Chapter Summaries

Yun Yun visited the Ten Thousand Medicines Trading Firm to obtain the Purple Spirit Crystal from the Amethyst Winged Lion King, and Lin Ze arranged a negotiation with Zhao Shi. Yun Yun rejected Zhao Shi’s demand for three favors and offered at most one, with the right to refuse anything involving her friends or family.

• Lin Ze welcomed Yun Yun and served her Nourishing Fruit Juice, which impressed her with its taste and effects.
• Lin Ze made Yun Yun wait through casual conversation until she explained that she wanted the Purple Spirit Crystal.
• Lin Ze told Yun Yun that the Purple Spirit Crystal belonged to a mysterious alchemist and brought Zhao Shi to negotiate with her.
• Zhao Shi offered to give Yun Yun the Purple Spirit Crystal in exchange for three favors from her.
• Yun Yun refused the three-favor deal and countered with one favor, reserving the right to refuse requests involving her friends or family.

Lin Ze finalized a deal with Yun Yun, giving her a Purple Spirit Crystal in exchange for the Misty Cloud Sect's support and a future favor, then sold her nourishing goods. He returned to his true body, used a pill made from the Mystic Wind Crystal to break through to Dou Ling, and gained powerful Wind-Cloud Wing abilities.

• Lin Ze and Yun Yun agreed that the Misty Cloud Sect would support Ten Thousand Medicines Trading Firm in exchange for the Purple Spirit Crystal and one move from a mysterious lord, and they created aura-marked tokens to identify his representative.
• Lin Ze gave Yun Yun the Purple Spirit Crystal, and she bought as many nourishing items as Ten Thousand Medicines Trading Firm had available.
• Lin Ze negotiated with several top families in the Jia Ma Empire to help the trading firm expand.
• Lin Ze swallowed a pill refined from the Mystic Wind Crystal and the Cloud Wing Tiger's Magic Core, then broke through from Da Dou Shi to Dou Ling.
• Lin Ze tested his new Wind-Cloud Wing abilities and found that their Energy Patterns greatly increased his speed and enhanced his wings and body.

After breaking through to Dou Ling, Lin Ze summoned Qian Ling, a Sixth-Grade Alchemist Death Soldier who knew an improved Dou Spirit Pill recipe. He shared his breakthrough with Qing Lin and Xiao Yi Xian, while considering how to obtain more Flesh Essence to unlock stronger Death Soldiers.

• Lin Ze cast his reflection after reaching Dou Ling and summoned the purple-robed Alchemist Death Soldier Qian Ling, who had mastered Sixth-Grade Alchemy.
• Lin Ze learned that Qian Ling knew a Dou Spirit Pill recipe that used Flesh Essence to make the pill easier to refine and increase its success rate.
• Lin Ze considered whether Death Soldiers might someday provide an optimized Life-Devouring Pill recipe, then reflected on the Flesh Essence needed to unlock higher-tier Death Soldiers.
• Qing Lin returned to Lin Ze's courtyard and congratulated him on breaking through to Dou Ling.
• Xiao Yi Xian arrived, learned of Lin Ze's breakthrough, and remarked that his cultivation speed defied ordinary expectations.

Lin Ze searched for Magical Beasts that could breed and grow quickly to help gather Flesh Essence. A library mentor told him about the legendary Myriad-Life Two-Headed Snake, and Lin Ze asked to read the Ancient Book describing it.

• Lin Ze’s Death Soldiers gathered Flesh Essence faster after he broke through to Dou Ling, but he continued seeking other ways to increase their supply.
• Lin Ze visited the library and told the old man on duty that he wanted Magical Beasts that bred and grew quickly.
• The old man recalled the Myriad-Life Two-Headed Snake, an ancient creature that reproduced by splitting and had once spread across dozens or hundreds of empires.
• The old man explained that a powerful ancient expert had killed every Myriad-Life Two-Headed Snake, and that the species could grow only to the First Order.
• Lin Ze recognized that the snake fit his needs and asked the old man where he could find the Ancient Book about it.

Lin Ze pursued the Myriad-Life Two-Headed Snake as a potential source of Flesh Essence and discovered that the Snake-Person Tribe in the Tagor Desert had reports of two-headed snakes. He traveled there to ask about their snake-type Magical Beasts and met a beautiful snake-woman.

• Lin Ze recorded the Ancient Book’s findings on the Myriad-Life Two-Headed Snake and asked the Bronze Hall’s Death Soldiers to study how to reproduce it.
• Lin Ze began searching for the Myriad-Life Two-Headed Snake while also having the Death Soldiers investigate other candidate Magical Beasts.
• A Death Soldier’s old report revealed that two-headed snakes had been spotted among the Snake-Person Tribe in the Tagor Desert.
• Lin Ze controlled Zhao Hu and flew into the Tagor Desert to investigate, stopping at an oasis where a Snake-Person Tribe Dou Wang confronted him.
• Lin Ze said he wanted to trade for snake-type Magical Beasts, and a beautiful snake-woman rose from the oasis to meet him.

