Recaps

Xiao Yan learned that a Dou Zong expert and powerful fighters had arrived in Wutan City, but Yao Lao warned him not to get involved. At the Mittel Auction House, Ya Fei discovered that Queen Medusa commanded Gu He's respect and followed the group, while Medusa asked about Hai Bodong.

• Xiao Yan questioned why such powerful experts had come to Wutan City, and Yao Lao warned that he could not protect Xiao Yan from a Dou Zong.
• Xiao Yan resolved to recover his strength and grow stronger before going to the Cloud Orchid Sect to reclaim his dignity.
• Gu Ni recognized Gu He at the Mittel Auction House, and Ya Fei arranged a private box for him and his companions.
• Ya Fei saw Gu He defer to Queen Medusa, canceled her auction duties, and followed the group to their private box.
• Queen Medusa asked Ya Fei about Ice Emperor Hai Bodong, then told Gu He that they could hold an auction of their own.

Ya Fei tried to build a connection with Queen Medusa, who was impressed by the Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid being auctioned in Wutan City. Xiao Yan watched the price climb, and the auction ended on a startling bid of two hundred thousand gold coins.

• Ya Fei realized Pill King Gu He treated Queen Medusa with great deference and approached her to describe the auction house’s unusual items.
• The auction began, and the Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid was offered for a starting price of eight thousand gold coins.
• Xiao Yan watched from the auction hall as bids rose and smiled at the prospect of earning money for his cultivation.
• Queen Medusa and Gu He assessed the liquid, and Gu He concluded that its diluted form could rival a third- or fourth-tier pill.
• Xiao Zhan raised the bid to forty thousand gold coins before a voice from the VIP room bid two hundred thousand.

Queen Medusa won the Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid for 200,000 gold coins, then offered Ya Fei a chance to earn her favor by finding its seller. After the auction, Xiao Yan was exposed as the seller when the Amethyst Winged Lion King rushed to him.

• An honored guest bid 200,000 gold coins for the Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid, shocking the auction hall and the Three Great Families.
• Ya Fei offered to cover the cost, and Queen Medusa accepted while asking her to find the liquid’s seller in exchange for a favor.
• Queen Medusa dismissed the Wind Scroll Technique as rubbish, but did not bid on it as the auction continued.
• After the auction, Xiao Yan went to Master Gu Ni to collect the proceeds from his Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid.
• The Amethyst Winged Lion King rushed to Xiao Yan, and Queen Medusa recognized him as the seller.

Queen Medusa exposed Xiao Yan’s disguise and learned that he was the young alchemist behind the Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid. When Xiao Yan offered to consult his master about the formula in three days, Chen Xuan privately told Medusa to accept, and she let the group go.

• Medusa saw through Xiao Yan’s disguise, and Xiao Yan revealed his identity to Ya Fei, Gu He, and Yue Mei.
• Ya Fei recognized Xiao Yan from Wutan City and was shocked that he had made the Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid.
• Xiao Yan identified Medusa as a Dou Zong expert, startling Ya Fei and confirming Medusa’s immense strength.
• Medusa asked Xiao Yan why she had summoned him, and he realized she wanted the Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid formula.
• Xiao Yan said the formula belonged to his master and offered to consult him at the Xiao Clan in three days, prompting Gu He to ask about the master.
• Medusa began to pressure Xiao Yan, but Chen Xuan told her to accept his offer, and she withdrew her aura.

After escaping the Mittel Auction House, Xiao Yan learned from Yao Lao that the powerful Dou Zong was Queen Medusa and accepted that he needed strength before he could protect valuable things. Meanwhile, a mysterious young woman learned that Xiao Yan had encountered a Dou Zong and warned that she would kill anyone who harmed him.

• Xiao Yan returned to the Xiao Clan after escaping the auction house and told Yao Lao how Queen Medusa's pressure had left him helpless.
• Yao Lao said he could not defeat the late-stage three-star Dou Zong and urged Xiao Yan to prioritize strength over the Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid Recipe.
• Xiao Yan resolved to grow stronger and agreed that they could hand over the recipe rather than risk attracting more powerful enemies.
• Yao Lao identified the Dou Zong as Queen Medusa and explained that her awakened Seven-Colored Heaven-Connecting Python bloodline could raise her to Dou Zun level.
• A black figure reported Xiao Yan's encounter to a young woman, who said that even a Dou Zong would die if Xiao Yan were harmed.

