Chapter Summaries

Xiao Tian crossed the Black Domain Great Plains, profiting from ambushes while trying to find his way to the Black-Corner Region. He followed Elder Qing and her group from the Heavenly Snake Mansion, and the chapter ended as she attacked him and he prepared to respond.

• Xiao Tian entered the Black Domain Great Plains and defeated several groups of ambushers, collecting gold, Magic Cores, beast hides, and medicinal ingredients.
• He traveled for two days, saw a black storm and Hall of Souls figures capturing soul bodies, then realized he was lost.
• Xiao Tian spotted Elder Qing leading a group of Dou Ling and Da Dou Shi experts and followed them, suspecting they belonged to the Heavenly Snake Mansion.
• After reaching the Black-Corner Region, Elder Qing confronted Xiao Tian and warned him to leave, then said she would kill him herself.
• Elder Qing launched a snake-shaped Dou Qi attack at Xiao Tian, who made his move in response.

Xiao Tian defeated Elder Qing with his Adamantine Staff, escaped her counterattack with his Heavenly Flame, and used Genjutsu to persuade her to escort him. As they traveled together, he realized he could earn an Achievement Point by keeping her alive and leaving the Black-Corner Region.

• Xiao Tian slammed Elder Qing into the ground with his enlarged Adamantine Staff, but she escaped by transforming into green Dou Qi snakes.
• Elder Qing attacked Xiao Tian from behind, and he destroyed her Dou Qi snakes with his Heavenly Fallen Divine Tiger Flame.
• Xiao Tian used his Three-Tomoe Sharingan and Genjutsu on Elder Qing, who agreed to take him along for part of the way.
• Xiao Tian recognized Elder Qing as someone who had died escorting the Yin-Yang Profound Dragon Pill in the original timeline and resolved to protect her.
• Elder Qing asked Xiao Tian his name, and he introduced himself as Ye Fan; she warned him not to reveal his real name so casually.

Xiao Tian reached Black Seal City with Elder Qing, advanced to Eight-Star Dou Wang, and began preparing to devour the Fallen Heart Flame. The chapter left him leaving Thousand Medicine House after buying expensive ingredients for a Sixth-Grade Earth Spirit Pill.

• Xiao Tian checked into an inn with Elder Qing paying, while Ling Yu warned her that Xiao Tian was dangerous and advised her to leave him after the Black Seal Auction.
• Xiao Tian refined Upgraded Dou Ling Pills, swallowed one, and advanced to Eight-Star Dou Wang, keeping another pill to auction.
• Xiao Tian forced Han Yan to tell him where the city's largest medicinal ingredient shop was, then went to Thousand Medicine House.
• Xiao Tian bought ingredients for an Earth Spirit Pill to prepare for devouring the Fallen Heart Flame, spending much of his plundered gold.

Xiao Tian brought a flawless Upgraded Dou Ling Pill to the Black Seal Auction House and sought Earth Core Fire Ganoderma and a movement Dou Technique. When Eight Gates master Yuan Yi tested him with pressure, Xiao Tian revealed his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan and confronted him.

• Xiao Tian disguised himself and presented his Upgraded Dou Ling Pill for appraisal at the Black Seal Auction House.
• Elder He confirmed the pill's exceptional quality and discussed exchanging it for Earth Core Fire Ganoderma and a movement or offensive Dou Technique.
• Xiao Tian hoped to obtain Three Thousand Lightning Movement, a secret technique of the Wind Lightning Pavilion.
• Yuan Yi, master of the Eight Gates, arrived with Elder He and pressured Xiao Tian to test him.
• Xiao Tian revealed his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, resisted Yuan Yi's pressure, and challenged him for trying to intimidate him.

Xiao Tian traded a perfect-quality Dou Ling Pill at the Black Seal Auction House for Three Thousand Lightning Movement, earth core fire ganoderma, a VIP card, and seven million gold coins. He returned to the inn and spent the evening with Elder Qing of the Heavenly Snake Mansion, leaving to study his new technique.

• Yuan Yi offered Xiao Tian Three Thousand Lightning Movement, earth core fire ganoderma, and a VIP card for his Dou Ling Pill.
• Xiao Tian insisted on additional payment, and Yuan Yi agreed to give him seven million gold coins.
• Xiao Tian left the auction house with the items and gold, then asked the Heavenly Snake Mansion women to help fend off spies.
• Xiao Tian visited Elder Qing, ate her pastries and drank her fruit tea, and shrugged off her warning about possible poison.
• Xiao Tian thanked Elder Qing and returned to his room to rest and study Three Thousand Lightning Movement.

Xiao Tian practiced Three Thousand Lightning Movement and discovered that Queen Medusa had been hiding inside the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python. Queen Medusa demanded his Life Soul Golden Pill, leaving Xiao Tian angry at her sudden appearance and commanding manner.

