Recaps

Qian Ye brought Xiao Yan and his companions to Mist Yun Sect, defeated Yun Shan, and later settled with Queen Medusa among the Snake-People. He helped them reclaim the Tager Great Desert with rain and a tree-planting effort, then prepared to leave while Yue Mei came to see him.

• Qian Ye sealed Xiao Yan’s Dou Qi and heavenly flames, then defeated Yun Shan and the Mist Yun Sect elders before restoring Yun Yun’s freedom.
• Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran rejoined the group, but Xiao Yan left after Yun Yun said she wanted no connection with him.
• Qian Ye left Mist Yun Mountain with his companions and traveled with Queen Medusa to the Tager Great Desert.
• The Snake-People elders challenged Qian Ye to fight nine experts, and he defeated them all before offering pills to help the elders advance.
• Qian Ye proved that his Rejuvenation Pills restored youth, then gave pills to Queen Medusa, Yun Yun, Nalan Yanran, Zi Yan, and Hua She'er.
• Qian Ye summoned rain over the Tager Great Desert, inspiring the Snake-People to believe they could make it their home.
• Qian Ye organized the Snake-People to plant trees and seeds, told Queen Medusa he would leave the next day, and received Yue Mei in his room that night.

Qian Ye saved the Blood Battle Mercenary Company, trained Ling'er to become a Dou Huang, and reunited with the Little Fairy Doctor before returning to the Tager Great Desert. There, Zi Yan grew into an adult and the Snake-People elders advanced to Dou Zong, while Qian Ye reflected on Queen Medusa and Die’s past.

• Qian Ye left the Tager Great Desert after absorbing the Eight Desolate Annihilation Flame, then rescued the Blood Battle Mercenary Company from the Snake Nest Mercenary Company and revived Ling'er and Ka Gang with Life Returning Pills.
• Qian Ye trained Ling'er until she reached three-star Dou Huang, and she defeated the He Clan’s seven Dou Ling experts before Qian Ye subdued He Qian and drove the Snake Nest Mercenary Company away.
• Qian Ye met the Little Fairy Doctor in Qingshan Town, recounted her tragic past, received the Flame of Life, and later returned to Jia Nan Academy before leaving for the desert after half a year.
• Qian Ye returned to the greener Tager Great Desert and gave Queen Medusa jade bangles, then promised Zi Yan a gift and helped her eat a Heavenly God Fruit.
• Zi Yan transformed into a beautiful adult woman, but soon returned to her child form after Qian Ye covered her with a robe.
• Qian Ye gave each of the four Snake-People elders a pill, and they advanced to one-star Dou Zong as Queen Medusa guarded them.
• Qian Ye rested in a grove and recalled that Queen Medusa and her twin sister Die had been forced to fight over who would become queen.

Qian Ye became the Jia Ma Empire’s Imperial Preceptor, demonstrated his alchemy and power, and helped Xue Mei and Lin Fei grow stronger. When the Mist Yun Sect threatened the Mittel Clan, Yao Ye brought Qian Ye to meet Ya Fei and Hai Bodong, where his strength became central to the clan’s hopes.

• Jia Xingtian invited Qian Ye to meet Yao Ye, and Qian Ye refined ten seventh-tier Life Returning Pills before the imperial family.
• Qian Ye traded pills for a palace residence, the Imperial Preceptor title, and payment, then began visiting the Alchemist Association.
• Qian Ye defended Xue Mei from Ao Ba and Fu Yan, forcing both men to apologize and leave her alone.
• Qian Ye gave Xue Mei and Lin Fei Yin Yang Profound Dragon Pills, then pushed each through harsh trials that raised their cultivation and alchemy levels.
• Yao Ye told Qian Ye that the Mist Yun Sect was preparing to fight the Mittel Clan because of Xiao Yan’s ties to both sides.
• Qian Ye agreed to help Yao Ye with the crisis on the condition that she follow his instructions and keep his true strength concealed.
• Yao Ye brought Qian Ye to Mittel Manor, where Ya Fei introduced him to the clan as the new state preceptor.
• Yao Ye identified Qian Ye as a powerful seventh-tier alchemist, while Ya Fei warned that Yun Shan, the Mist Yun Sect, and a mysterious force threatened the Mittel Clan.

Qian Ye helped the Mittel Clan repel the Mist Yun Sect, killed Yun Shan and Protector Wu, then returned to the imperial palace and entered seclusion. After naming the Emperor Flame Di Ji, he learned that several neighboring empires were preparing to attack Black Mountain Fortress.

• Qian Ye proved himself a Seventh-Tier Apothecary at the Mittel Clan estate, then joined the clan as the Mist Yun Sect arrived demanding the Xiao Clan members.
• Qian Ye feigned joining the Mist Yun Sect before revealing that he had crippled its elders and driven them away from the Mittel Clan.
• Qian Ye took Xiao Qing to Jia Nan Academy, where she reunited with Xiao Mei, then returned to the imperial capital.
• Qian Ye defeated Yun Shan when he attacked the Mittel Clan, but Yun Shan rose again as a three-star Dou Zun.
• Qian Ye broke through to nine-star Dou Zun during their fight, killed Yun Shan, subdued the Mist Yun Sect, and devoured Protector Wu with the Void Devouring Flame.
• Qian Ye returned to the imperial palace, entered seclusion, and later named the human-form Emperor Flame Di Ji.
• Zi Yan visited Qian Ye for pills and asked about his plans to see Cai Lin.
• Yao Ye told Qian Ye that the Chu Yun Empire, Mu Lan Empire, and Luo Yan Empire were preparing to attack Black Mountain Fortress, and he asked what she planned to do.