Chapter Summaries

Ye Chen brought Dan Chen into the Pill Pagoda as a candidate for Giant, then visited the Small Pill Tower after Cao Ying told him about an upcoming Great Elder Institute election and his right to choose a medicinal garden. He met Xuan Kongzi among the medicinal fields and left with permission to take a Spirit Rock Essence.

• Ye Chen persuaded Su Lingyin to let Dan Chen join the Pill Pagoda and brought her back with him.
• Cao Ying told Ye Chen that the Great Elder Institute would elect new elders and that he could choose a medicinal garden on Pill Tower Mountain.
• Cao Ying led Ye Chen and Dan Chen to the Small Pill Tower's medicinal fields to visit Xuan Kongzi.
• Xuan Kongzi showed Ye Chen how he cultivated a Demon Flame Fruit using magic cores and array patterns.
• Ye Chen praised Xuan Kongzi's Golden Marigold and Spirit Rock Essence, and Xuan Kongzi let him take the Spirit Rock Essence.

Ye Chen oversaw Dan Chen’s assessment and discovered that several conservative elders had snubbed it, prompting him to support Xuan Kongzi’s bid for a new elder seat. The chapter ended as Ye Chen, Xuan Kongzi, and the others arrived at the crowded election square, where Xuan Yi warned that many powerful elders were competing.

• Ye Chen asked the Fifth Elder to notify the Great Elder Institute about Dan Chen’s Candidate for Giant assessment, and the Fifth Elder agreed without promising that the elders would attend.
• At Dan Chen’s assessment three days later, only the Great Elder appeared; Dan Chen passed by refining an Earth Spirit Source Pill that drew Six Colored Pill Lightning.
• Ye Chen resolved to help Xuan Kongzi become a new elder so he would have an ally in the Great Elder Institute.
• Ye Chen spent three days tending his medicinal garden, transplanting rare Medicinal Materials and preparing a Jade Bed from Earth Core Jade Marrow.
• Ye Chen arrived at the elder election square with Xuan Kongzi, Xuan Yi, and the others, and Xuan Yi warned that Xuan Kongzi faced powerful competition.

During the Small Pill Tower elder election, Xuan Kongzi used a drop of Ancient Void Dragon blood provided by Ye Chen to transform his pill refinement into a Ninth-grade breakthrough. The chapter ended as the elders recognized the rare blood’s origin and connected it to Ye Chen’s relationship with the Ancient Void Dragon Clan.

• Xuan Yi warned Ye Chen that Xuan Kongzi’s Tuo Jin Pill might not match Old Monster Hou’s stronger refinement, while Ye Chen said his teacher was making more than an ordinary Tuo Jin Pill.
• Old Monster Hou completed a Flame Demon Qingxuan Pill that drew Nine-Colored Pill Lightning, impressing the election observers.
• Xuan Kongzi added a drop of golden liquid to his Medicine Cauldron, and a golden dragon burst out as the pill drew Black Demon Lightning.
• Xuan Kongzi’s golden dragon swallowed the Pill Lightning and fused its power with the Ancient Dragon Blood to temper the pill.
• The Second Elder identified the ingredient as blood essence from a Ninth-Tier Ancient Void Dragon, and the elders suspected Ye Chen had supplied it through his relationship with the clan.

After Xuan Kongzi refined a Ninth-grade Pill and advanced to Half-Saint, Ye Chen welcomed the Pill Tower’s peaceful period, while the Flower Sect faced an invasion led by its own Acting Sect Leader, Hua Jin. The Great Elder stood against the Tianming Sect’s demand for Yun Yun, but Hua Jin questioned whether the sect should risk a war.

