Chapter Summaries

After refining the Wood Spiritual Object Origin and learning the Myriad Poison Saint’s history, Chen Mo confronted the newly awakened Yi Qingyao and claimed responsibility for what had happened between them. He then told her about the Poison Pill Method for controlling her Body of Calamitous Poison and listed the rare materials it required.

• Chen Mo refined the Wood Spiritual Object Origin, advanced to seven-star Dou Ling, and learned from the Myriad Poison Saint’s memories how the saint had died and left behind two scrolls.
• Yi Qingyao woke, remembered what had happened, and attacked Chen Mo with a dagger, but he easily knocked it away.
• Chen Mo showed Yi Qingyao the Nine-Colored Myriad Poison Flower and offered to take responsibility, while she angrily blamed him for taking her innocence.
• Yi Qingyao discovered that her cultivation had risen to the peak of the Da Dou Shi realm and that her poison had changed after their union with Chen Mo.
• Chen Mo told Yi Qingyao that the Poison Pill Method could control her Body of Calamitous Poison, but it required three Heavenly Flames, a seventh-tier Heavenly Poison Scorpion Magical Beast core, and Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva.

Chen Mo began condensing Yi Qingyao’s poison pill by driving the poison in her body into her lower abdomen and merging in a magic core, while Queen Medusa repelled an attack at the Chu Yun Empire’s border. Yan Luotian wounded Yun Yun before reinforcements rescued her, and Chu Heng ordered a full-scale assault.

• Chen Mo used three fused Heavenly Flames to gather the poison in Yi Qingyao’s body, then merged the Poison Flame Demonic Flood Dragon’s magic core into her.
• Queen Medusa killed an attacking Dou Zong at the Chu Yun Empire’s border and warned the soldiers outside the city not to advance.
• Yan Luotian struck Yun Yun twice, shattered her Dou Qi wings, and sent her falling toward the ground.
• A White-robed Elder blocked Yan Luotian’s saber, and Yaoye caught the injured Yun Yun before she hit the ground.
• Yan Luotian ordered his army to retreat, and Chu Heng told him to inform the Heaven Dou Empire and launch a full-scale assault.

Chen Mo helped Yi Qingyao form a poison pill, learned that she was also known as Xiao Yi Xian, and spent five days hunting venomous beasts in the Myriad Poison Desert. After nearly a month inside, he emerged and confronted people claiming Lingyan Pavilion’s Overall Pavilion Master was dead.

• Chen Mo refined the Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva, used it to help Yi Qingyao absorb her calamitous poison qi, and obtained the Heart of Bodhi.
• Chen Mo hunted venomous creatures for five days, raising his Fortune Points to 49,000 as Yi Qingyao’s poison pill formed.
• Yi Qingyao woke and tested her new strength by attacking Chen Mo, who subdued her and learned she had also been called Xiao Yi Xian.
• Chen Mo revealed his identity as the Misty Cloud Sect’s Chen Mo, and Yi Qingyao chose to leave the name Xiao Yi Xian behind.
• A group outside the Myriad Poison Desert speculated that Chen Mo had died, and Chen Mo appeared before them carrying a black-robed figure and demanded they repeat themselves.

Chen Mo learned that Yan Luotian had seriously injured Lingyan Pavilion’s acting Overall Pavilion Master and pursued him to Tiger Pass City, where he killed Yan Luosha before heading to Yunyang City. He arrived as Queen Medusa was being overwhelmed by Yan Luotian and Chu Heng, and forced the two to separate with a Black Spear.

• Chen Mo killed a watch squad after learning that Yan Luotian had seriously injured Lingyan Pavilion’s acting Overall Pavilion Master, then flew toward Tiger Pass City.
• Chen Mo killed Yan Luosha with a Heavenly Emperor Mysterious Thunder Seal and forced a commander to reveal that Yan Luotian was attacking Yunyang City.
• At Yunyang City, Yan Luotian and Chu Heng battled Queen Medusa while Qian Shitian fought Yun Shan.
• Hai Dongpo defeated two one-star Dou Emperors with Ice Dragon Swallowing Heaven, turning the Dou Emperor battlefield around.
• As Yan Luotian and Chu Heng wounded the exhausted Queen Medusa in her true form, Chen Mo intervened with a Black Spear and stood between them.

