Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yan brought Qing Lin and Hai Bo Dong into the Tager Desert to search for a snake-type magical beast that could guide him to a Heavenly Flame. Qing Lin used her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils to control a Fire Spirit Snake beneath an underground magma lake, leaving the group with a potential guide.

• Xiao Yan asked Qing Lin to help him find a snake-type magical beast, then flew with her and Hai Bo Dong toward the suspicious area on Hai Bo Dong's map.
• Qing Lin sensed a nearby snake-type aura underground, and Yao Lao confirmed that magma and abundant fire-element energy lay beneath them.
• Hai Bo Dong blasted a passage through the sand, and Xiao Yan, Qing Lin, and Hai Bo Dong descended into a cavern with a magma lake.
• Xiao Yan had Hai Bo Dong strike the lake, drawing out a peak Da Dou Shi-level Fire Spirit Snake.
• Xiao Yan encouraged Qing Lin to call to the snake, and she used her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils to control it before collapsing weakly into Xiao Yan's arms.

Xiao Yan retrieved the Green Lotus Core Flame from deep beneath the magma with Yao Lao’s help and brought the Fire Spirit Snake back with Qing Lin and Hai Bo Dong. Back at the shop, they prepared for Xiao Yan to consume the Heavenly Flame, with Hai Bo Dong searching for Ice Spirit Cold Spring and Yao Lao beginning to refine a Blood Lotus Pill.

• Xiao Yan gave Qing Lin a Qi Recovery Pill, then followed the Fire Spirit Snake into the magma under Yao Lao’s protection.
• Xiao Yan found the Green Lotus Core Flame, cut the roots around its Lotus Pedestal, and carried it back to the surface.
• Xiao Yan agreed to take the Fire Spirit Snake with them, and Qing Lin named it Xiao Qing.
• Xiao Yan told Hai Bo Dong to find Ice Spirit Cold Spring, which was needed to protect him while consuming the Heavenly Flame.
• On the third day, Yao Lao began refining the fifth-tier Blood Lotus Pill while Xiao Yan watched.

Xiao Yan gathered the materials needed to devour the Green Lotus Core Flame and spent two days preparing himself. With Yao Lao’s guidance, he began the process, protected by the Blood Lotus Pill as he reached for the flame’s core.

• Yao Lao completed a Blood Lotus Pill, and Hai Bo Dong brought Xiao Yan the Ice Spirit Cold Spring he had obtained from the Mo City Lord.
• Yao Lao told Xiao Yan to rest for two days before devouring the Heavenly Flame, and Xiao Yan spent time with Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin.
• Xiao Yan found Hai Bo Dong drawing maps and learned that Hai Bo Dong had once dreamed of becoming a cartographer.
• After two days of rest, Xiao Yan met Yao Lao in the courtyard with the Blood Lotus Pill, Ice Spirit Cold Spring, and Spirit Container ready.
• Xiao Yan swallowed the Blood Lotus Pill and reached into the Green Lotus Core Flame to extract its flame seed as Yao Lao shielded them from the sparks.

Xiao Yan endured the Green Lotus Core Flame’s burning, absorbed it, and evolved the Flame Mantra to Xuan-Tier Advanced. After recovering, he reunited with Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin and announced that he would travel deeper into the Tagor Desert to cultivate.

• Xiao Yan swallowed the Green Lotus Core Flame seed and endured its flames while Yao Lao treated his injuries.
• Xiao Yan guided the flame through his meridians into his Qi Cyclone, advancing to Seven-Star Dou Shi, while Yao Lao helped place the flame seed in the Spirit Container’s gray-white space.
• Xiao Yan evolved the Flame Mantra overnight to Xuan-Tier Advanced and showed Yao Lao his cyan Green Lotus Core Flame.
• Xiao Yan left the scorched courtyard and reunited with Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin as Hai Bo Dong asked whether they would leave Mo City.
• Xiao Yan told Hai Bo Dong he planned to go deeper into the Tagor Desert to cultivate his fire-attributed method and temper his Dou Techniques.

Xiao Yan trained in the Tagor Desert, endured a sandstorm, and found water at a small lake, where he encountered a group of Snake-People. He prepared to leave with a full waterskin as their leader noticed his Storage Ring.

• Hai Bo Dong warned Xiao Yan to avoid Queen Medusa's territory, but Xiao Yan said he would seek her out later.
• Yao Lao used crimson liquid to intensify Xiao Yan's desert training, and Xiao Yan stabilized his foundation before approaching the Seven-Star Dou Shi realm.
• Yao Lao had Xiao Yan fight desert magical beasts, then warned him to flee when a massive sandstorm approached.
• Xiao Yan escaped the sandstorm, followed Yao Lao's directions to a small lake, and drank after nearly two days without water.
• Seven or eight Snake-People arrived at the lake; their leader decided against capturing Xiao Yan until he saw Xiao Yan produce a waterskin from his Storage Ring.

