Recaps

Qian Ye checked in with Yue Mei and received the Eight Desolate Annihilation Flame, then gave her a Rejuvenation Pill. When Xiao Yan confronted him over Yao Chen, Qian Ye lifted the seal on Xiao Yan’s abilities and told him he needed strength to save his teacher.

• Qian Ye checked in with Yue Mei and absorbed the Heavenly Flame Eight Desolate Annihilation Flame.
• Qian Ye gave Yue Mei a Rejuvenation Pill, saying it was on Queen Medusa’s account.
• Yue Mei hid under Qian Ye’s quilt when Xiao Yan knocked and entered the room.
• Xiao Yan demanded that Qian Ye release Yao Chen and offered his own life in exchange.
• Qian Ye refused to kill Xiao Yan, lifted his seal, and told him to gain the strength needed to save Yao Chen.

Qian Ye spared Xiao Yan and sent Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran out to explore the world while he left the Tager Great Desert. Months later, Jia Xingtian told Yao Ye that the snake-people were transforming the desert into an oasis with help from a powerful newcomer, prompting concern about their growing strength.

• Qian Ye told Xiao Yan he was too weak to be worth killing, refused to promise not to harm Yao Chen, and watched him leave.
• Qian Ye pulled Yue Mei from the bed after Xiao Yan departed, and the two kissed.
• Qian Ye left the Tager Great Desert, while Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran traveled toward the Central Plains at his suggestion before separating from him.
• Jia Xingtian told Yao Ye that Queen Medusa had directed tens of thousands of snake-people to plant forests as part of a plan to turn the Tager Great Desert into an oasis.
• Jia Xingtian revealed that Qian Ye could defeat the snake-people's nine strongest experts, was a Seventh-Tier Apothecary, and could summon rain to support the plan.
• Yao Ye considered how a prosperous desert could strengthen the snake-people and threaten the Jia Ma Empire's imperial family.

Yao Ye learned that Qian Ye could still summon rain over the Tager Great Desert from afar and urged Jia Xingtian to find him and recruit him for the Jia Ma Empire. Meanwhile, Qian Ye arrived in Qingshan Town, where the Snake Nest Mercenary Company had been driving the Blood Battle Mercenary Company toward ruin.

• Yao Ye asked Jia Xingtian about the mysterious rain-summoning expert and learned that he had left the Tager Great Desert but continued bringing rain there every ten days.
• Jia Xingtian identified the expert as Mr. Qian Ye and said many snake-people claimed he was also a seventh-tier alchemist.
• Yao Ye proposed recruiting Qian Ye to help the Jia Ma Empire, and Jia Xingtian agreed to search for him and watch the Tager Great Desert.
• Qian Ye arrived at Qingshan Town, hoping to visit a place linked to Xiao Yan and Little Fairy Doctor.
• Qian Ye entered the lively town as the Snake Nest Mercenary Company continued threatening its rival, the weakened Blood Battle Mercenary Company.

Qian Ye checked in at Qingshan Town, then watched the Snake Nest Mercenary Company attack the Blood Battle Mercenary Company. The Blood Battle forces were driven into their compound while Qian Ye remained on the gatehouse observing.

• Qian Ye checked in at Qingshan Town and received one hundred bottles of seventh-tier Life-Devouring Pills.
• Qian Ye heard diners discuss the Snake Nest Mercenary Company's backing from the He Clan and the Blood Battle Mercenary Company's weakened position.
• Han Rui threatened Ka Gang and Ling'er at the Blood Battle Mercenary Company's gate, demanding that they surrender.
• Han Rui ordered the Snake Nest Mercenary Company to attack, and the two mercenary companies began fighting.
• Qian Ye watched from atop the gatehouse as the Blood Battle Mercenary Company retreated into its compound and the Snake Nest Mercenary Company pressed them into the inner square.

Qian Ye intervened when Han Rui threatened Ling'er and the Blood Battle Mercenary Company, defeating Han Rui and his men with ease. After Han Rui threatened revenge through his leader Fu Xiao, Qian Ye suddenly moved again.

