Chapter Summaries

Nalan Yanran trained in the Magical Beast Mountains while Yun Yun discovered that Gu He and his companions had come looking for her. Gu He revealed that he was preparing an expedition to investigate a possible Heavenly Flame in the Tagor Great Desert, and Yun Yun recognized two of the Jia Ma Empire’s Ten Great Experts among his party.

• Nalan Yanran returned from hunting three second-tier magical beasts with a wind-attributed magic core, then followed Yun Yun’s instructions and began cultivating.
• Yun Yun detected Gu He’s flying beast approaching and flew out of Xiao Yan’s formation to meet it.
• Gu He greeted Yun Yun and explained that he had found a possible trace of a Heavenly Flame in the Tagor Great Desert.
• Gu He told Yun Yun he had gathered five experts for the expedition and still needed someone capable of handling Queen Medusa.
• Yun Yun recognized the people accompanying Gu He and noticed that two of them were among the Jia Ma Empire’s Ten Great Experts.

Yun Yun raced ahead to the Tagor Great Desert while Gu He and his companions followed, hoping to find a Heavenly Flame and meet the Serpent-People Queen. Their group encountered Yue Mei, who attacked with her Soul-Seizing Twin Rings and ensnared most of the gathered experts in illusions, though Yun Yun remained unaffected.

• Yun Yun left Gu He's group to head for the Tagor Great Desert, after leaving a message for Yanran, while Gu He mistook her help for affection.
• Gu He and his companions traveled for three days and reached the desert, where Yue Mei sensed their approach.
• Yue Mei confronted the humans and rejected Gu He's request to meet the Serpent-People Queen, suspecting them of hostility.
• Yue Mei activated her Soul-Seizing Twin Rings, dazing Yan Shi and Feng Li and trapping most of the others in visions of their desires.
• Yun Yun was unaffected by Yue Mei's bells and felt an inexplicable familiarity with them.

Yue Mei attacked the gathered experts with the Soul-Seizing Twin Rings and their illusion-inducing music, forcing Gu He to defend them with a powerful sword technique. After the clash left the experts injured, Yun Yun drew her sword and prepared to act.

• Yue Mei used demonic music to trap the gathered experts in illusions, but Gu He and Yun Yun resisted it.
• Yue Mei unleashed Ninefold Returning Shadow with her Soul-Seizing Twin Rings, sending layered ring phantoms toward the experts.
• Gu He charged forward and countered with Thousand-Flame Sword Aura, exhausting himself as he intercepted Yue Mei's attack.
• The techniques collided, and the resulting energy shock injured the gathered experts and jolted them out of their illusions.
• Yue Mei recalled her rings and assessed Gu He and Yun Yun, while Yun Yun drew her sword and called the attack too slow.

Medusa’s evolution triggered a massive heavenly phenomenon, and Xiao Yan faced the lightning summoned by her transformation. As the cocoon began to crack, Xiao Yan entered the dark clouds to endure and guide the lightning for his Nine-Dragon Thunder Flame.

• Yun Yun and Gu He saw dark clouds spread across the sky and suspected a Heavenly Flame or the birth of a powerful expert.
• Yue Mei used Serpent Technique, Division, to escape Yun Yun’s attacks by scattering into energy serpents that burrowed into the sand.
• Gu He urged the group deeper into Serpent-People Tribe territory, while Yun Yun flew ahead to scout.
• At the temple, Xiao Yan watched Medusa’s cocoon crack and release dazzling purple light, drawing the attention of the serpent-people.
• A bolt of heavenly lightning struck Xiao Yan, who endured it and flew into the clouds to guide its power toward condensing the Nine-Dragon Thunder Flame.

Xiao Yan absorbed the heavenly lightning into his body and refined it with his embryonic Emperor Flame to begin condensing the Nine-Dragon Thunder Flame. Meanwhile, Yun Yun arrived at the Serpent-People Tribe's royal city with Gu He and the others, where she recognized a Heavenly Flame and recalled a troubling detail about the queen.

• Xiao Yan completed the secret technique that turned his body into a vessel for lightning and endured the damage as Three Thousand Burning Flame healed his meridians.
• Xiao Yan guided the lightning into his Dou Qi vortex and used his embryonic Emperor Flame to refine it, deciding to create one powerful dragon first rather than refine all nine at once.
• Yun Yun raced to the royal city and was shocked by the towering seven-colored pillar of light.
• Gu He and the others arrived, and Yun Yun confirmed that a Heavenly Flame was there.
• Yun Yun told Gu He that an ancient text she had seen contained information about the Serpent-People Tribe's queen.

