Chapter Summaries

Chen Xiao prepared the mountain hollow with an Ice Soul Talisman to help Cao Ying refine Han Feng’s weakened Sea Heart Flame. Cao Ying swallowed the flame’s source and began refining it, while Chen Xiao stayed to protect her.

• Cao Ying finished making Zi Yan enough medicinal pills to last over half a year and promised to seek a Transformation Pill for her.
• Cao Xi summoned Chen Xiao, Cao Ying, and Zi Yan to the mountain hollow, where he showed them the Sea Heart Flame.
• Chen Xiao explained why the Sea Heart Flame was weak and unleashed an Ice Soul Talisman to create an extremely cold field that would aid Cao Ying.
• Zi Yan and Cao Xi left Chen Xiao alone with Cao Ying, who adjusted her condition before reaching into the flame and swallowing its source.
• The Sea Heart Flame erupted in Cao Ying’s body, burning away her dress as Chen Xiao watched and recalled Zi Yan’s words.

Cao Ying completed the refinement of the Sea Heart Flame, evolving her Flame Mantra to Profound High-Rank and becoming Chen Xiao’s personal alchemist. Chen Xiao planned to return and enter seclusion to break through to Dou Emperor, while Cao Ying teased him for mentioning Xiao Yi Xian.

• Cao Ying endured the Sea Heart Flame’s refining while Chen Xiao cultivated nearby, and she later evolved her Flame Mantra and fused the Heavenly Flames.
• Outside the barrier, Zi Yan reassured Cao Xi that Cao Ying was likely safe, then realized her unusual sleepiness meant she was close to advancing.
• In Maple City, Hai Bo Dong inspected the Auction House and decided to remain in the Black-Corner Region rather than follow Chen Xiao to the Central Plains.
• After fifteen more days, Chen Xiao sensed Cao Ying’s aura rise and confirmed that her cultivation method had reached Profound High-Rank.
• Cao Ying accepted her role as Chen Xiao’s personal alchemist and promised to refine pills for him, while he planned to return and enter seclusion to break through to Dou Emperor.
• Cao Ying teased Chen Xiao for bringing up Xiao Yi Xian in front of her.

After Cao Ying finished refining pills for Chen Xiao, she left with Cao Xi for the Central Plains, promising to send a Transformation Pill once they found Transformation Grass. Chen Xiao prepared to enter seclusion, leaving Hai Bo Dong in charge of Maple City and letting Zi Yan choose a new name for the city and its Auction House.

• Cao Ying accepted Chen Xiao's parchment, teased him, and fled after he kissed her.
• Cao Ying and Cao Xi said farewell to Chen Xiao, Hai Bo Dong, and Zi Yan before flying away.
• Chen Xiao cautioned Zi Yan not to overexert herself as she hurried to keep pace with Xiao Yi Xian and him.
• Chen Xiao gave Hai Bo Dong intelligence for future trades and instructions to manage Maple City while he entered seclusion.
• Zi Yan named the city Zi Xiao City and the Auction House Zi Xiao Pavilion, and Chen Xiao suggested changing the latter to Purple Firmament Pavilion.

Chen Xiao, Zi Yan, and Hai Bo Dong entered seclusion to advance, while Queen Medusa returned to Purple Cloud City after exhausting the fire energy she needed for cultivation. She avoided disturbing them, protected the Bamboo Building, and returned to Jia Nan Academy after arranging for Hai Bo Dong to seek help if anyone attacked.

• Chen Xiao swallowed the Starfall Soul-Suppressing Pill and entered deep cultivation, while Zi Yan ate pills for five days before falling asleep inside a purple cocoon as both began advancing.
• After half a month, Queen Medusa returned from Jia Nan Academy because the fire energy in her Red Fire Crystal Card had run out and the heart flame she needed had stopped appearing.
• Queen Medusa sensed that Chen Xiao, Zi Yan, and Hai Bo Dong were at critical breakthrough stages, so she chose not to interrupt them and placed a protective barrier around the Bamboo Building.
• Hai Bo Dong told Queen Medusa that Chen Xiao had directed her to seek out Grand Elder Su Qian if she had questions, and she asked when the Cao Family pair had left.
• Queen Medusa returned to Jia Nan Academy and told Hai Bo Dong he could seek her help if anyone attacked, since she did not want Zi Yan's advancement disturbed.

