Chapter Summaries

Gu Yuan met Xuan Jin to thank him for returning the Tou She Ancient God Jade, then sensed a powerful bloodline in him and suspected he was a lost descendant of a Bloodline Reversion Dou Di powerhouse. Gu Yuan gave Xuan Jin a lavish gift and began viewing him as a potential son-in-law and key ally of the Ancient Clan.

• Gu Yuan accepted that Xuan Jin had given the Ancient Jade without knowing its significance, praised Xiao Xun'er for handling the matter well, and decided the Ancient Clan owed him a substantial thanks.
• Xiao Xun'er told Gu Yuan that Xuan Jin was a talented young alchemist with a hidden ailment and urged him to meet Xuan Jin before he left Wutan City; Gu Yuan selected rare medicinal ingredients and Dou Techniques as gifts.
• Gu Yuan and Xiao Xun'er visited Xuan Jin at night, where Gu Yuan sensed that Xuan Jin's bloodline surpassed his own and concluded that a rumor about Bloodline Reversion was true.
• Xuan Jin explained that his master had found and rescued him as a badly injured four-year-old in a mountain range, leaving Gu Yuan convinced that Xuan Jin knew nothing of his origins.
• Gu Yuan resolved to draw Xuan Jin into the Ancient Clan as Xiao Xun'er's husband and pressed a Storage Ring full of rare treasures into his hands as an investment.

Gu Yuan gave Xuan Jin powerful treasures, then agreed to let Xiao Xun'er remain with the Xiao Family for three more years and publicize that the Ancient Clan held the Tou She Ancient God Jade to protect them. Xuan Jin left Wutan City for the Tagor Desert, but sensed a clash in the Magical Beast Mountain Range and heard someone order a search for a human woman.

• Gu Yuan gave Xuan Jin the Demon Luo Fruit, the Nine Revolutions Heavenly Shadow Steps, and the first four seals of the Emperor Seal Art, then invited him to Zhongzhou and encouraged him to spend time with Xiao Xun'er.
• Gu Yuan asked Xiao Xun'er to return to the Ancient Clan, but agreed to let her stay with Xiao Yan for three years and promised to reveal that the Ancient Clan held the Tou She Ancient God Jade to protect the Xiao Family.
• Xuan Jin said goodbye to Xiao Yi Xian and Ya Fei, then flew away from Wutan City toward the Tagor Desert to find Qing Lin and investigate Yao Chen.
• Xuan Jin sensed two powerful energies clashing below in the Magical Beast Mountain Range and heard an enraged voice order its men to find a human woman.

Xuan Jin rescued the injured Yun Yun, then forced the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King to surrender the Companion Amethyst Crystal Source and other treasures. Back at the cave, Yun Yun recognized Xuan Jin as Master Xuan, and he offered to burn the seal from her body with Heavenly Flames, warning her of the risks.

• Xuan Jin used his Dou Ancestor aura to locate Yun Yun and found her wounded and unconscious in a hidden cave.
• Xuan Jin stabilized Yun Yun, treated her chest wound, and fed her a Fifth-Grade Pill, but she woke and mistook his treatment for an attack before calming down.
• Xuan Jin confronted the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King and demanded Amethyst Spirit Crystal and all of his Companion Amethyst Crystal Source; the Lion King complied and Xuan Jin also took several medicinal herbs.
• Xuan Jin gave the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King a Fifth Grade Healing Pill and returned to the cave, where Yun Yun had recovered enough to sit up.
• Yun Yun introduced herself, learned Xuan Jin knew her identity, and realized he was the mysterious Master Xuan from Wutan City.
• Xuan Jin offered to remove the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King's seal with Heavenly Flames and warned Yun Yun that the procedure could badly damage her meridians.

Xuan Jin rescued Qing Lin from abuse in Stone Desert City and asked Xiao Ding and Xiao Li to let him take her away. After Yun Yun recovered from her seal, Xuan Jin left her with an Amethyst Spirit Crystal and traveled to the Tagor Desert to find Qing Lin.

