Chapter Summaries

Ye Chen returned to Clear Moon City with Hu Tian after Old Luo suspected that he had used Lin Yutong and fled. He explained his sudden cultivation breakthrough by claiming he had taken a Seventh Grade Pill made by his master, then revealed that he was a young Third Grade Alchemist.

• Old Luo told Lin Yutong that Song Chen and Hu Tian had disappeared in the Fire Dragon Mountain Range and suspected they had fled after using her.
• Lin Yutong refused to accept Old Luo's accusations without evidence, and a servant reported that Young Master Song had returned.
• Ye Chen arrived with Hu Tian, apologized to Lin Yutong for failing to stop Lin Yuheng and the Black Fire Sect from obtaining the Unicorn Fire Spirit Flood Dragon, and faced Old Luo's questions about his breakthrough to Dou Ling.
• Ye Chen claimed that he had taken a Seventh Grade Pill made by his master after being attacked by a Dou Emperor, persuading Old Luo that he might have a powerful alchemist backing him.
• Ye Chen told Lin Yutong that he was a Third Grade Alchemist, and his youth made his claim about his background seem plausible to her.

Ye Chen was summoned by Clear Moon City Lord Lin Qingyue, who revealed she knew he had taken Dragon Yuan from Lin Yuheng. The chapter ended with Ye Chen asking what she intended to do about it.

• Lin Yutong dismissed concerns about Ye Chen's actions in the Fire Dragon Mountain Range while Lin Yuheng's chance to improve before the deadline dwindled.
• Ye Chen cultivated Star Essence and studied the Earth-rank Dou Skill Heaven Splitting Finger at his residence.
• A One-Star Dou Zong arrived and ordered Ye Chen to come meet the City Lord immediately.
• Ye Chen followed the messenger to a pavilion, where Lin Qingyue teased him before bringing up Dragon Yuan.
• Lin Qingyue said she knew Ye Chen had seized Dragon Yuan from Lin Yuheng, and Ye Chen asked what she wanted from him.

Ye Chen and Lin Qingyue agreed to set aside the Dragon Yuan dispute in exchange for a favor from the Ye Family. They then formed an alliance between the Ye Family and Clear Moon City, leaving Ye Chen pleased to have secured a potential ally for his family.

• Lin Qingyue offered to stop pursuing the Dragon Yuan in exchange for a favor from the Ye Family.
• Lin Qingyue revealed that she had recognized Ye Chen through Hu Tian, whom she had met alongside Ye Xun more than ten years earlier.
• Ye Chen accepted the favor on behalf of the Ye Family and proposed that it and Clear Moon City help and protect each other.
• Lin Qingyue agreed that Clear Moon City would assist the Ye Family when needed, in exchange for the Ye Family refining a pill for her each time it helped.

Ye Chen left Clear Moon City after learning more about Lin Qingyue’s ties to powerful experts and watching Lin Yutong become the City Lord’s successor. He met Lin Yutong outside the city, revealed that he planned to visit Sacred Pill City, and parted with the hope they might meet again.

• Ye Chen considered Lin Qingyue’s cultivation method, her connection to Heaven Frost Child, and her proposal to betroth Lin Yutong to him, which he had rejected.
• The final arena test took place without Ye Chen; Lin Yutong demonstrated her strength by summoning six blue Ice Dragons, and Ye Chen expected Old Hu to secure her victory.
• After Lin Yutong became Clear Moon City’s City Lord successor, Ye Chen met her on a hill outside the city.
• Lin Yutong asked whether she should call him Song Chen or Ye Chen, and Ye Chen explained that Song was his mother’s surname and Song Chen was a cautious alias.
• Ye Chen told Lin Yutong he planned to visit Sacred Pill City, and she hoped they would meet again if fate allowed.