After half a year in seclusion, Chen Xiao and Zi Yan broke through at the same time, while Purple Firmament Pavilion’s auctions heightened tensions with the Eight Gates Sect and Black Emperor Sect. Chen Xiao’s Soul Power surged across the Black-Corner Region, and the chapter ended as powerful figures began sensing his scan.

• The Mittel Family arrived, and Hai Bo Dong established Purple Firmament Pavilion through successful auctions that threatened the Eight Gates Sect and Black Emperor Sect’s income.
• The Eight Gates Sect and Black Emperor Sect repeatedly demanded that Purple Firmament Pavilion coordinate its auction dates, but Hai Bo Dong ignored their threats and ordered two Dou Ling messengers thrown out.
• Hai Bo Dong gave Xiao Yi Xian collected poisons and planned the next large-scale auction, while Xiao Yi Xian declined to manage the pavilion and focused on cultivation.
• Xiao Yi Xian and Hai Bo Dong sensed a vast surge of Heaven and Earth Energy and saw it split between Chen Xiao’s room and Zi Yan’s cocoon as both broke through.
• Chen Xiao’s Soul Power expanded dramatically, letting him perceive Purple Cloud City and then scan across the Black-Corner Region; Zi Yan woke, advanced, and shrank back into a little girl.
• Powerful Magical Beasts and human experts sensed Chen Xiao’s spreading soul scan, including a mysterious Black Robe hiding in a minor faction.

After Zi Yan took the Transformation Pill, she gained the ability to switch between her child and adult forms, while Chen Xiao bonded with a powerful Heavenly Demon Puppet and used it to break Queen Medusa’s barrier. Chen Xiao, Xiao Yi Xian, and Zi Yan headed to meet the Black Emperor Sect as Queen Medusa sensed the barrier’s destruction and rushed out of her Cultivation Room.

• Zi Yan took the Transformation Pill and emerged from the Bamboo Building in an adult form, then revealed she could freely change her size.
• Chen Xiao advised Zi Yan to stay in her familiar child form for now, and Zi Yan planned to return to the Inner Academy to tell Queen Medusa and Old Man Su her news.
• Chen Xiao summoned a Heavenly Demon Puppet, bonded it with his blood, and ordered it to break Queen Medusa’s barrier.
• The Heavenly Demon Puppet shattered the barrier with one punch, and Chen Xiao led Xiao Yi Xian and Zi Yan toward the Black Emperor Sect.
• Queen Medusa sensed that her barrier had been broken, took her Red Fire Crystal Card, and hurried out of her Cultivation Room.

Chen Xiao used Purple Firmament Pavilion’s clash with Eight Gates Sect and Black Emperor Sect to provoke a contest that could bring out their hidden treasures, including a Fragment Map and the Bodhi Transformation Saliva. Queen Medusa returned to find Chen Xiao and Zi Yan safe, then abruptly took Zi Yan away.

• Chen Xiao threw out the Black Emperor Sect messenger and ordered the Eight Gates Sect messenger to tell both factions that their leaders must come in person to discuss matters.
• Hai Bo Dong warned Chen Xiao that Eight Gates Sect was manageable but Black Emperor Sect’s Dou Zong Sect Master, Mo Tianxing, was dangerous and cunning.
• Chen Xiao explained that he wanted the two factions to compete with Purple Firmament Pavilion and reveal their prized resources, including Eight Gates Sect’s Fragment Map and Black Emperor Sect’s Bodhi Transformation Saliva.
• Xiao Yi Xian realized Chen Xiao was challenging Black Emperor Sect to help her obtain the Bodhi Transformation Saliva, while Hai Bo Dong considered the Fragment Map.
• Queen Medusa returned from Jia Nan Academy, saw that Chen Xiao and Zi Yan were safe, and left with Zi Yan.

After Chen Xiao killed a Black Emperor Sect messenger, Mo Tianxing planned an auction with Yuan Yi to challenge Purple Firmament Pavilion while Eight Gates Sect investigated its strength. Protector Xuan offered to help Mo Ya reach Dou Zong, but Mo Tianxing stalled rather than risk making the Black Emperor Sect a puppet of the Soul Hall.

• A surviving Dou Ling told Mo Tianxing that Chen Xiao had killed Wang Ying after they identified themselves to Purple Firmament Pavilion.
• Mo Tianxing agreed with Yuan Yi to hold a major auction against Purple Firmament Pavilion and tasked Eight Gates Sect with investigating its strength and hidden trump cards.
• After Yuan Yi and the others left, Protector Xuan urged Mo Tianxing to accept the Soul Hall's conditions, promising he could help Mo Ya reach Dou Zong.
• Mo Tianxing recognized the danger of becoming dependent on the Soul Hall and said he needed to consult his elders, buying time to plan a response.
• Protector Xuan warned Mo Tianxing not to underestimate Purple Firmament Pavilion, then vanished from the hall.

