Chapter Summaries

Mo Yu said farewell to Ya Fei and prepared to leave Wu Tan City, having learned that the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame was in the Mu Lan Empire. He slipped away quietly, and Xiao Yan appeared at the city gates as he departed.

• Mo Yu told Ya Fei he would leave Wu Tan City and asked the Mitel Auction House to look after the Xiao Family and his grandfather; they embraced before he said farewell.
• Mo Yu spent his final two days quietly with his grandfather while Xiao Yu followed him with reluctance.
• Xun'er told Mo Yu that the young Myriad Beast Spirit Flame had been discovered in Myriad Beast Valley, giving him a safer target to strengthen the Profound Thunder.
• Mo Yu left his grandfather sleeping, and the old man prayed over Mo Jingyun's spirit tablet for Mo Yu to avenge his great hatred.
• Mo Yu walked out of Wu Tan City, where he spotted Xiao Yan at a corner.

Mo Yu changed Xiao Yan’s training route to keep him from meeting Xiao Yi Xian and Yun Yun, then parted ways with him. Meanwhile, the Mo Family’s Clan Head Mo Lan learned that Mo Yu was a threat to the family and continued plotting to have him killed.

• Mo Yu told Xiao Yan he planned to cross the Magical Beast Mountain Range through its eastern region, prompting Xiao Yan to choose the northern region instead.
• Mo Yu promised to try to attend Xiao Yan’s Three-Year Agreement with Nalan Yanran and encouraged him to win before they parted.
• Old Yao reflected on how the results of their separate training would determine whether Xiao Yan and Mo Yu became powerful or failed.
• Mo Lan worried that Mo Yu’s talent could lead to the destruction of the Mo Family, whose past actions had made reconciliation impossible.
• Mo Lan demanded news of Mo Yin, the assassin he had sent to kill Mo Yu, and an elder reassured him that the delay was understandable.

Mo Yu traveled toward the Mu Lan Empire, reached Green Mountain Town, and discovered a rare material in a medicinal shop. He recognized the Purple Crystal Stone as a main ingredient for refining the Fire Restraining Cover.

• Mo Yu planned to grow stronger before entering the Mu Lan Empire and recalled the Three Elders of Mu Lan’s combined technique and its weakness.
• Mo Yu cultivated overnight, then traveled through the forest using Swift Flash until his Dou Qi was nearly depleted.
• Mo Yu arrived in Green Mountain Town and considered whether Xiao Yi Xian might still be there and whether he could help her control her Body of Calamitous Poison.
• Mo Yu blasted a lecherous mercenary with a Thunder Fire Bead and made the other mercenaries back down.
• Mo Yu entered Myriad Medicine Bar and recognized a purple-black stone as Purple Crystal Stone, a main material for refining the Fire Restraining Cover.

Mo Yu found a rare Purple Crystal Stone needed to refine the Fire Restraining Cover for the Vermilion Bird Sky-Burning Thunder’s planned attempt to devour the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame. He encountered Xiao Yi Xian at the medicine shop and, after settling at an inn, planned to find a chance to meet her the next day.

• Mo Yu recognized and bought the Purple Crystal Stone from the Myriad Medicine Bar, learning that its purchasing team gathered supplies in the Magical Beast Mountain Range.
• Mo Yu saw Xiao Yi Xian treating injured mercenaries and chose not to approach her without a reason.
• Mo Yu rented a room at an inn and noted that he still needed Grand Profound Golden Silk Thread and Golden Sun Wood to refine the Fire Restraining Cover.
• Mo Yu decided to look for a suitable opportunity to get acquainted with Xiao Yi Xian the next day.

Mo Yu prepared to enter the Magical Beast Mountain Range and secured a place guarding Ten Thousand Medicine Hall’s herb-gathering team. He left the mercenaries wary after defeating Mo Yan with a single brutal strike.

• Mo Yu cultivated through the morning and estimated that another half month would bring him to Eight-Star Dou Practitioner.
• Mo Yu went to the town entrance and waited for Ten Thousand Medicine Hall to recruit mercenaries for its trip into the mountains with Xiao Yi Xian.
• Mo Yu used the Vermilion Bird Sky-Burning Thunder to paralyze the crowd and rush to claim the final spot.
• Mo Yu struck Mo Yan, who had insulted him, and sent the Two-Star Dou Practitioner flying more than ten meters.
• The middle-aged man accepted Mo Yu as the last guard, offering five hundred Gold Coins for escorting and protecting the team.

Mo Yu joined the mercenary escort and proved his skill while traveling with Xiao Yi Xian’s herb-gathering team. After rescuing Xiao Yi Xian from a cliff, he revealed that he suspected a secret lay beneath it.