• Han Rui pressured Ling'er to submit, and she threatened to kill herself rather than yield.
• Qian Ye introduced himself and declared Han Rui his enemy before defeating him in one exchange and taking his broadsword.
• The system rewarded Qian Ye for checking in at the Blood Battle Mercenary Company's base with several kinds of first-tier medicines.
• Qian Ye swiftly incapacitated the Snake Nest Mercenary Company's members, leaving them injured but alive.
• Ling'er and Ka Gang rejoiced at Qian Ye's strength, while Ka Gang privately considered whether Ling'er might persuade him to protect the company.
• Han Rui threatened that Fu Xiao would make Qian Ye regret helping the Blood Battle Mercenary Company, and Qian Ye suddenly flickered out of sight.

Qian Ye drove off Han Rui and the Snake Nest Mercenary Company, saving the Blood Battle Mercenary Company from an immediate attack. He accepted Ka Gang’s invitation to dinner and remained with them, while the threat from the Snake Nest Mercenary Company and its powerful backing still loomed.

• Qian Ye severed both of Han Rui’s arms and warned him that next time he might lose his legs or his head.
• Han Rui fled with his men, leaving his severed arms behind, and Ka Gang and the Blood Battle Mercenary Company thanked Qian Ye for saving them.
• Ka Gang invited Qian Ye to stay for a meal rather than ask him to risk his life against the Snake Nest Mercenary Company and the He Clan.
• Qian Ye accepted the invitation and decided to help the Blood Battle Mercenary Company further.
• Ling’er blushed as she watched Qian Ye, then personally invited him to dinner.
• Ka Gang and the senior members welcomed Qian Ye with food, wine, and toasts.

At dinner, Qian Ye learned that the Snake Nest Mercenary Company had nearly destroyed the Blood Battle Mercenary Company with help from the He Clan. He claimed Ling'er had the talent to become a peak Dou Wang or Dou Huang, leaving Ka Gang and the others laughing in disbelief.

• Ka Gang thanked Qian Ye for saving the Blood Battle Mercenary Company, and Qian Ye asked why the Snake Nest Mercenary Company had attacked them.
• Ka Gang explained that Fu Xiao had secured aid from his father-in-law, the four-star Dou Wang head of the He Clan, who helped defeat the Blood Battle Mercenary Company’s leader.
• Qian Ye said the Blood Battle Mercenary Company needed someone stronger than the He Clan head to restore the balance of power, but Ka Gang dismissed the prospect of finding a Dou Wang.
• Qian Ye told Ka Gang that Ling'er had exceptional talent and could become a peak Dou Wang or a Dou Huang expert.
• Ka Gang and the others burst into laughter at Qian Ye’s prediction.

Qian Ye promised to train Ling'er to reach nine-star Dou Wang or Dou Huang within a month, despite the Blood Battle Mercenary Company members doubting him. After Ling'er warned him that the He Clan head could threaten his life, Qian Ye reassured her, and the system rewarded him for checking in with her.

• Ling'er's cousins and the others laughed at Qian Ye's claim that she had extraordinary talent, while Qian Ye insisted he could help her reach nine-star Dou Wang or Dou Huang within a month.
• Qian Ye wagered that he would stay and protect the Blood Battle Mercenary Company if he failed to train Ling'er within a month, and Ka Gang accepted.
• Ka Gang asked Ling'er to accompany Qian Ye on a walk through Qingshan Town, and she shyly agreed.
• Ling'er warned Qian Ye that the four-star Dou Wang He Clan head could endanger him, but Qian Ye said the man was no match for him and promised Ling'er could defeat their enemies after training.
• The system rewarded Qian Ye with 100 bottles of seventh-tier Life Returning Pills for checking in with Ling'er.

The Snake Nest Mercenary Company attacked the Blood Battle Mercenary Company again, and Qian Ye watched as Ling'er joined the fight. After the Blood Battle Company was defeated and Ling'er was injured, Qian Ye stepped forward to face Fu Xiao.

• Fu Xiao demanded justice for his injured men and led the Snake Nest Mercenary Company in an attack on the Blood Battle Mercenary Company.
• Ka Gang rallied his people to fight, while Qian Ye watched and Ling'er charged into the melee.
• The Snake Nest Mercenary Company overwhelmed the weakened Blood Battle Mercenary Company with help from several Dou Ling experts.
• Fu Xiao struck Ling'er and sent her flying, but Qian Ye caught her before she hit the ground.
• Qian Ye placed Ling'er down and stepped in front of Ka Gang, preparing to confront Fu Xiao.

Qian Ye confronted Fu Xiao and the three Ba brothers after the Blood Battle Mercenary Company feared he would be outmatched. He killed Ba Li with one blow and faced Ba Shi and Ba Ka’s combined attack, whose outcome remained unresolved.

