Recaps

While Medusa’s evolution stabilized, Xiao Jin learned to refine Demon Puppets from the Pill Tower Ancestor and made six powerful guardians for his family and himself. He returned to watch over Medusa as her evolution neared completion.

• Xiao Jin confirmed Medusa’s evolution was progressing smoothly, then left the cavern to guard her and handle other matters.
• The Pill Tower Ancestor emerged from Xiao Jin’s Storage Ring, and Xiao Jin asked him to teach him how to refine Puppets to protect the Xiao Clan and the Desert Iron Mercenary Group.
• Following the Pill Tower Ancestor’s advice, Xiao Jin used his Emperor Realm Soul to refine six sets of remains at once.
• After seven days, Xiao Jin completed six Demon Puppets with the strength of Six-Star Dou Ancestors.
• Xiao Jin divided the Puppets among his brothers’ Desert Iron Mercenary Group, the Xiao Clan, and himself, then went back to check on Medusa as her evolution neared completion.

After Medusa completed her evolution, Xiao Jin confirmed her new strength and prepared to leave the Snake-Person Race. Before they parted, he promised to meet her in the Central Plains and advised her to move her people to Mulan Valley.

• Medusa confronted Xiao Jin but withdrew her hand and told him her evolution had succeeded, raising her cultivation to Five-Star Dou Zong.
• Xiao Jin told Medusa that their transaction was complete and announced that he was leaving the Tagor Desert.
• As they parted in the Holy City of the Snake-Person Race, Xiao Jin promised to seek Medusa out when she reached Peak Dou Zun and travel with her to the Central Plains.
• Medusa asked Xiao Jin to contact her personally, and he agreed to come find her himself.
• Xiao Jin recommended that Medusa take the Snake-Person Race to Mulan Valley, where she could defeat the Three Elders of Mulan and provide her people with a better home.

Xiao Jin prepared to return to Wutan City after helping Qing Lin advance rapidly and making plans to protect the Xiao Clan. Meanwhile, Haibodong confronted Jia Xingtian in the Imperial Capital, having reached Peak Dou Emperor and warning him to stop targeting the Mittel Family.

• Qing Lin advanced to the fourth segment of Dou Qi and welcomed Xiao Jin back with a meal.
• Xiao Jin told Xiao Ding and Xiao Li to prepare for future attacks, gave each a Six-Star Dou Ancestor Puppet, and warned Xiao Li not to take the Life-Devouring Pill.
• Xiao Ding and Xiao Li promised to make Stone Desert City a safe refuge for the Xiao Clan and to heed Xiao Jin's warnings.
• Xiao Jin set out for Wutan City with Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin.
• Haibodong met Jia Xingtian after their battle ended in a draw and warned him to stop making trouble for the Mittel Family.

Miteer Tengshan learned that Hai Bodong had returned and ordered the Mittel Family to give Ya Fei authority equal to his own. After Xiao Jin returned to Wutan City with Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin, he went to see Xun'er, who welcomed him with an embrace.

• Miteer Tengshan learned that Hai Bodong was the Mittel Family’s supreme elder and that he had returned as a Dou Emperor.
• An elder reported Ya Fei’s business success and her favorable impression of Xiao Jin, and Tengshan ordered the clan to grant her the highest authority.
• Hai Bodong departed with the Mittel Family, while Jia Xingtian remained behind looking ashen.
• Xiao Jin returned to Wutan City with Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin, who had advanced to the Five-Stage Dou Qi level during the journey.
• Xiao Jin arranged rooms for Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin, then hurried to Xun’er’s courtyard.
• Xun’er rushed into Xiao Jin’s arms and told him she had missed him.

After returning from his two-month journey, Xiao Jin learned that Xun'er loved him, and he agreed to ask Xiao Zhan to let her move into his courtyard. He then began telling Xun'er about the Soul Clan and its plans, leaving her about to hear a revelation that could overturn what she knew.

