Chapter Summaries

Gu He reunited with Xiao Yi Xian, reassured her that summoning him did not fail her mission, and learned that Liu Ling had completed his tasks but stayed in Stone Desert City. He tracked the Netherworld Poison Fire to the underground river and intercepted it as it tried to escape.

• Xiao Yi Xian told Gu He she was not frightened by his soul-devouring method and said a power’s morality depended on its wielder.
• Gu He told Xiao Yi Xian she could continue her mission and urged her to finish quickly and return to the sect.
• Gu He said Liu Ling had completed his tasks but remained in Stone Desert City, while Yan Ran’s progress was still unknown.
• Gu He found the Heavenly Calamity Poison Saint’s skeleton had crumbled to dust, then took Xiao Yi Xian and the Void Beast to search for the Netherworld Poison Fire.
• The Void Beast revealed that she had beaten the Netherworld Poison Fire, and Gu He followed its aura to the ancient city.
• Gu He split open the city streets, drove the Netherworld Poison Fire from the underground river, and intercepted it as it tried to flee.

Gu He subdued the Netherworld Poison Fire and gave its source to Xiao Yi Xian to refine, while the system rewarded him with an Abyssal Demon Fire. After Gu He's projection vanished, Xiao Yi Xian prepared to cultivate in the poisonous swamp and grow strong enough to refine the flame.

• Gu He trapped the Netherworld Poison Fire in his Destiny Divine Flame and extracted its source for Xiao Yi Xian.
• Xiao Yi Xian touched the tiny butterfly source, burned her finger, then used her poison Dou Qi to hold and suppress it.
• The system rewarded Gu He with an Abyssal Demon Fire after he gave Xiao Yi Xian the Netherworld Poison Fire.
• Gu He told Xiao Yi Xian to absorb toxins from the lake and swamp, explore the poisonous forest, and take a Blood Lotus Pill before refining a Heavenly Flame.
• Gu He's projection disappeared, and Xiao Yi Xian gave the flame's source to the Void Beast while she went to cultivate in the swamp and aim for the Dou Emperor realm.

Xiao Yi Xian absorbed the deadly poison in the swamp and broke through to the Dou Emperor realm. After reassuring the Void Beast, she turned her attention to devouring the Netherworld Poison Fire.

• Xiao Yi Xian absorbed the swamp’s increasingly concentrated poison, raising her cultivation to Nine-star Dou King in one day.
• Two enormous vortices formed above Xiao Yi Xian as she gathered poison and natural energy to attempt a breakthrough.
• The Void Beast urged Xiao Yi Xian to stop while the Purple Butterfly prayed for her failure, and the Void Beast silenced it by squeezing it.
• Xiao Yi Xian forced the gathered energy against the Dou Emperor barrier, causing an explosion before she emerged from the swamp with green Dou Qi wings.
• The Void Beast rejoiced at Xiao Yi Xian’s success, and Xiao Yi Xian comforted her before ordering the Netherworld Poison Fire to submit.

Xiao Yi Xian began devouring the Netherworld Poison Fire with the Blood Lotus Pill protecting her body and the Void Beast containing the flame. She captured the Purple Butterfly, but hesitated at the dangerous final step of forcing it into her body.

• Xiao Yi Xian prepared the Blood Lotus Pill and a gray stone, then returned with the Void Beast to the bottom of the swamp.
• Xiao Yi Xian swallowed the Blood Lotus Pill, which formed a protective blood-colored keratin layer around her body.
• Xiao Yi Xian ordered the Void Beast to release the Netherworld Poison Fire, and the Void Beast blocked its escape.
• Xiao Yi Xian drew the Purple Butterfly toward her while its expanding flames evaporated the swamp water and rapidly consumed her Dou Qi.
• Xiao Yi Xian let the poisonous water restore her Dou Qi and caught the Purple Butterfly, but hesitated before forcing the Heavenly Flame into her body.

Xiao Yi Xian swallowed the Netherworld Poison Fire and endured its destructive heat as she refined it inside her body. After a day, she had subdued most of the fire and began the final step of collecting it with Advanced Spirit Absorption.

• Xiao Yi Xian swallowed the Purple Butterfly despite the Void Beast's concern, relying on her Calamity Poison Body to withstand its poison.
• The Netherworld Poison Fire ravaged Xiao Yi Xian's meridians while the Blood Lotus Pill's protective membrane weakened, but her body absorbed the fire poison and grew stronger.
• Xiao Yi Xian used her Dou Qi and cultivation technique to weaken the Purple Butterfly, extract its poison, and erase its remaining consciousness.
• After another day, the Netherworld Poison Fire became docile and Xiao Yi Xian's injured body and meridians rapidly recovered.
• Xiao Yi Xian opened her eyes, drew the floating gray stone into her body, and became enveloped in Purple Flame as she began the final stage of refinement.

