Chapter Summaries

Xiao Ling rode Rayquaza toward the Charming Snake Tribe while refining a Spirit Dou Pill, and Yue Mei sent word to Queen Medusa that he possessed a Heavenly Flame. In the Jia Ma Empire’s Imperial Capital, Mu Tie informed Jia Xing Tian that Xiao Ling had returned as a Dou Wang and Sixth-grade Alchemist and was heading east.

• Xiao Ling and Zi Yan rode Rayquaza with Yue Mei toward the Charming Snake Tribe.
• Xiao Ling began refining a Spirit Dou Pill with his Golden Emperor Blazing Heaven Flame, and Yue Mei sent a small snake to inform Queen Medusa about it.
• Mu Tie arrived at Jia Xing Tian’s courtyard and reported Xiao Ling’s return to the Jia Ma Empire.
• Mu Tie told Jia Xing Tian that Xiao Ling was a Dou Wang, a Sixth-grade Alchemist, accompanied by another Dou Wang, and traveling toward the empire’s eastern region.

Jia Xing Tian learned that Xiao Ling had returned as a Dou Wang and Sixth-grade Alchemist, and agreed to help move the Xiao Family to the Imperial Capital in exchange for a Sect Breaking Pill. He tasked Yao Ye with preparing the ingredients before Xiao Ling arrived.

• Mu Tie told Jia Xing Tian that Xiao Ling could fly with Dou Qi Wings, held a Sixth-grade Alchemist badge, and wanted imperial help escorting the Xiao Family to the Imperial Capital.
• Mu Tie explained that Xiao Ling would refine one Sect Breaking Pill for the imperial family if it gathered three sets of ingredients.
• Jia Xing Tian decided to build a relationship with Xiao Ling, rewarded Mu Tie, and flew to the imperial palace.
• Jia Xing Tian told Yao Ye about Xiao Ling's abilities and his request for the imperial family's help.
• Jia Xing Tian ordered Yao Ye to obtain three sets of Sect Breaking Pill ingredients before Xiao Ling reached the Imperial Capital.

Xiao Ling completed a high-quality Spirit Dou Pill for Yue Mei and continued toward Hai Bodong's Map Shop after she left for her tribe. In Wutan City, Xiao Yan continued to lose the Dou Qi he cultivated, while his family faced growing resentment over its failed efforts to restore his talent.

• Jia Xing Tian instructed Yao Yue to arrange medicinal ingredients and send Imperial Guards, accompanied by Yao Yue, to escort the Xiao Family members from Wutan City.
• Xiao Ling finished refining a Spirit Dou Pill aboard Rayquaza and gave it to Yue Mei, who praised its quality and stored it in a bottle.
• Yue Mei flew toward the Charming Snake Tribe, and Xiao Ling ordered Rayquaza to speed toward Hai Bodong's Map Shop.
• Xiao Yan discovered that the Dou Qi he had cultivated was disappearing again and recalled how his decline had brought ridicule and resentment upon him and Xiao Zhan.
• Xiao Yan worried that he would still be at the Third Stage of Dou Qi when the clan's junior members were tested in half a year.

Xiao Zhan announced that Xiao Ling had returned to the Jia Ma Empire as a Dou Wang and Sixth-grade Alchemist, and that the Xiao Family would move back to the Imperial Capital. The family began preparing for the move while Xiao Yan reflected on how far he had fallen behind Xiao Ling.

• Butler Mo escorted Xiao Yan to the family council hall at Xiao Zhan's request.
• Xiao Zhan announced that Xiao Ling had returned to the Jia Ma Empire.
• Xiao Zhan revealed that Xiao Ling had reached the Dou Wang realm and become a Sixth-grade Alchemist, and planned to move the Xiao Family to the Imperial Capital.
• Xiao Zhan said imperial family members would escort the Xiao Family and instructed everyone to pack for their departure.
• Xiao Yan was shocked by Xiao Ling's achievements, while the elders celebrated the family's return to the Imperial Capital.

Xiao Zhan told Xiao Yan that Xiao Ling believed he could resolve Xiao Yan’s lost cultivation talent after examining him in the Imperial Capital. As Xiao Yan prepared to leave Wutan City, Yao Chen planned to judge Xiao Ling and decide whether to reveal himself to Xiao Yan or seek another candidate.

