Chapter Summaries

Su Yun forced Zhang Ritian to kneel by threatening Zhang Wei, then blasted Zhang Ritian’s body apart with a Four-Colored Fire Lotus. He captured Zhang Ritian’s soul, tortured it unconscious, and had the System scan and recycle his memories.

• Su Yun revealed that Zhang Wei was trapped in the Ancient Poison Crocodile’s mouth and demanded that Zhang Ritian answer for trying to kill him.
• Su Yun ordered Zhang Ritian to kneel or Zhang Wei would die, and Zhang Ritian knelt to save his son.
• Su Yun tossed the completed Four-Colored Fire Lotus at Zhang Ritian and escaped into the System Space as it exploded, destroying Zhang Ritian’s body and heavily injuring his soul.
• Su Yun captured Zhang Ritian’s Soul Body and stabbed it with soul swords until Zhang Ritian passed out.
• Su Yun used the System to scan and recycle Zhang Ritian’s memories.

After killing Zhang Ritian and Zhang Wei, Su Yun upgraded Setting Sun and returned to Jia Nan Academy. Meanwhile, Mo Tianxing attacked Cold Pavilion, forcing Hai Bodong and Xiao Yi Xian to face a dangerous choice, until Qing Lin offered them a way to escape.

• Su Yun confirmed Zhang Wei was dead, collected the two Seventh-Tier Magical Beasts' Magic Cores, and fused one into Setting Sun to upgrade it to a Seventh-Tier weapon.
• Su Yun scattered the remaining aura above the Magical Beast Mountain Range and flew back to Jia Nan Academy.
• Mo Tianxing and a group of Dou Emperors attacked Cold Pavilion, with Old Man Yingshan supporting him as Hai Bodong and Xiao Yi Xian confronted them.
• Hai Bodong asked Xiao Yi Xian what to do, and she worried that using her Poisonous Body of Misfortune would expose her identity and disrupt Su Yun's plans.
• Qing Lin contacted Xiao Yi Xian through Soul Transmission, reassured her that she was safely hidden nearby, and offered a way for them to escape.

Qing Lin revealed that her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils could bypass Dou Qi defenses and strike souls, then used the Snake Saint Legacy technique to incapacitate Mo Tianxing and another Dou Zong expert. Xiao Yi Xian and Hai Bodong escaped with Qing Lin, leaving the Black Emperor Sect in disarray while Xiao Yi Xian remained determined to preserve Su Yun’s plans.

• Qing Lin explained her soul attack and assured Xiao Yi Xian that she could safely use it against the two Dou Zong experts.
• Xiao Yi Xian told Hai Bodong about Qing Lin’s plan, then refused his suggestion to destroy the Black Emperor Sect because Su Yun still needed the sect for his plans.
• Hai Bodong stalled Mo Tianxing as Qing Lin gathered her power and had four Snake-Person elders guard her.
• Qing Lin struck the two Dou Zong experts with her pupil technique, piercing their Dou Qi defenses and making them scream in pain.
• Xiao Yi Xian and Hai Bodong met up with the exhausted Qing Lin and escaped, while the Black Emperor Sect’s Dou Emperors hesitated to pursue them.

Su Yun returned to Jia Nan Academy, reunited with Xiao Yi Xian, and learned that Cold Pavilion had been attacked by Black Emperor Sect. While examining Zhang Ritian’s memories, he discovered the Netherworld Poison Flame was in the Central Plains and found a secret treasure capable of transferring Dou Di bloodlines.

• Xiao Yi Xian brought Hai Bodong and Qing Lin to Jia Nan Academy to wait for Su Yun, who returned a month later.
• Xiao Yi Xian told Su Yun that Black Emperor Sect had attacked Cold Pavilion, and Su Yun decided they would return to the Jiama Empire after Cai Lin emerged from seclusion.
• Hai Bodong gave Su Yun the resources recovered from Cold Pavilion, and Su Yun refined Zhang Ritian’s soul into Soul Origin for Qing Lin.
• Su Yun examined Zhang Ritian’s memories and learned that the Netherworld Poison Flame was in the Central Plains.
• Su Yun found a black gelatinous secret treasure in Zhang Ritian’s Ring of Holding and confirmed that it belonged to the Tunling Clan and could devour and transfer Dou Di bloodlines.

