Chapter Summaries

Xiao Fan repeatedly tried to fuse Bone Spirit Cold Flame and Purple Flame into Buddha's Fury Fire Lotus, surviving several explosions with Xiao Yi Xian's help. After a month and twelve failures, he finally created the fire lotus and demonstrated its destructive power.

• Xiao Fan attempted to fuse Bone Spirit Cold Flame and Purple Flame, but their unstable energies exploded and left him covered in dust and soot.
• Xiao Fan tried again, and a stronger explosion knocked him unconscious; Xiao Yi Xian carried him back to the cottage and treated him.
• Xiao Fan recovered and continued practicing over the next month, while Xiao Yi Xian watched over him through repeated failures.
• On his twelfth attempt, Xiao Fan successfully fused the flames into a white-and-purple fire lotus.
• Xiao Fan showed the lotus to Xiao Yi Xian, then hurled it into the distance, where it blasted a deep crater into the ground.

After Xiao Fan finished cultivating, he discovered that Xiao Yi Xian had awakened her woeful poison body by consuming poison. He reassured her that he would find a way to resolve it, and their bond deepened as her affection for him reached 80.

• Xiao Yi Xian ordered Xiao Fan to fill the craters his Heavenly Flame experiments had left across the valley, and Xiao Fan reflected that he would soon have to leave.
• Xiao Fan found a potent poison in the cottage and discovered Xiao Yi Xian unconscious beside the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture.
• Xiao Fan asked the system about the woeful poison body and learned that awakening a heavenly spirit poison body could neutralize its toxins, but the method cost up to 200,000 Source Coins.
• Xiao Yi Xian woke and worried that Xiao Fan would fear her, but he promised she would always be his friend and said he would help her overcome the poison body.
• Xiao Yi Xian's affection for Xiao Fan rose to 80, and Xiao Fan vowed to find a way to resolve her condition.

Xiao Fan and Xiao Yi Xian parted ways after exchanging gifts and promising to meet again, and Xiao Fan traveled to Black Rock City to continue toward the Tagor Desert. There he learned about upcoming alchemist certifications and planned to get his own grade certified, while Xiao Yan and Yao Lao also arrived in the city.

• Xiao Fan and Xiao Yi Xian shared their final evening, exchanged supplies and poison, and promised to stand by each other in the future.
• Xiao Fan kissed Xiao Yi Xian goodbye, promised to resolve her Woeful Poison Body someday, and left for Black Rock City while she continued toward the Chu Yun Empire.
• Xiao Fan reached Black Rock City, heard that Master Frank's and Master Otto's disciples would attempt First-Grade Alchemist certification, and decided to seek certification himself.
• Xiao Yan and Yao Lao arrived in Black Rock City, and Yao Lao advised Xiao Yan to have his alchemist grade certified.

Xiao Fan disguised himself as Mo Shang and went to the Black Rock City Alchemist Guild to obtain certification, where he encountered Xiao Yan and entered the examination alongside him. The chapter left both young men facing the alchemist examination with Otto, Frank, Linda, and Xue Mei watching.

• Xiao Fan recognized Xiao Yan asking the innkeeper for directions, hid from him, and used the Shadowless Mask to change his appearance.
• Xiao Fan reached the Alchemist Guild and gained entry by showing the guards his purple manifested flame; he learned Xiao Yan had entered earlier with a white flame.
• Xiao Fan introduced himself to Ya Si as Mo Shang, claimed to be nineteen and a third-grade alchemist, and agreed to take the examination because he had no teacher's letter.
• Te Ya gave Xiao Fan examination number six and let him enter the venue, where he met Otto, Frank, Linda, Xue Mei, and Xiao Yan.
• Otto asked Xiao Fan his age, and the candidates and observers considered how he and Xiao Yan compared with Linda and Xue Mei.

Xiao Fan began the First-Grade Alchemist assessment and impressed the hall by refining a Swift Pill with purple beast flame and an unusually bold technique. He completed his pill while Xiao Yan and a few others were still refining.

• Master Otto started the assessment, and the participants received different first-grade pill recipes, including Xiao Fan's Swift Pill and Xiao Yan's Power Accumulation Pill.
• Frank rang the bell to begin the test, and the participants lit their cauldrons while Xiao Fan waited, drawing concern from the examiners.
• Xiao Fan ignited purple beast flame, prompting Frank, Otto, Xiao Yan, Linda, and Xue Mei to react with surprise.
• Xiao Fan tossed all his ingredients into the cauldron at once and expertly refined their essences into a pale-green Swift Pill.
• Xiao Fan placed the finished Swift Pill in a Jade Bottle as Xiao Yan and a few other participants continued their assessments.