• Xiao Zhan sent the Xiao Family members to pack for their move and assigned the three elders to sell the family’s shops.
• Xiao Zhan told Xiao Yan that Xiao Ling had sent a prescription for him on his own initiative and planned to examine him in the Imperial Capital.
• Xiao Yan became excited at the prospect of recovering his talent, while Yao Chen decided to evaluate Xiao Ling before choosing whether to make Xiao Yan his disciple.
• Xiao Zhan urged Xiao Yan to pack and spend a few days relaxing in Wutan City before they left.
• Xiao Yan went to pack, and Xiao Zhan expressed his belief that his son could still become a strong cultivator.

After completing his pill refinement during the journey, Xiao Ling brought the sleepy Zi Yan to Stone Desert City and sought shelter at the Desert Iron Mercenary Group. He introduced himself as Xiao Li and Xiao Ding’s cousin and was shown to the group’s lodging area.

• Xiao Ling finished refining a Spirit Dou Pill while Zi Yan admitted she had eaten a week’s worth of pills in one day and grew drowsy.
• Xiao Ling and Zi Yan flew to Stone Desert City on Rayquaza, landed outside the city, and headed toward the Desert Iron Mercenary Group after he sensed a familiar Snake People Clan aura.
• Xiao Ling showed the gate guard his Xiao Family token and explained that he was related to Xiao Li and Xiao Ding and wanted a place for Zi Yan to rest.
• The guard assigned a man to escort Xiao Ling and Zi Yan to the lodging area while he went to inform the group’s leaders.

Xiao Ling reunited with Xiao Ding and Xiao Li at the Desert Iron Mercenary Group and revealed his achievements at Jia Nan Academy. Xiao Ding asked him to examine Xiao Yan’s strange condition, and Xiao Ling promised to help when he returned to the Xiao Family.

• Xiao Ling put the drowsy Zi Yan to bed, then followed a mercenary to meet his cousins.
• Xiao Li recognized Xiao Ling and brought him into the hall to see Xiao Ding.
• Xiao Ling told Xiao Ding and Xiao Li that he had become a Dou Wang and a Sixth-grade Alchemist, and was an elder of Jia Nan Academy’s Alchemy Department.
• Xiao Ding asked Xiao Ling to examine Xiao Yan, whose cultivation had fallen to the Third Stage of Dou Qi and remained there for two and a half years.
• Xiao Ling reassured Xiao Ding and Xiao Li that he would examine Xiao Yan after returning to the Xiao Family and believed Xiao Yan would soon surpass them.

Xiao Ling told Xiao Ding and Xiao Li that the Xiao Family planned to return to the Imperial Capital, then offered them pills to support the Desert Iron Mercenary Group. Xiao Ding and Xiao Li accepted the resources, while Xiao Ling prepared to rest after several days of travel.

• Xiao Ling told Xiao Ding and Xiao Li that he had sent a letter asking the Clan Leader to bring the Xiao Family back to the Imperial Capital once his own affairs were settled.
• Xiao Ding thanked Xiao Ling for helping the family, and Xiao Ling said he would protect the Xiao Family from serious danger.
• Xiao Ding and Xiao Li explained that they planned to keep the Desert Iron Mercenary Group because its members had become like family, though they would visit the Xiao Family after settling the group's affairs.
• Xiao Ling offered Xiao Ding and Xiao Li several hundred bottles of pills, including two Fourth-grade Three-pattern Green Spirit Pills, as support for the mercenary group and compensation for taking Qing Lin.
• Xiao Ding and Xiao Li stopped refusing the pills and accepted Xiao Ling's offer.

Xiao Ling returned to rest after giving Xiao Ding pills, then met Qing Lin the next morning when she came to help him wash. He asked her to be his little sister and stay by his side, and three tiny emerald-green dots flickered in her eyes.

• Xiao Ding accepted Xiao Ling's pills and agreed that Qing Lin could go with him if she wished.
• Xiao Ling checked on Zi Yan, heard her mumbling about food in her sleep, and went to bed.
• Xiao Ling woke the next morning and met Qing Lin, who had come to help him wash up.
• Qing Lin told Xiao Ling that Xiao Ding had asked whether she was willing to stay by his side as his maid.
• Xiao Ling offered to make Qing Lin his little sister and protect her, and three tiny green dots appeared in her eyes.

Xiao Ling reassured Qing Lin that he accepted her Snake People Clan bloodline and asked her to become his little sister. Qing Lin agreed, and Xiao Ling gave her a Storage Ring and resources to begin cultivating.

• Xiao Ling sensed the power of Qing Lin's Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils and realized she feared he would reject her Snake People Clan bloodline.
• Xiao Ling told Qing Lin he did not care about her heritage and promised to protect her, prompting her to cry with relief.
• Xiao Ling asked Qing Lin to become his little sister, and Qing Lin accepted, though she continued calling him Young Master.
• Xiao Ling gave Qing Lin a Storage Ring and explained how to use Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid and Yellow Dragon Pills to cultivate.

