Recaps

Qin Yu secretly learned that the Heavenly Qilin Empire had dismembered its sacred Qilin and used its blood to create a pool where royal heirs tried to gain its bloodline. He left Lin Yi and Lin Feng behind and followed his treasure-seeking sensation deeper into the palace, toward the Qilin Blood Pool.

• Qin Yu entered a palace room unseen and overheard Lin Yi refuse to undergo the Qilin Blood Pool trial while Lin Feng urged him to help save the declining empire.
• Lin Feng revealed that seven royal descendants had failed the trial and suffered stagnant cultivation, while Lin Yi blamed the royal family for dismembering the Qilin.
• Lin Feng warned that the empire was weakening after the Qilin's death and the loss of its Dou Zong ancestor, then told Lin Yi to decide whether to enter the pool.
• Lin Yi said he would think it over, and Qin Yu slipped out behind Lin Feng as the treasure-seeking sensation led him deeper into the palace toward the Qilin Blood Pool.

Yun Yun remained outside Heavenly Qilin City while Qin Yu waited inside the palace for Lin Yi to enter the Qilin Blood Pool. When the trial began, Qin Yu slipped into the sealed hall and watched Lin Yi approach the pool.

• Lin Feng met Yun Yun outside the city, confirmed she came from the Jia Ma Empire's Misty Cloud Sect, and left her to wait on the slope.
• Qin Yu searched the palace while keeping watch on the sealed hall, using his concealment to steal food and herbs and glimpse the ailing emperor.
• Lin Feng brought Lin Yi to the hall with a white-haired elder, and Lin Yi agreed to undergo the Qilin Blood Pool trial.
• The elder opened the hall with a drop of blood, and Qin Yu slipped inside as the doors opened.
• Lin Yi entered the hall and walked toward the savage, energy-filled blood pool while Qin Yu watched from the shadows.

Lin Yi tried to evade the Qilin Blood Pool trial with a Turtle Breath Pill, while Qin Yu revealed himself to the Blood Qilin’s lingering consciousness. The Blood Qilin offered Qin Yu its true bloodline in exchange for recovering the three missing parts of its corpse.

• Lin Yi swallowed a Turtle Breath Pill, entered the edge of the blood pool, and lay still to fool the Qilin’s lingering consciousness.
• The Blood Qilin sensed Qin Yu, who stepped out of hiding and spoke with it beside the pool.
• The Blood Qilin told Qin Yu that the Heavenly Qilin Empire had dismembered its body after its death, and asked him to retrieve the missing remains.
• The Blood Qilin said its eyes and horns belonged to the old emperor, while its claws were held by Prince Lin Feng.
• Qin Yu agreed to recover the remains, and the Blood Qilin promised him its complete bloodline and help fusing its bone.

Qin Yu learned the locations of the Blood Qilin’s horn, eye, and claw, then left the palace and reunited with Yun Yun. After hearing what Lin Feng had done and that he had already approached Yun Yun, Qin Yu began forming a plan to target him and the emperor.

• Lin Yi survived three days in the Blood Pool by sleeping near its edge, then left the hall while Qin Yu followed unnoticed.
• Qin Yu slipped out of Heavenly Qilin Palace and followed Yun Yun’s Battle Qi trail to a forest stream.
• Qin Yu recounted his findings about the Blood Qilin and the locations of its horn, eye, and claw to Yun Yun.
• Yun Yun explained that Lin Feng had come to probe her and that she had moved to the forest to avoid being watched.
• Qin Yu realized Yun Yun’s encounter with Lin Feng could help his plan, and Yun Yun sensed that someone was about to have bad luck.

Qin Yu and Yun Yun ambushed and killed Lin Feng outside Heavenly Qilin City, then Qin Yu entered the palace to investigate the Heavenly Qilin Emperor and the palace’s defenses. The chapter ended as the emperor learned that Lin Feng was dead.

• Yun Yun lured Lin Feng out of Heavenly Qilin City while Qin Yu prepared to attack him from behind.
• Yun Yun stabbed Lin Feng in the chest as Qin Yu struck the back of his neck, killing him.
• Yun Yun retrieved two Qilin bone claws from Lin Feng, and Qin Yu sensed that the Qilin's remnant soul was attached to them.
• Qin Yu entered the Heavenly Qilin Palace in disguise and began checking its guards and the old emperor’s condition.
• The Heavenly Qilin Emperor learned that Lin Feng was dead.

