Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yan followed the Little Fairy Doctor into the forest to find out why she seemed familiar with him, and learned that Wan Guniang had told her about him. The Little Fairy Doctor said Wan Guniang had already left Green Mountain Town, leaving Xiao Yan disappointed and without knowing where she had gone.

• Xiao Yan told Yao Lao that his intuition suggested something was unusual about the Little Fairy Doctor, and Yao Lao trusted his judgment.
• After the group reached a herb-gathering area, Xiao Yan followed the Little Fairy Doctor into the forest while the others rested.
• The Little Fairy Doctor emerged to meet Xiao Yan and explained that she had waited for a chance to speak away from Mu Li and the watching crowd.
• The Little Fairy Doctor said Wan Jiejie had told her about Xiao Yan, and Xiao Yan excitedly asked where Wan Guniang was.
• The Little Fairy Doctor told Xiao Yan that Wan Guniang had left Green Mountain Town days earlier.

Xiao Yan learned that Wan Guniang had already left Green Mountain Town and met Little Fairy Doctor, who said Wan Jiejie had spoken well of him. Xiao Yan agreed to help her explore a mysterious expert’s cave, trusting her because Wan Guniang had vouched for her, while Yao Lao questioned whether that trust was wise.

• Xiao Yan was disappointed to learn that Wan Guniang had already left Green Mountain Town.
• Little Fairy Doctor told Xiao Yan that Wan Jiejie had mentioned him and believed they could help each other.
• Little Fairy Doctor asked Xiao Yan to help her explore a cave hidden beneath the Bottomless Cliff and offered to split the benefits equally.
• Xiao Yan agreed, explaining that he trusted Wan Guniang’s judgment even though he had only just met Little Fairy Doctor.
• Xiao Yan and Little Fairy Doctor returned separately to the herb-gathering camp and planned to discuss their departure after nightfall.
• Yao Lao asked Xiao Yan whether he truly trusted Little Fairy Doctor so easily.

Xiao Yan trusted Wan Guniang's message and joined Little Fairy Doctor on a nighttime trip to investigate a hidden spot beneath a cliff. As they prepared to descend together, Little Fairy Doctor reluctantly agreed but warned Xiao Yan not to touch her inappropriately.

• Xiao Yan dismissed Yao Lao's doubts and said he trusted Wan Guniang's words.
• Xiao Yan and Little Fairy Doctor returned separately to the Ten Thousand Medicines Pavilion camp, where Mu Li and the mercenaries welcomed her back.
• After the camp went to sleep, Xiao Yan met Little Fairy Doctor outside her tent, and they set out together.
• Little Fairy Doctor showed Xiao Yan the Strange Wood Thorns concealing a place beneath the Bottomless Cliff.
• Xiao Yan tied a rope to a tree and prepared to descend with Little Fairy Doctor, who agreed to go with him and warned him not to touch her inappropriately.

Xiao Yan and Little Fairy Doctor descended the cliff and found the mountain cave, then entered its dark passage to search for treasure. The passage ended abruptly, leaving them with no path forward.

• Xiao Yan caught Little Fairy Doctor as she leapt toward him, then lowered them down the cliff on a rope.
• When Little Fairy Doctor could not see the cave through the mist, Xiao Yan used his Deep Purple Flames to burn it away and reveal the cave entrance.
• Xiao Yan and Little Fairy Doctor swung across to the cave and safely entered after his flames cleared the Strange Wood Thorns.
• Xiao Yan led Little Fairy Doctor through the dark cave, where she followed close behind for reassurance.
• Little Fairy Doctor bumped into Xiao Yan when he stopped and asked what he was doing, and Xiao Yan told her there was no path.

Xiao Yan and the Little Fairy Doctor discovered a hidden treasure chamber and began dividing its contents, but Mu Li arrived with Wolf Head Mercenary Group men after bribing Li Fei for the location. When Mu Li threatened to force the Little Fairy Doctor to stay with him, Xiao Yan attacked and killed him with his Great Ruler.

• Xiao Yan opened the stone door with a mechanism, revealing a chamber filled with treasure and rare herbs.
• The Little Fairy Doctor harvested the medicinal herbs, and the two opened the first two boxes, finding the Poison Scripture and a rare Flying Dou Technique.
• Mu Li and a dozen Wolf Head Mercenary Group men entered the chamber, having learned its location from Li Fei.
• Mu Li demanded the treasure and threatened to force the Little Fairy Doctor to stay with him.
• Xiao Yan drew his Great Ruler and smashed Mu Li into the mercenaries blocking the entrance.

