Chapter Summaries

Lan Hong, Zi Yan, and Xuan Mo reached North Dragon Island after its forces had departed, and Zi Yan challenged the North Dragon King. When the Dragon Slaying Sword wounded him, he activated the forbidden Dragon Transformation Demonic Array, which consumed the island’s trapped dragon clan members and raised him to Five-star Dou Sheng.

• The North Dragon King sent his forces toward East Dragon Island and stayed behind to observe the battle.
• Lan Hong, Zi Yan, and Xuan Mo confronted the North Dragon King and demanded his surrender.
• Zi Yan fought the North Dragon King, then drew the Dragon Slaying Sword and broke through his spatial barrier.
• The North Dragon King activated the Dragon Transformation Demonic Array despite Xuan Mo’s warning about its effects.
• The array turned the Great Void Dragon Clan members trapped on North Dragon Island into blood and absorbed them, raising the North Dragon King to Five-star Dou Sheng.

Lan Hong rescued Zi Yan and defeated the North Dragon King after the Dragon Transformation Demonic Array drove him into a frenzy, leaving Zi Yan to execute him. They planned to destroy the array before returning to East Dragon Island, where the elders learned that the North Dragon King’s army was advancing.

• The North Dragon King used blood-red energy to overpower Zi Yan, but Lan Hong freed her and stepped in to fight him.
• Lan Hong severed the North Dragon King’s arm and then shredded his dragon form with sword qi, sparing his life for Zi Yan.
• Zi Yan declared judgment on the North Dragon King and cut off his head with the Dragon Slaying Sword.
• Lan Hong and Zi Yan planned to destroy the Dragon Transformation Demonic Array and return to East Dragon Island before the North Dragon Island army arrived.
• On East Dragon Island, Hei Qing told Qing Shan, Qing Mu, and Zhu Li that the North Dragon King’s army was advancing, while the West Dragon Island and South Dragon King armies remained unaccounted for.

Zi Yan returned to East Dragon Island, defeated North Dragon Island’s invasion, and reunited the Great Void Dragon Clan. After her coronation, Lan Hong asked her to take him to the dangerous Void Thunder Pool.

• Zi Yan arrived during the battle between East Dragon Island and North Dragon Island and halted the fighting by revealing the North Dragon King's head.
• Zi Yan told North Dragon Island's army that the North Dragon King was dead and their homeland had been destroyed by the Dragon Transformation Demonic Array, then accepted their surrender.
• Zi Yan ordered Qing Shan and Qing Mu to coordinate the clan's recovery and prepare for North Dragon Island's reconstruction.
• Zhu Huo returned to Dragon Island, introduced himself as the Great Elder, and attended Zi Yan's coronation.
• After the coronation, Zi Yan told Lan Hong that the Void Thunder Pool was extremely dangerous, but agreed to take him there.

Lan Hong entered the Void Thunder Pool to absorb its lightning and search for the Nine Profound Golden Lightning, with Mang Tianchi following him into its depths. Lan Hong found the golden lightning, awakened its intelligence, and named it Little Gold.

• Lan Hong refused to bring Zi Yan into the Void Thunder Pool, then entered alone after she and Hei Qing escorted him to its outskirts.
• Lan Hong absorbed the Black Demon Thunder and rescued Mang Tianchi from a pack of lightning dragons.
• Lan Hong told Mang Tianchi he planned to find the Nine Profound Golden Lightning, and Mang Tianchi followed him deeper into the pool.
• Lan Hong and Mang Tianchi found the Nine Profound Golden Lightning surrounded by kneeling Black Demon Thunder, and Lan Hong approached it despite Mang Tianchi's warning.
• Lan Hong absorbed the golden lightning's attack and used his Soul Power to give it complete intelligence.
• Lan Hong named the Nine Profound Golden Lightning Little Gold, and it shrank into a bracelet around his hand.

Lan Hong learned the Void Thunder Pool was formed to protect a crack in the world barrier, and his meditation there brought him closer to becoming a Dou Di. Meanwhile, Xiao Yan arrived at the Pill Tower to prepare for the Pill Convention and its chance to reach the Three Thousand Yan Flame Fire.

