Chapter Summaries

Qin Yu returned to Wutan City with Xiao Yi Xian, Hai Bo Dong, and Zi Yan to visit Qing Lin and her mother, Qing Lu. He gave Qing Lu a cultivation method for Qing Lin’s Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils and entrusted Hai Bo Dong with helping protect and guide her while he was away.

• Two guards watching Qing Lu and Qing Lin’s courtyard spotted several unfamiliar figures approaching, and one ran to notify Ya Fei.
• Qin Yu told Hai Bo Dong that the people he had arranged were already protecting Qing Lu and Qing Lin, though he had brought Hai Bo Dong along as well.
• Qin Yu and his companions entered the courtyard, where Qing Lin happily reunited with Qin Yu and Xiao Yi Xian and soon began playing with Zi Yan.
• Qin Yu gave Qing Lu the cultivation method for the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils and confirmed that Qing Lin possessed them.
• Qin Yu told Qing Lu to consult Hai Bo Dong about Qing Lin’s cultivation while he traveled, and Hai Bo Dong agreed to look after her.
• Hai Bo Dong sensed someone approaching the courtyard.

Ya Fei recognized Hai Bo Dong as the important figure expected in Wutan City and learned that Qin Yu would refine the Mittel Family’s medicinal ingredients. After ten days of pillmaking, Qin Yu delivered the commissioned pills, an Emperor's Extreme Pill for Hai Bo Dong, and a pill to suppress Xiao Yi Xian’s Woeful Poison Body, then returned home to find everyone eating without Hai Bo Dong.

• Ya Fei arrived, recognized Hai Bo Dong from the Mittel Family’s notice, and suspected Qin Yu was the Sixth-Grade Alchemist accompanying him.
• Qin Yu asked Ya Fei for the Mittel Family’s medicinal ingredients and left Wutan City to refine pills, including Hai Bo Dong’s Emperor's Extreme Pill and a Yin-Yang Suppression of Calamity Pill for Xiao Yi Xian.
• For ten days, Qin Yu refined pills while Hai Bo Dong struggled to connect with Qing Lin, who remained afraid of him.
• Qin Yu returned with the Emperor's Extreme Pill and the Yin-Yang Suppression of Calamity Pill, then delivered the Mittel Family’s commissioned pills to Ya Fei.
• After sleeping for two days, Qin Yu joined Xiao Yi Xian and the others for a meal and noticed Hai Bo Dong sitting apart in the sun.

Qin Yu absorbed the Companion Amethyst Source and gained Fire Attribute Dou Qi, then followed his Treasure-Seeking Sacred Body to a concealed crater where Xiao Yan was refining a newly born Heavenly Flame. Yao Lao stopped Qin Yu from approaching, and Qin Yu stayed back to watch Xiao Yan’s breakthrough.

• Qin Yu found a secluded forest and absorbed the Companion Amethyst Source, adding Fire Attribute to his Dou Qi.
• Qin Yu sensed a treasure nearby and followed the signal to a mist-filled crater surrounded by Magic Beast skeletons.
• Qin Yu discovered Xiao Yan refining a newly born Heavenly Flame and recognized it as the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame.
• Yao Lao emerged from Xiao Yan’s Storage Ring and asked Qin Yu not to disturb his disciple’s breakthrough.
• Qin Yu agreed to keep his distance and watched Xiao Yan refine the flame.

After refining the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame, Xiao Yan rose from an Eight-Star Fighter to a One-Star Battle Master and encountered Qin Yu, who assured him he had no intention of taking the flame. Qin Yu left, and Xiao Yan resolved to pursue his own path before setting out with Yao Lao to handle their next task.

• Xiao Yan refined the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame and broke through to become a One-Star Battle Master.
• Xiao Yan mistook Qin Yu’s presence for a possible threat, but Qin Yu said he would not steal the young Heavenly Flame.
• Qin Yu congratulated Xiao Yan on his luck and departed from the mountain hollow.
• Xiao Yan admitted to Yao Lao that he envied Qin Yu’s strength and freedom, then reaffirmed his determination to follow his own path.
• Yao Lao told Xiao Yan to leave the hollow with him now that they had the Heavenly Flame and could attend to their real business.

Qin Yu went to Misty Cloud Mountain to collect the medicinal ingredients Yun Yun had promised him, but Yun Lei tried to delay him and Yun Leng arranged to use Gu He against him. Yun Yun defended Qin Yu in the main hall, where Gu He was already furious, and the confrontation remained unresolved.

