Arc 2Pill God Inheritance

Xiao Yan gathered Heavenly Flames, inherited the Pill God's legacy, and restored the Pill Realm's seal as the Lord of Darkness threatened the Great Thousand World. He prepared purification pills for the Great Thousand Alliance and reached Initial Heavenly Sovereign while rescuing the Luo God Clan before the planned battle at Soul-Severing Cliff.

  • Xiao Yan defeated Qin Yan's ambush, escaped with the Netherworld Core Flame, and broke through to the Origin Emperor Realm.
  • Xiao Yan befriended Su Xiaoxiao, won alchemy competitions in Ten Thousand Medicines Valley, and killed Old Freak Blood Fiend.
  • Xiao Yan confronted the Shadow of Darkness and helped Elder Bai restore the seal containing an avatar of a Lord of Darkness.
  • Xiao Yan joined Xuan Kongzi's Ancient Pill Hall expedition, received the Pill God's inheritance and Burning Heaven Cauldron, and helped prepare the Great Thousand Alliance.
  • Xiao Yan and Mo Chen collected the Netherworld Ghost Flame, entered the Pill Realm, and recovered its scattered Heart of the Pill Realm fragments.
  • Xiao Yan absorbed the Pill Realm Origin Fire, advanced to Initial Origin Venerate, and reunited the eight fragments to restore the Pill Realm's seal.
  • Xiao Yan gathered rare ingredients, advanced to Intermediate Origin Venerate, and refined thirty-three Primordial Purification Pills for the march on Soul-Severing Cliff.
  • Xiao Yan and Mo Chen sought the Luo God Clan's help, and Xiao Yan reached Initial Heavenly Sovereign while destroying the dark king general attacking Luo Li's clan.
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Ch. 26An Invitation in Li Fire City and a New Opportunity

After arriving in Li Fire City, Xiao Yan accepted Qin Yan’s offer to explore the Earth Fire Abyss and claim the Netherworld Core Flame. At the abyss’s bottom, Qin Yan revealed his plan to steal Xiao Yan’s Heavenly Flames, and the two sides began fighting.

  • Xiao Yan traveled south to Li Fire City, where the fire-rich surroundings stirred his Heavenly Flames.
  • Qin Yan, master of the Burning Heaven Pavilion, invited Xiao Yan to retrieve the Netherworld Core Flame from the Earth Fire Abyss, offering the flame and a hundred thousand Middle-Grade Origin Qi Pills.
  • Xiao Yan accepted despite suspecting Qin Yan was hiding something, prepared his supplies, and set out the next morning with Qin Yan and two disciples.
  • The group descended into the abyss and found the Netherworld Core Flame beside a sleeping Lava Hell Lion.
  • Qin Yan and the two disciples surrounded Xiao Yan; Qin Yan admitted they wanted his Heavenly Flames and revealed his strength as an Intermediate Origin Emperor.
  • The disciples and Qin Yan attacked Xiao Yan, starting a battle at the bottom of the Earth Fire Abyss.

Ch. 27Turning the Tables in the Abyss and the Netherworld Flame

Xiao Yan defeated Qin Yan in the Earth Fire Abyss and seized the Netherworld Core Flame despite being attacked by the Lava Hell Lion. He escaped toward Li Fire City, having gained a powerful new flame and glimpsed the threshold of the Origin Emperor realm.

  • Xiao Yan killed one Burning Heaven Pavilion disciple and knocked the other unconscious while fighting Qin Yan.
  • Qin Yan unleashed Burning Heaven Lion's Roar, but Xiao Yan blocked it with the spatial powers of the Origin Stabilizing Divine Stone and Void Origin Stone Fragment.
  • Xiao Yan used his new Heavenly Flames: Realm Breaking technique to fatally wound Qin Yan.
  • The awakened Lava Hell Lion attacked Xiao Yan, who subdued the Netherworld Core Flame and used the strange stones to shield himself from its paw.
  • Xiao Yan escaped toward Li Fire City with the Netherworld Core Flame, reflecting that he had approached the Origin Emperor realm.