• Lan Hong told Mang Tianchi that Jia Nan Academy was safe and explained that Xiao Yan was Yao Chen’s disciple, asking Mang Tianchi to look after him.
• Mang Tianchi left the Void Thunder Pool, and Lan Hong stayed to meditate on the lightning and the void’s strange crack.
• Xiao Yan arrived at the Pill Tower and told Yao Chen he was prepared for the Pill Convention, though he knew Cao Ying and Dan Chen were formidable rivals.
• Yao Chen explained that the top ten contestants could enter the Star Realm to seek the Three Thousand Yan Flame Fire, and he told Xiao Yan that Lan Hong had gone to help Zi Yan reunify the Great Void Dragon Clan.
• Lan Hong comprehended the Void Thunder Pool’s protective purpose, advanced toward becoming a Dou Di, and recalled the Nine Profound Golden Lightning as a bracelet.
• Lan Hong’s Small World expanded, strengthening its cultivators; Little Doctor Immortal reached Nine-star Dou Zun and greatly improved her alchemy through refining poison pills.

Lan Hong emerged from the Void Thunder Pool with Little Gold, reunited with Zi Yan, and brought her to the Pill Tower’s Pill Convention. After Old Man Mu Gu failed to ambush Xiao Yan, Lan Hong and his companions arrived at the convention in a grand entrance, where the Pill Tower welcomed them.

• Lan Hong reunited with Zi Yan on East Dragon Island and learned that four years had passed while he was in the Void Thunder Pool.
• Lan Hong showed Zhu Huo that he had subdued the Nine Profound Golden Lightning, then departed for the Pill Tower with Zi Yan and Hei Qing.
• Old Man Mu Gu ambushed Xiao Yan for Yao Chen’s soul, the Burning Art, and Xiao Yan’s Heavenly Flames, but retreated when Xuan Yi, Xuan Kongzi, and Tian Lei Zi arrived.
• Xiao Yan vowed to defeat Old Man Mu Gu at the Pill Convention, while Xuan Yi warned him to stay alert for Soul Hall attacks.
• Lan Hong arrived at the Pill Convention with Zi Yan and his companions, and Xuan Yi, Xuan Kongzi, and Tian Lei Zi welcomed them.

Xiao Yan and Little Doctor Immortal overcame their Soul Illusion Realm trials and entered the Pill Realm to search for herbs. As Xiao Yan joined Cao Ying and the others, Old Man Mu Gu trapped their group in a barrier and prepared to attack.

• Xiao Yan rejected an illusion in which the Soul Hall took Xiao Zhan and entered the second round.
• Little Doctor Immortal shattered an illusion of her death and entered the Pill Realm, where she followed a familiar aura to Xiong Zhan.
• Xiong Zhan helped Little Doctor Immortal find herbs, and she sensed the Soul Hall nearby and went to investigate.
• Xiao Yan defeated Chen Xian and agreed to search a magical beast's cave with Cao Ying and the others.
• Old Man Mu Gu trapped Xiao Yan's group inside a barrier, and Xiao Yan prepared to fight him.

Old Man Mu Gu attacked the alchemists in the Pill Realm, but the Little Doctor Immortal drove him off after Xiao Yan protected Cao Ying and the others. Xiong Zhan traded medicinal ingredients with the alchemists, then returned to the Pill Tower, where the Little Doctor Immortal reported Mu Gu’s attack and escape.

• Old Man Mu Gu killed Chen Xian and attacked the alchemists, while Xiao Yan blocked him from reaching Cao Ying and was repeatedly beaten back.
• The Little Doctor Immortal and Xiong Zhan broke through Mu Gu’s barrier, and the Little Doctor Immortal fought him, poisoned him, and chased him away after he escaped with a clone technique.
• Xiao Yan negotiated with Xiong Zhan for medicinal ingredients, and the other alchemists followed his example.
• The Little Doctor Immortal returned without capturing Mu Gu and warned Xiao Yan that Mu Gu might attack again.
• Xiong Zhan offered the pills he had obtained to Zi Yan, while the Little Doctor Immortal told Qian Renxue that Mu Gu had attacked the alchemists and escaped.

The third round of the Pill Convention began, with Xiao Yan, Old Man Mu Gu, and Little Doctor Immortal emerging as leading contenders. After half a month of refining, Dan Chen, Cao Ying, and Xiao Yan produced Grade 8 pills, while Old Man Mu Gu challenged Yao Chen’s disciple.

