Chapter Summaries

Luo Zixi stopped Gu He from giving Nalan Jie a Spirit Devouring Pill that would ease his pain at the cost of his life and cultivation. As Nalan Jie's Brand Toxin erupted, Luo Zixi used his Origin Flame to restrain it and began treating him.

• Luo Zixi suspected Gu He's flames were gathering Nalan Jie's Brand Toxin rather than removing it, while he spoke with Nalan Yanran about Xun'er asking him to help.
• Nalan Jie's condition worsened, and Gu He tried to give him a Spirit Devouring Pill; Luo Zixi snatched it away and explained its costs.
• Luo Zixi revealed that Gu He's method would greatly shorten Nalan Jie's life and destroy his cultivation, prompting Gu He to demand the pill as the toxin grew harder to control.
• Luo Zixi insulted Gu He and kicked him out of the Underground Palace.
• Nalan Jie's Brand Toxin erupted around his right shoulder, and Luo Zixi's crimson Origin Flame locked it in place.

Luo Zixi removed Nalan Jie's Brand Toxin and healed his old injuries, then accepted the Nalan Family's invitation to stay overnight. Before Nalan Yanran left his room, Luo Zixi hinted at his immense strength, warned her about Xiao Yan, and gave her two powerful pills.

• Luo Zixi finished burning the Brand Toxin out of Nalan Jie, who spat up black blood and soon felt healthier.
• Nalan Jie offered Luo Zixi a reward, but Luo Zixi declined and said he had saved him because he was a good man.
• Nalan Jie and Nalan Yanran invited Luo Zixi to stay the night, and he accepted their hospitality.
• Nalan Yanran asked about Luo Zixi's cultivation, and he claimed her master would not withstand one move from him.
• Luo Zixi told Nalan Yanran that Xiao Yan was already as strong as she was, urged her to cultivate diligently, and gave her two Three-Pattern Azure Spirit Pills.

Gu He recovered from Luo Zixi’s beating and grew eager to obtain his Heavenly Flame, while an ominous voice offered him help. Nalan Yanran celebrated her breakthrough after taking Luo Zixi’s pills, and Luo Zixi advised her on how she should have handled breaking off her engagement with Xiao Yan.

• Yun Yun noticed Gu He’s injuries but chose not to question him about them.
• Gu He realized Luo Zixi’s flames might be Heavenly Flames and planned to seek the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame, while still hoping Yun Yun would accept his proposal.
• A sinister voice spoke to Gu He and offered him help.
• Nalan Yanran excitedly told Luo Zixi that the pills had raised her cultivation from nine-star Dou Shi to four-star Great Fighter, then promised to protect him.
• Luo Zixi asked Nalan Yanran to keep his gift of pills from Xiao Yan and explained that she should have handled the engagement breakup privately and with more sincerity.

Luo Zixi visited Medusa to negotiate, offering pills that could help her advance and lead the Snake-People Race after the Heavenly Flames disappeared. He left Medusa weighing the deal while holding the captured Yue Mei, who had just begun to reveal what happened to her.

• Luo Zixi praised Yue Mei after a day in the Carefree World, then emerged as the Snake-People Race began searching for the missing Heavenly Flames.
• Medusa ordered the seven remaining great elders to search for the flames, but Luo Zixi appeared before her and blocked her attempts to attack and summon help.
• Luo Zixi told Medusa he had captured Yue Mei because she had threatened his maid, and he offered to discuss a deal with her.
• Luo Zixi released Yue Mei, and Medusa was shocked to see that she had human legs after taking a Human Transformation Pill.
• Luo Zixi offered Medusa a Human Transformation Pill and a Po Zong Pill in exchange for a deal, then asked her to choose between making terms and opposing him.
• Yue Mei woke and began telling Medusa that she had found the Heavenly Flames before Luo Zixi captured her, but Luo Zixi silenced her.

Luo Zixi forced Medusa to become his guard by threatening the Snake-People Race, then made her fulfill his demands before giving her pills and a Heavenly Flame. The chapter ended with Luo Zixi turning his attention to Yue Mei and ordering her to complete her assigned task.

