Chapter Summaries

Zu Zong impressed Gu Ni with his alchemy knowledge and secured a room at the Mittel Auction House after meeting Ya Fei. He gave Ya Fei a Three-Patterned Spirit Clearing Pill and was about to ask her for a favor.

• Ya Fei announced that the auction house would sell a fourth-tier Three-Patterned Spirit Clearing Pill in three days, and Gu Ni's appraisal dispelled the crowd's doubts.
• Zu Zong answered Gu Ni's questions about alchemy, earning the alchemist's deep respect.
• Ya Fei delivered Zu Zong's prepared ingredients and Storage Ring, and Zu Zong used his Soul Power to take the ring before covering her exposed shoulders with his robe.
• Zu Zong introduced himself as Lan Zong and reluctantly agreed to stay at the Mittel Auction House until the remaining ingredients arrived.
• Zu Zong handed Ya Fei a Three-Patterned Spirit Clearing Pill and said he needed to trouble her with another matter.

Zu Zong enlisted Ya Fei to gather rare medicinal herbs and began refining pills at his residence, while Ya Fei learned just how formidable an alchemist he was. After selling his lower-tier pills through the Mittal Auction House, Zu Zong prepared the higher-tier pills he needed to safely devour Heavenly Flames.

• Zu Zong asked Ya Fei to publicize his search for rare medicinal herbs and gave her a Three-Patterned Spirit Clearing Pill as a guarantee fee.
• Ya Fei and Gu Ni discussed Zu Zong’s immense skill, and Ya Fei announced that he had personally refined the pill and was collecting herbs.
• Zu Zong refined large quantities of first- and second-tier pills, then began making a fourth-tier Qi Gathering Powder.
• Ya Fei visited Zu Zong, saw his many pills and active cauldron, and delivered news that the herb-gathering announcement had spread.
• Zu Zong entrusted Ya Fei with hundreds of pill bottles to sell, explaining that he trusted her rather than the Mittal Auction House.
• After Ya Fei left, Zu Zong began refining the Ice Heart Pill and Blood Lotus Pill for his planned attempt to devour Heavenly Flames.

Zu Zong used the system to steal several items and techniques from the Battle Through the Heavens world, including the Heavenly Serpent Mansion’s secret art, which triggered a forced teleport. He arrived disguised as Hun Dan, a Soul Hall Venerable Elder, and confronted the panicked mansion members.

• Zu Zong selected the Battle Through the Heavens world and stole a low-grade Na Ling, several pairs of underwear, and the Nine Nether Profound Underworld Art.
• Zu Zong stole the Azure Serpent Three Flower Pupils secret art and the Flame Clan’s Breath Concealment Art, then transformed himself into a sinister old man.
• The system teleported Zu Zong near the Heavenly Serpent Mansion after the theft provoked intense hatred among its members.
• Snake Elder ordered a search, killed a disciple he suspected of being a traitor, and discovered he had been wrong about the disciple.
• Zu Zong appeared before the Heavenly Serpent Mansion as Hun Dan, claimed to be a Soul Hall Venerable Elder, and sent Snake Elder flying with one palm.
• Hun Dan demanded the burly man identify himself, and the man nervously said his name was White Fang.

Zu Zong escaped the Flame Clan after stealing the Breath Concealment Art and traveled to Mo City. There, he rescued the half-snake-person girl Qing Lin from a beating and offered to take her to eat.

• The system teleported Zu Zong and White Fang away after the Flame Clan discovered the stolen art, and Zu Zong escaped the Flame World to Mo City.
• Zu Zong explained the Flame Clan and Gu Xun'er to the Ice Empress and Snow Empress while walking through Mo City.
• Zu Zong saw a crowd beating Qing Lin, drove them away with Bansho Ten'in, and healed her injuries.
• Zu Zong offered Qing Lin food, but she hesitated to take his hand because she thought it was dirty.

