Chapter Summaries

Yun Shu traveled to Black Rock City to take the Alchemist Guild assessment and meet its members. After registering, he waited for Frank and Otto to arrive, and Xue Mei and Lin Fei also came as the assessment was about to begin.

• Yun Shu flew to Black Rock City, entered without stopping at the gates, and stayed overnight at an inn.
• Yun Shu visited the Alchemist Guild and used a ball of crimson flame to convince the guards to let him in.
• Ya Han registered Yun Shu, who gave his name and age as sixteen and said his mentor lived in seclusion.
• Yun Shu waited in the examination area for President Frank to oversee his assessment.
• Frank and Otto greeted Yun Shu and praised his talent, while Lin Fei expressed surprise and Xue Mei doubted he would pass.

Yun Shu passed the First-Rank Alchemist assessment and revealed that he was also a sixteen-year-old Dou Master. After astonishing everyone, he began the Second-Rank Alchemist assessment.

• Yun Shu refined a Strength Accumulation Pill with dark red flames and passed the First-Rank assessment, while Lin Fei and Xue Mei both failed.
• Frank and Otto marveled at Yun Shu’s skill and speed, and Yun Shu asked to take the Second-Rank assessment.
• Lin Fei questioned whether Yun Shu met the strength requirement, so Yun Shu revealed his Dou Qi Gauze Robe and proved he was a Dou Master.
• Frank selected a Second Grade Pill recipe for Yun Shu and began arranging the assessment, while he and Otto sent Lin Fei and Xue Mei away to avoid disturbing him.
• Lin Fei teased Xue Mei about Yun Shu, and Xue Mei blushed before pointing out that Yun Shu was not from Black Rock City.

Yun Shu passed the Third-Rank Alchemist assessment at age sixteen, astonishing Frank, Otto, Lin Fei, and Xue Mei. He accepted Frank’s request to represent the Black Rock City Alchemist Guild at the Gama Empire’s Alchemist Grand Meeting in half a year.

• Yun Shu declared that he wanted to take the Third-Rank Alchemist assessment and said he was seventy percent confident.
• Frank arranged the assessment, and Yun Shu entered the examination room while Lin Fei and Xue Mei wondered whether he could succeed.
• Frank announced that Yun Shu had become a sixteen-year-old Third-Rank Alchemist, leaving Xue Mei and Lin Fei stunned.
• Yun Shu asked Frank for alchemist robes and badges for ranks one through three, and Frank agreed.
• Frank and Otto asked Yun Shu to represent the Black Rock City Alchemist Guild at the Alchemist Grand Meeting, and Yun Shu accepted.

Yun Shu gathered supplies for refining Fourth-Rank Pills and traveled toward the Tagor Desert to train as a fire-attribute alchemist. As the flying monster reached Mo City, he sensed that a fellow Third-Rank Alchemist was plotting against him.

• Yun Shu told Frank and Otto that he planned to attempt refining Fourth-Rank Pills within six months and would travel to the Tagor Desert for an important purpose.
• Frank and Otto gave Yun Shu medicinal herbs for Fourth-Rank Pills, while Yun Shu said his master could provide the recipes.
• Yun Shu registered for a free alchemist-exclusive flying mount and began a three-day journey toward the empire’s eastern border.
• Yun Shu cultivated during the flight and estimated that he would soon advance from Seven Star Dou Master to Eight Star Dou Master.
• As the flying monster neared Mo City, a pale, thin Third-Rank Alchemist spoke to Yun Shu, who sensed the man’s hostile intent and welcomed the chance to confront him.

Yun Shu killed the alchemist who followed him, then visited Hai Bo Dong's shop to find the Purification Lotus Demon Fire remnant map. When Hai Bo Dong refused to sell it, Yun Shu revealed that he had a Strange Fire.

• Yun Shu sensed his pursuer and confronted him before reaching Gu Tu's shop.
• Yun Shu killed the Great Dou Shi with the Mystic Heavy Ruler, took his Ring of Holding, and burned his corpse.
• Yun Shu entered Hai Bo Dong's shop, bought a Tagor Desert map, and found the Strange Fire Remnant Map among the damaged maps.
• Hai Bo Dong refused to sell the remnant map and tried to send Yun Shu away.
• Yun Shu insisted on negotiating and revealed to Hai Bo Dong that he had a Strange Fire.

Yun Shu negotiated with Hai Bo Dong for the Purification Lotus Demon Fire map fragment by promising that Yao Lao could refine the pill to break his seal. While traveling through the desert to find Qing Lin, Yun Shu ran into a battle between Snake People and humans, then tried to leave when he learned the humans belonged to the Sand Mercenary Group.

