Recaps

Lu Yunxiao arrived at the Nalan Family hall with Queen Medusa and Ya Fei, drawing attention from the gathered guests. He publicly humiliated Liu Ling, who vowed to disgrace him at the Alchemist Grand Assembly.

• Lu Yunxiao reminded Ya Fei to behave modestly and stop provoking Queen Medusa, and Ya Fei agreed.
• Lu Yunxiao entered the crowded Nalan Family hall with Queen Medusa and Ya Fei, prompting guests to gossip about the trio.
• Lu Yunxiao encountered Liu Ling outside the hall and mocked him as “Dog Ling.”
• Liu Ling retreated in fear as Lu Yunxiao passed him, then swore to ruin Lu Yunxiao's reputation at the Alchemist Grand Assembly.

Lu Yunxiao brought Queen Medusa to Nalan Manor, where her presence stunned the guests and revealed how much they feared her. He left Queen Medusa and Ya Fei in the hall and followed Nalan Yanran to perform Nalan Jie’s final Scorching Poison treatment.

• Queen Medusa asked who Liu Ling was, and Lu Yunxiao dismissed Gu He’s disciple as a clown.
• Lu Yunxiao, Queen Medusa, and Ya Fei entered the main hall, where Nalan Jie and other guests recognized Queen Medusa and froze in fear.
• Lu Yunxiao introduced Queen Medusa as his wife and asked Nalan Jie to begin the day’s business.
• Nalan Jie asked Lu Yunxiao to treat his Scorching Poison, and Nalan Yanran led him away while Queen Medusa and Ya Fei remained in the hall.
• Lu Yunxiao and Nalan Yanran arrived at a spacious, brightly lit room for Nalan Jie’s final treatment.

Lu Yunxiao completely removed Nalan Jie's Scorching Poison and was promised the Seven Illusions Green Spirit Saliva in return. Nalan Yanran escorted him to the Nalan Clan treasury, where she questioned him about Queen Medusa and Ya Fei and tried to draw closer to him.

• Lu Yunxiao used the Green Lotus Core Flame to purge the last of Nalan Jie's Scorching Poison and confirmed it was gone.
• Nalan Jie thanked Lu Yunxiao, promised the Seven Illusions Green Spirit Saliva, and asked Nalan Yanran to take him to the treasury.
• As they walked, Nalan Yanran asked Lu Yunxiao about Queen Medusa and his relationship with Ya Fei, while he insisted his romantic choices were his own.
• Nalan Yanran tried to keep Lu Yunxiao with her by bringing up their sword lessons, but he said he needed to return to the women waiting for him.
• Nalan Yanran led Lu Yunxiao into the treasury and asked what he thought of its collection.

Lu Yunxiao took the Seven Illusions Green Spirit Saliva from the Nalan Family storeroom and gave Nalan Yanran a pill to strengthen her before the Three-Year Agreement. He returned to the main hall, where his presence humiliated Liu Ling again.

• Lu Yunxiao accepted the Seven Illusions Green Spirit Saliva from Nalan Yanran and said it could advance his Soul Power.
• Lu Yunxiao dodged Nalan Yanran's playful attack, then gave her a perfect-grade Three-Pattern Azure Spirit Pill and predicted she could reach eight-star Da Dou Shi before the Three-Year Agreement.
• Nalan Yanran thanked Lu Yunxiao and promised to repay the favor, but he teased her before vanishing with the Carefree Immortal Ascent Steps.
• Lu Yunxiao returned to the main hall and ordered Liu Ling aside, making Liu Ling retreat under the watching guests' disdainful gazes.
• Lu Yunxiao ignored Liu Ling and walked toward Queen Medusa and Ya Fei.

Lu Yunxiao reunited with Queen Medusa and Ya Fei, then teased Nalan Yanran in front of the hall’s guests. As Mu Zhan attacked him over Ya Fei, Lu Yunxiao’s killing intent swept through the hall.

• Queen Medusa welcomed Lu Yunxiao’s return, and he held her hand before affectionately greeting Ya Fei.
• Nalan Yanran rushed into the hall and embarrassed herself by shouting at Lu Yunxiao, who drew her close and teased her.
• Mu Chen and Yao Ye commented on Lu Yunxiao and Nalan Yanran’s closeness as the pair continued bickering.
• Liu Ling watched Lu Yunxiao with resentment, then noticed the murderous Mu Zhan entering the hall.
• Mu Zhan attacked Lu Yunxiao, claiming Ya Fei was his woman, and Lu Yunxiao answered with a burst of killing intent.

