Chapter Summaries

Liu Xi exchanged Yue Mei for the Snake People’s Sand Mandara, then faced Queen Medusa when she appeared to kill him. He escaped her attack, leaving Medusa certain that he possessed a Heavenly Flame and determined to hunt him down.

• Liu Xi held the injured Yue Mei captive while Yue Xing hurried to the Charm Snake Tribe and told Elder Yue Ying that a human Dou Wang demanded Sand Mandara for her release.
• Yue Ying notified Queen Medusa and arranged to exchange the Sand Mandara for Yue Mei while Medusa concealed herself nearby.
• Yue Ying and Yue Xing brought the Sand Mandara to Liu Xi, who removed Yue Mei’s seal after inspecting the herb and took the box.
• Yue Mei tried to attack Liu Xi after regaining her Dou Qi, but Yue Ying stopped her and led her away.
• Queen Medusa confronted Liu Xi and fired a purple beam through him, but he vanished and escaped, prompting her to recognize his Heavenly Flame and vow to kill him next time.

Liu Xi returned to Desert City with Qing Lin after escaping Queen Medusa and visited Hai Bodong to deliver the Sand Mandara. After examining Hai Bodong’s Po E Pill formula, Liu Xi agreed to attempt the refinement in a few days, leaving Hai Bodong hopeful of regaining his Dou Emperor strength.

• Liu Xi fled Queen Medusa with Qing Lin and reflected on his plans to keep Xiao Yan from claiming the opportunities he wanted.
• Liu Xi returned to Desert City and went with Qing Lin to Hai Bodong’s Ancient Map shop.
• Liu Xi gave Hai Bodong the Sand Mandara and recounted meeting Queen Medusa, while Hai Bodong recognized Liu Xi’s growing strength and Heavenly Flame.
• Hai Bodong handed Liu Xi the Po E Pill formula and promised to give him the Demon Fire Fragment Map and a favor if Liu Xi restored his Dou Emperor strength.
• Liu Xi examined the formula, estimated a sixty to seventy percent chance of success, and told Hai Bodong he would begin refining the pill in a few days.

Liu Xi cultivated with an Earth Fire Lotus Seed before beginning to refine Hai Bodong’s Po E Pill. As the pill neared completion, a vicious old man arrived in Desert City and sensed Qing Lin at Liu Xi’s residence.

• Liu Xi absorbed the Earth Fire Lotus Seed’s energy overnight, strengthening his Dou Qi and control over the Green Lotus Core Flame.
• Liu Xi told Hai Bodong he was ready to refine the Po E Pill, inspected the medicinal ingredients, and began work in a quiet room.
• Liu Xi refined the ingredients, recovered his energy, and combined the medicinal liquids until a pale purple pill embryo formed in the cauldron.
• A group of outsiders entered Desert City, and their elderly leader sensed Qing Lin at Liu Xi’s residence and smiled excitedly.

Mo Cheng learned that Qing Lin may possess the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils and plotted to seize her, while Liu Xi remained unaware as he refined a Sixth-grade Po E Pill. The pill’s birth phenomenon drew Mo Cheng toward Liu Xi’s room just as Liu Xi finished refining it.

• Mo Cheng sensed Qing Lin’s unusual constitution and ordered Mo Ran to investigate her background and lure her out of the city.
• Mo Ran reported that Qing Lin was an orphan adopted by a traveling young master, so Mo Cheng decided the young man had to be killed but learned his identity and cultivation were unknown.
• A deep-purple pill-birth phenomenon appeared over the city, and Mo Cheng left his men to watch Qing Lin while he rushed toward its source.
• Hai Bodong hesitated outside Liu Xi’s room as Liu Xi completed the pill and caught it in his palm.
• Liu Xi judged the pill’s quality as only so-so, then began packing away his equipment and remaining materials.

Liu Xi emerged with the completed Po E Pill and discovered that Mo Cheng had come to seize it. After confirming Qing Lin was safe, Liu Xi killed Mo Cheng and left the Mo Family members fleeing.

• Hai Bodong confronted Mo Cheng as he broke into the shop, but Mo Cheng threatened him by invoking the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Liu Xi appeared with the Po E Pill, learned Mo Cheng's name, and overpowered him with his Dou Wang aura.
• Liu Xi seized Mo Cheng and rushed to his courtyard, where Qing Lin greeted him unharmed.
• Mo Cheng launched a desperate attack on Liu Xi, but Liu Xi burned him and his beast claw to ashes with the Green Lotus Core Flame.

After Mo Cheng’s attack, Liu Xi gave Hai Bodong the Po E Pill in exchange for the fragmentary map and accompanied him to a hidden ice cavern, where Hai Bodong began breaking his seal. Far away, a green-robed woman and the serpent Bai Ya sensed that something had begun awakening.

