Chapter Summaries

Gu Yuena defeated Gu He’s self-destruction and confronted Li Changqing over the pills he had taken. He offered her powerful pills in exchange for accepting his condition, then left her to consider the deal.

• Yun Yun flew away from Gu He, who began to self-destruct after Gu Yuena pierced him with the Silver Dragon Spear.
• Gu Yuena survived Gu He’s explosion unharmed, and the five Snake-People Tribe chieftains bowed to her.
• Gu Yuena returned to the Cold Spring and called for Li Changqing, who appeared behind her and admitted he was a Seventh Grade Alchemist.
• Gu Yuena demanded the pills Li Changqing had taken, but he refused and offered to refine stronger pills for her in exchange for accepting his condition.
• Li Changqing invited Gu Yuena to find him in the Magic Beast Mountain Range of the Jiama Empire, then vanished; Gu Yuena rejected the idea of selling herself.

Li Changqing returned to the Magic Beast Mountain Range, rewarded the Amethyst Winged Lion King with a Transformation Pill, and watched him take human form. Ah Yin accepted that she could not take revenge and asked Li Changqing to make her a Transformation Pill too, promising to do anything for it.

• Li Changqing returned to the Amethyst Winged Lion King's cave and gave him the promised Transformation Pill.
• Ah Yin told Li Changqing she still felt hatred but had let go of revenge because she had no hope of succeeding and owed him for saving her.
• Li Changqing teased Ah Yin by stroking her vines, then stopped when he grew bored.
• The Amethyst Winged Lion King refined the pill, transformed into a burly man, and thanked Li Changqing for his gift.
• Ah Yin asked Li Changqing for a Transformation Pill, and he agreed to refine one before suggesting she consider what she had promised in return.

Li Changqing refined a seventh-grade Transformation Pill for the Blue Silver Emperor, and his Yin-Yang Sword absorbed the Pill Lightning that descended during the process. After the Amethyst Winged Lion King tried to secure the pill for his son, Li Changqing gave it to the Blue Silver Emperor and offered to make another if they found more Transformation Grass.

• Li Changqing refined the Transformation Pill in the Myriad Beast Cauldron while the Blue Silver Emperor watched.
• Pill Lightning formed over the cauldron, and Li Changqing sent the Yin-Yang Sword to absorb it and grow stronger.
• Li Changqing restrained the restless Transformation Pill with Soul Force and erased its spiritual intelligence.
• The Amethyst Winged Lion King and the Little Purple Crystal Winged Lion congratulated Li Changqing and sought the pill for the son.
• Li Changqing gave the Transformation Pill to the Blue Silver Emperor and told the Amethyst Winged Lion King he would refine another if they found Transformation Grass.

Li Changqing gave the Blue Silver Emperor a Transformation Pill, and she transformed into a human woman named Ah Yin after seven days. Afterward, Li Changqing claimed the reward she had promised, and their encounter lasted two days before he returned his attention to cultivation.

• The Amethyst Winged Lion King left with his son to search the Magic Beast Mountain Range for a Transformation Herb.
• The Blue Silver Emperor sensed awareness in the Transformation Pill, then accepted it from Li Changqing and began refining it inside a cocoon of vines.
• After seven days, the cocoon broke open and the Blue Silver Emperor emerged as a naked woman; she covered herself with a blue-gold dress and thanked Li Changqing for the pill.
• Li Changqing reminded Ah Yin that she had promised to do anything, pulled her into his arms, and she built a vine cottage around them.
• Li Changqing and Ah Yin spent two days together before she surrendered from exhaustion, and Li Changqing decided not to neglect cultivation for pleasure.

Li Changqing broke through from peak Dou Ancestor to Dou Zun in the Magic Beast Mountain Range, sending a powerful aura across the Jiama Empire. The empire’s strongest figures sensed it during the Alchemist competition and feared a Dou Zun had appeared or arrived nearby.