Xiao Yi Xian finished refining the Netherworld Poison Fire and broke through to the peak of the three-star Dou Emperor level. She and the Void Beast then prepared to find and repair the spatial breach, with the Void Beast offering to handle the rift.

• The Void Beast watched as Xiao Yi Xian absorbed the gray stone and emerged from a purple flame cocoon after a powerful explosion.
• Xiao Yi Xian put on white robes, teased the Void Beast about seeing her naked, and discovered that her cultivation had reached the peak of the three-star Dou Emperor level.
• Xiao Yi Xian told the Void Beast they needed to repair the breach, and the Void Beast said she could repair the spatial rift.
• Xiao Yi Xian formed purple flame wings and made a second pair for the delighted Void Beast.

Xiao Yi Xian and the Void Beast helped Hua An and Huang Dahai escape the ruins, then the Void Beast began closing the spatial rift. Meanwhile, the Snake People Tribe Grand Elder learned that Queen Medusa had been missing for three days as a terrifying aura briefly appeared and vanished near her location.

• Xiao Yi Xian learned that Liu Rulong had severed Hua An's arm and told him that Liu Rulong was dead.
• The Void Beast used a spatial rift to take Hua An and Huang Dahai to the edge of the ruins, where Xiao Yi Xian warned them to keep the ruins' events secret.
• The Void Beast began sealing the black rift after Hua An and Huang Dahai left.
• The Snake People Tribe Grand Elder arrived at the military camp and learned that Yue Mei's cultivation was sealed and Queen Medusa had not returned for three days.
• A terrifying aura appeared near the Snake People Tribe's camp and vanished, and a refined middle-aged man appeared high above the distant area where Queen Medusa was trapped.

A refined man freed Queen Medusa from Gu He's seal, but the white-robed powerhouse who had set it soon appeared and demanded that she be handed over. The two men began fighting, drawing Liu Ling, Xiao Jin, and the Snake People Tribe Grand Elder toward the clash as Queen Medusa was caught nearby.

• The refined man broke Queen Medusa's seal and said he had rescued her because of her Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python constitution.
• Queen Medusa tried to leave after the refined man refused to reveal his identity, but the white-robed man emerged from warped space and confronted him.
• The white-robed man attacked the refined man, who moved Queen Medusa away and countered with a surge of Dou Qi.
• The collision shattered the void and sent shockwaves across the area, prompting Liu Ling and Xiao Jin to rush toward the battle.
• The Snake People Tribe Grand Elder ordered the army back a hundred li and flew toward the clash, while the shockwaves scattered Queen Medusa's Dou Qi barrier.

Gu He and the white-robed man fought with their Heavenly Flames, shaping them into a Formless Fire Python and a Purple Qilin. As Xiao Jin, Liu Ling, and the Snake People Tribe Grand Elder arrived, the Grand Elder was struck by a stray fireball while trying to reach Queen Medusa.

• The white-robed man revealed his Purple Flame, and Gu He answered with the Fallen Heart Flame.
• Xiao Jin and Liu Ling approached with the Snake People Tribe Grand Elder, but Xiao Jin shielded Liu Ling from the heart fire.
• Gu He formed the Fallen Heart Flame into a Formless Fire Python, while the white-robed man shaped the Purple Flame into a Purple Qilin.
• Xiao Jin and Liu Ling recognized Gu He, and he ordered them to retreat from the battle.
• The Snake People Tribe Grand Elder spotted Queen Medusa and tried to reach her, but a stray fireball cut across her waist.

The refined man saved the Snake People Tribe Grand Elder and earned Queen Medusa’s gratitude as his battle with Gu He intensified. After Gu He struck him and appeared to demand Queen Medusa, the refined man declared that he would protect her regardless.

• Gu He watched as the Grand Elder was engulfed by flames, while Queen Medusa pleaded with the refined man to save her.
• The refined man drew the flames away, tossed Queen Medusa a life-saving pill, and the Grand Elder regained consciousness after taking it.
• The Grand Elder urged Queen Medusa to leave, but Queen Medusa stayed because she feared for the refined man, and the Grand Elder remained with her.
• Gu He and the refined man fought at close range until Gu He struck the refined man in the chest and sent him flying back.
• Gu He demanded that the refined man surrender and hand over Queen Medusa, but the refined man vowed to protect her.

The refined man ended the battle by trading a supposed Dou Zun Pill for Gu He's oath to leave Queen Medusa and the Snake People Tribe alone for a hundred years. After Gu He departed, the refined man reassured Queen Medusa and revealed that she could one day evolve into a Nine-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python.

