Chapter Summaries

Lin Qing helped Qing Lin settle in, taught her to cultivate, and introduced her to Little Fairy Doctor, while Qing Lin chose to remain by his side as his maid and younger sister. As Lin Qing searched for the Green Lotus Core Flame, news spread that the Imperial Family had destroyed the Mo Clan and gained a newly advanced Dou Emperor.

• Qing Lin tended to Lin Qing, and he began teaching her cultivation after she successfully drew qi into her body on her first try.
• Lin Qing gave Qing Lin Foundation Establishment Spiritual Liquid and cultivation methods, but postponed awakening her Jade Serpent Three Flower Eyes until she was stronger.
• Little Fairy Doctor and Qing Lin met, shared their stories of how they had met Lin Qing, and quickly grew close.
• Lin Qing acknowledged Qing Lin as his younger sister, though she continued performing maid duties, while he and Lion searched for the Green Lotus Core Flame and hired the Sand Mercenary Group to dig for it.
• People at the inn discussed the Imperial Family destroying the Mo Clan for trafficking children and performing organ transplants, and the sudden appearance of a newly advanced Dou Emperor expert.

Lin Qing led a large search party into the desert and found the hidden passage to the Green Lotus Core Flame. After rewarding the mercenaries and warning them to leave, he entered the passage with Lion while Ling Qingzhu kept watch.

• Lin Qing told Qing Lin that he and Lion were heading out to search, leaving her and Xiao Yi Xian at the inn under Lin Qi and Li Qingchan's protection.
• Lin Qing met Luo Bu and the mercenaries at their camp, then led them into the desert to dig at the final suspected location.
• The mercenaries uncovered a dark, heat-rising tunnel, and Lin Qing confirmed through his soul perception that it led toward the Green Lotus Core Flame.
• Lin Qing paid the mercenaries their promised rewards and warned them that a Dou Emperor-level battle might break out.
• Ling Qingzhu appeared above the site to keep watch as Lin Qing and Lion entered the passage.
• Luo Bu rejected a subordinate's suggestion to pursue the treasure and led the mercenaries back to Stone Desert City.

Lin Qing and Lion entered an underground magma cavern and encountered the Twin-Headed Fire Spirit Snake. Lin Qing subdued it with a Beast-Taming Seal, and they followed it into the magma to search for the Heavenly Flames.

• Lin Qing and Lion followed passages toward a cavern filled with magma and sensed that the Twin-Headed Fire Spirit Snake was beneath it.
• Lin Qing struck at the snake with a Dou Qi sword finger, provoking it to burst from the magma and attack.
• Lin Qing used a Beast-Taming Seal to control the Twin-Headed Fire Spirit Snake and ordered it to show them where the Heavenly Flames lay.
• Lin Qing and Lion climbed onto the enlarged snake, activated their protections, and descended into the magma.

Yun Yun restrained the Misty Cloud Sect from retaliating against the Imperial Family while Yun Leng demanded action over the Mo Clan’s destruction. Deep beneath the magma, Lin Qing and Lion reached the Green Lotus Core Flame, leaving Lin Qing poised to claim it.

• Yun Leng urged Yun Yun to respond to the Imperial Family’s destruction of the Mo Clan, but Yun Yun ordered the sect to wait until her teacher emerged from seclusion.
• Lion warned Lin Qing that they had to return within one shichen, and Lin Qing gave him Fifth-Grade Qi Cultivation Pills before urging the Twin-Headed Fire Spirit Snake to hurry.
• The Twin-Headed Fire Spirit Snake carried Lin Qing and Lion through increasingly blue-green magma to the Green Lotus Core Flame.
• Lin Qing approached the flame as the Xuanhuang Flame, Ancestral Stone, and Devouring Ancestral Talisman protected him from its heat.
• Lin Qing examined the lotus and its fire-energy seeds, then wondered how Medusa had found the hidden location.

Lin Qing secured the Green Lotus Core Flame, its Lotus Platform, and lotus seeds, then began absorbing energy from the rootstalk to prepare for a breakthrough. As he cultivated with the Lion King and Fire Spirit Snake guarding him, Medusa sensed something and opened her eyes in the Snake-People Tribe’s temple.

• Lin Qing cut the Green Lotus from its rootstalk, collected its lotus seeds, and stored the Lotus Platform and Green Lotus Core Flame.
• Lin Qing studied the rootstalk’s energy flow and realized he could absorb its gathered energy without harming the Green Lotus.
• Lin Qing asked the Lion King and Fire Spirit Snake to guard him while he cultivated, and he ordered the snake to bring its belongings and follow him when he left.
• Lin Qing considered changing his plans for Jia Nan Academy and weighing a possible contract with Medusa in exchange for helping her evolve.
• Lin Qing grabbed the rootstalk and began absorbing its energy with his Cultivation Technique and Devouring Ancestral Talisman.
• Medusa opened her eyes in the Medusa Temple and produced a white crystal ball.

