Chapter Summaries

After more than half a year in the Heavenly North Ruins, Chen Xiao and Qing Lin emerged at Peak Nine-Revolutions Dou Venerate, reunited with Zi Yan, and headed back toward Purple Firmament Pavilion. There, Fifth Heavenly Venerate and Sixth Heavenly Venerate approached the pavilion cautiously before three figures appeared unnoticed behind them.

• Chen Xiao and Qing Lin finished their half-year seclusion, with Chen Xiao reaching Peak Nine-Revolutions Dou Venerate and refining one-third of the Bodhi Heart.
• Chen Xiao and Qing Lin returned to the Second Layer Space and reunited with Zi Yan, who revealed she had sealed the entrance and had returned to Purple Firmament Pavilion.
• Zi Yan told Chen Xiao that Xian'er and Cao Ying were waiting at the pavilion, and the group left the collapsing great hall.
• Fifth Heavenly Venerate and Sixth Heavenly Venerate approached Purple Firmament Pavilion while discussing Soul Hall's concerns about Chen Xiao and his allies.
• Three figures appeared silently in the black fog behind the two Heavenly Venerates, having overheard their conversation.

Chen Xiao returned to Qifeng Mountain, defeated the Soul Hall forces, and rallied Purple Firmament Pavilion to prepare for war. He reunited with his family and learned that the Pill Gathering would be held in three years, then resolved to help the Dan Tower bring peace to the Central Plains.

• Chen Xiao captured Fifth Heavenly Venerate and Sixth Heavenly Venerate after Fifth Heavenly Venerate self-destructed; he killed Fifth Heavenly Venerate and sealed Sixth Heavenly Venerate for interrogation.
• Chen Xiao returned to Qifeng Mountain, where the pavilion welcomed him, and ordered Purple Firmament Pavilion to prepare for war on all fronts.
• Chen Xiao reassured Yao Yao that he would take her to visit Cai Lin, who was still in seclusion.
• Chen Xiao met his daughter Chen Xi and learned that Cao Ying's teacher, Xuan Kongzi, had already given her a Bodhi Foundation Establishment Pill.
• Cao Ying told Chen Xiao that the Pill Gathering would take place in three years and that the Dan Tower planned to hold it on an unprecedented scale.
• Chen Xiao vowed to support the Dan Tower and help end the Soul Hall's influence before the Pill Gathering.

Chen Xiao organized Purple Firmament Pavilion’s allies and plans for a campaign to destroy Soul Hall, while Zi Yan revealed her formidable Dou Saint strength. The chapter ended with Eight Heavenly Guardian divulging Soul Hall’s branch halls and Soul Origin transfer procedures.

• Chen Xiao discussed the Snake-People Race’s migration and gave Hua She'er pills for its fighters to use in the coming conflict with Soul Hall.
• Chen Xiao briefed Purple Firmament Pavilion’s leaders on Central Plains alliances and proposed joining forces with the Pill Tower to uproot Soul Hall before the Pill Gathering.
• Zi Yan revealed that she was a Late Five-Star Dou Saint who could fight Six-Star opponents, and reported that the Ancient Dragon Clan’s Grand Elder and Second Elder were also Dou Saints.
• Zi Yan and Chen Xiao agreed to move the children and Elixir Hall to Eastern Dragon Island, while Zi Yan described her plan to summon back the Ancient Dragon Clan’s scattered elders.
• Chen Xiao and Zi Yan questioned Eight Heavenly Guardian and Sixth Heavenly Venerate separately, and Eight Heavenly Guardian disclosed Soul Hall’s branch hall locations and Soul Origin transfer schedule.

Chen Xiao and Zi Yan traveled to the Soul Devouring Abyss to intercept a planned Soul Hall transfer of Soul Origin, while Chen Xiao secured Xuan Kongzi’s support for destroying the Soul Hall without relying on the Ancient Races. They arrived at the watched branch hall just as the transfer party appeared to be approaching.

• Zi Yan told Chen Xiao that Fifth Heavenly Venerate and Sixth Heavenly Venerate had been scheduled to deliver Soul Origin from the Soul Devouring Abyss, so Chen Xiao decided they would intercept it.
• Chen Xiao and Zi Yan arranged for Cao Ying and the Elixir Hall to move to Eastern Dragon Island, then traveled with Yao Yao to Holy Pill City.
• Chen Xiao met Xuan Kongzi at the Pill Tower and declared his plan to destroy the Soul Hall within three years; Xuan Kongzi agreed to support him and reported that the Flower Sect had largely joined their side.
• Chen Xiao and Zi Yan left Yao Yao asleep in a sealed courtyard and reached the Soul Devouring Abyss, where they sensed many watchers, including a Half-Saint.
• Chen Xiao and Zi Yan watched from the void as someone approached the Soul Hall branch hall.

