Recaps

Fa Wutian and Zi Yan traveled to Mocheng, where Fa Wutian negotiated with Hai Bodong for his remnant map and recruited him to guard the Nine Heavens Pavilion. The bargain left Fa Wutian with a lead on the Green Lotus Core Flame and a promise of the remaining map pieces.

• Fa Wutian brought Zi Yan to Mocheng to seek Hai Bodong and the remnant map.
• Hai Bodong threatened Fa Wutian and Zi Yan, but Fa Wutian dispelled his pressure and revealed himself as a Dou Emperor.
• Fa Wutian asked Hai Bodong to guard the Nine Heavens Pavilion and offered to refine the Breaking Evil Pill to remove Queen Medusa's seal.
• Hai Bodong admitted he lacked one ingredient and offered the rest of the remnant map in exchange for Fa Wutian retrieving it.
• Fa Wutian also obtained Hai Bodong's map of a suspected Heavenly Flame location, which pointed him toward the Green Lotus Core Flame.

Fa Wutian found and devoured the Green Lotus Core Flame, strengthening his Flame Mantra before returning to Zi Yan. He found her with a mysterious, bewitching woman in a red dress.

• Fa Wutian and Zi Yan entered an underground passage and reached a magma-filled area where Fa Wutian lured out and bound the Double-Headed Fire-Spiritual Snake.
• Fa Wutian persuaded the Double-Headed Fire-Spiritual Snake to guide him to the Green Lotus Core Flame, then extracted the flame and harvested the Earthfire Lotus Seeds.
• Fa Wutian devoured the Green Lotus Core Flame and smelted it with his other Heavenly Flames, advancing the Flame Mantra to Earth-stage High Rank.
• Fa Wutian gave the Double-Headed Fire-Spiritual Snake the promised Beast Attracting Pill and returned to find Zi Yan introducing him to a woman in a red dress.

Fa Wutian refused Medusa’s request to borrow his Heavenly Flame, and Zi Yan tried to mediate between them with a suggestion that embarrassed Medusa into leaving. Fa Wutian later brought Zi Yan to the Snake People Tribe to find the Sand Mandala, but Zi Yan led him toward Medusa’s chambers.

• Fa Wutian recognized Medusa and rejected her request to borrow his refined Heavenly Flame.
• Zi Yan pleaded with Fa Wutian to help Medusa, then whispered an idea to Medusa that made her blush and flee.
• Medusa returned to her chambers, reassured Hua She'er that she was fine, and regretted missing her chance to obtain a Heavenly Flame.
• Fa Wutian arrived at the Snake People Tribe with Zi Yan to find the Sand Mandala for Hai Bodong.
• Zi Yan claimed she had found the Sand Mandala and pointed toward Medusa’s chambers, leading Fa Wutian to sneak there with her.

Fa Wutian and Zi Yan returned to the Snake-People Tribe, where Zi Yan maneuvered him into meeting Medusa again. Medusa believed he had come back for her, and she led him to her sleeping quarters while a hidden observer slipped away toward the Snake People Altar.

• Medusa sensed Fa Wutian and Zi Yan near her sleeping quarters after Zi Yan leaked her aura.
• Fa Wutian grew suspicious of Zi Yan’s directions and tried to leave, but Zi Yan persuaded him to stay.
• Zi Yan revealed Medusa’s presence, and Medusa questioned Fa Wutian about returning to the Snake People Tribe.
• Zi Yan claimed Fa Wutian had come back because he was willing to lend Medusa the Heavenly Flames, leaving Medusa flustered and hopeful.
• Medusa silenced the watching guards and led Fa Wutian and Zi Yan to her sleeping quarters.
• A hidden observer watched them and then fled toward the Snake People Altar.

Fa Wutian explained that he could help Medusa undergo the dangerous evolution ritual with one of his Heavenly Flames, and she prepared to proceed after handling tribal business. In the Elder Hall, the elders warned Medusa that Fa Wutian had killed Jia Xing Tian and urged her to consider him as a spouse, leaving her flustered.

