Chapter Summaries

Lin Qingyun confronted the awakened Medusa Queen, who had reached Dou Zong but appeared to possess only Dou Emperor-level strength. After their standoff, Medusa Queen transformed back into the Heaven Swallowing Python, leaving Lin Qingyun facing her lingering threat and concern for its soul.

• Lin Qingyun entered the room and found Medusa Queen beside the unconscious Xiao Yi Xian, then escaped her illusion and faced her in combat.
• Medusa Queen's attack revealed that her strength was limited, and Lin Qingyun broke free of her spatial seal with Chaotic Fire.
• Lin Qingyun and Medusa Queen held a tense standoff, with Medusa Queen wary of his flames and unable to decisively kill him.
• Medusa Queen taunted Lin Qingyun about being her master and warned that she would take his life after her next awakening.
• Medusa Queen transformed into the Heaven Swallowing Python, which landed on Lin Qingyun's hand as a soul seemed to fade within its tiny body.

Lin Qingyun refined pills, gained a Seventh-grade Alchemist inheritance and a method to cultivate Soul Power, then created a formula for the Spirit Restoration Purple Pill. His first attempt at refining it caused an explosion that exposed him to Jia Xingtian and a woman, and he emerged as a true Rank 5 Alchemist Master.

• Lin Qingyun examined Xiao Yi Xian, found that she had only fainted, and left her resting safely in bed.
• Lin Qingyun refined two Yang Yuan Pills whose strength reached the Fifth-grade level, then used one to obtain a Seventh-grade Alchemist inheritance and a Soul Power cultivation method.
• Lin Qingyun studied the newly unlocked Dragon Yuan Pill formula but abandoned plans to make it because he lacked an Earth Armor Dragon Magic Core.
• Lin Qingyun recreated a formula for the Spirit Restoration Purple Pill and spent the night refining it, but the pill's energy burst apart his room despite his attempts to contain it.
• Hai Bodong arrived, followed by Jia Xingtian and a woman, who recognized the fragrance of a Fifth-grade Pill and discovered Lin Qingyun as he emerged from the dust.

Lin Qingyun gave Hai Bodong the Spirit Restoration Purple Pill in exchange for three favors, then reunited with Yun Yun and struggled to confess his feelings. Xiao Yi Xian’s arrival drove Yun Yun away, and Lin Qingyun decided he had to go to Yunnan Mountain to explain himself.

• Lin Qingyun revealed a green Spirit Restoration Purple Pill, and Hai Bodong agreed to do three things for him in exchange for it.
• Jia Xingtian recognized Lin Qingyun’s exceptional strength and alchemy skill, while Lin Qingyun exchanged a private message with Yun Yun before they parted.
• Lin Qingyun and Yun Yun met on a rooftop and recalled that they had seen each other thirteen days earlier, but Lin Qingyun could not bring himself to confess his feelings.
• Xiao Yi Xian arrived and asked who Yun Yun was, prompting Yun Yun to leave despite Lin Qingyun grabbing her hand and asking her to help with his trouble.
• Xiao Yi Xian reassured Lin Qingyun that she would stay by him, and Lin Qingyun resolved to go to Yunnan Mountain and make things clear with Yun Yun.

After nearly a month of seclusion, Lin Qingyun resolved to stop brooding and broke through while cultivating, drawing in the Heaven and Earth Energy across Stone Desert City. His breakthrough culminated in the destruction of his room, leaving Xiao Yan and the others awed by the power of his rising aura.

• Xiao Yi Xian visited Lin Qingyun’s closed room and offered her support, while Lin Qingyun listened from inside.
• The Heaven Swallowing Python’s hunger prompted Lin Qingyun to reflect on its carefree nature, helping him decide to stop agonizing over unresolved troubles.
• Lin Qingyun began a breakthrough, and his cultivation drew in energy that accelerated the Desert Iron Mercenary Group’s training while draining Stone Desert City.
• Xiao Yan returned after reaching Eight-star Dou Master but worried he still could not catch up to Lin Qingyun, and Medicine Elder tried to reassure him.
• The energy vortex above Lin Qingyun’s room stopped, then an explosion sent the onlookers tumbling as Lin Qingyun hovered amid the ruins with a powerful aura.

Lin Qingyun completed his breakthrough to Da Dou Shi and demonstrated that his strength let him contend with Hai Bodong, who had regained his youthful appearance. Xiao Yan returned from the desert and reunited with Lin Qingyun, whose reunion with Xiao Yi Xian left her in tears.

