Chapter Summaries

After leaving Tianhuang City, Xiao Fan decided to seek Yue Yao in the Northern Region after the Pill Gathering, while the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan dispatched an Enforcement Team to capture the girl they suspected was an Ancient Void Dragon. In the Spirit World, Granny and Tianchi worried that Yue Yao’s damaged soul and the Spirit Clan’s failing prophecy left little time to save their clan.

• Liu Qing and Lin Yan watched Xiao Fan and his companions leave, then reflected on their growing strength and how Xiao Fan’s warning had made the Cheng Family wary of the Liu Family.
• Xiao Fan recalled that Lin Xiuya had visited the Han Family and decided to travel to the Northern Region for news of Yue Yao after the Pill Gathering.
• The Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan blamed the Gu Clan for its losses and ordered an Enforcement Team to bring back the girl suspected of being an Ancient Void Dragon.
• Thunder Venerable learned that Xiao Fan and Xiao Yan were heading to the Pill Gathering and set out, hoping to earn favor with a powerful member of the Enforcement Team.
• Tianchi told Granny that Yue Yao had reached Three-Star Dou Zun but that her soul could only be repeatedly broken and healed as memories overwhelmed her consciousness.
• Granny warned that the Spirit Clan’s prophecy was reaching its breaking point, and she and Tianchi watched Yue Yao as the clan’s hopes rested on her.

Xiao Fan, Xiao Yan, and Zi Yan were lured to Pearl City by the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan as they traveled toward the Pill Gathering. Thunder Venerable confronted Xiao Fan outside the city, intending to test him and prove his value to the clan.

• Xiao Fan and his companions arrived in Pearl City after the Spatial Passage to Sacred Pill City was redirected by the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan and Wind Lightning Pavilion.
• A masked Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan leader learned that Xiao Fan's group had triggered the clan's Life Soul Jade and ordered his men to contact the Wind Lightning Pavilion.
• Xiao Fan, Xiao Yan, and Zi Yan bought a map, saw that Sacred Pill City was about half a day's journey away, and rested for the night.
• Thunder Venerable appeared outside Pearl City and confronted Xiao Fan, who had sensed him; Thunder Venerable judged Xiao Fan to be a One-Star Dou Zun and prepared to test him.

Xiao Fan fought Thunder Venerable outside Pearl City, where their battle drew the attention of the city’s residents. Thunder Venerable’s superior mastery of the Three Thousand Lightning Illusory Body overwhelmed Xiao Fan’s clones, leaving Xiao Fan surrounded as the fight continued.

• Xiao Fan met Thunder Venerable’s charge with a flame-clad punch, and their clash sent powerful shock waves across Pearl City.
• Xiao Yan and Zi Yan recognized Thunder Venerable’s aura, then returned to the inn to avoid the crowd gathering to watch the battle.
• Thunder Venerable forced Xiao Fan back and attacked again, but Xiao Fan used the Three Thousand Lightning Illusory Body to evade him and create two manifestations.
• Thunder Venerable formed two manifestations of his own and destroyed Xiao Fan’s clones, while Xiao Fan studied the technique’s connection to its user.
• Thunder Venerable and his manifestations surrounded Xiao Fan and launched a coordinated lightning attack as Pearl City’s residents speculated that Xiao Fan was fighting him.

Xiao Fan endured Thunder Venerable’s attacks until he unleashed his full strength and used his chaos body’s healing to outlast him. As Thunder Venerable prepared a massive lightning spear in the mountains, Xiao Fan summoned a black dragon infused with Heavenly Flames to face it.

• Thunder Venerable abandoned his plan to capture Xiao Fan alive and intensified his attacks, but Xiao Fan suddenly surged to Peak Two-Star Dou Zun strength and seized Thunder Venerable’s lightning.
• Xiao Fan fought Thunder Venerable and his illusory bodies head-on, targeting the true body while his chaos body healed the injuries he sustained.
• After two hours of fighting, Thunder Venerable grew injured and tried to withdraw, but Xiao Fan pursued him and sealed his escape with Heavenly Flames.
• Thunder Venerable gathered more than a hundred lightning bolts into a thousand-foot spear, while Xiao Fan summoned a black dragon shadow and infused it with several Heavenly Flames.

