Chapter Summaries

Mo Tang returned to the Misty Cloud Sect after traveling through Town Ghost Pass and reunited with Yun Yun. He concealed his improved cultivation with the Breath Concealment Technique, leaving Yun Yun unable to sense how strong he had become.

• Mu Tie let Mo Tang pass through Town Ghost Pass after seeing his Misty Cloud Sect elder token.
• After half a month of travel, Mo Tang reached Misty Cloud Mountain and ran into Ge Ye at the sect entrance.
• Ge Ye told Mo Tang that Nalan Yanran had returned to her family after trouble struck the Nalan Family, and that Yun Yun had sent him to attend to her.
• Mo Tang went to the sect's main hall and met Yun Yun after she dismissed two elders.
• Yun Yun realized she could no longer sense Mo Tang's cultivation, and he confirmed he was using the Breath Concealment Technique.
• Mo Tang teased Yun Yun, who pinched him and covered his mouth before he licked her palm.

Mo Tang revealed his Five-Star Dou King cultivation to Yun Yun and reassured her that his rapid advancement had not weakened his foundation. He then presented a seventh-grade Yin Yang Profound Dragon Pill and explained its ability to transform someone who survived near-death, before feeding it to Yun Yun, where it immediately erupted inside her.

• Mo Tang comforted Yun Yun after she pinched him, then showed her that he had reached the Five-Star Dou King level.
• Yun Yun worried that Mo Tang's rapid cultivation had left him with an unstable foundation, and he assured her that it had not.
• Mo Tang took out a Yin Yang Profound Dragon Pill and explained its seventh-grade status, rare ingredients, and transformative effects.
• Mo Tang put the pill into Yun Yun's mouth, and it turned into heat before erupting inside her.

Yun Yun worried that the Yin Yang Profound Dragon Pill had failed, but Mo Tang explained that its power would awaken only in a life-threatening crisis. She and Mo Tang shared their first kiss before Little Seven interrupted them, and Yun Yun sent Mo Tang away in embarrassment.

• Yun Yun questioned whether Mo Tang had been scammed after the pill's medicinal power seemed to disappear, and he explained that it would remain dormant until she faced grave danger.
• Yun Yun asked whether Mo Tang truly loved her, and he confessed his love and kissed her.
• Little Seven squeezed out from Mo Tang's chest and interrupted the kiss, making Yun Yun laugh and wonder about the snake.
• Mo Tang tossed Little Seven onto a chair, where she played dead, while Yun Yun admired the little snake.
• Mo Tang tried to resume kissing Yun Yun, but she blushed, called him a pervert, and ordered him to leave for the day.

Mo Tang left Yun Yun after a visit to the sect hall, while Little Seven revealed a strange, disdainful side before returning to her master. Three days later, Mo Tang set out for the northern Demonic Beast Mountain Range to search for suitable Demonic Beasts.

• Mo Tang left the sect hall, and the gatekeeping disciples speculated about his relationship with Yun Yun.
• Little Seven evaded Yun Yun, briefly showed a cold and mocking expression, and vanished at extraordinary speed.
• Mo Tang realized Little Seven was missing, then coaxed her with an Earth Fire Lotus Seed when she crashed into his chest.
• Yun Yun gave Mo Tang a map of powerful Demonic Beast habitats, and he prepared to travel north despite her worries about the sixth-tier kings.
• Mo Tang reassured Yun Yun that he could fight or escape a sixth-tier Demonic Beast, then flew toward the northern region of the Demonic Beast Mountain Range.

Gu Qian captured a Soul Hall Protector in the Black Corner Region and questioned him about Xiao Yan, Yao Chen, and Xiao Zhan. He learned the Soul Hall had found no trace of Xiao Yan’s corpse or Xiao Zhan, leaving the Xiao Clan’s Key’s whereabouts unresolved.

• Gu Qian seized a Soul Hall Protector from within the Black Storm and threatened him into answering questions.
• The Protector told Gu Qian that Wu Ying had died in the battle with Yao Chen after coming to capture Yao Chen at Han Feng’s invitation.
• Gu Qian asked whether the Soul Hall had taken Xiao Yan’s corpse, and the Protector said the Heavenly Flames had destroyed the battlefield and left no corpse behind.
• Gu Qian questioned the Protector about Xiao Zhan, while the narration explained that the Gu Clan had avoided confronting the Soul Hall over Xiao Zhan and the Xiao Clan’s Key.

Gu Qian decided to visit the Xiao Clan and punish the Misty Cloud Sect, while Mo Tang continued north to hunt the Gale Eagle King. Mo Tang ambushed the beast with lightning techniques and pierced its head, leaving the outcome of the battle unresolved.