Qin Yu killed Lin Huan while the Qilin remnant soul opened the Qilin Blood Pool, throwing the Heavenly Qilin Empire into chaos. He returned the Qilin’s body parts to the pool and secured the remnant soul’s promise, while the imperial family waited for Lin Yan to return.

• After learning Lin Feng was dead, Lin Huan tried to suppress the Qilin’s resentment and summon the Seven-Star Dou Emperor stationed at the border, but the pain made him collapse unconscious.
• Qin Yu emerged from hiding and killed Lin Huan, then collected the Qilin’s horn and eyes as they detached from the emperor’s body.
• The Qilin remnant soul destroyed the Blood Pool’s Seal and opened its gate for Qin Yu, while Lin Can found Lin Huan’s slain body and realized an outsider had entered the palace.
• News of Lin Huan’s death spread through Heavenly Qilin City, where residents began preparing to flee as disorder grew.
• Lin Can ordered the imperial family to summon Lin Yan and calm the city while they waited for a chance to open the Blood Pool.
• Qin Yu returned the Qilin’s claws, horn, and eyes to the Blood Pool, and the remnant soul promised not to betray him because of the two Heavenly Flames in his body.

Qin Yu absorbed the Qilin Inheritance and emerged from the Qilin Blood Pool as a Seven-Star Dou Emperor. He and Yun Yun faced the Heavenly Qilin Royal Family, then left while Lin Can held back from attacking.

• Qin Yu entered the Qilin Blood Pool after the Qilin remnant soul entrusted him with its bones, blood, and body and demanded that he kill the traitors.
• Qin Yu absorbed the Qilin's power for five days while Lin Can and the Heavenly Qilin Royal Family waited for Lin Yan to return.
• The Qilin Blood Pool exploded, and Qin Yu emerged with a Qilin-shaped marking and the strength of a Seven-Star Dou Emperor.
• The Heavenly Qilin Royal Family surrounded Qin Yu, but Lin Can recognized that attacking him would mean certain death.
• Yun Yun arrived, and she and Qin Yu departed while Lin Can closed his eyes and let them leave.

Lin Yan returned to Heavenly Qilin Palace after Qin Yu took the Qilin Inheritance, but refused to accept blame for the royal family’s failure to stop him and left for the border. Meanwhile, Qin Yu and Yun Yun flew toward the Jia Ma Empire, where Qin Yu planned to stabilize his newly gained Seven-Star Dou Emperor strength at Gemer Volcano.

• Lin Can and the other royal descendants blamed Lin Yan for arriving too late, but Lin Yan explained that he had delayed his return to repel an incursion by the Netherworld Empire.
• Lin Yan recalled how the royal family had ignored his father’s plea to honor the Qilin’s remains, then told Lin Can that the family’s troubles served them right and flew back to the border.
• Qin Yu and Yun Yun flew away from Heavenly Qilin City toward the Jia Ma Empire, and Yun Yun envied how quickly Qin Yu had surpassed her cultivation.
• Qin Yu explained that the Qilin bloodline was still transforming his body, so he could not yet safely take another Emperor's Extreme Pill.
• Qin Yu asked Yun Yun to go with him to Gemer Volcano so he could stabilize his strength.

After fully absorbing the Qilin Inheritance, Qin Yu sparred with Yun Yun and proved that her strongest attacks could barely scratch his defense. They returned to Misty Cloud Sect, where Yun Yun found her master waiting in the sect leader’s seat.

• Qin Yu finished absorbing the Qilin Inheritance, and Yun Yun noticed that his body had grown broader and stronger.
• Yun Yun challenged Qin Yu to a spar and unleashed her strongest wind attacks, but his Thousand-Ridge Earth Dragon Armor blocked them.
• Yun Yun fell silent and flew back toward the Jia Ma Empire, troubled by how far Qin Yu’s strength had surpassed hers.
• Yun Yun admitted she felt disappointed, and Qin Yu tried to comfort her as they traveled back to Misty Cloud Mountain.
• Yun Yun entered the sect’s main hall and was shocked to see her master sitting in the sect leader’s seat.

