Chapter Summaries

Yan Lin settled Qing Lin into the Snake People Clan and learned that Queen Medusa wanted him to spar with her starting the next day. He planned to seek alchemist talent first and find a way to obtain Qing Lin’s Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils without hurting her.

• Medusa agreed to let Qing Lin stay with Yan Lin while she handled the tribe, and Yan Lin spent half a day showing Qing Lin around the Royal Palace.
• Hua She'er delivered clothes and cultivation materials from Medusa and told Yan Lin that he would begin real-combat practice with the Queen the next day.
• Yan Lin learned that alchemists were rare among the Snake People Clan because the necessary attributes and Soul Power were uncommon, then went to the Pill Hall to seek alchemist talent.
• That night, Yan Lin considered how his copying ability could obtain special traits and decided not to hurt Qing Lin, instead planning to help her cultivate before seeking another way to acquire her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils.

Yan Lin comforted Qing Lin and encouraged her to cultivate, becoming the light she wanted to follow. He then went to Wude Hall to challenge Queen Medusa to practical combat training, where she descended from her statue to meet him.

• Yan Lin reassured Qing Lin that her unusual nature made her unique, and she began to feel hopeful and devoted to him.
• Qing Lin finished dressing Yan Lin and brought him water and breakfast with greater energy than before.
• Yan Lin told Qing Lin to cultivate while he went to seek combat training with Queen Medusa.
• A guard escorted Yan Lin to Wude Hall, where he entered after announcing himself.
• Queen Medusa opened her eyes atop her statue, descended to the floor, and approached Yan Lin.

Yan Lin sparred with Queen Medusa in Wude Hall, where she repeatedly used tricks despite agreeing to match his cultivation. Their fight ended with Medusa overpowering him after secretly increasing her strength, and Yan Lin reluctantly agreed to keep sparring under the same conditions.

• Yan Lin complimented Queen Medusa and agreed to spar after she promised to suppress her cultivation to his realm.
• Queen Medusa struck Yan Lin before the fight began, sending him crashing into a wall, then claimed she had forgotten to suppress her cultivation.
• After Queen Medusa lowered her strength, Yan Lin fought her evenly with swords, movement techniques, and Snake Spirits.
• Yan Lin gained the advantage after they used Beast Transformation, but Queen Medusa suddenly increased her strength and sent his Seven-Colored Sky-Swallowing Python form flying.
• Queen Medusa teased Yan Lin and threatened to fight at full strength, so he gave in and agreed to continue sparring as before.

Yan Lin battled Queen Medusa in Wude Hall, where she used her Companion Soul to withstand his attacks and eventually defeated him. She insisted their training would continue the next day, leaving Yan Lin resigned to being beaten again.

• Yan Lin attacked Queen Medusa with Dual Sword Style, Asura Ten Slashes, and Spirit Snake Explosion, but her Snake Bone Body Protection left her unharmed.
• Queen Medusa praised Yan Lin's technique and recognized that his bloodline made him formidable at the same realm, though she had secretly raised her strength to gain the upper hand.
• Yan Lin charged back into the fight, and after another half hour Queen Medusa left him battered and exhausted.
• Queen Medusa told Yan Lin they would continue training the next day, threatening to have Hua She'er bring him if he refused.
• Yan Lin protested that the elders could train him instead, but Queen Medusa said they could not beat him up.

After Queen Medusa sent Yan Lin away, she ordered Hua She'er to bring him medicine for his injuries. Yan Lin then drank with Cauliflower Snake, who teased him about the beating and offered him his father’s treasured wine.

• Queen Medusa called Hua She'er back and ordered her to get Yan Lin a bottle of top-quality medicine for injuries.
• Hua She'er accepted the order and closed the doors of Wude Hall so Queen Medusa could cultivate undisturbed.
• Yan Lin met Cauliflower Snake in the Mobaas Tribe to drink and vent about Queen Medusa beating him.
• Cauliflower Snake teased Yan Lin about the beating and poured him his father's treasured wine, which he claimed could help him grow taller.
• Yan Lin and Cauliflower Snake joked about whose fault it would be when Cauliflower Snake's father discovered the missing wine.

Yan Lin advised Cauliflower Snake to advance his relationship with Cui Hua Snake by kissing her, and Cauliflower Snake agreed to follow his advice. Queen Medusa heard about Yan Lin’s advice from Hua She'er and hinted that he would be in trouble the next day.

