Chapter Summaries

Gu He helped Qing Lin strengthen her cultivation and accelerated Zi Yan’s advancement by feeding energy to her cocoon. Zi Yan emerged as a Dou Huang and asked Gu He to refine a Shaping Pill so she could keep an adult form.

• Gu He explained that Qing Lin’s cultivation had slowed after reaching Dou Ling and offered to take her to subdue Fourth Tier Snake Magical Beasts; Queen Medusa refused to go, while Gu He kept Green Barbarian and White Fang behind.
• Gu He fed medicinal ingredients’ energy to Zi Yan’s cocoon, and after three rounds it glowed as she reached the point of advancing.
• Gu He left Xiao Yi Xian to watch over Zi Yan and took Qing Lin to the Monster Mountain Range, where she controlled seven Fourth Tier magical beasts before her eyes began to hurt.
• Gu He stopped Qing Lin from pushing herself further and returned with her to find Zi Yan had emerged from her cocoon and advanced to Dou Huang.
• Zi Yan asked Gu He to refine a Shaping Pill, and he said he could make one if they had Shaping Grass while asking whether she would rather wait until she reached Dou Zong.

Zi Yan decided to search for Shaping Grass while Gu He prepared to travel to the Imperial Capital with Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin. Meanwhile, Xiao Yan used a mercenary party as bait to draw a peak third-tier magical beast away from an ancient cave dwelling, and he slipped away as his plan began.

• Zi Yan asked Gu He to refine a Shaping Pill once she found Shaping Grass, then declined to travel to the Imperial Capital with him.
• Gu He told Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin to pack so they could ride Xiao Lan to the Imperial Capital.
• Xiao Yan joined a wary mercenary group as a physician and Poison Master while secretly planning to exploit them to reach a cave dwelling guarded by a peak third-tier magical beast.
• Xiao Yan had spread false news about a Greenwood Ganoderma and coated the mercenaries with Fierce Bear scent, intending to draw the beast away from the cave.
• When a Fierce Bear appeared and the mercenaries' three Da Dou Shi went to fight it, Xiao Yan slipped away from the group.

Xiao Yan entered the cave residence and had Yao Chen open its stone door, where he found a valuable movement technique and three medicinal ingredients. He stored the Floating Step scroll and learned the ingredients’ uses, leaving him eager to claim the chamber’s treasures.

• Xiao Yan left the mercenary group and hurried back to the cave residence.
• Xiao Yan failed to break the stone door, so Yao Chen identified and activated its mechanism.
• Xiao Yan entered the stone chamber and found a scroll, three jade boxes, and a skeleton.
• Xiao Yan discovered the scroll contained the High-grade Profound movement technique Floating Step and stored it in his Ring.
• Xiao Yan opened the jade boxes, and Yao Chen identified the Ice Fire Soul Melting Fruit, Ice Tendril Spirit Saliva, and Spirit Recovery Fruit.

Gu He agreed to teach Yue Er alchemy while she stayed with the Mittel Family, then warned Jia Xingtian and Teng Shan that Xie Biyan had advanced to Dou Zong and might lead the Myriad Scorpions Sect into war against the Jia Ma Empire. The chapter left Jia Xingtian and Teng Shan facing the prospect of a dangerous conflict with the Chu Yun Empire.

• Xiao Lan carried Gu He and his companions from Small Valley to the Imperial Capital, where Teng Shan welcomed Gu He.
• Gu He learned that Yue Er had become a third-grade alchemist and said he would teach her to repay the royal family for giving him an incomplete seventh-grade formula.
• Jia Xingtian brought Yue Er to meet Gu He, and arranged for her to stay with the Mittel Family for alchemy lessons despite her reluctance.
• Gu He told Jia Xingtian and Teng Shan that Xie Biyan had broken through to Dou Zong and was expanding the Myriad Scorpions Sect's power.
• Gu He warned that Xie Biyan might lead the Chu Yun Empire into another war against the Jia Ma Empire, alarming Jia Xingtian and Teng Shan.

Gu He warned Jia Xingtian that the Chu Yun Empire had superior experts and could soon threaten Jia Ma, then urged him to consider an alliance with the Snake People. Jia Xingtian questioned Gu He's loyalty but agreed to consider the proposal and left to verify the situation.

• Gu He told Jia Xingtian that the Chu Yun Empire had more Dou Wang experts and that stopping its war would require killing Xie Biyan, a Dou Zong.
• Jia Xingtian worried that Jia Ma would lose a war against the Chu Yun Empire because it lacked a Dou Zong.
• Gu He proposed that Jia Ma ally with the Snake People, and Jia Xingtian objected because of their centuries-long hatred.
• Gu He revealed that Queen Medusa had become a Dou Zong and warned that the Snake People might also attack if Jia Ma rejected them.
• Jia Xingtian asked whether Gu He intended to betray Jia Ma, and Gu He affirmed his loyalty while arguing that the Snake People were worth winning over.
• Jia Xingtian said he would consider the alliance, left Yue Er behind, and departed to verify Gu He's claims and discuss the proposal.

