Chapter Summaries

After recounting Chen Mo’s exploits to Lingyan Pavilion, Yun Yun and the others stayed in Desert City, where Chen Mo resolved to focus on training. Desert City’s lord Su Hongcheng visited with gifts and introduced his daughter Su Hongyu, whose interest in Chen Mo grew after he refused her invitation to go shopping.

• Yun Yun recounted Chen Mo’s feats to Nalan Yanran and the others, and they celebrated having joined Lingyan Pavilion.
• Chen Mo woke after the banquet, and Nalan Yanran told him Yun Yun wanted to return to the Misty Cloud Sect soon.
• Chen Mo decided to remain in Desert City and train, while Yun Yun also stayed.
• Shaluo told Chen Mo that Desert City’s lord had arrived with gifts, and Chen Mo went to meet him.
• Su Hongcheng introduced his daughter Su Hongyu, who tested Chen Mo by asking him to accompany her shopping; Chen Mo refused.
• Shaluo told Chen Mo that Su Hongyu was a mischievous troublemaker in Desert City.

Chen Mo drew a rare Hell Fú Tú Dharma Body from the system, then spent weeks cultivating and growing closer to Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran. On the thirty-fifth day, he woke beside Queen Medusa and realized the Fantasy Egg was missing, leaving him fearing the consequences.

• Chen Mo fed the Seven-Colored Skyswallowing Python a Fire Lotus Seed and drew a Fantasy Egg from the King's Treasure Chest.
• Chen Mo wasted most of his Fortune Points on Silver Treasure Chests, then obtained the upper volume of Hell Fú Tú from a Gold Treasure Chest.
• Chen Mo cultivated for weeks, reached Five-star Dou Master, awakened more particles, and grew closer to Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran.
• Chen Mo used his blood to nourish the Fantasy Egg after consuming three Fire Lotus Seeds, and the Seven-Colored Skyswallowing Python emerged from it.
• Chen Mo woke beside Queen Medusa, noticed the Fantasy Egg was gone, and feared that the story's plot was accelerating.

Chen Mo fought Queen Medusa when she tried to drain his energy, but his counterattack helped the soul inside her body break free, leaving her transformed into the Seven-Colored Skyswallowing Python. The next day, Chen Mo and Yun Yun went to recruit Hai Bodong for Lingyan Pavilion, and Hai Bodong sensed Medusa’s aura as they entered his shop.

• Chen Mo struggled as Queen Medusa drained his energy, then bit her shoulder and began absorbing energy from her in return.
• Queen Medusa lost control as the soul inside her resisted, and she transformed into the Seven-Colored Skyswallowing Python.
• Chen Mo decided to save two thousand Fortune Points to buy a Spirit Beast Contract Scroll and bind the python.
• The next morning, Chen Mo told Yun Yun he wanted to recruit Hai Bodong into Lingyan Pavilion.
• Hai Bodong sensed a familiar aura outside his shop, then Chen Mo and Yun Yun entered and greeted him.

Chen Mo used a talisman to lift Hai Bodong’s seal and restore his Dou Emperor strength, then collected both halves of the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame fragment map. Hai Bodong honored their agreement, and Chen Mo offered him leadership of Lingyan Pavilion’s intelligence division in the Black Corner Region.

• Chen Mo arrived at Hai Bodong’s shop with Yun Yun and said he had another way to remove Hai Bodong’s seal.
• Hai Bodong invited Chen Mo into the secret chamber, gave Su Hongyu a low-grade Xuan-class Dou Skill, and told her not to return.
• Chen Mo confirmed the first fragment map and used a green talisman to lift Hai Bodong’s seal.
• Hai Bodong regained his Dou Emperor strength, briefly unleashed icy energy, then apologized and handed Chen Mo the second fragment map.
• Hai Bodong agreed to follow Chen Mo’s lead, and Chen Mo proposed that he oversee Lingyan Pavilion’s intelligence division in the Black Corner Region.

Chen Mo led Lingyan Pavilion members on a hunt for a Fourth Rank Vajra Demonic Ape, seeking combat experience and Fortune Points. When the beast resisted the ambush and attacked his subordinates, Chen Mo prepared to unleash his Hell Fú Tú Dharma Body.

• Chen Mo continued hunting magical beasts and had reached Seven-Star Dou Shi with 6,700 Fortune Points.
• Shaluo warned Chen Mo that the Vajra Demonic Ape was exceptionally dangerous, but Chen Mo decided to fight it using poisoned crossbow bolts.
• Chen Mo attacked the ape with his Black Spear, then dodged its water dragon and fist before striking it with lightning.
• Chen Mo ordered Lingyan Pavilion members to fire poisoned bolts, but the ape blocked them with a water barrier and attacked the surrounding members.
• Chen Mo flew down to confront the ape and announced, "Behold my Dharma Body—Hell Fú Tú!"

