Chapter Summaries

Amon, disguised as Gu He, expanded the search for a possible Heavenly Flame near Shi Mo City by recruiting the city lord, while nearby Snake-People and the Mo Tie Mercenary Group grew suspicious. In the eastern Magical Beast Mountain Range, Xiao Yan encountered strange beasts and mercenaries marked with white circles, and the chapter ended with a captured Crow snapping its own neck.

• Amon sent Sha Luo to blockade and search the eastern area, and City Lord Mu Lei agreed to help after learning the client was a powerful alchemist offering a fourth-tier pill.
• Amon revealed himself to Mu Lei in Gu He's appearance and promised him a pill or a Xuan-Tier Intermediate Dou Technique for assisting the search.
• Jiang Yin learned that Shi Mo City's humans were searching the eastern area and decided to investigate, while Jiang Wu was told to alert the commander if powerful figures were involved.
• Xiao Ding inferred that a mysterious client had persuaded Mu Lei to join the Sand Mercenary Group's search, but he chose to wait before involving the Mo Tie Mercenary Group.
• Xiao Yan encountered beasts and mercenaries bearing matching white circles around their right eyes, then captured a marked Crow that mocked him before snapping its own neck.

Sha Luo and Mu Lei discovered the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake while investigating a possible fire-element treasure for Gu He, while Amon used Moon Wolf to stop Jiang Yin and possessed Jiang Wu to prevent the Snake-Person Tribe from learning what had happened. Xiao Yan then faced Mu Li, whose hostility toward him was part of Amon’s plan to create an opportunity for Xiao Yan and Little Fairy Doctor.

• Jiang Yin's snake-people ambushed Sha Luo's camp, but the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake emerged from a pit and killed one of them, prompting Jiang Yin to retreat before Mu Lei arrived.
• Sha Luo told Mu Lei about the fourth-tier snake-type beast and the possible treasure, and Mu Lei warned him to report everything to Gu He instead of taking risks.
• Moon Wolf intercepted Jiang Yin's group on their way back and killed the snake-people; a young man in a black Classical Robe and Pointed Soft Hat revealed that he wanted to keep news from reaching Queen Medusa.
• Amon possessed Jiang Wu with a Parasitism Spirit Worm after Jiang Wu killed the disguised snake-person, preventing him from reporting what he knew.
• Mu Li confronted Xiao Yan and claimed he would not allow another man near Little Fairy Doctor, while Amon intended the confrontation to create an opportunity for them to find the cliffside cave.

Amon found the Green Lotus Core Flame’s location by controlling the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake through the magma. Meanwhile, Yun Shan, Gu He, and Hai Bodong reunited in Mo City and prepared to travel together to meet Queen Medusa.

• Amon sent the Corpse Dance Crow to capture the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake, then used Parasitism to guide it through the magma in search of the Green Lotus Core Flame.
• The Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake found the Green Lotus Core Flame deep underground, and Amon received its location before the snake stayed behind to recover.
• Yun Shan and Gu He flew toward Mo City, where Hai Bodong had broken Queen Medusa’s seal and released his Dou Huang aura.
• Yun Shan and Hai Bodong greeted each other and explained to Gu He that they both intended to negotiate with Queen Medusa.
• Yun Shan, Gu He, and Hai Bodong agreed to protect one another and travel together, stopping for a day in Shi Mo City before entering the Snake-Person Holy City.

Yun Shan, Hai Bodong, and Gu He discovered that someone had impersonated Gu He in the ruins beneath Shi Mo City. The impostor, Amon, revealed that he had engineered the encounter to obtain Gu He's Humanoid Transformation Pill, then ordered Yun Shan to absorb the real Green Lotus Core Flame.