• Qin Yu reached Misty Cloud Mountain to collect the ingredients for an Emperor's Extreme Pill, but Yun Lei tried to make him wait for Yun Leng.
• Qin Yu ignored Yun Lei and entered the mountain, while Yun Lei complained that he could not stop him without risking Yun Yun's displeasure.
• Yun Leng revealed that Gu He was visiting and sent Yun Lei to summon the elders and prepare valuable gifts in case they needed to apologize.
• Yun Leng arrived at the main hall and found Qin Yu relaxed while Gu He was angry and Yun Yun was defending Qin Yu's claim to the promised reward.
• Yun Yun warned Gu He to stop making trouble or leave, while Qin Yu silently wished she would be more forceful.

Yun Yun lost her temper with Gu He and the Misty Cloud Sect elders after they challenged her and mistreated Qin Yu, then broke down emotionally. Qin Yu went to her residence to comfort her, and the chapter ended with Yun Yun standing close enough to kiss him.

• Yun Yun gave Qin Yu his promised reward and a Mystic Tier High-Rank cultivation technique, then ordered Gu He and the elders out of the hall.
• Yun Yun unleashed her Dou Emperor pressure when the elders refused to leave, forcing them to flee; Gu He also left after warning Qin Yu not to hurt her.
• After everyone left, Yun Yun apologized to Qin Yu, then became overwhelmed by her emotions and rushed out of the hall.
• Qin Yu went to Yun Yun's courtyard and reassured her that she had done nothing wrong and that venting her anger had helped her feel better.
• Yun Yun thanked Qin Yu, then realized she had moved close enough to kiss him.

Yun Yun opened up to Qin Yu, accepted an Emperor's Extreme Pill from him, and resolved to confront the elders who had challenged her authority. After several days of cultivation, she entered the main hall with Qin Yu to face them, then called him over as everyone watched.

• Yun Yun leaned on Qin Yu and called him her little brother, then hugged him before pulling away when he touched her waist.
• Qin Yu gave Yun Yun an Emperor's Extreme Pill, and she accepted it while promising to help him if he needed anything.
• Qin Yu urged Yun Yun not to spare the elders, and she vowed to teach them a lesson and assert her authority as sect leader.
• Yun Yun asked Qin Yu to stay while she took the pill and cultivated, and he agreed to witness her confrontation with the elders.
• Several days later, Yun Yun entered the Misty Cloud Sect's main hall with Qin Yu, where Yun Leng and the other elders awaited her.
• Qin Yu stood in a corner to watch, but Yun Yun called him over, drawing everyone's attention to him.

Yun Yun asserted her authority as Sect Master by exposing Yun Leng’s crimes and killing him in the main hall. After the elders left, she collapsed into Qin Yu’s arms and asked whether she had done well.

• Qin Yu stood beside Yun Yun’s throne as a deacon challenged his position and Yun Leng watched in silence.
• Yun Yun threatened the deacon, then slapped Yun Leng aside when he tried to intervene and severed his right arm with a sword aura.
• Yun Yun revealed records of Yun Leng’s schemes, prompting the elders to condemn him and then plead for his life.
• Yun Yun rejected the elders’ attempts to direct her and killed Yun Leng, ending the confrontation.
• After the hall emptied, Yun Yun collapsed, and Qin Yu caught her as she asked whether she had done okay.

After Yun Yun executed Yun Leng, Qin Yu supported her as she began taking control of the Misty Cloud Sect and planned to join him on his journey. Yun Yun shared what had held her back, then offered to tell Qin Yu what she knew about Gemer Volcano, ending in a teasing exchange over a Sixth-Grade Dou Ling Pill.

• After the others left, Qin Yu praised Yun Yun for confronting the sect, and she admitted she needed a few days to settle its affairs.
• Yun Yun agreed to accompany Qin Yu to Gemer Volcano once she had handled the sect's business, and she described how the elders' opposition had long made her doubt herself.
• Yun Yun declared that Yun Leng's death would not be enough repayment for the wrongs committed over the years, while Qin Yu applauded and teased her.
• When Yun Yun offered information about Gemer Volcano in exchange for something, Qin Yu handed her a Sixth-Grade Dou Ling Pill, which she refused as a joke gone too far.
• Yun Yun misheard Qin Yu's remark about her acting like a normal woman and accused him of saying she had not seemed like a woman before.

After Yun Yun executed Yun Leng, news of the unprecedented act spread through the Jia Ma Empire, drawing Jia Xing Tian, Gu He, and Nalan Yanran to the Misty Cloud Sect. There, they saw Yun Yun’s changed demeanor and Qin Yu’s influence, while Gu He left questioning what Yun Yun truly needed.

