Chapter Summaries

After the slovenly old man vanished, four Red-Scaled Pythons erupted from the Gobi and surrounded Xiao Yan and the other Dou Di experts. As the three Nine-Star Dou Di engaged three of the beasts, Xiao Yan faced the last one and saw its bloodline as a chance to strengthen his body.

• Xiao Yan and the three middle-aged Nine-Star Dou Di sensed a powerful presence rising beneath the ground and warned the others to flee.
• Four Late-Stage Nine-Star Dou Di Red-Scaled Pythons burst from the earth and encircled the group.
• Several Dou Di experts tried to escape through a gap, but the pythons killed them.
• The three Nine-Star Dou Di each took on a Red-Scaled Python and left the last one to the others.
• Xiao Yan faced the remaining python and considered using its bloodline to temper his body.

Xiao Yan fought a Red-Scaled Python in the Red Silk Gobi, wounding it with the Sevenfold Heaven-Breaking Ruler and testing his strength against its attacks. The python coiled around him, but Xiao Yan broke free and lifted its entire body by the tail.

• Xiao Yan dodged the Red-Scaled Python's attacks and struck its tail with the Heavy Xuan Ruler.
• Xiao Yan used the Heavenly Severing Steps to evade the python's bite, then wounded its head with the first strike of the Sevenfold Heaven-Breaking Ruler.
• The three middle-aged men noticed Xiao Yan's strength and wondered who he was.
• The Red-Scaled Python fired a pillar of Dou Qi at Xiao Yan, and he destroyed it with the second strike of the Sevenfold Heaven-Breaking Ruler.
• The python wrapped its tail around Xiao Yan, but he activated the Strength Elephant Art and Golden Elephant Art, broke free, and swung the beast into the air.

Xiao Yan used overwhelming strength to cripple one Red-Scaled Python and fought it alone while the three middle-aged Nine-Star Dou Di held off the other serpents. After the python swallowed him, it froze and burst apart, revealing Xiao Yan alive and unharmed as concealed presences approached from the south.

• Xiao Yan seized a Red-Scaled Python and swung it into the other battles, then pierced its tail with bone-white flames after it struck itself with its own Dou Qi blast.
• The three middle-aged men blocked the other Red-Scaled Pythons and left Xiao Yan to face his opponent alone.
• Sensing concealed presences approaching from the south, Xiao Yan decided to finish the fight quickly and smashed the python with a powerful punch.
• The wounded python swallowed Xiao Yan, alarming the three middle-aged men, but it soon became covered in ice and began cracking apart.
• The Red-Scaled Python exploded, and Xiao Yan emerged unharmed.

Xiao Yan killed one Red-Scaled Python and forced the three remaining pythons to flee before leading the group away from the battlefield. At a rocky shelter in the Red Silk Gobi, he swallowed the python’s essence blood to temper his body.

• Xiao Yan stored the essence blood of the Red-Scaled Python he had killed and faced the three remaining pythons alongside the three Nine-Star Dou Di.
• The three Red-Scaled Pythons fled, and Xiao Yan warned the group that other powerful presences were approaching.
• Xiao Yan led the group north, and several giant beasts arrived at the abandoned battlefield shortly after they left.
• The group sheltered among oddly shaped rocks at night while the three middle-aged men watched the surroundings.
• Xiao Yan swallowed the Red-Scaled Python essence blood, seeking its violent power to temper his body.

Xiao Yan tempered his body with the Red-Scaled Python essence blood, then cultivated his nine incarnations using High-Grade Spirit Stones. After several days of travel with the group, he reached the outskirts of Mount Beiji, where the Northern Wasteland Hall's main hall stood.

• Xiao Yan released the essence blood's power throughout his body and endured two hours of pain as it strengthened his muscles.
• Xiao Yan rested, then summoned his nine incarnations, which had all reached the Mid-Stage Six-Star Dou Di realm.
• Xiao Yan concealed three High-Grade Spirit Stones and used them to supply energy to his incarnations.
• Xiao Yan and the group continued their journey, and the group noticed their power growing denser as they traveled.
• The group saw Mount Beiji in the distance, where the Northern Wasteland Hall's main hall stood.

The Northern Wasteland Hall Master punished the newly advanced Southern Hall Master for the Southern Hall’s destruction and ordered him to rebuild it. A strange black mist then revealed that Xiao Yan had come to the Northern Region and offered the Hall Master an Origin King reward for capturing him.

