Chapter Summaries

Xiao Heng refined a Seventh-Rank Shape-Shifting Pill before Medusa and the Snake People, then struck down chief commander Mo She when he attacked him. Medusa sentenced Mo She to ten years in Ten Thousand Snake Valley and left with Xiao Heng for her chambers.

• All eight commanders gathered before Medusa while Xiao Heng continued refining a pill, and Snake People elders discussed the danger and opportunity of having a Seventh-grade Alchemist in their tribe.
• A lightning tribulation formed over the tribe, and Medusa shielded Xiao Heng as he completed a Shape-Shifting Pill and handed it to her.
• Mo She arrived, disrespected Xiao Heng, and attacked him with his tail after giving a cold apology.
• Xiao Heng dodged the attack and punched Mo She through several buildings, leaving the chief commander gravely injured.
• Medusa ordered the Snake People not to help Mo She, and Xiao Heng spared his life; Medusa sentenced him to ten years in Ten Thousand Snake Valley.
• Medusa left with Xiao Heng for her chambers while the Snake People watched.

Xiao Heng refined Shape-Shifting Pills for Queen Medusa, who rewarded him with a kiss and urged him to settle his relationships with other women before they went further. Over the next month, he refined more pills, grew closer to Queen Medusa, and helped arrange land for the Snake People Tribe, while unrest spread and news arrived from the Izumo Empire.

• Xiao Heng told Queen Medusa he could refine Imperial Pills and Dou Ling Pills, and she ordered Hua She'er to prepare the ingredients.
• Queen Medusa kissed Xiao Heng, then stopped their advances and told him to settle his affairs with his other women first.
• Hua She'er delivered the ingredients, and Xiao Heng spent the following weeks refining pills and cultivating in Queen Medusa's bedchamber.
• Xiao Heng's relationship with Queen Medusa became widely known among the Snake People Tribe, and he helped the Jia Ma Empire set aside land for their relocation.
• More spies entered the Jia Ma Empire as other empires grew restless, and news from the Izumo Empire reached Xiao Heng.

Xiao Heng left Queen Medusa and traveled directly to the Izumo Empire to visit Xiao Yi Xian and learn about her Calamity Poison Body. After discovering that she had taken control of the Poison Sect, he infiltrated its headquarters and learned she was likely secluded in the Poison Grotto.

• Xiao Heng said goodbye to Queen Medusa, who warned him not to bring back any more women, and departed for the Izumo Empire.
• Xiao Heng reached Heavenly Poison City and learned that Xiao Yi Xian had defeated the former Poison Sect Sect Master and taken control of the sect and the empire a year earlier.
• Xiao Heng entered the Poison Sect in disguise and captured a disciple to question him about Xiao Yi Xian.
• The Poison Sect disciple told Xiao Heng that Xiao Yi Xian usually stayed in the Poison Grotto, which was believed to be in the Poison Garden behind the central hall.
• Xiao Heng released the disciple and vanished to search for the Poison Grotto.

Xiao Heng found Xiao Yi Xian losing control of her Calamity Poison Body and used his Heavenly Flames to stabilize her. After Old Yao taught him a method to extend her life, Xiao Heng stayed by her as she awakened and accepted his embrace.

• Xiao Yi Xian absorbed the poison in the secret chamber until her power rioted and she began losing consciousness.
• Xiao Heng entered the chamber, protected himself with Heavenly Flames, and burned away the poisonous Dou Qi that threatened Xiao Yi Xian's will.
• Xiao Heng carried Xiao Yi Xian out, changed her into his clothes, and asked Old Yao for a way to extend her life.
• Old Yao gave Xiao Heng the method and warned him that Xiao Yi Xian's Calamity Poison Body was nearing its peak.
• Xiao Yi Xian awoke, feared she would harm Xiao Heng, then relaxed when he held her and assured her he was not in danger.
• Xiao Yi Xian pushed Xiao Heng away after he teased her about calling his name, then noticed something was wrong with her clothes.

