Chapter Summaries

The final round of the Alchemist Grand Meeting began as Xiao Yan and Mo Zhai prepared to compete before a massive crowd. Mo Zhai revealed the Blood Bat Cauldron, and Xiao Yan answered by bringing out the renowned Myriad Beast Cauldron, leaving the judges and spectators astonished.

• Gu Li silenced the crowded Void Plaza with his Eight-Star Half-Emperor pressure and announced the start of the final round.
• Mo Zhai stepped onto a stone platform and brought out the Blood Bat Cauldron, drawing surprise from the judges.
• Xiao Yan rose from his chair and appeared on the opposing platform as the crowd watched for his cauldron.
• Xiao Yan taunted Mo Zhai for his narrow-mindedness and revealed the Myriad Beast Cauldron.
• Gu Li recognized Xiao Yan's cauldron as one ranked sixth on the heavenly cauldron ranking and questioned Mo Zhai's chances of winning.

Xiao Yan and Mo Zhai began preparing to refine Emperor Grade Pills, but Xiao Yan’s Heavenly Flames overwhelmed and extinguished Mo Zhai’s Black Teng Snake Flame. Xiao Yan then sent his obedient fire dragon into the Myriad Beast Cauldron to preheat it.

• Mo Zhai suppressed his anger and sat down to prepare for the difficult Emperor Grade Pill refinement.
• Mo Zhai released his Black Teng Snake Flame, concealed himself in its black mist, and sent the flame into his Blood Bat Cauldron.
• Xiao Yan summoned his Heavenly Flames and shaped them into a towering fire dragon before the watching crowd.
• The Heavenly Flame dragon’s presence disrupted Mo Zhai’s flame, and its Divine Dragon Tail Swing extinguished it despite Mo Zhai’s efforts.
• Xiao Yan sent the fire dragon into the Myriad Beast Cauldron to preheat it for pill refinement.

Gu Li announced that the Alchemist Grand Meeting’s champion would receive the contestants’ pills and formulas, including an Emperor Grade Pill Formula, then began the finals between Xiao Yan and Mo Zhai. Xiao Yan cultivated to restore himself before starting his refinement, while Mo Zhai began refining the Sumeru Pill first.

• Gu Li offered the champion the refined pills and their formulas, including an Emperor Grade Pill Formula, and announced the start of the finals.
• Xiao Yan sat down to cultivate with the Flame Mantra instead of immediately preparing to refine his pill.
• Mo Zhai began refining the ingredients for the Sumeru Pill, confident that his experience with Emperor Grade Pills gave him an advantage.
• Xiao Yan opened his eyes, gathered his Bone Spirit Cold Flame, and used an explosion of Heavenly Flames to heat the Myriad Beast Cauldron.
• Xiao Yan tossed the medicinal ingredients frozen by the Bone Spirit Cold Flame into his cauldron as the judges watched the two alchemists begin their contest.

Xiao Yan used the Bone Spirit Cold Flame and Heavenly Flames together to refine the ingredients faster, but Mo Zhai responded with a daring technique of his own. As Mo Zhai’s cauldron shot into the air, he formed a whip of flame and blasted it toward it.

• Xiao Yan combined extreme cold and heat to rapidly weaken the medicinal ingredients in his cauldron.
• Xiao Yan and Mo Zhai spent days slowly refining their ingredients, with Xiao Yan eventually spotting cracks and green medicinal droplets emerging from an ancient vine.
• Xiao Yan began extracting essences from the vine and other ingredients, while Mo Zhai grew concerned about falling behind.
• Mo Zhai lifted his cauldron, kicked it into the air, and formed a long whip of flame to strike it.

Mo Zhai used a Blood Soul Pill to temporarily boost his soul power and refine his ingredients, enraging Gu Li and Chi Lin while Xiao Yan continued his own work. After a week of refining, Xiao Yan extracted his medicinal essences and began the next stage of pill refinement.

