Chapter Summaries

An Yi entered the Divine Temple as Medusa’s evolution culminated in heavenly lightning and the birth of a seven-colored little snake. With Medusa unconscious and the new creature trusting him, An Yi fed it Companion Amethyst Source and secured the Green Lotus Core Flame, leaving him to face the unresolved threat of Gu He and Yun Yun’s group.

• Hua She'er found An Yi alive, and they noticed the purple barrier dimming as Medusa’s evolution appeared to fail.
• An Yi passed through Medusa’s barrier and witnessed lightning strike her charred remains, followed by a powerful aura and the emergence of a tiny seven-colored snake.
• The newborn snake curled around An Yi, then eagerly drank Companion Amethyst Source from his jade bottle before falling asleep inside his robes.
• An Yi recovered the Green Lotus Core Flame and realized Xiao Yan and Medicine Elder had not found it.
• An Yi worried that Gu He and Yun Yun would continue seeking the Heavenly Flame, while he lacked the strength to risk swallowing another Fifth-Tier Magic Core.

An Yi transformed into a more powerful-looking dragonman and returned to the battle, pretending that Yun Yun had killed his younger brother so Gu He and the human fighters would flee. After the Snake-People commanders arrived, Hua She'er concealed the real circumstances and told them that the Queen had completed her evolution and gone into seclusion.

• An Yi's Azure Dragon Bloodline advanced, giving him real dragon horns, and he flew back into the sky with his aura concealed.
• An Yi demanded to know where his younger brother was, and Hua She'er falsely accused Yun Yun of killing him.
• An Yi seized Yun Yun and pretended to fight her, prompting Gu He and Feng Li to flee while Yun Yun blocked Yue Mei and Mebas from pursuing them.
• An Yi and Yun Yun continued their staged battle toward the outskirts and disappeared from view.
• Hua She'er stopped the arriving Snake-People commanders from chasing the humans and said the Queen had completed her evolution and gone into seclusion.

An Yi reunited with Yun Yun after escaping the Divine Temple and recounted the dangers and rapid cultivation he had experienced over the past half year. He refused to return to the Cloud Mist Sect, revealed that the sleeping Queen Medusa had become a seven-colored snake hidden on his chest, and left Yun Yun jealous after mentioning the rich girl who gave him a high-tier Earth-rank movement technique.

• An Yi and Yun Yun escaped their pursuers, landed at a desert oasis, and Yun Yun checked that his aura had stabilized.
• An Yi told Yun Yun how he had survived the past half year, from his journey into the desert to becoming Queen Medusa's medical kit in the Divine Temple.
• Yun Yun urged An Yi to return to the Cloud Mist Sect, but he refused, saying that danger and rare resources had accelerated his cultivation.
• An Yi revealed that Queen Medusa was now a sleeping Seven-Colored Heaven-Devouring Python hidden against his chest, and Yun Yun worried about what would happen when she awoke.
• An Yi and Yun Yun embraced and discussed his plan to visit the Cloud Mist Sect after reaching Dou King, while he explained that lightning and a sneak attack had helped him kill Yan Shi.
• An Yi revealed that a rich girl had given him a high-tier Earth-rank movement Dou Technique, and Yun Yun blushed and denied being jealous.

An Yi gave Yun Yun part of the Void-Stepping Technique before they parted, then returned to Stone Desert City with Azure Scale and explained that he planned to place her with Sky Serpent Mansion so she could develop her talent safely. Azure Scale feared he was abandoning her, but An Yi reassured her and urged her to become strong enough to protect herself.

• An Yi transferred an incomplete copy of the Void-Stepping Technique to Yun Yun and insisted she learn it.
• An Yi and Yun Yun kissed, then said goodbye; Yun Yun flew away while An Yi headed back toward the Medusa Temple.
• An Yi planned to take Azure Scale to Salt City and entrust her to Lu Man of Sky Serpent Mansion for cultivation and protection.
• After returning to Stone Desert City, An Yi asked Azure Scale about her future dreams, and she said she wanted to stay with him forever.
• An Yi explained that he wanted Azure Scale to develop her Three-Flower Jade Serpent Eyes and learn to protect herself, reassuring her that he was not abandoning her.

An Yi and Azure Scale arrived in Salt City, where he spent two weeks stabilizing his cultivation and enjoying their time together as they faced their coming separation. Lu Man of Sky Serpent Mansion then appeared in their room and offered to take Azure Scale away to train, leaving An Yi asking what she would pay.

• An Yi traveled to Salt City with Azure Scale and spent the following weeks cultivating while showing her around the city.
• An Yi comforted Azure Scale as she cried over their impending separation and promised he would visit her again.
• An Yi sensed a Dou Emperor entering their room and recognized the visitor as Lu Man.
• Lu Man revealed she had been watching An Yi and offered Azure Scale a place in Sky Serpent Mansion to develop her Three-Flower Jade Serpent Eyes.
• An Yi said Lu Man could take Azure Scale, then asked how much she was offering.

