Chapter Summaries

Han Feng examined Qinglin’s blue scales and discovered that she was healthy despite her serpentfolk blood. He then learned Ye Qingyun had been an innocent victim of wartime violence and identified her constitution as the Green Wood Longevity Body, which explained Qinglin’s vitality.

• Lin Xian'er admired Qinglin’s blue scales and brought her to Han Feng after dinner.
• Han Feng examined Qinglin and found that her Life Origin was unusually abundant.
• Ye Qingyun confessed that Qinglin had serpentfolk blood and that she could not remember who her father was.
• Han Feng reassured Ye Qingyun that Qinglin was healthy and comforted her about the violence she had suffered.
• Han Feng sensed emerald-green life essence in Ye Qingyun and identified her constitution as the Green Wood Longevity Body.

Han Feng took Ye Qingyun and Qinglin into his household, discovered that Ye Qingyun’s Green Wood Longevity Body was damaged, and began searching the Tagor Desert for Heavenly Flames. After returning to Mo City, he welcomed Ye Qingyun and Qinglin at the family table.

• Han Feng recognized Ye Qingyun’s half-crippled Green Wood Longevity Body, reassured her, and wrote a list of medicinal ingredients to restore it.
• Ye Qingyun slept peacefully with Qinglin and prepared breakfast for Han Feng the next morning.
• Han Feng asked Supervisor Garton to collect the ingredients, then searched the Tagor Desert for abnormal Fire Attribute energy and cultivated at noon.
• Han Feng returned home after dark, where Ye Qingyun, Lin Xian'er, and Qinglin welcomed him.
• Han Feng invited Ye Qingyun to sit with the family and officially welcomed her and Qinglin into the household.

Ye Qingyun's Green Wood Longevity Body awakened, rapidly healing her and restoring her appearance. Though Han Feng told her she could now live independently, she chose to remain with him, and he began teaching her the Azure Sun Immortal Scripture.

• During dinner, Ye Qingyun's Green Wood Longevity Body awakened, healing her scars and restoring her strength as Qinglin celebrated.
• Han Feng praised Lin Xian'er for tending the plants and explained how different herbs affected one another, while Lin Xian'er continued teaching Qinglin to read.
• Han Feng examined Ye Qingyun and explained that her awakened physique would give her great cultivation potential, but Ye Qingyun insisted on staying to serve him.
• Han Feng gave Ye Qingyun the Azure Sun Immortal Scripture and the Two Forms: Profound Wood combat skill, then began teaching her the cultivation technique.
• After Ye Qingyun struggled with a part of the technique, Han Feng sat behind her and told her not to resist as he prepared to help.

Han Feng found Ice Spirit Cold Spring while searching the Tagor Desert for the Green Lotus Core Flame and took two jugs from a Snake People convoy. He left the rest sealed, giving Yue Mei an idea for preserving the Snake People Tribe’s supplies.

• Han Feng crossed the Tagor Desert, gathering medicinal herbs while searching for the Green Lotus Core Flame.
• Han Feng sensed Ice Spirit Cold Spring in a convoy led by Yue Mei and decided to take it.
• Han Feng defeated Yue Mei, opened the convoy’s chests, sealed the Ice Spirit Cold Spring, and took two of its ten jugs.
• Yue Mei accepted the loss, then realized Han Feng’s sealing art could help the Snake People Tribe preserve Ice Spirit Cold Spring during transport.

Han Feng returned to Mo City without finding the Green Lotus Core Flame, then mastered the second stage of Heavenly Origin Finger by summoning rain. After spending time with Ye Qingyun, Lin Xian'er, and Qinglin, he prepared to resume his search and learned the medicinal ingredients he wanted would arrive soon.

• Han Feng returned to Mo City after fifteen days of searching the Tagor Desert without finding the Green Lotus Core Flame.
• Han Feng used two Heavenly Origin Flowers to temper his left middle finger and demonstrated Two Fingers Transform Mountains and Rivers by creating a rainstorm.
• Han Feng reunited with Ye Qingyun, Lin Xian'er, and Qinglin, checked Lin Xian'er's studies, and helped Ye Qingyun with her Dou Technique.
• Han Feng decided to search the southern Tagor Desert next and went to the Mittel Auction House to settle payment for the Heavenly Origin Flowers.
• Manager Garton told Han Feng that the requested medicinal ingredients would be delivered to Mo City in two days, after Lady Eileen helped locate them.

Han Feng received the medicinal ingredients from Eileen and refined a Rank 6 Origin Returning Marrow Condensing Pill to prepare for capturing the Green Lotus Core Flame. The pill’s heavenly phenomenon drew attention across Mo City, and Han Feng emerged safely with his preparations for refining the Heavenly Flame complete.

