Chapter Summaries

Ye Chen brought Alita, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin to Hai Bodong’s map shop, hoping to obtain a Demonic Flame Fragment Map. After posing as a fifth-tier alchemist, he searched the shop’s discarded maps and found a torn fragment, while Hai Bodong watched him warily.

• Alita led Ye Chen and the others to the Ancient Map shop in Stone Desert City.
• Ye Chen put on his alchemist robe before entering, astonishing Alita.
• Hai Bodong recognized Ye Chen as a seemingly fifth-tier alchemist and offered to sell him a detailed Tagor Desert map.
• Ye Chen ignored Hai Bodong’s directions and rummaged through the discarded maps.
• A palm-sized torn picture fell from a stack of failed maps, catching Ye Chen’s attention.

Ye Chen forced Hai Bodong to reveal that he held the other half of the torn map and agreed to refine a pill in exchange for it. Hai Bodong offered information about a Heavenly Flame to help secure the missing Sand Mandala, and Ye Chen set out for the Snake-People Race to pursue the flame and Queen Medusa.

• Hai Bodong recognized the torn map in Ye Chen's hand, but Hu Tian restrained him with overwhelming power when he showed hostility.
• Ye Chen demanded to know where the other half of the map was, and Hai Bodong agreed to trade it for a pill that would undo his seal.
• Hai Bodong told Ye Chen he lacked Sand Mandala, which he could not safely seek in the Tagor Desert because Medusa could sense him there.
• Hai Bodong offered information about the Heavenly Flame's possible locations in exchange for help finding the medicinal ingredient, and Ye Chen accepted.
• Ye Chen planned to travel to the Snake-People Race, find the Heavenly Flame, and make contact with Queen Medusa before returning to Central State and entering the Pill Tower.

Ye Chen and Hu Tian flew toward the Snake-People Race Holy City, passing through the territory of the Charming Snake Tribe. Yue Mei confronted them after sensing their powerful auras.

• Ye Chen studied Hai Bodong’s map and chose a direct route through the Eight Great Tribes rather than trying to sneak past them.
• Yue Mei finished bathing at the Charming Snake Tribe’s central oasis as a guard reported that a strong human patrol had been spotted.
• Yue Mei ordered Moon Spirit to lead the Snake Spirit Guard and capture the invading humans.
• Yue Mei sensed a powerful aura approaching and flew up to confront Ye Chen and Hu Tian on the Giant Winged Eagle.
• Yue Mei recognized Ye Chen as a Dou Wang and judged that Hu Tian’s strength might rival Queen Medusa’s.

Ye Chen and Hu Tian captured Yue Mei and brought her to the Snake-People Race’s Holy City so Ye Chen could meet Queen Medusa. At the city, Hua She’er refused to summon the queen, and Ye Chen asked Yue Mei to deliver his message instead.

• Ye Chen restrained Yue Mei with his power and ordered Hu Tian to bring her along after she refused to guide them willingly.
• The Charming Snake Tribe descended into confusion, and its guards tried to warn the Snake-People Race’s sacred land.
• Ye Chen, Hu Tian, and Yue Mei arrived above Holy City, where the guards raised the alarm.
• Hua She’er confronted the visitors and refused Ye Chen’s request to meet Queen Medusa.
• Ye Chen asked Yue Mei to tell the queen he came without malice and that meeting him would benefit her.

Ye Chen sought an audience with Queen Medusa, insisting he had come to discuss matters rather than fight the Snake-People Race. Queen Medusa appeared and learned that Ye Chen was a Sixth Grade intermediate alchemist from Central State’s Pill Region.

• Yue Mei returned to Medusa Temple, where a Seven-Colored Light Pillar summoned the Eight Great Tribal Leaders.
• Ye Chen called to Queen Medusa from outside the city, but received no answer at first.
• Queen Medusa appeared through twisted space, and Hua She'er and the guards knelt to greet her.
• Queen Medusa questioned Ye Chen about his alchemist rank and Hu Tian’s strength.
• Ye Chen identified himself as a Sixth Grade intermediate alchemist from Central State’s Pill Region.

Ye Chen offered Queen Medusa three Fifth Grade Qingyuan Pills as an apology for entering Snake-People territory, then asked her people to help search the Tagor Desert for a Heavenly Flame in exchange for a Sixth Grade Pill. Queen Medusa hesitated because she also sought the flame for her evolution, and Ye Chen revealed that he knew how it could help her become a Dou Zong.

