Chapter Summaries

Lin Ming hired Xiao Ding and Xiao Li’s Desert Iron Mercenary Group to search a circled area near Stone Desert City for unusual features over seven days. The brothers accepted the job and received a three-thousand-gold-coin deposit.

• Lin Ming visited the Desert Iron Mercenary Group and persuaded its guards to report his business offer to Xiao Ding.
• Xiao Ding invited Lin Ming into the main hall, where Lin Ming met Xiao Ding’s brother, Xiao Li.
• Lin Ming showed the brothers a map with an area circled and asked them to search it for anything unusual over the next seven days for ten thousand gold coins.
• Lin Ming placed a three-thousand-gold-coin deposit on the table, and Xiao Ding accepted the mission.

Lin Ming paid Xiao Ding’s Desert Iron Mercenary Group to search for an anomaly and arranged to stay with them, hoping to meet Qing Lin. The next morning, he confirmed that the timid girl assigned to help him wash up was Qing Lin.

• Lin Ming gave Xiao Ding three thousand Gold Coins as a deposit for a seven-day search, and Xiao Ding agreed to mobilize the Desert Iron Mercenary Group.
• Xiao Ding invited Lin Ming to stay with the group, and Lin Ming accepted while concealing that meeting Qing Lin was his main reason for coming.
• After dining with the Xiao Ding brothers and spending the night at the lodging, Lin Ming heard someone pacing outside his door the next morning.
• Qing Lin entered with a basin and nervously helped Lin Ming wash up, believing her service would help her earn the Mercenary Group’s approval.
• Lin Ming asked the girl’s name, learned she was Qing Lin, and gently praised her name.

Lin Ming took Qing Lin out in Stone Desert City and defended her when a shop assistant exposed her scales and insulted her. He comforted Qing Lin, then unleashed his aura and forced the assistant to kneel as he warned the city not to bully her.

• Qing Lin told Lin Ming that he was the first person to praise her, and Lin Ming noticed the three jade-colored dots of her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils.
• Lin Ming asked Qing Lin to guide him around Stone Desert City, then brought her into a clothing shop to buy clothes.
• The shop assistant insulted Qing Lin and exposed the blue scales beneath her sleeve, causing her to crouch down and apologize in fear.
• Lin Ming held Qing Lin and reassured her that her scales were beautiful, then confronted the shop assistant for humiliating her.
• Lin Ming condemned the city's treatment of Qing Lin, warned anyone who bullied her, and unleashed his aura, forcing the shop assistant to kneel as the tiles cracked.

Lin Ming comforted Qing Lin after standing up for her and made her his little sister, then took her into the clothing store to buy her new clothes. They left with every outfit in the shop packed into Lin Ming’s storage ring.

• Lin Ming reassured Qing Lin and insisted that she become his little sister despite her feeling unworthy.
• Qing Lin accepted Lin Ming as her older brother, and he led her into the clothing store.
• Lin Ming had the clerks bring out clothes for Qing Lin, who tried on a cyan skirt and asked whether it suited her.
• Lin Ming bought all the outfits for ninety gold coins and gave the shopkeeper another ten coins for the injured clerk’s medical expenses.
• Lin Ming stored the clothes in his storage ring and left with Qing Lin.

Lin Ming learned that the Sand Mercenary Group had clashed with the Desert Iron Mercenary Group while searching for the anomaly. He confronted the Sand group’s leader and warned him not to interfere with the Desert Iron Mercenary Group, then disappeared.

• Lin Ming saw injured Desert Iron Mercenary Group members return and learned they had fought with the Sand Mercenary Group.
• Lin Ming gave Qing Lin a Storage Ring containing the clothes she had bought, and she accepted it before leaving.
• The Sand Mercenary Group’s leader listened as a subordinate reported the clash and ordered his men to confront the Desert Iron Mercenary Group the next day.
• Lin Ming appeared in the Sand Mercenary Group’s courtyard with his Crystal Wings and revealed himself as a Dou King.
• Lin Ming told the Sand Mercenary Group’s leader that the Desert Iron Mercenary Group was working for him and ordered him not to disturb them.
• The Sand Mercenary Group’s leader agreed, and Lin Ming vanished.