• Xuan Kongzi refined a Ninth-grade Pill and broke through to Elementary Half-Saint, while Xuan Yi went into seclusion and told Cao Ying to seek Ye Chen’s help with alchemy.
• Ye Chen expected peace in Central State as the Soul Hall went into hiding, while wars erupted in remote regions of the continent.
• Yun Yun declined to become Flower Sect Leader and returned to seclusion, but the Flower Sect was soon invaded with Hua Jin among the attackers.
• The Great Elder confronted Hua Jin and learned that Liu Cang and the Tianming Sect had come with the Crimson Flame Evil Lord, who demanded Yun Yun and her lover as vengeance for his brother.
• The Great Elder rejected the demand and challenged the Tianming Sect to fight, but Hua Jin argued that the Flower Sect should not risk its disciples’ lives for outsiders.

After the Tianming Sect demanded that the Flower Sect hand over Yun Yun, Hua Yue sought help from the two Grand Elders, who learned that Ye Chen had become the Pill Pagoda Chairman and suspected that Hei Qing had been sent to influence the Flower Sect. They decided to visit the Pill Pagoda and meet Ye Chen.

• Liu Cang gave the Flower Sect three days to hand over Yun Yun, while Hua Jin warned Hua Yue that the sect risked destruction if it chose wrongly.
• Hua Yue went to the flower valley and told the two Grand Elders about the Tianming Sect's threat and the conflict over Yun Yun's succession.
• Hua Yue explained that Ye Chen had succeeded Xuan Kongzi as Pill Pagoda Chairman and had demonstrated Nine-Rank alchemy and Dou Sheng-level strength.
• After hearing about Ye Chen's plans for the Pill Pagoda and Hei Qing's arrival with Ye Xinyue, the green-robed Grand Elder suspected Ye Chen had sent him to intervene.
• The two Grand Elders decided to go to the Pill Pagoda and meet Ye Chen.

Ye Chen refined a Seven Treasures Clear Soul Pill for Old Ancestor Xian Kong, who joined the Pill Pagoda's Venerable Council in return. After Ye Chen survived the pill lightning, he met two powerful visitors from the Flower Sect and invited them to the tower.

• Old Ancestor Xian Kong watched Ye Chen refine the Seven Treasures Clear Soul Pill, hoping it would cleanse the impurities in his soul.
• Two Flower Sect Grand Elders saw the black pill lightning over Sacred Pill City and went to meet the new Pill Pagoda Chairman.
• Ye Chen endured the black pill lightning using his Thunder God Body and Heavenly Dragon Armor, then handed the completed pill to Old Ancestor Xian Kong.
• Old Ancestor Xian Kong accepted the pill and pledged to join the Pill Pagoda's Venerable Council.
• Ye Chen met Fairy Qinghua and her companion outside Sacred Pill City, recognized them as Flower Sect experts, and invited them into the tower.

Tianming Old Demon learned that the Flower Sect was weakened and moved to destroy it, while Ye Chen proposed an equal alliance between the Flower Sect and the Pill Pagoda. The Flower Sect elders were left weighing his warning of a coming crisis.

• Tianming Old Demon questioned Hua Jin about the Flower Sect’s strength and learned that its strongest elders were away and Yun Yun was only a Two Star Dou Zun.
• Tianming Old Demon declared that the weakened Flower Sect no longer needed to exist and led the Tianming Sect experts toward it.
• Green Fairy proposed that the Flower Sect and Pill Pagoda join forces to wipe out the Tianming Sect.
• Ye Chen instead suggested an equal offensive and defensive alliance, warning that a future crisis threatened even the Pill Pagoda.
• Green Fairy questioned Ye Chen’s warning, and he assured her the alliance would carry no hierarchy or interference in either sect’s affairs.

Ye Chen agreed to help the Flower Sect against the Tianming Sect after warning Green Fairy and Fairy Qinghua that Hua Jin might be betraying them. When they arrived at the Flower Sect, they found that Tianming Old Demon had already broken through its Flower Sea Grand Formation.

