Chapter Summaries

Xiao Qing returned to Wutan City and reunited with Gu Xun'er, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin, promising to help Xiao Yi Xian control her Woe Poison Body. In the Back Mountain, he refined the Nether Poison Flame into her dantian, and her poison force stabilized as her cultivation surged to Two-Star Dou Emperor.

• Xiao Qing reunited with Gu Xun'er, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin after nearly two years away, and promised to stay in Wutan City to guide them and resolve Xiao Yi Xian's condition.
• Xiao Yi Xian told Xiao Qing that she had reached Eight-Star Dou Ling but feared the growing, unruly poison force inside her body.
• Xiao Qing examined Xiao Yi Xian and found her Woe Poison Force more dangerous than expected, then assured her he would begin treating it the next morning.
• Xiao Qing took Xiao Yi Xian and Gu Xun'er to a secluded valley, where he formed a barrier and prepared the Nether Poison Flame while Gu Xun'er guarded the area.
• Xiao Qing guided Xiao Yi Xian's poison force into her dantian and merged its origin with the Nether Poison Flame, stabilizing the poison and raising her cultivation from Eight-Star Dou Ling to Two-Star Dou Emperor.

Xiao Yi Xian learned to control the Origin Poison Flame and began mastering its destructive power under Xiao Qing’s guidance. She left the chapter with growing confidence after using it precisely to protect the Xiao Family’s medicinal garden.

• Xiao Yi Xian awakened with the Woe Poison Body under control, and Xiao Qing told her the Origin Poison Flame would grow as she cultivated.
• Xiao Yi Xian tested the flame on a rock, accidentally destroying nearby plants, but Xiao Qing and Gu Xun'er helped her regain confidence and understand the need to guide her power.
• Xiao Yi Xian practiced shaping the Poison Fire into a blade and a barrier, improving her precision.
• Xiao Yi Xian used a thin line of Poison Fire to dissolve a stray Dou Qi attack before it could damage the medicinal garden.
• Xiao Yi Xian calmly advised the sparring disciples to control their strength and direction more carefully.

Xiao Qing helped Xiao Yi Xian master her Poison Fire, freeing her from fear and giving her hope for a future in alchemy. Back at the Xiao Family residence, the group celebrated her success, heard about Qing Lin’s growing abilities, and discussed Xiao Qing’s Central Plains experiences, leaving Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin determined to grow stronger.

• Xiao Qing praised Xiao Yi Xian for controlling her Poison Fire and promised to teach her alchemy methods and Dou Techniques suited to her power.
• Xiao Yi Xian showed Qing Lin her tamed Poison Fire, and Qing Lin rejoiced that she no longer had to fear Xiao Yi Xian losing control.
• Qing Lin told Xiao Qing, Gu Xun'er, and Xiao Yi Xian how she used the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils to communicate with snakes and learn their habits.
• Xiao Qing described the Central Plains, the Pill Tower, the Star Fall Pavilion, and Mu Qingluan to Gu Xun'er, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin.
• Xiao Yi Xian vowed to master her Poison Fire, study advanced alchemy, and visit the Central Plains, while Qing Lin resolved to cultivate and help Xiao Qing.

After Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin went to rest, Gu Xun'er reflected on Xiao Yi Xian’s rapid rise and felt driven to improve her own cultivation. She awakened the aura of her Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame, while Xiao Qing recognized it and quietly guarded her as she practiced.

• Xiao Qing and Gu Xun'er discussed the Soul Hall, and Gu Xun'er assured him that he could settle accounts with them when the time was right.
• Alone in her room, Gu Xun'er compared her Da Dou Shi cultivation with Xiao Yi Xian’s new Two-Star Dou Emperor strength and felt a growing urgency not to fall behind.
• Gu Xun'er cultivated through the Ancient Clan’s core method and drew on the source aura of her Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame, strengthening her cultivation toward Four-Star Da Dou Shi.
• Xiao Qing sensed the flame’s supreme aura, recognized it as the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame, and stood watch outside Gu Xun'er’s room without disturbing her.
• After about an hour, Gu Xun'er withdrew the flame’s aura and opened her eyes with a golden glow in her pupils.

Gu Xun'er strengthened her resolve after cultivating, while Xiao Qing advised the Xiao Family to build its strength instead of expanding too quickly. After the clan accepted his plan, Xiao Qing began teaching Xiao Yan to control fire-attributed Dou Qi and brought out a Fire Spirit Crystal.

