Chapter Summaries

After Flowing Cloud left, Ya Fei and Master Gu Ni realized that the black shadow protecting him was likely a Dou Huang, and they resolved to keep the Young Master's backing secret. Ya Fei prepared to make his upcoming auction a success, while Master Gu Ni set his sights on becoming a Third-grade Alchemist.

• Ya Fei and Master Gu Ni concluded that Flowing Cloud's protector was likely a Dou Huang and inferred that a powerful force stood behind the Young Master.
• Master Gu Ni warned Ya Fei not to reveal what they had witnessed, and she agreed to serve Flowing Cloud loyally.
• Ya Fei resolved to make the next auction a success and wondered whether she might accept Flowing Cloud's advances.
• Master Gu Ni asked Ya Fei to prepare ingredients for several Second-grade Qi Gathering Powders and a Third-grade Bone Protecting Pill.
• Master Gu Ni said the Young Master's Fifth-grade Alchemist's Experience Manual had brought him close to becoming a Third-grade Alchemist, and Ya Fei left to prepare for the auction.

After Xiao Yan’s cultivation repeatedly vanished, even after a Foundation Building Pill briefly raised him to the fourth stage of Dou Qi, he went to the Mittel Auction House hoping Flowing Cloud could help him. Ya Fei recognized his name and invited him inside.

• Xiao Yan discovered that the Dou Qi he had cultivated had disappeared again and grew furious over his years of lost progress.
• Xiao Yan took the Foundation Building Pill his father had given him and reached the fourth stage of Dou Qi after two hours of cultivation.
• Xiao Yan’s Dou Qi vanished again, returning his cultivation to the third stage, and he decided to seek Flowing Cloud’s help.
• Xiao Yan asked the guard at the Mittel Auction House to inform Flowing Cloud that he had come to talk.
• Ya Fei heard that Xiao Yan had arrived, recalled Flowing Cloud’s visit to the Xiao Clan’s annual test ceremony, and ordered the guard to invite him in.

Xiao Yan visited the Mittel Auction House to tell Flowing Cloud he had accepted his condition, but learned Flowing Cloud had left Wutan City. As the Jia Lie and Ao Ba families prepared to raid the Xiao Clan while Xiao Zhan was in seclusion, Ya Fei chose not to intervene, and the attack began that night.

• Xiao Yan met Ya Fei and asked her to tell Flowing Cloud that he had accepted his condition when Flowing Cloud returned.
• Master Gu Ni told Ya Fei that the Jia Lie and Ao Ba families planned to raid the Xiao Clan that night while Xiao Zhan was in seclusion after taking the Qi Gathering Pill.
• Master Gu Ni revealed that Jia Lie Bi had offered him thirty percent of the Xiao Clan's assets to join the attack.
• Ya Fei decided that the Mittel Auction House would wait and watch rather than act against the Xiao Clan.
• The Jia Lie and Ao Ba families launched their night raid, and screams signaled the start of bloodshed in the Xiao Clan.

Flowing Cloud arrived in Qingshan Town and learned that Xiao Yi Xian had entered the Magical Beast Mountain Range to gather herbs. He followed the path her group had taken, unaware that a mercenary behind him had reacted to her name with a cold glint.

• Flowing Cloud reached Qingshan Town with Nameless, then sent him to hide nearby unless Flowing Cloud faced mortal danger.
• Flowing Cloud went to Myriad Medicine Pavilion to find Xiao Yi Xian, but a shop assistant told him she had gone out.
• Flowing Cloud bought medicinal herbs and learned from the cashier that Xiao Yi Xian had entered the Magical Beast Mountain Range that day.
• At the mountain entrance, Flowing Cloud asked a mercenary which path Xiao Yi Xian's group had taken and was directed to the path on the right.
• Flowing Cloud headed up the path, while a young mercenary behind him showed a cold glint at Xiao Yi Xian's name.

Flowing Cloud entered the outskirts of the Magical Beast Mountain Range, where Mu Li and the Wolf Head mercenary group tried to rob him. He killed them all with a single Dou Technique and continued deeper into the range.

• Flowing Cloud entered the outskirts of the Magical Beast Mountain Range and detected a group following him.
• Mu Li identified himself as the Wolf Head mercenary group's young leader and demanded Flowing Cloud's Storage Ring as a toll.
• Mu Li attacked Flowing Cloud with Wood Hardening, but Flowing Cloud dodged and kicked him into a tree.
• Mu Li ordered his mercenaries to kill Flowing Cloud, and Flowing Cloud struck them with Mountain Splitting Palm.
• Flowing Cloud killed Mu Li and the Wolf Head mercenaries, then continued deeper into the Magical Beast Mountain Range.