• Fairy Qinghua accepted Ye Chen's proposal for a loose alliance, and Green Fairy asked how he planned to handle the Tianming Sect.
• Ye Chen warned Green Fairy and Fairy Hua that Hua Jin was close to the Tianming Sect and might have put the Flower Sect in danger.
• Ye Chen gathered Hei Qing, Old Ancestor Xian Kong, Cao Ying, and Dan Chen, then had Hei Qing carry them toward the Flower Sect.
• Half a day earlier, Hua Jin led Tianming Old Demon and dozens of Tianming Sect figures into the Flower Sect through its Spatial Barrier.
• The Flower Sect activated its Flower Sea Grand Formation, but Hua Jin could not control it, and Tianming Old Demon shattered the formation with a single strike.

The Tianming Sect devastated the Flower Sect, and Elder Qinghua died self-destructing after Tianming Old Demon suppressed her. Ye Chen and his allies arrived in time to turn the battle around, leaving Liu Cang dead and Tianming Old Demon still fighting to escape.

• Liu Cang attacked Elder Qinghua while Hua Jin urged her to surrender to the Tianming Sect.
• Elder Qinghua tried to self-destruct, but Tianming Old Demon forcibly suppressed her before her body exploded and killed her.
• Hei Qing, Ye Chen, Old Ancestor Xian Kong, and their allies arrived as Green Fairy attacked Tianming Old Demon and the Flower Sect elders pressed the Tianming Sect forces.
• Fairy Hua struck Liu Cang and his companions, killing all but Liu Cang.
• Ye Chen stopped Liu Cang's escape with a Dou Qi Light Pillar, and a snow-white fist killed him.

While the Flower Sect fought the Tianming Sect, Ye Chen noticed a hidden disturbance and discovered Crimson Flame Evil Lord freeing Netherworld Child, the Tianming Sect’s former sect master. Netherworld Child tried to absorb Yun Yun, but the seal in her body shattered and released the power of a Nine-Turn Dou Venerate Peak expert.

• Cao Ying joined the battle and used her Soul Illusion Technique to trap and kill a fleeing Tianming Sect expert.
• Ye Chen sensed a strange flame aura in the Flower Sect mountains, realized Crimson Flame Evil Lord was missing, and took Dan Chen to investigate.
• Crimson Flame Evil Lord burned through a seal and freed the badly injured Netherworld Child, then told him that Flower Jade was dead.
• Crimson Flame Evil Lord presented the captured Yun Yun, Flower Jade’s chosen successor, and Netherworld Child reached to seize her power.
• Flower Jade’s seal shattered inside Yun Yun, releasing a terrifying aura that scattered Netherworld Child’s cold Dou Qi and forced him and Crimson Flame Evil Lord back.

Ye Chen arrived in the cave in time to suppress the overwhelming Dou Qi inside Yun Yun, then confronted Netherworld Child as he tried to regain his strength by devouring others. Ye Chen defeated Netherworld Child and, leaving him helpless, called Dan Chen over to receive a gift.

• Ye Chen sealed the dangerous Dou Qi inside Yun Yun before Netherworld Child devoured Crimson Flame Evil Lord to stabilize his strength.
• Ye Chen collected two flame seeds from Crimson Flame Evil Lord’s remains: the Heavenly Flame and the Refining Heaven Flame.
• Netherworld Child attacked Ye Chen, but Ye Chen cut through his strikes and used Dragon Devour to tear away much of his body.
• Netherworld Child begged to become Ye Chen’s servant, but Ye Chen struck him down and called Dan Chen over to receive him as a gift.

Ye Chen rescued Yun Yun and helped Dan Chen absorb Netherworld Child’s Soul Power before returning with them to the Flower Sect’s battlefield. Yun Yun chose to face the sect’s crisis, and the Flower Sect forces defeated the Tianming Sect and killed Tianming Old Demon.

