Chapter Summaries

Xiao Xun'er confirmed the Green Wood Pulse-Nurturing Pill's unusual effect and asked her family to gather ingredients for Ye Yan. More than two months later, Cao Yuan arrived in Ye City amid the Ye Family's growing concern about the Soul Hall, seeking an alchemy exchange between Ye Yan and Cao Ying.

• Xiao Xun'er asked Ling Ying to inspect Ye Yan's pill, and his examination confirmed its unusual emerald-green energy could affect her inherited flame.
• Xiao Xun'er swallowed another pill, quickly felt her meridians ease, and told Ling Ying to have the family search for Bodhi Body-Transforming Saliva and a Tier 7 Heaven Poison Scorpion Dragon Beast magic core.
• Ye Zhong discussed the Ye Family's hidden informants and Soul Hall threat with the elders, saying they were acting as bait and had support ready if a Battle Sovereign attacked.
• Ye Jingheng informed Ye Zhong that Cao Yuan had arrived, and Ye Zhong welcomed him into the hall.
• Cao Yuan offered to help the Ye Family and asked Ye Yan to exchange alchemy knowledge with Cao Ying, then compared Ye Yan to Han Li.

The Soul Hall attacked the Ye Family, drawing Ye Zhong and his elders into battle while Old Man Mu Gu emerged as a Battle Sovereign and demanded to know where Ye Zhong had obtained his Heavenly Flame. The chapter left the Ye Family facing a powerful attacker as Ye Zhong relied on a Battle Sovereign scroll and hoped Xuan Kongzi’s forces would arrive in time.

• Cao Yuan hinted that he suspected Han Li was Ye Yan, while Ye Zhong changed the subject and accepted the Cao Family’s offer to help the Ye Family.
• Old Man Mu Gu ordered Protector Ming and the Soul Hall forces to keep Xuan Kongzi and the others away, then declared he would reclaim the Bone Spirit Cold Flame from Yao Chen.
• Xuan Kongzi, Xuan Yi, and Tian Leizi discussed using the Ye Family as bait to draw out the Soul Hall, and Tian Leizi agreed to go to Ye City.
• Protector Ming led a nighttime assault on the Ye Family, and Ye Zhong fought him with the Azure Ice Flame while the elders battled the other Soul Hall Protectors.
• Old Man Mu Gu opened a crack in space, confronted Ye Zhong, and demanded to know where he got his Heavenly Flame; Ye Zhong prepared a Battle Sovereign scroll and relied on the agreement with Xuan Kongzi.

Ye Zhong used a powerful scroll to repel Old Man Mu Gu until Tian Leizi arrived to confront him. Meanwhile, Ye Yan reached Four-Star Dou Shi and flew to Wu Tan City, planning to register at Jia Nan Academy and gather the remaining materials to help Xiao Yi Xian.

• Ye Zhong unleashed the scroll's attack, which shattered Old Man Mu Gu's crystalline hand and drove him into a pit while shielding the Ye Family disciples from the shockwaves.
• Old Man Mu Gu rose from the pit and threatened the Ye Family, but Tian Leizi arrived through a spatial rift to face him.
• In Wu Tan City, people gathered for Jia Nan Academy's recruitment and discussed the Xiao Clan's alchemist and recent prosperity.
• After two months of cultivation, Ye Yan had reached Four-Star Dou Shi and learned several commonly used third-tier pills.
• Ye Yan planned to register at Jia Nan Academy, obtain the Green Lotus Core Flame, and gather the remaining materials needed to help Xiao Yi Xian control her Woe Poison Body.
• Ye Yan flew to the Xiao Clan, entered Xiao Xun'er's courtyard, and considered asking Brother Lin to return and gather information after dealing with Han Feng.

Ye Yan collected the Bodhi Body-Transforming Saliva and magic core from Xiao Xun'er and revealed he planned to leave for Jia Nan Academy in the Black Corner Region. Meanwhile, Xiao Zhan encouraged Xiao Yan at the academy recruitment plaza, where he learned Xiao Xun'er would not attend.