Gu He began teaching Yue Er alchemy while Jia Xingtian gathered the Jia Ma Empire’s leaders to discuss an alliance with the Snake People. The leaders drafted a preliminary agreement, leaving its details to imperial officials.

• Gu He let Jia Xingtian leave and told Yue Er that he would begin teaching her once they reached the Mittel Family’s alchemy room.
• Gu He reviewed his remaining affairs on the Northwest Continent, then went to the alchemy room and asked Yue Er to demonstrate her skills by refining a Third Tier Qi Restoration Pill.
• Jia Xingtian convened the Jia Ma Empire’s leading factions and presented Gu He’s proposal, including verified information about the Chu Yun Empire.
• Nalan Jie and Teng Shan supported an alliance with the Snake People, and Jia Xingtian discussed possible terms with the other leaders.
• The leaders formed a preliminary agreement and left its refinement to imperial officials, while Jia Xingtian ended the meeting with a warning about the empire’s fate.

Gu He helped arrange an alliance between the Jia Ma Empire and the Snake People while continuing to teach Yue Er alchemy. At the Alchemist Conference, Yue Er won first place and Xiao Yan took second, leaving Xiao Yan to face his first major failure as an alchemist.

• Gu He learned that Lion King Yan Shi opposed the alliance, but decided to leave him alone and help him if needed.
• Jia Xingtian and Queen Medusa signed an alliance agreement, and the Snake People began moving from the Tagor Desert to a mountain range near Black Rock City.
• Xiao Yan trained in the Tagor Desert, befriended a Dou Zong from Heaven Snake Mansion, and continued growing stronger.
• Gu He tested Gu Te’s progress and returned half of the items he had been holding from him.
• Yue Er won the Alchemist Conference, while Xiao Yan refined a Fourth-grade pill and placed second.
• Yao Chen let Xiao Yan confront the loss without consolation, urging him to develop the diligence and resolve needed to face failure.

Xiao Yan arrived at Misty Cloud Mountain for his duel with Nalan Yanran, having grown to an eight-star Da Dou Shi. After Gu He exposed Yao Chen’s presence and limited the fight to the first touch, the Three-Year Agreement duel began.

• Xiao Yan reached the Misty Cloud Sect plaza, where he and Nalan Yanran introduced themselves before the gathered spectators.
• Gu He warned Xiao Yan that he had discovered the soul in Xiao Yan’s ring and threatened to imprison or kill Yao Chen.
• Yao Chen appeared beside Xiao Yan, and Gu He criticized him for failing to teach Xiao Yan to listen to others.
• Gu He ruled that Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran must stop at the first touch, and Xiao Yan agreed despite concealing his resentment.
• Gu He announced the start of the duel between Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran.

Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran began their three-year agreement duel before the Misty Cloud Sect, while Gu He revealed that Nalan Yanran had reached the Two-star Dou Wang realm. The chapter left them locked in their first clash, with Nalan Yanran’s sword holding firm against Xiao Yan’s heavy ruler.

• Xiao Yan summoned his Fighting Qi Armor, revealing that he had reached the Da Dou Shi level.
• Nalan Yanran formed a cyan Fighting Qi sword, and the observers recognized her as a Dou Ling expert.
• Nalan Jie and Mu Chen discussed the fighters’ strength as Nalan Jie grew confident that Yanran would win.
• Yun Yun asked Gu He about Nalan Yanran’s cultivation, and Gu He revealed that she was a Two-star Dou Wang.
• Xiao Yan rushed Nalan Yanran and swung his Mysterious Iron Heavy Ruler, but she blocked it with her cyan sword, making his hand tremble.

Xiao Yan unleashed his Earth-grade Flame Splitting Wave Ruler against Nalan Yanran, but she revealed that her strength far exceeded his. After her sword techniques failed to stop the attack, she summoned a powerful tornado and revealed Dou Qi Wings.

• Xiao Yan retreated from Nalan Yanran and charged his Mysterious Iron Heavy Ruler with Dou Qi.
• Xiao Yan launched Flame Splitting Wave Ruler, and Jia Xingtian recognized its power as comparable to a Dou Ling's full-force strike.
• Nalan Yanran used Wind Spirit Splitting Sword to send nine sword-shaped attacks against Xiao Yan's ruler glow, but they shattered one after another.
• Nalan Yanran told Xiao Yan she would use her true strength and closed her eyes as the remaining ruler glow approached.
• A tornado formed around Nalan Yanran, destroying the ruler glow, and she opened her eyes with azure Dou Qi Wings emerging from her back.

