Chapter Summaries

Dongfang Chen agreed to join Mofan’s expedition to Zhuoyuan North Corner, where they both hoped to find Yan Ji. The group gathered at Magic City Airport and set out as allies despite competing for the same prize.

• Ai Tu Tu worried about the sandstorms in Sandbar, and Dongfang Chen teased her about her unpaid pills before carrying her into the bedroom.
• Mofan invited Dongfang Chen to join his trip to Zhuoyuan North Corner after learning that Yan Ji was about to be born there.
• Mofan explained that he wanted Yan Ji but would also search for Spirit Seed Fragments and other treasures.
• Dongfang Chen accepted the invitation and met Mofan at Magic City Airport with Lingling and Ai Xiao Tu.

Mofan, Dongfang Chen, and their companions gathered for a trip to the Sandbar, where they reunited with Zhang Xiaohou and met Zhao Manyan’s cousin Chenying. The group set off for the Scorching Plains the next day, with Dongfang Chen and the two girls enjoying a magically cooled ride while the others endured the heat and sand.

• Lingling excitedly prepared to visit Dunhuang, while Mofan waited for Zhao Manyan to arrive.
• Zhao Manyan arrived with his cousin Zhao Chenying, an Earth Element Mage who recognized Dongfang Chen and showed interest in him.
• The group traveled to Shazhou Airport, where they reunited with Zhang Xiaohou, and Dongfang Chen suggested they rest before setting out.
• The next day, the seven companions rode Wind Camels toward the Scorching Plains and struggled against the Sandbar’s heat and blowing sand.
• Dongfang Chen rode comfortably with Lingling and Ai Tu Tu as the Snow Woman cooled them by freezing the sand around them.

Mofan envied Dongfang Chen’s Little Snow Woman, Xue Xi, and tried to coax her away, so she went back through a Spatial Rift to call for help. A powerful Adult Snow Woman arrived to confront Mofan, whose aura also drew out a Monarch Level being from the Sandbar.

• Mofan and Zhao Manyan offered to buy or take Xue Xi, but Dongfang Chen refused and explained she had arrived through a Dimensional Summon.
• After learning Xue Xi understood him, Mofan tried to coax her with Spirit Seed Fragments, and she angrily threatened to get someone to beat him up.
• Xue Xi entered a Spatial Rift to the Summoned Beast Plane, and Dongfang Chen warned Mofan that he was on his own.
• Xue Xi returned with a tall Adult Snow Woman, whose oppressive aura chilled the Sandbar and frightened its Demonic Beasts and Hunter Mages.
• A Monarch Level aura rose from the Sandbar, while Mofan resisted activating Demon Transformation because he trusted Dongfang Chen.

Dongfang Chen summoned Xue Xing, a Great Lord Snow Woman who frightened Mofan after Xiaoxuexi identified him as a kidnapper. The group continued toward the Scorching Plains without Xue Xing, aiming to find Yan Ji while keeping their search from being disrupted by the Snow Woman’s aura.

• Xiaoxuexi pointed out Mofan to Xue Xing, who froze the surrounding wasteland and made Mofan insist that he was innocent.
• Dongfang Chen told Xue Xing to stop scaring Mofan, and the others discovered that the powerful Snow Woman called Dongfang Chen her Master.
• Dongfang Chen explained that his contract with the Snow Woman Clan was special and that his Fusion Magic let him summon multiple Snow Women at a steep Magic energy cost.
• Mofan asked Dongfang Chen not to compete with him for Yan Ji, but Dongfang Chen said he would pursue her if they proved to be a better match.
• The group headed for the Zhuoyuan Boundary Line after Xue Xing’s aura incapacitated their Wind Camels, and Xue Xing returned to the Summoning Plane.
• Dongfang Chen explained that he left Xue Xing behind because her aura might hinder their search for Yan Ji.

