Chapter Summaries

Lin Qingyun reunited with Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian after his disappearance, then spent the evening eating and drinking with them. Xiao Yi Xian joined him on the eagle for the journey back and revealed she knew about Ya Fei and planned to meet her in three months.

• Lin Qingyun returned safely, reassured Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian, and caught up with Xiao Yi Xian by the river.
• Xiao Yan returned with bear paws, and the three ate and drank together until late at night.
• Xiao Yi Xian invited Lin Qingyun to leave with her, and he joined her on the eagle after Xiao Yan encouraged him.
• Xiao Yi Xian confronted Lin Qingyun about Ya Fei and said she would leave with him in three months to meet her.

Lin Qingyun refined two perfect-grade Mixed Origin Pills and used one to activate the fourth page of the Taiyi Profound Pill Record. He gained a Seventh-grade Alchemist’s insights and nine Second-grade pill formulas, then saw the fifth page reveal the Nine Cauldrons Pill.

• Lin Qingyun gathered the seven Medicinal Herbs needed for the Mixed Origin Pill and began refining them in a cave.
• Lin Qingyun successfully refined two perfect-grade Mixed Origin Pills.
• Lin Qingyun used one Mixed Origin Pill to activate the fourth page of the Taiyi Profound Pill Record and entered its starry realm.
• Lin Qingyun caught ten scrolls, gaining the insights of a Seventh-grade Alchemist and nine Second-grade pill formulas.
• Lin Qingyun opened the fifth page of the Taiyi Profound Pill Record, which revealed the Nine Cauldrons Pill.

Lin Qingyun shared a warm meal with Xiao Yi Xian and worried about her Calamity Poison Body. After studying the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture, he used the Dragonless Heart Method to search for ways to prevent its deadly eruption, but his first attempts failed.

• Lin Qingyun met Xiao Yi Xian gathering herbs, and the two prepared and shared mushroom meat stew together.
• Lin Qingyun teased Xiao Yi Xian about marriage, and she playfully said he barely caught her eye.
• Lin Qingyun borrowed the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture and read that the Calamity Poison Body could erupt within three years, killing its bearer and all life within a hundred li.
• Lin Qingyun used the Dragonless Heart Method to simulate the poison meridian reaching the heart and causing the body to fall into disorder.
• Lin Qingyun tried strengthening the body and then turning every meridian into a seven-colored poison meridian, but both methods failed.

Lin Qingyun spent more than twenty days devising the Heavenly Poison Art, a method to control the Calamity Poison Body and help its owner grow stronger. After discovering Xiao Yi Xian had poisoned herself and fallen unconscious, he gave her the method and waited for her to wake, then told her he knew about her condition.

• Lin Qingyun developed the Heavenly Poison Art, using the Purple Nether Poison Flame or a high-ranked poisonous beast core to gather and contain poison.
• Lin Qingyun left the cave, found Xiao Yi Xian's food basket, and flew down to her hut.
• Lin Qingyun found Xiao Yi Xian unconscious with a seven-colored poison line on her belly and burned away the toxic smoke around her.
• Lin Qingyun wrote the Heavenly Poison Art onto a scroll and waited as Xiao Yi Xian recovered.
• Xiao Yi Xian woke up and worried that Lin Qingyun had been poisoned after touching her, so he swallowed her antidote pill.
• Lin Qingyun told Xiao Yi Xian he knew her condition was caused by the Calamity Poison Body and explained that he had learned about it from the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture.

Lin Qingyun comforted Xiao Yi Xian over her Calamity Poison Body and gave her a cultivation method that could help treat it. Xiao Yi Xian decided to leave with him in just over two months, while Lin Qingyun practiced a new sword art he named Unfettered.

• Lin Qingyun assured Xiao Yi Xian that he was still her friend and explained two methods for resolving the Calamity Poison Body.
• Lin Qingyun gave Xiao Yi Xian the Heavenly Poison Art, a cultivation method suited to her condition, and explained its requirements and limitations.
• Xiao Yi Xian told Lin Qingyun she would leave with him in just over two months and go wherever he went.
• Lin Qingyun flew to a mountain peak and practiced sword techniques, naming his sword art Unfettered.

Lin Qingyun left the valley to hunt a powerful magical beast and seek the push he needed to break through. After killing a Crocodile Scale Horned Dragon Turtle, he was left drained but more eager than ever to reach the Dou Shi realm.

