Chapter Summaries

Ji Changqing secretly pushed Yun Yun through harsh training and gave her treasures for herself and her disciples. After reaching Five-star Dou Zong, he learned that Venerable Qin Tian’s people were closing in on the Xiao Family, while Yun Yun prepared to seek Purple Spirit Crystal with Ji Changqing in the Monster Beast Mountain Range.

• Ji Changqing made Yun Yun train under a Dou Qi mountain and crashing waves, gave her a high-grade Mysterious Tier body-refining Fighting Skill, and urged her to keep going.
• Ji Changqing gave Yun Yun pills for herself and Nalan Yanran and a Mysterious Tier Fighting Skill for Nalan Yanran, while telling Yun Yun not to share his gifts with anyone else.
• Several days later, Ji Changqing reached Five-star Dou Zong and learned from the tokens that Venerable Qin Tian had given his subordinates one month to find the Xiao Family before Protector Yuan took over.
• Elder Danxia told Yun Yun that Purple Spirit Crystal in the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King’s lair could be used for a Third-grade Pill for Ji Changqing and for Nalan Yanran.
• Yun Yun resolved to seek the Purple Spirit Crystal, and Elder Danxia suggested that Ji Changqing accompany her to the Monster Beast Mountain Range for training.

Ji Changqing joined Xiao Yi Xian’s herb-gathering party after learning it might lead to a map fragment for the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame. At the gathering site, he reached for a Spirit Grass and startled someone hiding below a cliff.

• Yun Yun sent Ji Changqing to Qingshan Town equipped with healing pills and Sea Heart Inner Armor.
• Ji Changqing agreed to join Xiao Yi Xian’s herb-gathering party, despite wanting to avoid her and Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yan and Yao Chen sensed something unusual about Ji Changqing, whose Bone Spirit Cold Flame reacted to Yao Chen’s.
• Ji Changqing traveled with the party, then secretly watched Xiao Yi Xian as the group searched for herbs.
• Ji Changqing reached for a Spirit Grass by a cliff, and a hand emerging from below grabbed his hand before a young woman appeared.

Ji Changqing forced Xiao Yi Xian to reveal a hidden cave on the cliff and agreed to explore it with her at midnight. After they returned to camp, Xiao Yi Xian pulled him away from Mu Li and warned him about the Wolf Head Mercenary Group, while Ji Changqing prepared to check in with his system.

• Ji Changqing blew Xiao Yi Xian's medicinal powder back onto her, then threatened to throw her off the cliff unless she revealed what she had found.
• Xiao Yi Xian told Ji Changqing about a hidden cave and agreed to take him there at midnight in search of treasure.
• Ji Changqing helped Xiao Yi Xian find and take the antidote, and they returned to the group.
• Mu Li stopped Ji Changqing to ask his name, but Xiao Yi Xian claimed he was her friend and pulled him away.
• Xiao Yi Xian warned Ji Changqing that Mu Li led the Wolf Head Mercenary Group and was stronger than him, then Ji Changqing sat down and used the system to check in.

Ji Changqing gained the Calamity Poison Body and the Mother-Child Scroll of the Calamity Poison Scripture, then secretly followed Xiao Yi Xian to a hidden cave. Their plan to ambush whoever followed them caught Xiao Yan, leaving him weakened by poison powder.

• Ji Changqing's check-in granted him the Calamity Poison Body and the Calamity Poison Scripture, and he gathered the poison mist before Yao Lao could detect him.
• Ji Changqing learned that the scripture's mother scroll could share toxins consumed by a child-scroll practitioner and suppress that practitioner.
• At midnight, Ji Changqing and Xiao Yi Xian sneaked away from camp toward a hidden cave, with Xiao Yi Xian drawn to his Calamity Poison Body.
• Ji Changqing and Xiao Yi Xian hid inside the cave and prepared to attack the person following them.
• Xiao Yan entered the cave after them, but Xiao Yi Xian struck him with medicinal powder that weakened his body and slowed his Dou Qi.

Ji Changqing and Xiao Yi Xian rushed through the cave and claimed its herbs, poison manual, and two Dou Techniques while Xiao Yan pursued them. Their dispute was interrupted when Mu Li arrived with a group of mercenaries and demanded the treasures before threatening them with death.

• Xiao Yan used Yao Chen's soul power to dispel Xiao Yi Xian's poison and followed Ji Changqing and Xiao Yi Xian deeper into the cave.
• Ji Changqing and Xiao Yi Xian entered a stone chamber, took the skeleton's key, and gathered the herbs and the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture.
• Ji Changqing opened the remaining stone boxes and took a flying Dou Technique and a high-grade Xuan-rank Dou Technique before Xiao Yan could claim them.
• Xiao Yan challenged Ji Changqing to a match, but Yao Chen warned that someone was approaching, and the group found themselves trapped in the chamber.
• Mu Li and more than a dozen mercenaries entered, blocked the stone door, and demanded the treasures while threatening to kill everyone.

