Chapter Summaries

Ye Xinyue met Zi Yan in the Wild Depths and agreed to supply her with pills in exchange for protection, while privately considering bringing the powerful girl to Central State. Ye Chen returned to the Pill Tower and reunited with Xuan Kongzi, who praised his breakthrough to the Spirit Realm.

• Ye Xinyue offered Zi Yan Fifth Grade Pills and explained why raw Medicinal Materials could harm her, but Zi Yan said she needed to eat them to grow up.
• Zi Yan introduced herself as the Inner Academy's Strong Ranking number one after Ye Xinyue admitted she had never heard of her.
• Zi Yan offered to protect Ye Xinyue in exchange for more pills, and Ye Xinyue agreed, considering how she might eventually bring Zi Yan to Central State.
• Ye Chen returned through the Space Gate to the Pill Tower after saying goodbye to the Third Elder.
• Xuan Kongzi welcomed Ye Chen and praised him for reaching the Spirit Realm within the Soul Domain.

Xuan Kongzi took Ye Chen to the Pill Pagoda’s Library Pavilion and secured him access to its third floor, where rare cultivation methods and soul techniques were kept. Ye Chen entered with one hour to choose up to three items, facing an ancient aura that stirred distracting thoughts in his mind.

• Xuan Kongzi supported Ye Chen’s plan to enter seclusion and raise his Dou Qi, and Ye Chen declined his offer to refine breakthrough pills.
• Xuan Kongzi led Ye Chen beneath the Giant Tower to the Library Pavilion, where they met the Dan Clan Old Ancestor guarding the entrance.
• The Dan Clan Old Ancestor sensed Ye Chen’s Spirit Realm Soul and opened a spatial gate to the Pavilion’s third floor.
• Xuan Kongzi told Ye Chen he had one hour to choose at most three items and warned him that the treasures would choose their own masters.
• Ye Chen entered the third floor and guarded his mind when its ancient aura stirred countless distracting thoughts.

Ye Chen entered the third floor of the Library Pavilion and selected three treasures from the roaming Light Orbs. He left with a soul cultivation secret technique, a Heaven Tier Dou Technique, and a powerful combat-enhancing secret technique.

• Ye Chen attracted several Light Orbs by releasing his Dou Qi and Soul Power, then chose a silver orb after sensing its strong soul fluctuations.
• Ye Chen obtained the Soul Condensation Technique, a secret technique for cultivating the soul, and stored its scroll in his Star Crest Ring.
• Ye Chen chose a cyan Light Orb and learned it contained the Heaven Tier Low-Grade Dou Technique Luan Kill Spear, which locked onto a target and struck with deadly force.
• Ye Chen selected a purple Light Orb and discovered it contained Nine Revolutions of the Thunder God, a secret technique that increased combat power.

Ye Chen left the Pill Tower’s Library Pavilion with valuable techniques, refined pills, and rapidly raised his cultivation to Seven Star Dou Huang. While he remained in seclusion, Xiao Yi Xian’s Poisonous Body of Calamity began causing trouble at the Ye Family, where Queen Medusa sealed off Ye Chen’s courtyard.

• Ye Chen told Xuan Kongzi that he had obtained a Soul Cultivation Method, a Heaven Tier Dou Technique, and an Earth Tier Advanced Secret Technique, then collected herbs to refine pills.
• Ye Chen refined four Sect Breaking Pills in under twelve days and began cultivating with Qingyuan Pills, advancing from Three-Star to Four Star Dou Huang and then to Seven Star Dou Huang.
• Ye Chen spent ten days stabilizing his cultivation and planned to use an Imperial Pill to reach Nine Star Dou Huang.
• Queen Medusa enveloped Ye Chen’s courtyard in a seven-colored barrier, and Ye Zhong suspected Xiao Yi Xian’s Poisonous Body of Calamity was losing control.
• Ye Zhong turned away Ye Family Retainers who offered to break the barrier, but worried that Heaven Frost Child might notice what was happening inside.