Chen Mo returned to Lingyan Pavilion’s battle and killed Yan Luotian with Hell Fú Tú, turning the tide against the invading forces. As Lingyan Pavilion’s army charged and Chu Heng ordered a retreat, Chen Mo summoned Qióngqí and sent it after him alive.

• Chen Mo arrived with Queen Medusa and Yi Qingyao, reassuring Lingyan Pavilion’s forces and confronting the enemy.
• Yan Luotian identified himself, and Chen Mo struck him down with Hell Fú Tú, killing him and destroying his soul.
• Chen Mo declared that anyone who attacked Lingyan Pavilion would die, and Yaoye ordered the soldiers to charge from Yunyang City.
• Chu Heng ordered his forces to retreat, but Chen Mo summoned Qióngqí and ordered the beast to capture him alive.
• Qióngqí targeted Chu Heng, and the onlookers recognized it as an eighth-tier magical beast.

Chen Mo defeated the four nations’ invading forces with Qióngqí’s help and learned that the Gu Clan had backed them. After accepting the survivors’ surrender and introducing Yi Qingyao to Lingyan Pavilion’s members, he planned to rest before visiting the injured Yun Yun in Wuling.

• Qióngqí defeated Chu Heng and killed the Great Elder of Flowing Smoke Valley, then Chen Mo had Yi Qingyao interrogate Chu Heng and learned that the Gu Clan had sent the invaders.
• Lingyan Pavilion defeated the four nations’ armies, captured one Dou Zong, and accepted the surrender of the remaining troops.
• Chen Mo introduced Yi Qingyao to Hai Bodong, Yaoye, Queen Medusa, and the others, while Yi Qingyao and Queen Medusa reacted coldly to each other.
• Queen Medusa told Chen Mo that Yun Yun was recovering in Wuling and teased him about Yi Qingyao; Chen Mo admitted their relationship and decided to rest before traveling to Wuling.

Chen Mo crippled Chu Heng, advanced to half-step Dou Wang, and discovered that his Wings of Freedom fused with Dou Qi Wings to greatly increase his speed. As Lingyan Pavilion’s group headed for Wuling City, Hai Bodong and Mitel Tengshan discussed Ya Fei’s plans and the coming demands for surrender to five nations.

• Chen Mo drained Chu Heng’s cultivation and killed him, while Plunder raised Chen Mo to nine-star Dou Ling and left him at half-step Dou Wang.
• Chen Mo fused Wings of Freedom with his Dou Qi Wings and found that the combination greatly increased his flight speed.
• Queen Medusa took Yi Qingyao through a spatial rift, while Yaoye rode with Chen Mo toward Wuling City.
• Hai Bodong told Mitel Tengshan that Lingyan Pavilion could protect Ya Fei in the Black Corner Region, and Mitel Tengshan agreed to let her go there when the time was right.
• Hai Bodong said Chen Mo planned to send surrender letters to five nations after reaching Wuling City, warning that refusal could lead to another war.

After returning to Wuling City, Chen Mo treated Yun Yun's wound and promised to have a child with her once she recovered. He tested Qing Ling and Qing Wu, ordered them to root out Lingyan Pavilion's spies, and ended by asking Queen Medusa whether her earlier offer still stood.

• Chen Mo gave Yun Yun a seventh-grade Rebirth Pill, told her she would recover soon, and promised they would have a child after she healed.
• Chen Mo tested Qing Ling and Qing Wu in combat, praised their progress, and gave them a movement Dou Technique.
• Chen Mo ordered Qing Ling and Qing Wu to find and remove the spies within Lingyan Pavilion.
• Queen Medusa emerged from hiding, teased Chen Mo about Yun Yun, and confirmed that her earlier offer still counted.

