Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yue lured He Meng into fighting a Black Striped Leopard, then attacked him by surprise while he was about to finish off the beast. He Meng survived the strike and realized Xiao Yue had tried to kill him, but he suspected someone else had sent her.

• Xiao Yue deliberately woke a Late First Order Black Striped Leopard and encouraged He Meng to fight it.
• He Meng battled the Black Striped Leopard and struck it down with his Beast Hunting Fist.
• As He Meng approached the injured leopard, Xiao Yue launched a sneak attack that cut through a tree and injured his back.
• He Meng dodged the attack, recognized Xiao Yue as his attacker, and demanded to know who had sent her.

Xiao Yue killed He Meng after he attacked her, then asked Su Mu to take her to Qingshan Town. As they continued through the forest, Xiao Yue grew tired and wondered if Su Mu had lost the way.

• Xiao Yue rejected He Meng's offer and attacked him with the Green Lotus Sword.
• Xiao Yue defeated He Meng with a swift strike and looted his corpse after he fell.
• Xiao Yue asked Su Mu to take her to Qingshan Town, and he agreed, noting that He Meng had stronger people behind him.
• Su Mu learned from the system that Xiao Yi Xian was rated as a Goddess and hoped to meet her and take her as his disciple.
• After walking for a long time, Xiao Yue stopped to rest and complained that they still had not reached Qingshan Town.

Su Mu and Xiao Yue lost their way in the Monster Beast Mountain Range, then met Xiao Yi Xian and her mercenary group while looking for directions to Qingshan Town. As Xiao Yue befriended Xiao Yi Xian, Mu Li approached them with predatory intentions, and Xiao Yue challenged his suspicion of them.

• Su Mu told Xiao Yue to head east after sensing a group nearby, and Xiao Yue gained Admiration Value for his guidance.
• Xiao Yue killed a Green Extreme Snake, and Xiao Yi Xian explained that the harmless snake had not been a threat.
• Su Mu apologized to Xiao Yi Xian, who welcomed the pair and calmed the wary mercenaries.
• Xiao Yue grew close to Xiao Yi Xian as she learned about her work as Qingshan Town's physician.
• Mu Li claimed he was responsible for Xiao Yi Xian's safety and accused the strangers of having ill intentions, while privately eyeing Xiao Yue.
• Xiao Yue confronted Mu Li after hearing his accusation.

Xiao Yue and Xiao Yi Xian reached Qingshan Town with Mu Li pursuing Xiao Yue and offering her a place to stay. Xiao Yue rejected his offer and relied on Xiao Yi Xian’s hospitality.

• Xiao Yue asked Xiao Yi Xian if they were close to Qingshan Town, and Xiao Yi Xian said she would treat her once they arrived.
• Xiao Yi Xian offered to arrange a place for Xiao Yue to stay in town.
• Mu Li appeared and offered Xiao Yue lodging through the Wolf Head Mercenary Group.
• Xiao Yue challenged Mu Li’s presence and rejected his offer, saying Xiao Yi Xian would host them.

Xiao Yue tried to persuade Su Mu to take Xiao Yi Xian as his disciple, then began encouraging Xiao Yi Xian to accept him as her master. Xiao Yi Xian remained uncertain, while Su Mu welcomed Xiao Yue’s help.

• Xiao Yue asked Su Mu whether he wanted to take Xiao Yi Xian as a disciple, and he said he was interested but did not know whether she would agree.
• Xiao Yue offered to help persuade Xiao Yi Xian, and Su Mu accepted her assistance.
• Xiao Yue asked Xiao Yi Xian what she thought of Su Mu, making Xiao Yi Xian mistakenly think she was matchmaking.
• Xiao Yue praised Su Mu’s strength and alchemy knowledge and urged Xiao Yi Xian to become his disciple, leaving Xiao Yi Xian awkwardly unsure.

Xiao Yue continued trying to persuade Xiao Yi Xian to become Su Mu’s disciple, while Xiao Yi Xian hesitated because of her personal condition. At Myriad Medicine Hall, Xiao Yue kept praising Su Mu, and Mu She sent Mu Li to look for the missing He Meng.

• Xiao Yue and Xiao Yi Xian discussed Su Mu’s potential as a master, but Xiao Yi Xian worried about burdening him with her problems.
• Xiao Yi Xian brought Xiao Yue and Su Mu to Myriad Medicine Hall and arranged to find Xiao Yue a place to stay.
• Mu Li returned to the Wolf Head Mercenary Group and complained to Mu She that Xiao Yi Xian kept her distance from him.
• Mu She told Mu Li to use whatever methods were necessary to win Xiao Yi Xian over, then asked him to find He Meng in the Monster Beast Mountain Range.
• Xiao Yue watched Xiao Yi Xian process medicinal herbs and continued urging her to accept Su Mu as her master.
• Su Mu teased Xiao Yue for praising him, and Xiao Yue told him to take the initiative with Xiao Yi Xian.

