Chapter Summaries

Yun Yun tracked Lu Yuan into the Magical Beast Mountain Range, while Lu Yuan prepared to mislead her and sever the trail. After arranging protection for Little Fairy Doctor, he used the Amethyst Winged Lion King's cave to conceal his departure and erase the clues Yun Yun was following.

• Yun Yun reasoned that the mercenary's spatial trace belonged to Lu Yuan and followed his tracks into the Magical Beast Mountain Range.
• Yun Yun found bloodstains and Lu Yuan's lingering aura, then resolved to catch him and stake her life on his reluctance to kill her.
• Lu Yuan asked Qing Lin to guard Little Fairy Doctor while she refined poison, and Qing Lin deployed several Fifth Level Magical Beasts around her.
• Lu Yuan went to the Amethyst Winged Lion King's cave and ordered it to drive away anyone who came searching without killing them.
• Lu Yuan burned the Red Threads with Black Flame, causing Yun Yun to sense a sudden Dou Huang-level aura, then vanished and ended his aura trail in the cave.

Yun Yun tracked Lu Yuan’s aura to the Amethyst Winged Lion King’s cave and demanded his whereabouts while seeking Symbiotic Purple Crystal Source for Nalan Yanran. When negotiations failed, Yun Yun and the Amethyst Winged Lion King began fighting, while Xiao Yan sensed the battle and learned from Yao Chen that Lu Yuan was connected to the woman.

• The Amethyst Winged Lion King tried to flee its cave with its cub, but Yun Yun intercepted it and asked whether it had seen Lu Yuan.
• Yun Yun explained that she wanted to find Lu Yuan and obtain Symbiotic Purple Crystal Source to help Nalan Yanran regain her confidence.
• Yun Yun offered a Fifth-Rank Pill for some of the Symbiotic Purple Crystal Source, while the Amethyst Winged Lion King demanded a sixth-rank Transformation Pill for all of it.
• After the Amethyst Winged Lion King refused Yun Yun’s terms, Yun Yun drew her sword and attacked, triggering a battle that sent nearby magical beasts fleeing.
• Xiao Yan sensed the battle, and Yao Chen told him that the woman was likely connected to Lu Yuan and was not there to seek revenge on them.

Lu Yuan watched Yun Yun fight the Amethyst Winged Lion King and realized she was using a dangerous ultimate move to lure him into rescuing her. After Yun Yun was defeated and badly weakened, Lu Yuan prepared to save her while hiding their identities as Canaan Academy students.

• Yao Chen warned Xiao Yan that the Amethyst Winged Lion King likely had a sealing trump card that could put Yun Yun at a disadvantage.
• Lu Yuan returned and revealed that the black-robed woman fighting the beast was his Master, Yun Yun, so Xiao Yan and the others chose not to interfere.
• Little Fairy Doctor teased Qing Lin about her feelings for Lu Yuan, but Lu Yuan silenced her with Mental Power and urged everyone to watch Yun Yun's battle.
• Yun Yun unleashed Wind's End - Sunset Radiance, and Lu Yuan concluded that she was betting he would rescue her rather than using her other trump card.
• The Amethyst Winged Lion King overwhelmed Yun Yun, leaving her with little Dou Qi, and Lu Yuan told Xiao Yan and the others to pose as Canaan Academy students before he went to save her.

Yun Yun lost her Dou Qi and fell unconscious after her staged fight with the Amethyst Winged Lion King went wrong, and Lu Yuan carried her back to the mountain cave for treatment. There, Yao Chen gave Lu Yuan the Black Demon Cauldron, while Lu Yuan offered Xiao Yan Han Feng’s Ten Thousand Beast Cauldron.

• Yun Yun’s attempt to fake an injury failed when the Amethyst Winged Lion King sealed her Dou Qi, and she fell from the sky and struck her head.
• Lu Yuan found Yun Yun unconscious by the stream, covered her torn armor with his robe, and carried her back to the mountain cave.
• Lu Yuan ordered Qing Lin and the Little Fairy Doctor to treat Yun Yun while he prepared pills to make their act convincing.
• Yao Chen gave Lu Yuan the Black Demon Cauldron, and Lu Yuan accepted it after promising to retrieve the Saint Radiance Cauldron when he could.
• Lu Yuan gave Xiao Yan Han Feng’s Ten Thousand Beast Cauldron, and Xiao Yan joked that he was not yet worthy of a Heavenly Cauldron Ranking cauldron.

