Chapter Summaries

Xiao Qing refined Zi Yan’s Dragon Emperor’s Blood Essence with the Azure Sky Transforming Dragon Technique, forming a bloodline connection between them, then spent two years cultivating to Three-Star Dou Wang and obtaining the Seed Flame of the Life Spirit Flame. Finding the Inner Academy’s training chamber no longer useful, he considered leaving the academy, but Zi Yan appeared in his room as he returned.

• Xiao Qing swallowed Zi Yan’s Dragon Emperor’s Blood Essence and cultivated the Azure Sky Transforming Dragon Technique, causing purple-gold scales and a dragon aura to emerge as Zi Yan sensed their bloodline connection.
• Xiao Qing told Zi Yan he did not need more of her blood essence for now, and she was disappointed that her medicinal soup supply might end.
• Xiao Qing exchanged pill refining for Fire Energy and trained in the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower while occasionally gathering herbs and making pills for Zi Yan.
• Over two years, Xiao Qing advanced to Three-Star Dou Wang and drew the Seed Flame of the Life Spirit Flame, which improved his Dou Qi and cultivation speed.
• Xiao Qing decided the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower offered little benefit and considered leaving the academy; when he returned to his room, Zi Yan suddenly appeared.

After receiving a letter from Xiao Zhan, Xiao Qing decided to return to the Xiao Household and travel for a while, and Zi Yan asked to accompany him. Su Qian approved their leave, and they departed the Inner Academy through its barrier, where an elder arranged a Griffin Beast for their long journey to the Jia Ma Empire.

• Zi Yan gave Xiao Qing a letter from Xiao Zhan, who asked him to return to the Xiao Household for help.
• Xiao Qing decided to visit home and travel, and Zi Yan persuaded him to take her along if Su Qian approved.
• Xiao Qing and Zi Yan asked Su Qian for permission to leave, and he agreed to let Zi Yan accompany Xiao Qing.
• Xiao Qing and Zi Yan reached the Inner Academy barrier, where an elder opened a silver gate for them.
• After they flew through the gate, the elder suggested they use a Griffin Beast for the journey to the Jia Ma Empire.

Xiao Qing said farewell to Fire Elder and left Jia Nan Academy with Zi Yan to travel back toward the Jia Ma Empire. After arriving at Ghost Suppression Pass, they set off into the empire, though Xiao Qing decided to travel around before heading to Wutan City.

• Xiao Qing visited Fire Elder, revealed he had refined a sixth-grade Dou Ling Pill, and bid farewell before returning to his clan and traveling for experience.
• Xiao Qing reunited with Zi Yan at the Griffin Beast plaza, gave her medicinal pellets, and they flew toward Canaan City.
• After two months of travel, Xiao Qing and Zi Yan arrived at Ghost Suppression Pass, the border of the Jia Ma Empire.
• Xiao Qing bought a map, then he and Zi Yan flew away from the pass beneath onlookers' astonished gazes.
• When Zi Yan asked whether they were going straight to Wutan City, Xiao Qing said they would travel around first and look for opportunities.

Xiao Qing and Zi Yan traveled to Mo City to investigate an opportunity linked to the Heavenly Flames, where Xiao Qing found a fragment map in Hai Bo Dong’s shop. When Hai Bo Dong demanded information about the map and attacked, Xiao Qing’s palm strike shattered his ice defense and hit him.

• Xiao Qing and Zi Yan flew into Tagor Desert, and Xiao Qing told her he sensed an opportunity there.
• In Mo City, Xiao Qing asked Zhang Tie where to buy a desert map and followed his directions to Gu Tu.
• Xiao Qing warned Zi Yan that giving pills to strangers could bring them trouble, then bought a map at Hai Bo Dong’s shop.
• Xiao Qing examined a fragment map associated with the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, but Hai Bo Dong said it was not for sale.
• Hai Bo Dong demanded information about the fragment map and attacked Xiao Qing with freezing air.
• Xiao Qing struck Hai Bo Dong with a crystalline green palm print that melted his ice mirror and slammed into him.

Xiao Qing defeated Hai Bo Dong and took the other half of the fragment map before continuing into the desert with Zi Yan. There, he found a young girl named Qing Lin imprisoned in a caravan and recognized her special constitution.

• Xiao Qing defeated Hai Bo Dong in the map shop and took the other half of the fragment map.
• Xiao Qing and Zi Yan rested in Mo City, then flew into the desert before dawn.
• A caravan carrying captive snake women traveled toward Stone Desert City, and Xiao Qing noticed a human-looking girl with faint green scales.
• Xiao Qing descended to the caravan and told Zi Yan the girl's constitution could let her cultivate as quickly as he did.
• Xiao Qing asked the girl her name, and she timidly answered that her mother had named her Qing Lin.

