Chapter Summaries

Flowing Cloud refined medicine to cure Xiao Ding’s poison and offered Xiao Li a way to help Xiao Ding break through to Seven-Star Dou Shi. He then left with Qing Lin, who said she wanted to learn to cultivate.

• Xiao Li gave Flowing Cloud the medicinal herbs he had gathered, and Flowing Cloud asked for a quiet room to refine them.
• Flowing Cloud refined the herbs for about two hours and gave Xiao Li a medicinal liquid intended to cure Xiao Ding’s severe poison.
• Flowing Cloud offered Xiao Li Companion Purple Crystal Source to help Xiao Ding break through, warning him to use only one-third of it.
• Flowing Cloud took Qing Lin away from the hall and asked whether she wanted to cultivate.
• Qing Lin told Flowing Cloud that she wanted to learn to cultivate.

Xiao Ding used Flowing Cloud’s medicinal liquids to expel the scorpion poison and break through to Seven-Star Dou Shi. Flowing Cloud then examined Qing Lin’s eyes, where three green flower-like marks appeared and released a ghostly ray that left her dizzy.

• Xiao Li poured green medicinal liquid into Xiao Ding’s bath, helping him expel the poison from his wound.
• Xiao Ding told Xiao Li to add one-third of the Purple Liquid, then endured its violent energy as it surged through his body.
• Xiao Ding broke through to Seven-Star Dou Shi, and Xiao Li celebrated the increase in the Mittel Mercenary Group’s strength.
• Xiao Ding asked whether Flowing Cloud had revealed his conditions, then went to thank him in person.
• Flowing Cloud guided Qing Lin to look into his eyes, and three green flower-like marks appeared beside her pupils and released a ghostly ray.
• Qing Lin became dizzy after the ray, and Flowing Cloud caught her and asked if she was all right.

Flowing Cloud enlisted the Mittel Mercenary Group to search for a fire-attributed treasure near Shimo City. He planned to handle the rival Sand Mercenary Group himself if it interfered.

• Flowing Cloud considered helping Qing Lin grow stronger by having her contract low-tier snake-type magical beasts.
• Xiao Ding and Xiao Li visited Flowing Cloud, and he congratulated Xiao Ding on breaking through.
• Flowing Cloud asked the Mittel Mercenary Group to search underground for a fire-attributed treasure near Desert Iron City.
• Xiao Ding agreed to divide the group into teams and use its sand-attributed members and terrain surveyors to search from the east of Shimo City.
• Xiao Ding and Xiao Li warned that the Sand Mercenary Group might interfere with the large-scale search.
• Flowing Cloud told the Xiao brothers to begin the search and said he would deal with the Sand Mercenary Group if necessary.

The Mittel Mercenary Group searched the desert for the hidden passage while Flowing Cloud guarded the Xiao brothers against interference from the Sand Mercenary Group. As the Sand Mercenary Group approached, Xiao Ding ordered his men to confront them.

• Xiao Li and Xiao Ding agreed to organize terrain scouts to find the passage, and Xiao Li sent out the arrangements.
• The Xiao brothers led more than forty scouts east of Shimo City and divided them into teams to survey the desert.
• Flowing Cloud took Qing Lin to the dunes and kept watch while she fanned him beneath a sunshade.
• Xiao Ding and Xiao Li blocked onlookers from the survey area as rumors and crowds gathered around them.
• Mo Xing led at least forty Sand Mercenary Group members toward the cordon, and Xiao Ding sent more than twenty Mittel Mercenary Group members to meet them.
• Xiao Ding told the approaching Sand Mercenary Group to stop and not interfere with the Mittel Mercenary Group's mission.

Flowing Cloud backed the Mittel Mercenary Group after Mo Xing tried to challenge their claim to a search site, and promised to handle the Sand Mercenary Group himself. That night, Luo Bu agreed to seize the territory by force, just as an unknown visitor voiced disappointment in his decision.

