Chapter Summaries

Gu Fang intervened when Xiao Yi Xian tried to treat a poisoned mercenary, healing the man and discovering that her blood carried poison. He recognized her as the Calamity Poison Body, while Xiao Yi Xian waited for him to reject her; the chapter ended after Gu Fang sent the mercenaries away and met her questioning gaze.

• Gu Fang silenced the mercenaries with a roar, gave the injured man a pill, and treated his wound with medicine.
• Gu Fang stopped Xiao Yi Xian from touching the poison and showed her that the mercenary's wound was already healing.
• Gu Fang touched Xiao Yi Xian's blood, but his Heavenly Flames devoured the poison before it could harm him.
• Xiao Yi Xian wondered why Gu Fang was unaffected and braced herself for him to despise her, while Gu Fang recognized her as the Calamity Poison Body.
• The healed mercenary thanked Gu Fang, who ordered the mercenaries to leave and not venture farther into the area.
• Gu Fang turned back to Xiao Yi Xian and met her probing eyes.

Gu Fang reassured Xiao Yi Xian that he did not fear or hate her for having the Calamity Poison Body, and they introduced themselves before he left to check on his Poison Puppet. The puppet had gained rudimentary intelligence and strength comparable to an ordinary Dou Wang, and Gu Fang sent it to test itself against Ling Wu.

• Xiao Yi Xian asked Gu Fang whether he feared her, and he calmly told her that her Calamity Poison Body was not a reason to fear or despise her.
• Xiao Yi Xian thanked Gu Fang and introduced herself as a healer from the Myriad Medicine House, while Gu Fang introduced himself as being from the Ancient Clan.
• Gu Fang told Xiao Yi Xian he might travel to the Tagor Desert, then left when he sensed that his Poison Puppet had finished condensing its poison pill.
• Xiao Yi Xian wondered what the Calamity Poison Body meant and resolved to ask Gu Fang when he returned, then went to gather medicinal herbs.
• Ling Wu told Gu Fang that the Poison Puppet could likely handle an average Dou Wang, and the puppet knelt and called Gu Fang its master.
• Gu Fang made the Poison Puppet attack Ling Wu so he could test its combat strength.

Gu Fang tested the Poison Puppet’s strength with Ling Wu, then met Xiao Yi Xian and discussed her Calamity Poison Body, promising to explain more after retrieving a record. That night, Mu Li saw Xiao Yi Xian leave with Gu Fang and ordered a mercenary to summon his father and uncles to pursue them.

• Ling Wu fought the Poison Puppet and found that its early Dou Wang strength, painlessness, and simple consciousness made it dangerous to opponents who underestimated it.
• Gu Fang put away the Poison Puppet and flew to the herb-gathering area, where he reunited with Xiao Yi Xian and arranged to travel with her party.
• Xiao Yi Xian asked Gu Fang to explain the Calamity Poison Body, and he told her there was a way to resolve it once she became strong enough, while withholding the full truth until he could retrieve detailed records.
• Mu Li saw Xiao Yi Xian leave her tent with Gu Fang and ordered a mercenary to summon his father, Second Uncle, and Third Uncle to follow them.

Gu Fang took Xiao Yi Xian away from camp to show her a place beneath a cliff that could explain her poison constitution. After she nearly fell into the abyss, he pulled her back and steadied her close against him.

• Gu Fang led Xiao Yi Xian through the forest, and she grew uneasy about his unexplained knowledge of their destination.
• Xiao Yi Xian's Soul-Confusing Powder slipped from her waist, but Gu Fang caught it, identified it, and returned it to her without taking offense.
• Gu Fang told Xiao Yi Xian that their destination lay beneath a cliff and claimed he knew about it through guidance from the Ancient Emperor.
• At the cliff's edge, Gu Fang pointed out an immature White Orchid Fruit hidden in the weeds, and Xiao Yi Xian began searching for it.
• Gu Fang's Origin Flame startled Xiao Yi Xian, who lost her balance and fell toward the abyss before he pulled her back and steadied her by the waist.

Gu Fang and Xiao Yi Xian descended the cliff to explore a hidden cave, where they overcame a Rock Snake and broke through a stone door. Inside, they collected its treasures, and Gu Fang gave Xiao Yi Xian the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture.

• Gu Fang showed Xiao Yi Xian the unripe White Orchid Fruit and explained that he would tell her how to address her Calamity Poison Body once she understood it.
• Gu Fang used flaming wings to carry Xiao Yi Xian down the cliff, killed an attacking Rock Snake, and caught Xiao Yi Xian when she fell.
• Gu Fang led Xiao Yi Xian into a cave and shattered a stone door with a punch.
• Xiao Yi Xian collected the medicinal herbs while Gu Fang took needed herbs, the stone boxes' key, and a scroll fragment of the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame.
• Gu Fang opened the stone boxes, took the Dou Techniques and Seven-Colored Poison Scripture, and handed the scripture to Xiao Yi Xian.

