Chapter Summaries

Lu Yunxiao infiltrated the Charming Snake Tribe disguised as a slave, enduring a beating from Babu and being escorted into its fortress. There, Babu presented him to Commander Yue Mei, who became intrigued by his unusual bearing and ordered him to raise his head.

• Snake-people warriors subdued Lu Yunxiao, and Babu whipped him before ordering that he be bound and taken into the tribe as a slave.
• Lu Yunxiao and the other captives were escorted to the Charming Snake Tribe’s fortress, where Babu told the gate guard that he had captured a prized human slave.
• After entering the fortress, Lu Yunxiao encountered Yue Mei as she warned the snake-people to stay alert for the Queen’s inspection.
• Babu pulled Lu Yunxiao from the slave group and offered him to Yue Mei, who noticed his bearing and told him to raise his head.

Yue Mei claimed Lu Yunxiao as her slave, took his Storage Ring, and brought him away to treat his injuries. Lu Yunxiao concealed his identity by calling himself Xiao Yan, and Yue Mei named him Little Yanzi as her personal slave.

• Yue Mei rewarded Babu for bringing her Lu Yunxiao, while the other snake-people envied him.
• Yue Mei examined Lu Yunxiao and was intrigued by his calm response to her charms.
• Yue Mei cut Lu Yunxiao's ropes, took his hand, and removed his ordinary Storage Ring, finding its Gold Coins and medicinal herbs.
• Yue Mei asked Lu Yunxiao's name, and he falsely answered Xiao Yan.
• Yue Mei made Xiao Yan her personal slave and decided to call him Little Yanzi.

Yue Mei brought Lu Yunxiao to her castle and ordered Qing Zhi to treat his wounds. In the medicine room, Qing Zhi insisted on undressing him herself, while Lu Yunxiao objected.

• Yue Mei led Lu Yunxiao to her castle, where the Snake Girls guarding the entrance greeted her.
• Yue Mei warned Lu Yunxiao about humans capturing and abusing Snake Girls, and he denied ever harming one.
• Yue Mei ordered Qing Zhi to apply medicine to Lu Yunxiao and bring him to the main hall afterward.
• Qing Zhi took Lu Yunxiao to a medicine room and told him to take off his clothes so she could treat him.
• Lu Yunxiao asked Qing Zhi to leave while he undressed, but she refused, and he insisted that he minded her seeing him naked.

Lu Yunxiao was forced by Qing Zhi to remove his shirt so she could apply medicine to his wounds, then she brought him to meet Yue Mei. In the hall, he discovered Queen Medusa seated on the throne.

• Qing Zhi refused Lu Yunxiao’s pleas and insisted on applying medicine to his wounds herself.
• After Qing Zhi finished treating him, she told Lu Yunxiao that Yue Mei wanted to see him and led him toward the main hall.
• Lu Yunxiao and Qing Zhi arrived at the hall, where the Snake Girls stood in reverent silence.
• Qing Zhi entered the hall with Lu Yunxiao and bowed to the woman seated on the throne.
• Lu Yunxiao recognized the woman as Queen Medusa and was left stunned by her appearance.

Lu Yunxiao encountered Queen Medusa at the Charming Snake Tribe and was exposed for using a false name and hiding his strength. Medusa ordered Flower Snake to kill him, and he fled by sword as the Snake-people pursued him.

• Queen Medusa recognized Lu Yunxiao and revealed that she remembered him from their previous encounter.
• Yue Mei learned that Lu Yunxiao had given her a false name, while Medusa accused him of trespassing and coveting her Heavenly Flames.
• Medusa ordered Flower Snake to kill Lu Yunxiao to avenge the injury he had inflicted on her.
• Lu Yunxiao escaped the great hall by flying on his sword, and Flower Snake, Medusa, and Yue Mei pursued him.
• Yue Mei realized Lu Yunxiao had concealed his strength and had deliberately tricked her into bringing him to the great hall.

Lu Yunxiao escaped the fortress after Yue Mei stopped the snake-people from shooting at him, but Queen Medusa intercepted him in flight. She confirmed that she intended to kill him.

