Chapter Summaries

Mo Tang arrived in Qingshan Town to rebuild the Mo Clan’s medicinal-herb supply and ordered Zhang Fang to bring the town’s three mercenary groups under the clan’s control. He then visited Myriad Medicine Pavilion and asked for Physician Xiao Yi Xian.

• Zhang Fang reported that Qingshan Town had three mercenary groups and warned that Myriad Medicine Pavilion had powerful business connections.
• Mo Tang told Zhang Fang to subdue the mercenary groups and make them subordinate to the Mo Clan.
• Mo Tang entered Myriad Medicine Pavilion and found its wide selection of herbs but no pills displayed.
• Mo Tang asked a clerk whether Physician Xiao Yi Xian was there.

Mo Tang joined the search for Xiao Yi Xian after a Magic Wolf attack left her missing in the Demonic Beast Mountain Range. He flew into Soul Severing Ravine and found a rocky basin with a stream, leaving her whereabouts unknown.

• Mo Tang learned that Xiao Yi Xian had not returned from a herb-gathering trip and heard a messenger report that Magic Wolves had attacked the party and she had vanished.
• Mr. Yao asked the mercenaries to search for Xiao Yi Xian, and Mo Tang followed them into the mountains.
• The search party avoided the northwest because it led to the dangerous Soul Severing Ravine, but Mo Tang went there on his own.
• Mo Tang flew through the ravine’s clouds and saw scattered rocks and a white stream below.

Mo Tang found Xiao Yi Xian tending an injured Blue Eagle in Soul Severing Ravine and offered to help her return from the Demonic Beast Mountain Range. After the healed eagle reacted aggressively to Mo Tang’s Gale Wings, he subdued it with a glare, and he and Xiao Yi Xian prepared to leave together.

• Mo Tang followed a cry to an injured Blue Eagle and found Xiao Yi Xian treating it.
• Mo Tang told Xiao Yi Xian that the herb-gathering party had been searching for her, and she explained that Magic Wolves had chased her into the ravine.
• Xiao Yi Xian asked to take the Blue Eagle somewhere safe after it recovered, and Mo Tang agreed.
• The Blue Eagle healed and befriended Xiao Yi Xian, but it threatened Mo Tang because it sensed his Gale Wings.
• Mo Tang frightened the Blue Eagle into submission, reassured Xiao Yi Xian, and invited her to call him Brother Mo as they set out.

Mo Tang escorted Xiao Yi Xian out of the Demonic Beast Mountain Range and returned with her to Qingshan Town, where he had already united the three great mercenary groups under his control. He ordered Zhang Fang to consolidate the new group and prepare to place it under one of his trusted guards.

• Mo Tang gave the injured Blue Eagle a Blackback Boar, then carried Xiao Yi Xian out of the mountains while she protested his wandering hand.
• Mo Tang and Xiao Yi Xian met the mercenaries who had searched for her, and she thanked them before they continued toward Qingshan Town.
• The returning mercenaries discovered that Mo Tang had destroyed the three great mercenary groups and established the Qingshan Mercenary Group in their place.
• Zhang Fang told Mo Tang that 186 members had been killed and nearly 300 remained; Mo Tang ordered him to integrate the survivors and appoint a reliable guard as leader.
• Mo Tang faced the former mercenary leaders in the square, and his gaze left Mu She trembling with fear.

Mo Tang visited the Myriad Medicine Pavilion and asked Xiao Yi Xian to make a poison capable of killing a Fourth-Order Magical Beast. He explained that he needed a Lightning Attribute flying magical beast for his cultivation and planned to rely on poison because he could not defeat it himself.

• Mo Tang left Zhang Fang in charge of the mercenary corps and went to the Myriad Medicine Pavilion, where Mr. Yao welcomed him.
• Mo Tang went to Xiao Yi Xian's room and teased her about their relationship before asking for her help.
• Xiao Yi Xian reacted with shock and concern when Mo Tang asked for a poison that could kill a Fourth-Order Magical Beast.
• Mo Tang told Xiao Yi Xian he needed a Lightning Attribute flying magical beast for his cultivation and would use poison to kill it.

Mo Tang agreed to help Xiao Yi Xian retrieve an item from hidden ruins so she could make poison strong enough to kill a fourth-order magical beast. They found the cave entrance beneath a cliff and entered the ruins cautiously.

