Chapter Summaries

Xiao Bai accompanied Ya Fei and the Mittel Auction House group to the Alchemist Convention, where Mu Zhan provoked him at the entrance and was overwhelmed by Xiao Bai’s powerful companions. Fa Ma intervened, but Hai Bodong warned him to stay out of it, and Fa Ma recognized him as Old Ice.

• Ya Fei invited Xiao Bai to the Alchemist Convention, and he joined her and the Mittel Auction House group on their way to the Royal Plaza.
• At the VIP entrance, Mu Zhan confronted Ya Fei about Xiao Bai, and Mittel Tengshan rushed to defend Xiao Bai.
• Nalan Yanran recognized Xiao Bai as someone from the Xiao Family in Wutan City, and Mu Zhan insulted him and threatened him.
• Hai Bodong and the two snake sisters released their killing intent, terrifying Mu Zhan and Mu Chen until Mu Zhan collapsed in fear.
• Fa Ma arrived and challenged Xiao Bai, but Hai Bodong warned him not to interfere, and Fa Ma recognized Hai Bodong as Old Ice.

Xiao Bai refused Elder Jia and Princess Yao Ye’s attempts to intervene in his dispute with the Mu family, killing Mu Zhan after Yao Ye invoked the Xiao Family. The chapter ended with Xiao Yan watching in alarm, fearing Xiao Bai’s actions would endanger his father, Xiao Zhan.

• Fa Ma recognized the Ice Old Man, who warned him not to interfere, and Fa Ma hesitated before the man’s strength.
• Elder Jia arrived and learned from Yao Ye what had happened, then asked Xiao Bai to spare the Mu family in exchange for a promise of punishment.
• Xiao Bai rejected Elder Jia’s request, saying he would not give face to someone he did not know.
• Yao Ye identified herself as a princess and brought up Xiao Bai’s ties to the Xiao Family; Xiao Bai killed Mu Zhan and said he disliked being threatened.
• Xiao Yan, disguised in the crowd, watched Xiao Bai and worried that his actions would bring danger to Xiao Zhan.

Xiao Bai forced Mu Chen to apologize for Mu Zhan’s crimes, then returned to the Mittel headquarters and received Xiao Yan, who challenged him over his actions and the Xiao Family’s fate. Xiao Bai promised to ensure the Three Year Pact was fair and that Xiao Yan could leave safely, barring interference from powerful figures in the Jia Ma Empire.

• Yao Ye ordered Mu Chen to apologize to Xiao Bai and the people harmed by Mu Zhan, and Mu Chen kowtowed and begged forgiveness for the Mu Family.
• Xiao Bai warned Mu Chen to seek revenge in the Black Corner Region if he wished, then spared the Mu Family and left the Alchemist Convention with Green Snake and White Snake.
• Hai Bodong met with two elders to discuss arrangements, while Xiao Bai returned to the Mittel Auction House to cultivate.
• An attendant told Xiao Bai that a young man wanted to see him, and Xiao Yan entered after revealing his face.
• Xiao Yan questioned Xiao Bai about the Xiao Family and the Three Year Pact, and Xiao Bai explained the danger of offending the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Xiao Bai promised to keep the duel fair and help Xiao Yan leave safely, though he acknowledged that interference from Jia Ma’s hidden elders could cause trouble.

Xiao Bai traveled to Misty Cloud Sect to witness the coming confrontation between Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran, while considering the sect’s strength and the Xiao Family’s standing. Xiao Yan also arrived at the mountain, and Xiao Bai’s group reached the sect’s gathering square.

• Xiao Bai learned that Xiao Yan had won the Alchemist Conference and acquired a blood-red Heavenly Flame, then stored ten Quantum Bombs in his Storage Ring.
• Xiao Bai sensed Yao Chen awakening in Jia Ma Holy City and told Green Snake and White Snake not to investigate.
• Ya Fei delivered an invitation from Misty Cloud Sect, and Xiao Bai decided to attend the confrontation with his subordinates.
• Xiao Bai and his group walked up Misty Cloud Mountain, passing the Jia Ma imperial family’s training army and ascending the cloud-hidden stairs.
• Xiao Yan arrived at the foot of the mountain and declared that he had come to face Nalan Yanran.
• Xiao Bai reached the sect’s square and observed Misty Cloud Sect disciples using a Combined Attack Technique.