• Mo Yu joined the temporary mercenary group and noticed that Mu Li and the Wolf Head Mercenary Group were accompanying Xiao Yi Xian’s team.
• The group endured three Magical Beast attacks, and Mo Yu earned the other mercenaries’ respect by defeating first-tier beasts with ease.
• When Xiao Yi Xian called a rest, Mo Yu followed her into a nearby grove and found her hanging beneath a cliff beside a White Orchid Fruit.
• Mo Yu pulled Xiao Yi Xian to safety and declined to accept the White Orchid Fruit she offered him as thanks.
• Mo Yu told Xiao Yi Xian that he suspected a secret was hidden beneath the cliff.

Mo Yu exposed Xiao Yi Xian’s secret cave and persuaded her to cooperate in exploring it. After descending the cliff together, they landed inside the cave, where Mo Yu warned her about a Rock Snake.

• Mo Yu resisted Xiao Yi Xian’s dizziness powder, subdued her, and confronted her about the secret beneath the cliff.
• Mo Yu introduced himself and proposed sharing the cave’s contents with Xiao Yi Xian, who reluctantly agreed.
• Xiao Yi Xian explained how she had found the hidden cave, and she and Mo Yu prepared torches and a rope to descend.
• Mo Yu and Xiao Yi Xian descended the cliff together and landed safely inside the cave.
• Mo Yu warned Xiao Yi Xian that a Rock Snake was nearby.

Mo Yu and Xiao Yi Xian entered the cave after Mo Yu killed a Rock Snake, then found a hidden stone chamber containing treasure and medicinal herbs. Mo Yu took a remnant map of the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame and approached the locked stone boxes, especially interested in the one that might contain a Flying Dou Skill.

• Mo Yu told Xiao Yi Xian to hold on as he killed the Rock Snake with his Thunder Sword.
• Mo Yu and Xiao Yi Xian explored the cave and found a hidden stone door, which Xiao Yi Xian opened.
• They entered a stone chamber filled with Gold Coin, treasures, medicinal herbs, a skeleton, and three locked stone boxes.
• Mo Yu let Xiao Yi Xian take the medicinal herbs while he searched the chamber.
• Mo Yu found a remnant map of the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame among the skeleton's bones and put it in his Storage Ring.
• Mo Yu took three keys from the skeleton and approached the stone boxes, hoping to obtain a Flying Dou Skill.

Mo Yu and Xiao Yi Xian divided the medicinal herbs and opened the three boxes, finding the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture, a flying Dou Skill, and a spear-linked Dou Technique. As they prepared to leave, Mu Li arrived with more than a dozen men, shocking Xiao Yi Xian.

• Xiao Yi Xian gave Mo Yu six jade bottles of herbs, and he opened the first box to find the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture, which she kept.
• Mo Yu opened the second box and found the Profound Tier High-Grade Flying Dou Skill, Eagle's Wing, which he stored in his Storage Ring.
• Mo Yu opened the final box and found the Profound Tier High-Grade Dou Technique, Roaring Lion's Roar, and kept it.
• Mo Yu sensed people approaching and reassured Xiao Yi Xian that he would handle them.
• Mu Li appeared at the doorway with more than a dozen figures, and Xiao Yi Xian recognized him in shock.

Mu Li ambushed Mo Yu and Xiao Yi Xian in the cave, but Mo Yu used the Vermilion Bird Sky-Burning Thunder to defeat the Wolf Head Mercenaries. Xiao Yi Xian spared Mu Li, and Mo Yu crippled him before they took the cave’s valuables and left.

• Mu Li arrived with more than ten mercenaries, revealed that Li Fei had betrayed Xiao Yi Xian’s secret, and tried to recruit Mo Yu.
• Mo Yu refused Mu Li’s offer, and Mu Li ordered three mercenaries to attack; Mo Yu electrocuted them with Crimson Lightning.
• Mu Li sent Ma Si and the remaining mercenaries after Mo Yu, who used the Vermilion Bird Sky-Burning Thunder to knock them all unconscious.
• Mu Li begged for his life, and Xiao Yi Xian asked Mo Yu to let him go; Mo Yu spared him but crippled his knee.
• Mo Yu and Xiao Yi Xian looted the valuables inside the stone gate and left Mu Li behind.

Mo Yu and Xiao Yi Xian escaped the cave on Xiao Yi Xian’s Blue Eagle and shared a quiet farewell after discussing their future routes. Mo Yu gave her a signal token in case the Wolf Head Mercenary Group threatened her, and Xiao Yi Xian reflected on how good it felt to be remembered as a friend.