• Xiao Yi Xian told Mo Tang she could make the poison if he helped her retrieve something from ruins she knew about.
• Mo Tang agreed to accompany her, and they tentatively settled on how to divide the treasures they found.
• Xiao Yi Xian guided Mo Tang to a forest near the interior of the Demonic Beast Mountain Range and led him to a cliff overlooking the cave’s location.
• Mo Tang flew with Xiao Yi Xian down the cliff and found the concealed cave beneath a rocky overhang.
• Mo Tang cleared the rubble and trees from the entrance, then took a firestarter and cautiously led Xiao Yi Xian into the dark cave.

Mo Tang and Xiao Yi Xian explored the stone chamber and divided its treasures, including valuable herbs and two rare scrolls. Xiao Yi Xian left with the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture and Eagle Wings, while the pair prepared to open the final Stone Box.

• Mo Tang and Xiao Yi Xian found piles of Gold Coins and valuables, then discovered a flower bed full of precious medicinal herbs.
• Mo Tang recognized the Ice Spirit Flame Grass, and Xiao Yi Xian gathered the herbs into Jade Bottles.
• Mo Tang and Xiao Yi Xian opened the first Stone Box and found the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture, which Mo Tang gave to Xiao Yi Xian.
• Mo Tang and Xiao Yi Xian opened the second Stone Box and found the Eagle Wings Flight Battle Skill, which Mo Tang also gave to Xiao Yi Xian.

Mo Tang and Xiao Yi Xian divided the treasures from the Stone Boxes, then Mo Tang returned to Black Rock City to buy medicinal herbs and prepare for future breakthroughs. After absorbing the herbs and spending Energy Points on his cultivation and techniques, he reached Six-Star Da Dou Shi and brought Roaring Lion Chant to Grand Completion.

• Mo Tang claimed the Roaring Lion Chant, while he and Xiao Yi Xian divided the medicinal herbs and remaining valuables.
• Mo Tang stored Xiao Yi Xian's share of the Gold Coins and valuables, then returned alone to Black Rock City to arrange a Gold Card for her.
• Mo Tang spent over one hundred thousand Gold Coins on low-grade Energy medicinal herbs and asked Steward Lei to reserve rare medicinal herbs for him.
• Mo Tang absorbed the herbs, gained 980 Low-grade Energy Points, and reached Five-Star Da Dou Shi.
• Mo Tang upgraded Roaring Lion Chant to Grand Completion, advanced to Six-Star Da Dou Shi, and improved several other abilities.

Mo Tang returned to Qingshan Town to check on his commissioned arrows and visit Xiao Yi Xian, only to learn that she had fainted after her Calamity Poison Body awakened. He entered her poison-filled room and found her unconscious with a seven-colored face, leaving him worried about the danger to her and the life her condition would force upon her.

• Mo Tang decided to keep using wind-attribute Demonic Beast blood essence to cultivate his Blood Beast Body Forging Art and traveled from Black Rock City to Qingshan Town.
• Mo Tang checked on the five hundred Black Dragon Iron Spine Arrows he had commissioned and found that only one-fifth were complete.
• Mo Tang went to the Myriad Medicine Pavilion, where Li Fei told him that Xiao Yi Xian had fainted and warned him that her room contained poison.
• Mo Tang ordered Li Fei to guard the courtyard and keep others away so Xiao Yi Xian's condition would not be exposed.
• Mo Tang cleared the Poison Mist from Xiao Yi Xian's room and found her unconscious behind the curtains with her face stained seven colors.
• Mo Tang realized that Xiao Yi Xian's Calamity Poison Body had awakened and felt reluctant about the fate it might impose on her.

Mo Tang comforted Xiao Yi Xian after her Calamity Poison Body awakened and promised he would not fear or abandon her. When Mr. Yao confronted him for entering the courtyard, Mo Tang claimed Xiao Yi Xian had fainted while preparing poison for him, provoking Mr. Yao's anger.

• Xiao Yi Xian woke and wept over losing control of her Calamity Poison Body, while Mo Tang comforted her.
• Mo Tang revealed that he knew about Xiao Yi Xian's constitution and reassured her that he was not afraid of her.
• Mo Tang told Xiao Yi Xian to rest while he went outside to face Mr. Yao and the guards who had entered the courtyard.
• Mo Tang warned Mr. Yao not to challenge him and claimed Xiao Yi Xian had fainted after being exposed to poisonous fumes while preparing poison for him.
• Mr. Yao objected that Xiao Yi Xian was a healer, not a poison master, and condemned Mo Tang for asking her to make poison.

Mo Tang took Xiao Yi Xian from the Myriad Medicine Pavilion and brought her to the Qingshan Mercenary Group, where she advanced to Dou Zhe after half a month of cultivating with poison. She found a Blood Melting Poison formula that could help Mo Tang, but its rare ingredients would require a search in Black Rock City.