Medusa tried to seize the Heavenly Flame at the cave, but Ling Qingzhu and another Dou Zong blocked her. Beneath the ground, Lin Qing cultivated with the Green Lotus Rootstalk and advanced to an early Nine-Star Dou Spirit.

• Medusa sensed the Heavenly Flame near Stone Desert City and went to the cave, where Ling Qingzhu stopped her from approaching.
• Medusa attacked Ling Qingzhu, then fled when she discovered Ling Qingzhu was a Dou Zong and saw another Dou Zong join her.
• Lin Qing absorbed the Green Lotus Rootstalk's energy while the lion guarded him and the Fire Spirit Snake brought over its savings.
• After a day of cultivation, Lin Qing advanced to an Eight-Star Dou Spirit.
• Three days later, Lin Qing advanced to an early Nine-Star Dou Spirit and released the Green Lotus Rootstalk.

Lin Qing left the magma cave with the Fire Spirit Snake’s hidden treasures and reunited with his companions, who had captured Queen Medusa. After choosing to help Medusa evolve and recruit her, he went to speak with her as she awoke at the inn.

• Lin Qing returned from the cave with the Fire Spirit Snake, collected its stored treasures, and fed it two Spirit-Raising Pills.
• Lin Qing found Ling Qingzhu and the others guarding an unconscious Medusa, whom they had captured after she tried to enter the cave and later threatened to self-destruct.
• Lin Qing told the group to take Medusa to the inn and explained that he had obtained the Heavenly Flames, precious herbs, and two stars of strength.
• The system offered Lin Qing three choices concerning Medusa, and he chose to help her evolve and take her as a subordinate.
• Medusa woke at the inn with her cultivation sealed, and Lin Qing entered her room to speak with her.

Lin Qing negotiated with the captive Medusa, offering Heavenly Flames and an array of pills to help her evolve in exchange for her service. Medusa accepted a four-year term, provided she received the pills first and her tribe would be spared if her evolution failed.

• Medusa confronted Lin Qing and asked where Qingzhu and Qing Chan were, while he reminded her that she was his prisoner.
• Lin Qing introduced himself and revealed that he knew Medusa had come seeking Heavenly Flames to evolve and become a Dou Zong.
• Lin Qing offered to remove Medusa's seal and lend her Heavenly Flames in exchange for three years of service.
• Medusa rejected his initial offer, and Lin Qing added pills and extended the term to four years.
• Medusa accepted on the condition that she received the pills first and Lin Qing would not punish the Snake-People Tribe if her evolution failed.

Medusa agreed to Lin Qing’s terms, putting the Snake-People Tribe’s future ahead of her own, and Lin Qing began arranging for their journey and her evolution. After her seal was removed, he urged her to prepare carefully and revealed that Hai Bodong was the next person whose seal needed to be lifted.

• Medusa decided to honor Lin Qing’s agreement, accepting four years of service in exchange for his help with her evolution.
• Lin Qing agreed to let Medusa inspect the goods before paying and warned that breaking the deal would bring powerful enemies against the Snake-People Tribe.
• Lin Qing showed the lion the Pocket World and arranged for Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, and the lion to wait inside while he went to the Snake-People Tribe.
• Lin Qing sent the lion to fetch Hai Bodong from Desert City, then told Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin to prepare to enter the Pocket World.
• Ling Qingzhu removed Medusa’s seal, and Lin Qing advised her to wait until he reached Dou Wang and Spirit Realm before attempting evolution.
• Lin Qing told Medusa that Hai Bodong was the person whose seal he planned to remove, and Medusa recognized the former Ice Emperor.

Lin Qing explained the danger surrounding the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame map, then had Medusa remove Hai Bodong’s seal and arranged for him to protect the Xiao Clan of Wutan City. Hai Bodong left to return to the Mittel Family with instructions about Lin Qing’s allies and the Misty Cloud Sect.

• Medusa recalled the map she had once pursued, and Lin Qing explained that it recorded the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, though he possessed only half of the original map.
• Lion brought Hai Bodong to Stone Desert City, where Hai Bodong feared that Medusa would find him.
• Lin Qing asked Medusa to fulfill the first part of their deal, and she restored Hai Bodong’s strength to the peak of the Two-Star Dou Emperor level.
• Lin Qing offered Hai Bodong a Restoring Purple Spirit Pill and an Imperial Extreme Pill in exchange for protecting the Xiao Clan of Wutan City.
• Lin Qing told Hai Bodong to return to the Mittel Family, contact the City Lord of Black Rock City and the Xue Clan, and avoid close dealings with the Misty Cloud Sect.

