Chapter Summaries

Lu Yunxiao settled into the Mittel Family residence and refined the Scorching Poison he had absorbed while treating Nalan Jie, gaining Dou Qi and clearing the remaining toxins. Two days later, he successfully combined three flames into a stable tri-colored fire lotus.

• Ya Fei showed Lu Yunxiao his new room and flirted with him, while Qing Lin watched nearby.
• Lu Yunxiao told Ya Fei he needed to see her sincerity before accepting her, and she kissed his cheek before leaving.
• Lu Yunxiao burned the Scorching Poison inside the Green Lotus Core Flame, refined a bead of Nalan Jie's Dou Qi, and used Innate Li Fire Dou Qi to destroy the mutated poison.
• After two days, Lu Yunxiao combined the Green Lotus Core Flame, the Purple Fire of the Amethyst Winged Lion King, and the Peach Blossom Flame into a stable tri-colored fire lotus.

Lu Yunxiao tested the Buddha's Fury Lotus and warned Nalan Yanran to keep training so she could win the Three-Year Agreement against Xiao Yan. Back at the Mittel Family, he announced plans to brew Amethyst Lotus Heart Wine and promised Hai Bodong and Mittel Tengshan some.

• Lu Yunxiao detonated a Buddha's Fury Lotus, devastating the square, and Nalan Yanran watched in shock.
• Lu Yunxiao told Nalan Yanran not to underestimate Xiao Yan and advised her to interrupt him if he tried to use the Buddha's Fury Lotus.
• Lu Yunxiao urged Nalan Yanran to master Wind Extremity: Falling Kill and said he would teach her Sword Separating Worlds afterward.
• Lu Yunxiao left the Nalan Family after telling Nalan Yanran he would return to continue expelling poison from the old man after two days of rest.
• Lu Yunxiao returned to the Mittel Family and told Hai Bodong and Mittel Tengshan he planned to brew top-grade sixth-tier Amethyst Lotus Heart Wine.

Lu Yunxiao brewed Amethyst Lotus Heart Wine and fed an Earthfire Lotus Seed to the Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python, which advanced to Late Fifth-Tier. The Python transformed into Queen Medusa, who began to awaken beside him.

• Lu Yunxiao began brewing Amethyst Lotus Heart Wine with ingredients supplied largely by the Mittel Family.
• The Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python begged for an Earthfire Lotus Seed, and Lu Yunxiao let it eat one before continuing the brewing process.
• After two days and a night, Lu Yunxiao completed the wine's basic brewing and went to sleep with the Python beside him.
• The Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python's strength rose from Mid Fifth-Tier to Late Fifth-Tier overnight.
• Lu Yunxiao woke to find Queen Medusa asleep beside him and realized the Python had transformed after absorbing the lotus seed's energy.
• Queen Medusa's eyes began to open as Lu Yunxiao gently touched her face.

Queen Medusa awoke after her evolution to find Lu Yunxiao holding her, and discovered that his Innate Dao Charm and the Sky-Swallowing Python’s influence had made her feel attached to him. Lu Yunxiao pinned her down to frighten her, and she tried to soften his attitude by reminding him how he had once cared for her.

• Queen Medusa woke in Lu Yunxiao’s embrace and tried to strike him, but he caught her hand.
• Queen Medusa questioned what Lu Yunxiao had done to her and the Sky-Swallowing Python, then realized his care and Innate Dao Charm had influenced her feelings.
• Lu Yunxiao teased Queen Medusa about liking him and pinned her beneath him while she struggled.
• Queen Medusa panicked at Lu Yunxiao’s suggestive gaze, then reminded him that he had once cared for her and promised to marry her.
• Lu Yunxiao asked whether she expected him to keep pampering her, saying he did not feel like doing so now.

Lu Yunxiao kissed Queen Medusa, taking her first kiss while she was pinned beneath him. Ya Fei’s interruption startled them, but she left without entering, and Lu Yunxiao continued holding Medusa as she glared at him.

• Queen Medusa resisted Lu Yunxiao’s advances, insisting she was not afraid and refusing to marry him yet.
• Lu Yunxiao told Queen Medusa he wanted to kiss her, then kissed her before she could finish objecting.
• Queen Medusa froze and passively accepted the kiss as her fondness for Lu Yunxiao grew and her resistance weakened.
• Ya Fei knocked and called for Lu Yunxiao, startling him and Queen Medusa out of their trance.
• Lu Yunxiao kept Queen Medusa pinned as Ya Fei decided he was still asleep and walked away.