• Xuan Jin used the Sea Heart Flame to open Yun Yun’s seal, but stopped when her meridians could not withstand the fire, then stayed in the cave while she recovered over three days.
• Yun Yun regained her Dou Qi, thanked Xuan Jin, and received an Amethyst Spirit Crystal from him before he left for the Tagor Desert.
• Xuan Jin reached Stone Desert City and found Qing Lin being harassed by a crowd, then drove them away and killed a mercenary who challenged him.
• Xuan Jin comforted Qing Lin, promised to protect her, and persuaded her to leave with him.
• Xuan Jin brought Qing Lin to the Desert Iron Mercenary Group headquarters and told Xiao Ding and Xiao Li that he intended to take her with him.
• Qing Lin thanked Xiao Ding and Xiao Li for taking her in while Xuan Jin explained that he wanted to help her develop her potential.

Xuan Jin rescued Qing Lin from her life of hardship, cared for her in Stone Desert City, and began training her before taking her toward the Tagor Desert. He brought her to Hai Bodong to obtain a map, then revealed that he knew the Ice Emperor’s identity and provoked a tense confrontation.

• Xuan Jin thanked Xiao Ding and Xiao Li with two Purple Heart Barrier Breaking Pills, then took Qing Lin away and bought her new clothes.
• Xuan Jin comforted Qing Lin, gave her food and medicine, and taught her to cultivate; over the next half month, she reached Dou Qi Level One.
• Xuan Jin told Qing Lin they were leaving for an opportunity in the Tagor Desert, intending for her to control the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake.
• Xuan Jin flew with Qing Lin to Hai Bodong’s cabin and requested a detailed desert map and information about Heavenly Flames.
• Xuan Jin identified Hai Bodong as the Ice Emperor and asked how many Gold Coins his life was worth, prompting Hai Bodong to unleash his Dou Ling aura.

Xuan Jin forced Hai Bodong to agree to protect Ya Fei in exchange for a Po'e Pill, then traveled with Qing Lin to find the Heavenly Flame. After Qing Lin awakened her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils and subdued the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake, Xuan Jin found the lotus treasures and released Yao Chen from the Bone Flame Ring, where Yao Chen recognized his cultivation technique as the Burning Art.

• Xuan Jin revealed Hai Bodong's seal and promised to refine a Po'e Pill if Hai Bodong returned to the Mittel Family and protected Ya Fei.
• Xuan Jin took Hai Bodong's map to the Heavenly Flame and headed west with Qing Lin.
• Xuan Jin entered the magma beneath the basin, subdued the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake, and urged Qing Lin to use her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils, which made the beast submit.
• Xuan Jin found the Core Earth Flame Lotus Seeds and Green Lotus seat, collected them, and removed the seal on the Bone Flame Ring.
• Xuan Jin forced Yao Chen out of the ring, and Yao Chen recognized that Xuan Jin cultivated the Burning Art.

Xuan Jin killed Yao Chen and subdued the Bone Spirit Cold Flame after his blood unexpectedly calmed it. He later woke from a day-long collapse beside Qing Lin and found Yao Chen’s Burning Art and other treasures.

• Xuan Jin rejected Yao Chen’s attempt to invoke his powerful friends and attacked him with the Soul Hand Seal.
• Yao Chen used the Bone Spirit Cold Flame to resist, but Xuan Jin shattered his defense, seized him, and burned away his soul with the Sea Heart Flame.
• Xuan Jin struggled to subdue the Bone Spirit Cold Flame, but his blood made it docile, allowing him to seal it before collapsing from exhaustion.
• Qing Lin cared for Xuan Jin while he was unconscious, and he awoke a day later with his head resting on her lap.
• Xuan Jin inspected Yao Chen’s Bone Flame Ring, found the complete Burning Art and other valuable materials, and committed the technique to memory.