• Ye Yan teased Xiao Xun'er and learned the Bodhi Body-Transforming Saliva and magic core had arrived.
• Xiao Xun'er made Ye Yan praise her before Ling Ying handed him the two items and warned that the Ancient Clan might investigate him.
• Ye Yan thanked Xiao Xun'er for concealing information about him and said he would soon leave for Jia Nan Academy.
• Xiao Xun'er realized Ye Yan was leaving and felt reluctant to part with him.
• At the recruitment plaza in Wu Tan City, Xiao Zhan encouraged Xiao Yan to train until he could enter Jia Nan Academy.
• Xiao Yan told Xiao Zhan that Xiao Xun'er had decided not to attend.

Xiao Zhan and Lan Beng discussed Ye Yan’s absence before Ye Yan arrived and received news of Jia Nan Academy’s new alchemist registration route. Ye Yan agreed to pursue it and reached the recruitment area, where an instructor and a skeptical man questioned whether he was a genuine alchemist.

• Xiao Zhan worried that Ye Yan might leave for Jia Nan Academy, while Lan Beng arrived looking for more pills to sell.
• Lan Beng told Ye Yan that Jia Nan Academy had opened an alchemist registration route offering access to the Alchemy Department’s resources after simple assessments.
• Ye Yan asked Lan Beng to take him to the recruitment area, and Xiao Zhan and the others watched him go.
• Lan Beng introduced Ye Yan to Instructor Ruo Lin, while a lean man challenged Ye Yan’s qualifications because he lacked an alchemist’s robe and seemed young.

Ye Yan completed Jia Nan Academy’s enrollment procedures after revealing that he was a four-star Dou Shi and demonstrating his alchemy skills. He arranged to delay traveling to the academy, leaving Huo Li and Ruo Lin to report the exception while Xiao Xun’er lamented his impending departure.

• Ruo Lin defended Ye Yan, and Ye Yan revealed his strength and crimson flames, prompting Huo Li to apologize for judging him.
• Ye Yan refined a first-grade pill quickly, impressing Huo Li and Ruo Lin.
• Huo Li offered to take Ye Yan to the Black Corner Region, but Ye Yan said he had matters to settle first.
• Ye Yan claimed he was sixteen and a third-grade alchemist, and Huo Li agreed to report his delayed enrollment and guide his future assessment.
• Xiao Xun’er heard that Ye Yan had registered and felt dispirited that he would leave, while Ling Ying secretly resolved to beat him up.
• Ye Yan returned to the Recruitment Plaza, where Lan Beng and Xiao Zhan congratulated him and Jia Liebi’s group felt relieved he would soon leave.

Xiao Yi Xian and Doctor Yun reunited with Ye Yan in Wu Tan City, where he also encountered Xiao Xun'er and introduced Xiao Yi Xian to influential figures. After two months of waiting in Green Mountain Town, Ye Yan sensed that Ye Lin was about to break through to Dou Zong.

• Xiao Yi Xian and Doctor Yun reached the Recruitment Plaza and met Xiao Xun'er, who had come to see what made Xiao Yi Xian special to Ye Yan.
• Ye Yan noticed the three women, welcomed Xiao Yi Xian and Doctor Yun, and introduced them to the gathered figures, while Xiao Yan and Xiao Zhan were surprised to see Xiao Xun'er.
• Ye Yan returned to Green Mountain Town with Xiao Yi Xian and Doctor Yun, and told Xiao Yi Xian she could visit Xiao Xun'er without probing into her background.
• Ye Yan spent two more months cultivating and studying medicine while waiting for Ye Lin's breakthrough and receiving letters urging him to join Jia Nan Academy.
• Ye Yan sensed a powerful aura spreading from Ye Lin's cave and concluded that Ye Lin was about to break through to Dou Zong.

