Recaps

After leaving the Xiao Family, Lu Heng declined to return to Jia Nan Academy, while Xiao Yu hoped to see him again before he left. Xiao Xun'er and Xiao Yan then learned more about Lu Heng's extraordinary strength, and both were left wary of the gulf between him and ordinary geniuses.

• Lu Heng told Xiao Yu he would not return to Jia Nan Academy, but promised to see her off before leaving Wutan City.
• Ya Fei teased Lu Heng about Xiao Yu's feelings for him as they returned to the Miteer Auction House with Qing Lin.
• Ling Ying reported to Xiao Xun'er that Lu Heng was a sixteen-year-old Nine-Star Dou King with multiple Dou Qi attributes and immense spiritual power, and Xiao Xun'er ordered him not to investigate further.
• Yao Chen warned Xiao Yan not to provoke Lu Heng, estimating his combat strength at Half-Step Dou Emperor and saying he might be a Sixth-Grade Alchemist or higher.
• Xiao Yan resolved to keep cultivating, but wondered how Lu Heng had become so powerful while he remained at Ninth Duan Dou Qi.

Lu Heng set aside his cultivation to spend time with Ya Fei and decided to help Qing Lin awaken her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils by practicing snake control. The chapter ended with Qing Lin nervously preparing for their trip to the Magical Beast Mountain Range.

• Lu Heng reflected on Ya Fei’s quiet efforts to spend time with him before he left for Jia Nan Academy.
• Ya Fei chatted with Lu Heng about handing most of her auction house work to Gu Ni.
• Qing Lin showed Lu Heng the writing she had practiced, and he praised her progress.
• Lu Heng explained that Qing Lin’s Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils could control snake-type magical beasts and offered to help her try.
• Qing Lin agreed to go with Lu Heng to the Magical Beast Mountain Range, and Ya Fei offered to prepare provisions and medicine.
• Qing Lin lay awake that night, thinking anxiously about awakening her ability and becoming stronger.

Lu Heng took Qing Lin to a valley in the Magical Beast Mountain Range and helped her awaken the snake-controlling power of her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils. She subdued a Fourth-Rank Flame Demon Snake, which she named Little Red, and Lu Heng began planning her cultivation before his eventual departure.

• Lu Heng brought Qing Lin to a secluded valley and found a Fourth-Rank Flame Demon Snake for her to control.
• Lu Heng encouraged Qing Lin to face the snake while suppressing it with his Dou Qi.
• Qing Lin activated her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils and struggled to overcome the Flame Demon Snake's resistance.
• Qing Lin reached out to the snake and told it not to be afraid, causing it to submit to her.
• Lu Heng helped Qing Lin touch the now-obedient snake, and she named it Little Red.
• Lu Heng confirmed the snake-control ability worked and planned to use Little Red to help Qing Lin cultivate before he left for the Tagor Desert.

Qing Lin exhausted her soul power after activating her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils, then used them to store the Flame Demon Snake before falling asleep in Lu Heng’s arms. Back at the Miteer Auction House, Ya Fei told Lu Heng to stay with Qing Lin, whose grip on his clothes showed how strongly she depended on him; he remained beside her as the sun began to set.

• Qing Lin grew drowsy after using her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils and followed Lu Heng’s instructions to absorb the Flame Demon Snake into her eyes.
• Qing Lin collapsed asleep, and Lu Heng carried her back to the Miteer Auction House in Wutan City.
• Ya Fei checked Qing Lin, then Lu Heng put the sleeping girl to bed in her room.
• Qing Lin clung to Lu Heng’s robe in her sleep, and Ya Fei told him to stay with her and discuss Qing Lin’s feelings after she woke.
• Lu Heng sat beside Qing Lin as she slept, remaining with her until the sun began to set.

Lu Heng celebrated his coming-of-age ceremony with Ya Fei and Qing Lin, receiving a carved keepsake from Qing Lin before fulfilling Ya Fei’s promise. The next morning, Qing Lin noticed that Lu Heng smelled like Ya Fei, leaving Ya Fei flustered.