Gu Fang gave Xiao Yi Xian the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture, then confronted Mu Li and the Wolf Head Mercenary Group in the cave. He killed Mu She and ordered his puppet to wipe out the group, leaving only Gu Fang and Xiao Yi Xian alive as they prepared to leave.

• Gu Fang gave Xiao Yi Xian the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture, which recorded everything about the Calamity Poison Body.
• Mu Li arrived with the Wolf Head Mercenary Group, demanded Gu Fang's possessions, and revealed that Mu She had come to take the treasure.
• Gu Fang warned the mercenaries to surrender, but Mu She attacked him with his spear.
• Gu Fang stopped Mu She's spear with one finger and burned Mu She to ashes with Origin Flame.
• Gu Fang summoned his puppet, which killed the rest of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group, then told Xiao Yi Xian they should leave.

After learning that she had the Calamity Poison Body, Xiao Yi Xian continued to grow close to Gu Fang as he prepared to cultivate in her secluded valley. The chapter ended with Xiao Yi Xian welcoming him back as her friend, no matter what happened to her.

• Xiao Yi Xian read the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture and learned that her Calamity Poison Body could one day turn the surrounding land into a vast poisonous domain.
• When members of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group searched for their missing Young Leader, they realized Gu Fang and Xiao Yi Xian had survived the previous day's attack and their leader had not.
• Gu Fang decided to leave the herb-gathering party, and Xiao Yi Xian invited him to cultivate in her secluded valley, which he could reach with Xiao Lan's help.
• Gu Fang, Ling Wu, and the puppet built two wooden cottages in the valley, and Gu Fang spent the following days cultivating.
• Xiao Yi Xian visited Gu Fang and asked whether he would still speak calmly with her if her body could no longer withstand its poison; Gu Fang assured her that day would never come.
• Gu Fang and Xiao Yi Xian affirmed their friendship, and Xiao Yi Xian promised that the valley would always welcome him back.

Gu Fang broke through to Two-Star Da Dou Shi and transformed the Purple Cloud Wings with his Emperor Bloodline, creating the Blazing Origin Fire Wings. After deciding to leave for the Tagor Desert, he saw Xiao Yi Xian arrive on a Blue Eagle.

• Gu Fang broke through to Two-Star Da Dou Shi and began cultivating the Purple Cloud Wings.
• The Black Flame Purple Gold Eagle's remnant soul attacked Gu Fang, but his soul and Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame subdued it.
• Gu Fang's Emperor Bloodline transformed the Purple Cloud Wings into crimson wings that adapted to his body and consumed almost no Dou Qi.
• Gu Fang tested the Blazing Origin Fire Wings, finding their speed nearly equal to an ordinary Dou Wang's, and named them.
• Gu Fang decided to leave for the Tagor Desert, then saw Xiao Yi Xian arrive on a Blue Eagle.

Gu Fang revealed that his Dou Qi Wings had transformed into the Blazing Origin Fire Wings, then prepared to leave Xiao Yi Xian for the Tagor Desert. After sharing a quiet night together, he bid her farewell and flew toward the desert.

• Gu Fang showed Xiao Yi Xian his transformed Blazing Origin Fire Wings and explained that the change had no harmful side effects.
• Xiao Yi Xian gave Gu Fang a robe and medicinal powder to conceal his scent and Dou Qi aura in the Tagor Desert.
• Gu Fang showed Xiao Yi Xian the puppet's Magic Crystal poison pill and told her she could eventually condense one to control her Calamity Poison Body.
• Xiao Yi Xian altered Gu Fang's robe for his wings, gathered medicinal ingredients, and told him about her childhood as they spent the evening together.
• Gu Fang and Xiao Yi Xian slept beside each other, then shared breakfast and said farewell the next day.
• Gu Fang embraced Xiao Yi Xian, spread his wings, and flew toward the Tagor Desert.

Gu Fang arrived in Desert City seeking Hai Bodong, the owner of the Ancient Map shop, and used Jia Xingtian’s token to gain the City Lord’s respect. The chapter left him asking Mo Feng for directions to the shop.

• Gu Fang decided not to visit the Amethyst Winged Lion King’s lair and continued toward the Tagor Desert.
• Gu Fang reached Desert City, where merchants and mercenaries recognized his fiery wings as a sign of a Dou Wang.
• Mo Feng challenged Gu Fang to provide proof of identity, and Gu Fang threw him Jia Xingtian’s token.
• Mo Feng recognized the token, ordered the city’s weapons lowered, and welcomed Gu Fang as an envoy.
• Gu Fang told Mo Feng he was looking for someone and asked whether Desert City had a map shop called Ancient Map.

