Recaps

Medusa underwent her evolution in the green sea of flames, becoming a Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python and reaching Two-Star Dou Zong. After surviving the heavenly lightning tribulation, she thanked Xiao Qing for helping her complete the evolution and confirmed that a newborn soul had emerged within her body.

• Medusa took the Sixth Grade Recovery Pill, transformed into a giant purple snake, and plunged into the green sea of flames to undergo evolution.
• Xiao Qing sent life force into Medusa as the flames burned her body, while the pill's medicinal power helped her endure the damage.
• As Medusa's body was reduced to charred remains, Xiao Qing released the Life Spirit Flame's stored life force, and she emerged as a tiny Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python.
• Medusa's eyes turned cold and bewitching, and she faced a heavenly lightning bolt before successfully overcoming the tribulation.
• Medusa returned to human form and told Xiao Qing that her evolution had raised her cultivation to Two-Star Dou Zong.
• Medusa thanked Xiao Qing for his help, and Xiao Qing asked whether a newborn soul had appeared within her body.

After Medusa’s evolution, Xiao Qing agreed to find a Spirit-Merging Pill formula to resolve the conflict between her soul and the newly born Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python. He left the secret realm with the sleeping Little Seven-Colored Snake, and Zi Yan and Qing Lin learned that she was Medusa.

• Medusa told Xiao Qing that the newborn snake soul was fighting her for control and that she needed time to recover.
• Xiao Qing promised to seek a Spirit-Merging Pill formula from Fa Ma at the Alchemist Association in Jia Ma Sacred City.
• Medusa rested, and the Little Seven-Colored Snake appeared in her place.
• Xiao Qing lured the snake with Concomitant Purple Crystal Source, claimed her as his master, and let her fall asleep around his wrist.
• Xiao Qing used the Life-and-Death Seal to leave the secret realm and emerged in the small valley before Zi Yan and Qing Lin.
• Xiao Qing showed them the sleeping Little Seven-Colored Snake, and she woke as they wondered whether she was Medusa.

Xiao Qing explained Medusa’s current state, gave Zi Yan Energy Cores and Qing Lin and Xiao Yi Xian pills, then secluded himself to refine a Huangji Pill. As he absorbed it to raise his cultivation, a sinister mass of black mist appeared at the border of the Jia Ma Empire.

• Xiao Qing explained Medusa’s evolution, and the Little Seven-Colored Snake fled into his sleeve when Zi Yan wanted to play with it.
• Xiao Qing told Zi Yan to wait until she reached the High-Rank Dou Emperor stage for a Huangji Pill, then gave her Energy Cores to absorb.
• Xiao Qing gave Qing Lin and Xiao Yi Xian pills suited to their cultivation and went into seclusion.
• Xiao Qing refined a Huangji Pill and swallowed it, drawing in medicinal power and energy from his surroundings.
• A strange mass of black mist emerged at the border of the Jia Ma Empire, emitting a sinister laugh.

Jia Xing Tian feared that the expert who had killed the neighboring empires’ strongest fighters would target the Jia Ma Empire, until Wu Protector appeared and forced him to submit. Wu Protector ordered him to lead an attack on the Xiao Household, leaving Jia Xing Tian resigned to obeying to save his life.

• Jia Xing Tian worried that the Jia Ma Royal Family would be targeted after learning that Xie Bi Yan and other powerful experts had been killed.
• Wu Protector appeared in Jia Xing Tian’s room, crushed the furnishings with his aura, and forced Jia Xing Tian to kneel and beg for his life.
• Wu Protector asked whether the Jia Ma Empire had a clan surnamed Xiao, and Jia Xing Tian described the Xiao Household’s relocation to the Imperial Capital.
• Jia Xing Tian told Wu Protector that the Mittel Family’s strongest protector was a Six-Star Dou Huang.
• Wu Protector ordered Jia Xing Tian to massacre the Xiao Household and kill its protector if he interfered.
• After Wu Protector left, Jia Xing Tian accepted that resistance was futile and decided he had to obey.