Mu Li confronted Xiao Yue at Myriad Medicine Hall, demanding to know what happened to the missing Third Captain of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group. Xiao Yue refused to explain, and Xiao Yi Xian warned Mu Li not to make trouble without evidence.

• Mu Li interrupted Su Mu and accused Xiao Yue of hiding what happened to the Wolf Head Mercenary Group’s missing Third Captain, He Meng.
• Xiao Yue said He Meng had pestered her and suggested he might have been eaten by monster beasts in the Monster Beast Mountain Range.
• Mu Li threatened Xiao Yue and questioned the sudden appearance of the black-robed man beside her.
• Xiao Yi Xian warned Mu Li that arresting someone at Myriad Medicine Hall without evidence would count as causing trouble.
• Xiao Yue told Mu Li to leave if he had no evidence and refused to explain further.

Mu Li led the Wolf Head Mercenary Group away from the Myriad Medicine House after deciding not to fight inside, but ordered his men to watch the exits. Xiao Yue remained confident she could escape and challenged Xiao Yi Xian to bet on it, while Xiao Yi Xian tried to get Su Mu to intervene.

• Mu Li ordered his men to surround Xiao Yue and Xiao Yi Xian, but Xiao Yi Xian warned them against fighting inside the Myriad Medicine House and Xiao Yue readied her Green Lotus Sword.
• A Wolf Head Mercenary Group member suggested waiting outside or asking Mr. Yao for permission, and Mu Li chose to station men outside the Myriad Medicine House.
• Mu Li threatened Xiao Yue and Su Mu before leaving, while Xiao Yue stuck out her tongue at him.
• Xiao Yi Xian urged Xiao Yue to stay inside and stay cautious, but Xiao Yue insisted she could leave safely and proposed a bet that Xiao Yi Xian would become her junior sister if she succeeded.
• Xiao Yi Xian tried to signal Su Mu to stop Xiao Yue, but Xiao Yue noticed her staring at him and asked whether she thought he was handsome or wanted him as her master.

Xiao Yue tried to persuade Xiao Yi Xian to become her junior sister, insisting that she was strong enough to survive a bet and revealing that she had defeated He Meng. As the Wolf Head Mercenary Group continued surrounding Myriad Medicine Hall, Xiao Yue asked Su Mu to scare them off with his aura, but he had not yet acted.

• Xiao Yue urged Xiao Yi Xian to take Su Mu as her master and proposed a life-or-death bet, but Xiao Yi Xian objected to the danger.
• Su Mu suggested Xiao Yi Xian try the bet, prompting her to criticize him for encouraging his disciple to risk her life.
• Xiao Yue told Xiao Yi Xian that she had defeated He Meng and could handle the Wolf Head Mercenary Group, and Su Mu confirmed her claim.
• Xiao Yi Xian began to believe Xiao Yue but declined a demonstration and said she would think more about becoming her junior sister.
• Xiao Yue complained that the mercenaries were still surrounding Myriad Medicine Hall and asked Su Mu to release his aura to drive them away.

Su Mu and Xiao Yue learned that Myriad Medicine Hall could no longer shelter them while the Wolf Head Mercenary Group watched the hall, so they decided to leave. Su Mu planned to say goodbye to Xiao Yi Xian and intended to show her his strength before continuing to pursue her as his disciple.

• Su Mu urged Xiao Yue to spend time with Xiao Yi Xian and try to persuade her to become his junior sister.
• Xiao Yue told Xiao Yi Xian she and Su Mu had discussed her becoming his disciple and Xiao Yue's wish to leave Myriad Medicine Hall.
• Xiao Yi Xian explained that she preferred alchemy to cultivation and said she would look for a way to help Xiao Yue leave safely.
• Mr. Yao told Xiao Yi Xian that the Wolf Head Mercenary Group's presence was hurting Myriad Medicine Hall's business and that Su Mu and Xiao Yue could not stay indefinitely.
• After overhearing the discussion, Su Mu told Xiao Yue they would leave once Xiao Yi Xian returned and they had said goodbye.

Xiao Yue and Su Mu tried to leave Myriad Medicine Hall, but Xiao Yi Xian worried the Wolf Head Mercenary Group would attack them. Xiao Yue confronted the mercenaries outside and began fighting, leaving them to press in around her.