Xiao Bai and his powerful companions arrived at the Misty Cloud Sect to support Xiao Yan as he faced Nalan Yanran in their long-promised duel. With Yun Shan present, Xiao Bai declared that no outsider could interfere, and Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran prepared to settle their dispute.

• Xiao Bai took his place at the square while Hai Bodong formed an ice chair for him, alarming the Misty Cloud Sect elders with his display of power.
• Yun Shan appeared in response to the gathering, recognized Hai Bodong, and assessed Xiao Bai's formidable group.
• Xiao Yan arrived and challenged Nalan Yanran, interrupting Yun Leng's warning that the match should be a sparring session.
• Xiao Bai told the gathered onlookers to let Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran settle their own matters and forbade outsiders from interfering.

Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran fought over the humiliation of the Xiao Family, and Xiao Yan won their decisive clash. Nalan Yanran acknowledged defeat but, bound by her position as Misty Cloud Sect’s young sect master, drew her sword across her neck.

• Yun Leng asked Yun Shan whether Nalan Yanran should be protected, and Yun Shan allowed the duel to serve as her trial.
• Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran traded blows, with onlookers noting Xiao Yan’s decisive fighting style and Nalan Yanran’s hesitation.
• Nalan Jie resolved to try to restore the relationship between Xiao Yan and the Nalan Family.
• Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran fought with the Mysterious Heavy Ruler and an azure longsword, then agreed to decide the match with one technique each.
• Nalan Yanran unleashed Extreme Wind: Setting Sun Radiance while Xiao Yan formed a Lesser Buddha's Rage Fire Lotus, and Xiao Yan gained the upper hand.
• Nalan Yanran admitted defeat, recalled her promise to serve Xiao Yan, and drew her sword across her neck because she was Misty Cloud Sect’s young sect master.

After Xiao Yan defeated his past enemy, he released Nalan Yanran from their old grievance and left for Wutan City. Xiao Bai sensed the Soul Hall’s involvement with the Misty Cloud Sect and began preparing his forces to move against the Jia Ma Empire.

• Xiao Yan stopped Nalan Yanran from killing herself, burned the divorce letter, and told her that they owed each other nothing.
• Xiao Bai and Xiao Yan departed after Yun Shan dismissed them, while Yun Shan warned Yun Leng against provoking Xiao Bai.
• Xiao Bai sensed a sinister aura and concluded that the Misty Cloud Sect had become involved with the Soul Hall.
• Xiao Yan said farewell to Xiao Bai in Jia Ma Holy City and headed for Wutan City to tell his father about his victory.
• Xiao Bai ordered his subordinates to ready their forces at the Jia Ma Empire’s border and prepared the Bright Cult’s weapons for possible war.

While Xiao Bai prepared Bright Cult forces to confront the Misty Cloud Sect, he waited to see whether Xiao Yan would seek his help after the Xiao Family was attacked and Xiao Zhan disappeared. The Jia Ma Empire allowed Bright Cult members to enter, while Yun Shan concealed the danger from Yun Yun as powerful strangers gathered near the capital.

• Xiao Bai learned that mysterious attackers had struck the Xiao Family, Xiao Zhan had vanished, and Xiao Yan had returned to reorganize the clan.
• Xiao Bai ordered Hai Bodong to negotiate with Jia Xing Tian, threatening to conquer the empire or ally with its enemies if the Jia Ma Imperial Family resisted.
• Jia Xing Tian agreed to let Bright Cult members secretly enter the Jia Ma Empire, and Xiao Bai stationed them near Jia Ma Holy City while awaiting Xiao Yan's decision.
• Xiao Bai investigated the Misty Cloud Sect and learned that Yun Yun had returned as powerful outsiders gathered near the capital.
• Yun Leng reported the strangers to Yun Shan, who ordered continued surveillance and refused to explain the situation to Yun Yun.