Xiao Yan killed Mu Li and defeated the Wolf Head Mercenary Group mercenaries who blocked the stone door, then collected the cave’s treasures with Little Fairy Doctor. Little Fairy Doctor summoned a Blue Eagle to help them escape, while Xiao Yan left poisonous smoke in the cave before they departed.

• Xiao Yan killed Mu Li with a single swing of the Mystic Heavy Ruler, shocking the mercenaries.
• Xiao Yan defeated the mercenaries guarding the stone door and killed the wounded survivors.
• Xiao Yan opened the final box, found the Profound Rank Dou Technique Lion's Roar, and offered it to Little Fairy Doctor, who declined.
• Xiao Yan collected the cave’s treasures, and Little Fairy Doctor summoned a Blue Eagle to carry them away.
• Xiao Yan ignited a Deep Purple Flame inside the cave, creating highly poisonous smoke, and left with Little Fairy Doctor.

Xiao Yan and the Little Fairy Doctor killed the Wolf Head mercenaries waiting on the cliff after escaping, and Xiao Yan urged her not to return to Green Mountain Town. She chose to go back anyway, so Xiao Yan decided to accompany her and share responsibility for Mu Li’s death.

• The Little Fairy Doctor told Xiao Yan that the purple flame had stirred a strange feeling in her, then worried that Mu She would seek revenge for Mu Li’s death.
• Xiao Yan jumped down behind the Blue Eagle and killed the Wolf Head mercenaries waiting at the cliff, disposing of their bodies in the abyss.
• Xiao Yan asked where the Little Fairy Doctor planned to go, and she said she would return to Green Mountain Town because she believed her connections and the other mercenary groups would protect her.
• The Little Fairy Doctor gave Xiao Yan his share of the herbs, and he accepted them without checking because he trusted her.
• Xiao Yan decided to return to Green Mountain Town with the Little Fairy Doctor, saying he would not let her take the blame for killings he had committed.

After Mu Li and dozens of Wolf Head mercenaries vanished in the Magical Beast Mountain Range, Little Fairy Doctor returned to Green Mountain Town with the surviving herb-gathering team. Mu She confronted her at the Ten Thousand Medicines Pavilion, demanding to know what had happened to his son and men.

• Little Fairy Doctor learned that Mu Li and the Wolf Head mercenaries had disappeared, then led the herb-gathering team back to Green Mountain Town.
• Mu She realized something had gone wrong when the team returned without news from Mu Li, then learned that his son and dozens of men had vanished.
• Little Fairy Doctor and Mister Yao discussed how to handle Mu She, while Xiao Yan waited outside and considered whether he could defeat him.
• Mu She arrived at the Ten Thousand Medicines Pavilion with the surrounding streets filling with people and accused Little Fairy Doctor of taking his son and men.

Mu She confronted Little Fairy Doctor over the disappearance of Mu Li and the Wolf Head Mercenary Group, but Green Lion Leader and the mercenaries defended her. Mu She’s accusations lost credibility, and the chapter ended with both sides drawing weapons while Green Lion Leader warned him against starting a fight.

• Mu She accused Little Fairy Doctor of harming Mu Li, but Green Lion Leader rebuked him and promised the Azure Lion Mercenary Group would protect her.
• Little Fairy Doctor reminded Mu She that the Wolf Head Mercenary Group had vanished from its camp, leaving its belongings behind, and questioned why they had left.
• Little Fairy Doctor mocked the idea that she had lured Mu Li out with a false promise of treasure, prompting the mercenaries to laugh at Mu She.
• Yao Lao praised Little Fairy Doctor’s handling of the accusation, while Xiao Yan wondered whether she might be extraordinary like himself.
• Mu She insisted Little Fairy Doctor had set a trap, and Green Lion Leader taunted him by offering to show him a ruin.
• Mu She’s men drew their weapons, the other mercenaries followed suit, and Green Lion Leader warned that the Wolf Head Mercenary Group could not afford a fight after losing fifty core members.

After Mu She left the Ten Thousand Medicines Pavilion, Xiao Yan decided to confront the Wolf Head Mercenary Group and eliminate the danger he posed to Little Fairy Doctor. He arrived alone at the group’s headquarters, where Mu She faced him in the courtyard.

• Green Lion Leader backed Little Fairy Doctor, forcing Mu She to leave the Ten Thousand Medicines Pavilion with his men.
• Little Fairy Doctor thanked Green Lion Leader, and Mister Yao warned that Mu She would keep pursuing her.
• Xiao Yan told Little Fairy Doctor he planned to deal with Mu She that night, but she objected because Mu She was a Two-Star Dou Shi.
• Mu She learned that someone had come to challenge the Wolf Head Mercenary Group and discovered the challenger was alone.
• Xiao Yan fought his way into the group’s courtyard carrying the Mystic Heavy Ruler, and the main gate was shut behind him.

