Chapter Summaries

While searching for ingredients near the Magical Beast Mountain Range, Long Xiao came across the Blood Battle Mercenary Group being threatened by the Snake Nest Mercenary Group. He saved Ling'er and Ka Gang, and his thoughts turned to a woman from his past as Ling'er asked his name.

• Long Xiao went searching for a bovine magical beast to prepare hot pot for Medusa and discovered a battle near Qingshan Town.
• Ka Gang refused to surrender the Blood Bull, and the Snake Nest leader demanded both it and Ling'er in exchange for releasing the captured Blood Battle members.
• The Snake Nest leader ordered his men to attack, but Long Xiao appeared and killed the charging mercenaries instantly.
• Ka Gang thanked Long Xiao, who said he had intervened because of Ling'er's name and thought of a woman from his past.
• Ling'er asked Long Xiao to tell her his name.

Long Xiao gave the Blood Battle Mercenary Group a Blood Bull’s magic core and healing pills, then left with Medusa to make hot pot. Their meal was interrupted by the Amethyst Winged Lion King, whom Long Xiao struck with the cooking cauldron, leaving the beast stunned by their power.

• Long Xiao told Ling'er and Ka Gang that he was Xiao Huohuo’s older brother, then gave them the Blood Bull’s magic core and pills for the injured mercenaries.
• Ka Gang urged Ling'er to part ways with Long Xiao and Xiao Huohuo, warning her that their world was beyond her reach.
• Medusa dragged Long Xiao away, and he prepared spicy hot pot for them using the Blood Bull’s meat.
• The Amethyst Winged Lion King approached the meal, and Long Xiao hit it on the head with the Golden Light Wandering Dragon Cauldron.
• The Amethyst Winged Lion King recognized Long Xiao and Medusa as powerful Dou Zong experts and wondered why two such figures were in the Magical Beast Mountain Range.

The Amethyst Winged Lion King discovered Long Xiao's delicious hot pot and began supplying him with magical beasts to cook. After feasting, the Lion King abandoned his throne and declared himself Long Xiao's follower, leaving the group together on friendly terms.

• The Amethyst Winged Lion King apologized to Medusa and Long Xiao, then ate the spilled Blood Bull meat and begged Long Xiao to cook more.
• The Lion King lured five Blood Bulls into his cave, seized them, and brought them to Long Xiao for hot pot.
• After Long Xiao mentioned other meats, the Lion King gathered magical beasts, killed their chiefs, and delivered a variety of ingredients for another feast.
• The Lion King ate his fill, gave up being king, and asked to follow Long Xiao whenever there was food.
• The Lion King called Medusa Long Xiao's sister-in-law to appease her, and Long Xiao helped smooth over the awkward remark.

Long Xiao accepted the Amethyst Winged Lion King as a follower and gave him a Transformation Pill, while thinking about his limited time before returning to the Myriad Heavens Academy. After the lion transformed, his attempt to rescue Long Xiao and Medusa from their barrier embarrassed them and angered Medusa.

• The Amethyst Winged Lion King begged Long Xiao to let him follow and asked for a Transformation Pill, and Long Xiao gave him one.
• The Amethyst Winged Lion King swallowed the pill and left to transform while Long Xiao and Medusa rested together.
• Long Xiao thought about leaving the Dou Continent in a year, the dangers awaiting him at the Myriad Heavens Academy, and the need to secure Medusa's place with his clan.
• Long Xiao and Medusa spent two hours cultivating inside a barrier, which Medusa had forgotten to make soundproof.
• The transformed Amethyst Winged Lion King tried to break into the barrier because he thought Medusa's cries meant she was in danger, embarrassing her and prompting Long Xiao to calm her down.

Long Xiao, Medusa, and Curly traveled to Jia Ma Holy City, where Medusa introduced the empire’s major factions and Long Xiao showed her tender affection. They began exploring the city, with Long Xiao offering to pay for whatever Medusa wanted.