Ya Fei asked Queen Medusa to help her escape an arranged marriage, and Medusa gave her a Purple Token to resolve the matter. After everyone left, Chen Xuan told Medusa that a powerful force behind Xiao Yan could threaten them, leaving her alarmed.

• Ya Fei told Queen Medusa that she wanted to escape the arranged marriage her family planned for her.
• Queen Medusa offered to destroy the Mittel Family, but Chen Xuan suggested giving Ya Fei the Purple Token Hai Bodong had provided.
• Queen Medusa gave Ya Fei the token and told her to identify Medusa as its sponsor, and Ya Fei realized the Queen had secured her freedom.
• After Gu He, Yue Mei, and Ya Fei left, Queen Medusa asked Chen Xuan why he had acted as he did around Xiao Yan.
• Chen Xuan revealed that a high-rank Dou Emperor had watched them and warned that the force behind Xiao Yan was powerful enough to overwhelm Medusa.

Xiao Yan delivered the Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid formula to Queen Medusa at the Mittel Auction House. Queen Medusa accepted the formula, then confronted Xiao Yan about concealing his identity, leaving him shocked.

• Xiao Yan encountered Xiao Xun'er on his way out, apologized for neglecting her, and promised to shop with her later.
• Yao Lao warned Xiao Yan that Xiao Xun'er was far from ordinary, and Xiao Yan continued toward his meeting with Queen Medusa.
• Master Gu Ni welcomed Xiao Yan to the Mittel Auction House, where he found Queen Medusa, Ya Fei, Pill King Gu He, and the Little Amethyst Winged Lion King.
• Xiao Yan presented Queen Medusa with the Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid formula that he had written down from Yao Lao's dictation.
• Queen Medusa confirmed that the formula was correct and exceeded her expectations, then said she disliked people who concealed their identities, leaving Xiao Yan pale with shock.

Chen Xuan revealed that he knew Yao Lao was possessing Xiao Yan and offered information about Han Feng in exchange for two precious pill recipes and a promise to protect Xiao Yan. Yao Lao accepted the deal, and Chen Xuan warned him that his enemies were searching for him.

• Chen Xuan summoned the Green Lotus Core Flame, forcing Yao Lao to take control of Xiao Yan and reveal his Dou Zong-level power and Bone Spirit Cold Flame.
• Gu He explained that a powerful soul had possessed Xiao Yan, while Yao Lao realized that Chen Xuan had refined a heavenly flame despite Queen Medusa’s sinister-cold constitution.
• Chen Xuan told Yao Lao that Han Feng was in the Black-Corner Region, provoking Yao Lao’s killing intent.
• Chen Xuan demanded the First Origin Pill Recipe and Nine Yin Yellow Springs Pill Recipe, and Yao Lao agreed to provide them in exchange for Chen Xuan saving Xiao Yan from danger three times.
• Yao Lao handed over the recipes, and Chen Xuan gave him the Snake-People Queen’s Token and warned him that his enemies were looking for him.

After “Xiao Yan” left, Chen Xuan explained the expert’s immense power and influence, prompting Gu He, Yue Mei, and Ya Fei to confront their own weakness. Ya Fei chose to begin cultivating and was invited to stay by Chen Xuan, who left open whether he could help her improve.

• After “Xiao Yan” left the VIP room, Yue Mei asked Chen Xuan whether he knew the expert, and Chen Xuan described him as a peak Dou Zun and high-rank eighth-rank alchemist.
• Gu He, Yue Mei, and Ya Fei were stunned by the expert’s status, and Chen Xuan warned them that powerful forces and dangers lay beyond what they could understand.
• Ya Fei grew discouraged about the harshness of the world, but Chen Xuan urged everyone to keep growing stronger to survive.
• Ya Fei asked Chen Xuan to guide her cultivation, and he agreed that she could stay by his side.
• Queen Medusa questioned whether Chen Xuan could help Ya Fei improve, and Chen Xuan answered that he did not know.

