Chapter Summaries

Gu Fei and Xiao Yi Xian returned from the cave after he reflected on the danger of her Woeful Poison Body and left the choice of awakening it to her. Xiao Yan appeared on the road near Green Mountain Town, still carrying his enormous black sword and traveling without his teacher's guidance.

• Gu Fei recalled the risks of Xiao Yi Xian's Woeful Poison Body and the Poison Pill Method that could potentially save her.
• Xiao Yi Xian brought Gu Fei the herbs, and the two left the cave and returned to the herb-gathering party.
• Gu Fei and Xiao Yi Xian found Mu Li's corpse, while the surviving Wolf Head Mercenary Group members had fled.
• Xiao Yi Xian helped Gu Fei pass unnoticed among the mercenaries when they returned to the party.
• Xiao Yan trudged along a dirt road near Green Mountain Town with his black greatsword and continued onward after finding that his teacher had not awakened.

Xun'er returned to the Xiao Family and learned that Xiao Yan had gone away to gain experience, so she headed to the Monster Mountain Range to search for him. There, Gu Feiyang reassured a worried Xiao Yi Xian that he would secretly protect her from the Wolf Head Mercenary Group after they returned to Green Mountain Town.

• Xun'er returned to the Xiao Family, asked Xiao Zhan where Xiao Yan had gone, and learned that he was away gaining experience.
• Gu Yuan allowed Xun'er to leave the Gu Clan but sent Ling Ying and a Dou Zong expert to protect her, and Xun'er set out for the Monster Mountain Range.
• Gu Fei and Xiao Yi Xian finished gathering herbs and prepared to leave the Monster Mountain Range.
• Xiao Yi Xian worried that the Wolf Head Mercenary Group would blame her for Mu Li's death and seek revenge.
• Gu Feiyang promised to stay secretly in Green Mountain Town and deal with anyone who tried to harm Xiao Yi Xian, easing her worries.

After Mu She and Boss Yao moved against Xiao Yi Xian, Gu Fei returned to free her and kill them both. He left Xiao Yi Xian safe after avenging the threats against her.

• Gu Fei hid after returning to Green Mountain Town, and Xiao Yi Xian told Boss Yao that he had left.
• Mu She ordered Boss Yao to hand Xiao Yi Xian over, while Boss Yao imprisoned her and tried to force her to reveal the treasure's whereabouts.
• Gu Fei appeared in Xiao Yi Xian's room after her interrogation and led her out past the unconscious guards.
• Gu Fei went to Boss Yao's residence and killed him after rejecting his excuses.
• Gu Fei took Xiao Yi Xian to the Wolf Head Mercenary Group headquarters and killed Mu She.

After Gu Fei killed Boss Yao and Mu She, Xiao Yi Xian decided to leave Green Mountain Town and asked him to accompany her to a hidden Small Mountain Valley. The next morning, Gu Fei found her unconscious after she consumed too much poison and stayed to guard her.

• Xiao Yi Xian chose to live in the Small Mountain Valley, then asked Gu Fei to go with her.
• Xiao Yi Xian summoned her Blue Eagle, and she and Gu Fei flew together to the valley.
• Xiao Yi Xian showed Gu Fei the secluded valley and its thatched hut, where he agreed to stay.
• The next morning, Gu Fei found Xiao Yi Xian unconscious amid poisonous gas after she consumed more poison than she could digest.
• Gu Fei confirmed Xiao Yi Xian was not in danger and sat beside her to watch over her until she woke.

Xiao Yan entered the Monster Mountain Range to train and search for medicine to restore Yao Lao’s soul, while Xun'er followed after learning he had left Green Mountain Town. Ling Ying detected a faint Gu Clan aura in the mountains, leaving Xun'er alarmed and more determined to find Xiao Yan.

• Xiao Yan heard that the Wolf Head Mercenary Group had been destroyed by a mysterious young alchemist, then joined a mercenary team to enter the Monster Mountain Range and search for medicine for Yao Lao.
• Xun'er and Ling Ying arrived in Green Mountain Town after Xiao Yan had already entered the mountains, so Xun'er decided to follow him.
• Xiao Yan left the mercenary team soon after entering the mountains and chose to train alone, making his trail harder for Xun'er to track.
• Ling Ying sensed a faint aura that likely belonged to someone from the Gu Clan, and Xun'er feared that another Gu Clan member had come to harm Xiao Yan.

