Chapter Summaries

Liu Bai revealed that Xiao Yi Xian had the Woe Poison Body and promised he knew ways to control it. Xiao Yi Xian learned that Liu Bai could help her pursue either the Nether Poison Flame or the Poison Core Method, though his teasing left her exasperated.

• Liu Bai showed Xiao Yi Xian the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture, and she read about the Woe Poison Body.
• Liu Bai confirmed Xiao Yi Xian had learned about her constitution and reassured her that he knew two ways to control it.
• Liu Bai explained that devouring the Nether Poison Flame could gather her accumulated poison and prevent an eruption.
• Liu Bai described the Poison Core Method, which required three Heavenly Flames, a Tier 7 Heavenly Poison Scorpion Dragon Beast's Magic Core, and Bodhi Body-Transforming Saliva.
• Liu Bai said he knew where to find the required materials, giving Xiao Yi Xian hope, then teased her about helping if no one else wanted her.

Liu Bai and Xiao Yi Xian agreed to travel together to seek a Heavenly Flame, then left Green Mountain Town and reached Black Rock City. The next morning, they headed to the Alchemist Guild so Liu Bai could take the assessment before they continued toward Graphite City.

• Liu Bai told Xiao Yi Xian about a Heavenly Flame in the Tagor Desert and persuaded her to join him on his journey.
• Xiao Yi Xian visited the Ten Thousand Medicine Pavilion, packed her belongings, and left a letter before departing with Liu Bai.
• Liu Bai and Xiao Yi Xian traveled by carriage to Black Rock City and stayed at an inn for the night.
• Xiao Yi Xian asked about Liu Bai's Alchemist credentials, and he decided to take the Alchemist assessment the next day.
• Liu Bai and Xiao Yi Xian arrived at the Alchemist Guild, where Xiao Yi Xian admired its imposing building.

Liu Bai entered the Black Rock City Alchemist Guild with Xiao Yi Xian and began the assessment process despite having no mentor record. After claiming he intended to test for Third-Grade Alchemist, he agreed to start at First Grade, then faced questions from President Frank and Grandmaster Otto in the assessment hall.

• Liu Bai showed the entrance guards his Condensed True Flame, and they let him and Xiao Yi Xian enter the guild.
• Liu Bai registered for an assessment and told the woman in green that he was sixteen and wanted to test for Third-Grade Alchemist.
• The woman in green explained that, without mentor records, Liu Bai had to pass each grade in order, so he accepted a First-Grade assessment and received armband number Eight.
• Teya checked Liu Bai's registration and allowed him and Xiao Yi Xian into the assessment hall.
• President Frank asked Liu Bai about his age and master, and Grandmaster Otto remarked on Liu Bai's steady aura and strong Soul Power before asking what grade he planned to test for.

Liu Bai took the Alchemist assessment at the Jia Ma Empire’s Alchemist Guild, astonishing the examiners with his blue-gold Flame and effortless First-Grade pill refinement. After passing the First-Grade test, he began the Second-Grade assessment.

• Liu Bai announced that he intended to take the Alchemist assessments up to Third Grade, and Frank recognized him as the famed young genius of the Jia Ma Empire.
• Liu Bai inspected the First-Grade assessment materials and refined superior-grade Qi Recovery Pills with his blue-gold Flame, finishing far ahead of the other examinees.
• Frank declared Liu Bai’s First-Grade assessment passed, and Liu Bai immediately requested the Second-Grade test.
• Frank provided Liu Bai with the Pulse-Protecting Pill formula and herbs, and Liu Bai began refining the Second-Grade pill with the same blue-gold Flame.

Liu Bai passed the Third-Grade Alchemist assessment at sixteen, earning a formal badge and the admiration of the guild. He and Xiao Yi Xian set out by flying mount for Stone Desert City, while Liu Bai prepared to train with the Purple Cloud Wings.

• Liu Bai refined a Wind-Travel Pill, passed the Third-Grade assessment, and revealed that he had reached the Dou Ling realm.
• Frank and Otto praised Liu Bai, awarded him a Third-Grade Alchemist robe and badge, and escorted him from the guild with Xiao Yi Xian.
• Liu Bai and Xiao Yi Xian bought desert-ready clothes and headed to the Flight Transport Station for their trip to Stone Desert City.
• Liu Bai and Xiao Yi Xian boarded a flying magical beast, which took off toward the eastern border of the Jia Ma Empire.