• Qing Lin woke in Lu Heng’s arms, and he reassured her about Little Red before they joined Ya Fei for soup.
• Lu Heng continued teaching Qing Lin to read and control snakes while Hai Bodong visited the auction house.
• Ya Fei and Qing Lin prepared a birthday dinner for Lu Heng, and Qing Lin gave him a polished stone carved with the characters for “Peace.”
• After Qing Lin went to bed, Ya Fei reminded Lu Heng of her promise and led him to her bedroom.
• The next morning, Qing Lin noticed Lu Heng smelled like Ya Fei, and Ya Fei dropped her comb in embarrassment.

Lu Heng and Ya Fei spent the morning together, while Qing Lin realized what they had been doing and tried to hide her embarrassment. At lunch, Lu Heng promised to take Qing Lin to the Back Mountain, while Xueni traveled toward Jia Nan Academy aboard an Azure Cloud Eagle.

• Lu Heng returned to Ya Fei’s room and embraced her after Qing Lin went to wash up.
• Qing Lin approached the room, heard Ya Fei’s voice, and hurried away, realizing what Lu Heng and Ya Fei were doing.
• Nearly two hours later, Ya Fei asked Lu Heng not to use his Azure Wood Body energy so she could remember the experience, and he kissed her gently.
• Lu Heng and Ya Fei joined Qing Lin for lunch, and Lu Heng promised to take her to the Back Mountain to let Little Red fly.
• Xueni sat silently by the window of a Jia Nan Academy cabin carried by an Azure Cloud Eagle.

Ruo Lin and Xueni returned to Wutan City with Jia Nan Academy’s recruitment team, while Xueni and Ruo Lin privately reflected on their feelings for Lu Heng. As they arrived and began heading to their inn, Lu Heng was in the Miteer Auction House’s rear courtyard with Qing Lin when he heard that the academy team had come.

• During the journey, Xueni teased Ruo Lin about liking Lu Heng and reminded her of her unfulfilled promise to him.
• Three days later, Ruo Lin, Xueni, and the guards landed outside Wutan City and set off for their lodging before beginning recruitment visits.
• Xueni asked where Lu Heng lived, while Ruo Lin privately felt nervous about seeing him again.
• At the Miteer Auction House, Lu Heng watched Qing Lin practice controlling Little Red, her fourth-rank Flame Demon Snake.
• A woman told Lu Heng that people from Jia Nan Academy had arrived in Wutan City.

Lu Heng weighed his plans to seek the Green Lotus Core Flame in the desert, find rare resources, and build Ya Fei’s influence before leaving for the Central Plains. Meanwhile, Xiao Yu learned that Jia Nan Academy’s Recruitment Team had arrived in Wutan City and went to meet Xueni, still thinking about her feelings for Lu Heng.

• Ya Fei asked whether Lu Heng would return with Jia Nan Academy’s Recruitment Team, and he said he planned to travel to the desert to seek a breakthrough opportunity.
• Lu Heng considered Heavenly Flames, the Seven Illusion Green Spirit Saliva, and the Mittel Family, while deciding not to involve himself in Xiao Yan’s affairs.
• Qing Lin brought Lu Heng warm water and encouraged him to do his best at making money.
• Xiao Cui told Xiao Yu that Jia Nan Academy’s Recruitment Team had arrived at Yuelai Inn, where Xueni was staying.
• Xiao Yu dressed carefully and went to Yuelai Inn, thinking about her feelings for Lu Heng and deciding she was unwilling to give up on them.

Xueni, Xiao Yu, and Ruo Lin discussed their feelings for Lu Heng in Wutan City and decided to visit him after recruitment. Back at Jia Nan Academy, Zi Yan proposed that she and Han Yue travel to the Jia Ma Empire to find him.