• Gu Qian shattered the captive soul body and decided to visit the Xiao Clan, then traveled toward the Jia Ma Empire to act against the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Mo Tang attempted to cultivate the Netherworld Death Seal but formed only one Death Seal after more than four days, and he considered seeking a place of extreme yin and cold to create a Mother Seal.
• Mo Tang reached the northern Demonic Beast Mountain Range and flew toward the Gale Eagle King's territory on his Wolf Raven Beast.
• The Gale Eagle King attacked Mo Tang, whose two lightning clones clashed with its wind dragon while he launched the Jade Shattering Finger from above.
• Mo Tang's wind-and-lightning attack pierced the Gale Eagle King's head, marking his first battle since reaching Five-Star Dou King.

After refining the Gale Eagle King's corpse, Mo Tang prepared to harvest its Magic Core and wings while Gu Qian attacked the Misty Cloud Sect with a Heaven-Toppling Giant Palm. Yun Yun and the sect's elders mustered their strength to defend the sect, and Yun Shan appeared as the attack threatened to destroy them all.

• Mo Tang refined the Gale Eagle King's death energy into his Death Seal and prepared to harvest its Magic Core and refine its Wind Wings.
• Gu Qian appeared above the Misty Cloud Sect and unleashed a Heaven-Toppling Giant Palm upon Misty Cloud Mountain.
• Yun Yun ordered the disciples to flee and led the elders and deacons in forming the Cloud Smoke Covering Sun Formation.
• Yun Yun sent the formation's gathered energy toward the descending palm as Yun Shan emerged from secluded cultivation.
• Yun Shan condensed his Dou Qi into a greatsword, but he and the others still faced the palm with despair.

Yun Shan and Yun Yun’s strongest attacks failed to stop a giant palm that destroyed Misty Cloud Mountain and wiped out the Misty Cloud Sect. Gu He found Yun Yun alive but gravely injured and took her to the Alchemist Guild with Fa Ma in hopes of saving her.

• Yun Shan’s Wind Annihilation Gale and Yun Yun’s formation attack shattered against the giant palm, which struck Misty Cloud Mountain.
• Gu He and Fa Ma arrived from the Imperial Capital, and Gu He frantically searched the ruins for Yun Yun.
• Jia Xing Tian, Fa Ma, and the Ice Emperor surveyed the devastation as Jia Xing Tian sent Imperial Family troops to rescue survivors.
• Gu He found Yun Yun beneath the rubble and gave her a sixth-tier healing medicine.
• Gu He discovered that Yun Yun’s meridians, bones, and organs were severely damaged, and he and Fa Ma carried her to the Alchemist Guild for treatment.

Gu He and Fa Ma found that Yun Yun’s injuries were grave but that an unknown energy and her body’s self-repair were keeping her alive, so they arranged care for her. Meanwhile, Mo Tang killed a Lightning Scaled Beast with his Netherworld Death Seal and headed back toward the Jia Ma Imperial Capital to advance the Mo Alliance.

• Fa Ma examined Yun Yun and found that a special energy protected her heart meridians while her body appeared to be repairing itself.
• Gu He and Fa Ma decided to treat Yun Yun with a medicinal bath and sent for Nalan Yanran to care for her.
• Mo Tang fled a pursuing Lightning Scaled Beast while trying to avoid the Heaven Shaking Demonic Bear.
• Mo Tang used the Netherworld Death Seal to kill the Lightning Scaled Beast and took its Magic Core.
• Mo Tang set off for the Jia Ma Imperial Capital, intending to use the Misty Cloud Sect and his own strength to raise the Mo Alliance to the level of the Three Major Powers.

After returning to the badly damaged Misty Cloud Sect, Mo Tang found Yun Yun unconscious but recovering and learned that Nalan Yanran and the surviving disciples had endured devastating losses. His arrival brought him into conflict with Gu He, who attacked him upon seeing him beside Yun Yun.

• Nalan Yanran kept watch over the unconscious Yun Yun while Ge Ye urged her to rest.
• Mo Tang appeared in the room, shattered Ge Ye’s sword aura, and shielded Nalan Yanran from the fragments with his Wind Thunder Wings.
• Mo Tang checked Yun Yun and was relieved that the Yin Yang Profound Dragon Pill had helped her survive.
• Nalan Yanran wondered about Mo Tang’s relationship with Yun Yun and felt disheartened by his tenderness toward her teacher.
• Fa Ma and Gu He rushed into the room after sensing the Dou Qi, and Gu He attacked Mo Tang when he saw him beside Yun Yun.