Xiao Yan left Lu Yuan to train amid the Magical Beast Mountain Range’s upheaval while Lu Yuan prepared an alibi by refining a healing pill. Yun Yun woke in the cave to find Qing Lin and Little Fairy Doctor beside her, but Lu Yuan was gone.

• Xiao Yan left the mountain cave with Yao Chen to train his Dou Techniques during the magical beast riot.
• Lu Yuan focused on preparing to convincingly explain his presence in the mountain range and refined a Third-Rank Healing Pill.
• Yun Yun regained consciousness and reached for Qing Lin, mistaking her for Lu Yuan before opening her eyes.
• Yun Yun apologized to Qing Lin and thanked Little Fairy Doctor for saving her.

Yun Yun woke in a mountain cave and suspected that her rescuer, who called himself Lin Xiuya, was Lu Yuan in disguise. Lu Yuan rebuffed her probing questions and left her to recover, while Yun Yun concluded that she had probably guessed wrong.

• Qing Lin told Yun Yun that Lin Xiuya had saved her and treated her injuries, then revealed she was a Da Dou Shi who admired Yun Yun’s fight against the Amethyst Winged Lion King.
• Yun Yun inferred that Lin Xiuya might be Lu Yuan using an alias, but decided to wait for more evidence before acting.
• When Lin Xiuya arrived, Yun Yun introduced herself as Yun Zhi and watched his reaction, but he treated her formally and prepared to leave.
• Yun Yun questioned Lin Xiuya about Qing Lin’s cultivation, and he accused her of suspecting the person who had saved her before she had even thanked him.
• Lin Xiuya left the cave, Qing Lin ran out angrily, and Little Fairy Doctor gave Yun Yun a healing pill despite her displeasure.
• Yun Yun decided she had guessed wrong, while outside Lu Yuan silently praised Qing Lin, who cheered up as Xiao Yan returned.

Yun Yun recovered enough to join Lu Yuan, Xiao Yan, Qing Lin, and Little Fairy Doctor at their camp, where she questioned the disguised Lu Yuan about his identity and plans. She accepted their explanations and a token of their hospitality, but her lingering intuition continued to tell her that Lin Xiuya was Lu Yuan.

• Yun Yun emerged from the mountain cave, accepted roasted meat from Lu Yuan, and apologized for her earlier suspicion.
• Xiao Yan introduced himself as a Canaan Academy student, while Yun Yun claimed to be Yun Zhi, an elder of the Yun Lan Sect.
• Yun Yun asked how Lu Yuan knew about Lu Yuan, and he explained that Canaan Academy had heard rumors about the Yun Lan Sect's defection incident.
• Xiao Yan nearly revealed that they had found an expert's inheritance, but Lu Yuan stopped him and gave Yun Yun a cover story about a guarded spiritual herb.
• Lu Yuan said he planned to travel to the Central Plains and try his hand at Danta, and Yun Yun gave the group scales as tokens of gratitude.
• Lu Yuan assigned Xiao Yan to keep watch with him and sent Qing Lin and Little Fairy Doctor to rest; Yun Yun returned to the cave, still suspecting Lin Xiuya was Lu Yuan.

Lu Yuan anticipated that Yun Yun still suspected his identity, so he planned to let her observe a carefully altered persona while preparing for his journey to the Central Plains. After a week of watching him, Yun Yun concluded that the facts pointed to someone else, but her intuition still told her that something was wrong.

• Lu Yuan reflected on how much Yun Yun knew about him and considered the dangers of taking Qing Lin and Little Fairy Doctor to the Central Plains, especially the risk of exposing Qing Lin's Azure Serpent Three Flower Pupils.
• Lu Yuan planned to gather resources and cultivation techniques in the Central Plains, since the Heavenly Book only provided a path as far as Dou Zong.
• Lu Yuan decided to let Yun Yun watch him until she gave up, then spent the following week presenting himself as someone entirely different from the Lu Yuan she knew.
• Yun Yun secretly observed Lu Yuan and assessed his alchemy, cultivation, motives, and personality, finding that his displayed traits did not match Lu Yuan's.
• Yun Yun concluded that the evidence showed the young man was not Lu Yuan, but trusted her intuition that something was wrong more than what she saw.