Xiao Fan fought Thunder Venerable in a mountain range, then failed to lure him into staying for a final attack. In Pearl City, the masked young man learned that his search teams had lost Xiao Yan and his companions, just as someone appeared in the courtyard.

• Xiao Fan used Dragon Extreme Battle Dance to bind Thunder Venerable's spear and drain its power into a black hole.
• Xiao Fan tried to redirect the stored thunder energy at Thunder Venerable, but the blast struck the mountain range instead.
• Thunder Venerable left, while Xiao Fan lamented that his attempt to bait him into a decisive fight had failed.
• Xiao Fan extinguished the blaze and vanished from the mountain range.
• In Pearl City, searchers reported to the masked young man that they could not find Xiao Yan and his companions, and that the Soul Stone had failed to track them.
• The masked young man rebuked his teams, and a figure appeared in the courtyard amid a spatial ripple.

Huang Yan dismissed Feng Qi from his team and ordered him to guard the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan’s Burial Ground for a hundred years after learning of his misconduct. Xiao Fan followed Feng Qi to the battlefield, where Feng Qi attacked him and was killed, leaving Xiao Fan with five drops of blood essence.

• Thunder Venerable told Huang Yan that Xiao Fan had escaped and possessed four Heavenly Flames, while a Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan member mocked his report.
• Huang Yan expelled Feng Qi for attacking young women and causing trouble with the Wind Lightning Pavilion, then sentenced him to a hundred years guarding the Burial Ground.
• Xiao Fan spotted Feng Qi leaving Pearl City and followed him back to the battlefield where he had fought Thunder Venerable.
• Feng Qi tried to activate his Demon Phoenix Sacred Image, but Xiao Fan startled him and disrupted the technique.
• Feng Qi recognized Xiao Fan, transformed into a Heavenly Demon Phoenix, and attacked, but Xiao Fan engulfed him in Chaos flame and took five drops of his blood essence.

Xiao Fan returned to Pearl City after killing Feng Qi and clashing with Thunder Venerable, then reunited with Xiao Yan and Zi Yan, who mistook his words to mean he had lost. As he put away Zhu Kun’s Storage Ring, the system announced that he had a daughter; meanwhile, Hua She’er entered the Snake-People Tribe’s Forbidden Land to check on Her Majesty.

• Xiao Fan killed Feng Qi and returned to Pearl City, while Huang Yan sensed Feng Qi’s death and ordered Kui Niu to have clan members travel in groups of three.
• Xiao Yan and Zi Yan hid from the Wind Lightning Pavilion and Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan, then reunited with Xiao Fan after he detected their auras.
• Xiao Fan told Xiao Yan and Zi Yan that he had not kept Thunder Venerable there, and they mistakenly concluded that Thunder Venerable had beaten him.
• Xiao Yan and Zi Yan began cultivating, while Xiao Fan put away Zhu Kun’s Crimson Storage Ring and received a system notification that he had a daughter.
• Hua She’er entered the Snake-People Tribe’s Forbidden Land to check on Her Majesty and saw a beautiful figure in a cold pool.

You Ruo endured a difficult labor as her unborn child absorbed energy, while a mysterious golden wisp reached her from Xiao Fan's System Space. She gave birth safely, leaving Yue Mei and Hua She'er to report that the queen and her child were fine without knowing the child's sex.

• You Ruo waited in the cold pool as her child absorbed its energy, and she worried over the long labor.
• A thunderclap shook the Jia Ma Empire, and a golden wisp escaped the Black Chains in Xiao Fan's System Space and entered You Ruo's abdomen, calming the child and strengthening her cultivation.
• You Ruo went into intense labor as energy erupted outside the Snake-People Tribe's Forbidden Land, and Yue Mei entered to check on her.
• You Ruo opened the palace doors and welcomed Yue Mei and Hua She'er while holding her newborn child, then told them to have the tribe stand down.
• Yue Mei and Hua She'er assured the elders that You Ruo was fine, and Hua She'er reported that the queen had given birth to a child without identifying its sex.

You Ruo gave birth to Xiao Fan’s child, and Xiao Fan learned the news in Pearl City, where his excitement helped him break through to Two-Star Dou Zun. He set out with Xiao Yan and Zi Yan toward Sacred Pill City, determined to return to You Ruo and the baby soon, while the Masked Young Man prepared to confront them.

