Recaps

Yan Qingshan gained a powerful inheritance, built strength through dangerous schemes and Lionheart Baptism, and took Qing Lin in as his companion. In the Tagore Desert, he led the Rock Snakes to defeat the Demonic Scorpion King and followed a scorching underground passage toward a red glow.

• Yan Qingshan recovered at Myriad Medicine Hall, led an herb-gathering expedition, and eventually broke through to Dou Zhe using a homemade Qi Gathering Spirit Liquid.
• Yan Qingshan found a hidden cave containing Lionheart King's Art and other inheritance records, absorbed the Purple Cloud Wings, and later killed the herb gatherers who had witnessed his fight with the Scorpion-lion Beast.
• Yan Qingshan returned to Qingshan Town, defeated Herman, and killed Mu She and other Wolf Head Mercenary Group members after they threatened Myriad Medicine Hall.
• Yan Qingshan performed Lionheart Baptism with the Scorpion-lion Beast’s remains, then traveled through Wutan City and Black Rock City before reaching Stone Desert City.
• Yan Qingshan met Qing Lin, recognized her as a mixed-blood snake girl, and took her in as his maid and companion.
• Yan Qingshan identified a warm, barren region east of Stone Desert City as a clue to the Green Lotus Core Flame and entered the Tagore Desert with Qing Lin to seek its guardian.
• Yan Qingshan cultivated in the desert, reached seven-star Dou Zhe, and joined Qing Lin and the Rock Snakes in killing the Demonic Scorpion King.
• Yan Qingshan and Qing Lin descended into the underground passage beneath the scorpion’s sand pit and followed a passage of extreme heat toward a red glow.

Yan Qingshan subdued the Two-headed Fire Spirit Snake, defeated Mo Cheng’s desert expedition, and gathered allies and resources while establishing himself near Wutan City. After acquiring the Peach Blossom Flame and refining a Rejuvenation Pill, he negotiated with Lv Man for Qingling’s future and set a trap for a juvenile Amethyst Winged Lion King.

• Yan Qingshan lured the Two-headed Fire Spirit Snake into a freezing trap, and Qingling awakened her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils to form a contract with it.
• Yan Qingshan and Qingling learned that Mo Cheng and the Sand Mercenary Group were hunting Qingling, so Yan Qingshan led them into traps and killed Mo Cheng with the Two-headed Fire Spirit Snake.
• Yan Qingshan took the Green Lotus Core Flame’s remaining root, advanced to Dou Master, and secured cultivation arts, Dou Skills, and treasure from the Mo Clan as compensation.
• Yan Qingshan brought Xuelan’s family toward Wutan City, met Ya Fei at the Mitel Auction House, and arranged for techniques and other goods to be delivered to Qingshan Town.
• Yan Qingshan saved a poisoned mercenary at Myriad Medicine Hall, then defeated the Kuimu Beast and absorbed its Peach Blossom Flame in the Ten-Mile Peach Blossom Forest.
• Yan Qingshan purchased five techniques from Ya Fei and repeatedly failed at alchemy until Lv Man arrived seeking Qingling, then agreed to trade for an Ice Spirit Cold Spring and arranged for White Fang to train Crimson Serpent.
• Yan Qingshan refined a Rejuvenation Pill with Pill Markings, and White Fang explained that a stronger flame could improve his alchemy.
• Yan Qingshan set a trap for a suitable Fire Attribute beast and ordered Crimson Serpent to attack when a juvenile Third-tier Amethyst Winged Lion King arrived with its protectors.

Yan Qingshan secured the Amethyst Winged Lion King's cooperation, absorbed the Green Lotus Core Flame, and gathered resources and allies while preparing for Jia Nan Academy. At the Inner Academy selection, Xiao Yi Xian advanced and Yan Qingshan entered a melee against the finalists, where Han Xian launched a dangerous attack.

• Yan Qingshan used the young Amethyst Winged Lion King to bargain with its mother, securing supplies and the Lion King's essence blood in exchange for helping the cub advance.
• Yan Qingshan absorbed the Green Lotus Core Flame, rose to peak six-star Da Dou Shi, and traveled to Wutan City with Xuelan and Xiao Yi Xian for Jia Nan Academy's admissions.
• Yan Qingshan defeated Shi Kai's challenge, helped Xuelan and Xiao Yi Xian through recruitment, and reached Jia Nan Academy with Mentor Ruolin's group.
• Yan Qingshan defeated and spared a Snow Demon Heavenly Ape, collected Earth Core Body Tempering Liquid, and proposed trading cultivation methods and medicine with magical beast lords.
• Yan Qingshan arranged trades through Elder Huo and gave the Snow Demon Heavenly Ape the Great Ape Demonic Art, gaining its cooperation in gathering spiritual herbs.
• Xiao Yi Xian defeated Lei Ting to advance, while Yan Qingshan beat Sha Tie and then persuaded Hu Gan to hold the final selection as a melee.
• Yan Qingshan revealed his peak seven-star Da Dou Shi cultivation and drove opponents from the arena with Azure Wood Sword Threads, while Bai Cheng and Bei Ju gathered fighters against him.
• Yan Qingshan protected Xiao Yi Xian as Han Xian joined the attack and aimed a spinning Pill Fire Art drill at his vital points.

Yan Qingshan won the outer-court competition, gathered allies in the Inner Academy, and established the Azure Mountain Society by defeating its rivals. After trading techniques and developing a new illusion skill, he tracked down Ziyan as the thief of the magical beasts’ treasures and forced her into a contract.

• Yan Qingshan defeated Han Xian and Lin Yan to win the competition, then entered the Library Pavilion with the other top students and claimed two powerful Azure Dragon techniques.
• Yan Qingshan recruited Lin Yan’s help, advanced to the peak of the nine-star Da Dou Shi realm, and led the new students into the Inner Academy’s Fire Energy Hunt.
• Yan Qingshan’s freshmen defeated the Black Fiend and White Fiend Teams, and he beat their captains Liu Qing and Lin Xiuyuan before leaving them to support the Azure Mountain Society.
• Yan Qingshan reached peak two-star Dou Ling in the Heavenly Flame Refining Pagoda, then defeated Yang Sheng and arranged to trade for Thunderbolt Steps.
• Yan Qingshan combined movement and illusion techniques to create A Single Thought Blooms, then searched the forest for the thief who had stolen the magical beasts’ treasures.
• Yan Qingshan caught Ziyan near a pool of silver liquid, stopped the beasts from attacking her, and forced her to agree to a harsh contract in exchange for rescuing her.
• Ziyan returned from searching for treasures and eagerly ate the Vajra Bodhi Pill Yan Qingshan gave her.