Chapter Summaries

Meng Chen sought Yao Lao’s help refining a Blood Lotus Pill, but refused to provide extra ingredients, leaving Yao Lao confident he would return. Back at the Meng Residence, Meng Chen provoked Qing Yanjing’s jealousy and then asked her to help him cultivate.

• Meng Chen offered Yao Lao a Low-Level Earth-Rank Battle Skill to refine a Blood Lotus Pill, but rejected Yao Lao’s demand for two sets of ingredients and walked away.
• Yao Lao told Xiao Yan that Meng Chen would return and promised Xiao Yan a Low-Level Earth-Rank Battle Skill if he did not.
• Meng Chen returned to the Meng Residence after buying body-tempering ingredients, and the butler told him Qing Yanjing wanted to see him.
• Qing Yanjing noticed Yafei’s fragrance on Meng Chen and warned him to avoid romance and focus on his mission to reach the Great Thousand World.
• Meng Chen pulled Qing Yanjing close and solemnly told her he needed her help to cultivate.

Meng Chen’s awakened physique overwhelmed Qing Yanjing with desire, while he planned to obtain a Blood Lotus Pill by luring Han Feng out of the Black-Corner Region. He considered asking Hai Bodong to help and wondered whether his Divine Blood could remove the Serpent Seal.

• Qing Yanjing fled after Meng Chen pressed her about her feelings, and Meng Chen returned to cultivating.
• Xiao Yan and Yao Lao argued over whether Meng Chen would come to find them, then agreed to wait three days before settling their bet.
• Meng Chen finished stabilizing his battle qi and learned that Qing Yanjing was eating in her own courtyard.
• Meng Chen decided to kill Han Feng and take his Blood Lotus Pill and Heart-Sea Flame, but reasoned that he needed to draw Han Feng out of the Black-Corner Region.
• Meng Chen considered using a Heavenly Flame as bait and wondered whether his Divine Blood could remove Hai Bodong’s Serpent Seal.

Meng Chen traveled with Qing Yanjing toward the Tagor Great Desert to seek an alchemist, but her uncontrollable reactions forced her to hide inside the Small Pagoda. In Stone Desert City, Meng Chen began searching for Qinglin and learned she was in the western part of the city.

• Qing Yanjing agreed to accompany Meng Chen to the Tagor Great Desert, where he planned to seek help refining a pill.
• Meng Chen left Wutan City with Qing Yanjing in a carriage, and Xiao Yan guessed he was seeking a Blood Lotus Pill while Yao Lao complained that Meng Chen had not returned to him.
• During the journey, Qing Yanjing lost control and let out another battle howl when Meng Chen moved close to her.
• After more than ten days, Meng Chen reached Stone Desert City, where Qing Yanjing remained hidden inside the Small Pagoda.
• Meng Chen asked a passerby about Qinglin, and the man told him she was in the western part of the city and warned that people considered her cursed.

Meng Chen found Qinglin living in a rundown house in Stone Desert City’s western district and rescued her from the children tormenting her. After taking her to an inn and washing her, he saw the scars left by her mistreatment and comforted her.

• Meng Chen followed directions to the western district, where he learned Qinglin was hiding in a dilapidated house.
• A group of children hurled stones at Qinglin and insulted her while she hid and cried inside.
• Meng Chen drove off the children, called Qinglin by name, and embraced her when she reached for his hand.
• Meng Chen took Qinglin to an inn, rented a superior room, and helped her bathe.
• After seeing Qinglin’s bruises and scars, Meng Chen told her how much she must have suffered.

After three days of caring for Qinglin, Meng Chen left Stone Desert City with her and reached Desert City to find Hai Bodong. He revealed that he knew about Hai Bodong’s predicament and could resolve it, and Hai Bodong asked whether he could remove the Serpent Seal.

• Qinglin panicked when Meng Chen touched her injured scales, but he comforted her and promised to protect her.
• Three days later, Meng Chen woke beside Qinglin, who had healed and remained clingy, and prepared to leave Stone Desert City.
• Meng Chen braided Qinglin’s hair, helped her get ready, and took her by carriage toward Desert City to find Hai Bodong.
• After arriving near dusk, Meng Chen left the sleeping Qinglin in the carriage with the driver and entered the Gutu map shop alone.
• Meng Chen greeted Hai Bodong as the Ice Emperor, said he knew about his situation and could resolve it, and Hai Bodong asked if he could remove the Serpent Seal.

Meng Chen used Qing Yanjing’s power to force Hai Bodong to join the Divine Court, then removed his Serpent Seal and restored his full strength. Hai Bodong accepted Meng Chen’s request to return to the Mittel Family and arrange something for him.