Yun Shan drove Qin Yu away from the Misty Cloud Sect, then learned that Qin Yu was a Sixth-Grade Alchemist who had given Yun Yun an Emperor's Extreme Pill. Yun Yun found Qin Yu after he refined another Emperor's Extreme Pill, where he warned her that Yun Shan's breakthrough to Dou Zong was not a good thing.

• Yun Shan questioned Yun Yun about her long absence and ordered Qin Yu to leave after Yun Yun said she owed him a favor.
• Qin Yu left the Misty Cloud Sect to avoid a confrontation with Yun Shan and Wu Protector, while Yun Yun pretended to resent Qin Yu's departure.
• Yun Shan learned from Yun Yun that Qin Yu was a Sixth-Grade Alchemist and had given her an Emperor's Extreme Pill, then asked her to bring him back.
• Yun Yun found Qin Yu after he finished refining an Emperor's Extreme Pill and passed along Yun Shan's message.
• Qin Yu told Yun Yun to warn Yun Shan that his breakthrough to Dou Zong was not a good thing.

Qin Yu warned Yun Yun that Yun Shan’s breakthrough to Dou Zong involved a suspicious method, and Yun Yun struggled with what that meant for her master and the Misty Cloud Sect. After Yun Yun returned to the sect, Yun Shan revealed plans to seize resources across the Jia Ma Empire while remaining unaware of the danger surrounding his breakthrough.

• Qin Yu told Yun Yun that Yun Shan’s body bore an unusual mark and that his Dou Qi fluctuations seemed abnormal, and Yun Yun accepted that Qin Yu had been right to stay out of it.
• Yun Yun gave Qin Yu a strand of her hair and her cloud-shaped jade pendant, then returned to his chest for comfort before leaving to watch Yun Shan more carefully.
• Qin Yu warned Yun Yun that Xiao Yan possessed the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame and advised her to prepare Nalan Yanran for their approaching Three-Year Agreement.
• Qin Yu took the Emperor's Extreme Pill and began advancing toward Nine-Star Dou Emperor.
• Yun Yun told Yun Shan that she had been with Qin Yu, then raised concerns about the Misty Cloud Sect’s strength; Yun Shan said they should first take the Jia Ma Empire’s resources.
• Yun Shan asked Yun Yun about Nalan Yanran’s Three-Year Agreement with Xiao Yan, dismissed Xiao Yan as an overconfident fool, and focused on the mysterious person who had helped him break through.

After absorbing the Emperor's Extreme Pill, Qin Yu reached nine-star Dou Emperor and returned toward Wutan City, where he reunited with Xiao Yi Xian and Zi Yan. He found Xiao Yi Xian's Woeful Poison Body growing more agitated and ended the chapter with Zi Yan sniffing an enticing scent on him and demanding a taste.

• Qin Yu absorbed the Emperor's Extreme Pill for five days, rose to nine-star Dou Emperor, and set off for Wutan City.
• Near the Devil Beast Mountain Range, Qin Yu sensed Xiao Yi Xian and Zi Yan and flew toward them.
• Qin Yu discovered that Xiao Yi Xian had reached four-star Dou Wang and that her Woeful Poison Body's agitation had worsened.
• Xiao Yi Xian startled Qin Yu with a burst of Poison Dou Qi, then recognized him, embraced him, and marveled at his larger frame.
• Zi Yan landed on the mountain, noticed Qin Yu's changed appearance, and pressed close to him after catching an enticing scent.

Qin Yu explained how he gained the complete Qilin Inheritance and discovered that his Qilin blood gave off an alluring scent. After Zi Yan swallowed three drops and entered cultivation, Xiao Yi Xian found that Qin Yu’s blood suppressed her Poison Dou Qi, leaving open the possibility that it could help resolve her Woeful Poison Body.

