Chapter Summaries

Ye Yan and Ye Lin stopped on the black plains to confront the Blood Sect pursuers, who intended to capture and torment Ye Yan. After Ye Yan insulted them, he called on Ye Lin to attack.

• Ye Lin identified the Blood Sect as a possible source of the two groups following them, while Ye Yan guessed they were attracted to him.
• Blood Sect elders Xue Mei and Yin Yu plotted to capture Ye Yan and torment him, with three Da Dou Shi accompanying them.
• Ye Yan and Ye Lin landed on the black plain and waited for the pursuers, and Ye Lin offered to handle them or leave one for Ye Yan to fight.
• Xue Mei invited Ye Yan to Black Seal City, but he insulted her and mocked Yin Yu and the others.
• Yin Yu threatened Ye Yan, who erupted in insults and told Ye Lin to make his move.

Ye Lin and Ye Yan fought Yin Yu, Xue Mei, and three Blood Sect Da Dou Shi in the Black Plain. Ye Lin overwhelmed the Dou Wang pair while Ye Yan used his concealed Dou Shi cultivation and Heaven Burning Flame to battle the remaining attacker.

• Ye Lin grabbed Xue Mei and repeatedly slammed her into the ground before kicking her away, while Yin Yu prepared his Blood Palms and attacked Ye Lin.
• Ye Lin dodged Yin Yu's Blood Palm and struck him with a flame-wrapped palm, sending him flying dozens of meters.
• Ye Yan drew his spear and faced three Da Dou Shi, then revealed his one-star Dou Shi cultivation and coated the weapon in Heaven Burning Flame.
• Ye Lin released a half-step Dou Emperor aura, crushed the three attackers with its pressure, and killed two with black flames.
• Ye Yan used Flowing Cloud Steps and his spear to pierce the remaining Da Dou Shi's shoulder, then pressed his attack with a blazing arc of Qi.

Ye Lin revealed his Battle Emperor-level power and defeated Yin Yu and Xue Mei, while Ye Yan killed a Da Dou Shi in a separate fight. Fan Lao set out for End of the World City after receiving their plea for help.

• Yin Yu and Xue Mei tried to summon nearby Blood Sect members and stalled Ye Lin, but he revealed his overwhelming aura and attacked them with flaming serpents.
• Yin Yu drained Xue Mei's Blood Qi to stabilize himself, then refused to help her and blamed her for the humiliation he had endured.
• Ye Yan abandoned his practice fight and defeated the Da Dou Shi with a series of forceful attacks, breaking his neck and killing him.
• Fan Lao received Yin Yu and Xue Mei's plea for help and headed toward End of the World City after hearing that a battle had broken out there.

Xue Mei died after accepting that her past crimes had caught up with her, while Ye Lin crippled Yin Yu and fought Fan Lao. Ye Yan killed Yin Yu and planned to pursue Han Feng for his Sea Heart Flame, but the chapter ended with Fan Lao protesting Ye Lin’s strength as a Nine-Star Dou Emperor.

• Xue Mei accused Yin Yu of hypocrisy, acknowledged that her death was karma, and collapsed on the Black Plain.
• Ye Yan told Ye Lin to cripple Yin Yu, and Ye Lin struck Yin Yu down with a Flame Burning Palm.
• Fan Lao arrived and demanded that Ye Lin release Yin Yu, but Ye Lin crippled Yin Yu’s dantian and fought Fan Lao.
• Ye Yan stabbed Yin Yu through the chest and killed him, then considered going after Han Feng for his Sea Heart Flame and Yao Chen’s pill formulas.
• Fan Lao exclaimed that Ye Lin could not possibly be a Nine-Star Dou Emperor.

Ye Lin killed Fan Lao after overpowering him, and he and Ye Yan seized the Blood Sect’s supplies and techniques. After the remaining Blood Sect members were captured, Ye Yan killed Fan Ling, leaving two elders terrified of what Ye Lin and Ye Yan would do next.