• Xiao Yi Xian found Xiao Yue and Su Mu packing to leave and offered to escort them beyond the Wolf Head Mercenary Group's encirclement.
• Xiao Yue declined to wait for help, and Su Mu encouraged her to handle the mercenaries herself.
• Mercenaries surrounded the entrance to Myriad Medicine Hall and threatened Xiao Yue and Su Mu on the Young Captain's orders.
• Xiao Yue rejected a mercenary's offer to spare her if they injured Su Mu, then struck one mercenary with her sword's scabbard.
• A commanding mercenary ordered the others to surround and attack Xiao Yue, warning them not to let the pair escape.

Xiao Yue fought the Wolf Head Mercenary Group outside Myriad Medicine Hall and defeated the men who surrounded her. Su Mu urged Xiao Yi Xian to become his disciple, and after the battle Xiao Yue asked Xiao Yi Xian to show them around Qingshan Town.

• Xiao Yue drew her Green Lotus Sword and warned the mercenaries to leave, but they attacked her instead.
• Xiao Yue used the Surging Waves Sword Skill to kill and injure the mercenaries while onlookers watched and speculated about Mu She’s arrival.
• Inside Myriad Medicine Hall, Su Mu praised Xiao Yue’s strength and asked Xiao Yi Xian to become his disciple; Xiao Yi Xian said she needed time to think.
• Xiao Yue defeated the surrounding mercenaries, wiped her sword clean, and returned to Su Mu’s side.
• Xiao Yue asked Xiao Yi Xian to guide them around Qingshan Town.

Mu She ordered the Wolf Head Mercenary Group to gather and send its Second Captain after Xiao Yue, while Xiao Yue remained unaware and went shopping with Su Mu and Xiao Yi Xian. The chapter ended with Xiao Yue accusing Su Mu of favoritism, and Xiao Yi Xian feeling caught between them.

• Mu She demanded an explanation after learning that Xiao Yue had killed many of his men, and Mu Li blamed her strength and lack of known background.
• Mu She ordered the Wolf Head Mercenary Group to gather and sent for the Second Captain so they could make Xiao Yue pay.
• Xiao Yue browsed Qingshan Town with Su Mu and Xiao Yi Xian, while Su Mu bought mostly medicinal herbs for Xiao Yi Xian.
• Xiao Yue accused Su Mu of favoring Xiao Yi Xian, and Su Mu retorted that Xiao Yue had chosen worn-out junk.
• Xiao Yi Xian stood between them and felt at a loss.

Su Mu, Xiao Yue, and Xiao Yi Xian discussed the herbs Xiao Yi Xian had bought before Su Mu sensed that the Wolf Head Mercenary Group had surrounded them in the Market. Xiao Yi Xian worried about bystanders getting hurt, and the group prepared to leave the crowded area while Xiao Yue remained confident Su Mu could handle the attackers.

• Xiao Yi Xian offered to repay Su Mu for the herbs, but Xiao Yue urged her to accept them and become Su Mu's disciple.
• Su Mu refused payment and considered using his system to give Xiao Yi Xian the abilities needed to become an alchemist, though he lacked enough Admiration Value.
• Su Mu sensed that people had surrounded them, and Xiao Yi Xian recognized them as members of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group.
• Xiao Yue offered to take the mercenaries out, while Xiao Yi Xian worried that fighting in the crowded Market could injure bystanders.
• Su Mu said he would try to control himself, and Xiao Yi Xian suggested leaving the Market so they could fight freely.
• Xiao Yue told Xiao Yi Xian they could keep shopping while Su Mu dealt with the mercenaries.

Xiao Yue, Su Mu, and Xiao Yi Xian were surrounded by the Wolf Head Mercenary Group, whose captains arrived to confront them. Gan Mu lusted after Xiao Yue, while Mu Li warned Xiao Yi Xian to leave before the fight began.

• Xiao Yue tried to reassure Xiao Yi Xian that she was gentle and suggested she leave so she would not be caught in the coming fight.
• The Wolf Head Mercenary Group surrounded the three, and Mu Li and Second Captain Gan Mu rode into the crowd.
• Gan Mu leered at Xiao Yue and said he looked forward to taming her, while Mu Li admitted she had killed several of his men.
• Su Mu became angered by Gan Mu's gaze and resolved to deal with him.
• Mu Li warned Xiao Yi Xian to leave, telling her she could be hurt if she stayed.

