Chapter Summaries

Mo Tang tracked the auction’s major factions while waiting for the Remnant Map of the Pure Lotus Demonic Fire, which he intended to obtain. The map appeared, and Old Yao sensed something unusual in it and urged Xiao Yan to bid.

• Mo Tang surveyed the auction hall, noted the Blood Sect’s Fan Ling and the absence of Fan Lao, and decided not to compete for the expensive items beyond the remnant map.
• The Black Seal City Auction began, and bidders drove the prices of various lots sky-high; Mo Tang watched without interest as a young girl was auctioned.
• Xiao Yan’s Two-Stripe Green Spirit Pills sold for six hundred thousand each, and Fan Ling won the Thunder Bat Sky Wings in a contest with Heavenly Snake Mansion.
• The White-haired Auctioneer presented a tattered cloth fragment, and Mo Tang recognized it as the Remnant Map of the Pure Lotus Demonic Fire and prepared to bid.
• Old Yao sensed an unusual soul fluctuation in the fragment and told Xiao Yan to buy it for further study.

Xiao Yan bid two hundred thousand gold coins for a mysterious Fragment Map after Old Yao sensed something unusual about it, while Mo Tang withdrew to avoid drawing attention. Mo Tang expected Han Feng to arrive and planned to seize the map and Old Yao’s Heavenly Flames afterward.

• The auctioneer struggled to sell the Fragment Map until Xiao Yan offered one hundred and ten thousand gold coins.
• Mo Tang bid one hundred and fifty thousand, and Old Yao told Xiao Yan the map might hold a secret and warned him that Mo Tang was a Dou Wang.
• Xiao Yan raised his bid to two hundred thousand, prompting Mo Tang to stop bidding and let the crowd mock Xiao Yan.
• Mo Tang expected Han Feng to arrive and kill Xiao Yan and Old Yao, then planned to claim the Fragment Map and the Heavenly Flames.
• The Auction continued, and Mo Tang bought nothing, waiting for the real conflict to begin.

After spending most of his money on medicinal ingredients, Xiao Yan learned that several factions had bought valuable auction items and planned to profit by ambushing them. He followed Fan Ling’s group into a forest, where the Blood Sect had set an ambush, while Mo Tang watched from the shadows and spotted a Thousand Medicine Pavilion manager nearby.

• Xiao Yan bought medicinal ingredients at the Thousand Medicine Pavilion, and Old Yao warned him that someone from the Eight Gates was following him.
• Xiao Yan and Old Yao decided to secretly target the Blood Sect, Black Skull Tomb, and Heavenly Snake Mansion, whose auction purchases were likely to attract attackers.
• Fan Ling and the Blood Sect group left Black Seal City the next day, and Mo Tang followed them using his Minimap.
• Xiao Yan tracked Fan Ling’s group toward the western outskirts, where Old Yao sensed powerful auras lying in wait, including a Dou Emperor with an icy aura.
• Xiao Yan hid in the forest as Mo Tang observed the ambush and noticed a Thousand Medicine Pavilion manager who might be monitoring Xiao Yan.

Fan Lao’s Blood Sect ambushed Elder Qing and the Heavenly Snake Mansion to seize the Yin Yang Profound Dragon Pill, while Mo Tang and Xiao Yan watched from hiding. Fan Ling escaped with the stolen Storage Ring, survived an attack by the Black Skull Tomb, and claimed the Three Thousand Lightning Movement scroll.

• Fan Lao’s Blood Sect ambushed Elder Qing and the Heavenly Snake Mansion, and Fan Lao cut off Elder Qing’s arm to take her Storage Ring.
• Elder Qing charged Fan Ling in a desperate attack, so Fan Lao gave Fan Ling the Storage Ring and ordered the Blood Guards to escort him away.
• Mo Tang and Xiao Yan followed Fan Ling’s group as they fled, while Fan Lao stayed behind to fight Elder Qing.
• The Black Skull Tomb attacked Fan Ling’s group, but the Blood Sect wiped out its attackers at the cost of one dead and one severely injured Dou Ling elder.
• Fan Ling found the Three Thousand Lightning Movement scroll in Moerhan’s Storage Ring and celebrated his prize.

Xiao Yan seized the Earth Tier Dou Technique scroll from Fan Ling, killed Fan Ling and his Blood Guards, and discovered Medicine Emperor Han Feng had been hiding nearby. Han Feng confronted Old Yao and threatened to kill both him and Xiao Yan.