• Mo Yu and Xiao Yi Xian found that the rope had vanished, so Xiao Yi Xian summoned her Blue Eagle to carry them away.
• Mo Yu told Xiao Yi Xian that he planned to stay in the Magical Beast Mountain Range before traveling to the Mu Lan Empire.
• Xiao Yi Xian asked whether Mo Yu would return to the Jia Ma Empire, and he said they might meet again if fate allowed.
• Xiao Yi Xian dropped Mo Yu near the medicine-gathering team, and Mo Yu gave her a Zimu Flying Signal Token to summon his help if the Wolf Head Mercenary Group troubled her.
• Mo Yu walked into the forest, while Xiao Yi Xian held the token and thought of him as perhaps her only friend.

Mo Yu hunted a Second-Order Demonic Core and used it to break through to Eight-Star Dou Practitioner. He subdued the remnant soul in the Blackflame Purplecloud Eagle Flying Dou Skill and activated its wings, leaving him hovering above the mountains.

• Mo Yu ambushed and killed a wounded green gray wolf, obtaining a Second-Order Demonic Core.
• Mo Yu returned to his cave and devoured the core with the Profound Thunder, breaking through to Eight-Star Dou Practitioner.
• Mo Yu opened the Profound Tier High-Grade Flying Dou Skill scroll and learned that its wings came from a Blackflame Purplecloud Eagle.
• Mo Yu resisted and defeated the eagle's remnant soul, then infused the skill into his body.
• Mo Yu summoned the purple-black wings and flew out of the cave, hovering over the mountains.

Mo Yu mastered the Roaring Lion's Roar, continued cultivating in the forest, and drew the Wolf Head Mercenary Group to his hideout. When Gan Mu's squad found him, Mo Yu's spear attack stunned the Nine-Star Dou Practitioner and revealed that Mo Yu was its owner.

• Mo Yu set aside the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame remnant map and studied the Profound Tier High-Grade Dou Technique Roaring Lion's Roar.
• Mo Yu mastered the technique and used it to carve a deep trench into a stone wall, judging its power strong enough to threaten a low-star Dou Shi.
• Mo Yu continued secluded cultivation in the Magical Beast Mountain Range and condensed twenty Lightning Runes over two months.
• After Mu Li reported Mo Yu's whereabouts, the Wolf Head Mercenary Group searched for him, losing more than a dozen members before Gan Mu's squad reached his dwelling.
• Gan Mu blocked Mo Yu's thrown Black Long Spear, but the impact numbed his arm and forced his one-horned horse to its knees.
• Mo Yu emerged from the dust, retrieved his spear, and left Gan Mu shocked to discover that the youth was its owner.

Mo Yu defeated Gan Mu and the Wolf Head Mercenary Group mercenaries who attacked him for the items from the stone cave. After killing Gan Mu, Mo Yu narrowly escaped a surprise attack from a powerful foe who was at least a Da Dou Shi.

• Gan Mu demanded that Mo Yu surrender the cave's items, but Mo Yu refused and challenged him to survive his spear.
• Mo Yu used Instant Flash to knock Gan Mu from his horse and swiftly defeated several of his Five Star Dou Practitioner subordinates.
• Mo Yu broke Gan Mu's iron staff with the Divine Might Black Thunder Spear and badly wounded him.
• Gan Mu tried to flee on his One-Horned Horse, but Mo Yu's thrown spear pierced his chest and killed him.
• A huge black palm struck where Mo Yu had been standing, and he escaped with Instant Flash before realizing his attacker was at least a Da Dou Shi.

Mo Yin, a four-star Da Dou Shi sent by Mo Lan, confronted Mo Yu in the forest after tracking him from Wu Tan City. Mo Yin revealed the Mo Family’s plan to kill Mo Yu and hinted at knowledge of his father’s fate before preparing to attack, while Mo Yu braced himself to fight.

• Mo Yu sensed a hidden attacker and watched a black-robed figure emerge from the forest’s shadows.
• Mo Yin revealed that he had been sent by Mo Lan to kill Mo Yu and recounted how he had tracked him for months after abandoning an attempt to infiltrate the Xiao Family.
• Mo Yu recognized that Mo Yin’s Mo Family ties explained the killer’s hostility and asked about his father, Mo Jingyun.
• Mo Yin hinted that he knew what had happened to Mo Jingyun, then declared he would send Mo Yu to meet his father.
• Mo Yu faced Mo Yin despite the difference in their strength, and Mo Yin prepared to strike.