Xiao Yan sought Xiao Bai’s help after the Xiao Family was attacked and Xiao Zhan disappeared. Xiao Bai agreed to help, then asked Xiao Yan and Yao Lao about the Calamity Poison Body, leaving them to learn why the rare constitution was so formidable.

• Xiao Yan told Xiao Bai that the Misty Cloud Sect’s Yun Leng had been involved in the Xiao Family’s disaster and revealed that he planned to rescue Xiao Zhan.
• Xiao Bai explained the Misty Cloud Sect’s strength, including Yun Shan’s and Yun Leng’s ranks, and Xiao Yan apologized for their past grievances and begged for help.
• Xiao Bai agreed to aid Xiao Yan and said his people needed one hour to prepare.
• Xiao Bai asked Xiao Yan to help him with the Calamity Poison Body and had Xiao Yan summon Yao Lao.
• Yao Lao explained that people with the Calamity Poison Body could grow stronger by consuming poison, with stronger poison helping them more.

Xiao Bai learned from Yao Chen where to find a way to control the Calamity Poison Body, then set out with Xiao Yan to confront Yun Shan and the Misty Cloud Sect. As the Bright Cult’s forces moved toward Misty Cloud Mountain, Jia Xing Tian weighed Yao Ye’s proposal to intervene but chose to wait.

• Yao Chen told Xiao Bai that a method left by his former friend could control the Calamity Poison Body and explained where to find it.
• Xiao Bai agreed to go with Xiao Yan to meet Yun Shan, while Yao Chen said he would stay out of the matter unless something unexpected happened.
• Xiao Bai and the Bright Cult’s forces departed for the Misty Cloud Sect, prompting Fa Ma to leave the Alchemist Guild.
• Yao Ye urged Jia Xing Tian to gather the empire’s forces, let the Bright Cult and Misty Cloud Sect weaken each other, and then intervene.
• Jia Xing Tian considered Yao Ye’s plan but decided to wait and see what happened.

Xiao Yan and Xiao Bai brought a force of more than fifty Dou Wangs to confront the Misty Cloud Sect over the disappearance of the Xiao Family Clan Leader. Yun Leng admitted to pursuing the Clan Leader but denied capturing him, while Xiao Bai prepared to attack and Yun Shan accused Xiao Bai of sowing discord.

• Yun Yun questioned Yun Leng about his unauthorized trip, and Yun Shan announced preparations for the Southern Region Sect Assembly.
• Xiao Bai, Xiao Yan, and their powerful group arrived above the Misty Cloud Sect, where Xiao Yan demanded that Yun Leng come out and die.
• Yun Shan questioned why Xiao Bai had brought so many people, and Yun Yun recognized Xiao Yan as Yao Yan and revealed that they had met before under concealed identities.
• Xiao Bai accused Yun Leng of abducting the Xiao Family Clan Leader, and Yun Leng admitted pursuing him but said the Clan Leader had vanished in the forest.
• Xiao Bai ordered his group to beat the Misty Cloud Sect until they revealed the truth, but Yun Shan accused Xiao Bai of possibly causing the disappearance himself.

Xiao Bai ordered his forces to attack the Misty Cloud Sect after Xiao Yan hesitated over whether the sect had truly harmed his father. The sect was overwhelmed, and Yun Shan called for the Soul Hall protector as he faced defeat.

• Xiao Yan questioned Yao Lao about whether the aura that attacked his father was Misty Cloud Sect sword intent, and Yao Lao said someone might be able to imitate it.
• Xiao Bai ordered his subordinates to attack, and they charged through the Misty Cloud Sect’s forces.
• Yun Shan tried to seize Xiao Bai, but Hai Bodong and White Snake confronted him while Yun Leng was intercepted by the Black and White Twin Ghosts.
• Yun Yun attempted to form the Cloud Smoke Covering Sun Grand Formation, but a woman in an azure dress forced her to retreat and disrupted it.
• Xiao Yan watched the Misty Cloud Sect fall and vowed to become stronger, while Xiao Bai stayed alert for the Soul Hall.
• Hai Bodong and White Snake battered Yun Shan until he faced the sect’s defeat and called for his lord protector to save him.