• You Ruo gathered the newborn into her arms as the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python’s phantom disappeared.
• Xiao Fan learned from the system that he had a child and received 100 Dou Qi Points and the insights of an eighth-tier Alchemist.
• Xiao Fan broke through from One-Star Dou Zun to Two-Star Dou Zun while Xiao Yan and Zi Yan guarded him.
• Xiao Fan told Xiao Yan and Zi Yan that You Ruo had likely given birth and vowed to return to the Jia Ma Empire soon.
• Xiao Fan led Xiao Yan and Zi Yan out of Pearl City toward Sacred Pill City, openly releasing their auras.
• The Masked Young Man learned they had left and decided to personally kill Xiao Fan.

Xiao Fan led Xiao Yan and Zi Yan into a trap set by the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan and the Thunder Venerable, then faced three Dou Zuns while his companions fought the lesser enemies. The battle began with Xiao Fan and his powerful opponents vanishing into a clash of spatial energy.

• Xiao Fan predicted that the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan would pursue them and deliberately slowed their flight to draw out their enemies.
• Four Dou Emperors, three Dou Zongs, two Dou Zuns from the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan, and the Thunder Venerable confronted Xiao Fan, Xiao Yan, and Zi Yan.
• Xiao Fan inferred that the masked young man held a high position in the clan and learned that the attackers intended to capture him and Xiao Yan while taking Zi Yan alive.
• Xiao Fan took on the three Dou Zuns, while Xiao Yan and Zi Yan charged the enemy Dou Zongs and Dou Emperors.
• The masked young man claimed he had killed other Dou Zuns, and Xiao Fan and the three Dou Zun opponents disappeared as spatial turbulence erupted.

Xiao Yan used the Heavenly Fire Three Mysterious Transformations to fight three Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan Dou Zong experts, while Zi Yan battled three others and Xiao Fan faced the Thunder Venerable, the Masked Young Man, and a burly Dou Zun. The Masked Young Man offered Xiao Fan a place in his faction, and Xiao Fan realized the man cared more about clan prestige and interests than the lives of his clansmen.

• Xiao Yan activated all three transformations, raising his strength from Two-Star Dou Zong to Eight-Star Dou Zong.
• Xiao Yan struck the Five-Star Dou Zong Heavenly Demon Phoenix with the Xuan Heavy Ruler, severely injuring him, then evaded the other two opponents.
• The two remaining Heavenly Demon Phoenixes coordinated to hold Xiao Yan at bay while the wounded fighter hid between them.
• Zi Yan used her spiked fist weapons, monstrous strength, and control over space to push back three Peak Dou Emperor Heavenly Demon Phoenixes, though she could not injure them decisively.
• The Masked Young Man offered Xiao Fan service under his faction in exchange for overlooking his past conflict with the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan.
• The Masked Young Man said the clan members Xiao Fan had killed were weak trash, and Xiao Fan recognized that the faction valued its prestige and interests over its clansmen.

Xiao Fan rejected Yao Ming’s offer to join the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan and fought Thunder Venerable, revealing the Five-Wheel Flame Disk. He then redirected the devastating attack toward Yao Ming and his guard, who transformed to protect him.

• Yao Ming introduced himself as a Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan member backed by his Dou Sheng grandfather and tried to recruit Xiao Fan, but Xiao Fan chose to fight instead.
• Thunder Venerable attacked Xiao Fan, while Yao Ming turned his attention to Zi Yan and prepared to capture her as a sacrifice.
• Thunder Venerable unleashed a vast thunder attack, but Xiao Fan used the Five-Wheel Flame Disk to grind it away.
• Xiao Fan sent the Five-Wheel Flame Disk toward Yao Ming and his Dou Zun guard, who transformed into a Heavenly Demon Phoenix to shield Yao Ming.

Xiao Fan killed a Heavenly Demon Phoenix Dou Zun with the Five-Wheel Flame Disk, then challenged Yao Ming and Thunder Venerable as they tried to withdraw. Their fight was interrupted by a terrifying fluctuation that froze space and slowed their Dou Qi.