Ji Changqing killed Mu Li and escaped the Wolf Head Mercenary Group with Xiao Yi Xian and Xiao Yan on her giant eagle. As they flew to safety, Yun Yun headed toward Qingshan Town.

• Xiao Yi Xian secretly gave Ji Changqing poison powder, and the mercenaries attacked after Mu Li ordered them to kill Ji Changqing and Xiao Yan.
• Ji Changqing extinguished the Moonstone's light, killed Mu Li in the darkness, and pretended to be badly injured as the others fled toward the cave entrance.
• Xiao Yan fought off the mercenaries while Xiao Yi Xian supported Ji Changqing and used poison to help the three escape the cave.
• Xiao Yi Xian summoned Little Lan with her bamboo flute, and the giant eagle carried her, Ji Changqing, and Xiao Yan away as the mercenaries vowed to hunt them down.
• After Xiao Yi Xian told Ji Changqing they were safe, Yun Yun flew toward Qingshan Town with Azure Cloud Wings.

After parting from Xiao Yi Xian, Ji Changqing secretly followed Yun Yun into the Monster Beast Mountain Range as she fought the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King for its Purple Spirit Crystal. Xiao Yan also hurried toward the battle with Yao Lao, while Ji Changqing recognized the Lion King’s dangerous sealed attack and watched Yun Yun face it.

• Ji Changqing declined Xiao Yi Xian’s invitation to return to Qingshan Town, gave her his name, and watched her leave on the giant eagle.
• Ji Changqing headed deeper into the Monster Beast Mountain Range, knowing Yun Yun was following him and intending to keep watch over her.
• Xiao Yan practiced Flame Splitting Wave Palm with Yao Lao and wondered whether he could defeat the young man in green.
• Yao Lao sensed the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King’s roar, and he and Xiao Yan rushed toward the Dou Huang battle.
• Yun Yun fought the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King for its Purple Spirit Crystal and gained a slight advantage with her green tornado.
• The Purple Crystal Winged Lion King compressed its purple light into a dark beam, and Ji Changqing recognized that it was using its seal.

Yun Yun defeated the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King’s seal but nearly died when it attacked her by surprise. Ji Changqing intervened and killed the beast instantly, then his Blazing Banner collected its soul and drew Yao Lao toward it.

• Yun Yun broke the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King’s horn with Extreme Wind Meteor Kill and shattered its Purple Crystal Seal with Azure Wave Dragon Girl Body.
• The Purple Crystal Winged Lion King pretended to yield its Purple Spirit Crystal, then attacked Yun Yun as she reached for it.
• Ji Changqing fired an almost invisible azure beam that pierced the seal and killed the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King instantly.
• Yun Yun recognized the beam as a stronger Extreme Wind Meteor Kill and respectfully thanked the unseen senior.
• The Blazing Banner collected the beast’s soul, and Yao Lao detached from Xiao Yan and drifted toward the banner, captivated by its allure to souls.

Ji Changqing escaped a confrontation with Yao Chen and Xiao Yan, then gained the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame before returning to the Misty Cloud Sect disguised as a battered youth. Nalan Yanran and Elder Danxia welcomed him back, believing he had suffered greatly.

• Yao Chen recognized the danger of Ji Changqing’s Blazing Banner and fled with Xiao Yan before he could investigate further.
• Ji Changqing posed as a mysterious elder, rebuked Yun Yun for losing to a beast, and promised her harsher training next time.
• Ji Changqing signed in while flying across the Monster Beast Mountain Range and obtained the twenty-second Heavenly Flame, the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame.
• Ji Changqing reflected on his gains and the risks of becoming entangled with Xiao Yan and Yao Chen, then disguised himself as a ragged youth near the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Nalan Yanran and Elder Danxia welcomed Ji Changqing at the sect gates, and Nalan Yanran embraced him and cried over his disheveled appearance.

After returning to the sect, Ji Changqing was scolded by Yun Yun for taking risks and giving away spiritual herbs. Disguised as the mysterious senior, he taught Yun Yun his cautious Dog Path theories, and the chapter ended with Gu He asking Yun Yun to help him fight for a Heavenly Flame in the Tagor Desert.

