Chapter Summaries

Lu Yunxiao used his body-tempering method to withstand Queen Medusa’s strike, then apologized and soothed her anger. He promised to accompany her to visit the Snake-people Race and discuss their relocation before taking her to her chambers.

• Lu Yunxiao revealed his golden, strengthened body and stood still as Queen Medusa struck his chest, leaving him unharmed.
• Queen Medusa questioned Lu Yunxiao about his technique, then warned him not to slander her again or she would castrate him.
• Lu Yunxiao apologized and embraced Queen Medusa, easing her anger.
• Lu Yunxiao proposed visiting the Snake-people Race with Queen Medusa to meet its Elders and finalize the relocation near the Magical Beast Mountain Range.
• Lu Yunxiao kissed Queen Medusa and carried her to her chambers.

After leaving Queen Medusa, Lu Yunxiao confronted Yun Yun for setting him up and trapped her in her room. He began punishing her with an intimate encounter, while Queen Medusa was left wondering when she might have a child.

• Lu Yunxiao left Queen Medusa after promising to spend time with her properly in a few days, and Queen Medusa wondered when she would have a child.
• Lu Yunxiao went to Yun Yun’s room, but when she refused to open the door, he broke the bolt and entered.
• Lu Yunxiao confronted Yun Yun for setting him up, and she retreated until she fell onto the bed.
• Yun Yun tried to send Lu Yunxiao to Gu Xun’er, but he sealed the door and said he wanted to have an intimate exchange with his first wife.
• Yun Yun recognized Queen Medusa’s scent and realized Lu Yunxiao had used the same simple approach with her; she apologized and kissed him.

Lu Yunxiao went to Gu Xun'er's room after bathing, and she shyly pulled him inside and agreed to share her bed. He reassured her that he would not take her virginity, and the chapter ended with both of them preparing to sleep.

• Lu Yunxiao arrived at Gu Xun'er's brightly lit room and knocked on the door.
• Gu Xun'er pulled Lu Yunxiao inside and blushed as he teased her about being shy.
• Lu Yunxiao carried Gu Xun'er to the bed, and she admitted she was nervous about sharing it with him.
• Lu Yunxiao asked Gu Xun'er to take off her outer clothes, then turned around while she undressed and got under the covers.
• Lu Yunxiao changed out of his robes and soothed Gu Xun'er after teasing her about guarding her modesty.

Lu Yunxiao and Gu Xun'er shared a tender night before she left Misty Cloud Mountain three days later. Her departure strengthened his resolve to grow stronger and resume his plans, while he organized Cloud Gate's affairs and prepared to accompany Queen Medusa to the Tagore Desert.

• Lu Yunxiao comforted Gu Xun'er as they shared a bed, and they exchanged a kiss that expressed their affection.
• Three days later, Gu Xun'er departed Misty Cloud Mountain, leaving Lu Yunxiao reluctant but determined to grow stronger so they could meet again sooner.
• Lu Yunxiao told the sect to return to work and assigned Jing'er, Yun'er, Fei'er, and Qing Lin their respective duties.
• Lu Yunxiao agreed to accompany Queen Medusa to the Tagore Desert to handle the Snake-people Race's affairs.
• Zi Yan asked to join them, and Queen Medusa supported her, so Lu Yunxiao agreed to bring her along.

Lu Yunxiao and Queen Medusa flew from Misty Cloud Mountain toward the Tagore Desert with Zi Yan riding in Lu Yunxiao’s arms. The journey continued as Lu Yunxiao teased Zi Yan, who retaliated by kneading his face, while Queen Medusa watched over them.

• Lu Yunxiao carried a tired Zi Yan as he and Queen Medusa flew toward the Tagore Desert.
• Lu Yunxiao threatened to make Zi Yan fly the remaining thousands of li herself if she bit him, making her glare at him.
• Queen Medusa offered to carry Zi Yan and told Lu Yunxiao not to tease her too much.
• Lu Yunxiao pinched Zi Yan’s cheek, and Zi Yan slapped his hand away before kneading his face in retaliation.
• Queen Medusa laughed as Zi Yan insisted that she never cried.

Lu Yunxiao and Queen Medusa reached the outskirts of the Tagore Desert after flying through the night, sharing a tender sunrise and teasing one another along the way. They continued toward their destination with Little Ziyan asleep in Lu Yunxiao’s arms.

