Chapter Summaries

Su Mu searched the Monster Beast Mountain Range for the cave where Xiao Yi Xian had once found an opportunity, using a system item to locate it. After finding the cliff, he tried to persuade Xiao Yue to descend with him, and she finally agreed when he planned to take Xiao Yi Xian instead.

• Su Mu brought Xiao Yue and Xiao Yi Xian into the Monster Beast Mountain Range to search for a cave he remembered from the original work.
• Su Mu used a one-time system item to inspect cliff faces, and the ninth attempt revealed the destination.
• Su Mu judged from Xiao Yi Xian’s calm reaction that she had not found the cave before.
• Xiao Yue refused to jump down the cliff, insisting that she would not risk her life for treasure.
• Su Mu said he would descend with Xiao Yi Xian and share whatever they found, prompting Xiao Yue to insist on joining them.

Su Mu took Xiao Yue and Xiao Yi Xian down the cliff to the cave he had found, where they made their way past a brief ambush. They reached the cave entrance, and the chapter left them about to enter.

• Su Mu carried Xiao Yue and Xiao Yi Xian down the cliff using the footholds to reach the cave.
• As they walked into the cave, Xiao Yue and Xiao Yi Xian grew flustered from Su Mu holding their waists, then relaxed as Xiao Yue teased him.
• Su Mu sensed a small creature trying to ambush them and knocked it away with Dou Qi.
• Su Mu cleared obstacles along the path until the group reached the cave entrance, marked with blade strikes.

Su Mu, Xiao Yue, and Xiao Yi Xian reached a sealed stone door while searching the cave for an opportunity. Xiao Yi Xian opened it with a mechanism, leaving Su Mu and Xiao Yue bickering as they prepared to see what lay inside.

• Xiao Yue crashed into Su Mu again, and Xiao Yi Xian laughed at her embarrassment.
• Su Mu examined the stone door and said he could force it open, but Xiao Yue pointed out its yellow light and argued that it was a mechanism.
• Xiao Yi Xian worked on the door while Xiao Yue praised her and teased Su Mu.
• Xiao Yi Xian found the mechanism and opened the stone door.
• Xiao Yue celebrated with Xiao Yi Xian, and Su Mu compared her unfavorably to his outstanding disciple.

Su Mu, Xiao Yi Xian, and Xiao Yue entered a hidden stone chamber filled with treasures and a skeleton. Xiao Yi Xian read a Poison Scripture and reacted with alarm, leaving Su Mu to suspect the text had revealed something important about her.

• Su Mu led Xiao Yi Xian and Xiao Yue through the stone door into a chamber containing a skeleton, valuables, and potted plants.
• Su Mu told Xiao Yi Xian she could take anything she liked, while Xiao Yue complained that she would receive no share.
• Su Mu opened a stone box and found an ancient, multicolored Poison Scripture about concocting poison.
• Xiao Yi Xian asked to read the Poison Scripture, and Su Mu handed it to her as he began to suspect something.
• Xiao Yi Xian's expression changed and her back became drenched in sweat, prompting Xiao Yue to ask what was wrong.

Su Mu explained the Calamity Poison Body and described its dangers and possible methods of control. Xiao Yi Xian was left despairing over how difficult those methods seemed, while Xiao Yue challenged Su Mu to suggest a practical solution.

• Xiao Yi Xian read about the Calamity Poison Body and trembled as she realized what it might mean for her.
• Su Mu explained that the constitution grew stronger by consuming poison but could overwhelm its host and cause widespread destruction.
• Su Mu said that resisting poison could limit the body’s side effects, though Xiao Yi Xian pointed out how difficult resisting its allure would be.
• Su Mu named the Netherworld Poison Fire and the Poison Pill method as ways to control the Calamity Poison Body.
• Xiao Yi Xian despaired at the need for rare materials and a Heavenly Flame, while Xiao Yue criticized Su Mu for offering impractical solutions.

Su Mu promised he could eventually resolve Xiao Yi Xian’s Calamity Poison Body, and she revealed her secret before becoming his third disciple. He left her condition for later and gave her the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture while they prepared to sort through the cave’s treasures.