Ch. 28The Sect Breaking Pill and the Origin Emperor Realm

Xiao Yan recovered from his injuries and used a Sect Breaking Pill to break through to the Origin Emperor Realm. After learning that the Blood Shadow Cult served the Lord of Darkness, he left for the Southern Region, where the Ten Thousand Medicines Gathering offered a chance to seek news of Xun'er and Cai Lin.

  • Xiao Yan recovered in a secluded forest outside Li Fire City and swallowed a Sect Breaking Pill to attempt a breakthrough.
  • Xiao Yan shattered the Origin Emperor barrier with the pill's energy and the power of his three Heavenly Flames, entering the Origin Emperor Realm.
  • Xiao Yan activated the black token taken from the Blood Shadow Cult Master, and its guardian dharma king revealed that the Lord of Darkness stood behind the cult.
  • Xiao Yan burned the remnant soul with his Heavenly Flames and resolved to prepare for the threat posed by the Lord of Darkness.
  • Xiao Yan heard that the Southern Region's Ten Thousand Medicines Gathering would offer a Nine Revolutions Soul Return Pill and decided to attend while seeking news of Xun'er and Cai Lin.
  • Xiao Yan bought supplies in Li Fire City and set out for the Southern Region.

Ch. 29The Charms of the Southern Region and the Prelude to the Ten Thousand Medicines Gathering

Xiao Yan arrived in Green Wind City and learned that the Ten Thousand Medicines Gathering would take place in the Ten Thousand Medicines Valley. After rescuing Su Xiaoxiao from Hundred Herbs Hall cultivators, he agreed to let her guide him through the valley, and they set out together.

  • Xiao Yan reached Green Wind City and heard that the Ten Thousand Medicines Gathering would begin in twenty-seven days, with a Nine Revolutions Soul Return Pill as its top prize.
  • Liu Chengfeng of Hundred Herbs Hall arrived with an escort, and Xiao Yan sensed powerful spiritual strength from the woman inside his sedan chair.
  • Xiao Yan investigated the gathering and Ten Thousand Medicines Valley while searching for clues about the Lord of Darkness.
  • Xiao Yan stopped two Hundred Herbs Hall cultivators from taking Su Xiaoxiao's Soul-Congealing Grass and gave her Heart-Clearing Pills for her sick brother.
  • Su Xiaoxiao offered to guide Xiao Yan through Ten Thousand Medicines Valley, and he agreed to take her with him.
  • Xiao Yan and Su Xiaoxiao left Green Wind City and traveled south toward the valley.

Ch. 30First Exploration of Ten Thousand Medicines Valley and the Battle for Spirit Herbs

Xiao Yan and Su Xiaoxiao entered Ten Thousand Medicines Valley and registered for the Ten Thousand Medicines Gathering, despite Xiao Yan lacking an invitation. After Liu Chengfeng provoked them over a spirit herb, Xiao Yan anticipated a confrontation at the gathering as they headed deeper into the valley.

  • On the journey to Ten Thousand Medicines Valley, Xiao Yan drove off an Ironback Bear and gave Su Xiaoxiao Chi Xue Fruits.
  • Xiao Yan and Su Xiaoxiao passed through the Hundred Herbs Barrier without invitations and registered after Mo Chen persuaded Elder Li to let them stay.
  • At a stream, Xiao Yan stopped a youth from stealing the Ice Blue Grass Su Xiaoxiao had found, but Liu Chengfeng took the herb and challenged Xiao Yan to settle things at the gathering.
  • Xiao Yan and Su Xiaoxiao continued toward the Soul-Congealing Flower Sea, while Xiao Yan grew wary of Liu Chengfeng and wondered what treasures lay in the core area.

Ch. 31The Soul-Congealing Flower Sea and a Clash of Alchemy

Xiao Yan defended Wang Hu from a Hundred Herbs Hall disciple and then defeated Liu Chengfeng in a fight at the Soul-Congealing Flower Sea. Lin Qingxue invited Xiao Yan to an alchemy exchange in three days, leaving him anticipating the Ten Thousand Medicines Gathering despite his growing feud with the Hundred Herbs Hall.