• Fu Xiao learned that Qian Ye had injured Han Rui and threatened to cut off his limbs, while Ling'er and Ka Gang urged Qian Ye to leave.
• Ba Li challenged Qian Ye and attacked with a fiery fist, but Qian Ye disappeared and killed him with a single blow.
• Ba Shi and Ba Ka mourned Ba Li and vowed revenge, while Fu Xiao grew afraid of Qian Ye’s strength.
• Ba Shi and Ba Ka attacked Qian Ye together, wielding fiery broadswords and black hammers as the chapter ended.

Qian Ye protected the Blood Battle Mercenary Company from Fu Xiao and the Ba Shi brothers, but Fu Xiao used the captives to provoke him. After Ling'er and Ka Gang were killed, Qian Ye defeated the brothers and badly injured Fu Xiao, who tried to flee.

• Qian Ye's Golden Bell Shield withstood the Ba Shi brothers' attacks until they seized Ling'er and Ka Gang as hostages.
• Qian Ye severed Fu Xiao's right arm when Fu Xiao demanded that he cut off his own arms to spare Ling'er.
• The Ba Shi brothers crushed Ling'er and Ka Gang's necks, and the Blood Battle Mercenary Company mourned their deaths.
• Qian Ye stopped the mercenaries from charging and lifted the bodies so they could carry them away.
• Qian Ye defeated the Ba Shi brothers and seriously injured Fu Xiao, who ordered his men to carry him away after threatening Qian Ye.
• Qian Ye called out for Fu Xiao to wait as he tried to leave.

Qian Ye defeated the Snake Nest Mercenary Company and punished Fu Xiao for killing Ling'er and Ka Gang. The Snake Nest survivors fled, while the Blood Battle Mercenary Company mourned their dead.

• Fu Xiao threatened Qian Ye with the He Clan, but Qian Ye said he would not leave without making him pay for Ling'er and Ka Gang's deaths.
• Fu Xiao ordered the Snake Nest Mercenary Company to attack, and the Blood Battle Mercenary Company joined the fight.
• Qian Ye defeated the Snake Nest fighters single-handedly, leaving Fu Xiao terrified and begging for mercy.
• Qian Ye severed Fu Xiao's limbs and spared the remaining Snake Nest members after warning them not to cause trouble again.
• The Snake Nest members carried Fu Xiao and the Ba Shi Three Brothers' bodies away, while the Blood Battle Mercenary Company gathered around Ling'er and Ka Gang's corpses to grieve.

Qian Ye revealed that he was a Seventh-Tier Apothecary and revived Ling'er and Ka Gang with Life Returning Pills. After the two thanked him and learned who he was, Qian Ye asked Ling'er to follow him to the back mountain, leaving her flustered and curious.

• Qian Ye told Ka Dan and the Blood Battle Mercenary Company that he could revive Ling'er and Ka Gang and that he was a Seventh-Tier Apothecary.
• Qian Ye gave Ling'er and Ka Gang Life Returning Pills, then removed his Dragon King Mask and revealed his face.
• Ling'er and Ka Gang revived, and Ka Dan explained that Qian Ye had saved them and was a Seventh-Tier Apothecary.
• Ling'er and Ka Gang thanked Qian Ye, and Qian Ye helped them to their feet.
• Qian Ye invited Ling'er to the back mountain to talk, and she blushed before following him.

After Qian Ye helped Ling'er rise from a nine-star Dou Shi to a one-star Dou Huang, she broke through to a three-star Dou Huang and prepared to reclaim the Blood Battle Mercenary Company. The chapter ended as she and Qian Ye approached a confrontation with the Snake Nest Mercenary Company and He Qian.

• Qian Ye gave Ling'er a pill and guided her through a month of cultivation, enabling her to break through to a one-star Dou Huang.
• Ling'er visited Qian Ye at night, celebrated her breakthrough with him, and spent the night in his room.
• Ka Gang arrived the next morning and warned Qian Ye that He Qian, head of the He Clan, had come.
• Qian Ye told Ling'er she had reached the three-star Dou Huang level and should restore the Blood Battle Mercenary Company.
• Qian Ye and Ling'er joined Ka Gang and Ka Dan in the estate square, where they faced He Qian, Fu Xiao, and more than a thousand Snake Nest Mercenary Company members.