Lu Yunxiao brutally defeated Mu Zhan and Mu Chen after Mu Zhan threatened Ya Fei, revealing that he was a Dou Emperor. He left Mu Zhan terrified and without anyone able to protect him.

• Mu Zhan declared Ya Fei was his woman and attacked Lu Yunxiao, but Lu Yunxiao repelled him with a surge of Dou Qi.
• Lu Yunxiao shattered Mu Zhan’s Green Wood Thorn, broke his arm, and sent him crashing into Liu Ling and a wall.
• Lu Yunxiao prepared to kill Mu Zhan, prompting Mu Chen to intervene with an attack.
• Lu Yunxiao broke through Mu Chen’s attack and punched him into the floor and inner doors, badly injuring him.
• Lu Yunxiao revealed his Dou Emperor-level pressure, leaving the hall stunned and Mu Zhan afraid.

Lu Yunxiao killed Mu Zhan and Mu Chen after Mu Chen attacked him in grief and fury. He left Nalan Jie's ruined banquet with Nalan Yanran, while Grand Princess Yao Ye and the other guests watched in fear.

• Lu Yunxiao killed Mu Zhan for coveting Ya Fei, and Liu Ling watched in terror.
• Mu Chen attacked Lu Yunxiao with all his strength to avenge his son, but Lu Yunxiao killed him with the Dragon Slaying Sword.
• The hall fell silent, and Grand Princess Yao Ye held her ground despite being frightened by Lu Yunxiao's gaze.
• Lu Yunxiao apologized to Nalan Jie for the damage and said he would leave because the banquet could not continue.
• Nalan Jie asked Nalan Yanran to see Lu Yunxiao off, and she agreed with conflicted feelings.

After Lu Yunxiao killed Mu Chen, Yao Ye apologized and invited him to the Princess's Manor, while accepting that the Imperial Family could not challenge him. Queen Medusa and Ya Fei suspected Yao Ye planned to use a honey trap, but Lu Yunxiao insisted he would keep the appointment; the group left arguing over his motives.

• Lu Yunxiao threatened to confront the Imperial Family with Queen Medusa and Hai Bodong if it sought revenge for Mu Chen, forcing Yao Ye to accept the general's death.
• Yao Ye apologized to Lu Yunxiao and invited him to meet her alone at the Princess's Manor the next day, and he agreed.
• After Lu Yunxiao left with Queen Medusa, Ya Fei, and Nalan Yanran, Yao Ye reflected that Mu Chen's death could help the Imperial Family reclaim military authority.
• Queen Medusa warned Lu Yunxiao not to attend the meeting, while Ya Fei explained that Yao Ye likely hoped to win him over and secure the Imperial Family.
• Nalan Yanran accused Lu Yunxiao of pursuing Yao Ye, and Queen Medusa pinched him as he insisted he would keep his appointment to find out what Yao Ye intended.

Lu Yunxiao gave Nalan Yanran an Earth-tier Dou Technique before leaving with Medusa and Ya Fei. At a Mittel Family meeting, Hai Bodong urged the family to destroy the weakened Mu Family, and the elders agreed to act.

• Lu Yunxiao gave Nalan Yanran the scroll for Sword Separating Worlds and told her to study it while he was away.
• Lu Yunxiao left the Nalan Clan with Medusa and Ya Fei, while Nalan Yanran watched him go.
• Mittel Tengshan told Hai Bodong and the elders that Lu Yunxiao had killed Mu Chen with one sword strike.
• Hai Bodong said Lu Yunxiao might be stronger than he appeared and proposed wiping out the leaderless Mu Family.
• The Mittel Family elders approved Hai Bodong’s plan, and he predicted the imperial family would not interfere.

Hai Bodong finalized the Mittel Family’s plan to attack the Mu Family and challenge Jia Xingtian, relying on Lu Yunxiao’s support. Meanwhile, Queen Medusa and Ya Fei tried to stop Lu Yunxiao from going to the Princess’s Manor, but he pulled them both onto the bed.

• Hai Bodong scheduled the Mittel Family’s operation against the Mu Family for the following night and planned to challenge Jia Xingtian.
• Hai Bodong and Mittel Tengshan discussed using Lu Yunxiao’s presence at the Princess’s Manor to confront Jia Xingtian and secure military authority.
• Queen Medusa and Ya Fei told Lu Yunxiao he was not allowed to go to the Princess’s Manor the next day.
• Lu Yunxiao teased Queen Medusa about her snake tail and her clothing, provoking her anger.
• Ya Fei tried to leave, but Lu Yunxiao pulled her onto the bed, then drew Queen Medusa down beside her.