• Xiao Yan returned just before the second round ended, and the third round began with contestants refining pills at their own platforms.
• Cao Ying displayed her Blood Flame Demonic Fire, Old Man Mu Gu released the Sea Heart Flame, and Xiao Yan and Little Doctor Immortal brought out their own flames, suppressing Mu Gu’s fire.
• Lan Hong explained to Zi Yan that he had no reason to compete for the Pill Convention’s rewards, while the contestants continued refining for half a month.
• Dan Chen completed a Grade 8 pill with Two-Colored Pill Lightning, and Cao Ying followed with a superior pill that summoned Three-Colored Pill Lightning.
• Xiao Yan activated his pill and summoned even more vivid Three-Colored Pill Lightning, prompting Old Man Mu Gu to insult Yao Chen’s disciple.

At the Pill Convention, Xiao Yan used Yao Chen’s Spirit Ascension Technique to raise his pill’s quality, while Old Man Mu Gu’s pill lightning threatened to decide the contest. Little Doctor Immortal then drew Black Demon Thunder with a poison pill, but the Pill Tower awarded the championship to Xiao Yan.

• Old Man Mu Gu’s pill lightning advanced to four colors, and he mocked Xiao Yan as the Pill Tower’s three giants worried about the contest.
• Xiao Yan used the Bone Spirit Cold Flame and Spirit Ascension Technique, raising his pill lightning to five colors.
• Lan Hong sent the Nine Profound Golden Lightning to swallow the fused pill lightning, allowing Xiao Yan to collect his pill.
• Little Doctor Immortal activated her pill and drew Black Demon Thunder, which Lan Hong’s Nine Profound Golden Lightning swallowed.
• Little Doctor Immortal explained that she had accidentally made a poison pill capable of killing a Dou Saint, and the Pill Tower awarded the championship to Xiao Yan.

Zi Yan agreed to help Xiao Yan approach the Three Thousand Yan Flame Fire and gave him a Dragon Seal before the Pill Tower opened the Star Region. Xiao Yan began trying to cooperate with the flame while Lan Hong and his companions studied the starry sky, and Old Man Mu Gu watched for an opportunity to interfere.

• Lan Hong told the Pill Tower's three giants that he only wanted to enter the Star Region, and Zi Yan agreed to give Xiao Yan limited help, sending him a Dragon Seal through Xuan Yi.
• The next day, Lan Hong's group entered the Star Region alongside the Pill Convention's top ten, and Lan Hong urged Qing Lin, Cai Lin, Qian Renxue, Xiao Wu, and the others to study the starry sky.
• Qiuling sent Xiao Yan first to attempt to subdue the Three Thousand Yan Flame Fire, which pulled his consciousness inside and attacked him.
• Xiao Yan revealed Zi Yan's Dragon Seal to shield himself, then explained that he wanted to cooperate with the flame, which recalled its former master from the Great Void Dragon Clan.
• Old Man Mu Gu considered causing trouble but held back because Lan Hong was present, while Lan Hong continued comprehending the starry sky.

Xiao Yan and Little Doctor Immortal failed to persuade Three Thousand Yan Flame Fire, and Mu Gu shattered its seal, setting off a fight and revealing the Soul Hall’s plan against the Pill Tower. Lan Hong sent Zi Yan to stop the rampaging flame, and she subdued it with her fists.

• Three Thousand Yan Flame Fire rejected Xiao Yan and drove his consciousness from its Consciousness Space.
• Little Doctor Immortal fought Three Thousand Yan Flame Fire but failed to win its trust, then provoked Mu Gu into trying.
• After Three Thousand Yan Flame Fire expelled him, Mu Gu shattered the seal and revealed that the Soul Hall had mobilized against the Pill Tower.
• Three Thousand Yan Flame Fire broke its chains and attacked, while Little Doctor Immortal fought it and Mu Gu attacked Xiao Yan.
• Lan Hong sent Zi Yan to intervene, and she knocked Three Thousand Yan Flame Fire down and began beating it.

Zi Yan subdued Three Thousand Yan Flame Fire and promised to take him to Dragon Island, while Xiao Yan took Old Man Mu Gu into custody. Lan Hong returned to the Pill Tower to face Soul Hall’s assault and killed Hun Qing with a single strike.

