Recaps

Young Master Ye failed to discover the source of human aura or a way to combine it with Dou Qi. After visiting him following her breakthrough, the Little Fairy Doctor recognized his problem as an application of the Dao of poison.

• Young Master Ye examined his body and soul with Human Dao Insight and his Domain of the Dao but failed to locate the source of human aura.
• The Little Fairy Doctor visited the Nalan Residence after advancing to Nine-Star Dou Huang and confirmed that Young Master Ye had reached Dou Zong.
• Young Master Ye recounted his journey through the Black-Corner Region, including the auction and battles involving Dou Zong.
• The Little Fairy Doctor considered visiting a Black-Corner Region auction for an alchemy ingredient, and Young Master Ye offered to accompany her.
• The Little Fairy Doctor heard his cultivation difficulty and identified contaminating Dou Qi with human aura as the Dao of poison.

Nalan Ye used Little Fairy Doctor’s advice and his Domain of the Dao to create Red Dust Rolling, a Dou Technique that merged Human Aura into an opponent’s Dou Qi and disrupted it. He found that it could also contaminate Heaven and Earth Energy, then left with Little Fairy Doctor to eat after hours of experiments.

• Little Fairy Doctor suggested Nalan Ye treat Human Aura like a poison and try refining it, after his attempts to contaminate Dou Qi and souls failed.
• Nalan Ye used his Domain of the Dao to match Human Aura’s fluctuations to a prisoner’s Dou Qi, then made the aura merge with and disrupt it.
• Nalan Ye discovered he could extract the contaminated Human Aura and restore the prisoner’s Dou Qi without lingering effects.
• Nalan Ye named the technique Red Dust Rolling and tested it on the other prisoners, confirming it could contaminate their Dou Qi.
• Nalan Ye failed to contaminate souls but learned he could merge Human Aura with Heaven and Earth Energy, making the technique more covert and useful against Dou Zongs.
• Nalan Ye noticed night had fallen and took the hungry Little Fairy Doctor to dinner to celebrate.

As rain fell over Nalan City, Nalan Ye argued with Cai Lin about bringing Little Fairy Doctor to the Snake-People Ancestral Land, and Little Fairy Doctor insisted on joining. Their discussion was interrupted by Zhao Shizhe of Xia Valley, who came to find Supreme Elder Qi Yu, leaving Nalan Ye to answer for Qi Yu’s whereabouts.

• Nalan Ye told Little Fairy Doctor about the Snake-People Ancestral Land and the Heavenly Snake Mansion, and asked her to come along.
• Cai Lin objected to letting anyone else enter the Snake-People Ancestral Land, but Nalan Ye argued that Little Fairy Doctor’s help would make the trip safer.
• Little Fairy Doctor chose to go after Nalan Ye said he might die without her, and Cai Lin reacted with hostility.
• Zhao Shizhe of Xia Valley arrived in Nalan City seeking Supreme Elder Qi Yu, and Nalan Ye invited him to the pavilion.
• Nalan Ye questioned Zhao Shizhe about his visit, and Zhao explained that Xia Valley had sent him because Qi Yu had not reported back for twenty days.

Nalan Ye used Cai Lin’s Mind Control technique to take control of Zhao Shizhe, hoping to mislead Xia Valley and buy time for Little Fairy Doctor to advance. The chapter ended with Nalan Ye ordering Zhao Shizhe to send false information and summon those involved in the Nalan Empire conflict.

• Zhao Shizhe arrived from Xia Valley seeking Qi Yu, and Nalan Ye arranged for him to bathe before meeting him.
• Nalan Ye asked Little Fairy Doctor to speed up her cultivation with poison pills so she could reach Dou Zong sooner.
• Cai Lin revealed that she could use the Mind Control technique, and Nalan Ye recalled Qing Lin and vowed to avenge her.
• Cai Lin restrained Zhao Shizhe and used Mind Control on him, leaving him exhausted before he awoke and addressed her as Master.
• Nalan Ye ordered Zhao Shizhe to tell Xia Valley that Qi Yu was investigating the Nalan Empire and to summon everyone involved in the conflict to await questioning.

Nalan Ye revealed that Qi Yu was dead, captured Gong Wei, and used poisoned food to subdue the Mulan Empire delegation. Back at the Nalan Residence, Cai Lin asked him to arrange for Gu He to refine a Sixth-Rank Pill, and Nalan Ye took her to see him.

