Chapter Summaries

Chen Cheng and the others ate roasted meat outside the cave while the Amethyst Winged Lion King reflected on humans and its territory. A Mountain Rock Brown Bear tried to seize Little Purple Crystal Winged Lion, so Chen Cheng sent Nameless to bring it down.

• Chen Cheng shared roasted meat with Zi Yan and Purple Crystal, who praised his cooking and spoke of its cautious acceptance of humans.
• Purple Crystal told Chen Cheng it resented humans only a little and described the dangers Magical Beasts faced outside the mountains.
• A Mountain Rock Brown Bear flew over Purple Crystal’s territory, and Purple Crystal explained that the Tier 5 beast was testing whether it could exploit the Lion King’s injuries.
• The Mountain Rock Brown Bear returned, threatened Chen Cheng’s group, and declared that it would capture Little Purple Crystal Winged Lion and devour Purple Crystal to reach Tier 6.
• Chen Cheng stopped Purple Crystal from confronting the bear and ordered Nameless to knock it down.
• Nameless flew up and attacked the Mountain Rock Brown Bear with sixty-four illusory sword shadows.

Nameless defeated the Mountain Rock Brown Bear with a barrage of sword shadows and brought it back to Chen Cheng. The bear refused to submit, so Chen Cheng ordered Nameless to kill it and bring back its magical core.

• The Mountain Rock Brown Bear raised stone walls against Nameless's sword shadows, then fled when the walls collapsed.
• Nameless pursued the bear with countless sword shadows, shattered its rocky defenses, and knocked it into a mountain peak.
• Nameless carried the defeated bear back to Chen Cheng, while Wei Zhuang and the Amethyst Winged Lion King praised Nameless's swordsmanship.
• Chen Cheng offered the injured bear a choice between submitting and being killed for its magical core, but the bear cursed him and refused.
• Zijing explained that the bear was roughly as strong as a three-star Dou Wang, and Chen Cheng ordered Nameless to kill it and retrieve its core.

Yun Yun woke in a mountain cave after Chen Cheng and his companions rescued her, and she cautiously assessed the group while hiding her identity behind the alias Yun Zhi. After Chen Cheng introduced himself as Murong Cheng and offered her food and care, Yun Yun explained why she had fought the Amethyst Winged Lion King and said she would break its seal herself.

• Yun Yun woke in the cave and studied Chen Cheng, Yan Lingji, Wei Zhuang, Nameless, and their magical beasts, suspecting the group held great power.
• Yun Yun checked her injuries and clothing, then joined the group by the fire and thanked them for saving her.
• Chen Cheng introduced himself as Murong Cheng and presented Yan Lingji as his partner, while Yun Yun recognized the name from reports about Mo Li's death but kept her thoughts to herself.
• Yun Yun explained that she had fought the Amethyst Winged Lion King to obtain Amethyst Spirit Crystal for her disciple, and Chen Cheng offered her food and described her treatment.
• Yun Yun said the seal restricting her Dou Qi would break in three to five days, prompting Zijing to react with surprise at her dismissal of its Amethyst Seal.

Yun Yun recovered from the seal and prepared to leave Chen Cheng, while his affection for her became increasingly clear. Their teasing farewell left Yun Yun with unexpected, confusing feelings as Chen Cheng kept the robe she had returned.

• Yun Yun told Chen Cheng her seal had loosened and that she expected to break it within two days, while he concealed his disappointment at her impending departure.
• After the rain stopped, Yun Yun fully recovered her cultivation and told Chen Cheng she had to leave; she returned his washed black robe.
• Chen Cheng sniffed the robe and refused to give it back when Yun Yun tried to snatch it, teasing her about keeping it.
• Yun Yun relented and let Chen Cheng keep the robe, privately recognizing that she had developed inexplicable feelings and a trace of anticipation.
• Chen Cheng called the robe a priceless treasure and promised to keep it well.