After Xiao Yi Xian woke, Gu Fei reassured her that he accepted her Woeful Poison Body and would remain her friend. Meanwhile, Xun'er searched for Xiao Yan in the Monster Mountain Range, and Gu Fei sensed a Rank 6 Magical Beast nearby, suspecting the Amethyst Winged Lion King and Yun Yun were fighting.

• Xiao Yi Xian woke after three days, and Gu Fei told her he knew about her Woeful Poison Body.
• Gu Fei reassured Xiao Yi Xian that her constitution would not make him despise or abandon her, though she continued to worry that her poison might harm him.
• Gu Fei and Xiao Yi Xian spent several more peaceful days together in the Small Mountain Valley.
• Xun'er continued searching for Xiao Yan until Ling Ying warned her of a Rank 6 Magical Beast ahead, prompting her to turn back toward the outskirts.
• Gu Fei sensed the distant disturbance and suspected it came from a battle between the Amethyst Winged Lion King and Yun Yun.

Gu Fei left Xiao Yi Xian to investigate Yun Yun’s battle with the Amethyst Winged Lion King and rescued Yun Yun after she was badly injured. He treated her in a nearby cave, where she awoke wary but began to grow curious about him.

• Gu Fei told Xiao Yi Xian he needed to leave, then hurried toward the battle between Yun Yun and the Amethyst Winged Lion King.
• The Amethyst Winged Lion King struck Yun Yun with its Amethyst Seal and clawed her, while Yun Yun severed half its horn before escaping unconscious.
• Gu Fei caught Yun Yun as she fell, concealed their auras, and carried her into a nearby cave while the Lion King sent beasts to search for her.
• Gu Fei gave Yun Yun a sixth-grade healing pill, stabilizing her severe injuries.
• Yun Yun awoke wary of Gu Fei, then listened as he explained her injuries and said she would break the Amethyst Seal in a couple of days.

Gu Fei treated Yun Yun’s injuries and discussed her search for the Amethyst Crystal, then revealed that he had come to subdue the Amethyst Winged Lion King. When the Lion King’s beasts surrounded them, Yun Yun discovered that Gu Fei could fly without wings and realized he was a Dou Zong.

• Yun Yun thanked Gu Fei for saving her, offered to introduce him to Pill King Gu He, and learned that Gu Fei was an alchemist named Gu Fei.
• Gu Fei correctly guessed that Yun Yun wanted the Amethyst Crystal to refine a pill for her disciple, Nalan Yanran.
• Gu Fei said he had come to make the Amethyst Winged Lion King his mount and warned Yun Yun not to force the Lion King to give up the crystal.
• Gu Fei and Yun Yun left the cave, and Yun Yun’s scent drew a group of the Lion King’s Magical Beasts to them.
• Gu Fei rose into the air without Dou Qi wings, and Yun Yun realized he was a Dou Zong.

Gu Fei demanded that the Amethyst Winged Lion King become his mount and overwhelmed it with his aura. Elsewhere, Xun'er learned that Gu Fei was nearby and hurried with Ling Ying to find him, fearing he might be confronting Xiao Yan.

• Gu Fei asked the Amethyst Winged Lion King to follow him as his mount, provoking the Lion King's anger.
• Gu Fei unleashed his aura, frightening the surrounding Demonic Beasts and making the Lion King retreat in fear while Yun Yun watched in shock.
• Ling Ying sensed Gu Fei's aura from elsewhere in the Monster Mountain Range and identified it to Xun'er.
• Xun'er worried that Gu Fei had come to attack Xiao Yan and urged Ling Ying to take her toward the source of the aura.

Gu Fei subdued the Amethyst Winged Lion King by demonstrating his overwhelming physical strength and promising a path to greater power. After ordering the Lion King to prepare to leave with him, Gu Fei sensed Xun'er and Ling Ying approaching.

• Gu Fei appeared before the Amethyst Winged Lion King, whose full-force claw strike he stopped with one hand and without using Dou Qi.
• Gu Fei offered the Lion King the chance to reach Rank 7 or Rank 8 and promised him a Transformation Pill.
• The Amethyst Winged Lion King weighed the offer and submitted to Gu Fei as his master.
• Gu Fei told the Lion King to prepare to leave the Monster Mountain Range with him and to take care of his child.
• Gu Fei returned to Yun Yun, then sensed Xun'er and Ling Ying approaching from the east.

Xun'er confronted Gu Fei in the Monster Mountain Range and begged him not to harm Xiao Yan, while Gu Fei rejected her assumptions and went into a cave with Yun Yun. Left outside, Xun'er felt jealous and uneasy about Gu Fei’s closeness with Yun Yun.