• Li Changqing continued cultivating with Ah Yin, who reached Dou Huang with his help, while the Jiama Empire’s powers abandoned plans for revenge after learning a mysterious Dou Ancestor protected the Snake-People Tribe.
• A year later, Li Changqing asked the Amethyst Winged Lion King to let him cultivate in his cave so he could attempt a breakthrough.
• Li Changqing circulated the Kunpeng Method for ten days, then shattered the Dou Ancestor barrier and released a Dou Zun’s aura.
• Jia Xingtian, Hai Bodong, and Fa Ma sensed the aura during the second round of the Alchemist competition and wondered whether a Dou Zun had emerged in the Magic Beast Mountain Range or come from elsewhere.

Li Changqing successfully broke through to Dou Zun and decided to join the Hall of Souls to search for the Yin-Yang Flame. As he emerged from seclusion, the Jiama Empire’s leaders and Xiao Yan’s companions reacted to his aura, while Li Changqing prepared to find Protector Wu.

• Jia Xingtian worried that the new Dou Zun might threaten the Jiama Empire, but Hai Bodong and Fa Ma advised him to wait and see.
• Xiao Yan and Yao Chen sensed Li Changqing’s breakthrough, and Yao Chen reflected on Xiao Yan’s recent progress and the events surrounding the Snake-People Tribe.
• Yun Yun, Yun Shan, and Protector Wu sensed the aura, and Protector Wu told Yun Shan not to let it interfere with their agreement or the Hall of Souls’ plans.
• After completing his breakthrough, Li Changqing decided to use Protector Wu to find a Hall of Souls branch and claimed he wanted its soul techniques to strengthen his alchemy.
• The Amethyst Winged Lion King and his son congratulated Li Changqing and received pills as rewards, while Li Changqing carried Ah Yin to the house by the lake.

Li Changqing arrived at the Misty Cloud Sect as Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran prepared to fulfill their Three-Year Agreement. His sudden appearance and the Amethyst Winged Lion King’s complete submission stunned the gathered experts, while the match had yet to begin.

• Li Changqing left Ah Yin with pills to help her reach Dou Zong, and she set out from the Magical Beast Mountain Range on her own.
• Xiao Yan arrived at Misty Cloud Mountain to face Nalan Yanran in the Three-Year Agreement, while Yun Leng expected her to win and Hai Bodong knew Xiao Yan had become a Dou Ling.
• Nalan Yanran entered the plaza and faced Xiao Yan as Yun Leng prepared to start the match.
• Li Changqing arrived on the Amethyst Winged Lion King with Little Purple Crystal Winged Lion, interrupting the gathering with the pressure of a Dou Emperor.
• Yun Leng explained the agreement and arranged a seat for Li Changqing, whose lion companion shifted into human form and respectfully served him.

Li Changqing watched the Three-Year Agreement begin as Xiao Yan overwhelmed Nalan Yanran with his strength and superior cultivation. The match left the Misty Cloud Sect facing public humiliation, while Yun Leng regretted turning it into a spectacle.

• Hai Bodong, Jia Xingtian, and Fa Ma suspected Li Changqing was the Dou Zun behind the recent disturbance, while Li Changqing assured the audience they could continue the match.
• Nalan Yanran attacked Xiao Yan, but he stopped her with a single blow that nearly knocked her out of the arena without using Dou Qi.
• Xiao Yan revealed he was a One-Star Dou Ling, stunning the spectators, while Li Changqing sensed that he possessed the Green Lotus Core Flame as well as the Sea Heart Flame.
• Nalan Yanran refused to accept Xiao Yan's strength and unleashed Extreme Wind: Setting Sun Radiance, but Xiao Yan countered with Flame Splitting Wave Ruler.
• Li Changqing enclosed the arena in a Barrier to contain the collision, while Yun Leng regretted arranging the public match and worried about the Misty Cloud Sect's reputation.