The Snake-People Tribe ambushed mercenaries searching the Tagor Desert, prompting Hai Bodong to redirect the investigation toward Shimo City. Meanwhile, Ye Lin broke through to Dou Zong, and Ye Yan told him that Xiao Yi Xian had the potential to become a Battle Saint.

• The Snake-Person Female Guards killed a group of mercenaries and searched the desert on the Queen's orders.
• Luo Guan and Luo Bu reported the Snake-People Tribe's discovery to Hai Bodong, who told them to investigate the area around Shimo City.
• Hai Bodong worried that the search might alert Medusa and hoped Ye Yan would arrive soon.
• Ye Lin broke through to Dou Zong, and Ye Yan congratulated him while revealing his flying Dou Technique.
• Ye Yan brought Ye Lin to the valley, where Ye Lin learned that Xiao Yi Xian might have the potential to become a Battle Saint.

Ye Yan prepared to leave for the Tagor Desert with Ye Lin, entrusting Xiao Yi Xian with the valley and promising to resolve her Woe Poison Body. At Jia Nan Academy, Elder Huo learned that the academy had recruited a sixteen-year-old Third-Grade Alchemist, Ye Yan, who had not arrived yet.

• Ye Lin offered to stay hidden while Ye Yan pursued the Green Lotus Core Flame and planned a future strike against Han Feng.
• Xiao Yi Xian arrived, and Ye Yan entrusted the valley to her, warned her not to eat the dangerous item, and promised to address her constitution.
• Ye Yan and Ye Lin departed for the Tagor Desert on the Gale Eagle, while Xiao Yi Xian later headed to Doctor Yun’s residence with plans to bring her teacher to the valley.
• The Outer Academy’s Third Elder told Elder Huo that recruitment had found a sixteen-year-old Third-Grade Alchemist who was also a Dou Shi.
• Elder Huo questioned whether the recruit would come to Jia Nan Academy and doubted that the academy’s resources could interest someone from a powerful family.

Medusa investigated the mercenaries searching the western desert and confronted Hai Bodong near Shimo City, suspecting he was the Ice Emperor who had stolen a Fragmented Map. She then encountered Ye Yan and Ye Lin in the air, recognized Ye Lin’s strength, and asked Ye Yan why they had stopped her.

• Yue Mei told Medusa that Master Bing had led the mercenaries’ investigation, and Medusa suspected he was the Ice Emperor searching for the Fragmented Map.
• Medusa traveled toward Shimo City, where Hai Bodong sensed her and worried that she might break the truce with the Jia Ma Empire.
• Medusa identified Hai Bodong from a distant sand dune but withdrew to avoid drawing the Jia Ma Empire’s forces into the matter.
• Ye Yan and Ye Lin flew toward Shimo City on a fourth-tier magical beast, and Medusa attacked them with violet fire pythons.
• Ye Lin shattered Medusa’s flames with a black-lit flaming hand, so Medusa withdrew her power and asked Ye Yan why they had stopped her.

Ye Yan offered Queen Medusa a way to evolve in exchange for her protection, but she attacked before hearing his full request and he left for Shimo City. Meanwhile, Hai Bodong prepared a letter urging Ye Yan to return as the chapter ended with someone appearing behind him.

• Ye Yan told Queen Medusa that her enemy in Shimo City was now one of his people and offered her a way to evolve using the Heavenly Flame.
• Queen Medusa attacked Ye Yan when he began to explain what he wanted, but Ye Lin shielded him.
• Ye Yan clarified that he wanted Queen Medusa to protect him for a few years after her evolution, then left with Ye Lin for Shimo City.
• Queen Medusa flew back toward the Snake-People Tribe, still determined to claim the Heavenly Flame and settle the score with Ye Yan.
• Hai Bodong drafted a brief letter telling Ye Yan to return quickly, then turned and shouted when he heard someone behind him.

Ye Yan and Ye Lin located the Green Lotus Core Flame’s underground lair and descended into its magma lake. As the magma turned green and grew hotter, Heaven Burning Flame struggled to protect Ye Yan, leaving them still searching for the Heavenly Flame.