• Lin Qingyun told Xiao Yi Xian he was heading into the Monster Beast Mountain Range, and she gave him a poison pill before he departed.
• Lin Qingyun flew into the deeper middle region of the range and found a Crocodile Scale Horned Dragon Turtle guarding Water Orchid Purple Cloud Fruits beside a lake.
• Lin Qingyun activated the first and second stages of True Dragon Transformation and fought the Dragon Turtle through its attacks and defensive barrier.
• Lin Qingyun shattered the Dragon Turtle's barrier, pierced its head with a punch, and took its dark-blue magic core and other valuables.
• Lin Qingyun rested in a tree, assessed how quickly the transformation had exhausted him, and looked forward to breaking through to the Dou Shi realm.

Lin Qingyun encountered Little Red again in the Monster Beast Mountain Range, rescued the pregnant Fire Wolf, and then cultivated on a mountain peak until he broke through to Dou Shi. He emerged with a strengthened body and a compressed Dou Qi vortex that he believed made him stronger than a Da Dou Shi.

• Lin Qingyun defeated an Explosive Scarlet Flame Armored Boar and continued through the Monster Beast Mountain Range as he neared a breakthrough.
• Lin Qingyun recognized Little Red fighting a Titan Python, killed the python, and parted from the Fire Wolf before flying away.
• Lin Qingyun began cultivating on a mountain peak, drawing in Heaven and Earth Energy and refining it with Chaotic Fire.
• Lin Qingyun compressed the incoming Dou Qi into dense golden beads to make room in his Dantian and continued absorbing energy.
• Lin Qingyun broke through to Dou Shi as his vortex reversed, strengthening his body and transforming into a nebula of golden beads.

Lin Qingyun tested his newly strengthened Da Dou Shi-level abilities and shared a flight beneath the stars with Xiao Yi Xian before returning to their quiet life in the valley. After a month of cultivation and pill refining, the story shifted to Xiao Yanzi, who broke through to Dou Shi under Medicine Elder’s watch.

• Lin Qingyun tested his Fighting Energy armor and estimated that he could defeat opponents below the Dou Spirit realm when using his strongest abilities.
• Xiao Yi Xian gave Lin Qingyun a green robe, and he gave her a Storage Ring in return.
• Lin Qingyun carried Xiao Yi Xian into the sky, where they watched shooting stars and shared a quiet moment together.
• Lin Qingyun and Xiao Yi Xian spent another month cultivating and refining pills until he perfected the Nine Cauldrons Pill.
• Xiao Yanzi gathered Heaven and Earth Energy in the Monster Beast Mountain Range and successfully became a Dou Shi, as Medicine Elder congratulated him.

After breaking through to Dou Shi, Xiao Yan reunited with Lin Qingyun and showed him the Crimson Fire and Azure Luan Wings he had acquired. Worried about the Three Year Agreement, Xiao Yan urged them to leave for the Tagor Desert in search of Heavenly Flames, and they set out together.

• Xiao Yan reached Dou Shi after three months of training in the Monster Beast Mountain Range and flew to meet Lin Qingyun.
• Lin Qingyun and Xiao Yi Xian played cards until Xiao Yan arrived, and Lin Qingyun punished Xiao Yan for telling Xiao Yi Xian about him.
• Xiao Yan showed Lin Qingyun his Crimson Fire, taken from a dying Rank 5 Magical Beast, and his Middle Xuan Class Flying Fighting Skill, the Azure Luan Wings.
• Xiao Yan asked Lin Qingyun to leave for the Tagor Desert to find Heavenly Flames before the Three Year Agreement.
• Lin Qingyun agreed to set off with Xiao Yan, and the two began their journey.

Lin Qingyun, Xiao Yan, and Xiao Yi Xian reached Black Rock City and went to the Alchemist Guild so Lin Qingyun and Xiao Yan could test their abilities. Lin Qingyun impressed the guards with his Black Flame, but a stranger interrupted before he could answer their questions.

• Lin Qingyun and his companions left the Monster Beast Mountain Range and rode a carriage from Locke Town to Black Rock City.
• Lin Qingyun decided that he and Xiao Yan would visit the Alchemist Guild, and he took Xiao Yi Xian shopping before they stayed at an inn.
• The next morning, Lin Qingyun and Xiao Yan found the Alchemist Guild, where guards asked Lin Qingyun for a letter of introduction.
• Lin Qingyun displayed his Black Flame, prompting the guards to apologize and ask his name while suspecting he was a Fourth-Rank Alchemist Master.
• A nearby stranger praised Lin Qingyun for reaching the second rank at such a young age.

Lin Qingyun and Xiao Yan entered the Black Rock City Alchemist Guild to register for rank assessments, where Otto recognized Lin Qingyun as an unusually talented alchemist. After receiving their exam numbers, they entered the assessment hall and saw Otto, Frank, and the other candidates.