Xiao Yan defeated Nalan Yanran in three moves, while Li Changqing left the arena to search the Cloud Mist Sect for Protector Wu of the Hall of Souls. Li Changqing forced Protector Wu into the open, and Xiao Yan recognized Yao Chen had awakened as a sinister Dou Ancestor aura appeared.

• Xiao Yan overwhelmed Nalan Yanran with three moves and knocked her unconscious.
• Li Changqing disappeared from the arena and headed into the Cloud Mist Sect to find Protector Wu.
• Li Changqing confronted Yun Shan in his secluded chamber and called out Protector Wu, who tried to flee.
• Li Changqing seized after Protector Wu with a massive hand, driving the Hall of Souls protector out into the open.
• The assembled fighters and Xiao Yan flew up to investigate the powerful aura, while Yao Chen revealed he had been awake and Xiao Yan wondered if Li Changqing was involved.

Li Changqing captured Protector Wu, a Dou Zong from the Hall of Souls, while Xiao Yan learned the Hall of Souls had reached the Misty Cloud Sect. The Jia Ma Empire’s leaders questioned the sect, and the chapter ended with Li Changqing confronting Protector Wu about whether the Hall would risk a war to save him.

• Yao Chen identified Li Changqing’s pursuer as a Hall of Souls Dou Zong, and Xiao Yan was stunned to learn Li Changqing had become a Dou Zun.
• Li Changqing caught Protector Wu and pinned him to the ground as the Amethyst Winged Lion King and his son took shelter behind him.
• Protector Wu invoked the Hall of Souls’ power, confirming to the watching Jia Ma Empire experts that Li Changqing was a Dou Zun.
• Jia Xingtian, Hai Bodong, and Fa Ma pressed the Misty Cloud Sect for an explanation, and Yun Yun denied knowing that Protector Wu had infiltrated the sect.
• Li Changqing asked Protector Wu whether the Hall of Souls would fight a Dou Zun to save a low-ranking Dou Zong, leaving the watching powerhouses aghast.

Yun Shan emerged and confirmed his connection to Protector Wu, but refused to fight Li Changqing, a Dou Zun, to save him. Li Changqing pulled Protector Wu’s soul from his body and gave the body to Xiao Yan, leaving the gathered experts newly wary of provoking the Xiao Clan.

• Protector Wu threatened Yun Shan, forcing him to emerge from hiding and reveal his Dou Zong cultivation.
• Yun Shan admitted that outside help had enabled his breakthrough and respectfully declined to help Protector Wu fight Li Changqing.
• Li Changqing praised Yun Shan’s judgment, then forcibly separated Protector Wu’s soul from his body.
• Xiao Yan asked Li Changqing for Protector Wu’s body, and Li Changqing gave it to him.
• The gathered experts recognized Xiao Yan’s closeness to Li Changqing and resolved not to provoke the Xiao Clan.

Li Changqing warned the Amethyst Winged Lion King that their next destination was dangerous, so the king entrusted his son to Xiao Yan before departing with Li Changqing. After leaving the Cloud Mist Sect, Li Changqing summoned the Medicine Venerable from Xiao Yan’s Bone Flame Ring, having obtained the Dou Ancestor body needed for his resurrection.

• Li Changqing told the Amethyst Winged Lion King that their next destination was dangerous, and the king agreed to let his son follow Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yan promised to care for the Little Purple Crystal Winged Lion, and its father sent it to join him.
• Li Changqing warned the Jiama Empire onlookers to keep the day’s events secret, then vanished with Xiao Yan and the two lions.
• Nalan Yanran woke, recalled losing to Xiao Yan, and wondered whether breaking off their engagement had been a mistake.
• Nalan Jie left the Cloud Mist Sect intending to apologize to the Xiao Family, while the invited experts departed and considered currying favor with it.
• Li Changqing brought Xiao Yan and the others to a distant forest and called on the Medicine Venerable to emerge from the Bone Flame Ring.