  • Wang Hu and a Hundred Herbs Hall disciple argued over the thousand-year Soul-Congealing Flower King, and the disciple kicked Wang Hu down before Xiao Yan intervened.
  • Xiao Yan defeated the disciple with one palm, let Wang Hu keep the flower king, and accepted Wang Hu's Illustrated Guide to Medicinal Herbs for Su Xiaoxiao.
  • Liu Chengfeng arrived with other disciples and challenged Xiao Yan, but Xiao Yan held his own and then overcame Liu Chengfeng's Hundred Herbs Ruler with the Heavy Xuan Ruler and flames.
  • Lin Qingxue arrived, stopped the conflict, apologized for Liu Chengfeng, and invited Xiao Yan to attend the alchemy exchange in three days; Xiao Yan accepted.
  • Liu Chengfeng left with Lin Qingxue as word of Xiao Yan's victory spread, and Xiao Yan looked toward the clouded core region with anticipation.

Ch. 32The Pill Dao Exchange Gathering and the Hidden Undercurrents

Xiao Yan won the Pill Dao Exchange Gathering by identifying herbs, purifying medicinal liquid to one hundred percent, and refining supreme-quality pills with Pill Patterns. As he received the thousand-year-old Purple Heart Lotus, Old Freak Blood Fiend attacked and demanded it, leaving Xiao Yan facing a dangerous new opponent.

  • Lin Qingxue opened the gathering and announced three rounds, with a thousand-year-old Purple Heart Lotus as the prize.
  • Xiao Yan, Mo Chen, and Liu Chengfeng earned full marks in the medicinal herb identification round.
  • Xiao Yan purified the Nine-Curved Spirit Ginseng's medicinal liquid to one hundred percent and won the second round.
  • Xiao Yan refined five supreme-quality Qi Recovery Pills with Pill Patterns, won the gathering, and received the Purple Heart Lotus from Lin Qingxue.
  • Old Freak Blood Fiend appeared, demanded the Purple Heart Lotus, and poisoned Liu Chengfeng with blood mist.
  • Xiao Yan sensed that Old Freak Blood Fiend had High-Grade Origin Emperor strength and prepared to fight him.

Ch. 33Old Freak Blood Fiend and the Remnants of Darkness

Xiao Yan defeated Old Freak Blood Fiend after the fiend unleashed a dark energy that threatened the surrounding cultivators. Learning that the Lord of Darkness’s forces might be infiltrating the Great Thousand World, Xiao Yan agreed to investigate further and set out for the core area of Ten Thousand Medicines Valley to seek a ten-thousand-year soul-restoring grass.

  • Old Freak Blood Fiend attacked Xiao Yan for the Purple Heart Lotus, but Xiao Yan countered his blood spear and destroyed his Blood Hell Descent with Heavenly Flames.
  • Lin Qingxue and Mo Chen protected the cultivators as Xiao Yan used spatial powers and three Heavenly Flames to kill Old Freak Blood Fiend after he sacrificed his life force for dark energy.
  • Mo Chen and Lin Qingxue warned Xiao Yan that Old Freak Blood Fiend’s energy resembled the Domain of Darkness, and Mo Chen invited him to report the threat to the Pill King after the Ten Thousand Medicines Gathering.
  • A Hundred Herbs Hall disciple told Lin Qingxue that a ten-thousand-year soul-restoring grass had been found in the valley’s core area, guarded by a powerful beast.
  • Xiao Yan, Su Xiaoxiao, Lin Qingxue, Mo Chen, and Liu Chengfeng headed toward the core area to seek the herb and investigate the dangers ahead.

Ch. 34Unrest in the Core Area and the Guardian Beast's Might

Xiao Yan and his companions fought through dark-energy-corrupted guardian beasts to reach Falling Sunset Gorge, where Xiao Yan killed the Shadow Vine King and saved the Ten-Thousand-Year Soul-Restoring Grass. As the gathered factions celebrated, a far more powerful dark presence awakened deep in the gorge, threatening the entire core area.