After advancing to Nine Star Dou Emperor, Xiao Qing fed the Little Seven-Colored Snake and flew toward Jia Ma Sacred City. There, Jia Xing Tian ordered the Xiao Household seized, while Hai Bo Dong and Muzer Tengshan fought to stop the royal forces.

• Xiao Qing reached Nine Star Dou Emperor after cultivating with the Huangji Pill and the valley’s dense energy.
• Xiao Qing fed the Little Seven-Colored Snake Concomitant Purple Crystal Source, then left for Jia Ma Sacred City after telling Zi Yan he would be away.
• Jia Xing Tian led armed soldiers to the Xiao Household and ordered them to take it down.
• Hai Bo Dong confronted Jia Xing Tian to defend the Xiao Household, and the two flew into the sky to fight.
• Yan Shi blocked Muzer Tengshan, explaining that he owed Jia Xing Tian a favor, and the two began fighting as soldiers charged the Xiao Household.

Fa Ma and Hai Bo Dong defended the Xiao Household from Jia Xing Tian, but Wu Protector appeared, killed Jia Xing Tian, and attacked Fa Ma. Xun'er recognized the Soul Hall's interest in the Xiao Clan's Ancient Jade and chose to remain in the estate for now.

• Fa Ma stopped the Imperial Capital soldiers and joined Hai Bo Dong in protecting the Xiao Household, warning Jia Xing Tian to leave.
• Wu Protector emerged from the black mist, dismissed Jia Xing Tian as trash, and captured his soul with a chain.
• Tian Ye watched Jia Xing Tian's body fall as Hai Bo Dong and Fa Ma prepared to face Wu Protector.
• Wu Protector attacked Fa Ma, who dodged his chain after his palm seal failed to stop it.
• Xun'er suspected the Soul Hall had come for the Xiao Clan's Ancient Jade and considered whether to alert the Gu Clan.
• Ling Ying offered to take Xun'er away, but she chose to stay and watch the battle.

Xiao Qing arrived just in time to save Fa Ma and defeat Wu Protector, then went with Fa Ma to the Alchemist Association. Xun'er chose to keep Xiao Qing’s apparent display of Dou Zun abilities secret from her clan.

• Wu Protector’s Three-Stage Soul Lock shattered Fa Ma’s crimson medicinal cauldron and nearly struck him.
• Xiao Qing emerged from a spatial crack, immobilized Wu Protector, and revealed his soul body by crushing the black mist around him.
• Xiao Qing imprisoned Wu Protector in a Space Cage and collected his black soul pouch and Storage Ring.
• Xiao Qing asked Fa Ma to take him to the Alchemist Association, while Xun'er told Ling Ying not to report the incident to her clan.
• At the Alchemist Association, Fa Ma, Hai Bo Dong, and Mite'er Tengshan thanked Xiao Qing for saving their lives.

After defeating Jia Xing Tian, Xiao Qing arranged for the Mittel Family to take over the Jia Ma Royal Family and ordered the battle’s details kept secret. He left the Imperial Capital without taking the Tou She Ancient God Jade, while the Mittel Family began its assault on the royal family.

• Xiao Qing thanked Fa Ma, Hai Bo Dong, and Mite'er Tengshan for protecting the Xiao Household, then declared that the Mittel Family should take over the Jia Ma Royal Family.
• Xiao Qing ordered Fa Ma and Hai Bo Dong to suppress news of the black mist expert, then received the Spirit-Merging Pill recipe from Fa Ma and gave him a jade slip of alchemy insights.
• Xiao Qing departed the hall, and Hai Bo Dong and Mite'er Tengshan left to take over the Jia Ma Royal Family while Fa Ma went to speak with the Imperial Capital’s experts.
• Xiao Qing considered the danger of keeping the Tou She Ancient God Jade and decided to leave it for Xiao Yan, then vanished from the sky above the Imperial Capital.
• Hai Bo Dong and Mite'er Tengshan led the Mittel Family guards in storming the Jia Ma Royal Family and slaughtering its remaining loyalists.

