Chapter Summaries

Mo Tang auctioned the Azure Nether Longevity Pill recipe through barter, drawing offers from powerful factions desperate to extend their lifespans. After the auction strengthened the Mo Alliance and filled Mo Tang’s coffers, he headed to Black Rock City to recruit its Three great families.

• Mo Lan announced that bidders had to exchange resources rather than Gold Coins for the Azure Nether Longevity Pill recipe.
• Jia Xing Tian offered the Jia Ma Imperial Family’s resources, seeking the recipe to gain more time to break through or prepare a successor.
• Fa Ma thanked Jia Xing Tian by voice transmission after choosing not to compete with the Imperial Family’s offer.
• The auction ended after nearly a full day, and Mo Tang was pleased with the substantial resources he had gained.
• Small and mid-sized factions and mercenary groups approached Mo Lan about moving to Salt City, helping the Mo Alliance expand.
• Mo Tang traveled to Black Rock City to persuade its Three great families to join the Mo Alliance.

Yun Yun awakened after taking the Yin Yang Profound Dragon Pill and surged from a Five-Star Dou Emperor to a One-Star Dou Zong, but her uncontrolled power nearly destroyed the Alchemist Guild. Mo Tang helped calm her, and as her memories returned, she grieved the loss of the Misty Cloud Sect and her teacher before reuniting with Nalan Yanran.

• A violent tremor shook the Alchemist Guild, and Fa Ma flew toward Yun Yun’s courtyard after sensing her awakening aura.
• Mo Tang realized Yun Yun had reached One-Star Dou Zong, but her uncontrolled gale tore the room apart and threatened the guild.
• Fa Ma and Gu He tried to contain the gale while Mo Tang called out to Yun Yun and brought her back to consciousness.
• Yun Yun recognized Mo Tang, recovered her memories, and wept over the destruction of the Misty Cloud Sect and her teacher’s death.
• Mo Tang comforted Yun Yun, and she went to meet Nalan Yanran when her disciple called to her.

After the Misty Cloud Sect's destruction, Yun Yun turned to Mo Tang for comfort, and the two spent the night together. The next day, Queen Medusa emerged through Little Seven's body and declared that she wanted Mo Tang, provoking Yun Yun.

• Yun Yun thanked Mo Tang for saving her and entrusted him with the Misty Cloud Sect and Yanran before they became intimate.
• Mo Tang woke exhausted at noon and was knocked down when Little Seven crashed into his chest.
• Little Seven began glowing and growing until Queen Medusa took control of its body on top of Mo Tang.
• Yun Yun entered with a tray, saw Mo Tang and Medusa, and attacked Medusa with a sword strike.
• Yun Yun shielded Mo Tang, while Queen Medusa said she wanted him and Yun Yun angrily confronted her.
• Mo Tang warned Queen Medusa and Little Seven not to cause trouble, explaining that Little Seven's withdrawal had let Medusa appear.

Queen Medusa asked Mo Tang about the reward for helping at the auction, then teased him before departing and leaving Yun Yun suspicious. In Jia Ma Holy City, Jia Xing Tian worried about the Imperial Family’s future and decided to speak with Yun Yun and Mo Tang after Yao Ye’s coronation preparations.

• Mo Tang explained the situation to Yun Yun, who learned Queen Medusa was the seven-colored little snake and reacted with shock.
• Queen Medusa told Mo Tang that Little Seven had shut herself away to sulk, then asked when he would give her the promised reward.
• Mo Tang said the Alchemist Guild was searching for the Soul Fusion Pill’s ingredients, and Queen Medusa teased him before leaving in a burst of seven-colored light.
• Yun Yun grew angry at Queen Medusa’s parting words, so Mo Tang pulled her close and explained, calming her and surprising her.
• Jia Xing Tian told Yao Ye to focus on her upcoming coronation and said he would speak with Yun Yun and Mo Tang about the Misty Cloud Sect and Mo Alliance.
• Jia Xing Tian privately considered joining forces with Mo Tang and Yun Yun if the Imperial Family could not resist them.