Nalan Yanran revealed that she was a Dou Wang and faced Xiao Yan’s strongest attack in their duel. Her sunlike sword technique shattered his Flame Splitting Wave Ruler and continued toward him, leaving the battle’s outcome unresolved.

• Nalan Yanran revealed her Dou Wang strength, shocking Xiao Yan and the spectators.
• Xiao Yan swallowed a Dragon Power Pill and prepared to risk everything on one attack.
• Nalan Yanran allowed Xiao Yan to gather power and announced she would answer with her strongest technique.
• Xiao Yan unleashed Flame Splitting Wave Ruler as Nalan Yanran fired Wind's Extreme: Setting Sun Radiance.
• Nalan Yanran’s sword technique shattered Xiao Yan’s ruler beam and continued toward him.

Xiao Yan lost the Three-Year Agreement duel to Nalan Yanran, and they formally dissolved their marriage contract. As Xiao Yan left to continue training, Nalan Yanran learned that Gu He planned to travel to Central Continent and asked whether Uncle Qing would leave with him.

• Gu He shattered Nalan Yanran's sword attack, declared Xiao Yan defeated, and Yao Chen acknowledged the loss on his disciple's behalf.
• Yao Chen comforted Xiao Yan and urged him to pursue greater strength beyond the Northwest Continent.
• Xiao Yan accepted defeat, and Nalan Yanran apologized for how she had treated the Xiao Family before the elders witnessed the annulment of their marriage contract and grudges.
• Xiao Yan left the plaza with Yao Chen, while the Imperial Capital's great families focused their attention on Nalan Yanran's extraordinary talent.
• Gu He told Yun Yun he would leave for Central Continent and entrusted his disciple and maid to her care, prompting Nalan Yanran to ask whether Uncle Qing would leave too.

Gu He left the Misty Cloud Sect to pursue his plans, while preparing Nalan Yanran and Yun Yun for his absence. After assessing the danger surrounding Xiao Yan and visiting the Snake-People Tribe, he asked Queen Medusa for a better cultivation technique for Qing Lin.

• Gu He told Nalan Yanran to enter the Life and Death Gate and gave Yun Yun two Sect Breaking Pills and an Imperial Pill before leaving for the Central Continent.
• Gu He followed Xiao Yan’s trail, noticed a newly advanced Dou Zong from Heaven Snake Mansion, and decided not to confront her as the Xiao Family faced an imminent threat from Soul Hall.
• Gu He visited the Snake-People Tribe’s new settlement near Black Rock City and found that its people and the humans were still struggling to overcome their hostility.
• Gu He used Space Travel to appear beside Queen Medusa, who greeted him with a seven-colored attack, and asked her for a high-grade cold-attribute cultivation technique for Qing Lin.

Gu He arranged for Queen Medusa to teach Qing Lin an Earth Grade cultivation technique and gave Medusa his own fire-attribute technique. After preparing to leave for the Central Continent, Gu He took Qing Lin to the Snake People’s settlement and promised to return for the others.

• Queen Medusa agreed to teach Qing Lin her Earth Grade cold-attribute cultivation technique, and Gu He gave her an Earth Grade mid-level fire-attribute technique in return.
• Queen Medusa absorbed the technique and recognized that it was far superior to the one she had been cultivating.
• Gu He returned to the Small Valley, where Zi Jing had reached the peak of the sixth tier and the Little Purple Crystal Winged Lion King had returned.
• Gu He told Xiao Yi Xian to stop relying on pills, confiscated her remaining Three-pattern Green Spirit Pill and Purple Heart Barrier Breaking Pill, and prepared to take Qing Lin to the Snake People.
• Gu He said goodbye to Xiao Yi Xian, Zi Jing, and the Little Purple Crystal Winged Lion King, promising to bring them to the Central Continent after establishing himself there.
• Gu He opened a Space Channel and took Qing Lin to the Snake People’s settlement.

Gu He returned to Wutan City and waited for Soul Hall’s attack, while Xiao Yan and Qian Yue arrived just as two Soul Hall Protectors approached. Yao Chen stayed behind to face them so Xiao Yan could evacuate his family, leaving the battle’s outcome uncertain.