Yun Yun recovered her strength and tried to make Qing Lin and the Little Fairy Doctor reveal Lu Yuan’s identity, but they refused and she let them go. The next morning, Yun Yun invited Lu Yuan to watch her fight the Amethyst Winged Lion King again, and he declined, choosing to leave with his group.

• Yun Yun restored her Dou Qi and confronted Qing Lin and the Little Fairy Doctor, asking them to confirm whether Lu Yuan was her disciple.
• Qing Lin and the Little Fairy Doctor denied knowing what Yun Yun meant and stood firm despite her pressure.
• Yun Yun released the two girls and went to sleep without confronting Lu Yuan.
• Xiao Yan reflected that Yun Yun and Lu Yuan each had reason to act as they did, then decided he could not help with their conflict.
• The next morning, Yun Yun asked Lu Yuan to watch her fight the Amethyst Winged Lion King again, and Lu Yuan refused, saying his group would leave to avoid the battle and turn in their mission.

Lu Yuan discovered through the Eye of Fate that Yun Yun was determined to die fighting the Amethyst Winged Lion King, so he turned back to intervene. He arrived as Yun Yun chased the Lion King through the sky and watched, waiting to see what would happen.

• Lu Yuan parted from Yun Yun and left the mountain cave with Xiao Yan, Qing Lin, and Little Fairy Doctor.
• After they were out of Yun Yun's sight, Lu Yuan used the Eye of Fate and found that every fate track he examined ended with Yun Yun's death if he did not intervene.
• Lu Yuan told Xiao Yan, Qing Lin, and Little Fairy Doctor to continue toward Green Mountain Town, then used a Spatial Rift to return toward Yun Yun.
• Yun Yun attacked the Amethyst Winged Lion King's lair, forcing it into the air with its cub, then pursued it with Azure Sword Qi.
• The Amethyst Winged Lion King dodged Yun Yun's attacks and refused to counterattack, fearing that Lu Yuan was behind her actions.
• Lu Yuan arrived and watched Yun Yun and the Amethyst Winged Lion King without intervening.

Yun Yun recklessly let the Amethyst Winged Lion King wound her while pursuing it, and Lu Yuan arrived in time to save her. After obtaining the Symbiotic Purple Crystal Source from the beast, Lu Yuan questioned why she had risked so much to get it, and Yun Yun admitted it had partly been an excuse.

• The Amethyst Winged Lion King tried to escape Yun Yun, but her bloodied fall made it turn back to catch her rather than appear to have fled after killing her.
• Lu Yuan caught Yun Yun, preserved her life, removed the scales embedded in her wounds, and indirectly confirmed his identity to her.
• Lu Yuan told Yun Yun they would discuss their relationship later and summoned the Amethyst Winged Lion King to settle the consequences of the fight.
• The Amethyst Winged Lion King handed Lu Yuan the Symbiotic Purple Crystal Source, relieved that he seemed to want compensation rather than its life.
• Lu Yuan questioned why Yun Yun had risked herself to obtain the crystal, and Yun Yun said it was partly a genuine need and partly an excuse.

Lu Yuan returned the Symbiotic Purple Crystal Source to the Amethyst Winged Lion King, compensated it with a Fifth-Rank Transformation Pill, and then agreed to explain his actions to Yun Yun. As they talked over a meal, he revealed why he had avoided her and described the Soul Clan’s threat and the ancient clans’ immense power.

• Lu Yuan returned the Amethyst Winged Lion King’s Symbiotic Purple Crystal Source, demonstrated how he could recreate it, and gave the beast a Fifth-Rank Transformation Pill as compensation.
• Lu Yuan asked Yun Yun to promise not to violate his explicit instructions, then brought her down to talk over roasted wild boar.
• Yun Yun recognized that Lu Yuan was the one who had saved her and asked why he had avoided her despite the Yun Lan Sect’s willingness to protect him.
• Lu Yuan explained that staying near Yun Yun and the Yun Lan Sect would have made them targets, and that neither he nor the sect had enough strength to negotiate with powerful enemies.
• Lu Yuan said he had used his talent to bargain with two ancient clans and temporarily pull the Yun Lan Sect from the Soul Clan’s grasp.
• Yun Yun described what she knew about the Eight Great Ancient Clans, and Lu Yuan explained that the Soul Clan and another ancient clan were led by half-step Dou Emperors.