Jia Xing Tian negotiated with Mo Tang over the Imperial Family’s resources, while Mo Tang and Yun Yun discussed leaving the Jia Ma Empire for the Central Plains. Yun Yun resolved to seek revenge for the Misty Cloud Sect’s destruction, and Mo Tang searched his system for a way to strengthen her.

• Jia Xing Tian met with Mo Tang and Yun Yun, then agreed to Mo Tang’s demand for half of the Imperial Family’s collection while leaving the Mo Alliance in place.
• Mo Tang told Yun Yun he planned to leave the Northwest Continent for the Central Plains after reaching Dou Emperor, and Yun Yun said she planned to go as well.
• Yun Yun asked Mo Tang to help Nalan Yanran stabilize the Misty Cloud Sect before she left for the Central Plains to seek revenge.
• Mo Tang warned Yun Yun that her new Dou Zong strength was no match for the people who destroyed the sect and promised they would seek revenge together in a year.
• Yun Yun refused to change her decision, and Mo Tang went to search his system for something that could strengthen her.

Mo Tang wondered whether Origin Qi explained the power of the Dou Di Bloodline and tested how much Dou Qi a wisp could absorb. He decided to let Yun Yun try fusing with it, and the chapter ended as she sensed the vapor’s mysterious aura and asked what it was.

• Mo Tang speculated that the Dou Di Bloodline contained traces of Origin Qi and considered what Origin Qi might mean for Yun Yun and other rare energies.
• Mo Tang poured more than two-thirds of his Dou Qi into a gray wisp, but it remained unchanged.
• Mo Tang decided Yun Yun should try fusing with the Origin Qi, since he could obtain more by converting Heavenly Flames.
• Mo Tang brought Yun Yun to their room, explained that he had something to show her, and revealed the gray vapor.
• Yun Yun sensed a deep longing for the vapor and asked Mo Tang what it was, but he said she would find out soon.

Mo Tang guided Yun Yun through a month-long transformation that awakened a new wind-attribute bloodline and raised her strength. The process ended with the bloodline settling into her heart and an azure rune appearing on her forehead.

• Mo Tang channeled Origin Qi through Yun Yun as blood-colored energy left her body, gathered into mist, and flowed back into her.
• Yun Yun's aura rose to the peak of Two-Star Dou Zong, then she began absorbing energy from across the Imperial Capital.
• Mo Tang ordered Queen Medusa to guard the courtyard, and the Heaven Swallowing Python's influence compelled her to obey.
• Inside Yun Yun, Origin Qi, heaven-and-earth energy, and her blood formed a ring that fused into a new wind-attribute bloodline.
• After a month, Yun Yun's transformation ended, her bloodline merged into her heart, and an azure teardrop-shaped rune appeared on her forehead.

After Yun Yun awakened her bloodline, she discovered a stronger affinity for wind energy and spoke privately with Queen Medusa. Yun Yun then told Mo Tang she would leave in three days to travel to the Central Plains, while Yanran took over the Misty Cloud Sect’s recovery.

• Yun Yun awakened a bloodline power that sharpened her perception of wind energy, and Mo Tang explained that she would need time to understand its abilities.
• Queen Medusa entered after eavesdropping, and Yun Yun calmly asked Mo Tang whether Medusa wanted the thing he had been researching.
• Yun Yun and Queen Medusa spoke privately for more than ten minutes, leaving Mo Tang unaware of what they discussed.
• Yun Yun told Mo Tang she planned to leave in three days, explaining that she had appointed Yanran as Acting Sect Master and that the Misty Cloud Sect’s reconstruction was nearly complete.
• Mo Tang accepted Yun Yun’s decision to go to the Central Plains, believing she would soon reach the high-tier Dou Zong realm.