Chen Xiao and Queen Medusa discussed her helping look after Zi Yan, then the Purple Firmament Pavilion’s successful auction provoked the Eight Gates Sect and Black Emperor Sect into announcing a rival auction. Chen Xiao and his companions found Bodhi Transformation Saliva on the rival auction list and prepared to attend.

• Chen Xiao thanked Queen Medusa for protecting Zi Yan and asked her to visit more often, but she left after he called her Your Majesty.
• Hai Bo Dong hosted the Purple Firmament Pavilion’s auction, which proceeded smoothly under the protection of four Dou Emperor experts and raised the pavilion’s reputation.
• The Eight Gates Sect and Black Emperor Sect announced a major auction in Black Emperor City one month later to challenge the Purple Firmament Pavilion.
• Hai Bo Dong showed Chen Xiao, Xiao Yi Xian, and Zi Yan the rival auction list, where Zi Yan reacted with disgust to a Heavenly Demon Phoenix Corpse.
• Xiao Yi Xian spotted Bodhi Transformation Saliva on the list, and Chen Xiao confirmed it before urging everyone to prepare to attend the auction.

Chen Xiao tested the powerful but difficult-to-cast Sea Flipping Seal, then traveled with Xiao Yi Xian and Zi Yan to Black Emperor City for the auction and its Bodhi Transformation Saliva. The trio entered through the passage for Dou Emperor experts, while the Black Emperor Sect began investigating their identities.

• Chen Xiao used the Sea Flipping Seal to blast back the Heavenly Demon Puppet, noting the technique's heavy Dou Qi cost and its two-to-three-breath casting time.
• Chen Xiao, Zi Yan, and Xiao Yi Xian left Purple Cloud City for Black Emperor City, while Hai Bo Dong stayed behind to guard their base.
• On the road, Chen Xiao told Xiao Yi Xian and Zi Yan to prioritize the Bodhi Transformation Saliva and avoid provoking trouble before it appeared.
• At Black Emperor City's gate, the trio revealed their Dou Emperor auras and entered through the passage reserved for powerful experts.
• Chen Xiao gave the name Cao Hui and received a token for lodging at the Black Emperor Pavilion.
• The yellow-robed old man sent an attendant to report the three Dou Emperors to the Black Emperor Sect's Sect Master.

Chen Xiao, Xiao Yi Xian, and Zi Yan arrived at Black Emperor City’s Black Emperor Pavilion ahead of a major auction, where they sensed a Dou Zong expert and prepared to compete for the Bodhi Transformation Saliva. The auction began with Mo Tianxing presiding, while Old Eagle Mountain Man was among the powerful attendees.

• Chen Xiao reassured Xiao Yi Xian that Old Eagle Mountain Man might not be able to outbid them for the Bodhi Transformation Saliva.
• Che Cheng admitted he could not confirm whether Chen Xiao and the two girls belonged to Purple Firmament Pavilion, and warned Mo Ya not to underestimate them.
• Chen Xiao, Xiao Yi Xian, and Zi Yan went to the packed auction and took seats in the VIP section, where Chen Xiao recognized Old Eagle Mountain Man.
• Mo Tianxing appeared on the auction stage, released his Dou Zong aura, and announced that the Black Emperor Sect auction had begun.

Chen Xiao won the Bodhi Transformation Saliva by offering three valuable pills, while the Black Emperor Sect auctioned off other treasures and the Fragment Map. As dozens of hostile experts turned their attention toward him, Chen Xiao took the prize and prepared for a fight to escape the auction.

• Zi Yan bid three hundred thousand gold coins for the Fragment Map, and Chen Xiao explained to Xiao Yi Xian that it was valuable enough to have been exchanged for the Poison Pill Condensation Method.
• Fan Lao acquired the dried Magical Beast corpse for Demon Flame Valley by offering the Mid-Level Earth Tier Dou Skill Flame Manipulation Art.
• Mo Tianxing began the private barter auction for the Bodhi Transformation Saliva, and Chen Xiao offered a Sect Breaking Pill, a Royal Extreme Pill, and a Dou Ling Pill.
• Mo Tianxing selected Chen Xiao's offer, naming Mr. Cao Hui the winner despite the dangerous attention it drew from Old Eagle Mountain Man and the other experts.
• Chen Xiao exchanged for the Bodhi Transformation Saliva, placed it in his Storage Ring, and faced the hostile crowd as he prepared for the coming battle.