Lu Yunxiao reassured Queen Medusa and Ya Fei that he had agreed to visit Yao Ye to gain military authority for his plan to annex the Jia Ma Empire. He prepared to leave for the Princess's Manor, while Medusa stayed behind to avoid revealing that her strength had not recovered.

• Queen Medusa and Ya Fei woke beside Lu Yunxiao and questioned his decision to meet Yao Ye.
• Lu Yunxiao explained that he intended to use Yao Ye to secure part of the military authority for his future conquest of the Jia Ma Empire.
• Ya Fei and Queen Medusa accepted his reasoning, and Medusa offered to accompany him before realizing her weakened state could be exposed.
• Lu Yunxiao told Medusa to stay home and said he was glad she had worried about him.
• Queen Medusa and Ya Fei helped Lu Yunxiao dress for his visit to the Princess's Manor.

Lu Yunxiao left Queen Medusa and Ya Fei after teasing them, and the two women discussed their feelings for him and considered forming an alliance. The chapter ended with Lu Yunxiao arriving at the Princess's Manor.

• Lu Yunxiao teased and kissed Queen Medusa and Ya Fei before leaving with their shoes.
• Queen Medusa warned Ya Fei not to harm Lu Yunxiao, and Ya Fei promised she would never do so.
• Queen Medusa and Ya Fei admitted they did not fully trust each other but recognized their shared devotion to Lu Yunxiao.
• Ya Fei proposed that she and Queen Medusa form an alliance to seek more of Lu Yunxiao's affection, and Queen Medusa agreed to consider it.
• Lu Yunxiao tidied himself up and arrived at the Princess's Manor.

Yao Ye welcomed Lu Yunxiao to the Princess's Manor for a private meeting and tried to build rapport with him over tea. Their exchange ended with Yao Ye realizing that Lu Yunxiao was unpredictable and difficult to handle.

• Yao Ye greeted Lu Yunxiao at the Princess's Manor and explained that she had invited him as a private acquaintance.
• Yao Ye led Lu Yunxiao through the manor to a garden pavilion and dismissed the maids, leaving them alone.
• Yao Ye poured Lu Yunxiao rare Cloud Mist Tea and offered him a cup.
• Lu Yunxiao stopped Yao Ye from drinking first, took the cup from her, and drained it himself.
• Yao Ye joked about Lu Yunxiao's directness and privately concluded that he was unpredictable and difficult to handle.

Lu Yunxiao met with Yao Ye, who tried to charm him and build a closer relationship while praising his abilities. He confronted her about investigating him, then left her still attempting to win his favor.

• Yao Ye poured tea for Lu Yunxiao and asked him to call her by her name, but he insisted on formal distance and asked her to state her purpose.
• Yao Ye praised Lu Yunxiao’s strength, alchemy, and Heavenly Flames, then asked his age; he answered that he was sixteen.
• Lu Yunxiao questioned whether Yao Ye had investigated him, and she hesitated because she had secretly gathered information about him.
• Lu Yunxiao said he did not mind being investigated, and Yao Ye expressed relief and continued praising him.
• Lu Yunxiao remarked that his two companions at home were less eloquent than Yao Ye, who replied by praising the Queen and Ya Fei.

Lu Yunxiao rejected Yao Ye’s offer to win him over through the imperial family, then teased her while asking about her younger sister, Yao Yue. Their private conversation turned serious when he asked whether the Mu Family could surrender some of its military authority.

• Yao Ye asked why Lu Yunxiao had joined the Misty Cloud Sect and offered him anything the imperial family could provide, including herself.
• Lu Yunxiao refused to treat feelings as a bargain, leaving Yao Ye disappointed and privately indignant.
• Lu Yunxiao asked about Yao Ye’s younger sister, Yao Yue, and learned that she was an eighteen-year-old Tier 3 Alchemist.
• Lu Yunxiao said he was more interested in mature women and teased Yao Ye, who grew annoyed but kept her composure.
• Lu Yunxiao asked Yao Ye whether the Mu Family could surrender part of its military authority, and she narrowed her eyes at the serious proposal.

Lu Yunxiao pressed Princess Yao Ye to grant the Mittel Family military authority, and she proposed marriage as the price. Lu Yunxiao rejected the proposal and reaffirmed that he would not trade marriage or feelings for political power.