  • Xiao Yan, Lin Qingxue, Mo Chen, and Liu Chengfeng joined forces to kill a dark-energy-corrupted Black Qilin Beast and found dark threads in its blood.
  • The group continued toward Falling Sunset Gorge, fighting more corrupted guardian beasts as the dark presence grew stronger.
  • At the gorge, Xiao Yan sensed the Ten-Thousand-Year Soul-Restoring Grass being corrupted and charged into the black mist to confront the Half-Step Origin Venerate Shadow Vine King.
  • Xiao Yan used his three Heavenly Flames to destroy the Shadow Vine King, freed the Soul-Restoring Grass, and gave the jade box to Lin Qingxue for the factions to divide.
  • A terrifying dark presence erupted from deep within Falling Sunset Gorge, and Xiao Yan warned that something even more dangerous had appeared.

Ch. 35Abyssal Shadows and an Ancient Remnant Soul

Xiao Yan fought a Shadow of Darkness in Falling Sunset Gorge and collapsed after unleashing his strongest Heavenly Flame attack. Elder Bai rescued him and revealed that the creature was tied to a weakening seal in the Fallen Immortal Abyss, then asked Xiao Yan to help reinforce it.

  • A Shadow of Darkness emerged in Falling Sunset Gorge, and Xiao Yan stayed behind to fight it while Mo Chen, Lin Qingxue, Su Xiaoxiao, and the others fled for reinforcements.
  • The Shadow of Darkness restrained and overwhelmed Xiao Yan, but he burned his life’s potential to unleash Heavenly Flames: World Burning and injure it before losing consciousness.
  • Elder Bai, keeper of the Fallen Immortal Abyss, told Xiao Yan he had driven the Shadow of Darkness away and explained that the weakening seal contained an avatar of a Lord of Darkness.
  • Elder Bai asked Xiao Yan to use his spatial treasures and Heavenly Flames to reinforce the seal, and Xiao Yan agreed.
  • Xiao Yan began channeling his spatial treasures and Heavenly Flames into the Realm-Sealing Crystal while Elder Bai prepared to protect him.

Ch. 36The Seal's Core and the Heavenly Flames' Transformation

Xiao Yan and Elder Bai purified the Realm-Sealing Crystal, reinforced its seal, and awakened a new power in Xiao Yan’s Heavenly Flames through his bloodline. After recovering in the Fallen Immortal Abyss, Xiao Yan received an ancient jade slip and reunited with his waiting friends, while the threat of the Lord of Darkness remained.

  • Xiao Yan used the Origin Stabilizing Divine Stone, the Void Origin Stone Fragment, and his Heavenly Flames to repair and purify the Realm-Sealing Crystal while Elder Bai protected him.
  • When the Lord of Darkness’s avatar unleashed a surge of dark energy, Elder Bai and Xiao Yan used their essence blood to strengthen their defenses, and Xiao Yan’s bloodline gave his Heavenly Flames a golden, purifying power.
  • A wisp of dark energy attacked Xiao Yan’s sea of consciousness, but his memories and Heavenly Flames destroyed it, completing the purification and restoring the seal for at least a hundred years.
  • Elder Bai explained that Xiao Yan’s bloodline had transformed the origins of his three Heavenly Flames, then brought him to a cultivation chamber to recover while he dealt with the Shadow of Darkness.
  • After three days, Xiao Yan had recovered and received a jade slip from Elder Bai containing secrets about the Domain of Darkness and the ancient war.
  • Xiao Yan left the Fallen Immortal Abyss and reunited with Su Xiaoxiao, Lin Qingxue, Mo Chen, and the others outside Ten Thousand Medicines Valley.

Ch. 37The Ten Thousand Medicines Gathering Ends and a Promise in the Pill Region

Xiao Yan returned safely, won the Ten Thousand Medicines Gathering, and took Su Xiaoxiao home before meeting Mo Chen in Green Wind City. They set off for the Pill Region, where dark energy was corrupting pill masters and an Ancient Pill Hall guarded by dark creatures had been discovered.