Zu Zong rescued Qing Lin from mistreatment, took her in as his little sister, and helped awaken her Azure Serpent Three Flower Pupils. After giving Qing Lin a powerful serpent guard and teaching her cultivation, he checked his system gains and considered using his Hun Dan identity more often.

• Zu Zong took Qing Lin to an inn, bought her clothes, and prepared a bath and a meal for her.
• Zu Zong comforted Qing Lin, told her to call him Big Brother, and promised to teach her cultivation.
• Zu Zong presented the subdued Eight-Winged Serpent Emperor to Qing Lin, whose Azure Serpent Three Flower Pupils awakened and controlled it.
• Qing Lin forcibly contracted the Eight-Winged Serpent Emperor, causing her pupils to mature and her Dou Qi to rise to the ninth stage.
• Zu Zong refined Qi Gathering Powder for Qing Lin and taught her the Azure Serpent Three Flower Pupils cultivation method.
• Zu Zong checked his system panel and decided that adopting his Hun Dan identity could earn him more Hatred Points.

Zu Zong strengthened his Na Ling, learned the Breath Concealment Art, and took Qing Lin to find Hai Bodong and claim the second Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame Map Fragment. Hai Bodong demanded that Zu Zong remove his seal before he would hand over the fragment.

• Zu Zong failed several times before raising his Na Ling from low grade to high grade, then began cultivating the Breath Concealment Art.
• Qing Lin served Zu Zong breakfast, and he encouraged her to stop fearing bullies and live for herself.
• Zu Zong took Qing Lin to the Gu Tu map shop and found the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame Map Fragment beside a shelf.
• Hai Bodong shut the shop doors and attacked Zu Zong, but Zu Zong used his soul power to overwhelm and injure him.
• Hai Bodong revealed that Queen Medusa's seal had reduced his cultivation and demanded that Zu Zong refine a Disaster Breaking Pill in exchange for the remaining fragment.

Zu Zong removed the Snake Seal from Hai Bodong, then extorted compensation from him for the damage to the Ancient Map Shop. After learning Hai Bodong’s strength had fallen, Zu Zong offered him a way to recover, but Hai Bodong suspected the offer came with a dangerous price.

• Zu Zong found and destroyed the Snake Seal in Hai Bodong’s body, restoring Hai Bodong’s ability to cultivate.
• Hai Bodong erupted through the Ancient Map Shop’s roof, and Zu Zong dragged him back down with a Spatial Chain after the old man scrutinized him.
• Hai Bodong gave Zu Zong the remaining Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame Map Fragment, intelligence about the Green Lotus Core Flame, the Disaster Breaking Pill recipe, and its ingredients as compensation.
• Zu Zong asked how far Hai Bodong’s cultivation had fallen and offered him a Rejuvenating Purple Spirit Pill to restore his lost strength.
• Hai Bodong admitted he wanted the pill but refused to risk his life for Zu Zong.

Zu Zong negotiated with Hai Bodong for the remnant map and traveled with Qing Lin to find a Heavenly Flame. The chapter ended with them spotting green flames inside a lotus deep beneath the earth.

• Zu Zong agreed to refine a Rejuvenating Purple Spirit Pill for Hai Bodong in exchange for Hai Bodong protecting Ya Fei for three years, and gave him the alias Lan Zong.
• Zu Zong flew away with Qing Lin, explaining to Ice Empress that taking Hai Bodong's remnant map by force might make him destroy it.
• Zu Zong and Qing Lin found the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake at the second marked location, and Qing Lin used her Azure Serpent Three Flower Pupils to make it her contract beast.
• Zu Zong and Qing Lin rode the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake into the depths of the earth, where they spotted a lotus holding a cluster of green flames.

Zu Zong removed the Snake Seal that had suppressed Hai Bodong for nearly twenty years, then demanded compensation and offered a way to restore the cultivation Hai Bodong had lost. Hai Bodong heard Zu Zong’s proposal but refused to risk his life for a Rejuvenating Purple Spirit Pill.