Xiao Qing rescued Qing Lin from a caravan that had killed her mother, then brought her to Stone Desert City and helped her begin cultivating. After Qing Lin reached Battle Qi, Second Stage, Xiao Qing left Zi Yan to care for her while he searched for treasures in the Tagor Desert.

• Qing Lin told Xiao Qing that mercenaries had killed her mother and captured her to sell her.
• Xiao Qing freed Qing Lin from her cage, and he and Zi Yan destroyed the caravan with the Scarlet Fire Seal.
• Xiao Qing prepared medicinal liquid for Qing Lin, who cultivated in it under Zi Yan's guidance.
• Zi Yan told Xiao Qing that Qing Lin had reached Battle Qi, Second Stage and fallen asleep.
• Xiao Qing asked Zi Yan to stay with Qing Lin and flew toward the depths of the Tagor Desert.

Xiao Qing entered the underground magma in search of the Green Lotus Core Flame, while Queen Medusa detected a nearby Heavenly Flame and set out to investigate. Deep in the magma, Xiao Qing encountered and killed a Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake as he drew closer to his goal.

• Xiao Qing used the Life Spirit Flame to locate the Green Lotus Core Flame and opened a pit in the desert sand.
• Queen Medusa sensed a nearby Heavenly Flame with the Snake-People Tribe's crystal sphere and flew out to investigate.
• Xiao Qing followed the Life Spirit Flame's guidance through underground passages and entered the magma protected by green flames.
• Xiao Qing descended through the magma toward the Green Lotus Core Flame as the surrounding heat increased and the molten rock turned bluish.
• Xiao Qing killed an attacking Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake with a Scarlet Fire Seal.

Xiao Qing obtained the Green Lotus Core Flame and its Earthfire Lotus Seeds from beneath the magma, then escaped before Medusa arrived. Medusa blamed Jia Xing Tian for the theft, while Jia Xing Tian sensed that something bad was coming.

• Xiao Qing collected the eleven Earthfire Lotus Seeds, cut down the Green Lotus with a jade sword, and stored it in a Storage Ring.
• Xiao Qing left the magma and flew away from the site before Medusa reached it.
• Medusa followed the lingering aura to the magma, realized a Dou Wang had taken the Heavenly Flame, and angrily blamed Jia Xing Tian and the Jia Ma Empire.
• Medusa vented her fury by blasting the sand before flying back toward the Snake-People Tribe.
• In the Jia Ma Empire's capital, Jia Xing Tian sneezed while speaking with Yao Ye and dismissed it as a cold.

Xiao Qing returned to Stone Desert City, reunited with Zi Yan and Qing Lin, and decided to recruit Hai Bo Dong as a subordinate. He revealed that the map seller was once a Dou Emperor, then confronted him at his shop.

• Xiao Qing returned to the inn, reunited with Zi Yan and Qing Lin, and gave Zi Yan several Earthfire Lotus Seeds.
• Xiao Qing told the girls to leave and said they would first recruit a subordinate rather than head to Wutan City.
• Xiao Qing used his soul power to move through Mo City unnoticed, while Zi Yan asked to learn the ability so she could steal medicinal ingredients.
• Xiao Qing explained that Hai Bo Dong was once a Dou Emperor whose cultivation had been sealed by a special Dou Technique.
• Hai Bo Dong recognized Xiao Qing when he entered the shop, and Xiao Qing addressed him as Ice Emperor Hai Bo Dong.

Xiao Qing offered to remove Hai Bo Dong’s seal in exchange for his service, and Hai Bo Dong agreed after Xiao Qing revealed that he was also a Sixth Grade Alchemist. Xiao Qing began burning away the seal with the Life Spirit Flame, and Hai Bo Dong’s aura started to rise.

• Xiao Qing identified Hai Bo Dong and offered to remove his seal if he worked for him temporarily.
• Hai Bo Dong accepted the deal, and Xiao Qing gave him a pill containing a wisp of Life Spirit Flame as a safeguard.
• Xiao Qing revealed that he was a Sixth Grade Alchemist, then asked Hai Bo Dong to lead him somewhere secluded.
• Hai Bo Dong sat down in a private room, and Xiao Qing sent the Life Spirit Flame through his body to burn away the Dark Cyan Snake Seal.
• The flame repaired Hai Bo Dong’s meridians as the seal faded, allowing its Dou Qi to seep out and his aura to rise.