• Three Thousand Yan Flame Fire stopped crying when Zi Yan promised to take him back to Dragon Island, then decided to follow her as his master.
• Xiao Yan asked Lan Hong to leave Mu Gu to him so he could claim the Sea Heart Flame and avenge his master, and Lan Hong agreed before urging the group to leave the Star Region.
• Hun Miesheng, Hun Qing, and Old Man Hun Mo attacked the Pill Tower while its strongest defender, Elder Lin the Strange, was overwhelmed by Hun Miesheng.
• Lan Hong returned, saved Elder Lin the Strange, and confronted the three Dou Shengs as Zi Yan stayed back to protect the others.
• Hun Miesheng and the others attacked Lan Hong together, but Lan Hong drew the Bright Sword and shattered Hun Qing’s head and body in one strike.

Lan Hong defeated Hun Miesheng, Hun Mo, and Hun Qing during the Soul Hall’s attack on the Pill Tower, then explained that the Hun Clan wanted powerful alchemists’ souls for an evil formation. With the invasion over, Xiao Yan prepared to revive Yao Chen after absorbing the Sea Heart Flame, though Yao Chen would not reach the Half-Saint realm directly.

• Lan Hong killed Hun Qing, severed Hun Miesheng’s arm, slew Hun Mo, and froze Hun Miesheng’s body and soul until they shattered.
• The Pill Tower’s people suppressed and killed most fleeing Soul Hall members, while Lan Hong told the leaders that Hun Tiandi sought Dou Di power using an evil formation fueled by powerful souls.
• The Pill Tower’s alchemists grew fearful of the Hun Clan, and Lan Hong reassured them that the other ancient clans still checked its power.
• Xiao Yan and Lan Hong’s allies helped defeat the Soul Hall forces, and Xiao Yan confirmed that he had killed Mu Gu but had not yet devoured the Sea Heart Flame.
• Xuan Yi, Xuan Kongzi, and Tian Lei Zi discussed reviving Yao Chen with Xiao Yan, who had gathered the needed pill, body, and Sky Demon Phoenix essence blood.
• Lan Hong realized Yao Chen would not need a Soul Infant Fruit, but without a Dou Sheng’s remains, Yao Chen could not immediately reach the Half-Saint realm.

Xiao Yan resurrected Yao Chen using a Dou Zun body, and Lan Hong began preparing to resurrect Cai Die by strengthening her soul and restoring her original corpse. Yao Chen took control of the Starfall Pavilion and gave Xiao Yan the Bone Spirit Cold Flame, while Cai Die’s soul continued absorbing the Soul Infant Fruit.

• Xiao Yan used a fused Heavenly Flame and rare materials to refine a Dou Zun body, then sustained the flames until Yao Chen’s soul fully merged with it.
• Yao Chen awoke at the peak of the Dou Zun realm, and Lan Hong left with the others while Xuan Yi and Hua Yu confronted Yao Chen about their feelings for him.
• Lan Hong separated Cai Die’s weak soul from Cai Lin and used a Soul Infant Fruit to strengthen it, while preparing Cai Die’s original corpse for resurrection.
• Yao Chen regained control of the Starfall Pavilion, defeated the rival factions, and became leader of the Four Pavilions.
• Yao Chen gave Xiao Yan the Bone Spirit Cold Flame after Xiao Yan reached the eight-star Dou Zong realm, and ordered him to refine it quickly.

Lan Hong helped Cai Lin revive Cai Die, then agreed to accompany Xiao Yan to the Ancient Clan for Gu Xun'er’s coming-of-age ceremony. Xiao Yan prepared to go after refining the Bone Spirit Cold Flame, while Gu Xun'er waited for him.

• Cai Die awakened, and Lan Hong guided her soul back into her body until she was fully revived at the peak of Dou Zong.
• Cai Die reunited with Cai Lin and said she had no romantic feelings for Hai Bodong.
• Lan Hong brought Cai Die and Cai Lin out of his Small World, where Zi Yan and Yao Chen joined them.
• Yao Chen asked Lan Hong to accompany Xiao Yan to the Ancient Clan, offering pill formulas and his Spirit Ascension Method in return.
• After Starfall Pavilion received the Ancient Clan’s invitation, Xiao Yan refined the Bone Spirit Cold Flame, advanced to 1-star Dou Zun, and received a spark of Three Thousand Yan Flame Fire from Yao Chen.
• Gu Xun'er waited for Xiao Yan, and he went to the Pill Tower to meet Lan Hong before heading to the Ancient Clan.

Xiao Yan and his companions reached Ancient Saint City to enter the Ancient Realm, where clashes with the Black Annihilation Army escalated until Zi Yan revealed her status as Dragon Emperor. Gu Zhen then escorted them to a courtyard, where Xiao Yan learned the Ancient Clan’s younger generation intended to challenge him over his relationship with Xun'er.