• Xun'er asked where Xiao Jin had settled Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin, then pleaded to move into his courtyard too.
• Xun'er confessed that she had loved Xiao Jin for a long time, and Xiao Jin happily took her hand.
• Xiao Jin agreed to ask Xiao Zhan to let Xun'er move into his courtyard.
• Xun'er asked whether Xiao Jin had gone to find Queen Medusa, and he said he had gone to negotiate a deal.
• Xiao Jin decided to tell Xun'er about the Soul Clan, then began warning her that what he was about to say would overturn everything she knew.

Xiao Jin warned Xun'er that the Soul Clan had far more Dou Saints than the Ancient Clan and revealed its plans to gather the Tou She Ancient God Jade. Xun'er left to alert Gu Yuan and have him investigate the Ancient Clan's traitor, Gu Yang.

• Xiao Jin explained that the Soul Clan had about twenty Dou Saints, including Soul Heaven Emperor, Nihility Devouring Flame, and the Four Elders of the Soul Clan.
• Xiao Jin revealed that the Ancient Clan's Second Elder, Gu Yang, had died a hundred years earlier and been replaced by someone whose soul Nihility Devouring Flame had fused with a Soul Clan member.
• Xiao Jin told Xun'er that the Soul Clan planned to gather the Tou She Ancient God Jade and that Soul Heaven Emperor and Nihility Devouring Flame were still recovering from injuries inflicted by Xiao Xuan.
• Xun'er thanked Xiao Jin for warning her, then decided to tell Gu Yuan about the threat.
• Xiao Jin advised Xun'er to have Gu Yuan verify Gu Yang's identity first, and Xun'er hurriedly wrote to her father.

Xun'er sent an urgent warning about the Soul Clan's conspiracy to her father, while Xiao Jin reassured her and introduced her as his partner to Xiao Zhan. Xiao Jin then revealed preparations to protect the Xiao Clan from enemies expected within four years and supplied powerful puppets, cultivation methods, battle skills, and medicinal pills.

• Xun'er sealed a letter for Gu Yuan and sent Ling Ying to the Ancient Realm to warn him about the Soul Clan's plot and request a reply or a personal visit.
• Xiao Jin comforted Xun'er, then took her to meet Xiao Zhan and told him that they were together.
• Xiao Zhan accepted their relationship after Xun'er confirmed that her father had agreed.
• Xiao Jin told Xiao Zhan about the Xiao Clan's future enemies and his preparations for their arrival within four years.
• Xiao Jin gave Xiao Zhan two Six-Star Dou Ancestor Earth Demon Puppets, a Storage Ring containing thousands of cultivation methods and battle skills, and medicinal pills ranging from first-grade to fifth-grade.

Xiao Jin moved Xun'er into his courtyard, then Xiao Yan sought his advice about Yao Chen's evolvable Burning Mantra. Xiao Jin reassured Xiao Yan and gave him the Green Lotus Core Flame, while Yao Chen revealed that he possessed a Heavenly Flame of his own.

• Xiao Jin handed the Xiao Clan's development resources to Xiao Zhan and brought Xun'er to live in his courtyard.
• Xun'er asked whether Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin would mind her moving in, and Xiao Jin reassured her before Xiao Yan urgently called him away.
• Xiao Yan told Xiao Jin that he suspected Yao Chen was deceiving him about the Burning Mantra, and Xiao Jin vouched for the cultivation method.
• Xiao Jin summoned Yao Chen to explain the Burning Mantra and reminded Xiao Yan that cultivation required hard work.
• Xiao Jin gave Xiao Yan the Green Lotus Core Flame to help the Burning Mantra evolve, and Yao Chen showed them his own pale-white flame.

Xiao Jin gave Xiao Yan a sealed Bone Chilling Flame and three Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame Fragmented Maps, urging him to grow strong enough to protect the Xiao Clan. Xiao Yan left eager to cultivate, while Xiao Jin returned to find Xun'er telling Qing Lin embarrassing stories about his childhood.