• Gu Xun'er thanked Xiao Qing for looking out for her, and his encouragement eased her concerns about falling behind Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin.
• Xiao Qing guided Xiao Yi Xian in controlling her Nether Poison Flame while Gu Xun'er and Qing Lin watched.
• Xiao Zhan brought Xiao Yan to meet Xiao Qing and asked him to advise the Xiao Family on its future development.
• Xiao Qing urged the family to strengthen its foundations, proposed a contribution system, and offered cultivation resources and magic cores; the elders agreed to follow his guidance.
• Xiao Yan asked Xiao Qing for help with his fire-attributed Dou Qi bottleneck, and Xiao Qing demonstrated a flame lotus and brought out a Fire Spirit Crystal.

Xiao Qing guided Xiao Ding and Xiao Li in combat, then urged Xiao Zhan to send Xiao Yan to Jia Nan Academy with a recommendation to study alchemy under Elder Huo. He learned that Xiao Yan had reached Seven-Star Dou Zhe, and the chapter ended with Hai Bodong arriving and sensing Xiao Qing’s formidable hidden pressure.

• Xiao Qing gave Xiao Yan a Fire Spirit Crystal to aid his cultivation.
• Xiao Qing shaped a Dou Qi wolf to train Xiao Ding and Xiao Li, correcting their coordination as they fought it.
• Xiao Zhan told Xiao Qing that Xiao Ding and Xiao Li planned to leave for Jia Nan Academy, and Xiao Qing recommended sending Xiao Yan with a letter to Elder Huo, a Tier 6 Alchemist.
• Xiao Qing met Xiao Yu, who reported her Two-Star Dou Zhe cultivation, Xiao Yan’s breakthrough to Seven-Star Dou Zhe, and increased supplies from Mite'er Auction House.
• Hai Bodong arrived at Xiao Qing’s courtyard and sensed a profound pressure beneath his apparently ordinary aura.

Xiao Qing learned that Soul Hall was building influence in the Chu Yun Empire and revealed his Nine-Star Dou Zong strength to Hai Bodong, while Yun Shan chose to approach him rather than cooperate with Soul Hall. Xiao Qing helped Xiao Yan improve his alchemy and gave him a cauldron; the chapter ended as Yun Yun arrived at the Xiao Family villa to visit him.

• Hai Bodong warned Xiao Qing that forces in the Chu Yun Empire were secretly contacting an organization that resembled Soul Hall, and Xiao Qing resolved to deal with its branch in the Black-Corner Region.
• Xiao Qing told Hai Bodong he had reached Nine-Star Dou Zong and asked him to send someone to oversee the Mite'er Auction House's growing business with the Xiao Family in Wutan City; Hai Bodong proposed Ya Fei.
• Yun Shan rejected the prospect of cooperating with Soul Hall and sent Yun Yun to deliver a letter to Xiao Qing in person.
• Xiao Yan showed Xiao Qing a flawed Energy Accumulation Pill he had made, and Xiao Qing gave him the sixth-tier Flame Soul Cauldron and advice on alchemy.
• Xiao Qing wondered whether Queen Medusa had accepted her inheritance and considered changing the terms of her promised service.
• Yun Yun arrived at the Xiao Family villa, where Xiao Qing, Gu Xun'er, and Qing Lin were in the courtyard.

Yun Yun delivered Xiao Qing a letter from Yun Shan signaling goodwill and warning about the Soul Hall, while Gu Xun'er made her importance to Xiao Qing clear. After Xiao Yi Xian reported mastering her new cultivation and Nether Poison Flame, Xiao Qing discovered Yun Shan had included the location of a Soul Hall branch in the Black-Corner Region; meanwhile, a fissure opened over the Tagor Desert and released overwhelming Nine-Colored Dou Qi.

• Yun Yun brought Xiao Qing a letter from Yun Shan thanking him for refining the Break Sect Pill and warning him about the Soul Hall.
• Gu Xun'er introduced herself to Yun Yun as someone very important to Xiao Qing, creating an awkward exchange that Yun Yun did not understand.
• Xiao Qing told Yun Yun he understood Yun Shan's intentions and planned to deal with the Soul Hall, then Yun Yun took her leave.
• Xiao Yi Xian returned and told Xiao Qing she had mastered her increased cultivation and the Nether Poison Flame.
• Xiao Qing found a spatial coordinate in Yun Shan's box that revealed a Soul Hall branch in the Black-Corner Region and resolved to move up his plans to attack it.
• A massive fissure opened above the Tagor Desert, pouring out Nine-Colored Dou Qi and spreading a tremendous pressure across the sky.