• Mo Zhai covered his cauldron in black flames, and Xiao Yan noticed his soul power had surged temporarily.
• Gu Li and Chi Lin recognized Mo Zhai had used a forbidden Blood Soul Pill, while Elder Xuan was restrained from attacking him.
• Mo Zhai finished refining his ingredients as his boosted presence faded, and he prepared to extract their essences.
• Xiao Yan and Mo Zhai continued refining their ingredients for a week while spectators watched.
• Xiao Yan collected the purified essences from his cauldron in jade bottles and reignited his Heavenly Flames to begin pill fusion.

Xiao Yan began refining the Emperor Tribulation Pill, carefully preparing its ingredients and attempting to fuse them with a cautious method. A chain of violent surges threw the ingredients out of control, and he burned the ruined batch away, leaving him to start again.

• Xiao Yan reviewed the Emperor Tribulation Pill formula, then began sorting and fusing its many ingredients inside the Myriad Beast Cauldron.
• Mo Zhai started Pill Fusion and advanced faster because his pill was simpler to refine.
• Xiao Yan set aside the paste made from dragon saliva liquid and jade poria paste, choosing to fuse the milder ingredients first.
• Gu Li and Chi Lin recognized Xiao Yan's method as a cautious shortcut, while some spectators suspected he planned to make a ruined pill.
• Violent waves of power escaped from the ingredients and caused other fused portions to go berserk, so Xiao Yan burned the entire batch to nothing.

Mo Zhai advanced his Emperor Grade Nascent Pill while secretly using another Blood Soul Pill, and Xiao Yan restarted his refining with the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame. Gu Li tried to arrest Mo Zhai, but Old Monster Hu blocked him, leaving the contest and its conflict unresolved.

• Mo Zhai carefully fused the medicinal liquids in his cauldron as Gu Li watched, while Xiao Yan prepared to refine again after his earlier failure.
• Xiao Yan summoned the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame, startling the crowd, and rapidly refined hundreds of medicinal ingredients in the Myriad Beast Cauldron.
• Mo Zhai’s soul power weakened as his pill neared completion, so he swallowed another Blood Soul Pill and sent a Soul Storm toward Xiao Yan while advancing the nascent pill.
• Gu Li accused Mo Zhai of using the forbidden pill and moved to seize him, but Mo Zhai denied it and Old Monster Hu stepped in to block Gu Li.
• Old Monster Hu challenged Gu Li, and Chi Lin urged Gu Li to focus on the Alchemist Grand Meeting; Gu Li then looked toward Xiao Yan and saw that trouble was unfolding there.

Xiao Yan stopped Mo Zhai’s soul attack with the Ancient Emperor Seal, destroying Mo Zhai’s pill and cauldron in the process. As Gu Li and Chi Lin moved to seize Mo Zhai, a mysterious figure named Yan Bing appeared to intervene.

• Xiao Yan used the Ancient Emperor Seal to crush Mo Zhai’s Soul Storm and strike his cauldron, ruining the Emperor Grade Nascent Pill and leaving Mo Zhai badly burned.
• Mo Zhai accused Xiao Yan of breaking the pill-refinement rules, but Xiao Yan and Gu Li pointed out that Mo Zhai had attacked first.
• Old Monster Hu tried to excuse Mo Zhai’s actions, so Gu Li and Chi Lin confronted him and Gu Li held him back.
• Chi Lin went to seize Mo Zhai, who stayed calm as a withered hand emerged from the warped void.
• Chi Lin recognized the newcomer as Yan Bing and reacted with astonishment.

Yan Bing intervened to protect Mo Zhai, forcing Gu Li and Chi Lin to back down while leaving Xiao Yan wary of the elder’s hostility. As the gathering resumed, Mo Zhai began refining again, while Xiao Yan had nearly completed the first stage.