Ye Chen and Hu Tian traveled to Profound Heaven City, where Ye Chen learned that Sound Valley might have ties to the Dan Family. After deciding to rest before continuing to the Pill Region, Ye Chen asked whether the Profound Yang Sect Breaking Pill could help Hu Tian reach Dou Zong.

• Ye Chen chose to travel through Profound Heaven City to reach the Pill Region rather than return to Ye City.
• Hu Tian said Sound Valley was mysterious and that Ye Chen's old master had mentioned a possible connection between its Valley Master and the Dan Family.
• Ye Chen and Hu Tian entered Profound Heaven City and discussed its busy streets and limited strength compared with major cities.
• Ye Chen decided they would rest in the city before heading to the Pill Region.
• Ye Chen asked whether the Profound Yang Sect Breaking Pill could help Hu Tian break through to Dou Zong, and Hu Tian reacted in disbelief because the pill had been refined for Ye Chen.

Ye Chen persuaded Hu Tian to take one of the Ye Family’s Profound Yang Sect Breaking Pills so he could reach Dou Zong and better protect him. After they arrived in Profound Heaven City, they learned that its triennial Alchemist Grand Meeting was about to begin, though Ye Chen showed little interest in it.

• Hu Tian warned Ye Chen not to waste the Profound Yang Sect Breaking Pills, which the Ye Family had made for Ye Chen’s breakthrough.
• Ye Chen convinced Hu Tian that he needed the pill to become strong enough to protect him, and Hu Tian agreed to take one.
• Ye Chen and Hu Tian entered Profound Heaven City and decided to find a courtyard where they could stay.
• Ye Chen stopped a young man to ask why the crowds were hurrying through the city.
• The young man explained that the Song Family and Lu Family were holding an Alchemist Grand Meeting for alchemists under thirty who had reached the third grade.
• Ye Chen recognized the meeting as a way for the two families to attract new talent and lost interest.

Ye Chen heard about Profound Heaven City's Alchemist Conference and learned that the Song Family genius Song Qing would compete. Suspecting Song Qing was the future Pill Tower elder from his memories, Ye Chen decided to prepare for the conference over the next half month.

• Fang Yu invited Ye Chen to learn about the Alchemist Conference, and Ye Chen introduced himself as Song Chen.
• Fang Yu described the conference and praised the young Song Family alchemist Song Qing, whose name made Ye Chen recognize a figure from his memories.
• Ye Chen and Fang Yu reached the plaza, where Fang Yu went into the crowd to inspect the announced rules and champion's reward.
• Ye Chen decided to find out whether Song Qing was the same person he remembered and planned to improve his alchemy while Hu Tian focused on breaking through.

Ye Chen learned the alchemist conference rules and discovered that its champion would receive ten Meteorite Stones, which could provide the Star Essence Points he needed. He began training in alchemy in Profound Heaven City and, after three days of practice, was refining his fifth cauldron of beginner Fifth Grade Qi-Nurturing Pills.

• Fang Yu explained that the conference would begin with a designated pill refinement, followed by a Soul Power formation test and a final pill-refining contest.
• Fang Yu told Ye Chen that the champion's prizes included a Six Grade Pill Recipe, an Earth Grade Low-Level Skill, a Fifth Grade Pill, cultivation resources, and ten Meteorite Stones.
• Ye Chen realized the Meteorite Stones were worth 100 Star Essence Points to him and decided he had to win the conference.
• Fang Yu led Ye Chen and another person to a courtyard in Profound Heaven City, where Ye Chen began intensive pill-refining practice with the medicinal materials he had brought.
• After three days, Ye Chen had completed four cauldrons of beginner Fifth Grade pills, succeeding twice, and he opened his eyes while refining his fifth cauldron of Qi-Nurturing Pills.

Ye Chen refined pills to prepare for the alchemist convention, then attempted the Fifth Grade Peak Spirit Weaving Pill to improve his chances of winning. Hu Tian began breaking through to Dou Zong, and after ten days, a pill’s emergence drew the attention of Profound Heaven City’s elders.