Mo Tang confronted Gu He at the Alchemist Association after Gu He mistook him for an enemy, and their jealousy over Yun Yun led to a duel. Mo Tang challenged Gu He to defeat him in one move, while Fa Ma and the gathered alchemists watched.

• Gu He attacked Mo Tang and was knocked out of the doorway, but Fa Ma helped him recover before Ge Ye explained that Mo Tang was a Misty Cloud Sect elder.
• Gu He demanded to know Mo Tang's relationship with Yun Yun, and Mo Tang called himself her fiancé.
• Gu He challenged Mo Tang to fight at the Alchemist Association, and Fa Ma chose not to intervene after noticing Nalan Yanran's gloomy reaction.
• At the plaza, Gu He declared that only he was worthy of Yun Yun, and Mo Tang challenged him to survive one move or lose his claim to meet him again.
• The alchemists watching the duel grew angry at Mo Tang's boast, while Fa Ma voiced his curiosity about the fight's outcome.

Mo Tang defeated Gu He in a single move, using a lightning clone to leave him paralyzed and helpless before a sword-finger at his forehead. Gu He accepted the loss and promised to treat Yun Yun without pursuing her, but Mo Tang said he had already found a way to heal her.

• Gu He attacked Mo Tang with a purple flame sword after Mo Tang challenged him to last only one move.
• Mo Tang's lightning clone burst apart, paralyzing Gu He long enough for Mo Tang to appear beside him and stop a sword-finger at his forehead.
• Gu He admitted defeat before the Alchemist Guild crowd and struggled with his feelings for Yun Yun.
• Gu He promised to keep helping treat Yun Yun and said he would no longer entertain improper thoughts about her.
• Mo Tang told Gu He that he trusted his character but had already found a way to treat Yun Yun.

Mo Tang arranged for Gu He and Fa Ma to gather ingredients and refine a Seven Heart Pill to speed Yun Yun’s recovery, offering them the valuable recipe in exchange. With the Misty Cloud Sect gone and Yun Yun still unconscious, he began a new plan to raise the Mo Alliance’s standing through a major auction.

• Mo Tang showed Gu He and Fa Ma the Seven Heart Pill recipe, which could heal Yun Yun’s bodily and soul injuries and shorten her recovery.
• Fa Ma agreed to gather the ingredients and refine the pill, while Mo Tang offered the recipe; Gu He accepted despite his pride and feelings for Yun Yun.
• Mo Tang realized he could not rely on the vanished Misty Cloud Sect to support the Mo Alliance before Yun Yun awakened, so he devised another plan.
• Mo Tang asked Nalan Yanran to send a message to Mo Lan, then visited the Mittel Family and learned that the Ice Emperor remained in seclusion.
• Mo Tang asked Mittel Tengshan to use the family’s channels to publicize an unprecedented Mo Alliance auction in Salt City featuring Earth Tier cultivation methods and Sixth-grade Pill Recipes.

Mo Tang sought Queen Medusa’s help protecting the Mo Alliance’s upcoming Auction and offered her a Soul Fusion Pill recipe in exchange. Medusa agreed to consider the bargain, while Mo Tang secretly intended the pill to leave Little Seven’s soul influencing her after their souls fused.

• Mo Tang decided he needed a powerful ally to protect the Auction from guests who might try to seize its treasures.
• He summoned Little Seven, who transformed into Queen Medusa.
• Mo Tang offered to help Medusa obtain and refine the Sixth-grade Soul Fusion Pill, which could resolve the conflict between her soul and the Heaven Swallowing Python’s soul.
• Medusa questioned Mo Tang’s motives, then asked what he wanted in return for the Pill Recipe.
• Mo Tang asked Medusa to guard the Auction in Salt City and intimidate or kill anyone who threatened it.
• Medusa accepted the simplicity of the request, while Mo Tang privately intended the soul fusion to give Little Seven’s soul lasting influence over her.

Mo Tang offered Fa Ma ten rare Pill Recipes in exchange for high-grade medicinal herbs so he could strengthen himself. Fa Ma accepted and invited Mo Tang to choose herbs from the Alchemist Guild’s Herb Repository to match their value.

• Mo Tang reviewed his gains from the northern trip and resolved to seek strength after considering the threat behind the destruction of the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Mo Tang decided to trade Pill Recipes from Old Yao’s collection for rare medicinal herbs and asked Fa Ma to meet with him.
• Fa Ma left Gu He while preparations for the Seven Heart Pill continued and went to his office to hear Mo Tang’s offer.
• Mo Tang offered ten Pill Recipes, including two Sixth-grade, three Fifth-grade, and five Fourth-grade recipes, in exchange for high-grade herbs.
• Fa Ma examined the recipes, recognized their immense value, and offered to let Mo Tang choose herbs from the Alchemist Guild’s Herb Repository until the trade was balanced.

