Chapter Summaries

Xiao Ling received Hai Bodong’s fragmented map as agreed and explained that it was linked to a Heavenly Flame and Queen Medusa’s attempt to evolve her bloodline. Hai Bodong accepted that the map was no longer his concern and looked forward to taking the Breaking Calamity Pill and recovering his Dou Huang cultivation.

• Xiao Ling reminded Hai Bodong that their deal required him to hand over the fragmented map.
• Hai Bodong gave Xiao Ling the ancient map fragment, and Xiao Ling fitted it together with the fragment he already possessed.
• Hai Bodong asked what the map fragments were for, and Xiao Ling said they pointed to a Heavenly Flame sought by Queen Medusa for her bloodline evolution.
• Hai Bodong realized why Queen Medusa had pursued him and lamented the years he had spent guarding the map.
• Xiao Ling reassured Hai Bodong that the Breaking Calamity Pill would restore his cultivation, and Hai Bodong resolved to leave the past behind.

Xiao Ling watched Hai Bodong take the Breaking Calamity Pill, which overcame Queen Medusa’s seal and restored him to Two Star Dou Huang strength. After Hai Bodong promised to protect the Xiao Family, he left Mo City for the Imperial Capital.

• Xiao Ling learned that Zi Yan and Qing Lin had returned, and Zi Yan used her new spatial ability to reach the underground chamber with Qing Lin.
• Xiao Ling told Qing Lin that she had awakened the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils and promised to protect her; Zi Yan and Qing Lin then watched Hai Bodong cultivate.
• The Breaking Calamity Pill caused violet energy to drive Queen Medusa’s dark cyan seal from Hai Bodong, restoring his strength and youthful appearance.
• Hai Bodong thanked Xiao Ling, agreed to look after the Xiao Family in the Imperial Capital, and confirmed he would leave Mo City.
• Hai Bodong departed alone for the Imperial Capital early the next morning.

After Hai Bodong left, Xiao Ling prepared to refine pills before searching for the Green Lotus Core Flame, while Zi Yan took Qing Lin to awaken her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils. The chapter left Xiao Ling setting up in Hai Bodong’s shop to make extra preparations for devouring the Heavenly Flame.

• Xiao Ling told Zi Yan and Qing Lin that he needed a few days to prepare pills before they searched for the Heavenly Flame.
• Xiao Ling instructed Zi Yan to help Qing Lin subdue nearby, low-level Serpentine Magical Beasts and gave Qing Lin the Sky Serpent Manual.
• Zi Yan took Qing Lin to the edge of the Tagor Desert to search for suitable Magical Beasts.
• Xiao Ling entered Hai Bodong’s shop and set up in the secret chamber where he had previously refined the Breaking Calamity Pill.
• Xiao Ling prepared to refine a Fifth-grade Blood Lotus Pill and a peak sixth-grade Cold Soul Pill to help him devour the Green Lotus Core Flame.

While Xiao Ling refined medicinal ingredients, Qing Lin awakened her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils in the Tagor Desert and gained her first snake pet. She left with the Sand Python marked and obedient, while Zi Yan watched in wonder.

• Xiao Ling used the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame and his Soul Power to refine seven medicinal ingredients in a cauldron.
• Zi Yan sensed a suitable Sand Python near the edge of the Tagor Desert and brought Qing Lin to it.
• Zi Yan pulled the Sand Python from its dune with Suction Palm and restrained it with the Power of Space.
• Qing Lin awakened her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils and marked the Sand Python with a tiny green flower.
• Qing Lin took a medicinal pill to recover, called the now-gentle Sand Python to her, and watched it shrink into a bracelet around her wrist.

Qing Lin continued subduing Serpentine Magical Beasts with Zi Yan’s help while Xiao Ling finished refining a Cold Soul Pill. After resting, Xiao Ling used ten draws and received pills, gold coins, and two items from other worlds.

• Qing Lin told Zi Yan that she felt well enough to subdue more Serpentine Magical Beasts, and Zi Yan offered to guide her and take her to find more.
• Xiao Ling successfully refined a sixth-grade peak Cold Soul Pill, though it did not form a Pill Pattern.
• Xiao Ling recovered some Dou Qi, searched Desert City for Zi Yan and Qing Lin, and then rested in a guest room.
• Xiao Ling opened his Personal Panel and used ten draws, receiving gold coins, an Imperial Extreme Pill, a Sect Breaking Pill, a Dou Spirit Pill, Huang Tian Di's Milk Can, and a Godfall Weapon.