An Yi negotiated with Lu Man over Azure Scale’s move to Sky Serpent Mansion, demanding valuable compensation and assurances that Azure Scale would be treated well. Lu Man agreed to protect her, and An Yi asked her to stay two days so Azure Scale could become familiar with her.

• An Yi and Azure Scale insisted Lu Man compensate them before taking Azure Scale, with Azure Scale helping An Yi demand a better price.
• Lu Man offered pills and medicinal treasures, but An Yi showed her a five-hundred-year Wind Chime Fruit and rejected the initial payment as insufficient.
• Lu Man produced a fifth-tier Dou Spirit Pill and elemental treasures, and An Yi made her promise to protect Azure Scale from being forced into anything against her will.
• An Yi warned Lu Man that Sky Serpent Mansion would face consequences if Azure Scale was mistreated, then told Azure Scale to seek Lu Man’s help and remember anyone who bullied her.
• An Yi refused to accompany Azure Scale to Sky Serpent Mansion and asked Lu Man to stay for two days; Lu Man chose not to challenge him and agreed to avoid unnecessary trouble.

After Azure Scale left Salt City with Lu Man, An Yi entered seclusion but was attacked by Mo Clan men seeking his treasure. He crippled Mo Cheng at the Mo Clan birthday banquet and accused him of ordering the attack, leaving the gathered guests to decide whether to intervene.

• Lu Man accompanied Azure Scale and An Yi around Salt City, then escorted Azure Scale away after An Yi agreed to let her return with her.
• An Yi entered seclusion, but Mo Clan men attacked his courtyard after an innkeeper reported the spiritual aura of his treasure.
• An Yi killed the attackers, destroyed their leader’s dantian, and learned that Mo Cheng had ordered them to steal his treasure.
• An Yi forced the surviving attacker to lead him to Mo Cheng’s birthday banquet, where the Mo Clan was proposing the Mo Alliance.
• An Yi severed Mo Cheng’s arm and shoulder and destroyed his dantian before the banquet guests could react.
• An Yi explained the attempted murder to Ge Ye and the gathered factions, warning them against interfering on Mo Cheng’s behalf.

An Yi killed Mo Cheng at the Mo Clan’s birthday banquet and forced the clan to pay compensation, then confronted Nalan Yanran and Ge Ye. He left after promising to visit the Cloud Mist Sect in two months, hinting that he had a deep connection to Yun Yun.

• An Yi rejected Ge Ye’s plea and crushed Mo Cheng’s head after accusing him of coveting his belongings and trying to kill him.
• An Yi gave Mo Lan ten minutes to settle the matter, and Mo Lan returned with Mo Cheng’s collection and additional gifts as an apology.
• Nalan Yanran challenged An Yi over his masked identity, but he appeared behind her and endured Ge Ye’s palm strike without moving.
• An Yi teased Nalan Yanran and argued that the Cloud Mist Sect had failed to control its affiliated factions, while Ge Ye warned him not to harass her.
• An Yi accepted the Mo Clan’s compensation and told Nalan Yanran he would visit the Cloud Mist Sect in two months.
• An Yi left the banquet, saying Yun Yun was unforgettable for a lifetime.

After a month and a half in seclusion, An Yi broke through to Dou King and gained Vermilion Bird Divine Blood, which gave birth to Southern Bright Li Fire. Confident that the new bloodline could withstand the Green Lotus Core Flame, he prepared to devour it and began drawing it into his body.

• An Yi left Salt City to avoid drawing the Cloud Mist Sect's attention while he trained for a breakthrough.
• After a month and a half in a remote mountain cave, An Yi reached Dou King and received Vermilion Bird Divine Blood from the system.
• An Yi fused with the bloodline over a day and a night, awakening Southern Bright Li Fire and gaining powerful resistance to flames.
• An Yi tested his resistance by touching the Green Lotus Core Flame and found that it did not injure him.
• An Yi consumed wood-element spiritual treasures to bolster his recovery, then used the Devouring Heaven Art to pull the Green Lotus Core Flame into his body.

An Yi devoured the Green Lotus Core Flame, advanced to a two-star Dou King, and strengthened his Vermilion Bird Bloodline and Southern Bright Li Fire. After Medusa awakened and recovered some strength by absorbing his energy, she explained that the Seven-Colored Heaven-Devouring Python now shared her body and was competing with her for control.