Xiao Yan fought off a group of Snake-People Tribe bandits who wanted his Storage Ring, but the arrival of the Dou Wang Yue Mei left him facing a far more dangerous opponent. Yue Mei attacked him after inviting him to return to her tribe.

• A Snake-Person Da Dou Shi ordered his men to kill Xiao Yan and take his Storage Ring.
• Xiao Yan killed two Snake-Person Dou Masters and wounded the Da Dou Shi, then fought through the group as the captain called for reinforcements.
• Xiao Yan killed the Da Dou Shi just as Yue Mei arrived and revealed she had been sent to aid her tribe’s people after the sandstorm.
• Yao Lao did not answer Xiao Yan’s calls for help, and Xiao Yan tried to dismiss the fight as a misunderstanding.
• Yue Mei offered to take Xiao Yan to her tribe, then summoned a giant snake-shaped energy attack that lunged at his head.

Xiao Yan fled Yue Mei’s pursuit, but she trapped him with a powerful formation until Yao Lao took control and broke it. Yao Lao escaped with Xiao Yan after sensing Queen Medusa and other Snake-People Tribe experts approaching, leaving Yue Mei behind as an unknown figure arrived.

• Xiao Yan shattered Yue Mei’s energy snake with Prajna Palm and escaped using his Purple Cloud Wings.
• Yue Mei pursued Xiao Yan, then summoned a formation of more than a hundred energy snakes to trap him.
• Yao Lao took control of Xiao Yan and destroyed Yue Mei’s formation with Gale Swift Sword.
• Yao Lao used Howling Gale to make Yue Mei think he would attack, then escaped with Xiao Yan.
• Yao Lao told Xiao Yan that Snake-People Tribe experts and Queen Medusa were approaching, while an unknown figure arrived beside Yue Mei.

After defeating Yue Mei, Xiao Yan decided to infiltrate the Snake-People Tribe’s Royal City and abduct Queen Medusa, hoping to use her evolution into a Dou Zong to gain a powerful ally. He reached the city before dawn and saw Medusa meeting with Yue Mei, Mo Ba Si, and two other figures.

• Mo Ba Si arrived to investigate the battle, learned Yue Mei’s communication snake had died, and followed her toward the Royal City.
• Xiao Yan told Yao Lao that he planned to abduct Queen Medusa and explained how Heavenly Flames could help her evolve into a Dou Zong.
• Yao Lao gave Xiao Yan a forbidden soul-control Dou Technique and warned him to use it cautiously.
• Xiao Yan flew toward the Royal City, passed the guarded Mei Snake Tribe fortress, and evaded its watchful flying beasts.
• Xiao Yan reached the Royal City and spotted Queen Medusa with Yue Mei, Mo Ba Si, a red-robed man, and a Grey-Robed Elder in the Divine Temple.

Xiao Yan infiltrated the Snake-People Royal City to confront Queen Medusa, with Yao Lao helping him trap her in a Space Cage. Queen Medusa transformed into a giant purple serpent and repeatedly failed to break free.

• Queen Medusa ordered Mo Ba Si to strengthen the Royal City's defenses and sent the leaders of four tribes back to their territories.
• Xiao Yan used Yao Lao's aura concealment to enter the Royal City and find Queen Medusa at a lake.
• Xiao Yan and Yao Lao secretly approached Queen Medusa while she prepared to bathe, but she sensed Xiao Yan and put on her robe.
• Yao Lao sprang from hiding and sealed Queen Medusa inside a Space Cage.
• Xiao Yan provoked Queen Medusa, who transformed into a giant purple serpent and charged the cage repeatedly without breaking it.

Xiao Yan and Yao Lao helped Queen Medusa endure the flames and complete her evolution into a Seven-Colored Heaven-Swallowing Python. After the exhausted Xiao Yan welcomed her charge, Medusa transformed into a woman and fell into his arms.

• Yao Lao opened a crack in the Space Cage, and Xiao Yan burned Queen Medusa with the Green Lotus Core Flame while giving her a secret art to guide her evolution.
• Xiao Yan formed a Thousand-Fold Knot as lightning struck Medusa’s charred body, and she emerged as a Seven-Colored Giant Python.
• Hua She'er and the Royal Guard reached the lake but could not break through Yao Lao’s barrier, and they watched Medusa’s transformation from outside.
• Yao Lao identified Medusa as a Seven-Colored Heaven-Swallowing Python, and Xiao Yan greeted her as Cai Lin.
• The Seven-Colored Giant Python charged at Xiao Yan, transformed into a purple-robed woman, and rushed into his embrace.

