Chapter Summaries

Xiao Qing took Medusa and the four Snake-People Elders into his secret realm and confronted Medusa about becoming his pet through her evolution. Medusa agreed to his terms in exchange for the Elders’ release and a promise that he would not attack the Snake-People Tribe again, while Zi Yan led Qing Lin and Xiao Yi Xian to search for the tribe’s treasure stores.

• Xiao Qing entered the secret realm with Medusa and the four unconscious Elders, leaving Zi Yan, Qing Lin, and Xiao Yi Xian behind.
• Zi Yan persuaded Qing Lin to join her in searching the Snake-People Holy City for the tribe’s hidden reserves, despite Xiao Qing’s instruction to wait.
• Xiao Qing dropped the Elders and Medusa onto the grass, then revealed that he wanted Medusa to evolve into a Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python and become his pet.
• Medusa warned Xiao Qing that making her his pet could invite backlash, but he dismissed her threat and implied he could pursue the newborn soul instead.
• Medusa agreed to Xiao Qing’s terms, demanding that he release the four Elders and promise not to attack the Snake-People Tribe again.

Xiao Qing persuaded Medusa to take a pill containing the Life Spirit Flame and leave the secret realm with him, promising to help protect her during her evolution. Outside, Zi Yan, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin tried to hide that they had emptied the Snake-People Tribe’s treasury, but Xiao Qing emerged with Medusa and the captured Elders before they could settle on a plan.

• Xiao Qing explained that he would provide a Heavenly Flame and protect Medusa during her evolution, though her success would depend on luck.
• Medusa swallowed Xiao Qing’s pill, and he opened a spatial vortex with the Life-and-Death Seal and carried the four Elders through it.
• Zi Yan, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin finished emptying the Snake-People Tribe’s treasury, and Zi Yan warned them not to tell Xiao Qing.
• Sensing Xiao Qing’s return, Zi Yan took the others outside, where they waited for the spatial barrier to form.
• Xiao Qing emerged carrying the four Elders, followed by Medusa, surprising Zi Yan and the others.

Xiao Qing healed Medusa’s four Elders and prepared to leave the Snake-People Holy City with Medusa, Qing Lin, Zi Yan, and Xiao Yi Xian. The Elders hoped Medusa would win Xiao Qing’s favor and help restore the Snake-People Tribe’s former glory, while a belated message arrived at the city.

• Zi Yan revealed that she had looted the Snake-People Tribe’s treasury, and Xiao Qing took her five Storage Rings, promising to refine her medicinal ingredients into pills.
• Xiao Qing healed the four Elders’ chest wounds, and Medusa took them to a bamboo grove and explained what had happened without mentioning the Seal or secret realm.
• Medusa rejoined Xiao Qing’s group, and they flew away from the Holy City as the four Elders hoped she would help the Snake-People Tribe rise again.
• The Snake-People in the city awoke and realized that Medusa had been captured, while a Second-Rank Azure Nether Flying Snake arrived with a delayed message from several commanders.

Xiao Qing sensed a Heavenly Flame in the Tagor Desert and led the others into the Hurricane Zone. They discovered a hidden canyon and a massive tornado, then flew toward it as the Astral Wind grew stronger.

• The Life Spirit Flame stirred, and Xiao Qing recognized that a Heavenly Flame was nearby.
• Xiao Qing changed course toward the Hurricane Zone, with Qing Lin, Zi Yan, Xiao Yi Xian, and Medusa following him.
• The group entered the sandstorm and discovered a vast canyon with a huge tornado hidden inside.
• Xiao Qing explained that the opportunity lay ahead and led the group toward the tornado.

Xiao Qing captured the Furywind Dragon Flame and secured it inside a Space Cage. The group watched the subdued Heavenly Flame after he returned from the tornado.