• Mo Tang ended Xiao Yi Xian’s partnership with the Myriad Medicine Pavilion and took her away, while Mr. Yao was too afraid to stop him.
• Stories that Mo Tang had forcibly taken Xiao Yi Xian spread through Qingshan Town, but the powerful Qingshan Mercenary Group deterred anyone from acting against him.
• After half a month of access to poison, Xiao Yi Xian condensed her Dou Qi Vortex and broke through to Dou Zhe.
• Xiao Yi Xian showed Mo Tang a Blood Melting Poison formula from the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture and explained that it could incapacitate powerful opponents and kill them.
• Xiao Yi Xian listed the formula’s eight ingredients and said that Yun Ling and Jade Heart Orchid grew only in the great desert, so they might have to search for them in Black Rock City.

Mo Tang and Xiao Yi Xian went into the Demonic Beast Mountain Range to gather herbs and find Misty Dew, but a strange poisonous pink mist trapped them in a basin. Mo Tang shielded Xiao Yi Xian as the mist closed around them.

• Mo Tang said Zhang Fang would buy Yun Ling and Jade Heart Orchid at the Miter Auction House, and he and Xiao Yi Xian planned an herb-gathering trip.
• Mo Tang carried Xiao Yi Xian past resentful mercenaries and into the Demonic Beast Mountain Range.
• Xiao Yi Xian led Mo Tang to a basin where Cloud Mist Grass grew, whose dew they sought as Misty Dew.
• A strange pink poisonous mist swept over them, and Xiao Yi Xian gave Mo Tang an antidote that he swallowed without hesitation.
• Mo Tang realized the mist was unusually dense, pulled Xiao Yi Xian behind him, and used his Dou Qi armor and lightning-charged wings to protect them.

Mo Tang and Xiao Yi Xian were surrounded by Crystal Scorpions whose poison mist worsened when they died, so they escaped the basin by air. After reaching safety, Mo Tang showed signs of poisoning and collapsed, leaving Xiao Yi Xian determined to save him.

• Mo Tang spotted and killed a Crystal Scorpion, and Xiao Yi Xian identified the creatures and explained how they carried and released poison.
• A swarm of Crystal Scorpions surrounded Mo Tang and Xiao Yi Xian, and Mo Tang’s attacks killed many of them.
• Xiao Yi Xian warned that the dead scorpions were releasing more poison, and Mo Tang realized the mist had affected him.
• Mo Tang carried Xiao Yi Xian out of the poison mist with his azure wings and flew them toward the basin’s outer region.
• After landing, Xiao Yi Xian noticed Mo Tang’s face had turned azure; he spat blood, collapsed, and she resolved to save him.

Xiao Yi Xian discovered that a hidden poison inside Mo Tang had made him collapse, then carried him to a hot spring and treated him. Mo Tang woke beside her, realized she had saved him, and was ordered out after she caught him reaching toward her face.

• Xiao Yi Xian tasted Mo Tang's blood and sensed a terrifying poison inside him that had been triggered by the Crystal Scorpion's Poison Mist.
• Xiao Yi Xian realized the poison was invading Mo Tang's organs, decided to repay him for saving her before, and carried him away for treatment.
• Mo Tang dreamed of wandering through darkness before waking in a hot spring beside Xiao Yi Xian.
• Mo Tang understood that Xiao Yi Xian had saved him and reached to brush hair from her face.
• Xiao Yi Xian opened her eyes, caught Mo Tang's hand near her, and angrily ordered him to get out.

Mo Tang recovered after Xiao Yi Xian used the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture’s detoxification method, and the two grew closer. With Mo Tang’s hidden poison gone and Xiao Yi Xian now a Three-Star Dou Zhe, they planned how to retrieve the Misty Dew from the Crystal Scorpions.

• Mo Tang emerged from the spring, and he and Xiao Yi Xian shared an affectionate embrace after he thanked her for saving him.
• Xiao Yi Xian explained that the detoxification method had caused her to fall for Mo Tang, and he realized the poison in his body likely came from refining the Gale Wings.
• Mo Tang warned Xiao Yi Xian that the poison had raised her strength to Three-Star Dou Zhe but could have overwhelmed her Calamity Poison Body if she had absorbed more.
• Xiao Yi Xian offered to enter the basin and retrieve the Misty Dew, explaining that she could absorb the Crystal Scorpions’ Poison Mist without being detected.
• Mo Tang agreed to trust Xiao Yi Xian’s plan, and she kissed his cheek before they sat together beside the fire.