Su Yun learned the risks and Zhang Ritian’s plans for the Grade Seven Dou Di Bloodline, then kept the Spirit Devouring Secret Treasure hidden. After Cai Lin’s breakthrough triggered the Fallen Heart Flame’s riot, Su Yun arrived at the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower to handle it.

• Su Yun scanned the Grade Seven Dou Di Bloodline and learned it guaranteed advancement to Dou Zong but made later bottlenecks far harder.
• Su Yun discovered Zhang Ritian had planned to raise Zhang Wei’s bloodline by refining the Netherworld Poison Flame, then stored the Spirit Devouring Secret Treasure out of sight.
• A month later, Cai Lin broke through to Dou Zong, and the Fallen Heart Flame began battering the seal beneath the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower.
• Su Yun called Cai Lin through their soul connection and ordered her to leave the tower while he dealt with the riot.
• Su Yun and Xiao Yi Xian reached the tower, where Su Qian and the elders had gathered, and Su Yun reassured Cai Lin.

Su Yun and the Jia Nan Academy elders faced the Fallen Heart Flame after Cai Lin’s breakthrough provoked it into breaking the tower’s seal. They attacked and began forming a new seal, but the Invisible Fire Python fiercely resisted.

• Su Yun sensed that Cai Lin’s newly awakened Myriad Beast Spirit Flame aura had stirred the Fallen Heart Flame, and the academy evacuated the students.
• Su Qian explained that the Fallen Heart Flame’s assault was unusually strong and that the elders would attack if it broke free.
• The Invisible Fire Python shattered the seal, and Su Qian, the elders, Su Yun, and his companions launched a coordinated assault.
• Qing Lin summoned four snake-people elders, revealing their Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils to Su Qian.
• Su Qian and the elders formed a multicolored formation barrier to suppress the battered flame, but the Invisible Fire Python struggled violently against it.

Su Yun helped seal the Fallen Heart Flame and returned to the Jiama Empire with his companions. Hai Bodong then went to Misty Cloud Mountain, where Su Yun sensed him confronting a wind-attribute Dou Zong.

• Su Yun used a soul secret technique to weaken the Fallen Heart Flame, allowing Su Qian and the elders to seal it beneath the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower.
• Su Yun announced that the group would return to the Jiama Empire and assigned Cai Lin to protect Qing Lin.
• Zi Yan joined Su Yun, Qing Lin, and Hai Bodong on their journey, and a snake-person elder carried them to the Jiama Empire in ten days.
• Hai Bodong released his Dou Zong aura over the Imperial Capital before the group visited the Mittel Family and attended a welcoming banquet.
• Hai Bodong appeared on Misty Cloud Mountain while Su Yun prepared with Xiao Yi Xian, and Su Yun sensed Hai Bodong and a wind-attribute Dou Zong nearby.

Hai Bodong challenged Yun Shan to a battle at the Misty Cloud Sect after both men had advanced to Dou Zong. Su Yun and Xiao Yi Xian watched as Hai Bodong gained the advantage, and Yun Shan prepared to continue fighting.

• Jia Xingtian and Fa Ma flew toward Misty Cloud Mountain after sensing Yun Shan's Dou Zong pressure.
• Hai Bodong challenged Yun Shan to spar, then attacked with Calamity Breaker when Yun Shan tried to postpone the fight.
• Yun Shan countered Hai Bodong's first strike but suffered a cut to his palm.
• Su Yun and Xiao Yi Xian watched from a nearby mountain, and Su Yun explained that Hai Bodong was holding back.
• Yun Shan summoned a wind spiral and renewed the attack as Hai Bodong thrust his spear at him.

Hai Bodong defeated Yun Shan in their battle, while Su Yun suspected Yun Shan’s breakthrough had relied on the Hall of Souls’ Spirit Devouring Soul Sacrifice technique. After the old friends parted, Yun Shan discussed Su Yun with Hai Bodong and reunited with Yun Yun, leaving his changed temperament an unresolved concern.