• Xun'er and Ling Ying flew to Gu Fei and found him beside Yun Yun, making Xun'er jealous of the woman.
• Xun'er questioned Gu Fei about why he was in the Monster Mountain Range, and he accused her of following him.
• Xun'er pleaded with Gu Fei not to hurt Xiao Yan, prompting Yun Yun to realize that Gu Fei and Xun'er were both connected to Xiao Yan.
• Gu Fei angrily told Xun'er that Xiao Yan and she were not important enough to occupy his thoughts, then led the injured Yun Yun into a cave.
• Xun'er watched Gu Fei and Yun Yun enter the cave and wondered what their relationship was and whether something would happen between them.

Xun'er regretted accusing Gu Fei but tried to enter the cave after him and Yun Yun, only to be stopped by the Amethyst Winged Lion King and persuaded to wait outside. Inside, Yun Yun asked Gu Fei about Xiao Yan, while Gu Fei remained irritated by Xun'er's suspicion and thought of the purple-haired girl waiting in the Small Mountain Valley.

• Ling Ying told Xun'er that he trusted Gu Fei and believed Gu Fei had not gone after Xiao Yan, and Xun'er admitted she had acted rashly.
• Xun'er tried to enter the cave, but the Amethyst Winged Lion King warned her and Ling Ying persuaded her to wait outside.
• Yun Yun asked Gu Fei whether the Xiao Yan he mentioned was the Xiao Yan from the Xiao Family in Wutan City, and Gu Fei confirmed it.
• Gu Fei sensed Xun'er and Ling Ying were still outside, felt displeased by Xun'er's baseless suspicion, and thought of the purple-haired girl waiting in the Small Mountain Valley.

Gu Fei helped Yun Yun break the seal in her body and gave her an Amethyst Spirit Pill before they left the cave. Xun'er misunderstood their closeness, confronted them, and Yun Yun retaliated by clinging to Gu Fei and provoking her.

• Gu Fei told Yun Yun he would help break her seal, then sent Dou Qi into her meridians to restore their flow.
• Gu Fei gave Yun Yun an Amethyst Spirit Pill, and she followed him out of the cave.
• Xun'er saw Yun Yun emerge beside Gu Fei and angrily demanded to know what they had done together.
• Gu Fei coldly told Xun'er that his actions were none of her concern, making her jealous and angry.
• Yun Yun linked arms with Gu Fei and taunted Xun'er, claiming there was a reason Gu Fei did not like her.

Gu Fei rejected Xun’er's jealous accusations while Yun Yun realized her feelings for him were growing. After sealing the Little Purple Crystal Beast’s cave to protect it, Gu Fei departed on the Lion King, and Yun Yun felt reluctant to part with him.

• Yun Yun clung to Gu Fei to provoke Xun'er, whose jealousy turned to anger as she accused him of finding someone new.
• Gu Fei condemned Xun'er for cheating during their marriage and dismissed her possessive outburst.
• Yun Yun apologized for using Gu Fei, then felt shy as she recognized her growing attraction to him.
• Ling Ying explained that Gu Fei had been helping Yun Yun break her seal, and Xun'er understood her mistake and tried to apologize.
• Gu Fei asked the Lion King about preparations, then promised to protect the Little Purple Crystal Beast with a seal before they left.
• Gu Fei rode away on the Lion King, while Yun Yun said farewell and felt reluctant to part with him.

After leaving Yun Yun, Gu Fei hurried to the Small Mountain Valley and reunited with Xiao Yi Xian, who had spent the day worrying that he would not return. After two peaceful days together, Gu Fei asked whether she would come with him when he left, and Xiao Yi Xian immediately agreed.

• Xun'er realized she had misunderstood Gu Fei, but decided to search for Xiao Yan with Ling Ying instead of catching up to him.
• Xiao Yi Xian waited anxiously in the Small Mountain Valley until Gu Fei arrived on the Amethyst Winged Lion King, whose appearance frightened her at first.
• Gu Fei reassured Xiao Yi Xian and told her the beast was his tamed Rank 6 mount; Xiao Yi Xian worried that he might have been hurt.
• Gu Fei and Xiao Yi Xian spent two days together in the valley, while Xiao Yi Xian grew anxious about his eventual departure.
• Gu Fei asked Xiao Yi Xian whether she would come with him, and she agreed without hesitation.

Xiao Yan reunited with Xun'er in the Monster Mountain Range, where she apologized for the Gu Clan's attempt on his life and promised to find medicine for soul injuries. Gu Fei left Misty Valley with Xiao Yi Xian and flew toward the desert, promising to refine any pills she needed; they reached the desert's edge.

