Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yan tested his newly created Buddha Fury Fire Lotus, whose explosion shook the Ten Thousand Beasts Space and stunned Chu Qun and Yang Lingyan. After the three failed to find the Small Market, Xiao Yan swallowed Yao Lao’s Imperial Extreme Pill to strengthen himself.

• Xiao Yan threw the fire lotus into the sky, and its explosion shattered mountain peaks and fractured the Ten Thousand Beasts Space.
• Chu Qun and Yang Lingyan recognized the crimson and white flames, then learned from Xiao Yan that he had caused the blast and named the attack Buddha Fury Fire Lotus.
• The next day, Xiao Yan, Chu Qun, and Yang Lingyan searched for the Small Market but failed to find it before nightfall.
• As the three rested by a campfire, Xiao Yan arranged their watch shifts and reflected on the need to grow stronger before facing Shi Han and Lu Zhi.
• Xiao Yan swallowed Yao Lao’s sixth-grade Imperial Extreme Pill, and his aura began to rise.

Xiao Yan absorbed an Imperial Extreme Pill overnight and broke through to the early stage of four-star Dou Emperor. By the tenth day, he and Chu Qun and Yang Lingyan reached the Thousand Scroll Waterfall Small Market, ready to trade.

• Xiao Yan absorbed the pill’s medicinal energy as the Crimson Lotus Karma Flame refined it, and Chu Qun noticed his cultivation rising.
• Chu Qun reflected on Xiao Yan’s age, strength, and potential, while Yang Lingyan reconsidered his jealousy of Xiao Yan and his feelings for Qing Lin.
• Xiao Yan completed his breakthrough at dawn, apologized to Chu Qun and Yang Lingyan for missing his watch, and realized his foundation had become unstable again.
• Xiao Yan decided to wait until after the Ten Thousand Beasts Assembly to consider absorbing the Sea Heart Flame trapped in his Storage Ring.
• Xiao Yan, Chu Qun, and Yang Lingyan reached the Thousand Scroll Waterfall, where thousands of people had gathered for the Small Market.

Xiao Yan explored the Small Market, bought herbs, and followed a mysterious voice to acquire a Flame-Claw Silver Wolf cub and a strange lump of dirt. As he left, a black-robed person showed him an object that immediately caught his attention.

• Xiao Yan separated from Chu Qun and Yang Lingyan, disguised his points, and browsed the Small Market.
• Xiao Yan noticed that medicinal pills were expensive and herbs were cheap, then bought several precious herbs.
• A mysterious voice in Xiao Yan’s heart directed him toward a stall, where he sensed something unusual about a yellow lump of dirt.
• Xiao Yan bargained with the stall owner and traded two medicinal pills for the Flame-Claw Silver Wolf cub and everything on the stall, including the dirt.
• A black-robed person bumped into Xiao Yan and showed him an object that drew his gaze.

Xiao Yan traded five Sixth-Grade Pills for a Star Spirit Soul-Nurturing Orchid and a Dou Emperor puppet, hoping the orchid would restore Yao Lao's soul strength. The Crimson Lotus Karma Flame destroyed the puppet while burning away a hidden mark, and Xiao Yan left before Lu Mingzhe and five others arrived to search the cave.

• Xiao Yan offered five Sixth-Grade Pills for the Star Spirit Soul-Nurturing Orchid, and the black-robed man also gave him a Dou Emperor puppet on the condition that Xiao Yan keep the deal secret.
• Xiao Yan left the Small Market with Yang Lingyan, Chu Qun, and the other man, then inspected the puppet in a secluded cave.
• Xiao Yan supplied the puppet with Dou Qi and tested its strength, but discovered a hidden aura inside it that he could not remove by ordinary means.
• The Crimson Lotus Karma Flame surged out of Xiao Yan's control, burned away the hidden mark, and consumed the puppet completely.
• Xiao Yan and the others departed, and about half an hour later Lu Mingzhe led five people to search the cave.