Mo Tang obtained a map to the dangerous Poison Soul Valley, where he hoped to find an Infant Soul Flower, and began preparing to leave the Jia Ma Empire. To secure the Mo Alliance during his absence, he approached Gu He with Old Yao’s alchemy records as an inducement, leaving Gu He to decide whether to meet him.

• Nalan Yanran gave Mo Tang an old Ruins map that pointed to Poison Soul Valley and a flower resembling an Infant Soul Flower.
• Mo Tang learned that Nalan Jie had been poisoned by a fifth-tier Iron Brand Poison Python in the valley and decided to explore it with Queen Medusa.
• Mo Tang planned to find a powerful expert to oversee the Mo Alliance while he was away and settled on recruiting Gu He.
• Mo Tang visited Gu He’s secluded residence and politely asked to see him, despite Gu He’s resentment over Yun Yun.
• Mo Tang tossed Gu He a scroll containing Old Yao’s guidance on advancing from a Sixth-grade Alchemist to a Seventh-grade Alchemist.

Mo Tang entered Poison Soul Valley with Little Seven to search for the Infant Soul Flower, then encountered Xiao Yi Xian being pursued by Soul Hall. He approached cautiously, ready to help, as Xiao Yi Xian challenged her hidden pursuers to reveal themselves.

• Gu He gave in to Mo Tang's temptation, then packed with Liu Ling and headed for Salt City while Mo Lan prepared to have him refine cultivation pills.
• Nalan Yanran appointed Ge Ye to manage the Misty Cloud Sect and announced that she would enter the Life and Death Gate.
• Mo Tang took Little Seven into Poison Soul Valley and used the Heaven Swallowing Python's presence to push deeper through the poisonous mists.
• Mo Tang and Little Seven hid when a group rushed past, and Mo Tang recognized Xiao Yi Xian among the pursuers.
• Mo Tang saw that Xiao Yi Xian was a Six-Star Dou Emperor and decided to approach quietly with Little Seven ready to attack.
• Xiao Yi Xian called out Soul Hall for sending weak fighters after her, and Mo Tang realized Soul Hall was behind the pursuit.

Mo Tang arrived in Poison Soul Valley and rejected Soul Hall's attempt to recruit Xiao Yi Xian, promising to solve her Calamity Poison Body problem. He then ordered Little Seven to attack the Soul Hall envoy who challenged him.

• A Soul Hall envoy tried to persuade Xiao Yi Xian to join Soul Hall, warning that the world would hunt her for her Calamity Poison Body.
• Xiao Yi Xian held on to her faith that Mo Tang would return, but the envoy claimed he had abandoned her.
• Mo Tang appeared in a burst of silver lightning and reunited with Xiao Yi Xian, keeping their Three Year Pact.
• Xiao Yi Xian avoided Mo Tang's touch and revealed that her body was now filled with deadly poison.
• Mo Tang promised to solve Xiao Yi Xian's Calamity Poison Body problem, then ordered Little Seven to take down the Soul Hall envoy.

Mo Tang and his allies confronted the Soul Hall Protector, whose attack was interrupted by Queen Medusa. The chapter ended as Iron Protector gathered his black mist into a powerful energy sphere to face her.

• Mo Tang called down a Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python, which struck Iron Protector and sent him flying.
• Iron Protector recognized the serpent and demanded to know who Mo Tang was, but Mo Tang mocked his appearance and provoked him into attacking.
• Iron Protector lunged at Mo Tang, but Queen Medusa appeared and shattered his wrist with a strike.
• Queen Medusa dismissed Iron Protector’s threat and formed a massive seven-colored energy handprint to suppress him.
• Iron Protector condensed his black mist into a human-sized energy sphere, weakening himself as he prepared to fight back.

Mo Tang and Xiao Yi Xian fought the Soul Hall Dou Emperors while Queen Medusa held off Iron Protector. Mo Tang killed three opponents, while Xiao Yi Xian trapped the Five-Star Dou Emperor in her Poison Gas Space, whose battle remained unresolved.