• Ye Yan reunited with Hai Bodong, learned the search had narrowed to the area near Shimo City, and set out to investigate.
• Ye Yan followed Heaven Burning Flame’s hunger toward a spot north of Shimo City, where Ye Lin dug an entrance into the sand.
• Ye Yan used Heaven Burning Flame to choose a passage underground, while Ye Lin went ahead to protect him.
• Ye Yan and Ye Lin entered the cavern, encountered the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake, and plunged into the magma lake.
• Ye Yan followed Heaven Burning Flame deeper through the magma as Ye Lin dispersed dangerous currents, but the green-tinted magma began draining Ye Yan’s Dou Qi faster.

Queen Medusa found a dead Snake-People scout and ordered her people to retreat while she followed Ye Yan and Ye Lin into the passage. Ye Yan endured the azure magma, reached the Green Lotus Core Flame, and moved toward it as Ye Lin stood guard.

• Queen Medusa found the body of a Snake-People scout near the passage and ordered her people to return to their settlement and remain on guard.
• Ye Yan’s Dou Qi nearly ran dry as he descended through the azure magma, but the Heaven Burning Flame and Heaven-Burning Cauldron guided him to absorb the Green Lotus Core Flame’s energy and recover.
• Ye Lin watched Ye Yan stabilize and grow stronger as he followed behind him through the magma.
• Ye Yan reached the Green Lotus Core Flame and saw an azure lotus shining beneath the magma.
• Ye Lin identified the Heavenly Flame and told Ye Yan he would keep watch while Ye Yan approached it.

Ye Yan obtained the Green Lotus Core Flame and returned to find Queen Medusa waiting for him. She apologized and asked whether his earlier offer still stood, then explained that her plan to break her bloodline shackles carried no certainty.

• Ye Yan severed the Green Lotus Pedestal from its roots and used it to suppress the Green Lotus Core Flame.
• Ye Yan took the pedestal and Earth Fire Lotus Seeds, then headed back toward the magma cavern’s entrance.
• Queen Medusa waited for Ye Yan and, after seeing him emerge with the Heavenly Flame, apologized for their earlier conflict.
• Ye Yan asked why Queen Medusa had come, and she asked whether his previous offer still stood.
• Ye Yan walked with Queen Medusa and asked how she intended to break her bloodline shackles; she described a clan secret technique but admitted she was not confident.

Ye Yan and Queen Medusa agreed to use the Green Lotus Core Flame and Ice Spirit Cold Spring for her evolution, then traveled toward the Snake-People temple. In Jia Ma Holy City, Jia Xingtian ordered defenses strengthened after receiving reports that the Snake-People Tribe was searching the desert for a Heavenly Flame.

• Queen Medusa agreed to cooperate with Ye Yan, who said he would use a Heavenly Flame to activate her ancient bloodline.
• Ye Yan and Queen Medusa cleared a sand-buried passage and left the desert ruins; he offered her Ice Spirit Cold Spring for her evolution.
• Jia Xingtian told his generals that Queen Medusa was searching for something rather than preparing for war and ordered Dou Wang experts sent to Shimo City and Mo City.
• Jia Xingtian assigned Nalan Jie and the Mu Family to the deployment, then sent a report about the Snake-People Tribe's Heavenly Flame search to the Alchemist Association.
• Ye Yan followed Queen Medusa to her temple and entered an oasis behind it, where they approached a lake surrounded by bamboo.

Ye Yan accompanied Queen Medusa to Lake Heart Island and gave her a pill he claimed could help her endure the Heavenly Flame. There, he prepared the Green Lotus Core Flame and Ice Spirit Cold Spring for her evolution.

• Queen Medusa sent Ye Lin outside before her evolution, and Ye Yan offered her twenty Pseudo Green Wood Pulse-Nurturing Pills to improve her chances.
• Queen Medusa accepted a pill, then took Ye Yan across the poisonous lake on a giant serpent despite his teasing.
• Queen Medusa led Ye Yan through the bamboo grove to a pool and poured in the Ice Spirit Cold Spring.
• Ye Yan placed the Green Lotus Pedestal in the pool, and the Green Lotus Core Flame rose from it.