Yun Yun agreed to work with Chen Cheng to obtain the Amethyst Spirit Crystal, and the two flew toward the Amethyst Winged Lion King's cave. As Chen Cheng realized he had fallen for Yun Yun, Yan Lingji accepted that he might bring Yun Yun into his life and left with Nameless and Wei Zhuang to wait for him.

• Yun Yun asked Chen Cheng to help her search the Amethyst Winged Lion King's cave for the Amethyst Spirit Crystal while she lured the beast away.
• Yun Yun and Chen Cheng left together, and Chen Cheng used his Purple Cloud Wings to fly alongside her.
• Yun Yun teased Chen Cheng by repeatedly speeding ahead, while Chen Cheng admitted to himself that he was truly moved by her.
• Yan Lingji told Wei Zhuang she would welcome Yun Yun as another sister if Chen Cheng brought her back.
• Yan Lingji left with Nameless and Wei Zhuang to wait for Chen Cheng at the foot of the mountain.

Yun Yun drew out the occupant of the Amethyst Winged Lion King's cave while Chen Cheng sneaked toward it to find an Amethyst Spirit Crystal. A fast golden eagle emerged instead, recognized Yun Yun as a Dou Emperor, and fled before either of them could stop it.

• Yun Yun gave Chen Cheng a crystal that would heat near an Amethyst Spirit Crystal, then flew to the cave while he hid in the forest.
• Yun Yun called for the Amethyst Winged Lion King, but Chen Cheng sensed an unknown presence inside the cave.
• An unknown being answered Yun Yun, who challenged it to show itself.
• A huge three-eyed golden eagle shot out of the cave, saw Yun Yun, and fled a thousand meters away in an instant.
• Yun Yun stared in surprise as the golden eagle disappeared.

Chen Cheng and Yun Yun searched the Amethyst Winged Lion King's cave for Amethyst Spirit Crystal after finding it occupied by a Three-Eyed Golden Eagle. They found a crystal for Nalan Yanran, and Yun Yun tried to leave before Chen Cheng called her by her real name.

• Chen Cheng identified the Three-Eyed Golden Eagle as a Tier 5 Magical Beast after it escaped Yun Yun.
• Chen Cheng and Yun Yun entered the cave and searched its winding tunnels, finding that the Coexisting Amethyst Source had already been taken.
• Chen Cheng secretly produced an Amethyst Spirit Crystal, making the crystal Yun Yun carried react and leading her to find another one nearby.
• Yun Yun thanked Chen Cheng, then decided to leave and bury her feelings for him.
• As Yun Yun walked away, Chen Cheng called out, “Yun Yun!”

Chen Cheng confessed to Yun Yun, who hesitated because of her duties as Yun Lan Sect Leader and their hidden identities. After Chen Cheng revealed that Yun Shan was alive, Yun Yun agreed to marry him if her teacher could return, and they set a three-month engagement plan.

• Chen Cheng confessed his love and asked Yun Yun to marry him, but she asked for three years to resolve her responsibilities to Yun Lan Sect.
• Chen Cheng admitted that he was the Chen Family’s Young Family Head, Chen Cheng, and argued that their political identities did not prevent them from being together.
• Chen Cheng told Yun Yun that Yun Shan was alive and secretly in seclusion on Misty Cloud Mountain, known only to Yun Leng.
• Yun Yun kissed Chen Cheng and promised to marry him if Yun Shan was truly alive.
• Chen Cheng held Yun Yun and asked her to wait three months while he prepared to propose at Yun Lan Sect, and she agreed.

Chen Cheng held a sleeping Yun Yun in the Amethyst Winged Lion King's cave while Misty Cloud Sect prepared for her return and Gu He's planned proposal. A new monthly summoning opportunity arrived, but Chen Cheng chose to save it so no one would interrupt their time alone.