Xiao Yan and his companions set out to raise their scores in the Ten Thousand Beasts Assembly after failing to discover how to handle the mysterious clump of earth. Meanwhile, Xun Er joined Xu Yingwu’s group to confront Shi Han while searching for Xiao Yan.

• Lu Mingzhe discovered that the aura of the item entrusted to his group had vanished and suspected Heavenly Flames had been involved.
• Xiao Yan and his companions found that Dou Qi made the mysterious clump of earth crumble, so Xiao Yan put it away to await Yao Lao’s advice.
• Xiao Yan, Yang Lingyan, and Chu Qun agreed to spread out while staying close enough to regroup against powerful beasts, and Xiao Yan began hunting for points.
• Xu Yingwu continued leading the rankings with help from a group of experts and noted that the competition had produced many formidable contestants.
• Xun Er arrived alone, declined Xu Yingwu’s offer to team up at first, then agreed to help him confront Shi Han on the condition that Shi Han would be hers to fight.

Xiao Yan discovered that the yellow clod of earth had transformed into the incomplete Soul-Turning Secret Technique, which could convert Dou Qi into soul power. After two days of cultivation, he gained powerful soul perception and prepared to hunt more effectively.

• Xiao Yan noticed his hunting points and leaderboard rank had fallen as the major powers gathered followers and farmed points.
• After killing a magical beast, Xiao Yan found a jade slip containing the Soul-Turning Secret Technique where the yellow clod of earth had been in his Storage Ring.
• Xiao Yan shared the secret technique with Chu Qun and Yang Lingyan, but neither of them could perceive its contents.
• Xiao Yan spent two days cultivating the technique while Chu Qun and Yang Lingyan stood guard.
• Xiao Yan's new soul perception concealed him from Chu Qun and Yang Lingyan's senses and revealed the locations of nearby magical beasts, so he announced that it was time to hunt.

Xiao Yan, Chu Qun, and Yang Lingyan dominated the Ten Thousand Beasts Space rankings by hunting with the Soul-Turning Secret Technique, then rested after weeks of relentless effort. At dawn, Xiao Yan sensed that Qing Lin was in trouble.

• Xu Yingwu saw Xiao Yan ranked first with an overwhelming score, while Xiao Xun'er had climbed into the top ten alone after beating Shi Han for sabotaging Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yan, Chu Qun, and Yang Lingyan shared a meal as Chu Qun credited their high scores to Xiao Yan's Soul-Turning Secret Technique, which let them hunt at night.
• Xiao Yan explained that the technique's soul power faded if unused and could only detect hidden creatures, then agreed to rest for the night.
• At dawn, Xiao Yan and Yang Lingyan received a signal from their jade rings and realized they had encountered their own people.
• Xiao Yan sensed that Qing Lin was in trouble.

Qing Lin was hunted down by Shi Meng and Lu Zhi, who nearly drained her life essence with the Bloodthirsty Pattern. Xiao Yan arrived in time to save her and faced Lu Zhi, who claimed only his defeat could restore Qing Lin’s life essence.

• Qing Lin fled Shi Meng after a Heavenly Snake Mansion disciple sacrificed himself, but Shi Meng tracked her to a cave where Lu Zhi joined the pursuit.
• Lu Zhi and Shi Meng cornered Qing Lin, and Lu Zhi demanded she become his servant while the Jade Blood Demon Python fought to protect her.
• Lu Zhi wounded the Jade Blood Demon Python, killed Qing Lin’s two other controlled beasts, and began draining her life essence with the Bloodthirsty Pattern.
• Xiao Yan arrived and pulled Qing Lin away from Lu Zhi, who said her life essence could not be restored unless he was defeated.
• Yang Lingyan and Chu Qun entered the cave as Xiao Yan handed Qing Lin to Yang Lingyan and challenged Lu Zhi to a fight.
• Lu Zhi ordered Shi Meng to hold off Chu Qun and Yang Lingyan, then welcomed Xiao Yan as a potentially worthy opponent.