Lu Yunxiao continued to restrain and kiss Queen Medusa, then demanded that she become his woman. When she refused, he declared that he would make her his female slave, and she vowed she would rather die than submit.

• After Ya Fei's footsteps faded, Lu Yunxiao pulled Queen Medusa back into his arms and kissed her despite her protests.
• Lu Yunxiao told Queen Medusa he would not force himself on her, and she admitted that she would offer her body only to someone she truly accepted.
• Lu Yunxiao asked Queen Medusa to become his woman, but she refused and said there was no room for negotiation.
• Lu Yunxiao reminded Queen Medusa of how she had treated him in the Tagore Desert and declared that she would be his female slave.
• Queen Medusa struggled and vowed she would rather die than submit, while Lu Yunxiao challenged her confidence.

Lu Yunxiao frightened Queen Medusa by suggesting he could let the Sky-Swallowing Python dominate their soul fusion, then reassured her that he had only been joking. With her pride broken, he pressed her to agree to become his female slave, while she struggled against her growing attachment to him.

• Queen Medusa boasted that Lu Yunxiao would never hurt her, and he pulled her close and kissed her.
• Lu Yunxiao asked whether Queen Medusa or the Sky-Swallowing Python would dominate their fusion, then claimed he wanted the Python to take control.
• Queen Medusa realized she could lose her sense of self and pleaded with Lu Yunxiao not to do that to her.
• Lu Yunxiao assured Queen Medusa he had only been joking and comforted her, leaving her shaken and more obedient.
• Lu Yunxiao again asked Queen Medusa to become his female slave, but she protested that he was humiliating her.
• Queen Medusa considered how her resistance to Lu Yunxiao had weakened and admitted to herself that he was poison.

Lu Yunxiao pressured Queen Medusa to become his female slave, then revealed that Spirit Beast Evolution Fluid could help her evolve into a Nine-Colored Sky Swallowing Python. Queen Medusa became desperate to obtain it, but Lu Yunxiao demanded that she serve him for half a month and warm his bed, which she refused.

• Lu Yunxiao held and kissed Queen Medusa, then insisted she would become his female slave and that she was destined to be his woman.
• Lu Yunxiao showed Queen Medusa a bottle of Spirit Beast Evolution Fluid, and its scent made her bloodline surge and filled her with desire for it.
• Queen Medusa pinned Lu Yunxiao down and demanded the fluid, but he said he would give it to her only if she agreed to serve him.
• Lu Yunxiao explained that the fluid could let Queen Medusa evolve into a Nine-Colored Sky Swallowing Python and offered it in exchange for half a month of service.
• Queen Medusa rejected Lu Yunxiao’s demand to warm his bed, but he declared that warming his bed was mandatory.

Lu Yunxiao and Queen Medusa spent the morning together, and he named her Lu Cai’er as they grew closer. Ya Fei brought clothing for Medusa while struggling with her feelings for Lu Yunxiao, and he insisted that Medusa stay covered whenever she went out.

• Lu Yunxiao held Queen Medusa in bed, teased her, and stopped when she asked him to wait until next time.
• Lu Yunxiao named Queen Medusa Lu Cai’er, and she tacitly accepted the name.
• Ya Fei returned to Lu Yunxiao’s room, heard his request for women’s robes and undergarments, and left to fetch them while feeling unsettled.
• Queen Medusa objected to Ya Fei seeing her, and Lu Yunxiao explained that he would take the clothes at the door.
• Lu Yunxiao told Queen Medusa she had to cover herself completely in public because only he could see her.

Lu Yunxiao teased Queen Medusa about her clothes and made her dress him, while promising to marry her. Ya Fei arrived with the red brocade robe and bellyband Lu Yunxiao had requested.

• Lu Yunxiao urged Queen Medusa to dress less revealingly, kissed her, and teased her about secretly caring for him.
• Lu Yunxiao got Queen Medusa to dress him by reminding her that he had the Spirit Beast Evolution Fluid.
• Lu Yunxiao promised Queen Medusa he would marry her, then embraced her and continued teasing her until Ya Fei called from outside.
• Lu Yunxiao opened the door to Ya Fei, who brought him the red brocade robe and bellyband he had requested.

