Chapter Summaries

Lin Yu and his companions entered the Black Corner Region and arrived at Black Seal City, where its oppressive atmosphere unsettled the weaker members of the group. After the group checked into an inn, Lin Yu killed a brute who threatened Xiao Xun'er and subdued the rest.

• Lin Yu and Gu Wenyen waited for Zi Ying to catch up, then continued traveling toward the Black Corner Region.
• The group crossed the Black Plains, and Lin Yu used Dou Qi to shield Qing Lin from the region's bloodlust and resentment.
• Lin Yu and his companions reached Black Seal City, paid the gate guards, and entered the city on foot.
• Qing Lin fell asleep on Lin Yu's back, while Lu Man carried Lu Qingqing.
• At an inn, a brute approached Xiao Xun'er, and Lin Yu killed him before forcing the other brutes to their knees.

Lin Yu and Xiao Xun'er spent the night together at the inn while Qing Lin slept nearby. Qing Lin woke Xiao Cai, and Medusa awakened inside the snake's body after her successful evolution, leaving her wary and uncertain as Lin Yu slept through Qing Lin's excitement.

• Lin Yu and Xiao Xun'er settled into their room, where they spent the night together before falling asleep.
• Qing Lin woke and found Xiao Cai stirring, then discovered that Medusa's soul had awakened in the snake's body.
• Medusa realized her evolution had succeeded and that her body had reached the three-star Dou Zong level.
• Qing Lin fed Medusa Companion Purple Crystal Source and tried to wake Lin Yu to share the news.
• Medusa recognized Lin Yu from her clone's memories and felt conflicted about the man who had seen her naked but helped her.
• Lin Yu briefly woke, then went back to sleep, so Qing Lin took Medusa outside to play.

Qing Lin wandered alone through the Black Corner Region, where she outsmarted a man who tried to abduct her and returned safely to the inn. There, she introduced Medusa to Lu Qingqing and persuaded Medusa to let the girl pet her in exchange for an Earthfire Lotus Seed.

• As Qing Lin told Medusa about recent events, Medusa realized they were in the Black Corner Region and worried that Qing Lin had gone out alone.
• A scarred Dou Ling man drove away the onlookers and tried to take Qing Lin, but Qing Lin kicked him in the crotch and ran back to the inn.
• The innkeeper greeted Qing Lin and arranged to bring food to her room.
• Qing Lin met Lu Qingqing outside their room and told her that the others were still asleep and that she had dealt with a man who tried to grab her.
• Lu Qingqing tried to pet Medusa, who dodged her, but Medusa relented after Qing Lin offered her an Earthfire Lotus Seed.

Lin Yu's group headed to Black Seal Auction House, where Gu Wenyen killed a man who attacked them and Lin Yu bought a private room for the auction. Xiao Xun'er drove off a greeter who flirted with Lin Yu, and the group followed the woman toward their room.

• A big man who had been attacked by Qing Lin confronted Lin Yu's group and tried to kill them.
• Gu Wenyen killed the big man with Finger Gun, and the group continued to Black Seal Auction House.
• Qing Lin admitted that she had kicked the big man twice after he tried to capture her, and Lin Yu told her not to wander off alone again.
• Lin Yu's group entered Black Seal Auction House, and a greeter offered them regular seats or a private room.
• Lin Yu paid for a private room with his Black Gold Card, and Xiao Xun'er used her Dou Emperor aura to stop the greeter from flirting with him.

Lin Yu and his companions attended an auction where guests could light a Sky Lantern to guarantee they would outbid everyone else. When a young girl was auctioned, Qing Lin used the lantern to save her, and the group secured her for 140,000 Gold Coins.

• A woman explained that lighting the Sky Lantern committed a guest to outbid other bidders, with severe penalties for failing to pay.
• Lin Yu and the others played cards while they waited for the auction to begin.
• A thin man bought the Cold Edge sword, while Lin Yu ignored the early auction items.
• When a twelve- or thirteen-year-old girl was put up for auction, Qing Lin and Lu Qingqing pleaded for help, then Qing Lin arranged to light the Sky Lantern.
• The lantern outbid the hall’s final offer, and the auctioneer awarded the girl to its guest for 140,000 Gold Coins.

Lin Yu and his companions bought Tangtang at the auction and treated her kindly. Lin Yu recognized the auction as the one Xiao Yan had attended and waited for the events he remembered to unfold.