After securing the Bodhi Transformation Saliva, Chen Xiao, Xiao Yi Xian, and Zi Yan prepared to face the powerful factions tracking them in Black Emperor City. As night fell, Chen Xiao and Xiao Yi Xian returned to Black Emperor Pavilion and set out to meet Zi Yan before their expected confrontation.

• Chen Xiao led Xiao Yi Xian and Zi Yan back to Black Emperor Pavilion, reasoning that Mo Tianxing's presence would deter attacks inside the city.
• Chen Xiao and Xiao Yi Xian left the pavilion and wandered through Black Emperor City while Fang Yan and other factions kept them under surveillance.
• Chen Xiao removed his Black Robe and told Xiao Yi Xian that the enemies surrounding them would provide the life-and-death battle he had lacked.
• Xiao Yi Xian vowed that she and Chen Xiao would live and die together, and Chen Xiao said they would not let the Black-Corner Region stop their future.
• Chen Xiao and Xiao Yi Xian returned to Black Emperor Pavilion, where Zi Yan rejoined them, removed her Black Robe, and asked if they were heading back to Purple Firmament Pavilion.

Chen Xiao, Xiao Yi Xian, and Zi Yan were ambushed after leaving Black Emperor City, where rival factions sought the Bodhi Transformation Saliva. Chen Xiao’s Heavenly Demon Puppet stalled Old Eagle Mountain Man while an Ice Soul Talisman devastated the weaker attackers, leaving Chen Xiao to face the remaining Dou Huang experts.

• Mo Tianxing learned Chen Xiao had left Black Emperor City and revealed that he had marked the Bodhi Transformation Saliva so he could track it.
• A band of outlaws attacked Chen Xiao and the two women, but Xiao Yi Xian killed them with her poison.
• Old Eagle Mountain Man demanded the Bodhi Transformation Saliva, then attacked after Zi Yan mocked him.
• Chen Xiao summoned the Heavenly Demon Puppet, which kept Old Eagle Mountain Man occupied and revealed that Purple Firmament Pavilion’s Dou Zong-level strength came from a puppet.
• Fang Yan and the other Dou Huang experts charged Chen Xiao’s group, but Chen Xiao detonated an Ice Soul Talisman, killing or crippling many Dou Wang fighters.
• Chen Xiao identified the six remaining Dou Huang experts and prepared to deal with them before confronting Mo Tianxing.

Chen Xiao, Zi Yan, and Xiao Yi Xian fought against Fang Yan’s group while the Heavenly Demon Puppet kept Old Eagle Mountain Man occupied. As Xiao Yi Xian gained the upper hand over Yan, Chen Xiao unleashed Heavenly Frost Palm against Demon Flame Valley’s Third Elder.

• Chen Xiao divided the enemy forces, then used Three Thousand Lightning Movement and lightning clones to keep Fang Yan and Demon Flame Valley’s elders from landing their attacks.
• Chen Xiao’s Mystic Ice Dragon Flight was torn apart by Fang Yan’s serpent-bird technique, but Chen Xiao continued to disrupt their assault with his movement and clones.
• Zi Yan overwhelmed Fan Lao and the master of Black Skull Tomb, while Xiao Yi Xian’s poison attacks broke through Yan’s defenses and left him badly wounded.
• Fang Yan ordered Demon Flame Valley’s Third Elder to help Yan and called for the group to end the fight quickly.
• Chen Xiao appeared in the Third Elder’s path and struck at him with Heavenly Frost Palm.

Chen Xiao fought Fang Yan and two Demon Flame Valley elders, defeating their combined fire technique with the Mountain Splitting Seal and Sea Flipping Seal. As Mo Tianxing moved in to take advantage of the aftermath, Queen Medusa appeared and stopped his attack.

• Chen Xiao abandoned his plan to hold back the Demon Flame Valley elders when their Third Elder threatened Xiao Yi Xian, and he blocked the elder from reaching her.
• Fang Yan and the two elders combined their flames into the Starry Sky Fire Phoenix, while Chen Xiao countered with the Mountain Splitting Seal and Sea Flipping Seal.
• Chen Xiao's twin seals shattered the fire phoenix, severely injuring Fang Yan and the two elders as the resulting blast sent both sides flying.
• Mo Tianxing saw an opportunity in the exhausted fighters and led Mo Ya, Qi Lao, and Che Cheng into the air to encircle Chen Xiao.
• Queen Medusa appeared and erased Mo Tianxing's attack with a palm, warning him not to touch Chen Xiao.