• Nalan Yanran impressed Misty Cloud Sect disciples by mastering the Wind Spirit Sword, and Liu Ling gave her a Clear Spirit Elixir.
• Liu Ling told Nalan Yanran that Gu He planned a banquet for her and Yun Yun, and that he had prepared an Amethyst Breakthrough Pill for her.
• Gu He decorated a courtyard with flowers and planned to propose to Yun Yun, while Liu Ling encouraged him and looked forward to pursuing Nalan Yanran.
• Chen Cheng watched over Yun Yun as she slept peacefully in his arms, protecting her with his divine sense.
• The system offered Chen Cheng a monthly summoning opportunity, but he told it to save the summon until later.

After Yun Yun left, Chen Cheng used his summoning chance and learned that Li Xiaoyao would soon appear. Before he could meet the summon, the Three-Eyed Golden Eagle returned to claim the cave, and Chen Cheng began fighting it.

• Yun Yun woke in Chen Cheng's arms, listened to his story about Li Xiaoyao, then returned to her sect after reminding him not to forget his promise.
• Chen Cheng used his summoning chance, and the system announced that Li Xiaoyao would appear within half an hour.
• The Three-Eyed Golden Eagle returned and claimed the cave, while Chen Cheng mocked it for taking over the Amethyst Winged Lion King's home.
• Chen Cheng flew up to challenge the Three-Eyed Golden Eagle, but its speed and strength sent him flying backward after they clashed.
• The Three-Eyed Golden Eagle gathered Dou Qi in its claw, and Chen Cheng fired three Fallen Body Needles at it.

Chen Cheng used poison to drive the Three-Eyed Golden Eagle away from close combat, then called on Li Xiaoyao to fight it. The eagle fled from Li Xiaoyao, who could not catch up, and Chen Cheng left for Wutan City with him.

• Chen Cheng discovered that the Three-Eyed Golden Eagle feared his poisonous aura and used it to keep the beast at a distance.
• Chen Cheng called Li Xiaoyao to fight the Three-Eyed Golden Eagle, and Li Xiaoyao attacked it with the Sword Control Technique.
• The Three-Eyed Golden Eagle recognized Li Xiaoyao as a Dou Emperor and fled, while Li Xiaoyao chased after it.
• Li Xiaoyao returned after failing to catch the eagle, and Chen Cheng said he wanted to capture it as a mount someday.
• Chen Cheng and Li Xiaoyao set off for Wutan City to handle their other affairs.

Chen Cheng returned to Wutan City and discussed marrying Yun Yun with Yan Lingji, who accepted his decision but asked him not to forget her. He then sent Nameless and Wei Zhuang to obtain Hai Bodong’s maps and arranged for Red Serpent to gather medicinal ingredients and poisons for his cultivation.

• Chen Cheng returned to Yuan Lai Inn with Li Xiaoyao, and Yan Lingji questioned him about his connection with Yun Yun.
• Chen Cheng asked Yan Lingji whether she would blame him for marrying Yun Yun, and she accepted while asking him not to forget her.
• Chen Cheng learned that Gai Nie was still missing, though Wei Zhuang believed he might have returned to the Izumo Empire.
• Chen Cheng ordered Nameless and Wei Zhuang to find Hai Bodong in Desert City and obtain his Strange Fire Map and two remnant charts.
• Chen Cheng had Red Serpent record ingredients for pills and poisons, then learned that Xiao Yi Xian might have poison she could share.

Chen Cheng secluded himself to advance to Dou Ling while Yun Yun returned to the Misty Cloud Sect and accepted Gu He's banquet invitation. Yun Yun left the banquet without confessing that she loved Chen Cheng, and ended the night longing for him.

• Red Serpent delivered poison to Chen Cheng, who entered seclusion and resolved to advance to Dou Ling.
• Yun Yun praised Nalan Yanran's cultivation and agreed to attend Gu He's banquet after he refined an Amethyst Breakthrough Pill for her.
• Gu He hosted a banquet for Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran, but Yun Yun asked him to stop addressing her intimately and left early.
• Liu Ling comforted Gu He after Yun Yun departed, while Gu He vowed to keep pursuing her.
• Yun Yun sat awake at her window, regretting that she had not rejected Gu He and missing Chen Cheng.