Li Changqing asked Yao Chen to assess his Soul Force and guide him in refining an Eighth-Tier Pill. After learning that his Soul Force had reached the Late Spirit Realm, he prepared to refine a Venerable Origin Pill with Yao Chen’s help.

• Yao Chen explained the four realms of Soul Force and said he had once reached the Heaven Realm.
• Li Changqing released his Soul Force, and Yao Chen judged it to be at the Late Spirit Realm, strong enough for most Eighth-Tier Pills.
• Yao Chen suspected Li Changqing planned to infiltrate the Hall of Souls to obtain a Soul Force cultivation method.
• Li Changqing asked Yao Chen to guide him through refining a Venerable Origin Pill using ingredients taken from Han Feng’s collection.
• Li Changqing brought out the Myriad Beast Cauldron and began heating it with his black-and-white Dou Qi flames, impressing Xiao Yan.

Li Changqing successfully refined an Eighth-Grade Venerable Origin Pill with Yao Chen’s guidance and left with the Amethyst Winged Lion King. Xiao Yan then persuaded the Little Purple Crystal Winged Lion to carry him to Wutan City.

• Li Changqing demonstrated his Dou Qi flames, then used ingredients from his Ring of Holding to begin refining an Eighth-Grade pill under Yao Chen’s instruction.
• After more than ten days, the pill took shape and drew two-color Pill Lightning, which Li Changqing’s Yin-Yang Sword absorbed.
• Li Changqing suppressed the pill’s developing intelligence, stored the Venerable Origin Pill, and thanked Yao Chen before departing on the Amethyst Winged Lion King.
• Yao Chen returned to the Bone Flame Ring after Xiao Yan questioned him about the pill’s intelligence.
• Xiao Yan coaxed the grieving Little Purple Crystal Winged Lion with pills, and it carried him toward Wutan City.

Li Changqing forced Protector Wu to guide him to a Hall of Souls Branch Hall in the Dead Soul Mountain Range by promising him a Soul Force-restoring pill. He reached the black hall guarded by two Dou Zong Protectors, but Protector Wu dissipated just before he could take the pill.

• Li Changqing offered Protector Wu a pill in exchange for directions to a Branch Hall guarded by a Venerable Elder, and Protector Wu eventually agreed.
• Protector Wu led Li Changqing toward the Dead Soul Mountain Range, where Qin Tian guarded a hidden Hall of Souls Branch Hall.
• When the soul-corroding mist threatened Protector Wu, Li Changqing restored some of his strength with the pill’s medicinal power and ordered him to continue.
• Protector Wu led Li Changqing through the mist to the black Branch Hall, where two Dou Zong Protectors stood at the entrance.
• Li Changqing tossed Protector Wu the pill, but Protector Wu dissipated before he could reach it.

Li Changqing arrived at an Earth-Rank Hall of Souls branch and asked to join, using gifts and a plausible explanation to win over its hall master. Qin Tian agreed to refer his application to the Heavenly Hall, leaving Li Changqing waiting for approval.

• Li Changqing offered a pill to Protector Wu, who vanished before catching it, then gave the pill to another protector and asked to meet the hall master.
• Qin Tian arrived, and Li Changqing introduced himself as an unaffiliated cultivator seeking to join the Hall of Souls and gifted Qin Tian an eighth-grade Venerable Origin Pill.
• Qin Tian escorted Li Changqing and the uneasy Amethyst Winged Lion King into the branch hall and questioned Li Changqing about his motives as an alchemist.
• Li Changqing denied being a Pill Tower spy and said he wanted to learn the Hall of Souls' soul-strengthening method so he could become a Ninth-Rank Alchemist.
• Qin Tian said he could not approve a Dou Zun himself and would report Li Changqing's application to the Heavenly Hall, asking him to wait a few days.

Li Changqing negotiated his admission to the Hall of Souls with Qin Tian, using his status as an Eighth-Rank Alchemist to secure a warm reception. After Qin Tian sent a report to the Heaven Hall, Li Changqing asked him to search for the Yin-Yang Flame, and Qin Tian agreed to begin at once.