Xiao Yan learned how Han Feng betrayed Yao Lao and vowed to kill him, then agreed to pursue greater strength as Yao Lao revealed the Flame Mantra. In Wutan City, news of Ya Fei's departure spread, and Chen Xuan awkwardly responded to Queen Medusa's teasing.

• Xiao Yan returned to his room after trading insults with Xiao Ning and apologized to Yao Lao for the price Yao Lao paid at the auction.
• Yao Lao explained that he had given Queen Medusa rare pill formulas in exchange for her promise to help Xiao Yan three times.
• Yao Lao told Xiao Yan that his former disciple Han Feng had conspired with outsiders to murder him, and Xiao Yan vowed to kill Han Feng.
• Yao Lao warned Xiao Yan that Han Feng was far stronger and asked whether Xiao Yan was ready to become stronger, then revealed the tattered Flame Mantra scroll.
• News that Ya Fei was leaving Wutan City spread, prompting the city's men to lament her departure.
• Ya Fei praised Queen Medusa's beauty and asked who could be worthy of her, and Chen Xuan replied that he was not worthy before feeling Medusa's icy gaze.

A high-rank magical beast’s arrival terrifies Wutan City, but Chen Xuan visits the Xiao Clan with the Amethyst Winged Lion King and gives Xiao Yan a rare Flying Dou Technique. The group departs for the Jia Ma Empire’s capital, leaving Xiao Yan amazed by his gift and Xiao Zhan wondering about his son’s new teacher.

• A roar from the Amethyst Winged Lion King alarms Wutan City, and Xiao Zhan tells Xiao Yan to stay inside the Xiao Clan.
• Yao Lao identifies the beast as a sixth-rank magical beast and reassures Xiao Yan that Queen Medusa has subdued it.
• Chen Xuan arrives above the Xiao Clan with Ya Fei, Gu He, Yue Mei, and the lion kings, then tells Xiao Yan she has come to give him a gift.
• Chen Xuan gives Xiao Yan a scroll and departs with the others, while Xiao Zhan asks his son about the visitors and learns they were friends of his teacher.
• Yao Lao identifies the scroll as the rare Flying Dou Technique Purple Cloud Wings, and Xiao Yan realizes it will let him fly before reaching Dou Wang.

At Emperor Jia Ye’s fiftieth birthday celebration, the Jia Ma Empire’s leading powers waited for an important guest whose identity Jia Xingtian kept secret. A sixth-rank magical beast roared outside the palace, signaling the guest’s arrival.

• Jia Xingtian and Yun Yun exchanged barbed remarks about Yun Shan’s seclusion and the Misty Cloud Sect’s strength.
• Fa Ma and Mittel Tengshan urged the gathering to move on to the birthday celebration, but Fa Ma noted that one guest had not arrived.
• Jia Xingtian said the missing guest would arrive soon, and the assembled leaders waited for half an hour.
• Nalan Jie and Yun Yun complained about the delay and questioned whether the guest would come.
• A sixth-rank magical beast roared through the imperial city, and Jia Xingtian announced that their guest had arrived.

Jia Xingtian reassured the imperial court that the approaching Amethyst Winged Lion King was not an enemy, revealing that the Jia Ma Empire had allied with the Snake-People Tribe. Gu He arrived with the beast and announced that he served Queen Medusa, while Yun Yun recognized a woman among the riders.

• Fa Ma questioned whether Jia Xingtian had allied with magical beasts, so Jia Xingtian invited the Dou Wang experts to inspect the approaching creature.
• The experts flew outside and identified the beast as the Amethyst Winged Lion King.
• Jia Xingtian told Jia Ye that the empire would work with the Snake-People Tribe, whose Queen Medusa had become a Dou Zong.
• Gu He flew from the Amethyst Winged Lion King and greeted the assembled experts, who remarked on his growing strength.
• Yun Yun asked whether Gu He had subdued the beast, and Gu He said his new master, Queen Medusa, had done so.
• Yun Yun saw a woman in a red dress among the riders and recognized her, reacting with disbelief.

