Recaps

Yun Shan decided Nalan Yanran would lose her Misty Cloud Sect privileges after the Three-Year Agreement, but Xiao Xuan gave her the power to face Xiao Yan, who had already reached Dou Ling. The chapter left Nalan Yanran ready to fight him, while Xiao Xuan increasingly wanted her to become Xiao Yan’s wife.

• Yun Shan ordered Nalan Yanran to continue reflecting and decided she would be expelled from the Misty Cloud Sect after the Three-Year Agreement, though Yun Yun offered to help train her.
• Mo Xuan urged Yun Shan to cultivate boldly, and Xiao Xuan emerged from seclusion with a plan to gather the powers of fire, earth, water, and wind.
• Xiao Xuan praised Nalan Yanran and said he might once have considered making her a daughter-in-law of the Xiao Clan.
• Xiao Xuan revealed that Xiao Yan had become a Dou Ling, and Nalan Yanran agreed to fight him despite being far weaker.
• Xiao Xuan raised Nalan Yanran’s strength to Dou Ling, and she vowed to give everything in the fight and accept its consequences.

Xiao Yan arrived in the Jia Ma Imperial Capital and planned to visit the Misty Cloud Sect while searching for another map fragment at the Mittel Family's auction house. Above the city, Xiao Xuan arranged an alchemist competition and left with Mo Xuan for the Chu Yun Empire to investigate the Hun Clan and seek the Nether Poison Flame.

• Xiao Yan learned that Yun Shan had broken through to Dou Zong and asked Yao Chen to keep him pinned down when he confronted the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Xiao Yan, Yao Chen, and Hai Bodong headed to the Mittel Family's auction house to look for another fragment of the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame map.
• Xiao Xuan watched Xiao Yan and ordered Yun Shan to arrange an alchemist competition to test Xiao Yan's progress.
• Xiao Xuan told Yun Shan that nothing serious would happen to Xiao Yan, then left with Mo Xuan for the Chu Yun Empire to investigate the Hun Clan and search for the Nether Poison Flame.

Xiao Xuan took Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin to the Chu Yun Empire to search for a possible Nether Poison Flame, giving them two spiritually formed Eighth-Tier Pills from Mo Xuan along the way. After sensing several possible locations, Xiao Xuan prepared to investigate while Mo Xuan balked at going near a Heavenly Flame.

• Xiao Xuan introduced Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin to Mo Xuan, who gave each girl a spiritually formed Eighth-Tier Pill beast.
• Xiao Xuan told the girls to keep the pill beasts as cultivation companions and teased Mo Xuan about giving them more treasures.
• Xiao Xuan led the group through a Space Wormhole to the Chu Yun Empire, where he searched for signs of a Nether Poison Flame.
• Xiao Yi Xian realized Xiao Xuan had come searching for a Heavenly Flame for her, and she felt guilty about the trouble he took.
• Xiao Xuan sensed several possible locations to investigate, while Mo Xuan objected to approaching a Heavenly Flame.

Xiao Xuan took Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin to Poison Mountain Marsh, where he found the Heavenly Poison Scripture and gave it to Xiao Yi Xian to cultivate. The chapter ended with him discovering a deep green flame burning beneath the marsh.

• Xiao Xuan asked Mo Xuan to search for traces of the Hun Clan while he left with Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin.
• Xiao Xuan explained the Nether Poison Flame to Xiao Yi Xian and uncovered the powerful, deteriorated formation hidden among Poison Mountain Marsh's peaks.
• Xiao Xuan found a cave dwelling at the central peak and discovered the Heavenly Poison Scripture among its jade slips.
• Xiao Xuan praised the Heavenly Poison Scripture and gave it to Xiao Yi Xian, who began reading it.
• Xiao Xuan searched the marsh and spotted a deep green flame burning beneath the accumulated toxins.

Xiao Xuan found the weak Nether Poison Flame and helped Xiao Yi Xian refine it while protecting her from its dangers. Xiao Yi Xian broke through to Dou Wang and thanked her master, with her feelings for him seemingly deepening.