• Medusa asked Fa Wutian to lend her a Heavenly Flame, and he explained that although he had refined his flames, he could still help her evolve.
• Fa Wutian revealed the Fallen Heart Flame, Sea Heart Flame, and Green Lotus Core Flame, and Medusa agreed to begin once she had made arrangements.
• Ba Bo'er summoned Medusa to the Elder Hall, where the First Elder and other elders questioned her about bringing humans to the tribe.
• The Third Elder told Medusa that Fa Wutian had killed Jia Xing Tian, and the Fourth Elder asked her to ensure he would not threaten the Snake-People Tribe.
• The elders praised Fa Wutian's talent and suggested he would make a worthy spouse for Medusa, who blushed and fled the hall.

Fa Wutian and Zi Yan watched Medusa endure the Heavenly Flames and tribulation lightning as she evolved into an ancient Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python. Medusa survived but remained unconscious under the control of her companion soul, and Fa Wutian said he could wake her soul even without the ingredients for a Soul Fusion Pill.

• Medusa entered the Ice Spirit Cold Spring, and Fa Wutian covered her body with Heavenly Flames to begin her evolution.
• Tribulation lightning struck Medusa while Zi Yan and Fa Wutian urged her to endure.
• After the lightning dispersed, Medusa's old body collapsed and revealed a tiny seven-colored serpent.
• Fa Wutian explained that Medusa's companion soul controlled her body while she was unconscious and that a Soul Fusion Pill could resolve the problem.
• Zi Yan asked Fa Wutian to find ingredients and refine the pill, but he refused to spend time on it before saying he could wake Medusa's soul.

Fa Wutian helped Queen Medusa awaken from her evolution, but her Companion Serpent Spirit began fighting her for control. He carried her to her bedchamber, while the First Elder stopped the Snake-People Tribe's leaders from confronting him and urged Queen Medusa to seize the opportunity.

• Fa Wutian lured the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python with Flame Crystal Nectar, fed it a Spirit-Awakening Pill, and watched Queen Medusa emerge.
• Queen Medusa pinned Fa Wutian beneath her, then accused him of taking advantage of her before noticing her Companion Serpent Spirit was contesting control of her body.
• Fa Wutian explained that Queen Medusa needed a Sixth-Rank Soul Fusion Pill, but said he could only make one if she provided the ingredients.
• Queen Medusa lost control of her body and collapsed, so Fa Wutian caught her and carried her to her bedchamber.
• The First Elder stopped Mobas and the other Snake-People Tribe leaders from confronting Fa Wutian, saying Queen Medusa could make her own choices and that Fa Wutian could help their tribe.

Fa Wutian and Queen Medusa were drawn together after the Second Elder secretly released Bewitching Spring Incense, and Fa Wutian promised to take responsibility for what happened. He then left to pursue his plans in the Eastern Wasteland, while Queen Medusa stayed behind with the Snake-People Tribe and awaited his return.

• The Second Elder used Bewitching Spring Incense in Queen Medusa's bedchamber, and Fa Wutian and Queen Medusa succumbed to its effects and kissed.
• Zi Yan watched the Second Elder leave and then went to search for medicinal herbs.
• Queen Medusa awoke beside Fa Wutian, confronted him about what had happened, and demanded to know whether he would take responsibility.
• Fa Wutian promised to marry Queen Medusa and explained that he needed to travel to the Eastern Wasteland.
• Queen Medusa chose to remain with the Snake-People Tribe, and Fa Wutian promised to bring back the Soul Fusion Pill before she transformed into the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python and he departed.

Fa Wutian met with the Snake-People Tribe elders, who asked him to prove his sincerity by helping their people escape the desert. He promised to find them a suitable home someday and told them that the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python was Queen Medusa.

• The First, Second, and Third Elders agreed that Fa Wutian and the Queen’s relationship could secure the Snake-People Tribe’s future, and they summoned him to the Elder Hall.
• The First Elder asked Fa Wutian to help the Snake-People Tribe find a livable home outside the desert before she would accept his marriage to the Queen.
• Fa Wutian explained that relocating the tribe immediately could lead to conflict with the Jia Ma Empire, then promised to find them a suitable place someday.
• The Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python emerged from Fa Wutian’s arms and ate Flame Crystal Nectar.
• Fa Wutian revealed that the snake was Queen Medusa, and he assured the First Elder that he would find a way to restore her.