Chen Xuan arrived at Emperor Jia Ye’s birthday celebration as Queen Medusa and revealed that she had become a Dou Zong, then presented gifts on behalf of the Snake-People Tribe. Her close ties with the Jia Ma Imperial Family and Pill King Gu He left the empire’s factions anticipating a major shift in power.

• Yun Yun recognized the woman on the Amethyst Winged Lion King as Queen Medusa, and the assembled experts feared she had broken through to Dou Zong.
• Chen Xuan stepped into the air, confirming the breakthrough, while Yue Mei brought Ya Fei and the little lion down to the ground.
• Jia Xingtian welcomed Chen Xuan, who apologized for arriving late and praised Emperor Jia Ye.
• Chen Xuan gave Emperor Jia Ye three Dou Ling Pills on behalf of the Snake-People Tribe for his fiftieth birthday.
• The Jia Ma Empire’s experts considered how the alliance between the Snake-People Tribe, Pill King Gu He, and the imperial family could reshape the empire, while Yun Yun worried the Misty Cloud Sect would be threatened.

As Queen Medusa stood as an equal to Emperor Jia Ye, Ya Fei revealed that she had become the queen’s maid and gave Mittel Tengshan a Purple Token. The token showed that Ice Emperor Hai Bodong had pledged allegiance to Queen Medusa, leaving Mittel Tengshan and the other experts stunned.

• Jia Ma Empire’s experts saw Queen Medusa seated alongside Emperor Jia Ye and recognized the threat her alliance posed to the Misty Cloud Sect and the Three Great Families.
• Nalan Jie and Mu Chen asked Mittel Tengshan why he kept looking at the woman beside Queen Medusa, and he realized she was Ya Fei from his family.
• Ya Fei approached Mittel Tengshan and told him Queen Medusa had taken her as a maid, so she could no longer contribute to the Mittel Family.
• Ya Fei gave Mittel Tengshan a Purple Token and said its owner had pledged allegiance to Queen Medusa.
• Mittel Tengshan recognized the token as Ice Emperor Hai Bodong’s and reacted with shock, while the gathered experts sensed the importance of the revelation.

Mittel Tengshan learned that Hai Bodong had submitted to Queen Medusa and decided to submit the Mittel Family to Chen Xuan. Chen Xuan accepted the offer, seeing the family’s auction houses as a source of wealth for the Snake-People Tribe.

• Mittel Tengshan rejoiced that Hai Bodong was alive and urged Ya Fei to seize her opportunity with Queen Medusa.
• Mittel Tengshan approached Chen Xuan and declared that the Mittel Family would submit to him.
• Mittel Tengshan explained that he trusted Hai Bodong’s decision, shocking the assembled experts with the news that the Ice Emperor had submitted to Queen Medusa.
• Chen Xuan told Mittel Tengshan to wait for further arrangements and privately explained to Queen Medusa that the Mittel Family’s auction houses could fund the Snake-People Tribe’s growth.

After the Mittel Family pledged allegiance to Queen Medusa, Jia Xingtian arranged for his granddaughter Yao Yue to become Chen Xuan’s disciple in exchange for a share of the Imperial Family’s revenue. Chen Xuan accepted for three years and set Yao Yue the goal of reaching Dou Ling.

• Yun Yun left the palace to report the Mittel Family’s allegiance to her teacher, and the other powerful figures departed soon after.
• Jia Xingtian praised Chen Xuan’s breakthrough to Dou Zong, and Chen Xuan explained that Heavenly Flames had nearly killed him as he stimulated his bloodline.
• Jia Xingtian asked Chen Xuan to teach Yao Yue and offered him thirty percent of the Jia Ma Imperial Family’s revenue.
• Chen Xuan agreed to teach Yao Yue for three years, and Jia Xingtian called her out from a corner of the hall.
• Yao Yue greeted Chen Xuan as her teacher, and he ordered her to advance from Dou Zhe to Dou Ling within three years.