• The refined man offered Gu He a Dou Zun Pill in exchange for an oath not to attack Queen Medusa or the Snake People Tribe for a hundred years.
• Gu He swore the oath, accepted the jade bottle, checked it, withdrew his Heavenly Flame, and left with Liu Ling and Xiao Jin.
• Queen Medusa thanked the refined man and worried that Gu He's blow had injured him and that she had cost him a precious pill.
• The refined man told Queen Medusa that her Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python talent could let her evolve into a Nine-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python.
• The Snake People Tribe Grand Elder asked the refined man whether he truly knew a way for Queen Medusa to evolve.

Gu Fengsheng offered to take Queen Medusa as his disciple, explaining that he could guide her toward evolving into a Nine-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python and help the Snake People Tribe escape the Tagor Desert. After she accepted and received the name Cai Lin, he departed, and she ordered the Snake People Tribe army to return to its territory.

• The Snake People Tribe Grand Elder asked Gu Fengsheng whether he could help Queen Medusa evolve, and he offered to take her as his disciple.
• Queen Medusa asked Gu Fengsheng's name, then knelt three times and begged him to accept her.
• Gu Fengsheng accepted Queen Medusa as his disciple and renamed her Cai Lin.
• Gu Fengsheng told Cai Lin to lead the Snake People Tribe forces back while he left by twisting space.
• Cai Lin and the Snake People Tribe Grand Elder reached the army, and Cai Lin ordered Mo Bass, Yue Mei, and the others to retreat into the desert.

Queen Medusa restored Yue Mei’s strength and learned how Liu Ling had used her to secure Stone Desert City’s safety. At the Senior Disciple Mercenary Group headquarters, Gu He raised Liu Ling’s cultivation to Nine-star Dou Ling and challenged him to reach Dou Wang before returning to the Misty Cloud Sect, then prepared to teach him another secret art.

• Queen Medusa dissolved the seal on Yue Mei’s meridians and restored her Dou Wang strength.
• Yue Mei told Queen Medusa that Liu Ling had let her move freely but had used her life to make Mo Bass and the others swear not to invade Stone Desert City.
• Queen Medusa sent the Snake People Tribe Grand Elder to summon the clansmen at the Jia Ma Empire fortress in the Monster Beast Mountain Range.
• Gu He told Liu Ling he would enter seclusion after receiving a Dou Zun Pill and transmitted power to raise Liu Ling to the peak of Nine-star Dou Ling.
• Gu He challenged Liu Ling to break through to Dou Wang before returning to the Misty Cloud Sect, and Liu Ling accepted after learning that Xiao Yi Xian had already reached Dou Wang.
• Gu He asked Liu Ling to crouch down and began passing another secret art on to him.

Gu He passed the Heavenly Demon Puppet Secret Art to Liu Ling and received the ancient Puppet Seed Art through his system. He then rewarded Liu Ling with the Green Lotus Core Flame, but stopped him from touching it barehanded.

• Gu He imparted the Heavenly Demon Puppet Secret Art and his refining experience to Liu Ling, while the system rewarded him with the ancient Puppet Seed Art and eight months of cultivation.
• Gu He examined the Puppet Seed Art and considered using it to infiltrate major factions, though he wondered whether powerful Soul Realms could detect its seeds.
• Liu Ling praised the Heavenly Demon Puppet Secret Art, and Gu He told him the puppets would be especially useful once he became a Dou Emperor and Seventh-Grade Alchemist.
• Gu He revealed the Green Lotus Core Flame and offered it to Liu Ling as a reward for completing his training.
• Liu Ling asked about Xiao Yi Xian's Heavenly Flame, then reached for the Green Lotus Core Flame before Gu He slapped his hand away and warned him about its heat.

Gu He gave Liu Ling a Heavenly Flame and the Divine Fire Art to help him refine it, then rewarded Xiao Jin with a powerful Demon Flame Sword. Xiao Jin’s test swing destroyed Liu Ling’s courtyard, while Liu Ling could barely lift the sword.

• Gu He sealed the Green Lotus Core Flame in a jade bottle for Liu Ling and received the Green Lotus Sacred Fire through his system.
• Gu He imparted the Heaven-tier High-grade Divine Fire Art to Liu Ling and warned him to keep it secret.
• Gu He gave Xiao Jin the Demon Flame Sword, a Ninth-tier magical beast Demonic Core Weapon containing Beast Fire.
• Xiao Jin swung the sword and nearly shattered Gu He’s courtyard seal, destroying the courtyard in the blast.
• Liu Ling tried to lift the Demon Flame Sword but could not manage even one swing.

Gu He inspected the Green Lotus Sacred Fire, then arranged for his clone to deal with the Soul Hall forces in the Black Corner Region. He freed Heavenly Fire Venerable from his Storage Ring and headed with him toward the center of the Tagor Desert.