• Jia Xing Tian, Gu He, and the empire’s factions heard that Yun Yun had personally executed Yun Leng, and Jia Xing Tian, Gu He, and Nalan Yanran went to the Misty Cloud Sect to investigate.
• Jia Xing Tian met Yun Yun and was shocked by her stronger cultivation and her calm dismissal of Yun Leng’s execution as deserved.
• Nalan Yanran emerged from seclusion after advancing and told Yun Yun about her breakthrough and the approaching Three-Year Agreement.
• Qin Yu thanked Jia Xing Tian for his past help by giving him a Mystic Tier High-Rank Earth Attribute cultivation method.
• Gu He failed to win Yun Yun’s favor and confronted Qin Yu, who challenged him to consider what Yun Yun needed most.

After helping Yun Yun stabilize the Misty Cloud Sect, Qin Yu learned about Gemer Volcano and its unusual Snake People, then prepared to travel there with her. Yun Yun left the sect in capable hands, and the two set off together.

• After Jia Xing Tian left, Yun Yun sent Nalan Yanran away and told Qin Yu about Gemer Volcano and its strange Snake People.
• Yun Yun explained that Gemer Volcano's leader had fused with a great snake and could control the volcano, deterring the surrounding empires.
• Qin Yu asked Yun Yun to accompany him to Gemer Volcano, and she agreed after saying she had arranged matters at the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Yun Yun returned to the sect, then left with Qin Yu to travel toward Gemer Volcano.

After consolidating her authority in the Misty Cloud Sect, Yun Yun agreed to travel with Qin Yu to Gemer Volcano. They departed to investigate the volcano and its unusual Snake People.

• Qin Yu left Jia Xing Tian regretting that he had not cultivated a closer relationship with him earlier.
• Yun Yun sent Nalan Yanran away, then discussed Gemer Volcano and its powerful Snake People leader with Qin Yu.
• Yun Yun agreed to leave the Misty Cloud Sect with Qin Yu, saying she had arranged for the sect to manage in her absence.
• Yun Yun returned in under half an hour, and she and Qin Yu set out for Gemer Volcano.

Qin Yu and Yun Yun reached Thousand Mountains City, one day's journey from Gemer Volcano, where Qin Yu planned to sever the Snake People leader's connection to the volcano and claim the Volcanic Rock Flame. As Yun Yun joined him in his room to chat, Qin Yu also considered investigating the Qilin in the Heavenly Qilin Empire afterward.

• Qin Yu and Yun Yun arrived in Thousand Mountains City after Qin Yu's seemingly inexhaustible stamina let them travel far faster than expected.
• Yun Yun asked about Qin Yu's plan for the Snake People leader, and he said he could stop it from controlling Gemer Volcano's power.
• Yun Yun trusted Qin Yu's claim and reminded him that he still had not explained what he wanted at Gemer Volcano.
• Qin Yu used Treasure Perception to confirm that the Volcanic Rock Flame was there and planned to leave the leader to Yun Yun after severing its connection to the volcano.
• Qin Yu considered visiting the Heavenly Qilin Empire to learn about its royal family's purported holy beast, then Yun Yun came to his room to chat.

Qin Yu and Yun Yun circled Gemer Volcano to avoid its fortress and confronted Latad at the crater. As Yun Yun attacked to keep Latad occupied, Qin Yu prepared to seize control of the volcano’s Earth Vein.

• Qin Yu and Yun Yun spotted a fortress guarding Gemer Volcano, so they flew around the volcano’s northern side to avoid alerting Latad.
• Yun Yun asked how Qin Yu would sever Latad’s connection to the volcano, and Qin Yu told her to fight Latad while he worked.
• Qin Yu sensed a special opportunity in the direction of the Heavenly Qilin Empire and decided he would visit it later.
• Qin Yu and Yun Yun reached the crater and saw Latad’s monstrous form coiled on a lava platform.
• Yun Yun charged at Latad, who drew a giant blood-red sword from the snake’s mouth.

Qin Yu and Yun Yun circled Gemer Volcano to avoid its fortress and confronted Latad at the crater, where Yun Yun attacked to keep him occupied while Qin Yu prepared to sever his connection to the volcano. Qin Yu also sensed an unusual opportunity in the direction of the Heavenly Qilin Empire, and the chapter ended as Latad drew a strange greatsword from his mouth.

• Qin Yu and Yun Yun spotted the fortress guarding Gemer Volcano and decided to circle around the mountain rather than approach from the front.
• Qin Yu told Yun Yun to fight Latad while he seized control of the volcano's Earth Vein, asking her to avoid Latad's attacks at first.
• Qin Yu sensed an unusual opportunity coming from the direction of the Heavenly Qilin Empire.
• Qin Yu and Yun Yun reached the crater and saw Latad's massive snake body fused with a humanoid upper torso.
• Yun Yun charged Latad, who raised a malformed hand and pulled a blood-red greatsword from his mouth.