• Xiao Qing identified the tornado's core as the Furywind Dragon Flame, and Xiao Yi Xian realized it fulfilled one of the requirements to cure her Calamitous Poison Body.
• Xiao Qing told Xiao Yi Xian he had gathered the three Heavenly Flames needed and had clues to the remaining materials.
• Xiao Qing used spatial movement to reach the Furywind Dragon Flame as it tried to flee into the tornado.
• Xiao Qing unleashed the Life Spirit Flame to cut the Furywind Dragon Flame off from the tornado and subdue it.
• Xiao Qing imprisoned the Furywind Dragon Flame in a Space Cage and returned to the group, where Zi Yan and Xiao Yi Xian examined it.

After taking the Furywind Dragon Flame, Xiao Qing led the group out of the Hurricane Zone and later helped Qing Lin control a Fifth-Rank Flame Snake. He gave her the Supreme Unity Soul Art to strengthen her ability to command snakes, and she learned that souls could be cultivated.

• Xiao Qing confirmed the Furywind Dragon Flame was the only prize in the canyon and led Qing Lin, Zi Yan, Xiao Yi Xian, and Medusa out of the Hurricane Zone.
• A few days later, Xiao Qing helped Qing Lin use her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils to control a Fifth-Rank Flame Snake, alarming Medusa with the power of Qing Lin's constitution.
• Xiao Qing reassured Medusa that Qing Lin would not enslave her as long as she behaved.
• Qing Lin explained that controlling the Flame Snake temporarily prevented her from controlling other snakes, and Xiao Qing praised her progress.
• Xiao Qing passed the Supreme Unity Soul Art to Qing Lin and explained that cultivating her soul could let her control more snakes.
• Qing Lin asked whether the soul could be cultivated, and Xiao Qing said soul cultivation methods had once been widespread but had become rare knowledge.

Xiao Qing proposed traveling through neighboring empires with his companions, while Xiao Yan grew frustrated with his slow cultivation and decided to search for Heavenly Flames with Yao Chen. Xiao Yan left the Imperial Capital, unaware that Xun'er watched him go and that Yao Chen had recognized the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame in her eyes.

• Xiao Qing suggested traveling through neighboring empires after Qing Lin's pupils reached saturation, and Medusa agreed to join despite worrying about trouble from the Snake-People Tribe.
• Xiao Yan complained to Yao Chen that his Yellow Tier low-level cultivation technique was too slow and insisted on searching for Heavenly Flames.
• Yao Chen agreed to leave the Imperial Capital with Xiao Yan the next day, and Xiao Yan went to bid farewell to his family.
• Xiao Yan quietly left the Xiao Household before dawn, while Xun'er watched him depart from a nearby rooftop.
• Yao Chen recognized the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame in Xun'er's eyes and directed Xiao Yan to search the neighboring empires.

Xiao Qing and his companions arrived at Falling Geese City, ruled by the Gold Geese Sect, intending to raid its treasury. Sect Master Yan Luotian confronted them and threatened Queen Medusa and the women, and Xiao Qing calmly warned that Yan Luotian had brought the violence upon himself.

• Xiao Qing and his group reached the Falling Geese Empire after Qing Lin captured Mobasi and stored him within her eyes.
• Xiao Qing led Zi Yan, Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, and Queen Medusa toward Falling Geese City to plunder its treasury.
• Xiao Qing explained that Gold Geese Sect master Yan Luotian had recently become a Dou Zong, but he posed no threat to him.
• Yan Luotian flew out of Falling Geese City with the sect's Elders and mocked Queen Medusa and Xiao Qing.
• After confirming that the group seemed to have no Dou Zong expert, Yan Luotian ordered Queen Medusa to kill Xiao Qing and threatened the women.
• Xiao Qing said he had not wanted a massacre, but Yan Luotian had brought it upon himself.

Xiao Qing killed Yan Luotian and the Gold Geese Sect’s nearby elders after they threatened Medusa and the others, then let Zi Yan collect their Storage Rings. The group headed into the city to gather more spoils, while Zi Yan encouraged Qing Lin and Xiao Yi Xian to grow accustomed to the aftermath of battle.