Xiao Yi Xian’s Poisonous Body of Calamity erupted, filling her room and the courtyard with deadly mist while Song Chun’er worked to assess her condition. Xiao Yi Xian woke briefly and feared she would die, leaving her fate unresolved as Song Chun’er tried to reassure her.

• Heaven Frost Child recognized signs of the Poisonous Body of Calamity and concealed his suspicions about the Ye Family.
• Xiao Yi Xian’s poisonous mist spread through the courtyard, and Queen Medusa sealed the area and reinforced the room with Dou Qi and Space Power.
• Song Chun’er entered the room under Yang Fire’s protection and found Xiao Yi Xian unconscious on her bed.
• Song Chun’er checked Xiao Yi Xian and found that the poison had not yet reached her heart meridians.
• Xiao Yi Xian woke briefly and told Song Chun’er she was not afraid to die, but regretted that she could not repay Young Master Ye Chen.

Song Chun'er and the Ye Family saved Xiao Yi Xian by sealing her Poisonous Body of Calamity with Yang Fire, deepening her sense that they were her family. As Ye Zhong entered seclusion to purge the poison that had entered his body, Ice Venerable ordered Ice River Valley to bring Xiao Yi Xian to him, despite the Ye Family's ties to the Pill Pagoda.

• Song Chun'er insisted on saving Xiao Yi Xian, and Ye Zhong used gathered Yang Fire to temporarily seal her poison body.
• Xiao Yi Xian awoke and began to regard the Ye Family as her home and Song Chun'er and the others as her family.
• A wisp of source poison gas invaded Ye Zhong, forcing him into seclusion to expel it while rumors about the Ye Family spread.
• Heaven Frost Child reported to Ice Venerable that Xiao Yi Xian was in the Ye Family and that Ye Zhong had been poisoned.
• Ice Venerable ordered Heaven Frost Child to use Ice River Valley's members to bring Xiao Yi Xian before him, despite Heaven Frost Child's warning about the Ye Family's strength and Pill Pagoda connections.

Ye Lan struggled to respond as public pressure over the Poisonous Body of Calamity turned against the Ye Clan. The Pill Tower and the other great clans watched or prepared to help, while Ye Lan waited for Ye Zhong to emerge from seclusion.

• Heaven Frost Child warned against confronting the Ye Clan directly and favored using public opinion to pressure it over the Poisonous Body of Calamity.
• Ye Lan learned that mourners and their supporters had gathered in Ye City, demanding that the Ye Clan uphold justice, while the Third Elder urged him to act against them.
• Ye Lan ordered the Ye Clan to avoid violence and respond cautiously, mindful of Ye Chen’s standing in the Pill Tower and Ye Zhong’s impending return from seclusion.
• Xuan Kongzi told the Pill Tower to monitor the situation but declined to notify Ye Chen or intervene.
• The Bai Clan and Qiu Clan watched the Ye Clan’s troubles, while the Dan Family and Cao Clan secretly prepared to help if needed.

Ye Lan and the Ye Family elders realized that the visitors were trying to provoke them and undermine their standing so they would abandon the Poisonous Body of Calamity. Ye Lan’s wife, Song Chun’er, confronted the visitors in the front hall, where her connection to Ye Chen made them wary of escalating matters.

• Ye Lan gathered the Ye Family elders and stewards to discuss how to handle the visitors, who had come under the pretext of paying respects.
• The Second Elder suggested the visitors were testing the Ye Family, and Ye Xuan and the Third Elder concluded that the scheme aimed to erode the family’s reputation and pressure it to give up the Poisonous Body of Calamity.
• Ye Lan hinted that he had an effective folk remedy, but the family learned that Song Chun’er had angrily gone to the front hall.
• Song Chun’er rebuked the visitors for calling themselves guests and introduced herself as Ye Lan’s wife and Ye Chen’s mother.
• The two robed leaders and the other visitors became cautious, recognizing that a conflict with Song Chun’er could provoke Ye Chen when he emerged from seclusion.