• The Mo Family disciples fled after Liu Xi killed Mo Cheng, and Hai Bodong arrived, offering to deal with the attackers.
• Liu Xi handed Hai Bodong the Po E Pill after securing his promise to provide the fragmentary map once he broke the seal.
• Hai Bodong led Liu Xi and Qing Lin through a hidden passage to his underground ice cavern, where he swallowed the pill and began absorbing its medicinal power.
• Far from Desert City, a green-robed woman questioned Bai Ya about its sensing, and the serpent said the target had most likely begun awakening.

Hai Bodong used the Po E Pill to break the seal on his cultivation, while Liu Xi watched with a hidden safeguard ready. After Hai Bodong chose not to fight him, he handed over the fragmentary map, which Liu Xi joined to his own piece.

• Liu Xi watched Hai Bodong absorb the Po E Pill, knowing he had planted a flame seed in it that could seal Hai Bodong’s cultivation again.
• Hai Bodong endured the clash between the Po E Pill’s energy and the snake-shaped seal until the seal was expelled and he regained his Dou Emperor strength.
• Hai Bodong flaunted his restored power, then considered attacking Liu Xi but abandoned the idea after weighing Liu Xi’s strength and potential.
• Hai Bodong thanked Liu Xi for breaking the seal and promised to help him in the future.
• Liu Xi asked for the fragmentary map, and Hai Bodong handed it over; Liu Xi joined it to his own piece and confirmed they fit together.

Liu Xi, Qing Lin, and Hai Bodong set out from the Tagor Desert for the Jia Ma Empire, but the Eight-winged Black Snake Emperor and a veiled Heavenly Snake Manor woman intercepted them after sensing Qing Lin’s Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils. Liu Xi considered whether Qing Lin should train at Heavenly Snake Manor as the two groups faced off.

• Hai Bodong asked about the map fragments, and Liu Xi warned him that their secret was beyond a Dou Emperor’s reach before inviting him to travel to the Imperial Capital.
• Liu Xi rested after refining a sixth-grade pill, then set out for the Jia Ma Empire with Qing Lin and Hai Bodong, who left his desert shop behind.
• Liu Xi and Hai Bodong flew toward the empire, with Liu Xi carrying Qing Lin on his Green Flame wings.
• The Eight-winged Black Snake Emperor blocked their path near the desert’s edge, and Hai Bodong identified the beast.
• A veiled woman from Heavenly Snake Manor appeared with the Eight-winged Black Snake Emperor, which said it had followed Qing Lin’s pupil aura.
• Liu Xi recognized Heavenly Snake Manor’s interest in Qing Lin and prepared to assess the woman and beast as Hai Bodong grew wary of meeting another Dou Emperor.

Liu Xi refused to hand Qing Lin over to Lü Man and Bai Ya, who had come from the Heavenly Snake Manor to recruit her. After learning Liu Xi was a Sixth-grade Alchemist capable of wielding a Heavenly Flame, they abandoned their attempt to take Qing Lin by force and agreed to let him visit the manor later.

• Hai Bodong prepared to fight Lü Man and Bai Ya, while Liu Xi asked whether he could hold off Lü Man.
• Liu Xi recognized the pair as members of the Heavenly Snake Manor and refused to hand Qing Lin over, saying he would decide whether she joined them.
• Lü Man and Bai Ya tried to seize Qing Lin, but Liu Xi summoned a Green Flame and revealed he was a Sixth-grade Alchemist.
• Lü Man and Bai Ya lowered their auras and explained that Qing Lin could become the Heavenly Snake Manor's saintess and succeed the Mansion Lord.
• Liu Xi introduced himself and Hai Bodong, then agreed to visit the Heavenly Snake Manor after paying his respects to his teacher and continuing his travels.
• Lü Man decided to stay with Liu Xi and protect him, while Bai Ya returned to report to the Mansion Lord.

After more than ten days of travel, Liu Xi and his companions reached the Jia Ma Imperial Capital, where he planned to find his teacher, Xuan Hao. He brought them to the Alchemist Guild, but learned he could not enter without registering or receiving an alchemist’s recommendation.

• Liu Xi abandoned the slow Thick-winged Bird, flew with his companions to the Imperial Capital, and imagined catching an Ancient Void Dragon or Sky Demon Phoenix as a mount.
• Lü Man asked about Liu Xi’s teacher, and Liu Xi explained that the Third-grade Alchemist had first taught him alchemy and still deserved his deep respect.
• Liu Xi led Qing Lin, Lü Man, and Hai Bodong through the city gate, then paid a passerby to guide them to the Alchemist Guild.
• Two guards stopped Liu Xi at the Guild entrance because only alchemists could enter freely, and Hai Bodong learned that Liu Xi had attended Jia Nan Academy instead of registering there.
• Liu Xi told Hai Bodong and Lü Man that his teacher had settled near his childhood home before returning to the Imperial Capital.