• Yan Luotian dove toward Medusa and the others, but Xiao Qing’s spatial power restrained him as the elders were killed.
• Xiao Qing emerged, mocked Yan Luotian, and stabbed him with a Spatial Blade, killing him.
• Xiao Qing gave Zi Yan the other fighters’ Storage Rings in exchange for copies of their Dou Techniques and cultivation methods, then found the Sky Wild Goose Nine Movements Wings scroll in Yan Luotian’s ring.
• Qing Lin grew pale at the sight of the corpses, so Xiao Yi Xian comforted her while Xiao Qing let her face the experience.
• Zi Yan finished collecting dozens of Storage Rings and accompanied the group toward the city to gather more spoils.

Xiao Qing and his companions looted the Gold Geese Sect and other Falling Geese City families after he killed Yan Luotian and the sect’s experts. They finished collecting the spoils and planned to explore nearby, while news of the sect’s destruction spread across the empire.

• Qing Lin and Xiao Yi Xian steeled themselves after witnessing the bloody aftermath, as Xiao Qing’s group approached Falling Geese City and its guards opened the gates.
• Xiao Qing used his soul power to locate the city’s treasure vaults, and his pressure killed family members who rushed to seize their valuables.
• Xiao Qing took a few rare herbs from the Gold Geese Sect’s vault and went to its Scripture Pavilion while Zi Yan, Qing Lin, Xiao Yi Xian, and Medusa gathered the remaining treasures.
• Zi Yan led the group in emptying the other families’ vaults, and half a day later they returned to the Gold Geese Sect’s hall.
• Xiao Qing finished reading the Sky Wild Goose Nine Movements Wings, suggested that the group explore the area, and they agreed.
• News of Yan Luotian’s death and the Gold Geese Sect’s destruction spread across the Falling Geese Empire as a young man began to reveal who was responsible.

After Xiao Qing left the Falling Geese Empire, Hai Bo Dong chose to stay out of the struggle over its territory, while the surrounding powers divided the empire. Jia Xing Tian’s forces were driven back, leaving him frustrated and wondering why Fa Ma was still absent.

• Hai Bo Dong told Mite'er Tengshan that Xiao Qing would not waste time ruling the Falling Geese Empire, so the Mittel Family should protect its own interests in the Jia Ma Empire.
• Ya Fei delivered a spy’s report about Xiao Qing and Queen Medusa, but Hai Bo Dong dismissed it as unreliable teahouse gossip.
• Xie Bi Yan’s forces took three-quarters of the Falling Geese Empire, while the Mulan Three Elders secured the remaining quarter for the Mulan Empire.
• Jia Xing Tian’s group was overwhelmed and fled back to the Jia Ma Empire without gaining territory.
• Jia Xing Tian asked whether Fa Ma was still in seclusion and wondered why he had not appeared.

Jia Xing Tian and the other powerful figures left the Falling Geese Empire as the Ten Thousand Scorpions Sect and Mulan Valley planned a joint attack on the Jia Ma Empire. A month later, Fa Ma began absorbing vast amounts of energy at the Alchemist Association, and Jia Xing Tian and Hai Bo Dong realized he was breaking through to Dou Zong.

• Jia Xing Tian chose not to risk a breakthrough and ordered Mu Chen to watch Chu Yun and the Mulan Empire’s border movements.
• Xie Bi Yan told the Ten Thousand Scorpions Sect and Mulan Valley to attack the Jia Ma Empire together in two months and divide its resources according to merit.
• Xie Shan resented the Mulan Three Elders after they left the hall, thinking the Ten Thousand Scorpions Sect would target them after conquering the Jia Ma Empire.
• One month later, natural energy surged into the Alchemist Association’s cultivation chamber, drawing powerful figures including Jia Xing Tian and Hai Bo Dong.
• Jia Xing Tian and Hai Bo Dong recognized that Fa Ma was breaking through to Dou Zong.