• Yun Shu told Hai Bo Dong that his teacher, Yao Lao, possessed a Strange Fire and could refine the Po E Pill, persuading Hai Bo Dong to hold the map fragment until Yao Lao arrived.
• Yun Shu set out for Shi Mo City to recruit Qing Lin and find the Azure Lotus Seat and Earth Fire Lotus Seeds.
• Yun Shu spent three days cultivating in the desert with Blood Burning and felt close to a breakthrough.
• Yun Shu rushed toward a nearby fight and struck the Snake People with his Mystic Heavy Ruler to save three humans.
• When one of the humans identified them as members of the Sand Mercenary Group, Yun Shu apologized and tried to leave.

Yun Shu fought off the Snake People after they caught up with him, defeating their Great Dou Master with the Flame Splitting Tsunami Ruler. After collecting the spoils, he sensed he was about to break through and entered the Alternate Dimension to advance.

• Yun Shu tried to leave the Sand Mercenary Group to its fate, but a Great Dou Master Snake chased after him and attacked.
• Yun Shu fought the Great Dou Master Snake, and the rest of the Snake People arrived after killing the Sand Mercenary Group members.
• Yun Shu used the Mystic Heavy Ruler to defeat the Dou Master-level Snake People one by one.
• Yun Shu unleashed the Flame Splitting Tsunami Ruler, gravely wounding the Great Dou Master Snake, who warned that the Queen would not let Yun Shu go.
• Yun Shu killed the Great Dou Master Snake, collected the corpses' items, and entered the Alternate Dimension after sensing he was about to break through.

Yun Shu reached Shi Mo City after advancing to Eight Star Dou Master and met Xiao Ding and Xiao Li at the Mo Tie Mercenary Group. Qing Lin’s ability revealed the likely location of the Strange Fire, so Yun Shu took her to investigate alone.

• Yun Shu broke through to Eight Star Dou Master, checked his map, and flew to Shi Mo City.
• Yun Shu met Xiao Ding and Xiao Li, explained that he had come to investigate rumors of a Strange Fire, and asked to meet Qing Lin.
• Yun Shu questioned Qing Lin, who described a powerful aura and violent natural energy southeast of Shi Mo City about five months earlier.
• Yun Shu concluded that the Strange Fire was likely there, refused the brothers’ offer to bring the mercenary group, and gave them pills in exchange for Qing Lin’s help.
• Yun Shu picked up Qing Lin and flew with her toward the southeastern area to investigate.

Yun Shu found the Underground Cave and brought Qing Lin to the magma lake, where her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils awakened as she subdued the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake. The snake knocked Yun Shu’s Mystic Heavy Ruler into the magma, leaving him planning to prepare a spare weapon.

• Yun Shu searched through the night, found the Underground Cave, and rested with Qing Lin in his Kamui Space.
• Yun Shu brought Qing Lin to the Magma Lake and asked her to try subduing the creature beneath it.
• Yun Shu lured out the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake, but its attack knocked his Mystic Heavy Ruler into the magma.
• As the snake ambushed Yun Shu again, Qing Lin awakened her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils and subdued it.
• Yun Shu asked the subdued snake to retrieve his weapon and decided he needed a spare.

Yun Shu retrieved the Azure Lotus Seat and its eleven Earth Fire Lotus Seeds from the magma, then returned to the desert with Qing Lin. After dealing with a Sand Mercenary Group ambush and reuniting with the Mo Tie Mercenary Group, he planned to cultivate while heading toward the Snake-People Race’s territory.

• Yun Shu rode the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake through the magma and collected the Azure Lotus Seat and eleven Earth Fire Lotus Seeds, leaving the Azure Lotus’s roots and stem behind.
• Yun Shu used Kamui to return to Qing Lin, then took her into the Alternate Dimension to rest and planned to send her back to the Mo Tie Mercenary Group.
• Yun Shu filled the cave entrance with sand and encountered mercenaries from the Sand Mercenary Group, who had come looking for information about a supposed treasure.
• Yun Shu killed dozens of Sand Mercenaries, then found Mo Tie Mercenary Group members and told them to send the others back.
• Yun Shu decided to cultivate on the way to the Snake-People Race’s territory before Pill King Gu He came to demand the Medusa Queen’s Strange Fire.

Yun Shu traveled across the Tagor Desert toward the Snake-People Race, intending to find the Medusa Queen and the Sand Mandala while conserving his Peak Dou Huang Experience Card. After spotting Yue Mei’s group near an oasis, he hid until they passed and continued toward the Charm Snake Tribe.