Gu Fang went with City Lord Mo Feng to meet the reclusive mapmaker Hai Bodong and demand a special map fragment. Hai Bodong admitted he possessed one and tried to seize Gu Fang’s fragment, but Gu Fang revealed a Dou Wang-strength Poison Puppet as their confrontation escalated.

• Mo Feng led Gu Fang to the Ancient Map shop after warning him that its owner was a powerful, volatile expert.
• Hai Bodong reprimanded Mo Feng for disturbing him, and Mo Feng explained that Jia Xingtian had sent Gu Fang on urgent business.
• Gu Fang sent Mo Feng outside and told Hai Bodong he had come to buy a special map fragment.
• Hai Bodong denied having a fragment until Gu Fang displayed a decoy, prompting Hai Bodong to rush for it and crush it.
• Hai Bodong threatened Gu Fang and demanded the genuine fragment, so Gu Fang summoned a Poison Puppet with Dou Wang strength.

Gu Fang defeated Hai Bodong with the Poison Puppet and took all of his map fragments. When Hai Bodong offered his knowledge of a Heavenly Flame in exchange for help breaking his seal, Gu Fang rejected him and left.

• Gu Fang sent out the Dou Wang-level Poison Puppet, which overwhelmed Hai Bodong and seized him.
• Hai Bodong revealed that the fragment was hidden in the map, but Gu Fang demanded all the fragments he possessed.
• Hai Bodong gave Gu Fang his final fragment, and Gu Fang had the Poison Puppet release him.
• Gu Fang used bronze flames to turn Hai Bodong's ice-sealed door into mist, leading Hai Bodong to suspect the flames were a Heavenly Flame.
• Hai Bodong pleaded for Gu Fang to refine a pill that would restore his Dou Emperor strength and offered information about a Heavenly Flame.
• Gu Fang said he already knew about the Heavenly Flame, opened the door, and left.

After leaving the Ancient Map shop, Gu Fang accepted City Lord Mo Feng’s invitation to spend the night in Desert City before continuing through the Tagor Desert. At a private banquet, Mo Feng presented a dance troupe, whose performance began with a sudden change in music and lighting.

• Hai Bodong regretted trying to seize the map fragment from Gu Fang after realizing that Gu Fang’s power and resources far exceeded his expectations.
• Gu Fang left the ice-covered Ancient Map shop as onlookers wondered how he had defeated its owner, and Mo Feng invited him to rest at his residence.
• Mo Feng explained that night travel through the desert could bring trouble from the Snake-People Tribe, and Gu Fang agreed to stay in Desert City.
• Gu Fang sampled local dishes at a private banquet with Mo Feng and asked about the veiled dancers who entered the hall.
• Mo Feng introduced the Enchanting Snake Demon Group, and the music and moonlight stones changed as the dancers shifted their poses.

Gu Fang watched a dance by the Enchanting Snake Demon Group and learned that Zhen Xi's Falling Veil had bound her to him. He then sensed that the dancers carried a strange, nonhuman force within them, leaving him suspicious of their true nature and Zhen Xi's intentions.

• Gu Fang noticed that the veiled dancers were powerful cultivators who had concealed their strength, and he wondered why they were performing for him.
• One dancer, Zhen Xi, let her veil fall before Gu Fang, introduced herself, and led the group in a dance focused on him.
• Mo Feng explained that a Falling Veil meant Zhen Xi had chosen Gu Fang and would willingly belong to him.
• Gu Fang sensed a faint, nonhuman aura in the dancers and used his soul power to discover that each contained a force that gave her body its unusual softness.

Gu Fang learned that the Enchanting Snake Demon Group’s Falling Veil custom bound a dancer to the person she chose, but the women risked a deadly snake venom outbreak. After reaching Mo Feng’s prepared room, Gu Fang found Zhen Xi waiting for him and began to suspect the danger behind her choice.

• Gu Fang asked Mo Feng about the Enchanting Snake Demon Group, and Mo Feng explained the costly veil-lifting custom and how Zhen Xi had chosen Falling Veil for Gu Fang.
• After the performance, the dancers confronted Zhen Xi about her decision and warned that a previous woman who performed Falling Veil had died from a snake venom outbreak.
• Gu Fang told Mo Feng he planned to go to Stone Desert City, received the supplies he had requested, and headed to his room.
• Gu Fang sensed Zhen Xi inside his room, where she greeted him and approached him with an offer to follow his instructions.

Zhen Xi told Gu Fang how the people who rescued her village had secretly arranged its destruction and enslaved the surviving girls. Knowing she was dying from snake venom, she begged him to save her remaining sisters and destroy the organization, leaving Gu Fang to consider the danger and the power behind him.