Queen Medusa and Su Qian intervened to protect Chen Xiao, turning Mo Tianxing’s ambush into a desperate retreat. After Xiao Yi Xian killed Red-Robed Yan, the Demon Flame Valley elders and other opponents fled together, leaving Chen Xiao, Xiao Yi Xian, and Zi Yan to corner Mo Ya and the remaining Black Emperor Sect fighters.

• Queen Medusa and Su Qian appeared on either side of Mo Tianxing, trapping him and forcing him away from Chen Xiao’s battle.
• Chen Xiao warned Queen Medusa to be careful, and she joined Su Qian in driving Mo Tianxing off.
• Xiao Yi Xian killed Red-Robed Yan, then teamed up with Zi Yan to pressure Fan Lao and the Black Skull Tomb Master until Mo Ya rescued them.
• Mo Ya persuaded Fang Yan and the Demon Flame Valley elders to pretend to join an attack, but they and the Black Skull Tomb Master and Fan Lao fled as soon as the fighting began.
• Chen Xiao mocked Mo Ya, then Xiao Yi Xian and Zi Yan advanced and sealed off the remaining Black Emperor Sect fighters’ escape routes.

Chen Xiao and his allies defeated the Black Emperor Sect’s fighters and forced Mo Tianxing to surrender several treasures before ending the battle. They also obtained Old Eagle Mountain Man’s Life Returning Pill, then turned their attention toward Fan Lao and the others who had fled.

• Chen Xiao, Xiao Yi Xian, and Zi Yan attacked Mo Ya, Qi Lao, and Che Cheng, badly wounding Mo Ya and Che Cheng and sending Qi Lao crashing into the forest.
• Mo Tianxing stopped Chen Xiao from killing Mo Ya by surrendering pills, a Sixth-Order Fire Attribute Magic Core, and the Myriad Poisons Heart-Devouring Palm, then led his injured men away with Qi Shan’s corpse.
• Chen Xiao confronted Old Eagle Mountain Man, who gave him a Life Returning Pill in exchange for postponing their fight, and then fled.
• Zi Yan collected Storage Rings from the fallen Dou Emperors and Dou Wangs, while Chen Xiao looked toward the direction Fan Lao and the others had escaped.

Chen Xiao pursued Old Eagle Mountain Man with Queen Medusa and Su Qian, revealing that Cao Xi was secretly following and would help them. Along the way, Chen Xiao gave Queen Medusa the name Cai Lin, which she accepted, and the group continued their pursuit.

• Chen Xiao sent Zi Yan and Xiao Yi Xian to meet Hai Bo Dong, then chased Old Eagle Mountain Man with Queen Medusa and Su Qian.
• Chen Xiao explained that he prioritized the Bodhi Transformation Saliva and dealing with Earth Demon Old Ghost, while leaving Mo Tianxing alive for now.
• Chen Xiao revealed that Cao Xi, a Four-Star Dou Zong, had secretly followed Old Eagle Mountain Man and was ready to assist them.
• Chen Xiao tracked Old Eagle Mountain Man by following the poison he had prepared and traveled with Queen Medusa and Su Qian.
• Chen Xiao suggested giving Queen Medusa a personal name and named her Cai Lin; she accepted before flying ahead.

Old Eagle Mountain Man fled toward Demon Flame Valley to recruit allies against Chen Xiao, but Chen Xiao and his companions cornered and seemingly killed him. Old Eagle Mountain Man escaped the battle with a Soul Avatar, only for Chen Xiao to find and kill his weakened true body.

• Old Eagle Mountain Man decided to seek an alliance with Demon Flame Valley after ruling out the Black Emperor Sect.
• Chen Xiao, Queen Medusa, Grand Elder Su Qian, Cao Xi, and the Heavenly Demon Puppet intercepted Old Eagle Mountain Man in the mountains.
• The group overwhelmed Old Eagle Mountain Man, and Queen Medusa’s sword beam destroyed the apparent target.
• Old Eagle Mountain Man’s true body hid nearby after using a Soul Avatar to deceive the attackers.
• Chen Xiao confronted the weakened Old Eagle Mountain Man and killed him with an Ice Stimulus shard.