  • Xiao Yan returned to the camp, reassured Su Xiaoxiao and the others, and recounted how a reclusive senior had helped drive back the Shadow of Darkness.
  • Xiao Yan refined three supreme-grade Nine Revolutions Life-Prolonging Pills with Pill Patterns, won the gathering, and received the Nine Revolutions Soul Return Pill.
  • Xiao Yan agreed to meet Mo Chen in Green Wind City in three days, accepted a communication pendant from Lin Qingxue, and forgave Liu Chengfeng.
  • Xiao Yan took Su Xiaoxiao to Su Family Village, stayed with her family for two days, and left her medicine and a note before departing for Green Wind City.
  • Mo Chen told Xiao Yan that dark energy was corrupting pill masters in the Pill Region and that Lord Pill King was gathering experts to explore the Ancient Pill Hall.
  • Xiao Yan and Mo Chen left Green Wind City together and flew toward the Pill Region.

Ch. 38The Pill Region in Turmoil and the Ancient Pill Hall

Xiao Yan traveled with Mo Chen to Pill City, where Xuan Kongzi recruited him to explore the Ancient Pill Hall and find a purification pill formula that could counter dark energy. After the group entered the hall and discovered the Nine Revolutions Purification Pill formula, a powerful Darkness Guardian attacked them.

  • Mo Chen guided Xiao Yan through the Pill Region to Pill City and introduced him to Xuan Kongzi, who warned that dark energy was spreading across the Great Thousand World.
  • Xuan Kongzi invited Xiao Yan to join an expedition to the Ancient Pill Hall, and Xiao Yan studied the region’s history and received alchemy guidance during the next three days.
  • Xuan Kongzi led ten Pill Venerates and a hundred elite disciples to the Fallen Pill Mountain Range, where they defeated Three-Headed Shadow Wolves and Xiao Yan helped open the hall’s sealed doors.
  • The group found a mural recording the Nine Revolutions Purification Pill formula, but Xuan Kongzi suspected a trap when heavy footsteps approached.
  • A twenty-zhang Darkness Guardian at the Initial Origin Venerate level emerged and attacked Xuan Kongzi with its stone axe.

Ch. 39The Darkness Guardian and the Pill God's Remnant Will

Xiao Yan and the Pill Venerates defeated the Darkness Guardian but lost Senior Brother Zhang, then encountered the Lord of Darkness's avatar in the Pill God's hall. The Pill God's remnant will destroyed the avatar, revealed Xiao Yan's bloodline and passed on Pill Dao knowledge and the Burning Heaven Cauldron; Xiao Yan left resolved to face the approaching threat.

  • Xuan Kongzi led the Pill Venerates in the Nine Revolutions Burning Heaven Array, and Xiao Yan struck the Darkness Guardian's chest so they could destroy it, though Senior Brother Zhang died in the fight.
  • The group entered the Pill God's pill-refining hall, where a barrier trapped them and the Lord of Darkness's avatar emerged from the statue's cauldron.
  • The Pill God's remnant will appeared and purified the avatar with golden flames, then gave Xiao Yan Pill Dao insights and the ultimate profundity of the purifying pill formula.
  • The Pill God's remnant will identified Xiao Yan as a descendant of his bloodline and entrusted the future to him before fading away.
  • Xiao Yan received the Burning Heaven Cauldron, and the group left the Ancient Pill Hall with the Lord of Darkness's true body nearing the Great Thousand World.

Ch. 40The Burning Heaven Cauldron's Secrets and the Gathering Storm of War

After learning that the Lord of Darkness's true body would soon descend, Xiao Yan studied the Burning Heaven Cauldron and prepared to seek the Heavenly Flames needed for the Primordial Purification Pill. He and Mo Chen set out for the Eastern Region to find the Netherworld Ghost Flame and investigate the Pill Realm, while the factions began preparing for war.