Mo Tang and Xiao Yi Xian gathered Misty Dew and returned to Qingshan Town, where she began preparing Blood Melting Poison and he collected his custom arrows. Mo Tang planned to seek out the Purple Winged Thunder Wolf after giving Xiao Yi Xian poisoned arrows, while he allowed her to cultivate in the Poison Mist basin only after she mastered Eagle Wings.

• Xiao Yi Xian returned from gathering herbs with Misty Dew, and Mo Tang inspected it before they left the basin for Qingshan Town.
• Mo Tang agreed that Xiao Yi Xian could cultivate in the basin's Poison Mist once she mastered Eagle Wings.
• Zhang Fang returned from Black Rock City with the ingredients for Blood Melting Poison, which Xiao Yi Xian took charge of concocting.
• Mo Tang collected five hundred Black Light Iron Arrows from Master Tang at Divine Weapon Workshop and gave ten to Xiao Yi Xian to coat with poison.
• Mo Tang set out to search for the Purple Winged Thunder Wolf in the Eastern Demonic Beast Mountain Range.

Mo Tang searched the Demonic Beast Mountain Range for the Purple Winged Thunder Wolf but instead found a rare third-order Black Wind Leopard, whose blood essence could help him cultivate the third level of his Blood Beast Body Forging Art. He wounded it with an arrow, but their first close exchange left Mo Tang injured and the leopard poised to attack again.

• Mo Tang used his system Minimap to avoid a Fourth-Order Earth Bear and explored the mountain range, collecting Spirit Herbs but finding no trace of the Purple Winged Thunder Wolf.
• Mo Tang spotted a third-order Black Wind Leopard and decided to kill it for its essence blood to improve his speed.
• Mo Tang shot the Black Wind Leopard with his Chasing Moon Bow, wounding its left hind leg, but it sensed him and charged.
• The Black Wind Leopard knocked Mo Tang's Sharp Spirit Long Blade aside and slashed his arm through his Wind Lightning Armor.
• Mo Tang recognized the leopard's superior speed and attack power, while the injured beast lowered itself and prepared to strike again.

Mo Tang killed the Black Wind Leopard and used its essence blood to advance the Blood Beast Body Forging Art to its third layer. After enduring agony in the secluded ruins cave, he emerged with greatly increased physical strength, speed, and toughness.

• Mo Tang used Gale Wings and the Triple Blade Qi combat technique to wound the Black Wind Leopard until it tried to flee, then killed it with a lightning-charged strike.
• Mo Tang stored the leopard's corpse, replenished his energy, and traveled through Soul Severing Ravine to the secluded ruins cave.
• Mo Tang spent 128 Low-grade Energy Points to advance the Blood Beast Body Forging Art using the leopard's essence blood.
• Mo Tang endured excruciating pain as his body shed blood and skin, then broke off the blood scabs and changed clothes.
• Mo Tang discovered his physical attributes had more than doubled and blasted a basin-sized crater into the stone wall with an unreinforced punch.

Mo Tang tracked down the Purple Winged Thunder Wolf to obtain its wings and waited five days for a chance to attack. The chapter ended as he fired a fully charged arrow at the beast, which barely had time to raise a Purple Thunder Shield.

• Mo Tang recovered from the Black Wind Leopard bloodline fusion and set out to find the Purple Winged Thunder Wolf.
• After searching for several days and retreating from a Blood Pattern Python, Mo Tang located the wolf’s lair on Lone Peak.
• Mo Tang returned to Qingshan Town, where Xiao Yi Xian gave him ten poisoned arrows and an antidote.
• Mo Tang concealed himself near the wolf’s cave and waited five days for it to emerge.
• The Purple Winged Thunder Wolf spread its wings and howled, stirring nearby beasts, as Mo Tang prepared his attack.
• Mo Tang fired a powerful arrow, and the Purple Winged Thunder Wolf raised a Purple Thunder Shield just before impact.

Xiao Yan arrived in Qingshan Town and found Blood Lotus Essence misidentified as a common ingredient at a herb shop. He planned to study it and enter the Demonic Beast Mountain Range the next day to train toward becoming a Dou Shi before traveling to the Eastern Great Desert.

• Xiao Yan entered Qingshan Town with a huge black greatsword on his back while mercenaries mocked him.
• Xiao Yan visited the Myriad Medicine Pavilion and spotted a pale yellow ingredient that he recognized as Blood Lotus Essence.
• Xiao Yan bought the ingredient for one hundred Gold Coins, and Old Yao praised his luck.
• Xiao Yan confirmed that he still needed Ice Spirit Flame Grass and a fourth-tier Ice Attribute Magic Core to refine a Blood Lotus Pill.
• Xiao Yan found an inn and prepared to study the Blood Lotus Essence before entering the Demonic Beast Mountain Range the next day.