Xiao Yan fought Lu Zhi, the strongest young expert in the Northwest Region, and used Lu Zhi’s failed soul attack to land a series of powerful counterattacks. Though badly injured, Lu Zhi survived and revealed his Lightning Strike Pattern.

• Lu Zhi tried to make Xiao Yan submit, but Xiao Yan drew his Heavy Profound Ruler and attacked.
• Lu Zhi used the Hurricane Pattern and Bloodthirsty Pattern to fight Xiao Yan, then blocked his Flame Splitting Tsunami Ruler with the Hard Skin and Spirit-Devouring Patterns.
• Yang Lingyan resolved to buy time for Xiao Yan and Qing Lin to escape as Lu Zhi pressed the attack.
• Lu Zhi’s Spirit Chaos Pattern soul attack backfired against Xiao Yan, allowing Xiao Yan to strike him with the Mountain Opening Seal and Sea Overturning Seal.
• Lu Zhi emerged injured from the rubble and revealed his Lightning Strike Pattern, saying Xiao Yan had forced him to use it.

Xiao Yan battled Lu Zhi, whose Lightning Strike Pattern unleashed a devastating storm of purple lightning. With Xiao Yan badly wounded and preparing to risk using the Fire Lotus, Qing Lin’s faint words changed his decision.

• Lu Zhi attacked Xiao Yan with the Lightning Strike Pattern, and Xiao Yan dodged while suffering a wound to his leg.
• Xiao Yan used the Bone Chilling Flame to repel Lu Zhi’s lightning, revealing that he possessed two Heavenly Flames.
• Xiao Yan struck Lu Zhi with the Mountain Opening Seal and Sea Overturning Seal, but Lu Zhi’s lightning droplets pierced the seals and unleashed a storm that wounded Xiao Yan badly.
• Xiao Yan realized Lu Zhi had used a final pattern to withstand the seals, while Shi Meng and the others struggled against the lightning.
• Xiao Yan prepared to risk using the Fire Lotus until Qing Lin whispered something that changed his mind.

Xiao Yan and Qing Lin fled deeper into the cave while Lu Zhi pursued them, following Qing Lin’s directions to a hidden passage. The passage brought them into a strange space, where a mysterious woman welcomed Qing Lin, while Lu Zhi entered the ruins behind them.

• Xiao Yan used Lu Zhi’s punch to propel himself away, grabbed Qing Lin, and escaped into the cave as Chu Qun and Yang Lingyan fled separately.
• Lu Zhi ordered Shi Meng to pursue Xiao Yan, and Qing Lin guided Xiao Yan through the maze-like passages.
• Xiao Yan and Qing Lin reached the end of a middle passage and vanished into a jade-green glow.
• Lu Zhi and Shi Meng found the hidden entrance after Lu Zhi’s map crumbled against the stone wall, then entered the ruins.
• A mysterious woman approached the floating Xiao Yan and Qing Lin and told Qing Lin that she had finally come.

Qing Lin awoke in the Jade-Eyed Charm Saint’s hidden space, where the woman revealed that they shared the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils and offered to take Qing Lin as her disciple. Qing Lin accepted but remained devoted to Xiao Yan, who appeared in the space at the end.

• Qing Lin woke in a bamboo hut and learned from the Jade-Eyed Charm Saint that Xiao Yan was safe and nearby.
• The Jade-Eyed Charm Saint explained that Qing Lin’s Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils were a rare innate constitution and asked about her serpent-linked ancestry.
• Qing Lin recounted her painful childhood, and the Jade-Eyed Charm Saint offered to make her a disciple and inherit her abilities.
• Qing Lin agreed to become the Jade-Eyed Charm Saint’s disciple after first asking whether Xiao Yan could be taught too.
• The Jade-Eyed Charm Saint offered to make Xiao Yan devoted only to Qing Lin, but Qing Lin refused to interfere with his love for Xun Er.
• The Jade-Eyed Charm Saint declared that she would decide whether Xiao Yan was worthy of Qing Lin, and Xiao Yan appeared in the space.