Fa Ma broke through to the Dou Zong realm after receiving help from Xiao Qing, then concealed the truth from Jia Xing Tian by claiming a chance encounter with the Dan Soul Realm had enabled his breakthrough. He said he planned to train a disciple, giving himself a reason to maintain ties with Xiao Qing and look after the Xiao Household.

• Hai Bo Dong and Mite'er Tengshan realized Fa Ma’s breakthrough might be connected to Xiao Qing, but Hai Bo Dong stopped Mite'er Tengshan from revealing what he knew.
• Mite'er Tengshan suggested preparing congratulatory gifts, and the gathered powerful figures sent for rare treasures and medicinal ingredients.
• Fa Ma emerged from seclusion after the energy vortex subsided and announced that he had broken through to Dou Zong.
• After the other guests left, Fa Ma told Jia Xing Tian that observing two auctioned pills had led him into a mysterious state and helped him overcome the bottleneck.
• Fa Ma noticed Hai Bo Dong had seen through his story, while Jia Xing Tian believed it and asked about his plans.
• Fa Ma said he intended to train a disciple, planning to build a relationship with Xiao Qing while making it natural to look after the Xiao Household.

After Fa Ma reassured Jia Xing Tian and Hai Bo Dong, Xiao Qing discovered that Mulan and Chu Yun planned to attack the Jia Ma Empire and confronted the Mulan Three Elders in Mulan Valley. The elders formed their Three Beasts Barbaric Desolation Art as Xiao Qing prepared to fight them.

• Fa Ma declined Jia Xing Tian's offer to find disciples, then saw Jia Xing Tian and Hai Bo Dong off after answering their questions about reaching the Dou Zong realm.
• The Mulan Three Elders discussed Fa Ma's breakthrough and dismissed the threat he posed to their planned attack on the Jia Ma Empire.
• Xiao Qing appeared in the Mulan Valley hall and revealed that he had overheard the elders plotting against his homeland.
• Xiao Qing declared that the elders would die because they threatened the Jia Ma Empire and Fa Ma worked for him.
• The Mulan Three Elders activated their Three Beasts Barbaric Desolation Art and prepared to face Xiao Qing.

Xiao Qing defeated the Mulan Three Elders, killed them, and sealed their souls in jade bottles before leaving Mulan Valley. After discovering the sect leaders were dead and the treasury had been robbed by a group including Queen Medusa, Mulan Valley’s remaining elders decided to withdraw from the world.

• Xiao Qing overwhelmed the Mulan Three Elders and cut off the tiger-headed old man's hand with a sword strike.
• The lion-headed old man attacked Xiao Qing with the formation's power, but Xiao Qing killed him with Heaven-Burning Life Spirit Slash and sealed his soul in a jade bottle.
• Xiao Qing killed the remaining two elders, sealed their souls, took their Storage Rings, and set the hall ablaze before leaving through a spatial ripple.
• Mulan Valley's elders found the three sect masters' charred remains and recognized their auras, confirming they had been killed.
• The treasury guard reported that a little girl with Dou Huang cultivation and several companions, including Queen Medusa, had emptied the treasury.
• The remaining elders agreed to seal Mulan Valley away and withdraw from the world.

As Xiao Qing traveled toward the Chu Yun Empire, he used the Life-and-Death Seal to enslave the souls of the Mulan Three Elders and sent them into the Secret Realm to become energy bodies. In the Jia Ma Empire, Hai Bo Dong and Fa Ma discussed Xiao Qing’s latest victory and Jia Xing Tian’s likely worries.

• Xiao Qing gave Zi Yan a jade bottle filled with pills he had made for her.
• Xiao Qing released three captured souls, subdued them with his soul power, and used the Life-and-Death Seal to enslave the Mulan Three Elders.
• Xiao Qing explained that the Seal could turn enslaved souls into energy bodies, then sent the three elders into the Secret Realm to await their transformation.
• Hai Bo Dong and Fa Ma discussed Xiao Qing’s defeat of the Mulan Three Elders and speculated that Jia Xing Tian was worried about the Jia Ma Royal Family’s holdings.