• Ye Lin defeated Fan Lao with his flames and burned him to ash as the Blood Sect members fled or stayed out of the fight.
• Ye Lin took Ye Yan to Black Seal City, where they looted the Blood Sect’s wealth, medicinal herbs, techniques, and Fan Lao’s Blood Fiend Treasure Spear.
• Ye Yan was pleased to have regained his wealth after spending heavily on alchemy ingredients in Sacred Pill City.
• Two Blood Sect elders brought Fan Ling before Ye Lin and Ye Yan, claiming they had captured Fan Lao’s son.
• Ye Yan took the Blood Fiend Treasure Spear and stabbed Fan Ling through the heart, shocking the two elders.

Ye Yan and Ye Lin left the destroyed Blood Sect and arrived in Black Seal City, where Ye Yan began discussing how to approach Han Feng. The chapter leaves them suspecting that Han Feng betrayed his master, Venerable Yao, and considering how to investigate him.

• Ye Lin killed the surviving Blood Sect members after he and Ye Yan departed, leaving none alive.
• Yuan Yi and the Tomb Master inspected the Blood Sect’s ruins, recognized the attacker’s extraordinary fire, and realized Han Feng might face a powerful rival.
• Ye Yan and Ye Lin reached Black Seal City, where Ye Yan witnessed a scar-faced man kill a thin man who had stabbed him.
• Ye Yan settled into an inn and asked Ye Lin about Han Feng, learning that Han Feng was Venerable Yao’s disciple.
• Ye Yan told Ye Lin that Master suspected Han Feng had betrayed Venerable Yao, who had been missing for years.

Ye Yan and Ye Lin discussed why they had come to the Northwest Region and the possible connection between Han Feng and Soul Hall. Yuan Yi moved up Black Seal City’s auction to attract the expert who had destroyed the Blood Sect, and Ye Yan and Ye Lin arrived to have a treasure evaluated.

• Ye Yan told Ye Lin that Xuan Yi suspected Han Feng had betrayed Yao Chen and that Soul Hall might have been involved.
• Ye Yan explained that he wanted pill formulas from Yao Chen and that Han Feng’s Heavenly Flame was another reason to seek him out.
• Yuan Yi learned that Fan Lao and the Blood Sect had been destroyed, ordered a search for the suspected alchemist, and arranged an earlier auction to keep the expert in Black Seal City.
• Ye Yan and Ye Lin entered the Black Seal Auction House and went to a private chamber to have a treasure evaluated.

Ye Yan and Ye Lin brought Fan Lao’s spear and cultivation technique to the Black Seal Auction House and offered an Imperial Extreme Pill and Three-Pattern Green Spirit Pills for auction. Yuan Yi was tempted to buy the Imperial Extreme Pill and realized Ye Yan wanted more than lodging in the Black Corner Region, leaving him to weigh joining their powerful faction against the Eight Fan Gate and Black Seal City he had built.

• Ye Lin presented Fan Lao’s Blood Fiend Treasure Spear, prompting the appraiser to recognize it and summon the auction house’s leadership.
• Yuan Yi came to meet Ye Yan and Ye Lin, then assessed the spear and agreed to auction it alongside Fan Lao’s cultivation technique.
• Ye Yan announced that he would auction an Imperial Extreme Pill and Three-Pattern Green Spirit Pills, startling Yuan Yi with the prospect of a major bidding frenzy.
• Yuan Yi asked to buy the Imperial Extreme Pill, but Ye Yan insisted that auctioning it would bring the greatest profit.
• Ye Yan told Yuan Yi he had no place to settle in the Black Corner Region, and Yuan Yi understood that they wanted him and his faction to join them.

Ye Yan used the Imperial Extreme Pill and his hidden strength to pressure Yuan Yi into choosing whether to join him, while rival factions gathered at the Black Seal Auction House. Yuan Yi finally overcame his reluctance and decided to serve Ye Yan.