Lu Yuan explained why he and Yun Yun needed to keep their relationship and contact discreet to protect her and the Yun Lan Sect from the Soul Clan and the Gu Clan. Yun Yun accepted his reasoning and kissed him, leaving their relationship poised to deepen.

• Lu Yuan persuaded Yun Yun that the Yun Lan Sect would be safer if she avoided drawing the Soul Hall's attention and continued cooperating with the Gu Clan.
• Lu Yuan told Yun Yun he planned to visit the Wind and Thunder Pavilion, then Danta and various secret realms, before returning to the Northwest Continent as a Dou Zong.
• Yun Yun accused Lu Yuan of using her and leaving after seeing her body, and he asked whether she wanted him to take responsibility for her.
• Lu Yuan explained that openly claiming Yun Yun as his wife could expose her to pressure and make her a bargaining chip for either the Soul Clan or the Gu Clan.
• Yun Yun questioned whether Dou Saints would respect their reputations, but Lu Yuan argued that enemies would exploit any vulnerability and that self-protection had to come first.
• Yun Yun embraced Lu Yuan from behind, then turned and kissed him.

Lu Yuan discussed his departure and the Three-Year Agreement with Xiao Yan, agreeing that Xiao Yan would only go easy on Nalan Yanran if his advantage in cultivation justified it. The group also considered Xiao Xun'er and the danger posed by Dou Saints, leaving Xiao Yan with a clearer sense of why Lu Yuan planned to hide his tracks and grow stronger.

• Xiao Yan asked Lu Yuan how to address Nalan Yanran and proposed judging whether to go easy on her by the difference between their cultivation levels at the Three-Year Agreement; Lu Yuan approved.
• Xiao Yan said he planned to subdue the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame and travel, while Lu Yuan promised to attend the Three-Year Agreement unless he had died and left clues for Xiao Yan to investigate.
• Xiao Yan worried that Xiao Xun'er would question him about Lu Yuan, and Yao Chen urged Lu Yuan to pursue her, but Lu Yuan explained that the risks made secrecy safer.
• Lu Yuan explained that a Dou Saint could destroy the Magical Beast Mountain Range with almost no effort, and Xiao Yan acknowledged the need to lie low and grow stronger.

Lu Yuan left Green Mountain Town with Little Fairy Doctor and Qing Lin, then used his Beacon to travel to Ya Fei in the Gama Imperial Capital. After hearing how she had strengthened the Mitre Family’s business, he offered her a choice that would require either continued independence or proving she could be trusted with his plans, and Ya Fei began to offer her sincerity.

• Lu Yuan gave Xiao Yan a Beacon enclosed in a glass cover, explaining how to carry it and use its spatial-rift self-destruction mechanism in an emergency.
• Little Fairy Doctor followed Lu Yuan toward the Central Plains, while Xiao Yan set off for the Tagor Desert.
• Lu Yuan used his Beacon to appear in Ya Fei’s private chamber and asked about the Mitre Family’s business and the Xiao Family’s recent situation.
• Ya Fei reported her business successes and handed Lu Yuan a prepared account of developments in Wutan City.
• Lu Yuan offered Ya Fei a choice between continuing her current expansion or building trade ties with the Central Plains and proving she could be trusted with his plans.
• Ya Fei asked Lu Yuan to send Little Fairy Doctor and Qing Lin away, then began unbuttoning her collar as she offered her sincerity in exchange for his trust.

Lu Yuan prepared to leave the Northwest Continent for Central State, taking precautions against the unpredictable World Consciousness and the dangers of the journey. He boarded a Spatial Spaceship with Qing Lin and Little Fairy Doctor, then discovered that events were unfolding as he had anticipated.