• Xiao Jin revealed that Yao Chen's Bone Chilling Flame ranked eleventh, then gave Xiao Yan a sealed flame that he could refine after cultivating a technique.
• Xiao Jin gave Xiao Yan three Fragmented Maps leading to the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, and Yao Chen explained the flame's immense power.
• Xiao Yan accepted the maps, and Xiao Jin told him that Ya Fei would give him favorable treatment at the Miteer Auction House because of their partnership.
• Xiao Yan left to cultivate and become a Dou Zhe, while Xiao Jin returned to his courtyard.
• Xiao Jin heard Xun'er telling Qing Lin stories about his mischievous childhood and blushed at the gate.

Xiao Jin reunited with Xun'er, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin, and the four grew closer while sharing stories and meals. Over the following months, Xiao Jin advanced his alchemy and strengthened his Earth Demon Puppets as he guided the girls’ cultivation.

• Xiao Jin joined Xun'er, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin, then explained how Xiao Yan had dragged him into the incident at the hot spring.
• Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin laughed at Xiao Jin’s story, and the four prepared and shared a feast in the courtyard.
• Xiao Jin settled into a peaceful routine of cultivation and pill refining, eventually producing a Seventh-Grade Instant Qi Pill.
• Xiao Jin used thunder tribulations to strengthen his Earth Demon Puppets, raising the two at the Xiao Clan to Seven-Star Dou Zong and his own two to Eight-Star Dou Ancestor.
• Xiao Jin refined increasingly advanced Seventh-Grade pills and helped Xun'er, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin improve their combat skills and cultivation.

Eight months after Xiao Jin helped the Xiao Clan grow stronger, he and the girls set out together to take a break from cultivation. The chapter leaves them heading out, with Xiao Yi Xian, Xun'er, and Qing Lin urging Xiao Jin to buy new clothes.

• Xiao Zhan, the Great Elder, and the Second Elder advanced to Dou Ling, while the Third Elder prepared to attempt a breakthrough.
• Xiao Yan returned to the Dou Zhe realm, and Yao Chen told him to stabilize his cultivation before refining the Green Lotus Core Flame.
• Xun'er reached Seven-Star Dou Ling, Xiao Yi Xian reached Nine-Star Dou Ling, Qing Lin became a One-Star Dou Grandmaster, and Ya Fei advanced to Five-Star Dou Ling.
• Xiao Jin reached Five-Star Dou King and met the Pill Tower Ancestor's physical requirements after months of training.
• Xun'er, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin persuaded Xiao Jin to accompany them out, then urged him to buy better clothes as they walked toward the Xiao Clan's main gate.

Xiao Jin and Xun'er encountered Xiao Yan surrounded by Jia Lie'ao and his men in the Xiao Clan Market. After Xiao Yan defeated Jia Lie'ao, a newcomer coveted the women accompanying Xiao Jin, leaving Xiao Jin ready to retaliate.

• Xiao Jin found Xiao Yan confronting Jia Lie'ao over an iron fragment while the Xiao Clan marketplace guards were missing.
• Jia Lie'ao mocked Xiao Yan and challenged him, but Xiao Yan used Eight Extremities Collapse to shatter Jia Lie'ao's arms.
• Xiao Yan tried to finish Jia Lie'ao, but Jia Liebi intervened and Xiao Yan dodged his attack.
• Xiao Zhan arrived to protect Xiao Yan and confronted Jia Liebi.
• A young man dressed as an Alchemist ordered Jia Liebi to capture Xun'er and the other women in exchange for a share of their cooperation's profits, angering Xiao Jin.

Xiao Zhan declared war on the Jia Lie Clan after Jia Liebi’s provocation at the Xiao Clan’s Marketplace. Xiao Jin stopped Liu Xi from leaving after the Alchemist insulted the women, and revealed a flame that frightened him.