Song Chun'er defended Xian'er from visitors who tried to pressure the Ye Family into surrendering her, then used Cai Die to drive them out publicly. Ye Lan said the Ye Family had traced the hidden mastermind and was preparing to strike back.

• Song Chun'er declared Xian'er a member of the Ye Family and rejected the visitors' accusations and demands.
• The visitors provoked Song Chun'er, hoping the Ye Family would attack first, but she ordered Cai Die to strike without taking lives.
• Song Chun'er had the injured visitors thrown out in front of Ye City, where onlookers blamed them and businesses refused to serve them.
• Song Chun'er told Ye Lan that she intended Xian'er to become Chen'er's bride and demanded he resolve the remaining trouble.
• Ye Lan assured Song Chun'er that he supported her and said the Ye Family's retainers had found leads on the mastermind behind the scheme.

After nearly half a year of seclusion in Pill Tower, Ye Chen used a Sect Breaking Pill and the Return Origin Array to break through from peak Nine Star Dou Huang to One-Star Dou Zong. His transformed body let him wield more of his Spirit Realm Soul Power, giving him the strength to easily kill a High-level Dou Ancestor.

• Ye Chen reached peak Nine Star Dou Huang and took a Sect Breaking Pill in Pill Tower’s cultivation room.
• The Return Origin Array gathered energy as Ye Chen’s body absorbed the pill’s power and its trace of Space Power.
• After nearly half a year of cultivation, Ye Chen opened his eyes and successfully became a One-Star Dou Zong.
• Ye Chen tested his new control over Space Power by shattering and then restoring the space around him.
• Ye Chen found that his transformed body could now unleash seventy percent of his Soul Domain power, enough to easily kill a High-level Dou Ancestor.

After leaving seclusion, Ye Chen planned to return to the Ye Family, and Xuan Kongzi arranged for Golden Cauldron Venerable to protect him in exchange for a Rank Eight Vajra Bodhi Pill. Learning that Ice River Valley was behind the Ye Family’s trouble, Ye Chen prepared to deal with the threat involving Xiao Yi Xian.

• Ye Chen told Xuan Kongzi he would return to the Ye Family, and Xuan Kongzi gave him notes on refining Rank Eight Pills.
• Xuan Kongzi introduced Golden Cauldron Venerable, a Four-Star Peak Dou Venerate, as Ye Chen’s bodyguard for three years.
• Ye Chen agreed to refine a Vajra Bodhi Pill for Golden Cauldron Venerable within three years.
• Xuan Kongzi explained that Ice River Valley was involved in the Ye Family’s trouble, and Ye Chen connected it to Xiao Yi Xian’s Poisonous Body of Calamity.

Ye Chen planned his next steps as he returned to Ye City, where he found powerful outsiders gathered at the Ye Family. Ye Zhong introduced representatives from the Dan and Cao Families, who had come to support the clan, while Ye Chen approached the clan grounds.

• Ye Chen planned to settle Xiao Yi Xian in Misty Mountain Valley, retrieve the Earth Core Pearl from the Ye Family's Yang Fire Ancient Altar, and investigate a Star Stone's inner space.
• Ye Chen and Golden Cauldron Venerable reached Ye City after five days and noticed unfamiliar, powerful auras before heading to the Ye Family clan grounds.
• Ye Zhong welcomed the gathered clan and sect representatives, who had assembled to aid the Ye Family.
• Ye Zhong introduced Dan Xuan as the Dan Family's representative and Ye Chen's close friend.
• Ye Zhong introduced Cao Dan as the Cao Family's representative, and Cao Dan explained that his family would support the Ye Family because of its ties to Ye Chen and Cao Ying.