Lin Ze, posing as Zhao Hu of the Ten Thousand Medicines Trading Firm, negotiated with Yue Mei for access to Snake-type Magical Beasts and revealed his knowledge of the Snake-Person Tribe’s secret Longevity Pill bid. Yue Mei invited him to the Charm Snake Tribe, where Queen Medusa’s arrival gave Lin Ze a chance to negotiate directly with the Snake-Person ruler.

• Yue Mei questioned Lin Ze’s motives for entering the Tagor Desert, and he denied being a Jia Ma Empire spy.
• Lin Ze revealed that he knew a Snake-Person had secretly bid on a Longevity Pill, then explained that he had recognized her while working as a Dou King for the Ten Thousand Medicines Trading Firm.
• Yue Mei introduced herself as leader of the Charm Snake Tribe, and Lin Ze gave his name as Zhao Hu.
• Yue Mei invited Lin Ze to the Charm Snake Tribe to discuss their interests, and he agreed to accompany her.
• Yue Mei and Lin Ze reached the tribe’s fortress and learned that Queen Medusa had arrived; Lin Ze agreed to meet her and negotiate directly.

Lin Ze followed Yue Mei to Queen Medusa and offered Longevity Pills in exchange for seeing the Snake People Tribe’s Snake-type Magical Beasts. Medusa accepted the bargain, leaving Yue Mei to take Lin Ze to gather them.

• Lin Ze followed Yue Mei through the guarded fortress, where Hua She'er challenged them at the temple entrance.
• Queen Medusa ordered Hua She'er to let Yue Mei and Lin Ze enter, then asked what Lin Ze could offer for access to the Snake-type Magical Beasts.
• Lin Ze offered one hundred Longevity Pills, and Queen Medusa agreed to the exchange.
• Lin Ze produced fifty Longevity Pills as a deposit, and Queen Medusa instructed Yue Mei to take him to the tribes and gather Snake-type Magical Beasts.

Medusa discussed the risks of dealing with Lin Ze and the Ten Thousand Medicines Trading Firm, while continuing her search for the resources needed to evolve and protect her tribe. Lin Ze followed Yue Mei to inspect Snake-type Magical Beasts and gave her a Beauty-Preserving Pill as thanks.

• Hua She'er warned Medusa that Lin Ze might be untrustworthy, but Medusa said his Longevity Pill was genuine and explained that his firm was backed by a High-Tier Alchemist able to summon at least ten Dou King strong persons.
• Medusa told Hua She'er to keep the Heavenly Flames secret and explained why she preferred to keep Lin Ze in sight rather than drive him away.
• Medusa asked Hua She'er to search neighboring human empires for Ice Spirit Cold Spring after the tribe's searches in the Tagor Desert yielded little.
• Medusa worried that the tribe might have to comply if the mysterious Alchemist wanted Snake-type Magical Beasts, and resolved to grow stronger by evolving.
• Lin Ze followed Yue Mei to the animal-raising area, gave her a Beauty-Preserving Pill, and said it would preserve her youthful appearance for fifty years.

Lin Ze visited the Snake-Person Tribe’s breeding grounds and discovered that its Two-Headed Snakes were Myriad-Life Two-Headed Snakes, which the tribe raised as feed for other snakes. He left with the discovery that he could obtain a huge amount of Flesh Essence at little cost.

• Yue Mei took Lin Ze’s Beauty-Preserving Pill and showed him the tribe’s venomous snakes.
• Lin Ze asked about unusual snake varieties, and Yue Mei led him to a hidden section of the breeding grounds.
• Yue Mei explained that the tribe had found a strange snake egg in desert ruins and that the snakes hatched from it reproduced by splitting.
• Lin Ze recognized the snakes as Myriad-Life Two-Headed Snakes and learned that the tribe used them as feed for other venomous snakes.
• Lin Ze asked Yue Mei about the ruins and concluded that the snakes had survived from the time of their creator.
• Lin Ze considered the discovery a bargain, since a hundred Longevity Pills and one Beauty-Preserving Pill could buy him an enormous amount of Flesh Essence.

Lin Ze took Qing Lin into the Primeval Forest to find a Snake-type Magical Beast she could control, giving him a chance to hone his combat skills. After Lin Ze weakened a mid-Tier 4 beast, Qing Lin subdued it with her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils, demonstrating her progress.