Xuan Jin devoured the Bone Spirit Cold Flame, fused it with the Sea Heart Flame, and advanced to Nine Star Dou Ancestor before leaving Qing Lin with Hai Bodong. Gu He’s party arrived at the Snake People Clan’s Holy City to negotiate for the Green Lotus Core Flame, where Queen Medusa came out to face them.

• Xuan Jin sent Qing Lin outside, took a Pulse Protecting Pill, and devoured the Bone Spirit Cold Flame, triggering a huge energy pillar that drew Queen Medusa’s attention.
• After three days, Xuan Jin emerged with the fused Nether Sea Ice Flame and had advanced from Five-Star Dou Ancestor to Nine Star Dou Ancestor; Qing Lin also reached Dou Disciple Stage Three.
• Xuan Jin returned to Hai Bodong’s shop, left Qing Lin in his care, and set out to obtain Sand Mandara from the Snake People Clan.
• Gu He led Yun Yun, Yan Shi, and Feng Li into the Tagor Desert to negotiate with Queen Medusa for the Green Lotus Core Flame.
• Queen Medusa appeared before Gu He’s party as Snake People Clan warriors surrounded them outside the Holy City.

Gu He and Yun Yun's group tried to buy the Green Lotus Core Flame from Queen Medusa, but she attacked them and summoned the Snake People Clan's forces. As Medusa overwhelmed the humans, Xuan Jin arrived at the Holy City and revealed himself as a Dou Zong.

• Gu He offered Queen Medusa pills, including a Shape-Shifting Pill, for the Green Lotus Core Flame, but she rejected him and ordered Hua She'er to attack.
• Hua She'er fired the Snake People Clan's highest warning signal, prompting the Eight Great Commanders and Four Great Elders to mobilize toward the Holy City.
• Queen Medusa fought Yun Yun, Gu He, Yan Shi, and Feng Li, disarmed Yun Yun, and heavily wounded the three Dou Wangs.
• Xuan Jin flew toward the Holy City after seeing the signal and watched Medusa suppress the human group.
• Medusa sensed Xuan Jin's powerful aura, and he appeared in the sky without battle qi wings, revealing himself as a Dou Zong.

Xuan Jin arrived at the Snake People Clan to claim the Green Lotus Core Flame and overwhelmed Queen Medusa and her elders when they refused to surrender it. After the elders offered the Heavenly Flame to save their clan, the Eight Great Commanders arrived to find Medusa and the elders defeated.

• Yun Yun recognized Xuan Jin, while Queen Medusa and the Four Supreme Elders sensed his overwhelming strength.
• Gu He asked Xuan Jin to help him seize the Green Lotus Core Flame, but Xuan Jin told him to scram.
• Xuan Jin rebuked Yun Yun for entering the Snake People Clan's Holy City, then announced that he had come for the Green Lotus Core Flame.
• Medusa refused to surrender the flame, and Xuan Jin revealed his Nine Star Dou Ancestor strength, forcing everyone to their knees.
• Medusa and the Four Supreme Elders used the Five Snake Poison Brake Seal, but Xuan Jin destroyed their giant energy python with a wisp of Nether Sea Ice Flame and defeated them.
• Gu He fled with Yan Shi and Feng Li, and Yun Yun followed; the eldest elder pleaded with Xuan Jin to spare the Snake People Clan and offered the Heavenly Flame before the Eight Great Commanders arrived.

Xuan Jin forced Medusa to submit by promising to help her refine the Heavenly Flame and lead the Snake People Clan out of the desert, then revealed he was a Seventh-grade Alchemist. After demonstrating his power by refining a pill before the clan, he called Medusa “Cai'er.”