Xiao Qing restored Hai Bo Dong to the Dou Emperor realm and entrusted him with the Green Lotus Core Flame for an old man expected to arrive in two months. Xiao Qing then left the Tagor Desert with Zi Yan and Qing Lin, heading back toward Wutan City while Hai Bo Dong remained behind.

• Hai Bo Dong regained his Dou Emperor cultivation after the Dark Cyan Snake Seal dissipated and thanked Xiao Qing for restoring him.
• Xiao Qing gave Hai Bo Dong the Green Lotus Core Flame to guard until a Dou Emperor Peak old man arrived in about two months, then instructed him to return to Jia Ma Sacred City.
• Hai Bo Dong gave Xiao Qing his Ice Emperor token and promised to guard the Heavenly Flame and obey his orders.
• Xiao Qing reunited with Zi Yan and Qing Lin, promised Qing Lin he would not leave her, and agreed to return to Wutan City.
• Xiao Qing, Zi Yan, and Qing Lin left the shop and flew toward the edge of the desert as Hai Bo Dong watched them go.

Xiao Qing returned to Wutan City with Zi Yan and Qing Lin and reunited with the Xiao Household, which had prospered since his departure. Meanwhile, Xiao Yan’s cultivated Dou Qi mysteriously vanished again, and Xiao Qing said he would not stay long before continuing his travels.

• Xiao Yan discovered that his cultivated Dou Qi had vanished again and angrily suspected someone was responsible, unaware that his Storage Ring flashed.
• Xiao Qing, Zi Yan, and Qing Lin flew into Wutan City, drawing attention as people recognized them as Dou Wang experts heading toward the Xiao Household.
• Xiao Zhan and the three elders welcomed Xiao Qing back and brought him and his companions into the main hall.
• Xiao Qing introduced Zi Yan as a Dou Wang expert and described Qing Lin as exceptionally talented, easing Qing Lin’s concerns about revealing her identity.
• Xiao Qing told Xiao Zhan that he had come to visit and travel, but had not decided how long he would stay and did not expect to remain long.

Xiao Qing promised to help the Xiao Household return to the Imperial Capital but refused Xiao Zhan’s offer to become its head. At the household banquet, Xiao Qing sensed for Zi Yan and Qing Lin, revealing his powerful soul force to Yao Chen, who was hiding in Xiao Yan’s ring.

• Xiao Qing told Xiao Zhan and the three elders that he would help the Xiao Household return to the Imperial Capital before leaving the Jia Ma Empire.
• Xiao Zhan offered Xiao Qing the position of household head, but Xiao Qing refused and agreed to attend the evening welcome banquet.
• Xiao Qing brought Zi Yan and Qing Lin to his residence, where they chose their rooms.
• At the banquet, Xiao Yan watched Xiao Qing while Xun'er silently hoped he could cure Xiao Yan’s vanished Dou Qi.
• Xiao Qing asked Xiao Zhan about the matter in his letter, and Xiao Zhan said they would discuss it after the banquet.
• When Zi Yan and Qing Lin left their seats, Xiao Qing released his soul power to search the household, shocking Yao Chen, who sensed it from Xiao Yan’s Bone Flame Ring.

Xiao Zhan asked Xiao Qing to investigate Xiao Yan’s mysterious loss of Dou Qi, and Xiao Qing gave Xiao Yan a pill that he said would restore him. Xiao Yan swallowed it in the hall, leaving his recovery to be tested through cultivation.

• After the banquet guests left, Xiao Zhan told Xiao Qing that Xiao Yan’s Dou Qi had inexplicably fallen to the Third Stage and asked for his help.
• Xiao Qing agreed to examine Xiao Yan, then inspected his body while an unseen glimmer flashed across the black ring on Xiao Yan’s hand.
• Xiao Qing gave Xiao Yan a pill and said it should restore him, prompting Xiao Zhan and Xiao Yan to thank him.
• Xiao Yan swallowed the pill and prepared to test whether his Dou Qi would still leak away when he cultivated.

Xiao Qing restored Xiao Yan’s ability to cultivate, then met Yao Chen in the Xiao Household’s back mountain to confront him about absorbing Xiao Yan’s Dou Qi. Yao Chen tried to recruit Xiao Qing as his disciple, but Xiao Qing refused, and Yao Chen began to reveal his identity.

• Xiao Yan took Xiao Qing’s pill and, after an hour, found that his Dou Qi no longer leaked away and he could cultivate again.
• Xiao Yan thanked Xiao Qing, who urged him to cultivate diligently before leaving the Xiao Household and returning home.
• Xiao Qing met Yao Chen in the back mountain and demanded to know why he had absorbed Xiao Yan’s Dou Qi; Yao Chen said he had been tempering Xiao Yan for a future apprenticeship.
• Yao Chen offered to take Xiao Qing as his disciple, but Xiao Qing refused because he already had Fire Elder as his teacher.
• Yao Chen asked whether Xiao Qing knew who he was, and Xiao Qing feigned ignorance.