• Yun Shan and Hai Bodong moved their fight above the clouds to avoid harming people on Misty Cloud Mountain.
• Hai Bodong shattered Yun Shan’s attacks with Calamity Breaker, and Yun Shan admitted defeat.
• Su Yun recognized signs that Yun Shan had used the Hall of Souls’ Spirit Devouring Soul Sacrifice technique and left with Xiao Yi Xian.
• Jia Xingtian and Fa Ma departed without joining Hai Bodong and Yun Shan, who reflected on how their old friendship had changed.
• Yun Shan asked Hai Bodong about Su Yun and learned that Su Yun was a Sixth Grade Alchemist.
• Yun Yun and Yun Leng arrived, and Yun Shan celebrated his breakthrough and thanked Yun Yun for her efforts.

Su Yun prepared to upgrade Hai Bodong’s Calamity Breaker while waiting for the Alchemist Grand Meeting, and Xiao Yan arrived in the Imperial Capital to train before the Three Year Agreement. Medicine Elder advised him to enter the meeting and seek ingredients for a pill, but then reacted with shock as Xiao Yan headed toward the Alchemist Guild.

• Su Yun took Hai Bodong’s Calamity Breaker, promising to upgrade it, and the group secluded themselves at the Mittel Family while waiting for the Alchemist Grand Meeting.
• Two months later, Xiao Yan arrived in the Imperial Capital and discussed the Three Year Agreement and his strength with Medicine Elder.
• Medicine Elder told Xiao Yan to enter the Alchemist Grand Meeting and gather ingredients for a Three-Pattern Azure Spirit Pill to strengthen himself before facing Nalan Yanran.
• Xiao Yan asked a local for directions to the Alchemist Guild and set off to buy medicinal ingredients.
• Medicine Elder suddenly exclaimed in shock while Xiao Yan walked toward the Alchemist Guild, and Xiao Yan asked what was wrong.

Xiao Yan encountered Qing Lin in the Imperial Capital and learned from Medicine Elder that she was a Dou Wang whose unusual pupils had nearly detected him. Su Yun learned Xiao Yan had arrived, while Xiao Yan continued training with the Heavy Xuan Ruler and began drawing flame power from the Naling.

• Qing Lin’s Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils sensed Medicine Elder’s Soul Power, so he hid inside the Bone Flame Ring and severed his connection with Xiao Yan.
• Medicine Elder told Xiao Yan that Qing Lin was a Dou Wang with unusually keen perception of the soul, and Xiao Yan headed to the Alchemist Guild.
• Hai Bodong reported to Su Yun that a young man carrying a huge ruler had arrived in the Imperial Capital, and Su Yun learned the scouts had withdrawn without investigating him.
• Qing Lin and Zi Yan returned from a day out, and Qing Lin showed Xiao Yi Xian her new accessories while Zi Yan ate snacks.
• Xiao Yan practiced with the Heavy Xuan Ruler, then drew flame power from the Naling and formed black-and-white flames in his palm.

Xiao Yan trained to shape the Yin-Yang Twin Flames while Medicine Elder explained its rarity and warned that Yun Shan’s rise to Dou Zong made the Misty Cloud Sect dangerous. Medicine Elder proposed seeking Hai Bodong’s help to ensure Xiao Yan could leave safely after the Three Year Agreement, though he admitted he had no confidence Hai Bodong would protect him.

• Xiao Yan practiced shaping the Yin-Yang Twin Flames under Medicine Elder’s instruction and improved his fire lion’s likeness to fifty-three percent.
• Medicine Elder praised Xiao Yan’s hard work and explained that luck had helped him obtain the rare Yin-Yang Twin Flames.
• Medicine Elder warned Xiao Yan that the Misty Cloud Sect might not let him leave safely if he defeated Nalan Yanran.
• Medicine Elder revealed that Yun Shan had advanced to Dou Zong and that his own depleted Soul Power would make confronting him difficult.
• Medicine Elder suggested seeking Hai Bodong’s help, then admitted he had no confidence Hai Bodong would protect Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan went to the Alchemist Grand Meeting hoping to meet Zhang Xiaofan, while Su Yun followed him to find the first change of the Heavenly Flame Three Mysterious Changes. When Xiao Yan picked up the jade slip containing it, Su Yun stepped in to claim it.