• Xiao Fan's Five-Wheel Flame Disk broke through the Heavenly Demon Phoenix's Demon Emperor Bell and Yao Ming's Dou Qi, while Yao Ming chose not to spend a trump card to save his subordinate.
• The Heavenly Demon Phoenix burned his bloodline and attacked the disk, but its energy ran wild and exploded, annihilating him; Xiao Fan shielded Xiao Yan and Zi Yan from the blast.
• An old man in a courtyard sensed the battle during the Pill Gathering and vanished, leaving the courtyard to stir back to life.
• Yao Ming and Thunder Venerable guarded against Xiao Fan, while Xiao Yan realized the hunters had become the prey; Yao Ming threatened Xiao Fan and tried to leave.
• Xiao Fan stopped Yao Ming from withdrawing and attacked with the Thousand-Flame Spear, but Yao Ming blocked the thrust and then took a second strike on his arm.
• A terrifying fluctuation froze the space around Xiao Fan, Yao Ming, and Thunder Venerable, making the Dou Qi in their bodies sluggish.

Elder Hou of the Little Pill Tower stopped Yao Ming and Thunder Venerable from continuing their fight with Xiao Fan’s group, then recognized Xiao Fan’s Spirit Realm soul power. With the way to Sacred Pill City clear, Xiao Fan and his companions set out for the Pill Gathering, while Xiao Fan privately assessed Elder Hou’s Peak Dou Zun strength.

• Elder Hou appeared during Xiao Fan and Yao Ming’s battle, and Yao Ming backed down after Elder Hou warned him against provoking the Pill Tower.
• Elder Hou halted large-scale fighting during the Pill Gathering preparations and threatened consequences if Yao Ming’s side caused trouble again, so Yao Ming and Thunder Venerable left.
• Elder Hou examined Xiao Fan and Xiao Yan, but Xiao Fan used his soul power to shield them, surprising Elder Hou with his Spirit Realm soul power.
• Elder Hou departed after praising Xiao Fan’s talent and expressing his dislike of the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan.
• Xiao Fan explained the Little Pill Tower to Xiao Yan and Zi Yan, then led the group toward Sacred Pill City.
• Xiao Fan used his Golden Eyes to determine that Elder Hou was at Peak Dou Zun and privately considered whether he could defeat him with the Nine Solar Transformations.

Xiao Fan and his companions reached Ye City to help the declining Ye Family retain its seat on the Pill Tower council of elders. After interrupting Xin Lan’s forced-marriage dispute, Xiao Fan presented Xiao Yan as the one who would compete for the family, and the First Elder asked what the Ye Family would owe them.

• Xiao Fan, Xiao Yan, and Zi Yan arrived at Ye City to honor their promise to help the Ye Family at the Pill Gathering.
• Xin Lan refused to marry Cao Dan, while the First Elder argued that the match could buy the declining family time and dismissively questioned whether Xiao Yan could help.
• Xiao Fan and his companions entered the Ye Family estate, where Xin Lan welcomed them and the First Elder greeted Xiao Fan with respect after learning his identity.
• The First Elder brought the trio to the Council Hall, and Xiao Fan agreed to help the Ye Family through Xiao Yan, who demonstrated his Dou Zong strength, seventh-tier alchemy, and control of Green Lotus Core Flame.
• The First Elder asked what the Ye Family could do for them, and Xiao Fan raised one finger and said he had only one condition.

Xiao Fan secured Ye Family support and its Heaven-Rank Alchemy Room for Xiao Yan’s Pill Gathering preparations. Meanwhile, the Snake-People Tribe prepared to guard its territory, and Xiao Yi Xian rescued Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran before collapsing as Baili of Sound Valley arrived.

• Xiao Fan asked the Ye Family to provide Xiao Yan with the alchemy resources he needed and help improve his skills before the Pill Gathering.
• The First Elder granted Xiao Yan use of the rare Heaven-Rank Alchemy Room, and Xin Lan explained the benefits of the Ye Family’s alchemy rooms.
• The Snake-People Tribe’s First Elder ordered Yan Ci and others to guard the territory after Xiao Ding departed.
• Hua She'er emerged from the Temple with two chubby little heads nestled against her neck.
• Xiao Yi Xian used her bamboo flute to stop the magical beasts from attacking Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran, then collapsed from her injuries.
• Baili of Sound Valley appeared and greeted Xiao Yi Xian, Yun Yun, and Nalan Yanran.