• Yuan Yi learned that the Heavenly Snake Mansion was interested in the perfect-quality Sixth-grade Dou Ling Pill, while Elder Qing suspected Ye Fan had refined it and told Ling Yu not to harm him.
• Xiao Yan discussed pill costs with Yao Lao, who explained that Xiao Yan needed a Sixth-grade Earth Spirit Pill before attempting to subdue the Fallen Heart Flame at Jia Lan Academy.
• Xiao Tian practiced Three Thousand Lightning Movement through the night in the Kamui Dimension and claimed to have reached its Three Thousand Lightning stage.
• The Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python woke and ate companion amethyst source, and Queen Medusa appeared over its body.
• Queen Medusa demanded Xiao Tian's Life Soul Golden Pill, and Xiao Tian accused her of hiding inside the little cutie and spying on him.

Queen Medusa trapped Xiao Tian outside the Kamui Dimension, but he used the Companion Amethyst Source to force her back into the Seven-Colored Little Snake. Xiao Tian emerged to taunt her while the little snake eagerly ate the source.

• Queen Medusa attacked Xiao Tian with seven-colored Dou Qi, so he escaped into the Kamui Dimension.
• Queen Medusa waited outside, and Xiao Tian cooked hot pot inside the dimension before sending out two beef meatballs, which she destroyed.
• Xiao Tian sent Queen Medusa notes refusing to come out and warning that he would use the Companion Amethyst Source to make her return to the little snake.
• Queen Medusa claimed she had reached an agreement with the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python, but the Companion Amethyst Source prompted the python to resist her.
• Queen Medusa transformed into the Seven-Colored Little Snake, which rushed to eat the Companion Amethyst Source, and Xiao Tian emerged to taunt her.

Xiao Tian used Kotoamatsukami on Queen Medusa after she threatened to expose his resurrection ability. The technique succeeded before he could issue a command, and Queen Medusa found herself unable to hurt him.

• The Seven-Colored Little Snake fell asleep after consuming the Companion Amethyst Source, and Queen Medusa emerged to demand that Xiao Tian gather the ingredients for a Life Wheel Golden Pill.
• Xiao Tian activated his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, but Queen Medusa sensed someone approaching and turned back into the sleeping snake.
• Xiao Tian sealed the snake in a separate area of his Kamui Dimension, where Queen Medusa threatened to destroy the dimension.
• Xiao Tian used Kotoamatsukami on Queen Medusa, and the system confirmed that the technique succeeded with a three-year cooldown.
• Queen Medusa's Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python phantom appeared, then faded, and she discovered that she could not hurt Xiao Tian.

Xiao Tian struck a half-year protection deal with Queen Medusa in exchange for a Life Wheel Golden Pill, then joined Elder Qing at the Black Seal Auction. The auction began with the Blood Sect’s young master, Fan Ling, arriving, and Xiao Tian wondered whether Er Huo was nearby.

• Xiao Tian agreed to give Queen Medusa a Life Wheel Golden Pill in half a year in exchange for her protection for six months.
• Queen Medusa transformed into the Seven-Colored Little Snake, and Xiao Tian carried her out of the Kamui Dimension.
• Xiao Tian spent the day eating at Elder Qing’s home before joining her at the Black Seal Auction.
• Xiao Tian entered through the Heavenly Snake Mansion’s VIP passage and sat with Elder Qing in the front row.
• Fan Ling arrived with the Blood Sect, and Xiao Tian recognized him as a potential target for earning Achievement Points.
• Xiao Tian listened to rumors about the Blood Sect and watched the crowd for Er Huo.

Xiao Tian attended the Black Seal Auction, where the rare Flying Dou Technique Thunder Bat Sky Wings drew fierce interest. He outbid Fan Ling, raising the price to three million gold coins as the auction continued.

• Dou Emperor Yuan Yi appeared on the auction platform and opened the Black Seal Auction.
• A disfigured man won the Fire Flame Sword for eight hundred thousand gold coins.
• The auctioneer introduced the Profound Tier Low Grade Flying Dou Technique Thunder Bat Sky Wings, and Fan Ling said he wanted it.
• Bidding on the Thunder Bat Sky Wings climbed to two million gold coins.
• Elder Qing bid two million one hundred thousand gold coins, Fan Ling countered with two million three hundred thousand, and Xiao Tian raised the bid to three million.

At the Black Seal Auction House, Xiao Yan bid on a Dragon Whisker Ice Fire Fruit, and Xiao Tian recognized his younger brother by his voice and black ring. Xiao Tian then used his eye technique to daze Fan Ling, while the perfect-quality Dou Ling Pill drew the attention of powerful figures.