• The Southern Hall Master told the Hall Master that the Southern Hall had been destroyed while he was away breaking through to the Origin Transformation Realm.
• The Hall Master overwhelmed the Southern Hall Master with his pressure, then ordered him to rebuild the Southern Hall and remain there for five years.
• After the Southern Hall Master left, a black mist appeared and said Xiao Yan had survived the ancient tomb and come to the Northern Region.
• The Hall Master asked what the black mist wanted from him and learned that capturing Xiao Yan would earn him an Origin King reward.

Xiao Yan reached Mount Beiji and faced the master of the Northern Wasteland Hall, who attacked him with overwhelming Origin Transformation Realm power. Xiao Yan unleashed his techniques but was smashed deep into the earth, leaving his fate uncertain.

• Xiao Yan arrived at the foot of Mount Beiji and felt pressure growing heavier as he approached the Northern Wasteland Hall.
• The master of the Northern Wasteland Hall noticed Xiao Yan and directed his pressure at him, prompting Xiao Yan to retreat with Heavenly Severing Steps.
• The master immobilized Xiao Yan, appeared before him, and struck him hard enough to cave in his chest and break many of his ribs.
• Xiao Yan activated his bloodline, the Golden Elephant Art, the Strength Elephant Art, and his Heavenly Flames to resist.
• The master dismissed Xiao Yan's power and slammed him deep into the earth with a wave of overwhelming force.

Xiao Yan fought the Northern Wasteland Hall’s Origin Transformation Realm hall master, Qin Xu, but was repeatedly overwhelmed despite Xiao Xuan lending him Fifth-Tier Soul Power. Just as Qin Xu moved in to finish Xiao Yan, a black-robed Origin Transformation Realm expert intervened and confronted him.

• Qin Xu struck Xiao Yan down and stopped his Dou Qi and Heavenly Flames from circulating.
• Xiao Xuan urged Xiao Yan to rise and lent him Fifth-Tier Soul Power, allowing him to repel Qin Xu’s pressure.
• Xiao Yan attacked Qin Xu with his Spiritual Strength and Heaven-Spanning Hand, but Qin Xu broke free and blocked Xiao Yan’s punch with Origin Qi before counterattacking.
• Xiao Yan fell badly injured, and Qin Xu approached to kill him as Xiao Xuan prepared to delay the hall master and help Xiao Yan escape.
• A black-robed expert intervened, forcing Qin Xu to retreat and warning him not to threaten an Origin Transformation Realm expert.

A black-robed old man from the Alchemist Alliance intervened to save Xiao Yan from Qin Xu, revealing that he was a powerful Origin Transformation Realm expert. When Qin Xu tried to claim Xiao Yan for the Northern Wasteland Hall, the old man rejected his offer and drove him back with the Great Dao of Fire, leaving Qin Xu shocked by the old man’s late Origin Transformation Realm cultivation.

• The old man appeared before Xiao Yan, gave him a medicinal pill, and declared that Xiao Yan belonged to his people.
• Qin Xu recognized the Alchemist Alliance badge and hesitated to attack because of the alliance’s backing from the Pill Tower.
• Qin Xu proposed taking Xiao Yan back to the Northern Wasteland Hall under the pretext of settling its dead members’ grievances.
• The old man refused to hand Xiao Yan over and called Qin Xu unworthy of trust.
• Qin Xu advanced in anger, but the old man’s flames forced him back and burned much of his robe.
• The old man pressed forward, and Qin Xu recognized that he had reached the late Origin Transformation Realm.

Xiao Yan recovered after Xing Qian saved him from Qin Xu and revealed that he was the president of the Alchemist Alliance in the Western Region. Xing Qian agreed to escort Xiao Yan part of the way toward the North Sea, while Qin Xu returned to the Northern Wasteland Hall and watched black mist rise from a dark corner.

• After Qin Xu left, Xiao Yan thanked the old man for saving him and learned that his quick recovery also came from his strong physique.
• The old man introduced himself as Xing Qian, president of the Alchemist Alliance in the Western Region, and reminded Xiao Yan that he still owed him a pill.
• Xiao Yan realized Xing Qian had sought four pills to help him condense the Power of the Great Dao of Fire.
• Xing Qian warned Xiao Yan that even an expert like Qin Xu would be insignificant in the North Sea, but Xiao Yan insisted on continuing there.
• Xing Qian placed a hand on Xiao Yan's shoulder and transported them away from Mount Beiji to escort him part of the way.
• Qin Xu returned to the Northern Wasteland Hall, where black mist rose from a dark corner.