The Jia Ma Imperial Family formally allied with the Snake-People Tribe, and Queen Medusa accepted Princess Yao Ye as her disciple, sending shockwaves through the empire. As families shifted their allegiance and the Misty Cloud Sect faced growing pressure, Yun Yun revealed that Yun Shan had reached the crucial stage of his breakthrough.

• Rumors that the Jia Ma Imperial Family planned to purge the Nalan Family angered Nalan Jie, until Nalan Su received an official scroll announcing the imperial alliance with the Snake-People Tribe and Queen Medusa's acceptance of Princess Yao Ye as her disciple.
• The Jia Ma Imperial Family sent the announcement to powerful families across the empire, and Fa Ma worried about the consequences of the alliance.
• Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran learned that more than a dozen families under the Misty Cloud Sect's authority had submitted to the Jia Ma Imperial Family.
• Yun Yun returned after consulting her teacher and ordered Misty Cloud Sect disciples to remain within the sect while letting the defecting families go.
• Yun Yun explained that Yun Shan had reached the crucial stage of his breakthrough, raising Yun Leng's hopes that the sect could match Queen Medusa.

Jia Xingtian celebrated the alliance between the Jia Ma Imperial Family and the Snake-People Tribe, while Chen Xuan obtained three Ten-Thousand-Year Vermilion Fruits to give Yao Ye at her discipleship ceremony. When he learned that the Heavenly Snake Mansion had arrived with a Dou Zong expert, Chen Xuan prepared to face them at the Sacred Hall.

• Jia Xingtian celebrated the alliance with the Snake-People Tribe alongside Fa Ma and the gathered family heads.
• Yao Ye told Jia Xingtian that her teacher was bringing a gift for her discipleship ceremony.
• Chen Xuan signed in for the monthly Mystery Gift Pack and received three Ten-Thousand-Year Vermilion Fruits.
• Ya Fei told Chen Xuan that Lu Man, Bai Ya, and a Dou Zong expert from the Heavenly Snake Mansion had arrived at the Sacred Hall.
• Chen Xuan sent Yue Mei and Gu He ahead, said he could defeat the Dou Zong if the opponent was below Eight-Star Dou Zong, and left with Ya Fei.

Chen Xuan formally accepted Yao Yue as his disciple and set demanding cultivation goals for her. The chapter ended with him presenting her a Ten-Thousand-Year Vermilion Fruit as her first gift.

• Chen Xuan arrived at the Jia Ma Imperial Family's palace, where Yao Yue greeted him and teased with Ya Fei before Jia Xingtian told her to invite her teacher to the seat of honor.
• Yao Yue completed the formal ceremony and became Chen Xuan's disciple.
• Chen Xuan required Yao Yue to reach Dou Ling within three years, Dou Wang within ten years, and Dou Emperor within twenty years, and she firmly promised to meet his conditions.
• Chen Xuan told Yao Yue that he expected her to aim for Dou Zong or even Dou Zun, leaving the hall stunned.
• Chen Xuan summoned a Ten-Thousand-Year Vermilion Fruit and gave it to Yao Yue as a gift from her teacher.

Chen Xuan gave Yao Yue a Ten-Thousand-Year Vermilion Fruit, which turned out to be alive and tried to escape. The Little Amethyst Winged Lion King caught and ate it before anyone could stop it.

• The patriarchs failed to identify the fruit, so Chen Xuan named it a Ten-Thousand-Year Vermilion Fruit and gave it to Yao Yue.
• Yao Yue reached to eat the fruit, but it buzzed and whimpered, startling her into dropping it.
• The fruit released fiery energy and flew toward the hall's exit, revealing that it had developed intelligence.
• Jia Xingtian ordered everyone to stop the fleeing fruit, while Fa Ma realized its effects could rival an Eighth-Tier Pill.
• The Little Amethyst Winged Lion King caught the fruit in its mouth, ate it, and settled beside Chen Xuan.

The Little Amethyst Winged Lion King ate Yao Yue’s Ten-Thousand-Year Vermilion Fruit and transformed into an Amethyst Winged Lion Emperor with a Dou Zun growth ceiling. Chen Xuan then gave Yao Yue another Ten-Thousand-Year Vermilion Fruit, which she secured in her Storage Ring.