• Fan Ling bid against Xiao Tian for an auction item, and the old man finalized the sale.
• Xiao Yan watched Xiao Tian from the darkness and asked Yao Lao whether a Sixth-Rank Alchemist could refine a perfect-quality Dou Ling Pill.
• Xiao Yan bid one million one hundred thousand gold coins for the Dragon Whisker Ice Fire Fruit, and Xiao Tian recognized him by his voice and ring.
• Fan Ling raised the bid, so Xiao Tian used his Three-Tomoe Sharingan to daze him and make him miss the next auction item.
• The perfect-quality Dou Ling Pill appeared, and Xiao Tian sensed the hidden Dou Wang and Elder Qing react with heightened attention.

Xiao Tian watched Fan Ling win the perfect-quality Dou Ling Pill, then recognized an ancient map fragment as a guide to the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame. Fan Ling outbid Xiao Yan for the map, while Yao Lao advised Xiao Yan to obtain it through other means.

• Xiao Tian promised to get Elder Qing the Dou Ling Pill, but Fan Ling won it after bidding reached ten million gold coins.
• Xiao Tian recognized the ancient map fragment as a treasure map for the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame.
• When no one bid on the map, Xiao Yan offered one hundred thousand and one gold coins, drawing laughter from the crowd.
• Fan Ling and Xiao Yan raised the map's price against each other until Fan Ling won with a bid of one hundred and fifty thousand gold coins.
• Yao Lao told Xiao Yan not to raise the bid further and said they would use tricks afterward to get the map.

Xiao Tian recognized the auction’s final item as a Yin-Yang Profound Dragon Pill, while Yao Lao reacted to it with restrained fury and disappointment. After Yuan Yi explained the pill’s power to let someone recover and rise anew, Xiao Tian wondered if it might be useful for Er Huo.

• Xiao Yan stopped bidding after realizing Yao Lao intended to help him obtain the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame Map despite the risk of attracting the Hall of Souls.
• Yuan Yi appeared onstage and introduced the final item, a Cold Jade Box that held a powerful medicinal pill.
• Yao Lao identified the pill as a Yin-Yang Profound Dragon Pill and reacted with fury and disappointment, but told Xiao Yan he would explain later.
• Yuan Yi revealed that the seventh-tier pill could help someone recover from severe injuries and rise anew, citing Venerable Feng, Gu Ling as an example.
• Xiao Tian considered whether the pill could help him and concluded that it might be better suited for his little brother Er Huo.

Xiao Tian followed Elder Qing’s party after the auction and intervened when Fan Lao ambushed them to steal the Yin-Yang Profound Dragon Pill. He appeared beside the wounded Elder Qing after blasting Fan Lao away.

• The Heavenly Snake Mansion won the Yin-Yang Profound Dragon Pill, and Xiao Tian slipped away from the watchers following him.
• Xiao Tian tracked Elder Qing’s party out of Black Seal City using a mark of Spiritual Soul Power he had placed on her.
• Fan Lao ambushed Elder Qing’s party and demanded that she hand over the Yin-Yang Profound Dragon Pill.
• Fan Lao struck Elder Qing and tried to overpower her as the Blood Sect’s warriors fought the Heavenly Snake Mansion’s experts.
• Xiao Tian blasted Fan Lao away with streaks of seven-colored light, then took Elder Qing’s hand and greeted her.

Xiao Tian intervened when Fan Lao threatened Elder Qing and fought the Five-Star Dou Emperor with his Adamantine Staff and Three Thousand Lightning Movement. Though Fan Lao wounded him, Xiao Tian used Kamui to sever Fan Lao’s left hand and then engulfed him in Heavenly Fallen Divine Tiger Flame.

• Xiao Tian appeared beside Elder Qing and challenged Fan Lao for trying to bully her.
• Queen Medusa refused to fight, so Xiao Tian charged Fan Lao using Three Thousand Lightning Movement and struck him with his Adamantine Staff.
• Fan Lao blocked part of the blow with his blood Qi sabers, but the strike injured his head; his counterattack carved a deep wound across Xiao Tian’s chest.
• Xiao Tian activated Kamui and severed Fan Lao’s left hand, drawing a horrified cry from the Blood Sect Master.
• Xiao Tian ignited Heavenly Fallen Divine Tiger Flame around his staff and engulfed Fan Lao in flames.

Xiao Tian helped Elder Qing defeat the Blood Sect’s ambush, forcing Fan Lao to flee and wiping out the attackers. Elder Qing gave Xiao Tian the Yin-Yang Profound Dragon Pill, leaving him to question how she would answer to the Heavenly Snake Mansion.