• Mo Tang and Xiao Yi Xian launched a surprise attack, and Mo Tang used the Desperate Death Seal to bring down the Long Blade Dou Emperor.
• Xiao Yi Xian unleashed her Calamity Poison Body and trapped the Five-Star Dou Emperor in a Poison Gas Space, despite the technique's cost to her.
• Mo Tang and his clone confused Luo Qing and Wu Hua, letting Mo Tang kill both with the Desperate Death Seal.
• Mo Tang used his Wind Lightning Wings to catch and kill the fleeing Wu Hua, exhausting all three of his Death Seals.
• Ripples appeared in Xiao Yi Xian's Poison Gas Space as Mo Tang finished off the three Junior Dou Emperors.

Mo Tang, Xiao Yi Xian, and Queen Medusa killed Iron Protector before he could report Xiao Yi Xian’s Calamity Poison Body to the Soul Hall. Xiao Yi Xian collapsed from exhausting her poison, and Mo Tang took her into a cave to treat her while Queen Medusa guarded the entrance.

• Xiao Yi Xian defeated her opponent with her poison, and Mo Tang realized Iron Protector knew her identity and could not be allowed to escape.
• Queen Medusa struck and bound Iron Protector with a Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python, allowing Mo Tang to kill him with his God Slaying Arrow, which destroyed his soul.
• Xiao Yi Xian collapsed after overusing her poisonous gas, and Mo Tang caught her as the poison corroded his Wind Lightning Armor.
• Mo Tang asked Queen Medusa to find a safe place so he could treat Xiao Yi Xian, and she led them to a cave in Poison Valley.
• Mo Tang helped Xiao Yi Xian sit down and explained that he needed to remove her clothes to resolve her Calamity Poison Body; she blushed but closed her eyes and trusted him.

Mo Tang used Origin Qi to absorb the Calamity Poison Body’s deadly poison from Xiao Yi Xian and fuse it into her bloodline, transforming her poison powers. Xiao Yi Xian demonstrated her newfound ability to devour poison mist and surrounding energy, startling Mo Tang and Queen Medusa.

• Mo Tang began treating Xiao Yi Xian as the poison spread close to her heart, while Queen Medusa watched from outside and wrestled with her feelings for him.
• Mo Tang sent Origin Qi into Xiao Yi Xian’s dantian, absorbing the poisonous Dou Qi and poison within her body.
• Mo Tang fused Origin Qi into Xiao Yi Xian’s bloodline, causing the seven-colored line to vanish and a seven-colored butterfly mark to appear along her spine.
• Xiao Yi Xian said she could control and unleash her poison without risking backlash, then absorbed the poison mist and surrounding energy within a thousand meters.
• Queen Medusa was startled by Xiao Yi Xian’s display and entered the cave.

Mo Tang, Xiao Yi Xian, and Queen Medusa ventured deeper into Poison Soul Valley toward the ruins, while Xiao Yi Xian shared her Magic Cores and Mo Tang advanced to the Nine-Star Dou King. They passed through a colossal stone gate and found the remains of what appeared to be an ancient sect.

• Xiao Yi Xian broke through to the Seven-Star Dou Emperor and said she wanted to cultivate in Poison Soul Valley until she reached Dou Zong.
• Mo Tang, Xiao Yi Xian, and Queen Medusa continued deeper into the valley after Mo Tang agreed they would explore the ruins together.
• Mo Tang looted the corpses and killed a fifth-tier Poison Python, while Xiao Yi Xian gave him a pouch containing dozens of Magic Cores.
• Mo Tang killed two Ground Tiger Scorpions, gathered enough Energy Points, and advanced to the Nine-Star Dou King.
• The three entered the ruins through a colossal stone gate and found a series of ruined halls that appeared to belong to an ancient sect.