The group reached the Sha Mang River, where Lingling chose to camp rather than risk crossing among the White Sand Demon Soldiers after dark. Dongfang Chen joined Lingling and Ai Tu Tu in their tent, where he teased Lingling and pulled her into his arms.

• Chenying guided the group toward the Sha Mang River and explained that they needed to cross it to reach Zhuoyuan North Corner.
• Lingling warned that the White Sand Demon Soldiers made crossing dangerous, and Zhang Xiaohou confirmed the threat by throwing a can of meat into the sand river.
• The group agreed to camp overnight and cross the river after daybreak.
• Dongfang Chen arranged for Mofan and Zhao Manyan to take the night watch and claimed the tent Zhang Xiaohou had set up for Lingling and Ai Tu Tu.
• Dongfang Chen teased Lingling about changing into her pajamas, then pulled her into his arms despite her protests.

Dongfang Chen discovered Military Mages trapped by White Sand Demon Soldiers in Sha Mang River and went to help them while the others crossed under Xue Qiu’s protection. He reached Nan Jue’s group as they continued fighting.

• Dongfang Chen sensed a group of Military Mages crossing Sha Mang River, and Mofan and Zhao Manyan spotted tens of thousands of White Sand Demon Soldiers attacking them.
• Lingling suggested crossing while the Sand Soldiers were distracted, and Dongfang Chen said he would help an acquaintance on the far bank.
• Dongfang Chen sent Xiaoxuexi and Xue Qiu to escort the others across, while he hurried toward the trapped Military Mages.
• Nan Jue led her group’s defense, warning her teammates of attacks and blasting several White Sand Demon Soldiers with Sound Element Magic.
• Dongfang Chen reached Nan Jue’s group and asked if she needed help.

Dongfang Chen rescued Nan Jue and her subordinates from the White Sand Demon Soldiers, then went to confront the Commander Level Gauze Rock Giant Elephant that had driven them across the Sha Mang River. The battle ended almost immediately, leaving the elephant’s severed head before Nan Jue’s group.

• Nan Jue recognized Dongfang Chen among the White Sand Demon Soldiers and asked him to help her and her subordinates.
• Dongfang Chen used Void Charge to destroy the White Sand Demon Soldiers, then collected their Remnant Souls and Essence Souls.
• Nan Jue warned Dongfang Chen that a Commander Level Gauze Rock Giant Elephant had chased her group to the river.
• Dongfang Chen went alone to confront the elephant despite Nan Jue’s warning, and Nan Jue decided to follow and help him.
• The battle’s tremors stopped, and the Gauze Rock Giant Elephant’s head landed before Nan Jue and her subordinates.

Dongfang Chen killed the Sand Rock Colossus in minutes, leaving Nan Jue convinced she could never regain her dignity against him. Across the Sha Mang River, his companions waited, reassured Chenying about his safety, and encountered Zhao Yulin, who tried to take his daughter with him.

• Dongfang Chen returned with the Sand Rock Colossus's body, explaining that it had yielded no Essence Soul or Remnant Soul, and Nan Jue realized how far his strength surpassed hers.
• Lingling, Mofan, Zhao Manyan, and the others felt the disturbance across the river, but Xue Qiu identified Dongfang Chen as the one fighting a Commander Level Demon, and the group reassured Chenying that he would be fine.
• Zhao Yulin crossed the river with his team and scolded Zhao Manyan for entering the dangerous Scorching Plains, while Chenying kept her distance from her father.
• Lingling told Zhao Yulin that Dongfang Chen was with them, prompting Zhao Yulin to soften his attitude and decide to leave with his team to pursue the Fire Tribulation Fruit.
• Zhao Yulin told Chenying to come with him, but she hesitated because their relationship was strained.

Chenying reunited with her badly burned mother and left with Zhao Yulin to seek the Fire Tribulation Fruit, while Mofan’s group began searching for Yan Ji. The Zhuoyuan Fire Tribulation erupted, sending both groups fleeing as Dongfang Chen and Nan Jue headed toward Mofan’s team.

