Chapter Summaries

After taking the Fallen Heart Flame, Lin Che honored his agreement with Jia Nan Academy and prepared to leave. Zi Yan decided to go with him, and the academy's elders celebrated her departure.

• Lin Che explained that he had spared Han Feng and the others to avoid risking the Fallen Heart Flame, then restored part of the flame to the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower and gave Su Qian a Rank 8 Pill.
• Hu Gan delivered the supplies Jia Nan Academy had gathered for Lin Che, who said he would leave the next morning.
• Elder Hao complained that Zi Yan had taken all his medicinal herbs, and Zi Yan said she wanted them so Lin Che could brew her grape wine.
• Lin Che paid Elder Hao with a Rank 7 Pill, and Zi Yan returned the herbs to him.
• Su Qian suggested that Zi Yan leave with Lin Che, and she agreed to go explore the outside world.
• Jia Nan Academy's elders celebrated Zi Yan's departure as Lin Che watched in confusion.

Lin Che returned to the Bamboo Forest with Zi Yan and discovered that Queen Medusa had taken Xiao Yi Xian to the Snake People Clan's tribe. He reached the Tagor Desert and learned that Medusa had become a Dou Zong, but the Snake People Clan faced a threat from the Sand Lizard Clan.

• Lin Che and Zi Yan left Jia Nan Academy and flew back toward the Jia Ma Empire.
• Lin Che found the wooden house deserted and read Queen Medusa's letter saying she had taken Xiao Yi Xian to the Snake People Clan's tribe.
• Lin Che, Zi Yan, and Hai Bodong traveled to the depths of the Tagor Desert.
• Queen Medusa told Xiao Yi Xian that she had left Lin Che a message and would keep her safe while handling the Snake People Clan's crisis.
• Elder Yin Shi reported that the Sand Lizard Clan demanded Queen Medusa submit or face the destruction of her tribe, and Medusa angrily rejected the demand.

Queen Medusa confronted Sha Xi after he invaded the Snake People Clan and demanded she become his woman, but he arrived with the heads of the clan’s eight great leaders and threatened to destroy them. Hai Bo Dong entered the hall with two companions, leaving the clash with Sha Xi poised to continue.

• Queen Medusa learned that the Sand Lizard Clan had attacked and threatened to destroy the clan if Sha Xi did not surrender.
• Sha Xi appeared, proposed marriage to Queen Medusa, and offered to help the Snake People Clan in exchange for her becoming his woman.
• Queen Medusa attacked Sha Xi, and their clash sent both of them retreating, while Sha Xi wondered at her strength.
• Sha Xi revealed the heads of the Snake People Clan’s eight great leaders and threatened to kill them unless Queen Medusa accepted his offer.
• Yao Chen offered to help, but Xiao Yi Xian chose to wait and see whether Queen Medusa could handle Sha Xi.
• Hai Bo Dong and two companions entered after killing several Sand Lizard Clan subordinates, and Hai Bo Dong faced Sha Xi.

Lin Che arrived in time to help Queen Medusa defeat the Sand Lizard Clan’s ambush, and she ordered the Snake People to destroy the clan. After thanking Hai Bo Dong and preparing to leave with Xiao Yi Xian, Lin Che learned Queen Medusa planned to return with him and cultivate alongside him.

• Lin Che appeared beside Queen Medusa, checked that she was unharmed, and warned Xiao Yi Xian for joining the fight.
• Queen Medusa ordered Sha Xi killed, and Lin Che froze him with water energy while she struck his neck with her sword.
• Elder Yin Shi led the Snake People chiefs to wipe out the remaining Sand Lizard Clan experts, while Queen Medusa sent Hai Bo Dong to the forbidden grounds to see Die.
• Lin Che prepared to leave with Xiao Yi Xian, but Queen Medusa told him she would settle the Snake People’s affairs and then return with him to the Monster Mountain Range.

Lin Che and Queen Medusa left the Snake People Clan, while Qing Lin traveled alone across the Tagor Desert to find him. After Lin Che rescued her from a Magical Beast, Qing Lin asked to become his disciple, and he agreed to take her with him to cultivate.

• Queen Medusa entrusted the Snake People Clan to Elder Yin Shi before setting off with Lin Che, Xiao Yi Xian, and Hai Bodong.
• Qing Lin secretly left Stone Desert City to find Lin Che in the Monster Mountain Range.
• A Third-tier Magical Beast attacked Qing Lin in the desert, and Lin Che killed it with a thrown longsword.
• Qing Lin explained that she had come to find Lin Che and begged him to accept her as his disciple.
• Lin Che agreed to take Qing Lin with him and called Xiao Yi Xian over.

