Chapter Summaries

After leaving the Xiao Family, Wei Yang rejected the Aoba and Jialie Families’ attempts to recruit his help and went to the Mitel Auction House to sell pills in bulk. He presented a Tier 3 Pill and waited for someone with authority to meet him.

• Wei Yang said goodbye to Xiao Zhan and the Xiao Family after confirming that Xiao Yan was well and that he would return in half a year.
• Wei Yang told Patriarch Aoba and Patriarch Jialie that he would not get involved in their families’ disputes, then forced their group to the ground with his aura.
• Wei Yang entered the Mitel Auction House and went to its Treasure Appraisal Hall.
• Wei Yang showed the appraiser a Tier 3 Pill and said he had a large quantity to sell.
• The appraiser confirmed the pill and hurried out to find someone who could make decisions.

Wei Yang brought a large batch of pills to the Mitel Auction House and negotiated a sales partnership with Ya Fei. After arranging to exchange his proceeds for rare medicinal ingredients and Magic Cores, he left the house to prepare for his return in three months.

• Master Gu Ni identified Wei Yang’s Qi Returning Pill as a superior-grade Third-Grade Pill, and Ya Fei assured him the auction house would protect his information.
• Wei Yang revealed seventeen Tier 3 Pills, which Gu Ni examined and confirmed were genuine.
• Wei Yang produced a Fourth-Grade Qi Gathering Powder, startling Gu Ni and Ya Fei.
• Ya Fei offered to sell the pills for a five percent commission, and Wei Yang agreed to use his proceeds to buy medicinal ingredients and Magic Cores of the third grade or higher.
• Wei Yang asked the auction house to draw up a contract and bring him a pound of tea, then said he would return in three months.

Wei Yang broke through to the Dou Wang realm in the Small Valley, and his Soul Power advanced to the Mortal Realm Late Stage. After emerging from seclusion, he learned that Xian'er was nearing a breakthrough too; the chapter ended with the author’s note that Xiao Yi Xian would likely be the story’s only female lead.

• Wei Yang shattered his Dou Crystal and broke through to the Dou Wang realm, greatly strengthening his body and energy.
• Wei Yang formed Dou Qi Wings and discovered that his Soul Power had advanced past its bottleneck to the Mortal Realm Late Stage.
• Wei Yang emerged from ten days of seclusion and found Xian'er preparing food in the Small Valley.
• Wei Yang sensed that Xian'er was also close to breaking through, and they teased each other about how easily cultivation had come to him.
• The author said the story would likely have only one female lead, Xiao Yi Xian, and that he planned to write less romance.

While Xian'er secluded herself to break through to Dou Wang, Wei Yang guarded her and spent his idle time absorbing Yang Attribute energy and reflecting on the nature of flames. He remained frustrated by Xian'er’s control of their medicinal ingredients and ended the chapter pondering why the Yin-Yang Twin Flames ranked so low despite their extraordinary powers.

• Xian'er entered seclusion to prepare for her breakthrough to Dou Wang, and Wei Yang stayed outside to guard her.
• Wei Yang recalled trading pills and ingredients with the Mitel Auction House and decided that future pills above the third grade belonged there rather than with the Xiao Family.
• Wei Yang admitted that Xian'er controlled his valuable medicinal ingredients and would not let him attempt Fifth-Grade Pills without sufficient confidence.
• Wei Yang lounged outside the cave dwelling and absorbed Yang Attribute energy, considering how different kinds of energy could both heal and destroy.
• Wei Yang questioned the Heavenly Flame Ranking’s low placement of the Yin-Yang Twin Flames and speculated that Xiao Xuan had used them to fuse two other Heavenly Flames.

Wei Yang failed to unlock the Black Iron Scroll with his Mortal Realm Late Stage Soul Power, then watched Xian'er complete her breakthrough to Dou Wang and reassured her about her newly white hair. Later, he met Elder Yao at the old spot atop the Xiao Family's back mountain.

• Wei Yang poured his Soul Power into the Black Iron Scroll but could not uncover its secrets, and decided to try again after becoming stronger.
• Xian'er broke through to Dou Wang, and Wei Yang entered her chamber after hearing her cry out.
• Xian'er revealed that her hair had turned white and feared she had become ugly, but Wei Yang reassured her that she looked beautiful and checked that her Dou Qi was under control.
• Wei Yang met Elder Yao under the moon at the old spot atop the Xiao Family's back mountain, and the two stood quietly together.

Wei Yang met with Elder Yao after advancing to Dou Wang and gaining a major increase in Soul Power, then offered to trade the Green Lotus Core Flame. Elder Yao considered the proposal, while the chapter revealed that he had originally planned to use Xiao Yan to gather Heavenly Flames for his own revival.