Lu Yunxiao reassured Ya Fei about his romantic nature, and she confessed her feelings before giving him her first kiss. Queen Medusa grew jealous when Lu Yunxiao returned, but he firmly insisted she was his woman and told her to get ready to meet the old man.

• Ya Fei asked Lu Yunxiao whether a woman was in his room, and he confirmed it while reminding her he intended to have multiple partners.
• Ya Fei confessed that she had fallen for Lu Yunxiao, kissed him, and asked him to take responsibility for her first kiss.
• Lu Yunxiao returned to Queen Medusa with breakfast, and she accused him of fooling around with other women after noticing he had lingered outside.
• Lu Yunxiao told Queen Medusa to accept that he would have several wives and concubines, then firmly forbade her from denying that she was his woman.
• Queen Medusa backed down and agreed to dress herself so she could go with Lu Yunxiao to meet the old man.

Lu Yunxiao helped Queen Medusa dress, then confessed that he liked her and held her close until she accepted his embrace. He took her hand and led her out into the courtyard, where she tried to hide her shyness and agreed to behave politely when they met the old man.

• Lu Yunxiao helped Queen Medusa tie her undergarment and embraced her from behind.
• Lu Yunxiao told Queen Medusa he liked her, and she relaxed into his arms.
• Lu Yunxiao tied the Purple Ribbon around Queen Medusa's waist and insisted they hold hands in public.
• Lu Yunxiao led Queen Medusa out into the courtyard and reminded her not to act rudely toward the old man.

Lu Yunxiao brought Queen Medusa to dine with Ya Fei, whose jealousy and unease grew as Queen Medusa asserted her claim over him. After Ya Fei left to fetch an old man who could guide Lu Yunxiao, Queen Medusa accused him of deliberately protecting her.

• Lu Yunxiao introduced Queen Medusa as his woman, and Ya Fei was startled by her identity and feared her reputation.
• Ya Fei served a lavish meal prepared at Lu Yunxiao's request for Queen Medusa's recovery, which softened Queen Medusa but disappointed Ya Fei.
• Ya Fei tried to serve Lu Yunxiao, but Queen Medusa served him porridge herself and declared that no one else should handle those duties.
• Ya Fei reconsidered her plan to get closer to Lu Yunxiao, then left to fetch the old man he wanted to lead the way.
• Queen Medusa accused Lu Yunxiao of deliberately protecting Ya Fei, and he asked why she thought so.

Lu Yunxiao rebuffed Queen Medusa’s attempt to control his relationship with Ya Fei, then coaxed her into eating breakfast and cared for her. The meal was interrupted when Hai Bodong entered and was terrified to find Queen Medusa sitting with Lu Yunxiao.

• Queen Medusa objected to Lu Yunxiao’s favorable impression of Ya Fei and demanded that he keep Ya Fei away from him, but Lu Yunxiao told her not to meddle in his private affairs.
• Queen Medusa refused to eat, so Lu Yunxiao force-fed her porridge with a kiss; she then accepted a bowl and ate as he served her food.
• Queen Medusa quietly returned the gesture by placing fish in Lu Yunxiao’s bowl, and they ate breakfast together.
• Hai Bodong entered, saw Queen Medusa, and turned pale with fright before Lu Yunxiao reassured him that she was one of them.
• Hai Bodong stayed and hurried to Lu Yunxiao’s side, cautiously watching Queen Medusa.

Lu Yunxiao revealed to Hai Bodong that Queen Medusa was his woman, then bluntly told her that she ranked fourth among his lovers. Queen Medusa grew jealous and bit him, but Lu Yunxiao held her close and professed his love.

• Lu Yunxiao calmed Queen Medusa when she glared at Hai Bodong, then announced that she was his woman.
• Hai Bodong was stunned to learn Queen Medusa had become Lu Yunxiao’s lover and secretly delighted that she was now his junior.
• Queen Medusa learned that Lu Yunxiao planned to marry Yun Yun and had also taken Gu Xun'er and Xiao Yi Xian as lovers.
• Lu Yunxiao told Queen Medusa she was his fourth woman, enraging her and prompting her to threaten to bite him.
• Lu Yunxiao kissed Queen Medusa despite her biting his lip, then held her on his lap and professed his love.