• Mo Xing confronted Xiao Ding and Xiao Li at the cordoned-off site, but Flowing Cloud insulted him and Xiao Li nearly killed him with his spear.
• Mo Xing noticed Flowing Cloud's Third-grade Alchemist badge and fled with his men after threatening to report the incident to Sha Luo.
• Flowing Cloud told Xiao Ding and Xiao Li to guard the site while he dealt with the Sand Mercenary Group, then returned to Shimo City with Qing Lin.
• Mo Xing urged Luo Bu to act against the Mittel Mercenary Group, and Luo Bu agreed to gather his men and seize their territory the next day.
• An unidentified visitor suddenly spoke in Luo Bu's room, saying his decision was disappointing.

Flowing Cloud forced the Sand Mercenary Group to stop interfering with the Mittel Mercenary Group, then continued searching the desert for the hidden treasure. After weeks without success, the searchers found a dark, heat-filled opening that might lead underground.

• Flowing Cloud appeared in the Sand Mercenary Group's room and demanded that Luo Bu keep his men away from the Mittel Mercenary Group's activities.
• Flowing Cloud killed Mo Xing with purple flames, and Luo Bu agreed to obey his demand.
• The Mittel Mercenary Group noticed that the Sand Mercenary Group had withdrawn, while Xiao Ding and Xiao Li discussed Flowing Cloud's strength and watched him train.
• Flowing Cloud captured two second-tier snake-type magic beasts and had Qing Lin contract them as the search continued without finding the treasure.
• A mercenary reported that the Third Squad had discovered signs of an underground passage, and Flowing Cloud followed him to a dark, hot hole in the sand.

Flowing Cloud entered the underground passages with the Void Burrowing Beast and followed its directions through the tunnels. He reached the end of the passage and stared in shock at a fiery-red world.

• Flowing Cloud thanked Xiao Ding and the Mittel Mercenary Group for finding the cave entrance, then refused their offer to explore further and paid them with two bottles of Companion Purple Crystal Source.
• Flowing Cloud sent Qing Lin and the others back before entering the cave with the Void Burrowing Beast.
• Flowing Cloud reached a chamber with more than a dozen passages, and the Void Burrowing Beast explored them before pointing out one route.
• Flowing Cloud followed the chosen passage as the air grew warmer and his Dou Qi began circulating on its own.
• Flowing Cloud reached the end of the passage and saw a fiery-red world.

Flowing Cloud entered the underground Lava World beneath Shimo City and searched for the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake, intending to capture it for Qing Lin. After the creature erupted from the lava and lunged at him, the story left Flowing Cloud facing its attack.

• Flowing Cloud used the Black Tortoise True Armor to withstand the Lava World's heat and found the Void Burrowing Beast protected by a purple glow.
• Flowing Cloud decided to capture the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake alive for Qing Lin and enlisted the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King, promising it two bottles of Companion Purple Crystal Source.
• Flowing Cloud and the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King flew over the lava lake while Flowing Cloud searched for the hidden snake and guarded against the poisonous air.
• After more than ten minutes, Flowing Cloud sensed danger beneath him and prepared for the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake to emerge.
• The Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake burst from the lava and lunged at Flowing Cloud with its jaws snapping.

Flowing Cloud battled a Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake in the Lava World and nearly fell into the lava before Nameless intervened. He forced the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King to stop the snake by threatening its young, then warned the lion king not to endanger him again.

• The Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake pursued Flowing Cloud, hurling stone fragments at him and attacking with twin pillars of lava and flame.
• Nameless struck away one of the lava pillars, saving Flowing Cloud and causing the lava lake to erupt.
• The snake tried to retreat into the lava, so Flowing Cloud threatened to throw the Young Purple Crystal Winged Lion King into it.
• The Purple Crystal Winged Lion King used Purple Crystal Seal to freeze the snake and then pleaded with Flowing Cloud.
• Flowing Cloud warned the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King that he would make braised lion's head if it endangered him again.

Flowing Cloud compelled the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake to lead him through the lava toward the hidden Green Lotus Core Flame, while Nameless protected him with Space Power. They traveled deeper into the dangerous Lava World, where fierce currents threatened to impede their progress.

• Flowing Cloud stored the Young Purple Crystal Winged Lion King in the System Space and had the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King place a lethal restraint inside the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake.
• Flowing Cloud learned that the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake knew where the Heavenly Flame was and promised to spare it if it led him there.
• Nameless covered Flowing Cloud in Space Power, which could protect him from the lava for one hour.
• Flowing Cloud and the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake plunged into the lava, with Flowing Cloud following it through dangerous currents.