• Xiao Jin asked Xiao Zhan why the Marketplace guards were absent, and Xiao Zhan explained that the Jia Lie Clan had seized part of the market with help from Liu Xi, a First-Rank Alchemist.
• Xiao Zhan declared war on the Jia Lie Clan and gave Jia Liebi seven days to prepare for an attack.
• Jia Liebi accepted the challenge and tried to leave with Liu Xi, who kept staring at Xun'er, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin.
• Xiao Jin ordered Jia Liebi to leave Liu Xi behind and threatened to kill him if he chose to fight.
• Xiao Jin showed Liu Xi a purplish-brown flame, and Liu Xi turned pale as he mistook it for a Beast Flame.

Xiao Jin killed Liu Xi after Jia Liebi abandoned him, while Yao Chen used Xiao Jin’s desire to protect others to teach Xiao Yan about finding a reason to become stronger. Xiao Jin then took the three girls to another Marketplace, leaving Xiao Zhan to prepare for war with the Jalie Clan.

• Jia Liebi withdrew from the Marketplace after hearing a whispered message, abandoning Liu Xi despite the alchemist’s threats.
• Xiao Jin asked Xun'er, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin whether they wanted to deal with Liu Xi, then burned him to death with the Three Thousand Burning Flame.
• Yao Chen explained to Xiao Yan that a cultivator’s reason to become strong could keep them true to their convictions, and urged him to find his own direction.
• After Liu Xi turned to ashes, Xiao Jin reassured the three girls and took them to explore another Marketplace.
• Xiao Jin told Xiao Zhan to notify him when the Xiao Clan went to war with the Jalie Clan, and Xiao Zhan sent him off with money to enjoy himself.

Xiao Jin spent the day shopping with Xun'er, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin before heading to the Miteer Auction House to tell Ya Fei he planned to pressure the Jia Lie Clan. He introduced Xiao Yi Xian to Ya Fei, who teased him about having a new love.

• Xiao Jin bought gifts and clothes for Xun'er, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin, while Xun'er gave him a jade pendant.
• Xun'er and Qing Lin returned home, and Xiao Yi Xian went with Xiao Jin to the Miteer Auction House.
• Xiao Jin told Xiao Yi Xian that he planned to pressure the Jia Lie Clan over the next few days.
• Ya Fei entered the VIP room, teased Xiao Jin about Xiao Yi Xian, and heard him introduce the two women.

Xiao Jin and Ya Fei used the Miteer Auction House to isolate the Jia Lie Clan while the Xiao Clan prepared to destroy it. As the Xiao Clan readied its younger generation for battle, Jia Liebi awaited the arrival of multiple Dou Ling reinforcements.

• Ya Fei ordered the Miteer Auction House to cut off the Jia Lie Clan's business, pressure its partners, collect its debts, and guard the routes out of Wutan City.
• Xiao Jin learned Ya Fei would leave for the Imperial Capital in two months, and she privately hoped their separation would make him recognize his feelings for her.
• Xiao Zhan decided to involve the Xiao Clan's younger generation in the campaign, with Xiao Yan and four Earth Demon Puppets also joining the operation.
• Jia Liebi learned that a powerful ally was coming to Wutan City after his disciple was killed by the Xiao Clan.
• Jia Liebi took comfort in the news that several Dou Ling experts would reinforce the Jia Lie Clan within two days.

The Xiao Clan and Jia Lie Clan clashed outside Wutan City, where the Xiao Clan’s hidden strength and superior healing supplies turned the battle against Jia Liebi’s larger forces. As the Xiao Clan’s Second Elder fought Jia Liebi’s Dou Ling ally, Jia Liebi called on Great Elder Mo to join the battle.