Chen Mo opened treasure chests and obtained an evolvable Purgatory God-Demon bloodline and body, which triggered a continent-wide heavenly phenomenon. He used his one chance to take blood from a summoned Fire Qilin, leaving his new power ready to evolve.

• Queen Medusa gave Chen Mo one month to become strong enough to fight her, and he agreed.
• Chen Mo opened a Diamond Treasure Chest and received the Yin-Yang Qiankun Sword and its cultivation technique, then drew several items from Silver and Gold Treasure Chests.
• Chen Mo obtained the evolvable Purgatory God-Demon bloodline, whose implantation summoned two mysterious figures from golden and dark light before they entered his body.
• Chen Mo learned that his bloodline and matching body were at beginner Spirit Tier and could evolve by consuming magical beast and divine beast blood and flesh.
• Chen Mo summoned the Fire Qilin and drew its blood into a vase, using up his single chance to take blood from a summoned creature.

Chen Mo used Fire Qilin blood to transform his right arm, then ordered Lingyan Pavilion to prepare to take over five empires. The chapter ended with Gu Xun'er leaving Jia Nan Academy through a spatial rift and vowing to destroy Lingyan Pavilion when she emerged from seclusion.

• Zheng Tian cultivated the Nine Heavens Divine Lightning Art and asked his ghostly teacher whether he could defeat Chen Mo; the teacher urged him to pursue the Divine Lightning Body and seek the Heavenly Lightning Heart.
• Chen Mo used Fire Qilin blood to transform his right arm, reaching the mid Spirit rank of the Divine Demon Body.
• Chen Mo summoned Lingyan Pavilion's senior personnel and ordered a campaign to bring five empires under its control.
• Yaoye proposed a plan to move troops to the borders, accept peaceful surrender when possible, and use assassinations followed by an invasion if the empires resisted; Chen Mo approved it.
• Lingyan Pavilion mobilized its forces and supplies as war approached.
• Gu Xun'er left Jia Nan Academy through a spatial rift after Xiao Yan's death and vowed to destroy Lingyan Pavilion when she emerged from seclusion.

After three empires rejected Lingyan Pavilion’s surrender terms, Chen Mo ordered assassinations that killed key leaders and shocked the Northwestern Region. In Wuling, Yun Yun recovered, received the Yin Qian Sword, and eagerly agreed to practice Chen Mo’s cultivation technique with him.

• The Heaven Dou and Windwalker Empires submitted to Lingyan Pavilion, while the Sinking Heaven, Falling Goose, and Mulan Empires declared war.
• Chen Mo ordered assassinations, and killers swiftly eliminated the Sinking Heaven Empire’s emperor and other major leaders.
• A Gray-robed Elder found Grand General Li Wei hiding in his residence and killed him after a brief fight.
• Chen Mo gave Yun Yun the Yin Qian Sword and explained the Yin-Yang Qiankun Sword and its cultivation technique.
• Yun Yun tested the sword’s power, then pulled Chen Mo up and insisted they cultivate the technique together.

Chen Mo consolidated Lingyan Pavilion’s control over the Northwestern Region, renaming the conquered empires as commanderies and declaring the Chu Yun Empire the Lingyan Empire. As students at Jia Nan Academy formed a faction to seek revenge, Hu Gan warned Elder Su that Lingyan Pavilion’s rapid expansion was a threat.

• Chen Mo left Yun Yun after their cultivation session, then visited Yi Qingyao in her poison-filled cave and left her to continue secluded cultivation.
• After Chen Mo and Yun Yun reached the border camp, Yaoye reported that the Heaven Dou Empire and Windwalker Empire were under Lingyan Pavilion’s control, and Chen Mo ordered them demoted to commanderies.
• Chen Mo’s forces suppressed resistance as the Heaven Dou Empire and Windwalker Empire were renamed Tiandou Commandery and Windwalker Commandery.
• One month later, Lingyan Pavilion incorporated all five great empires and issued new names for its territories, including the Lingyan Empire and six commanderies.
• Jia Nan Academy students formed Pan Gate under Hu Jia, Wu Hao, Xiao Yu, and others to seek revenge against Lingyan Pavilion.
• Hu Gan warned Elder Su that Lingyan Pavilion’s absorption of seven empires showed that its ambitions could not be underestimated.