• Lin Qingyun resisted Otto’s Soul Power pressure and denied being the Rank 2 Alchemist Otto suspected him to be.
• Otto told Lin Fei that Lin Qingyun seemed exceptional, while Lin Fei dismissed him as a fraud.
• Lin Qingyun and Xiao Yan registered for assessments with Qin Ya, naming Medicine Elder as their mentor despite his absence from the Guild’s records.
• Te Ya checked their registration forms and gave them exam armbands numbered five and six.
• Lin Qingyun and Xiao Yan entered the assessment hall and saw Otto, Frank, and seven young candidates gathered around the alchemy tables.

Lin Qingyun took the alchemist assessment and quickly refined a pill that astonished Otto and Frank. The chapter ended with the two examiners identifying it as a Perfect Grade Pill.

• Otto told Frank that Lin Qingyun had surpassed him in a soul-perception contest and was likely already a third-grade alchemist.
• Lin Qingyun dismissed Lin Fei’s complaints and urged her to calm down and focus on the assessment; Xue Mei agreed with him.
• Frank began the assessment, and Lin Qingyun and Xiao Yan revealed unusual flames that Otto and Frank suspected were beast fires.
• Lin Qingyun combined all three portions of the poor-quality Medicinal Herbs and finished refining a pill in about fifteen minutes.
• Lin Fei and Xue Mei were distracted by Lin Qingyun’s swift success, while he took his pill to Otto and Frank for inspection.
• Otto and Frank examined Lin Qingyun’s pill and declared it a Perfect Grade Pill.

Lin Qingyun passed the first-grade alchemist assessment with a Pill Pattern and applied for the Rank 2 assessment alongside Xiao Yan. After both revealed Dou Shi-level strength, Frank led them to the separate assessment field while Otto arranged the materials.

• Frank and Otto recognized the Pill Pattern on Lin Qingyun’s pill and announced that he had passed the first-grade alchemist assessment.
• Lin Qingyun asked to take the Rank 2 assessment, and Xiao Yan joined him after completing his own Pill Pattern pill.
• Lin Fei and Xue Mei passed their assessments, but learned that Lin Qingyun and Xiao Yan were applying for Rank 2 certification.
• Lin Qingyun and Xiao Yan demonstrated Dou Shi-level strength, shocking Lin Fei and Xue Mei.
• Frank led Lin Qingyun and Xiao Yan to the Rank 2 assessment field while Otto ordered the required materials prepared.

Lin Qingyun and Xiao Yan passed the Rank 2 Alchemist examination, and Lin Qingyun immediately applied for the Rank 3 examination. The chapter ended with Lin Qingyun being announced as the youngest Third-grade Alchemist in history.

• Lin Qingyun and Xiao Yan began their examinations, refining a Qi Recovery Pill and a Berserk Pill, respectively.
• Lin Qingyun refined two perfect-grade pills from one set of herbs and credited the method to his master.
• Frank declared Lin Qingyun and Xiao Yan the youngest Rank 2 Alchemists in Black Rock City's history.
• Lin Qingyun requested to take the Third-grade Alchemist examination, surprising Frank and Otto and stirring the crowd outside.
• After the examination, Frank announced that Lin Qingyun had become the youngest Third-grade Alchemist in history.

Lin Qingyun became the youngest Third-grade Alchemist in history, and Frank recruited him and Xiao Yan to represent Black Rock City in the Alchemist Tournament. After making requests for medicinal herbs and the Ice Spirit Cold Spring, Lin Qingyun returned to the inn, where Xiao Yi Xian gave him clothes she had sewn.

• Lin Qingyun's Third-grade pill impressed the crowd, while Frank and Otto recognized his extraordinary alchemy skill.
• Frank gave Lin Qingyun and Xiao Yan Third-grade Alchemist robes and Golden Tokens, then asked them to represent Black Rock City in the Alchemist Tournament.
• Lin Qingyun agreed to compete and asked to choose medicinal herbs himself, while Xiao Yan asked Frank to find someone who possessed the Ice Spirit Cold Spring.
• Frank agreed to help Xiao Yan search after Otto arrived, and Lin Qingyun left to visit the medicinal herb storehouse.
• Lin Qingyun returned to the inn and found Xiao Yi Xian waiting with clothes she had sewn for him.

Lin Qingyun, Xiao Yi Xian, and Xiao Yan bought VIP tickets for a three-day flight toward the empire’s eastern border near the Tagor Desert. After the flying beast took off, Lin Qingyun tried to cultivate but realized the neighboring room’s “personal service” meant what he had suspected.