Xiao Yan confronted Mu She at the Wolf Head Mercenary Group to settle Mu Li’s death, while the Little Fairy Doctor incapacitated the surrounding mercenaries with poison. Xiao Yan and Mu She fought one-on-one, and their clash continued as Mu She met Xiao Yan’s heavy ruler strike with his spear.

• Xiao Yan admitted to killing Mu Li, and Mu She ordered his mercenaries to attack him.
• The Little Fairy Doctor spread poison through the courtyard from the Blue Eagle, knocking out the mercenaries while Xiao Yan remained protected.
• Mu She resisted the poison, summoned his Dou Qi Gauze Clothing, and charged Xiao Yan with his spear.
• Xiao Yan and Mu She traded attacks, and Mu She discovered Xiao Yan was a Nine Star Dou Zhe.
• Mu She pursued Xiao Yan to a wall, where Xiao Yan used Explosive Step to launch himself into a heavy ruler strike.
• Mu She countered Xiao Yan’s attack with Gale Thrust, and his spear clashed against the Mystic Heavy Ruler.

Xiao Yan killed Mu She with the Netherworld Poison Flame and discussed his training plans with Yao Lao. Before Xiao Yan left for the Magical Beast Mountain Range, Little Fairy Doctor asked him to return to Green Mountain Town, saying she could not wait too long.

• Xiao Yan coated the Mystic Heavy Ruler with the Netherworld Poison Flame, which burned Mu She to death after the flame spread from his spear to his Dou Qi Gauze Clothing.
• Xiao Yan told Yao Lao that using the Netherworld Poison Flame in battle felt smoother than using it to refine medicine, and Yao Lao said danger was helping develop his potential.
• Little Fairy Doctor arrived on the Blue Eagle and thanked Xiao Yan for helping her defeat the Wolf Head Mercenary Group.
• Xiao Yan told Little Fairy Doctor he planned to train in the Magical Beast Mountain Range, advance to Dou Shi, and then go to the Tagor Desert.
• Little Fairy Doctor asked Xiao Yan to return to Green Mountain Town after his training, and he promised he would.
• Little Fairy Doctor told Xiao Yan to be careful and said she could not wait too long.

Nalan Yanran reached Six-Star Dou Shi after half a year of cultivating the Earth-Rank Low-Level Azure Cloud Wind Control under Yao Wan. Yao Wan challenged her to a sword fight, and Nalan Yanran prepared to attack as Yao Wan revealed an unexpected Stone Hammer.

• Nalan Yanran completed another round of Dou Qi circulation at a Yun Lan Sect outpost and reflected on her rapid progress and her worries about Xiao Yan.
• Yao Wan arrived, and Nalan Yanran insisted she was fit to continue cultivating despite Yao Wan suggesting she rest.
• Yao Wan proposed that they fight so she could see Nalan Yanran's abilities, and Nalan Yanran eagerly went to fetch her sword.
• Nalan Yanran challenged Yao Wan, who produced an oval Stone Hammer from her Storage Ring and invited her to attack.

Yao Wan challenged Nalan Yanran’s assumptions by sparring with her using a Stone Hammer, then exposed her tendency to run from discomfort. After defeating Nalan Yanran, Yao Wan agreed to keep fighting until she accepted the hammer.

• Nalan Yanran grew angry when Yao Wan revealed that her weapon was a Stone Hammer and demanded a real weapon.
• Yao Wan confronted Nalan Yanran about sulking and avoiding challenges, then compared her unfavorably to Xiao Yan.
• Nalan Yanran attacked Yao Wan, who blocked her sword strikes with her fingers and Stone Hammer and taught her not to put all her strength into every blow.
• Yao Wan suppressed her cultivation to Nalan Yanran’s level and disarmed her in fewer than five exchanges.
• Nalan Yanran rejected the result and demanded another match, and Yao Wan promised to beat her until she accepted it.

After repeatedly defeating Nalan Yanran in training, Yao Wan let her rest and began telling her a story while she recovered. Nalan Yanran was drawn into Journey to the West and asked what happened next, but Yao Wan stopped at the cliffhanger.

• Yao Wan repeatedly knocked the sword from Nalan Yanran's hands until she exhausted her strength and could no longer pick it up.
• Yao Wan rested Nalan Yanran's head on her thigh and gently fixed her hair as Nalan Yanran reflected on her upbringing, her pride, and her struggle to accept Yao Wan's kindness.
• Yao Wan told Nalan Yanran to stay still and recover before soaking in Body Tempering Fluid, then offered to tell her a story.
• Yao Wan began recounting Journey to the West, and Nalan Yanran became absorbed in the tale.
• When Yao Wan stopped after Subhuti Ancestor drove Wukong away, Nalan Yanran asked what happened next, and Yao Wan told her to listen to the next installment.

