Chapter Summaries

Jiang Cheng was caught peeping on Queen Medusa in the Snake People Tribe’s Sacred Pool and fought her forces while trying to escape. As Queen Medusa and the other Snake People Leaders closed in, Jiang Cheng continued battling her, and Hai Bodong secretly followed after sensing the commotion.

• Queen Medusa confronted Jiang Cheng for peeping on her, and Yue Mei arrived to accuse him of trespassing in the Sacred Pool.
• Jiang Cheng tried to flee, but Queen Medusa stopped him and ordered Yue Mei to capture him alive.
• Jiang Cheng cut Yue Mei’s cheek with Sword Qi and then struck her so hard that she crashed through trees and was badly injured.
• Queen Medusa attacked Jiang Cheng, who blocked her blow and fought back as their clash shook the Snake People Tribe.
• Hai Bodong sensed the battle after retrieving the Shaluoteman Grass and secretly followed Jiang Cheng, while Great Elder Yin Shi and the other Snake People Leaders rushed to join the fight.

Jiang Cheng escaped Queen Medusa after fighting her in the Snake People Holy Land, but the Snake People launched a hunt for him and Ice Emperor Hai Bodong across the Tagor Desert. The pursuers split into two groups, leaving Jiang Cheng fleeing with Yin Shi and the others on his trail.

• Jiang Cheng used his folding fan and lightning attack to repel Queen Medusa, then escaped after apologizing for his actions.
• Yue Mei admitted her spine was broken, and Mo Bass repaired it while Medusa ordered the Snake People to capture Jiang Cheng alive.
• Jiang Cheng met Ice Emperor Hai Bodong, received the Shaluoteman Grass, and fled as Hai Bodong split off to draw away some pursuers.
• Yue Mei identified the two escapees’ trails, and Yin Shi sent her, Mo Bass, and Hei Du after Hai Bodong while he pursued Jiang Cheng with the others.

Jiang Cheng confronted five Snake People leaders who pursued him through the desert and easily overpowered them. They summoned the Five Snake Poison Brake Seal, forming a massive Snake Spirit, and Jiang Cheng faced the attack.

• Jiang Cheng stopped fleeing and waited for Great Elder Yin Shi and four other Snake People leaders to catch up with him.
• Great Elder Yin Shi and the others attacked Jiang Cheng, but he knocked all five down and left them badly injured.
• Great Elder Yin Shi ordered the five leaders to form the Five Snake Poison Brake Seal.
• The five leaders activated their formation and summoned an enormous Snake Spirit.
• Jiang Cheng waved his Folding Fan, sending a gust of wind into the shield surrounding the five leaders.

Jiang Cheng defeated the Snake People Tribe leaders’ Spirit Snake with the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame and spared their lives. Great Elder Yin Shi reported the encounter to Queen Medusa, who ordered an investigation into Jiang Cheng and vowed to kill him.

• Jiang Cheng revealed the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame and burned the Spirit Snake to ashes, causing Great Elder Yin Shi and the other leaders to suffer backlash.
• Jiang Cheng spared the leaders and told them to inform Queen Medusa that he had acted rashly, then left.
• Great Elder Yin Shi and the others abandoned their pursuit and returned to report that Jiang Cheng possessed the fourth-ranked Heavenly Flame.
• Great Elder Yin Shi told Queen Medusa about Jiang Cheng’s flame, while Yue Mei reported that she had lost Ice Emperor Hai Bodong during the pursuit.
• Queen Medusa ordered an investigation into Xuegong Jiang Cheng and threatened to kill him herself.

Jiang Cheng prepared to leave Peach Forest Mountain for the Central Continent with Yun Yun, Cai Lin, and the others, while leaving the mountain in the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King's care. They traveled in his Small World and then emerged onto the War Boat, where the women began their journey beyond the Northwest Continent.

• Cai Lin reminded Jiang Cheng to keep his promise to obtain the medicinal materials for the Heavenly Soul Blood Melting Pill, and he assured her he would.
• Seven days later, Yun Yun arrived with Nalan Yanran, and Jiang Cheng opened the Small World portal so the group could enter.
• Jiang Cheng entrusted Peach Forest Mountain to the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King and gave him a tracking jade slip to use if Xiao Yi Xian returned.
• Inside the Small World, Jiang Cheng created a Peach Forest Mountain-like residence, and the group decided to cultivate there before setting out.
• Jiang Cheng left Zi Yan and Qing Lin in the Small World while he and the others traveled by War Boat toward the Central Continent.

Jiang Cheng rescued Han Xue from Hong Family retainers who were pursuing her in the Central Continent. He ordered them to tell the Hong Family Ancestor to come to the Han Family, but the surviving retainers threatened him with the Hong Family’s ties to the Wind Thunder North Pavilion.