• Ye Chen judged his skill insufficient to win the convention with a mid-level Fifth Grade Pill and began refining the Spirit Weaving Pill, using one of five sets of materials.
• Hu Tian took Ye Chen’s Profound Yang Sect Breaking Pill in a cave outside Profound Heaven City and began his Dou Zong breakthrough.
• Ye Chen and Hu Tian spent ten days absorbed in pill refinement and cultivation, leaving five days until the convention.
• A crimson pillar of light burst from Ye Chen’s pill chamber and startled Profound Heaven City.
• Song Lian and Lu Chen recognized the disturbance as the sign of a Fifth Grade Pill’s emergence and discussed the promising alchemists attending the convention.

Ye Chen prepared for the Alchemist Tournament, welcomed Hu Tian back after his breakthrough to Dou Zong, and headed to the city square to compete. His Alchemist Badge stunned Fang Yu and changed their relationship, while the tournament began with a bell chime.

• Ye Chen successfully refined a low-quality Spirit Weaving Pill on his second attempt and saved his remaining materials for the tournament.
• Ye Chen practiced refining simpler pills as he waited for the competition.
• Hu Tian returned after breaking through to Dou Zong, strengthening both Ye Chen's protection and the Ye Family.
• Ye Chen left for the tournament with Hu Tian, and Fang Yu was shocked to learn that Ye Chen was an alchemist.
• Ye Chen gave Fang Yu three Qing Wu Pills before continuing to the square, where a bell announced the tournament's start.

Ye Chen entered the first round of the Alchemist Grand Competition, where contestants had one hour to refine a Third Grade Strength Enhancing Pill. On the viewing platform, the Song and Lu family ancestors drew attention to Song Qing, while the powerful Sound Fairy took interest in his Fifth Grade alchemy skills.

• The Old Ancestors of the Song and Lu families announced the competition, and Hu Tian told Ye Chen that the cold woman on the viewing platform was stronger than Three-Star Dou Zong.
• Ye Chen took an alchemy platform and began refining the Third Grade Strength Enhancing Pill with his crimson Medicine Cauldron and silver Starfire.
• Song Lian told Lu Chen that Song Qing had reached the Fifth Grade and had entered the competition to gain experience before going to the Pill Region.
• Sound Fairy asked Song Lian about Song Qing's alchemist grade and called a Fifth Grade Alchemist worthy of the name genius.
• The one-hour first-round assessment neared its end.

Ye Chen passed the first round of the alchemy assessment and cleared the soul trial with ease. Afterward, he encountered an arrogant young contestant whose strength made Ye Chen suspect he was Song Qing of the Song Family.

• Ye Chen watched a neighboring alchemist lose focus and fail, then passed the first round by refining a Strength Enhancing Pill.
• Song Lian announced that 854 of the 2,025 contestants had passed and introduced the soul trial, warning them to withdraw if the pressure became dangerous.
• Ye Chen entered the formation and endured soul pressure that rose to nearly the level of a 300-point Soul Value.
• A young contestant praised Ye Chen, and Ye Chen wondered whether he was the Song Family genius Song Qing.

Fewer than a hundred alchemists began the final round, in which they had to refine a pill using their own formula and Medicinal Materials. Ye Chen started refining a Spirit Weaving Pill as the judges watched, and the contest continued through the night without a result.

• Lu Chen announced the third round and explained that contestants could refine any pill, provided they supplied their own formula and Medicinal Materials.
• Ye Chen noticed Song Qing's Blue Sea Dark Flame suppressing the other Beast Fires, while Song Lian and Lu Chen discussed the power of Ye Chen's unusual Silver Flame.
• Ye Chen began extracting Medicinal Materials to refine a Fifth Grade Spirit Weaving Pill, with contestants allowed three attempts and no time limit.
• As night fell, the square remained lit while Song Lian, Lu Chen, and the other powerful observers watched the alchemists continue working.
• Song Lian offered Yin Wu a chance to rest, but she declined because she wanted to see the alchemists' abilities.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The alchemist contest enters its final stages, with contestants refining their pills for over a day and a half.
• Ye Chen successfully refines a Fifth Grade Spirit Weaving Pill, causing a significant commotion with its formation.
• Song Qing, suspected to be Song Lian's grandson, also successfully refines a Fifth Grade Four Sun Pill, but it's less powerful than Ye Chen's.