• Fan Lao was badly burned by Xiao Tian’s Heavenly Fallen Divine Tiger Flame and escaped in soul form after unleashing the Blood Sect’s secret technique.
• Xiao Tian asked Queen Medusa to pursue Fan Lao, and she left to chase him while Xiao Tian let the fleeing Fan Ling go.
• Elder Qing joined the fight and killed the Blood Sect’s Dou Ling experts as they tried to escape, though the Heavenly Snake Mansion suffered heavy casualties.
• Elder Qing thanked Xiao Tian for saving them and warned him about confronting powerful enemies.
• Elder Qing handed Xiao Tian the Yin-Yang Profound Dragon Pill and said the Heavenly Snake Mansion might struggle to leave the Black-Corner Region.
• Xiao Tian asked Elder Qing how she would explain giving him the pill if she returned alive.

Xiao Tian took the Yin-Yang Profound Dragon Pill and promised to help Elder Qing avoid punishment from the Heavenly Snake Mansion. After he refined pills for her in a secluded cave, Elder Qing swallowed a Dou Ling Pill and broke through to Eight-Star Dou Wang.

• Elder Qing told Xiao Tian to claim the Yin-Yang Profound Dragon Pill had been stolen, and he stored it in the System Space for Er Huo.
• Elder Qing refused to leave the Heavenly Snake Mansion, but Xiao Tian insisted on escorting her out of the Black-Corner Region and giving her pills to explain the loss.
• Elder Qing guarded the cave while Deacon Ling Yu waited and Queen Medusa arrived to stand watch as Xiao Tian refined pills inside.
• Xiao Tian gave Elder Qing three pills, and she swallowed a perfect-quality Sixth-grade Dou Ling Pill.
• After three hours of absorbing the pill's medicinal power, Elder Qing broke through to Eight-Star Dou Wang and discovered that her constitution had changed.

Xiao Tian escorted Elder Qing safely out of the Black-Corner Region, earning an Achievement Point, then encountered Xiao Yan while traveling to Jia Lan Academy. He sent Xiao Yan a precious pill and movement technique through Medusa, and Xiao Yan realized his big brother was trying to win him over before they competed for the Fallen Heart Flame.

• Xiao Tian escorted Elder Qing and her companions beyond the Black-Corner Region, preventing Elder Qing's death and earning an Achievement Point.
• After Elder Qing departed, Xiao Tian set off for Jia Lan Academy with Medusa, who demanded he give her the Life Wheel Golden Pill within six months.
• Xiao Tian spotted Xiao Yan flying nearby and asked Medusa to deliver the Yin-Yang Profound Dragon Pill and Three Thousand Lightning Movement to him.
• Medusa tossed the pill and scroll to Xiao Yan, then flew away without explanation.
• Yao Lao recognized the gifts as Xiao Tian's and advised Xiao Yan to accept them, while Xiao Yan resolved to compete with his brother over the Fallen Heart Flame.

Xiao Tian traveled toward Jia Lan Academy, accompanied by Queen Medusa, and reached Peace Town. After seeing the Death Spirit Tree, he was stopped by the town’s enforcement team, who demanded his identity and details.

• Yao Lao advised Xiao Yan to search the Black-Corner Region for Earth Spirit Pill ingredients before heading to Jia Lan Academy, while Xiao Yan looked for Xiao Tian.
• Queen Medusa returned after delivering something to Xiao Yan, then led Xiao Tian toward Jia Lan Academy and warned him against flying too close to it.
• Queen Medusa transformed into the Seven-Colored Little Snake, who nuzzled Xiao Tian and ate companion amethyst source before falling asleep again.
• Xiao Tian entered Peace Town and recognized the black Death Spirit Tree, which displayed the corpses of people who had opposed Jia Lan Academy.
• A group in pale blue robes stopped Xiao Tian and demanded that he state his identity and other details or be expelled.

Xiao Tian tried to enter Jia Lan Academy’s Peace Town without taking the killing-intent detection pill, and the Law Enforcement Team made him wait for Instructor Ruo Lin to verify his recommendation. After a scarred Da Dou Shi tried to steal his letter, Xiao Tian killed him with a swift kick, leaving the team wary of his strength.

• The Law Enforcement Team demanded that newcomers take a pill to detect killing intent before entering Peace Town.
• Xiao Tian showed the captain a recommendation letter from the Misty Cloud Sect and asked him to wait for Instructor Ruo Lin to confirm his identity.
• A scarred Da Dou Shi rushed to seize Xiao Tian’s letter, but Xiao Tian took it first and kicked him out of town, killing him.
• A yellow-haired Da Dou Shi angrily confronted Xiao Tian but did not dare attack and carried away his companion’s corpse.
• The Law Enforcement Team realized Xiao Tian was likely a powerful Dou Ling and treated him with greater caution.