• Lu Yunxiao told Yao Ye that the Mittel Family needed military authority, while she worried that its combined commercial and military strength would threaten the imperial family.
• Yao Ye admitted she could agree to grant the authority if Lu Yunxiao married her.
• Yao Ye claimed she had a genuine favorable impression of Lu Yunxiao and leaned toward him, but he stopped her.
• Lu Yunxiao offered to grant one other request if she handed over the military authority, but Yao Ye refused to yield without marriage.
• Lu Yunxiao rejected the marriage proposal and said he would never use feelings as a bargaining chip.

Lu Yunxiao pressured Yao Ye into listening by revealing that he knew the Abyssal Sea Flood Dragon Beast was failing. He left her shaken by suggesting the imperial family could be replaced with the beast near death and only Jia Xingtian remaining as its protector.

• Yao Ye refused to give Lu Yunxiao military authority after he rejected her advances, but he insisted she would agree to another offer.
• Lu Yunxiao brought up the Abyssal Sea Flood Dragon Beast, prompting Yao Ye to apologize and ask him to continue.
• Lu Yunxiao teased Yao Ye about her schemes, then ordered her to pour tea as he questioned her about the beast.
• Lu Yunxiao revealed that the Abyssal Sea Flood Dragon Beast was close to dying, and Yao Ye dropped her teacup in shock.
• Lu Yunxiao said that with the beast failing and only Elder Jia remaining, replacing the imperial family would not be difficult, and Yao Ye angrily protested before backing down under his icy gaze.

Lu Yunxiao offered Yao Ye a deal: he would heal the Abyssal Sea Flood Dragon Beast in exchange for part of the Jia Ma Empire’s military authority. When Jia Xingtian clashed with Hai Bodong above the imperial palace, Lu Yunxiao took Yao Ye to watch and then flew toward the battle, intending to make Jia Xingtian lose in front of the arriving onlookers.

• Lu Yunxiao offered to heal the Abyssal Sea Flood Dragon Beast if the Jia Ma Empire surrendered part of its military authority, and Yao Ye agreed.
• A battle between Jia Xingtian and Hai Bodong erupted above the imperial palace and drew the attention of people across the capital.
• Lu Yunxiao carried Yao Ye through the air to the imperial grounds, revealing that he was a Dou Zong.
• Lu Yunxiao judged that Jia Xingtian might gain the advantage as the battle continued and decided to let him lose before the approaching spectators.
• Lu Yunxiao shot toward Jia Xingtian and Hai Bodong’s battle.

Lu Yunxiao joined Hai Bodong in fighting Jia Xingtian, and their combined attacks gradually overwhelmed the imperial elder. The battle left Jia Xingtian wounded and on the defensive.

• Yao Ye worried that Jia Xingtian's defeat would damage the imperial family's prestige as Lu Yunxiao entered the battle.
• Lu Yunxiao struck Jia Xingtian's yellow light barrier with his sword, allowing Hai Bodong to knock him back and reveal himself.
• Lu Yunxiao and Hai Bodong teased each other about Yao Ye before turning their attention to Jia Xingtian.
• Lu Yunxiao attacked Jia Xingtian while Hai Bodong summoned an Ice Dragon, forcing Jia Xingtian to defend against them both.
• Lu Yunxiao and Hai Bodong kept up their assault, leaving Jia Xingtian disheveled, bleeding, and praising Lu Yunxiao's strength.

Lu Yunxiao and Hai Bodong joined forces to overwhelm Jia Xingtian with powerful Dou Techniques. They shattered Jia Xingtian’s energy mountain, leaving the battle’s outcome unresolved.

• Hai Bodong attacked Jia Xingtian with Thousand Shadow Frost Kill, while Jia Xingtian countered with Mountain Collapse Strike.
• Lu Yunxiao summoned tens of thousands of energy swords with Myriad Swords Art and sent their sword-aura dragon toward Jia Xingtian.
• Yao Ye, Nalan Yanran, Queen Medusa, and Ya Fei watched the attack, while Medusa reassured Ya Fei about her value to Lu Yunxiao.
• Jia Xingtian reinforced his energy mountain to withstand Lu Yunxiao’s assault, but Lu Yunxiao signaled Hai Bodong to increase their power.
• Lu Yunxiao and Hai Bodong intensified their attacks until Jia Xingtian’s energy mountain cracked and shattered.

Lu Yunxiao and Hai Bodong defeated Jia Xingtian, damaging the imperial family's prestige. After Yao Ye confronted Lu Yunxiao, Jia Xingtian apologized for her and Lu Yunxiao offered him a Tier 6 Rejuvenation Pill.