• Long Xiao named the Amethyst Winged Lion King Curly and agreed to bring him to the Imperial Capital, warning him not to cause trouble.
• Long Xiao and Medusa flew toward Jia Ma Holy City with Curly following, and Medusa described the city’s powerful factions.
• At the city gates, Long Xiao helped Medusa put on red high heels, and Curly jokingly asked him to put shoes on him too.
• Long Xiao found nothing worthwhile among the city’s goods, then offered to take Medusa shopping at his expense while Curly looked for food.

Long Xiao, Medusa, and Curly ate at a nearly empty restaurant, where Long Xiao paid their enormous bill with three supreme-quality Dou Ling Pills. After learning that the city was gathered for the Alchemist Tournament final featuring Xiao Yan, Long Xiao set out to watch, while Medusa concealed her identity with a veil.

• Curly ordered more than a hundred dishes, and Long Xiao admitted he had no gold coins while Medusa said she carried none either.
• After Curly ate his fill, Long Xiao offered three Dou Ling Pills to pay the 2,210,000-gold-coin bill.
• The proprietor recognized the pills as supreme quality and told Long Xiao that the Alchemist Tournament final between Xiao Yan and an alchemist from the Chu Yun Empire had drawn the crowds away.
• Long Xiao realized Xiao Yan was Xiao Huohuo and decided to attend the final, despite Curly's disinterest in alchemy.
• Medusa veiled her face to avoid recognition by powerful figures at the tournament, and the three headed to the plaza.

Long Xiao watched the Alchemist Tournament with Medusa and Curly, while Xiao Huohuo entered the finals under a hidden identity. As the contestants prepared to refine pills, Yan Li of the Chu Yun Empire provoked the Jia Ma Empire, and Xiao Huohuo focused on winning the championship.

• Long Xiao recognized Xiao Huohuo in the VIP Stand and learned from Medusa that the three officials on the Main Stage were Hai Bodong, Fa Ma, and Jia Xingtian.
• Fa Ma opened the finals, and Long Xiao said he expected Xiao Yan to win while Curly loudly cheered for him.
• Xiao Huohuo recognized Curly as the Amethyst Winged Lion King, but Yao Lao told him to ignore the disturbance and continue competing.
• Yao Lao advised Xiao Huohuo to refine a Dragon Strength Pill because he lacked the flames needed to make a stronger Three-Pattern Green Spirit Pill.
• Yan Li mocked the Jia Ma Empire, while Xiao Huohuo dismissed his behavior and prepared to compete.

Xiao Huohuo unveiled the Black Demon Cauldron and Bone Spirit Cold Flame at the alchemy competition finals, then began refining a Dragon Strength Pill. As his opponent from the Chu Yun Empire neared completion with a peak fourth-grade pill, Xiao Huohuo still had to prove he could match him.

• The Chu Yun Empire contestant showed off his black flame and taunted Xiao Huohuo, who decided to reveal his strength after Yao Lao encouraged him.
• Xiao Huohuo summoned Yao Lao's Black Demon Cauldron, surprising Fa Ma, Jia Xingtian, Hai Bodong, and the Chu Yun contestant with its quality.
• Xiao Huohuo revealed the Bone Spirit Cold Flame, which overwhelmed the other contestants' flames and was recognized as a heavenly flame.
• Xiao Huohuo used the cauldron's runes and his soul power to refine the ingredients for a Dragon Strength Pill without Yao Lao's help.
• The Chu Yun contestant condensed his medicinal liquid into a pill with colored pill fragrance, prompting Fa Ma to say Xiao Huohuo would need a fifth-grade pill to win.

Xiao Huohuo overturned the alchemy competition by refining a fifth-grade pill, humiliating the Chu Yun Empire’s disguised vice president. After the contest, Nalan Yanran reflected on her growing interest in Xiao Huohuo as the Three-Year Agreement approached.