• Zhao Shizhe brought Gong Wei and the Mulan Empire experts to Nalan City for questioning by Xia Valley's Supreme Elder.
• Nalan Ye appeared in Gong Wei's room, and Zhao Shizhe's respectful greeting confirmed that Qi Yu was dead and Zhao Shizhe was cooperating with Nalan Ye.
• Gong Wei begged Nalan Ye for mercy, but he seized her by the throat after accusing her of withholding a warning about Qi Yu.
• Nalan Ye revealed that the delegation's food and wine had been laced with poison, leaving its members subdued overnight.
• Cai Lin told Nalan Ye she wanted Gu He to refine a Sixth-Rank Pill, and Nalan Ye took her to Gu He's courtyard.

After five months of training, Nalan Ye tested his improved techniques in a sparring match with Cai Lin high above Nalan City. He narrowly won by feigning panic and using his newly advanced movement technique to land a surprise attack.

• Nalan Ye sparred with Cai Lin and used his refined Red Dust Rolling to contaminate part of her Dou Qi.
• Cai Lin concealed herself and attacked from behind, but Nalan Ye evaded her with Three Thousand Lightning Movement after reaching its Thunder Instant stage.
• Cai Lin exhausted Nalan Ye's collected human aura with Serpent Swarm Trapping Elephant, forcing him to counter her snakes with Light Thunder Gentle Rain.
• Cai Lin hid Snake Swallowing Eaves Sparrow among her smaller snakes and launched a surprise attack at close range.
• Nalan Ye feigned panic, used Thunder Instant to appear before Cai Lin, and struck her with Fleeting Thunderclap to narrowly win the match.
• Cai Lin steadied herself without serious injury and reflected on Nalan Ye's progress over the past five months.

The narrator discussed combat training with Cai Lin and planned an Alchemist Convention to find artifact refiners who could make a ring for storing human aura. As Xia Valley’s suspicions grew over Qi Yu’s long absence, a visitor claiming to represent Xia Valley arrived to see the narrator.

• Heavenly Flame Venerable criticized the narrator’s sparring with Cai Lin and gave them combat pointers.
• The narrator suggested Cai Lin add a charm technique to Soaring Serpent Riding the Mist, but Cai Lin rejected the idea.
• The narrator explained his difficulty storing human aura and decided to hold an Alchemist Convention to attract artifact refiners.
• Cai Lin warned that Xia Valley had been making more inquiries and might have realized something was wrong.
• An attendant announced that someone claiming to be from Xia Valley had come to see the narrator.

Nalan Ye confronted Jiang Yan, a Xia Valley messenger, and decided to travel with Cai Lin to the Heavenly Snake Mansion. Before departing, he began arranging the Nalan Empire’s affairs and planned to leave Xiao Yan in charge.

• Jiang Yan threatened Nalan Ye with Xia Valley’s forces and demanded the release of Qi Yu, the elders, Zhao Shizhe, and Gong Wei.
• Nalan Ye brought Jiang Yan to Qi Yu’s courtyard, where Jiang Yan recognized his teacher among the imprisoned Xia Valley elders and demanded their release.
• Nalan Ye and Qi Yu agreed to describe the conflict as a misunderstanding, and Nalan Ye announced that he would go to the Heavenly Snake Mansion the next day.
• Cai Lin and Nalan Ye discussed the journey, and Nalan Ye said they could rely on Heavenly Flame Venerable there.
• Nalan Ye began preparing for a potentially years-long absence, planning to leave Xiao Yan in charge and make arrangements for the empire’s factions and projects.

Nalan Ye left Nalan City for the Mang Dynasty, accompanied by Cai Lin, Heavenly Flame Venerable, Qi Yu, and the others, intending to visit the Heavenly Snake Mansion. As they crossed into the Tagor Desert, Cai Lin resolved to find a way to lead the Snake-People Tribe back to their ancestral homeland.