• Queen Medusa challenged Ye Chen over his unauthorized entry and asked him for an apology gift.
• Ye Chen gave Queen Medusa three Fifth Grade Qingyuan Pills, which pleased her.
• Ye Chen asked the snake-people race to search for a Heavenly Flame, promising a Sixth Grade Pill in return.
• Queen Medusa hesitated because she had long been seeking the Heavenly Flame for her own evolution.
• Ye Chen inferred Queen Medusa's interest and explained that a Heavenly Flame could let her evolve into a Dou Zong.

Ye Chen offered to protect Queen Medusa during her dangerous Heavenly Flame evolution in exchange for ten years of service to the Ye Family. She accepted, and they began preparing to find a Heavenly Flame and safeguard her life.

• Ye Chen explained how he could reduce the Heavenly Flame's harm and preserve Queen Medusa's life, but demanded that she serve the Ye Family for ten years if she evolved successfully.
• The Eight Great Leaders objected, but Queen Medusa accepted Ye Chen's terms and silenced her advisers.
• Ye Chen gave Queen Medusa Hai Bodong's map of possible Heavenly Flame locations and a list of desert Medicinal Materials for pills to protect her during the evolution.
• Queen Medusa took Ye Chen to the island where she planned to evolve and showed him the Ice Spirit Cold Spring she had prepared as a safeguard.

Ye Chen began refining the Calamity Breaking Pill for Queen Medusa, using the formula and ingredients obtained from Hai Bodong. After an initial failure, he completed the refining process successfully, though the chapter ended before the pill’s result was revealed.

• Ye Chen set up the Star Chen Cauldron and examined the Calamity Breaking Pill formula, learning that the pill could break seals and grant resistance to them.
• Ye Chen recalled that alchemists could keep pill formulas provided by clients, then studied the formula’s hidden instructions and added the ingredients to the cauldron.
• Ye Chen used silver starfire to refine the ingredients while Queen Medusa watched with interest.
• Ye Chen’s first attempt failed because the ingredient proportions became imbalanced, so he adjusted his breath and tried again.
• Ye Chen completed the steps without mishap as the cauldron rotated and energy ripples spread around it.

Ye Chen finished refining pills to protect Queen Medusa during her evolution, then joined her in searching for the Heavenly Flame the Snake-People leaders had located. They entered a tunnel beneath a sand dune while Mo Bas guarded the entrance.

• Ye Chen completed a pill for Queen Medusa and then began refining a Clear Soul Pill and a Guardian Spirit Pill to protect her soul during evolution.
• Ye Chen and Queen Medusa finished refining the two pills after more than ten days, with Ye Chen supplying several missing ingredients in exchange for rare desert medicinal materials.
• Mo Bas reported that the Snake-People leaders had found the Heavenly Flame, and Queen Medusa ordered the group to set out.
• Ye Chen sensed scorching energy beneath a sand dune, and Queen Medusa blasted it away to reveal a tunnel.
• Ye Chen entered the tunnel first with a Moonlight Stone, while Queen Medusa ordered Mo Bas to guard the area.

Ye Chen and Queen Medusa discovered the magma cavern where the Green Lotus Core Flame was said to lie, along with its companion treasure, the Green Lotus Seat. After a Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake attacked them, Queen Medusa subdued it with her bloodline aura so it could lead them through the magma.

• Ye Chen identified the flame beneath the magma as the Green Lotus Core Flame and explained the Green Lotus Seat and its Earth Fire Lotus Seeds to Queen Medusa.
• A Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake burst from the magma and charged at Ye Chen and Queen Medusa.
• Queen Medusa restrained the snake while Ye Chen recognized its species and suggested using it to find the Heavenly Flame.
• Queen Medusa made the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake submit through her Snake-People Queen aura, and Ye Chen praised her strength.

Ye Chen and Queen Medusa descended through the magma with the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake and found the Green Lotus Core Flame. As they approached it, Queen Medusa shielded Ye Chen from the heat, and the chapter ended with them seeing the cyan lotus and its dancing flame.

