Chapter Summaries

After enhancing Arno and devouring the Amaterasu Fire Seed, Xiao Xie gained a major increase in strength and returned to Green Mountain Town. Hearing that mercenary groups planned to seize Xiao Yi Xian and her supposed treasures, he sneaked into the Ten Thousand Medicines Hall outpost and reached the room where she was being watched.

• Xiao Xie enhanced Arno into the Super Terminator, whose strength rivaled a Nine Star Dou Emperor, and took him to the Monster Beast Mountain Range.
• Xiao Xie devoured the Amaterasu Fire Seed over three days, advancing to Three Star Great Dou Shi and evolving Flame Mantra to Mystic Rank Low Level.
• Xiao Xie tested his ability to detonate Amaterasu Flame, blasting a vast crater into a rock, then collected Points by recycling three monster beast corpses Arno had killed.
• Xiao Xie returned to Green Mountain Town and learned that the Three Great Mercenary Groups planned to pressure Ten Thousand Treasures Hall into handing over Xiao Yi Xian and her supposed treasures.
• Xiao Xie sneaked into the Ten Thousand Medicines Hall outpost, forced a maid to reveal Xiao Yi Xian's location, and found four guards watching the room.

Xiao Xie helped Xiao Yi Xian escape Ten Thousand Medicines Hall after she poisoned its owner to secure their passage. As they flew away on her Blue Eagle, Xiao Xie destroyed the stronghold with black fire, though Xiao Yi Xian did not realize he was responsible.

• Xiao Yi Xie An explained that the Wolf Head Mercenary Group and Ten Thousand Medicines Hall were pressuring her over a treasure, and Xiao Xie agreed to help her leave.
• Xiao Yi Xian poisoned Mister Yao, then refused to give him the antidote until she and Xiao Xie had escaped safely.
• Xiao Yi Xian summoned her Blue Eagle, and Xiao Xie carried her onto its back as they departed, leaving a prescription behind.
• Xiao Xie detonated a mass of black fire and destroyed the Ten Thousand Medicines Hall stronghold, killing Mister Yao.
• Xiao Yi Xian wondered what had caused the explosion, and Xiao Xie denied nothing while letting her dismiss the idea that he was responsible.

Xiao Xie helped Xiao Yi Xian take revenge on the mercenary groups targeting her, then followed her to a hidden valley rich in energy and medicinal herbs. They decided to stay in Xiao Yi Xian’s hut while she gathered ingredients for her poison manual.

• Xiao Yi Xian told Xiao Xie about the Wolf Head Mercenary Group’s strength, and Xiao Xie assured her he could handle it.
• Xiao Xie killed the Wolf Head Mercenary Group’s members and three leaders, then carved his name into the hall wall; he revealed he had reached Three Star Great Dou Shi.
• Xiao Xie and Xiao Yi Xian went on to destroy the Poisonous Snake and Tiger Teeth Mercenary Groups, and news of the three groups’ destruction spread through Green Mountain Town the next day.
• Xiao Yi Xian guided Xiao Xie into a secluded valley filled with dense energy and medicinal herbs, where she proposed staying to gather ingredients.
• Xiao Yi Xian showed Xiao Xie the thatched hut she had built, and he teased her about living together until she warned him not to take advantage of her.

Xiao Xie and Xiao Yi Xian grew closer while living in the valley, and Xiao Xie invited her to travel with him across the Dou Qi Continent. After Xiao Yi Xian collapsed with seven-colored skin and poison around her lips, Xiao Xie suspected her Woeful Poison Body had awakened and waited by her side.

• Xiao Xie and Xiao Yi Xian spent half a month peacefully cultivating and studying the Poison Scripture in the Small Mountain Valley.
• Xiao Xie invited Xiao Yi Xian to travel across the Dou Qi Continent with him, and she accepted despite worrying that her Poison Master identity would cause trouble.
• Xiao Xie joked that he would marry Xiao Yi Xian, leaving her embarrassed and smiling.
• After another half month, Xiao Xie reached the peak of Three Star Great Dou Shi and went to the Thatched Hut when Xiao Yi Xian failed to appear for lunch.
• Xiao Xie found Xiao Yi Xian unconscious with seven-colored skin and traces of black poison near her lips, suspected her Woeful Poison Body had awakened, and stayed beside her.

Xiao Xie gave Xiao Yi Xian an enhanced Venom-Venom Fruit that cured the dangers of her Woeful Poison Body while preserving its power to grow stronger through poison. Three days later, he gave her the Eagle Wings Flight Dou Skill and offered to guard her while she cultivated it.