• Lin Yu paid 140,000 Gold Coins for Tangtang, and Qing Lin and Lu Qingqing gave her food, clothes, and their promise to protect her.
• Tangtang thanked the group and resolved to repay their kindness.
• Lin Yu recognized the fragmentary map as a piece of the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame map but let the unsold item pass.
• When Three Thousand Lightning Movement appeared, Lin Yu realized this was the auction Xiao Yan had attended and said a good show was coming.
• Black Skull Tomb won Three Thousand Lightning Movement for 10.2 million Gold Coins, while Lin Yu and Gu Wenyen exchanged knowing smiles.

The auction house revealed a seventh-tier Yin Yang Dragon Profound Pill, which Lin Yu dismissed as unnecessary despite Xiao Xun’er urging him to buy it. After the Heavenly Serpent Mansion won the pill, Gu Wenyen warned Lu Man that Elder Qing would be ambushed by the Blood Sect on the road home.

• The auctioneer enclosed the stage in a Cold Iron cage and displayed a golden pill identified as the seventh-tier Yin Yang Dragon Profound Pill.
• Xiao Xun’er urged Lin Yu to buy the pill, but Lin Yu said it would be useless to him and promised he would never let her need it.
• The auctioneer announced that the pill’s buyer had to agree to two requests from its owner, and the Heavenly Serpent Mansion ultimately won it.
• Gu Wenyen asked Lu Man about Elder Qing and warned her that the Blood Sect would ambush the route home with a Dou Emperor involved.
• Lu Man realized she needed to find Elder Qing quickly before the group had already departed.

Lu Man reunited with Qing Zhu and warned her that the Blood Sect had ambushed the route back to the Heavenly Serpent Mansion. Qing Zhu postponed the group’s departure, and Lu Man took her to see Qingqing with Gu Wenyen’s help.

• Gu Wenyen brought Lu Man to the Heavenly Serpent Mansion’s temporary quarters, where she reunited with Qing Zhu and introduced him as her husband.
• Qing Zhu questioned Gu Wenyen about taking Lu Man away, then complained that Lu Man had been gone for so long and asked where Qingqing was.
• Lu Man warned Qing Zhu that the Blood Sect had prepared an ambush for the Yin Yang Dragon Profound Pill and that its sect master had joined the attack.
• A Heavenly Serpent Mansion disciple arrived to announce that the group was ready to leave, but Qing Zhu ordered them to stay for a few days.
• Lu Man took Qing Zhu to see Qingqing, and Gu Wenyen used short-distance spatial movement to take them there.

Qing Zhu reunited with Lu Qingqing and met Lin Yu’s group, while Lin Yu healed Tangtang’s bruised face. Tangtang asked to become Lin Yu’s disciple, but he refused, leaving Qing Lin surprised and Tangtang grateful despite the rejection.

• Gu Wenyen brought Qing Zhu to the group, where Lu Qingqing joyfully embraced her and Qing Zhu introduced herself to everyone.
• Qing Zhu learned about the group’s exceptional abilities and admired how fortunate Lu Man was to have met them.
• Lin Yu healed Tangtang’s facial bruise with Dou Qi, and Tangtang realized Qing Lin’s Master had treated her.
• Tangtang asked Qing Lin to help her become Lin Yu’s disciple, and Qing Lin eagerly brought her to him.
• Lin Yu refused to accept Tangtang as his disciple, and Tangtang stopped Qing Lin from arguing and said she was grateful for being saved.

Xiao Xun'er accepted Tangtang as her disciple after Lin Yu refused, and Qing Lin decided that made Lin Yu Tangtang’s grandmaster. Lin Yu reconciled playfully with Xiao Xun'er, then prepared hotpot for the group, leaving Tangtang and the others enjoying the unfamiliar meal.

• Lin Yu refused to take Tangtang as his disciple, so Xiao Xun'er offered to become her master, and Tangtang happily accepted.
• Qing Lin hugged Lin Yu, while Xiao Xun'er introduced Tangtang to him as her grandmaster and pinched his waist in jealousy.
• Lin Yu teased Xiao Xun'er about returning to the Ancient Clan, and she admitted she would stay; he then suggested making hotpot to celebrate Tangtang becoming her disciple.
• Lin Yu prepared the hotpot with help from Xiao Xun'er, Qing Lin, Tangtang, Lu Qingqing, and the others, then invited Gu Wenyen and his companions to dinner.
• The group ate hotpot, with Qing Lin and Lu Qingqing showing Tangtang how, while Lu Man taught Qing Zhu; both newcomers enjoyed the food and Ice-cold Cola.

Lin Yu took over an inn in the Black Corner Region to turn it into a hotpot restaurant, then used his accumulated points to obtain the Crimson Lotus Karmic Fire. After it burned away his karmic force and fused with him, Lin Yu gained control of the Heavenly Flame.