During the flight toward Desert City, Liu Bai subdued the Purple Cloud Eagle’s remnant soul and began cultivating the Purple Cloud Wings, enduring severe pain as new meridians formed. After he recovered, he and Xiao Yi Xian teased each other, and he began teaching her basic Dou Qi cultivation.

• Liu Bai opened the Purple Cloud Wings scroll and resisted the Purple Cloud Eagle’s soul attack until its remnant soul calmed.
• Liu Bai fused with the flying technique, enduring the painful formation of two new branch meridians before collapsing unconscious.
• Xiao Yi Xian caught Liu Bai, cared for him, and watched over him until he woke.
• Liu Bai teased Xiao Yi Xian after waking, and the two playfully bickered.
• With two days remaining before they reached their destination, Liu Bai began teaching Xiao Yi Xian the basics of Dou Qi cultivation.

Liu Bai and Xiao Yi Xian reached Graphite City after Xiao Yi Xian made astonishing progress cultivating Dou Qi. They settled into an inn, where Xiao Yi Xian tried on desert-style clothes and Liu Bai praised her beauty.

• Xiao Yi Xian cultivated her first wisp of Dou Qi within a day and continued progressing at an extraordinary rate.
• Liu Bai used his Purple Cloud Wings to carry Xiao Yi Xian from their flying magical beast toward Graphite City.
• Liu Bai and Xiao Yi Xian arrived in the scorching city, where Xiao Yi Xian struggled with the heat.
• Liu Bai gave Xiao Yi Xian a White Jade Folding Fan and found an inn for them to stay in.
• Xiao Yi Xian changed into a purple gauze outfit, and Liu Bai told her she looked beautiful.

Liu Bai found a fragment of the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame map in Hai Bodong's shop and revealed that he knew about Hai Bodong's seal. He offered to help break it, and Hai Bodong gave him the Po'e Pill formula as a test, promising the other half of the map if Liu Bai could refine it.

• Liu Bai and Xiao Yi Xian visited an ancient map shop, where Liu Bai found a fragment matching the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame map he had obtained earlier.
• Liu Bai asked Hai Bodong to sell him the fragment, but Hai Bodong refused.
• Liu Bai identified Queen Medusa's seal as the cause of Hai Bodong's diminished strength and offered to help him break it.
• Hai Bodong doubted Liu Bai's claim that he would soon obtain a Heavenly Flame, but agreed to show him a pill formula as a test.
• Liu Bai recognized the formula as the Sixth-Grade Po'e Pill, which he could not yet refine; Hai Bodong promised him the other half of the fragmented map if he succeeded.

Liu Bai obtained Hai Bodong’s maps of possible Heavenly Flame locations and planned to explore the site near Stone Desert City after spending the day there with Xiao Yi Xian. They encountered the hungry, mistreated Qing Lin, and Liu Bai took her with them as they returned to the inn.

• Liu Bai traded assurances of a future Po'e Pill for Hai Bodong’s maps of possible Heavenly Flame locations and identified one near Stone Desert City.
• Liu Bai told Xiao Yi Xian that Hai Bodong had once been a Dou Emperor but was now sealed down to Dou Ling, then proposed enjoying the city before searching for the Heavenly Flame.
• Liu Bai and Xiao Yi Xian strolled through the marketplace, shared food, and grew closer.
• A shop owner shoved Qing Lin out of his store and accused her of being Snake-Person mixed blood, so Liu Bai made him apologize.
• Xiao Yi Xian comforted the hungry Qing Lin, and Liu Bai carried her back toward the inn while asking about her family.

Liu Bai took in Qing Lin, cared for her, and began teaching her to cultivate while continuing his search for Heavenly Flames. After narrowing down the flame’s location, he left for the Douluo World for about half a month, asking Xiao Yi Xian to stay behind with Qing Lin.