• Lu Yunxiao armored himself with Star Spirit Gold and flew from the fortress as Flower Snake ordered the guards to fire.
• Yue Mei countermanded Flower Snake and let Lu Yunxiao escape, then flew after him after explaining herself to Queen Medusa.
• Flower Snake pursued Lu Yunxiao, who sped up and searched for Queen Medusa behind him.
• Queen Medusa appeared beside Lu Yunxiao, blocked his path, and asked why he kept running from her.
• Lu Yunxiao tried to placate Queen Medusa, but she said she would kill him to repay his past injury.

Lu Yunxiao faced Queen Medusa and fought Flower Snake after Medusa ordered her subordinate to kill him. When Yue Mei joined the attack, Lu Yunxiao used the Star Spirit Gold to block her spear, leaving the battle ongoing.

• Queen Medusa demanded that Lu Yunxiao surrender and claimed his Heavenly Flames and Dragon Slaying Sword as spoils of war.
• Flower Snake attacked Lu Yunxiao, and he fought her in a fierce clash of sword and spear.
• Queen Medusa recognized that Lu Yunxiao was fighting Flower Snake across a vast difference in cultivation and ordered Yue Mei to help kill him.
• Yue Mei threw her Snake Spear at Lu Yunxiao from behind, and he transformed the Star Spirit Gold into a shield to block it.

Lu Yunxiao revealed his Sword Intent and fought Yue Mei and Flower Snake in the desert, breaking their spears with Immortal's Flight Beyond the Heavens. As he tried to taunt them, Queen Medusa suddenly struck him down.

• Yue Mei and Flower Snake ambushed Lu Yunxiao under Queen Medusa's order, and he challenged them to fight him on the ground.
• Lu Yunxiao used his newly comprehended Sword Intent to unleash a wave of sword qi, then drew the two women into the desert.
• Lu Yunxiao used his movement technique to attack Yue Mei and Flower Snake from multiple directions, but Flower Snake's Spirit Snake Hundred Poisons Sting broke his afterimages.
• Lu Yunxiao countered their attacks with Immortal's Flight Beyond the Heavens, forcing both women back and snapping their weapons with the Dragon Slaying Sword.
• Queen Medusa appeared behind Lu Yunxiao and struck his chest, sending him crashing into the sand and spitting blood.

Lu Yunxiao survived Queen Medusa’s sneak attack and realized she would use any means to achieve her goals. He stopped her from killing him by revealing that he knew about her evolution plan and could help her succeed, leaving her forced to hear his terms.

• Queen Medusa was surprised that Lu Yunxiao survived her palm strike, and he angrily challenged her for attacking by surprise.
• Queen Medusa said the sneak attack was simply easier, and Lu Yunxiao regained his composure and realized how ruthless she was.
• As Queen Medusa moved to kill him, Lu Yunxiao warned that his death would make her evolution fail, causing her to stop her hand just short of his chest.
• Lu Yunxiao said he had a way to help Queen Medusa evolve successfully, then recited a cryptic verse before abruptly stopping.
• Lu Yunxiao pressed Queen Medusa’s hand against his chest and invited her to kill him, leaving her furious at his threat.

Lu Yunxiao used his knowledge of the evolution chant to force Queen Medusa to negotiate rather than kill him. He demanded the Heavenly Flames in exchange for the complete chant, and Queen Medusa agreed to hand them over after her evolution.

• Lu Yunxiao dismissed his Star Spirit Gold and challenged Queen Medusa to kill him, then explained that her refusal to listen had forced him to use threats.
• Queen Medusa grabbed Lu Yunxiao and threatened him, but she released him and asked him to state his conditions because she needed the chant for her evolution.
• Lu Yunxiao rejected Queen Medusa's claim that his injury was settled, and he stood his ground under her pressure when she became angry.
• Queen Medusa ordered Flower Snake to stand down after she tried to interrupt their discussion.
• Lu Yunxiao demanded the Heavenly Flames in exchange for the complete chant, and Queen Medusa agreed to give them to him after her evolution.

