Chapter Summaries

Liu Xi killed Mu Gu and pursued the Three Thousand Burning Flame’s Origin Fire while the Soul Hall Dou Zun experts tried to seize it. After Little Dragon overwhelmed Qinghua and helped set a trap for another Soul Hall expert, Liu Xi finished the wounded man off.

• Liu Xi took advantage of Mu Gu’s injuries to kill him and pocket his charred corpse, then flew after Little Dragon.
• The Heavenly Demon Puppets and Qiu Ling engaged the Soul Hall Dou Zun experts while Qinghua pursued Liu Xi and Little Dragon.
• Qinghua tried to capture Little Dragon, but its Black Flame pierced his azure Dou Qi hand and frightened him into retreating.
• A Soul Hall Dou Zun expert tried to seize Little Dragon with soul chains, but the Origin Fire broke through and Liu Xi’s trap left the expert badly wounded.
• Liu Xi seized the wounded Soul Hall Dou Zun expert by the throat and crushed it, killing him.

Liu Xi and the Three Thousand Burning Flame killed two more Soul Hall Dou Zuns, leaving the last one to detonate himself in the Star Domain. Qiu Ling fled the blast as the void shook from the explosion.

• Liu Xi killed a Soul Hall Dou Zun and took his corpse, while Qinghua gave up pursuing the Heavenly Flame.
• The Three Thousand Burning Flame attacked the Soul Hall Dou Zuns, and Liu Xi used his Heavenly Demon Puppets to help corner them.
• Liu Xi refused to let the remaining Soul Hall Dou Zuns retreat, and the Three Thousand Burning Flame killed the black-clothed Dou Zun.
• The last Soul Hall Dou Zun began to self-destruct, and Qiu Ling fled before the explosion shook the Star Domain.

After a Soul Hall Dou Zun self-destructed, Liu Xi and Qiu Ling tried to stop Three Thousand Burning Flame from returning to its body. Liu Xi followed the flame into a hole in the dragon’s head, while the injured Qiu Ling went to protect the others and summon help.

• A Soul Hall Dou Zun self-destructed, forcing Liu Xi to flee with the Dou Zun corpses as Qiu Ling was caught in the blast.
• Qiu Ling survived the explosion and joined Liu Xi, while Xiao Yan reflected on Soul Hall’s losses and his own weakness.
• Three Thousand Burning Flame broke free after the Natal Soul Locks vanished and raced toward its dragon body.
• Little Dragon struck the wounded Qiu Ling aside, then entered the hole in the dragon’s head as Liu Xi followed the Origin Fire inside.
• Unable to pursue because of his injuries, Qiu Ling flew toward Cao Ying and the others to protect them and call for help.

Qiu Ling led Cao Ying and the others out of the Star Domain while Liu Xi held back Three Thousand Burning Flame. Inside the flame, Liu Xi looted Mu Gu’s remains, secured a Nihility Devouring Flame Seed Fire for study, and prepared to use Ancient Void Dragon blood to subdue Three Thousand Burning Flame.

• Qiu Ling urged Cao Ying, Dan Chen, Song Qing, Xiao Yan, and Qinghua to escape before Three Thousand Burning Flame awakened, and Qinghua persuaded Cao Ying to leave Liu Xi behind for now.
• Liu Xi praised Little Dragon for obeying him and searched Mu Gu’s charred corpse, breaking the seal on his Storage Ring and discovering an extensive collection that included two ninth-grade pill formulas.
• Liu Xi extracted Nihility Devouring Flame’s Seed Fire from Mu Gu and stored it in a jade bottle after refusing Little Dragon’s request to eat it.
• Liu Xi began subduing Three Thousand Burning Flame and took out the Ancient Void Dragon blood that Zi Yan had prepared to activate the Dragon Seal.

Xuan Kongzi entered the Star Domain to rescue Liu Xi after learning that Three Thousand Burning Flame had been unsealed, but found Liu Xi and the flame locked in a soul duel. As Xuan Kongzi waited nearby, Liu Xi secretly absorbed the dragon’s power and demanded that Three Thousand Burning Flame become his own.