Mo Yu fought Mo Yin, a dark-attributed Da Dou Shi assassin, and used his Earth-tier Nine Heavens Thunder Cloud Split to break through Mo Yin’s Shadow Pierce and drive him back. Mo Yin survived the strike and, furious, vowed to kill Mo Yu.

• Mo Yin ambushed Mo Yu with dark Dou Qi, but Mo Yu dodged with Instant Flash and used Vermilion Bird Sky-Burning Thunder to destroy the encroaching black mist.
• Mo Yin formed a black energy spear with Shadow Pierce, while Mo Yu strengthened himself with Thunder Adamant Body and countered with Roaring Lion's Roar.
• Mo Yin’s energy spear pierced Mo Yu’s Lion-head attack and rushed toward him.
• Mo Yu gathered Heaven and Earth Energy into the Divine Might Black Thunder Spear and unleashed Nine Heavens Thunder Cloud Split, shattering Shadow Pierce and striking Mo Yin’s defenses.
• Mo Yin was blasted backward into a giant tree, then shouted that Mo Yu deserved to die.

Mo Yu used his powerful Soul Power to repel Mo Yin’s attacks after his Dou Qi was nearly exhausted. Mo Yin then unleashed the Death Fiend Spear, leaving Mo Yu facing his most dangerous attack yet.

• Mo Yin summoned his Dou Qi Armor and vowed to kill Mo Yu, while Mo Yu formed a hand seal and released his Soul Power across the forest.
• Mo Yu used Soul Power to knock aside Mo Yin’s twin blade attacks and counter his Shadow Palm.
• Mo Yin realized Mo Yu’s Soul Power and control surpassed what he had seen from even the alchemist Gu He.
• Mo Yin condensed his Dou Qi into a spear and unleashed the Profound Tier High-Grade Dou Technique Death Fiend Spear at Mo Yu.

Mo Yu used the Spiral Soul Seal to clash with Mo Yin’s Death Fiend Spear, leaving both fighters injured. After Mo Yin nearly killed him with a shadow assassination, Mo Yu escaped using Shadow Flash and noticed the black short sword in Mo Yin’s hand.

• Mo Yu cast the Spiral Soul Seal, and it collided with Mo Yin’s Death Fiend Spear in a violent blast that injured them both.
• Mo Yu assessed Mo Yin’s greater strength and considered burning his Soul Power to escape.
• Mo Yin emerged from Mo Yu’s shadow and stabbed at him with a black short sword, but struck an afterimage instead.
• Mo Yu revealed himself elsewhere after evading the attack with Shadow Flash.
• Mo Yu recognized the black short sword in Mo Yin’s hand and smiled strangely.

Mo Yu escaped Mo Yin by detonating the Dark Nether Snake Shadow Sword with the Artifact Explosion Technique, severing Mo Yin’s right arm and taking his Storage Ring. After flying across the abyss, Mo Yu collapsed in a cave in the Magical Beast Mountain Range, where the Vermilion Bird Sky-Burning Thunder began repairing his damaged meridians.

• Mo Yu recognized Mo Yin’s Dark Nether Snake Shadow Sword and used his Purple Cloud Wings to fly toward the far side of the abyss.
• Mo Yin revealed his transplanted Wind Wolf Leg and charged after Mo Yu, who detonated the sword with the Artifact Explosion Technique.
• The explosion destroyed Mo Yin’s right arm, and Mo Yu took the Storage Ring that had been on it before flying away.
• Mo Yu crossed the abyss, exhausted his Dou Qi, and fell into soft grass on the opposite side.
• Mo Yu walked into the Magical Beast Mountain Range, set Thunder Fire Bead traps around a cave, and passed out inside.
• As Mo Yu slept, energy from the Vermilion Bird Sky-Burning Thunder flowed through his body and began repairing his meridians.

After recovering from his battle with Mo Yin, Mo Yu restored his Soul Power, looted Mo Yin’s Storage Ring, and cultivated in the Magical Beast Mountain Range until he reached Nine-Star Dou Practitioner. A powerful aura and lion’s roar then announced the presence of a Dou Emperor nearby.

• Mo Yu woke from his coma with severe Soul Power exhaustion and refined Soul-Recovering Grass into a spirit liquid to aid his recovery.
• Mo Yu searched Mo Yin’s Storage Ring and found Grand Profound Golden Silk Thread and a Third-Tier Magic Core.
• Mo Yu hid and cultivated in a cave deep in the Magical Beast Mountain Range while his Soul Power recovered.
• Mo Yu used Profound Thunder Devour to consume the Third-Tier Magic Core and advanced to Nine-Star Dou Practitioner.
• Mo Yu heard a berserk lion’s roar and sensed the aura of a Dou Emperor.