• Gu Fang stopped Zhen Xi's attempt to seduce him and confronted her about the snake venom that would soon kill her.
• Zhen Xi recounted how snake people attacked her village, killed its inhabitants, and were defeated by rescuers who took in her and other girls.
• Zhen Xi explained that the rescuers formed the Enchanting Snake Demon Group and concealed that the girls' supposed freedom to choose clients was false.
• Zhen Xi revealed that she learned the rescuers had lured the snake people to attack her village, and asked Gu Fang to save her remaining sisters and destroy the organization.
• Gu Fang questioned whether he could challenge the powerful organization, and Zhen Xi admitted she was gambling on him and the force behind him despite knowing she would die.

Gu Fang accepted Zhen Xi’s request for help in exchange for her mottled jade, gave her a cultivation technique, and treated the toxins in her body. After discovering that the venom contained magical-beast Bloodline Power, he sealed it in the jade and prepared to leave for Stone Desert City and the Green Lotus Core Flame.

• Gu Fang refused Zhen Xi’s offer of her body as payment but accepted her mottled jade in exchange for helping her.
• Gu Fang gave Zhen Xi information about a cultivation technique, caught her when she fainted, cleared the toxins in her meridians, and fed her an antidote pill.
• Gu Fang discovered that the energy in Zhen Xi’s venom was magical-beast Bloodline Power and tested its effects on a flying insect, which died after its body could not endure the power.
• Gu Fang found a trace of high-grade jade core inside Zhen Xi’s jade and used it to seal the Bloodline Power.
• Gu Fang sat on the cultivation platform and decided to leave the next day for Stone Desert City and the Green Lotus Core Flame.

Gu Fang left Mo City for Stone Desert City after entrusting Zhen Xi to Mo Feng, and discovered that the Enchanting Snake Demon Group had sent him a message and medicine. He learned the group wanted his flying battle skill and headed toward the Green Lotus Core Flame, intending to confront them after absorbing it.

• Gu Fang woke while Zhen Xi continued sleeping and asked Mo Feng to look after her until he returned.
• Mo Feng gave Gu Fang a carved wooden box delivered for him, and Gu Fang suspected it came from the force backing the Enchanting Snake Demon Group.
• Gu Fang opened the box on his way to Stone Desert City, discarded the snake-venom remedy, and burned a letter summoning him to Windfall Ravine in five days.
• Gu Fang set out for Stone Desert City, planning to absorb the Green Lotus Core Flame before testing his strength against the group.
• An Enchanting Snake Demon Group leader revealed that he wanted Gu Fang’s flying battle skill and interrupted his subordinate’s concern about Jia Xingtian by saying he would not wait five days to act.

Gu Fang arrived at Stone Desert City by flying over its gates, while the city's mercenary groups competed to welcome him. Cunning Fox Xiao Ding's plan let the Iron Mercenary Group block Sha Luo and the Storm Mercenary Group from reaching Gu Fang first.

• The Sand and Storm Mercenary Groups prepared to welcome Gu Fang at Stone Desert City's gates, while rumors spread that the Iron Mercenary Group had been turned away.
• Gu Fang flew into the city and followed a captain toward the inner city after the city guards welcomed him.
• Sha Luo and the Storm leader rushed toward the inner city entrance, only to find it crowded and blocked by the Iron Mercenary Group.
• Xiao Li confronted Sha Luo and warned that Gu Fang would arrive in just over ten breaths, making Sha Luo hesitate to attack.
• Xiao Li recalled that Cunning Fox Xiao Ding had predicted Gu Fang would fly and arranged for the Iron Mercenary Group to intercept the other groups.

Gu Fang met Xiao Ding, accepted an invitation to dine at the Iron Mercenary Group headquarters, and discovered that the girl who collapsed while bringing wine was Qing Lin, who had accidentally attacked him with her soul power. The chapter ended with Gu Fang confirming her identity from the snake scales on her arm.

• Xiao Ding greeted Gu Fang and Bai Ting, then invited them to a banquet at the Iron Mercenary Group headquarters, and Gu Fang accepted because he was hungry.
• Sha Luo left after Xiao Li taunted him by announcing the banquet for Gu Fang, forcing Sha Luo to consider attending with a gift.
• Xiao Ding and Xiao Li hosted Gu Fang at the headquarters, where Gu Fang took the seat of honor and said he had come on personal business.
• Qing Lin approached with a wine jug, and her strange eye patterns sent a soul attack toward Gu Fang, who instinctively counterattacked.
• Gu Fang caught Qing Lin and the falling wine jug, then recognized the patterns in her eyes and the snake scales on her arm as signs that she was Qing Lin.