Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yan refined a Tribulation Breaking Pill for Hai Bodong, restoring him to Two-Star Dou Emperor and bargaining for a year of guard duty. Three days later, Xiao Yan prepared to meet his elder brother and told Xiao Yi Xian he would be her future elder brother too.

• Hai Bodong told Xiao Yan that he needed Sand Mandara to refine the Tribulation Breaking Pill, and Xiao Yan offered to obtain it in exchange for Hai Bodong helping him pursue a Heavenly Flame.
• Xiao Yan revealed that he already had Sand Mandara from Gute's secret chamber and began refining the pill with guidance from Old Yao.
• Xiao Yan successfully completed the Tribulation Breaking Pill, and Hai Bodong swallowed it to break Medusa's seal and regain Two-Star Dou Emperor cultivation.
• Xiao Yan offered Hai Bodong a Purple Spirit Restoration Pill in exchange for serving as his guard for one year, then arranged to meet him at Desert City's gate in three days.
• Xiao Yan left with Xiao Yi Xian and later told her he was dressing to meet his elder brother, whom he called her future elder brother.

Xiao Yan reunited with Xiao Ding and Xiao Li, revealed his formidable cultivation and alchemy, and learned Qing Lin had been captured by the Sand Scorpion Mercenary Group. He arrived to confront them and found Qing Lin shackled among their captives.

• Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian arrived at the Desert Iron Mercenary Group, where Xiao Li tested Xiao Yan’s strength and was forced back.
• Xiao Yan introduced Xiao Yi Xian as his future wife, then shocked Xiao Ding and Xiao Li with his Four-star Dou Ling cultivation, Rank 5 Alchemist certification, and poison pills.
• Xiao Yan asked his brothers about a girl with a three-petaled flower in her left pupil, and Xiao Ding identified her as Qing Lin, whom the group had rescued.
• A messenger reported that the Sand Scorpion Mercenary Group had detained the Herb Gathering Team, including Qing Lin and several orphans.
• Xiao Yan flew to the outskirts of Desert City and confronted the Sand Scorpion Mercenary Group, spotting the shackled Qing Lin and asking Mo Xing whether he was qualified to intervene.

Xiao Yan rescued Qing Lin and subdued the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake while searching with Hai Bodong for a Heavenly Flame beneath a lava lake. He sent Qing Lin to command the snake and plunged deeper into the lake, where a sudden palpitation warned him of danger.

• Luo Bu tried to ambush Xiao Yan and the Herb Gathering Team, but Xiao Yan burned the mercenaries with Nine Flame Lock Scales while Xiao Yi Xian shielded Qing Lin.
• Xiao Yan healed Qing Lin’s bruised ankles and comforted her, then set out three days later with Hai Bodong, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin to search for a Heavenly Flame.
• Xiao Yan opened an underground passage with Nine Flame Lock Scales, and the group descended to a vast Lava Lake.
• The Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake attacked, but Xiao Yan absorbed its fire breath and drained its energy before Qing Lin awakened her Jade Eye Three Flowers and subdued it.
• Xiao Yan asked Hai Bodong to watch over Qing Lin, then dragged the snake into the Lava Lake and descended until a sudden palpitation struck him.

Xiao Yan found the Green Lotus Core Flame’s stone platform empty, but discovered a Seven-Colored Snake Scale that pointed to Medusa. He awakened a new Armament State in the magma, rose to Seven-star Dou Ling and temporarily reached Four-star Dou King, then emerged with an aura that made Hai Bodong feel threatened.

• Xiao Yan descended through the magma to a green lotus platform, where he found the Heavenly Flame missing and a Seven-Colored Snake Scale left behind.
• Old Yao deduced that Medusa had likely taken the Heavenly Flame in an attempt to evolve, and said forcibly devouring it was extremely dangerous.
• Xiao Yan sat on the lotus roots and absorbed its accumulated fire energy, advancing to Seven-star Dou Ling as his physique awakened.
• Xiao Yan manifested crimson Qilin armor and four wings in Armament State, temporarily reaching Four-star Dou King and blasting a passage through the molten rock.
• Xiao Yan emerged from the lava lake, and Hai Bodong sensed a deadly threat from him while Qing Lin and Xiao Yi Xian watched.