Qian Ye confronted He Qian, who had come to avenge Fu Xiao and the Ba Shi Three Brothers. Qian Ye let his disciple Ling'er face the He Clan's seven Dou Ling experts, while hiding that she had become a three-star Dou Huang.

• He Qian demanded that Ka Gang bring Qian Ye out and threatened to destroy the Blood Battle Mercenary Company if he did not answer for Fu Xiao's injuries.
• Qian Ye arrived with Ling'er, and He Qian challenged him after recognizing him as the one who had injured Fu Xiao and killed the Ba Shi Three Brothers.
• Qian Ye declined to fight and told Ling'er to face the He Clan's seven Dou Ling experts, prompting Ka Gang and Ka Dan to worry for her safety.
• The seven men surrounded Ling'er, and their tall, thin Third Brother attacked her with a fire dog technique.
• Ling'er released her Dou Qi and sprang into the air, confident that the attackers did not know she was a three-star Dou Huang.

Ling'er defeated the He Clan's seven Dou Ling experts and revealed that she was a three-star Dou Huang, while Qian Ye exposed himself as a nine-star Dou Zong. He Qian, Fu Xiao, and the Snake Nest Mercenary Company begged Qian Ye to spare them.

• Ling'er defeated the He Clan's seven Dou Ling experts, and Ka Gang realized Qian Ye had helped her become powerful.
• Qian Ye struck He Qian down with one move, leaving the four-star Dou Wang unable to get up.
• Ling'er flew above the square and revealed her three-star Dou Huang strength, stunning He Qian, Ka Dan, and the mercenaries.
• Ling'er credited her master Qian Ye, identifying him as a nine-star Dou Zong and explaining why he had easily beaten He Qian.
• He Qian, Fu Xiao, and the Snake Nest Mercenary Company knelt before Qian Ye and begged him to spare them.

Qian Ye punished He Qian and forced the Snake Nest Mercenary Company to leave the Blood Battle Mercenary Company in peace. Days later, a veiled woman returned to Qingshan Town and confronted a masked man who had followed her into the woods.

• Qian Ye cut off one of He Qian’s hands and warned him to leave the Blood Battle Mercenary Company alone.
• He Qian submitted to Qian Ye’s threat and led the Snake Nest Mercenary Company away.
• The Blood Battle Mercenary Company celebrated its survival and Ling’er’s advancement to Dou Huang with a banquet.
• A veiled woman revisited Qingshan Town and remembered her younger self and the youth she could not approach for his safety.
• A man wearing a Dragon King Mask followed the veiled woman to the Small Forest, where she asked who he was and why he was following her.

Qian Ye sat beside the veiled Little Fairy Doctor and recited a poem, then began telling her a story instead of revealing who he was. His story described a girl whose dangerous constitution awakened and killed her mother and everyone nearby, leaving the Little Fairy Doctor listening as he continued.

• Qian Ye sat beside the veiled woman, while she wondered whether he was Xiao Yan and then sat nearby.
• Qian Ye recited a poem, explained what poetry was, and described the poem’s meaning to the Little Fairy Doctor.
• The Little Fairy Doctor recited the poem and praised it, but concluded that Qian Ye was not Xiao Yan.
• When she asked who he was and why he followed her, Qian Ye offered to tell her a story first.
• Qian Ye described a cheerful little girl whose constitution awakened and killed her mother and the villagers around her.

Qian Ye recounted the Little Fairy Doctor’s tragic childhood and explained that he had heard her story from an expert, leaving her suspicious of how he knew so much. After she revealed that she was the friend from his story, he received the Flame of Life as a check-in reward.

• Qian Ye told how the Little Fairy Doctor’s Woeful Poison Body caused the deaths of her mother, villagers, and the elderly couple who had sheltered her, leaving her grief-stricken and transformed.
• The Little Fairy Doctor questioned Qian Ye about how he knew her history, and he said an expert had told him but refused to identify the source.
• The Little Fairy Doctor said she had a friend whose life matched the story, then admitted that the friend was herself.
• Qian Ye received the Heavenly Flame Flame of Life as his reward for checking in with the Little Fairy Doctor.

Qian Ye absorbed the Flame of Life, parted from the Little Fairy Doctor, and returned to Jia Nan Academy to see how the Qian Gate and its members had changed. After half a year there, he left for the Tager Great Desert.