• Xiao Zhan led the Xiao Clan’s fighters in a charge against Jia Liebi’s forces, and the Jia Lie Clan’s numerical advantage was offset by the Xiao Clan fielding seven Da Dou Shi.
• Jia Liebi revealed a Two-Star Dou Ling and Fourth-Rank Alchemist whose disciple had died at the Xiao Clan’s hands; the old man struck down a Xiao Clan Da Dou Shi before the Second Elder challenged him.
• The Third Elder treated the injured fighter with a Fourth-Rank Healing Pill, while Xiao Zhan sent him to the rear and watched Xiao Yan fight three younger Jia Lie Clan members.
• Xiao Yan and the Xiao Clan’s younger fighters wounded or defeated their opponents, while the Xiao Clan’s pill supplies helped its injured return to safety and more than twenty Jia Lie Clan members died.
• The Xiao Clan’s Second Elder forced Jia Liebi’s Dou Ling ally back, prompting Jia Liebi to ask Great Elder Mo to fight; Mo Cheng prepared to unleash his strength as a Four-Star Dou Ling.

Xiao Yi Xian defeated Mo Cheng with her poison, but a Misty Cloud Sect elder intervened and Xiao Jin killed Mo Cheng while defending her. The elder summoned three more Dou Kings, leaving Xiao Jin facing four Misty Cloud Sect fighters.

• Xiao Yi Xian stepped forward to fight Mo Cheng and sent him flying with a palm strike.
• Xiao Zhan and the Great Elder attacked the Jia Lie Clan’s fighters while Xiao Yi Xian poisoned Mo Cheng.
• Mo Cheng pleaded for mercy in the Misty Cloud Sect’s name, but Xiao Yi Xian continued her attack.
• A high-level Dou Wang from the Misty Cloud Sect dispelled Xiao Yi Xian’s poison, and Xiao Jin intercepted his counterattack before obliterating Mo Cheng.
• The Misty Cloud Sect elder confronted Xiao Jin over Mo Cheng’s death, then summoned three more Dou Kings to join him.

After Mo Cheng’s death, the Xiao Clan’s allies confronted four Dou Kings, and Xun’er, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin each defeated one. Yun Leng realized that the losses and evidence of his corruption would bring his death at the Misty Cloud Sect.

• Jia Liebi feared that the four Dou Kings Mo Cheng had invited would demand payment from the Jia Clan, while the battle left the Jia Clan with heavy casualties.
• Xiao Jin assigned Xun’er, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin one Dou King each, and the Xiao Clan retreated from Xiao Yi Xian’s poison.
• Yao Chen identified Qing Lin’s Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils, Xun’er’s Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame, and Xiao Yi Xian’s Woe Poison Body for Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yi Xian defeated her opponent with poison, Xun’er burned hers with her Heavenly Flame, and Qing Lin’s Blazing Fire Flame Snake crushed the third Dou King.
• Yun Leng realized the deaths of three Dou Kings and evidence of his corruption would lead the Misty Cloud Sect to execute him.

Xiao Jin defeated Yun Leng after Xun'er and the others fought the Misty Cloud Sect's Dou Kings, then crippled Yun Leng and sent the surviving opponents toward the Xiao Clan. As the Xiao Clan continued battling the Jia Lie Clan, Xiao Jin told Xiao Zhan he intended to visit the Misty Cloud Sect.

• Xiao Jin gave Xun'er a pill, praised her for defeating a Dou King, and handed her to Xiao Yi Xian to recover.
• Xiao Jin confronted Yun Leng, summoned four Earth Demon Puppets, and broke through Yun Leng's rock shield with the Three Thousand Burning Flame.
• Xiao Jin struck Yun Leng's abdomen and shattered his Dou Crystal, crippling him and ending his cultivation.
• Xiao Jin sent three Earth Demon Puppets carrying defeated Dou Kings toward the Xiao Clan, while another stayed to oversee the ongoing battle.
• Xiao Jin told Xiao Zhan he planned to visit the Misty Cloud Sect, and Xiao Zhan chose to trust his judgment.

After the Xiao Clan seized control of Wutan City, Xiao Jin went to the Misty Cloud Sect with the crippled Yun Leng. The sect's disciples surrounded him at the gate after recognizing their Great Elder.