• Yan Lin told Cauliflower Snake that holding hands was not enough and advised him to kiss Cui Hua Snake on their next date.
• Cauliflower Snake worried that Cui Hua Snake might refuse, but Yan Lin urged him to be bold and persistent.
• Cauliflower Snake agreed to trust Yan Lin’s advice, and the two friends resumed joking around.
• Hua She'er reported their conversation to Queen Medusa, who smiled at Yan Lin’s words and left Hua She'er expecting him to suffer worse than before the next day.

Queen Medusa ordered Yan Lin summoned and learned that he had gained Alchemist Talent, then arranged for Deis to teach him. The next morning, Yan Lin went to Queen's Palace and heard guards spreading rumors about his private meetings with Medusa.

• Queen Medusa ordered Hua She'er to invite Yan Lin to Wude Hall and dismissed Hua She'er's defense of his talk about romance.
• Hua She'er reported Yan Lin's Alchemist Talent and Deis's assessment of his strong Soul Perception, so Medusa ordered Deis to teach him and provide what he needed.
• Yan Lin inspected his new Alchemist Talent and planned to seek Qing Lin's Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils once she trusted him.
• After cultivating through the night, Yan Lin set out for Queen's Palace with Qing Lin's help.
• Yan Lin overheard snake guards gossiping that Medusa had summoned him to her bedchamber and endured his protests in silence as he continued on.

Yan Lin endured Queen Medusa’s unusually fierce training and learned that she knew about his conversation with Cauliflower Snake. After realizing Hua She'er was likely the guardian who had reported him, he went to the Pill Hall, where Deis began teaching him alchemy.

• Hua She'er carried the battered Yan Lin back to the Saint King Palace and prepared a medicinal bath for him.
• Hua She'er told Yan Lin that Queen Medusa knew about his conversation with Cauliflower Snake and his remarks about picking up women.
• Yan Lin insulted the person he believed had reported him, and Hua She'er flew out in anger.
• Yan Lin realized Hua She'er was probably his secret guardian and obediently completed his medicinal treatment.
• Deis taught Yan Lin the basics of alchemy, and Yan Lin learned to turn his Dou Qi into flame.
• Yan Lin practiced refining medicine and, by nightfall, produced a low-level healing paste that had not yet formed into a pill.

Three years later, Yan Lin had reached the peak of Dou Ling and become a Fourth-Grade Alchemist, but he was accumulating energy to break through to Dou Wang. Unable to safely enter human territory for the Purple Crystal Companion Source, he planned to seek the treasures around the Green Lotus Core Flame, and a thunderous roar interrupted his thoughts.

• Yan Lin checked his status and found that he had accumulated only two percent of the energy needed to break through to Dou Wang.
• Yan Lin planned to refine a King Spirit Pill and seek fire-attributed treasures to speed up his breakthrough.
• Yan Lin ruled out traveling alone into human territory for the Purple Crystal Companion Source and set his sights on the Green Lotus Core Flame and its surrounding treasures.
• Yan Lin considered using his newly acquired Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils against the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake in the magma world.
• A thunderous roar approached and broke the desert's quiet.

Yan Lin watched Qi Yunxiao fight two Dou Wang Poison Masters and learned that they were after a Heavenly Flame Map. As Qi Yunxiao fled toward Yan Lin and unleashed his Myriad Soul Banner, Yan Lin remained hidden and the battle continued with Qi Yunxiao badly poisoned and at a disadvantage.

• Yan Lin approached a three-way battle and identified the fighters as Poison Masters, with Qi Yunxiao facing two Dou Wang experts.
• The green-robed old man demanded that Qi Yunxiao hand over the Heavenly Flame Map, but Qi Yunxiao refused, suspecting they would kill him regardless.
• The two Poison Masters attacked Qi Yunxiao, who evaded them and shouted for help toward Yan Lin's hiding place.
• Qi Yunxiao unleashed his Myriad Soul Banner, sending hundreds or thousands of undead to attack the black-robed old man.
• The black-robed old man countered with the Myriad Snake Array, while Qi Yunxiao's poison and injuries worsened.

Yan Lin revealed himself to Qi Yunxiao and two Poison Master Dou Wang experts, then pretended to accept Qi Yunxiao’s offers of a favor and a Spirit Breaking Pill. He left Qi Yunxiao dying after suddenly stabbing him, intent on taking everything he wanted.

• Yan Lin emerged from hiding and revealed his peak Dou Ling strength, alarming Qi Yunxiao and the two Poison Master Dou Wang experts.
• Qi Yunxiao offered Yan Lin a favor and medicinal pills in exchange for help, while the green-robed elder warned Yan Lin not to interfere.
• Yan Lin pretended to side with Qi Yunxiao and drew closer when Qi Yunxiao showed him a Spirit Breaking Pill.
• Yan Lin suddenly pierced Qi Yunxiao’s heart with his flaming sword and struck him away with a palm force.
• Qi Yunxiao fell dying as Yan Lin resolved to claim the Heavenly Flame Map and Qi Yunxiao’s alchemist talent for himself.