• Lin Qingyun condensed thirty-six perfected Dou Crystals and assessed his greatly increased combat strength after breaking through to Da Dou Shi.
• Lin Qingyun challenged Hai Bodong, and the two exchanged a fierce series of blows before stopping, both invigorated by the fight.
• Hai Bodong explained that the Revival Green Pill had restored his original appearance, then pointed out that Xiao Yan had returned.
• Lin Qingyun greeted Xiao Yan, recognized that he had obtained a Heavenly Flame, and listened as Xiao Yan described his desert experiences and the Mysterious Yellow Flame.
• Lin Qingyun encountered Xiao Yi Xian holding a food box, and she smiled at him through her tears.

Lin Qingyun, Xiao Yan, and their companions traveled toward the Imperial Capital for the Alchemist Tournament, stopping in Black Rock City to honor their promise to represent its Alchemist Guild. Lin Qingyun reunited with Qin Ya and met Frank and Otto, who warmly welcomed him and Xiao Yan.

• Lin Qingyun and Xiao Yi Xian discussed their upcoming arrival in the Imperial Capital before the group departed the next morning.
• Lin Qingyun reminded Xiao Yan that they had promised Black Rock City's Alchemist Guild they would compete in the Alchemist Tournament, so they flew to Yellow Earth City and boarded a transport beast.
• After three days of travel, Lin Qingyun and the others arrived in Black Rock City, where they saw alchemists from across the region gathering for the tournament.
• Lin Qingyun entered the Alchemist Guild and surprised Qin Ya, then asked her to summon Chairman Frank.
• Frank arrived with Otto and greeted Lin Qingyun and Xiao Yan warmly.

Lin Qingyun and his companions traveled from Black Rock City to the Imperial Capital with the Alchemist Guild, then went to the Mittel Family headquarters. He arrived carrying the token Ya Fei had given him and hoped to see her as soon as he entered.

• Lin Qingyun greeted Frank and Otto, who recognized Hai Bodong as the Ice Emperor and invited the group to travel with them.
• The group boarded the Alchemist Guild’s Wind Eagle and reached the Imperial Capital the following day.
• Lin Qingyun declined Frank’s offer of lodging, and Xiao Yan went to find an inn while Lin Qingyun headed to the Mittel Auction House with Xiao Yi Xian and Hai Bodong.
• Lin Qingyun arrived at the Mittel Family headquarters and took out Ya Fei’s highest-grade token, hoping to see her immediately.

Lin Qingyun arrived at the Miter Auction House with Xiao Yi Xian and Hai Bodong, intending to find Ya Fei rather than buy anything. He found her in the hall, and she tearfully embraced him after recognizing him.

• Lin Qingyun led Xiao Yi Xian through the crowded entrance, driving off pickpockets with his Dou Qi, while Hai Bodong struggled to catch up.
• Lin Qingyun surveyed the auction house and its guarded halls as Hai Bodong explained its auction levels and offered to arrange entry using one of Lin Qingyun’s three conditions.
• Lin Qingyun told Hai Bodong he had come to find someone, then noticed Ya Fei emerging from an entrance reserved for senior staff.
• Ya Fei recognized Lin Qingyun, hurried to him, and hugged him as tears fell; Lin Qingyun told her he had come to fulfill his promise.

Lin Qingyun reunited with Ya Fei and joined her and Xiao Yi Xian inside the Miter Auction House, where he defeated a lecherous young man who insulted them. He reassured Ya Fei that he would protect her, then led the women toward a pavilion, saying he had things to confess.

• Ya Fei tearfully reunited with Lin Qingyun, then welcomed Xiao Yi Xian and led them toward the upper floors of the Miter Auction House.
• Ya Fei declared Lin Qingyun her fiancé to the guards, and the three encountered a pale-faced young man who ogled the women and insulted them.
• Lin Qingyun used a snap to knock the young man unconscious, and the four guards around them also collapsed.
• Ya Fei explained that the young man's grandfather was a Dou Wang, but Lin Qingyun promised he could handle the danger and protect her.
• Lin Qingyun recalled Ya Fei's old phrase about a demon matching a fairy, then led her and Xiao Yi Xian toward a pavilion to confess something.

Ya Fei learned about Lin Qingyun’s dangerous training and urged him not to take risks again, but Elder Leo soon arrived seeking revenge for his grandson. Hai Bodong intervened, revealed his identity and power, and sent Leo away with a message for Miter Tengshan that an old friend had returned.