• Yuan Yi tried to buy the Imperial Extreme Pill in advance, but Ye Yan refused and instructed him to auction other treasures while keeping the pill's offer conditional.
• Ye Yan told Ye Lin that Yuan Yi would eventually agree to join him, since the auction would draw powerful factions whose pressure would push Yuan Yi to choose a side.
• Yuan Yi delayed announcing the Imperial Extreme Pill as the auction house filled with guests, including Su Mei, Old Man Yin Gu, Tie Wu, and the Tomb Master.
• The Tomb Master told the others that the expert who killed Fan Lao was a high-level Dou Emperor and a sixth-tier alchemist, prompting them to hurry inside.
• Wang Cheng reminded Yuan Yi that Ye Yan's faction might include a Dou Zong and had access to an Imperial Extreme Pill, and Yuan Yi decided to seek out Ye Yan and serve him.

Ye Yan and Ye Lin received the leaders of several factions at the Black Seal auction, where Ye Yan’s charm unsettled Su Mei and the others learned he was an alchemist. After the visitors left, Yuan Yi returned and declared that he would submit the Eight Fan Gate and Black Seal Auction House to Lin Yan.

• Yuan Yi brought Su Mei, Old Man Yin Gu, Tie Wu, and the Tomb Master into Ye Yan’s room after Ye Lin invited them in.
• The faction leaders sensed Ye Lin’s peak Dou Emperor aura and asked about the experts who had killed Fan Lao.
• Su Mei was drawn to Ye Yan, who introduced himself as Lin Yan, while Ye Lin identified himself as Lin Ye.
• Ye Lin confirmed he was an alchemist, but the auction’s opening announcement interrupted the group’s questions.
• After Ye Yan sent the visitors back to their rooms, Yuan Yi returned and offered the Eight Fan Gate and Black Seal Auction House’s submission to Lin Yan.

Yuan Yi pledged the Eight Fan Gate and Black Seal Auction House to Ye Yan, who promised him the Imperial Extreme Pill in exchange for information about Han Feng and suspicious black shadows. As the auction continued, the leaders gathered there reacted to the Three-Pattern Green Spirit Pills and the Tomb Master realized they had kept him out of the loop.

• Yuan Yi submitted to Ye Yan, who reserved the Imperial Extreme Pill for him and tasked him with investigating Han Feng's close associates and black shadows in the Black Corner Region.
• Ye Yan told Ye Lin that stopping Han Feng would require careful preparation and possibly a Dou Zong, and Ye Lin vowed to break through soon.
• The auction of Ye Yan's two Three-Pattern Green Spirit Pills sparked fierce bidding, with Su Mei and Tie Wu each seeking one for their followers.
• The Tomb Master suspected that the leaders knew who had refined the pills, but Su Mei, Tie Wu, and Old Man Yin Gu evaded his questions.
• The Tomb Master realized the others had withheld information to remove him as a rival for the alchemist.

Ye Yan expanded his exchange terms for Fan Lao’s treasures to include high-tier ice-attributed items and information, prompting Old Man Yin Gu to offer knowledge of Heavenly Cold Qi and Heavenly Cold Fire. Maple City’s representatives then tried to pressure Yin Gu into withdrawing because Han Feng also sought the treasure, while the Black Seal Auction House confronted them.

• Ye Yan waited for higher bids on Fan Lao’s Blood Fiend Treasure Spear and cultivation technique, then asked the auctioneer to accept high-tier ice-attributed items or information as payment.
• Old Man Yin Gu told Su Mei and the others that he had information about a place with Heavenly Cold Qi and possibly a seventh-tier Heavenly Bone Python.
• Yuan Yi arrived and asked the group about the powerhouse’s alchemist tier, while Old Man Yin Gu offered his information and medicinal ingredients in the auction.
• People from Maple City claimed Han Feng was seeking Heavenly Cold Qi and urged Old Man Yin Gu to withdraw from the bidding.
• The auctioneer ordered the Maple City representatives to stop interfering, and the Black Seal Auction House’s powerful guards intimidated them into backing down.

Ye Yan used Yuan Yi’s account of Lin Yan’s background to sway Old Man Yin Gu’s group, then offered them Fan Lao’s cultivation method and the Blood Fiend Treasure Spear in exchange for help reaching the Heavenly Cold Qi. The chapter ended with Ye Yan asking Old Man Yin Gu where it was.