Yun Yun learned that the Jia Ma Royal Family had fallen to the Mittel Family and feared the Misty Cloud Sect might be attacked while Yun Shan tried to break through. Xiao Qing bound Wu Protector with the Life-and-Death Seal, questioned him about the Soul Hall, and ordered him to delay his mission against the Xiao Household.

• Fa Ma and Hai Bo Dong secured the Imperial Capital experts' silence about the recent events.
• A Misty Cloud Sect Elder told Yun Yun that Fa Ma had killed Jia Xing Tian and the Mittel Family had taken over the Jia Ma Royal Family.
• Xiao Qing returned to the valley, captured Wu Protector's soul in a barrier, and bound him with the Life-and-Death Seal.
• Wu Protector revealed the Soul Hall's ranks, two branch hall locations, and his order from Venerable Elder Qin Tian to obtain the Xiao Household's Ancient Jade without exposing the Soul Hall or massacring the family.
• Xiao Qing ordered Wu Protector to resume his mission while delaying it as long as possible and collecting souls only without attracting the Soul Hall's notice.

Xiao Qing refined a Spirit-Merging Pill to help Medusa fuse with her newly evolved body. After taking it, Medusa’s aura became more complete and stable, and she began sensing the changes within herself.

• Xiao Qing studied the Soul Hall’s Dou Techniques and practiced summoning its black mist before deciding he would return to Jia Nan Academy once Zi Yan and the others finished cultivating.
• Xiao Qing used Life Spirit Flame to grow and refine medicinal herbs, then formed them into a Spirit-Merging Pill.
• Medusa emerged from Xiao Qing’s sleeve and asked whether the pill could resolve her problem.
• Xiao Qing explained that the Spirit-Merging Pill would fuse her soul and body, and Medusa took it.
• Medusa’s soul began fusing with her body, and after her aura briefly surged and settled, she opened her eyes with a newfound sense of completeness.

After Medusa completed her evolution, Xiao Qing spent three months refining pills while she and his companions cultivated. He prepared to return with them to Jia Nan Academy after nearly three years away.

• Medusa fully fused with her Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python body and thanked Xiao Qing, offering to protect him as repayment.
• Xiao Qing refined pills for three months while Medusa watched and Zi Yan, Qing Lin, and Xiao Yi Xian cultivated.
• Xiao Qing emerged from seclusion and reunited with Zi Yan, Qing Lin, and Xiao Yi Xian.
• Xiao Qing refused to give Zi Yan a Huangji Pill until she reached High-Rank Dou Shi and mastered her Dou Qi.
• Xiao Qing told the group to prepare to return to Jia Nan Academy in a few days, and Qing Lin and Xiao Yi Xian looked forward to seeing it.

Wu Protector gave Yun Shan a Sect-Breaking Pill in exchange for his promise to help the Soul Hall after reaching the Dou Zong realm, leaving Yun Shan uncertain whether the arrangement would benefit the Misty Cloud Sect. In Jia Ma Sacred City, Nalan Yanran told Nalan Jie that she had taken a month of leave to do something beyond returning home, but had not yet revealed what it was.

• Wu Protector appeared in Yun Shan's cultivation chamber and offered him a Sect-Breaking Pill.
• Yun Shan accepted the pill, promised to fulfill Wu Protector's demands after breaking through, and received a jade slip to contact him.
• Wu Protector warned Yun Shan against trickery and left, while Yun Shan wondered whether the Soul Hall's offer would bring disaster to the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Nalan Jie asked Nalan Yanran how long she would stay after returning from the Misty Cloud Sect, and she said she had taken a month of leave.
• Nalan Yanran told Nalan Jie she had another purpose for taking leave, but did not say what it was.

Nalan Yanran’s decision to dissolve her engagement left Nalan Jie gravely ill, while Xiao Yan risked his life to absorb the Furywind Dragon Flame and evolve the Flame Mantra. Xiao Yan survived the refinement, and Yao Chen waited as his aura continued to rise.