• Yan Bing appeared before Mo Zhai and repelled Chi Lin, then exchanged a tense look with Xiao Yan.
• Gu Li confronted Yan Bing, while Elder Xuan and the young man beside him wondered why Yan Bing was helping Mo Zhai and discussed Xiao Yan’s use of the Emperor Seal Art.
• Yan Bing threatened Gu Li with violence, and Gu Li returned to his seat after deciding not to fight.
• Yan Bing and Old Monster Hu vanished after Gu Li withdrew, and Mo Zhai swallowed recovery pills before restarting his refinement.
• Xiao Yan continued ahead, having nearly finished the first stage of refining with his Heavenly Flames.

Xiao Yan and Mo Zhai continued refining Emperor Grade Nascent Pills after restarting their attempts, while the crowd's attention shifted to the powerful Half-Emperors at Void Plaza. Mo Zhai's Nascent Pill formed as his Dou Qi ran dry, and he sacrificed his essence blood to keep it from failing.

• The crowd discussed Elder Yan Bing and the four eight-star Half-Emperors while Xiao Yan and Mo Zhai resumed refining their pills.
• Xiao Yan progressed faster, but he slowed down during the difficult Pill Fusion to conserve his strength and protect the ingredients.
• Mo Zhai used several Blood Soul Pills to sustain his Spiritual Strength and recklessly spent his remaining Dou Qi to fuse his pill.
• A faint fragrance spread across Void Plaza as Mo Zhai's Emperor Grade Nascent Pill took shape, drawing excited reactions from the spectators.
• When Mo Zhai ran out of Dou Qi, he bit his tongue and sent several drops of essence blood into his cauldron to sustain the pill.

Mo Zhai’s and Xiao Yan’s Emperor Grade Nascent Pills continued refining as the Alchemist Grand Meeting’s audience watched, with Xiao Yan struggling to sustain the slow fusion. After a month, Pill Lightning gathered over Mo Zhai’s cauldron, and Mo Zhai believed the approaching completion would secure his victory.

• Xiao Yan endured the exhausting process of suppressing and fusing the medicinal energies in his cauldron while Mo Zhai’s pill continued to take shape.
• The young man told Elder Xuan that the competition’s outcome remained uncertain and remarked that Xiao Yan seemed to have secrets, including his Heavenly Flames.
• A month passed, and Emperor Grade Nascent Pills had formed in both Xiao Yan’s and Mo Zhai’s cauldrons.
• Pill Lightning gathered over the arena as Mo Zhai’s pill neared completion, and Mo Zhai smiled and declared that Yan Xiao was bound to lose.

Mo Zhai’s Emperor Grade Pill drew Pill Lightning over Ancient Wilderness City, and Yan Bing stepped forward to block its first strike. While the lightning battle began, Xiao Yan continued refining his Nascent Pill, but Mo Zhai appeared poised to win the Alchemist Grand Meeting.

• Yan Bing told Old Monster Hu that he would face the Pill Lightning first and call for help if needed, while Old Monster Hu agreed to wait.
• Mo Zhai’s Emperor Pill formed and sent a pillar of light into the thunderclouds, which unleashed black Pill Lightning toward his cauldron.
• Yan Bing intercepted the bolt and struck it with his Ice Control Palm, causing a tremendous clash that sent most Half-Emperors crashing down into the city.
• Mo Zhai continued the final Pill Nurturing stage as Xiao Yan kept refining, though his Nascent Pill had yet to coalesce and he seemed likely to lose the competition.

As Mo Zhai refined the pill, Yan Bing tried to withstand the increasingly powerful Pill Lightning but was overwhelmed and nearly injured the medicinal cauldron. After Yan Bing confronted Old Monster Hu for refusing to help, they turned their attention back to the still-raging thundercloud and the need to aid Mo Zhai.