Xiao Ling inspected his latest draws and discovered a can of Beast Milk and the Godfall Weapon, a powerful spear suited to his fire and space attributes. The next morning, Zi Yan brought him medicinal herbs she had found while searching with Qing Lin and received a bottle of pills, reminding him to refine her herbs after they found the Heavenly Flame.

• Xiao Ling found Beast Milk inside the Milk Can and stored it, deciding to keep the can as a souvenir.
• Xiao Ling examined the Godfall Weapon, tested its effect on his fire-attribute Dou Qi, and stored it because his Dou Wang cultivation was too low to wield its true power.
• Xiao Ling placed sleep-aiding incense by his bed and went to sleep.
• The next morning, Xiao Ling woke to Zi Yan and Qing Lin waiting outside the map shop.
• Zi Yan gave Xiao Ling medicinal herbs she had found while searching for Serpentine Magical Beasts, and Xiao Ling gave her a prepared bottle of pills.
• Zi Yan ate a pill and reminded Xiao Ling to refine her herbs once they found the Heavenly Flame.

Xiao Ling set out with Qing Lin and Zi Yan to find the Exotic Flame hidden in the Tagor Desert. Using his Soul Perception, he located an entrance to the underground Magma World and uncovered the passage, leaving the group poised to descend.

• Xiao Ling learned that Qing Lin had awakened her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils and subdued six Serpentine Magical Beasts, including a fourth-tier Jade Phosphorus Snake.
• Xiao Ling summoned Rayquaza, introduced it to Qing Lin, and flew with Qing Lin and Zi Yan toward the eastern region of Desert City.
• Xiao Ling used the Exotic Flame Map and his knowledge of the original story to guide the group to a seemingly ordinary stretch of desert.
• Xiao Ling sensed the underground Magma World with his Soul Perception and led Qing Lin and Zi Yan to a sunken patch of sand.
• Xiao Ling blasted away the covering sand to reveal a dark, heat-filled hole leading underground.

Xiao Ling, Zi Yan, and Qing Lin descended into a network of underground passages while following the growing heat toward the Green Lotus Core Flame. Their journey ended with red light appearing ahead, signaling that they were nearing their destination.

• Xiao Ling explained how he had found the cave entrance, and Zi Yan tossed a Moonlight Stone inside to test the passage.
• Xiao Ling held Qing Lin as they slid down the smooth tunnel, with Zi Yan following behind them.
• At the bottom, Xiao Ling used Soul Perception to find the passage carrying the strongest scorching aura and led the group into it.
• The three traveled deeper through the dark passage, protected from the increasing heat by their Dou Qi and Xiao Ling's protection of Qing Lin.
• Xiao Ling sensed the Green Lotus Core Flame was near as the Flame Mantra drove his Dou Qi into rapid circulation, and red light appeared around the next bend.

Xiao Ling entered the underground magma cavern with Qing Lin and Zi Yan to find the Green Lotus Core Flame, using Qing Lin’s Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils to locate its Serpentine Magical Beast guardian. He captured the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake and asked Qing Lin whether she could control it.

• Xiao Ling and the two girls reached the vast underground magma world, where Xiao Ling explained that a Heavenly Flame was born near the earth’s core.
• Xiao Ling asked Qing Lin to sense the creature living beneath the magma, and she detected a powerful concealed aura.
• Xiao Ling drew the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake out of the magma, then struck it with his spear and dragged it back with Suction Palm when it tried to flee.
• Xiao Ling restrained the injured snake with Soul Power and returned to Qing Lin and Zi Yan.
• Zi Yan suggested that Qing Lin subdue the snake and use it to lead them to the Heavenly Flame, and Xiao Ling asked Qing Lin if she could control it.

Qing Lin used her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils to subdue the injured Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake, but the effort left her drained. After Xiao Ling healed both Qing Lin and the snake, he asked Qing Lin to find out whether it knew where the Heavenly Flames were.

• Qing Lin approached the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake and used her pupils to imprint flowers on both its heads while Xiao Ling suppressed its resistance.
• Qing Lin grew dizzy from using too much Soul Power, so Xiao Ling caught her and gave her a healing pill.
• Xiao Ling explained to Zi Yan that the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake lived in magma and could potentially evolve into a Sixth-tier Magical Beast.
• The recovered Qing Lin beckoned the subdued snake, which rubbed its heads against her face, then Xiao Ling gave it a healing pill for its injuries.
• Xiao Ling asked Qing Lin to communicate with the snake and have it lead him to the Heavenly Flames if it knew where they were.

Xiao Ling followed the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake into the magma lake in search of the Green Lotus Core Flame. He reached a cyan-lit region deep below and spotted the flame inside a lotus.