• Nalan Yanran told Nalan Jie she had broken off her engagement to Xiao Yan for the Misty Cloud Sect, and Nalan Jie coughed up black blood in shock.
• News spread that Nalan Jie had become bedridden, and Xiao Zhan visited the Nalan Family before returning home at dusk.
• Near the Chu Yun Empire, Xiao Yan asked Yao Chen to help him absorb the Furywind Dragon Flame so he could catch up to Xiao Qing.
• Yao Chen weakened the flame and gave Xiao Yan its source flame seed, which Xiao Yan swallowed after taking a Blood Lotus Pill.
• Xiao Yan guided the flame through the Flame Mantra while using Ice Spirit Cold Spring to endure the heat, completing one cycle before collapsing.
• Yao Chen treated Xiao Yan with a Wound-Repairing Pill, and an earthen-yellow barrier formed around him as his aura rose.

Xiao Qing returned to the Black-Corner Region with his companions and entered Black Mark City to seek the Demonic Flame Fragment Map and gather intelligence. He forced Yuan Yi, the master of the Eight Gates, to submit and had him lead them to the sect’s treasure vault.

• After two months of travel, Xiao Qing and his companions reached Black Mark City aboard the Ink Snake.
• The Ink Snake flew over the city walls, frightening the guards, while Xiao Qing decided to head to Jia Nan Academy before hunting Black-Corner Region experts.
• Yuan Yi intercepted the group, and Xiao Qing offered him the choice to submit or die.
• Xiao Qing immobilized Yuan Yi, who chose to submit and swallowed a pill containing a wisp of Life Spirit Flame.
• Xiao Qing ordered Yuan Yi to take them to the Eight Gates’ treasure vault, and Yuan Yi led the group into the city.

Xiao Qing questioned Yuan Yi about a Demonic Flame Fragment Map and ordered him to monitor the Black Emperor Sect and Feng City before heading back to Jia Nan Academy. At Peace Town, Enforcement Elder Wu Tianlang confronted Ink Snake, recognized Xiao Qing, and welcomed him and his companions home as academy reinforcements arrived.

• Xiao Qing showed Yuan Yi the Demonic Flame Fragment Map, but Yuan Yi had never seen a similar map and agreed to watch for one at future auctions.
• Xiao Qing ordered Yuan Yi to monitor the Black Emperor Sect and Feng City and crush a jade slip if anything unusual happened, then left with Zi Yan and the others aboard Ink Snake.
• Wu Tianlang flew out to meet Ink Snake near Peace Town, ready to protect the town until reinforcements arrived.
• Xiao Qing greeted Wu Tianlang, who was astonished by Xiao Qing's Dou Emperor Peak cultivation and Medusa's strength, then welcomed the returning group.
• Academy Elders arrived after finding Peace Town unharmed, and an aged voice excitedly called Xiao Qing his disciple.

Xiao Qing returned to Jia Nan Academy, reunited with Fire Elder, and introduced his companions to Hu Gan. Medusa and Xiao Qing became Honorary Elders, while Hu Gan agreed to waive the Inner Academy selection requirements for Qing Lin and Xiao Yi Xian.

• Fire Elder excitedly welcomed Xiao Qing back, and Xiao Qing led his companions with Fire Elder to the academy.
• Hu Gan asked about Xiao Qing's companions, and Xiao Qing introduced Qing Lin, Xiao Yi Xian, Medusa, and the others.
• Medusa agreed to join Jia Nan Academy as an Honorary Elder, and Hu Gan accepted her.
• Hu Gan invited Xiao Qing to become an Honorary Elder, and Xiao Qing agreed.
• Zi Yan asked to become an Elder too, and Hu Gan said she would need the Grand Elder's approval.
• Xiao Qing asked whether Qing Lin and Xiao Yi Xian could skip the Inner Academy Selection Tournament, and Hu Gan agreed to make an exception.

Xiao Qing reunited with Fire Elder and revealed that he had mastered another Heavenly Flame and reached Seventh-Grade Alchemist. After meeting up with his companions, he returned to the Inner Academy and asked the Elders to open its gate.