• Xiao Xuan collected the weak Nether Poison Flame and returned to find Xiao Yi Xian in seclusion after studying the Heavenly Poison Scripture.
• Xiao Xuan infused the Nether Poison Flame into Xiao Yi Xian and carefully guarded her as she began refining it.
• Xiao Xuan used his Soul Power to help Xiao Yi Xian withstand and absorb the flame's power.
• Xiao Yi Xian broke through to Dou Wang and formed translucent green Dou Qi wings.
• Xiao Yi Xian thanked Xiao Xuan sincerely, with an additional feeling faintly mixed into her gratitude.

Xiao Xuan sealed Poison Mountain Marsh for Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin, then set out with them to find Mo Xuan and seek a Heavenly Flame for Qing Lin. The chapter ended with Xiao Xuan sensing Mo Xuan confronting two Soul Hall Protectors and preparing to teach them a lesson.

• Xiao Yi Xian told Xiao Xuan that becoming a Dou Wang felt wonderful and described her limited control over Poison Mountain Marsh.
• Xiao Xuan sealed Poison Mountain Marsh, allowing Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin to enter freely while keeping others out.
• Xiao Xuan planned to find Mo Xuan and search for the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame for Qing Lin, despite her saying she did not need a Heavenly Flame.
• Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin offered to let Xiao Yan or Xiao Xuan's other clansmen use their Heavenly Flames, but Xiao Xuan told them to keep them.
• Xiao Xuan sensed Mo Xuan berating two kneeling Soul Hall Protectors and declaring that he would teach them a lesson.

Xiao Xuan uncovered the Hun Clan’s Soul Origin scheme, marked two Soul Hall Protectors to serve his plans, and set out for the Heavenly Snake Empire. As he investigated why extraordinary talents and ancient secrets clustered in the northwest, Mo Xuan began to remember something important.

• Mo Xuan told Xiao Xuan that the Hun Clan was stealing Soul Origins, and Xiao Xuan considered what the clan might be preparing for.
• Xiao Xuan planted marks in the two Soul Hall Protectors’ souls, extracted their knowledge, and sent them away to serve as his agents.
• Xiao Xuan dismissed Mo Xuan’s wish to kill the protectors and said he had other plans for the Hall of Souls.
• Xiao Xuan opened a Space Wormhole toward the Heavenly Snake Empire and asked Mo Xuan about unusual events in the northwest.
• Mo Xuan searched his hazy memories of his creation by a Dou Di and suddenly understood something.

Xiao Xuan suspected that the Heavenly Snake Mansion’s inheritance came from an Ancient Heavenly Snake hidden in its forbidden land, and he went to investigate. There, Venerable Snake sensed a Space Wormhole opening and prepared to defend the mansion.

• Mo Xuan said Yun Yangtian might know about the past but offered no concrete memories or leads.
• Xiao Xuan suspected the Heavenly Snake Mansion’s long-lasting strength came from an Ancient Heavenly Snake’s bloodline and inheritance.
• Xiao Xuan and Mo Xuan headed to Heavenly Snake City to ask about the forbidden land.
• Venerable Snake told the mansion’s master to restrict access to the forbidden land and leave its opportunities to younger disciples.
• Venerable Snake sensed a Space Wormhole opening in the hall and gathered a powerful Dou Technique to confront the intruders.

Xiao Xuan subdued Venerable Snake and revealed that he knew the Heavenly Snake Mansion’s ruins held traces of the Ancient Heavenly Snake. He spared the sect and told Venerable Snake to keep guarding the ruins, leaving the Mansion with a chance to benefit from its connection to him.

• Xiao Xuan effortlessly suppressed Venerable Snake and recognized a trace of the Ancient Heavenly Snake in him.
• Venerable Snake tried to defend the sect’s forbidden grounds, but his failing body gave out when he summoned his Dou Qi.
• Xiao Xuan gave Venerable Snake a wisp of origin Qi, restoring some of his vitality.
• Venerable Snake offered to serve Xiao Xuan and let him explore the ruins, but Xiao Xuan told him to keep guarding them and contact him if trouble arose.
• Venerable Snake gave Xiao Xuan a jade slip containing the Heavenly Snake Mansion’s findings from exploring the ruins.