• Lu Yunxiao and Queen Medusa arrived at the outskirts of the Tagore Desert near dawn after flying all night.
• Lu Yunxiao held Queen Medusa’s hand as they watched the sunrise, and they exchanged affectionate words about their life together.
• Queen Medusa insisted that Lu Yunxiao prove his love through actions, while he teased her about enjoying his sweet talk.
• Lu Yunxiao and Queen Medusa joked about Little Ziyan sleeping in his arms and Queen Medusa’s jealousy of her.
• Lu Yunxiao and Queen Medusa continued their flight and reached their destination around early afternoon.

Lu Yunxiao returned to the Snake-people Holy City with Queen Medusa and Zi Yan, reflecting on how much stronger he had become since his previous visit. The snake-people welcomed Queen Medusa back, while Lu Yunxiao and Zi Yan continued their playful bickering.

• Lu Yunxiao and his companions approached the royal city, and Queen Medusa praised its defenses.
• Queen Medusa asked Lu Yunxiao not to provoke the snake-people commanders, and he promised to avoid starting trouble.
• Lu Yunxiao teased Queen Medusa, and Zi Yan defended her before playfully biting and tugging at Lu Yunxiao.
• The guards raised their weapons as the trio flew toward the city, then recognized Queen Medusa and knelt to greet her.
• Queen Medusa ordered the guards to rise as the snake-people rejoiced at her return.

Queen Medusa returned to the Snake-people Race and revealed that she had advanced to Dou Zong. She ordered Flower Snake to summon the eight tribal leaders, then left Flower Snake with no choice but to accept Lu Yunxiao as her husband.

• Flower Snake greeted Queen Medusa with joy, and Queen Medusa explained that her evolution’s problems had delayed her return.
• Flower Snake asked about Queen Medusa’s strength, and Queen Medusa confirmed she had reached the Dou Zong realm.
• Queen Medusa ordered Flower Snake to gather the leaders of the eight great tribes at the divine temple the next morning.
• Queen Medusa introduced Lu Yunxiao as her husband and commanded Flower Snake to respect him; Flower Snake objected, then apologized under Queen Medusa’s aura.
• After Flower Snake left, Lu Yunxiao praised Queen Medusa, and they teased each other about her declaration and his treatment of Flower Snake.

Queen Medusa brought Lu Yunxiao to meet the Snake-people Race’s four powerful elders after telling him they needed to settle the tribe’s affairs quickly. The elders tested Lu Yunxiao’s strength, then questioned whether he and Queen Medusa had consummated their marriage.

• Queen Medusa led Lu Yunxiao and Zi Yan to the secluded house where the Snake-people Race elders lived.
• Queen Medusa entered alone to explain her relationship with Lu Yunxiao, while he waited outside with Zi Yan.
• The four elders attacked Lu Yunxiao with their combined aura, but he broke their pressure and shattered their black python projection.
• The Grand Elder introduced herself and the other elders, then asked Lu Yunxiao whether he had consummated his marriage with Queen Medusa.

Lu Yunxiao confronted the Snake-people Race Elders over their rules, then agreed to help the race relocate near the Magical Beast Mountain Range on the condition that they live peacefully with humans. The Grand Elder asked him to refine four Sect Breaking Pills in exchange for the Snake-people Race's accumulated treasures, leaving Lu Yunxiao wary of making the race too powerful.

• Lu Yunxiao admitted that he had slept with Queen Medusa, and the Grand Elder said this violated the Snake-people Race's rules and called for the punishment of ten thousand snakes devouring his body.
• Lu Yunxiao rejected the Elders' authority to punish him and challenged their strength, while Queen Medusa worried that they would fall out.
• The Grand Elder dropped the punishment and asked whether Lu Yunxiao would grant the Snake-people Race land near the Magical Beast Mountain Range.
• Lu Yunxiao confirmed the offer on the condition that the Snake-people Race and humans live peacefully, and the Grand Elder agreed to control her people.
• The Grand Elder asked Lu Yunxiao to refine four Sect Breaking Pills in exchange for the Snake-people Race's accumulated wealth, and Lu Yunxiao weighed the danger of strengthening them.

Lu Yunxiao considered whether to refine Sect Breaking Pills for the Snake-people Race, while Queen Medusa refused to influence his decision. He explained that he had to balance helping her people against protecting Cloud Gate, and began outlining the risks of strengthening the Snake-people Race.