After receiving the promised medicinal pills, Medusa agreed to lead Lin Qing to the Snake-People Tribe so he could lend her the Heavenly Flame. Lin Qing left his companions in his master's pocket world and traveled with Medusa across the desert, reaching the depths of the Tagor Desert after nearly two days.

• Hai Bodong left Stone Desert City in haste after learning about Lin Qing's powerful allies and fearing Medusa.
• Lin Qing gave Medusa the promised medicinal pills, and she asked when he would lend her the Heavenly Flame.
• Lin Qing proposed going to the Snake-People Tribe first, and Medusa agreed to guide him there.
• After leaving Stone Desert City, Lin Qing sent Xiao Yixian, Qing Lin, and the Little Lion into his master's pocket world.
• Lin Qing and Medusa flew through the Tagor Desert, passing tribes that welcomed Medusa, and reached the desert's depths after nearly two days.

Medusa brought Lin Qing and his companions to the Snake-People Tribe’s Holy City after they passed the Meishe Tribe. Lin Qing assessed the tribe’s strength before Medusa introduced him at the Divine Temple as her Sixth-Grade Alchemist partner.

• Medusa asked Lin Qing whether the group should rest near the Meishe Tribe, but he chose to continue flying.
• Yue Mei intercepted the group, and Medusa identified Lin Qing and his companions as honored guests before ordering Yue Mei to resume guarding her tribe.
• The group reached the Holy City, where Lin Qing examined its defenses and discovered its powerful Dou Emperor elders and Medusa Snake Guards.
• Medusa led Lin Qing and the others to the Divine Temple, where she ordered Hua She'er to treat them with respect as guests and followers of her Sixth-Grade Alchemist partner.

Lin Qing remained with Queen Medusa to discuss their partnership and gave her the Green Lotus Core Flame for her evolution. He urged her to wait until he emerged from seclusion, when he could prepare pills to improve her chances of success.

• Lin Qing sent Lin Qi and the others from the hall so he could speak privately with Medusa about their cooperation.
• Medusa sarcastically questioned Lin Qing about his relationship with Lin Qi, and he explained that she was a Rainbow Crane he had raised as a younger sister.
• Lin Qing presented Medusa with the nineteenth-ranked Green Lotus Core Flame, which she accepted and examined.
• Lin Qing told Medusa he possessed other Heavenly Flames but said they were unsuitable for her evolution.
• Lin Qing advised Medusa to delay evolving until after his breakthrough, when he could refine pills to prolong her vitality and repair her soul.

Lin Qing settled into a Snake-People cultivation chamber and prepared to break through to Dou Wang and the Spirit Realm. He completed a potent medicinal liquid and began refining a vast mass of Soul Origin with the Xuanhuang Flame.

• Hua She'er arranged a secret chamber for Lin Qing, and he paid her with a fifth-grade Qi Cultivation Pill before ordering everyone to keep the chamber undisturbed.
• Medusa placed the Green Lotus Core Flame above an Ice Spirit Cold Spring and activated the island's restrictions.
• Lin Qing gathered Earth-Center Body-Tempering Fluid and medicinal herbs, then used the Xuanhuang Flame to refine them into a multicolored medicinal liquid.
• Lin Qing examined the Soul Origin from the System Space and began refining it with the Xuanhuang Flame so he could absorb it safely.

Lin Qing prepared powerful medicinal resources and began seclusion in his pocket world to break through. As he absorbed the violent energy from the medicinal bath, his Dou Crystal began to melt.

• Lin Qing stored the golden Soul Bead, the King-Breaking Pill, and the multicolored medicinal liquid before returning to the pocket world.
• Lin Qing found Little Fairy Doctor teaching Qing Lin and told them he would enter seclusion, leaving them to carry on as usual.
• Lin Qing chose a quiet patch of grass in the pocket world, poured the medicinal liquid into a basin of water, and climbed in.
• Lin Qing took the King-Breaking Pill, circulated his cultivation technique and the Devouring Ancestral Talisman, and began absorbing the medicinal energy.
• The energy surged through Lin Qing's body, and his spherical Dou Crystal began to melt with a heartbeat-like rhythm.

After three months of uninterrupted cultivation, Lin Qing broke through to Two-Star Dou King and began absorbing a soul bead to strengthen his soul. As spiritual qi surged into him, his soul reached a new limit.