• Yun Shan, Hai Bodong, and Gu He investigated the excavated ruins after learning they might once have contained a Heavenly Flame.
• The mercenaries mistook Gu He for someone they had already seen, leading the three men to suspect that an impostor was inside the cavern.
• At the magma lake, Amon claimed to be the real Gu He, while Yun Shan and Hai Bodong—both controlled by Amon—attacked and killed the genuine Gu He.
• Amon extracted Gu He's soul, fused a Worm of Time into it, and took the Humanoid Transformation Pill from his Storage Ring.
• Amon explained that the Heavenly Flame and Gu He had both been part of his plan, then ordered Yun Shan to absorb the Green Lotus Core Flame.

Yun Shan and Hai Bodong helped Amon retrieve the Green Lotus Core Flame and Yun Shan successfully refined it. Amon then tried to parasitize the flame, whose transformation left him intrigued.

• Yun Shan used a jade longsword to sever the Green Lotus from its roots while Hai Bodong held off the flame's retaliation.
• Amon led Yun Shan and Hai Bodong to a remote mountain range, where Yun Shan recovered before absorbing the Green Lotus Core Flame.
• Yun Shan swallowed the flame and refined it into the Spirit Absorber with the Blood Lotus Pill protecting him; he suffered little harm.
• Amon sent a Starlight-colored Spirit Worm into the refined flame to parasitize it, and the worm changed into a form resembling the Heavenly Flame.
• Amon observed the Spirit Worm's transformation and remarked that it was interesting.

Xiao Yan and Little Fairy Doctor escaped the Wolf Head Mercenary Group and found a cave containing a map that pointed to the Green Lotus Core Flame and bore the name Amon. As Xiao Yan grew suspicious of the Monocles and Yao Chen’s fading awareness, Amon created a Heavenly Flame Spirit named Qing Meng and began testing its ability to cultivate the Burning Mantra.

• Xiao Yan carried Little Fairy Doctor down a cliff to evade the Wolf Head Mercenary Group and led her into a cave.
• Xiao Yan found an Ice Spirit Flame Grass, two Dou Techniques, and a map marking the Green Lotus Core Flame; its message was signed by Amon and showed a Monocle-wearing figure.
• Xiao Yan questioned Yao Chen about his Monocle and learned that Yao Chen had become less sensitive to the strange creature’s influence.
• Little Fairy Doctor brought her blue eagle to take them away, and Xiao Yan noticed its white-ringed right eye before dismissing his suspicions.
• Amon parasitized the Green Lotus Core Flame with a Spirit Worm, named the resulting Heavenly Flame Spirit Qing Meng, and had it cultivate the Burning Mantra.
• Qing Meng found that the technique replenished its energy but did not increase its cultivation, and Amon considered whether absorbing other Heavenly Flames could overcome that limit.

Amon split the Green Lotus Core Flame’s origin essence and used a Spirit Worm to create a new Flame Amon, then restored the original flame to its roots and left Qing Meng disguised in the lotus core. Meanwhile, Yue Mei reported suspicious human excavation near Shi Mo City to Queen Medusa, who flew there with Hua She'er and noticed Jiang Wu watching them.

• Amon used Parasitism to give a severed fragment of the Green Lotus Core Flame its own spirit, creating a new heavenly flame that was also Amon.
• Amon rejected the idea of feeding the original Green Lotus Core Flame to Flame Amon, returned the Lotus Pedestal to its roots, and had Qing Meng hide in the lotus core.
• Jiang Wu told Yue Mei that Jiang Yin had vanished after investigating human excavation near Shi Mo City, and he asked for revenge.
• Yue Mei flew to the Snake-Person Holy City and reported the excavation and suspected human experts to Queen Medusa.
• Medusa ordered Yue Mei and Hua She'er to lead her toward Shi Mo City, then looked back at Jiang Wu as they passed overhead.

Queen Medusa fought Yun Shan while Yue Mei and Hua She'er searched the magma for the Heavenly Flame. They found and carried away a weakened green flame, leaving its true condition and Qing Meng’s scheme hidden from them.