Su Mu struck back at the Wolf Head Mercenary Group after its members threatened Xiao Yue, blinding Gan Mu with a single sword strike. The mercenaries realized Su Mu was responsible and feared they would not survive.

• Xiao Yi Xian stepped aside and chose to trust Su Mu and Xiao Yue as Gan Mu demanded Xiao Yue surrender.
• Gan Mu and the mercenaries mocked and threatened Xiao Yue, prompting her to abandon any thought of sparing them.
• Su Mu drew an iron sword and warned Gan Mu that he would not be laughing for long.
• A flash of cold light blinded Gan Mu, and the Wolf Head Mercenary Group panicked, suspecting a hidden expert had attacked.
• Mu Li pointed at Su Mu and asked if he had blinded Gan Mu, and Su Mu confirmed that he had.

Su Mu killed Gan Mu after Xiao Yue refused to spare him, then let her decide how to deal with the remaining Wolf Head Mercenary Group members. Xiao Yue chose to spare them in exchange for all their valuables, with each item worth more than one gold coin.

• Gan Mu knelt and begged Su Mu and Xiao Yue to spare his life after losing his eyes.
• Su Mu asked Xiao Yue to decide Gan Mu’s fate, and she told him to finish Gan Mu off.
• Su Mu killed Gan Mu with a swift sword strike, earning Xiao Yue’s admiration.
• Su Mu asked Xiao Yue how to deal with the remaining Wolf Head Mercenary Group members, while they and the onlookers watched nervously.
• Xiao Yue decided to spare the mercenaries if they handed over every valuable item worth more than one gold coin.

Xiao Yue and Su Mu took valuables from the mercenaries, then Xiao Yue decided to use Mu Li to confront the Wolf Head Mercenary Group. After Mu Li returned to his father, Xiao Yue and Su Mu prepared to head for the group, with Xiao Yue still sorting and carrying the seized goods.

• Xiao Yue collected the mercenaries’ valuables and spared those who offered less than one gold coin, while Su Mu punished those who hid their possessions.
• Xiao Yue refused to spare Mu Li and planned to use him to find trouble with the Wolf Head Mercenary Group; Su Mu agreed to support her.
• Xiao Yue invited Xiao Yi Xian to help sort the seized items, and Xiao Yi Xian happily joined her.
• Mu Li knelt before Mu She in the Wolf Head Mercenary Group’s main hall, and Mu She berated him for his failure and cowardice.
• After sorting the goods, Xiao Yue complained that Su Mu would not lend her his storage ring, and he refused to store her junk.

Su Mu, Xiao Yi Xian, and Xiao Yue arrived at the Wolf Head Mercenary Group, where Mu She waited in the central hall after dismissing most of his subordinates. The group approached the open hall doors and saw Mu She and Mu Li inside.

• Su Mu stored Xiao Yue’s belongings and asked what they should do next, and Xiao Yue chose to go straight to the Wolf Head Mercenary Group.
• Mu She gave up on defending the Wolf Head Mercenary Group and hoped the newcomers would spare his son, Mu Li.
• After a subordinate reported that someone had arrived, Mu She ordered the gates opened and told them to invite the visitors inside.
• Xiao Yue and Xiao Yi Xian wondered why the gates stood open, while Su Mu said they should enter and see for themselves.
• Mu Li questioned why Mu She had dismissed the mercenaries and stayed behind, and Mu She explained that fleeing would leave him with no chance of survival.
• Su Mu, Xiao Yi Xian, and Xiao Yue reached the central hall, where Xiao Yue spotted Mu She and Mu Li sitting inside.

Su Mu and Xiao Yue confronted Mu She and Mu Li over their earlier conflict with the Wolf Head Mercenary Group. After Mu She surrendered the group’s assets to save his son, Su Mu crippled half of both men’s cultivation and left them alive, expecting their many enemies to deal with them.

• Su Mu and Xiao Yue entered the Wolf Head Mercenary Group’s courtyard and demanded an answer for the earlier conflict.
• Mu She offered to meet any demand if Su Mu spared Mu Li’s life, then hesitated when Xiao Yue asked for his own life.
• Mu She handed over the storage ring containing the Wolf Head Mercenary Group’s assets, and Su Mu checked that nothing had been hidden.
• Su Mu reduced Mu She from a Two-star Dou Shi to a Nine-star Dou Zhe and Mu Li from a Six-star Dou Zhe to a Four-star Dou Zhe, declaring the matter settled.
• After leaving, Su Mu told Xiao Yue that the group’s enemies might finish off the weakened Mu She and Mu Li, and Xiao Yue asked what they would do next.