Lin Ming brought Qing Lin to the search site, but her Snake People bloodline sensed Queen Medusa nearby. Fearing Queen Medusa would discover him, Lin Ming ended the search and fled with Qing Lin toward the human interior.

• Lin Ming went with Qing Lin to meet Xiao Ding and learned that the search of the site's surface had revealed nothing.
• Qing Lin sensed a powerful aura with the same bloodline as hers and begged Lin Ming to take her back.
• After Qing Lin identified the aura as Queen Medusa's, Lin Ming decided the area was too dangerous and left the remaining payment for the mercenaries.
• Lin Ming told the guards to stop the search, then revealed his purple Crystal Wings and flew away with Qing Lin.
• The guards realized Lin Ming was a Dou Wang, and one ran off to notify Xiao Ding.

Lin Ming returned to Elder Hai’s shop with Qing Lin and explained how her special ability had helped him escape Queen Medusa. After deciding not to search the other Lands of Flames until he grew stronger, Lin Ming planned to reach Dou King cultivation first.

• Lin Ming brought Qing Lin to Elder Hai’s shop and introduced her as his little sister and his lifesaver.
• Lin Ming told Elder Hai that Qing Lin had sensed Queen Medusa during the search for the Green Lotus Core Flame.
• Lin Ming revealed the scales on Qing Lin’s arm, and Elder Hai recognized her identity and welcomed her into his home.
• After settling Qing Lin in the Backyard, Lin Ming told Elder Hai he would break through to Dou King before searching the other two Lands of Flames.

At the Xiao Family’s Coming of Age Ceremony, Xiao Yan stunned the guests by reaching Dou Qi Stage Eight, confirming a year of extraordinary progress. The chapter ended with Ya Fei distracted by thoughts of the Mittel Family’s genius after congratulating Xiao Zhan.

• People across the Jia Ma Empire discussed Xiao Yan’s rapid cultivation and the coming battle with Nalan Yanran, while rumors spread that Nalan Jie’s poison had erupted.
• The Xiao Family held a grand Coming of Age Ceremony, and the Second Elder announced the retest before the assembled guests.
• Xiao Yan placed his hand on the stone stele, which revealed that his Dou Qi had reached Stage Eight.
• The guests praised Xiao Yan and the Xiao Family, and Ya Fei congratulated Xiao Zhan on his son’s talent.
• Xiao Zhan mentioned the Mittel Family’s genius, and Ya Fei became distracted before smiling at the thought.

After nearly a year in secluded cultivation, Lin Ming dissolved his Dou Crystal and advanced from Dou Ling to Dou Wang. He tested his new wings and continued experimenting with another pair of Azure-Gold Wings.

• Qing Lin asked Elder Hai when Lin Ming would finish advancing, and Elder Hai said Lin Ming should emerge soon.
• Mite'er Tengshan, Elder Liu, and Master Toso discussed their lack of news from Lin Ming and heard that Zi Yan's advancement remained stable.
• Lin Ming used his Soul Power to dissolve the last of the Dou Crystal in his dantian.
• Lin Ming advanced to Dou Wang, awakened Five-Colored Wings, and flew around the secret room.
• Lin Ming's Five-Colored Wings dissipated, and he spread Azure-Gold Wings instead.

After recovering from a year-long breakthrough, Lin Ming learned that Queen Medusa had been injured near the eastern desert and went with Qing Lin to investigate. He found a vast underground magma sea and entered it in search of a Heavenly Flame, leaving Qing Lin protected at the shore.

• Lin Ming emerged from seclusion as a Dou Wang, reassuring Qing Lin and pleasing Elder Hai.
• Qing Lin reported that a powerful aura had returned from the east and weakened as though its owner had been injured, and Elder Hai suspected Queen Medusa was involved.
• Lin Ming decided to investigate with Qing Lin, and Elder Hai warned him to flee if he encountered danger.
• After resting overnight, Lin Ming used his Soul Power to scout the route and followed Qing Lin's senses to the hidden passage.
• Lin Ming and Qing Lin reached an immense underground sea of magma, where Lin Ming shielded Qing Lin and plunged into the molten sea to search for a Heavenly Flame.

Lin Ming descended into the magma, found and subdued a Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake, then brought it back for Qing Lin. The chapter ended with Qing Lin stunned to learn that the enormous beast was her gift.