• Lin Ze flew with Qing Lin to a poisonous marsh outside Canaan City to find a Snake-type Magical Beast for her to control.
• Qing Lin sensed that a mid-Tier 4 Snake-type Magical Beast lay beneath the marsh, and Lin Ze attacked it with Mad Lion Chant.
• The beast resisted Lin Ze's first strike, but he wounded it with Extreme Wind Slash when it tried to burrow underground.
• Qing Lin used her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils to control the weakened beast.
• Lin Ze reflected on how controlling Death Soldiers had strengthened his Soul Power, though he still lacked a method to cultivate it.

Lin Ze agreed to let Qing Lin accompany him while he trained against Magical Beasts, then arranged for Myriad-Life Two-Headed Snakes to be bred in the Tagor Desert. Medusa visited the breeding site and told Lin Ze she wanted to buy something from the Ten Thousand Medicines Trading Firm.

• Qing Lin persuaded Lin Ze to bring her along as he sought out more Tier 4 Magical Beasts, and he agreed she could help him escape if necessary.
• Lin Ze continued training with Qing Lin clinging to him, while the Death Soldiers completed a deal with the Snake-Person Tribe for half of its Myriad-Life Two-Headed Snakes.
• Lin Ze chose the sparsely populated White Rock Mountain Range in the Tagor Desert as a controlled breeding site and tasked the Death Soldiers with establishing it.
• Medusa arrived at the White Rock Mountain Range, questioned Lin Ze about breeding Splitting Snakes there, and said she wanted to buy items from the Ten Thousand Medicines Trading Firm.

Lin Ze negotiated with Medusa over Ice Spirit Cold Spring after revealing that he knew about her plan to evolve with a Heavenly Flame. He offered to help her evolution in exchange for three years of service if she succeeded.

• Lin Ze oversaw the construction of a mountain basin and escape-proof shelters for the Myriad-Life Two-Headed Snakes.
• Medusa asked Lin Ze whether the Ten Thousand Medicines Trading Firm could sell her Ice Spirit Cold Spring.
• Lin Ze used a Jade Tablet to pretend to consult his lord, then revealed that he knew Medusa intended to evolve with a Heavenly Flame.
• Medusa acknowledged her plan, and Lin Ze offered pills and assistance in exchange for three years of work if her evolution succeeded.

Medusa accepted Lin Ze’s offer to help with her dangerous Bloodline Evolution in exchange for serving him for three years if she succeeded. They finalized and signed their agreement, leaving Lin Ze hoping to gain a Dou Zong powerhouse as an ally.

• Yue Mei and Hua She'er warned Medusa about the evolution technique’s dangers and urged her to reconsider the three-year term.
• Hua She'er asked Lin Ze to shorten the term, but he explained that his investment carried risks too.
• Medusa asked why Lin Ze was willing to help, and Zhao Hu described how Lin Ze’s investments had helped him become a Dou Wang.
• Medusa accepted the deal, and she and Lin Ze set out terms for the agreement, including limits on what each could demand.
• Medusa and Lin Ze left traces of their Soul Power on the parchment to formalize the pact.

After making a deal with Queen Medusa over her bloodline evolution and the Snake-People Tribe’s settlement, Lin Ze turned his attention to White Bone Mountain. He sent seven Dou Wang Death Soldiers to attack the mountain while its master was badly injured.

• Queen Medusa explained the Snake-People bloodline evolution method, and Lin Ze discussed trading the Heavenly Flames for help relocating the tribe to the Yunmeng Kingdom.
• Lin Ze arranged for Snake People of the Charm Snake Tribe to raise Myriad-Life Two-Headed Snakes and gave the evolution method to the Central Hub Hall.
• The White Bone Mountain Master was severely injured after fighting the other three major factions, and the conflict in the Black-Corner Region briefly subsided.
• Lin Ze gathered seven Dou Wang Death Soldiers, including a Purple Epic assassin, and sent them to infiltrate White Bone Mountain at night.

Lin Ze sent a Shadow Attribute Death Soldier to assassinate the severely injured White Bone Mountain Master, then ordered his forces to wipe out White Bone Mountain. With the mountain destroyed, Lin Ze considered which force to target next and whether to pause his campaign.

• Lin Ze infiltrated White Bone Mountain and heard its patrol curse the injured Mountain Master, revealing their resentment toward him.
• Lin Ze had the Death Soldier use its Shadow Attribute to slip into the White Bone Palace and wait for the Mountain Master's condition to worsen.
• The Death Soldier stabbed the White Bone Mountain Master while he was coughing up poisoned blood, killing him.
• Six other Dou Wang Death Soldiers joined the attack, and they slaughtered White Bone Mountain's defenders before Lin Ze ordered them to plunder its resources.
• Lin Ze crossed White Bone Mountain off his list and considered targeting Black Iron Sect, Corpse Demon Villa, or Desire Maiden Sect, but wondered whether to wait because the other forces had become peaceful.