• Xiao Huohuo completed his refinement and produced a fifth-grade pill, stunning the arena and silencing the Chu Yun Empire’s boastful contestant.
• The Chu Yun contestant accused Xiao Huohuo of cheating, but Xiao Huohuo demanded evidence and dismissed the accusation.
• Nalan Yanran watched Xiao Huohuo from the stands while Nalan Xiao urged her to show him dignity if she won their upcoming agreement.
• Fa Ma called on the contestants to present their pills, while the Chu Yun contestant lamented losing despite his hard work and revealed his true identity as his empire’s Alchemist Guild vice president.

After Xiao Yan won the competition, Long Xiao and his companions were lured to the Alchemist Guild by Aoba, who wanted to seize their Dou Ling Pills. Meanwhile, Jia Xingtian sensed a Dou Emperor’s familiar aura near the Guild as Hai Bodong stood beside the frozen corpse of a Chu Yun Empire contestant.

• Long Xiao left the competition square with Curly and Medusa after Xiao Yan was declared champion.
• Aoba and Lei Le stopped Long Xiao’s group in an alley and tried to take their Dou Ling Pills, but Long Xiao agreed to go with Aoba to the Alchemist Guild.
• Lei Le returned to the Mittel Family and urged Lei Ou to hurry to the Guild to claim a share of the pills.
• At the Alchemist Guild, Long Xiao ordered Curly to smash Aoba’s grandfather’s door, and Curly slapped Aoba when he called for help.
• Hai Bodong and Jia Xingtian examined the frozen corpse of the Chu Yun Empire contestant, and Jia Xingtian sensed a familiar Dou Emperor aura near the Alchemist Guild.

Curly beat Fu Yan and Aoba, then turned on Lei Ou and Lei Le after they threatened Long Xiao. Jia Xingtian, Hai Bodong, and Fa Ma arrived to confront Curly, while Hai Bodong recognized Long Xiao and worried about being caught in the conflict.

• Curly dragged Fu Yan from the room and accepted Fu Yan's offer of a peak fifth-tier pill as compensation for Aoba's offense.
• Lei Le urged Lei Ou and Fu Yan to capture and torture Long Xiao, but Fu Yan denied knowing Lei Ou and warned that Curly was a Dou Emperor.
• Curly slapped Lei Ou and Lei Le and moved to kill them, dismissing Lei Le's claim of protection from the Mittel Family.
• Jia Xingtian, Hai Bodong, and Fa Ma arrived after sensing an unfamiliar Dou Emperor's aura and confronted Curly.
• Hai Bodong recognized Long Xiao and began devising a way to avoid being drawn into a clash with him.

Hai Bodong sided with Long Xiao after Fa Ma and Jia Xingtian challenged him, revealing that Long Xiao had destroyed the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect. After Long Xiao dealt with the Mittel Family offenders and received apologies from the Alchemist Guild leaders, Jia Xingtian offered to host him at the imperial palace.

• Hai Bodong kicked Fa Ma and Jia Xingtian, then respectfully apologized to Long Xiao for their behavior.
• Long Xiao accused the Mittel Family men Lei Ou and Lei Le of trying to steal from him, but Hai Bodong denied knowing them and froze them to death.
• Hai Bodong told Fa Ma and Jia Xingtian that Long Xiao had destroyed the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect, including its Dou Zong leader, Bi Xieyan.
• Fa Ma condemned Fu Yan and Aoba’s actions and let Long Xiao decide their fate, so Long Xiao sent Curly to deal with them.
• Jia Xingtian apologized to Long Xiao and invited him to a welcoming banquet at the imperial palace.

Long Xiao declined Jia Xingtian’s palace invitation after Medusa refused to go, then stopped her from killing Jia Xingtian, Fa Ma, and Hai Bodong by promising her two portions of life essence. He sent Curly to the palace in his place and took Medusa aboard his Flying Warship, where they relaxed together in its Spirit Pool.

