Chapter Summaries

Liu Yun watched Little Lion King turn against Shi Aotian and used the ensuing battle to seize the three infant Heavenly Flames from the Half-Emperor Hand Bone. He killed Little Lion King and left Shi Aotian grieving over her son’s corpse.

• Little Lion King absorbed energy from the Half-Emperor Hand Bone, transformed, and attacked Shi Aotian, who fought back as a One-star Dou Zong.
• Liu Yun told Shi Aotian that Little Lion King had been possessed by the consciousness in the hand bone, and her grief and fury drove her to fight with greater strength.
• Little Lion King borrowed more power and briefly broke through to the Dou Zong realm, weakening the hand bone’s pressure and exposing the three infant Heavenly Flames.
• Liu Yun seized the three infant flames and sealed them in a jade bottle, then grabbed Little Lion King and shattered its soul with his Spirit Realm Late Stage Soul Force.
• Shi Aotian stared at Little Lion King’s corpse, and Liu Yun offered his condolences as she leaned against his shoulder and wept.

Liu Yun brought Shi Aotian to Green Mountain Town and left her in Ya Fei’s care at the Liang Chen Merchant Guild. He then created a hidden Secret Realm Space in the Small Valley, using the Half-Emperor Hand Bone to power its restrictions.

• Liu Yun took Shi Aotian shopping in Green Mountain Town, where she spent over ten thousand gold coins on decorative crystals and gemstones.
• Liu Yun brought Shi Aotian to the Liang Chen Merchant Guild, introduced her to Ya Fei, and arranged for her to stay there.
• Ya Fei welcomed Shi Aotian, learned the story behind her name, and asked whether Liu Yun would leave before the upcoming auction.
• Liu Yun promised Ya Fei a Heavenly Flame as a gift, left items for auction, and asked her to prepare for Queen Medusa to bring beast flames.
• Liu Yun traveled to the Small Valley and spent three days creating a Secret Realm Space with multiple sections and entrances.
• Liu Yun used the Half-Emperor Hand Bone as the core of the space’s restrictions, concealed it in a hidden area, and made the Small Valley his private territory.

Queen Medusa returned with nineteen Beast Fires, and Liu Yun showed her the Secret Realm Space he had created before flying to the Misty Cloud Sect. There, he found Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran troubled by the sect elders’ plans for Yanran’s duel with Xiao Yan, and his sudden arrival left them astonished.

• Queen Medusa brought Liu Yun eleven Fifth-tier and eight Sixth-tier Beast Fires, which she had already handed to Ya Fei.
• Liu Yun revealed the Secret Realm Space to Queen Medusa and gave her access to it for secluded cultivation.
• Liu Yun decided to take the remaining Sky Mending Pill to Yun Yun, then flew to the Misty Cloud Sect after failing to find her or Nalan Yanran at the Nalan residence.
• Nalan Yanran complained to Yun Yun that the elders planned to invite experts to watch her personal battle with Xiao Yan.
• Yun Yun worried that the Misty Cloud Sect had fallen under Soul Hall’s control and considered Yanran’s impending duel.
• Liu Yun appeared inside the sect hall, gently pressed Yun Yun back onto her throne, and sat beside her.

Liu Yun reunited with Yun Yun at the Misty Cloud Sect and their intimacy was witnessed by Nalan Yanran, who recognized him as the man she had once fallen for. After Yun Yun advanced to Nine-star Dou Huang, Liu Yun offered her a Ninth-grade Treasure Pill and took her away to help her subdue it.

• Liu Yun appeared in the Misty Cloud Sect’s main hall and embraced Yun Yun, while Nalan Yanran recognized him as the handsome man she had met nearly three years earlier.
• Nalan Yanran, saddened that her teacher was with the man she had fallen for, left the hall, and Liu Yun and Yun Yun shared an intimate moment in private.
• Yun Yun broke through to Nine-star Dou Huang, triggering Liu Yun’s Dou Qi Return, which he absorbed without difficulty.
• After Yun Yun stabilized her new realm, Liu Yun gave her a Sky Mending Pill and said it could improve her aptitude when combined with her Bodhi Heart.
• Liu Yun took Yun Yun away to an open place so she could subdue the Ninth-grade Treasure Pill.