Character Developments

• Ye Chen demonstrates his skill and focus in refining a difficult Fifth Grade pill.
• Song Lian and Lu Chen discuss the possibility of Ye Chen being a Ye Family disciple, with Song Lian considering the idea more seriously.

Significant Themes

• Talent and skill in alchemy are crucial for success in the contest.
• The power and rarity of the pills refined indicate the alchemists' abilities.

Character Interactions

• Song Lian and Lu Chen discuss the contest and Ye Chen's potential background.
• Ye Chen and Song Qing are established as main competitors, with Ye Chen's pill being more powerful.

Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Ye Chen wins the Profound Heaven City Alchemist Conference with his Fifth Grade Peak Spirit Weaving Pill.
• Song Qing challenges Ye Chen to a rematch in three months.
• Ye Chen agrees to travel to Sacred Pill City with Song Qing and his grandfather, Song Lian.
• Song Lian invites Ye Chen to stay at the Song Family for three days before their departure.

Character Developments

• Ye Chen: Shows maturity and humility in victory, agrees to befriend Song Qing, and accepts Song Lian's invitation.
• Song Qing: Demonstrates his competitive spirit and eagerness to learn from Ye Chen, securing Ye Chen's agreement to travel together.
• Song Lian: Recognizes Ye Chen's talent and potential, extends an invitation to travel together, and offers Ye Chen to stay at the Song Family.

Significant Themes

• Talent and ambition (Ye Chen, Song Qing)
• Recognition and respect for talent (Song Lian)
• Building relationships for mutual benefit (Ye Chen, Song Lian)

Character Interactions

• Ye Chen and Song Qing: Develop a friendly rivalry and agree to travel together.
• Ye Chen and Song Lian: Establish a respectful and beneficial relationship, with Song Lian inviting Ye Chen to travel together and stay at the Song Family.
• Song Qing and Song Lian: The grandfather-grandson relationship is shown, with Song Lian supporting and understanding Song Qing's enthusiasm for alchemy and competition.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Ye Chen declines invitations for gatherings, focusing on refining Meteorite Stones.
• Ye Chen and Song Qing discuss their alchemy backgrounds and experiences.
• Ye Chen, Song Qing, and Sound Fairy Yin Wu travel together to the Space Wormhole entrance for the Pill Region.
• Yin Wu greets Ye Chen, surprising Song Qing.

Character Developments

• Ye Chen: Realizes his early advantage in alchemy and decides to focus on refining Meteorite Stones to improve his Star Vein Diagram.
• Song Qing: Develops envy towards Ye Chen's interaction with Yin Wu and reveals the Sound Fairy's arrogance.
• Yin Wu: Shows interest in Ye Chen, hinting at her connection with the Dan Family.

Significant Themes

• The importance of early cultivation and learning in alchemy.
• The mysterious relationship between Sound Valley and the Dan Family.
• The arrogance of powerful figures and their selective interactions.

Character Interactions

• Ye Chen and Song Qing: Discuss their alchemy backgrounds, with Song Qing feeling sympathy for Ye Chen's strict upbringing.
• Ye Chen and Yin Wu: Yin Wu greets Ye Chen, surprising Song Qing and hinting at her interest in Ye Chen.
• Song Qing and Ye Chen: Song Qing expresses envy towards Ye Chen's interaction with Yin Wu and reveals her arrogance.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Ye Chen and his group enter a Space Wormhole using Song Lian's Space Ship.
• An Old Woman from Sound Valley takes over piloting the Space Ship, significantly increasing its speed.
• Ye Chen runs out of Meteorite Stones to absorb and decides to ask Song Qing about them.