• Zu Zong found the Snake Seal in Hai Bodong’s body and used his Dou Qi to destroy it, causing Hai Bodong intense pain.
• Hai Bodong recovered his Dou Huang strength, burst through the Ancient Map Shop’s roof, and was dragged back down by Zu Zong’s Spatial Chain.
• Zu Zong demanded compensation for the damage, and Hai Bodong handed over the remaining Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame Map Fragment and information about the Green Lotus Core Flame.
• Zu Zong also demanded Hai Bodong’s Disaster Breaking Pill formula and prepared ingredients, which Hai Bodong surrendered.
• Zu Zong learned Hai Bodong’s cultivation had fallen from five-star to two-star Dou Huang and told him a Rejuvenating Purple Spirit Pill could restore his lost strength.
• Hai Bodong said the pill was tempting but refused to risk his life for Zu Zong.

Zu Zong subdued the Green Lotus Core Flame and took it from its hiding place with Qing Lin. After Queen Medusa left the Snake-Person Palace to pursue the stolen flame, Zu Zong and Qing Lin arrived in the Snake-Person Holy City.

• Zu Zong bound the Green Lotus Core Flame’s fire spirit with Spatial Chains while keeping Qing Lin close.
• Zu Zong cut the azure lotus free, collected its eleven Earth Core Fire Lotus Seeds, and returned the fire spirit to the lotus platform.
• Zu Zong put the Green Lotus Core Flame in the Kamui Dimension, and Qing Lin stored the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake in her Azure Serpent Three Flower Pupils.
• Queen Medusa sensed that someone had taken the Green Lotus Core Flame and flew out to pursue the thief.
• Zu Zong and Qing Lin emerged in the Snake-Person Holy City, where Qing Lin asked whether Queen Medusa was nearby.

Zu Zong found the Ice Spirit Cold Spring with Qing Lin, then spoke with Bibi Dong, who agreed that he should bring Qing Lin back. Meanwhile, Wutan City’s clans scrambled to raise money for the auction of a fourth-tier pill, and the Xiao Clan gathered over 1.2 million gold coins to compete.

• Zu Zong and Qing Lin found the Ice Spirit Cold Spring in an underground side hall, and Zu Zong filled two jade bottles.
• Bibi Dong called Zu Zong, and he admitted to stealing Ya Fei’s underwear after Xun Er accused him of pursuing Ya Fei.
• Zu Zong told Bibi Dong how he had met Qing Lin, and Bibi Dong told him to bring Qing Lin back with him.
• News of the Three-Patterned Spirit Clearing Pill auction at Mittel Auction House stirred Wutan City’s families into competing for the pill.
• Xiao Zhan, the Xiao Clan elders, and clan members pooled their wealth and raised over 1.2 million gold coins for the auction.

Zu Zong took Qing Lin to meet Ya Fei, collected the proceeds from his medicines and medicinal herbs, then walked with Qing Lin to the Xiao Clan. Meanwhile, Bibi Dong and Xun Er discussed their pasts and their feelings for Zu Zong.

• Zu Zong introduced Qing Lin to Ya Fei as his younger sister, and Qing Lin greeted Ya Fei warmly.
• Ya Fei gave Zu Zong the proceeds from his sold medicines, a Storage Ring of herbs, and news about the upcoming Three-Patterned Spirit Clearing Pill auction.
• Zu Zong gave Ya Fei his washed robe and accepted the golden card and Storage Ring before taking Qing Lin through the lively streets toward the Xiao Clan.
• In Xun Er's courtyard, Bibi Dong told Xun Er how she had waited more than thirty years for Zu Zong, and Xun Er recounted first meeting him as a child.
• Bibi Dong asked Xun Er whether she would keep being angry with Zu Zong, noting that he liked her very much.