• Ye Chen encouraged Dan Chen to accept her ability, and she absorbed Netherworld Child’s Soul Power while Yun Yun witnessed it.
• Ye Chen told Yun Yun about the battle and urged her to take responsibility; Yun Yun resolved not to flee again.
• Ye Chen, Dan Chen, and Yun Yun returned to find Hua Xianzi and the Flower Sect elders had slaughtered the Tianming Sect’s fighters.
• Yun Yun reunited with Hua Yue, explained how Ye Chen had rescued her, and concealed Dan Chen’s absorption of Netherworld Child’s Soul Power.
• Hua Xianzi joined her senior sister and Old Ancestor Xian Kong against Tianming Old Demon, and Green Fairy killed him with a palm strike.

After the Flower Sect’s leadership was devastated, Ye Chen gave Dan Chen and Cao Ying flames to refine and helped organize a counterattack against Tianming Sect. With reinforcements from the Ye, Dan, and Cao families, the allied forces destroyed Tianming Sect, shaking all of Central State.

• Fairy Qinghua appointed Yun Yun as Flower Sect Leader after the battle left the sect’s leadership and elders devastated.
• Ye Chen gave Dan Chen the Origin Fire of a newly born Heavenly Flame and Cao Ying the Origin Fire of the Refining Heaven Flame.
• Ye Chen promised Green Fairy support from the Pill Tower and summoned reinforcements from the Ye, Dan, and Cao families.
• Hei Qing returned with reinforcements, and Ye Chen learned that Tianming Sect had gathered Xuanming Sect and its other affiliated sects for a direct confrontation.
• Green Fairy led the allied army to Tianming Sect, where the Flower Sect and its allies destroyed the sect without facing its already-eliminated experts.
• News of Tianming Sect’s destruction spread across Central State.

The Great Elder Institute questioned Ye Chen over his involvement in the Flower Sect’s destruction of the Tianming Sect. The Great Elder accepted Ye Chen’s explanation but warned him to act cautiously, then asked him to stay behind after the meeting.

• The Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Elders criticized Ye Chen for acting without informing the Great Elder Institute, while Xuan Kongzi defended him.
• Ye Chen returned to the Small Pill Tower and found the Great Elder Institute gathered to hear his account.
• Ye Chen said he had gone to help the Flower Sect at the request of the sect master’s disciple, a friend of his Younger Sister.
• Ye Chen argued that the forces who joined the attack belonged to the Ye Family, the Dan Family, and the Cao Family, not the Pill Pagoda.
• The Great Elder accepted Ye Chen’s explanation, warned him about the effects of his actions on Central State, and asked him to remain after the meeting.

Over the year after the Tianming Sect’s destruction, Ye Chen strengthened the Pill Tower and his allies while the Soul Hall attacked across the continent. With all Star Domains lit and more than twenty thousand Star Essence accumulated, Ye Chen began advancing his Star Vein Diagram’s power.

• Cai Die told the Great Elder about the Soul Hall’s campaign, prompting him to support Ye Chen and strengthen the Pill Tower.
• Ye Chen recruited powerful figures to the Venerable Council, and Yun Yun used his Ninth-grade Pill to reach Nine Star Dou Zun.
• Cai Die protected the Snake-People Race from Soul Hall-backed forces, killed a Heavenly Venerate, and moved her people to the Black-Corner Region under Ye Chen’s protection.
• Ye Chen won the loyalty of the Snake-People Race’s Your Majesty, angering Cao Ying and hurting Dan Chen before he reconciled with Dan Chen.
• Ye Chen spent the year cultivating and guiding Dan Chen, while the Pill Tower and its allies recovered and grew stronger.
• Ye Chen saw that every Star Domain beneath him had been lit and began activating them, bringing his Star Region Diagram to a new advancement.

Ye Chen broke through to genuine One-Star Dou Saint, and the immense phenomenon shocked Sacred Pill City and the Pill Tower. After demonstrating his overwhelming aura and speed, he returned to the Pill Tower and secured the members’ submission.