• Qian Ye absorbed the Flame of Life and told the Little Fairy Doctor his name before leaving her behind.
• Qian Ye returned to the Inner Academy and found the Qian Gate expanded, with new attendants and a towering statue made in his likeness.
• Xiao Yu welcomed Qian Ye and brought him inside, where Elder Qing, Instructor Ruo Ling, Mei'er, Wu Wei, and the other women gathered around him.
• Qian Ye visited Su Qian, learned that Han Yue, Liu Qing, and Liu Fei had graduated, and helped members of the Qian Gate improve their cultivation.
• After half a year at Jia Nan Academy, Qian Ye left to return to the Tager Great Desert.

Qian Ye gave Queen Medusa a pair of red jade bangles, then was confronted by Zi Yan after she barged into his room. Zi Yan demanded a gift of her own because he had brought one for Sister Sha Sha.

• The desert around Tager Great Desert grew greener as Qian Ye's rainfall and the snake-people's tree planting expanded the oasis.
• Queen Medusa visited Qian Ye, who gave her the jade bangles he had chosen for her.
• Queen Medusa happily let Qian Ye put on the bangles, kissed his cheeks, and left him to rest.
• Zi Yan burst into Qian Ye's room, pounced on him, and playfully bit him before demanding her gift.
• Zi Yan complained that Qian Ye had given Sister Sha Sha bangles but had brought nothing for her.

Qian Ye tried to give Zi Yan a gift after she angrily demanded one, but she misunderstood his teasing claim that the gift was herself and began to cry. He started to explain what he meant when four people suddenly smashed open the door.

• Zi Yan demanded a gift from Qian Ye and bit his shoulder when he hesitated.
• Qian Ye promised Zi Yan a big gift and assured her that he had not lied to her before.
• Qian Ye told Zi Yan that the big gift was she herself, and Zi Yan thought he was deceiving her and started crying.
• Qian Ye began to explain his meaning, but four people smashed open the door and interrupted him.

Qian Ye gave Zi Yan pills after Queen Medusa caught them together, then promised to help her grow up by breaking through to Dou Huang. He took Zi Yan to his All Things Storage Ring, picked a golden fruit from the Heavenly God Tree, and gave it to her to eat.

• Queen Medusa entered Qian Ye’s room with the four elders, mistook Zi Yan’s tears for bullying, and asked what had happened.
• Zi Yan claimed Qian Ye had refused to give her pills, and Qian Ye gave her a bottle without exposing her lie.
• Queen Medusa invited Qian Ye to a welcoming feast with the four elders, and he agreed to attend that night.
• After waking, Qian Ye explained that helping Zi Yan break through to Dou Huang could let her grow up, and she eagerly agreed.
• Qian Ye took Zi Yan to his All Things Storage Ring, picked a golden fruit from the Heavenly God Tree, and brought her back to his room.
• Qian Ye handed Zi Yan the golden fruit, and she took a bite despite doubting it could help her break through.

After Zi Yan ate the Heavenly God Fruit, she cocooned and transformed into an adult woman. Qian Ye explained why comparing her beauty with Queen Medusa’s was pointless, then reminded Zi Yan of the hurt she had felt when others treated her as a child.

• Qian Ye gave Zi Yan one Heavenly God Fruit and told her it was enough.
• Zi Yan’s body grew hot as golden light enveloped her, and she formed a cocoon while absorbing Spiritual Energy.
• The cocoon rose into the air and burst with golden light, revealing Zi Yan transformed into a beautiful adult woman.
• Zi Yan asked Qian Ye whether she was prettier than Queen Medusa, and he said they had different kinds of beauty.
• Qian Ye explained that comparing people caused hurt and reminded Zi Yan how painful it had been when others treated her as a child.

Qian Ye helped Zi Yan briefly grow into an adult and gave the four Snake-People elders pills that advanced them to Dou Zong. After the elders’ breakthrough, he reflected on Queen Medusa’s twin sister Die and the sisters’ forced fight to determine who would become queen.

• Qian Ye covered Zi Yan with a robe after she grew into an adult, and she kissed his cheek before reverting to her child form.
• At dinner, the First Elder asked Qian Ye for pills to help the four Snake-People elders advance, and he gave each of them one.
• The four elders cultivated while Queen Medusa guarded them, and all four broke through to one-star Dou Zong, bringing the Snake-People Tribe’s total to five Dou Zong experts.
• Qian Ye rested in a grove and recalled that Queen Medusa and her twin sister Die had been forced to fight because only one could become queen.