• Nalan Ye said goodbye to his companions and promised Xiao Meier a place as dean of the Supervisory Left Division First Affiliated Academy, while appointing Xiao Yu vice dean.
• Xiao Yan revealed that Nalan Yanran was pregnant, and Nalan Ye departed north with Cai Lin, Heavenly Flame Venerable, and Qi Yu.
• Qi Yu explained that the Heavenly Snake Mansion lay within the Mang Dynasty, beyond the Da Xia Dynasty.
• The group crossed the Nalan Empire's border into the Tagor Desert, where Cai Lin vowed to lead the Snake-People Tribe back to their ancestral land.

Nalan Ye, Cai Lin, the Heavenly Flame Venerable, and Qi Yu arrived at the Heavenly Snake Mansion, where Cai Lin invoked a thousand-year-old agreement concerning the Snake-People Ancestral Land. After Wu You reported it to Ping Yuan, the Heavenly Snake Mansion decided to keep the matter secret and investigate, seeing the ancestral land as a possible boon to Qing Lin and the sect’s future.

• Nalan Ye and his companions reached the Heavenly Snake Mansion, and Qi Yu entered its Small World to announce Cai Lin’s arrival and her claim about the ancient agreement.
• Wu You searched the Heavenly Snake Mansion’s records, found the agreement concerning the Snake-People Ancestral Land, and brought the matter to Ping Yuan.
• Wu You told Ping Yuan that the ancestral land might hold treasures useful to Qing Lin, whom Ping Yuan was training as the sect’s next Dou Sheng.
• Ping Yuan ordered Wu You to keep the matter secret, find out who else knew, bring those people into the Heavenly Snake Mansion, and question Cai Lin.
• Wu You considered the risks and potential rewards of the ancestral land, recognizing that its contents could help Qing Lin and strengthen the Heavenly Snake Mansion.

Qi Yu reported the Snake-People Queen’s agreement to Wu You, who confined him and gathered two Dou Zong to meet Cai Lin’s party. At the mountain gate, Nalan Ye claimed to be Cai Lin’s husband and Heavenly Flame Venerable posed as her adoptive father to insist they belonged in the expedition.

• Wu You questioned Qi Yu about who knew of the agreement, learned that Nalan Ye and Yao TianHuo had accompanied Cai Lin, and ordered Qi Yu to stay in the Heavenly Snake Small World.
• Wu You recruited Qing Yue and Long Xi, warning them that the matter concerned Qing Lin and the survival of the Heavenly Snake Mansion.
• Cai Lin, Nalan Ye, and Heavenly Flame Venerable waited at the outer mountain gate until Wu You, Qing Yue, and Long Xi emerged.
• Wu You acknowledged the agreement with Cai Lin but challenged Nalan Ye and Heavenly Flame Venerable’s right to join them.
• Nalan Ye took Cai Lin’s hand and claimed they were married, while Heavenly Flame Venerable pretended to be their adoptive father.

The Heavenly Snake Mansion considered how to open the Snake-People Ancestral Land while weighing the risks posed by Cai Lin and the powerful Yao TianHuo. Ping Yuan decided to send Qing Lin with Wang Ping, Qing Yue, and Long Xi, while Nalan Ye and his companions waited uneasily at the mansion.

• Wu You explained that the Snake-People Ancestral Land required the Inheritance King Seal and Cai Lin’s Medusa Bloodline, then arranged for Cai Lin, the Heavenly Flame Venerable, and Nalan Ye to stay at the mansion.
• Long Xi proposed capturing Cai Lin, but Wu You rejected reckless plans after learning that Yao TianHuo’s cultivation exceeded his own.
• Wu You reported the situation to Ping Yuan, who gave him the Azure Origin Pearl and ordered Wang Ping, Qing Yue, and Long Xi to travel to the ancestral land.
• Ping Yuan decided Qing Lin would accompany the group, and Wu You informed her to prepare for the journey.
• Nalan Ye worried that Ping Yuan might kill them, but the Heavenly Flame Venerable reasoned that the mansion had no cause to act before the ancestral land opened; Nalan Ye remained uneasy as night fell.

Vulture Protector killed Yun Shan in the Supervisory Left Division dungeon, then went to the New Xiao Mansion to capture Yao Chen and recruit Nalan Ye into the Hall of Souls. He attacked Xiao Yan, but Yao Chen refused his offer and clarified that he wanted the pill recipes and medicinal ingredients, not the women.