Liu Yun used the Dragon Soul Cauldron to subdue the Sky Mending Pill and gave it to Yun Yun, whose body and potential began to transform. Yun Yun decided to leave the Misty Cloud Sect after Yan Ran's Three-Year Agreement and accompany Liu Yun shopping.

• Liu Yun summoned the Sky Mending Pill, but its tiger and fire-dragon forms overwhelmed his attacks and blasted him away.
• The Dragon Soul Cauldron's golden dragon suppressed the pill, allowing Liu Yun to catch it and hand it to Yun Yun.
• Yun Yun took the pill and underwent a quiet transformation that greatly increased her physical potential.
• Yun Yun joined Liu Yun and said she would leave the Misty Cloud Sect after Yan Ran's Three-Year Agreement.

Liu Yun reunited with Xue Mei at the Alchemist Headquarters and gave her the Kirin Sky Refining Flame to refine. After she called him her master, Xue Mei embraced and kissed him, leaving their relationship at an intimate turning point.

• Liu Yun overheard people discussing the Liang Chen Merchant Guild's upcoming auction and searched the Alchemist Headquarters stalls for treasures.
• Liu Yun met Xue Mei, learned she would enter the Alchemist Convention, and invited her to his residence.
• Liu Yun gave Xue Mei the Kirin Sky Refining Flame and guided her as she refined it into her own Natal Flame.
• Xue Mei knelt and asked Liu Yun to take her as his master, then sat down to receive the flame.
• After completing the refinement, Xue Mei kissed Liu Yun and clung to him despite his warning that they were master and disciple.

Liu Yun accepted Xue Mei as his disciple and left the Alchemist Guild for the Liang Chen Merchant Guild’s auction. There, He Qingfeng told him that the Mu Family had surrendered to the guild, while Ya Fei had kept them from gaining access to important matters.

• Xue Mei asked Liu Yun to acknowledge her as his teacher, and he agreed before teaching her alchemy throughout the day.
• After Liu Yun departed, Xue Mei struggled to control the powerful Kirin Sky Refining Flame and was shocked when she examined herself.
• Liu Yun arrived at the Liang Chen Merchant Guild and greeted He Qingfeng, who had advanced to Three-star Dou Wang.
• He Qingfeng told Liu Yun that Mu Chen had brought the Mu Family into the guild after yielding to Ya Fei.
• Liu Yun cautioned He Qingfeng to watch the Mu Family, and He Qingfeng explained that they only supplied goods and had no access to important affairs.

Liu Yun received powerful cultivation methods, Dou Techniques, pills, blood essence, and the Great Destruction Technique through Ya Fei’s auction returns. The Beast Fire auction gave him a vast collection of Heavenly Flames, and he decided it was time to head to the Central Continent to pursue the remaining flames.

• Liu Yun gained Heaven Tier cultivation methods, two Heaven Tier Dou Techniques, powerful pills, and Ninth-order Snake Magical Beast blood essence from Ya Fei’s auction returns.
• Liu Yun received the Demon Arrival secret art, learned it required Great Void Ancient Dragon Emperor blood essence at Dou Sheng strength, and considered how difficult that would be to obtain.
• Ya Fei auctioned Beast Fires, and Liu Yun’s returns included numerous Heavenly Flames, among them the Nine Nether Wind Flame.
• Liu Yun counted his Heavenly Flames and realized he was missing only Bone Spirit Cold Fire among the flames ranked below ninth.
• Liu Yun concluded that obtaining the top eight Heavenly Flames would require access to eighth-order Beast Fires and decided to venture into the Central Continent.

After the auction, Liu Yun planned his next cultivation goals and considered which Heavenly Flame Ya Fei should refine. The chapter ended with Ya Fei choosing the Green Lotus Core Flame.