Character Developments

• Ye Chen continues to cultivate diligently, absorbing star power from Meteorite Stones.
• Song Lian shows his familiarity with Space Ships and his respect for the Old Woman's strength.
• The Old Woman from Sound Valley demonstrates her formidable strength and control over Space Power.

Significant Themes

• The importance of Space Power and Space Ships for travel between cities.
• The rarity and value of Meteorite Stones, which can aid in Dou Qi cultivation.

Character Interactions

• Ye Chen interacts with Song Qing, seeking information about Meteorite Stones.
• Song Lian and the Old Woman have a brief exchange about piloting the Space Ship.
• Ye Chen and the others feel the Space Ship's speed increase significantly under the Old Woman's control.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Ye Chen and his group arrive at Dan City, the second-largest city in the Pill Domain.
• They witness a grand welcome for Yin Wu, a disciple of the Sound Valley Master, by the Dan Clan using Void Pegasus Beasts.
• Yin Wu is to visit the Dan Clan head on his teacher's orders.

Character Developments

• Yin Wu is revealed to have a high status, warranting such a grand welcome.
• Dan Xuan, a young man from the Dan Clan, is introduced as refined and elegant.

Significant Themes

• The Dan Clan's power and status are emphasized, highlighting their importance in the Pill Domain.
• The theme of respect and deference to high-status individuals is shown through the Dan Clan's welcome for Yin Wu.

Character Interactions

• Dan Xuan greets Yin Wu and invites him to board the carriage to meet the Dan Clan head.
• Yin Wu responds politely, showing no surprise or arrogance at the grand welcome.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Ye Chen, Song Lian, and others meet Dan Xuan, a prominent figure from the Dan Clan.
• Dan Xuan invites them to the Dan Clan's inner city as guests.
• Yin Wu, the Sound Fairy, reveals that Ye Chen is from the Ye Family, prompting Dan Xuan's invitation.

Character Developments

• Dan Xuan: Shows maturity, gentleness, and a keen interest in Ye Chen due to his reputation.
• Yin Wu: Reveals his connection to the Dan Clan and hints at a hidden mission.
• Ye Chen: Feels the vast gap in foundation between the Dan Clan and the Ye Family.

Significant Themes

• The importance of family foundation and reputation.
• The allure and significance of Sacred Pill City for alchemists.

Character Interactions

• Dan Xuan and Ye Chen: Dan Xuan is curious about Ye Chen's abilities and invites him to the Dan Clan.
• Yin Wu and Granny Su: Yin Wu follows Granny Su's instructions, hinting at a secret mission.
• Ye Chen and Dan Xuan: Ye Chen feels the disparity between their families and expresses his desire to visit Sacred Pill City.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Ye Chen's true age is revealed to be 15, shocking everyone.
• Dan Xuan invites Ye Chen and Song Qing to the annual Rare Treasure Trading Fair in Pill City.
• Song Lian shares information about Meteorite Stone's origin and the possibility of finding more.

Character Developments

• Song Qing feels inferior after learning Ye Chen's age, questioning his own abilities.
• Dan Xuan feels pressure from the Ye and Cao Families' monstrous talents and hopes his adopted sister has special abilities.
• Ye Chen expresses strong interest in Meteorite Stone, hinting at his obsession with it.

Significant Themes

• The pressure and expectations placed on young geniuses.
• The pursuit of rare resources and their potential benefits.
• The importance of family and clan legacy.

Character Interactions

• Ye Chen and Song Qing bond over their shared interest in alchemy and trading for Medicinal Materials.
• Dan Xuan feels a sense of competition with Ye Chen and the Cao Family's monstrous talents.
• Song Lian shares valuable information with Ye Chen, showing respect for his abilities and potential.