• Luo Zixi demanded that Medusa serve as his guard for ten years, obey his orders, and come whenever he called, threatening the Snake-People Race if she refused.
• Yue Mei urged Medusa not to agree, but Medusa accepted the terms in exchange for Luo Zixi sparing her people.
• Medusa stepped in to protect Yue Mei, and Luo Zixi made Medusa serve him in Yue Mei's place.
• Luo Zixi gave Medusa a Human Transformation Pill, a Po Zong Pill, and the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame, advising her to reach Dou Zong before evolving her bloodline.
• Luo Zixi pulled Yue Mei into his arms and told her to complete her assigned task.

After Medusa evolved into a Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python, Luo Zixi demanded that she honor their agreement and serve as his personal guard for ten years. Medusa accepted after securing his promise to protect the Snake-People Tribe, while her subordinates believed she had entered secluded cultivation.

• Luo Zixi questioned Yue Mei about whether Medusa would honor her promise after awakening her bloodline.
• Medusa shed her old shell, evolved into a Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python, and confronted Luo Zixi about his motives.
• Luo Zixi gave Medusa ten seconds to choose between fighting him and serving as his personal guard for ten years, and she accepted in exchange for his protection of her tribe.
• Luo Zixi laid out the rules of Medusa's service, including obeying his commands and coming whenever he called.
• Medusa told her subordinates she would enter secluded cultivation for ten years, concealing that she was with Luo Zixi and Yue Mei.

Luo Zixi met Xiao Yan and Yao Chen at the edge of the Tagor Desert, where they were searching for the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame, and revealed that he already possessed it. After introducing Medusa as the Snake-People Queen, Luo Zixi left Xiao Yan and Yao Chen shocked by her threats, her affection for him, and his extravagant advice on courting women.

• Luo Zixi encountered Xiao Yan and Yao Chen, who had come to the Tagor Desert seeking a Heavenly Flame to help Xiao Yan advance.
• Luo Zixi revealed that he already possessed the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame and showed it to them.
• Medusa bound Xiao Yan with snakes and threatened to kill him and Yao Chen, but Luo Zixi stopped her and introduced her as the Snake-People Queen.
• Luo Zixi explained his deal with Medusa, leaving Yao Chen wary and Xiao Yan envious of their closeness.
• Medusa told Luo Zixi he could touch her later but should restrain himself for now, and Xiao Yan asked him to teach him how to court women.
• Luo Zixi began listing the power and alchemy rank needed to follow his advice, and Xiao Yan gave up on learning.

Luo Zixi renamed Medusa Cai'er and spent the night with her, while Xiao Yan and Yao Chen were caught eavesdropping and punished. After recovering from Cai'er's retaliation, Xiao Yan resolved to grow stronger so he could pursue a queen and several more wives.

• Luo Zixi told Medusa he would call her Cai'er, and she pointed out that Xiao Yan and Yao Chen were listening outside the door.
• Xiao Yan and Yao Chen crashed through the door, and Yao Chen dragged his disciple away while apologizing to Medusa and Luo Zixi.
• Cai'er warned Luo Zixi about her venomous bite, then challenged him to please her; the next morning, he used Life Aura to help her recover.
• Yao Chen teased Cai'er and Luo Zixi about their night together, so Cai'er attacked Yao Chen and Xiao Yan while Luo Zixi stood aside.
• After taking Luo Zixi's Healing Pill, Xiao Yan declared that he would become stronger, pursue a queen, and find several more wives.

Luo Zixi and Medusa visited Hai Bo Dong and offered to restore his strength in exchange for protecting Ya Fei and helping her become head of the Mittel Family. Hai Bo Dong took Luo Zixi’s Disaster Breaking Pill, regained his Dou Huang cultivation, and discovered he had become a child.