• Medicine Elder told Xiao Yan to try meeting Zhang Xiaofan through his connection to Han Li and said he would train Xiao Yan in alchemy.
• Su Yun accepted the invitation to the Alchemist Grand Meeting after Xiao Yi Xian asked him to go with her.
• Thirty-odd days later, Xiao Yan attended the preliminary selection in disguise, while Su Yun covertly followed him.
• Xiao Yan found a broken jade slip at a stall, and Su Yun's system identified it as the first change of the Heavenly Flame Three Mysterious Changes.
• Su Yun placed his hand on Xiao Yan's shoulder and asked him to let Su Yun have the jade slip.

Su Yun, disguised as Han Li, met Xiao Yan at a stall and obtained the broken jade after Xiao Yan paid for it. After they reunited at an inn, Xiao Yan asked Su Yun to introduce him to Zhang Xiaofan, and Su Yun agreed.

• Su Yun approached Xiao Yan in the Imperial Capital while disguised as Han Li and asked for the broken jade.
• Xiao Yan gave Su Yun the jade and paid the stall owner five thousand Gold Coins, then invited Su Yun to an inn.
• Xiao Yan removed his mask and revealed his identity, and he and Su Yun happily recalled their past connection.
• Medicine Elder urged Xiao Yan to ask Su Yun for an introduction to Zhang Xiaofan.
• Xiao Yan asked Su Yun to arrange a meeting with Zhang Xiaofan, and Su Yun agreed.

Su Yun gave Xiao Yan a jade token to help him meet Xiao Fan, then accepted Xiao Yan’s living Ancient Heavenly Phoenix egg as a gift. After they parted, Su Yun returned invisibly to the Mittel Family, planning to meet Xiao Yan again soon.

• Xiao Yan planned to find Xiao Fan the next day, but Su Yun said he had to leave the Jiama Empire and gave him a jade token bearing the character Han.
• Xiao Yan asked whether Su Yun’s sect accepted Magical Beasts and showed him a living egg he had found at the bottom of a cliff.
• Su Yun scanned the egg and discovered it contained an Ancient Heavenly Phoenix whose damaged origin made it difficult to hatch.
• Xiao Yan gave Su Yun the egg and its life-sustaining jade platform, and Su Yun accepted them while considering how to raise the phoenix.
• Xiao Yan left for the Alchemist Grand Meeting preliminary selection, while Su Yun investigated the area, turned invisible, and returned to the Mittel Family.

Su Yun restored the Ancient Heavenly Phoenix Egg’s damaged origin, while Xiao Yan won first place in the Alchemist Grand Meeting preliminaries and headed to the Nalan Family gathering. At the Nalan Family’s entrance, Xiao Yan found a crowd gathered after Mu Zhan attacked Ya Fei.

• Su Yun used three Fifth Tier Energy Crystal Blocks to replace the Ancient Heavenly Phoenix Egg’s origin and injected it into the egg, strengthening its vitality without hatching it.
• Xiao Yan qualified for the Alchemist Grand Meeting finals in first place, and Liu Ling challenged his alchemy ability.
• Xiao Yan decided to attend the Nalan Family gathering to see Nalan Yanran’s strength and planned to meet Zhang Xiaofan the next day using Su Yun’s jade slip.
• Medicine Elder recognized the Fifth Grade Soul Power on the jade slip and concluded that Han Li likely came from a powerful hidden sect.
• Xiao Yan arrived at the Nalan Family and saw a crowd at the entrance; Ya Fei had just been attacked by the fugitive Mu Zhan.