Xiao Yan and Hai Bodong used Transformation Pills to infiltrate the Snake People Holy City, while Xiao Yi Xian accompanied them in Snake People form. Their arrival coincided with Gu He confronting the clan’s leaders, and a figure appeared in the altar’s rainbow light.

• Xiao Yan showed Hai Bodong a Seven-Colored Snake Scale and proposed infiltrating the Snake People Clan with Transformation Pills to approach the Queen.
• Xiao Yan persuaded Hai Bodong to join him, then brought Xiao Yi Xian along despite her worries that she would hold them back.
• Two days later, the three took Transformation Pills and approached the Holy City, where Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian flirted until Hai Bodong interrupted them.
• Xiao Yan, Hai Bodong, and Xiao Yi Xian headed toward the city gates, but heard Gu He demand an audience with the Queen.
• Gu He and ten black-robed figures faced the Eight Tribe Leaders as the Holy City’s altar erupted in rainbow light and a blurry figure appeared.

Gu He attacked the Snake People Holy City to obtain its Heavenly Flame while Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian slipped away toward the lake where its aura was strongest. They reached the island at the lake’s heart, shared a kiss, and Xiao Yan’s possessive whisper left Xiao Yi Xian startled.

• Gu He offered Medusa a Sixth-grade Pill and three Imperial Pills in exchange for the Heavenly Flame, but she refused and drove him away.
• Gu He ordered his allies to attack as Yun Yun, the Snake People Clan commanders, and their forces clashed around the city.
• Xiao Yan, Xiao Yi Xian, and Hai Bodong entered the Holy City and headed toward the lake, following the Heavenly Flame’s aura.
• Xiao Yan killed a giant snake from inside its body, then crossed the poisonous lake with Xiao Yi Xian under her Calamity Poison Mist.
• Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian kissed on the island before the distant battle interrupted them, and Xiao Yan whispered that he wanted to eat her.

Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian watched Medusa attempt to absorb the Green Lotus Core Flame, and Xiao Yan seized the flame after she fell. With Xiao Yi Xian carrying a tiny snake that emerged from the ashes, Xiao Yan fled the temple grounds but ran into Gu He.

• Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian hid near the cold spring and watched Medusa begin absorbing the Green Lotus Core Flame.
• Medusa swallowed the Heavenly Flame and transformed into a giant serpent, but the attempt left her body charred and a tiny snake unconscious among the ashes.
• Xiao Yan gave the tiny snake to Xiao Yi Xian, then caught the Green Lotus Core Flame and absorbed it into his body.
• Xiao Yan fled southeast with Xiao Yi Xian as Elder Hai followed, leaving the Snake People Clan and Gu He's battle behind.
• Xiao Yan stopped in midair when he encountered Gu He near the temple grounds.

Xiao Yan escaped Snake People Holy City with Xiao Yi Xian and Hai Bodong, then faced Gu He’s group of nine Dou Wangs and Yun Yun in the desert. After Xiao Yan and Hai Bodong overwhelmed their opponents and Gu He retreated, Yun Yun secretly arranged to meet Xiao Yan at an oasis, where she removed her veil.

• Gu He confronted Xiao Yan in Holy City, but Xiao Yan melted his Soul Devouring Nails and shattered his Medicine Cauldron with a fireball.
• Xiao Yan fled with Xiao Yi Xian and Hai Bodong while Gu He, nine Dou Wangs, and Yun Yun pursued them beyond the city.
• Xiao Yan concealed Xiao Yi Xian’s aura, then faced the pursuers alone as Hai Bodong revealed himself as the Ice Emperor and challenged them.
• Xiao Yan fought in his Gilded Red Armor, killed three Dou Wangs, and drove the remaining fighters into a panicked retreat.
• Hai Bodong blocked Yun Yun’s sword attack, and Gu He admitted defeat before fleeing.
• Yun Yun sent Xiao Yan a secret message to meet her at an oasis northeast of the battlefield, then removed her veil when he arrived.

Yun Yun warned Xiao Yan that her master, Yun Shan, had asked about him, prompting Xiao Yan to urgently raise his strength to Dou Wang Two Stars. When he returned to Desert City, he learned Qing Lin had disappeared after a herb-gathering team was attacked, and he erupted in fury.