Xiao Fan and Xiao Yan passed the first-grade Alchemist assessment with pills bearing pill patterns, then both challenged the second-grade assessment. Xiao Fan went on to pass the third-grade assessment, leaving Black Rock City with two new age records.

• Otto and Frank confirmed that Xiao Yan and Xiao Fan had passed the first-grade assessment with pills bearing pill patterns.
• Xiao Fan and Xiao Yan each requested the second-grade assessment and demonstrated Dou Shi-level strength, so Frank allowed them to proceed.
• Xiao Fan refined a Pulse-Protecting Pill while Xiao Yan refined an Ice Heart Pill, and both passed the second-grade assessment.
• Xiao Fan requested the third-grade assessment, and Otto and Frank allowed him to enter while Xiao Yan waited outside.
• Xiao Fan emerged having passed, becoming the youngest third-grade Alchemist, while Xiao Yan held the record as the youngest second-grade Alchemist.

Xiao Fan and Xiao Yan completed their alchemist assessments, earning third- and second-rank certifications, and learned about the Alchemist Conference in the capital six months later. Xiao Fan left Black Rock City for Desert City aboard a Thick-Winged Bird, heading toward the western region and the Tagor Desert.

• Master Otto announced that Xiao Yan had passed the second-rank assessment and Xiao Fan had passed the third-rank assessment.
• Master Otto and Frank gave Xiao Fan and Xiao Yan their Alchemist Robes and asked about Xiao Fan's purple flame and both young men's masters.
• Master Otto invited Xiao Fan and Xiao Yan to compete at the Alchemist Conference in the capital six months later, and Xiao Yan challenged Xiao Fan to a contest there.
• Xiao Fan left the Alchemist Guild and used his alchemist status to board a dedicated flying transport bound for Desert City.
• A Thick-Winged Bird carrying Xiao Fan rose into the sky.

Xiao Fan reached Desert City to prepare for a search for the Green Lotus Core Flame’s remains and tested the system’s Black Tier summoning. After spending his source coins and a large sum of gold, he obtained several Da Dou Shi-level rewards but nothing that would solve his biggest obstacles.

• Xiao Fan entered Desert City, learned about its two mercenary factions, and bought a map of the Tagor Desert at Hai Bodong’s Ancient Map shop without exposing Hai Bodong’s identity.
• Xiao Fan checked into a quiet inn room and opened the system’s Summoning Module, choosing Black Tier summons because they could provide power suited to his current challenges.
• Xiao Fan spent 2,000 source coins on a Da Dou Shi-Level Combat Card and a Da Dou Shi-Level Speed Card, neither of which met his needs.
• Xiao Fan exchanged one million gold coins for another 1,000 source coins and summoned a Da Dou Shi Soul Imprint Art.

Xiao Fan used Han Qianqian as bait to draw out her father, Han Jue, and gain control of the Iron Cavalry Mercenary Group. He discovered that Han Qianqian and Han Jue were secretly cultivating a rare sixth-tier herb, then abducted her, prompting Han Jue to vow revenge.

• Xiao Fan planned to use his soul imprint and Da Dou Shi-Level Combat Card to take control of Desert City's two mercenary groups.
• Xiao Fan infiltrated the Iron Cavalry Mercenary Group's compound and entered Han Qianqian's courtyard to abduct her and lure out Han Jue.
• Xiao Fan overheard Han Qianqian and Han Jue discussing their plans, then confronted Han Qianqian in her room.
• Han Qianqian revealed that she and Han Jue were secretly cultivating the sixth-tier medicinal herb swallowing hundred herbs.
• Xiao Fan knocked Han Qianqian unconscious, searched the courtyard without finding the herb, and carried her away.
• Han Jue declared that he would fight to the death whoever had taken his daughter.

Han Jue learned that the kidnapper knew about the Swallowing Hundred Herbs and rode alone to exchange it for Han Qianqian. Xiao Fan ambushed him with traps and arrows, then subdued him with a pill, leaving Han Jue unconscious.

• Han Jue questioned Qin Yang about Han Qianqian's disappearance and learned that the Flame Mercenary Group had no apparent involvement.
• A letter revealed that the kidnapper knew about the Swallowing Hundred Herbs and demanded Han Jue bring it alone to exchange for Han Qianqian's location.
• Han Jue ordered his mercenaries to prepare for battle, then rode out of Desert City while Xiao Fan watched from the ramparts.
• Han Jue avoided Xiao Fan's traps and deflected several volleys of arrows before Xiao Fan struck him with an arrow carrying white flame.
• Han Jue charged Xiao Fan but collapsed after the Half-Day Tour pill's effects took hold.