After Medusa evolved into a Seven-Colored Heaven-Swallowing Python, she broke through to become a three-star Dou Zong and left with Xiao Yan. Ten days later, Xiao Yan studied a combat skill in Medusa’s chamber while she teased him.

• Medusa teased Xiao Yan, who named her Cai Lin after her evolution into a Seven-Colored Heaven-Swallowing Python.
• Medusa shattered Yao Lao’s barrier and revealed that she had become a three-star Dou Zong.
• Yao Lao returned to Xiao Yan’s Storage Ring to sleep, while Medusa told her Royal Guard to clean up and took Xiao Yan away.
• Ten days later, Xiao Yan studied a black scroll in Medusa’s chamber as she lounged beside him and distracted him.
• Medusa teased Xiao Yan about being five years old, and Xiao Yan silently vowed to win her over when he was older.

Xiao Yan asked Yao Lao to refine Imperial Extreme Pills for the Snake-People Tribe's four elders, hoping to help them break through to Dou Zong. Yao Lao completed the pills, and Medusa devoured the Pill Lightning, gaining enough energy to challenge the Peak Three-Star Dou Zong realm.

• Xiao Yan asked the newly awakened Yao Lao to refine Imperial Extreme Pills for the Snake-People Tribe's four elders, and Yao Lao agreed.
• Medusa gathered the ingredients from the clan's stores and watched with Xiao Yan as Yao Lao began refining the pills.
• As the pill formed, strange energy clouds and Pill Lightning gathered above the courtyard.
• At Xiao Yan's request, Medusa transformed into the Seven-Colored Heaven-Swallowing Python and devoured the thunderclouds and lightning.
• Medusa returned beside Xiao Yan and said the energy she had consumed should let her challenge the Peak Three-Star Dou Zong realm.

Yao Lao refined Imperial Extreme Pills for Medusa, and Xiao Yan met the Four Great Elders of the Snake-People Tribe. The elders used a secret technique and the pills to break through into the Dou Zong realm, leaving Xiao Yan delighted by their new strength.

• Yao Lao completed five Imperial Extreme Pills, gave four to Medusa, and kept one as payment.
• Medusa brought Xiao Yan to meet the Four Great Elders, who examined his cultivation, Heavenly Flame, and unusually young bone age.
• Medusa presented the elders with the four pills, and the Great Elder agreed that they owed Xiao Yan a favor but would not let him take their Clan Leader away.
• The Four Great Elders swallowed the Imperial Extreme Pills and combined their secret technique to attack the Dou Zong barrier.
• The four elders broke through to the Dou Zong realm, and the Second Elder praised Xiao Yan for helping them.

Xiao Yan left Medusa and returned from the Tagor Desert to Stone Desert City, then traveled with Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin toward the Xiao Clan. He reunited with Xiao Zhan during the clan competition, where his father was astonished by Xiao Yan’s Dou Wang strength.

• Medusa kissed Xiao Yan goodbye, and he flew back to Stone Desert City after asking her which way to go.
• Xiao Yan reunited with Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, and Hai Bo Dong, then arranged to leave Stone Desert City in three days.
• Xiao Yan’s group flew to Black Rock City, where Hai Bo Dong gave him a fragmentary Heavenly Flame map and received two pills in return.
• Xiao Yan parted from Hai Bo Dong and traveled with Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin to Wutan City, arriving while the Xiao Clan held its grand competition.
• Xiao Yan descended into the Martial Arts Arena and reunited with Xiao Zhan, who was surprised to learn that his son had reached Dou Wang.

Xiao Yan returned to the Xiao Clan with Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin, then reunited with Xiao Xun'er and learned she had become a Dou Zhe. He asked Yao Lao how to train the two girls, and Yao Lao gave him a cultivation method made for Xiao Yi Xian's Woe Poison Body.

• Xiao Yan introduced Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin to Xiao Zhan and arranged for them to live together near his courtyard.
• Xiao Yan visited Xiao Xun'er, dodged her Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame, and reunited with her after his year-and-a-half absence.
• Xiao Xun'er revealed that she had become a Dou Zhe, while Xiao Yan's Dou Master strength surprised her.
• Xiao Yan told Yao Lao that he wanted to train Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin himself and asked for suitable cultivation methods.
• Yao Lao explained the Woe Poison Body's dangers and gave Xiao Yan the Woe Poison Scripture, a method created by the Woe Heavenly Lady.

Yao Lao gave Xiao Yan cultivation methods and explained that Xiao Yi Xian’s Woe Poison Body would require a rare Poison Pill refined with materials from the Central Plains. Xiao Yan then entrusted Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin with their respective techniques and made room for Qing Lin’s Fire Spirit Snake at the Xiao Clan.