• Xuan Jin subdued Medusa and offered her a choice between serving him and the Snake People Clan's destruction; she agreed after her elders and commanders urged her to protect the clan.
• Xuan Jin gave Medusa a healing pill and revealed that he was both a Dou Zong and a Seventh-grade Alchemist, ending her thoughts of resisting him later.
• Medusa knelt and acknowledged Xuan Jin as her master, then sent an elder to retrieve the Sand Mandara at his command.
• Xuan Jin refined a Sixth-grade pill in Holy City using the Nether Sea Ice Flame, astonishing Medusa and the Snake People Clan.
• Xuan Jin gave Medusa healing pills to distribute and, after learning that every Snake People Queen was called Medusa, chose to call her Cai'er.

Xuan Jin sealed the Green Lotus Core Flame, promised to help Cai'er awaken her bloodline, and returned to Stone Desert City to restore Hai Bodong's strength and assign him to protect Ya Fei and Qing Lin. Meanwhile, Han Feng recovered under Old Man Mu Gu and set his sights on the Fallen Heart Flame at Jia Nan Academy.

• Xuan Jin sealed the Green Lotus Core Flame in the Core Earth Flame Lotus Seat and told Cai'er to prepare for her bloodline awakening in half a month.
• Xuan Jin left the Snake People Clan, and Medusa ordered the clan into its highest state of alert and barred anyone from leaving the Holy City.
• Xuan Jin gave Hai Bodong a Po'e Pill that restored him to Two Star Dou Emperor strength, then ordered him to protect Ya Fei in Wutan City and take Qing Lin with him.
• Qing Lin resisted leaving Xuan Jin, but agreed to go with Hai Bodong after Xuan Jin promised to return for her.
• Han Feng met with Old Man Mu Gu, learned that his strength had recovered to Two Star Dou Ancestor, and resolved to reclaim Feng City.
• Han Feng dismissed uncertain rumors about the Tagor Desert and headed toward Feng City, planning to seize the unstable Fallen Heart Flame at Jia Nan Academy.

Xuan Jin fused the Sea Heart Flame and Bone Spirit Cold Flame into a new Buddha's Rage Fire Lotus, then set out for the Snake People Clan to help Cai'er devour the Green Lotus Core Flame. Meanwhile, Hai Bodong delivered Xuan Jin's instructions and gifts to Ya Fei and Xiao Yi Xian, while Xiao Xun'er and Xiao Yan prepared to leave for Jia Nan Academy.

• Xuan Jin spent half a month combining the Sea Heart Flame and Bone Spirit Cold Flame into a palm-sized Buddha's Rage Fire Lotus, then headed for the Snake People Clan.
• At the Miter Auction House, Hai Bodong told Ya Fei that Xuan Jin wanted her to go to the Imperial Capital and take control of the Mittel Family, and he gave her and Xiao Yi Xian cultivation resources and personal notes from Xuan Jin.
• Hai Bodong introduced Qing Lin to Ya Fei and Xiao Yi Xian, who welcomed her as a younger sister, while Xiao Xun'er said farewell and returned to the Xiao Family.
• Ling Ying told Xiao Xun'er that Hai Bodong was a Dou Emperor, and Xiao Yan announced that he had regained his One-Star Dou Zhe strength and could cultivate Xuan Jin's alchemy materials before their departure for Jia Nan Academy.
• Xuan Jin arrived at the Snake People Clan, rewarded Hua She'er with a Dou Ling Pill, and gave Cai'er an Ice Pure Heart Protecting Pill to use while devouring the Green Lotus Core Flame.

Xuan Jin helped Cai'er draw on the Green Lotus Core Flame, allowing her to reach the Dou Zong realm and evolve into a Seven-Colored Heavenly Swallowing Python, though her soul fell asleep and the little snake became attached to him. He set out for the Jia Ma Empire with Cai'er, while Ya Fei and her companions reached the Imperial Capital to begin taking control of the Mittel Family.