Ye Zhong revealed that the Ye Family’s target was Ice River Valley, prompting many gathered allies to reconsider joining the fight. As people withdrew, the Ye Family’s campaign against Ice River Valley remained uncertain.

• Qin Yan asked Ye Zhong to name the Ye Family’s opponent, and Ye Zhong announced it was Ice River Valley.
• The hall fell silent as attendees realized the Ye Family planned to challenge one of Central State’s Top Powers.
• Ye Zhong recalled learning from secret Pill Tower information that Bing He had chosen the dangerous Acquired Poisonous Body of Calamity.
• Xue Qinglin withdrew from the alliance, explaining that the Green Forest Sect lacked the strength to face Ice River Valley.
• Several more attendees left, while Ye Zhong calmly allowed them to go and Cao Dan looked on with disdain.

Ye Zhong gathered the allies who remained in the Ye Family hall and promised each one a Seventh Grade Advanced Pill for helping oppose Ice River Valley. After Qin Yan warned of Ice River Valley’s powerful fighters, Ye Zhong revealed that the Dan and Cao families had each sent a Two Star Dou Zun, and Qin Yan offered to hold off Heaven Frost Child.

• Ye Zhong saw that most visitors had left, while Qin Yan and Lin Qingyue remained with the allies willing to stand against Ice River Valley.
• Ye Zhong promised each person who stayed a Seventh Grade Advanced Pill, and the remaining allies welcomed the reward.
• Qin Yan warned Ye Zhong that Ice River Valley had formidable elders and that Ice Venerable Bing He was a Four Star Dou Zun.
• Ye Zhong revealed that the Dan and Cao families had each sent a Two Star Dou Zun to help hold off Ice Venerable Bing He.
• Qin Yan offered to hold back Heaven Frost Child, though he warned that he could not do so for long.

Ye Chen emerged from seclusion and agreed to let Qin Yan use the Ye Family’s Yang Fire Ancient Altar in exchange for killing Heavenly Snake. He announced pill bounties for Ice River Valley’s Dou Zong experts, setting the terms for the coming battle.

• Qin Yan offered to fight Heaven Frost Child and asked to borrow the Ye Family’s Yang Fire Ancient Altar after the battle.
• Ye Chen emerged from seclusion and accepted Qin Yan’s request on the Ye Family’s behalf.
• Ye Chen asked Qin Yan to kill Heavenly Snake instead of fighting Heaven Frost Child, and explained that Ice River Valley had to pay for scheming against the Ye Family.
• Ye Chen offered three Seventh Grade Intermediate pills for the corpse of a Five-Star Dou Zong, five for a Six-Star Dou Zong, and two Seventh Grade Advanced Pills for a Seven-Star Dou Zong.
• A Seven-Star Dou Zong asked whether the reward applied to an Eight-Star Dou Zong, and Ye Chen replied that Ice River Valley had none.

Ye Chen revealed that Golden Cauldron Venerable could confront Ice Venerable, giving the Ye Family’s plan against Ice River Valley a clear advantage. Later, Ye Chen told Ye Zhong that he had reached One-Star Dou Zong and was now an Eighth Grade Alchemist, fulfilling a long-held Ye Family ambition.

• Ye Chen introduced Golden Cauldron Venerable, who agreed to face Bing He if Ice River Valley retaliated.
• Ye Zhong set the departure for the next day and told everyone to keep Ye Chen’s return and Golden Cauldron Venerable’s presence secret.
• Ye Lan asked Ye Chen about his years of seclusion, but Ye Zhong scolded him and asked Ye Chen about his cultivation and alchemy instead.
• Ye Chen revealed his One-Star Dou Zong strength, shocking Ye Lan.
• Ye Chen said he should count as an Eighth Grade Alchemist, and Ye Zhong wept with joy that the Ye Family had one again after three hundred years.