• Yun Shu told Xiao Ding and Xiao Li that the Medusa Queen had taken the Strange Fire and that he planned to enter Snake-People territory.
• Yun Shu left the Mo Tie Mercenary Group, reassured Qing Lin, and flew toward the desert.
• Xiao Yan told Yao Lao that he had broken through to Dou Master, and Yao Lao approved his progress.
• Yun Shu spent weeks crossing the desert, collecting Magic Cores and searching through mirages until he found an oasis near the Charm Snake Tribe.
• Yun Shu checked Yun Yun’s location and learned that Gu He’s group would reach the area by evening, then bathed and set off toward the tribe.
• Yun Shu spotted Yue Mei and her snake women, hid beneath a yellow cloth until they passed, and resumed his journey.

Yun Shu infiltrated Medusa Queen’s city and reached the hidden area where she was preparing to absorb the Strange Fire. The chapter ended as Medusa Queen began her ritual and Yun Shu prepared to act.

• Yun Shu traveled toward Medusa Queen’s domain, avoiding Snake People patrols and conserving his Dou Qi.
• Yun Shu waited for Gu He’s group to arrive, then used Kamui to enter the city while Snake People focused on the humans outside.
• Yun Shu entered the Divine Hall, recovered his Dou Qi, and phased into the hidden space beneath it.
• Yun Shu crashed into a dead tree because flight was forbidden in the hidden space, then used his Divine Sense to locate Medusa Queen and the Strange Fire.
• Yun Shu crossed a poisonous lake with the Strange Fire protecting him and reached the island as Medusa Queen began removing her robe to start the ritual.

Yun Shu watched Medusa Queen endure her evolution through the Azure Lotus Core Flame and survive the Thunder Tribulation. He won over the newly emerged Little Heaven Swallowing Python and secured the Strange Fire, then stayed behind to search Medusa's palace for the Snake-People Race's treasures.

• Medusa Queen transformed into the Violet Nether Flame Serpent, entered the Azure Lotus Core Flame, and endured a Thunder Tribulation that struck her charred body.
• The Little Heaven Swallowing Python emerged from Medusa Queen's body, and Yun Shu lured her over with Symbiotic Amethyst Source and persuaded her to leave with him.
• Yun Shu used the Azure Lotus Seat to capture the Azure Lotus Core Flame and sent both into his Kamui Space.
• Yun Shu decided to search Medusa's palace for her Ring of Holding and the Snake-People Race's hidden treasures.
• Yun Shu returned to the crowded Divine Hall while phased inside a wall and planned to reset Kamui before leaving hiding.

Yun Shu looted Medusa Queen’s room, then used the valuable items to draw Yone’s dual swords and battle techniques. As he checked on Yun Yun before leaving, he discovered she was facing five Snake-People Race Dou Wangs alone.

• Yun Shu found Medusa Queen’s room, took her clothes and collection, and returned to the Kamui Space.
• Yun Shu opened two of Medusa Queen’s Rings of Holding, but could not break the soul imprint on the purple ring.
• Yun Shu traded the weapons and equipment for a ten-million-value Lottery draw and received Yone’s Wind Sword, Azakana Sword, and four battle techniques.
• Yun Shu equipped the dual swords and kept the Mystic Heavy Ruler as backup, though he expected to use it less often.
• Yun Shu checked on Yun Yun and saw that she was facing five Snake-People Race Dou Wang experts alone.

Yun Shu rescued Yun Yun from five Snake-People Dou Wangs by using a temporary Dou Emperor aura and a purple shield. He took her to his Kamui Space, revealed his hidden home, and they began their relationship.

• Yun Yun fought the five Snake-People Dou Wangs, who joined their power to summon a giant energy serpent.
• Yun Shu emerged from the Kamui Space and shielded Yun Yun from the serpent's attack.
• Yun Shu threatened the Snake-People Dou Wangs, forcing them to retreat, then canceled his temporary power and collapsed.
• Yun Yun caught Yun Shu and flew with him toward a nearby city, telling him that she had missed him.
• Yun Shu brought Yun Yun into his Kamui Space, explained the space and his recovery, and carried her inside to consummate their marriage.

Yun Shu returned to Shi Mo City to secretly protect Qing Lin and killed a Mo Clan elder who was stalking her. After looting the elder’s belongings, he planned to raid the Mo Clan with Hai Bo Dong while waiting for the Heavenly Serpent Mansion to take Qing Lin.