Fa Wutian returned to Mocheng with the Sand Mandala and refined a Breaking Evil Pill for Hai Bodong, freeing him from Medusa's seal and restoring him to the Dou Emperor realm. Hai Bodong agreed to guard Fa Wutian's faction, though he balked at Fa Wutian's proposed five-year term.

• After leaving the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python with the Snake-People Tribe, Fa Wutian obtained the Sand Mandala through Hua She'er and went to find Zi Yan before returning to Hai Bodong.
• Hai Bodong worried that Fa Wutian had died, but Fa Wutian arrived and confirmed he had found a Heavenly Flame as well as the Sand Mandala.
• Fa Wutian reminded Hai Bodong of their agreement, and Hai Bodong gave him the other half of the incomplete map.
• Fa Wutian refined the Breaking Evil Pill and handed it to Hai Bodong, who entered the underground chamber to break the seal.
• Hai Bodong emerged restored to the Dou Emperor realm and agreed to guard Fa Wutian's faction, but objected when Fa Wutian proposed five years.

Fa Wutian secured Hai Bodong’s agreement to serve him for two and a half years, then rescued Zi Yan from a Sixth-Rank Magical Beast with a single attack. Hai Bodong, shaken by Fa Wutian’s power, urged him to return to Nine Heavens Pavilion, and Fa Wutian agreed.

• Hai Bodong accepted Fa Wutian’s offer to serve for two and a half years, provided Fa Wutian let him leave afterward.
• Fa Wutian discovered Zi Yan was missing and learned from Hai Bodong that she had gone off to play.
• Zi Yan, carrying the Ten-Thousand-Souls Anise Grass, led a pursuing Sixth-Rank Magical Beast toward Mocheng, but it intercepted her.
• Fa Wutian struck the beast with a Soul-Piercing Awl and killed it in one blow, then scolded Zi Yan for wandering off.
• Hai Bodong grew fearful after witnessing Fa Wutian’s strength and urged him to return to Nine Heavens Pavilion, so Fa Wutian abandoned his plan to visit Shimo City.

Hai Bodong returned to the Mittel Family and discussed Fa Wutian’s strength and the future of the Nine Heavens Pavilion with Teng Shan. After realizing his two-and-a-half-year guard agreement might be a poor bargain, Hai Bodong sought Fa Wutian’s preferences from Ouyang Feng, who angrily warned him not to address the Pavilion Master by name.

• Hai Bodong left Fa Wutian and flew to the Mittel Family, where the family celebrated his return.
• Hai Bodong learned from Teng Shan that Fa Wutian had killed Jia Xing Tian and was a Sixth-Rank Alchemist with Heavenly Flames.
• Hai Bodong told Teng Shan that he had agreed to guard the Nine Heavens Pavilion for two and a half years, and Teng Shan suggested inviting Ouyang Feng to discuss the faction and Fa Wutian.
• Hai Bodong invited Ouyang Feng and asked what Fa Wutian liked.
• Ouyang Feng flew into a rage at Hai Bodong for casually using Fa Wutian’s name, but Teng Shan calmed him and Ouyang Feng let the matter go.

Hai Bodong and Teng Shan tried to learn Fa Wutian’s preferences so the Mittel Family could gain his favor. The chapter ended with Teng Shan going to speak with Ya Fei about a possible marriage alliance with Fa Wutian.

• Ouyang Feng told Hai Bodong that he did not know Fa Wutian’s preferences and suggested asking Zi Yan.
• Teng Shan revealed that Zi Yan liked medicinal ingredients after she had raided the Mittel Family’s treasure vault, and Hai Bodong used that knowledge to invite her over with a gift.
• Zi Yan accepted the high-grade ingredients, told Hai Bodong that Fa Wutian had no particular preferences, and left to have him refine pills.
• Teng Shan proposed Ya Fei as a marriage-alliance candidate, explaining that Fa Wutian had once intervened when Mu Zhan had pursued her.
• Hai Bodong urged Teng Shan to make sure Ya Fei was prepared, and Teng Shan said she seemed interested in Fa Wutian before leaving to speak with her.