Xiao Bai’s forces faced Yun Shan and Protector Wu after Yun Shan summoned the Soul Hall’s mysterious lord, while Xiao Yan learned about the Soul Hall from Yao Chen. As the two Dou Zongs attacked Xiao Bai’s formation, Xiao Bai revealed a confident smile and asked whether they had ever seen a greatsword fall from the sky.

• Yun Shan called upon his mysterious lord to save the Misty Cloud Sect, and Protector Wu emerged from a mass of black mist.
• Yun Shan blamed Xiao Bai for the sect’s plight, rejected Yun Yun’s pleas, and declared that he would take control of the sect.
• Xiao Bai ordered the Bright Cult members to form a formation and gathered their Dou Qi into a protective barrier.
• Yun Shan and Protector Wu attacked Xiao Bai’s group, but their strikes hit the barrier instead.
• Yao Chen told Xiao Yan that the Soul Hall was one of the Central Continent’s strongest factions and that he held old grudges against it.
• Xiao Bai smiled as the barrier withstood the attacks and asked whether anyone had ever seen a greatsword fall from the sky.

Xiao Bai used the Bright Cult formation and Light Dou Qi to defeat Yun Shan and devastate the Misty Cloud Sect. After Light Judgment trapped everyone nearby, Xiao Yan asked Xiao Bai to free Yao Lao, who was also caught by the attack.

• Xiao Bai gathered Hai Bodong and White Snake into the formation, holding off Protector Wu and Yun Shan while he converted the Dou Qi overhead into Light Dou Qi.
• Protector Wu urged Yun Shan not to hold back, and Yun Shan launched his Wind Annihilation Seal at Xiao Bai.
• Xiao Bai answered with Light Judgment, knocking Yun Shan's greatsword aside and driving a golden sword into Misty Cloud Mountain, splitting the plaza and destroying the sect.
• Jia Xing Tian and Fa Ma saw the golden light from the imperial capital and realized a major battle had taken place at the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Golden ripples immobilized everyone except the Bright Cult members, melted Protector Wu's black mist to reveal his soul body, and trapped Xiao Yan and Yao Lao.
• Xiao Bai released Xiao Yan after he explained that the attack had caught him by accident, and Xiao Yan embarrassedly asked him to free Yao Lao too.

Xiao Yan asked Xiao Bai to help discover whether the Misty Cloud Sect had abducted his father, Xiao Zhan. After questioning Yun Leng and Protector Wu, he learned Xiao Zhan was being taken to the Central Continent, and resolved to go there.

• Xiao Yan asked Xiao Bai to find out whether the Misty Cloud Sect had taken Xiao Zhan, and Xiao Bai brought Yun Leng before them.
• Yun Leng identified Protector Wu as someone who could know Xiao Zhan's whereabouts, based on energy matching what Protector Wu had used.
• Xiao Yan confronted Protector Wu, but held back from killing him because he needed information about his father.
• Protector Wu agreed to reveal Xiao Zhan's location in exchange for a quick death, and Xiao Yan promised Xiao Bai a favor.
• Protector Wu said Xiao Zhan should have reached the Central Continent and would ultimately be delivered to the Hall Master, so Xiao Yan declared he would go there.

Xiao Bai revealed to Xiao Yan the Xiao Family’s connection to the Eight Ancient Clans and its enmity with the Soul Clan. He left Xiao Yan with the unanswered question of why Soul Hall had captured his father.

• Xiao Yan said he would return to the Xiao Family and train at Jia Nan Academy before going to the Central Continent to rescue his father.
• Xiao Bai asked Xiao Yan for a private conversation about the jade token, and Xiao Yan agreed after Yao Chen understood why he had to be excluded.
• Xiao Bai explained that the Eight Ancient Clans stood above the famous Central Continent factions and that Yao Chen had once belonged to the Yao Clan.
• Xiao Bai revealed that the Xiao Family were the last members of the Xiao Clan and were enemies of the Soul Clan and Soul Hall.
• Xiao Yan asked whether Soul Hall had captured his father because of the Xiao Clan’s feud with the Soul Clan, and Xiao Bai answered, “Yes, and no.”