• Qing Lin learned from the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake that it knew where the Heavenly Flame was, and Xiao Ling asked it to lead him there.
• Xiao Ling reassured Qing Lin and Zi Yan that his Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame would protect him, then followed the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake into the magma.
• The Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake guided Xiao Ling through dangerous magma currents as they descended deeper into the lake.
• As the magma grew bluer and hotter, Xiao Ling gave the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake a pill and saw the Green Lotus Core Flame glowing inside a cyan lotus.

Xiao Ling found and took the Green Lotus Core Flame from the magma world, then returned safely to Zi Yan and Qing Lin. After showing them the flame, he led the group back toward Mo City.

• Xiao Ling entered the Green Lotus Core Flame's azure radiance and found the flame resting in the center of an azure lotus.
• Xiao Ling cut the lotus free, stored its base and the Green Lotus Core Flame in the System Space, and left the magma world with the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake.
• Qing Lin reassured Zi Yan that Xiao Ling was returning safely, and Xiao Ling soon emerged from the magma.
• Xiao Ling showed Zi Yan and Qing Lin the Green Lotus Core Flame, then stored it away again.
• Xiao Ling decided they should leave the hot underground area and return to Mo City.

After returning to Mo City with the Green Lotus Core Flame, Xiao Ling planned his next steps toward breaking through to Dou Huang and prepared to cultivate on the Green Lotus Seat. The group rested before setting out for the Imperial Capital, with Qingshan Town along their route.

• Qing Lin recalled the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake to her sleeve, then followed Xiao Ling and Zi Yan out of the magma cavern.
• Xiao Ling took Zi Yan and Qing Lin shopping in Mo City, where he bought trinkets and found a medicinal ingredient at a bargain price.
• Back at Hai Bodong's shop, Xiao Ling said they would travel to the Imperial Capital the next morning and that he would later cultivate with the Green Lotus Core Flame; Qing Lin reminded him they also planned to visit Qingshan Town.
• Xiao Ling decided to raise his cultivation to high-level Dou Wang and consolidate his recent gains before devouring the Green Lotus Core Flame, which he stored in the System Space.
• Xiao Ling sat cross-legged on the Green Lotus Seat, and the Fire Attribute Dou Qi in his body began circulating more than half again as fast as usual.

Xiao Ling consumed an Earth Fire Lotus Seed and advanced to Five-star Dou Wang before setting off with Qing Lin and Zi Yan toward the Imperial Capital. After reaching Qingshan Town, he brought them into the Myriad Medicine Pavilion.

• Xiao Ling refined the energy from an Earth Fire Lotus Seed while cultivating on the Green Lotus Platform.
• Xiao Ling broke through to Five-star Dou Wang and stored the Green Lotus Platform in his Storage Ring.
• Xiao Ling gave Zi Yan an Earth Fire Lotus Seed, praised Qing Lin's progress, and decided they would leave for the Imperial Capital.
• Xiao Ling awakened Rayquaza and flew with Qing Lin and Zi Yan from Mo City toward the Magical Beast Mountain Range.
• Xiao Ling arrived with Qing Lin and Zi Yan in Qingshan Town and entered the Myriad Medicine Pavilion.

Xiao Ling visited Myriad Medicine Zhai with Zi Yan and bought several herbs after she identified a rare Blood Lotus Essence. He bribed a clerk to bring him to Xiao Yi Xian and saw her reading in the courtyard.

• Zi Yan sensed that a pale yellow herb in the shop was a Fifth-grade Medicinal Herb, and Xiao Ling recognized it as Blood Lotus Essence.
• Xiao Ling bought several medicinal herbs and asked a clerk whether Xiao Yi Xian was at Myriad Medicine Zhai.
• When the clerk said Xiao Yi Xian could not meet outsiders, Xiao Ling gave her a Second-grade Pill to arrange a meeting.
• The clerk sent Li Fei to escort Xiao Ling, Zi Yan, and their companion to the rear courtyard.
• Xiao Ling saw Xiao Yi Xian reading a Medicine Canon beneath a cypress tree.

Xiao Ling persuaded Xiao Yi Xian to guide him to a cave in the Magical Beast Mountain Range by offering medicinal herbs and an alchemist’s handbook. The group reached the cave, where Xiao Yi Xian began eagerly searching its interior.

• Xiao Ling met Xiao Yi Xian and revealed that he was a Sixth-grade Alchemist, making her wary of him.
• Xiao Ling offered Xiao Yi Xian medicinal herbs, a Third Grade Alchemist’s Handbook, and first choice of the cave’s treasures in exchange for leading them there.
• Xiao Yi Xian accepted the deal, and Xiao Ling introduced her to Zi Yan and Qing Lin.
• Xiao Ling and Qing Lin flew toward the Magical Beast Mountain Range, while Zi Yan carried Xiao Yi Xian; people in Qingshan Town mistakenly believed Xiao Yi Xian had been abducted.
• Xiao Yi Xian directed the group to the cave, and they flew there, drove away a Rock Snake, and descended inside.