• Yun Yun gave Xiao Yan the promised ring and warned him that Yun Shan had taken an interest in him.
• Xiao Yan sent Hai Bodong and Xiao Yi Xian back to Desert City, then went into seclusion in a desert cave to absorb the Green Lotus Core Flame.
• Xiao Yan broke through to Dou Wang Two Stars, and his cultivation method advanced to Earth Tier Advanced.
• Xiao Yan returned to Desert City and learned that Qing Lin had gone missing after leaving with a herb-gathering team.
• Xiao Yi Xian told Xiao Yan that only the herb gatherers' severed limbs had returned, and Xiao Yan unleashed his pressure in anger.

Xiao Yan discovered that the Iron Mo Mercenary Group had taken Qing Lin to the Mo Family for experiments, so he destroyed the group’s base and went to Yan City with Xiao Yi Xian and Hai Bodong. There, Xiao Yi Xian and Hai Bodong stopped Mo Linglin’s sedan, and Xiao Yan confronted her over the Mo Family’s ties to the Misty Cloud Sect.

• Xiao Ding and Xiao Yi Xian linked Qing Lin’s disappearance to the newly arrived Iron Mo Mercenary Group, and Xiao Yan demanded to know where its base was.
• Xiao Yan stormed the mercenary compound and killed its fighters while questioning the group’s leaders about Qing Lin.
• A surviving leader revealed that the Mo Family had taken Qing Lin to Yan City for experiments on her Jade-eyed Three-flower Pupils.
• Xiao Yan destroyed the Iron Mo Mercenary Group’s base with fire and traveled to Yan City with Xiao Yi Xian and Hai Bodong.
• When Mo Linglin’s sedan injured an elderly woman in the market, Xiao Yi Xian stopped it and Hai Bodong pinned its guards, while Xiao Yan confronted Mo Linglin about the Mo Family.

Xiao Yan slaughtered Mo Linglin and stormed Mo Manor, demanding that the Mo Family return Qing Lin unharmed. The chapter ended as he unleashed the Wave Splitting Flame Ruler against Mo Cheng and the Mo Family elders.

• Elder Ge Ye shielded Mo Linglin from Xiao Yan's attack and begged him to spare her, but Mo Linglin insulted Xiao Yan, who killed her with a golden flame.
• Xiao Yan burned through Mo Manor's gates, killed the guards who resisted, and entered the birthday banquet hall to confront Mo Cheng.
• Xiao Yan revealed his Dou Wang strength, overwhelming the Mo Family elders and demanding that they bring Qing Lin to him unharmed within ten breaths.
• Mo Cheng denied knowing Qing Lin, then invoked his status as an outer-sect deacon of the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Xiao Yan dismissed the Misty Cloud Sect, tore off the roof, and brought down the Wave Splitting Flame Ruler on Mo Cheng and the elders.

Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian destroyed Mo Manor and searched its underground prison for Qing Lin. They found her in the arms of Green Barbarian, a Dou Emperor, and Xiao Yan’s unexpected speed and strength left Green Barbarian wounded and stunned.

• Xiao Yan defeated Mo Cheng and burned Mo Manor to ashes while Xiao Yi Xian killed three Dou Shi and drove the surviving Mo Family disciples into flight.
• Old Yao sensed that someone familiar remained in the prison, so Xiao Yan ordered Elder Hai to seal the exits with ice.
• Green Barbarian appeared holding Qing Lin and revealed her Dou Emperor strength before tearing open the prison with a Thorn Wood Tornado.
• Xiao Yan attacked Green Barbarian as she flew into the sky, and he and Hai Bodong pursued her.
• Green Barbarian dismissed Xiao Yan as a Dou Wang, but Xiao Yan broke the sound barrier and struck her shoulder with a Heavenly Flame-wrapped Eight Extremes Collapse.
• Green Barbarian spat blood and retreated in shock as Xiao Yan appeared beside her again.

Xiao Yan and Hai Bodong fought Green Barbarian and White Fang, with Xiao Yan overpowering the Eight-Winged Black Snake Emperor using his Heavenly Flames and techniques. The chapter ended with Green Barbarian and Hai Bodong reaching the defeated White Fang as Xiao Yan threatened him with flame.