• Hai Bodong threatened Meng Chen when Meng Chen proposed conditions for removing the Serpent Seal.
• Meng Chen summoned Qing Yanjing, who shattered space, injured Hai Bodong, and prepared to kill him with the Fotu World-Suppressing Seal.
• Meng Chen stopped Qing Yanjing and offered Hai Bodong a choice between death and joining the Divine Court; Hai Bodong chose to serve.
• Qing Yanjing used a drop of Golden Divine Blood to remove Hai Bodong’s Serpent Seal, restoring his Five-Star Battle Emperor cultivation.
• Meng Chen asked Hai Bodong to return to the Mittel Family and arrange something for him, and Hai Bodong agreed.

Meng Chen enlisted Hai Bodong to lure Han Feng to the Tagor Great Desert with a fragment of the Pure Lotus Demon Flame Fragment Map. He then found the Green Lotus Core Flame beneath a lava lake and reached it after Hai Bodong subdued its guardian.

• Meng Chen told Hai Bodong to spread word of a Heavenly Flame and use a fragment of the Pure Lotus Demon Flame Fragment Map to bait Han Feng.
• Hai Bodong gave Meng Chen both map fragments and agreed to send one to Han Feng, then left Gutu's map shop with Meng Chen.
• Meng Chen, Qinglin, and Hai Bodong traveled to the desert near Stone Desert City, where Hai Bodong opened a passage underground.
• Hai Bodong froze the attacking Two-Headed Fire Spirit Serpent, and Meng Chen plunged into the lava lake under the Small Pagoda's protection.
• Meng Chen reached the lake's depths and found the Green Lotus Core Flame within an eight-petaled green lotus.

Meng Chen secured the Green Lotus Core Flame and returned safely, while Qinglin subdued the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Serpent. In Stone Desert City, Qing Yanjing planned a Tier-Five Spirit Formation to ambush Han Feng, and Meng Chen sent Hai Bodong to gather its materials.

• Meng Chen used the Small Pagoda to take the Green Lotus Core Flame and Earthfire Green Lotus, then escaped the underground lava lake.
• Qinglin reunited with Meng Chen, and Hai Bodong revealed that she had subdued the fourth-rank Two-Headed Fire Spirit Serpent with her eyes.
• In Stone Desert City, Meng Chen chose the Green Lotus Core Flame's birthplace as the site of a formation trap for Han Feng and his allies.
• Qing Yanjing said she could set up several Tier-Five Spirit Formations and proposed an improved Eight Desolations Burning Flame Formation.
• Meng Chen told Hai Bodong to obtain one sixth-rank fire-attributed magic core, four fifth-rank wood-attributed magic cores, and other materials, saying they could hunt a sixth-rank beast if necessary.

Hai Bodong returned to the Mittel Family to gather materials for Meng Chen, but could not obtain a sixth-tier fire-attribute magic core. Meng Chen traveled to the Magic Beast Mountains with Qinglin, Qing Yanjing, and Hai Bodong, where he met Xiao Yi Xian in Qingshan Town and recognized her Calamity Poison Physique.

• Hai Bodong returned to Jia Ma Sacred City, told Mittel Tengshan how Meng Chen had helped him recover, and asked the Mittel Family to gather materials for the Divine Court.
• Mittel Tengshan gathered most of the requested materials, but said the family could not find a sixth-tier fire-attribute magic core; Hai Bodong returned to Stone Desert City with everything else two days later.
• Meng Chen reassured Qing Yanjing that he knew where to find a suitable magic beast, and the group set off for the Magic Beast Mountains.
• Meng Chen and Qinglin arrived in Qingshan Town with Hai Bodong, who froze and shattered several mercenaries after they made lewd remarks about Qinglin.
• Meng Chen saw Xiao Yi Xian at the Ten Thousand Medicines Hall, identified her as possessing the Calamity Poison Physique, and entered the shop with Qinglin.

Meng Chen entered the Magic Beast Mountains with Hai Bodong to follow Xiao Yixian, but the Divine King Physique’s flesh drew swarms of magic beasts despite the Coiling Dragon Spear’s dragon might. Hai Bodong drove off the pack with his Battle Emperor pressure, only for a massive Winged White Tiger to appear.

• Meng Chen bought Blood Lotus Essence at Ten Thousand Medicines Hall and rented an inn room for himself and Qinglin.
• Hai Bodong reported that Xiao Yixian had entered the Magic Beast Mountains, so Meng Chen left Qinglin at the inn and flew there with him.
• A venomous spider ambushed Meng Chen, who killed it with the Coiling Dragon Spear and then fought off other creatures as they followed Hai Bodong’s trail toward Xiao Yixian.
• Magic beasts gathered around Meng Chen, drawn by the tempting flesh and blood of his Divine King Physique, until Hai Bodong’s Battle Emperor pressure made them flee.
• A massive Winged White Tiger emerged from the forest as Meng Chen and Hai Bodong sensed a grave threat.