Lin Che reunited with Qing Lin and brought her back to the Bamboo Forest, while Medusa accepted the name Cai Lin. At home, Zi Yan bonded with Cai Lin, and Lin Che began studying an Earth-tier movement Dou Skill while wondering about Yun Yun.

• Lin Che asked Xiao Yi Xian to take Qing Lin with them, and Xiao Yi Xian explained that Qing Lin had been following a ten-year-old map before carrying her away.
• Lin Che told the Queen Medusa that Qing Lin was the daughter of a human and a Snake People Clan member, and Cai Lin left without objecting when he began calling her by that name.
• After returning to the Bamboo Forest, Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin cleaned the house while Zi Yan praised Cai Lin and asked to stay there.
• Cai Lin took Zi Yan to explore the Bamboo Forest, and Lin Che wondered how Yun Yun was doing.
• Lin Che opened the Earth-tier movement Dou Skill Drunken Immortal Gazing at the Moon Steps and admired the Gu Clan technique.

Lin Che visited the Misty Cloud Sect hoping to see Yun Yun, but First Elder Yun Leng said she was in secluded cultivation. Elder Yun Du then escorted Lin Che into the sect’s secret realm to meet an unidentified white-haired elder.

• Lin Che practiced his sword in the Bamboo Forest through the night before telling Xiao Yi Xian he was leaving.
• Lin Che arrived at the Misty Cloud Sect and asked Yun Leng to arrange a meeting with Yun Yun, but Yun Leng said she was cultivating in seclusion.
• Yun Du arrived after breaking through to the Dou Emperor realm and invited Lin Che to meet someone.
• Lin Che followed Yun Du into the secret realm and saw a white-haired elder wearing a cloud-patterned robe with sword patterns on his sleeves.

Yun Shan invited Lin Che to join the Misty Cloud Sect, but Lin Che refused and warned him about his unusually abundant Dou Qi. After Lin Che left, Protector Wu confronted Yun Shan over sparing him, and Yun Shan claimed he was merely laying plans for the future.

• Yun Shan welcomed Lin Che and offered him a seat before asking him to join the Misty Cloud Sect as an elder.
• Lin Che refused the invitation, saying he preferred his freedom and would handle Yun Yun's situation himself.
• Yun Shan let Lin Che leave, and Lin Che warned him not to trust petty men because his excessive Dou Qi could bring unforeseen consequences.
• Protector Wu appeared and questioned why Yun Shan had not crushed the Soul Hall token or detained Lin Che.
• Yun Shan said Lin Che was too powerful to keep by force and questioned why Protector Wu was targeting him instead of pursuing the Xiao Family's item.
• Protector Wu threatened to take back the power the Soul Hall had given Yun Shan, who replied that he was only casting a long line to catch a big fish.

Lin Che returned to the Misty Cloud Sect and reunited with Yun Yun, who had missed him while he was away. He told her that Yun Shan had tried to recruit him, and the chapter left Yun Yun flustered by Lin Che’s declaration that she was the one he loved.

• Protector Wu warned Yun Shan not to provoke Soul Hall and suspected Lin Che had killed Demon Protector.
• Lin Che found Yun Yun cultivating and waited until she opened her eyes.
• Yun Yun ran to Lin Che, embraced him, and told him how much she had missed him.
• Yun Yun learned that Lin Che had reached Dou Zong and tasted the Peach Blossom Wine he had brewed for her.
• Lin Che explained Yun Shan’s recruitment offer, then held Yun Yun’s hands and told her he loved her.

Lin Che and Yun Yun reunited at Qiong Mountain and returned to the Monster Mountain Range, where Lin Che gave Xiao Yi Xian the Fallen Heart Flame to absorb. Xiao Yi Xian went into the Bamboo Forest with Yao Chen and Yun Yun to help, while Lin Che stayed behind with Cai Lin.

• Lin Che and Yun Yun spent the night together at Qiong Mountain, then decided to return to the Monster Mountain Range.
• Yun Yun preserved the blood-stained snow in an icy garment before flying back with Lin Che.
• Xiao Yi Xian welcomed Yun Yun, and Lin Che presented her with the Fallen Heart Flame.
• Yao Chen recognized the Fallen Heart Flame and accompanied Xiao Yi Xian into the Bamboo Forest to help her absorb it.
• Yun Yun followed them to assist if needed, while Lin Che shared wine with Cai Lin.