Chen Xiao and Zi Yan rescued Heavenly Thunder Child by defeating two Half-Saints, then destroyed the Soul Hall branch hall at Soul Devouring Abyss. The Ancient Races found no Soul Origin in the ruins, but Zi Yan revealed that Old Demon Tian Ming had been carrying it in his Storage Ring.

• Chen Xiao left Soul Devouring Abyss to help Heavenly Thunder Child, who was fighting Tian Mingzi and Old Demon Tian Ming.
• Zi Yan appeared with Chen Xiao and effortlessly killed Tian Mingzi and Old Demon Tian Ming after Chen Xiao revealed that he had killed Liu Cang and his group.
• Chen Xiao and Zi Yan returned to Soul Devouring Abyss, where Chen Xiao used an Ice Soul Talisman to destroy the Soul Hall branch hall.
• The hidden experts searched the ruins for the Soul Origin but found nothing, while Chen Xiao watched from a distance.
• Zi Yan revealed that the Soul Origin was inside Old Demon Tian Ming's Storage Ring, which she had collected after killing him.

Chen Xiao destroyed a Soul Hall branch and absorbed its Soul Origin, reaching the Heavenly Realm Mid Stage before traveling with Zi Yan and Yao Yao to see Cai Lin. He found Cai Lin on the verge of emerging from seclusion, and she began breaking through to Half-Saint.

• Chen Xiao challenged Gu Mo and the Ancient Races for failing to help the Dan Tower, and Gu Mo warned him against destroying another branch hall.
• Chen Xiao refined the recovered Soul Origin and absorbed it, advancing to the Heavenly Realm Mid Stage.
• Chen Xiao left the Dan Tower with Zi Yan and Yao Yao for the Nine Nether Yellow Spring, where they found Cai Lin cultivating in seclusion.
• Cai Lin's breakthrough drew in the Nine Nether Yellow Spring's cold yin power, and her aura rose to the Half-Saint level.

After a year away from public view, Chen Xiao learned that the Soul Hall had been reduced to six branch halls while he refined the Bodhi Heart and read ancient texts. Zi Yan brought him the latest spoils and news of Xiao Yi Xian’s breakthrough attempt, and Chen Xiao wondered how Xun Er was doing.

• Chen Xiao and Zi Yan returned to Dragon Island without disturbing the meditating demon, while Cai Lin remained absorbed in her breakthrough.
• Flower Sect and four major factions joined Dan Tower’s campaign, and within half a year the allies destroyed half of Soul Hall’s Earthly Fiend Halls as Chen Xiao stayed out of sight.
• A year later, Zi Yan reported that Qing Lin’s team had destroyed another branch hall, leaving Soul Hall with six, and brought Chen Xiao four captured Soul Bodies and a cluster of Soul Origin.
• Zi Yan gave Chen Xiao more than thirty thousand ancient texts, raising his reading progress to 914396 of one million volumes.
• Zi Yan told Chen Xiao that Xiao Yi Xian had entered seclusion to attempt another breakthrough, and Chen Xiao considered asking Gu Mo for news about Xun Er.

After returning to Purple Firmament Pavilion, Chen Xiao learned that the Ancient Clan’s elders were displeased with him because of Xun Er and revealed his new Dou Saint strength to Gu Mo. He spent a month studying scrolls until the follow-up progress nearly reached completion, then entered an extraordinary state of awareness and sent his perception deep underground.

• Chen Xiao returned to Purple Firmament Pavilion and told Qing Lin to refine the Demon Saint Essence Blood while he handled Gu Mo and the pavilion’s affairs.
• Zi Yan urged Qing Lin to wait one day before entering seclusion, and Qing Lin left for the Secret Chamber the next morning.
• Chen Xiao pressured Gu Mo with his Dou Saint aura, then learned that Ancient Clan elders blamed him for Xun Er’s arguments and wanted to meet him.
• Chen Xiao shut himself in the great hall for a month to study scrolls, while the follow-up progress reached 999998 out of 1000000.
• Chen Xiao’s awareness spread across Qifeng Mountain and beyond, where he sensed an intruder and then plunged his perception underground.

Chen Xiao traced the Bodhi Ancient Tree’s underground passages and marked one of its roots before the tree’s clear qi scattered his consciousness. He then tested Pre-pay’s new options and met Gu Yuan, who objected to his relationship with Xun Er and warned him about their differences and his other women.