Xiao Ling and the others explored a hidden cave, where Zi Yan broke through a stone door and Xiao Yi Xian gathered rare medicinal herbs. Xiao Ling found a second Fragmented Map of Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame and prepared to open the chamber’s three locked boxes with the others.

• Xiao Ling asked Xiao Yi Xian about her name and learned that her mother had died in an accident when she was young.
• Xiao Yi Xian identified an Earth Mechanism in the stone door, but Zi Yan smashed it open with one punch.
• The group entered a chamber filled with treasure and medicinal herbs, and Xiao Yi Xian collected the herbs after Xiao Ling reaffirmed his offer.
• Qing Lin took three Black Keys from the skeleton and spotted a scroll hidden among its bones.
• Xiao Ling recognized the scroll as the second Fragmented Map of Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame and kept it after Xiao Yi Xian agreed.
• Xiao Ling invited Xiao Yi Xian to share anything she wanted from the three locked boxes, and the group prepared to open them.

Xiao Ling and Xiao Yi Xian opened three stone boxes and divided the scrolls, but the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture revealed that Xiao Yi Xian possessed the dangerous Calamity Poison Body. Xiao Ling told her its effects could be resolved, leaving her frightened but with hope that he could help.

• Xiao Yi Xian chose the Raging Lion's Chant, which Xiao Ling accepted, and then examined the Purple Cloud Wings Flying Dou Technique.
• Xiao Ling explained how the Flying Dou Technique worked and warned that Xiao Yi Xian lacked the strength and Soul Power to learn it.
• Xiao Yi Xian chose the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture, while Xiao Ling took the Purple Cloud Wings for Qing Lin.
• Xiao Yi Xian dropped the scripture after discovering the Calamity Poison Body, and Xiao Ling explained how it grew stronger and could eventually erupt.
• Xiao Yi Xian cried and asked Xiao Ling to cure her, offering to do anything, and Xiao Ling reassured her that the side effects could be resolved.

Xiao Ling explained ways to manage Xiao Yi Xian’s Calamity Poison Body and persuaded her to travel with him to gather the materials for a Poison Pill. After Xiao Yi Xian left Myriad Medicine House with him, they set off toward the Jia Ma Imperial Capital.

• Xiao Ling described Heavenly Flames and the Poison Pill Method as ways to resolve the Calamity Poison Body’s side effect, and explained the rare materials required.
• Xiao Ling showed Xiao Yi Xian his Green Lotus Core Flame and Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame, then convinced her to stay by his side and seek the Poison Pill materials.
• Xiao Ling gave Xiao Yi Xian a Storage Ring and cultivation pills, and she packed her belongings and the valuables from the stone chamber.
• Xiao Yi Xian rode her Blue Eagle, Xiao Lan, back to Qingshan Town while Xiao Ling followed with Qing Lin and Zi Yan.
• Xiao Ling gave Mr. Yao three Second-grade Pills as compensation and declared that Xiao Yi Xian had no further ties to Myriad Medicine House.
• Xiao Ling and the three girls left Myriad Medicine House for the Jia Ma Imperial Capital.

Xiao Ling arrived at the Jia Ma Imperial Capital with Qing Lin, Zi Yan, and Xiao Yi Xian, intending to return to the Xiao Family and establish his strength before the city’s factions. After his transformed Rayquaza drew the attention of the capital’s leading experts, he agreed to begin refining pills for Jia Xing Tian the next day.

• The Xiao Family regained influence in the imperial capital with support from Hai Bodong and the Mittel Family, while Hai Bodong’s return strengthened the Mittel Family.
• Xiao Ling and his companions flew toward the capital on Rayquaza, and Xiao Ling told Zi Yan not to steal the city’s medicinal ingredients.
• Xiao Ling used his Soul Power to locate the Xiao Family Mansion and decided to display his strength to discourage other factions from bullying his family.
• Rayquaza’s arrival stirred the capital, and Jia Xing Tian, Hai Bodong, Fama, Mu Zhan, and Nalan Jie gathered to investigate.
• Hai Bodong recognized Xiao Ling and introduced him to the other leaders, who learned that the famous young alchemist had arrived with a powerful magical beast.
• Jia Xing Tian reminded Xiao Ling of their pill-refining agreement, and Xiao Ling asked him to send three sets of ingredients to the Xiao Family Mansion the next day.