• Wei Yang greeted Elder Yao, who praised his pill-making talent and discovered that he had reached Dou Wang.
• Wei Yang revealed that his Soul Power had also surged to the Late Mortal Realm, astonishing Elder Yao.
• Elder Yao asked why Wei Yang had summoned him, and Wei Yang proposed a trade involving the Green Lotus Core Flame.
• Wei Yang explained that he feared the danger of refining a Heavenly Flame before reaching Dou Zong and would rather trade it for something he needed.
• Elder Yao asked what Wei Yang wanted, while the chapter recounted that Elder Yao had initially steered Xiao Yan toward the Flame Mantra to obtain Heavenly Flames for his revival.

Wei Yang negotiated with Elder Yao over the Green Lotus Core Flame, demanding a Heaven Tier Low-Grade Fire-Yang Cultivation Technique in exchange. Elder Yao revealed he had no technique of that exact kind and offered Wei Yang a choice between two scrolls.

• Wei Yang set a Heaven Tier Low-Grade Fire-Yang Cultivation Technique as his price for the mature Green Lotus Core Flame.
• Elder Yao warned that the Central Plains could be dangerous, but Wei Yang argued that his prospects as a rising alchemist would protect him.
• Elder Yao admitted he possessed a Heaven Tier Low-Grade cultivation technique, though it was not Fire-Yang Attribute.
• Wei Yang revealed the Green Lotus Core Flame, and Elder Yao brought out two cultivation technique scrolls.
• Elder Yao offered Wei Yang a Heaven Tier Low-Grade Fire Attribute technique or a Quasi-Heaven Tier Fire-Yang Attribute technique with a matching Quasi-Heaven Tier battle skill.

Wei Yang chose the quasi-Heaven Tier Great Sun Burning Heaven Art and its matching Dou Technique over a true Heaven Tier fire cultivation technique, trusting his intuition. Elder Yao concealed that the chosen techniques depended on a rare Heavenly Flame and could leave Wei Yang stuck with an awkward cultivation path until he reached the Dou Saint realm.

• Elder Yao compared the two cultivation techniques and explained the present advantages of the Heaven Tier option and the future potential of the quasi-Heaven Tier pair.
• Wei Yang chose the red-gold scroll, the Great Sun Burning Heaven Art, and exchanged the Green Lotus Seat for it.
• Wei Yang learned that the Great Sun Burning Heaven Art and Great Sun Burning Heaven Palm could rival true Heaven Tier techniques if powered by a suitable fire-yang flame, such as a Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame Seed.
• Wei Yang considered how difficult it would be to obtain a Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame Seed because the Ancient Clan controlled the flame and guarded its source.
• Elder Yao secretly took satisfaction in Wei Yang's choice, knowing the rare flame requirement could make the quasi-Heaven Tier techniques a long-term disadvantage.

Wei Yang traded information and treasures to Elder Yao for a comprehensive alchemy inheritance and the Blood Lotus Pill formula. He revealed the location and future threat of the Fallen Heart Flame, leaving Elder Yao eager to pursue it and increasingly wary of Wei Yang’s secrets.

• Wei Yang negotiated with Elder Yao, counting the Green Lotus Seat and two Green Lotus Seeds toward the price of a Seventh Grade alchemist inheritance.
• Wei Yang told Elder Yao that Medusa possessed the Ice Spirit Cold Spring and was seeking a Heavenly Flame to evolve.
• Wei Yang offered information about another Heavenly Flame, and Elder Yao presented a peak Seventh Grade alchemist’s inheritance and pill formulas.
• Wei Yang requested the Blood Lotus Pill formula, confirmed it, and stored the inheritance materials.
• Wei Yang revealed that the Fallen Heart Flame was beneath Jia Nan Academy’s Inner Academy and might break free within a few years.
• Elder Yao recognized the value of Wei Yang’s information, and the two avoided questioning each other’s secrets.

Wei Yang traded information about the Fallen Heart Flame for a peak seventh-grade alchemist’s legacy, then exchanged another Heavenly Flame lead for the Nine Dragon Fire Control Technique. He described the flame’s difficult-to-defeat owner to Elder Yao, who was left awaiting the details.

• Elder Yao was baffled that Wei Yang had traded information on the Fallen Heart Flame for an alchemist’s legacy and suspected Wei Yang had an even better flame in mind.
• Wei Yang was pleased with the legacy, which would help him advance toward becoming a peak seventh-grade alchemist.
• Wei Yang offered information on another Heavenly Flame in exchange for an advanced Fire Control Technique.
• Elder Yao gave Wei Yang the Earth Tier Mid-Grade Nine Dragon Fire Control Technique, which had been created by observing the Burning Flame Valley’s Nine Dragon Thunder Gang Fire.
• Wei Yang said the Heavenly Flame belonged to a peak Dou Emperor alchemist who could fight an ordinary low-level Dou Zong, and offered Elder Yao a favor if the lead proved unsatisfactory.