Yao Wan prepared Body Tempering Fluid for Nalan Yanran and ordered her to begin the training she had been eager to start. The chapter ended with Nalan Yanran embarrassed in the bath and stung by Yao Wan's teasing about their different sizes.

• Yao Wan said she would continue telling Nalan Yanran the story after future training sessions and offered to prepare Body Tempering Fluid.
• Nalan Yanran watched Yao Wan refine medicinal herbs, briefly noticing her green Life Spirit Flame before it changed into a Dou Qi flame.
• Yao Wan gave Nalan Yanran the finished medicinal liquid, and Nalan Yanran added it to bathwater to begin training.
• Yao Wan used Dou Qi to remove Nalan Yanran's clothes, prompting Nalan Yanran to jump into the medicinal bath in embarrassment.
• Yao Wan mocked Nalan Yanran's small chest, and Nalan Yanran retorted that Yao Wan was not much bigger before privately checking for herself.

Yao Wan watched Nalan Yanran begin body tempering and spoke with Yun Yun about the Yun Lan Sect’s responsibility for Yanran’s arrogance and her broken engagement with Xiao Yan. Yun Yun left to seek Violet Spirit Crystal for Yanran, while Yao Wan asked her to arrange a meeting with Yun Shan.

• Yao Wan prepared Body Tempering Fluid for Nalan Yanran and watched as Yanran cultivated with the Azure Cloud Wind Control Art.
• Yun Yun visited Yao Wan after handling matters at the Yun Lan Sect and found that Nalan Yanran was cultivating.
• Yao Wan blamed the Nalan Family and Yun Lan Sect for fostering Yanran’s arrogance and told Yun Yun to address the problems they had created.
• Yun Yun said she planned to travel to the Magical Beast Mountain Range to obtain Violet Spirit Crystal for Yanran.
• Yao Wan asked Yun Yun to introduce her to Yun Shan and to tell him that she had improved the Yun Lan Sect’s Azure Cloud Swordplay into an Earth-Rank Low-Level technique.
• Yun Yun flew away, and Yao Wan reflected on their karmic tie.

After reaching Five Star Dou Shi, Xiao Yan watched Yao Lao-guided as a mysterious female Dou Emperor fought the Amethyst Winged Lion King. The injured woman escaped the battle and ended up lying wounded in the stream outside Xiao Yan’s cave.

• Xiao Yan spent half a year training and refining medicine in the Magical Beast Mountain Range, reaching Five Star Dou Shi.
• When the Amethyst Winged Lion King fought a mysterious woman in the sky, Yao Lao took control of Xiao Yan’s body and brought him closer to watch.
• The woman’s negotiations with the Amethyst Winged Lion King failed, and the two Dou Emperor powerhouses fought fiercely.
• The Amethyst Winged Lion King heavily injured the woman, but she escaped, prompting it to search the mountain range for her.
• Yao Lao returned Xiao Yan to his cave, where Xiao Yan found the wounded woman lying in the stream nearby.

Xiao Yan rescued the wounded, sealed Dou Emperor woman and brought her to his cave, where he treated her injuries after she woke and agreed to let him help. After receiving the medicine, she thanked him, and their uneasy encounter ended on warmer terms.

• Xiao Yan carried the unconscious woman to his cave and used medicinal powder to conceal the scent of blood.
• Xiao Yan prepared medicine for the woman's claw wounds, but she woke before he could undo her clothes.
• The woman discovered she could not move because of a Sealing Technique and asked Xiao Yan to apply the medicine.
• Xiao Yan covered the woman with his black robe, cleaned her wounds, and applied medicine as she warned him to keep his hands and eyes in check.
• The woman felt somewhat better and thanked Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan cared for the injured Yun Zhi in a mountain cave while concealing his identity, and Yao Lao teased him about Wan Guniang. When a wolf howl revealed their hiding place, Xiao Yan went out to draw the Magic Beast away and ordered Yun Zhi to stay behind.

• Xiao Yan gave up cultivation to guard the cave and catch fish for Yun Zhi, while Yao Lao teased him about his feelings for Wan Guniang.
• Xiao Yan introduced himself to Yun Zhi as Yao Yan, and she asked whether he knew the Medicine Fairy.
• Xiao Yan and Yun Zhi shared a quiet life in the cave for two days as their relationship grew more familiar.
• A wolf howl alerted Xiao Yan and Yun Zhi that a Magic Beast had found the cave, and Xiao Yan realized Yun Zhi had gone out to bathe.
• Xiao Yan ordered Yun Zhi to remain in the cave and ran outside to lure the Magic Beast away.