Xiao Ling arranged to take Qing Lin away from the Desert Iron Mercenary Group, comforted her over the mercenaries’ prejudice, and informed Xiao Ding and Xiao Li. He returned to wait for Zi Yan to wake so he could introduce the two girls before they left.

• Qing Lin agreed to leave with Xiao Ling and looked forward to meeting his companion, Zi Yan.
• As Xiao Ling and Qing Lin crossed the mercenary group, the mercenaries showed disgust toward Qing Lin, and Xiao Ling comforted her and offered to punish them, but she asked him not to.
• Xiao Ling told Xiao Ding that Qing Lin would leave with him and Zi Yan, and Xiao Ding entrusted Qing Lin to his care.
• Xiao Ling sent Qing Lin to pack, found Zi Yan waking in her room, and told her he would introduce her to a new friend.
• Xiao Ling waited in the living room and drank cola, wishing he could chill it with Ice Attribute Dou Qi.

Xiao Ling broke the soul restriction on the Dou Zun Ruins Map and learned that it belonged to Wang Yanqing, the Turtle Spirit Venerable. The map revealed the history of Wang Yanqing’s inheritance and located his relic in a Magical Beast Forest within the Luoyan Empire.

• Xiao Ling used his Spirit Realm Soul to break the restriction on the map, revealing the title “Turtle Spirit Venerable.”
• Xiao Ling suspected that Wang Yanqing had subdued a Turtle Spirit Earth Fire and hoped it might be inside the relic.
• Xiao Ling entered the map’s golden message and learned that Wang Yanqing had been a Three-Star Dou Zun and an Alchemy Grandmaster who refined Four-Colored Grade Eight Pills.
• Wang Yanqing’s message explained that he had obtained a Turtle Spirit Earth Fire, explored Dou Sheng Ruins, and later died from injuries caused by a life-consuming secret technique.
• Wang Yanqing revealed that he had hidden his fortune and inheritance in a relic in a Magical Beast Forest within the Luoyan Empire.

Xiao Ling discovered that the Dou Zun Relic map could lead him to several Heavenly Flames and planned to investigate after settling matters in the Jia Ma Empire. He introduced Qing Lin to Zi Yan, who welcomed her as a little sister and promised to protect her.

• Xiao Ling stored the Dou Zun Relic map and resolved to search for Turtle Spirit Venerable's relic, which might hold Turtle Spirit Earth Fire.
• Zi Yan asked Xiao Ling to tie her hair, showed off her strength, and said she was close to becoming a sixth-tier Magical Beast.
• Xiao Ling finished tying Zi Yan's hair and told her about Qing Lin's difficult past.
• Xiao Ling introduced Zi Yan to Qing Lin after Qing Lin finished packing.
• Zi Yan welcomed Qing Lin as her friend and little sister, and Qing Lin felt glad to have another family member.

Xiao Ling left Stone Desert City with Qing Lin and Zi Yan and flew to Hai Bodong's Map Shop in Mo City. Hai Bodong eagerly awaited their return, hoping Xiao Ling had obtained the Sand Mandara, and greeted them as they arrived.

• Qing Lin told Xiao Ling she was ready to leave the Desert Iron Mercenary Group, and she and Zi Yan quickly became friendly while discussing Jia Nan Academy.
• Xiao Ling carried Qing Lin into the air and flew toward Mo City with Zi Yan following; Qing Lin enjoyed the flight and fell asleep in his arms.
• Xiao Ling and Zi Yan reached Mo City without summoning Rayquaza and flew directly to Hai Bodong's Map Shop.
• Hai Bodong worried that Xiao Ling might have fallen into Medusa's hands, then resolved to risk himself to help Xiao Ling if needed.
• Hai Bodong sensed two familiar Dou Wang auras, saw Xiao Ling and Zi Yan approach, and greeted Xiao Ling, assuming he had obtained the Sand Mandara.

Xiao Ling returned with the Sand Mandara and agreed to refine a Breaking Calamity Pill to restore Hai Bodong's strength. After claiming the pill formula, Xiao Ling learned that Hai Bodong had stored the ingredients in the Map Shop warehouse.

• Xiao Ling told Hai Bodong he had obtained the Sand Mandara and would refine the Breaking Calamity Pill after resting.
• Hai Bodong handed Xiao Ling the ancient formula and three prepared portions of ingredients.
• Xiao Ling examined the formula, learned the pill could break seals and provide resistance to them, and stored it in his Storage Ring.
• Hai Bodong told Xiao Ling that the ingredients were in the Map Shop warehouse and offered to take him there.