• Yun Yun treated Ji Changqing's wounds, then disciplined him for failing to guard against being followed and for giving his share of spiritual herbs to a girl; Nalan Yanran joined in when she heard he had gained two Dou Techniques.
• Seven days later, Ji Changqing secretly trained Yun Yun as the mysterious senior, striking her with Dou Qi pebbles when she failed to understand his advice.
• Ji Changqing taught Yun Yun to avoid or prepare carefully for battles based on her odds of winning, ending with advice to kill decisively when victory was certain.
• Gu He visited Yun Yun and asked her to help him fight for a Heavenly Flame in the Tagor Desert.

Ji Changqing decided to follow Yun Yun to the Tagor Desert after learning that a powerful Soul Hall Protector would soon arrive in the Jia Ma Empire. He reached the desert ahead of Yun Yun's group and found Hai Bodong working in the Gu Tu shop.

• Gu He recruited Yun Yun and other experts for a trip to the Tagor Desert, and Ji Changqing debated whether to follow them.
• Ji Changqing learned from the Soul Hall Token chat group that Protector Yuan would soon head to the Jia Ma Empire, so he decided to travel to the desert to strengthen himself.
• Yun Yun departed with Gu He's group after telling Ji Changqing and Nalan Yanran to cultivate diligently.
• Ji Changqing left a fake body and protective formations at his courtyard, then traveled to the Tagor Desert ahead of Yun Yun's group.
• Ji Changqing entered the Gu Tu shop and recognized the old mapmaker as Hai Bodong.

Ji Changqing stole the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame map fragment from Hai Bodong and flew deeper into the Tagor Desert. After checking in for the Green-Eyed Three-Flower Pupils, he tested their control over snake-kind and decided to use them on Queen Medusa.

• Ji Changqing tricked Hai Bodong into letting go of the map fragment, then grabbed it and escaped with the fragment from his Storage Ring.
• Ji Changqing flew deeper into the Tagor Desert and checked in for the Green-Eyed Three-Flower Pupils.
• Ji Changqing used his new pupils to make two Snake People attack each other, killing them and freeing a human they had cornered.
• Ji Changqing realized the pupils could help him control Queen Medusa and decided to make her his pet.

Ji Changqing infiltrated Medusa Temple and confronted Queen Medusa, warning her that human cultivators would come for her Heavenly Flame. After their brief clash, he discovered she was accelerating her evolution and realized she might fail.

• Ji Changqing bypassed the Snake-People guards and entered Medusa Temple, where Queen Medusa detected him and challenged him.
• Ji Changqing tried to use his Green-Eyed Three-Flower Pupils on Queen Medusa but found that she was unaffected.
• Ji Changqing warned Queen Medusa that powerful human cultivators would soon come to seize her Heavenly Flame.
• Queen Medusa attacked Ji Changqing to test his strength, and their strikes collided before she vanished as an energy avatar.
• Ji Changqing searched the city with his soul power, sensed Queen Medusa's location, and realized she was accelerating her evolution and might fail.
• Ji Changqing hurried toward the eastern side of the city.

Queen Medusa attempted to evolve with the Green Lotus Core Flame, but Ji Changqing intervened to save her and subdued her with a mysterious eye technique. The chapter ended with Medusa unable to summon any killing intent toward him.

• Queen Medusa began evolving in the Ice Spirit Cold Spring to reach the Dou Zong realm and protect the Snake People Race.
• Ji Changqing arrived as the Green Lotus Core Flame badly burned Queen Medusa, then used his fused Heavenly Flame to suppress it and healed her with wood- and water-attributed energy.
• Queen Medusa awakened and attacked Ji Changqing, but he easily repelled her strike.
• Queen Medusa charged at Ji Changqing again, and he used an eye technique that stopped her and left her unable to feel killing intent toward him.

Ji Changqing persuaded Queen Medusa to cooperate by promising to help her evolve, and left after spending the night talking with her. The next day, Gu He arrived outside the Snake People Race's city to meet with Queen Medusa, while Ji Changqing and Xiao Yan watched from hiding.

• Ji Changqing used the Green-Eyed Three-Flower Pupils to stop Queen Medusa from attacking and proposed that she let human experts take the Heavenly Flames while he helped her complete her evolution.
• Queen Medusa agreed to cooperate but warned Ji Changqing that she would lead the Snake People Race in a fight to the death if he had improper intentions.
• Ji Changqing and Queen Medusa drank and talked through the night, and Ji Changqing vanished before dawn.
• Gu He called for Queen Medusa outside the city, while Yue Mei and Mo Bass waited with the Snake People Race's forces.
• Queen Medusa appeared through distorted space as Xiao Yan hid nearby with Yao Lao and Ji Changqing watched from above.

