai, a Dou Zun, to appear and recognize Medicine Elder as Yao Chen.
• Medicine Elder left Xiao Yan’s body and told Lin Qingyun to look after him before unleashing his flames to confront Qing Hai.
• Xiao Yan begged Lin Qingyun to help Medicine Elder, but Lin Qingyun initially stayed silent as Yun Shan urged the others to retreat.
• Lin Qingyun’s eyes turned pitch-black, and he hovered forward before raising his fist and saying, “Descend!”

Lin Qingyun summoned a vast celestial figure and the Heaven Punishing Spear, defeating Protector Wu and capturing his surviving soul before reassuring Yun Yun that he was still himself. He reached Peak Dou Ling, while the green-robed man reappeared in a distant palace, shaken and wondering who Lin Qingyun was.

• Lin Qingyun's call of “Descend!” altered heaven and earth and summoned a towering figure that killed the green-robed man as he tried to escape with Protector Wu.
• The celestial figure returned to Lin Qingyun, who drew forth the Heaven Punishing Spear and struck down Protector Wu, capturing his pierced soul in a jade bottle.
• Lin Qingyun reassured Yun Yun that he was himself, and she embraced him.
• Lin Qingyun revealed that he had become a Peak Dou Ling, while Gu He left after Mu Zhan teased him about Yun Yun.
• The green-robed man appeared outside a black palace, wounded and frightened, and questioned the identity of Lin Qingyun and the terrifying figure.

Lin Qingyun recovered after witnessing the Starry Sky Master forge the Star River Ancient God Spear and entrust him with a mission against the Filth. He awakened in Yun Yun’s room, learned of his new Star Body and strength, then faced Yun Shan’s warning about Yun Yun before setting off to meet her.

• Lin Qingyun witnessed the Starry Sky Master destroy a galaxy, forge the Star River Ancient God Spear, and name him as the weapon’s destined inheritor, charged with eliminating the Filth.
• Lin Qingyun awoke at Peak Dou Ling, checked his status panel, and discovered he had acquired the Star Body and that the spear’s weight and annihilation power made it impossible to store normally.
• Lin Qingyun wrapped the Star River Ancient God Spear in cloth and carried it on his back before meeting Yun Shan outside Yun Yun’s room.
• Yun Shan warned Lin Qingyun not to hurt Yun Yun, and Lin Qingyun assured him before Yun Shan sent him to meet her and mentioned the delayed Alchemist Tournament and his promised pill.

Lin Qingyun cultivated with the Star Body and Dragonless Heart Method, drawing closer to breaking through to Dou Wang while learning that he could not yet awaken the Star River Ancient God Spear. He forced Protector Wu to accept a soul seed and ordered him to return to the Hall of Souls as his subordinate.

• Lin Qingyun absorbed power from the stars during cultivation and judged that he could reach Dou Wang within a month.
• Lin Qingyun tried to awaken the Star River Ancient God Spear but could only draw out a faint glimmer.
• Lin Qingyun released Protector Wu from the jade bottle and trapped him in a Dou Qi cage.
• Lin Qingyun offered Protector Wu a choice between surrendering his soul imprint and enduring a soul seed, then planted the seed in him.
• Protector Wu agreed to serve Lin Qingyun, who ordered him to return to the Hall of Souls and observe its powerful experts.

Lin Qingyun renamed Protector Wu Dark Crow and sent him back to the Hall of Souls as an informant, promising him a powerful soul cultivation method. After Xiao Yan and Medicine Elder visited, Lin Qingyun revealed his plan to infiltrate the Hall of Souls and undermine it from within.

• Lin Qingyun named Protector Wu Dark Crow, warned him to remain loyal, and promised him an Earth Tier Advanced soul method after he completed his mission.
• Lin Qingyun gave Dark Crow medicinal pills and ordered him to claim he had escaped by luck and knew nothing if the Hall of Souls questioned him.
• Dark Crow left through the roof, and Lin Qingyun called Xiao Yan down from the roof after realizing he and Medicine Elder had been watching.
• Xiao Yan explained that Medicine Elder had asked him to sneak past the Mittel Family's guards, and Medicine Elder emerged from Xiao Yan's ring and scolded him.
• Medicine Elder warned Lin Qingyun that the Hall of Souls was too powerful to oppose, but Lin Qingyun said he intended to enter it and destroy it from within.