Xiao Bai told Xiao Yan that the Tou She Ancient God Jade was tied to becoming a Dou Di and revealed that Xiao Xun'er was actually Gu Xun'er of the Ancient Clan. After Xiao Yan left, Xiao Bai absorbed the Misty Cloud Sect into the Bright Cult and began establishing its Misty Cloud Branch Hall.

• Xiao Bai explained that the Xiao Family's Dou Di Bloodline had vanished and argued that he would pursue the path to becoming a Dou Di without relying on bloodline power.
• Xiao Bai told Xiao Yan that the Tou She Ancient God Jade concerned the secret of becoming an emperor and revealed that Xiao Xun'er was Gu Xun'er, the Ancient Clan's beloved jewel.
• Xiao Yan asked Xiao Bai not to kill Yun Yun, then left to consider what he had learned.
• Xiao Bai absorbed the Misty Cloud Sect and its disciples into the Bright Cult through his Holy Light Baptism.
• Xiao Bai ordered Yun Yun to summon former sect disciples for baptism, assigned Yun Shan and Wu to gather intelligence, and directed his followers to establish the Bright Cult Misty Cloud Branch Hall.

Yun Shan briefed Xiao Bai and the Bright Cult leaders on the Northwest Sect Summit and the powerful forces that could challenge their expansion. Xiao Bai encouraged the cult to face the competition confidently, and the meeting ended with its members chanting that the Bright Cult was eternal.

• Yun Shan explained that the Northwest Sect Summit aimed to unite the Northwestern Region’s many sects under a single power.
• Yun Shan identified the Heavenly Snake Mansion and the Thunderclap Sect as the main forces the Bright Cult needed to watch.
• Yun Shan described the Heavenly Snake Mansion’s control over the Heavenly Snake Kingdom and the Thunderclap Sect’s lightning-wielding experts.
• Xiao Bai suspected the Heavenly Snake Mansion was connected to the Ancient Heavenly Snake and wondered whether the Thunderclap Sect had ties to the Lei Clan.
• Xiao Bai urged the Bright Cult members not to fear older, stronger forces, and they chanted that the Bright Cult was eternal.

Jia Xing Tian and Yao Ye decided the Jia Ma Imperial Family had to submit to the Bright Cult to survive. Xiao Bai ordered every faction in the Jia Ma Empire to submit, and after the Bright Cult crushed the remaining resistance, the empire fell under its control.

• Yao Ye reported that the Misty Cloud Sect had submitted to the Bright Cult and its returning disciples now wore the cult’s sun-and-moon robes.
• Jia Xing Tian told Yao Ye that the Jia Ma Imperial Family could either submit or be destroyed, and she agreed that survival mattered most.
• Yao Ye pointed out that the Misty Cloud Sect’s fall could leave the Jia Ma Empire without standing in the Northwestern Region and mentioned a rising sect in the Chu Yun Empire.
• Xiao Bai ordered every faction in the Jia Ma Empire to submit, with talented resisters captured and the rest killed.
• The Jia Ma Imperial Family submitted, the Bright Cult’s Dou Zong experts crushed other resistance, and factions across the empire either fled or surrendered.
• News spread that the Bright Cult, led by Cult Master Taibai, had become a powerful force within the Jia Ma Empire.

Xiao Bai and the Bright Cult arrived in the Tagor Desert to confront the Snake People and demand an audience with Medusa. As Medusa went out to face them, the elders planned an escape for the tribe’s bloodlines, while Xiao Bai judged the Snake People’s defiant warriors to be the recruits he wanted.

• The Bright Cult’s forces confronted the Snake People, and Green Snake defeated a guard who challenged them.
• Medusa and the four elders discussed the humans’ arrival; the elders refused to fight unless absolutely necessary, while Medusa remained frustrated by their control over the tribe.
• Medusa sensed trouble outside and left the hall to confront the visitors.
• The four elders agreed to evacuate groups carrying the tribe’s bloodlines if the Snake People could not hold out, and decided Medusa should buy them time.
• Xiao Bai stood at the front of the human force and approved of the Snake People’s fighting spirit.