• Yao Lao explained that Xiao Yi Xian needed the Poison Pill Method before reaching Dou Zong, and Xiao Yan agreed to travel to the Central Plains to find its rare ingredients.
• Yao Lao gave Xiao Yan the Heavenly Snake Strategy for Qing Lin, whose Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils suited snake-type techniques and Dou Skills.
• The next day, Xiao Yan gave Xiao Yi Xian the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture and Woe Poison Scripture, warning her to prepare poisons only under supervision.
• Xiao Yan gave Qing Lin the Heavenly Snake Strategy and encouraged her to explore her bloodline by communicating with snake-type Magical Beasts.
• Qing Lin revealed that Yao Lao’s Beast Taming Ring held the Fire Spirit Snake, and Xiao Yan offered to let it roam in the Xiao Clan’s back mountain.

Xiao Yan gave Qing Lin the Fire Spirit Snake and an Earth Fire Lotus Seed, then taught her and Xiao Xun'er the basics of cultivation. After reaching peak Eight-Star Dou Master, he heard Yao Lao propose using a Child Flame of Xiao Xun'er's Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame to speed his breakthrough to Da Dou Shi, leaving Xiao Yan to persuade her.

• Xiao Yan gave Qing Lin an Earth Fire Lotus Seed to feed the Fire Spirit Snake and told her about its possible evolution into a Flame Snake.
• Xiao Yan taught Qing Lin and Xiao Xun'er how to cultivate and mobilize the Dou Power in their bodies.
• Xiao Yan cultivated with the Lotus Pedestal and an Earth Fire Lotus Seed, reaching peak Eight-Star Dou Master.
• Yao Lao proposed that Xiao Xun'er split off a Child Flame of the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame so they could create a Pseudo Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame for Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yan objected to taking Xiao Xun'er's inherited flame, but Yao Lao clarified that the process would not damage its origin and told him to persuade her.

Xiao Yan persuaded Xiao Xun'er to separate a spark from her Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame so he could test a secret technique for becoming stronger. He sealed the spark in a jade box and left, while Xiao Xun'er was left blushing after he kissed her forehead.

• Xiao Yan asked Xiao Xun'er to help him obtain a spark of the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame, and Ling Ying warned them against the danger.
• Xiao Xun'er overruled Ling Ying and separated a tiny spark from the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame, exhausting the flame and herself in the process.
• Xiao Yan gave Xiao Xun'er a Foundation Building Pill and sealed the spark in a jade box.
• Xiao Yan thanked Xiao Xun'er with a kiss on her forehead and hurried out, leaving her stunned and blushing while Ling Ying pretended not to have seen it.

Xiao Yan stabilized the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame's Child Flame and refined it into an Origin Heavenly Flame, leaving it to grow inside his Qi Cyclone. He then checked on Qing Lin, Xiao Qing, and Xiao Yi Xian after returning to the courtyard.

• Xiao Yan used the Earth Fire Lotus Seed to stabilize the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame's Child Flame, following Yao Lao's instructions.
• Xiao Yan swallowed the Child Flame and used the Green Lotus Core Flame to move it into the safe space in his Qi Cyclone.
• Yao Lao told Xiao Yan to nurture the Origin Heavenly Flame with Dou Qi for about a month before devouring it with the Flame Mantra and breaking through to Da Dou Shi.
• Xiao Yan found Qing Lin exhausted after she secretly practiced the Heavenly Snake Strategy's Snake Technique: Chapter of Nether, and he caught her as Xiao Qing rushed over.
• Qing Lin told Xiao Yan that Xiao Qing had reached the fourth rank after absorbing an Earth Fire Lotus Seed and had grown two wings.
• Xiao Yi Xian rushed out to greet Xiao Yan, who wiped a gray medicinal stain from her mouth.

Xiao Yan absorbed the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame’s Child Flame, broke through to the Da Dou Shi realm, and advanced the Flame Mantra to Quasi-Earth Tier. He went to the back mountain to test his new strength and met Xiao Xun'er practicing there.

• Xiao Yan used the Green Lotus Core Flame to absorb the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame’s Child Flame, opening more meridians as the flames merged.
• Xiao Yan broke through from eight-star Dou Master to the initial stage of two-star Da Dou Shi, while the Flame Mantra advanced half a grade to Quasi-Earth Tier.
• Xiao Yan manifested Dou Qi Armor and smashed a crater into his room’s floor before heading to the back mountain with Yao Lao.
• Xiao Yan saw Xiao Xun'er shatter a boulder with the Roaming Dragon Eight Trigrams Palm and told her he had come to see her.