Lin Qingyun explained to Medicine Elder why he chose to get involved and was assigned to attend the Alchemist Tournament, while Xiao Yan was ordered to finish second. The next morning, Lin Qingyun traveled to the tournament with his companions and learned Yun Yun would be coming specifically for him.

• Lin Qingyun told Medicine Elder that he was taking the initiative to face the consequences of past causes and seek some amusement.
• Medicine Elder ordered Xiao Yan to place second in the Alchemist Tournament, and Xiao Yan eagerly accepted the task.
• The Imperial Capital filled with alchemists and spectators heading to the tournament as Lin Qingyun, Hai Bodong, Ya Fei, and Xiao Yi Xian rode in a Mittel Family carriage.
• Lin Qingyun told Hai Bodong that someone was coming specifically for him, then clarified that it was Yun Yun after Ya Fei grew jealous.
• Xiao Yi Xian and Ya Fei each took one of Lin Qingyun's hands, while Hai Bodong left the carriage in irritation and Lin Qingyun settled down to rest.

Lin Qingyun attended the Grand Meeting at Royal Plaza with the Mittel Family and met several powerful figures, including the Alchemist Guild’s leader, Fa Ma. Fa Ma praised his alchemy talent and asked whether he was interested in becoming chairman of the Guild.

• Lin Qingyun arrived at Royal Plaza with Miter Tengshan and Ya Fei as the Grand Meeting drew a huge crowd of spectators and alchemists.
• Miter Tengshan introduced Lin Qingyun to Mu Chen and Nalan Su, while Nalan Yanran recognized him as the opponent she had hoped to surpass.
• Lin Qingyun noticed Xiao Yan watching him with intense fighting spirit, then took a seat among the honored guests beside the Alchemist Guild’s representatives.
• Fa Ma moved beside Lin Qingyun, introduced himself, and praised Lin Qingyun for reaching the Sixth-grade Alchemist realm at such a young age.
• Fa Ma said the Alchemist Guild needed a new leader and asked Lin Qingyun whether he was interested in becoming chairman.

Fa Ma asked Lin Qingyun to lead the Alchemist Guild while he pursued a breakthrough, but Lin Qingyun declined and agreed only to visit and offer guidance. At the grand meeting, Gu He arrived with a woman whose married hairstyle surprised Lin Qingyun, and he felt Gu He’s hostile gaze fixed on him.

• Fa Ma recalled how Venerable Yao had taught him and asked Lin Qingyun to take charge of the Alchemist Guild, but Lin Qingyun declined.
• Fa Ma accepted Lin Qingyun’s refusal and asked him to visit the guild and give guidance.
• Jia Xingtian arrived with Yao Yue and Yao Ye, and Yao Yue privately resolved to avenge Lin Qingyun’s remark about her chest.
• Lin Qingyun exchanged greetings with Yao Ye and sat with the other guests as alchemists and spectators filled the grand meeting grounds.
• Gu He flew in with a woman wearing a hairstyle that indicated she was married or awaiting marriage, then fixed Lin Qingyun with a hostile gaze.

Gu He confronted Lin Qingyun over Yun Yun, then challenged him to an alchemy contest after the tournament. The Alchemist Tournament began, and Lin Qingyun joined the first round, which tested contestants’ ability to refine a pill from an incomplete prescription.

• Gu He recognized Lin Qingyun’s sixth-grade-level Soul Power and asked why Yun Yun preferred him; Lin Qingyun warned Gu He not to pursue her.
• Gu He challenged Lin Qingyun to compete as alchemists after the tournament, and Lin Qingyun accepted, with Fa Ma asking to watch.
• Fa Ma opened the Alchemist Tournament and directed Lin Qingyun, Xiao Yan, Liu Ling, and Yue'er to their prominent platforms.
• Lin Qingyun examined the incomplete pill prescription and quickly worked out how to refine it, while many other contestants struggled.
• Fa Ma explained the first round’s rules: contestants had two attempts to refine a pill from an incomplete prescription before the time limit, and the round began.

Lin Qingyun used his palm as a cauldron and entered a mysterious state while refining a Bone Growing Pill, causing a Heaven and Earth Cauldron phenomenon to appear above the alchemy contest. He transformed the pill into an immortal pill and emerged with his alchemy Dao unobstructed.