Lu Yunxiao refused to hand his sword to Queen Medusa but accepted becoming her slave until her evolution with the Heavenly Flames. Queen Medusa ordered Yue Mei to take him back to the royal city, and Yue Mei flew with him while he continued to provoke her.

• Queen Medusa demanded Lu Yunxiao's sword and his service as her slave, but he refused to give up his weapon and agreed only to the latter condition.
• Queen Medusa spared Lu Yunxiao from surrendering his sword and ordered Flower Snake to take him back to the royal city.
• Lu Yunxiao slapped Flower Snake's hand away and insulted her, so Queen Medusa stopped her from striking him and assigned Yue Mei to escort him instead.
• Yue Mei took Lu Yunxiao into the air with the group, and he teased her before boasting that his strength came from exceptional talent.

Queen Medusa brought Lu Yunxiao to the snake-people royal city and ordered Flower Snake to settle him in while warning him not to cause trouble. After Lu Yunxiao teased Flower Snake, Medusa sent him to wait in a room and Yue Mei discovered he had secretly given her a bottle of pills.

• Queen Medusa showed Lu Yunxiao the heavily guarded royal city, and he assured her that his injuries kept him from escaping.
• Yue Mei teased Lu Yunxiao after helping him down, but he traded insults with Flower Snake until Medusa ordered them to stop.
• Medusa told Flower Snake to take Lu Yunxiao to a room and warned her not to make things difficult for him.
• Yue Mei found a jade bottle Lu Yunxiao had left her and realized it contained pills, while Medusa noted he had another Storage Ring.
• Flower Snake led Lu Yunxiao to a sparse stone room and warned him to stay there, but he ignored her and sat on the bed.

Lu Yunxiao recovered enough to leave his room and was taken to Queen Medusa’s temple, where his system check-in began. Medusa summoned him to attend her while she dined, and he responded with a joke about starving together.

• Lu Yunxiao treated his injuries with a healing pill and the Elemental Scripture, bringing them under control as he rested.
• Flower Snake interrupted Lu Yunxiao and ordered him to bathe before attending Queen Medusa.
• Lu Yunxiao washed, changed into fresh clothes, and followed Flower Snake to Medusa’s temple.
• When Lu Yunxiao entered the temple, his system began a one-hour check-in.
• Queen Medusa invited Lu Yunxiao to attend her meal, and he joked that they should both go hungry, making her laugh.

Queen Medusa made Lu Yunxiao serve her dinner, then beat him after he leaned too close to her. After making him promise not to do it again, she finished her meal and led him away.

• Queen Medusa ordered Lu Yunxiao to cut and serve her magical beast meat, insisting he act as her personal slave.
• Lu Yunxiao leaned close to Queen Medusa and asked how personal she meant, so she slapped him and beat him after he dodged.
• Lu Yunxiao begged for mercy while holding Queen Medusa’s snake tail, and she warned him not to molest her again.
• Queen Medusa made Lu Yunxiao serve her meal attentively for nearly an hour.
• Queen Medusa wiped her lips and told Lu Yunxiao to follow her as she left the hall.

Queen Medusa brought Lu Yunxiao to her bedchamber and asked him to reveal the incantation. He climbed onto her crystal bed to tell her, but she ordered him to get down.

• Lu Yunxiao followed Queen Medusa through the temple corridor and traded barbs with her about his injuries and her treatment of him.
• Queen Medusa led Lu Yunxiao into her lavish bedchamber and showed him her enormous purple crystal bed.
• Lu Yunxiao said the bedchamber would be better if he could live there, and Queen Medusa told him his quarters were in the neighboring side hall.
• Queen Medusa asked Lu Yunxiao for the incantation, and he climbed onto her bed before she sharply ordered him to get down.

Lu Yunxiao flirted with Queen Medusa, then recited the mnemonic formula she requested while claiming his new rewards. He received a powerful artifact-refining inheritance, the first form of Heaven-Severing Seven Swords, a summoning card, and two temporary strength cards.