• Han Feng returned home with gifts for Ye Qingyun and told her he would leave after finishing his remaining business.
• Eileen delivered the medicinal ingredients Han Feng had requested, and he accepted them after insisting on paying her.
• Han Feng entered seclusion and spent two days refining the Origin Returning Marrow Condensing Pill to strengthen his meridians before attempting to subdue a Heavenly Flame.
• Han Feng released the Rank 6 pill, creating a pillar of yellow energy that attracted Eileen, Manager Garton, the lord of Mo City, and Hai Bodong.
• Han Feng stored the pill and emerged from the secret chamber to reassure Ye Qingyun, Lin Xian'er, and Qinglin.

Han Feng met Hai Bodong, examined the seal imposed by the Snake People Tribe, and agreed to consider refining a Calamity Breaking Pill in exchange for clues to Heavenly Flames. Hai Bodong offered an ancient map fragment, and Han Feng recognized it as part of the map to the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame.

• Yang Guan invited Han Feng to the City Lord's Mansion, but Han Feng said he would visit when he had time.
• Hai Bodong asked Han Feng to examine the seal in his body, and Han Feng said breaking it would take too long to attempt directly.
• Hai Bodong offered a Calamity Breaking Pill recipe and a map marking three possible Heavenly Flame locations in exchange for Han Feng refining the pill.
• Hai Bodong explained that he lacked an ingredient found deep in the Tagor Desert and offered an ancient map fragment as further payment.
• Han Feng recognized Hai Bodong's fragment as part of the map to the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame.

Han Feng obtained Hai Bodong’s fragmentary map tied to the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, then found and subdued the Green Lotus Core Flame. He retreated to a hidden cave in the Tagor Desert and prepared to refine it.

• Hai Bodong gave Han Feng the fragmentary map and received his promise to break the seal, a lifelong favor, and a Sea Heart Token.
• Han Feng compared Hai Bodong’s map with his own, then traveled through the desert to investigate the marked locations for the Green Lotus Core Flame.
• Han Feng uncovered a cave system, concealed the damaged terrain with a mirage, and followed a Two-headed Fire Spirit Snake into an underground magma sea.
• Han Feng used the Sea Heart Flame to suppress the Green Lotus Core Flame and stored it with its Green Lotus Seat.
• Han Feng went to a hidden desert cave, recovered his dou qi, and prepared to refine the weakened Green Lotus Core Flame.

Han Feng absorbed the Green Lotus Core Flame and merged it with the Sea Heart Flame, creating the Green Lotus Sea Heart Flame and advancing to Nine-Star Dou Huang. He traveled to the Snake People Holy City to seek Queen Medusa’s help finding a Sand Mandala, where Hua She’er confronted him at the gates.

• Han Feng swallowed a Rank 6 Origin Returning Marrow Condensing Pill and Ice Spirit Cold Spring before absorbing the Green Lotus Core Flame.
• After two days, Han Feng merged the Green Lotus Core Flame with the Sea Heart Flame, advanced the Flame Mantra to Low-grade Earth Tier, and broke through to Nine-Star Dou Huang.
• Han Feng decided to search the Snake People territory for a Sand Mandala and flew toward the Snake People Holy City.
• The Snake Soldiers shot arrows at Han Feng, but he stopped them with his Dou Qi and asked to meet Queen Medusa.
• Hua She’er challenged Han Feng with chains and attacked him, but he knocked her down and shattered the chains.

Han Feng entered the Snake People Holy City, met Queen Medusa, and agreed to refine a Rank 6 Snake Marrow Bone Transformation Pill in exchange for Sand Mandala. Medusa left him to work, hoping the deal would help her pursue the breakthrough to Dou Zong and avoid the fate prescribed for each generation of queens.

• Han Feng subdued Hua She'er and asked her to arrange a meeting with Queen Medusa or help him find Sand Mandala.
• Medusa summoned Han Feng after learning that Hua She'er could not defeat him, and Hua She'er escorted him into the city.
• Medusa questioned Han Feng's motives, then learned he came from the Black Corner Region rather than the Jia Ma Empire.
• Han Feng agreed to refine a Rank 6 Pill for Medusa in exchange for Sand Mandala.
• Medusa gave Han Feng the Snake Marrow Bone Transformation Pill recipe and ingredients, then reflected on her need to break through to Dou Zong and change the Snake People Tribe's traditions.

Medusa sought Han Feng’s Heavenly Flame to undergo a dangerous evolution, explaining the Snake People Tribe’s secret method after he finished refining the Snake Marrow Bone Transformation Pill. Han Feng refused to give up his flame and warned her that he could not ensure her survival if he controlled the process, leaving Medusa unwilling to trust him with it.