• Jiang Cheng noticed several Dou Wang Experts chasing and attacking Han Xue in a forest.
• The Hong Family retainers injured Han Xue and planned to kill her after attempting to violate her.
• Jiang Cheng arrived, killed two Dou Wang Experts, and saved Han Xue.
• Han Xue identified herself as Han Chi’s daughter and said the Hong Family had ordered the hunt.
• Jiang Cheng told the retainers to summon Hong Xiaotian to the Han Family or face the Hong Family’s destruction.
• A retainer mocked Jiang Cheng and invoked the Hong Family’s connection to the Wind Thunder North Pavilion.

Jiang Cheng and Cai Lin rescued Han Xue from Hong Family retainers and escorted her back to the Han Family, where the family feared the Hong Family’s growing power. Han Yue recognized Jiang Cheng as Mister Confucian Sage, and the Han Family knelt before him.

• Cai Lin killed the Hong Family retainers who attacked Jiang Cheng and Han Xue.
• Han Xue explained that the Hong Family, led by Hong Chen, was trying to seize the Han Family and had pursued her.
• Jiang Cheng decided to accompany Han Xue to Tianbei City because Han Yue was a Jia Nan Academy student.
• Han Chi and the Han Family elders worried over Han Xue’s disappearance and suspected the Hong Family.
• Han Xue returned with Jiang Cheng and recounted how he had saved her, while Han Yue recognized him as Mister Confucian Sage.
• Han Chi, Han Yue, and the Han Family Experts knelt in reverence before Jiang Cheng.

Jiang Cheng agreed to protect the Han Family from the Hong Family, whose ambition to dominate Tianbei City had driven the city into fear. As Hong Zhen arrived and threatened to destroy the Han Family unless Han Yue was handed over, Jiang Cheng and Qingyun Fairy remained inside the hall.

• Han Chi told Jiang Cheng how the Hong Family used its ties to the Wind Thunder North Pavilion to terrorize Tianbei City, and Jiang Cheng promised to resolve the conflict because Han Yue was a Jia Nan Academy disciple.
• Qingyun Fairy offered to slaughter the Hong Family, and Jiang Cheng agreed that they could not allow its survivors to seek revenge later.
• Jiang Cheng explained that he had come to the Central Plains after rescuing Han Xue from pursuers, making Han Yue blush and Qingyun Fairy jealous.
• Hong Zhen arrived with Dou Wang and Dou Emperor Experts, accused the Han Family of killing a Hong Family guest Elder, and threatened to bathe the Han Family in blood.
• Han Chi defied Hong Zhen and accused the Hong Family of plotting to devour his clan, but Hong Zhen demanded that the Han Family leave Tianbei City and send him Han Yue.

Qingyun Fairy killed Hong Zhen after he threatened Han Chi’s family and tried to intimidate her with the Wind Thunder Pavilion. She revealed that she had sealed Tianbei City, then playfully confronted Jiang Cheng back in their room.

• Hong Zhen threatened Han Chi and claimed he would take Han Yue and Han Xue as wives for himself and his son.
• Han Yue attacked Hong Zhen, but he easily erased her Dou Qi; Qingyun Fairy then confronted him.
• Hong Zhen invoked the Wind Thunder Pavilion, but Qingyun Fairy declared him sentenced to death and killed him with Sword Qi.
• Han Chi realized Qingyun Fairy was a Dou Saint, and she ordered the Hong Family’s corpse removed and warned against revenge.
• Jiang Cheng questioned why Qingyun Fairy had not revealed her strength sooner, and she said she had sealed Tianbei City.
• Jiang Cheng called Qingyun Fairy a fierce woman, and she sat on his lap and bit his cheek.

Hong Tianxiao and Elder Shen Yun led the Hong Family forces to confront the Han Family over the death of its Patriarch, believing a powerful outsider had backed the Han Family. Old Ghost Han appeared to defend his clan, and the confrontation began with both sides sizing up their strength.

• Hong Tianxiao emerged from seclusion after Hong Chen reported that an Expert from the Han Family had killed his father, and he vowed to avenge the Hong Family.
• Elder Shen Yun warned Hong Tianxiao that the barrier sealing Tianbei City suggested a powerful enemy, but agreed to accompany him to the Han Family.
• Jiang Cheng told Han Chi that Hong Tianxiao had arrived and assured him that the Hong Family posed no threat while he was there.
• Hong Tianxiao confronted Han Chi and demanded an explanation for the Hong Family Patriarch's death, while Han Chi admitted that he had killed him.
• Old Ghost Han appeared, challenged Hong Tianxiao, and praised Han Chi for standing against the invaders.

Old Ghost Han returned to defend the Han Family from Hong Tianxiao and Elder Shen Yun, but Jiang Cheng intervened and subdued them. After Hong Tianxiao refused to yield, Jiang Cheng decided to exterminate his ten clans.