Meng Chen tracked Xiao Yixian into the Magic Beast Mountains with Hai Bodong, fighting off attacking beasts along the way. After Hai Bodong drove away a pack drawn to Meng Chen’s Divine King Physique, a massive Winged White Tiger appeared before them.

• Meng Chen bought Blood Lotus Essence at the Ten Thousand Medicines Hall and later learned from Hai Bodong that Xiao Yixian had entered the Magic Beast Mountains.
• Meng Chen left Qinglin at the inn and flew with Hai Bodong toward the mountains to find Xiao Yixian.
• A venomous spider ambushed Meng Chen on arrival, but he killed it with the Coiling Dragon Spear and continued onward, fighting off other beasts himself.
• A pack of second- and third-tier magic beasts surrounded Meng Chen, drawn by the enticing aura of his Divine King Physique.
• Hai Bodong unleashed his Battle Emperor pressure, sending the pack fleeing, but a massive Winged White Tiger emerged from the forest.

Meng Chen battled and killed a powerful fourth-rank Winged White Tiger, testing his strength against the beast. The tiger’s death left Meng Chen and Hai Bodong victorious amid the devastated mountainside.

• The Winged White Tiger attacked Meng Chen, and he refused Hai Bodong’s offer to intervene so he could test his strength.
• Meng Chen fought the tiger with his Coiling Dragon Spear and Sun Python Markings, dodging its claws and tail as they damaged the forest.
• The wounded tiger became enraged and fought Meng Chen in the air, while their clashes wrecked the mountainside and amazed Hai Bodong.
• The Winged White Tiger unleashed a hurricane sphere, and Meng Chen countered with Flame Wheel Nine Heavens Break, engulfing the battlefield in fire.
• Meng Chen pierced the tiger’s abdomen, shattered its jaw with a Sunflame-coated uppercut, and burned its organs until it died.

Meng Chen returned to Qingshan Town with the treasures from the cliff and reunited with Qinglin. Xiao Yixian visited him to ask about the Calamity Poison Physique, and the chapter ended as he recognized the suffering it had caused her.

• Meng Chen killed the peak fourth-rank Winged White Tiger, and Hai Bodong praised his strength.
• Meng Chen sent Hai Bodong into the cliff to retrieve the secret chamber's treasures, including the Pure Lotus Demon Flame Fragment Map and rare herbs.
• Hai Bodong carried Meng Chen back to Qingshan Town, where Meng Chen reunited with Qinglin at the inn.
• The next morning, Xiao Yixian visited Meng Chen and asked whether he believed she possessed the Calamity Poison Physique.
• Xiao Yixian admitted she might have the physique, and Meng Chen gently asked whether she had experienced its terror.
• Meng Chen learned that Xiao Yixian's physique awakened after she consumed poison as a child, killing her mother and everyone in her village.

Xiao Yixian recounted the tragedy caused by her Calamity Poison Physique, and Meng Chen explained its dangers and the Poison Pill method for controlling it. He offered to help her condense a Poison Pill in exchange for joining the Divine Court, and Xiao Yixian considered his proposal.

• Xiao Yixian told Meng Chen and Qinglin how her awakened physique had killed her mother and villagers, leaving her afraid of harming others.
• Meng Chen explained that Xiao Yixian had an Innate Calamity Poison Physique that could eventually kill her and release poison deadly to all life within a thousand miles.
• Meng Chen said a Poison Pill could control the physique, but required three Heavenly Flames, a seventh-tier Heavenly Poison Scorpion Dragon Beast's magic core, Bodhi Body-Transforming Saliva, and a high-level alchemist.
• Meng Chen assured Xiao Yixian that he could obtain the magic core and Bodhi Body-Transforming Saliva, though he needed to find two more Heavenly Flames beyond the one he possessed.
• At Qinglin's request, Meng Chen offered to help Xiao Yixian and invited her to join the Divine Court.
• Xiao Yixian asked what Meng Chen expected in return, then considered joining the Divine Court because he could help her control her physique.

Meng Chen infiltrated the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King's cave while Hai Bodong kept the beast occupied and stole its Companion Purple Crystal Source and Purple Spirit Crystal. The Lion King discovered the theft and found its cub thrown outside the cave, leaving it enraged and confronting Meng Chen.

• Meng Chen explained to Qing Yanjing that Hai Bodong should fight the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King himself to build experience while she conserved her spiritual energy.
• With Qing Yanjing concealing his aura, Meng Chen entered the cave and found the Lion King's cub guarding its den; Qing Yanjing's pressure stopped the cub from attacking.
• Meng Chen collected the Purple Spirit Crystal and Companion Purple Crystal Source, while Qing Yanjing stored the source's liquid inside the Small Pagoda.
• The Purple Crystal Winged Lion King sensed that its mark on the Companion Purple Crystal Source had vanished and tried to return to its cave, but Hai Bodong restrained it with ice chains.
• Meng Chen threw the cub outside, and the Lion King saw it and accused the humans of stealing its child's Companion Purple Crystal Source.