Flowing Cloud fought and killed a pack of Bloodthirsty Demonic Wolves while searching the Magical Beast Mountain Range for Xiao Yi Xian. After the battle left him exhausted, he heard hurried footsteps and encountered a fleeing person from the Myriad Medicine Pavilion asking for help.

• Flowing Cloud encountered a Second Tier Beginner Bloodthirsty Demonic Wolf and killed it with a single palm strike.
• More than twenty Bloodthirsty Demonic Wolves surrounded Flowing Cloud, and he fought them using his strength and Demonic Shadow Tracing.
• Flowing Cloud killed the entire pack, improving his Demonic Shadow Tracing but expending much of his Dou Qi.
• Flowing Cloud heard hurried footsteps and cautiously approached a panicked person fleeing through the forest.
• The fleeing person ran toward Flowing Cloud and said they were from the Myriad Medicine Pavilion.

Flowing Cloud rushed to save Xiao Yi Xian after learning that a pack of Bloodthirsty Demonic Wolves had attacked her group, but arrived to find a grisly battlefield. Unable to find Xiao Yi Xian, he feared she had died and left the area with Nameless as more magical beasts approached.

• A frightened Myriad Medicine Pavilion clerk told Flowing Cloud that Bloodthirsty Demonic Wolves had attacked his group and that Xiao Yi Xian was in danger.
• Flowing Cloud rushed toward the attack site and ordered Nameless to find and save Xiao Yi Xian.
• Flowing Cloud arrived to find severed limbs and mangled corpses, with no sign of survivors.
• Nameless reported that he had killed the remaining wolves but could not find Xiao Yi Xian, leading Flowing Cloud to fear she had died.
• Nameless warned that magical beasts were approaching, so Flowing Cloud sighed and left the bloody scene with him.

Mu She learned that his only son, Mu Li, had died in the Magical Beast Mountain Range and vowed to avenge him. Deep in the range, Flowing Cloud continued training by killing a Frost Unicorn Wolf with a single palm strike.

• Mu She heard that searches in Qingshan Town had found no trace of Mu Li, while Gan Mu reported that searchers were looking in the Magical Beast Mountain Range.
• A mercenary reported that Mu Li was dead, and Mu She killed him in a rage.
• He Meng brought Mu Li's corpse to the headquarters, and Mu She ordered his subordinates to find the murderer within one day.
• Flowing Cloud ambushed a Frost Unicorn Wolf in the forest and used Clone Demonic Shadow to evade its icy breath.
• Flowing Cloud caught up with the fleeing Frost Unicorn Wolf and killed it with Earth Splitting Palm.

After Xiao Yi Xian’s death, Flowing Cloud slaughtered Magical Beasts in the Magical Beast Mountain Range, reached Five-Star Dou Shi, and advanced toward the territory of Third-tier Magical Beasts. He discovered a white-clad girl trapped in a crevice with her wounded eagle, Little Blue, while a Raging Giant Ape threatened them.

• Flowing Cloud killed a Frost Unicorn Wolf with Earth Splitting Palm and reflected on his recent growth in cultivation and Dou Techniques.
• Flowing Cloud entered the depths of the Magical Beast Mountain Range to test himself against Third-tier Magical Beasts and cultivate the Myriad Beasts True Scripture.
• Flowing Cloud heard a woman’s voice and a beastly roar, then concealed his aura and hurried toward the sounds.
• A white-clad girl hid in a narrow crevice beneath her wounded eagle, Little Blue, as a monster attacked the mountainside and sent rocks falling around them.
• Flowing Cloud spotted the Raging Giant Ape near the crevice and recognized it as a Third-tier Magical Beast.

Flowing Cloud confronted the Raging Giant Ape after it discovered him, choosing to fight despite the beast’s overwhelming strength. He wounded the ape with the Bloodthirsty Demonic Wolf’s Wolf Claws, but its counterattack forced him to rely on Clone Demonic Shadow to evade a fatal strike.

• Flowing Cloud decided to face the Raging Giant Ape after it sensed and targeted him, while the White-Clad Maiden remained trapped in the crevice.
• Flowing Cloud activated his blood aperture and transformed his hands into Wolf Claws, then used Clone Demonic Shadow to evade the ape’s charge and attacks.
• Flowing Cloud’s Wolf Claws initially bounced off the ape’s tough hide, but repeated strikes on its shoulder drew blood.
• The enraged Raging Giant Ape unleashed a powerful roar and attacked Flowing Cloud with its claws.
• Flowing Cloud’s Wolf Claws were knocked aside in a direct clash, but he escaped the ape’s fatal follow-up by splitting into phantoms and deepened his understanding of Demonic Shadow Tracing.