• Luo Zixi and Medusa entered Hai Bo Dong’s store and asked to buy the Disaster Breaking Pill prescription.
• Medusa revealed that she was the Queen who had sealed Hai Bo Dong, and Luo Zixi promised to restore his strength if he helped Ya Fei rise in the Mittel Family.
• Luo Zixi refined a Rank Six Disaster Breaking Pill, which Hai Bo Dong swallowed to break Medusa’s seal.
• Hai Bo Dong regained his Dou Huang cultivation and celebrated his return, then realized the pill had turned him into a child.

Ya Fei used the power of the seal Luo Zixi had placed within her to restrain Mu Zhan when he harassed her, but Mittel Tengshan sided with the Mu Family heir. Luo Zixi arrived with Hai Bo Dong and Medusa, and Hai Bo Dong attacked Tengshan as Luo Zixi comforted Ya Fei and threatened the Mu Family.

• Mu Zhan blocked Ya Fei at the Mittel Family entrance and tried to force her into marrying him, so the vines from Luo Zixi’s seal restrained him and began draining his power.
• Mittel Tengshan arrived and ordered Ya Fei to release Mu Zhan and apologize, while Mu Zhan threatened her with further harassment.
• Luo Zixi teleported to the Mittel Family with Hai Bo Dong and Medusa, then carried Ya Fei away from the confrontation as Hai Bo Dong seized Tengshan.
• Ya Fei embraced Luo Zixi, and Medusa bluntly suggested that Ya Fei sleep with him that night.
• Hai Bo Dong beat Tengshan until he was badly injured, then turned his attention to Mu Zhan and mocked his father, Mu Cheng.

Over three months, Luo Zixi’s companions entered Canaan Academy’s Inner Courtyard and improved their cultivation, while Medusa continued her secret encounters with him. Han Yue visited Luo Zixi’s office to invite him to dinner, and Xiao Yan announced that he had obtained the Mysterious Yellow Flame.

• Xun'er and Xiao Yixian entered the Inner Courtyard, while Xiao Yu and Xiao Mei advanced to Great Fighter and joined them.
• Xun'er gave Xiao Yu and Xiao Mei Profound Rank High Level cultivation methods and Dou Techniques, and Luo Zixi gave Ya Fei a Dou Technique suited to her wood-attributed Dou Qi.
• Xun'er reached five-star Dou Wang while cultivating in the Burning Sky Refining Qi Tower and felt a faint sense of crisis after seeing Medusa, a Dou Zong.
• Medusa hid under Luo Zixi's desk when Han Yue knocked, and Han Yue invited Luo Zixi to a meal the next day.
• In the Northwest Continent's barren north, Xiao Yan excitedly told his teacher that he had obtained the Mysterious Yellow Flame.

Luo Zixi spent the day with Medusa and then joined Han Yue and Xun'er for a meal, while Xun'er chose to skip cultivation and stay with him overnight. The next morning, Luo Zixi realized Xun'er had taken their intimacy further and embraced her.

• Medusa told Luo Zixi that she had grown attached to him and that female Snake-People became intense with a mate they liked.
• Xun'er came to Luo Zixi's resting room, and he left to meet Han Yue and Xun'er for food on the snack street.
• Xun'er skipped cultivation at the Burning Sky Refining Qi Tower and followed Luo Zixi back to his room, while Medusa hid in a wardrobe.
• Xun'er changed into tight-fitting pajamas, then approached Luo Zixi while he slept during the night.
• The next morning, Luo Zixi praised Xun'er's company and pulled her into his arms.

Luo Zixi arrived at the Gamma Empire’s Alchemist Convention with Medusa and reunited with Ya Fei, drawing attention from the crowd and Nalan Yanran. Xiao Yan, now a fourth-tier alchemist, watched Luo Zixi’s romantic display and admitted that he envied him.

• Luo Zixi told Medusa they were leaving Canaan Academy to attend the Alchemist Convention, and she insisted he finish paying his dues first.
• Luo Zixi arrived at the convention with Medusa, whose threatening presence startled Hai Bo Dong.
• Luo Zixi greeted Ya Fei, held her in the seat of honor, and teased her while the crowd watched jealously.
• Nalan Yanran saw Luo Zixi with Ya Fei, waved back when he greeted her, and resolved not to give up on him.
• Xiao Yan watched Ya Fei kiss Luo Zixi, and Yao Chen admitted that he envied Luo Zixi too.