• Liu Yun planned to consolidate his cultivation, raise his Dou Zong strength with a Great Void Pill, and seek Zhu Kun's essence blood to cultivate the Great Destruction Technique.
• Liu Yun decided to help Ya Fei refine a Heavenly Flame before the Alchemist Convention, though he intended to let her choose which one.
• The auction ended successfully, leaving the Liang Chen Merchant Guild wealthy enough to begin expanding branches throughout the Jia Ma Empire.
• Ya Fei told Liu Yun that the Merchant Guild would soon be able to operate without his financial support, and Liu Yun said Queen Medusa's beast flames belonged to him because she worked for him.
• Liu Yun sensed Queen Medusa eavesdropping, then asked Ya Fei which Heavenly Flame she wanted; Ya Fei chose the Green Lotus Core Flame.

Liu Yun brought Ya Fei to his hidden Secret Realm and helped her begin refining the Green Lotus Core Flame. The flame overwhelmed her despite the Snow Soul Pill, leaving Liu Yun to pour his Soul Force into her and assist with the dangerous refinement.

• Liu Yun reassured Ya Fei that Xiao Yan's possession of a Green Lotus Core Flame would not stop her from choosing one, then took her to a Secret Realm he had created.
• Liu Yun showed Ya Fei the secluded realm and gave her a Snow Soul Pill to prepare for refining the Heavenly Flame.
• Liu Yun extracted a Green Lotus Core Flame with twenty-three Earth Fire Lotus Seeds and subdued it with the Sky Burning Immortal Art.
• Ya Fei swallowed the Snow Soul Pill and then the Green Lotus Core Flame, but the flame quickly engulfed her body and caused her severe pain.
• Liu Yun sent his Soul Force into Ya Fei's body and began helping her refine the Green Lotus Core Flame.

Ya Fei gained control of the Green Lotus Core Flame and rose to Five-Star Dou Spirit, while Liu Yun gave her a Heaven Tier Intermediate cultivation method before leaving for the Black Corner Region. A system mission then ordered Liu Yun to obtain Dragon Emperor Zhu Kun’s blood essence beneath the Sky Burning Qi Refining Tower, offering Origin Emperor Qi as a reward.

• Ya Fei refined some of Liu Yun’s transferred Dou Qi, mastered the Green Lotus Core Flame, and advanced to Five-Star Dou Spirit.
• Liu Yun gave Ya Fei twenty-three Earth Fire Lotus Seeds to refine and told her he was going to the Black Corner Region to find cultivation materials.
• Liu Yun extracted the Golden Crow Meditation Art, copied it onto a scroll, and gave Ya Fei the Heaven Tier Intermediate cultivation method.
• Ya Fei began switching to the Golden Crow Meditation Art, while Liu Yun left the Space Secret Realm and headed toward the Black Corner Region.
• The system issued Liu Yun a mission to obtain a drop of Dragon Emperor Zhu Kun’s blood essence beneath the Sky Burning Qi Refining Tower, rewarding him with Origin Emperor Qi, two cards, and 100 Mission Points.

Liu Yun prepared to leave for the Black Corner Region and arranged for Queen Medusa and Shi Aotian to help protect those staying behind. After learning the Azure Cloud Sparrow was away on a mission, he recruited the Flamingo to protect Xue Mei.

• Liu Yun visited Queen Medusa, asked her to guard Green Mountain Town while he was away, and left as she simmered with anger over catching him in romantic situations.
• Liu Yun told Shi Aotian to stay by Ya Fei and keep her safe, and learned the Azure Cloud Sparrow had taken human form and gone to the Tagor Desert to collect medicinal ingredients.
• Liu Yun asked Shi Aotian about female Magical Beasts above the fifth rank and decided the Flamingo could protect Xue Mei.
• Liu Yun found the Flamingo in the Monster Mountain Range and offered it a Shaping Pill in exchange for guarding someone in the Imperial Capital.
• The Flamingo eagerly accepted Liu Yun's offer.