Flowing Cloud fought the Raging Giant Ape, drove it away with Earth Splitting Palm, and broke through to six-star Dou Shi. He then approached a mountain crevice and came face-to-face with the girl hiding inside.

• The Raging Giant Ape overwhelmed Flowing Cloud, who dodged its attacks and grew stronger under the pressure.
• Flowing Cloud unleashed Earth Splitting Palm and blasted the Raging Giant Ape, which fled into the forest despite its power remaining intact.
• Flowing Cloud realized he had broken through to six-star Dou Shi after nearly exhausting his Dou Qi.
• Flowing Cloud approached the crevice as the girl in white cautiously made her way toward its exit.
• The girl in white reached for the rock wall, grabbed Flowing Cloud's hand, and emerged to stare at him in surprise.

Flowing Cloud rescued Xiao Yi Xian from a Raging Giant Ape and discovered who she was. Xiao Yi Xian asked him to help her leave the Magical Beast Mountain Range and offered to share the treasure hidden in a nearby site with him.

• Flowing Cloud caught Xiao Yi Xian when she fell and told her he had driven away the Raging Giant Ape.
• Xiao Yi Xian introduced herself as a physician from the Myriad Medicine Pavilion, and Flowing Cloud reacted with surprise at meeting her.
• Flowing Cloud explained that he was training in the Magical Beast Mountain Range and would not be heading down the mountain soon.
• Xiao Yi Xian offered to reveal a treasure site if Flowing Cloud helped her leave and agreed to split its treasure with her.
• Flowing Cloud concealed his excitement about the treasure and told Xiao Yi Xian that her offer had surprised him.

Flowing Cloud agreed to let Xiao Yi Xian accompany him for a few days during his training, in exchange for treating his injuries. He rescued her badly wounded Blue Eagle, Little Blue, and led them toward a cave to rest.

• Flowing Cloud agreed to travel with Xiao Yi Xian after spending a few more days training in the Magical Beast Mountain Range.
• Xiao Yi Xian asked Flowing Cloud to save Little Blue, who had been trapped in a crevice after protecting her from an Azure Feather Iron Eagle.
• Flowing Cloud teased Xiao Yi Xian by asking her to accompany him for a few days, then clarified that he wanted her to treat him during training.
• Flowing Cloud broke apart the rocks and carried the unconscious Blue Eagle out of the crevice.
• Flowing Cloud gave Xiao Yi Xian trauma medicine and pointed out a cave where they could settle in.

Flowing Cloud and Xiao Yi Xian tended the wounded Blue Eagle in a cave while Mu She ordered the Wolf Head mercenary group to search for Flowing Cloud in the Magical Beast Mountain Range. Flowing Cloud then fought a Purple Lightning Leopard, striking it down with Earth Splitting Palm.

• Flowing Cloud absorbed a Second-order Demonic Core while Xiao Yi Xian treated the Blue Eagle's wounds.
• Flowing Cloud gave Xiao Yi Xian rations and promised to hunt a Magical Beast for meat the next day.
• Mu She learned that a youth in white had been targeting his son and ordered his men to search the mountain range and guard its exits.
• Flowing Cloud encountered a Purple Lightning Leopard and evaded its lightning-fast attack with Clone Demonic Shadow.
• Flowing Cloud struck the Purple Lightning Leopard with Earth Splitting Palm, cracking its horn and sending it crashing through the forest.

Flowing Cloud returned to the cave with the Purple Lightning Leopard’s corpse and used its blood to cultivate the Myriad Beasts True Scripture. Despite enduring severe pain, he successfully condensed his second blood aperture, while Xiao Yi Xian watched over him.

• Flowing Cloud returned to the cave with the Purple Lightning Leopard’s corpse, and Xiao Yi Xian noticed his shoulder wound.
• Xiao Yi Xian cut meat from the corpse while Flowing Cloud collected the leopard’s blood in a barrel for cultivation.
• Flowing Cloud immersed himself in the blood and used the Myriad Beasts True Scripture to temper his body.
• Xiao Yi Xian rushed to Flowing Cloud when he screamed, but he told her to stay back as the cultivation threatened to break his body.
• Flowing Cloud forced the violent blood energy into an acupoint and successfully condensed his second blood aperture.