Xiao Heng reunited with Xiao Yi Xian and promised to cure her Calamity Poison Body. After learning about the Soul Hall and the factions plotting against the Jia Ma Empire, he planned to deal with their enemies before taking Xiao Yi Xian to the Black Corner Region.

• Xiao Heng and Xiao Yi Xian left the secret passage and caught up over their recent experiences.
• Xiao Heng revealed that he had also reached Dou Zong and promised to find a way to cure Xiao Yi Xian’s Calamity Poison Body.
• Xiao Yi Xian told Xiao Heng that the Soul Hall had tried to recruit her and that its agent might have joined forces with the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect.
• Xiao Yi Xian revealed that the Golden Goose Sect and Mulian Valley had approached her about attacking the Jia Ma Empire, and Xiao Heng told her the Misty Cloud Sect was already gone.
• Xiao Heng planned to deal with the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect, the Golden Goose Sect, and Mulian Valley, then take Xiao Yi Xian to the Black Corner Region.

Xiao Yi Xian and Xiao Heng prepared the Poison Sect to attack the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect, while signs of a spy emerged within their ranks. The chapter ended with Elder Centipede secretly contacting the enemy and boasting that Xiao Yi Xian would die, just before someone revealed their presence.

• Xiao Yi Xian told Xiao Heng that Xie Biyan and the Soul Hall expert were formidable, but that the Poison Sect could hold its own against the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect.
• Xiao Yi Xian mobilized the Poison Sect, and its forces surrounded the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect after three days.
• Xiao Heng accompanied Xiao Yi Xian to a meeting, where Elder Centipede questioned his presence and an elder reported that the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect seemed to know their deployments and had killed two Dou Wangs.
• Xiao Yi Xian dismissed Elder Centipede's offer to investigate the suspected spy and kept the matter quiet as both sides prepared for the coming battle.
• Elder Centipede secretly sent a message to the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect, declared that Xiao Yi Xian would die and he would become Sect Master, then demanded that an unseen watcher reveal themselves.

Xiao Heng and Xiao Yi Xian exposed Elder Centipede as a traitor and killed him before the Poison Sect's final battle. They kept his death secret, and Xiao Heng prepared to face Soul Hall while Xiao Yi Xian was to hold Xie Biyan back.

• Elder Centipede tried to kill Xiao Heng and accused him of being a traitor, but Xiao Yi Xian and the others surrounded him.
• Elder Centipede fled into the sky, but Xiao Yi Xian killed him with Myriad Leaf Flying Flower Flow.
• Xiao Yi Xian ordered the Poison Sect to keep the news secret and attack as planned the next morning.
• Xiao Heng warned Xiao Yi Xian to hold Xie Biyan back if Soul Hall appeared, while he dealt with Soul Hall himself.
• Xiao Yi Xian gave Xiao Heng Elder Centipede's Storage Ring, and he kept several rare medicinal herbs before returning the rest.
• Xiao Yi Xian pushed Xiao Heng out of her tent, and he returned to his tent to cultivate as the night passed.

The Poison Sect launched its assault on the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect, and Xiao Yi Xian confronted its forces and former Sect Master Xie Biyan. The battle at the main hall began with Xiao Heng stopping a surprise attack by five traitorous Poison Sect elders.

• Xiao Heng led the Poison Sect's advance through the Ten Thousand Scorpion Mountain Range, cutting down the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect's defenders as the other routes also progressed.
• Xiao Yi Xian shattered the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect's grand array and challenged Xie Shan, then wounded him with her gray leaves.
• Xiao Yi Xian unleashed Thousand Leaves Flying Flowers, but former Sect Master Xie Biyan appeared and shattered the attack.
• Xie Biyan declared that he would kill Xiao Yi Xian and absorb the Poison Sect, while Xiao Yi Xian ordered the Poison Sect Five Elders to form an array.
• The five elders launched a black pillar of light at Xiao Yi Xian from behind, but Xiao Heng blocked it with his flames and exposed their betrayal.