Fa Wutian settled the Nine Heavens Pavilion’s affairs with Hai Bodong and rejected Hai Bodong’s attempt to match him with Ya Fei, explaining that he already loved someone. After preparing for his journey, he set off with Zi Yan for the Eastern Wasteland Continent, reaching it two months later through a spatial wormhole.

• Fa Wutian visited the Mittel Family and told Hai Bodong that Ouyang Feng would manage the Nine Heavens Pavilion while he was away.
• Hai Bodong offered Ya Fei as a marriage prospect, but Fa Wutian said he regarded her as a sister and already loved someone.
• Ya Fei ran out in tears, while Hai Bodong accepted Fa Wutian’s refusal and let the matter go.
• Fa Wutian prepared for the Eastern Wasteland, and Skyfire Venerable teased him about rejecting Ya Fei and his behavior toward Queen Medusa.
• Fa Wutian and Zi Yan traveled through a spatial wormhole and arrived in the Eastern Wasteland Continent after two months.

Fa Wutian and Zi Yan arrived in Radiant City and learned that the nearby Spiritless Forbidden Land lay within the territory of the powerful Holy Spear Sect. Hoping to reach the treasure without revealing his intentions, Fa Wutian planned to enter the sect and obtained a Myriad Illusions Mask through a system sign-in.

• Fa Wutian and Zi Yan reached Radiant City, where Fa Wutian noticed the gate guards were all Dou Ling experts.
• Fa Wutian asked a teahouse waiter about the Spiritless Forbidden Land and learned it was in Holy Spear Sect territory, where the sect's seniors had died.
• The waiter explained that the Holy Spear Sect ranked among the Eastern Wasteland's strongest sects and that its city guards were Outer Sect disciples.
• Fa Wutian learned the sect's entrance selection would take place the day after tomorrow and considered joining to gain access to the forbidden land.
• Fa Wutian searched Radiant City for a treasure that could conceal his identity but found none, so he used a system sign-in and received the Myriad Illusions Mask.

Fa Wutian used the Myriad Illusions Mask to conceal his identity and entered the Holy Spear Sect's entrance selection. He passed the chaotic battle and waited with the successful recruits for Lin Yan to take them to their residences.

• Fa Wutian learned that the Myriad Illusions Mask could change his appearance and conceal his aura and cultivation, then went to explain his plans to Zi Yan.
• Two days later, Fa Wutian arrived at the Holy Spear Sect, where Lin Yan announced that the final three hundred people standing in a melee would pass.
• Liu Feng invited Fa Wutian to join his team, but Fa Wutian declined and chose to fight alone.
• Fa Wutian defeated more than a hundred opponents with Profound-Rank Dou Skills while the other Dou Spirit teams avoided him.
• Lin Yan stopped the melee and announced that the survivors had joined the Holy Spear Sect, giving them an hour to treat their injuries.

Fa Wutian sought the Spiritless Forbidden Land but learned it lay in the Holy Spear Sect's Inner Sect, which Outer Sect disciples could not enter. After using a mission to obtain Liu Hai's identity token and disguise himself, he found the forbidden land's stone stele and planned to return after nightfall.

• Lin Yan explained how Outer Sect disciples could obtain extra resources, then left as they chose their rooms.
• Fa Wutian searched the Outer Sect for the Spiritless Forbidden Land and sensed someone watching him; sect master Li Tianyan revealed himself afterward and became interested in Fa Wutian.
• Fa Wutian accepted a mission to deliver three Azure Jade Flowers to Inner Sect disciple Liu Hai and exchanged them for a Fourth-Rank Pill.
• While Liu Hai inspected the flowers, Fa Wutian stole his identity token and memorized his appearance, then used the Myriad Illusions Mask to disguise himself.
• Fa Wutian found the Spiritless Forbidden Land's stone stele in a remote corner of the Inner Sect, but a young man warned him away, so he left and planned to return after nightfall.