• Queen Medusa killed the mercenaries guarding the pit, then confronted Yun Shan, who offered a tier-six medicinal pill if she withdrew.
• Queen Medusa refused Yun Shan’s offer and attacked him while Yue Mei and Hua She'er headed into the magma.
• Yue Mei and Hua She'er followed the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake toward Qing Meng, who staged a fiery backlash to make the Heavenly Flame seem weakened.
• Yue Mei and Hua She'er found the green Heavenly Flame and, believing Gu He had died trying to subdue it, approached it together.
• Hua She'er suppressed the flame’s brief flare and carried it upward with Yue Mei.

Hua She'er and Yue Mei escaped with the Heavenly Flame while Queen Medusa fought Yun Shan, who accused the snake-people of killing Gu He. Medusa was injured protecting Yue Mei, then withdrew after their battle exposed the fight to Shi Mo City; Hua She'er and Yue Mei continued carrying the flame toward the Snake-Person Holy City.

• Hua She'er escaped the magma with the Heavenly Flame while Yue Mei distracted Yun Shan and claimed Gu He had died from the flame's backlash.
• Yun Shan attacked Yue Mei with Wind Extremity: Meteor Kill, and Queen Medusa took the blow to protect her before ordering her to escort the Heavenly Flame away.
• Yue Mei left, and Queen Medusa fought Yun Shan until their clash destroyed the cavern and exposed the battle to Shi Mo City.
• Yun Shan accused Queen Medusa of killing a Misty Cloud Sect elder, and people in Shi Mo City speculated that the elder was Gu He.
• Hua She'er rested while carrying the Heavenly Flame, then Yue Mei took it from her and continued toward the Snake-Person Holy City.

Xiao Yan settled in a cave in the Magical Beast Mountain Range, where he encountered a talking white He Yuan who called itself Lord Ape and tested him in battle. Lord Ape left after exhausting Xiao Yan, leaving him and Yao Chen unsure why it had helped him train.

• Xiao Yan chose a cave beside a waterfall as his training residence and found it filled with the remains of magical beasts that its mysterious former inhabitant had eaten.
• Yao Chen and Xiao Yan discussed the cave’s strange occupant and the Heavenly Flame Ranking, whose first position had no recorded name.
• After Xiao Yan prepared the cave and its defenses, a chanting voice led him to a white He Yuan wearing a bamboo hat and a crystal Monocle.
• The He Yuan introduced itself as Lord Ape and struck Xiao Yan, then revealed through its controlled attacks that it was testing and teaching him.
• Xiao Yan fought Lord Ape with his Black Ancient Ruler until he was covered in bumps and too exhausted to move, and Lord Ape departed while Xiao Yan and Yao Chen watched in confusion.

Amon consumed the Humanoid Transformation Pill and gained a human body, along with the ability to reshape his appearance and faster cultivation. Meanwhile, Lord Ape trained Xiao Yan in combat, leaving Xiao Yan stronger and more disciplined.

• Amon tested a trace of the Humanoid Transformation Pill on a Spirit Worm, confirmed its effects seemed beneficial, and consumed the pill.
• Amon transformed into a human and discovered that his human body could cultivate energy several times faster and freely change its appearance.
• Amon left the cave, took the Magic Cores from Cloud Tiger and Moon Wolf, and absorbed their souls.
• Lord Ape challenged Xiao Yan to spar, repeatedly exposing gaps in Xiao Yan’s ruler techniques as Xiao Yan adapted and improved.
• Yao Chen praised Lord Ape’s teaching ability, and Xiao Yan realized how valuable his Dou Ling-level sparring partner was.

Lord Ape taught Xiao Yan the movement Dou Technique Thunder Flash and gave him Thunder-Singing Grasses to help him learn it. Xiao Yan also developed an aphrodisiac medicine, and Lord Ape misunderstood his work before gathering him stronger ingredients.

• Lord Ape demonstrated Thunder Flash, struck Xiao Yan with it, and gave him a Jade Slip explaining the technique’s circulation path.
• Lord Ape gave Xiao Yan three fourth-tier Thunder-Singing Grasses and asked him to pass the technique down; Xiao Yan promised to honor his trust.
• Xiao Yan added Thunder Flash to his training while continuing to study Alchemy and experimenting with medicinal formulas.
• Xiao Yan successfully refined an aphrodisiac powder, and Lord Ape praised him, mistaking the medicine for evidence of Xiao Yan’s plans to have many children.
• Lord Ape returned from a battle with several stronger aphrodisiac ingredients and urged Xiao Yan to refine them.