Queen Medusa emerged from seclusion with Dou Zun power, sending shockwaves across the Jia Ma Empire and stirring hope and uncertainty among the Snake-People Tribe. She sensed Xiao Qing in Wutan City and reacted to the green snake-shaped mark on her hand.

• Queen Medusa’s aura spread across the Jia Ma Empire, and the Snake-People Tribe celebrated her return while Yun Shan, Jia Xingtian, and Hai Bodong recognized the immense threat of her power.
• Yun Shan ordered the Misty Cloud Sect to activate its protection array, while Jia Xingtian and Hai Bodong looked toward the Tagor Desert in alarm.
• Xiao Qing confirmed to Hai Bodong and Gu Xun’er that Queen Medusa had emerged from seclusion and described their relationship as a transaction and partnership.
• The Snake-People leaders and tribespeople celebrated Queen Medusa’s new strength, while some wondered whether she would wage war against humans or how Xiao Qing was connected to her.
• Queen Medusa stepped out of the spatial rift, calmed the desert storms, sensed powerful figures across the empire, and fixed her gaze on Xiao Qing in Wutan City.
• Queen Medusa examined the green snake-shaped mark on her hand, which began to glow as memories of her three years in the Inheritance Space returned.

Xiao Qing took Xiao Yan and the others to Jia Nan Academy, then joined Queen Medusa to attack a Soul Hall branch in the Dead Soul Mountain Range. After they destroyed its barrier and confronted its leaders, Xiao Qing sought to seize Soul Origin and advance to Dou Zun.

• Xiao Qing left Wutan City with Xiao Yan, Xiao Ding, Xiao Li, and Xiao Yu through a Spatial Passage, enrolled them at Jia Nan Academy, and entrusted Xiao Yan to Elder Huo.
• Queen Medusa stabilized the Snake-People Tribe and traveled to honor her agreement with Xiao Qing.
• Xiao Qing invited Queen Medusa to help eliminate a threat, and she agreed to accompany him to the Dead Soul Mountain Range.
• Xiao Qing and Queen Medusa secretly surveyed the Soul Hall branch and agreed that she would fight Venerable Styx while he handled Venerable Sky Nether and the protectors.
• Xiao Qing shattered the branch's soul barrier, drawing Venerable Styx and Venerable Sky Nether into the sky to confront the intruders.

Xiao Qing destroyed a Soul Hall branch, freed its imprisoned souls, and took its Soul Origin to cultivate in seclusion with Queen Medusa guarding him. Four months later, he broke through to Dou Zun and awakened Law Resonance, which let him draw on the laws of the world.

• Xiao Qing crushed the Soul Hall guardians with his soul power, captured Venerable Sky Nether, and Queen Medusa killed Venerable Styx.
• Xiao Qing and Queen Medusa entered the branch hall, released the imprisoned souls, collected the Soul Origin, and destroyed the hall.
• Xiao Qing brought Queen Medusa to a secluded valley and refined the Soul Origin with Heavenly Azure Glazed Flame before beginning his cultivation.
• After four months, Xiao Qing broke through to Dou Zun, awakened Law Resonance, and tested it by freezing the space around a boulder.

Xiao Qing broke through to One-Star Dou Zun, gave Queen Medusa the personal name Qing Xuan, and returned to the Xiao Family before setting out for Star Fall Pavilion. On the way, two powerful Soul Hall experts ambushed him, with a Seven-Star Dou Zun declaring they had finally found him.

• Xiao Qing reached One-Star Dou Zun with Great Perfection of the Spirit Realm and demonstrated his refined command of spatial power.
• Xiao Qing offered Queen Medusa the name Qing Xuan, which she quietly accepted.
• Xiao Qing and Qing Xuan returned to Wutan City, where Xiao Qing reunited with Gu Xun'er, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin and saw their progress.
• Xiao Qing left Wutan City with Qing Xuan for Star Fall Pavilion in the Central Plains.
• A Seven-Star Dou Zun and a Five-Star Dou Zun from Soul Hall blocked Xiao Qing's path and announced that they had found him.