• Xuan Kongzi and the Pill Tower experts drove back the invaders while the Star Domain buckled under the strain.
• Qiu Ling told Xuan Kongzi that Mu Gu had summoned three Soul Hall Dou Zuns, broken Three Thousand Burning Flame’s seal, and left Liu Xi holding it back.
• Xuan Kongzi ordered an evacuation and rushed into the Star Domain to reseal Three Thousand Burning Flame and find Liu Xi.
• Xuan Kongzi found Liu Xi and the Origin Fire asleep in a soul duel, then chose to wait and monitor them rather than interrupt.
• Liu Xi sat atop the subdued dragon and absorbed its power, realizing that his cultivation art could no longer keep pace with his improved aptitude.
• Liu Xi patted Three Thousand Burning Flame and told it to become his power.

Liu Xi subdued Three Thousand Burning Flame and began refining its Origin Fire inside the Star Domain. Xuan Kongzi reassured the others that Liu Xi was safe, while Liu Xi’s Spiritual Power and cultivation continued to rise.

• Liu Xi overcame Three Thousand Burning Flame’s awareness, absorbed its Origin Fire, and was shielded by the flames as its dragon body collapsed.
• Xuan Kongzi escaped the Star Domain and urged Tian Lei Zi and Xuan Yi to close its gate before the firestorm could spread.
• Xuan Kongzi told the gathered crowd that Liu Xi had subdued Three Thousand Burning Flame and was refining it safely, then asked Qiu Ling to inform Liu Xi’s family and friends.
• Inside the Star Domain, Liu Xi’s primordial spirit drew nourishment from Three Thousand Burning Flame’s origin spirit as Star Power and flame energy rushed into his body and raised his cultivation.

After a month in the Star Domain, Liu Xi reached a half-step Heaven Realm soul and advanced to Six Star Dou Zun before tearing open a rift to leave. He emerged above Sacred Pill City, where the gathered experts realized how close the city had come to disaster.

• The Pill Tower and Soul Hall traded accusations over the attack on Sacred Pill City and the deaths of Mu Gu and three Dou Zuns, but neither side started a war.
• Xiao Yi Xian worried about Liu Xi outside the Star Domain, while Zi Yan reassured her that the Dragon Seal would warn them if anything happened to him.
• Liu Xi awoke after a month of cultivation and realized his soul had reached peak Spirit Realm, a half-step from Heaven Realm.
• Liu Xi found that his Azure Flame and physical strength had greatly improved, and his cultivation had risen to Six Star Dou Zun.
• Liu Xi gathered the Star Domain's fire energy to tear open a Spatial Rift, then emerged above Sacred Pill City and ordered the flames back inside.

Liu Xi returned after subduing Three Thousand Burning Flame, and told the Pill Tower Titans that the Green Lotus Core Flame had devoured it and raised his cultivation. After reuniting with Xiao Yi Xian and Zi Yan, he decided to return home with them and informed his friends and allies of his plans.

• Liu Xi emerged from the Star Domain after forcing Three Thousand Burning Flame back, and Xuan Kongzi, Xuan Yi, and Tian Lei Zi questioned him about what happened.
• Liu Xi claimed that the Green Lotus Core Flame had devoured Three Thousand Burning Flame's Origin Fire and that the resulting feedback increased his cultivation; the Pill Tower Titans accepted his explanation and welcomed him back.
• Xuan Kongzi told Liu Xi to return to his residence, where Xiao Yi Xian had been waiting for him; Xiao Yi Xian and Zi Yan reunited with him.
• Liu Xi told Xiao Yi Xian and Zi Yan that he wanted to return home after four years in Zhongzhou, and both agreed to go with him.
• Liu Xi informed Xuan Kongzi, Ye Zhong, Ye Xinlan, and Yao Tianhuo of his plans; Xuan Kongzi warned him about the Soul Hall, and Liu Xi urged Ye Xinlan to keep studying and training.