Ice River Valley learned that the Ye Family had support from two Two Star Dou Zun, but Heaven Frost Child still believed the valley could handle them unless Pill Tower intervened. When a powerful Heavenly Flame melted the snow over Extreme Ice Valley, he led the valley’s experts out to meet the approaching guests.

• Bing Xuan asked Heaven Frost Child how Ice River Valley should respond to the Ye Family’s expected attack, and Heaven Frost Child dismissed the threat while worrying privately about Pill Tower.
• Heaven Snake Elder reported that the Dan Family and Cao Family had sent two Two Star Dou Zun to support the Ye Family.
• Heaven Frost Child inferred that the families were acting because of the Ye Family’s rising talent in Pill Tower and warned that the conflict must not inflict too much damage on the Ye Family.
• Heaven Snake Elder said Sacred Pill City and Pill Tower’s elders had shown no reaction, leaving Heaven Frost Child puzzled about Ye Zhong’s plans.
• A scorching Heavenly Flame melted the snow and ice around Extreme Ice Valley, and Heaven Frost Child recognized its aura.
• Heaven Frost Child led Ice River Valley’s experts out of the main hall to welcome the guests.

Ye Chen and Ye Zhong led the Ye Family and allied forces to Ice River Valley, where Ye Zhong revealed his Sea Heart Flame and they confronted Heaven Frost Child. The chapter ended with Ye Zhong demanding an explanation for Ice River Valley’s actions and threatening a bloody battle if it refused.

• Ye Chen and Ye Zhong admired Ice River Valley’s icy cultivation ground and discussed the Ye Family’s plans to rise in strength.
• Ye Zhong revealed his Sea Heart Flame, startling the gathered forces and drawing Qin Yan’s interest as well as attention from Dan Xuan and Cao Dan.
• Ye Chen outlined how the Ye Family would use its resources and allies to become a major power in Central State.
• Heaven Frost Child and more than fifteen Dou Zong experts emerged from Ice River Valley to face Ye Chen’s group.
• Ye Zhong confronted Heaven Frost Child and demanded an explanation for Ice River Valley’s actions, threatening bloodshed if it refused.

Ye Chen confronted Ice River Valley and killed a young Dou Zong with a soul attack, prompting Heaven Frost Child to summon Ice Venerable. Ye Chen’s allies launched their assault, with Tyrant Blade Venerable engaging Heaven Frost Child and Heaven Snake Elder attacking a Seven-Star Dou Zong.

• Ye Chen mocked Heaven Frost Child and killed an Ice River Valley Dou Zong with a soul attack.
• Heaven Frost Child recognized Ye Chen and howled to alert Ice Venerable to Ice River Valley’s crisis.
• Ye Chen assigned Tyrant Blade Venerable to fight Heaven Frost Child and urged his allies to attack Ice River Valley.
• Tyrant Blade Venerable’s blade aura collided with Heaven Frost Child’s icy palm, sending nearby fighters flying.
• Heaven Snake Elder crushed an ambush and struck at the Seven-Star Dou Zong who had attacked him.

Ye Chen’s side overwhelmed Ice River Valley’s forces until its Valley Master finally appeared on the battlefield. The sudden arrival halted the fighting and gave the battered Ice River Valley fighters new hope.

• Heaven Snake injured Lin Xiu with a single attack, but Qin Yan intercepted Heaven Snake as Ye Chen gave Lin Xiu a Seventh Grade Return Life Pill.
• Lin Xiu recovered enough to stabilize his injuries, then watched the battle beside Ye Chen, Dan Xuan, and Cao Dan.
• Tyrant Blade Venerable nearly defeated the injured Heaven Frost Child as the snow around them turned into sharp blue ice.
• Ice River Valley’s Valley Master emerged from distorted space, making Tyrant Blade Venerable retreat and bringing the battlefield to a halt.
• Heaven Snake Elder, Heaven Frost Child, and the Ice River Valley fighters knelt and greeted their Valley Master.