• Vulture Protector found Yun Shan in the dungeon and killed him after Yun Shan offered to arrest Nalan Ye.
• Vulture Protector searched for Nalan Ye in Nalan City, failed to find him, and went to the New Xiao Mansion to capture Yao Chen.
• Vulture Protector attacked Xiao Yan's quiet room with his Soul-Hooking Iron Chain, but Xiao Yan escaped the strike.
• Vulture Protector urged Yao Chen to join the Hall of Souls and offered him wealth, women, and alchemy resources.
• Yao Chen refused because of the Hall of Souls' atrocities, and Xiao Yan asked whether his teacher wanted a wife before Yao Chen corrected him.

Yao Lao fought the Vulture Protector over Nalan City while Xiao Yan and the Nalan Empire’s elders watched, but the Seven Star Dou Zong overpowered them. The chapter ended with Yao Lao badly weakened and fearing they would not escape the calamity.

• The Vulture Protector challenged Yao Lao and declared he would take him to the Hall of Souls, while Yao Lao ordered Xiao Yan to stay out of the fight.
• The Vulture Protector covered Nalan City with black clouds, prompting Xiao Yan to urge Nalan Yanran to seek shelter and ask Nalan Jie, Hai Bodong, and the others for help.
• Nalan Jie led the group toward the battlefield, but they hesitated as Yao Lao and the Vulture Protector exchanged blows in the sky.
• The Vulture Protector injured Yao Lao and boasted that the fight was over, so Xiao Yan attacked with a two-colored Rage Fire Lotus.
• The Vulture Protector suppressed Xiao Yan’s Rage Fire Lotus, and Yao Lao revealed that his opponent was a Seven Star Dou Zong before despairing over their chances of escape.

Yao Lao gave Xiao Yan the essence of the Bone Spirit Cold Flame and instructions for seeking help before Vulture Protector captured him. Xiao Yan was left determined to grow stronger and rescue his teacher as Vulture Protector escaped.

• Yao Lao transferred the Bone Spirit Cold Flame's essence to Xiao Yan and told him about the Bone Flame Ring and Wind Venerable.
• Vulture Protector pierced Yao Lao with a black claw and captured his soul in a mass of black mist.
• Nalan Jie rescued the stunned Xiao Yan, while Hai Bodong, Anthony, and the others joined forces against Vulture Protector and were swiftly defeated.
• Little Fairy Doctor appeared at the peak of nine-star Dou Huang, causing Vulture Protector to retreat rather than interfere with her impending heavenly tribulation.
• Xiao Yan tried to attack Vulture Protector, but Nalan Jie stopped him and reminded him that he needed to survive to rescue Yao Lao.
• Vulture Protector escaped after telling Little Fairy Doctor to pass a message to Nalan Ye, and Xiao Yan vowed through his anguish to become stronger.

Nalan Ye reunited with Qing Lin at the Heavenly Snake Mansion and learned she had become the Mansion’s heir and a disciple of its Dou Sheng ancestor. The two sides agreed to travel to the Central Plains in groups of four, while Qing Yue warned Nalan Ye to keep his distance from Qing Lin and keep her status secret.

• Nalan Ye recognized Qing Lin among the Heavenly Snake Mansion’s visitors, and Qing Lin soon recognized him and joyfully called him Young Master Nalan.
• Qing Yue identified Nalan Ye as a member of the Nalan Family, and Wu You and the others learned that he came from the Gamma Empire.
• Wu You presented Cai Lin with the Snake-People Tribe Inheritance King Seal and arranged for four people from each side to travel to the Central Plains.
• Qing Lin stayed close to Nalan Ye during the meal, so Qing Yue later told him to keep his distance and stop letting Qing Lin call him Young Master.
• Nalan Ye agreed that Qing Lin should not remain his maid, and Qing Yue asked him to keep Qing Lin’s new status secret.

Wu You, Long Xi, and the others decided to keep the secret of Qing Lin’s Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils by arranging to have Nalan Ye killed without implicating the Heavenly Snake Mansion. After Cai Lin explained the danger, Nalan Ye entered the Heavenly Snake Small World to seek Qing Lin’s protection, but Qi Yu ambushed him, forcing him to flee deeper into the realm while searching for her.