• Medusa remained outside while Han Feng refined the Snake Marrow Bone Transformation Pill, then recognized the Green Lotus Sea Heart Flame as a Heavenly Flame.
• Han Feng gave Medusa the completed pill, and she exchanged the Sand Mandala for it before asking him for a Heavenly Flame.
• Medusa explained that the Snake People Tribe possessed a method of evolution requiring a Heavenly Flame and said she wanted to grow stronger to protect her people.
• Han Feng read the secret method, judged its chances of success extremely low, and advised Medusa not to attempt it.
• Han Feng refused to give Medusa his Heavenly Flame and said he could not ensure her survival if he controlled the tempering, so Medusa said she did not trust him to help.

Han Feng fought Medusa in the desert, where she used his Heavenly Flame attack to begin a dangerous evolution that appeared to kill her. While burning her remains, he found a half-formed Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python and fed it an Earth Fire Lotus Seed, helping it continue to form a body.

• Medusa challenged Han Feng to a fight after he refused to help her evolve, and Han Feng easily overwhelmed her with his attacks.
• Medusa transformed into a purple-gold python and swallowed Han Feng's Green Lotus Core Flame attack to fuel her all-or-nothing evolution.
• A quarter of an hour later, Medusa's tribulation ended, leaving only a black snake skin, and Han Feng believed she had died.
• Han Feng burned the snake skin, but a half-solid, half-illusory white snake escaped from it, which he recognized as a Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python.
• Han Feng fed the little snake an Earth Fire Lotus Seed, and its body began to solidify as seven-colored horns formed on its head.

Han Feng returned to Mo City with the sleeping Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python, while Hua She'er discovered Medusa’s letter and delivered her pill to the Snake People Tribe’s First Elder. After spending time with his household, Han Feng visited Hai Bodong to help him break his seal, and the two entered the underground Ice Chamber.

• Han Feng carried the sleeping little white snake back to Mo City, while Hua She'er sealed the battle site and found Medusa’s letter and treasure box in the palace.
• Hua She'er brought Medusa’s letter, the Snake Marrow Bone Transformation Pill, and a charred scale to the First Elder, who ordered her to gather the Eight Great Commanders.
• Han Feng watched Lin Xian'er and Qinglin admire the sleeping snake and told Ye Qingyun that he felt at ease after helping Medusa survive her evolution.
• Han Feng left for Hai Bodong’s shop and gave him the Sand Mandala, confirming that he had also obtained the Heavenly Flame.
• Hai Bodong dismissed his customers and led Han Feng through the mechanism into his underground Ice Chamber.

Han Feng refined a Calamity Breaking Pill that restored Hai Bodong’s Dou Emperor cultivation, and Hai Bodong repaid him with another map fragment. After learning Hai Bodong belonged to the Mittel Family, Han Feng gave him a list of ingredients for a Spirit Recovery Purple Pill as they parted.

• Han Feng completed the Calamity Breaking Pill and gave it to Hai Bodong after refining it in the Myriad Beast Cauldron.
• Hai Bodong took the pill into the Ice Chamber, broke Medusa’s seal, and regained his Dou Emperor cultivation.
• Han Feng examined the Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python and chose to consider using a Spirit Guiding Pill to separate the two souls within her.
• Hai Bodong gave Han Feng the map fragment he had previously kept back, and Han Feng accepted it without blame.
• Hai Bodong revealed his connection to the Mittel Family, and Han Feng mentioned his dealings with Eileen.
• Han Feng gave Hai Bodong a list of ingredients for a Spirit Recovery Purple Pill before they parted.

Han Feng prepared to leave Mo City after arranging ingredients with Hai Bodong, then agreed to refine a pill for Jia Xing Tian in exchange for treasures. As Han Feng and his household began their journey to the Imperial Capital, he gave Lin Xian'er and Qinglin parting gifts and arrived at the Mittel Auction House.

• Han Feng gave Hai Bodong a list of ingredients for the Spirit Guiding Pill and arranged to meet him in the Imperial Capital in about a month.
• Han Feng spent the following month stabilizing his Dou Qi, practicing Dou Techniques, and teaching Lin Xian'er, Qinglin, and Ye Qingyun.
• Jia Xing Tian visited Han Feng and offered Spirit Nourishing Saliva and three treasury treasures in exchange for a Rank 6 Primal Bone Sculpting Pill for the royal Magical Beast.
• Han Feng agreed to refine the pill in the Imperial Capital and told Jia Xing Tian he would not visit Ba'er's mansion.
• Before leaving Mo City, Han Feng made a Red Scale Purple Bamboo Flute for Lin Xian'er and gave soul-soothing bells to Qinglin and Ye Qingyun.
• Han Feng and his household went to the Mittel Auction House, where he summoned Supervisor Garton.

Han Feng arrived in the Imperial Capital with Ye Qingyun, Lin Xian'er, and Qinglin, then reunited with Hai Bodong at the Mittel Family grounds. He left his companions to settle in with Eileen while he met Hai Bodong in the family’s tea pavilion.