• Xiao Yan took the silver scroll from Fan Ling and froze the Blood Guards with Old Yao's Bone Spirit Cold Flame.
• Fan Ling used the Bone Erosion Blood Fiend Palm, then fled, but Xiao Yan killed him with an ice-crystal flame arrow.
• As Xiao Yan reached for Fan Ling's Storage Ring, Old Yao emerged and sensed someone hidden nearby.
• Han Feng revealed himself, and Mo Tang recognized that Han Feng had been concealing himself to assess Old Yao's condition.
• Han Feng admitted he had suspected Old Yao was alive and threatened to kill Old Yao and Xiao Yan.

Old Yao confronted Han Feng, but Han Feng had joined forces with Protector Wu of the Soul Hall, leaving Xiao Yan in danger and Old Yao outnumbered. As the two enemies clashed with Old Yao, Mo Tang watched from the forest and considered secretly helping him.

• Old Yao told Xiao Yan to flee while he held off Han Feng, but Han Feng sent a blue fire python after Xiao Yan.
• Old Yao stopped the attack and challenged Han Feng, who revealed that Protector Wu of the Soul Hall was helping him.
• Protector Wu ordered Han Feng to capture Xiao Yan alive, and Han Feng vanished into the forest to pursue him.
• Protector Wu attacked Old Yao with a Soul Locking Chain, and Old Yao countered it with the Bone Spirit Cold Flame.
• Mo Tang watched from beyond the range of his Minimap and considered secretly lending Old Yao a hand.

Han Feng caught up with Xiao Yan, but Ling Ying appeared to protect him and fought Han Feng. As Han Feng unleashed a stronger attack, a hidden black figure suddenly rushed out of the forest past Xiao Yan.

• Han Feng restrained Xiao Yan with his Dou Emperor strength, but Ling Ying arrived and freed him.
• Ling Ying refused Han Feng's offer of a sixth-grade Imperial Pill and vowed to take Xiao Yan away safely.
• Han Feng attacked Ling Ying with Sea Flame Halberd, but Ling Ying evaded it and bound him with Thousand Shadow Bind.
• Han Feng broke free, used a secret technique to raise his strength, and launched Radiant Seal at Ling Ying.
• Ling Ying countered with Demon Serpent Devour as a hidden black figure suddenly flew out of the forest past Xiao Yan.

Han Feng killed Xiao Yan, while Mo Tang secretly took Xiao Yan’s Tou She Ancient God Jade and Storage Ring. As Old Yao weakened in his battle against Protector Wu, Mo Tang prepared to approach the battlefield under the cover of a Breath Concealing Pill.

• Ling Ying saw Xiao Yan’s beheaded corpse, killed the Shadow in a rage, then fled after Han Feng struck him from behind.
• Han Feng took Xiao Yan’s head and flew toward the battle between Old Yao and Protector Wu, unaware that the Tou She Ancient God Jade remained behind.
• Mo Tang picked up the Ancient God Jade, hid it in his Storage Ring, and took Xiao Yan’s Storage Ring and the Thousand Medicine Pavilion manager’s ring.
• Mo Tang found a Fifth Grade Breath Concealing Pill among the manager’s belongings, swallowed it, and ran toward the battlefield.
• Protector Wu showed Old Yao a faint strand of Xiao Yan’s soul and threatened to take both souls to the Soul Hall for refining.

Old Yao unleashed the full power of the Bone Spirit Cold Flame, annihilating the battlefield and leaving Han Feng gravely wounded. Mo Tang killed Han Feng, then rushed to seize the clashing Bone Spirit Cold Flame and Sea Heart Flame before other fighters arrived.

• Old Yao decided not to flee and unleashed the full power of his Bone Spirit Cold Flame, while Mo Tang escaped the blast and Han Feng and Protector Wu were caught in it.
• The explosion flattened the battlefield, and Mo Tang’s Minimap showed that Old Yao and Protector Wu were gone while Han Feng remained nearby.
• Mo Tang shot the severely wounded Han Feng with the poisoned God Slaying Arrow, killing him and causing the Sea Heart Flame to erupt from his body.
• Mo Tang avoided the Sea Heart Flame’s eruption, then wrapped himself in his four wings and charged toward the two clashing Heavenly Flames.
• Mo Tang covered his hands with Wind Thunder Dou Qi and thrust them into the center of the Bone Spirit Cold Flame and Sea Heart Flame.

Mo Tang escaped the Heavenly Flame blast after absorbing the flames and sacrificing his four Wind-Lightning Twin Wings, then hid in a cave while the remaining flame residue damaged his body. He tried to make the Little Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python absorb the residue, but it suddenly transformed into a naked woman in his arms.

• Mo Tang absorbed the Bone Spirit Cold Flame and Sea Heart Flame, then blasted off his four burning wings and fled the battlefield.
• Fan Lao searched for Fan Ling, two elders, and dozens of Blood Guards but found no trace of them.
• Ten days later, Mo Tang struggled with lingering Heavenly Flame residue in a cave and realized he could not safely leave while unable to use Dou Qi.
• Mo Tang forced the flame residue into his palms and tried to have the Heaven Swallowing Python absorb it.
• The Heaven Swallowing Python transformed into a naked woman pressed against Mo Tang's chest.