Xiao Heng revealed his Dou Zong strength and helped the Poison Sect turn the battle against the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect. After Iron Protector arrived and Xiao Yi Xian refused his offer, the battle began anew, with Xiao Heng unleashing his flames against Iron Protector.

• Xiao Yi Xian killed two elders with her gray leaves, and Xiao Heng killed the remaining three with three punches.
• Xie Biyan tried to recruit Xiao Heng, but Xiao Heng said Xiao Yi Xian had given him a person, leaving the Poison Sect reassured.
• Xie Shan summoned Iron Protector, a Soul Hall member, who offered to help Xiao Yi Xian destroy the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect if she accepted his terms.
• Xiao Yi Xian refused Iron Protector, and the Poison Sect and Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect launched into battle as she fought Xie Biyan.
• Xiao Heng told Xiao Yi Xian to keep Xie Biyan occupied, then attacked Iron Protector with more than a hundred Aurora Meteor Flame fire lotuses, overwhelming his black mist.

Xiao Heng’s allies battled the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect as Xiao Yi Xian held Xie Biyan back and the Poison Sect fought below. Gu Yue joined the fight against Xie Shan and his Four-Winged Sky Demon Scorpion, gaining the upper hand before the Poison Sect elder moved to engage Xie Shan.

• Xie Biyan intensified his attacks on Xiao Yi Xian after seeing Xiao Heng’s powerful strike against Iron Protector, but Xiao Yi Xian blocked him with her grayish-white leaves.
• A Poison Sect elder fought Xie Shan while the armies battled below, but Xie Shan summoned the Four-Winged Sky Demon Scorpion with a whistle.
• Gu Yue caught the demon scorpion’s tail, struck it with a thunderous claw, and smashed it into the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect’s main hall.
• Xie Shan attacked Gu Yue with the Heaven Shaking Staff, but her elemental energy sphere met his strike and left him bloodied while she emerged largely unharmed.
• The demon scorpion charged again as Xie Shan attacked, and the Poison Sect elder blocked his blows before Gu Yue agreed to fight the beast while the elder faced Xie Shan.

Gu Yue killed the Four-Winged Sky Demon Scorpion and helped a Poison Sect elder gain the upper hand against Xie Shan, while Xiao Heng weakened and trapped Iron Protector. Iron Protector tried to bargain for his life, but Xiao Heng attacked him with a fiery lotus.

• Gu Yue defeated the Four-Winged Sky Demon Scorpion, then joined a Poison Sect elder in battling Xie Shan.
• Xiao Heng overwhelmed Iron Protector with Heavenly Flames, and Iron Protector used a secret technique to flee.
• Xiao Heng spotted Iron Protector's true body and chased him, trapping him inside a wind prison with Wind Bind.
• Iron Protector offered to help Xiao Heng and promised Soul Hall treasures in exchange for his release, but Xiao Heng rejected the offer.
• Xiao Heng sent a fiery lotus into the wind prison, and an explosion followed.

Xiao Heng rescued Xiao Yi Xian from Xie Biyan’s attack and then took him on alone, overwhelming the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect’s leader. With the Poison Sect gaining the upper hand below, Xie Biyan struggled to defend himself against Xiao Heng’s sword.

• Xie Biyan summoned a massive venomous scorpion and pressured Xiao Yi Xian with its pincers and tail.
• Xiao Heng appeared in time to cut apart the scorpion’s tail and shatter the venomous scorpion with one sword strike.
• Xiao Yi Xian went down to join the battle while Xiao Heng stayed behind to face Xie Biyan alone.
• The Poison Sect gained ground as its morale rose and the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect’s forces faltered.
• Xiao Heng wounded Xie Biyan repeatedly, while Xie Biyan found that his poison could not harm Xiao Heng and his staff could not withstand Xiao Heng’s sword.