• Lin Qingyun suppressed Xiao Yan's Heavenly Flame with his Black Flame and began refining a Bone Growing Pill in his palm.
• Fa Ma watched Lin Qingyun's technique and entered a cultivation state as he sensed his alchemy bottleneck loosen.
• A vast Heaven and Earth Cauldron appeared in the sky, filled with seven-colored lights and Black Flame, drawing the attention of the spectators and disrupting the other alchemists.
• Xiao Yan stopped refining and suspected the heavenly phenomenon was connected to Lin Qingyun.
• Lin Qingyun used the essence of heaven and earth to transform the Bone Growing Pill into an immortal pill and realized he had reached the alchemy realm he had sought.
• The Heaven and Earth Cauldron faded, revealing a vision of the Dou Qi Continent on the pill, and Lin Qingyun held a round white pill in his hand.

Lin Qingyun refined an extraordinary Bone Growing Pill whose fragrance gave the alchemists at the Grand Meeting sudden enlightenment, then left after the testing machine failed to measure its quality. A black-robed alchemist from the Chuyun Empire produced a similarly powerful result, while Ya Fei and Miter Tianhai discussed Lin Qingyun after he departed.

• Lin Qingyun’s pill caused a strange phenomenon and its fragrance sent Fa Ma, Xiao Yan, and most of the alchemists into enlightenment.
• Lin Qingyun submitted his pill to the testing machine, which emitted a deep-green light before its jade mirror shattered.
• A black-robed figure in a remote corner produced an equally dazzling green light, and Lin Qingyun recognized him as an alchemist from the Chuyun Empire.
• Lin Qingyun left the competition plaza, and a woman in a moon-colored robe disappeared with him.
• Ya Fei reminisced about meeting Lin Qingyun as Miter Tianhai warned him not to mistreat her, while Hai Bodong departed after Lin Qingyun had gone.

Lin Qingyun brought Yun Yun to places tied to their past, then shared a quiet evening and a view of the stars with her. Yun Yun named the Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python Xiao Qi and urged it to protect Lin Qingyun and overcome the Medusa Queen within it.

• Lin Qingyun and Yun Yun flew to the cave where they had first met, but found it occupied and left without disturbing its inhabitants.
• Lin Qingyun took Yun Yun to his secluded valley, where they cleaned the wooden house and prepared a fire together.
• Lin Qingyun carried Yun Yun above the clouds to see the starry sky, while the Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python interrupted their quiet moment.
• Yun Yun named the python Xiao Qi and asked it to protect Lin Qingyun and defeat the Medusa Queen inside it.
• The python briefly paused at Yun Yun's words, and Lin Qingyun realized she had unknowingly provoked the Medusa Queen.

After Yun Shan secretly watched Lin Qingyun depart, Lin Qingyun cultivated with Xiao Qi and absorbed pure yang power. Xiao Qi transformed into the Medusa Queen, who tried to kill Lin Qingyun, but he overcame her poison and escaped the attack.

• Yun Shan watched Lin Qingyun leave the valley and hoped Yun'er would be happy.
• Lin Qingyun returned to the Imperial Capital, restrained his cultivation breakthrough, and began cultivating with Xiao Qi beside him.
• As Lin Qingyun absorbed pure yang power, Xiao Qi’s seven-colored energy clashed with purple light until the purple took control.
• The Medusa Queen appeared and weakened Lin Qingyun, then raised a purple sword to kill him.
• The sword stopped an inch from Lin Qingyun’s chest, and he burned away the poison with Black Flame before standing and declaring that she could not kill him.

Medusa Queen rejected the Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python’s plea to coexist with Lin Qingyun and forcibly expelled the True Dragon Blood from her body, sacrificing her life essence. She prepared to fight Lin Qingyun at full power, leaving him facing her final challenge.

• Medusa Queen’s seven-colored soul emerged and declared Lin Qingyun her master, but Medusa Queen threatened to kill her and take her Soul Origin.
• Lin Qingyun shattered Medusa Queen’s Purple Longsword, but she slashed at the seven-colored python’s soul with a blade of Soul Power.
• Lin Qingyun stopped Medusa Queen’s second strike and saw her expel a drop of golden True Dragon Blood, weakening herself as her hair turned white.
• Medusa Queen said she wanted to fight Lin Qingyun, and he drew the seven-colored python’s soul into his Storage Ring.
• Medusa Queen’s power surged as she stepped into the air and challenged Lin Qingyun to fight.