• Ya Fei comforted Lin Qingyun after hearing about his brushes with death and asked when he would go to Misty Cloud Mountain, but he said not yet.
• Elder Leo arrived with Mittel Family guards and accused Lin Qingyun of injuring his grandson.
• Leo shoved Ya Fei aside and attacked Lin Qingyun, who caught the spiral fist wind and restrained him.
• Leo broke free and launched a spear attack, but Hai Bodong appeared and froze the strike before it could hit Lin Qingyun.
• Hai Bodong ordered Leo to leave, then told him to inform Miter Tengshan that an old friend had returned and gave Leo his name.

Miter Tengshan sensed Hai Bodong’s aura and rushed to meet him, only to mistake him for a dead loved one before recognizing his old friend. As Hai Bodong and Miter Tengshan reunited, Miter Tianhai asked Ya Fei to introduce Lin Qingyun.

• Miter Tengshan recognized a familiar aura, left the family meeting, and flew with Miter Tianhai toward Hai Bodong.
• Leo backed down after Hai Bodong released his aura, and Ya Fei thanked Hai Bodong for protecting Lin Qingyun.
• Miter Tengshan tearfully mistook Hai Bodong for his dead loved one, then recognized him after Hai Bodong struck him and called him Tengshan.
• Hai Bodong and Miter Tengshan reunited and began discussing their years apart as Ya Fei watched with Lin Qingyun.
• Miter Tianhai approached Ya Fei and asked her to introduce Lin Qingyun, who greeted him as Uncle.

Lin Qingyun met Ya Fei’s father, Miter Tianhai, who approved of him, then spent the evening with Ya Fei and Xiao Yi Xian. Elsewhere, Yun Yun struggled with her feelings for Qingyun and agreed to attend the Alchemist Tournament while refusing to see Gu He.

• Miter Tianhai praised Lin Qingyun and privately warned him that he did not want Ya Fei to be unhappy.
• Ya Fei invited Lin Qingyun to stay with her and Xiao Yi Xian for the next few days.
• Yun Yun’s cultivation faltered as she admitted she still could not forget Qingyun.
• Yan'er told Yun Yun that Qingyun was at the Mittel Family and relayed Senior Fama’s invitation to the Alchemist Tournament.
• Yun Yun agreed to attend the tournament in four days but refused to meet Gu He.

Lin Qingyun infiltrated Misty Cloud Sect disguised with a mask and questioned Wang Sheng to learn which peak Yun Yun lived on. After finding her, he confessed that he had fallen in love with her, leaving her response unstated.

• Lin Qingyun disguised himself with a Misty Cloud Sect robe and an Ice Silkworm Mask before sneaking into the sect.
• Lin Qingyun subdued Wang Sheng and forced him to reveal that Yun Yun lived on Cuiyun Mountain Peak.
• Lin Qingyun followed the path to Cuiyun Mountain Peak, removed his mask, and approached Yun Yun.
• Lin Qingyun told Yun Yun that he had fallen in love with her and explained what loving someone meant.

Lin Qingyun urged Yun Yun to attend the Alchemist Tournament and left her a bottle of Mixed Origin Pills before flying away. After taking one, Yun Yun recalled their past and decided to let go of her old promise and seek the life she wanted.

• Yun Yun told Lin Qingyun to leave, but he declared that he would not let go of her again.
• Yun Yun left without answering his confession, and Lin Qingyun asked whether she would attend the Alchemist Tournament.
• Yun Yun replied that she might attend, and Lin Qingyun left her a bottle of Mixed Origin Pills before flying away.
• Yun Yun found the bottle on the walkway, took a pill, and remembered drinking wine and dancing with swords alongside Lin Qingyun.
• Yun Yun decided to let go and seek the life she wanted, acknowledging that she could not fulfill the promise she had made to her Master.

Lin Qingyun and Xiao Yan went to the Alchemist Guild headquarters to browse its trading halls, where alchemists exchanged items. Lin Qingyun chose the exclusive Hall Ten, and the chapter ended as its door opened.

• Lin Qingyun rebuffed an arrogant young man who had bumped into him, and Xiao Yan drove the man away.
• Xiao Yan invited Lin Qingyun to the Alchemist Guild, and Lin Qingyun showed him a Purple-Gold Card holding five million gold coins.
• Lin Qingyun and Xiao Yan arrived at the Guild headquarters and entered its spacious halls.
• Lin Qingyun headed for the guarded western hall, where his Third-grade Alchemist badge gained him entry.
• Lin Qingyun chose Hall Ten after learning it was reserved for Rank 4 Alchemists, and the maidservant opened its door.

Lin Qingyun attended an alchemist trade fair hosted by Frank, where powerful alchemists bartered rare goods. Frank exchanged an Azure Wood Immortal Vine for two pills, and the fair moved on to bids for a prized fire-attribute Qi Method as Lin Qingyun noticed something unusual about the elderly woman beside him.