Xin Lan led Xiao Fan, Xiao Yan, and Zi Yan to the Ye Family’s Heaven-Rank Alchemy Room, where Xiao Yan prepared to train for the Pill Gathering with the recovered Heavenly Fire Venerable’s guidance. Xiao Fan and Zi Yan left, and Xiao Yan began adjusting his condition before practicing.

• Xin Lan guided Xiao Fan, Xiao Yan, and Zi Yan through the Ye Family’s Alchemy Rooms and used a Token to let them enter the area reserved for heaven- and earth-rank rooms.
• Xin Lan gave Xiao Yan the First Elder’s Token for requesting materials, then left, determined to earn access through her own alchemy skills.
• The Heavenly Fire Venerable awakened, saying Xiao Fan’s Spirit-Guarding Liquid had nearly healed his soul, and joined them inside the Heaven-Rank Alchemy Room.
• The Heavenly Fire Venerable admired the room’s purple jade stone and formations, then agreed to guide Xiao Yan in flame control as he trained for the Pill Gathering.
• Xiao Fan took Zi Yan and left Xiao Yan with the Heavenly Fire Venerable, while Xiao Yan sat down to steady himself before beginning his alchemy practice.

Xiao Fan discovered that Zi Yan craved purple jade stone and used her spatial sensitivity to plan a search for the Three Thousand Burning Flame, while helping her prepare to break through to Dou Zong. Meanwhile, Mo Shang and four other Hall of Souls disciples reached a black hall where the chaos flame inside him sensed a tempting presence.

• Xiao Fan freed Zi Yan from her spatial restraints, questioned her strange appetite, and watched her eat purple jade stone.
• A system mission ordered Xiao Fan to subdue the Three Thousand Burning Flame before the Pill Gathering, promising Dou Qi Points, Source Coins, and the Nine Suns Tempering the World Art.
• Xiao Fan learned Zi Yan could track spatial force and gave her rare energy-rich treasures to help her break through to Dou Zong.
• Mo Shang recalled surviving the Hall of Souls' blood pool and being promised superior resources before the group was sent to one final place.
• A Heavenly Venerable led Mo Shang and the other disciples to a pitch-black hall, where Mo Shang's chaos flame reacted to something inside as they paid respects to Lord Void Flame.

Mo Shang and four other Hall of Souls disciples were brought before Nihility Devouring Flame, who planted hidden brands in them while granting them power. Mo Shang concealed his awareness and absorbed enough energy to reach the peak of Eight-Star Dou Zong, then learned that the Heavenly Venerable had a dangerous mission in mind for him.

• A Heavenly Venerable led Mo Shang and the other disciples into the Main Hall to meet Lord Void Flame, whom Mo Shang recognized as Nihility Devouring Flame.
• Nihility Devouring Flame knocked the five disciples unconscious and sent energy through their bodies, leaving hidden brands while strengthening them.
• Mo Shang stayed conscious with the help of his chaos flame, hid his awareness, and absorbed Nihility Devouring Flame's energy until he reached the peak of Eight-Star Dou Zong.
• Nihility Devouring Flame noticed Mo Shang was awake, spoke briefly with him, and then sent him and the others out of the Main Hall.
• The Heavenly Venerable praised Mo Shang's breakthrough and promised him a crucial mission if he reached Nine-Star Dou Zong within a month, while privately plotting against Yao Chen's disciple.

After Zi Yan broke through to Dou Zong, Xiao Fan tested her new ability to travel through the void and learned that her bloodline was calling her toward Ancient Dragon Island. Her reaction to Zhu Kun's ring awakened an Ancient Void Dragon phantom, and she and Xiao Fan began trying to overcome the ring's Soul Imprint.

• Zi Yan appeared before Xiao Fan after breaking through to Dou Zong and challenged him, but Xiao Fan caught her after she hid in the void.
• Xiao Fan explained that Zi Yan's bloodline was likely guiding her to Ancient Dragon Island and offered to accompany her there.
• Xiao Fan gave Zi Yan Zhu Kun's crimson storage ring, which made her feel sorrow and caused an Ancient Void Dragon phantom to roar through Ye City.
• Zi Yan recovered from the ring's reaction and found that a Soul Imprint inside it resisted her soul power.
• Xiao Fan and Zi Yan sent their soul power toward the Crimson Storage Ring together, provoking the Soul Imprint again.