Liu Xi returned to the Alchemist Guild in the Imperial Capital to visit his teacher, Xuan Hao, and discovered that Xuan Hao had proudly told the guild about his progress. The chapter ended with Liu Xi reuniting with Xuan Hao and greeting him as his teacher.

• Liu Xi asked a guard to inform Xuan Hao that his disciple had returned, and the guards recognized him from Xuan Hao's instructions.
• A guard explained that Xuan Hao had defended Liu Xi's talent and later announced that he had become a Fifth-grade Alchemist.
• Liu Xi entered the Alchemist Guild and saw its trading, pill-refining, and restricted halls.
• The guards at the western hall sent word to Xuan Hao, who hurried over to welcome Liu Xi.
• Liu Xi supported Xuan Hao's outstretched hand and told him that he had returned.

Liu Xi returned to the Jia Ma Empire and reunited with his teacher, Xuan Hao, while introducing his companions. He revealed that he could refine ordinary Sixth-grade pills using the Green Lotus Core Flame and agreed to take a nominal elder position in the Alchemist Guild, which planned to assess him the next day.

• Xuan Hao warmly welcomed Liu Xi and met his companions, including Hai Bodong, Lü Man, and Qing Lin.
• Xuan Hao brought Liu Xi and his companions into the Alchemist Guild reception room, where Vice President Chemir joined them.
• Liu Xi told Xuan Hao and Chemir that he could refine ordinary Sixth-grade pills, shocking them both.
• Liu Xi showed them the Green Lotus Core Flame and explained that it had helped him refine Sixth-grade pills.
• Liu Xi agreed to become an Alchemist Guild elder without staying permanently in the Imperial Capital, and he accepted Chemir's proposal for a Sixth-grade Alchemist assessment the next day.

Liu Xi prepared to refine a sixth-grade Dou Ling Pill at the Alchemist Guild, confident in his control of the Green Lotus Core Flame and his prior experience. As the Guild’s alchemists gathered to witness the refinement, he announced that he had brought his own ingredients.

• Xuan Hao worried about Liu Xi refining a sixth-grade pill, but Liu Xi reassured him that he had successfully refined one before.
• Xuan Hao urged Liu Xi to find a wife and give him a granddisciple, while Liu Xi privately considered Yun Yun and then left to prepare for the next day.
• Liu Xi practiced shaping the Green Lotus Core Flame and found his cultivation close to reaching three-star Dou Wang.
• Liu Xi, Xuan Hao, Hai Bodong, and Lü Man arrived at the Alchemist Guild, where President Fa Ma and a crowd of alchemists awaited them.
• Fa Ma recognized Hai Bodong, who explained that Liu Xi’s Po E Pill had helped him recover from his sealing.
• Liu Xi told Chemir that he had brought the ingredients and would refine a Dou Ling Pill.

Liu Xi began refining a Dou Ling Pill in the Alchemist Guild’s South Hall, where Fa Ma and the guild’s alchemists gathered to observe. He demonstrated extraordinary Spiritual Power and control of Green Flame as he started extracting the medicinal ingredients.

• Liu Xi agreed to let Fa Ma and the guild’s alchemists observe his pill refinement as long as they did not disturb him.
• Fa Ma arranged for Liu Xi to use the South Hall, and Chemir organized the crowd of alchemists there.
• Fa Ma and the other High-level Alchemists maintained order while Xuan Hao joined them to protect Liu Xi during the refinement.
• Liu Xi arrived with Hai Bodong, Lü Man, and Qing Lin, then agreed the arrangements were sufficient to begin.
• Liu Xi brought out his Medicine Cauldron, prepared two complete sets of ingredients, and summoned Green Flame.
• Liu Xi divided Green Flame into more than a dozen wisps and used his Spiritual Power to extract the medicinal properties from the ingredients.

Liu Xi refined a Dou Ling Pill before the Alchemist Guild, impressing the gathered alchemists and helping Fa Ma glimpse the path to becoming a Sixth-grade Alchemist. After the pill formed and matured overnight, a powerful heaven-and-earth phenomenon appeared above the Medicine Cauldron.

• Liu Xi extracted the medicinal essences and began condensing them, while Fa Ma and the gathered alchemists watched tensely.
• Liu Xi gradually stabilized the clashing medicinal properties until they fused into a blue-green pill embryo.
• Liu Xi nurtured the pill embryo with Green Flame through the night as its surface became smooth and its fragrance spread.
• Fa Ma recognized a key to advancing to Sixth-grade Alchemist after observing Liu Xi's refinement.
• The Dou Ling Pill resonated with heaven and earth, summoning twisting blue and green clouds above the Medicine Cauldron that half of Jia Ma Holy City could see.