Ya Fei left Small Valley for the Imperial Capital, confident she could win the Alchemist Convention after her cultivation breakthrough. Liu Yun extracted and painstakingly engraved the Silent Wind Sword Canon and its three Dou Techniques, then set out toward the Black Corner Region.

• Liu Yun reminded Ya Fei that the Alchemist Convention was about to begin, and she departed for Green Mountain Town after thanking him with a kiss.
• Liu Yun extracted the Silent Wind Sword Canon and was shaken by a vision of a ruined planet and a destructive wisp of mist entering his brow.
• Liu Yun learned that the Heaven Tier High-grade method could cultivate the Wind of Annihilation and came with the Twelve Basic Sword Stances, Great Void Silent Destruction Sword Qi, and Nine Swords Annihilating Heaven Formation.
• Liu Yun spent three days engraving the cultivation method scroll and several more days engraving its three Dou Techniques for Yun Yun.
• Liu Yun left Small Valley and flew toward the Black Corner Region as the Alchemist Convention began.

Liu Yun crossed into the Black Corner Region and sought someone who could lead him to Han Feng, whom he intended to confront for the Sea Heart Flame and Myriad Beast Cauldron. In Black Seal City, he captured Yuan Yi and forced him to take him to Maple City, where Han Feng was said to be.

• Liu Yun introduced himself as Ye Liangchen at Ghost Suppressing Pass, and Mu Tie and the soldiers saluted him.
• Liu Yun entered the lawless Black Corner Region and resolved to obtain Han Feng's Sea Heart Flame and Myriad Beast Cauldron.
• Liu Yun reached Black Seal City and used his Soul Force to locate the strongest person there at the auction house.
• Liu Yun immobilized the Two-star Dou Huang Yuan Yi and demanded that he take him to Han Feng.
• Yuan Yi said Han Feng should be in Maple City and agreed to lead Liu Yun there.

Liu Yun ambushed Han Feng in Maple City, seized the Sea Heart Flame and Myriad Beast Cauldron, and strengthened his Soul Force. He left with the cauldron absorbed into his soul and his next mission still focused on obtaining Dragon Emperor Zhu Kun’s essence blood.

• Liu Yun waited in Maple City with Yuan Yi until Han Feng arrived at dusk, then beat and immobilized him.
• Liu Yun tore the Sea Heart Flame from Han Feng, causing his cultivation to fall from Nine-star Dou Huang to Six-star Dou Emperor.
• Liu Yun shattered the soul restriction on Han Feng’s Nether Sea Storage Ring and found treasures, medicinal ingredients, and Earth-tier Fighting Skills inside.
• Liu Yun retrieved the Myriad Beast Cauldron and absorbed it into his soul alongside his other two Medicine Cauldrons.
• Liu Yun’s Soul Force reached Spirit Realm Late Stage Peak, and he checked his status and mission to obtain Dragon Emperor Zhu Kun’s essence blood.

Liu Yun returned the Nine Forms of Wind and Thunder and gained profound mastery of the Quasi-Heaven Tier technique, but his ominous sense of danger persisted. Three powerful Dou Zongs surrounded him, seeking the treasures he had taken from Han Feng, while Liu Yun wondered who had arranged their timely arrival and what threat he sensed.

• Yun Yun's cultivation of the Nine Forms of Wind and Thunder triggered a 100x Return, and Liu Yun used it to gain 100 points of proficiency in the technique.
• Liu Yun mastered the technique's moves and reflected on the combat strength it would add, but the Tyrant Blood in his body stirred with a sense of imminent danger.
• Old Ghost of Earthly Demons, Mo Tianxing, and Elder Eagle Mountain arrived and surrounded Liu Yun in a triangular formation.
• The three Dou Zongs argued over who would claim Han Feng's Heavenly Flames and the contents of the Nether Sea Storage Ring.
• Liu Yun searched with his Soul Force and found no hidden expert, leaving him puzzled about his sense of crisis and how the three had learned of his victory over Han Feng.