• Xueni reunited with Xiao Yu at the inn, learned that Lu Heng was staying at the Miteer Auction House, and proposed visiting him.
• Xueni confronted Xiao Yu and Ruo Lin about their feelings for Lu Heng, and Ruo Lin urged them to speak before he left the academy.
• Xiao Yu encouraged Ruo Lin not to let age keep her from her feelings, and Xueni decided they would visit Lu Heng after recruitment.
• At Jia Nan Academy, Han Yue recalled failing to break through to Dou King and speculated that Lu Heng might have reached Half-Step Dou Emperor.
• Zi Yan suggested that she and Han Yue go to the Jia Ma Empire to find Lu Heng, and Han Yue asked whether Zi Yan even knew where it was.

Han Yue waited for Lu Heng to return while Zi Yan lamented running out of his candy pills. The next day, Lu Heng took Qing Lin to watch Jia Nan Academy's admissions in Wutan City, where guards recognized him in the crowd.

• Zi Yan admitted she missed Lu Heng mainly because she had run out of his candy pills, and Han Yue promised to ask him for more when he returned.
• Qing Lin fed Little Red in the Miteer Auction House courtyard as Lu Heng said he planned to visit Jia Nan Academy's admissions site.
• Ya Fei teased Lu Heng about whether he was going to watch the admissions or someone in particular.
• Lu Heng took Qing Lin to Wutan City's central square, bought her candied hawthorn, and found an inconspicuous place to watch the admissions.
• Two Jia Nan Academy guards spotted Lu Heng and recognized him.

Lu Heng reunited with Xueni and Ruo Lin during the Jia Nan Academy recruitment in Wutan City, bringing Qing Lin along as his little sister. As he declined to return to the academy for now, Xiao Yu arrived at the square with a group behind her.

• Outer Academy guards recognized Lu Heng and told one another about his reputation as a prodigy.
• Xueni rushed out to greet Lu Heng, who introduced her to Qing Lin as his little sister.
• Ruo Lin joined them and exchanged warm greetings with Lu Heng, while Xueni teased them about how much Ruo Lin had talked about him.
• Lu Heng asked about recruitment and told Xueni and Ruo Lin he would not return to the academy yet because he was seeking a breakthrough.
• Xiao Yu arrived at the square with a group following behind her.

Lu Heng greeted Xiao Yan and the Xiao Family disciples as they arrived to register, while Xiao Xun'er sensed her sealed Heavenly Flame reacting to him. Qing Lin noticed that several women seemed to like Lu Heng and began quietly considering what that meant for herself.

• Xiao Yu brought the Xiao Family group to register and reacted warmly when Lu Heng called her Yu'er.
• Lu Heng and Xiao Yan exchanged polite nods, while Xiao Xun'er suppressed the disturbance of her sealed Heavenly Flame as she passed Lu Heng.
• Ruo Lin led the Xiao Family disciples to the registration tents and quietly told Lu Heng they could talk after she finished.
• Qing Lin told Lu Heng that Xiao Yu, Ruo Lin, and Xueni looked at him the way Ya Fei did, prompting Xueni to blush.
• Qing Lin recalled the women's attention toward Lu Heng and lowered her head as an earlier thought returned to her.

Qing Lin resolved to become stronger so she could stand beside Lu Heng, while Xiao Yan’s request to delay enrolling at Jia Nan Academy was denied. Xiao Yan chose to reapply in two years, and Ruo Lin left the registration tent to return to the person she cared about.

• Qing Lin remembered Lu Heng protecting her from two Dou Emperors and decided she would consider joining Heaven Snake Mansion to grow stronger.
• Xiao Yan tested as a One-Star Dou Zhe, and Ruo Lin registered him as a sixteen-year-old applicant with D-Rank potential.
• Xiao Yan asked Ruo Lin for a year or two of leave, but she refused and explained that he had to report to Jia Nan Academy within fifteen days or forfeit his place.
• Ruo Lin suppressed Xiao Yan with her Dou Ling pressure and offered him the choice of joining the Recruitment Team or taking the assessment again in two years.
• Xiao Yan chose to reapply in two years, and Xiao Xun'er said she would wait for him at the academy.
• Ruo Lin completed Xiao Xun'er, Xiao Ning, and Xiao Mei's enrollment paperwork, then left the tent while guards handled the remaining applicants.