  • Xiao Yan learned that the Primordial Purification Pill required nine Heavenly Flames, Water of the Nine Heavens Star River, and Primordial Purple Qi, and discovered that the Burning Heaven Cauldron could aid cultivation and strengthen Heavenly Flames.
  • Xuan Kongzi convened Pill Region leaders and representatives from other factions, who agreed to refine purification pills, form the Great Thousand Alliance, and search for ancient ruins.
  • Lin Qingxue offered support for gathering rare herbs, while other leaders volunteered to contact factions across the regions.
  • Xuan Kongzi sent Xiao Yan and Mo Chen to Burning Heaven Cliff to seek the Netherworld Ghost Flame and investigate an ancient teleportation array said to lead to the Pill Realm.
  • Lin Qingxue gave Xiao Yan Spirit-Cleansing Grass seeds and communication talismans, and Xiao Yan and Mo Chen departed by pill boat for the Eastern Region.

Ch. 41The Perils of Burning Heaven Cliff and the Netherworld Ghost Flame

Xiao Yan and Mo Chen reached Burning Heaven Cliff and fought the Netherworld Unicorn Snake to obtain the Netherworld Ghost Flame. Mo Chen escaped with the flame while Xiao Yan defeated the guardian but was badly injured, leaving them bound for a nearby town and its ancient teleportation array.

  • Xiao Yan used the Origin Stabilizing Divine Stone and Void Origin Stone Fragment to help Mo Chen steer the pill boat away from a spatial rift, then killed a Void Fire Bat that attacked them.
  • Xiao Yan and Mo Chen reached Burning Heaven Cliff and found the Netherworld Ghost Flame guarded by a Peak Origin Emperor Netherworld Unicorn Snake.
  • Xiao Yan drew the unicorn snake away while Mo Chen wrapped the Netherworld Ghost Flame in pill fire and collected it in a jade bottle.
  • Xiao Yan restrained the unicorn snake with Space: Confinement and broke its horn with the Heavenly Flames: Realm-Breaking Slash, sending it tumbling into a volcano.
  • Xiao Yan collapsed from his injuries, and Mo Chen carried him onto the pill boat and set course for a nearby town with an ancient teleportation array.

Ch. 42The Teleportation Array Activates and Echoes of the Pill Realm

After subduing the netherworld ghost flame, Xiao Yan and Mo Chen activated an ancient teleportation array and reached the deserted Pill Realm. Xiao Yan learned that he must gather fragments of the Heart of the Pill Realm and restore its seal, then discovered that creatures of darkness were nearby.

  • Xiao Yan recovered from his injuries, then joined the netherworld ghost flame with his netherworld core flame and subdued it.
  • Xiao Yan and Mo Chen found the damaged ancient teleportation array in Fallen Fire Valley, and Xiao Yan's Pill God Bloodline activated it.
  • Xiao Yan and Mo Chen entered the unstable spatial passage and arrived in the empty Pill Realm.
  • Xiao Yan opened the Pill God Palace and received the Pill God's message about the darkness, the broken seal, and the scattered Heart of the Pill Realm fragments.
  • Xiao Yan found a core fragment of the Heart of the Pill Realm in the Primordial Cauldron, then he and Mo Chen sensed creatures of darkness approaching.

Ch. 43Shadows in the Pill Realm and Traces of the Blazing Sky Tower

Xiao Yan and Mo Chen fought their way through the corrupted Pill Realm, collected a second Heart of the Pill Realm fragment, and reached the Blazing Sky Tower. They found a third fragment set in the tower’s gate, but a powerful presence awakened inside before Xiao Yan could take it.

  • Xiao Yan and Mo Chen killed the Bone-Eroding Winged Lizards attacking the Pill God Palace and decided to seek the remaining fragments and the final Heavenly Flame at the Blazing Sky Tower.
  • They found a second Heart of the Pill Realm fragment in a statue in an abandoned alchemist city and continued toward the Mist Swamp.
  • At the swamp, Xiao Yan and Mo Chen defeated two Peak Origin Emperor Rotting Swamp Crocodile Dragons, with Xiao Yan using his new Pill Realm Blazing Sky Slash.
  • They reached the Blazing Sky Tower and discovered a third Heart of the Pill Realm fragment embedded in its gate.
  • As Xiao Yan prepared to remove the fragment, a powerful presence awakened inside the tower.

