Chapter Summaries

Lin Qing spent a month refining pills for the Snake-People Tribe and strengthened his reputation as a Sixth-Grade Alchemist by successfully refining a Snake Marrow Bone-Shedding Pill with pill veins. He handed Medusa five jade bottles of the tribe’s requested pills, including Soul-Nourishing Saliva meant to help her survive the lightning tribulation during her evolution.

• Lin Qing used the Snake-People Tribe’s medicinal herbs and other gathered materials to refine pills throughout the month, replenishing supplies from Tier 3 to Tier 5.
• Lin Qing completed all four sets of Sect-Breaking Pill materials from Jia Xing Tian, with all but the first pill developing pill veins.
• Lin Qing refined the Snake-People Tribe’s important Snake Marrow Bone-Shedding Pill and captured it as a cyan pill with pill veins.
• Medusa and the other Snake-People Tribe powerhouses approached Lin Qing after he finished his alchemy session.
• Lin Qing gave Medusa five jade bottles of pills and explained that the Soul-Nourishing Saliva could help her soul withstand the lightning tribulation after her evolution.

Queen Medusa began the dangerous evolution meant to break through her limits and strengthen the Snake-People Tribe. As Lin Qing guarded nearby with his eyes closed, she prepared to enter the cyan flame, determined to repay him and later help him overcome obstacles.

• Queen Medusa thanked Lin Qing for the medicinal pill and told him the evolution would begin that night.
• At the lake-center island, Lin Qing warned Medusa to guard her mind and heart as she prepared for the ritual.
• Medusa drank the medicinal liquid and used hand seals to release the cyan flame from its barrier above the green lotus.
• Medusa undressed and stepped toward the flame while Lin Qing shut his eyes and chanted to resist her natural allure.
• Medusa recalled her goal of protecting her tribe and resolved to repay Lin Qing before beginning the evolution with another series of hand seals.

Lin Qing watched Medusa begin her evolution and choose to endure the Heavenly Flame, while the system offered him several choices about the souls involved. He chose to leave the matter alone for now as Medusa's transformation continued and the Snake-People Tribe gathered anxiously nearby.

• Lin Qing saw Medusa emerge as a giant purple snake after her evolution began and learned from the system that she would fall into a deep slumber afterward.
• Lin Qing chose to temporarily leave Medusa's soul and the Seven-Colored Sky-Devouring Python soul alone, earning a portion of Nine-Colored Sky-Devouring Python Essence Blood.
• Medusa plunged into the cyan Heavenly Flame, where her scales burned away and her body and soul endured intense pain.
• The Snake-People Tribe's experts gathered outside the raging purple light, while Lin Qi and the others arrived and asked Lin Qing about Medusa's evolution.
• Lin Qing explained that the Myriad Beasts Fruit would not help Medusa and told Lin Qi to wait for the outcome.

Lin Qi watched Queen Medusa’s evolution appear to fail, but heavenly lightning struck the Heavenly Flame and a powerful aura emerged from the charred snake. The aura faded as a seven-colored light shadow shot toward Lin Qi, leaving Medusa’s fate uncertain.

• Lin Qi inspected the scorched island and watched Queen Medusa’s screams fade until her charred body lay motionless in the Heavenly Flame.
• Hua She'er feared Medusa had failed, while the Great Elder urged the snake-people to wait because Lin Qi had not emerged.
• Lin Qi recognized that dark clouds and heavenly lightning meant Medusa’s evolution had succeeded, then moved away from the island’s center.
• Lightning struck the Heavenly Flame, and Lin Qi entered the mist to find a charred giant snake whose corpse cracked apart and turned to powder.
• Lin Qi realized the brief, formidable aura belonged to the Seven-Colored Sky-Devouring Python Xiaocai, while Medusa had likely fallen into a deep sleep.
• A seven-colored light shadow shot out of the mist toward Lin Qi, who formed a soul needle but did not stop it.