Xiao Qing and Qing Xuan defeated two Soul Hall Dou Zuns, then returned to Star Fall Pavilion and learned of an ancient secret realm containing traces of an unusually powerful Heavenly Flame. As they prepared to investigate, Zi Yan appeared in her grown maiden form and asked to join them.

• Xiao Qing killed Ninth Heavenly Venerable with the Heavenly Emperor Sword and sealed his consciousness, while Qing Xuan fought the Five-Star Dou Zun and Xiao Qing finished him with a finger strike.
• Xiao Qing and Qing Xuan reached Star Fall Pavilion, where Xiao Qing introduced Qing Xuan to Old Yao and Wind Venerable and recounted the Soul Hall ambush.
• Xiao Qing urged Old Yao and Wind Venerable to strengthen Star Fall Pavilion and build alliances rather than focus on a drawn-out war against the Soul Hall.
• Venerable Skyfire reported finding an ancient secret realm with a loosened seal and traces of a high-grade Heavenly Flame, and Xiao Qing decided to investigate it with Qing Xuan.
• Zi Yan rushed into the hall in her twelve- or thirteen-year-old maiden form, revealed that she had reached Dou Emperor, and asked to join the expedition; Qing Xuan showed no objection.

Xiao Qing and his companions entered an ancient secret realm, where they discovered a Heaven Rank body-tempering method and confronted Venerable Dragon Elephant over it. After Xiao Qing challenged the Nine-Star Dou Zun's claim, Venerable Dragon Elephant attacked, and Xiao Qing calmly raised his fist to meet him.

• Xiao Qing allowed Zi Yan to join the expedition after she promised to follow instructions, and she met Qing Xuan.
• Xiao Qing's group arrived at the failing seal of the secret realm and surveyed the powerful factions and experts gathered outside.
• Xiao Qing and his companions entered the relic, collected valuable techniques and materials, and found a rare Tier 8 pill formula.
• The group reached the main hall, where more than thirty Dou Zun experts gathered around a Heaven Rank low-grade body-tempering method called Indestructible Golden Body.
• Venerable Dragon Elephant claimed the method and threatened anyone who challenged him, but Xiao Qing confronted him and declared him unqualified to take it.
• Venerable Dragon Elephant attacked Xiao Qing with a powerful palm strike, and Xiao Qing raised his fist to meet it.

Xiao Qing defeated Venerable Dragon Elephant with a single punch and claimed the Indestructible Golden Body scroll before entering the underground magma chamber. There, the group encountered the fully sentient Eight Desolations Destruction Flame, whose overwhelming attack left the gathered Dou Zuns struggling to survive.

• Xiao Qing broke Venerable Dragon Elephant’s arm and hurled him into a wall, then took the Indestructible Golden Body scroll and led his companions onward.
• Xiao Qing and the others descended into an underground chamber and found the Eight Desolations Destruction Flame in the form of an eight-headed black dragon.
• Venerable Skyfire recognized the flame as a peak Nine-Turn Dou Zun and warned that it had gained complete sentience.
• The Eight Desolations Destruction Flame attacked the intruders, annihilating several weaker Dou Zuns and forcing the others to defend themselves.
• Qing Xuan raised a nine-colored barrier to protect Xiao Qing, Zi Yan, Venerable Skyfire, and Elder Yin Yu from the fire pillars.
• Zi Yan asked Xiao Qing what they should do, while Venerable Skyfire confirmed the flame’s immense strength.

Xiao Qing unleashed the Law of Fire against the Eight Desolations Destruction Flame, revealing that his crimson-gold flames embodied a power above all Heavenly Flames. He sealed the flame spirit’s strength at Three-Turn Dou Zun, leaving the gathered experts stunned.

• Xiao Qing told Qing Xuan, Venerable Skyfire, Zi Yan, and Elder Yin Yu to hold position while he faced the Eight-Headed Fire Dragon.
• Xiao Qing manifested his Law of Fire, and his crimson-gold aura drove back the dragon’s black flame and caused other Heavenly Flames to submit.
• The Eight Desolations Destruction Flame sensed Xiao Qing’s superior flame power and questioned what he carried.
• Xiao Qing declared that he wielded the fundamental Law of Fire and used the word “Seal” to suppress the flame spirit.
• The Eight-Headed Fire Dragon’s power fell from peak Nine-Turn Dou Zun to Three-Turn Dou Zun, while Tang Zhen and the other survivors watched in shock.