• Han Feng gave Garton the front gate key, left the Mittel Auction House, and traveled with his companions to the Imperial Capital on a Thick-winged Bird.
• The Snake People leaders concluded that Medusa had likely died after a failed attempt to advance, while the First Elder prepared a ritual to create a new Medusa.
• Han Feng and his companions arrived in the Imperial Capital and went to the Mittel Auction House headquarters to find Hai Bodong.
• Eileen welcomed Han Feng, and he gave her a fifth-grade Youth-Preserving Pill before asking her to take him to Hai Bodong.
• Eileen offered Han Feng and his companions rooms with the Mittel Family, and Han Feng sent Ye Qingyun to settle them in.
• Han Feng met Hai Bodong in the tea pavilion, where Hai Bodong thanked him for his help over tea.

Han Feng refined the Spirit Guiding Pill and drew a thunder tribulation to the Mittel Family, revealing himself as a Rank 7 Alchemist. After the pill survived the lightning, Jia Xing Tian, Yun Yun, Hai Bodong, and others gathered, leaving Han Feng face to face with several unfamiliar onlookers.

• Hai Bodong gave Han Feng the gathered ingredients, and Han Feng refined the Spirit Recovery Purple Pill for him before starting the Spirit Guiding Pill.
• Han Feng completed the Spirit Guiding Pill using Soul Power, while Hai Bodong took the Spirit Recovery Purple Pill and restored his cultivation to Five-star Dou Huang.
• A thunder tribulation formed above the Mittel Family's alchemy rooms, drawing Jia Xing Tian and Yun Yun to the scene.
• Han Feng used a Lightning Attracting Needle and a Defense Fire Lotus to manage the lightning, and the Rank 7 Spirit Guiding Pill emerged intact.
• Hai Bodong and Mitel Tengshan realized Han Feng was a Rank 7 Alchemist, while Han Feng noticed Jia Xing Tian, Yun Yun, and other unfamiliar faces gathered before him.

Han Feng used a Spirit Guiding Pill to separate the two souls inside the Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python and help them form bodies. The process succeeded imperfectly, and both souls awakened as human girls, leaving Han Feng caught between a furious young Medusa and a naked woman clinging to him.

• Han Feng greeted Jia Xing Tian, Fa Ma, Yun Yun, Hai Bodong, and Teng Shan after the lightning tribulation, then asked the visitors to leave.
• Yun Yun invited Han Feng to the Misty Cloud Sect, but he politely declined, and she departed believing he had not rejected her deliberately.
• Hai Bodong and Teng Shan pledged the Mittel Family's loyalty to Han Feng, then Hai Bodong punched Teng Shan for maneuvering him into the declaration.
• Han Feng fed the sleeping Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python a Spirit Guiding Pill, separated its two souls, and used an Earth Fire Lotus Seed to help one soul condense a small body.
• The smaller Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python awakened and transformed into a young girl who shouted at Han Feng, while the other awakened, transformed into a naked woman, and threw herself into his arms.

Han Feng explained that Medusa’s dangerous evolution had split her soul from her body, leaving her as a child while the newborn Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python occupied her mature form. Medusa flew away in anger, while Han Feng named the newborn Cai'er and introduced her to his companions.

• Han Feng explained the failed evolution to Medusa and showed her the ashes of her original snake body.
• Han Feng refused to help Medusa reclaim Cai'er’s body and told her she could return to the Snake People Tribe.
• Medusa flew out through the window, leaving Cai'er with Han Feng.
• Han Feng introduced Cai'er to Qinglin, Lin Xian'er, and Ye Qingyun, and told Ye Qingyun how Cai'er had been born.
• Cai'er learned to use chopsticks with Qinglin’s help, then chatted with Ye Qingyun after dinner.

Cai'er spent the night with Han Feng, then Han Feng went to the Jia Ma Imperial Family to refine three Primal Bone Sculpting Pills for Jia Xing Tian. While Han Feng worked, Jia Xing Tian, Hai Bodong, and Fa Ma talked outside, including about Yun Shan’s attempt to break through to Dou Zong.

• Cai'er asked to sleep with Han Feng, and he agreed to let her stay with him for the night.
• Han Feng told Cai'er to guard the house, then traveled with Hai Bodong to the Jia Ma Imperial Family.
• Jia Xing Tian gave Han Feng ingredients for three Primal Bone Sculpting Pills, and Han Feng began refining them.
• Jia Xing Tian and Hai Bodong exchanged barbs while waiting, and Fa Ma arrived too late to observe Han Feng’s pill refinement.
• The three elders discussed Yun Shan’s seclusion and Jia Xing Tian’s concerns about the imperial family’s vulnerability.