• Long Xiao declined Jia Xingtian’s invitation when Medusa refused to attend, and Jia Xingtian, Fa Ma, and Hai Bodong recognized her as Queen Medusa.
• Medusa attacked the three men for speaking about her, but stopped when Long Xiao promised her two portions of life essence.
• Curly returned after swallowing two men, and Long Xiao sent him to the palace to represent him and enjoy the feast.
• Long Xiao told Jia Xingtian that Xiao Huohuo was his little brother, and Fa Ma mentioned the next day’s three-year agreement at Misty Cloud Mountain.
• Long Xiao took Medusa high into the sky and revealed a luxurious Flying Warship, then brought her to its Spirit Pool.
• Medusa grew angry when Long Xiao rested instead of keeping his promise, so he lifted her from the pool and left with her.

Yao Lao investigated a mysterious watcher and prepared Xiao Huohuo for his visit to the Misty Cloud Sect, while four black-robed figures emerged from a planar breach in the Amethyst Winged Lion King's cesspit. The figures set up formation flags and waited for the passage to finish opening.

• Long Xiao apologized to Medusa and continued spending time with her before dawn.
• Yao Lao investigated the Eternal Heaven and Earth Keyboard, then confronted a hidden Seven-Star Dou Huang who said he was obeying his young lady's orders.
• Yao Lao praised Xiao Huohuo's rapid progress and warned him about powerful experts, while Xiao Huohuo looked forward to defeating Nalan Yanran at the Three-Year Agreement.
• Four black-robed figures emerged from a planar breach inside the Amethyst Winged Lion King's cesspit and swallowed several mouthfuls of filth.
• The black-robed leader stopped Number Two from destroying the formation and ordered the others to spread more feces over it before planting four spatial formation flags.

Xiao Huohuo arrived at Misty Cloud Mountain to face Nalan Yanran in their Three-Year Agreement duel, drawing the attention of the empire’s powerful figures. Yun Yun and Curly recognized him from their past encounters, and the chapter ended as Xiao Huohuo and Nalan Yanran formally introduced themselves before the fight.

• Jia Xingtian, Hai Bodong, Fa Ma, and other prominent figures gathered at Misty Cloud Mountain for the Three-Year Agreement duel.
• Yun Yun advised Nalan Yanran to stay cautious, while both Yun Yun and Curly anticipated Xiao Huohuo's arrival.
• Xiao Huohuo entered the plaza, and Yun Yun realized he was the young man she had known as Xiao Yan; Curly recognized him as the person who had stolen his hoard.
• Xiao Huohuo challenged Nalan Yanran, and she entered the plaza with her longsword despite Yun Yun's warning not to hurt him.
• Xiao Huohuo rejected Yun Leng's proposal to stop once the outcome was clear, and he and Nalan Yanran exchanged their formal introductions.

Xiao Huohuo and Nalan Yanran fought in their engagement duel, revealing that they were both Da Dou Shi. Xiao Huohuo’s Keyboard Immortal soul attack briefly overcame Nalan Yanran, but her protective treasure freed her, leaving the duel unresolved.

• Nalan Yanran opened with a Mystic-tier sword technique, but Xiao Huohuo summoned the Eternal Heaven and Earth Keyboard and blocked her attack with Eight Desolations Wandering Keyboard.
• Xiao Huohuo and Nalan Yanran exchanged blows until Nalan Yanran revealed that she was a Six-Star Da Dou Shi, and Xiao Huohuo showed that he had reached the same rank.
• Nalan Yanran resumed her attack in a fury, and Xiao Huohuo used One Hundred and Eight Insulting Laws to strike her mind and make her drop her sword.
• Nalan Yanran’s necklace protected her from Xiao Huohuo’s soul attack, and Yao Lao warned him that the treasure could not block it many more times.
• Medusa and Long Xiao watched the duel from a floating bed high above the square.

Xiao Huohuo defeated Nalan Yanran in their arena battle using the Eternal Heaven and Earth Keyboard, then refused to make her his slave or servant. As Xiao Huohuo left, Yun Leng received a sinister order to keep him because he was the Xiao Clan member someone sought.