• Lin Qingyun entered the hall and surprised the gathered alchemists, who praised his youth and Third-grade Alchemist rank.
• Frank welcomed Lin Qingyun, introduced the gathering’s attendees through Dou Qi transmission, and explained the bartering rules.
• Frank offered an Azure Wood Immortal Vine in exchange for a Fifth-grade Pill Recipe or a Dou Wang Pill.
• Old Jia traded Frank a low-quality Dou Wang Pill and a Three-colored Three-patterned Green Spirit Pill for the vine.
• Vice President Jun offered the Purple Flame Art, prompting several alchemists to bid pill recipes while Lin Qingyun observed the elderly woman beside him.

At Frank’s trade fair, Lin Qingyun exchanged a Rank 4 lifespan-increasing pill formula for Senior Bing’s Earth Armor Dragon Magic Core and received Earth Armor Dragon Marrow Blood as well. After revealing that he had become a Rank 4 Alchemist, he learned Senior Bing was in a hurry to save someone.

• Senior Bing offered a Tier 5 Earth Armor Dragon Magic Core in exchange for a pill formula that could increase lifespan, but no one accepted during the trade fair.
• Lin Qingyun passed on his turn, then followed Senior Bing after the fair and said he had a suitable Rank 4 pill formula.
• At Frank’s office, Lin Qingyun borrowed a Spirit Bamboo scroll and revealed he had become a Rank 4 Alchemist a month earlier.
• Lin Qingyun inscribed the pill formula with his Soul Power, and Senior Bing examined it and accepted the exchange.
• Senior Bing gave Lin Qingyun the Magic Core and a bottle of Earth Armor Dragon Marrow Blood, then vanished in a hurry to save someone.

Frank told Lin Qingyun about the Alchemist Tournament’s rewards, including a Spirit Fusion Pill formula that could help with his Soul Power. After parting from Xiao Yan, Lin Qingyun went to the Mittel Family grounds, where he found a familiar woman waiting with two others.

• Frank explained that the tournament champion would become an honorary elder of the Alchemist Guild and receive a Rank 6 Pill formula and ingredients.
• The Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python demanded that Lin Qingyun obtain the Spirit Fusion Pill formula, and threatened that he would pay for his actions within a year.
• Lin Qingyun told Frank he would return in three days to handle the tournament procedures, then left to meet Xiao Yan.
• Lin Qingyun met Xiao Yan outside the guild and told him they could discuss his conversation with Frank as they walked.
• Lin Qingyun entered the Mittel Family grounds and approached a lakeside pavilion, where a familiar woman called him over as the laughter stopped.

Lin Qingyun overcame his hesitation and confessed his love to Yun Yun, who accepted him and asked him to promise he would never leave her. The chapter ended with Ya Fei and Xiao Yi Xian watching the couple from a grove and planning to demand the same affection for themselves.

• Ya Fei and Xiao Yi Xian left Lin Qingyun and Yun Yun alone in the pavilion, where the pair sat in silence until Yun Yun decided to leave.
• Lin Qingyun caught up with Yun Yun, took her hand, and told her he would not let go of her this time.
• Yun Yun cried and reproached Lin Qingyun for pursuing her despite already having two fiancées, and he admitted that he deeply loved her.
• Yun Yun accepted Lin Qingyun's embrace, and the two exchanged promises of lasting devotion beneath the moon.
• Ya Fei and Xiao Yi Xian watched from a grove, with Ya Fei suggesting they join forces to get Lin Qingyun to hold them too.

Lin Qingyun and Xiao Yan went to the Alchemist Guild for a preliminary screening before the tournament, where they learned the competition format and reviewed the strongest contestants. After entering the hall of recommended alchemists, they drew the attention of the imperial princess, who walked toward Lin Qingyun.

• Frank brought Lin Qingyun, Ya Fei, Xiao Yi Xian, and their party to the Alchemist Guild for the tournament’s preliminary test.
• Princess Yue'er met Ya Fei outside the Guild, teased her about Lin Qingyun being her fiancé, and then entered the western hall.
• Otto explained the tournament format and gave Lin Qingyun and Xiao Yan a confidential list of powerful contestants, including Liu Ling and the imperial princess.
• Lin Qingyun declared that he would take the championship, while Xiao Yan joked that the contest for second place would be fierce.
• Otto led Lin Qingyun and Xiao Yan into a hall where the other recommended alchemists had gathered, and the princess walked over to Lin Qingyun.