• Lin Qingyun and his companions reached Black Rock City’s square and queued for tickets on a flying beast.
• Lin Qingyun bought three VIP tickets for nine thousand gold coins and followed Xin Yue to the VIP rooms.
• Lin Qingyun boarded a hybrid Thick-Winged Crow and settled into his private room.
• The flying beast took off toward the empire’s eastern border, and Lin Qingyun watched the city shrink below.
• Lin Qingyun heard moans from the neighboring room, understood the meaning of personal service, and blocked the sounds with Dou Qi before cultivating.

Lin Qingyun arrived near the Tagor Desert with Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian and found the fragmented map he wanted at Hai Bodong’s shop. When Hai Bodong refused to sell it, Lin Qingyun revealed that he knew the old man’s identity and challenged his claim to power.

• After three days of peaceful flight, Lin Qingyun and his companions landed in a city near the Tagor Desert and bought supplies.
• Lin Qingyun led Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian to the Gutu map shop, where he recognized the old man at the counter as Hai Bodong.
• Lin Qingyun found the black fragmented map and asked Hai Bodong to sell it, but Hai Bodong refused.
• Lin Qingyun grabbed Hai Bodong’s arm and identified him as the former Ice Emperor, prompting Hai Bodong to release a powerful aura and close the shop door.
• Medicine Elder told Xiao Yan that Hai Bodong’s Dou Qi was suppressed and that he could currently display only Dou Ling strength.
• Lin Qingyun offered an exchange for the map and warned Hai Bodong that he was no longer a Dou Emperor.

Lin Qingyun fought Hai Bodong, using Black Flame and True Dragon Transformation to overcome the former Dou Emperor’s ice techniques. He left Hai Bodong defeated, with a flame spear held at his throat.

• Hai Bodong mistook Lin Qingyun for someone connected to the Snake-People Tribe and attacked despite Lin Qingyun offering to break his seal in exchange for a deal.
• Lin Qingyun used Black Flame to pierce Hai Bodong’s icy mist and struck back with flame-based attacks, while Hai Bodong countered with an Ice Wall and a barrage of ice spikes.
• Lin Qingyun transformed into a half-human, half-magical-beast form and blasted Hai Bodong through the shop wall with a powerful strike.
• Hai Bodong formed Ice Spirit Armor and attacked with an Ice Spear, Ice Mirror, and hundreds of Extreme Ice Spikes, but Lin Qingyun endured the assault.
• Lin Qingyun summoned True Dragon Spreading Heaven Hand and broke through Hai Bodong’s Mysterious Ice Whirlwind Kill, draining Hai Bodong’s Dou Qi.
• Lin Qingyun ended True Dragon Transformation, rushed through the shattered ice, and held a flame spear at Hai Bodong’s throat.

Lin Qingyun negotiated with Hai Bodong to undo the sealing curse on him in exchange for the remaining Fragmented Map and half a year of service. After examining the curse, Lin Qingyun promised to study it overnight and give Hai Bodong an answer the next morning.

• Lin Qingyun realized Hai Bodong had kept the other half of the Fragmented Map and offered to break his seal in exchange for it and half a year of service.
• Hai Bodong agreed to the deal and gave Lin Qingyun the half-scroll he had been holding.
• Lin Qingyun reunited with Xiao Yi Xian and Xiao Yan, then went with Hai Bodong to a quiet room to examine the seal.
• Hai Bodong revealed the dark green snake-shaped curse by channeling his Dou Qi, and Lin Qingyun traced its energy net through his meridians to his Dantian.
• Lin Qingyun identified how the curse fed on Hai Bodong's Dou Qi and said he would study how to break it overnight.

Lin Qingyun deduced a reversal spell for Hai Bodong's Serpent Sealing Curse and negotiated for the remaining Fragmented Map before sharing it. After Hai Bodong confirmed the spell could weaken the curse, Lin Qingyun refined a Small Calamity Breaking Pill and began preparing to make the second pill needed to restore Hai Bodong's strength.

• Lin Qingyun broke through to Dou Shi Two Stars and wrote down the reversal spell he had deduced overnight.
• Lin Qingyun demanded Hai Bodong hand over the remaining Fragmented Map before he would refine the pills, and Hai Bodong agreed.
• Hai Bodong tried the reversal spell, briefly felt his power return, and gave Lin Qingyun the medicinal materials for the Small Calamity Breaking Pill.
• Lin Qingyun deduced the pill formula, failed his first refinement, then successfully made two Small Calamity Breaking Pills on his second attempt.
• Hai Bodong brought the materials for the second pill, and Lin Qingyun took them into the quiet room to continue the treatment.