• Yun Yun returned to the Yun Lan Sect after saying goodbye to Yun Shu, and she promised not to tell Gu He about his Strange Fire.
• Yun Shu teleported to the Mo Tie Mercenary Group and decided to protect Qing Lin in secret until the Heavenly Serpent Mansion arrived.
• When a Mo Clan elder began following Qing Lin, Yun Shu sent the Little Heaven Swallowing Python to kill him in exchange for Symbiotic Amethyst Source.
• Yun Shu took the elder’s Ring of Holding and found Gold Coins, medicinal herbs, and bottles of unknown powder among his belongings.
• Yun Shu decided to raid the Mo Clan with Hai Bo Dong and waited for Yao Lao to refine a Po E Pill and Lü Man to collect Qing Lin.

Yun Shu traveled to Mo City with Yao Lao to meet Hai Bo Dong and bargain for his help as a bodyguard. He revealed a Strange Fire to demonstrate his power, leaving Hai Bo Dong on guard inside Gu Tu Shop.

• Yun Shu told Yao Lao that he had found the Azure Lotus Core Flame, though the Medusa Queen had taken it first, and showed him an Earth Fire Lotus Seed.
• Yun Shu asked Yao Lao to refine a sixth-rank Po E Pill and a Rejuvenating Spirit Purple Pill so he could secure Hai Bo Dong's service as a bodyguard.
• Yun Shu and Yao Lao agreed to pretend that Yao Lao controlled Yun Shu through a Secret Method while refining pills.
• Yun Shu arrived at Hai Bo Dong's Gu Tu Shop and greeted him.
• Yun Shu released an icy aura and conjured a white fire lotus, making Hai Bo Dong turn solemn.

Yun Shu arranged for Yao Lao to refine a Po E Pill for Hai Bo Dong in exchange for a year of protection. After a failed attempt, Yao Lao completed the pill with a hidden safeguard, while Yun Shu collected the leftover herbs.

• Yun Shu told Hai Bo Dong that Yao Lao could control his body through a secret method, then had Yao Lao discuss refining a Po E Pill.
• Hai Bo Dong explained that the Medusa Queen’s Serpent Sealing Technique had reduced his strength and agreed to guard Yun Shu for a year in exchange for the pill.
• Yun Shu supplied Hai Bo Dong with the Sand Mandala herb he needed for the recipe.
• Hai Bo Dong led Yun Shu to a secret chamber, where Yao Lao began refining the pill and sent Hai Bo Dong away.
• After one failed attempt, Yao Lao completed the Po E Pill and added a hidden safeguard, then Yun Shu took the remaining medicinal herbs.

Yun Shu received Hai Bo Dong’s map fragments after the Po E Pill restored his Dou Emperor cultivation, then flew with Hai Bo Dong to Shi Mo City. There, he learned Qing Lin had been taken away and Xiao Yan had been badly injured, prompting Yao Lao to take over Yun Shu’s body and demand to see his disciple.

• Yao Lao warned Hai Bo Dong to honor his promise, and Hai Bo Dong agreed to protect Yun Shu for a year if the Po E Pill worked.
• Hai Bo Dong used the Po E Pill to break his seal, regained his Dou Emperor cultivation, and gave Yun Shu two map fragments related to a Strange Fire.
• Hai Bo Dong joined Yun Shu on the journey to Shi Mo City, where Xiao Ding and Xiao Li told them that Lü Man had taken Qing Lin and injured Xiao Yan.
• Yao Lao took control of Yun Shu’s body, introduced himself to Xiao Ding and Xiao Li as Xiao Yan’s teacher, and asked them to take him to Xiao Yan.

Yun Shu brought Xiao Yan and Yao Lao to the buried Magma Lake after claiming he had spotted the Azure Lotus Core Flame. After Xiao Yan cleared a passage through the sand, Yao Lao wrapped him in Bone Spirit Cold Flame and took him into the magma to seek the Strange Fire.

• Yun Shu restored Xiao Yan's ring, left Yao Lao to treat him, and went into the desert to release the Azure Lotus Core Flame into the Magma Lake.
• Yun Shu returned to Xiao Yan and Yao Lao, claimed he had seen a cyan Strange Fire, and led them back to the buried passage.
• Yao Lao sensed the Azure Lotus Core Flame beneath the sand, and Xiao Yan spent several hours digging through the blocked passage while Yun Shu cultivated.
• Yun Shu received a Birthday Gift Pack containing two Mysterious Fragments and reflected on his life in the new world.
• After Xiao Yan opened the passage to the Magma Lake, Yao Lao wrapped him in Bone Spirit Cold Flame and took him into the magma while Yun Shu guarded the entrance.