• Hu Gan arranged for Xiao Qing, Qing Lin, and Xiao Yi Xian to enter the Inner Academy together, and Xiao Qing left with Fire Elder and the others.
• Fire Elder thanked Xiao Qing for the Green Lotus Core Flame, and Xiao Qing explained that he already possessed the Life Spirit Flame and could absorb only one Heavenly Flame.
• Xiao Qing told Fire Elder that he had become a Seventh-Grade Alchemist and considered postponing his plan to retrieve the Heavenly Demon Puppet from Demon Flame Valley.
• Xiao Qing emerged from the Alchemy Department at dusk and reunited with Zi Yan, Qing Lin, Xiao Yi Xian, and Medusa.
• Xiao Qing led his companions to the Inner Academy’s spatial barrier and asked the Elders to open the gate.

Xiao Qing returned to Jia Nan Academy with Medusa and the others, then met Grand Elder Su Qian, who asked whether his Heavenly Flame could help contain Fallen Heart Flame. Xiao Qing warned that it could not suppress an intelligent Heavenly Flame, and asked whether the two elders in the Library Pavilion could resolve the danger.

• Elder Lin opened the gate to the Inner Academy, and Xiao Qing led the group through it.
• Xiao Qing and his companions settled into his pavilion, where Zi Yan, Qing Lin, and the others chose rooms.
• Su Qian visited Xiao Qing and welcomed Medusa to Jia Nan Academy.
• Su Qian asked whether Xiao Qing could use his Heavenly Flame to suppress Fallen Heart Flame beneath the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower.
• Xiao Qing explained that an intelligent Heavenly Flame could not be easily suppressed and warned that Fallen Heart Flame might eventually break free.
• Xiao Qing asked Su Qian whether the two elders in the Library Pavilion could deal with Fallen Heart Flame.

Xiao Qing convinced Su Qian that his soul force was strong enough to subdue Fallen Heart Flame, then proposed using it as bait to lure the Black-Corner Region's experts into a trap. Su Qian agreed to help, and they planned to prepare quietly for two months before carrying out the scheme.

• Su Qian said the Thousand and Hundred Elders were impossible to contact, and Xiao Qing claimed he could subdue Fallen Heart Flame with his strength.
• Xiao Qing unleashed his overwhelming soul force, convincing Su Qian that he could defeat the beast beneath the tower.
• Xiao Qing proposed using Fallen Heart Flame to draw in Black-Corner Region experts and wipe them out, and Su Qian agreed to the plan.
• Xiao Qing and Su Qian set the operation for two months later and decided to inform only a few trustworthy core Elders.

Han Feng learned that the Fallen Heart Flame was in Jia Nan Academy and gathered allies to pursue it. At the academy, Su Qian and the Elders staged a light punishment for Elder Qing over the leak.

• Han Beng reported to Han Feng that spies had confirmed a Heavenly Flame was inside Jia Nan Academy.
• Han Feng summoned the Sky Yin Sect, Blood Sect, Eight Gates, and the Gold and Silver Elders, offering medicinal pills for their help.
• Han Feng planned to use the Flame Mantra Fragment to refine the Fallen Heart Flame and advance his strength.
• At Jia Nan Academy, the Elders questioned Elder Qing about revealing the Fallen Heart Flame's existence, and he accepted responsibility.
• Su Qian proposed stripping Elder Qing of his Elder position for now, and the Elders unanimously voted in favor.

Han Feng gathered Black-Corner Region leaders and experts to plan an attack on Jia Nan Academy and seize its Heavenly Flame. The group agreed to wait until the flame fought back against the Academy, leaving Yuan Yi intending to find a chance to warn Xiao Qing.

• Elder Qing accepted punishment for the leaked information about the Fallen Heart Flame, and Su Qian dismissed the Elders.
• Han Feng summoned major Black-Corner Region leaders and experts to Feng City and offered rewards for helping him obtain the Heavenly Flame at Jia Nan Academy.
• The Gold and Silver Elders agreed to handle Jia Nan Academy's Dou Zong in exchange for two Sect-Breaking Pills.
• Fan Lao, Su Mei, Yuan Yi, and the other gathered experts agreed to join Han Feng's plan in exchange for medicinal pills.
• Han Feng said they would attack when the intelligent Heavenly Flame counterattacked Jia Nan Academy and left its experts occupied.