Queen Medusa began her evolution by entering the Green Lotus Core Flame, while Ye Yan watched and Ye Lin blocked the Snake-People Tribe from reaching her temple. The chapter ended with Queen Medusa suffering inside the flames as her people guarded the barrier outside.

• Queen Medusa drew the Green Lotus Core Flame from its pedestal, gave the Green Lotus Pedestal to Ye Yan, and prepared for her evolution.
• Queen Medusa swallowed the pills Ye Yan had given her and transformed into a giant purple serpent as an energy vortex formed above the bamboo forest.
• Queen Medusa plunged into the Green Lotus Core Flame, where her scales burned away and her body began to shrink amid her screams.
• Hua She'er sensed the purple radiance around the temple and maintained the barrier as the Snake-People Tribe gathered outside.
• Ye Lin stopped the Snake-People Tribe guards and Grand Commander from entering, and the First Elder persuaded them to protect the temple instead.

Ye Yan intensified the Green Lotus Core Flame to push Queen Medusa’s evolution through its final destruction, and heavenly lightning struck the island. He collected the Heavenly Flame afterward, leaving Queen Medusa charred and silent as her transformation remained uncertain.

• Ye Yan realized Queen Medusa’s evolution lacked the destruction needed to awaken her bloodline, so he fed Wood Qi pills into the Green Lotus Core Flame.
• Queen Medusa sensed the flames grow stronger and heard Ye Yan call her Little Snake again as she endured the burning.
• Dark clouds gathered above Lake Heart Island, and the Snake-People Tribe experts watched as silver lightning pierced the purple light curtain and struck the flames.
• Ye Lin recognized the phenomenon as a sign of a powerful magical beast’s birth and said the family should deal with Han Feng before returning to prepare a gift.
• Ye Yan collected the Green Lotus Core Flame in the Green Lotus Pedestal and found Queen Medusa’s shrunken body charred and silent.

Queen Medusa completed her evolution and confronted Ye Yan after hearing him call her “Little Snake.” She then shifted into a newly born Seven-Colored Little Snake, which accepted Ye Yan’s food and coiled around his hand.

• Queen Medusa emerged from her charred snake body with a powerful aura and appeared before Ye Yan in human form.
• Queen Medusa grabbed Ye Yan by the collar and warned him not to call her “Little Snake” again.
• Queen Medusa transformed into a tiny Seven-Colored Little Snake, and Ye Yan recognized that the newly born soul had taken over.
• Ye Yan fed the little snake fire-attribute source liquid and a Green Wood Pulse-Nurturing Pill.
• The Seven-Colored Little Snake coiled around Ye Yan’s hand, then bit his arm when he asked whether it wanted to come with him.

Ye Yan left the Snake-People Tribe with the transformed Queen Medusa and prepared to absorb the Green Lotus Core Flame in a mountain cave. As Ye Lin watched, Ye Yan drew the Heavenly Flame toward himself, beginning the dangerous absorption.

• Ye Yan emerged from the temple with the Green Lotus Pedestal and Queen Medusa curled around his wrist, then left with Ye Lin despite the Bald Commander trying to stop them.
• Yue Mei told the Snake-People Tribe elders that Queen Medusa had reached an agreement with Ye Yan and needed to leave for a while, sparking an argument among the elders and commander.
• Ye Yan chose a mountain range beyond the Tager Desert to absorb the Green Lotus Core Flame, explaining to Ye Lin that he needed greater strength because Soul Hall might target his family.
• Ye Yan prepared a cave, took the Blood Lotus Pill, and used its blood-red protective armor to shield his body.
• Ye Yan released the Green Lotus Core Flame from the lotus seat and drew it closer with a wisp of emerald gas from the Heaven-Burning Cauldron before reaching toward it.