• Ye Yan learned that Old Man Yin Gu’s group was weighing whether to ally with him or Medicine Emperor Han Feng.
• Tie Wu favored Han Feng, while Su Mei warned that his reputation made him a risky choice.
• Yuan Yi told Old Man Yin Gu’s group that Lin Ye was Lin Yan’s protector, leading them to reconsider Lin Yan’s backing.
• The auctioneer ended the auction after the final item was sold, and Ye Yan chose not to stop the departing people from Maple City.
• Yuan Yi delivered the Millennium Earth Vein Fire to Ye Yan, who offered Old Man Yin Gu’s group Fan Lao’s cultivation method and the Blood Fiend Treasure Spear for their help.
• Su Mei warned Ye Yan about the seventh-tier Heavenly Bone Python, and Ye Yan asked Old Man Yin Gu where the Heavenly Cold Qi was.

Ye Yan learned about the Ghostly Cold Bone Land and offered Old Man Yin Gu help, while Ye Lin prepared to break through to Dou Zong. Two days later, Ye Yan had advanced to Two-Star Dou Shi and began considering a flying Dou Technique as Yuan Yi returned with information.

• Old Man Yin Gu told Ye Yan that the Ghostly Cold Bone Land lay on an island north of the Black Corner Region and likely contained Heavenly Cold Qi and a Heavenly Bone Python.
• Ye Yan offered Old Man Yin Gu help against Han Feng and paid alchemy services, then returned Fan Lao’s cultivation technique and Blood Fiend Treasure Spear.
• Ye Lin said he had a Break Sect Pill and would begin his Dou Zong breakthrough after further preparation, advising Ye Yan to find somewhere safe to stay.
• Several Maple City disciples asked to meet Old Man Yin Gu, but the Heavenly Yin Sect turned them away and kept the island’s information secret.
• Over the next two days, Ye Yan advanced from One-Star Dou Shi to Two-Star Dou Shi, while the Heaven Burning Flame absorbed some of the Azure Ice Flame’s essence.
• Yuan Yi returned to Ye Yan’s courtyard, prompting Ye Yan to consider obtaining a flying Dou Technique.

Ye Yan told Yuan Yi to investigate Han Feng discreetly and announced that he planned to leave the Black Corner Region for the Jia Ma Empire. After Ye Yan revealed that he had located the Tagor Desert as a possible site of a Heavenly Flame, Ye Lin agreed to prepare for the trip after they settled local matters and found a flying magical beast.

• Ye Yan learned from Yuan Yi that Han Feng had built a network of powerful cultivators, suspected Han Feng had a larger plan, and ordered Yuan Yi to gather information without alerting him.
• Ye Yan gave Yuan Yi authority to manage information gathering and contact Su Mei and the others while Ye Yan was away from the Black Corner Region.
• Ye Lin emerged from refining pills and asked where Ye Yan planned to go; Ye Yan said he wanted to look around the Jia Ma Empire and find a place for Ye Lin to enter seclusion.
• Ye Yan told Ye Lin that his research suggested a Heavenly Flame might be in the Tagor Desert, and Ye Lin urged him to keep the information secret and delay any search until Ye Lin reached Dou Zong.
• Ye Lin agreed to find a flying magical beast, while Yuan Yi realized Ye Lin might soon break through to Dou Zong and began preparing supplies for Ye Yan's departure.

Han Feng pressured Old Man Yin Gu to trade information about the Heavenly Cold Qi, but Yin Gu refused after choosing to side with Lin Ye and Lin Yan. Han Feng left for Maple City and ordered his subordinates to investigate the expert who killed Fan Lao and seek the information from him.

• Han Feng confronted Old Man Yin Gu and demanded information about the Heavenly Cold Qi, threatening him when he refused to hand it over.
• Old Man Yin Gu rejected Han Feng's demand, relying on the pills Lin Ye had made and Yuan Yi's news that Lin Ye was preparing to break through to Dou Zong.
• Han Feng departed after clashing with Yin Gu, Su Mei, and Tie Wu, and Yin Gu told Tie Wu to treat Yuan Yi better.
• Han Feng returned to Maple City and ordered a subordinate to investigate the expert who killed Fan Lao and send him a request for information about the Heavenly Cold Qi.
• Han Feng learned that Yin Gu had mentioned both the Heavenly Cold Qi and the Heavenly Cold Fire at the Black Seal Auction House, and connected the latter to the Bone Spirit Cold Flame.