• Ye Chen and Queen Medusa followed the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake deeper into the magma, evading dangerous currents.
• As the heat intensified, Queen Medusa invited Ye Chen into her Dou Qi Shield, where the cramped space brought them close together.
• The pair spotted the Green Lotus Core Flame, and Ye Chen asked Queen Medusa to protect them as they approached it.
• Queen Medusa tightened the shield as they neared the cyan light, then expanded it after they entered and the temperature dropped.
• Ye Chen examined the eight-leaved cyan lotus and the tiny flame dancing on its lotus platform.

Ye Chen and Queen Medusa harvested the Green Lotus Seat that suppressed the Green Lotus Core Flame, then returned through the magma. They emerged together, where Mo Bas saw them standing close and reacted with fury.

• Ye Chen warned Queen Medusa about the Green Lotus’s energy-draining tendrils and proposed that she shield them while he harvested the lotus seat.
• Queen Medusa’s Dou Qi Shield provoked the Heavenly Flames, but the Green Lotus Seat suppressed them and blocked their heat.
• Ye Chen cut the Green Lotus Seat free and refused Queen Medusa’s suggestion to take its roots, explaining that doing so could prevent another lotus from growing.
• Ye Chen and Queen Medusa followed the Fire Spirit Snake back through the magma toward the surface.
• Mo Bas saw Queen Medusa and Ye Chen emerge from the magma shield side by side and grew furious at their closeness.

Queen Medusa arranged for the Four Great Elders to oversee the Snake-People Race while she prepared to evolve using a Heavenly Flame. Three days later, Ye Chen released the Green Lotus Core Flame, and Medusa began the dangerous process.

• Queen Medusa told the Four Great Elders that she would use a Heavenly Flame to evolve and entrusted the race’s affairs to them.
• The First Elder opposed the plan, but Medusa insisted on proceeding and left the elders to manage the race from the shadows.
• The Second Elder agreed to watch over the Snake-People Race, while the First Elder warned her not to reveal herself unless a powerful enemy appeared.
• Three days later, Ye Chen and Queen Medusa began the evolution on Lake Heart Island, where the Green Lotus Core Flame rested above the Ice Spirit Cold Spring.
• Ye Chen released the flame, and Medusa swallowed his prepared medicinal pill before beginning to remove her robe.

Ye Chen watched Queen Medusa complete her evolution into a Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python, but learned she needed a month of baptism before honoring their agreement. He traveled to Stone Desert City, where Hai Bodong eagerly asked whether he had subdued the Heavenly Flames.

• Ye Chen saw the Green Lotus Core Flame return to the Green Lotus Seat after Queen Medusa emerged from her charred body in human form.
• Queen Medusa told Ye Chen she needed Snake-People Race baptism to stabilize her strength and promised to join him after at most one month.
• Ye Chen agreed to wait, then left with Hu Tian for Stone Desert City the next morning.
• Three days later, Ye Chen and Hu Tian arrived at Hai Bodong's Ancient Map Shop, and Hai Bodong asked if Ye Chen had subdued the Heavenly Flames.

Ye Chen secluded himself in the desert to advance from peak Dou Wang to Dou Huang while his companions trained nearby. After more than half a month, he completed the breakthrough and regained full control of his powerful Soul Power.

• Ye Chen traded the Calamity Breaking Pill to Hai Bodong for half of the Demonic Flame Fragment Map, then left with Hu Tian, Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, and Alita.
• Ye Chen chose a crimson mountain cave for seclusion and told Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin to take Nurturing Yuan Pills while Alita used a new cultivation method and Qi Condensing Powder.
• Ye Chen cultivated with the Star Divination Art, drawing in immense energy and starlight that created a vast vortex and sandstorm around the mountain.
• After more than half a month, the energy vortex poured into Ye Chen before dissipating, and he awoke as a Dou Huang.
• Ye Chen's aura shattered the boulder beneath him, and he realized that he had regained control of his Soul Power, clearing the way toward becoming a Seventh Grade Alchemist.

After stabilizing his breakthrough to Dou Emperor, Ye Chen decided to travel to the Black-Corner Region to target Han Feng and his Heavenly Flame. He reunited with Yue Mei in the desert, where Alita’s fear of the Snake-People clashed with Yue Mei’s suspicions about Ye Chen’s companions.