• Gu He saw that the Green Lotus Sacred Fire, like the Abyssal Demon Fire, was too powerful for him to refine before reaching the Dou Saint realm.
• Gu He gave Liu Ling pills to refine the Green Lotus Core Flame and a Void Jade Talisman, then left Stone Desert City.
• After learning that a peak Four-star Dou Zun Soul Hall venerable elder had returned to the Black Corner Region, Gu He sent his Three-star Dou Zun clone to defeat him and plant a Puppet Seed.
• Gu He released Heavenly Fire Venerable from the Storage Ring and promised to find him a better body and a way to revive him.
• Gu He changed his appearance to match his clone and set off with Heavenly Fire Venerable toward the center of the Tagor Desert.

Xiao Yan helped the Jia Ma Empire’s defenders hold off the Snake People Tribe at the fortress, where the commanders awaited support from Yun Yun. The arrival of a human-legged woman revealed that Queen Medusa had reached the Dou Zong realm, leaving the defenders alarmed and retreating toward the fortress.

• Xiao Yan joined Nalan Jie and the Jia Ma Empire’s experts in battle, helping them fight the four Snake People Tribe leaders to a draw and forcing the tribe to withdraw temporarily.
• Nalan Jie told Yan Shi and Feng Li that Jia Lao could not come because nearby empires were making moves, but Princess Yao Ye had sought help from Yun Yun.
• Xiao Yan asked Nalan Jie about Nalan Yanran breaking her engagement to the Xiao Family, and Nalan Jie admitted he felt guilty toward Xiao Lin.
• Queen Medusa appeared above the Snake People Tribe army with human legs, and the Jia Ma Empire’s Dou Wang experts realized she had entered the Dou Zong realm.
• Nalan Jie, Yan Shi, Feng Li, and Xiao Yan began retreating toward the fortress.

Yun Yun arrived at the fortress and confronted a powerful Snake People Tribe elder whom the defenders mistook for Queen Medusa. The elder ordered the army to withdraw on Queen Medusa’s command, leaving Yun Yun and the fortress defenders puzzled as Xiao Yan slipped away.

• Yun Yun arrived at the fortress, and Nalan Jie told her that Queen Medusa had supposedly reached the Dou Zong realm.
• Yun Yun flew toward the Snake People Tribe elder while Xiao Yan decided to leave for the imperial capital after visiting Xiao Ding and Xiao Li.
• The Snake People Tribe elder recalled a white-robed figure and chose not to confront Yun Yun.
• The elder ordered Yin Shi, Yan Ci, Hei Du, and the Flower Snake King to withdraw the army into Snake People Tribe territory.
• The Snake People Tribe army retreated, and the elder told Yun Yun they would meet again before departing.

After Yun Yun learned that a powerful figure had stopped the Snake People Tribe army near Stone Desert City, she suspected the young leader Liu was connected to Gu He and flew there to investigate. Meanwhile, Queen Medusa returned to the temple, dismissed her guards, and awaited Gu He, who emerged from distorted space and reassured her about his injuries.

• Yun Yun told Nalan Jie, Feng Li, and the Lion King that the Dou Zong woman who had confronted her was not Queen Medusa, prompting them to report the threat and investigate the Snake People Tribe's movements.
• A soldier reported that an unknown expert in Stone Desert City had stopped Queen Medusa and her army, and the fortress commander identified the expert as the young, talented leader Liu of the Senior Disciple Mercenary Group.
• Yun Yun connected the clues about Liu to Gu He, then left the fortress under the pretext of investigating the Snake People Tribe and flew toward Stone Desert City to find Gu He.
• Queen Medusa returned alone to the Snake People Tribe Temple and ordered Hua She'er and the other guards to leave her undisturbed.
• After waiting for hours, Queen Medusa welcomed Gu He as her master when he appeared from distorted space, and he dismissed her concern about his injuries.

Gu He began giving Cai Lin the gifts he promised by transferring cultivation energy to her, rapidly raising her to Peak Nine-Star Dou Zong before stopping short of Dou Zun. The system rewarded Gu He with Five Hundred Years of Cultivation, and Hua She'er grew anxious outside the temple when the energy vortex vanished.

• Gu He reminded Cai Lin that he had accepted her as his disciple because of her Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python constitution and promised her three gifts.
• Cai Lin teased Gu He about the number of gifts, then sat on the throne to receive his first gift: an infusion of cultivation energy.
• Gu He’s energy raised Cai Lin from Five-star Dou Zong to Peak Nine-Star Dou Zong, while Hua She'er and the royal guards watched a vast vortex form above the temple.
• Gu He stopped the infusion when Cai Lin showed signs of pain and nearing Dou Zun, and the system awarded him Five Hundred Years of Cultivation.
• The energy vortex dispersed, and Hua She'er called anxiously to Queen Medusa from outside the temple.