Ye Yan and Ye Lin entered the Jia Ma Empire and traveled toward Mo City to investigate the Heavenly Flame and seek Hai Bodong. They arrived outside Mo City, where the locals mistook their Gale Eagle for a powerful beast carrying an expert.

• Su Mei arrived in Black Seal City too late to see Ye Yan, while Yuan Yi taunted Tie Wu and turned away visitors seeking information about Heavenly Cold Qi.
• Han Feng learned that the unknown expert might be an alchemist and decided he could not challenge him for now.
• Hu Gan and the Third Elder of the Outer Academy discussed rumors of a new alchemist in the Black Corner Region and the academy’s shortage of alchemy talent.
• Ye Yan and Ye Lin entered the Jia Ma Empire by a remote border route to avoid drawing attention at Ghost Suppression Pass.
• Ye Yan decided they should search the cities near the Tagor Desert for clues and visit Hai Bodong in Mo City.
• After flying east for three days, Ye Yan and Ye Lin arrived outside Mo City, where Ye Yan dismounted as locals watched in fear.

Ye Yan and Ye Lin traveled to Mo City to search for clues about a Heavenly Flame and visited the Ancient Map shop, where they met the sealed Dou Emperor Hai Bodong. Hai Bodong learned that Ye Lin was a sixth-tier alchemist and eagerly asked whether he possessed a Heavenly Flame.

• Ye Yan and Ye Lin entered Mo City after Ye Yan bribed a guard and used his pressure to silence him.
• Ye Yan and Ye Lin went to the Ancient Map shop, where Ye Lin sensed a strange force suppressing the shopkeeper's Dou Qi and guessed that he had once been a Dou Emperor.
• Hai Bodong greeted Ye Yan and Ye Lin and asked what unusual places in the Tagor Desert they wanted to find.
• Ye Yan said that he and Ye Lin were alchemists investigating rumors of a Heavenly Flame in the desert.
• Hai Bodong eagerly asked whether Ye Lin, a sixth-tier alchemist, possessed a Heavenly Flame.

Ye Yan revealed his Heaven Burning Flame to Hai Bodong and obtained the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame Fragmented Map in exchange. He then offered to arrange for Hai Bodong’s sealing pill to be refined, while considering how to build forces of his own.

• Ye Yan found the damaged fragmented map among Hai Bodong’s discarded maps, and Ye Lin took it from Hai Bodong while protecting Ye Yan from his aura.
• Ye Yan negotiated for the map, promising to show Hai Bodong a Heavenly Flame in exchange for it.
• Ye Yan displayed the Heaven Burning Flame, convincing Hai Bodong to give up the map, which Ye Lin stored in his Storage Ring.
• Hai Bodong asked Ye Yan about his alchemy tier and the pill needed to lift his seal, and Ye Yan said he was a second-tier alchemist but could seek help from his family’s backers.
• Ye Yan considered recruiting Hai Bodong and building forces to support his future plans.

Ye Yan negotiated with Hai Bodong to refine a pill in exchange for a favor and help narrowing down the locations of Heavenly Flames. After exposing Hai Bodong’s identity, Ye Yan left with Ye Lin to wait for him in Shimo City.

• Hai Bodong agreed to wait for Ye Yan’s family to refine his pill and offered information about several hundred possible Heavenly Flame locations as payment.
• Ye Yan rejected the broad information and agreed to cover mercenary fees if Hai Bodong narrowed the search to several areas while they remained in the Jia Ma Empire.
• Hai Bodong explained that he still needed the pill formula, ingredients, and a Sand Mandala, and Ye Yan agreed to help search for the herb later.
• Hai Bodong said he would retrieve the pill formula and ingredients from a friend before meeting Ye Yan in Shimo City.
• Ye Yan revealed that he knew Hai Bodong was the Ice Emperor, then left with Ye Lin and explained that Hai Bodong had to rely on him to regain his strength.