Chen Mo killed a Vajra Demonic Ape, reunited with Nalan Yanran, and signed a contract with the Seven-Colored Skyswallowing Python. The chapter ended as his Fantasy Egg began to hatch.

• Chen Mo used Hell Fú Tú to kill the Vajra Demonic Ape, then gave its magic core and other spoils to Shaluo for Lingyan Pavilion.
• Chen Mo reunited with Nalan Yanran at Desert City's gate, and she told him about the Alchemist Grand Meeting in Jiama Holy City two months later.
• A Xiao Sect rose to prominence in the Black Corner Region, where a powerful Dou Emperor ran a tavern tied to the Heaven Serpent Mansion.
• Chen Mo signed a contract with the Seven-Colored Skyswallowing Python by exchanging blood and having it leave its mark on the scroll.
• Chen Mo waited for the Fantasy Egg to hatch, and its shell cracked at noon.

Chen Mo obtained a Summoning Card, continued cultivating and refining pills, while Jia Nan Academy prepared for a friendly match tied to the upcoming Alchemist Grand Meeting. Xiao Yan refined the Yin-Yang Twin Flame and vowed to defeat Chen Mo, as the Three-Year Agreement approached.

• Chen Mo received a Summoning Card that could summon a divine beast for thirty minutes and let the Seven-Colored Skyswallowing Python eat the Fantasy Egg shell.
• Hu Gan told Ruo Lin that Jia Nan Academy had been invited to the Alchemist Grand Meeting and friendly match, and Ruo Lin agreed to lead its representatives.
• Chen Mo refined batches of Small Reverting Pills and ordered a burly man to buy him a high-quality Cauldron.
• Xiao Yan successfully refined the Yin-Yang Twin Flame and vowed to crush Chen Mo at the Three-Year Agreement.
• A woman on a pavilion terrace in the Mittel Family wondered whether Chen Mo would shine at the upcoming Alchemist Grand Meeting.

Chen Mo finished refining Great Return Pills, then waited as Nalan Yanran broke through to Great Dou Master before setting out with Lingyan Pavilion’s people for the Imperial Capital. Meanwhile, a caravan guarded by Tieshi’s mercenaries encountered bandits near Black Flag Mountain.

• Chen Mo refined three Great Return Pills and went to wait outside Nalan Yanran’s secret chamber as she neared a breakthrough.
• Nalan Yanran emerged as a Great Dou Master, embraced Chen Mo, and later spent the night with him.
• One month later, Chen Mo selected more than thirty Lingyan Pavilion members and led them toward the Imperial Capital on flying beasts, with Nalan Yanran beside him.
• Qiuyun’s caravan hired Tieshi and Lingyan Pavilion to escort distinctive local goods toward the Imperial Capital.
• More than a hundred bandits surrounded Qiuyun’s convoy near Black Flag Mountain.

Qiuyun’s escort was ambushed by bandits, and Squad C struggled to protect her as the attackers revealed a hidden crossbow force. Chen Mo arrived with Lingyan Pavilion’s reinforcements, killed one of the bandit leaders, and pursued the fleeing boss after ordering that no survivors be left.

• Qiuyun offered the bandit leader money to let her caravan pass, but he demanded more and attacked after Tieshi invoked Lingyan Pavilion’s protection.
• The bandits overwhelmed Squad C, and Tieshi ordered a retreat toward the forest while shielding Qiuyun’s group.
• Hidden archers killed two of Qiuyun’s companions and three Squad C members, while more than a hundred crossbowmen emerged from the woods.
• The bandit leader ordered his men to kill everyone and offered Qiuyun to Third Brother, but a lightning strike killed Third Brother as Chen Mo arrived with flying beasts and black-robed men.
• The bandit leader ordered a retreat, and Chen Mo commanded his forces to leave no survivors before pursuing the fleeing leader.

Chen Mo helped Qiuyun’s convoy reach the Jia Ma Empire’s Imperial Capital after defeating the bandit leader and agreeing to escort them. The group entered the city with Nalan Yanran’s family escort, while Qiuyun departed to sell her goods and promised to visit Chen Mo at Nalan Manor.

• Chen Mo struck down the bandit leader with lightning, looted his Storage Ring, and returned to find Lingyan Pavilion had finished the battle.
• Chen Mo agreed to escort Qiuyun’s group to the Imperial Capital and settled on a fee of twenty thousand Gold Coins.
• Qiuyun explained that her family had been blacklisted by imperial authorities for selling contraband medicine, and the convoy traveled without further trouble for nine days.
• Chen Mo and the others arrived at the Imperial Capital, where Nalan Yanran’s steward, Liu Fu, met them at the gates and led them into the city.
• Qiuyun and her companions said farewell to Chen Mo, promising to visit Nalan Manor after selling their goods.