Gu He and Yun Yun realized Queen Medusa was undergoing an evolution that could make her a Dou Zong, and they debated whether to interrupt it. As Yun Yun moved to fight Yue Mei and the Serpent-People chieftains, Medusa’s cocoon shattered and she emerged as a Dou Zong.

• Gu He and Yun Yun recognized the heavenly phenomenon as Queen Medusa’s evolution and learned it required a Heavenly Flame.
• Yun Yun decided to wait, expecting the Heavenly Flame to leave Medusa badly injured even if she succeeded.
• Yue Mei returned with several Serpent-People chieftains to protect Medusa’s evolution from the humans.
• Yun Yun attacked Yue Mei, but the seven-colored pillar of light shattered and released a devastating surge of energy.
• Queen Medusa emerged from the broken cocoon, and Yun Yun identified her as a Dou Zong.

Queen Medusa successfully evolved into a Dou Zong, and she confronted Yun Yun and the humans who had come to the Serpent-People Tribe. As Medusa attacked, Yun Yun’s veil fell and revealed her face, leaving the onlookers stunned.

• Queen Medusa emerged from her evolution with human legs and the power of a Dou Zong, then vowed that the humans in the Serpent-People Tribe would not leave alive.
• Yue Mei, the other tribal leaders, and the Serpent-People celebrated Medusa’s return while Gu He’s group feared her strength.
• Yun Yun challenged Medusa, arguing that her newly gained Dou Zong power might be unstable, and Medusa formed a seven-colored sword to face her.
• Gu He tried to prevent the two from fighting, but Medusa recognized Yun Yun as the Misty Cloud Sect’s leader and attacked her with a sword aura.
• Yun Yun stood without dodging as her black veil slipped away, revealing her breathtaking face and stunning the Serpent-People.

Medusa rejected Gu He's offer to trade pills for the Heavenly Flames and attacked him, forcing Yun Yun to defend him. As Medusa and Yun Yun fought in the air, Medusa prepared a powerful move called “Sword One, Break!”

• Medusa told Gu He that his offer of two Dou Ling Pills and a Transformation Pill was useless to her and refused to trade the Heavenly Flames.
• Medusa threatened to kill Gu He and take his belongings as spoils, then attacked him with her snake-shaped longsword.
• Yun Yun intercepted Medusa's first sword strike and protected Gu He from the attack.
• Medusa and Yun Yun exchanged sword strikes, with Yun Yun defending against Medusa's relentless techniques.
• Medusa retreated from their clash, poured Dou Qi into her sword, and unleashed “Sword One, Break!”

Queen Medusa and Yun Yun clashed with powerful sword techniques, then Medusa transformed her weapon into a bow and trapped Yun Yun with three arrows. Just as Yun Yun faced mortal danger, a silver divine dragon tore through the clouds and appeared above her.

• Medusa attacked Yun Yun with a seven-colored sword aura, and Yun Yun countered with Sunset Over Ancient Peak.
• The sword auras collided evenly, and Medusa retreated before transforming her serpent sword into a fiery red longbow.
• Medusa fired three arrows that sealed off Yun Yun's retreat, while Gu He warned her to be careful.
• A silver divine dragon tore through the dark clouds and appeared as Yun Yun faced the arrows.

Xiao Yan appeared in the Serpent-People Tribe’s royal city after refining lightning into a fledgling Nine-Dragon Thunder Flame, rescuing Yun Yun from Gu He’s group and Medusa’s arrows. Yun Yun explained she had come to the desert on a sect mission with Gu He to search for Heavenly Flames.

• Xiao Yan transformed from a silver divine dragon into a black-robed man and embraced the startled Yun Yun.
• Yan Shi and the other experts recognized Yun Yun’s intimacy with Xiao Yan, while Gu He reacted with jealousy.
• Medusa revealed that Xiao Yan had helped her evolve, and Yun Yun guessed that their relationship was based on a transaction.
• Xiao Yan asked Yun Yun why she had entered the Serpent-People Tribe’s territory, and Yun Yun said she had accompanied Gu He on a mission to find Heavenly Flames.

Gu He confronted Xiao Yan over his feelings for Yun Yun and dismissed Xiao Yan’s strength, while Yun Yun rejected Gu He’s claims and Medusa mocked his dependence on the Misty Cloud Sect. Xiao Yan offered Gu He one move to attack, leaving their fight about to begin.