Xiao Qing overwhelmed the Eight Desolations Destruction Flame by using his command of the Law of Fire to nullify its attacks and destroy its dragon heads. Cornered and badly weakened, the heavenly flame began gathering power to destroy its own origin, threatening everyone in the underground world.

• The Eight Desolations Destruction Flame underestimated Xiao Qing and attacked him with seven streams of black fire, but his crimson-gold barrier blocked them without a ripple.
• Xiao Qing injured one dragon head with the Finger of Nirvana, then severed another with the Heavenly Emperor Sword and prevented it from healing.
• Xiao Qing absorbed or dispelled the flame dragon’s attacks and suppressed its domain, steadily eroding its origin while the watching Dou Zuns stared in shock.
• After six of its eight heads were destroyed, the Eight Desolations Destruction Flame refused to submit and began destabilizing its power.
• Venerable Skyfire recognized that the flame was preparing to destroy its own origin and warned that the explosion could erase the underground world and kill everyone there.

Xiao Qing used the Law of Fire to suppress the Eight Desolations Destruction Flame and absorb its essence, saving everyone in the underground lava world. As the survivors thanked him, Tang Zhen sensed an ancient, noble aura in Xiao Qing that resonated with Burning Flame Valley’s Three Mysterious Changes of Heavenly Fire.

• Xiao Qing invoked the Fire of Heavenly Laws and commanded the Eight Desolations Destruction Flame to return to its source, stopping its impending explosion.
• The Eight Desolations Destruction Flame surrendered its essence to Xiao Qing, who absorbed it as the destructive pressure vanished.
• Qing Xuan, Zi Yan, Venerable Skyfire, and the other survivors watched in shock as Xiao Qing entered a state of comprehension.
• Venerable Lei and Venerable Sword said Xiao Qing’s power could reshape the Central Plains and defied ordinary Dou Skills and secret techniques.
• Xiao Qing reassured Zi Yan and Yin Yu that he was safe, then accepted Tang Zhen’s thanks for saving Burning Flame Valley.
• Tang Zhen sensed an ancient aura within Xiao Qing that resonated with Burning Flame Valley’s Three Mysterious Changes of Heavenly Fire.

Xiao Qing led the survivors out of the collapsing secret realm and returned toward Star Fall Pavilion after subduing the Eight Desolations Destruction Flame. Tang Zhen brought Xiao Qing’s faint Xiao Clan aura to the Fire Cloud Ancestor, whose shock at sensing it left the chapter on a sudden revelation.

• Xiao Qing opened a stable spatial passage, and the surviving factions escaped just before the Ancient Secret Realm collapsed completely.
• Tang Zhen thanked Xiao Qing and hurried back to Burning Flame Valley after secretly extracting a trace of Xiao Qing’s aura.
• Xiao Qing realized Burning Flame Valley’s ties to the ancient Xiao Clan might make it a valuable ally, then took Qing Xuan, Venerable Skyfire, and Zi Yan back toward Star Fall Pavilion.
• Tang Zhen reported Xiao Qing’s strength, his command of the Eight Desolations Destruction Flame, and the strange aura to the Fire Cloud Ancestor.
• The Fire Cloud Ancestor sensed the sealed aura, suddenly trembled, and opened his eyes in disbelief.

Xiao Qing returned to Star Fall Pavilion with the subdued essence of the Eight Desolations Destruction Flame and entered seclusion to refine it. As its power fueled cultivation across the Star Realm, he advanced toward the Nine-Star Dou Zun realm while Mu Qingluan also began to grow stronger.

• Fire Cloud Ancestor recognized Xiao Qing's faint aura as the Xiao Clan's Emperor Dou Bloodline and ordered Tang Zhen to secretly befriend and protect Xiao Qing and Star Fall Pavilion.
• Xiao Qing told Old Yao and Wind Venerable how he defeated Venerable Dragon Elephant, obtained the Indestructible Golden Body, and subdued the Eight Desolations Destruction Flame.
• Old Yao and Wind Venerable prepared a guarded seclusion space, and Xiao Qing began refining the flame with the Burning Mantra and his Law of Fire.
• Wind Venerable allowed Star Fall Pavilion's disciples to cultivate in the safe areas around Xiao Qing's seclusion, and many disciples broke through their bottlenecks.
• Mu Qingluan cultivated amid the flame's diffused energy and the Lifeform Creation Pill's medicinal power, causing her aura to rise rapidly.