Ch. 44The Flame Spirit in the Tower and the Origin Fire

Xiao Yan and Mo Chen defeated the Dark Flame Spirit in the Blazing Sky Tower, awakened the Pill Realm Origin Fire, and discovered how to reforge the Pill Realm’s seal. With five Heart of the Pill Realm fragments still missing, they set off for Medicine God Valley.

  • The Dark Flame Spirit emerged from the Blazing Sky Tower and overwhelmed Xiao Yan and Mo Chen with its power.
  • Xiao Yan used the tower’s runes to help Mo Chen remove a Heart of the Pill Realm fragment, awakening the tower’s Origin Fire.
  • Xiao Yan combined his four Heavenly Flames, the Burning Heaven Cauldron, and the fragment’s energy to destroy the Dark Flame Spirit.
  • Xiao Yan absorbed the Pill Realm Origin Fire, fused all five Heavenly Flames, and reached High-Grade Origin Emperor.
  • Xiao Yan and Mo Chen found the Pill God’s notes, which explained that eight fragments were needed to restore the seal and named the locations of the remaining five.
  • Xiao Yan and Mo Chen chose Medicine God Valley as their next destination and left the tower.

Ch. 45The Secret of Medicine God Valley and the Aid of the Pill Spirits

Xiao Yan and Mo Chen reached Medicine God Valley, where they defeated a dark-corrupted Heart-Eroding Vine King, found the fourth fragment of the Heart of the Pill Realm, and gained the aid of dozens of Pill Spirits. After collecting the medicinal scripture and life-giving water from the Pill Spirit Spring, they set out for the Soul Refining Prison.

  • Xiao Yan and Mo Chen entered Medicine God Valley and fought the dark-corrupted Heart-Eroding Vine King, with help from the Pill Spirits.
  • Xiao Yan destroyed the vine's core with his five-colored Heavenly Flames, purified its origin seed, and replanted it.
  • Mo Chen took the fourth Heart of the Pill Realm fragment from Yao Ling Hall, while Xiao Yan found a medicinal scripture about herbs and Pill Spirits.
  • Dozens of Pill Spirits agreed to accompany Xiao Yan and Mo Chen, who carefully packed them in jade boxes.
  • Xiao Yan collected water from the Pill Spirit Spring and took the medicinal scripture before leading Mo Chen toward the Soul Refining Prison.

Ch. 46The Perils of the Soul Refining Prison and Soul Tempering

Xiao Yan and Mo Chen crossed the Soul Devouring Mist Sea and fought their way through the Soul Refining Tower to retrieve the fifth fragment of the Heart of the Pill Realm. After defeating the Soul Devouring Ghost King, they recovered and left for the Star Sea.

  • Xiao Yan and Mo Chen fought off waves of Soul-Devouring Ghosts before Xiao Yan used the Burning Heaven Cauldron and the Heart of the Pill Realm fragment to shield them across the mist.
  • Xiao Yan opened the Soul Refining Tower and led Mo Chen up its stairs, where they defeated stronger Soul-Devouring Ghosts despite the mounting Soul Pressure.
  • The Soul Devouring Ghost King ambushed them on the top floor, blasted Mo Chen into a wall, and attacked Xiao Yan as he approached the fifth fragment.
  • Xiao Yan destroyed the Soul Devouring Ghost King's soul core and took the fifth fragment, joining it to the four previous fragments.
  • Xiao Yan healed Mo Chen, considered turning the Soul Refining Prison into a soul-tempering trial ground, and left with him for the Star Sea.

Ch. 47Comprehending the Dao in the Star Sea and Reaching the Origin Venerate Realm

Xiao Yan cultivated in the Star Sea and broke through from Peak High-Grade Origin Emperor to Initial Origin Venerate, then gathered the sixth and seventh fragments of the Heart of the Pill Realm. He and Mo Chen reached the Primordial Hall, where the Pill God's remnant will revealed that the final fragment awaited them and warned that the Lord of Darkness's true body had formed.