Xiao Fan planted a soul imprint in Han Jue, forcing him to submit while promising to spare his daughter and most of his Swallowing Hundred Herbs. After sending Han Jue to Desert City, Xiao Fan revised his plan to seize the Green Lotus Core Flame, and the system triggered a new mission.

• Xiao Fan planted the soul imprint in Han Jue and stopped him from firing a signal flare when he woke.
• Han Jue submitted to Xiao Fan, who promised not to harm his daughter or take his Swallowing Hundred Herbs, asking only for some rootlets.
• Xiao Fan checked Han Jue's favorability, which had reached 80, and ordered him to return to his mercenary group in Desert City.
• Xiao Fan told Han Jue where Han Qianqian was staying and said he would follow after Han Jue put the group in order.
• Xiao Fan reconsidered his plan to seize the Green Lotus Core Flame, then received a new mission from the system.

Xiao Fan accepted quests to unify Desert City’s factions and obtain the green lotus core flame, then visited Han Jue to inspect the swallowing hundred herbs. He used medicinal essence to make the nearly mature herb bloom.

• Xiao Fan accepted the system quests to unify Desert City’s factions and obtain the green lotus core flame.
• Xiao Fan returned to Desert City and learned that Han Jue had rescued Han Qianqian and lifted the Iron Cavalry Mercenary Group’s lockdown.
• Xiao Fan met Han Jue at the group’s headquarters and asked to see the swallowing hundred herbs.
• Han Jue led Xiao Fan through a hidden chamber to the herb growing underground.
• Xiao Fan used the bone spirit cold flame to refine medicinal herbs into essences and nourish the swallowing hundred herbs until its flower bloomed.

Xiao Fan helped Han Jue absorb the Swallowing Hundred Herbs, raising him to five-star Da Dou Shi, then proposed taking control of Desert City. They planned to kill Zhu Yan and capture the Flame Mercenary Group, leaving the Iron Cavalry Mercenary Group ready to begin its attack.

• Xiao Fan harvested part of the Swallowing Hundred Herbs and refined its essence for Han Jue to absorb.
• Han Jue healed old injuries, improved his aptitude, and advanced from four-star to five-star Da Dou Shi.
• Xiao Fan proposed that Han Jue take control of Desert City, offering to kill Zhu Yan while Han Jue kept him occupied.
• Xiao Fan and Han Jue planned a decapitation operation against the Flame Mercenary Group, accounting for the Iron Cavalry Mercenary Group's disadvantages in city combat.
• Han Jue gathered his senior members, including Guo Pu, and they approved and refined the plan before setting it in motion.

The Iron Cavalry Mercenary Group launched a surprise attack on the Flame Mercenary Group, and Xiao Fan joined Han Jue to fight Zhu Yan. Xiao Fan killed Zhu Yan with an Earth Tier Dou Technique, leaving the battle close to its end.

• The Iron Cavalry Mercenary Group surrounded the Flame Mercenary Group's headquarters and launched a nighttime attack.
• Han Jue fought Zhu Yan while Xiao Fan and the Iron Cavalry's fighters drew Zhu Yan's allies away.
• Xiao Fan used the Da Dou Shi Combat Power Card to reach Five-Star Da Dou Shi and joined Han Jue in cornering Zhu Yan.
• Zhu Yan attempted to escape and then unleashed Fire Dragon Tornado against Xiao Fan.
• Xiao Fan countered with Cloud Crane Shadow, killing Zhu Yan in the ensuing explosion.

After completing the quest to unite Desert City, Xiao Fan claimed his rewards and advanced to Five-Star Dou Master, then used his source coins and Han Jue’s wealth to summon support for the coming struggle over the green lotus core flame. The summons finally gave him a Dou Wang-level Combat Power Card, leaving him with a chance to contend against the Snake-People Tribe’s rival powers.

• Xiao Fan claimed the rewards for uniting Desert City, advanced to Five-Star Dou Master, and saw his system experience rise to 731.
• Xiao Fan considered the danger posed by the Dou Wang- and Dou Emperor-level forces guarding the green lotus core flame and spent his first three thousand source coins on summons.
• Xiao Fan received a Dou Ling-level Speed Card, the power of one Dou Wang-level strike, and a Da Dou Shi-level Combat Power Card, then asked Han Jue for more funds.
• Han Jue gave Xiao Fan the spoils from the Flame Mercenary Group, including over three million gold coins, which Xiao Fan exchanged for three thousand source coins.
• Xiao Fan spent the new source coins and obtained a Dou Wang-level Combat Power Card, a Da Dou Shi-level puppet, and fifth-rank heavenly wolf grass.