Lu Heng accepted an invitation to dinner with Ruo Lin, Xueni, and Xiao Yu, then heard Ya Fei say she wanted to have his child. The chapter ended with Ya Fei asking him not to toy with the women around him or abandon them after pursuing them.

• Ruo Lin invited Lu Heng to dinner with Xueni and Xiao Yu, and he agreed to meet them at Dingxiang Restaurant.
• Qing Lin wondered about Lu Heng's popularity and silently counted the women close to him.
• At lunch, Ya Fei told Lu Heng she accepted Han Yue and Xiao Yi Xian and wanted to have his child.
• Lu Heng pulled Ya Fei onto his lap and kissed her while Qing Lin watched.
• Ya Fei told Lu Heng not to toy with other people's feelings or abandon the women after having his fun.

Lu Heng spent the afternoon with Ya Fei after she declared that she wanted him, while Qing Lin waited outside. At Yuelai Inn, Xueni and Xiao Yu prepared to confess their feelings to Lu Heng before he left for the Tagor Desert, and Ruo Lin joined them.

• Lu Heng reassured Ya Fei that she, Han Yue, and Xian'er were all important to him, then told her she was the most special.
• Ya Fei declined Lu Heng's dinner invitation and claimed the afternoon with him, so he carried her to the rear courtyard bedroom while Qing Lin stayed outside.
• Gu Ni found Qing Lin waiting alone and invited her to have tea in the side hall.
• At Yuelai Inn, Xueni and Xiao Yu discussed what to wear and resolved to confess their feelings to Lu Heng that evening.
• Xueni warned Xiao Yu that Lu Heng planned to seek a breakthrough in the Tagor Desert and might soon leave for the Central Plains.
• Ruo Lin entered the room after Xueni invited her in.

Ruo Lin advised Xueni and Xiao Yu to confess their feelings to Lu Heng without making themselves subservient, while Ya Fei told him to take the three women’s sincerity seriously. Lu Heng headed to Dingxiang Restaurant still unsure how to handle their feelings, deciding to let things take their course while prioritizing cultivation.

• Ruo Lin told Xueni and Xiao Yu that Lu Heng could have more than one woman and urged them to confess with dignity.
• Xueni teased Ruo Lin about giving the advice for her own sake, and Xiao Yu decided to buy an outfit before they went to Dingxiang Restaurant.
• After spending the afternoon with Ya Fei, Lu Heng helped her dress and prepared to leave for his seven o’clock meeting.
• Ya Fei told Lu Heng not to drink too much and urged him not to dismiss Ruo Lin, Xueni, or Xiao Yu if they confessed.
• Lu Heng considered the feelings of Ruo Lin, Xueni, and Xiao Yu, along with his existing relationships, and decided to go with the flow while focusing on cultivation.

Lu Heng reunited with Ruo Lin, Xueni, and Xiao Yu over dinner, where all three confessed their feelings for him. He accepted their sincerity but postponed answering while preparing to travel to the Tagor Desert, and the women promised to wait for him at Jia Nan Academy.

• Lu Heng joined Ruo Lin, Xueni, and Xiao Yu for dinner and heard about their progress at Jia Nan Academy.
• Xueni confessed that she loved Lu Heng, and Xiao Yu admitted she felt the same.
• Ruo Lin also confessed that she had developed feelings for Lu Heng despite being eight years older and having been his instructor.
• Lu Heng said he would consider their feelings after his upcoming journey, and all three women told him they would wait at Jia Nan Academy.
• Ruo Lin said the group would leave Wutan City for the academy the day after tomorrow, while Lu Heng confirmed he would stay behind to handle matters and travel to the Tagor Desert.