Flowing Cloud followed the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake through the magma and found the Green Lotus Core Flame, then removed the Green Lotus and stored it in the System Space. He left the root stalk intact and followed the Fire Spirit Snake back toward the surface.

• Flowing Cloud struggled to keep his Space Power intact as the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake led him deeper into the increasingly hot magma.
• When Flowing Cloud tried to turn back, the Fire Spirit Snake dragged him toward a green glow, where he discovered the Green Lotus and the Green Lotus Core Flame.
• Flowing Cloud examined the lotus, its platform, and its Earth Fire Lotus Seeds, and decided he would not auction off the Heavenly Flame until he had enough strength to protect himself.
• Flowing Cloud made a jade blade from rouge jade bottles and cut the Green Lotus free from its root stalk.
• Flowing Cloud stored the Green Lotus in the System Space, spared the root stalk, and followed the Fire Spirit Snake back along their route.

Flowing Cloud emerged from the lava with the Green Lotus Core Flame and left the cavern with Nameless and the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake. As he headed back toward Shimo City to collect Qing Lin, Queen Medusa confronted him, suspecting he knew something about the vanished Heavenly Flame.

• Flowing Cloud emerged safely from the lava, and Nameless confirmed he was unharmed.
• Flowing Cloud threatened the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake, made it leave the lava, and placed it in the System Space before departing.
• Flowing Cloud returned to the desert with the Green Lotus Core Flame and decided to collect Qing Lin before leaving Shimo City.
• Queen Medusa appeared before Flowing Cloud and wondered whether he was connected to the Heavenly Flame she had sensed.
• Flowing Cloud flirted with Queen Medusa, who threatened to gouge out his eyes and carry them with her.

Flowing Cloud denied Queen Medusa’s demand for the Heavenly Flames, prompting her to attack him. Nameless intervened and fought Medusa, leaving her weakened while he emerged with the upper hand.

• Queen Medusa demanded that Flowing Cloud hand over the Heavenly Flames, but he pretended he had never seen them.
• Queen Medusa attacked Flowing Cloud, and Nameless’s palm imprint destroyed her claw strike.
• Flowing Cloud invited Queen Medusa to go with him so he could reveal his identity, but she charged at him instead.
• Nameless struck again, and Queen Medusa countered with her Snake Kill Seal as their attacks collided over the desert.
• After the energy waves dispersed, Nameless appeared slightly disheveled but unharmed, while Queen Medusa was pale and weakened.

Flowing Cloud ordered Nameless to capture Queen Medusa alive, then summoned the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King and the Void Burrowing Beast to help pursue her. Queen Medusa fled from Shimo City, leaving Xiao Ding and Xiao Li stunned by Flowing Cloud’s power.

• Flowing Cloud told Nameless to capture Queen Medusa alive, and she considered retreating after realizing she faced a Dou Zong expert.
• Flowing Cloud summoned the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King, which recognized Queen Medusa from an encounter twenty years earlier and agreed to help capture her.
• Queen Medusa fled as soon as the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King appeared, and Flowing Cloud sent Nameless, the Lion King, and the Void Burrowing Beast after her.
• Flowing Cloud pursued the others with his Wind Thunder Twin Wings, while Shimo City fell silent in shock.
• Xiao Li asked Xiao Ding who Flowing Cloud was, and Xiao Ding said the Mittel Mercenary Group was fortunate not to have offended him.

Queen Medusa fled across the desert but was intercepted and overwhelmed by the Void Burrowing Beast and the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King. Flowing Cloud arrived to find her unconscious, not dead, and ordered her captured alive.

• Queen Medusa used the Snake People Secret Technique to flee, but a hidden Void Burrowing Beast wounded her tail with a space-powered blade.
• The Void Burrowing Beast pursued Queen Medusa until the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King caught up and attacked with Purple Crystal Seal.
• Queen Medusa's Snake King Curse failed to stop the purple beam, and a palm strike hit her from behind, knocking her unconscious.
• The Purple Crystal Winged Lion King tried to kill Queen Medusa, but Nameless stopped it and said Flowing Cloud had ordered her captured alive.
• Flowing Cloud arrived, confirmed Queen Medusa was only unconscious, and gave the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King three bottles of Companion Purple Crystal Source to calm it.