Lin Qing encountered the Seven-Colored Sky-Devouring Python that had emerged from Medusa’s evolution and won its affection by feeding it, naming it Xiaocai. After he secured the Heavenly Flame and left the lake, he told the Snake-People Tribe that Medusa’s soul was asleep and explained that restoring balance between the souls could take ten or twenty years.

• Lin Qing recognized the tiny seven-colored snake as a Seven-Colored Sky-Devouring Python and fed it Companion Purple Crystal Origin.
• Lin Qing named the snake Xiaocai, and it settled into his robes and fell asleep.
• Lin Qing used the Green Lotus Seat to return the Green Lotus Core Flame to its lotus heart and stored both away.
• Lin Qing emerged from the lake and told Hua She'er, the Great Elder, Lin Qi, and the others that Medusa’s soul had fallen asleep while the Python controlled her body.
• Lin Qing said he was unsure how to resolve the situation and that balancing the two souls could take ten or twenty years.

Lin Qing left the Snake-People Tribe with Medusa after promising to help resolve her dual-soul condition and find the tribe a suitable home. The group reached Desert City, where Lin Qing planned to help Qing Lin unlock her Jade Serpent Three Flower Eyes before continuing toward Canaan Academy.

• Lin Qing told the Snake-People Tribe that he would take Medusa with him and seek a solution to her condition, and the Great Elder agreed to let her go.
• The Great Elder asked Lin Qing to return Medusa to the tribe for the Medusa Baptism, and Lin Qing promised to bring her back in about three years and help the tribe find new land.
• Lin Qing and his companions departed the Snake-People Tribe, while the Great Elder told Mobas they had no choice but to trust Lin Qing's promise.
• Lin Qing told Lin Qi they would travel to Desert City, help Qing Lin and Little Fairy Doctor, and then head to Canaan Academy and the Black-Corner Region.
• After reaching Desert City, Lin Qing brought Lin Qi and the others into the Pocket World and took Qing Lin to the imprisoned serpentine magical beasts to unlock her Jade Serpent Three Flower Eyes.

Lin Qing helped Qing Lin awaken and use her Jade Serpent Three Flower Eyes to subdue six serpentine magical beasts. After she exhausted herself but recovered, he gave her the Twin-Headed Fire Spirit Snake to protect her and invited her to name it.

• Lin Qing released the seals on six caged snakes and guided Qing Lin as she used her Jade Serpent Three Flower Eyes to brand and subdue them.
• Qing Lin insisted on subduing all six snakes, then grew pale and wobbled from the effort, so Lin Qing caught her and warned her not to overexert herself.
• Qing Lin overcame her fear and happily petted the six shrunken snakes after forming a connection with them.
• Lin Qing gave Qing Lin his Twin-Headed Fire Spirit Snake as a bodyguard and told it to protect her.
• Qing Lin asked whether the Twin-Headed Fire Spirit Snake had a name, and Lin Qing invited her to choose one.

Lin Qing helped Qing Lin train and prepared a medicinal bath for Xiao Yixian to help her advance to Dou Spirit. The chapter ended with Xiao Yixian entering the bath as Lin Qing watched over her.

• Qing Lin named the Twin-Headed Fire Spirit Snake Xiao Shuang and played with it alongside Lin Qing.
• Lin Qing found that Qing Lin had reached Ninth Duan of Dou Force and sent the others away to guide her cultivation.
• Lin Qing gave Qing Lin Grain-Fed Pills for Xiao Shuang and the little lion, then told her to keep training for Canaan Academy.
• Lin Qing prepared a medicinal bath for Xiao Yixian and instructed her to absorb its medicine along with a Spirit-Raising Pill.
• Xiao Yixian undressed and entered the bath under Lin Qing's gaze.

Xiao Yixian used Lin Qing’s medicinal bath to break through to the peak of one-star Dou Spirit, then shared a tender moment with him. As Canaan Academy’s recruitment date approached, cities across the region began preparing for the influx of candidates.