Xiao Yan resolved to seek a powerful inheritance to gain strength, while Liu Xi, Xiao Yi Xian, and Zi Yan returned to the Northwest Continent. The group reached the Northwest after a little over a month and decided to visit the Heavenly Snake Empire first.

• Xiao Yan told Gu Xun'er he wanted to trade an uncertain future for immediate strength, and she agreed to ask her father for the most complete inheritance she could obtain.
• Xiao Yan learned that Gu Xun'er had reached Nine Star Dou Zong and, after she left, told Ling Ying that he wanted strength and revenge before heading toward the Monster Beast Mountain Range.
• Liu Xi left Sacred Pill City with Xiao Yi Xian and Zi Yan after arranging medicinal pills for Yao Tianhuo and Xiong Zhan.
• Liu Xi, Xiao Yi Xian, and Zi Yan used a Space Wormhole to travel from the Central Region back to the Northwest Continent in a little over a month.
• When Zi Yan asked where they would go first, Liu Xi chose the Heavenly Snake Empire.

Liu Xi arrived in Heavenly Snake City and learned that the powerful Heavenly Snake Saintess, Qing Lin, was returning. When he called to her from a hotel window, she recognized him and joyfully reunited with him, leaving the city stunned.

• Liu Xi, Xiao Yi Xian, and Zi Yan ate at a hotel in Heavenly Snake City while Liu Xi worried about whether Qing Lin would blame him for leaving her waiting.
• Liu Xi asked the hotel maid about Qing Lin, and she confirmed that the Saintess was returning after defeating the Gloomy Ghost Tiger.
• Liu Xi learned from the crowd that Qing Lin was a gifted, cold, and ruthless Dou Zun who had become the Heavenly Snake Manor's most powerful figure.
• Qing Lin's carriage passed through the city, and Liu Xi called her name from the hotel window.
• Qing Lin ordered her guards to stand down, saw Liu Xi, and flew into his embrace after he said he had come to take her home.

Liu Xi reunited with Qing Lin, who had spent nearly ten years missing him, and introduced her to Xiao Yi Xian and Zi Yan. Qing Lin agreed to leave Heavenly Snake Manor with him for the Jia Ma Empire, while Liu Xi planned to greet the manor’s lord first.

• Qing Lin rushed into Liu Xi’s arms and told him she had missed him for nearly ten years.
• Liu Xi introduced Qing Lin to Xiao Yi Xian and Zi Yan, and the three women agreed to address one another by name or as they preferred.
• Qing Lin told Liu Xi that she would listen to him in all things and had nothing she needed to remain at Heavenly Snake Manor for.
• Liu Xi said he would greet the Heavenly Snake Mansion Lord before taking Qing Lin back to the Jia Ma Empire.

Liu Xi went to Heavenly Snake Manor to take Qing Lin away, but the Heavenly Snake Mansion Lord questioned whether he was worthy of her. After Liu Xi revealed that he was a Six Star Dou Zun and an Eighth-grade Alchemist, the elders approved their departure.

• Liu Xi told the Heavenly Snake Mansion Lord and the elders that he had come to take Qing Lin away.
• Qing Lin silenced the protesting elders with her Dou Zun aura and declared that she would leave with Liu Xi whether her teacher agreed or not.
• The Heavenly Snake Mansion Lord challenged Liu Xi to prove he could match Qing Lin’s status.
• Liu Xi revealed his Six Star Dou Zun cultivation, shocking the Heavenly Snake Mansion Lord and the elders.
• Liu Xi showed his Pill Tower badge proving he was an Eighth-grade Alchemist and had won the Alchemy Convention.
• The elders apologized and agreed to Qing Lin leaving with Liu Xi.