Qin Yu severed Latad’s connection to Gemer Volcano, allowing Yun Yun to overpower and behead him while Qin Yu killed three Snake People who came to help. Latad’s severed head opened its eyes and spat blood at Yun Yun.

• Yun Yun attacked Latad while dodging his magma-powered sword strikes and lava pillars as Qin Yu searched the volcano’s Earth Vein for the Volcanic Rock Flame.
• Latad summoned more than a hundred vengeful soul skulls to trap Yun Yun, but Qin Yu severed Latad’s connection to Gemer Volcano, causing the skulls and magma to fall still.
• Latad’s volcanic rock armor cracked apart, and Yun Yun counterattacked as three Dou Wang-level Snake People rushed to support him.
• Qin Yu blocked the Snake People and used the crater’s magma to kill them while Yun Yun pierced Latad’s body and severed his head.
• Latad’s severed head opened its eyes and spat blood at Yun Yun.

After Yun Yun killed Latad, Qin Yu saved her from a final corrosive blood-arrow attack and began drawing a new Heavenly Flame from Gemer Volcano. The Volcanic Rock Flame appeared and welcomed Qin Yu, but his body stiffened when he touched it.

• Latad launched a corrosive blood arrow even after Yun Yun cut off his head, and Qin Yu blocked it with a lava net and pulled Yun Yun to safety.
• Qin Yu scolded Yun Yun for failing to dodge, and Yun Yun hugged him before stepping away in embarrassment.
• Qin Yu stirred Gemer Volcano until the Volcanic Rock Flame emerged from the lava pool.
• Qin Yu identified the flame as the seventeenth-ranked Heavenly Flame, and Yun Yun warned him before he touched it.
• Qin Yu touched the Volcanic Rock Flame, and his body suddenly stiffened.

Qin Yu bonded with the Volcanic Rock Flame and absorbed the power of Gemer Volcano while Yun Yun guarded him. After a month and a half, he emerged at Peak Dou Wang, with the volcano nearly dormant.

• Qin Yu asked Yun Yun to keep watch over Gemer Volcano while he prepared to bond with the Volcanic Rock Flame.
• Latad's body exploded before Qin Yu could refine it, and Qin Yu let the Volcanic Rock Flame enter his body.
• The Volcanic Rock Flame settled beside the Green Lotus Core Flame and gradually sent Gemer Volcano's power into Qin Yu.
• Yun Yun cleared the Snake People above Da Dou Shi from the mountain and watched Gemer Volcano cool as Qin Yu cultivated for a month and a half.
• Qin Yu opened his eyes at Peak Dou Wang after gaining power in his fire, earth, and metal attributes.

Qin Yu entered seclusion at Gemer Volcano while Yun Yun returned to the Misty Cloud Sect and then visited Qing Lin in Wutan City. With Qin Yu cut off from the outside world, Yun Yun went back to manage her sect so she could later check on him without worry.

• Qin Yu asked Yun Yun to return to the Misty Cloud Sect and visit Qing Lin and Xiao Yi Xian in Wutan City, then set up sensing methods around Gemer Volcano.
• Yun Yun lingered near the volcano for two days and returned once before finally leaving, while Qin Yu entered seclusion and severed contact with the outside world.
• The Thousand Mountains Empire and the Heavenly Qilin Empire increased their surveillance of Gemer Volcano, then recalled the extra personnel after two months without finding anything unusual.
• Yun Yun took control of the Misty Cloud Sect, taught Nalan Yanran a signature Dou Skill, and traveled to Wutan City.
• Hai Bo Dong introduced Yun Yun to Qing Lin, while Xiao Yi Xian guarded Zi Yan as she evolved outside the city.
• After two days in Wutan City, Yun Yun returned to the Misty Cloud Sect to put its affairs in order before visiting Qin Yu.

After reaching Dou Emperor, Qin Yu selected the Extra Character trait and discovered that Yun Yun could not notice him while it was active. He reunited with Yun Yun, discussed Qing Lin and Zi Yan, and heard that Yun Yun might soon have to leave as Nalan Yanran and Xiao Yan’s Three-Year Agreement approached.

• Qin Yu reached Dou Emperor and chose the Extra Character trait from three White traits.
• Qin Yu tested the trait and found that Yun Yun could not see or notice him until he disabled it.
• Yun Yun hugged Qin Yu after confirming his breakthrough, and they discussed Qing Lin’s training under Hai Bo Dong and Zi Yan’s evolution.
• Yun Yun told Qin Yu that she might not have much time left because Nalan Yanran and Xiao Yan’s Three-Year Agreement was approaching.
• Qin Yu reassured Yun Yun that, as a Dou Emperor, he could survive in the area.