Gu He’s group confronted Queen Medusa to obtain her Heavenly Flame, but she refused and threatened them. Yun Yun attacked Queen Medusa to pursue the flame, and the chapter ended with the two women preparing to fight while Ji Changqing watched from above.

• Queen Medusa welcomed Gu He’s group and demanded to know why they had come.
• Gu He asked for the Heavenly Flame and offered pills in exchange, but Queen Medusa gave the group five breaths to leave.
• Yun Yun stepped forward and struck Queen Medusa with Extreme Wind Meteor Kill, cutting off a lock of her hair.
• Yao Lao recognized Yun Yun as the Dou Huang who had fought the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King and worried that the mysterious expert might also be present.
• Queen Medusa and Yun Yun sized each other up and gathered strength for a decisive attack as Ji Changqing watched anxiously from above.

Yun Yun and Queen Medusa fought over the Heavenly Flames while their powers stunned the gathered experts. After they clashed evenly, Queen Medusa handed Yun Yun a Storage Ring and revealed that an unknown person had arranged for her to receive the flames, leaving everyone unsettled.

• Yun Yun summoned the Azure Wave Dragon Girl Body, while Yao Lao warned Xiao Yan that her fighting skill had advanced rapidly.
• Queen Medusa summoned the Seven-Colored Heaven-Swallowing Python and challenged Yun Yun, whose strength she nearly matched.
• Yun Yun and Queen Medusa exchanged powerful attacks, and their clash sent lethal waves of sand and energy across the battlefield.
• Queen Medusa tossed Yun Yun a Storage Ring and said someone had asked her to hand over the Heavenly Flames.
• Xiao Yan and the other gathered factions realized that an unknown figure had anticipated their arrival and chosen who would receive the flames.

Yun Yun kept the Heavenly Flame instead of handing it to Gu He, while Ji Changqing used his Heavenly Flame to help Queen Medusa evolve into an Eight-colored Sky-Swallowing Python. With his strength improved and the little snake at his side, Ji Changqing prepared to leave the desert and face Protector Yuan.

• Yun Yun thanked the mysterious senior for helping her, then refused to give Gu He the Heavenly Flame stored in her ring.
• Queen Medusa returned to Ji Changqing, who used his Heavenly Flame to transform her into a giant python and help her undergo an evolution.
• Lightning struck the python for half an hour, purifying its bloodline until it emerged as an Eight-colored Snake.
• The Eight-colored Snake hid in Ji Changqing's hair, and he fed it a fire-element pill from the System Inventory.
• Ji Changqing prepared to leave the desert and deal with Protector Yuan, then remembered to sign in first.

Ji Changqing obtained the Heaven-tier Great Sun Shattering Finger and returned to the Misty Cloud Sect. When Gu He attacked him over the Heavenly Flames, Yun Yun defended Changqing and defeated Gu He and his allies, leaving Gu He vowing to seek Yun Shan's judgment.

• Ji Changqing signed in and received the Heavenly Rank Low-tier Fighting Skill Great Sun Shattering Finger.
• Ji Changqing returned to the Misty Cloud Sect and met Nalan Yanran, who accompanied him to welcome Yun Yun.
• Yun Yun returned with Gu He and the others, and Gu He launched a soul attack at Ji Changqing.
• Yun Yun pushed Ji Changqing out of danger and struck down Gu He, Yan Shi, Feng Li, and the five Dou Lings who tried to protect him.
• Gu He accused Yun Yun of favoring Ji Changqing and insisted the Heavenly Flames belonged to him, then threatened to ask Yun Shan to judge their dispute.

Ji Changqing refused to give Gu He the Heavenly Flames, and Yun Shan let him keep them despite Gu He's anger and threats. After Gu He left, Ji Changqing slipped out under cover of night and headed for Gu He's residence to kill him.

• Gu He asked Yun Shan to uphold justice after his dispute with Yun Yun, but Yun Yun threatened Yun Leng when he supported Gu He.
• Ji Changqing declared that he would not hand over the Heavenly Flames his teacher had found for him, and Yun Yun struck at Gu He when he insulted him.
• Yun Shan stopped Yun Yun's attack and offered to help Gu He find other Heavenly Flames, effectively allowing Ji Changqing to keep the ones he had.
• Gu He renounced his Misty Cloud Sect robes, threatened Yun Yun and Ji Changqing, and left after Yun Shan let him go.
• Yun Yun prepared treasures for Ji Changqing to absorb the Heavenly Flames, while Ji Changqing dismissed Nalan Yanran, disguised himself, and secretly headed to Gu He's residence.