• Lin Yu decided to open a hotpot restaurant in the Black Corner Region and persuaded the innkeeper to transfer the establishment to him for one million Gold Coins.
• Lin Yu exchanged points for twenty robots, discovered he had one hundred thousand points, and asked Lin Xingluo to exchange them for the Crimson Lotus Karmic Fire.
• Lin Yu extracted the karmic fire seed and swallowed it, causing his body to heat up as the flame began burning away his karmic force.
• Lin Xingluo explained that the Heavenly Flame had recognized Lin Yu as its master and would fuse with him after burning away his karmic force.
• Xiao Xun'er returned and tried to touch Lin Yu, but recoiled from his scorching skin before he persuaded her to leave.
• After about two hours, Lin Yu's body cooled, and he found he could control the Crimson Lotus Karmic Fire without refining it.

After refining the Crimson Lotus Karmic Fire, Lin Yu reached First-Turn Dou Zun and revealed that he cultivated the Flame Mantra. He sensed Han Feng approaching with another Heavenly Flame and confronted him, curious whether Han Feng could absorb a second one.

• Lin Yu finished refining the Crimson Lotus Karmic Fire, reached First-Turn Dou Zun, and summoned three flames.
• Xiao Xun'er, Qing Lin, and Tangtang found Lin Yu, and he explained that the Flame Mantra evolved through Heavenly Flames.
• Lin Yu sensed Han Feng and Li Zhao nearby and realized Han Feng carried another Heavenly Flame.
• Han Feng told Li Zhao that he had come to investigate the aura, while suspecting the flame was the Crimson Lotus Karmic Fire.
• Lin Yu and Xiao Xun'er confronted Han Feng and Li Zhao, and Lin Yu offered Han Feng a Heavenly Flame to test whether he could absorb two.

Lin Yu confronted Han Feng over his cultivation of Fen Jue and brought Yao Chen to face him. Yao Chen prepared to kill his former disciple, while Old Man Mu Gu fled, leaving Han Feng trapped and terrified.

• Lin Yu questioned Han Feng about where he learned Fen Jue, and explained that Yao Chen had withheld it to protect him from its deadly risks.
• Lin Yu took Xiao Xun'er to fetch Yao Chen and brought him to Han Feng.
• Yao Chen restrained Han Feng and declared that they were enemies because Han Feng had betrayed him by joining Soul Hall.
• Han Feng called for his martial uncle Old Man Mu Gu to help him seize Yao Chen's Fen Jue and Heavenly Flames.
• Lin Yu revealed that Old Man Mu Gu had fled, and Han Feng realized he had been abandoned.

Yao Chen killed Han Feng, and Lin Yu claimed the Sea Heart Flame while Yao Chen decided to visit his old friend at Starfall Pavilion. Li Zhao returned to the Eight Fan Gate and warned his eldest son to stop causing trouble, fearing he could provoke someone powerful.

• At Lin Yu's instruction, Yao Chen killed Han Feng, leaving the Sea Heart Flame and an ancient ring behind.
• Yao Chen decided to visit Starfall Pavilion after Lin Yu reminded him that Venerable Feng still believed he was alive.
• Yao Chen restored his youthful appearance before leaving, prompting Lin Yu to tease him about seeing an old lover and Xiao Xun'er to wonder if he and Venerable Feng were more than friends.
• Yao Chen left by tearing through space, while Lin Yu ordered Li Zhao to leave and claimed the Sea Heart Flame.
• Li Zhao returned to the Eight Fan Gate and warned his eldest son to stay home and stop causing trouble.

After defeating Han Feng, Lin Yu stored the Sea Heart Flame and spent over a month running a successful hotpot restaurant in Black Seal City. He then used Kamui to return with his companions to Wutan City, where they entered the bustling God Extermination Hall.

• Lin Yu examined Han Feng's Storage Ring, kept its pills and weapons, and decided he wanted to test his strength against Gu Wenyen.
• Over a month later, Zi Ying arrived in Black Seal City, while Gu Wenyen protected Qing Zhu during an ambush at the Heavenly Serpent Mansion.
• Lin Yu renovated his hotpot restaurant and used robots to run it, with the Eight Fan Gate keeping troublemakers away.
• Lin Yu and his companions gathered at Black Seal City's gates, and Gu Wenyen chose to accompany him to the God Extermination Hall.
• Lin Yu used Kamui to take the group to Wutan City, where Gu Wenyen admired the grand God Extermination Hall and they entered its crowded streets.

