Recaps

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.

Yan Lin revealed his Snake Person identity to Hai Bodong and used the Unsealing Method to remove the first stage of his curse, restoring him to the Dou Wang realm. Hai Bodong agreed to serve Yan Lin for a year, and they planned to travel to Desert City.

• Hai Bodong asked whether Yan Lin was truly Medusa's fiancé, and Yan Lin said she had forced him to accept before revealing his Snake Person form.
• Hai Bodong realized Yan Lin was a Snake Person and asked why he had not used his full magical beast form in their fight; Yan Lin replied that he had not needed it.
• Yan Lin used the Unsealing Method and Extreme Flame to remove the first stage of Hai Bodong's Snake Seal Curse, restoring his Dou Qi and youth.
• Hai Bodong regained the Dou Wang realm and challenged Yan Lin to another fight, but Yan Lin declined until his Dou Qi recovered.
• Hai Bodong promised to follow Yan Lin for a year, and Yan Lin said he would continue unsealing the curse until Hai Bodong regained his Dou Huang cultivation.
• Yan Lin said he planned to go to Desert City, and Hai Bodong decided to accompany him.

Yan Lin killed Zhang Xiaofan at Desert City’s gate and left with Hai Bodong, then discovered Zhang Xiaofan possessed a copyable Beast Fire. The discovery made Yan Lin reconsider his plans for the Green Lotus Core Flame as he wondered whether Heavenly Flames could also be copied.

• Zhang Xiaofan threatened Yan Lin with his father’s status, but Yan Lin killed him with a Flame Claw.
• Yan Lin took Zhang Xiaofan’s Ring and asked Hai Bodong to fly him to Desert City.
• The witnesses debated the killing and spread news of it throughout Desert City.
• Yan Lin inspected Zhang Xiaofan’s traits and found his alchemy talent and Fourth-Order Dry Blue Ice Flame could be copied.
• Yan Lin decided to copy the Beast Fire somewhere safe and reconsidered using the Green Lotus Core Flame to break through to Dou Wang.

Yan Lin and Hai Bodong searched the desert for the Green Lotus Core Flame, with Hai Bodong using his ice Dou Qi to locate it. They found an underground passage leading toward the Heavenly Flame, and Yan Lin hinted that Hai Bodong might eventually join the Snake People Clan despite his refusal.

• Yan Lin convinced Hai Bodong to search the desert for the Heavenly Flame, and Hai Bodong sent ice dragons through the sand.
• Hai Bodong asked why Yan Lin had kept Queen Medusa away, and Yan Lin claimed he wanted to protect her from the danger of taming the flame.
• Hai Bodong discovered an underground passage beneath a sunken patch of sand, and Yan Lin recognized it as the route to the Green Lotus Core Flame.
• Yan Lin offered to secure Hai Bodong a guest elder position with the Snake People Clan, but Hai Bodong vowed he would never betray humanity.
• Yan Lin privately predicted that Hai Bodong would eventually change his mind.

Yan Lin and Hai Bodong entered an underground magma world to search for the Green Lotus Core Flame. As they prepared to enter the magma, Yan Lin sensed a creature lurking beneath its violently bubbling eastern surface.

• Yan Lin used a flaming serpent to open a passage underground and scattered Moonlight Stones through it to light the way.
• Yan Lin revealed that he was a Fourth-Grade Alchemist, and he and Hai Bodong agreed to be friends.
• Yan Lin and Hai Bodong followed the winding underground passage until Hai Bodong’s sense for Heavenly Flame energy led them to the magma world.
• Hai Bodong concluded that the Heavenly Flame lay within the magma, while Yan Lin noticed a problem beneath the bubbling magma in the east.

Yan Lin and Hai Bodong discovered a Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake in the magma while searching for a Heavenly Flame. After Hai Bodong descended to investigate, Yan Lin used his Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils to subdue the snake, leaving him with a powerful new creature under his control.

• Yan Lin detected a living creature in the magma, and Hai Bodong attacked it with ice spikes, drawing out a Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake.
• Hai Bodong identified the snake and explained that it could evolve into a Sixth Order Magical Beast; Yan Lin told him to scout the magma while he handled the creature.
• Hai Bodong plunged into the magma lake, and Yan Lin widened his distance from the snake so he could use his Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils unseen.
• Yan Lin unleashed the pupils' jade-green light and placed a flower mark on the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake, replacing its hostility with obedience.

Yan Lin tested the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils, stored the Fire Spirit Snake, and copied Zhang Xiaofan’s Dry Blue Ice Flame. After the Beast Fire fused into his Dou Qi, Yan Lin began planning to use his Golden Finger to acquire Heavenly Flames, including the Green Lotus Core Flame.