• Lu Yunxiao deferred the Elders' request to refine Sect Breaking Pills, and Queen Medusa left with him without speaking up for them.
• The Grand Elder warned the other Elders not to offend Lu Yunxiao, whose strength surpassed Queen Medusa's, and told them to treat him as an ally.
• As Lu Yunxiao, Queen Medusa, and Little Ziyan walked through the Bamboo Forest, Queen Medusa said she would not interfere in his choice, though she hoped her people would grow stronger.
• Lu Yunxiao told Queen Medusa that he wanted to help her people but had to put Cloud Gate's interests first, since refining the pills could give the Snake-people Race four new Dou Zong fighters.

Lu Yunxiao discussed the Snake-people Race’s growing strength with Queen Medusa and decided to help them without endangering Cloud Gate. He offered to refine a single Sect Breaking Pill and Azure Nether Longevity Pills for the elders, leaving Zi Yan astonished by Queen Medusa’s obedient response to him.

• Lu Yunxiao explained that the Snake-people Race’s rapid growth could lead to conflict with Cloud Gate, and Queen Medusa said she would leave the decision to him.
• Queen Medusa teased Lu Yunxiao about loving Yun Yun more, and he said he would have loved Queen Medusa most if he had met her first.
• Lu Yunxiao decided to refine one Sect Breaking Pill for the Snake-people Race so it could gain another Dou Zong without threatening Cloud Gate.
• Lu Yunxiao offered Azure Nether Longevity Pills to the Snake-people elders in gratitude for raising Queen Medusa and to ease any resentment they might feel.
• Queen Medusa accepted Lu Yunxiao’s warning not to thank him again, and Zi Yan watched in astonishment at her meekness.

Lu Yunxiao teased Zi Yan by offering her Sand Dragon meat, provoking her into an angry outburst before Queen Medusa comforted her. When Lu Yunxiao mentioned pills, a ten-thousand-year Vermilion Fruit, and seventh-grade Spirit Wine, Zi Yan immediately forgave him and demanded the treats.

• At dinner, Queen Medusa explained that Sand Dragons had almost no dragon bloodline and that Zi Yan did not mind the others eating their meat.
• Lu Yunxiao placed Sand Dragon meat on Zi Yan's plate and joked that she should eat it to grow taller, making her pounce on him in anger.
• Queen Medusa stopped their quarrel and comforted Zi Yan as she complained that Lu Yunxiao bullied her.
• Lu Yunxiao said he had refined pills, obtained a ten-thousand-year Vermilion Fruit, and planned to brew seventh-grade Spirit Wine.
• Zi Yan forgot her anger, praised Lu Yunxiao, and demanded that he give her the treats.

Lu Yunxiao and Queen Medusa shared a quiet evening, then returned to her bedchamber and reminisced about how their relationship began. Their intimacy ended with Queen Medusa kicking Lu Yunxiao off the Amethyst Bed after he promised to give her a child.

• Queen Medusa teased Lu Yunxiao for keeping Zi Yan obedient, and they sat down to eat.
• Lu Yunxiao and Queen Medusa walked beneath the stars, where she told him she was happy to spend the evening together.
• Lu Yunxiao took Queen Medusa back to her bedchamber and recalled how he had first pursued her.
• Queen Medusa admitted she had long known Lu Yunxiao's motives and remembered how she had begun to fall in love with him.
• Queen Medusa asked Lu Yunxiao to give her a child, then kicked him off the bed when he promised to do so immediately.

Lu Yunxiao and Queen Medusa spent the morning together before finally heading to the temple with Little Ziyan. They arrived to meet the Eight Great Commanders, who reacted with surprise and mixed feelings at seeing Lu Yunxiao beside the queen.

• Lu Yunxiao and Queen Medusa stayed in bed, teasing and kissing one another before getting up around nine in the morning.
• Queen Medusa helped Lu Yunxiao dress, and he helped her put on her clothes before they washed, ate breakfast, and set out with Little Ziyan.
• Mobas and Yan Ci complained that Queen Medusa had kept the commanders waiting, while Yue Mei and the bald Chief Commander told them to be patient.
• Lu Yunxiao, Queen Medusa, and Little Ziyan entered the temple, where the Eight Great Commanders turned to greet them.
• Mobas and the others showed hatred and fear toward Lu Yunxiao, while Yue Mei realized he had taken Queen Medusa away before and felt glad to see him again.