Chen Mo expanded Lingyan Pavilion’s territory, shared an eighth-tier beast egg at a banquet, and spent weeks practicing swordplay with Yun Yun. After learning that Gu He had disappeared following an expedition with Han Feng in the Black Corner Region, Chen Mo decided to investigate.

• Su Qian and Hu Gan discussed Lingyan Pavilion’s rapid rise, then joined forces to seal the Heavenly Flame Refining Pagoda as it became restless.
• Chen Mo found an egg from an eighth-tier Wind Flame Violent Eagle while sorting the spoils from the five empires and had it prepared for dinner.
• Chen Mo and Yun Yun confessed their feelings, and the gathered guests ate the egg without knowing its value until Chen Mo revealed it was from an eighth-tier beast.
• Chen Mo and Yun Yun practiced swordplay for more than half a month, while Lingyan Pavilion absorbed the five commanderies.
• Chen Mo received a report that Gu He had not been seen since Han Feng returned, and he decided to go to the Black Corner Region to find out what happened.

Chen Mo gathered a small squad to travel to the Black Corner Region, then faced Queen Medusa in a duel over the end of his Qing Mo identity. He showed off his new strength and many techniques before stopping the fight and kissing her.

• Chen Mo chose three Dou Wang Branch Pavilion Masters and two Shadow Secret Guard experts for his trip, and brought Hai Bodong along while Yun Yun stayed behind.
• Queen Medusa reminded Chen Mo that their one-month agreement was nearly over, so he followed her to a mountain peak to fight.
• Chen Mo revealed that he had reached Dou Wang and exchanged attacks with Medusa, using his Heavenly Flames, Underworld God's Spear, and Nether God's Protection.
• Medusa objected to Chen Mo using several of his techniques, but he continued the duel and stunned her with the Heavenly Emperor Mysterious Thunder Seal and Kirin Arm.
• Chen Mo withdrew his final attack, called Medusa Qing Mo, and kissed her.

Chen Mo teased Medusa after kissing her, then gave her red high heels that she secretly tried on after he left. A day later, Shen Sheng’s group traveled with Qiuyun’s party, and Shen used white smoke to incapacitate everyone except himself and his attendants.

• Medusa bit Chen Mo’s lip after he kissed her, and she stopped attacking when he apologized.
• Chen Mo gave Medusa red high heels, which she later put on in private and admired.
• Shen Sheng joined Qiuyun’s traveling party and tried to persuade her to visit Nanyang City with him.
• Xiaodie challenged Shen Sheng’s claims about the Heaven Dou Empire, and Qiuyun apologized for her subordinate.
• Shen Sheng arranged a rest in a dense forest, where Old Chen released white smoke that knocked out everyone except Shen Sheng and his attendants.

Chen Mo rescued Qiuyun from Shen Sheng and his men, then left her group after learning about her family’s growing business. He reached the Black Corner Region, where Lingyan Pavilion had become a powerful presence, and several mysterious figures began arriving at its inn.

• Shen Sheng used poisonous smoke to incapacitate Qiuyun’s group and tried to assault Qiuyun, who claimed Chen Mo was her friend.
• Chen Mo arrived with five companions, revealed his identity, and killed Shen Sheng, Old Chen, and the attendants after a sudden surge of bloodlust.
• Chen Mo gave Qiuyun’s group antidote pills, learned about her family’s expanding trade, and departed after they had recovered.
• Chen Mo reached the Black Corner Region, where Lingyan Pavilion’s inn had become a major intelligence hub protected by two Eighth-tier Magical Beasts.
• Six mysterious figures checked into Lingyan Pavilion, and two more arrived three days later.