Yao Ye and Jia Xingtian learned that Chen Cheng was responsible for poisoning Green Mountain Town and destroying a clan in Wutan City, but they feared provoking the Chen Family and decided not to confront him directly. In Wutan City, Chen Cheng advanced to Dou Ling, summoned Xiao Qing, and revealed his true identity and the Chen Family’s knowledge of the Calamity Poison Body to Xiao Yi Xian.

• Yao Ye told Jia Xingtian about the poisonings and murders, and explained that she had ordered the Green Mountain Town mayor arrested and the Wutan City lord executed.
• Yao Ye identified the culprit as Chen Cheng, the Chen Family’s Young Family Head, and told Jia Xingtian that her three Dou Ling spies had all died or been crippled.
• Jia Xingtian ordered Yao Ye not to touch Chen Cheng and decided to personally go after him.
• Chen Cheng cultivated with poison until he advanced to Dou Ling, then used his new summoning chance to summon Xiao Qing, a Four Star Dou Huang.
• Chen Cheng told Xiao Yi Xian that his real name was Chen Cheng and explained how the Chen Family’s inherited cultivation method let him cultivate with poison more effectively.
• Chen Cheng promised Xiao Yi Xian that the Chen Family had three ways to resolve the Calamity Poison Body and would help her once they returned.

Chen Cheng explained three ways to resolve Xiao Yi Xian’s Calamity Poison Body, and she considered the limited choices. The discussion left her fleeing upstairs in embarrassment as Yan Lingji and Red Serpent teased one another about Chen Cheng.

• Chen Cheng described cultivating the Chen Family method, dual cultivation with another Calamity Poison Body, and weakening the constitution through restriction.
• Xiao Yi Xian weighed the methods and thought that reaching Dou Emperor through restriction might be enough for her.
• Yan Lingji accused Chen Cheng of recommending dual cultivation because he wanted Xiao Yi Xian, prompting teasing from Jiang Yu Yan and Red Serpent.
• Xiao Yi Xian blushed and went upstairs after Yan Lingji and Red Serpent hinted at intimate encounters with Chen Cheng.
• Tian Yan asked Yan Lingji to explain what had happened in Green Mountain Town, and Yan Lingji repeated that she had seen Chen Cheng in bed with Red Serpent and Xiao Yi Xian.
• Red Serpent invited Yan Lingji to join her and Chen Cheng next time, and Yan Lingji readily agreed.

Xiao Qing arrived at Chen Cheng’s inn, where he introduced her as a five-hundred-year-old snake demon with Four Star Dou Huang cultivation. Their welcome was interrupted when Xiao Qing detected a spy, who fled into the air and challenged Chen Cheng’s attempt to stop him.

• Xiao Qing met Red Serpent, Yan Lingji, Tian Yan, and Jiang Yu Yan, and the women quickly welcomed her into their company.
• Chen Cheng revealed that Xiao Qing was a five-hundred-year-old green snake who had recently taken human form and possessed Four Star Dou Huang cultivation.
• Jiang Yu Yan offered to show Xiao Qing around, while Red Serpent went to arrange more food after Xiao Qing asked for roast chicken.
• Xiao Qing sensed a hidden presence and flew out of the inn after the spy, while Chen Cheng and the others followed.
• Chen Cheng chased the fleeing spy and shot Fallen Body Needles at him, but the man deflected them and declared that they could not stop him from leaving.

Chen Cheng discovered Jia Xingtian, the Jia Ma Empire’s guardian, spying on him and ordered Xiao Qing to pursue. Xiao Qing and Li Xiaoyao cornered Jia Xingtian, and Chen Cheng arrived, pleased to have caught such a valuable target.

