Chapter Summaries

Xiao Fan and Zi Yan joined forces to break through Zhu Kun’s Soul Imprint in the Storage Ring, allowing Zi Yan to obtain and activate a powerful Dragon Seal. Xiao Fan explained the divided state of the Ancient Void Dragon Clan and warned Zi Yan of the danger posed by its rival factions.

• Xiao Fan held off Zhu Kun’s golden dragon Soul Imprint while Zi Yan used her soul power to break through the Storage Ring’s defenses.
• Zi Yan retrieved a dragon-shaped seal that resonated with her bloodline, and she discovered that she could enlarge and wield it.
• Zi Yan said the seal strengthened her enough to face a four-star Dou Zong and escape unharmed from a five-star Dou Zong.
• Xiao Fan urged Zi Yan to put the seal away so its power would not attract an Ancient Void Dragon expert.
• Xiao Fan explained the Ancient Void Dragon Clan’s history and warned Zi Yan that its factions might imprison her if she lacked strength.

Xiao Fan left the Ye Family with Zi Yan to confront the Cao Family, which threatened to take advantage of the Ye Family’s decline. After reaching Cao City, he arrived at the Cao Family’s gates and considered how to approach them.

• Xiao Fan told First Elder Ye Zhong that Xiao Yan could help the Ye Family retain its Pill Tower elder seat and offered to handle the Cao Family’s pressure in exchange for the Ye Family’s vote later.
• Xiao Fan and Zi Yan departed the Ye Family and traveled by Space Ship through a space wormhole toward Cao City.
• Xiao Fan and Zi Yan arrived in Cao City after three days and headed to the center of the city.
• Xiao Fan found the Cao Family’s mansion and considered how to negotiate with its members.

Xiao Fan and Zi Yan entered the Cao Family’s gathering for alchemy geniuses using a stolen invitation, and Xiao Fan drew attention by openly enjoying the food. The gathering was about to begin when Qi He insulted him in front of the assembled guests.

• Zi Yan used spatial force to slip into the Cao Family estate and stole two invitations, which Xiao Fan reduced to one before entering with her as his younger sister.
• Xiao Fan and Zi Yan followed the pill fragrance to a garden pavilion, where they learned Cao Ying had invited alchemy geniuses from forces affiliated with the Cao Family.
• Cao Ying arrived, took the seat of honor, and welcomed the gathered alchemists.
• Xiao Fan began feasting on the dishes, drawing everyone’s attention, and Cao Ying offered to have another serving prepared for him.
• Qi He, irritated by Xiao Fan attracting attention, insulted him as a street hoodlum who had never seen fine food.

Xiao Fan defeated Qi He in a soul-power clash at the Cao Family gathering, then revealed to Cao Ying that he had come to propose a wager involving the Ye Family. Cao Ying became interested, leaving their wager yet to be decided.

• Qi He tried to curry favor with Cao Ying by challenging Xiao Fan and demanding that he leave unless he could win.
• Xiao Fan revealed seventh-tier soul power, and his Soul Storm hurled Qi He out of the pavilion and into a pond.
• Cao Ying confronted Xiao Fan for entering without an invitation and asked why he had come.
• Xiao Fan refused to give his name, said he had come for Cao Ying, and proposed a wager with the Ye Family as the stakes.
• Cao Ying realized Xiao Fan was working with the Ye Family and grew interested in the wager.

Xiao Fan confronted the Cao Family and demanded that they leave the Ye Family alone until its assessment ended. After demonstrating his strength, he secured Cao Ming’s agreement to a two-month truce.

• Cao Ying challenged Xiao Fan to name a bargaining chip and surrounded him with Cao Family experts.
• Xiao Fan revealed his Dou Zun-level strength, and Venerable Ku Yi and Venerable Bei Qing appeared to confront him.
• Cao Ming offered to double the Ye Family’s price, but Xiao Fan asked only that the Cao Family stop targeting them until the assessment ended.
• When Cao Ming mentioned the enemies pursuing him, Xiao Fan attacked Ku Yi and Bei Qing with his flames and drove them back.
• Xiao Fan said he had killed a Dou Zun from the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan, convincing Cao Ming that provoking him was too risky.
• Cao Ming agreed that the Cao Family would not initiate attacks against the Ye Family for the next two months.