• Gu He left Qing Lin in Queen Medusa’s care, then went to a valley near Wutan City to wait for Soul Hall and Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yan and Qian Yue arrived outside Wutan City, where Yao Chen sensed two powerful Soul Hall Protectors approaching.
• Yao Chen urged Xiao Yan to evacuate his family and asked Qian Yue to help hold off the Protectors, promising her a Life Returning Pill.
• Yao Chen warned Xiao Yan that he could not guarantee he would return, and Xiao Yan headed toward Wutan City after resolving to grow stronger.
• Yao Chen confronted Tie Xuan, who recognized him and threatened to capture him for Soul Hall.

Yao Chen and Qian Yue fought Tie Xuan and Gui Li outside Wutan City, while Gu He watched and assessed the battle. Tie Xuan called for Gui Li’s help and fled toward the city as Qian Yue was injured, leaving both fights turning against Yao Chen’s side.

• Yao Chen attacked Tie Xuan with Bone Spirit Cold Flame, but Tie Xuan’s Dark Chains resisted the Heavenly Flame and struck back at him.
• Qian Yue fought Gui Li while Gu He watched, judging that Yao Chen had the advantage over Tie Xuan but Qian Yue was outmatched.
• Tie Xuan called for Gui Li to finish Qian Yue and fled toward Wutan City, drawing Yao Chen’s battle closer to the city.
• Gui Li intensified his attacks, injuring Qian Yue, while Yao Chen unleashed more power against Tie Xuan and their clashes killed civilians in Wutan City.
• Gui Li stopped to urge the wounded Qian Yue to retreat, wary that she might self-destruct.

Xiao Yan evacuated more than one hundred members of the Xiao Family from Wutan City while Yao Chen fought Tie Xuan, who ultimately self-destructed and destroyed the city. After the blast, Yao Chen saw that Qian Yue was retreating and the other Soul Hall member had disappeared.

• Xiao Yan led members of the Xiao Family out of Wutan City as Yao Chen unleashed Bone Spirit Cold Flame against Tie Xuan.
• Yao Chen and Tie Xuan clashed with their full strength, and Tie Xuan fled after being badly weakened.
• Yao Chen caught up with Tie Xuan and attacked him, but Tie Xuan self-destructed above Wutan City.
• Tie Xuan's explosion devastated Wutan City and killed nearly all its residents, while the Xiao Family members who had escaped survived.
• Yao Chen looked toward Qian Yue and found him retreating as the other Soul Hall member vanished.

After Yao Chen failed to stop a Soul Hall member from escaping, he checked the area for danger and returned to Xiao Yan. Gu He left the Northwest Continent and entered a Space Wormhole bound for the Central Continent.

• Yao Chen rescued the injured Qian Yue from the energy storm and sent her to Xiao Yan to heal.
• Yao Chen searched the area for the escaped Soul Hall member and Tie Wu's remnant soul, but found neither.
• Gu He concealed himself in space and decided to leave for the Central Continent while Yao Chen remained with Xiao Yan.
• Gu He traveled through space to the Black Corner Region, then flew to Tian Ya City and paid for passage through its Space Wormhole.
• Gu He examined the Space Wormhole and entered it to travel to the Central Continent.

Gu He crossed the Space Wormhole and arrived in the Central Continent, where he asked the Han Family for news of Yao Tianhuo. After Han Beng came to meet him, Gu He repeated his question, leaving Han Tie silenced by the elders’ auras.

• Gu He traveled through the Space Channel for five days and emerged in the Tianbei Plain of the Central Continent.
• Han Tie greeted Gu He and, unable to answer whether a faction led by Yao Tianhuo had appeared, offered to take him to the Han Family head.
• Han Tie explained that the Han Family managed two of the Tianbei Plain’s three Space Wormholes as he led Gu He away from the plaza.
• Han Beng arrived with four elders, and Gu He introduced himself and asked whether Han Beng knew of Yao Tianhuo.
• Han Tie prepared to rebuke Gu He, but the Han Family elders released their auras and left him unable to speak.

Gu He learned from Han Beng that the Heavenly Fire Venerable had established Pill Fire Pavilion near the Pill Region, and he decided to leave at once to find his friend. Han Beng declined Gu He's Seventh-grade pill and hoped to build a future connection with him.

• Gu He asked Han Beng whether he knew the Heavenly Fire Venerable, and Han Beng said he had founded Pill Fire Pavilion near the Pill Region about a year earlier.
• Han Beng invited Gu He to stay, hoping to form a relationship that could help the Han Family, but Gu He refused and insisted on leaving for his friend's side.
• Han Beng escorted Gu He to another Space Wormhole while probing for information about his origins, but Gu He remained silent.
• Gu He offered Han Beng an Instant Qi Pill as thanks for the information, but Han Beng refused it despite his elders urging him to accept.
• Gu He told Han Beng to seek him at Pill Fire Pavilion if trouble arose, then entered the Space Wormhole.