Flowing Cloud defeated Queen Medusa with the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King’s seal, treated her injuries, and brought her back to the Mittel Mercenary Group. Xiao Ding and Xiao Li arrived and realized that Flowing Cloud’s power and backing must be terrifying.

• Flowing Cloud gave the Void Burrowing Beast Companion Purple Crystal Source, treated Queen Medusa’s wounds, and learned that the seal limited her to third-tier strength.
• Flowing Cloud allowed the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King to remain outside and the Void Burrowing Beast to attach itself to his arm, then carried Queen Medusa back to Shimo City.
• Flowing Cloud brought Queen Medusa to his room at the Mittel Mercenary Group and asked Qing Lin to care for her.
• Xiao Ding and Xiao Li arrived, recognized the injured woman as Queen Medusa, and trembled as they considered Flowing Cloud’s strength and backing.

Flowing Cloud rewarded the Xiao brothers, then asked to take Qing Lin with him when he left Shimo City. Qing Lin agreed, and Flowing Cloud sent the brothers to gather herbs and poisonous substances before his departure.

• Flowing Cloud reassured the Xiao brothers about the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King and gave Xiao Ding a Fifth-tier Demonic Core as a reward.
• Flowing Cloud told the brothers he would leave the next day and wanted to take Qing Lin with him.
• Xiao Ding agreed to let Qing Lin go, and Flowing Cloud asked Qing Lin whether she was willing to come; she said she was.
• Flowing Cloud gave the Xiao brothers a list of medicinal herbs and poisonous substances and ordered them to deliver the items before he left.

Flowing Cloud collected the Xiao brothers’ supplies, left them resources to strengthen the Mittel Mercenary Group, and departed Shimo City with Qing Lin, Queen Medusa, and the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King. He used the Void Burrowing Beast’s passage to return to Mo City, leaving Qing Lin puzzled and the Lion King shocked.

• The Xiao brothers delivered the requested goods, and Flowing Cloud left them Companion Purple Crystal Source and a Fifth-tier Demonic Core before departing.
• Flowing Cloud told Qing Lin to call him Young Master and made her his personal maid, then stored the unconscious Queen Medusa in the System Space.
• Flowing Cloud gave Qing Lin the Void Burrowing Beast to raise and ordered it to open a passage.
• Flowing Cloud, Qing Lin, and the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King emerged in Mo City through the Void Passage.
• Flowing Cloud smiled at his return to Mo City while Qing Lin wondered where they were and the Lion King reacted in shock.

Flowing Cloud returned to Hai Bodong’s map shop in Mo City with Qing Lin, but the red-dressed woman and her guards tried to make him leave. Flowing Cloud ignored them and threw a map at Hai Bodong, calling him Grand Elder and demanding to know why he had not welcomed him.

• Flowing Cloud brought Qing Lin to Hai Bodong’s map shop after nightfall and found Hai Bodong working behind the counter.
• A red-dressed woman and her guards ordered Flowing Cloud to leave so he would not disturb Hai Bodong.
• Flowing Cloud ignored the woman’s order and moved past her guards with Qing Lin.
• Flowing Cloud hurled a map at Hai Bodong and called him Grand Elder.

Flowing Cloud returned to Hai Bodong after obtaining a Heavenly Flame and revealed that he had encountered Queen Medusa. Although he had not found the Sand Mandara, he claimed he knew how to remove Hai Bodong's seal and dismissed the red-dressed woman.

• Flowing Cloud greeted Hai Bodong, who was delighted to see him and asked whether he had obtained the Heavenly Flame.
• Flowing Cloud confirmed that he had obtained it and had encountered Queen Medusa, shocking everyone in the shop.
• Hai Bodong praised Flowing Cloud and asked about the Sand Mandara, but Flowing Cloud said he had not found it.
• Flowing Cloud told Hai Bodong he had another way to remove the seal within his body, then glanced at the onlookers instead of explaining.
• Hai Bodong ordered the red-dressed woman to leave and told her to inform her father that his schemes were pathetic.