• An Yi completed the devouring of the Green Lotus Core Flame, advanced from a one-star to a two-star Dou King, and greatly strengthened his Vermilion Bird Bloodline and Southern Bright Li Fire.
• Medusa, who had awakened during An Yi’s breakthrough, embraced him from behind and absorbed his Azure Dragon life force and Vermilion Bird flame energy.
• An Yi and Medusa realized they were both naked, quickly dressed, and discussed An Yi’s transformed appearance and rapid cultivation.
• Medusa told An Yi that her evolution had reached the threshold of Dou Zong, but the Seven-Colored Heaven-Devouring Python’s newly born soul was struggling with her for control of her body.
• Medusa said the Python seemed dependent on An Yi, and An Yi joked that it had only wanted his food after it devoured much of his Companion Amethyst Source.

After Medusa returned to her Seven-Colored Python form and fell asleep, An Yi considered how to obtain resources for cultivation and decided to pursue alchemy. He reached the Jia Ma Empire’s Imperial Capital to seek Medicine Elder’s help and establish himself as an alchemist.

• Medusa struggled to suppress her soul conflict, absorbed energy An Yi willingly gave her, and turned back into the Seven-Colored Python to sleep against his chest.
• An Yi swallowed the Five-Grade Dou Spirit Pill and realized that hunting powerful Magical Beasts would not provide resources efficiently at the Dou Wang realm.
• An Yi recognized that his Vermilion Bird Bloodline and Azure Dragon Bloodline gave him the potential to become an alchemist, and he planned to seek Medicine Elder’s instruction during the Alchemist Convention.
• An Yi flew to the Imperial Capital of the Jia Ma Empire in less than a day, intending to gain benefits and an alchemist identity.

An Yi returned to the Mittel Clan auction house and reunited with Ya Fei, who was overjoyed to see him. When Leile insulted Ya Fei and blocked their way upstairs, An Yi killed him with the Vermilion Bird Divine Flame.

• An Yi entered the Mittel Clan auction house, where his presence cleared a space around him.
• Ya Fei recognized An Yi, embraced him, and led him toward the upper floors as her guest.
• Leile blocked their path and insulted Ya Fei, while she warned An Yi that Leile had backing in the clan.
• An Yi unleashed the Vermilion Bird Divine Flame, which burned Leile to nothing without harming the surroundings.

An Yi killed Leile and nearly burned Leou to death after Leou attacked him, stunning the Mittel Family with his overwhelming strength and Vermilion Bird Divine Flame. Ya Fei stopped An Yi from killing Leou, and Teng Shan ordered a personal apology and a gift while An Yi and Ya Fei went to the VIP area.

• An Yi burned Leile to ashes, and Ya Fei warned him that Leile's grandfather, Leou, was among the Mittel Family's Dou Ling elders.
• Leou attacked An Yi, but An Yi stood unharmed and engulfed Leou in the Vermilion Bird Divine Flame.
• A water-attribute elder tried to extinguish the flames, but they spread along his Dou Qi and forced him to retreat.
• Teng Shan arrived and pleaded with An Yi, while Ya Fei's appeal persuaded An Yi to extinguish the flames and spare Leou's life.
• Teng Shan dismissed the incident as Leou's fault, sent An Yi and Ya Fei to the VIP area, and ordered a gift from the secret treasury so he could personally apologize.

An Yi reunited with Ya Fei in the imperial capital, revealed how powerful he had become, and reassured her about killing Yan Shi. After asking her to watch for Xiao Yan, An Yi used his influence to secure Ya Fei the position of supervising elder at the Mittel auction house headquarters.

• Ya Fei learned that An Yi had reached Dou Wang and heard about his time in the Magic Beast Mountain Range and Tagor Great Desert.
• An Yi admitted that he had killed Yan Shi, but told Ya Fei that Gu He would not recognize him or dare confront him.
• An Yi asked Ya Fei to notify him when Xiao Yan arrived because he needed to speak with Xiao Yan's teacher.
• Teng Shan brought An Yi a Storage Ring as an apology, and An Yi prompted him to make Ya Fei the true supervising elder.
• Ya Fei declined An Yi's offer to make her head of the Mittel Family, saying she lacked the seniority to hold the position.

An Yi comforted Ya Fei over her rise to lead the Mittel Family, then learned that Nalan Jie was dying from Brazing Poison and decided to use his flames to treat him. He and Ya Fei headed for the Nalan Family, with An Yi openly hoping to claim the bounty.

• An Yi embraced Ya Fei and reassured her that he would help her become head of the Mittel Family, but Medusa bit his chest when they nearly kissed.
• After Ya Fei left to meet Nalan Yanran, Medusa confronted An Yi, bit his finger, then accepted Companion Amethyst Source and fell asleep in his arms.
• Ya Fei told An Yi that Nalan Jie was near death after the Brazing Poison he contracted from a Tier 5 Brazing Poison-Seal Python erupted, and that Gu He believed a Heavenly Flame was needed to cure him.
• Ya Fei explained that Nalan Yanran had come to ask whether An Yi would help, but she had told her he was not an alchemist.
• An Yi declared that he could control his flames well enough to remove the poison and set out with Ya Fei for the Nalan Family, eager to earn the reward.