Qin Xu and the black-mist figure argued over Xiao Yan’s escape, then Xiao Yan reached North Army City after a month and a half of travel. He learned that the next ship to the North Sea was delayed for repairs and went to a tavern to rest before investigating further.

• Qin Xu blamed the black-mist figure for staying hidden while Xiao Yan escaped, but the figure defended the decision and said it would report the matter to its superiors.
• A month and a half later, Xiao Yan arrived at the North Sea and the checkpoint city of North Army City.
• Xiao Yan paid the Dragon Marsh Workshop elder fifty Low-Grade Spirit Stones to enter the city and asked where to board a ship.
• The elder told Xiao Yan that the next ship was under repair and might be delayed for several days or longer.
• Xiao Yan chose a tavern to rest and planned to ask about the situation the next day.

Xiao Yan went to the Dragon Marsh Workshop in North Army City to learn about the delayed ship repairs, but a confrontation with the arrogant formation master Jin turned deadly. After Jin threatened to keep Xiao Yan off the ship, Xiao Yan killed him, leaving the ship’s repairs and his own passage uncertain.

• Xiao Yan headed to the Dragon Marsh Workshop’s city-center complex to ask about the ship repairs.
• A Seven-Star Dou Di tried to use Xiao Yan as a stepping stone, and Xiao Yan broke his leg with a punch.
• The man attacked Xiao Yan with Dou Qi and a formation, but Xiao Yan destroyed both attacks and held a blade at his throat.
• An elder in yellow robes identified the man as Master Jin, the formation master hired to repair the ship, and asked Xiao Yan to spare him.
• Master Jin threatened to bar Xiao Yan from the ship, and Xiao Yan cut off his head.

Xiao Yan killed Master Jin and defeated the four Dragon Marsh Workshop elders who tried to seize him. The workshop master, Liu Jin, arrived and demanded an explanation, leaving Xiao Yan facing the next confrontation.

• Xiao Yan killed Master Jin, drawing angry complaints from travelers worried that the ship repairs would be delayed.
• Huang Quan tried to take Xiao Yan to the Dragon Marsh Workshop, but Xiao Yan’s pressure forced the four elders back.
• The four Seven-Star Dou Di elders attacked together, and Xiao Yan swiftly knocked them all down.
• A golden-robed figure arrived and released a powerful soul pressure over the city.
• Liu Jin identified himself as the Dragon Marsh Workshop’s master and asked Xiao Yan to explain Master Jin’s death.

Xiao Yan refused Liu Jin's demand for compensation after killing Master Jin, then revealed Xiao Xuan's Fifth-Tier Formation Master power and agreed to repair the ship for medicinal ingredients. The chapter ended with Xiao Yan demanding enough ingredients for ten batches of pills.

• Liu Jin demanded ten thousand Spirit Stones from Xiao Yan or a replacement Third-Tier Formation Master to compensate the Dragon Marsh Workshop and the passengers.
• Xiao Yan refused to pay or find a Third-Tier Formation Master, then said he knew a Fifth-Tier Formation Master.
• Xiao Xuan took control of Xiao Yan's body and released Fifth-Tier Soul Power, causing Liu Jin and the onlookers to realize that the master was present.
• Liu Jin withdrew his demand and escorted Xiao Yan toward the ship at the harbor by the city's north gate.
• Xiao Yan agreed to help repair the ship in exchange for medicinal ingredients and demanded enough for ten batches of pills.

Liu Jin brought Xiao Yan aboard a Dragon Marsh Workshop vessel to repair its formation, where Xiao Yan intimidated two elderly formation masters who had mocked him. The four began repairing the formation, and Xiao Yan handed control of his body to Xiao Xuan.

• Liu Jin agreed to Xiao Yan's demands and led him to a vessel at North Army City's north gate, explaining that a Sixth-Tier Formation Master had once reinforced the Dragon Marsh Workshop's ships.
• Liu Jin brought Xiao Yan to the chamber where two elderly men were repairing the vessel's formation and explained that he had invited them because he could not fix the damage alone.
• The elderly men mocked Xiao Yan, and Liu Jin told them that Jin Xin was dead and that he had invited Xiao Yan to help repair the ship.
• Xiao Yan used his spiritual pressure to pin the elderly men to the floor and warned them not to insult him again.
• Liu Jin asked Xiao Yan to lead the repairs, and Xiao Yan sat with Liu Jin and the two elderly men to begin fixing the formation.
• As the repair work proceeded faster with Xiao Yan's help, he handed control of his body over to Xiao Xuan.