• Lu Yuan chose not to take Ya Fei and visited Hai Bodong, who promised to protect Ya Fei, Xiao Yan, and the Xiao Family.
• Lu Yuan explained the dangers of Central State and the layers of space, along with the uneasy peace among its powerful factions.
• Lu Yuan arranged passage on a Spatial Spaceship rather than chartering one, and brought Qing Lin and Little Fairy Doctor with him.
• Aboard the ship, Lu Yuan used the Eye of Fate, closed it, and reflected that the World Consciousness had disrupted his plans while leaving them mostly intact.

A spatial storm sent Wind and Thunder Pavilion’s damaged Spatial Spaceship crashing into the vessel carrying Lu Yuan and the others, killing passengers and leaving survivors stranded in the void. A young Wind and Thunder Pavilion disciple organized a rescue and asked the other ship’s passengers to transfer aboard, leaving the damaged vessels entangled as the evacuation began.

• Wind and Thunder Pavilion’s Spatial Spaceship endured two spatial storms and collided with the ship carrying Lu Yuan and the others.
• The impact smashed through the other vessel’s protective barrier, killing many passengers and throwing some into Spatial Turbulence.
• A One-Star Dou Zun ordered Wind and Thunder Pavilion members above the Dou King realm to use ropes and protective talismans to rescue survivors.
• A young girl from Wind and Thunder Pavilion directed the rescue, assigning female disciples to save women and sending a girl back to safety.
• The ship’s elderly Dou Zong representative asked what offense had provoked Wind and Thunder Pavilion, and the girl explained the collision was accidental and invited the passengers to transfer aboard.

After the Wind and Thunder Pavilion's Spatial Spaceship crashed into a commercial vessel, Feng Qing Er directed rescue efforts while Lu Yuan suggested a way to reach trapped passengers. The survivors were transferred to the Wind and Thunder Pavilion's ship, where its Dou Zun began discussing compensation with the commercial vessel's manager.

• Feng Qing Er ordered the Wind and Thunder Pavilion disciples to rescue the injured and told passengers to save themselves if they could.
• Lu Yuan suggested digging through the commercial Spatial Spaceship's deck to reach survivors trapped in the left-rear cabins, and Feng Qing Er put the plan into action.
• Lu Yuan carried Qing Lin and the Little Fairy Doctor onto the Wind and Thunder Pavilion's Spatial Spaceship along with other survivors.
• Feng Qing Er and the disciples pried open the deck and rescued the trapped survivors, confirming that no one else remained alive.
• The Wind and Thunder Pavilion's Dou Zun asked the commercial Spatial Spaceship's Three-Star Dou Zong to discuss compensation, and the manager submitted to his judgment.

After the Wind and Thunder Pavilion compensated the survivors of the ship collision, Feng Qing Er decided to recruit Lu Yuan and build a connection with him. Lu Yuan sensed her arrival through the Eye of Fate, and Qing Lin opened the door to let Feng Qing Er enter his room.

• The Wind and Thunder Pavilion negotiated compensation with the Three-Star Dou Zong manager and gave the survivors healing pills, rooms, meals, and passage to the Danta.
• Feng Qing Er judged Lu Yuan to be an unusually talented young Dou Wang and resolved to recruit him or at least become acquainted with him.
• Lu Yuan closed the Eye of Fate, sensed that Feng Qing Er had arrived, and told Qing Lin to open the door.
• Qing Lin concealed her Azure Serpent Three Flower Pupils and opened the door, and Feng Qing Er entered to meet Lu Yuan.

Lu Yuan, posing as Li Feiyu, received compensation from Feng Qing Er after the collision and heard her invitation to join the Wind and Thunder Pavilion. He declined to decide immediately, then revealed that he was heading to Danta as an alchemist and demonstrated his four Dou Qi attributes.

• Feng Qing Er gave Lu Yuan Fourth-Rank Healing Pills and Qi Gathering Powder as compensation for the collision.
• Lu Yuan introduced himself as Li Feiyu, and Feng Qing Er invited him to join the Wind and Thunder Pavilion as a sixteen-year-old Dou King.
• Lu Yuan politely asked for time to consider the invitation, explaining that he valued his independence as an orphan without a sect or family.
• Feng Qing Er asked about Lu Yuan's plans, and he said he was heading to Danta to seek an alchemy teacher.
• Lu Yuan revealed fire, wood, metal, and darkness Dou Qi attributes, surprising Feng Qing Er.