• Wu You and Long Xi agreed that Qi Yu should kill Nalan Ye while the Heavenly Snake Mansion dealt with Nalan Ye’s companions itself.
• Cai Lin told Nalan Ye that the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils had destroyed the Snake-People Tribe and could bring down the Heavenly Snake Mansion if their secret spread.
• Nalan Ye asked the Mansion Master to arrange a meeting with Qing Lin, and Qing Lin invited him into the Heavenly Snake Small World alone.
• Qi Yu ambushed Nalan Ye inside the Small World, accusing him of imprisoning him in the Nalan Empire for months.
• Nalan Ye used Red Dust Rolling to disrupt Qi Yu’s Dou Qi, escaped past him, and flew deeper into the Small World while calling for Qing Lin.

Nalan Ye fled through the Heavenly Snake Small World as Qi Yu pursued him, while the Heavenly Snake Mansion covertly let their deadly fight continue and kept Qing Lin from helping. Unable to overpower Qi Yu, Nalan Ye reached a populated city and prepared to use it to turn the fight around.

• Wu You and three others met with Cai Lin and Heavenly Flame Venerable, while Jing Ling'er visited Qing Lin and secretly sealed off sound in the valley.
• Two Heavenly Snake Mansion Dou Zong received reports of Qi Yu's attack and chose not to intervene.
• Qi Yu caught up with Nalan Ye, broke his Winter Moon Thunder Armor, and protected himself from Nalan Ye's lightning with layers of regenerating Vine Armor.
• Nalan Ye called for Qing Lin, but could neither hear her nor sense her aura, and suspected the Heavenly Snake Mansion had confined her.
• Nalan Ye lured Qi Yu toward a city of two or three hundred thousand residents and confronted him, arguing that he had treated Qi Yu well during his imprisonment.

Nalan Ye used Thousands Pointing Fingers to injure Qi Yu, but the attack left him drained and opened a Space Channel in the Small World. Nangong Li stopped Qi Yu from attacking again, sentenced him to ten years of reflection, and led Nalan Ye toward Qing Lin.

• Nalan Ye gathered contaminated Dou Qi from more than ten thousand city residents and formed Thousands Pointing Fingers to attack Qi Yu.
• Qi Yu defended himself with Green Vine as Wall, but the clash caused a massive explosion that tore open a Space Channel.
• Nangong Li and Qiu Chi sensed the eruption, and Nangong Li went to investigate after sensing Qi Yu's weakened aura.
• Qi Yu tried to attack Nalan Ye again, but his contaminated Dou Qi damaged him and made him collapse.
• Nangong Li rebuked Qi Yu, sentenced him to ten years in Ten Thousand Snake Valley, and told Nalan Ye to come with her to see Qing Lin.

Nalan Ye escorted Qing Lin from the Heavenly Snake Mansion toward the Central Plains, hiding the danger she faced there and promising to visit her again. In Stone Desert City, he invoked the Xiao family’s name at the Desert Iron Mercenary Group’s gate and learned the group was in trouble.

• Nangong Li warned Nalan Ye to protect Qing Lin’s secrets, and he reunited with Qing Lin before departing with her and the others.
• Qing Yue led the party toward the southern region, and they concealed most of their Dou Zong auras to avoid drawing attention.
• The group passed through the Tagor Desert, where Cai Lin checked on the Snake-People Tribe, then reached Stone Desert City and visited Qing Lin’s former home.
• A mercenary insulted Qing Lin, so Nalan Ye sent him flying and announced that the Xiao family had arrived.
• The mercenaries welcomed Nalan Ye and pleaded for his help, revealing that the Desert Iron Mercenary Group had encountered trouble.

The narrator and Qing Lin arrived in Stone Desert City as the Dust Mercenary Group pressured Xue Lan to move the Desert Iron Mercenary Group out. The narrator put Qing Lin forward to fight Wu Feng, leaving both mercenary groups shocked as the match began.

• Wu Feng threatened Xue Lan and demanded that the Desert Iron Mercenary Group leave Stone Desert City.
• A messenger announced that someone from the Xiao Family had arrived, and Xue Lan invited the visitor in.
• The narrator arrived with Qing Lin, learned of the dispute, and confronted Wu Feng.
• The narrator ordered Qing Lin to fight Wu Feng, and Qing Lin reluctantly agreed after he urged her to protect the Desert Iron Mercenary Group.
• Wu Feng accepted the match while the Desert Iron Mercenary Group protested Qing Lin's participation.