• Zhao Yulin revealed that the White Cloth Person was Chenying’s mother, who had once saved his life and suffered severe burns, and Chenying left with them to seek the Fire Tribulation Fruit.
• Lingling had Mofan’s group bury Elemental Concentration detectors to locate Yan Ji, but Zhang Xiaohou spotted the approaching Zhuoyuan Fire Tribulation.
• Mofan led his group running away from the advancing sea of fire.
• After defeating the Sand Rock Colossus, Dongfang Chen learned the Fire Tribulation had erupted and went to find his team despite Nan Jue urging him to flee.
• Nan Jue sent her subordinates ahead and ran after Dongfang Chen.

Dongfang Chen returned with Nan Jue just as the Fire Tribulation threatened the group, then used the Fallen Heart Flame to keep the flames from reaching them. After the group gathered treasures, Lingling detected an aura likely belonging to Yan Ji near Fire Pillar Mountain, and Dongfang Chen suspected the White Cloth Person had targeted the Flame Witch guarding the Fire Tribulation Fruit.

• Xue Qiu sensed Dongfang Chen's return and flew to him, while he introduced Nan Jue to the group.
• Dongfang Chen sent the uncomfortable Xue Qiu back to the Summoning Plane and told everyone to gather around him.
• Dongfang Chen used the Fallen Heart Flame to split the Fire Tribulation and protect the group until it passed.
• Nan Jue suggested searching for treasures left behind by the Fire Tribulation, and Mofan and the others collected Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, including a Spirit Seed.
• Lingling detected a likely Yan Ji aura from Fire Pillar Mountain, and Dongfang Chen suspected the White Cloth Person had attacked the Flame Witch guarding the Fire Tribulation Fruit.

Zhao Yulin's group stole the Fire Tribulation Fruit after Chenying stabbed the Flame Witch, while the White Cloth Person hid her true identity and planned to use them. Dongfang Chen and his companions reached Fire Pillar Mountain, where the Flame Witch attacked them from the sky.

• Zhao Yulin praised Chenying for helping secure the Fire Tribulation Fruit, but Chenying trembled and felt guilty about stabbing the Flame Witch.
• The White Cloth Person revealed that she was a wanted criminal and that the Flame Witch was Chenying's real mother; she planned to kill the group and use the Zhao Family to hold off the Flame Witch.
• Dongfang Chen and his companions arrived at Fire Pillar Mountain, where Nan Jue identified the Star Language Sky Tree as the likely source of the Fire Tribulation Fruit and warned that its guardian was a Sub-Monarch.
• Dongfang Chen sensed the Star Language Sky Tree was nearing death and thought the Life Spirit Flame might restore it.
• A Flame Figure rose from the Star Language Sky Tree and plunged toward Dongfang Chen's group, prompting Nan Jue to warn that the Flame Witch was attacking.

Dongfang Chen defeated the Flame Witch after she attacked his group, then learned she had mistaken them for the thieves who stole her Fire Tribulation Fruit. He demanded that she work for him for five years in exchange for sparing her life.

• The Flame Witch attacked Dongfang Chen and his companions, believing they had stolen her Fire Tribulation Fruit.
• Dongfang Chen flew up to confront her while Mofan and Zhao Manyan calmly wagered on how quickly he would win.
• Dongfang Chen knocked the Flame Witch into a crater with one punch, evaded her space attack, and stripped away her Calamity Flame and Dark Flame.
• The Flame Witch recognized Dongfang Chen and apologized after he used Mind Magic to ask about the stolen fruit.
• Dongfang Chen demanded that the Flame Witch work for him for five years, intending to make her a guardian of the Misty Cloud Sect.

Dongfang Chen used Yang Fire to preserve the Star Language Sky Tree and healed Flame Witch Jiang Feng, who agreed to serve him if he restored the tree and asked him to help reclaim the Fire Tribulation Fruit. After learning that Zhao Yulin and Ghost Woman had stolen it, Dongfang Chen and his companions prepared to return to Magic City before it ripened.