Xiao Fan learned that Xiao Yan had reached Desert City and secretly sent him a map to the green lotus core flame. Xiao Yan received the map and learned that Xiao Fan was safe, but the flame was likely already in Medusa’s hands.

• After learning that Xiao Yan had visited Ancient Map, Xiao Fan gave Yuan Wen a map and told him to confirm Xiao Yan’s white flame before delivering it as a message from “Fan.”
• Xiao Yan and Yao Lao discussed the purifying lotus demon flame map fragment and planned to leave Desert City the next day to investigate another heavenly flame in the Tagor Desert.
• Yuan Wen visited Xiao Yan, confirmed his bone spirit cold flame, and delivered Xiao Fan’s package and message.
• Xiao Yan opened the package and found a map to the green lotus core flame along with Xiao Fan’s letter explaining that he was safe but could not meet in person.
• Yao Lao told Xiao Yan to remember what Xiao Fan had done for him, since information about a heavenly flame was exceptionally valuable.

Xiao Fan left Desert City and crossed the Tagor Desert while cultivating on his way to the Snake-People Tribe to find the green lotus core flame. At an oasis, he discovered the aftermath of a bandit attack, saved Liu Yun, and heard bells approaching as the chapter ended.

• Xiao Fan placed Han Jue in charge of Desert City and continued his journey through the desert.
• Xiao Fan cultivated with medicinal liquid and raised his Dou Qi value to 573 as he headed toward the Snake-People Tribe.
• Xiao Fan reached an oasis and found ruined tents and mercenaries’ corpses, then concluded that attackers had drugged the lake before ambushing them.
• Xiao Fan treated the wounded Liu Yun, who identified himself as a member of the Chasing Wind Mercenary Group and blamed desert bandits for the attack.
• Xiao Fan heard bells ringing outside the oasis while speaking with Liu Yun.

Xiao Fan reunited Liu Yun with Sun Wu and the Chasing Wind Mercenary Group after rescuing him, then continued his desert training. Near the Snake-People Tribe’s Holy City, he found traces of a battle and realized Xiao Yan had likely encountered Yue Mei at the oasis.

• Xiao Fan and Liu Yun hid as Sun Wu and the Chasing Wind Mercenary Group arrived to search the battlefield for survivors.
• Xiao Fan revealed Liu Yun and introduced himself as Mo Shang, and Sun Wu and Hou San thanked him for saving Liu Yun.
• Sun Wu said the Yang Family might have sent the Sand Thieves and explained that the Lion King and his companions had rescued the mercenary group.
• Xiao Fan rested with the group, then left the next morning and continued across the desert using Hai Bodong’s map.
• After reaching an oasis near the Snake-People Tribe’s Holy City, Xiao Fan found battle traces and recognized the aura of bone spirit cold flame, concluding that Xiao Yan had fought Yue Mei there.

Xiao Fan followed the trail of Gu He's party through Snake-People territory and took advantage of the damaged Charm Snake Tribe settlement to slip past its defenses. After escaping a squad of guards, he approached the Snake-People Tribe's Holy City.

• Xiao Fan found traces of a battle and recognized that Gu He's party had fought near the Charm Snake Tribe.
• Xiao Fan skirted the settlement and slipped through its weakened cordon while Snake-People tended to the wounded.
• A squad of guards from the Great Snake Tribe spotted Xiao Fan and tried to block his way with a defensive formation.
• Xiao Fan's spear could not break the squad's shield, so he used his Purple Cloud Wings to fly over it and escape.
• Xiao Fan evaded dozens of searches and finally neared the Snake-People Tribe's Holy City.

Xiao Fan and Xiao Yan watched as Gu He’s expedition reached the Snake-People Holy City and demanded an audience with Medusa. Medusa appeared and rejected Gu He’s costly offer for her heavenly flame.

• Xiao Fan hid near the Holy City while Xiao Yan waited nearby for Gu He and the other human experts to arrive.
• Yue Mei told Mo Bass that human forces included one Dou Emperor, three Dou Wangs, and five Dou Lings, and that Medusa had ordered the Snake-People leaders to gather.
• Gu He arrived with his assembled experts and called for Medusa to appear and meet with him.
• Medusa appeared in the sky, and the Snake-People bowed and hailed her as their queen.
• Gu He offered Medusa two Sixth-grade Dou Ling Pills and one Seventh-grade Transformation Pill for her heavenly flame, but Medusa refused to trade.