Xiao Xuan took Qing Lin and his companions into the Ancient Heavenly Snake ruins, where he let Qing Lin refine several Magical Beasts and broke through the ruins’ inner spatial barrier. As they entered the deepest reaches, something seized control of Qing Lin’s body.

• Venerable Snake led Xiao Xuan and his companions to the forbidden grounds, and Xiao Xuan ordered him to keep everyone else away.
• Xiao Xuan and his companions crossed the spatial barrier into the ruins, where he recognized the Ancient Heavenly Snake’s powerful bloodline.
• Xiao Xuan captured several Magical Beasts for Qing Lin to refine with her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils.
• Xiao Xuan led the group farther into the ruins and found another spatial barrier concealing a spatial storm.
• Xiao Xuan struck the barrier’s weak point, but a sudden disturbance took control of Qing Lin’s body.

Xiao Xuan stopped the Ancient Heavenly Snake from taking Qing Lin’s body, then entered her sea of consciousness and rescued her from its Soul Origin. The snake woman recognized Xiao Xuan’s overwhelming strength, while Qing Lin remained safe with her master.

• Xiao Xuan pulled Qing Lin away from the ruin’s suction and discovered the Ancient Heavenly Snake’s remains and surviving remnant soul.
• The Ancient Heavenly Snake shed its soul power and sent its Soul Origin into Qing Lin, knocking her unconscious before Xiao Xuan destroyed the remnant’s remaining power.
• Xiao Xuan told Mo Xuan to stand guard and entered Qing Lin’s sea of consciousness to find the Ancient Heavenly Snake’s Soul Origin.
• The snake woman tried to tempt Qing Lin into merging with her, but Xiao Xuan’s Emperor Realm Soul swept away the influence and restored Qing Lin’s senses.
• Qing Lin hugged Xiao Xuan, and the snake woman recognized him as a Peak Dou Sheng with an Emperor Realm Soul.

Xiao Xuan forced the Ancient Heavenly Snake Tian Ling to agree to reside within Qing Lin until she grew strong enough to help Tian Ling regain her peak. Tian Ling then demanded a Soul Origin Oath from Qing Lin before revealing the true use of the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils.

• Tian Ling threatened to fight Xiao Xuan, but he rejected her demand to leave and ordered her to submit.
• Xiao Xuan offered Tian Ling a place within Qing Lin and help restoring her strength, and Tian Ling agreed after realizing his Xiao Clan might be an ancient Emperor Clan.
• Tian Ling insisted that Qing Lin swear a Soul Origin Oath to keep the secret of her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils.
• Xiao Xuan reassured Qing Lin that the oath was safe, and Qing Lin cautiously approached Tian Ling.

Tian Ling linked her soul to Qing Lin, giving herself a place to recover, while Xiao Xuan secretly created a Soul Clone inside Qing Lin to protect her and investigate the secrets of her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils. The chapter ended with Qing Lin waking in her body as Xiao Xuan appeared outside.

• Tian Ling drew Soul Origin from Qing Lin and herself to form a soul link, allowing Xiao Xuan to glimpse the mysterious purpose of the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils.
• Tian Ling settled her soul core inside Qing Lin, securing a place to reside and recover her strength.
• Xiao Xuan added a tiny Soul Clone to Qing Lin to guard her, despite Tian Ling warning that splitting his soul could cause serious harm.
• Xiao Xuan reassured Qing Lin and said he wanted to explore the secrets she carried, while Qing Lin promised to take him to the hidden place when she was stronger.
• Mo Xuan reinforced the Ancient Heavenly Snake ruins, and Xiao Xuan appeared outside as Qing Lin's presence returned.

Xiao Xuan led Qing Lin and the others out of the ruin after Qing Lin inherited Tian Ling’s power and became a Dou Emperor. They encountered Venerable Snake outside, where Xiao Xuan recognized signs that the Hun Clan had also targeted the ruin.