• Xiao Jin restored Xun'er's overtaxed meridians and warned her not to use her secret technique again.
• The Xiao Clan took the Jia Lie Clan's three Marketplaces, and the Aoba Clan submitted by handing over half its profits and withdrawing its guards.
• The Xiao Clan consolidated its control of Wutan City within a month, with support from the Miteer Auction House.
• Xiao Jin arrived at the Misty Cloud Sect and was rudely stopped by two gate disciples.
• Xiao Jin had an Earth Demon Puppet drop Yun Leng before the gate, and dozens of sect members surrounded him after recognizing their Great Elder.

Xiao Jin confronted the Misty Cloud Sect and demanded an explanation from Yun Shan, but Yun Yun met him first. After Xiao Jin rejected her attempt to discuss Nalan Yanran’s broken engagement, he forced Yun Leng to confess his wrongdoings before her.

• Xiao Jin summoned an Earth Demon Puppet and demanded that the Misty Cloud Sect bring Yun Shan to speak with him.
• A Dou King Elder sent another Elder to report to the Sect Master and received Xiao Jin as a guest while they waited.
• Yun Yun arrived and asked Xiao Jin why he had attacked Yun Leng, but Xiao Jin said she was not qualified to handle the matter.
• Xiao Jin revealed his identity and rejected Yun Yun’s assumption that he had come over Nalan Yanran’s engagement annulment.
• Xiao Jin kicked Yun Leng to his knees before Yun Yun and ordered him to confess all his misdeeds.

After learning of Yun Leng’s abuses and the Misty Cloud Sect’s corruption, Yun Yun recognized her failures as sect leader while Xiao Jin told her to summon Yun Shan. In Mulan Valley, Medusa sensed activity at the Misty Cloud Sect and set out toward it.

• Yun Yun raged after Yun Leng confessed to his misconduct, and Xiao Jin criticized her for neglecting the Misty Cloud Sect’s management.
• Xiao Jin pointed out that Yun Leng’s influence and the sect’s arrogant disciples suggested widespread corruption, leading Yun Yun to question her ability to lead.
• Yun Yun became visibly distressed, and Xiao Jin told her to have Yun Shan speak with him instead.
• Medusa sensed the Misty Cloud Sect from her palace in New Holy City and vanished after saying it had been a long time.

Xiao Jin offered Yun Shan pills that could extend his life and help him reach the Dou Zong realm in exchange for opposing the Soul Hall. He showed Yun Shan an illusion of the future awaiting him and the Misty Cloud Sect if the Soul Hall corrupted him.

• Yun Shan comforted Yun Yun and admitted that making her sect master had burdened her and harmed her cultivation.
• Xiao Jin offered Yun Shan a Seventh-Grade Azure Underworld Longevity Pill and a Peak Sixth-Grade Break Sect Pill, then revealed that he wanted the Old Sect Master to act against the Soul Hall.
• Xiao Jin warned Yun Shan that the Soul Hall would approach him within two years and help him break through in exchange for capturing members of the Xiao Clan.
• Xiao Jin used his Emperor Realm Soul to show Yun Shan an illusion of the Soul Hall corrupting him, the Misty Cloud Sect fighting Xiao Yan, and the sect's eventual destruction.
• Yun Shan emerged from the illusion drenched in cold sweat as Xiao Jin told him that this would have been his future if Xiao Jin had not come.

Xiao Jin persuaded Yun Shan to help him trap the Soul Hall and gave him resources to break through to Dou Zong. Medusa arrived at the Misty Cloud Sect after sensing Xiao Jin’s aura, revealing their unusual soul bond and provoking Yun Yun’s misunderstanding.

• Xiao Jin asked Yun Shan to join him in setting a trap for the Soul Hall so the Xiao Clan could gain time to grow stronger.
• Yun Shan agreed to work with Xiao Jin once he broke through to the Dou Zong realm, and Xiao Jin presented him with two jade boxes.
• Medusa suddenly appeared and threatened to destroy the Misty Cloud Sect if Yun Shan betrayed Xiao Jin.
• Medusa explained that she had sensed Xiao Jin because their souls were deeply connected, while Yun Yun blushed at Medusa’s claim that they had shared an intimate bond.