• Lin Qing urged Xiao Yixian to enter the medicinal bath and take a Spirit-Raising Pill, then guided her through absorbing its energy.
• Xiao Yixian stabilized her breakthrough and reached the peak of one-star Dou Spirit, shattering the wooden barrel with her energy.
• Lin Qing covered Xiao Yixian with a robe, and she kissed him before they quietly embraced.
• Canaan Academy’s recruitment approached, bringing crowds and activity to Desert City, Wutan City, Black Rock City, and other recruitment locations.

Lin Qing chose to apply for a position as a Canaan Academy elder after his system offered him a Flame Ancestral Talisman as a reward. He brought Little Fairy Doctor and Qing Lin to the recruitment site in Desert City, where a soldier escorted them past the crowds and guards.

• Lin Qing finished cultivating, then received a system task with rewards for applying as an elder, taking the assessment, or leaving for the Black Horn Region.
• Lin Qing chose to apply for the elder position and set out with Little Fairy Doctor and Qing Lin for Canaan Academy's recruitment assessment.
• The trio found the central plaza packed with youths and spectators, with city troops keeping order.
• A soldier who had previously helped Lin Qing offered to guide them through the crowd in exchange for a medicinal pill.
• After seeing Lin Qing's Alchemist Badge, an officer respectfully ordered the guards to let the trio through.

Lin Qing brought Qing Lin and Little Fairy Doctor to Canaan Academy’s admissions site, where both passed the entrance test and revealed extraordinary cultivation for their ages. He sought a Guest Elder position and arranged for the girls to join Ma Jun’s class if Ma Jun registered them for the Inner Academy Selection Tournament.

• Lin Qing paid the soldiers who let him and the two girls enter the admissions plaza through a passage lined with armored guards.
• Lin Qing told Ma Jun he was a Two-Star Dou King and newly advanced Tier 6 alchemist seeking a Guest Elder position, while Qing Lin and Little Fairy Doctor took the entrance test.
• Qing Lin revealed she was an eight-year-old One-Star Fighter, and Little Fairy Doctor revealed she was a fourteen-year-old One-Star Dou Spirit, astonishing Ma Jun.
• Ma Jun said he would report Lin Qing’s request and asked the girls to join his class, but Lin Qing made their agreement conditional on Ma Jun registering them for the Inner Academy Selection Tournament.
• The system announced that Lin Qing’s selection was complete and had distributed a reward: a cluster of flames containing an ancient flame rune.

Lin Qing arranged for Qing Lin and Xiao Yixian to enter the Inner Academy Selection Tournament, while Xiao Yu and Xiao Mei impressed Ruolin during Canaan Academy's recruitment. Meanwhile, Xiao Yan's cultivation had inexplicably fallen to the Fourth Stage of Dou Might, and Xiao Ding discovered the decline.

• Lin Qing assured Ma Jun that Qing Lin would reach Dou Master strength in time for the Inner Academy Selection Tournament and arranged to bring her and Xiao Yixian to meet him in ten days.
• Xiao Yu and Xiao Mei passed Canaan Academy's entrance assessment with support from Lin Qing's pills and the Xiao Clan.
• At recruitment, Xiao Yu reported being a Nine-Star Fighter at sixteen and Xiao Mei reported being a Two-Star Fighter at eleven, prompting Ruolin to celebrate recruiting two exceptional talents.
• Xiao Yan hid in his room as his cultivation fell from Fighter to the Fourth Stage of Dou Might, leaving him unable to face the academy assessment.
• Xiao Ding entered Xiao Yan's room, noticed his younger brother's abnormal Dou Qi, and asked how his cultivation had declined.