  • Xiao Yan and Mo Chen crossed the Star Sea, where Xiao Yan absorbed stellar power and defeated Star Beasts on their way to the Star Core Hall.
  • Xiao Yan used the Star Sea's energy and his Heavenly Flames to break through to Initial Origin Venerate, forming his Origin Venerate Dharma Body.
  • Xiao Yan took the sixth Heart of the Pill Realm fragment from the Star Core Hall, then flew with Mo Chen to the Ten Thousand Arrays Cliff.
  • Xiao Yan and Mo Chen defeated the dark-energy Array Demon, recovered the seventh fragment, and found the Myriad Transformations Burning Heaven Array diagram.
  • Xiao Yan and Mo Chen reached the Primordial Hall, where the Pill God's remnant will told Xiao Yan that the final fragment was on the sealing platform and warned him that the Lord of Darkness's true body had formed.

Ch. 48The Primordial Hall's Legacy and the Reforging of the Seal

Xiao Yan reforged the Pill Realm’s seal, received the Primordial Pill Scripture, and returned to the Great Thousand World as the Lord of Darkness’s army advanced. He set out alone for Purple Haze Mountain to obtain Primordial Purple Qi for a new purification pill before the Star River Secret Realm opened.

  • Xiao Yan reunited the eight fragments of the Heart of the Pill Realm and used his bloodline, the Burning Heaven Cauldron, the Pill Realm’s Origin Fire, and his Origin Venerate power to reforge the seal.
  • The Primordial Pill Scripture entered Xiao Yan’s sea of consciousness, and the Pill God’s remnant will entrusted him with protecting the Pill Realm before fading away.
  • Xiao Yan and Mo Chen returned to Pill City, where Xuan Kongzi reported that the Lord of Darkness’s true body had appeared at Soul-Severing Cliff and the dark army was advancing across the regions.
  • Xiao Yan revealed that the Primordial Pill Scripture described Primordial Purification Pills and said he would obtain Primordial Purple Qi from Purple Haze Mountain.
  • Lin Qingxue gave Xiao Yan a map and a Holy Light Talisman, and he departed alone for the Western Region.

Ch. 49Slaying the Demon at Purple Haze Mountain and Reaching Intermediate Origin Venerate

Xiao Yan defeated the Bone Demon at Purple Haze Mountain, absorbed its released Origin Qi, and broke through to Intermediate Origin Venerate. After gathering the remaining ingredients, he refined thirty-three Divine Grade Primordial Purification Pills and prepared to lead the Great Thousand Alliance to Soul-Severing Cliff.

  • Xiao Yan defeated the Bone Demon with his Heavenly Flames and collected the Purple Cloud Crystals from the spring.
  • The released Origin Qi from Purple Haze Mountain helped Xiao Yan break through to Intermediate Origin Venerate.
  • Xiao Yan traveled to the Star River Secret Realm and collected the Water of the Nine Heavens Star River.
  • Xiao Yan returned to Pill City and refined thirty-three Primordial Purification Pills that suppressed the Pill Tribulation.
  • Xiao Yan ordered the Great Thousand Alliance to prepare to march on Soul-Severing Cliff in three days.

Ch. 50The Luo God Clan and the Heavenly Sovereign Realm

Xiao Yan left Pill City to seek the Luo God Clan’s help and rescued Luo Li from a dark king general besieging Luo Shen Valley. He broke through to Initial Heavenly Sovereign during the battle, slew the general, and met Luo Tianshen, as the final battle at Soul-Severing Cliff approached.

  • Xiao Yan distributed Primordial Purification Pills to the Great Thousand Alliance and decided to seek the Luo God Clan’s help before the battle at Soul-Severing Cliff.
  • Xiao Yan and Mo Chen reached Luo Shen Valley and found Luo Li and her clan under attack by an Initial Heavenly Sovereign dark king general.
  • Xiao Yan fought the dark king general while Mo Chen protected Luo Li, then broke through to Initial Heavenly Sovereign during the battle.
  • Xiao Yan used the Primordial Realm Breaker to annihilate the dark king general and rescued Luo Li.
  • Luo Li brought Xiao Yan and Mo Chen into Luo Shen Valley, where Luo Tianshen welcomed the Pill God’s descendant.
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