• Xiao Yan killed a Gale Wolf but suffered an arm wound, then rested in a cave as Xun'er and Ling Ying searched for him.
• Xun'er found Xiao Yan, bandaged his arm, and apologized for the Gu Clan's attack; Xiao Yan reassured her and resolved to keep training and seek medicine for soul injuries.
• Xun'er promised to find the medicine Xiao Yan needed, and he resumed cultivating while recovering his Dou Qi.
• Gu Fei took Xiao Yi Xian from Misty Valley on the Amethyst Winged Lion King and promised to bring her back whenever she wished.
• Gu Fei told Xiao Yi Xian he could refine any medicinal pill she needed, and they flew toward the Eastern Border of the Jia Ma Empire.
• After several days of flight, the Amethyst Winged Lion King reached the desert's edge.

Gu Fei and Xiao Yi Xian reached Desert City on the Amethyst Winged Lion King while seeking Hai Bodong, drawing the city’s attention with their arrival. As they went to eat before visiting the map shops, a white-haired old man wondered whether someone had discovered him.

• Gu Fei used a battle qi barrier to shield Xiao Yi Xian from the desert heat as the Amethyst Winged Lion King flew toward Desert City.
• Xiao Yi Xian admired the desert city and its revealing local clothing, then felt jealous when Gu Fei looked at the women there; Gu Fei reassured her that she was prettier.
• Gu Fei and Xiao Yi Xian descended into Desert City, startling the residents, and Gu Fei asked a passerby where to find map shops.
• Gu Fei agreed to send the Amethyst Winged Lion King outside the city so it would not frighten the residents, then took Xiao Yi Xian to a restaurant.
• A white-haired old man emerged from an ancient shop, saw the Sixth Order Flying Magical Beast, and wondered whether someone had discovered him.

Gu Fei and Xiao Yi Xian visited Ancient Map in Desert City, where Gu Fei found a remnant map connected to the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame and confronted Hai Bodong for another piece. After Hai Bodong refused to sell, Gu Fei offered to undo the seal inside his body, leaving Hai Bodong to consider the offer.

• Gu Fei and Xiao Yi Xian finished their meal and went to Ancient Map to buy maps.
• Gu Fei found a remnant map among the shop’s damaged maps and asked Hai Bodong to sell him another piece.
• Hai Bodong refused and warned Gu Fei against trying to take the remnant map by force.
• Gu Fei revealed that he knew Hai Bodong was a former Dou Emperor, and Hai Bodong released his icy aura in response.
• Gu Fei offered to undo the seal inside Hai Bodong’s body and asked whether he wanted to spend his life as an ordinary map shop owner.

Gu Fei revealed his overwhelming strength to convince Hai Bodong that he could break the seal placed on him by the Medusa Queen. In exchange for two fragments of a map and information about the Heavenly Flame, Gu Fei removed the seal, restoring Hai Bodong’s Dou Emperor strength.

• Gu Fei revealed his cultivation aura, shocking Hai Bodong and convincing him that the seal might be broken.
• Gu Fei said he had come from outside the Jia Ma Empire to seek the Heavenly Flame in the Tagor Desert.
• Hai Bodong offered Gu Fei a map fragment and information about the Heavenly Flame, then promised the hidden second fragment if Gu Fei broke his seal.
• Gu Fei used his Dou Qi to force the seal’s snake-shaped patterns out of Hai Bodong’s body and disperse them.
• Hai Bodong celebrated as his seal broke and his Dou Emperor strength returned.

Gu He learned that Yun Yun had obtained a pill for Nalan Yanran that surpassed his Amethyst Pill, but Yun Yun still agreed to help him search for Heavenly Flames. Meanwhile, Gu Fei recovered Hai Bodong’s power, collected a map and map fragment, and set out with Xiao Yi Xian for the desert’s depths.

• Gu He visited Yun Yun and asked whether she had obtained the Amethyst Crystal, but she told him she had instead acquired a better pill from a young alchemist for Nalan Yanran.
• Gu He examined Nalan Yanran and confirmed that the pill had greatly improved her cultivation without destabilizing her Dou Qi.
• Yun Yun promised to honor her agreement to help Gu He search for Heavenly Flames, and Gu He arranged to depart the next day.
• Gu Fei restored Hai Bodong’s Dou Emperor cultivation, and Hai Bodong handed over half a map fragment and a map he had drawn himself.
• Gu Fei and Xiao Yi Xian bought supplies in Stone Desert City, then left on Lion King for the depths of the desert.