• Yan Bing initially shattered the Pill Lightning with his palm, but the thundercloud grew stronger and numbed his body.
• An even more powerful bolt overwhelmed Yan Bing and sent him plunging toward the Void Plaza as it pursued him.
• Yan Bing called on Old Monster Hu for help, but Old Monster Hu watched without intervening.
• Yan Bing shielded himself with ice armor and froze the void, then dispelled the bolt before crashing onto the platform beside Mo Zhai.
• Yan Bing berated Old Monster Hu for leaving him to face the lightning, and Old Monster Hu offered a mocking excuse.
• Old Monster Hu looked toward the thundercloud, and he and Yan Bing set aside their quarrel to focus on helping Mo Zhai.

Yan Bing and Old Monster Hu worked together to withstand the final waves of Pill Lightning while Xiao Yan struggled to keep the Heavenly Flames burning and complete the Emperor Pill. As the thunderclouds began to shrink, Yan Bing and Old Monster Hu prepared to face what they believed was the final strike.

• Mo Zhai urged Yan Bing and Old Monster Hu to cooperate by promising them compensation if they helped secure the championship.
• Yan Bing and Old Monster Hu took separate positions, and Yan Bing left the next Pill Lightning strike to Old Monster Hu.
• Old Monster Hu wrapped his sleeve around his arm and dispersed the descending Pill Lightning with a single blow.
• Xiao Yan remained in a near-death state, using his last strength to keep the Heavenly Flames burning as Gu Li, Chi Lin, Elder Xuan, and the young man watched anxiously.
• Yan Bing and Old Monster Hu joined forces against another Pill Lightning strike, then saw the thunderclouds begin to shrink.
• Old Monster Hu formed seals, gathered Dou Qi in his palm, and punched toward the approaching strike.

Yan Bing and Old Monster Hu destroyed the Pill Lightning over Mo Zhai’s successfully refined Emperor Grade Pill, seemingly securing Mo Zhai the Alchemist Grand Meeting championship and the Alchemist Guild. But a young man and Elder Xuan realized Xiao Yan’s pill was undergoing an extraordinary refinement, and fresh Pill Lightning began to gather over him.

• Yan Bing and Old Monster Hu fought off the Pill Lightning, allowing Mo Zhai to complete his Emperor Grade Pill.
• Yan Bing looked at Xiao Yan with killing intent, while Gu Li feared he would have to hand Mo Zhai the pill formula and the Alchemist Guild.
• Chi Lin comforted Gu Li as Elder Xuan assumed the guild had lost and Mo Zhai would win the meeting.
• A young man pointed out that something unusual was happening inside Xiao Yan’s medicinal cauldron, and Elder Xuan realized Xiao Yan was doing more than simply refining an Emperor Grade Pill.
• Pill Lightning thundered again over Void Plaza, and everyone recognized that Xiao Yan had summoned it.

Xiao Yan succeeded in refining an Emperor Grade Pill, prompting Old Monster Hu to try to stop him before the pill’s lightning could strike. As the others were held back, Qin Zhong appeared to shield Xiao Yan from the descending Pill Lightning.

• Xiao Yan’s Emperor Grade Pill drew renewed Pill Lightning, and Old Monster Hu decided to kill Xiao Yan before he could grow stronger.
• Gu Li blocked Old Monster Hu, while Yan Bing stepped in to restrain Gu Li and let Old Monster Hu continue toward Xiao Yan.
• Chi Lin stopped Old Monster Hu, leaving Gu Li and Chi Lin pinned down as the Pill Lightning gathered again.
• Elder Xuan and the young man prepared to intervene, but worried that protecting Xiao Yan might mean abandoning the Emperor Grade Pill.
• A huge bolt of black Pill Lightning descended toward Xiao Yan’s cauldron, and Qin Zhong appeared in its path to protect him.

Qin Zhong and Elder Xuan tried to shield Xiao Yan from the Pill Lightning, while Luo Jin attempted to pull him off the stone platform. Xiao Yan’s golden light repelled Luo Jin, and Xiao Yan said he would handle the Pill Lightning himself.