Wei Yang told Elder Yao that Han Feng possessed the Sea Heart Flame and was also targeting Jia Nan Academy’s Fallen Heart Flame, stirring Elder Yao’s grief and anger over his former disciple’s betrayal. Wei Yang traded the Purple Cloud Wings for an Earth Tier movement technique and agreed to accompany Xiao Yan to the Misty Cloud Sect in two and a half years to keep him safe.

• Elder Yao decided that Xiao Yan needed a third Heavenly Flame, but he was unwilling to give up his own Bone Chilling Flame.
• Wei Yang identified the fifteenth-ranked Sea Heart Flame as Han Feng’s flame and said Han Feng was watching Jia Nan Academy’s Inner Academy for the Fallen Heart Flame.
• Elder Yao reacted with grief and fury when he heard Han Feng’s name, and Wei Yang told him Han Feng might also be pursuing the Fallen Heart Flame.
• Wei Yang gave Elder Yao the Purple Cloud Wings and received the Earth Tier Low-Grade Flowing Fire Steps in exchange.
• Elder Yao asked Wei Yang to help keep Xiao Yan safe during the Three-Year Agreement with the Misty Cloud Sect, and Wei Yang agreed.

Wei Yang reflected on the risks of Xiao Yan’s Three-Year Agreement and prepared to leave for the Endless Sand Sea to pursue a Heavenly Flame. After settling business with the Xiao Family, he learned from Ya Fei that two Na Ling would arrive in Wu Tan City in about ten days and set firm boundaries on their relationship.

• Wei Yang weighed the danger Xiao Yan’s Three-Year Agreement posed to him and the Xiao Family, then decided it was time to head for the Endless Sand Sea.
• Wei Yang completed his transaction with the Xiao Family, received medicinal herbs and Magic Cores, spoke with Xiao Yan, and left two Third-Grade Qi Returning Pills as a gift.
• Wei Yang visited the Mitel Auction House and asked Ya Fei for news about the Na Ling he had requested.
• Ya Fei told Wei Yang that the two Na Ling had been found and would reach Wu Tan City in about ten days under the escort of several Da Dou Shi.
• Wei Yang told Ya Fei to stop using flirtation in their discussions and said they should focus on practical cooperation.

Wei Yang negotiated the price for two pieces of Na Ling with Ya Fei, then returned to the Small Valley with valuable inheritances and techniques obtained through trades. He and Xian'er planned to change their cultivation methods in the Magma World, but Wei Yang first needed to refine a Dou Spirit Pill before completing the Na Ling deal in ten days.

• Wei Yang and Ya Fei agreed to exchange two pieces of Na Ling for a Purple Heart Barrier Breaking Pill and a Dou Spirit Pill.
• Wei Yang returned to the Small Valley and told Xian'er he had traded his Black Wings to Elder Yao for an Earth Tier Low-Grade Movement Dou Technique they could both cultivate.
• Wei Yang showed Xian'er a Quasi-Heaven Tier cultivation method, the Nine Dragon Fire Control Technique, an Earth Tier Low-Grade Movement Dou Technique, and a peak seventh-grade alchemist's inheritance with many Pill Formulas.
• Wei Yang and Xian'er agreed to go to the Magma World in the Tagor Desert to change cultivation methods.
• Wei Yang said he would refine a Dou Spirit Pill before returning in ten days to trade for the Na Ling.

Wei Yang advanced to Fifth-Grade Alchemist and began refining a Dou Spirit Pill after days of practice. The pill’s medicinal essences clashed during condensation, leaving the strained pill cauldron cracked and threatening to destroy the attempt.

• Xian'er chose to cultivate the Great Sun Burning Heaven Art and use the other techniques and alchemist inheritance Wei Yang had obtained.
• Wei Yang refined a Fifth-Grade Qi Cultivation Pill, then a Windwalk Pill, and became a Fifth-Grade Alchemist.
• After studying alchemy and practicing for several days, Wei Yang began refining a Dou Spirit Pill using his only two sets of ingredients.
• Wei Yang carefully purified the medicinal ingredients and started condensing their essences inside the pill cauldron.
• The essences clashed and sent a shock through the cauldron, which cracked under the strain as Xian'er watched anxiously.

Wei Yang completed a High-Grade Dou Spirit Pill after a tense refinement that destroyed his medicine cauldron, then traded another pill and Gute's Purple Heart Barrier Breaking Pill for two Na Ling. With preparations to devour Heavenly Flames advancing, he set off for the Tagor Desert.