• Chen Cheng identified Jia Xingtian as a Nine Star Dou Huang and sent Xiao Qing after him while following behind.
• Jia Xingtian realized Chen Cheng’s family had another Dou Huang protecting him and tried to escape rather than risk a fight with Xiao Qing.
• Li Xiaoyao blocked Jia Xingtian’s path, and Xiao Qing caught up to trap him between them.
• Xiao Qing and Li Xiaoyao chatted about roast chicken while Jia Xingtian tried to learn who Li Xiaoyao was.
• Li Xiaoyao declared himself Chen Cheng’s subordinate, dashing Jia Xingtian’s hopes of winning him over.
• Chen Cheng caught up within Wutan City and greeted the captured Jia Xingtian with delight.

Chen Cheng and his allies tried to kill Jia Xingtian, the Jia Ma Empire’s powerful Dou Huang, in the skies above Wutan City. Li Xiaoyao and Xiao Qing kept him from escaping, but Jia Xingtian held his own against both of them, leaving Chen Cheng doubtful they could finish him.

• Chen Cheng revealed that Xiao Qing had been sent to pursue Jia Xingtian, then ordered Li Xiaoyao to join her in killing him.
• Jia Xingtian tried to negotiate, but Chen Cheng rejected his appeal and retreated as Li Xiaoyao and Xiao Qing attacked.
• Jia Xingtian knocked Xiao Qing’s attack aside and attempted to flee, but Li Xiaoyao caught up and forced him to stop and fight.
• The battle’s shockwaves damaged a house roof and sent Wutan City residents fleeing indoors, while Yan Lingji told the Amethyst Winged Lion King to protect Chen Cheng.
• Jia Xingtian fought on against both Dou Huangs, leaving Xiao Qing battered while Li Xiaoyao stayed comparatively safe on his flying sword.
• Chen Cheng watched from a distance and doubted that Li Xiaoyao and Xiao Qing could defeat Jia Xingtian.

Xiao Yan watched the Dou Huang battle with Yao Lao, who explained the Calamity Poison Body and urged him to approach Murong Cheng for valuable ingredients. Chen Cheng detected Yao Lao and Xiao Yan, secretly sent a poison needle into Xiao Yan, and then noticed Xun Er watching nearby.

• Xiao Yan and Yao Lao went to watch Li Xiaoyao fight two other Dou Huang, and Yao Lao assessed the combatants while advising Xiao Yan to build a solid foundation.
• Yao Lao spotted Chen Cheng and explained the Calamity Poison Body to Xiao Yan, including its limits and the method he could use to control it.
• Chen Cheng used the Summoning System to identify Yao Chen and Xiao Yan, then secretly shot a tiny poison needle toward Xiao Yan while concealing his movements.
• Xiao Yan mistook the needle's impact for a mosquito bite, while Yao Lao failed to notice it after withdrawing his soul power.
• Chen Cheng spotted Xun Er watching Xiao Yan beside a concealed Dou Huang.

Li Xiaoyao, Xiao Qing, and Chen Cheng pushed the wounded Jia Xingtian to the brink, but his desperate final attack nearly killed Chen Cheng. The Amethyst Winged Lion King knocked Jia Xingtian off course, sending his giant axe crashing toward Xiao Yan.

• Jia Xingtian held his ground against Li Xiaoyao and Xiao Qing despite his severe injuries and exhaustion.
• Chen Cheng joined the fight, using poison techniques and Dou Techniques to further weaken Jia Xingtian.
• Yan Lingji sent the Amethyst Winged Lion King to help Chen Cheng, and it flew toward the battle in its original form.
• Jia Xingtian ignored Li Xiaoyao and Xiao Qing's attacks and unleashed his Earth Low-Rank technique, Dance Ganqi, at Chen Cheng.
• The Amethyst Winged Lion King slammed into Jia Xingtian and deflected his giant axe, which fell toward Xiao Yan.