• Cai'er endured the Green Lotus Core Flame's energy, broke through to the Dou Zong realm, and evolved into a Seven-Colored Heavenly Swallowing Python whose soul temporarily fell asleep.
• Xuan Jin sealed the Green Lotus Core Flame, told the Snake People Clan elders Cai'er would travel with him, and departed for the Jia Ma Empire.
• Xuan Jin planned to find a Spirit Fusion Pill for Cai'er and check on Ya Fei's progress in the Imperial Capital.
• Ya Fei traveled with Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, and Hai Bodong, who protected the group from robbers along the road.
• Ya Fei and her party reached the Imperial Capital, where she intended to take control of the Mittel Family.

Protector Wu pressured Yun Shan to accept the Soul Hall’s help and used news of the Green Lotus Core Flame to steer Han Feng toward the Snake People Clan, hoping to exploit the ensuing conflict. Meanwhile, Xuan Jin watched Ya Fei establish herself in the Imperial Capital, where Mu Zhan stopped her convoy, unaware that the Mittel Family’s power had shifted.

• Protector Wu told Yun Shan that Queen Medusa was nearing Dou Zong and the Mittel Family had gained powerful allies, pushing Yun Shan to promise an answer within seven days.
• Protector Wu informed Protector Xuan that the Green Lotus Core Flame was with the Snake People Clan, concealing the mysterious Dou Zong who had appeared in the desert.
• Protector Xuan passed the information to Han Feng, who redirected his plans from Jia Nan Academy and sent two Nine-Star Dou Wang to scout the Snake People Clan.
• Xuan Jin heard people praise Ya Fei and Hai Bodong’s rise in the Imperial Capital, then watched Ya Fei arrive with a Mittel Family convoy.
• Mu Zhan blocked Ya Fei’s convoy and addressed her confidently, unaware that the Mittel Family’s circumstances had changed.

Xuan Jin brought Cai'er to the Mittel Family, where Hai Bodong recognized her as Queen Medusa and learned that Xuan Jin wanted the Jia Ma Royal Family to cooperate with his search for Heavenly Flames and rare treasures. After promising Jia Xing Tian a Pill to Break Dou Ancestor and Hai Bodong a Spirit Recovery Purple Pill in exchange for their help, Xuan Jin left Cai'er at the family estate, where she confronted Qing Lin about her mixed heritage.

• Hai Bodong froze Mu Zhan and his horse in ice after Mu Zhan accosted Ya Fei, and Ya Fei ordered her guards to notify the Mu Family.
• Xuan Jin fed the Seven-Colored Heavenly Swallowing Python a Core Earth Flame Lotus Seed and Companion Amethyst Crystal Source, then promised Cai'er a Sixth-grade Spirit Fusion Pill to complete her soul's fusion with her body.
• Xuan Jin and Cai'er arrived at the Mittel Family headquarters, where Hai Bodong recognized Cai'er as Queen Medusa and the news of Xuan Jin's arrival spread through the Imperial Capital.
• Xuan Jin told Hai Bodong to offer Jia Xing Tian a Pill to Break Dou Ancestor in exchange for an alliance and help gathering intelligence, and promised Hai Bodong a Spirit Recovery Purple Pill for his assistance.
• In the rear garden, Cai'er asked Qing Lin whether she was a human and snake-person hybrid, and their eyes met as Xiao Yi Xian tried to protect Qing Lin.

Xuan Jin refined several pills, including a Spirit Fusion Pill to stabilize Cai'er's soul, while Qing Lin's Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils nearly harmed Cai'er before Xuan Jin intervened. The pill's power drew Jia Xing Tian, Yun Yun, Gu He, and Nalan Yanran to the Mittel Family, where they discovered Queen Medusa serving Xuan Jin as his master; Xuan Jin left the newcomers waiting as he sent Cai'er to refine the pill and Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin away.