Yun Yun fought the Amethyst Winged Lion King for a Purple Spirit Crystal and was badly injured after their clash. As the lion king ordered the beasts to search for her, He Yuan reached Yun Yun and carried her away.

• Lord Ape watched the battle with Little Amethyst Winged Lion King, then set out to do something he found interesting.
• Yun Yun offered the Amethyst Winged Lion King treasures for a Purple Spirit Crystal, but it demanded a Humanoid Transformation Pill, so they fought.
• Xiao Yan secretly approached the battle and listened as Yao Chen spoke about the strength of experts beyond the Gama Empire.
• Yun Yun and the Amethyst Winged Lion King exchanged powerful attacks, and the lion king sealed and wounded her before she escaped.
• The Amethyst Winged Lion King ordered the mountain beasts to search for Yun Yun, while Lord Ape used Thunder Flash to pursue her.
• Yun Yun collapsed, and He Yuan picked her up; she recognized him before fainting.

Lord Ape brought the unconscious Yun Yun, stripped of her clothes and gear, to Xiao Yan, who treated her injuries and explained that the He Yuan had not harmed her. Yun Yun woke and slapped Xiao Yan, then learned Lord Ape had saved her and gradually calmed down.

• Lord Ape carried Yun Yun, dressed only in a loose robe, into Xiao Yan’s cave and left her with him.
• Xiao Yan examined Yun Yun’s injuries and gave her a healing pill while Yao Chen teased him.
• Yun Yun woke as Xiao Yan was closing her robe and slapped him, then realized he had been treating her injuries.
• Xiao Yan told Yun Yun that Lord Ape had removed her clothes but had not harmed her, and explained that it was an unusual He Yuan.
• Yun Yun remembered seeing a He Yuan before passing out, asked what had happened, and finally relaxed after Xiao Yan reassured her.

Yun Yun discovered her Storage Ring was missing and remained in the cave while Xiao Yan trained, but Lord Ape arranged an attack to provoke events between them. Lord Ape and Little Amethyst Winged Lion King hoped Xiao Yan would end up marrying Yun Yun and wondered how Nalan Yanran and Xiao Meng would react.

• Yun Yun asked Xiao Yan for her missing Storage Ring and offered to help him join the Misty Cloud Sect, but Xiao Yan rejected the suggestion and said the ring had not been with her when Lord Ape brought her to the cave.
• Xiao Yan warned Yun Yun to stay in the cave until she undid the seal on the Amethyst Winged Lion King and cautioned her not to provoke Lord Ape.
• Lord Ape monitored Xiao Yan and Yun Yun, then cut a gigantic crocodile in half while Little Amethyst Winged Lion King teased him about his empty fish basket.
• After Xiao Yan left to train, crows covered Yun Yun with droppings, so she ignored his warning and bathed in the pool near the cave.
• Lord Ape arranged for a parasitized Tier 3 Wind Wolf to attack Yun Yun and told Little Amethyst Winged Lion King he hoped Xiao Yan would marry her, provoking reactions from Nalan Yanran and Xiao Meng.

Xiao Yan lured away a powerful magical beast after Yun Yun accidentally revealed her scent, then returned badly injured. Yun Yun accidentally stabbed him while trying to catch him, but Lord Ape treated his wounds, leaving her stunned by his indifference to her attempted seduction.

• Xiao Yan returned to the cave with a wild boar, and Yun Yun greeted him with unexpected relief while Yao Chen teased them.
• A magical beast approached after Yun Yun's bath had left a human scent, so Xiao Yan ordered her to stay behind and rushed out to lure it away.
• After waiting anxiously for half a day, Yun Yun saw Xiao Yan stagger into the cave covered in blood and accidentally stabbed him in the chest with her knife.
• Lord Ape entered the cave as Yun Yun treated Xiao Yan and prepared to distract him, but Lord Ape ignored her and expertly treated Xiao Yan's injuries.