Luo Zixi exposed Yan Li as a Chu Yun Empire poison master and helped Xiao Yan avoid his poisoned trick during the Alchemist Convention. After Xiao Yan won the pill-refinement round, Nalan Yanran eagerly reunited with Luo Zixi and invited him to meet her grandfather.

• Luo Zixi identified the orange-haired contestant as Yan Li, a poison master disguised with a Youth Restoration Pill, and cleared the Poison Barrier Pills he had hidden among the audience.
• Xiao Yan purified a crystal in the first round, while Yan Li placed first; Luo Zixi warned Xiao Yan not to touch anything Yan Li threw at him.
• Yan Li hurled his poisoned crystal at Xiao Yan, who dodged it after receiving Luo Zixi's warning and then heard Yao Chen confirm Yan Li's disguise and threat.
• Xiao Yan used the Mystic Yellow Flame to draw the other contestants' flames to himself and completed a Wind Walker Pill, winning the second round.
• Hai Bo Dong went to confront Yan Li, and Xiao Yan met Luo Zixi to thank him before Nalan Yanran rushed over and affectionately greeted Luo Zixi.
• Nalan Yanran told Luo Zixi that her grandfather wanted to repay him for cleansing the Brand Toxin and asked when he would be free that evening.

Luo Zixi visited the Nalan Residence with Xiao Yan, where Nalan Yanran got drunk and Nalan Jie explained how the engagement between her and Xiao Yan came about. Xiao Yan learned that Yanran had never wanted to marry him, while Luo Zixi carried the drunken Yanran away to rest.

• Luo Zixi and Xiao Yan dined at the Nalan Residence, where Nalan Yanran revealed that she had reached the eight-star Great Fighter realm.
• Nalan Yanran served Luo Zixi her homemade fruit wine, while Nalan Jie poured strong liquor for Xiao Yan and talked with him.
• Medusa visited Ya Fei at the Mittel Family residence and decided to sleep beside her instead of waiting for Luo Zixi.
• Nalan Yanran became drunk in Luo Zixi's arms, while Xiao Yan and Nalan Jie drank together and nearly became sworn brothers.
• Nalan Jie told Xiao Yan that he had arranged the engagement with Xiao Lin, but Yanran had refused it even when Xiao Yan was still talented.
• Xiao Yan realized Yanran had never intended to marry him, and Luo Zixi carried the drunken Yanran away to rest.

Luo Zixi helped the drunken Nalan Yanran to bed, warned Yao Chen about the Soul Hall, and watched Xiao Yan win the Alchemist Competition. He gave Xiao Yan the Profound Rank High Level Dou Technique Eagle Wings to support him before the Three-Year Agreement.

• Luo Zixi left Nalan Yanran's chambers after resisting her drunken advances and confronted Yao Chen, warning him to stay out of sight around the Yunlan Sect because of the Soul Hall.
• Nalan Yanran woke with a headache and realized Luo Zixi had brought her back to bed, while Xiao Yan learned that Old Master Nalan had returned him safely to the Nalan Residence.
• Xiao Yan remembered that he had to face Nalan Yanran in the Three-Year Agreement, despite her greater strength and the Xiao Family's hopes resting on him.
• Xiao Yan won the Alchemist Competition by refining the Ningshun Pill, and Nalan Jie led the purge of the Chu Yun Empire's forces after learning of their plan.
• Luo Zixi gave Xiao Yan the Profound Rank High Level Dou Technique Eagle Wings and encouraged him ahead of the Three-Year Agreement.