• Qing Lin's Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils nearly pulled Cai'er's soul from her body, but Xuan Jin severed their connection and warned Qing Lin about her eyes.
• Ya Fei delivered the ingredients, and Xuan Jin refined a Spirit Recovery Purple Pill, several breakthrough pills, and a Spirit Fusion Pill while Cai'er protected the women from the energy fluctuations.
• The Spirit Fusion Pill's aura reached Jia Xing Tian in the royal palace, and he accepted Hai Bodong's conditions and went to meet Xuan Jin.
• Gu He and Nalan Yanran urged Yun Yun to visit the Mittel Family, and the three flew there as Jia Xing Tian and Hai Bodong arrived.
• Jia Xing Tian, Yun Yun, Gu He, and Nalan Yanran saw Queen Medusa receive Xuan Jin's pill and call him Master, then Jia Xing Tian respectfully greeted Xuan Jin.
• Xuan Jin told Cai'er to refine the Spirit Fusion Pill and asked Xiao Yi Xian to take Qing Lin away.

Xuan Jin secured the Jia Ma Royal Family’s alliance, arranged for the Snake People Clan to relocate, and promised to investigate Nalan Jie’s Scorching Poison. After Cai’er left to guard the Green Lotus Core Flame, Han Feng learned where it was and prepared to act on intelligence that underestimated the Snake People Clan.

• Xuan Jin accepted Jia Xing Tian’s alliance and promised to refine Pill to Break Dou Ancestor pills, while ordering him to support the Snake People Clan’s migration.
• Xuan Jin invited the Misty Cloud Sect to cooperate, agreed to examine Nalan Jie’s Scorching Poison, and refused to answer Gu He’s question about his Heavenly Flame.
• Cai’er stabilized at one-star Dou Zong, received a Jade Slip from Xuan Jin, and departed to guard the Green Lotus Core Flame at the Snake People Clan’s altar.
• At dinner, Xuan Jin introduced Cai’er to Ya Fei, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin, and promised Xiao Yi Xian that her Calamity Poison Body’s hidden danger would be resolved within half a year.
• Wang Liu and Qian Bao reported to Han Feng that the Green Lotus Core Flame was in the Holy City and that Queen Medusa was only a newly advanced Dou Zong, leaving Han Feng smug about his prospects.

Han Feng dismissed the Snake People Clan as a weak target and ordered an attack, while Xuan Jin refined three Pills to Break Dou Ancestor and went to Nalan Mansion to treat Nalan Jie’s Scorching Poison. Xuan Jin began burning the poison from Nalan Jie’s body with the Nether Sea Ice Flame.

• Han Feng ordered Wang Liu and Qian Bao to gather experts above Dou Wang level and prepare to raze the Snake People Clan’s Holy City in three days.
• Xuan Jin refined three Pills to Break Dou Ancestor in the Myriad Beast Cauldron and decided one would go to Jia Xing Tian.
• Xuan Jin went to Nalan Mansion to retrieve the Seven Illusory Azure Spirit Saliva and found Nalan Jie suffering from Scorching Poison.
• Xuan Jin sent Nalan Su, Yun Yun, and Nalan Yanran out of the chamber, then used the Nether Sea Ice Flame to burn the poison from Nalan Jie’s body.

Xuan Jin cured Nalan Jie, accepted the Seven Illusory Azure Spirit Saliva, and used the Burning Art to refine the Fire Energy in his body into Dou Qi. Meanwhile, Han Feng's army advanced toward the Tagor Desert, and Yun Shan broke through to One Star Dou Ancestor as Protector Wu set his plans in motion.

• Xuan Jin removed half of Nalan Jie's Scorching Poison, then returned days later to clear the rest and accepted the Seven Illusory Azure Spirit Saliva from Nalan Yanran.
• Xuan Jin refined the Fire Energy in his meridians with the Burning Art, turning it into Dou Qi and realizing it could accelerate his cultivation.
• Han Feng led the Golden Silver Elders, ten Dou Kings, and over a hundred Dou Spirit experts toward the Tagor Desert to attack the Snake People Clan.
• Protector Wu used black mist and souls to help Yun Shan break through to One Star Dou Ancestor.
• Protector Wu left the Misty Cloud Sect for the Tagor Desert, intending to use Han Feng and Yun Shan to test the mysterious Dou Zong and seize the souls of those involved.