Mo Tang endured Queen Medusa’s seductive advances while she absorbed the fiery energy in his body, then learned she wanted the Origin Qi he possessed. He considered using her desperation to bargain, but Medusa warned him not to exploit her desire.

• Mo Tang faced Queen Medusa at close range as she absorbed the fiery energy within him for more than three hours.
• Queen Medusa revealed her naked form and teased Mo Tang, who resisted her advances.
• Queen Medusa offered her body and obedience if Mo Tang gave her the gray ball of Origin Qi.
• Mo Tang decided he might use Queen Medusa’s desire to make demands, and she threatened him against trying to exploit her.

Mo Tang refused Queen Medusa's demands for the gray energy mass, using Little Seven's soul within her to deter her from attacking him. After Queen Medusa transformed back into Little Seven, Mo Tang recovered from his damaged meridians and decided to seek healing pills in a major city in the Black Corner Region.

• Mo Tang rejected Queen Medusa's offer and warned that the energy would vanish if anything happened to him.
• Mo Tang pointed out that Little Seven's soul still resisted Queen Medusa, preventing her from fully controlling their shared body.
• Queen Medusa teased Mo Tang about raising Little Seven as a pet, then transformed back into a tiny seven-colored snake as Little Seven's soul grew stronger.
• Mo Tang scolded Queen Medusa, then soothed Little Seven and placed her inside his clothes to digest the energy in her stomach.
• Mo Tang used a third-tier Ice-Clear Pill and spent five days recovering most of the damage to his meridians.
• Mo Tang decided to seek high-grade pills for his internal injuries in a major city in the Black Corner Region.

After learning Xiao Yan had been killed, Xiao Xun'er ordered her clan to investigate and avenge him. Meanwhile, Mo Tang entered Rakshasa City seeking healing, only to find Rakshasa Gate sealing the city amid a massacre.

• Ling Ying told Xiao Xun'er that Han Feng and Soul Hall assassins had attacked Xiao Yan and that Xiao Yan had died.
• Xiao Xun'er told Ling Ying to inform her clan that she would return if they sent powerful people to investigate everyone involved and avenge Xiao Yan.
• After Ling Ying left to contact the clan, Xiao Xun'er wept and vowed to make those responsible pay.
• Mo Tang reached Rakshasa City, hoping to find high-grade healing pills and recover from his injuries.
• Rakshasa Gate warriors sealed the city gates and killed those who resisted, while Mo Tang watched from the crowd.
• Unable to leave the city, Mo Tang headed down a street to find somewhere to stay.

Su Mei ordered Rakshasa Gate to seize the opportunity created by Han Feng’s death and claim Thousand Medicine Pavilion’s wealth, while Mo Tang searched Rakshasa City for medicine. He found the city’s Thousand Medicine Pavilion, but its doors were shut.

• Su Mei ordered her subordinate to restore Rakshasa City within an hour and bring her everything from Thousand Medicine Pavilion’s shops.
• Su Mei reflected that Han Feng’s death had left Thousand Medicine Pavilion vulnerable to rival factions and resolved to claim its branches in Rakshasa City, Black Mian City, and Blood Lion City.
• Mo Tang walked through Rakshasa City after its lockdown ended, searching medicine shops for what he needed.
• Mo Tang found a large Thousand Medicine Pavilion, but discovered that its doors were tightly shut.

Mo Tang visited Thousand Medicine Pavilion seeking a Fifth Grade healing pill and gained access to its second floor after revealing that he was a Dou Wang. There, he found a Blood Spirit Branch that could provide Mid-grade Energy, the resource he was short on.

• Mo Tang entered Thousand Medicine Pavilion after it reopened with a twenty-percent discount and asked the shop assistant for a Fifth Grade healing pill.
• The assistant explained that pills of that grade were kept on the second floor, where customers needed sufficient strength and wealth and often had to barter.
• Mo Tang spread his azure Dou Qi wings, and Yan Kuang, Rakshasa Gate's Fourth Elder, personally escorted him upstairs.
• Mo Tang searched the medicinal ingredient section and spotted a Blood Spirit Branch that could yield nearly three hundred points of Mid-grade Energy.
• Mo Tang recognized that he had plenty of High-grade Energy but few useful sources of Mid-grade Energy after Han Feng's Storage Ring was destroyed and Xiao Yan's supplies proved meager.