• Xiao Yi Xian woke after her Woeful Poison Body manifested, and Xiao Xie comforted her by promising he could cure it.
• Xiao Xie gave Xiao Yi Xian the Venom-Venom Fruit, and she ate the whole fruit before he admitted that only one bite had been necessary.
• Xiao Yi Xian's colored marks disappeared, and she gained control over the poison in her body while remaining able to become stronger by consuming poison.
• Over the next three days, Xiao Yi Xian sampled poisonous mushrooms and developed poison potent enough to make a Dou Ling-level expert collapse.
• Xiao Xie gave Xiao Yi Xian the Eagle Wings Flight Dou Skill scroll and said he would guard her while she cultivated it.

Xiao Xie helped Xiao Yi Xian master the Eagle Wings, then the two left their valley and trained in the Monster Beast Mountain Range. After a month, Xiao Xie had mastered Hundred Waves Overlap and Xiao Yi Xian’s poison had made her a deadly threat even to much stronger opponents.

• Xiao Xie protected Xiao Yi Xian from the Purple Cloud Eagle’s soul until she subdued the Eagle Wings and formed a pair of wings on her back.
• Xiao Xie and Xiao Yi Xian spent another half month in the Small Mountain Valley, reaching Four-Star Great Dou Shi and One-Star Dou Shi before leaving with Xiao Lan.
• Xiao Xie learned the Earth Rank mid-level technique Hundred Waves Overlap from Yao Lao’s memories and trained with Xiao Yi Xian in the Monster Beast Mountain Range.
• After a month of training, Xiao Xie used Hundred Waves Overlap to kill a Fourth Level Berserk Ape and found an Earth Element Magic Core.
• Xiao Yi Xian reached Three Star Dou Shi by consuming poisons and magical beast Poison Sacs, gaining enough strength to poison even Dou Ling-level experts.

Xiao Xie and Xiao Yi Xian witnessed a battle between Yun Yun and the Amethyst Winged Lion King, whose power showed them the gulf between Dou Wang and Dou Emperor. The Amethyst Winged Lion King demanded to know why Yun Yun had disturbed its rest.

• Xiao Yi Xian reflected on how quickly her Poison Dou Qi cultivation had advanced, reaching Three Star Dou Shi in two months.
• Xiao Xie and Xiao Yi Xian sensed a violent battle near the Amethyst Winged Lion King's territory and suspected Yun Yun was fighting it.
• Xiao Xie and Xiao Yi Xian flew closer and hid in a tree to watch the battle between Yun Yun and the Amethyst Winged Lion King.
• Xiao Xie admired the Amethyst Winged Lion King and recognized Yun Yun, while Xiao Yi Xian marveled at the beast's beauty and power.
• The Amethyst Winged Lion King spoke to Yun Yun and demanded to know why she had come to disturb its rest.

Yun Yun tried to trade for the Amethyst Spirit Crystal, but the Amethyst Winged Lion King demanded a Transformation Pill and refused her other offers. Yun Yun and the Lion King began fighting, while Xiao Xie and Xiao Yi Xian watched from a distance as their first attacks clashed.

• Yun Yun asked the Amethyst Winged Lion King for its Amethyst Spirit Crystal and offered to trade for it.
• The Amethyst Winged Lion King demanded a Transformation Pill, and Yun Yun instead offered three Fifth-Order Magic Cores and a Mystic High-Rank Skill and fighting technique.
• The Amethyst Winged Lion King rejected Yun Yun's offer and told her to leave the Monster Beast Mountain Range, so Yun Yun raised her sword and summoned a massive green tornado.
• The Amethyst Winged Lion King unleashed a pillar of Purple Flame, and it collided with Yun Yun's tornado.
• Xiao Xie held onto Xiao Yi Xian and a tree as the battle's winds battered the forest, and the two attacks eventually vanished after a fierce clash.

The Amethyst Winged Lion King defeated Yun Yun after she severed its horn, and Xiao Xie caught her as she fell. Xiao Yi Xian poisoned most of the beast horde with her Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix technique, leaving Xiao Xie to face the Lion King and the remaining powerful beasts.

• The Amethyst Winged Lion King fired its Amethyst Seal at Yun Yun, then attacked her at close range.
• Yun Yun severed the Lion King's horn with a powerful sword strike, but it clawed her and knocked her unconscious.
• Xiao Xie caught Yun Yun as she fell, and the Lion King ordered its beast horde to attack him.
• Xiao Yi Xian unleashed Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix, poisoning the weaker beasts and weakening the three Fifth Level magical beasts.
• Xiao Yi Xian handed Yun Yun to Xiao Xie, who stepped forward to face the Lion King and the surviving beasts.

Xiao Xie defeated and subdued the Amethyst Winged Lion King, then healed her with a Senzu Bean and learned her name was Zi Yue. He took Xiao Yi Xian and the unconscious Yun Yun to Zi Yue’s cave, where he discovered an Amethyst Companion Source.