Lin Che and Cai Lin discussed a peaceful settlement for the Snake People Clan, then drank together through the night. Zi Yan and Cai Lin both became drunk, and Cai Lin grew curious about the wine Lin Che had brewed.

• Lin Che warned Cai Lin against treating all humans as enemies, and she agreed to consider part of his advice.
• Lin Che proposed building a city for the Snake People Clan in the Monster Mountain Range, and Cai Lin agreed that they should coexist peacefully with humans.
• Zi Yan drank the wine jug while Lin Che and Cai Lin talked, became drunk, and was carried to bed by Cai Lin.
• Lin Che and Cai Lin continued discussing the clan's future and drank two large jars of wine through the night.
• Cai Lin used her Dou Qi to expel some of the alcohol, kept the remaining energy in her body, and asked Lin Che how he brewed the wine.

Xiao Yi Xian successfully devoured the Fallen Heart Flame, and Lin Che agreed that she should enter the Jia Ma Empire’s Alchemist Tournament. The chapter ended with Lin Che and Yun Yun planning to travel to the empire the next morning to learn when the tournament would be held.

• Cai Lin left to rest after staying awake and drinking all night, while Lin Che considered building another house.
• Xiao Yi Xian told Lin Che that she had devoured the Fallen Heart Flame and evolved the Flame Mantra to Earth-tier Mid-level.
• Yun Yun suggested that Xiao Yi Xian enter the Alchemist Tournament, and Lin Che agreed after learning that she could refine Fourth-grade poison pills.
• Lin Che learned that Qing Lin was cultivating under Zi Yan’s watch and encouraged Xiao Yi Xian to train toward becoming a Fifth-grade Alchemist.
• Lin Che and Yun Yun discussed his Dou Qi wine and planned to visit the Jia Ma Empire the next morning to find out when the tournament would take place.

Lin Che and Yun Yun practiced swordsmanship, and Lin Che promised to guide her toward Sword Intent. They traveled to the Imperial Capital and visited the Mittel Family, where Lin Che revealed he had come to register his disciple, Xiao Yi Xian.

• Lin Che defeated Yun Yun in their sword practice and advised her to resolve the knot in her heart to comprehend Sword Heart.
• Lin Che offered to practice and guide Yun Yun in swordsmanship, then carried her to a hot spring.
• Lin Che and Yun Yun went to the Alchemist Guild seeking Guild Leader Fama, but learned he was at the imperial palace.
• Lin Che told the guards to inform Fama that he would wait at the Mittel Family, then went there with Yun Yun.
• Teng Shan welcomed Lin Che and Yun Yun, and Lin Che said he had come to register Xiao Yi Xian as his disciple.

Lin Che visited the Mittel Family to register his disciple Xiao Yi Xian for the Jia Ma Empire Alchemist Tournament, despite concerns that her identity as a Poison Master could provoke public hostility. Guild Leader Fama accepted her entry after learning she was around a Rank 4 Alchemist and promised to prepare her badge and record her name.

• Lin Che told Mittel Teng Shan he had come to register Xiao Yi Xian for the Alchemist Tournament, and Teng Shan welcomed the request.
• Hai Bodong questioned whether Xiao Yi Xian should compete because she was a Poison Master, but Lin Che insisted that he would protect his disciple and did not care what others thought.
• Hai Bodong confirmed that Lin Che wanted the tournament's Grade Six Pill formula, and Lin Che admitted that it would be useful to him.
• Guild Leader Fama arrived, greeted Lin Che and Yun Yun, and heard that Xiao Yi Xian wanted to compete.
• Fama was surprised to learn Xiao Yi Xian was around Rank 4 and agreed to prepare her badge and enter her name in the guild archives.

After reaching Three-star Dou Zong, Lin Che traveled with Xiao Yi Xian's group to Jia Ma Holy City for the Alchemist Tournament. There, they met Yao Yue and Liu Ling, who said Gu He had already arrived and was speaking with old friends.

• Lin Che finished his secluded cultivation at Three-star Dou Zong, with only a few days remaining until the Jia Ma Empire Alchemist Tournament.
• Lin Che and Xiao Yi Xian's group arrived in Jia Ma Holy City and made their way toward the Alchemist Guild amid heavy crowds and security.
• Yao Yue arrived by royal carriage, recognized Lin Che, and called someone else down from it.
• Liu Ling stepped out, greeted Lin Che and Yun Yun respectfully, and told Yun Yun that Gu He had arrived and was chatting with old friends.

Lin Che accompanied Yun Yun and his group to the Jia Ma Empire Alchemist Guild, where the Alchemist Tournament purification test began. Xiao Yi Xian revealed the Green Lotus Core Flame, astonishing the guild leaders and alchemists.