Yan Lin and Hua She'er defeated two Poison Dou Wangs after Yan Lin killed Qi Yunxiao, but the pair escaped before Snake People Clan reinforcements arrived. Yan Lin took Qi Yunxiao’s belongings, burned his corpse and scattered the ashes, while Hua She'er watched his extreme caution with disbelief.

• After Qi Yunxiao died, Yan Lin challenged the two Poison Dou Wangs and baited them into attacking.
• Hua She'er revealed her strength by entering Berserk mode, then struck the two Poison Dou Wangs while Yan Lin followed with his sword techniques.
• Yan Lin and Hua She'er pressed their advantage with powerful attacks, forcing the injured Poison Dou Wangs to flee as Snake People Clan experts approached.
• The two Poison Dou Wangs escaped despite Yan Lin and Hua She'er pursuing them, leaving Yan Lin regretful that he could not keep them in the Tagor Desert.
• Yan Lin took Qi Yunxiao’s alchemist robe and Ring, stabbed the corpse repeatedly, then burned it to ashes and scattered them.

Yan Lin examined the loot and records left by Qi Yunxiao, discovering the Netherworld Poison Fire Map and the incomplete Myriad Soul Banner soul technique. He learned how Qi Yunxiao rose from a powerless youth to a one-star Dou Wang and Fifth-Grade Alchemist before being killed after pursuing the map brought him to the Tagor Desert.

• Yan Lin and Hua She'er returned toward the clan while Yan Lin inspected Qi Yunxiao's copyable attributes and possessions.
• Yan Lin noticed Qi Yunxiao's Nine Yang Poison Body, Netherworld Poison Fire Map, and incomplete Myriad Soul Banner among his rare entries.
• Yan Lin retrieved the ancient parchment from Qi Yunxiao's Ring and learned the Myriad Soul Banner could cultivate soul power, attack souls, and create undead fighters.
• Yan Lin inferred that the soul technique had helped Qi Yunxiao overcome his poor talents and become a Fifth-Grade Alchemist.
• Yan Lin recalled that Qi Yunxiao had obtained an evil cultivator's legacy after being forced off a cliff, then was pursued into the Tagor Desert after winning the Netherworld Poison Fire Map at auction.

Yan Lin copied Qi Yunxiao’s seventh-tier Humanoid Pill and told Queen Medusa he planned to take human form. Medusa showed little interest in the pill, and Yan Lin left her wondering why he was so eager to see her with legs.

• Yan Lin examined Qi Yunxiao’s belongings, discovered the Nine Yang Poison Scripture and a seventh-tier Humanoid Pill, and copied the pill.
• Yan Lin decided to leave the Tagor Desert sooner and planned to use the Humanoid Pill to take human form.
• Yan Lin visited Queen Medusa in her bedchamber and told her he could no longer train with her because he had obtained the pill.
• Medusa explained that the Humanoid Pill would not help her break through to Dou Zong, since she could take human form after advancing.
• Yan Lin told Medusa he wanted to see what she would look like with legs, and she examined her own snake tail in response.

Yan Lin gave Queen Medusa a seventh-tier Humanoid Pill and persuaded her to let him leave the settlement to gain experience on his own. The next day, he used a Humanoid Pill to transform into a human, then welcomed Qing Lin into his bedchamber.

• Yan Lin offered Queen Medusa a second seventh-tier Humanoid Pill, which she accepted and told him to return to training at Wude Hall after transforming.
• Yan Lin insisted that he wanted to leave the Tagor Desert and grow stronger through experience, and Queen Medusa eventually agreed but proposed that Hua She'er accompany him.
• Yan Lin refused to bring Hua She'er, explained that he would travel alone, and left Queen Medusa to speak with the Four Great Elders.
• Yan Lin considered asking Queen Medusa to look after Qing Lin, but decided he would have to return to discuss it another time.
• The next day, Yan Lin took the Humanoid Pill, transformed into a human, and practiced walking around his bedchamber.
• Qing Lin entered Yan Lin's bedchamber carrying washing supplies and clothes after he called her in.

Yan Lin showed Qing Lin his new human form, then learned Cauliflower Snake was teaching her his embarrassing Thousand Years of Death technique and tried to deny inventing it. After leaving Qing Lin in the Snake People Clan, Yan Lin arrived in Desert City to pursue Hai Bodong and the opportunities tied to Xiao Yan.

