Recaps

Chu Zhou rapidly advanced as a cultivator and alchemist, gaining the Mittel Auction House’s support and the Mystic Yellow Azure Flame. He traveled to Qingshan Town, recruited Xiao Yi Xian after identifying her Woeful Poison Body, and set out with Aunt Luo toward the Magical Beast Mountain Range.

• Chu Zhou used the Myriad Medicine Clarity Body to master pill-making, became the first First-Rank Alchemist, and received the Mystic Yellow Azure Flame from the Firmament Ledger.
• Chu Zhou reached Three-Star Dou Zhe, earned First-Rank Alchemist certification, and left for Qingshan Town to visit Deercry Village.
• Chu Zhou found Deercry Village largely deserted, then went to the Myriad Medicine Pavilion and offered Xiao Yi Xian a position as his Alchemy Maid.
• Chu Zhou revealed that he knew about Xiao Yi Xian’s special constitution and persuaded her he could help her control it.
• Chu Zhou identified Xiao Yi Xian’s constitution as the Woeful Poison Body and explained its power and danger.
• Xiao Yi Xian agreed to serve Chu Zhou unless she outgrew his ability to help her, while Chu Zhou asked about herb-gathering routes in the Magical Beast Mountain Range.
• Chu Zhou arranged lodging for Xiao Yi Xian and immediately set out for the mountains with Aunt Luo.

Chu Zhou advanced as an alchemist and Dou Shi while helping Meng Ziwei and Xiao Yi Xian, trading heavenly-flame information with Xiao Yan, and setting out for Salt City. The arc ended with Chu Zhou obtaining a Scorpion Snake Flower for Xiao Yi Xian and preparing to travel to Desert City so she could refine it safely.

• Chu Zhou found the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame Fragment Map in a cave and gained the Demon Saint Space, then strengthened his skills and began using the space to store his spoils.
• Chu Zhou helped Meng Ziwei’s family by giving her a Storage Ring and pills to repair Meng Zichen’s meridians, then killed Jiang Tianhao after discovering he had arranged Meng Zichen’s injury.
• Chu Zhou advanced to Peak Nine-Star Dou Zhe and Peak Grade Two Alchemist, then broke through to Two-Star Dou Shi and became the first summoner to reach Grade Three alchemy.
• Chu Zhou taught Xiao Yi Xian pill refining, while Ya Fei helped him auction information about a heavenly flame and introduced him to Xiao Yan, who traded pill formulas for flame leads.
• Chu Zhou left Wutan City with Xiao Yi Xian and Luo Lin, refined Grade Four Pills, and passed the Third-Rank Alchemist assessment in Salt City.
• Chu Zhou exchanged Qi Gathering Powder for Soul-Piercing Grass, accepted a Mo Clan White Jade Token, and left the Alchemist Guild with Xiao Yi Xian.
• Chu Zhou acquired a Scorpion Snake Flower for Xiao Yi Xian after purging poison from a one-armed man, then agreed with her to travel to Desert City and find a safe place for her to refine it.

Chu Zhou advanced in strength and alchemy while navigating schemes involving the Mo Clan, the Jiang Family, and the Snake-People Tribe. He secured Queen Medusa’s support, helped Xiao Yi Xian grow stronger, and agreed to attend the Jia Ma Empire’s upcoming Alchemist Tournament.

• Mo Xuan apologized for Mo Yuan’s accusation and gave Chu Zhou a spirit-absorbing stone, and Chu Zhou refined pills for the Mo Clan before secretly leaving with Xiao Yi Xian and Luo Lin.
• Chu Zhou gave Xiao Yi Xian the Scorpion Snake Flower, then consumed Fire Cloud Pills to reach peak Nine-Star Dou Shi as she advanced to Four-Star Dou Shi.
• Chu Zhou and Xiao Yi Xian fought off attackers sent by the Duanmu Family, then Chu Zhou returned to Blue Star and helped the Meng Family expose the Jiang Family’s scheme over a Spirit Stone mine.
• Chu Zhou activated the mine’s spatial node at the Jiang Family tea plantation and broke through to Da Dou Shi, then killed three Da Dou Shi who had trapped Chi Mei and uncovered Mulan Valley’s plot to provoke war.
• Chi Mei agreed to kill the Otherworlders Mo Xite and Yanshan Jiro, who were killed by Snake-People warriors and respawned without their former connections.
• Chu Zhou reached Stone Desert City, defended Qing Lin, and joined the Desert Iron Mercenary Group, where Xiao Li expelled Sister Yan and assigned Qing Lin to Chu Zhou.
• Chu Zhou entered the Snake-People Holy City with Chi Mei’s token and negotiated with Queen Medusa to exchange alchemy for the tribe’s resources, promising to reach Fifth Grade or Dou Ling within a month.
• Chu Zhou refined nearly a hundred fourth-grade pills, helped Xiao Yi Xian advance to nine-star Dou Shi, reassured Qing Lin about her pupils, and agreed to attend the Jia Ma Empire Alchemist Tournament after Luo Lin delivered a pill formula.

Chu Zhou secured the Snake-People Tribe’s support, advanced to Dou Wang, and helped Queen Medusa evolve while collecting powerful flames and alchemy knowledge. The arc ended with him defeating the Nethersea Azure Dragon over Wei City and attracting the attention of governments around the world.

• Chu Zhou proved his fifth-grade alchemy before the Snake-People Tribe, became its Guardian Worshiper, and used its resources to advance his cultivation and alchemy.
• Chu Zhou traded with Yao Lao for pill recipes and a Heavenly King Pill, while copying the Bone Spirit Cold Flame’s origin and discovering Han Shanshan’s hidden soul imprint.
• Chu Zhou broke through to Dou Wang, became a sixth-grade alchemist, and took the Green Lotus Core Flame from Queen Medusa and Hai Bodong.
• Chu Zhou formed an Azure Flame Soul Pact with Queen Medusa, helping her evolve into a Two-Star Dou Zong with the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python Bloodline, and she accepted the name Cai Ling.
• Chu Zhou contracted the Purple Nether Flame Snake’s beast soul after Cai Ling subdued it, then returned to Blue Star when the Nethersea Azure Dragon escaped toward Wei City.
• Chu Zhou reached Wei City as the Nethersea Azure Dragon attacked, fought it alongside the Purple Nether Flame Snake, and destroyed its soul with Azure Flame Sword Intent.
• Chu Zhou took the dragon’s Soul Bead, Inner Core, and corpse after defeating it, while Wei City celebrated and governments considered how to approach him.