• Old Ghost Han reunited with Yue'er and Xue'er, then confronted Hong Tianxiao over the Hong Family's attack on the Han Family.
• Elder Shen Yun threatened Old Ghost Han in the name of the Wind Thunder North Pavilion, but Jiang Cheng spoke from inside the great hall and Qingyun Fairy slammed Shen Yun and Hong Tianxiao into the ground.
• Jiang Cheng identified himself as the Academy Confucian Sage, and Shen Yun panicked, kowtowed, and forced Hong Tianxiao to bow as well.
• Shen Yun blamed Hong Tianxiao, disowned the Hong Family, and declared Hong Chen expelled from the Wind Thunder North Pavilion.
• Hong Tianxiao refused to bow even when Qingyun Fairy asked if he wanted all nine clans destroyed, and Jiang Cheng agreed to exterminate his ten clans.

Jiang Cheng helped the Han Family defeat the Hong Family, then left Tianbei City with Qingyun Fairy and the others for the Space Auction. Han Yue watched him go with longing, while Qingyun Fairy confronted Jiang Cheng about the women he had charmed before sharing a quiet moment with him aboard the War Boat.

• Elder Shen Yun killed Hong Tianxiao, and Old Ghost Han spared Shen Yun after Jiang Cheng had sealed his qi vortex.
• The Han Family destroyed the Hong Family and its remnants, including Hong Chen, whom Han Chi beheaded.
• Jiang Cheng prepared to leave Tianbei City, and Han Yue gave him a handkerchief; he gave her an Earth Tier Low-Level Weapon in return.
• Han Yue watched Jiang Cheng's War Boat depart, while Old Ghost Han urged her to forget him.
• Aboard the War Boat, Qingyun Fairy scolded Jiang Cheng for attracting other women and asked how many women he had.
• Jiang Cheng embraced Qingyun Fairy as they watched the sunset, and she wished their peaceful moment could last forever.

Jiang Cheng drank beneath the moon with Qingyun Fairy, whose reflections on her life helped her break through to Six-Star Dou Saint and bless Bluestone Town. The next morning, Jiang Cheng and Xuan Yi reached Sacred Pill City to seek access to the Space Auction.

• Jiang Cheng shared wine and reflections with Qingyun Fairy aboard the War Boat.
• Qingyun Fairy gained enlightenment, advanced from Five-Star to Six-Star Dou Saint, and infused Bluestone Town with energy that could nurture future geniuses.
• Qingyun Fairy returned to her Small World to absorb the wine’s energy, while Jiang Cheng continued toward the Central Plains.
• Jiang Cheng arrived in Sacred Pill City with Xuan Yi and planned to obtain a Space Auction token from Alchemy Tower’s First Elder.
• Xuan Yi pointed toward the inner city, where she expected to find First Elder and Xuan Kongzi.

Jiang Cheng and Xuan Yi arrived at Sacred Pill City and learned that Soul Hall had been attacking its Alchemists to force the city to surrender everyone connected to Jiang Cheng. As the Small Pill Tower and Alchemy Tower Elders debated whether to declare war, Jiang Cheng arrived and condemned Soul Hall’s actions.

• Jiang Cheng and Xuan Yi noticed Sacred Pill City was unusually deserted and smelled blood from a recent one-sided slaughter.
• Xuan Kongzi told Lin Tian Qiong that Soul Hall had been hunting Sacred Pill City’s Experts and Alchemists, demanding that the city hand over everyone connected to Mister Jiang Cheng.
• Lin Tian Qiong angrily called for Sacred Pill City to declare itself Soul Hall’s enemy, but Xuan Kongzi and the other Elders warned that open war would leave the city exposed.
• Jiang Cheng and Xuan Yi entered the hall, and Lin Tian Qiong and the Alchemy Tower Elders greeted Jiang Cheng with respect.
• Jiang Cheng said Soul Hall had gone too far by targeting Alchemists and asked whether the city’s Elders would fight back.

Jiang Cheng urged Lin Tian Qiong to resist Soul Hall and received an invitation to the Space Auction. That night, Soul Killing Venerate hunted souls outside Sacred Pill City until Xuan Kongzi and Tian Lei Zi confronted him, and an unknown white-robed man struck him down.

• Jiang Cheng advised Lin Tian Qiong to answer Soul Hall's attacks in kind, and Lin Tian Qiong resolved to fight back with Alchemy Tower's allies.
• Jiang Cheng asked for access to the Space Auction, and Lin Tian Qiong gave him an invitation in exchange for several pills.
• Soul Killing Venerate captured and drained the soul of a Dou Ancestor outside Sacred Pill City.
• Xuan Kongzi and Tian Lei Zi confronted Soul Killing Venerate, who threatened to destroy Sacred Pill City and recalled his old feud with Tian Lei Zi.
• An unseen white-robed man appeared behind Soul Killing Venerate and sent him crashing to the ground with a single blow.