After leaving the Cao Family, Xiao Fan returned to the valley where Baili had rescued Xiao Yi Xian, Yun Yun, and Nalan Yanran. Xiao Yi Xian woke and broke through to Nine-Star Dou Zong with Baili’s help, and Baili asked how they had entered her formation.

• Xiao Fan left the Cao Family with Zi Yan, while Cao Ming ordered his people to suspend action against the Ye Family and report Xiao Fan to the Wind Lightning Pavilion without getting involved.
• Baili told Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran that Xiao Yi Xian’s Woeful Poison Body was no longer in danger and that she would recover with rest.
• Xiao Yi Xian awoke, swallowed poisonous substances to heal herself, and left the cottage with Yun Yun.
• The dense energy in the valley triggered Xiao Yi Xian’s breakthrough, and Baili used rare medicinal materials to help her advance two stars to Nine-Star Dou Zong.
• Little Green awoke and returned to Xiao Yi Xian, whose injuries healed completely after her breakthrough.
• Baili asked Xiao Yi Xian, Yun Yun, and Nalan Yanran how they had found the valley and entered her formation.

Xiao Yi Xian and Yun Yun recovered in Baili’s secluded home while Mo Shang trained in Soul Devouring Valley. Xiao Fan and Zi Yan reached the outskirts of Sacred Pill City, where Xiao Fan warned Zi Yan to keep a low profile as he pursued the three thousand burning flame.

• Baili welcomed Xiao Yi Xian and Yun Yun to her secluded home, warned them not to cross the formation, and offered to take them out after half a month.
• Xiao Yi Xian began refining pills during their stay, while Yun Yun watched over Nalan Yanran.
• The “Heavenly Venerable” sent Mo Shang into Soul Devouring Valley, where Mo Shang used his chaos flame to absorb the valley’s corrosive energy and strengthen himself.
• Xiao Fan and Zi Yan arrived at a space-wormhole plaza outside Sacred Pill City after traveling from the Cao Family.
• Xiao Fan concealed himself and Zi Yan from the Pill Tower’s soul-power probes and warned Zi Yan not to use her abilities or reveal her Dragon Seal unnecessarily.

Xiao Fan and Zi Yan reached Sacred Pill City and, while searching for a quiet place to stay, encountered a convoy carrying the gravely ill Duan Qiyu. Xiao Fan cured him with the Fallen Heart Flame and received a Duan Family residence to use for two months, leaving Duan Qiyu eager to meet him again.

• Xiao Fan and Zi Yan arrived in Sacred Pill City, where Xiao Fan searched unsuccessfully for a place to stay before the Pill Gathering.
• A convoy’s exhausted magical beast collapsed near Zi Yan, and her aura caused the other Dragon Horse Beasts to prostrate themselves.
• Xiao Fan recognized that Duan Qiyu was dying from cold poison and used the Fallen Heart Flame to cure him.
• Duan Qiyu and Duan Shan thanked Xiao Fan, and Duan Qiyu gave him the deed to a Duan Family residence and rare materials.
• After Xiao Fan left with Zi Yan, Duan Qiyu told Duan Shan to let him rest and predicted that they would meet Xiao Fan again before the Pill Gathering.

Xiao Fan explored the Star Domain above Sacred Pill City and secretly left a wisp of Chaos Flame near the Three Thousand Burning Flame, giving himself a way to find it and enter later. Xuan Kongzi mistook him for someone from the Hall of Souls and resolved to guard the Star Domain more closely before the Pill Gathering.