Lu Heng restored Hai Bodong’s strength and entrusted him with protecting Ya Fei and Qing Lin before leaving for the Tagor Desert. An envoy from the Mittel Family then arrived to force Ya Fei to return to the Imperial Capital and marry into the Mu Family, and she refused.

• Lu Heng gave Hai Bodong a Purple Spirit-Recovery Pill in exchange for his promise to protect Ya Fei and Qing Lin, and Hai Bodong recovered his Five-Star Dou Emperor strength.
• Gu Ni told Ya Fei that Tong Yun and an Imperial Capital delegation had come to summon her back to the Mittel Family headquarters.
• Ya Fei explained to Lu Heng that she had fled an arranged marriage to the Mu Family and that the headquarters had renewed its demand after the Wutan City branch’s revenue fell.
• Tong Yun told Ya Fei that the family had decided she must marry into the Mu Family and claimed she had no value in Wutan City without Lu Heng’s support.
• Ya Fei rejected the marriage alliance and told Tong Yun she had her own plans for the Wutan City branch.

Hai Bodong drove Tong Yun and the Mittel Family delegation out of Wutan City, then promised to support Ya Fei as she returned to the Imperial Capital to take control of the family. After saying goodbye to Ya Fei and Qing Lin, Lu Heng flew toward the Magical Beast Mountain Range.

• Hai Bodong revealed himself as a five-star Dou Emperor, forced Tong Yun to retreat, and told him to report that Ice Emperor Hai Bodong was in Wutan City.
• Hai Bodong told Lu Heng he would speak with Teng Shan and prevent anyone from forcing Ya Fei into a marriage alliance.
• Ya Fei decided to return to the Imperial Capital with Hai Bodong's support and take control of the Mittel Family, while Lu Heng gave her pill formulas to help her persuade the family's elders.
• Qing Lin chose to accompany Ya Fei to the Imperial Capital, and Lu Heng told her to listen to Ya Fei and promised to return safely.
• Ya Fei and Qing Lin departed for the Imperial Capital, and Lu Heng flew west toward the Magical Beast Mountain Range.

Lu Heng went to Amethyst Valley to obtain materials and essence blood from the Amethyst Winged Lion King, while Yun Yun independently traveled there to seek an Amethyst Crystal for Nalan Yanran. Lu Heng’s demand sparked a fight, which began when he resisted the Lion King’s roar and vanished with the Water Cloud Step.

• Lu Heng flew toward the Magical Beast Mountain Range to collect materials and essence blood from the Amethyst Winged Lion King, postponing his plan to bring Xiao Yi Xian away from her valley.
• Yun Yun gave up her stalled investigation into Mo Cheng’s death and set out to obtain an Amethyst Crystal for Nalan Yanran.
• Lu Heng entered Amethyst Valley and asked the Amethyst Winged Lion King for medicinal ingredients, Amethyst Source, and a drop of essence blood in exchange for pills.
• The Amethyst Winged Lion King rejected Lu Heng’s request, and Lu Heng challenged it to a fight.
• The Lion King attacked with a roar, but Lu Heng blocked its pressure with Five Elements Chaos Dou Qi and vanished using the Water Cloud Step.

Lu Heng defeated the Amethyst Winged Lion King with his fused Dou Skills and Lesser Five Elements Divine Light, then traded pills for its essence blood and permission to collect Yao Cai and Amethyst Source. After leaving the canyon with his haul, he sensed a Three-Star Dou Emperor approaching from the northeast.