Lin Ze postponed confronting the remaining factions while managing his growing Myriad-Life Two-Headed Snake breeding operation and preparing for Jia Nan Academy’s Inner Academy Selection Tournament. After reaching ten million Flesh Essence, he unlocked the Mirror Spirit Function, whose abilities remained unclear.

• Lin Ze decided to leave the three remaining major forces alone until he grew stronger, since their leaders were recovering from the conflict.
• Lin Ze assessed the Myriad-Life Two-Headed Snake breeding operation and considered moving it elsewhere if the snakes depleted local Heaven and Earth Energy.
• Lin Ze noted that the Inner Academy Selection Tournament was six months away and that his Three-Star Dou Ling strength already gave him an advantage.
• Lin Ze spent Flesh Essence to unlock the Mirror Spirit Function, which could let a Projection Shadow use some of his authorized functions.
• Lin Ze decided to test the Mirror Spirit Function after projecting a Death Soldier that night.

Lin Ze converted a Projection Shadow into a Mirror Spirit and tested its abilities to manage the Mirror World, communicate through Mirror Spirit Traces, and share the Resonance Function. He left planning to use the Mirror Spirit to attract powerful figures by claiming its cultivation boost came from a Dou God Clan artifact.

• Lin Ze spent 100 units of Flesh Essence to convert a Projection Shadow into a Mirror Spirit, then confirmed its absolute loyalty by ordering it to destroy itself.
• A second Mirror Spirit explained that it could manage the Mirror World, communicate over long distances through Mirror Spirit Traces, retrieve items, and share the Resonance Function, but could not use Lin Ze's Projection authority.
• Lin Ze controlled the Mirror Spirit through Proxy State and explored how it could organize the Mirror World and help Death Soldiers find items instantly.
• Lin Ze tested a Mirror Spirit Trace on the Death Soldier stationed in Canaan City and found that he could use the traces for long-distance communication and erase them himself.
• Lin Ze realized the Mirror Spirit could share half-strength Resonance with others and considered presenting it as a Dou God Artifact created by a fabricated Dou God Clan.

Lin Ze prepared pills to help Medusa endure her Heavenly Flame bloodline evolution while planning to turn the Mirror Spirit Trace into a replica Dou God Artifact. Medusa began her evolution under the protection of her tribe’s hidden experts, while Lin Ze remained at the Snake-People Temple awaiting the outcome.

• Lin Ze planned to have the Bronze Hall develop the Mirror Spirit Trace into a replica Dou God Artifact and identified Medusa’s evolution as an urgent priority.
• A month later, Lin Ze noticed Medusa’s aura suggested she had obtained a Heavenly Flame, though neither side had yet built enough trust to discuss it openly.
• Lin Ze gave Medusa a sixth-grade pill to protect her body and a fifth-grade pill to stimulate her bloodline, explaining the order in which she should take them.
• Medusa accepted the pills, thanked Lin Ze, and left the temple to begin her evolution with hidden Snake-People experts standing guard.
• Lin Ze considered how his involvement might have affected Medusa’s timing and concluded that Xiao Yan would have difficulty reaching her.

Lin Ze and Yue Mei watched as Medusa underwent her evolution inside the Snake-People Temple’s barrier. After a lightning strike and the destruction of her charred serpent body, Medusa emerged as a tiny Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python.

• Lin Ze spoke with Yue Mei about the guards and elders protecting Medusa during her evolution, then shared Nourishing Fruit Juice with her.
• A surge of energy drew Lin Ze and Yue Mei outside, where they saw the Four Great Elders’ barrier enclose Medusa as she battled the Green Lotus Core Flame in serpent form.
• Lin Ze told the elders to open the barrier so the celestial phenomenon could help Medusa, and a bolt of silver lightning struck down.
• The lightning vanished, leaving the serpent blackened and motionless while a powerful life force grew inside it.
• Medusa’s old body shattered, and she reappeared as a tiny, seven-colored snake: the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python.

Medusa successfully evolved into a Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python and reached Dou Zong, retaining her consciousness and honoring her agreement with Lin Ze. She secured the Green Lotus Core Flame for him and prepared to move the Snake-People Tribe to the Yunmeng Kingdom.

• The Four Great Elders congratulated the newly evolved Seven-Colored Snake, and Lin Ze identified it as the legendary Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python.
• Medusa thanked Lin Ze for the pills that helped her survive the evolution, while the Four Great Elders celebrated her powerful new bloodline and Dou Zong strength.
• Medusa announced that the Snake-People Tribe would relocate to the Yunmeng Kingdom, and Lin Ze confirmed their agreement to exchange a place to live for the Heavenly Flame.
• Medusa used her seven-colored energy to seal the Green Lotus Core Flame, and Lin Ze placed it inside the Mirror World.
• Lin Ze began Medusa's Three-Year Agreement, and she agreed to arrange the tribe's relocation and carry out his future instructions.