Fa Wutian entered the Spiritless Forbidden Land seeking treasure and was confronted by a group of ancient soul bodies led by an Eight-Star Dou Saint. After the leader questioned his presence at Holy Spear Mountain, Fa Wutian panicked as he searched for a way to respond.

• Fa Wutian entered the Spiritless Forbidden Land through a vortex in the ancient stele and used his changed treasure map to fly toward Holy Spear Mountain.
• The golden soul body learned that an unknown person had entered the forbidden land and led the other soul bodies to intercept him.
• Fa Wutian discovered that the golden figure was an Eight-Star Dou Saint and that the other soul bodies were powerful Saints and Half-Saints.
• Skyfire Venerable sensed the soul bodies, retreated into Fa Wutian, and began absorbing a special energy that could raise his cultivation.
• Fa Wutian lied about Skyfire Venerable's origins, then claimed he had wandered into the forbidden land by accident.
• The golden figure rejected Fa Wutian's explanation and demanded to know who had sent him into the forbidden land.

Fa Wutian’s treasure map led him to Gun Emperor Yang Nitian’s inheritance, where he received the Nine-Dragon Heaven-Breaking Spear and agreed to lead the Holy Spear Sect back to prosperity. Yang Nitian’s spiritual imprint gave him a sect-commanding token and the inheritance of the Nine Heaven-Destroying Spears before vanishing.

• Fa Wutian showed the treasure map to the Holy Spear Sect’s elders, who recognized it as Yang Nitian’s inheritance key and recalled a prophecy that its bearer would restore the sect.
• The golden figure led Fa Wutian to a palace and used the burned map’s revealed spear key to open its doors.
• Fa Wutian found the Nine-Dragon Heaven-Breaking Spear and learned from the murals that the palace belonged to Gun Emperor Yang Nitian, the Holy Spear Sect’s founding ancestor.
• Yang Nitian’s spiritual imprint appeared and offered Fa Wutian his inheritance in exchange for becoming sect master and restoring the Holy Spear Sect.
• Fa Wutian accepted, and Yang Nitian gave him a token that could command the sect and passed on the Nine Heaven-Destroying Spears.

Fa Wutian left the Spiritless Forbidden Land with the Gun Emperor’s token and the Holy Spear Sect elders’ support. He revealed his true appearance and explained his hidden identity and purpose to the stunned elders, who learned they had never seen through his disguise.

• Yang Nitian sensed that his measures had been triggered and wondered whether Fa Wutian would find him, while the Mad Blade Heavenly Demon Emperor woke and challenged him.
• Fa Wutian left the palace, and Chen Liang offered the elders’ support in restoring the Holy Spear Sect, though Fa Wutian refused to risk their souls.
• Chen Liang summoned Li Tianyan and Chen Fei, then told Li Tianyan that Fa Wutian was the sect’s future hope and must be helped.
• Fa Wutian showed Yang Nitian’s token, and Li Tianyan realized he had to obey its holder unconditionally.
• Fa Wutian removed the Myriad Illusions Mask and explained why he had hidden his identity, leaving Chen Liang and the others shocked.

Fa Wutian revealed his cultivation technique to Chen Liang and asked for Chen Fei to protect him, while Chen Liang agreed and offered him the Holy Spear Sect’s Heavenly Flames. After devouring two of them, Fa Wutian reached Four-Star Dou Zong and raised the Flame Mantra to Heaven Tier Low Grade.

• Fa Wutian told Chen Liang and Li Tianyan that he needed Chen Fei as his protector, and Chen Liang agreed to the request.
• Chen Liang discovered Fa Wutian had three Heavenly Flames and learned that his cultivation technique could advance by devouring them.
• Chen Liang brought Fa Wutian to the sect’s collection of Heavenly Flames and let him claim them as the Holy Spear Sect’s hope.
• Fa Wutian devoured the Myriad Beasts Spirit Fire and the Wind Fury Dragon Flame, but left the Netherworld Poison Flame untouched.
• Fa Wutian reached Four-Star Dou Zong, and the Flame Mantra advanced to Heaven Tier Low Grade.