Xiao Qing entered the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower to confront the Fallen Heart Flame, while Su Qian prepared the Inner Academy and Black-Corner Region factions for a wider operation. Xiao Qing attacked the flame in the magma and crushed its giant python form, then overwhelmed it with soul pressure as it tried to regenerate.

• Su Qian dismissed the tower's seal and ordered the guarding Elders to summon the Inner Academy Elders.
• Su Qian opened the barrier, and Xiao Qing dove into the magma to confront the Fallen Heart Flame.
• Su Qian left to brief the Inner Academy and prepare for the Black-Corner Region factions' arrival.
• Wu Tianlang and Fire Old Man led Elders and the Enforcement Team to raid the Black-Corner Region factions' headquarters.
• Xiao Qing struck the Invisible Fire Python with a crystalline green palm, destroying its giant body before it regenerated.
• Xiao Qing released overwhelming soul pressure that terrified the Invisible Fire Python and threatened its intelligence.

Han Feng led the Black-Corner Region experts toward Jia Nan Academy while Xiao Qing contained the Fallen Heart Flame and returned to the surface. After the Academy Elders secured the flame, Xiao Qing and Su Qian went to meet the approaching invaders, while Medusa chose to watch unless they threatened the students.

• Han Feng sensed the Sea Heart Flame and set out with the Black-Corner Region experts, while Yuan Yi silently worried that Xiao Qing would not receive a warning.
• Xiao Qing captured the subdued Fallen Heart Flame and flew toward the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower instead of retrieving the juvenile flame below.
• Su Qian and the Elders thanked Xiao Qing, and Su Qian placed the Fallen Heart Flame in a Fire Gathering Pot that began producing Heart Flame throughout the tower.
• Su Qian and Xiao Qing sensed the approaching forces and went to welcome the uninvited guests as the Elders followed.
• Medusa, Qing Lin, and Zi Yan watched the incoming experts; Medusa said she would intervene if they attacked the Inner Academy students.

Han Feng and the Black-Corner Region experts entered Jia Nan Academy and discovered that Su Qian had laid a trap for them. As the battle began, Xiao Qing stunned the enemy forces with a soul-infused shout, leaving them vulnerable to the academy Elders’ attacks.

• Han Feng sensed that the Inner Academy was unusually calm, realized the Black-Corner Region forces had fallen into a trap, and ordered a retreat.
• Su Qian appeared to block their escape, while Jia Nan Academy Elders surrounded Han Feng and his allies.
• Hu Gan arrived with Outer Academy Elders, and the Gold and Silver Elders attacked Su Qian as the two sides clashed.
• Xiao Qing appeared and stopped the battle’s energy ripples from reaching the Inner Academy buildings.
• Xiao Qing shouted at the Black-Corner Region experts, freezing them long enough for the Jia Nan Academy Elders to launch a barrage of attacks.

Xiao Qing defeated the Black-Corner Region powerhouses with his soul techniques and helped Hu Gan hold off Han Feng. After capturing Han Feng’s soul, he extracted a deep-blue flame from it.

• Lin Yan, Lin Xiuya, and Liu Qing discussed Xiao Qing’s strength, while Han Yue wondered whether such power could protect her from the Hong Family.
• Xiao Qing used black soul chains to pull the souls from the wounded Black-Corner Region powerhouses and sealed them in jade bottles.
• Hu Gan blocked Han Feng, and the two Dou Emperor Peak experts clashed with their Earth Tier Dou Techniques.
• Xiao Qing joined Hu Gan, gave him a Sixth-Grade Recovery Pill, and restrained Han Feng before he could test whether Xiao Qing was connected to the Soul Hall.
• Xiao Qing pulled Han Feng’s soul from his body and extracted a deep-blue flame despite Han Feng begging for his life.