• Chen Xiao’s consciousness found the Bodhi Ancient Tree’s passages, reached one of its roots, and left a mark before its clear qi overwhelmed him.
• Chen Xiao learned that he could pre-pay Origin Qi and a Protective Spirit Jade, but declined to pre-pay Origin Qi.
• Gu Yuan summoned Chen Xiao to Qifeng Mountain’s summit and revealed that he was Xun Er’s father.
• Gu Yuan praised Chen Xiao’s rapid rise to Dou Saint but criticized his lack of awe toward stronger opponents.
• Gu Yuan explained that Xun Er might possess the Ancient Clan’s only Divine-grade Bloodline and said their differing positions would draw opposition, also pointing to Chen Xiao’s other women.

Chen Xiao discussed Xun Er, Soul Hall, and the Ancient Races with Gu Yuan, then prepared to refine the Demon Saint Essence Blood while Purple Firmament Pavilion handled other plans. He entered seclusion and examined the Frost Bloom Spirit Crystal, whose power was comparable to a Ninth-grade Treasure Pill.

• Gu Yuan told Chen Xiao he would not force Xun Er to abandon their relationship, but warned that the Ancient Clan's elders would resist their union and invited Chen Xiao to the coming-of-age ceremony in five years.
• Gu Yuan warned Chen Xiao not to pursue the Heaven, Earth, and Human Halls for their Soul Origin, and said the six Ancient Races would settle the Soul Hall matter within half a year.
• Zi Yan learned about Gu Yuan's visit, supported Chen Xiao's plans, and received a portion of the Demon Saint Essence Blood to give to Xiao Yi Xian.
• Chen Xiao announced that he would enter seclusion in three days, while Heavenly Flame Honored One prepared to seek the Fire Cloud Water Flame.
• Chen Xiao entered seclusion and took out the Frost Bloom Spirit Crystal, whose intense cold froze much of the Secret Chamber.

Chen Xiao refined the Frost Bloom Spirit Crystal and Demon Saint Essence Blood while Soul Hall prepared to abandon its Heaven Hall and retaliate later. In the Beast Region, Cai Lin emerged from seclusion with greatly increased strength and challenged the young man to spar.

• Chen Xiao consumed the Frost Bloom Spirit Crystal, refined its energy for ten days, and then began refining the Demon Saint Essence Blood.
• The six great Ancient Races destroyed Soul Hall's branch halls, Human Hall, and Earth Hall, then gathered to attack Heaven Hall.
• Hun Miesheng ordered Soul Hall to yield Heaven Hall after a fierce defense and discussed striking back at the Dan Tower's Pill Gathering.
• Yao practiced imitating the Yellow Spring Sky Fury inscription while the young man quietly entered the Nether Snake Earth Vein to inspect his array.
• Cai Lin absorbed the gathered Heaven and Earth Energy, emerged with soaring strength, and challenged the young man to spar for stakes of his choosing.

Chen Xiao and Cai Lin arranged for the Snake-People Race to settle in the Beast Region before traveling in disguise to Soul Hall’s Heaven Hall, where the six Ancient Races prepared to attack. As Yao Wangui challenged Hun Miesheng, both sides brought their forces into the open.

• Chen Xiao and Cai Lin discussed their companions, then agreed to let Yao Yao keep growing on Dragon Island and to choose a new home for the Snake-People Race.
• Chen Xiao asked Yao to help the Snake-People Race migrate into the Beast Region, and Yao agreed while promising to watch the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan.
• Chen Xiao and Cai Lin reached Nine Nether Ruins after five days and watched the six Ancient Races, Dan Tower, and other forces gather around Soul Hall’s headquarters.
• Chen Xiao identified Yao Wangui as the Yao Clan expert leading the attack and planned to wait until the forces had weakened each other before pursuing the Soul Origin in disguise.
• Yao Wangui challenged Hun Miesheng, who emerged from Soul Hall with dozens of powerful figures as black-robed forces filled the sky.

The Six Ancient Races attacked Soul Hall at the Nine Nether Ruins, but Hun Miesheng’s strength and Soul Hall’s sinister techniques turned the battle against them. As Yao Wangui and Yao Wan Ming pressed Hun Miesheng, he unleashed Ten Thousand Souls Worship, while Chen Xiao quietly told Cai Lin it was time for them to appear.