• Gu He flared his beast flame and raged at Xiao Yan after Xiao Yan challenged him.
• Yan Shi warned Gu He not to start a fight in the Serpent-People Tribe’s royal city, but Gu He insisted that he wanted Yun Yun to recognize him as the only man worthy of her.
• Gu He professed his devotion to Yun Yun and promised to take her beyond the Jia Ma Empire, but Yun Yun reminded him that the Misty Cloud Sect had provided his resources and that his service did not entitle him to her.
• Medusa mocked Gu He as a pretty boy kept by the Misty Cloud Sect, and Gu He challenged Xiao Yan to prove his reputed strength.
• Xiao Yan offered Gu He one move to attack.

Xiao Yan faced Gu He in battle and effortlessly overcame his strongest technique using the lightning power of the Nine-Dragon Thunder Flame. The chapter ended with Xiao Yan extracting Gu He's beast flame while Gu He watched in shock.

• Gu He attacked Xiao Yan with Purple Eagle Incineration, a powerful Dou Technique shaped into a flaming eagle.
• Xiao Yan unleashed the lightning attribute of the Nine-Dragon Thunder Flame and froze Gu He's attack in midair.
• Xiao Yan bound Gu He with lightning and dismissed his strength as insufficient.
• Xiao Yan pulled the beast flame granted to Gu He by the Misty Cloud Sect from his body.

Xiao Yan defeated Gu He and stripped him of the beast flame that had supported his alchemy, then absorbed it into his Myriad Beast Spirit Flame. He spared Gu He for his service to the Misty Cloud Sect and promised to provide him another beast flame if he behaved and continued serving the sect.

• Xiao Yan defeated Gu He in a single move, leaving Yan Shi and the others stunned.
• Gu He demanded that Xiao Yan return his beast flame, and Xiao Yan revealed he had taken it.
• Xiao Yan said he would spare Gu He for his service to the Misty Cloud Sect and take the flame for Yun'er.
• Xiao Yan used the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame to devour Gu He's purple beast flame and absorb its energy.
• Xiao Yan stored the strengthened flame and told Gu He he could receive another beast flame if he behaved and served the sect.

Xiao Yan subdued Gu He, took the seventh-tier Transformation Pill, and used it to settle Medusa’s demand for compensation. After Gu He and the others departed, Xiao Yan advised Yun Yun to cultivate away from the troubled Misty Cloud Sect, and she asked whether he would remain in the Tagor Great Desert.

• Xiao Yan devoured Gu He's beast flame and took his storage ring, while Medusa demanded compensation for the Serpent-People Tribe's losses.
• Yun Yun stood up for the Misty Cloud Sect and warned Medusa not to interfere with its affairs.
• Xiao Yan offered the seventh-tier Transformation Pill to compensate the Serpent-People Tribe, and Medusa ordered the humans to leave her territory.
• Gu He led Yan Shi and the others away on their flying beasts after Xiao Yan reminded Medusa that the Misty Cloud Sect belonged to Yun Yun.
• Xiao Yan told Yun Yun to cultivate outside the Misty Cloud Sect, and she asked whether he would stay in the Tagor Great Desert.

Xiao Yan confronted Medusa over her use of his Ethereal Sword Technique and stepped in when she challenged Yun Yun. As Medusa unleashed a powerful sword move, Xiao Yan gained a new insight into swordsmanship.

• Xiao Yan refused to give Medusa the Transformation Pill, saying she had secretly learned his Dou Technique and must pay a price.
• Medusa and Yun Yun argued over their swordsmanship, and Yun Yun challenged Medusa to fight again.
• Xiao Yan pulled Yun Yun behind him and offered to face Medusa, noting that her evolution had raised her strength to three-star Dou Zong.
• Medusa released her full power and used the Ethereal Sword Technique's First Sword, Break, against Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yan saw the sword move as if looking at the reverse side of a mirror and advanced his comprehension of swordsmanship.

Xiao Yan demonstrated the Limitless Sword Technique to Yun Yun, helping her understand how to deepen her swordsmanship before she departed. He then went to fuse with the Green Lotus Core Flame, leaving Medusa to interpret his feelings toward Yun Yun.

• Xiao Yan used One Sword: Limitless to shatter Medusa's seven-colored sword Qi, and Yun Yun gained insight into the Poet Immortal Sword Prelude.
• Xiao Yan encouraged Yun Yun to cultivate and reassured her about the danger of the Serpent-People Tribe before she left.
• Medusa accused Xiao Yan of being reluctant to part with Yun Yun and reminded him of their bet, but Xiao Yan said he needed to fuse with the Green Lotus Core Flame first.
• Xiao Yan reached the dried island and prepared to devour the Green Lotus Core Flame, bringing out eleven Earthfire Lotus Seeds and its lotus seat.