• Qing Lin told Liu Bai that her mother had died and she did not know her father, so Liu Bai and Xiao Yi Xian welcomed her into their care.
• Xiao Yi Xian washed Qing Lin and altered a green dress for her, while Qing Lin insisted on remaining Liu Bai’s maid and calling him Young Master.
• Liu Bai nourished Qing Lin with food and medicinal baths, then taught her to cultivate until she successfully drew energy into her body.
• Liu Bai bought an estate in Stone Desert City and continued searching for Heavenly Flames while Qing Lin settled in with him and Xiao Yi Xian.
• After narrowing down the Heavenly Flame’s location, Liu Bai told Xiao Yi Xian he would return to the Douluo World for about half a month, and she wished him to be careful.

Liu Bai left Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin behind and returned to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, where he learned that Dugu Yan was defending Ning Rongrong’s place on the tournament main team. Dugu Yan defeated every challenger, and she was about to claim the final spot for Ning Rongrong while Liu Bai remained absent.

• Liu Bai embraced Xiao Yi Xian, asked her to wait for him, and told Qing Lin the same before leaving through the Shuttle Gate.
• Liu Bai returned to his dormitory, changed into his school uniform, and learned that Dugu Yan and the others were at the academy’s tournament team selection.
• Dugu Yan defeated a challenger with her poison and declared that anyone seeking a main team position had to beat her first.
• Dugu Bo, Xue Qinghe, and the Three Education Committees watched as Dugu Yan’s strength left the other students unwilling to challenge her.
• Dugu Yan asked the Three Education Committees to approve Ning Rongrong for the final main team spot, while Liu Bai remained away from the selection.

Liu Bai returned to Heaven Dou Academy and formed a streamlined second team with Dugu Yan, Ning Rongrong, and Ye Lingling instead of joining the main team. After celebrating together in Heaven Dou City, they returned to find Dugu Bo waiting with a gilded invitation for Liu Bai.

• Liu Bai declined a spot on the main team and said he and the three girls would compete as Heaven Dou Second Team, which the Three Education Committees accepted.
• Liu Bai told the girls they would begin with four members and confidently declared that their team could win the championship.
• Dugu Yan asked Liu Bai to celebrate the new team with a feast, and he took the three girls to a soul beast ingredient restaurant in Heaven Dou City.
• After the four returned to the academy at night, Dugu Bo greeted Dugu Yan and reproached Liu Bai for disappearing without a word.
• Dugu Bo tossed Liu Bai a gilded invitation.

Liu Bai accepted an invitation to the Heaven Dou Royal Family’s banquet and committed to attending, suspecting that Qian Renxue wanted to meet him. He trained Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, and Ning Rongrong for the approaching tournament, then the morning of the banquet arrived.

• Dugu Bo gave Liu Bai an invitation to the Heaven Dou Royal Family’s banquet in three days, and Liu Bai agreed to attend.
• Liu Bai began intensive training with Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, and Ning Rongrong at a training ground assigned to their team.
• Liu Bai gave Dugu Yan a copy of the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture and continued teaching Ye Lingling the Floating Willow Breeze movement technique and palm techniques.
• Liu Bai taught Ning Rongrong the Floating Willow Breeze as a personal secret technique after she promised not to pass it on, but advised her to learn the footwork gradually because her stamina and Soul Power control were weak.
• After two days of training, the morning of the Heaven Dou Royal Family’s banquet arrived.

Liu Bai dressed for a Royal Family banquet and arrived at the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace, where Xue Qinghe welcomed him warmly. He learned the banquet celebrated Xue Ke’s birthday and met her as she approached to introduce herself.

• Dugu Yan, Ning Rongrong, and Ye Lingling urged Liu Bai to change into formalwear Dugu Yan had chosen for the banquet.
• Liu Bai left Heaven Dou Royal Academy by carriage and arrived at the palace banquet, where the nobles took notice of him.
• Xue Qinghe welcomed Liu Bai and invited him to address him as Brother Qinghe.
• Xue Qinghe told Liu Bai the banquet was for his younger sister Xue Ke’s birthday.
• Xue Ke approached, recognized Liu Bai as the person Xue Qinghe often mentioned, and introduced herself.

At Xue Ke’s birthday banquet, Liu Bai met Emperor Xue Ye, Ning Fengzhi, and Bone Douluo before eagerly drinking with Xue Qinghe. As Xue Qinghe grew drunk, her formerly restrained manner began to change.