Flowing Cloud successfully condensed a blood aperture, gained the Purple Lightning Leopard’s lightning ability, and spent the next five days hunting and cultivating while Xiao Yi Xian cared for the Blue Eagle. After advancing to Seven-Star Dou Shi and forming eight blood apertures, he encountered an Iron Wall Bear and a Blood Python at once and prepared to fight.

• Flowing Cloud emerged from the barrel after refining the Purple Lightning Leopard’s blood and demonstrated his new lightning ability to Xiao Yi Xian.
• Xiao Yi Xian warmed roasted meat for Flowing Cloud, and he gave her an Azure Jade Iron Eagle demonic core to help the injured Blue Eagle.
• Flowing Cloud hunted Magical Beasts by day and refined beast blood at night while Xiao Yi Xian cared for the Blue Eagle and cooked for him.
• After five days, Flowing Cloud had reached Seven-Star Dou Shi and condensed eight blood apertures through the Myriad Beasts True Scripture.
• Flowing Cloud encountered an Iron Wall Bear and a Blood Python in a valley, identified the bear’s chest as its weakness, and transformed his hands into Wolf Claws.

Flowing Cloud killed an Iron Arm Bear and a Blood Python, then returned to the cave and gave the poisonous python to Xiao Yi Xian. He began collecting the bear’s blood to refine its essence and pursue his ninth Blood Aperture.

• Flowing Cloud evaded the Iron Arm Bear’s attack and killed it with a strike to its chest.
• Flowing Cloud blinded and killed the Blood Python, then stored both Magical Beast corpses in his Storage Ring.
• Flowing Cloud returned to the cave, where Xiao Yi Xian and the recovering Blue Eagle were waiting for him.
• Flowing Cloud gave Xiao Yi Xian the venomous Blood Python for her poison-making and asked her to roast the Iron Arm Bear’s paws.
• Flowing Cloud began draining the Iron Arm Bear’s blood so he could refine its essence and condense his ninth Blood Aperture.

Flowing Cloud condensed his ninth Blood Aperture and told Xiao Yi Xian he would leave after taking her down the mountain, then offered her a Mittel Family token and encouraged her dream of becoming an alchemist. The chapter ended with Xiao Yi Xian brightening at the prospect that he would return to the Magical Beast Mountain Range.

• Flowing Cloud condensed his ninth Blood Aperture and tested its power by covering his arms in iron-like scales.
• Flowing Cloud told Xiao Yi Xian that he would take her down the mountain the next day because he had to return home.
• Flowing Cloud teased Xiao Yi Xian about staying together and gave her a Mittel Family token so she could seek his help.
• Flowing Cloud and Xiao Yi Xian discussed retrieving her treasure and her dream of becoming an alchemist.
• Flowing Cloud offered to bring Xiao Yi Xian medicinal herbs and pill formulas the next time he returned to train, and she asked if he would come back.

Flowing Cloud left Xiao Yi Xian to hunt deeper in the Magical Beast Mountain Range, seeking a powerful beast to form his final Blood Aperture. He sensed an unusual energy near a waterfall and discovered a life-filled Green Lotus and lotus seed, but stopped warily before reaching them.

• Xiao Yi Xian shyly asked whether Flowing Cloud would return, and he kissed her cheek before retreating from her indignant scolding.
• Flowing Cloud left the cave the next morning to hunt a stronger Magical Beast, reassured that Xiao Yi Xian could defend herself with the Blood Python's venom.
• Flowing Cloud ventured into the territory of Third-grade Advanced Magical Beasts and used his Beast Sense to detect an unusual energy fluctuation.
• Flowing Cloud followed the energy to a waterfall and found a Green Lotus with a radiant lotus seed behind it.
• Flowing Cloud rushed toward the treasure, then abruptly stopped and stared solemnly at the water below as something changed.

Flowing Cloud killed a Third-grade Advanced giant python guarding a Green Lotus and harvested its essence blood. After refining the blood in a cave, he condensed his Tenth Blood Aperture and completed the Magical Beast Body.

• Flowing Cloud sensed a giant python beneath the waterfall and destroyed its water attack with Earth Splitting Palm.
• The giant python attacked Flowing Cloud, who evaded with Clone Demonic Shadow and killed it with a full-strength palm strike.
• Flowing Cloud plucked the Green Lotus, felt it calm his Dou Qi, and stored it along with the python's corpse.
• That night, Flowing Cloud refined the python's essence blood in a wooden barrel using the Myriad Beasts True Scripture.
• Flowing Cloud opened his Tenth Blood Aperture and completed the Magical Beast Body.