• White Fang interrupted Xiao Yan’s attack on Green Barbarian, and Xiao Yan and Hai Bodong faced the two Dou Emperors.
• Xiao Yan dodged White Fang’s attacks and struck his head, then redirected White Fang’s energy sphere into Green Barbarian’s fight with Hai Bodong.
• Xiao Yan battered White Fang with Eight Extremes Collapse and Heavenly Flames, breaking his scales and driving him into the ground.
• Xiao Yan trapped White Fang with Nine Flame Lock Scales and engulfed him in the Flame Splitting Wave Devouring Ruler.
• Green Barbarian withdrew from Hai Bodong and joined him beside the defeated White Fang as Xiao Yan held flame near the snake’s horn and demanded that they put them down.

Xiao Yan defeated White Fang and stopped Green Barbarian from taking Qing Lin by force, then agreed to let Qing Lin join the Heavenly Snake Mansion on her own terms. At dawn, Green Barbarian left with Qing Lin, and Xiao Yan reunited with Xiao Yi Xian while Hai Bodong looked away.

• Green Barbarian revealed that Qing Lin had the Jade-eyed Three-flower Pupils and offered her a place in the Heavenly Snake Mansion, while Old Yao explained the mansion's reputation to Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yan revived Qing Lin with a Spring Return Pill, and she chose to join the Heavenly Snake Mansion so she could grow strong enough to protect him.
• Xiao Yan branded Qing Lin with a Karmic Fire Pattern and warned Green Barbarian that he would take revenge if the mansion mistreated her.
• Green Barbarian gave Qing Lin the mansion's Command Token, and White Fang fled after conceding defeat to Xiao Yan.
• At dawn, Green Barbarian took Qing Lin away, and Xiao Yan embraced and kissed Xiao Yi Xian while Hai Bodong turned his back.

Xiao Yan used rare medicinal materials and pills to restore Old Yao’s soul, then refined a sixth-grade pill that helped Hai Bodong recover his strength. Medusa awoke from her snake form, but Xiao Yan’s flames and their symbiotic bond kept her from escaping his control, just as Xiao Yi Xian entered the room.

• Xiao Yan fed Old Yao pills and used the Kirin Devouring Heaven Flame to restore his soul to high-level Dou Zong strength.
• Old Yao gave Xiao Yan the Soul Merging Spirit Pill formula, and Xiao Yan proposed searching Jia Ma Sacred City for missing ingredients while obtaining a Sixth-grade Alchemist Certificate.
• Xiao Yan refined a sixth-grade Spirit Recovery Purple Pill, and Hai Bodong took it and surged toward six-star Dou Emperor.
• Medusa awoke from her Seven-Colored Snake form and tried to attack Xiao Yan, but their symbiotic bond and his Heavenly Flames restrained her.
• Xiao Yi Xian opened the door and screamed when she saw Xiao Yan with Medusa.

Xiao Yan left the Desert Iron Mercenary Group with Xiao Yi Xian and Hai Bodong, carrying a letter inviting him to judge the Alchemist Convention, which had been moved forward because of a rare Seventh-tier Beast Fire. At Jia Nan Academy, Xiao Xun'er learned of Xiao Yan's exploits and intimacy with other women, but insisted that nobody harm him and affirmed his place in her heart.

• Xiao Yan kissed Xiao Yi Xian after Medusa returned to snake form, and she fled in embarrassment before Old Yao struck Xiao Yan for teasing him.
• Xiao Yan gave Xiao Ding, Xiao Li, and Hai Bodong large quantities of pills at the Desert Iron Mercenary Group.
• Xiao Yan read Fama's invitation to serve as an examiner at the Alchemist Convention, whose prize was a Seventh-tier Beast Fire discovered in a ruin.
• Xiao Yan, Xiao Yi Xian, and Hai Bodong set off for the Imperial Capital as Old Yao remarked that the Beast Fire would not help Xiao Yan much.
• Xiao Xun'er received Ling Ying's report about Xiao Yan's battles and relationships, ordered that nobody touch him, and said he would always hold the most important place in her heart.

Xiao Xun'er watched a recording of Xiao Yan's rise to Dou Wang and rejected Ling Ying's suggestion to recruit him into the Ancient Clan. In the Imperial Capital, Hai Bodong reclaimed his standing at the Miter Auction House, while Xiao Yan searched for medicinal ingredients and announced he would take the Sixth-grade Alchemist Certificate exam.