• Xiao Yi Xian and Xiao Xuan welcomed Qing Lin after she awoke as a Dou Emperor, and Xiao Xuan explained that Tian Ling’s power had caused her sudden advancement.
• Xiao Xuan declared the ruin Qing Lin’s territory and led the group away, leaving Tian Ling’s remains for Qing Lin to deal with later.
• Tian Ling emerged from Qing Lin and clashed with Mo Xuan, but Qing Lin stopped her from attacking and Xiao Xuan ended the argument.
• Mo Xuan asked how Tian Ling had survived since ancient times, and Xiao Xuan explained that she had seized a way to sustain her remnant soul during her failed attempt to become a Dou Di.
• Xiao Xuan led the group out of the ruin, where Venerable Snake greeted them with injuries, and Xiao Xuan recognized traces of the Hun Clan’s methods.

Xiao Xuan arranged for the Heavenly Snake Mansion to serve as a foothold in his plans against the Hall of Souls, placing Qing Lin in charge and giving Venerable Snake a means of protection. As the Hall of Souls prepared to attack, Venerable Snake led his people to meet the threat while Xiao Xuan watched, and Mo Xuan opened a Space Wormhole to join the fray.

• Venerable Snake asked Xiao Xuan to shelter some Heavenly Snake Mansion juniors from the Hall of Souls, but Xiao Xuan told him to draw the enemy out and made the mansion serve Qing Lin.
• Qing Lin revealed the Ancient Heavenly Snake's presence, prompting Venerable Snake to accept her as the mansion's leader, and Xiao Xuan placed a protective sword of primordial Qi between Venerable Snake's brows.
• Three Hall of Souls elders prepared to attack the Heavenly Snake Mansion and planned to turn it into a puppet under their control.
• Venerable Snake sensed the three Dou Zun approaching, rallied the Heavenly Snake Mansion, and led its fighters to face the Hall of Souls protectors.
• Xiao Xuan watched the battle preparations from the forbidden grounds while Mo Xuan opened a Space Wormhole to join the fight.

Xiao Xuan settled the Heavenly Snake Mansion’s conflict with the Hall of Souls and left the region, while Medusa planned to move the Snake-People Tribe into the Jia Ma Empire. Xiao Yan objected to being dragged into her dispute with the Misty Cloud Sect and challenged her to a fight.

• Venerable Snake reported the battle and the Hall of Souls’ offer to cooperate, and Xiao Xuan approved a partnership that would keep them out of the Heavenly Snake Empire.
• Xiao Xuan opened a safe route into the outer ruins for the Heavenly Snake Mansion’s disciples, then left with Xiao Yi Xian and the others, collecting Mo Xuan along the way.
• In the Jia Ma Imperial Capital, Xiao Yan confronted Medusa over her plans to attack the Misty Cloud Sect and relocate the Snake-People Tribe.
• Hai Bodong declined to help Xiao Yan, while Fa Ma warned everyone that Xiao Xuan might punish them when he returned.
• Xiao Yan challenged Medusa to fight and asked Yao Chen for Bone Spirit Cold Flame.

Xiao Yan provoked Queen Medusa into fighting him, hoping the pressure would break his bottleneck, but the Seven-Star Dou Zong overwhelmed him. As Xiao Yan charged at her with a Buddha's Fury Fire Lotus, Yao Chen noticed a hidden trace of Bone Spirit Cold Flame within it.

• Yao Chen sent Xiao Yan wisps of Bone Spirit Cold Flame, then watched as Queen Medusa accepted Xiao Yan's challenge.
• Xiao Yan fought Queen Medusa with the Green Lotus Core Flame and Dou Techniques, while her pressure gradually loosened his bottleneck.
• Queen Medusa revealed that she had obtained the Green Lotus Core Flame first and increased her attacks after Xiao Yan taunted her.
• Xiao Yan used the Purple King Azure Wings to gain distance, then condensed a Buddha's Fury Fire Lotus from two flames.
• Yao Chen reassured Hai Bodong and Fa Ma that he would prevent anyone from dying, then spotted pale white Bone Spirit Cold Flame concealed in Xiao Yan's Fire Lotus.