Liu Xi returned toward the Jia Ma Empire but learned that the Chu Yun Empire had invaded its border under the Heavenly Poison King. After hearing Yun Yun and the Jia Ma Dou Zongs had marched into Chu Yun, Liu Xi decided to go there instead.

• Liu Xi and his companions reached Town Ghost Pass and found the Jia Ma Empire's border under strict martial law.
• Liu Xi subdued Mu Tie, the fortress commander, and learned that the Chu Yun Empire was behind the tension.
• Mu Tie explained that the Myriad Scorpion Sect's collapse led to bloody conflict, after which the Heavenly Poison King united the Chu Yun Empire's Poison Masters.
• Mu Tie said the Heavenly Poison King had invaded the Jia Ma Empire, but Yun Yun, Elder Jia, Fa Ma, and Hai Bodong had driven him back.
• Liu Xi learned that Yun Yun and the others had entered the Chu Yun Empire to confront the Heavenly Poison King, so he changed course for Chu Yun.

The Jia Ma Empire’s four Dou Zongs pursued the Heavenly Poison King back to Gloomy Marsh after defeating the Chu Yun Empire’s forces. Cornered there, the Heavenly Poison King absorbed the marsh’s toxic mist and claimed he had made the marsh their burial ground.

• Jia Ma Empire forces defeated Poison Masters across Chu Yun and burned their corpses to prevent the poison from spreading.
• Yun Yun, Jia Xing Tian, Hai Bodong, and Fa Ma pursued the Heavenly Poison King to Gloomy Marsh.
• Hai Bodong, Jia Xing Tian, and Yun Yun rejected the Heavenly Poison King’s offer to end the war, while Xie Long urged him to surrender.
• The Heavenly Poison King rebuked Xie Long and revealed that he had lured his pursuers to Gloomy Marsh as part of a plan.
• The Heavenly Poison King drew in the marsh’s toxic mist, strengthened his aura, and declared himself invincible there.

The Heavenly Poison King used a poison-fueled technique to battle Yun Yun, Jia Xing Tian, Fa Ma, and Hai Bodong, while Xie Long and Wang Ai engaged Fa Ma and Hai Bodong. As the Heavenly Poison King threatened Yun Yun, a young man emerged from a Spatial Rift and heard him.

• The Heavenly Poison King drew poisonous mist into his green flames and ordered Xie Long and Wang Ai to hold off Fa Ma and Hai Bodong.
• Xie Long and Wang Ai fought Fa Ma and Hai Bodong while the Heavenly Poison King blocked Yun Yun’s Wind Blades and struck at Jia Xing Tian.
• Yun Yun stopped the Heavenly Poison King from crippling Jia Xing Tian, then took him on herself as Jia Xing Tian withdrew to support her.
• The Heavenly Poison King propositioned Yun Yun, and she attacked his hand with sword qi until he released her blade.
• The Heavenly Poison King threatened to drug and assault Yun Yun, while a handsome young man stepped out of a Spatial Rift and heard him.

Liu Xi returned during Yun Yun’s battle with the Heavenly Poison King and used overwhelming power to kill him and his allies. After reuniting with Yun Yun, he headed deeper into the swamp to investigate the poisonous fire, leaving her and the others to return to Jia Ma.

• Yun Yun fought the poison-enhanced Heavenly Poison King, whose strength had risen to rival a Six Star Dou Zong.
• Liu Xi appeared and froze everyone in place, then embraced Yun Yun and kissed her forehead before promising her a new sword.
• Liu Xi killed the Heavenly Poison King with a snap of his fingers and collected the man’s soul and poisonous fire.
• Liu Xi killed Xie Long and Wang Ai with Spatial Power, then told Yun Yun and the three seniors that he had reached the Dou Zun realm.
• Liu Xi flew toward the swamp’s depths with Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin while Yun Yun and the others prepared to return to Jia Ma.

Liu Xi learned that the poisonous fire linked to the Heavenly Poison King’s rise might be connected to Netherworld Poison Fire, a rare Heavenly Flame hidden in the Dark Poison Marsh. After the group found no clues at the Flame Scale Python’s remains, the poisonous fire began drifting in a direction, giving Liu Xi a lead to follow.