Xun Er confronted Bibi Dong about Zu Zong’s other relationships, then reconciled with Zu Zong after he explained how he met Qing Lin and said she was only his sworn younger sister. The chapter left Zu Zong and Xun Er sharing an intimate moment, with Xun Er revealing that Bibi Dong had taught her how to pleasure him.

• Xun Er asked Bibi Dong why she tolerated Zu Zong’s secrets and other women, and Bibi Dong said he had saved the women from tragic fates.
• Zu Zong arrived with Qing Lin, whom Bibi Dong invited inside, while Xun Er grew jealous at hearing her call him Big Brother.
• Zu Zong explained his recent trip to the Tagor Desert and assured Xun Er that Qing Lin was only his sworn younger sister.
• Zu Zong embraced and kissed Xun Er, easing her resentment, then used the Vast Sea Protective Shroud to conceal their intimacy.
• After they stopped short of having sex because Xun Er could not lose her purity before reaching Dou Sheng, Xun Er revealed that Bibi Dong had taught her how to pleasure him.

Zu Zong gave Bibi Dong a high Tian-class cultivation method and helped her convert her Dou Qi while he refined an Earth Core Fire Lotus Seed. Bibi Dong completed her conversion and broke through, her aura rising far above Zu Zong's.

• Zu Zong and Xun Er returned to the house, where Xun Er introduced herself to Qing Lin as her sister-in-law.
• Zu Zong gave Bibi Dong the Nine Nether Profound Underworld Art, a high Tian-class dark-attribute cultivation method.
• Zu Zong and Bibi Dong traveled to a quiet valley in the Magical Beast Mountain Range and activated the Vast Sea Protective Shroud.
• Zu Zong swallowed an Earth Core Fire Lotus Seed and refined its energy, improving his body's condition and affinity for the Green Lotus Core Flame.
• Bibi Dong finished converting her Dou Qi, triggered a breakthrough that drew energy from across a hundred li, and stabilized with an aura far stronger than Zu Zong's.

Zu Zong prepared to devour the Green Lotus Core Flame, using enhanced pills and protective measures to withstand its heat. He successfully trapped the flame inside a high-grade Na Ling, completing the crucial step of refining it.

• Bibi Dong told Zu Zong that her new cultivation method had raised her to Three-Star Dou Zun and might let her reach Nine-Revolution Dou Zun, then agreed to guard him.
• Zu Zong and Bibi Dong sealed the valley with spatial power, and Zu Zong enhanced a Blood Lotus Pill into a Snow Lotus Pill.
• Zu Zong separated the Green Lotus Core Flame from its lotus seat, struck its Fire Spirit's soul with his Soul Power, and subdued it.
• Zu Zong swallowed the Snow Lotus Pill, the Ice Spirit Cold Spring, and the high-grade Na Ling while the Green Lotus Core Flame's Core Flame ravaged his meridians.
• Zu Zong lured the weakened Green Lotus Core Flame toward the Na Ling with green energy from the Earth Core Fire Lotus Seeds, and the Na Ling sucked the flame inside.

Zu Zong gave Bibi Dong a dark-attribute cultivation method before they traveled to a secluded valley, where he refined an Earth Core Fire Lotus Seed while she converted her Dou Qi. Bibi Dong completed the conversion and broke through, ending the chapter with an aura stronger than Zu Zong’s.

• Zu Zong and Xun Er left the Vast Sea Protective Shroud and returned to the house, where Xun Er introduced herself to Qing Lin as her sister-in-law.
• Zu Zong gave Bibi Dong a high-level Tian-class dark-attribute cultivation method called the Nine Nether Profound Underworld Art.
• Zu Zong and Bibi Dong traveled deep into the Magical Beast Mountain Range and set up the Vast Sea Protective Shroud in a secluded valley.
• Zu Zong refined an Earth Core Fire Lotus Seed, absorbing its energy and improving his body’s condition.
• Bibi Dong finished converting her Dou Qi, triggering a surge of energy that gathered from across the surrounding area.
• Bibi Dong stabilized her breakthrough with an aura that surpassed Zu Zong’s.