Jia Xing Tian feared for the Jia Ma Royal Family’s future, while Xie Bi Yan ordered the Ten Thousand Scorpions Sect to conquer the weakened Mulan Empire and reclaim its territory. Xiao Yan entered Ten Thousand Poisons Marsh in search of a possible Heavenly Flame, encouraged by Yao Chen and determined to catch up with Xiao Qing.

• Jia Xing Tian stared over the Imperial Capital and wondered whether it would remain under the Jia Ma Royal Family’s rule.
• Xie Shan reported that Queen Medusa and the expert who killed the Mulan Three Elders might target the Jia Ma Empire’s resources.
• Xie Bi Yan postponed plans to attack the Jia Ma Empire and ordered Xie Shan to conquer the Mulan Empire and reclaim its former territory in the Falling Geese Empire.
• Xiao Yan entered Ten Thousand Poisons Marsh despite locals warning that people who went inside never returned.
• Yao Chen assured Xiao Yan he could keep him alive and reminded him that Xiao Qing had killed Dou Zong experts.
• Xiao Yan resolved to work harder to catch up with Xiao Qing and disappeared into the poisonous mist.

Xiao Qing attacked the Ten Thousand Scorpions Sect and killed its guarding elder before confronting Xie Bi Yan, the sect’s Supreme Elder. Their battle began with Xiao Qing using Spatial Power to turn Xie Bi Yan’s Five-Poison Rakshasa Seal against him.

• Xiao Qing arrived at Ten Thousand Scorpions Mountain aboard the Ink Snake, and a gray-robed elder attacked him with the Five Poison Seal.
• Xiao Qing countered with the Scarlet Fire Seal, then used Spatial Power to appear behind the gray-robed elder and kill him.
• Xie Bi Yan emerged from the sect and challenged Xiao Qing, who dismissed his demand for an explanation.
• Xie Bi Yan attacked with the Five-Poison Rakshasa Seal, but Xiao Qing twisted space and redirected it into Xie Bi Yan’s back.

Xiao Qing fought Xie Bi Yan after the latter used the Blood Soul Art to transform into a powerful half-scorpion creature. Xiao Qing shattered Xie Bi Yan’s pincer with his Azure Dragon Arm, leaving the badly wounded sect leader near defeat.

• Xie Bi Yan activated the Blood Soul Art, using a sealed Seventh-Rank Blood Demon Scorpion Emperor’s soul to raise his strength to Four-Star Dou Zong.
• Xiao Qing and Xie Bi Yan battled in the clouds while Qing Lin watched anxiously and Zi Yan reassured her that Xiao Qing could handle the fight.
• Xie Bi Yan tried to draw closer to Qing Lin and the others, but Xiao Qing put away his sword and covered himself in purple-gold scales.
• Xiao Qing transformed his right arm into a purple-gold dragon arm and punched Xie Bi Yan’s pincer, cracking and shattering it.
• Xie Bi Yan’s transformation receded, leaving him with a badly injured arm and a plummeting aura as he acknowledged that he might fall to a Dou Huang.

Xiao Qing let Xie Bi Yan strike him with the Demon Poison Mark, then used the Life Spirit Flame to refine it and absorb its Dou Qi. After capturing Xie Bi Yan’s soul, Xiao Qing led the others toward the Ten Thousand Scorpions Sect to claim its accumulated treasures.

• Xie Bi Yan used his life-risking Demon Poison Mark on Xiao Qing, who pretended to be caught off guard.
• Xiao Qing refined the mark with the Life Spirit Flame, while Zi Yan, Medusa, Qing Lin, and Xiao Yi Xian worried about him.
• Xie Bi Yan explained the mark’s deadly effects, but Xiao Qing showed that he had extracted it and sealed Xie Bi Yan’s lips.
• Medusa handed Xie Bi Yan to Xiao Qing, who extracted his soul and sealed it in a jade bottle.
• Xiao Qing led the group toward the Ten Thousand Scorpions Sect to collect its treasures, cultivation methods, and Dou techniques.