• Yan Lin confirmed that the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils could control snake-type magical beasts, though using them consumed his Soul Power.
• Yan Lin shrank the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake into a bracelet-sized form and stored it around his wrist.
• Yan Lin copied Zhang Xiaofan’s Dry Blue Ice Flame, which fused automatically into his Dou Qi.
• Yan Lin tested the Dry Blue Ice Flame and found it stronger than his condensed Dou Qi flames, though its boost was modest.
• Yan Lin decided to delay refining the Green Lotus Core Flame and considered using his Golden Finger to take Heavenly Flames from Xiao Huohuo.

Yan Lin and Hai Bodong subdued the Green Lotus Core Flame, then parted ways after Yan Lin accidentally gave Hai Bodong potent Qiao Qiao Wine. Hai Bodong rushed to Desert City to deal with its effects while Yan Lin headed for the Snake People Clan.

• Yan Lin and Hai Bodong emerged from the magma lake injured after subduing the Green Lotus Core Flame, then used Restoration Pills to recover.
• Yan Lin invited Hai Bodong to return with him to the Snake People Clan, but Hai Bodong refused and said he would retrieve things from Desert City.
• Yan Lin gave Hai Bodong wine, and Hai Bodong began feeling its effects before learning it was Qiao Qiao Wine.
• Yan Lin fled toward the surface and told Hai Bodong to go to Desert City, promising to cover the cost and meet him there in a few days.
• Hai Bodong suppressed the wine's effects with Dou Qi and flew toward Desert City as Yan Lin wondered how potent the wine was.

Hua She'er told Medusa that Yan Lin had left her the Green Lotus Core Flame and urged her to wait for his return before using it to transform her bloodline. Medusa wondered about Yan Lin’s intentions and, after Hua She'er’s teasing claims about his desire for her, left the temple seeking answers.

• Hua She'er told Medusa that Yan Lin had returned briefly, left her the Green Lotus Core Flame, and hoped she would wait for him before using it to transform her bloodline.
• Medusa asked where Yan Lin had gone, but Hua She'er said she did not know.
• Hua She'er claimed Yan Lin wanted to sleep with Medusa, and Medusa questioned whether he had really said that.
• Medusa asked Hua She'er what “big waves” meant, and Hua She'er recalled Yan Lin saying that he liked them.
• Hua She'er suggested Medusa ask Cauliflower Snake for an explanation, and Medusa left Medusa Temple.

After a brutal rematch with Hai Bodong, Yan Lin tested his Golden Finger and concluded that defeating a stronger opponent gave him a one-half chance to obtain a special attribute. He then discovered Hai Bodong had kept the red thong from his fling and laughed at the Ice Emperor’s hidden wild side.

• Yan Lin and Hai Bodong called their first battle a draw, recovered, and Yan Lin inspected Hai Bodong’s attribute panel.
• Yan Lin suspected an opponent’s higher realm affected his chance to obtain a special attribute, so he provoked Hai Bodong into fighting again.
• Yan Lin and Hai Bodong fought from morning until dusk, until Hai Bodong called for a truce and returned to Homeward Inn.
• Yan Lin concluded that defeating a stronger opponent gave him a one-half chance to obtain a special attribute, and considered suppressing his realm to exploit the odds.
• Yan Lin noticed the sexy red thong in Hai Bodong’s collection and mocked the Ice Emperor for keeping it as a souvenir.

Yan Lin traveled to Qingshan Town and approached Xiao Yi Xian at Myriad Medicine Hall, offering to take her as his disciple. After proving his strength and presenting pills and cultivation scrolls, he persuaded her to accept, leaving her newly bound to him as his student.

• Yan Lin told Hai Bodong he planned to visit the Monster Mountain Range to seek beautiful women and obtain Companion Purple Crystal Source from the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King.
• Yan Lin arrived at Myriad Medicine Hall in Qingshan Town and introduced himself to Xiao Yi Xian, claiming he had come to take her as his disciple.
• When mercenaries mocked Yan Lin’s intentions, he suppressed them with his Dou Qi pressure, stunning Xiao Yi Xian and everyone in the hall.
• Yan Lin revealed that he was a Nine-star Peak Dou Spirit and claimed to be a Fifth-Grade Alchemist, then displayed pills he had refined.
• Yan Lin offered Xiao Yi Xian the pills and high-grade cultivation methods and Dou Techniques, and Xiao Yi Xian knelt and accepted him as her master.