• Liu Ling stared at Queen Medusa, who restrained herself because she had promised Lin Che not to leave his side or attack anyone.
• Master Chemiir welcomed Lin Che at the Alchemist Guild while the gathered alchemists waited for Guild Leader Fama and Pill King Gu He.
• Gu He greeted Lin Che and Yun Yun, then noticed their intimacy and returned awkwardly to his seat.
• Chemiir explained that contestants had to purify prepared medicinal ingredients within an hour, and the examination began.
• Lin Che encouraged Xiao Yi Xian before she entered her purification room.
• Xiao Yi Xian summoned the Green Lotus Core Flame, and Fama and the others recognized it as the nineteenth-ranked Heavenly Flame.

Xiao Yi Xian stunned the Alchemist Convention preliminary test by purifying the Black Iron Spirit Leaf thirteen times and earning a perfect score. Guild Leader Fama announced that she ranked first, and the surviving contestants prepared for the convention the next day.

• Xiao Yi Xian emerged from the purification room in under three minutes, surprising the gathered Alchemists.
• Guild Leader Fama introduced the purity measuring device, and Liu Ling scored seven points while Yao Yue scored 6.5.
• Xiao Yi Xian’s spirit liquid earned a perfect ten, and she revealed that she had refined the Black Iron Spirit Leaf thirteen times.
• Guild Leader Fama announced Xiao Yi Xian’s first-place result and urged the contestants to defend the Jia Ma Empire’s honor at the convention.

As the seventh Jia Ma Empire Alchemist Tournament began, Xiao Yi Xian revealed her Flying Dou Skill, startling the crowd into thinking she was a Dou Wang. The tournament was about to start, with Lin Che concerned that his disciple had drawn too much attention.

• Lin Che warned Xiao Yi Xian to keep her strength and Heavenly Flames hidden, and she promised to be careful.
• Lin Che and his group traveled to the competition grounds, where Yao Ye greeted him while leading Jia Ma Empire officers on patrol.
• Lin Che noticed Yan Li, disguised as a little girl for the tournament, but left without confronting him.
• Fama assigned the prominent seats to Xiao Yi Xian, Liu Ling, and Yao Yue because of their internal assessment results.
• Xiao Yi Xian spread her purple wings and flew to the platform, causing the audience to mistake her Flying Dou Skill for Dou Qi Wings and marvel at her apparent Dou Wang strength.

Xiao Yi Xian exposed the flawed pill formula and completed the tournament’s preliminary round, while Yan Li accused her of cheating and threatened Jiang Cheng. Later, Lin Che urged Xiao Yi Xian to kill Yan Li, and the chapter ended with mysterious black-robed figures moving through the streets of the Jia Ma Empire.

• Xiao Yi Xian revealed her Heavenly Flame at the tournament, and Yan Li angrily insisted that the championship belonged to him.
• Yao Chen identified a flaw in the Thick Earth Ganoderma, and Xiao Yi Xian discarded it before quickly refining her pill.
• Xiao Yi Xian’s actions helped the other contestants recognize the faulty ingredient and finish their Peaceward Pills.
• Yan Li accused Xiao Yi Xian of cheating, then threatened Jiang Cheng after the officials dismissed his complaint.
• Lin Che told Xiao Yi Xian to kill Yan Li, while Yun Yun warned that his death could bring condemnation on the Jia Ma Empire Alchemist Guild.
• Queen Medusa watched as black-robed figures crawled through the streets of the Jia Ma Empire.

Lin Che killed the Chu Yun Empire’s Death Warriors and confronted Yan Li, the disguised runner-up of the Alchemist Tournament, after discovering his plot against Xiao Yi Xian. Yan Li’s poison failed against Lin Che’s Heavenly Flames, and he ended the chapter crippled and begging for his life.

• Lin Che used the Green Lotus Sword to slaughter the Death Warriors who had attacked, then went to destroy the Chu Yun Empire alchemist behind the assault.
• Yan Li learned the Death Warriors had been killed and vowed to take revenge on Xiao Yi Xian and her master after winning the tournament.
• Lin Che appeared beside Yan Li and confronted him as Jia Xing Tian, Fama, and Hai Bodong arrived and identified Yan Li as the Chu Yun Empire Alchemist Guild’s vice guild leader in disguise.
• Yan Li released a poison pill and fled into the smoke, but Lin Che burned away the poison with his Heavenly Flames.
• Lin Che severed Yan Li’s arm and legs, and Yan Li begged him not to kill him.