• Lu Heng used several powerful Dou Skills to batter the Amethyst Winged Lion King and break its amethyst armor.
• Lu Heng blasted the Amethyst Winged Lion King into the canyon wall with Lesser Five Elements Divine Light, leaving it badly wounded.
• Lu Heng offered pills in exchange for the Amethyst Winged Lion King's essence blood and permission to collect Yao Cai and Amethyst Source.
• The Amethyst Winged Lion King accepted the trade, and Lu Heng gathered Fire Attribute Yao Cai, Amethyst Source, and a bottle of essence blood.
• Lu Heng prepared to leave, then sensed a Three-Star Dou Emperor approaching from the northeast.

Lu Heng watched Yun Yun confront the Amethyst Winged Lion King for an Amethyst Crystal, but the injured beast attacked her and began sealing her cultivation. As the beast launched a powerful flame attack at the trapped Yun Yun, Lu Heng rushed out from hiding.

• Lu Heng concealed his aura behind a rock as Yun Yun arrived at the canyon and asked the Amethyst Winged Lion King to trade for an Amethyst Crystal.
• The Amethyst Winged Lion King, furious over Lu Heng’s earlier theft, attacked Yun Yun with its Amethyst Seal and purple flames.
• Yun Yun cut off the Amethyst Winged Lion King’s horn with Extreme Wind, Meteor Kill, but its light chains bound her arm and leg and suppressed her Dou Qi.
• The Amethyst Winged Lion King formed a giant purple flame claw and launched it at Yun Yun, who could neither escape nor withstand the attack.
• Lu Heng swept out from the side as the flame claw bore down on Yun Yun.

Lu Heng saved Yun Yun from the Amethyst Winged Lion King, helped her recover, and gave her Amethyst Crystal for her disciple. As they parted, Yun Yun warned him about dangerous experts near the Tagor Desert and mentioned the Mo Clan massacre, which Lu Heng had secretly carried out.

• Lu Heng blocked the Amethyst Winged Lion King's attack on Yun Yun and persuaded the beast to let her go by offering pills.
• Lu Heng gave Yun Yun a Healing Pill, and she recovered enough to move after regulating her breathing.
• Lu Heng gave Yun Yun Amethyst Crystal for her disciple, Nalan Yanran, and declined any repayment.
• Yun Yun warned Lu Heng that Dou Wang-level experts had been linked to the Mo Clan massacre and were last seen near the Tagor Desert.
• Lu Heng said the massacre had nothing to do with his trip, while Yun Yun wondered whether he had committed it.

Lu Heng stayed in the canyon to guard Yun Yun while she recovered from the Amethyst Seal and realized he was the young Dou Wang Nalan Yanran had once described. After Yun Yun bathed and returned, they shared a quiet evening by a campfire, where Lu Heng served her roasted beast meat.

• Lu Heng stayed to guard Yun Yun while she recovered, and Yun Yun recognized him as the young expert Nalan Yanran had met in Wutan City.
• Yun Yun went to a pool to bathe while Lu Heng kept watch over the canyon with his soul power.
• Yun Yun returned in clean clothes, thanked Lu Heng, and noticed that he had been guarding her the entire time.
• As evening fell, Lu Heng made a campfire and roasted beast meat for Yun Yun.
• Yun Yun tasted the meat Lu Heng offered and found it delicious.

Lu Heng and Yun Yun shared a meal and conversation in the canyon before parting the next morning, with Yun Yun promising to repay his kindness. Lu Heng flew west toward the Tagor Desert, where he planned to seek the Queen Medusa.

• Lu Heng grilled meat while Yun Yun tried and failed to cook her own skewer, then told him about supplies and dangers in the Tagor Desert.
• Yun Yun learned Lu Heng was sixteen and, exhausted from battle, accepted his offer to keep watch while she slept.
• At dawn, Yun Yun thanked Lu Heng and invited him to visit the Misty Cloud Sect in the Imperial Capital for a meal; he agreed and gave her his name.
• Lu Heng departed on his Five Elements Wings, and Yun Yun returned toward the Misty Cloud Sect while thinking about him.
• After flying west for an hour, Lu Heng reached the edge of the Magical Beast Mountain Range and saw the Tagor Desert ahead.