• Xiao Fan and Zi Yan moved into the residence Qi Yu had given him, and Xiao Fan later prepared to investigate the Star Domain at night.
• Xiao Fan sensed the dense spiritual essence in the Star Domain, saw the sleeping Three Thousand Burning Flame, and blocked Xuan Kongzi's soul attack long enough to provoke him.
• Xiao Fan pretended to be from the Hall of Souls and moved toward the Three Thousand Burning Flame, while secretly leaving a wisp of Chaos Flame beside it before Xuan Kongzi shattered his soul avatar.
• Xiao Fan returned to his courtyard, pleased that he could use the Chaos Flame to locate the Star Domain and enter it later, though he regretted lacking soul attack techniques.
• Xuan Kongzi told another elder that a Spirit Realm soul had tried to attack the Three Thousand Burning Flame, and the two discussed the Hall of Souls, Yao Chen, and Xiao Fan's connection to him.

Xiao Fan waited for the Pill Tower’s vigilance to ease while training Zi Yan, then prepared to enter the Star Domain and subdue the three thousand burning flame. As Mo Shang was summoned to join a Hall of Souls expedition targeting the Pill Gathering and the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan issued a pursuit order, Xiao Fan and Zi Yan opened a passage through the Star Domain’s seal.

• Xiao Fan trained Zi Yan for a month until she broke through to Two-Star Dou Zong.
• Mo Shang left Soul Devouring Valley at the Heavenly Venerable’s summons and joined more than a hundred Hall of Souls elites and five Dou Zun for a mission targeting the Pill Gathering.
• The Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan’s Dou Sheng commander ordered a hunt for Yao Ming’s wounded human associate and issued a lucrative Pursuit Order.
• As the Pill Gathering drew near, Xiao Fan trained Zi Yan and told her to seek Xiao Yan at the Ye Family if he did not return.
• Xiao Fan took Zi Yan into the sky, located his chaos flame trace, and watched as she used spatial force to open a passage through the Pill Tower’s sealing runes.

Xiao Fan entered the Star Domain and hid inside the Three Thousand Burning Flame to search for its essence, while the Pill Tower watched for intruders. In the Soul Realm, Mo Shang learned that the Hall of Souls planned to target the Pill Gathering and was assigned to lead a unit under a Dou Zun.

• Zi Yan opened a brief spatial passage, and Xiao Fan entered the Star Domain before the passage closed.
• Xiao Fan evaded a soul-power probe, found the sleeping Three Thousand Burning Flame, and entered its body to search for its essence.
• After an aimless search, Xiao Fan spread threads of chaos flame throughout the Three Thousand Burning Flame to sense and locate its essence.
• Xuan Kongzi learned that the Pill Tower had detected no intruders or unusual activity in the Star Domain, while its elders worried about the Hall of Souls' movements.
• Mo Shang learned that the Hall of Souls had gathered experts to target the Pill Gathering and was assigned as deputy commander of a unit under a Dou Zun.

Xiao Fan connected with Mo Shang while searching the Three Thousand Burning Flame, learning about the Hall of Souls’ plans and their teacher’s safety. Mo Shang joined the Hall of Souls’ forces heading for Sacred Pill City, where a Dou Zun named Brother Jie offered him an alliance.

• Xiao Fan lost control of some chaos flame but made contact with Mo Shang and learned about his experiences in the Hall of Souls, including that their teacher was safe.
• Mo Shang learned that Xiao Fan had reached Three-Star Dou Zun and was searching for the origin of the Three Thousand Burning Flame.
• Xiao Fan guessed that the Hall of Souls’ activity at the Pill Gathering had another purpose, vowed to confront them, and directed his chaos flame toward the suspected origin.
• Mo Shang followed the Hall of Souls’ elite forces toward Sacred Pill City as they traveled through space wormholes.
• Brother Jie praised Mo Shang’s growing influence in the Hall of Souls and proposed that they address each other as brothers.

Mo Shang gained the favor of a Dou Zun expert while Xiao Yan prepared to help the Ye Family retain its place among the Five Great Families. As the Pill Gathering approached, the Ye Family arrived in Sacred Pill City, where Xuan Kongzi remained on guard against the missing Hall of Souls; Xiao Yan still needed to have his alchemist rank certified before the assessment.