Xun'er learned that Chen Mo had injured Xiao Yan and threatened to involve her clan, while Chen Mo arrived at Nalan Manor with Nalan Yanran and offered to try treating her grandfather's Brand Poison. The chapter ended as Nalan Yanran introduced Chen Mo to her father, Nalan Su.

• Xun'er heard that Xiao Yan had left the Black Corner Region and ordered her follower to notify the clan if it would help her deal with Chen Mo.
• Chen Mo told Nalan Yanran that he might be able to cure her grandfather's Brand Poison as they arrived at Nalan Manor.
• Alchemists waiting outside recognized Chen Mo as the Misty Cloud Sect leader's Direct Disciple and Gu He's Direct Disciple.
• Chen Mo sensed hidden observers in the manor but decided not to spend his Fortune Points on Plundering cultivation.
• Nalan Su welcomed Chen Mo and Nalan Yanran in the main hall, and Nalan Yanran introduced Chen Mo as her Junior Brother and Nalan Su's guest.

Chen Mo used a Detoxification Talisman to cure Nalan Jie of the Brand Poison, earning the Nalan Family’s gratitude and easing Nalan Jie’s anger over the broken engagement. As the Alchemist Grand Meeting approached, the Mittel Family invited Chen Mo to an auction.

• Nalan Su and Nalan Yanran let Chen Mo try to treat Nalan Jie after the visiting alchemists all failed.
• Chen Mo burned a Detoxification Talisman, which expelled the Brand Poison and awakened Nalan Jie.
• Nalan Jie learned Chen Mo had saved him and heard about Chen Mo’s identity and his relationship with Nalan Yanran.
• Nalan Jie scolded the Nalan Family over the broken engagement but seemed inclined to visit Wutan City and apologize to the Xiao Family.
• As the Alchemist Grand Meeting neared, the Mittel Family invited Chen Mo to attend an auction.

Chen Mo attended the Mittel Family’s Earth-grade auction with Nalan Yanran, the Little Princess, and Elder Jia. After Ya Fei opened the event, she presented the first item for bidding.

• Chen Mo received a personal invitation to the Mittel Family’s auction and learned that the event had drawn a large crowd with its advertised Profound Tier High-grade Dou Technique.
• Chen Mo and Nalan Yanran met the Little Princess and Elder Jia outside the auction house, then entered through the VIP passage.
• At their seats, the Little Princess identified several Jia Ma Academy attendees, including Lan Baixi, He Chuzhang, Hu Jia, and Wu Hao, while Lan Baixi voiced hostility toward Chen Mo.
• Ya Fei welcomed the crowd and officially began the auction.
• Ya Fei introduced a Fourth Rank wind-element magical core with a starting bid of one hundred and fifty thousand.

Chen Mo bought a treasure map that he knew led to the Wind Fury Dragon Flame, triggering a mission to obtain the Heavenly Flame. After collecting his auction purchases, he returned to Nalan Manor, where Qiuyun delivered the escort payment and left.

• Chen Mo ignored the early auction lots and bought the treasure map for 300,000 Gold Coins after learning it led to the Wind Fury Dragon Flame.
• Elder Jia won the final Dou Technique, the Wind Remnant Seal, for 1.5 million Gold Coins.
• Chen Mo met Ya Fei in the reception hall, collected his purchases, and received a mission to obtain the Wind Fury Dragon Flame.
• Chen Mo and Nalan Yanran returned to Nalan Manor after saying farewell to the Little Princess and Elder Jia.
• Qiuyun gave Chen Mo the payment for escorting her group, then left.

Chen Mo learned that the treasure map led to the dangerous Myriad Poison Desert in the Chu Yun Empire, then attended the Alchemist Grand Meeting in the Jia Ma Empire. Yan Li, a disguised spy from the Chu Yun Empire, was captured before the meeting began.

• Yun Yun identified the treasure map’s destination as the Myriad Poison Desert in the Chu Yun Empire and warned Chen Mo about the dangers of entering enemy territory.
• Chen Mo visited Yun Yun late at night, then returned to his room before dawn, tired after spending the night with her.
• Chen Mo, Nalan Yanran, and Yun Yun headed to the Royal Plaza for the Alchemist Grand Meeting, where more than four thousand alchemists had registered.
• Elder Jia and the imperial guards captured Yan Li, vice president of the Chu Yun Empire Alchemist Association, after exposing his disguise and concealed age.
• Chen Mo arrived at the VIP seating area and saw many of the Jia Ma Empire’s notable experts greet him warmly.