• Queen Medusa warned Lu Yunxiao to get off her bed, and he moved to the floor beside her instead.
• Lu Yunxiao admitted that Queen Medusa’s beauty made him want to get close, but she pushed him back and told him not to approach without permission.
• Queen Medusa asked Lu Yunxiao to recite the mnemonic formula, and he finished the few hundred words while she considered them.
• Lu Yunxiao claimed his rewards and received the Primordial Tool Dao inheritance, Heaven-Severing Seven Swords—Severing the Dao to See Myself, a Random Dou Zong Summoning Card, and Dou Emperor and Dou Zong Experience Cards.

Lu Yunxiao received several powerful rewards, including swordsmanship treasures and Dou Zong cards, while Queen Medusa reported that she had a sixty percent chance of evolving successfully. After thanking him for his help, she asked what kind of power Lu Yunxiao had used in his sword strike.

• Lu Yunxiao transmitted Primordial Tool Dao and the Heaven-Severing Seven Swords into his sea of consciousness, then received a Random Dou Zong Summoning Card and two Dou Zong or Dou Huang Experience Cards.
• Queen Medusa returned after comprehending her evolution and told Lu Yunxiao that she had a sixty percent chance of succeeding.
• Lu Yunxiao congratulated Queen Medusa, and she thanked him for helping her prepare for the evolution.
• Queen Medusa asked Lu Yunxiao about the strange power in his sword strike against Yue Mei and Flower Snake, and he identified it as sword intent, a kind of Martial Dao True Intent.

Lu Yunxiao explained Sword Intent to Queen Medusa, who asked him to teach her, but their bargaining led to an accidental fall and a furious chase through the palace. After Lu Yunxiao offered to teach her, Queen Medusa agreed to listen, while uninvited guests quietly entered the Tagore Desert.

• Lu Yunxiao explained that Sword Intent was a willpower-like realm and the foundation of the Sword Dao, and Queen Medusa asked him to teach her.
• Lu Yunxiao demanded a benefit for teaching, and Queen Medusa threatened him before pulling him onto the bed when he tried to leave.
• Queen Medusa blasted Lu Yunxiao away and chased him through the hall after he joked about taking responsibility for her.
• Uninvited guests arrived outside the Tagore Desert and began moving deeper into it.
• Queen Medusa caught Lu Yunxiao, and he offered to teach her Sword Intent to stop her from attacking him.
• Queen Medusa suppressed her anger and told Lu Yunxiao to explain Sword Intent, and he asked her to lower her head.

Lu Yunxiao challenged Queen Medusa to a bet that she would marry him if he surpassed her strength within three years, and she accepted. He planted a seed of sword intent in her consciousness and, while she comprehended it, playfully touched her face.

• Lu Yunxiao claimed he could surpass Queen Medusa within three years and proposed that she marry him if he won.
• Queen Medusa accepted the bet, agreeing to give Lu Yunxiao an Earth-tier High-grade Dou Skill, three Form Transformation Pills, five Emperor Extreme Pills, and ten Dou Spirit Pills if she won.
• Lu Yunxiao pressed a finger to Queen Medusa's forehead and planted a seed of sword intent in her sea of consciousness.
• As Queen Medusa closed her eyes to comprehend the sword intent, Lu Yunxiao tapped and touched her face without getting a reaction.

Lu Yunxiao woke in Queen Medusa’s bedchamber and learned that she planned to begin her evolution that day. He insisted on accompanying her to watch the Heavenly Flame and offer help, then followed her toward the lake where she would evolve.

• Queen Medusa confronted Lu Yunxiao for sleeping in her bed, then told him she would prepare to evolve that day.
• Lu Yunxiao insisted on joining Queen Medusa, claiming he wanted to watch the Heavenly Flame and could help if anything went wrong.
• Queen Medusa warned Lu Yunxiao not to interfere, but he teased her until she chased him from her bedchamber.
• Queen Medusa explained that a protected lake in the temple was the safest place to evolve and led Lu Yunxiao there.
• Lu Yunxiao argued with Queen Medusa about looking at beautiful women and taking multiple wives, and she sped ahead to leave him behind.