• Yao Wangui led the Six Ancient Races into battle against Hun Miesheng and Soul Hall, initially believing their forces had the advantage.
• Hun Miesheng revealed the power of his Void Devouring Flame Sub-flame, overwhelming Yao Wangui while Yao Chen told the young man with the black ruler that Yao Wangui had expelled him from the Yao Clan.
• Chen Xiao explained the Heavenly Flames and the possibility of creating an Emperor Flame to Cai Lin as Soul Hall’s experts unleashed their trump cards and inflicted casualties on the allied forces.
• Yao Wangui called on Yao Wan Ming, and the two Four-Star Dou Saints attacked Hun Miesheng together while the Dan Tower forces refused to help.
• Hun Miesheng released Ten Thousand Souls Worship against Yao Wangui and Yao Wan Ming, and Chen Xiao told Cai Lin that it was time for them to appear.

Chen Xiao and Cai Lin seized Hun Miesheng’s corpse and Soul Origin after the battle, then faced down Yao Wangui and the Ancient Clan elder Gu Nanhai. Chen Xiao revealed the Emperor Seal Technique, convincing Gu Nanhai to let them leave, while Yao Wangui was left injured and empty-handed.

• Yao Wangui’s battle with Hun Miesheng ended with Hun Miesheng and Yao Wan Ming dead and Yao Wangui badly injured, prompting the Soul Hall forces to flee.
• Chen Xiao and Cai Lin appeared in disguise, took Hun Miesheng’s corpse and Storage Ring containing Soul Origin, and tried to leave by claiming they were Yao Clan members.
• Yao Wangui recognized that the pair were impostors and blocked their escape, so Chen Xiao summoned the Heavenly Capital Ten Thousand Swords Formation.
• Gu Nanhai appeared to stop Chen Xiao and Cai Lin, but Chen Xiao proposed a way for both sides to leave without blame and enclosed them in the sword formation.
• Chen Xiao struck Gu Nanhai with the Ancient Clan’s Emperor Seal Technique, and Gu Nanhai recognized it, accepted defeat, and allowed Chen Xiao and Cai Lin to depart with the Soul Origin.
• Gu Nanhai promised to report the events truthfully, while Yao Wangui remained injured and feared the consequences of losing the Soul Origin and Yao Wan Ming.

Chen Xiao returned to Dragon Island with Cai Lin, reunited with the children, and absorbed the purified Soul Origin to advance to Heavenly Realm Great Perfection. His breakthrough shook the island, while Zi Yan and Great Elder Qingshan discussed the power of his new soul realm.

• Chen Xiao and Cai Lin arrived at Dragon Island, where Chen Xiao arranged to guide the children’s cultivation and Cai Lin agreed to handle the Snake-People Race’s migration and the Spatial Wormhole.
• Chen Xiao reunited with Yao Yao, Chen Xi, Xing Yao, and Qing Huan before preparing to refine the Soul Origin.
• Chen Xiao spent half a day using Bone Spirit Cold Flame to remove the Black Qi from the Soul Origin, then absorbed its power.
• Chen Xiao’s soul reached Heavenly Realm Great Perfection, and the resulting ripples spread across Eastern Dragon Island, stirring every living being there.
• Cai Lin, Zi Yan, and Great Elder Qingshan watched the breakthrough as Qingshan explained the strength and combat advantages of a Heavenly Realm Great Perfection soul.

After the Yao Clan’s failed operation at Heaven Hall, Gu Yuan learned that mysterious Dou Saints had taken the Soul Origin using the Ancient Clan’s Emperor Seal Technique and suspected Chen Xiao was involved. Meanwhile, Chen Xiao’s two-month cultivation on Eastern Dragon Island ended as his soul power erupted, leaving his breakthrough on the verge of completion.

• Yao Dan punished Yao Wangui by removing him as Punishment Elder, ordering him into seclusion, and making his line refine pills to compensate the five clans.
• Gu Nanhai told Gu Yuan that two mysterious Dou Saints had taken Hun Miesheng’s corpse, Storage Ring, and the Soul Origin after using the Emperor Seal Technique.
• Gu Yuan investigated whether Ancient Clan experts had left the Ancient Realm, then spoke with Xun Er and concluded Chen Xiao was the likeliest suspect.
• On Eastern Dragon Island, Zi Yan turned Chen Xiao’s soul pressure into a training challenge that helped the ancient dragons strengthen their souls.
• After two months, Chen Xiao’s soul pressure withdrew, then his soul body released a vast aura as dark clouds and thunder gathered over Dragon Island.

Chen Xiao reached Heavenly Realm Great Perfection and used his soul perception to scan the Central Plains, while the Purple Firmament Pavilion prepared for the Pill Gathering. In Holy Pill City, Chen Xiao and Zi Yan spotted old acquaintances Gu He and Gu Ni, and reflected on how far they had risen from nobodies to famous figures.