Queen Medusa announced that the Snake-people Race would relocate to a new settlement near the Magical Beast Mountain Range, which Cloud Gate had assigned to them. Elder Yin accused Cloud Gate of plotting against them, but Queen Medusa defended Lu Yunxiao’s gesture before he calmed her; the commanders then noticed their intimate display.

• Bone Poison and the Bald Commander reacted with hostility toward Lu Yunxiao, while he ignored their glares and followed Queen Medusa to her throne.
• Queen Medusa summoned the commanders and ordered the Snake-people Race to prepare for a full relocation.
• Elder Yin questioned the move to Cloud Gate’s assigned territory and warned that humans could not be trusted.
• Queen Medusa erupted in anger and released her Dou Zong pressure, but Lu Yunxiao soothed her by taking her hand.
• The commanders saw Lu Yunxiao holding Queen Medusa’s hand and reacted with surprise and renewed hostility.

Queen Medusa declared Lu Yunxiao her husband and identified him as the master of Cloud Gate, but several snake-people opposed their relationship. When the Bald Commander continued to defy her, Lu Yunxiao intervened and offered to handle him himself.

• Elder Yin questioned Lu Yunxiao, and Queen Medusa introduced him as her husband and the master of Cloud Gate.
• Elder Yin and Yue Mei recognized Lu Yunxiao's influence, while Mobas, Yan Ci, and the Bald Commander protested Queen Medusa's marriage.
• Queen Medusa forced the six dissenters to the ground and warned them not to speak against Lu Yunxiao again.
• The Bald Commander refused to back down, so Queen Medusa ordered the guards to act.
• Lu Yunxiao stopped Queen Medusa and said he would deal with the Bald Commander himself.

Lu Yunxiao confronted the Bald Commander after he rejected Lu Yunxiao’s marriage to Queen Medusa, then brutally beat him to establish his authority. The Bald Commander continued to refuse to submit as Lu Yunxiao’s fury escalated.

• Queen Medusa let Lu Yunxiao deal with the Bald Commander, trusting him to defeat the Snake-people commander without killing him.
• Lu Yunxiao challenged the Bald Commander and offered to let him strike first, but the commander attacked with a scaled fist.
• Lu Yunxiao shattered the Bald Commander’s arm with one punch and sent him crashing through the divine hall’s wall.
• Lu Yunxiao dragged the Bald Commander from the rubble and repeatedly slammed him into the hall floor, demanding that he submit.
• The Bald Commander kept refusing, and Lu Yunxiao continued beating him in a frenzy that frightened the assembled commanders.

Lu Yunxiao beat the Bald Commander and intimidated the Snake-people Race commanders into accepting his worthiness and the planned migration. Queen Medusa ordered them to prepare to move in one week, and the commanders left carrying the injured Bald Commander.

• Lu Yunxiao beat the Bald Commander until he was half-dead, then demanded to know whether the other commanders still objected to him.
• Elder Yin, Yue Mei, Mobas, and the other commanders all declared Lu Yunxiao worthy of Queen Medusa, fearing his strength and recognizing her approval.
• Lu Yunxiao threatened the commanders and told them to behave, assuring them that he had assigned the Snake-people Race its new territory and would not scheme against them.
• Queen Medusa ordered the commanders to prepare for the migration, which would begin in one week.
• Mobas and the other commanders carried off the Bald Commander, while Elder Yin and Yue Mei left the temple.

Lu Yunxiao refined Sect Breaking Pills for the Snake-people and a Supreme Grade Dou Zong Pill for Queen Medusa on the secluded island. After enduring the pill’s lightning tribulation, he agreed to stay one more night before leaving, while Zi Yan teased Queen Medusa about her feelings for him.

• Lu Yunxiao asked Queen Medusa to find a quiet place so he could refine pills for the Snake-people and a Dou Zong Pill for her.
• Queen Medusa took Lu Yunxiao to the little island where they had first met.
• Six days later, Lu Yunxiao endured the lightning tribulation and refined a Supreme Grade Dou Zong Pill.
• Lu Yunxiao gave Queen Medusa the Dou Zong Pill and the Sect Breaking Pills, then said he was leaving.
• Queen Medusa persuaded Lu Yunxiao to rest for one night, and Zi Yan teased her about secretly liking him.