After the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King trapped Hai Bodong and charged at Meng Chen, Qing Yanjing emerged from the Small Pagoda and suppressed the beast with a vast sealing array. The Lion King submitted to her, begging forgiveness.

• The enraged Purple Crystal Winged Lion King attacked Meng Chen after Meng Chen kicked his cub, while Hai Bodong tried to intervene.
• The Lion King used his Purple Crystal Seal to trap Hai Bodong, leaving Meng Chen exposed to his full-strength attack.
• Qing Yanjing emerged from the Small Pagoda and formed a void array with three thousand Spirit Seals, suppressing the Lion King and freeing Hai Bodong.
• The Lion King realized he could not defeat Qing Yanjing and bowed his head, pleading for forgiveness.

Meng Chen spared and tamed the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King and its cub, making them his mounts, then returned to Qingshan Town with Hai Bodong. There, he reunited with Qinglin and Xiao Yixian and decided they would rest for two days before setting out again.

• Meng Chen chose to spare the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King and its cub, using the fire lotus instead of the Lion King's magic core to complete the taming formation.
• Qing Yanjing placed God-Enslaving Seals on both Purple Crystal Winged Lions, and Meng Chen stored them inside the Small Pagoda.
• Hai Bodong escorted Meng Chen back to Qingshan Town, impressed by Qing Yanjing's beast-controlling power.
• Qinglin greeted Meng Chen anxiously, and he gave her the Spirit Honey Fruits he had promised.
• Meng Chen praised Xiao Yixian for grasping the basics of the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture and told everyone to rest for two days before their next journey.

Meng Chen and Hai Bodong prepared a trap in the Tagor Great Desert to lure Han Feng with a fragmented map carrying the aura of a Heavenly Flame. Qing Yanjing installed the Eight Desolations Burning Flame Formation beneath the magma lake, while rumors spread to draw Han Feng and others toward the desert.

• Meng Chen left Qinglin with Xiao Yixian in Qingshan Town and flew with Hai Bodong toward the Tagor Great Desert.
• Meng Chen and Hai Bodong entered the underground magma cavern, where Qing Yanjing buried four Magic Cores to establish the Eight Desolations Burning Flame Formation.
• Han Feng examined the fragmented map in Maple City, sensed a Heavenly Flame aura, and summoned the Gold and Silver Elders and the Blood Sect Master.
• A Mittel Clan manager hinted to an Alchemist Association deacon that a Heavenly Flame might appear in the desert.
• Mercenaries near a Snake-People Tribe outpost loudly spread rumors of Heavenly Flame traces in the Tager Desert.

Meng Chen and Hai Bodong watched powerful factions gather in the Tager Desert, drawn by the Heavenly Flame hidden beneath the sand. As the rivals faced off, a golden pattern began to glow in the magma world below.

• Meng Chen and Hai Bodong hid near the covered entrance to the underground magma world as heat began rising beneath the Tager Desert.
• Queen Medusa arrived from the west and sensed the changes around the hidden Heavenly Flame.
• Han Feng arrived with the Gold and Silver Elders, and Medusa recognized the aura of a Heavenly Flame on him.
• Gu He, Yun Yun, and the Cloud Mist Sect arrived, joining Medusa, Han Feng, the Gold and Silver Elders, and the Blood Sect's leader.
• Yun Yun declared that everyone would compete for the Heavenly Flame at their own risk, while a golden pattern lit up beneath the sand and Meng Chen said the show was about to begin.

Medusa, Yun Yun, Han Feng, and the others fought over the Heavenly Flame as the sand dune concealed a hidden cavern. Meng Chen activated the Eight Desolations Burning Flame Formation, trapping everyone who had entered underground.

• Medusa dismissed Gu He's claim and attacked Yun Yun, starting a fierce battle atop the dune.
• The Gold and Silver Elders ambushed the Cloud Mist Sect's three Battle King elders, severely injuring them, while Fan Ling joined the fighting against Yun Yun.
• The dune began to collapse as heat and golden formation patterns rose from beneath the sand.
• Meng Chen pressed Qing Yanjing's golden spiritual seal into the sand and told Hai Bodong to seal the entrance once everyone was inside.
• Medusa, Han Feng, the Gold and Silver Elders, Fan Ling, and Yun Yun entered the cavern, while Gu He stayed behind with the injured elders.
• Meng Chen and Hai Bodong drifted into the fissure as the entrance began to close, turning the Eight Desolations Burning Flame Formation into a cage.