Lin Yu returned to God Extermination Hall, checked on its trainees, and visited Xiao Yi Xian at Wandu Pavilion. The chapter ended as someone arrived and teased Xiao Yi Xian about captivating the men of Wutan City.

• Lin Yu and Gu Wenyen met Hai Bodong and Di Ming at the training square, where the youths recognized Lin Yu as Hall Master Jun Yi.
• Lin Yu asked Di Ming and Gu Wenyen to prepare rooms, then learned from Hai Bodong that the disciples trained twice each day.
• Xiao Xun'er took Tangtang to prepare a room while Lin Yu brought Qing Lin to visit Xiao Yi Xian.
• Lin Yu and Qing Lin waited outside Wandu Pavilion as Xiao Yi Xian treated patients, then watched her finish late-night clinic work.
• Lin Yi'an urged Xiao Yi Xian to rest and take disciples, but Xiao Yi Xian continued tidying the counter until someone teased her about stealing the souls of Wutan City's men.

Lin Yu returned to Wutan City and reunited with Xiao Yi Xian, insisting she rest instead of rushing back to work. The next day, he kept her in bed past noon, leaving her unable to go to Wandu Pavilion.

• Lin Yu surprised Xiao Yi Xian at Wandu Pavilion, and they embraced after she finished tidying up.
• Xiao Yi Xian asked how long Lin Yu would stay, and he said he would likely leave after handling matters in Wutan City.
• Lin Yu took Xiao Yi Xian to their room and told her to rest, then gave Xiao Xun'er time with Tangtang instead of sleeping with her.
• Lin Yu returned to Xiao Yi Xian's room and slept beside her, while she worried he wanted more than companionship.
• Xiao Yi Xian woke at noon and tried to get up for work, but Lin Yu held her down and insisted she stay in bed.

Yue Mei came to God Extermination Hall to see Queen Medusa and discovered that Medusa had awakened while staying with Qing Lin as Xiao Cai. Medusa transformed back into human form and recognized Yue Mei, leaving Qing Lin stunned and asking whether she was still Xiao Cai.

• Yue Mei visited Xiao Yi Xian and asked to see Lin Yu, then explained that she had come to see Queen Medusa.
• Lin Yu told Yue Mei that Medusa’s soul had awakened and that she was with Qing Lin, though Yue Mei worried Medusa might have lost her memories.
• Qing Lin arrived with Medusa on her shoulder, and Yue Mei asked Medusa whether she still recognized her.
• Medusa transformed into a woman, and Lin Yu wrapped her in a blanket before she could be exposed.
• Medusa nodded to Yue Mei, confirming she remembered her, while Qing Lin stared at her and asked whether she was still Xiao Cai.

Medusa reassured Qing Lin that she was still Xiao Cai and took her back to the Snake People Clan, with Qing Lin choosing to go along. At lunch in God Extermination Hall, Lin Yu tried to get close to Xiao Xun'er and Xiao Yi Xian, but the gathering ended when Xiao Yi Xian suddenly gagged.

• Medusa told Qing Lin she was still Xiao Cai, and Qing Lin hugged her in relief.
• Medusa said she had to return to her clan, and Lin Yu agreed that Qing Lin could go with her.
• Medusa left with Qing Lin and Yue Mei, while Xiao Xun'er arrived to call Lin Yu and the others to lunch.
• Xiao Yi Xian and Xiao Xun'er kept Lin Yu from getting their attention, and Lin Yi'an and Tangtang teased him by bringing food for everyone but him.
• Lin Yu used Xing Luo to get fried dough sticks, soy milk, and meat-filled buns, and Xiao Yi Xian suddenly gagged as Lin Yi'an patted her back.

Lin Yu recognized Xiao Yi Xian’s nausea as a possible sign of pregnancy, confirmed it by taking her pulse, and celebrated that he was going to be a father. He decided to postpone his plans and stay with her, while Xiao Xun'er kept her company and asked about the baby.

• Lin Yu noticed Xiao Yi Xian dry heaving and, after hearing Lin Yi'an describe her recent symptoms, suspected she was pregnant.
• Lin Yu asked Xiao Yi Xian when she had last had her period, then examined her pulse and concluded that she was carrying a child.
• Lin Yu embraced Xiao Yi Xian and announced that he was going to be a father, shocking Xiao Xun'er, Lin Yi'an, and Tangtang.
• Lin Yu took Xiao Yi Xian and Xiao Xun'er back to their room and decided to stay until the baby was born instead of leaving for Jia Nan Academy.
• Lin Yu went outside to cook while Xiao Xun'er stayed with Xiao Yi Xian and asked about the pregnancy and her relationship with Lin Yu.