Xiao Yan and Queen Medusa fought, then traded taunts after Xiao Yan survived the explosion and Medusa was injured. Xiao Xuan returned, sent Xiao Yan to cultivate until he reached Dou Wang, but Xiao Yan broke through immediately and faced Xiao Yi Xian’s challenge.

• Xiao Yan and Queen Medusa clashed in a blast that left Xiao Yan battered and Medusa injured, and the two began arguing after Yao Chen rescued him.
• Xiao Yan ordered Queen Medusa to guard him and stay away from the Misty Cloud Sect, but Xiao Xuan returned and forced Queen Medusa’s soul back inside the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python.
• Xiao Xuan sent Xiao Yan to cultivate in a natural origin Qi cage until he reached Dou Wang and told Yao Chen to watch over him.
• Xiao Yan broke out of the cage and announced that he had become a Dou Wang.
• Xiao Yi Xian challenged Xiao Yan to a fight, and he accepted despite her seven- or eight-star Dou Wang strength.

Xiao Yi Xian and Xiao Yan fought a fierce spar, each using powerful poison and flame techniques. Xiao Yi Xian gained the upper hand after their main attacks collided, but Xiao Yan’s hidden soul attack struck her hard and left the fight unresolved.

• Xiao Xuan watched Xiao Yi Xian challenge Xiao Yan, while Yao Chen predicted that Xiao Yi Xian would win.
• Xiao Yi Xian unleashed the Nether Poison Flame and Poison Mountain Marsh, but Xiao Yan countered with Heavenly Flames and a three-flame Buddha's Fury Fire Lotus.
• Xiao Yi Xian activated her Woeful Poison Body and Heavenly Poison Body, then charged through the explosion and retained more than half her fighting strength.
• Xiao Yan appeared ready to concede, but he secretly used Spirit Manifestation Spike against Xiao Yi Xian.
• Xiao Yi Xian suffered a severe soul attack, and her Heavenly Poison Body burst apart.

Xiao Xuan ended Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian’s sparring, taught Xiao Yan the Heavenly Fire Three Mysterious Transformations, and sent him to prepare for a visit to the Misty Cloud Sect. As Xiao Yan planned to recruit allies and compete in the Alchemist Grand Meeting, Yao Chen and Fa Ma knew the sect had prepared a surprise for him.

• Xiao Xuan stopped Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian’s fight, declared it a draw, and healed their injuries.
• Xiao Xuan taught Xiao Yan the Heavenly Fire Three Mysterious Transformations and told him to visit the Misty Cloud Sect as a test.
• Xiao Xuan returned to the Gate of Life and Death with Xiao Yi Xian, while Yao Chen learned that the Xiao Clan controlled the Jia Ma Empire.
• Yao Chen advised Xiao Yan to attend the Alchemist Grand Meeting before going to the Misty Cloud Sect, and Xiao Yan asked Hai Bodong and Fa Ma to accompany him.
• Fa Ma assured Xiao Yan the Alchemist Grand Meeting would be fair, while Mo Xuan took an interest in the alchemist Yao Chen.

Mo Xuan revealed himself to Yao Chen and proposed a pill-refining match to see what modern alchemists could do. Yao Chen agreed to refine a Mind-Calming Pill before Xiao Yan and the others, who were introduced to Mo Xuan as a powerful ally of Xiao Xuan.

• Yao Chen suspected Mo Xuan was a Dou Sheng and asked whether he came from the Pill Tower, while Mo Xuan asked about the Pill Tower Ancestor.
• Yao Chen described the Pill Tower Ancestor as a Ninth-grade pill that had gained sentience, and Mo Xuan introduced himself by name.
• Mo Xuan challenged Yao Chen to a pill-refining match and provided rare heavenly treasures for him to use.
• Yao Chen chose to refine a Mind-Calming Pill and asked Xiao Yan and the others to watch.
• Yao Chen lowered his Dou Qi barrier, introduced Mo Xuan as Xiao Xuan's old acquaintance, and invited everyone to pay their respects.