Mo Tang traded Pill Recipes and a Dou Technique for medicinal herbs in the Alchemist Guild's Herb Repository, using their energy to advance to an Eight-Star Dou King. Meanwhile, his planned Auction stirred the Imperial Capital, and Nalan Su told Nalan Yanran he intended to bring the Nalan Family into the Mo Alliance.

• Fa Ma escorted Mo Tang through the Herb Repository, where Mo Tang took medicinal herbs in exchange for his Pill Recipes.
• Mo Tang absorbed the herbs' energy and advanced from a Six-Star Dou Wang to an Eight-Star Dou King, initially falling one hundred points short.
• Mo Tang traded Fire Blowing Palm to Fa Ma for an Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid and used its energy to complete his advancement.
• Mo Tang's planned Auction threw the Imperial Capital into turmoil.
• Nalan Su summoned Nalan Yanran and told her he planned to bring the Nalan Family into the Mo Alliance, leaving her conflicted.

Nalan Su planned to have the Nalan Family join Mo Tang's Mo Alliance while keeping Nalan Yanran aligned with the surviving Misty Cloud Sect, so the family could benefit whichever power prevailed. Jia Xing Tian and Yao Ye also decided to wait until after the Salt City Auction before choosing how the Imperial Family would act.

• Nalan Su explained that the weakened Nalan Family needed Mo Tang's strength and proposed joining the Mo Alliance.
• Nalan Su told Nalan Yanran she would lose her place as the family's heir and become solely the Misty Cloud Sect's Young Sect Master, preserving the family's ties to both sides.
• Nalan Su warned Nalan Yanran to keep the plan secret until the Mo Alliance's Salt City Auction ended.
• Jia Xing Tian cautioned Yao Ye against acting rashly and said they would wait until after the Auction.

Mo Tang prepared Salt City for the Yancheng Auction, assuring Mo Lan that he would handle any trouble despite the powerful guests arriving. As the packed auction began, Queen Medusa emerged from Little Seven and headed to the hall, where major forces from across the Jia Ma Empire and three neighboring empires had gathered.

• Mo Lan warned Mo Tang that Salt City lacked the strength to control powerful visitors, and Mo Tang told him to enforce the city’s rules while leaving threats to him.
• Mo Lan later reported that the auction had drawn at least five Dou Emperors, including visitors from Chuyun, Mulan, and Luoyan, and Mo Tang again told him to focus on the auction.
• Mo Tang summoned Little Seven, and Queen Medusa emerged and warned him never to hold her by the tail again.
• Queen Medusa went to the auction hall as the crowds filled the venue and prominent factions and powerful figures took their seats.
• Jia Xing Tian, Fa Ma, Hai Bodong, Gu He, the Jia Ma Empire’s top ten strong individuals, and representatives of neighboring empires attended the auction.

Mo Tang intervened when a Chuyun Empire Dou Emperor challenged the Mo Alliance’s auction and threatened Mo Lan. He revealed his Eight-Star Dou Wang strength and summoned a powerful presence from the second floor to subdue the troublemaker.

• Mo Lan opened the Yancheng Auction and presented a series of ordinary items while the Earth Tier technique and sixth-grade pill remained unrevealed.
• A Chuyun Empire powerhouse demanded that Mo Lan bring out the promised treasures and pressured him into silence.
• Mo Tang appeared onstage, revealed himself as an Eight-Star Dou Wang, and defended the Mo Alliance’s right to set the auction’s schedule.
• The Chuyun Empire poison master mocked Mo Tang and prepared to attack him.
• Mo Tang called on someone on the second floor to calm the poison master, and an overwhelming aura forced the Dou Emperor’s poisonous Dou Qi back into his body.

Queen Medusa’s appearance secured the Mo Alliance’s standing, and the auction continued with the Heavenly Flame Refining Fire Art selling to the Jia Ma Imperial Family. The Azure Nether Longevity Pill recipe then went up for auction, drawing the attention of factions whose members needed its life-extending pill.

• Queen Medusa appeared beside Mo Tang, intimidating the Chuyun Empire poison master and reassuring the Jia Ma Empire’s leaders that Mo Tang had powerful backing.
• Mo Tang let the confrontation end and resumed the auction, cementing the Mo Alliance’s reputation as a major faction.
• Bidding for the Heavenly Flame Refining Fire Art soared to twelve million before the Jia Ma Imperial Family won it.
• Mo Tang offered the Azure Nether Longevity Pill recipe, and alchemists and factions grew eager to bid for its life-extending benefits.