• Ye Chen’s breakthrough unleashed a gigantic fire dragon and falling starlight, astonishing the people of Sacred Pill City.
• Cai Die, Xiao Yi Xian, and Dan Chen watched the spectacle as they discussed Ye Chen’s advance and Dan Chen resolved to work harder.
• Onlookers discussed Ye Chen’s strength, while Divine Camel Old Ancestor appeared and identified him as a genuine Dou Saint.
• Ye Chen emerged as a One-Star Dou Saint, and his gaze overwhelmed even High Half-Saint Old Ancestor Xian Kong.
• Ye Chen arrived at the Pill Tower without using Space Power and accepted the members’ respectful greetings, taking firm control of the Tower.

After emerging from seclusion, Ye Chen learned of the women’s progress and discovered that the Space Trade Fair might offer a map fragment related to the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame. He then met the Divine Camel Old Ancestor, a One-Star Dou Saint seeking to join the Pill Tower’s Venerable Council.

• Ye Chen assessed Cai Die, Xiao Yi Xian, and Dan Chen’s cultivation and alchemy progress, then asked about Cao Ying’s secluded training.
• Dan Chen told Ye Chen that the Space Trade Fair would begin in a month, and he revealed that it would offer a Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame Fragment Map.
• Ye Chen decided to prepare valuable pills so he could secure the map fragment without resorting to robbery.
• An Elder reported that the Divine Camel Old Ancestor had come to visit Ye Chen.
• Ye Chen learned that the Divine Camel Old Ancestor was a One-Star Dou Saint who wanted to join the Venerable Council and requested a Ninth-grade Pill.

Ye Chen brought Cai Die, Xiao Yi Xian, and Elder Divine Camel to the Space Trading Fair, held in a hidden town inside an independent space. After browsing the town’s stalls, they entered the central hall, where Ye Chen waited for the fair to begin and sought the Demonic Flame Fragment Map.

• Ye Chen and his companions crossed the desert and entered the Space Trading Fair through a Space Gate.
• They explored Space Town, where Cai Die found an Eight-Colored Ore and Ye Chen acquired a Thousand Year Blood Lily.
• Ye Chen used his Space Token to enter the Ancient Hall, the fair’s central trading venue, with the others.
• Cai Die warned Ye Chen that some concealed attendees were watching them with ill intent, but Ye Chen dismissed the threat and focused on finding the Demonic Flame Fragment Map.

Ye Chen attended the Space Trading Fair and used high-grade pills to acquire several valuable techniques before bidding on the Demonic Flame Fragment Map. The fair ended with Elder Baoshan announcing the emergence of the Bodhi Ancient Tree, setting the Central State on the verge of renewed upheaval.

• Elder Baoshan opened the Space Trading Fair, where the Demon Phoenix Wings were auctioned as the first item.
• Ye Chen exchanged a Rank Eight Pill with Eight-Colored Pill Lightning for the Vajra Glazed Body, then acquired the Heavenly Nether Poison Codex for Xiao Yi Xian and the Golden Crow Nine Heavens Flame cultivation method.
• Elder Baoshan presented the Demonic Flame Fragment Map and explained that it was connected to the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame.
• Ye Chen entered the bidding for the fragment map with a Rank Eight Pill with Nine-Colored Pill Lightning, silencing the hall.
• Elder Baoshan revealed that the Bodhi Ancient Tree had emerged, stirring the Central State.

After preparing the Pill Tower Vanguard, Ye Chen led his companions into the Barbaric Ancient Domain to seek the Bodhi Ancient Tree. They entered the misty Ancient Forest after confirming the Vanguard had reached the safe Ancient Domain Platform without losses.

• Ye Chen gave Elder Divine Camel the pills he had promised, and Divine Camel stayed behind to save his son.
• Ye Chen brought Cai Die, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin to meet the Pill Tower Vanguard led by Old Ancestor Xian Kong.
• In Barbaric Town, Elder Lin told Ye Chen that the Vanguard had suffered no losses and that its main group was resting at the Ancient Domain Platform.
• The next morning, Ye Chen and the crowd set out from Barbaric Town and entered the Ancient Forest.
• A thin layer of mist began to appear around Ye Chen and his companions as they advanced through the forest.