Xiao sent Qing Lin to fight Wu Feng, and her overwhelming Dou Qi killed him after he struck her without breaking her armor. Xiao then crippled the Dust mercenaries, invited Xue Lan to meet him in Nalan City, and comforted Qing Lin before returning to the flying Magical Beast.

• Xiao told Qing Lin to use Dou Qi Armor and fight Wu Feng, but she failed to complete her movement technique and was punched across the training ground.
• Xiao told Qing Lin to stop using Dou Techniques and attack Wu Feng with her fists, and she killed him with a surge of Dou Qi.
• The Desert Iron Mercenary Group cheered for Xiao, and Xue Lan thanked him but worried that Wu Feng's death would anger the Mo Lai Ni Family.
• Xiao invited Xue Lan to meet him in Nalan City the next morning, then used Red Dust Rolling to strip the Dust mercenaries of their fighting strength.
• Qing Lin worried that she had killed someone, and Xiao reassured her that she had acted in self-defense.
• Xiao returned with Qing Lin to the flying Magical Beast, where Qing Yue anxiously checked on her.

Nalan Ye returned to Nalan City with Xue Lan and learned that the Hall of Souls had captured Yao Lao, leaving Xiao Yan devastated. Nalan Ye encouraged Xiao Yan to cultivate until he could rescue his teacher, and Xiao Yan vowed to grow strong enough to destroy the Hall of Souls.

• Nalan Ye and Xue Lan left Stone Desert City with Qing Lin, Qing Yue, and Cai Lin, and Qing Lin lamented leaving again.
• Xue Lan told Nalan Ye that a Dou Zong had attacked the Xiao Family and captured Xiao Yan's teacher.
• Nalan Ye brought Xue Lan to the New Xiao Mansion, where she reunited with Xiao Ding while Nalan Ye went to find Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yan told Nalan Ye that the Hall of Souls had captured Yao Lao and confessed that he felt useless for being unable to save him.
• Nalan Ye urged Xiao Yan to keep cultivating, and Xiao Yan regained his resolve and vowed to rescue Yao Lao and destroy the Hall of Souls.

After Yun Shan died mysteriously in the Supervisory Left Division’s dungeon, Nalan Ye rushed to U Yue City to comfort Yun Yun and investigate. Yun Yun learned that a maidservant might be carrying Yun Shan’s child and decided to take the woman back to Nalan City.

• Nalan Ye drank with Xiao Yan, who mourned the loss of his teacher, while Nalan Yanran thanked Nalan Ye for supporting him.
• Nalan Yanran told Nalan Ye that Yun Shan had died in the dungeon, and Nalan Ye hurried to U Yue City after hearing rumors that he had ordered the killing.
• Nalan Ye arrived as Yun Yun accused Zoe and the Supervisory Left Division of responsibility for Yun Shan’s death, then comforted Yun Yun when she broke down in grief.
• Nalan Ye told Yun Yun that a maidservant might be pregnant with Yun Shan’s child and led her to the dungeon to see the woman.
• Yun Yun decided to take the maidservant and her unborn child to Nalan City, where she would raise the child as her disciple if he had cultivation talent.

Nalan Ye investigated Yun Shan’s death and learned that a powerful Hall of Souls expert had captured Yao Lao and might be coming after him. His group traveled to Horizon City to reach the Central Plains, where a Luo Clan guard claimed the city’s Space Wormhole was broken.

• Nalan Ye found that Yun Shan’s body was undamaged, suggesting his soul had been shattered, but he could not determine who killed him.
• Yun Yun left with Yun Shan’s corpse and the pregnant maidservant, while Nalan Ye failed to trace the source of the rumors and then reunited with his impatient companions in Nalan City.
• The Little Fairy Doctor warned Nalan Ye that the Hall of Souls expert who captured Xiao Yan’s teacher had threatened to come for him, and she and Qing Lin promised to protect him.
• Qing Yue explained the Hall of Souls’ standing, and the Heavenly Flame Venerable identified the likely captor as a Great Protector, prompting the group to continue their journey carefully.
• After several days of travel, Nalan Ye’s party reached Horizon City, where a Luo Clan Dou Wang told them to land outside the city and claimed the Space Wormhole was broken.