Xiao Yan set sail for the North Sea with the ingredients to refine the Phoenix Chick Pill, eager to meet Hai Mochen. Meanwhile, Ye Luotian and his allies attacked Qinhuang Lost Valley, confronting the hidden power’s inhabitants as they entered its depths.

• After the vessel repairs were completed, Liu Jin gave Xiao Yan ten sets of ingredients for the Phoenix Chick Pill.
• Xiao Yan boarded the vessel, and it departed for the North Sea at noon with about a hundred passengers.
• In the Western Wilderness Region, Yan Hua and Yan Lie entered Qinhuang Lost Valley ahead of Ye Luotian and a black-robed companion.
• Ye Luotian declared that he would make Qinhuang Lost Valley dominate the Western Region again.
• An explosion shook the valley, and Ye Luotian and the black-robed man pushed through the valley’s defenses toward its deepest reaches.

Xiao Yan refined a Phoenix Chick Pill aboard a ship crossing the North Sea, and the pill’s lightning attracted greedy Dou Di experts. As the lightning struck, they rushed toward his cabin to seize the pill while Xiao Yan faced the attack.

• Xiao Yan spent two months refining the Phoenix Chick Pill in the Luo Heavenly Cauldron.
• Pill Lightning gathered overhead, forcing the ship to stop and drawing the attention of its passengers.
• Xiao Yan emerged to face the Pill Lightning, hoping it would help complete his Golden Elephant Art.
• More than a dozen Dou Di experts surrounded Xiao Yan and waited for the lightning to distract him.
• A hundred-zhang bolt struck toward Xiao Yan as the surrounding experts charged toward his cabin.

Xiao Yan endured two hours of Pill Lightning while refining the Phoenix Chick Pill, smashing its bolts with his fists and Dou Techniques. As the lightning finally faded, his incarnation had driven off the Dou Di experts trying to seize the pill and remained guarding it.

• Xiao Yan punched apart the first massive bolt of Pill Lightning and charged into the thundercloud, inviting it to strike again.
• A dozen Dou Di experts rushed into Xiao Yan’s house, but his incarnation repelled them and guarded the pill.
• The onlookers recognized the incarnation as one formed by Xiao Yan’s nine incarnations merging, with strength near half of Xiao Yan’s own.
• Xiao Yan fought the Pill Lightning through hundreds of clashes, using the Wasteland-Spanning Finger and enduring injuries as the thundercloud lingered for two hours.
• The Pill Lightning finally dispersed, leaving the onlookers astonished by Xiao Yan’s feat.

Xiao Yan continued mastering the Golden Elephant Art while two Thorn Sea Lions trapped the ship and dragged it underwater. As the passengers lost hope, Xiao Yan completed the art and shattered the tentacles above the ship with beams of flame from his eyes.

• Two Mid-Stage Nine-Star Dou Di Thorn Sea Lions surrounded the ship and used their tentacles to keep it from escaping.
• The passengers attacked the beasts, but the two Early-Stage Nine-Star Dou Di from the Dragon Marsh Workshop were badly injured after hours of fighting.
• The Thorn Sea Lions wrapped the ship in tentacles and pulled it deeper underwater as the passengers' attacks failed to stop them.
• The two Nine-Star Dou Di saw a remaining patch of sky above the ship and regained hope while Xiao Yan continued condensing the Golden Elephant Art.
• Xiao Yan completed the Golden Elephant Art, opened his eyes, and shattered the tentacles covering the ship with beams of ghastly white flame.

Xiao Yan broke the Thorn Sea Lions’ assault on the ship, saving the passengers and defeating one beast with his Golden Elephant Art, Bone Spirit Cold Flame, and Great Heaven Creation Palm. He subdued the second Thorn Sea Lion and had it pull the ship toward their destination at increased speed.

• Xiao Yan broke through the tentacles surrounding the ship and drew the two mid-stage Nine-Star Dou Di Thorn Sea Lions away from it.
• Xiao Yan’s example rallied the passengers, who coordinated their attacks and drove back the tentacles on the ship.
• Xiao Yan broke free of the beasts’ tentacles with the Golden Elephant Art, then used Bone Spirit Cold Flame to freeze and destroy the tentacles covering the ship.
• Xiao Yan struck down one Thorn Sea Lion and devoured it with the Great Heaven Creation Palm.
• Xiao Yan pursued the remaining Thorn Sea Lion into the sea and returned with it subdued.
• Xiao Yan reassured the passengers and ordered the Thorn Sea Lion to pull the ship toward their destination.