• Lu Yunxiao and Hai Bodong combined their attacks and sent Jia Xingtian crashing from the sky, shocking the onlookers and weakening the imperial family's standing.
• Hai Bodong caught the falling Jia Xingtian, and Lu Yunxiao joined them as Yao Ye anxiously checked on her grandfather.
• Yao Ye blamed Lu Yunxiao for injuring Jia Xingtian and accused him of ganging up on one person, but Jia Xingtian rebuked her and ordered her to apologize.
• Lu Yunxiao accepted that he and Hai Bodong had outnumbered Jia Xingtian, while Jia Xingtian praised Lu Yunxiao's strength and conceded defeat.
• Lu Yunxiao gave Jia Xingtian a Tier 6 Rejuvenation Pill as an apology for his injuries.

After leaving Jia Xingtian, Lu Yunxiao reunited with Ya Fei and Queen Medusa, scolding them for coming to a dangerous battle before drawing both into his embrace. Jia Xingtian advised Yao Ye to pursue Lu Yunxiao sincerely, and she accepted his advice.

• Lu Yunxiao gave Yao Ye a Tier 6 Medicinal Pill, reminded her of their deal, and departed with Hai Bodong.
• Jia Xingtian told Yao Ye that Lu Yunxiao had shown mercy, then learned she was interested in him and advised her to pursue him sincerely rather than rely on a political marriage.
• Yao Ye agreed to Jia Xingtian's advice, though she was unsure how to approach Lu Yunxiao as an ordinary girl.
• Lu Yunxiao and Hai Bodong found Ya Fei and Queen Medusa in another part of the imperial palace, and Lu Yunxiao scolded them for coming near the dangerous battle.
• Lu Yunxiao reproached Queen Medusa for her unrecovered strength, then softened and embraced both her and Ya Fei.

Lu Yunxiao successfully prepared Seven-Colored Illusory Spirit Liquid to raise his Soul Power toward the seventh grade, while Queen Medusa asked him to accompany her back to the Snake-people Race once she recovered. As they left together, Ya Fei told him that the Eldest Princess had come to fulfill their agreement.

• Lu Yunxiao discovered the correct mixture for Seven-Colored Illusory Spirit Liquid and explained that it could greatly enhance Soul Power.
• Queen Medusa visited Lu Yunxiao, and he promised to accompany her back to the Snake-people Race once she had fully recovered.
• Lu Yunxiao teased Queen Medusa about the end of her supposed half-month slavery, then finished preparing the spirit liquid.
• Lu Yunxiao took Queen Medusa toward their room, but Ya Fei stopped them and said the Eldest Princess had come to fulfill her agreement with him.

Lu Yunxiao gave Queen Medusa the Spirit Beast Evolution Fluid and promised to guard her throughout her transformation. She changed into a Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python and enclosed herself in a radiant egg, while Lu Yunxiao prepared to use a golden card as he considered her eventual return to Dou Zong strength.

• Lu Yunxiao explained that the imperial family had agreed to transfer some military authority to the Mittel Family in exchange for his help healing the Abyssal Sea Flood Dragon Beast.
• Lu Yunxiao sent Ya Fei to tell Yao Ye to return in three days, then stayed with Queen Medusa.
• Lu Yunxiao gave Queen Medusa the Spirit Beast Evolution Fluid and promised to remain by her side while she evolved.
• Queen Medusa drank the fluid, transformed into a Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python, and formed a huge multicolored egg around herself.
• Lu Yunxiao watched the egg and took out a golden card as he thought about Queen Medusa regaining her Dou Zong strength.

After three months of seclusion, Lu Yunxiao had reached Eight-Star Dou Ling and discovered that Xiao Yi Xian had advanced to One-Star Dou Ling in his absence. He remained with Queen Medusa’s evolving egg and sat down to eat with Ya Fei, asking whether Yao Ye had come.

• Lu Yunxiao checked his status and saw that he had reached Eight-Star Dou Ling, his Soul Power had advanced to mid-stage Late Mortal Realm, and the Nine-Colored Sky Swallowing Python was still evolving.
• He noticed the Snow Demon Ape had reached early sixth tier and asked the system to check Xiao Yi Xian’s cultivation.
• The system showed Xiao Yi Xian at One-Star Dou Ling, astonishing Lu Yunxiao and making him eager to reunite with her in the Outcloud Empire.
• Lu Yunxiao patted Queen Medusa’s Nine-Colored Giant Egg and urged Cai'er to finish evolving.
• Ya Fei brought Lu Yunxiao his meal, and he asked whether Yao Ye had come that day.