Chen Mo learned about Han Feng and the Black Corner Region’s major forces, then headed for Black Mark City to attend an auction where a map fragment might appear. Han Feng learned that Soul Hall intended to use him to lure Chen Mo into a trap, while Chen Mo’s group arrived in Black Mark City and received special lodging as guests of Lingyan Pavilion.

• Hai Bodong told Chen Mo that Han Feng was a peak Dou Emperor, a Sixth-grade Alchemist, and closely connected to the Black Corner Region’s forces.
• Hai Bodong described the region’s major sects, including the Demonic Flame Valley, Black Emperor Sect, and Xiao Sect, and Chen Mo decided to visit Demonic Flame Valley.
• Hai Bodong received an invitation from Eight Gates to an auction in Black Mark City, and Chen Mo chose to attend because a fragment of the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame’s map might be there.
• A Soul Hall messenger told Han Feng that Chen Mo and Venerable Feng were after him, and revealed that Soul Hall had taken Gu He's soul and planned to target Chen Mo.
• Chen Mo and his group arrived in Black Mark City, entered without fanfare, and were given the finest rooms at the largest inn as honored guests of Lingyan Pavilion.

Chen Mo learned that the Black Seal auction’s finale included powerful techniques and a Seventh Tier pill, then arrived with Lingyan Pavilion as rival factions gathered. When the auction offered a mysterious fragment map that the system identified as the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame Fragment Map, Chen Mo bid, and Fan Ling immediately raised the price.

• Chen Mo’s intelligence gatherer reported the auction’s finale items, and Hai Bodong warned that Dou Emperors might make it dangerous to leave with purchased treasures.
• Chen Mo led his group through the VIP entrance, where Fan Ling learned they belonged to Lingyan Pavilion and exchanged a wary look with Chen Mo.
• Chen Mo and his companions took their designated seats as the Black Seal auction began, but ignored the early items.
• The system alerted Chen Mo when the auction presented a mysterious fragment map, and he bid one hundred and fifty thousand Gold Coins.
• Fan Ling bid two hundred thousand Gold Coins, drawing attention to the contest between the Blood Sect and Lingyan Pavilion.

At the auction, Chen Mo let Fan Ling win a scrap cloth and the Rakshasa Gate and Heavenly Serpent Mansion acquire valuable items, then arranged for his people to intercept them. Hidden near the road, Chen Mo and Hai Bodong watched the Blood Sect ambush Elder Qing’s group for the Yin-Yang Dragon Profound Pill, only to see the Earth Flame Sect join the attack.

• Fan Ling outbid Chen Mo for a scrap cloth, while Chen Mo secretly marked him for death.
• The Rakshasa Gate bought the Pile Mountain Seal, and the Heavenly Serpent Mansion won the Yin-Yang Dragon Profound Pill; Chen Mo ordered interceptors dispatched against both factions and sent Hai Bodong with him after the Blood Sect.
• Chen Mo and Hai Bodong followed Fan Ling’s group out of Black Mark City and found the Blood Sect waiting in a forest.
• Elder Qing led the Heavenly Serpent Mansion group into the forest, where Fan Lao demanded the Yin-Yang Dragon Profound Pill and ordered an attack.
• Archers and Fan Lao’s allies killed many of Elder Qing’s fleeing followers, while four Earth Flame Sect men appeared and trapped her.

Chen Mo ambushed the Blood Sect and Earth Flame Sect as they fought Elder Qing over the Yin-Yang Profound Dragon Pill, then killed the gathered sect members. He took the pill and Elder Qing’s Storage Ring, leaving no witnesses alive.

• Elder Qing tried to destroy the Yin-Yang Profound Dragon Pill rather than let Fan Lao take it.
• Chen Mo seized the pill before Elder Qing could destroy it and revealed his concealed forces by killing several Blood Sect warriors.
• Chen Mo killed Fan Lao with one Heavenly Emperor Mysterious Thunder Seal.
• Chen Mo killed the Earth Flame Sect’s sect master and two companions, while his Dou Wang subordinates dealt with the remaining enemies.
• After Elder Qing thanked him, Chen Mo pierced her with a Black Spear, killed her, and took her Storage Ring.