Xiao Yan asked the Jade-Eyed Charm Saint to save Qing Lin, and agreed without hesitation to give up half his vital blood. She revealed that Qing Lin was safe, then demanded Xiao Yan choose between devoting himself to Qing Lin for life or dying.

• The Jade-Eyed Charm Saint made herself visible to Xiao Yan and explained that Qing Lin was near death from losing her vital blood.
• Xiao Yan offered half his vital blood to save Qing Lin, despite the cost to his cultivation.
• The Jade-Eyed Charm Saint sent Xiao Yan flying, then revealed Qing Lin was already safe and made her disappear from his sight.
• The Jade-Eyed Charm Saint revealed her former strength and saw through Xiao Yan's Heavenly Flames, cultivation method, and Yao Lao in his ring.
• The Jade-Eyed Charm Saint told Xiao Yan to devote himself to Qing Lin for life or die.

Jade-Eyed Charm Saint tested Xiao Yan’s resolve, then helped him fully fuse with the Crimson Lotus Karma Flame and formally accepted Qing Lin as her first and only disciple. After three days of cultivation, she offered Xiao Yan a choice between a safe opportunity with little gain and a dangerous one with great rewards.

• Xiao Yan refused Jade-Eyed Charm Saint’s demand, and she crushed him with her Dou Saint pressure until he passed out.
• Jade-Eyed Charm Saint revealed she had been testing Xiao Yan and used the pressure to fully fuse the Crimson Lotus Karma Flame with him.
• Xiao Yan awoke, and Qing Lin embraced him before Jade-Eyed Charm Saint explained the flame’s improved control.
• Qing Lin accepted Ming Mei as her master, and Ming Mei gave her a high-grade Heaven Class cultivation method suited to her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils.
• Xiao Yan stayed to cultivate for three days, then Ming Mei offered him a safe opportunity or a life-threatening one with greater rewards.

Xiao Yan chose to risk his life absorbing a Dou Saint’s arm that retained the devouring power of the Nihility Devouring Flame. After Ming Mei attached it to him, the arm’s overwhelming force began to consume him, and Xiao Yan struggled to protect his mind.

• Ming Mei offered Xiao Yan a safe path to Dou Zong or a dangerous opportunity with much greater potential, and Xiao Yan chose the latter.
• Ming Mei revealed that the opportunity was an arm belonging to a former master of the Nihility Devouring Flame, and warned Xiao Yan that absorbing it could kill him.
• Xiao Yan accepted the gamble, citing his enemies, his family, and his need to restore Yao Lao’s body.
• Ming Mei spent a day removing the arm’s original owner’s aura before severing Xiao Yan’s right hand and attaching the arm.
• The arm’s force surged through Xiao Yan’s body, then drew his soul into darkness as he tried to protect his mind.

While Lu Zhi ordered his men to watch for Xiao Yan and planned to kill him over Mystic Pattern Sect’s secret, Xiao Yan remained trapped in the endless void, refining the Dou Saint’s arm. He emerged from seclusion after suppressing his breakthrough, stabilizing at peak six-star Dou Emperor.

• At the Small Market, Lu Zhi remained at the top of the rankings while Xiao Xun'er held the final spot, and rumors about Xiao Yan’s fate continued to spread.
• Lu Zhi learned that Lu Mingzhe had found no trace of Xiao Yan near the ruins and ordered him to hold Xiao Yan until Lu Zhi arrived.
• Ming Mei sensed that Xiao Yan was still resisting the Nihility Devouring Flame’s power and prepared to let him seize his opportunity alone.
• Xiao Yan’s right arm absorbed Dou Qi and medicinal herbs as the Dou Saint’s arm fused with his body and drove his cultivation upward.
• Xiao Yan repeatedly suppressed his rising strength until his aura stabilized at peak six-star Dou Emperor, then opened his eyes and thanked Ming Mei.