• Dongfang Chen demonstrated that his Yang Fire could preserve the Star Language Sky Tree, convincing Flame Witch Jiang Feng to work for him if he restored it and helped her recover the Fire Tribulation Fruit.
• Dongfang Chen removed the Ice Magic Tool from Flame Witch Jiang Feng and healed her, then agreed to let her possess him so they could enter Magic City past its Defense Line.
• Flame Witch Jiang Feng possessed Dongfang Chen and shared memories that revealed Zhao Yulin and White Cloth Person had taken the Fire Tribulation Fruit and that White Cloth Person had used Chenying to ambush her own mother.
• Zhao Manyan, Ai Tu Tu, and Lingling condemned Zhao Yulin and White Cloth Person, while Nan Jue identified White Cloth Person as the wanted criminal Ghost Woman and reported her to the West Army.
• Dongfang Chen warned that the Fire Tribulation Fruit would ripen within days, so the group set out to return to Magic City and reclaim it before Ghost Woman could escape.

Zhao Yulin prepared Yulin Manor to trap the Flame Witch, while Zhao Manyan brought Dongfang Chen and Jiang Feng to persuade him to surrender the Fire Tribulation Fruit. Dongfang Chen offered Chenying's veiled mother a Youth-Preserving Pill and urged her to take it there, curious to see her face.

• Zhao Yulin recruited Mu Clan mage Shi Gui and installed an Ice Seal Demon Array at Yulin Manor to counter the Flame Witch.
• Zhao Manyan led Dongfang Chen, Jiang Feng, and Chenying to Yulin Manor to ask Zhao Yulin to hand over the Fire Tribulation Fruit and the Ghost Woman.
• Zhao Yulin greeted Dongfang Chen, who immediately asked for the Fire Tribulation Fruit.
• Dongfang Chen offered the White Cloth Person a Youth-Preserving Pill, saying it could heal her burns and reveal her appearance.

Dongfang Chen and his allies exposed the White Cloth Person as an impostor using the Youth-Preserving Pill, but she killed Zhao Yulin and attacked Chenying. The Flame Witch emerged from Dongfang Chen and pursued the fleeing impostor as the Mu Clan activated a formation against her.

• Dongfang Chen offered the White Cloth Person a Youth-Preserving Pill, and she refused to take it while Mofan and Zhang Xiaohou urged her to do so.
• Zhao Manyan exposed the White Cloth Person as someone impersonating Jiang Feng, and she admitted she had used the Mind Element to learn Jiang Feng's memories.
• The White Cloth Person used a curse she had secretly planted to kill Zhao Yulin, then turned her Curse Power on Chenying.
• The Flame Witch emerged from Dongfang Chen and stopped the White Cloth Person from attacking Chenying.
• The White Cloth Person called for Shi Gui, and eight Mu Clan mages activated the Ice Seal Demon Array as Zhao Manyan tried to warn them of the deception.
• Dongfang Chen told the Flame Witch Jiang Feng to pursue the White Cloth Person while he dealt with Shi Gui.

Dongfang Chen helped the Flame Witch escape the Mu Clan’s Ice Seal Demon Array, and Shi Gui recognized him and begged for mercy. After the Flame Witch defeated the Ghost Woman, she gave Dongfang Chen the Fire Tribulation Fruit, which could give rise to Yan Ji.

• Dongfang Chen used Space Force to shatter the Ice Seal Demon Array and free the Flame Witch.
• Shi Gui recognized Dongfang Chen, dropped to his knees, and ordered the mages to deactivate the array.
• Dongfang Chen told Shi Gui and the Mu Clan members to stay away while the Flame Witch finished the Ghost Woman.
• Dongfang Chen found the Fire Tribulation Fruit in the Ghost Woman’s Space Bracelet, and the Flame Witch handed it to him.
• Mofan learned that Yan Ji could be born from the Fire Tribulation Fruit and accepted that Dongfang Chen had obtained it.