Xiao Yan prepared to fuse the Green Lotus Core Flame, but Medusa's evolution revealed that the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python's soul had awakened within her body. He explained that Medusa currently held control and would likely merge with the Python's soul over time, then turned his attention back to cultivation as Medusa asked whether he was afraid.

• Xiao Yan arranged for Wu Ya and the other high-level puppets to guard the island before preparing the Green Lotus Core Flame, Earthfire Lotus Seeds, and Green Lotus Seat for cultivation.
• Medusa appeared and transformed into a seven-colored serpent, discovering that her strength had fallen from the Dou Zong realm.
• Xiao Yan explained that the Purple Nether Flame Serpent had evolved alongside Medusa into a Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python, whose soul could eventually compete for control of her body.
• Xiao Yan said Medusa's own soul currently had the upper hand and would likely grow strong enough to merge with the Python's soul.
• Medusa stopped questioning Xiao Yan about her evolution as he returned his attention to the items for cultivation, then asked whether he was afraid.

Xiao Yan began fusing the Green Lotus Core Flame by combining its flame seed with the Earthfire Lotus Seeds, using the refined Green Lotus Seat to help protect and strengthen his meridians. After swallowing the flame seed, he sank his awareness into his body, beginning the dangerous process of fusion.

• Xiao Yan melted the Green Lotus Seat with his fused Heavenly Flames, astonishing Medusa with the flames' power.
• Xiao Yan drew out the Green Lotus Core Flame's flame seed while Medusa watched in disbelief.
• Xiao Yan swallowed the eleven Earthfire Lotus Seeds and refined Green Lotus Seat, guiding the seeds into his Dou Qi vortex with his soul power.
• The Green Lotus Seat's liquid flowed through Xiao Yan's meridians, strengthening them and mediating the energies of the lotus seeds and flame seed.
• Xiao Yan swallowed the Green Lotus Core Flame's flame seed, shuddered, and immersed his mind in a hazy sensory world within his body.

Xiao Yan cultivated the Green Lotus Core Flame alongside the Green Lotus Seat liquid and Earthfire Lotus Seeds, reinforcing his meridians and stabilizing the seeds within his Dou Qi vortex. After noticing how the Heavenly Flames in his vortex and Spirit-Nascent Stone were difficult to control together, he comprehended the secret art Endless Flame Domain, which could connect the two spaces.

• Xiao Yan used the Green Lotus Seat liquid and Green Lotus Core Flame to strengthen his meridians and give them the ability to purify natural energy.
• Xiao Yan drew the eleven Earthfire Lotus Seeds into his Dou Qi vortex and restrained his rudimentary Emperor Flame before it could consume their energy.
• Xiao Yan redirected energy released by the Earthfire Lotus Seeds into the Spirit-Nascent Stone, causing the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame and Bone Chilling Flame to surge.
• Xiao Yan realized he needed to unite the Heavenly Flames in his Dou Qi vortex and Spirit-Nascent Stone, then comprehended the secret art Endless Flame Domain.

Xiao Yan cultivated the Endless Flame Domain, connecting his Dou Qi vortex to the Spirit-Nascent Stone and fusing the Green Lotus Core Flame with his other Heavenly Flames. The resulting energy surge enveloped the Serpent-People Tribe royal city, and Medusa wondered whether Xiao Yan was about to break through to the Dou Zong realm.

• Xiao Yan began cultivating the Endless Flame Domain, drawing purified energy into his Dou Qi vortex and stirring the flames within the Spirit-Nascent Stone.
• Xiao Yan used yin-yang power and the Green Lotus Core Flame seed to connect his Dou Qi vortex with the Spirit-Nascent Stone's space.
• Xiao Yan guided the embryonic Emperor Flame to fuse with the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame and Bone Chilling Flame while the Green Lotus Core Flame bloomed as their balance point.
• Xiao Yan's resulting flame contained eight Heavenly Flames, while controlling it drained his soul power and left sweat on his forehead.
• Xiao Yan transformed into an energy vortex that drew fiery natural energy toward the island and across the Serpent-People Tribe royal city.
• Medusa felt the heat of the energy surge and wondered whether Xiao Yan was about to break through to the Dou Zong realm.