Xiao Yan learned the cost and limits of transplanting the Dou Saint’s arm from Ming Mei, then spent time studying under her while Qing Lin cultivated. The chapter ended when Ming Mei sensed that Qing Lin was in trouble from forcibly merging the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils.

• Ming Mei revealed that she had given her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils to Qing Lin.
• Xiao Yan discovered that nearly all the medicinal herbs in his storage ring had been used to stabilize the transplanted arm.
• Ming Mei explained that the arm was not yet fully integrated with Xiao Yan’s body and told him where to find a Bone-Regenerating Blood-Coagulating Flower guarded by an eighth-rank magical beast.
• Xiao Yan learned that two days short of a month had passed since the transplant and waited while Qing Lin continued cultivating.
• Ming Mei guided Xiao Yan’s cultivation until she sensed that Qing Lin had run into trouble merging the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils.

Xiao Yan entered the medicinal pool to save Qing Lin from the fierce souls disrupting the fusion of Ming Mei’s Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils. After absorbing most of the souls and stabilizing Qing Lin, he discovered one terrifying consciousness had evaded his inspection.

• Ming Mei explained that Qing Lin was injured by the lingering fierce souls of the snake-shaped magical beasts inside the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils and asked Xiao Yan to help.
• Xiao Yan found Qing Lin unconscious in a medicinal pool surrounded by fierce spirits and entered the water to reach her.
• Xiao Yan used the devouring ability in his right hand to absorb the fierce souls from Qing Lin’s eyes while sending Dou Qi through her body to steady it.
• Qing Lin’s breathing returned to normal, and Xiao Yan saw that her pupils had grown more powerful and could protect her automatically.
• As Xiao Yan prepared to leave, he sensed a fierce soul with consciousness that had evaded his inspection.

Xiao Yan detected and devoured the vicious snake soul hidden within Qing Lin, then rescued her from the pond. After Qing Lin confessed her devotion, Xiao Yan restrained himself and prepared to take her back to Ming Mei.

• Xiao Yan drew out the snake-shaped vicious soul concealed among Qing Lin’s soul fragments and fought it with his Mountain Opening Seal and devouring vortex.
• The vicious soul’s ice arrow struck at Xiao Yan, but he melted it with the Crimson Lotus Karma Flame and shattered it.
• The clash blasted the pond water away, and Xiao Yan realized Qing Lin had awakened and seen him exposed.
• Qing Lin embraced Xiao Yan and said she was willing to serve him for the rest of her life, while Xiao Yan explained what had happened and set her down.
• Xiao Yan and Qing Lin dressed and prepared to find Ming Mei, who watched from nearby and hoped Qing Lin would win Xiao Yan’s affection.

Qing Lin reached seven-star Dou Wang, and Ming Mei gave her a Nine Serene Deepground Python egg and resources before her soul faded away. Xiao Yan and Qing Lin returned to the cavern, while Ming Mei went to reunite with Yao Xiao.

• Ming Mei released the seal on Qing Lin's Dou Qi, helped her stabilize at seven-star Dou Wang, and gave her the Nine Serene Deepground Python egg.
• Ming Mei gave Qing Lin a jade bottle of medicinal pool water and a Storage Ring containing treasures and sealed cultivation knowledge.
• Ming Mei told Qing Lin to care for the Nine Serene Deepground Python Clan and see the world beyond the Douqi Continent, then her soul dissipated.
• Xiao Yan and Qing Lin returned to the cavern as the small space vanished.
• Ming Mei's past revealed that Yao Xiao had died saving her, and she had spent centuries searching for a successor with the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils.