Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yan received the Secret Chamber’s treasures after the skeleton recognized his sincere respect for the dead. He gave the Storage Ring and its contents to Xiao Yi Xian, keeping only the Ice Spirit Flame Grass he needed for his cultivation.

• The skeleton stopped Xiao Yan and handed him three keys and a scroll, then gathered the chamber’s herbs and gold coins into its Storage Ring.
• The skeleton gave Xiao Yan the Storage Ring, and Yao Chen noticed the inscription had changed to say the chamber’s possessions were a gift.
• Xiao Yan realized the skeleton had rewarded his respectful bow and felt proud that his Righteous Path had been recognized.
• Xiao Yi Xian complained that she had brought Xiao Yan to the chamber, so Xiao Yan gave her the Storage Ring and all its contents except the Ice Spirit Flame Grass.
• Xiao Yan explained that he kept only the herb he needed and did not want wealth to make his pursuit of the Righteous Path utilitarian.

Xiao Yan gave Xiao Yi Xian nearly all the treasures in the Secret Chamber, leaving her conflicted about her own greed before she found a Poison Scripture among the treasure chest contents. When Mu Li confronted her after tracking her with a Gu worm, Xiao Yi Xian mocked him as the true scumbag.

• Xiao Yan gave Xiao Yi Xian the keys and scroll, then left her to open the treasure chests herself.
• Xiao Yi Xian opened the chests, kept the Poison Scripture, and planned to give Xiao Yan the other two Dou Techniques and the damaged map.
• Xiao Yi Xian heard Mu Li outside, found and destroyed a tracking Gu worm in her hair, and confronted him.
• Mu Li demanded the treasures and promised to help Xiao Yi Xian dominate Qingshan Town.
• Xiao Yi Xian compared Mu Li's greed unfavorably with Xiao Yan's righteousness and called Mu Li the true scumbag.

Xiao Yan tried to prevent Mu Li and Xiao Yi Xian from fighting by offering him the Ice Spirit Flame Grass, but Xiao Yi Xian stopped him and offered half her treasure instead. Mu Li rejected the offer and demanded everything from both of them, including Xiao Yan’s herb.

• Mu Li ordered his mercenaries to prepare to seize the secret chamber’s treasures, while Xiao Yan stepped in to defend Xiao Yi Xian and urged a peaceful settlement.
• Mu Li offered to let Xiao Yan leave unharmed but insisted Xiao Yi Xian hand over her share, prompting her to condemn his greed and hypocrisy.
• Xiao Yan tried to calm Mu Li and asked Xiao Yi Xian to negotiate, but she refused to give Mu Li anything after his earlier threats and surveillance.
• Xiao Yan offered Mu Li the Ice Spirit Flame Grass to end the dispute, surprising Xiao Yi Xian and Yao Chen.
• Xiao Yi Xian pulled back Xiao Yan’s hand and offered Mu Li half the treasure she had found, but Mu Li demanded everything from both of them, including the herb.

Mu Li mistook Xiao Yan’s strength for a one-use secret technique and ordered the Wolf Head Mercenary Group to attack him while sparing Xiao Yi Xian. Xiao Yan put away the Ice Spirit Flame Grass and prepared to fight, his killing intent rising as he condemned the mercenaries’ cruelty.

• Mu Li concluded that Xiao Yan had used a secret technique to kill the two Crimson Ice Snakes and was now only an ordinary Dou Zhe.
• Mu Li ordered the mercenaries to spare Xiao Yi Xian and beat Xiao Yan to death, and the mercenaries regained their confidence.
• Xiao Yi Xian realized Mu Li’s mistaken reasoning and stepped away from Xiao Yan, relieved she would not have to hand over her treasures.
• Xiao Yan put the Ice Spirit Flame Grass back in his Storage Ring and rested his hand on the Black Xuan Heavy Ruler.
• Xiao Yan condemned Mu Li and the Wolf Head Mercenary Group as his killing intent surfaced, while Yao Chen felt relieved that the herb remained safe.

Xiao Yan killed the mercenaries who attacked him and hunted down those who fled, while Xiao Yi Xian reflected on his surprising uprightness and merciless resolve. The chapter left Xiao Yi Xian shaken by the carnage but admiring Xiao Yan’s character.

• Mu Li doubted his own assumptions about Xiao Yan’s strength but retreated as the mercenaries charged.
• Xiao Yan killed the Five-star Dou Zhe and Six-star Dou Zhe with single blows from the Black Xuan Heavy Ruler.
• The mercenaries fled in terror, and Xiao Yan pursued them, determined to spare none.
• Xiao Yi Xian considered Mu Li responsible for the violence and saw Xiao Yan’s brutality as a response to the mercenaries’ greed.
• Xiao Yi Xian reflected on Xiao Yan’s willingness to give up the Secret Chamber’s treasures and wished others could be as upright as he was.

Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian left the cave after Xiao Yan killed the mercenaries, while Mu Li escaped and became a target for Xiao Yan. Xiao Yi Xian called her Blue Eagle to carry them from the cliff, and Xiao Yan reassured her after she lamented the mercenaries’ betrayal.

• Xiao Yan decided not to pursue Mu Li immediately but added him to his kill list for abandoning his subordinates.
• Xiao Yan cleaned the cave, respectfully closed the Secret Chamber, and left with Xiao Yi Xian.
• Xiao Yan found the cut rope outside and offered to carry Xiao Yi Xian up the cliff, but she called her Blue Eagle instead.
• Xiao Yi Xian told Xiao Yan she had saved the mercenaries before and lamented that they repaid her kindness with betrayal.
• Xiao Yan said some people would willingly repay kindness, and Xiao Yi Xian agreed before they rode the Blue Eagle away.

Xiao Yan retrieved the medicinal herb Boss Yao needed while Xiao Yi Xian waited nearby, convinced he could handle the beasts alone. Xiao Yi Xian’s worry turned to relief when he returned unharmed, and she quietly warmed to the foolishly upright Xiao Yan.

• Xiao Yan paid respects at the graves he had made for the mercenaries he killed, then told Xiao Yi Xian he needed to gather herbs for Boss Yao.
• Xiao Yi Xian took Xiao Yan to the herb’s location on Xiao Lan and waited while he entered the forest alone.
• Hearing wolf howls, Xiao Yi Xian grew worried and prepared to go after Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yan returned with the herb unharmed and said he had found only wolf pups, though Xiao Yi Xian recognized the howls as those of a pack of Gold Devouring Wolves.
• Xiao Yi Xian sighed over Xiao Yan’s obliviousness and privately smiled as she thought of him as someone whose foolishness exceeded anyone’s imagination.

Xiao Yi Xian and Xiao Yan returned to Qingshan Town, where Boss Yao welcomed them home and heard how Xiao Yan had saved her. After completing their trade, Xiao Yan received the Blood Lotus Essence, while Xiao Yi Xian gave him two Dou Skills and a map scroll.

• Xiao Yi Xian and Xiao Yan said goodbye to Xiao Lan and entered Qingshan Town, where Xiao Yi Xian warned Xiao Yan not to rashly confront Mu Li and the Wolf Head Mercenary Group.
• Xiao Yi Xian called for Boss Yao outside the Myriad Medicine Pavilion, and he accidentally hit her and Xiao Yan with the door before embracing her in relief.
• Xiao Yi Xian recounted the day's events to Boss Yao, who angrily condemned Mu Li and thanked Xiao Yan for saving her twice.
• Xiao Yan gave Boss Yao the requested medicinal ingredients and received the Blood Lotus Essence in return.
• Xiao Yi Xian handed Xiao Yan two Dou Skills and a map scroll, insisting he take them as thanks.

Mu She learned that Xiao Yan had overwhelmed Mu Li’s men and was now back in Qingshan Town with Xiao Yi Xian. He ordered Mu Li to spread rumors meant to undermine Xiao Yi Xian’s reputation, while avoiding a direct attack that would unite the town against the Wolf Head Mercenary Group.

• Mu Li told Mu She that Xiao Yan had killed their men and two Second-tier Magical Beasts, and Mu She concluded that the account was true.
• A mercenary reported that Xiao Yi Xian and a man had returned to the Myriad Medicine Pavilion, and Mu Li urged his father to seize the treasures from the Secret Chamber.
• Mu She warned Mu Li that attacking Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian would make the town’s mercenaries and Boss Yao oppose them.
• Mu She instructed Mu Li to spread a story blaming Xiao Yi Xian for poisoning the mercenaries to take the cave’s treasures.
• Mu She explained that the rumors only needed to plant doubt about Xiao Yi Xian’s character, which they could later exploit to destroy her reputation.

Xiao Yan shared breakfast with Xiao Yi Xian and Boss Yao before preparing to enter the Monster Mountain Range. Boss Yao concealed a worsening illness, then resolved to make a selfish final request of Xiao Yan that could seize his future.

• Xiao Yan woke at the Myriad Medicine Pavilion and joined Xiao Yi Xian and Boss Yao for breakfast.
• Xiao Yi Xian served Xiao Yan especially lavish pastries and watched him eat, while Boss Yao noticed her attention.
• Boss Yao began coughing violently and left to find medicine, telling Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian he had caught a chill.
• Alone in the medicine room, Boss Yao swallowed all the pills in his bottle and acknowledged that his condition was worsening.
• Boss Yao recalled taking in Xiao Yi Xian twelve years earlier and decided to make a final, selfish request of Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan asked Boss Yao to prepare medicinal ingredients for his alchemy lessons, and Boss Yao misread the ingredients’ purpose before learning they were requested by Xiao Yan’s female teacher. Boss Yao also sold Xiao Yan his unused Twin Snake Cauldron at a steep discount, leaving Xiao Yan equipped for alchemy.

• Xiao Yan insisted on paying for the medicinal ingredients his teacher had requested, while Boss Yao wondered why the list contained so many extremely yang ingredients.
• Xiao Yan explained that he did not know what the ingredients were for and that his female alchemist teacher had told him to buy them.
• Boss Yao gathered the ingredients and brought out a medicine cauldron, which Yao Chen identified as a double-mouthed cauldron made of fairly good material.
• Boss Yao offered Xiao Yan his unused Twin Snake Cauldron for ten thousand after explaining its original price was one hundred thousand.
• Xiao Yan hesitated over accepting the cauldron, then bowed and thanked Boss Yao after agreeing to pay.

After rumors accused Xiao Yi Xian of killing Wolf Head Mercenary Group members for treasure, Xiao Yan explained how the allegations could turn public doubt into suspicion and leave her unable to defend herself. As Boss Yao and Xiao Yi Xian considered what to do, Xiao Yan left the Myriad Medicine Pavilion, and Boss Yao realized he intended to take responsibility for the matter himself.

• A mercenary told Boss Yao and Xiao Yi Xian that rumors accused Xiao Yi Xian of killing Wolf Head Mercenary Group members for treasure.
• Xiao Yi Xian dismissed the rumors, but Boss Yao warned that she needed to address the suspicion they could create.
• Xiao Yan explained that the rumors could make people question Xiao Yi Xian and later accept evidence the Wolf Head Mercenary Group might present.
• Xiao Yi Xian and Boss Yao recognized that explaining herself now could make her appear guilty, since the Wolf Head Mercenary Group had spread its version first.
• Xiao Yan left the Myriad Medicine Pavilion, and Boss Yao realized he intended to shoulder the whole matter himself.

Xiao Yan confronted the Wolf Head Mercenary Group to address its threats, drawing Qingshan Town’s residents to the fortress. Mu She emerged to face him, and the chapter ended with Xiao Yan’s murderous aura terrifying Mu Li, the mercenaries, and the gathered crowd.

• Xiao Yan confirmed that Qingshan Town’s residents supported Xiao Yi Xian and Boss Yao, then went to the Wolf Head Mercenary Group’s fortress.
• Xiao Yan knocked out the guards and repeatedly struck the iron gates with the Black Xuan Heavy Ruler, summoning a crowd that included Boss Yao and Xiao Yi Xian.
• Mu She kicked open the gates and confronted Xiao Yan, while Mu Li identified him as the man who had attacked the group in the cave.
• Xiao Yan’s killing intent made Mu Li collapse in fear and left Mu She, the mercenaries, Boss Yao, and Xiao Yi Xian stunned.

Xiao Yan confronted Mu She at the Wolf Head Mercenary Group’s fortress, admitted that he had killed Mu She’s men, and challenged Mu Li’s accusation against Xiao Yi Xian. The chapter ended with Xiao Yan threatening to make Mu Li remember the truth by force.

• Xiao Yan suppressed his anger, greeted Mu She politely, and asked how much the fortress gate had cost.
• After learning the gate had cost fifty thousand gold coins, Xiao Yan gave Mu She sixty thousand to cover its damage and replacement labor.
• Xiao Yan publicly admitted that he had killed the mercenaries, while Xiao Yi Xian struggled against Boss Yao’s attempt to hold her back.
• Mu She and Mu Li claimed that Xiao Yi Xian had poisoned the mercenaries, and Mu Li said he had witnessed it.
• Xiao Yan challenged Mu Li to explain how Xiao Yi Xian had killed them, then said he had smashed in their heads and buried their bodies by a cliff.
• Xiao Yan threatened to take Mu Li to the bodies or help him remember the truth immediately.

Xiao Yan cleared Xiao Yi Xian’s name, then fled Mu She’s attempt to kill him. Xiao Lan carried him toward the Monster Mountain Range while Mu She swore to pursue him, and Xiao Yi Xian prayed for his safe return.

• Mu Li cowered behind Mu She when Xiao Yan took up the Black Xuan Heavy Ruler, and Xiao Yan’s admission that he had killed the mercenaries ended the rumors against Xiao Yi Xian.
• Mu She attacked Xiao Yan, who blocked the blow with the Black Xuan Heavy Ruler and was knocked several meters back.
• Boss Yao restrained Xiao Yi Xian and persuaded her not to intervene, preserving Xiao Yan’s effort to clear her name.
• Xiao Yan fled toward the Monster Mountain Range, and Xiao Lan arrived and carried him away from Mu She.
• Mu She vowed to kill Xiao Yan while Xiao Yi Xian watched him leave and prayed for his safe return.

After two months of training in the Monster Mountain Range, Xiao Yan had reached Eight-star Dou Zhe, learned several powerful Fighting Skills, and successfully refined a Third-grade Pill. A roar summoned him to the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King’s cave, where the beast greeted him with joy.

• Xiao Yan successfully refined a Third-grade Pill, astonishing Yao Chen with how quickly his alchemy had advanced.
• Xiao Yan told Yao Chen he believed he could fight a Dou Master, and she judged his strength capable of challenging even a Da Dou Shi.
• Yao Chen hid the purpose of a medicinal powder she had prepared and kept her thoughts about Xiao Yan’s Dou Huang wife to herself.
• A powerful roar echoed through the Monster Mountain Range, and Yao Chen urged Xiao Yan to hurry toward its source.
• Xiao Yan flew to the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King’s cave, entered, and was greeted joyfully by the Sixth-tier Magical Beast.

Xiao Yan returned to treat the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King's son after it worsened from absorbing Companion Purple Crystal Source too soon, and Yao Chen took control of Xiao Yan's body to handle the treatment. As the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King waited outside the cave, a three-star Dou Huang woman arrived with an azure sword and apparent ill intent.

• The Purple Crystal Winged Lion King told Xiao Yan that its son had become ill again after it gave him Companion Purple Crystal Source.
• Xiao Yan reprimanded the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King for rushing its son's recovery, then yielded control of his body to Yao Chen.
• Yao Chen ordered the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King outside and began treating the Little Purple Crystal Winged Lion King with pale flame.
• The Purple Crystal Winged Lion King anxiously waited outside the cave until a woman with Dou Qi Wings approached.
• The Purple Crystal Winged Lion King recognized the woman as a three-star Dou Huang and sensed that she had come with ill intent.

A woman sought the Purple Spirit Crystal from the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King, but their fight ended with her sealed and defeated after she became distracted by Xiao Yan’s name. Xiao Yan emerged from the cave and recognized the woman as Sister Yun Zhi.

• The woman asked the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King to trade its Purple Spirit Crystal for an item, but it demanded a Form Transformation Pill.
• When the woman could not provide the pill and tried to take the crystal by force, the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King attacked her and mentioned Xiao Yan.
• The woman lost focus worrying about Xiao Yan, and the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King struck her with its Purple Crystal Seal, reducing her strength to that of a Dou Zhe.
• The woman asked the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King how Xiao Yan was, and it realized she knew him and lifted its claw.
• Xiao Yan emerged from the cave with the extracted Companion Purple Crystal Source and recognized the injured woman as Sister Yun Zhi.

Xiao Yan found Yun Zhi badly injured after she fought the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King, which gave her a Purple Spirit Crystal because of its friendship with him. Yun Zhi remained weakened by the Lion King's Purple Crystal Seal, and Xiao Yan carried her back to his cave.

• Xiao Yan rushed to Yun Zhi and gave her healing medicine after finding her injured.
• Yun Zhi admitted she had tried to take the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King's belongings, and the Lion King gave her a Purple Spirit Crystal as compensation because she knew Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yan learned that the Lion King's Purple Crystal Seal had reduced Yun Zhi's strength to the Dou Zhe level, while Yun Zhi said she could undo it herself with time.
• The Purple Crystal Winged Lion King gave Xiao Yan the remaining Companion Purple Crystal Source and returned to its cave.
• Xiao Yan carried Yun Zhi back to his cave when she could not stand on her own.

Xiao Yan cared for the injured Yun Zhi while considering the rare Companion Purple Crystal Source and the gulf between them. He chose to set the source aside until Yun Zhi was safe, while Yao Chen silently resolved to push him toward his desires.

• Xiao Yan carried Yun Zhi to their cave and left to fetch water and food as she noticed how much he had grown.
• Xiao Yan examined the Companion Purple Crystal Source and asked Yao Chen how to use it and whether it could provide Purple Flame for upgrading the Fen Jue.
• Xiao Yan decided to wait before using the source because Yun Zhi's strength was sealed and she could be in danger if something happened to him.
• Xiao Yan told Yao Chen that he considered a future with Yun Zhi unrealistic because of their differences in strength and identity.
• Yao Chen recognized Xiao Yan's self-restraint as both a strength and a flaw and reflected that he should sometimes be honest about his desires.