• Su Mu claimed he could seal, control, remove, or alter the Calamity Poison Body, though Xiao Yue doubted his claims.
• Xiao Yi Xian confessed that she possessed the Calamity Poison Body and described her fear of harming others.
• Su Mu told Xiao Yi Xian that he could not solve her condition immediately but promised to help if given enough time.
• Xiao Yi Xian accepted Su Mu as her master, becoming his third disciple and Xiao Yue’s junior sister.
• Su Mu introduced Xiao Yi Xian to the other disciples and gave her the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture as her first gift.

Su Mu divided the cave’s treasures between Xiao Yi Xian and Xiao Yue, then opened Xiao Yi Xian’s Goddess Gift Pack. Its rewards included a cultivation technique that might help with her Calamity Poison Body, a Golden Jade Exquisite Lamp, and a chance to upgrade his puppet, leaving Su Mu ready to plan his next steps.

• Su Mu offered Xiao Yi Xian the Myriad Medicine Codex of Poison and Healing and promised to help resolve her Calamity Poison Body, while Xiao Yue watched enviously.
• Su Mu gave Xiao Yue the Eagle’s Wings Flying Fighting Skill after Xiao Yi Xian declined it, and Xiao Yi Xian said she could fly on her magical beast instead.
• Su Mu stored the Roaring Lion Chant, divided the cave’s gold and medicinal ingredients between Xiao Yue and Xiao Yi Xian, and took the small scroll hidden in the corpse’s hand.
• Su Mu opened Xiao Yi Xian’s Goddess Gift Pack and received the Myriad Medicine Codex of Poison and Healing, the Golden Jade Exquisite Lamp, and one chance to upgrade his puppet.

Su Mu examined the Myriad Medicine Codex of Poison and Healing and the Golden Jade Exquisite Lamp, considering how to pass the cultivation technique to Xiao Yi Xian and deciding to save the final reward for later. After Xiao Yue and Xiao Yi Xian finished sorting their rewards, the three bickered over gold coins and medicinal materials, and Xiao Yue asked what they would do next.

• Su Mu examined the Myriad Medicine Codex of Poison and Healing, which could help Xiao Yi Xian control her Calamity Poison Body and eventually gain powerful medicine and poison constitutions.
• Su Mu inspected the Golden Jade Exquisite Lamp and decided not to use the final reward yet, since controlling a Dou Emperor puppet might consume too much Admiration Value.
• Xiao Yue finished sorting the gold coins, and Su Mu let her keep ten percent while asking for the rest.
• Xiao Yi Xian offered Su Mu the medicinal materials she had sorted, but he told her to keep them for her future use.
• Xiao Yue complained that Su Mu favored Xiao Yi Xian, and Xiao Yi Xian offered to share her medicinal materials with her.
• Xiao Yue asked Su Mu what they would do next.

Su Mu used a cultivation technique to resolve Xiao Yi Xian’s Calamity Poison Body while Xiao Yue watched. Xiao Yi Xian finished the process feeling well and grateful to Su Mu, and both disciples gave him Admiration Value.

• Xiao Yue asked to leave the cave, but Su Mu decided they should stay so Xiao Yi Xian could address her constitution and Xiao Yue could refine her Flying Fighting Skill.
• Su Mu transmitted the cultivation portion of a technique to Xiao Yi Xian, who endured pain as it resolved the problem throughout her body.
• Xiao Yue admired Su Mu’s abilities and gave him Admiration Value while she watched Xiao Yi Xian cultivate.
• Xiao Yi Xian finished cultivating, told Su Mu she felt well, and thanked him for sharing the precious technique without asking for anything in return.
• Xiao Yi Xian and Xiao Yue gave Su Mu more Admiration Value, delighting him.

Su Mu watched Xiao Yi Xian test the Myriad Medicine Codex of Poison and Healing after he cured her Calamity Poison Body. She broke through twice by consuming poison and medicine, leaving Xiao Yue envious and Su Mu astonished by the method’s power.

• Xiao Yi Xian told Su Mu that her body was healthy but balancing medicine and poison would still require special herbs.
• Su Mu asked Xiao Yi Xian to circulate her cultivation method so Xiao Yue could see how it worked.
• Xiao Yi Xian swallowed a green poison packet and broke through from One-star Dou Zhe to Two-star Dou Zhe.
• Xiao Yi Xian swallowed a yellow medicine packet, and her Dou Qi changed color before she broke through again.
• Xiao Yue marveled at Xiao Yi Xian’s cultivation speed, while Su Mu wondered whether the method had any aftereffects.