Mo Tang bought the Blood Spirit Branch and other valuable medicines from Thousand Medicine Pavilion after Su Mei, the Rakshasa Gate’s Sect Master, let him pay with Gold Coins at a discount. Su Mei invited him to visit the Rakshasa Gate, and Mo Tang agreed while suspecting she wanted to recruit him—or pursue him personally.

• Mo Tang offered 500,000 Gold Coins for the Blood Spirit Branch, and Su Mei approved the sale despite the pavilion’s barter rules.
• Su Mei introduced herself as the Rakshasa Gate’s Sect Master, learned that Mo Tang had just arrived in the Black Corner Region, and coaxed him into calling her Sister Mei.
• Su Mei let Mo Tang pay for his purchases at Thousand Medicine Pavilion with Gold Coins and gave him a twenty percent discount.
• Mo Tang spent nearly all his Gold Coins buying medicines while Su Mei stayed close to him, and he suspected she had an ulterior motive.
• Su Mei invited Mo Tang to visit the Rakshasa Gate, and he accepted while remaining wary of her intentions.

Mo Tang accepted Su Mei’s invitation to become Deputy Sect Leader of the Rakshasa Gate, hoping to use the local force to establish himself in the Black Corner Region. He considered using his Earth Fire Lotus Seeds to advance his cultivation, but saved them for Little Seven and instead improved his Three Thousand Lightning Movement.

• Su Mei tried to seduce Mo Tang, but he ended their wine-filled evening and returned to his room.
• Mo Tang reflected on his decision to become Deputy Sect Leader of the Rakshasa Gate so he could build influence in the Black Corner Region.
• Mo Tang absorbed the medicinal ingredients he had bought and found that his Mid-grade Energy still fell short of what he needed to advance to a two-star Dou Wang.
• Little Seven begged Mo Tang for the Earth Fire Lotus Seeds, and he decided to save all nine for her growth after she finished absorbing the fire energy inside her.
• Mo Tang abandoned his plan to advance his cultivation and raised Three Thousand Lightning Movement to the Grand Completion stage.

Mo Tang attended a Rakshasa Gate meeting where Su Mei planned to expand into Black Mian City and Blood Lion City. She asked him to help capture the Black Mian Sect, while the Blood Lion Gang remained a target for further investigation.

• Mo Tang arrived at the discussion hall and ignored Luo Hao’s challenge, prompting Su Mei to silence the angry Deputy Sect Leader.
• Su Mei announced her plan to conquer Black Mian City and Blood Lion City, and Luo Hao volunteered before she dismissed him.
• Su Mei explained that the Black Mian Sect was backed by the Sky Yin Sect and the Blood Lion Gang was connected to the Mad Lion Gang.
• Su Mei described Luo Min as a Three-Star Dou King and Blood Lion as a Five-Star Dou King with ties to Tie Wu.
• Su Mei asked Mo Tang to help take down the Black Mian Sect and said the Blood Lion Gang would need more investigation.

Mo Tang negotiated a share of the spoils with Su Mei and led Rakshasa Gate forces to subdue the Black Mian Sect. He began fighting Sect Master Luo Min as the Rakshasa Guard breached the city defenses and overwhelmed the sect’s forces.

• Mo Tang secured thirty percent of the spoils from Su Mei, asking that unwanted goods be exchanged for high-quality medicinal ingredients or pills.
• Mo Tang marched on Black Mian City with more than fifteen hundred men, including one hundred and fifty Rakshasa Guards and two Great Elders.
• Luo Min confronted Mo Tang and refused to submit, so the two men took to the air and began fighting.
• Mo Tang blocked Luo Min’s spear with his Eight Trigrams Palm and reflected on the skill’s strength.
• The Rakshasa Guard crossed Black Mian City’s walls and began suppressing the Black Mian Sect’s weaker forces.

Mo Tang defeated Luo Min in a fierce clash and revealed that he was Tang Mo, the newly appointed Deputy Sect Leader of the Rakshasa Gate. Luo Min accepted that he had no choice and ordered the Black Mian Sect members to surrender.

• Luo Min attacked Mo Tang with a rapid spear technique, cracking Mo Tang's Eight Trigrams Palm, but Mo Tang dodged the follow-up strikes with an exquisite movement skill.
• Luo Min unleashed his Blood Kill Spear, and Mo Tang countered with the Roaring Lion Chant before escaping the attack with Three Thousand Lightning Movement.
• Luo Min's spear barrage missed when Mo Tang flashed behind him, and Mo Tang pierced his chest with the Jade Shattering Finger.
• Mo Tang demanded Luo Min surrender and identified himself as Tang Mo, the new Deputy Sect Leader of the Rakshasa Gate.
• Luo Min judged that the Sky Yin Sect would not arrive in time, discarded his spear, and ordered the Black Mian Sect to lay down their weapons.