Xiao Qing refused Yao Chen’s offer of discipleship but agreed to help him find a third Heavenly Flame and forge a physical body in exchange for alchemy instruction. After sending Yao Chen away, Xiao Qing refined an Earthfire Lotus Seed and broke through to Four-Star Dou Wang.

• Yao Chen offered to teach Xiao Qing alchemy if he helped find a third Heavenly Flame and refine a compatible physical body for him.
• Xiao Qing agreed to the deal but refused to let Yao Chen stay with him, so Yao Chen returned to Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Qing swallowed an Earthfire Lotus Seed and cultivated as its energy flowed through his body.
• Xiao Qing broke through to Four-Star Dou Wang.

Xiao Qing refined a Sixth Grade Sect-Breaking Pill with the Life Spirit Flame in the Magic Beast Mountain Range, producing a brilliant pillar of light that drew attention from Wutan City. Xun'er learned that Xiao Qing had made the pill, defended Xiao Yan from Ling Ying, and wept over the possibility that she would eventually leave him.

• Xiao Qing refined a Sect-Breaking Pill while Yao Chen watched and remarked on the rarity of the Life Spirit Flame.
• The completed pill released a powerful fragrance that attracted magic beasts, but Xiao Qing's aura drove them away.
• Xiao Qing opened the cauldron and a pillar of light rose over the Magic Beast Mountain Range, drawing attention throughout Wutan City.
• Xun'er asked Ling Ying about the phenomenon, and he inferred that Xiao Qing had produced a high-grade pill.
• Xun'er rebuked Ling Ying for insulting Xiao Yan and ordered him to leave.
• Xun'er watched the pillar fade, worried that she and Xiao Yan might be separated, and wiped away her tears.

Xiao Qing finished refining a Sect-Breaking Pill, said goodbye to Yao Chen, and returned to the Xiao Household with several snake-type magical beasts. He began guiding Qing Lin through the awakening of her constitution by having her stare into a snake’s eyes and imagine controlling it.

• Xiao Qing refined a Sect-Breaking Pill, and Yao Chen praised his progress in alchemy.
• Xiao Qing told Yao Chen he was leaving and promised to find a Heavenly Flame to help him refine a body; Yao Chen returned to Wutan City to stay with Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Qing returned to the Xiao Household and found Qing Lin cultivating while Zi Yan urged her to take a break.
• Xiao Qing brought several snake-type magical beasts to Qing Lin and explained that they would help awaken her constitution.
• Xiao Qing reassured Qing Lin and instructed her to focus on a green snake’s eyes and imagine she could control it.

Qing Lin awakened the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils and discovered that she could control snake-type magical beasts and absorb their Dou Qi to cultivate. Xiao Qing prepared to leave Wutan City for the Imperial Capital, leaving the Xiao Household with medicinal pills as Xiao Yan recovered to the Fourth Stage of Battle Qi.

• Qing Lin used her awakened eyes to subdue a First-Grade Green Snake and learned she could store it in her pupils and draw on its Dou Qi for cultivation.
• Qing Lin subdued the remaining nearby snake-type magical beasts, and Xiao Qing told her to rest before they left Wutan City the next day.
• Xiao Qing told Xiao Zhan he would leave for the Imperial Capital and gave him medicinal pills to strengthen the Xiao Household.
• Xiao Qing and Zi Yan departed Wutan City at dawn as Xiao Zhan watched them leave.
• Xiao Yan recovered to the Fourth Stage of Battle Qi with the help of Xiao Qing's pill, and Yao Chen offered to help him.

Xiao Qing arrived in the Jia Ma Empire’s Imperial Capital with Zi Yan and Qing Lin and went to the Mittel Auction House to meet Hai Bo Dong. Hai Bo Dong welcomed him publicly, and the group headed inside with Mite'er Tengshan.

• Xiao Qing, Zi Yan, and Qing Lin reached Jia Ma Sacred City and entered through the city gates.
• Xiao Qing located the Mittel Family residence with his soul power and led the girls to the Mittel Auction House.
• Hai Bo Dong sensed Xiao Qing’s arrival, told Ya Fei to summon Mite'er Tengshan, and went to receive his guest.
• Xiao Qing and the girls waited in the auction house hall until Hai Bo Dong arrived with Mite'er Tengshan.
• Xiao Qing greeted Hai Bo Dong as the Ice Emperor, startling the crowd, and Hai Bo Dong invited the group inside.