• Qin Yu realized that his Qilin Bloodline was causing the strange, alluring scent that drew Zi Yan and Xiao Yi Xian toward him.
• Qin Yu recounted his journey from Gemer Volcano through the Heavenly Qilin Empire and explained how he obtained the complete Qilin Inheritance.
• Zi Yan asked Qin Yu for three drops of blood, swallowed them, and entered deep cultivation.
• Xiao Yi Xian said Qin Yu’s blood had briefly calmed the Poison Dou Qi inside her body.
• Qin Yu proposed testing whether his Qilin blood could help resolve Xiao Yi Xian’s Woeful Poison Body, and she quietly agreed.

After Zi Yan absorbed Qin Yu’s blood, she craved more, and the group returned to Wutan City. Qin Yu reunited with Qing Lin and found her training under Hai Bo Dong, leaving the household together again as he promised to stay for a while.

• Zi Yan digested Qin Yu’s blood, felt its strengthening effects, and asked for more, but Qin Yu agreed to give her some only once a month.
• Qin Yu, Zi Yan, and Xiao Yi Xian returned to Wutan City, where Qin Yu teased Zi Yan about following too closely to his blood.
• The group found Qing Lin practicing with her Green-Ring Bamboo Snake while Hai Bo Dong supervised her cultivation.
• Qing Lin failed to use the snake’s power in her training, and Qin Yu reassured her that she could learn to control the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils gradually.
• Hai Bo Dong proudly told Qin Yu that Qing Lin had reached Dou Zhe under his guidance, and Qin Yu praised him.
• Qing Lin asked how long Qin Yu would stay, and he said he expected to remain for quite a while.

After returning home, Qin Yu helped Xiao Yi Xian suppress her Woeful Poison Body with two Heavenly Flames and tested how it reacted to his Qilin Blood. He stored the blood for her to try later, leaving her reassured that he could keep the poison under control while he was by her side.

• At dinner, Qin Yu sent Qing Lin to hear the story of his travels from Zi Yan, who eagerly agreed after receiving some of his blood.
• Qin Yu followed Xiao Yi Xian through their expanded courtyard and explained how Hai Bo Dong and Aunt Qing Lu had helped enlarge the residence.
• Qin Yu used the Green Lotus Core Flame and Volcanic Rock Flame to suppress Xiao Yi Xian's Woeful Poison Body, and she said her condition had remained under control.
• Qin Yu tested a sphere of Qilin Blood on Xiao Yi Xian's Poison Dou Qi, which vanished as the blood forced the poison power to retreat into her dantian.
• Xiao Yi Xian worried that trying the Qilin Blood at her current cultivation might waste Qin Yu's efforts, so he stored it in a jade vial and reassured her that her Woeful Poison Body could not erupt while he was with her.

Qin Yu arranged for Hai Bo Dong to protect Qing Lin and the Xiao Household while gathering ingredients for a pill to repair Hai Bo Dong’s foundation. Meanwhile, Zi Yan kept pestering Qin Yu for his blood after noticing she was growing taller, and Xiao Yan prepared to visit the Nalan Family with Yao Lao.

• Hai Bo Dong ended his strike after sensing Qin Yu’s Nine-Star Dou Emperor aura, and Qin Yu offered to refine a Spirit Recovery Purple Pill if Hai Bo Dong protected Qing Lin and the Xiao Household.
• Hai Bo Dong accepted Qin Yu’s request and took the ingredient list to have the Mittel Family gather the materials, with Ya Fei expected to help.
• Qin Yu studied Qing Lin’s cultivation method, spotted a problem, and guided her until her cultivation improved.
• Zi Yan repeatedly followed Qin Yu for his blood after noticing that she had begun growing taller.
• Xiao Yan questioned the appearance of Yao Lao’s pill before their planned visit to the Nalan Family, where Xiao Yan hoped to obtain ingredients to restore Yao Lao’s soul power.

Qin Yu went with Zi Yan to see Jia Nan Academy’s recruitment in Wutan City, where he reunited with Xiao Yu and learned she had reached Da Dou Shi. He decided to refine a pill using his blood for her, leaving Xiao Yu wondering how strong he had become.

• Zi Yan dragged Qin Yu out to see Jia Nan Academy’s recruitment team in Wutan City.
• Qin Yu and Zi Yan met Xiao Yu, who was leading the recruitment work under Instructor Ruo Lin’s supervision.
• Xiao Yu told Qin Yu that she had reached Da Dou Shi after missing the Inner Academy Selection Tournament to focus on her breakthrough.
• Qin Yu considered how his blood might help Xiao Yu and decided to refine a suitable pill for her.
• Qin Yu left the square with Zi Yan, while Instructor Ruo Lin remarked that he must be stronger than when they last met.