• Lin Ming used his Flame Gold Earth Heart Fire to withstand the magma and traveled deeper toward the Green Lotus Core Flame’s birthplace.
• The Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake ambushed Lin Ming, but he caught its tail and used its own Energy Fire Pillar against it.
• Lin Ming battered the snake until it could no longer resist, then restrained it with a ring of Flame Gold Earth Heart Fire.
• Lin Ming dragged the subdued Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake out of the magma and told Qing Lin he had brought it as her gift.
• Qing Lin stared at the enormous snake in disbelief and asked whether it was really meant for her.

Lin Ming helped Qing Lin use her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils to subdue the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake. Qing Lin discovered that the snake knew where the Heavenly Flame was and offered to lead Lin Ming to it.

• Lin Ming reassured frightened Qing Lin and encouraged her to stare into the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake's eyes.
• Qing Lin's Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils emerged and marked both of the snake's heads with green flowers, allowing her to control it.
• Qing Lin tested her control by giving the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake commands, and it obeyed each one.
• Lin Ming removed the Flame Gold Earth Heart Fire ring after Qing Lin sensed that it was hurting the snake.
• Qing Lin learned that the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake knew the Heavenly Flame's location and said it would lead Lin Ming there.

Lin Ming followed the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake through the magma and found the azure-lit Cyan Lotus, but the Heavenly Flames had already been taken. He collected eleven Energy Lotus Seeds, the Lotus Pedestal, and a Seven-Colored Scale, then returned to Qing Lin and prepared to leave.

• The Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake guided Lin Ming through safe magma currents to the azure light surrounding the Cyan Lotus.
• Lin Ming found the lotus but discovered that the Heavenly Flames had been taken several days earlier.
• Lin Ming cut free the Lotus Pedestal, collected its eleven Energy Lotus Seeds, and stored a Seven-Colored Scale in his Storage Ring.
• Lin Ming emerged from the magma and told Qing Lin that he had found only byproducts of the Heavenly Flames.
• Qing Lin absorbed the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake into her eyes, and she and Lin Ming set off to return.

Lin Ming returned from the Tagor Desert without the Green Lotus Core Flame, which Queen Medusa had claimed, but he used an Earth Fire Lotus Seed to strengthen his cultivation and Flame Gold Earth Heart Fire. He became excited by the prospect of eventually cultivating a new Heavenly Flame, leaving Qing Lin and Elder Hai worried about his prolonged laughter.

• Lin Ming told Elder Hai that Queen Medusa had obtained the Green Lotus Core Flame and showed him a seven-colored snake scale as evidence.
• Elder Hai urged Lin Ming to focus on cultivation and leading the family, while Lin Ming promised to remove Elder Hai's Cultivation Seal.
• Lin Ming fed an Earth Fire Lotus Seed to the Flame Gold Earth Heart Fire, which consumed it and refined it over five days.
• The refined seed stabilized Lin Ming at One-Star Dou King and advanced the Flame Gold Earth Heart Fire about five percent toward becoming a Heavenly Flame.
• Lin Ming imagined refining his remaining seeds and the Green Lotus Core Flame's Lotus Pedestal to create a new Heavenly Flame, and he laughed until Qing Lin and Elder Hai grew concerned.

Lin Ming reached Three-Star Dou King after refining five Earth Fire Lotus Seeds, but he stopped using them when he felt his Dou Qi becoming unstable. He discovered that his Flame Gold Earth Heart Fire had grown stronger, then prepared to leave with Qing Lin, who had advanced to Dou Zhe.

• Lin Ming emerged from cultivation, reassured Qing Lin, and realized his Dou Qi had become harder to control after his rapid advancement to Three-Star Dou King.
• Lin Ming decided to stop refining Earth Fire Lotus Seeds for now and tested the Flame Gold Earth Heart Fire, finding its power had more than doubled.
• Qing Lin told Lin Ming and Elder Hai that bonding with the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake had helped her advance to Dou Zhe.
• Lin Ming told Elder Hai that he planned to leave with Qing Lin and promised to find a way to remove Elder Hai's Cultivation Seal.
• Qing Lin and Elder Hai exchanged kind farewells as Lin Ming and Qing Lin prepared to depart.