• Ye Chen confirmed that he had become a Dou Emperor and agreed to let Qing Lin begin cultivating Dou Qi under Alita’s guidance, but postponed Xiao Yi Xian’s cultivation until they returned to the Ye Family.
• Ye Chen told Hu Tian that they would go to the Black-Corner Region, explaining that he intended to target Han Feng and that their strength should protect them from most threats there.
• Hu Tian stopped trying to dissuade Ye Chen and privately resolved to ask the clan to send more Strong Persons to protect him.
• Ye Chen and the others returned to the desert on the Giant Winged Eagle, where Yue Mei came to meet them.
• Alita became wary at the sight of Yue Mei, while Yue Mei wondered whether Ye Chen had left the Snake-People for nearly a month because of the women accompanying him.

Ye Chen and his companions arrived at the divine hall, where Queen Medusa agreed to leave with him the next day and protect the Ye Family for ten years. After they departed, the First Elder challenged the queen’s decision, but the Second Elder argued that the journey could help Queen Medusa grow stronger and improve the Snake-People Race’s future.

• Yue Mei escorted Ye Chen and his companions to the divine hall, where he discovered four powerful Snake-People Race elders alongside Queen Medusa.
• Queen Medusa praised Ye Chen’s rapid breakthrough to Dou Huang and proposed that the group rest overnight before setting out together the next day.
• After Ye Chen and his companions left with Hua She'er, the First Elder questioned Queen Medusa’s promise to protect the Ye Family for ten years.
• Queen Medusa rebuked the First Elder, and the Second Elder intervened before the confrontation escalated.
• The Second Elder persuaded the First Elder that Queen Medusa could grow stronger with the help of Ye Chen’s powerful alchemist family and eventually lead the Snake-People Race out of the desert.

Ye Chen and his companions crossed into the Black-Corner Region, where they witnessed its brutal lawlessness and encountered a black storm. After the storm passed without harm, Ye Chen prepared to continue toward Maple City.

• Queen Medusa told Ye Chen to call her Cai Die, explaining that Medusa Queens had no names and that Die came from an old acquaintance’s name.
• After entering the Black-Corner Great Plains, Ye Chen and his companions saw several bloody battles, and Ye Chen explained to Xiao Yi Xian that killing needed no reason in this lawless region.
• Ye Chen sent Hu Tian to buy a map, then directed the group toward Maple City as Hu Tian warned them about black storms.
• A black storm swept over the group, and Ye Chen sheltered everyone beneath the Giant Winged Eagle’s wings until it passed.
• Ye Chen and his companions emerged unharmed, and he called for them to board the Giant Winged Eagle and continue their journey.

Ye Chen’s group encountered the Blood Shark Gang chasing three brothers, and Queen Medusa swiftly killed the pursuers. The brothers identified themselves as Yao Da, Yao Er, and Yao San, and explained that the Gold-Silver Elders had made them fugitives.

• Ye Chen’s group saw more than ten Blood Shark Gang members pursuing three peak Dou Spirit brothers across the plain.
• The Blood Shark Gang’s leader and his men ogled Queen Medusa and threatened to capture the women and children.
• Ye Chen allowed Cai Die to act, and she killed the pursuers in a single breath.
• Ye Chen questioned the three brothers, who introduced themselves as Yao Da, Yao Er, and Yao San.
• Yao Da explained that the Blood Shark Gang had hunted them to curry favor with the Gold-Silver Elders, whom the brothers had offended.

Ye Chen forced the Three Yao Brothers to become his servants, then gave them the Three Beasts Savage Art and discussed the potential of his companions. The group traveled to Maple City, where Han Feng lived in a guarded bamboo forest, and the chapter ended as they approached the city and its forbidden center.

• Ye Chen made the Three Yao Brothers swallow Seven Absolutes Soul Devouring Pills and accept him as their master.
• Ye Chen gave the brothers the Three Beasts Savage Art and told them to cultivate it to improve their strength.
• Queen Medusa questioned Ye Chen about his habit of recruiting people, and he said Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin would become exceptionally powerful.
• Alita asked about her talent, and Ye Chen said she might reach Dou Emperor, which delighted her.
• Ye Chen led the group toward Maple City, where Han Feng lived near the mountain range containing Jia Nan Academy's Inner Academy.
• The chapter described the heavily guarded bamboo forest at Maple City's center as Han Feng's secluded residence and a forbidden area.