Xiao Ling visited Hai Bodong’s treasure vault to collect the rare ingredients for a Breaking Calamity Pill. After agreeing that Xiao Ling would not be responsible if the refinement failed, Hai Bodong prepared a quiet room and guarded the corridor as Xiao Ling began his work.

• Hai Bodong led Xiao Ling, Qing Lin, and Zi Yan through a concealed stone door into his orderly treasure vault.
• Hai Bodong brought Xiao Ling a large collection of rare medicinal ingredients, which Xiao Ling checked before storing them in his Storage Ring.
• Xiao Ling warned Hai Bodong that refining the Sixth-grade Breaking Calamity Pill could fail, and Hai Bodong accepted that he would bear the risk.
• Hai Bodong praised Xiao Ling’s reputation and asked him to refine the pill, while Xiao Ling resolved to do his best for the man he hoped to appoint chief steward of the Xiao Family.
• Hai Bodong found Xiao Ling a quiet room and promised to guard the corridor so no one would disturb him during the refinement.

Xiao Ling began refining the Breaking Calamity Pill while the royal guard arrived in Wutan City to escort the Xiao Family to the Imperial Capital. On the night before the departure, Xiao Yan encountered Yao Yue in the Xiao Family’s rear courtyard.

• Xiao Ling studied the Breaking Calamity Pill’s prescription and began refining it with the Golden Emperor Blazing Heaven Flame.
• Yao Yue entered Wutan City with more than fifty Royal Guard members to escort the Xiao Family to the Imperial Capital.
• Xiao Zhan welcomed the Royal Guard, and they agreed to leave for the Imperial Capital at dawn the following day.
• Xiao Zhan invited Wutan City’s major forces to a farewell banquet, where Jia Lie Bi, Ao Ba Pa, and Xiao Zhan drank together.
• Xiao Yan left the banquet and went to the pond in the rear courtyard, where he met Yao Yue.

Yao Yue met Xiao Yan while exploring the Xiao Family estate and learned more about his cultivation decline and betrothal to Nalan Yanran. Xiao Yan declined President Fama’s offer to examine him, saying he would wait for Xiao Ling to investigate his condition.

• Yao Yue left the banquet preparations to explore the Xiao Family estate and went to find Xiao Yan after her guard reported his location.
• Xiao Yan greeted Yao Yue and confirmed that he was the Third Young Master of the Xiao Family and was betrothed to Nalan Yanran.
• Yao Yue explained that Nalan Yanran had become the Misty Cloud Sect’s Young Sect Master and was admired by many, including Liu Ling.
• Xiao Yan dismissed the betrothal as unimportant and said he believed he could regain his cultivation talent and surpass Nalan Yanran.
• Yao Yue said President Fama was willing to examine Xiao Yan, but Xiao Yan declined and said he would let Xiao Ling investigate him.

Yao Yue examined Xiao Yan and found his meridians were strong, but she could not discover why his absorbed Dou Qi vanished. Meanwhile, Xiao Ling neared completion of a sixth-grade Breaking Calamity Pill for Hai Bodong.

• Yao Yue examined Xiao Yan’s body and found no illness, noting that his meridians were as strong as an ordinary Dou Zhe’s.
• Xiao Yan tried cultivating while Yao Yue observed, but the Dou Qi repeatedly vanished just before he could refine it.
• Yao Yue repeatedly asked Xiao Yan to try again, yet she failed to identify what was causing the disappearance.
• Xiao Ling finished refining a sixth-grade Breaking Calamity Pill, confident he could handle Hai Bodong even without hidden safeguards in the pill.

Xiao Ling completed the Breaking Calamity Pill and gave it to Hai Bodong. Hai Bodong received it with joy and promised that he and the Mittel Family would help Xiao Ling after he regained his Dou Huang cultivation.

• Xiao Ling contained the pill’s energy waves with a Soul Power barrier, then examined the completed Breaking Calamity Pill and stored it in a jade bottle.
• Xiao Ling collected the remaining medicinal ingredients and his cauldron, then left the room with the pill.
• Hai Bodong anxiously waited in the corridor, worried that Xiao Ling might have failed to refine the pill.
• Xiao Ling appeared in the corridor and handed the jade bottle to Hai Bodong, who was overjoyed to see the pill inside.
• Hai Bodong thanked Xiao Ling and promised that he and the Mittel Family would help him once Hai Bodong recovered his Dou Huang cultivation.