After Xiao Yan's cultivation regressed to the Ninth Stage of Dou Qi, the news spread through the Xiao Clan and beyond. Meanwhile, Jia Xing Tian assessed the growing ties between Lin Qing, the Xiao Clan, and the Mittel Family, while Canaan Academy agreed to welcome a young Sixth-Grade Alchemist and sent its reply toward the Jia Ma Empire.

• Xiao Ding took Xiao Yan to see Xiao Zhan, who noticed Xiao Yan's cultivation had collapsed, and news of the third young master's fall spread across Wutan City and toward the Jia Ma Imperial Capital.
• Hai Bodong declared the Mittel Family neutral in the conflict between the Misty Cloud Sect and the Imperial Family, then partnered with the Xiao Clan and went to Wutan City to support its expansion.
• Yaoye told Jia Xing Tian that her investigation suggested Master Lin was Lin Qing of the Xiao Clan and had captured Medusa before helping Hai Bodong return.
• Jia Xing Tian told Yaoye that the marriage alliance between Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran could not happen and instructed her to keep watch on the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Canaan Academy's elders reviewed information about an arriving young Sixth-Grade Alchemist and agreed to accept and invest in him.
• Hu Bo sent the academy's reply to the Jia Ma Empire by Lightning Bird.

Lin Qing spent the days before the Canaan Academy recruitment squad departed caring for Xiaocai and cultivating with Qing Lin and Little Fairy Doctor. On departure day, he arrived above the city plaza on the Amethyst Winged Lion King, alarming Desert City's residents and startling Ma Jun and the students.

• Lin Qing fed Xiaocai Companion Purple Crystal Origin, examined the little snake, and found Medusa's soul still asleep in its consciousness sea.
• Gossip spread that Canaan Academy had recruited a fourteen-year-old Dou Spirit and an eight-year-old Fighter, while Lin Qing continued his errands and cultivation with Qing Lin and Little Fairy Doctor.
• Qing Lin reached Four-Star Fighter and practiced flying, prompting Lin Qing to reflect enviously on her rapid progress.
• Ten days later, Ma Jun waited anxiously for Lin Qing, Qing Lin, and Little Fairy Doctor to join the departing recruitment squad.
• Lin Qing flew into the plaza on the Amethyst Winged Lion King, causing panic across Desert City as Ma Jun and the students stared in alarm.

Lin Qing arrived in Desert City with Xiao Yixian and Qing Lin, calmed the city lord, and reunited with Ma Jun, who confirmed his appointment as a specially appointed Guest Elder in Canaan Academy’s Alchemy Department. After the academy’s transport beasts arrived to take the trainees back, a beautiful green-robed maiden greeted Ma Jun.

• The Desert City lord confronted the Amethyst Winged Lion King, and Lin Qing explained that he was only stopping briefly before leaving with Canaan Academy’s group.
• Lin Qing met Ma Jun and learned that Canaan Academy had appointed him a specially appointed Guest Elder in its Alchemy Department.
• Canaan Academy’s Thick-Winged Birds and Griffins landed to transport the trainees back to the academy.
• A green-robed maiden arrived, assigned Ma Jun and his students positions 71 through 74, and caught Lin Qing’s attention with her voice and appearance.

Lin Qing traveled with the Canaan Academy group after recognizing Ruolin and several familiar students among the new recruits. As they neared the academy, he told Little Fairy Doctor that its Treasure Pavilion held prizes coveted even by Dou Ancestor and Dou Venerable powerhouses.

• Lin Qing recognized Ruolin, Xiao Yu, Xiao Mei, Xue Mei, Feilin, and Qing Ye among the students who had passed the assessment.
• Ruolin and Ma Jun greeted each other and compared their groups of recruits before Ma Jun led the procession back to Canaan Academy.
• Lin Qing followed the flying beasts on the Amethyst Winged Lion King, while Xiao Yu and Xiao Mei planned to find him after reaching the academy.
• Feilin and Xue Mei discussed the possibility of becoming Lin Qing's disciples, while Qing Ye watched him from the procession.
• Little Fairy Doctor asked why Lin Qing was set on visiting Canaan Academy, and Lin Qing described the valuable rewards in its Treasure Pavilion.