Jiang Cheng killed Soul Killing Venerate in Sacred Pill City and then traveled with Xuan Yi to the Space Auction in the Central Continent desert. He reached the auction’s spatial entrance while nearby Experts recognized his powerful War Boat and sensed his Dou Saint strength.

• Jiang Cheng confronted Soul Killing Venerate, who recognized him as the Confucian Sage and attacked in desperation.
• Jiang Cheng destroyed Soul Killing Venerate with a wave of his fan and told Xuan Kongzi and Tian Lei Zi to eliminate the other nearby Soul Clan Experts.
• Jiang Cheng reassured Xuan Yi about Sacred Pill City’s protection and took her toward the Space Auction aboard his War Boat.
• Experts in the desert noticed the War Boat’s speed and considered seizing it, but abandoned the idea after sensing Jiang Cheng’s Dou Saint strength.
• Jiang Cheng found the spatial black hole at the center of the desert as the surrounding Experts entered the Space Auction.

Jiang Cheng found and bought a Seven-Colored Raw Stone at the Space Auction’s treasure street, intending to use it to enhance Cai Lin’s bloodline. He reached the auction pavilion but was stopped because the invitation belonged to Lin Tian Qiong and his identity could not be verified.

• Jiang Cheng entered the Space Auction’s treasure street wearing a mask and inspected its many rare treasures.
• Jiang Cheng declined to buy a Water Attribute Eighth-Order Magical Beast core after the seller demanded an Eighth-Grade Three-Colored Pill Lightning Pill.
• Jiang Cheng found a Seven-Colored Raw Stone and bought it from the gaunt old man for two Eighth-Grade Three-Colored Heavenly Thunder Pills.
• Jiang Cheng arrived at the auction pavilion and presented Lin Tian Qiong’s invitation to its Six-Star Dou Venerate guards.
• The guards returned Jiang Cheng’s invitation and refused him entry because they could not verify his identity.

Jiang Cheng entered the Space Auction after revealing his Ninth-Grade Alchemist badge, and Old Man Baoshan welcomed him with great respect. As the auction began, Qingyun Fairy emerged from the Small World to watch.

• Jiang Cheng showed the guards his Ninth-Grade Alchemist badge, and they allowed him into the Space Auction.
• Jiang Cheng took a seat in the hall, where concealed Experts scanned him before turning their attention elsewhere.
• Old Man Baoshan approached Jiang Cheng, learned his name, and offered to fulfill his requests.
• Old Man Baoshan began the auction, drawing the hall's attention to the platform.
• Qingyun Fairy flew out from the Small World and watched the auction with Jiang Cheng.

Jiang Cheng attended the Space Auction, where a map fragment tied to the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame went up for sale. He intended to win it, and bidding began with offers of Six-Colored Pill Lightning Pills.

• Old Man Baoshan auctioned Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan bone wings, which the Black Robe Old Man bought for one Eighth-Grade Four-Colored Pill Lightning Pill.
• Qingyun Fairy asked Jiang Cheng what he planned to auction, and he said he wanted the final Fragmented Map of Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame fragment.
• Old Man Baoshan revealed a map fragment connected to the legendary Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, drawing eager attention from the crowd.
• Jiang Cheng told Qingyun Fairy the flame would be useful to him because he possessed the Flame Mantra.
• Old Man Baoshan announced that the seller wanted Six-Colored Pill Lightning Pills, and bidders offered three, five, then eight pills.

Jiang Cheng outbid the Black Robe Old Man for the Fragmented Map of Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame with an Eighth-Grade Nine-Colored Pill Lightning Pill. When the Black Robe Old Man accused him of a false bid, Qingyun Fairy revealed her Six-Star Dou Saint strength, and Jiang Cheng stopped her from escalating matters.

• The Eighth-Grade Alchemist raised his offer for the Fragmented Map of Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, but Old Man Baoshan reminded him that the seller only wanted pills.
• The Black Robe Old Man bid one Eighth-Grade Seven-Colored Pill Lightning Pill, and the auction continued as the price climbed.
• Jiang Cheng entered the bidding at six, then countered the Black Robe Old Man’s offers with three Eighth-Grade Eight-Colored Pill Lightning Pills and an Eighth-Grade Nine-Colored Pill Lightning Pill.
• The Black Robe Old Man accused Jiang Cheng of making a false bid, but Old Man Baoshan said he trusted Jiang Cheng and invited the old man to match the offer.
• Qingyun Fairy released the aura of a Six-Star Dou Saint, forcing the Black Robe Old Man to kneel and apologize.
• Old Man Baoshan reminded Qingyun Fairy that killing was forbidden at the Space Auction, and Jiang Cheng stopped her from acting further.