• Wei Yang stabilized the trembling medicine cauldron with Soul Power until the medicinal ingredients fused into a blue-green Pill Prototype.
• As the pill finished forming, its energy stirred the heaven and earth energy, creating a Phenomenon Prototype; Wei Yang gathered the remaining energy into the pill and obtained one with Pill Markings.
• Wei Yang decided to keep the High-Grade Dou Spirit Pill for himself and rest before refining another from the remaining ingredients.
• Ten days later, Wei Yang exchanged an Ordinary Quality Dou Spirit Pill and Gute's Purple Heart Barrier Breaking Pill in Wu Tan City for two Na Ling.
• Wei Yang put away the Na Ling and flew toward the Tagor Desert.

Wei Yang and Xian'er returned to the Tagor Desert to prepare for changing their cultivation techniques in the Underground Lava World. Wei Yang stayed with Xian'er as she tempered her Soul Power, and they settled into a routine of daytime training and nighttime rest and cultivation.

• Wei Yang carried Xian'er back to the Tagor Desert and flew past Shimo City toward the Underground Lava World.
• At the buried entrance, Wei Yang taught Xian'er how to temper her Soul Power by sending thin threads beneath the sand and compressing them with earth energy.
• Wei Yang chose to remain outside and watch over Xian'er rather than enter the Underground Lava World alone to change his cultivation technique.
• After nightfall, Wei Yang guided the exhausted Xian'er through the passage, concealed the entrance, and took her to their platform in the lava world.
• Wei Yang scolded Xian'er for exhausting herself, then made tea while she rested.
• Wei Yang and Xian'er began spending their days tempering her Soul Power on the surface and their nights resting and cultivating in the Underground Lava World.

After three months, Xian'er had strengthened her Soul Power, while Wei Yang completed his switch to the Great Sun Burning Heaven Art and gained much stronger Dou Qi. He reflected on choosing a technique that suited his own future, and decided he could obtain a Heaven Tier technique for Xian'er later.

• Xian'er completed her soul tempering, raising her Soul Power to roughly that of a high-tier Dou Emperor.
• Wei Yang finished converting his Dou Qi to the Great Sun Burning Heaven Art after two months, remaining a one-star Dou King but greatly increasing his strength.
• Xian'er told Wei Yang that she needed another ten days to half a month to finish switching cultivation techniques.
• Wei Yang worried that his choice was less compatible with Xian'er, but reasoned that she could advance rapidly regardless and that he needed to secure his own future.
• Wei Yang resolved to seek a Heaven Tier cultivation technique for Xian'er later, potentially through the Spatial Trade Fair.

Wei Yang prepared to leave with Xian'er to search the Endless Sand Sea for an unknown Heavenly Flame, practicing his fire techniques and gathering ingredients for a Blood Lotus Pill. In Mo City, he sensed someone following him and confronted a small, black-robed figure who offered guide services.

• Wei Yang reflected on his bargain and resolved to compensate Xian'er for the reduced quality of her cultivation technique in the future.
• Wei Yang practiced Flowing Fire Steps and the Twin Dragons technique, then decided to wait for Xian'er to finish converting her cultivation technique before setting out.
• Wei Yang went to Mo City and bought the two supplementary ingredients needed for his Blood Lotus Pill.
• As Wei Yang headed toward the eastern city gate, he sensed a follower and lured them into a secluded alley.
• A small figure in an old black robe emerged and timidly offered Wei Yang guide services in exchange for a tip or food.

Wei Yang encountered Qing Lin, a malnourished girl with Jade-Green Snake Three-Flower Pupils, in an alley in Mo City. After comforting her and praising her unusual eyes, he decided to keep her by his side, and Qing Lin began to believe her life had meaning.

• Wei Yang noticed the snake scales on Qing Lin's wrist and recognized her unusual physique as she tried to leave.
• Wei Yang stopped Qing Lin, lifted her hood, and confirmed she had Jade-Green Snake Three-Flower Pupils.
• Wei Yang gently told Qing Lin that he did not dislike her and praised her as a rare miracle.
• Qing Lin asked whether someone like her had meaning in living, and Wei Yang reassured her that her existence was a miracle.
• Wei Yang decided not to let Qing Lin slip away and planned to keep her by his side.

Wei Yang took Qing Lin, a lonely twelve-year-old girl with human and Snake People heritage, into his care after assuring her that she could be his family. Qing Lin accepted his kindness and followed him, leaving behind a life of rejection and isolation.

• Wei Yang noticed the Jade-Green Snake Three-Flower Pupils in Qing Lin's eyes and gently asked her name and whether she had family.
• Qing Lin showed Wei Yang the snake scales on her wrist, and he responded without disgust; she accepted his offer to follow him and call wherever he was home.
• Wei Yang lifted the starving Qing Lin into his arms and carried her out of the alley to find food and clothes.
• Qing Lin's memories revealed how humans and Snake People had rejected her, how her mother had died, and how she had survived alone by scavenging and guiding visitors.
• Qing Lin thought of Wei Yang as a warm harbor and believed their meeting might be the meaning of her existence.