Lin Qing explained why he planned to enter Canaan Academy and how he could cure Xiao Yixian, then traveled with her and Qing Lin toward the Black-Corner Region. The group reached the dangerous region near Canaan Academy, where a peaceful boundary zone was strictly enforced.

• Lin Qing told Xiao Yixian that he would give her the Jade Infant Fruit rather than use an alternative cure that would leave her unable to bear children.
• Xiao Yixian was moved by Lin Qing's devotion, while Qing Lin silently resolved to follow her example.
• Lin Qing and his companions resupplied in the Jia Ma Empire before crossing Zhengui Pass and flying east for more than ten days.
• The recruitment team reached the Black Domain Great Plain, the gateway to the lawless Black-Corner Region.
• The chapter described the Black-Corner Region's dangers and riches, as well as the peaceful zone surrounding Canaan Academy where violators were killed.

Lin Qing traveled safely to Canaan Academy with Little Fairy Doctor and Qing Lin, arriving in the immense academy city. The academy’s elders greeted him at the flight station, and he assessed their strength as he met them.

• Lin Qing noticed the baleful energy of a vast, dark plain and suspected it had once been a primeval battlefield.
• After half a month of travel, Lin Qing, Little Fairy Doctor, and Qing Lin reached Canaan City and admired its scale.
• Hu Gan, Su Qian, Elder Huo, and Wu Tianlang welcomed Lin Qing at the flight station.
• Lin Qing sensed that Su Qian was a Dou Ancestor and recognized the other three elders as peak Dou Emperors.

Lin Qing joined Canaan Academy as a Sixth-Grade Alchemist and introduced Xiao Yixian, Qing Lin, and Shizi to its elders. Su Qian welcomed them and arranged for Lin Qing to reside in the Inner Academy, where Lin Qing revealed he knew the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower concealed the Fallen Heart Flame.

• Lin Qing introduced himself as a Two-Star Dou King and Sixth-Grade Alchemist, and Su Qian welcomed him to Canaan Academy.
• Lin Qing introduced Xiao Yixian and Qing Lin as his younger sisters and Shizi as his mount; Shizi revealed Lin Qing had given him a Transformation Pill.
• Su Qian asked whether Lin Qing had any Transformation Pills, but Lin Qing said he had none and might refine one after reaching Dou Huang.
• Lin Qing revealed Xiao Yixian had a special shadowy-chilly constitution and Qing Lin possessed the Jade Serpent Three Flower Eyes, prompting Su Qian to promise the academy would protect them.
• Su Qian escorted Lin Qing and Shizi toward the academy and explained that Alchemy Department elders could reside in the Inner Academy near the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower.
• Lin Qing identified the Fallen Heart Flame beneath the tower, and Su Qian acknowledged that Lin Qing knew about it.

Lin Qing assured Su Qian that he would help if the Fallen Heart Flame threatened Canaan Academy, then chose to stay in the Outer Academy until Little Fairy Doctor and Qing Lin passed the selection tournament. Su Qian brought him to the Inner Academy, where Lin Qing saw its immense basin and buildings.

• Lin Qing told Su Qian about his Heavenly Flame experience and promised to help protect the academy from the Fallen Heart Flame if needed.
• Su Qian showed Lin Qing a quiet Outer Academy courtyard, approved his plan to stay there, and gave him a Purple Fire Crystal Card with two thousand fire energy points.
• Lin Qing left his lion at the courtyard and flew with Su Qian toward the Inner Academy on a Griffin.
• Su Qian introduced Lin Qing to Elders Su and Lei, then opened a Spatial Barrier leading into the secret Inner Academy.
• Lin Qing entered the Inner Academy and remarked that it was larger than he had imagined.