After Lord Ape Amon secretly used an upgraded Spring Desire Powder to make Yun Yun and Xiao Yan lose control, Xiao Yan promised to take responsibility by proposing marriage at the Misty Cloud Sect. Yun Yun told him their relationship was impossible, but Xiao Yan refused to accept her rejection and kissed her again.

• Lord Ape Amon withheld a healing pill and secretly placed upgraded Spring Desire Powder among Yun Yun's seasonings, while Yao Chen approved of its scheme.
• Yun Yun accidentally put the powder in Xiao Yan's food, and its effects led her and Xiao Yan to spend more than half a day together in passion.
• After they recovered, Xiao Yan explained that Lord Ape had brought the powder and promised to propose marriage at the Misty Cloud Sect once he settled other matters.
• Yun Yun told Xiao Yan their relationship was impossible and urged him to let it end, but Xiao Yan insisted on taking responsibility and kissed her again.

After Yun Yun regained her Dou Huang strength, she and Xiao Yan planned to steal a Purple Spirit Crystal from the Amethyst Winged Lion King's cave. Yun Yun revealed that she needed it for her disciple's medicinal pill, and Xiao Yan began to suspect her true identity.

• Yun Yun recovered her strength, teased Xiao Yan, and proposed that they work together to obtain the Purple Spirit Crystal.
• Yun Yun explained that she would hold off the Amethyst Winged Lion King while Xiao Yan stole the crystal, and offered to lend him wind-attributed Dou Qi and protective armor.
• Yun Yun received her Storage Ring, thanked Lord Ape for saving her, and warned that she hoped to meet it again.
• Yun Yun told Xiao Yan that her disciple needed the Purple Spirit Crystal for a medicinal pill before an important battle, prompting Xiao Yan to recognize clues about her identity.

Yun Yun distracted the Amethyst Winged Lion King while Xiao Yan entered its cave and stole the Companion Amethyst Source and Purple Spirit Crystal. After rescuing the injured Xiao Yan, Yun Yun left him cultivation techniques and promised to wait for him to seek her hand in marriage, while Xiao Yan vowed to find her.

• Yun Yun fought the Amethyst Winged Lion King and drew its attention away from the cave as Xiao Yan sneaked inside.
• Xiao Yan found the Companion Amethyst Source and Purple Spirit Crystal, but the Little Amethyst Winged Lion King caught him in the cave.
• Xiao Yan swallowed some of the Companion Amethyst Source, struck at the Little Amethyst Winged Lion King, and was sent flying by its claw.
• Yun Yun wounded the Little Amethyst Winged Lion King, then rescued the unconscious Xiao Yan and escaped while the Amethyst Winged Lion King tended to its cub.
• Yun Yun left Xiao Yan two cultivation techniques, kissed him, and promised to wait for him to ask for her hand in marriage.
• Xiao Yan woke, stored the scrolls, and vowed to find Yun Zhi.

Hua She'er discovered Yun Shan in the Snake-Person Holy City, but Amon and Yun Shan defeated and parasitized her. Amon then used her identity as captain of Medusa's Guard while waiting to observe Queen Medusa's evolution and wondering whether Xiao Yan would arrive.

• Queen Medusa ordered Hua She'er to speed up collecting Ice Spirit Cold Spring before Yun Shan could interfere with her impending evolution.
• Hua She'er spotted a human in a black robe and followed him, then recognized him as Yun Shan when he revealed his face.
• Yun Shan and Amon trapped Hua She'er; after she tried to escape using her snake-splitting technique, Amon's Spirit Worms parasitized her.
• Amon asked Yun Shan whether Xiao Yan had gone to Shi Mo City, and Yun Shan said he had not.
• Amon decided to observe Medusa's evolution without delaying for Xiao Yan, while Hua She'er asked him for healing pills.