• Nalan Yanran gathered wind energy and launched her Extreme Wind! Setting Sun Radiance technique at Xiao Huohuo.
• Xiao Huohuo pressed the C rune on the Eternal Heaven and Earth Keyboard and smashed its enormous golden form into Nalan Yanran's attack, shattering her technique and sword.
• Nalan Yanran fell wounded and admitted Xiao Huohuo had won, then tried to kill herself rather than become a servant of the Misty Cloud Sect's victor.
• Xiao Huohuo stopped Nalan Yanran, rejected the idea of taking her as a slave or servant, and left the arena after addressing the crowd.
• Yun Leng heard a sinister voice identify Xiao Huohuo as the Xiao Clan member it sought and order him kept there.

Yun Leng tried to keep Xiao Huohuo at the Misty Cloud Sect under the pretext of investigating a murder, then attacked him when he refused. Xiao Huohuo wounded Yun Leng in front of the sect, and Jia Xingtian, Fa Ma, Nalan Yanran, and Nalan Xiao realized he was Xiao Yan.

• Yun Leng claimed Xiao Huohuo had killed his nephew’s relative and demanded that he stay for an investigation, but Xiao Huohuo refused to leave with him.
• Yun Leng attacked Xiao Huohuo, whose Eternal Heaven and Earth Keyboard blocked the strike; Xiao Huohuo then challenged Yun Leng to fight one-on-one.
• Xiao Huohuo used his secret art and keyboard techniques to meet Yun Leng’s attacks, then flew into the air and declared himself invincible beneath the heavens.
• Yun Leng struck at Xiao Huohuo with Shattering Rock Slash, but Xiao Huohuo’s Great Insulting Technique disrupted him and a flame-coated keyboard blow sent him crashing to the ground.
• Jia Xingtian and Fa Ma recognized Xiao Huohuo’s purple flame and realized he was Xiao Yan; Nalan Yanran and Nalan Xiao also understood his identity and their connection to him.

Xiao Huohuo exhausted his Dou Qi while fighting Yun Leng, but Curly arrived and declared him his brother because they both followed Long Xiao. Jia Xingtian, Fa Ma, and Hai Bodong then intervened to protect Xiao Huohuo, leaving Yun Leng overwhelmed and furious.

• Xiao Huohuo attacked Yun Leng with a rain of golden keys, but ran out of Dou Qi before defeating him.
• Yun Leng seized the chance to attack Xiao Huohuo, but Curly appeared and knocked him down with one punch.
• Curly identified himself as Xiao Huohuo’s brother and warned Yun Yun and the Misty Cloud Sect not to harm him.
• Curly told Xiao Huohuo that they were brothers because they both followed Big Brother Long Xiao, and Xiao Huohuo realized Long Xiao was involved.
• Jia Xingtian, Fa Ma, and Hai Bodong each stepped in to defend Xiao Huohuo and urged Yun Leng to stand down.
• Yun Leng spat blood in rage as the powerful allies gathered around Xiao Huohuo.

Yun Leng summoned the newly awakened Yun Shan to stop Xiao Huohuo from leaving the Misty Cloud Sect, despite Yun Yun’s attempt to let him go. Ling Ying joined Jia Xingtian, Hai Bodong, Fa Ma, and Curly to face Yun Shan, and Xiao Huohuo proposed a plan to pin the Dou Zong down while he escaped.

• Jia Xingtian, Hai Bodong, and Curly backed Xiao Huohuo, but Yun Leng refused to let him leave until Yun Yun intervened and gave permission for him to go.
• Yun Leng played a jade flute to awaken Yun Shan, who descended from the rear mountain with the aura of a Dou Zong.
• Yun Shan insisted that Xiao Huohuo remain on the mountain and challenged Jia Xingtian and the others to take him away by force.
• Ling Ying appeared to help escort Xiao Huohuo, and Yun Shan agreed to face the five Dou Emperors together.
• Xiao Huohuo assigned the five allies roles in a coordinated attack so they could keep Yun Shan occupied while he escaped.