• Chen Xiao's breakthrough to Heavenly Realm Great Perfection caused a vast celestial phenomenon, and he sensed thoughts across Eastern Dragon Island before scanning the Central Plains and detecting the sealed Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame.
• Chen Xiao reunited with Cao Ying, Cai Lin, and Zi Yan, learned Cao Ying had reached One-Star Dou Venerate, and heard that the Snake-People Race's migration preparations were underway.
• Chen Xiao decided the Purple Firmament Pavilion would remain at Qifeng Mountain until after the Pill Gathering, while warning that the Central Continent's calm would not last.
• The Dan Tower announced generous Pill Gathering rewards, including a soul cultivation method, a chance to subdue the Three Thousand Burning Flame, and a peak eighth-tier Universe Creation Pill.
• In Holy Pill City, Zi Yan recognized Gu He and Gu Ni, and Chen Xiao noted how their old acquaintances had advanced along with them.

The Pill Gathering began in Holy Pill City, where Cao Ying prepared to compete while Chen Xiao and Zi Yan watched from the seats reserved for them. After Xuan Kongzi announced the three trials, the contestants entered the Illusion Realm, and Cao Ying set out to prove herself.

• Cao Ying and the other Pill Refiners prepared for the Pill Gathering while Chen Xiao and Zi Yan spent the final half year in Holy Pill City with little Chen Xi.
• Chen Xiao, Zi Yan, and Chen Xi took their seats beside the Three Giants, drawing attention as the crowd discussed their identities and power.
• Chen Xiao and Zi Yan spotted Old Man Mu Gu among the contestants, and Xuan Kongzi worried he might target Cao Ying in the Pill Realm.
• Xuan Kongzi announced the Illusion Realm Trial, the Pill Realm Trial, and the final alchemy contest, then invited contestants of fifth tier and above to begin.
• The contestants rushed into the distorted space, and Cao Ying exchanged determined smiles with Chen Xiao before stepping forward to enter the trial.

Cao Ying led her team into the Pill Realm to collect ingredients and find a Beast King connected to the Ancient Dragon Clan. After reaching the Ten Thousand Medicine Mountain Range, she discovered Dan Chen, Xiao Yan, and others surrounded by Soul Hall remnants, and stepped in to confront Old Man Mu Gu.

• Alchemists who passed the Soul Illusionary Realm gathered at the Pill Realm entrance, where a Lesser Pill Tower elder explained the trial and handed out task prescriptions, maps, and Spatial Stones.
• Cao Ying entered the Pill Realm with the Elixir Hall team and learned they had landed in Silent Valley, far from the Ten Thousand Medicine Mountain Range.
• Cao Ying told her team that Chen Xiao had tasked her with finding a Beast King connected to the Ancient Dragon Clan, and they traveled toward the mountain range while gathering ingredients.
• Cao Ying sensed a battle near the mountain range and found Dan Chen, Song Qing, Xiao Yan, and other alchemists surrounded by three Soul Hall Dou Venerates.
• Old Man Mu Gu recognized Cao Ying and threatened to kill her, but she countered the Soul Hall attack and invoked the Five Wheels Burning Flame Method.

Cao Ying used five Heavenly Flames to defeat Soul Hall attackers in the Pill Realm, but a powerful gray-robed elder arrived and turned the fight against her. Chen Xiao appeared through an Ice Soul Talisman incarnation, killed the elder and Old Man Mu Gu, and then took Cao Ying and the others to the medicinal herb plaza, where Xiong Zhan agreed to leave with him.

• Cao Ying formed the Five Wheels Burning Flame Disk from five Heavenly Flames and killed two Black Robe Dou Venerates before Old Man Mu Gu fled from her flames.
• A gray-robed elder emerged through a spatial passage, revealed Soul Hall’s plan to target Holy Pill City and the Three Thousand Burning Flame, and threatened Cao Ying and the gathered alchemists.
• Cao Ying crushed an Ice Soul Talisman, summoning Chen Xiao’s External Incarnation, which froze and killed the gray-robed elder and Old Man Mu Gu.
• Chen Xiao reassured the alchemists that the Soul Hall remnants were only a minor interruption and took Cao Ying away from the basin.
• Chen Xiao brought Cao Xiu, Cao Dan, and the others to a plaza piled with rare medicinal materials, then invited Xiong Zhan to leave the Pill Realm with him.
• Xiong Zhan accepted Chen Xiao’s invitation, and Chen Xiao told Cao Ying to search the plaza for the herbs she needed.