• The Little Amethyst Winged Lion King ate the sentient Ten-Thousand-Year Vermilion Fruit while the assembled patriarchs watched in shock.
• Chen Xuan explained that the fruit did more than increase cultivation, and the lion began absorbing its energy as it slept.
• The lion transformed into an Amethyst Winged Lion Emperor, reached peak tier 2, and gained a growth ceiling of Dou Zun.
• Fa Ma identified the fruit as a treasure that enhanced bloodline and aptitude, and Yao Yue lamented losing the gift from her teacher.
• Chen Xuan produced another Ten-Thousand-Year Vermilion Fruit and gave it to Yao Yue, who stored it safely in her Storage Ring.

Yao Yue ate the sentient Ten-Thousand-Year Vermilion Fruit, which greatly improved her aptitude and cultivation while transforming her into a stunning beauty. She thanked Chen Xuan and agreed to build her strength carefully, while Queen Medusa demanded the remaining fruit for herself.

• Chen Xuan and Jia Xingtian persuaded Yao Yue to eat the Ten-Thousand-Year Vermilion Fruit before anyone else could claim it.
• Yao Yue swallowed the crying fruit and was enveloped in dark red energy as it transformed her body and raised her cultivation from Five-Star Dou Zhe to Nine-Star Dou Zhe.
• When the energy faded, Yao Yue discovered she had become a tall, beautiful young woman, and she proudly teased Ya Fei about her new looks.
• Jia Xingtian urged Yao Yue to thank Chen Xuan, and Chen Xuan warned her to strengthen her foundation instead of letting her cultivation rise unchecked.
• Queen Medusa spoke to Chen Xuan telepathically and demanded that he save the remaining Ten-Thousand-Year Vermilion Fruit for her.

Chen Xuan broke through to Four-Star Dou Zong while in seclusion at the Jia Ma Imperial Family Palace, then claimed a generous monthly Mystery Gift Pack for the Snake-People Tribe. The chapter ended with his Half-Step Dou Zong little snake begging for a Ten-Thousand-Year Vermilion Fruit, which Chen Xuan refused to give it.

• After a month in seclusion, Chen Xuan broke through from Three-Star Dou Zong to Four-Star Dou Zong, and his aura shook the Jia Ma Imperial Palace.
• Yao Yue sensed Chen Xuan’s breakthrough, while Jia Xingtian recognized the aura from the Forbidden Grounds and hoped Yao Yue would eventually strengthen the Jia Ma Empire.
• Chen Xuan activated his monthly mystery Sign-In and received eighteen stalks of Transformation Grass, the Sea King Ring, two High-grade Earth-tier techniques, and a drop of Dou Sheng Blood Essence.
• Chen Xuan considered how the rewards could help the Snake-People Tribe, especially by letting its members take human form and strengthening its cultivation.
• The little seven-colored snake appeared at Half-Step Dou Zong and asked for a Ten-Thousand-Year Vermilion Fruit, but Chen Xuan refused and eventually coaxed it into accepting something else next time.

After ending his seclusion, Chen Xuan prepared to leave the Jia Ma Empire and return to the Snake-People Tribe, while considering how to restore the little fellow’s body. Before he departed, Jia Xingtian asked him to have Gu He refine a pill to heal the Nether Sea Flood Dragon Beast’s lingering injuries.

• Chen Xuan left seclusion, praised Yao Yue’s progress to Dou Shi, and learned that Queen Medusa had reached Four-Star Dou Zong.
• Chen Xuan told Yao Yue and Jia Xingtian that he planned to return to the Snake-People Tribe, and Jia Xingtian asked him to help obtain a Primordial Bone-Shaping Pill.
• Jia Xingtian led Chen Xuan, Yao Yue, and Ya Fei to a hidden lake where the injured Nether Sea Flood Dragon Beast lived.
• Chen Xuan confirmed that the Nether Sea Flood Dragon Beast’s injuries threatened its life, and Jia Xingtian offered three sets of Sect Breaking Pill ingredients as payment for the pill.
• Chen Xuan agreed to have Gu He attempt the refinement if Jia Xingtian prepared the recipe and ingredients.