After Mu Zhan’s attempt to abduct Ya Fei failed, Su Yun investigated his ties to the Chuyun Empire while Xiao Yan visited the Mittel Family to meet Zhang Xiaofan. The visit ended with Su Yun detecting Medicine Elder inside Xiao Yan’s ring and forcing him to reveal himself.

• Ya Fei returned to the Mittel Family after Mu Zhan’s attack, and Su Yun ordered Hai Bodong to investigate Chuyun Empire alchemists for links to Mu Zhan.
• A man in black rebuked Mu Zhan for exposing himself, then ordered him to stay hidden until they returned to their country.
• Xiao Yan visited the Mittel Family to meet Zhang Xiaofan, and Su Yun let him into the guest hall.
• On the way, Xiao Yan recognized Qing Lin and saw her leaving with Zi Yan, while Medicine Elder noticed that Zi Yan was a Dou Wang expert.
• Su Yun recognized something familiar about Xiao Yan, detected a soul inside his ring, and caused Medicine Elder to appear.

Su Yun agreed to protect Xiao Yan after the Three Year Agreement and welcomed him as a little brother. After Xiao Yan left to prepare for the duel, Su Yun ordered Hai Bodong to kill the captured Mu Zhan.

• Su Yun recognized Medicine Elder as the one who had probed him and reassured Xiao Yan and Medicine Elder that he held no grudge.
• Su Yun explained that the Misty Cloud Sect had invited Imperial Capital forces to a ceremony for Nalan Yanran settling old grudges, angering Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yan asked Su Yun to protect him as he came down from Misty Cloud Mountain after defeating Nalan Yanran, and Su Yun agreed to attend the Three Year Agreement.
• Xiao Yan left relieved and resolved to prepare, while Medicine Elder urged him to shatter the Misty Cloud Sect's confidence.
• Hai Bodong and Mitel Tengshan reported that they had captured Mu Zhan, and Su Yun ordered Hai Bodong to kill him.

Hai Bodong and Mitel Tengshan dealt with the imprisoned Mu Zhan, and seven days later Su Yun and Xiao Yi Xian attended the Alchemist Grand Meeting finals. At the venue, Su Yun reunited with Yun Yun while the leaders discussed the competition and the threat posed by Yan Li; the finalists then descended to begin.

• Hai Bodong ordered Mitel Tengshan to deal with Mu Zhan, who was imprisoned in a cage.
• Xiao Yi Xian dressed Su Yun in a white robe she had sewn, changed into a matching dress, and walked with him to the Grand Meeting venue.
• Hai Bodong cleared a path for Su Yun and Xiao Yi Xian, and Su Yun greeted Jia Xingtian, Fa Ma, and Yun Yun on the high platform.
• Su Yun spoke with Yun Yun, while Jia Xingtian worried about her connection to him and Hai Bodong discussed the finalists with Jia Xingtian and Fa Ma.
• Jia Xingtian explained that they could not kill Yan Li without risking war with the Chuyun Empire.
• Yao Yue, Liu Ling, and Yan Xiao flew down to the venue as Fa Ma announced the start of the finals.

At the Alchemist Grand Meeting, Xiao Yan refined a Three-Pattern Azure Spirit Pill and reached the Fourth Grade Alchemist realm, while Yan Li claimed the championship too early. Su Yun returned to the Mittel Family and celebrated his eighteenth birthday with Xiao Yi Xian and their friends, ending the night alone with Xiao Yi Xian.

• Su Yun teased Xiao Yi Xian by claiming Yan Xiao had a Heaven Tier High-Grade Dou Technique called Ghost Possession, and she realized he was joking.
• Yan Li announced that he had refined a Purple Heart Breaking Barrier Pill, but Xiao Yan revealed his Three-Pattern Azure Spirit Pill and surpassed him.
• Xiao Yan rejected the groups trying to recruit him and left after the Grand Meeting ended.
• Su Yun flew with Xiao Yi Xian to the Mittel Family, where she asked him to spend the day with her.
• Qing Lin, Zi Yan, and Hai Bodong surprised Su Yun with a cake for his eighteenth birthday, and everyone celebrated together.
• After the others left late that night, only Su Yun and Xiao Yi Xian remained in the room.