Lu Yunxiao comforted Queen Medusa after she bit his lips, promising to pursue fewer women as she asserted her seniority among his partners. When he revealed that Yun Yun was his chosen principal wife, Queen Medusa angrily refused to accept it.

• Queen Medusa softened toward Lu Yunxiao, tended his bleeding lips, and demanded that she remain senior to his other partners.
• Lu Yunxiao promised to pursue fewer women, and Queen Medusa asked whether he meant to exclude Ya Fei.
• Lu Yunxiao explained that Ya Fei resented Queen Medusa because she liked him and had fewer chances to approach him.
• Lu Yunxiao revealed that Yun Yun was his chosen principal wife, and Queen Medusa declared that she refused to accept it.
• Lu Yunxiao pointed out Queen Medusa's jealousy and urged her to stop targeting Ya Fei.

Lu Yunxiao defended his choice of Yun Yun as principal wife, arguing that her broad-mindedness made her better suited than the jealous Queen Medusa. He carried Medusa away to change his bloodstained clothes before going to the Alchemist Guild for a rank assessment, while Hai Bodong waited to guide him.

• Queen Medusa challenged Lu Yunxiao to explain why Yun Yun deserved to be principal wife over her.
• Lu Yunxiao said Yun Yun’s lack of jealousy and ability to keep the household peaceful made her the better choice.
• Medusa denied being a jealousy jar, and Lu Yunxiao carried her through the Mittel Family grounds while publicly declaring that she belonged to him.
• Lu Yunxiao told Hai Bodong he planned to take an alchemist rank assessment and asked him to wait outside.
• Medusa asked why Lu Yunxiao was taking her to his room, and he reminded her she was responsible for helping him change clothes.

Lu Yunxiao, Queen Medusa, and Hai Bodong went to the Alchemist Guild so Lu Yunxiao could take the alchemist rank examination. After alchemists mistook Queen Medusa for a slave and spoke crudely about her, Lu Yunxiao calmed her and said they would address the hostility between humans and snake-people in time.

• Hai Bodong worried that Queen Medusa’s appearance in the Imperial Capital would draw trouble, but Lu Yunxiao insisted she could go wherever she pleased and said no one there could challenge him.
• Lu Yunxiao, Queen Medusa, and Hai Bodong arrived at the Alchemist Guild and entered its marketplace, where alchemists traded medicinal herbs and Magical Cores.
• The alchemists noticed Queen Medusa’s snake tail and speculated that she was Lu Yunxiao’s slave, making crude remarks that angered her.
• Lu Yunxiao squeezed Queen Medusa’s hand and urged her to ignore the alchemists until they finished the examination.
• Lu Yunxiao acknowledged the abuse suffered by snake-person slaves and said that easing the hatred between the two races could help such treatment fade over time.

Lu Yunxiao told Queen Medusa he had a plan to improve relations between the Snake-people Race and the Jia Ma Empire, then accompanied her and Hai Bodong to meet Alchemist Guild President Fama. The chapter ended with Fama asking what had brought them to the Guild.

• Lu Yunxiao suggested that giving the Snake-people Race a new place to live could ease its hatred of the Jia Ma Empire, and assured Queen Medusa he had a plan.
• Hai Bodong led Lu Yunxiao and Queen Medusa through the Alchemist Guild while he and Lu Yunxiao traded familiar jabs.
• Hai Bodong called for Fama, and the Guild president came out to greet him and Queen Medusa.
• Fama recognized Lu Yunxiao as the Misty Cloud Sect's newly promoted direct Disciple and asked what the group needed.

Lu Yunxiao asked President Fama to let him take the Tier 4 Alchemist assessment despite never having taken a lower-tier assessment. He demonstrated Palm Alchemy by refining a Supreme Grade Tier 2 Qi Recovery Pill, leaving Fama astonished as Lu Yunxiao asked again to take the test.

• Lu Yunxiao asked Fama to let him take the Tier 4 Alchemist assessment, and Fama told him the guild required assessments to be taken step by step.
• Lu Yunxiao revealed his crimson Dou Qi flame and began refining a medicinal herb in his palm.
• Fama recognized Lu Yunxiao's technique as Palm Alchemy and explained its significance to Hai Bodong and Queen Medusa.
• Lu Yunxiao finished a Supreme Grade Tier 2 Qi Recovery Pill using Palm Alchemy.
• Lu Yunxiao asked Fama whether he could now take the Tier 4 Alchemist assessment.