Qin Yu gave Xiao Yu Qilin Blood Pills to strengthen her cultivation before she left Wutan City with Jia Nan Academy’s recruitment team. As Xiao Yu, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin grew stronger, Qin Yu prepared to resume the journey after Ya Fei gathered the ingredients for a Spirit Recovery Purple Pill.

• Qin Yu gave Xiao Yu a bottle of Qilin Blood Pills and encouraged her to use them to improve her cultivation.
• Zi Yan teased Qin Yu for giving Xiao Yu his blood in pill form, then ran off after he flicked her forehead.
• Xiao Yu left Wutan City with Instructor Ruo Lin and the Jia Nan Academy recruitment team while Zi Yan refused to go and Xiao Yi Xian remained in seclusion.
• After taking the pills for half a month, Xiao Yu advanced to a Five-Star Da Dou Shi within two months; Xiao Yi Xian reached Seven-Star Dou Wang, and Qing Lin neared the Battle Master realm.
• Hai Bo Dong took Qing Lin to capture a fourth-tier snake-type magical beast, while Qin Yu learned from Ya Fei that the ingredients for the Spirit Recovery Purple Pill had been gathered and planned to continue their journey.

Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran fought to settle their past grievances in the Three-Year Agreement, while Qin Yu learned that Yun Yun’s master had changed after advancing to Dou Zong. Xiao Yan won with the Buddha's Fury Fire Lotus, and he and Nalan Yanran agreed to go their separate ways in peace.

• Yun Yun declared that the match would end the past grievances, and Nalan Jie assured Xiao Yan that the Nalan Family would not trouble the Xiao Household.
• Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran began their duel as Qin Yu asked Yun Yun about her master’s recent change in temperament.
• Yun Yun told Qin Yu that the two elders of the Misty Cloud Sect had used the Hall of Souls' secret technique to increase their strength, and Qin Yu asked what her master knew about Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran unleashed their ultimate attacks, and Xiao Yan’s Buddha's Fury Fire Lotus overwhelmed Nalan Yanran’s wind technique.
• Yun Yun rescued Nalan Yanran, acknowledged Xiao Yan’s victory, and Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran agreed to live their lives in peace.

After Xiao Yan lost to Nalan Yanran, Yao Lao revealed that Qin Yu possessed two powerful Heavenly Flames, leaving Xiao Yan stunned by the gap between them. Qin Yu and Yun Yun then discussed Yun Shan and the people who had helped him become a Dou Zong, agreeing to watch for their next move.

• After bidding Qin Yu farewell, Xiao Yan questioned Yao Lao, who said Qin Yu possessed two Heavenly Flames: the Green Lotus Core Flame and the Volcanic Rock Flame.
• Yao Lao's discovery and Qin Yu's rapid progress discouraged Xiao Yan, but Xiao Yan accepted the gap and decided to head to Jia Nan Academy.
• Nalan Jie comforted Nalan Yanran after her defeat, but she said she was fine and accepted that she had lost to Xiao Yan.
• Nalan Yanran teased Yun Yun about her relationship with Qin Yu and left; Qin Yu then pulled Yun Yun into his arms and teased her about admitting her feelings.
• Qin Yu warned Yun Yun to watch whether Yun Shan sent people out or assigned her suspicious tasks, since the people who helped him become a Dou Zong would expect something in return.
• Yun Yun asked about dealing with her master, and Qin Yu said he could likely break the other party's method if given time, though doing so could invite endless trouble.

Qin Yu used Wu Protector as a target to test the Qilin Art techniques he had created, drawing the pursuer beyond the Jia Ma Empire. After eight spatial steps surrounded Wu Protector, Qin Yu prepared a move as Wu Protector launched a massive black handprint at him.