Xiao Yi Xian cultivated the Myriad Medicine Codex of Poison and Healing and rapidly advanced, while Su Mu urged Xiao Yue to refine her Flying Fighting Skill. Xiao Yue gained the ability to fly but crashed into the cave wall, leaving Xiao Yi Xian offering her ointment.

• Xiao Yi Xian finished cultivating after breaking through two minor stages, and explained that her accumulated poisons and medicines had boosted her progress.
• Su Mu gained Admiration Value from Xiao Yue and Xiao Yi Xian as they admired Xiao Yi Xian's cultivation.
• Su Mu reminded Xiao Yue to deal with the Flying Fighting Skill, and she began refining it after he explained the process.
• Xiao Yue manifested wings and flew upward, then crashed into the cave wall and fell.
• Xiao Yue blamed Su Mu for not warning or catching her, while he said the collision was her own fault; Xiao Yi Xian offered her ointment.

Su Mu took Xiao Yue and Xiao Yi Xian into the Monster Beast Mountain Range to train and find a place suited to both of them. He gave Xiao Yi Xian a Beast Taming Bracelet, and she successfully stored her Blue Eagle inside it.

• Xiao Yue complained about returning to the Monster Beast Mountain Range, and Su Mu said he needed to find a place with herbs for Xiao Yi Xian and monster beasts for Xiao Yue.
• Xiao Yi Xian told Su Mu about a nearby valley with medicinal herbs and low-tier monster beasts.
• Su Mu gave Xiao Yi Xian a second-tier Beast Taming Bracelet that could store monster beasts.
• Xiao Yi Xian summoned her Blue Eagle and tried to place it inside the bracelet, but the first attempt failed because the eagle resisted.
• Xiao Yi Xian calmed the Blue Eagle, then successfully stored it in the Beast Taming Bracelet.

Su Mu and the girls spent several days cultivating in a valley, where Xiao Yi Xian learned medicine refinement and Xiao Yue trained her Flying Fighting Skill while collecting monster beasts. A communication device from Ya Fei began beeping, reminding Su Mu of his second disciple, and he called Xiao Yue and Xiao Yi Xian over to see it.

• Su Mu gave Xiao Yue a Beast Taming Bracelet only on the condition that she subdue a monster beast herself, then Xiao Yi Xian summoned Blue Eagle for their journey.
• Su Mu taught Xiao Yi Xian about medicinal materials and gave her the Golden Jade Exquisite Lamp, while Xiao Yue trained her Flying Fighting Skill and gathered more than twenty monster beasts in the valley.
• Xiao Yi Xian refined medicine and poison with the Golden Jade Exquisite Lamp, while Xiao Yue struggled to find activities beyond her daily cultivation.
• A jade talisman in Su Mu's chest began beeping, and he realized it was the communication device he had given Ya Fei.
• Su Mu beckoned Xiao Yue and Xiao Yi Xian over to show them the device.

Su Mu used a jade talisman to speak with Ya Fei, who asked him to help with a business dispute in Black Rock City. After agreeing to go there, he explained the communication tool to Xiao Yue and ordered her to finish training before they left the valley.

• Su Mu activated the jade talisman, introduced Ya Fei to Xiao Yi Xian as her second senior sister, and heard Ya Fei ask for help.
• Ya Fei explained that the He Family of Black Rock City was trying to enter her courier business, and Su Mu agreed to resolve the dispute when he reached the city.
• Su Mu told Xiao Yue that the jade talisman was a communication tool and refused to give her one.
• Su Mu scolded Xiao Yue for being idle and ordered her to deal with the magical beasts in the valley before their departure.

Su Mu and his disciples reached Black Rock City, where he intimidated corrupt guards who tried to extort them. They headed to Ya Fei’s clothing shop to investigate the trouble she had reported, but found it crowded with customers.

• Su Mu, Xiao Yi Xian, and Xiao Yue packed up their valley and flew for two days before arriving at Black Rock City.
• At the city gate, a soldier demanded that Su Mu remove his mask and pay an exorbitant toll, while bystanders warned that the guards targeted travelers and women.
• Su Mu released his pressure and forced the guards to let them pass, while Xiao Yi Xian secretly dusted them with powder that would cause pain and weaken them later.
• The three followed Ya Fei’s directions to the eastern district and found her shop beside the Mittel Auction House bustling with customers.
• Su Mu and his disciples noticed that Ya Fei’s women’s clothing shop appeared successful despite the problem she had reported.