• Xiao Xie used Moon Slash and black flames to cripple the Amethyst Winged Lion King, then blasted her from the sky with the Romantic Turret.
• Xiao Xie threatened Zi Yue’s cub until she submitted and opened her soul origin for him to mark.
• Xiao Xie fed Zi Yue a Senzu Bean, restoring her injuries, and learned that her name was Zi Yue.
• Xiao Xie reclaimed the dead Magical Beast corpses for Points and rode with Xiao Yi Xian and Yun Yun on Zi Yue toward her cave.
• Zi Yue led them into her cave, where Xiao Xie found an Amethyst Companion Source on an amethyst platform.

Xiao Xie secured the Amethyst Companion Source and medicinal ingredients to refine pills, while Xiao Yi Xian treated the injured Yun Yun. Yun Yun woke in their cave, concealed her identity as Yun Zhi, and recognized Xiao Xie before he left to refine medicine.

• Xiao Xie promised Zi Yue half of the Amethyst Companion Source for her daughter and asked her to gather ingredients for pills.
• Xiao Yi Xian treated Yun Yun’s wounds and drove Xiao Xie away when he tried to help.
• Yun Yun woke, accepted roasted meat from Xiao Xie, and learned that Xiao Yi Xian had changed her clothes and that the young Amethyst Winged Lion King was Zi Yue’s child.
• Yun Yun introduced herself as Yun Zhi, recognized Xiao Xie from the Xiao Clan engagement dispute, and regretted agreeing to help Nalan Yanran.
• After the Amethyst Winged Lion King reported that the ingredients were ready, Xiao Xie left to refine medicine while Xiao Yi Xian stayed with Yun Yun.

After recovering and parting from Yun Yun, Xiao Xie and Xiao Yi Xian traveled to Black Rock City. Xiao Xie summoned Zi Yue and rode her around the city to earn Worship Points, leaving their journey underway after the spectacle.

• Xiao Xie refined Amethyst Pills from the herbs Zi Yue gathered and advanced to Five-Star Great Dou Shi after taking one.
• Yun Yun offered Xiao Yi Xian a place at the Misty Cloud Sect, but Xiao Yi Xian chose to travel with Xiao Xie and accepted Yun Yun’s gifts.
• Yun Yun apologized to Xiao Xie on Nalan Yanran’s behalf, and he said Yun Yun and Nalan Jie must visit the Xiao Clan in person to break off the engagement.
• Xiao Xie used his Worship Points to obtain the Summoning Technique and made Zi Yue his Summoning Beast before he and Xiao Yi Xian left for Black Rock City.
• Xiao Xie summoned Zi Yue at Black Rock City and rode her with Xiao Yi Xian around the city, gaining hundreds of Worship Points before dismissing her.

Xiao Xie and Xiao Yi Xian visited the Black Rock City Alchemist Guild so Xiao Xie could obtain an official rank badge. After learning that he had to take each assessment in order, Xiao Xie agreed to begin with the First Grade assessment.

• Xiao Xie and Xiao Yi Xian left their inn and found the Alchemist Guild in Black Rock City.
• Xiao Xie showed the guards his condensed tangible flame, and they let him enter without a letter of recommendation.
• Ke Ya registered Xiao Xie under his name, age, and mentor, Yao Lao.
• Xiao Xie requested the Fourth Grade assessment, but Ke Ya explained that he had to pass the assessments from First Grade onward.
• Ke Ya led Xiao Xie and Xiao Yi Xian to the guarded assessment room.

Xiao Xie entered the Black Rock City Alchemist Guild to take an assessment, surprising Frank and Otto with his age and confidence. The assessment began with the candidates preparing to refine the Qi Increasing Elixir, while Xiao Xie intended to test his ability with a fourth-grade pill.

• Ke Ya submitted Xiao Xie's documents to Te Ya, who issued him candidate armband number five.
• Xiao Xie entered the guild hall and met Frank and Otto, who were surprised to learn he was sixteen.
• Xue Mei arrived late and joined the assessment at a stone platform beside Xiao Xie's.
• Xiao Xie inspected the Qi Increasing Elixir formula and ingredients, considering the task easy compared with his goal of testing for fourth grade.
• Frank rang the bell to begin the assessment.

Xiao Xie used eerie black flames suspected to be a Heavenly Flame to refine a Qi Increasing Elixir during the First Grade Alchemist examination. Frank and Otto confirmed that his elixir passed, leaving Xiao Xie qualified as a First Grade Alchemist.

• Xiao Xie ignited black flames in his cauldron, shocking Frank and the alchemists watching the examination.
• Xiao Xie refined a Qi Increasing Elixir and placed it in a jade bottle while Xue Mei continued working beside him.
• Frank and Otto examined the candidates' elixirs and determined that Xue Mei and one other candidate had passed.
• Frank and Otto inspected Xiao Xie's Qi Increasing Elixir and congratulated him on passing the First Grade Alchemist examination.