• Yun Yun left after Qin Yu sensed Wu Protector approaching, and Wu Protector attacked Qin Yu with black chains and mist.
• Qin Yu revealed his Qilin-like transformation, struck Wu Protector with a Volcanic Rock Flame punch, and fled to lure him into a fight.
• Wu Protector pursued Qin Yu beyond the Jia Ma Empire while Yun Yun followed at a distance and marveled at Qin Yu's strength.
• Qin Yu used a series of spatial steps to grow stronger and position Wu Protector at the center of eight points.
• Wu Protector realized something was wrong and launched a massive black handprint at Qin Yu as Qin Yu raised his hand to attack.

Qin Yu kept fighting Wu Protector with a secret art sustained by Qilin runes, then interrupted Wu Protector's attempt to consume imprisoned souls. Wu Protector reached Six-Star Dou Zong by sacrificing one soul, but Qin Yu trapped him in a prison of dark golden chains.

• Wu Protector launched his Hundred-Soul Sky-Locking Python at Qin Yu, but Qin Yu's Qilin-enhanced attacks continued to weaken him.
• Wu Protector hoped Qin Yu's secret art would expire, but Qin Yu's Qilin runes and the power of the Earth Sovereign kept its amplification going.
• Wu Protector tried to activate Nine-Forest Hundred Soul Devouring with two imprisoned Dou Emperor-level souls, but Qin Yu's attacks repeatedly disrupted him.
• Wu Protector crushed one soul to release a shockwave, then absorbed the remaining soul and raised his strength from Four-Star Dou Zong to Six-Star Dou Zong.
• Qin Yu summoned dark golden chains from the spots where he had stepped, forming a confinement prison around Wu Protector.

Qin Yu crushed Wu Protector with his Qilin technique, then rested with Yun Yun as they returned toward the Jia Ma Empire. Yun Yun agreed to remove the Hall of Souls' methods from Yun Shan and the two elders, despite the likely loss of Yun Shan's chance to reach Dou Zong.

• Qin Yu gathered the Qilin-patterned chains into a complete Qilin and stomped Wu Protector, crushing his body and soul.
• Yun Yun checked Qin Yu for injuries, and he assured her that he had only used too much power.
• Qin Yu searched Wu Protector's scattered belongings, kept a few items, and burned the rest to prevent the Hall of Souls from tracking them.
• Yun Yun carried Qin Yu toward the Jia Ma Empire until he recovered enough to stand on his own.
• Qin Yu said they would remove the Hall of Souls' methods from Yun Shan and the two elders, warning that Yun Shan's cultivation could fall and he might never advance to Dou Zong.
• Yun Yun agreed, believing that a decline in cultivation was better than Yun Shan becoming an object controlled by the Hall of Souls.

Qin Yu forced Yun Shan to accept the removal of the Hall of Souls’ secret technique, then helped cleanse its marks from him and two elders. Yun Shan lost his Dou Zong cultivation, but Qin Yu gave him a pill to restore his foundation and warned him against dangerous shortcuts.

• Yun Shan rejected Yun Yun’s warning and refused to give up his new cultivation, so Qin Yu offered to beat him until he accepted.
• Yun Yun stood firmly with Qin Yu, and Yun Shan challenged him to a fight.
• Qin Yu returned after beating Yun Shan, whose bruised, heavily made-up face nearly made Yun Yun laugh.
• Yun Shan accepted that Qin Yu would remove the secret technique, and Qin Yu later cleansed its soul marks from Yun Shan and two elders using materials from the Misty Cloud Sect treasury.
• Yun Shan’s cultivation fell back to Peak Dou Emperor, and Qin Yu gave him a Qilin Blood Pill to restore his foundation while warning him not to pursue crooked shortcuts again.

Qin Yu gave Yun Shan a Qilin Blood Pill and learned that Yun Shan had revealed Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran’s duel location to Wu Protector. Qin Yu and Yun Yun grew closer, and days later he gave her three powerful pills before she left to watch over the sect.

• Yun Shan accepted Qin Yu’s Qilin Blood Pill and admitted he had told Wu Protector where Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran would duel.
• Yun Yun visited Qin Yu, and the two kissed before Qin Yu took her somewhere else; afterward, she warned him not to call her Yun-jie again.
• Qin Yu delayed refining Yun Yun’s pills for two days, then gave her three high-grade Qilin Blood Pills suited to her cultivation.
• Yun Yun said her master would watch over the sect while she was away.