Liu Yun survived an ambush by Mo Tianxing, Elder Eagle Mountain, and Old Ghost of Earthly Demons, then revealed his overwhelming strength and trapped them. He let Mo Tianxing go after taking his treasures, while Elder Eagle Mountain paid a heavier price before Liu Yun released him.

• Mo Tianxing, Elder Eagle Mountain, and Old Ghost of Earthly Demons attacked Liu Yun to seize his treasures, but he emerged unharmed.
• Liu Yun trapped the three with a Soul Force barrier and struck Old Ghost of Earthly Demons, who broke through the barrier and fled badly injured.
• Liu Yun identified himself as Ye Liangchen, and Mo Tianxing recognized him as the Liang Chen Merchant Guild president.
• Liu Yun demanded Mo Tianxing's Bodhi Transformation Saliva and three Earth-tier Fighting Skills, then released him after receiving them.
• Liu Yun captured Elder Eagle Mountain's true body and demanded a Life Returning Pill and three Earth-tier Fighting Skills.
• Elder Eagle Mountain handed over the items, but Liu Yun struck him with the Fist of Justice and crippled one of his star levels.

After sensing that the Myriad Beast Cauldron had brought danger upon him, Liu Yun concealed it and found the threat vanished. He overpowered Su Qian when the Jia Nan Academy elders withdrew, then entered the academy while Elder Qian and Bai returned to free Su Qian.

• Liu Yun realized that refining the Myriad Beast Cauldron had triggered the danger surrounding him, so he erased his aura from it and hid it in his storage ring.
• Liu Yun proposed having Ya Fei sell the cauldron in a discreet, on-site auction.
• Su Qian, Elder Qian, and Bai confronted Liu Yun, but Elder Qian and Bai apologized and departed after Liu Yun challenged their decision to intercept him.
• Liu Yun stopped Su Qian from leaving, sealed him with the Power of Space, and headed toward Jia Nan Academy.
• Elder Qian and Bai returned, recognized Liu Yun as a Dou Zun Expert, and tried to break his spatial seal on Su Qian.

Liu Yun entered Jia Nan Academy under the alias Ye Liangchen, claiming that Great Elder Su Qian had invited him to visit. After demonstrating his overwhelming strength and revealing his reputation as a Seventh-grade Alchemist, he was welcomed to observe the Outer Academy selection competition, leaving him positioned among the academy’s elders.

• Liu Yun passed through Peace Town and continued toward Jia Nan Academy despite the guards demanding his identity.
• Liu Yun immobilized the academy’s guards, prompting their leader to rush to Vice Principal Hu Gan with a warning about a possible Dou Zong intruder.
• Hu Gan and the academy’s assembled students saw Liu Yun approach through the air during the selection competition, and Hu Gan recognized him as a Dou Zong.
• Liu Yun introduced himself as Ye Liangchen, president of the Liang Chen Merchant Guild, and said Great Elder Su Qian had invited him to visit.
• Fire Old Man asked Liu Yun about the rumors that he was a Seventh-grade Alchemist, and Liu Yun confirmed his rank.
• Hu Gan invited Liu Yun to watch the competition and offer guidance afterward, allowing Liu Yun to join the elders’ gathering.

During the Inner Academy selection, Gu Xun'er fought Bai Shan but forfeited, then rejected his advances and left the plaza. Liu Yun realized the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame inside her was flaring up again, so he left to look for her.

• Bai Shan and Gu Xun'er fought in the selection match, and Liu Yun noticed Xun'er was holding back because of a struggle within her body.
• Gu Xun'er admitted defeat, and Bai Shan asked whether she loved someone; she told him she already did and rebuked him for overstepping.
• Bai Shan claimed no one but himself was worthy of Gu Xun'er, prompting Hu Gan to order him out of the arena.
• Gu Xun'er disappeared from the plaza, and Liu Yun suspected the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame was erupting again.
• Liu Yun vanished to explore the academy and find Gu Xun'er, leaving Hu Gan worried about the Dou Zong wandering unsupervised.