Xiao Heng and Xiao Yi Xian defeated the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect, killing its leaders and accepting the surrender of its remaining disciples. After the battle, they returned to camp, where Xiao Yi Xian showed Xiao Heng the sect’s reserves and the two shared a playful moment.

• Xiao Heng killed Xie Biyan with the Heaven and Earth Wandering Dragon Sword.
• Xiao Yi Xian and Gu Yue defeated Xie Shan, while a Poison Sect elder announced that Xie Bishan had also died at Mr. Long’s hands.
• With both Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect leaders dead, many of its disciples surrendered after Xiao Yi Xian promised not to kill those who knelt.
• Xiao Heng and Xiao Yi Xian oversaw the cleanup, then returned to camp to recover as Xiao Heng’s standing within the Poison Sect rose.
• Xiao Yi Xian showed Xiao Heng the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect’s reserves, and they joked about her supporting him before sharing an affectionate moment.

As the Poison Sect controlled most of the Izumo Empire, Xiao Yi Xian and Xiao Heng negotiated an alliance with the Golden Goose Sect and Mulian Valley to invade the Jia Ma Empire. The alliance was set to march in the middle of next month, while Xiao Heng secretly planned to betray the other factions and kill their sect masters.

• Xiao Yi Xian and Xiao Heng received delegations from the Golden Goose Sect and Mulian Valley at the Poison Sect.
• The delegations offered each a tenth of their share of the spoils if Xiao Heng joined the campaign, and he agreed.
• Xiao Yi Xian and the visitors settled the invasion plans, agreeing to send troops together in the middle of next month and rendezvous outside the Jia Ma Empire.
• The Golden Goose Sect and Mulian Valley delegations left, pleased with the alliance, while Xiao Heng and Xiao Yi Xian privately discussed his plan to betray them.
• Xiao Heng reassured Xiao Yi Xian that he would never deceive her, and she teased him about whether he was deceiving her already.

Xiao Heng gave Xiao Yi Xian a seventh-grade Immortal Herb Pill and Yin Yang School techniques, then left the Poison Sect to gather support in the Jia Ma Empire for a joint strike against their enemies. He arrived in the Jia Ma Empire and heard that the Yan Alliance’s reputation had spread even to a remote city.

• Xiao Heng gave Xiao Yi Xian the Immortal Herb Pill and several Yin Yang School Scrolls, urging her to cultivate and suppress her Calamity Poison Body.
• Xiao Yi Xian refined the pill, gained two stars of strength, and experienced further maturation of her Calamity Poison Body.
• Xiao Heng and Xiao Yi Xian agreed that she would pretend to cooperate with the Golden Goose Sect and Mulian Valley while he returned to the Jia Ma Empire to gather manpower.
• Xiao Heng and Xiao Yi Xian embraced before he departed, agreeing to meet again in twenty-three days.
• Xiao Heng crossed into the Jia Ma Empire and overheard townspeople praising the Yan Alliance and speculating about the Great Elder before he stopped to eat chicken soup rice noodles.

Xiao Heng returned to the Yan Alliance and called its leaders and the major families to a meeting, while his summons left factions across the Imperial Capital anxious about what he intended to discuss. The attendees gathered in the conference hall as Xiao Heng prepared to speak.

• Xiao Heng reflected on ordinary people and felt his Sword Intent rise before flying to the Imperial Capital.
• Xiao Heng arrived at Yan Alliance headquarters and ordered Yun Jing to summon Elder Hai, the elders, and the major family heads for a meeting.
• Yun Jing organized the notifications, and Hai Bodong, Ya Fei, and Mittel Tengshan set out for the conference hall.
• Yao Ye and Jia Xing Tian received the summons and headed to the meeting, while other factions in the Imperial Capital worried about its purpose.
• Yun Jing reported that the messages had been delivered, and Hai Bodong arrived early to wait for Xiao Heng to speak.