Fa Wutian left the Holy Spear Sect with the Netherworld Poison Flame and returned to Radiant City with Chen Fei as his protector. After reuniting with Zi Yan and receiving the ingredients for a Soul Fusion Pill, he began refining it before their return journey.

• Fa Wutian declined to absorb the Netherworld Poison Flame but asked to take it with him, and Chen Liang agreed before sending him and his companions out of the Spiritless Forbidden Land.
• Fa Wutian returned to the inn with Chen Fei, the Holy Spear Sect's Supreme Elder, who agreed to protect him on the journey.
• Zi Yan met Chen Fei, learned he recognized her resemblance to the ancient Dragon Emperor, and Fa Wutian promised to help her seek answers about her family and the Void Ancient Dragons.
• Zi Yan gave Fa Wutian the Soul Fusion Pill ingredients she had gathered, including an extra set.
• Fa Wutian told Chen Fei he would refine a Soul Fusion Pill for Medusa before they departed, then went to a nearby room to begin refining it.

Fa Wutian led Zi Yan and Chen Fei to the Black-Corner Region, where they raided the Black Emperor Sect and killed Mo Tianxing to obtain the Bodhisattva Transformation Saliva and the Heavenly Demon Phoenix's dried corpse. After Fa Wutian killed a Hall of Souls Protector who asked about Han Feng, Elder Mu Gu decided to investigate in person.

• Fa Wutian chose to visit the Black-Corner Region to take the Black Emperor Sect's treasures and seek the third Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame Fragment Map from the Eight Gates.
• Fa Wutian, Zi Yan, and Chen Fei entered the Black Emperor Sect's treasure vault, where Zi Yan triggered its warning formation while collecting medicinal ingredients.
• Mo Tianxing and the elders confronted the intruders, but Fa Wutian's Spirit-Burning Annihilation burned them, and he found the items he sought among Mo Tianxing's ashes.
• A Hall of Souls Protector stopped Fa Wutian's group and asked whether they had seen Han Feng, so Fa Wutian killed him.
• Elder Mu Gu sensed his subordinate's death and decided to go to the Black-Corner Region himself.

Fa Wutian returned to Jia Nan Academy with Chen Fei, where Su Qian learned of Fa Wutian’s strength and alchemy rank and asked him to refine Sect-Breaking Pills. Zi Yan entered a mature stage after swallowing her pills, while Elder Mu Gu began hunting Fa Wutian’s group based on misleading information.

• Su Qian worried about Chen Fei until Fa Wutian revealed that he was an Advanced Half-Saint, then discovered Fa Wutian had reached Four-Star Dou Zong and become a Seventh-Rank Alchemist.
• Su Qian gave Fa Wutian ten sets of ingredients and asked him to make five Sect-Breaking Pills for the academy’s elders, and Fa Wutian agreed.
• Fa Wutian and Su Qian rushed to a violent energy eruption and found Zi Yan inside a giant purple cocoon after she swallowed all the pills Fa Wutian had given her.
• Fa Wutian protected Zi Yan’s cocoon with a spatial barrier and asked Su Qian to keep others away before returning to refine the pills.
• Elder Mu Gu searched the Black Emperor Sect, learned about Fa Wutian’s group, and vowed revenge after mistaking Chen Fei for a Dou Zong.

Fa Wutian obtained Yao Chen’s Resurrection Method and used it to resurrect Skyfire Venerable in Elder Mu Gu’s corpse. Skyfire Venerable successfully fused with the corpse, leaving Fa Wutian’s resurrection experiment complete.

• Chen Fei told Fa Wutian that a Hall of Souls visitor was investigating the killing of its protector.
• Chen Fei captured Elder Mu Gu, and Fa Wutian had him killed after learning he possessed Yao Chen’s Resurrection Method.
• Fa Wutian found the Resurrection Method in Elder Mu Gu’s storage ring and chose it over the Flesh Pill Method for Skyfire Venerable.
• Fa Wutian refined a Bone-Melting Blood-Fusing Pill and gave it to Skyfire Venerable.
• Fa Wutian used five Heavenly Flames to roast Skyfire Venerable’s soul and Elder Mu Gu’s corpse, and Skyfire Venerable fused with the corpse three days later.