Recaps

Xiao Yan and Chu Yang pursued the Green Lotus Core Flame into the Snake People Clan’s territory as Gu He’s party confronted Queen Medusa. The arc ended with Xiao Yan and Chu Yang finding the flame above an Ice Spirit Cold Spring, with Queen Medusa nearby.

• Xiao Yan and Chu Yang found the Green Lotus Platform but discovered Queen Medusa had already taken the Green Lotus Core Flame, so Xiao Yan set out for the Tagor Desert to pursue her.
• Chu Yang joined Xiao Yan’s expedition, and they encountered Yue Mei before Gu He’s party arrived and battled the Snake People Clan’s forces.
• The black-robed Yun Yun intervened, and Chu Yang and Xiao Yan split up as Gu He’s group continued toward Queen Medusa’s city.
• Queen Medusa appeared before Gu He and refused his offer of rare pills in exchange for the Heavenly Flame, while Yun Yun revealed that the queen was an energy avatar.
• As Queen Medusa’s evolution left her vulnerable, Gu He entered the city to search for the Heavenly Flame, and Xiao Yan followed with Old Yao while Chu Yang used Shadow Vanish to track them.
• Xiao Yan crossed a poisonous lake to reach an island, where he found Chu Yang waiting, and together they followed the flame’s aura to a pool beneath a crystal lotus pedestal.
• The Green Lotus Core Flame rose above the Ice Spirit Cold Spring, and Xiao Yan fixed his attention on obtaining it as Queen Medusa remained nearby.