Zu Zong refined and Devoured the Green Lotus Core Flame, advancing to two-star Dou Zun and raising the Burning Mantra to Xuan Tier High Grade. He stayed in the concealed valley with Bibi Dong, and the two became intimate instead of returning to Xun Er.

• Zu Zong absorbed the Green Lotus Core Flame into his body and used an Earth Core Fire Lotus Seed to repair his meridians.
• Zu Zong tested his new flame by fusing it with a Blue Silver Blood Spike and destroyed a distant mountain peak.
• Bibi Dong checked on Zu Zong, and he told her that he had successfully refined the Green Lotus Core Flame.
• Zu Zong spent nearly a day and night Devouring the Green Lotus Core Flame, breaking through to two-star Dou Zun and advancing the Burning Mantra to Xuan Tier High Grade.
• Bibi Dong suggested returning to Xun Er, but Zu Zong kept her in the concealed valley and kissed her.

Xiao Yan struggled to cultivate after his Dou Qi loss, while Zu Zong and Bibi Dong watched and discussed the soul sleeping in Xiao Yan’s ring. After the storm, Xiao Zhan invited Xiao Yan to seek help from a fourth-tier Alchemist at the Mittal Auction House.

• Xiao Yan failed to advance beyond the fifth stage of Dou Qi and lamented his fading prospects of defeating Nalan Yanran.
• Zu Zong summoned lightning and rain to torment Xiao Yan as Bibi Dong watched and questioned his interest in him.
• Zu Zong explained that he cared about the soul in Xiao Yan’s ring, which Bibi Dong sensed was badly damaged and at least at the Heavenly Realm.
• Zu Zong dispersed the storm when he sensed Xiao Zhan approaching, and Xiao Yan wondered why his father was dry while he was drenched.
• Xiao Zhan worried about Xiao Yan’s cultivation and proposed that they visit the Mittal Auction House to ask a fourth-tier Alchemist for help; Xiao Yan agreed.

Ya Fei prepared to host the Mittal Auction House auction, while Xiao Yan and Xiao Xun'er attended with the Xiao Clan. After seeing Zu Zong admire Ya Fei onstage, Xun'er grew jealous and decided he should move into her courtyard.

• Ya Fei recalled how Zu Zong had treated her and changed into a red gown before the auction began.
• Xiao Yan arrived at the auction with Xiao Zhan and sat near the back, reflecting on his strained relationship with Xiao Xun'er.
• Xiao Lan asked Xun'er why Zu Zong did not live in her courtyard, and Xun'er said she feared he would bully Bibi Dong and Qing Lin.
• Ya Fei opened the auction, drawing the attention of the men in the hall and making Xun'er wary of her allure.
• Xiao Lan pointed out Zu Zong watching Ya Fei, and Xun'er said he should move into her courtyard.

At the Mittal Auction House, Xiao Zhan won the Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid after Gale Bi and Aoba Pa tried to drive up its price. The auction then moved on to its final treasure, which Gu Ni personally introduced.

• Ya Fei presented the Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid, and Xiao Yan hoped his father, Xiao Zhan, would buy it to help him advance in cultivation.
• Gale Bi and Aoba Pa traded taunts and bids, pushing the price up as each tried to make the other clans spend more.
• Xiao Zhan bid forty thousand gold coins, then warned Gale Bi that he would not raise his offer further; Gale Bi and Aoba Pa withdrew.
• Xiao Zhan won the Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid, while Zu Zong watched him and Xiao Yan from a VIP platform and received a flirtatious wink from Ya Fei.
• Ya Fei introduced the auction's final treasure, and Gu Ni personally joined her onstage to host its auction.