• Liu Xi questioned the Heavenly Poison King’s soul and learned that he had found the poisonous fire inside a seventh-tier Flame Scale Python in the Dark Poison Marsh.
• The Heavenly Poison King revealed that the poisonous fire had helped him reach the Dou Zong realm while gradually poisoning his body and mind.
• Liu Xi explained that the fire resembled Netherworld Poison Fire, ranked twentieth on the Heavenly Flame Ranking, and suspected that the real flame existed somewhere in the marsh.
• Liu Xi and the others followed the Heavenly Poison King to the Flame Scale Python’s remains but found that the poison had erased all useful traces.
• Liu Xi released the poisonous fire, which absorbed the surrounding mist and drifted in a direction, so he led the group after it.

Liu Xi and his companions followed the poisonous flame into an underground cavern, where he subdued the Netherworld Poison Fire. He then discovered the Netherworld Poison River beneath the Chu Yun Empire, an extremely poisonous forbidden place that had nurtured the flame and the Dark Poison Marsh.

• Liu Xi protected Qing Lin and Zi Yan from the poisonous mist as the group pursued the flame deeper into the marsh.
• Liu Xi led Qing Lin, Zi Yan, and Xiao Yi Xian through a cave and down a passage into an underground cavern.
• Qing Lin used her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils and determined the giant jade-green fire python was not a real snake.
• The Netherworld Poison Fire swallowed the separated flame and attacked Liu Xi, who used his soul power to subdue it.
• Liu Xi spotted a black river behind the fire python and identified it as the Netherworld Poison River beneath the Chu Yun Empire.

Liu Xi helped Xiao Yi Xian refine the Netherworld Poison Fire, which greatly strengthened her Poison Dou Qi and connected her to the Netherworld Poison River. Xiao Yi Xian chose to remain there and cultivate until she reached the Dou Saint realm, leaving Liu Xi to depart without her for a time.

• Liu Xi tested his Soul Control technique by sending the Netherworld Poison Fire into the Netherworld Poison River, and Qing Lin compared the technique to her Jade Snake Three Flower Pupils.
• Liu Xi decided that Xiao Yi Xian should refine the Netherworld Poison Fire because it could help her overcome the hurdle to the Dou Saint realm.
• Liu Xi gave Xiao Yi Xian medicinal pills and helped her endure the Netherworld Poison Fire as she refined its Origin Fire.
• After half a day, Xiao Yi Xian succeeded, finding that her body was purer, her Poison Dou Qi was more condensed, and the Netherworld Poison Fire was at least thirty percent stronger.
• Xiao Yi Xian drew poisonous mist from the Netherworld Poison River into her flame and decided to cultivate there until she broke through to the Dou Saint realm; Liu Xi agreed to leave her there.

After leaving the Dark Poison Marsh, Liu Xi planned ways to strengthen his companions and the Jia Ma Empire, then proposed uniting its major factions. Yun Yun and the other leaders resisted the idea, and Liu Xi left them to consider it.

• Liu Xi decided Xiao Yi Xian had chosen the right path and considered opportunities for Qing Lin, Zi Yan, himself, and the Jia Ma Empire.
• Liu Xi returned to the Jia Ma Empire with Qing Lin and Zi Yan, and the Jia Ma experts celebrated his defeat of the Heavenly Poison King.
• Liu Xi brought Yun Yun, Jia Xing Tian, Hai Bodong, and Fa Ma to Jia Ma Holy City through a Space Wormhole, where they learned Qing Lin had become a Dou Zun.
• Liu Xi proposed creating a faction to integrate the Jia Ma Empire's forces, but Yun Yun objected to ending the Misty Cloud Sect's thousand-year legacy.
• Liu Xi explained that unification could help the Jia Ma Empire become a second-rate Zhongzhou force and told the four leaders to consider his proposal.