Lin Ming brought Qing Lin to Wutan City to visit Ya Fei, whom he had not seen for years. Yin Lin recognized him at the auction house, and Ya Fei reunited with him in tears.

• Lin Ming reassured Qing Lin that they would find a way to restore Elder Hai's cultivation, then set out with her for Wutan City.
• Lin Ming told Qing Lin that his family owned the city's auction house and welcomed her as part of his family.
• At the auction house, the receptionist mocked Lin Ming when he asked to see Ya Fei.
• Yin Lin rushed into the hall and affectionately greeted Lin Ming, who recognized the Magical Beast he had raised long ago.
• Ya Fei came looking for Yin Lin, recognized Lin Ming, and threw herself into his arms as she cried.

Lin Ming reunited with Ya Fei at the Mittel Auction House and met Gu Ni, who welcomed him as the family’s future Clan Leader. When a mysterious black-robed alchemist arrived seeking Ya Fei, Lin Ming learned that the man had once supplied five Qi Gathering Powders to the Xiao Family.

• Ya Fei embraced Lin Ming, and he introduced her to Qing Lin as his younger sister.
• Lin Ming, Ya Fei, Qing Lin, and Yin Lin left the main hall for the inner hall, leaving onlookers wondering who Lin Ming was.
• Gu Ni greeted Lin Ming respectfully, and Lin Ming thanked him for his work at the Wutan City Branch.
• A black-robed man presented a VIP Token and asked to see Ya Fei, so staff escorted him to the Reception Room.
• Ya Fei told Lin Ming that the visitor was a high-ranking alchemist who had previously given the Xiao Family five Qi Gathering Powders, and Lin Ming found the connection interesting.

Lin Ming recognized the disguised Xiao Yan at the Mittel Auction House and helped him obtain another batch of medicinal materials from Ya Fei. After Xiao Yan returned to the Xiao Family, Old Yao revealed that Lin Ming had reached Dou Wang and possessed Soul Power stronger than many 6th Grade Alchemists, leaving Xiao Yan stunned.

• Lin Ming accompanied Ya Fei to meet the black-robed guest and identified him as Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yan revealed his face, learned Lin Ming was an Alchemist, and asked Ya Fei for another batch of medicinal materials.
• Xiao Yan left the Mittel Auction House, returned to the Xiao Family, and entered a cave to speak with Old Yao.
• Old Yao told Xiao Yan that Lin Ming had reached Dou Wang and had Soul Power stronger than many 6th Grade Alchemists.

Xiao Yan resolved to endure hardship as Old Yao promised to help him surpass Lin Ming, while Lin Ming prepared to leave Wutan City and sought Xiao Yi Xian in Green Mountain Town. Lin Ming confirmed she was at the Myriad Medicine Pavilion but learned she would not see patients until the next morning.

• Old Yao told Xiao Yan that his evolving Cultivation Method and alchemy training could help him surpass Lin Ming, and Xiao Yan vowed to endure whatever hardships it took.
• Lin Ming told Ya Fei and Qing Lin to return to the Mittel Family while he handled other matters, promising to join them soon.
• Lin Ming watched Ya Fei and Qing Lin depart under the Mittel Guard Team's escort, then headed toward the Monster Mountain Range.
• Lin Ming reached Green Mountain Town and entered the Myriad Medicine Pavilion to ask whether Xiao Yi Xian was seeing patients.
• A clerk told Lin Ming that Xiao Yi Xian only saw patients in the mornings, so Lin Ming left after confirming she was there.

Lin Ming confronted Xiao Yi Xian in her room and demanded that she take him to a cave she had discovered. After revealing that he was a Dou Wang, he persuaded her to cooperate and carried her into the sky toward the cave.

• Lin Ming appeared in Xiao Yi Xian’s room at night and frightened her with teasing threats.
• Lin Ming revealed that he knew about the cave and the poison Xiao Yi Xian had placed in the room.
• Lin Ming spread his Azure-Gold Wings, and Xiao Yi Xian realized he was a Dou Wang.
• Lin Ming explained that Xiao Yi Xian could keep most of the cave’s contents, and she agreed to guide him there.
• Lin Ming wrapped an arm around Xiao Yi Xian and flew off with her toward the cave.