Su Mu met Xiao Chan, the owner of Yun Xiang Shang, after Ya Fei sent him to help with her troubles. Xiao Chan explained that rivals had raised the shop’s transport fees and threatened to use underhanded methods, and Su Mu realized the shop’s displays held far fewer clothes than expected.

• Su Mu left Xiao Yue and Xiao Yi Xian admiring the clothes and asked a maid to take him to the store manager.
• The maid reported that Ya Fei’s contact had arrived, and Xiao Chan personally came out to receive Su Mu.
• Su Mu introduced himself to Xiao Chan and asked her to explain the shop’s difficulties.
• Xiao Chan said Yun Xiang Shang’s successful clothing business drew rivals who first sought cooperation and later tried to take it over.
• Xiao Chan explained that the rivals sharply raised transit fees and threatened further retaliation if the shop refused to cooperate.
• Su Mu recalled seeing very few clothes on display outside and recognized that the transport fees were disrupting the business.

Su Mu learned that the He Family was obstructing Yun Xiang Shang and its delivery business, then asked for a chance to speak with the family head. While he waited for Xiao Yue and Xiao Yi Xian, he inspected the shop and shared improvements with Ya Fei, and the chapter ended with the girls showing off their new outfits.

• Xiao Chan told Su Mu that the He Family was blocking clothing shipments, trying to copy Yun Xiang Shang's designs, and seeking control of its delivery business.
• Su Mu learned that He Zhen was interested in Yun Xiang Shang and that He Zhen's second brother had targeted the delivery business, then asked Xiao Chan to invite the He Family head to talk.
• Su Mu waited for Xiao Yue and Xiao Yi Xian, inspected Yun Xiang Shang, and identified mannequins and changing areas as possible improvements.
• Su Mu contacted Ya Fei, discussed ways to improve Yun Xiang Shang, and earned Admiration Value from her.
• Xiao Yue and Xiao Yi Xian finished trying on clothes, and Xiao Yue showed Su Mu her outfit before Xiao Yi Xian appeared in hers.

Su Mu and his disciples enjoyed a brief break while the He Family debated how to seize Yun Xiang Shang. When Yun Xiang Shang's owner arrived seeking the family head, He Qiang took it as proof that his cautious prediction had been right.

• Su Mu praised Xiao Yue and Xiao Yi Xian, then reminded them to keep cultivating during their two days of rest.
• The He Family learned that Su Mu and his companions had arrived in Black Rock City, but delayed acting while weighing the risks and possible profits of taking over Yun Xiang Shang.
• He Zhen urged He Qiang to act against Yun Xiang Shang, but he dismissed her concerns and insisted the newcomers were no threat to the He Family.
• A servant reported that Yun Xiang Shang's owner had arrived and wanted to speak with the family head, and He Qiang proudly claimed the visit proved his prediction correct.

Shopkeeper Xiao Chan visited the He Family to discuss Yun Xiang Shang, but He Qiang and He Zhen tried to pressure her into handing over the business. Xiao Chan left after telling them to speak with Yun Xiang Shang’s person in charge, leaving He Qiang and He Zhen angered and uncertain whether to stop her.

• He Qiang and He Zhen decided to make Xiao Chan wait before demanding that Yun Xiang Shang submit to them.
• After half an hour, Xiao Chan concluded the He Family did not intend to resolve matters properly and prepared to leave.
• He Qiang met Xiao Chan and said she could keep her position if she followed the He Family’s wishes.
• Xiao Chan told He Qiang and He Zhen that Yun Xiang Shang’s person in charge had arrived and invited them to discuss their demands with him.
• Xiao Chan left the He Family, and He Zhen asked He Qiang whether they would let her go.

Su Mu confronted He Gan over the He Family making things difficult for Yun Xiang Shang. He Gan remained wary and offered to investigate, while Su Mu waited for him to verify the accusation.

• He Qiang agreed to go to Yun Xiang Shang with He Zhen, eager to see what the shop was relying on.
• Xiao Chan returned and told Su Mu that she had informed He Qiang and He Zhen of his arrival but had not obtained a definite answer.
• Su Mu decided to handle the matter himself after Xiao Chan asked whether she should return to the He Family.
• He Gan sensed an intruder while cultivating, and Su Mu appeared in his room.
• Su Mu accused He Gan of deliberately obstructing his business, and He Gan offered to send someone to investigate.