Xiao Heng informed the Yan Alliance and Jia Ma Empire’s leaders that Mulian Valley and the Golden Goose Sect planned to invade, then organized the empire’s defenses and arranged for the Snake People Tribe to join. As the forces mobilized, Xiao Heng learned that several families were withholding support and ordered their refusal made public.

• Xiao Heng told the gathered leaders that Mulian Valley, the Golden Goose Sect, and the Poison Sect were preparing to invade Jia Ma Empire, and said he would handle the enemy Dou Zongs.
• Jia Xing Tian and the major families committed their forces, and Hai Bodong and Yao Ye were appointed commanders while Fa Ma took charge of logistics.
• The leaders agreed to bring the Snake People Tribe into the war and ordered its forces to head for the border.
• Yun Jing reported that some families were refusing to contribute, so Xiao Heng ordered their names and conduct publicized.
• Yun Jing reported that mobilization was proceeding smoothly, with hidden Dou Wangs and a Dou Emperor emerging as the empire prepared for war.

Xiao Heng negotiated the Snake People Tribe’s integration into the Yan Alliance with Queen Medusa, securing equal treatment, territory, and leadership positions for her people. After leaving the others to settle the details, he took Queen Medusa around the Imperial Capital, where she happily shopped at his expense.

• Xiao Heng welcomed Queen Medusa and the Snake People commanders to the Yan Alliance headquarters and proposed that both sides fight together while sharing command and treating each other equally.
• Queen Medusa accepted the arrangements, including land for the Snake People Tribe, a Snake People Hall, and two elder positions in the Yan Alliance.
• Xiao Heng took Queen Medusa by the hand and left the meeting, leaving the others to negotiate the remaining details of the alliance.
• Xiao Heng asked Queen Medusa whether she wanted changes to the arrangements, and she said they were enough.
• Xiao Heng accompanied Queen Medusa on a shopping trip through the Imperial Capital and paid for her purchases.

Xiao Heng took Medusa to dinner, then brought her to his residence, where she questioned him about the Poison Sect and his other confidantes. Medusa let him stay but warned that she would settle the matter after the coming battle, while Xiao Heng left her courtyard and instructed the household staff to respect their privacy.

• Xiao Heng and Medusa ate the signature dishes and Green Bamboo Wine at Exotic Treasures Tower, where he introduced her as his wife.
• Xiao Heng took Medusa to his residence, and she chose a smaller courtyard before asking him about the Poison Sect.
• Xiao Heng admitted that the Poison Sect's Sect Master was a friend, prompting Medusa to ask whether she was another of his confidantes.
• Medusa named Li Xuan and Yun Yun, and Xiao Heng confessed that he had a few more confidantes.
• Medusa pinched Xiao Heng and warned that she would settle the score after the great battle, then ordered him to leave her courtyard.
• Xiao Heng told the old steward to keep the household staff and to stay out of his and Medusa's courtyards except for necessary upkeep.

After months in seclusion, Xiao Yan broke through to the Dou Emperor realm and returned to the Yan Alliance as war with the Golden Goose Sect and Mulian Valley approached. Xiao Heng outlined the alliance’s battle plan, and Xiao Yan agreed to lead the defense of the Jia Ma Empire.

• Xiao Yan absorbed the natural energy around his cave and smoothly broke through to the Dou Emperor realm, crediting Xiao Heng’s Immortal Herb Pill for speeding up his progress.
• Xiao Yan learned at a Yan Alliance branch that the Golden Goose Sect and Mulian Valley were about to invade and hurried to headquarters.
• Xiao Heng told the gathered leaders that the Poison Sect would attack the enemy from the rear while the Yan Alliance struck from the front, aiming to defeat the invaders and limit casualties.
• Xiao Yan returned to the headquarters, where Xiao Heng handed him responsibility for fighting the enemy forces in the Jia Ma Empire.
• Xiao Heng explained that the enemy had two Dou Zong-level forces, more than ten Dou Emperors, and over thirty Dou Wangs, and Xiao Yan agreed to handle the empire’s side of the battle.