Mo Tang, Xiao Yi Xian, and Queen Medusa crossed a ruined sect space while searching for the Infant Soul Flower, fighting off a swarm of Soul-Devouring Yin Corpses along the way. They reached an altar and found a Supreme Infant Soul Flower beside a swirling Yin Qi Vortex.

• Mo Tang and the two women explored the ruined sect space but found its spirit plants too weak to meet his needs.
• Mo Tang sensed deathly energy as thick fog enveloped the group, and the Minimap failed to detect the creatures lurking within it.
• Queen Medusa warned Mo Tang of an attack, and he struck a Soul-Devouring Yin Corpse, causing the Minimap to reveal dozens surrounding them.
• Mo Tang explained that the yin corpses were fast and dangerous, while Queen Medusa and Xiao Yi Xian destroyed them with their powers until the swarm disappeared.
• Mo Tang, Xiao Yi Xian, and Queen Medusa continued through the fog and reached an altar bearing a Supreme Infant Soul Flower beside a Yin Qi Vortex.

Mo Tang cultivated the Netherworld Death Seal in the Ruins while Xiao Yi Xian trained in Poison Soul Valley, and Queen Medusa refined Earth Fire Lotus Seeds. After reuniting with Xiao Yi Xian, who had advanced to nine-star Dou Emperor, Mo Tang hunted beasts with Medusa in the valley before they stopped short of provoking its deeper threats.

• Mo Tang stayed in the Ruins to cultivate the Netherworld Death Seal, Xiao Yi Xian returned to Poison Soul Valley to absorb Poison Mist, and Queen Medusa refined two Earth Fire Lotus Seeds.
• After a month, Mo Tang condensed all twelve Death Seals, completing the technique’s minor accomplishment stage, while Queen Medusa finished refining the seeds.
• Mo Tang and Medusa reunited with Xiao Yi Xian and discovered that she had advanced to nine-star Dou Emperor.
• Mo Tang and Medusa hunted poisonous creatures and beasts throughout Poison Soul Valley, earning Mo Tang four thousand Energy Points.
• Medusa persuaded Mo Tang to stop hunting before they drew out the valley’s powerful inhabitants.

Mo Tang and Queen Medusa explored a looted Black Demon Tower, where Mo Tang found and ate a Mid-Grade 7 Heavenly Spirit Pill that improved his cultivation aptitude. After stabilizing its effects, he checked his System Panel and was stunned by what it showed.

• Mo Tang and Queen Medusa searched the ruined Black Demon Tower and found several surviving medicine bottles among the looted storage compartments.
• Mo Tang opened the last, best-preserved bottle and found a Heavenly Spirit Pill, then identified it using Old Yao's incomplete Pill Recipe.
• Mo Tang explained that the pill could greatly improve aptitude and potential, and decided to eat it rather than let the system absorb it.
• Queen Medusa agreed to protect Mo Tang as he consumed the pill, and he spent three hours controlling the resulting surge of Dou Qi.
• Mo Tang found that his Dou Qi absorption had increased, then checked his System Panel and was shocked by the numbers displayed.

Mo Tang and Medusa returned to Poison Soul Valley and witnessed Xiao Yi Xian break through the Dou Emperor realm into Dou Zong after three months of secluded cultivation. Xiao Yi Xian stabilized her new strength and emerged with her black hair restored, while Mo Tang stared at her in awe.

• Mo Tang noticed that improving his cultivation by one star now required 8,500 Mid-grade Energy Points, five hundred fewer than before, and suspected his improved aptitude was responsible.
• Mo Tang and Medusa left the Ruins and went to check whether Xiao Yi Xian had finished cultivating.
• Mo Tang and Medusa arrived in time to witness Xiao Yi Xian draw in the energy and Poison Mist throughout Poison Soul Valley as she broke through to Dou Zong.
• Xiao Yi Xian repeatedly compressed her Dou Qi until her aura settled at the peak of the one-star Dou Zong realm.
• Xiao Yi Xian emerged from the poisonous energy with her black hair restored and walked toward Mo Tang, who stared at her in awe.