• Xiao Xun'er praised Xiao Yan's talent after seeing the recording of him burning Yan City, then ordered Ling Ying not to suggest recruiting him into the Ancient Clan.
• Hai Bodong froze the Miter Auction House guards who barred him entry and confronted Elder Leo, whose outburst ended with Hai Bodong pinning him to a pillar.
• Mittel Tengshan recognized Hai Bodong, welcomed him back, and led him, Xiao Yan, and Xiao Yi Xian to the top floor.
• Xiao Yan revealed himself to Mittel Tengshan as Yan Xiao, a Rank 5 Alchemist, and declined to join the Mittel Family as its Chief Supporter.
• Xiao Yan found no substitute for the Soul Merging Spirit Pill's main ingredient in the auction house catalog and told Mittel Tengshan he planned to take the Sixth-grade Alchemist Certificate exam.

Xiao Yan passed the Rank 6 Alchemist assessment by refining a Sect Breaking Pill, stunning the Alchemist Guild and drawing the attention of Jia Xing Tian. After receiving his Rank 6 badge, he was appointed Chief Judge of the Alchemist Convention, just as an earth-yellow streak of light approached.

• Nalan Su pleaded with Xiao Yan to cure his father’s Brand Poison and offered him free choice of the Nalan Family’s treasures, but Xiao Yan said he would consider it after his assessment.
• Fa Ma welcomed Xiao Yan to the Alchemist Guild, where Xiao Yan entered a secret chamber to refine the Sect Breaking Pill.
• Xiao Yan used three flames and ancient pill-condensing techniques to produce a six-pattern Sect Breaking Pill, while Fa Ma and Hai Bodong watched in astonishment.
• Jia Xing Tian saw the pill’s radiance and resolved to recruit Xiao Yan to the Imperial Family, hoping he could refine a Sect Breaking Pill.
• Fa Ma presented Xiao Yan with his Rank 6 badge and announced that the council of elders had appointed him Chief Judge of the Alchemist Convention.
• As the crowd cheered, an earth-yellow streak of light raced toward the Alchemist Guild.

Jia Xing Tian sought Xiao Yan’s help for the Jiama Royal Family, while Xiao Yan arranged to treat Old Master Nalan and traded pill recipes with Fa Ma. Queen Medusa then confronted Xiao Yan over the Spirit Fusion Pill, and he proposed refining it in exchange for her staying by his side for a lifetime.

• Jia Xing Tian offered Xiao Yan Sixth-tier Soul Nourishing Wood and requested a Sect Breaking Pill and medicine for a Sixth Tier Magical Beast, promising access to the Imperial Family’s Forbidden Area.
• Xiao Yan agreed to treat Old Master Nalan’s Brand Poison at dawn the next day, while Jia Xing Tian gave him a token granting entry to the Forbidden Area.
• Fa Ma showed Xiao Yan the Spirit Fusion Pill recipe, and Xiao Yan traded a Sixth-grade Mysterious Nether Cold Pill recipe for it as the Alchemist Convention’s reward.
• Queen Medusa confronted Xiao Yan and demanded that he refine the Spirit Fusion Pill, but her Dou Qi was suppressed by the Three-Colored Fire Lotus mark and Xiao Yan’s Heavenly Flames.
• Xiao Yan offered to help Medusa achieve Spirit and Flesh Integration and elevate her bloodline if she promised to remain by his side for a lifetime.

Xiao Yan helped Xiao Yi Xian suppress her poisonous body, and she broke through to Dou Ling before confessing her love for him. The next morning, he arrived with her at Nalan Mansion, where the gathered guests treated him with reverence for his alchemy skills.

• Medusa resisted Xiao Yan's advances, then transformed into a Seven-Colored Snake and hid in his robes.
• Xiao Yi Xian confronted Xiao Yan about Medusa, and he teased her before explaining that he intended to suppress her poisonous body.
• Xiao Yan used Heavenly Flames and a Sixth-Grade Underworld Rhyme Pill to help Xiao Yi Xian break through the Dou Ling barrier.
• Xiao Yi Xian embraced Xiao Yan and confessed that she loved him, and he returned her feelings.
• Xiao Yan carried Xiao Yi Xian into Nalan Mansion, where Nalan Su, Liu Ling, Yao Yue, and Ya Fei welcomed him respectfully.
• Hai Bodong and Jia Xing Tian observed that the Nalan Family honored Xiao Yan because he could refine a Sect Breaking Pill.