Dongfang Chen revealed that the Flame Witch was Chenying’s mother, then returned home with his companions as the Little Flame Belle hatched. He contracted the newborn Flame Belle, who recognized him and settled into his arms.

• Dongfang Chen told Chenying that the Flame Witch was her mother, and Chenying embraced the Flame Witch as they reunited.
• Nan Jue took the Ghost Woman’s corpse back to the West Army, while Zhang Xiaohou and the others returned from the Zhuoyuan North Corner with their gains.
• Dongfang Chen’s companions gathered at his home to watch the Fire Tribulation Fruit crack open, and the Little Flame Belle hatched after absorbing a Heaven Soul Blood Bone Pill’s medicinal energy.
• The Little Flame Belle recognized Dongfang Chen, floated into his arms, and became his Contract Beast when he imprinted a Contract Mark on her.

Dongfang Chen destroyed the Koumola Family estate and watched Jinlin City’s reconstruction unlock rewards from the Misty Cloud Sect system. He learned the next reputation reward would improve the sect’s environment and wondered if the girls might be able to cultivate Dou Qi there.

• The Koumola Family Godfather and his guards saw a three-colored Fire Lotus unfold above their estate before it detonated and reduced the estate to ashes.
• Dongfang Chen watched news reports blame the Koumola Family’s destruction on a powerful Destruction Mage, then relaxed with Baitingting, Baimanyu, Xiaoyan Ji, and Xue Xi.
• Mu Ningxue told Dongfang Chen she had reached High Level but still struggled to control her star constellation, and he agreed to visit Jinlin City with her and the maids.
• Dongfang Chen arrived in a rebuilt Jinlin City, where the system awarded him Bone Spirit Cold Flame and the Nine Heavens Thunder Prison Array for completing the first Misty Cloud Sect reputation stage.
• Dongfang Chen saw that the next reputation reward would improve the Misty Cloud Sect’s environment and wondered if it would let Xuexue and the others cultivate Dou Qi.

Dongfang Chen installed two powerful arrays to protect Jinlin City, then left to cultivate and break through to Dou Zong. While Xue Yue guarded him through a three-day cultivation, a military report warned Mu Ningxue and Li Man that demons were gathering around Jinlin City.

• Dongfang Chen activated the Cloud Smoke Covering Sun Array and Nine Heavens Thunder Prison Array across Jinlin City, then gave control tokens to Xuexue and Mu Zhuoyun.
• Dongfang Chen asked Xue Yue to guard him while he used an Emperor Grade Pill, reached Nine-Star Dou Huang, claimed the Bone Spirit Cold Flame, and swallowed a Sect Breaking Pill.
• Dongfang Chen cultivated without waking for three days as Xue Yue stayed by his side and followed his instructions.
• Li Man told Mu Ningxue that a Military Department report showed demons gathering around Jinlin City, apparently preparing to attack again.

As a Demonic Beast Tide bearing down on Gold City, Mu Ningxue prepared to test Dongfang Chen’s two unproven arrays against ten Commander Level Demons. The Cloud Smoke Covering Sun Array enveloped the city, and the Nine Heavens Thunder Prison Array summoned storm clouds as the attack approached.

• Li Man warned that Gold City faced a high-level Crimson Alert, while Zhan Kong and Mu Ningxue discussed defenses and reinforcements.
• Li Man reported that ten Commander Level Demons were among the attackers and confirmed there were no Monarch Level Demons.
• Mu Ningxue asked Mu Zhuoyun to lead the residents to the shelters, and the city’s sirens and outpost signals announced the Crimson Alert.
• Mu Ningxue activated the Cloud Smoke Covering Sun Array, covering Gold City in clouds and forming white energy spheres before its walls.
• Mu Ningxue activated the Nine Heavens Thunder Prison Array, sending lightning from the city’s eight corners into the sky and summoning dark storm clouds.