• Mo Shang realized Brother Jie respected him because he believed Mo Shang had powerful backing, and Brother Jie offered to share his experience of breaking through to Dou Zun.
• Xiao Yan assured Ye Zhong that he would do his best to preserve the Ye Family's elder seat, and Ye Zhong explained that the family had publicly named Xiao Yan its son-in-law for the assessment.
• Xin Lan reacted awkwardly to the son-in-law arrangement, and Xiao Yan and Ye Zhong led the Ye Family party toward Sacred Pill City.
• Xuan Kongzi monitored Sacred Pill City and the Star Domain for the Hall of Souls, but the Pill Tower found no signs of its members or any disturbance.
• After the Ye Family reached Sacred Pill City, Ye Zhong told Xiao Yan to obtain an alchemist rank badge before participating in the assessment.

During the Five Great Families' assessment, Xiao Yan helped the Ye Family win first place, then was ambushed in the courtyard by Mu Gu of the Hall of Souls. The chapter ended as Xiao Yan gathered four Heavenly Flames to counter Mu Gu's overwhelming attack.

• Cao Ying challenged Xiao Yan with a soul attack after learning he was Xiao Fan's junior brother, but a Pill Tower Elder stopped their clash.
• Xiao Yan's soul power and alchemy secured first place for the Ye Family and preserved its elder seat.
• That night, Xiao Yan pondered the hidden Star Domain and wondered where Yao Lao had gone.
• Mu Gu appeared in the Ye Family courtyard, revealed he had trapped the area in a formation, and demanded Xiao Yan's Heavenly Flames and Flame Mantra.
• Mu Gu overpowered Xiao Yan and knocked away his Xuan Heavy Ruler, so Xiao Yan gathered four Heavenly Flames in his palm.

Xiao Yan survived Old Man Mu Gu’s attempt to seize the Flame Mantra when the Pill Tower intervened, and learned that Yao Lao was being held by the Hall of Souls. After accepting the Pill Tower’s offer to study a soul technique, Xiao Yan learned that the Hall of Souls was also hunting Xiao Fan for an unknown item.

• Xiao Yan and Old Man Mu Gu fought in the Ye Family courtyard until their clash broke the barrier, allowing Yao Lao and the Ye Family experts to enter.
• Xuan Kongzi and Pill Tower experts surrounded Mu Gu, who escaped through a dark fissure after threatening Xiao Yan and revealing that Yao Lao was in the Hall of Souls.
• Xuan Kongzi gave Xiao Yan a jade token to summon him in Sacred Pill City, and Xiao Yan recognized him as one of the Pill Tower’s Three Giants.
• Elder Sheng told Xiao Yan the Xuanming Sect had leaked information about him and offered him a chance to study a soul technique; Xiao Yan agreed to avoid trouble with the sect until the Pill Gathering ended.
• Outside Sacred Pill City, Mu Gu and two Hall of Souls members discussed whether their target’s item was with Xiao Yan or Xiao Fan, and agreed to capture Xiao Fan if they found him.

Xiao Fan trapped the Three Thousand Burning Flame’s origin, but its struggle awakened the flame’s main body and sent an image of it over Sacred Pill City. The Pill Tower prepared to contain the disturbance and defend against the Hall of Souls, whose disciples infiltrated the city as Xuan Kongzi entered the Star Domain.

• After two months, Xiao Fan cornered the Three Thousand Burning Flame’s origin with his Chaos Flame, but its violent reaction stirred the main body in the Star Domain.
• The Three Thousand Burning Flame appeared above Sacred Pill City, prompting the Hall of Souls to order its disciples to infiltrate the city and await a signal.
• Mo Shang learned of the planned operation from Brother Jie and joined the team as they slipped into Sacred Pill City.
• Xuan Kongzi sent five elders into the Star Domain to reinforce the seal while Xuan Yi and Tian Leizi organized the Pill Tower’s defenses across the city.
• Xuan Kongzi inspected the raging silver dragon and suspected the Hall of Souls had tampered with the Three Thousand Burning Flame.

Xuan Kongzi and five elders resealed the rampaging Three Thousand Burning Flame, while Xiao Fan absorbed most of its weakened essence and obtained a breakthrough and an advanced cultivation method. Xiao Fan left the flame alive for Xiao Yan, and the imprisoned flame began plotting revenge against its captors.