• Li Changqing told Qin Tian he was a One-Star Dou Zun and explained how he had found the branch hall after killing a Hall of Souls guardian.
• Qin Tian reassured Li Changqing that the guardian’s death would not hinder his admission and sent a report about him to the Heaven Hall.
• Qin Tian and Li Changqing agreed to address each other as brothers and promised to help one another.
• Li Changqing asked Qin Tian to mobilize his subordinates to find the Yin-Yang Flame, offering future alchemy services and rewards.
• Qin Tian agreed to begin the search immediately, before Li Changqing officially joined the Hall of Souls.

Li Changqing waited at the Hall of Souls while Qin Tian searched for the Yin-Yang Flame and passed his request to Hun Miesheng. Hun Xuzi decided to cultivate Li Changqing as a potential alchemist for the Hun Clan’s plan, while Li Changqing grew impatient waiting for news.

• Qin Tian arranged a guarded room for Li Changqing, who sealed it with Soul Force and warned the Amethyst Winged Lion King to be careful in the Hall of Souls.
• Qin Tian told his subordinates to search for the Yin-Yang Flame, and the Dou Zong guardians eagerly joined the search after learning Li Changqing offered generous rewards.
• Hun Miesheng read Qin Tian’s letter and considered whether Li Changqing could help refine the Emperor Grade Nascent Pill.
• Hun Miesheng visited Hun Xuzi, who ordered him to investigate Li Changqing and gave him a Heaven-Tier Soul Force cultivation technique and alchemy insights for Li Changqing.
• Hun Miesheng returned to the Hall of Souls, while Li Changqing, still without a reply after several days, went to ask Qin Tian about the search.

Li Changqing met Hall of Souls Second Heavenly Venerate Gu You, who said the Hall Master had approved Li Changqing’s request but required him to pass an alchemy test. Mu Gu tried to make the test difficult by choosing an intermediate eighth-tier Soul-Casting Pill, which Li Changqing agreed to refine.

• Qin Tian reassured Li Changqing that the Hall of Souls would answer his application and said he had sent subordinates to search for the Yin-Yang Flame.
• Qin Tian and Li Changqing went to greet Mu Gu and Gu You, and Qin Tian identified Gu You as the Second Heavenly Venerate, a Dou Sheng.
• Gu You praised Li Changqing’s late spirit-realm soul force and told him the Hall Master had arranged an on-the-spot eighth-tier pill test under Mu Gu’s supervision.
• Li Changqing said he lacked the ingredients, so Gu You ordered Mu Gu to provide them and warned him not to choose a pill that was too difficult.
• Mu Gu proposed the intermediate eighth-tier Soul-Casting Pill, and Li Changqing accepted the challenge.

Li Changqing refined a Soul-Casting Pill for the Hall of Souls and received a Heaven-Tier soul-force cultivation technique and a Ninth-Rank Alchemist's notes as gifts from the Hall Master. Gu You assigned Li Changqing to manage the Dead Soul Mountain Range Branch Hall alongside Qin Tian while prioritizing his alchemy.

• Mu Gu gave Li Changqing only two sets of Soul-Casting Pill ingredients, but Gu You told him to begin refining anyway.
• Li Changqing used the Myriad Beast Cauldron and his black-and-white Dou Qi flames to refine the Soul-Casting Pill, while Mu Gu watched jealously.
• Four-colored pill lightning appeared, and Gu You shielded Li Changqing from it as the pill formed.
• Mu Gu inspected the excellent pill and admitted that it met the standard.
• Gu You offered Li Changqing a Heaven-Tier soul-force cultivation technique and a Ninth-Rank Alchemist's notes from the Hall Master, and Li Changqing accepted them.
• Gu You placed Li Changqing under Qin Tian's charge and instructed Qin Tian to limit his Branch Hall duties so he could focus on alchemy.