• Yan Lin teased Qing Lin with his new legs and explained that he had obtained them through the Humanoid Pill after fighting the Three Kings.
• Qing Lin told Yan Lin that Cauliflower Snake planned to teach her Thousand Years of Death, and Yan Lin condemned the technique while denying that he had taught it to Cauliflower Snake.
• Hua She'er reported that the elders had approved Yan Lin's departure, and Queen Medusa privately wished that he would survive his journey.
• Yan Lin reached Desert City, passed through its gates without revealing that he was a snake person, and searched for the Ancient Map shop.
• Yan Lin planned to take Hai Bodong, the Green Lotus Core Flame, the lotus pedestal, and the Earth Fire Lotus Seeds before Xiao Yan could obtain them.

Yan Lin visited Hai Bodong’s Ancient Map Shop and took the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame Fragment Map to provoke him. After their clash revealed Yan Lin’s strength, Yan Lin identified himself as Queen Medusa’s husband, but Hai Bodong refused to believe him.

• Yan Lin entered the Ancient Map Shop and found Hai Bodong drawing maps behind the counter.
• Yan Lin found the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame Fragment Map and put it into his Ring, drawing Hai Bodong’s attention.
• Hai Bodong demanded to know what Yan Lin knew about the map, then attacked when Yan Lin told him to guess.
• Yan Lin repelled Hai Bodong’s Dou Qi pressure and revealed his cultivation as a peak nine-star Dou Ling.
• Yan Lin accused Hai Bodong of stealing something that belonged to his woman and claimed to be Queen Medusa’s husband.
• Hai Bodong questioned how Yan Lin knew his identity and dismissed his claim, insisting Queen Medusa could not have a human husband.

Yan Lin demanded the other half of the Demonic Lotus Flame Fragment Map from Hai Bodong by claiming Queen Medusa had told him about it, but Hai Bodong refused and the two began fighting. Yan Lin matched Hai Bodong’s attacks and gained the upper hand, leaving their battle unresolved.

• Yan Lin used Queen Medusa’s name to demand the Fragmented Map from Hai Bodong, who began to believe he was her fiancé.
• Hai Bodong refused to surrender the map, so Yan Lin drew his Green Profound Iron Stone Sword and challenged him.
• Yan Lin mocked Hai Bodong for being sealed by Medusa, provoking the Ice Emperor into attacking with Mysterious Ice Thorn.
• Yan Lin blocked Hai Bodong’s ice thorns with the Eight Trigrams Seal and used his flames and Soul Perception to fight through the cold mist.
• After dozens of exchanges, Yan Lin suppressed Hai Bodong, who had not gained an advantage.

Yan Lin and Hai Bodong fought with increasingly powerful ice and fire techniques, culminating in a battle above Desert City. Yan Lin's flame python defeated Hai Bodong's ice dragon, leaving the Ice Emperor wounded in a pit as Yan Lin declared victory.

• Hai Bodong donned Ice Spirit Armor, and Yan Lin formed flame armor and cleared the icy mist from the Ancient Map shop.
• Yan Lin and Hai Bodong exchanged attacks until their clash of ice and fire destroyed the shop, with neither gaining an advantage in close combat.
• Hai Bodong summoned Mysterious Ice Dragon Soars, while Yan Lin answered with Ten Thousand Snake Spirit Explosion.
• Hai Bodong rode his ice dragon into the sky, and Yan Lin rode his flame python as the two beasts fought above Desert City.
• Yan Lin's flame python smashed Hai Bodong's ice dragon and sent the wounded Ice Emperor crashing into a pit, where Yan Lin declared that he had lost.

After defeating Hai Bodong, Yan Lin negotiated for the Fragmented Map and the Ice Emperor’s service in exchange for undoing his Snake Seal Curse. Hai Bodong agreed to work for Yan Lin for one year, leaving the two with a deal to fulfill.

• Wounded after his defeat, Hai Bodong lamented his loss as Yan Lin asked him to hand over the Fragmented Map.
• Yan Lin offered to spare Hai Bodong and restore his sealed Dou Huang strength if Hai Bodong gave him the map and accepted a condition.
• Hai Bodong asked Yan Lin to reveal his condition after learning he might be able to undo the Snake Seal Curse.
• Yan Lin demanded that Hai Bodong become his loyal subordinate, but Hai Bodong refused and declared he would never be a slave.
• Hai Bodong offered one favor in return for having his seal undone, then negotiated his service down to one year and agreed to hand over the Fragmented Map.
• Yan Lin accepted Hai Bodong’s one-year offer.