An Yi, calling himself Nangong Yi, arrived at the Nalan residence to treat Nalan Jie’s Brazing Poison with his Vermilion Bird Divine Flame. Nalan Jie accepted the dangerous treatment, and An Yi began burning away the poison while silencing the others; the outcome remained uncertain.

• Ya Fei brought An Yi to the Nalan residence, where Nalan Su and Nalan Yanran greeted him.
• An Yi ordered three alchemists to leave, examined Nalan Jie, and said the Brazing Poison had left him less than three days to live.
• An Yi revealed his Vermilion Bird Divine Flame and explained that treatment might cure Nalan Jie or burn him to ashes.
• Nalan Jie accepted the risk, then blamed Nalan Yanran’s actions at the Xiao Household for worsening his condition.
• An Yi raised the flame’s heat to stop Nalan Jie from talking and ordered everyone else to keep quiet.

An Yi used the Vermilion Bird Divine Flame and Azure Dragon Bloodline’s Azzure Wood Qi to burn the Brazing Poison out of Nalan Jie while protecting his organs. Xiao Yan arrived at the Nalan Estate seeking the Seven Illusion Green Spirit Saliva and was left stunned by An Yi’s unprecedented flame control.

• An Yi offered Nalan Jie two painful detoxification methods, and Nalan Jie chose the faster one.
• An Yi fused the Vermilion Bird Divine Flame with Azzure Wood Qi and applied the flames to Nalan Jie, burning away the Brazing Poison while shielding his vital organs.
• An Yi lifted the burning Nalan Jie into the courtyard, where Nalan Su, Nalan Yanran, and gathered alchemists watched in shock.
• Xiao Yan arrived seeking the Seven Illusion Green Spirit Saliva and witnessed An Yi’s treatment of Nalan Jie.
• Medicine Elder explained that An Yi was balancing destruction and repair with extraordinary control, and suspected his flame and aura came from an ancient primordial exotic beast.

An Yi cured Nalan Jie’s Brazing Poison with the Vermilion Bird Divine Flame, secretly absorbed the poison’s energy, and broke through to Three-Star Dou King. Xiao Yan abandoned his plan to steal the Nalan Family’s Seven Illusion Green Spirit Saliva and left, while Nalan Jie recovered his health and thanked An Yi.

• An Yi sensed Medicine Elder probing his flame and recognized Xiao Yan, while Medicine Elder realized they had been discovered.
• Xiao Yan considered sneaking into the Nalan Family to steal the Seven Illusion Green Spirit Saliva, but Medicine Elder warned him of the risks, and Xiao Yan left.
• An Yi burned away Nalan Jie’s Brazing Poison without harming his clothes, and Nalan Jie’s complexion and strength returned.
• An Yi secretly absorbed the poison’s energy and some of Nalan Jie’s Dou Qi, then advanced from Two-Star Dou King to Three-Star Dou King.
• Nalan Jie thanked An Yi, who explained that he had also repaired his meridians and replenished his vitality.

After An Yi saved Nalan Jie, the Nalan Family prepared to thank him, while Ya Fei learned that he planned to teach himself alchemy. The chapter ended with An Yi rushing to the family banquet, ravenous after his breakthrough to Dou Wang.

• Nalan Jie praised Ya Fei for bringing An Yi to save him and judged An Yi's strength to be no weaker than his own.
• Ya Fei told Nalan Jie she did not know An Yi's background or why he had come to the Imperial Capital.
• An Yi told Ya Fei he was not an alchemist but planned to learn by obtaining advanced manuals and formulas and practicing on his own.
• An Yi asked Ya Fei to hint that he wanted rare treasures with wind, fire, lightning, and metal attributes as part of the Nalan Family's thank-you gift.
• When Ya Fei mentioned the Nalan Family's banquet, An Yi hurried her out to demand the best food because he was starving after breaking through to Dou Wang.

After Nalan Jie rewarded An Yi for curing him, Nalan Su tried to bring An Yi and Nalan Yanran closer, but Yanran avoided him and rejected her father’s interference. Alone beneath the moon, she revealed that she still longed for An Yi and wondered where he had gone.

• Nalan Jie gave An Yi a Storage Ring filled with valuable gifts, and An Yi agreed to stay the night at Nalan Residence.
• Nalan Su asked Nalan Yanran to accompany An Yi, but she quickly left him at the guest courtyard without speaking to him.
• Nalan Su confronted Nalan Yanran about her feelings for An Yi and urged her to forget him and consider Nangong Yi instead.
• Nalan Yanran told Nalan Su to stop interfering in her affairs, and he left after warning her to forget the boy from Wutan City.
• Nalan Yanran stood alone beneath the moon, grieving that An Yi had not kept his promise to visit her or sent word of whether he was alive.