Yao Chen refined a peak seventh-tier Mind-Calming Pill for Mo Xuan’s assessment, and Mo Xuan promised to give him an opportunity to advance his soul. Mo Xuan then demonstrated his distinctive alchemy method, forming a three-colored eighth-tier Mind-Calming Pill and leaving Yao Chen stunned by its potential.

• Yao Chen refined a peak seventh-tier Mind-Calming Pill, and Mo Xuan cleared away the Pill Lightning with a sweep of his sleeve.
• Mo Xuan praised Yao Chen’s Spirit Ascension Method, judged that his soul had barely reached the Heaven Realm, and promised him an opportunity if the chance arose.
• Mo Xuan advised Yao Chen to study the Spirit Ascension Method and announced that he would demonstrate a different method of alchemy.
• Mo Xuan extracted and preserved the medicinal essences and spirits within the ingredients, then fused them to refine a Mind-Calming Pill.
• Three-colored Pill Lightning gathered as Mo Xuan’s pill reached the eighth tier, and Yao Chen sensed his understanding breaking through its shackles.

Mo Xuan completed an Eighth-Tier Tranquil Heart Pill and gave it to Xiao Yan, who offered it to Gu Xun'er. Days later, Xiao Yan prepared to compete in the Jia Ma Empire's Alchemist Grand Meeting while Yao Chen expected him to win.

• Mo Xuan finished the Eighth-Tier Tranquil Heart Pill, and Yao Chen examined it before Mo Xuan gave it to Xiao Yan as a meeting gift.
• Xiao Yan brought the pill to Gu Xun'er, who was surprised by its value and eventually accepted it after he urged her to keep it.
• Gu Xun'er wondered about Mo Xuan's identity but set the question aside, while she and Xiao Yan shared an affectionate moment.
• After several days, the Alchemist Grand Meeting began, and Yao Chen told Xiao Yan that failing to win would be grounds to expel him from his tutelage.
• Yao Chen recalled Yun Shan's warning and smiled as Xiao Yan prepared to compete.

Yun Shan arranged the Alchemist Grand Meeting as a stage for Xiao Yan’s Three-Year Agreement training, coordinating with Yao Chen and Fa Ma to make the event unusually grand. Xiao Yan arrived as a young Dou Wang contestant, and the contests began amid a packed crowd and fierce competition.

• Yun Shan met Yao Chen privately, promised to handle Xiao Yan’s Three-Year Agreement training, and left confident that Yao Chen would not interfere.
• Yun Shan ordered Gu He to take part in the Alchemist Grand Meeting, which was set up as training for Xiao Yan and a way to unite the Jia Ma Empire under the Xiao Clan.
• The Alchemist Grand Meeting opened with all three contests held at once, its barriers removed and lavish prizes offered to attract alchemists from far and wide.
• Xiao Yan flew into the venue as a contestant, surprising the crowd with his Dou Wang strength and youthful appearance.
• Nine bell tolls announced the start of the contests as disguised, powerful alchemists joined the competition.

Xiao Yan dominated the first round of the alchemist competition by purifying Thousand-Tempered Ironwood to upper ninth grade, while the contest’s strict standards eliminated nearly all the contestants. As the second round began, Xiao Yan studied the Fire Spirit Pill formula and suspected its seemingly useless water-attribute ingredient was part of a hidden test.

• Xiao Yan used the Green Lotus Core Flame to purify Thousand-Tempered Ironwood and finished first with an upper ninth-grade result.
• Fa Ma, Gu He, and Jia Xingtian watched the competition, while Yan Li recognized Xiao Yan as a rival he wanted to surpass.
• Fa Ma ended the first round and eliminated contestants whose purification results were below fifth grade, leaving only twenty or thirty competitors.
• The association replaced the platforms and announced that the second round required each remaining contestant to refine a fourth-grade pill using one portion of ingredients.
• Xiao Yan summoned the Cloud Ridge Cauldron, examined the Fire Spirit Pill formula, and questioned why it included a water-attribute ingredient.