Chen Mo attended the Alchemist Grand Meeting, where his rapid progress in alchemy surprised the Jia Ma Empire’s leading figures. He passed the first two rounds, revealing that he could already refine third-grade pills.

• Yun Yun introduced Chen Mo to the gathering’s senior figures, and Fa Ma learned that Chen Mo considered himself a second-grade Alchemist.
• Liu Ling and Mo Li arrived, while Chen Mo learned that Gu He had gone to the Black Corner Region at Pill Emperor Han Feng’s invitation.
• The emperor arrived with Yaoyue and Princess Yaoye, whom Chen Mo greeted before the competition began.
• Chen Mo passed the first round and barely passed the second by refining a third-grade pill, astonishing the guests with how quickly he had advanced.

Chen Mo was eliminated from the Alchemist Grand Meeting, while Yaoyue won the championship and the Royal Family and Misty Cloud Sect recruited promising contestants. After collecting his alchemist robe and reviewing Lingyan Pavilion’s expanding influence, Chen Mo prepared for the friendly match and warned Xiao Yan not to appear at the Three-Year Agreement.

• Chen Mo watched Mu Zhan prepare for the friendly match and learned that he had broken through to Dou Shi.
• Chen Mo was eliminated in the third round, then returned to the VIP seats and received encouragement from Yun Yun and Fa Ma.
• Yaoyue won the Alchemist Grand Meeting, and Yaoye and a Misty Cloud Sect elder distributed invitations and recruitment cards to promising contestants.
• Chen Mo collected his alchemist robe, returned to Nalan Manor, and reviewed his cultivation, techniques, and Lingyan Pavilion’s expanding territory.
• Chen Mo vowed that Xiao Yan would kneel even if a Dou Emperor appeared, should Xiao Yan come to the Three-Year Agreement.

Chen Mo refined the Purple Fire's Seed of Fire and awakened his twelfth particle before attending Princess Yaoye's gathering in the Imperial Garden. When the friendly match began, he defeated Chu Bao with one strike.

• Chen Mo refined the Purple Fire's Seed of Fire with the Divine Elephant Suppressing Prison Force and awakened his twelfth particle, gaining the strength of twelve ancient giant elephants.
• Chen Mo, Nalan Yanran, and Yun Yun arrived at the Imperial Garden, where Yaoye welcomed them and seated Chen Mo beside her.
• Chen Mo noticed Jia Nan Academy's representatives among the guests while Yaoye repeatedly refilled his wine cup, prompting Mitel Tengshan, Nalan Jie, and Mu Chen to discuss the Royal Family's interest in him.
• The emperor arrived, and Yaoye announced the friendly match's rules: no killing, clear victories or falling from the platform decided matches, and challengers would proceed in order.
• Chu Bao challenged Chen Mo, who accepted and sent him flying off the platform with a single strike.

Chen Mo quickly defeated Chu Bao, while Nalan Yanran challenged and defeated Hu Jia in a fierce bout before refusing Wu Hao. Wu Hao then challenged Chen Mo, who accepted and stepped onto the stage.

• Chen Mo knocked Chu Bao off the stage with a single swift strike, then returned to his seat beside Yaoye.
• Nalan Yanran challenged Hu Jia, revealed herself as a nineteen-year-old Da Dou Shi, and wounded her with a combo attack that sent her off the stage.
• Wu Hao caught the injured Hu Jia and challenged Nalan Yanran, but she refused and returned to her seat.
• Wu Hao challenged Chen Mo, and Chen Mo accepted, leaving the onlookers and Yaoye curious about his current strength.

Chen Mo revealed his strength during his tournament fight with Wu Hao, showing that he had reached Eight-star Dou Master and could withstand Wu Hao’s blood-powered attacks. He defeated Wu Hao with a flame-wreathed punch, drawing the Royal Family’s interest in recruiting him.

• Wu Hao attacked Chen Mo with a full-powered kick, but Chen Mo caught his ankle without moving.
• Chen Mo released his Dou Qi and revealed that he had advanced to Eight-star Dou Master in just over three months.
• Chen Mo kicked Wu Hao off the stage, but Wu Hao used a burst of force to return and summoned a Blood-colored Heavy Sword.
• Wu Hao unleashed Blood Splitting Slash, but Chen Mo’s purple Thunder Fire burned away the blood-colored beams.
• Chen Mo appeared behind Wu Hao and punched him into a distant pond, while the Royal Family’s representative resolved to recruit Chen Mo.