Luo Zixi arrived at Yunlan Sect for the Three-Year Agreement after spending the night with Yun Yun, then watched Nalan Yanran and Xiao Yan begin their long-awaited duel. After Nalan Yanran raised her strength and unleashed a powerful tornado, Xiao Yan was engulfed, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Luo Zixi visited Yun Yun in her chambers, then left for the arena and took his reserved seat beside Hai Bo Dong.
• Xiao Yan arrived at Yunlan Sect, and Nalan Yanran excitedly noticed Luo Zixi cheering her on.
• Xiao Yan challenged Nalan Yanran over the broken engagement and revealed that he had reached the level of a four-star Great Fighter.
• Nalan Yanran initially fought at the same level as Xiao Yan, then raised her strength to a Nine-Star Great Fighter at Nalan Jie's urging.
• Nalan Yanran used Wind Spirit! Splitting Sword and trapped Xiao Yan in a tornado with Thousand Wind Barrier before preparing Ultimate Wind, Sunset Radiance.

Xiao Yan fought Nalan Yanran in the Misty Cloud Sect arena, but her relentless attacks and hidden Dou Ling cultivation overwhelmed him. He revealed the Mystic Yellow Flame and his identity, while Nalan Yanran remained confident she would win.

• Xiao Yan countered Nalan Yanran's Sunset Radiance with Flame Splitting Tsunami Ruler, then was driven back by her Wind Spirit, Splitting Sword.
• Nalan Yanran revealed silver-white Dou Qi armor and urged Xiao Yan to surrender, but Xiao Yan refused and Yao Chen tried to reassure him.
• Nalan Yanran broke through Xiao Yan's Dou Qi armor with Meteor Kill and continued attacking him with Wind Spirit, Splitting Sword.
• Luo Zixi told Hai Bo Dong and Jia Xingtian that Nalan Yanran was not a Da Dou Shi, prompting them to realize she was a Dou Ling.
• Xiao Yan released the Mystic Yellow Flame, revealing his hidden identity to Nalan Yanran, who questioned whether it could bridge their strength gap.

Nalan Yanran defeated Xiao Yan in their Three-Year Agreement match by keeping her distance from his Heavenly Flame and outmaneuvering his final attack. As the Yunlan Sect announced her victory, Gu He appeared to capture Xiao Yan for his Mystic Yellow Flame, but Luo Zixi intervened.

• Nalan Yanran revealed that she was a Two-Star Dou Spirit and used her knowledge of the Heavenly Flame's limited range to keep Xiao Yan at a distance.
• Xiao Yan charged at Nalan Yanran with his Flame Splitting Tsunami Ruler, but she dodged his attacks and defeated him with Pinnacle of Wind · Meteor Kill.
• Nalan Yanran spared Xiao Yan and told him to stand, while the Yunlan Sect elder announced her victory.
• A colossal hand struck from the clouds, and Luo Zixi shattered the attack before a broad-faced man with a short black beard descended and demanded Xiao Yan be captured.
• Luo Zixi recognized the man as Gu He and realized he wanted Xiao Yan's Mystic Yellow Flame.

Luo Zixi intervened when Yun Leng accused Xiao Yan of attacking Yunlan Sect disciples, restored Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran, and crushed Yun Leng’s arm while demanding an explanation. After Xiao Yan revealed the disciples had tried to rob and murder him, Luo Zixi exposed Yun Leng’s knowledge of the Mo Family’s crimes, but an unseen force freed Yun Leng and a powerful figure from the Yunlan Sect confronted Luo Zixi.

• Luo Zixi appeared on the battleground, healed Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran, and pinned Yun Leng to the ground after Yun Leng challenged him.
• Luo Zixi crushed Yun Leng’s arm and demanded to know how Xiao Yan had offended the Yunlan Sect.
• Yun Leng brought out a severely burned disciple, who identified Xiao Yan by his black ruler and purple flame; Xiao Yan explained that the Yunlan Sect disciples had tried to rob and murder people in the Tagor Desert.
• Luo Zixi accused Yun Leng of knowing about the Mo Family’s murders and organ transplants, and Yun Leng’s reaction exposed his knowledge.
• An invisible force released Yun Leng, who retreated from Luo Zixi as a powerful figure from the Yunlan Sect emerged and challenged him.