Liu Xi completed a sixth-grade Dou Ling Pill, drawing the Jia Ma Empire’s powerful figures to the Alchemist Guild. After Fa Ma confirmed the pill, he named Liu Xi the Guild’s Grand Elder, leaving Liu Xi surprised by the honor.

• A Heaven and Earth phenomenon appeared over Jia Ma Holy City, and Jia Xing Tian ordered the imperial family to avoid antagonizing the unknown Sixth-grade Alchemist.
• Lü Man and Hai Bodong guarded the Alchemist Guild’s entrance when Jia Xing Tian and three Dou Wang arrived to investigate.
• Hai Bodong recognized old acquaintances outside the guild and asked them to wait until Liu Xi finished refining.
• Liu Xi collected the completed Dou Ling Pill, and Fa Ma confirmed it was a sixth-grade pill.
• Fa Ma appointed Liu Xi Grand Elder of the Alchemist Guild, with status above his own.

After Liu Xi’s public pill refinement, Fa Ma appointed him Grand Elder of the Alchemist Guild, and Liu Xi accepted. Jia Ma’s leading powers welcomed and honored the young Sixth-grade Alchemist, whose fame spread throughout the empire.

• Fa Ma bowed to Liu Xi in gratitude for sharing his alchemy knowledge, and Liu Xi accepted the Grand Elder position while retaining his freedom to travel.
• Hai Bodong, Lü Man, Jia Xing Tian, and three Dou Wangs entered, and Fa Ma introduced Liu Xi as a Sixth-grade Alchemist whose pill had caused the heavenly phenomenon.
• Jia Xing Tian, Mitter Tengshan, Nalan Jie, and Mu Chen introduced themselves to Liu Xi, and Mu Chen awkwardly praised his looks.
• Fa Ma announced Liu Xi’s appointment and invited the leaders to a celebration, while Jia Xing Tian invited Liu Xi to a welcoming banquet the next day.
• News of Liu Xi’s pill refinement and appointment spread through Jia Ma Holy City and across the empire, making him famous in a single day.

Liu Xi consumed a Dou Ling Pill and advanced from a two-star to a four-star Dou Wang before attending Jia Xing Tian’s welcoming banquet. He arrived at Taihe Palace, where Jia Xing Tian and other powerful guests reacted with shock to his rapid breakthrough.

• Liu Xi swallowed the Dou Ling Pill, broke through to four-star Dou Wang, and stabilized his cultivation.
• Master Xuan Hao, Hai Bodong, and Lü Man waited for Liu Xi, who explained his breakthrough and refused to lower his two-million fee for refining an Imperial Pill.
• Liu Xi learned the banquet was beginning that night and traveled with the group to the imperial city.
• Guard A escorted Liu Xi to Taihe Palace, where Jia Xing Tian welcomed him and recognized that he had advanced at least two stars.
• Mitter Teng Shan, Nalan Jie, and Mu Chen exclaimed in shock at Liu Xi’s breakthrough.

At a banquet welcoming Liu Xi, Jia Xing Tian tried to draw him into a match with the imperial princesses Yao Ye and Yue Er. Liu Xi regained his composure and gave them no answer beyond saying he understood, leaving their proposal unresolved.

• Jia Xing Tian welcomed Liu Xi and his companions into Taihe Palace, where the guests toasted Liu as the empire’s youngest Sixth-grade Alchemist.
• Liu Xi noticed Qing Lin had been left standing, seated her beside him, and made Jia Xing Tian arrange a proper place for her.
• Jia Xing Tian introduced Yue Er as an admirer of Liu Xi and brought her and her older sister Yao Ye to meet him.
• Liu Xi considered the sisters’ proposal, gathered his thoughts, and calmly said he understood without agreeing to anything.

At Jia Xing Tian’s banquet, Liu Xi rejected the imperial family’s attempt to win him over through Yao Ye and Yue Er. After returning to Xuan Hao’s Mansion, he received visits from the Mittel, Nalan, and Mu families, whose patriarchs had come to request Dou Ling Pills.

• Yao Ye tried to persuade Liu Xi to accept her and Yue Er, but Jia Xing Tian sent the sisters away when Liu Xi grew annoyed.
• Jia Xing Tian apologized, and Liu Xi left the banquet without accepting the imperial family’s marriage alliance.
• In the carriage, Hai Bodong defended Jia Xing Tian’s intentions, while Xuan Hao praised Liu Xi and offered to propose marriage to Yun Yun for him.
• At Xuan Hao’s Mansion, Mitter Teng Shan asked Liu Xi for a Dou Ling Pill and invited Hai Bodong back to the Mittel Family.
• Nalan Jie and Mu Chen arrived seeking pills, and Liu Xi explained that the patriarchs had all come to request Dou Ling Pills.