Xiao Xie continued his alchemist assessments and passed the Second, Third, and Fourth Grade tests, astonishing everyone in the Black Rock City Alchemist Guild. He emerged as a sixteen-year-old Fourth Grade Alchemist, while Xue Mei recognized how far his talent surpassed hers.

• Xiao Xie revealed that he had reached the Da Dou Shi level and asked to take the Second Grade Alchemist assessment.
• Frank arranged the Second Grade assessment, which Xiao Xie passed before requesting the Third Grade assessment.
• Xiao Xie passed the Third Grade assessment, prompting Frank to prepare the Fourth Grade assessment.
• Xiao Xie used Black Fire to refine a fourth-grade pill and passed, becoming a sixteen-year-old Fourth Grade Alchemist.
• Frank announced Xiao Xie's achievement to the stunned guild members, and Xue Mei felt inferior beside him.

Xiao Xie received his Fourth Grade Alchemist robes and spoke with Frank and Otto about his teacher and black flame. He asked them to publicize his achievement in hopes of attracting his teacher, and Frank invited him to the Alchemist Convention in half a year.

• Frank presented Xiao Xie with special robes for a Fourth Grade Alchemist, and Xiao Xie changed into them.
• Frank asked about Xiao Xie's teacher, and Xiao Xie claimed that Yao Lao was an Eighth Grade Alchemist who could find him but remained elusive.
• Otto asked about Xiao Xie's black flame, and Xiao Xie called it the Amaterasu Flame and said its power rivaled a Heavenly Flame.
• Xiao Xie asked Frank and Otto to spread news that he had become a Fourth Grade Alchemist at sixteen so his teacher might seek him out, and they agreed.
• Frank invited Xiao Xie to participate in the Alchemist Convention in the imperial capital in half a year.

Xiao Xie and Xiao Yi Xian traveled to Desert City to search for the Green Lotus Core Flame, where Xiao Xie found the sealed Ice Emperor Hai Bodong. Hai Bodong confronted Xiao Xie after he recognized his identity.

• Xiao Xie and Xiao Yi Xian left the Alchemist Guild after buying medicinal ingredients and poisons, then spent the day shopping together.
• Xiao Xie and Xiao Yi Xian rode the Amethyst Winged Lion King to Desert City, where Xiao Xie noticed the fire- and earth-rich air and gave Xiao Yi Xian ice cream to cool off.
• Xiao Xie decided to buy an accurate map of the Tagor Desert and seek out Hai Bodong.
• Xiao Xie recognized the elderly mapmaker at Ancient Map as the sealed Ice Emperor Hai Bodong and revealed that he knew his identity.
• Hai Bodong snapped his pen, shut the shop doors with Dou Qi, and demanded to know who Xiao Xie was.

Xiao Xie offered to restore Hai Bodong’s cultivation in exchange for the Strange Fire Map and a fragment. After violently breaking Hai Bodong’s seal and healing him with a Senzu Bean, Xiao Xie left him restored to his peak Dou Emperor strength.

• Xiao Xie told Hai Bodong that his current strength was only at the Dou Ling level, and Xiao Yi Xian put away her poison.
• Xiao Xie offered to break Hai Bodong’s seal in exchange for the Strange Fire Map and a fragment, and Hai Bodong agreed to hand them over after recovering.
• Xiao Yi Xian paralyzed Hai Bodong with poisonous mist, and Xiao Xie used Black Fire to break his seal, leaving him barely alive.
• Xiao Xie fed Hai Bodong a Senzu Bean, which healed him and restored his cultivation.
• Hai Bodong’s Dou Emperor aura surged through the room as he celebrated regaining his strength.

Xiao Xie received Hai Bodong’s desert map and map fragments, then traveled with Xiao Yi Xian toward the Tagor Desert to search for a Heavenly Flame. After three fruitless days, they headed to Stone Desert City, where Xiao Xie intended to look for Qing Lin.

• Hai Bodong gave Xiao Xie a detailed map of the Tagor Desert and two fragments of the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame map, then promised to look after Ya Fei at the Mittel Family.
• Xiao Xie summoned the Amethyst Winged Lion King and departed with Xiao Yi Xian for the Tagor Desert, while Hai Bodong flew back toward the imperial capital.
• Xiao Xie and Xiao Yi Xian searched the eastern flame marker for three days but found no trace of a Heavenly Flame, so Xiao Xie decided to stay in nearby Stone Desert City.
• Xiao Xie and Xiao Yi Xian arrived at Stone Desert City on the Amethyst Winged Lion King, and Xiao Xie noticed that people recognized the beast and then recognized him.