• Xuan Kongzi and six elders used the Star Domain formation to suppress the Three Thousand Burning Flame, and Xuan Kongzi sacrificed Blood Essence to mark it and keep it sealed through the Pill Gathering.
• Xiao Fan realized the Pill Tower's formation had weakened the Three Thousand Burning Flame's essence and entered his chaos flame cage to seize it.
• Xiao Fan absorbed most of the essence but spared the Three Thousand Burning Flame, intending to leave it weakened for Xiao Yan to absorb later.
• The system rewarded Xiao Fan for subduing the flame, advancing him to Four-Star Dou Zun and upgrading his Nine-Star Radiant Sun Art to the Nine Suns Tempering the World Art.
• The Three Thousand Burning Flame regained control of its body, found itself sealed again, and vowed to take revenge on the humans who had imprisoned it.

After taking more than half of the Three Thousand Burning Flame's essence, Xiao Fan escaped the Star Domain and returned to Zi Yan in Sacred Pill City. As the Pill Gathering began, crowds gathered at the Competition Plaza to watch the contestants arrive.

• Xiao Fan concealed himself with chaos flame, escaped the Star Domain, and evaded the Pill Tower elders who rushed to investigate.
• After nearly two months of waiting, Zi Yan welcomed Xiao Fan back to their courtyard, and he destroyed most of the wooden posts she had battered while worrying about him.
• Xiao Fan took Zi Yan to rest and chose not to visit Xiao Yan, trusting Yao Lao to protect him and noting that the Hall of Souls had not yet acted.
• Sacred Pill City filled with contestants and factions preparing for the Pill Gathering, and a bell announced the start of the event.
• Powerful auras and soul power swept over the Competition Plaza as the crowd turned its attention toward the Pill Tower.

The Pill Tower opened the Pill Gathering and explained its trials and championship reward, a scroll of the Ancient Soul Cultivation Method. Determined to win the championship and gain the chance to subdue the Three Thousand Burning Flame, Xiao Yan entered the first trial.

• The crowd learned that contestants had to pass the Illusion Trial and gather listed ingredients in the Pill Realm before qualifying for the competition platforms.
• Xiao Yan appeared in his Alchemist Robe bearing seven purple-gold stars and vowed not to disappoint his Teacher and Senior Brother.
• Xuan Kongzi appeared with Xuan Yi and Tian Leizi, then outlined the gathering's three stages and announced the championship reward.
• Xuan Kongzi rang the bell and invited alchemists of the fifth tier and above into the Soul Illusion Realm.
• First Elder Ye Zhong wished Xiao Yan good luck, and Xiao Yan entered the gray mist after hearing a familiar voice urge him to bring back the championship.

As the Pill Gathering began, Xiao Fan investigated the Hall of Souls’ movements while its experts searched Sacred Pill City for an unknown target. Meanwhile, Xiao Yi Xian, Yun Yun, and Nalan Yanran left Baili’s hidden realm, and Nalan Yanran resolved to pursue her own path after reaching Dou Zong.

• Xuan Kongzi and Tian Leizi discussed the powerful Alchemists at the Pill Gathering, Xiao Yan’s prospects, and the possibility of helping Yao Chen; Xuan Yi agreed to meet Xiao Yan after the gathering.
• Mu Gu urged Mo Shang to enter the Pill Gathering, but Mo Shang declined, and the Hall of Souls sent its Dou Zun experts to search Sacred Pill City for a target.
• Xiao Fan and Zi Yan followed a Hall of Souls expert through the city but found no unusual spatial traces before he returned to his group’s hiding place.
• Xiao Fan decided to wait for the Hall of Souls’ plans to become clear, confident in his strength and his knowledge of the organization through Mo Shang.
• Xiao Yi Xian, Yun Yun, and Nalan Yanran left Baili’s peach grove, and Nalan Yanran declared that she would let fate decide whether to pursue music while celebrating her impending rise to Dou Zong.