• Medusa prepared the Snake-People Tribe for her possible failure to evolve by distributing pills and gathering medicinal herbs.
• Little Marten warned Xiao Yixian and Qing Lin to keep away while Lin Qing reached the critical stage of his breakthrough.
• Lin Qing broke through from Dou Spirit to Two-Star Dou King, causing an energy shockwave that wrecked his surroundings.
• Lin Qing told Little Marten to watch over the others, then swallowed the soul bead to repair and strengthen his soul.
• Lin Qing endured the chaotic divine mill crushing and nourishing his soul until spiritual qi began flowing into it.

Lin Qing absorbed the soul origin and reached Great Perfection Spirit Realm, then began planning his next moves while asking Little Marten for a human body-refining technique. The chapter ended with Little Marten considering whether he had a suitable method.

• Lin Qing absorbed the soul origin, broke through to Great Perfection Spirit Realm, and reached Two-Star Dou King.
• Lin Qing decided to help Medusa evolve and send her and the lion to the Black-Corner Region to support Ling Qingzhu and the others.
• Little Marten was startled by Lin Qing's breakthrough, while Little Fairy Doctor told Lin Qing that Little Marten had protected them from the soul pressure.
• Lin Qing promised to gather medicine to heal Little Marten's soul and help him regain his body.
• Lin Qing asked Little Marten for a human body-refining cultivation technique, and Little Marten began considering his limited options.

Lin Qing chose the Blood Fiend Classic for body tempering, guided Little Fairy Doctor and Qing Lin’s cultivation, and gave Qing Lin a flight Dou Technique. After leaving seclusion, he reunited with Lin Qi and found that the Snake-People Tribe had gained new Dou Emperors, though the Second Elder had failed to break through to Dou Ancestor.

• Little Marten passed Lin Qing the Blood Fiend Classic, which used the essence blood of ten thousand demons to temper the body and could let its practitioner fight the Reincarnation Realm at minor completion.
• Lin Qing checked Little Fairy Doctor and Qing Lin’s progress, guided their cultivation, and considered helping Little Fairy Doctor reach Dou Spirit before Canaan Academy’s enrollment.
• Lin Qing gave Qing Lin the Golden Feather Wings and told her to cultivate the flight Dou Technique once she reached the Fighter stage.
• Lin Qing spent a day relaxing with Little Fairy Doctor and Qing Lin, then emerged from seclusion the following day.
• Lin Qi ran to greet Lin Qing, while Medusa and Lin Qi’s companions observed his intimidating presence and learned he had made no visible breakthrough.
• The Snake-People Tribe gained two more Dou Emperors and its Grand Commander reached Dou Emperor Peak, but the Second Elder failed to break through to Dou Ancestor.

Lin Qing learned that the Snake-People Tribe faced growing threats from powerful neighboring empires, while Queen Medusa prepared to evolve and offered him access to the tribe’s treasury. Hua She’er then brought him to meet Medusa and the four elders, who formally welcomed him and explained their respect for his help and abilities.

• Queen Medusa asked Lin Qing whether he had broken through, and he said he had reached Dou King and could refine sixth-grade pills.
• Queen Medusa offered Lin Qing medicinal herbs from the Snake-People Tribe’s treasury as a reward for helping with her evolution.
• Lin Qing told Lin Qi that he and Medusa were partners who each needed something from the other, then returned to the palace with her.
• Hua She’er invited Lin Qing to meet Queen Medusa and the elders, and he followed her to a bamboo house in the forest.
• The Great Elder introduced herself and the other three elders, and they bowed to Lin Qing and apologized for not visiting him sooner.

Lin Qing agreed to refine a Snake Marrow Bone-Shedding Pill for the Snake-People Tribe in exchange for two seventh-grade pill formulas. Medusa showed him the tribe’s treasury, and Lin Qing began preparations to make the pills before leaving in a month or two.

• The Snake-People Tribe’s Great Elder asked Lin Qing to refine a Snake Marrow Bone-Shedding Pill to prepare for Medusa’s dangerous evolution.
• Lin Qing agreed to accept two seventh-grade pill formulas as payment after the tribe explained it could not afford his original price.
• Lin Qing sent Lin Qi and the lion to catch serpentine magical beasts for Qing Lin’s Jade Serpent Three Flower Eyes.
• Medusa led Lin Qing into the Snake-People Tribe’s treasury and gave him the Life-Eroding Pill and Azure Nether Longevity-Forging Pill formulas.
• Lin Qing agreed to begin refining the pills that day and told Medusa he would leave the tribe in a month or two.