• Xiao Yan showed Ling Quan the Ancient Clan’s invitation, but Ling Quan questioned its authenticity and refused to let him enter, so Xiao Yan knocked him down.
• Yang Hao arrived and challenged Xiao Yan, but Xiao Yan began suppressing him until Ling Quan ordered the Black Annihilation Army to capture Xiao Yan.
• Zi Yan stepped in and used her physical strength to defeat the Black Annihilation Army, pinning Ling Quan and Yang Hao beneath her feet.
• Zi Yan identified herself as the Great Void Dragon Clan’s Dragon Emperor, and Gu Zhen, the Black Annihilation Army’s chief commander, chose to escort the group into Ancient Saint City.
• Gu Zhen told Xiao Yan that Xun'er had revealed their relationship and that the Ancient Clan’s younger generation was eager to cause him trouble.

After refining the Three Thousand Yan Flame Fire seed flame, Xiao Yan advanced to two-star Dou Zun and challenged the Black Annihilation Army at the training ground. Lan Hong killed Hun Ya and his followers after Hun Ya threatened him, leaving the Ancient Clan unwilling to intervene.

• Xiao Yan finished refining the Three Thousand Yan Flame Fire seed flame, advanced to two-star Dou Zun, and defeated Yang Hao at the training ground.
• Lin Xiu stepped forward to continue the fight, while Huo Yao met Lan Hong's group and compared his replicated flames with the Heavenly Flames held by Cai Lin and Huo Zhi.
• Lan Hong used the Huo Yun Water Flame to stir the Red Lotus Karma Fire inside Huo Zhi, frightening her into apologizing.
• Gu Xun stopped Xiao Yan and Lin Xiu's spar, then Hun Ya appeared and taunted Xiao Yan about the Xiao Clan and his father.
• Lan Hong killed Hun Ya and his followers with a casual grasp, and Gu Xun backed down when Lan Hong challenged the Ancient Clan to intervene.

Xiao Yan traveled with Lan Hong to the Ancient Realm, where he learned about the Heavenly Tomb and resolved to earn the Ancient Clan’s approval to marry Gu Xun'er. Lan Hong met Gu Yuan and revealed that he had reached the Half-Emperor realm, leaving Gu Yuan hopeful that breaking through to Dou Emperor was possible.

• Lan Hong explained that the Ancient Clan’s coming-of-age ceremony coincided with the Heavenly Tomb opening, and Xiao Yan learned that the Xiao Clan’s entrance slot could be reclaimed.
• Lan Hong told Xiao Yan that he needed to reach the Dou Saint realm to challenge the Ancient Clan’s objections to his relationship with Gu Xun'er, and Xiao Yan vowed to marry her.
• Gu Zhen overheard Lan Hong discussing secret Ancient Clan matters and planned to report what he had learned to the clan chief.
• Xiao Yan and Lan Hong arrived at the Ancient Saint Mountain Range, where Gu Xun'er welcomed Xiao Yan and led the group on a tour.
• Gu Yuan invited Lan Hong to meet him and tested his strength over a game of chess.
• Lan Hong told Gu Yuan he had reached the Half-Emperor realm, and Gu Yuan took this as evidence that a path to Dou Emperor still existed.

At the Ancient Clan’s coming-of-age ceremony, Xiao Yan faced hostility over his relationship with Gu Xun'er and was challenged by Gu Yao. Their fight began with Xiao Yan badly outmatched in raw strength, while Lan Hong predicted he could still win.

• Lan Hong and Gu Yuan discussed Gu Xun'er and Xiao Yan, and Lan Hong said he would enter the Heavenly Tomb while avoiding trouble for anyone except the Hun Clan.
• Gu Yao confronted Xiao Yan and warned him to give up on marrying Gu Xun'er, but Xiao Yan resolved to prove himself.
• Two Ancient Clan elders blocked Xiao Yan from entering the ceremony until Mang Tianchi intervened and escorted him inside.
• Lan Hong cautioned Gu Yuan that the Ancient Clan’s reliance on bloodline power might limit its members’ chances of becoming Dou Di.
• Gu Yao earned a violet-gold clan marking for his eighth-grade bloodline, then challenged Xiao Yan, who accepted the fight.
• As Xiao Yan and Gu Yao began battling, Lan Hong told Gu Yuan that Xiao Yan could win.