• Qin Zhong charged the Pill Lightning to protect Xiao Yan, but its strike badly injured him and sent him crashing into Ancient Wilderness City.
• Elder Xuan blocked the next bolt and gave Qin Zhong a pill, then arranged with Luo Jin to rescue Xiao Yan if another strike came.
• Elder Xuan faced a massive bolt of Pill Lightning while Qin Zhong retreated a short distance and remained nearby.
• Luo Jin reached for Xiao Yan, but a flash of golden light from Xiao Jin blasted him backward.
• Xiao Yan apologized to Luo Jin and told him to have Elder Xuan and Qin Zhong step back because he would deal with the Pill Lightning.

Xiao Yan sent Luo Jin, Elder Xuan, and Qin Zhong away from the Pill Lightning, leaving everyone uncertain about how he would survive. When the next strike descended, Xiao Yan released a pitch-black puppet, astonishing the onlookers with his apparent plan to face the lightning using a Seven-Star Dou Saint-level construct.

• Xiao Yan told Luo Jin that he had his own way to handle the Pill Lightning, and Luo Jin agreed to withdraw.
• Luo Jin relayed Xiao Yan’s assurance to Elder Xuan and Qin Zhong, who both pulled back while Qin Zhong continued watching for danger.
• Gu Li and Chi Lin worried that Xiao Yan had lost his protection, while Old Monster Hu and Yan Bing took the withdrawal as a sign that Xiao Yan was out of options.
• A massive Pill Lightning strike fell directly toward Xiao Yan as the crowd watched in alarm.
• Xiao Yan’s Storage Ring flashed, and a broad, pitch-black puppet shot out to meet the lightning, leaving Elder Xuan, Luo Jin, Qin Zhong, Gu Li, and Chi Lin stunned by the apparent mismatch in strength.

Xiao Yan used the Northern King puppet to absorb the Emperor Tribulation Pill’s Pill Lightning, leaving the observers stunned as the puppet’s strength climbed to Six-Star Half-Emperor. The thundercloud dispersed, and the Northern King emerged with his power firmly stabilized at that level.

• Gu Li, Chi Lin, Old Monster Hu, and the crowd doubted Xiao Yan’s Seven-Star Dou Saint-level puppet could withstand the Pill Lightning.
• The Northern King was blasted away by the first bolt, but the Pill Lightning vanished, and he returned to confront the thundercloud’s successive attacks.
• The Northern King absorbed the descending lightning into his body, recovering from each impact as his strength rose to Eight-Star Dou Sheng and then Half-Emperor.
• Old Monster Hu, Elder Xuan, Luo Jin, and the other observers realized the puppet could devour Pill Lightning and grow stronger from it.
• The Northern King entered the thundercloud as it reached its final stage, then emerged after it dispersed with his strength stabilized at Six-Star Half-Emperor.

Xiao Yan completed his Emperor Grade Pill and strengthened the Northern King with the Pill Lightning, revealing the puppet’s immense power. Mo Zhai then brought out his Sumeru Pill, but when he reached for it, the pill disappeared and an exact copy of Mo Zhai appeared in its place.

• Xiao Yan swallowed an Emperor Grade Pill from Hei Mu’s Storage Ring to recover after refining his own Emperor Grade Pill.
• The Northern King absorbed the remaining Pill Lightning, greatly increasing his strength and leaving Xiao Yan impressed by his potential.
• Xiao Yan ordered the Northern King to strike the void, and the blow startled the Half-Emperors watching from above.
• Mo Zhai rose from his platform and asked Old Monster Hu and Yan Bing to focus on what came next rather than confront Xiao Yan’s group.
• Mo Zhai opened his cauldron and reached for the Sumeru Pill, but it vanished in a burst of noise and an identical-looking Mo Zhai appeared in its place.