• Xue Bai greeted Princess Xue Ke at her birthday banquet, and Emperor Xue Ye arrived with Ning Fengzhi and Bone Douluo.
• Xue Ye praised Liu Bai, while Ning Fengzhi and Bone Douluo exchanged greetings with him.
• Xue Ye welcomed the guests and officially began Xue Ke’s birthday banquet.
• Liu Bai accepted Xue Qinghe’s toast, then pulled him to a quiet corner and repeatedly urged him to drink.
• Xue Qinghe became increasingly drunk, and her gentle, restrained demeanor began to turn bolder.

Liu Bai and Xue Qinghe drank together until they were both thoroughly drunk, strengthening their bond in the eyes of the Heaven Dou court. They stumbled back to the Crown Prince Mansion and passed out on the same bed.

• Xue Qinghe praised Liu Bai and repeatedly urged him to drink more as he let go of his dignified manner.
• Liu Bai and Xue Qinghe continued drinking through the end of the banquet, while Ning Fengzhi, Bone Douluo, and Xue Ye watched them.
• Xue Ye approved of Liu Bai and hoped Xue Qinghe would maintain a good relationship with him.
• Liu Bai and Xue Qinghe staggered into the Crown Prince Mansion, called each other brothers, and collapsed on opposite sides of a bed.

After drinking too much, Liu Bai and Qian Renxue woke up in the same bed, embarrassed by their tangled sleeping position. Liu Bai gave Qian Renxue a pill he had refined, and she was astonished by its powerful effects.

• Two concealed onlookers saw Liu Bai and Qian Renxue asleep together but decided not to interfere.
• Qian Renxue woke beside Liu Bai and remembered their drinking contest and brotherhood oath from the night before.
• Liu Bai woke, apologized for pinning Qian Renxue's arm, and remarked on Xue Qinghe's exaggerated chest muscles, prompting Qian Renxue to leave and change.
• Liu Bai gave Qian Renxue a pill that cleared her drunkenness and restored her Soul Power, surprising her with its strength.
• Liu Bai said he had casually refined the pill, leaving Qian Renxue wondering about its ingredients, cost, and potential for mass production.

Liu Bai told Qian Renxue that only he could refine his Soul Power-restoring pills, increasing her desire to recruit him. After returning to Heaven Dou Royal Academy and training with Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, and Ning Rongrong, he left again to take care of something.

• Qian Renxue asked Liu Bai to sell her the pill formula, but he explained that only he could refine the pills using his Martial Soul.
• Qian Renxue invited Liu Bai to stay at the Crown Prince's Mansion, but he returned to Heaven Dou Royal Academy because Dugu Yan and the others might be worried.
• Ning Rongrong teased Liu Bai for staying out all night, and he explained that he had drunk with the Crown Prince and stayed at the mansion.
• Liu Bai joined Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, and Ning Rongrong for training, then said he had to leave again to take care of something.

Liu Bai returned to the Battle Through the Heavens world, found Xiao Yi Xian had awakened her Woe Poison Body and Qing Lin had begun cultivating, then resumed searching for the Green Lotus Core Flame. He discovered the Lava Fire Sea beneath the desert and planned to use the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake to locate the flame.

• Liu Bai returned to his residence and reunited with Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin, who had both made rapid cultivation progress.
• Liu Bai learned that Xiao Yi Xian had awakened her Woe Poison Body and warned her to explore it carefully, then praised Qing Lin for reaching the first stage of Dou Qi.
• Liu Bai flew to the desert outside Stone Desert City and searched the underground fire veins for the Green Lotus Core Flame.
• After searching through the day, Liu Bai sensed intense fire-attribute energy beneath a patch of desert and identified the Lava Fire Sea's location.
• Liu Bai decided to subdue the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake and have Qing Lin try to control it so it could lead him to the Green Lotus Core Flame.

Liu Bai dug through the desert rock to reach a cave near the Lava Fire Sea, then returned the next morning with Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin. They entered the cave, where Liu Bai shielded them from the intense heat.

• Liu Bai burned through the sand and punched through the rock until he reached a massive, heat-filled cave near the Lava Fire Sea.
• Liu Bai covered the passage entrance with sand and flew back to Stone Desert City.
• The next morning, Liu Bai, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin uncovered the passage and descended into the cave.
• Liu Bai formed a Dou Qi barrier around Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin to block the cave’s heat.